The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-28 00:00:00

• - THEATRICALS.

LVCEMM.-=-ENOLISH OPERA.—Y ecter.lxv evening,an Ope-
ratic piece, in two acts, fo'ind.d on the sequel to Mts.
Centlirre's Comedy of the Busy Body, was perfornirmi for
the first titne.—As the piece is not a new OUP, it is unne-
cessary to enter into the details of the plot, if, in:! poi, it
can be said to have one. There is an English Colonel,
Rarelin, at Madrid, making re.y serious love to a
young Spanish lady, under the prrtence of paying his
addresses to li-r Aunt. Then there is a married Eog-
lish Friend of his, intriguing with the young ward of a
jealous old Don Diep. And, lastly, there is Mr..lforpi”e,
an acquaintance of the former two, who is etern.illy
thwart'ng all their schemes by his insatiable curie-i!y,_
Mr. PEARMAN played the Colonel, and Mr. lisnr.f:
the married gallant! but the whole burthen of the
entertainment lies upon Mr. WRENCII, the fittest
man in the world for Marplot. lie is impertinence
personified. An incurable, restless, fldgetty, intermeddler, he
seems to have no business, no went, but to pry into the concerns
of others; yet this infirmity is too attparent to provoke serious
resentment. Mr. WRENCH, however, In his first leoked more
like Sharpset, in Where shall I dine, than an English t3enti. -
men on his travels. The rest of the performers went through
,air parts with their usual merits, hating very little of any
importance to do. Mrs. Glove played the stale part of the old
Aunt, Donna Attrora. Miss CANR. her niece. Isidora, enl
Miss L. DANCE, Donna Theresa. Miss ilocnswsv looked
and sang very prettily, as Isabinda. and Sirs. J. WilepAaT
was hoidenish enough as ,Sfarryaretta. Miss L. DASCE awl
Mrs.J.Weiresav sung,. duet to the air ore tipanibni3olero with
very good effect; but the music, contains nothing particularly
striking. The audience was on the whole well satisfied, and
the piece in its present reduced form, will afford light emus:-
went for some short time.

The Farce of Gretna Green ri!lni,rPd, in which Miss K gLLV
Mr. WRENCH, and Mr. Pnwca shone as usual. The Fate of
Franrkenalcin was the same as it has been for some time.—
The acting of Mr. WALLACE and Mr. Co..ae was loudly sp.;
Mended, and the piece was hissed on the tilling of the curtain.
The house was pretty well filled.

ANIERICAN. THEATRICAL ANHISENIENTS.
(TROIA AN AMERICAN PAPER.)

An ironsvisaged clown, who may fall under the general
denomination of a hard charader, but who wore about
him some of the appendages of a dandy, took Nis sett last
evening, in a front and conspicuous box at the Pavilion
Theatre ; and while Mrs. Burke was " turning minutes to
seconds" with the sweet and silver tones of her voice, he
was turning seconds to minutes in coolly and deliberately
devouring a crab, and in munching some half dozen g-eett
pears by way of a dessert. Intent upon his solitary to last,
he took no note of time, nor place, and apparently cared
much less for bravuras than the claws of his crab. Sams
of his neighhoars differed fro:n him in taste, and were nit
a little annoyed by the cracking of the hot:es of the crusts•
ceous animal, just at the moment they were anxious to
catch the exquisite notes of Mrs. Burke, or listen to one of
the animated songs of Keene or Nichols. The proprietor of
the Theatre, who is in all respects attentive to the accom-
modation anJ convenience of the audience. would doubt-
less have promptly removed the intruder, had the grievance
been pointed out ; but in this land of liberty, every Ole
seemed willing to endure many annoy antes, rather than ne
forward in entering complaints, or in molesti-g the enj Jy•
utents of others, however vulgar and unseasonable tuey
might be.

GUILDHALL—(Taus MORNING )

Jells Smith, who was remanded from Monday last on a
charge of ribbing his master, Mr. Anling, of a box con-
taining a quantity of glass, was this morning again brought
up for further examination.
Mr. lioattittatss appeared as Solicitor for the prisoner
and in addition to what is stared in another part of our pa-
per, the following evidence was adduced.
A Nurse who is attending Mrs. Arding in her arconche•
ment, stated, that on Sunday morning last, about seven
o'clock, she observed the prisoner leave the house with •
hnx on his shout containing a quantity of glass, an
suspecting that there was something improper in his con-
duct. she communicated the circumstance to Mrs. Arding.
Mr. Anling was not at home at the time, hut a'oosit two
o'clock came in to when he also was informed of it.
Mr. Ardinz stare I, that in consequence of information
he received he took the prisoner into the counting-ho
and told him that he had been inforineil that he (the pri-
soner) had been seen to convey a box out of the house,
begged to know what it c intaineil, an I .vhence he ha l
taken it to. The prisoner strongly denied having done any
thin; of the kind.
After some farther conversation with him npnn thesah-
je,t, and, in consequence of some circumstances that trans-
pired. he was induced to give him into the custody of Tur-
ner, an officer, to whom the prisoner owned that he h
stolen the glass, and informed him where he had sold it.
Mr. Elliott stepped forward, and setisfacrorily prove
to the Magistrate that he hail purchased it at a fair price,
not suspectinz, from the respect ty of the Prison-
er's appearance, that lie had olitaine.l it in an improper
manner. The prisoner was then fully committed for tri it.
and the parties b until over to proiecnte at the next 011
Bailey Sessions.

TA ROY JUSTICE.—A young' lad who had been some time sz
convicted in Norfolic,of an offence for which he was s-ntence 1
to transportation, was la'ely cliscovere.l to have been
cent,an•l to have been mismken for another for the wito.w4.
who gave evidence on his trial. A person with the neces-
sary doeuments from the M azistrates, arrived in low, ye;
trrday, for the purpose of layine them b-fsee the Secretar
of State, with a view to the young. man's hheration. [Jo-
for'nnatelt•, however, the poor 1441 hoi been shipped
with the last raram to Ne.v South %Vales, and measares
were immediately taken to transmit his 'warm to the ti •-
vernor of the colony, and procure his return, by the first
conveyance.

TROTTING MATC°I.—The matrdl of Mr. Brody's to trot his
mare, Music, eight miles in belt an hour, wi'l he attempt..•l
ou the Huntingdon road for 101 Sovereigns-0 to &on tin

SAILING MATCll.—Yesterday the second grunt' selling match
fora silver cup, gi‘..n in honour of his Majesty's birthday, by
the owners of the C.wonation Fleet, and the proprietors of
Vauxhall, was sailed for by pleasure boats of unlimited ton-
nage. Tne St. George and Spitfire slid not enter on this occa-
sion to dispute the prize. The boats started from Blackfriars
to sail to Putney, and back to Gumberland Gardens. The wind
between the South and West quarter obliged them to tact: oc-
casionally, but having the tide under their lee, they made good
way to windward. About five o'clock they passed Vauslisl:-
bridge. The Swift, Cent. Troughtoii, of Vauxhall, was the
leading boat, closely followed by the Venus, a larger vessel,
with a lug sail. The display of river tactic was highly amus-
ing, and after sr weli•contested match, the Swift returned before
the wind, to Cumberland Gardens, beating the other boats.—
The Diana steam vessel, which attended to manceuvre the little
squadron, was thronged wth stay c smpany. After the Swift
was declared victor by the firing of a gun she lowered her sails
and gave titre, cheers, in which al► the spectators U 7
jacent shores and on the water j. fined. A hand then
" God save the King," and the contest ended.
The weather being favourable, a vast number of
tended the match, and masses of persons appeared
bridges and banks of the river. The cup waNelivc
winner in Vauxhall Gardens.
Mr. Troughton. the (Jun.,. of the winning boat, who
tleman advanced in years, was complimented on his
The body of the unknown female found near Londi
on Friday, was, after the Coroner's inquest on Saturdt
by her sister. She proves to be the daurder of a win,
man, resident at Stepney. and although an wifortunate
'roman, is not the one buppused to perambulate