The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-09-21 00:00:00

advanced erawiderably fa prices coasequently make a heavy
drag an the treasury of the Theatre.
" Now. 1 do ant this& that say ebr cao polat out a Mann-
factorer or Tradesman, who pop double or treble for !abuse.
and the articles a his commerree, to what he did 10 or 15
yean ago, sad still condenses to conduct lonians span his
former tom.
" The PNsprMon did Dot posse in grief over t►e grave
which contained the soisaltiug embers of a bet Piffling, but
es man and pliiimerkers flit. that with a enstiulation of
Pebik Patronage. they shoold be able to summon* all dilb•
hovreser dreadful t and Pitcenix-like, again else and
lissebb ant of their own ash... Before the ground had
cooled of the element that had destroyed their property. the
foundation was laid fur the present superb Wilding, which
skews that they did est yield to derpowdexcih hot made their
best eadrareurs, ander the omit anprapilinal circumstance!,
of erecting a Sabato' Theatre for the early nceotaloodatioo
of the Public.

" The ere destroyed several houses which were ant is the
p meftion of the Theatre ; and a hen the plan of the sew
building was complete, itrequired some ether beams, which
the ea tic% had but partially injured. So that the Proprietors
wore obliged to purchase several leases, and add to their for-
mer expenditure lIISCTIIOViAVO A TEAR.
•• rte rent paid for the Old Theatre, and the houses that
were taken Is, sf dilliveut titres. In ridarge, and add came-
istegwe to the building. was only TICIII.VI RUIDRED A.
hut in order to insulate the New li►ase as neacb as

tbe natare•of tlwt afigloboorhood wee' anal►, awl alio to

reader it an edifice of stational pride and orminiels, the Pro-
prietoes were obliged to purchase a aunther of hOUSCII
aeees-
sary for the completion of the plan, at the enormous nos of
try TIMOOSAND POUNDS, and opwanis.
" It has heeti observed that the Proprietors have oat ad-
yawed a shilling of their own mosey, lost borrowed 75,1301.
for which they are to pad an interest of five per cent. and this
circumstance is dwelt wpm as a reason for their not basing a
right to raise the prices of admission to the Theatre. If the
Props ietors bad bees lamas anion* cirevrattaoces as to have
Wit the Theatre withnot the Iwo of a large soon of money,
they world be now better able to safer the prices of adask-
sloe to rental* at the old staatard. Rot how stank the
ease? The Proprietors are now ender the necessity of pay-
ing a Mt interest for the use of Cie Srvr.scrv-Fire Tortu-
ga Tin Poosos, and also to give ao additional reward of a
Tree Admission to the Pethero who advanced the loan. n hick
takes from their pockets themosey these perms* would pay
by the stainers, night. for their aoiosessent at the Theatre, if
the Proprietors had not twwrowed the mosey In question.
" lie has been sus** said that the engagement of Madame
tAtk LINO§ the sok COMM of the hemmed prices of ndmis-
Sian to tar Theatre. This report is, however, only fon:vied
la pang oppimitios. ff Madame C %TA 7,1 t had never exist-
ed, the Rafe of the property as detailed, n ould have painfully
111Miged the Proprietors to have adopted the line of conduct,
Wont the necessity of their situation has compelled these to
resew.
" The Proprietors. anxious to *Ford the Public the heat
Vocal Performers it was in their power to obtitio in this coup.
try. oppsrif to Mrs. fit tcriettro le to become an acquisition
to their Drowse,. hot. /lodine that no inducement iu their
power tooted hive the desired el Pet. they arrepled the services
ei Ajoiss CITA (ANT. who would hal, c otherwi.e left the
etiontry; rather than perform under it... mailageoarot of Mr.
TA ?UM"

THE COURT.

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Yesterday. at t weirs o'clock, his llf AS EST Y ar-
iived from Windsor, at the Queen's Palace. sed
was received by their Royal Highnesses the Dukes
Or YOKI, IEINT, and CUMIIIRLAXO.
A little after two o'clock, hi M. A.IIIITT held a
rrivate larree, which was attended by... -

TS. Loot Chutelin the Doke of Portlood. FAA Catl3.
Am LW, oof WimosiorlLWl. Earl a Chatham F..eri of Li-
verpool, Tart Datbor-t. Earl of Rarrowhy.lgrose.
Lord Meath!lad, Lord Arlo. (in waitiox). Sir I) avid DUO.
Sir Stephen remelt, Mr. Coming, Mr. Perceval, gad
Mr. Verse, (groom is *akin).
The folluniag bad the boaour of being pre.
rented to his MAJESTY :--

The Earl of CIMASIE, Oa his niers &MAI Holism&
Cohort Long. Adtattost-Coreoral to the F ,rees older the
Earl of Chatham, on hit mum from fureien service.
Major Bradford, A id-dmiConsp to the EMI of Chatham.
otiTt friers fmm Oliviers armlet.
Capt. W. H. Garden., Aid-de-Camp to the Earl
of Chatham, on his Mora from Waletreceo.
(Wow' Fryer. so his Moro from commanding the Royal
Eagiorem. In Holland.
Lieut.-Colonel Carew. Military Seeretnry to the Earl of
Chatham, on his return from foreign service.
Lord Charles &tanners, on his retina from foreign service.
hlosfor-fieseral Campbell. on his appolutmeat to cosamand
at Cibraltnr, and to take lease.
Captain Id. Hansard, It. N. no his ;romotion.

IliS MAJESTY afterwards held a Privy Connell,
and pre audience to the. Duke of PORTLAND and
the rest of the Cabin,. Ministers.

A letter from liarnburgh, dated the 2.41 instant,
brought by a vessel which escaped from the Elbe,
states, that the French garrisons in the neighbour-
hood had almost entirely disappeared, having been
withdrawn, no dont'', for the purpose of rein-
forcing the army of the Prince of PoNrE Coavo
on the banks of theSeheldt.

A spectacle seller adrertises glasses. for short.'
sighted people, which he recommends to Eng-
tishmen of the present day. This is not unlike l
the author who published a, work " adaktrd to the
meanest capacities," and, by way of compliment,
dedicated it to a—Corporation.
As a party of French prisoners were last week
contleeting past Plymouth Dock-yard, in order
to be put on baud a prison ship in Hanioaze,
one of them, on seeing the Union and other veg.
leis on the stocks, remarked, " You English
make snuch ships—you make no more Lord
Nelsons !"
A prisoner within these last few days appeared
at our county gaol, bringing his own commit.
ment. The constable, be said, was 'sissy in his
harvest, and could not come with him. It was
not till after he had given his word and honour
that he was the person named in the commit.
ascot, that he was admitted.--(Staffordshire Ad.
vertiser.)
The Tunnel is completed through Hay-hill to
the Forest of Dean, "which is connected with the
river Severn, and a channel thus established, by
which the valuable productions of the Forest may
h. brought to market with a facility hitherto no.
known.
On Sunday Lott Thomas Dose, aged ti, a llat.
man from Run4ons, was committed to the county
gaol of Chester, by John Hollins, Esq. Coroner,
charged with the wilful murder of Betty Eekars.
ley, at Lymm, in that twenty, who was footed
'coed op in a bag, with a large stone tied there o,
weighing about half a huudred weight, in the Cll.
t' sl Neer Lynne aforesaid.