The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-12-29 00:00:00

COVENT-SARDEN THEATRE.

Previous to the cummeocement of The Mer.
sheet of Venice, a load and general uproar took
place. A. priated bill to the followiog effect had
been previously placarded
in cosisespience of Mr. Carmel; severe iodispo-itioe, the
Public are respectfolly acquainted that, with thew permit-
law, Mr. EGERTON well perform the part of Sisyforit."

At half-past six o'clock the Ilona wu filled
in every part, but when the curtain roes not
sentence nor a word could be heard, except the
cries of 01! Oil At length Mr. MURRAY, 160
pestering the Merchant, advauced to address the
audience. "The indisposition of Mr. Coosa".._
here be was interrupted by pies of Drunk! Drunk !
and though ho made many efforts to proceed, this
was all we could distinctly hear, and be withdrew.
Loud and continued calls were made fur Keyser.;
when Mr. C. Kestatx appeared. He earnestly
requested to be indulged with s hearing, and si-
!mice afforded him an opportunity of saying thus-
much ;--

LADIEI ♦VD GENTLEMEN—Mr. COOKE if mail 6:-

"JOHN KEMBLE, JOHN KEHBLE, let him pity;
the parr," was loudly vociferated from various
parts of the house, on which Mr. C. /CISME ob.
served, that 'Ais brcther, had nut acted the part or
Skylock for some years back, ohm, uo doubt, he
would readily have come forward on this occasion
" Sent/fur him," exclaimed several 'voices, Mr.
C. IiF.MBLE then said, the Prolnpter bad milted op
Air. Com( c at twelve o'clock, and found him
but not so much so as to preclude the probab!tity
of his performing at night. He again attended Mr.
Cooac at four o'clock; and WAS encouraged to
.expect him at the Theatre, until an boor too late
to devise any other mode of performing th,•ir duty
to the Public the Managers then resorted to the
expediuit set forth in the printedadrcrtisoment
Whited at the doors.

Here many persons called out " Whet tuber.
tisemegt ?" upqn which Mr. C. liessaLE observed,
that bills announcing the change had been duly
distributed at the doors (load crier of No! 41'u!
Ye; ! Yes !). Mr. C.lirstuci: at length withdrew,
and in a short time returned with two printed
papers, a large and a small one, in his hand, de-
clarits4 that copies of them Lad been delivered
at every d..ir. About this time a gentleman in
the pit, addressing himself to Mr. C. KILMOLLt
accused the. Managers of unpardonable inatten.

lion to their duty, :..1111 of indinerence to the (ran_
rinillity of the nod!. nee i c their haring placed
any retiwice on a man %%Iv) had so Ofte4
poiuteA and insuitel tho viblic as Mr. Comte
had clooe, and wore especi•tily with the Instaoep
so fr .shly baury theat as that of last Tuesday
night. Ales the clamour becalie so great, that
nothing .:).)re tro.:l Mr. KLSIBLE could ho Matti,
411(1 he with !nits.

After &nut hi r voasitlerable pause, Mr. T4ircoil.
CAM forward and said a few words, Of width tip
could hear do more than that Mr. ,I.Ktigact
not in the house, and was supposed to be out pc
town ; but that, with permission of the sodiencet
Mr. C. KIMBLE would rem, the part of, fkgfareh..l:
(loud cries of, tiff ! .J' Joux X11111:474,41
Mr. TA If LOA Wired, and let si
reign again duriag another interval,' wham re
entered, and proposed the service of Mr. C..gtx.
act, to act the part of Shylock. Some dissent was
shewn to this, but approbation seemed prim leas
and order was restored.

Mr. C. KEMBLE was warmly cheered on entea
ing as Shyluck, which, considering the difficulty
of that character, lie stmained in a manner that
considerably exceeded hoth lutpe and eirpect?tion.
At the conclu4ott of the piece, the plaudits of thsi
'louse were Irad and gt ncral.

Of the performance of the new Pantomime, all
that can b ~aid is, that it suited the laughter er
the elaildr,-c, and dial not excite tan dr
that diNapprolratiur, which we apprehend to bo
prett, generally frit by the other parts of Oa
au.henee. it is, in truth, perfectly insipid.

Letters from Holland, state, that thc dissolution
of marriage of NArot.Eng and JOSEPHINE, Afig
determined un at a meeting beta Sea NAPIOLgON
and ALEXANDLa, at Erfurth, and that the new
Depress of Fa A NCE if to be a sister of the Auto.
crat of all the Russias.

Tuesday Lord ihnav's stag.hounds met at Ad.
alingtou, Surrey. A remarkably fine deer was
turned out, known by the name of the Kent Deer,
from having stveral times run to Gravesend, Ri-
verhead, &t. in that county. Be %las uneartrti
about ten o'clock, and the hounds kid on about
twenty minutes past; his took acrobs Heys Cont.
inim, Brumley Common, Farnborough, .and was
taken, after one hour and fifty minutia, at Moro,
bank, iu lent, without the fast injury. ilis
Lordship was in high health and spirits. • There
was a good field, and very few thrown out, not-
withstanding the run was a very severe one, and
the country dreadfully heavy. His Lonhhip turns
out on Friday at Purley.
A must dreadful fire happened at Noreroft
Farm, near Middlewich, Cheshire, on gaterday
se'nnght ; 27 cows and a horse, besides a quantity
of wheat and oats in the straw, flax and hay, ware
burnt in the building, which appears to have been
set on fire .wilfully, by some .known person,
about five o'clock in the evening. The loss is
supposed to be 7001. to the lenalltt Mr. hbWA*D
HA NDCOCI. Neither the stock UM' the building
was insured.

The Sincerity, a fine vessel, bound from Lou.
don to Dartmouth, was captured a few days since.
by a French privateer, between the South Foreland
and Beachey had. Before the captors couldaam.
cure their prize, one of our criiiiers hove is sights
end recaptured the vessel. She was then carried
into Dover.

A detachment of Royal Artillery Driven is
now marching from Exeter fur Plymouth Dock)
where they will be joiued by 100 more of llti
same corps, and will embark before the explratiom
of the week (or as soon as transports eau be got
ready) fur Portugal. Several pieces of homy
ordnance, and !Ask 'military stOrsel'are ski ads
pia",:n. f..- _ . •• •