The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-22 00:00:00

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104111IAPIET Tnna.rna.--Santrrlay evening Ala house
ins crowded at an early hour to witness the display of Mi.
'meshes Sir John Coreeret.t. and Mr. Vrivnia's Young
Contrast (both for the first tim9,
.Mr. HARLEY'S La Nippe.
, Mr. LISTON', Moll Flefffo/4, Madame Virrille Annette,
Mies Love's Pegg', and Mrs. Gasman's Sophie, in the
Lod of the Meteor. Madame Vagrant looked well, and
was in excellent spirits. She played, and sung " Once a
Maiden Sptlag Rose. was wearing," " Once a Knight,"
and " The Dashing White Serjeant," most delightfully,
and was most rapturously encored in each. Miss Lova,
too, was in excellent voice, and was loudly encored in " I
once was a Maiden," and " The Hower of Roses." Mr.
VINING was dressed sufficiently eetre, and evinced some
originality as the effeminate Prince of coxcombs,
Young Contrast, but now and then got rather out of
keeping. His Frenchified servant, La Aippe, was
personated by HARLIT with alt his usual vivacity; but
the abominahJe profligacy of these two characters is treated
with too much levity by the author. Tatter, we thought.
did not come up to his usual excellence in some parts of his
portrait Sir John Contrast, though others were in his best
manner. Our readers, having often seen Distom'a Mull
Flaggoa,we need only to say Chit he played fully up to any
of his former efforts, Ma. Davie, as Tenetan,andMr. Leon!
Las as Bashley, sung with considerable taste. On ,tie'
whole the opera was well received except the conclusion of
the first act, where the buntamea who come on to practice
their song, were pressed like the thieves is the Beggars'
Opera, who bawl out Alacheatia's reprieve; and made A
most miserable finale. It was announced for repetition on
Tuesday, with great applause.
la the entertainment oWyGrandmother,, which followed,
Miss Jonwaos, who played Charlotte; began to sing " 0
say not Woman's Heart is bought" with very evident ern-
barrasment, apparently. from timidity, on which the au.
(Hance commenced a general clapping of bande, by way of
encouragement; but on the recommencing of music, after
the interruption was orer, Mr. Laoyi Les came forward
and said the lady was so unwell that it was impossible for
her to go through with the song. Miss JOUNNON then
went through the rest of her part, but evidently labouring
under considerable depression.
Simpson and Co. was repeated, with endiainished effect,
to conclude the evening's entertainments.

OrgRA House.—On Saturday evening Mr.
William's performed lthe three arduous characters of
Caleb Quolenr, Monsieur Morbleu, and Dick Cypher;
an undertaking, which in point of exertion, impasses most
of the dramatic curiosities of this kind on record. He
repeats them to night; and offers to the admirers of his
extraordinary talents, the highest gratification that could
be received, by this contrast of the extent and versatility of
his powers. His Caleb Quolent is a masterly delineation
of the various occupations of the tongue, the head, the
I hands, and the feet, of this vivacious Wag of Windsor :
I but his great master-piece is Monsieur Morbiew. Nothing
can be mote perfect than this chef d'oeuvre of his histrionic
talent. When he first played it, the.e was a little want of
colouring in some portions, and a little too much daubing
In others; bat lie has now smoothed the one, and height-
ened the other into what we conceive to he absolute per-
fection; and those who have not seen him in this character
have but a faint idea of what his powers of personation
' are. The execution of the air—"o! ramose," is worth
twice the cost of the entertainment ; and the feeling is hick
be throws into his consolation of his fair charge is
delicious. Evers the whi o,icality of the character is
reduced by the energetic excellence of the portraiture
within the limits of probability. He is not so well sop.
ported as he might be. Without disparaging the talents of
the present Madame BiLLIGARDS, whose exertions are
very creditable, Miss Kxhi.v ought to have played the
part. The example so well eel by Ehhirrox last yeas, of
patting into every piece as much talent as the company'
could furnish, was productive enough one would imagine,
to ensure its being followed.
Them aft to be, it appears, no fewer than three French
companies of comedians next spring—one at the West
London Theatre, another at the Argyll Rooms, the third
in the King's Concert Room, at the Opera House. The
performance at the West London will coinnien,:e on the
Ist of February.

BIARKETS.This DAY.)

Coax EXCHANGE, September 22.—The arrivals of lest week
were only moderate, and this morning the arrivals of Grain in
general are not numerous, as they consist chiefly of moderate
quantities of Wheat, Barley, and Oats, etiedy of the present
year's growth, the chief part of which ere in a damp state.—
Prime parcels of Wheat, both old and new, have experienced a
slow sale, hut the prices are not lower than last Monday ; for
damp qualities less prices are taken to effect sales.—Barley has
farther declined 21. per quarter.—Beans are Is. per quarter
lower.—Boiling Peas are unaltered.—Orey Pease are declined
2s. per quarter.—ln Oats there is not much business doing,
but such sales as hive been effected obtained the same terms as
last Monday.—Fleur is unaltered.
Surritrimn, September 22.—There was a full market this
morning of ail descriptions of cattle. Although the prices
were nearly the same as last market day, It Is expected that at
the close of the market Oxen will fall In price, as the quan-
tity.is far more than the bound.
HOP INTILLIGENCE.—..GANTERRUIT, Sept. 18.-4 the
vicinity of this city, the hops will, most of them, be down
by Saturday night.; at the distance of some miles, on the
cold lands they are not so forward by a week; tine samples
will be very scarce, and the owners expect very high prices
for them. We cannot quote any market prime, as we have
not heard of any being offered fur sale; but 151. was bid
to-day for a lot and refused.

Complaints are made at Glasgow that Liverpool is fast
running away with the trade of the Clyde. In order to
check this as much as possible, it is in contemplation to
deepen the river to 14 feet. Forty thousand bales of cotton
are annually consumed at Glasgow.
Saturday's Gazette contains an order by his Majesty in
Council, that the Parliament be prorogued from the 34/t4:
of September to the 25th of November twit. It also con-
-1 tains an order in Council for extending the former orderiri
Council, prohibiting the exportatation of gunpowder, salt-
petre, or any sort of arum or ammunition, for the space of
six months lunger; and a Proclamation for giving cur:
rency to the Doube Sovereign, or rid two pound piece.
Each piece is to be of the weight of ten pennyweights six
grains, and 5,480-10,000 troy weight of standard gold, and to
have for the ob impression, the effigy of the King, with
the inscription " Georgina 1111. D : G : Brltanniar : Rex
F : D :" and for the reverse the image of Saint George, sit-
ting on horseback, attacking the dragon, and the date of the
year. and on the edge of the piece, In raised letters, the words
Deus et Toadies. Auno Regal," with the year of the
reign. Such pieces are to be called " double sovereigns," or
"gold two-pound pieces," and to pass and be received as cur-
rent and lawful money of the United Kingdom of Great Bri-
tain and Ireland, and every of such double sovereigns not
weighing less than ten pennyweights five grains, is to pass and
be received as current and lawful money of the United King-
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, every such double sovereign
u of the value of forty shililogs of like lawful money, in all
payments whatever.
HAZARD and Co. have not for Thirty Years put experienced
so great a demand for Tickets and Shares as in the present
Lottery, which begins MIXT THORIDAY.—HAZARD and Co. at-
tribute their great sales to the present very low price; the
charge net being more than two-thirds of what it has been for
many years past, and the novelty of thaBchetne, which cootaius
More Prises than Blanks, and Three of 90,000 f. Two of Ithool9.
Ike. The first-drawn Prise, NUT THURSDAT. will be
10,01911.; and HAZARD and CO. respectfully remind the Public
that in a former Lottery ALL the first-drawn Capitals were sold
by the. at their old-established Oaths, Royal Exchange Gate ;
96, Cornhill; and 324, Oxford-street. end of Regent-street.—
and Co. have Agents in all the'principal country
towns.