The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-06 00:00:00

COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.

The play of The Stringer seems to be reserved for
debt:beam as the regular test by which the public are
to decide upon tragic genuis and talent. Whatever
" high authority' may ammo this decree, we must
take leave to dissent from its judgment. The play itself
is so unworthy of the stage, that its intrinsic qualities
would never attract an audience to a Theatre. To place
a newactress with such a load upon her shoulders is ma-
nifestly impolitic in every point of view. She has not only to
dispel the listlessnes and tedium excited by a dull ploy, but
to naturalise, as it were, the sickly sentiment of a foreign
school, and to give force and feeling to its mawkish and
wordy affectation. And if she succeeds in doing this,
even to the extent, what has it done for her ? 11 has oo
mere exhibited the nature of her powers for English
tragedy than if she bad performed successfully in 'road
Thustb4. Greet. She has experienced the favour which
is always extended to a first appearance, and proceeds to
her seat, which is in reality ltar first trial, without even
i the boors &of that considetation. The lady who was
lately the attractive Belvidere of the Haymarket, last
night made her debut as skis theatre, as Mr.. Haller.—
She played it with great pathos, and with the best con-
ception of the character but her physical powers will
not sustain her genius, and site often failed in pourtray-
ing that which she evidently felt. It was, upon the whole,
an able performance. Ycuwo was the Stranger, and we
fear, that as long asbe plays in it as be did last night, the
piece will continue to linger upon the stage. Tragedy
ought to be very powerful at this theatre in the ap-
proaching winter. To see this actor and blacara DT UP
&ether will be indeed a feast to the admirers of drama-
tie genius There is, however, one sad deficiency.
'Where are the daughters of Melpomene ? Another
question will suggest one answer, and, we fear, the only
ekee. Where is Mrs. Wiwi.? This Lady is without
question the only tragic heroine of the -day; and we
trust not to see her, as we have done, " wasting her
sweets" upon the melo-drainatic productions of the esta-
blishment to which she is attached.

KATT= FROM SLR W--M O-41 TO ALDERMAN

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(rind TIIL DLIBLIN NAIL SAL]
Dublin.
0 A,—s, dear A-1 !by a-a, (I must swear),
This here country. believe me, sarpnues that Mere.*
Here a man such as I am Is sure of yelped.
There we've nothing but grins and tha coldest neglect.
Why, in London one cannot well walk through the streets,
Bat one's jostled and sneer'd at by all that one meets ;
And beset by the wasps of the Radical nest—
It'pn the nese on ene'efate made a matter of jest.
0-how different is Dublin 1 Here ev'ry eye
Host respectfully watches to see me pass bye;—
• • • • •
suave yes them himself does not meet
With such noisy receptions as I seem to get.
I am never the man my own prelims to sing,
Bat, between you and me, easy thick me the K—g ;
And the Mimi& make a worse blander than this.
For the K—g's greeting like me In person and phiz. ,
I can ewe you. prooft--t'elberylay whoa I went out.
Forth. pulpit of nothing. bet gaping about ; •
When the mob got a wind of IMO. JOHNNY—My eye f
How they fang up their hats and their toupee to the sky !
" it's the K—g! it's the K—g!—shout you rapscallions,,

shout !
Oh! loag life to your 11—y I—Wheel him about !"
So they sailed me, and up on their shoulders they hoist me,—
I resisted, though, truly, it secretly rejoiced me,
But le vain • for they bore me triumphantly of
Poe the length of a street--nod, I essuldn't but laugh
Aid the Lord knows how kr thq'd have parried me on,
If difillit dispute had not cut short the fun. .
A lees black-looking fellow that dose to me got.
And who saw whet I was. and knew what I was not,
Roared aloud, " Och, he is pot the K—e !—Why." said he,
" The K—g's assets mesh shorter." All crowded to are.
Some ossied—oeuseinsistod ;—now blows follow blows,
Oaths point between mime aethis 11---y's nose.
wfwould have made a man dying revive with a laugh;
Bat the short noses got it—and so I got ott •
• • • • •
• The Worthy 11--t has here evidently plagiarised at'
the hollowing epitaph ; but. as is was written by himself, It'
aily he allowed to pass withoet censure !
" Here lies Billy C-=.-s, our worthy Lord Mayor.
Who has left this here world, end is gone to that there."
+ Ai occurrent* of a ludicrous nature took place no.
illolirratithrg's Zed. Sir W--,- C—•-. and some fair
itestir= Imhoff walked down es the Pocks to slain
retooled.; ; when mine persons who met them
rnaellii fersmid these Wire followed that the worthy 11-4 was the
IL--g. The neve. Hite wild Ire through the increasing
sob. ad they to cheer him. The Braila/4 11--t
Mena lb, 01101 MOW by tekletelthis hat, which sassed to
eseileee the iso Iter Ka 1111-1 t.aad they literally
the
earried Silt beset-Wait before they discovered
their ern .. 's Jenredki.)
We &Po sli isailr that. the= thekra
*Saud is dips Os Deccan.
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Morbis

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TO T.HE gDITOK OP THIE STATESMAN.
Sto—Among the numerous depredators on the in- •
dustry of the working classes, 'none are tame ropegi- ,
oue.insolept. or oppressive than the Pawn-broker. With
a heart bprd as the balls s•tapended above hi• shop
window{ and a mind solely bent on the acquisition-of,
gaits, be cares sot by w'at means it is obtained I whe-
ther the object of his rapacity. be in the last stage-of
hereditary poverty. or the unfortunate being drawn sud-
denly from a respectable station in life, to the very verge
of destruction. Initiated from boyhood in all the trick-
ery of the business, and taught to sneer at the misery
which dailyipresents itself to his view. the gateman
feeling that pervades every other description of per-
sons finds no place is his bosom. The pallid cheek—
the streaming eye—the tale of woe—cause no retails-
tion in his system of plunder. He looks with contempt
on those who contribute to his luxuries, and inutile she
poverty he eau no longer oppress. Tbat such harpies
should be suffered to carry on their depredatioss with
impunity is a subject of the deepestregret to every will.
disposed mind.
A wanton and slanderous attack am any respectebtt
body of tradesmen would, lam tore, meet with Gni-
onset execration ; and, believe me. air. Editor, I am
the last person that would indulge in such an attempt ;
bat when I see a swarm of cormorants preying on the
industry of t►e poor. and plundering the honest- and
unthinking mechanic of his hard ensilage, I should
be worse than the demon, who shwas by and calmly
views the incendiary fire his neighbour's dwelling,
were I not to endeavour to expos* their nefarious prac-
tices, and warn the necessitous frequenters of their deos
of the rapacious snare that awaits them. Excessive
taxation, enormous rents, and a general dearth of bu-
siness, toe frequently compel the honest tradesman to
have recourse to the temporary assistance of the Pawn-
broker. Ta satisfy the cravings of the one, the de-
mands of the other, or to prop op &slaking credit, each
men the Pawnbroker never fails to Beet*. coaviaced
that, however. conscious the parties may be of the de-
predations-committed on them. esp.sure of the Pawn-
broker must lead to the exposure of their own em-
barrassments. Honest Gripe preys on throb with
safety; but if an information is laid silkiest them,
their •%Voa'rtiv PINSIONZR, at Shepherd's Bush, is
employed to fish togas informality. which, from his
long experience, and the great &amity in framing
such an instrument. he is generally enabled to do. A
few cases within my own knowledge will stake to show
the general character of these marauders. A poor fel-
low. some time ago, was incarcerated for debt. The
small portion of property be possessed found its way, by
degrees to a neighbouring Pas abroker to enable him
to proem. e the necessaries of life. The time expired ;
be was unable to redeem the articles, and consequently
they became the property of Gripe. Among the pro-
perty so lost, was a sampler handsomely framed, and
glased with plate glass a tins work of an infant girl
deceased. The poor fellow with tears in his eyes im-
plored the restitution of this (to him) invaluable re-
Membrane*. With an hypocritical of eetios of regret
at the supposed loss. Gripe desired the safoirtaaste spp
plicant to call on the morrow and be would endea-
vour to find it—he did so—the honest Pawnbroker
in the interim, depeived duo frame of the plate glossa
worth a guinea, and told him the boy bad wafer•
tunately broken it; but added, be might have the
frame and sampler ; for which be charged doable the
sum it was originally pledged for when complete.
To witness the fond affection of a parent, abridging
himself of the necessaries of life. to repossess the al-
most sacred relic of the talent of a lost and only child.
one would think, was quite sufficing to rove the son-
61ance of one kind feeling in the most obdurate heart a
but no—Abe anxiety evinced for its recovery, gave an
increased impulse to extortion, and drew from the
shallow pone of the unfortunate sad wretched appli-
cant his last, his only shilling.
I have a few more cases, which I shall reserve for
my next letter, as I fear I have already occupied too
great a space in your valued and independent journal.
Pye Corner, Oct.b, 1911. PETER PLEDGE.
• This worthy gentleman, w►o Is a wholesale Informer,
and employs a number of undentrappers to do his dirtyr
work, lives in splendid retirement at Shepherd's Bash, earett
Pawnbroker allowing him 6 plasm per assons. to keep him
quirt ; if one of his agents has an isformatioa agaiast a P.
B. for taking illegal interest, the list of subscribers is Mame-
diately looked over, and if the luckless wight is not disco-
vered among them. the information is allowed to mend,
and quashed only by paying the usual fee. and allowlog his'
name to be added as an annual contributor. This not map
secures him from all future vexation, but entitles him to the.
advice and legatassistase• of the worthy pensioner, when at-
tacked by those who ere not in his own employ.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCS.
NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING.
paismr, OCT. &
Duke of Grafton's e. Carbonate. by Woful. out of Char-
coal, Sst. 71b. beat Dlr. RoarerWs e. by Meath's. est.
Ab. M. 200 gs. h. ft.-6 to 4on Carbonaro.i
Mr. Fox's Pada, est. 71b. boat Mr. Bouvorie's Pandas,
est. D. M. 100p.-6 to 4on Paths.
Duke of Grafton's Lawrence, Sit. beat Mr. ThaeaMe's .
Sardosii.est. 101 b. T. Y. C. 100gs.-2 to 1 on Lairrupos.
lord Jersey's Prophet. est. Ilb. roe. ft., from Ur. lon-
eerie's Paralus, Sat. 101 b. D. M. 1000 gs. b. ft.
Gen. Grosvenor's Potemkin, est. 71b. asst Lord
broke's Argonaut, est. A. F. 200 gs, h. ft. Or by osamet.

A duel took place last week between two goodlemes
from Bristol, near Calais, in consequence of *An Of
them haring declined to complete a matrimonial
qt-
gagemeat lath the sister of the other. After arikami•
ing a brace 'of pistols each, without effect, the wised"
declined actin g any longer in the field.
On Sunday limo, a Lady and Oestlemes fro, the
South, beyond London, arrived at CarSele lay the
and Immediately set off is a chaise and Mt for sloe Mier
trimouisl shrine at Gretna Green, whera sissy were dalyr
bound in the silken bands of Hymen. They
their names in Carlisle. The Oallant was sonatina*
older than the Lady.—(Dumfries
We observe a curious import from Dahlia ibis wee,
namely. two cases and one mink of Coen drones re-
turned !—(Linerpeel Covrisr,)
PCDMIIIAPIIIIIK.aubert Shipper. the well-heowe
pedestrian, iassads walking one chanted voiles is
twenty sseeessive days. The plan of hie is
is Prussia-pram, Norwich ; the cuss "
his undertaking. the 106 el October.
An Irish tureen WO iota/ el. 4a
mediae the pavernest le Fesollsosh-strees. pawn
I heaped stases seer Om hawse •1 h steely.. shsplomple,
who is allaalasingasge ardarai r move
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