The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-06-28 00:00:00

COVENT-GARDEN THEITR K.

The rapidity with which this great edifice is
completing, both internally and externally, !caves
no doubt of its being ready for the reception of
the Public at the usual commencement of the Witt_
ter season. We understand, however, that the
expence of finishing this
..elegaat and eatensive
structure far exceeds the original calculation, and
(hat, in order to defray the extra charge, the Pro.
Prietors propose to raise an additional 25,0001. by
shares of 5001. each on the following plan :
Each of the Subseriber to receive, dear of the Property
Tax, and all other charms and uetttolnes whatsoever, an An-
nuity of dd. to eotnmewe from the opeoleit of the said New
Theatre, and to coolie to for the term of Sb ,ears (halt, be
remantine term of the lease, awd of all the yeenti,ei), with
the addition of an Annual froasterabic 1i4,1018
any pot of the• The 4tre before the Curtato (l'-irate Boxes
excepted), for o hich the Sub-ctibess will be genteel to, the
Patna, and the New Theatre, wi:b the seeqrry, innehieery,
end all tither property *Nereid contaiord. Tug Sabseriptom
to be paid by the 'Wowing lostalairai,. via.
Depth • set-al
October V-, ledg 1.15
January 1, ;310

Yesterday morning the follon lag fatal accident
happened. A Gentleman, Lady, and child, in a
otte-horse chair, coming from Reading through
Windsor Forest, stopped ut a public-house at
tir4ckuall to give the liorsb one 114.'t ; the Gen-
tleman got out of the chair and took the child
out. The Lady would nut get out ; the host-
ler very cacilesslv took off the horse's Willa be.
fore he fetched ilk; water, and left no person at
the horse's head ; the horse took fright, ran away
witi the chaise and Lade in it for a considerable
distance, and at Iciuth overturned the chaise; the
1.-vily was thrown oat and killed on the spot.
The following melancholy accident occurred last
Friday, at a boat-race on the Severn, a short dis-
tance above the Old Passage :—One of the boats,
from the great pressure of sail carried on her, to.
gether with the necessary proportion of ballast to
trim her (being'at the same time very old), abso-
lutely parted through, from which circumstance
Joseph James, Saunders, and another young
man, all of Ileachley, who were in the boat, were
plunged into the most rapid part of that river;
Saunders and the other young man were picked
up immediately, but Jams watt unfortuhately
drowned, and his since been found nearly covered
in the sand opposite Brookentl.—A Coroner's In.
quest has been held, and a verdict returned of
Accidental Dcath.

A shepherd hi the employ of Mr. Jenkins, of
the 'Wulds, in Yorkshire, while skinning a sheep
which had died of the rot, had the misfortune to
cut his hand twice. Not aweare of his danger, he
paid no attention until solie hunn, when Gisditrg
his arm highly inflamed, he sought medical assist-
ance. The application, however, was mad 4 sou
late ; the virus had circulated through the system,
and the unfortunate Ulan died in great aguniti the
following day.

Isrsva tree ovFnuo tr.rry.—Mr. Mattinson was
formerly curate of ;he parish church of Peters-
dale, in Westmorland, for the period of 60 years,
the annual stipend of which many years did not
yield more than 121. and never exceeded the sum
of 181. Upon this slender pittance he contrived
to maintain a wife comfortably, and bring up and
educate a family of four children. While curate
of this parish, he bade(' his mother, and after-
wards officiated as minister at the second marriage
of his father ; he christened his wife, and published
his own banns of marriage; he chri>tcncdand mar-
ried all his ehildrea, and gave his only son a good
classical education, to as to quality him fur the
University. This venerable man lived to the age
of 90, and died in 1786, universally respected by
his parishioners, after haying. accumulated a for-
tune of 10001. Ilk son is at present master of the
grammar school at Lowther.
On Wednesday last, the Industry fishing-smack,
which sailed the preceding Wednesday from
don, bound to Strotnness, called in Whitby Roads
to put on shore a lady (Mrs. Dent) belonging to
London, who, with her two children, were going
tluwn upon a visit to their relJt:ves ut Saontimss.
(lie of them, a fine girl, ablat four ycati old,
having been extremely ill during the passage, from
seasickness, its mother was desirous of procuring
medical assistance fur it; but in conveying it on
shore, the child expired in her arms. The feelings
of the mother may be better conceived tbsus
pressed.