The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-07-05 00:00:00

84771, Juxt 30.

The Music Meeting at Bark.attricted crowds of
elegant company. The performances were se-
lectedand conducted for Mr. Hobbs by tha cele-
brattalnauzzitii, with great judgment and atter'.
lion. Breham, and Bartlnnen, aided
by Mrs. Windsor, Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan, and a
powerful Instrumental Band, among whom we
noticed Lindley, Jenitinson, and the e, lebrated
Trombone player, Marriotti, gave every ..fleet to
the compositions of Handel, Mozart, itautzini,
Haydn, &c. &c. The thing most worthy of no-
tice outside the Church, was a remarkable animal
betenging to a herd near this city, who, straying
du:6%10 the grove, was led by the " Concord of
sweet sounds" to ascend a ladder, sod place
himself upon the outside of an adjoining house,
where he remained highly delighted during the per..
formance, to the no small gratification of uumcrou.
spectators.

BRIGHTON, JULY 3.

On Saturday list *e *ere gratified in beholding
a very numerous fleet in the offing, about 100
sail, which was visible throughout the day. The
fleet is supposed to have been compoted of trans..
ports under convoy, passing op Channel. Thu
slst infantry, on their route for Portsmouth,
there to e nbark for foreign service, are expected
to halt here to.morrow. The weather to-day has
been favourable. The donkies and ponies hate
been briskly exercised; the rides and walks havo
had gay appearances, and all the places of public
amusement have been visited by rank and beauty.

The Managers of the Liverpool Theatre have
presented an elegant piece of plate to Mr. Cooxx,
with a suitable inscription, in testimony of their
sense of his unequalled professional exertions
during the last three weeks.

On Friday morning, the Duchess of Volta, at-
tended by Mr. C. SMITH, went to view the out-
side sod interior of the new Covent-garden The-

atm:

(humor, late of Covent-garden Theatre, Is
engaged at the Lyceum. His comic powers have
recently obtained him a large share of public fa-
vour at Ike Glasgow Theatre.

Miss E. BOLTON, ho is about to make her
appearance in the English Opera, at the Lyceum
'theatre, is sister to Miss BoLToN, of Covent..
garden Theatre, sod a pupil of Mr. Bunt''.
" It is said that the chief Proprietor of Covent
Garden Theatre has liberally conceded to what
appeared to be the public sentiment with respect
to the engagement of CATALAN!, and has offered
her 1000 guineas to be off the bargain."- We
copy the above paragraph from another Paper,
and think that Mr. HARRIS might as well have
trusted Madame CATALAN! upon that stage for
which she N 43 so disinterestedly anxious to ap..
pear. One thousand guineas to be off a bargain!
Such a sacrifice between bad and worse was
scarcely ever heard of; yet do we most sincerely
wish that she, or rather ho (VALLIINEQUE) may
refuse the offer. However, this skews the gene.
ral affluence of a concern, in which, had it not
been for the result of this unlucky attempt to en-
gage CATALAN', we should have heard (as we do
in respect to the Post Otfice) of encremed sala-
ries., rising expences, &c. fitc. We now suppose
that all attempts to impose an additional price
upon admission will be relinquished.—Times.
PEDESTRIANIS3t 11,1 SCOTLA NI D.—Last Thursday
night, a gentleman, with another on his back,
ran from the centry.box, at th' Naval-yard, to
the Black Hocks, Leith, and returned in the
apace of 22+ minutes. Another gentleiren, with.
out such a burden, accomplished it in minutes.
The distance is about a mile together...-Consider.
elle bets were depending on these matches.

We observe with pleasure, that a Remedy for
the Epilepsy, or Falling Sickness, Convulsion
Fits, &c. has been discovered by a Medical Gee.
tleman of the present day, which is stated to us to
be an absolute specific fur triose dreadful tlisor.
den. Though the Inventor, who is now practis.
ing with great success, wishes to extend so happy
a diseuvt ry throughout the kingdom, yet it is not
his inch! cuan to thrust it frevently on the notice
of the Public in the way that common Medicines
are advertised—therefore the Public will do well
to pay due attention to his advertisement in the
first page of this Paper.