The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-12-14 00:00:00

Ti K STATF,SMANI

pewit:Rl hlatjority of yesterday ; but, to-asorrowt
r tee shall have the plsa►yro of presastiog it to the

Public.
Are the Citizens of London to be insulted by a
doubt of the propriety of the expression " awful
crisii." Is there any man so daring or so stupid as
to deny that this is the most "awful crisis" within
tlie experience of any man li►ing ? Axe we be.
come so courtly in the City as to cavil about ex-
pressions in the moment .of alarm and danger ?
The frippery, the flippancy, and the presumptu.
ono petulance of the " water-proof' Orator de-
mand observations which► we lament the Went
of space constrains us to defer. There cer.
tainly are more asses than one•, who assume
the lion's skin ; and, in the City of Condon►
many persons who crow like cocks in the Gilt,
" but who) at Court, hang down their heads !"

-"Numetar—

WUET This Paper went to. PITSs the event or
the Oxford Election hail not reached touti, but
we understand that the latest advice stated it to
he at that time decidedly in favour of Lord
•
Gaut VILLE.

THE Premier is yet unable to arrange his forces

--the Administration is as unsettled as ever.—
The Ilcro of IValcheren will never bu able to
retain his seat in the Cahinet—fur an Inquiry
II
there oust be. If the report of the retirement
of the Noble Lord at the head of the Admi.
rally should reach France, we may expect
to hear of rejoicings on the French coast, where
their privateers will then be. freed from the conse.•
ponces of his Lordship's vigilance and activity in
the direction of our naval force. General cutister-
nation pervaded Lloyd's Cotfee-house, on receipt
of the rumour. What will become of our'tradc

. _
So eager has the canvass been on all sides in the
election for Chancellor of the University of Ox.
ford, that one Gentleman undertook a journey
of 700 miles, from the Northernmost part of
Aberdeenshire, to give his vote.
There is a very full attendance of Members.ez.
pected at the meeting of Parliament. 'Among the
lint notices of motion given, will be one from
Lord Carmenzaou, for an inquiry into the Ex.
peuition to the Scheldt.
The Bishop of Loonox has been elected Go.
tremor of the Charter.liouse, in the routn of the
late Duke of Purim% s; D.
1
Yesterday a Court of Diteet.irs was held at the
East India Howie, when the under-mentioned
Commanders• took their Goal leave of the Court
previous to departing fur their respective destina-
tions, viz.:--.
Claiti Clarke, of the Werfard; Capt. Sampson, Earl',
Crid- ; Capiain Latakia. Andstioa ; and C.:ptaiii Lindsay,
Winehehea—Tor llainhay and Chum.
Great apprehensions have been entertained for
, the troops embarked at Flushing ; but it is hoped
that none of them put to sea, as the wind was
contrary for their sailing.
. The four frigates and brig that lately escaped
from the Loire, are by 301110 persons supposed to
have proceeded to the Isle of France. 'tile
Niemen, Sir Iklictiset, StAstoot, fell in with
them and dogged them fur sixteen hours, in a
North-west direction ; but getting out of the
, tract of all our cruisers, it was thought useless

to follow them farther.
In consevence of the decease of Governor
BALL, Mr. CwtrM AV, his Secretary, has suc-
ceeded to the duties of that situation, until Mi.
'sisters shall appoint another person fur this digni.
fled and confidential poet.
The Marquis WELLI4LIT has appointed Cur..
LING '43EITiI, Esq. one of his Under Secretaries
of State, in the room of Geostor Iltsamoxo, Esq.
It is said that recent distatches received by the
Spanish Admiral APODACA, from his Govern.
meat, inform him, that the Supreme Junta had
*consented that the fortress of Ceuta was to be
occupied by British troops.
Detachments of the following regiments, having
recovered their health, marched on Tuesday from
Ililsea Bart-attics to join their respective corps:—
The 2d, sth, 38th, 50th, 52d, 63d, 68th, 81st,
82d, gist, and 92d.
vault:tit tempest which blew on Tuesday
morning, it appears froM the accounts already re.
ecived from the coast, has done immense damage to
the shipping, in port, nhich broke from their
cables.
His Majesty's brig Curieux, of 18 guns, Cap.
lain MUTELY, was lust on Petit Terre, Sept. 21st;
the Captain and all the crew saved. We are sor-
ry to say that Captain Moyne died at Marie.
galante, a few days after, of the yellow fever.
An era, as perfectly novel as disinterested, has
been presented by the present Administration.—
Instead of there being soy contention fur places,
the difficulty has been to persuade any one to lie-
eept one; and amongst those who hate accepted
them, it appears matter of perfect indifference
what place they take, being equally qualified for
one as for another.
When BONAPARTE says the the Genius of
France conducted the English army into the pes-
tilential marshes of Waleberen, has ha any allusion
to Lon! CASTLZDZAOII? •
Yesterday, at a General Court of Proprietors
of the Phenix Fire Office, JAMES DANIELL)
Esq. was elected a Director thereof.
Lord MELVILLE is arrived in town, from Scot-
land.
Lady AMZLIA PERCY, third daughter to the
Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND, will shortly pre.
sent her band at the llynieneal Alter to Lard
JAM= MVIIRATI seam' SOD of the Duke of
ATHOL.
An old woman, who for some years had lived a
half-Owed life, lately died at her lodgings in
Dathe's.eoert, Westminster; where, after her de.
cease, there were found in an earthen pot 50 gui-
llotine in gold, 301. in silver, and a quantity of old

COP.EN7' GARDEN tIIE.A'RE.

Those whw witnessed the appearance of this
" splendid" pile of dulness and inconvenience
last night, might reasonably coaelede that the op.
position of the Proprietors against the public
voice is in the wane. Not that we apprehend
pecuniary deficiency *lll have much effect on the
line of conduct they may resolve to adopt—we
have pretty good reasons for believing, that from
uneasiness on that score their minds haee been re.
'hewed by certain encouraging asserances—but the
decided otanifiztation of increasing disgust on the
pad of the public begins to shake even the ob-
slinacy
of the Proprietors.
We know not when the Theatre will be attire nsi-
ninnies of attendance ; for, although we have
more than once said, that 46 on no evening was the
company so few iu number in the Pit," truth
constrains us to repeat the assertion, with respect
to the towbars in that Arena, last night. The
doors were opened for half price visitants half an
hour sooner thao usual, so that there was not
the customary inane, and almost the entire
fourth .&ct was heard. But at no period of
the evenihi was the Pit more than our.
eighth fell. But not so the Dress Buxes,
' they were indeed pretty well filled, and so filled,
as we believe the boxes of nu theatre in any barn
in this 'shied, ever were filled. So indiscriminate a
set of tag, rag, and bobtail, has never yet been seen
there. We shall hire present our Readers with a