The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-10-18 00:00:00

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Covext-Gattnew.—The lovers of the drama and
of SHAKESPEARE had last night a high treat at this
Theatre; the Tragedy of Macbeth was performed
in a manner creditable to the Theatre, and not on.
Worthy of its author. Mrs. Si Dooms made her first
appearance this season in Lady Macbeth. See was
received with peals of rapturous applause, amid
every demonstration of welcome due to transcen.
dant talents like hers. It was said of her by
one writer, many years ago, that her excellence
had been in tile wane ever since the year 1785,
but the applanses with which she was last
night greeted, seemed to speak her still in • her
zenith, in 1810. In many parts her performance
seemed to deprive the audience of the power of ex-
pressing their satisfaction in the usual way, and
instead of clapping their hands they paid to her dis.
tinguishcd merits a higher tribute of ii-heiration, by
listening with breathless awe, in silence the most
profound. Her action had all her wonted majesty
and grace, and nothing could excel her portraiture
of the character in the scene where she takes the
daggers from Macbeth, and in that where she walks
in her sleep.
Mr. KEWELE, In Macbeth, performed with his
usual Aiscrimitiation and effect. his exit when he
goes to murder Duncan, and his entrance immedi.
ately after 46 the deed was done," were singularly
striking, and his appearance on his return was un-
commonly terrific. His haggard countenance was
well calculated to excite the utmost horror, and
the wildness of manner with which he alternately
regarded his partner in guilt, and the weapons with
which he had perpetrated the horrid deed, were ad.
mirably characteristic of the confusion and dismay
of the midnight.assassin. His incoherent account
of what he had heard was admirably conceived, and
ably delivered. Ilis performance in the last act
was all that could be wished. The confidence and
apprehension which alternately;take place of each
other in the bosom of Macbeth, and the despair
into which they finally resolve themselves, were
pourtrayed with the happiest effect.
Mr. C. KEYBae was an interesting representative
of Maeda"; and in the impassioned parts he was un-
usually successful. Upon the whole, the perform_
'since of last night was a display of dramatic excel.
lence which we have seldom, very seldom, seen ex-
celled on any stage.
The House was crowded in all parts at full price,
which is at least one proof tisat taste and discern.
ment is not wholly emingeished among us.
1.-rceow.—Much Ado abOut Nothing and flit or
Miss were the performances of last evening. Mrs.
EDWIN'S Beatrice may be reckoned among her hap.
piest efforts; and she was most ably Supported by
WRENCII, in Benedict. They were both
and des...rverily applauded. The scene of the Watch,
men produced much mirth. These people in Sit AkE9.
PEARL'S day bear a most striking resemblance to
our present guardians of the night, as being litter
for any thing than their immediate occupation....
Bit or .Ilia still continues its attraction. Indeed,
aided. by the talents.of JosiNsTome, Manteers, and
KNIGHT, it is nut possible to miss pleasing the
lovers of broad farce.

MR. LANCA.S' TER.

On Sunday morning and afternoon, the truly
philanthropic Bishop of this diocese (Norwich)
preached a sermon at each of our churches, for the
benefit of the charity.schouls of the Establishment
in this.toWn, from Jeremiah xiii. 23. " Can the
Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Then may ye also do good that are accustomed to
do evil:" from which he inferred, that those-who
were brought up iu ignorance rarely ever attained to
'the practice of virtue. Ile contended strenuously fur
the early instruction of childreta, by • which the
seeds of religion and the sublime. truths of the
Gospel might be strongly impressed on their me-
rarities, at a time when likely to lake-the deepest
root; whereas, if neglected, idieneas and vice; like
noxious weeds, would spring up,.aud render them,
by unrestrained passions,' unworthy of their species.,
and capable of every degree of brutal violence.
Ile greatly lamented that, upon calculation, it had
been found that two-thirds of (he labouring poor
of this country could neither read nor write—and
much as had been dune by the beneficence of indivi-
duals, in similar charities to that for which he was
now an advocate, yet he wished much to see the
education of the poor more widely extended. lie
very•highly complimented the indefatigable exer-
tions of Mr. Lancaster towards this end ; and. no.
ticed, as a pro,,f of its good effects, his statement,
" 6 that out of 6000 poor children instructed by him,
amidst the temptations of a depraved metropolis, not
a single individual had ever appeared as a criminal in
a Court of Justice ;" whilst by far the greater part
of those who terminated their lives ignominiously,
could neither read nor write; he quoted the authority
of Plato, and other ancient as well as modern di,.
tinguished characters, to prove the advantages of
early education, lit a political as well as religious
view—he gave due tribute of praise to the Society
for Bettering the Condition of the Poor ; and much
regretted that in the several Laws passed by the.
Legislature fur their employment and maintenance,
no regular provision had ever yet been matle•for the
education of the pour, which he conceived equally
necessary with food and raiment, as they would
thereby be rendered more useful mechanics and
littsliandmen, abler defenders of their country, and
better subjects ; and as ignorance was the parent of
*ice, amt of refractory and debased minds, it was
the height of wisdom and good. policy to iocrease
the means of instruction among the labouring class
of the! community, who constituted the bulk of
every State, and who contributed so largely to the
comforts and litxuries of the middling and opulent
classes of society. The above is but a very faint
extract of the Bishop's benevolent discourse, which
was very impressively delivered ; and the collection
in both parishes amounted to $l. 4s. being a larger
stun than ever remembered to have been given here
on a similar occasion.

. The Synod of t;l•ts:4ov, and Ayr have appointed the
29th day of November next to be ohsorved within
their bounds as a day of public thanksikingi lu.r•
the present plentiful crup and f4vourible harreq.