The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-10-07 00:00:00

ENGLISH OPELi HOUSE.

The English Opera dosed on Thursday night for the
season, and the following fares-Al Address was spoken
by Mr. Bartley
LIMNS AND Chtsix,toßamst,—The circumstances of the
season, whirl, rode this evening, renders it impossible
for me .to announce a for
issue, for the Pro-
prietor, to hi• exertions for yonr entert Ai iiiii rnt.
The peculiar, and I believe I may say unprecedented
event of Drury-lane ifhestre having opened at eo early
a period as to leave only twenty-tive, or twentv-stx
nights for the Summer Theatres, unopposed by Hie gi-
gantic and overwhelming strength of the Patent Pro.
perties, has rendered it impossible for the Proprietor of
this Theatre to reap the honest fruits of his industry, or
even the common naves which every lawful labiourer
In yeerverrionints a right to expect and to enjoy.
Ws do not contend against the rig kt to do this; bat
we respectfully enbruit is you, and to them, that though
" 'tis excellent tort or a giant's strength, 'Hs tyronnow•
to 519 it like a at." Still, Ladies and lientlenten,
the Proprietor ventures to boast that yon have expe- 1
rienced no relaxation in his spirited exertions to deserve
your patronage; nor any want of energy in the perfor-
mances to conciliite your favour.

1V e Fondly feel, that, so far as epplawse is the cri-
terion of desert, n•e Agee deserved your approbation;
and if, during s season of move than ordinary hardship,
to have obtained the credit of nnremitted seal in the
production of highly successful novelties, may be ad-
vanced a pledge for fntore elections, I trust I may now
take my leave witl t the usual and harkened assu-
rance, that every effort will be made to ensure a con•
tinnance and increase of your former protection.
Ladies and Gentlemen, in the name of the Proprietor
and of all the Performers, I now respectfully bid you
farewell.

The number of Benefit Societies, the Stewards and Se-
cretaries of which assembled lately to rote an Address
to her Majesty, amount, It appears, to more than forty.
The Address is to he presented on Wednesday next;
and such members Of the several Societies as are dis-
posed to accompany it, are to meet that morning be-
tween eight and nine o'clock, in Lincoln's-inn-selds.
There is little doubt the attendance will be numerous.

On Sunday morning, an affecting circumstance
took place at Fontanentore, County (lare, which has
plunged a respectable, family into the deepest afflic-
tion, and deprived society of a young gentleman much
esteemed. Mr. John Moloni, High Constable .for the
Barony of Tulla, took a quantity of oxalic acid, in. a
mistake fur Cheltenham salts, which caused his death
in a few hours. This should act as a melancholy
warning in doting* life, of the great impropriety of
carelessly leaving articles of a poisonous nature in
contact with medicine for interial use ; or indeed, of
persons nuacquainottl with the iafinence of reme-
dies, attempting to take such at their own discretion.
On Sunday night *eft, at a very late hour, a band
of ruffians, well armed, and some of them mounted,
attacked the hens, of Connor Lyons, a respectable
farmer of the Parish..uf Kilpeacon, and Liberties of
Limerick, and being refused.admittance or arms, pro-
ceeded to break in by means of sledges, stones, sad
shots fired in at the windows, urtil they effected their
purpose i and after committing various depredations, 1
robbing him of his snits, leasing the honse almost is
ruins, went forward to the house of Wm. Murphy,
assesiter respectable farwqr, residing in the same pa-
riahs where they made a Isr attack, but finding the
diem and windows better secured, failed of getting
in, and at length trimmed, after breaking the-sashes,
and doing material injury to the house, to the-great
terror of its inhabitants. After Chit, they proceeded
to Fannineptown, about the. distaaewof half a mile,
and thereavacked three ferns-houses, on the estate of ,
Lord Bgronsont, two of which-they pulled down by
tying rup.rvto the timbeis on each side, so dragging
lin the robtif.upon the heads of the inhabitants—fortu-
nately, tilPinan who was the_ ebietobjeet ortheir vea-
-1 geance,fialting been long threatened, had not fur wpastei
time 51e144 his honse, and *escaped the destruetiak
intendedtilar kim; but a poor woman, who was large•
'these
with cifigi has, it le said, n mach injured, sad is
now, wiilfiter family. lett Itboat a root to shelter
her. OK' mob assembled'Aces °sonatas, could 'not'
be kaftan 100...-4 Later i Chrtsakfe.)