The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-07-18 00:00:00

MR. 0 lIITBREAD.

[Fito3l TIIE DUBLIN SENTINEL.]
We Consider the death of this eminent Senator
among the greatkt Calamities which tliis country
cotild sustain. We are disposed to regard his loss
as irreparable, for we know not how it can be re-
paired.
He was not the leader of the Opposition
.partyi
but he was Inner—he was a party in himielf. Ile
Attacked the Ministry millions the Opposition—they
Might folio‘t if they would—they often refused to
follow him, but they never did so vilthotit loss of
character.

lie had not all the talents of Fox, hut he had all
his virtues, and none of his weaknesses. Ile learned
patriotism► from Fox, and he could have taught him
patriotism. Ile improved on the lesson, lie outdid
his master. . Unlike Fox, he never wee a rtiati of
pleasure, and always a man of application.
Perhaps Fox had more leurisiog, but, certainly
WHITAREAO bad more inforMar .

' He despised that
,principle laid &Wu by Bunts
that a man should sacrifice, or, at least supptess
orrn opinion when it differed from that of his party.
Wisureacso maintained, that ht no case whatever
Should a man sactifice or suppress his own opinion—
that he shott!ti regulate his own actions, not by the
vote of any set of men, but by the light of his own
understanding—that he should support his party io
long as he agreed. with them, and act for himself
when his party would not support hith. BURK E
thought that the Opposition should always brigade
together in their resistance to a Ministry. WRIT.
tus tn thought that they should brigade together
when they agreed together; and that when they could
not agree, the Niembers should act independently.—
Bunkea mode wt., Suited fur the attainment of
poser; that of IVitivnnesb for restraining it.—
Huttak thought that in the discipline of a regular
Opposition, the opinions of individdals should be
thrown into n chniibcin stock—that the Heads of the
Parties should decide on operations, and the Leader
should conduct thorn.

VIIITBREAD tSnuglit that An in&pendo.nt senator
should acknowleNe no supeli.tr but the and
that no man on any occasion should put his under.
standing into commission.
The principle of lkiang was adopted by Fox, and
acted on by the Whigs.
WIIITIREAD WAS neither a Whig nor a Burclettite
—he acknowledged all the Whig Principle., but not
the Whig Ploy. He acknowledged most of the Bar.
dettite Principles, but not theßurtlettite Party. Ho
differed from the Whigs and Bonner? because he
WBB a friend to A REFORMED AND IRRESPONSIBLE
PARLIAMENT.

He was not a fautless Orator—but, as a Speaker,
he was much better than an Orator. Ile was more
ankious about what should besaid, than how it should
he said. [went upon facts, he was indifferent to
phrases, and engrossed with the subject, he rejected-
ornament.

He was one of the few among the Members of Op-
position, who might be called a man of business"
—and yet he was one of the few who declined Place
when his frierds came into power. No man was
more regular in bib attendance to his official duties,
thaw Mr. WHITOR[4O was to his Parliamentary
ones. The Speaker receives 40001. a year for dis-'
charging his duties in Parliament—at three o'clock
in the day, or three o'clock in the morning, he could
see Mr. IVIIITIMEII3 on his left hand, with Mr.
WirmsiE and Mr. A nencnou at c at his side.

Ills habit of prompt and ready speaking made him
an efficient Member of Parliament. The thought
was expressed as it (prang from the *WI, in such
language as the moment could supply=—sometimes the
expression was of course inelegant, but often happy;
always strong, apt, suitable, and impressive.
It was the rule of PYTDAGOR tg, that seven years
devoted to contemplation, and spent in silence, was
a necessary preparative to the study of wisdom.—Mr.
IVUTTBREAD, as a Senator, imposed on himself a
more protracted and rigorous discipline. Mr.
BREAD sat fourteen years in Parliament, • reeler
and attentive Member, before he considered it bes
coming, or himself qualified, to hold the attention
of the House of Commons.

Indeod, it was not until the trial of Lord MEL-
VILLE that he became known to the Public as a
Public man—and, since that occasion, his public ex-
ertions have never been interrupted.
Whilst PITT and Fox contended together,
" Like folded God g.... whiise in:ghty our,
Shipiik Realms and Nations JAI its kir,"
WitiTawsto, though an. anxious, was a silent ob-
server—and the modesty which accompanies real
merit, restrained his great powers from the service of
the country. It was not until the powers of Fox
were in the wane that he consented to assume the
character for which he subsequently proved himself
so well qualified.
The moral influence of his presence in that
House must have been considerable on the actions
of any Ministry. The Minister found himself at
every movement in the hearing and under the eye of
an intelligent, indefatigable, ardent, investigating,
honest Statesman, ready and capable to detect and
expose :
" Had he let lived in spite of pose. r,
A Watchman no the lonely tower.
Hig shrill trump bud rouged the land,
When fraud or danger was ht. baud :
By it us by the beacon light.
The Pilot should keep course aright.
Row is the stately column broke,
The beacogi light h quenched in smoke.
The trot:met silver sound is still,
The Wahl& silent on the hill."
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• On the sth inst. being the Anniversary of the Anse-
rioter Independence, a Meeting of the Musters of
American ships in Greenock, and others, vitas held in
the Tontine there, to commemorate that important
event, Captain I. STONE in the Chair. The evening
was passed in the greatest good humour, heightened
by a number of eicellent songs and appropriate
toasts. In one of the windows of the Hall in which
the Meeting was held, a transparency was exhibited,
representing Gen. WAROiwaToN and BIetTANNtA in
the ad of shaking hands, with the British and Ame-
rican Bags tied together.
A ship is arrived from Lisbon within these few
days. The Captain states, that he met a British
frigate on her way to Lisbon; to bring home Mr.
CINNINO.

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lIAKVdRKET TnEATRE.

This Theatrenpenrd last night With the Chmetit
of " A Bold Stroke fora Iluaband," the iotelln•le
of " 7'he Rival S.ddicrs," and the farce of •` The
Villa a Laayer.'! ewe are happy to see, from the
Strength put forth on this occasion, there is every
reason to suppose the Managers hive
.peccerded in
getting a good company together. Twit, joins,
Mathews, BARNARD, and Mre. Otitis', from the
winter Theatres, exerted themselrea With great spirit,
and were Well supported by the nett recruits. the •
charatei of Dun Vieentio iv the playl was acted by`
Mr. JoKostorrit, frini tbr fl'hetir,.. Ills figure-
is
nut bad, his voice is strong but ?strati, and Intl
Style of acting is costae; bit; possiiiing• sivacity and
Confidence, With proper %tura and attention .
M
ayrapidly improve:viaistke,
.Iv4to Wai
a favourite list jar* • Wet very socarivfil in
Donna Olivia, Miss gitvarkiVo. was respect
ohle in Donna.losoi ..:A. Sok •ile.t.tiaLsi made
liter debit iii •Dminsi Jui a piseatitrlce is
prepossessing, 44 her acting chaste mid InSiirsiiilt
pleasitic, if not • powerfelly tiirectidg. When the
kindness of the publiC shall havegiveu her couragei
we anticipate much gratification from her eiertionek
as the good sense. and feeling which distinguished tier
performance, assure us that -More misterit of
herielf, the sameness of, emigre which was last night.
observable, will vanish ; and relieverfrom, theta..
tors which yesterday oppreised her; vie this her . .

[be,
, think
powers WHOA Saund by-no means inconsidoreble...we
She met with a flattering reception, dad weS uniter.
Sally .applauded in her principal scenes. bon Liver
and Don Jtilip were very effective id the hands of
tEnItY and ..To?tEs. Mrs.liias ties elettllint lb
Minette..
In the Rival SoWier% Toggiii irk fpperktrel-
strengthened the high ni • 'on vie &rawly eitprnsed
of his comic talents. To be midland is this. Ohnhila..
ter by those who have. been accustomed to see Mutt.
num in it, would speak,* than no very had nctor...e.
Toast! kept the house in a roar. A Mr. J. Soried
made hii first appearance in Sinclair. Ile is a Catt
ditlate for. vocal eminence. He sung, a ion Oodit
lirdlinVon and Victory, of which uteMie oply. say,
the subjects were good: The rhyme acid ti sitiess
*e will not enlarge upon.
The Village Lawyer furnished a rich specimen et „I
comic acting on the part of M ATiltwa in &Old: 4 .4.
Mr. SALTER, from the thelteuhani Thestrro
his first appearance on these hoards in incalfinau.-.1.
What the talents of this perscin May be es a general
actor, we catmint et present take upon ourselveg to
say, but we are no without hopes that fie oill;print.,..
a valuable acquisition. We never had a nit*. part
former from the country mitre eompeteut to diatittol
guish between humour and buffoonery; are pees./ .
fectly at home on the stage, Rod less couselout o the ,
presence of an audience. From the faciliti kith
which in Sheepface, he seemed to loose himself
wholly in his part, we are led to hope, that entering
with the same ease into the spirit of more important
characters, he will become an actor of no common
merit. The house was well attended, and the whole
of the entertainments went off in capital style:

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Tumar.-ROYAL, ivestecselL-44.15a 04Nat
(ormerfy Of the Dublin Theatre,'. who has acqui
aPth•unconsmon celebrity at Covent-garden darini
the late season, has appeared this week in several of
her principal characters, and has played every night
to crowded and brilliant audiences. The high erica-
rniums repeatedly bestowed on this Lady's perform•
slices in the London Papers, which no doubt are fa•
miliar to most of our readers, ore, upon the whole,
not exaggerated, and her reception has not been at
all less cordial here than it was in the metropolis.—
Ls person, face, and manner, Miss O'NEILL is is
'near to perfection as is necessary for all the purposes
of the drama. She has a most flesibte and pathetic
voice, and a s*eetness of countenance that disposes
the heart to that train of emotion which her acting is
so powerfully calculated to etcite. Her great streqgth
lies in her extraordinary powee of expressing the
higher affections of grief and tenderness, which sho
eahibits with a force of truth and nature that is quite
irresistible. if Mrs. Suettorts (-Mild commute' the
tears 6f the audience, Miss •O‘Sztt.r. can seduce
them with more certain effect than any performer we
ever witnessed. The epplauses with which her exer-
tions have been received *ere tumultuous and inces-
sant almost beyond any former example.--•(Liger-
pool Adierther.)
BOT Rreetirrs.-.4lis Royal Highness the Niece
REGENT having taken into his consideration theinJ
adequacy of the present pay of Boy Recruits to pro-
vide for their due maintenance, and to leaven reside*
j sufficient for the purpose of keepitig up their stock of
necessaries required by his Majesty's regulations, his
i Royal Highness has therefore been pleased, in the
Dame and on behalf of his Mnjesty, to order, that is
j the several regiments in which boys are allowed upon
J the establishment, they shall be placed on the same •
fooling, in point of pay and allowances, as the meta
of the regiment to which they Winne, provided sock
boys shall have completed the age of 15 years.
ANECDOTE OF TUE LATE Mk• SUET, Costcntax.
—This inimitable comedian, in the course of his lad
dengerues indisposition,bad taken a rootei antipathy
le the medical profession. In one of the last visits
paid by a celebrated son of Hippocrates, Dick gave
.him his pulse, with a very droll look, and an ill
grace.--As soon as the Doctor load written for him,
and left the room, he desired to hear the prescrip-
tion, which being complied with, he thus drily and
humorously replied :—" I am obliged to him for
kis intent, but I'll take none of his medicines; he
thinks every constitution the same; and so like the
eider of an inn, gives every one a quarter and a
penteworth i—a (patter and a penn'worth ! d—rs •
such prescriptions, say 1!"
A great misfurtuue heft,' the town of Langenteibza
on the 10th u:t. A land-water-spout falling aboot
eine P. M. after several tempests, caused such en in.
'ululation iii the town and suburbs, that the water
rose to the height of several ells. Many bosses fell
in, and buried the families who inhabited them under
the ruins. The cattle were carried away out of their
houses and drowned. About 300 houses are soda.
triaged, that they are in danger of falling, and 1000
acres of land are covered with mud to a great depth.
A similar misfoitune happened near Prague oh the
13th.

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