The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-10-02 00:00:00


COVENT OMMEN 'I !IBA BE.

Last night, this Theatre opened for the tenon.
During the recess. the body of the house, which has
been Jung admired for its tasteful union of simplicity
and vplendour, has undergone the only imprpeement of
which it was susceptible. The range of boxes, behind
the dress-circle, has been removed ; and thus, security is
afforded against the clamour of the lobby loungers, and
the currents of cold air. Three rows of seats have, in
lieu of the basket boxes, as thee were called, been added
to the central boxes ; and these, with the refreshing of
the painting and gilding, constitute the whole of the al•
terations to he perceived. On the rising of the curtain,
a portion of the company came forward, according to
the custom, on the commencement of the season, and
song God sure the King. Shakespeare's comedy of
Twelfth Night, in its harmonized state, was the play se-
lected for toe opening of the winter campaign; and,
mutilated as it is, such is the sterling ore of which the
original consists,and such the merit uf the music, the splen7
dour of the scenery, and the talents of the ertors, in the al-
tered piece, that it forms a most delightful performance.
The only alteration in the car,was BAits•Lee,in the place
Of EMERY, as Sir Toby Belch. Mr. BART • • well
known to be at home irs most of Shakes 11C-
ter% and his Sir Toby Belch premises fai
polar as his air John FaletVl: The Jolly nit
distingeisbed by that rakish good humour whit a the
proper feature of the character. Mr. BLANCHARD war
Sir Andrew ilgeeeheek, and appeared to be the eery
man the author 'drew. Mr. PARltarell Afalcolio was
prorlactiee of much amusement. Miss TRIM was most
interesting in Viola, and Miss Love's Ofiriu was very
snecessfel.. The other characters were sustained wick
meeb •hil.t.-. The Miller and his Alen was the after-
piece, which went off well. The house was well attend-
ed, and the audience niec., delighted.

SPORTINU I irilklEliiENClL

NEWMARKET RACES.—TUI.ISDAIf,-Ocr.
The St. Leger Stakes of 25,n each. for 3-yr old eoits,
7lb. end Silks. Sat. 41b.
Duke of G rattan's b f. Posthurna,
Mr. Wyndhant's br. e. Sharper,...
'Jr. W. Lhifuey's h c. br to Antonio, 3
LI Kieter's Stamford. 4,
Ld Stradbroke's b. c. The Stag, 5
Woo by half a length—evon ou Posthams-9 to 1 agat
Sharper-3 to I agat br to Antonio—S to I asst Stamford-
-3 to I agst The Stag-10 paid.

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R 1 West, the pedestrian. started at twelte
o'clock on Monday night, to go
.from Kensington w
blaidenhead•bridge, and back, forty-eight miles in seven
hours, fur a stake of two hnsdred guineas. Betting was
six and seven to four on time. The pedestrian did eight
miles in the first hour, eight and a half in the second,
and be halted at Slough, nineteen miles of his match,
which Itedid in two hours and thirteen minutes. lie
reached Maidenhead-bridge in three hears and eighteen
minntes fresh. He travelled on to eelnbrook, at the
rate of seven miles an hour, and he halted at Brentford,
having the lastfire miles to do in forty welastee. Ile stein
the match with great difficalty, having only three mi-
nutes to spare.
CORONERS INQUEST • '
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Yesterday an inquisition was held at the Union, coi-
ner of John-street, Oxfordatreet, on the view of the
bode of Mr. Thomas Craig, a lines-draper and silk.
mercer, carrying on an extet.sive business at 77, Oxford-
street, who met his eleatb in consequence of a fall from
a second-Boor-window, on Surulay.last..
The first witness was Jacob Craig, deceased's brothel,
residing in his house, who stated, deceased was, on
Sunday morning last, about eleven o'clock, on the land-
ing, as if going into his het-room ; he was intoxicated,
and linked very wild ; he wanted to go out, bat
Mrs. Craig desired he might be kept in, awl wit•
ness watched in the passage, to prevent leis going out;
the porter of the house watched in the drawitfg-room;
deceased having that morning attempted to get out of
the drawing-route' window. While witness was watch•
ing in the passage between the first and second &Mrs;
he saw deceased getting nut of the sitting-coons window,
on the secootillmw. Fitness di,l not know deceased
was in that room, but thought he was in Mrs. Craig'S
bed-room. Witness called to the porter in the drawing-
roam, and he went intwthe street to see lifter the de-
ceased, but witness was too mach agitated to go him-
self. lie soon after saw two young men bring deceased
into the pawmge ; he walked very lame, and appeared re-
the,: insensible. Mr. Scriveo,.. of Marlborough-street,
was sent for, who instantly came, and dt,ceased (lied
about a quarter before six o'clock the same evening.-"-
The deceased bad before got oat of the drawing-room
window that morning, and the day before, by walking
aloag the leads. Mrs. Craig bad confined him, as its
was in the habit of repeatedly going oat and getting
intoxicated. He %vas rig the constant habit of
.getting
tipsy, and believes the liquor had turned his brain. The
room door was not kicked, nor was he ever locked in
the room by himself. .Witness believes he was deranged
in his uoind.and the liquor very muck aggravated it. His
memory, at times, very mach failed him; and when he
had taken liquor he would walk about in the night
time, and go sometimes into one bid, and soutetimea
into another. When he was getting ens of the ivied***
he attempted to drop one; not throw himself out care-
lessly.
Hugh Sctives,of No. 19, Marlborough-street, surgeon,
elated, he knew the deceased before the accident took
place, and has no doubt the deceased's intellects wero
injured by the excesses i.e committed. He was welled
upon to attend him on Sunday rooming, and found him
on the bed with bin hip dislocated, and the bone broke
into the socket, he hada slight . 'Lei:- on the knee, aid
front the state his constitution was in ue eat,- s. ice 4inh-
iner, and the Wary he received by the'fall, it must have
ruptured some of the blood-vessels Of the. Lead, and occa-
sioned his death. At the time witness attended him his
was intoxicated. Has attended his' fairtilpiar eight or
nine years, and has known him for- threnasonths hew.
thee not drink a stalk glass. e .
it.
The porter's evidence went to prove that dec A
ilia he had only drank owe glass of shrub that mor. .`"
The deceased, he stated. had out bees out more this u
minutes, and be was quite intoxicated on &due 4p y
night.
The Jam viewed the body, when on their return. the
Coroner said they had heard the evidence, they bed seen
the body, and they had teen the window -the decease t
was getting out ot and they could not think he intended
to tall himself, but Merely to set out to obtain more
drink, and in so doing had fallen. The Jury returned
their verdict—" That the deceased met his death by a
fall in anemias, to get out of a second-door window
I while in a state of iatoxication. _
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A quarrel took place last market daji at Frome, in
iowersetshire, between two men i when &bast to set-
to, one of them observed Moat his opponent had Kt
ass eye, and scorning to take the least advantage. tm•
aisdistaly and gallantly tied his handkerchief over olio
•f his own eyes.
Yesterday, 120 prisoners, of both sexes, who were
tried at the late Sessions, and sentenced to various terms
of insprisoiniest, and sane to be mibiicly, and others
privately whipped, wen removed from Newpate to th •
Housed Co►rection, w►ich, previous to this :mural
was so seerssocksul with prisoners that it was intendo
termites upwards of 100 to Clerkeswetl Prison,