The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-03-17 00:00:00

COUNT-HARDEN THEATRE.

A trainithed !Matinee was produced on Saturday at
this Theatre, described as 'a tragedy, bearing the title of
Julian. It is from the pen of Miss MITCORD,
and she will at least have the honour of being
the first of her sex who gave origin to a seriourdraina,
with even tolerable pretmsions to merit. If we speak
of this production as a trage ly, and apply to it all
the tests which that designation would demand, it
is decidedly bad ; for it is deficient in many of
the leading characters which are its imperative requi-
sites. In short, it possesses good situations, incidents
of considerable interest, and some poetry, both with
regaill to imagination and language, of a superior kind.
But it is deficient in character, in plot, and in nature.
There are no ruling passions delineated, no irresistibly
impelling motives of conduct; and enusequently there
is an abundance of absurdity and contradiction in the
sentiments and acts allotted to the principal parts.
The general interest of the play weakens after the
third act. This is so much the case, that the ef-
forts of the author to hunt np incident and matter
for the last two, are frequently visible to an unplea-
sant extent. This accounted for a considerable dimi-
nution of 'applause from that point, and the gradual in-
crease of malcontents. Upon the whole however, the
play was successful ; and although there was some
opposition to • its repetition on Monday, it was
feeble in comparison to the applause. Macaraox
was very great in his part, and frequently excited enthu-
siastic exclamations sit I Inuits of approitttion. He was
well supported, by Mr. BENNETT. Miss LACEY played
' the heroine, bat not with the talent we expected from
her. There was a full House.

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By a Mail front Flanders we have received an article
froM Vienna, which gives us to understand that a Note
has beta addressed by the Court of Austria to several
Sovereigns, in which it explains the motives of the sys-
tem of neutrality which it has adopted in case war shall
break out between France and Spain. This, if true, is
indeed a very important piece of information, and highly
auspicious to the cause of Spain. It is also stated that
the Austrian army is to be reduced 25010 men.
The WOollen Manufacturers and Merchants 'of this ditt-
o* are about to.hold another Meeting, to petition Par-
liament most
to remove or to modify that itn olitic im-
post, the duty on the importation of foci' , which
is slowly but surely undermining one of the portant
branches of the staple trade of this kingd toot af-
fording the least benefit, as experience own, to
agriculture.—'fbe infatuation of retaining such a tat, is
greater than the folly which imposed it.—(l.cetl.r ihro.i-
-751n onr last paper it was erroneoosly ,stated that Mr.
,I?sovitas, the High Sheriff for the county of York, had
served that office in the year 17 s 9 ; but we tied on more
Particular examination, that this gentleman was then only
lii) years of age, and rust Walter Cawk.s, 1,`,...q. of Faro.
ley-Hall, the High Sheriff of 1;:r9, was the father of the
present Sheriff —(!biti )
Un Friday seonight, a general meeting of the lan 1-
holders of Aberdeenshire, was held in the Court•house,
Aberdeen, for the porpoe of considering the propriety
of making an application to the Lords of leis 31aj.sty's
Treasury, fora repeal of the ad-valorem duty of 26i. A.
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.per cent. payable apon stone carried coastwise. Mr.
Irambie, of Phesdo, opened the business of the meeting,
aid pointed out the many important advantages which
*mild accrae to that part of the country front a repeal of
'Ose duty in question'; when, after some little discussion,
vit was resolved to present a memorial to the Treasury, or,
if necessary, a Petition to Parliament, on the subject.—
On the 26th ult. the Magistrates and Council ot Aber-
.deedresolved to present a petition to the Lords Coutritis-
'sionire of. the Treasury, on the same subject, praying
tbeak' to adopt such steps as they may deem expedient
for lit'atittiot i repeal of time fire-lacationed duty,.
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