The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-08-01 00:00:00

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(raoM TUC MORNING CHRONICLO
SIR—It is very cosh lendy reported that some of the
money sent to Ireland has, Instead of being applied to
the purchase of food, Ice. found its way taro the
pockets of landlords is pajosest of arrears of red. I
have no means of proving or disproving the weenies,
nor can I bring stymy to beliere is the ezietesee of so
foul as abuse, but as the rumour is prevalent, you
will, perhaps, have the goodness to insert this note for
the impose of eliciting the troth.
I am, Sir, your obedient Servant,
A Suescitinza.

The preparations for the contr.setion and other al•
terations before the curtain of Drury•lane Theatre are
commenced ; to romplete which the erection of the
scaffolding is estimated at an expense of at least five
hundred pounds.
At Covent Garden Theatre a radical change was
made, Immediately on th• close of the last season.
Every person belonging' to the establishment, (except
those under articles) down even to the money-tatters,
received a discharge.
The English Company from the Theatres of Wind-
sor and Brighton, under the direction of Mr. Proley,
will commence their representations on the 29th of
July, at the Theatre of Porte St. Martin. They will
successively perform Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth, and
other tragedies of Sbakspeare ; and several comedies
of Otmay, tlongreee, and Sheridan.—(Joitrnal dee
Debate.)

We heard it stated, yesterday, that letters hays been
received in town from Dublin, in answer to the in•
gniries respecting the unfortunate Byrne, the ill-fated
victim of a proseention instituted against him by
Bishop Jocelyn, which state that Byrne on longer
lives! It is said that his mental atonic), combined
with his bodily Sol-rings, prodneed speedy dissolu-
tion. It is added, however, that Byrne left jour chil-
dren. To do justice to them is impossible ; but may
not something be done as a balm to their feelings ?
(Morale"! Herald)

The business of a cLitnney-streep bas, within these
two Jays, been advertised in the Morning P•pers as
to be disposed of. Since a chimney-sweep has bees
skimmed a Bishop. wow of the sooty tribe have be-
come so ashamed of their calling as to throw off the
dolls, and champ. colour.
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Notwithstanding the weather was rather unfavour-
able last night, we understand the Royal Darden.
Vauxhall, had to boast much elegant company. The
tight rope Prodigy, young Luoguemare, and Miss
Hen,ler, the celebrated wire dancer. delighted and
astonished the assemblage. Madame Mengler's fire-
works were exceedingly brilliant.
There will be a visible eclipse of the Moon to-mar-
row night. beginning aboni 51 minutes past ten ; the
middle of the eclipse will be about 24 minutes after
midnight, and the end 36 minutes after one on Sa-
turday morning. The digits eclipsed will be nine
degrees and six minutes on the moon's northern limb.
A very curious phenomenon has occurred within I
these few weeks at Ilickling Broad ; thousand. and
tens of t►ousands of fish have died, and floated on
the water. Nu satisfactory eanse has been assigned
for this great and nnexampled destruction of the finny
tribe.—(Nortrieh Post.)
The Court ettbancery rises on the 20th instant; that
of the Vice Chancellor on the 9.h or 10th.—Tbe King's
excu►sion to Scotland will prevent Lord Eldon's leav-
ing town during his Majesty's absence, but Sir John
Leach will set off from London, for Italy, :.fter the ris-
ing of his Court.