The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-01-08 00:00:00

DRUR-1:1:4-N-K TIIITATHE.

The new Pantomime was repeeted last night. and
every scene esti' the transformation to the Ilar-
legeisrade was honoured with the distiognished and
well.eterited approbation. When the Clown, how.
ever, resented his character. cnnferion asaala;tl do.
@politic sway. I la• Hamel," `• Dredbary for
ever." and rice verso; remanded through every part
of the Theatre ; and many arguments wore striking
than even the most powerful !maniple, were wit-
nessed in verities parts of the Moose, with scarcely
an interval of calm dering the evening; when how.
.eveg the spectators geoid, with a little trangoillity,
enjoy the slogs display, there was leech to be ad•
mired ; the scenery, in many instances, is holy plc-
tempos and appropriate, and many of the tricky,
although possessing little originality. were clewed!'
managed. When harmony shall be restored, it sill
doehtlert be attractive, and will add • new lent!
to Mr. BAROVIIunt. ill.. who has so long and se
ably written for the Minor Theatre,.
In the coons of the evening the subjoined hand-
bill was freely circulated through the house:—
" Theater Royal. Drury lane. Jan. 7.
" is may be arecrary so ittrut• the Public. that Mr. Haan.
sues Ito. no cos.r for complaint ageism she Managruecni of
Ikury taw Thrum he boldly lama Informed, on faraday Isa.
by a letter frame Mr. STSPIIII3I K 1111/Kll, 'Me although the hie
Isunintoisie, for ahkk mile be nu. togagett. bad fnlled, prt
she Gentlemen of the Uub:Coneftittee hat ropnweled Mr. S.
Kr.umar. toilsome Mai (Mr. 11.1 that bh cnratearst *mild be
as Awash fulfilled as if it bad been anere..lol. And Win wale.
Best Kr. I. karma aware' the Politic is the fact." '

A FEW PLAIN QUESTIONS RESPP.CTINO EAT.
MKS WHILIISELN TO RAYS MAPCO NOTICE.

•
ifflisibeteme of the skips bidldlng la Russia ender
General Bentham ?
Why have the anneal state of the affairs of the
Fast Lodi. Company been withheld from Parliament
and the Peblie ?
Why has not Gemmel diglos affair been farther
esgeited into ?
Why has nut the sale of Ditch priers been
and the persons who were to blame punished
Are the notes of the Federative Bank, established
in 1813, and which were to be relied is before let
July, 1815, yet settled and paid ?
What causes obstruct the aettlement of the St.
Festatia prizeosioney, which has lain in the hands
of Greenwich hospital MI years? The captors
entitled to said prise-money are almost all dead, sod
the hospital will in a very few years claim a pre-
scriptive right to it.
What has been done in ennsegeence of the Report
of the Committee of the Irish flosse of Commons in
1788, respecting the Chartered Schools ?
What has become of Mr. Broogliam's motion in
the Court of King's Bench for a Mandamus to order
the Directors of the Bank of Englalend
eated to dividActse their f
profits twice a year, agreeably rep o
Parliameut and their Charter?
By what law are she Bank's matters managed by a
I Sob• Committee of the Directors, la place of by the
whole of them ?
What steps have been taken for recovering the
King's jewels, which have been missing since Jane,
1818 ?
What rewards have been offered for apprehend-
ing and convicting the hoesehreakers oho robbed two
of the late Queen's Palates a few days before her
Majesty's death ?
Is the Bank of England to be allowed the whole
beeefit arising from supplying Gres, Britain with a
substitute for the current coin of the kingdom?

A hat.makor of Cassel, named M•vcictr, has 11
discovered • method of mansfactoring felt, in Si to I
make it impenetrable to the stroke of • sabre, in the
hiked@ of Os slronaest cuirassier, and even to a
musket hall. This fact has been proved by mosneroos
trials. He offered to discover the secret to oar .
Goverament for • suitable recompence, bet no atten-
tion was paid to it. A report of Ibis ingestion, how •
ever, reached St. Petersbargh, and Mr. MAUI-ICH
nos invited to present himself to the Easnerer of
litssts, at Ais.in-Chapelle. The Messier Generals
being satisfied of the troth of his assertions, be has
bees invited to ritabibb, 11l Itelll4, • manafactory
of this felt, epos tbe most liberal terms.
COMP liatcto A sox. .1 A 111. a. —Tie prices of Grain remain
nosioalij re ..a 11•10 ay ion.
SIIITHPISLD HAMLET. JAN. S.
TA ii•• rte /MIA. Head a 1.. n.
Mee .... 4.. 111. N. to. `24. I .4 cane NM day .
1•11•18 . 4r. fit. to 6.. VA. BOWS
Veal ... 51 01. to 7.. WSheep awl Ulnas
Pore • b.. Vt. S.. es. SA. ihdese
Una)... Ur. 01. 10 0' o& Pres IOU
11A V -MAHILLT.
Hay ..... . al. N. US. I. Rt. OS. pd.
Clever .... 61. Cr. lid. to 91. Or. 00-
Snow .... ti :101. W. Is 41. 16.. N.