The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-10-05 00:00:00

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• COVENT•GARDEK.
The Comedy of .76An Mll was reinarkabli
acted, last night. Mr. IJAMEItTON played Denizl'
Brulgruildery with a good deal of success. Ile
had applause in several of his pussagest and we din
`not perceive censure iii any. if this Gentleman
could give a little more colouring to the character,
we think he would soon become acceptable to the
town in it. Mr. EGI:itTUN'S Peregrine is a sound
and pleasing piece of acting. jului gave a finished
picture 141.111 m .Slanjleton. Thu- other principal
Performers iu the play sustained their ancient repu.
Cation.o.
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LYCEUM.

Last night Mr. SO:ERMAN% admirable Conicity of
The Schqpl for Scandal was perfo-med here. The
only novelty was Mrs. GLQVER in the part of
Lady Tcale, w hich she sustained with extreme cre-
dit to herself, and pleasure to the audieuce. 111-
the lively part of 'the character she was easy, play,
ful, and judicionv I ainl in the-Screen Scene, where
she rebukes Joseph) and declares her peniti2nce•for
having listened 0 him, she was 'dignified and • inte.
resting, and received loud applauses.—The Farce
Of Age Tu-morroir follo*Wed, in which Miss KELLY
and Mrs. SPARES ',Vert) as usual, eicellent,, •

ACCIDENT AT THE WEST INDIA DOCKS.
The Coffre.dam at .the Limehouse entrance of
the West India Ducks, erected for the purpose of
keeping nut the water, while the building of the
wing wall of the lock was going on, gave way on
IVednesday. At nearly high water in the afternoon,
the workmen employed iu excavating the (math for
the foundation, .having observed the water to burst
underneath the piles, .were ordered to remove im.
mediately from the dam. The confidence, how-
ever, reposed in its security,' from the immense
streugth of the braces, &c. wa4 still such, that
hopes were entertained that it would not entirely
give way. But in a few minutes, the piles ( which
were upwards of
.thirty feet long) were forced
perpendicularly into the air, the water of course
filled the dam, and the &ties Irere inimediately
felt in the basins, though not to the extent that
might have been expected. •Foctlunately no, lives
were lost. . .. •
The situation of the dam was so much exposed
that not less than (ruin thirty to forty vessels passed
every tide. Many of them, in passing (ncitwitli.
standing every exertion on the part of the dock.
master), came with a severe crash against the dam,
and from this circumstance, and the pressure of
about fifteen hundred thousand tons of water, the
blowing up of the whole was not to be wondered at

We mention the following, as a pleasing occur.
rence4-s-Mr. William Wi'sun, writer, in Glasgow,
having lately bad an opportunity in the line of his
profession, of being serviceable to. two Irish la.
bourns employed at the Canal now forming between.
Glasgow and Paisley, their fellow-workmen and
countrymen in the vicinity of Glasgow, •to testify.'
their sense of Mr. Wilson's friendship, voluntered
to give him a day's work at harvest, on his farm of
Cowglcn : and accordingly, on Saturday, the 29,4
ult. ninety stunt young Irishmen appeared on the
ground with hooks, and, in the course of six hours,
cut down, in a good style, upwards of 600 large
Istunks of oats, the poduce of a &ell containing 11
Scotch acres.--Glasgoto Paper.
The St.. Andrew's and St. George's Volunteer
Regiment will muster in Gray's Inn Gardens, on
Monday, October the Bth, at half-past- one o'clock,
land be inspected by Colonel Jenkinsim, in the field
on the East side of "Upper G6wer.street. The
Regiment will also muster at one o'clock, on Mon-
day, October the 15th, to proceed to fireball ; on
which occasion Ensign
.11EATu will present a sabre
to 'the person who shall fire the best shut, and the
Lieutenant:Colonel will also present prizes to the
persons firing the second and third best shots.
On Saturday (being Mieliaelraas.day), Francis
Morso anti Thomas Trunk/11ton, Esrirs. were sworn
into the office of Sheriffs of Norwich, for the year
ensuing: Mr. Murse appeared in his shooting.
dress, viz. a short coat, leather breeches, &c. and
On the SiewariVs 'proceeding, as usual, to invest
him with the gold chain, he refused to put on what
he called " a bauble ;" nor would he wear the.
gown, he said, unless lie was informed it was abso.
lutcly necessary. Mr. Steward Alderson observed,
that he did not give it as 'his opinion, but he did
entertain a doubt whether
,his acts as Sheriff 'would'
be valid, nut hiving complied with the usual forms,
and his refinel' also seemed to convey some little
disrespect to the Court.' Mr.. Morse disavueed
any individual diirespect,• but said he Would per-
form the dutieß of the offke, independent of ester.
nal forms, with truth and fidelity. lie also denied
having assumed to himself the Office, as stated by
the Steward, but said it was forced upon him, with
the expectation of obtaining• the fine of 801. as he
canvinced there watt‘not a Gentleman on the
Bench• who believed, when the 'precept was cent
him, he would serve the office. Mr.'Slierift Trough.
ton eutertaineal the Bench, and' a
,party of his
friends, in an elegant and hospitable Manner, at the,
Ilaiel's-[lead lon ; and Mr. Morse had aiso a party
,of his friends to dine with him on that day, buttiet
on account of his accession to office.
On Saturday a compel'', of the Royal Marines
arrived et Chatham, from Woolwich,, to join the
battalion which is now forming at tho Royal Ma..
rice barracks at that place. The battailioe,
ing one company of Royal AlarinitArtillery, is to
be employed isireseine, secret eitpeditn w
io,t %Ho the
.command of Malers A heroetisie. '
This morning, about half.last.l3 o'clock., is
broke out in Calvert's brewhonse, ThaMes.:street,
which at one time threatened the destruct-thin Of the,
whole of that extensive tztablislinipol.;, lot 'by the'
timely arrival of the cAlgiees., and a pleistifOl supply
of water, it was g9t under, after destrpying that
part of the beewhoulein•whieb it broke yut, .•
•'A very short tine ago, the llereules public-
house, uppocite the Asylum, was broke into, and
robbed ; the watchman stands within half a dozen
yards of the dour.

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MR. P.
. ON Ills PLANS FOK Tlll
EDUCATION OF '1 HE POOR.

I sirg nn horrid wars, no yeach.ry base,
No inurd'ruus slaughter of the iminait race;
Nor lieltk, with carcases all cover'd o'er,
And stalled is ith purple tides of hu.nnu gore;
No crimson trophies waving high to uir,
And tann'ti by sight, tile utispriu„ of despair:
More .leasing subjects now require any strain,
ledge extruding wide her genial •etgu;
u•tue, liewseitly truth,
Implanted ua fbr 111111th of 3 uut.i,
Hy thee ash .se liberal acts and fau:tful
Yrucloini thee—ricsi t.v.tcrow or MANKIND.

The urgent wants of inis'ry to relieve,
To wipe the tear away from those twat grieve,
To grant the sick and weary kind repose,
Ti soothe theirmis'ries, aad to ease ineir woes;
And thus to live, but to des ise soaar pl::u,
To"meet the mis.rics and t.te %outs t.f man;
Ilis load to lighten, and hitt griefs remove,
• Nay vs Hl be call'd a work nt littlest love ;
. A work that nukes a mortal like to COD,
And trend the p..tb his LiacAT Rein:Esti:a trod.
Thus godlike Ilow RU travers'd every lnd,
Thru' burning desarts atal tort,' tracts of rand,

O'er cloud-rapt mountains, pyramids of snow,
To soothe the wretched, .nod to eds.. their woe;
in dungeons where tne cbeerful-bolar ray
.114 never shone, or brought a glimpse of day,
The captives shauted, but iiis mane to hear,
Their suugs re-etho'd situ' the cavei Ds tire tr.
In cv'ry region where (ae good suan came,
Ills praise was echu'd the.voice of fame :
E salted tyrants saw their None/ ing
And hid their lu,tre and " shim/A.ll'd rays''—
• They rode, indeed, triumphant o'er I.le plain;
Best rew'd with valiant auldirr, lately slain ;
The:Laurel watch eticiterd round their head,
Was sitatch'd trims helds all euver'd with the dead;
And the brigtit r0..6 which they .riumpliant wore,
1V ere stuised with many a fello-a-creature's pure.

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