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• • • TO THE EDITOR 01? THE STATESMAN,.
, Glasgow, Dec. 16123.
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Dtaa SIR.—In consequence of the article upon Riego's
which appeared In last week's " Free Press," a Murder ;
-cormiderable number of Glasgow gentlemen have sent in
, their names to us, as desirous of becoming subscribers to
: . leer Riego's family, and the other Spaniards, now seeking
protection and support in Great' Britain. As we know that
you warmly sympathise with those persecuted patriots, may
, we beg of you to get tie, or send us an account of what has
been done, or is about to be done in London ; also what is
the real situation of Riego's family, and the other Exiles?
We shall be able, we Host, to send from Glasgow a few
• Unfired pounds.
Allow us to solicit your immediate attention, and oblige
• fir, -tam faithfully.
. THZ EDITOR OF THE GLASGOW FREE Pass..
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i THE LATE LORD ERSKINE.
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' ORIGINAL ANECDOTES.
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• In Paiklllographicti sketch of the late Lord Erskine(lerdek
• lay recently *pawed in the public papers, he is stated to haste
. bee* dismissed from the oMee of Attorney General to the P•-•
of Q--, on account of his defence of the publication of
' • Piine's Rights of alms. His Lordship. however, when he men-
. , a friend •loome taretuestanees cooneete:a with his did-
autsalt did not ascribe it to this particular. incident.
. , l-'.Aboat the latter end of the year IHK the English Premier
. .isid,by fortifying the Tower and the Bank, by converting the
. . Ageyel Nechaage into.. Barrack. and by various other extraor-
. idiatry artifices, fomented the alarm which Burke had raised
-. • k avectiair the French Revolution ; and amongst those who,
.Or elected to take the alarm, were I Whigs of rank,
•.:4Ntso Seized the occasion to desert the the hopeless cause of
4-tlnVitinn and rally round the standard of the Ministry. At
,e'? eftsii iine period; an Illustrious Personage, who till then had
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. '., ' ; throlegitthe median, of Mr. &ludas !!! on Interview,
' , the Tleasury, with Mr. Pitt ; to whom he had declared that,
.. • Otitis f rater political connection, and resolve to support
Nis Majesty's Ministers.
ve • At this period, a petty junta, composed of Mr. John Rsere,
,Illir. John Bowles, and one or two more of such sort of persons,
assuming to themselves the title of the " Association against
I'lltepab/icans and Levellers," were labouring to diffuse the
'spirit of u.tra loyalty through every rank ; and every district,
Ray every parish, in the metropolis, was striving which should
• 'send forth to newspapers and placards, the strongest resolves
in uppolition to political innovation. Mr. Fox himself found
41a/emery to sign the loyal resolutions of the vestry of St.
41.011rs'S, Haisover Square, as if his political principles had
been questionable; and wt.eo Parliament lasstnitiled. " the
alarmists" who were menabers,ninde a formal and load profes-
. eon of their political faith, with a denunciation against demo-
*racy, as a prelude to their taking office from Pitt; while others
. 'eke had mark enough to continue their adherence to their
twisty, were se far compelled to observe Ike order of the day,
'as to declare la their places their attachment-WO. Consti-
tatlou.
Referring to this period, not many years after, Mr. Erskine
mild, be was one evening in the House of Commons, *hen he
taboorved the p— of W—, under the gallery ; and left his
dope to pay his respects to his A— ll—. After the usual
, nesspliments bed passed, the P—, be stated, remarked to him
`‘,,,that many of their friends had taken occasion to declare their
allbehment to the Constitution, and it was, therefore, specially
*Arable, Unit he, Mr. E., as one of the P—'s family, should
de the same. This, Mr. F.. undertook to effect immediately ;
~ Pad pc
to pass the Speaker's choir. requested an early
t c ty to motet the figeaker's eye, sable!' ha accordingly

slog to the P—, Mr. F.. In continaallcm, ei
H-- pressini Mr. L.'s hand between bot
said—"Erekine, I *ball love you for this, as

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It, In a few days afterwards. he received a
lion from C— House. which irtirnated that • new
migament of the officers of that establishment had been
le out, and that Mr. Erskine's name did not appear in the

When Mr. Erskine related this anecdote he as •rued that up
,tti that period, which was several years after his dismissal, he
bad waver hadthrhonour of an intertiew with the P—.
.

711 E KING'S VISIT TO COVENT GARDEN
THEATRE.

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4;lilsMajrsty hiving appointed to visit Covent Gorden Theatre
bet eight, irrengereents similar to those on Monday night were
...wide by the Police, and a guard of honour from the King's
wards was marched to Prince's Place, which Is the entrance

:•-ait apart specially for his Majesty.
.;...The Royal cavalcade, consisting of five royal carriages,
ed the accustomed way to this Theatre, from Charing
r,,
' re rose op At. Martin's Lane, Lung Ac, James Street, Hart
~ fretand Prince'r Place, where the King arrived exactly four
..*lnsfes before seven o'clock.
~. The King was received at the Theatre by Captain Forbes,
hand uniform, and Mr. limbic, in a full Court dress, also
Ana Mr. Fawcett, the Stage Manager, in a full Court dress, all
• New carrying wax lights.
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Duke of Clarence end the Marquess of Winchester (as
'.' Wipe] Lord in Waiting), rode in the carriage with the
'Fbe Attendants were nearly the same as those in wait-
- Mg his Majesty at Drury Lane Theatre, with the addition
. „ . Lord Chamberlain and the Captain of the Yeomen

. .`Tllsen The doors of the Theatre were thrown open, the
l.bastle and confusion toolc place which we observed
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. die other house, and the overflow was such that a great
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of Me audience were obliged to ramble shout the
and the saloon, many of them without even catching
se of the Royal Person from his entrance till his
re. As soon as his Majesty appeared he was
with the usual tribute of applause, which was
lodged by repeated bows. The curtain then drew
P•Lill. and a stage crowded to excess was discovered. " God
P•itte the King" was snit, in excellent style. Mr. SINCLAIR,
?MU faros, and Miss nee, were, of coarse
tonspicuous vocalists, an encore was de-
. adsd; end the call was obeyed without going through
-town of Jetting down the curtain. The opera
The Cabinet was then commenced, but so great was the
• Pesetas within the body of the house, and especially in
-We ptt,that the first scene passed over unheard. A person
lib . stood on one of the benches for want of a seat, was
•
?paced out as art object of peculiar indignation. He kept
Ms groped as long as be could, but at hat numbers prevail-
Aorer obstinacy and determination, and after undergoing
f good deal of jostling, he was thrown into the orchestra,
. *lts whence be made his escape under the stage. Mr.
Sumo& and Miss PATO?f were encored as usual in their
,`4oWvetive• longs, and his Majesty see neci so highly
.Iditifittl with the musical treat, as to signify his ap•
!Waitron of the frequent calls for repetition, by applaud-
la jas often as they were made, It is unnecessary to say
that all the performers exerted themselves to the utmost
'lathe occasion. At the end of the Opera ' God save the
' rifrjaf was again sung. It was followed by ' Rule Britan-
To that succeeded the Melo-Drama of Timour the
t.
• Cr, in which the horses came in for their share of
. bation. When the whole of the performances were
19Pdaded. ' God save the King,' was repeated once more,
Xtbe Royal party bad retired before it began, so that the
._ Mama the stage and iu the other par:sof the house wereleft
%strain their throat, in loyal effusions,• without the bone-
bat presence which must have traded to stimulate
ardour. " .
... tee Charles of Leiaengep, attended by. Captain Con.
, a tat in Prince Leopold's box. Mr. Secretary Canning,
Pagel, the Ambassador from the Nethbrlands, sat
..11tIllte box adjoising the King's, aids 11 numerous'