The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-09-26 00:00:00

THE STATVSMA!4.

NAVAL INTELLIGEAR.

DtAr., SBPT. U.—Arrived and sailed for the River
the Thomas Plummer and Epplereorth, from Ja-
maica ; and Kingston, from do. for Newcastle.—
Came down from the River and remain the Richard,
for Dema rare ; Elizabeth, for Havre ; flrresford,
for Gibraltar ; end Eliza, for Quebec.—Sailed the
Friends transport, for Deptford.—Several SYe't In-
dimmer, passed here for the River last night and this
morning.

PORT3MOUTIII, SEPT. 25. Arrived the Lady!
Mackicorth transport, from Quebec.—Sailed his Ma..;
jesty's ship Hasty, fur the Don ns ; and Schwager,.
for the Baltic.—The Princess Charlotte, from the.
East Indies, passed up Cirinnel yesterday evening.

❑OVER, SEPT. 25.—Passrd here the Jembna,
Brown, from Jamaica to London.
SF.PI. 23. -A rl iced the Cossack, from
Charleston; Garland, from ion', for Qoebec,with
loss of tr,pmast and head of foremast, and leaky.;
able, the QuensberrN packet, from America.—Sailed,
the Nocton packet, for Coronae and Lisbon, with
Mails.

111EATRE ROYAL, COvENT-c ‘ItDEN.—An extra.
orilitiary uproar took place at this Theatre last night
on the first apisearasice of a Mr. Enwatios in the cha-
racter of Richard 111. The Genileitian had scarcely
gone through his first soliloquy before symptoms of
dissati4astion manifested themselves, and which
broke out into bursts of laughter in the progress of
the play. The manner in which he killed King
Henry was so ludicrous that all gravity was at an
eud ; hut it was not until the lore scene with 'Pine
that the patience of the Home was exhausted. Toe
manner in which he pronounced on his knee—
s• Take up the sword again or take up me," con-
voilsed the house. Anne could not reply, and
Richard continued on his knee for several minutes,
while the I'it, Boxes. and Galleries rung with the
clamour of 's Of, on; op" " Go on, go on !"
This scene ended in Anne's •quittiog the stage, and
Richard's following her. The play was thus sus.
pentied, and the stage was left vacant.—After a time
11r. FAwcrrr advanced; and having, with difficulty,
obtained. an audience, he respectfully requested to
kit.•w if the Company would permit the performance
to go on. The noise drowned all poacil'le under-
stanilitig.of the public voice. It was totally impos-
sible to make out what the majority wished- for, and
he retired without bri,,ging the matter to a decislrn.
Again the stage remained empty for a time, and di
was still. At length Mr. FAWCETT came forward
again, and addressed the audience smarty as follows :
c lADIES AND CENTIAMEN,—With the most ear.
nest desire to comply with your wishes, and to yield
to your judgment, we are most atiltiuns to Icarus
our determination. To please all MA v be iinp-ssi-
ble. Opinion app.ars to be divided—hut candour
must admit that the G ost !matt has proceeded so
little way in the part, that it woo'd be reasonable to
hear him further before you ultimately decide on his
merits."

This was received with w mixture of applause and
censure; but his request was admitted, and the play
went on. Mr. EDWARD.' had chiefly giien rise to the
riiibility of the spectators by a whimsical shake of
the head, and by some odd gesticulations, rather
than by any gro.os defect of utterance, or any mis.
concoption of the part. On the contrary hta .peerh
is intelligent, his delivery clear, and if it had been
a character of a more level cast, and where less
marking emphasis and energy were required, he
would have met, not merely with indulgence, but
approbation. Several of his speeches with RuckinZ-
ham were highly applauded, but in his nest scene the
disc•nolent was renewed, and the whole of the act
was performed in dumb show, amidst the vocifera-
tion, of (hose who condemned or who applauded,
for both sides equally served to stifle all sound from
the stage.

The performance proceeded to its close amidtd a
confused mixture of hisses and applause, laughter,
and cries of "Off! off!" One or two passages were
considerably applauded, but the greater part was
either loaded with censure or completely lost. Mr.
Eow,tuns was now and then energetic, and showed
he could be so judiciously ; but in much of the part
be pitched his voice too low, and the clamours of the
Audience rendered it utterly impossible to hear him.
. There was, at the same time, aluays a something to
excite tal.ghter. General cries of " Off! off !"• ac.
companied the (11 itqr scene, iu which Lis concluding
speech was utterly inautliltle. •

Mr. EDWARDq, we doubt net, is a sensible man,
bat he is not so gifted as to be enabled to sustain
with credit the difficult character he attempted yes.
Imlay, in so huge a Theatre as that of Coverst.gar-
dea. If he had experienced no interruption, though
he would not have outraged common sense, he could
hare beets hut ft ehly correct ; his powers could not
hare ast hed, nor would the tire of his gilaius
the splendour of Isis execution hare atoned for the
alpletice of great powers. On a smaller stage, or in
less prominent characters he may succeed, but to
fir.t rate parts in one of our great national Theatres
be is decidedly unequal.
It is needless to detail the mockery and insults to
whirls he wet exposed till the curtain fell, to descant
on errors 'e Well no longer concern the public, or
" futther seek his merits to disclose." Suffice it to
say, the isidiguation of the audience terminated but
with the Play ; and, from the uproar and confusion,
many of the scenes passed off in dumb show.

The approaching conjanetion of Mars and the
Earth, is, according to Astrologers, portentous of
great events; and, very shortl►, many persons will
distinctly hear the rolling Thunder of the Seven
Planets and more than 4000 Luminaries, revolving
in the Wheel of Fortune, consisting of Seven Grand
Prizes. three of which are £50,000, and four
,e 20,000 each, with upwards of 4000 others, of
varied values, amounting to 113 I 4,400, and tho chance
of all, is now, for the first time, presented to ad-
venturers in the present magnificent Lottery of only
15,000 Tickets) which begins drawing the 7th of
November.

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PEDESTRIAN ON IILII'llll1:41TII. . . —.........
1,81:sm, with whiCh Mr. Dyer had been to kind as
.
did not finish his
to fureisti him, and his habit of bud). ay. to% lir.' eat
--we.-
FIFTEENTH DAY.
Wilson good
50 miles on the Wickham Upon the whole, at this. period of the day the odds
road till half.past five o'clock 1 •
delay more protracted than any which had taken Several base alarms weir eiten of the approach tat
yesterday morning, a were inCree.ing sersium him.
place since the commencement of his lahours. This the constables ithe in ;
bpopdtiiimferonints whichtliesv,wereir?ey
may be attributed to two causes;
hifisrst, the groat in* wire ordered up by the Mai/kir:it, t , ke hies iiitti
othrown..he . n ...orneig. wiei t
, st .4 .lellsri4
way on N.,,01ry, cusitody. The greater part of the tnultiturle, how-
wheather, and the hood- ever, were tOll,lred to belieie ilint tido 0.1 •
nets of the two pieces of around vi:. eh he first tried ; case, and that he would he lovrin't red 't
4..i1ifl 4
sit: i
his
and, Ilea!, from an negenerons as • well as unmanly lebeurs. One gentlemen called; at th 7, II i•.'mei;
inter ruptem le tech isms otrered to him stein after ee litillet, 'and said that the M i i.tretes had eieeitiiil 7
had completed his 4211 mile. The int, rruptlroi to liftelr intention to let Wilson lio
no hot Or. ....6 ' •
it hi!e sittiog iii a public-houeein too it, Ilea ril of the letter.
which we allude was given by seine oersoes oho, rteurcea timelier In permit a elgmilar 4e
'hilbitine P's.P.
This ComMustleation .reti4,,eitt rili. fearstlsl...'t
hardships to which the tilifertunete mail had lice,.
I if::.. 11
1./11:
ai ' lin,
ttila'gtifpf:lPben.rl:o;,. 1::01 ni,ts.druereki7ll7.elisr.l,7(.ordllisol7hotiar,o7l4
pored, and at mice concluded that it would
possible for him to finish his tabour before tie 'tibial val gpitio4. At starting h. sh..strol 4 MO.. stiff-
o'clock. Bets were immediately ()tiered against him, ; mess, but 1n 9909911 overcame this, .101 l ill the en.oiog
and some went so far as to wager ten to erie that he ! two hours and a quarter; that is to ass. by seared
failed. No sooner were these wagers closed than I o'clock, accomplished iii, twertel..th mile. He n *
the doubt which existed induced the persons tines hie a hearty • meal of cold fowl' omit him by Mrs.
rested to take a post-chaise and proceed to the scene !Dye*, end drank some Madeire and wet t. ,Ila rest
of action. On their arrival at Lord Gws dies lodge, I was bet short, 'motiver' ' and h- was m ' soon
they alarmed its inmates by loud cries of " 71cn tog foot. By 12 ~'clock last night hi; m art 9en
he aw d r d tie
se l I
and t o i
r till
jet, t
one he does not do it," and other vociferations thirty-second mile, a com.idereble time have.,; si -en
equally
iyn
altercation, disheartening
! ineln tthite.interim from seven devoted to rest told heel"
p
aireart'li.es t..!:() o mtheesteimpee wrsonass
to depart. They were, however, warmed with some I Wilson, this morning, ilt 20 mine-40%14i .1
sort of liquor, and were not to he moved. Wilson, ; o'clock, completed his yessettlas's task, m.ki gin
who bad been refreshing, was then brought forth, I the %%hole 750 miles. The old mail, a. t ••• c 10...., ,i,id
and placed on his ground, unaffected by their wards, for two hours before, vial in greater si hits rose he
and' pursued his course with determined activity. lb is been observed to be. Ile was attended over iiistst
Thom. who had, as they now ascertained (to all Ay about 40 persona, all of whom loudly clime ed
appearaoce), unwisely laid such immense odds, im- him on his vim; into his chair. lie told them Stint
mediatels changed the features of- (bpi( attack, and he trusted he would meet with uo int. r. (stolen, for
accused Wilson with having only performed two-anil. he was confident of fulfilline his mot otement. lie
forty miles on Ft Ufa), night. This assertimi was at was expected to start girlies Usisdas shout I I o'clock'
once negatived by thesegmitlemeit who hail kept an j _..._
account of Li; progres,c, and they at the same lime Yesterday a Sazen General. .4. lois lately (wilted
declared their :earliness to testify, in any way, how- in England on a mis.init, was iutroduced te the
ever solemn, that he hail not failed in a single yard PRINCE RE6RNT al Carlton-hnuae, !r Fir! 11 oretraer.
of hie task. For ourselves we can only say, that For these three weeks post it has iiiineit ie Wales
from what we sate, so far has he been from wishing almost every day. A Gentleman jest ;Thome! Irons
to flinch from the full pleasure of his distance, that thence states, that there was no ..I...ofitic in the iim.
lie has always declared his wish rather to go a few giuninemf the month, on account of the constant and
solids over the mile, than under. Oa Suedes, espe- heavy rains.
tinily, he frevently went two pacts heyned the Heriinga, of an uncommon size, Were c'iught It
litnits of his half mile, lest any grown' of objection Perron liav, Cornwall, on Wallies('night last • . try ,--.
should exist. one of them measured in length 25 inches, girth.
At the conclusion of the fifty mites, which corn- round the body 141 hie. 9.9‘„ nod Weighoil 44!hs. -
pleted the seven hundredth mile of his whelp coin. The circulation of The History of Nnoolerm Ho..
plement, 1;e amt played in a post-chaise, and was naparle, by M. de CiIATEAU N Err. has jest h-t.is
driven gently to Mr. Dyel's house, accompanied by prohibited in Fiance le. the Ministers of Louts
that g-reiemen's brother, Mr. Stephenson, and Mr. XVI 11. This prnhibitimi is solely in be eti ratio's('
Mese. Ratite,: had some refr...r.ment, he was pat to the praise bestowed upon lioNAlitittrfe, .Erhom the
to bed at eight o'clock. Hr' hail pret;ously s!rpt author compass to i'ETER THE Make+. Ensperrir of
well in the ehak, and after three hours Ns [her nee, Russia, as n leo:Rhino, ; and to Pei.eximnett in*
he was awoke. lie then breakfasted. and after this Gucci.. as a Captain. M. de C i *ln
-11-TR.I-*Ri.t/ •ty;-:ls'
meal, was drawn in the usual way to the starting-post, that " BONAP k RTE iin,,s...isea the 'woe' ...1.. it% utrist
where he arrived an ten minutes before twelve o'i lock. genius "-This , work (rears to be written with a
Having drank a glass of water, lie addressed the mot. ter . i ;dependent pin .
titude by which he was worrolanded, nearly in the A few days age. as Mr. licitetivitere. of Notth
following terms:- Willinelmne, Lincolnshire, was ,eterniiie 'heave from
" f;LNTLEWEN,-1 have now completed my seven pas infra el it at South Ormsby. i , 1914 curriefe. ,!:awd
hundredth. mile quite to my own satisfaction, and I by a pair of horses, acroutressiied by Ids lady. Elm
hope to yours. In having accomplkhed so much of pole of carriage broke, and tees were threwtt
, my task, I have done as much as any pedestrian who towardi the heels of the homes, nee of which kilted
has preceded met in the same time, and I am now .Mr. 11 on the forehead, and fractured his sited,
about to commence three hundred more miles, which which occasioned his death in a few hours. M.•. I).
I hope I shall be permitted to perform without me.- was also very much hurt.
lestation. This will he more than any other man has Ace:Drees AT PORTSMOUTIE.-00 Tut/ides James
hitherto done. lam but 0 poor man, and I hate tin Snivel-Noon, a shipwright, fell from the bows ef hit
wish to give offence to any person-indeed I would Majesty's ship Niger, into a dock, mot died a. on
rather put up with insult, and I have been exposed afterwards, from a fracture in his skull.-Chilles
but to too many, than be thought captious or ill- 13i.thing, a shipwright, fell ban the held of hia Mae
mannered. In starting this morning I base only to , jeos 'a ship Vigo, and died on Sat uriles 'nettling, in
request you will give me room, it is ail the scram- consequence of a severe cc:littlish'', he rece's al itt
modation I want. A free circulation of air is almost the back.-A young man, steeled Paditer, a ship.
as necessary to me as food, and I entreat you will wrie,lit rippieutice, fa 11 into the. held of his Nee
keep at a distance." jesty's ship Pill, and was very considerabli 'mike(' 2
• Basing made this address, be was 'mlly cheered, he is expected to r 'cover. L;littilieloa, ri ship*
and the warmest expressions of admiration burst, wiight, cut his tog, viiiikt at work. writ his axe,
from all quarters. The poor fellow then set off in •is hick, it is apprehended, will produce a lameness
high spirits, accompanied by his usual friends, and during the temainder of his lift'.-Mr. Pelson,
in twenty minutes finished his first mile. ; clerk in the Dock-yard, had the siu;gular mist:pawns
On this occasion he again addressed the populace ' on Friday to break les arm, in throwing up a cricket
as follows :- I ball, whilst at play at that game.
' " 1 have now, Gentlemen, gone one mile more! WANTON CRUELTY.-01. the Lewes race course,
than any pedestrian, under similar circainstarices ; ' last Saturday, a line generous spirited mare was
and, with the help of Providence, I have no doubt matched against time, to perfnron sixty miles in four .
1 shall complete the whole one thousand miles within hours, either rode or led. With a jorkey even the
the twenty days. I feel myself well and comfort. , saddle, the noble animal pie formed the first forty
able, and I sincerely hope, the IlagistialeS of this . miles in two hours and five minutes ; after which We
county will not feel it necessary to disturb me. I was pet into the stable, rubbed 4.1 -us in, eV' for fifteen
mean no ilisrysport to these Gentlemen ; but lam mieutcs. When h-ought for-card ao i and time, la.
quite unconscious of havine, in ahy oee instance, hnuriug under the distress nf toriner steicioe, she
been instrumental ho riot or cie.fizsion. If, hewever, was sometimes rode, and solietiniso tea and driven,
, they are determined to stop me, I must only di Clare, • with /9 mounted attendant in, the rear, ,tiro was b kit.
! that my failure does not arise from any went of pity and forcible in the apalivroien i f the whip. petit
- siert' strength." • I 11 miles tome of Ili' erimmi had been 72. see! over,
The poor fellow then took another glass of water, ! with as nen-li Tepidity as the eekate 'et tren,:th of
and pursued his walk. The crowd by which he • the poor beast would permit. At this ppm, :, nine
was vicompassed was as went as on any former day; ! milef of the all.ttt!.(l tasL boing tva.tfing for ito oca
their conduct ass, however, marked by the utmost complishment, art three quarters of an lima only
deem u!.., and nothing Orl urred which could he terme.l remaining to per foam it in, the condition of the mare
at sill inoicatire of an ittlelitino to riot. Ills second : would not allow elf fur tio,i- trial, and the cruel
mite took him eighteen minutes-the third mile, struggle eesoed. This match is understood to have
seventeen minutes-and by four o'clock, ineloding ; been for three hundred eoineas ; ead it hem' for
, stoppages for refreshments, lee had rloae twelve i three thousand, we should feel no pity fir the Inver.
; i miles-the last four in sixty.ueven minutes. His On Sunday last the hotly of a man was taken out
; pace was as steady as on ally former des-, met his of the Croydon Canal, near. Brinkley. 'Ube de-
friends still entertained hopes, with perseierence, t emud lied been peers on the hank, about an hour
that he would he enabled to succeed. Having washed! previous, in a desponding Pate. The 1,,,,1y was con_
his feet, he partook of some calves-foot jelly, and . veyed to the Castle euhlicelonise. Recourse wits ime
then lay down on the bed, where he slept for oboist. mediate!), had to'the wane of recovei y recononeeded
' half au hour, declaring, before be proceeded In rest, iby tie Humane Society, but without effect. Ile ip.
that he should finish at least 30 miles by twelve i pears to be about 50, not more than five feet two
o'clock at night. : inrhea high,. of light enmpl-sion, has a remarkable
Ms trainers deprecated the delay which he was • wart on the left side of his nose, near the rise ; he
making, and complained that he threw ton much of , w's dressed in black, hut the %shot.. 44 his dress
his time away in the mor 44 iii 14. They also remarked, showed Oatent marks of extreme poterty and dis.
that the accomplishment of 30 miles by 12 o'clock , tress; be hail filled his coat pocket with atones. -No
was not aw' ' g distance, as- he would have but money; was found in his pesisession. 09 the inside
six hours afterwards to perform the remeiising 20.-1 of the corer of a memorendent book, written In
The justice of this hint was admitted by Wilson, and pencil, were weeds to the followiog affect, hot so
he promised to make as much More of his time as he i old terated by the water as to 100 scarcely legible t-
eonld. He, however, declared, that he was very !" I have been imprudent teed Owfarshwt.e ; I have
well•in health, and that his feet were by tin means an been too sanguine and too dillidout ; but I have in..
bad as the disadvantages of the day before had led refuel malty iti.j.ired no one ; my ernisriene. acquits
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him to expect. The swelling on his right instep had I N
me of moral turpitude. t left my last instructions
gone down, bat there was a trilling appearance of for Mr. C. S. who will an.i :. rs.intil who the writer of
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swelling upon the shin of the leg. !lts hip had got , this is, hut mum.-I have fe
completely well from -the application of some RAga iat this moment) bat I
bare my regrets."
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