The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-02-04 00:00:00

DIRDIN V. ELLISTOX.

Mr. COOPER moved for a role, calling on Mr. Elli,ton to
show cause why he should not give to Mr. Thomas Dib‘lin
a copy of an engagement made with him in the book of
Prnrv-lone theatre. Mr. Elliston had agreed to employ
Mr. bibtlin as stage-manager for a term of years, which
Lad been broken, and Mr. Dibdin had brmght an action
to recover damages. The terms according to costotn, were
written in the book of the theatre, and Mr. Dilolin wished
to inspect them, in order to ,tvoid a variance, hot Mr. F.
liston had refuieel to allow Lim the in,pection. The Court
granted a rule to slow cause.

EXETER TREATRE.—On Monday evening, the Manager
brought out a piece entitled the " Her•ford Tragedy,"
founded neon the late niedincholy events, e eh t 0.6;
pace in the county of Hertford. 'fliers appeared
thing like a disposition amor.g the audience to preve. t the
performance of the piece; aril on the rising of the cur alt
a great noise was set up ; but on the manager cotoinz
forward and assuring the audience that this piece had
nothing of that objectionable descriptiln which had been
condemned in London previous to the trial, the performance
went on. In the Gill's-hill-lane scene it WAS intended to
have brought a horse and gig upon the stage, but the
horse had no soaner got on, than the noise and the lights,
Etc., as might have been anticipated, frightened the
animal, and instead of going forward in the
lane, the horse thought it desirable to hark
out! which indeed it did, till the wheels were
putty over the orchestra; the musicians di,playefl a great
share of agility, for they were out over the side of the
orchestra in a demisemiquaver. Fortunately no other
mischief was doneexcept breaking a few of the stage lamps
and frightening- the good people in the pit into a toler.ib!e
squeeze ! On Wednesday, the peace was again repewed
with considerable improvement to a respectable audience.
This piece is, as it is expressed, founded upon late events;
with this diiference, that the hero of the piece Freeman,
who we suppose is meant for Thortell, is represented as an
unsophisticated young man from the country, who fa!li
among sharpers,—visits a gaming house—loses all Lis
money—and is incited by one of the party to commit the
murder!! The principal character in the piece, is Free.
man, which Mr. Ihrvey made as snitch of as the situation
and circumstance would
.permit. The piece is to be per.
formed again this evening (Friday) for the third time.
The representation of Gill's-bill-lane, and the cottage
are both very good, and accompanied with more pleasant
associations, would give much pleasure.—Besley's Exeter
News, Jan. 39.

In the right of Monday, the. 19th January, Mr,.
Barham, of Broouifteld, near Maidstone, was *aroused
from her sleep by the noise of sonic person or person s
coming up stairs. The old Lady who is upwards of MI
years of age, with great resolution demanded to know who
was there. No answer was returned, but her chamber
door was opened by a man bearing a light. lle seized a
box that stood close to the door, and in which was 5(141e
money,and succeeded in dragging it down the stairs. The
old lady not at all dismayed, ran to the head of the shire,
and threw a chair and a certain utensil down upon the
ribber, end cried loudly
for assistance. Some pewits
heard the cry, and came to the cottage,
but the robbers hat
sufficient time to rifle the box of thirty seven pounds, rid
make their escape. The cattage was divided into two
dwellings, but the thieves with great cunning had fastened
up the door of that part in which the adjoining family
resided, so that they could not get to Mrs. Itarbam's assist.
ante in time to prevent the robbery.—(Keetials Chroniek)
DISTRESSING ACCIDENTS—On the night of Sunday
week, as the wife of a respectable merchant, in Dumfries,
was sitting near the fire, with an infant child on her
knee, a spark flew upon her clothes, which were instantly
in a flame. All the rest of the family being out at the mo-
ment, she rushed from the house almost distracted, for the
safety of the child and herself, and ran towards the house
of another merchant who lises contiguous; but unhappily
there was no person within except his daughter, who, on
heating the shrieks conceived them to proceed from a
less melancholy cause, and fastened the door on the hank
The lamentable cries, however, still continuing, she opened
the door to her unfortunate neighbour, and with great
pre series• of mind rolled her up in the carpet, which speed-
tly ratio!: itished the flames. She then applied whiskey to
the scorched parts of her body. No sooner was the ardor-
tumee 'calmer able to speak, than she uttered the most
passionate
exclamations concerning her infant, and ran. to
a stair, on which she had left the child to prevent its being
burnt, and where it was found safe and uninjured. The
pour st oman has suffered severely, but hopes are entertained
of her recovery.
CORN EXCHANGE, WEDNESDAY, FEEL 4, 1934.—Ti1e ar-
rivals of all sorts of Brain this week are moderate`
Wheat 4700, Barley 3500, Oats 3900 quarters; Floor
7700 sacks. Tile quantities of lour are considerable, and
our inillers pause in purchasing; so that the Wheat mole
is reported dull, at Monday's currency. Barley
does not sell quite so freely as last market day. In
Beans or Pease there is no alteration. There are but few
Oats at market, and such sales as are made obtain the
terms of Monday.
The Total Abolition of Lotteries, is the more universallf
lamented, since the Immense Number of Seven of 20,0001. ha!
been introduced into One Scheme. for which it is now the
hins.
Wrest of every one to purchase a Ticket or Share for
if.
has
Capability had been discovered many years ego, what !tc
would have been distributed through every country in the
.
e
nUited Kingdom. The Drawing will Commence the /9th Feb.,
when from 7to r',ooo Tickets will be drawn, and every Tic e
a Prize. The Two First will each have 20.000/. ! All Money
extra, in the First Five minutes, hick the Contractors. trust;
et
27, I, Holborn, cud 39, Hapuarket.—J. an J•
StvEWRiGIiT, Contractors.
with their usual good Fortune, to distribute to their Frideutl

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