The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-05-30 00:00:00

CORK BANKS.

Co,RK MAT °S.—This city, indeed the entire of the
south of Ireland, Las ',attained a ralatnity which al-
most completes the climax of its distress, by the failure
of une Bank, and the sloppy:r of anothelthe furtner
Messrs. Itui bey', the hitter alresr.These
misfurtnnes *rurrcd this morning, and it would be in
vain for us to attempt to depict the scene ithich the city
has cxhihi!ed mt. since.

Doh establishments oprned at the usual boor of
t:•ii o'clock this mooning, and continued so fur about
leee:l an hour, sib. n sierpr;s!. and dismay we re excited
by the tenor of a placard posted outside Mes•rs. Les•
lies, mutiny-, that in consexpernee of the failure of
Messr•• no.lers, they, the Me s:rs. Leslie., upon the ad-
vice. of their tricesels, had closed their doors, and that a
Jleeting of Alcrelsant w:.s called for twelve o'Lloci.,
but that the public way have the fullest reliance co
the stolieleLcy of the !louse to meet all its engagements.
As may well be :supposed, the result of this Sleeting
wet looked for wish Lreatlelests anxiety. It took place
in the Bank-house, anti at about three e.'elork, the foi-
lowinr connutiniestion was and promptly cir-
culated through the City, and forwarded to the cuantry
t.m.us and aJ,acrot rounties
" Several of the principal merchants and inhataants
of the city laving waited on the Messrs. losiies to know
the situation of the Hank, in consequence of their har-
ing intimate:l that the seoppage of 11 . .I:tieleet obliged
thew to suspend paying-tit—they hate cre.,t edthllVerlon
in aequAntina the polder, that ehe result of their inquiry
is ealrolated to inspire euelfieletece.
1 he Mes,rs. I.e.lers that the ef•cts of the Rank
r•Ered all its engegellielit% to the public by the som of
exelii••%-r of the on•ettleel private property of
stated to tttttt int to more than
per annum. Therefore, alhoting for any loss in
realis;eig• the assets. there appee:rs, on their statement, a
perfect certainty of their pa all their ckga,re.tnft
'Cher Messrs. Leslie's propose I to sobneit their books
and secteristes to the examination of six merchants, wide
a view of investigatinir the accuracy ref their qrAteirietlr,
and iu thefull relianeetlost it will lie completely borne out.
l her .Messrs. Leslie' undertake to rrretve their own
notes in payment of all hook accounts, bills. notes. tete.
" The Gentlemen who leave undertakes thr inspection
of the hooks, securities, Sr. trill ler prepared to .uluteit
the result of the examination to the polder in a few days,
when it is hoped the adoption of sorb measures it ill be
reels ttttt tended as will tend to restore Emifideore and re.
here the distress whirls the 'toupee'. of such an establish.
Meier asset necessarily create.-
1 be cei.is to tt lopell the city is reduced is a frying
one— 'lse. indeed, which we cannot eontemplme with-
out r teat pain and appreleesisioes. It it a period fur
every man to be as Lind and cousiderate ai be can,
aid to coalesce to lighten the psis• are of a continua.
lion of calamities which is as fearful as it unprcee-
tlente..J.—(So.,Mel littoder.)

CATHOLiC EMANCIP.ITION.
A respectable and rather nutnerons meetine of the
Clerzy. nho are opposed to the petition against the
11ssissay Catholics, toss held on We Inesday I.t4t, accord-
teadvertisenstort, ;It the SlVii 0 11: 11, Norwich ; the
Ilee. Qrchdrarlo Bathurst in the Chair. 31r. B. opened
dre sts.htgr-there -by had rereived, come
tlayr since, a comuitsarication from 11r. Oldershaw—that
hr (Mr. A relostrecon Oldershate) thought it only tssir
and proper to intones 31r. Ballsnr•t that a petition against
Catlos!ie Emancipation nag On foot, and expressed his
rep.; that be could out expect 14.'s signature; that
dlr. llielvrriasit r.• aced this matter in that kind
land triendlv manner in which he alw y- en...nu:Mettler!
with 31r. Bathurst ; that, upon receipt of thit commit-
nieation. it °grimed is, 31r W. that some decided measure
41 hi also he taken among' tion.e :ler!.v nhn differed
upon this important r.ohject : and 31r. B. stated, at polar
length. those trj•oll% 11. bit. Is operated upon his mind.
After some discussion and comparison of ideas upon the
•Islijecr. upon which this meeting war railed, certain re-
sashitisons and a enuntar-petition were agreed upon ; and
' Committer. consisting of the Her. Al . Horton,
Talbot. and I.l,lste, it err appointed to carry into effect
the result of the day's deliberation.

The resoluiississ:tre;eProposed--hy the Rey. Charles
Anson. Hector of Lyn, and fittiiliy, in Nortotk, and
Archdeacon of Carlisle. Boils thr resolutions and peti-
tions are as moderate a possible.
The petition has already received 37 sig.natiires.
Cs 1 noLic Mixttxt;.—An adjonriteil nieetinp was
held at D'Arry's, on.'ruesilay last, Sir E. Itellen, Bart.,
in the ChAir.

Lord Fingal' not havino. arrived, a lengthened discus-
sion took place, and much diversity of iipinion prevail-
ed, Mt respect to the propriety of adjourning the ag-
gregate meeting, which ha,d hero lived in take place on
:Wednesday; howeter, it was determined finally, that
the meeting shoed(' be postponed to Thursdar, the Ist of
Jane, in the cuiithirnt pertation of his I rordsliip's ar-
rival before that Oa.. Several of the lientlemen ps-sent
were of opinion, that an Address to his Majesty, as well
as a Petition to Parliament, slionld emanate from the
aggregate meeting. A petition and tesolntioes, intended
to lie presented to the aggregate meeting, were read,
and referred to a selert I 'ommitter. The mertine then
ailionrned to three o'clock on Saturday (this d 41)), to
receive the report of the Committee.
A post assenthly 4.1 the Dublin Corporation was yes-
terday buid atMillions-street, for the purpose 4.i peti-
tioning the Legislatnre against making any concessions
to the claims of the Roman Catholics. At abide three
o'clock a niessaTe came down from the Pusrol with a
rum, of a petition for the approval of the Commons,
upon which a debate took place. Mr. Willis, Mr. Ne-
' vine, Mr. Stephens, and other independent Members,
opposed the petition. It was hnally earned by a majo-
rity of twenty-nine. The ballot was, white beaus 44
black 15.—(Thr6/ia Ereving, Peat.)
MR. (111,11 res. —Extract of a letter from Liverpool,
dated Thnrsday, May t 5 :—" lie (Mr. Ullman) appears
still to 'shove owlet- the effects of his late indisposition, '
and was so touch exhausted on Monday, as to require to
be room-cell in a t hair front his carriage into the hotel..
Yesterday he sailed in one of the steam packets from
Runcorn, from thence to proceed by the canal uu Litt
route to London.

r.IRL ISLE RI,IiCI7O.V.
GROSS STATF OF THE POLL,
elm. Ant DO.

Wl} ism AIIIDP4. Esq. /94 I RIP Philip Mußnt•e.... 411
Disputed Votes 6 Disputed Votes

Sa3 ,
Majority for Mr. .1111111fi
The rotes are polled by tallies, so that the .u-
-veriority of regoitreei in the cententli4 parties cannot
be ascertained till near the C Wie of the Election.

290

The enmities of Canabe►land and Westmorland are
now joined by a bandannas new east-iron bridge, instead
of the nIJ daverens was Ita one, wki:L kas king been
lin a juayed state.

SPORTING INTELLIOENCT
BETTING AT TAMILS MAT ?S.

DONCASTR/: LEfirg.-
13 to agst Lord It neter'p_ e. The Atisenian
14 toairst Arbyttits. by Walton. d. Lleette
14 to agst Mr. T. Mykes's br. c. by esitoleusko
18 to apt e. b) not of Lisette
16 to apt Mr. Watt's e, Traierbr
16 to eget hit' W. Alaprell's e. Monreitli
9t/ to apt St. Patrick. by Walton
It* to 2 apt The Lady et the Va:r

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ASCOT MKICEING.-9.4TI.ANDS STAKES.
7 to 4 and 2 to I ago Uitampi;t:ton
to V nisi R►o'lser to Miracle
5 to I agst 3hoteller

GOLD cur.
Banker apt the Geld.

DRURY-LANE TIIE.ITRE.
--no.—

The Ward!r which has been so long forthcomiog at this
theatre made, its appearance last night. sad the time it lived
in the expectation of the public will form a sad contrast vita
the relied of :ta real existence on 11,e stage. Tare !nth( r
has built ;Ton the same story as that which forma the
ject of Ibe traged at the sister house; at ieast he 1144 txl.en
the ur me:appertaining to the story, and how mud; more we
shall oldest usr to show. It is thus east :
Vtrginitts Mr. KRAL
Appius
Claudius
liuratius
tellies
Numitorius
Minutia,
Plautirt
Virginia ....... Mrs. W. Ire .T.

We must ask the 'tither where he discovered that Virgi-
ale: was a general and chief leader of the Roman legions !
We hove heard of no such Viryiniste;—the Roman, wilew
heroic soul prompted the let of immolating his cnly child at
the shrine of I onour, was, indeed, n centurion, and had
fought in the ranks of his countrymen. Bat we hose heard
of no such exploits as those attributed to him at Drury-tam,
1 —we knew hot that even the frown of Virgleles could unix
the Romer' armies la) (town their arms and sue for reerey, Cr
that his presence and commands could make them starve in
quiet. All this, however, and much more, did r;rginis:
1 last night. The author has tarked IS seeped title to his play.
and calls it Virginias; er, The Fall of tAe Deeentoiri.
Now, what this annexation means, we are wholly at a lest
to enujecture ; for. in the tragedy. which we attended
last night. we saw or heard no more of a Deremeriri than it,
the time which followed it. Apple: is in nue instanca
called the proud Deemeetir by Virginia. but the author Is
continually labouring to make him as absolute as open, and as
confident s t' rant as Yrrohinnelf; and as for the remain;
usg unfortunate nine, thee are utterly invisible, end ithi:s-
cernible. Appirs may have been disposed to tyranny, bat
the result cf his experiment is sufficient to show that the R.-
man people mere not disposed to went his vole; and the it.-
; consistenev of the author in in;;-sting him with nrbitrary
power, it, the more glaring from his having !reser! I iryisiar
the idol of the soldiers. Surely the daughter of such a laws
i would net have been selected to !grate the last! of Agjelds.
I And now cc come to the meek and gentle Viegfsies; 1121
! the first thing we find remarkable in her. Is. that she is
spurning the proffered love of Appinr In the most !oily. higla
down strain of determined heroinisin, wherein she boldly.
I and rather cruelly we think for go swe:t n lady. exclaims, --;
—Oh? had I now Minerva's frunt,
I'd look thee into dust."
Connected with this character, we have also learnt a 'cod
deal at Drury-lane. The merit of the sacrifice supposed to
hare been made b) Virgilents, and widen rendered him is
those ages one of the brightest examples of honour and ex-
cellence, we find now did not wholly belong to him. In
this representation of the tragic scene, we and l'lrghtta to
be the prompter. Now we are really willing to give this
young lady much credit for her courage. but it cannot enter
into our creed, without some better authority than the dra-
matist on the present occasion. that even a Roman maid
would court death wills so much at id". t y under circumstance,
where hope could net have been reasonably extinguished;
for no sooner is the deed done, than the friends of l'irthrlets,
haying overpowered the soldiers of Annus, the latter, tend-
Led and dying, enters the stage. end Virginias gets behind
him, and stabs him in the buck. We think it necklet
i had lived, she would have been heartily ashamed of her
1 father for such a doubtful act. Here toe curtain drops. and
the greatest merit which the tragedy possesses is. that it is
the shortest we have ever seen. The whole five acts, with
prologue and epilogue to boot, barely oecupied two hours
and n heif. Much opposition was evinced towards the dose
of the pls). hut a determined body of friends in the Pit, ap-
parently those of Mr. KEAN, applauded every thing with
all their might. The epilogue was spoken by Messrs. Os-
eases and hinteuv ; in which those gentlemen are made to
ring changes upon the merits (if each other, in a manner
which must at least be disgusting to themselves, and by so
means comes well to the audience. In 1143, some allas*.oa
to the repetition of the tragedy Is made. end it app on that
it was intended as a substitote for the regular mode of ea-
pouncing the performance. The audience did not, boloever.
understand it, and loud cries of " Off!" attended the ear-
neeneemest of the three, mingled with "Announce the per-
formance," he. The friends of the play stoutly urged the
performers to go oa, and the confusion subsided. If this was
a trick, it met with eatieserved success ; foe if the play had
bees regularly given oat, it would hardly have escaped otter
damnation. We will dot do Mr. KLAN the injastleeto stoke
his reputation by comparing his Yfryinter with that of Mr.
mAg AAAAA . There is poly two seenes in which he caw sw-
an his powers ; and oven there he seemed oppreased by the
general interieetty of the dander, and was °sly Wm Wm:
self in oat or two solitary intances. Mrs. Warr distal! mho
could ; but the same objection diverted her performotwee et
that interest which she seldom Mils to Impart. We did met
Mr. Rae's Aggfats. Tae mediocre thartders were per
rally well supp..irtcd.
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From the retttrus laid on the table of the Hoare oi
Commons, it appears, taking the wind.. lb:Kees Re-
stage of the United Isittgdi,m, coding Sib April.
that it is sillily thoa•and pnorris less than in the llke
period of ISI9, notwithstanding the impedes of
three idlllons of additio-al tarn.
Tier planet Venus is n visifile to the naked eye
wises tbs. sky is el .0-4 l s•, even at noor. She migke
be seen distinctly during aiy p r of '1 otsday or Wrsl-
a.rsdoy las% la looking for her it is, however, egsme-
sary to bow with rime prmisioa where to keit. ilast
is v pramat about 45 kleg. N tale. bettir.d the Prots.