The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-10-25 00:00:00

To the EMIR of l'IlE STATESIZIN.
Siw—As the General Orders which have bees
issued for the gradually doing away the rank of
"froop.Quarter-Masters in the British cavalry have
been attributed, by seine of the Morning Papers,
to the suggestions and exertions of Col. W Aauit,
without wishing to deprive that Gentleman of the
smallest particle of his merit or popularity, I
beg, through the medium of your Paper, to state,
that so far back as July, 1807, I laid before Go-
•vernment a statement of various frauds existing is
that department, and in addition to which, in 1)c.
cember last, I transmitted to the Secretary at War
a Memorial of further matters on the same subject,
all of which I was promised should be attended
to, and w hich has been done by the Regulations
of the 24th of June last ; consequently the
saving to the Public in this branch of its finance,
cannot be imputed to Mr. Wardle.
Dover-Areet, Oct. 9.1,1g09. F. W. M.

COMPLeIINT OF P. G. P.

...mMIIIMIPIn...

Otte day last week, we received a I.!lter, signed P. G. P. in-
elo.in aft a d'elprit, entitled " a rarody .w lianas(' Soli-
lorry." The celebrated Soliloquy of Hamlet is io
purodiednu alums( auy bahject, that it will not be deemed

iuiposeiPc that two pers,ons should bare tocalitated a little
" badinage.' on the subject of Cetvettt-garden Theatre, by
such a pa ob.. We had, in fact, by u 4, ss hen P.G. P.**
ter was received, some Unit, parodying that Sulionlay, !n-
-ether with seseral others that may hereafter %year of tt►c
II itches in ifacleth, and other segues from the immortal
dart—buz, on the receipt of P. G. P..s lett?r, we, nut of

mere eJa9.4llent to a Currespondent, iucurpoeated ..is
pro-
dtaetiva with tee likes we bad by us. It is probable, that
bat fur his letter, and our wish to oblige hint, we should not
have hero stimulated to give that Soliloquy which *prat-
ed iu our Paper of Ptisiay Sucu hailer, we all kuoss,
stray be produced in is couple of Aours, *lath really was a
larger portion of time Om was consumed by tite writer.
Our Iteaders have, we Irma, raw iweu displeased with the
trifle; tin: sorry we arc, that, w 19;• place of receiviag toe
thatils of Mr. I'. G. P. a r have had the tnisfartaiie to fail
under the seriaus displeasure of tnat tientleman. In a letter
of nearly three full sides of toohcap, he vituperMes alum
us with a de. rem of seventy which we conceive to be un-
merited.
With the letter itielf, we have nut pace to trouble our Rea-
den. From the exordium, iii. P ii. appears to have be-
come our Correspondent, is cum-game of our .eputed
impartiality. tie commodes, "Oa Thursday last, l scut
" you wind l called a Parudy on Hamlet's Soliloquy—Oa
" Saturday you inserted a non-des:rip' kind of iteing,mhicit
" you calks a Siditopy—tae tint live hoes, and ulacr parts
" copied laterally from mate—and the only good points
" conic* I ran discover, copied verbatim from it—aahuut
" acknowledging the me yuu had made of it. h out this
" cause of complaint ? I therefole e.rperl 3uu a ill inenstdi-
" sixty inert end iastrody—(Out upon this unlucky Paro-
dy, we almost swim' sic had never seed it thUtiel I
" think it probabk me sr ill."
The letter cam:lades with a feelminary tkaal from P. G. P.

of what ui wdl do ►n the event of oar re/dial. uw to
cuitridoe P. P. of our inip.irtiatity, we ►halt yield to his
expectation by the insertion of ward " he colic a Parody,"
and of what he also calls oar " non-descrip'. For thus
troubling OUi readers with a repeditialt of a few ephemeral
liar:, it► tbeta-thee au eutarely uuimportant, tse entreat
then iodulicucc,and fur which we venture to hupc, as can-
dour a the tole motive which inducts us thu., to intrude
upon them.

Amongst the very numerous communications, which we, in
coiniunu with oilier eablic Prints, are in the CUILII.UIt ha-
bit of receivitsg, nineteen, at least, out of twenty, of every
such communicatwn, einitatiu a rev/ere that we may make
tech alterations or additions, as inav, in our judgment, ap-
pear advisable ; mid the lust:wets are not Jet', in which ee
sobsequeutly receive the thauks of the Authors.
We leave the public to decide whether P. G. P. has any
reasonable cause of complaint. li ais fen desprit had fur
its object to • itlicule from principle the conduct of the Pro-
prietors of Cosein fiardeo, we really think that we have
004 by the substitution of our non-descript, diminished deg
effect intended to have been produced. If, however,
P. G. P. is to be considered in the light only of one of
" genus irritabile," we are not surprised at his angry letter,
howcvergreatly we may lament the paramount ascendancy
of his vanity over his judgment. P. G. i'. anticipates
from as the " rotting up" of his production. In this he
mistakes us neatly—we feel Battered and obli‘ed by every
comounicatioo Cot is made to us. But to us the asked*
and arrangement may surely hr conceded; unless the Cut.
respoodeut inliwalu a desire for the specific insertion, or
return of his communication. On the objects of one Joe
bike and Covent Garden Theatre alone, we have recciveil
some Aun ?reels of letters—from which we have selected
such as i.l our judgment it appeared proper to publish.
We received what P. G. P. ...ails his l'arody wilts plea-
sore—and should feel equal pleasure in being hoooured with
the future communications of P. G. P.
PARttOY ON trAmuirs SOLILOQUY.
To pay, or out to pay ? that is the queetiou—
Whether Ifs nobler in the mind, to suffer
The impositioo of insatiate hliumgers ;
Or, to lake up arms against the innovation,
And, by opposing, end it? To pay T--it shilling,
'Tits no 'Lore ;—and by that, to say, we end
The head-ache, and the thousond natural shucks
This riot CAM'S-26S a coruommatiim
Devoutly to be wisb'd. To pay ? a shibiiw.
'Tis to give op our rights: ay, there's the rub ;
And afterwards what other 31mingers may come,
And ask the same, must give us pause.
There's the respect
That makes this opposition -o long lived:
Else, who would bear the Bow-street o:beers,
The lighting Jews, the swearing Box-keeper,
The pangs of despised bail, the law's delay,
The insolence of K cmot.r, and the spurns
The patient public of the in.worthy takes,
'Whets or ourselves might a rpie:nt make,
By !mere consent? Who would submit
To gronn and swat, night alter weary night,
But that the fear of something after this—
That unrelenting hand, from whose fell gripe
Nu si +(pence e'er rrturas,—fixes our wilts,
And makes as rather k•or those ills we have,
Than e'er submit to those we're threatened with.
Thin dolts Josis 10Estas.t think to cow wall;
Biel our bras trout of resolution
Shall ne'er be sieklied o'er by the pak cast of fear,
Until the esteem of his purpose tarns,
Or he shall lure the name of Manager.
P. G. P.

THE STATESMAN.

SOLILOQUY.
To imp, er twl te'pay ? that is the question':

Whether %enabler in the oodience to suffer
The impasitise of insatiate avarice;
Or, to take up arms against such insolence,
And, by opposing, end it. To pay—
To sleep upon oar rights--and by
That sleep, to my we end
The Ilead.acite—and the thousand bruising thumps
That fiesh is heir to, at the Theatre.
'Tis a consummation devoutly to be wished
By those who seek but ease and comfort,
Regardless of aught else—of Liberty unmindful--
To pay the Prices now demanded ;
And, perchance, to dream of fulrre safety
From toseroneAment.—Aye, there's the rub!
For who would bear the NNW costetuptomes
Of pamper'd Peer, or wealthy Underwriter,
Front those atrial regions in the " ti ird /leaven"—
The private Bores—the arrogance of Rest ate—
The tyranny of Old and New Proprietor.—
The pride of //.mfrs—or the coxcomb ermity
Of the " Young 114011. ;"—the pang.
Of despised patriotism—the Lan's perversion—
The oaths and insults of the Box. Profesor,
Bel•RDOIll ‘clepl—or Jews the coadjutor—
The blows of Israelite and Chi i,tian brui.ets—
The sling of Toscruhend wheat the charge is given—
The despotism of Row-street, and the s;iuros
Which captive Prisoners front the Ruffian:take—
When they themselves might their quietus make
By bare wok...Logien to Extortion
Aye, there's the rub—that makes us pause.—
Who would bear --
, The noise and strife of uproar
Who would the usualine Bogle wind.
The lively Ralik spring. or Col-coU dire
Sound, in the l'it and Oisiler‘,
While hombler heroes sisitale their rive
Amidst Stentorian shouts of off! off! off!
litho would Orders take of 9 si —the chief
Of Broilers, Israelite—signed by " nosy flurry's"
6.t.
Distributed in shower.. hi the Professor JAMES
Of the Box Ogice—and indorsed by D
Who would encounter, the hard fist of R s sr
The Israelite—srleped Duff-h.—Bruiser, Botovian!
Wins would endure. the fists of pneli...,
Tar stave. of Coratah'es, and doh+ of Bow-street,
And hiss. and sweat, and bleed, amidst the tamuit
Of the irforiate Pit
Or who would e'er 'sprigs

This pelts orient of vorehorrd ncbr,i-sion
Oa Pit ani Boyer, to (terror the prim
or spleiflour and magnificence. lit Vic third tier,
Pc Malingers, dubbed Annuals—bat by honest But.s.
Bluntly denninirated, by their proper name,
Of Private Brothel' of a public Play-house--
Blest Privicies of privilege !
Where of th' unprivileged, the profane font
From 179. res, PI:, or Onilera, 411111 ne'er Ond entr:mee—
To than reserved. the high honour only
Of paoing the e.rpence.
Icho tvtwld coppice e'en this,
But that the fear of something after it
Puzzles the ',BI--perchance the Mousetrap bats&
From ‘4 hose jcllgripe, on sixpence e'er returned—
May yet demand a shilling—and the dunned'
Mat finally elssorb inane class pile—
Pit, dozes, Galketes, and all! f •
Privaeles mitosis to eyes of Bri tons
Hateful, di'custing, and intolerable.
Whether to bear those evils that we have
Or speculate on those at w rich we tremble—
Aye, there's the rub.
Tim, timid prudence would mike rewards of us all,
Were we depended on the will of I( e: %IDLE.
BA Britons' courage ne'er shall Atintikd be,
Before the proud l'reprielors—Onr motto, prrseversin:
To the last syllable of recorded time,
Till Prices are reduc'd, and Private Boxes
Are ern thrown to tie indignant Peop!ir
Of f.ann'd Britain's land.

When (.1 —s nne night,
In a terrible fright,
Ever! kern in the holm ru,h'd to trite,
A friend sofilv said,
look to low heart,
Begin with your own, if you please.

To the list of eight sail of the line, an:l the
Loire frigate, destined for the k S:•ts, to co-
operate with the Turks against the Russians, as
given in this Paper on Friday last, is to be added
the Centaur, of 74 guns. This squadron is to be
under the command of Sir Ssmert. Moo. The
squadron is fitting out in conseqnence of permis.
%ion having been obtained by Mr. A nAt a, our
Ambassador at Constantinople. for a strong natal
force to proceed through the Dardanelles and the
Bosphorus.
On Filthy his NISJE‘TY sat, for hettri-en two
anti three hours, to TURNERELLT, for his bust,
which is to he ralle.l the Jubilee Bust. It will
rerretent his MAJESTY in the fultrdrerut Windsor
uniftorou Qua v and 12 tt urei.ss Fs were pre-
sent during the time TURNERELLI was executing
the bust, and, when finished, expressed their ap_
probation of the striking likeness that bad been
prinlisced. is this prmluction to he coloured Mae
turned Ito Red? Wo don't exactly comorehentl
by what other means theft:ft drese uf tbe Windsor
unif,rm is to be represented. •
The Churchwardens of St. Jametis parish hava
sent circular letters to the inhabitants, recommend-
ing thew to refrain from illuminating on the Jo-
hike.
The last cargoes of hemp arc said to have ins-
tained great damage in the voyage, which has ten.
dered much of it unserviceable fur maritime pur-
poses.

DI RTII.
An the 14th imt. at Sitethird College. near Cambridge. the
1.a.1y of Brig.-Gen. A. Campbell, of twat.

QPYR I NG and MARSDEN'S PUKE IJ
Alin, for Punch, Lemonade, Shrub, Negus, Sauces,
Jellies, and every purpose in Cookery.
Taveros, and lons, will and it extremely con-
venient to keep by time;—it po-suss; all the grateful flavour
of the Lemon, sates trouble, and is always-cheaper.
Ollcers and Gentlemen travelling, Captains of Ships, and
others going long voyages, will find it partirsifirjy desirable,.
as it is perfectly dry and portable, and it will Um to every
climate.
i
Prepared only at their Warebosse, tat, borough, undo..
Bald is Bottles. at 21. M. and seven Ildisetisles in one, Ls.
bdimsig Oilmen, Grocers, and
•is Town sod
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