The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-12-20 00:00:00

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Near piece, maliciously termed a Cemedg, was
last night offered to the Public, under the title of
" Sudden Arrivals ; oe no liasy by Waif."
(Infotsin Alford Mr. IVitotintsrog.
Major "forriughans........• ~ Mr. RA V mos 9.
Transient a Mr. DosaTast.
George Transient Mr. NI Afticws.
Ilenry Torrintismn s. Mr. Waamcn.
Lord Jelin 1taabk......4..5.... Mr. PA Luca.
Patrick Itailintanco ...4.• Mr,Jodisvo's•
Countess Rasalha .• I Mrs. IgDWIN.
Amelia Torriegieue •.. miss Ray.
Two old friends, Major l'orringlsam and Capt.
Alford, meeting together at llambergh, as a mat.
ter of course, dine together, and, in talking
over past %cotes, very it illicitly get drunk, and,
:It is not unusual in such cues, quarrelled.—
Whett the wine is in, the wit is out—and the
Captain, in this drunken brawl, gave the Major
; a blow. A tegetihg fellowed, and the injured
party, the Major, fell. IVe consider this incl.
, Cent as the very best in the piece—as exposing, in
its trne colours, the jaslice to Ve obtained from
duelling.
! A Air. Transit, who havieg, by a long course ,
lof knavery, attained maturity of fortune, ie %Vali.
ping, hail transplanted himself into a more fa-
shionable soil, becomes the depositary of Captain
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I ariaord's remorse and atonement, by educatieg
i the two infant orphans left by the Major. Tram.
Isient is depleted as a rogue, who has sufficient
nerve to commit the basest actions, but whose ti-
I middy keeps him in trembling apprehension of the
I consequences. This knave having pocketed the,
funds destined by the Captain for the education of
I the Mefjar's children, is ekctr?fird by the arrival of
1 the Captain in England; to prevt.ut a meeting be-
tween whom and the children, becomes the object
a Mr. Transient. An unlucky incident, how-
-1 ever, frustrates his plan. The Captain, being at.
tacked by rubbers (who abound in seem!s of this
nature), is rescued by Young Torringhant, who,
quite a propos,-happeos to come to the spot.
Il—Old Transient, discovered, prepares to fiy
from London. In this he is prevented by the
equally a propos interception of a letter by the
1 Countess de Rosalba, between whom, and Young
1 Torringham, there exists a tendre.
We come now to au incident in which the Au- ,
thor has committed, if wo may so term it, a
'rational anachronism. Major Tor-ring-ham like
FaLitaff itt the battle of Shrewsbury, was down—
att.t apparently lifeless, in which state Captain
Alford had left him ; but, it seems, the Major
afterwards rose, and although the departure of the
Captain precluded the possibility of fighting, " a
level hour by the Shrewsbury clock," he had tra.
versed the runts of the Captain on the Continent,
with great diligence ; but as his wounds could nut
be etlrbd in a day, he could nut come en with the
Captain until lie reached London. The indig.
pity of a blow could nit be expiated, but by
the 'loath of one of the parties. This under the
linden regime of France was utiquestionably
the principle in " the service"...and on this prin-
ciple are founded many exquisite novels in the
French language. There have beets instances of I
an Officer in a Freach regiment, fighting fourteen
duels in succession with the officers of one regi.
ment, in thirteen of which be sect-ceded, sod in 1
the fuurteenthtfell. No length of time, no atone-
event, no satisfaction, could be received for a •
blow bet.death. But iu the English service !hid
principle has never been carried to any such el.
eras. It is, therefore, as we conceive, a prin.
ciple absurdly applied to a Liiitish officer.—
The protection of the children of the Major, and
this argurneets of Rusalba at the nie.tlitig, of the
combatants, disarm the " helium ad internees.
meta" Major.
- -The character designed by the Author to have
been the life of the Piece, is Young Transient?
It it s never.failing resource of modern " Comedy'
Writars" to have a young mats, who by his ex-
travaramee or absurdity, shall be a foil to hie
father's penury or steatliwaa. But, althotteh
we can laugh at been: fl'ildingand Old Wild-
ing, we certainly cannot laugh at either the execs.
sive tremulousness of Old Transient, or the very
probotde•whinisioality of Yuan; Transient, who
•rites six or seven letters at a eelfee-house, but
by a novel method of conducting business, omits
to superscribe them, and thee very facetiously
falls into a slumber, from which, being roused, he
addresses them to the parties for whom they were'
intended, with just about the same probability of
reaching their intended destination, as when the I
Blue.coat Boy puts his hand into the Lottery. I
wheel. Had this mode of doing business been
ironkally ascribed to our sapient Ministers
and their subs, we should have called it Itu-
in.lll r, and might have laughed ; unless our
feelings fur the manner in which we know the bit-
sitsess of the country to be done, had excited dif.
rcreflt tiesl,l4tiont. But at Young Transient's ab.
totalities we could not laugh ; they ate beyond the
absurdities of any man who is nut a proper sub-
ject for a commission of lunacy.
" QuedeaArtoe °steals twilit sic incredalus odi ;"
which, for theinformation of some of our Headers,
we hake the liberty of concisely translating—
We have omitted to mention that the rescue of '
t eitptei:: Ibly.lll4:orteerngis::: ten:hi aim": eis."t he result of
.•
Ot young genflemilati having resorted to the high.
" ay'from the piti,icinae of &cairns, the pining.
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litifiiiie,.
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Ileihe is Pall.Maill we
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'- riellsiltsidees the Author la greatly indebt.
'44-6—ootbiag hot thotryttrtions cualtl it ere in-
datted the ;plc tx:lora, to the eonclusien, the
pet-GA.1%146.0
.ia ,in which there is nothing
new, and ailvti e' gallon only say, that it is a
dish ecruiturd,p • igerope and ores, and in our
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opinion, COQ Alp **tory lilt lo taste.
tol

Mr. Rickard Hawking, gunner of his Majesty's
ship Chunl6ilig, was tried het week at Portsmouth,
for absenting himself without leave, and for dcser-
(lon. He was dismissed his office, ■nd evidenced
never to serve as an Officer again.
There was a great fall of snow mi the susitintains
near Dublin, feet week, though there was None in
be tit, or willsbs.twe

num nnster Jules sese atiornat Phonates.
Itenir.se indite, quasi, Oita mom ofero
arratinnem verins vino prologuna.
Ibie vas monebo prininta : quam butane* mew.
-..t Sceaans exhibemus, ista ad similitudinem
nt esset ejus, gate esstabat pritis
Nihil novarstes, sedald curaviants.
Jam tote paratis forte siquis toesciat
Italusee fuerinl scenlci primordia
l)ccosin qumi ipso me, ut faciain monet„
Id me sinatis, two ; ut edoceam semel
Moo musk horum ne memoria intertidal.
Stainers nostri, yeteris iglus (lamas
Spatii, cunt cloaderentur tact
?Sulks paratu. pauci, spectatitrUnas,
'remittal am lumen agebnot fabulous.
See:apemen:are ett satis vireo
Quiesinine plotting hitstili depeodem traba :
&roils deorsum cursitans, preearias
'estes alicuntir manilas histrio,
Perm:tam quoquo paste adorimbat SURT
Tuts enema nut arca sedem et mai et :sheet
Prothcbot auditori s toe inctionm.i lam.
Hec sors Theatri, .poululitto iuttrilims licit
Accesserlt decoris tetnporarii,
Permawit u;que, donee his t..tuktn in onus
Ement alumni collneati sedibus.
Hine et supellex comparata
Et auditori commada et aetori maAis ;
Subtelliorum grins vidsitis ordlttes
Et scans nitidasaltim si nen Attica.
Uuum Illstd attain deetat, at salamis Wks
Terentianus lotus ornatus furet.
Postrem6 id ipinns cora perfecit clumps
Amati istius Poeta verendi Prorsulis,'
Quem nos rdisfic lugerous, et lugehimus.
ilujus rugatu, quas special•itis mode,
Invenit has Athena.; + ilk, cui full
Atheoiensi nnusen idcirco ladituus,
Quoit illostrAvit is vetuAatein Attic:un.
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Invenit ilk: Poster imentain edidit
it.t ut sulebat, do sumplu sun:
Nos demum modem d.stu6 instauravitous.
Quato cur spectandi facere ctsso copious /
Tolluttor hsec 'ulna. Comemplantini •
Semmes eel vobis dignant vet Tcrentia.
At istatn You omnes quid vellt sthi
istinearem scire, porrO dicerem :
Med nolo, gore parents prids optime,
NOW depravare rent renarrando male.
Jam ne sermone longo sop, ultra mores,.
Hoc reslat onus's, quad moneri so, velius:
Novo paratu quamvis acturi, lumen
Stertede (idea gas pries, actin sums; I
Alibis tat applaudatis, et Tereotiu.
• The late Archbishop of York. + Athenian Stewart.

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, The Court of Directors of the East India Com.
pang was occupied till eight .o'clock on Friday
evening, in examining the Captains of the Com.
palsy's ships, with a view to ascertain the probabi-
lity or improbability of the safety of the missing
ships of the last and (lie preceding homeward.
boom! fleet. We understand the Captains were
unanimously of opinion that the three ships first
missing, viz. the Experiment, Glory, and Lord
Nel‘on, were lust beyond all possibility of hope.
With respect to the four missing ships of the last
lest, viz. the Lady Jane Diming, Jane Duckett
of Gordon, Calcutta, and Bengal, the Captains
mum generally of opiuitos that baps,' of as
may be still entertained, notwithstanding that the
last advice. from Bombay, Madras, Bengal, Prince
of Wales's Island, St. Helena, and the Cape,
make no mention of them. The Captains, we en.
derstaiiml, errs: further qaestianed as to the causes
of the less of so many of the Company's ships in
recent years, which they ascribed principally to
ithe insuliiciency of the number of hands no board
to their effectual navigation, in consequence of the
impressment of the men for his *Majesty's service.
A represemitation will, we understand, be made to •
Ci•mvernmetit consequence of this opinion, In
order to obtain a complete exemption from impress
fur the CO1111)411) 's seamen.
All claims of a pecuniary nature npon the late
Duke of PORTLiND have, within the last three
lye, been discharged, by his successor. 'l'hr
whole of the demands amounted to a consider-
' able sum. By desire of the deceased, all those
Idoines,ties who had been in the family for the
space of ten years (and there are fe t oh, have
I slot been inmates for a longer period)", are to be
allowed their wages for life ; the steward and the
cummtimleatial servant are each to have annuities
of '2OOl. and ether considerable emoluments....
Bulstrude, and all its late acquisitions, are to
be brought to the hammer. The [resent Duke
means greatly to retrench the establishment,
from the laudable motives oft amply providing
for his relatives. In March, 1811, his Grace
will receive a considerable addition to his fortune,
Ly the expiration of certain leases on the Mary-
le-bone estate, viz.—That part which forms time
North side of Oxford-street, from PfinCei•Otrett
to HaCielltreet ; the west side of Princes-street,
the east side of Bolles-arrest, and the sauth side
of Cavendish.square. The whole of That district
now produces a ground-rent of only 371. per an-
num. No tess a sum than 17,0001. per annum
has been tendered furs :J9 years lease. The Port.
lead estate extenila, east to .west, from Wets.
street, Oafold-street, to Mory-te-bune lane;
north to south, oil a parallel with Primrose-hill.
last week a man was detected at the New Docks
with some stolen copper upon him, who, to wield
beiii4 taken before a Magistrate, jumped NI() the
Dock and sawn off; two men immediately planed;
of imi a haat after him, and having rn*ed a' short
distance overtook him, when a west& tank place
which upset the boat, and all three were unfortu.
flak I v dro
Coals ern uaw selling at Plymouth at 4s. 6d.
per bushel ! This black trade certainly requires
exaemistation; but our Ministrys have nu time to
consider of the public grievances, while (Loving
connections with the Monarchs of Asia!
In a northern manufacturing town, some days
ago, a master and seven apprentices, in a frolic,
mulisted for soldiers ; on °sal redection they re.
vented, and paid- Alr.,Serjeant Kite eight puutids
for mart none.-.

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,YCEUM THEATRE. WEJTVUNSTER PLAY.
nsallciously termed a Cantedg, was PROLOGIA An PIifiRAIIONENL—ISOY.