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of the female dancers. We do not hear of any proposal to change
the style of dancing at this theatre; therefore we must have pirouettes,
and the ladies must make some exhibition of under drapery. This is
most commonly a sort of elastic fawn-coloured pantaloons, of tolerable
substance, which at the most, gives a flying glimpse of something like
a Venus, sculptured out of the same sort of stone as Tam O'Shanter
and Souter Johnny. The only alternative is in volumes of white
muslin drawers, which set forth the shadowy semblance of something
like a Dutch farmer's wife skating to market in a high wind. On
the score of taste we prefer the Venus, not to say that the more
cumbrous drapery renders grace and good dancing impossible. As to the
influence of either costume on the morale of the spectator, it seems
to us to be absolutely nothing—unless perhaps, in the case of such
imaginations as Tiberius liked to have about him in the island of
Capreæ.

SURREY THEATRE.
The whole of this establishment is greatly improved, under the direction
of Elliston, who, for the second time, has redeemed its character
from being nearly the worst, to be among the best, of the Minors. In
the house itself he has been even too profuse of decoration; in winter
its gorgeous crimson produces comformable appearance of warmth,
which may not be equally pleasing in the dog-days. A theatre which
is to be open all the year round, should be painted of a colour equally
adapted to all seasons. We were not fortunate in the night which
we, by accident, selected for our visit. We saw Rob Roy fairly
played, and a farce called Law and Lions, which only wants
concentration to be highly amusing. The Dog of Montargis followed; but
these are not the things best adapted to a suburban stage: our minds
are driven to comparisons, and the result is generally unfavorable.
We shall probably be better pleased with the Skimmer of the Seas,
and Swing, which we intend to see in the course of next week.

OLYMPIC.
Taken by Surprise is a failure; but Misapprehension is no mistake.
The plot is new, the incidents comic, and the dialogue smart. The
male performers are seen in this piece to more advantage than in most
which we have witnesses here. Generally, the ladies and their leader
absorb all our attention, and monopolize the applause. Olympic
Revels retain their attraction, and promise a long run.

THE QUEEN'S THEATRE.
Thursday having been the appointed day for celebrating Her
Majesty's birthday, this house was in its glory; a brilliant illumination,
and a splendid silken standard without, indicating that extra
entertainment was to be expected within. We were not disappointed.
The Merry Wives of Barbican is a pleasant trifle, on the somewhat
antiquated plot of many women combining to make a fool of one
man. J. Russell played his part, of an amorous turner, among five
dames and a damsel, with considerable humour. The author's song,
however, in praise of turning, was but poor, considering the fertility
of the subject. The usual entertainments followed, with an occasional
interlude in honour of the Patroness. The Pyrotechnist must mend
his matches. The girls went off much better than the fireworks.

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UNITED PARLIAMENT.-----
HOUSE OF LORDS.
Monday, Feb. 21.
Lord King moved for a copy of the report made by the Archbishop of
Dublin, to the Duke of Northumberland and the Privy Council, on the
subject of uniting the Living of Wicklow with two adjoining livings.
The union of many parishes into one benefice was a great abuse. These
unions prevailed to a great extent in Ireland, and a number of the parishes
were thus deprived of resident clergymen. The union of Wicklow, it
appeared, was to be annexed in commendum to the Stall of St. Patrick.
—The Archbishop of Dublin did not mean to oppose the motion; he was
not answerable for all the unions; some of them depended solely on the
Privy Council, and the bishop was only called upon for his assent.

Lord Farnham complained that a system of attack was adopted, in order
to subvert the church establishment. In this country, that attack was
carried on by speeches, publications, and libels. But in Ireland, there was a
conspiracy to subvert church property by violence and intimidation. This
conspiracy was led by the Catholic priests, who instigated the people to
resist the payment of tithes. The noble lord then related, that at the parish
of Gray, in Kilkenny, the tithes had been paid in the most cheerful manner,
until lately, when a near relation of Dr. Doyle came to the parish, and at
a Sunday meeting, harangued 3000 persons on the subject of tithes, telling
the labourers that if they could get no redress from that grievance, they
ought to right themselves. At another meeting, he recommended them
to refuse to pay tithes—and told them if their cattle should be distrained, to
be present at the sale, to see who purchased the cattle, and hunt them out
of the parish. The object of this priest was to excite the people to violence.
This same Martin Doyle came to a parish in Carlow, where the lessee of
the tithes had distrained some cattle; Doyle had a conference with some
Roman Catholics, and the result was that a bull-baiting was appointed to
be exhibited at the place where the cattle were to be sold. The lessee
did not venture to proceed with the sale, otherwise a riot would have been
the consequence.

Lord Melbourne did not suppose there was a systematic conspiracy
against tithes, but the irritation and bitterness with which the subject was
treated called for acting with temper and moderation, and the removal of
abuses.—The motion was agreed to.

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Date_1	1831-02-27	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	004	Main Headings	lord brougham displayed
Folio number	070	Info in main headings field
Image	005	Titles	the examiner / sunday, february 27, 1831 / no. 1204
Category	printed material	Number of Pages	8
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