Star. — London, England, 1809-11-21 00:00:00

.±.Ht ARMY. 11-,e Leicester militia hive marched into Steyning barrscks. i•h e Warivick militia hive marched from Silver oarracks. for Eastbourn. The Nottingham mi -1;:;13re gone for Playdon barracks ; they were re placed al r ed at Blatchington by the East Suffolk militia.— I' • e East Kent militia are removed from Playdon wogs to Winthelssia. The Lancashire militia are .`n'• to Horsham barracks. The first and second divisions bt the Westminster t w o Li haVe crossed the Humber to Hull, where the r eirnent is expected to be stationed for some time. lionday se' h night 600 soldiers, belonging to the j;ilke of BRUNSWICK'S corps, were embarked at Yar nom!, (Isle of Wight) in transports, for Guernsey, «•12.et'ae direction of Major SHORT ; and Wednesday or the same corps embarked in transports, at owe!, for the same island. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The CoNFIANce sloop of war, With a convoy from to Janeiro, is arrived at Crookhaven. FlLYMOtirti, NOV. 19. It is reported here, that the two frigates which have recently sailed froni hence, la NineFs and rA l itrz, are gone to cruize in quest of the Cannoniere French frtate, which is known to be on her return home from the East Indies, with immense treasures o nboard, haying been astonishingly successful against or commerce in those seas. An American brig, detained by the EMERALD, got on shore on the rocks between Cremill and Barnpool, last night ; but was got.off again this morning, with little damage. Arrived the ACTEON frigate, Captain Lord Vis totint /sissitt,E, from a craize, with the loss of her foretop mast ; and the WzAzu: sciioooner from Pal !nonth. There is a ship of the line to the westward, sup posed to be the DREADNOUGHT, of 98 glans, Rear Admiral SOTHEBY, from off Rochefort. _ _ A signal is just hoisted at Maker Tower, fera fleet to the eastward, supposed to be the same that went pp Channel la-t evening, put back by contrary wind. It UAS not the Fonsiinsin.E'S convoy, as reported, but a fleet of merchantmen and transports from Cork, t..:2.t.r convoy of the ARGUS .1100 r.. Fire P M.—This instant art Ned a large English nrchant brig, 6(90 tons burden, from Gibraltar for lor.tion ; was taken in the Channel by a French pri eteir, who took out all the crew, except the Captain; atier the PLOVER hove in sight, and recap tad her with the French crew on board, and sent Lr 14. S. 1 'care this instant learnt that the privateer ‘ . .:ch captured the JiShn Bull cutter, has been taken tr the SEINE frigate—if this account proves correct, rascals who ran from their quarters, and entered cc board the enemy, Will meet their desert. PORTSMOUTH, NOVEMBER 20. Sailed his MAjesty's ships SARPEDON, for Guernsey; CYllir, for the Downs ; and the Itsrm, on a cruize. Tx George, LIDDLE, and Eagle, W.vrsow, did not ta.' alder convoy of la Loma, as before gated. DOVER, NOVEMBER 20. the late northerly gale , have occasioned me!. inkiiief to the shipping in the neig"bou'hnod. Thu fetowing vessels put in here this day to repair, and 1 mace their losses—Bellona, from Malta, bound to kidon, lost an anchor and cable, fore-top, and yards; schooner Tyne Packet, Captain BtREER I of and from Dublin, with linen, butter, &c. fo: London, lost two anchors and cables ; brig Eg. bet, Captain ANDERSON, from Heligoland, with ordnance stores, lost an anchor and cable, and sus tined damage in her hull ; brig Teutonia, from Ply ms .h with wine, lost an anchor and cable ; a boy, Liverpocl with salt, very leaky, and a light caier di:masted. The PlNCuer gun brig has detained and sent in bcs the hoy Hoffnong, from the Jade, with linen, &c. fetLondon.--Wind W.N.W. and moderate. DEAL, NOVEMBER 24. %Red his Majesty's ships LEIDEN, Isis, ULYSSES, lir.4 Sr FMRENZO, with a large fleet of transports for ; • -7.—Came down from the River, and remain Ei3 ;Majesty's ships as per last, the CoLumeos, f. ;a:et:ca, and Peascos, for Gibraltar.—Wind W. SHEERNESS, NOVEMBER 20. his Majesty's ship AGRESSOR, with the trade : •ligoland, under convoy. The Raven sloop of C.P.ptain HANCIIETT, is appointed to sail for ::;burgh, on the 9.2 d instant, with the ships then . W.N.W. HARI: ICH, NOV. 20. . .unr..d this inorniil::., the Lord Duncan packet, iils and passengers, in only four days from The outward-bound packets remain `" id. His Majesty's ship CAMILLA has sent i.: , fall vessels, her prizes.—Wind YARMOUTH, NhV. 20. :1111, morning arrived the BRITOMAET sloop of war, .;'..::a HUNT, from a trnivi off the Dutch coast : her cruize of nearly three weeks, they expe r'n nothing but heavy gales. In the gale of yes srmlc of thillAstusx'aconvoy slipped their cables tor Ha:with ; one of 'them, the Nye Prave, .• • .acnN, in making this port, touched the ground • d immediately upset, crew saved, but the vessel is ' r•(4.1. The Hopewell, of Leeds, J. MOXON master, r w:th coals, drove on this beach, crew and the ;hip it is feared cannot be got off.— "t MURRAY, from Malta, bound to Hull, • it and fruit, put into this port wind bound. PLAN'a'AGENF.T and AC:UTE, under sailing orders ; the &quint and MANLY ' with convoy oeobqrgh the CALYPSO under sailing orders lieisengers for the Baltic. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. • ,t .; •ran, Nov. 40.—Arrived, the King George, Ramsay; •' Pr:Cr•- of Wales, Haswell, from Hudson's Bay ; and the from Gottenburph. Sailed, the HaWkasbiery, t.''' !"r Charles, Henry, for Tobago , Sir Edward L.ll. Lloyds, Morgan ; Canada. tore ; Lord Cathcart, R u.o , T",-rrimin; Aid, Kedma.rle, for Jamaica.; John fur Cadiz; Llizaticl.,Tapley, for Flushihg ; and ' • - fur Gotti Dburgh. C• Iwo- from Falmouth informs 12s, that the Alez , f Liverpool, Ca p tain J 4.243 EN, arrived there night; and that, two days prior to (Ylenday se'nnight) Captain JANSEN fell I, (r-'4,irki in a it of insanity, and was drowned, him Arridicikoi. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, NOVEMBER IV: UNIVERSiTY OF OXFORD. Mr. Wrilusts sheaved cause against a tule assert ing the claim of the University of Oxford to try causes of a certain description. The case in which this right was intended to be exercised was in an ac tion brought by one of the young gentlemen against the Proctor, for sending him to the Castle. He sub mitted, that as the Chancellor was not living, and as the Vice-Chancellor had applied to the Court in his own name, without stating that the authority was de legated to him, the rule ought not to stand. There being no affidavit of the death of the Chan cellor, was also urged against its continuance. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL contended, that as the privilege was not granted to the Chancellor nor to his Deputy, but to the University itself, such statements were unnesessary ; the University seal was affixed to it, which was enough. The Rule was ordered to be continued. THE KING V. EDWARD GOULDBOROUGH. The Defendant was brought up to receive judg ment, having suffered it to go by default, on a cri minal information which had been filed against him as Postmaster of the City of Wells, for defrauding the revenue of the Post Office. From the affidavits which were read by the proper officer of the Court, and from the speeches on behalf of the prosecution, which were made by the ATTORNEY GENERAL and Mr.ABBOTT, it appeared that the Defendant had been guilty in several instances which had been detected by the investigation of the Post-Office, of discharging himself to the Post-Office for more niis-sent letters than he actually received from the Post-Office, in venting fictitious names of the persons to whom he pretended such letters were addressed. Mr. BURROUGIT addressed the Court in mitigation of punishment, urging, that the infrequency of the crime, for which the Defendant was now to receive judg'rhent (the Learned Counsel, in the whole course of his practice, never having seen another instance of the like fraud on the Post-Office,) could not call for a severe punishment; and requesting the Court to take into consideration, that the Defendant was en gaged in another business, which could not be car ried on if the Defendant was removed from his pre sent residence; and which, suspended, would entail ruin upon himself, his wife, and four children. The Court sentenced the Defendant to a fine of 8200 and lb months imprisonment in Newgate. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. The Arroatimv-GENERAL said, he took the liberty of moving for a Rule to spew cause why a criminal information should not be filed against persons whom he should name, for conspiring to compel the Pro prietors of Covent-Garden Theatre, to admit persons into that Theatre at what they were pleased to call Old Pi ices," for the most extraordinary and can !iproar and riot that had ever appeared in any place of public entertainment. He should state the substance of the affidavits on which this motion was founded. The first affidavit he should take notice of was that of Mr. Kemble, part proprietor of the Thea ,re, in which affidavit was mentioned, the burning of the late, and the building of the present Theatre ; in consequence of which a rise took place in the terms of admission, ci one shilling in the boxes and sixpence in the pit, the half-price of which was the same as formerly, and no advance whatever in the gallery admission. The nett affidavit was that of Mr. Glas sington, the Prompter of the Theatre, and that affi davit stated, that after the building f the Theatre was completed , and previous to its opening, an ad-j was published, respectfully stating to the, public the necessity of the advance in the price of ad mission ; but, previous to that advertisement, there appeared in several newspapers certain paragraphs and observations, calculated to produce clamour at the opening of the Theatre. That on the 18th of Septerntrt .ist it was opened; on which occasion a great number of persons assembled, and conducted themselves in the most disorderly and riotous manner : they proceeded to the extent of beginning to demolish some of the doors and other parts of the Theatre, ut tering,- at the same time, most loudly " No New Prices," " Old Prices for ever." That such pro- 1 ceedings were continued for five successive nights, in which there was incessant hooting, hissing, howling, groaning, blowing of horns and trumpets, the ring ing of bells, springing of rattles, &o. &c. That they proceeded to the length of tearing the entering from off the seats in several parts of the - Theatre, and-other wise injuring the property therein ; in consequence of which it was found necessary for the Proprietors to shut up the Theatre for a few nights. That during that period they endeavoured, by the testimony of certain respectable Gentlemen, to satisfy the minds of those who were discontented with the new arrange ment concerning the Theatre. The Theatre opened again on the 4th of October, on which occasion again a number of persons assembled, and behaved in the most disorderly and tumultuous manner, uttering very loudly, the cry of " No New Prices," " Old Prices," “ No Private Boxes," &c. in consequence of which, ' little of the entertainments of the Theatre could be heard. That these tumults were not so great, nor the parties engaged in them so conspicuous, in the be ginning of the play, and often hardly commenced until the time for admission at half-price ; but from that time, such were the tumult and the uproar, that hardly any thing could be heard that was uttered on the stage ; on these occasions a party always attended Ind employed rattles, trumpets, bells, horns, &c. the party always wearing the initials 0. P. in their hats, and on their breasts. Frequently in the pit they made sham fights. They formed themselves into bodies in the upper part of the pit, and ran down to the lower part of it, trampling upon those who did not get out of the way. That when it was necessary to call in officers of the peace, constables, &c. they were resisted and turned out. That this party, in going out of the Theatre, took the 0. P. out of their hats, and from their breasts, so that they could not be re cegnized ; or else they went in a body of such force that they could not be apprehended by the peace of ficers. Such was the substance of the affidavit of Mr. Glassington, the prompter; it added, that the depo nent verily believed, that all these tumultuous procee dings were with a view, and for the purpose of com-1 pelting the Proprietors of this Theatre to continue epeniag it at the old prices. These tumults were con-, tinued every night down to the present time—that not a night past in which this uproar did not take place, at least at half-price--that se4eral individuals concerned in the fnmnit, were of ptehended, indicted, and bills found against them ; notwithstanding which these disorderly proceedings still continued) that an advertisement was daily inserted in the newspapers, recommending subscriptions to support the defence of those whom they pretended to say, were unjustly proSecuted by the Proprietors and Managers of this Theatre—that this advertisement was accompanied by reflections on the character of Mr. John Philip Kemble ; who also swore, in his affidavit, that he believes a conipiracy is formed by certain persons, (and that the wearing of the letters 0. P. is their Sig nal to know each other) to take these measures for the purpose of compelling the Proprietors of this Thea tre to return to the old prices of admission. The next affidavit upon which this motion was , grounded was th a t o f M r . J ames Bl an d on, t h e Box- ! keeper of the Theatre. That affidavit stated, that from time to time a great number of persons assem. bled, distinguished from others in the Theatre by wearing the letters 0. P. in their hats, and they ex:. I hibited various placards, such as, " Keep your noisy I stations," " A long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether," " Conquer or die," &c. &c. The al& I davit then went on to state, that a certain number of persons had entered into an agreement for the pur- I pose of compelling the proprietors to restore the .old prices ; and, to make themselves known to other, they adopted the letters 0. P. Some of the affistavits particularized the persons who constantly went to this Theatre for this purpose, and assembled in the man ner already stated. That as to the 31st of October last, the 4th, 7th, Bth, and 14th of November invnt, the affidavits were specific concerning certain irMfyi duals, and among them was one whose name he must mention with regret. He should have felt great sa tisfaction in omitting his name, if he could ; he felt pain in mentioning it, but he must do his duty, there was no avoiding it, although he was a member of the learned profession to which he had the honour to belong. And here he could not help observing, that it was important to make the gentleman to whom he was alluding a defendant, in the prosecution which he was now asking of the Court leave to institute ; for many people might be misled into fatal errors, when'they saw a gentleman of legal habits engaged in these tumultuous proceedings. It was difficult to conceive, impossible to express, the effect which an example set by such a person might have upon a giddy multitude. When they saw such a man engaged in these scenes of tumult, they might imagine that the proceedings were legal. The necessity of bringing forward such a person, therefore, was apparent.— Such a gentleman, if such a gentleman there was in the profession, rendered it incumbent on those who had the care of forwarding this motion to make such a person a defendant in it, not only on account of the ' proprietors, who had sustained such serious damages by these riotous proceedings, but also on account of the learned profession itself. If, possessing the ad vantages which he did of a legal education, he who had mixed in these tumults was not brought forward and made responsible, and others who did not possess such advantages were brought forward, the public would think that he was screened because he was a lawyer, since he did not share the common fate of all those who have been implicated in these tumults. It would appear from the affidavits, that on the 31st Octo' , r last, a number of Fersonsrhoeing, this badge of 0. 2. and possessing certain iilacards, collected together as usual, when great discord, con fusion, and riot, took place. It was not until the commencement of ba.'t price this gentleman, with the letters 0. P. in his hat, appeared in the pit. He was joined by others; he could not say he could fix on that gentleman any specific act of riot or tumult, but he certainly gave countenance to the riotous pro ceedings. It was considered that he had countenan ced these tumultuous proceedings, and he continued so to do ; for, on the 4th of November, he attended the Theatre again, with the same insignia, which was the very emblem of riot. That gentleman was re cognized in the house as the leader of the tumultuous party ; for when he came into the house, the cry of " Clifford for ever," was set up, and was remarkably prevalent. The party then proposed that they should give him three cheers, which passed in the affirma tive, and it was done accordingly ; after which the uproar continued for the remainder of the evening. The object of his appearance was we'l understood, and the effect which it produced was apparent by his hav ing those three cheers. Not only did they recognize him, but they cheered him as their leader, and he harangued them, telling them, " that if they continu ed their exertions, they would in time be sure of gain ing their object." The affidavit stated positively that these three cheers were given to that gentleman, by those who wore the letters 0. P. which he wore at that time, and that he had been heard to say to those who wore this badge of tumult, , g That's right, go on, persevere, and when you leave the house, disperse." So that they had him on the 7th of November in this scene of riot, among those who blew their horns and trumpets, and sprung their rattles, &c. Hitherto he hart only taken notice of Mr. Clifford ; on the night of the 31st of October, he might not have been expected three ; however, he was recognized there by the peo ple, and he addressed them afterwards, advising them to rrsevere, although with the prudent caution of ad vising them to disperse when they should be gone out of the house. He was fixed with being in these tumul. mous scenes on the 31st of October, the 4th, ith, and 14th of November. He then came to the cases of other persons, against whom he moved, and those were Mr. Wienholt, Mr. Scott, Mr. Savage, and Mr. Ridley. With respect to Mr. Ridley they had no proot about him, except that he was at the Theatre one night, and that was on the 31st of October ; but then he had 0. P. in his hat, and he made a great noise. He was appre- , hended, conducted before a Magistrate, whore he con fessed that he had worn 0. P. in his hat, and said that lie would do it again. Here was a manifest de termination to persevere. With respect to Mr. Wien- holt, he had been present and conspicuous amidst the tumult on the :;lst of October, Bth, and 14th of No vember, and took an active and pointed part in the riotous proceedings, and was encouraging the rioters to persevere ; and on one occasion, when the placard of 44 conquer or die" was exhibited, a person having torn it, he was one of the most active in turning that person out of the pit. As to Mr. Scott, it appeared by almost all the affi. davits that he was concerned in these tumults, parti cularly those of the 28th of October, and the Bth and 14th of November. The affidavits applied to Mr. Wienholt, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Savage, stating their tumultuous conduct in the lower boxes, shewinz that they joined the number of those who cried Off, off, off, off!" No new prices !" No new prices ?" &c. with 0. P. in their hats. , g It is not necessary, (said the Attorncy-General) to go through the whole of the acts rf a and tu mult which took place at the time when thee persons were present. I have stated genfu-dly what took place every night, from the opening of the Theatre • to the present time, and we have fixed on certain characters, win) we say conspired to carry into effect their purpose, by combining and using their joint strength, in order to accomplish, by unlawful means, that purpose which they had determined to att ,, rn:)t ; namely, that of obligieg the Proprietors and Mana ger to admit persons to the Theatre at the old prices; that is to accomplish that object by force, which they have no right to attempt. The Proprietors might have included a much greater number than these per sons in this application to the Court, persons who were connected intimately with these tumultuary proceed ings ; but they have only selected these individuals who were the most prominent in these uproars, and they appear to have been more than ordinary active, and therefore are they only selected ; and the Pro prietors hope, that proceeding against thoSe will be sufficient to restore order and tranquillity in the The atre.—l therefore, with that view, trust your Lord ships will grant a Rule, calling on each of these indi viduals to shew cause why a criminal information should not be tiled against him? Lord ELLENBOROUGII.—" 'fake a Rule to shew cause." CorEAT-GARDEN THEATRE. The bills of the day announced Richard 111. for representation ye,terday evening - in consequence, however, of the indisposition o f Nlr. Ciquce, Rpm. and Ali. t was substituted in its stead. Mrs. CLARKE, whose acting of Julia has been the subject of much commendation, seems still to gain upon our g-od opi nion. She was last night more interest ng than on any former occasion. The applause winch she re ceived, while applause could be distinguished, was commensurate. In her scene with the Nurse, in the third Act, s he was hailed with shouts of approbation. Indeed it would be too litt.e to say, that she has the stamina of a good actress. She really evinces at polish orlimshoe fstyle, which might vie with the lus tre of celebrated stars in the theatrical hemis phere ; and we are persuaded, had she but made her debut in more pacific times, her talents would have been estimated amongst some of the most promising ornaments of the stage. At full-price the house was very thin, but, at the usual hour of admission for the half-price visitors, the throng became great, and every seat was occupied After this the lovers of peace and order were robbed of 'the pleasure of Mrs. CLARKE'S portraiture of Juliet, and the solemnity of the Funeral Precession to the tomb of the Capulets, was turned into broad farce. While the funeral train sung a Requiem, and the Or chestra performed a solemn Dirge, the gallery folks sting " Rule Britannia," in their loudest style. The .11tier introduced in this Scene displayed much pomp. It appeared to be a correct resembl. nce of the Car which bore the immortal NELSON to St. Paul's ; and if the opposition had not destroyed tht effect of this Procession, it would have been greatly superior to the usual exhibitions, of this description._ CHARLES KLNIBLE, in Romeo, was received hi the 0. P.'s with Many marks of hostility, although 'they did nut make a numerous display of their favourite initi ,is. We noticed few with letters in their hats. The di.:liirbance continued by mock fights, the dance of O.P. And Sten torian sounds. Many Placards were reared, prin cipally directed against the Private Boxes. Among those which may be mentioned as possessing any kind of novelty, we noticed— " The Farce i f Killing No Murder, having be , n receive I with unbounded applause on Wednesday Evening last, eh- - venge will be repeated every Evening for " The 11:1:,:lit of John " Britons, be bold, and display your placards, In spite of injustice, and Bow-street Blackgu.irds," A drawing of a smith with a large sledge hammer was also exhibited, with the words " A Ruffian from the Iron Foundery." The pantomime of Don Juan introduced Gm LDI in the character of Scaramouch. Don Juan was better relished than the beauties of Shakspeare would have been, and was received with more notice than any after.piece, since the opening of the New Theatre. A few skirmishes took place between the 0. P.'s, and the N. P.'s, which generally terminated in the capture of some of the former, who were co n ducted forthwith to Bow-street. The performances were over a little after eleven, and the oppositionists, after the usual routine of groans and hisses, left the Theatre in a body. The only novelty in the cheers was " the King," with " three times three," which was received most warmly ; and the heart of every one present. seemed to beat responsive to tile loyal effusion. BOW-STREET.—Some of the officers in attendance at the plc entrance, appeared before Messrs. GRAUAM and READ, and ' stated, that several persons were acting in a riotous and disorderly ' manner, in the avenues to that part of the Theatre, by sparring, sham-tighting, and loud vociferations. Mr. R&AD directed that such per+ons as were in the act of varring, and similar disorderly conduct, should be brought before him. In a few minutes Lavender, and some others of the patrols, r e . turned, with tbstreperiygg s, ounagp pmenap p rentice Il e custody, eto h s William Nunn, a br as s cutter; a tailor, in Ct•Cil n Daniel street, Strand ; and George Oakley, apprentice to a person named Waude, a cooper, in Tipper's-road. 'they were char g ed w i t h exci7iog riot and confusion, and by their disorderly conduct pre venting free ingress and egress to and from the '1 heatre; added to which, one of them wore the letters 0. P. in red characters, in his hat.—They were ordered to find bail. John Ford, who stated himself to he a shoe-maker, residing in White-hart-court, Castle-street, Leicester-square, was neat brought forward and charged by Mr. James Brandon with being one of the most riotous characters that had appeared in theTbeatre since its opening. Mr. Brandon deposed, that he had watched the prisoner from the commencement of the 4th act, and perceived hint particularly conspicuous in every possible device to create tumult ; at one time he was running from the top to the bottom of the pit, hooting and roaring, then assistinft in elevating pla cards, and finally addressing the females in the private and dress boxes, in the most indecent language. The Prisoner in his defence said he had been driven about by the fluctuation of the crowd, but denied that there was any int proptii ty in his demeanour. There were several persons, how ever, in the Office, who sub! tnitiated the chaiB.:s against nun, arid 14 was ordered to be committed in default of bail. 1 r . i l l r, i s J i t rt