Star. — London, England, 1809-12-15 00:00:00

and Managers for the insoha offered the Public, sod that Mr. Br., , Ann should he dismissed for his imrreper conducti This was 4 .1 - ,I1owv(: repeated cbecrs. The fourth and las., Proposition was--. That all prosecutions and actions on both sides should be fr..a-hed, provided the Managers acceded to the terms of the o:her proposition. Here uproar and confusion again interrupted the Fr ngress of the business, and cries of 0. P. resounded f ro m all quarters. Mr. CLIFFORD said, he was only anxious to collect their votes, and therefore begged the attention of the meeting while he put the propositions in their respec tive order. In a business of this kind, he said, there would be little or no effect, if the questions were not carried unanimously. I'he propositions were then put, and all unani mously acceded to, excepting that which agreed to t he prices of admission to the boxes remaining at 7s. to this considerable objection was made, but it was finally allowed to he carried in the affirmative. Mr. CLIFFORD then said, as the Meeting had agreed to the propositions submitted by the Committee, he should take the liberty of proposing a toast applicable to the present state of the question under their consi deration.—" May this Meeting produce a reconcilia tion between the Managers and the Public, equally advantageous to both." After this toast was drank, noise and confusion prevailed for a considerable time, and cries of 0. P. were frequently repeated. At length Mr. CLIFFORD again obtained a hearing. Before Mr. Kemble was infroduced into that room, he said, he took the liberty of telling him if he came he should be treated with civility and respect, and he had called on the Gentlemen present to do him the honour of supporting the Chair. Their present con duct therefore was a mark of unkindness towards him which he was not aware that he had deserved. He had now only to say, that Mr. Kemble having heard all the discussions and dissention on the subject, was anxious to take his departure, in order that he might publish in the papers of to-morrow what the Mana gers and Proprietors could do towards complying with the public wishes. Previous to his leaving the room he w is anxious to make a few observations in person. He, Mr. Clifford, therefore trused he would meet with that civility and attention which the meet ing had promised, and which he was sure they meant to perform, when they agreed to his introduction.— !Loud Applause:.) Mr. KENIBLE now rose amidst universal clapping of hands, and cries of "Bravo, Bravo, sear him, hear him!" —This current of popular clamour being subsided, he spoke as follows :—" Gentlemen, it now becomes my duty to withdraw, as you have acceded to the Pro positions submitted by the Committee for the consi• deration of the Proprietors, in order that I may pre pare a statement of the terms on which the Managers are ready to accede to the public wishes to be pub lished in the Morning Papers ; and I sincerely hope,,i from the bottom of my heart, that this negociation may be the foundation for a good understanding be tween the Public and the Proprietors of the Theatre. (Laud and reiterated plaudits.) Allow me, Gentlemen, to return you my very best thanks for the kind and polite treatment I have received during the time I have been in this room, and to assure you of my ar dent desire to merit your respect." Mr. CLIFFORD then proposed the health of Mr. x t mble, and success to the Theatre, which was drank with general satisfaction. Mr. Kemble then retired amidst a peal of clapping, cheers, and cries of— Kemble is hir:sey again I" Per. Fat now proposed the health of Mr. Clifford, whose conduct throughout the whole of the present occasion, he said, had been extremely generous and liberal. He had, like a Briton, espoused the cause of the piNic-, anaj, like a Briton, had obtained a glo rious vict-ry. . . . This toast was drank with the greatest enthusiasm, bot Mt.CtutoaD was prevented for a considerable time from addressing the Meeting, by the continued noise •and confusion. After several attempts he obtained attention. He said he had been in the habit of ad dressing Meetings in the County of Middlesex, in the Cit?of Westminster, and in other places, but never felt so great a difficulty to obtain a hearing as on this day. He had experienced many marks of public approbation during his career in life, but none ever gave him more heartfelt satisfaction than the honour conferred upon him on the present occasion. He had always been the foe to tyranny, and his exertions should never be want ing to uphold the public rights ; in pursuing, therefore, the conduct which had elicited the praise of the meet ing, he felt that 1.. e had only complied with his duty, and regretted his inability to describe thegratitude with which his heart was impressed. He then adverted to his owat cause in the Common Pleas, and passed some high encomiums on the ability with which the Learned Advocates, employed on his side, had de fended his cause. Mr. Serjeant Shepherd, in his speech ttpon that subject, he sail, had expressed regret that he should b e obli ge d to h u rt his (Mr: Clifford's) feelings. His feelings were not, however, hurt, for he felt a conscious rectitude in the conduct he had pa:lied, and was ofopinion, th4t those who had made the thing necessary, were alone answerable for the con sequences. So•ne insinuations bad gone forth amongst his friends in 6.! County of Middlesex, derogatory that character which he had at all times felt it his pride to preserve unsullied, and he thought the b- , 1 way to slt the matter right would be to have tt canvased by a Jury of his countrymen, set that character right. Their verdict had once convinced the world of his innocence and : ,. -f-tiblished, on a solid foundation, that conduct •-hich had been previously called in question. He .1 alltiltd to an tiT.;entlemanly attack which had :wen !"ri , ll!' !Ton him in the Court of Common Conn t•'l, ditrinp his :ibsence on Wednesday last, by Mr. T lkt}to, in the coone of his contemptuous slander, , ;,;!( d hi m ironically an honest Counsellor. He tht - re was rt- occurrence of his life, however .'r,alt.lft it might t erwise he, from which any in :rrtt,--t! Jerrtgatory I- • honesty and upright conduct )he cleaticed. '!''.c man, however, that had en f*nt.ctired thus fot.:l r and treacherously to asperse ttnt itchind his back, was almost too insignificant to " me rit his animadversion. That Gentleman had always ht , ri crmsldri ed as au advocate for the public cause till t c , h,r:ibed a contract for making water-proof great for his invention of which he had the honesty and -jr - ':ion to add a profit affirm aid twarirjlits cent. His hr)wever, having obtained him this advantage r his colleagues; with his circumstances changed s stfouments, and from thenceforth he became the 'flost threct sappiwter: 4 the tainisterial intepests. He would not be guilty of the tame tummly etethet which Mr. Jacks bad pm-sued, but leave hith" to the " honest" feelings of his own mind, which were cer tainly much , g cooler" than he would be very ready to confess —He (Mr. Clifford) felt it his duty to make these few observations, in vindication of his own character, and in support of those feelings he had at all times avowed. He trusted the company would pardon him for occupying their attention so long, and expressed a fear he should never have it in his power to make them a sufficient return for the in dulgence they had granted him. He concluded by drinking all their good healths. After which, at nine o'clock, he withdrew, and was greeted with reiterated bursts of applause, which prevailed for some minutes after his departure. The whole of the company shortly after retired. -r-- dut pot der par ire lish fro! mt• twe to r poli hay den wit the occ eft riot but frot •atk dre Cit so He bur hea hin fne in . the anc wh to son Le: fen hT , fee he the WI his pri r. tt • ..h .} I.lr . , . .1 r r^- 4 1 I- , !", C!,; r. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. We have great pleasure in announcing the prospect of a speedy termination to the dispute which has so long existed between the public and the Patentees of Covent Garden Theatre. We refer our Readers to the preceding account in this day's paper, of what passed at the Public Meet ing, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, where the first concession on the part of the Managers was made, while we proceed to state here the result at the Theatre. The play was The Provok'd Husband. Up to the time of half-price, the house was almost a desert ; for some nights past the Managers have not sent in many orders ; in order, perhaps, to discover fairly, whe ther they had any considerable number of genuine supporters on the system they had adopted. They sen sibly felt they had not; for they received little money till the 0. P.'s came in at half-price. The house last night filled' at this period of the evening; and it was immediately clamoured through the piz and boxes that the Managers had given in. A Gentleman stated, that Mr. Kemble had attended the Meeting where Mr. Clifford was in the Chair, and had yielded to the de mand of the public. It had been agreed by the Com mittee for defending the persons under prosecution, that the boxes should remain at 7s. that the pit should be restored to 3s. 6d. that the private boxes should be done away, and that all prosecutions on both sides should be stopped. A burst of acclamation took place on this notice of victory. But it was requisite that it should be confirmed from the stage—and the 0. P. dance was danced, banners were unfurled, cat-calls, bugles, bells, and rattans were put in motion; and the vociferous discord of horrible noises drowned all other sounds. The Play concluded in this way. The Pit seemed then to wait with patience, in the full persua tion that Mr. Kemble would ria4ke his appearance ; but the Farce of Tom Thumb began. This put an end to all complacency. Public indignation was at its height ; and not one syllable of the rhodomoritade of the Farce could be heard ; until at length Mr. Kemble made his appearance in his walking dress—half boots, great coat, round hat, and cane, as he had walked from the tavern. It required near half an hour to procure what was universally bawled for—siknce. At length he said— " Ladies and Gentlemen"—Here he was stopt by the noise. Ater an hundred bows, he was again heard to say—" Ladies and Gentlemen—l ask"— Again interrupted ! Again he began—" Ladies and " Gentlemen, I ask ten thousand pardons for pre- 1 " sinning to appear before you in a dress so little suit " able to the very high respect which I feel, and which " it is my anxious wish ever to shew you in this place." After some further interruption, but all from the inces sant demand of silence, he resumed, " It is entirely " on ing to the circumstance of my not being apprised 66 that I should have the honour of appearing before " you this night. Ladies and Gentlemen, I have 66 been with the company of Gentlemen w ho have " dined together at the Crown and Anchor Tavern ; " where a set of propositions was submitted to us 66 for consideration, and to which the Proprietors have a agreed. The first proposition is, that the Boxes " should continue at 7s. (Applause: and murmur.). " That the Pit should be lowered to the old price— l . " That the tier of Private Boxes—the tier of Boxes in 46 the front of the House—should be thrown open and restored to the public at the end of the present sea " son—And, Ladies and Gentlemen, that no trace 44 or recollection of the past differences which have " so unhappily prevailed so long, should remain, I gr am further to say, that we most sincerely lament a the course that has been pursued, and we engage that a all legal proceedings shall forthwith be put a stop to, " on the part of the Pr prietors. I pledge myself 16 that instructions to that effect shall be given im mediately. ("fit/douse.) Now, Ladies and Gen " tlemen, before I retire, giv- me leave to express .4 my most lively sense—" Here he was interrupted by a loud and almost universal demand to dismiss Braden. The dismission of Brandon was vociferated from every part of the Rit—anct there were mixed with this, various other cries—as " Boxes, six shil lings."—The Meeting demanded Old Prices gene rally—and no Private Boxes. —a What do you mean " by boxes in the front ? No private boxes."— Amidst this tumult, Mr. Kemble continued, making his obeisance in all directions to obtain silence, but in vain. He then retired—and, after a short interval, returned ' • when the cry of Dismiss Brandon, was re vived. After ineffectual endeavours to obtain at tention, he again withdrew, making the most respect ful reverence to the spectators. The dumb shew of the farce then went on, amidst the noise, which was greatly aggravated by the ab surd appeals to the pit, of Mr. MUNDE.V, in the cha racter of the King, who bowed, scraped, and cringed, holding a conversation with those nearest the orchestra, which, of course, the hcrise could not hear. They called for Mr. Kemble—" Not from your mouth, but " from your master's, will we hear an answer." Still lie persevered ; and a paper was flung upon the stage —he took it up, and said, " He should feel it to be " his duty to deliver it to Mr. Kemble," and retired. An attempt was again made to go on with the farce—but the clamour was resumed. Mr. Munden then brought on the abashed, humbled, penitent, Mr. Brandon, who stood before the company with a paper in his hand, which was no doubt a written apology, and an appeal to their mercy, which hb was desirous to read ; but he could nod obtain hearing. His submission was contrite, and we have no doubt but that his apology was ample; but they would not hear him—and he was forced to with-. draw. Soon after Mr. Munden brought on Arr. Harris, junior, who with an air of much submission. !aid.- -« g L adies and Gentlemen, Mr, Brandon Is an old alorvanfor lily father."—Mr, Harris was Inter rupted with " He 'must be dism;sed." He continued ••4 4 Mr. Brandon has been a faithful servant"— Again he was interrupted ; and a t., ,, usand voices called out, "Itis a sine qua non. He has not render ed you faithful service—he has outraged all decorum —Send him to Bow-street—Make him a Police Jus tice. He must be dismissed," &c. &c. &c. Mr. Harris retired. No further effort was made by the Managers to conciliate, and the Farce was soon con cluded amidst tho din. The Company continued some time, and with their accustomed pastime—the 0. P. dance—the usual cheers—and GOD save the King. The agreement made at the Crown and Anchor, seemed to meet the approbation of the great majority of the house. Though some objection was taken to the price of the boxes, yet it was faint ; and certainly that is the least matter in contention. The great complaint was the tier of private boxes, and the un justifiable means employed by the Managers to sub due the Public. These great points being done away and atoned for, the generous feelings of the public, we trust, will be satisfied with the triumph ; and agree, as Mr. Kemble said, that all tracer of recol lection :hall be blotted out. The Public have given a lesson to Managers which they will not forget ; and now that they have esta blished their claim to exercise the jurisdiction of cen sure within the Theatre unannoyed, we have no doubt but they - will be as mild and liberal in the use, as they have been spi:ited and persevering in the establish ment of their right. It is certainly true that the Pub lic had m , !..11 c.ime to be dissatisfied with the conduct of Mr. B.tnNDON ; but it is equally true that in this contest Mr. BRANDON acted as a servant, not as a principal: and we are confident that Englishmen, who have the magnanimity to hold out the hand of reconciliation and friendship to his employers, will not tarnish their character by visiting with vengeance a mere instrument, whose attachment to the Proprietors may well be conceived to have blinded his judgment, whose refusal would have *deprived him of bread, and who was encouraged in his error (if error it was) by the countenance given to him by the Bow-street Ma gistrates, as often as he appeared at that Office. We sincerely hope that the Public will take a dispassionate view of this part of the question : if they do, we are certain they will not debase themselves by break ing a butterfly on the wheel after strangling the cro codile in his den.—Away with such petty revenge Englishmen, act like yourselves!—act with huma nity, dignity, and justice ! LONDON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per C. Cons. for epg. 70I—Red. 69H—Omnium 24 3 pr. Exchequer Bills 6s. 14s. prem. Government received this morning dispatches from Walcheren—They state that the basin, the floodgates, Istore-houses, arsenal, and in short all the works have been destroyed. The troops had all embarked ; but several of the transperts had suffered from the late violent gales. Some have been driven ashore ; but the dispatches do not say that any lives have been lost, or that any of the troops have fallen into the -enemy's hands. Our Readers know already that an Austrian Mes senger arrived from France a fcw days ago. They also know that Commissioners have been appointed, who are to proceed to Morlaix to negotiate an ex change of prisoners— • ? have to add, that the report still continues that . ime Messenger also brought some kind of prvposiLions for opening a negotiation to restore peace 1-,:ftween this country and France, but we cannot ascertain whether it rests on any thing like good authority. VCre have received letters from Lord VVF.LuxoroN's army, dated up to the 22d of November. Our cor respondents seem as yet ignorant of the intended 3MR•g?r • 1 • fought on the 20th and 21st ult. between the trench and Spaniards; and that the latter, ander Gene► AREsAon, having advanced into the plains n ar Ocanna, to the N. E. of Toledo, he was tacked by the French army, and after an obstinate tic, so completely defeated, that he was obliged to retreat with the remnant of hi: army towards Va• lencia, leaving the Sierra Moriea and Seville unco.. vered. A 1 t- • • • • • • • • • • ) i. OXFORD SLEC77OIIt. The contest for the Chancellorship of this learned Establishment is at lengtth terminated. At a late hour last night, the poll being finally closed, Lord GRENVILLE was declared duly electt'.l by a maioriy of Thirteen, the final state of the Poll having been For Lord GREW/ILL 106 Lord ELooN 393 The Duke of BrAUFOR T £3B The poll commenced on Wednesda y,and continued the whole of yesterday. The following was the order of proceeding : The Convocation having met at 9 o'clock on Wed nesday morning, some time was ocenpied in swearing in a few Regent Masters and in :eadinc!,- St.o - ates; the Vice-Chaocellor then stated to the l:reetio, that it was convened for the purpose of choosing a Chan cellor of the Universitv, in the place of the late Duke of PonTLANn, deceased, and the Men-lb:Ts were to proceed adscrks:niztm forihwitll. Wheratoon Ole (the Vice Chancellor) proceeded, first to give his vote, and afterwards the Proctors, and t'lon each Member of Convocation, as he presented hims •t. —There was no nomination of Candidates, hut each Member was supposed to vote for the pet-son he thought best qualified for the office. Indeed, before even the mentioning the name of the successful can. didate, all the papers, &c. are burnt. The Vice-Chan cellor and Proctors are the only persons acquainted accurately with the manner in which the electors have voted. M4;74L INTEL L IGENCA. PLYMOUTH AND PLYMOUTH DOCK, DEC. is. It still continues to blow strong at S.S.W. accont. panied with deluges of rain. Several casks and pieces of wreck were picked up yesterday morning, ne.tr Fowey, supposed to belong to some vessel wrecked in the severe gale on Monday night. The CROCUS sloop of war attempted to sail this afternoon for Fal mouth, but was forced back, and anchored again, the wind being so strong against her. Arrived the Pro vidence revenue cutter, from Scilly; Friends, Tuom A HANIMONT Master, from the Bay of Honduras, with mahogany and logwood, bound to London, put in here in consequence of a heavy gale. PORTSMOUTH, DEC 14. Arrived the GOSIMWKE, from Lisbon. This after• noon a French schooner privateer was captured off the Needle's Point, and is since arrived at Spithead. Wind S. W. DEAL, DEC; MBER f 4. Arrived his Majesty's ship KANnArtoo ) from the Mediterranean; and the Undaunted transport in a leaky state, having been run foul of in the late gale. The outward-bound still remain.—Wind S. S.W. RAMSGATE, DEC. 11. Arrived the KING GEORGE cutter, having lost an anchor and cable, fore -mast, and bowsprit. YARMOU IR, DECEMBER 14. Arrived this mornning from the Downs, his Ma jesty's frigate DE.SIREE and PIPTIBE cutter.--Sailed I.r Flushing, the Woo'n.vich store-ship ; for the Texel, the Brevdageren ; arid on a cruine, the PiNCIIER gun brig.—Remain in the Roads, the Roebtick flag ship, Edgar, Bellerophon, Saturn; Alexandria, and Nymphal, frigates; Dligence, Onyx, and Curlew, sloops ; and Vixen, Censor, Chanticleer, Drake, and Hearty gun-brigs. The Wilhelmina, HARM BOMAR MAR, for London, with timber, having lost her anchor and cable in the late gale, is put into this port. The Charles And Leo nidas, which came on this beach in the late gale, are likely to be got off without much damage * and the greatest part of their cargoes sared. A ship, name unknown, is now come in, dismasted, brought in by a fishing vessel.—Wind S. W. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. Gil AVIS ND, Dec. 14.--Arrive! the Barbara, Ewan, fro n Mogadore.—Ssilcd the Roebuck, Wallace, for Sierra Leone, and bleach Trader, Smith, for Guernsey. movements of the Commander-in-Chief, and continue to give an unfavourable report of the health of the troops, stating that the hospitals still continue full. There are other letters in town, but we have not We have with extreme r e gret to announce t h e death seen them, which, it is said, announce that the Bri of Captain MAIIONY, of the 14th Li g h t fish troops under Lord WELLINGTON have retreated D ragoons, from Badajos upon Portugal. (Brigade Major on the Cavalry Staff,) who fell a Since the late change in the Government at Seville martyr to the epidemical fever, on or about the 18th ultimo. He was to be buried with military ho n o urs , by the introduction of the Archbishop of TOLEDO to power, there has been more decision and activity attended by Officers of his Regiment, by whom, as in the conduct of S anish affairs. Not on has well as every one who knew him, h e was universally p ly beloved, and his loss since r ely l amente d. the plate of the church been applied to raise funds About one o'clock, this morning, it blew a tre for the public defence, but also what is called the mendous storm from the South-east, accompanied Renta de los Canonigos (the Rental of the Canons); with a torrent of rain. We fe ar i t h as d une much and forced loans have been exacted from those damage on the coast. Saturday morning early, the letter-bags, with the opulent persons who have preferred the gratifi- letters, from Dunstable, Luton, and L e i g h ton Buz cation of their avarice to the independence and zatd, in Bedfordshire, were lost by the guard between safety of the Empire. From the rapacity of the Islington and the Post-Office. French invaders, almost all the beasts of burthen, It now appears that CAROL I N E W meox , w h ose case excited so much commisseration w h en exam i ne d at Bow -street, respecting the robbery o f h er b und l e, i s whether horses or mules, had been seized by the enemy ; but no inconsiderable number have grown an artful impostor. According to the account given into strength since the country had been exposed to by Captain DOLLING, late of the B eag l e , ( not CaP ta i n such depredators. All these have been collected for 1 Nrwcomnr, now of that ship, a s s h e asserte d) a per the use of the Snanish armies, and such as were yet son answering her description came on b oar d the and lived for about six week s w i t h a seaman of the Beagle, at Sheerness, the latter end o f S eptem b er, preserved, to in Julge the idleness, or minister to the luxury and ostentation of the owners, have been de- name of MAGNLS HENDERS ON . Sh e was put on shore livered to public officers appinted to receive them, at Deal, when the ship was ordered t o sea , and MIC• under severe penalties en those who should neglect NUS HENDERSON then gave he r , as h e t hi n k s, a b eut five pounds. to produce them foT the public service. CORM MARKET, MARK-LARTE,DEC.IS.4—Tbere some tolerable In addition to these measures, it has been ordered, remaininsgcir are nt hurley itieso mach Wheat a to-day,at tm so ewb but AT ie aitisn,gpr c.!Barle) and t ''' ex pect ed that an army of reserve of 250,000 men be formed ; arrivals, M ale Malt each fully support their Prices— Wb!te Pcas at little and, report says, that such is the general enthusiasm fluctuation—but few New Tick Beans, 401. to 455. per quarter of the people of Spain, that it will not be necessary Old 25 under—there are also tolera ble supplies of Oa ts , sa l es thereof are quoted at little var i at ion—Flour remains at Wu . have recourse to conscriptions, and not to recruit- prices. • Sing, or even to invitation, to accumulate such a force. GENERAL CURP.ENCY AS TINDER Wheat, 75.. 88s. 100 s. Beans, (old) 603. 665. We are concerned, however, to be obliged to add, ‘ Fine ditto, 1041 108 s. that we understand dispatches.were this day received i R B l r T ey s°. ; "Il i" od. kit Spain, confirming the statement given in the Malt, acht. Ws. *ILA of Wednesday of a desperate action having been While Peal i lkil iat e g u 7 r 6s i cs. ' t- Beans, (old) 60s. 664. Tick ditto, (old) 50s. 551. • Oats, 255. 30s. 334. I Poland ditto, 365. 991.0 d. Potatoe ditto, 40s. Os. OE, 86s. Rape Seed, 461. 521, Vs. 955. Seconds Us, Pos.