The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1809-09-21 00:00:00

■ COVENT-CARDEN TIIEATRE. -.„- The setitottion produe,ed by the ntlvanee of prices collected a crowd at that ditrerent don's of this l'iw-arrer lust night, 'to equal Cost of•the formek— being ladinitted, we were happy to Mid a greater display of female charms than on either of the pre cedint: nights ; thi re were many of the fair sex in the pit, and still inure in the boxes. We regarded it as a favOurahle circuinstance to see them ven turing amongst us again ; we entertained hopes that those who are said to have redeemed us from bar barism, would again recall as to citilisation but there is a pitch of rage end absurdity, upon which even beauty can have au effect ; and this war our (Attie insteuere upon which that rage and that -eh muddy every to be displayed. Ail was quiet until the lIIIONC Collllllllellee !: bilyollf3lloZlCJll as it may areas, with the music comiterneed the discord; a.dis cord, fated, for that night at least, to he permanent. The play ado the tragedy of King Irieltard the part of RirAord by Mr. Cook.. The house was greatly crowded, and.' we are sor7y_to acid, the up roar was as general as it e have yet tvituessed it ; that part which, upon the present, as well as upon that immediately preceding the present occasion, carriwil the palm, was the pit ; that was the great scene in which the marshalled heroes displayed their coialact. and proved the perfection of their discs:dine. by rising and felling with the Cur. tain.• The discord of their voices was, if possi ble, improved ; that is, rendered more discord ant ; but they, dissati•fied with the progress they hid made, attempted to aid the excellence, by rattling stick'., clapping hands, blowing cat calls, lie. lee. In adilitein to the cant of " Old Price.," thwre were several new bills exhibited in the pit and bows ; one comuituded them to " re eat the solpmatiou, every night, until abated ;". anothwr inculcated the encnitragernent of " Native Gemes;" each we. received with unbomided up plausr. It required only the exhibition of a piper, discouistenancing the advance, to command the support of thio.e advocates of taste, who would wish that its profewsors simold hose uv it. In contradic tion to all those naineaning hills, and to the less pardonable abatements-of " some of the public prints," a paper was circulated, though not in the maw notorinao sad compictious manner, toenails{ forth a pl Mt feet, " that the average profits of the Iwo ten reara were not six per cent." This, nue would think. would have bweit sulfieient to repress the tumult; aid' so it probably would, if it had been as well known as the inn-statements to which it was a reply. Towards the conclnsitto of the play, trumpets amid bugle-harms made their appearance iii the pit, which, colustfinine with all the ioniser rounds, constituted what Milton calla " confusion worse confouseded." Mr. C. liemble was particularly selected by the brawlers. The play having at leugtli reached tlw conclusion, every testimony of reek:item appeared, for this was the third night of their success against taste and talent. We 'kit to kone how long the public sense Is .to ballots abused, mild private property injured, by two or three hundred people, consisting principally of idle shop-boys, clerks, and Istitagars upon the town, who mend Mealy for the sole parpuse of kicking up a "rah fay abusing the moderation and forbearance of the l'ioprietars, and depriving the public of the in:ea rational enjoyment the metro pulls affords, in its most refined and complete state We do believe that many of them fancy they are only exerciamsc the privilege of Eaglishmen. and that the law, mid the coatorn of tile Theatre, fully warring all the liceowe in which they todelge. That the Bleb eater have a right to express their approbation or dis approbatimi of the actor, and the play. we admit in its fullest extent; hut even her., tam expression ought to be regulated by the judgment, and t praceetl from malice, welly sinister mative. In the present cos-, the piece is not suffered to he heard, aid the whole of the performers are condemned, en worse; so that we are ,ant even left ass excuse for sup posing them io be iseiirvol by reason dud judgment. The present outcry tenses (mtpposing it to be no nar row party cavil,) from one of those two causes : The ad/slice of prices, or the engagement of Madame Cataleni. It' it is from the former, they would do w•• 11 to considwr how far they promote the cause, by exrrailing their tirmey, without the advantage of hearing the performance ; med. if the latter, arm: her occasion would, perhaps, be more adapted. It is curious enough to see the enemies of the Ma nagers of Coveet-garden Theatre tilling the house every night, and paying their seven shillings regu larly, for the purpose of ruining them. As long as they abstain from actual violence, we make no doubt they will be welcome; fur whether tilts come to hear others, or are determined to hear themselves, at is all the same, if they pay equal for it. The annunciation of the piece for to-morrow's tepritteistation. was. as usual, inaudible, from the noise which pery ides' the house. The rarer went rim also in the eonitnon way, and the beautiful mu sic of the Thr Poor Soldier was drowsed in ac companying a l'ontorniare. During the first act, the hostile party were employed in disseminating :heard', printed on linen, canvas, end paper, which were shnrtly afterarria slfixed, in various ways, to almost the ...title circle of the first and second tier of Snute ware pinned by the fair hands of Patriotic. baler to the cushion. kindly placed ea the trout of the Bona, to give an easy sup port fp their elbows; ahik others were fastened by adventurous Mow:Ode-defying knights, w the chandeliers. The were various--. 4 AO hired ritifiani "No impositiipi, on she pubfie !" Old prices for ever, never submit to Me arm!" " &lets, or no private boxes!" and a variety of others garnished tne pit, and lower buses. About the end of the farce, Mr. 11untlen forgot all the grimace of Darby, and approached the front of the stage, lowly bowing, as if to bespeak the attention of toe audience to were proposition ; and imarediately, amidst loud cries of " Hear! hear! sileiee!silence!" Mr. Keinble made his appear ance. Some time elapsed before the house could be composed to silence; end nu sooner was it par tidily obtained, but calls of Order! order! and Silence/ silence ! again involved it in noise and confusion. At last, however. the Manager was permitted to address them, and expressed himself as follows : Ladies sad Gentlesselo—f have to thank yea fur this hearing. Grateful for past tannin, the Proprktors of tit.* Theatre are anxious to do every thing possible lir their power to fulfil the violists tithe public." Thunder% of applause here ensued, and many of the placards were torn down, is taken of approba tion. Silence being once more olvained, Mr. tiein ble continued—. " Ladies sod Gentlemen-1 fret obliged to goo for giving media oppottimity of i iptiring nnbat are yoar wialies ?" • The House instantly relapsed Imo a tumult of noise and confusion, greater than we had yet st ed, and the tokens of their stetiord to be increased. in proportion to the hopes of concession 'on the part of the Proprietors, which they had en tertaiiied from the appearance of Mr. 'Kew!,lr. Mehl thi; period, several papers were thrown on the stage, and the audience shouted " There! there ! reed ! read ! these are err wishes ' But Mr. Kemble. not understanding the drift of their exclainatisms, retired, after walking several mei fectusl efforts to obtain a further herring. One of the papers was alien% arida picked up, and carried oat by Mr. 'lntylor, aml the *titres were taken by the servants of Vit. I . llcatrt:„—. Amidst this augmented disturbance, the farce COD• ciiided, and loud liars t evinced the um:woken spirit of the Old Pliet-itet. One mail produced a bottle and glean in a side-box, and emptied the former very rapidly in bumper toasts ; he tutu at. tempted to launch the empty flask into the pit. but was luckily prevented by those around him. and driven from the boa. The aud!eir-e then re seated themorlcvs, as deliberately as if they expect ed the performance of another play. After so.ne time spent in the ext.:eise el almost banished pa tience, the gentleman who spoke on Tuesday night again came forever f, and, from the same situation, addresee,l the hani•ve 5.6 "Genf citelans-4 took the liberty of addressino, eon, last is *eery short speech , but the conduct that has been port■ by she persons concreted 1J 14111 house, de mantis, this night, a speech of on hour lent -sllentlesseo, I witnessed a sc:tie, last night, which'enn!d iittArace n place of pus:shwa! A hireling of this Theatre, the foremen of the works, intended himself into the pit, where hr 10111111 rd Mr/ individual, sad, with the as-tstauce of s • consts'ilee, beat them oat ; after which he retterned to the pi:, the,* his hat up io the air, and challenged say perm m la the bozo. to tight hiss fur live guineas. Was not ult. coacherl cuuale• mowed by the contemptuous 'Conduct of the Manager, its cumin.; forward and nretcadiag be was ignorant of what int, wished, at the Saute time, mots t►an s •.plscarda werweitirtat.: hint in the face (Loud hiontos.9 The rename why you lid not so strong a mlority the deaf nigh'', as the two last. was occasioned by the great number of orders that were hared by the Managess. I kaote that - there werentrcat num. ben pest to ever:. petatiirgoare, one of clutch, althotigh • they accepted of we tickets, came to oppose thou this I they retoseiled, by minim; it a trick of war. limey was also refused at t►e doors, while paper was admitted; sly semey was refused, and use of the d.we•keopers, mum Ealed,tl thou the rest, seknowledged they hail orders ta re fuse motley. But if you c iiiii ccie the muse line of coa -1 sleet yon have done these two nights, I will insure yun success; nod yon will oblige a Manager M cum.• for ward, who will know what you waut--(.1 cry q(" ffre via! we ") I have seen a statement, since rennin= into the Theatre, of the Managers, ileciart.-1 that they have received only ant per cent. for the. money, fur the last tea year...-. Can any person believe this, when they home hoe regerd lees Mr. Keinble is of money, and he gave es,ooul. for his share ,—( Load apyterw ) I have a small statement to mike, which t 1111:1, it any ton., prove ; that the rein orate private lames wilt pay 'woe than the interest of the money im pended, and defray the expense of 'Judean Catalani`a en- gagement, whirls hail been spoken urns one came of the rise. —But I host, if the Managers ever attempt to pollute the board, of as English stage with Italian depravity, or French dop;icity, they will meet with the just iudigtiotton of a British public. (A cry If `•se. wort, no nest," accutsjots;ed ty loud hu:zat). I hove hut one word azure to say—lf yu■ conduct yourselves platpeely, and he. p to your test, I will wet you here tomorrow sight.' Having conlcuded this harangue, amid thunders of applause. another motor rose. to attempt the prize of similar laurels. His reception was not. how ever, so flattering es that of his preileceossie, who, we understand. is • clerk is the Bulk. The people took it into their heads that he was • foreigner, and interrupted. his first efforts with cries of .. Nefore4stere.i—h he an IfseglitAssais.— Wedomotunderstandhiar audeimilarexclismation.. By persevering. he at length made his design intel ligible, which was to depute two or three persons to the Manager, to call him before them, and d '- sure him that they would state their ino.ives and wishes, without disorder. and bear him, in answer, without interruption. Ti.. mod• of conduct being adopted by acclamation, he wee celled en to make the pubhc sentiments know% Se Mr. limbic Mr. tlie Gentleman in question, the* addressed the curtain, andealled on Mr. Kernble,iii the name of the audience, to come forward awl hear their e°n 3 lbliiiutb awl pledged their proinoie, m return, to Sire him n patient hearing. Five Minutes were alloweilfor the appearance of Mr. lienahle; but as th ere were symptoms of hi,. approach at nearly the expiration of that time, a Gen tleman, in one of the stage boxes, was desired, ns he could communicate with persons :Iwhind the scenes, to make the with of the audience known to the Manager. Mr. tremble instantly came for ward, and, after a tedious interval °rimier, said— " Leiner •NO GZSIVLISSII-..1 watt raspectfany to be heroortd with your comessode" Another burst of clamour was the conserpience •f this unload, and the rival orators, each asserting his right to be the mouth through which t h e public mind was to be unfolded, contributed oidy to lengthen and to heighten the contention. 'Tice palm of victory fell upon the Clerk, and lie took upon hiiuselfto statl, in " three words," whet the public wanted—•r the old prices."—Mr. Kenible then addressed the studience, am•d continual inter ruptions, in nearly the Ind owing words— " Lslntrs /IMO G —el have again to return my eckowsleriltments fur your indultgeneeingiviet a Im': inn. The raua.' of complaint, as I now •ntlerstand, is the rise that has taken place us the prices of admission, In the reign of lane/of Ailey, the price• of admission to the pit was tluce yhtthwv, and to Use ea:leries, the 1011011 e as it a taw— s hundred year, ago. Ladies and (.rudetilea, it has been asserted that the profiti of this Theatre, without soy id maws in the price, are sn♦B. lent to secure the Pi OpildOrll 1111004, fortunes 1 Jet-tote to you, on nay honour, sod I weald out tell a lie for all that the Theatre is wortli--.(fasud 4p pleato)—th.it fwe the lasi ten years the Proprietors have sot received six p , c-s , to their isioney—e , itouiry vested in • pro perty oft.. Bortn-ithic tiled aura:hots a nature as this is. --eliedepeodent of this, I h ire to call 01 your random. and liberality, ,and upan the candour, justice, and libe rality ..f this audience, and of my country, I fearlessly throw myself) to c.insider the vast repent. of 1500001 is order foliose the moat beatairal Theatre in the Vain-roe, for the receptive of the inhibitants of the capital of flu world! I',w is this the wily heavy disburse•nent we hare to make. To have a wardrobe, scenery and der-prelim's, mochas are proper easel ap, (as we term it), pieces, in • man ner worthy of you, are other sweets of enormous cost. It is well knows ti you all, that the materials fur an these ertiei.s re doulAthl, tripled, qttatintpled, and even more, within these four or (eve years The Groh:man who ad dressed you teat aitbt, said, that' if the advance in the prices was to be slay salvaatage to the Performers, it ouald haws his Mid rine support I then call span him, sot upon you, fur it. roe wtrilio reagrh •f ibis company are belated me, and will testify, that th: late rise is the mice of &SEC*. Mon has he.. the ',Ante of •dditiou to their emoluments. It it, indkel, in-ant only for the better encouragemeol and sr. poet pf those of our yea-union, mid I trust t►e object a 1•. be sidfieieut to insure a cumarrelice in year opiates', that the *mall rite is expedieut and smarmy." Alt l ye t‘ea'e the nt:rrks 'if disapprohatios . which in:•ced themselves with. cud succeeded thts.speerh. orator from the Hank again •ddresottd the au sliti:ice, nn I ase . er.rd, dolt the ,rise in the prieeii; so far tr4:u . 3.1.1ing 54. to the salary of any gctor, iso•i•d inateriall ) file expense; of their he- He conjured the m to stick to their text, and torn th would .be , siretsf outs:rm. Tate house then gr-ifittal I e cleared. JUisl LEK. MR. Porton—Air the cation is ' , boot to eele tr•e .•►e tit of tti Sluve:rign entering the 5011 year of re igu; en - 1 as 1:0111alliteell are tiiyinuted :•e plates to co nsider of the 10.44 pruner •o t - xprenslis4 coli4r4tost ttttt t I ~ e. 4 l••eer to a , 1i41".41 a 4lr ut r:•lruratroo. be which 4 Lunt.- miler-of one 41 ',imp swine!' we prufesr•to copy . otos: I.kely to ;to •ertir.:4 in no--1 nseaii t}►st of • g. us rot r' :tg H.* r.er oset!e. may ibtr, opitiitto, se to • • ,uto most of RUC I•lrcrinys me to he of., tbuie.l,. tillty VI-It 1111111 ne ineJn to rel.4or. NS. the ..r4 life of Ile litioos.) all mud aekaual.d g . to f ie vie igi't of the alay. 10 whet Indorser, .they tore, ertrsels4yo, cc by otieri•ex Op.mr euwka to MIR u► Wl/Uilt is ti►e t.rea;l► ofafe? I touch fear, ho Per-r, that the day of celebration will he spent in a vet) , diderent foamier. flne .neetim.:, I ohm•rvr, bas announced r dinner ; this will r•robrbl}• he sit example for the nation rt large; and teasfing and revelling prevail amongst 114, not to may inebriety, which is generally attend ant on such n►eetings. So that, far from giving thanks to Alen•eity God, for his mercy in prmotig. mg he life of our heiorefl Monarch, we ►hall he employed in iireeking eh.- Divine Laws, mid thereby entail lit curry on us and our posterity. As this nation, .tlr. Editor, prides itself on its profevsion of Christianity. surely such a mode of celebration, as I reenintnentl„ would he more ma sonata to its profession, tban that which I bare ventured to deprecate.—Shuold you be of this opi pion, I trust the iiillifeade of your Piper will be excited to recommend the one, sad to discounte nance the other. Your's, it , 7. FLDELIS. It 4 - umnurerl, that the Nijadee frigate in oft/eyed to be prepared at l'orismoitth, for the immediate reception of Ilr. Boss, junior, and his suite, %Ito are to losoceed to With:herrn. It is stated, that Mr. Rosa is going out in the capacity of Governor, or Lamteninit.(ineer tio r of that island. Should this report prove true, we imi k y anticipate a long and expen-ive civil establishment, of Governor, Ur puty.Governor. Su reeyors of Customs Comptrollers of Customs. Tidewaiters, and Searchers; wlwrelly the expense of the ticcupation of Walt:herrn. if practicable. would infinitely more than counter balance the advantages resulting from it, and ren der its capture a porineuent evil, white by Coe part retention ofd as a military station, thaw wits may be avoided. As recrimination is the great plea of joritilication urged by Ministris for ail their error; and misdoings, tl,.y will, no doubt, appeal to Mums* Apse in defence of tins measure. CLERKENIYELL SESSIONS, STET. 40. THE HMG O. SHAW AND OTHERS. • This was ■n indictment itoinst a sfieretra officer, employed iu levying an es. cotton, the hrok, i t tit. ployed in sellenz the goods. and the other D...fend wits, who were employed thereto us their versants. The indictment chur4ed them with riotously and unlawfully assets:tiding, and kiring and uthernilre injuring the carpets, slid oth.•r immune, the pro• perty, and in the dwelling house of Joseph 01:viere. • and with assaulting Margaret, the wife of the said - Joseph. bin. Olivicri;, in support of this indictment, rutted, that her hushaud is an artist, living in Pall- Mall, and herself employed in rxecuttur fancy article, and dresses, for ladies of the first fasten. Ots the gad of December lest, Laving been from home, on tier return between revel, and eight in the evening, she found an execution hard (wen lodged iii her husband', home, and a person in pos session; on the nett day, bring Saturday, she went out between three and four in the afternoon, for the purpose of trying to have the matter reified. nod returned home about nine; • she then found a a •itsi her of men, from twelve to sixteen, of whom the Defendants (eight in mustier) -we:e a part s in the house. They were busied iu all pa is of sloe lo,use, its collecting the furniture, teasing my the raiPet4l opening tier dressers, and taking out her clothes. She requested them to stop, as she expected • gen tler:nue would come %titbits ass hour, for the purpose • of settling the Lusiness. They, however, proceed ed iii their work of preparing the things for re- • 'novel. whets .he declared she would not softer the goods to be removed out of the house, witbont lira Paving an inventory taken ut them. They peisisvol in their preparation to remove the goods; and upon her still opposing them. they sent for • constahle, to whom they gave her in charge; but be refused to take her in custody, as it did not 'sower she hal been guilty of any offence. About twelve o'clock, she reused to the honer of her neat door neighbour, from wheuce she returned to her house between three and foe, of the Sunday moritink Sloe theta save a cart 1111 the dour—her shop Ittnpt of all the goods it contained; the cart was Nll.d wnh them; and some were lying tin the pavement before the door. The party went away belete three o'clock ; her furniture ass all remsovesl. even to lies beds, there not being one, oat of six, left for her children to sleep upon. She could wit state the inane of the articles taken, as her stock roissisted in articles chiefly in the fancy how, iocisedirig variety of fancy works, the property of tier Wjestv s her Royal Highnese the L./ache:es of York, Lady Mary tr.kine, and • uunsher of ottiko: leiuules of the first rank and fashion, which also war honoured with the execution of; Macula:l4 also her husband's paintings and property, as as. artast. In'ff e eourde of the iiish.,forne of the Defend.s.its, she could slot state whirls, had torn her pele•se: off her. Site was very ill littera ards. Upon her ctodiemtiaination, she denied havnig behaved wish any violence us opposing the reinovsl of the timings, or that the had produced a knife, or tiirrateura to st4h any persou who should remove theta. or had said she would wade up to her knew, in blood, be fore she would suffer them to he removed, or asiy,words to that efR-ct.' She ecknosled e ed she had locked ihestreet•door,-cleelanng she would Lot • imairrer the genie tObe,rentored w i tho u t Mot - Issivisig Tan invedlory ; shit tln person Caine for the purpr,e of sealer's the buster:3s as she had promised ; also' that though she had posit of the amount of the execution in her pocket (.;dl.) she "fuel nett tens dered it to any of thew, though she wante'd then to obey the removal of the goods till the Mo.idssy fulloding. I-If r daughter. a child of twelv • years of agP, and two *youn g women au hi - emploi, gave te-tie moll to the material circuaaviauces of lon etie deuce. William Tethering. the constable who was sent for to take her into chetirkly ioutcd„ lie refused to do so, as he thought he would not be just tied in -o doing, as he cocented sbe had a r►ght to what she demande►l, en meet:tory of the gouda before they► were removed. He described the tilting of them out of the house, as like a remove: this wise of tire. To this charge the d fence was, that they wf.to Lawfully employed p. reecutins the Nitifc's sr t; that with respect to the re.uortnic the K.„, 'a al 10 late no floor Go tlits &turd., night, it 4as ON to 411 iiiklulgence, in order to allow the int ter to toe settled ; but that not mg the raw . hey were force.' to proceed, es, had they els layed till the Monday following, the laodlord'a rrut oi, on the Sunday. (the 23th), he would hart* ii vt. a i:istress. and by thue ousting them el t'e• fruits of their executio,:. the Sheriff, that t., tux °Seer, would have become li a bl e t o the mattentot .1* the execution which Ike shook) have delapet to ies ) . . With respect to the adieu. d assault. it was eintre,..t ed, that was exactly the reverse. as Mrs..Olit :err hail tothaved in the moat outrugeoui asauuei, in (+vowing the remota' of the goods. l'u prove th;tl caw.. the vim to the Sin riff, rad his warrant to his officer„• were pot in and prori.i. It was also.serdrn by two of the persons in removiug the goilds. that Mrs. thitiere b hat e'l atilt great violence, that she drew it Loire, threatened to stick it into any mini •:- tempt to remove ae article. and that therelore tl.e constable was emit for. It was further sworn. ti7ot her pelisse WWI torn iii Flsr attempt to stop out ite.is iu carrying a bed down the •tatrs. The Learned Chairman (Mr. MAINWARING) in • 1 Rimming lip the evidence to the Jury, obi.. reed. the question they had toils entente.. whether all a. t. legal in itself. was illegally performod ? The carr3 - Mg away the goods under the execution niss'rer tainly lawful, but as certainly they were bOISI4 641 do so with as little dinner as pound, ; as the De fendinit in the execution wa: entitled to any surplus after peyiug the amount of the eseentinii. An inventory war creoinly held by semi• not to Le absolutely necessary 111 ILIW.; but stilt t. was usual, both for the safety mid benefit of both panics. Atwitter thing was, offerers were Soon.; to execute their warrant. at a seasonable hour, which, to his pidgin*, was not the corn: here. • The Ivry found ad the Priserietyi . ewitte, except two, who were not nlontified ; end tt.t. Court sew. tented the *here's rarer and his followers to he confined one wick, and the broker, who appeared meet *di% to be cositined a fortnight. i • • , t_