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[ Cops VT- GARDEN 771111771 E, OCT. S. NS'e were in hopes that we should not again have `hail occasion to stain our pages with the afflicting records of such scenes of folly and dis..prace. its, we are sorry to say. were this night continued to he exhibited, at a place erected for the purposes of aniusenivist suJ rational entertaininent. Our hopes were iticee,ised, oil entering the house, before the play coinnienced, by finding the attendance less nuinernipi, ;tail more orderly, than on preceding' act:amino*. But the illusion was soon dissipated ; and, with the drawing up of the curtain, the tumult begun. God sane the King was heard with some patience, but wit a word of the play was listened to. There was, however, a greater difference of opinion manifested by the spectators, this evening, than we have hitherto observed. The noise was by means all on one side; but, on the contrary, the voice of approbation appeared greatly to predo .)min tte. Neither were the measures of the incl. • ooistents unre•istingly acquiesced in as heretofore. The shout of applause repelled the howl of die approhatton ; and the clapping of hands, in favour of the'performance going on, kept puce with th. bursas of the opposite party, whenever they sun ' ceedeil in apriugnig a rattle, or elevating a placard. 'One of the latter being dropt from the upper tier of boxes, early in the night, alighted on one of the lustres, and was instantly in flames. The gentle m en. in the hoe adjoining, were successful in get ting it disengaged front the glass, and extinguished; so that, fortunately, no alarm of tire, nor any other ill consequence, envied from this inconsiderate and dangerous action. As the progress of the play advanced, the cla mour and confusion increased ; and though the Piiites had kept their seats daring almost the whole of the first act, they soon returned to their old practice of standing up during the representa tion. The instrinnental discord was not so great as usual, as only one horn and one rattle made their appearance in the pit for the first three acts, ■nd at the conclusion of the piece there had only been another rattle added to the concert. Every movement caused a tumult ; and, between the bra voes of one party, supposing the rattles's?* to he turned out, and the exulting cries of the other, w lteu they found their noisy friends still in safety from the gra►p of justice, the din at length became most insufferable. It might have been imagined, that two of Mr. Colman's productions, instead of one, were performing at the tame time ; for, to judge of the savage yells and conduct of the malcon tents, it seemed as if the Africans were off the stage, while John Bali was upon it. Evety night evinces more clearly the nature of the shameless party with whom tins oppositimi originates, and by whom, with the casisol aid of the foolish and un thinking, it is carried on. The promoters of the New .Votional Subscriptio n Theatre, to which we are all to be admitted, gratis. and be allowed a pint. if not a bottle, of wine into the bargain, seem dete►mined to have no rivals if they can help it. even though these rivals, should extort new prices! The etivsette of the Faction was settled, dud their operations directed, by persons in a box near the centre of the second tier. These leading heroes also procured a poor wretched de luded female to daunt their despicable In wank, and expose herself more to the intligiintitm of the public, by her impudent effrontery, than we have often witnessed persons of a similar description de praved enough to expose themselves to. While the actions of this woman were meeting th • ap plause of her partizans, a lady in an adjoining box di , tingniaheil her attachment to the other side, by seizing a placard which Iced been handed forward to be pinned to the cushion, tearing it into pieces, and throwing it with indignation into the pit. This was received with three cheers, loud and lo ng . The placards were not at all numerous; and of the few that were produced in the pit, so hostile to their appearance were the inmates of the homes, that not withstanding every attempt fur that purpow., to the end of the play, they were successful in pro curing only one to be affixed to a box, and even this was stiortly after torn down. Those we could make out were— " John Relish!. ! " Lower the price, for no evasion " Will salt J sho Bull on this occasion." " No garbled extracts to humbug John Bull." " Retrench your expenses." Except iii the particular box we have alluded to as that where the enemy's head-rpiarters were esta blished, there was, in general, little disposition displayed in that part of the house to interrupt the performance. The chief seat of noise was the pit ; and the gentlemen above in the galleries (who, as suredly, have nothing to complain of) occasionally joined in chorus. Upon the whole, the uproar was nothing like what it has been; and when we had once or twice the satisfaction to hoar the voice of as aotor, - . it seemed to forebode that this detest able and oppressive opposition was dying away, and that we should soon have the pleasure of again par taking of the amusement afforded by the drama.— During the play, the pit-performances were occa sionally varied by something like pitched battles and the champions of both sides were cheered with all the ardour of conquerors. One 111311 was, we understand. stahlied with • knife, in the first of them , reneontren. The pit, indeed, was a scene of horrid coafosion, from first to last, and we should not be surprised that the result ot 'bastling and fighting, similar to what now took plactodauuld be fatal to many. There were several posses of police 015cers in various parts of the lionse ; and if they did nut eirectually preserve the peace, they at least, by their presence, frightened sway the light-liiigered tribe, Who would otherwise be busy with their neigii bouts' pockets, amid the crowds and room It would be most desirabld if they could take some of the watchmen and their rattles to their proper place, the watchhouse, till such time ws they could be disposed of, on board the tender, or wherever His 'Majesty's service might be benefited by their presence. About a quarter of en hour before nine o'clock, the curtain dropt, amid a peal of mingled clamour and eticouragement. After the play wee coueluded, there was a short interval of, what we know not how to eall, silence. The tumult in a great degree subsided, and the champions took their seats, to rest themselves from their labours. Li the mean time, nowhere of per sons were squeezing into every part of the house, armed with rattles, truto l .ets, bells, and other wea pons fatal to tranquillity. Wheal the ennuis' rose, the effect of this new reinforcerneut was :tawniest ; the uproar became as great as ou any of the pre ceding nights; and the satisfaction which we de rived from hearing the voices of the performers oc casionally, during the play, was not destined to be repeated at the farce. The Puor Soldier received as had treatment as it was possible ; but Farce could not well complain, when Tragedy hail al ready degenerated into Pantomime. It was easy, however, to perceive, notwithstanding this clamour, that the sentiment of the house was much more divided than before. Several placards were tons iu pieces; and cries of encouragiNnent to the per forinees resounded from the boxes anal other parts of the hoarse. Between the acts, an orator came forward, inspir ed by the genius of eloquence, hn unfortunately the storm did nut peace at his bidding ; by tired upon the spelling Multitude with a wild import ance, and looked as argumentative as he could ; at length his jaws moved, his mouth opened widely, but vainly, for the assembly preferring noise to nonsense, continued their hideous reverberations. Finding that he could not even hear himself, our orator at last began t think that his reasoning was not likely to be very decisive upon either side, and he relinquished the effort to which ambition had in spired him, with manifest reluctance. The Pumo mime upon the stage engaged very little attention; through the entire afterpiece, the persons in the pit were generally with their backs tamed to it; and the attention was called to various quarters, according as the pugilists changed their ground. The last scene was attended all through with the mist iuctssaut howlinga ; what any one would have emisidered incapable of addition, now experienced it : and the curtain drooped amid an aprear, in which they excelled themselves, and outbellowied their former bellowings. There was a short interval of quiet, which was followed by loud cries of " R'enitle Kemble .".-- The attention of the audience was then drawn to a Gentleman in the boxes, who attempted to put up • placard, in favour of the Proprietors. The mal contents vented their wrath against him, by every opprobrious appellation. The placard was at length snatched, by a tillian in the pit, and torn; which caused great exultation amongst his friends. Si lence was then called for; " Hear him ! hear him!" wits echoed from the pit and gallery; all eyeemere di teeter! to the front of the back boxes; but neither the clerk, the billiard-marker, the barberoort he working man, appeared. The chagrin and disappoiiitinent of those lovers of oratory were visible, and they mani fested them by loud murmurs, and abusive fanner , to the audience in the boxes, who seemed to have taken the advice of the gentleman who addressed them in the lobby, on Wednesday night. A per son in the gallery called out, " Gentlemen in the boxes, for shame! for shame ! ! to let yourselves be imposed on; resist the new prices, and we will sup port you." This declaration received a loud peal of applause from the pit, but received the con tempt it deserved from the boxes. We are sorry to be obliged again to notice the old female, who has taken upon herself the occupation of placard pitmen She was placed in nearly the centre of the second tier of boxes, and seemed quite disappoint ed that her trade was so slack, as she only had the honour of putting up one miserable production the whole of the night. If we are under the necessity or again mentioning her, we will state her name and situation in life. The lovers of fan despairing of Mr. Kenible coming forward, began to disperse, and when the house was two-thuds cleared, a most indelicate conversation took place between the enemies of good order in the pit and galleries. By eleven o'clock the house was completely cleared. Some bloods attempted to ill-use the door-keepers at the box-door, in Bow-street, but they were very properly taken into custody by the Police. --- The Pao rev LTORI of Covent-Garden Theatre have been advised to proceed, by civil action, against tlwise who disturb the public peace by the illeyrtl use of bras, rattles, and other noisy instru ments; and, last night, several were watched and marked, whose names we are glad to hear will be shortly displayed in liVestminster flail; for, as BURKE said, the Enzlich Pablic should always @option those who persevere in opposing the Eng lish Mob." _ • To the kDiiVit of rhs . lIRITISH PRESS. Sta-1 send you, annexed, a translation of the re cord of the pardon, by proclainotioti, iif Edward III: ou them:ea-ion of hisJuhilee ;* the origuial whOi you favoured the public with s ttttt e. sl.iye sieve ; 55511 hare takee the liberty to add some remarks as analogous to the Jubilee shout to take place,,iii honour of our respected Sovereign. I felt peer:jer gratification in remarking, whilst transhiting it that the essence of this proclamation went Hume diately to confirm what I asserted a few days ago. through the elinimel of Toe BMITI6H that the season of the Jinni...! wits a sieasou of general eman cipation and movers/el forgiveness: and that, with out such einancrpatiou, and ancli forgiveness, it could not be ternied • Jubilee. according to the ordinatiou of God, An attentive perusal of this *cord will prove, that it was so considered by the good King Edward; for, by it, nut only the Crown .debtors are ordered to be released from all pains, tines, and pamishinents, in the Court of Exchequer, but all prisoners for civil debt. (for in those days the person of the subject could not be restrained by fictitiour pledges to prosecute; and, fortu nately, 110 arrests ikeffillinql in the first instanter) were also ordered to be fully released, and effec tually discharged," by this, His Majesty's procla mation; and which was. larked, causing a liberty to be proclaimed throughout the lend, amd return ing every Mins to his family." Shall King Ed ward's Jubilee, Mr. Editor, be ;;raced by such nn act of mercy, and the Jubilee of a Kiug like our present Monarch, who has ever been the theme of admiration, not only to, his own 611 1 ijeCtii, but to foreigners. be undistinguished by its Is there a man, no matter what his rank in lite may be, limit calculated to appreciate the blessings tic rationed by the restoration of a father to his nail,, or a sou to his aged parent? lot who, Sir. ever filled all the relative duties of life, whether MS eon, husleitel, or paring, with inure fidelity and affection, than His present Nlajesty ? To con tribute to the welfare of his moven§ has been the constant riireinitted pursuit of hie life, and by his example, and his beneficence, to render them better, wiser, and happier. And as to his domestic virtues, I have heard them, with the honest pride k loyal Eielishinan, niaile the topic of applause, both in France, and in Italy, and even ainougst his former subjects in America. It is, theirliee, the contemplation of his private character. •• a truly good man, that tills me with the most anx io us hope, that hit Jubilee will not be guttered to want those brilliant circumstances of mercy and forgive-. nes., that, by Wind record, are proved to have graced the Jubilees of Edward, and of Ileury. Sir, the loan who should attempt to insiimate aught against this exercise of Hie Majesty's just prerogative, in the liberation of the prisoners, would he guilty of an act of disloyalty to his king, and would be hi sidious:v denriving hint of the most noble page antry of his Jithilee----seit act of merry ! Let the gross and sensual militia of those, to whims the selfish charms of guzzling tied gormandizing have alone any attraction, be, on an occiesieu so solemn as the approaching national festive', held up •to universal and merited contempt. 1 thank hexer's, the her of there disgraces to the name Of mats is not for ttt i t lolde ! And may this Jubilee cele brated consistent with the virtues of our loved Moneta h ; and as the British nation, for tied hats. dred years paid, bare had um opportuisity of Cele bratilig • Jubilee of this sort, let it be - snife learn with that spirit of mercy, which alone wilfgender it worthy of a British King. and a British 1 11 Nile. - It may not be generally known, Mr. Ealiebr, yet it is u fact, that there are, at this moment': limey individuals in Ilia Alajesty's prisons, who hale seen lust/ay.-et Acts pass, use after another, enigma /yet being able to obtain their liberty, owing mere') to the limitations therein prescribed, is to length of • confinement, and the sums confined for. 'i'hio von, that these wretched individuals. who bare for yearsliren secluded front all the comforts of social life. do net sow luok up with every Noxious hope to His Majesty, as the fountain of ineri:y, for a relief to the ir:sufferings ? Let selfish Egotism pause!, and relleet; but for a moment, and, if the diViae precept 1 * of doing that to others which we wish, to be done unto uii be couaidered as earthy of being ai tended to, then let those ssliss know mor row butt by name, and want but as a fiction. feel for the unhappy prisoner, mid, with one accord. join heart and !wail in petitioning the Throne, that the dispensetion of mercy, and the doctrine of minter sal forgiveness, may mark the Jubilee of one of the most pious and virtuous Monarchs that ever yet graced the British Throne. Excuse this prolixity, Mr. Editor ; but the maxi. ous wish of contriloging towards furviarditiz this good work, has made ins intrude, 109-11a 1 ", moo! than I ooglit to have done, on your indulgence. pis the glory of his King must ever be inexpretoiley ios teresting to A Lel A I. "t NJ • Edward 111. Cap. ad....10h SC Hilary, soth Year. The King'n Pardon le the People in the Year tee km Jobiktt. Item—The community pray, an al' aid tsar., our Lied the King, of his especial grace, fur the good and ease of 61a peo ple, to grant a general pardon to the said eurostoissity, 4.01 oil eserearr of trespasses, misprision*, negligences, and ignorauces of all articles ur eyre, the punishment for which has been Cue nr ransom, and of all manner of pecuniary tains; and all ether many iiiisilrmeanones, perpetrated and committed by the said people, littisee the slate it the said parasol Granting, moreover, that no man shall be impeached, held to an,ace, 1101 . priweatton mode, in any paint contained in it, as, must plainly, the said pardon will keep in the country divers ranks of people of this kingdom, of various condition., as well riserckonts as others, whom* impeached in diver. places of the Kingdom, before oar Lord the King himself, in his Eseliequer, as well as thew/we t, of divers trespass..., committed bcfose the said pardon; and also upon indiettneota maliciously brought againist them. And the Jiistices and Harms of the Exchequer are willing that such pardon 'honed be granted to them, and allowed by the customary interpretative. which they have made of the said pardon, in emisestueure of the great poverty of the people : May it please our said Lord the King, and the Peers of the Realm, that such records an are pending before the Justices and Heroes, skill be notes' is Parliaineol, whose judzoicut shall give soleinn rdirt to the petition of the people, according to ilissia !waver. Awl if the words contained iu the said pardon are not found to be a suf ficient, effectual release and ditcli.irge to the people to whom the King is pleased to enforce the said pardon, by direct words, still all nigh trerpaneee, forfeitures, and misprisions, shall befall, released, on all those aultussi casts, to the !feet and intent of the erred Petition. R. I The King's Seal. The King commas& that this pardon shall he it full force, and that Hondo* shall be held tu the contrary aotra:th• alanshog. From and of his especial right and prerogative Be it sl t Meaning, no doubt,doubt, ethe r C our t s of Judientairc ooe. —tble comyrcheashug al! Inoue,' of aircate. ~. , , • ;:e. • POL/6!. GtqLDPIALL, OCT 6. Two women, of the names of .imr,Jol.,tron and .41in • lifnam, were charged with atteniptiii4 to pave i.fF connterlert ,rqusey, "f hey went hitt, a Inpsurodrup in thwilli6e , ol, kept by Mr. Ihtwaun, atsti , ..rtjer having some vim. Johnlins asked fur change uf a goinca,, which was given her in three...vest, shillings pieces. The Ot t er 1 /014140 of s'i:og to ',Ay for w hat they had, theycalleil fdr the guinea again, and, upon return ing the rhasge, tan orate irevea-eleillingwpicces were ilivu vered to have bean cutamed away, and twn cuanterthit ones sultstittited in their Place.• They denied having at all tune+ , ed the Change; hat Tomlinson was ohserred In lay her hand ua tht counter where it lay, when it was supposed she made the exchange. They were fully ruminated fol. tn al. NANslow-eouse. nr? 6i Twu notorious pickpockets, of the names of ryb, and Brotrme, were wised M Clseapsule, is the act of estiveying a pocket-book nut of the pocket of a Midshipman, leelnnging to the iliiintinsr, and begnight helm.. the Lord Mayor, n hu was then inning. The fact being clearly proved, they were committed fur trial. 10,1-11 A I.L. Yesterilay, flittlet4 11414nd underwent another easinia. ▪ Amongst the articles already claimed soil recovered by the uwucti,thruugh the vigilance of tte officer, imp nine pair of table spoons, four iwpp..r caster., font- watelsee, and se►eral articles of kas value. Owing to the uu,u!na of articles pledged by the Prisoner, nut yet claimed, atm was remanded fur auuther ausinivatam. The public base, fee • considerable time past, surered Very severely by the neguciation of notes, tinned from Batiks estublished iu illifelent parts of the country, by a set of swindlers ' who, the better t o carr y on t h eir ne f arious schemes, had them also made payable iu faun j but 11.1 soon as the notes get into circulation, the parties decamp from each piece. Yesterday, • person calling himself Jahn Kerel•ral, examined before A. GR•HA tl, Llsq. at the plibitc wfice, Bow-street, on a charge of uttering threes notes of 51. earls, purporting to be liaised by the Luton Bank, Bedfordshire, aid made payable at Messrs. Thomas ' Oakley, Holum * , an d Marti's, Bankers, L on d on , b u t sisieh Bank retold ant frost be found. The eircinstaner• attending this cum ludic, red, that the Prisoner, at the time he uttered the notes, musk have known slier would not he paid. The Prisoner was, therefore, committed to take his trial fur the fraud, in oh laming the money under false pretences. MUMILENT TUE ARMY. float/•CCAti fll, OCT. 4. At a lleneral Ctmet-Martial, helot at Portsmouth, no the lEth Aiirust, !Soo, and continued by sajoarosoi•iits to the 25th of the same month, Thomas Morton, 1:1. Apothecary to the Fortes, was wriaigned mom the anittruientio,,el charges, wis. " For mu:it:sling a,ul couvirtiar to his ono MOO, ea rious bum Do. politic attires tisU oiled to his cure, at Purchaser ('.title ; •it. sugar, etarrh, oatmeal, rice, b.uley, lintseetbmenl, pitchable -shop, oil, slierts, arid flannel, at def. keret periods', between the Ist day Pioseisitter, lama, sad dbe alth day Of J aly, 'te) ; partieulisrly tot the tee N memo bee, and 29th December, team, ur o.ie or other of the day• ',these months, or of the mouth inimediatrly follosimg,ate He (stand 15th days of February, is in, and on the tst sad bath March, or on one or other of these days of these months, or of the mouth imaiciliately follow Mg; me the td, 3d, 4th, 1411,, rash, fats , 200, 34.1, lid, tall, SAO, *ilk, 9;th, 311th, and Aid dry. of Slay, 16.1,4, or o one or other of these days of that month; iia the 1 , 4 2d, 4th, ;tit, fats, rush , 1711 i, boil roll' (hie of Jane. 111149, or wt one or other of these days of that miolllt on the NY, pith, t ill,, rztb, rash, tads, ii:st,'ari lald of July, istat, or On one or other of the tins of that amid h " vhly. " For 11;reCIlitt i at Porcheater astir. on the 24 day of llny * last, or ins one or other of the days of shot mouth, a teak of siy.t.ir to be mode oil Pura a quantity of &inured sa ran, which had beet' re-31141P, coudensued, a. oat for sir vice, ter a 13011M11 Of Medii: 31 Office', ; and for sentlinz this cask of .I.ticmited stayar, aha,7, a 11l other casks of good sugar, aersits, kaimiut it to Iw bad. — Say. " For forcibly seizing and horning the papers of Tim 11bastutd IYdliso Jostiii. pmt.'s imam storm as I'wrrir•M• tAlstle, on the 224 day of July last y offi w t, p a pe r s nut bunts were of the greateareonsequaner ea the trial of lir. Mucha., maiming written tsieiumay ; having ebto•hir.l.e seereti. , warraot from a 51agiwirste, wider the pretext of searching the lonises of the said Thomas and Witham Janie fur &Bear }walnut, mud other articles, none of *halt were lent',," The Court was of opiuiony that, in respect to the Ist charge, the Prisoner had barn gnilry of has lug veubriiltd, tram the public. Stores iu Porclicster Castle, owl apple', lo bip s enns est, sugar, oatmeal, barley, !Oilseed-mica', portable leap, ail, and flannel ; but it did nut appear to the Court, Oak there was a sufficient pi'la'f that 114 s Prisoner had em battled, or applied to los oast ire, search, or sheets The Court found dm l'risoncr Ko fey of the whole of the ad charge. In et avert to the charge, the Court was of opinion, that the PfLirisliVf hod bees !vary of forritay seism} and burning soiree papers, but tot books, of Thomas mud it alt a,u j or t iN patters at the public stone at Purcliester Castle, un the vial day of July last ; which papers were of the greatest cots sequel. eon the trial of the Primmer, Thomas Morton, as IN .04 a,(ten testimony ; sit sea ui basing obtained a temreloweieramt frees a Magiatrate, hiiihr the trottext of seafaring the homes of Thomas mid %Vali oar Jioiti sol ver prates, mud other articles, none of which w,:re f. raid. The Court adjudged the Prisoner, I iby r hy s , L L Le flierstoori lin.rs Hi, Verievty*.• .err r ter, which sentence His Ma. je.ty hug 1/€CII 111^14/*0 to etsnliress. Tlic CUILITI3OndCf.ru-Chef di.ect.+, that the charges before specified, together irth the senteuce sit me Court, *ball be read nt the head of es cry regiment, hod ...titres{ in the Orderly BIDOILL By commaild of the Richt Iltairourab:e the Cumin ander-is-Chief, (Signed) MARRY C.(I.CERT, Adjstaat-Geueral. t • r Lord CATTLEELAIGH, we understand, will shortly set out for Ireland, to join his resimi , i,t, the Lon donderry Militia. It is nut true that Mr. Peen:vat, dit%iii: , ointril of support on all side', has invited the Pori:, and Dr. Mitoses to take It 411treill thee Al. • tendon. It is not true that Dr. Detueesti is to be the new Secretary of State for Forei4ii Stafford seas commence on the 10:h instant ; rent sport is expected. The Stewards art . , E. BLOUNT, Esq. and Lieut.-Colon.' S,tuu. As,otr. Lord ELIANeeIIt9DUH passed through Cantor* bury on Monday, on his route to his house at Wad. &rebate. Oil Tuesday Lord COCIIEAYE arrived at tenter bury, on e %oat to his father, Lord Du titiortA LD. Ihr sums of rah a u.iiiilter of dollars being now in circulation is. that the Bunk lois had ton. 000!. worh of Spanish .41ollars nen stamped. at Unt.TON and Co.'s Mannfiridort at 1 / I .llil.i tt ltill, and Wrre ettltytyrst there by die UM! .frotwitun Canal, at 59,00ai11. worth each trine. Messrs.. Rt. VETT and LAVEN utit, the Saw-street Officers. went . with them. to prevent dined:alone. The charge for stamping is unit owe farthing each. The remains of tr. GRIFII TM Maumee, of the Nary Collee-house, Newcastle -street, Stntita. were yesterday interned, with military hononni, in the elliareti-3ard of St. Clement's Danes. The Loral 16VrAtetiit,ter Vol era, of which he was an Officer, must. red v.. 1 strung swots Ow .erasion, and a Kees' number of hit reinwoatile i1..1,411111111r. sod, ft 'emit joined in the tootassair.fl as inflamer*, &c. Mr. 314tatcr 'vas iu his 4.1.1 year. Ife was a very worthy luau, a eery sower, firenit, anJ has died deeply rqreurti by ell who ;UMW 4 . ice