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THE POLICE OF THEJITRES 'fl e avidity pleasure is as great in England as te : in France. To frequent the theatres, if it be a use ful diversion to stein t, his become absolutely tie assail' to many. It thetetore e is a service to all, where such rules are fixed, KO customs observed, ' :tad such etiquette is adhered to 4i that amateurs or vi sitors of places of ps'aldle. diverston may know their reciprocal rights aed deties. The number ef Theatres open in France every e ieht, Sundays not excepted, and the feta, that Paris h o ne has within its walls more Theatres than all t he other capitals , if Europe together, prove th a t the French people are the most fond of Plays, an] with their usual ingenuity must have studied and invented such Theatrical Police that insures, at :cast to the truth tip/. their objeCts, pleasure and in struetion. We have, therefore, even during the Revolutionary Anarchy, not heard or read of any accident from crowds and riots at die public places of entertainment in France; and it looks as if this creel monger, which extended its ravages to cot ters as well as to palaces, to prisons at well as to t emples, respelled, with a tacit consent of all faCtions. use Theau es, which, according to the official report of the Minister of the interior, were three times more numerous in 180'2, than in 1789, the rra of the revolution. The tyranny of the present, .as well as of firmer revoluzionary rulers, is, and has not been itatodueed into the law c died, " Thr Potiee Law e Frenea • rhea/rel. Frenchmen, though slaves eery where, even in their own houses, are freemen in their places of entertainment. more so than their Spanish, Italian, and German neighbours. Boria- TA itTE has in vain Attempted to introduce his organ ised tyranny into these housee, where he more than °nee has been ithligesi to listen, with an unavailing. sge, to the applause of words and verses, of which the application was no flattery to his cruelty and usurpation \ hen some few indieiduahs in bet April were seized by his police spies in the pit at the Opera, for ceiling out " The Duke of ENGHLILM !" when Princes of the Bleed were mentioned in the Piece ; the speftators to chew their indignation, left the house, whet he retrained deserted, except by some coll. - dere, pensioner., h ew is, and othentae compiicte. Such a mutinosts beesivistur woula have been resented and punished its mast of the other Con tinentAl t e irals ; but Buster A etre knew too well the temper or Frenchmen not to be convinced, than to touch them sin this tender point might irritate t' em to attempt the rec overy ot a civil and political Iltre e , instead of a theatrical one. The arrested persons were rewasesi the same night, and, in re turn, the Cot s'ean was aeplauchel at the thet Opera. The hence ,slice law orders, that when any ~es. piece is repo seeted, or any popelar player per forms, or or al! other occanonn when any es- wd is ate reheadeel, t ugh the doors of the theatres are Is seer open before five o'clock in the afternoon. the PotWe Commisi.ary : id the guards arrive there at oa. The men are placed in two 51c3. with space enough betwee.s them to admit persons to pass one by so.se, to buy tickets or to enter the house. Those who arrive first, are the first served, and every one walks in his turn with ease and without danger ; and, as the nenther of persons, the bone, the pit. at.d the galleries can contain, is feed by the police, ay no more rickets are permitted to be sold, the Felice Commissary'aneounces when the house is full, and the people, instead of hashing or fighting in the avcneess of the house, imtnediatt4 retire. At ad the Fritch theatres, hexes may betaken for the Tear. for the quarter, or for the night; which a card, hang over the door of the box, anneueces. This is sufficient to cause theatrical property to tw reveled in a country where all other property is so unsafe, and has often been violated. No places are permitted to be kept by any pi :sons, because it is against Freisch custom and g.tlearry to suffer servants in the front seats, which they regard as the tyranny of the idle over the aztive, and an insult to the fair sea ; as ladies :night be obliged to sit be hind servants. The rich man may take o whole box ; but tie cannot send a footmanas his representa tive to keep one r.r mote places, and hive his money at the expenee of the right and ease of tee more attentive. These, therefore, who come first, are certain of the heat places ; should, however, any dis agreements :trite, the Police Commissary is apriled to, .ind decides the matter; thought, in moat discus sions the pis. interferes, and is the judge to %shone even the Commissary sae:nits. if the person in 1 the wroiee does not °hey the trusted decision of the pit and the Police Conuntesary. twittery assistance is called to turn out the relhatetoryteeEtatcw. An amateir is less disturbed by noisy. riotous, or loud ceuversation iu the theatres at Paris. that ie those at Lathier,. Neither. reek, riches, beauty. nor fashion, are suffered to spew their contempt of their inferiors. or their instlence to their equals, by c inverstag is the boxes as in their saloon. or at their tee parties ; and by their chit-chat, laugh, or inetteation to the play, disturb or prevent the at tention of ethers. Sea and age are both called to orsisw 'spy the pit, ani awed to obey ; and he, who can only afford to go to the amain once in the month, is not prevetited from enjriying the play, by aim, who has become indifferent by seeing it every night. If, therefore, ever equality existed any whet e in France, it is at the French theetes, where. for an • equal price, every one is census of an equal tihfa, • regur.i, justice. pleasure. There a may truly ' be said the sovereign people is the sole eevereign, and acknowledges no tyrannical usurper. In a!! other :entitle:sett capital:, the police of the ape& ides vary or dialer more or less; but as their population is not so great as those of London and h Paris, no changers are to be apprehended from any • Ithing else but from fire. The eharaaer of thego ',atom:est, or of the sovereign of each, cannot by their regulations escape the observauons of a tra veller. At Madrid, the spectators cannot applaud before the King gives the signal. At St. Petets burgh, in the time of the Emperor Paut., no one but himself was pc:mated to applaud. At V 111013.1, the speclaturs may applaud, bet cannot hiss or hoot. The 1.'...t..cr0a of Hesse, in the playbills. iiiihrou the public, that all signs of approbation or di:cc:neat are proehatted; and at the theatre at Cassel, datrefore, reigns snore silence among the Au dience than in a c tutch. At Ilerlin. es well as at 11401 hate,in the police of the theatres is the same ; and Ilan:. riot tafces place, military aid is called in. and every one ehhinics to the power of the bayonet. StIITIIFIEI,O CATTLE SHEW. On Wednesday evNling, or early yesterday morn ing, Alderman Curtis sent an ex and two heifers into Mr. Wootton's yard, as candidates for the prizes. Mr. Webber sent four oxen ; John I lowel, Esq. three sheep ; the Rev. Thomas Plasket, three Leicester sheep ; Mr. Metcalf, one pig ; and Mr. Western, 2 pigs ; Mr. Crooke's two Devon oxea, invi:g to one having fallen lame on the road, did not arrive in time to be a candidate. The following gentlemen, who are farmers and graziers, viz. Mr. l'orter, of Yeor,l, Some c.t.liire, M. Hill, of Cottlib..teh, near Letterworth, . Mr. noimorth, of Wilmot', near Northampton. and th' two following butchers, viz. Mr. Miller, near Oa MarA Turnpike, Lambeth, • Mr. 11, ushbelti, 11:7r Rtr were the five judges appointed to examine the cat tle, and certificates accompanying each animal. It was three o'clock yesterday, before they had finish ed at the yard, when they retired to make up their report, and to prepare the labels to be affixed this morning at the head of the stall, containing each of the successful animals, for the inspeffian of the public. RATIi AGRICULTURAL socirrr. The annual meeting of this respetable Society began on Monday last, when th? several Committers met at Heeling House in Bath. belonging to this Society, and the residence of hs Seeretaty, and made all the necessary arrangements for the chew of cattle, implements, &c. - Several excellent spe cimens of store cattle were shewn, and examined is a yard adjoining ; after which, the conipsny dined tog:ther a: the White Hart Tavern. Sir George 0. Paul was in the Chair, and there were present, Lord Cawdor, Sir John Smith, Sir J. Hip pecley, Messrs. DicLens , na Ad Gore Langton, the Members for Somersetshire, Mr. Hobhouse, M. P. Mr. F.aseconre, M P. Dr. Parry, Mr. F. Sitwell, M P. Mr. Paula, Mr Billing , ley, Mr.R. Ashley, Mr. Acland, Mr. Dyke, Charles Gordon Grey. Esq. Mr. Biggs, Mr. Lett.hridge, Thomas Crooke. Esq. &c. Sec. Captain Norton, an American Gentleman, who has visited this country for agricultural int, rniatioo, was elthed an honnurary member ; as were Mr. Dave, Professor of Chemistry, and Dr. Carrie. The meeting at Reding-House, on Tuesday, was most i.utncously attended. Beniamir. lobnoase, Zsti. M. P. in the Chair, in the aooxice the Dane of Bedford, the Presi dent, wh • was prevetaect from attending. Lora Somervlle 14r) was prevented from attend ing, ~y indisposit: Sever .1 excel( fat were shewn alive in the yard ; amoi g which, Mt. Eldridge shoved an exceileat two year old new Leicester t,heep ; Mr. G-ey, Le;cester, of one, two, and th.ee tars old . Jones, clear Wellingtord, two S!‘...ep of Mired .geeds, Dorset And Leices:er, and LeLesier and At Ser-ral excellent specimens of fine Wool grown in England from Spanish sheep, &c. were produced and r_zamined, patticalarly from sheep of crosses between th - Spew ityelands, and Wilts. Specimens of (loth were also laid 'nfore the So ciety from hngli .h wool, much exceeding, in qua lity, any bef ire made from wool imported lions Spain. The first adjudication of the annual gold medal, left by the late lamented Duke of Bedford, and called " ('he Bedfordeao Medal," was made to Mr. Arthur Young, for his Essay on. the Nature and Properties of Manures, there beiog several other candidates. Sir J. liippesley was ele&ed a Vice-President, and between fifty and sixty new members, resident in different parts of the United Kingdom. Premiums to encourage Friendly or benefit Societies, among the labouring poor, were adjudged, and a new one e,tablished for the encou ragement of Female Frie:ldiy Societies. The com pany retired to the White Hart to dinner, where the utmost harmony prevailed till a late hour. On Wednes.iay morning, the carcases of the fat cattle, which had Ise:n viewed alive on the preced ing day, and examined by Messrs. Grey, Paid, Ashley, and two other Gentlemen, who were ap pointed judg es, were examined ; after which, B. Hoblionse. F.sq. the Chairman, adjudged the pre mium to Thomas Crooke, Esq. for the best heifer and calf ; they were of the Eytherton breed. or two parts French and one Devon. To Mr. Clyde of Preston, near Yeovil, the prize for the best sow and her offspring; they were between the China and Leicester breed. and remarkably fine ones. To Mr. Yarmouth. of Troy, near Monmouth, for the best fat sheep of the new Leicester. breed ; and to Mr. Lewis, the prize for the best fat spayed heifer, being of the Glamorgan breed. Several implements, and other things, were exhibited, which want of room obliges us to omit. This day the prisoners in the Poultry Compeer will be removed to Gaspar-street Compeer, till the said prison, which at pre .ea is in a ruinous state, shall hare been rebuilt. SMOCKING Acciume.a—On Saturday the Bth inst. as the coachman of Hex vYA CI: NG G, Esq. of Eleslington-Hall. near York, was in a new plan tation adjoining the stables, he perceived a strange (kg, who, on the man's approaching, tkw at him; ;he man then knocked him down, and was miring, when the dog ag.tin attacked, and bit the poor man in a dreadful manner in the back part of the thigh; the dog then made its escape, but Mr. Yoe !mann dispatched his servants in different directions the same day, in hopes of meeting with the dog, for the purpose of destroying it, but without success. Mr. Y. however, sent his servants on Sunday morning as soon as it was light, and when they arrived at Gatehemshey, about six miles from Heslington, they found the dog had been shot, but that it had bitten a number of people, and likewise cattle, shells, dog•, etc. There were two perscns at Ynrk bitten by the dog on Saturday, before the animal gut to lies lingtoo, and in the road he flew at a woman, bur she fortunately had something in her hand, and threw the dog off, by which means she escaped front being batam. Mr. YA nay KOH widahis known hu manity, on being informed ..f the accident that had befallen his coachmay, immediately called in the first medical advice from York, who prescribed the Ormslerk and other medicine., which cwe shall be happy to learn have had the il...sired coact. "."~" . • • LA* COURT OF KING'. BE.SCR. Gioson ALL, Dv:- 13 Sittings at Niri Prim. Before Lord ELLINISOROCIGH. This morning Wu appointed for special jury eases, and, what was ,very singular, three spacial Cause'. were called on, and the pa:ties not p:aymg.a talec in any one of them, they were accordingly struck out of the list. The Court then went in:o ns.o remnant causes, some of which were the following : PROSPER r. HOLLIFIC4.VOKTH. This was an anion upoa a policy of insurance upon the ship °polo. bound from Liverpool to Oporto, and from thence to the Port of London. The insurance had been effected in the year ITO, hut, from the embarrassed state of the Plaintiff's affairs, the aiffion c:411,1 not be brought Linner, and was now prosecuted for the benefits:if his creditors. atspeared from the evidence of the Master of the O i hoto, that she was captured by a French cruis er in February 17!iq, on Iter,w..ay and was Carried into a French port near Naiitz, where she w 37. condemned as lawful prize. Mr. PlesKiNt was proceeding to state the De fendant's case, when he was interrupted by Mr. Glans, on the part of the Plaintiff, who proposed the matter should be referred to the award of a respeaable merchant : this proposal was accordingly acceded to. DODSON e. DIGGS. This was an anion brought by the Executors oa r the late Wm. Brandon, to recover the amount of two promissory notes of the Defendant. It appeared on the part of the Plaintiff- that since the decease of Brandon, the Defendant ac knowlodged the debt, and being a poor mum, de clared his ,inability to pay such a sum of money al together, hut offered to discharge it by instalments. Mr. GA It ROW, on the part of the Defendant, ob served with his usual ability upon the sort evi dence which the Plaintiff had offered, which the Court always held to be the most du'lious and dis satisfaftory ; he meant confessional evidence. The Defendant's two daughters were then exa mined—by whose testimony it appeared, that they wete in the habits of great intimacy with Mr. Bran don, in his life-time, and attended him during his last illness. The day before he died he called Sarah Cookson, who had passed many years for his wife, to his Led side, and desired her to deliver the notes in question up to the Defendant's daughter Lliza beth, along with some other papers belonging to her brither, and at the same time declared hi; in tention, that they should not be injured Ly them : the notes and papers were accordingly delivered up, and he frequently, previous to his death, and ;diet he had so given them up, expressed his uneasinesi. that he had not signed them by way of discharging them, lest any advantage might hereafter be taken Lord ELLEN bolt otIGN observed, that thouga the I evidence appeared contradiaory, yet it might Le I easily reconciled. The offer of the D .fendant to pay the debt by instalments might have been made in consequence of his supposing, that as Brandon had not signed the notes, he Was still liable ; butt if the Jury believed the testimony of the two young womei, the Defendant's daughters, there were no grounds fur the anion ; but it entireiy rested with the Jury, whether they were satisfied with the evidence or not. Verdict for the Defendant. Sittins at Nisi Os/ore Justice CH A SIaRE. DEMN Y r. Mons. This was an aftion brought by the Plaintiff, who kept a porter house, and was what is called a crimp, that is, a pe-son who will procure seamen at so much a head, when there is a scarcity of hands, or when it is necessary that a ship should be manned in a hurry, against the Defendant, who was a person in the same line of business, vs recover the sdm of 41. due as a premium, for two men found hy Piaintiff. Francis F-nrijlit deposed, chat he was acquaimed with the Plaintiff and Defendant; that Moses haj entered into an agreement to furnish the itseb , ,ek privateer with a sufficient quantity, of hands; at that time, there happened to be a great scarcity of men, he was obliged to apply to the Plaintiff, anl to many oth r persons in the same line, for the pur pose of mak:og up the complement he hal agreed to furnish ; he •.ras sitting in Denny's house drinking, when the Defendant came in, and asked the Plain. tiff if he had any men to give him ; that the Plain tiff asked him what price he would give fur theirs • upon which the Defendant answered, he would give 21. a man, being the same price he was to give to the witness. Serjeant Bess., on the pan of the Defendant, said, that he must acknowledge the Plaintiff was intitled to a vetdid, but not for the sum alle- , ed hy be d te ; that his case would be to in 0... e that three guineas had been paid to Denny, ‘11.:11 i t 1..5t was ail that was to havejbeen paid for the two men ; but AS he could not prove that agreement, he must sntsmit to the Plaintiff's having a verd:d for 17s. the difference between the 41. demanded, and the three guineas paid. Charles Ennis deposed, that he had, by the order of the Defendant, paid Denny three guineas for the two men he had furnished, that when he went to him he grumbled very much, and said he was to get four pounds, hut that he, on enquiring of Mr. Mose , , was told by him, that the agreement between them W. 14 tar a guinea and a half a man. Jame-. M , ct, brother to the Detendan!, said he saw the former witness. pay the three gli.lr.ts to Denny ; when being asked by the Counsel for the Plaintiff, it he had not within this week past made an offer to Enright, the witness for the Plaintiff; to pay the four pounds, if he would prevail on the Plaintiff to stop the action and give up costs He positively swore he never did. Enright was again called up, who swore as po sitively, that Moses, the former witness, had said to him, it would be better for Denny to take the four pounds, and give up costs, and that his brother Mo es was ready to give it him. [The witnesses being confronted for a short time, fluty argued the point with great warmth, much to toe amusement of all the by-standers.] Mr. Justice Cu* uses, in his charge, observed to the Jury, that at one side there were two wit nesses, and only one at the other. which should not be let out of their minds in considering their verdid. In a very short time, they retuned a verdict fur Use damages-. Seventeen Shillingi. GIBRAI:T is TO THE EDITOR THIt gr.1 . 17' • • His S. oqw:, • Lest ny exaggerated accou .1 should ;L‘ .- Ittlirst to thrr eu.lwitueneet of t.Le Lite ,nail;, rattar, I Clinic it ina, be theoneat.4 of leri.en the frieri.!s o. the serv;,'siig lobe+ to the rterLot Net, 1. r y info; •o it. in, of WOW siifit-w , rion., to , lie 14th N.is...naber, at, b-f•es thnr rum -% their' fri.s.irts have, ti°9.•lal inf,rnutioa of &criat, T wh-ri we sailed on the lids 51 isenttrir, a state of convalescence; all giVel r all, that gr?at 11 , .pet were e..tertai.lA at t fever would titally subiide: two or throe o. ll'sre-thints of the inhabitants, it WWI snounsed, the mambo( ni 3000.--The inilltary had " F-red in the same iitopyt'on. I am, Sit, your most bembl- sarnsis, S. ti'JI,NIF.S, L. LIST OF DLCEASED OFFICERS OF 140% Eel BUR, 15 , 14. St.if--Major General Barnett, Captain Lord Intli Town-Major Parstin Attil'ery--Ciptain Atha, Ihrtgadei I fail. awl F.rtcharrt. Quent's ltegiuben.t.—CaptlihJeindene, and CLiugh ; Ersillts GtitEth, Iral line. Ath R -F,im , it.—Lientenant Schcley. lihli R.-gun.rir --Lwitten int Gleel ; Cothrair h. R,girnent Pattersoh, re44lFir OWSO4II !water Vlnkinson, Lienienants Muct•Nnon Euma,n kin and D oaten. Dr Rolle% Regiment —Cailtains Lohman, Larilki, Lir utenatc: AK.ul,u r 30.! W , De Cowrie's (oi. tDo Palsistrosig ;5, begilleeD9‘s 9 kadiaant tripod 1.401.1 n Maier Anir,Vs, A4.04.11 , 1t8i•r4ek Master 5,,.,.. Lanus. kAnyrJ.,n, anal rkillo tn, lia , acit Artificers. Capt. Cashel]. of she loth Regi-nent, Cansphrll, of the 5-kh !te;i:rent, ore tar nn inJispositioa whatever has taken Witham. BRIC;ADE IN HYDE. Yesterday mcrning, at ten o'clock. and hifantra Companies of the Metrrd posing the First Brigade of Voluntc try, assembled in Hyde-Park, under of Coin id Marton, Inspeaing Field The Companies marched t 3 the grow.... and immediately formed into a close coluatu, . in front, with the left toward' the Lodge at .htm berland Gate; they then deployed into line, tq the right, on the rear company, and commenced their different inanceuvres without de!ay. The tYWNlitYlit tiring, advancing, retreating, and closing •• :jut se.lions of xese: tn. v:ere peperf'ec'ted.vei ia ls ..i.•ch quickness and preChion; the advance ,tmi hag -. in line, were correct ; and disunces well pre •7•-•esl • in the advance and retiring of the taketidtra _ companies ; the change of front, by leff sc.- 3J4 movement, in tiled!, quick time, wort a+. doses; credit w a veteran battalion. • • • As this was merely a /peeing of the lizig4t for preparatory to the nest, which av 7. he commanded by General the F•at I of no Powder was used. Colonel %wenn er the brigade, and gave the word rff c•-•-tra init. and ,; ordered the signals. which wen:. lepe.tteaL Hewetson and (Maj irs of their repetitive wings. Several Officers of distinetion were pre.en , . I politely offered their assistance in giving marking ground, &c. Captain Besselh of the a.• Artillery Company, commanded the Right Dirt. • sion of Rifle-Men, and Captain Daeirell, tit the tith Loyal London, the left. Considering that so large a body of men, near . ,r), had never aeled before together, the business of the die was canduCted in a truly ra:!itaryntile ; and refleEts gre it honour on every individual eta-- _ eel ned. • • Aftcr the different evolutions were finis:led, wldr.h ended wi th in excell nt and rapid charge, the brs- • gide farmed into close colnihn, right in front ; opened from Vie rear, and marched past Cniessall M—, Officers sainting; when they fi'el off to ', their respective cantonments, abous one &docks much pleased with their perforenace. • • The fineness of the day tonight in:n the Park great assemblage of '.siunable compute.. We new derstand the next meeting of the Ligat (liras ". be about the middle of January.- • • • Early yesterday morning several of the Shadwell Officers visited and searched dully houses inapizarsi of harbouring seamen and improper persons, .uo 4,g, whom were a number of di • ndetly surepo They were taken to the Office for examinvena a to ,•„ give a proper accoent of themlehre.. Last Wednesday, one of the Labaurers at ette'Lisa- • don Dock, %Yapping, was killed by the tail of a piece of thither. The woman who fell kw the bison to save her child, a few days since, died in the hospital, in consennence the bruises sh • had re ceived. To prevent accidents of the like k;nd is future, na person, not belongi to to the Ddck, i f to be admitted upon any sicoount. On %Veanesday evening, as a 1 ibmiring man wal crossing the fields between Peckham sen t Dulwich, he was knocked down by three men, 4.t,i rui)! his money. They then tied his leg. with a od, and fastened him to the stump of a tree, v . .e e Ile• remained two hours befoic he was released I.y pnre . sons passing that way. Notwithstanding it has been notorious, Iron' the ' reduced number of Tickets in-the Lotteries of tato • years, that the supply to the (tun w is so con siderably lessened, a. to render .0 earls p•rtenase an objeCt of real policy and pros. .ix; yet, from a most unfounded conception that Tick :s would be come cheaper, the near: the Dr swing eparoaclieJ, adventurers subj: et ei themselves, Icy the delay, •• • AP immense rise in their try:dive purccases. In the advanced stages of tl.e last Lottery. the Rase was nearly a hunched per Cent. tnt 'Visions and Share..., above their original Pike. Such i3 - CCTAS• tination, therefore, may be infatuation, but k eer- • Way cannot be wisdom. Theie ernamer-tio. are of no small moment. its aespeft to toe a1 , ,..:0ac1e 1g Lottery in January. Let their bought e..?grislier, then, hint to all who purpos: t.. baaerss l'ae‘hetcir., to be early in the Leiter : , :J.., &r:. Tit 3^li .; ri Nar:e.''. • • •••••••enke I throe 001 , 4 ' • • tueposed, nw I (4" had by nu nunue wF, 'timbal *eremite, 1804. ri Lord r elaami C , e. 44c14 1. 10 , ; I . • , `tide . Lieueeste•rs Coidetriwas and ; Agretant Sart,enn rum, Heil, grown, and Par- ou.geon and Cw'dibe•t, .Amman, blotairrt and W ..••4 • ni!act Ew'rke ; s,Hgeon Densertu“, roster rVen 11. 16( Att.rwers. egiment, and !apt. , are trlth nn board ; taken cher in the DE-PARR. Irk, the several Mile I I , met? , Folic, cntrl- unteer I.ight [elan- nder the cooinz.n I F '&4l OCi:er. le groti..d itspAr close c.Aunau, he t rl .lve a ..Lm. J