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London, England, 1809-11-18 00:00:00

COVENT-CARDEN THE .ITRE, Nov. 17.
The Opera of The Wo.)d.worr was performed at
this Theatre, and, fur the first two acts, listened to
iir perfect quiet awl good-hurnaur. Airs. Melton%
was in fine voice, and no remains of her cold were
to be found hi the beautiful bessersra of 6. i/ear we!"
with which she enriched the id Act. We were also
charmed with Mrs. I.iston's sweet pipe, and the
superlative acting of Misaileu ; Bellamy. Incleiloo.
'raylor, and the other perturiuers, in this piece, went
through their parts with their usual talents. and suc-
cessattesided their exertioas to Weser, till the motley
groupie, at half-price, rushed in to destroy all acting,
singing mid ilancitig, but their own. The opposi-
tion, however, did not muster so strong as they have
lately done. There is. we are happy to observe, a
fulling off every night, both in numbers and in re-
spactahility of appearance, if ever any real re-
spectability dill appear engaged in this barbarous
contest. But what the party wanted in strength,
they made up in violence, and the several commo-
tion. which, during the iiigist, agitated thk pit, ex-
ceeded in pail and horror any vie have ever witness-
ed. How these dispuOs emollient:el, or how they
terminated, is, we believe, more than any one,not im-
mediately engaged in them, could determine.—
Sometimes the t..). P.'s homier!, as if they hail ob-
tained the victory; at other times the 1/howled re-
mains of habiliments were displayed as the trophies
of their dangers and escapes. One role, who ap-
peared a very active rioter, had his coat torn pieve-
meal from his back, and,
,for the remainder of the
evening, took a distinguished share in the row,
thong's with the loss of his coat; he had also dispensed
with so much of another pat of his dress, as to be
nearly reduced to the condition of a sans (-a cme.
It was really fearful to look upon the inhabitanta of
the pit during these scuffles. The whole body
was moved and.inipelleil, from side to side, with
resistless force, like the waves of :he sea, and those
wt the outside were precipitated from the seats into
the postage, with such violence, that after every
our of the falls, we expected to see some mangled
comes carried out. We did not, however, hear
any one's being very dangerously hurt,thotieli Iroln.
hers were seriously bruised, and, many bloody noses
were exhibited.
If the dirturbasices are permitted to continue, we
have no doubt, but that surne,very dreadful citie.-
trophe wilt be the result ; for it is impossible for
matters to go 011 in the present mode. without lead-
ing to some. tragieal issue. Much have those mini
to answer for, why thus sport with the Inaba mid
lives of their fellow-creatures. nod incite the ig-
norant and unwary to connect themselves with
acts which may ultimately lead them to an
ignominious . death. We were informed, that
the principal portion of this 'right's disturbers
were a party, to the number of about thirty, who
were beau i 1 a body to the House. These deluded
men came with a preconcerteJ plan of hostilities,
not only egainst the Theatre. but against every one
who dared to act independently upon their own
judgment in the pit.—Had any fatal accident
occurred from their operations, though the blood
woad have been itiroii the head of their em-
ployer, yet the punishment of the law wool(' have
fallen on them. We trust, therefore, that what
we have said will be a warning to the tools of
others, to take care how far they engage in
a quarrel, to forward the designs of tidies., where
all the responsibility rev. on themselves. There
is another circuinstaime, which it may be proper
to nutrition here, to chew of what materials the
imposition is now composed, and with what speed
artful men ;trail dem...elves of a temporary error,
to.promote their own interests. The sale of medals,
of sonars, of pamphlets, &r. is the object of some
•f the most strenuous bellowers in the publie
cause—lo is to dispose of their own wares and
manufactures, that they endeavour to make the
row everlasting ; stab the advocates of the public,
following the exa aple of the saber Barrister, who
kept one rye on the cause, and the other (the best
of the two) on business, now snake no scruple in
openly adeertisiag their commodities in the theatre,
by placard, or voice, and of selling their articles to
their fellow-labourers. It is thins that a new and
strong party have risen to oppose the Proprietors.
A party the more virulent, active, and enterpra-
lug, as their own peculiar interests are most imine-
dietely concerned. There was no variety in the fa-
shions for the night. Toe 1115.105 of annoyance were
the saute as hitherto, and the uproar continued,
with 'Ade intermisoon, from scene-rise of the 3 1
Act, to lawn-set, at the cod of all. It was OCC*•1011-
111 IV more liaisterous thaii at other time•, when the
pitites re- cognised either floret! or foe in the hoses,
to w!soin they wished t • pay their respects or dig-re-
spects. There were very rew 0. P.'s in the hats of
"the rebels; and, except when nctively engaged in
the ;rood reufiles, they teemed to be wore afraid
of their warty then on any former night. The pls.
card• were also very few in 111.1•1111)er. all i thrOte that
were produced were so aurldeidy culled in, that we
could not make out the contents of say one. Some
of them were thrown to the Luxes, and exhibited
there for is few moments, by parson. connected with
those in the pit.
At the end of the play. a woman, in the centre
of the pit, attempted to obtain a hearing ; but. liv-
ing battled by the tomtit then prevailine. she re-
newed her attempt, after the curtain hail filially
dropped. The speech she Made, like the gene-
relay of avoided speeches, was delivered in so low a
tone, as to be inaudible, except to those imme-
diately armsful her. She used some very tine
gesticulation, however. and was amply applautbd.
—Another pretender arose in the dress-/e,cei.
*ail, as she was better equipped than the poor
pieite lady, rote soon threw her admirers away
from her. This blushing modest fait, who tips
',eared in the garb of geotility, amused the gap-
with the display of an O. I'. medal.
whirls was suspended from her neck, and laughed
+ml twisted very heartily at her own shameless ef-
tiontery. The 0. men then yelled out their
usual quantum tif groans and cheers. and left the
house. guarding their hero, the Sams Culotte, before
honourably noticed. Upon the whole of our ob-
eervation on this very turbulent night, it yet ap-
pears that the opposition is dung away, and losing.
;ground every day. As they feel their want uC
strength, they endeavour to maintain themselves by
superior violence ; but two or three experiments of
firm and determined resistance, will, in all proba-
bility, now put a period to their disgraceful pro-
ceedings.

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L'AW INTELLIOIiICL

C3VICE OF KINGS 811.),C11, Wanvol otinprot. 17

The ('ourt ww occupied,-nutil eleven o'clock,
with hr.trith4 1),111 justified, after which they heard
urgiouwitt..

'l' he following can occupied thew the chief of
the day : •

PLACKET? e. "Ern.
The question was, mhether the Proprietors of the
West India Ducks were entitled to receive wliarf
sie for stores going on bum.] light ships hi the
Light Dock lewas argued fur the Plaintiffs, by
Mr. Illaitatonn, gad for the Defendants. the
West India Duck Company, by Mr. Byrn, Their
arguments went only to elucidate the words of the
Act of Parliament.
Lord EI.I.KNOOROUGH observed, that the Court
ought to be put iu p inn, whether they were
stores for ininiediAte use; if they were. his mind
would he easily mule up ; or,if they were stores to
carry to sea, lie would have no difficulty in deter-
's'. g; but being ignorant which they were, it
1•1111 impossible to come to a decision. He would
give the Plnintilf an opportunity of giving the
Court this information, at the same time the De-
fendants might take a rule Nisi, liable to the deci-
sion of the Court.

Mr. Haßatsoc snored, that William Glassrack,
who had been brought tip, parallisit to a Habeas
Corpus issued by that Court, should b., admitted
to go at large, by entering bail far his appearance
at the next Aw•izea for the county of Eases, he
having been ermsmitted •to gaol on a charge of
striding a sow-pig, the property of Jones Belling,
of Mott's-Green, Little Holsbormigh.
There were several affidavits put in on the part
•f the prosecution, setting forth, that they he-
tiered the pig in quektion to be that which had
betn stolen from the Prosecutor.

On the part of the Prisoner, there were es tunny
affidavits, tracing the pig front the time it W 4.11,1-
tens!, until it got lawfully into the possession of
the Prisoner, by purchase.
Lord Et.Ltssoativatt-44 There is certainly suf-
ficient or doubt in this ease to militia the Defend-
ant to bail. Take his own recognizance in 801, and
four others in 201. each, ler lus appearance to tuke
his trial of the next Essex Assiees;" which war ac-
cordingly complied with.