The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-11-06 00:00:00

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COVENT-GARDEN.
SAfitriiity Right the Tragedy of The Greciam
thiaightet was performed, for the third time, at
tfiss•Thratre. The part of Erwin-aria and Ems-
der, as before. by Mrs. Clarke sod Mr. Yining.
—The forswore has made her appearance under
"ugh peculiar circumstances, that it is impossible
bat to feet a considerable interest in her succr.s.
At a time when the cheering voice of encourage-
ment is heard no more, when the young rendidste
for fame, isistrad of meeting support in the specta-
tors, has to enconots,r their opposition, at such a
tissue, it has bean the fate of this Lady to come be-
fore a Loudon "whence, stud claim a favourable
hearing. We err persuaded, that if it was ant for
the interruptions. of an interested party, she amid
have nu reason to complain of tlicir liberality. Thu
party, however, has conducted itself 'Ai outrageous-
le, before sod some her debut, that {ter talents
slim- mat like the sun through a cloud. end cannot
Ise to have had fair play. Mr. Yousig displayed
hrs L1,U41 power* iu the part of Evander ; but the
exertions 0: bath were its vain ; the tumult coin.
rimmed at ass early Isour, and disorder was inure
•triamphant then upon either of the former sioglsta.
lathe very drat art, s person, who sat is the front
of the pit, made Isitstavlf conspicuous, by lissong,
. and slows all in Ins poorr to ointruct Car iserlarat-
mice ; he became so eatrestiely treataliesouse. that
• there was a general cry of turn him nut ;" which,
after some smart blows, was put in execution ;
be returned again, is about half an honr, to the
theatre, soul stated, that he was turned nut by
a son of one of Ilse proprietors ; that he had gone
to Il m-street. but cooed neither hlagistnites nor
Jounce there.—This information was received with
loud plaudit" by the party, which may be consi-
dered the commencesuelst of (lie note.
iVbeis Mr. Charles Kemple c forward, the
wpieser was very great, awl continued. for the en-
tire night, to rise with hie presence, and experience
tr proportion-au fall during to. absence. The hour
of half-price was. as UMW:. au hour of atroug
mud added tumult. It. arrival was au-
mistimed by the crowdisig of the 0. I'. gentry into
the pit, who soon became so strong, in that pan of
the hone., that almost every hat was masked with
their insignia. We were happy to observe, that
the !mut were isot, ',upon former occasions, alrect.ll
by the contagion ; there were only two 0. P. hats
displayed, and sour of that misconduct appeared
there, by which the pit was dngraced. Raub a
and trumpets aided the noise su that quarter, sod
placards were unfolded once more, in proud defi-
ance. Among massy stele ours, the follownsg were
the only that helm the character of novelty :
u A our edition of Placards as is preparation, sad yid be
am ant Monday."
" A ststesselit of the rnbscriptioiss for persons sapposed
Gs be enjosily prusbeguted " here fultitsred a Wag list and news
of pewees whit have staterritad to &feed the actions broimht
by the Masser.

'• Krislde, who coo hew to a strumpet.
Starts at a palmy trumpet."
Anothereshanted upwu one side the 6pres of two
linen itaiiivis4, the one representing Mr. nitrite, the
ether Mr. k:ernble, over which was ioscribel "Om
reward Vuurisopoly;" and on the other side of the
pleased was the ti.ure of a key. with the words
-•• rennived from ehandos-street."
Several petrol's ill the pit made use of the most
indecent language, insomuch so, than many ladies
retired front the bones. When the perforinauce
was concluded, they signified their triumph by ac-
etiolation.
LYCLIIII.
Mr. Melvin iilayed Ranger, in the Comedy of
The Saspieleis Husband, it this Theatre, en Satur-
day awl greatly c.aitirined the favourable
iinpresssiow made by his first perfortnatice.—
Ile appeared not only more in possession of
tinuaeil, but he had the advantage or h. well
supported by Mrs. Powell, in Mrs. Strickland, and
Miss Donee's. its Ckriada. The latter parti-
culisrly appeared to great advantage. In 111.
with her and Mrs. Strickland. it is diffivult to
dive full effect to the character, without offendiag
elicacy. They were, however. chastely played on
Saturday night,awd yet nowhere destituie of all their
force and interest. Mr. Melvin displayed a great vs-
. riety of tones. He played tilt. part with all the ea.c
of a gentleman, and all the vivacity and spirit of the
rake, without his coarseness. There was snine
little error or defect in the managiziete of the
sceuery. Trifles of this kind are not unworthy of
notice, as they destroy the delusiou, and may
ire avoided, without Enoch trouble. In other
respects, the Play could not be better got up,
if we except the Frankly, of Mr. De Camp:
This actor, off the stage, is a very good looking
young matt; but the tones of lII* voice and his ac-
tion upon it, du lint correspond with genteel life;
lie generally appears to *delirium, its farce and the
humbler parts of comedy, and must suffer when
he aspires to a 1510 r rank. Mr. Melvin received
winch noplause, and the comedy went ith
eclat. It war followed lay the farce of Britain's
Jubiks. which appears to improve on repetition,
dad exhibited Mr. tie Camp in his proper sphere.
The Brighton Theatre closed for the season with
the hanselit of 1:r. Jamas, on Tuesday hat. Mr.
Bev ovum, and Mr. FIVLD, the Managers, heve
beets unremitting in their endeavours • for the
antosement of the visatorsaf that fashisinshle place.
Cuarrsonaw Tmeavaitati.--Colonel RlP-
liett,, with his necustouned philanthropy and pub-
lic spun, has expressed a with. that the receipts of
woe might should be dedicated to toe reinuoeratios
•O those performers. who ware most uorviscceasful 111
their beaellts; and, we understand, that this ma-
nager giros to-nterrow, entirely free, to that pur-
pose, which, it is hoped, will turret with gear/rid
pat ronage.
The last arrivals at Bath are—
Bishop of St. David's. Lady Paget, I.saly Asa Talbot,
Lady E. Vele, nuts G.•Vaaneet Sir II Smith, M ijor-Ge-
nerd and .Mrs Cuoritetaio, Colonel Milford, Colonel sad
Mrs Tabus, Calomel Walker Liestenant.Colottel Black
Maier Doillmoiy, MR* Loire, Ma,* sad Mra Henna,
Mop" sail MIL Ck,e, Rev. Dr. Woliattr, and it, Mr.
Mania
At Hari ston Hall, the residence of S. Tao.
goo 0, Frig. a alley,' was roasted whole, en the tab
.tilt. which. with plenty of 11th, potatoes, Ent bawd.
• oar hospitably effe ed to all.
Mr. Musette, Ll' die House of Goa Dos sod
Muitrur. has been so fortuivit- as to r.,iciipe from
the enemy in Spain, amid arriv44, ou Op:ittuidey, its
town, fiats Lltatirrdatm.

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Pol.le
SOW-STRIEr.
t'f)V EAT.GAR MR THEATRE.
Oil Saturday evening, •Lone seven o'clock. a
gentleman, who said his name was Winholt, entered
the office in great agitation. and complained to the
Clerk that he hail been violently assaulted, and e%-
tremely ill muted by several persons in the pit of
Covent.Gatden 'Merin.. and applied Per officers
to go with him to take them into custody ; the
Clerk referred him to Mr. GA MAR, the sitting
Magistrate, who breed his coratil.mat. wbich was
to the following etfet t :--•• That lie was in the pit,
and not approving of NOIII'v of the tverformaners he
lied hissed ; a young man, sitting 'leer him. whose
name he since understood to be White. in (an.
puny with Poly, the waterinan, end several others,
asked hum what Ii hissed at—whether it weer the
play or the performer*? He replied it wad turtling,
to liim. White observed, if lie hissed again, nut
he should go. He did hiss lapin, conceiving Mr.
White, or his compessiour, could not have may
thing to do with his conduct ; upon which Mr.
White immediately seised him by the collar, cod
he was turned out of the ant."

31r. Ca 411 AM oformed him, it was not in his power
to order officers to go and fetch Mr. White out of the
pit,in custody, but he would grant him a warrant
mound Mr. 11'hite, objets Mr. Wusholt agreed to,
and Mr. GRAIIIAM ordered a warrant tube made oat;
but while st was filling up, Mr. White entered the
office, to inset the charge. Ile proved to be Mr.
lleorge White, pm. of Park-street, Westtuinste►.
11' lien the Prosecutor's charge was taken. he said
his 11111111 C WWI Julio llorkitt Winholt, of Thames-
Dimas, Slurry, Grenileinou; and that he was in
the pi! during the performance of The Greek's
Desqlder, the performance of which lie did not ap-
prove, soil therefore hissed, which he conceived lie
Fed a right to do; when several persons near
among whom ties the Prisoner, desired him to
cease himarig, or he and hie friends would torts him
out. The Prosecutor however thought proper not
to pay any attention to what the Prisoner or his
companions vusual, and continued to hiss; the Pri-
mmer observed *gain. "tf you hiss ()Lee inure, I will
tutu you out." Tue Prosecutor hissed again, when
the Prisoner and all Ins frien.ts hors down upon
hiss] ; the prisoner seized him by his collar, and
lie was draged a considerable distance towards Use
door, when herald lie would go out, which he did,
for fear of further violence, and cow:civic% his life
lobe iu danger.
Another charge was eahihited against the Pri-
soner, by a gentleman sitting near Mr. liVinholt in
the pit.
Jonathan Hartle, of Bird-street, West-square,
St. George's Fields, said, that he was in the pit,
when a number of persons were calling "Turn
out Mr. IViiiholt." others called out, " f urn out
Mr. White." The Prosecutor WSW Mr. White

among the persons who were shout Mr. %Violinit,
when he (Mr. Hardy), called our, a Turn out Mr.
White;' upon which, Mr. Wilde came up to
him, knocked hint down, sod continued beating
loins aeries two-thirds of the pit, until he got out.
Mr. Gaanais ordered Mr. White to Nod bail far
both the aminult•, himselt in 201. and two sureties
fur each assault, in 101. each.
Mr. 1%74111°4 observed, that he felt so extremely
indignant, that Mr. White should attempt to dic-
tate to liiio how he shou!et conduct himself at the
ttn-stre, that he would go to the theatre again, on
Monday night, mid would hiss ; anvil would take •
pair of pistols with him, and if tiny person pr.+
awned to interfere with him. as to whether lie should
hiss or clap, he must take the consequence.
Mr. GRAiAM requested him not to repeat that,
.or lie must he under the necessity of ordering him
to tind hail to keep the peace.
JO* White was thir;cd with stoppiag sad rabbis's, on the.
Kwe's highway, William Nichols, a osesseogn.beluaig.ug to
Nesgate. The Pmercuiiir state,l, that, betimen sin suit
seven o'clock, on Friday recoil's, be woe passing oat of
Lincoln's Iw•Fields, ander the archway, towards Gent
gar en-street, when be met the Premier, who ran viol. nil,
him, and, at the same soontest, snatched his
slat,-11 oat of his fob, and immediately ran away towards
laitentn's-lan•Fields, on the north side. 'no!. Progenitor
• pursued Lim, calling oat " strip thief!" het wino lost sight of
she Prisoner., Several persons joined hive in the pursuit,
sad the Prisseer was foaled 'Snug on the LOU-Moat, which
• supports-the tron.railing of the square. Altheagli he lust
,ailtht ef him, be had such &clear view of his person when he
Mepped MIN, that he had vso diode as to his bring the man.
• 1111 t, ward It huu, of Hattield.street, Chrisvaisrch,
1114.11, gild, that as he was peeing along Holtriwei-row,
insloalna•Fiehle, hetwees ma sad soon o'clock, tower&
Canal Queen-stri et, he beard the cry of " stop thief!" and
law a number of venom retuning towards hie, awl the first
loan was the Prisoner, whom he saw nu towards the railing of
the square, and when lie bad passed bill alma tinsel yards,
he saw lea .!t down ulna the kiehnitotte, 'big% supports
the roiling of the equate, and, apparently, to dahatton the
knew of his hreechn ; immediately wend of Use pennies
whit were rousing, ranee up, aid whes they cease maw 11611
Prentestr, he called out, von Medi but of breath, " Where is
the ssatistasa who cleaner ma! When. have I nabbed"
The Piesecutor then came op, sad said to the Primmer,
" You are the man who robbed me of my watch."
winter Sack, of Smith Andley-street, said, he was nue
who joined ie the pursuit of the Prisoner ' • and, after sea.
mining the spot some time whe.e the Prisociar was, he foots/
She Proeutemat's watch ea the stone which supports the rad.
lug of ttig want, seer when the Primmer MU.
The Woven was fatly sonsmittad Ile trial.
A feelSOllesrvant was brought, as the custody of Riven,
Islsiy lialleicaipisy of tic widow of the late !lir. Grildnuid,
slleWslithaspirion of feloniously stesliog several articles of
nemilibornbie vales. The Prosecutrix, however, declined
earearieg to the property, sad the Prisuaer *as discharged.
osicemi.nanowrici.—
Mr. WaSDLL has apologised to Mr. Serjeent
Barr sod Mr. Pali, for the language made use
.•I' by him, in his Address to the People ; in come.
..guence of which, the latter have informed Mr. lit.-
. Lti, of Gray's-Sun, that v• Colonel 11'•antc having
expressed his couviction that they did nut refuse to
call the witnesses lie wished to have had examined,
O 0
having acquitted them of oily blatue in the
Mblihmt of the cause of Watorr and W•aoba,
dell have no objection to advise with WOO on the
propriety of moving for the new trial."
We are sorry to hear that the Dean of LINCOLN
iedisjoosed.
Among the numerous Coiniminies whic't here
been formed since the oiencenient of the pre,
molt century, we have observed none comlniiing
noose public utility. than the Belfast linen Co.,
SO, Great Russell-street. Bloomsbury. as the Pub.
lit are there aupplied with Irish limas, in single
piece*, at the 01ml:rale prier. From their superior
finale of bleaching, without chemical acids, their
hums hive olitimed universal applobation. on IIC•
sag of their ty and burnt* of ttatur",,

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