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t'OrfrENT-U4libEN 711EATIti. rum inemr.
it In with ettreme pleaeore we find seirselees. A General Coate-Medial wen Intel, 614 ors Lisatimarit
froitt the re-establishment of tithe, enabled to re- :edit'liculan u(
u 6 we ;ere,
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turn to what used to be the Critic's evocation at the visaPereess of the i7th ; upon which cl.er* predie Court
Theatre, viz. to notice andioffer reisktrks oil the having found him, Lieut. White, guilty, it therefure icuteicid
performers and performances. The plity of Speed him to be cashiered ; wick emigre HIS Majesty h a been
Me Plough is of itself att -active, but was last eight pleased to approve and confirm; and has, at the war time,
rendered more so than usonl, from the excellent the s,,,watrdir.:,YerPiel'ucc.ad;./T",,tettitiTitia7...d.7:"""
manner in which many of the characters were to preclude hint Irian entering into the serviee again, st a (a-
played. Munden, in Jet. Abel /lowly, enlivened tare period.
the part with all the rice comic humour of %hick
he is so completely master. His arch looks, while
describing the qualifications of Lady Nelly, and his
expression of fearful solicitude, whets he catches
a glimpse of hope that her former husbaiid way
not be dead, were irreaistOily ludtcrous, and con-
vulsed the house with laughter. Jones, iu Bob
Handy, was also admirable, and.distitiguishrd him-
self particularly in the dancing scene; into which
he threw so much ',inflow, that it was uniiersaliy
esitored. Farmer dshfield had an able a representa-
tive in Emery, that we were taught (and high is the
compliment) to forget the exert tence of Knight. in
those pesters where feeling preiloininaten, he was
truly greet. li, the scene where he and Dame Ashfield
open their daeighter's trenk, sod in that where he
" argifies Me topic" of turning out Henry, his g,
Inc detinew ion of the character was hey mid our
utmost expectations. Mrs. Gibbs, .iiss Bristow,
Mrs. Davenport, and Mr. C. Kinuble, were deserv-
ing of every praise, for the manner Hi which they
sustained the parts respectively allotted to them.
The latter expenenced a most undeserved, and al- ,
most solitary, hiss, on his swirl. TiA, remainder
of ghe Dramatis Persona are too well known
to require any commei.t. The whole was ex-
twedingly well nerforinc.l. The house was, from
the beginning, very respectably tilled, and we
newer witnessed greater order and regularity than
prevailed throughout the whole of the three
first acts. After all our troubles, it was really
a great mental treat, and appeared to be en-
joyed accordingly. After the admission of the half-
price gentry, there was some noise ; but every new
effort proves, that the party are becoming weaker
and weaker. They are filfilling our prediction.
and, as their funds fail. 'dying gradually away.—
The only superior noise was occasio,ied by the ap-
prehension of Mr. Scott; not, we believe, for any
new act of folly and indiscretion, but on a warrant
for assault on a former occasion: A few pla-ards
were hoisted during the last scenes of the play—
they were soon torn down and trampled wider foot
by the respectable portion of the audieuce, who were
enraged at tht intruders, for destroying the con-
tinuation of the enjoyment they were partaking of
before their entrance. One of these ephemera ex-
hibited a figure blowing a horn. and inscribed
" Old prices." None of the others were at all re.
ruarkable for humour or originality.
The rioters continuing to gam strength every
moment, after the hour of half-price. the noise was
progressive, until the rising of the curtain, by which
Mme it reached its highest pitch. We are sorry to
state, that the farce afforded no opportunity to the
functions of a critic ; for though the tumult was
exceedingly inferior to what it had brew en former
instances, it was still sufficient to drown the per-
former.' vowels, aiel interrupt the spectators gran&
canoe. A few placenta were wow exhibited, but they
were too distant, as well as too wavering and transi-
tory, to enable us to collect their contents. A nine,
who wore a livery, and sot in the front of the two-
shillitig gallery, having made himself conspicuous
by his vociferation, attracted the notice of the Bee-
street Officers, one et whom made an attempt to
take hem out of the house ; but though he did not
succeed in removing him immediately, we imagine
that they met together aftarweirda, sod retired to
the office. There was • number of ladies, both to
the pit and boxes. The performance having con-
cluded. without being audible in Ley part, the
old-price men set up a roar of exultation ; but we
are convinced, from the general appearance and
temper of the house. before the admission of those
disorderly persons, that it only wants a little per-
severance, and a little activity, to defeat them
al-
toether.
When the curtain &opt, the half-price men at-
tempted to organise the pit, by directing the audience
to sit down. lii this they were disappoint/a-I,ns also in
an attempt to engage the house to sing God save the
King not that those who were silent were less loyal,
but they would not join, as those noisy gentlemen
mike use of this national sir, as an engine to dis-
turb the peace of the house, feeling themselves
disappointed. Lord Yarmouth, who was in the
pet, attracted their notice ; silence was demand-
ed for his Lordship's speech. which. when oh-
tensed, was followed by au mimeaning laugh. His
Lordship, very properly, did wet take any notice,
hut treated them with the contempt they so richly
deserved. Being disappointed in this effort of riot,
they called out " Tung Lord Yarmouth oat! Tarn
him out They did not dare to carry the threat
into execution. and his Lordship left the Theatre
without being assaulted. An orator. whom we be-
fore had occasion to mention, and designate, as we
uoderstood, as a billiard marker, stood forth for
public fame, and spoke nearly as follows:
G 3111111-1 believe you have all an intention to
he.gihisd; dm, mid so ether person smarm' to address,
will do you that hossour..—(Leed hewers.)..-the have been
Illpitaten of in the public prints as 'prestiece, and scoffed at as
ant being able to pay whole price, and called by the name
of half-price men. This we mast not suifer ; 1 will Jell my
image, and give mynas to the Bargee, before I will submit
to any Editor taking such a liberty with me. I mil in a
Newspaper of this day, which I could not get 'viands!,
that we were to eressiy libelled ; then, if we walk St Jamas'.
Park, on Sudsy, with an empty stomach, let es come at
whole price, and sheer those brave Manageis what a deter-
, mined few aka secomplisi. Courage buys! courage ! fur if
yrs will only evince that noble spirit, we will leave the thea-
tre as Diked m Lawervc"
We hare to regret, that, as s his orator had come
:to the upper tones of his voice, and was on the
!point of making a Centrum, he was carried off by
;one of General rotraseasf s advanced guard, who
brought him into the presence of the Commander•
in-Chief. at Bow-street Office, to the general satis-
factMo of the tannest part of the audience.
Another Ezrfaixter, in the front of the pit, took
the cite; but he being a foreiguer, and speaking
• language wholly unknown to us, we trust our
readers will excuse us for not reporting it....-The
half-price men being left without competitors in
the pit, they, as netta/, held a convention for a few
minutes, and departed its a body. The lights were
then put oat, mud the &maims sang—" All's well."

r•soloar-wousa,owt. Ig.
Jame, Clifton, a respectable-looking inidelk-siged mum,
who has been leers years in the service of the East India
Company, was charged with stealing half a pound weight of
raw silk, oat of their Henget warehouse.
It appeared from the testimony of Evans, Lewis, and f.torel,
three other officers in their service, that, on Wednesday
moron% last, about half past eight, the Prisoner came into
the warehouse where the raw silk is exposed fir sale, having
a great rest in his hand, which he was seen to spread emir •
bale of silk ; he was observed to threat his hand into the
bale. ‘. hence be took somewhat, which he concealed about
his rr on ; he afterwards was seen to coney it iato the
pockct of the great coat, spun searching of which the silk
eme found, while he was shiest from the spot. He at first
denied all knowledge, either of the coat or silk, but after-
wards owned his having borrowed the former.
He was fully committed fur trial.
GUILDHALL, err. 13.
Irlivibrth Ric,: was charged with pickniz the pockets of a
Mit oldie name of Hotfoot., of ten sores, of at each, and
bag watch

'Eltriirosecutor stated, that as he was coming along St.
Paul's Churchyard, last might, about the hour of twelve
o'clock, in a state of intoxication, he fill .down ; the Pn-
saner, an unfortunate girl of the town, assisted him to rise,
hut, In doing so, contrived to ease him of his watch and mo-
sey ; he iransediately called fur assiatauce, and had her se-
emed; upon eearchiag her in the watch-house, six of the
notes were found comeated about her person, but the re-
mainder, with the watch, could Out be traced.
The Prisoner niade the usual defetice, of his having picked
her up, awl given her the money
She cos folly committed fur trial fur the theft, and he was
bound over to prosecute
now s T.
COY G A RDEN THEATRE.
Purist the disturbance at Covent• Garden Theatre, the
Magistrates attend at the office till midnight, in case of a
serious riot taking place
On Wednesday evening Mr Resat attended, and, stem
after ten o'clock, • Gentleman' trio said his name was Des-
mord, was brought, in the castidy of au officer, charged with
making a disturbance iu the boxes.
Hiceetson, of Battersea, Surrey, Esq. said, that,
after the couclusion of the Opal, the Prisoner, who was in
the front sit one of the boxes, in the lower circle, got up,
and, staoding upon the cushion of the front of the box, ad-
dressed the pe.mle in the pit, in nearly the following wank
"Getertesten—Thin in the otth night that you bare
net here with the son decided opposition to the sew prices.
Gentlemen, I fear Mr. Ramble, or Bow-street—' Here the
bell rang, and the curtain drew up. The effect of his
speaking caused the people iii the pit to cheer biro, andel,
not " em .^' which, with others expressiag their
disapprobation of his conduct, eertainly created a tumult in
the boom for the time be was speaking.
This statement was confirmed by Baron Peiltzar, of the
Nine Elms, Vauxhall, and Mr. Beaudou. He wan ordered
to find bail.
dies Cluitke, costiaerchant, of Hackney, was charged by
Peter Fisher' of Castle-street, L.-irester square.
' Mr Fisher stated,.that he observed Mr Cheek, in the
front of out of the boxes im the fourth circle, awl that he,
with the aesistauCe of Another peasou, hung a paper user the
front of tin: box, mid then, mending up, waved his hat to
the people iu the pit, and said, "'sue, lay boys, a strong
pull, a :one pull, sad a pall altogether ;^ which was im-
mediately followed by shoutitig from the pit and other
pai'• of the house, pi oilseed, an he supported, by Mr. C.
speaking.
This was confirmed by Mr. Janice Osborn, of Alderegate-
',mot, and Mr. Bennett. ordered to find bail.
Thesese Wasph was charged with assaulting Richard Wood,
in the pit, who stated, that the Prisoner struck hint with a
stick on his head, and on his hand; there were gnat noise
and confusion in the pit at the time, and be observed ham
strike *revel other people before he struck him —Ordered
to find bail
Yesterday morning, soon after two o'clock, two young Ines
went to the Brown Hear Public-hues, in Bow-street, which
,s open all night for the acrommodation of Geutlemeo, and
had a bed. About eight o'clock they both came don n stairs
to go out. As soon as they were rune, the waiter, who let
them out, maned a pair of shoes and a pair of gaiters, which
bad been cleaned, ready for the Geotleinan they belonged to
turn ou. The waiter went after them, mud overtook one of
them at the corner of the street, who denied any knowledge
of the shoes and gaiters ; on being searched, an iron crow
was found iu his pocket, minder to those used in house-
break,.'. He described the public house is Wild-street,
where his companion resorted. The waiter, in consequence,
went with Bacon, the captain of the patrol., who was in at-
tendance at the Office, to the house; he was net there; they
waited a few minutes, sold he came in. As soon as he saw
them, he ran out of the house. They pressed him, collie'
out—" Step Awe," Bacon had a desperate fall in running,
and cut his hand open. The Prisoner was, however, stopped
by some persons passing at the time. Or Baron's searching
him, be found the shoes and gaiters, which had been stolen.
The Prisoners were brought NAN. Mr. GRA NAM, %bee
be who had the shoes and gaiters was committed for trial,
and he oho bad the troll crow was sent ma board the Tender.
TNIO3.IIIALL, OCT. 13.
lbelewd lostrkkes, charged with bresAtag open a stable be-
longing to sGentleman in Keniiiiigtoo-lane, sad stealing a
large box-coat, on the night of the 15th of June last, was
fully committed for trial
George Chureloal and Jodi Golding, apprehended on •
charge of sheep-Mealier, were reamoded for another exami-
nation, on Wednesday seat.

On Sunday sennight, • daring highway robbery
woo committed. between Chatteris and Doddington,
in the isle of Ely. Mr. GREEN, chandler, of March,
accompanied by his wife, was driving in a one-
horse chaise, when two men on the road wised the
horse's bridle, rod demanded Mr. Giteast's money.
Mr. G. declared he would not be robbed, and im-
mediately jumped out of the chaise; whereupon
one of the villains discharged • pistol at hem, the
ball from which took off three of his thigers, and
wounded him severely in the face. Mr. G. was then
robbed of live ten-pound notes.
We have to record two melancholy accidents,
which liappened the same day. in two parishes ad-
, joinin to Holdernees, two young female friends.
On Thursday, us the maid servant of Mr. Faaarra.
at Flinton, was milking a cow, another leaped on
the one she wasengaged with, which, slipping away,
the fore-foot of the other came, with all the weight
of the animal, upon the hod) of toe young woman,
and was pressed into her bowels. When she was
taken up, nearly the whole contents of the body
came out ; and, though every •orgicol **widows
was afforded her, she languished till the twat day,
and died of a mortification. The other had hero
on the side of a corn-stack, Imitator( sheaves ; her
font slipped, and, in courting down, she fell upon
the prongs of the fork, which entered her bowels.
sod when the fork was withdrewe, a large portion of
the intestines followed; they were carefully re-
torted, the wound secured. bat she was not ex-
pected to survive.

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CAMP/Ill:1 IS SPAIN.
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[Valises °, ietal. arrests esittcLi.:plai.)
(Frau, t e Mortitear.)
•
REPORT UP THE MOVEMENT OF THE SECOrZO,
f FIFTH, AND SIXTH CORPS, FROM TtII
OF THE 14- ERO, AND THL: KINGLUM (Pi
LEON; TO 't HE TAGIJr!.
The 2d corps of the army was Geed at Zola,.
Salamanca, and Tom.
The Sth corps was at Molina del Campo a.al
Val ladolid.
The 6th corps occupied Benavente,
and Leon.
On the tOth July, apprised of the moverneats
made by the English army on the Tagil,. I order-
ed Marshal the Duke of Treviso to collect the sth
corps at Salamanca. At the seine time, 1 directed
the greater part of the 2d corps to be concentrated
in the vicinity of that city, and I gave indict to
Marshal the Duke of Elehinfeu to hold himself its
readiness to march with the tills corps.
Ou the 24th. Marshal Jourdan informed me of
the junction of the English army with the Spanish
army of Catena, at Talavera de la Reyna, from
which place the Ist crape had been obliged to re-
tire ; be, at the same time, acquainted me, that it
was the King's intention that I should advance, as
speedily as possible, upon the rear of the enemy.
proceeding, for that purpose, towards Plasenem.
The troops of the three corps of the army, being on
their march, is order to uuite at Salamanca., fresh
orders were iminedisiely dispatched to accelerate
their movement. On the 2.71 h, Marshal the Duke
of Treviso commenced the march with the sth corws•
which I reinforced with lOW dragoons of General
Lorge'a and La Houssirie's divisions.
On the 30th, the 2d corps followed this mores
meat; arid, on the 31st, the 601 corps ar.ived at
Salamanca, which it quitted the tat of August,
followed the direction which the two other corps
had taken.
On the 29th, the advanced guard of Maistsal •
the Duke of Treviso fell in with the advenced ports
of the enemy at Lacalaala, and pursued them to
Bliss and Col de Banos, where three Spanish bar-
tabour, forming near 3000 Wien, attempted to de-
feud themselves, and m blow up the bridge over the
river, called• Cisesperde-Hotnbre; but they were
soon dispersed by the tat rsrigadre of the Ist dirt.
sion of infantry of the sth corps, commanded by
Gen. Girard. Neverthelesa, the dispositions ren-
dered necessary by the pre* •:eri of this feeble de-
tachment, retarded the march of the column, sod
Marshal the Duke of Treviso could not reach Pls. -
sencia before the lit of August; them h.• toned
330 English sick in the hospital, and rook sortie
prisoners. The preceding day, a itiimht:r of con-
valescents of the ,ante nation, and the rear of a
convoy which was in that town, had left it to rejoin
the English army at l'alaverm.
•
The occupation of Plesencia was of the highest
importance to the imperial army, afire it intercept. '
ed the line of operation of the enemy's army, Lid
afforded us facility to mancesere upon his rear, if
ite continued his march Madrid, or if he eiren
kept the 114).1i:ion of Talavera. We 1.-arnerl, that,
MS the 21th, a battle had taken place at the latter
;Sewn; and that the enemy, though he pretended to
Aimee thy sitvasitage, still ackuow (edged that he had
swatained iinmense loss. Intercepted letters
Wise apprised us that his situation at Talavera was
most disastrous.
The 2d corps of the army arrived at Planseacia
on the 2d, awl the morning of the 3.1, The 11401 C
day, the sth resumed Its match, proceeding to-
wards Naval Moral. It was followed, on the 4th, by
the 2d, and the mine day. the 6th arrived at Phi-
pendia, whence it departed on the sth. Thus the
three corps of the army being united arid in co-
lumn upon the road which the enemy had pursued
in his march upon Madrid, was prepared to gives
hint battle, ausi.to attack him, wh he might
be, with the certainty of success.
On the 4th, Marshal the Duke de Treviso took a
position at Naval Moral, and"' male some prison-
ers- on his march. The reconnoitring parties which
he sent towards the Tagus, near Almams, brought
intelligence that the bridge of boats, which had been
constructed by the Spanish army, was destroyed,
and that there remained on the left bank seven or
eight boats, which the enemy employed to thruw
parties upon the right bank. The reconnoitring
parties which had been tower& the bridge of Argo-
Bispo, reported, that they had fallen in with a strung
column of the enemy. iii which
.they hail distru-
guished a great number of cavalry, cannon and
baggage; that they had learned, that, at Oropeta,
there was also another column, which seemed to be
manoeuvring upon our left, along the foot of the
mountain, and that Talavera de la Reyna was
still occupied by the Spanish army. The recoil•
noitring parties were brought back by a wrong
detachment of cavalry, which was seat out after
them.
This intelligence, added to the reports of severed
deserters, induced a belief that the enemy had be-
gun his retreat, and Marshal the Duke of Treviso
even thought that he ought to be attacked. The
2il corps accelerated its movement. On the 6tli it
was at Casatejada, and on the Gth it took a positioe
on the heights between El Gurdo and la Puebla,
de Naciades ; while the Sth pushi.d on beyond
Valvedejas, and the 6th reached Naval Moral.
The advanced guard of Marshal the Duke of
Treviso met wrth the enemy beyond the bridge of
Areo-Bispo: he was immediately attacked, and
obliged to pass precipitately to the left back of the
Tagus, where a great bindle was observed. The
English army "'peered emir. ly cooped tip in the
defiles, and had passed beyond the bodge of A rso-
Bor. While the Spanish army of Cursta effect-
ed its retreat by the left balk, and formed in seves
nil lines opposite to the bridge, several cannon-shot
were exchanged free, either bank, but without
effect; it wes late. and, that day, oothing muia
could he attempted.
On the fth,4:tbeenetnic ,hewed the whole Speubh
army, formed in eireed lines. and apparently diw
posed to &Neel the passage of the .gum. The
bridge was barricaded and defended by two tow. nl/2
maimed with infantry, as well as by several hut thrive,
with embrasures, connected by a covered way, upon
which the reed cond,orted, after passing the jingle:v.
These obstacles, which would have rendered the
operation difficult aid eiruortriary, if they could
not have been partly obviated, rendered certain tits-

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