The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-12-06 00:00:00


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laid tae fore them, to consider their former decision,
still he had out a doubt of what that decisioa
would.bc. It was lint tit that any man sitoold de-
' t.,isrl'tlie ',male boxes ; far was It decent that
they should lee &tended ? Every person paying
the far price of admission to the hoxes had
a tight to take possession of any seat that was nut
.10:12p1C41; instead of iny. Ludy A. loiving• a lee A
kept. for her. and it was 01,103 to woe that she ever
‘, made her appearance, at the time all other parts of
f•
• the Theatre were overflownig. De was not one of
,'' (hose who wiilletl to dewier the Nobility of their
rights. He would be peifectly satisfied with sit-
riot; to It less comfortable situation; and contem-
plate them wi•h admiration ; but there were many in
kii.splirri of lif(•, who had sot the lict:lle complacency.
lint the fact cap, tl:ty would not be reset ved fur
Nobir 1...-ds oi their Ladies, who had a has collide
to tin it ; they would not he decorated ;Ly our
low,* :vat their &mains; for, in the present state
~f tin romieri, there were mot many of them in
etrese;ivrtarires to become regular renters ; foil they
would he orcipned by the Ladies of Peers, a ho had
tint 4 life Write in then—but their fancies for the
moment snii.t be accaminodsted. Even the but
u-signed for the King of &Nino(' was nut a private
one ; for if he occupied it on 'inc night. it. was op,•ii
to the pahlie oil the ors% The man who viewed
flits Majesty from a ilietance with nrapievt. could the
nest night sit nu the seat which was, the preceding
. night, honoured by roytilty. De believed it could
not be contended, that it national eittettantruent
should not be open to the nation at large, instead
of a select body. When Englishmen have cause
• to complitio, and do not seek redress, they cease •
to be the men who have fought for British li-•
betty, they wnahl not he fit to defend their coins-
try.• A noise could not be construed into a UV' ;
• tint must carry with it alarm cud_ terror;
fee theta chew, that 'even a chandelier has Imes
dosturbeil, or the !riot iikittry doiie to the Theatre,
-or that those they'would designate rioters! had car-
ried die least terror with them; they were the most
hirwilens riot era hr had ever seen. If there wits a
riot, hr wax satisfied flint his elicit did unt custri-
b eta to it. He then stated, and rustle most copious
comments nu the evidence that w'oultl he produced
• in -rippert at the Plaintiff's coos. Ile contended
• that the inorpria (I). P.l was only an answer to the
spinal of the Managers, as it signified di-ap-
probition of the new priers. Ile concluded hr
saying, the Defendant had thoncht it right to have
a Specisl Jars, which the Plaintiff' had oat the least
objer:ioti le, as they were Gentlemen of his own
raid: in We. Ile, the Learned Serjeatit, therefore,
trusted they would give his Client such damages
as met with their honourable mid gentleusaisly feel.
inv. He then ;Proceeded to rem:bine his witnesies.
Revert lee Hmykins, the fast whines., stated, that he mit
Mr Ceifford in Pointillist, about 9 o't Itte.k on Tutailav eves.
• tug, Art. it, who peormseml slat ihey stoodd eutitecilor to
Cuystet.Garden 'I hestre.-11sey went aceeedillOY. mud v.
Awed shot tty after hulf-pnee ....They wait eat,, the centre of
the pit, which 11a.st the tale pretty tall, and reinamed in
the par donne .he entritaminent There was (-nerd.
stun and disturbance is the pit ; 0 P.'s were not rely
someroiss ; tier l'lsantal had not the ensign ut Cl. P,
in his loicupos his enhance nets the Thealie ; acuteen- did
be put it in aftem .. aids; moue stiangri put the 0 I' into i.•
bat, unknoen to the witness, and, in has opinion. unknown
e'en to the Plairtlf. Mr ( !afoot matelots elisturhimee ;
but, nu the contrary, conducted leinotlf with the greatest
• propriety bud (timeliness, and mitre-red no t nconregement at
till to the rrsoritt concerned is the disturbance. .Witness
being elose to Mr. Clifford ulterior his star in the 'Theatre,
could minutely titan-rye his conduet. Whelp Mr Clifford
was peameslitv retirinz, he was sired by an oilkcr of the
Dow-street pUlite, upon the steps leathat tato the street,
three or four yard. from the fluor at whirl, the roomy
ha I been received. The sitars( told Mr. Clitherml lee would
rosette blip, which he was Jett rmilieti to du, but was pre.
matted by Mr. Chiron!, wise said, that he would giiii.tie or.
company the °hirer ; the witness did not hear what eras said
bells, offirer. Mr. Clifford was conducted 113 Ihrw-street
4 Mice, when the witness was refused admittance at lost,
tint gained it after some delay I'l lns tuitrauce into the
Office, Mr. Clifford war discharged by Mr. Reuel, who was
then positing. Dining the nine of the witness. delay its
the Office, there was no , harm. against Mr. Cliffurei • Mr.
Brandon was in tier 01fite• el this flint—the wane.. heard
Sir head mention to Mr Clifford, that, as there ass no
eiwore against him, to tea. at liberty to go.
The Witness, an Maus -examined by Mr Nerjeant
14.111. !Wein, said, that he had never been in the pit of any
theatre Isle, ; he did nut know what the farce vas, and did
sat know whether it was pussibte fur any other person to
know It.
Mr. Se ',ant Stirtlllllo--..` I ask you, as a gentleman,
and • men • f ' .; whether, while you wire in the pit
of the Theatre, there was not n t violent riot there !"
" There wan krtat eunfnition, bar no violence ;no people
crushed .it turned out of the Theatre ;no murder I have
beard hots outrageous riemiar " rm• w,,,,,,, ini I,cluir saint
where he had hemd perit,r noise? stud, non he contrived the
iv,,,,4 that 1,4. et fame an assenibly •f one elaumaisand drunken
*Athos, as. much inure violent, and he had heard *tech ia tn.
malt. The witness was aut acquainted rich the 0. P. churns;
did not remark airy tune which the pit struck np, esevpt tied
oar. bi„. Al.:, .0 nide Hthamtii ; theses a ere cane between
Ott. play and rarer.; the persons in the pit had, during the-fer-
e forniance,theile at sorteufross and assurements, to wit, the
blow mit of heats, tinnlll+3, sad shuns.: some smog, some
whilolo, bet ~,, a atctonen's rattles were aprun,..-.; a proton,
who as, soar the witness, asked Mr. Chfforil +lather dote
wad any harm in peittiag as 0. P in his hat ? Mr. Cliffuld
suit there was nut; ems" which he was asked, whit.
(her let had any •ohjertios to wear one hasiseif having
answered in the negative, the person oho I. id made
the se inquiries, tutu Mr. Chef ad's hat from his brad,
and plae..l in st the letters 0 I'.: the a times. did nut
knot.. who a ',lured Mr. Clifforti's hat, but belie ail it was
bmiself. 'the It Bets remained 1.1 ho hat until his (hachure
hum Bow-street. The autism said, that Mr. Clifford ISM
31,3.311( he:, as how is the pit whet. the U P. appeared in his
tint ; lie was obl.aad to .taut upon the heaches, as, by elltstir
...von, he would incur the danger of Iseing crashed or maimed.
There were eh, et teeter 0 I'. hats in the pit; and i.e be-
Insosithus* leiter. mean 014 prove Upon Mr. Clifford's en.
frantic lulu the The.mtr, the !movie, thniegh respect, made
tray fu- lion, and coed out, " Ulric 11.1141,111 the honest Coun-
sellor . here he come., make n 0,,.,, *" He was not haired if
-the Pietro .if die 0.1).a, hat menial to be fished as the friend
of the people,
Christopher 17.1wia,tinan'ci.inercer and trimming awn-hang
in Chamlosstrtet, statuel, that Mr Clifford eat within three
seats of him, in the pit of • lie Theater; heard his loom re.
peaterily niciono. at . uhstretd, that he was extremity ,1,,,,,t.
diming Ott shut, hot of the in rfurenauce ; sew It. 11 in has
bat , was present a hrt, he was arrested. lie was going out
at the frun; goof, haul,o4 tutu the ;oil, aud the atlases went
not at tune of ilk ..:,!e doors The wanes; upon gums
11133111.1, 1113 Mr. '_::ifurml seised by the direction of 'li Beam
don. The •itur•s foliated 314. Clifford to the Buts street
Office; Lard so soils !warren hint and She. Brandon;
beard the cliargz made by Mr Brandita, which was, thee
.51e Clifford win r th. U. P. in his fiat, -..:d made a awe is
the pit of the time etrr. Mr chtt,o ackariwiedged that he
did wear an 0 P. hut denial liarins: made a re .3c, or urea.
Coned env Mr Reid asked a heftier there wii• nos ether
charge soma, hoc ? which being anewered to the wegeme,
be was ditteli-ii-,d. Mr Brandon then said, 'hat Mr. flit
ford had hero bib Noise And cil/11/11•. Mr Cliffq.rd aspics'
et that Mr Proimion womit!,l take hi. owl; of it Mr. Bean.
nos was nut isinered to take his Toth, and•fhe Magistrate
• repested to Mr elstkird,• that he sea discharged.
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