The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-10-05 00:00:00

protemen me wit bows amongst the commercial wed
sormi...i lob:reel -of that t-ton,re, and have hers, try their
unantmees 'sire t•i ttie heads of each. Nerd I ask,
sic not thine alen honourable men '•—'.l cry of "fie .' *or)
Let ise thin catreat n( you to she v the sage liteerolay lu
the Prutnewt us, at Vl(pect to reecre in your il.ffetrent
professions —...ifrts.u./ vp' ess•e., and 14..ser ) Rifure 1 f4.P11•
clerk, allow ire to rive you this eaution--If tb're are say
amongst you raid atter.' merely for the sake rot
seem re the Attire Se very enfertli how yen proeeed ; for $
together of gentlemen, whom I hare the honour to he at-
gummed with, ere determined to d. fest such a pet pose.
We wire flatmate/teed at first at the rise of the prices ; hut,
eft:, the candel and fsir statement gmeri by the Committee,
we should confuter oursclvea u.iworthy ter the eburatter we
hold to society; if we did not submit."

The getitleopAti then Cuncluded, amitlAt appinumes
•nd litsgrs.

On our return We the body or the house, the
follow:us; pl4c4r.ls were stuck up oil the front of
the second tier of hil‘es :

" Theatre !loyal Covent Ourdvti.
Thin evening "Al he perforincd the farce of lrhe'e the MN?
tsishscti will be t.l le.) .:o"ar Bug A New farce, TI.
✓diley, in in prepne.tion, and will be prcrynted on the 13114
instant."

Jam 8011, ',tat !nisei Kemple,

11011 t • 11.1.111‘ Ascii left to arlo:tratiou, • vcrdict is
11.1111 to favour of the 4te• 14at, bat the plaiotvf has mowed
tow t it imule."

" nee public is alalteretle Mixes tis , Pit al.
,t to menusl or private boxes."
"''n intsigutitir "
.4 John Kereb:e year etnitopoly tease.
Add thew raise year price as biO as yes please."

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This last one was pinned to the front of the lower
stage-hox.
It is with regret we hare to state, that many
of those miserable productious were fastened to the
boxes by females; one, iii particular, by a woman,
in the garb of a gentlewoman, whose age must be
upwards of sixty. Wheu the drop-same rose fur
the corameucement of the farce, a similar not,
noise, and confusion. commenced, as during the
phy, but greater, if po.silde, as hell--price intro-
duced u great number of ill-ermiliicted shop-hoys
into ell-parts of the hoase. W. would recoromeinl
it to the Managers to aholish helf-priee for the pre-
met, as it would prevent many of tho,:e d•t~trlwers
from atinm Mg the well-conducted part of tee au-
dience. Neither the excellent acting of Mi. Jones,
nor the comic powers of Ali.. Mundeu and Mr.
Liston, eould, for a moment, gain the lent atter.
twin, or rilener the discord.

Thus the entertainment concluded : and on the 1
dropping of the certain, the audience, spectators,
visitors, (we know lint by shat 'woe to designate
strange an assiemblege), took t tir seats. with
the utmost composure, for the purpose of seeing
how the .fair would end. A row of substantial iron
spikes, of between tun and three undies long, iiir-
nievtint,•ll tinder the racliniag cushions at the asst.
tier of boxer, tiret•lu.le.l the acetic ~me I intercourse
between the inhabitants of pit and hose:,. Yet,
'hough the latter began instantly to di4emhogue
their contents. the influx from tie lobbies and
iotasagra perpetually tilled them to an overflow.
About a quarter of nu hour Art- the performances
for thy evening closet!, 4r. hemlile appeared on
the stage, and, after an ratiannlitoiry tumult.
tensed an interrupted and confused hearing. A.
far as we could ascertain what he said, he spoke
nearly as follows:
" LSOICS stun GVNTLIVITN—The Proprietor. of
Theatre, for the public matiefot tom, have hid their atenniitt
iturelicrwvdly bane a most limmurmble and uptight Commit•
tee--"nearts•fof apply' re nod isoonfi-...the form r mast ge no&
The Proprictms, Ladies soil Gentlemen, bad the
Over to lay the Report before voll, with au occount of the
reeeipts nod expenditure of the Theatre—ffehrerstpttno)—.
Ou theme documents, it is evident, that our ruin mu,t be the
couserpienee of a reduction of the present prices
"el gni rolittrud tprcrar throw iti)velf uu the eau-
4.ur lit tae hoube--le.rieeiteral
The remainder of what Mr. lienslsle said, could
not be heard, from the noise that prevailed; but
from the few words thit we could catch afthe
terval• of Noise, it appeared, that he was r.capitus
Wing the substance of the report of the Committee.
Stating, that, at the old prices, tile 10-s the Pro-
prietors would be 3-4ths per cent, on their capital ;
and that they must, consequently, relinqitish their
property altogether, rather than consent to their
own ruin, by reiliiCing the prices.
‘Vith the fairness disployed by the Ptoprietors;
the dispoaitien to hear abet they had to say appears
to have decreased ; and the hostile piny. us if
aware that the voice of truth and reason con never
be ineffectually employed in addressing the honest
public feeling, stein now determined that it shall
no longer be heard. It is iihsolutely a national
grievance and reproarii, to think that the rancour
of any man should find such food in the public, ne
to enable him to curry on a delusion, and make the
Bntish metropolis is party in so gnus a violation err
every principle of sense and justice, as that we wit-
timed last night.

Alter Mr. Kemhle retired, the bowie gradually
cleared. One wretched creature, in the second tier
of boxes, thought to evince his spirit, by defacing
the gilding and ornaments on that circle ; but the
just indignation of all the spectators. we are happy
to say, drove him with irinniiiiy from his place,
and pronounced an honourable opinion on the con.
duct of such base kirehisis, as would, to gratify
the malice of their employers, deface an edifice
whi,:h is a credit to the British Metropolis.
A row in the lobby c!oseil this disgraceful night's
work ; and, by elevea o'clock, the watchmen justly
proclaimed —" .4!!'s

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