The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-23 00:00:00

RIOT AT TEE OLYMPIC THEATRE.

Last evening the benefit of Mr. Wigan, the lessee of
this theatre, took place according to announce-
ment. At an early hour the pit entrance was
besieged by a highly-respectable body of indivi-
duals, including a great many ladies, who waited with
exemplary patience and good humour until the
doors were opened. In a minute or two the pit was
quite full, and then it was observed with much indigna-
tion that no fewer than eight additional seats in this
small theatre had been taken in for stalls, only half•a-
dozen being left ! The universal feeling of disapproba-
tion soon found energetic expression. Up started an
indignant Paterfamilias, and in a loud and decided
tone, demanded " Where's the pit ?" The inquiry
was instantly taken up by the entire number,
and loud inquiries were made for Mr. Wigan to come
forward and explain the reason of this imposition. Two
policemen were present, but both they and the officials
were evidently abashed at the demonstration. The up-
roar continued, and no Mr. Wigan condescending to
appear a general cry of "Jump over" arose, and in a
few moments a determined move forward was made by
some fifty or more ladies and gentlemen, who stepped
over the new line of demarcation and quietly took
their places in the seats abstracted from the pit.
This act of determination brought Mr. Wigan out at
last, who was received with a perfect hurricane of dis-
approbation that lasted for some minutes. On gaining
a hearing, he expressed regret at having given offence
to any portion of his audience, and without affecting
ignorance of the cause, said that those who had wrong-
fully taken possession of the stalls must give them up—
he had Bow-street to back him, and if they did
not they would be turned out. Loud and indig-
nant cries followed this announcement. A gentle-
man in one of the stalls, who had stepped from the pit,
stood up, and, addressing Mr. Wigan, observed that he
had purchased .30s. worth of tickets for distribution
among his friends, out of respect to Mr. Wigan, for
this his benefit, and he felt deeply aggrieved to find, on
entering, so palpable a breach of faith on that gentle-
man's part; he (the speaker) never having the slightest
intimation of so monstrous a curtailment being in-
tended. To this Mr. Wigan replied, that the same

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thing had been done at other theatres—(l(•ud and
numerous cries of "Never to anything like such
an exteut")—and due notice had been given of the
curtailment. Cries of " I know nothing of it," and " No-
body had any conception of its being carried out to this
disgraceful extent," here arose, and the disapproba-
tion was continued until Mr. igan said he bad got
into a dilemma, and he must leave the matter to be
settled by the good feeling of the audience. The
seats, however, that had been taken by assault were
now retained by the possessors. The comedy of
The School for Scandal was then commenced, and seve-
ral pertinent sentimentalities uttered by Mr. Wigan as
Joseph Surface gave the pitites an opportunity of ex-
pressing the just indignation they experienced at this
unscrupulous invasion of the rights of the pit-frequenting.
portion of the public. We believe a notice of an in-
tended curtailment had been issued, but not to the
extent stated.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

COVENT GARDEN.

Very large supplies of vegetables were on sale to-day, and
the demand for them ruled steady, at our quotations.
Fruit realised moderate prices.

FIIIIIT.—Pine apples, English, 6s to 8s per lb; apricots,
Os to Os per doz. ; hot-house grapes, 4s Od to 8s Od per lb ;
foreign ditto, Od to Os Od. ; melons, Os Od to Os each
peaches, I 2s Od to 18s ; nectarines, 12s Od to 18s per dozen ;
apples, 4s Od to lOs Od per bushel ; pears, 2s Od to
8s Od per dozen; Orleans plums and green gages Os to
Os Od per punnet ; ditto, Os to Os Od, and common plums,
3s 0 I to Os per half sieve ; cherries, Gd to 5s per pound ;
lemons, 4s to 8s Od per 100 ; oranges, 4s to 10s per 100; fil-
berts, 93s per MO lbs ; cobnuts, 180 s to Os ; almonds,
Os to Os per lb. ; walnuts, Od to Od per 100 ; figs, is Od
to 2s Gd per lb. ; strawberries, Gd to is per basket.
VEGETABLES.—White cabbages, 9d to is Gd per dozen;
rod ditto. 28 to 3s Od per dozen ; French beans, Os 9,1
to Os Od per 100 ; brocoli, 10d to 2s 3d per bundle ;
potatoes, 90s to 155 s per ton ; vegetable marrow, Od each ;
peas, 2s Gd to 5s Gd per sieve ; broad beans, 9d to is per half
sieve ; turnips, 2d to 4d per bunch ; carrots, 4d to 8d per
bunch ; cucumbers, Os 4d to is Gd each ; garlic, 6d to
Os &I per pound ; spinach, is Od to 2s Od per sieve ;
old onions, 6s Od to 8s Od per bushel ; Spring ditto, 1d to
2d per bunch; leeks, 2d to Gd per bunch ; shallots,
4d to 6d : horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s Od per bundle ; parsley,
2d to 3d per bunch ; celery, Os 8d to is 4d per
bunch ; endive, is Sd to 2s Gd per score ; beet, is Od to 2s
per doz. ; parsnips, Os Gd to is Od per dozen ' • small
salad, 2d to Od per punnet ; mushrooms, 8d to is Od per
pottle ; artichokes, 4s to 6s per doz. ; cabbage lettuces, Os
Gd to 10d per score ; sorrel, Gd to is per half sieve ;
radishes 4d to Gd per dozen hands ; tomatoes, 3s Od to 4s
Od per half sieve ' • chillies, is to is Gd per 100; Brussels
sprouts, is Od to 2s Od per half sieve ; capsicums, is to 2s
per 100. ; rhubarb, 2d to 9d per bundle ' • sea kail, Gd to
is 2d per punnet - asparagus, is 91 to 4s 61 per bundle ;
radishes, 4d to Gd" per dozen hands ; now potatoes, 2d to
B+.l per lb. ; cauliflowers, is to 3s per down.