The National Register.
London, England, 1809-10-08 00:00:00

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parry in the pi ivate boxes, which obviously consisted of the
ni.)st respectable Ladies and Gentlemen, with the younger
brancbcs of their families, most of them delicate and in-
teresting To the credit of the company, we must
r 'mark, that an universal sentiment of disgust and abhor-
rence Wil excited at this most wanton and brutal outrage
upaii manly 8C1153 and female delicacy, and the cry of
" 0.7 i! •;I:anse ! shame Turn the Blackguards out!" pro-
ceeded from every. part of the house.
In the midst of the uproar, Mr. Kemble, again made his
appearance, amidst the mingled voices of approbation aad
dissatisfaction ; but it was evident from the general display
of hats, handkerchiefs, and clapping of hands, that there
WAS a decided majority in his favour. He •addressed the
House :

" Ladi-s and Gentlemen—For the satisfaction of the pub-
lic, we have bubmilt: LI the irspection and scrutiny of tbe
whole of our concerns to a number of tip! most honourable,
disioterested, nud distinguished characters in the country. This
truly honourable Committee, after the most strict investigation,
h ive made their report ; this report we have duly submitted to
tue public consideration, mud we humbly trust that the state-
ment has proved satisfactory.—[A tumult of applause, and a
general round of rattles, horns, tfc.]
" Ladies and (ientletnen—(proceeded Mr. Kemhle, first hew-
ing to his right, then to his left, and lastly to the front of the
'Louse, evidently much agitated), if the result had been the re.
auction of the price:,, the concern must have been inevitably
ruined. [Here the confusion was renewed.] We appeal to the
candour of an enlightenrd public for a
,justification of our can-
elect. [Great applause, cmnpletrly overpowering the divest..
lientl,,hut the latter did not fall, as usual, to call to their aid /he
noisy support of their rotates, horns, Sce. and it was im-
possible for some time to hear another weitl.]
" Ladies and Gentlemen, (said Mr. K. in conclusion), I feel
confident in addressing an audience of the most enlightened and
distinguished metropolis in the world, that justice will be done
us. and that we shall have the happiness of receiviv your sane-,
(ion to a measure which has been proved to be absolutely timer-
sary to save our concern from ruin."

Mr. Kenible then retired, bowing most respectfully to
*very part of the audience, amidst another tutn.:lt of ap-
plause and disapprobation, the contents, who were the
slecided majority, waving their hats and handkerchief's,
and clapping their hands, and the. enraged non-contents
Navin;; recourse, as usual, to the aid of their several noisy
wit] discordant instruments.—The company soon after
began to depa,•., and about a quarter before eleven the
House was completely cleared.

On Friday night there was the usual scene of riot
and confusion. In the beginning of the evening the house
was rather thin ; but on the raising of the lights, the up-
roar partially commenced, and continued to increase as it
became more crowded, until at length the din became in-
tolerable. The pit, as usual, was chiefly instrumental in
the performance; and as they ;landed their placards up to
the boxes for exhibition, the latter for a tune bore their
full proportion in the uproar, in consequence of some re-
fusing to receive them, and others tearing them as semi as
tl;f4 got them into their possession. This was the sixn;ll
for the divison of the two parties ; for the Managers hzd
eidentty their's as well is the public, and pugilistic con-
tests ensued by way of van jug the amusements of !Le
ve n g Lvery thing-0 is short, was attended to evept
the performance. We noticed the following ii;scriptions:
" Beware of any dicloyal allusions to mislead the public opi-
nion."

" To be or not to he—old prices or new—that h the question."
`• Mr. K
" E.na•cr your price ; for no evasion
'' Will suit John Bull on this occasion."
" Fi leer cent. for si years !!!
" A lie, nn od;ous damned lie I
" Unnn inV sOtti, n .I,e. a o irked lie I
" 0, John Ball..leho Ball, John Ball,
" if thou least nature in thee, hear it Dot."
" No garbled extracts."

" 'the present entertainments triving been recei%ed with
ua-
bounded applau4e, by a brilliaut audience; they wilt he repeated
every ebening till further notice."

All the performers were mailed on their entrance with
loud hisses, groans, rattles, bells, &c. which continued dur-
ing their appearance on the stage. The only difference
which we noticed between this and the preceding evenings
was, that on the dropping of the curtain, the audience in
the pit did not sit down, as usual, to rest, but, by way of
variety, cuffed each other until it rose again. Then, how-
ever, like the ancient Romans, they kid- aside their inter-
nal disputes.to unite against the common enemy ; and the
unfortunate performers had to sustain the increased impetaw
of their resentment.

During one of these commotion, in the pit, the whole
body of it was so shaken, that two y ount 311011, who Were
stand* on the se:4 of the back row, were thrown front
their balance, and fell on the spikes of the back of the pit.
They were considerably hurt, and would ha%e been monk
so had they not been caught by persons in the bores.
The performance concluded as usual at ten o'clock, ant
the house was cleared ay usual at about eleven. There was
no speechifying On the part of the audience, and Mr. Kern-
hie did not appear the whole evening.
Upon the whole, we think the riot was greater than ever;
the peace was of tener broken than it has hitherto been.