The Sun.
London, England, 1809-11-15 00:00:00

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

The house last night was (pier until half-price,
when a determined body of O. P. advocates entered
the Pit, and commenced their usual serenade of
howling, groans, rattles, horns, and other discordant
instruments. A person of mean appearance thrust
himself in a most indecent manner into one of the
dress-boxes, where he greatly annoyed two la.iies of
respectable appearance by his vulgar expre,sions and
filthy dress. He was requested by several Gentle-
men in the box to conduct himself properly, but the
advice was answered by a volley of abuse. In con-
sequence of his determined effrontery, a gerwral cry
prevailed of "Turn him out !" The ungracious task
of putting him out was undertaken by a spirited
young man, and a great scuffle and disturbance en-
sued, during which the obnoxious person was driven
to the adjoining box, and finally into the passage.
The 0. P. symbols, on this occasion, were re-
markably numerous. Many were gilt with, and
surmounted by, a large crown. Others were of
plated metal, and some printed in a striking manner.
The friends of the row appear, indeed, to improve in
their ideas of distinction. In addition to the hat. ini-
tials, new theatrical medals were worn on the breast,
suspended from the neck by a garter blue ribband.
This ornament cuts a very binnacle figure. We ob-
served them worn 'by ladies.

One man in the Boxes displayed a caricature in
his hat, namely, a figure of John Buil, with a rattle
in his hand, exclaiming " Old Prices !". at his feet
lay a man, whom John Bull was in the aa
of kick ing. We leave our readers to fortn their
owal conitruelion of the • meaning of these sym-
bols. The Pit was not more than two-thirds
filled, and the vacant seats enabled the opposi-
tionists to prat-tise a new dance, which they
named the Rattle Snake Minuet. This nouvelle
movement was performed by two Terformers,
each holding a watchman's rattle. The first was
followed by the second man, at the distance of about
six or eight yards, and by running over the Pit,
springing their rattles at intervals, they kept up a
continua! noise, and were joined by loud shouts of
clamorous approbation from their companions.
The O.P. dance was not forgotten, and, in short,
the voices of the performers were completely drown-
ed. In the Farce of The Portrait of Cervantes, the
comic app-earance of Liston, in a shroud, which has
frequently produced involuntary laughter, was to-
tally disregarded, and all the mirth attached to the
piece was supersede,' by the disturbance which pre-
vailed in the Pit.

The placards were numerous, but they displayed
no novelty or humour. Among them we noticed—

‘ Be tire► in the cause,
Injustice not tearing:
You have public applau4se,
spite of Mainwaring."
-44 john 13u11 expects every 0. P. to do his duty."
" John Bull can't be imposed on ;
Threats won't make h►nt dissemble ;
His voice has silenc'd many a Don,
So it will Johnny Kemble."
" Rally and conquer."
Alter the curtain dropped, the Pittites rested from
their labours, and sung, " God save the King,"
" Rule Britannia, and " Hearts of Oak." They
then left the Theatre and dispersed.

THE LATE MR. HILL—Hr. HILL, who died on
Thursday last, has left property to the enormous
amount of 800,0001. To Mr. FISH, of Greville-
street, Hatton-Garden, and to another gentleman,
he has left 360,0001. each; to the Rev. Mr. TAY-
Loa, his nearest relative, who was offered 100,0001.
some time ago, for the chance of his legacy, .he has
bequeathed 36,0001. He has left nothing to his
relatives in Svmersetshire, whom he had placed on
a valuable estate in that county, which he had
bought for 75,0001. and which he had assured them
they should inherit. Mr. HILL, the Testator, was
originally a tailor at Brentford ; and the person who
succeeded him in that business still 4.iirries on the
trade in that town. It was by the Powder Mills at
Whitton that Mr. HILL realised his vast fortune.—
He enjoyed the complete supply of Turkey its pow-
der, whence he imported back the produce of the
Levant, and with it .carried on tbo business of a
Turkey Merchant.