The Sun.
London, England, 1809-10-28 00:00:00

COPENT-GARDEN TEEATRE.

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Our Readers we are persuaded, will hear with
pleasure that The violent proceedings at this:Theatre
-are ntkv over, and that the general good seu.so and
liberal feelings of the public have given way to that
Sense of justice and regard for decorum, winch, we
trust, will always charaelerise the people of this
"country: We do not, however, Say that all symp-
toms of discontent have disappeared, for there are
-doubtless many who, from the best feelings of pub 7
lie spirit; have opposed the advanced prices, but these
are not the people who have been guilty of all the
riotous proceedings which have so often taken place.
Such persons are incapable of wantonly injuring -so
beautiful an edifice, of raising indecent placards, and
ihsnlting the ears of virtuous females with the most
it frensive allnsions. Such proceedings must be.int-
Pared to men who are aauated by views very dial -
Tent from a regard to public rights, and whootnir
*(A 'anted to render a play-house riot a step towards e
Inost dangerous convulsions.—As to the heedless
it
Y°l3ng 'men who attended in order to enjoy a row, as
is Caned, such condudt may naturally be expected
at. their time of life, and should be viewed with le-
bitY.--The Performances last night were the new
entertainment of Tlte Jubilee, which is amusing,
and not uninteresting,
The piece was written by Mr. T. DIBDIN, whose
„ .
pen is always prom
and the pt on any temporary occasion,
music is an agreeable seledion from the
works of Mr. REEVE. It was heard with attention,
and the performers were much applauded. The Co-
medy of The-Stratagem followed, and the first three
at is also excited attention and applause. A taint at-
tempt to disturb
after the performance took place soon
the arrival. of the half-price visitors, and was
occasionally retie ,‘,ed during the night, but it was
so evidently discountenanced by the general semi-
so e_ nts of the audience, that the opposition party, after
a
few irresolute struggles, sunk into si except
'when the Ballet of Oscar and Malvina,lence,
concluded,
and the curtain dropped. Tiller attempt, however,
to revive the reign of turbulence soon expired, and
the Theatre was cleared about eleven.

Captains DRAKE and ALLEN, of the 23d Light
Dragoons, who distinguished thetnselve greatly in
the celebrated charge made by that gallant corps in
the battle of Talavera, and who were severely
Wounded and taken by the enemy, have since 0-
feeted their escape, and joined the remains of their
intrepid corps at Elvas. ..el: ball which Copt:. DRAKE
received in his arrn still remains ❑unextratted, but, he
is nevertheless doing well.
man of the name of Solomon Purdy,
. 'was killed yesterday morning, in the neighbour-
hood of Hampton, in a pitched battie with a brick-
raaker of the name of Hutchinson. The combat-
ants had fought twenty rounds, when a blow was
put in behind the ear of Purdy, and he fell and died
• in less than half an hour, having discharged a quanti-
ty"of blood. The contest originated in a hasty dii-
, pute without malice, and the deceased was the first
aggressor.

Yesterday morning 'a Man exposed his wife for
tale in the Broadway, Westminster. The money
demanded for her was three guineas, and two being
n_ft.ered by one of her gallants, the bargain Was rea-
(illy closed, on which his frail rib and her new par-
,
chaser, with a few acquaintances, retired to a neigh-
bouring public-house.
Coaotiha's INQuEsT.--• An inquisition was taken
on Tuesday last, at the house of Mr. Scott, May's-
buildings, Newington-road on the body of Perie-
lotre Matilda &leashing, who poisoned herself at
Mr. Scott's house •on Monday last^ The deceased
, .
was the young lady who eloped from Margate in the
early part of the summer, with a dragoon officer,
and with whom she had cohabited until -his death,
. about 'a
month since. She afterwards returned home
to her friends, who are very respeaably situated,
and went on a temporary vist at Mr. Scott's house.
She complained of being ill on _Monday morning,
and retired to her chamber, when she was soon
seized with violent Vomiting ; and when the fad}
could no longer be concealed, she confessed bay-
' Jag taken arsenic.
.She had been disconsolate for
1 liQule time, and the verdia was insanity. • -

WATAIE.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

At St. 'George's Chapel, after the prayers of the
Idity and the performance of the Coronation Anthem,
one of the 'Canons, rising in his stall, delivered an
'oration 'upon the occasion, which might have been
'called a sermon, if it had been preceded by a text
and read in the pulpit. It expatiated but little upon,
the.charaCter of the Sovereign, the Reverend Orator,
justly observing, that to an audience, . great part of
whom were daily witnesses-of his virtues, this was
Unnecessary. They knew with what equity lie ex-
ercised his authority, with what moderation he en-
joyed the advantages of his station, with what pa-
tience, and, he would' add, with what humility he
bore its difficulties and cares: The chief purpose of
the address was to impress upon the minds of its
hearers a religious sense of the mercies of Providence,
in granting a this country, in the midst 'of the deso-
lation of Europe, that permanence and due balance
of the different parts of our happy Constitution,
under Which all ranks enjoyed the highest degree of
liberty conapatibie with order, and every one was se-
cure in his persbn, in his pr4erty, and hi every just
mode of increasing it. •
The Ai:chbishop of Canterbury was one of the'
audience, amongst whom-were several other persons
of rank.

The most brilliant thing of the 'clay was the feu
de joie in the long walk of the Great Pa.rk, fired by
the Oxford Blues, the StafTordshire Militia, and the
Aftillety, the latter of whom fired fifty rounds. The
spectacle of these fine corps, formed in so super
avenue, the noblest, perhaps in the world, was in-
deed a grand union of the dignity of natural objeds
with the splendour of 'military ceremonies. The
Kin!,,, the. 1.)ul:e of Cumberland, and the Princess
Augusta rode through the lines, at the conclusion of
their ride, immediately bet Ore the feu de joie.
ImMediately afterwards, the Princes's Augusta, ac-
companied the Queen to the scene in Bachelor's
Acre, which we have already .described. Here the
Dukes of Clarence, the Duke of Sussex, and the
Duke of Kent, also attended their Royal Mother.--,
The Duke of Sussex, Witt', his hat off, held the tray,
from which the Queen took two or three pieces of
the beef and 'bread. The Duke of Clarence distri-
buted the plumb pudding. The Queen was. in high
spirits, spoke to several of the Committee of-Bache-
lors, who brought up the dishes, said frequently they
were good, and waved her hand, on going away, in
a manner which drew loud acclamations from a crowd,
consisting of persons of all.ranks.

The King did not, as has been stated, speak of his
general health, at the door of his palace before his
ride. It should seem, that one of his attendants had
spoken of the horse his Majesty was about to rnout4.
What the King said was this—" He goes quite well
enough for me; if my poor eyes were better, he
would go better?! It was unnecessary for the King
to say a word of his health ; nothing could be more
visible than the goodness of it ; and all, who know
any thing of his Majesty, know,, that he never uses
`upon familiar subjects the formal style of expression
which has been imputed to him.
In Frogmore,, the company was mixed in a man-
ner suitable to an occasion, on which. all classes
have shewn such affe&ionate respe& to the King,
and .011 which, therefore, the Queen resolved to
dispense, in a great measure, with distindions for
the day. All ranks, she said, were united in tliank-
fulness, and therefore all should share in what en-
tertainment
.she could give them. Tickets were
accordingly sent to every family in Windsor,, whO
had subscribed any thing to be distributed amongst
the poor on that day. There were a great number
of tradesnieri's wives and daughters present, mixed
with the first Nobility; and the accommodation for
their reception was excellent; the whole way from
the entrance of the grounds tO the house and the
temporary buildings erected about it, being covered
with an awning, and matted. The refreshments
were tea, and all kinds of sweetmeats and wines, be-
fore the fireworks ; an elegant supper afterwards.—
The Queen withdrew between twelve and one ; but
the Royal Dukes remained till three, and it was
four before the whole company retired. Several
bands of music attended.

While the .queen's immediate company were
thus entertained, a very kind attention was shewn
to the curiosity of the public, 'who were admitted
into great part of ►he grounds, and had as good a sight.
as the Royal Party of the brilliant fire-works, the,
exhibition of which. occupied more than an hour.
Many of them were excellent. Perhaps, the most
striking moment of the evening was when the large
temporary bridge of one arch, already well illumi-
nated,
was rendered one immense blaze of. light,
displaying the inscription, in letters so large, as to
occupy the whole of its vast span; " Rule Britannia,
Britannia rule the Wave's;" all. the Bands, at the
same tune, sounding the elevating tune. .
We ought not to leave this subjeet, without corn-
mending the behaviour of the Staffordshire Militia,
who attended to preserve a space between the
Queen's company and the populace. There was not
an instance, we believe, in which this duty was not
performed in the tuildest•mainer, and accordingly
with the best etrea, for the populace loudly praised
the graciousness of her Majesty in admitting them
to so grand a sight. A road was purposely opened
for their reception, and well lighted, though above a
quarter of a mile long.
At the dinner of the Corporation, at the Town
Hall, a transparency was exhibited, representing a
Medallion of the King, pendant 'on the -pillars of
the Constitution, supported by a Guardian Angel,.
the eye of Providence illuminating the Medallion,
while paising Time displays to the world the grate-.
tul heart of Britain, At the base of the Pillar of
the Constitution, a groupe of Genii employ them-
selves recording the glorious /Era.
'When the troast of The King was drank, a signal
was given, on which 21 rounns of artillery, were
fired.

The following is a correct account of the Fire-
works

FIRST DIVISION—A salute battery of fifty ma-
roons : two pyramids, Bengal fire; twenty-four
half-pound rockets, two at a time; two double tri-
angle wheels illuminated with diamond pieces; two
planks saucissons ; 'two air balloons ; two large
mines; two regulated pieces of three mutations;
two planks pots de brans.
SECOND DIVISION. Twenty-four half-ponnd
rockets; two horizontal pieces with rayon,:nt tire;
two air ballooue ; two regulated pieces of three mu•

•
tatiors'; two large' mines ; two figure ptcces wit I
spiral. and scroll Wheel's ; tWo planks polszlebrins
THIRD DIVISION.---Twenty-(our half-poultd.rock:-
ets; .one grand figure piece, of three mutations ; two
air balloons, iwo balloon wheels, with Roman can-
dles, rockets, &c. ; two 'fiightt of 'rockets ; two
grand regulated pieces, With globe wheels';' two
planks pots de brins.

FOURTH , DIVISION.-Twenty-eight 'one, pound
rockets; two figure pieces, with spiral wheels, and
radiarlt lire;. two flights of rockets ; tWo,pyrantids,
Bengal fire ; a grand illuminated temple, with deco-
rations; fixed sun; diamond pieces, and pots d'ai-
grets, one plank pots de brigs ; two planks
sp,ucissous.; three flights- of rockets ; one large air
balloon ; one battery of maroons._
The rockets and balloons ascending when fire&
Were refraalecl by the lake in a thousand dire&ions,
and heightened inconceivably Ott splendour of the
scene. Two cars or chariot,::, drawl) by sea horses,
in one of which was .a figure representing Britannia,
in the other a representative of Neptune, appeared
majestically moving on the bosom of the lake,
fol-
lowed by lour boats filled 'with persons dressed to
represent tritons.

About twelve O'clock some, heavy rain falling,
forced the greater part of the company into tile
tents for shelter. It was not long, however, before
it 'abated sufficiently to allow the company to pro-
menade the grouhds again. The various walks were
illumined by gauze lanterns of different colours.

DEAL, OCTOBER 26.

The auspicious morning of the Jubilee was usher-
ed in by every possible mark of respect and. joy by the
inhabitants of Deal, the men of war and merchant
vessels in the Downs, and the troops in barracks
and quarters. The Mayor and Corporation break-
fasted together, and afterwards proceeded.to Church.
At ,the cfose of Divine Service, the loyal Anthem.
of " God save the King " was sung by the whole
congregation, which had a very grand effeet.
At nine o'clock in the morning the Deal and San-
down Castle corps of Volunteer Artillery assembled
on their respe6tive parades,•and proceeded to attend
Divine Service; after which they fired a Royal Sa-
lute each ; and in the evening a very handsome
entertainment 'was given by the Officers to the two
Corps united (amounting to upwards of 200 in num-
ber), in the public market-place, which had been
.very .tasrefully fitted up in alcoves .and compart-
ments, with flags and colours of various sorts, and
which, with the transparencies, &c. when fully il-
luminated, produced an amazingly pretty effect.-7-
The utmost order, regularity and harmony, prevailed
during the whole eveping, and the company broke
up about twelve at night, -highly satisfied with the
liberality of their Officers in woviding the enter-
tainment, and breathing out'strains of' pure loyalty
towards his Majesty. , The Band of the Deal Cistle
Corps attended in full uniform, and performed se-
veral appropriate national tunes, and airs. The' first
toast of " The King, God bless him," was most,
rapturously received, and drank with six times
three—the Band playing " God save the King," in
'which the company joined in full chorus.
Mr. EDWARD IGGULDEN also gave a very band-
.
some dinner to his Clerks, and the numerous work-
men employed in his breweries and mercantile con-
cerns,- which was made. additionally gratifying to.
them by his presence, presiding at table until the
principal toasts bad ;been drank, when he retired,
liar the purpose of enjoying the remainder of the day
in a higher sphere. •
At one o'clock the whole of the ships in the
Downs (they being previously decorated most pro-
fusely with colours of all descriptions, _amongst
Which we observed the union of the SpaniSh and
English flags) fired a Royal Salute of 50 guns each,
in honour of the happy event; and in the evening
great quantities of rockets were let off onboard the
the 'ships,'and by the inhabitants of the town, and
at the Naval Hospital, &c.

In the evening there was a grand Ball at the As-
set-61)1y ROOMS, which was attended by all the prin-
cipal inhabitants of the town and vicinity, by the
Admirals and General, and a great number of Naval.
and Military Officers; and we feel much pleasure in
ddding, that in the condua of all their extensive
measures„ not a. single accident happened, nor an
occurrence that'would- in the least tend to disturb
the general harmony of iheday.

The demonstrations of joy and loyalty that have
been manifested at Plymouth, on the both Anniver-
sary of his Majesty's Accession to the Throne, were
such as had never:beem witnessed on any former
casion. Besides a procession in,the morning, which
was extremely grand, there was a greater display of
flags and embletnatical devices than on any former
occasion. The shops were all as closely shut as on
a Sunday, and every place of public worship fully
attended. Suitable and appropriate Sermons kt, ere.
preached on the occasion. The Chief Magistrates
had taken every precaution ,to prevent Mischief
theevening by the fire-works, and other demonstra-
tions of rejoicing which took place on the Hoe, and
in different parts of the neighbourhood. •
The Jubilee was celebrated at Yarmouth with
every demonstration cif joy : the ships of.war in the
roads,and the ships in the harbour, were decorated
With flags, as were-the public-offices. The poor
were plentifully supplied with roast beef, plumb-
puddin,,c, and strong beer, and a collection was made
at the church door to a considerable amount, and
which was equally distributed. The ships, at
,one
o'clock, fired a royal salute, and in the evening were
dres,cif with lantlicirns; and a tranparency on board
the Indignant exhibited the words " George the
Third and Unanimity." The Berkshire Militia fired
a Jew de joie.. Seled parties dined at the various to
veri)s, and the, evening concluded v, ith a ball, which
was kept up until a late. hour.

OnVednesdaylast Divine Service was perform-
ed at the German Jews' great Synagogue, Duke's-
place, and an appropriate and most impressive 'ser-
mon .was there delivered by the Rev. ,Dr. SoLomou
HIRSHELL; after which Masters PIKE and Moss,
with a band of choristers, chaunted with much fer-
vour and devotion an ode'composed for 111 Q occa-
sion. The poor received an ample distribution. of
money. The several JeWish charity schools bad
likwise dinners provided for them-; nor were the
inmates of that institution, establiihed at Mile-cud,
for the purpose of inculcating' the habits of indus-
try in yncith; forgotten, on that joyful event, but all
partoonk in the festivity of the day.

M'ESTMINSTER SES:SIOAS, OCT.' Q`;

'COVENT N ,CA
one of the Grand Jdror'S stated le the Court
that the -Bills laid before thern included manyv per-,
sons together; the proofs against some of 'Whom
Were not strong enough ,to justify arraigning them
in a Court of Justice. He wished to be int:awed,
Whether it ivas. competent to the Grand jnry tci
make Such'seleaions as they adjudged to Le right
or whether ,the circumstance of distniSsing , the
charge agailist some, wuuld necessarily irrclude the
others, againSt whom the proofs were Sufficiently
substan ?-

•
• Mr: ALLEY Slid, thlt, in drawing up the inZF.t-
ments, he had guard 4 against such a consequence,
as he had charged each inavidual With cons-piring,
With fifty others (or more), unknown ; the Grawt
Jury was therefore..pertedtly at liberty to find a bid
against A. and throw out the bill against B. accoict-
ing ,to the proofs in • each case.—ishe Cou ac-
quiesced in ibis opinion.
Inthe course of theday; the folloWlfig bills were
found against .the persons, charged with,riot'in Co-
vent-Gardenneatre.:—.

Alexander Ross, William DWyer, William f-Till-
. Villiam Hanbury Jones;
.IMithael Brian!,
John Johnson., and John Brown-. , .

OPERA-HOUSE FRACAS.

BROOKS 7/. OPH EME NB.
Mr. GIIIINEY, as C6i'nset for the -Defendant; 0
stated, that the Defendant had conunitied
upon the-Prosecutor,' when in 'a state 01 iinoxica-
tion, for which he had afterwards apologised, to the
satisfaction of that 'Gentleman, upon condition that
it should be made as public of the offence.
(Mr. G.) tterefore, as his Countel,- came forward
in COU'rt, to Comply with that condition, and tosex-
press the deep regret which his Client teit for the
injury he had done. He tiusted that, as the Pro.-
secutor was satisfied with this acknowledgment the
CoUrt would not hesitate to dismiss the Defendant.
The Court, after reprimanding the prisoner., -nod
insisting strongly on the impropriety of such `oreacheS
of the peace, particularly by a foreigner, who Nl'3:i
taken under the proteUion of the laW,
.ordered 11411
to pay Is. and be discharged.

'SHOCKING AS'SAULT.
Edwprd Dogherty was indi6ted for .a most
. and outrageous assault :on a 'female . infant, only
tive'.Years of age. The circumstances of this as-
sault are of such a, horrible and infambuS
as we would not be justified in stating. k
sufficient
.to - observe, that the evidenc:.: fully sup
ported' the indiarnent. His only defence was, that
he was at the time in a 'State of intoxication, and
was not at that moment sensible of any thing th:it_
occurred, which gave rise to the accusation. The
Jury, without a moment's consideration, fontid the
Prisoner Guilty. He was sentenced to be iiryri6oli-
ed twelve months, and to be pillOred at Ciiarirg
cross', in the'firot fortnight of hii iniprisoninent. . It
appeared froM the statement of one of the Nhig
strate9, after the Prisoner had 'been found guilty..,
that he had been a soldier in the 56th regiment,
bad been drummed Olit for 'similar offence. 11,4,
Prisoner is a large man, upwards of 50 years of ag.
,The Prosecutor -was only the fostlir-:!ather Of
infant.. It being a motherless child, he .had brought
her up from infancy ; her father, a labouring man,
paid him four shillings per , week for its support. .
He stated he loved her as his own ;-he called her his
Nancy, and she called him uncle; and th:it he was
more hurt at the Prisoner's attempting .811C11-6.
than if it had been any other person, as, he had been ,
,a'soldier in the same regiment with him, and Oft:
Prisoner was in the field of battle' with him, the
P:-osecutor,: when he lost his leg in defence of his
country, and he would lose his life in defence
of his little-Nancyl. (Here this poor, but brave
fellow, sobbed aloud.)

The Bench most, generoutly subscribed, and raised
a fund to repay this honest veteran the expellee ire
had been at in carrying on the prosecution.
The Jury, and almost every spectator in Court,
gave little Nancy something ; her hat was nearly
filled with silver. It is in such cases as ilieSe that
honest John Bull, displays his true chat-1161er !
Thomas Masters was indicted fin stealing two
books, from the •shop of a bookseller in Warwick.;,
la ne.—The , prisoner • pleaded guilty. .
The Prosecutor stated, that the two books laid in
the' indidment were two Numbers of Robinson Crti;
sae, Stockdale's.fine edition; his windows, in .the
frdnt of the shop, stood- o en in the day-time, and
- the books were placed near the -window, whence
they were '.,taken by the prisoner. He had since
learned that the Prisoner bore an excellent character;
and had been at one time in a-respeCtable Situation;
in business lot- himself, as a Wholesale hosier ; that
he had been reduced by misfortune, to poverty; He.;
therefore, trusted, the Court would be as letlient ter
him as possible. •
A gentleman came forward, and stated, \that he
Iwas the means of the Prisoner's being detected : froit)
his' appearance, and the extreme sorrow he ekpressed
when apprehended, he was induced to make every
; inquiry into the Prisoner's real charatter, and, he
was happy to say, that it had been most satisfactory.
He found out that he had lived six years as co:iii-
dential clerk to Mr. -Ludlam, wholes.ile
Wood-street ; that Mr. Ludlam had the greatest
speet and regard .forahe Prisoner, and
,i,voirld ha
• assisted Imp, if he had known of his impo'verished
situation ; but'a false pride had prevented the Pri-
soner from letting his situation be known to MrA.
Ludlam.

The Prisoner then'said, he pleadedgrdity, because
he could say nothing , in extenuation of the Wiener—.
He knew he had offended the laws of his count)v,
and considered that it would be only adding to ti'e
insult they had already received, lb say he wai
driven to desperation. by distress. - He waS 54 year:
ofage; and his charaaer was without a stain, until
he had committed the a& which he stood indiCitect
for. He was sentenced to be imprisoned three days,
. and' then discharged.' ,

A duel was fought at MidghamProye, Wink=
field, Berks, on Thursday morning, between Captain
Fartare and Mr. Honnington, a Clergyman, in Con,'
Sequence of a dispute at the house of Mr. Collis .on
on the Jubilee night. The combatants excnauged
;two Shots each, and by the latter the Othoer w:l3
Shot it the ear, but the wound is not' considered
dangerou*: The partieo Separated in friendship.

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