Star.
London, England, 1809-12-07 00:00:00

COPENTGARDEN THEXITE.

The Comedy of The Man of the World was repre-
sented yesterday evening at this Theatre. in which
Mr. COOKE was as excellent as ever in the character
of Sir Pertinax Maci:ytdfihant ; but when the half-
price commenced, the noise and confusion was so
great, that it was impossible to hear any of the per-
formers.

The Historical Spectacle of Oscar and Malvina fol-
lowed, amidst a clamour more overbearing than we
recollect to have heard on any previous occasion since
this dispute about Old Prices began.
The house was thinly attended at whole price, but
the spirit of discord prevailed in the most forcible
manner. The galleries took a very active part soon
after the cu:tain rose, and several large printed bills
were thrown from tl.e Upper Gallery, which exhi-
bited the event of the late trial between Mr. Clifford
and Brandon. These were destroyed in the Pit.
A Gentleman in the lower boxes made himself
conspicuous by crying sg Off ! Off !" and a violent
disturbance took place near the spot. The noise
which, at the commencement of the play, was sum-

cient to confuse all the performance, increased to a
loud pitch, and at half price the disturbance was as
great as at any time since the theatre opened. Horns,
and a watchman's rattle, again saluted the actors.—
The galleries also joined in the concert with whistles
and a trumpet.
The symbols of opposition also appeared in every
part of the theatre, and it was evidentthat the distur-
bance had assumed a more violent aspect, in conse-
quence of the late verdict.
Two persons in the pit wore white night-caps, and
one of them exhibited large letters (0. P.) cut out of
pasteboard. The 0. he put round his neck, and held
up the P. in the most comic manner. His appearance
was ludicrous in the extreme. The other Knight of
the White Cap entertained himself by cracking a whip
and blowing a whistle in the handle. White pocket-
handkerhiefs with 0. P. were exposed in every olirec-
don. A Herald, who had been busy in blowing his
,tin born, was induced to throw his instrument at the
performers on the stage. The horn struck BOLOGNA,
who was playing the part of Oscar. FARLEY, with some
expression of injured feeling, made a dumb appeal to
the liberality of the audience, bowed, and handed it
to the Prompter ; peas were also thrown, and, we
believe, some halfpence. This conduct, if persisted
in, is likely to injure the 0. P. cause ; and we shall
not cease to brand it with our most unqualified cen-
sure. The performance was suspended by this acci-
dent, and a considerable time elapsed before the pan-
tomime could go on,
Soon afterwards the pit became one scene of wide
commotion. Wood, who had been discovered there,
was to be turned out, and a violent contest took place.
Wood resisted for some time, but he was at length
forced off the benches, and out at the door on the
Prince's side. He attempted to re-enter, but some
persons in a box over the door beat down with their
sticks; some who were standing at the edge of the pit,
also used their sticks, and he was finally compelled to
retire. The officers had made their way into the
centre, and a great scuffle ensued to turn them out,
during which sticks were used, and many severe
blows ensued. The 0. P. party was triumphant, and
the hurly-burly became dreadful. Many placards
were elevated during the night. The most striking
was the following :
0. P.'s of Westminster,be firm as the 0. P.'s of the City, and
you will triumph over the ruffians and vagabonds.
The 0. P. dance and the sham fighting were re-
inewed, with all the effect produced on a former occa-
sion. " God save the King" and Rule Britannia"
were sung by nearly all the persons in the pit. The
shouts which succeeded shook the theatre. After
cheers for Clifford and 0. P. and the groans fur the
obnoxious party, they marched out, singing O.l'. ;,
but instead of dispersing, perambulated the streets to
a late hour, shouting and groaning at the offices of
the different Newspapers.
Bow-STREET.--One person only was last night,
brought to this Office from the Theatre ; who, after
some hesitation, stated his name to be Richard Cooke,
of Clifton, near Bath. He was charged by Mr.l
Brandon with riotous and disorderly conduct in the
boxes, crying out Cook for ever ! Scott-Amen for ever !
No fad Kemble ! No Englishmen ! of!" and other
vociferations which tended to create confusion and
promote disturbance, during the second act of the
comedy. Mr. Cooke, by his observations, substan-
tiated the charge. He declared himself to be a true
disciple of Henry Clifford, and in the warmest lan-
guage avowed his principles to be in opposition to the
impositions of the Managers of the Theatre. He was
ordered to find bail, which he did immediately.
Mr. Gibbons then stepped forward, and laid infor-
mations against Mr. Cooke for swearing four profane
oaths in the presence of the Magistrate (Mr. GRA..
HAM). Mr. Gibbons declared, that he was actuated
to this step from no other sentiment than a proper te-
spsct for the Bench. Mr. Cooke was fined two AM-
hay for each oath and three shillings cost: for entering
each information, amounting altogether to twenty shit.
fings, which having paid, he was discharged.

The man of the name of Thomas, who was corn.
mitted from Bow-street to Tothil-fields on Monday.
for rioting in Covent-Garden Theatre, still remains
there in default of bail. It is ascertained that he is
a waiter at the Argyle-rooms when they are open,
and at other times he marks at the billiard table there.

OEFORD CIIANCELLORSIIIP—POPISH
Public are respectfully informed, that The Popish
Divan, or, Political Sanhedrim, was published this day.
In reply to the many applications for this Poem, it
is necessary to state, that it contains some important
secrets respecting the views and motives of the Gren-
villites and the advocates of Popery.
A statement has been published in some of the
public papers of the pretended contents of a letter
written by Lord GRENVILLE to the Principal of
Brazen-nose College, in Oxford. We are authorized
to say, that the Principal has signed, and circulated
to the Members of Convocation resident in Oxford,
an express contradiction of that statement, which he
declares to contain not only insidious misrepresenta-
tion, but positive falsehood.

A boat's crew of the HEatots:l, in returning a few
days ago from the Garrison Pier, at Sheetness, was
run down bra 4119911eT) whoa the caqtellwr was
drawl d,
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EAgT-INDIA SHIPPING.

The LioN man of war arrived in the D0....ns T.
terday, with the BONI/SAY : sailed from Bornlmy
15th June.

The LORDCASTLERVeGit and L. TON CASTLI: sal
from ditto 27th July—Country siiiFs.

The WARLEY, from China, parted on Monday
in a gale, and then very leaky : they left St. I 1,,:p
the 11th October.

Accounts are said to be received at Bembay, t;
of four East India ships that had sailed from hen:
two were taken, one lost in Bengal River, ar.l
arrived at Prince of Wales' Island.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

The BOMBAY, LORD CASTLEREAGH, and Un,
CASTLE East-Indiamen, have arrived in tJ:c Downs—
they sailed from Bombay the 27th July, and from
Helena I I th October. The LORD CASTLEREAGH bri:
an account of four Indiamen being attacked in
Bay of Bengal ; two of them are taken, one chi.
on shore, and. the fourth escaped, names unkno.
The two captured ships are carried into the
France, by the Caroline French frigate.
The expedition to the Persian Gulph having
given up, the ship DevavNgs, with several tr.
ports having on board troops, sailed from Bom
for Bengal on the Ist of May, under convoy of
Majesty's ship DRAKE.

N.4174fL, INTELLIGENCE.

PLYMOUTH and PLYMOUTH-DOCK, DEC. !.

Arrived the schooner Brothers, HENRY SQu.tr.,
Master, from St. John's, Newfoundland, with
for this port.—Sailed the ORESTES and RESOLUTE gi
brigs, on a cruize ; the HessAß frigate, for the GIIf
sey station ; the Caocus, 18 guns, for Falmnui
the HARLEQUIN hired armed ship, with a convey
20 sail of transports and merchantmen, for Porn
mouth and the Downs ; the Weymouth, LIEWYLI
Master, for Portsmouth ; Vigilanta, Run; Spat
brig Patriot, ALICANTRINO ; Lion, BLvrst ; Hect
JAMES ; American brig Erenice, DAWSON ; the
RICHARDS, for London ; a. .1 the Perseverance, S.
GENT, for Portsmouth.-..-Went out of harbour, 1
PARTRIDGE, of 18 guns.
N. B. It was not the Jemsaira frigate that arrived ycstsrtlay
but the Mail sloop of war, from a cruize,
PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER 6.

Arrived his Majesty's slip JAMAICA from N
foundland ;i left that place with seven sail of r.l,
chantmen under convoy, six of which parted on
passage in a dreadful gale. His Majesty's ship
SIREE takes convoy to the Downs, and the DA/
to the Westward.—Wind W.S.W. blows fresh.

YARMOUTH, DECEMBtR 6.
This morning arrived in these Roads from
Baltic his Majesty's ship EDGAR, of 74 4uns, C
MACNAMARA. Sailed for the Downs the STRENUI
and on a cruize the Burro:Kam. and CIIANTICLI
Remain in the Roads the Roebuck, Bellerophon,
turn, Edgar, Diligence, Curlew, Calypso, Ha
Pincher, Acute, and three cutters. The Aunt
of 64 uns, Captain HONEY MAN, is hourly expe4
from the Baltic ; and transports with troops are
petted from Flushing. Sent in by the EDGAR,
Godehoope, a ketch, laden with brandy and mall
Sent in by the ARIEL. sloop of war, Twee Gesu
hoy, laden with iron pots and pans. Admiral
ISAAC COFFIN will hoist his flag on board the PJ
TAGENET, of 74 guns, on her arrival in these RI
from the Nore.—Wind S. W. stiff breeze.

FROM. LLOYD'S UST.
GRAVESIND, D ;c. 6.—Arrived the Partridge, Gardner; the
Camden, Tyler, aad the Dorset, Strowet, from Quebec;
Pal from Lisbon ; Friendship, Trepess, from Oporto ;
Anson, Oliver, from Malta ; and the Three Friends, Wezle,
from Middleburgh.—Sailed, the Daphne, Denning, for Jamaica;
Clarendon, Cammell, for Rio Janeiro; Fortitude, Miller, for the
Cr.nary Islands ; and Thompson, Thompson, for Dublin.
The Harmony, 111• Bride, from Quebec, is on &lune in the
Humber.

The General Bere:ford, Appleby, from Honduras, to Bristol,
is last in the Gulph of Florida.
The Mount Royal, Hall, from Afogadore to London, kits luso
taken, retaken, and arrived in the Downs.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DECEMBER 4..
SOLOMON V. BEWICKE.
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, Mr. Serjeant SHEPPARD, for the plaintiff, stated
this to be an action between the Sun Fire-office and
the Plaintiff, to recover £-190, the amount of goods.
said to have been lost by Solomon, during the fire
at the late Drury-lane Theatre.
It appeared in evidence, that the plaintiff is a
salesman, in Vinegar-yard, and during the fire at
Drury-lane Theatre, which is contiguous to his house,
he removed some of his goods to the houses of his
friends ; but before all could he removed to places ‘-):
security, the soldiers on guard about the fire, inter•
rupted them, and they were obliged to pile them up
in Cross-court, which goes between Vinegar-yard and-
Russell-court. All that had been sent to the plain-
tiff's friends had been restored, as far as could be as-
certained in a case of such confusion. But, however,
a considerable deficiency was found on replacing the
articles on the different shelves, and in the drawer;
of the shop. Most of the witnesses for the plaintifi
could only prove that, before the fire, his shop seemed
very full of goods, but much less so immediately
after it. One witness, named Jacob, took the plain.
tiff's stock in trade in January, and he valued it ,it
£l6OO. After the fire, it was taken again, and va-
lued at £llOO, but no account of this was produced.
Mr. Serjeant LENss, for the defendant, stato,i.
that £lOO had been offered by him to the plaintit,
which was refused.
The Jury, under the direction of the Lean-d
Judge, found a verdict for the Defendant.

COURT OE KING'S BENCH, DEC. 4.
WATTS v. PErnoop,
This was an action, by which the Plaintiff, v.rf.o is
a livery-stable keeper and dealer in horses, in We.,t-
minster, sought to recover from the Defendant, a
gentleman of large fortune, a compensati9n in d,),
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nonce of the negligent and careless driving of the
defendant's :s&Vant; by which the plaintiff, while
coring from Epsom Races, in the month of May
last, in his one-horse gig, was overtet by the defen-
laant's barouche, driven by his servant tour-in-hand,
running violently against him, carrying off the shaft
(ibis gig, and precipitating him and a friend, who
was in the gig along with him, among the horses'
feet—in consequence of which the plaintiff was much
tr, and bruised, and sustained other injuries, and by
Ili; subsequent confinement, his business was greatly
tuosvenienced.
NIT. GARROW having opened the case for the plain-
tif, called his witnesses.

tuba Williams, servant to Sir Wm. Rush, said he
.x:s leaning over the garden-wall of his master, at
Wimbledon, at the time the affair .in question hap..
peed. Mr. Watts was walking hishorseandgig slowly
p:he hill, and a barouche with four horses w fol-
-Iring, coming along. at the rate of from 12 to 14
.-•;:es an hour. The plaintiff was nearly in the middle
cf :he road, and there was plenty of room for the ba-
rr,:he to pass on the right side, the road being wide
,rtigh for three carriages. In passing, however, the
,r 1 wheel of the barouche caught the gig and over-
;:ted it. The driver of the barouche did not call out
ilthe leading horses of the barouche had passed by
gig-horse. Both carriages had nearly reached the
,pmt the hill at the time. The shafts of the gig were
(en, and the plaintiff, who was insensible for a
lent, being greatly stunned by the shock, on ris-
l!seemed to be much hurt ; his head and face were
'-iming with blood ; he complained of excessive
in his thigh, which he at one time thought had
Ibroken. The person who accompanied the plain-
,after some time, assisted him in getting again in-
!he gig, and they proceeded to town.
On his cross-examination by Mr. PARKE, the witness

that the bars between the horses in a carriage-
:four are wider than the earriage itself. The lead-
horses and the bars had both passed through be-
e the gig was overturned, and the carriage of Lord
on had also passed by a few minutes before.
Theophilus Dennis was in the gig with the Plain-
e the time. They were coming along at a walk-
:pace, as nearly as he could judge, in the middle
te road. They were near the top of the hill when
leaders of the chaise and four passed them ; the.
as the leading horses passed the gig, made
heads bear more upon them ; in a moment, the
wheels of the bt-rouche caught them, and tl-ey
dashed down. If the persons in the barouche
kept in the coerse they were first in, they could
, go: through ; there was room enough to pass on
side, of the road. There was no call made to
rlaintiT and witness till the moment the leading
:es had passed; if the Plaintiff had received timely
:e he cc aid have drawn more to the left. His
al was very much hurt. The servants of the De-
:iv :It afterwards assisted in getting up the gig, but
offered no assistance to the Plaintiff or the wit-
. The Defendant himself, standing up in his
exclaimed—" Damn you, it• served you
: 'eish you had been both killed."
faensnottovali asked, had the Plaintiff
eed at all from his course ?—Answer, " No ; he
et: en as direct as it was possible for him to do."
appe.ired from the other evidence, that the Plain-
':ad afterwards been confined to his bed for four
bef,..re be could be moved. Mr. Robertson,
;ton, attended him ; and by his advice, Mr
:aside was called in, and attended during the
of this time, and also for other four weeks
..ae which lire was confined to his house. By the
He of these medical gentlemen, the Plaintiff were
IriOtcr. for the recovery of his health, and conti-
': there for tipteards of a fortnight, being kept
his business for about nine weeks in all.
P,ttins, for the Defendant, expressed the sorrow
~iient for the injury the Plaintiff had sustained.
aefendant had sent his own surgeon to attend
I, net from any consciousness of being liable
'le consequences, but from a principle of huma-
and feeling. The Plaintiff, however, having
.Icly such excellent advice, this attention on the
the defendant was unnecessary. The defen-
's liability, in the case of culpable negligence on
of the defendant's servant, the Learned Coun-
admitted ; but if he could spew that the misfor-
it had been occasioned either through the fault of
,laintiff himself, or had arisen from accident, the
edant could not be answerable. He was instruc-
:eat he should be able to prove that the defer,-
servant was not to blame, in which case he must
'the verdict of the Jury.
Dove, the defendant's coachman, said, on the
question, Lord Sefton's barouche and four
cn the toad, following two gigs ; one of them
'way, bat the other, which the plaintiff drove,
Seften's, and the defendant's barouche
The witness repeatedly called to the
el. to pass, and the plaintiff looked back
They walked up the hill, and on gain-
it, the witness again called cut loudly
Einar or five times. He then drove on
ig and the bank, us near to the bank as
leaders passed., the bars passed, and
plaintiff that, he immediately took
horse on our wheel horse, struck our
d bro;:e it. He thought the plaintiff
:0 it 00 plirpose.
nod by Mr. CARRrIW, if he really
rowit have, acted as he said he
arpose ?—He said he thought he must.
,nonr,toir eautione I the witness to think
_rsis-Al in that answer. The witness,
pers!tted in it.
valet to the defendant, told a simi-
:k teoss.veamination he said, the plain-
hurt ; the: e was a little blood on
at a great deal. He seemed to be drunk.
:.e a mere drunken frolic on the part
He was very abusive to his master
The defendant did not say he
;id been killed, but he said to his ser-
in them, come away and leave them,
drunk."

anDther servant of the defen-
r:.! with his fellows, as to the state•
the nversetting of the gig. He also
:arnination agreed -in thinking that the
as the withess described him, to have
se ; that be was drunk, and was not
Wd not hear arty expressions such
r 3 to by the fornicr witness fall from his
if c,y su,:h had d:opped from him, the vvit-

nes: must have heaki it. Coachee was iin excellent
driver. His Master's hores were blood, and would
not easily be beat by those of Lord Sefton, or any
other of the Four in Hand Club.

Mt. Jame* Newbigging was coming itp the hill in a
gig behind the Plaintiff's. The defendant had passed
the witness. When he came up to the Plaintiff, he
thought him stupid ; but this might be from his fall.
Mr. G ARROW asked and obtained permission to call
back his first two witnesses, Sir Wm. Rush's gardener,
and the Plaintiff's friend, who proved the Plaintiff
not to be drunk
Mr. GARROW said, if the defendant was of that
feeling and respectable character which he believed
he possessed, he was sorry he could not congratulate
him on having servants who partook any thing of his
good disposition, or who profited by his example. A
more disgraceful attempt by perjury, to skreen their
former delinquency, he had never witnessed. He
trusted their master might be informed of their con-
duct, and that, if he felt it necessary for his own cha-
racter, to dismiss them from his service, he would not
fail to acquaint any other master who might enquire
for their character with the reason of their being dis-
missed, so that the lives of no more of his Majesty's
subjects, who could not afford to ride in any higher
species of conveyance than a one-horse-chaise, might
be endangered by the expertness of this coachman and
his associates.

Lord ELLENBOROUGH summed up the evidence, and
rnnarked to the Jury the improbability of the story of
the defendant's witnesses, that the plaintiff had turned
himself upon his own destruction; and the Jury found
their verdict for the plaintiff.— Damages £4OO.
EVANS gni tam w. HUNTER.
This was an action under the statute of Elizabeth,
to recover the penalty attendant upon the defendant's
employing as a journeyman carpenter, a lad who had
not been regularly apprenticed to the trade. The case
was proved, and the plaintiff recovered £2O.

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