Star.
London, England, 1809-11-07 00:00:00

TI-LEATite, COkENT-GAithZg.

The stage perforrnances Of last night were mere
pantomime, from the rising of the curtain till it dropt,
so great was the noise during the whole time in the
tudience part of the Theatre. The Actors being re-
Juced to dumb shew, hurried through their parts,
and the curtain dropped a few minutes before ten.—
The 0. P.'s then performed the usual ceremony of
cheers and groans.
After singing GOD save Me King, and Rule Britannia,
they left the Pit in procession, and mustered in the
Piazza, where they were joined by many who had not
been in the house, whence they paraded round Co-
vent Garden into Southampton-street, and thence to
different News-paper Offices and some other houses,
performing at each shrine their customary offering of
adoration or execration.
The proceeding to which we have just alluded can-
not be too strongly reprobated ; and we sincerely hope
that every friend of order and public peace, Who at-
tends the Theatre, will discountenance a line of con-
duct which absolutely threatens the most alarming
consequences. Need we add, that no person can be
considered as discountenancing, who, on any pretext
whatever, joins an assemblage from which pick-
pockets and the lowest street rabble cannot be ex-
chided.—Had the opponents of the 0. P.'s been de-
sirous to lead them to adopt a line of conduct calcu-
lated to load them with reprobation, they could not
have devised any proceeding so likely to effect that
end as the one that has been followed for two or three
nights past after quitting the Theatre.
We have before stated, that on Saturday night Mr.
KEMBLE'S house had been attacked, and his windows
broken. It was expected a similar visit would be paid
last night, and the Magistrates had in consequence
adopted measures of precaution. A party of consta-
bles, about 50 in number, were placed in ambush in
Bury-street, which goes into Russel-street, nearly
opposite to Mr. KEMBLE'S house.
As soon as the crowd approached, among whom
were many who could not have been in the Theatre,
as butcher's apprentices and drover's boys, the con-
stables met them, and drew up in a body to protect
Mr. KEMBLE'S premises.
The crowd was then requested to disperse, but
drawing up on the opposite side of the street they
sung Britons never shall be slaves. This being ended,
sine one called out " go it," probably meaning this
as a call to break the windows. In the mean time
the officers had marked who were most active in the
assemblage, and with great address seized between
20 and 30 of them, whom they conducted to St.
Giles's watch-house. -We need hardly add that those
who could, made all haste to escape* and instantly
dispersed.

We understand that Mr VILLIERS is to be succeeded
at Li, bon by the Honourable HENRY WELLESLEY.
The DIA.! of Rtenm ,s:D, we understand, is to re,
ceive the Blue Ribbon, vacant by the death of the
Duke of I'onTLANn.

An account is now taking in 15dblin' by order of
the Arclibishr p, of every Protestant family, and also
of every Roman Catholic in their employinent, dis-
tinguishing the respective ages of each.
Bazan--To-day there was ho Coact of Aldermen,
the Loan MAYOR, after inspecting the returns, or-
dered it to remain at the present prices.
Miss P. F. a lady of cnisiderable independent pro-
perty, aged about 38, left her frieuds at. West Quan,
torlead, on Monday se'nnight, on a matrimonial
expedition. The lovers arrived at Dunster on Mon-
day evening, and quitted it the following morning,
at three o'clock, in a post-chaise.
Three hundred brace of small store carp wereJately-
sent from the Duke of NORFOLK'S seat, at Home
Lacy, whiCh were deposited in the bason of the
Gloucester and Berkeley Canal, as an experiment
towards stocking it with this species of fish.
RATTLE-SNAKE.—An laquest was held, yesterday
afternoon, at the Swan public-house, Piccadilly, hyo
ANTHONY CELL, Esq. on the body of Thomas Soaper,
who died on Saturday last, at St. George's Hospital,
by the bite of a rattle-snake.
Mr. Thomas Maynard, one of the assistant-sur-
geons belonging to the above Hospital, stated, the
deceased was brought to the Hospital on Tuesday,
October 17, about three o'clock in the afternoon--he
examined the wound, which, he was told, proceeded
from the bite or sting of a rattle-snake ; it appeared
like the pick or a pin between the fingers of the right
hand. The wrist and hand were very much swollen,
and in less than two hours the swelling had extend-
ed above the elbow. The man complained of the
most excruciating pain, and his strength failed
him. He continued in that state, without hopes of
recovery, until the following Saturday, when there
appeared a favourable change, and strong hopes were
entertained that he Would recover, until last Thurs-
day, when a mortification took place, and he died at
a quarter before four o'clock, on Saturday afternoon,
with his arm greatly swollen up to the axillo. The
arm, body, and head, were opened on Sunday, in the
presence of witness, who 3a7d that it was his opinion, i
and_ that of the surgeons, that his death was occa-
sioned by the bite of the snake. •

Mrs. Mary Womberwell said, on the nth of Oc-
tober last, the deceased came to her house about
rwe;ve o'clock, he was rather intoxicated ; he went
away, saying he would go home to dinner, and bring
his wife to tea. Witness came down stairs, shortly
afterwards, to answer some customers ; during which
time the deceased returned, saying he had forgotten
his umbrella ; and accordingly went up stairs for it. ;
Some time after he came down, shaking his hand P
carelessly, and saying, that the snake had darted at ;
hiin, and his hand was bleeding. Witness ordered a
coach, and took him to St. George's Hospital. He
told the witness, that he broke part of his rule in
teasing the snake, and had opened the door of the ,
cage, to take it out. At that time, his wrist was
swollen very much, and he was in great agony.—
The deceased was well acquainted 'kith the nature of
the snake, and knew the danger; and, had he not been
intoxicated, be Could have got hii rule out by the
means of the double door.

The Jury consulted for ten minutes, and, by the
description of the cage, given by Mr. Maynard, and
corroborated by the last witness, were of opinion, that
no blame could be attached to the Proprietor of the
snake, it being well secured, and returned a special
verdict, that the man died by the bite at a rattle-snake,
and a &adrift/ of one shilling on the snake.