Star.
London, England, 1809-12-11 00:00:00

COIENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

The Exile was again performed on Saturday night
at this Theatre. The merits of YOUNG, as Daran, are
well known. MUWDEN and Lisvme, in their respec-
tive characters of Governer of Siberia and Baron 1/Itra-
d?", gave great satisfaction ; and the exquisite execu-
tion of Mrs. DIMON*, as Katherine, can‘aever fail to
excite admiration. Mr. EGERTON improves; his Could
ifirick of Saturday was much superior to that of Wed-
nesday week. Till half price both the pit and gal-
lery were very thin, and the boxes by no means crowd-
ed. Till this period also the performance met with
little interruption; but immediately on the admission
of the half price the usual uproar commenced with
unabated vigour. A horn was repeatedly blown with
much dexterity, and always served as a rallying
.sig_
nal to the 0. P.'s whose flagging or worn-out exer-
tions it never failed to reanimate. A variety of pla-
cards were exhibited. Although many of them were
very indecent, and were directed patticularly to the
notice of the private boxes, and cou4l not fail to have
been seen by them, they had not the effect of" a no-
tice to quit" on the female tenants of those boxes.
Among others, we observed the following, which ex-
the most enthusiastic bursts of applause :
" The Boxkeeper in the wrong Box."
B. C. Y.
Be Courageous,
xYaiacl MUST
Yield.

A r.ue silk standard was also ]foisted in great style,
with the following inscription in gold letters!

" In a public 'rift acre, the public voice is the best law."
One of the small placards, after being handed about
tlic Pit, was tl.row•n on the Stage, while Mr. MUNDEN
Ns as pet forming, and several voices called out to Mum.
t.EN to take it up, which, however, he passed unno-
fced. Another, instead of reaching the Stage, fell
illto the Orchestra, and was picked up by one of the
Band, in whose custody it immediately disappeared.
rctwe2n the Play and the Farce of the Portrait of Cer-
vantes, the Pit gave several cheers and groans, in
which many in the Galleries, and several in the Boxes
joined. The 0. P. dance and song occasionally in-
tervened, with GOD save the King, and Rule Bri-
tannia, which were very generally joined in by the
Gallery.
Two figures in female habits, one of whom was
supposed to be a man, were introduced to our
notice by a general call of " hats off, clear the way
for the 0. P. ladies." A passage down the centre
of the pit was accordingly cleared, and the " 0. P.
ladies" were conducted backwards and forwards in
triumph. They affected great bashfpiness always at
slatting ; but when they had warmed themselves into
their walk, they strided over the benches with prodi-
gious activity. _ _ _

- Towards the beginning of the Farce, his Royal
I lighness the Duke of GLOUCESTER entered the Ma-
tagei's Box, on the right of the stage, and being no-
ticed by several of the 0. P.'s in the pit, they made
a rush to the front, and taking off their hats, hailed
his appearance with loud cheers. His Royal High-
ness,
looked towards the audience, bowed to the pit,
when being more generally observed, plaudits
i•.sued from every part of the house. Several of the
0. P.'s then called out, " Three cheers for the Duke
rf GLOCCFSTER !" when boxes, gallery, and pit, all
.fined till the house shook. His Royal Highness
rain bowed to the audience, and the 0., P.'s struck
up " GOD save the Kism," of which they sung two
arses, and concluded with three cheers, in which
many in the boxes joined,waving their hats in triumph.
The 0. P.'s then gave a vigorous and animated
.pecimen of the 0. P. song and dance, at the close of
which his Royal Highness bowed and retired. The
noisy warfare was afterwards carried on with great
rigour. A person with a large false nose and a coun-
sellor's wig, created much risibility. He wore occa-
'Jonally also a white night-cap, and appeared some-
times to converse with another who had a red hand-
iterchief tied round his head. Towards the end of tie
Farce, a desperate fray took place in consequence of
in attempt on the part of ten or twelve constables, to
take out, as we supposed, the masked figure. Their
utempt, however, was fruitless, and, after a good
deal of scuffling and brandishing of batons on the one
side, and sticks on the other, the police were obliged
to retire. A Gentleman had his head very much cut
by one of the constables, and another person was
forced out by them, but afterwards let go, he not
bring one of the persons they intended to seize.
After the dropping of the curtain the usual cheers
and groans were repeated, and the false nose was
again exhibited with the white night-cap, but whether
by the same person or not we know not. He had
round his shoulders the additional drapery of the O. P.
handkerchief, and was attended by bis brother Momus
in the red handkerchief, used as a hood, displaying
tot re of the ridiculous than graceful. The O. P.'s

then marched out to their favourite air, and were
greeted with loud cheers by the spectators.without, of
whom curiosity had assembled a very great number.
Bow-s-ritcyr.—nn Saturday evening TV:llia in Champion Was
brought to the Odle.: from Covent-garden Theatre, charged
by Mr. James Brandon, who said that on the conimencentri‘t of
the half-price, he saw the prisoner, with several others, running
about the pit, and causing a great noise and disturbance. Ordered
to find bail, which he accordingly did.
Jo!:n Lord, one of the pattole, was brought to the office, In
the custody of Mr. Thomas Lee, a coach-maker, of Poland-street,
Oxford-street, on a charge of cutting his head open. The Magis-
trate inquired who the parties were, and finding Lord to be one
of the patrole belonging to the Office, took his charge against Mr.
Lee.

Lord stated, that there was a great disturbance in the pit of
Covent-garden Theatre, and finding it necessary to go in to assist
in taking some of the persons into custody, he followed Taunton
and others of the patrole belonging to the Office, when the pri-
soner seized hold of his staff, and pulled him from the upper part
of the pit towards the orchestra, and tried to wrest his staff from
him, but which he was net able to accomplish. The prisoner
having told several persons that he had struck him on his head,
they assisted him in seizing the witness again, when he was pulled
down a second time towards the orchestra, against a number of
people. By the violent conduct of the prisoner, he was separated
front the party of the patrole he went into the pit with, and he
understood the person they went into the pit with an intention of
securing, was not taken into custody.
John Smith, one of the conductors of the patrole, said, there
was a great disturbance in the pit, when he went in with a num-
ber of others, to take into custody one of the principals in the
disturbance; but they were prevented from taking any of them;
and he, and the other patrole, were completely separated by the'
confusion that took place, and the apprehension of any of them
was rendered impossible. He was, after the separation from the
patrole, forced down the pit, against the people in the orchestra,
where he saw Lord and the prisoner, who had Lord fast by the
collar, and saying Lord had struck him on the head. Lord, at
the same time was calling for assistance. A general fight with
sticks, with the persons round them then took place. Sticks
were flourished over their heads and other parts, and he thought
Lord was in danger. He then found several of the patrole, and
they went to Lord's assistance ; the prisoner still keeping hold of
him.

Mr. Lee then made his charge against Lord. He addressed
Mr. Graham at considerable length, with the back part of his
head in a bleeding state, which he was obliged to keep wiping
with his handkerchief. He stated that he went into the pit for
the first time, to accompany aft lend who hart lately come from
Lisbon ; they were at the back part of the pit, when he ob-
served a number of parsons rushing in, and having heard so much
of the persons coming in at halt-price, he supposed it was the
half-price audience entering, but it proved to be the prisoner, and
others belonging to the office. There was a great noise, but In
which neither he nor his companion took any part. The prisoner
and his companions rushed forcibly into the pit, and endeavoured,
by force, to make their way into the middle of the pit, for what
purpose lie did not know, when the prisoner attacked him in a
violent manner, and gave hint a severe blow with a staff or stick,
on the hack part of his head, which cut his head open, and this
violence was committed upon him by the prisoner, without his
speaking to him, or doing any action to cause it, upon which he
seized the prisoner's staff or stick, and endeavoured to force it out
of his hands to prevent his doing the like again. He said he was
determined to defend himself as an Englishman for the violence
that had been committed upon hint. He had served the office of
constable himself, and be knew the duty of it, and l:e was con-
vinced the prisoner was no constable, and he was determined to
make an example of him, by prosecuting him with the utmost
rigour of the law. _

Mr. GRAHAM admitted them both to bail, on their own recog-
nizance of £2O each.

Mr. Lee said, that in bringing the prisoner to the Office from
the Theatre, he was kicked and struck in different parts of the
back of his body, which he supposed to have been done by several
of the patrole belonging to the Office, who followed him, but he
could not prove it.

Mr. GRati ant assured him, if he could prove it they should be
severely punished.
A gentleman, whose name was not asked, addressed the Ma.
gistrate, but he being afflicted with an unfortunate impediment in
his speech, only the substance of what he said could be heard,
which was, that he had been to Covent-garden Theatre, and was
perfectly peaceable, when he was attacked by a man with a staff
in his hand, who struck him in a violent manner with his staff on
his temple, which cut it open. He gave evident proof of it, as
his left temple was very much cut, and the blood was running
down in a stream, while he was addressing the Magistrate. This
violence was committed without his giving the least provocation.
He was fearful he bad no redress-, as he did not know who the
man was.

Mr. GRAII Am told him if he discovered him at any future time
Ise could have a warrant for him.

Another Gentleman made a complaint of being violently as-
saulted by a man in the pit, and applied for an officer to go with
him to apprehend the party.
Mr. GRA Lin st told him twat could not be done without a war-
rant, and the complainant did not know whu the man was.

LAIP INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DEC.%
BOYD V. WHITE.

The ATTORNEY GENERAL, on the part of the plain-
tiff, said he regretted that it became his duty to pre-
sent to the Jury another case of criminal conversation,
which, though it certainly was not attended with all
those aggravations which were attached to the case
of the day before, would nevertheless entitle the plain-
tiff to exemplary damages, for the injury he had suf-
fered. The Plaintiff was descended from the Noble
family of Kilmarnock, a Scottish Earldom, which
was forfeited at the rebellion, in 171.5 ; and held a
respectable situation in the Customs. In the year
1806, he married the daughter of Mr. Hyde, an apo-
thecary at Lambeth ; he was then '23 years of age,
and the lady 16. The Plaintiff and his wife lived
togster-in perfect happiness, till within the last six
meiAs ; the husband being, if he had any fault, only
too indulgent to the wife. The Defendant was a
merchant ' • his Counsel said only a merchant's clerk.
Be it so. He had, however, ample means of becom-
ing a principal, whenever he should be so inclined,
being possessed of property sufficient to enable him to
keep a servant and horses, which every body knew
were not maintained with a very moderate income :
but whether this were the case or not, he had assum-
ed the appearance of it ; and having under this sem-
blance corrupted his neighbour's wife, he must suffer
for it accordingly. The Learned Attorney General
did not mean to say, however, that this case was at-
tended withtheaggravation of a violation of the rights
of hospitality. About four months ago, the Plaintiff
observed a change in the manner and deportment of
his wife, which led him to suspect that all was not as
it should be, and accordingly procured leave of ab-
sence from the Custom house Board, pretending that
he had occasion to go into the country for a few days.
He actually went, however, no farther than to the
house of a friend, where he could watch his wife's
movements. This was on the 7th of September last.
The wife affected to the husband to be inconsolable at
his absence ; but on the very next day, she was seen
by a person whom the Plaintiff had set to watch her,
walking in the New Buildings behind Gray's Inn-
lane, with the Defendant, upon whose arm she hung.
The Plaintiff was at this time unacquainted with the
Defendant, who lived in Millman-street, in a house
which could be seen from the Plaintiff's in Sidmouth-
street. They met again on the same evening at seven
o'clock, as it should seem, by a preconcerted signal,
Mrs. Boyd appearing at the door of the Plaintiff's

house, just as the nefendant was crossing (torn the
opposite side of the road. They joined each other at
the end of the pavement, when Mrs. Boyd took huld
of the Defendant's arm, They then proceeded to
Guildford-street, where they took a hackney coach,
and procecded.to a notorious house, the Key, in Chan-
dos-street, Covent Garden, where they alighted and
discharged the coach. One of Mr. Boyd's servants,
who had watched them to this place, hired the same
coach, and drove to the Custom-house to inform his
master of what he had seen, when the Plaintiff im-
mediately went to the Key in the same coach. Mrs.
Clarke, the mistress of the key, denied that any such
person as Mrs. Boyd had been there ; but the lady
was detected in endeavouring to escape by the back
war. The Plaintiff exclaimed, " That's my wife,"
and the lady replied, " Oh ! Charles, he has not in-
jured me." This was the substance of the case, which
the Learned Attorney General had to lay before the
Jury ; they would hear the evidence, and the only
question they would have to consider would be the
amount of damages which the Plaintiff would have to
receive for this grievous injury.
Mr. Alexander Lockhart said, that he was a rela-
tion of Mrs. Boyd ; that he had sometimes visited the
family, and that he always considered Mr. and Mrs.
Boyd to live happily together.
Major Elves, of the Tower Veteran Battalion, Mr.
Ingram Ryder of the Custom-house, and Mr. Atkin-
son, also deposed to the domestic happiness of the
plaintiff ; but Mrs. Layland said she did not wish to
say any thing against the plaintiff ; but she knew
Mrs. Boyd to be an unhappy young woman.—
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd had always appeared happy, how-
ever, in the company of third persons ; but the witness
knew Mrs. Boyd to have been unhappy since Febru-
ary or March last, by her own information.
Martha Woodward said, the Plaintiff left his house
on the ith of last September, and desired the witness
to watch Mrs. Boyd. On the tollowing day the wit-
ness saw Mrs. Boyd walk across the fields adjoining
to the parties houses in company with the Defendant.
George Millett deposed, that he then saw both
Mrs.B. and the Defendant get into a hackney coach,
and drive to the Key, in Chandos-street : when he
'arrived there, he • ent a messenger to the Plaintiff, Ix ho
came to the Key soon afterwards with a constable,
and demanded his wife, whom the Plaintiff at length
found there.

Mr. PARK then addressed the Jury on behalf of the
Defendant. He rose now with feelings very different
from those which had possessed him the day before,
when he addressed a Jury in a cause of a similar nature
to the present. He had seen his Client, and he found
him a very candid, elegant, and, but for the present
action, Le should have added, modest young man.
He scorned to deny the fact of the criminal connec-
tion in Chandos-street ; and the Learned Counsel was
conscious, therefore, that a verdict must go against his
Client. All he hoped was, that it would not be such
a verdict as would prevent him from becoming one
day an ornament to his country. His Client had in-
structed him to express his sorrow for the sittu.tion of
the Plaintiff; but, at the same time, the conduct of
the Defendant had been just what that of any other
young man in similar circumstances would have been,
falling in as he did with such a woman as Mrs. Boyd,
in the streets of this great metropolis. The defen-
dant did not pretend to know how Mr. and Mrs. Boyd
lived together ; but one of the plaintiff's own wit-
, nesses had informed the Jury that Mrs. Boyd was a
very unhappy young woman, and that she had been
of since February or March. Now there was no
proof of the defendant's having been acquainted with
her till the very day in question. Mrs. Boyd being
unpappy at home looked abroad for pleasures, and
was struck with the appearance of the Defendant,
who was a cavalry volunteer, and paraded with his
regiment in the fields opposite to Mrs. Boyd's house.
The Jury were therefore to consider that this dissatis.
fled wife fixed her lustful eyes on this handsome young
man, as he appeared abroad ; and that, therefore, it
was she that seduced him. How, too, did it appear
that he knew her to be a married woman ? Was he
then the person who drew her out ? No ; the mo-
ment she sees him, she runs down stairs, throws her-
self, as it were, into his arms, and meets him at the
door just as he is crossing the road. The Learned
Counsel appealed to every man of feeling whether,
in these circumstances, the Defendant had not been
the seduced, and not the seducer
Lord ELIANDOROUGH now gave his charge to the Jury. He
stated, that the crime, to recover the damages attendant upon
which the present action had been brought, was one that admitted
severy possible degree or shade of morality, or rather of immora•
lity. The present case was one of the most venial kind. It 3p.
peared that the Plaintiff'swife was, from whatever circumstance,
not a happy woman, and it a man possessed a wife of perverse
habits, and of such vicious inclinations that she cruized for gal-
Lino, he could not be entitled to the same damages as he would
from the loss of a wife, who afforded him every comfort, and of
whose affections he was entirely possessed. On the other hand,
the Defendant knew at least that Mrs. Boyd was a resident in the
house of Mr. Boyd, and though he might not directly know that
she was his wife, he saw her residing in a respectable house. If
then he chose, with that evidence before his eyes, to enter into
an illicit connection wait the woman, taking no pains to acquaint
himself with her situ:viola, he took the peril on himself. The
Jury would weigh all these circumstances, and say what damages
ought to be given.
The Jury, after a very short deliberation, found a verdict for
the Plaintiff—Damages X2OO.

The indictment against Messrs. WRIGHT and Mrs.
CLARK!:, for the conspiracy to defraud Colonel WAR-
DLE, came on this morning in the Court of King's
Bench.—Mr. ALLEY opened the prosecution in a
speech which lasted three hours. The witnesses were
then called, and the trial was going on when this
Paper was put to press. The Court was uncom-
monly crowded.
The Mariner, Sally, and Elliston transports, ar-
rived on Saturday at Deal, from Flushing, having
on board parts of the 91st, 71st, 85th, 68th, 26th, and
6th Regiments, about 570 men in all. They were
landed yesterday afternoon.

CORN-EXCITA.NGE, MARK-LANE, DEC. 11.—The ar-
rivals of Wheat to-day make a large supply, early in
the forenoon some fine samples were nearly at last
prices, but afterwards sales in general at a declension
in price of about 2s. and 3s. per quarter—Barley and
Malt keep their prices—White Peas likewise--Beans
of the two kinds at somewhat less—There are not
many fresh arrivals of Oats, and sales thereof at little
variation—Prices of Flour as our last.

GINIRAL CURIINCT AS UNDRES
Wheat, 765.905. 1025. Beans, (old) 60s. 664.
Fine ditto, 1065. 109$. Tick ditto, (old) 50s. 555.
Rye, 505. 545. Oats, 261. 30s. 935.
Barley, 505.565. fld. Poland ditto, 26c. Sl.Ol
Fine Flour, 90s. 955. Stconds tlf:s. Sus.