Star.
London, England, 1809-10-05 00:00:00

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Last night an attempt was again made to enfotct
the New Prices of admission to this Theatre, acid
again it met with a determined opposition from the
Audience, if such might be called an assemblage of
people who could hear nothing but themselves. At
an early hour several very respectable looking parties
of the Manager's Friends got- possession of some of
the best situations in the Boxes and Pit, and were
loud and vehement in their applause when the music
Tsegan. The Band played " God save the King,"
before the Overture, which was sung by a great part
of the company, standing, and uncovered ; but, when
the curtain rose, the same indignant clamour which
prev.!iled through the week preceding the last, again
broke forth, and entirely drowned the plaudits of the
House party. After a short period Mr. KEMBLE came
forward, profoundly bowing on all sides, but it was ten
minutes before he could make himself at all heard ; at

length we were able to catch the words, " Ladies and !
Gentlemen—with humble submission—(4 mixture of ,
hootin; and clapfing.)—with humble submission, La-
dies and Gentlemen—we had entertained a hope that, ;
after the very fair and explicit investigation—(o/7
of!—Hear him! hear him o—we0—we had flattered our-
selves that your usual liberality"....Here the uproar
of the contending parties became so loud that it was
impossible to collect any thing further except dis-
jointed sentences, from which it appeared the object I
of the speaker was to press upon the house an idea of
the impossibility of carrying on the concern of the
Theatre unless the new prices were admitted to be
levied. "No!no !" was the universal cry ; Old I
Prices !" " No partial C tkulators ! " No City Cont-,
mittees !" " No PRICE but Old Price !" Mr. KEMBLE,
unable to proceed, again bowed low and withdrew.
When the play began, " The Beggar's Opera," the
same uproar as formerly broke forth, and continued
through the evening, with no other interruption than
between the acts, when the company sat down and
pulled off their hats, but immediate'y on the scene
opening they again stood up and proceeded with their
vocal and instrumental warfare ; and the din, though
there were fewer horns and rattles than heretofore,
was nothing less than on the tot mer occasion :—not a
word of the performance could be heard either in play
or farce—the latter was " is he a Prince ?" and all was
over before 10 o'clock. The Company in the Pitseemed
;() rally round a young man with a very large watch.
:oan's r.tttle. There were also rattles in the Galleries,
and the fronts of the boxes, as before, exhibited pla-
-1 cards—one of the most conspicuous was ;

" Jack Kemble and Co. let monopoly cease,
" And then raise your prices as high as you please."

" No private Boxes for intriguing."

" Butt v. K [MB Lt.—This matter having been referred to ar-
bitration, and the awaryl having been made in favotir of the De-
fendant, the Plaintiff moves to set it aside."
" Theatre Royal, Covent-garden.
This evening will be acted, Who's THE' Du ?
To which will be added, JOHN
A new Farce is in preparation, called the kottrio
And will be produced on the 25th iustant."
" The public voice is unalterable. Boxes es Pit 3s.
" Nc packed Jury"—" Open Boxes"—" No errors excepted."
A British Public is not unjust, and will not submit to injus-
tice, &c. &c."

Some of these were torn down by the friends of the
Managers, but were soon replaced in the midst of
groans of execration. Among the. performers Mrs.
C. KENIBLE had to encounter most of the displeasure
of the multitude ; whenever she appeared the discord
was most intolerable ; some p'eces of chewed apple
were thrown at l: r, hat she bore all with good spi-
rits: and went tilt-cm:li her part, as did all the rest,
seemingly without any la p• e, to the end of the chapter.
At the close of the Farce, Mr. KrAra.e again pre-
sented himself before the audience, :oh!, after much
patient endurance, obtained a partial hearing. He
said, the Theatre must be ruined if the advanced
priers were not allowed. He trusted a candid consi-
deration of the case would induce the most enlightened
Public of the most enlightened Nation in the Universe to
relax in their severity of opinion, and do justice to the
cause of the Theatre. The aud;ence would hear
nothing more. 64 We will do justice," was the de-
termined reply of several voices-,--" off ! off !" Mr.
K. again bowed, and withdrew.
An attempt was made in the Pit to take a Gentle-
man into custody, but a cry was immediately raised,
IC dose !" 44 close !" and the attempt was not perse-
vered in. An orator in the Pit made an essay to
speak, but without success.
The company as usual kept possession of the Howe
an hour after the performance •er as concluded, and
appeared to congratulate each other on having obtain-
ed an accession of strength, looking forward to a final
I triumph. How this business will terminate is impos-
sible to conceive.

We some time since inserted an intercepted letter
fiom AMonoz, a Privy Counsellor of JONFPII BONA-
PARTE, addressed 10 his Master, containing the parti-
culars of the defenceless state of the Northern ports
from Santander to Fontarabia. This traitor was srb-
sequently appointed Governor of Bilboa and Super-
visor of the harbours on the shores of the Bay of
Biscay. We have just received information that on
his progress from that town to an adjacent port, at-
tended by an escort of French ea-fairy, he was at-
tacked by some armed peasants, burning with ven-
geance for his perfidy, when he was killed, with almost
all his followers.

From Barcelona we are informed, that this city,
which lately contained 120,000 inhabitants, is aban-
doned by almost every Spaniard, and that the grass
is growing in those streets which were once crowded
with the productions of everyquarter of the world.
While the Edystone light-house was erecting, a
French privateer took the men at work upon the rock,
together with their tools, and carried them to France ;
and the Captain was in expectation of a reward for
the achievement. While the captives lay in prison,
the transaction reached the ears of Louis XIV. he
immediately ordered them to be released, and the
captors to be put in their places; declaring, that
" though he was at war with England, he was not
so with mankind." He directed the men to be sent
back to their work with presents ; observing, " that
the Edystone light-house was so situated as to be of
equal service to all nations, having occasion to navi-
gate els channel between England and France !"