Star.
London, England, 1809-10-17 00:00:00

from the second tier of boxes into the pis. resting 62-:t
on the bracket. of the ch arklelier,. next on the front .0i
the dress boxes, and so into the pit-alley just by the
door on the King's side. Through this, we supp 4:
they made their escape. Thee repeated vittaie;
were cheered by the Pit with loud huzzas, which wel e
returned by the Boxes, and again reiterated frcin
Pit.

When the farce was over, a seaman addrec:rq the
audience from the pit, in favour of the oppositi(4,
He made use of a great deal of sea-cant, but did act
say much to the purpose. His speech was it: a
measure drowned by applause. After tLis t,:„
Britannia," and is Gon save the King," were stit,.
as usual, and, out of compliment to the naval u:
" Hearts of Oak."

" Old Prices" was not only circulated ptiem.d.;
but 0. P. appeared on the waistcoats of avast
number of gentlemen ; nay, a cockade ( t C. 1.,
was worn by several. Numerous cries LT ,'Lt,
Items" resounded through the house.
Neither the exertions of Mr. Stafford,
Clerk at Bow-street, nor the presence of Tow„,.
bend, the Officer, soothed the anger of those vihq
swore to protect the subject. Constables' slave,.
were flying in all directions, and the floor ra:
strewed with broken sticks, and marks of broken
bonds. The subject was protected, and the pubrk
cause prevailed ; but several were taken to Enw,
street. A fellow of the name of Braham, a Jew,
who has been marked before having been may.
busy in rioting for the Managers, gays a gmtkinaz
a tremendous blow on the head with a bludgeou;
, but he mixed with others, and escaped the fury of the
bye-standers. Upon the whole, last night most clearlr
demonstrated the necessity of bringing the questit;
to a speedy decision.
Amongst the persons broug:it out of the Theatre
last night for riotous conduct, the follonin; cast.
were heard 1.-.-fore the Magistrates at the Pithiie 01,
fice, Bow-street :
Nana, I , a man far advanced In years, was litou;::
out of the one-shi!ling gallery by oil Of the Townsend% and
charged by ,Mr. Brandon with whistling with. his fiegtts, :c4l
making other noises calculated to interrupt the performances.
The prisoner, who said he was a journeyman cabir.t-.:-.1
in the service of Mr. Gerock, of Bishopigate-str..,
the fact, but threw himself upon the mercy of zlic
whom he intreated to take into consideration his i,b norasp,! of
strict rules and regulations of the Theatre. It was Saint Monthy,
and having treated himself to a shilling's worth in the "alicry,he
thought there was no harm in doing as others did arounlhira, As*
were making more noise than he did.
Mr. Brandon urged the w:ce.ssity cif putting a stop to the tie.
ous noise in the Theatre.

Mr. READ ordered the prisoner to find hail, but the poor
low having no iricr.ds wi.hin some miles of town, he vnie coo.
mitted to Tohill-fields Bridewell.

211;ry 4.utin, a young woman of docent appearance, who IA
been recently in the service of a rewectable family in f;ra,v,:mor-
square, was Brought up, and charged with springing a small ntule
in the one-shilling gallery, and e::citing disturbance on the part of
those around, by her pernicious example.
The prisoner avowed the fact, but sail that she hart done so at
the instigation of a young ma:, in the gallery, who gave !v.:I
child's rattle, and told her • J spring it. She d:d sa, conceiv'si
there was no harm. If sje did wrong she was very sorry far I.;
and the Magistrates were at liberty to do what their wirdota
direct.

The Magistrates committed her for want cf b ai, aci ;her-.
tired from the Office with the utmost composure, deermial
meet her fate with fortitude.

Francir Ha//, a middle-aged man of respectable appearance, wzs
committed for want of hail, on the oath of attlkiiii, the knY.cs
officer, for having exattAl 4 disturbance before On.
door, and attempting to forte his way up stairs one 1nt...-
traces room, at the time when a I,,:i•sun wa.; on bis w:..y i.titokii
from the Theatre to the 09ice.

The two young men, Nt_ssrs. Fleisher and D.:!e, who waw
charged on Saturday eveninu with presenting an order to ti:: fit
of Covent-garden Theatre, to admit two, purport:at; to be
by J. Brandon, attended again at this office.
Henry Hin:, the youth, at tended, aad avowed that be wrcte the
order, but he did it nterely a trick.
Mr. REA D, however, ordcixeci him to find bail.
The Magistrates sat until half past eleven, waiting
until the Theatre was compinely cleared.