Star.
London, England, 1809-10-16 00:00:00

NEW COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.

Saturday evening, the Comedy of The Poor Gentle -
man. announced for the night's entertainment, wac
performed at this Theatre, before a very munerouc
and respectable audience. So long as the goddess of
harmony held her reign, which was nearly to the end
of the third act, the piece went off with the greatest
eclat, and the satisfaction of the audience was loudly
and frequently expressed. •
In the part of Sir Robert Bramble, Mr. MUNDEN
evinced his usual inimitable 'ability, and met with
that approbation he so eminently deserved. On the
appearance of Mr. YOUNG as Frederick, he was greei-
' ed by a general burst of applause, that was frequent-
ly repeated through the part, which he sustained with
his wonted excellence. The manly and feeling deli•
neation of the character of Lieutenant Worthington, by
Mr. MURRAY, gave us peculiar pleasure ; and the part
of 011apod, by Mr. FaweETT, and Stephen Harrowby,
by Mr. EMERY, were supported with the usual merits
of these performers ; as were the characters of Miss
Lucretia Mac Tab, by Mrs. DAVENPORT, and Miss
Weethington, by Mrs. Gums.
At the commencement of the fourth Act, vs usual,
uproar was the order of the night. Boxing-matches
took place in the pit and boxes, to the annoyance of
those disposed to be silent ; bat the public voice in
the pit was more decisive than we have before wit-,
nessed. The seats near the orchestra were occupied
by the Manager's friends, but they were of respectaH
ble order, and not such ruffians as disgraced the TheH
atre at the commencement of the week, with the ex-
ception of one Braham, a Jew, who, however, was
turned out. Amongst the placards, the exhibitions of
which caused most of the boxing-matches, were the
following :---
" Bail for hissing in a Theatre—self In £5OO, and sureties in

LlOO 1 New Code, of British i.tiw."

" No Bagnios in a British Theatre—confine them to the Italian
Opera." _ _ _

" No dramatic talent ought to he remunerated at above £lO
per week."
" Zeal in a ju.t cause, merits applause."
" Every night's public voice raises Kemble 's shame, and Briton's
praise."
" Britons never quit the field,
" Until your foe is forced to yield !"
" The Patriot's motto—CONQUElt or DIE!"
" Kemble must stoop to conquer !"
" No Israelites !—No 'l" hief-takers !"
And from the Box Pigeon-holes,
" This pile, inscribed to Shakeptare and the nation,
" Demands from all a liberal approbation !"
This last, as might be expected, was much hooted,
and instantly torn to atoms.
Not a word of the Farce, the Flitch of Bacon,
could he heard, and the audience waited half an
hour after its conclusion. Mr. Kemble was loudly
called for, but did not appear. A person in the,
lower gallery, habited as a sailor, then attempted to
address the audience, after which the house was
soon cleared. The expressions of disapprobation
being confined to the variations of the human
voice, without any which have been deemed illegal
auxiliaries, the interference of the Police was less ob-
servable than heretofore. A severe contest took
place between some gentlemen in the front boxes
and the oppositionists in the pit. It terminated in
a victory on the part of the former, who had rather I
the vantage ground ; but we are sorry to state, that
two ladies were struck with sticks, we hope, for the
honour of British manhood, not intentionally, in '
the pit. One of them was severely wounded, and
was obliged to he carried out of the House. Some'
disturbances originated at the' doer of the box
passage. A ring was formed; and a regtklar round
took place in the lobby but such amateurs as stood
by were disappointed, are affair beibg put an end to
by the interference of the Police. The clOori of the
Theatre were shtit aboueeleven o'clock, as usual.
On Saturday evening, the follailiggentleinenivere
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brought fro*: Coveut-darderi theatre.; heforo Me.
REAES at Bow-street :
Thema; Snr;th and William Smiti., of tlrt Saint
Paul's Church-yard, were charged by Mr. Vemtect,. et Catty-
street, who 'aid, he wee in the p!t, and during the laq-fore:cm, lf
he observed both the prisoners in company together ha the lower
dress-boxes; when one of them held 11:5 a placard upon a
which immediately produced a general huzza from diff:rent pal
of the house, particularly the b-xes and pit ; he o'iierwil same
writing upon the placard, but !, t the weird, wre he crud art
tell; he endeatioured to snatch tha placard from him, 1):“.
not obtain it, when he, who held up the placard struck him wi; It
his stick; the witness then went into the butes, and had hint se-
cured; the prisoner, William Smith, assisted the other in holding
up the placard, and afterwards held u? a placard himself, with the
words written on it, " No new prices," and which produced
huzzaing, and a great noise and tumult in the pit.
Mr. Hewetson, of Battersea, said, he was in one of the
lower boxes, and after half-price, the two gentlemen chat-Led, ill
company with others, came into the box were he was ; tiny sdon
began to make a great noise, by calling out " Off, off, no Jests."
While the witness was endeavouring to tear down a plitard,
which was held up in the pit, they abused him very much ; Mr.
Thomas Smith and another gentleman then held up a large pla-
card, and Mr. William Smith heild up a small one, on which were
the words " No New Prices ;" the effect produced by this was
great shouting noise and tumult from the pit and boxes, and
which continued for some tithe, and it was so great as to cause
ladies to leave the box.

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Henry Fullion, an officer in the East India Company's service,
said he saw the two Mr. smiths together in the box, assisting in
the tumult, and that Mr. Thomas Smith held up a placard, and
soon after a smaller placard was hrld up over Mr. Hewetson's
kead, with the words " No New Prices" on it.

Mr.- Charles Heak, of Marchmont-street, Brunswiet:•square,
Mr. F. Austin, of Holborn-court, Gray's Inn, and Mr. Francis Pike,
of K ngss. fee', Covent Garden, who were in the box with the Mr.
Smiths, all agreed in asserting that Mr. Thomas Smith did not
hold up atty placard, but assisted a gentleman in holding one up
with his stick ; but that Mr. William Smith did not touch any-
of the placards that were handing about. They also stated, that
there was the same kind of noise and tumul: in the house before
the placards were exhibited from their box.
Mr. READ ordered both the Mr. Smiths to find bail, them-
selves in 1001. each, and two sureties in 501. each, which they did
by the arrival of some friends.
FORGED ORDER.I.—John Dde and Joseph Flekher, clerks W
Messrs. Allen and Wilson, tailors, of Bond-street, were charged
with offering a forged order at the Pit door, to admit two, writ-
ten as follows :—" Admit 2, Pit. J. Brandon. Saturday, 14th
October, i 809."
It was immediately discovereetby the door-keeper that it was
net the writing of either of the Mr. Brandons, and he gave the
prisoners Into the custody of Smith, the conductor of the patrole.
Mr. James and Mr. John Lrandon attended, and proved that
the order was not written by either of them. The prisoners so-
lemnly declared they did not know it was a forgery, but that it
was given them as a genuine order.
This was confirmed by Mr. Newcomb, an Attorney, of Vine-
street, Piccadilly, who stated, that he had every reason to believe
the order was written by a lad of the name of Charles Hinde,
who had done it out of a frohck to the prisoners, and he believed
the order was written in his office that afternoon, but without hi 3
knowledge; in fact the lad had told hint he wrote the order as a
trick upon the prisoners.
Mr. Newcomb proposed that he and one of their masters
would he answerable tor the prisoners' appearance on Monday,
when the lad should he brought forward, which Mr. Brandon
agreed to, and they were liberated.

It is reported to be his MAJESTY'S most gracious i -
tention to restore, on the 25th instant, all the titles in
the Scotch%Peerage which have been forfeited since
the year 1637. •
Lvciaim THEATRE.—Saturday night presented at
this theatre two performers, for the first time, to a
London audience, in the Comedy of The Soldier's
Daughter ; viz. Mrs. EDWIN, from the Theatre Royal,
Dublin, in the character of the lllidow Cheerley ; and
Mr. KNIGHT, from the Theatre Royal, York, in that
of Timothy Quaint. Their entrance was hailed in the
most encouraging manner, and thelpplause increased
as they proceeded in the parts they so well sustained.
Mrs. EDWIN'S person is agreeable, and- her manner
' easy and engaging, as well as her voice clear and
captivating. Her countenance, animated and ex-
pressive, is so much under the direction of her judg-
ment, that she gave a character and expression to
some of the scenes in this play quite-novel. We have
scarcely ever witnessed a more successful and flatt6r-
ing essay by any performer. • In the part- where she
says, from the Author,-' This is my first visit to
London," she was greeted with thundering plaudits
and bravoes for minutes together : as also when she
added, " I purpose to stay the winter." An occa-
sional conclusion was given to the play, which had a
most appropriate effect. Mr. KNIWIT possesses great
advantages; as a performer, in the cast of characters
he has adopted. Hit features .are distinct and pro-
minent. His voice is strong, and articulate ; but he
certainly pitched it too high for so small a Theatre.
In the character of RoLin Roughhead, in Fortune's Fro-
lic, the applause given by a numerous audience was
very great. •
The following were r.f the company who attended
the Lyceuna Theatre, in the course of last week :

The Princess of Wales, Countess of Guildford, Lord and Lady
Ponconby, Lady Glenbervie, Lady M. Gore, Lard H. Fit7gerald,
Lord Glenbervie, Crionels I lamiltutl, Frederick, and Murray;
Miss Garth, Mr. and Mrs. Rolls, Mr. Courts, &c.

Yesterday, after the fog cleared, the Parks and pub-
lic walks around the Metropolis were frequented by
well-dressed pedestrians. The air was salubrious, and
our dashing Bella appeared with the glow of health
in their faces. Many fashionables have returned to
town, and the scene cf promenade, taste, and gaiety,
will Le soon revived.

The BELLI:ISLE, Capt. COCKBURN ; and the BRIL.
LIANT, Capt. SNITTII, have been paid off at Ports.
mouth.

Even bets are now laying, that Two out of the
Four Twenty Thousand Pound Prizes, to be drawn
on Friday next, will be shared by Hoassav and Co.
Policies are likewise opened at a Premium of ten per
cent. that HORNSBY and Co. sell or share the Four
Twenty Thousands.
A, B, C, D, against the whole Alphabet, The
Cabalists who invented charmed words, never pre-'
tended to produce such magical effects as these letters
will produce next Friday, the day of drawing the Lot.
tery, for these letters being annexed to certain num-
bers, will stand fOr CARTER: No.. 8,
Chat ing Cross, respectfully takes the liberty of re-
questing his friends to mind their P's and Q's before
the drawing, and then perhaps there will be no occa-
sion for such close attention to them afterwards.

CORN MARKeT,. OCTOBER 1 ti.—Wheat this day has arrived
in short supply, and salcs in gentral are made at an advapee of
about as. per quarter—Barley to short supply,'*and full as dear—
In Malt and Beans of both sorts Intba-variation-There are like-
wise short supplies of Oats, and this trade nearly at last currency.
Flour supports last prices.

GENERAL CURRENCY AS UNEJER s
Wheat, 823 945. 1044. Brans, 60s. 654.
Fine ditto, luBs, 1124. Tick ditto, sus. 555.
Rye, 552.585. Oats, 28, 5•25. 365.
Barley, 50a. 565. Od. Polamd ditto, 3Ss. 405.0 d.
Malt, iils. 80s. Potato v ditto, 41s.
White Peas (boilers) 90s. 100 s. Rae seed, 501. to 541.
dray ditto, 50i. !;(is. • •
Finelliur, SOL 9.ss.—Seconds 85s. 90s.

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