Star.
London, England, 1809-12-25 00:00:00

' COVENT-GARDEN THEifT4tE.

The Pxile and Torn Thumb attracted a crowded a'i-
dience on Saturday. Both pieces were performed,
withoUt any other species of interruption than what
was produced by applause. Between the acts sevt:.,l
placards were exhibited in favour of Mr. BRANIY;:. ,
amongst which we observed the following :
" Candour and liberality require that Brandon be restorer!."
" Brandon only acted by order of his superiors, and ;her: sr,
ought to be remised:*
These placards were received with such gene:4l
applause, that we presume the proprietors will feel it
to be their duty to yield to the wishes expressed
them. No person, of a manly Wind, can possiby r 2.
any ',rancour against this old and gentlernar!v
servant of the Theatre, for what he did under the a
thority of the Managers.
The *Theatrical Place is,-we believe, at last con:-
pletely established. The Proprietors of Covent-Gar.
den Theatre have made further concessions. On S,t.
turday a deputation-from the Committee of the
had an interview with Messrs. KEZOILIC and HARRIS,
jun. on the subject of the number of private bores
that are to be retained after the conclusion of the sla.
son. After some discussion, the latter agreed to
throw open all the private boxes, except TEN ; that
being the number which were in the Theatre previous
' to 1802. In these ten, will be included the boxes on
the stage, and over the orchestra.
TO THE EDITOR.

Sia—l have the satisfaction of informing you, that a Meeting
was held this day, between some of the Committee, on the part of
the public, and Messrs. Kama LE and Nasals, Jun. on the part
of themselves, and the other Proprietors; at which Meeting, those
Gentlemen have unequivocally declartd their determination to
throw open all the private boxes, except TEN, that being the nun:.
bee of private boxes in Covent-Garden Theatre in the year Hoe.
I lose no time in giving you this information, that the public may
be informed at the earliest moment of the happy tern'ination of
this dispute. I am, Sir, your most humble Servant,
Saturday, two o'clock. JAMS, PO ILL.

The rental of these twenty two boxes amounts to
£B,BOO, a sum, no doubt, much exceeding what the
Proprietors are likely to derive from their casual
filling. We are sorry the case of Mr. BRANDON was
not brought under reconsideration at this meeting, as
we should hope, now the Heat of opposition has sub-
sided, that the motives of duty which influenced his
conduct would have been received in palliation of the
errors imputed to him.
We trust, that after the close of the season, means
will be adopted to remedy the faulty construction of
the house, to render it better adapted for the convey-
ance of sound, and for the accommodation of the
audience.

The matrimonial alliance between Lord GEORGE
LEVESON GOWER, and Lady HARRIET CAVE \
took place yesterday evening, at Burlington House,
Chiswick. The ceremony was performed by the Rey.
Mr. PRIDDY, Rector of St. Alban's, in the presence
of the Duke and Duchess of DETONSIIIRE, Marquis
of HARTINGTON, Earl and Countess of EMBoROLGR,
Lord and Lady OSSULSTON, Mr. FORSTER, Lord MOR-
PET% and the Earl of CARLISLE. The day wAs n^t
fixed upon until Friday last ; on the evening at u inch
Lady MORPETH'S acme/lenient took place.

Captain Wirtints is appointed principal Agent for
Transports in the Mediterranean.—Captain
CO the SoPHIE.

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One hundred seamen, late belonging to his M:.•:c-
ty's ship SQUIRREL, have been paid 12 months' wages.
and allowed leave of absence for a month.
Eleven seamen of the ImPEruEux will be tried by
a Court-Martial, to-morrow, for mutinous conduct.
The APOLLO frigate, Captain TAYLOR, which ,11-
rived last week at Portsmouth, left Lord Cocci .G-
-WOOD only three weeks since at Minorca, with 18 sad
of the line and several frigates.. Sir SANIIEL 110014
in the CEarrAua, of 74 guns, with the WARSPITE, 7+,
Captain BLACKWOOD, joined his Lordship on the _kith
ult. The APOLLO, on her passage to Gibraltar, spoke
his Majesty's ships YORK, of 74, 15 days from Ply-
mouth, and TIGRE, of 80, also going to join his
Lordship. The INVINCIBLE and TRIUMPH, of 74. each,
left Minorca on the 25th ult.—the former for Gibral-
tar, to be refitted, and the latter for Cadiz. The
EXCELLENT and MONTAGUE, of 74 each, were at Pd..
lermo , the MAGNIFICENT, 74, and the VOLAGE, and
HAI-otos, frigates, at Malta ; and the HYDRA :111.1
NEnaus, were cruizing off Toulon. The AJAX, 74.
had arrived at Minorca from Spithead. The nor
DERICKSTEIN and SWALLOW frigates, with a convoy
from England, arrived 'at Gibraltar on the 26th u!t..
Lord CoLusawoon was about to detach five sail of
the line on a cruize off Cape St. Sebastian. It is or,.
derstood to be his Lordship's intention, that a put (1
the fleet orgy shall keep the s•a during the winter.—
The perseverance of his Lordship is a subject of won-
der. The French line-of-battle ship and store-shin,
which escaped destruction on the 25th of October,
and got into Cette, were reconnoitred there, on the
7th ult. by the APOLLO and SCOUT, in a situation that
indicated they would never be in a state to go to sea
again. The French fleet in Toulon had sheaved no
fresh disposition to put to sea. The TERRIBLE, of 74
guns, Lord H. POULETT and the SEA HORSE, Cap-
tain STEWART, are coming home with the next con-
voy. The PomosA frigate had left Minorca to re-
lieve the SEA HoasE off Leghorn. The HIND was to
sail from Minorca on the 28th ult. with a convoy of
empty transports for Gibraltar and Cadtz. On the
7th ult. the ROYAL SOVEREIGN, of 110 guns, was
struck with a ballpf lightning, off Cape St. Sebastian,
and had two men killed and sixteen wounded. The
Twat, of 80, was struck at the same time, and her
main-mast was so much shivered, she was obliged to
go to Gibraltar to get a new one.

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