Star.
London, England, 1813-05-03 00:00:00

KING'S THEATRE.

• On Saturday evening the performances at this
Theatre were interrupted by a very serious disturb-
*lce, proceeding apparently from a call, on the part
of the audience, for the re-appearance of CATALAN",
who has withdrawn her services from the Theatre, on
account of the non-payment of some arrears.
At a very early part of the performance a few
hisses were heard, which increased as the performance
proceeded, to calls of is Off, off!—TAYLOR I—Ma-
nager !" but no notice was taken of them, and the
curtain dropped amidst a tumult of noise, which ren-
dered the latter part of the piece quite inaudible.—
The Ballet commenced among the hisses of some, the
cries of many, and the inattention of the greater part;
the gallery alone seemed disposed to be tranquil.
Many more had by this time entered the pit, and the
uproar was augmented. The first symptom of the
coming disorders was perceptible in the shaking of the
side-scene of a forest to the right, which alarmed a
child who bad been carefully placed in a basket of
osiers and laurels, and who, from affright, jumped
out of its scenic confinement. This was only a merry
incident ; but immediately afterwards, there appeared
to be some mighty tumult behind the same part of
the scenery, which was pronounced to be a fight; and
the personages of the ballet seemed quite .appalled,
and looked with great trepidation towards this quar-
ter, where some of the soldiers and others were re-
pressing persons who attempted to break in. A most
violent invasion followed, and the stage was in a mo-
ment nearly covered with Gentlemen, who, from the
general mourning, made a most sombre appearance.
The dancers instantly drew back, and ranged them-
selves on a platform at the back of the scene. The
first invaders rushed on, some with two canes in their
hands, and others with one. They tore the lower
parts of the scene, and broke the child's basket into
pieces. The curtain fell ; some of the Gentlemen
came before it, and strutted about, flourishing their
canes with the most infuriated gestures, and waving
laurels, the spoliation of the stage. The curtain, be-
ing now in imminent danger, was again raised, and
the host from the pit and boxes became complete
masters of the area : their force amounted to more
than an hundred. Every thing now was " contusion
worse confounded ;" the invaders appeared to have
no plan nor discipline among themselves : some in
the pit were screaming for o the Manager," others
violently applauding the success of the enterprise, wad
some yet struggling for the house by cries of " Off,
off!" At last, a person was brought forward on be-
half of the house, to answer questions, and so forth.
He was addressed by an indifferent orator or tssa:o in
the pit (one of whom got into the orchestra to be
nearer him), respecting the delay in his appearance.
One person told him, that an apology for this mis-
conduct would be expected in all the public prints.
He bowed submissively enough, and twice or thrice
addressed a few words to the audience very inaudibly.
There were loud cries of " Speak out." We under-
stood him to say, that it was impossible for Mr. TAY-
ion to appear personally before them, on account of
his present situation. He hoped they would have the
Indulgence to suffer the ballet to proceed that night,
as perhaps Mr. TAYLOR might be able to appear on
Tuesday. With regard to Madame CATALAN', he
*as sorry than any unpleasant difficulties had oc-
,' furred, and he could only say, that every thing prac-
-1 ticable should 'be done to satisfy the wishes of the No-
-1 bility ar.d Gentry. This produced some applause,
') sod symptoms of triumph. From the pit, he was in-
i formed by several, that nothing would be satisfactory
1 without the restoration of CATALAN'. Some few
s e&css then called nut for ANGIOLINI. Nothing useful
iresulted from these proceedings, and the deputy re-
tired: Some attempts were now made to clear the
)Ip:we for the remainder of the performance, and the 1,
-.1 soldiers made their appearance on the stage, and drew',
. up. We believe they lent some assistance towards'
repr.essing the intruders; greater numbers of whom
'kquickly canoe oa, and a scene of the most novel and
extotord.nary kind ensued. An attack was immedi.
stay made on the few soldiery, Isle were separated
. rom nude other, mad each surrounded by numbers,
endeevouring by main force to wrest from them their
arms. This was resisted by the soldiers s'outly, as long
'if
as they had any power of resistance left them. The
Twist dr-mdful events were anticipated by the specie.
tors. That British soldiers would suffer themselves to
be disarmed without a sanguinary, and probably fatal
osesistance, could not be foreseen. Such, however, was
ithe tact. .-We must mention, as far as we could ob-
serve of this strange subversion of all order and de-
Coratm, that the forbearance of the soldiers its not
snaking the most offensive use of their weapons me-
' 'tea much praise. It was unquestienably in their
wer, whatever might have been the immediate res-S
ult to themtelves, to have wounded severely, or de-
oyed the lives of, many of the young Gentlemen
%yho inflicted on them this temporary disgrace. What
seemed quite shocking, and met with hisses and
mos, was the conduct of the victors, who, after
lying the muskets, drew out and flourished the
onets ; and then, with the most marked disrespect
Sind contempt, threw the arms into the orchestra
ong the lamps and desks. Four or five muskets
Airere thus ignominiously disposed of. A soldier's
leap, which had been knocked off the man's head,
and was lying en the floor, was taken up, and after-
wards hide along the stage by two or three young
en of fashion, in the most insulting manner. Some.
ildiets were culled in Imp the front doors. but they,

~~

little teqbainted with Ueda 0? this deseription,
walking incautiously to the stage, were disarmed
suddenly. The military withdrew after being thus
vanquished. The Orchestra had taken a natural
alarm early is the fray, and the musicians had es-
caped front the impending danger with every violin,
bassoon, and trombone, and the whole of their music
books. So complete a victory being achieved, we re-
mained wondering what would happen next. The
uproar continued the same. Toe gallery cried, "Off!
off 1" and facetiously demanded " God save the
King," from the new performers. At length a de-
gree of silence, not of order, was obtained ; and a sort
of circle was formed on the stage, in the centre of
which appeared Major Mellish, who briefly informed
the audience that the appearance of Captai‘White
on the stage, was only to draw off his men, that they
might not improperly interfere with the audience.
This explanation was received with great appro-
bation, but tranquillity was still distant—Some in the
gallery more particulirly, had shewn displeasure at
the conduct of the conquerors ; limn among the group
of whom, one, a brainless jackanapes, who had seized
upon this opportunity to become notorious, presented
himself, most presumptuously, to the audience, who
regarded him with a proper indignation ; this spark,
however, continued to walk slowly up and down
the stage, and at length, holding up his coat on
one side, and clapping his hand a posteriori, tacitly
bade the whole audience (perhaps the most noble
in the universe), hiss his --
The victors who had signalized their courage in
the eyes of the ladies by wresting the arms from the
soldiery, had too much of gallantry about them to
suffer the character of their devotion to the sex to be
compromised by this glaring breach of politeness.—
Thrice they dragged the struggling offender to the
front of the proscenium, insisting on his apology upon
his bonded knees, or, on the alternative, of throwing
him over into the orchestra, as they had thrown the
arms of the Guards. On las knees they did force
him, but he shewed no relish for apologizing. The
efforts of so many to throw the fellow over, though
rough, violent, and somewhat of barbarous in the
mode, were yet intermixed with a portion of the
ludicrous. His coat was pulled off, his waistcoat
nearly so, his cravat seized on till the poor wretch
was almost throttled ; he was twisted and squeezed
about, till his situation went near to the excitement
of pity : but all was found vain, or too serious to
be pushed further. He gave them more trouble
than the soldiers. Meanwhile, in the eager pressing
on both sides to punish the meditated victim, his
punishers shoved one another over, and actually
tumbled into the orchestra, four or five of them at a
time. In this bustle the lamps were the chief sufferers.
Fresh reinforcements had come from the boxes dur-
ing this part of the performance, so that the stage
was more crowded than ever. Silence was again in-
- yoked in favour of a new orator, in the person of Mr.
KINNAIRDI who stated with much feeling and energy
the cause of the more recent confusion, " which con-
, sisted in the shameful and scandalous conduct of an
individual, who, it was since discovered, was in a
state of inebriety." Several exclaimed, cg he is not
so drunk, or he could not have defended himself so
well !" Mr. KINNAIIED was then loudly called upon
to give the individual's name ; to which he replil=d,
that he did not know it—that he should think the
knowledge of his name almost as great a disgrace as
he had, with others, felt his presence to have been on
that night. Just as this unpleasant broil was closing
and ennui began to prevail, Mr. Romeo COATES pre-
sented himself to the elegant assembly, bursting
' through the growing gloom like a flambeau in a fog,
and thus gracefully spoke :
Ladies and Gentlemen—l am desired by a great
number of the Nobility and Gentry behind the scenes
to address you on this unhappy occasion. Now, in
the first place, I assure you, upon my honour, that
Madame CATALANI is not in the house; and, in the
second, that if you go on rowing in this manner you
will exterminate all decency from the Kieg's Theatre.
As for the impertinent fellow who skewed his derriere
to the Ladies, (which is an action that I and every
well bred man should scorn,) he has been duly pu-
nished for his temerity :

" Yet let his faultsbeburied in his shame,
" Bat not remembered in his epitaph."
Here the Dramatic Amateur bowed three times,
and then retired amidst a thundering acclamation of
" Bravo, Mr. COATES !" and followed like a comet,
as he is, with a long and luminous train.
Nothing momentous occurred after this ; and, as
the. lamps and lights were extinguished by degrees,
the company gradually departed, and the Theatre
was cleared belore the Sabbath had begun.
Madame CATALAN!, we understand, h s already
received Je127.5 for the first ten weeks of her perform•
ance this season, and for the two remAining instal-
ments, each to the same amount, she has the guaran-
tee of the two trustees for payment, when they shall
become due. She has also had her beneSt. Hcr ob-
jection to perform is grounded on her not having re-
ceived payment of an arrear of salary for former sea•
,ons, and of money lent to Mr. Tnytol.

Dr. THORNTON has paid a happy compliment to
the feelings of the British Nation, and at the same
time handsomely testified his gratitude to his angust
Patron, the EMPEROR ALLXANDER, by present ng
(gratis) a strong likeness of that illustrious Personage,
supported by two Russian soldiers, a Cossack and
Grenadier, to every purchaser of a Botanical Ticket ;
the only apprehension is—that he will not be able to
get a sufficient quantity ready, as the demand for
the Tickets is very great, and the drawing is fixed by
Government for Thursday next, 6th of May.
QVE -TION.+ Why is the present State Lottery so
popular ?--ANSWER. Because every State Lottery
Ticket and Share unit be a Prise, 11 drawn on Next
Thursday, and every Prize will be paid in Money on
Demand ! For whether yea gain one of the Six Ca-
pitals of 420,000 and £lO,OOO, or one of the Toe
Thousand One Hundred and Fifirthree Prizes of 2,000,
£l,OOO, £5OO, 8300, £2OO, £lOO, £5O, £4O, 420,
&c. &c. re will be paid in Money, on Demand 1
STAMP Orrica.—The Commissioners of Stamps
have permitted the Clerks and Stampers to continue
at Somerset-House from 11 to 6 to-morrow, and from
10 to 9 on Wednesday, that the Public may not be
disappointed in consequence of the great demand for
'Pickets and Shares in the State Lottery, which begins
on Thursday next, when every Ticket drawn must
be a Prize, and every Prir.e, whether a £20,000,
£lO,OOO, or an% other Priv; will paid in Mency
on demand.

FROM SATURDAY MGM'S GAZET/S

ADMIRALTY•OFFICE, MAY I, ill..
Copy of a Letter from Captain Dundas, of his Majesty's ship
Pyramus, addressed to Admiral Lord IC eith, and transmitted
by his Lordship to John Wilson Croker, Esq.

His Majesty's ship Pyramus, at Rea, Apell 70.
MY Loan—The American _schooner letter of
marque Zebra, mounting ten guns And tnanne•l with
38 men, from Bourdeaux, bound to New York, was
captured this evening by his Majesty's ships Pyramus
and Belle Poule, Andromache in sight.
T have the honour to be, 8&c.
(Signed) J. W. D. DUNDAS, Captain.
The Right Hon. Admiral Lord Keith, K. B. &c. &c.
Copy of a Letter from Captain Salt, of his Majesty's skip Uni-
corn, addressed to Rear-Admiral Sir Harry Neale, and trans-
mined by Lord Keith to John Wilson Croker, Esq.

His Majesty's ship Unicorn, at Sea, April lA.
SIR—I beg leave to acquaint you, that his Ma-
jesty's ship Stag, in company with his Majesty's ship
Unicorn, captured this morning, in lat. 47. 50. N.
and long. 7. W. the American letter of marque
schooner Hebe (formerly his Britannic Majesty's
schooner Laura), John Picarere, Master, carrying
two guns and 15 men, bound to Bourdettux or Nantes..
(Signed) G. B. SALT, Captain.

WHITEHALL, APRIL 30.

His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased, In
the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to appoint Henry
Richmond, Esq. to be a Commissioner a the Customs, vice
Richard Frewitt Frenin, Esq. retired.
WHITEHALL., MAY I.

His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been graciously
pleased, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to con-
stitute and appoint Archibald Campbell, Esq. one of the Lords
of Session, to be a Lord of Justiciary in Scotland, in the room
of Sir William Honeyman, Bart. resigned.
His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has also been graciously
pleased, io the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to con-
stitute and appoint David Cathcart, Esq. Advocate, to be one of
the birds of Session in Scotland, in the room of Sir William
Honeyman, Bart. resigned.
CROWN OFFICE, MAY 1.

MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT.
Bo envoi: or DoWNTON—Sir Thomas Brooke Pechell, of Aid-
wick, in the county of Sussex, Bart, in the room of Sir Thomas
Plumer, Knt. who has accepted the office of Vice-Chancellor
of England; and Edward Golden, of Maiden Erlegb, In the
county of Berks, Esq. In the room of Charles Henry Boutterie,
Esq. who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.
MILITARY PROMOTIONS.

Commissions signed by his Royal Highness the Prince Regent,
in the same and on the behalf of his Majesty.
Joseph Hammond, Gent, to be Adjutant to the sth Regiment of
North York Local Militia, vice Ray, resigned, dated April .1 ;
William Dawson, Gent, (from the late Workington Local
Militia) to be Adjutant to the Whitebaven Corps of Local Mi-
litia Artillery, in the county of Cumberland. April 26, 1813.
By the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Carmarthen.
Jenkin Davies, Esq. and Edward Price Lloyd, Esq. to be De-
puty Lieutenant. Dated March 5, 1813.
Ist Regiment of Carmarthenshire Local Militia—Captain Thos,
Beynon to be Major. Dated April 17, 1813.
By the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Gloucester.
Ist Royal East Gloucester Local Militia—Lieutenant Josias ♦e.

relst to be Captain, vice Elton, deceased, dated Nov. 26, and
'1 homas Smith Porter, Gent. to be Ensign. Dec. 21, 1819.
2d Royal East Regiment—Edmund Dawson, Gent. to be Lieute-
nant. Dated September 19, 1812.
Royal Weit Regiment—Lieutenant Richard Smith to be Captain,
vice Croft, resigned; Thomas Dawson, Gent. to be Lieute-
.

nant, vice Smith, promoted. Dated ectober 22, 1812.
Royal North Regiment—Captain W. Wilson Curry to be Major,
and Lieut. Francis lohn Bugler to be Captain, dated Feb. 15;
Lieutenant Sidcnham Teast to be ditto, dated Feb. 16 ; Lieute-
nant Edwin Shute to be ditto, dated Feb. 17; Lieut. Henry
Smith to be ditto, dated Feb.lB ; and Lionel Bigg, Gent. to
be Lieutenant. Dated Feb. 15, i
By the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Kent.
Sevenoaks and Bromley Regiment of Local Militia—His Grace
the Duke of Dorset to be Captain, vice Willmott, resigned,
cLted April 27; radio WilLunTurner to be Lieuu:nant, dated
Marck 25; Ensign Thomas Sale to be ditto, dated March 26;

and Ensign James Bradley to be ditto, dated March 27, 1813.
Berstead and Mailing Regiment—Henry Leigh Spencer, Esq. to
be Captain. Dated March 17, 1813.
2d East Kent Regiment—Samuel G. Furmston, Gent. to be En-
sign, dated March 30, and Stepheat Wright, Gent. to be ditto,
dated March 31, Ibl3.
By the Vice Lieutenant of Oxford.
3d or Northern Regiment of Oxfordshire LocaiMilitia.—Richard
Edmunds, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated April 13,18/3.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of tht North Riding
of Yorkshire.-4th Regiment of North York Local Militia.
Backhouse, Gent. to be Lieutenant, dated March 25, 18L8s I
Richard Hird, Gent. to be ditto, dated April 17, 1818.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of Essex.
let Regiment of Local Militia.
. _

Ensign Hayward Henri Rush to be Lieutenant, vice Scraton,
promoted; Eosign George Pocock to be ditto, vice Bernard,
resigned; Edward Payne, Gent. to be ditto, vice Gordon, re-
signed ; Walter Bridge, Gent. to be Ensign, vice White, re-
signed ; John Fisher, Gent. to be ditto, vice Canal/titan, ap-
pointed Quarter Master. Dated April 5, 1813.
sd Regiment.

Thomas Bars'ow, Esq. to be Captain, vice Hodges, deceased;
John Bawtree, jun. Esq. to be ditto, vice Tabor, deceased ;
Lieutenant Robert Tabnr to be ato, vier Dawson, resigned;
Lieutenant William Kendal Dawson to be ditto, vice Miller,
resigned; Ensign Robert Heckford to be Lieutenant, vice Ta-
bor, promoted; Ensign James Cook to be ditto, vice Dawson,
promoted ; Charles Hill Buxton, Gent. to be ditto, vice Coo.
per, resigned; Henry Argent, Gent. to be ditto, vice Cole, re-
signed; James Blyth, Gent. to he ditto, vice Clark, resigned;
Francis Lufkin, Gent. to be ditto, vice Golding, resigned;
Robert Swinborne, Gent. to be ditto, vice Barton, resigned;
Francis Salmon, Gent. to be ditto. Dated March :26, 1819.
4th Regiment.
Mundeforel Allen, E. to he Captain, vice Ruggles, resigned ;
Ensign Samuel How Tweed to be Lieutenant, vice Haifell, re-
signed : dated March 16, 1833. John Giblin, and Samuel Le-
gsrton, Gents. to be Ensigns. Dated February .24, 1813.
Conimisssions signed by the Vice Lieutenant of Surrey.
Ist Regiment of Surrey Local Mils.
Thomas Alexander Roberts, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Foster,
promoted. Dated April 13,1813.
2el Regiment.
William Waiter Gretten, Gent. tie he Lieutenant, vice Butcher,
resigned, dated April 17, 1819; James Firth, Gent. to be ditto,
vice Mitchell, resigned, dated April 18, 1813; Joseph William
Snuggs, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Street, resigned, dated April
17, 1313.

3d Regiment.
Ensign Robert Brine to be Lieutenant, vice Perkins, resigned,
dated April 17, ISIS; Ensign Joseph Ede to be ditto, vice
Cooper, rrsigned, dated April IS, ISIS; Henry Anderson,
Gum. to be Ensign, vice Brine, promoted, dated April 17,
1813; Peter Davey, Gent. to be ditto, vice Ede, promoted,
dated April I:4, 1813.

4th Regiment.
George Thomas, Gent, to be Quarter Master, vice M'Leod, re.
signed; dated April 15, 181:1.
Princess Charlotte's Reement of Volunteer!.
George Potter, Gent. to be Second Lieutenant' dated April 9,
1813 ; Henry Kitchener Gent. to be ditto, dated April 10,
1813; Robert Charles iroadsvater, Gent. to be ditto, dated
April 11, 1813; John Jackson, Gent. to be ditto, dated April
12, 1813; Matthew Kirby, Gent. to be ditto, April 14, lel S.
"- .

Erratum in the Gazette of the I 7th ultimo.
Lth Regiment of Surrey Local Militia.
For William Henry Dawson, Eiq. so be Captain—aea4 Thomas
William Dawson, Esq. to be Captain.

AVERAGE PRICE of CORN IN ENGLAND and WALES,
from the returns ending the gsth of April, 1818.
Wheat. Rye. Barley. Oars. Segos. Pease.
s. 4. la. d. s, d. s. d. s. d. la. d.
119 7 I 79 8 I 6$ I 1 13 0 /83 3 1 117 to
The average Price of Sugar, computed from tie returns made
la Oa; we ending the slink lily el Arras Is nu 10. pa rig.

T"

:~

IMRLIAIBIN7'ARr PROCBEDINGs.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MAY I.
The Royal Assent was given by Conunimion to the Utctiel
Mils, the Exchequer Debentures, the lankeepere Rats,,, the ;t•.
gent's Park Bills, sod to twelve others of a private or kcal 1•.
seelption.
TM Lords Conunissioners were, the Loan Cal. 5ce.1402,
Earl Cao a teettnxt.ex, wad Lord Wm.:nitwit U.
The Brass Impartation Bill was read a third time, Jai pawl
The euttenhithe Bridge Bill was brought up from the Coat.
mots by Mr. Wyaa•row t and,•with two Private b,q,, brought
up by Lord STANLAY, was read a first time.

JUDICIAL UUSIN/ISS.
The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, in order to prevent
'any misunderstanding that [nicht tide plitet without tlooit, la
consequence of their Lord,Lips proposed arrangement for .ht;n•
ISt ten o'clock on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, kr t!!:
purpose of transacting the Judicial business of the How, •,,
thought it right to state, that such an armor:me:it sea,. no ..,
tended to take place before Friday next. This should la: !c!.• •
with reference to the attendance of Counsel, and the c .i.vettiv• ~
of parties I besides, a particular cause was already lire.) for hew; ..
on the afternoon of Monday. it might also be priewr La I.
interval that their Lordships should come to SOlllt d: Cation Nti, .
respect, in some points of view, to the number of causes to •;...
!heard dsily. He thought it proper to gi,-to this intintation u,..:
a jsoint that might be of borne Importance to individu..l,

_ _ ....
—After nine private nebs Wgal itiaPOWLI a, an 4.,i;u4ti.1141;
took plate.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The MtrchaLte Bond Bill was committed; the report t• 1 so.
received on Monday. The Brass Bill was brought up frier
Lords. Tha report of the Committee of Supply was brought o,
and agreed to. Mr. WHARTON brought up the repon of ita
Liverpool Dock Bill, which having been agreed to, fat 1196.:
adjourned. •