Star.
London, England, 1809-11-20 00:00:00

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

II e Comic Opera of The CoLiArt was re-prod-:-0
at Covent-Garden Theatre, on Saturjay
Mr. BELLAMY played the part of Pri'ime OTION'fi6,
which t-Ir. LitMUM was heretotnre
•1.; ;Le
&livery of the speeches, and in the g Ale!al appear.
ante, he was superior to Mr. Bitaut.m, 1);tt iu rise tx..
cution of the airs, he was not equal t,: him ; yet
BELLAMY cannot be said to have sitif..red
' this comparative display, as all th.! ,ors ttf tl;e p:;:t
were composed by Mr. BRAILA M to accord miun chi
with the varyings and extent of hisown powery.
As the celebrated Polacca is included in the
act, We could :not hear it. as the Gentlem.:n w,•,
came in at half-price,..h74l, by tlL,t time, corenl•Aced
the 0. P. dance: ' . .. • .
Tito disturbance after h peolps ac
greist as it has been' on any night ii!,ce riv.•;,'lllr
the house. - oppositionis's assembled in gr;•at
foite, and seemed '" eager for the. tray." Mos.. of
them ffourished their. sticks, 'instead of more deadly.
weapons. Tie first placard e:shhited was a signa.l
for a challenge to the enemy, v.,ho acceveti
it ; and here was " the tog of war."—Al.er :t gran l
trial of str. ttgth, the 0. P.'s ),c:sitied the victory, and
the N. P.'s never attempted to ielly and make a fresh
charge. In order' to diversity the semis:, the 0 P.
da,nce.wasiotroduced with the usual accompaniments
of whistles, -.horns, kc and the v.hole stewed a sk.rt
of ryinement on the polite exhibitions of Bartholomew
Fair. . Where. was a kind of Master of the ceremonies,
who ever and anon kept a look-:..tit fin' We Police-
Otticer,s, and the moment one apiv...red, the watch-
word of O P. was given, and the oppusitionists
diarel concentrated. The placards were numeroas.
The most remarkable were the old caricature-ARE
seven shilling piece with written under, " cl!Aica.eit
to the Private B':xes." A caricature of Mr. Keruble
asking, g, what you want ?" while a bull, pte-med
by a constable with a staff in his hand, stoops
his hint, to toss up a medall,'„, on which tr:h %%tit.
ten O. P. This was inscribed

" An insulted British Public will never subuiit to a d?gratled
Lidnager."

Another displayed much erudition—it exhibited a
serpent, the emblem of eternity, and bad for a moltu

" Vox populi—semper eadem !"

A person, who on Friday lost his hat in one cf the
contests, and had his coat torn from his back, ap.
peared in the pit, bearing in his hand a great coat,
which he exhibited on a stick, while he addressed the
audience in the following terms Gentlemen, this
shabby old coat was. given me last night after my
own had been torn from my back. It has bee.' as-
serted that the coat given me was worth ten fmy
own. lam now ready to restore it to its (.IVIICT.-•••
Will any gentleman claim this valuable gaiment:"
No one answering him by availing himself of in-
vitation, the 0. P.'s proceeded to form an e.t.ito.ite
of its value by instituting a mock sale, each bidding
what he pretended to think the valueol. the article.—
The biddings at first were very low, but at Itcgth
they amounted to the inennue sum of thirteen p.:%•..1
halfpenny,at which it was stated to have been knocked
down ; and it was forthwith proposed to be adtle,i to
the wardrobe of the Theatre. With a view GI acct
plishing this it was thrown towards the stage,. but f,ll
'into the orchestra. It was however got but by means
of stick., and tossed on the stage. 6-11,rtly alter some
.one • behind the curtain drew it ouz'of sight. This was
a subject of great • exultation, and as such was cele-
brated w•th loud httztas. The curtain Jrcpi e . ia.
• ther before ten. The 0. P.'s then gave their usual
cheers and groans, and soon afterwards :eft the house,
which was cleared before eleven.

Bow-STRELTO—SOOn af:er test o'clock on SJ:ur.lir r.7gltz, Mr.
Brandon came to the office, ai.d stared before ;%,,r. Gait that
fait. disturiance in the theatre, ilLricg that es been as
great in the two-shilling gantry as it was in ;1 Ot ; toe uuutecce
there had danced the O. P. dance, as wen a, in the pit, but the
noise had ptincipally been mad!: by tour you:1 men, whom he
had 4:21134:51 to be taken snit vi t gallery trey and a patty cif
the p.itro:c CCINLVCC, On the parole br:ring then& iatu the
office, ito re. ~rovid to bt: three.
1 hey said thtir names were livamas Ctimar, Josef'.: ijobsoDs
and henry
Mr. PiLandon, upon his oath, said, !!e saw the three prkoners
from the private boxes, on the second aw! d tons at the '25.
gaffer), with ano. her young man who is not .alien,itiallij a great
not-e and disturbance, and :he insi.vid: et 0. 11 ha!, of the
isoners bmna,‘ Ceir.tx. zu.d 11 omiilt. and O. and N. P. B.
(meaning no is. vi.te h.,xes) in the hat of Jos• ph fisobson. There
was a great noise and tumult to the hose during tilt: first act of
the afte:piece. '1 hat at.e at the prisoner 4, but toted not
point out, aiternptea to ill3ke A specen ; and chat a.. 1 three of
tliern made a great noise and vociferation, to the great annoyanct
and disturbance of the audience.

Mr. Saville Herbert, o! I),•ctor's Commons, saitt he par-
ticularly e.•served the %talent conduct of the thr priso::ers is
the tw•t-shilling gallery, a: me time lie was in a box, V. 71.•
duced him to go to the two•sbillinz gallery. th:y Wm!
taken out by Perry, the pa. Loh:, and VI-. lb-are At, he took t:s4
ins•gnia of 0. P. and N. P. li, train the lilt of I ; and :ha:
their conduct r was so actin • and vine:!:. •he aatii-
ence were touch annoyed and di)turb.A!, and the public Face
broke and endangered.

'l•he priwnrn all declared, that the in.ignias of O. P. and N. "-
B. were nut their own, but were given akin by a Irma in the
gallery. who elistrihte.eel them One of the pliti ;las sai,! its;
.pt hi, 0. P. in his hand a loi g time, tiil via., I.dighed a 5y
ar him for not putting it into hi• hat, w
to do it. Ir • :.were• alt apprentice% ; ont vu..i..,..r.,ce;•;; :a a
Manchester warehouseman, and the ut'•, ; tt;
Hobson d Stulth found bail, ai,d Comar War Cotuluit.t.'d fMt
watts of At.

NAVAL lIVrIaLIGENCL

FALMOUTH, NOVEMBER 17.

\-;ster. -.y arrived the brig Thomas and Mary with
~: ! barilla, taken by a French privateer, and
b., the HIND cutter ; she is last from
~ey, and is put under quarantine ; and the Elope-
from Bristol. Sailed this day the For.
tr,,)iese ship Minerva, da CosTA, for London, with
trait, cork, &c. ; the ship Rockers, LIFLAND, for Lon-
(l.-.1, List from Martinique ; thr brig Elizabeth, BA..
%En, for Portsmouth ; the ship Pelican, NORRIS, for
J.N.Ion, List from Smyrna ; the Spanish ship Santa
FERRENDiZ, from Cadiz for London ; the
Lai-k Elizabeth, CARP., for ditto ; the Sophia, Dm:-
for ditto ; and ill,: CIIIf.I'iIOUND lugger, for
Gmrr.sey. The Lady Pcllew packet, from America,
;_':curly expected. The Princess Charlotte packet,
vi;:i mails for Lisbon, is expected to sail to-mor-
rv,. Wind N. W.

rINNIOU I-11, 1N1) P! Yr% TOITTH-DOrK, NOV. 8.

A letter from Cork received here states, that the 1
mcluun frigate arrived at Cove the D:h inst. with a
preach National corvette le Fantaron, (her prize)

,7:lting IS tuns, and manned wi.h Hi's) men ;
•.-2S iron Brost, bound to. Guadaloupe, lad.7n
flour, and sundries ; she maintained a
fight with 07e EMERALD, and a chace of
--...,en hours, and evinced much •skill in manteuvring
, C1...A her escape ; but by the superior sailing and
e.i,:tlons (1;1,2. ENI El: ALD, !!)e at lenl_*th cvme
capti‘red her. The enemy had two men
1;,1,1 and ten wounded, by the the from the EME-
It. 1.1) lilDing the chace. Yr. vious to capturing the
vessel, the EMERALD detained and sent into
(...ye, an American brig, the Luna, laden with cot-
rice, bound to St. Scbastian's.

v.iiting the above, the corvette and detained
• have arrived in liarr.oaze. The corvette is
v r vfts:.l, an.i well adapted, from I.cr supe-
t-•T :* the service. ,ailed from
1;11 en the 3d, and IVZS captured on the sth.
French merchant brig was also sent in this after-
• u, prize to 0;'..! ox our erni:Tri.
!..76 tni;:t arrived the BitITANNIA hired ciltttr,.

WILO:, from Cad]:, and i. put under
.SIT left tlyt place on the ;30th ult. and
aas :it that time known there that the French fleet
d Filled Cll thc.. €2.lth ; and they were in hotrly ex.
cation of rec iving an account of a battle—;he re-
uf which it does not require the gift of prophcc7
forctel.

O.:tiers arc giveA•#e'tho J;ing's Pilots to look out
rtiic Dusa:AL, from Cadiz., with MarcAis
TZSLEY on board, and his retinue.

The FORMIDABLE, of 98 guns, was preparing to
ii f.;r England from Cadiz, with a large convoy,
r.„:iet.ted there, when the BItITANNIA sailed. The •
I tl:r brought no news from !he artair's.
A fleet of mer,hantmen passed by this foretnon
f:.1.1 the westward, but whether thcs, from Ca.liz,
,I,:a the EOHMIDABLE, I could not learn, as they
too jjeat-an otriag—they went t,p Channel.
.krrived the 011E6. is 510,.p of war, horn a cruize
:h.: westward ; ENT: EAVOUR hired ;rig, with five
t under convoy, ft omSwarse.: ; Elizabeth ( )
r, iron: Creenock ; EPT..kot.ll (0) ditto, from
:k; Caines ter de • ir..m Live' pool; and tl,l
Li..ct•, from Bristcl, all with impressed menfor tLfri.
Cir,ALTAR, 80 guns, from Reclicfiv, to vlctua! reArl
A:isnDE igate, from a cruize in rlc Crtan-
:; the CeCKATRICE, from the Wt.i.t Indies, with
CiNernment stores ; and the At.Enr schooner, from
P:;er:o, with wine.—Sailed the O:I:7,TES sloop, to the
1-cstwarJ ; and I'AtoLE frigate, on separate cruizes ;
'rums sloop, for the East Indies ; the brig Jane,
fur Heligoland; Mary, MoNlmv, for the
v*:er ; Neptune, PAYNE, for Cork; Eclipse, Zurra.,
; and Eleanor, MAsTnns, for St. Mi-
C:!-I's.—The tioE t:igate, Capt. HARPvY MA Vf
i.le:ained and sent its here the Pappenburgh
Elizabeth, TERIaN ma ter, Irolt Liverpool,

PORTSMOUTH, NOV ENIBLII 19.
t:IC ALPiItIA turn a Crtllle..---SACd
• GA DAPPER, RE/iii•O.I.E, ACHILLES,
8 • • 1.1-.,.-nout-s, for off Uherburg. The RoYALtsT,
stnd several others, with troops tau. Guernsey,

' IN.

EFAI., NOVEMBER LB.

ene Dolphin storeship, from Spithead ;
"sr :loop, from a cruize, and brought in a
Fronch lugger private: r, whicit she captured
close in s‘ ith the Entlish land, and it?
the convoy coming up from Poromoutli;
• : sl:lop, from a crnize; HUMBLR. armed

' ; ;

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a c.livoy from Falmouth. Sailed the

C a a, cruize.

right, about tcn o'clock, the
VICIEL,StOII, V A I.I:XTIN master, from
t) .London •*.vith a cargo.of butter,
c,:b!c; in a heavy squaN, and got on shore
. Castle ; great part of the cargo and the
1:' 371vcd, but the vessel at high water up-
fearcd v.-111 he lest.

Poom:cr.. sloop, on a cruise ; 1-it:mutra
77,iLd the Assistance and Deptford
; P:.PASANT HILL
f; Dovcr Re:Ris ; TDAs hired armed ctit-
l'oß schnonci., for Flushing.
NOVF.3II:ER 19.

::cp2an p.,xkct, which sailed from hence
fs.:r licligotard, has rovumcd, owing

Co eohtr! 'Winds ras Is RllO the Let.i Nelsel'►, Capt.
STEWART, for Gottenburg.—The harbour is now tull
of shipping of various descriptions ; and the Baltii
fleet, outward bound, is now in sight from Yat mouth
Roadso—Wind N.

YARMOLITFI, NOVEMBER 19.
• Arrived the PILOT and CHANTICLEER sloops of
war ; MONKEY and CEN::OR gun brigs. Sailed the
SNAKE sloop with the real,-west men for the Downs;
MANLY and PAZ on a cruize ; and PANDORA sloop of
war to the Westward. The CALYPSO remains wind-
bound with Messengers for the Baltic ; and the BA.
MUM' sloop of war with convoy for Gottenburgh.—
The ships in the Roads are the Roebuck, Planta-
genet, Pilot, Drake, Censor, Acute, Emms schttyt,
and Finder transport. Wind N. E. blows a gale.—
The men of war are all riding safe, with their yards
and topmasts struck.—One P. M. One of the BASI-
- convoy (a foreigner) is. sunk on the Bar.