Star.
London, England, 1802-02-03 00:00:00

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.

PARIS, J.N. 26.—1 n a former letter I acquainted
you with a (port (latement of the Theatres. I !hall
now inform you how they are manased. The
Grand Theatre, called Theatre Francais de la Re-
publique, belongs to the principal Performers;
after their falary is allowed them, they there the
profits. The French Government has ever fence
the revolution given the Concern annually too,ooo
livres Tournois. The Grand Opera belongs to
the Government, that is to fay, the houfe ; but,
although the houfe is filled the very infant the
doors open, they could not tuba if not fupported
by Government, who allows them 600,000 livres
Tournois annually. The reafon is. • that the ex-
pences are fo very great. To the French Comic
Opera the Government alto pay so,ooo livres per
annum. The Italian Comic Opera has made an
agreement with Government, that no other Italian
fingers are allowed here ; for this they pay very
handfomely. All the rell are on their own bot-
tom, except paying to Government for their li-
cence. In fad, there is not a place of any kind
of public amufement in Paris, even the brothels
and gambling-houfes, which is not under the cog-
nizance of the police, and pay all a tax for their
licences.

Dramatic Authorfhip is paid in rather a fingu-
lar manner. In the principal Theatres the Author;
are allowed one-feventh of the profits every night
ad infinities. that the piece is played. This is a
(mall annuity to the Author's pofterity.
The Minifter of the Interior is the Cenfor of the
Rage, and it is rather singular that the perfpn in
that department (which is called La DivAn Parr
let Beaux Arts) is the brother of a celebrated Au-
thor; and has, within fix months, been obliged to
rejeft two of his pieces, not on account of their poli-
tical tendency, but on account of obfcene language.
Bookfellers labour here under no very great dif-
ficulty, with regard to their publifhing operations.
If a book is difapproved of by the Government,
the Minifter of Police defires the bookfellcr not to
fell them • but if he continues, notwithftanding the
' notice and which is very often done, the Guards
of the Police enter the honfe and feize the objec-
tionable books. This is the whole of the procefs
employed againft libels or books that are obnox-
ious to Government.

The fale of Newfpapers is uncommonly eaten.
five and profitable... The papa's in the greateft
circulation are :
The Moniker, which publinws pearly 20,000 per*.
Journal de Paris,- z6,c00 • • '
- - 54,000
ournal des Debate, - - 12,000
Journal des Defenfenrs de la Patric, zo,ooo
- Clef du Cabinet, t 6,000
—Then there are the Journal de Commerce, Le
Citoyen Francois, Journal du Soir, Gazette de
France, Sec. &c. each of which publifh but few.
But there is The Petites Affiches, which is like a
Daily Advertifer, and for Advertifements only.
It publifhes at leaft 30,000 daily, and all by
fubfcnption, which is about 365. fierling a year.
The neat profits of the Moniteur is fuppoied to be
one halfpenny fterling on each paper, which pro.
fit, owing to the extenfive fate, is enormous. R 0 F.-
DE a I it, the Connfellor of State, is part Proprietor
of the journal Je Paris, and an eminent Minifter
here is role Proprietor of the Moniteur, and part
Proprietor of the Journal de Paris.
If newfpaper is obnoxious to Government, or
contains the rankeft libel againft the Government,
perfon. is profecuted or moletted any farther
than She:piper is flOpped, but may commence
again the next day under another name. What is
very txtranrdinary, newfpapers are not frinked in
this wintry.'