Star.
London, England, 1825-10-14 00:00:00

TIIK ACTOR AND THE CRITIC.

innx 11i! EDINBURGII EVENING COURANT OF MONDAY.
We think it an imperious, though a painful part of
our dilly, to lay before our readers a statement of the

follooN in circumstances :
Yesterday (Sunda,), while the individual who is the
responsible Editor of this paper, was attending a funeral
in the Greyfriars Church-yard, a person, who we be-
lieve to be an actor in the Edinburgh Theatre, of the
tame of Pritchard, at the moment the last token of
respect was observing, and before the company had re-
tired from the grave, abruptly addressed him in lan-
guage to this effect " That notwithstanding the so.
kmatty of the occasion—the holy day—and the S.l.
credness of the spot, he could not omit the opportunity
of saying that he would not permit his feelings to be
irritated any longer, and that he (meaning the Editor
of this paper), in his opinion, was a scurrilous rascal V'
A cod was then thrust iuto the hand of the Editor,
siho, recollecting himself, merely observed, that this
v..s7ieither the time nor the place for such conduct and
c'serzations;" and immediately tore the card without
lookllg at it, and walked slowly from the church-yard
with the Gentlmen who accompanied him.
Ignorart, as we are, of the motives which have
tempted the person we have named to so daring a yin
la:ion of the sanctity of the day and place, and totally
unconscious of ever having alluded to him but as an
actor, we might leave these facts without commeat—
but in our private capacity, we feel bound to say, after
consulting a friend, by rank and experience in every
respcct qualified to direct us by his opinion, that the
committer of an outrage of a kind so unprecedented—
so appalling to all feelings of religion and common
decency—is not entitled to other notice than pity. In
the exercise of our public duty we have had occasion
to criticise the performers of our Theatre, and are con-
ten: to know, that in the general expression of our opi-
t;on,,, we have merely echoed the public voice. We
shall not consequently be deterred by conduct, however
gross or disgusting, from doing so. We owe the Public
a duty paramount to every other consideration, and
that duty we shall perform, as we have hitherto endea-
routed to do, fearlessly and honestly.
PROM THE EDINBURGH OBSERVER OF TUESDAY.

Tnseies ROYAL.—Last night,when Mr. PRITCHARD,
who personated the Duke, in Clari, appeared on the
stage, a sort of tumult ensued. Cheers and hisses came
frcrn every part of the house ; but the former, as far as
we could judge, predominated. Mr. PRITCHARD then
came forward, and addressed the audience nearly as
follows:

" LADUJI AND Gurrixssam—Am I to undtrstand from this that
you expect me to give some explanation respecting a paragraph
which appeared in the Edinburgh Courant of today? If so, 1 beg
have to state, Ladies and Gentlemen, that the Editor of that paper
has been in the habit of perseveringly attacking my professional
reputation. He has, likewise, attempted to withdraw from me the
r:putation of a Gentleman—a character, which 1 presume to think,
have supported off the stage to the satisfaction of my friends.
Ladies and Gentlemen, was this to be borne? I-le has asscrted
that Miss Foote must have felt herself degraded by acting Fir-
L"‘te to my Don Felix—and why? because she had appeared
in that character with Mr. Charles Kemble; thus contrasting
my humble abilities with those of Mr. Kemble, who is at the '
"IT head of his profession—( Applause.) Ladies and Gentlemen,
I beg leave to state, that the paragraph in the *want of today,
with respect to our rencontre of yesterday, is not correct. The
observations passed on me in the Saturday's paper so inflamed my
niind, that yesterday, when I saw the author of this calumny, it
war With the greatest difficulty I restrained myself till the melan-
choly duty we were called upogs:d perform was over. Upon re-
Ltiog front the ground, I add him in the following terms:—
SIC,I wish to speak with you.' He said, Some other time.' I
replied, ' No, Sir, no other time; you have hurt my feelings to
that degree, that notwithstanding this holy day, and the melancholy
business we have been engaged in, I cannot forego the opportunity
of telling you, in the presence of these Gentlemen, that you are a
scurrilous reseal for defaming me in the manner that you have dune,
and here is my address,' upon which I presented him with my
card, which he retained. This, upon my honour, is a true state-
ment of the matter."
The play then proceeded without further interruption.

At the Adjourned Middlesex Sessions, yesterday,
Joseph .Ssech and Timothy Laois, respectable inhabit-
ants of Hounslow, were indicted for an assault on two
c): the Bow•street patrol. The case was--Johnson had
arrested a person named Levingstone, on an assault
st.rrant, but who resisted, when the officers called
upon the prisoners to assist them in taking their pri-
soner to the cage. Mr. Such said, Levingstone ought
Lot to be treated so, as he was a respectable man, and
could get bail; and Lewis hissed the officers, in com-
mon with a mob who had assembled. The Jury ac-
quitted the prisoners.