The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-10-24 00:00:00

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Si a--I. am quite surprised that the Managers of
Covent Garden Ilioates should not, after so touch
experirece, be more elretonspoet•lo the pereoos to
whom they distribute their orient, so that this
ejecias of admistion might not be .hawked about
the town in thb disgraceful felony which we are
daily acevs,orned to hear of. Insloodeot longerago
than last Friday (and you really may. believe use,
Mr. Editor), a inaweause WO the Fisii-inerkot its
Lumber.court, and, with all the assurance iota-
ginable, absolutely offered one of these &oilers in
Salt sir printed admission's for a vde petted note :
or, he avid, he had no objection to receive the
valise in fish! and that, if they watitedthem, has
should bate es many more of these Tickets to dis.
pose of on Monday. What think you of this,
Sir ? Arc these the weans by which the ptsblic are
to have the imposition of the. New Prices crammed
down their thrust? No, certainly oot I. and if the
Managers do persist in this conduct, I hopes Joho
Basle will still persevere in resisting so gross and
unjustifiable an imposition. • •
I am, Sir, your very bibmble servant,
y.L11,174*
To the EDll'Utt .f 1.116 •S
Sts—As the present contest at Covent .Gakltest,
Theatre seems likely, from the complexion it ,ksits
assumed, to eugross atteatiou of.
for -wine tune longer, I shall beg leave, thruogh the
medium of your Paper, to state a few facts rela-
tire to a mode which the Proprietors, managers,
or their Agents, have had reenerse to,'• in order
to fill the House, and ettfureu the New Prices.
On the third slight of the 'Elmore being open,
tWidlinns Parry, alias 66 the Fighting Witter.
,na&' (who by the bye, has a permanent sites.
tion in the [Cause, as engineer and freeman to
the Theatre), applied,en some of the coal.hearers,l
in the neighbourhood of *Wilmot-yard, to :ovum.
Piny him to the Theatre, in order to support the
.New Prices, and trolly the pubtle---some ui than
went, sod were admitted into the House,. about a j
quarter of an boar before the regular opening or I
the don. e, when being joined by ;tear two hundred'
more eff a sunder descril:tiost, they were marshal.
led by " ham Oesstiessess," se they were pleased
to term them, belonging to the Theatre, and
placed en each side of the Pit Passage, with in.
structiens top, into the Pit on the opening of the It
seal doors, and divide themselves into parties, so
as to occupy the front by the Orchestra, and the
side; of the Pit ; it must, I thitik, therefore, be
evident to every naprejodiced mind, that this or-
raogemeat could not have been made ealtboot the
timoledge of the Proprietor*: Parry pronrised
them that they should be paid for their trouble,
bet l have interrogated ono of damn this looming,
and he said that " he had nut rot erred- any •thitig
as yet, though he did not doubtobut Its shuuhl, as
be tiesuglit Parry wee a guoit..iellow, . fur been-1
peed him on a similar Daunts: during the lasi
election, when he received Wes shilling!
day." • • •
As a farther' proof that they *ere tegitdieis4
hum they procured support, so that theyt did ob-
tain it, a person bearing or ramming the name of
Mentigue, went to the Black Horse publie4oiese,
in Viiie.street, Covent Garden, on the 11th in.
stout, ostensibly to takartefetohineut, bet really,
to beat up fur recruits to fill the House of his ens.
ployer —looking round the tap-room, and seeing
upwards of a (fosse peroms of elsjjereat descrip•
fleas together, be addressed thcAtt With SI well my
66 Lb, slloosl. 70B.141!ICe to gp,,esp..covent Gorden
66 Theatre this Acmes; (or it yoq ars.so inclined,
" 1 will take yosin•;' appn (weileiredthcin
agreed to go, and -he imiiiediopstr, oleorted them
to the !louse, and placed rhiserivr-Entit of the
.entre Bores of the kisser circiapovhfeh 800, IA
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the Box-book, was repeesentesitee token bga Mr.
Montague.
Another circumstance came gratin os3l own in.
mediate knowledge t us the 4th instant, d reknit
sr( mine had some orders sent his by Mr. Martin-.
dale, &tot on the inside of the envelope• was writ--1
ten—" It S. of course, expected Mat yule will
support the House."
From these and manly. other circumstances,
which have been laid before the public, there can
be nu doubt of .the Proprietors and Managers
having employed and instigated men of the4ossert
and most abandoned characters to overawe, boil",
and (moult that Public from whose patronage
they have attained their pretext height, and re.
aliied their immense profits.
I am, Sir1 yones)
°rt. 05. J.
9.
I'. S. Should any person tplestion the truth of
the above statement, you are at perfect liberty to
give my name and address.

To the EDITVIL of Tfl Sl'4lrE36l-4N.
Ste—As it seems positively decided all Bond and
loyal subjects ars to TIO with each other in biding
with universal joy the day en which his Slajrstj
eaters into the httieth you of his rein, I /beg
leave, through the at-dium of your Papers to
state what i think, if we most rejigs*, mock het.
ter calculated to perpetuate thatioyful treat than
any plan yet proposed.
and
since the days of Blisaketh natl. the pre-
sent hour, the Nat of England has 'awls been
(and justly too) considered „the principal and
hest bulwark of the country. Would it not be
an handsome compliment conferred by Isis Majesty
upon those Heroes of the Ocean. were be to in-
Stitute a Navel Order of knielliosd, to he de.
nominated the Knights of the Golden ditcher.
it is well known throughout the Navy, there is
not any greater stimulus to the display of such
renowned valour sod bold enterprises as have
bran accomplished, 119 the hope of obtaining tome
distinguishing mark or Royal Nvour. The ho.
soars now received are all military, and have no
allusion whatever to their profession, and it may
be naturally supposed, such as institution, esta-
blished by a Monarch whose reign stands unpa-
ralleled in the History of the Cooutry for naral.
victories, would be highly gratifying to the pride
and feelings of every British Tar.
OLD DiiIIBOW.
Newingtoo road, October in, 1100.