The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-11-18 00:00:00

PA STATESMAN.

BOW-STREBT.

the Theatre, Powell ?" To this no answer
was given. " You say this Smith is a fel-
low workman of your's at the Iron-foun-
dery ?"—" Yes." " Were there any other
workmen io the Pit from (his Foundery ?"
" Yes." " How many, three or four?"—" Yes."
" Fiat or six perhaps ?"—" Yes." " flow
many might there be of you all ?"—" That's not
a fair question." 46 Not a fair question ; well,
fur what purpose do such men as Jou and your
fellow workmen go into the Pit of the Theatre—
' flow came you to go there ?"—" That's not a
fair question." " Did you pay for your admis-
sion ?"—" That's not a fair question." " Have
you been often in the Pit."—No answer. " Ilow
often may you have been there ?"—No answer.
Mr. GRAHAM then observed, that as to the
wound of which he complained, it could not
have been made by a stick; and he could not help
being of opinion, that the Complainant and his
Fellow-workmen could visit the Theatre for no
other purpose than of themselves creating a riot.
66 Sir," said he, addressing himself to me " the
charge being persisted in, you must find bail."—
I accordingly seat for two friends, who gave bail
for me in Ten Pounds each.
I am, Sir, &c.
W. WYNNE.

The evening concluded with the nsnal chef ring,
groaning, singing, and hissing at the privileged
tier, which, by the persevering efforts of the
other parts of the House, was at length filially
cleared.

The only noveltie4 of the evening were those
of two ladies attcmping to address the House—
the one from the Pit, and the other from the
Ho=es.—The Lady in the Pit is the same
person who appeared there some weeks ago,
and of whose conversation we were under the
!lei:1sill of giving some account, in order to cur.
reet the falsehood of 'rite Globe. Although
some part of the House was willing to hear the
lady last night, the noise in other parts rendered
her unintelligible. The advocates for hearing the
lady in the Dress-Boxes at length silenced the first
ortarix, but when silence was obtained, the fair
advocate said but little► and that in so low a tone
of voice as nut to be heard. She however
took considerable pains to display her 0. P. Me.
dal. In tile contest iii the Fit, one individual boat
his bat antl coat, the latter was reduced to shreds
—a collection of which was triumphantly raised on
a stick. The sufferer made a must ludicrous ap.
pearance. At length a Gentleman handed over
a great coat into the Pit amidst a thunder of ap-
probation. A bat was, however, still wanting,
and the Gentleman was obliged to quit the House
uncovered—without even the protection of a
night cap.

Of the company which departed soon alter 10
&cluck—some adjourned to

Here a respectable Gentleman, calling himself
Nicholas Donelly, by profession a journeyman
smith, working at the fountkry in Great Queen-
street, and residing In a place of some celebrity,
called Laseelles-street, in the fashionable district
of St. Giles's, preferred a charge against Charles
Ruwls, Esq. of Kingston, in Surrey, for an as.
sault.

Mr. Donelly stated, that having exerted him-
sdf to tear a placard, in which he was ciicevss.
ful, somebody pushed him down, when, on rising,
Mr. Howls gave him a violent blow un the haud
with a large stick►
Mr. nowt, solemnly declared, that he himself
had received a violent blow with a stick from Dv.
welly, whom he struck its his own defence.
This assertion was corroborated by a gentle-
man in company with Mr. Ruwls—who was, how-
ever, held to bail. Mr. Holloway, solicitor, of
Chancery-lane, and the master of the Hotel in
which Mr. Russia lodges, were sent for, and im-
mediately bailed him.
One John White then charged a Mr. Plastow,
a hatter in the city, with having assaulted the
well-known Smith, wh,i, however, not coming for-
ward to substantiate the charge, Mr. Plastuw was
discharged. That Gentleman then requested the
Magistrate to grant a warrant against White for
an assault, in which Mr. P. had lost his hat ; but
Mr. GRAHAM recommended him to indict White. I

Mr. Webb, an Officer of the Eafje man of war,
now lying at Chatham, was held to bail, on a
charge preferred by Professor Brandon, of hay.
ing wuru a paper on his hat, for two successive
nights, with the inscription of " Death or Vie.
toffy," and with having run up and down the Pit,
and committed a disturbance. Mr. Webb imme-
diately produced bail, e hick was accepted.
Mr. Aaruu, residing in the neighbourhood of
Finsbury-square, being also charged by the Pro-
fessor with disorderly conduct, was held to.bail.
Ve are at a loss which most to admire—the
conduct of the Proprietors and their agents in the'
employment of the ruffians principally concerned
in these outrages--or that of the Magistrates, who
hold respectable individuals to bait un charges of
assault, by men who avowedly attend the Theatre
nightly fur the purpose of assaulting every one
who may express disapprubatiou in the Theatre.
We would ask the Polio!, Officers whether many
of the persons on whose accusation of assaults in-
dividuals have been held to bail, arc not notorious
characters, who have been repeatedly brought to
Bow-street on charges of felony ? That such is
the fact we have good cause fur believing—
And is it by such Ruffians as these that the
Proprietors hope to dragoon the public into
snbmission ?—ilow greatly are they mistaking the
character of the English people. Every addi-
tional outrage tends to increase the indignation of
the public—for every individual nu whom the
brutality of the Ruffians may fall, will have some
friends to participate in his feelings of resent.
meat. Even those, who at first, were warm in
their support of the Proprietors, are now loud in
reprobating the nightly insuths offered to the pub.
lie, by their own servants.
It is worthy of the particular observation of the
Public, that the principal perpetrators of the
recent outrages, have been a set of workmen in
the employment of en iron-foundery, in Gre.►t
Qtteen-Street) by which a great proportion of the