The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-09-25 00:00:00

Tit& suirrsM AN.

The exhibition of this placard proetsTea im-
mense applause. By this time the fir:Asa of the.
play was over, but not a syllable of it war heard,
oar was the least attention bestowed on the per.
formers..all was tumult, end '4 confusion worse
confounded," than on either of the preceding
nights, with the exception of a considerable
•abatement in each parts of the amusement as were
pugilistic, and of the stickado kihd. Some of the
letter were, however, performed in the pit, by au.
fhority; by an officer of the stafrEgtabiishment,
who, in vulgar phraseology, is denotitinated•a cots-
stable. The performer was much discouraged
thy hisses; but he gained his object, -iter.
seeded a few of the most refractory persons, and
apparent leaders of tumult, to retire with him to
the Office of the Police, to ascertain the state of
lA. poll. Another burst was shortly made, and a
deiperite scuffle took place; several heads were
severely bruised by the staves of the constables,
t • *lie were at length obliged to retire.
The bills and placards continued to increase an
,vapidly, that it was impossible to collect them all,
for they, at last, covered each other, and the Is.
dies appeared delighted with the task of fastening
them with pins to the cushions in the front of the
boxes. or those exhibite•l in the advanced state
of the uproar, the following were the must
striking :
" Aagels and Ministers of Grace, defend us!"
" Juno Rota.— •
" Ile hold and resolute,
" Fear not to she* disapprobatioa;
" Be not unsteady is pier sail,
Pot firmly keep your station;
For none of Keisible born
• " Uall Kull a British notion."

Here Mr. Ise Limon seemed desirous to addriss
the audience; bat ho was forced to take refuge in
66 the family vault of all the Caplets," as every
other perfutaier, male and female, hail dune...-
They had, indeed, "their exits and their en-
trances," but many parts they could nut play,
even though their acts were seven ages.
A third series of placards was, at this time,
either posted up or distributed, of which the must
a ppla tided were,

" The Public were the hest Arbitrater4.—Nn Max.—Vox
suprenia les !"

. . .
"The Court of JuAice.— lons Bo Lt. against Jolts c -
ut.E—Verdiet ftir the
" Here lieth the Bo Iv of New Prices; an aglv child, base
bora, whn died of the whoolting chug!. on Satarday night,
the Yid of September, aged asst uights."

To this inscription was attached the drawing of
a coffin with cross bones.

"Joey BULL ever wag, and ever will he, a Rewarder of
Merit, but a despiser of Avarice, and au inveterate enemy
of Extortion."

" Take ears of your Characters lo the Third Story."

(This was exhibited a few minutes after a per-
son, supposed from her manners to be of an im-
pure description, was discovered in one of th
Private Boxes, much shouting and hissing follow-
ed—and the tidignatim of the Pit was expressed
with a nudity of exprcasion which it is impossible
to report.)
" Au English Andiesee Is sot to be intimidated by Row-
street Olkers I"
" Clerks of the Bank sire forbidlen the Theatre through
Joss )(seem"

" Raising the Wind; the part or Jerry Didler by JOHN
KensLc"-
" E, lend experts that every Num will do his duty."

" Repent, Monopolisers. before the just and determined in-
di,mation of an inAtlted BritiA audience overtake your
career."
" Jona BuLt...T•ints Flu Jona" Bum.. be steady, bold.
and re4olute; lough to scorn the pourer of KunaLs, for
nor.r of that tribe born shall harm Johu Bull."

These placards, cam multi: aliis, were ap-
plauded on their exhibition, accordinet to their
estimated merit. The curtain having, alsrpt half•
past nine, dropt finally for the night, for it %sere
frivolous miriutenoss to divide the scenes into
play and afterpicce, when the whole was but one
and undivided scene of uproar, several orators
presented themselve4, but the only one who oh.
rained a hearing was a Gentleman who had ad-
dress •d the company on a former night. lie
•po:ce nearly as follows :

" It ,eensi hit the gentleman who leas several eveninzs
from this hos a idre.sed you, has, far some reels 'n which
I am urrecquainted, not .tept thrward are online to g
Prpeetation, on which nceosurt I. who have had the hom►ar
of aldre:•he a few words, which you were pleased to hear
with a &tiering attention, Dow 'LA of 3011 a sein.l.tr leant-
genre."
" Hear ! hear!" was exclaimed and echoed
over the house, indicating that the once turbulent
dad tornultous had nits, become a peaceable and
altuust patient at.sembly, and converted into an
audience.' Tne orator proceeded—

OVITLE V/ IL V, I step forward now for the purpose of
claiming the Manager, that we hare mit altered our semi-
ervifig, and that although we have not attained nor end, he
has not attained his (.ipplante.) I thereftre trust snu will
re.eive the kw obser• ttLNu which t ant about to make ts ilk
some attention, and I a n the more emboldened so to hope,
►ecatwe I am sure that
.you have most rigidly conducted 3 our-
.elves to-night-

" in the first place, then, give me leave to cnngratulate Non
on the issue of this nigat (Bravo! Arse° ! ) It has reflected
great credit, and est)a hedger, on the palliest large, of e hich
' you are so considerable a part ; for 3ou have acted with a
degree of vigour, and of finales% which, if continued, no-
thing can defeat, and which I consider as a triumph over
avarice and insidence. Avarice, I say, lyintase the Proprie-
tors are. unt satisflel with the protits which they have re-
ceived, tint which are etioromus, ant yet they seek more,
for which there is out the least neces-ity. Insolence, I say,
too, for insolence it truly lit for every night we have met
with nothing else. Bat you may now see how the title gars &
some Irides we have obtained. On toe first night, our mighty
Nlanager did not aeiga to appear before us after the drop-
ping of the cut twin ; on the woad night he did & but, as if he
had drool from the clouts, knowing tiothine of what hail
transpired upon earth, he gravely told as he did not know
what it was we notated. By so doing, 1 My, he told as a
known and direct falsehood. I say that this is utipardotiable
insolence; that hr knew not what we wanted! Why. every
little boy in the street knows what we wan►, and it is gross
prestimpti sn in tie NI out;; •r to affect ign ►ranee of it. I say
this was it deliberate act of e miempt towards us. The neat
night h.. came furoa d. and made certain assertions, bat nn
oar he;ietted then [l:prudej. Gentlemen, there is a certain
nu niter of peiso s in this Howse who suppott the cause of
t to Manager, hut they d t it in a piteil wits, fur it is pinto'
to attempt to put lite &IMO when I am speak tlig fur tie putt-
lie. W rdo they not hear me out, and theo come forioar.t
and defend She eini.ipel of Ise."' pat ran [.frplawse] ?
Min observ.uipus were dr;sa Goat we, by Ike partisan

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of theManaqr, nal I tun now going to state (Uproar]—Hear
am out, aid then express whatever disapprobation yes may ,
' think fit [Go on, go on I] Gentlemen, I was observing to
you, that the partisans of the Manager, charged to defend his
rata., ought to come forts ard, and do so in a manly manner, ,
and submit their s:mtiments to iiiirjudginent, intend of which
they only interrupt us who elideasoer to address you, against
their w blies ; and our of teem the other night, while 1 was
submitting to you a few observations, instead of taking the
opportunity he had of addreFsing you, took me by the leg.—
karst of lasseAlvr.] Several of you w lammed it, [' Yes,
ass, we did,' from several voices.] I stated that only two
circumstances could possibly justify this proposed exaction,
this attempt at ianimsition rather ; but it is an attempt that
can never be successful. [ ftraeo 1 bravo Gentlemen, the
Manager told us the other night, that the rise in the price of
all the articles neces.ary for a Theatre, made it unavoidable
. rato ise the price of admission ; and be told us also, that the
.
rive in the prier of admission had been, and would be. fa-
vourable to the p-rformena in general. This last assertion
was made to conciliate us, for he knows that we admire the
Lion in general ; but where is the actor who is to come
forward to eorro:porate this stateme t No; they all i
their hearts, whatever some of them may be constrained to
utter with their cani-ina their tyrannical Manager.—
[App'ause]. The Slairt;er talks of the advanced price being
favourable to the Actors; bat he has given no proof of it.—
The reason is, that he bas none. No, no! the rise in the
price of admission was intended to have two different ef-
fects. The one to enrich the Proprietors, and the other to
cover enormous, seatidalouN, and inconsistent engagements.
[Bravo! Bravo! [hovel] And tsar what t Can any thin/
be more jam, Astro!, or repugnant to the feelings of a British
audiescc, tillJ to have native British excellence superseded
by Italian squ 'Mag. I say we have a right to resent this,
and to put the worst of all tit airical constrictions on it. As
to the ot:aer point, that of all the articles wills which a
Theatre is furnished being dearer now than they were for-
merly, I do not know the cost of getting up, I believe, they
teFm it, of a play, and here my ignorance is quite ni eyes'-
, able as that of Mr. K axe ; but 1 should hardly think they
are much dearer to Si r. Karttt.e than ta any other Manager
who has not raised his price. For these rea‘ons I submit to
you that the Manager's excuse for raising the prise is iumt.%-
, cient."

Here the uproar niado it impossible for any
body to be heard for many mitintes. The cry of
Mannzer! Manager! throughout the licolse,
very few haring left it since the dropping of the
curtain, was the only distinct sound. At last ap-
peared Mr. Kmast.E. Great uproar—a cry of
Down! down! dozon! Silence! silence! !laic
of! halt of! al Purr says in the
fence being obtained, the Manager proceeded
nearly as follow.:

" Ladies and Gentlemen, I am now, as I always 'rave
b-en, proud to wait on your commandi. lad .T.
'mputation of having treated vou with contempt has b•en
mate upoit me, which, no doubt, may be very prejudicial to
me. [• True, true, Owe, from serum! peels of ike buses,
from all parts of Yu lisessei it is best fate
fo bear A ie./dhoti hear hint oil.']
" If (uproar), if the implitatitna cat urns rt. Lilies on 4
Gentlemen, has had a tendency to eiteite a prriwlice
me,as lam per.ooded you feel it ha-, iv ha I styli have the
huaour to say, may pasaibly dnaway that prejudice; I there-
fore do most re,pa•ctfully desire, and I hoisibts beg of you, so
concider of the propriety of referring thi, matter entire!', to
any Gcntlt-mitt—(• No! no! no!' burst oat and resuatod,ed
throughout the Noise.)
" L !do's and Gentlemen, I might perhaps appeal to t werit,•
five years of aasiduous service, in which I have appeared be-
fore sou as on actor, and of your continarill favourable re-
ception of those services. (Applause.) (' Fair ptuj, fair
!hart:
s' Ladies and Gemletnen, citeriv, that period, as ket or, or
I as filanag-r, I miaht appeal t.a this fair tributuil, and appeal
with cotaidence of my acne anal from that imputation, (4p:
plause) (' Will you lower your prices, or will yogi mot 7' front a
satisfy of planes.)

" Ladies and Geoilemen. the Proprietor" of the Theatre
are most sincerely anxious that pertnawat tritnittillity should
be restored to it [Brno° ! !love,!] To nreomplis that .nil,
Ladies and Gentlemen. let me now most resoeetfally intreat
you to hear to ail end what it is I sh:.ll have the honour 411
propming. [ /lento ! Brava!] To attain an rod so very es-
sential to their hearth as thitt 15, the Proprietors have thottehto
and do hope, it will meet with your approbation, that is Eel
slew of their book.; and their concents—r No! Not No
No r t. Item. hide oet, however, that's bet fairl
" Ladies an I Getitlenten. if the Proprietors knew any (nisei.
nay in which to acquaint you truly with the state of their
at fairs, end make you as perfect masters of them as they*,
selves, they would most ren,lily adopt it.—[Uproer].
" Ladies and Gentlemen, in propo-i, rais ,method, the
Proprietors entertain hopes .you wall consider it the most re-
spectful towards you, and m 1 beneficial to the public, who
will thus participate equally with °unwise' in a knowledge
of the true state of the Theatre. [Here the Manager tool
attracted to a side-box on the tvrt, close to the stage-, by the
beekoaing ale Gentleman with whom he held a short contralto-
tton.3 lteturnin to the centre he proceeded.

" Ladies and Gentlemen, a committee of gentlemen of ac-
knowledged integrity [Ni! no! tt !] We are desirous to
commit to the decision of such a tribunal the atediots of the
propriety air the impropriety of the reolltions w hick we
hove adapted on the prices of adosis:ion. On the opinion of
such n committee oo that subject, the Proprietors w II he
hound. and by it they will chide. [' Will Ms old, Ike old
Pelves he taken in the interim?' said several). Ladies soul
Genttemen, teeing, so fortunate as to meet your approlmtimi
thus far, I have to as, [Hear! Hear!] that atoll theft. gen-
densest shall have delis,. red their opinion. [Uproar.]

" holies and Gentlemen, as it appears to he t!se :creels/-
this assembly at large, and most heartily do I,rrjoiee that it
Is so—V It is +eat so, not so,' exclaimed severat.)—As
it seems to he the general opinion that outdo coasaitiest Shull
deliver their npiniuwt, the Proprietors are o ilv stifling,
but desirous, that the Theatre shall be elowd. I.Vizlor* 'if
applause and a.usurc ; the former seas, hoiciecer, prod'sat.

Here the Manager went to the same side-box as
before, and held a conference of longer duration
than the former with several gentlemen. [' So
whispering' was cried oul.] Returning to has
station, Mr. h. EY H I e proceeded—

A genflema,i ia the boy has very properly snzgrsteil t•i
nve oue omission in my address to you 1 taps, to Plate to
you that as WOO as llll`Segeotlemen < cdl haste mode up I heir
opinion--(' irks are they who are tiry ?' ref.:monied ;No as-
saver. )
b,bc leave to solicit the honour of being heard one word
more. With rega►d to Nl:ad:Poe CATA LA 11, Ladies an.;
Gruile.nett, when IF. It A KRIS entered into an engagement
ith that lady. I e did it u.ider a firm of his d 4-
rivirging an eel of defy to the public., in endeavouring to ols.
foto for them the exertion of Furh talents as he hod hoiot:
55.5..1.1 please Viola. (Uproar. isetertaiseel with applause.)

" !Attie* an 4 Gentlemen, I have Dow the Isomer to i•i-
fore yiie, that all the essgageszat of Mid. CaTALAIX I ar

pears to be adverse to the general opinion, (' No, no, sou
from aims VAC'S, in gas part of the /buss ; Owl ' Yu, y,t,
yes,' by a mighty issajority]. Ladies and Gentlein n,
that essagement does mil seem to meet the aprobatino of
.this aslemhlt [Arty, no, no, It does not], I h v • tile 'wooer of
amounting to you, that her engagement is withdrawn IGieot
burst of Applause;) and that this Theatre will, fir the
mot. he closed." lie then bowed, retiring.—Plawaturing
aid applause mixed.)
" Ile scarce had finished, when sock murmur fill'd
Tb' assembly, its when hi.ilow rocks rut ,io
-The 101111 i of blasering winds, will( h all night Ina(
Had rous'd the sea, now „nth hearse raid pce lull
Seafaring melt o'er watered, who,e bal.; hylclinnee,
Or pinnace, anchors is a craggy bay
After a tempest" - •
The company retired peaceably, but in a vcry
divided Unmoor, some thinking that the point was
gained, while others expressed their stispieiiins
that the pause in the performances was a stratagem
to gain time, in the hope that the reseutinent of
the public may cool in the interval of exami
What may be the real views and intentions df the
'Proprietors, we do nut take the liberty of even
hazarding.* conjecture ; but the selection, by the
Proprieliirs, of a Cominittee to report their judg.
meat beta-ten the Proprietors aid the Public, re.
minds us of an accident that once betel M,. PITT,
which) as It is bet very little known to any, ex.
cept those who have had the misfortune to be in
habits of attendance in the Rouse of Commons, we
shall relate.—Thefunroms Committee of secrecy in
the House-of Commons, instituted et liselliggeStiOn
of Mr. PITT, to inquire into certain pretended
" PLOTS and Co NIPS it AC Is," is perhaps in the re.
collection of most of our readers. On a debate
in the noose, some time after the result of the la.
boars of that Committee hid been reported, Mr.
PITT inadvertently bolted the following espies.
stun lVhen I Aeroluto the (Gurnoniitee."
A yell of hear !. hear ! hear )...ingtanten,.ow,ll
stonvinced hint of the unlucky lapse that lan), nt.
able troth. In vain ilia he alern;it to explaia
!away whit had escaped " I a;ipainted," hoe
logic forth—and to regain a favourable " ear'
from Vie !louse on that evening, hi.. found room.
Bible. " That's a mere slip of the tongue,'
exclaimed one—" Tree," reidied *further, " but
111 how could it slip front the tongue, if it hal
14. nut been previoasly in the :1 14.1 M nit%
bit iatusciatted with passion at a, 42444
44 per, tz ht:n the truth ds ups fr vas lip us it
66. tise• from the h. a• t."
Mr. Jour. POI PM nr.t (althenzh repeat.
cdly did not onnonnce the Imam
of the Committee to whom this investigation
of accounts is to he sabinivetl:- All that is
known with certainty is, that 44 WE," incepting
J. P. Kamst.z and Co. appoint this sante C./M.
ertitLee. The names of Lae Govi axes •oi:the
BANC, the ACCOMMILIT.GENIERAL, the AT.
ToßNET.Gtmattat., the tioLicrroH-GcernAL,
tier IaIRANCIS BAILING, Mr. A NIGEttSTEI X, cnhi
have belts mentioned as beii.2 of true
proposed Conimlttee, bait this we presume.to di...
bet*** ; ire easeolihialt. that Gentlemen ut ribs
axe iiterite. es .4
opulence, Mill dl em t h °solves corn.
petent in decide op the gni-glen now at issue lie.
loan the pithily and the Proprietors of this pc:-
fent enstiapoly. • IScatit racy to all principle—.
that the eppointmeht of arbitrators should be
confined to one side of Ilse contention. the
Committee, there should at least be an equal, if
not superior, proportion of that part of the pow.
plc who, from their inferior opulence, are
capiSlC of feeling the ri-Cfc-isT a sirpence, which,
with every respect for, the truly respectable
characters that hove been named, we deem, in these
days, when three guineas it the common price for
a political Civic Dinner, to he 'fluidity impintai.
ble. Perhaps the Clerks-of toy of the.e fieotte.
men might be able to form sod' a judgment
the day is arrived when the aliquot part! of a
poand--(to s.'y nothut of a guinea, as that int um.
brine,• is nearly idisidi.te) —.are almost 'okra to
ill- ears of what is Now ticonseit a noon if wealth.--
ti. apitoottnolit of any aticl ContruiZtre.altrearS,
ht,uk•ver, in trut!i, as n;telear as ablay4—fur
un the of a report fr•ttn a.aq Committee, tAe

public. not be satisfi.•d, Iloilo% see•h report
be accompanied »ith a stitynt•nt, and such
%talent...lst toay be made just as ti 411 withnut a Con►.
mittec as *Oh. We deem it centlid td that
the placard first notice' in thi. report, rt specting
the swans received by thcK am si.ms, is wholly jacor.
rect. The statement we atiatle un that subject on
turatay, is the
.fact ; anal, hostile as we air to the
attempt and general conduct of the Proprietors. w e
would not, upon any account, tither wilfully crag.
Berate, ur permit to pass unnoticed any exaggct a-
tiJn. to fee:, the truth is •0 _riot-jog, its to re.
quire no otaiweratien t escite the indignation pl
the 'vs blic.

" dIIT ns I nm,
" ut:tiog extenuntr, nor set down aught in wake."

The length to which our Report has already
extended, ail! constrain ns to defer to ether dap
he slang observations which wsi haste to make to
our readers p* the-New l'kentrel and the onsduct
of the Nos:lick/es. There are, boa ever, two
circumstances to which we shall sli4litly advert.
A rancour had obtained pretty general circulation
4111 Sato id ty., that " in consequence of the appli.
" cation of Mr. K. at the Bank, Mr. Latoff, who
" is .aCI. rk th,•re, hid-received an rulassonitory hint
" that his tervaiiting •tr,bne any future addresses
" to the audience at Covent Gil-deli, would not
" be inconsistent with his future interest." To
this rumour me fetuses that not the slightest credit
could be Uric...for the general rule of the Bank
is, in no instance to interfere with the conduct of
their Clerks—that is got immediately connected
with the Bonk. And such, in all cases of applica.
bete for the interference of the Directors, is the an.
vier. In addition to that consideration, we could not
bring ourselves to think so meanly of Mr. Kay.
ILE, who, we straits embrace the opportunity of
stating to be, its our opinion, a Gentleman ; nor
slid ae conceive the oratory of \lr. I.rinit to be
worthy of such an application. this ail. rice on Fri.
day and SAtuillay was, however, g..,nrrully ..mi tried
to the rumour we have stated. Perhaps, hon tv. r,
rite susp:niiits of his querulous eloquence may have
beets careered by Air. Kislet a, though ell..out
the reported journey to the Bank. For we, to
one no sand! surprise (in cormaoss with at least
fifty other spectators), saw Mr: Lziow and Mr.

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FROPOIITTI TUNA/.

LONDON:
isrrEMit* 25.

Vfecineeda.y *c Infoimed our *eider, of a
general rumour, that Earl GEE! was about to be
tailed to his MAJESTY% Councils—and subae.
-quently we noticed the connection of the names of
that Nobleman and Lord Gettirit.t.t. On Friday
the deli C6triazit gravely atinonticed the followt.
lug oracular Prediction:—
" The Opposition bare Wank tint' a Messmer bath*
passel tbinega 9tainforti, end they body ibesnoelres up with
the hope that be it pee to feteb Lord Got ar.—Another
Mervin' is rePonet to babe bees dispatched to Cornwall to
bring tp Lord 43%Umtata. Settler of these reports is
errs. Lord Oozy may remain in Northumberined, nod
Lord CiAcirssAß colthrtse his improvements iu Corno nll—
Voir ?almond rill eat be distorlesi."
Thus Gtr the second sight of the pleasant Cott.
The obsequious hireling-- The Morning
. kost, after %airing for years abused, or rather
praised by abusing, Earl Geer, as Mr. CHAS.
Geer, as Lord Howica, and as Earl GaNV......1S
this day endeavouring to curry f.►vour by the fol.
lowing generous and candid confession :

rier.

NEW MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS.

The late re.ignatlnits aninag his 51t, J ZIT Y's !Ministers are
limed to be lamented. The session from the Cabinet of a
portion of the rank, genius, and assiduity %Melt have hi-
therto adorned it, is unquestionably felt as a Sr fiOUS misfor-
tune. But tvc nevertheless hope thaithi. evil may produce an
adiantagetto result,and that the present vacancies a ill aford
the means of forming an Administration upon the basis of
isnion and conciliation, which will be fully competiot to meet
the acknockegcd difficulties at the emtntry.
We Mated, a few days since, that nether Lord Gar..n-
ettts Dor Lard Gage had been sent fort and so late as
Friday last we had ascertained that on messages had then been
seat In them. From the patriotic and becontin; s-ntinewsta
which we were vocU aware had fur many months past been
espmeed by both thou. Noblemen, in regard to certain pro-
mediagq, and public affair's in general, Ind himpnring those
sentiments with the language and conduct of (others, we
were certainly led to entertain feelinr of respect inwards
each of them. We therefore (velem that we evp-rience
mach pleasure in seating, that since our hit puhlication, mes-
sages have been sent ME to Earl Gaze and Lord Gann
• ILLE, calling for the advice and assistance of these Noble-
men in the constestetion of a Miui•try, in eosin-idiots with
the remaining Monks, of the present Cabinet ; and we axe
the more pleased at this event, as from every thing We have
heard upon the. abject, there is no reason to fear, that under
the existing circumstances of the country, any niatcrial change
•f principle neon tar attempted, shoull these Noblenten realms
their seats in the Cabinet. —( Swett l'est and ('ecsei.r!!!)
Ott, ye sweet-smelling Courttiags of Ribbon and Lace;
Ye splaiels of Power and Bounty's disgrace ;
SSopliant, so servile. so ?waist ye fall ;
But posfre. obedience lost—

I.IUERT.Y

MARQUIS WELLESLEY, it Keels, was tent to
Spain to ascertain the tempers sod resources of'
the Spaniards. Rime people are weak enough to
believe that this might have been done tsetse
months ago. The Marquis is; boireteri return.