The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-10-26 00:00:00

lINTMON to the LORD CHAMBEREALV. 1

We stated, on Monday last, the substance of a
tiiiou presented Jt the office of the Lord Chafe.'
herlattivand of what passed on that *erasion. 'lhe
commiinit:ation which was made to us, appears to
h.eve bc.A.ln not quite correct, inasmuch as the Gen.
tleman at the odice of the Lord Chamberlain, al.
bided to in our statement, did not reed the pcti.
lion, or offer any opinion, on the merits of the'
complaint. The following is a correct copy of the
document (which is termed a Memorial) s
SIEASOIZI.IL.
T r ruic RIGNIT lion. TUE LORD CITAMBERLkIN.,
The MenoausLof the Dadersiened Ism sir nil, Howl
holders tee City and Liberties et if Esroinellair
chief?, reorient Ist the Vicinity of
Most resyttfully sisewetbs

That your Metanriansts are deeply lasprmsrd with the eon-
victiaathat it is their duty to represent to your Lordship,
year oliclal niparity, the fallowing eirrumstances s—
nide scrims, and most alarming einsteinium has prevailed
within three* Theatre Royal, Covens-garden, from the erst
night of lib opening, and on every sight of perfermanee, up
to the present time.
That the witticism and tumult, which increase with every
sight's representation, excite in the minds of your Memorial-
itt- fearful apprettessauas for the peace of the Metropolis, and '
their own private ty.
That, its particular, your Memovieliets are apprehensive
th it these terrifying disturbautes wiU not tercel Late st it hmt
bloodshed.
That, therefore, year Memorialists, Salinas only that melt
di-tarisaar es *tumid speedily cone, and without presuming to
dementia* with whams the ascraattie has originated, or by
whalak hue been so alarmingly prolonged, do most respect-
fully Mb* am/ implore yodk Lordship to exercise tilt helm-
rity with which you are invested, se efettually as to restore
to your Menterialists and their neighbours their focuser 'tran-
quillity et mind. and prevent any (artier bah& of the pub-
lic peace.
Tbat )war memorialists respettfellv beg leave te assure
year Lordship of their full relianie spoil year Lordship's just
sad deciske toterfereace therein.
(Signed, tic.)
• Of' the circumstances attending the presentatino
of this paper, we are requested by the Gentleman
who presented it, to insert the 'following state-
ascot :
A reference having been made by us to a Mr.
1110111.11. (a et !mew we celled it), presented by a
number of inhibitant householders resident iu the
vicinity of Covent. Garden to the Lord Chamber.
lain, on the subject of the fearful tumults which
night after night occur at Covent-Garden Theatre,
ea have great pleasure in being enabled to state
Corn"•tly the circumstances which attended its
presentation at the Lord Chamberlain's Office.
The idea of applying to his Lordship did not oc.
cur till last Friday sieenin, when thid of calling
a general meeting of the inhabitauts of the City
and Liberties of Westminster ,was given up, as
nuativiseable in the present agitated state of the
public mind, and unnecessary to urge his Lord.
ship to attend to the subject matter of the Me-
morial. The Gentleman to whom it was given at
the Lord Chamberlain's Office, on beiug informed
of its object, observed, with great politeness,
that his Lordship's authority extentltxl only to
the Stage ; and, therefore, that he could take
so cognisance of any riot or disturbance which
alight take place at theTheatre. That the autho.
city in that case belonged exclusively to the Earl
of Liverpool, as Pritteipal Secretary of State for
the ilonie Department, at whose Office, in coo.
sequence of such information, the Memorial was
delivered on last 3iouday afternoon. But it is
duo to the Gentleman who gave the information,
to state positively, that he did not read the Me.
morial, nor offer any °pillion upon the merits of
as complaint.

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