The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-11-06 00:00:00

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To rut BDIT'OIt or DM STATES: N.
"Being In the Pit of Covent-Garden Theatre on,
Thursday evening, as It (pact, though not inatten.
'tit*, observer of the colifesion which might ensue-
there, it was with the utmost astonishment and
Concern that 1 perc_•ived so many females present,
like bu:d adventurers, who were compelled to en.
dare the rude shucks of tumultuous violence.
Not wishing myself to take any active part in
the present contention, I to •►s induced w place my
imitate; among the orderly benches. Thus situ..
atilt, I, undisturbed, (comparatively speaking at
least) was as eye-witness to the Alarming, and, in.
lived, dangerous situation in which twiny Ladies
kith their children, were placed. M efforts were
'directed to their assistance and protection, and
expoiairlateri with several of them, on the great im.
propriety which attaches to those persons, who not
Only b• iii;; 'heir wives; • but their children, many
of whom arc :wetly of an age to be out of the
nursery. The answers which I hivariahly received
ccuivinezd me, that this evil has originated from
the statements which have lily appeared in many
of the Newspapers, particularly • The Post, and a
frivolous pap. r, called 77sa Press, representieg
the opposition et the New Them rt., as having sub.
• sided. and that through the united ezertions of
th„se Pace-hunting Gentlemen, too nunterons.to'
sienti..ll,l)lo for whose nitwits I refer your Readers
to th•• order.ly book in► the lobby, " Paradise"
Met born " regained."
This language, Mr. Editor, however torre..
spundent it may be with thy telAhes of those from
whom 64 proreudi, is repreivensilde in the highest
degree. and certainly conveys a direct falsehood.
Mr. Kemblc and the other Proprietors may, and
do in truth know better...such a !Littering picture
still not Cease them to dream of :zol cut harvests ;
bus it has induced many a tender female, ut.know-
ingly, to endanger the safety of her person in that
settee of nightly contention.
It is to ho Itoped,lhitt for the future, such wri.
tern %ill4sltew as much feeling for the Public, by
imitating the truth and tirerlit) of your accounts,
as they scum anitootis to evince fur Pro,trietot-, by
taisreprecettlityg facts.
u J. P. Kemble, I speak in the language of
rape (Prrilogne to 17sc. Satires)
Pii, it al is contal,,inns
" Thou .t••.tl'►t unhook amidst a burbti.L.; world."
I am, Sir, your's,
Saturday.

FOU Si'.47'ES.ll.lN.
MR. EDITOR—The ready insertion which you
gave to any turner observations on tho circuits-
'latices in dispute between the Proprietors of Co-
vent-gatilio Theatre and tbe " thitish Public,"
inducts me again to convey al sentiments to that
Public, through the medium of your impartial
Pape*, nor I hail' remained so long silent.
hail 1 nut Aservett your columns daily filled with
Lacess on the subj-ct, and naturally supposed the
saw ideas might have sugr•stel themselves to some
of your Currespondenrs, who were capable of
treating the subject with tours ability thaw 1 pos-
isss.
As to the Private Boles, they arc fur the
gratificaiion ut ii few luitorious or fastidious in.
dividnals, and occupy a.space which " the Pub.
lie" have a right to claim, as free for all in a
Public Theaire V' ....the y ruder OKI; alleries to-
tally devoid of comfort or co,iteniciice either for
seeing or hearing what is going forward on the
Stage, thus sacrificing to the butterflies of fashion,
or the bloated sons of spectilatiee wealth, every
consideration of honest John Bull. _

hen our beloved Suterc.go attends the reptc.
.sentation of a Play, where ts' his seat ?—" In the
midst of his subjects"—nail whore any one of
them may f reel, g.au admisslai on the following
or dny oi,.er night. We i.ase Already one " Ex.
clic Theatre," where Italian Ballad iingere, and
French Posture-masters amuse the votaries of fa.
shion by an exhinition of every 01114 which is
not natural, where eve!), pair have weir pigeon-
hole, and a .:ere those who prefer .t piping 8011.
finch to the native me!ody. of the Blackbird, or
the 44 Ilistt t. ;he vigoruusext rtions of the
44 Milli se," May iiiilC4! ;.) thogrhtioeations of
a false and vitiated taste ; but to this Theatre
there is no " veto" of competition. The case is
widely rhtfeient when Monopoly is created by Pa.
tent, to the ex.clusion of all rivalship.
Two Tlteatres only are allowed by Act of Par.
but an awful calamity has deprived us of
one, and the Proprietors of the other seem to
take advantage of the 46 Hubsun's Choice° we
are rediseod to...aad resolved leaks* sally the
illweleneo et their conduct, the CONTEMPT in
which they &otd the Public ; they appear, how.
ever, to-me like the Bey and his Goose—At the
Old Prices, malting the "Privileged Circle"
open to all, tiny might have realised their Gulden
Egg per do) ; let them say how their attempt to
pocket the wbule tremolo at once has answered
their expectations.
1 have swabs( objedioo to these Private Boxes,
,they are an imitation of the French and Italians ;
and though I do not carry my antipathy so far
as to say, with Goldsmith's sailor, " I hate the
French because they are slaves, and wear wooden
shoes"—yet it a Theatre, eselassk* privilegedl
for the representation of " the British Dransalal
hate every thing French. I say nothing of im.
morality, beibleSe others of your Correspondents
have attacked them on that head ; and my htten.i
Con it only to offer such observations as have not
b?en offered before, iot ail of the genuine cause.
In my former letter you had my opinion of
" the Jiistices ;"...that opinion, a Grand Jury of
the County of Al.dillires have amply supported,
notwithstanding the eatraordinary charge delivered
Is) their Chairman, and which, I will venture to
my (as having been myself 11;,enty years in the
mei/fission of the peace), no other Cuuuty Ma.
gistrate wood have dared to utter.
I will now take my leave, most ardently hoping
the Public will per.evere; and though indisposi.
t,us prevents mil attendance at the 'I lira' re, con.
vet: d of the accuracy of your reports,. I shall
IT A h evcry favourable opportunity to offer you
the ..nseevaLons of
AN OLD CORRESPONDENT.