The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-11-08 00:00:00

r Mr. K. Zifi 1.0 Hill tame forward aad addrepi the atd..
ease, 1 have as doubt that att will have au atie&tive aad ilu-
partial hearing.

Et& Mr. KEstacz, Mr. Krianal hear him, 17
all means; forward."--11r. OLITEIi con.

I shall now conclude, by calling upon you to persevere is
a manly manner, and in such a way as is becoming the great
character of this gateau. The baur.er or freedom hr.: etre
been raked in England—it is the land of liberty--of which
there can be as stronger proof than stet an iedividual, so
obscure and incomlelerable as myself, sh..uld loot been ho-
noured with year attention, in consecrence of tie subject of
my Address baviag fur its bri.is the preservation of public
liberty.

[The applause at the conclusion of this Add
was particularly marked.]

A Gentleman, %hose name we could not leare,
then addressed the Company in a concise speec;.,
the beginning of which we conk! not correctly
hear, in consequence of the mirth excited, be his
inadvertantly placing the Gentleman in that rank
of precedency, which in every part of the world
is even so proudly conceded to the "super sex."
Having apoligtzeo fur the inadvertency of raying,
" Gentlemen and Ladies," instead of " Ladies
and Gentlemen,'`—he briefl' stated, that the daily
effusions of the despicable Fu./, and the other
hireling prints of the Manager-, were too coo-
temptible for the notice of the House. Those
papers which had supported the cause of the peo-
ple, merited their thanks ; and he doubled not;
The Statesman tad T.ie Morning Chronicle
were sensible of the honour, which had repeat-
edly been conferred on them by the public appro.
ballot of their conduct by that House. " Let me,
hoWever, intreat you (said the Geatletuan) to
mare 77se Morning Post to itself—for it is sure
to disgrace whatever cause it espouses. [Lou..t
iluzzas]. I have one proposition to snake, with
which I shall conclude. The badges which sse
wear in our hats, are for the purpose of alit wing,
that we are not afraid of avowing ourselves, as
persons disapproving set the conduct of the
Proprietors. It is, however, unnecessary to
display those badges any where but in this
House; and it is highly important that tits
part of our conduct should give even a
ground or malevolent accusation to outs
enemies of as intention to disturb the public
peace. As these badges have answered the pur..
pose of this night, let us take them (rein our bats,
and, quietly leaving the theatre, disperse, and
peaceably retire to oar habitations."
6e Home," " Disperse," resounded throughout
the House—and the company iaiusediately began
to leave the house.
Another Gentleman presented himself is the
Boxes, hat what he said was ,„.)t howl. In afro/
miastesthe House *as cleared.
The avenues were crowded, by persons why had
net obtained admission, to so great an excess, that
it was with diSceity the eompowy made their way
outs. Bow-street and the Piattas were frowsiest
with persons anxiously waitiag the event of the
evening: their numbers must hate approached two
thousand.
We lament to say that, during the itarformtmee,
one of the ccntiucls in the avenue leading to the
Pit, entered into a dispute with some persbna
the crowd, which threatened to prudatte seriohs
consequences. Two or three persons were
bruised by his musket, and the bayonet pettes
tented the front pirt of one personae hit, but
happily' without further injury than that iris.
ing from a slight contmoon on the forehead .
by the muzzle of the trinsquet, which was at length
wrested out of his hands. Several other person.'
hats were pierced. In the scuttle the soldier Ye.
ceived r violent blow on the temple, which bled
profusely. At this moment the Strjeant of the
guard coming up, put an end to the affray by tak.
ing the soldier, of whose conduct he diseipproted,
into cnst Idy. The serjeant, who behaved with
'great propriety, then addressing the persons in the
avenue, expressed his readiness to give the name,
number and company of the sentinel to any gen-
flatten who might require that information.
If the Proprietors of Covent-Gorden Theatre
have one spark of common sense remaining, than
must now see that It is fruitless to persist in op.
posing the vulva of the Public, whom they hare in
vain attempted to braise and maim into subrsis..
sion. Persevere, they may, in gesticulating to
the Public, amidst hisses and execrations ; but the
experiment of beating the Public we sincerely
hope will not be repeateds raw. the ,Pes.ple having
been bloom into euperieser, now prudently assn.
Ma In a compact body, in the Pit, for mutual
goillihetiun and preservation ; fatal comelocnees
oast therefore be inevitably anticipated, if
the attempt at coerrion she'll(' be renewed.
The Morning Post, and sheets Press, are sadly
chagrined at the' noss-uppeatrance of the promised
proclamation from the Secretary of State, which
those prints )estertlay so gravely announce I. The
fact, we understand to be, this on a statement to
the Secretary of State, of the outrage coutwitted
on Mr. Kellett's house
on Saturday night, the
Noble Lord was of opinion that the atfair Is as too
inconsiderable to warrant the interference of Go-
vernment, by a proclamation, °tiering a reward
for the apprehension of the perpetrators: I.
Than Mr. KEMSLt, there .are few better judges
qf stage cfect—bat the old saying of

" Ne solar ultra crepitlAu4."
" Let the cohler flick to hi% last,"
may be well applied to Mr. Komar, when he
attempts to gull Sous lint t, by his stage-tricks
tint of the Theatre. The studious preservation
of the mud on the wiadows„ and the ostentatious
display, front Satiiiihiy night till Tuesday (and for
toy thing we know, till this day), of half a do.
ton panes of brokers glass, to excite public corn.
',iteration, Ise mitereble shift. Mr. Kemet.t hat
qftliy failed in this ttage.tricl•. Let him confine
himself to stagr.trtcka at Coteatpgartien. It had
been more manly to hate caused the windows to
hale been cleaned and mended on Monday morn.
than for this mimetic Monarch to have thus
made a parade of the dreadful violence which had
been committed ea his half dirseu pees of glass.
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