Drury Lane Theatre has not experienced a riot so wild, and unappeasable, as that of Tuesday evening, since the _Blackamoor Washed White_, of famous memory. The Entertainments advertised for the night's amusements were _three_. The _Smugglers_, having nothing contraband on board, was not only suffered to pass, but was hailed with three cheers:--The _Virgin Unmasked_ had her admirers--but the _Deserter_ was mauled most dreadfully--for Young Welsh had permitted a new _Skirmish_ to make his _debut_, as _Suett_ phrased it: and, being a miserable wretch, when the audience expressed a disapprobation, the Performers, to shorten the ridicule, shortened the scenes, which on such occasions, is usual, and prudent--but, the curtain dropping at ten minutes past ten, created a violent burst of indignation. Kelly first attempted to enquire the wishes of _John Bull_, and expressed himself, in the name of the Performers, ignorant of how he was disobliged. All striving to be heard, none, of course, could be so, and he retired. Uproar still increased, and, after near half an hour of this din, Suett made his appearance, and apologised for the badness of the stage struck hero, but he was soon given to understand, that that was not the cause of the _Row_, but that the audience expected to have the "Deserter" played _wholly_ over again. Mr. S., after "looking as queer as a quartern of soap after a week's wash," expressed his concern that many of the Performers were gone, and the stage lights out, but this was the cause of fresh howlings, and as somebody cried out, 'God save the King,' he promised to send as many of the Orchestra, as could be found. In five minutes this popular hymn was received with acclamation. The curtain drew up, and all the Performers in the Theatre sung it. The curtain again dropt amid violent tumults which continued, and increased. Again Mr. Suett appeared, and declared 'how much hurt the Proprietors were at any part of the Performance being omitted: that it was without their concurrence, or even knowledge, and that such a circumstance should never happen again.' This rather mollified the audience, and many dispersed at a quarter past 11. Almost the whole of the lights in the house had been long extinguished: and some of the benches were torn up."--(_Times, May 13, 1796._) * * * * *