Star. — London, England, 1816-09-12 00:00:00

el d, b u t the eery dieftii end *high It ast the de. aiffa o f a ll upright legislation to obtain. Such were a net rines, as he had before said, of John Horne whose name he should never mention syiThothkoue-6 m an aaeneration..—a man whose life had been a sa man who, fo r . his poll. poetic goo w ince to the punished by the blight of all t i o l c ourage, had been , c cs--who was even precluded from going big , P b rssw e 3 e r a - i, (a profession which he had chosen), be. t ai ," i s was known that if he were called to the bar, Would then have had one unfeed, unhired, er upt lawyer. (iffesknue.)—When that. great me years ago, o ff ered to prove the before , solliarlil— sl , ae d allegations, they were scarcely believed ; w o w there was scarcely a man, woman, or child h the kingdom, who . was not thoroughly acquainted 11 w i t h the eaistence o f the wide-extending corruption. i Thinz ,h a J now come to a crisis. It was a whether question the anvil could bear any more to s i mp ly, biles from the hamm er ? ~ Ifitings could not go on Lithe prese nt train. he taxes could not be paid of longe r • the taxes ought not tots isaid,-( Loud and • vehmet apidatme.)—Sinecure places were in fact an ho oky in terms. There could be no such thing, Pr°6l7, spea k i ng, as a sinecure office. No law could aright to plunder the public at the rate pe " a man nd a.year—(i/ep/oure) : and what was of a thous a nd mote intolerable still, they throw back farthings to tus same distressed peop e whom they had robbed of pooti • cal l this charity I The first sentiment of crete _u l o f society should be integrity of con duct. rainy' /6 was one ofhis first duties, to take care of h i mse lf gad his family, and not to rob 'his fellow-citi sees, as was done by those sinecurists, who fastened themselves on the industry of society. An able weekly writer had sheen, in a very few words, the gross in jastice of these sinecures. He had proved that they s ese actually paid out of the very loins that were bserawe d by the Government, because the whole a sount of the taxes was more than absorbed by the w mal expenses of the country. It was manifest, i Meefore, that the country was actually saddled with Molerable debt, partly to pay the sinecnre.holders. Was it to be tolerated, however, that this impoverish-' e t people should continue to pay for the pride, the isolence of a few great families, and even for their icitnion of. the real interests of the people ? The only remedy left was to get rid of that corrupt sys em which furnished the means of plunder. When be saw the household furniture of the poor but Indus. Moos man taken and distrained to pay the. King's tares—a thing which happened evee,y day—how could they be worse off, he would ask, even if an nemy were revelling in the heart of the country ? What worse could even an enemy do to the people nas this ? The whole was a system of pillage and Oder, originating inthat oligarchical chamber of borough-mongers, who fattened on the taxes. The nedy was plain—it could only be effected by meet ires in all parts of the country, similar to this. The aloof the country were at last open; and he trusted that by that courage and perseverance which were iskrent in the hearts of Englishmen, the great ob ject would soon be attained of a free and full repre smtation of the people. He hoped, that, with this vise, meeting; would be held in every county, town, aid parish in England. It required no conjuration inthe people to see the cause of their distresses : indeed, it was impossible not to see it : and what was the remedy was equally plain. Indeed it was as easy to see it as to see Westminster Abbey from Palace. 7sta. The Honourable Baronet here adverted to she system which prevailed during many years of the - French war, of shutting up men in Bastilles, (for that was the vise name of such prisons) without trial, and without goof of any offence. lie alluded to the case of Mr. Lensahre, who was in this way confined for seven years, almost the best part of a young man's life. He well recollected the odium arid obloquy he tnderwent at the time for exposing this detestable system; but he now looked back on his efforts with much more satisfaction than the sinecurics could have in their unmerited emoluments. He woeld have the people of England to feel convinced that foe oligarchists would not give up their plunder if they could help it; but, if the pent le were but loud and unoemous, they would be compells•d to yisre it up.—(Aftplato:.)—Here he must express his refire: be saw et few of the great, a •h o Id an interest e, toe uelfare of the country, coining forward to co operate with the people towaids the attainment of thew universal wishes. It they still kept back, a spi. to would arise whio they would not be able to con trout or direct. There were a number of excellent and good men in this predicament ; but if they would sot condescend to come forward and direct the efforts of the people, he warned them that the thing would be 40 1 1 P Without them. Let what would happen, still he hoped we should all have the speedy satilfac liue of seeing that the system of pluoder under which the People ',romps' should not last for ever.—(4. Piano—lL had now to thank the inhabitants of Westminster for their approbation of his conduct, an d assured them he should take a pleasure in pre seating this their petition to the Prince Res 5. nt Bu t' Letor e h e concbtded he must advert to the • i::)u which the Ministers now shewed for the standing a ria 7. There was this diaerence between soldiers and sailors, that the latter could never be employed to overturn the liberties of their country. The mo ment the sailor came ashore, he became a citizen ; but the solrlie rs , by living habitually in barracks and under a grinding discipline, were fitted for the pair. P ` i ' es of despotism. Hence Englishmen had at all li ' net been je It us of a standing army ; nay, Judge alckstonetold . us, " that barrAcks and a standing ;Jai• 4171,,e mer e m l4 :flown W the Constitution.'t It was ua to hear a Judge telling us this at the pre °Le t da when we had a standing army of 180,000 'flea in -tim e of • th e c r . 4 _Peace, and barracks in every part of um ; bet still the diactrine was valuable, :Al to be treasured up in our recollection.— sh " advert e d to t h e l ate M eet i ng o f t h e Fen nel' aid Placemen at the London Tavern, who I 'lerabled to relieve the People with their wretched , Pittance e" - she Resol t utiSubs Cripti"ns' This reminied him of on entered. into by Lords and Bishops, "me l • ears ago, when there was a dearth of provi st., as ti ci la , t . they would leave ea* the' eating of pies wigs at their dine 1, , e Laughter).—T! ,c y u c e e ps . would now be just -.4% -11,cruaily 1. pittance of Subset ipnoo. spoke o. 41 , 11 ., ren indi gnity the People of Eugiano a member of stir Bourbon ram. ' • • Arbota, for lt llorn SC v 71? ; 111( 2; 1"41hlet" ? Would but r :r, I,lms eihicts t t o: • land dash Priests Lad reeeited while In tats etehttt and especially if they would pay their debts into the bargain, then, indeed, there would be something wherewithal to relieve the distresses of the Country. —(4lolatue).—This, at least, ought to be looked to by our Ministers. But Lord Castlereagh, our nego ciator, Who had already folioed Ireland, and seemed quite willing to ruin this Country also ; who seemed either the Minister of the Allied Despots than of England, had not gut one equivalent for our sacri fices, either in favour of our trade or in any other way, so completely was he absorbed in the cause of Priests and Despots. At the Meeting in the City of London the other day, the whole band of Placeraen and Pensioners there assembled were -alarmed et the sudden appearance among them of his noble col league, Lord Cochrane. His presence struck them with as- much consternation, as his bombs did the foreign enemy in the Biy of Rosas. This time tic Noble Lord got among the domestic enemies, and he did more good to his country than he had done by all his naval exploits. The Honourable Baronet concluded by expressing his firm belief, that England, under the forms of Law and of a Free Constitution, was as much enslaved, and more plundtred than any other country of Europe. It was to put an end to this disgraceful situation, that the People .1 West minster ought to unite all their efforts.—..(This Si.e.far war fillowed by continued Appluwe). On the motion of Mr. PARKES, which he prefaced by a short speech, a vote of thanks was then passed to Lord Cochrane— ., Fur his Parliamentary conduct, and particularly for his having, at a Meeting held at the e ty of London favern, ou the I7tb of 'illy last, (his Royal Highnegs the Duke of York in the Chair) exposed and defeated the lash:ions attempt then and there made, falftlysto attribute the present stir:rings of the na tion to a mere transition from war to peace." Lord COCHRAN u came forward, and expressed his gratification for their thanks, which he held in higher estimation than any other honour he could receive. They would have seen, from the papers of the day, that there had been a sort of parliamentary reform on the other side of the Channel. The numbers of the French Chamber of Deputies were to be dimi. risked, probably in order that they might be the more easily corrupted. In his opinion the Ministers of this country were responsible ter all the de.;rada tion of the people of France, as well as ht the mise• ries of their own country. They were the great de.' linquents who had replaced the old monarchies of Europe, without stipulating any thing in favour of the people. He heartily approved of the peti,ion which the 'Meeting had voted. He had drawn tip . another resolution which he should now read to then', but which he did not wish to be put to the vote. It was, " That it should be recernmendzd to the inhabi. tans of all counties and towns, unrepresented and mis. represented, to meet together and prepare remon strances to the House of Commons; and that two or moredeputies be appointed to Carrythese remonstrances to the door of the House, there to await its decision upon them, and carry the result to their constituents " He should also have had to propose, That the pre. sent meeting of the inhabitants of Westrninstev be adjourned to the first day of the ntxt meeting 0! Parliament ; then to a;semble for the purpose of pre senting their remonstrance to the House. A s matters were conducted at present, the petitions in . tav , )ur of reform were only mumbled over by the ejerk at the table, while the band of pensioners in the House were talking all the time, so that they were quite inau dible. He bad no doubt, that at t! e nest meeting of Parliament many petty palliatives would be pro posed ; but be it •ped thist nekher these, nor tin talked-of prosecution of a certain high female, nor the testiaiony of any Italian witnesses or others, the bombardment of Algiers, would for a rnument withdraw their attention from the m•in object—the enormous debt and taxation under which the country groaned. They were told of the mighty operations performed by the subscription for the poor. He•had calculated what good nnip,ht he effected by the whole sum already raised, and - he (chili!, •on an exact com putation, that it would actually furnish one penny-roll ~n 4 one plot of beer to each pauper in. the realm.—, He had calculated also what proportiog hid been paid by the. great sillecuthts r)l3 of their mini re ceiets, p.tl4 to the Iron) tile pe••ple's t.aes ; and te-eld that old G.ltnge Rose was the most I;her:d contributor. That vtnt,.rable per.or. had positivply paid out of his annual sin..cure towards the relief el the starring prTulatinn, whns..! lab ur.produced this income ; yes, he positively paid no Fess a sum than four farthngs and a fraction in the pound. (4 load laugh.) The Marquis Camden paid three farthings in the pound. Lord Arden a fraction m ate. The Archbishop of Canterbury three%farthings. The Duke crf Orafton 16-17ths of a farthing. (Loud laushter.) The debt had been just called oligirchical, not na tional, and let the oligarchy pay it. The Noble Lord then concluded by alluding to the Agricultural Re port, which, tie said, had been suppressed, because ' it gave too true an account of the distress of the cueatry, arid sf the cause of them. He lastly obe served, th-it if Englishmen would be true to them selves a eemedy might yet be found. (Applause.) Mr. WADD/NO lON proposed that the thanks of the Meeting should be given to Mr. aunt for his litho rious and continued exertions in the cause of the people. Mr. Waddington stated, that he had been for 7UO miles through the country, and that no tongue could tell, er he describe, the miser) which he had Witnessed. In one place 400 men, who had been farmers and manufacturers, alight be seen walking two and two ,to the workhouse—(llear, hear) ; and in Manchester alone, twenty or thirty thousand persons were totally unemployed. • The Resolution of Thapka to Mr. Lunt was se conded by a Gentleman, who stated that there was no man on the hustings more sablioxieus to the Go vernment than Mr.HH u t; and that when be had offeted himself as a candidate at Bristol, they had done every thing in their power to prevent his election. • I'hequestion was then patand carried by acclamation. Mr. Hurl begged to return his thailks for this mark of the approbation of the citizens of Westmin ster, which atfordeti him the highest giatification he was capable of receiving. He had laboured for 20 years in the cause r..f th , r itenple, and du'ring all that :me the venal ,f I...Agland had set its face more .ig4inot bin; ant utheir man, with the • tirti.; but .t had laboured' •.-. • • :.,it •: .: sa.A' been lately at -4.•t pros; Ie me:l,A • -• •••• •..1 tut v ;et,/ ,iewaper. Not satistted 4114 . 5(4:apt amihroput.ha4 bad to Oat! the Lord Mayer, Aldermen, and 'Litery of London, assembled in - Common Fla, set of:Tethless raggamoffins. Thank Gon, hnv.-euer, the dayiof Pitt, whets this kind nf langu4ge might have been listened to, had gone by for ever. This thief was one of that venal press that had been sound ing the tocsin of war for the last twenty years—he bad been one of the bloodhounds of war during all that period; and now, after having fed himtlf fat on corruption, he says he would be very glad to get rid of sinecures and pensions, though not with such assistants as the citizens of London. The orator then adverted to some other topics Which he had omitted in his preceding speech respecting* the expense of the army ; and after he had concluded, Thanks were ironed to the High Bailiff of Westnunstur, and the Meeting broke up. 7'IIFATR ES. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.—Last night, after the play of Guy Mannering, a new ll diet Diverikeinent WAS produced called The &nisi:G. It is merely a dance intended to introduce seVeral new Perfortners, and nothing of a story is attempted. The three Misses DennerT (from the Theatte Royal, Dublin) dance with mitcli grace and captivating e.rs, and were rapturously applauded. Las Senoras ltAltos and El Senor Ltrsxoo (" principal dancer; at the Court of Madrid"). exhibited together, accompany ing themselves with the cgstnnets. Their per formance was new to an English iendi.:nce, and displayed an inliaity of elegance and agile grace. T.-- The Ladies are of interesting appearance, but the Senor, with a . short squat li g n r e, u n i t ed s ome of th e peculiarities of his country in the disposition of his hair, and the atrangement t.f his dress, which unfor tunately placed him tot th.atly on a level with the English Berrearr9rrc4, to mike it poeeible for John Bull t o refrain front laughter whiie viewingimeh a speci men of eloquence front the Court of Madrid. Mr. None and Miss Leemo gave the audience the highest gratification, and the Dance alttifetlaer went off in very good style. TO THE EDITOR. Theatre Royal, English Ort.ra.:Jouie, Sept. 11, 1816. Sta—The observations un the st itement delivered to the Public at this Theatre on Monday last, which Mr. Kinn fird has thought proper to address to you, render IL necessary that I ;,liould trouble you with a few lines in reply. Mr Kinnaird states, that " his tome is :skied to Lear whatever odium may attach to the perArmance of an urgra clout duty.' la answer, I believe, I shall make it ap pear, that Mr. Kinnaird has not only volunteered the responsibility of this " ungracious no-duty," but, if I may place any reliance on Ow opinions of those whom I have consulted, that he has actually courted the odium which I humbly presume must, and will at tach to him, by acting in opposition to a majority of his coadpitors, who judge more liberally towards the public and the performers. It is o ell knot n that the Sub Committee of Drury- Lane TheaLre consists of five Gentlemen—that of ' tins 'limber one has been abroad for some months— em absent for simile weeks in the country—and it is universally reported throughout the company that the opinions ot. two others of the members are avow. edit in direct opposition to the oppressive act of which I have complained. It there had been nothing more than "the performance of an ungracious ditty" in Mr. Kionairt2s conduct 'towards this theatre throughout the late contentions, and especially in this, Ins last act of oppression, I cannot Understand why he should take upon himself to assume an au , thot icy by which lie must incur a personal responsi. ' Way, when the opinions of ihe majority of the Sub- Committee on the spot (if co:reedy stated) must have acquitted him of all blame for leaning (even egainstitis individual jAdgment) to the side of, good feeling anZI respect towards the public. In regard to the authority quoted by Mr. i . tirtisird 64 of Au. Moe ter:Amer* of Delay lace Theatre, to whose opiprons, I..iig experience of the stage, and public Livour, will affix some value, apd whom he :nen:ions as antirely acquiescing in the preltrirty and c , ab:irlscd u adge bt the conduct on di • newilt pcca it Atm pursue:li" I cannot but 'wet t Mr. ISin il paint l:- $ °dotted in give value to th authority, by naming even a few of ALL the performers otiose opinions are in favour.ot his conduct ! because I will take upon myself to assert, without fear of contra. diction, that in a general meeting of the whole pro-' fusion, the Tiestion, both as it relates to " prpfiriely and established usage," would be carried by acclama tion against him. 1 must further trouble you with an observation on one more point.of Mr. Ki n n a i r d' s l etter . H e men tions the feasting a letter from Mrs. Orger on the stage, as an act which 4 4 he has no doubt will prove to have been a most unwarrantable liberty." lam surprised that Mr. Kinnaird should require to be in tor sped that " propriety and established usage" rendered this measure aosolutely necessary. Mr. Kinnaird, I should have supposed, must by this time have learned, that when the Public are dis appointed of the promised appearance of a Performer, the causes of that d svpointment cannot be too care fully, too explicitly, too distinctly stated—the favour at the public is held by too delicate a tenure to be trifled with ; and it ever has been the invariable cus. torn, on similar occasions, during the years of my theatrical experience, to read publicly such letters as assign causes for the non-appearance of Performers. 'lbis , c unwarrantable liberty," therefore, is sanc tioned by precedent so mach older than Mr. Kin naird's management, that I trust I shall stapd ac. quilted of the charge, both by the Lady herself, and by every one (even by Mr. Kinnaird Aimuy), when the subject shall be considered dispassionately and fairly. edr. Harris's assertion—" that as long as he can re member theatres, it has been invariably the irritant to allow no regular engaged performers to play at any other theatre after the con:stuntmen: of the season': prformaneet," has, 1. cuntess, surprised me. Formerly, indeed, no such permission was requisite 1 Some years back the winter theatres closed when the Haymarket theatre' opened—about the 15th of May t and even long pre viuus to the last eight years, it was the custom of the winter theatres to close early in June, and not to re f pen (as Mr. Harris acknowledges) until the 15th of September. Even in those latter days, the Haymar. ket theatre confined their seasons to the shortened ' period allowed by the patentees, and, 'Consequently, no such Eqinission wall required by die petkinsers. 4-..• tut clut:ils the 14st elght yam, ttnee dui 'Onto 4tha blishmeats hide protracted their moms of 'perfor. manse until long after the sun has descended frottl the summer solstice. my tnemor% is much at variance with tkat of Mr ! Kiri is ; for it greatly mideeds me if the performers haTe not been constantly ;wowed the privilege of pert , irming at the Haymarket lii- atre before the closing and after the opening of the winter theat res. In respect to the performers ; becoming tg so h ac k. need in the eyes et the plezlic, that they lose their ate traction of novelty,: I must presume ttisay, that this doctrine is. directly at variance with received opinion and admitted experience. The perforateis are aware, that the greatest pos sible professional advantage they can teceive, is to be constantly (ay, nightly) placed before the eyes of ti.. public. Of those who have real talent the vast popu. lation of London are nev.r tired; and xith those less highly gifted, they h,:corne graduail7 acquainted, while gradual improvement is the result r,t con tan practice before the most polished is udictice in the kingdoin. . _ _ I b.!g I.,ave to elnc!tile by cb!7aYowilg Pny per oval feeling to warts Mr. I'Linniti74 out tke Tketerr- Rcyal, Drury-Lage, Pout with asserting my righr, as the Proprietor of a 'I beatre which has beon treated with oppressive hostility by inns--a; thl Proprietor through whom the performers have. been sorely in jured, •and as one of the merntrri of the si Theuire- Roy al Drury-lane Company of Prepr;aors," to com ment freely on his conduct within that Theatre ; and to fix upon him that, which he Ims frim3elf ccurte&-• 46 whatever odium may uttach to the performance of an Ungracious duty."—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, .7. ARNOLD. TO VIE EDITOR. Stn—Tyra bare perm l at the enclmed letter from Mrs. Org , :r will, I lee! assured, obtain for it, tr , gethet with the reply, a ready insertic,n in your paper, in justice not it•ss to that. Lady than to myr,elf. ' It is fit chit phblic should know the real facts of a else obtruded (tor what reason I cannot guess) goner ce;sarily open them. But Mrs. Orger's garbled letter is not the only misstatement given . to the Public by the Lyceum hianagt.r. He says, it has been intimated to him that " I would n . .t employ or receive Isliss Kelly's services at Drury•lane Theatre (ou my own responsibility) until alter the close of the English Opera hcuse." • The subjoined letter to Miss Kelly, written on Saturday last, will sliew how opposed to the truth that statement is. I ;rust, Sir, that an address, levelled entirely against myself •in a public Theatre, and afterwards circulated, with the benefit of hit own comments, by the Ly strum Manager, who may nightly, with the assistance of his Correspondent's letters, bring tht name of any individual before his audience, will be thought to have left me no alterna. tive but this public refutation of a personal attack. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Clarges-street, Sept. 11, 181.3. DOUGLASS KINNAIRD. cery OF MRS. ORGEA' ! I ANSWER To sea. tux NAIAD. Charles r.reet, Cavendish-square, Sept. 11. Si a---In answer to the Mquiry co:rained in your letter of yes. terday, 1 beg to ensind yet that I did nut apt 1y fur p 7 rmission to act at the E.l.gasn Opera on •lie Liternate ne ; 11.5 etch Drury lane Theatre. the convertation which I alziowledge wok plats as ecriy as Friday, began on dour part, and we:i the lultowmg word!: " I hope you wilt' het trunk us very 111. natured, it e.e for bid your performing at the I.yr-elm% after to candidly confess that had nothing passed between us on the sultject, should have continued to pertain' on the nights Drury-lane Tbtatre was closed, relying on the sanction given at the close of the la 4 DM y• lane reason, when I and other performers acted, even 'on tie nights Drury-lane was crocn—not with permission to the Commun e_, I grant, but with an undetstanding that no notice would he taken, mail then no Doter was taken. The right of the Committee to within:ld permission, or the propriety of granting it, I am net pre,eared and not competent to Trestle'''. My recollection of the other parts of our convirsation dii.rers but tram the statement Contained in your letter. Ibe purport of that ‘onversatioa, Mr. Bartley was immediately apprized of, and I did not expest to see my name again in the bills of the Eng lish Opera; but as my name did appeal on the Monday following; advertised Tor that evening, you will, I trust, admit the necessity of the short note forward-.t to Mr. Bartley oq the occasion, which note was little cal:mated, and certaiiii not intendeil, tor the eublic eye. It !piety s. atedihe tact of my hating rectnied at absolute truai performine at the Lyceum Mon Mr. Kinnaird (I) one ! like Zub-Ccrozymitee of DrAty. /are Tleraire. l nose were ihe wortis, try which yoti wit pers,e , v l that your name was not introduced peisonaly and 6ndi7id ., a'll, b'ut ice your official character a. a member of the sub-committee of manag, merit The vrto rhi wear in my note, nor wail :nisei.: that the wontlf re io.ccrred in the eonver,oion Mane alluded to ; but if a fine, or something worse, was not implied as aconntquence of disobeying your injunctien, surely that Con versation mane literally nothing, aid certainly I woui t not have been intimidated, or have considered midelf bound to be guided . by it. I have the honour to be, sir, rpm obedient servant, (Signed) MARY ANN ORGER. Hon. Douglas Kinnaird. (1) Omitted in the Lyceum Manager's version of the letter. 1111. KIN NAIAD'S APPLY TO MRS. °QOM September 11, 1516. MADAM , .-11 am favoured with your reply to my letter of yes terday ; it has recalled to my memory the only particular In which our statements do not agree. You are ()elite correct ; it was Mrs. Harlowe who made the application in your presence, arid this led to our eonversadreu. I am happy to Sod I was not mistaken In supposing your lett*, not meant tar the public eye. Why the Lyceum Manager read it, yes alone, perhaps, Mee a right to require front him. But why he gabled it, both ye* and I, and the public, Base a right to know, though perhaps he is more interested th an any of us in explainlog. I haVe the honour to be, Madam, Your very obedient servant, Mn.Orger,Drury-lane Theatre. DOUGLASS KINNAIRD. COPY 01 A LITTIR yarns AIR. RINNAIRD TO MIPS nasmr.. DIAL MADAM—After the conversation I held with you in the presence of Lord Essex the day before yesterday, I wai led to expect a communication from you in writing; from your expres sing that intention. In that expeetatioll,l forbore , making any c immunisation so _ _ . - . the acting Mnoager on the subject of summo ning you to your du ties at this Theatre, before the close of Mr. ArnJlds 1 beaus. I find that you have been summoned for this evening in common with the rest of the company : I write this, therefore, to say, that your attendance this evening (I will take upon myselt the respoosi bilky of assuring you) will not be considered nicessary,;.nd I have said as much to Mr. Lae. I do this, as your being summoned and attending your duty here skis night, might prejudice the question • which must arise in due form, as to the propriety of you' henceforth playing at the same time at both the 1 heutres, the preference be longi: gto the Lyceum. 1 undoestcod yo. to acquiesce in the pro priety of the arrangement I suggested ; as I am quite sore you ninat have felt that it cuuld not be for the interest of this thea:re ro pay your salary while not having it in ouF power to command your services. I took the liberty of Waller adding,..that I thought in another (not pecuniary) point of view, it was both for yours . and our interest that you should not appear on the Drury Lane• lopet boards but in some Important part ; and that such must be oit of the question, both with regard to old and new pieces whilst yes could not command your time for oar interests. 1 bit e° be understood as not forbidding your attendance this reps*, bat merely to leave it to your option ; and that, whatever Way you determine, the present summons may not hereafter be lostetro u g into an inconsistency with the arrangement I preposada4l4 Which, I think, not las for your credit *as ear Work *me boadoined. 1 have *, honour to be, dear Madam,. roof s a e . servant, DOUGLASS ItiNbi/tiftl). ' 1)sul Lane Theatre, September 7, .