The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-13 00:00:00

DRAMA.

THE LESSEESHIP OF DRURT.LANE THEATRE.
TO THE EDITOR OP Till SINLESS.
33, Duke-street, Bedford-square, June 12.
SI perceive, with considerable surprise, from
the reports of the proceedings at the Drury-lane Theatrical
Fund dinner, that envision was made thereat by his Royal
Highness the Doke of Cambridge, end by Mr. Harley, the
treasurer of the fund, to Mr. Anderson as the future lessee
of Drury lane Theatre from Christmas next, to which Mr.
Anderson is reported to have responded " in a very eloquent
address." As this statement, which resumes Mr. Andanon
to be the future lessee, made in so public a manner,
might, if uncostradieted, lead those members of
the dramatin and musical profession with whom I
have concluded engagements, and others with whom I
am in treaty, to imagine that I have been trifling with
them, I take the earliest opportunity of stating, through the
medium of your columns, that the terms of an agreement
were settled in writing between the legate, Mr. Jullien, and
myself, on the 6th instant, at Mr. Jullien's bonier, in Harley-
street, in the presence of my solicitor and of Mr. Jullien's
solicitor (F. P. Chappell. Esq. of 26, Golden equare), and
that on Friday last, the Bth instant, Mr. Chappell received
the requisite instructions to prepare the neetnary legal docu-
ments to carry out the same. By this agreement I become
Me to of Drury-lane Theatre from the 13th of December,
1849, to the 30th of April, 1860, and for a similar term in the
years 1860.61, and 186142. The theatre will be opened
under my management, for dramatic and operatic perform-
ances, on the 28tle of December next.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
JOSEPH STAMMERS.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL
CAMBILIDOI, JONI 11.—At a congregation holden thin
day the following degrees were conferred : : K.
Bailey, G. Bainbridge, F. S. Bolton, G. F. Rayner, St.
John's Coll.; J. E. Crowfoot, Callas Coil.; H. G. Wil-
liams, Emmanuel Coll.—M.B : Waller Augustus Lew
is,
Cain. C011.—8.A.: J. H. Smart, Trinity Coil
Stock-
dale, St. John's Coll.—The following gentlemen were
appointed Barnaby Lecturers: Mr. Hutt. Caius, maths-
maths; Mr. Andrews, Queens', philosophy ; Mr. Woollas-
ten. St. Peter's, rhetoric; Mr. W. Brown, St. John's,lugiv,
—The Rev. Mairhead Kitchell, MA., University Coll.,
Oxford, were admitted ad maim

Tus FOUNDATION STONI or • New CHURCH at Wick-
ham Bishops, Rams:, was laid on Friday by the Rev. C.
Leigh. The new building is to accommodate 360 persons,
and the coat of its erection, estimated at 30001 be de-
frayed by a p,ous L ay livi• g In the parish, Ilia Leigh.
BA•B. Lame to Hioneraley 8.. saor•
dio. Lichfield, 422 L with residence; patron, the Duke of
Sutherland.
Rev. L. T. Brimming' to Plisse B. Essex, dio. Rochester,
3131. w.th residence ; patron, Mrs. Edwards.
Rev. G H. Finns' to Broughton R., Northamptonshire.
• Peterborough, NHL with residence ; patron, the Duke
of Becclsach.
Rev. G. C. Lamm Oa his own petition) to Denton R.,
Kent, dio. Canterbury, 1691. with residence.
VAcAXT.—Berton West P. C., Roth,s dio. Lincoln, 651,;
vacant by death of Rev. LekeLnd; patron, I. Rarrow,Reg.
Backlebary 'V., Borlu,dio. Oxford, 4631. with redden'
vacant by death of Rev. T. B. Williams ; patron, Rev. W.
Bartley.
West Grialtesd R., Surer, dip. Chichester, 7911. with re-
Mews ; raw, Col. Wyndam. This benefice is void by
the death of the Rev. W. P. Woodward, whose days also
vacates the prebend of Bidleehma, in Chisholm Cathedral.