The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-11-20 00:00:00

To TER FDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

Son—gy "mine having been poblirly mentioned by the
'strike of a letter, in r noraing 4'aper of prtertlay, M one, '
.1,, ha., by i.pr.,pt,e influence, been ptared uples thereto.
liederimot of the Tlwatte, at the Lyceum, rather as a fatuity
than for the benefit of tht Theatre; and it
/vs.: insmuated, that the sitimtion which I huld lit•ere is
11,1.1.0 the in . of the Reuter of the late Drury-lane
he.o.c, I must requeqt that you rill, in justice to Mr.
hhcrotin, and to toy character, timert the following state.
wont, which I alumni not have thought necessary to iuttude
an the
.publie, but that I know the seine elearze has been
made agaiiitt me, at all the late meetings of the graters, es
that which I complain of in the article alluded to.
Dori g the Sea•roti of •Inita, sense arrangements were made
for the better regnlation 'if the money-taliers.cheekdahees,
and door keepers, of the late Drury-lane Theatre, which
was appointed to inspect, aed also the money-ebeeks and
nightly free list admire-Inas. Smite 'objections were alter.
wards matte to this appointment ; and it was saspeoded,
testa Mr. llosier, whose imetihnis on 'behalf of the whole
concern (all parties must atvee) merit the highest enco-
miums, having hiniself made strict inquiries into the astare
of my employment, and the manner in *lnch I had pre-
viously 'executed it, nut oat; confirmed it, but recommended
that the salary which I had received should be doubled;
which reionsmendatiao was sanctioned by Mr. Sheridan,
. . . .• .

slily a few days Before the tueloneltuly treat took place which
destroyed that superb edifice.
after the fire, the Committee of Performers
deemed pry services se useful to their establishment, that
they continued me in my situation. By Mr. Arnold I was
engaged us Treasurer to his Theatre fur Coldish Opera, sad
at the cusuirsenceusent ufthe peril/torment fur the present win.
tee I have eutered upon ;fie same situation which I occupied
at ihary-lane Theatre, and under the Committee of Per-
formers; but in consideration of the various iticambrances
upon the concern, I hove volit.,tartly raluirmished nearly one
helot' my fungus salary thou ,di I Lave not relaxedan the
performance of an, of the duties of my office, and hive only
been absent from it, for the last week, during a poiufal and
alarming illness, from which 1 am now but steely recovering.
At ouch a time it is out the slightest of the calamities with
which I have been afflicted, to be held up by tonne to public
odium, as one who is rating the bread of idleness, or sponging
upon the establishment of a politic theatre, anti, like a can-
kerous pal upon a public stock, vrastiug his strength, and
dryme up the worms from whiels its good fruits are hoped
loitering. •
If my office bad been really an irreunihranee, Mr. llosiert
sr to
,t-1 objected In it, would riot have sanctioned it ; if
rionfitteuce had not been placed in tae, the performers would
not hare continued tut ; end Mr. Arnold, who had experi-
ence of my fidelity as his treasurer, would nut since have as-
witted to my present coat ttttt mice. How for t hare per-
formed the duties of my office, let the performers of Dru-
ry-Line, whose efforts. hare been so prosperous at the
lyceum, and Mr. Anoiol, who has t, usted me much,
(hut not without proper cautiou) ettelare. lam confident
that from each party (neither of whom can he charged with
a tame submission to endue influerme) my character will re-
ceive the fair tribute is" that •pprubation whirls is due to
ins Set iutcgvity and it-rt.:me vy.
From this conviction, I trust that I shall not be again
went° dy ealetuniated, by being mentioned au an Meant-
brante ;Too the property of those who employ me, because I
have the fortune to be related ky utairiage to the first dra-
matic serums of the age.
Isla, Sir, your Irerneble Scrrant,
Setarday, Nut. it, ttivs. _ S. HUMAN