The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-01 00:00:00

litY-L9lfE THEA7'RE.

IE BRITISH PRESS.

Sm--1 cook, secret thyself of nothing lees than ',isolate
disrespect to the memory of my lamented father, did I tenger
withhold a confutation of the calumnies that have so insi-
diously Men attempted to be stamps upon his namr—
tiist, by the insinuations that were thrown out with respect
to orders, at the last General 3leetinst the Proprietors .4.
Miley-lane 'jliratre (19th (rum w h eti I was compelled
to be absent on private business ; and, secondly, by a letter,
signed " in the " Morning Heraltr of Tuesday
last, the tenth paragraph of which tuns thus:—
" Mr. Raymond undertook she stage management under
Ihr direction of the Scih-Contosittee for 44501. per minurn, a
benefit, and a prinkze of bye per mut. capon all receipts
above 30.000/.; to have no orders beyond his personal
prni-
leers, and sic) inteeference in the purchase of stores. It is
cia titan that Mr. Ray I did out culitioc himself to his
Own prig/deign la is ' Z Ordrl4. The abuse of his official
advantages iu this respect was the subject of deserved rom-
p!. ttttt on the part of the Commisiee, awl they found it ewers-
V to adopt the must Ileums, ineasines, in order to put
au immediate stop to it. Bess the management of Mr. Ray.
was sushleilly terminate( by his death towards the
rust of October, and respect fur his pi ii ate •irt ices, should
wince us to consign his frailties to the t b where he now
slceps."
It, Sir, pow will do me the favour to insert the accompany-
ing cop,. a of letters, it is needless for me to enter bother
tutu detail: they are quite relevant to the subject, and will
clearly elucidate the matter under sliww,sion.
You adl hi' pleased to bear in mind, that The Answer is
a literal is asiscript cif tlw original, without addition, alibrie-
-1.13i on, or
Flcswever diffident I may feel, in thus toriugime, myself
before the puhlic, I cones lre it a duty incumbent on owe : I
say dirt". because it is in restating from slander the meincoy
of Ithe ukase name, whenever coupled with that of Drury-
lane Theat►e. recalls to 'mud circiimstances the most !wort-
tending, which must still be fresh in the recollection of his
frit:lids and the public at bilge; and however repugnant
it may be to my wishes, to pluck our hruht laurel from the
Mow of " Pulditst," who has displayed such extratirdiusny
powers in epistolary writing, and an little commute:turn in
vilif)ing the 41ead; still, I must say, in answer to what lie
has adduced, that his assertions are at once unmanly, uu-
grurruos, will critOunded.
" Hie niger ell, hone fir Ronan, vireo."
I sin, Sir, your inoet olitclis sit Servant.
JAM ES GRANT RAYMOND.
3, ehester•street,Grotrentis.plette,
3let August, 1813.

liir leiltr f.on Mr. "hare to Mr. Ray-
mund, ...Au 4 tra4 girrn pc .ter rbip in ME BRITISH

THE ANSWER.
(corv)
Sunday, October 19, ISI7.

11E4R SIR--This 'wing a holsdai, and ihtvusit u house
floe.. slot), and n lull.- hoot the pain of an enormous blister
on toy breast, I elltblare the opiaffitutsaly of 194)in; to
p.me letter the business of our gre,t Estiablishineut.—
While atieneptine to performs this 134. I hope you will do
me the justice, should iy upsaidu Miler widely trom yours
ust some pouf-, 1.1 In.ssere I am minuted 0114 b) the
itartus 11.,11141, ats.l the strongest :rat to render all our
elforts prosperously rub-rime fur Ikea I good uf th....e
Mho have rout...lusted to the regreseraliou or our IN3I I
Estalththstsesst. I ..ay but little whets I state, ilhtt uu nom
ever entrees; test. the management of u ruatera u lib ,trotager
fcclisiga of pr iii more ardentwilier—ts Hl. oho. e
ter J spirit to geode.. extrtioll as-Amble, thuu I 1,45
Iton, jalesr*t, nts imignit at, and my knordral4r, Hie
It 13t stair 3.1.1 the ......elmoon ottoot be, 11131 what eau he
dune for our he isits uyt..l Math rigour aha
st.stsluav .111..w10g use credit for eny proof sarnw, repoz
at die lane a ps.elseruus issue to them, I potted to
au•o., Il.r ovit, points of your letter.
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