The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-14 00:00:00

THE BRAZILS.

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The Royal Mail steam-ship Thames, with the
Brazil and Rio La Plata mails, arrived at South-
ampton this morning.

LINCOLN RACES.
(THIS DAY.)

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TRIAL STAKES.

Lord Lieutenant
Cardsharper

Six ran.
LATEST BETTING.
LINCOLN STEEPLECHASE.
4to 1 agst Maid of the West (taken freely).
6to 1 ag-t Melon (taken).
6to 1 ag-t Tomboy (taken).
6 to 6 agst Little Charley (taken).
ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS.

Hercules, -Bessie (2-yr-old), mare by Yaxley, out of
Broughton dam, Florist. Blue Bonnet, Squire of Mal•
ton, Songster, c. by Dormouse, and Smuggler Bill.

LYCEUM THEATRE.

Mr. Charles Mathews has this morning written a
letter to the Times, with the object of putting himself
in a right light before the public, and of silencing the
misrepresentations which he says have appeared respect-
ing the late events at the Lyceum. After earnestly de-
nying the imputation of extravagance and recklessness,
and protesting that the embarrassments with which he
has so long had to contend are attributable solely to his
anxiety to acquit himself from obligations which, though
DO longer binding at law, he had felt compelled by hon-
our to discharge.
He feelingly alludes to the contretemps incideut to his
laborious career, and concludes with an explanation of
the late events at his theatre, which we give in his own
words :—Finding that the claims, dating from last
Easter, were pressing so heavily upon the present
great receipts,—the greatness of the receipts, of
course, causing the greatness of the pressure, and
thereby jeopardising the interests of the general com-
pany, I called half a dozen of the principals to my room
(mind, I called them, not they me), and told them that
to guard their interests, I had resolved to ret apart
from the nightly receipts the sum requisite for the
current salaries, leaving to myself the task, of meet-
ing all claims for the past as I best could ; claims, I
emphatically observe, solely connected with the theatre,
and none of them with my personal expenditure. It is
right the public should know this. My proposal was
received with the warmest satisfaction. The consequence
was immediate. No sooner was the first night (Mon-
day last) over, and the receipts appropriated to this legi-
timate purpose, than 50 judgments were at once acted on,
and at 5 o'clock on Tuesday I was arrested. It being too
late to make other arrangements, and a splendid audience
having assembled, the customary mode resorted to on
the sudden indisposition of a principal performer was
adopted, and the indulgence of the audience requested
for another gentleman to read my part. This was,
strange to say—and probably the first time such a thing
ever happened in a London theatre—unanimously re-
fused, and the money was returned at the doors. On
the next evening the bars imposed by all those judgment
creditors were removed, and at half-past 5 I sent word
to the company that I should be with them in an hour,
begging them to be ready to perform their duty. At
20 minutes past 6 I was there, and found the whole com-
pany, with a few honourable exceptions, had deserted
their posts, and quitted the theatre. The doors were
once more closed in the face of a numerous audience.
and ruin seemed inevitable. I have since called my old
fellow-labourers back to their duty, explained the real
state of affairs, and I am now happy to say all is going
on as flourishingly as ever, with cordiality behind the
curtain, and good humour in front of it.