The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-07 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.
Mr. and Mrs. Parnell, at Batt's Hotel, Dover-street, from
New York ; Mrs. and Miss Armstrong, at ditto. from Wells;
Messrs. Moore, at ditto, from Dublin ; Kent Hume, Esq., at
ditto, from the United States ; Mr. Raby, at ditto, from
Bath ; the Earl and Countess of Roseberrv, in Piccadilly,
from their seat in licrts; the Hon. Charles O. and Lady Ca-
therine Cavendish, at Burlington House, from their seat, La-
timers, Bucks • the Earl Cadegan, in Piccadilly, from a visit
to Sir George :Seymour, in Surrey; Lord Ward, at Mivart's
Hotel, Brook-street, from Oxford; Sir Thomas and Lady
Stanley, at ditto, from their seat in Cheshire ; the Rev. John
41ad Mrs. Peel, at ditto, from their seat, Warsley house, near
N§tourport ; Sir John Woodford, at ditto, from his seat in
Hants; Mr. and Mrs. Prothoro, at ditto, from their scat,
Hill House, Nuneham, Gloucestershire ; AI. de Gaussen, at
d%to, from Sweden; Colonel Webb, at Fenton's Hotel, St.
Zames's-strect, from Boston ; Mr. and Mrs. Dingwall, at
ditto, from a tour ; the Honourable William Lawless, at
ditto, from Leland ; the Duke of Beaufort and Harquis of
Worcester, in Park-place, from Windsor ; Lord Fcversham,
in Arlington.street, from his seat, Duncombe Park, Yorkshire.
DEPARTURES.
lord and Lady Rivers, from Belgrave-square, for their seat,
:''Nlistley Hall, Essex ; the Earl of• Mount Edgecumbe, from
Alivart's Hotcl, for his villa in Surrey ; the Earl of Shelburne,
from Lansdowne House, for Bowood Park, Wilts ; Mesrs.
Littouche, from Fenton's Hotel, St. 'James's-street, for Ire-
-141:t1 ; Mr., Mrs., and Miss Tickner, from the Brunswick
Hotel, Hanover-square ; Hon. Montague Ongley, from ditto ;
40shua Pollard, Esq. and family, from Batt's Hotel, Dover-
street, for Staines; Reverend C. Fryer, from ditto, for
Windsor ; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bathurst, from ditto, for
Gloucestrshire ; J. Fcrde, Esq , from ditto, for Ireland;
Mr.
Godsal, from ditto, for Brighton.

-ER MAJESTY'S CORONATION ROBES.
bu
-ring the whole of yesterday vast crowds of respectable persons were
""Itacted to the house of Mr. Edward Howe, a silk.weaver in Castle-
:"et.., not far from Shoreditch Church, to view the splendid robes to be
,4"rn by her Majesty at the approaching Coronation, and which were
dust finished and cut from the loom on that morning. The contract for
Me manufacture of the robes, es well as 650 yards of beautiful silk for
tj'e hanging and decoration of Westminster Abbey, was taken by Mr.
'tilWell of White Lion street, Norton Folgate. The robe, which is a
Iktst superb piece of manufacture, is 10 yards in length, and of the
1/2
''7l-10 pattern as that worn by George IV. at his coronation. The
ground or warp is of the most rich gold-colour silk, and the shoot
consists of gold and silver twist, and rich silks of various shades.
l'otrie idea may be formed of the variety, when no less than
,-.‘;_tritY different shuttles were obliged to be in work at the same time.
'int principal surface appears to be massive gold, and the figures, which
c bold, and considerably raised, arc of the most magnificent deserip-
,". Those of the regal crown, the rose, the shamrock, and the thistle
'4!e truly beautiful. The eagle, the ficur.de.lis, and other foreign na-
t;°flal emblems, are also very prominent, and beautifully executed.
The fact of the order for these tplendid articles having been rent to
`SPitalfields has given the greatest satisfaction to the whole of the indus.
trious operatives of that district, who feel that, notwithstanding their
"wretched condition, they can vie with any foreigner in the production of
th most beautiful specimens of their art ; and if any proof was neces-
:arY as to the justness of this opinion, it would be abundantly supplied
03' the production of the splendid articles above alluded to.
Despatches were received yesterday, at the Colonial
Department, from the Governor of Ceylon, and others, dated 17th Fe-
bruary, front Sir George Gipps, the Governor of New South \Vales.
Despatches, dated 16th December, were received at
the India Board, froin the officer commanding at the Presideney of
tonahay.

t Air. Pitt Adams has been appointed Charge d'Af-
-Ites at Bogota, Columbia, during the absence of Mr. Turner, the resi.
vein -

Minister, «•ho is daily expected home on leave of absence,

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East
India House. when Major-General Sir Jasper Nirolls, K C. 8., was ap-
-I)°lOted Commander-in-Chief of the Company's Forces on the Madras
establishment.
- No " new regulations" have been introduced with
egyeet to the admis.sims of the public to the Botanic Gardens at Kew.
They have for viwa past been open daily from one o'clock to six in
141ritner, and to, dusk in winter, and in the eeason are very much visited.
b Ilatr:pton-Court Palace and Gardens are likely to
,-keecnn'e still more attractive in consequence of the facilities afforded by
-London and Southampton Railway. The Hilton station is less
k,an two miles from tho palace, and pedestrians will find this an easy
rant delightful walls; while for those who wish to ride, easy and conve-
nient carriages arc in attendance, which convey passengers at a small
charge. The whole journey from the railroad terminus, near Vauxhall,
May be performed in less than an hour, and at a trifling cost.
ON DITS.---It is reported in high quarters that
the following modifications, additions, and omissions, are contemplated
511 the Ministerial arrangements:—The Duke of Su,sex to go as Lord
Lieutenant to Ireland ; Lord lslulgrave to have the Home Office; Lord
4chn Russell to be First Lord of the Treasury; Lord Melbourne to
ketire; Sir Frederick Lamb, his Lordship's brother, now Ambassador at
Vienna, to be made a Peer—a matter of no great consequence, as
4,lither he nor Lord Melbourne have children. Lady C. Buggin, who
4144 ages the Duke of Sussex's Household, to be made a Peeress by the
tLyle and title of Countess of Enniskillen. On the Duke's late fete to
Queen, her Ladyship did the honours and presided at the head of the
able --Morning Herald.
Ir °BATH OF MARTIN THE INCENDIARY.—
the man who sat fire to York Minster some years ago, and for
"'ell offence he was tried and acquitted on the ground of insanity, died
111S,titday last in the Bethlehem Hospital for Lunatics, in which asylum
tnad been confined almost ever since his trial. His death was very
hsdeii, and it appeared, from a post mortem examination of his body,
it
tht.,, was oacasioned by a disease of the heart. For the last two or
'e Years he had been very quiet in his demeanour, and spent a great
Dory
, 'on of his time in reading " Fox's Book of Martyrs," a work to
he was particularly partial. When he was first admitted into
keno ''Pital he was allowed the use of paper and pencil ; but the G o
finding that whenever this indulgence was granted him he in-
t%,ahlY occupied his time in drawin sketches of York Minster, and
la It. his doing so threw him into a state of very considerable excite
ftttn; they prudently prohibited his being supplied with those articles in
Ai hoe, of which prohibition he frequently and bitterly complained.
` Rh he was very quiet while in his cell, yet whenever he was al.
4 to sva'k in the garden it was almost always found necessary to
-'"eoff him, being very mischievous when allowed his liberty. He
Wetween fifty and sixty years of age.
• 8/IOCKING ACCIDENT AT A COLLIERY.—
,„'O.• seven o'clock on Monday morning a dreadful explosion of fire
11 took place in a cannel pit of Messrs. Lees, Jones, and Co., near
of „
„ hi re were two miners and two waggoners (boys) in that part
in to Mine. 'lhe two boys were found dead; the two men were burned
wisa Shocking manner, and died shortly afterwards. It is not known in
"at Mariner the explosion originated.} Manchester Guardian.
\,rlit VISCOUNT DE CHATEAUBRIAND'S NEW
lEMOIRS. Or HIS ONYN T?,IF:,
Congress
E CONGRESS. VE-
bra • --Chateaubriand's new work, rho Congress of Verona," cm_
ces one of the mcst interesting periods of his public life. It is high
ttne that we should hear what he says of the Emperor Alexander, the
°f ghat
of
Waterloo, and the Congrees of Verona. During the sojourn
Zjitatcaubriancl at Verona, he had the honour of seeing much of the
`-',.,'4l>eror Alexander, and of conversing with him frequently. The
sr
Zohfirst, cool and reserved to the poet ambassador, but sub.
brenny they understood and loved each other. There is a remark.
,antle
remcorrespondenc dated from -Verona, between M. de Chateaubriand
eide Vilicle nd the letters of the former to Mr. Canning, to
efronais, te Guilleminot, to de Rainville, and to Talent, arc spe-
Dte'4s hea'aty of style, knowledge of public affliirs, and a just ap-
t,, ei.ation rf the men and interests of the moment. This work tends
literar t'•,c character of the poet.politician. It is his adieu to his
char career, and is the last will and testament of a muse which. has
/11 'fled, if not improved, the world for at least forty years.—lrazer. s
ggazine•
As for June.
far back as 1833 an old man, named Cernet,
out shooting with Isis two sons, Nicolas and Francois, in the woods
titan t, in the Meuse was killed by a gun shot wound, under circum.
th, 'ea which excited 'a
strong suspicion that it was given by one of
'sve,T; Both were arrested, and remained in prison for four months, but
ta„'" '4 the end discharged for want of sufficient proof. The naturally
forlge disposition of Nicolas, I he elder, was not checked by this warning,
firedlle afterwards treated his wife with great brutality, and in July last
ae•, his gun at a person named Didicr, and only missed hint from the
he of stumbling at the moment. On being arrested for this offence
t: treated the matter li^htly and boasted that he should only have to
fatt,'°..4 in prison for a dig
Months, as was the case when he killed his
ensts-o'ci On this decl iration the younger brether was again taken into
fos ; and they were both brought to trial at the Court of Assizes
‘,02.1e Meuse lately sitting at St. Michel. In addition to the
unequl-
)„,44 declaration of Nicolas Cernet, other testimony was adduced, which
f4th° than war, anted the jury in finding him guilty of the murder of his
pa~tc
e.
and he was consequently condemned to the punishment of a
the t:
.i
. vvou'a The younger brother was acquitted.
d appear from the following note, taken from
Pre•eiboxltings of that beautiful naturalist the late Rev. Mr. White, of
ne, that there is a striking similarity between the spring of the
s„arci"' Year and that of 1776. The season has been unusually back-
ni,„„.44B dry, and no rain worth mentioning fell during the whole
t of April, or until the 21st of May. " No one," says Mr. White,
awa'rae has not attended to such matters, and taken down remarks, can be
of how much ten days' dripping weather will influence the growth
a •
or corn after a dry season. This present summer, 1776, yielded
ahrn-
a!kable instance, for till the 30th of May the fields were burnt up
he t_a_ tli ked, and the barley not half out of the ground ; but now, June
there is an agreeable prospect of plenty."
•I:om.,,XTWEIVE CRUELTY.—The `r Animals' Friend
ba,TLY," (of Mark.lane) caused I'. Hingst to be fied at Epsom for
w,iglig.,d all
the way from the Edgeware-road to Epsom, a distance of 18
havi, betten the poor animals very barbarously, their fonte
32,"gt00b find 10s. been covered with blood. The Society also caused the cabman,
Ibtho and costs, by Sir Feederick Roe, for cruelty to a
rse, and Dekins to be find at Union Hall fur cruelty to a dog.

SPORTIN G IN TELLIGEN CE.
HAMPTON 81.,:'8 sPttiNc M. STING.
The Officers of the 12th Lancers had another field:day esterdav
on Moulsey Hurst, And the spurt, ii:itfmtit being ds on
the former occasion, was good enough to satisfy a very respect-
able company. A detail of the running would be of little intereEt
to the public. We shall confine ourselves to a return of each race.
The Strawberry Hill Stakes of o stirs. each, with a Gold Cup
added by Lord Waldegracc. list. 71b. each. Mile and a half.
Gentlemen riders.
Mr. Tottenham's b. g. Tom Fool
Lord Waldegrave's Rat-trap ,
Mr. Colley's Peregrine Pickle
Mr. Bernard's Marshal Blucher
A good race between the first two.
Handicap sweepstakes for horses belonging to Officers cf the lf;:th
Lancers. Once round and a distance.
_ _ _

Owner

Mr. Tottenham's Tom Fool
Mr. Miller's Cleveland
Mr. Calley's Peregrine Pickle..
Mr. Willan's Rasper
Lord Waldegrave's Rat-trap
A fine race between the first three, and won by a neck only
A Gold-mounted Whip, with a Sweepstakes added. Once round.
Mr. Miller's Cleveland Air. St. George I
Lord Waldegrave's Rat-trap
Mr. Willan's Rasper
Several of the Four-in-Hand Club were present.

CHURCH-RATES.

BUNGAY-SAIST MARY.

The holy crusade is proceeding vigorously in this parish.
Yesterday, June 6th, distraint was made on abort a dozen of
inhabitants at the instance cf the notorious Samuel Scott, for
the Church-rate of 1837. It is to be remarked that goods
distrained nearly a year ego, for the rate of 1836, are still in
the custody of the constable, who has been unable to obtain
orders, from either his employers or the Magistrates, for their
disposal. It is farther observable, that the warrants are
signed by a person lately appointed a Magistrate (of course
under a Whig Government, a thorough-going Tory), who i,
a rate-payer in the parish, and in that capacity moved this very
rate in Vestry. He also moved a resolution in Vestry to
defeat a motion for disallowing the Churchwerdens' accounts,
on which the validity of the rate may be found to depend.
It is very earn, stly recommended to the friends of the Minis-
try to consider these things, the zeal for religious liberty
which has cuff red the Church-rate qu-stion to remain so long
unsettled, and their discrixination in the selection of gentle-
men for the Commission of the Peace.

P. S. Among the articles seized are the follow ing : —From
Mr. John Childs six chair=, tw•o c•indh•sticks, and two copper.
boilers, for 7s. 31d. ; from Mr. Charles Childs, a tea-urn and
a chair, for 3s. 91d. !

ROYAL SOCIETY OF MUSICIANS.

The annual concert for the benefit of -the Royal Society
took place last night at the Hanover-square Rooms. On this
occasion Handel's sublime oratorio, the Messiah, was per-
formed, although not with that high order of vocal talent the
Society have been enabled to bring forward en some former
anniversaries, yet remarkably well. The band and chorus
were composed, as usual at the annual concerts of the Society,
of precisely the same individuals as had taken their places in
the orchestra at the series of " Ancient Concerts" just termi-
nated, and both were therefore excellent and complete. The
singers were Mrs. Knyvett, Mrs. Bishop, Miss Birch, Mrs.
Alfred Shaw, Miss M. B. Hawes, Mr. James Bennett, Mr. E.
Seguin, and Mr. Phillips. It is wholly unnecessary, in so
well known an oratorio as the Messiah, to enter into an elabo-
rate account of the various compositions of which it is com-
posed; we must, therefore, confine ourselves to a cursory al-
lusion to such as appeared to strike us as deserving the
distinction of a separate notice. " Comfort ye my
people" and " Every valley" were sang in very good
taste, and with great feeling by Mr. James I3ennett.
Mr. Seguin gave " The people that walked in darkness"
very effectively, but he fails in the lower notes of his voice,
which have not sufficient power. " Rejoice greatly" was
sung by Mrs. Bishop with great animation and distinctness of
execution. "He was despised" was beautifully sung by Miss
Hawes. Mr:. A Shaw also acquitted herself much to the
satisfaction of the auditory in the music assigned to her; and
Mrs. Knyvett, who perhaps understands the compositions of
Handel better than any singer of the day, gave " I knot` that
my Redeemer," and several other of th.e pieces, in her very
best style. " The trumpet shall sound" was very effectively
sung by Mr. Phillips, and the excessively difficult trumpet
accompaniment was played by Mr. Harper with a certainty of
execution and beauty of tone that has never been equalled by
any one, or exceeded even by himself. The chemises, with-
out a single exception, went as finely as it is possible for cho.
misses to go. "He shall purify," " Lift up your heads,"
the " Hallelujah" chorus, and " Worthy is the Lamb," were
all truly magnificent. Although the room was not crowded,
it was well filled with a highly fashionable auditory. His
Royal Hi4ness the Duke of Cambridge was present in the
Royal Gallery. It was near midnight before the Oratorio
terminated.

ROYAL BEULAH SPA GARDENS,

NORWOOD.

Yesterday this delightful rural place of amusement was all
alive with a fete champetre and a floral and horticultural exhi-
bition in aid of the funds of the St. Ann's Society Schools.
It is gratifying, at all times, to see that the efforts of enter-
prising individuals, who cater for the public amusement, are
crowned with success ; still more so when, combined with the
amusements, we have to consider that one of the objects is
directed towards charity. The efforts of the proprietors were
highly creditable to themselves, and the result must have been
very gratifying to all those interested in the institution for
which the amusements of the day had been got up. On
grounds such as the Beulah Spa, it is difficult to form an
estimate of the numbers that were present, but we believe we
may estimate of them at nearly 10,000, all of whom seemed
highly delighted. We have seldom seen a gayer or more
fashionably-dressed assemblage of the same number. Of those
present we noticed in particular—
Duke of Sutherland and party, Lord Sherborne, Sir Ni-
cholas Tindal, Sir J. Anderson, Sir F. Goodericke, the Lord
Mayor and Sheriffs, the Lady of the Right Reverend the
Archbishop of Canterbury, Lady King, Lady Fitzalan, Lady
Inglis, Lady Mary Stafford, Lady Mary Beresford, Duchess
of Marlborough, Duchess of Hamilton, Lady Fitzwilliam, &c.
The nominal object of interest was the exhibition of flowers
and the distributlLn of prizes, which took place early in the
day, and the prizes were adjudged as follow :
Full Collections-Ist, Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. An-
trobus, Cbeam ; 2d, Mr. Barnes, gardener to Sir H. Jenner,
Chiselhurst ; 31, Mr. Redd,ng, gardener to Mrs. Marryat,
Wimbledon ; 4th, Mr. Jennings, South Lambeth.
Geraniums-Ist, Mr. Hunt, gardener to Miss Traill,
Bromley; 2d, Mr. Gaines, nurseryman, Battersea.
Twelve Geraniums—Mr. Lpwright, gardener to Rigge,
Esq., Morden.
Store Plants— Mr. Hunt, gardener to Miss Traill, Bromley.
Greenhouse Plants—Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus.
Balsams-Ist, Mr. Wakeling, gardener to Whitmore,
Esq., Beckenham ; 2d, Mr. Hoskins, gardener to F. Maubert,
Esq., Norwood.
Cockscombs-Ist, Mr. Barnes, gardener to Sir 11. Jenner,
Chiselhurst ; 2d, Mr. Wakeling, gardener to Whitmore,
Esq., Beckenham.

Caieeolarias-Ist, Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antro-
bus, Cheam ; 2d, Mr. lipwright, gardener to Rigge, Esq.,
Morden.

Cacto—Mr. Upwright, gardener to Rigge, Esq., Borden.
Orchidea—Mr. Redding, gardener to Mrs. Marryat,
Wimbledon.

Specimens-Ist, Mr. Hoskins, gardener to F. Maubert,
Esq., Norwood ; 2J, Mr. Upwright, gardener to Rigge,
Esq., Moz den.
Heartsease-Ist, Mr. Gaines, Battersea ; 2d, Mr. Henbury,
Croydon.
Hardy Azelius—Mr. Redding.
Cut Flowers-Ist, Mr. Redding ; 2d, Mr. Upwright.
Tulips-Ist and 2d, Mr. Upwright.
Rhododendrons—Mr. Redding.
Pines—Mr. Stewart, South Lambeth.

Medley Fruit—Mr. Upright; also for a device in flowers.
It is worthy of particular notice that Mr. Redding, gardener
of Mrs. Marryat, one of the lady patronesses, who WiiS awarded
101., in five prizes, for his productions, generously presented
the whole sum to the Charitable Institution.

We hase repeatedly attempted to (It scribe the beauties of
the place, to which description we can only add that each year
improves their appearance, and that every season increases
their claim upon public patronage. The romantic and rustic
promenades were enlivened throughout the whole day by the
most fashionable selections from the music of the day, exe-
cuted in the most exquisite style by the band of the Coldstream
Guards, and alternately by the celebrated German band of
Herr Johann Strauss. They arc a novelty in this country,
and we think are likely to rise rapidly i❑ public estimation.
In fact it is long since we spent a more pleasant day, and we
trust that the favourable impression made by the opening of the
gardens will lead, as it ought to do, to a profitable season to
the spirited proprietors.

THE APPROACHING CORONATION.

The following Resolution has been agreed to by the Mem-
bers of Brooks's Club:—
" That the Members of Brooks's Club in inviting the Clubs
of Boodle's and White's to unite with them in giving a Ball in
honour of her Majesty's Coronation, were desirous of divesting'
celebration of anything approaching to political feeling ;
but that in consequence of the 'Members of those Clubs having
declined to combine with them, the Members of Brook. s's
think it inexpedient singly to give an entertainment which,
under present circumstances, might bear the appearance of a
party festival.
(Signed) " CLEVELAND, Chairman.
" Brooks's Club, June 6."

ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND
BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY-LOSS OF LIFE.

A labourer employed on the London and Birmingham Rail-
way, levelling the " skepers," was killed on Tuesday last,
within two miles of the Rugby station. The half-past seven
the down train from London was runningat the rate of between
twenty and twenty-five miles per hour, at a distance of little
more than 100 yards the man was seen stooping, with his back
towards the train. Several passengers, as well as the engi-
neer and fireman, halloed to him, fully expecting that he
would hear and move from the line; but before it was possible
to stop the train, the scoops or arms in front of the engine,
for the purpose of clearing away any impediments, struck him
ou hi: side, and threw him on the ernbankrecnt. The poor
man died almost instantly. There :we, at distances of a mile,
policemen stationed, whose duty it is to give signals by flags
that all is clear.

THE SUN, LONDON, T 1

MR. MACREADY AND COVENT-
AItDEN THEATRE.

We have great pleasure in placing Ispon record A prod of
' the taAneer .in which Mr, Macready'a reciant endeavours to
1
elevate the dramatic art and its prAssoes have been estimated
by those whom they most nesrly concerned.
After the performance of Mr. Knowles's play on Thursda,.
' last a deputation (consisting of Mr. .Stanfield, the distss_
guished painter, Messrs. Harley, Warde, ar.d Meadows)
waited on Mr. Macready, and requested his attendarme in the
green-room, where the general body of performers had
assembled to meet him. On his entrance Mr. Bartley ros,
(as did all the ladies and gentlemen present), and, after re-
gretting that the task had not been committed to one snore
qualified to undertake it, said that he had been deputed by his
brother performers and others engaged in the establishment, to
express to Mr. Macready the sentiments by which they were
generally animated towards him--that they had been deeply
penetrated by the part he had taken in standing forward
to champion the cause of the decliniass d,-ama____
that they had been sensibly alive to the labours he
had encountered and. the sacrifices he had made, and
were fully aware of the motives which had actuated him ; that
they wished him to be apprised of their high appreciation of
his noble conduct, of his uniform conciliatory deportment to.
wards them, and of the various gracious acts that, together,
had brought back a season equsl, in its effects to them, to the
best days of the drama within the memory of the oldest actor;
that they also knew well he did not require any further evi-
dence from them of these feelii gs, and that with any testi-
monial of them they could offer he would be better pleased in
proportion to its unostentatioutness : they had, therefore, se
lected the simplest offering, as a mere tablet, on which to in-
scribe their names and record their gratitude to him ; that
though, beyond that, it possessed little value, it might, on that
account, be thought worthy his acceptance; that perhaps on
some happy occasion it might fad a place upon his sideboard;
and, if the result of his speculation should at any time hereafter
be a cause of regret to Mrs. Macready or any part of his
family, he (Mr. Bartley) hoped that the sight of this memo-
rial would nevertheless afford her and her children some gra-
tification, in its evidence of tl e estimation in which Mr. Mac-
ready was held by those whom he had served.
A very handsome silver saver was then presented to 'Mr.
Macready. Around it were the names of the various perfor-
mers and others connected with the theatre during the
past season (including Mr. Sheridan Knowles, Mr. Stan-
field, R. A., Mr. Robertson, Mr. Power, Mr. H. Phillips,
&c.), and upon it the following inscription :—" Theatre
Royal, Covent-garden, May 31st, 1838. Presented to W.
C. Macready, Esq., by the ladies and gentlemen connected
with this establishment, whose names arc hereon inscribed,
in testimony of their sense of the efforts he has this season
made to renew the splendour of the British drama."
In acknowledging the present Mr. Macready said he was
utterly at a loss to reply to the kind communication made from
the ladies and gentlemen present by their common friend Mr.
Bartley. He thanked them most truly, and could do little
more ; but whilst assuring them of his most grateful feelings
he must add that it would have been still more gratify-
ing to him to have received their kind appreciation in a
less costly form--the perishable paper which contained
their signatures'(which, however, could never have pe-
rished, whilst he, or any dear to him lived to preserve it)
would have been to him a sufficiently valuable document.
Their excellent friend, Mr. Bartley, he continued, had alluded
to the "motives" which induced him to embark in this specu-
lation or experiment. Less disinterested motives had been '
attributed to him by some persons conspicuous for an ungene-
rous hostility to the cause he endeavoured to uphold, and who
had not scrupled to state that he took the theatre "only to
fill his own pockets." It was very certain (Mr. Macready
went on to say) that he did not open the theatre with the in-
tention of irrpove. ishing himself: no man in a struggle with
fortune intends to be beaten; but he was sure that the ladies
and gentlemen present gave him credit—indeed they had
proved so—for motives not mercenary or selfish ; and in di-
rect contradiction to the assertion he had just quoted, he
would refer to his engagement with themselves, and to
his agreement with the proprietors, by which he might
long since have closed the theatre, when all hope of reim-
horsing himself had passed away, and when he could only
continue the season by a continuance of personal loss.
As a further evidence on this head he would add, that he
had pledged himself to Messrs. Robertson and Bartley, before
the opening s,f the theatre (and lie was glad of this opportu-
nity of mentioning it), to pay to the full the salaries of those
performers who consented to their reduction—as ho consented
to share with him, in part, the risk he was venturing upon.
He had pledged himself, he repeated, to pay the full amount
at which those salaries were previously rated, before he
touched one shilling of the profits, if any had arisen upon the
season. Mr. Macready proceeded to say that he might also
refer to the principles on which the theatre had been conducted
to show that the speculation had not been mercenary. Among
those motives, and the primary ones, was his wish to elevate
their art, and to establish an asylum for it, and his brothers
and sisters professing it, where they might be secure of equit-
able treatment, of friendly consideration, and, most of all, of
that respect which is due from man to man, or—a matter still
more important--which is due from man to woman.
In conclusion, Mr. Macready observed that he could not be
so presumptuous as to suppose that he had been able to give
universal satisfaction. In a large establishment like that, the
interests of indisiduals must often be merged in those of the
community—but he wouid ask credit for intention; he had en-
deavoured to be just, and had striven to make kindness go '
hand in hand with justice. There was one more observation
in which he which he wished to indulge—that in no theatrical '
season, within his remembrance, had there been less discord '
between a company and its manager--_a circumstance of which
they might all be justly proud, as one in the honour of which
they all participated. In reiterating his acknowledgments, he
might mention that in a letter addressed to him on business at
the beginning of the season, by a gentlemen, he believed,
then present, the writer had told him that he was regarded,
very widely in the profession, as the " actor's friend." It was
the most gratify ing character that could be applied to him.
He wished to believe that the testimonial then before him
might be considered as an attestation of their assent to the
justice of the term ; and he entreated of them that his name
might never be dissociated from it. Once more, truly and
most cordially, he thanked them. 1

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR-It is rumoured that Mr. Macready has sustained
some severe losses by his speculation at Covent-garden
Theatre. Every lover of the drama is grateful to that gentle-
man for his gallant conduct in defending it from the asper-
sions of its enemies ; but what has been the cause of his
sustaining this loss ? It is a glaring fact, that the patronage
which the Queen and the Aristocracy should have given to the
legitimate drama has been given to the Italian Opera. This
is disgraceful. How painful is it to Englishmen to see the
frequent announcements of the Royal and aristocratic visits to
Mr. Laporte's establishment ; whereas, if this d patronage
been bestowed upon Mr. Macready's national undertaking,
that gentleman would not only not have sustained the losses
which he has, but would have reaped those rewards which he
so well deserves. That pure and glorious light which ema-
nated from the mind of Shakspeare, and which threw such
lustre on the reign of Elizabeth, is slighted and shut cut from
the precincts of Victoiia's Court ; and the muddling ignes
fatui produced at the corner of the Haymarket is more suited
to the mental vision of our aristocrats—the glorious supporters
of our Constitution, and the promoters of our national litera-
ture. One of these titles they may keep, but the British
public have rear,ons for denying them the other.
I remain, Sir, your obedient servan',
London, June. DRAAIATICUS.