The Sun.
London, England, 1809-10-13 00:00:00

COYEAT-GARDEN THEATRE.

The proceedings of last night at this Theatre dif-
fered little from.what they were the night befdre.—
The Opera of Love in a Village, was heard .attentive-
ly through the first two acts, and the influx of visi-
tors at half price changed the scene again from quiet
attention' to turbulence an'd Uproar. The Pit, as be-
fore, was the chief region of dissension, and some
pugilistic contests took place,'but not of much im-
portance. Several, persons attempted ttf4ddress the
audience ; none, however, procured a hearing but a
Mr. Ross, who exhorted the mai-contents to perse-
vere, but to keep themselves within legalbounis.—
Several persons were taken into custody for encou-
raging the discontented in their riotous clamours.,
The Managers are accused "of having employed
Jews in their service; it is easy, however, for the
opponents of the 'Theatre to stigthatize their adver-
saries with having been hired to support the interests
of the Theatre ; but surely the friends, as well as
enemies of .the Managers, have a right to express
their sentiments. We believevhat many persons, as
well as the Conduaors of the public prints, who
condemned the intention of raising the prices of ad-
,mission, were convinced of the propriety orthat
measure, after the decision of the Committee, arid
as it is impossible to doubt the honour, competency,
and the diligenCe of that Committee, we are .really
surprised at the perseverance of some public writers
in urging the discontented to proceed in their nightly
_
riots.

Nothing of the last a& of the Opera: wag heard;
or of the Farce of Animal Magnetism—The spitit
of mischief, however, seems to be at an end, for no
at to injure the Theatre were observable. The
tOrmer instruments of annoyance have disappeared,
and the party that now assemble, with perhaps a
few exceptions, seem to be a set of thoughtless yotalg'
men, who cannot easily resign an opportunity of'
kicking up a dust."
•

It is'Understood that Mr. WATSON gives Ma?lane
CATALAN' one thousand guineas for six nights .per-
tim-nance at Birmingham. This fair Syitn's 4ist
,api.ealance will be On Monday next.
On Wednesday evening a boat coming c,roug'i
London-bridge-iiii3-et. The Waterman "was drowl.el
and the pasienser sayo, '

LORD 6PASTLEREAGH and Mr. NING.

The following is a statement of ,tho'conrse of the
transaction, upon a misapprehens:on of the leading
fads of which Lord Castlereagh's letter appears to
have been founded

It is perfectly true, that so long ago as Easter,
Mr. Canning had represented to the Duke of Port-
land the insufficiency (in his opinion) of the Govern-
metfi, as then constituted, to carry on the affoirs of
the country,- under.all the difficulties of the times,.
and had, requested that, unless some change should
.he effected in it, he might be permitted• to resign
his offiCe. It is equally true, that in the course of
the discussion, which arose out of this representa-
tion, it was proposed to Mr. Canning, and accepted
by him, as the condition of his consenting to retain
the seals of the Foreign Office, that a change should
be made in the War Department.
But it is not, true that the time at which that
change was ultimately proposed to be made, was Of
Mr. Canning's choice; and it is not true that he was:-
party or consenting to the concealment of that in
tended change from. Lord Castlereagh..
With respect to the concealment, Mr. Canning,'
some short time previOns to the date of Lord Castle-
reegh's letter, without the smallest 'suspicion of the
existence of any intention on the part of Lord Cas-
tlereagh to make such an appeal to Mr. Canning as
that letter 'contains, but upon information that some
Misapprehension did exist as to Mr. Canning's sup-
posed concurrence in the reserve which had been
practised towards. Lord Castlereagh, transmitted to
one of Lord-Castlereagh's most ,intimate friends, to
be communicated whenever he might think proper,
the copy of a letter addressed by Mr.. Canning to
the Duke of Portland, in the month of July, in
which Mr. Canning. requests,. " in justice to him-
self, that it may be remembered, whenever here-
after this concealment shall be alleged (as he doubts
not that it will) against hint, as an act of injustice
towardvLord Castlereagh, that. it did not originate
in his suggestion ;,--that so far, from desiring it, 'he
conceived, however erroneously, Lard Camden to
be the sure, channel of communication to Lord
Castlereagh ; and that' up to a very late period. he
believed such communication to have been actually
made:"
The copy of this letter, and. of the Duke of Port-
land's answer to it, " acknowledging Mr. Canning4i
repeated remonstrances against the concealment,"
are still in the possession of Lord Castlereagh's

friend.
The communication to Lord Camden, to which
this letter refers, was ttra-d-e on the 28th of April,
with Mr. Canning's knowledge, and at his parti-

cular desire. Lord Camden being the near connec.
lion and most confidential friend of Lord Castle-
s
reagh, it never occurred to Mr. Canning, nor was

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it credible to him, till he received the most positive

asseverations of the. fact, that Lord .Cacuden had
kept back such a communication froth- Lord Castle-
reagh.
With respeEt to the period at which the change
in the War Department was to lake place, Mr.
Canning was induced,, in the first -instance, to con-
sent to its postponement till the rising of Parliament,
partly by the represetitations,:rnade to himself of the
inconveniencies of any change in the middle of a
,Session, but principally fruin a consideration of the
'particular circumstances under which Lord Castle-
reagh 4tood.in they House of Commons after Easker ;
circumstances which would have given to his re-
moval at that period of the Session, a character
which it was certainly no part of Mt% Canning's wish
that it shOuld
Mr. Canning, however, received the most posi-
tive promise, that a change in the War Department
should take place immediately upon the close of the
Session. When-that time arrived,. the earnest apd
repeated entreaties of must of Lord Castlereagb',
friends in the• Cabinet were employed to prevail upon
Mr. Canning to consent to the postponement of the
arrangement. ,
At length, and most reluctantly, he did give hit,
consent to its being postponed to the period pro-
posed by. Lord Castlereagh's friends, viz. the ter-
mination of the Expedition then in preparation; but
did so upon -the, most distinct and solemn as-
surances, that whatever might be the issue of the
Expedition', the chahge should take pla;e at that pe-
riod ; that the Seals of the War aTarttnent should
then be offered to Lord Wellesley (the person for
Whose. accession to the Cabinet'Mr. Canning was,
known to be most anxiou.,), and that tl.e interval,.m
should be .employed by Lord Castlereao,.
friends, in pillaring Lord Castlereagh's mina.to arc
qiresce ip such an arrangement.
It was therefore matter of astonishment to Mr:
Canning, when, at tile' issoe of the _Expedition, he
reminded the Duke sit Portland, that the time was
now .come for his Grace's•wriiiia,:.. to Lord Welles-.)
ley, to find, that so tar trout the Interval having been
employed by, bOrd castl,,reagit's friends in preparing
Lord Castlereagh for the change, the same reserve
had been continued towards him, against. which Mr.' ,
Canning had before so earnestly remonstrated. Be..
ing,informed of this circumstance by the Duke of
Portland,.and :learning .at the same time Irotu his
Grace, that there were other difficulties attending
the promised arrangement, of which Mr. Canning
had not-before been 'apprised ; and that the. Dake of
Portland , had himself come to a determination to
retire from office; Canning instantly, and 'be,
fore any step whatever had been taken towards car-
rying the promised arrangement into efied, with=
drew his claim, ,and requested :the Duke of Port-
land to tender his (Mr. Canning's) resignation, at
the same time with his Grace's, to the King. This
was on Wednesday, the 6th of September, presTious-,
ly to the Levee of that day.
All question .of the performance of the prorni'ae-.
made to Mr. Canning: being thus at an end, the. re-,
"serve which Lord:Ca.tlereagh's‘ friends had hitherto.
so perseveringly practised towards Lord Castlereagh
appears to have been.laid aside. Lord Castlereagh.
was now made acquainted with the nafure of the ar-
-rangement which- had been intended to have been,
proposed to him. •
What -may have been the reasons-which prevent
ed Lord Castlereagh's triends from fulfilling the as-
. surances given to Mr. Canning, that Lord Castll.-
reagWs 'mud should be prepared by their com,nuni-
,
CatlollS for tied arrangement intended to he cal-fled
tutu effect ; and what the motives for the dise,oure
-to Lord Castlereagh, after that arrangement tail
ceased to be M coutem. lation, it is 4ot, lut Mr. Can-
,
icing to explain.