The Sun.
London, England, 1825-12-06 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

As the conductors of Public Journals are often
misled by ex-parte Statements, we deemed it
proper to decline the insertion of the account
which appeared in a respectable Morning Paper
of yesterday., relative to the affairs of Drury-
Lane Theatre, till we should find that it remained
uncontradicted this day, and the following Letter,
of course, justifies our caution :
Covent-garden, Monday.
Ain. EDlTOR—Having read in the Times Journal of this
day, a statement under the head of " Affairs of the late Mana-
ger of Drury-lane Theatre," in which my name is introduced,
you must allow me in justice to myself, to Mr. Elliston, and to
those creditors who attended the Meeting in question to assert,
that scarcely one syllable of that statement (be the-Reporter
whom he may) is correct.
his stated that Mr. Elliston proposed to mortgage the lease
and wardrobes of the Olympic, Croydon, and Leamington
Theatres to his creditors. This is not the fact. Mr.. Elliston's
sons have been some years lessees of his Leamington property
upon a fair and equitable rental, and as to the Drury-lane lease
and wardrobe, so maliciously adverted to, I believe every
shareholder of the Theatre have it in their power to contradict
that part of the statement, inasmuch as their property by the
nature of the lease from the Committee, can only be converted
by Mr. Elliston to the use of stage representation at Drury-
lane, as lessee of a ready furnished Theatre ; therefore, it needs
no conjuration to discover that Mr. Elliston had it not in his
power to make the lease and wardrobe over to his sons, for the
purpose of cheating his creditors, as your informant would
insinuate.
The truth is, that, since Mr. Elliston's severe bodily afflic-
tion, his son has been delegated to manage his affairs by power
of attorney, in his father's name, and that he still continues so
to do—but to state that Mr. Elliston has made over the pro-
perty of which the Committee of Proprietors are the sole
Guardians, only proves that there are people in the world so
base as to leprive a man of the support of those friends, whick
in the hour of adversity he stands so much in need of.
Mr. Elliston has expended upwards of 30,0001. in the im-
provement of the property, of which lie is the lessee, and to
such a vast outlay, and his subsequent severe indisposition, is
to be attributed his present difficulties:
it is not for me to give publicity to what may be Mr. Ellis.
ton's available property, but I can boldly assert, without fear
of contradiction, that one-fourth of the amount stated by your
informant, and considerably less than the sum expended upon
the improvement of the Theatre, would clear Mr. Elliston
from every pecuniary difficulty, consequently his debts " bath
this extent, no more."
To conclude—The statement that a creditor present refused
to sign the letter of licence, and added, that it was precipitate
in me to propose it, is entirely without foundation. There
were assembled creditors to the amount of 12,0001. and up-
wards, and I should do injustice to the kind feeling that
prompted them all, to deny myself the gratification of stating,
there was not a dissentient voice.
I am, your very obedient servant,
G. H. ROBINS.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

STATE or TUE ODDS.—:

ETTING-ROOM, DEC. 5.

11 to 2 agst Monarch
12 to 1 agst Tredille c.
13 to 1 agst Bolivar
20 to I agst Br. to Twatty

DLit

13 to 1 agst Mignonette
8 to 1 apt Pawn

B Y .
20 to 1 agst Sophist
20 to 1 agst Gramaric
20 to 1 agst Zuleika c.

DONCASTEI

8 to 1 agst Bedlamite
11 to 1 agst Crusader

KS.
1 9to 1 agst Rachel
10 t• 1 a*s_ f. out of Master
Henry's darn.

ST. T,EGER.
25 to 1 agst Monarch.
35 to 1 agst The General.

PEDESTRIANISM.-41r. P. Crewke of Bagnigge Went!,
undertook yesterday morning to run a mile in seven minutes,
and carry a boy four stone weight. The boy was strapped on
so as to give the runner full scope of his arms, and the pedes-
trian won easy.. It was accomplished over a measured quarter
of a mile in Holloway lane.

ASIIBURTON 13ANK.—MESSRS. BROWN,WINSOR,
AND CUMING.—We regret to say that the above firm sus-
pended their payments yesterday evening, after a tremendous
run of several days. A report that such was the case was cur-
rent this morning, and was fully confirmed in the afternoon.__
(Devonshire Freeholder of Friday.)
SUDDEN DEATll.—Yesterday afternoon, at the
establishment of Messrs. Whiting and Branston, printers, &c.,
of Beaufort-buildings, Strand, an elderly Gentleman, named
Moxon, fell down and expired. The unfortunate Gentleman
had just returned from dinner, and had gone up stairs ; on his
arrival at the top of them he fell down. The deceased was the
sole support of the numerous family of his daughter, whose
husband fell down dead about four months since, leaving her
in a state of pregnancy. Every assistance was afforded, but in
vain, as the vital spark had fled before medical assistance
arrived.