The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-09 00:00:00

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.

On Saturday evening last, lleing the close of the season of
this theatre, the Ladies and Gentlemen connected with this
Establishment, feeling that some mark of grateful respect was
clue to Mr. Harley, their late Stage Manager for these last
two years, were anxious to evince that esteem which
his correct and impartial conduct FO well merits. For this
purpose, after the performance of the second piece, the com-
pany having assembled in the green-room, Mr. Halford ad.
dressed Mr. Harley in a very neat and appropriate speech,
which elicited so much genuine feeling, that it drew forth im-
mense applause, and the tears which were shed by his fair
listeners must have been truly gratifying to the speaker as they
responded deeply to the acknowledged worth of our excellent
friend, Mr. Harley, to whom was then presented, by Mr.
Hollingsworth, a handsomely ornamented scroll, bearing the
signatures of the entire company. It was read with much
feeling, and was seconded by the cheers of all present. It
was to this effect :—The Ladies and Gentlemen of the St.
James's Theatre, whose names arc here respectfully affixed,
anxious to testify their high and unqualified approbation of the
uniformly impartial, and gentlemanly conduct evinced dur-
ing the period of two seasons by John Pritt Harley,
Esquire, in his capacity of Stage Manager, (which
has so much tended towards the welfare of the Establishment,
and the comfort of the perfirmers) beg to present him with
this humble and grateful tribute, in token of their sincere good
wishes, and high respect. To this address Mr. Hartley re-
plied in his usually gentlemanly and kind style, and expressed
himself, that if through his medium he could be the humble
Cause of placing that profession to which he had the honour
of being attached for many years, in that position, which
from its power and influence over the morals anti vices
of society it so justly merited, the remembrance of it
would ever be his proudest boast, and richest reward.
We understand that it is the intention of the Ladies and Gen-
tlemen of the St. James' Theatre to offer to Mr. Harley a
more substantial proof of their real estimation of his private
virtues and public abilities.

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Lord Durham is not likely to leave England, we
believe, before the 20th instant, which will probably enable the
Hastings to reach-the mouth of the St. Lawrence before the
ice will allow her to go up the river.
On Saturday last a large quantity of furze on the
Nethermoore farm, the property of Mr. W. H. Talbot, of
Lacock Abbey, as discovered to be in flames, and previous
to sufficient assistance being rendered, about four acres were
destroyed. It is believed the fire was the act of an incen-
diary, uho we hope will be discovered.—Devizes Gazette.
A desperate affray took place at the entrance of
Rye Harbour en Sunday morning last, at a quarter before :3
o'clock. It appeared that a smuggling boat had landed a
cargo of contraband spirits, and succeeded in getting all the
tubs safely away except one or two. The croft happened t
go on shore, either by accident or design, just at the spot
14 here en extra man belonging to the Comber station was on
guard, but being very young, he no doubt was frightened, and
omitted to raise an alarm in sofficient time to prevent the
" goods being run," end before a body of the preventive men
from the station could come down. The latter, however, ob-
serving a great number of smugelcrs, and amongst them seve-
ral armed men, a firing commenced, when one of the smug-
glers was shot dead, and no doubt several of them were
wounded, to judge by the appearance of the blood, which was
traced for some miles. A coroner's inquest was held ors Mon-
day last on the body of Thomas Monk the smuggler, who was
killed on this melancholy occasion, and the jury returned the
following verdict :—" That Thomas Monk was on the Ist of
April found lying on the sea-shore, end having received a gun-
shot wound, then and there languished and died, but how or
by whom such shot wasAred, the jury have no evidence to
show, "._,Sussex Express.
EADVERTISEMENT.]—CAUTION.—CULtiS an.
Dolland's Observations Against the Ilse of Amber Specta,
Iles, (second edition) on the Preservation of Sight, page 5, and 56.--Amber is a soft substance, and it is impossible t
form it into a perfect lense, and a lense improperly constructe
would prove most injurious to vision. Amber from the so
state of the material in moderate heat becomes sticky, and b
cleaning the lense in a short time the polish comes off; the
also become scratched and completely blind. Glue, as t,
hardness of substance and colour, is considered much prefera
Ide ; they are much inferior either to glass cr pebbles ; Job'
Harrison etrtis, Esq., M. R. 1., Oculist Surgeon to the Roy
Disne'alary, and Lecturer on the Anatomy, Physiology, an.
Pathology of the Eye and Ear, states it will probably be ex
?acted that I should say what I think of Amber Spectacles
they have been recommended by several Oculists, and m
patronage has been solicited for them; but surely those gentle
men who have sanctioned them cannot have remembered that
amber is comparatively a soft substance, consequently very li-
able to become scratched, and that the polish is easily worn
off; they are also much more expensive than even pebbles, aml,
as it appears to me, possess no advantage corresponding with
their costs. For those reasons I entirely differ from those
who have thought them preferable to Pebbles or Glass. Mr.
Dolland, optician to his Majesty, and Fellow of the Royal
Society, informs me that he considers amber a very improper
material for Spectacles, on account of its colour, its not being
homogeneous, its liability to scratches, and its being also im-
possible to form it into a perfect lease.
The American packet ship Wellington, Captain
Chadwick, sailed from the St. Katharine's Dock for New
York yesterday forenoon. This fine vessel carries out to the
western world about 130 emigrants, chiefly agricultural la-
bourers with their families. On leaving the dock entrance,
she was taken in tow by a steant-packet, and instantly pro-
ceeded down the river. A great number of the friends of the
emigrants assembled on the pier-heads to witness their de-
parture ; and the petting scenes, in several instances, were of a
very affecting description.
AN AMBIGUOUS ANSWER,—During the lae
Assizes at Exeter, a woman, apparently about sixty years of
age, was examined on behalf of the prisoner in a trial for a mis-
demeanour. On being asked a question as to her " position in
life," she answered, ,‘ I am a spinster, and my husband is a
farmer; of course I ant his wife." This contradictory, and at
the same time ludicrous answer, naturally upset the accustomed
gravity of the Court, and almost excited the Learned Judge
himself to laughter,