The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-05 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—We regret to trespass on your valuable space ;
but on the part of the gentlemen of the orchestra of her
Majesty's Theatre, we are compelled to contradict an
impression conveyed in an article of a morning journal
of Saturday, to the effect that the artists employed at the
Italian Opera have abandoned the establishment.
We beg to say, that as regards the orchestra alone,
having always found Mr. Lumley as punctual and as
.honourable in alt his dealings towards us as his prede-
cessors were irregular, ourselves and twenty-two others
Df our colleagues have never contemplated leaving the
theatre ; and on no account could Ke ever have thought
of engaging in a hostile establishment whilst still in his
service. In this feeling we are happy to find ourselves
associated with so many artists in other departments of
the institution of the highest character and fame.
_ _

Whilst anxious to avoid all imputation of having par-
ticipat( d in this extraordinary proceeding, we wish no-
wise to reflect on our former colleagues. One may
easily imagine what deep consideration were to persons
of limited revenues the offer of increased pay with the
prospect of less labour (the suppression of ballets being
promised), and still more, the fear that no artist not
engaging with the hostile party would be employed, as
heretofore, at the Philharmonic and Ancient Concerts.—
We remain, sir, your most humble and obedient servants,
J. B. NADAUD, Leader of the Ballet
A. J. TOLBECQUE, Leader of the Opera.
London, Saturday evening.

STERIOUS AFFAIR IN ST.
PANCRAS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—In conseqnence.of the report in the Morning
Chronicle of the sth of November last, of an inquest hav-
ing been held before Mr. Mills, at the British Queen,
Sussex-street, Tottenham-court-road, on the preceding
day, on the body of Rosetta Brown, my servant, when
the jury returned a verdict, " That deceased destroyed
herself; but in what state of mind there was not sufficient
evidence to prove." I feel myself imperatively called
upon, in consequence of subsequent paragraphs in the
same paper of the 30th and 31st of December last,
alleging and insinuating that a lodger of mine had been
guilty not only of seducing, but of the foul crime of
murdering the young woman, to assert that although
two respectable men of business and partners in
trade were the only parties lodging at my house,
that the party alluded to in such report and para-
graphs had not been in the house from an early hour
in the morning until after the discovery of the fatal
event, which took place at a quarter to five o'clock
in the evening, which can be proved by the testimony
of several respectable persons, in whose company he was
during the whole day at his manufactory ; and as the
report and subsequent paragraphs have been inserted in
the Weekly Dispatch and Lloyd's weekly London news-
papers of this day, and most likely many other Sunday
and provincial papers, besides the Globe and The Sun
evening papers of Friday last, and there not being the
least foundation for such report, I feel that I am bound,
under the circumstances, to afford each of them every
protection, and feel assured you will allow the insertion
of this in your valuable paper, that the public mind may
be disabused until they or either of them have justified
themselves by a jury of their country, which has been
fully determined on with as little delay as possible.
I remain your most obedient servant,
ROBERT JENKINS.
22, Huntly-street, Tottenham-court-road,

Jan. 3, 1847.

THE MINISTRY.—We understand the whole of the
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