The Sun.
London, England, 1824-05-28 00:00:00

THEATRICAL RIGHTS.

We are sorry to learn that an intimation has
been given, on the part of the Proprietors of Covent-garden
and Drury-lane, of their intention, or their probable in-
tention, to keep open their theatres beyond the period which
was fixed for their being closed two years ago, under an ar-
rangement made by authority of the Lord Chamberlain.—
The consequence is, that Mr. Morris, the spirited Manager
of the Haymarket Theatre, will have his interests serious-
ly injured; he having made engagements, at high salaries,
with performers belonging to the winter theatres (Mr. Lis-
ton, Mr. W. Farren, Liss Chester, 3lrs. Chatterly, Mr.
Cooper, Mr. Harley, &c. being among the number), upon the
understanding that their services would commence on the Ist
.July. If, however, Drury-lane and Covent-garden should de-
termine to continue open beyond the 30th of June, those per-
formers will be claimed by the respective theatres to which
they belong. This is unquestionably a great hardship ' • and
the more so, because, as will be seen by the following docu-
ment, Mr. Morris was entitled to calculate upon the continu-
ance of the arrangement therein specified :
" Lord Chamberlain's Office, April 1, 1822.
" The Little Theatre to open on the 15th June, and to close
on the 14th of October, but to have three months free of com-
petition, the Winter Theatres being closed from the Ist July
to the Ist October.—The Winter Theatres shall not restrain
their actors from acting at the Haymarket Theatre, between the
Ist of July and the Ist of October.
(Signed) " 31ONTROSE."
We understand the matter has been referred to his Majesty,
who, we doubt not, will order to be done whatever can be done
for the protection of the interests of the Haymarket Theatre.—
( Morning Chronicle)

The ANNUAL EXAMINATION of the CLERGY
ORPHAN SCHOOLS, St. John's Wood, Marylebone, took place
on Monday last. Among the friends and patrons of this in-
teresting establishment there were present,—llis Grace the
Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, the
Bishops of Salisbury, St. Asaph, Oxford, Exeter, and
Gloucester, Lord Kenyon, Lord Bolton, the Honourable
Philip Pusey, Lady Teignmouth, Lady Fanny Proby,
the Miss Shores, the Ladies Cornwallis, lion. Miss Neville,
Lady Martin, Mrs. Howley, the Dean of Worcester, Rev.
Archdeacons Cambridge, Watson, and Froude, Rev. Drs.
Burrow, Gardner, Dowley, and Lipscombe. No instance oc-
curred of the smallest deficiency in any of the branches of edu-
cation in which the children were examined, nor of falling oil
from the correctness and precision displayed on former occa-
sions. Nothing was wanting to complete the satisfaction of the
company. The healthful and amiable appearance, the inge-
nuous
manners, and sensible replies, of these young dependants
on the public favour, sufficiently demonstrated the excellence
of the instruction they receive, and the incalculable benefit
which must gradually accrue to society from an institution
which, though limited by the want of more ample funds, sends
forth every year so many pupils well qualified to Ifill
useful stations, and to sustain the credit of that establishment
which has so faithfully discharged its duty towards them, as
the guardian of their childhood.—His Grace the Archbishop
of Canterbury was pleased to say, that though he had for
many years attended the Examination, and always with satis-
faction, he had never been more gratified than on the present
occasion.

There was an attempt formerly to restore the
Strathallan title, when a curious sort of evidence
was given of the death of the last Lord STRATH-
ALLAN. An aged, venerable General, who was
called to prove that Lord STRATHALLAN had
fallen at the battle of Culloden, in the year 1746,
gave his evidence to that effect. A Noble Lord
suggested to the Lord Chancellor (TnuaLow)
to ask the witness how be knew that Lord
STRATHALLAN fell at Culloden. The LORD
CHANCELLOR put the question, and the witness
answered—" Because at the battle of Culloden
I thrust my potoon through the body of the Vis-
Count STRATHALLAN,"