The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-03 00:00:00

KENSINGTON

- ROW AT THE ROYAL KENT THEATRE, KENSINGTON.
—Mrs. Julia Elizabeth Morland, the wife of Mr. Henry
Morland, otherwise Francis William John Sutliffe, the
proprietor of the Royal Kent Theatre, Kensington, at-
tended before Mr. G. Clive, the sitting Magistrate, ac-
companied by a friend, to apply for a warrant against a
person named Mathews, under the following circum-
stances :

Mrs. Morland (who, it will be recollected, was a short
time since charged on suspicion of having married three
husbands) stated that, on Monday last, the theatre was
let by her husband to a person named Mathews, one of
the performers, for the purposes of a benefit. The first
piece was one of Mathews's own introducing, and he
brought with him to perform one of the leading female
characters, a female whom she understood was a com-
mon prostitute. The audience were much displeased
with the manlier in which the performance was gone
through, and hissed the piece as a parcel of trash. That
exasperated Mathews, and when those marks of disap-
probation were renewed in the second piece, Mathews,
who was sitting in one of, the stage-boxes, loudly abused
her before the whole theatre, and called her a ----, and
said that she had been proved to be so at the Kensington
Police-court. She therefore wished that he might be
brought up on a warrant to answer for his conduct, and
that she might have an opportunity of refuting the
calumny on her character.
Mr. CLIVE observed, that he did not see that he had
any power to grant a warrant in such a case, or even a
summons, the Police Act requiring that abusive words,
to bring them under the provisions of the Act, must be
used in the street or public place.
Mrs. Morland contended that theatres were always
considered " public places," and that therefore the
Act would be fully operative. Besides, the conduct of
Mathews had occasioned a riot in the theatre, where the
seats were torn up, and other damage done.
Mr. CuvE inquired if the person she accused had
himself caused any damage to her husband's property ?
Mrs. Morland said that she was not prepared to prove
that he had.

Mr. CLIvE then said Mrs. Morland might have a sum-
mons, but he could not take upon himself to say what the
result might be.

Mrs. Aforland, it appearing, not being acquainted with
Mathews's address, beyond its being near the Westmin-
ster Brewhouse, was told she could have the summons
when she ascertained the address correctly.

LLOYDS' SHIPPING.
VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The Rosanna, Liverpool
to Calcutta, 29th Oct., lat. 9 N., lon. 25 W. ; Tyrian,
Liverpool to New Orleans, 4th Oct., lat. 25, lon. 61., by
the Solon, arrived at Philadelphia. Mary Ann, of Troon,
Sept. 1, Ist 8 S., lon. 28 W.*; Edward, Stockholm to
Rio, 9th Oct., lat. 6 N., lon. 22 W. ; Ship No. 2,873,
Oct. 11, Ist. 8, lon. 22 ; Charles, Liverpool to Rio, 14.
lat. 9, pun. 21 ; Gartshery, Clyde to Cape, 17, lat. 12,
lon. ; Roman (American ship), 27, lat. 29, lon. 38 ;
Macao, Belfast to Charleston, 7th ult., lat.' 40, lon. 31 ;
barque Edward, 10th ult., lat. 49, ion. 10, by the Duke
of Lancaster,' arrived in the River. Trial, Boston, to
Prince Edward's Island, under jury-masts, and with loss
of bulwarks, going into Arichats, U. S., 18th ult., by the
Pecanie, arrived at Bordeaux. Mary, Ceylon to Cape,
30th August, lat. 28 S., lon. 45 E., by the Monarch,
arrived at Liverpool. Milo, Dundee to Sydney, 6th Oct.,
off Palina, by the Ann, arrived at Bathurst, River Gambia.

- EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
Arrivals—Washington, Barnett, from Mauritius, in the
Downs, sailed August 16, St. Helena, Oct. 4 ; Mary
Laing, Ellison, from Moulmein at Cowes, sailed from St.
Helena, Oct. 7 ; Collingwood, Guthrie, from Lombock,
in the London Docks.

Arrival at St. Helena—John Calvin, Abercrombie,
Oct. 10, from Calcutta.

Arrivals at Swan River—Union, Deane, April 24, from
Timor ; and sailed June 18 for Timor, Diana, Bennett,
from Sydney.
Departures from Swan River.—True Love, Coulton,
June 28, for Adelaide ; Henry Todd, July 2, Moulmein;
Kilmaurs. Smith, 14, India.
Arrivals at Mauritius.—Princess Emile, Bousses,
Aug. 11, from Bordeaux ; Amphitrite, Collett, 14,
Nantes ; Sumatra, Leport, Bordeaux ; Salselle, Purss,
15, Calcutta.

Departures from Afauritins.—Daphne, Dove, Aug. 1.1,
:o New South Wales.

EDINBURGH, DliC. 1.
CHAIR OF MUSIC.
The Senates Academicus, at their Monthly meeting on
Saturday, postponed the election of a Prollssor to the
Chair of Music till yesterday. An adjourned meeting of
the Senatus was accordingly held at two. There were four
candidates proposed. Mr. Bishop was proposed by Pro-
fessor Christison, seconded by ProfessoY Jameson; Mr.
Donaldson by Professor G. J. Bell, seconded by Profegsor
Cheape; Mr. Wesley by Professor Brunton, seconded by
Professor Kelland; and Mr. Graham by Professor Na-
pier, seconded by Professor Hamilton. On the first di-
vision there were for Mr. Bishop 12, Mr. Donaldson 7,
Mr. Wesley 5, and Mr. Graham 2. On the second divi-
sion there were for Mr. Bishop 12, Mr. Donaldson 8, and
Mr. Wesley 6. On the final division there were for Mr.
Bishop 14, and Mr. Donaldson 8, the votes being as follow:
FOR MR. BlSHOP—Professors Christison, Jameson,
Graham, Home, Traill, Pillars, Spalding, 1 ienderson.
Syme, Low, Dunbar, Munroe, Simpson, and Alison-14.
FOR MR. DoNALosoN.—Professors G. J. Bell, Cheape,
Chalmers, Ballingall, Welsh, Sir C. Bell, Forbes, and ,
I familton-8.
Mr. Bishop was then declared duly elected.