The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-06 00:00:00

62 1847.

PRICE SD.

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Clries Douglas, M.P.,- B. J. Shirley, E5q.,14.P., W.
f` That a committee of noblemen. and gentlemen hair
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committee
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so , Stratford, &c.. •
he a at StratfOrd, Dr. Thomson 'presiding, when the fol-
loiyiog repnrt of the proceedings of the committee was
unanimously agreed to.—
ink, in the year 1835, at the' instigation of 'the RoYal
Shaksperian Club, been fortriedai Stratford-upOn-Avon,
fo the purpose of enabling . them to preserve and reno-.
v o The.tomb arid monument of Sbakapere, and the chan-
ce in which the remains of, the po't and his fapiily are.,
in erred; and in the event of a stifficien aMouht being''
a scribed, the committee would gladly extend theireare
sto
akthespe-firrdzer'aVnadtiotrii)tulthde. reshinitoseraisig ortemthaai .nbinitgthaptlace
. P y, near •StratfOrd, which was. the residence of Ktiri
11 thaWay,,af:erivardS' the wife of. Shakspere, and even
tq'the 'Purchase of the site of the New Place,: the: heuse
eh(/' of
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in which Shakspere. pawed the latter years of his Jit!;,
1/
),nd in.which:hlidLesl, u spot Mitch being; yet unon-
roached upon,. they, are most deiirous of tqtrdirlg froth'.
roseereblioris, and c:inseeratibg-to the' niemoiy 4-I.itn
name -has ' rendered. It • infttliars estiniatiem :Mt..,
ved.ground The mtans,-however, plact dat the dis-
;al of the committee (the subscriptionb:iog limited to
- - '

:). /naked in or thjprimary oijeet then in vi.w.

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, - Sm,e tint time no Opportiinity-offAx4ll,r the pm,
.4ae- of the house in whkh:Shakspere was 19,•rn owll
r e end of lent. year, when, in cons, quence of the de -h
o the late proprietor, it became known that the property
%, uld Jae sold.
"At an early:period an application was made for the
p rchase of: the property by- private treaty, when it was
.I certaiued that legal difficulties :existed, Which roil-
-1
d red it,inctimbent upon the trustees to. offer it for sale
bk public auction, and, therefore, not lesa So on the com-
mittee to move in the matter with the greatest caution
aid circumspection, and hence, the delay in announcing
heir intentions.
1.,
The sale is fixed to take place on the 16th of Sep-
tember, and, after much deliberation, the committee have
dcermined to abandon the plan which had' been for
some time entertained, of a private guarantee fund,
for the purchase of the house in the first instance,
and to make a public appeal to the nation for the means
of purchasing and preserving so Precious a relic of Eng,
lind's greatest poet:
i " That portion of the property which is said to be sold
chnsists of the rooms which have always been exhibited
as the house in which , the poet was born, and of- the
Swan and Maidenhead public-house, on the east-side of
it;tbut there are likewise within the area-of this property,
Ma the -western:side, four tenements, three -of which
were converted into habitations at the beginning or the
lost century, and the fourth, which, from the continua-
tion of the framed timber front; and the form of the old
door-Ways communicating internally, evidently forms
part of the birthplace, but which, in 1771, was separated
from it.' .
.. The committee have, within the last" few days, pur-
chased the four tenements above.mentioned, for the sum
of 820 L, which, as. it puts them-into possession of a part
of the house in which Shakspere was born, Cannot but
be regaided as a most Imi-ir-tint-acquisition at the pre-
sent time. The price which-the committee have given for
this part of the property, and for the advantage of at once
securingit, may probably be referred to as some indica;.
tion of the amount required for the purchase of - the
larger and "nOre valuable portion -of it, which they un-
derstand realises from the rental .of the house, and the
exhibition of the birth-place, front 801, to 1001. per an-
num. ln the event of. this portion of the property being
also secured, the committee contemplate restoring, as far
as possible, auch portions of as may from time to
time have been removed, when it would be placed under
the protection of the Government, the thief Commis-
sioners of,Woods and Forests havia signified that that
department ‘would willingly take Charge of Shakspere's
house, as Is just objeot of national care. "
The report concludes with announcing a donation of
2501. from Prince Albert.
' The following is an address from Miss Martineau on
on the subject in the People's Journal:— ' "
-.-• • . " O THE PEOPLE.
as T
Mi,DEAR BRETRAN AND SISTERS,—
~" .
There Ato many ways in which, in the course of our
laves, we are reminded of our relationship to each other.
4iere is now.an occasion on which weeltaght proudly and
affectionately to feel it,--when an opportunity occurs of
paying homage to a great father of our minds. Our
own Shakspere,..the greatest man, as far as we know,
that our country ever produced,—a man whose equal the
history of the world has never shown,—has long had our
lip-homage;—a poor acknowledgment—for what we owe
him for the Ideas he has generated is us—the Emotions
he has called forth,—the Affections he has trained,—the
Taste he has educated,—the precious holidays of mirth
and solace he has conferred upbn us. We have now the
opportunity of giving something better than lip-homage;
—a last and precious- opportunity of 'showing that we
truly revere and love our own glorious' Shakspiro. In
past ages the children of his:mind have been cureless..
They have let his personaltistory ;sink into obscurity;
and his descendants decline into poverty. This might
be from the want of a clear opportunity, such as we
have now. Our neglect now-iiill not be mere careless-
ness : it will he ingratitude. An appeal is made to us,
and so made as that every one must know of it ; and
every neglect of it must be wilful. NoW, for the last
time, we may, by act as well as word, honour his me-
mory. The way is clear : the time is short. Let us all
do something for Shakspere's memory before we sleep.
Shakspere's house is to be sold. If not bought by the
nation, it will be lost' to the. -nation for ever. A com-
mittee is formed in Stratford, and another-is forming in
London; to collect the money, and manage the purchase.
It is necessary to buy, not only. the small portion of the
house which is shown to strangers as Shakspere's honse,
but the whole of the buildings which originally belonged
to it. And it is desirable to. purchase also some sur-
rounding buildings, in' order to isolate the precious
dwelling, and save it from the danger of fire. The
least that the property can be expected to be bought for
is 5,000/. -

Now, it may be, or it may not be, that the rich men
of our country will contribute money enough. Shall we
ptit>the matter to this risk? The necessary sum might
presently be raised by penny subscription. Shall not the
whole)people of this country have the pleasure and the
honatti of securing Shakspere's house as the property of
the nation for ever? Shall not every child of future ge-
neraiions who may visit the abode where Shakspere's
mind grew to what it was, have the privilege of saying
that his ancestor helped to make this house national pro-
perty;:Let the rich do their part; but shall not we who
are not rich claim our part also? Let those who wish
for the honour set to work at onee.

In every town and neighbourhood set on foot a penny
subscription. Speak of the matter, all of you, wherever
you go. You will all of you giVe your pennies. Such
of you as can spare a little time, and do not mind a little "
trouble, make yourselves agents and collectors. If you
want information, or desire to transmit your funds, write
to:'! C. H. Bracebridge, Esq , The Hall, Atherstone,
Warwickshire." Mr. Bracebridge is the Honorary
Secretary of the Stratford Committee. He will forward
circulars to any of you who wish for It, printed account
of the business.
One thing you will be glad to hear. Lord Morpeth
has written to the committee to say that the Woods anti:
Forests Department 'will accept the charge of preserving
the house, if it is once bought,' It will thus be taken
care of withcjut farther charge; and all we haVe to do is
to raise the purchase money now.
I will say nothing about the disgrace in the eye of
the world, if this object, is not accomplished; fur I do
not wish to appeal:to your fear.
My appeal is to your • better affections—to yoty::e-
verence and love. Ily all noble thoughts that
ur-3hidii,
sere has aroused in yoti,'l appeal.to You.tobijoLpby of
now. By all his noble thoughts— .t
Brutus and the mirth 9f Rusaliabdy, rn_dYhg4tife.
Tiren6bQyrseth4):
Macbeth and the innocence 1)..c....5,ieuT0
rdt.lik°,;, by the
dreams of Hainli4 and the • Veld', f
aPPeI
misery .ot Othello and And according e
tc
,
to to you to honour Shaltspe_T.n3ni _e
your love and reverenco 9ft nick and diligent in
s faithfully,
Y° w°l*---4 am,
Pur LIARRIEr MARTINEAU.
your
July 28, 1847'

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SHOCKING DEATH WHILST BATlllNG.—Yesterday
an inquest was taken at the Fishing Boat,Mill street,
Bromley, before Mr. Baker, on the body of John mason
aged re years, residing in Mill street. On Monday:
afternoog,:last the deceased and several other b•lys were
bathing in. the River Lea, near the above public-house,
when one .or the boys asked him it he could touch the
bottom. :The deceased said he could, and dived under
the water. He immediately rose again to the surface
with his mouth full of water, and he called out for as-
sistance. A boy named Kinsley swam to him and
caught hold of him, but his strength failed him, and they
both stank together. Kinsley succeeded in reaching the
w
shore, but the deceased drowned. His body was
recove..ed shortly afterwards
s
death.'" . Verdict —" Accidental

TAB DUKE AND TIIE BOSJESNIANS.—The "Duke"
dropped in on Tuesday, at two o'clock to see the Bosh-
men. Al . were snoozing except the younc, fellow, who,
by-the-byi % is far the most intelligent. °The keeper,
naturally ; proud of his visitor, was proceeding to Ivake
up the otbo -rs, but the Duke said, with his usual good
nature, "1 io, no, let the poor things sleep., . shallI:, The
in to:wn sot ne time longer, and I can call
when
Duke then ,
a what they
Left, but returned in about half an
hour,in
three out 01 ' the four Boshies contributed
could to his amusement.
He
ri
emained in the
place ten
jumped into his sr.iddle
with as mud I ease and vigour
or fifteen O. dilutes, and • then
as he used to show ten-
.
health has not been so
- We understand-hta
years a, p. s asst has been durilig this
good for- these eightrar
kat sue pnet,

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