The Sun.
London, England, 1834-11-11 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.

THIS EVENING will be performed the Historical Play of
HENRY THE FOURTH.

King Henry the Fourth, Mr. Mathews ; Prince of Wales, Mr.
Vining; Hotspur, Mr. Vandenhoff; Douglas, Mr. Brindal; Wor
eester, Mr. Baker ; Sir John Falstaff, Mr. Bartley.
Lady Percy, Miss Taylor ; Mrs. Quickly, Mrs. C. Jones.

To conclude with—THE REGENT.
Philip, Mr. Vining; the Abbe Dubois, Mr. Bartley ; Porto
Carrero, Mr. Baker ; Captain d'Ainbigny, Mr. Brindal.
The Duchess du Maine, Mrs. Newcombe ; Rose, Mrs. H.
Cramer; Justine, Mrs. Humby ; Lisette, Miss Lee; Marton,
Miss Murray ; Julie, Mrs. Chester ; Fanchon, Miss Somerville.

LONDON,
TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 11, 1834.

DEATH OF LORD SPENCER.

We regret to announce the death of Earl SPENCER.
His Lordship died yesterday at Althorp, at half-past
two in the afternoon, after a few days' illness. The
Noble Earl was born on the Ist of September, 1758,
and was in the 77th year of his age. He was a Knight
of the Garter, High Steward of St. Alban's, a Go-
vernor of the Charter-house, and an Elder Brother of
the Trinity-house.
This melancholy event will occasion some important
changes in the Ministry. It will not be an easy task
to find a successor to Lord ALTHORP as Chancellor
of the Exchequer, or Leader of the House of
Commons, for both which situations his Lordship was
eminently qualified, by his varied and extensive know
ledge, the urbanity of his disposition, and the straight-
forward, manly frankness of his character.

We have much pleasure in directing attention to
the report of the inauguration of Mr. Alderman WIN-
CHESTER, as Lord Mayor of the city of London ;
together with the speeches delivered by such of
his Majesty's Ministers as attended the banquet at
the Guildhall. The speech of the LORD CHANCEL-
LOR is particularly deserving of attention, as it com-

pletely repudiates all that has been said respecting the
Noble and Learned Lord's departure from the prin-
ciples, by the profession of which he rose to his present
eminent position. In the commencement of his speech he
said, " Gentlemen, the principles which first recommend-
ed me to the citizens of London are the same which still
regulate my conduct. I formerly held them when out
of power ; they have since been, they now are, and
ever will by me be acted upon as they are now, while
lam in his Majesty's Councils." There is no leaning
towards Conservatism here. This is explicit enough,
and to the purpose. Then, with regard to the charge
of extreme caution, mark how easily he disposes of it :
" I have always felt as a Statesman, as a Legislator, and a
Judge, that the better the laws are, to the Judge there will be
the more comfort in administering them—to the statesman
the more safety in governing the country, and to the le-
gislator the more credit in providing for the security and
efficacy of its institutions. I will add, therefore, that while
there is an abuse to be remedied, I will never hold my hand
from endeavouring to improve the institutions of the country ;
and while there are institutions to be improved, those who seek
their improvement will find in me a feeble and humble, it is
true, but a zealous and honest supporter."
This is precisely what the country would expect to
hear from Lord BROUGHAM. This is at once a com-
plete answer to all the ravings of the Times. His Lord-
ship's speech was received with shouts of applause, nor
did he ever before seem more truly popular in the
City. The whole proceedings connected with the
dinner did great creeit to the City Authorities.
The new LORD MAYOR is generally respected as an
able Magistrate, and we have every reason to believe
his exaltation to the Chief Magistracy has given the
most general satisfaction to every class of persons
connected with the City of London.

There is as yet no news from Paris announcing any
decision on the subject of the Ministry. There are
eight or nine candidates for the empty title of President
of the Council ; but the general opinion seems to be

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