The Sun.
London, England, 1834-05-20 00:00:00

ASTLEY'S.

Lashad S. re-production of the Drury-lane
spectacle nightcleo we
of St. and the Dragon. The good, the
really, effective scenes of the Drury-lane house are all pre-
served, the less pleasing. ones are cut out, and have others
substituted for them. New scenery and new music met
us, and there was also a happy variation in • the story—
without any remarkable departure from the remarkable
tradition on which the piece is founded. After St. George
and the Dragon, we had several scenes in the circle,
which drew down the warmest plaudits, as did also the ven-
turous efforts of the Bohemian rope-dancers. The Masked
Ball was evidently:the source of great amusement to many,
but we certainly could not see it in so favourable a light as
our fellow witnesses. The grand military spectacle of
The Death If Sir John Moore concluded a very delight-
ful evening's entertainment. The piece is a very interest-
ng one.

GREENWICH FA IR.—The manner in which
the humours "of Greenwich Fair were carried on
yesterday was very cheering, and calculated to revive
recollections of the good old days of " Merry Eng-
land." The town and fair place were so densely
crowded throughout the day, that it was difficult to
move, particularly in the latter place. The main road
leading from the metropolis to the fair was " alive,"
with all descriptions of persons and vehicles, moving
towards the " joyous scene ;" and the river, in like
manner, presented a most animated sight, the whole
of the " wherry" craft, as it were, sliding along the
bosom of the water for " the grand rendezvous," filled
with their contributions of the holyday-going portion
of the metropolitan population. The famed " Crown
and Anchor" Tavern formed the grand focus of at-
traction in the evening, its great length rendering it
capable of accommodating many thousand persons ;
and the dancing, music,
and " feasting" having been
carried on there with great spirit and gout. A tavern
assuming the name of the above, has been erected at
the fair of Wandsworth, and has given Mr. Alger, the
proprietor of the former, much annoyance—not that
e fears anything from a competition ; but that he is
indignant at his name having been assumed in connec-
tion with what he considers a " gipsey concern ;" with
which, and the " tribe," he is unambitious of being
supposed to have " any connexion." Richardson's
Theatre was liberally patronized by the lovers of the
drama. The fair does not terminate until to-morrow
evening ; and harmony and good fellowship most hap-
pily characterise its proceedings.
The shoemakers in the employ of the manu-
facturers of Stone turned out for wages on the 12th,
and_were joined by the women who work as binders.
The latter have the modesty to demand ls. 2d. for
work- which they have hitherto clone for ed. • -

MIX. WILKS, M. P., AND THE

TABERNACLE.

The following account of the termination of a
scene, in which the Hon. Secretary of the P:o-
-testant Society took part, is copied from tile
Christian Advocate. It appears, that in cons3querre
of some difference between the manages an -1
trustees and the minister of the chapel (Mr. Camp-
bell) relative to the trust-deed, the latter was ejected
from the pulpit on Sunday last :
" At a quarter before ten on Sunday morning (three-
quarters of an hour before the time of commencing the
service), the soi-disant trustees assembled, and put the
Rev. Mr. Mulley, of Mark's gate, into the pulpit, and the
clerk into the desk, they themselves, with John Wilks,
Esq., M. P., at their head, taking their station at the
bottom of the pulpit stairs. At the usual hour the con-
gregation assembled, and were evidently much disap-
pointed to find a stranger in the pulpit. Mr. Bate-
man, as the friend of Mr. Campbell, proceeded to the
pulpit to serve Mr. Mulley with a written notice, to the
effect that Mr. Campbell was there and ready to do
his duty. Mr. Campbell then presented himself, but was
immediately repelled by the trustees, and it appeared that
if he had attempted to ascend the pulpit, they would have
givm him in charge to some policemen who, under the
orders of an attorney (Mr. Wilks's son) and his two clerks,
were in attendance in the vestry. Upon this he turned to
Mr. Wilks, and said, " If your father were here, Sir,
would he not weep ?" Mr. Selby, who is one of Mr.
Campbell's principal friends, expostulated with Mr. Wilks ;
who answered that he could not help it; that, if Mr.
Campbell had any legal claim, he might assert it; things
must take their course. In the meantime Mr. Campbell
withdrew, and, having disrobed himself, took his seat in
the body of the chapel.
The conflict now began. The clerk attempted to give
out the hymn ; Mr. Mulley attempted to preach ; but the
congregation, exasperated on perceiving that their chosen
pastor had been ref Used admission to his own pulpit,
drowned the voices of both parson and 'clerk by their reite-
rated cries of " Shame, shame !" " Down with Mulley !"
" We will have Mr. Campbell, and no one else !" and other
expressions of a similar tendency, intermingled with groans
and hisses. This unhallowed scene continued for a consi-
derable time ; and in the midst of it Mr. Campbell, who
preserved the calmest demeanour, was led out between
two of his supporters. In the meantime the trustees had
separated to their respective seats ; and a gentleman, who
sat immediately behind Mr. Wilks (and who, we are in-
formed, was the Rev. Dr. Henderson of ighbury Col-
lege), audibly accosted the honourable member, asking
him twice over "if he called that Protestant liberty,"
and then, expressing his disgust, immediately left the cha-
pel.
Mr. BATEMAN came forward, and exhorted the congre-
gation to retire in peace; for, if not, the trustees would
employ force. With the exception of a very small number,
those who were present obeyed this suggestion, and retired,
some remaining in the yard to discuss the events of the
morning, and the rest proceeding to other places of wor-
ship. The uproar was such as to defy our powers of de-
scription, and the females were so terrified that they fainted
away on every side.
We understand that the demands of Mr. Campbell and
his friends are, that the trustees shall be chosen annually
by the members in society, that they shall render an an-
nual account of the state of the funds, and that the ap-
pointment of the minister shall be vested: in the people.
Mr. Campbell intends to continue to demand the pulpit,
and to sue the managers, at the expiration of the quarter ;
when, we presume, the matter will be referred to a court
of law, if it do not, in the mean time, become the subject
of a slower process in Chancery. Thus has the peace of
two of the largest congregations in London been, we fear,
irremediably disturbed, by the assertions'ef a power which
churchmen will wonder to find exercised in a dissenting
congregation, and that too by the honorary secretary of
the Society or the Protection of Religious Liberty !

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.

The crowded state of the room during the whole of
yesterday afternoon led us to expect that business would
be brisk, but we were disappointed, as scarcely anything of
consequence was done. Plenipo and Shilelah were quoted
at 4 to I each, there being this difference betwixt them,
that Plenipo's friends were very shy, while the Irish party
would take 9 to 2 as long as anybody could be found to bet
it. Beyond a slight improvement in Bentley there was no
other change. Zulima rose a point or two for the Oaks,
upon which little or nothing was done. Closing prices :

THE vonK DERBY.
Even on Woriaby Baylock, p.p., and 6 to 4 on him, not p.p.

THE DERBY.
4 to 1 agst Duke of Cleveland's Shilelah (offered)
4 to 1 agst Mr. Batson's Plenipotentiary (offered)
9 to 2 agst Mr. Watt's Bubastes (offered)
7 to I agst Lord Jerseys Glencoe (offered)
16 to agst Mr. Yates's Bentley (offered)
17 to agst Duke of Grafton's Olympic (offered)
20 to agst Sir M. Wood's Br to Marpessa (offered)
20 to agst Mr. Gardnor's Comet (otfere.,)
f. 3 to agst Duke of Cleveland's GuArillan (offered)
60 to agst Mr. Greville's Faunus (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Nisus (taken)
556 to 5' Al on' lympic agst Bentley
MO to 1000 on Olympic agstlßr. to Marpessa
6 to 5 on three apt the field
OAKS.
3 to 1 agst Mr. Walker's Cotilloo
6 to 1 agst Lord Bern:•r's Mayday
12 to 1 agst Sir S. Graham's Zuliina (taken)
13 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Flycatcher (taken)