The Sun.
London, England, 1833-05-31 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The QUEEN, accompanied by Prince GEORGE of CAM-
BRIDGE, and attended by her Chamberlain, the Earl of
DENBIGH, the Dowager Duchess of LEEDS, Count-as of
MAYo, Lady in Waiting. Hon. Mr. ASHLEY, Vice Cham-
berlain. and Mr. Hunsobr, Gentleman Usher. honoured
the performance of the Concert of Ancient Music, at the
Hanover. quare rooms, with her presence on Wednesday
evening. Earl HOWE was the director for the evening.
His Lordship entertained the noble directors at dinner, at
hia residence, in South Audley-street, and afterwards,
accompanied by his guests, went to receive her MAJESTY
on her arrival.

H-r MairsTY gave audiences yesterday to Earl GREY,
Viscount COMBERMERE, and Lord BLOOMFIELD.
The Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER and the Prin-
cess SOPHIA visited their MAJESTIES yesterday.
Tne KING and QUEEN, attended by the Earl of DEN-
BIGH, the Countess of Alavo, and Sir ANDREW BAR-
NARD, went in two carriages yesterday afternoon to Lam-
beth-palace, where the Archbishop of CANTERBURY gave
and elegant dejeune to their MAJESTIES and a select
party. The Princess AUGUSTA, attended by Lady MARY
TAYLOR, went to the Palace at Lambeth. Their MAJES-
TIES arrived shortly before 4 o'clock, and remained some

hours. Soon after their return to the Palace at St.
James's, the KING and QUEEN left town for the Palace at

Wi nrisor.

The Duke of CumuERLAND honoured Lord MANSFIELD
with his company at dinner, on Wednesday evening.
Prince LIEVEN and a party of the nobility and gentry,
were present to meet his Royal Highness.
. .

The Duchess of KENT and the Princess VICTORIA drove
and walked in Hyde-park, yesterday afternoon.
The Cabinet .Ministers dined with Lord HOLLAND, at
[l°ll4nd-house, Kensington, on Wednesday evening.

Lord LYTTLETON had an interview with Earl GREY
yesterday, at the Treasury.
A deputation from the parish of St. George's in the
East, headed by Mr. CLAY, had a conference with Vis-
count ALTHORF yesterday, at the Treasury.

R. BUNN'S ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC.

The new and doubly responsible situation in which I am
placed, as lessee of both the Patent Theatres, renders it, I
presume, neither egotistical nor supererogatory on my part,
frankly to inform the two Companies, and the Profession
at large, of the course I mean to adopt, at this unprece-
dentedly critical period of Dramatic History.
All parties will admit that the theatrical times have long
been " out of joint," for within a very recent period
Covent-garden Theatre was not only prematurely closed,
but the scenery, dresses and properties were actually adver-
tised for sale ; and although the Theatre wis afterwards re•
opened, it was effected by public subscription, and by the
creditor's consent to take a compo-ition for their claims :
it will also be recollected, that during the whole of the
previous ten years' management, it had but one profitable
season. The fate of Drury-lane Theatre, during the said
ten years, has been equally unfortunate, since three succes-
sive lessees have totally failed, and it is only the wealth
and great punctuality of Captain Polhill which have saved
him from being similarly involved ; whilst the disastrous
result of the present season at Covent-garden is proved, by
the separation of the Company from that Theatre, and its
bring reduced to perform at tbeOlympic.
I admit " chance had no hand in this," and far one

obvious reason, viz.:—that previously to Mr. Harris
leaving Covent-garden Theatre, it was so far a prosperous
concern, that annually very large sums were paid out of
the profits, towards liquidating the debt caused by the
new building. Then it should be remembered, that (dur-
ing this management) whilst the public could see a tragedy
performed by John Kemble, Geerge Cooke, and Mrs.
Sid,lons, and afterwards by Miss O'Neill, Messrs. Young.
Macready, and C. Kemble, they could, in the same theatre,
enjoy the cornbtned talents of Miss Stephens, Miss M.
Tree, Messrs Liston, Jones, W. Farren, Fawcett, Emery,
Ineledon, &e., and yet it is as extraordinary as true
(which can be proved by the treasurer of each theatre),
that the manager's weekly payments in salaries have (since
the abolition, in September, 1822, of th,. ma timum so
long preserved by the late Messrs. Sheridan Aid Harris)
increasedolmost in the ratio to the decrease of the rec ipts !
It is therefore to provide, as far as practicable, for the

loss of so large a portion of the above tab tit, that makes
the scheme of uniting the present comp inies one of very
pressing necessi y, in order that the public may once more
witness the legitimate drama prop rly represented; for it
was wisely remarked by Mr. Henry Harris (on a recent
occasion of petition to the Legislature against additional
theatres), that '6 Actors are not, like tm chanics, to he
found at a house of c.ll ;" and death has just deprived the
stage of another of its brightest ornaments, who in his short
career was always found individually attractive.
However unpleasant, therefore, it may prove to my

feelings to la, compiled to return to this system of the
maximum, I am sorry to say there appears (under "ex-
isting circumstances") no other expedient; and such being
the case, it is hoped the Actors will take into considera-
tion, first, that most profe•sions hive felt the severe
pressure of the times; and afterwards, the proved impos-
sibilily of paying Performers, and other b anches of these
large establishments, under the present expensive and
ruinous Regime.

To conclude, 1 throw myself on the candour and libe-
rality of the profession, snit also on that of the public and
the pre.s, to aid and uphold me in my humble endeavours
to restore the prosperity of that long neglected but rational
source of amusement—t e National Drama.
London, May 27, 1933.

A. BUNN.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, MAY 30.—T. V. Green, Esq., L•L•B ,
of Trinity Hall, has been elected a Frllow of that society.
We understand that a fine portrait of the Bishop of
Lincoln, by R. Rothwell, R.H. A., has been presented by
his Lordship to the Master and Fellows of Christ's Col-
lege, as a token of his esteem and regard for the society,
and has this week ben placed in their combination-room.
At a congregation on Friday last petitions were agreed
to be presented to the two Houses of Parliam,nt against a
Bill entitled " A Bill far the Relief of his Majesty's Sub-
jects professing the Jewish Religion." 'The numbers were
in the Non Regent House 27 to 4; and in the Regent
House 27 to 14 ; being a gross majority of 31 to 18.
At the same congregation, Sir William Heathcote, Bart.,
D. C.L., of All Souls College, Oxford, was admitted ad
eundein of this University.
'The following is a list of those gentlemen of St. John's
College, who were in the first class in their respective
years, at the examinations which concluded yesterday :

THIRD YEAR.

Bullock, Hey, Low, Rolfe, J. Wood, Welido!), erg., Bryer,
ay., Giles.

SECOND YEAR.

H. Cotterill, H. Smith, Bishop, Gibbons, Scudamore,
Sylvester, ay., Gipps, Morris, Beadon, Laing, Lambert
Waltham, ay., A. Smith, a'q., Legrew, Hutchinson, Tillard
Ireland, Johnstone, Bateson, Rudd, Rogers, Cobb.