The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-06 00:00:00

LOYAL SURREY GARDENS.

The position of this unfortunate company, in a pecu-
niary point of view, has for some weeks past engrossed
the attention of the public, and what with proceedings in
bankruptcy, shareholders' meetings, and creditors' meet-
ings, the public appetite for scandal has been well nigh
satiated. Statements have been industriously circulated
csntaining charges of the gravest character against the
directors, but those who were in lit,y way acquainted
with their business habits knew how utterly
false these statements were, and regretted their
lengthened silence under such unjust expressions. They
have, however, at length spoken out, and the report
they have just issued and their conduct at the meeting
held yesterday at the King's Arms, Palace-yard, West-
minster, clearly prove that they are only open to the
charge of over "confidence" in certain quarters in the
manner of conducting the, undertaking, and the sanc-
tioning of a lavish expenditure in consequence. A
pamphlet entitled " Facts and Documents relating to
,
the reverses of the Surrey Gardens Company, by a
Pensive Shareholder," has been circulated within
the last few days amongst the shareholders. It par-
takes of a semi-official character, and contains state-
ments which, if true, completely turns the tables on
those who have been the loudest declaimers against the
directors ; and the parsons to whom they relate are
bound to set themselves right with the shareholders
before they proceed further with their oppositioh. The
pamphlet in question endeavours to show that much 01
the present pecuniary embarrassments of the company arise
from the expensive character of the musical arrangements,
and blames the directors for sanctioning them. In
proof of this, a comparison of the expenditure for music
and the gross receipts are given. Amongst the former
there is a charge of 5001. a month during the season,
salary to M. *Tanen (whether at the Gardens or in the
provinces, in which latter case the directors pay his sub-
stitute), and from 2401. to 2701. a week to the band.
The gross receipt:; ars as fellows :-
" May, 11, 1857.-The season commenced at this date
with an oratorio, the loss on which to Oho company was
between 701 and 1001.
" Receipts-May, 12, 371 Ss 7d; May 13, 691 2s ;
14, 601 3s Bcl ; May 15, 67/ U ' 3
s 53 • NI y 1C 761 4s Aslily•
May 18, 681 14s ; May 19, 591 036 1 MaY4
20, 801 17;
31 ; May, 21, 391 18s 114 ; May 22, Gil lOs 3d ; May 23,
511; May 25, 761 is 9d ; May ee
601 9s; May 28, 83113:e 6d ; May iel7l6s 17(1d: Map 27,
841 lOs lid; Juno 1, 244/ 15s 3d ; June' 24'1481- 11;aJTh3n0o,
3, 871 is 9d • June 4, 1191 18s ;
June
9,5, 1121 1931;sjune 6,
11/ 17s 43; June
601 17s 6d ; June 8, 33/ 183 2 •
10, 871 103 ; June 12, 17,7/ I.ls 4d. Total Total for thabove
27 nights, 2,2021 8e 10d ; aye • e
Jullien's presence 81/103 6d. lege per night during
"June 28 to July 1-The festival now took place, and a
profit was realised on it.
" Jullien's Absence-The Guides-The Guides were
engaged at a weekly salary of 2001, anTdh'
r;?eirtsewearrera:
their travelling
• expenses backwards and forwards
were all made by Jullien, and thei
271 63 23 • July 2, 891 83 6:1 • J:-July 1,
July .3, 911 23 ; July 4,
27/ 178 23' ; July 6, 611 104 6:1; 3 y. 7, 1031 lls 93; July
3, 1311 183 93 ; July 9, 1021 12s , July 10, 12119 s 73 ;
7d :July
Jlull,yB7lls,l4lss3eldl;Be,9dyi
.1
J3,1/166'3 33; July 14, 2301 193
691 1,94 43 ; July 17,
1 iO/ 4d; July IS, 49112 s • July IG,
le9l Fis 43 ; July
21, 291 3s 4). Total for the aboyve 18 nights, 1,7551 19
73 • a
, verage. per night, 97/ 13. Mr. Sims Reeves
otherartists everSeengeged. for a few nights and
,etl about the middle
' of July, which accounts for the ri
"Jullien returned on July 22. uP
cee!.stel,tc,3ei:ll,--tsjuly 22,
Idl.,
,Tso6taal
1271 19s 4d; July, 23, 1141 7s ; July 27
gross receipts, 3371 8s 6d; average per night,
"July 25 and following nights,--The Fund,Seaeole'
which was 1083 to the gardens 7

"July 31.—Reeeipts—Juli 31, 831 4s 5d ; Aug. 1,
571 13 91; Aug. 3, 129/ 910 d ; Aug. 4, 1201189. Total
3911 63; average per night, 971 6s 6d.
"Alboni, at 501 per night.—Receipts :—Aug. 6,1401 1 s;
Aug. 7, 841 33 7d; Aug. 8, 44/ 53 6d ; Aug. 10,
132/ 103 4d ; Aug. 11, 93/ 5s ; Aug. 12, 156/ 58 6d.
Total, 6501103 lld ; average per night, 108180 6d, leaving
a heavy loss.

" Mr. Beale and M. Jullien then took the gardens,
giving one-fifth of the receipts.
Tne other portion of the pamphlet is devoted to Mr.
Coombe and his agitation, the tenor of which, and the
extracts given from that gentleman's letters to the
directors, place him in an awkward position, as a dis-
appointed place-hunter, rendering it imperative that he
should exculpate himself from the charges made against
him. At the meeting yesterday that gentleman said
he had not had time (from a copy not having been
sent him) to peruse the document, but that from
what be had seen the extracts from his letters were
garbled, and that if the whole of them were read they
would give VA thing a different complexion. Mr. Cop-
pock, however, replied that Mr. Ceombe'a letters were
on the table and could be seen. Probably, the report of
the committee of investigation will set this and the other
matters in dispute right, and that ultimately a course
will be adopted that will prove satisfactory to all partiee,
and save the property.

THE LATE M COMM OF A LITTLE Boit IN NOTTINGHAM
FOREST.--At the adjocrued inquest, which occupied five
hours, little additional evidence was given of moment,
There are discrepancies in the description of the mur-
derer, but it would seem that be had relish hair ani
whiskers; and the poor child's fingers and arms showe
the marks of bite 3 by some one who had lost every other
tooth in one jaw. The ohiH had been suffocated by the
murderer's hands being placed on his throat, nose, and
month, and by kneeling on the boy's groin and abdo-
men. The inquest was again adjourned fur a fortniLh%