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

ROYAL SURREY GA DOER'S.

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
c.intaining charges of the gravest character against the
directors, but those who were in any way acquainted
with their business habits knew how utterly

false these ntatam?nt3 were, and regretted their
lengthened silence under such unjust cxdressions. They
have, however, at lang-.la spukea out, and the report
they have ju-t is u d and their conduct at the meetin.,;
held yestet-Ly at the King's Arms, Pa'ace-yard, West-
minster, clearly prove that they are only open to the
charge of orer " confiJence" in certain quarters in t',:e
rnarincr of conducting the undertaking, and the val.:-
6:ming of lavish *xpcnditure 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 ors
those who have been the loudest declaimers against the
directors ; and the persons to whom they relate are
bound to set themselves right with the shareholders
before they proceed further with their opposition. Tee
pamphlet in question endeavours to show that much ce
the present pecuniary embarrassments of the company arise
from the expensive character of the musical arrangement?,
and blames the directors for sanctioning them. In
proof of this, a comparison of the expenditere fOr music
and the gross receipts are given. Amongst the former
there is a charge of 500/. a month during the season,
salary to M. Julliza (whether at the Gardens or in the
provinces, in which letter case the directors pay his sub-
stitute), and from 240/. to 270/. a' wtiek to the haw'.
The gross receipts are as fellows :er
" May, 11, 1837.—The season commenced at this date
with an oratorio, the loss on which to the company was
between 70/ and 103/.

" Receipts—May, 12, 37/ 5s 7d ; May 13, 69/ 23 AlaY
14, 6013 s 8d ; May 15, 6./ "leis 53 ; May 16, 761 43 5,1;
May 18, 681 14s 7,1 ; May 19, 59103 61; May 20, 801 178
3.1 ; May, 21, 391 18s 111; May 22, 641 104 3d ; May '23,
511; May 2.i, 761 18 9,1; May 26, 79/ Os 14 ; May 27,
60195; May 28, 831133 ; May 29, 571 4s 74 • May 30,
841 103 1 Id; June 1, 2441 15s ; Juna 2, 148/1s ; June
3, 87/ is 93.; June 4, 119/ 18s ; June 5, 1121 193 ; June 6,
601173 fid ; June 8, 3:41 183 2 ; June 9, 11/ 17s 4.1; Jane
10, 87/ 108 ld ; June 12, 1771 u, U. Total for the above
27 nights, 2,2021 83 103 ; average per night during
Jullien's presence, 81/10s 6d.

"June 28 to July I—The festival pow took place, and a
profit was realised on it. •
" Jullion's Absence—The Guides—The Guides were
engaged at a weekly salary of 2001, and their travelling
expenses backwards and forwards. The arrangements
were all made by Jullien, and the receipts were :—July 1,
271 6s 2d ' • July 2, 891 83 6.1; July 3, 911 2s 41; July 4,
27117 s 2,1 ' • July 6, 61/ 103,6 d ; July 7, 1031113 9d; July
3, 1311 18e 9d ; July 9, 1031 12s 3d ' • July 10, 121/ 93 7,1 ;
July 11, 87114 s ; July 13, 7116 s 3d ; July 11, 2301 193
7d July 15, 153118 s 91; July 16, 691 19s 4d ; July 17,
1 0l Lis 4d; July IA, 49112 s ; July 20, 159/ rs 4d ; July
21, 291 3s 41. Total for the above 18 nights, 1,7551193
7d ; average.'per night, 97/ 11a1d. Mr. Sims Reeves and
other artists were engaged for a few nights about the middle
of-July, which accounts for theri,e in the receipts.
"Jullien returned on July 22.—ReceilAs : —July 22,
1271 193 4d ; July, 23, 1111 7s ; July 24, 9512 s 2d. Total
gross receipts, 33718 s 6d; average per night, 112 9a 63.
" July 25 and following nights.— The Seacole Fund,
which was a loss to the gardens.

"July 31.—Receipts.i—Jnly 31, 831 4s 5d • Aug. 1,
57113 9d ; Aug. 3, 1291 9 101 ; Aug. 4, 120/ 18s. Total
3911 63; average per night; 9716 s 6d.
"Alboni, at 501 per night.—Receipts :—Aug. 6, 140/ i s;
Aug. 7, 841 33 7d; Aug. 8, 44/ 5s ; Aug. 10,
1321 10s 4d ; Aug. 11, 931 5s ; Aug. 12, 1561 5a 61.
Total, 6501 103 ; average per night, 10818 s 641, leaving
a heavy loss.
" Mr. Beale and M. Jullien then took the gardens,
giving one-fifth of the receipts.

Toe 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 nut had time (from a copy not having been
sent him) to peruse the document, but that from
what he had seen the txtracts from his letters were
garbled, and that if the whole of them were read they
would give the thing a different complexion. Mr. Cop-
pock, however, replied that Mr. Coombe's 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 parties,
and save the property.

THE LATE MURDER OF A LITTLE BOY IN NOTTINGITADI
FOREST.-At the adjourned 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 he had redish hair anti
whiskers ; and the poor child's fiugt•rs and arms idiovred
the marks of bites by some one who had lost every or3er
tooth in one jaw. The child had'been suffocated by the
murderer's hands being placed on his throat, nose, :,,71(1
mouth, and by kneeling on the boy's groin and abdo-
mtn. The inquest was Again acjourned iur u fortnigh,.