The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-26 00:00:00

dehted, and who was connected in no slight degree
with the success of the drama—he meant their chair-
sn m, Mr. Webster.—(Loud cheers.) Mr Webster
bad been the manager of two theatres, he had never
been behind the public requirements, but he had out-
stripped them. His friend, Mr. Buckstone, had
justly stated that one of the merits of Mr. Webster
was that he not only employed a great number of
actors, but he paid them too; and in drinking such a
toast as that which he now proposed, they must not
forget the arduous duties of a manager. For many
years Mr. Webster had fought against all adverse
circumstances, and had encountered all the rivalry of
strange animals, elephants, nightingales, dcc. And
when he added that sometimes, as it was whispered,
though he did not believe it himself, members of the
theatrical profession were difficult to deal with, he
could not but arrive at the conclusion that Mr.
Webster had come well through the difficulty. He
could not, in conclusion, better express his sense of the
position of this society in reference to the drama than by
relating a ltttle story which had been told him last
night by a most intelligent friend of his—an Ame-
rican sea-captain—who once upon a time had as a
passenger on board his ship a young lady of great
personal attractions. There were also fire young
gentlemen on board, all cf whom fell in love with the
pung lady ; and the young lady loved all the fire
young gentlemen equally. in this difficulty the
young lady applied to his triend the captain, when the
captain proposed that she should jump overboard, and
that, having well manned a boat to prevent accidents,
she should marry him who jumped in after her. The
young lady having jumped overboard four out of the
five immediately plunged in after her ; and when they
again appeared on the deck shivering from the cold-
bath the captain was again consulted, and he recom-
mended the young lady to marry the dry one—the
one who had not jumped in after her; and this she
did, and married him accordingly. But here, in the
case of the toast he was about to give, he desired to
reverse the proposition, and call upon the company to
select the wet one, who had plunged in to save the
actors and the drama —(Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and then gave
" The Trustees of the Institution—Mr. Justice Tal-
fourd, Mr. Benjamin Bond Cabbell, and Mr. Charles
Dickens."

I Mr. CHARLES DICKENS returned thanks.
The subscriptions included 1001. from her Ma-
jesty, &c., amounted to upwards of 4001.
The CHAIRMAN retired at a very late hour. The
gallery and the end of the room were graced with the
presence of an elegent assemblage of ladies, who
took a lively interest in the proceedings.
The musical arrangements, which were under the
direction of Mr. 13alte, were excellent. The National
Anthem and several ballads were admirably sung by
Miss Rainforth, Miss Dolby, Miss Ransford, Miss
Williams, Miss Messent, Miss Emma Lucombe ; Mr.
Weiss, Mr. Land, and Master Sloman. Miss Dolby
was encored in a ballad, " Through the forests as I
wandered." Miss Itainforth and Master Sloman re-
ceived a similar compliment in Bishop's duet, " The
pretty Page," which was capitally sung by Master
Sloman, who possesses a charming voice and good
dramatic feeling. Miss Lucombe created a positive
enthusiasm by her exquisite rendering of Merca-
dante's aria, " Joy now in my heart." It was re-de-
manded with acclamation. Mr. Chatterton played 4
fantasia on the harp with his accustomed excellence.
_ _ •

Mr. Toole acted as toastmaster.
The following is the financial statement for the year
ending February 13, 1850 :
Receipts—By admission fees, 221.55.; by members'
subscriptions, 4111.35. I Id. ; by interest, 1791. 12s. 3d. ;
by profit of dinner, exclusive of arrears, 2831.0.. ld.-
896/. Is. 31.

Disbursements—To widow and children of a
member deceased, 231. 13s. sd. ; to printing, &c.,
121. 135.; to secretary's salary, 401. ; to general ex-
penses, &c., 2/. 19s. 6d. , to annuitant's fund,
356/. 13s. 9d. ; to balance, 406/. Is. 7d.-8961. Is. 3d.
Total—To balance, Feb. 21, 1849, 4,600/. Os. 9d. ;
to balance, Feb. 13, 1850, 460/. Is. 7d. ; reserve
fund, 224/. 3s. 9d.-5,2841. 6s. Id.
Assets—lnvested funds in names of trustees,
5,201/. 13s. sd. ; cash in treasurer's hands, 82/. 12s. Bd.
—5,284/. 6s. Id.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES.
4 to 1 agst Mr. Hill's Osterley,; 4 yrs, 7st—taken
freely
7 to 1 agst Major Pitt's Mounseer, 4 yrs, 69t 131 b--t
8 to 1 agst Mr. Halford's Harriott, 3 yrs, sst 101 h
10 to 1 agst Duke of Bedford's Mahratta, 4 yra, sst
111 b—taken
10 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Chantrey, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b—t
16 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Halo, 6 yrs, Bst 21b
take 20 to 1
20 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Ballinafsd, 6 yrs, "St 71b
25 to 1 agst Lord Warwick's Grief, 4 yra, 7 st—taken
25 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Belus, 4 yrs, ist 51b
25 to 1 apt Captain Hervey's Sylvan, 5 yrs, 7st 10Ib
Osterley wa. backed very freely at 5 to 1, 9 to 2. and
4 to 1; and Mownseer for a good deal of money at 7 and
Sto 1, leaving off second favourite. Bolus's price must
be regarded as nominal; he is reported to be coughisg.
ALTHORP PARK. &TAKES (NORTHAMPTON).
5 to 2 agst Mr. Howard's Pr' stige—taken
3 to 1 agst Dale of Richmond's Buckhound—taken
METROPOLITAN STARES.
2 to 1 agst Mr. Grata icke's Cheerful, 4 yrs, 6it—
taken and afterwards offered
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
5 to 1 agst Mr. Hill's Pitstord—taken
CHESTER CUP.
15 to 1 agst Mr. Alert.) 's Miss Ann, 4 yrs, 7st—take
18 to 1
18 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Cossack, 6 yrs, 9st 2ib—
take 20 to 1
20 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Roland, 4 yrs, sst Sib
30 to 1 agst Capt. Harcourt's Ellerdale, 6 yrs, Bst 31h
taken to 2001.
1,000 to 30 arst Mr. Irwin's Horn of Chase, 6 yrs, 7st
101 b—taken
35 to 1 agst Mr. Sr. George's Whim colt, 4 yrs,
6st 71b
40 to 1 agst Major Pites Mounseer, 4 yrs, Est 91b
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Lawson's lieleshea, 6 yrs, 6st 61b
—taken
2.000 to 20 agst Mr. Gregory's Loupgaron. 4 yrs, 7st—t
Very little done; offers to back Peep-o'-day Boy, but
no price named.

DERBY.
6 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Ghillie Callum
6 to 1 agst Mr. W. Edwards na Bolingbroke
11 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's The Nigger—t 12 to 1
15 to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Volttgeur—taken and
afterwards offered
16 to 1 agst Lord Airlie's Clincher—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Mildew—taken to 1001.
25 to 1 agst Mr. J. Scott's Cyprus—taken and after-
wards off,red
45 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Lady Geraldine—t
13 to 2 was taken about Ghillie Callum to 1001., and
about Bolingbroke t 9 200/.; 15 and 16 to 1 to 300 L about
Voltigeur, who was in favour with three or four parties;
and 25 to 1 in hundreds about Mildew; offers to take 25
to 1 about Pitstord.

EPSOM GREAT METROPOLITAN STEEPLE-

CHASE.-FRIDAY.

Nominations for the Great Metrupulita❑ Steeplechase of
15 SOTS. each, 10 ft., and 5 cnly if declared, with 100

addtd.

Mr. Tread„ ofd's Maria Day, aged—Mr. Skipworth's
Rachel. 6 yrs—Mr. Cartwright's Thurgarton, aged—
Mr. E. Hughes's Miss Colliegwoed, aged—Mr. Murphy's
The Oaks. 5 yrs—Mr. T. C. Dixon's Falcon, aged—Mr.
Fowler's Little Fauny, 5 yrs—Mr. Robertson's Ace of
Trump-i, aged—Mr. H. Bird's Sir Peter Laurie, aged--
Mr. Elmore's British Yeoman, aged—Mr. Carew's Lana-
qienet, aged—Mr. Pattif ,r's The Last Forester, aged—
Mr. Tollitt's Spangle—Mr. Storey nd. Victim, aged—
Mr. Stafford's Fugitive.aged—Mr. Benson's Little Paul,
aged—Captain Knight's Leo, aged—Mr. M. Stubb's
Skim—Mr. G. Symund's Ploughboy—Captain Gam-
bier's The Thrush, aged—Mr. George's Bayonet, S yrs
—\lr. Parker's My Precious Betsy—Mr. T. Mason's
Proceed—Mr. Kitchen's Alfred—Mr. Maloney's Molly,
6 yrs.

The weights will be published on the 30th instant.
CADVERTISEDIIINT..I BETTING. - Mr. J. Moore,
spiting publisher, corner of St..slartin'a-lane, continue II
to lay Tattersall's odds against all horses for the prin-
cipal events. Long odds against horses being first,
second, or third. Cosamis,sions from the country punc-
tually attended to, on the remittance of a Post-office
order, pa)able to John Moore, Charing-cross, London.