The Sun.
London, England, 1817-03-03 00:00:00

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audirnee alio repaired to
amusement. In vain did the Manager try to be heard—in
rain did the unbany young man who was the object of this
cowardly vengeance present himself, 'with the greatest lin-.
malty, to the audience. Every effort to be heard was fruit-
less. The play went on, !.)nt I.was a perfect pantomime—not
a word reached thsears:Oithespectatnrs, At the end of the
first Att Ilan•r#t appeard in front of the Stage, a man stand.-
ins by the side of hiau-Neith apriper on Wbich Sit large letters

the audience were inf. Tined, that he humbly begged to be
beard and to apologize! I ant aSb.anied to say, that the mis-
creants who had conspired against him betrayed a thorough
contempt for the first principle of justice, and resolved to con-
demn the man without hearing what he had to say in his own
defence. In the second Act, a note was handed to 1100'M
from the Pit, on reading:which he bowed and re►ired, and in
4 minute or two returned with. the Manager: but it ivas found.
iaipossible fur either of them to obtain a hearing. I staid
till towards the conclusion of the fourth Act, when I left the
Theatre in disgust.
Now, Sir, if any proof were wanting of the existence of a
conspiracy to deprive this, promising young actor of his
bread, it will be supplied by the circumstance that his as-
sailants this averring were- prepared with written placards, in-

dwative of their intention. On one of these, which was
hoisted in the pit, very near to the boxes, was inscribed
'6 No PAYING Ma THREE YEARS." As this, and other acts
of a similar nature, were direct incitements to a breach of
peace, it ii much to be lafnented that the 'constables. were
not directed to take into custody the parties who displayed
them. lam aware that thefrProprictors, after what passed A
f..!tv years since, are placed in a situation of some delicacy
and difficulty ; but still, suthdisturbanneX In a public theatre
as have taken place for two successive nights ought not to be
tolerated, and surely it is not too much to expect at l'enst one
of the Magistrates from the adjacent °Alice in Low-street,
should look in and instruct his constables how to act on suck

an occasion.
I shall not ehter into the merits of the question between
the rival theatres, nor dot mean to vindictitethe etinduct of
Bonru—that conduct has, to say the least of it,, been foolish
and inconsiderate. But; as the public has been informed that
it is about to be the subject of discussion before a legal tribu-
ual, it cannot be eitherjust or justifiable in an audience to be-
come parties i❑ the dispute, touch less to anticipate the de-
cision. Nor is it either just or dctorous, In persons c•ronect-
ed with Drury-Lane Theatre, to repair to Covent-Garden and
take an active Part in the disturbances. Should such scan-
clalous misconduct be repeated, they shall ~hear of it in a
manner rather more peremptory, mere explicit, and mars
definite.

A marked enemy to all breathes of the peace, whether is
a theatre, a field, or a street, and a decided friend to the ra-
tional amusements of the Stage, I cannot but 'express my
fervent hope that cfrective measureiwill be adopted for ilia

prevention' of such disturbances in future. I confess 1 int
ashamed ofEnglishmen who can thus condemn a Countryman
unheard, and who can, In so base and cowardly a way, seek
to deprive, as it were, it young Candidate for the& deal Mina
of the means not only of promotion but of subsistence; such
conduct is not natural to the English character.
A LOVER OF 'ME DRAMA.