The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-23 00:00:00

VICTORIA THEATRE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—A paragraph having appeared in the papers,
headed " A Scene in a Theatre," and which, fro•u its
incorrectness, is calculated to do me serious injury,
unless contradicted, I beg, in fairness, you will insert
the following statement by Miss Vincent, to the exact
truth of which I most solemnly pledge myself.
Your obedient servant,
D. W. OSBALDISTON.

Victoria Theatre, Sept. 21, 1844.
" As Mr. Kirby, in his grossly false statements, has
thought proper to assert that he was insulted before
ma during his performance of Othello, I here declare,
in justice to myself as well as to Mr. Osbaldiston, that
such assertion is utterly false. Mr. Kirby received
no insults from any one, but met with the greatest
kindness from all the ladies and gentlemen connected
with him in his most imperfect representation of the
character of Othello. From the commencement of
the play I endeavoured to hide his deficiencies in the
text; and, by speaking many portions of his speeches
with my own, contrived to keep together, as
much as possible, the subject of the author,
not only for his sake, but on account of the vast
trouble and expense that had been gone to by the
management in the getting up' of the tragedy ; but,
in the third and fourth acts, I found myself placed in
such unpleasant dilemmas, that I could no longer sup-
press my feelings at the annoyances I was subjected
to, which, Mr. Osbaldiston perceiving, desired I
would bring the play to as a speedy conclusion as I
could. This was all that occurred ; and the impudent
Assertion of Mr. Kirby, that Mr. Osbaldiston said—
' He would not be humbugged by a d—d Yankey,'
which Mr. Kirby's would-be friends have got inserted
in the papers, I declare, as others standing by can
testify with me to be a gross falsehood* It is my
Opinion that Air. Kirby, finding himself so unequal
to his task, did not intend to finish the part, as he
frequently said to me, during the night, What shall
I do? I do not know one line of the fifth act; and
this, too, after stating, a week ago, that Othello was
his favourite part, and he hoped, in playing it, to
retrieve his many faults in Hamlet. I am sorry he has
had recourse to such base untruths, to screen his
unparalleled conduct; and I am still more sorry, that
some of our public journals have given such an erro-
neous statement of a case so insulting to the manage-
ment—so insulting to the ladies and gentlemen of the
theatre—so insulting to the public—and so insulting
to myself, " ELIZA VINCENT.
" Sept. 21, 1844."

AGRICULTURAL MEETING IN
SURREY.
The agricultural meeting of the Weald of Surrey
Agricultural Association was held on Friday at
Capel. The show of stock was very considerable,
and, in the opinion of the judges, of a superior de-
scription. There was a ploughing match in the early
Part of the day, for which twenty-two teams started,
and upwards of 1001. were distributed in prizes to the
different competitors.
The company afterwards sat down to dinner in a
Marquee erected in the field. There were present—
C. Barclay, Esq., Chairman ; J. W. Denison, 'Esq.,
M.P.; Lee Steere, Esq.; Rev. Dr. Young, Rev. Dr.
Cook, N. R. Barcley, Esq. ; G. Napper, Esq.; D.
death, Esq., and several other gentlemen, and nearly
two hundred of the principal farmers of the county.
C. BATtcLET, Esq., in proposing " Success to the
Association," said that he had had the good fortune
to preside at its first meeting, and the present he be-
lieved was the sixth annual occasion in which they
had assembled. During that period the agricultural
interest had sustained many changes and reverses,
but he would appeal with confidence to any
practical man whether, in the last few years, there
ad not been very great improvement in the cultiva-
tion of land and rearing of stock.—(Hear, hear.)
These societies had done a great deal of good, and
he was very glad to see that they had created a desire
in the minds of the farmers to improve the cultiva-
tion of the soil, and to try any system that was cal-
culated to effect that object.—(Hear.) It should be
borne in mind that all these improvements necessarily,
occasioned an increased demand for labour ; and al-
though some political economists expressed an opinion
that it was impossible to find employment for their
abundant population, he must confess that he did not
coincide in that opinion, as he considered that, at all
events, for many years to come, the improvements
that were going on in agriculture would occasion
ample demand for labour. The plan of draining,
Which they all knew was of such essential importance,
and which was now coming into such general use,
Would alone, in his opinion, create for a long time a
considerable demand for labour. He had no hesita-
tion also in stating his opinion, that the labouring
Population were better off at the present time than
they had been at any period during the last cen-
tury. His attention had been called to the fact,
that in the year 1744, just a century ago, wheat
was the same price it was at present, viz.,
6d. per bushel, and at that period the wages of
labourers were 6s. per week, and they were now 10s.
th%week. He did not mean from this fact to urge
a' the labouring population were better off by the
illuunt of 4s. per week, because it was well known
that the circumstances were very different ; hut he
certainly did contend that there was no truth in the
assertions that had been made that the labourers were
setting,... lower and lower, and that it was clear this
Was riot the case ; and when they saw men take prizes,
as some had done that day, for a servitude of 35 years'
Work for one master, he thought it unfair to say that
t,b,e,>" had degenerated.—(Hear.) He repeated that
these meetings had done a great deal of good, and when,
at the show at Southampton, they saw actually two
Or three miles of ground covered by tents filled with
stock and implements for the purposes of agriculture,
It was impossible to doubt the importance and in-
terest taken in that pursuit ; and he thought that
they should take encouragement from these circum-
Stances, and be satisfied with their present position.
--(Cheers) He concluded by proposing the toast,
Which was received in a most enthusiastic manner.
The healths of the Members for this division of the
county having been given,
T. W. DENISON, Esq., returned thanks, and he
observed that, after what had been said relative to the
importance of such associations as the present, he
would only express his entire concurrence in that
opinion. He considered they were the means of
binding together the landlord, tenant, and labourer,
of improving the cultivation of the land, and by the
Prizes which they distributed to the poorer classes,
showed them they had their interest at heart, and
that they were anxious to promote their moral wel-
fare and prosperity.—(Cheers.) He attended these
meetings with great pleasure, and he was gratified to
see that agriculture was in a prosperous state in the
County. He trusted they should long be exempt from
those unfortunate occurrences (he would put it on
that footing) which prevailed in other counties,
and that they would always give a fair day's wages
'°r a fair day's work—(Cheers)—and that they
Would give such an amount of wages to their
labourers which, he was sorry' to say, in other
counties had been denied them.—(Hear, hear.) The
Prosperity of agriculture was the first wish of his
eart, and he hoped they would continue their im-
provements until every barren field was made to
smile with plenty.—(Cheers.) From statistics that
had been laid before Parliament, it appeared that
Seven-ninths of the population were engaged in agri-
culture, and only two-ninths in manufactures, and he
thought this fact must convince every one, even the
Inanufacturers themselves, of the importance of agri-
culture, and that, if it fell, every other interest in the
country must fall with it.—(Cheers.)
The health of the Chairman, and some other toasts,
Were then given, and the meeting separated.

CITY OF LONDON REGISTRY.
Upon the Revising Barrister taking his seat on the
bench on Saturday,
Mr. Wansey said, in reference to a case which occurred
Yesterday, and in which costs were awarded against him
1.,)r alleged groundless opposition, that, where the num-
ber of the houses composing a street was well known,
the
spirit and intention of the Act of Parliament was, that
tne number should be stated in the registry for the pur-
c'se of preventing the fraudulent insertion of names. He
Could instance one hundred cases himself in which this
If" the result of not inserting the numbes of the houses.
n the case in which the costs were awarded yesterday,
he rested his objection upon the fact of all the numbers in
the street in which the parties resided being well known,
et the premises from which he claimed were not num-
bered in the list. As he could not appeal in the case of
„"sts, he trusted the Court would point out some case
"P(nl which he could take the opinion of a superior court.
The REVISING BARRISTER said, when the numbers
Were known, it was competent for Mr. Wansey to point
thew Out to the overseer. What he thought when he
awarded the costs, and what he still thought, was, that it
*43 a great hardship to raise objections which compelled
persons to come away from their business, or perhaps a
solely
distance from the country, when the error arose
solely with the overseer.
r. Wansey said his object was to have this omission
supplied by the overseers.
feThe REVISING BARRISTER said, if it were proved that
e omission rested with the overseers, a remedy should
applied.
re Mr. Wansay said the party omitted would have his
°,,3Nir against the overseer. The subject then dropped.
fr. T. Neale appeared in Court to suprort his claim
taiTlinst an objection raised by Mr. Quin, the Conserve-
e agent.
It appeared that Mr. Neale had occupied certain
premises_ Botolph-lane, which he left in August last,
and previous to his leaving the Conservatives served
notice of objection upon him. Mr. Neale, in his exami-
ta
h,:t9n. stated that he had still a quantity of goods upon
former residence, which was still in his possession.
leurhe CounT said this was a case of objection so ground-
au...!
()fthati a high amount of costs would be awarded. A
`n Os. costs was awarded a ainst the Conservative
agent. g
The vote of Mr. Willan, who claimed to vote in right
of
pthree rooms which he held in St. Botolph-lane, was
tuiPoti°,s,ed by Mr. Quin, first, on the ground of misdescrip-
,‘Qey being described as two rooms; next, a. tQ value ;