The Sun.
London, England, 1819-10-08 00:00:00

-IVMARRIED

Yesterday, at Charlton, Kent, Mr. Wm. Cooper, Yount:Tit
son of Mr..Joieph Cooper, of Charlton, to 2.i i.s; Ai:try Ann
Read, eldest daughter of Cite late Francis Read, F.sq. of
Church-btreet, Islington.

DI%1).

On the 7th inst. at Putney, Joseph Bingham, infant son of
Mr. Waller Clifton.

On Satin-clay last, at Shobrnoke, Devon, Eliaal)eth Elston,
Irivin;- attained Ott very advanced age of one hundred and
t hire !faith

FOR; [HE SU'.

MR. KEAN.--:(I.EtI'ER
Mn. Eorroa—The more we examine the Let-
ter obtruded upon the Public under the name of
Mr. KEAN, the more we must be coneinced that
it could not have been written by that Gentleman.
It is impossible that one who shews such a indi-
cioas conception of the characters which he
,per-
forms -could have produced a wink marked by so
much vanity, and such weak reasoning. But to
ri'oceed in my endeavours to rescue his character
from the suspicion of arrogating such import-
ance, and acting with such indiscretion. The
Author of the Letter says, in words imputed to
I'd r. KEAN, " when the Theatre fell into the
bands of Mr. ELLISTON (" rising you mean"), I
siderstood that/ he had made such arrangements
as were a virtual breach of my articles, and J was
unwilling to embarrass an undertaking of such
risk and importance, by returning to claim their
fulfilment." Why should the Author of the Let-
ter accuse Mr. KEAN of so twitch rashness as to
think of violating his 'articles wit hoot full proof,
and how could he have understood, or from WhoM,
that such arrangements had been—made?" 11'0117,1
not Mr. KEAN rather have shewn his good
sense by ascertaining the fact ; but why should Mr.
Eccts.roai be suspected of intending to violate the
existin,;,, obligations of the former management
Here I must pause a moment, to, notice the lofty
language imputed to Mr. KEAN of `‘ taking upou
Himself the. 2eponsibility of breaking witlr Mr.
ELLISTON," that is, withdrawing from the The-
atre. Would not one suppose that the matter in
contemplation related to the interests of an Em-
pire;? It would not have been surnrising„had not
the writer been personating. M.r.-KEAN: it he had
introduced the couplet applied to 111r:'Gaiialck-
- • ." A Wath,n's taste depends nit Yoti,
".Perhaps a Nation's virtue too:"
But now let us consider what " the virtual
breach"- of Mr. KEAN'S articles would be, as
stated by the Lettcr-writer. According to this
.statemenr, Mr. KEAN was to be ", Manager on the
nights on which he played." Is it pOssible that
nit Actor could have. demanded such a power, or
that, it he hail, the regular. Managers
.wotild have
debas,T.if themselves so low as to coneedeit ! But
%that would be the nature of this power..-?—Why,
the power of excluding every respectable. Actor or
Actress from every part in the same. Play, lest
any of them should share in public applause, and-, of
course, of assigning all the parts to sticii pet sorts as
might be too contemptible to admit of comparis.on.
But what must be thought of Managers whweould
c'almly submit to be told, as implied 'by such
reqoisition, that they wanted judgmeut to cast:
a Play themselves ? -Those, indeed, who would
bear such • au insult .ruight be, expected to.
snake any concession that an --tingovernable.
spirit could. require. Mr. K RAN . cannot he;
the character thus represented. 'Did, .Mr,
GABRICK. or Mr. KEMBLE', .or -rimy other great
Actor, since the origin of -the ti gli Stag.e.,
et,er venture to require such a [wirer.? There.iis.
nothing like it'on' record. The next- grievanc&
which 'Mr. KEAN is tna-de to appreheintis, .:that
Lis tinme would not " continue- ak dargei in lhe
bills as the Cninmittee first-chose to.advertize:it."..
This passage is-expres”d with more cunning Otani
Ore Letter--wrl•ter bas usually ; for it
streets to ,thrOw the act upon-the Committee, as
if it had been volunteered by them, apil, oot
bt..co required -by Mr. KEAN I.ette-P.
writer forgets his cunning, and Makes Mr. KEAN
consider it--aspn,essentiat point,!oo,which he was
likely to insist, and in that:- ca'sem-titat-Mr.. Et.ets.
TO would then be forced to "brealt
DowToti, who hail in his arti'eles stipulated that
Mr. KEAN'S name shoal(' irdveetized like others:
And why Should.. Mr.,DOWT:irat';',Oi"Actor.
rate abilities, "in his line," .-tire ,Letter-writer
says, assent- to such an itieidihns distinction in
forma of Mr.-:Keata ? Wbatecier Mr. KEAN'S
abilities maybe, they are not ,superior to- tbose.of.
Mr. DowTox, and are by no means so general.
We find thiit "Mr. DowTrin did trot want such an
invidious. pre-erninenca, yet he .might properly
oppoSedt, as- well trims respect to the theatrical
profession iu general, as to his own merited rank.
lint the whole must be imagivary;
never' cattle! -have distrusted his own talents so
Much as to suppose that they required the bolH
stering of large letters. lint -how different was
the practice of Mi'. KEMBLE. When he performed
the chief part in a Play, the characters were .ar.
ranged jilt-the:hills according; to their dramatic,
rank, the King first, &c. What 'a modest conti-ast
would- this 'example exhibit , in favciur of Mr.'
KEMBLEI, it it 'could be supposed that Mr. Ks.ax
bad actually insisted on suds a marked distinction!
It is evident, according' to the Letter, that 1111..
KEAN. would insist on iris right to be Manager on
the nights of his'Okvn ,perfoiniante, even under
the Manaeement of 'Mr. ELcisTost, who has in-
curred such a risk' in tuttlertakikg that Manage-.
merit, hot 'who, an able and' experienced Actor,
was to become a mere non-entity when Mr. KEAN •
perforined; flirt it Seems"' that Mr.FirAISTON had.
tlrovitleft rikliiust tire alternative of Mr.Kaatesyield=
log- to Mr. Dow.rosT, or Mr. Dow'rosi to him,,.` by
etNaging I.IIr;VANDENH6PIic anActor,'whom the.
Letter states to be of " the first .ennsequente—
whose high -talents deserve the first place, and
aehom ft would therefore be degrading to make
second to any one." lint how dicl the engage-
rnent •-df Mr. "VANDENticiFF 6bviate the tilterna-
tise ? Why, because Mr. K.VAN then thought that
it wAs!ltst ftrr wltlnlraw 'for a time, as he,
would not give tip his -ottin• right, .though
VANDTMIC:"L. Itilely to insist orr soch an
invidietti • distinction. The 4,etter•-writer was
certaitdy'nOt aware of the Complimek which he
lirrre (laid to Me. VANE/iv:um-Fr= at the dxpente of.
REA:t: ; for it both ware -to be. engagek_
SEAN, according to the Leiter-writer, would still
ihsisr upon his right. lint, Mr. Editor, I have

Olken 11.1) 'too rititefi of yoiir Paper', 'sat a time when

the Empire itself i 4 likely to be. inrrylved in the
91-7u,Eedy. of Rebellion, wiles+ Miniifrers are Utter

Marzugifs- ot_a'State thaa the !ate Counnittee ot

weretali! Drum, of a Theatre'. I felt it ,Itotrcrer,
in6mlttent on int', HS a sort of duty 16 Mr,

h RAN, Ir4q(l whom the Public, as well HS mys,lt;

114 tee tler;yeri so much pleasure, to cwicavytir to
~ve, tiliaL 14e CC)UId 110 L exacted any of tbe

tot.diti,ms imputed to him, or have been the
t::iter of the Letter to tvhich some blundering
V.tid t,us taken the liberty of annexing his re.
specrable signature. CANDIDUs.

CORONER'S INQUEST ON JOHN LEES.

OLD:I.IK, OCT. 5.-NXTEI DAY-CONCLUDED.)

(Front The Morning, Chronicle.)

Mr. Entwistle, in continuation, stated, that the
mob were in that state, that it was not prudent
fur any respectable person to bt., seen amongst
them. After I had been to New Bailey, I went
home about four o'clock ; was on the ground from
half-pact eleven till Mr. Hunt was taken lo the
New Bailey. Not until I saw stones and brick
hats thrown did I think of danger, bnt, I then
tlioniit so. I believe some of the Cheshire Yeo-
manry Cavalry were upon the ground ; they came
troin Peter-street, the Windmill, and Mount-
street ; they were On the t!round- before Mr. Hunt
is as taken, • Could see therm 'in line waving, their
sxmils in the air, but did not see any inefividuel
struck all the time. Could nut see the Cheshire
Yeumanry Cavaity upon the ground until the
hers had charged l. they then came, and not
knowing them, I joined .the the. Did not
• perceive. any stoppage in the Manchester Yeo-
manrybetwixt Boston's house and the stage.
Could riot see what the Manchester Yeomanry did
upon their.arrival at the hustings. Did. not hear
any address to the Manchester Yeomanry from
Mr Buxton's house,
_or any other. Saw Mr.
Norris,•and Messrs. Moore and Andrews walking
amongst the crowd, but did not hear them speak
to any body; this was previous to. Mr. 7 Hunt's
arrival, .:Heard no Riot Act read, neither heard
at' its being read. • Did not see what the•Manches-,
ter Yeomanry did before they returned to. their
station anion% the constables. Before quitting my
situation, I saw no blows struck by any person.
Saw several .hundred.stieks -brought down to the
New Bailey that day ;- they, were gathered off.the
field by individuals ; theylvere not common walk-
ing !.ticks; they • were large sticks, such as I saw
the parties who were corning to the field. carry
upon their shoulders-. Previous to the Yeomanry
Cavalry advancing_ to the hostiogs heard a report
of ,fire ,crate a-direction in which I ant sure no
military could have been,. and on the right of the
hustings, as I•conceived, troll) sonic houses below
the Quaker's Meeting House, heard several, dis-
charg,s. Did not not observe the military gather
in,a square. • , - • •.
.:,Coroner—l will allow:Mr-Harmer to question
this-witness if he chooses. .• •-
Quest iootol - by Mr. Ashworth—The . Albion
Hotel-is in the .direction. of Oldham ; L.observed
.rmany, thousands 'come past, with two caps of li-
berry and two flags ; clid not notice, the,.inscrip-
lions ; does,not-recollect, the.colonr of the flags
from Stockport. The .Stoclspart. people came in
marching order, as a regiment of soldiers into a
town ; cannot say he remembers music. Mr.
.Moorhouse frequently-tools atfhis,bat andcheere.d
io-gain;; past _.time Albion Did not 'hear
4111...w.0.rd vt. cop.mo 0.0 given opposite the Albion,

but.tiid afterwarrlui supposes .by the people front
.mpre,.t ban one. flrg ; one black
a-qc.t one K.rsen. -Previously to arriving at. St. Pe-
ter's,„tlie ward:". halt" was gire,n, and the. band
struck up:" Roje.tiritannia," and numbers cried
oat:" Britons .never,altall,be Slaves." '.kley halt-
ed when, the word Conceived the
word " halt" catuelr.om a person close
,to the
band-; they came in the step of military soldiers,
Oi,ra hands' the whole lilted Moseley-
sireet.- Got upon the steps, and ,had a,view of.
Moseley-strew._,„..Eleard nothirig said before they
proceededagrip atter the word " halt." Went
then into,the -field';'iti's• station was nut m6re than
ten yards frmo theArustings ; saw the hustings
io.befOrined'; several flags fixed-upon the
hustings ;. were all upon the hustings at, one time,
remiiVed. 'Saw some Cap.s of Li-
bertr.about.. the hustings. One -flag. inscribed,
Free Representation or Death." About 12 or
l flaw in the, whok,. Cannot say how many'Caps
there were upon the whole. Does not recollect the
inscription upon the bloody flag. When Mr. Hunt
,
came-to the hutitittgt, '-'some pet Soft proposed that
lie should take the Chair.. After he came np-on
the'hustiogs.heard tye'report fillOg, whicli he
coneeived.cameitOM. klic Quakers', chajuel. 'saw
the Yeomanry Cavalry turn rotund. When Mr.
.14unt saw them; 'the' Whole of • the populace took
off their. hats, cheering:them with Abreats.o(
fiance. The different bodies of people were also
cheered by their friends arom' upon their arri-

SaW no Manchester people, except a,few
like myself, who. went from idle. curiosity..—
Dia.,not. see -any Manchester ,people :conie in a
body except the constables. None of the Man-.
chester. people cheered that • 1 saw,. • Country
people were next the. hustings:. The different
bodies took off their, hats •upoty.their coming to
the ground. , The Manchester • people had
their hats off: .Observed a difference in the cheer-.
ing when the Yeomanry Cavalry- came on to).the'
ground. Considered hisses mixed with the. cheers
to the Yeomanry., •-Pid not see ,a, single stick: ex.-.
posed when Mt. Hunt came. Sticks were shown
when the cavalry 'Came. • dome hundreds. That
was one of the 'things from, which, hie inferred. a
difference of- intention. en they appeared, Mr.
Hunt-exclaimed, << You; enemies are amongst
you." Did not observe a single blOw struck, and,
the- p.eople might hare escaped -.fast. Conceives
• t he stones and. briek-bats,came,from Peter-street.
About 10 o'clock went on the ground with Mr.,
Milne. Saw at -that lime-- no sticks. -On 'the
stones being thrown, he -,joined- the•special con-
stables. not, seen the Yeomanry Cavalry
strike one single blow previous:to the; stones being
thrown. . Did not -see-any the civil authorities
•with thle Yeomanry • Cavalry previous to their ad-
vance. Saw the .Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry in

the-act:of dispersing with the Manchester Yeo-
manry Cavairy. -Did not see any difference in the
delutanoitr ut the- two.corps, but if any tlifference,
the Cheshire seemed more exasperated., Did not

gee the Cheshire until the brick=bats were thrown.

Beard the 1_511.1 Hussars say, they only wished that

. _
solne act of violence might be: committed, that

they might revenge thernielves • upon, the people,
Neversa7.sneli a -Meetinc helote. in his.life. Not

pos-sible, in his opinion, to disperse sucl► a body

• .of people, wit hoot some accident tutppenitig.
()nest lops by 111 r. Harmer---Weitt to Deahsgste
to see Mr. Hunt -pass. The Tallies, Hs they ar-

were emPluised of mete, wouicil and di ildi en.

'rite party from Stuc4port Itad.a nuttiber of tamales.
Expel iencesi approliensious of danger first orro-

site the Albion. Knew tbere was an understand-
ing .betwixt the. civil and military authorities,
from my own ideas.

Mr. Ashworth—Recollect, I protect you now
from noise and clamour. I desire yuu will not be
alarmed.

Witness stated, that be took refuge among the
special constables, because he thought the Che-
shire Yeomanry Cavalry did not know him so
well as the Manchester .Yeomanry Cavalry. Did
not go into the Magistrates' house at the time.—
If the people saw a respectable person, they were
sure to insult him. 1 myself was insulted by them.
Saw stories come from the mob in St. Peter-street.
Heard it rumoured that warrants had been grant-
ed ; several mentioned it ; Mr. Newtry mention-
ed it. The Manchester and Cheshire Yeomanry
Cavalry galloped in different directions. Saw
a Gentleman in a blue coat.talking to Mr. I3irley.
People cheered the Yeomanry Cavalry, by dis-
playing very large sticks. " Rule Britannia"
was played by the band, and the people
joined in chorus, singing " Britons never will be
slaves." There was something so terrific in the
appearance of these bodies, that be had no
doubt the peace of the town would have been
broken. Saw. the constables assembled in St.
James's-square, as early as nine o'clock. Saw
several soldiers there at the time ; any active
constable might hare seen as much as himself.
Does not think the Civil: Power could have pre-
vented the Meeting taking plaCe. Had they
taken the military no doubt they might have pre-
vented them from assembling. Saw no effort
made to prevent the assembling of that Meeting,
except the posting .of placards. Curiosity led me
there, and I saw several of my friends. Saw one
of the special constables with his hat cut, Mr.
Derbyshire. One woman was brinight to the
New Bailey very unwell. The special constablea
did not attempt to disperse the Meeting. • Con-
ceivesthat the Military were in danger when they
were assailed. Thinks the Meeting. might have
dispersed 'without mischief. There was sufficient
time for the people to have dispersed before the
Military began cutting. Was then standing on
the upptr side of the ground. Joined the special
constables after flee stones were thrown. Did
not see the_BBth come on. At this time. one
hundred thousand people were assembled. Can-
not speak to the width of the several avenues
through which this one hundred thousand people
had to disperse,
[Here a map was shewn to witness for him to
describe the situation of the avenues by which
the Manchester Yeomanry Cavalry entered.—
Several questions were put by Mr: Harmer, as to
the possibility of such an immense mass escaping
through avenues so confined; which questions
seemed rather to confuse the witness.]
By Mr. Ashworth--Mr. Derbyshire, who bad
hit head and hat cut, is, the •son of Mr. D. the
Deputy Constehloof Salford. -After the military
cause. into the field, the people might- have` opened
to the llustines ; but it was . tint possible they
Could have diSpeesed in the time allotted them.—
They might have:. begun to dOperse toivards
Deausgate.

Adimmed at 9 o'clock in the evening until
Tliutsday at JO.

• . [Prow The Times.]
We have jUst heard that the Coroner has di-
rected the body to he:taken up, in order that he
might have thie view of it required !by law, as sug-
gested by Mr;;Harmer on a former day.
We may just add, that the discussion between
the Coroner and Mr. Harmer, respecting the ap-
pointment of the latter, made stib impression
in COurt, that, in leSs than an hour and a half
afterwards, nearly 200 infrabitanti of Oldham
signed a requisition to.Mr..Harriter, to
.attend the
inquest on their behalf.. It would have been
signed by many hundreds, but time would not
NVe understand that - Mr. Harmer will
produce a full authority from the parents of the
deceased on Thursday morning.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.