The Sun.
London, England, 1818-06-08 00:00:00

ROYAL ACADEMY.

(Continued.)
1071. Bust of the late Mr. Fox Townshend. F. CHANTREY,
Elect.
Since the secession of NoLI.,EuENs from the field of contest,
or rather of victory, we have no candidate for public favour
so successful as Mr. CHANTREY in Portraiti or Busts, and the
present and two following numbers are stromg proofs of the
justice of his'elainik.• The three heads are equal excellent
hetheir several characters. Mr. liE:ststE's, pc: naps, stands
distinguished by .the grandeur of its fOrms. It is a bust
worthy of the Constructor of the Waterloo Bridge,and of the
other public' works with which his scince has enriched the
country..
1075. Bust of./he late Francis Horner, Esq. M. P.
F. CHANT/UV, R. A. Elect.
Another admirable Bust of an admirable and regretted man.
The resemblance is peculiarly creditable to the discernment
of the Sculptor, as it is said that he had never seen the
081. A flog in Terra Cilia. Ron. ANN SEYMOUR
DAMER. Ilonorary.
A very pretty model. This Lady has often displayed taste
and talents on similar subjects, and it is gratifying to see
women of fashion, who in general thinikof nothing but plea-
sure, directing their attention to thos c arts which embellish
society.—(To be continued.),

Thursday last .the Lottery began,
.but there
were no Prizes of any great consequence drawn ;
of those, T. Bisn is enabled to give his Friends a
pretty good account, as he (As USUAL) sold more
in Number and Amount than any other Office_
keeper, viz.,
No. 1,489 1.1,010 No. L. 1,005
4,462 ........ I,OIU 8,816 . 1,005
13,461 ........ 1,010. 4,707 • • • 300
N 0.401 ....1,005 11,191, 300
All the Twenty Thousands, Three Thousands,
and Two Thousands, are yet in the Wheel for the
Second Day, 16th of June. IVarranted undrawn
Tickets and Shares are selling by BASH, 4, Corn-
bill, and 9, Charing-Cross, where the. fortunate
Holders of the above Prizes may receive their re-
spective Amounts on demand.
G. CARROLL has the pleasure of acquainting his
Friends, that on the First Day of Drawing (the
King's Birth Day), he sold in Shares Two Ca-
pitals, viz. 12,125, a Prize of 1,0101., and 8,899,
a Prize of 10001., also entitled to 3001., being
a double Capital, and the highest Prize. drawn
that day. 0. CARROLL trusts that this auspicious
commencement will be followed by his accustom-
ed luck, in selling part of the Three 20,0001. yet
in the Wheel. CARROLL has sold in the htst tour
tnontlt two Prizes of 20,0001. and ten other Ca-
pitals. Second Day of Drawing, TUESDAY, 160

FOR THE S-UN.)

THE STAGE.

• MR. EDITOR,---A Veteran in Literature, -but a
Professor of no One of the Fine though an
admirer, and, I may add, a 'patron of them all
for forty years, troubles your candour with this
address; and trusts in your liberality to allow him
the privilege of offering a few hints on the state
of one of the Arts through the medium of
your
Paper—l mean the Stage. From what I see its
the Newspapers, circumstances of misfortune ap-
pear to have reduced the Theatre of Drury-lane
to a situation which implies the probability of its
closing this season in so desperate a state as to
render its, re-opening a matter of doubt. The
publication of its difficulties seems to increase
them; -and to have had just the effect of a ru-
moured probable insolvency in a Bank, when the
immediate run of creditors produces every evil,
which a judicious concealment of difficulties, and
time to overcome them, might have honourably
averted. But this press of embarrassment is not
he worst that publicity ha's brought .on. Drury-
lane Theatre. There appears a lamentable iadif-
ference in the Public to the event of its absolute
dissolution. Such apathy can. arise front inconsi-
deration only ..Let the persons who form the
public but ask themselves, whether they wish to
have a means of wholesome relaxation continued
to them, in a style befitting the polished taste of
the country ? "If they answer.iu the affirmative,
and would have. the best en-I'6 of dramatic ta-
lents, both in writing acid acting, preserved to
them, they must be careful to keep up the spirit
of each, by that generous rivalry, which, in. all
cases of the kind, is a prime cause' of excellence.
Allow Drury-lane to sink and to disappear, and
where then is the arena for emulative genius ?
where the contest ?—Ambition to excel ; com-
parison with cotemporary merit, aiming at the
same point ! all are sacrificed ; for there is lid
field of opposition. In short, if that part of the
public who, with Dr.JoHNsoN,regard their. "harm,
less pleasures" as mild auxiliaries tovirtue ; if
they but reflect on this hint, they will see that
it is their own interest,
.and that of their 'pot.
terity, to uphold the two rival winter Theatres
with an equalizing hand. That, alone, will pre-
serve the balance .of power; by which only the
Dramatic and Histrionic Arts. can maintain the
distinctions in this country, bequeathed to them
by SHAKSPEARE and by -GAR”icfc. •
AN OLD FRIEND OF "THE DRAMA,-
Bedford Coffee House, June 4.