The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-23 00:00:00

DEATH OF MR. YATES.

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We regret to announce the death of Mr. Frederick Yates..
the spirited, enterprising, and talented performer and manager
of the Adelphi Theatre, which took place on Tuesday after-
noon at Euston-square, having just reached town by the Bir-
mingham Railway. It will be remembered that he had once
or twice ruptured a blood vessel, andhe had for some time been
in a declining state.
The foilowing are a few particulars relative to the life of
this actor, who has been twenty-four years before the London
public, seventeen of which he discharged the duties of manager
of the A delphi.
The deceased performer was born on the 4th of February,
1797 ; his father was a tobacconist, eastward ,of Temple-bar.
At the first school to which he was assigned, lie (subsequently)
met John Reeve. From " Winchmore House" he was sent to
the Charter House, and from thence he emerged, under the pa•
tronage of Rowland Stephen:ion, the banker, to enter the Com-
missariat Department. But he soon after turned his thoughts
to the stage, and obtained an engagement at the Edinburgh
Theatre, where he performed both in tragedy and comedy with
applause. His first appearance, however "on any stage" was
at I3oulogne, where be played Fustian to the Sylvester Dagger-
wood of Matthews.

In 1818, he made his debut at Covent-garden, in the part of
lago, but only received the applause due to mediocrity. His
representation of Falstaff, in April, 1819, on the same stage,
was more successful. Lis next character of importance %tat
Berthold, in 3laturin's tragedy of Fredolpho ; but the imme-
diate condemnation of the piece prevented Mr. Yates from re.
peating the part.
He remained at Covent-garden for five seasons, playing a,
diversity of parts, employed his vacations in visitine. Bath,
Edinburgh, &c., and was at last engaged at Vauxhall Gardens,
where he was announced to give an entertainment a la Mat-
thews ; unfortunately at rehearsal he fell through a trap and
broke his leg, which at once put an end to his engagement.
From this accident he speedily recovered an,l went into the
provinces with a " Budget. He t e-appeared at Covent-garden
in September, 1821, and continued at that theatre until 1825,
when, in conjunction with Daniel Terry, he took the Adelphi
Theatre. Wrench, John Reeve, T. P. Cooke, Wilkinson,
Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Mrs. Hughes, besides the two managers and
Mrs. Yates (Miss F. Brunton, niece of the Countess Craven
and daughter of John Brunton, for many years a member of
the Covent-garden company, and afterwards manager of the
Exeter, Plymouth, and Weymouth theatres), whom he had mar-
ried at Bath, in November, 1823. Yates subsequently took the
Colosseum in the Regent's Park, in conjunction with Brahaan,
but it proved a bad speculation.
Amid the myriads of performers engaged -at the Adelphi
during Mr. Yates's management may be named Power,_ T. P.
Cooke, O. Smith, Buckstone, Bolter, Sinclair, Rice, Wrench,
Hackett, Downe, Wilde, Reeve,Wilkinson,
Wilkinson Keeley, Mrs. Fitz.
William, Mrs. Honey, Miss Graddon, Mrs. Keeley, Mrs. Grat-
ton, Mrs. Waylett, and Madame Celeste.
The last season of the Adelphi was ushered in by the no-
velty of " real water," and a successful season was concluded
on the Saturday preceding last Passion week, when Mr.- Yates.
delivered as usual a valedictory address.
Immediately after the close of the Adelphi, Mr. and Mr%
Yates, with Bedford, Wright, and others, started for Dublin.
He suffered considerably during the voyage, but rallied on
reaching shore. On the Saturday preceding Easter Eve,
whilst rehearsing Lord Skindeep, in Douglas Jerrold s Bub.
bles of the Day, he felt suddenly ill, and putting his handker-
chief to his mouth found he was spitting blood. With great
presence of mind he avoided giving any alarm to Mrs. Yates,
but said, "Bess, I shall.go away now." He instantly repaired to.
Morrison's Hotel, which he only left to return and die in his
own land.

Ile has left a widow and a son to deplore his loss.

BitIT!SH-A-i§-0131AT1i.4-N-FOR THE

ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.

MANCHESTER, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE '2l.—The
preparations for holding this, the Islth meeting of the Asso-
ciation are now nearly completed, but according to the pre•
gramme lately issued by the local council, although there is
every prospect of this proving one of the roost interesting of
any of the meetings that have been held, there is some de-
ticiency in the minor details which have heretofore proved
some of the most attractive objects of these annual assem-
blages. This is particularly remarked in the circumstance
that but few of the manutacturing establishments of this
large and wealthy town will he thrown open for the inspection
of the members, although, on the other hand. the list of
scientific papers to be read at the different sections, par•
ticularly in the mechanical and geological depaxtmeets, and
I already received by the secretaries, is very considerable.
As President, there is the Right Honourable Lord Francis
Egerton, M.P., end as Vice-Presidents, the Venerable
John Dalton, D.C. L., F.ll. S., and the Honourable and Very
Rev. W. Herbert, LL.D., F.L.S Dean of Manchester ; Dr.
IV. C. Henry, F. R.S. ; S;r i3enjamin Heywood, Bart.,
F. H. S. ; and the Rev. Professor Sedge ick. The presidents
nominated for the sectional meetings, who are no less distin-
guished, are, for Section A, Mathematical and Physical Science,
the Very Rev. G. Peacock, Dean of Ely ; Section B, Chemis-
try
,and Mineralogy, Dr. Dalton, ; Section C, Geo-
logy and Physical Grog' aphy, R. J. Murchison, Esq., I". R. S.,
President of the Geological Society; Section D, Zoology and
Botany, the Dean cf Manchester ; Section E, Medical Science,
Dr. Edward Holme, F. L.S. ; Section F, Statistics, G. W.
Wood, Esq., M.P., F.L.S. ; and Section G, Meahanical
Science, Rev. Professor Willis. The other officers of the
several committees will be elected to-morrow at the meeting
of the General Committee, which consists of the representatives
of nearly, every scientific society in the United Kingdom. The
sections commence their meetings for scientific business on
Thursday morning., at eleven o'clock, and the first general
evening meeting will be held at eight o'clock, at the Quaker,'
Meeting-house, Mount-street, where the chair will Le taken
by Lord Francis Egerton, M.P., to whom it will be resigned by
Professor \Vhewell, the President of the last meeting at Ply-
mouth. There will be a promenade and a soiree on Friday and
Tuesday evenings, et eight o'clock, in the Royal lustitution
and Athemeurn, which al ill be united by temporary erections
for the purpose ; and the concluding general meeting of the
Committee will take place in the Quakers' Aleetingshou,e,
Mount-street, on Wednesday, when the proceedings of the Ge-
neral Committee, arid the grounds of the several grants of money
sanctioned by it will be explained. The only exhibitions as yet
arranged are in the united rooms of the Itoal Institution and
Athenaeum, a collection of philosophical instruments, speci-
mens of natural history, and manufactured products; whilst
there will also be in one of the rooms the series of Raphael
tapestries for which the Cartoons were designed. There will
be an exhibition of mechanical inventions, On a large scale, at
the Old Garrett Dye Works, Lower Brook-street; and a grand
horticultural exhibition on Friday, in the Botanical and Horti-
cultural Gardens at Old Trafford. The excursions arranged
for the present are, to the fossil trees at Dixonford, en the line
of the 13olion Railway; to the principal sections of strata of
geological interest in the neighbourhood of the town; and to
the Worsley Tunnel and collieries.
I-mm the facilities of approach, particularly by means of
ternal communication, a very large influx of visitors is antici-
pated: Amongst foreign visitors who have already arrived, is
Professor 13essels,:the celebrated astronomer, from Kcnigshurg,
tng,ether with several professors from the different Hessian
academies, who will, for the first time, visit thes annual aseem-
blege. Although there is a lack of any general enthusiasm,
as has been shown on some previous occasions, the reception
of the members will, this year, he liberal and satisfactory; and
it may be noticed that, although a very large influx of visitors
in expected in the present and ensuing week, the prices of
accommodation, at hotels and private houses. have io no instance
been raised.
HULLAU'S CLA6SES.

The third great choral meeting took place last night at
Exeter Hall, of a body of singers under the tuition of Mr.
Hullah, whose numbers and power must have sufficed to con•
vince every spectator that the phrase " Singing for the million 7
is anything but an exaggeration.
Ti Ir.grarnme, if not identical with those of preceding.
meetings, was of the same character. Among the pieces were
Haydn's Hymn for the Prince of Wales, and Nkiihern's pet
song, " 'rho Spinning Wheel," both of which received the dis•
tination of an unanimous encore.

Seats were reserved for the following distinguished persons,
most of whom, including Sir R. Peel, Lord Wharncliffe, Mrs.
Howley, and their respective parties, we nnticed in their places
at the commencement of the performance :—Sir Robert and
Lady Peel, Puke and Duchess of Sutherland and party, Mrs.
Howley and party, Earl and Countess of Haddington, the
Lord President of the Council and party, Marquis of Exeter and
party, lion. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley, Lord and Lady Lang-
dale, T. Greene, Esq., M.P., Marquis and Marchioness of
Abercorn, Earl and Countess of Chichester and Ladies Pelham,
Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor, Lord and Lady Palmerston,
Lady H. Clive and party;Lord and Lady Lilford, Lady Mary
Lill Kenyon and party, Lady Wrottesley and party,
Lady Walsirigham and party. Sir G. Staunton, Marquis de
Tovrigiani, Dowager Lady Hamilton, Lady Grey of Groby,
Earl of Radunr and party. Lady Brooke and parry, Lady
Arundel and party. Lord and Lady Ingestre, Lord and Lady
Canning arid party, Sir William and Lady !Terries, Lord
Stavordale and party, Countess Alanvers and party, Lady Mid-
dl, ton and party, Hon. General Trevor and party, Lady E.
Clements and party, Lady Catherine Douglas, Lady Woolmer
and party, M. Mendelssohn, Lords A. and W. Hervey, Lord
and Lady Lyttelton, Bishop of Norwich. &c.

day morning, about three o'clock, as two gentlemen, Darned
SUICIDE IN TICEk.qItAND
Ford and Corney, residing
.at No. 7, Grosvenor-street, e.am.
SURREY Cis.s.L.----rester..
homewards, along the
arrived near the
the Grand Surrey Canal, when they tar mum_
• t Trey
ion was directed to a hat and coat lying by
factory, their at , .
They informed the police, and constables, 14g
berwell-road, were proceeding bank
of
the waterincle.
got out of the
and 184 P, immediately proceeded to the spot, and in a few
mofedaiaretesryecetaolillveegyeedntlietmattos
l‘wlars. Coultores, at
the Graud Surrey Canal House, who sent fur Dr. Taylor, of
the Kent-road, and every effort was used for upwards of two
hours to restore animation, but unfortunately without effect.
minuteswa I
'Theytlic body of
The body was subsequently identified to be that of Mr. James
Bicknell, a gentleman of independent property, residing in
IJoion-road, Coburg-road. It appears the gentleman had hft
his home about eleven o'clock on
rently in his usual health and spirits, and nothing was heard
of him until he was taken out of the water, rot far from his own
dwelling. Not the slightest cause can be assigned for the coin.
mission of the act.

AMSTERDAM, JUNE 2 l .—The sum raised by the
committee for the relief of Hamburgh, and remitted to that city,
amounted to 30,367 florins. Considerable sums have alscl beery
paid in Hamburgh, remitted by wealthy HamburOets, and re.
spectable connmercitt houses at.Amsterdsuu