The Sun.
London, England, 1829-07-30 00:00:00

THE STAR SYSTEM.

t The evils arising from Private Theatricals—
°nducted as private theatricals now are, are
equalled, if not excelled, by the folly of the
Pzitublie in encouraging foreigners on the public
tag; who possess not one-tenth of the merit of
oar native performers. We shall take the great
favouriteh of the public, the Sontag, as she has
',lien denominated, for an example. We are not
or, if the phrase suits the matter better,
to the merits of this singer. She possesses
Ivoaq qualifications for her profession which
we, no doubt, be repaid in her own country
anti some three or four hundred pounds a-year,
that enh"gh it would perhaps be for any talent
1111118 e Possesses. But mark the folly of John
. She is a foreigner, and being told that
is hie very wonderful in her particular line, he
aetulti content with giving her hundreds, but
1101,1,11,130ur thousands into her lap, until, we
use tnink, the little foreigner knows not, to
heels ar6 uppermost ! She must not homely phrase, whether her head or
her
BPlend only
live in
coach °ur, and have her travelling chariot
iu Zs are too vulgar things for her to travel
cre;-unt, we are ashamed to state it, her Se-
of ivrYLto conduct her enagements! The Duke
olN„ keilington answers almost every letter in his
44'; "and-writing, and is never known to fail in
din -11gagement ; but this is too great a task for a
larger at the Italian Opera House, and a Secre-
yr must be provided !
4t 18 full time that an end should be put to
,Ileh foolery ; but in order that our readers may
:t suppose that we are exaggerating the extent
tnt
hich such nonsense has been carried, we
r iernin the following paragraph from an Evening
sP
" Mademoiselle Sontag left town yesterday in
new travelling chariot for Cheltenham, where
the will.have a concert on the 31st ; from thence
be,
Mr. Proceeds to Birmingham, Liverpool, and
witlttullin• Her Secretary, Schmitz,who has
I,le unremitting zeal conducted all her engage-
-414s In town, accompanies her on her tour.-
6rn jug Advertiser.

No," STEAM COACH. —Mr. GURNEY'S
to li,-co is at last completed, and is actually on its way
titib;'" The York House day-coach passed it at
NasTerf'rd Yesterday, where, it was understood, it would
The;"4 all night, and arrive in Bath early this morning.
thr,en.'re three or four gentlemen passengers by it.—
that teple Office eleven o'clock.—We have just heard
Nen; %Iti.r:rv's coach arrived at Melksham yesterday
14,41 al 't‘ eight o'clock, and was coming through the
steady pace, when a great mob collected round
4,44.'age, it being fair day, and commenced an attack on
4416: and his friends. They at first attempted to stop
eash,n-Are the carriage, and after following it for a mile,
e,skintenced throwing stones at them, by which two of the
alillibdera were seriously injured. The gentlemen were
ta,.% get out of the carriage to resist the mob, and
Lek eel% being disabled, it was thought advisable to
:"11‘,7rter, and the carriage was taken into Mr. ILEs's
fitkeurity. The Magistrates were promptly on the
falls: the the yard was guarded by constables. Mr.
ttset,fil and his friends were severely wounded. This
IN% 1. and unheard-of attack originated, we un-
til% (11 to the dislike to machinery, so strongly felt in
.4141ufs,eturing district,--Bath Chronicle, Thursday.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

The Duke of Rutland, in South Audley-street, from South-
ampton ; Lord Orford, at the Burlington Hotel, from Norfolk;
Mr. and Mrs. Stonar, at ditto, from their scat, Henley-on-
Thames; the Rev. Edward Smyth, Mrs. Smyth and family, at
ditto, from their seat, in Essex; Sir Jellison Gordon, Bart. at
ditto, from his seat, Haverholme Priory, Lincolnshire; C. Phil-
lips, Esq. and family, at ditto, from the Continent; Captain
Brymer, at ditto, from a tour; Colonel Thompson, at Fenton's
Hotel, St. James's-street, from Surrey ; John Hartopp, Esq. at
ditto, from Berks ; 11. W. Chatteries, Esq. at ditto, from ditto ;
R. Gullet', Esq. at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, from
Sussex; J. Lodge, Esq.• at ditto, from Lincolnshire; the Rev.
Mr. Lake, at Crawley's Hotel (late Cook's), Albemarle-street,
from a tour ; Sir Charles Chad, Bart., at Fladong's Hotel, Ox-
ford-street, from Brownsea Castle; Colonel Vaughan, at ditto,
from Sussex; Rodon, Esq. at ditto, from a tour; Rev.
Primatt, Knapp, at ditto, from Oxford ; R. Douglas, Esq. at
ditto, from a tour.