The Sun.
London, England, 1816-09-11 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Stit,.—Your sensible and Judicious notice of tht
vapid, infla.cd inanity, and take sentiment or no
meaning of the " unreadable Monody" on the de-
parted wit of SHFRIDAN, which I see this morn-
ing, .determines me.to'srml to you %idiot the Aghl
of them farad from my gtiW (not eyes) yesterday.

Sept. gth, isus.

YOur bumble Servaut,

Quo ruts ?
" Quo tendis, Britannia, 4irc?ttis insana ?"
Shahveare in the Shades.

In Ole short space of little more than one lunar
!evolution the Metropolis-of Britain, after so
Much exercise and exertion to doing and io suf-
fering for 25 years—who is. not surprised, if not
ashamed, to witness, in charity, popular preten•
and in poetry, tloye so I,torent able antldis-
gract;ful failures of effort endeas our ? A pub-
'lie Meeting in the City of the Magnats and Poli-
ticians, of the tVestetit Division—" fele de se,"
knocking out the brains of its own good purpose,
by a simple inconsideration of practice, and de-
tect of manner in proceed-ug. A popular Meet-
iog, too, in the Great Hall.of the sane City, of
oil its Corpor4ted Magisttuey and prieileged Giti-
zens of 'Livery, summoned " to coomider of the
State of ,their nation," attended by few, anti ha-
'limped by whom ?` and how?,-lirolix te.ol,itious
" ready made," and only read, heard by leN, un-
derstood by toyer, and approved by
.yery few
deed of the kw who mold go " near" to compre-
hcod thew ! Yet tleclared.tohe ' carried ottooi•
hweansc, mirabile diets, for the first
thUe, not one of the constant orators of order,
htyalty, and patriotic and trading warfare, "emit('
ljt wind bold eitough to blow away a faled flower
horn Cambridge; to limit a Bristol interloper
on those•boards ;" nor
.to•oot!faCtl !ti Holborn
retail spiiit•lnerch,flit !,-411 !
Ito "club" reitly to defetd, with civic speech,
the cold and Term' tri.irb4: Memorial. of their idol
lire--Are we then come to this complexion. at
list ?

And now for thirA ‘vitles% Monody
front hatd.how.d hrdina, offered tit -1 h.: .hrine,
atol itt theNaly temple of departed wit and ge-
nius !---atol read too, for the "ila in the iirxt
Theatre of three nationi Oman where it,
thy blush liive oar 44 affected'. tears then
washed nquy all the " °dace'. of mortal inittdm,
as thp !aim hayo &cached the hurvot " pruduca's'

of our soil tlr ? Can tiinte r.:10 r:cnsil be
pritui of prai,e, licit prai3e. iti!,roJe c'or 'verse tits
ctera they otokto h,tumir and iwprli,e.%
It i).vt c occult to " ra!ti,e:(l4 civatl,7 riutlicute
Itfs res, ti.,..11,•1ch dist in tt).tnce, cf.t! he:" tic:epic!'
plaiie to cttrll poor' rhyoir3ter, ? '' to .s.imke
the nit( tun'," by their
,c,.7(ic•ti tithz, :with tirtinter-
tutttiog littrileSs, io a jar of noriic Such
things, a!roolti r'irver be. in such a place!

W4s .he pompoqer of this ninitrititil ditty se-
rious, or,ditl.the Prompter think that because
Boor zyI•CIiSiDAN W. 14 hi) " it was in
the:true.etAruitie of character, " holitt4"
at. his. thentriczd obsequies and verb) apotheosk,
to bp.indOr? Why are the Vrayhouse .11.11111 or-
rleten to tem:date hint, in this hou4e, " here'
uuly and in the Same breath t'old, that the " at 7
'tempt is Vaiii"-that we shall never see his like
"Attain"—not even his still, less his equal
What then will avail all their laborious aim and
emulation for the heijeltf of the house ?

And nature too " broke the die" in making
Sußawom ; hovi eame he then so perfect ,from
the form ?—‘Vithout a flaw-7" coMplete" in his
klild----thotigh from under• a cracked die ? If our
" Malt of the Mint" depend to bring forth his
double sterling TT coins perfect, from " dies"
which break in the moulding or stamping, be will
do more than Nature can, even in tanking ano-
ther SittRIDAN.:"

The nataral effect of good, mid great. example
islo stimulate to imitation ; and of 'praise, reward,
honour, and fame, to excite entithtion, and to
provoke by exertion to equal, or at least appro.'
pingitate to the excellence which has preceded.-7
Did not HOMER, And VIRGII. glvie With to MILTON
......SHAKSPEARE, DRYDEN Anti Mousas contribute
to form a SHERIDAN 3 Tbe excellence we• have
seen is the promiSe of more, the proof of power,
the evidence of the human genius and faculty-7
the ground of hope, and not it reason for despair
of the future. This prejudice of antiquity is the
slough' of indolence, the remorit of all human
improvement.
Sept. 9, VlM—Poen. Corner. ANTI-BATHOS.

POET it V.

ON THE OPENING OF DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

Tbeatric Sttenin,s.N's gav sprite
:Got leave of ai►sence t'other night, •
To see the world again ;
• •
With scorn lie piss'd the Party's dcibi,
Cross'n to shun :rom and Peter tlfuore,
And went to ,Dritry-Lane.

He saw the new corps, front the Pit.
Mangle the " School /or 4etortal *S" wit,
Aud tear it limb f;•().1 hint):
Ile caw the crowd to yaw* begin
At WALLactes drawl—at Ilmti,cv's grin—
At Oxacettv the.grint.
And. " :munch!" said be, " fur such a play
Have I asted half a holiday!
I'll tell you what my blades,
Ms well for yin, I'm dead, yelp •
Alive, by Ileav'til such senselest dogs
I'd pack off to the shades ! •

" hear no more'. I'd rather dwell
Fur ever hi th oarrow cell,
IVlleroprnys use frtroe the worm 01l
! this my Comet ? me
it v•ems am if the t,ovii !Jot see
Or beer my funeral sermon?'

:MONODY m; MR. SIIERID.IN.

The following are the I' yisAin3 in this P.)Em which are N.l-
- Rite; IFU Al MU/ 16Y-LA XI; .Tlll:4lTlie.-0(SCO *ing SUN of
himnifty

dffier line finer, reid, .
Kith a pate feelim: which nhotrbq and :meg
While N.onte mai... thlt .nielancholy pAnse.
11,r breathing mom. tit. cm !!:e 111 ilge ‘vere Time
Of light ;.111‘1 darkness form4'au arcti 6u/ilia -,

"liter tiur eight. tend,
nut-harsh ‘vrrow—but 'a tenderer woe;
1,,i,e1r3t, hut dear to gentle hrart I', low,
I ,t waltoot nittertirsAHlut full and ckar,
A 'weer drjectiuti,--a tratipare.it tear.
Vil11)1X0.1 with worldly grief--or selfish stain;
~itpant Ithaum.—atotsecryt, without pAtri.
Even as the tenderness that hour *moil's,
11'hett Sionolves day tieelines,alung the

44fter tidy. tree.- mut,
A mighty Spirit is erlipsed--4 power
Kith passed front tt- to darkness--to whose bur
Of light no OriA 414111e:41w:if —nconatael
Focus et once. of all the raYS ut Fame
After lr a Jialt en, .read,
But sntill litat.portion of the wonilrons
These sparlsiin; segments of that eirelin
all'enthritekd—aint light, oetl of Vr a'l,.
To clieer--to Oetce—to please—or to appal,
.Alter lire thirty-41m, read, . .
These wondrotoi bongs of hi; Fancy wrought
u by the fiat of his thought,
'Vier tine farty.six:, marl,
The secret enemy whose sleepless eye-
Swims
The foe—the fool—the jcitions-,atol the vAin,
Tike ,en kids who but breathe in others' pain,
..,Behold the host ! delighting to deprave,
Who track the steer of filory to the 4r.ire,
vvery Nail that daring t,;etiias owes
Ilan to the adolir which its Nil
Maori the troth—accumulate the lie,
And pile the Pyramid uf.Citinutity
There are hie portion—but if joinea to tittle
fianot Potrtyelatitlil learnt WitloieeP.Dl6ealos
.rf,tht high :visit 'thost forget to war,
Ain! 41uop to strive with Nii.tery at the door,
To soothe Indiumv—and lace to face
Meet sordid Rage—and
.ter,stl.: with D;ograce,
fru, io Elope but the reitt,v.cd caress,
The seri.ent4old'orforther I'aithletsneo;,
If nay he the ills which men assail,
What marvel if at last the mightiest fail?.
' Breasts to whom all the stt - i4?li of feeling given
Bear hearts eleetrie—ett,ii.;,,,,,l with tire frinn HeaVeti,
Black with the rude collisir,o—ritly torn, - •
ity child, surrounded, and on whirlwinds borne,.
1 Drireo the 10Werin"..; :th:losFilere tl,at nurit
• .I‘hUtighttr which have turned to thund.e—scorch—and
bum. .

ltiztouTor4, SEPT. I o.—TifeDilk nf Yor.K take."
his tlepirture front l'Av:lion on S.itorniriy'llext
estehli.itittent ot hot Royal Ilighlits3
leiee lone the following- Moon iy, The- whole
stilteDt nportiiienoi will then he preiiiireil fur ill::
receptiou of the Pm NCR Itt:G.ENT,W'rffg.o-Irfrrivill
ie ttitticitotteil itt three. weeks.. Diike-oreArd-
thlitiwit.tintl,tptitv • left the Pavilion oti
14st for IVinitior. The gAle of wind autl ritio
~retoetl at .the cloie tit yegerday, A iiirinUer of
fi,hhig bnuts mit to Sell on 61111-
dtly ofteritorthi wetnlier, were
tiottbie to teach the shore the next morning,
they contintied (luring the thiy to betit
llooilsteati, under must perilous rireninsturo:‘,,.--
We learn this -month% that they ate alt VIC-
9prted •

THE ES,.

ttie
fiy,rtci:ta—
,lnd the Scho,/ f,;,'Seduclai was
without Beni; twc
conittlatiicatiiris. Ott tie cif the
'add to . • cominetits of Ito:nifty
further since Nuorolibze ry.ti -
troW4i•eit
Sunshine 164 tuievii)}. ioar t; 'l4) so loth! !impose
as tit:this cfrusion, the excised purts of w 43
give elseivhibie.
E:Not. IS hit) e ()pert of fAii
I)etits vvß's Ll at titis i!lw.tti•e
'tight. pa ahe ris.htg tit the eurlain. :Mr. It'.IICNCII
eitipef9rwird anlspol:e to the following e'fi..vet:-!--
i" IWO ig•cc'ea.
on helnill of Mr. Ttbite,-*IiEN has:4os fUr Some day 9
with a cold anti lito4rseorg'4:. • Preittuthq, howeve,,
lie has undertaken, tuk..cowe. 19rwar:t iu the per-
fOrtuance of hi, duty."
aplieat' was well received by the audience,
and the.Operai "proceeded with it usual success.
--Mr. I-lOR'x wits loudly greeie.l.*: othfr
performers also received their usual portion of
applausi.'

TO THE EDITOR' OF THE SUN. •
Clarges:tireet, Sept. 10, t
Stn,—An appeal having been madeto the ptiblie,
1111'041111C MediUlll of yoitr. Paper of to-tiny, its
which my name is selected to'bear whatever odium.
may attach td the performance of on ungracious
duty, I Crust I may be pardoned for feeling 'hout9
anxiety to moke:.known the grounds on which
conceive that duty to have been imperative on mite.
These grounds.are•at once Stutcd and confirmed is
the following letter, which] have just received front
Air. ihattit.. lam authorized to add, that all th
Performers.of Drury-lane Theatre, to. whose opi-
nions long experience of the stage and public far
'your will atlix Value, entirely acquiesce in the pro-
priety and established visage of the ennduct
' • ,
present •°cesium pursued. beg' to SLlOpffil
letter which I have felt myself called ti.pon to
address.to Mrs. ORGEIi, in'' consequence of what
1 have no doubt will prove to have been a mart
unwarrantable liberty.; in reading on the stage au
letter front that,Ladyi..not intended for the public
eye.'-1 am* Sin., yuitr obedient servant,
DOUGLAS KINNAIRD:
.Copy of Mr. Harris's Letter to the Hon.. Douglas Kinnuird:
tovent4iarden Theatre, Tuesday, Sept..lo.
lliv lilAn answer to yonr question, Wliether yon
have acted according to the, long
.establistied rules of 'the
Theatre,
.in withdrawing your Pertermers Irma another
The,itre. after your. optioing, I have to acquaint you. that as
long as I c.itt rearensber Theatres, it has been invari thly the
outrun to allow, tto t eisilarly engaged Performer to play at mil'
other Theatre After, Ute4euttituciieenierit of the teastnee'ver-
lii'di•edi'itielt wtM:d be the ditticnity awl confotiou
of earrying'pn the` hi t‘iiii.is- of the Theatre, hi preparing
uuveltiett, in reheusals, &e. (which must. ever take place at
the operiiii4, of the se.vion) were Perfatmera allowed to art at
another, The4rr, that I never knew an instance of tiny Pet,
'forthrt• requesting or ile:himc saute a &rail...odor,. ,;diott
of 11w, Haymarktt Theatre lutvibg been lirhOna:ly cowitied
to the lttli of September, and the wOtter Theatrts
seldom opened befere that
,period, that tix,d tor the
terminlithal of 'the Performers' en4Aizementt at that theatre,
after Mill:At they have been invariably 'iith:ltitwn:
, The perluib.iott elven to',l'ertortnere to act even durinut the
reet,le at any iiewTheatie in London, hies Baer Corson( t'-
4.:(1 Us highly inj onions to the rriplar Theatres, and hat gene-
' rally been
.refused, The reason is'ulivaithi; Oar Perferatere
the, eltp
.hrceitte so Imekniett in the .eyes of ter publie that
they lest. the atte:retio.i of novelty. illr. Garrick' w so netted
diet lie 'icier ailttived any of his l'evloginers
to play iu .toy tither 'i'l,ratrr Mist his own, • •
tie ie to urtr y.o.te's,,very truty,
• .0. . • Oigot.d) tl. 11.11111 K.
sq,L. lu, )815.'
MADAn,—Serillo7, in the Nctestn;pers of this day x tit At
3tiil by the Nan y Eii,glis:4o,..era aftAO, l yo,i„,, fur
hmrtion, in tvldt. a id a letter rarporthig tube Irmo )oa, I
take the litnstiv of rrcal.,t}; to yiAir recoilrelion the psi: tiett-
lars of the (14,1 r, oame.raitiioie Wititirl Ii Ut the itallentr trt
i:l4 with you on the sultect of your performing at that
beware..

Wao sly lurq :Tr as last morning.--,tirree %yltrite
,1.1) s hefure your 11:.141.1; WAS ill tile; bills of Lite t...yeetit o fur likst
nignes•prilorin
You applied tti lite for permission to continue toperfoi'ra at
the. I,y_ct whiist ti:e lliOry.;tatic The,ore.Was ou the alter.;
nate isiglits elobed. Viii., I told you, it was 1Atp.u,,,11,1,, tor
me to gritirt; us, if o per:l-title:l on r Perforn.rer, toe xect their
taknts. agiiitt4.-Corvu:-(lattWn cc Vdietl.‘Ve Were.hijut„
thq woultl do 1,1.,! by Ili; and that ti11:11 Ote pro.
poed by oar, iikeraote nights woull be oat'
we :might well ie; oar' I'erfortncr's alppea'r before
.. •
:tic 1:01111C- iit,•dur.,„ nratres every night. Not :1 avortl;
it-ti contideuti. rit.ised..ent the r,tablet,..t either of 'Threat
iir lire. I :'.oevvr for Clic., 110)111.1;k could suppose you
04615 to observe the • twist
itriobroar ;thin ot. the article -of. nzrceareat,
yo:t owl all the r`i' at VIV wiwer'iliezit ry s sijoed.
s dory given is. trait' , the e*cloilve 'services ,4 the PO'-
i„oiners at this. Theatre. It wera tia:log 3WI 411 ill comitt;—
mcot Cu supput,c uei tiers id of incliTitlual ott l'action.. I recol.-
I,lt apiienitog to voorgttr, whether we could refoseto
Performers, if.thr'l claimed it, an absolutior frorn thcir or,.
tietes, if we granted it to you. • •

1 recollect ulao. 'Asti:lefty t xplaitiltog.idynu tb.it the
liet,ThLaire'reee.,i•ed tl3c I.lc4umutotiatiou tilt nex.t Satur,
dui!, fru ns Old +4,:vgc alcAr.
1u you 'MITIsdvC the.goodnes9 to itiforni wtieteiu your
...Toile:Alton of the conversation differ* from the tilioec. The
Jae )iollr tat sd at yg.`itt.rday Vycliting, and Ille Inen.6
of fine auittAreat, Irate kit. we In 4,i,11 ttlltt'bt tirr the
titti out twcu oopu4va Uhuu by a 6L-titioirt Idittr iu
your ilaine. Writting,your reply,
• 1 Lone the bo,totir to be, Nkihint,
Youi'v,ry vtint,
• 1)0(21"ii...‘S KIN: NAIAD;

The accounts from Dieppe statei that the hi—
bowing poor' arc in very great distress, to itincit
that the police hare .been obliged to seise
bread to distribute amongst them,
T9-inorroW .1/writing the prisoners who stantt
committed on various charges of felony will' Ile
reinixecti.from the different gaols in Lontion and
iddiesex to Newgate,, preparatory to taking their
trials at the .ensiting 01,1 bailey sessions, which
commence ot) Wednesday next.
The Sessions:. for the County of Middlesex be-.
gin Itt.the,Sess;O:Ps', House, -Cie keittvell-Green,
011_1%1011day next.

111 r. SHatiPi.clock unsi watclinniker, of North.
amnion, no sent tor •by a resident of that town
011 Filthy lot Lo ,rrpi;r a clock ; rtr cillittg it
to, Ilia gry,at:.434 prise, he discomfit that A,
14)0,15e hid ovule ita nest the, workso
11,-;t wily cause of itiaclockii
• '

. •
reirßrhtth!e part' of the Sftrov.
174140)0W atttlitling, is he:.nortis window, ,< it icl~
tntiy he,colls,ivlrreil A pittureigate niece of rosin.
The period c,f sevAvictt ut the Pipe Major of the
Itoyat Scut,, 0140 act* os Fl Bette tilt iii the
I,:xpicertA q:fetv chlys, Arta,-wilco jive ye.
ter4n, who i 3 ili.thr :;,t)ih you. !It lftl oge,
iteiy v.iiiste,Logain t ticiiituited,serviee. •
;110441.1), vitorttin4 cointryrCeiltieman had his
pot kvt picked <>t iv..s wicket-hook, ettntoiiiirvg up*
warda id-. 301.. in 1).u1 notes 40d hilts, bctwetti
the ,114u4i0% Us use awl CllcapCtie.,

POLICE OF THE METROPOLIS.

TEraminaiianof. .T. B.BnAuraoNT,Esq.continued.

PUBLIC-HOUSES.
Do yon, think that the vice of drunkenness is
comiderAly increased ?—1 think that, by the pm-
fusion of new gin-shops which have been lately
set up, drinking of the in(r!t pernicions kind his
agely increased within these few years, and tb,t
tile low tippling houses which have been newly
l:c.mseil are expressly calculated to promote the
view of lima drinking; whether, Upon the whole,
there is now more intoxicaqoA,among the lower
orders than formerly, I cannot Say. '
TLat it has diminiblied ?—Speaking of the lowest
orders, I do not think it has, either one or the
other ; among the middling orders I think it has
diminished,

'Do you not think the existence oldie gin-shops
whe:e spirits are sold, and where a beer licence
is merely nominal, one of the great causes to
-which is to be attribtited the inerease,of inebriety,
supposing it to exist ?-:—lNlest certainly I do, per.
taps the greatest:

Have you ever been present when the licences
were given by the Magistrates at their Petty Ses-
sions 1-1 have.

In wheit district ?—in the Tower Hamlets any

in Kensington Division.
Vas there a‘gt eat facility shown by the Magis-
trates to granting those licences, or,did theymake
a vigilant examination into the claims of the new
.candidatem, as well asinto the conduct of those.
who applied for a renewal of their licences
think not in either district, as regards the claims
of new candidates. - .

Can you state to the Counnittee any particular
.coe or cases ill- which such negligence on the
part of the magistrates appeared,to you can
state several ;- I will state otte,',of which I have
intimate knowleiLte. I have considerable free•
bold and copyhold estates in the neighbourhood!

gtit. Stepney, upon which J have lately built, and
emtsed othets to build, pear 100 houses, -besides
two large maimfactories. Parr of niv land' Ivin4
between the Mile-end-road aufliAteporv,rhurdi
h planned into streets capableld containing about
,500 houses. White-horse-lane, a great thorou,::u.
fare; pdssing through these streets, is without any
.public-h,,use in or near to it, although there are
!nor- ti an 350 new 'and inhabited honses in atAl
by, the line,' which is about three furlongs in
length. 'At. the pressing desire of my tenants,
,and misled into a belief that my extent of houses

would entitle my tenant to alicense as,a matter
.of I,eov,eruihree.kinti toto. years .s.incie I or-
?tiered a public-house to be built midway on this
line, to rupply t.leol'emonable wants of the
1)01)014).0. While t was bluing it built, I wns,

ehpH<cl- to by several persons, the tfictills
tatents- of Mefi4rs. liantniry. the brewers, and
INlest.rs. "7jtablei and Williams, the spirit-deallrrS.
.NVilo are 2ile.osts. Stablvs 'and Williams I—Thev
ere both near relations of Sir Daniel Williams; I
have neard Sirpatiiel speak of Alt'. Stables es his
•
pc'pbeiv., • -
Is Mr. IVilliams Isii-reiation toe ?—I have al.

Avais understood so. ' •
•
-low long have they set up the, spirit trade
. .

•
About 'fi‘e or six years since. 1 was asked. to en-
ter into an engagement with Messrs. Stables. and
'Williams, for the supply of the- house ; • int
ine,. that if Tcomplied, my house would he int-
niediately licensed,!bot not otherwise. Conceiv-
ing that the wants of the neighboorhood, and my
own property there,. must ensurea4lectise for the
house without such coodition,,andAmiug desirous
that the house should .be a freediouse, 1 rejoined
all these applications, But :when the licensing
day arrived, in 1813, the bonse, was.ciat even no.
ticed. I Mien Shut up the house for year,
toga the licensinr, in 1814. It was again re-
fused.. I shut it up another .yser„, and. applied
again in 1815, but with. tuokettier success.
My house still remains unlicensed ;Hand-from fur+
the applications that have been wade-to me,,and
from facts that have come within my own know-
ledge, independeot of general notoriety, , am
rersoalled,,that the house trill not We licensed,
unless I comply with the condition, or, previously
selling, it, or 'erring it for a term, and much unthir
valoe, to Messrs. Hatibury, or use other excep-
tronable menus. In illustration of what I have
here asserted, 1 name two instances, -one of
either kind, from among many that may he ad. '
duced and prOved. In 1813, Mr. Humphreys,
now a publican near Stepney, applied to me, and
offered to introduce me to a Mr. Stahles, who
bad, interest to procure a license, told would do
so if the. spirit tr.ttle of "the house were securer'
to .declined the offer, Mr. Stables, I
htformed, is a cleric to the Commissioners of
sewers, a very near relative of Sir Daniel Williams,
brought up at his expellee, who about three years
Mevion; to this application,- under-the support of
essrs. Hanbury, was set up as sr dealer-in their
bottled porter, and in spirits ; in which- trade he
was shortly afterwards joinedby,a Mr. Williams,.
another near relative of Sir Daniel's ; they have
since met with extraordinary success, u 1' aM'iti-
formed, among the publicans its Sir Daniel
ons's division. In August last, -I- spoke to Mr„
Robsna, 'a leading magistrate in the Tdwer Ham-
lets division, and- the eotifidentiatqriend of Sir
Daniel Williams, expressing mbujopeshat
ferenee which had subsisted between toe and the
magistratei in that neighbourhoOd would not be
the nteaus of preventing the. public-house, •of
which 1 was the owner, from being licensed. Mr:
flubson said, that as a friend, he would. advise
no: to engage the trade to Iklessrs. Hanbury
and Company, for that' it was expected the ma-
gistrtttes wished to serve Ateutte'l Seeing that
it was in vain to contend against this issue,
titereftne offtqed to sell the house to Messrs.
Hanhury for what it cost me out of pocket, with.
out interest, or to let, icto them on a long lease
at a rent yielding we bet weeu 51. and-61. percent.

interest on what the house cost building ; with
this they seemed willing to close. I then Went to
Mr. Robson, at tire IVliitechapel Office, where he
was sitting with Mr. Rice Davies, and told him.
what I had done, end that I conceived my offer
to he accepted. Upon tbis.Mr. Robson express-
ed his satisfacticm, end intimated there would
be no difficulty in licensing the house ; he freely
stated that three of them (whom `I understood
to be Sir Daniel Williams. Mr. Merceron, and
Nir. Robson), met previous to the licensing
day, when they pre-determined what "Inin.ses
should be licensed ; and he " if necessary,
our friend here (Mr. Rice Davies) will attend."
Ile then procteded to explain to Mr.• Davies. the
necessity. of licensing the house ; its .tennitenesi
from any other public-house; the very great num-
her of new and inhabited houses around it ; the
large property I had on the spot,- and the eircom-
' St atiCe tlis t I had taLvil doWII an old public-house,
the Mai.quis or Granby, rat the saute estate in
the Mile-end-road, where public-houses are too
crowded ; while in I'Vhite-hot se-lane, the situation
of the new house, there was not one ;'so that
the public were greatly benefited by the exchange
of place, and obliged to Mr. Beaumont ; and he,
Mr. Robson, particularly desired that the 'chem.
stance of my having pulled the old public-hotke
down should be mentioned in the meinori,d for
li-
censing the new tine. Mr. Davies concurred in all
that was said, promised to atl end if necessary, and
added, it would he a great shame, if,,holding so
much property on the spot, I could not get a
house lieen‘ed. On the following day I saw Sir
Danit.l Williams, and stated to him the terms on
which I had Offered to part with the house to
M> Ssrs. franburv, remarking, that 1 shosild still
lose the interest 'of my irrioleytor three years:
Sir Daniel entered with ,erode;; zeol into the
argument for licensing the
,honse, RIO observed,
that it was nObatfthitig to get my principal back.
'A few days before the licensing-, Messrs. Hanbio
declined raking the houseon the terms qtrered, say-
iug that an inferior house would be more to their
interest. On Monday, the 18th of: September, the
Sosticei met ors the business of licensing ; peseta,
Sir Daniel Williams, Mr. Rhode, Mr. Zstory,
Merceron, Mr. Robson, Mr. IVindle, Mr;FlOod,
11 r. Meshiter. The licensing was apposed hy„Sir
Daniel Williains and Mr, Robson, in which they.
were followed by Messrs., Merceron, Hood,
Whittle, and 'Mushiter, who usually vote wide
them, as I ant infortued and believe. Mr, Rhodes
and
.Story,, appealing strotiglyagainst this;
derision, were shortly answered by Mr. Robson,i
that it was a better house than necessary, end;
perhaps never. would be licensed.. The connexion`
here evinced between these magistrates and
Messrs._ Jlittibury is 'made no secret ot. by the
agents of the latter;. I had .heard it freely avowed
by then). At a licensing meeting in 1814, a Mr.
Ventonl, the broker of Messrs: liantinty,.was
troduced to me by Mr. Hubberd, a Lieutenant in
the;Ton en ll.OnletsThlilitia, saying, '' This is the
gentleman to get . your house licensed ;" Ventotn
said, it would he licensed directly,-if I:gave.Messrs.
Hatibery the trade ; and in onswer to a question,
added " Messrs. Banbury would not of course be
at the expence and trouble of using their influence
with the jnatictle, uttles the trade ,were made sure
to ,them

Does Major Jackson act iu that division ?--.lle
foes.

Does lie take any part or interest with Mr.
Williams and others in licensing.?—Yes,he does;
diiy-occasionally dilkr when there is a collision
Of ;interests.; but in general he gives way to Sir
Daniel Williams ; he has a nephew who bet up in
the spirit trade. .
Do you state it distinctly to the Committee.as
your opinion, that in the case which
,yoo
.have
just laid before them, if you find sold your hottse
to Messrs. Hanbury, or engaged to take their spi-
rits and liquors, there would have heel) no ()a-
cidly whatever in obtaining the license ?—I
thoroughly persuaded of that.
Have you bad any discussions with the Maxis_
trates in that division, relative to any other houses
besides thuse in which you had an itionetliate
trrebt 1--No,
.1 have, been at their meetings when
other cases were considered.
.
Are those persons who applied to Mr.Hanbury
-for his interest with the Magistrates to obtain
:license, required to enter Into any Undertaking
'with him of 'a ~legal nature,
.that they will deal
with him, 'when their house is licensed ?--4 have
had numerous publicans who have been with me
and stated that, and that when they had done so
they had nlivays suceeeded.
What is the nature of those agreements ?---The
one I have heard of is, that the trade should be
assured to them for a terns oft or 14 years, in
consideration of their interest in procuring the
license.
- •

Do you kit6w of any snm of money paid by.
victuallers to 'their servants or other persons, in
nddition to the agreement you have deScribed.l—
1 have:neetr heard of that
Can you. take upon yourself to say, that it is
the common' fame of that dwriet; that a eentjec-
tiort exitAa between Messrs. llanbury and rite Ma-,
gistratcs, so that those who have the' reeottimende,
tint) of :Messrs: ilanbitry have a preference over
any other persons in the licensing of .public-
houses ?—Most decidedly so.
Do you know whether the near relations of any
of the,oigistrates are spirit-dealers, or hold re,
tail spirit-tdion.l?---Messrs. Stables nod Williams,
whom I have alt early mentioned ; .and Mr..oeange;
the nephew, of Major Jackson, who keeps a retail
spirit shop -at the corner of Somerset-street,
Whitechapel, us 1 am informed and believe.
Do, you know whether. those young men were
brongitt. up 0: the trade )—I believe none of them
they were in the Tower Hamlets militia,
Can you eto the -Committee any thing as to
.the. conduct of the persons who keep' the stualler
Publierbosupts In the division ; whether they are
ittpt in ,an, orderly condition or not %.---Many of
4lietwarc drourderly ; the.. worst practices 'arc al-
lowed in them.
llaye you. ever been present when. complaints
were laid before the magistracy as to the eontitict
tai those houses
What was done ?—The complaints were, re-
jected.

Did a minute investigation take place ?—No ;
was tedlittell, but o%!trrided,
Do 'you knovy whether those houses either be-

longed
.to or were 'nulled by Messrs. lianbury
and Williams ?-1 do nut know that.
Are there:any houses that are technically termed
" Flash-houses" in that district ?-1 believe there
are many.
Have repeated complaints been made against
them ?—Yes.

Within your own knowledge do you know any
in`stance of. licenses having been refused on the'
licensing day to persons who kept disorderly
houses I—No, not of my own knowledge.
Did you ever hear of that having taken-place I.
—Yes ; 1 have heard that it has taken place, but
that they have afterwards been revived.
Do you believe that it was a mere fraudulent
withdrawing of the name, the old parties having
a connexion still in the houses I—From all I have
heard,lhavc no doubt- of the original pat ties' con,;.
flexion with the house still subsisting.
Did the same bad practice that had called down
the censure 'of the Magistracy still continue
Yes, as.l ittfornied.'

Do yon know whether complaints were again
mule AgainA those houses they were, in
the licensing in 1814.

Do yriu recollect ‘shat took place then ?—I al-
lude to :lonics hi the parish of Shadwell.
Fletcher, the churchwarden, accompanied by the
Other parish olhcers arid a large number of -very
respecratle inhabitants, attended in Osborne-
street on• the adjourned day for licensing : they
had prcriuu•ly sent in iumemorial,7setting forth
the bad conduct of certain houses in that division,

and they then attended and tendered themselves
OH oath to give evidence of tvtpit they had stated
in their memorial, and. of other facut in -utii!it ion

then with was reinsed, and . their et.idence' re-
prehsvd npnn points of form. Mr. Fleteher,pro-
veeded to give evidence against the hlndlord of
certain public-house, 1 think the King's' Aims"'
when it was remarked, that be was nolonger the
lawitcrd, for that a new man had been lately
.put
in, and the complaints that applied against
the former tenant could not be hear&agairis't the
new one : he professed himself unapprisrd of-that
fact, but said in general terms that the conduct
brill c(mtiiii,,,} the same. It is nit abotnusnal ex-
pedient, where ii house is of tr.tt ill lone that it
is known complaints ‘till•be niade against it, just
before the licensing day for the 'ohl tenant to be
removed to some other house, Or removed from.
the one in (wet Om,: at least; -and new man put.
in ; in whicti rase there can be no evidence.
Yon were present at this time I'7-1 was.

Was there a dispoOtion on the part of rite Ma-
gistracy to inquire minutely into the conduct of
those rothlic-houtes?—No; on the contrary.
there appeared to me a disposition to shut out
inquiry.

.not those particular licenses against which
Mr. Fletcher made a complaint to the Magis-
trates had their licences stopped the year before;
acid was not that the second year of his making
the complaint bad complained of several
houses the year: before, but these were not the
'louses which had had their licence stopped ;
ibese were the houses to which the business- bad
been carried in consequence Of those licences be-
ing•stopped.
• To whom did those houses betong?—The worst
house; the 'Doke of York, belonged to Messrs.
Meux. When these houses were put down, other
public-houses adjacent to them, which previously
had been well ordered houses, became immediate-
ly as had aathe houses just poi down and Mesara.
iMeux, who were the proprietors, or interested in
the Duke of York, set up one of those houses,
putting a man in for the avowed intention of
keeping up the connection, which was a Series of
brothels at the back of the Duke of York, kept
by the landlord of the'Duke of York.
Do your think, as a Magistrate sitting. upon the
Bench, that the objectiOns.tiiken by the Bench to
the evidence of Mr. Fletcher proceeded from a
bias in favour •ter the 'publican, or from thinking
not made out his case ?—I think there was
is bi:us against Mr. Fletcher's application, de-
cidedly.
Might not that bias arise from thehouses of
which Mr. Fletcher complained being of that de-
scription which it is adMitted must be 'tolerated

iu that particular district ?--It might, certainly,
(To be Contioued.)

IRELAND.

CAIIRICK oN surk, SEPT. 3.—Two biglmisymen
were takCn abort a mile from the (awn on the
road to Castletown yesterday evening, by two of
Din- policemen. . The fellows made resistance,
but were secured after being, Wounded badly,
One bad soine slugs
,lodged in bit arm, and a
shot went through his mouth. The army vas
out after more of them last night.—(Waterford
Mirror:)

On Monday night last, seven Men; under dif-
ferent charges .of breaking houses for arms, ate,
were apprehended -by the Chief Magistrate of
Louth, attended by a party of 'horse and foot pa-
These:persons, though taken. on the4nure
night, lived at a distance of nearly twenty miles
asunder. They were lodged in the gaol of Trim
on -Wednesday. The police, on their return, took
up in Ardee, about two Wclock on Thursday
Morning, oneldTabe, under stispicious circum-
stances, who proves to be' a. notorious sheep
sealer, and is now in Damialk gaol.
On Saturday, the '?4th of August last, Patrick
Cor4 • was executed at Philipitown, pUrsuant to
his sentence, at the last Assizes of that town, for
uttering notes of the Bank ofireland, fraudulent-
ly, altered. This unfortunate man did, after his
conviction, folly acknowledge his crime.

On Tuesday, the 27th ultimo, a girl keeping
cartle discovered in .ft field near Seaton-itotiaa,
Aberdeenshire, a parcel containing a large quan='
Lily of what appeared to be silver coin, bat which,
on examination,'proved be base money, to tilt:
amount of no less than about 1121. 'I he money
consisted of pieces of all the different denomina-
tions • uow in circulation, from three shillings
downwards, and was carefully put up in paper par-
cets of 20s. each, to prevent the bad effeets of '
frietiort in disc Overing the base metal. 'rite whole
was brought to Aberdeen, but no discovery has
yet' been - made of ilia parties concerned in this
nefarious' bus iacss.