The Sun.
London, England, 1829-10-21 00:00:00

LAMBETH-STREET.

It may be recollected, that in the course of last
week, the wife of a gentleman holding a consider-
able situation in the Customs was brought to this
office on a warrant, charging her with committing
various acts of cruelty towards her daughter, a young
lady 17 years of age. After hearing the case, and
the complaint being fully substantiated, she was
about being held to bail, when, on the interference of
some friends, the warrant was allowed to stand over,
on an understanding that the young woman should
be supplied with suitable apparel to enable her to
take the situation of Governess which had been pro-
vided for her.
Yesterday a-gentleman who has interested him-
self in her favour waited on the Magistrate, and
having informed him that the parents had not yet
taken the slightest notice of their promise,asked him
for his advice as to how he was to proceed.
Mr. WYATT said, that if the daughter was brought
before him, he would grant a summons, calling on
the parents to show cause why they refused to sup-
port her.
UNION-HALL

It is a common practice for the thieves to get up
a sham fight amongst themselves, in order to attract
a crowd for the pt!rpose of committing robberies.—
Five fellows of this description, two of whom had
recently been liberated from gaol, were brought up
in custody, and in, the possession of one of them was
found two dozen of the shilling Coburg box orders.
Mr. CHAMBERS, on seeing the orders, expressed
some surprise how the orders came into the posses-
sion of the fellow upon whom they were found, and
inquired whether they had been issued from the
theatre to him.
The man, however,refused to disclose the manner
in which he got the orders.

Air. CHAMBERS, who appeared to be ignorant that
such a practice as issuing shilling tickets to admit to
the boxes of some of the minor theatres existed,

remarked that he thought it must be an injudiciet
plan, and gave persons of bad character an ope,
tunity of frequenting places in the house which out
to be assigned for the accommodation of respectsbe
people only. As be, therefore considered it of sabl,
importance to ascertain the manner in which the
tickets were distributed, he should send for
Davidge, the proprietor, in order to have the matter)
explained.
Mr. Davidge having been informed of the cba
ter of the man upon whom so many shilling 60°1;
of admission to the boxes of the Coburg were foot
was rather surprised at the circumstance, and Ott
that very probably be might have stolen then 01
of some shop-window in which they were expose
Mr. CHAMBERS remarked, that be thought hliy
issuing of such orders must be injurious to the APeft
racter of any theatre, when it was in the power,'
men such as the prisoner to procure orders for
boxes on such terms. Mr. Chambers added, Of
Bench of Magistrates should be made acquainted
that such a practice existed.
Mm. Davidge said that the practice was generta
known, and bad for some considerable time bee
acted upon at the Coburg. The orders, howefer'',
were not sold, but distributed by means of respect.
able shopkeepers who had an opportunity of le
senting them to their friends and customers.
Mr. CHAMBERS said that the proprietors of DWI;
lane and Covent-garden did not adopt such a plan fr
filling their houses.
Mr. Davidge, in answer, said that both of the
national theatres often filled their boxes with order`'
and to this was to be principally attributed the bite
depreciation of theatrical prosperity.
Mr. CHAMBERS remarked, that if a man went toi
the boxes of the Coburg, he might possibly be sea"
cheek-by-jowl to a thief, or some such charatttef',
without knowing it.
Mr. Davidge said that there were three acliv°,
constables attached to the theatre, who had no 000
occupation except to attend at the doors and pre'
vent the admission of improper characters into tll.
house. With respect to the boxes of the Cobeik
he would undertake to say that they were nigh
filled with as select an audience as any theatre
Europe. Mr. Davidge, in allusion to what
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from the Magistrate relative to persons of impror„
character gaining admission into the Coburg F 2
means of the shilling orders, said, that the prop!,
tors of the national theatres were in the habit ofr
miffing persons of bad character; and it not
frequently happened that gentlemen were robbed:
some dashing cyprian seated by their side in
boxes, owing to the free order system which
adopted at both the houses he alluded to.
Mr. CHAMBERS said, that he was only awl
that Mr. Davidge should be informed of the sort
character in whose possession the shilling tickets
were found, in order to prevent the admission ,
such persons into the house.
Mr. Davidge, having thanked the Magistrates
again said that it was most probable the orders hit,
been procured in the manner he already suspected
bpt that lie would institute an immediate inquirt
into the circumstance. He then withdrew.