The Sun.
London, England, 1816-09-12 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF TILE SUN.

Styr,--As I have by a series of strange. events
been induced to bring myself into discussion,
and as a 'Nobleman of the very highest class may
he alluded to in conversationsupou,the snhiect,
1 ant too mind, ached
.to that great pet son, and
Ail) in contingent excUlpation of
,mysell, not to
be most anxious, by.au early explawition, to pre-
vent any false impression being made mi the rub•
lie., Which' in the slightest:M*l;ll)er, by imislica-
Lion, might hi ing inquestiou. that. most honour-7
able character. ,
It is most true that very large sums of money
were lent by tlic London and Middlesex Bank to
his tordship : but it d 4 also true that they were
very willingly lent, acid that they have been all
repaid or provided for long ago. 1 hare the plea-
sure of adding, that there never has been for a
moment any interruption of the hest foothig be-
tween myself and that tlistingnisheil General and
Statesman, in whose glory my friendly affections
feel the most poignant gratification. -

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your most obedient anti very 116mble Servqnt,
P-GERAIID NOEL.

Exton Hall, Sept. 10, 1818.

Extract of a letter from the Agents of Lloyd's
at Gibraltar, dated 19th. August :—" The brig of
war reported to be Algerine, Which I mentioned
in my letter of the 15th to have put into Tan-
giers, turns out to he a Moymittin from Tetuan,
and the Satellite has since returned here: It blew
perfect hurricane frOcti the ,Eastward between
the night of the 16th and following morning,
which it is apprehended will have prevented Lord
Exstotnit's dee: arriving at its destittation.'.'.
Government continue. to receive supplies of
naval stores frOm the Baltic. 'Ft,i Tortoise store
ship is arrived at Portsmouth from atutzie with
a large quantify. The Weynibistlr, another store-
ship, is to sail directly front the Nore to Datitzic
fora turtherrsupply.
.Sir WILLIAM CURTIS arrived in town yesterday
in good health from his pleasurable excursion to
Russia.

Mr. TOMUNS, tl►e celebrated Penman, died a
few days ago at. .his residence in the City. This
Gentleman had long neen employed professionally
'by the Corporation of London.
INNKEEPERS.—At a Meeting of the-Magistrates
in tl,e.division of Marlborough, the- Magistrates
gave the Innkeepers -nOtice, that in consequence
of the continued complaints of the badness of
their beer, if their brewers served them wit►► had
they were ►►t liberty to brew it themselves, or buy
it where they pleased, and if from so doing they
were turned nut of their houses, they would grant
tliem next year, a licence at miter ht,►«es, and on
no consideration renew that to the one they had
quitted ; and that if after this notice they perse.
vered in bad beer they would not again
be licensed.

A grand Walking Match of 1500 Mi
NET, the Pedestrian, who with such ease con►-
pleted the extraordinary task at. East Ham, in
Essex, so recently, has•undertaken to perform in
32 days 1500 stiles, a distance hitherto not at-
tempted.
G. CARROLL. the Contractor, has the honour
of announcing to the Public themear approach of
the Day on. which the STATE LOTTERY rill com-
mence Driking. Next TiiESDAY, the 17th
will be the Day when Fortune will distribute her
choicest Gifts. The First Prize drawn that Day
must be more than 40,0001. The Scheme contains
Two Prizes of 40,0001 Two of 30,0001. Two of
10,0001. &c. and it is to arranged, that Prizes
to the amount of 50,0001. 60,0001. and 70,0001.
or even 80,0001. may be obtained by it. Fortunate
Adventure, at 7, CORNUiI.La Or 26, OXFORD-
STREET. -

Cooper's Hall will no doubt he extremely
crowded Next Tuesday morning by persons who
never having heard a Capital Prize drawn, will be
able to gratify their curiosity a few moments after
the drawing begins, as the very first drawn Prize
will receive in addition 40,000/. Thus one Ticket
may gain 80,0001 ! This Capital will if 'possible
rival the Grand Golden Prizes of f 45,000 thkineitsi
lately sold in Shares by the present Contractors,
RICHARDSON, GOODLOCE, and CO. Of COllihal
and Charing-Cross

3'tit.‘ll-lE.litleAt S-C)eA1.340.

MR. ARNOLD'S ST,ViE MENT,

TO Ti Ebri.on. of iIIF SUN".

Theatie Royal, OPira-hotisi, Sept. 1816.

ohseeratioas On the Statetavut
'ered, to the Pablie at this Theatre on Moudly
last, which Mr. KinnutrA hiti thought proper IP
add! es to plt,, render it necessary that I sh9Uld
truable you with alew in reply -

Mr. Kitmaird st.ites, that " his name is select.-
" ed to betir whnteverlittiti may attach to the
" performance of an ungracious duty." —ln 'an-
swer, I believe, I shall Make it itiiit66r,- Thal Mr.
Kinnaird bAslfiA Only v‘olnuteered the ,responsi-
bility of this " ungracious no-duty," but, if I may
place any reliance on the opinions of those whom
I have consulted, that he has actually courted 'the
odium which I humbly presume miM, and will,
attach to him, by acting in.opPosition so a ma-
jority of his coa,ljutots., %rho judge more•liberally
towards the public.and the performers.

It is well known that the Sub-Cinnmittee of
Drury-lane Theatre consists of five Gentlethea—
Ow of this number one bas been abetted for some
months-7-one absent, for some Weeks in- the coon-
try-and it is nniversally reported throughout the
Company that the Opinions of two others of the
Members are avowedly in direct oppositiOo to the
oppressive act of which I have to complain. If
there had.been nothing more than " the perform-
ance ofaut ungracious duty" in Mr. Kinnaird's
condUct towards this Theatre throughout the late
contentions, and especially in this, hiS last act of
oppression, 1 cannot understand why he should
take upon himself to assume an authority by
which be must incur a personal responsibility,
when the opinions of the majority of, the Sob-
Committee on the spot (if correctly stated) must
pare acquitted him of all blame for leaning (even
against his individual judgment) to the side of
good feeling and respect towards the public.
In regard to. theasutholity quoted by 11 r.
!laird " of ALL those Performers of brury-Lane
ThAtre, to whose opinions, long expetience of
the stage, and poblic favour, will affix some value,
and whom he mentions as entirely acquiescing in
he propriety and established usage of the conduct on
the present occasion pursued i" I cannot but. re-
gret that Mr. Kinnaird hai omitted to give value
to this Mohor ity, by naming even a few of ALL
the performers ‘vliose opinions are in favour of
his conduct ! because I will !Ike upon myself to
assert, without fear of contradiction, that in, a
general meeting of the whole profession, the
question, both as it relates to " propriety and
established usage," would he carried by acclama-
tion against him,
, niost !lather trouble you with an observation
on one more point of Mr. Rinnaird's letter. Ile
mentions the reading a letter from Mrs. Urger. on
the stage, as an act which 4' he has no doubt will
prove to have been a most untharrantable liberty."
I run surprised that Mr. Kinnaird should require
to be informed that " propriety and establiskd
usage" rendered this measure absolutely necessary.
Mr. Kinnaird, I should have supposed, must by
this time have learned, that when the public,are
disappointbd of the promised appearance of a per-
former, the causes of that. disappointment cannot
botoo carefully, too oxplicitly, ton distinctly stat-
ed—the favour of the public is held by too delicate
a tenure to he trifled with ; and it ever imcbeen

the invariable custom, on similar occasions, 'lur-
ing the years of my theatrical experience, to retad
publicly such letters as assign causes for the non-
appearance of pertortners. This " unwarrantable,
literty," therefore, is sanctioned by precedent 60
much older than Mr. Kinnaird's management, that
trust 1 shall stand acquitted of the charge, both
by the lady herbelt, and by every one (evert by
Mr.'Kinnaird hinuelf), when the subject shall be
conNidered dispassionately and fairly.
Mi. Harris's trsertion, " that as long 'as 11,
" cat, remember Theatres, it has been invariably
'' 'the custom to allow no regularly eugageli per-.
" formers to Oil at any other Theatre afar the
" commencement of the season's performances,"
has, 1 confess; surprised me. ForMerly,
no such permission was requisite SoMe years
back the ,winter Theatres' closed When the Hay-
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market Theatre opened---about the. 15th of May ::
and even long -previous to the last eight yeais it
was the custom of the winter Theatres to close
early in June, and not to re-open'" (its Mr. Harris
acknowledges) until the 15th of September, Rye')
it, those latter days, the Haymarket Theatre con- •
lined their seasons to the shortened period allowed
by the patentees, and consequently no such per-
mission was required by the performers. lint '
dnt jug the last eight years, since the winter esta-
bllshmenta have protracted their seasons of per-
lormance until long after the sun has descended
from the summer solstice, my memory is mneh at
variance with that of Mr. Harris ; for it greatly
misleads me if the performets have nut been con-
stantly allowed the privilege of performing at the
Hay-market Theatre before the closing and after
the opening of the winter Theatres.
In 'respect to the 'performers becoming." so
hacknied in the. eyes of the public, that they lose
their attraction of novelty," 1 must presume to
say, that this doctrine is directly at variance with
received opinion and admitted' experience.
The performers are aware, that the' greatest
possible professional advantage they can receive
is to be constantly (ay, nightly) placed betore the
eyes of the'public.' 01 those who have real talent
the vast population of London are never tired ;
and with those less highly gifted, they become
gradnally acquainted, while gradual improvement
is the result of constant practice before the most
polished audience in the kingdom.
I beg leave to conclude by disaitowing any per-
sonal ill feeling towards Mr. Kinnaird out of the,
Theatre Royal Drury-lane, and with asserting my
right; as the proprietor -.of a theatre which has
-beer, treated with oppressive hostility by hitm-
as the prnprietor through whom the perfortnert
have been sorely ini'oretr, and as one .of the meta-'
hers of- the " Theatre-Royal Drury-lane. Com-
pany of ProprictOrs," to comment freely •on tree
conditet within that Theatre ; and to fix upon hint"
tint; ha has 'hlitisel whelOer

odium nt4 attars to the performante, yf au ung,ra •
cious
I am, Sir,. your obedient servant,.
J. ARNOLD..