The Sun.
London, England, 1829-11-30 00:00:00

MR. KERN

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
" SlR,—lmpressed with a strong sense of gratitude to the
public, allow me to request the immediate insertion in your
Paper of the following letters addressed, with my full ap-
probation, by Mr. Bartley, the stage-manager of Covent-
garden Theatre, to Mr. Kean, as the most correct expla-
nation of the conduct of that gentleman, which rendered
it necessary for me to appeal, on the part of the pro-
prietors of that theatre, to a legal tribunal for redress.
" I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
"C. KEiIIIILE.
" Theatre Royal, Covent-garden, Nov. 29."

COPIES OP. THREE LETTERS WRITTEN TO MR. KEAN.I3I"

MR. BARTLEY, STAGE-MANAGER OF COVENT-GARDEN

TIIEATRE.

" Theatre Royal, Covent-garden, Nov. 24.
"My dear Sir,—l was waiting with Mr. Kemble in
expectation of the pleasure of meeting you here as ap-
pointed at our interview yesterday, when your letter of this
morning was delivered to me. Mr. Kemble requests me
to say, that he is most anxious to consult your conveni-
ence; but the nights of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
in next week, which you suggest for your performances,
are advertised for Romeo and Juliet; and I need not say
to you that our duty to the public makes any alterations
now impossible. As you observe that you can play on no
ether nights but those you have been accustomed to in
both the London theatres, I can only assure you, that every
endeavour shall be made to comply with your wishes.
Before, however, we say more on this point, Mr. Kemble
desires that I should remind you, in allusion to the inti-
mation which you made to me yesterday of your intention
to enter into an engagement in London fur this season,
that there is an engagement subsisting between you and
Covent-garden which precludes your acting in London
during the present season, and he thinks it just to all
parties that this should not escape attention.. It will afford
Mr. Kemble much satisfaction to accommodate circum-
stances to your present views, and, difficult as it will be at
this advanced period of the season to make such altera-
tions in the arrangements of the theatre (which arrange-
ments have been made on the faith of your agreement) as
will 'enable him to do so, he is ready to encounter such
difficulty on your account, and with this feeling be was
prepared to make you an offer of an engagement for this
season, had you been able to meet him.
" As you are unwell to-day, if you will favour us with
an appointment for to-morrow, Mr. Kemble will be happy
to talk the matter'over with you. You will be kind
enough to receive this communication expressly on the un-
derstanding that it is made without prejudice to your pre-
sent agreement with Covent-garden Theatre.
" I am, &c.
" GEORGE BARTLEY.

(Signed)
" Edmund Kean, Esq., Sce."

" Theatre Royal, Covent-garden, Nov. 26.
" My dear Sir,—l hoped you would before this have
favoured Mr. Kemble with an appointment, as I requested
in my letter of Tuesday, the 24th. I think he would
have proposed an arrangement that would have been found
satisfactory.

" Pray let me hate the pleasure of hearing from you.
" I am, Sir, &c.

(Signed)
" Edmund Kean, Esq., &c."

" GEORGE BARTLEY.

" 19, Charlotte-street, Portland-place,
Sunday Morning, Nov. 29.
"My dear Sir,—l have just learnt that you were last
night served with the injunction restraining you from the
intended violation of your engagement with Covent-garden
Theatre. I have not since seen Mr. C. Kemble; but um
so fully in possession of his sentiments, that though the
duties of his situation rendered it iniperative on him, in
consequence of your total disregard of the two letters 1
addressed to you on the 24th and 26th instant, to appeal
to the law, that I am Eatis fi ti he is still ready, as ex-
pressed in my letter to you of the 24th (and to which I
earnestly solicit your attention), to encounter on your account
the difficulty I therein pointed out to you, in order to meet
your wishes for the present season ; and I am very confi-
dent the same arrangement may take place, if you choose
to avail yourself of it, as would have been made kr.own to
you, had you thought proper to take any notice of either
of those letters.

" I shall take an early opportunity this day of seeing
Mr. Kemble, and unless you hear from me in the course of
the morning to the contrary, you may consider that he
does not withdraw from the proposal which it was his in-
tention to have made to you.
" But I think it fair to apprise you, that knowing Mr.
Kemble's sense of obligation to the public, I am induced
to think he will concur with roe in the necessity of pub-
lishing my communications to you at the earliest possible
period.—l am, &c.
(Signed) "GEORGE BARTLEY.
" Edmund Kean, Esq., &c."
" P.S. I have, since writing the above, seen Mr.
Kemble, who fully approves of this letter."

The scaffolding which was erected in the Duke
of WELLINcTores new picture gallery, in his house at
Hyde Park-corner, was struck on Saturday, the orna-
mental parts being completed. The gallery extends the
whole length of the building, and commands a full view of
Hyde Park. Part of the Duke of WELLINGToN's collec-
tion of Pictures were on Saturday removed from his resi-
dence in Downing-street to Apsley House.
ONE OF lIIS MAJESTY'S BRIG OF WAR
PACKETS FIRED UPON ns A SPANISH BATTERY.—As
of-war packet Pigeon, which arrived
here on Wednesday, was beating through the Gut of
his Majesty's brig_
Gibraltar, she stood close into the batteries of Tarifa, when
tlist Spaniards fired a spotted gun at her, the shot .from
which penetrated right through the bows of the Pigeon,
fortunately without doing any' further damage. The only
excuse offered for this insult to a British man-of-war is,
that else bad no colours flying,wfulmouth Packet,