The Sun.
London, England, 1818-07-03 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

MR. EDITOR,—Your Correspondent Mercator
sees the Insolvent Debtors' Act in the same light
as those whose eyes are not darkened by cataracts.
It is too general, and too expensive in its execu-
tion. Better and cheaper was the old mode, by
occasional statutes. Its end is defeated by its
well-intended mean. This the framers of it are
sensible of, and from the distress it has brought
upon innocent insolvents seeking its relief, as
wcll as from the wide door it has opened to the
fraudulent, it will either die a natural death, or
be resuscitated with necessary amendments. '

I have answered your otl►et Correspondent, M.
but tear you have ►1 layed my letter, groin a like
accident to Nlercator's. If not, he plrrisril, Sir,
to let it appear soon, with the present, front
Your's,
A SERJEANT AT LAW.

DREADFUL SUICIDE AND ATTEMET.—Yesterday
morning, about one o'clock, the attention of one
of the sentries, stationed o❑ the Pagoda Bridge
in St. James's 1),0.4, was attracted by two fe-
males, who were crying, conversing, and shaking
hands with each other, and appeared in a very
distressed condition from their appearance : he took
no further notice of them, and marched backward
and forward on the bridge, till at length be saw
them salute each other and part ; one of then►
went to one side of the bridge, and the other
proceeded to the opposite side, and climbed on
the balustrades, and hung by their bautls ; the
sentry instarrtly ran to the one wbo was the
nearest to him, and laying hold of her whilst
suspended from the outside of the balustrade,
effected his purpose in saving her life ; during
this interval, the other woman threw herself into
the water, and was drowned ; the soldier gave the
alarm, and some persons came to his assistance,
to whom he related the case, and with difficulty
the unhappy.wornan tl►at was paved was conveyed
to the workhouse. Drags were immediately pro-
vided, and it, about half an hour after, the body
of the other unfortunate woman was got out, but
was quite dead, and was carried to the workhouse
foe the Coroner's Inquest. The woman who was
saved gave the following account of the cause of
this melancholy circumstance :—She stated her
name to be Mary Carpenter, and her husband is
a soldier in the (iva• di. The other woman'3
nan►e is A wger, and her husband is in the
same regiment ; that the deceased and she were
companions, and brought the greatest distress on
themselves by drinking ; in consequence of which
their husbands would not let tl►em come near
them, and maintained their children themselves.
They had been out drinking all that day ; and
not having a lodging to go to that night, and not
being able in. procure. one, trey agreed with one."
a not her, (tor the purpose of ending their miseries),
to drown themselves, and proceeded to the Pa-
goda-bridge for that purpose, where, alter shaking
hands with each other, they parted ; but the
sentry observing their intention, ran and prevent•
etl her from throwing hersdf into the water, while
in the meats time the other effected her purpose.
She said she was still determined to carry her in-
tention, into effect, as soon as ever she had her
liberty. She seemed in the greatest distress,
having no shoes or stocking on, and only a
gown, handkerchief, and bonnet ; and about 30
years of age.

PRICn SEVEN-PENCE.

FOR THE SUN.

EDITOR,—I have long been a Reader of
your Journal, and, as you know, an-occasional
Correspondent, and while I admire your political
consistency, I cannot but approve of your inde-
pendent spirit. But you have toneb Brat itied me,
and, I doubt not, most of your Readerso by mak-
ing a LiTSBARY RaYIEw an established feiti ore of
your Paper. As I observe that you direct yotte
attention to theatrical matters, 1 am surprizill

that you have not noticed a recent statement by
the present Proprietor of the King's Theatre,
upon which, with your
,permission, I shall ten.
titre to submit a few remarks to the Public. It
is a vindication of his conduct as Manager, in
"answer to complaints against him, and it Is the
purpose of the Author to justify himself in
public opinion against the charges which hive
been brought against hint by a set of Noblemen
and Gentlemen, who lately seated themselves in
the chair of judgment, and if the word conspi-
racy should be too harsh to apply to cheir pro-,
eeedings, they surely may be thought to hay.e en-
tered into a rombinatioo against him. It ap-
pears then, that at a Meeting of these self-
elected Judges, on the 11 of last month, when
Mr. WATERS asked some questions of the
Chairman, which were rendered necessary by
complaints which had heel' urged against him,
a discussion arose as to his right to question the
Chairman. This arbitrary kind of rebuke did not
much savour of eventual justice. A Member of
the Meeting observed, " that he considered all
persons in the employ of the Manager as this
servants of the Public." What, after a man has
given a vast sum for a property are not the persons
in his immediate employ his own servants, but set..
vants of the Public, whocontribute nothing towards
the concern but what they pay for their own plea.
sore ? The assertion was as ridiculous as fallacious.
Another more disgusting proof of arbitrary dig•
pity burst forth when the Noble Chairman obis
served that they had met to require some explana.
tion front Mr. WATERS, on the management of
the Theatre ; and when the latter expo rased his
readiness to give every explanation that might be
desired, observing, at the same time, that be
should have considered it as rather more kind awl
friendly if some intimai iou had been given pre-
viously to the first Meeting, as, in consequence of
this omission, misrepresentations bad gone
abroad, another Noble Member exclaimed,
" kind and friendly, indeed, to our servant."—
Mr. WATERS having requested his Lordship to
soften his expression, his Lordship observed,
" that he should use what expressions ho
pleased."

Mr. WArees has delicately suppressed the name
of the person who treated him with such pride and
arrogance, hut what right had his Lordship to
consider Mr. WATERS as his servant ? lisanting
that he had purchased a box, are the Priptivtors
of the London Patent Theatres to be deemed the-
servants of those who hire their private boxes ?
It is difficult to speak in gentle terms of such con.
tempttious and contemptible hauteur. It will be
a sufficient vindication of Mr. WaTeas to give his
statement of the answers which he received from
the several Singers and Dancers abroad, to whom
he made proirosals, as those answers comprise 11),/,;6L.,.,,,,,
terms upon which they agreed 1J COllle 10 114'
Colllllly, and then we may ask, not the noble
Members of the Combination, hut the Britists
Public in general, whether Mr. WATERS can be
reasonably censured for not having acceded to
those terms, and whether, if the receipts of the
lheatee, during the time when Perfmmers with
such enormous salaries were engaged, were by no
means sufficient to cover the expences, these noble
'Combiners were likely to have indemnified" their
servant," Mr. ‘VATERS, for the hiss ? As you hare
shewu a spirit of independence, Mr. EDITOR, ill
your comments on theatrical Concerns, and seem
by no means subservient to Managers, 1 rely mi
your impartiality to insert this letter ; anti sub-
joining an abstract of the modest demands of the
respective Performers,
I am, Sir,
A FRIEND OF JUSTICE AND AN ENEMY
OF OPPRESSION.
DANCERS.
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Monsieur Paul donanded fur two 'months, 30,000 francs,
or 1001.

Mademoiselle Le Gros demanded for three months, 10001„
d clear benefit, two guineas a day, her travelling expellees,
and a table.

Mademoiselle M---e, 1000 Louis a night, or 12001. with-
out a night, and the Voyage to be paid.
Mademoiseile A. 15001. salary, lodging and expenceS
paid, a tree benefit, and a new ballet.
Monsieur Du Pat t, 60u guineas per month, a free benefit,
lotfiugs, and 4 table of three courses.

Nion4;ie•or Vestris, ISOOI. a free titular, and theexpence of
:he voyage.

SINRERS.

Signora E. P. ag a Prima DoiluaSeria, demanded 2500. a
free iletiefit, travelling expences, a table, and permission to
perform in a man's character.

Signora A. demands 15001. a table of sx covers, travelling
expellees, a free benefit.

Signora' r. B. as Prima Donna Buffa, asks 10001. a free he.
nett, and travelling expences.
Signora L-7-- F-, refused 7001. and 501. fur travelling
exiortices.

Signor and Signora C— B--, ask together 2500 gui-
neas, with the privilege to sing at Concerts, a dressing-roues,
14 covers, a coach, and an advause of 250 guineas.
Signor Gm— V--, asks 25001., the privilege to sing
at concerts, a free benefit, and travelling expences.
Mademoiselle F. as first comic singer, asks 2000 guineas, td
have lier own choice of opera, a free benefit ensured to pro•
since suo guineas, an advance of 200 guineas. all dresses, a,ql
a carriage, and the privilege to sing at private concerts.
Madame C-- demands 23001. and could not arrive before
March.

ti*nora C- P-, 25001. benefit, and to name the opera.
Y.J. Though only the initials of some of Chet
P. rtormers are given, they we well known to all
whc, are conversant with musical concerns ‘lll the
Continetot.