The Sun.
London, England, 1816-09-14 00:00:00

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THE EDITOR OF THE MIN,
Theatre Royal, Eng
Sept. 1816.
fulfilment of my promise, I ironble,
you, I trust for the last tittle it Will be necessary,
with a few Observations on Mr. titunaild's pub-
lication of Thursday. 1 find myself therein called
upon to account kir having garbled " Mrs. Or- ,
ger's letter by the °Mission of and it is
.with unaffected reltietanCe that prepare tirdo
so, because it renders necessary an expositiiin
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Kinnaird's feelings and conduct Ns a M:atta.-
.whieh (having, I repent,' no per-
sonitlly towards him), for the sake of bisoii-n
credit, I. had much ratber.bave suppressed.
In the first place, Sir, I unitt inform yon, that
I bad beard; tram undoubted authority, that. Mr.
Kinnaird had etpressed his determination, that
any
.Perfornier Vinte'riu; to art in this Theatre,
after his injunction to the contrary, should he
marked !—lt may be necessary to ekplain what is
here technically meant by -marking kertfOrmers.
It is understood to imply that the °tending par-
ties shall be degraded while they continue In the
Theatre, and at the expiration of their engage-
ments that they shall be discharged ! This is the
accepted interpretation of the word, and in using
it Mr. Kinnaird cannot be supptised to have had

any other meaning.
Now, Sir, before I sent Mrs. Orger's letter to
you for publication. as a necessarypart of my first
document, it struck me very forcibly that. site had
•unguardedly committed, herself by a pointed ex-
pression. that might possibly subject her to the
fulfilment of the vindictive threat which I heard.'
had been uttered by Mr. Kitmaird ; and therefore •
purposely omitted it, in artier to guard her against
the danger of such a result.
lt,could not• be supposed' that Mrs. Orger, In
addressing Mr.. Bartley. could tl,:eM it requisite to
inform him that Mr..Kinnaird was " one of the
Members of the Sub-Committee of Drury-lane.
Theivre," and it 'certainly struck me, that Mr.
'KiOnaird would consider this peculiar designation
as an attempt on the part ofMrs. Orger to attach
to him all. the responsibility he has assumed, end
that he would treat- 11 as an. avowal that she had
received this injunction from 'Mr. Kinnaird, as
and If the Sub-Committee only ; in contradistinc-
tion:to. the usual mode in which crinsmunicatioris
are made to the performers from the Sub- Com-
Aisittee collectively, namely, through •-the Acting
Manager. as their Orpnted officer.
Thus, Sir, I have explained trust gatisfoc-

ferny) why I untitled the line above quoted ; ann
'which omission, intended to protect Mrs, Orgcr
froin.the possible effects of a ruinous act of ven-
geance, has been construed by Mr. Kinnsird into
en intention to " garble" her letter !
Mr. Kinnaird states, that I have ". obtruded
ibis' case (for what reason he cannot guess) none.
cessarily upon the Public."---This I deny. It has
become, at Levitt, intlispensibly necessary that
I should guard my property against the perpetual
and onweariell attacks which Mr. Kinhaird has
made (and seems resolved to cottiintie to nitrite)
upon it ; and which I have, with some patience,
endured, and kept. front public notice, during'
many past mrintlis. This reason, I think, Mr.
•Kionaird might have " guessed," withont Caning
far a public avowal of it.
Mr. ginnaird affects to consider the insertion
of Mrs. Orger's letter, and his owntolliss
as a " public refutation" of whit he is pleased
to call jury " persofial attack" upon him. • 1 deny
all pet souality, except such as may ainct him as
a member of the Sub• Committee, who, as it
pears ta the, is acting on his own personal respOn-
*Utility, in direct violation of the Act of Pella-
client. and to the obvious injury and discredit of
hils.eoultituents. As to his " public refutation,"
*m
prestune.to think.that Mrs. Orger's letter
is any thing but that. She clearly acts him right
in two errors it) his, Own. letter, and very fairly
acknowledges, that bad she not conceived hint to
have imp Led a " threat" that " she should not
have been intimidated, or have, considered herself
bound to be. guided by his injuuction."
•
'ln all that relates to the question respecting
amiss st:lly's performing at Drum y-lanc Theatre,
1 cannot do better than transcribe the following
correspondence
holden-square, Thursday. Morning. o'clock.
My Deka Hiss Ket.tx,.—.l am this moment leaving town.
and shalt hope to receive your answer on my return.. I find
Mr. Kinnaird has thought fit to publish his Irttcr to you of
Saturday last, in order to refute the charge of having on his
Ulan. responsibility iirclitied your 'services at Drury-Lane
'Theatre while the English Qpera continues open; I therti-
fore trout you will no longer object tb furnish roc with a copy
'or your answer to that lientleman. I ant aware that the on'
je4loll /on have hitherto expressed has arisen front delipsey
tatiards the Stsh-Ctiostoitt cr. It appears to me that the saute
10.14init should now induce you to allow its publication.—
Having understood that the Sub-Committee are not parties
to the waviest proposed by Mr. 101114h-4', you are called
epee to acquit them of participation ut un act which the
*world will prubibly consider as unjust, impolitic, and op-
pressive.
I have also to request that you will furnish me with the,
particulars of your previous conversation with Mr. Kinnaird,
to which he alludes as having taken place on Thursday, in
order that I may acquit myself of the Charge of having mis-
stated facts. when I issverttcl that Mr. Kinnuird had expressed•
his individual intention not to " employ or receive" your
services at prorplAutte 'lheatre until after the close of the
English OperWitat'de.' • •
I ate, ers• S. .I. ARNOLD.

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Thursday, Sept. le, MG.
MY D'earkStit,--When Mr. Kinnaird proposed to relinquish
MY,Pl:rvicest. at Druey-Lane Theatre till the close of the Eng-
Optra.Hanse, ni order to save the Theatre the expetice
of me salary, I will venture to assert that I replied in ncirly
tli& following words: That however mortifying 16 Me his
,proposal (inasninch as it proved how lightly he estimated my
'services), I was willing to attribute it to his seal for a coo-.
74ern, the poverty uf.which could almte.have suggeiteil to him
,tiSt act of such paltry economy towards .roes whose invariable
assiduity in the performance of her duties to the Public
and the Theatre, might, by some, be considered
.a claim .t 6
indulgence. I added, that I must certainly should agree to
it; but begged to understand him, 'whether I was to consider
his proposal as a personal communication of that which he
anticipated would he the feeling of the Soh-Committee :Jo
which' he replied " Certainly; I speak to 'you as Mr. Kin- I
naiad, of 'that, which I am sure they will think it just to
prarcis.."
'Phis conversation tools pi:loran Thursday, the sth; and not,
14404 from the SubXonimittee of )Friday, I waited on Mr.
Itue on -Stiturdarmarning to know if I was sumatoned (as
usual), with-tbe rest of the Performers, to join in '4 god
lave the King," at the rising of the curtain; or whether he
had' received any otlicial Notice to decline My services. He
told me, he bad not, and most certainly should err in, his
duty, were, he to make mu, an exeeption to the general
summons; that he. felt justified in regulating his conduct to-
-I.iwardithe Performers at the English Opera-House, by that
whcch,vais- pursued precious to the ,close, of 01.0 y-taste lett
sea n., In consequence of this eativeraation L prepared to
tita
! id. the evening; anti wails I was dressing, received
t .the,letter which Mr. hitturtird but thought proper to givi to

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IV4 follll.le, hat winch il 4vms tiwil t.o) Fah: to itotia. diil
attel:e' the Thvatre, and uu Mont-11
.inoFnis.f, ii,olareLl.to,
!tiro ittv motirci tar so Ouing, 1.1 a note of which the en-,
closed` ;> a copy