The Sun.
London, England, 1827-07-05 00:00:00

MR. LUSHINGTON.

(From the Kentish Gazette.)
The following letter has been received from
our worthy Representative, S. R. Lushington,
Esq., in answer to an invitation to him to par-
take of a farewell dinner in this city, on his de-
parture to assume the Governorship of Madras:—

" Downing-street, June 30, 1827.
" MY DEAR SIR-During the twenty years which have
passed since I first became known to the Citizens of Can-
terbury, no circumstance attendant upon this long con-
nexion has given me greater pleasure than the communi-
cation conveyed to me in your letters of the 20th and 25th
inst. In the first impulse of those feelings, which the kind
remembrance of so many warm and constant friends ex-
cited in my mind, I cordially accepted their invitation,
communicated to me in such flattering terms ; but subse-
quent reflection has convinced me, however reluctantly,
that I ought to forego this gratification.
" I have been reminded by competent authorities, that a
day lost in beginning my long voyage may materially re-
tard its conclusion, for the monsoon which usually begins
on the Coromandel Coast in the month of October, pre-
cludes all approach to Madras for a considerable period.
" When I add to this consideration the occasion of the
proposed meeting, that of bidding a temporary adieu to
those friends whose attachment has been so long the pride
and honour of my public life, it is impossible for me not to
be desirous of avoiding at this moment the painful cere-
anoay of separation, and of rather looking forward to a
joyful return.
"Whenever that period may, under the blessing of
Providence, arrive, the Citizens of Canterbury will find
my grateful attachment to them undiminished, and the
desire of renewing my personal intercourse with them
Warm and unaltered.

" Believe me, my dear Sir,
" Ever faithfully yours,
"S. R. L USHINC TON."

" J. PARKER.

°TEST ON THE WAREHOUSED
r
CORN BILL.

DISSENTIENT.

First.—Because the aisiing Corn Law would, by the
proposed measure, be infringed, as has been done on former
occasions, without any plausible pretext, and in a manner
that must very justly, as well as very generally, excite the
distrust and discontent of the owners and occupiers of land.
Second.—Because the proposed measure would withdraw
from them the protection which was wisely and properly
granted to them by the existing Corn Law, and would thus
violate their rights, and endanger the security of their pro-
perties.
Third.—Because the prices at which wheat is now, and
has for many months past been, sold irk this country, are
very low, and are not such as indicate a deficiency of pro-
duce, or such as would require the introduction into the
markets of a large quantity of bonded wheat.
Fourth.—Because the sale of that bonded wheat (some
of which was imported at prices that were lower by one-half
than those which were obtained at the same time by the
growers of wheat in this country) might very much tend
to depress the markets at home, and would thus, with
manifest injustice, inflict great injury upon the agricultural,
and consequently upon all other classes of the community.
STANHOPE, MANSFIELD,
MA Lai EsEu RY, REDESDALE,
VANE LONDONDERRY, COLcHISTER,
GASCOYNE SALISBURY, BROWNLOW,
NEWCASTLE,
TEYNHAIII,

VEXIMADI, .
LAUDERDALE.

According to a recent Parliamentary return,
there were, on the sth April last, in Scotland and Wales, 1,772
brewers, 900 retail brewers, 12 intermediate brewers, and
65,733 licensed victuallers, of whom 23,197 brew their own
beer. The number of barrels of beer brewed in England,
Scotland and Wales, from the sth January to the sth April,
1827, was—by public brewers, 1,177,127 of strong beer,
and 254,495 of table-beer ; by licensed victuallers,
627,715 strong, and 134,614 table ; and by intermediate
brewers 2,189 ; of this quantity 561,907 barrels of strong
beer, and 68,464 barrels of table-beer, were brewed in
London, or within the limits of the chief office of excise.
—The number of bushels of malt used by brewers and
victuallers in England, Scotland, and Ireland, during the
year ending April 25, 1827, was 22,851,615. The
number of bushels used in the distilleries in the same
period, was 3, 586,273, of which 2,322,5741 were for
Scotland.

A return has been made to the House ol
Commons of the quantity of soap made in Great Britain,
in England, the quantity was

Hard. Soft.
In 1825 ............ 93,274,241 lbs. 6,609,206 lbs.
In Scotland
1826 ............ 88,168,597 5,133,349

1825 ........... g ~,,,,"4
1826 ............ is-"',129 2,378,130
London, Liverpool, anr;16,845
2,145,097
manufacture ; London
znanurif stol, are the great places of
aZouriillg 33 to 34 millions lbs.
Liverpool, 21 to 24 ; and B
WEST HOATHLY, SE: to 9 millions.
STEAD.—SHOCKING OCCURRENCE.--A
EAST GRlN-
which has
ter-
rible event has just happened here,ENcE.—A
conafilled the whole neighbourhood with
tion and terror. Ails. Heasmond
a(ra widow),
and hirdati:Whetseprnee
who for some time past has kept
boarding-school here,
has been married only three or four me,' bwho
tc__tbasob.tlhe
to
Mr. E. Fuller, of East Grinstead
discoveredt on the evening of Monday last with
heir throats cut in a dreadful manner.
Mrs.
11asin
eond
, we regret to learn, is since dead, and
the
daughter still
lies in a most dangerous state,
although some hopes are entertained that the
wmay `wound
is Her
husband n not ultimately prove fatal.
state bordering b olute mad-
on absolute
ness, and the wholwe• me fh
a • into the
ily are plunged
deepest distress. ave not at present been
f able to account at all or this dreadful deed ;
nor do we know whether the wounds were in-
flicted by their own hands, or by those of others.
—Brighton Gazette.

PA.SHIONABLE AND MISCELT,ANEOIJA.

WINDSOR, JtiLY4.—The KING takes his
regular recreation daily in his pony phaeton. The picturesque
scenery which the rides in the vicinity of Virginia Water
command, becomes daily more interesting to his MAJESTY,
This day the KING, with his distinguished attendants, are
expected to dine at the Fishing Temple.

The Queen of WURTEMBERG continues daily to improve
n health. Her MAJESTY has not lately been out from

Frogmore Lodge.
The KING enjoys excellent health and spirits.
To-morrow morning, the Royal Horse Guards (Blue)
will march from here, for the Barracks in the Regent's
Park. They will be relieved by the Second Regiment of
Life Guards.

The Duke of SUSSEX has been indisposed
for some days past at Kensington Palace. His Royal
Highness is attended by Dr. MATON and Mr. PETTIGREW.
The Duke of CLARENCE came to town yes-
terday morning from his seat in Busby Park. A number
of naval officers had audiences of his Royal Highness at the
Admiralty. The Royal Duke left the Admiralty about five
o'clock, on his return to Bushy.

Prince ESTERHAZY, the Austrian Ambas-
sador; Prince Poue-siac, the French Ambassador ; Prince
LIEVEN, the Russian Ambassador ; and the Marquis de
PALMELLA, the Portuguese Ambassador, transacted busi-
ness with Viscount DITDLEY yesterday at the office of the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Their Excellencies
had afterwards interviews with Mr. CANNING, at his re-
sidence in Downing-street.

The Duke of PORTLAND, the Marquis of
ANGLESEA, the Marquis of LANSDOWN, the Earl of
HARROWBY, and three others of the Cabinet Ministers,
went on board the Admiralty barge at Whitehall stairs,
about half-past ten o'clock yesterday morning, for the
purpose of proceeding to Woolwich to be present at the
review of the Royal Artillery Corps, and afterwards of pro-
ceeding in their carriages to Foot's Cray, Kent, the seat
of Lord BEXLEY, his Lordship giving a Cabinet dinner
yesterday to his Colleagues. Intelligence having, however,
reached his Lordship yesterday morning of the decease of
Mr. EDWARD PARRY, one of the Directors of the East
India Company, and brother-in-law to his Lordship, a mes-
senger was immediately despatched from Foot's-Cray to
the Cabinet Ministers to put off their dining with his
Lordship. The messenger arrived at Woolwich during
the Review, and previous to the departure of the Cabinet
Ministers for Foot's-Cray. His Lordship's messenger also
conveyed the intelligence to such of the Cabinet Ministers
as had not gone to Woolwich.
The LORD CHANCELLOR and Viscount
DUDLEY visited Mr. CANNING yesterday, as did the Mar-
quis of LANSDOWN, after returning from Woolwich.

Lord FARNBOROUGH, accompanied by Mr.
NASH, the Architect, went over the new palace building
for his MAJESTY in St. James's Park, yesterday.

The Duke of DEVONSHIRE gave a grand
dinner yesterday to a numerous party, at his residence in
Piccadilly.

Mr. and Mrs. PEEL left their residence in
Privy-gardens, yesterday, for the seat of Sir ROBERT PEEL,
Drayton Park, Staffordshire.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL continues at
Coombe Wood ; his Lordship is able daily to walk about
in his garden for some time ; his Lordship does not, how-
ever, recover the use of his speech.
His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON will
review the 2d and 3d battalions of the Grenadier-Guards,
(his Grace's Regiment) on Tuesday next, in Hyde-park,
at ten o'clock. The two Battalions will have a preparatory
Field-day to-morrow, at eight o'clock.
The Marquis of ANGLESEA inspected the
Royal Artillery at Woolwich yesterday. His attention,
however, was chiefly confined to great-gun practice.

The Marquis of CLANRICAHDE entertained
a large party to dinner on Tuesday afternoon, at his
house in St. James's-square, among whom were the LORD
CHANCELLOR and Lady LYNDHURST, the Marquis of
ANGLESEA, the Earl and Countess of MORLEY, Countess
nI BOURKE, Earl of FIFE, Mr. and Nis. CANNING, the
ATTORNIT-GENERAL, Major CHICHESTER, acc.
The Earl of LIMERICK entertained Mr.
CANNING, Lord DUDLEY, Lord SEAFORD, and a party of
distinguished guests, at dinner, at his house in Mansfield-
street, on Sunday last. His Lordship also had grand
dinner parties on Monday and yesterday.

The Countess of JERSEY gave a juvenile ball
on Tuesday, at her house in Berkeley-square, which was
very fashionably attended.

Lady TRIGGE entertained a select party of
fashionables yesterday evening, at her house in Savile-

street.

Mrs. DAWSON has issued cards of invitation
for a ball on Tuesday next, at her house in Manchester-

square.

CHARLES CALVERT, Esq. M.P. and M.
A. TAYLOR, Esq. M.P. had grand dinner parties yesterday.
The following correction of a trifling error
appeared in a Morning Paper of yesterday :—" By an error
of the Press, we were made some days since to assign
30,000/. as the sum settled by marriage-articles on the
Duke of ST. ALBAN'S ; an 0 was omitted—it should have
been 300,0001.

The Benefit of that very excellent singer,
Madame Puzzz, will take place this evening at the Italian
Opera House, when Didone will be performed, in which
that admirable. actress and singer, Madame PASTA, will
appear.

ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC.-A per-
formance of vocal and instrumental music, by the pupils of
this Institution, took place yesterday, at the King's
Ancient Concert Rooms, Hanover-square.
LITTLE THEATRE, CATHERINE*STREET.
—This place was last night open for the benefit of an
Homme de Lettrcs, whom we believe to be Monsieur
MARS. Besides a concert, two French vaudevilles, a tra-
gedy, and there was something more novel, which induced
us to attend the benefit. It was the performance of a scene
from Macbeth in English, by Mlle. ST. LEON, of the
Theatre Royal, the Odeon, at Paris. In respect of figure
no one, perhaps, is better qualified to play a tragedy Queen
than Mademoiselle ST. Litox, lout these qualifications are
not sufficient to enable a French woman to play Lady
Macbeth.,

A warm controversy is going on at Chelten-
ham, respecting the evils and the harmlessness of attending
the Race Course. There are no less than four publications
announced on the subject, two on each side.—Bath Chron.
One day that M. AMEIL HON was one of a de-
putation and was about to see BUONAPARTE for the first time,
with an ardent desire of being noticed, and of having a few
passing words from him, he put himself very forward in the
audience-chamber. BuowarwarrE, perceiving a face which
he only imperfectly recognized, went up to him and said,
" Are you not M. ANcrtiox ?"—" Yes, Sire, Ammilow."
" Oh, ay, without doubt, bookseller of Sainte Genevieve ?"
—" Yes, Sire, of the Arsenal." " Ah, I knew it ; you
are the continuer of the History of the Ottoman Empire?"
—" Yes, Sire, of the History of the Lower Empire." At
these words NAPOLEON, being vexed at his own mistakes,
turned his back upon him ; and M. ASIEILHON, feeling
only the joy and honour of having detaii.,:.l the Emperor
by him for some minutes, turned towards his neighbours,
BaYing with emphasis—" The Emperor is an astonishing
man ; he knows every thing !"—Le Facet.
A mushroom was gathered on Dringhouses-
Moor on Saturday last, which was measured by Mr. R.
DALBY, at the
of which Wal 3$ inches,
Fox Inn, Dringhouses, the circumference

AFFAIRS OF DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

MEETING OF PROPRIETORS.

A General Meeting of the Proprietors of Drury-
lane Theatre was held yesterday, at two o'clock, in
the saloon of the Theatre, to hear the Sub-Com-
mittee's Report of the management and condition of
the property.
JOHN CALCRAFT, Esq. the Chairman of the Sub-
Committee, presided.
The CHAIRMAN briefly detailed the proceedings
of the Sub-Committee, relative to the management
of the affairs of the Theatre, and then read the
Coflowing Report, which contains the substance of
his address :

" When the Committee bad last the pleasure to meet the
General Assembly, their report went to announce that they
had proceeded so far in the choice of a lessee, that the de-
posit of the party was made, and a memorandum of the
agreement signed. Circumstances subsequently occurred
to place the concern in a critical situation, by the refusal of
Mr. Bish to ratify his contract. The Committee, how-
over, have the satisfaction to report that this state of affairs
was but of short duration, and that a voluntary offer by
'tir. Price of abiding by his original tender (which was
next in amount to that of Mr. Bish), relieved the Committee
from the necessity of endeavouring, with a certainty
of delay, a doubtful issue, and inevitable espence, to en-
Mrce the agreement with Mr. Bish, or of placing the pro-
perty again in competition under the then disadvantageous
circumstances.
" Mr. Price in thus taking the theatre had many diffi-
culties to encounter ; but the favourable result of the season
is the best proof of what the public and the proprietors
have to expect from his judicious, spirited, and liberal ex-
ertions to meet their support. The Committee trust that
in announcing the terms upon which they have let the
theatre, the proprietors will feel that in the peculiar situa-
tion of their property when the present lessee took to the
concern, their interests have not been neglected. It should
he remarked, that the rent paid by Mr. Price being
10,6051. per annum, is an annual increase upon the former
lease of 4051., with the additional advantage of the moiety
of the interest of 3,0001. now in the hands of Messrs. Cal-
craft, Robins, and G. Lamb, in trust for the proprietors,
and to he invested in the funds. The security consists of
a deposit of 5,0001., 3,000/. of which is, as before-mention-
ed, placed in trust for the due performance of the several
covenants, and 2,000/. is now and always to remain in
advance of rent in the hands of the Committee.
" The agreement for the lease, with all other securities
relating thereto, has been executed.
" In closing the report, the Committee have to request
the attention of the General Assembly to the annual state-
ment of account now before them, as audited by the auditors,
which exhibits the regular payment of the rent by the
lessee. The new renters' annuity of is. 3d. per night has
been paid by regular instalments to the account of their
trustees, Messrs. Turton, Fallowfield, and Snodgrass, for
214 nights of performance, amounting to 3,7621. 10s., at
the banking-house of Messrs. Ransom and Co.
" The ground landlord, and all other current demands
upon the proprietors, are paid in full up to Midsummer,
amounting to 5,270/. 4s. 4d.
" The only debt now upon the concern—viz. that of the
principal and interest to the bondholders, amounting to
19,184/., will be reduced in the course of the present
month to 14,824/. by the payment of a third instalment,
with one year's interest to the Ist July, 1826, amounting
together to 4,360/.
" The Committee trust, that in the exercise of their
judgment, under the difficulties they have stated, the Pro-
prietors will feel that they have proceeded in the way best
calculated to secure the permanent interests of the com-
pany, and with a prospect of clearing the concern of all
its debts within a very limited period."
The CHAIRMAN then stated that he wished to
observe upon the circumstances which had taken
place since the meeting of last season. The theatre
had been, it was known, let to Mr. Bish, and the
committee had received a deposit of 2,000/. as se-
curity for the performance of his contract. Mr.
Bish, however, thought proper not to fulfil his con-
tract, and the concern would have certainly been in
the utmost difficulty had not Mr. Price, the present
lessee, stepped forward and offered the most liberal
terms, namely, the terms which he had before of-
fered, although advantage might have been taken of
the sudden rejection by 'Mr. Bish. It bad been
thought proper to accept of those terms rather than
run the risk of a decision at law to compel Mr. Bish
to the performance of his contract. The proprietors
had every reason to be gratified at the result, for
by the judicious management of Mr. Price, all the
advantages which had been expected to arise from
the theatre would be more than realized.—(Ap-
plause.)—The whole of the bond debt would in a
very short time be liquidated, and then a dividend
would be made.

The report was then, with universal consent,
adopted and confirmed.
After some unimportant arrangement as to the
appointment of committee-men,
The CHAIRMAN stated, that it was his determi-
nation to continue his services until the theatre was
quite out of debt—an event which, he believed,
would very soon take place.
Mr. DOUGLAS KINNAIRD spoke in confirmation
of this state of affairs. There was one thing which,
although not exactly connected with the subject on
which they had assembled, he felt it his duty to
mention, as he knew of no other mode of bringing
it forward. The new renters, it was well known,
were entitled to free admissions to the theatre. This
privilege had never been disputed : but it appeared
that the new renters now sought to exercise that
privilege in a manner highly injurious to the lessee,
and to the interests of the concern. The lessee had
found it necessary upon particular occasions not to
allow the new renters to engage places in the dress-
boxes, as that practice upon their part was calculat-
ed to i nterfere with the public accommodation.
He was willing to give all the accommodation in
his power, consistent with the immediate interests
of the establishment, to the new renters, but it was
too hard to expect that he would engage to keep
places for them under the circumstances. It was,
in fact, incompatible with his arrangements for punc-
tually answering all demands upon him.
The CH AIRMAN certainly considered that the adop-
tion of any measure of this sort would be a great
hardship on Mr. Price ; that he (Mr. Calcraft) had
given his opinion that Mr. Price was fully justified
in the course he had marked out, and that he was
borne out by the Act of 1822 for the regulation of
the rights of the new renters, by which they were
to enjoy all the rights they did enjoy, under all ar-
rangements which might be made for the regulation
of the 1 heatre by the Committee, and for the pre-
vention of fraud.
Sir THOMAS TURTON, who entered the room as
the last Proprietor was on his legs, stated, that no
doubt all the proprietors were bound to make every
effort in their power for the protection of Mr. Price,
in whose talents and exertions they had the strongest
reliance. He, however, as a trustee of the new
renters, and a new renter himself, must defend their

rights to the best of his power; and he contended
that they were as well entitled as the rest of the
public to the right of having places kept for them
upon the payment of Is., according to the long ex-
isting practice. If he should be refused the custo-
mary privilege, he certainly would bring an action
against the Manager, and he was perfectly satisfied
what the decision would be, Was it to be said to
the new renters that the good places were to be
given to those who paid their money the moment
they entered the Theatre, when the former had paid
for their places long ago doubly and trebly; and
were the ladies who were free renters to be told
that they must not sit in the unexceptionable places,
but walk up higher, and sit amongst the ladies of the
town ?—(A laugh.)
Mr. ROBINS said, that it was only upon particular
occasions that Mr. Price intended to put this ;lie?...
sure into effect.

Mr. CALCRAFT. said, that it was a mistake to
think that Mr. Price was introducing an innova-
tion. The same thing had been done in Mr. Sheri-
dan's time, and during the superintendance of the
other managers, including Mr. Elliston.
Two or three new renters here declared that they
had the privilege, and undoubtedly would exercise it.
The CHAIRMAN said, that if the right of the new
renters were to be enforced, the next question would
be what abatement was to be made to Mr. Price in
his rent • f for he Certainly Would not be able to pay
•

the high rent he was now under, and discharge his
other engagements.
Sir T. TunmoN did not think that Mr. Price had
the house at a high rent. There was a time When
20,0001. a year had been paid for it, and that even
30,000/. had been expected. Much had been done
for Mr. Price. Did they not give him the 2,0001.
which Mr. Bish had forfeited, to enable him to go
On with so great a concern ?
Mr. CALCRAFT said that there existed a mistake
upon the subject. They did not transfer the 2,000/.
which had been deposited by Mr. Bish to Mr.• Price,
but after Mr. Bish had broken his contract, and the
committee were in doubt whether they could retain
the 2,000/. deposited by him, they understood that
there was a negociation between those gentlemen;
and then they withdrew any claim they might have
upon Mr. Bish in furtherance of the negociation.
Mr. PRICE wished more fully to explain. Mr.
Bish had transferred nothing whatever without deli-
berate consideration. Mr. Bish had entered into
contracts with a number of performers, and applied
to him to rid him of those contracts in consideration
of transferring the 2,000/. To this he (Mr. Price)
consented. One of those performers he had paid
400/. to under those contracts, and that performer
had played no more than eight nights. Another had
played but seven ; and the fact was, that, with com-
promises and other matters, he was out of pocket by
the contract.

Sir T. TURTON expressed himself satisfied at this
statement.

Mr. PRICE said, that there was one fact to which
he begged to call the attention of the meeting. The
theatre was subject to 618 free admissions ; the
dress boxes contained 260 places, the circle over
that 240, making 500; and there were 370 free ad-
missions actually in one night. It was evident that
the free admissions alone would more than fill the
two lower circles.

Sir T. TURTON said, that there were but 300
new renters, and of those certainly not a quarter
could be expected to attend the theatre on any night.
It was the worst possible policy in the theatre to
dispute the right of the new renters. If such a pro-
ject had been anticipated, the season would probably
not have gone off so quietly.
Mr. PRICE said that his principal object must
always be to accommodate the public who paid
him, and enabled him to discharge his numerous
obligations.

The CHAIRMAN said, that all must feel it indis-
pensably necessary- to support the lessee. He (Mr.
Ca'craft) would represent to the Sub-committee the
feeling which had been exhibited that day, and he
trusted that an accommodation would take place that
would prove satisfactory.
Upon the understanding that the Chairman would
make a communication of this kind to the Com-
mittee, the meeting, having voted thanks to the
Chairman, separated.