Star.
London, England, 1816-09-11 00:00:00

COPY OF IQE• HARRIS' LETTER TO Till HONOURABLE

DOUGLAS KINNARD.
" C. G. T. Tuesday, Sept. 10, IRI 6.
"MV DRAB. SIR.-1C answer to your qaestion, whether you
have acted according to the long established rules of the winter
Theatres, in withdrawing your Performers from another 'rhea-
tre alter your opening, 1 have to acquaint you, that as long as 1
can remember Theatres, it has been unvariably the custom to
allow no regularly engaged performers to play at any other Thea-
tre after the commencement of the season's perfot mances. Indeed,
such would be the difficulty and confusion in carrying on the bu-
siness of the Theatre, in preparing noveltirt, in rehearsals, &c.
(which must have taken place at the opening of the season) were
performers allowed a act at another Theatre, that I never knew
an instance of any Performer requesting or desiring such a per-
misslin. The season of the Haymarket Theatre having been
originally confined to the 15th or'September, and the Winter
Theatres having seldom opened before that period, that day was
bard for the termination of the Performers' engagements at that
Theatre, after which they have been invariably withdrawn.
" The permission given to Performers to act even during As
raw at any new Theatre in London, has been considered as
highly injurious to the regular Theatres, and has generally been
refused. The reason is obvious—Your Performers, thereby,
became so hackneyed in the eyes of the Public, that they lose
the attraction of novelty. Mr. GARRICK was so much of that
opinion that he never allowed any of his performets to play in
any other Theatre than his own.—Believe me, yours, very truly,
(Signed) " H. Hoaats."

LETTIR TO ats. ORGER.
6• Pall Mall, Sept. 10, IRIS.

" MADAM—Seeing in the Papers of this day a statement, sent
by the Manager of the English Opera at the Lyceum for inser-
tion, in which is a letter purporting to b from you; I take the
liberty of recalling to your recelliction the particulars of the only
convr.reation which I had the honour of holding with you oo the
subject of roar performing at that Theatre. This was so long
ago as last Friday morning, three whole days before your name
was in the bills of the Lyceum fur last night's performance.
" You applied to me for permission to isonttnue to perform at
the Lyceum, whilstdse Drury lane Theatre was on the alternate
nights closed—this I told you it was impossible for me to grant,4
as, if we permitted our Periormen to exert their talents against
Covent-garden Theatre when we were shut, they would do the
like by us,and that then the benefit proposed by our playing al-
ternate eights would be lost, and we might as well let our per-
formers appear before the public at our Theatres every night.—
Not a word, I am confident, Passed on the subject either of
threat or line. I never for one moment could suppose yes would
seriously think It a hardship to observe the most important con-
dish* of tie article of agreement, which you and all the Per-
Coalmen at the Winter Theatres *goad. The salary given is for
the exclusive services of the performers at this Theatre. It were
paying you an IQ compliment to suppose you devoilliof individual
attraction. t recollect appealing to yourself, whether we could
refuse to other performers, if they claimed it, an absolution for
their articles, if we graisied it to you. I recollect also distinctly
explaining to you, that the .it
Theatre received the ac-
commodation dll neat Satunday from old usage alone.
".1 beg you will have the goodness to inform me wherein your
recollection of the conversation differs from the above. The date
of your letter, so late as yesterday evening, and the mention of
4ine and threat, have left me in some doubt whether the Ma-
nager bed nit been imposed upon by a fictitious letter io your
name. Waiting your reply, I have the honour to be, Madam,
"Your very obedient servant, "D. KIN NAllie
" Mrs. Osier, Drury lane Meade."

CORONNte Isioutwrs.—Yesterday an Inquisition
was. held at the sign of the Triumphant Chariot,
Grosvenor-place, on view of the body of Jane Blink.
horn, a child only *yen years old, who met her death
in corw.quence of her clothes having caught fire.
Verdict—Accidental Death.—An Inquisition was
' taken * the General Elliott, Royal Hospital-row,
.Chelsea, upon the body of Mrs. Ann Maria Pope,
who fell upon the floor iii a baker's shop, while asking
for a loaf of bread on Monday morning, and instantly
expired. Verdict—Died by the Visitation of Got).—
An Inquisitidia was held upon the body of Mrs. Joice
James, aged 67, the mother of Mr. James, Solicitor,
Red Lion•aquare, who felt through a window on the
third floor on Sunday. Verdict... Accidental Death.
An Inquisition was taken at the Harp Tavern,
Ruuell.street, upon the body of Daniel Mitchell, a
jeurneyman brickLayerlqwho fell from the top of a
house in Martlett's-comet. Verdict, Accidental Death.
An Inquest was held at the London Hospital, on the
body of Joshua Butt, who met his death by having
his thumb crushed with a steam engine.. Verdict—
Accidental Death.—Another Inquest was held at the
same time and place, on the body of Henry Nelson,
an apprentice on board the ship Pearson, who, on
Saturday last fell down the bold of the skid ship, and
was so dreadfully injured, that he died in a short
time. Verdict as. above.

LbNbbM MA*Ett SEPrEMBER 10:

Cottorr.-The demand for Cotton last week was
chiefly for exportation • 57 Pertams were sold at 2s.
2J. 80 Maranharns 2s. iilo Minas 231 J. 65 Bahia' 2s.
Oid. 115 Boweds 180. a 20d. small parcels Orleans
22d. Berbice 21d. a 220. Carrio' '2ltd: s 2311 Jae
melees 210. and Cottons in the house, 200 Bengals
151 d. a 14d. and a small parcel Surats 15a. a 15td.
Ltvettrooe, SIIPTENRZR 7.-" The demand for
Cottons from the trade has been extremely limited
during the week, arid in some instances pm.-oases
have been made in the middle qualities of Bow,ds
about id. and in Sea Islands id. per pound belaw
our last quotations, but in other descriptions there
is no alteration, and prices on the whole remain very
steady. There have been sold-1370 Boweds, at
180. a 190. for fair to good fair, and 20d. to 21d.
for good to prime ; 300 Orleans at 190. a 210. for
fair to good, and a few Dunbar's it 2s. 150 Sea
Islands at 2s. 3d. a 25. 6d. for fair io good, including
'2O stained at 20d. a 2s. 60 Portents at 2.. 1 d. a 2s.
2d. 50 Maranhams at 2s. Oid. a 2s. Id. 150 Dallies at
2s. a 2s. Id. 30 Barbadnes at Did. a 210. 100 St.
Domingo's at 20td. 55 Carthagenas at 19d. 70 La-
guiras at 161,,d. 70 Bengals at 14d. a 14-1-d. making
altogether 2405 bags ; besides which about 1500 to
2000 bags of Brazils are shipping for France."
SUGAR.-There was little business done by private
contract in the market last week, on account of the
expected reduction of the impost duty ; the late
prices were fully maintained. On Friday two pub-
lic sales were brought forward, they attracted consi•
durable interest; the duties in loth iastances were to
be paid on Saturday or the beginning of this week
by the sellers, of course deriving the advantage from
the reduction of duty ; the first consisted of 1.55
hhds and 50 tierces Barbadoes Sugar ; in declaring
the usual conditions of sale (prompt two months,
open tares for home consumption, deck tares if es.
ported) ; it was mentioned that no allowance would
be made to the trade should the Sugars tura out
worse than the samples, unless it should appear such
difference was more than 3s. per cwt. a considerable
proportion of the wholesale grocers in consequence
declined making any offers ; the sale went off, how.
ever, freely, but with little variation from the last
sale ; they were of a superior description of Barba-
does Sugar, and much wanted by the trade ;-fine
white sold 91s. a 925. middling from 85s. a 89s. one
lot 735. The other sale consisted of 344 Mitts, one
tierce. 24 barrels, ordinary Trinidad Sugars, with
considerable strength ; the prices generally were 70s.
a 725. 63. a few lots 735. a 765. and two lots 695. of
the latter sale, it may be stated, a few first lots went
off about is. under the reputed currency of the nut-
ket, but generally freely ; the prices and demand in-
creasing as the sale proceeded.
The aggregete average price of Muscovades fur
the four months preceding the first Wedeesday in
September was 465. so. ..xc:usi.c of import duty ;
consequently, the !eduction !sill no doubt be 31. per
cwt. fixing the amcunt at. 275. per cwt.. the of .ter from
the Treasury has not, however; been sent down to the
Custom House this forenoon, but littl. J. is enter-
tained of the reduction ; it has hitherto .Iways fol-
lowed as a matter of course ; the business .a MUscia-
%fades by private contract was very trival this tote-
noon, on account of the official document not having
appeared in the City. Two public sales were brought
forward, the first consisting of 209 casks Muscovades,
very ordinary and damp, brown ; the first lot taken
in so low as 635.-6 d. according to the market price
worth 665. ur 675. the remainder of the sale was
taken in at higher rates, generally 675. a 70s. there
appeared no buyers of the very interior brown blus.
covades. The second sale consisted of 562 tasks
ordinary brown, which sold freely from 68s. 6d. a
71s. a few lots 665. a 675. the purchasers were to be
allowed whatever duty was paid, if taken for expor-
tation ; the prices of Muscovades cannot be stated at
any variation since our last.
We mentioned the advance of the Refined market
on the day of our last publication ; the prices since
are little varied ; the demand has, however, been
very considerable, more especially for the Baltic, as
the season for shipping is drawing towards a close I
So great continues the want of Lumps, that parcels
to be ready for the next two weeks are mostly sold ;
Double Loaves have been in extensive request, and
are.frOm 2s. a 3s. higher.
"In Foreign Sugars there has been little business
done ; the holders are asking higher prices, and from
the pretent state of the market there is every proba-
bility of a revival of the demand ; this forenoon two
inconsiderable parcels of Clayed Sugars were brought
forward ; the prices went off very unevenly ; the
27 bhds. last sold going off at 3s. a 4s. higher than
the first lots put up ; middling Terre: 925. 6d. 9k..
6d. and 975. 6d. Communes 78$. a 82s, Tc tes
a 745.
Conn.-We mentioned last Tuesday the proba-
bility of a risein Coffee ; the next morning the prices
advanced 2s. and since then there has been au in-
creasing demand, and an improving currency,
making the prices from thi. a 4s. higher, since our
last report ; the request has been chiefly for Coffees
of the British Plantation ; the Foreign was not in so
extensive demaud, nor were the prices improved in
proportion ; East India and all descriptions of Fo.
reign Coffee now rate low in proportion; the Dutch
is equally advanced with the Jamaica qualities, and
getting scarce, owing. no doubt, to the crops of Su-
noels going directly and exclusively to Holland ;-
the colonies of Demerara sad Essequibo, though
much more extensive and valuable, never yet shipped
such Luse supplies of Coffee to Europe as Surinam ;
owing to the great improvement its these colonies, the
plantations et °Wee being extensively changed for
the more valuable property, sugar estates.
TALLOW.-The. prices of Tallow have advanced
2s. a Ss. per cwt.
Srices.-Pepper colltintimila very considerable de-
mand, at advancing piece.
Rush BRANDY, Alb HOLLAiDSO=•••The business
done in Rum has been very extensive ; the prices ad-
vanced from Id. to 2d. per gallon. Brandies have
have again greatly. idv.anced, ay. sd. per gallon..
Geneva may also be Tuned * shade higher: '
Toa..--The East India Compeoy's Tea. Sale closed
yesterday ; the Bobeae and Cpagous have gone off
from 3d. to sd. per pound high( than the last sale ;
Twankay isk_pfr pound lower... The Teas in pri-
vate Wade. Bte. continue on sale.
Otes.-The business done is While 911 cantinas'
to be very considerable.
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