Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-08-02

about 1900 persons with comfort. in0
season usually begins in April and encs IN
October. The present English opera house
was erected in 1884. 1t is capable Of con.
tanning about 1900 persons. BrahaIn's
theatre will accommodate about 200 persons
The Olympic theatre is capable Of contain.
ing 1900. About 1900 persons can be &C.
commodatcd in the Adelphi. The new
Strand theatre is the smallest in London.
1t is not capable Of containing more than
800 persons with comfort. Astley's thea.
tre is large and commodous. About 2OOO
persons can find room in it without pres.
sure. The season begins at Easter and
ends in september. The Queens theatre
is very small, incapable of containing more
than 500. The Victoria theatre formerly
the Coburg) has accommodations for 1000
persons. The pit Of the Surrey theatre is
perhaps the largest Of any house in Europe.
When crowded it contains 1000 persons.
The remaining theatres Gall small ones,)
are Sadler's, Wells the Pavilion, the Car
rick, the City theatre, the Clarence theatre,
and the Minor theatre. No theatre can be
opened in that part Of London, within the
jurisdiction of the Lord Chamberlain, with.
on, license from him. and No new piece
can be produced at any OF the themfe
without the approval ofthe dramatic censor.
That Office is now held by Charles Kem-
be.
C1uJs.-Thc principal clubs are Brooke's
Whites's, Boobies. The Carltan club,
the Reform club. Aheneum club, the Clar.
ence club, the United University club, the
Oriental club, the Travellers club the Uniol
club, the United Service club, the Junior
United Service club, the Oxford and CAM
bridge University club, and the Windham
club.
Crockford's is the largest gaming estab.
lishment in London. The celebrated Ude
is chef cook Of this establishment, and he
receives salary of a thousand guineas per
annum. The wines in Crockford's cellar
are valued at 70,0O0l. Crockford has
realized an immense fortune from his gam.
bling establishment. 1t is said that on one
occasion a million pounds sterling changed
hands in one night at this establishment.
Crockford commenced life poor 6shmon.
ger. He has realized all Of his immense
fortuue at the gaming table. The Athe.
naeum is the "hell'' next IN importance to
Crockford's. 1t is on a less expensive
scale than CrockforG's Besides these there
are numerous minor gambling houses
These houses are rarely indicted, and
still more rarely are their keepers punish.
ed.
The lower classes in London are repre-.
sented as being sunk in ignorance, poverty
and crime. 1t is computed that three mil.
lions sterling year, are expended by them
OH the article gin alone.
Ncwspapers.-The Times is the first in
talent and influence: its present editor Is
Mr.. Barnes. Captain Sterling has written
many Of its ablest editorial articles, but has
no control over its columns; its daily circu.
lation is about 10000. The proprietorship
of the Times is divided into sixteen shares.
The estimated value ofthis paper $50 O,OOOz.
and its annual profits between 2O,OOOl. and
100000. The daily circulation oftbe Nor.
n:ng Herald is about 1000 copies. The
leading editor of the Morning Chronicle is
a Mr.. Black he has number of coadju.
tors-the circulation of the Chronicle is
about $500 copies daily. The Morning
pos. a.s a circulation of less than 5000
principally among the fashionable circles;
its principal editor is Mr.. Biddleson. The
Morning Advertiser is edited by Mr.. An
derson, with two assistants it has circula.
ton Of about 5000 copies. The Public Led.
ger is almost exclusivly a mercantile paper
Mr.. Stevens is the editor. These are the
morniug papers. The youngest Of them
has heen in existence half century,
Every attempt made during that time, to
establish new morning papers has failed.
The Times contributed 10 the revenue (for
stamps and duties on advertisements in
1923, nearly 70,O0Ol. sterling! The dai.
y evening papers, are the Globe, the Cour.
er, the Sun, the Standard, and the True
Sun-The Globe is under the editorial
management of Mr.. Wilson; it has circu-
ation of nearly 5000. The Courier is
under the editorial management Of Mr.. Stu
art, the author ofThree Years Residence
in America, and Mr.. Hodgkins. The Sun
is owned by Mr.. Young, who is assisted in
the editorial department by another gentle
man The literary notices in this paper are
written by Mr.. Deacon.-The Standard
is edited by DR.. Grifford, assisted by DR.
Maginn. The True sun is edited by Mr..
Gadsley assisted by Mr.. Murphry. The
weekly papers are the Examiner, edited by
Mr.. Fonblanque, assisted by Mr.. Foster.
The Spectator, edited by Mr.. Rntoul and
several assistants; the Atlas, edited by Mr..
Bell the Observer, (editor not named);
Bells Life in London, edited by Mr. Dow
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