New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-21
ADyERr1sINe DIREc TO II :
uzw ADVERTISEMENTS Will BE ~. Y0g rnv,s
"1~ AO' RESPECTIVE HEADS As FoLL I9coyn PACE
- ~ LILLY PrRLIc-FRoM WILLIAM HALL

A., of The friends of the undersigned still ex-
essng dssas ction, Notwithstanding their caro- Oh yes
pIess ev are reluctantly compelled to again appear be-
@ he nrbljc with statenenl more in dola Upon Mr.
Ranurns return for the series OF concerts al ripper
Iii he solicited us 10 agents IN selling uckes OF
t;ng commission offye per cent, and saying this was
sII W Benedict and Miss Lind were willing to allow
We reused at this hecause the labor, anxiety inter
ruption of legitimate business ana expense OF aodoal
clerks that would from onr acting as proposed,
would any rate Of comm De unoesdGe ana al
the rate proposed become OF no pecunary o2ec! ar.
Sernnrn came again and said he had consulted with Mr.
Benedict and Miss Lind and zen per cent would De gwen
he aesired that friend of his from Bridgeport night be
actively associated with us and share onetrd OF inc com
nssnE TpOn this arrangement OF per cenage and assist
smce and taking risk ali the tickets uns0d upon our
selyes we commenced the sale we ordered for every con
cersometimee several days aheadthe seats we TOOK tick
ate for and our clerk oud mark oil from plan the seats
adoptpd On some occasions our bookReeper was sent
g. 10 MIR lie Grand Smith The ticket agent of Mr. Barnum,
IN marx Off the seats desired that the sales at the Museum
and Trpler Hall might commence. This manner OF ar
panpement being adopted for some weeks, it became
custom And relying upon ability to get any seats we
wished the orders of friends received for particular
acas a fev DAYS since we discovered that Mr. Barnums
bridgeport friend purchasing on his own &C count,
and tskiug entire commissions for the came without our
knowledge matter of conduct certainly out OF tne pare
of good fah when his connection with us is considered
We declined to longer with him and ne lett the store
On Saturday and Monday mornings last Mr. lie Grand
Smith picked for Thursday and Friday nights Concerts
al the solicitation and in presence of one OF our hr
about 300 seats taking the first three rows across the floor
of Tnpler Hail. then passing over three ana including he
adjoining three and to The number desired me pan
upon which Mr.. Smith pencied Is now IN the possession
OF the undersigned with the marks men uiaoe IN LUIS
day morning the Senior of firm called at the Museum 10
obtain the tickets Mr. Smith desired him to call in an hour
In the interval received note from the latter request
ing an immediate call The request was answered when
Mr. Smith informed Senior that he had but one hunored
and sixty tickets for US and that Mr. Weis ithe bridge
port friend of Mr. Barnum before alluded to had brought
an order from Mr. Barnum for six hundred kets leaving
US In the lurch We acknowledge to the being olt-geie
rallied do envy the ecat Of the victory we were
thus e the unpleasant position OF encOuDterng me as
appointment and in instances the anger oil our eo'
for whom the faith of Mr. Smith, we had engageo spe
cifc seats in the designated rows On the afternoon OF
Tuesday we understood that MIR Wells had located at M
Joies" for the sale OF his tickets; and at the same Pc
Rod of the day responsible aacne OF lhat esSaoSn
ment chilled nj our store and Informed our clerks d
nn Tn sea,s engaged by us could be had from them
Our book keeper offered 50 TO- That being the price charged
ma nv Mr. Barnum answered we could nave mem
for IS IS each On the following morning one OF on
friends who left in elurcb had TO purchase hcEc!s a.
Earle's Hotel in Park-row at premium we might sa!
much upon this subject but could scarcely IN uit a
to the favor enjoy with the public, have statel less
Except in this instance, bear witness cheerfuy U
The punctuaity and gentemanly bearing OF MT barnul
and even now are ing believe that he has been, Il
the multiplicity of his engagements played upon ~ M
agents. WILLIAM HALL CIV
Nov. 90, 1850.