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Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 1944, 29 July 1869, Page 2

Princess Theatre. —“ Esmeralda, ” and the “King of the Peacock,” were played last evening to a moderate house, Mr llayner very ably sustaining the part of the Hunchback, and Miss Forde singing in the burlesque in her n aial good and effective manner. To-morrow evening, Mr Simmon : s takes a complimentary benefit, when will be produced “The Life of an Act-css,” with Air .Simmonds as Grimaldi, the French prompter. Ihe performances will concha V with tiie “ Loan nf a Lover,” in which Alissj Anna Fordo will appear as Gertrude. J Mr Driver’s Letter.—The follow mg is an extract from a letter, written bw Mr Driver, to AlrThos. Oalleudar :— “Pcopla must have little to do to trouble themselves about it (his letter to Tie week), for, except! ing that it is written to a poor ignorant man in a stylo that he might* understand (and, therefore, as to composition not intended for publication), 1 have nothing else to be ashamed of ; for I never had any deal ings or understandings with Mr Macandrew that tho whole world might not know. Those who induced the fo lish old man to publish it have thought tit to put an entirely wrong construction <m it, or rather conuectvii it with the wrong matter. It ha ano connection with taking tho run for outside settlement or Hundreds, but referred cmircly to a few men—Brooks, M'Kinnon, and oth rs—who had been allowed to illegally settle on the nm, and with whom Treweck was at ■ war ; and it was Air Macaudrew’s promise to - go up with me and settle the whole affair that I referred to as keeping faith, and used tho term to keep Treweck qu et, as his letters to me show. This should not in any way be used to prejudice Mr Macandrew, for L can truly say that, so far as my dealings with him have been, I have ever found him upright, honest, and j-ist, both as Superintendent, and Air Alacandrew.” The Naval Brigade will muster at the Drill-shed for Adjutant’s Inspection, kc, this evening, at half-past seven o’clock.