Star. — London, England, 1818-10-01 00:00:00

• It "4 • Nemble, to undertake the management of the Them. tie; they th`erefore,.lq July list, sent to the Sub. Committee a protest against air proceedings, offer ing at the same time, if they acted according to the general sense of the proprietors, to co-operate with them. No notice having been taken of this, and no step taken to carry the former Resolutions agreed to into effect, the Committee, understanding that Mr. 3. Kemble had been actually engaged, in opposition to the known wishes of the Proprietors,. did give a notice of an injunction in Chancery to check any fur theeproceeclings of the Committee, until the Resolu tions of the general body were complied with ; and in • a few days after, by the advice of very able Counsel, that injunction was moved for, and obtained. The object of the Select Committee in this was, not to • shut up the Theatre, but to bring those individuals (the Sub-Committee) back to a proper sense 'of the ditty they owed to the Proprietors at large. The re port then noticed the result of the proceedings in Chancery, and then proceeded to an act of the Gene ral Committee, the lowering of the prices. This the Special Committee formally protested against, as pregnant with ruin to the interest of the Proprietors. It was a measure agreed to by a body of seven indi viduals, four of whom were members of the Sub- Committee, and one the Auditor of Accounts. So far had the Special Committee been from adopting such a measure as this, or from, as was alleged, shut ting up the Theatre altogether , they had agrees to open the Theatre at the usual time, with the old prices, but with increased attractions. After noticing the means which the Special Committee were about to have recourse to for the payment of the debts, means which they had strong reason to believe would have been finally successful, the Report expressed their hope that the Sub-Committee, whose negleit, disobedience, and mismanagement had already been productive of so much loss to the Proprietors, would feel themselves bound to make good that loss from their own resources. The Report next stated, that the Special Committee had full reason to 'know that Mr. Colman would have engaged, but no ap plication had been made to him by the Snb-Com mittee for months before the re-opening of the season, neither had Colonel Patrick Douglas nor Mr. Wilson resigned, as had been before intimated. In conclu sion, the Report called upon the Proprietors to exert themselves, and take such steps as would prevent what remained of their rights from being further en croached upon, and from having their property bur dened with increased debts. It was then moved and seconded, that this Report be approved. The 'question was put, and on a shew of hands the Chairman declared it to be carried in the affirmative. Mr. PETER MOORE was not satisfied with the deci sion, and demanded a ballot, which was granted ac cordingly. Before the scrutinizers proceeded to the ballot, Mr. Moons observed, that his object in having ap plied to Parliament last Session was to comply with the standing orders of the House by an early notice ; but that the application was not intended to be in any way in opposition to the general will of the Proprietors. Mrs. BUTLER then addressed the Chair nearly in these words:—" Mr. Chairman, I wish to be informed of the reason why Mr. J. Johnstone (Irish Johnstone) pne of the greatest supports of the Theatre, and the most popular public favourite, is not at present en gaged? and how does it happen that his services were dispensed with so suddenly e" Cu Ai KM Di.-" Madam, your question shall be at tended to; but at present the ballot is about to com mence. After that is concluded, I shall ask the ques tion of some of the Sub-Committee, for your infor mation." The ballot then went on, and on a scrutiny there appeared—For approving the Report, 66—Against it, 63—Majority, 3. The Report was received and approved accordingly. The CIIAIRNIA K was then about to proceed with the ballot for the six Members of the General Com mittee, when Mr. COCKER begged to offer a few remarks before it commenced, on the subject of some papers which had been circulated by the Sub• Committee purport ing to be reports from them and the General Com mittee, but containing, what he must term, many ' things the very reverse cf truth. In sonic part of, those, the conduct of the Special Committee seemed' to be patticularly alluded to, and their proceedings treated with contempt. Mr. COCKER was about to read some of these pa pers, when Alderman Cox rose to order; he conceived it would be irregular to have any of them read. There was no motion before the :Meeting, and in order to go on with the regular business of the d•iy, he should move that the ballot be forthwith proceeded in. The CAAIRMAN said, that if Mr. Cocker meant to conclude with a motion, he was in order. Hr. Comma said, that was his intention, and continued his speech. The Sub-committee had, he observed, objected to the report of the Special Corn, mittee as being . only their opinion—but this was an error ; the opinions of the Select Committee had been approved by a General Committee, which they were bound to obey. In one part of the report it was said that steps ;tad been taken to engage Mr. Coleman— that the Sub-committee had sent to know the terms on which he would consent to accept it ; but that Mr. Coleman's answer, which was, that he would state his terms as soon as the pecuniary embarrasss meats of the Theatre had been got rid of, had, of course, concluded the negociation. This part of the report, he (Mr. Cocker) contended was incorrect, and Norcnt on to skew from the former declaration of the Sub-committee, as to the arrangement of the pecu niary embarrassments, and from their letter to Mr. Coleman, and his answers, that his having required the settlement of those pecuniary difficulties, before he stated his terms, ought not to have put an end to the negociation, if they were really disposed to go on with it. He next adverted to the placard published by Mr. Robins, which he maintained that gentleman had a right to do as a proprietor. He then called the attention of the Meeting to the statement of the Committee respecting the finances This statement, which was for two years, shewed that In the season of 131647 the income was £43,926 0 o Expenses in same time Rent and charges , 5,354 17 3 This last item would, to an ordinary observer, appear as having been part of the expenses, and forming part of the . gross sum of ii:49,223 ; but the fact was not so, for it was a separate charge, and should have been added to the rest. From this calculation it ap peared that there was a loss to the Theatre in the sea son 1816-17 exceeding . £lo,ooo ; and from the ac count of the satns received and expended in the sea son 1817-18, it appeared that the total loss of that period was £9,966.6s Id. making a grand total of loss in the two seasons of £20,817..165. 11d. and no interest whatever.paid. From this the Meeting might form a general idea of the nature of the management. With respect to the reducing of the prices of-admis sion, he was of opinion that nothing could be more ruinous to the concern. Taking the shewing of the Sub-committee, it was certain to be unproductive, un less indeed there was, what as yet there was no pros pect of, such an extraordinary accession of talent to the company as would ensure crowded houses.— The Committee themselves had shewn, that, upon a comparison of the receipts, when the prices were at 6s. to the period of their being at 7s. the difference was nearly £3O a night in favour of the latter price ; and yet, with this comparison, they thought fit, with out at all consulting the general body, to reduce the price not to six, but to five shillings at once. Mr. Cocker went on at considerable length to comment on the several parts of the Report of the Special Committee, and to shew that those of the other Com mittees were grossly erroneous in their allusions to it. In conclusion he begged the Meeting to keep a watch ful eye on the proceedings of the Sub-Committee ; if not, they would in time find themselves called upon, perhaps, for additional sums on their shares, which' would be more than their shares might be worth. He then moved, apparently pro forma, that certain documents do lie on the table. . Mr. WiLsoh having observed,, that if the Sub- Committee were to blame for their management, it was a blame which ought to be borne with theni by his (Mr. Cocker's) colleague, Mr. Lamb, Mr. LAMB rose, and defended himself from the imputations which, he said, had been attempted to be cast upon him, not by the Gentleman opposite (Mr. Wilson), for he was the only one who had the manliness to 'come forward with any thing like a charge, but by anonymous writers; by publications which, if not coming directly from the Sub-Com mittee, were, he had no doubt, under its sanction. In some of these were inserted letters, some of them private, and conversations often confidential, which the Members of the Committee alone could knon., and which therefore could not have reached the public eye without their knowledge and consent.— He was free to admit that he had a right to take his share of the blame attendant upon any mismanage ment of the Sub-Committee up to a certain time, but then it did not follow that he could sit tamely under charges and insinuations of being the cause of the disasters which had occurred since. The Honourable Gentleman then went into a long statement of his principal transactions with the Committee to the pe. riod of his resignation. His - object seemed to be, not so much to cast imputations on any of those who acted with him, as to defend himself from those who throw the blame of every thing on him alone. He strongly denied his having ever agreed with Mr. Kinnaird to refuse a seat in the Sub-Committee, un less he were also named, and read a letter of Mr. D. Kinnaird's to that effect. Atter Mr. Kinnaird had left the Committee, he (Mr. Lamb) offered to resign, but, at the earnest request of several Members, he continued to give them-his services. Ile took upon himself, by their desire, nearly the whole weight rf business, which he endeavoured to discharge as well as his abilities permitted. When, however, lie could not afterwards approve of the proceedings which were adopted, he resigned ; and a loth time after he was accused, not merely of every thing which , was not successful in his own time, but also of every failure which had taken place since then.— In reply to this he observed, that there was scarcely one Piece which failed since he resigned, that he had either refused or sent back for revision. Indeed, so , great was this rage for novelty, and so rooted was the notion that novelty and variety alone would fi ll the Treasury, that it was by this Sub-Committee, or by its sole Director, suggested that the Manager should be instructed to produce two new Pieces every week. (Ufa r, and a long . h.)—After he had resigned, he was anxious to let some of the Proprietors know his rea• sons ; and with this view he told them to Mr. Robins. Mr. Robins asked him, as he disapproved of what was going on in the Snb•Committee, to coalesce with those who opposed them, whirls Le conceived it wculd be cowardice in him to Lave refused, and he did therefore join. Mr. Lamb then Alluded to the con duct of the present Sole-Director, and endeayft.red to shew, that with his system the Theatre could not be benefited. In conclusion, he thanked the Meeting for the kind indulgence they had always shewn to him ; and assured them, that though the present would be his last appearance on that stage, he should be at ail times ready to forward their best interests. (Great applawse.) Mr. NMI ri.sos said he had only meant, in alluding to Mr. Lamb, to say, that if the Sub-Committee de served blame, he ought to have his share. He meant not to detract from his merits, when in saying, as he now did, that he would rather consult him as a law yer than a stage-manager. With respect to the ap pointment of Mr. Kemble, it was such as met his warm concurrence, as he conceived, that under the direction of such a man there was the only chance of the proprietors receiving one shilling. The CHAIRMAN defended the General Committee from a charge of neglect. They were accused of being led by a small body: it was true, and he was always against it; for he was of opinion that a little oligarchy of five could not govern any thing, much less a concern of such importance, and in assenting to their appointment, it was that they should have the controul of the expenditure until the Theatre should be let; and until it was let, he thought the concern would be growing worse and worse every year. He was also against the reduction of the prices, because he conceived it a degradation to Old Drury ; but in this his opinion did not prevail. The CHAIRMAN was again about to proceed with the election, when he recollected that a question had been put by a Lady, which had not yet been an swered. He now requested her to put it again. Mrs. BUTLER repeated her question relative to the non -engagement of Mr. J. Johnstone, and expressed her regret that any mistaken notions of economy on the part of the Committee should have deprived the LONDON. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 1, 1818. Tilt KINDS. PRICE OF . STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWEIAIR O . CLOtE Bank Stock shut-3 per Cent. Reduced shut -3 per Cent. Consols 75k —for Acc. 751. 34 per Cent. shut-4 per Cent. shut 5 per Ct. Navy 105;}—India Bonds 75 77 pre. Omnium 3,1 dis.—Exchequer Bills 15 17 prem. The alteration in the amount of Stock purchased by the Commissioners, from a new arrangement, will not take place until the 10th instant, when they will commence buying £40,000 more Stock per day than they did last quarter. Consols have risen this morn ing, and the market looks very at 7.::!;. Several respectable Brokers have been buying to a large amount the French Dividends. The Paris Papers of Monday an ived this forenoon. The Duke of Ritousn. who h'as been for some time under a sort of disgrace at Court, for giving his sanction to Colonel FAEVIER'S publication respecting the outrages at Lyons, appears to be again restored to favour, being announced to succeed Marshal the Duke of REGGIO, on the Ist of October, in the com mand of the Royal Guard in attendance on the KING. The other matters in these Papers are of no interest whatever to the English reader. The Baron DE LEEIZETTERN, the Austrian Ambas sador to the Court of St. Petersburgh, left town yes terday morning early to proceed on his embassy. Lady E. STLWSRT is expected to leave town in a few d.iys, on her return to Paris. . _ The'llev. Mr. BENTINCE and Lady artived in town yesterday, from Brussels. The Countess of MACAETNEY has left her house, at Chiswick, for IVorthing. The Marchioness of WORCESTFR is arrived at her house iv Upper Brook -street, from a tour. The Earl and Countess Cownit are expected to leave their seat, Pansenger, Herts, this day,for Brighton. Lord and Lady GRENVILLE are expected to leave Dropmore in a few days, on a visit to Lord and Lady NUGENT, at their seat, Lilleys, Bucks. Lord and Lady FAL:mourn left HENRY BANKS, Esq. M P.'s seat, Kingston Hall, Dorset, yesterday, for their seat, Tregothan, near Truro, Cornwall. The Marchioness of TAVISTCCK has left town for Brighton. Mr. and Mrs. Bona! have kit their scat, Otter shave, Surrey, for Worthing. Lcrd NI.T.INCTON has left town on a tour. Lord and Lady FOLKnSTONE have left their seat in Berkshire, on a visit to their father, the Earl of RADNOR. General NIEAIY`Ws is In-rived at his house in Charles street, Berkeley-s,luare, from a tour. 1 Madame BELLOAR, announced to appear at New Drury, as Don (arks, in the Duenna, is a native of this kingdom, but received a musical education in Italy. It seems she was introduced to the Sub-Corn iniu.ee by Mr. KEAN, who heard her sing during his late trip to the Continent. The will of the late M. G. LEWIS, Esq. Author of Tl.e. Castle Spectre, The Monk, and other literary works. has been proved. He gives to Mrs. 11. Jon N STON' late of the Theatre Royal Covent-Gard en , tl,' - sum •f £lOO, to purchase some trinket or othe r orna. , I ment, to be worn on her neck in remembrance of him : to the Right Hon. Lord Hot LAND, hi% book of caricatures. Personal property within the province of Canterbury sworn under 4;60,000. Yesterday the Sheriffs Elect went to 'Westmircter to be sworn before the Cursitor of the Exchequer. They went with the LORD MAYOR, RECORDER. Al dermen, and late Sheriffs, in the City new State Barge. The Companies to which the new Sheriffs ] belong went in the old State Barge. The display on the water was, as usual, highly attractive. The City flags and emblems were proudly distended over the magnificent little vessels, to convey an idea of the splendour of the greatest City in the wo r ld. B an d s playing appropriate strains increased the gaiety of the scene. On their arrival at Palace Yard, the Civic Train walked up to the Court of Exchequer, where 'the venerable CURSITOR BARON, in his scarlet and lamb-skin, waited to receive them. The Sheriffs, Messrs. GwINN and ROBERTS, were presented by the RECORDER in the usual form. They then took the oaths required on the part of the Crown, and the.late Sheriffs were sworn to a true return of their accounts. After Alderman GOODBEIIERE, as senior Alderman, had performed the ceremony of cutting the sticks, and counting the nails in a horse's shoes, the business concluded. The Citizens returned to Blackfriars in their barges. THE Q UEEN. •' Kew, tiglt o'clock, Watts:by t; • • " Her MA Ts.srY appeased to improve consid,; both in strength and spirits, on Tuesday evy. and up to eleven o'clock, when the PitiNcess., the Physicians retired, there had been no 11 1 „ ; recurrence of the more virulent effects of her der. An uninterrupted, and apparently is., sleep of several hours followed. 4. Throughout the whole of the day is has continued very evidently better than during the last fortnight. " She was again removed into her b. took of the dinner prepared for her t. lerable appetite. was attended, past, by both the PitlYcEst , cs. 4 , Immediately after Sir Fttiozeis 1%1 for London, leaving Sir HENRY HAL dance; and, at five o'clock in the turned to the Palace. " The Prir.ce , ;;es again passed great noon in the grounds, attended 1 ... y f, and Sir HENRY II A LFORD. Ther n. appear to find much relief, fro .n II anxiety of their present situation, i; different improvements which are gi superintending their execution. A 1; workmen are employed is these al temples and alcoves which have been into a very ruincus state, have b...c decorated ; and it is intended to lav of spacious gravel wa:ks, intersectio several points. One vary spacious v. a mile in length, is already in great is to extend from the Aviary gate of bery over the lawn, to the cover cal Walk, near the Pagod and, from growth of the honk..., and other eve; part of the plantation, it v..i1l form a: most picturesque winter promenade. Royal Highnesses may remain hem will be a great improvement; the but few, and those very confined. " Whilst the Royal Ladies were occoi ing the operations on these irnprovemerr joined by the Duke of YORK, and wi turned to the l'alace, where his Roy mained till after four o'clock, when, interview with her MAJESTY, he red His Royal Highness drove his currif was attended by only a single serva:v " At half-past five o'clock, the PRI rived from Carlton-house, and had conference with both the Physicians, which, Sir HENRY HALPORD, IrtlO some time for the arrival of his Roy; stantly set out for Windsor Castle, Princess Soeulit. His Royal High, visited the chamber of her M A.l ES' remained about three quarters of an lace, he returned to Carlton-house. Among the numerous vifitort at were the Countess of Ca nu R. A N, the. STA NHOPE, General TR A NT, Sir A Lady MAcuo:cALD, and Miss 13as• Baton BIST, Ditector of the Post-ol in Hanover. This Lady is very con spectful attentions at the Palace. 4 , IVe regret to add, that since SCIP MAJESTY has had a slight recurrence is by no means so well as she was it of the afternoon. Sir FRANCIS MILI &WIDE are in attendance." The following is the Bulletin of d “ APN " The Qurni has had several ho: night, but it does not appear to has material change of the symptoms of disease. (Signe " EL ['ALFORD. The Gland Duke MICHAEL artiv, ter.bt) . morning, about two o'clock ket. After breakfast, about ten o' vial Highness, attended by Sir WILI left town for Waltham Abbey, to mills, and see the process of makhq Large purchases of Oats, Barley making in Copenhagen for esportat Several vessels are now taking it, potatoes and turnips at Leith, for th kcts. The same has taken place at G other ports. Grapes for making wine are now they are brought by cart loads to Cot ket, where they are sold by the ht about seven-pence halfpenny per pool Mushrooms are now selling at AL pence per gallon. On one acre of ground at Lint property of Mr. ALLCHIX, there season, the astonishing quantity of hops, a produce unparalleled. There was pulled, last week; in: den, Ayr, 133 fine large apples, Ann, from a graft of three years o) markable for a shoot so young. The beautiful aloe-tree at I;arn, rare•, the sett of STEPHEN 3100 RE, full bloom. A quantity of apples, exposed for bath-day, in Belfast, contrary to la , Poor-house, by order of the Sovere The celebrated EVELYN, in his 3, " The loppings and leaves of the c sun, piove a great relief to cattle whe and will be preferred to oats by the fordshire people in hic time, bathes for this purpose., and for their whit:: • , II II • , • ; 4 ' ; • • • ; I . I, 1 4 1 )1* rednesday ti.• • - I,al ve c ons id, evc., ' n tYcessts.. „ to en no mater of her y our.„ fp b ut :y !ler ;ot] :in , c e . TC TI ll co LFORD l ace cveniz• i ;. e. ; CI .1 • " tft great • a sufrerci : -' en tcp-ired 3 dow ' .Lm , „ ; i. , g C.O ii • t. 'the knae • 'ailed the HI m the ergree-.•, ;at': e in admirable .1 settle old .n..lk s (Ivied in inn' a men 3, they rith him the, . e..: oyal 1, having had !turned to t • icle himself ; aL 0 uscellsor-- td an immedr. th t, at the clove had been witi, • yal Highness, i ba le, to attend Yn , ) lirtess afterwar. D sty, and, hay c ri hour at tie I the Palace , 1 at Honourable :; A actunto • AT, daugh:cr office departm r nstaat in bet ec to even o'clock, t. ice to fee cr, 3. t. in the early pa , if . LLMAX and M his day : Palace, October Low% sleep in arc produced an i t her 31*.tr.sr led) F. MILLMAN. " t red in town y k, from Newm o'clock, his Im 4LIAIII CONGht. view the por ng gunpowder. y, and Pease, ttion to Eagl.u - . ac so e e en n tn ci tif l 'il u S id tl 7 :. )vent-garden ; tur.dred weigh: .1 sound. , t ' : f t oal fourteen i r , a s t s c 1 °og the Winter• Qt'• only, a predoc: . county of • Esq. is no - r or salt en t'.or 5 aw, was sent to reign. 31emoirs. =elm, dr:A i:1 then tuddcr is d. lc cattle: the ii t red thou in ay." Theatre of so great a support, and the public of the exertions of one of its greatest favourites. Mr. LAMB said, that the Committee had never consulted the Proprietors upon any engagements whictrthey made. It was contrary to established rule. TheCewtauAx then referred the Lady to Mr. S. Kemble. Mrs. BUTLER begged Mr. Kemble to answer her question. Mr. Kastaxr said, the present place was not the proper one for such a discussion. Here the matter dropped. The ballot was then proceeded with, and the following gentlemen were drawn as those who should go out : Richard Wilson, Esq. the Earl of Essex, Lewis Greffeuhe, Ea+ David Ricardo, Esq. Sir Thomas Turton, and the Earl of Yarmouth. They were all re-proposed and elected, except Lewis Greffeuhe, Esq. in whose place a Proprietor proposed 31'r. G. Robins. To this Mr. MOORI moved an amend ment, substituting the name of Mr. Church fur that of Mr. Robins. Upon this question the meeting divided—For the motion 32—For the Amendment 26—Majority 6. .. . . Mr. Robins was then proposed, and the question carried almost unttnimously. Thanks were afterwards voted to the Chairman, and the Meeting adjourned. THE EVENING AR.ST .