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fr ineskakie rain : P re li ttealrical properly. That pentast. bairestie, we well as a santion. which appears to knee been made at *web Wain of sbe Gement' Consniniee to submit Me proposition far milbsettasi to the eansiderasiai and Judi meet sof a Choreal Assembly of Proprietors, appears Is bays been disergartied; sad the preen of admission teilaer4 by Wee peonies *sty, fuer af whims were Members of she 111$s -Cusniaillee. and another was the twit elected Auditor. Thu Chriantittee abstain from noticing many of she an • A -...iodaeate esaiabsed is eertsia prated papers re - of the Repots,. bed the realist qualifications of Mr. Colman, sod stated that they bad mitered into or commenced • negotiation with hint sod althmagli by the last Report of the Sub-Coon. mitter th ey my be led to believe that meth negotiation bad since bees pomaded im, but whirl., for the reason therein seggrated, had not been satisfactorily concluded, this CAM. Millet bare Mr. Colson's authority in writing, for declaring that oo comemeicatim whatever has taken place between the Sub-Coinnlittee mid him since the lidd of July last, When a ily'slat sent to the may application which hod been me& ow behalf of the Sehtmenittee to hies. This Committee are informed, that neither Colonel Pa. trick Wiggles, whose appointment as Trustee was at the last General Almembly declared by the Proprietors to be n.j.. time to tittle interests, or Mr. Richard Wilson, who then imerted that he was willing to relinquish his ofilce as a *lmam of the SubsCeitimettee, ifstielt resignstim wits wish ed by the Previte/oes, balm yet Meted in monfleentity to their thielared opiatons. This Committee wow terminate itseit Ishisors by red e. mending the vigilant attention aid c&operatim of the Prollekttota to prevent lie attidameol of any further kilo- Native malitre, by which additional powers inconsiotesti with the Proprietors' few remaining right/ may be ittellipled to be gained by the Geneve' or Sub Cbminsilkw, ur the abates become subjected to say pecuniary payment., or soy port of the theatrical warmly, cheeps revisits private boxes, the frail offices, and detached premises, made responsible fOr any farther Win. It was then moved by Mr. LAMS. and aecondelf by Mr. Coca's, Ths t the said Repott be ap roved of by the Meeting." Clis this proposition being made. Mr. P. Modal 'clensouded a ballot. Prior to the retirement of the voters- Mrs. Bonus wished en inquire. what had be come of that great. that extraordinary plop of the hole% Jack Johnstone ?—(Laughter.) The Coomem, said. when the proper °pi:wee vily came, no dauht her question would be estie• factorily answered. The Ballot having heen dosed, and the votes courted, there ',pee red Per spy/twin of the Report ... as /Wiest it...• =•••=.1 Majority is favour of the Refoott.... 3 A Proprietor said. that two Ladies, who wiihed to vote for the Report, had not bad an opportilnity. and wished the ballot to he re-opened ; brit the Chairman decided against it, they having hot ap peared in proper time. Another Proprietor stated, that three Gentlemen had presented themselves also too late, intending to vote against the Report: The CHAIIII All then observed. that the next bu siness was to proceed to the ballot to elect six Mem bers to supply the place of those going out of the General Committee. Mr. Coedits stated, that he wished to make some observations ou tbd boudect Ind priuttd Re success Colman'. himself, tween the' gentleinan sower was dated t' that the only , corvespoodersee lilah-Connthittee consisted of two letters—one from Mr. Ward, the . Secretary, de-irissg to know the terms on which he would undertake the office of manager—the other hi. answer, importing that as soon as the (wielder) , emba inane of the Theatre were blots& to some satisfactory arrange. orient, he should being forward his terms. The first letter was dieted the 4011, July, the last the The Committee ehase to mete. that Mr. Col iness's reply to them precluded any hopes of obtain ine the aid of his talents.. which wits unfounded. Mr. Colman, in negociating with them (the Select Committee). dd certainly wish to have larger powers thou by the Act of Parliament could be confided to him, but on expleissing that obstacle lie consented to act with time powers proposed. The next part of the Report noticed a placard issued by Mr. Robins, and censored it strongly. All, however, that placard did was to direct the per formers to obey the wishes of the Proprietors. It told the General Cronmitts c , 0 , You hold the sti perisiteodence, in order to pay the debts of the establishment; do that, and then open the Theatre." Mr. Robins acted, iu that respect*, in perfect cosi fnrmity with the wishes of the Proprietors. As to the suit in Chancery, lie had been one of those who dissented from its propriety—not that he &septum,- ed of its Object, to put as stop to the restlessness or to get rid of the imbecility of the Sub-Committee, but because the law did not give them the means of attaining . that object. He was sure that the Sub-Committee had fallen into a mistake in giving printed accounts with the view of shewing that their expenditure had not exceeded their income. In every unprejudiced mind the statemeuts would form an opinion directly the reverse. In the season of loi6. the income was above 43,0001., the expen diture above 49,000/.; but then there was a separate item for rent charges and bond interest, amounting to 5,2341., which, its fair dealing, ought to have been added to the see osel arm. and then it would have been found that the loss in that season to the Proprietors amounted to 10,8'20/. • In 1617, calculating in the same manner, the ex penditure exceeded the income by 9 996/. ; so that the whole low to the Proprietors. its the two sea wins, was no less a sum tissue 20,016/. 7+. 1 Id. The Sub-Committee must, therefore. have deemed the Proprietors devoid of common sense, when they endeavoUred to snake them believe that the ex penditure had not exceeded the income in their administration. The reduction of prices had been resolved upon by seven Members of the General Committee, of whom • four were Members of the Sub-Committee. and one (Ise 14te-elected Auditor. who still continued to exercise the functions of his office. They had put forth a statement in coisfir. niation of the wisdom or the measure, but even their own statements made against them. Taking the average receipts fur four years, when the box price was 6.. and for the same period when it was 7s. there was an excess of 30!. a night during the latter. There could fax no question but the late falling off its the receipts had been caused by the totel incom petency of the Sub-Committee to the task they had undertaken, but they ou account of this think prop per td logrei the pribe, not six shillings. but to slap it &Sri at once to five. He oppealed to the Proprietor whether this step Was One likely to ad vance theit intimate ? Should not at least their epi thou on the subject have betas taken? there was ample tithe for it. Should the innovation even be attended with success. that would not lessees the prellumption and culpability of those who hod an their own authority resolved on it. It had beefs iths• pitted to the Select Committee that they had in tended to close the Theatre ; but such an inaputs. (inn was totally unfottoded—they. on the contrare, had made such arrangements for opening it as would in all probability have secured a flow Of prosperity that the present conduct of the Sub-Committee, and the lowering of the prices, had destroyed. The Select Committee would have settled all the debts of the concern on less security than the Sub-Committee have given on a part. The appointment of Mr. Kemble as stage-manager, was not a new idea with a certain gentleman. He did not mean to ray any thing of the qualifications of that Gentleman lot the office, but as the body deputed by the Proprietors had fined on another, it was certainly the duty of the Sub-Committee to select that other. The General and Sub-Comma tees had most uneandidly assumed to themselves' the merit of proposing a composition with the cre• ditors—•whereas, it had entirely originated with the transacting, or the appointment of Mr. Dibdin or Mr. Rae ; he but never known M►. Rae till a very short time before the appoisotment took place. Every thing had been done before the Committee, but neither Mr. Kinnaird nor he had taken any particular part in those proceedings. The me. mory of malice was long, but it was unfortunate for bins, that the charges against I ' hod not been made at a time when his recollection of those events was stronger than it was now. When he came to town next season, he found violent &men tions prevailed among the Committee, and that one-half of them were divided against the other half. It load been stated that .an agreement had been their entered into between Mr. Kinotaird and him. out to set but jointly; whereas, the writer of the letters signed " Publins," should have known that he himself brought a letter from Mr. Kinnaird to the Sub-Committee. wherein be accounted for his absence on that particular occasion, by the absolute necessity there was that one of the Committee should be at Brighton, to attend Mr. Booth's p e r. farmaner —desired that he (Mr. L.) should explain to the Committee his sentiments of the bad effect their general noll begged that he woul other Member, and declared his gentlemen selected. that they both had did not accept Ids diately deprived him by appointing a new I. eluded. He instantly hers implored and pliments, and encomiums. Accordingly, he made no absolute promise of continuance, but merely said, that the-Theatre should not suffer from want of his assistance. Every other Member hid taken as much part as he had, particularly Mr. Wilson and Mr. Ellice. Engagements had been formed nr altered with Mrs. Alsep, Mr. Peuley, and Mr. T. P. Cooke, without his concurrence, and whilst be was in the country, but when he returned he fully acquiesced in what had been done. During that season a Meeting had been held, at which Mr. Robins had proposed to let the Theatre, and at which Mr. Moore declaimed with great vehe mence ag.iiiist anonymous 'uglification,. He did not mean to defend the management of the Sub- Committee. He had been long since convinced of its entire inefficacy, and hr would be glad thid every one else was as well is him.-IHerir.)- When he had first joined the Sub-Committee, he found it had been a itrisaciple acted on there, and laid flown by almost all persons that ever had taken any part in the direction of the concerns of a theatre, that it was absolutely necessary new pieces should be brought out ; that though they should not be found possessing merit, yet the town should be entertained with them. and that they should be exhibited even to be damned. The number of bad piece*, therefore, brought out that season, was nut wholly attributable to him. At the end of that sea.un, seeing that some alteration was indispensable, he recommended Mr. Raymond to be appointed Stage Manager. The Committee agreed. and aminute was made that he should at. tend Mr. Raymond with • proposition for under taking the office of Stage Manager jointly with him self. This was the first time that he had considered himself in that light any more then any other Meolber of the Sub-Committee. Mr. Raymond unfortunately died, but he should live and die in the opinion; that, had. he lived, end the arrange ments then adopted been carried into effect, the season would have been highly beneficial to the Proprietor*. They had. rejected the old 'aims re specting new pieces, and resolved to trust to the old stock, in preference to novelties to be damned. The Sub-Committee, in their anonymous work, went so far as to attribute to him the failures that took place after he retired. In the first place, they asserted that Mr. H. Johnston was appointed by him. He did tiot then mean to offer any opinion on Mr. Johnston's abilities, or to say any thing in derogation ,rif his talents. but he was desirous to ex plain the mode of that Gentleman's appointment. He had been originally engaged as assistant to Mr. Raymond, for ruing up Melo-dramas—he was kept in, of course, during the interregnum—he camel° town, saw the necessity of calling in a gen tlemen of acknowledged talent and experience, and wished it to be Mr. Colman. A new piece of merit, however, was brought out, and a minute made, that Rey. stage. tint , H. season. t of the ditch it casting .e in get perforate- -4 that the been Astive rule r 7 . ' ' . 'I XIF - '" l '' • 0 N - Ns N ‘"- - . V ' . .'"t N. . ' --.11...) -- 3 --li ‘,. ` , 4 k N - .... -, - . .. ~: . , . . • I- ,_______.. ______, -s.ga s s - ral osemtbgeest VS gob fit swassery pone, as rot of lb* Sols•Csalinaidees but um ions &lent Colitnittee. In conformation of this stater r Ail! the appointment of a anc.ceseor. to Mr. R is establldt melt able% awiteel over the espraditare es b y — - t ' .4. - mea t. Mr. c o d ger nerd a yiissior Satter t. * the Pro. , mood, Mr. H. Johnston should act as tam ai l" I* "raja° he Illm isaarmasar 4111 Pft r esel " mil 4 111d1)11Mila ' l lllOl deelorod • . thstAir. Comer pricier", Ini M . W ee d , reqadMies . their attesMashe mysnoger—en d it was ad till 'ashore meeting t osissistoot with the prosperity of the Theatre. •4 _ A No Notice basis( bras takes of that asiataatiloatiaa, err 646. . 891 bring •ot premed : es 'quietism on the 117th July, m express to Om Getteeal-Cods.; she 3.b - Committee resolved to continue Mr. sayelfert toads by the Cerise's or fah.Commiless to smile. asd _lnsisted tha t 41)10 ballot mittee their agreement to a compeenoire. He PM. ': '3ohnetan to the - situation till the end a the seas rem with this Cammitase is tablas. or by thisosekee 1. . r - lioWd • is th e e s tigularbsisineos of tinned the Proprietors to be on their guard on the Mr. Lamb then entered into an explanation of Wee, sa 'lciest fuse far diederging the cerapseitiass shish the d a y. occasion of the intended application to Parliament, minute made respecting Mr. Kean, by *hid , . rbeemilitare heiLeammorml Su Wages KA , lbw.Lubur a The-Cossiameu delevaineti thet -Mr. Cocker • 7- wrPorriewar 416 *hit. /bad ''''' nue ' was its seder. providedhe ended with • motioo. honed by the (attimpaph hl. Cassesittee hod, so het sierra* the lila Nisi, elero Wire to the cod to sanction that application its further , than - never was intended that he 'should have the cast ass recommended in the second Report of the of the characters, but the superintendence in g Mr. Cocos* then entered into ass examination Select Committee, red concluded by moving that hug up the pieces wherein he was to perform • •44. 1 .rbib-CoweroitiM_Ohat Me of their Newham - of the printed Report of the Sub-Committee, on the two Reports do he on the table. When he came next to town. he understood that other atedwriati were inning Ns seheerthe 4,3001. ex- th e atatenteuts of which he commented at consi- The motion having been seconded and put from minute respecting hiM and. Mr. Raymond had hi NW Wail" du they and S. daub, 4 1 , 414 r 44 .__"__IP to haudo"_, .• siderable length. The Report stated that they the Chair. Near agreed to. totally disregarded. and that the old principle ;Art Mai mussel to •ousiet . O H , M es h y . 1 „,,,,,1 o L irit at I r oir a i r „.'„ oirr t r . o e ' R ‘ ML . D ad this Coo '. proCeeded its making arrangements in conformity .. Mr. WILSON observed , that. all the wasteful ex. to new pieces was again taken out of the shade • • motes timer% tot the lit ef **Cm leek Mei hemmer* that with the wishes of tbe Proprietors. But as the Pro . i penditure of which Mr. Cocker consplaiited, had He heard of a piece read before the whole Ce nse Illelliiihes Kimble had thewbew. amenity Iteyaleti OS Stan primers had chosen the Select Committee as an taken place while his colleague. Mr. Lamb, use tee, and other amateurs called in ; and the r • lessware, suil dm. wiliest Sultssa Ws the Prwisrlol•re Re"' I organ to express and carry into effect their own on the Sub-Committee. now followed was, that 41 damned novelties br 1:1A'" "'h i " "7 7"4.6" err the creditor., 4 .sods- wires, and as the Sub-Committee had treated them Mr. Laub said that his Ron. Friend had been relief to a Treasury. He had eves heard by the lials•Citemittee to aro the Than el *Mr • sew scrota ho the Newel weft ,. do , , i i . the with contempt. and as an unatithorived body. had the first to come forward in a .menly, open way, au order being minuted; that the Managers rho b .,. a t h ig d t , 000ssiolstiou of k m to which the slighted their advice, end chosen a coarse suite and prefer a charge against him—though for some be prepared to bring forward two new pit Pespeteters weithCoppatissaly, sod they imam oedems, witl &Nereid from that recommended by them—the time primed particulars, comprising, private do- every week. He saw every error set up and II gewitustly. lte walikinoil by !lids risestieu se their Rawls- Proprietors would recollect that every thing of late commits, papers, and letters, containing severe stied which his former experience had taught I array 'aid lwassostesif ilimissobsr I. wrisi•g " the lab. done by the Sab•Coustnittee, was done iu defiance and unwarrantable reenirks on his conduct, had to condemn :—under these circumstances he I • Commit see, that a Mil wesil he ti e d Ii Chamfer, for the of ftsivo Iwo hoot „ own the Theatre. or o f . their . . he Report proceeded to state, been in circulation—these, though propagated in a thought it his duty to retire. Previously lie r= r e into airy eagageasseis with Performers, until the lost in necessary arrangements. the mode far from honourable, he must consider to had some conversation on the -subject with i creditors were paid, ead to such other porpoiere` Ceeesel Sub-C applied to Mr. Coburn to be the manifesto of the Sub-Committee. Mr. Moore. who told him that he had held leis still' mai& airier ter mortis/ Na..eirect Me' iteseletiorn of the lou d e n, ' eta, and that negociations Wilson had stated that lie had been in office in contempt ever sifter the bringing out of EX fl lasi !Beans' Austarbly el retseielscs, which owner bowing were thorn nig on with that gentleman. while the mismanagement was going on. He did though that hrd been so long as this Easter heft 5 her. "flu" ' a au" la avtaerlY "I isassita" 4 1 " .- This states) ii made the esth July, yet nut deny it ;he admitted that he was partly reepon. IVlten he sow and felt conviction that the syst r, . ral Slender@ of ti p Coesessiteesesiest the Ileb•Centotille• er Nesuisswiesit. Mit role skied et which was. tit bonne from a letter of Mr. Colman, then in his ►posses- little, but not whittle. Its the publication he al. -of management was a ruinous oue he retired, s •to o b e y the A sea ti a ss earl Ibbetaiions of the oroprieters; .ion, dated the tad July, added to smother stale- holed to. all the circumstances in which he was the Committee went on with their he nova sad this Cessiglesseyelodynetreti that slthetich such soli went by Otemselves, it would appear tout they must concerned were exaggerated. or totally misrepre. till the end of the season. Mr. Lomb then t was Malireivif own* the advise al orioles of Comorl wif • have given up all idea of an engagenteut at the sented. He had amended Meetings before, in a view of the novelties produced daring the seas • therpressweudueeirt mot ability, the tosplottion, which der- . . oter tome. How Site geutlemets could retwecik hopes of hearing an accusation manfully mode, but he resigned, and observed, that with the except Mg •Om dm eisolisiord awy wilicidevoire pm:mains by ''''. thothok4hooote ".. si e... te ....l l " Itt the i s a lutest this tioutrodiciion. perhaps they should hear by- till now had been disappointed. Whets he had of the •only two successful ones—% he Sleep • at illo'lault ebtimalles% cessiationly with stss iryishitive end-hy. He had never beets in a room with Mr. been applied to first to go ott the Committee, his Draught and Rob Roy, they hod all beets eat ~_ . provisoes to whirls thoThestr• is eabeect, Is lustre sus- Colman but once—strerr .poky to him but once, sttswer was, the. he had various avocations. that he totally rejected by him, or sent hack for rtvisi takerd• and that was on the means of reviving the credit had not much time. but that when he was its lotto At the time of his retirement, every Member of It Wog eatirratosa to be laths. coatemplatioo of a few end success of this Theatre. The letter he held of he should be extremely happy to attend, and con- Committee but two had concurred with him libmirrs urths Orem! Ceeneillee to reduce the prism of adoispien to the n ... t , this oi „ itt „ d i d, " t h e i r eves Mr. Cadmasi's was lii coneequence of another letter tribute whatever was within the scope of his exc.. opinion. Mr. Wilson distipproved highly of =xi:tbrbott o% alt the enter lereveteteee, denim, from Stilwell; a:looking into the negotiations he- Lions. In the . publication alluded to, it had been course persisted in,. but saul Ise .4 would s tay I Committee, denim their Illieetisc. es the surest that gentleman and the Suh.Committee. His said that the dismissal of Mr. Arnold and Mr. Ray- end give them their sw ing;" which conduct !Mir utifterwir• • Pins" In wrrisiwill qui". theado p tive snorer was dated the 14th September, end mated, tumid originated with him. whereas he was the indi. not fair towards the Proprietors. Ile would ad. of a • 4 " 4 " . " "' II " to the in "" 1 "" she laaa,ria. that the only-correspondelice between him and the vidual on the Committee who knew least of that but briefly to a paper, said to he the Report of tam T.l which '7r art./ fri " 4 ! 4 with °waist. w" sere : m.k_e ;Hee evsassiard of I son moorra--solo (Hon trnikammi .... _or the outtointment of Mr. Dihdin or General Committee. 1-1 e knew linthint, of Ten windy circulated, perportieg to be Reports of the gab- Gassuilitee to the Graerel Consaddre ' and of the General eissenskire to the Prwrietors ; bat they diem it proper to =that. Imewsier desivows they were of averting the cwissequelices which arty be expected to malt Irwin spettiwg.lbe Thwarts at reduced pries% mut uader the Cawstrolsf the persist Seb-Coassiiter ' it was the original latention of his Committee that the Theatre should have ficeit or at the usual period under betirr auspices, free Walk preuniney diie.llin, and with increased nursed**. WO Ake they Wye we doubt would have hers atom- Miami. lAN Grarval and Sub-Cususittspe bad *Ned in eng/ppon* filth the Rasolatiasis mired to by the Paw- L.. wietz t i m i nu sit s i re iiied is to Ve sows as tba she object a t f t i ti li c e l 4 tinuti mul it t i t z VelWitis displaced, as* the arcessary funds obtained fur &Salting its perwitiery eitherrassinents. without which re- Misted it setts volubly be *gaily closed. Bat the Camel • haul 11•14eswiwittna barb!, by their disregard of the Pro- prietors' Restations, and neantborised redectiu• of the priers of admilalsy stsalrs4ed the hope entertained by this Corgusittee, awl reltirred einvaiting the elections which Ow/ 'me wlll.p to have windei this Ceasibittee Collectively asillitdbideatiy, no Pepe lied eipect Shut lbes! who haw created the di will new (without %tirade! die minty to pester .Cesponaibillty than that kb t hi s propereedk proaWe the =Ms of re- larrild the 111114Weigellimos, end waterlog the Theatre to WIMP of ersenteiewllit ash* at the period vibes they lest diesiseyed the Restritdion• of the Prepristars. • teassittee having pfersetially ceeinsitaitaled with lir. Colima, have no reason to doubt his consent to have eadertaken IM niansgensent, subject to smell limitations as the Legislature have prescribed. The Proprietors will, lowest". learn with surprise, that altbusgh the General Criussnittee in their Report, ea the MY of Judy last, admit. _ _ non.atteudaoce must produce— would tender his rraigustion. if the were unwilling to act with him, readiness to act in concert with any ted. Yet it was broadly asaerte4 ad reread to act sepileately. They its proffered resignation, but imme. him of his place on the Committee new one, from which he was ex- itantly resigned. The other Mem. loaded him with entreaties, com- • bring heard of rhould pieces and pile- him hid had Mr. ibilitier Bey, lore. system !red. and novelty • took IWAISOII exeeption leepireg Ither rtvoiino. - of the him ill . the day in wile Ott t . . - General Committee. lie knew notliiiig of reports sent shout by post and communicated to the -Edi tors of newspapers—it had been drawn up by Mr. Ellice, the colleague of Mr. Moore, for Coventry, and he was extremely terry that gentlemau was not present to-day, because it contained the fol lowing remark, that 66 Mr. Lamb was ais.ver able for mismanagement as well as others," and that he hail " usurped the management;" and because he now declared that Mr. Ellice had oricz assured him he should stay in office to support him. But Mr. Ellice had since that witnessed the honours showered on Mr, Moore by his cousti. tuenta—they lisd dazzled his faculties—he lia,l de wetted him, and joined that distinguished individual. When he had retired, he had been censured by many Proprietors for deserting the Theatre in the moment of its distil-as. Ile had not made a secret of the cause, and, among others, told it to Mr. Robins. The latter then asked him to coalesce with other Proprietors, in an effort to wrest the management of the Theatre out of the incompetent hands into which it had fallen, and lie would have acted the coward had be not consented. Mr. LAMS then enirondverted on the printed letter of Mr. Moore to Mr. Raymond, and con drained the insinuations it contained (as he con• ceived) against the latter gentleman. and -coo• leaded that the SulosCommittee were convicted of abusing the powers intrusted to them in opening the Theatre, by the following recorded opinion of the trustee of the property feel I should betray my flint, did I not re commend the doors to he closed, if the treasury is not relleved."—Mr. Lamb. in conclusion, offered his sincere thanks to the Proprietors, for the atten tion and partiality lie had always experienced from them; and assured the Meeting. that he had been forced to enter into the statement he had just made, and that he had been anxious to avoid egotism, as much as the stature of it would allow.—(Apploare.) Mr. Wri.sox said, all he had stated' Or, tint Mr. Lamb Mad great power in the Suh-Comtuittee, of which he was a most efficient Member—and that the measures of that very Committee were now con detailed by him. His own idea always hail been, from the moment the Theatre became a losing concern, that it ought to be let; and he had offered 20.000/. per annum for it—certainly the nwist fool.. ish action he had ever contemplated. He made the offer, not because he conceived that lie had abilities to manage the concern, but knowing that he could procure the exertions of such a man as that who now held the situation. He had sent for that individual, and consulted with him on the occasion—and he believed he was ready to state all the circumstances that occurred. With the same view, that of serving the establishment, and with that alone, he had acted, from the moment he became a Member of the Sub-Com mittee. He never had, he wonld almost say, the impudence to think that he could rlo any essential service in the stage concerns—but, having the in terest or a friend at heart, who was deeply con nected with the prosperity of the concern, he exerted himself as far as he could to extricate it from difficultira. Whatever his opinion was of the wields of Mr. Lamb, and he certainly had great talent., he would rather consult him as a lawyer than as a atage-manager—/Mr. Lamb—" Thank you.") Whst he uniformly amid, was, " place the Theatre under Mr. S. Kemble, nr some such um, if you wish it to prosper." If Mr. Colman were in the awe independent situation as that in which Mr. Reath!, stood, he would readily have placed him in the management; but, under ezist• ing iriseinarstinces no man, possessing common sense, could say, :hat it would be prudent to em ploy him to superintend the stage. The CHAIRMAN *aid, that, since the year 1793, he had been connected with this Theatre, and, in every thing he had done, during that time, he was solely actuated by a sense of the duty he owed to those whose interests were at stake. In the course of his speech an Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Lamb) had said, that there was a certain degree of ductility in the General Committee towards parti cular Members of the Sub-Committee. This, he believed, woo true to some extent. One thing, however, should he recollected,' that whatever was wrong in the original formation of this corporate body, was the act of the whole of the Proprietors. He had used his most strenuous, efforts to 'hew, that an oligarchy of live persons could not govern any thing \ ) Jt —that it was impossible with such a spit in to go. tern a Theatre. The tenacity of Mr. Whitbread, who, will, all his virtues, was strongly tinctured With that quelity—saind the easiness of Mr. Sheri den, who did not interfere much in the hu.itiess— terminated in producing that syttein, whirl, he always said would be the ruin of this concern. What he wished was, that a power shook' exist to control the expenditure, until they could let the Theatre—for he bad ever been of opinion, that it never could succeed, unless it was held hi some theatrical individual. That had fernier vitt'''. tione done ? They had seen the drionalic ta lents of Mr. Limb—and lie bad great talents—exercised iu the eidatilisiiiiicsit—ility Ito I seen the activity of Mr. and his ucder in dramatic , tuatters—allso exercised he.,.. Aiiit yet with all this, they were, fiutu )ear to y-ar, going on worse and worse. Ile was 11('11 , t-t for having, at a meeting of the General Committee, called to take into consideration the pinpii e i t op lowering the priers, opposed that propositio n . The fact was, he thought, that, before the Lonin t itu e determined, the plops/salon should he sultinitto d to a General Meeting. He looked upon the (.;ei,i ral Committee, as persons acting fur a great collet-m— -end he felt, that, in every thing of n prcuitiary ii t une, they ought t. set by the advice of the great body of Proprietor.—(Hear, hear.) —N ow, with respect to his voting in the. Committee, he con ceived that to be useless, when he knew there wets seven or eight gentlemen opposed to him. But, though he felt that his voting would be nugatory, Ins opinion was not sviihlielil—and he spoke against. • lowering the prices, ou the ground, that, if they did so, it would be a breach of faith towards tho.rwii,. had purchased before the reduction took place. %V,th, respect to the abstract question of loweiiiig the prices, he gave Iris opiiiiim against it, not with it reference to their receiving a sum more or a sum less, bat with a view to the established character of Ohl Drury.--( Hear, hear.)--lie looked upon a reduction of price as a descent from their NO station. Nor could he bow to the argument, thud, to prevent the minor Theatres from doing them in jury, the Proprietors of Drury-lane should adopt their prices. This lie had stated when it, the chair or the Committee—for though hot tit mit low was delicate, lie felt himself called on to deelsre I, l * opinion. Before that measure was resorted to, cosieeived it would have been more advisable to have called them together. With respect to the Rcioos of the Sub-Committee, which was drawn up by Mu. Ellice, he highly approved of it--and he was cure tl l-loit. Gentleman (34r. Lamb) would (1 , ) hint the justice to believe, that, if it contained coy thing which appeared to reflect personally no hint, lie would he the first individual to move that it 010613 be expunged. For, amidst all their duff-fetters of opinion, it could not he denied, that the Gei.i!emeia whose services had been devoted to the concert:, bad, to the utmost of their talents, dime what appeared to them best for the geueral of the Proprietors. flaying said thus much, l ie called on the Lady, who had expressed a desire in receive information on some particular ',Quit, to state her question. Mrp. Ilt:Tutit—" I with to know w;ey Jack John atone has left the Theatre ? The loa, of such a iarin ought not to he treated lightly." Mr. L 111111" The Committee, on thou. occa sions, act from particular circurnstatieet., and Sae not in the habit of answering que*tionsof thin k Ilia. " Mra. Bumss-44 Well, then, I'll ark Mr. Sic plieu Kemble." . Mr. KEMBLE—" This is not the proper place to pot such questions." Mrs. BUTLER—" I have subscribed many half crowns to Mr. Kenihle's benefit. end he 'wed mit he so nice as to the place where a (pennon is to be unowered." The CHAIRMAN...." Yon have heard the &hot -home you any motion to offer connected with it ?" Mrs. BUTLIZR—" Jack Johnstone was a treasure to the house. No man could equal him iii his line." The CNAIRNIAN—" We all know his merits, believe, and can do no more than lament his loss." The CHAIRMAN then read a letter (rem Lint Yarmouth. stating that his absence from tarn ta, and his consequent inability to attend the (ietielA Meeting, were unavoidable. Eighteen names of the General Committee west." then placed in the glass, and, on drawing. the tul• losing six persons were declared out of office : • R. Wilson, Esq. • The Earl of Essex. Greffesle, ENV • Ihvid Riefirdo, • Sir T.Tortoo, Bart. • Lord Yarmouth. The Gentlemen, thus (*) distinguished, were re elected unanimously. Mr. P. Moine, proposed Mr. Church in the room of -- Greffeule, Erg. On a division there appeased—. For Mr. Church.. Against him .. . 32 Majority — Mr. G. ROBINS was then proposed, and on a chew of hands lie was declared elected to the vacant place in the Committee. Thanks were then voted to Sir T. Turton, for his conduct in the Chair—and the Meeting se h x• raced. AWFUL EVENT. The post of yesterday brought some details tf mast calamitous occurrence that took place at Not tingham on Monday afternoon, and which, it is to lw hoped, will operate ass powerful worniag to those intrusted with the cate of removing gunpowder from one place to another. The following parti culars only have been ascertaihied iy.the confusion cad dismay occasioned by this event : " NOTTINGHAM. SEPTEMBER 28. Eight &Clock, p.st. " I take up the pea in a slate of iiiittinnit dis tress not to be conceived, to give you hr rhia po.t some account of a most disastrous explosion has this afternoon thrown the whole place into state of indescribable confu,inn. ." The shock, which at first was conceived in 1-iu an earthquake, in a few minutes filled the slyirr 4 With a terrified multitude running is every dine* tion. A thick smoke and strung smell of ow powder, with fragments of paper flying :Moot in the air, quickly spread fresh alarm. Some rail to wards the Barracks, others to the Military Guard house, and many, as if bereaved of reason, rim < _~ 4 I