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THEATRE-ROYAL iIIhIRY.L4.Vir. Yesterday a General Mretitia S n tw•rihrn to this •I'lieistre, was held rn the K raut' atel.ata °I the rlw srr. up special Mildly% pureuasit to notice. The Arrinig, was advertivril for two o'clock. but blimp se dud nut vtantnruce till war three. :•ter rooseas 1 . 01111114 haring brill uttammost•ly etsAril to the Os •st. a It.ituri I " put It lath by Mr. Robins. the Citairmait of the Select Committee. uppototed oil 11w Bth of June last by a (Grove's, losetattely of Ploptieturs. Alit. Wald, however, havistg stated that he had another Report from the mute. the Chairman glecoieff noel i..e latter should 1,.e read first, and st vim+ accovilittale read toy Mr. Ward. I lie teeniest waled, that the Sub-Committer of .ogroseist fell extremely anxious to give every *Rea t to taw views of the Special Cuinitinier, by she A-%entilly 1,1 Proprtetors *is the Bth June ; dire load actanditigly given Owen acre-e to libel, iloi:11flars$111. and In lite hrcouuls and papers of the l'heatre, at they had made every effort to procure a satisfactory arrwogesnent of the pecusit,ry difficulties or she Thr.t.r. and were happy to be able to inform tlw Alrestug, that they had m antra the consent of three fourths of tlw creditors to a reimposition, at the rate of ine. in the wood ; the rrniaining creditors held oar, in hope., of griming better term.. The sum Of 4.5001. hail howls already proposed to be raised by 11w St-lest Committer, and they had no doubt this the irons 11111 l g soon at present re quired. would 1w rasped trots) the two other Com mittees. 'they mine 1111 l ended that the direction and control of the Theatre. the engagement of a Stow-Manager. the selection of new psecis, &c. should be intrusted to George Colman, Esq. Beim( aux;ous to se, tire the services of r Gentle nimi so competent, they had entered tutu a nego custom with Mr. Cultism for that purpose, and had r ece ived for answer. that he wits ready to enter into an exploitation of his terms, so noon as the financial difficulties of the theatre were removed. If dial Gentleman's services could not be obtained. they wire coolidefit 111101 her competent Manager could be procured. Though many persons concerned reccminendtd that the theatre should not be opened till all obstacles were cleared away, they could not accede to the propriety of that advice, and as an earliest of their belief that it might successfully be re-opened at the usual time, the Sub-Committee were prepared to advance out of their own poekets She sum of money that might fur that occasion, and with that view, be necessary. After some words from Mr. AIORIIS and Mr. CALCRATT, the Report of the Select Committee, waa read by the Chairman', as follows : REPORT OP THY *ELECT COMMITTER APPOINTED BY THE OBNIIRAL ACIEMISLY OF PROPRIETOR* UP DRURY LANZ THEATRE, ON THE BTH JUNE. 1818. 0 In obedience to the Resolution of the last General As sembly, this Committee imnseiliately proceeded to adept the most effectual means, and signified to the Sub Committee of Management their desire to concert measures with them, to prevent the Theatre remaining longer open at the risk of the Proprietors than conk' possibly be avoided; in which effort y were enabled to succeed, uotwithstanding the Actium Trustee, who is also a Member of the Board of Managemeat (although he intimated his approval of the men errs proposed), on the 10th Jane, not only signified his refusal to co-operate with this Committee in carrying these measures into effect, but, previous to his quitting London oe that evening, made arrangements for continuing the Theatre open, in the usual manner. during his absence, which continued about three weeks. By the vigorous and salutes y measures of which this Committee protuml the adoption, a loss of afar 1,0001. bas been avoided by the Proprietors. " This Committee employed • very considerable portion of their time is Negociating, attending, and corresponding with numerous penises, basin uudisputed Metric contract (11 aims of upwards of 101 ea the Theatre, previous to the commencement of the last season. Anil although many • pparent ly well-founded complaints were made by consider •h!e claimants of the want of courtesy from the Acting Trustee, is, adslitiou to breaches of engagement and violations to 'rood faith, whereby the dam-shies which this Com mittee unavoidably encountered, were much increased, and their measures in some instances rendered nearly int, they have the satisfaction to observe, that, except in • few 'amulets, their exertions were successful, and by the arrangemests, to which the major part of the creditors agreed, a saving to the proprietors of about 12,00411. may be now made, and the Theatre thereby relieved from a pres sure, which its general progressive receipts would he inade quate to discharge, and which pressure, they have great reason to believe, would otherwise be much increased by the addition of law charges. " The Committee also, on the 10th instant, transmitted to the General and Sob-Committees • statement of their pro gress, and suggested, that fur the purpose of providing for the immediate payments which had beta promised to Credi tors, sod to defray the uccessary expenses previous to again opening this Theatre, it was desirable to raise the sum of 17,0001 as • loan, by subscription, amongst gentlemen oho fret interested in the prosperity of the Theta'', upon the debt. sad securities bell by several of such Creditors, teeing assigned to the Earl of Yarmouth and George Itotrius, Esq. as 'nesters tor the Subscribers thereto, with all the powers which those Creditors p.issess, or compelling payment, &c. hith securities consist alit rents of tlic fruit offices, and busses belonging to the Proprselors, mid tea private [waft, the profits of which (under agreciaetits fawn the General or Sob Commitee) had recently been receivable by Is viral of th-se Creditors. This Committee also proposed, that aloe Soliserihers by whom such 17,0001. shall be +ideally. Ouoitld secept repa)ment the reef by instalments, w ith inte ✓est at Si. pea en tot ; mnl it was al-u proposed, that on those weeks of (suture pert. titmice, a. 110. en erupts of the 1 beatific should prove sufficient, after discharging the cures at ex. m-nses, the sum of 60/ should be appropriated ilwreout as an additional mess,. 'Jeff tiding payment of such loam, stint that the right of nomination of glue pi ram t. the fi cesium of the Theatre fur life should be utters d to each Miliwei 'bee, in respect of every 5' 0/. advantrd by him ; shit Is statement contained an estimate of the -opposed anon a I ill.„war to he •Niropriated fur repayment, amounting, it a ta.odetate coin potation, to 4,1111 lbs. " Thu Committee also reps.. rented,, that as thi ir time 11A, (rum she peri...l of their app.....16...161, b..., almost wholly oreuld. el .a obtaining Ida• eons. nls imi the 11110/RI Creditors to the proposed as rau4rusi sots. they had not Lt. therto been eitahl.J to direct mut It Nair a(i. WIWI SO lie olt4inanent ..f the Illt(1 SAWA, 11111116 for cmumpleting the alouve oast. d objeets; but that Gee of lb. ir own Members, and one other Gentleman. had consented to advance antral sums, ansunoilinE luErlL.r he And this Coniasmillet entertained nu doubt ut their 4hmlity to obtain such tot timer oublicriptiusis as would increase that amount to a namely of the sae which the esti/runes of the Theatre appeared ire. to riquime. lto y ilserrfuse tousled that they should ,wt Ise mouldered er..iimptusous in nye' smut IL. If hope that ti t. u gl w .. worm ) of such 17,0001. would be simis. scrib..l hy, or obtained thmossaio, tie nalflutuce amid 111,14. of (I. CP is. rat sod Suint'uniumitires. " 'rhos Committee al., oataustinicaltil ihrir unal.iu.Ns opi kW. that 11W OUle n ICU lid WM, CUMIN(I , foul. of the 'll.eatut• awl IS expend:l arc. appillliislirui of ht. og e g. r. es gazrnieol of Pt rfipritario, and 01 pi. co s for 61. unit ,rpre.rhiatius., br colon :.J t.. Leval:. Cul lman, Ery auJ that th:a Cuteausittta a.i. rLod) ALAI Jaaa roue in en.upernse ill, tle. Cusunal and Culs-Cunsmilfi re la all matters %Melo might lw regaisite, as well fur the purpoM of 'berating him with the necessary powers, es Cif rumples. Mg any arrancersessots which might be &coned proper h oe sl o e totality of tin &duo:oilien to the ineuded lssas, sad fur reertsug all the usher objects fur which this Committee were appointed." To which rooms tttt irsliiin uo reply has been made he the General us Sub.Csormaitters, although each of douse Cons ommes met iiismeshattly after mob statement was &livered to their Seen-tory. "This Committee are of opi oo inu that the preens' rated- Inns Free List, and Privilege of giving Admissions to the Theatre, may he properly mu seduced as that the moots. r sit Free Admi,..loo. shill be less, whets the rights of ausnissa lion are ekereised by the New Subscribers, thass it was dor ies: the last stems'. " This Cusnusittee hare great regret in observing that their ',dragoons to solstaiu a CUM pfllllllliC of the several hallowsug twisislerable claims hair pi - Loved £Bl7 1,1 IS ohm to 31r. Arnold, 910 15 10 107 4 9 Those creditors mewing s. bdis re, that by refitsing In ac cept the proposals which have been made, they shall be ena bled to uhtem every Creditor had acted WI the sale defective princip:e„ it is apparent that instead of a few übtainitie more beam-Ariel terms, no payment could be obtained by any. 'lbis Cosa mitre floret . ..re ►ubmit, for the COPIIiOII ration and judgment of the Propriaturs, the measures witch it may be proper ill adopt to prevent thusie Creditors from obtaining greater ad vantages demo the parties who have liberally commuted to participate in a proportion of the kisses to which the Pro prietors have been aubjemierl. " By these arraugensenia, if carrieill into eff et, this Com mittee will have obtained aileantages fur the Proprietoes nearly equal to the losses winch they sostaimed dursog the two preceding *saunas, and orarly all the simple-contrect deists contracted previous to the last season will he fondly iretinguished, and the expense of law proceedings th►reuss avoided, without burdening the theatrical receipts with any further charge than 11./. uu such nights as their amulet shall exceed the expenditure. This f'ununitiee have also reason to believe, that other beneficial sieraugements may be effected with the New Renters and Bond-holders, whew firer the management and credit of the Theatre is an altered and estahlialied ma to merit tee coulTleuce of the Proprietors and patronage of the Public. " This Committee have hitherto been induced to hope, that notice of the resignations of all the Members of the Sub•Conimittee of Management (except the Earl of Yar mouth, who has been recently appointed, and whose talents, assiduity, and taste, render hint highly qualified fur that onkel, would have relieved them from the palatal necessity of recording their opinion of the utter disqualificatto a of the four other Gentlemen, of which the Sub-Committee of Management is commuted. They also hoped, that such ✓esiriostioo, and the introductioos of other competent Gen tlemen, as Members of the General and Sub Committees, would have prevculed the necessity of a statement et any radical-it instances of what this Committee consider mis management and miscoodurt. Hut they canuut, in justice to Ike Proprietors, refrair from observing, that the debts of the Theatre have been greatly increased in consequence of the want of a proper cheek to she facility of olitiduing Sr licks from trades•persons by the differeet aiiifirers, and others employed its the Theatre, who have been permitter' to exercise the power of ordering materials of such qualities, and quautities, as they thought fit. Whilst the resources have been essentially diminished by that general ill-ntanagemeut and waist of attraction, which has been so long a %object of universal and motioned complaint ; rich also as this Commit .e.e believe, by the enormous number of tord:Ts for nightly free admissions, which have been sub scribed and issued by the Sub-Committee (with the 'seep lion of the Earl of Yarmouth), during the interval in which they have taken on themselves the active =warmest of the Theatre. " It is the duty of this Committee also to state, that the mimeo's of many of the most considerable Creditors to ac cept the shove-mentioned terms of compromise, ha• e been given, and the sums which Members of this Committee have of to subscribe and ototais have been agreed to, ma the express nookestanding and condition, rot only that the Theatre shall sent be groin opened until the compensations to the Creditors are discharged, but also on the understand ing and condition, that the present Sub-Committee of Ma itageineut wilts the exception of the Earl of Vermouth) will either resign, nr im linger be permitted to ex. rcise their functions. And this Committee have accordingly thought it right to express Ili it dissent from web Sub.Comtnittee re. sewing or catering into any new eogagentent sill. Performers. " This Committee have the satisfactisto of acquainting the Proprietors, that Pascoe Grenfell, Esq. having expressed his arability to &vete so much Ma 'dim as is requisite for the doe performance of the arduous •15er of a Trustee, has, in consequence of a erpresentation made to him at the in stance of this Committee, in a konJ and liberal manner sig nified his disposition to resorii it, in order to enable the Proprietors to obtain an efficio ut Trustee in his place. This Committee, therefore, s u bmit to the cuensiolerat . sod judg ment of the General A senility, the ioroprio ty of recommeoid ing and requesting the General Committee to appoint a am ain, to be previously named by the Proprietors, as a True tee, whenever the opportunity of such appointment shall oc cur by the resigstatom of Mr. Greasfult, or other% ioe. " In the Act for Ite•builditig the Theatre, ten Grutlemen, as Members of the first General Cominittee, were 'Domi nated, oho were three-by empower, II to tlt ct eleven others, so as to complete their number of 21, without any approval or choice by the Prom awes. Those 21 were then empower ed to nominate five of tlwir own Members as a Sub•Counusit lee of Management, suloject to the AdOpiiUll or 1401011 of all or any part of such Sub-Cummittee of Management, by a Gem ral Assembly of Proprietors, ninth Assembly had the power of appointing others in the place. of asy whom they might think 'Hooper h. mject. Amid when soy Alessoliers of those Commit,. es declined, or became disqlsalified to art, the remaining Members of the Grueral Committee, without any reference to the Proprietors, were authomed to choose a summer to rack of sorb Members who so declined, or become olioamatified; and although a certatu bee of the Gino rah Committee ceased roily to become kleuiliers, those timilensen have hem usually, nu the no mination of wine ur wee of the nos:lining Members of the Committer o re-elected„aisol the Proprietors have 'Amer orse asy such oteations yet emu-ImA their right of clionsilog auyGru tleniau iu opiwrili.oi to a person proposed try a Member of the existioe Coon 0000 awes. Nor have the mimes of the Solo- Cumuli tier of Management rs enmity lam potty submitted for Ili, adoption or oo j clioo of the Primo Mors, ac tordiug to the appareut ittleoloto of Ilw Act of Parliament. Now, al though there ate several Nlesalms of the (knell"! Cum snifter, whom it is highly desirable to continue—this Cow. Malec recosonscu4l to the Proprietors is.. all future meow cues, to cuositirr the gool:61 dhotis of the dill, re s i t Geotle. melt whoa airy be prop4o4 d for their choice, itialewl of •gare•reg, as a matter of emorse, to the ot-appointuatut of *woes( the prestait M 'lobes s." DENT. then ru°e and protested ispiiist the twinging hied' ie IG port like the lift rr 111, 161 , 11.111 its being previously submitted io the Com mittee. To boing such grave, he might say, outra geous charges egaiii , t dor Sub-Committee of Ma imgcnirill, weu twit lief ItiOlii) Hoc I a 11.., be e..uae the Select Committee was appoint. of, auJ had set out oil auticahlu grounds. Their Report, it was hue, bestowed on the Kiri sat Lot that te.ts, perky+, intended to r.:lleler the cen.ule of the four oilier is embers the wore .evere. 'Thal or. out ti.t turtlowLl to u l - hold tlir iiiirrests ci soy concern. Ile aould itoliins, could it house divided ugaisist 111•1111) 1 II POI II prOCYCSIOIg% O. it. t. , I.r Peng he, to ph. w hop Peitwe sf tLew, wOll . ll .111 Ott. tiilies. rehcm... r Hit CU0101 . 51011 Olds the est 4 1 .11.1illielie• '1 n..t a,* 1.4“.11 Nw a c flu... Use Seim( outwit t • , 114n' lin Vlt.kiii r r.f thrsr chargrb agatlibt liic rkviontil tairli %It A,. Ills *as ili.t 0.45 Ht. pis t %MIL: do ISAU.4: 10 ISP. CO, a.. c 4 ,ela ul th. tlialtS that had Vert. occurred. 'The Report censored the Sub-Coinsuittee for giving orders ; but he woul , l ask them, etruhl they prove that • siogle order had been gisesi, iwit rendered necessary by the eircurustalier• iti the theatre ? Would it be asserted that they had made Noy improper use or them ? I lad they sold them ? The Gruileinen who made such charges ouglit to have brought them forward in a tangible shape, so that they might be fairly met and repel,- tie thought past experience should have taught the Select Committee, that if the waist of check ass hound detriment:ll when the management was intrusted to a 'lumber, it would he no lessso if aim. solute control were v e sted in one individnal. lie did nut pretend to more than any other Proprietor. taut while he lived he should never stand by sod patently listen to Gentlemen he looked 041 as friends outrageously abused, without any opportu nity of making a reply. The Gentlemen came with two Reports—one in one hand, aootherni the other, they breathed cold and lint ; for he would repent, that n• eburge whatever hofbeen contained in the Report submitted by them to the General Committee. Mr. MORRIS then moved that the Report of the Sub-Committee be confirmed and approved of, and that they be requested to proceed in the altiire committed to them, and particularly in the ap pointment of a Gentleman to the internal manage ment of the Theatre. Contain %V *THEN moved, as an arnendinent " That the Report of the Se•lrct Conitnittee be agreed to and adopted; sod that the mm 0f17,0001. be raised in the manner, and on the tenni and conditions, recommended by that Committee : That the General Committee be uthoriseil to make such conveyance', deeds, and instru as may be necessary to raise thit intss, and secure the yment of it : hat the thanks of the Meeting he gives. t• use Earl of Yarmouth, for his services as • Member of the Sub-Cons. and to Pascoe Gornfell, Eaq for his nitration and *Pi vices as Trustee : That G. Rubins, F.sq is a At and pro per person to act as Treater, and that it be recommended to the General Committee to appoint him to that office, should a vacancy occur sad that the Select Committee have power to add to its Members." Mr. Hostas then raid, that his memory was not tenacious enough to enable him to refer to the ea r ous topics of Mr. Dent's speech. That Gentle man had thought proper to condemn. in strong laogitage. the Report of the Select Committee; but convcious as that Committee were of their up right views its the framing of it, they were ready to stand or fill by its correctness or otherwise. Mr. Dent had said, it was extraordinary one Report should be produced here, and another to the Ge nen' Committee; but no Report had beets made by them to the General Committee. They had been quite sure, that a house divided against itself could not stand ; but did the Proprietors, he asked them, believe, that when the Select Committee uas appointed, they iutendeil that the Sub-Committee should remain in power?—(" loo."/-1)itl not the Sub. Committee latety apply to Parliament for a Bill, by which all the Proprietors should be liable to, and orphans and widows deprived of; a sum of 101. per cent. without the knowledge of any of them, and was not the matter opposed and brought to light by himself? (Mr. Robinv). Why had not they communicated that intention to a Ge neral Alerting of Proprietors. held but three weeks before the Bill originated, on some ordioary occasion? As to the capability of the Committee. he should merely state, that since the death of the lamented Mr. IVbitbread, the other theatre (Covent-gardeii) Intl paid off a debt of a hundred. or a hundred and one thousand pounds. while their theatre became 80,0001. in debt. The present Committee. with one exception (Lord Yarmouth), had no pretensson to the confidence of the Proprietors. He had knowu a gentleman once among them, who, after taking incredible pains to acquire that theatrical k two ledge necessity for the situation, was taken off the list while absent in the country ; another, who had laboured greatly to become acquainted with the particular concerns of the Theatre, was compelled to withdraw his name by the dissentious among the mentbers,The Sub-Committee had forced him —by their obstinacy to remain in office. and their unwillingness to yield to the general wishes of the Proprietors, to retire—to make the statement he had of their total inability. Lord ir A MOUT tt declined receiving any thanks not conferred on hint in common with his col leagues. No differences of opinion prevailed in the Committee of which lie had the honour to be a member—no dissentious. lie had no peculiar claim on the gratitude of the Proprietors—his only pretension couvisted in knowing as little of theatri cal affairs as it was possible.—(4 lawsk.)—The Report of the Select Committee contained charges against the other for abuse of patronage in grant ing alders. Ile could affirm, nu Isis honour, and could make, if necessary, a more solemn sue vendd iii a Court of Justice, that lie had never wren an order hut for the purposes deemed neces sary for the Theatre. Ile could not agree to vest au absolute authority in any individual. Now as to the legality of the Sub.Comiuittee, he was ready to allow that it might he altered for the better; but as long a the Act of Parliament remained, it 'mod, and though i•s members were not very competent, lie 411 J not ace what more competent Committee could succeed thew. unless they could make up one of such men as Mr. Arnold. Ile was anxious to see the powers of initaiageinent intrusted to proiier !mods ; but lie never would consent to the alowlute control of an individual. Mr. CocxFa Nod that every word in the Report of the Select Committee was true. The question was out as to the selectiuu ol 04Ie individual or an other, but whether the present Sub-Committee i 1,1 be " turned out" or continued. The Act of Paufigment did not secure the Comini tee. be caurr it required, in expiry* terms. that the Com solute be " approved" by a General Court of Pro. praetors; and if they reinaitod obstinate, the Pro prietors would have the opportunity at their alerting, in the comae of two mouths, to turn thew out mid appoint others in their The Sub-Committee proposed to advance thein• selves a ruin of Stio/. to open the Theatre. If this were agreed to, the outstanding crednors would he sure to cmue down with their executions, mud the ruin, of the estsblislimeot would ensue. Were 11 "1 l'lrlnwv ll to give up the whole of the property se a bat:take to the vanity of four Nlrisibers ? No report had ever been mide to the Sub-Committee, lort sourly a out-ration of w hat the Select Cont. sootier had dime. It seemed the Suli-Cuntinitier had toiken upon them 1.. appoint Col. Douglas Slit ere 4/ Mr. Giceihil, though Cary %eft told the tot,. foo l anted to ba reserved far the prevent Meeting. The Sub-Commie tee had some titre sgnengated Mr. Burgess as redo-nor for live years, sir a sated• of lour hoinlveri 'mood+ o-yeor, tool had heti,' .6 given bun two ivory tickets. They had also en gaged a treasurer on very liberal terms. The siumtwe of orders they name on the 49'h of Decendser last amounted to a 93 ; on a soleseguesit ought 2117; and on another in March to 322. From these charges he was booted to• except Lord Ver mouth. AVlonsever that Noble Lord hail a pri vate box he paid three guineas for it ; and every order lie waisteel for r friend was paid for. The Proprietor, bail ten private boxes of their own to let slightly, but it was the practice to let one be longing to an imtividnal (Mr. Lowndes) before any of them ; and while his box last season produced 193/. one of theirs had only brought in 211. Fraud* hail been lately cot aaaaa itted at the doors of both 'newel., ; the door-keepers of Covent-garden had been discharged, brit those of this Theatre had not only been retained, but actually had their salaries raised. 1f they wished to see an end put to such a system, and a new order of things esta blished. they sl lel receive and adopt the Re port of the Select Committee.—(App/nose.) The CHAIRMAN stilted, that he had received no tice on the g‘..!el inst. of the vacant.) , of the trusteeship and the intended election. Having lately looked into the Act of Parliament, he feared that the opi • expressed by Mr. Cocker, as to the power of the Proprietor, by that Act to tams out the Corn usittee in two months, was unfounded. . Mr. COCKER read an extract front the Act, is COOlirmAtinst or his opinion. Mr. C A weave said, that the law of the goes. lion was very difficult 10 be decided in an ii•seliably like the present. tie entertained no doubt but the Legislature intended to confer on the Proplietors the powers contended for by the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Cocker). Rut though the law of the case might be doubtful, was there ally thing to prevent the Sub-Conunitiet's resig • g, rather times con tinue in office against the general wish of the Proprietors ?—(liear, hear.)—They could have no personal interests in retaining it. Ile hod been appointed one of the Special Committee, but the gener of election, Intl personal mac limos, kid ',reedited him from giving his attendance; he hid, however, read their Report, and lie en tirely approved of it ; and if it were necessary, he would have no objection to signing his name to it, and joining in something like a charge against the Sub-Committee ; but it was a slight charge that such prison% should have been ignorant of the. manage- I went of a Theatre. The Noble Lord (Yarmouth) deserved much peculiar praise; he had thought it right to pm) fur order. when he waisted them, and the Noble Lord had such a peculiar and singular taste, that he thought the Ilse of a private box ought to be paid for.—(LotsgAfer.)As to the Re port complained of, all it went to do was to alter the management. It was the general opinion of all persons connected with the throne, that its admi nistration must be changed. For himself, he would not accept of any situation before or behind the curtain, or on the stage. If he could be in duced to take airy, it would be on the stage.—(A laugh.)—The objects that ought to be kept in view, were competition fur the public, something like „payment to the creditor', and seinuneration to the lierforsnere. The Committee were not liked—they were not popular—affairs had not succeeded under their management ; and that was a good reason fur their resignation. If they were so obstinate or to continue in power till September, they would ruin all. He was ready to add his 5001. to the sum propo-rd to be advanced by the other Members of the Committee ; hut not if the Acting Sub-Com mittee remain iii office. Many others thought, and were ready to act in the same manner ; for they judged, that to lend money while the existing Cu tttttt ittee held the reins, oould nut be wiser thins to throw it into the Thames.—(Applause.) Mr. Ituttar.ss asserted, that Mr. Cocker had received 4.5001. as a compensation fur a debt not worth 3,000/. and that he was now endeavouring to pick a flaw in the lease of a private box, winch had costa Noble Lord 2,500/. Mr. COCKER contradicted the above-statement, and declared that the Chancellor's seal hail been put on a box fur the purpose of defrauding him of it. Local YARMOUTH defended the conduct of the Sub-Committee in t!ie affair of the late Act of Paalisment. They had intended to carry it only as far as the Committee, and, if it had passed that stage, then to submit it to the Proprietors. Wulf regsrd to the nomination of a Trustee, a Meeting haul been held srseisl clays agn, at which the resig. nation of Mr. G.elifell had been taken into cons'. deration. As to tile letting of boxes, that remain ed with the hort.keeper, soil he was ready to admit, that such conduct as hail been described iu tins re. spret was reprehensible in the extreme. Mr. Rostra* repeated his statement with respect to the thttioted Mr. I). IIttiNAIIID said, he rose in the hope of briaignig the assort bly to one mind. Ile commend ed the very judicious conduct of the Select Com mittee. Ile put it to the Sub-Committee, whether it was nut better for them to come forward, and deliver the Proprietors from the difficulties of the Act of Parliament. Ile had not received any tic count of the election of Colonel Douglas to the Trusteeship; and he was sure that (hotlemon would not accept the situation when there was a doubt felt by the general Proprietors as to hi* capability. The Sub-C •tier ought to recol lect, that, btfore the opening of the Theatre, ull the creditors lutist Ire satisfied as in a case of COIIIIIIOII bankruptcy. lie must protest against talking of management and opening the Theatre us long a. the debts were unsettled. Mr. Wti.soN said, he never gave himself on* Imuired orders. Ile was ready to agree to any lhiii resolved on by the Proprietors, and had no objection In resign at their desire. But if they removed the existing C tee, whom would they pot in their place ? The Act of Parliament rendered a Committee iiidispensahle ; lie thought it au impolitic one, unil advised them to apply to the Legislature fur all alteration in it. As to the isala ties complained of, they had been conferred by Mr. ‘Vhitbread alone, on the day preceding the lamented event they all r,cullixted. Mr. liiuststau confirmed the last statement. and added, that the allowance of 400/. a year to Lori •... w.. u liquidation of a debt ilus to Si > , him 11 ILe theatre, ant tlost yews 4... meads ti trit•i..r his I.p.viss.. scr•sto.. Mr. P. Manse sold, that the fiat and that that Committee which they :01 wishes' to "Iris oat," lost which 11).-v shooltt Not, had tp.t brought a single rucsmilievaisee mom the Theator —they had f wud them all. Ile had himself t0...9 always hoosle to the system of estriers, and the numbers of them alluded to must have titer, n o account of meters, or authors, on some I.llllkliiiir occasions. Ile had Inwood, written a letter to Mr. Itaymood ttsai.t his lavish squirviderh,g. of order+. Ile had given, within the fiest .110 nigh , ' of his management, un less than 3,04 u. Ile 1.. v. r had any thuog to do wills waste rind large 1441:417.;... They hurl heard from the Noble I,ord , that he was prepared to share the fate of rill the Committee. IVhatever that fate might be, he must say, that neither palms, nor diligence, nor reserrich, had been apred by it. lie could lay his hand Olt his heart and declare, that lie was fire from r-weiv cause of suspicion. The clear object of the Select. Committee now was, to displace four, awl put in the other. Ile would not be put down by the clamour of any one. Ile would appeal to the geirytal body of Proprietors, and say, that he would 4.t,t abandon his trust while the irw continued us it IVH . . Their resolutions and censures amounted to ;waling .—.while it coutinued iu force, so long it most be coo forinrd tu. After it few rema-kr from Mr. QUIN. in furor of the Sel.4t Committer, nod ►tatiog dolt ihr:e ICIS an increase of delit of 16 0001. tit ►ix wvt•L', Mr. MOURE in reply sail, th:it the iocrease con sided in tout and taxes, iattA the interest on hoods. The whole increase for the last three we.-k., was short of 6,000/. Mr. Moore the.. proceeded to ►as, after sonar interruption front Mr. Calcralt, that Mr. Kean had made a stipulation at the consturoce. went of last season, that every sew piece isa which he was to perform, was to be got tap under his esiancigensent, and that five i.ieces so gut up, lia4) Laded. Mr. KINN trap I:ere observed, that Mr. react bad complained to hirn that the cast at characters wade by filial in OM piece, had beta altered while out of (nun. Mr. ,loom: said, hoot two characters bad beets changed by mutual comoent of the reo runner,. The amendment awl the motion were then pat seporatrly, and the blew of Inualla do cl orrli for the forayer; at the desire of Mr. Mooloro., loom ever, a taAlloot was enitrred into to cullcct inure ac curately the sense or the Meetiug. The ntronlwrs were— Fur the Antroilluent Fur the Mittiou. 1111.1j.)rity ill favour of die Aluendsucat... Si 'llse Meeting then adjourned. SPIES iIND 111-FORNEIIS. Notwithstanding the many unpleasant obliere:t lions which the use of the above persons have occa sioned against Government, it must be mutter of extreme regret to hod that such people Nue conti nuing to be sought fir, and relied on in various departments —amongst others, at the Tax-Office. We are given to understand, there are itutubers of persons now employed to lay informations in different districts of the country, who are conti nually bringing before the Commissioners (a set it* Gentlemen who have undertaken this most unplea. saut office a ithout fee or reward, for the sake of the country) a number of vexatious and harassing complaints. Already, it is said, many of the As sessors have resigned their offices; and should this species of espionage go on ■nd he countenanced, it may be naturally expected that no Gentleman will continue to act in a cause where such men are employed, and where the character and situation of the Coinmissioneis have alone made the submission to various taxes appe.,r It ss burdensome to the l*n. pie, because they are csnisiuced they suffer equally themselves. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS PAPERS. r.►r.►s, crir 21. Ve‘terday evening the King tiniitaettd w;th his Excellency 51. Luiiie, Alinister of the In terior. 111jesty transacted Wariness yesterday, Mast., with the Count do Pradel, Director of the Dousehold. At three o'clock lie went in lii. tar ring, to Verrieros. The three Princes hunted in the %pod of 8.. u. log nc. Dia Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester. nephew of the King of England, lb expected at Roc!Wort at the end of the present mouth. The Tribunal of Correctional Police has givea judgment in the cause of the King's A aural.- General against Nilessrs. Chevalier and Itegusuit,, authors of La uthliotheque IlisJoreque, and ligoismt Dsvid and Maine', the printers of this cork. It has seen that the writing which formed the clip ct of the process was reprehensible in it 4 entire inasmuch as it tended to throw disrespect too tie agents of the Government. It lisp also set a several parts of the production telltitd to btrAti . , by calumnies and iirjunts, the respect doe to CII Iltr6oll and authority of the King; ii,at revels! other puts were caluinnionii, inasmuch as they ima puted, without legal proof, t.e fr:ictio:,,nriev, acts arbitrary and illegal. In consequence t%e Tri!banal 11.4 conilemne.i Aleuts, Cheratierllll4l Regti.l4l It , each to nix month.' imprisonment, and a fine nt . J,OOO franc., to mama fur tire years under the iiiiperiima of the Iligll 1'• lice, and to tind security fur 3.0 . J0 francs. The ;elan tens, David and 11,wolUct. 11311 C LICCII the charge. 'I be lid. also considered that Mangiiiii, in pleading for dee accused, tallier...a himself ut el.uulrr uileis.ive and injurious its the Public ministry, and the atia b ;ii4r.icy ill general. 1.1 virtue of nitwit 377, of the licii..l Cude, it lid* hill an irjUl.Clithl on !Mu to be mum vitcuussi....l IN . ) I\ Pi