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•-• • an unlicensed distillery in the mountains. was it not most unfair to punish a man because the head of a still. or the worm of a will, was found in his vicinity ? to such eases. where those articles are found by the inhabitant., they take fright, and get rid of them to soon al possible, by leaving them with some others of the inhabitants, who, in their turn, transfer them in the seine manlier. so that the head or Worm of a still is perpetually driven s h ou t, I,ke Little Hunchback. in The Arabian Nights Entertainments. The Hun. Member then said, that he dot nut impute any bad motive to a Right Hon. Baronet opposite, fur supporting the principle or the law, hut the he appeared to over look ilia means in iiecom,ilwhitid the end. The Right Hon. Baronet ought to have shewn that there were no other means, which lie had failed in doing. It appeared unworthy of the Right Hon. Baronet to rest his cause on the good e Is, fat that was an argument toy which he co stify the law of torture. The Right Hon. Secretary for Ireland had not attempted so justify the priaciple of the law. No such law could be notifiable in a sound state of society, and the only cases in which it had ever been resorted to, with any plausible pretext. were those of infant aociety. o► actual warfare. and efficacy seemed to have been the only argument oa which the Right HMI. Secretary seemed to rely. The Hon. Gentleman then mid. that it must pear evident to every one that the Excise officers had not done their duty. Theft persons. invited of being appointed with a view to patronage, ought so have their qualifications previously ascertained, and if they neglect their duty, to be dismissed; and he hoped that as the Right lion. Secretary had already shewii proper sentiments respecting the appointment of 36 persons, under the late Road Act, he would expect • similar conduit from him reopecting the Irish dicers of Excise. He said that he must once more advert to the publication alluded to, and remark that the statement therein contained. re specting the power exercised by the Board a( Excise, io withdrawing licenses, was fully confirmed by an instance which had recently been brought before the House. Mr. Pear. explained. Mr. VOMIT FITZOIMALD complained in strong terms of the expression which had fallen from the /lon. Gentleman (Mr. Parnell), that a measure was enacted fur Ireland which would not be tolerated in Englaud.—( Beer.)—He denied that there exulted any such partial or unjustifiable system of legisla tion in a British House of Parliament.—(Hear.) — As to the general argument, Ise would may say, that with all respect for the Hon. Gentleman, lie could not take his simple denial as subversive of facts, nor had there been a single ground laid down in support of the motion. An Hon. Member (M►. Chichester), had said, " Let the question be judged by the fact.;" but the Hon. General's motion embraced no such object. it laid down no specific ground to justify the coarse of proceeding required from the House, nor did the Hon. Ge neral's speech contain a single argument to sustain the recommendation he gave. Mr. Chichester had in his pamphlet stated, in very feeling language, au anecdote respecting a poor widow who bad a small field capable of feeding a cow, attached to her cot. tape. and had also a son to support, who was a cripple. This poor woman's cow. was taken from her by distress, in consequence of not beiug obis to supply the quota of a fine levied on the township.— She solicited to be allowed to milk the cow. with a view to keep off for a few hours !auger that famine which, in her distress, she and her helpless son had such just reason to apprehend. This request was most Inhumanly denied, and an insulting scoC added by the barbarous of f icers, in order to give greater palming to her agony of mind. All this the Right Host. Gentleman admitted was nearly true • lint the Reverend Author had wilfully sup pressd the remaining part of the transaction, for this plain reason, bereave it did not suit the object of his pathetic and highly-coloured appeal. The fact was, the cow was seized, and of course exposed to sale, and sold for sixteen shillings ; but a humane person on that occasion, pitying the unhappy woman's situation, perchesed the cow and restored it to her. More extraordinary to my, this was the seizing officer of Excise—(Heer, heee.)— After such a detected misrepresentation as this, it was bard to draw any line, and say how far may of the statements of this pamphlet were worthy of at tention. It would appear upon reference to the accounts of the Excise, that since the year 1816, when the Bill whose effects were now complained ..1, was posted, not more than 4911. had been levied in the shape of still tines in that county ; of which the barony of Ennishoweo, alone paid 5151 L, and whilst the Grand Jury hail complained of such an enormous waste of the property of individuals, with a view to enforce the observance of the laws, they had had the cruelty to vote 3.4000/. during the same period for county purposes, of which sum the barony described to be so desolate, had sub scribed 8,400/. In one of the cases stated, in which the Excise officer had conducted himself with great impropriety, it should in fairness have heels added, that he was prosecuted by the party at had had a verdict given against him with heavy &integer, and ws dually dismissed for his misconduct from his situation. In God's name ! what did the Rev. Gentlemen and the gallant General require ? War there to be no bounds to the visidictiveireas of spirit whieh seemed to characterise the complain ants ? The punishment of this man's offelice was almil u t e and total rum, and yet they accused Go to I ornent or suffering these excesses to be committed • impiiiiity.--(Hear.)—The Rev. Gentleman lir I argued with the same latitude with which he made his statement., and toulophantly sisked. •* \V!ort could bean ad. quote answer to there swe ll.. -.is of excesses and grievances, if it Weft Dot a q• .4nalion of the whole ?" If only the truth part ul the facts stated were true, enough had been prow .l to call on Government to retrace its steps. bran what he had stated, from the best authority, he tinagioell the Hove would, v well its himself, not l,t rlirp.o.ed to give credit to even that tenth part, slid i..art of all agree in the conclusion of the Rev. Cvotlrmait, that a rue had been made out, shish uu ht to induce the Govt. Cut of Ireland 1.1 door' front its took:avow. to put down throughout the country a racist.r to which he could Hot help s'othutiog 1111111%* or t or the incitement, to out t•nr, and 1.104....-I.iied in the history of that country. Mr. l'aeort.s, in explan a tion, said he hod *lever intrude l to confiiii , .d the character of the Right Honourable Geutletuan's (Mr. Fitzgerald) government with theme or his predeiersiffit He only wished him on this occasion to he consistent with the liberal sentiments he had espoused wheu in the Irish adrainiitration. Mr. T. Kiwi admitted to its fullest extent the disastrous elfects of illicit distillation on the con duct and morale of the lower classes in Iteland. He could not consistently with the view he had taken of the Bull, and the period at which it had been presented to the notice of the Howie, sapport it, but recommeuded to the gallant General that it should be postponed until next Sennett. Mr. Aldrroiati K. SHAW thought the Bill, even if unexceptiouable, had hero very improperly in troduced at this period of the Session, and should therefore vote directly sgaiust its passing into a law. Mr. WA NM hoped the general and manifest in• clitiation•of the House would produce the inset ponetnent*of the Bill for the Session. When the question had been last agitated in the House, he had then felt the necessity. of having more idioms tion, before the House could consistently proceed to make the changes proposed--more l iortieularly so account of what had fallen, in his mind, with considerable weight, from the late Secretary for Ireland (Mr. W. Pole). At the mime tune he could see nothing very deserving of congratulation in the allegation that instances of cruelty or spores sioo, under this law, had lately become less fre quent. No wonder. since some officers had been suspended and some displaced for misconduct.— The mischief hay in subjecting the country to a system which exposed the inhabitants to the inflic tion of ills of so serious a nature. Prevention would be much better then cure. There was no doubt the present system was a cruel one, and tended to demoralise the country. Th e "ffelice was rather mekas prohiloitaine two, actual nsa/em in 811 ; and was, therefore. lint..r to he turf with preven tion than severe punishment. Hr• min before heard the present Secretory for ;reload most eloquently deplore the difficulty he found iu carryiag the law into execution, from the reluctance oil the part of the lower Irish, from their strong attachment to each other, to give such information to Government (not withstanding considerable rewards uttered) as might lead to a detection or conviction of the offenders. A strong objection, in a moral point of view there fore, to the present system was, that it rooted up altogether this amiable and genet nit* frelisig of :.t. lachment on the part of the Irish peasantry, with out substituting a better in Its plane. Mr. Peet. said, he should feel extremely happy if his Hon. Friend would novour him, (rum time to time, with any project for improving the law in this respect—the necessity of winch, toe certain extent, he had not hesitated to admit. Sir GIIORGB HILL explained. Mr. FOllBllll felt a strong disposition to oppose the system of the Excise laws in Ireland. They proceeded upon the worst possible principle that had ever entered into legislation, namely, (motioned- Mg the innocent in the puuisliment of the guilty. What the Hon. General ought to do in the pre sent cane, he should not presume to dictate; but it was evidently the disposition of malty in the House to postpone this Bill for the present Session. Geneve' HALT, in reply, mid. that the grounds of his ntotieu had been plainly stated to be the unprecedented sufferings and acts of injustice cont ained in levying still lines; that there were other mesa which mass have succeeded in putting an end to illicit distillation with great advantage to the *venue of the country. and that they are now (since the punishment of tratimportatii.n has b een added to the others for the actual offender) suffi cient to suppress the crime. He asserted that the author of the pamphlet, which was fiat put into the hands of some Members of the House, bad acted in a meat exemplary manner as a Magistrate in aid of the laws in a country driv e n almost to insurrection : that he (the author) had been shot at several times in execution of the laws, and that one of those who had a attempted to d him had . been convicted : that the Right the Chief Secretary of the LordiAeutettant of red, might be appealed to on that point, id a his Bishop (of Derr)), now in London : that the pamphlet alluded to had net been answered its any point, except two immaterial cases of a little mis information : that all such cases as Mts. Bram hall's bad bee* left unnoticed ; and the General pledged himself to have, with the permission of the House, all the facts contained in that pamphlet proved, either at the Bar or before the Committee— not, he hoped, at a period so nearly approaChing to the conclusion of the Session, as that in July 1816, when no time remained for exn 1111 l ling witnesses material to the true investigation of several circum stances whaling to the misconduct of Excite officers. In the course of the General's reply, he explained, that the apparent high rate of tithe, taken notice of by the Right lion, the Chief Stc.etery fur Ireland, arose from not having considered the great mag nitude afro Irish acre of land, compared with art English acre, and of the smaller comparative value of Irish money, whirls ascertains the comparative rate of tithe for an Euglish acre of barley to be 7s. 6d. lie also explained, in reply to the Com mittee examination, the cause of the ludicrous op imitation of " Parliament Whiskey," to have ori ginated in that name being made use of by some other person present, and iuumedtately used to hint during the interrogation ; and also that spirits which had hems seised for bring illegal became legal, by being openly sold at• a contiguous Cus tono-houee to any purchaser. Ile observed also, that in the returns which had been entailed to as marking the suppression of illicit distillation, that effect may be only apparent, and nut depending o.i the number of lines stated, as it could only be really ascertained by the number and exertions of Excise officers. He also said, that the lateness of the period at which he brow gut forward his mo tion, arose from the withholding of papers ordered by the House, and his not being is the secrets of Government as to proroguing Parliament : that Ise brought the mea-are forward in consequence of Petitions, and a knowledge of the cruelties sonic. tined : that the county of Donegal hail been made the scene of trial how far human embalmer could last. as Sealatizatti, and other philosophers, had tried how long animal life mild be sustained. ender different flegreem of torture i mid concluded by moving for Iri.ve to withdraw his ItititiOti. there not brio ; ; inure than twenty Members present, but it %ill 114ns-41. 31r: Cu►cue.Tca thought dad in the present t'• Jr attendance the onoe, 'ere could he no in AI purpose answered by previewing the don. -amend from withdrawing his motion ; because, if the Haase should even decide against giving leave to bring in the Bill, he for one, mud he could not help thinking the (louse also, would he very re luctant to give to its decision in its present state, soy decisive character us to the seiltimsgus of the Members of Parliament geiterally, upotthe rape (henry or inexpvdienry of such an altetglinn in the laws relative to Excise, as had now proposed. The prwceeding to determine as to the propriety of the Bill being introduced, wont( therefore neither serve the object of one party our the other, as col lecting the sense of the House upon the yu.kiwi. and could therefore answer nu purpose whatever in his mind. The motion ryas then negatived. MR. CUNDY'S PETITION. • Mr. %Valuta Own give Holier, in the aloence of his Hon. Friend (Sir Francis Burdett). that the, Hon. Baronet would on Wednesday nest, instead of Tuesday, as had before been fixed, make s lion, grounded upon the Petition of Mr. Candy. proprietor of the Pantheon Theatre. COMMISSIONERS OF BANKRUPTS STEF.TINGS. Mr. Witortesi.Ev °blamed leave to bring in a Bill einpotte ring the Commissioners of Bankrupts to h-ld their meeting., either fir the choice of as signees, or what is termed the first meeting under the commission, in some other ',lace (by thrtn to be _ . selected) than the Gu►ldh.tll of the C►►y of London, 03 stow appointed by exi.ting Acta, He afterwards brought in the Bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be printed. Ile also movrd for the appointment of a Com mittee to consider of a n d report a place proper and convenient for such meetings to be held in—which was agreed in. IRISH COUNTY INFIRMARIES. Mr. COOPER Mid, the in consequence of several Ihminivilile Nl...either,. beteg of opinion that the County [Armory Bill required further com.itler ation, which would make it impracticable to picot it lilt - a law, circurnomiced aY ttie /louse was mop tio.ed to lie, he bit/mid therefore, though he con fe.eed he did not feel their scruples, relinquish any further proceeilsogs upon this important Bill, until oral Ile would therefore merely move, that the Report should he now taken into farther CO siderstion, CT the purpose of bringing up some clauses. in order to the Bill, with the innendmento, being reprinted. The lion. Member then moved the further considera of the Report, mill brought nit several (loupes, which were added to the Bill, which was ordered to he printed, and taken into consideration on Saturday The Perot:toad Benefit Society Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. The House then adjourned. MEETING OF SUBSCRIBERS TO 771 E OPIsRA.HOUSE. A Meeting of Noblemen and Gentlemen was on Saturday youvased by soleertisesneut, at the Thatcliedshobse Tavern, St. Janares.stria, to lake into consideration the state and ma nagessesd of the concern of the Operadsonre. Soon after two o'clock the Farl of Aylesbury was unanimously railed to the Chair. He proceeded to state, that a certain letter had been "'Atom by Mr. Waters, the present Proprietor and Manager of the Opera-home. addressed to the Sabseribers, requiring them to pay him 301. in addition to 3001. they paid fur a hex for flit present memo, alleging as a pretence for his making that claim epos them that the establishment had beets increased —bad been materially improved —and it was his object still further to merit the encouragement of the Subscribers; best so far from has having redeemed that pledge, the number of performers bail been considerably I. snared this sesame The salaries of the musicians had beers also greatly reduced, in consequence of which, several Grilse moat eminent performers had quitted the orchestra; and there was at pre sent no composer attached to the orchestra. With regard to the Italian singers, they were reduced to tour of the male singers, and there was not one single Italian female singer. F.onv this it uhriuus, there roo' be au perforsnmee of serious 4ers4. Ia fail, they could not be give. at all, and this watin a wow► saving to the proprietor, the ea- pease of a miaow opera twine Considerably more than that ofa comic one. Mr. Waters, lbe manager, might have en. gaged Madame Cam portse, bat he bad neglected so to do. In various other respects he had acted in a way which nei. ther kept pace with his own assurances nor the liberality of the subscribers. With respect to the ballet, it was too con temptible for an nolieemed theatre—it was a disgrace to • theatre royal. The divertisentent had been laid aside, mid that alteration produced a very tedious suspension of ell performance. for above half an hour. the comparlY being fee.' fluently compelled to wait for • much longer period with. out any thing to amuse them till the Meaner thought St to draw sip the curtain Dancers whom Mr.. Waters had engaged for the ballet, were inferior pet formers taken from the minor theatres of Paris, instead of the Theatre Royal, from whence they ought to have been selected. Five of the pntsrital dancers of Paris had been announced by Mr Waters to the Subscribers as having been previously engaged by him; but they hail slot yet made their appearance, nor was it likely they would ; nor had eny others been en gaged in their steed. The ballet-master of the principal Parisian theatre had been desirous of an engagement sigh Mr. Waters, on liberal terms this season, hat that prudent Manager had declined, fur no other reason than because he wished to save expense. The figure-dancers were equally indifferent with the rest of the establishment. The bal lets were not E a sip with that liberality that ought to distinguish them, considering the splendour, in point of 'spew, with which they were supported Ley the British public. His Lordship then proceeded tee state the anima of the performers ashy had been announced by Mr. Widest as having been engaged by him. It was not torwurtby of remaik, that Ms Waters, when presenting to flit pro prietors the strength of his company, had added that he intended still further to increase it. It was upon the grouuds of such increase that he had stated the advance as inevit ible order to rem u nerate him for his exertions. 'Ube Noble lard them said, that in 1811 he had the houour to belong to • Committee to examine the *cements of the King's Theatre, and having had stress to the books of llr . Taylor, he had furnished himself with sonic woes of their contents. It appeared that Madame Catalani had a salary 42,1001 and that the other performers in that parti cular department, had salaries, raioliy bre rat in proportion to their reaper-nye I dents. The sum paid at that time for the singers was 0,835 J. The stem total for the salaries of the dancers, who were all of first rate talents, increased the actual expenditure of the concern to 18,7501.; a soon needy twice the 'mould of what was paid by Mr Waters. His Lordship said, lie would not trouble the trooling by enter ing into a detail of the expenses to which Mr. Waters had put himself; it was sialicient to observe that the scale by hich he paid the to rform ra was very inferior to cleat of Mr Taylor, the farmer manager. It was somewhat unfor tunate that Mr. Waters was slot present. Hie Lordship saiJ, Isle hail apprised Mr. Waters of th; meeting, and had expected that he resold have attended it, for the purpose of elites i og into 'hose explanations of his conduct, which lie could out hut anticipate wittild be required. Mr Wsters had written to him, requesting an interview. TIM be had IlrOutd.- His Loidship enumerated a few of the salami of slit pre sent principal performers; the aggregate am t for the augers was 5,100/ •nd for the dancers 3,20 e/. utak. ag toge ther 8,3001. about half *bat Mr. 'fay lor paid, when Le re- • i keimil fimill autodrWhokimily *LI for, lis 18iI, amount of TrerloPs Ainseommula itlas . 1•41161 was •pon th e Mt of 11111.. Wrier, that the flubseriben h cemented to pay hied. tratd berm' Mind had hem tier at any former periodsgeo far frost himillif tleild kb used I Weems. his ralablishamot,-he find piked it upon a ems. perslivel9 looser wale. Rig Lordship fir three reasons was of opinion,. reaohilloo shoulder entered ipto e x pre s s lyit of the ripiniow of the sobseribers at the I Mot/ c:redevet pre ssed by %Ir. Waters. Lord Loverilen mid, 11. rnielto sav a few words in ex teunatims of the conduct of Mr. Waters. Ile staled the ex treme .1.01:-Iilly dive was of proenring neiformers in Paris for the Il•sglisli !Urban (Opera Ile happened t.he at Penis whets Mr. W/liffil was lillikaVilllfiNZ ill ellglifl itillel'ii, and hr knew that there was hut one, and lie a are !-.ate dancer, who would listen to Mr. Waters ..0 any icroiw. That our had entered into ill engagement, hut afterwards reinont i og, refused to carry it into effect. pr. Waters hail applied to the Arilmasailer for as strode to the Theatre-1141ml C.onapandh its order to engage peiforniers, bat i.e was re. toted Ris Lordship said, he km.* that as eminent dancer had refused to meet, with Mr. Waters at a kill rate than 30,000 francs fur Iwo imodhs. lie had been disappointed of engaging Madame Wiwi, and had io ronsepeence ap plied 1u some oilier rimers of eelehrity to . supply her place. Two principal ir en-singers of the llatiau Opera in had proposals made t by Mr. Water:, and he offered them 500/. earl. fur 1 o aths; bet they r. fused, saying, that sum would no y their expenses. Ha Lordship assimeri the meeting that Mr. Waters had *hewn the grealeM readiness iii endeavouring to streagthen die •inzilig depart ment He had understood from him, that the year before last he had applied to Madame Catalan., who lied refund an engagement un any other terms than an undertaking that she should remise 5,0001. tike hall stipotated fur 30001. in money, sad the further sum of 1,0001. to he Monied 111 tier. His Lordship added, that so hi. knowledge Mr. Waters had been making offers to all porta of Europe. I.npedi. meats hail beim thrown is the way by the disputes its which the property led hone involved. The affsirs of the Opera boom having been so long under litigation in the Court of Chimney—a Court lardy in it. operationsi—might have die ersaraged persons from eateries into engagers/mil" with the manager of a concern so situated. It was a tart, obvious to Monte who were aequalsted with the state of the Italian Opera, Host a performer who had obtained a high character ow the Consieeni, ran the risk of Imhof it by eu•tione to Eimlanil. Performers here could seldom get an engagement its any other theatre. This Imposed a difficult task up.. a* manager iii this country. tip.. the whole, he could asswery said 111. Lordship, for ibe earnest radeavour of Mr. Waters to procure the licit possible performers of all descriptions. . lie was perfectly convireed he had made very harolsunse sad liberal offers. . I, ate I.ord A 11011111 I observed, that what the subscribers themett they bad reason to cuttpl.i■ of, waa, that Ilfr. Waters had never procured the performers, his emingtatent with whom he had made the hasis of his applieatioa to the subscribes% fur an additional bunt for their boxes. • Lord LOVITIMIL made some further remark, epos the performer, to whoa be bud before referred, having repealed of Iris eugegemeet after be bed made It. He observed, abet in every country in•Earepe except this, the Upe►a was a go. vernameui tautens. Mr Fasestgegtx mid, It Arndt him from what the Noble Lord had said, that it would he unnecessary to enter ism the details of the conduct of Mr. Waters. The best way would he to appoint a Committee, Who should communicate with Mr. Waters upon the subject. It Permed to him there had been gross misconduct on the part of Mr. Weser,. If Mr. Waters, as she Noble Lord had stated, knew the dill collies be had to contend with, and that hr could not en gage the performers at any price whatever, he ought not, by peeteusling he had actually engaged them, to hare induced the Proprietors to advance their eabscription in the way they had doge. If there was an absolute inabilii) lii pro. core first-rate performers, it was esecemery the subscriptions should be lowered. He thought, under all the circummanees, that a Committee ought to he formed to cultowniiirate with I Mr. Waives wpm the subject, to lake the whole thing into esmaidevation, and to report ter result of their ioquiries to a qpornil Meeting. Lord Lowman. said; that the paper alluded to es having been circulated hr Ilk Waters was circtilMed before the de parture of three people from their engagement. Mr. FRIIIIIIMITLE remarked, that the wisole establishment was iktleient, and couclutted by moving the following Kelm- Intim, : •• That the present Meeting are of opinion that the state of the Opera establishment is unworthy 11w palming* it has recrived."—(llsas, hear.) This Resolution was put from the Chair, and carried wan nimuusly. Lord SLITOII observed, that in couseqnence of the adop tion of this ftesoletion, he apprebendril the next step to he taken would be to appoint • Committee to romMunicate with Mr. Waters on the mate of the establishment, and to give hini.an opportunity of explaining why it wits in mich a elute as to br unworthy of thei► patrua•ge. It was but fait that hr should hamt ria opportuuity oijusti*catiwa; nod his explanation, eadeas it •iabt be, would of course be report. ed to • foster- nseneing: His Lorethip 6rther observed, that t►e arch►N very 'bad, sad he thought the Coasnuttee ought to iajlire of Mr. Waters why this was the case. Se. planation was necessary spun this armour of complaint a• well as every other. The. Noble Lord t■ conttwookra moved, a That the Committer of Proprietors And Sithacriben be roirested to communicate with Mr. Marrs on the subjett of the estaldistioneut."' Mr. Plain suggested u an amendment, that the co.. Mitten should comnevoicale with. Mr. N'aterg, " and Whet persons." ei/zit eight 40 nettestmq to examine others bps, the subject. This mewl," t was adopted. The Hon. DoUGLAis KINN/USD submitted, in munritseate of abut bad fallen from,t/r. Fremantle of the subject of the proprietori attunes thit Ihe•proprielOrs had no interest whatever separate front the antatershem., He wishid. this to be torderetuod dialect - 17.-I—(Yo4r, hear.) • . , A young Geollenuto, whose manse was not sonoinsceri f said, that he felt it his duty, in coacurreoce with eye Hoe. Douglas Kinnaird, to state, that the proprietor bed no wish separate from the subscribers, to whose excvtions they moat anxiously looked for a reform in the present mode of conducting the °Pere. Mr. FILIIMANTLE disclaimed any wish to draw • distiar lion between the proprietors and the subscribers. All Ise meant to say was, that if the peke to the subscribers was raised, the value of proprietors boxes would be raised in proportion. Lord. Surfeit peoposed 4 es the third Ressiotion, That the Committee de report the result of their iovestigatioti to the neat general. meeting of proprietors and subscribers, to be held on Friday next, the btb instant, at the Thatched 14011011 MOM SI. James's-street. Rowse little discussion took place as to whether the day on which the neat meeting should take place, should be Friday or Saturday. Friday was finally agreed to—lirst, on the ground that by possibility. dissolution of Parliament might lake place; sod secondly, un the gnaind that the aeakin of IhnOpers-bouse was already so far advanced as to admit of no delay. Lord VIKULAII now suggested to the Noble Chairmas that the leiter which had been sent by Mr. Waters to the persons who had signed the requisition Awaiting the present meeting had not bees read. He thought it ought to be readt herslllele it *hewed that Mr. Waters was annul.* to forward the objects which those prisons seemed to here iu view. 'flu. Earl of Avt.r.snun% said, that lie concurred in the propriety of the letter being read, soil therefore should take the liberty of reading it. A copy of it had beta seat to the eight in•livideals by whores the requisition bad been sinied...-The Noble Earl then read the letter.. It was in efrect as follows My Having seen your name to • requisition for rolling • meeting upon a subject which relati • to the Kitty** Theatre, I take the liberty of adamantly to on this leiter, for the purpose of it ding, that no man is owt, desirous of Initiator the defects of that establish mesa, in toiler that thry msy br 'bed, now I am. I hate IM Rl.l Sums rumours, but du, aro out of arab a nature as to is4.saiit me in twinning them" A fourth liesolutiun wa shed passed, *hide was. " That 11w said Commit...a consist of donee', perilous, sad thst Gre be a quorum" The Earl of H ►aDMICXE muted, that the miens of the eb. •~y • el 116 gegh ' )eri•be Prtseil tat the *tiling ihosid be IStes &ten, is or** Hatt they sight Oe stfeertiiiitt. This Itesohotto• imitsgeeed to, and tlie Dunes were takes down aosortititsly. The Goulette* was 'hell ottitiooted. Among 'others &tie' I were—the Peri of Airletbory. lord Srftgib Lord Scarbrough, Lord Viivison, Lord Aboyue, Lord L - owther, Rif W. W. Wynn 1..0rd Plyidowth, Mr. Freroisoili.. Rif .1. H. Liddell. Low:1 ldiifirninbs. Ste he The sContenittee is to hold thi.if Ste rovertioe on Monday k di!). A vote of thadks VORA Then Omni to the got of Aykt. bury, and the alert tic brute'. np.• f-4 • .VEPTING OP 711 P irOMVITTPR AND PER- I:4)111HW; OF nnunI%LANE TIffiATOE. • %Ft," On Flaturtl4 , a Ifeeting. a site sting of most of the Corn. quitter soil Pea &trail re al Drury-litte Thretre, tnok iilare in the tsl.noi, piirsinaut in a eireuler tooter, au a shbjert of eery great 'Merest, acritentrir!s to the latter. There were prexent the Mike of 11.41 ford, the Bart of Essex, Lord l'ai - mouth, Mr. Peter Moore, &r &e. Mr. I'll - Fit %Ina triseweri the hiteinrs• tie Fta7ed , o v a the eirestaistaisees of Ilse Theatre were •wrle as to render it impossible to go au. wititont 1 terry laetrile' end toune.iim e ellan7e at the receipts at Ibe doors; and e• that could tllll be conteiltpleted, it bileame 'necessary IA make an aPPllerliOli to !War who had large salaries at Ilse with the view of contitiliang the extstewee of the Ctiarerit. toftk oppoettinity of bearing testimony to the laicals or the 1...f -rontiers, and of edit l ll ing that they were fully e. !titled to the salinity they weer paid At the same tins* it must be ackaowledged that Hr and his colleagoes had seted upon the most disinterested principles ; end tio- prooksii.ml !lb make, would, no doubt, be remiteol as proceeding Loin a motive the most worthy. The proposition was, that each perfultiarr who had up wards of 41 a week should allow a reduction to take pace. The graOatiou Arnold take plaie sector/tug to she extent of the salltrt., In that of some one fourth, of and in other., where the solar:es were eery great, use • hail. The actor. liroked aml,ted. Lord l'aaitnutti alma ettl..giqed the talent. or the Com pany,wool deflated at once that if the pitopusition was out seceded too, the theatie must Huse. Mr. 1)0*ToN—" Then let it dor,. My voice is but the voice of RN in.livitlual reins the roitahlishinert, but I .143,11 newer relinquish one ranking filmy willary. I sun to sees art of Noblemt • and ieittpu int to omit esit • few i•disidmJs. I am myself the propelvisir of mare Theatres is the 4-otiosity, by some of which I lose 401. •.werk, and I should bluish to rail the performers tori.ther to give up a shilling fur rile heortii. Talk of Noblemen I would not wish to MYNA p,•ttple of mule, but I don't think them superior either in feeling or judgment to other people." A conierwltiontooit place, In whlirh It was POW h,` a Coin miller than, that he knew but of • thr, e pci suns who haul t h. gni-mutts. _ . _ Mrs. BAIRTLit observed, shit the pritie;ple of r•fMing In recognise eitgagementie might be acted upow by oily mw Committee, sued attemps. of course made to deprive the per formers of their salaries at every stew oppoititno sit A Cutbmittee•man- 0 Theta if yob don't agree to the Coo. dit inns, the Theatre Must Prom; att4l yoit may go to law if you Weser. Bat whet will you go to law with? Mr. Dblrrote—" We'll go to low with the property.— Tlu re is property upon with+ rte can come 4111 ell " Committer-maw we allow a fortnight'. salary In each of you, will yon accept of the propuvit ion." Actors—" Ni., no; oh eottiProitt:se. Vie will have our bond Mr Diti*Tor (addressing Minerlf to the Committee)—" if yogi are is want of Money, ell give yon a draft for 5001. on twy barker, by "MA yon wall be 'stabled to go on s little time The Committee then wished to knoPr, irbetheh they rmitlrl commit to give the concave 'credit fur their salaries during the MUG, Mr. Ltomettsi—m I have no objection, provided you give me security " Ctretanitter.msa—lecurily! Can you expect that we will give you perpetual security' " Mr. Dowtom.—" Certainly; if you db not, we can't give credit." It was then intimated to the Committee, that the Per formers wished to be left to ibeiliielvea, in order to cenie to a reolar decision —The Committee withdrew, and the pti«itiop was negatived, there being about live bands up fur it, auJ thirty against it. immediately after the derision, all the lower orders about the Theatre rushed intb the Saloon, and aerated willing . to prottiote the views of the Committee by their rules, but it was two laic. &brim- of many aiclt I lose 401. .rnera toerthrr Is, c of Nobleman auk, his I don't ulgaiewt to other a ROW by a Cont- ains who hail t e- lite of esflissine to l oos by *toy aver deprive Ike per- Ital. dt agree In the roe. may go to law if • i the property.— dogrel" lopes falai, to low" 'e will have our onwsittee)- 4 . If . 4, for 5001. on 10 go us a little !.thel• they warp .1 • salaries during orided you give tet that we will 11 It, we can't give r, t hat the Per- 4 ;I inlet lc, come to rw, and the ph.- .) ve hands up fur ( • 'Cr order. about elated ledling to I 1.. , air Voles, hut it NCE. • rs, hiAi` moot aeglilty vett in Paris. of 3:1, two- 501111111rd Jean la d of Inmate' the parish of ono. wet Cron- and to a pre- public Pqufare bed with the the appeal for af4Uailail, and utmost cede- , Cflivirr 4 who sly perforrited e now in the A.lvocate.Cle. Ir ApoellatitS, nig for 1111114111. hewrd on the 11. MAY 24. I this morning kJ -quarter* at A. tut 16. 'oncludrd lilt Ise a long 11105 1 1 11”111. Parwh e r.tctors. This iitailed The loaf. Ivlll he controetors Till. et 10 per ruble this oily :rot. sod they us at the mono lite is thereat". 'e which trry as the process I t. MAT 16. • hoPresi.4. it 2 onolliova of :Cy one nrces our of itiouey, I. MAY 18. I live re on the it the reign of Lh mute !tau- FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. rARIS PA, Efts. IttS, tiAi` The liekeof Devonshire, the met arglil proprietor of Great Britain. arrived on Porno. The Senate of Savoy, on the 61h of Mn, nro. maimed a decree, by which the_ man -named Jr Francois Daniel-Italinatin.l'eutivicted or iitivoi hloopheined the' naime or Grid in th e parish 'Grotty. in the presenCe of twwperaonit, was con , demi.ed to the galleys for two •years. and to a pre expoiltion on the pillory in the public pquisre of Annecy, hearing a scroll iiisCribed with words " a blasphemer !" We have already announced that the appeal setting aside judgment, by Haatide..lau.iou, and others, will he proceeded in With the utmost cele rity. We now miderstand that NJ. Olivier, wl. had been named Reporter, has already perforined his duty, and that the documeats ate now in t!. hands of M. Ileuri-Lassiviere, the A.lvocalfe-Oe. arra'. M. Lohman will plead for the Appellant' Nod will, it is said, submit four reasoi:s far mum ing .be josilgtneut. The case will be heard on the 30th of May. AY 24. Tl.e Duke of Wellington delimited tiro isi..rasing et ten o'clock, returning to his brad-quurters Cowl:nay. ♦IENNA. iIAV 16. Our Government has et length coucluded n. loan. of which so much has been fur a lone tune spoken. Messrs. Baring, Hope,. Bethum. Parw:. and GeYlnuller, are the principal conirictors. This latter kentlemau her. by a circular letter. Mail , our trieichants to take • part in it. The loaf. consist of 30 millions of florins. The contracture will be paid in obligations of per rent. at 10 per cent. These obligations are transferable this sty on ostr exchange, 072 and 94 per resit. and th e y are still rising. The paper money gains at the same time in !while estimation, and its v..lne is therein. ing on the exchange, a circumstance which art . much distresses • • part of the public, NA ii. e prices of all articles du not fall iu pre, corm.. iellt.lN, MAT 16. The English loan is very weftsl to n., tweifil.e ioninediatelif puts iii circulation v 22 millions croaua. his amount of ready money was nines airy to effect H fall in thy erreer..l%i• value of motley, awl to diminish the rate (.1 ii,terrol. HAMRL'RGII. MAY 18. letters have bren received 'pins A Igit I's on t 9th of A l .tll, *hull inspire a bore ilia Ihr reign , Houssin, the present Dry, will be tuuLh more trio-