The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-15 00:00:00

THE METROPOLITAN THEATRES DJ PASSION

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Viscount DUNGAN NOli then rose to call the attrition
of their kod.laps to tie lioness occupied by the Lord
Chamiewhusi to the mime theatres to the metropolis lay-
lag this year hese granted with the reolosito
of the usual %lame prohil.dmig their beteg opened
se. Ash. sad luting hiasioa•wesit. The
sold. viscount said be hoped that some explanation
would Le given fur this abandoonieut of a ticus-hosoured

Viscount "I' lIN EY said he rejoiced that the noble vie.
count had pt to buu an opportunity of stating to their
lonlehips sad the country thit nature of the change
in the Irceiwes to theatres wider the jurisdiction of
the Lord Chamberlain. He further rejoiced that the noble
viscount lost done this bemuse he believed that there was
generally a great iiiisuoderstanding upon the question. The
kohl* viecourit had referred to a late national melancholy
mice but the alteration in the licenses wee made at
rehaelinam, coosequently it win 100 g before that calamity
occurred that the theatrical licensee were greeted. The Nei
mower to the question of the noble viscount would be to
deo-r die the present state of the law as it operated upon
certain theatre. under the jurisdiction of the Lord Chamber-
lain, and these were opened by his annual bases.
The other tiostres in the metropolis were Inroad by ra-
Bistro..., an were also the theatres is Dublin and through-
out other pumas of the Foiled 'Stephan. le three
theatre. there was so retraction as to performance during
l'or ono week, or sato the nature of the entertionmeet The
namiore of the theatres which are under the jurisdiction
of the Lost Cearoberhils love keg complained of this ano-
malous Mate of thisge—that they are prevented opened``
Ciro theatre" in Paaseseeweek while adjounug theatres. and
ale, mic hells, osmium sad dilutor *am are allowed to
remain open for MS maligessed performatives. As as ire-
ample he might im emirs that the Haymarkea Mesa,
should • lose, while so seek restriction applied to the Al-
tondos and Carer prase of that description. The
of the Coyest-Hardee Theatre were tumble to_ ep:=
Li ow. and were iecossopanice obliged to go to De his. being
at liberty to do is Dublin what they weld eat do in this
suet, There was therefore seise justice ia the eseit-
pLont. mole by the a these theatres. Amoebae
rowel which-they wee somas' the restrieticre wee this,
that it was a great banlikup to the iimployis—that in fact,
people were thrown out of work by the closing of the
theatres : while, as the other Mod, in the theatre. licensed
by the umetstiste there win no mach reetrictiori whatever,
am was there soy with relefellee to muss r-halls. osmosis, or
dam mg pieces, all of which might remain open durieg
Passion-week. Tiler were the grounds on which the
ohmage referred to had bas mode. He wee eel prepared
to argue the question whether all the theatres
se the placer of canna let 1. the eireopolle shoakt he
shoed ding Preioarese, bet this he would say, that
ereleasded retie, shoal be does to all (Hear. hear.) If
one theatre wee coop- lled to err. all should he sabre& to
the seas reetrictkm ,• tad if the therms weir theAtwto
diction of the Lord Chamberlain— ia whirl' plays weld soli
le acted dew being breaded—were he lie eisesd, ell other
theatre. should be closed also ; and est only the theirs;
bet the MIMIC halls, moose, and dossing piens (Hear,
hese ) It we., however, for their lordahipe and thit ether
home of parlwoost, cot lee him, to deal with that question.
He meild only add, that noting sweld be further freer
his isteatma than to de that we he
coesidered r t Ur feeling of the
rastry, mad h. coeld amen the s rev. prelate, of hie
risottos, that if theatres were opened durieg Yreka-
week comieseed with
es propristp.
The cif LONDON will he vies quite sore thee the
Lord t ham bad hie einem eervietioa
tire he said that, 1. the redden es referred to,
he lid a. r ratios of 11111141115 should be ro-
Clirt to Übe ravine -el lir 1111111w1rity. He
.sal wry sppolorielee of with the Door
1,141 a ho oacial aspritp, sad was setlelled Mot the moo
soar wheel. Le had eapsweed were three be had always
felt. the mine tiao shriek his, as s mamboo of per-
Lewitt, that all the soils vietionst had stated as a moos
foe Li. eclairs smile the question of the able lord sere
ewv-- -ay Vol it bed ewer lteee Whims (Hear, hear.) The
Led I heather Lana segued that the thseree under hie re-
tro) its the neet“leillie Awed ismer so deadalitic. and sue
ea;-.t to my disiadvase as amoral with other places
el asoloemeat. Ho of Louie) was glad to
bear that Asli•Wolaseday sal lined Friday were
micepte.l He wee ant sure, however, that the
theater sot wader the control of the Lord Char-
lerloa were prohibited free, opromg en those days. He
era therefore almost afraid that if this were so, stesobeg
to bo roireow. is ..other yr: .teli.Wediewalay
and Friday might au continue to be prohibited days
I. the theatres under hie control ; that they. sa4tht from
time to Use, be a premium on his lordship to eztaid to thou
the liberty which the other theatre powered. (Hear,
hew.) The *muse Tierra was really owe of degree. He
dad sot mean t.. say that the religious community of &w-
-hoa would pay ',se attesting to thou a.. red .lays whether
the till agree were oiweed or cot; but his dimities
hope. wom we. that cheeps to that direetios were
very diumerom. He could sot but remember the popular
proi•ure that caw time mom bad 1.-en brought to hear oat
the authorities to throw apes on holy rime plum of amuse-
meat which were hitherto cloud. *For hie part he always
eneoalrool that it was. but in these matters to be no the
Bale sole. He regretted that the Lord tbanilerlaiu had
sal greeter control over places of unisenuest than he had,
and ormialered that it would be very desirable that a res-
pusaible tail istelligeut principle should be established fee
the regulates of all parse of anarearat tbrou,ehout the
maths limp!. im. (Heer, hem)
After a fee oleervatimis from Viscount lirsneetialt.
The Lail of IiELA WARR maid that he bell so ialosties
of tinewieg the tiligl.test imputation tie the wahhe visional
(Lull eyilser 1. but boy had the hosier el Wing the
ea+ of Lord l •horuberlam, he could not help saying that
ho opirrou the valet cham, would have lie is
siert of leoemiug the rupert felt by the cowiseersy ti.tre
serred mimed, referred to, He hoped that the made VlOllllll6
well ...41r the coseloaise at which be had arrived, es
he believed that such a perforranase of duty would cam
with it the hearty approval of the 'whits.
The Ilarquis of NI iIiMAIS BY aegewited Mat the Lout
Chiroberlaie might make as amusement with the mesegree
el the theatre. melee his costrol which would have the
rib t s the religious feeliega of the eeetroselty.
N irr:y recalling his penniasion fee the perform-
ance of ph.ss in Purism week, he might arrange that the
es thruhl he cloned on the Thursday, rt
rat .clay ommallately preceding I:rater—these iLys bring
emodered of a more solema character than the
earlier ileye of the week. Pawnee week was
mu. h rteeired on the Criatieent. I. Paria the theatres
Weir Water the. direct control of the Euratom...it, awl those
even that were atahretitiolteis, or in receipt of peusions,
to he clued on the Thursday, Frulay, and
hat-.rd rassioemeek. There should out a this
pointy, he less disposition, at that entente mason, te "gibes.
tote rsligiom "Mermen. for public ainuenneete He did
not Anticipate any objectim front the managers, for the prim-
Opal ropportere of the theatres were liaison from the
pros! dartrkta, who came to Loudon for • few days,
awl there would be conspenstively few such eamusiceiste en
the lost ilays of Paulus week. The elnermoce of that
smart., be might remind their lordships, sword teat and
the ..ther lion, of parliameot to adjourn over the last three
ihr- • Wore limier.

Vim...tint /SYDNEY rid that the horses bawl Leon
great.l at Michaelmas for the 'mt.
Larl HOPE said that am collateral que.tion hel
ecinirrcil to him, which he would take the opieirtooity of
slams. namely, whether It rem sot a greet aaoasely that
Hepatic. ahoutil be seder the control of the Lord Chamber-
lain at all! Maw Whet pomade MIMS salad be vim
fee it t It was plan to boo that the
el the MINIUM, se far as mealatioe alteebi