The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-21 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.

1%. Weemisster ttemona n. -need yesterday, before r
fieter, E. Chairssau, and a numerous and respectable Bench
el jfegistrams.
Tbe meal predsmations against tics and immorality baring
bisattaid, Ole Gentlemen of the o.and July were sworn.
The a maw belay charged then, and directed their par-
es/km attastres to several of the eases which would come before
tbegeand which were of considerable public iMpertAtlCr.
(aural hen adjourned to this dm+, when the traverse p3per
will Mt proceeded with.—Soma interesting CAMs of abbillit are es-
veted to come 04.

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BURR Y SESSIONS.
THE SlitßE'Y THEATRE.
ifeeterday, an application was made by .31r. Williams, to whom
the last lichee for dualistic representations was granted, for a re-
use/al of his licence.
lit was stated that he had expended nearly !OWL in imploring
that theatre, and that he looked to future IseliVoill Inc remuneration.
Me. Tooteetorti said he should not nhje,..i to the licence, but he
should must upon its being plaited in the bards of Mr. West, the
toopeietoe of the theatre. This was no more than aceoedant with
thri.terms of the lease.
SI, sweet:ft said he wished, before the licence was granted,
la asoottaio whether there was any thing objectionable in the
hiasogetricnt. and asked whether a piece called •• The Hinter&
ehire Tea:Telly" had nM been acted at the theatre ? The ethiliillU4l
MIA tat the* most ithoininelde kind, being founded upon an atrocious
'limbic:dial of c•rcvmstatteril. wish ...Inch all the world IHIT now
and it 1:1,6 said that the identical gig and horse, t..
c ha* alto. ion had been so often made in the investiyation, epic
I ..atuce I -It toe pe.fmnance.
.111. Willie:oil admitted, tilt the piece hail been played, and
larocintsit e.st it had •
Mr. W 'theme% Counsel slid he never war more stupefied than
be was at the manner in which attempts had been mail, to pithisla
isi;.tlient fee performing th.it piece. Ile wa, in the Coort of limes
Iteuch when a criminal information was moved against that get.-
us. Certainly, such a piece shotild nut have been played.
Anti, however, the proceeding was instituted, it was ts•tidly dropp
d.
it ear upon the grouril that a 'prejudice would be excited against
Thurtell, in darn:lnds of the Jury, that the ctitainal information
had born moved for.
A Magistrate said that eitcomstance had nothing to do with ghat
ass before the thnirt.
The Counsel raid the public press fiirtsished the materials.
Mr. Sulawesi sold, if the thing was had, it was of no importance
'how they originates'. It was the busineVl of the Learned 1-minol
•to cooling himself to the mere application for the hence,
without
anteriug into the merits t.f the nee. It was tinily objectionable
(41 SCOMILIt tat iN CireCtl on the iiineisl..if ths,
The Counsel sail he it 1 list might I, alts.. dto account fur con.
Oita shire areareil objectionable to i t
Mr. R..lacystia seel Mr. himself might offer any
-cacao& he should thick uce,ssary, Lot his Counsel could tut put
Immo!! in tae peace of his the bench.
Ai •. %callous*, Clotioel 'rms proceeding. but s..veral magi,trates
i!:taci:...o.l .I.lm, and dialared that he told nut he heard us, the
aterlect.
Mc. Realer wished to know whether it was meant to be
argued thot the newspaper reports justifiA the representation on
the stale.
Mr. :'t ft 31 VI said the Conti had already determined not to hear
say discussion of the mai,. by Counsel. Ile then asked how long
IS, piece was repremmted?
Mr. Williams said, not ranee than twice. He stopped it upon
'finding that there was a feeling against it, and did nut renew tt,
aunt sner 'enurteil executed.
Mr. Sbleraa asked whether Mr. Williams had not received a
nntil:zati ni titan the he retary for the 110411 C lhpartment to stop
• tl,ttpal•wintince, anti whether he had not disregarded the order.
•• Mr. %t ti declartA that he had never received any annum-
ideittAl from the Secretary of the Home Department, on that Or any
other subject.
Stii.ga did not think that the argument or immorality was
very atiplicatile, as an objection to the renewal of the licence. flue
of the oust morel plays represented a circumstance as full of
horror as those retooled of ThsarteU. and nobody objected to f;•,,,tte
Itersaeit as a piece to hurt the public murals.
)it. l t:a NCT did not mesa to oppose the licence, hut he hoped
the utaceiter would receives lecture against the practice of bringing
forward sash diarracetal exhibitions. He boped that no further
stolatiot of decency would take place at our theatres.
TAN U:81101 was then greeted to Mr. Williams.
Cf/1:1;110 THEATRE.
Application vita male upon the part of Mr. Glossop, foe • licence
to patterns. The charge of having performed a piece founds.' on
. the murder of ll'esn: was also brought against this proprietor, but
opus iris promise that lie would never again produce anything of
• :ile lend the Rerun: was granted.
ASTLEY:ti AMPHITHEATRE.

Th.: licence nail 6,-rantctl to MritAstley, Mr. Davis, and the three
Altrire
VaI:XHALIa.
Upon the application foe the renewal of the mulles! licence for
ANA pipes .4
Mr. JACKSON mined that the propeirtars should br requirea to
rtfu•c to ar. itply rc:nsliinrnts %mar to admit visitors to the gardens
afar the hear of tete o'clock.
Mr. Das NWT. and other Magistrates, said that such a regula-
te:, temild have A: effect of abutting up the gardens altogether.
Mr. Jet:stow said. that his objection to the dancing war, that
!: had an Immoral teseency.
Mr. lit w wire' acid, that except the daseera used impramw
tilos, the Mincing mull not he numeral. Ile delighted to see all
elassm mined together i.• enjoyment, sad he had frequently seen
itlectait:jluses am:spec:tibia shopkeepers join the amusement
I. to.
.Ir. JACKSON mid, that if Mr. Rennet would declare that he
tad wen auth persons claociag at Vauxhall, the abjection should
be withtlrawn.
Mr. llitworr repeated the assurance, arid the ILCIOCI was re-
rew'sl without fur.her omarsition.