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London, England, 1822-06-24 00:00:00

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shit to J 4141111" the, tattle of the dObt the time mei_
nosed I. the several repute Mode to the Proprietors. From
Omer rirrentglancet the meeting 'Mold psrreive that the
Committee tool fulls nslwNlihr.rlt.me held 'cult three wears
haek re the poblge. 'The Iseve,rsairre might have the 1,1001.
.paid for extra nights, whenever they plea4d to call for
it. Ile would •et Auntie' .longer cm • their lit-
leotion hot merely to repeat that their prospects were
niorli better than Any persoes, a shoot time bark, could
venture to hope. moos the puncouel.ty and great allel6.
64.11 of Mr. Libman be formed the m 4.4 sanguine exper•
that they 'sold be able to realize every thing bel4 oat
to the Proprietors..
A ~,, waa then moved and seconded that the
Report should be runbroted. mulles was unsniewsisely
agreed to.
The Secreiary informed the meeting that Mr. Benjamin
Oakley, their auditor, was now by rotation out of that
office. •
It was th-n moved soil seconded that Mr. Oakley should
be re.eleeted.
The CIIAIRMIAII said it .n 0111.14. of the greatest advaphigg
to their igoeresi• is ewelinue Alr. 0-tkley in She olive. His
compent aseldwity ail imientiom to the sccpunts had meld-
haled is ao small 'ferret to the sigreete of the •ffeire of the
thy (bestir,. He hod • good and worthy man, Mr. Al.lersoao
Wood, joined with him is the owe, of auditor, but he never
emptied. He 'Mooch. sume 'active person ought to be
rauph. with Mr. Oskl.v. Tim nsathan for the riaelectioe of
Mr. Oakley was rarest d nawbouggely.
The Geyer', Committee of last year basis( been unani-
mously re.annigioletil—

Mr. Houctorts RtMahllD said. dot sea member of the
Geeeral Console ire, 1p was desirous of drawlag their atten-
tion to the s'er►ices performed by the Sub•Cemrnittee. Me
concluded by ',wrist( the thaiiks try the Meefiag to the Sub-
Committee oho acted last year.
The sention was carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN said it row became their duty to elect
a Sub-Committee, He thought it highly desirable float t►e
same Committee should be continued motif such time as
their projects with' regard to the cisseerus of the theatre,
had been fully realised.
The Sub- Committee gm thew reappninted.
Mr. Roams. cusgratotated the Wirt/HOC on the femme.
able time of 'heir affairs. Formerly the creditors of the
theatre rompleined that they meld get no mosey—
they were beset with oneffeeteal upplicatinna every day.
New, on the contrary, they foiled some difSeulty in pre-ood-
les ea people to come and sake their money. At the unite
elite Duke of Bedford's erne, Drury-lane, fo► peactualsty,
aloud at the bead of she poi.—(Hear.)—He would nut trouble
them further, but more that she thanks of the meeting be
given to their worthy Chairman. The awlioe was earned
saanimously, sod the ~flog brute up.

DISATH OF MRS. DRAX GROSVENOR.

Os Satenisy Mr. Graham, .a respectable Win,
sidiag at Hawsuteremith, applied to the Magistrates or Goers-
square Police-0111re, fur a warrant ageism a Mr. Smith,
why is • residest also of Hammersmith, " foe having ille-
gally reamed to aid sad assist him (Mr Graham) in sot
pressing a breach of the peace, whew called upop by him ot
the same of the King, in his eapseity of resalable. The
Magistrates naked Mr. Grahams to detail the cirellibldalmes
loader which the peace had beets broke..
Mr. Graham said that a few days age, • Lady of the
name of Drax Grammar, who resided at Acme Horse,
Middlesex, asd also at 17, Alpha Cottages, Regent's Park,
was pin with her sow, Mr. Grammar; I. her carriage,
along the Hammereasith road, when • powerful fellow,
named Taylor, formerly • labourer at Hammersmith, ran
behind the carriage, mad attempted to get up and ride.—
The groom, who was moiling behind the carriage, cc.
fused to let 'him get up, when the feast, seized the
Teem by the leg, and palled him to the posed, sad
he was misted by the fall. He called for sesistasee,
sod the '<whams slopped the carriage, sad was to amid
tale lettoi-ierveitt, whew Taylor sitselted hiwt, Oed heat
him also. A mob was collected, sad the Lady flan* the
carriage Was greatly alarmed. He (Me. OrMarimm) heiwg
informed of the outrage, west with has ossistaist to, spree-
heed Taylor • bet so powerful wee that fellow' that be
knuelied thew; shoot like children ; therefore took oat his
staff, sad rallied spot Mr. Smith, a respectable Ishillitast,
Fa his Majesty's usage to aid sod assist him is emoriag
Traylor, sod prevents( say farther breech*, the peat. Mr.
Smith leashed ht him, sod Wooed to nischor any assistasee
whatever; the cetasegoroce was, abet he (Mr. Graham) sod
his simoiseamt,porticalarly the latter, were beat, and kicked,
is • obeekiag passer, is coavtyiog Taylor to a safe pace of
custody.
The Magistrates asked what had become of Taylor ?
Mr. Graham replied, that us the day after ascent/lige
wee committed by bias, he was taken WWII J. Anderson.
Esq. • Magistrate at Hanisserastith, and was examined, sad
the Lady (Mrs. Earle ibex Groeypoor) ettentled to give orb
&sc. &aura him, sail he was ordered to be to
pima, to sake his trial for the offewes; but as he was being
removed from the Magistrate's room, he begged to speak a
few weeds to the Lady, when be made as affectiog appeal to
her sot to peones., him for the offence, on the score of he.
inanity le his wife and children, as he was truly sorry for his
improper roadoet. The Lady wished to exceed mercy to the
Primmer, hot the Magistrate could sot coffer sorb as out-
rageous taboos to go unpunished; for by dorsi so, he should
he emspromisisg his duty towards the public, sad the man
was ordered to be conveyed to gaol. The Lady wean greatly
steeled at the appeal of the Prisoner for mercy, that she fell
Mto the arose of owe of her servsoldi, is • St; she moo be.
came roses bed, and by the time Met medical aid could be
*blabbed, she was • warpee. The body was laid oat in the
horse ul the worthy Magistrate. The mis of the Lady was
present ; and he was is a slate of grief almost boyood de-
scription, al the awful aad sodde• eves..
The Magistrates asked if an levies! heel bees held os the
body of the deceased' Mr. Graham staled, that be asked
the Magistrate at whose house the body lay, if he shoe)/
sustamio a jury to sit oe the body, and he replied that, as
the event took place iu the bonsai of • Justice of the Peace,
he cassidered it quite unnecessary; bet he (Mr. Graham)
being young is office, was sot satisfied with the Magistrate's
statement, mad being fearful that be might get latu trouble,
from Neglect of duty, he went therefore to 1111 r. Stirliag, the
comity Carroser, and told him of the cireustetatice, sad
what the Magistrate bad mid, and asked him Hem imperil
was absolutely necessary.
Me. Stirling said that is such cases it was venal to have
as laquest, bet lie should sot insist upon it, as the Magis-
trate did Sot wish it, and as It mos also contrary to the
wishes of the (rimed, of the deceased.
The Megistrates asked whet had become of the body!
Mr. Grabble replied, that it bad bees removed from the
Magistrate's hearse, is a hearse, to some place in the moo.
try, where the deceased posiressed a teat, for interment i•
the family vault; mid shot the Primmer, Taylor, was or.
devil to Sad bail to answer the charge *pied hiss at the
Sessisse.
The Magistrates, Wile( conferred with the Chief Clerk
(Mr. Blackmon), informed Mr. Grabble that he must pro-
ceed by iadictmeat against Mr. Smith, for refining to all
and assist him, when called upon, la the exicatiow of kb
duly, sod rapeseed their approbation of his eitadoeL
Mr. Gribben mod he should be compelled to propped
ageism Mr. Smith, or he should not be able, if a riot ir
breach of the peace occurred, to obtain the assistance of any
of his fellow-parishioners.
The lisaialraWS said, It was armorer, every ishabitast
should ham that he was liable to 'mere punishismot, by
Sae sad imprisenniejit, if lie did not aid and assist, whoa
legally called epee by proper officers, in she 'Rectifies of
the Iowa; bet it was sot within their eroviece to interfere
with the regulations of the Cososer upon the subject of so
'qual being held tea the deceased.

Letten from the Cape of Good Hope melt tint
00 rain hos tailor iu that colony for nearly two yams.
Ou gredeisitey the Revolittiesaire friKste, Hon.
Capsule f)PasdAnr. C. B. soiled 'from Portsmouth
fur Plymouth, so be paid off, haring been nearly
1. a • years to comminioo.