The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-12-24 00:00:00

MEETING dT THE THAITCHik &HOUSE.

On &sunhat , in eaniequeuce of the public ad.
vertiarmesti. iu the name of Lord Bruce, Cliairnsan
of the Meetiog ois Thursday last, it moat respect.
able and immerous attendeece of Subscribers to
the Opera-House, took place at tt.e Thatched-
House in St. James's-street. About three o'clock.
Lord BautEhaviug bien unanimously called to the
Chair, ins Lordship stated to the at..einbly. that
they were convened in order 'n take into their con-
sideration the very extreerdinery end u
manner to which the pubee in genera!,
curl them-
selves, had been treated by Mr. Taylor, the Mana-
ger of that concern. They were to consider of the
nest course to have the affairs of tee Opecollouse
put upon a certsio basis, mid restored in such a
=inner to their original state as not to be liable to
be changed by the caprice ar misconduct of any
Meuager.
Lord Kilts( neat addressed himself to the Meet-
ing, and, in terms equally pointed, reprobated the
conduct of Mr. Taylor.—He considered his circular
letter*, addressed to the Subscribers, as unjei.i. Mao-
lest, and dictatorial ; audrecommended, as such mat-
ters could be better managed by a email then a gri ater
number, such as the present Meeting, the appoint-
ment of e Committee to inqui into the business,
and to desire Mr. Taylor to meet them. and as-
sign the reasons which indueed him to wish to im-
pose the new restrictionsl'aud ulso the grounds on
which be built his claim to a rise in the price of
sunewription from 250 to 300 guineas. His Lord-
ship also teak occasion to notice the short trine
allowed by Mr. Taylor to Sabscribers to come
to 'a determination upon his propections, and
the threat held out to thern---that if they did
not at once comply with his demand. they
should he deprived of their boxes. This he con-
demned, as a very offensive proceeding, and an in-
sult to the oldest Subscribers and Patrons of the
Opera; who, if they refused at one day's notice
(the very day on which it opened for the session), to
give the Integer all he asked, whether right or
wrong. were bible. at his mere will, to be turned
from the boxes they had so long occupied, and see
them filler' by strangers. He concluded the state-
ment of his sentiments, which were uoitervally up.
pleaded and coincided in by the Meeting, with
snoring a Resolutiou for the appointment of a
• Committee.
Col. Gatemen perfectly agreed with the Noble
Lord in evily thing that had fallen from him ; but
was of opinion INA this most respectable Meeting
should go alittle farther, soil come to a Resole-
; tins expressive of their highest diseppreleitiou of
the conduct of Mr. Taylor. He enlarged upon the
' very offensive nature of that Gentlemen's conduct,
and stated several instances of injury thereby done
' to the Alert Friends and Supporters of the Eats.
blislinsent. The gross insults that had been offered
ought to be storied fur, end the Opera restored so
much to its original state as to put it out of any
Manager's power to act in a manner to ungracious
and unbecoming. His concluded by moving it Re-
solution of censure on Mr. Taylur; which he, how.
I ever, afterwards withdrew. on a conversation inkiest
obese in wind, it was understood that it would be
better to leave this to the determination of the
Committee and II MINS quota Nirrtiaigi
Sir Heise WILSON also reiwohated. In warm
IMO*. the conduct or Mr •1 Mr, and coiled the
, attention of the Meeting to the cironlar letter of
' that Gentlemen, which began with falsehood and
ended in insult. For it must he notoriously un-
trite that there was any foundation fur the first
newt:than it contained—that since the year 1793 the
Cutnc.rn bad been luring from 3 to to,ouol. per an-
num. Nn men were such fouls as to submit to such
a loss for seventeen ys ars, merely fur the amuse-
' meet of the public ; yet this was the mete,: led
• ground for raising the price or the subscroeion
one-sixth ! He commented o. the little
paid to the Patrotieeses of Open., ming
them a short notice, at the calomel:retired of
the season, of the 'strut of new deinseris and
restrictions. to which, unless they sii ten it t.
flintily. they were, on the Mane;; teen suiho-
rity, to be ousted from their boxe, asst have them
let t 3 others who would comply with Ins exaciirels.
But Mr. Taylor in insolence went even further
than this, for hr attempted what he (Sr Hems)
believed never was attempted on an English audi-
t nee before; and Ise dared to tell them that if they
ventured todisnims ore of the performers or per-
INfIOLOCES at his Theatre, their boxes should be
taken from them.—What ! would it he endured
that the minds, the meows, and the pens of Bri-
' tons, were to be bid uu by the Manager of a place
of public atnusoment, and that they were to
lie under a !tensity fur expressing their senti•
talents sin the ex libitions pre.ented to them
ou the slap ?—lie unlined they would find means
to convince Mr. T. for hr had nn such powers as
be thus endeavoured to touts,. He then spoke
:nose wontedly against a letter which had appeared
in a Mornins Paper of Thitrielay, which lie de-
; smiled as SO scurrilous, itnitroner„ and contrinuti.*

• The illlloioll letter, which has jus;l7 bu nisei et-
hnics', is dated the did November. The &Nosing is au ex-
tract limn it :

•• It will besides, and of necessity, he an explicit regula-
tion, nod indeed couoition, the forte, Subscription, that if,
miser a Company or lint of Performers by liana! has
Jews ruhinitted to the Nobility mud rientry, upon which
4t4te may be induced to emit Wises, any of cuch Subscribers
Anil at any time .( by themaelter, or by other
dueed oil* the Theatre is mean. of their Tickets) attempt to
create disturbance or Ismail publicly it, the Theatre by
tor nailer perforiaweis, in addit• floe(' wiiivie
caws lead herd pre! Mindy announced as s, Nally emigre',
Itotrolly intn,nOlaft to petit Ilse hers of 41.4. r p 01) prgao,,s,
a, will as rat allOttOro of Mr prOpolny third( 'oc led
last wititt r., the Subscription Tickets of inch soh.. rd.
nand all riOt of admi-rion sot" the Theatre moire it,.
shall fermi that elotrrot become forfeited and
cud likewise, tint en siibrcriptam Ticket. to raiers
et,llllt it to admi alit 10 tic Pat, at the prllllc door
where mosey is sully taken, and where improper periodic as
leave renewal!" prevaiieil ; hut lit Sishieribars skin hr mi.
fah it, as forowely, to the vro 'liege of toooatog, 01 tome pica.
sere, (,nos lite to the Pit by the interior floors on cot
wale adjoining to Ise maestro, and at which door, also
introdoce 'loco frirfolµ into the pit braid, a
the privileee of 'being present at col relirasalls upon the
1.41...t0r alit,, orreone) 10 control pr:trtie4,
no rOttnnr. atrmiroev, troth In regard to the ,sle i Soholip.
lion Ole pit, tool the inirooluriir.o of ow
p.opercontranv to 1441110,1 all.' Ir:orc—rrstulatiosis. too,
of infinite cismieiptei.ee to the cond.! of thr Su!hireitiet•
thrills( !s, a, by piewiving tlme thiciouni of She Pit, and the
company in it, co immediately walks. their *nu almost un-
avoidable observation.

But Gom set+ revallatioss ill the Royal Family will of
c....intie tx okrt."