The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-03-28 00:00:00

A T1111(1)

We noticed. yesterday, diet the further consider-
ation of the application for • Charter for building a
third Theatre iii the City of Catalina, ensue oil be-
fore the Lords of the Privy Council, at the Cock.
pit, on Monday.
Counsel were heard at great length for various
apteitioneni, against the application, amongst whom
• wimp Mr. aimigliana. who appeared fur Mr. Taylor.
of the Opera-111;1114e.
Air. presented a new Petit oa. is
winch he referred to die &amain parent attaches'. u
Drury-lane, awl supported his Petition by a very
able argument.
Mr. WAILItLS, for the Applicaats, replied to the
objections which had been urged against their pro-
ject. He questioned the right of the Crown to
grant monopolies for theatrical repre.entations, as
it was contradicted by the Act of George the I hi.
which gave a power to the Nlagistretes to license
places hue theatrical ainueridelit,. With respect
to the &imam patent, or, as Mr. Sheridan called
its the tote's "Wein, he costroderl, that that in-
strument was a dead letter, in comequenee of its
hawing been a110w.4 to remain dormaid. If a p...
vile••e given fur a public purpose remained alleXer-
olbel. it was lost; and upon this principle, those who
hap obtained the patent alluded to,h id forfeited all
the advantages they could have poltoth4led under it.
This dormant patent, like another Sleeping Beauiii,
was now brought forward, after the lapse of a cry
-
miry; but the Priucees had been revived to itly
lit•le porpcse, and thaw who had called her up
might let her go to sleep again for ever.
Mr. SHERIDAN observed, that though tl e its e of
Diary-Lane Theatre was said to have had mo i
gore uu bringing forward this question, he was 1 c -
feed, couvinced that if that Theatre had not twin
destroyed. their Lordships never would have be, is
t:oubled with the application. lie had often re•
marked the flippancy of Learned Gelid-men in:
other Courts, and their disposition to pass over or
miteettute facts. as might best serve I halt, clients;
but he hid expected to have two. in that pace, a
stricter regard to accuracy. The I.• NOWA Gent.
bad not oily ut ivepresented the. facts in the peii.
lions, but had also nitsrepreseriled the two., Ti.
Statute of George li. did not authorise the /aegis.
trdtea tterkiir &ens.■ for the Drama, but to
Dan-ing 'and Paid: )))) i ) ue. On this pond he aka
at i sue with the Learned Gentleman, and he
challenged a reterence to the Statute. to the
like nseinier • the Leann-el 'Gentleman had tom.
slated what hail 'seen said resincting the 11E4
Theatre. His (Mr. Sheriilan's argument) loot
berea, that if, in budding a Theatre of a soave' t-
ent use, it should be found, 0.81, on account of
the increased population, a third Theatre w a
wanted, the 114151 of bin Ming that third Theatre
sliotald be g rea to the Proprietor. of Drury-lair.
Ph • w it or the Learned Geotlemanaonlil "(coupe.
gn fur nothing; for though lie must confem it was
ao-oewhat better then his law, it was 'info. tunately
built wombed a foundation. With respect tot's. tor-
ment patent, ussollich the I,eYrned Chnitlema i 1 at
au pr. ttily exercised his ingenuity, he ought to re-
colic• t that his ohji•eitot, came Uwe too We, 11,
should have brought it forward It years a.m. when
the hcittily lie hid %pokes, of awake in all the vigour
of her channa, and all the epleradeur of bier hart:-
nese. 'I •it was the time to have crone fist ward,
and to have told her. that her sleep hail • beeu the
sleep of death; that she was only a pliant-ow, and
had 110 real existence. Her revival Was now ind,s-
pitiable. and all the magic of the applicants could
not deprive her of life. Ile had certainly beta
somewhat HadAbted to the Learned Gentleman. for
it was the brilliancy of his imagination which had
sugt;ested these ideas ; but he had endeavoured to
repay him by correcting his legal opinions; and m
this was a commercial country, in which every
thing was managed by barter and exchange. he dill
not see why the Learned Gentleman might not deal
with him on • fair principle of consolidation. Ile
should certainly be always very willing to receive
wit front the Learned Gentleman, if that Gentle-
man would, us hr had on the present occasion. take
a supply of law in return.
We understand that all the parties cenclorliid
their orgnments yesterday, and that no hug fa-
ther is likely its take place until their Lurdelai, a
give their dee .