The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-07-22 00:00:00

NEW YORK THEATRE.

,We "W. fine .go mentioned the destruction of
this thentre by lire. The.prevsure of psrbstnentary
clEtnite tend other revoperiary ntriter hove prevented
toe, until non. from It molt the fulloomog altutled
lemmata of this distournits event

NEW YORE. MAY 26.

• Within the space of four ~,,, ions three throve,
hoveisaiabven destroyed by tire—Ow costly our at
Philadelphia, one at Washington City, and ti.'.
usher at Montreal; to three it is our painfol duty to II
add the entire destruction of the New York theatre.
'OW' of the most spseisius and convenient in the
United States. This unfortunate event occurred
yresterlay worsting about one o'clock. As tilts ca-
lamity has created considerable interest, and in.
inky' iss many individuals in a common lose, we
thitsif Wear' duty to be partitular in (bawls.
0.1 Wednesday reining the new drama or The
Siege of Tripoli, and 'letter enterreininews, were
perturisied, being the night which the Maii..g. rs had
approptsweditie the benefit of the anthill'. Oti this
occostop#m:hoose was uncommonly crowded; and
to give efrect to the whole, a party of seamen and a
istrtschment of marines were kindly permitted by
°their cifirimariders tii appear. The mariner had ii.e
'minting rouni assigned as their quarters. where,
rifler stacking their arms, 'hey protect themselves im
twitcher prepared for them, and believed during
the whole evening its the st orderly and correct
liiiisiner. The beillilrli lisd a 411ft-relit apartment
itteow,iierl to them, mad after li.iviog guile through
their part to the ril.y. they finally icnik their peat.
Ills the Mow! row td Intaes, 'hie ridertaitimenta
concluded about twelve o'clock, when the audieoce
I retied; ,the touritito left the theatre mid embarked
i' fur the isavysyard, sad the orrain;ql tool litietty to
I:giv .isibere . Owl pleased—some Will left the theatre,
SOU Attie vetiostirp-Ltlsey were liAill). awakened,

rrery.dhjett Ist a `Kraal'
distonce, and in a very short time the whole of the
interior of this spacious building vu consumed.
the UtelOat exertions only airing, a few book. mod
other amides of little value. Various conjectures
and surmise,. have been set ,door N to•thn orrlein
of this catastrophe: rome low, imagined; from :ire
fate of other theatres, that it was the act of or. lir-
ceridiary—othere attribute it to seises salted by
the Mesmer is the paint ing-elsolOw-others • behove
that it broke out in the eitristoters' apaittlient.
Aftqr a clbse iutrestigstion, and,.(aftiog
utterly eir-
cdmil ititti.{ coioveerg,. ilvit),Asitd iterioss
the remelt of accidriol: and. flew v.vious lootretv.
we have '9' 111/ believe /hat tko Are tory have'
broken not in the carpenters' room, a caridle, t,44
prohabilily, being left to burn out. which. comm 6-
nicating to tl:e bench and shavings, produced sties •
result. us thts apartment ill 'text to the roof..aort,
from th.it quarter the flames were first seen-to hiir.t
fdrth. Nothing could exceed the activity and v. 11!!.
:Tore of the firemen—they cared all the adjqiiiir.,;•.
buildirigs. but could do. nothing for the istatre.
We are sorry to hear that some of them have beeu
burnt. but not badly.

The theatre or..ritiallycost 179,000 dollan,liot was
purchased by Messes. Astor and Beekman fur is'icnt
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50,000 dollars. Neither of the proprietors, we lean..
were insured, Mr. Price, the Manager, war. only
insured about 12.00 it dollars, at the Ell;ie of ;
but we learn that .lr. Situp on had nothing iliiiir-
ed, and has hot nearly 10,000 dollars in property, au
event uhteyr.ally regretted, as his character. Maus-
try. and stumble meuners, joined to his iworessional
teleosts and exertion., have established for him a •
(+situ to public esteem cod pritntttfriendsttip,
Maywood hits Initial his erirdirdie; Mr. Mbrelatid.,
Non( Mr. Sarney are lietteyeatfferers. Several of ate
Irifira has; lost their wardrobes; and whet; we-ushe 4
iota considertottoossbat is the various departineuts
cr 1111 l ected wish that establishment Dear 200 persons
depended for their breads an idea may be formed
of the real thstrem which this event has poolistspl.•
There ye some olio think that a theatre is
receptacle of vice sod immorality. 's'e pretend to
no fasthlinostiese on this point. We knout that it
is (hateable of inculcating lessons of moislify. sod •
;minutiae) in the wean slluring forms; that a *elle',
governed drama is calculated to shale " rric eta
deformity, virtue it. image;" and that wbeu
simply enemarege.l, it blends amusement and ,
structioo.• sod by she employment of a leilifeet.,
lorhii, were:rota in all possibility, many a vossou.
the taveru wad gaining house. Toe theatre has also,
been .t tunny time and oft." the medium
which charitable olijects and institutions have met
with encouragement, and now in the hour of do,
treys it i. our 'buy to reciprocate. We trust that
means will be found very shortly to rebud I tLi
theatre too a unary economical plan; in the mears..,
time the situ omit of the corps drainalique reoniree,
pressing attention, many of them have laulliles, and,
depend fur their daily bread on resource. which ore,
now emit off —moony loser no other means of employ-
h claim on the.,
rural—and their hgaracters,
liberality of our citizens. To devise means for thei,e..
immediate relief. a roweling is caik.:l this est, ~ ,
at right (o'clock, of the friends of the drama; at,
Wittdoington Mill, and we trust it will be generallit
attended. It oug'it never to be said, that the first
city in the U has not sufficient liberality and..
taste td support a theatre and performers.

Wr are requested. by one of the pronrietors.ut
the theatre, to say. that measures will be irnma; •
rhately taken to rebuild it in a convenient and bind.. •
.nitre 1111:1fitler.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOLYSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, JULY 21.

A PPEA IR.-JUDGMENTS.

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GRAHAM, .4opcflataf ; &ram, Rearitsciesf.
Tho Lotto Casaest.Lost stated this was as Appeal NNW-
the Joeletueut of the Court of Session is anel4a
moved that the deciamu of the Court below should be you-
firmed by their Lordships' judgMeat.—Agreird
A HARREL OF WHISKEY.
Dblrlasa, Appellant, H , Itespunilint
The LORD CR 41ICELLOR observed, this was an Appeal
from the declaim' of the Court of Semis" is Stoll s 0• It -
was a cue in which he was sorry their Lordships
,yodgnamit
had ever beeu called for, ea it related to the price of a balm I
..f whiskey. He was of Opinion that the jildatneut of *brie
Lordships ought to be for the Appellant, as the only other
course their Lordships could lake world be to mud it back
to the Court of Session for farther inquiry as to the actual
delivery of the cask of whiskey to the publican, fur in bit
opinion there was not snfficient evidence of the delivery. As
to what carom the parties had been at is brining the mars-
lion before their Lordships he did not know, hut lie did not
doubt hut they writ of opinion now that they ought to have
shaken bends in the first titetauce, and have settled it ami-
cably. Ile wound therefore move, as their Lordships judg-
ment, that the Occasion of the Court below %hook' be revers-
ed, and that die parties should pay their own costs.—
' Agreed to.
SCOTT. Appellant, gtort, Respondent. .•
The LORD CHANCI.LLOR observed that be tied hoped irt•
this case that their Lordships would sat bare been rAted
onto, their judgment, the psi-ties were& Lady arid a Grath.-
man, neiglibquis, and the matter in ihtpute might he
easily willed amicably. lu hopes that this sitgeistima would
be etteefletl to, and as their Lordships must insetin August,
he would move that their Lordships' judgotem should be
postpooett omit the 17th of that month, sod if it was Slot
intimated to him brtire that day that au amicable adjust-
. meat had taken place, he would Rinse far the judgment tor
their Lordships before say miter prom:eking hark place on
the 17th of Augsh.—Judgment pompused, • •
MAMILTOX, .4ppoihret ; Seem, reseposiesf.
The LORD CHANCRI.LOIL %observed, this was so Arppoesl
from several decrees of list Court of Kadistyitte
He moved that it sits/old)* the judgmeat sf tboirprilsolia
that the decrees of the Court below, is lel! and nu;

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