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fur the freehold property, but not one *habil
wa Mr. Slade rented to for the losers conic-
gneiss on glying up his business, becalm', lie might
continue it with every advantage he possessed at
foment, rod if he gave it up, was Ins own fault,
mid the public should not be made pay for it. Co-
rte.:tat-den, and Drury-lane, and the Opera-house.
.were flowheil in less than e,year, and there was a
getitleman present who should prove that hr had
piepared a place fur' theatrical entertainments (only
that the (condemn had been before laid), in fifteen
week*. The Joey must consider that tire business
carried ot. wasatery fluctuation, depending ai it did
on taste and fushimi, than which nothingwailmore
capricious and arbitrary. itsie,ses should be call.
cal to 'mire the true value of the property. Mr.
Slade had no claim to 30,0001. for what did not cost
him 10,000/.. and what, rf brought to market, would
not bring more thou 14,000/. or 15,0001. at the
•otiniod.
Mr. Thompson examined.
-1/.1110 been employed by the Commitoioners of
WedevStieito ; know the Argyle Rooms long before
they hod been turned tO their present and
sinew that time: they were turned into a place of
public amusement about Ahern years ego; Colonel
Orville bought them about 1803 or 1804; they
had been pnt op to sale at auction, bat not sold.—
l:utohel'Greville boo' glit them by private contract.
Mr. Slade bought them in 1812 or 13 ; does not
. knot, whist be paid for them. Before they were dis-
posed of to Cermet Greeille, they laid been offered
to him for 3,8001. ; no offer wise mule to him of
them after he gave them up. After the Act pas..
ed. he had to treat with Mr. Slade about the pre-
mises. The pion first laid down would take sissy
a part of the dressing-room ; it ass altered. in a
cerlsiii &pee, to save that NWT ; It LAO only the
office ; would leave time grand room and orchestra
tiiiiiinclwd; the .treet might be run so as to leave
the great room. the theatre, and orchestra entire,
firth ihe exception of the corner. All the neonclo.
lion we without prejudice. The street, as pro-
posed to hr earned, leaves the orchestra entirely as
it is, re- better; told Mr. Slade that Well a plan war
iu agitation, but he would not bites to it.
Cross-exassimed.—ln the pion allotted to, the
°tenser of the orchestra would our nearer to the
street thus before, but means could be used to pre-
vent the *transmission of sound from it. The lust
plan nas not fini'shed till this day week : Mr. Slide
sailltoo many offers had been made to liiinolready :
the old orchestra was to be pulled down, and a new
one built and paid for by Mr. Slade : a new orna-
mental front, designed by Mr. Nash, was to be paid
fur hr Mr. Slade. The brie lie has now drawn ms
the plan, does out take off a bit of the orchestra;
know* nothing about orclostrus; fur aught he
knows, the projected alterations might be a great
nijnry to it; can't say how much Colonel Greville
Pooled away on the premisto&; titmice he did not
lay nut :0,0001. in improvements. slr. Slade laid
out large rums on them tinder his directions; lie
supposes between 2 and 3,0001. ; Roy exactly,
as lie paid the men himself. It wool.' be very dif-
.ticult to• get such another situation in the west
'end of does not think seventeen year; pur-
Close too much fur the freehold properly. The
ten li4".wriiild Tway the tuft where the
'dresses are kept ; knows that poop usals were made
in writing and answered.
lee-e.rastined.-114pwer-til6'ire Concert Room
bluetits' *6411 there was Mine money to be
paid Mr. Slade for building the front; the money
"hid out by Mi. Slade was expended un parts nut
wanted by the Commissioners, and expended in
'comeynence of hearing that fact ; the business
might stdltif coati ucterl equally well; the remainder
of the premises will he sold' by the Commissioner%
The old orchestra was built against as public
'street, and a very narrow one, King-street. The
new street is ninety-two fret wide, which will hive
*a great iiifbience on the sound ; before, the edge of
the pavement was within four-feet two niches of
the orrlar,tra ; in the new oichectru it would be
twelve fret thotant.

Letlibrilge examlued.
IQ machinist of Drury-lane theatre. Has been
ensploved at theatres seven or eight year*. It is
possible In conoruct an orchestra in such a manner
as to inerent the entrance of sounds from the street,
by tdacntq hoards at a errt.iiti distance un the in-
side, and stuffing the interval with woul, saw duet,
horse hair, or &guy other very porous matter ; in
nine mouths the whole premises could be finished
on any stunt.- Covent-garden was completed iu
twelve months, Drury-lane in less.
Crust-examined.—lf lie had to look out for a
place and will down the old buildings, it would
take more tune.

Ms. Ayrton, examined.
is one of the managers of the Philharrsionic
Socie.y ; the couctrts have been held there since
1813 ; the rooms had not been much frequented
br fore ; their titivation was very bad•on account of
the tiarriortiess of the adjacent street. The New
Street would be • great advsistage to them; there
would be en improvement in porta of locality from
!lie opportunity of a new entrance in the New
Sere, t, awl also in point of sound; the new *r-
elit-sirs 'would be a better one than the former. The
Satiety had engaged the concert-room on from year
•to )emr ; the New Street woeld • be an inducement
to them to remain there. Their going to the place
br.t brought it into notice.
Crose.e.liunised.—lf Mr. Slade is prevented from
cartying on business fat nine month', the Society
would be obliged to look out for manlier place of
meeting ; but the •alterattoks proposed would not
have that effect.

Mr. Muotagoe is au architect and surveyor; has
inspected the premises, thinks 810/. • fair rent, istit
w.m141 allow eighteen years purchase fur the free-
hold ; would nut fix the yearly, value issi high if the
',nose was not used fur the purposes it is. The
siltrrotiolis proposed in cousetpience. of the New
Street would imt deteriorate the value at all—in his
view they would increase it.
Roper is an architect ; he estimates the va-
lue of the freehold at 14,614.

ridlock consolers 14,000/. a just valuation,
and tin?/. prr annum a lull rviit„

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Nlr. UURNEY demanded 'that the title deeds
• • &mulct be produced t,t sliew plait had been given
fur the premises, stating that notici Of this boil
bet n stirred, but the demand had not been complied
with.

Iltrr ended the case fur the Crown.
Mr. Seri. ant Btu again addressed the Jury,

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and canitneisted on the evidence of the other aide;
after which the CHAIRMAN recapitulated the evi-
dence.
The Jury retired. and in about half an hour re-
turned and delivered through their forenoon, Mr.
Mitchell, a verdict fur the Plaintiff of 22,7501.
The Counsel fur the Plaintiff were. Mr. Serjeant
Bee?. Mr. Serieasit Cortmr. mud Mr. CHITTY
For the Coainiiksioners, the ArroarrElr
and Moors. GURNEY and SHEPHERD.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

PARIS PAPERS.

PARIS. OCTOBER 30.

His Majesty the Xing of Prussia stela yesterday
morning[ to the Thuillvies to pay a visit to Alailame
and the rinces.
The death Cardinal Candriceres I ne of
the largest Sees of France vacant. It is remark-
able that there is no Archbishop now in France ex-
cept of Bourdeaux. The Sees of Pali., Lyons,
Rouen, Toulouse, Tours, Bensonson, &c. are not
occupied.

jig the silting of the 'nil inst. the Royal Court
of Tou put in aci:u4mtioit Jean Jo,eph Vence,
notary; Pierre Joseph-Felix ilessiere-Vsy lime, no-
tary; and Marie-Antoine Culistans, Ea-Commis-
sary of Police; and 'trot them before the Court
or Assizes of the Tarts, as accomplices in the as-
' siossination of M. Fumbles. 'llse satue decree has
set at liberty Charles litienue Louis liostide,
uu-
tary of Ham, prosecuted fur the same crime.

MADRID, OCTOBER IS.

The General% anil Vicer.-Gentrid of the religious
orders have exposed ts hi% Majesty the disorders
produced by the great ituitiber of the secular reli7
gums, who are to br. found every step in Madrid,
mod the bad existriple rr suiting from it. The King,
•n the demand of these Authorities, has decided,
that the religions persons recolarised by the dioce-
san Prelates, should be sent bark immediately to
their respective cunventr, as had been already or-
dered; that those who should he found to have
their buttes of secularizat ion, should also depart from
Madrid without delay, to reside in the dioceses of
the Bishops or Priorr of the military orders, who
shell be compelled to admit them without excuse,
and watch over Slieir political and religious con-
duct.

Yesterday there was a grand reception at Court
to celebrate the anniversary of the King's birth.—
All the Foreign Ambassadors, the Great Officers of
the Court, the Generals and Deputies of the king-
dom, complimented their i•laj.sttes on this oc-
ca►iou.

General Freire, as much lured by the troops
as the Count cle l'Ahosind was feared, iuspires
more confidence in the success of the grain's
expedition, the preparations for which are pushed
on with all the activity permitted by our
fivancial resources. It is now asserted, that no ac-
count will be placed on any support but that
of our own forces, vhi .h will be employed in their
full extent. The Ruralist% frigates are arrived.
We have enough of ships of war not to trembleitit
some miserable corsairs. It is wine difficult to find
sufficient transpottr. For the rest, the expedition,
ereicreduced to the half of what hos been said of it,
will scarcely be ready to put to sea before two
months.

Letterkfrom Cadiz announce the arrival in that
harbour of two ve►ael., richly laden, corning from
Pau.