The National Register.
London, England, 1817-05-12 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE MEETING.

A Meeting of the Subscribers took place on Tuesday. The
Chair %vas taken at one precisely.
Leo d I:.ses, being called to the Chair, briefly explained to
the Meeting the object of it—lu rA, to select two new Auditors;
and the second, It, proclaim the number and the natuie el
•otters to rent the Theatre ; and he greatly lamented that no
one tender hail been made until a Ohio five :Mantes of the,.
meeting ; and this, 111$011 consideration, acs 1114 viewed as an
acceptable; one. He assured the 3leeting it aas the sincere
desire of the Committee to get the Theatre let to advantage;
anti, having failed, they would continue their labours only
mild this fotimate event should take place.
A Prop' ietor, a hose name we could not learn, submitted,
that it aas highly e•petlient. if the soliseribers ever coati-in-
itiated aliot:er dividend, that a consideraide reduction should
take place in all the sAiries. It aas now pros et bial, that the
perforniels, at both Theatres, mere too highly paid to admit
even the possibillity that the Pi tips tetors could ever reatize
ally profit; and he would submit at the saute Uwe, that 11

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ta;giit be desirable In alter the pricey of alink .joil to tip•
in a small degree, viz..:—To leave the dyes. circle ar
75.; the first tier to be hs.: and ththe above, ss.

Mr. Robins begged to observe, that he till not at all parti-
cipate iii the surprise that any:lied in some of their Cuolitc-
ratives, because no teadeis had been received. lie was not al
all discouraged by this eireitaistatire ; nor email any one iie so,
who hail read the printed talons ill whit+ a bittiliii;!
was to be made ; for they were o',jectionahle throughout ; but let
it be proclaimed, that the Committee were iiling to receive
proposals, anvhaekkd- by any conaiton whaterer, an 1 let Ibis
their determination have all the publicity they could
afford it, and he did not doubt they would have' even
yet to congratulate themselves on receiving satisfaetiiry
tenders ; nn l ihreigh he wis cot siingnine enough to expect a
large rental, he would be the first to object to its being let on
terms disa-tvantageoas to the subscribers.
Mr. Greufell assured Mr. Robins, that it was the anxious
wish of the Committee to give every possible degree of pub-
licity to their lixed Litention of r(cclviva auy offers that may be
made, and that it would be advertised in all the P epees ; and
lie added, the Sub Co- •ttec only continued in their (Mice, ru
the 101 l persuasion that they should soon he removed from it,
by au acceptable offer to rent the Theatre.
It was understood in the room, that the tender made was
by Mr. Raymund.

I. vie PnottoTtoNs. —IV Alexander, Esq. Master in Chan-
cery. It iv jog been offil d the high atuatinn of a Ba-
ron t e court of Exchequer, the Leal neil Gentlem .n ha,
declined the honour, and Sir W. Gilroy', Knight, anal tter
thy Orner4l, has accepted it, vier Sir IL Richards, now Lot d
(:,nef 114ron of the Exchequer, Vire Sir A. Thomson, decease
ed. Sir S. Shepherd, Solicitor General, is to be Attorney
Gen. vice sir W. Gat i ow. By the pro-notiou of Sir W. Gariow
to the Exeht-goer Bench, the &Miro of Chief Justice ot
t'llemer heroines vacant; and also his seat fur the Borough
of Eyre, in the House of

THE DRAMA.