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ineskakie rain :Pre littealrical properly. That pentast.
bairestie, we well as a santion. which appears to knee been
made at *web Wain of sbe Gement' Consniniee to submit
Me proposition far milbsettasi to the eansiderasiai and Judi-
meet sof a Choreal Assembly of Proprietors, appears Is bays
been disergartied; sad the preen of admission teilaer4 by
Wee peonies *sty, fuer af whims were Members of she
111$s -Cusniaillee. and another was the twit elected Auditor.
Thu Chriantittee abstain from noticing many of she an-
• A -...iodaeate esaiabsed is eertsia prated papers re-
- of the

Repots,.
bed the realist qualifications of Mr. Colman, sod stated
that they bad mitered into or commenced • negotiation
with hint sod althmagli by the last Report of the Sub-Coon.
mitter they my be led to believe that meth negotiation bad
since bees pomaded im, but whirl., for the reason therein
seggrated, had not been satisfactorily concluded, this CAM.
Millet bare Mr. Colson's authority in writing, for declaring
that oo comemeicatim whatever has taken place between
the Sub-Coinnlittee mid him since the lidd of July last,
When a ily'slat sent to the may application which hod
been me& ow behalf of the Sehtmenittee to hies.
This Committee are informed, that neither Colonel Pa.
trick Wiggles, whose appointment as Trustee was at the last
General Almembly declared by the Proprietors to be n.j..
time to tittle interests, or Mr. Richard Wilson, who then
imerted that he was willing to relinquish his ofilce as a
*lmam of the SubsCeitimettee, ifstielt resignstim wits wish-
ed by the Previte/oes, balm yet Meted in monfleentity to their
thielared opiatons.
This Committee wow terminate itseit Ishisors by red e.
mending the vigilant attention aid c&operatim of the
Prollekttota to prevent lie attidameol of any further kilo-
Native malitre, by which additional powers inconsiotesti
with the Proprietors' few remaining right/ may be ittellipled
to be gained by the Geneve' or Sub Cbminsilkw, ur the abates
become subjected to say pecuniary payment., or soy port of
the theatrical warmly, cheeps revisits private boxes, the
frail offices, and detached premises, made responsible fOr
any farther Win.

It was then moved by Mr. LAMS. and aecondelf
by Mr. Coca's, Ths t the said Repott be ap-
roved of by the Meeting."
Clis this proposition being made. Mr. P. Modal
'clensouded a ballot.

Prior to the retirement of the voters-
Mrs. Bonus wished en inquire. what had be-
come of that great. that extraordinary plop of the
hole% Jack Johnstone ?—(Laughter.)
The Coomem, said. when the proper °pi:wee-
vily came, no dauht her question would be estie•
factorily answered.

The Ballot having heen dosed, and the votes
courted, there ',pee red
Per spy/twin of the Report ...as
/Wiest it...•
=•••=.1

Majority is favour of the Refoott.... 3

A Proprietor said. that two Ladies, who wiihed
to vote for the Report, had not bad an opportilnity.
and wished the ballot to he re-opened ; brit the
Chairman decided against it, they having hot ap-
peared in proper time.
Another Proprietor stated, that three Gentlemen
had presented themselves also too late, intending
to vote against the Report:
The CHAIIII All then observed. that the next bu-
siness was to proceed to the ballot to elect six Mem-
bers to supply the place of those going out of the
General Committee.
Mr. Coedits stated, that he wished to make
some observations ou tbd boudect Ind priuttd Re-

success
Colman'.
himself,
tween the' gentleinan
sower was dated t'
that the only,corvespoodersee
lilah-Connthittee consisted of two letters—one from
Mr. Ward, the. Secretary, de-irissg to know the
terms on which he would undertake the office of
manager—the other hi. answer, importing that as
soon as the (wielder), emba inane of the
Theatre were blots& to some satisfactory arrange.
orient, he should being forward his terms. The
first letter was dieted the 4011, July, the last the
The Committee ehase to mete. that Mr. Col-
iness's reply to them precluded any hopes of obtain-
ine the aid of his talents.. which wits unfounded.
Mr. Colman, in negociating with them (the Select
Committee). dd certainly wish to have larger
powers thou by the Act of Parliament could be
confided to him, but on expleissing that obstacle
lie consented to act with time powers proposed. The
next part of the Report noticed a placard issued
by Mr. Robins, and censored it strongly. All,
however, that placard did was to direct the per-
formers to obey the wishes of the Proprietors. It
told the General Cronmittsc, 0, You hold the sti-
perisiteodence, in order to pay the debts of the
establishment; do that, and then open the Theatre."
Mr. Robins acted, iu that respect*, in perfect cosi-
fnrmity with the wishes of the Proprietors. As to
the suit in Chancery, lie had been one of those who
dissented from its propriety—not that he &septum,-
ed of its Object, to put as stop to the restlessness or
to get rid of the imbecility of the Sub-Committee,
but because the law did not give them the means
of attaining. that object. He was sure that the
Sub-Committee had fallen into a mistake in giving
printed accounts with the view of shewing that
their expenditure had not exceeded their income.
In every unprejudiced mind the statemeuts would
form an opinion directly the reverse. In the season
of loi6. the income was above 43,0001., the expen-
diture above 49,000/.; but then there was a separate
item for rent charges and bond interest, amounting
to 5,2341., which, its fair dealing, ought to have been
added to the see osel arm. and then it would
have been found that the loss in that season to the
Proprietors amounted to 10,8'20/.
• In 1617, calculating in the same manner, the ex-
penditure exceeded the income by 9 996/. ; so that
the whole low to the Proprietors. its the two sea-
wins, was no less a sum tissue 20,016/. 7+. 1 Id. The
Sub-Committee must, therefore. have deemed the
Proprietors devoid of common sense, when they
endeavoUred to snake them believe that the ex-
penditure had not exceeded the income in their
administration. The reduction of prices had been
resolved upon by seven Members of the General
Committee, of whom • four were Members of the
Sub-Committee. and one (Ise 14te-elected Auditor.
who still continued to exercise the functions of his
office. They had put forth a statement in coisfir.
niation of the wisdom or the measure, but even
their own statements made against them. Taking
the average receipts fur four years, when the box
price was 6.. and for the same period when it was 7s.
there was an excess of 30!. a night during the latter.
There could fax no question but the late falling off
its the receipts had been caused by the totel incom-
petency of the Sub-Committee to the task they had
undertaken, but they ou account of this think prop
per td logrei the pribe, not six shillings. but to
slap it &Sri at once to five. He oppealed to the
Proprietor whether this step Was One likely to ad-
vance theit intimate ? Should not at least their epi-
thou on the subject have betas taken? there was
ample tithe for it. Should the innovation even be
attended with success. that would not lessees the
prellumption and culpability of those who hod an
their own authority resolved on it. It had beefs iths•
pitted to the Select Committee that they had in-
tended to close the Theatre ; but such an inaputs.
(inn was totally unfottoded—they. on the contrare,
had made such arrangements for opening it
as would in all probability have secured a flow
Of prosperity that the present conduct of the
Sub-Committee, and the lowering of the prices,
had destroyed. The Select Committee would have
settled all the debts of the concern on less security
than the Sub-Committee have given on a part.
The appointment of Mr. Kemble as stage-manager,
was not a new idea with a certain gentleman. He
did not mean to ray any thing of the qualifications
of that Gentleman lot the office, but as the body
deputed by the Proprietors had fined on another,
it was certainly the duty of the Sub-Committee to
select that other. The General and Sub-Comma-
tees had most uneandidly assumed to themselves'
the merit of proposing a composition with the cre•
ditors—•whereas, it had entirely originated with the

transacting, or the appointment of Mr. Dibdin or
Mr. Rae ; he but never known M►. Rae till a very
short time before the appoisotment took place.
Every thing had been done before the Committee,
but neither Mr. Kinnaird nor he had taken any
particular part in those proceedings. The me.
mory of malice was long, but it was unfortunate
for bins, that the charges against I ' hod not
been made at a time when his recollection of those
events was stronger than it was now. When he
came to town next season, he found violent &men-
tions prevailed among the Committee, and that
one-half of them were divided against the other half.
It load been stated that .an agreement had been
their entered into between Mr. Kinotaird and him.
out to set but jointly; whereas, the writer of the
letters signed " Publins," should have known that
he himself brought a letter from Mr. Kinnaird to
the Sub-Committee. wherein be accounted for his
absence on that particular occasion, by the absolute
necessity there was that one of the Committee
should be at Brighton, to attend Mr. Booth's per.
farmaner —desired that he (Mr. L.) should explain
to the Committee his sentiments of the bad effect

their general noll
begged that he woul
other Member,

and declared his

gentlemen selected.
that they both had
did not accept Ids
diately deprived him
by appointing a new I.
eluded. He instantly

hers implored and
pliments, and encomiums. Accordingly, he made
no absolute promise of continuance, but merely
said, that the-Theatre should not suffer from want
of his assistance. Every other Member hid taken
as much part as he had, particularly Mr. Wilson
and Mr. Ellice. Engagements had been formed nr
altered with Mrs. Alsep, Mr. Peuley, and Mr.
T. P. Cooke, without his concurrence, and whilst
be was in the country, but when he returned he
fully acquiesced in what had been done. During
that season a Meeting had been held, at which
Mr. Robins had proposed to let the Theatre, and
at which Mr. Moore declaimed with great vehe-
mence ag.iiiist anonymous 'uglification,. He did
not mean to defend the management of the Sub-
Committee. He had been long since convinced of
its entire inefficacy, and hr would be glad thid
every one else was as well is him.-IHerir.)-
When he had first joined the Sub-Committee, he
found it had been a itrisaciple acted on there, and
laid flown by almost all persons that ever had taken
any part in the direction of the concerns of a
theatre, that it was absolutely necessary new pieces
should be brought out ; that though they should
not be found possessing merit, yet the town should
be entertained with them. and that they should be
exhibited even to be damned. The number of
bad piece*, therefore, brought out that season,
was nut wholly attributable to him. At the end
of that sea.un, seeing that some alteration was
indispensable, he recommended Mr. Raymond to
be appointed Stage Manager. The Committee
agreed. and aminute was made that he should at.
tend Mr. Raymond with • proposition for under-
taking the office of Stage Manager jointly with him-
self. This was the first time that he had considered
himself in that light any more then any other
Meolber of the Sub-Committee. Mr. Raymond
unfortunately died, but he should live and die
in the opinion; that, had. he lived, end the arrange-
ments then adopted been carried into effect, the
season would have been highly beneficial to the
Proprietor*. They had. rejected the old 'aims re-
specting new pieces, and resolved to trust to the
old stock, in preference to novelties to be damned.
The Sub-Committee, in their anonymous work,
went so far as to attribute to him the failures that
took place after he retired. In the first place, they
asserted that Mr. H. Johnston was appointed by
him. He did tiot then mean to offer any opinion
on Mr. Johnston's abilities, or to say any thing in
derogation
,rif his talents. but he was desirous to ex-
plain the mode of that Gentleman's appointment.
He had been originally engaged as assistant to Mr.
Raymond, for ruing up Melo-dramas—he was
kept in, of course, during the interregnum—he
camel° town, saw the necessity of calling in a gen-
tlemen of acknowledged talent and experience, and
wished it to be Mr. Colman. A new piece of merit,
however, was brought out, and a minute made, that

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-s.gass-ral osemtbgeest VS gob fit swassery pone, as rot of lb* Sols•Csalinaidees but um ions &lent Colitnittee. In conformation of this stater r Ail! the appointment of a anc.ceseor. to Mr. R
is establldt melt able% awiteel over the espraditare es by— -t ' .4. - meat. Mr. codger nerd a yiissior Satter t.*
the Pro. , mood, Mr. H. Johnston should act as tam
ail" I* "raja° he Illm isaarmasar 4111 Pftresel" mil 4111d1)11Mila 'llllOl deelorod• . thstAir. Comer pricier", Ini M. Weed, reqadMies.their attesMashe mysnoger—end it was ad till 'ashore meeting t
osissistoot with the prosperity of the Theatre. •4 _ A
No Notice basis( bras takes of that asiataatiloatiaa, err 646..891 bring •ot premed :es 'quietism on the 117th July, m express to Om Getteeal-Cods.; she 3.b-Committee resolved to continue Mr.
sayelfert toads by the Cerise's or fah.Commiless to smile. asd
_lnsisted that 41)10 ballot mittee their agreement to a compeenoire. He PM. ': '3ohnetan to the-situation till the end a the seas
rem with this Cammitase is tablas. or by thisosekee 1.. r-lioWd • is the estigularbsisineos of tinned the Proprietors to be on their guard on the Mr. Lamb then entered into an explanation of
Wee, sa 'lciest fuse far diederging the cerapseitiass shish the day. occasion of the intended application to Parliament, minute made respecting Mr. Kean, by *hid
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. rbeemilitare heiLeammorml Su Wages KA, lbw.Lubur a The-Cossiameu delevaineti thet -Mr. Cocker
• 7- wrPorriewar 416 *hit. /bad ''''' nue' was its seder. providedhe ended with • motioo.
honed by the (attimpaph hl. Cassesittee hod, so
het sierra* the lila Nisi, elero Wire to the
cod to sanction that application its further , than - never was intended that he 'should have the cast
ass recommended in the second Report of the of the characters, but the superintendence in g
Mr. Cocos* then entered into ass examination Select Committee, red concluded by moving that hug up the pieces wherein he was to perform
• •44.1.rbib-CoweroitiM_Ohat Me of their Newham - of the printed Report of the Sub-Committee, on the two Reports do he on the table. When he came next to town. he understood that
other atedwriati were inning Ns seheerthe 4,3001. ex- the atatenteuts of which he commented at consi- The motion having been seconded and put from minute respecting hiM and. Mr. Raymond had hi
NW Wail" du they and S. daub, 4 1,414 r 44.__"__IP to haudo"_, .• siderable length. The Report stated that they the Chair. Near agreed to. totally disregarded. and that the old principle ;Art
Mai mussel to •ousiet
. OH, Meshy .1„,,,,,1 oLiritat Iroirair „.'„oirrtr. oe'R‘ML.Dad this Coo'. proCeeded its making arrangements in conformity .. Mr. WILSON observed, that. all the wasteful ex. to new pieces was again taken out of the shade
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• motes timer% tot the lit ef **Cm leek Mei hemmer* that with the wishes of tbe Proprietors. But as the Pro. i penditure of which Mr. Cocker consplaiited, had He heard of a piece read before the whole Cense
Illelliiihes Kimble had thewbew. amenity Iteyaleti OS Stan primers had chosen the Select Committee as an taken place while his colleague. Mr. Lamb, use tee, and other amateurs called in ; and the r
• lessware, suil dm. wiliest Sultssa Ws the Prwisrlol•re Re"' I organ to express and carry into effect their own on the Sub-Committee. now followed was, that 41 damned novelties br
1:1A'" "'hi" "7 7"4.6" err the creditor., 4 .sods-wires, and as the Sub-Committee had treated them Mr. Laub said that his Ron. Friend had been relief to a Treasury. He had eves heard
by the lials•Citemittee to aro the Than el *Mr •
sew scrota ho the Newel weft,. do, ,i i. the with contempt. and as an unatithorived body. had the first to come forward in a .menly, open way, au order being minuted; that the Managers rho
b.,. a thig dt, 000ssiolstiou of km to which the slighted their advice, end chosen a coarse suite and prefer a charge against him—though for some be prepared to bring forward two new pit
Pespeteters weithCoppatissaly, sod they imam oedems, witl &Nereid from that recommended by them—the time primed particulars, comprising, private do- every week. He saw every error set up and II
gewitustly. lte walikinoil by !lids risestieu se their Rawls- Proprietors would recollect that every thing of late commits, papers, and letters, containing severe stied which his former experience had taught I
array 'aid lwassostesif ilimissobsr I. wrisi•g " the lab. done by the Sab•Coustnittee, was done iu defiance and unwarrantable reenirks on his conduct, had to condemn :—under these circumstances he I
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Commit see, that a Mil wesil he tied Ii Chamfer, for the
of ftsivo Iwo hoot „own the Theatre. or of
. their. . he Report proceeded to state, been in circulation—these, though propagated in a thought it his duty to retire. Previously lie
r=re into airy eagageasseis with Performers, until the lost in necessary arrangements. the mode far from honourable, he must consider to had some conversation on the -subject with i
creditors were paid, ead to such other porpoiere` Ceeesel Sub-C applied to Mr. Coburn to be the manifesto of the Sub-Committee. Mr. Moore. who told him that he had held leis still'
mai& airier ter mortis/ Na..eirect Me' iteseletiorn of the louden,' eta, and that negociations Wilson had stated that lie had been in office in contempt ever sifter the bringing out of EX fl
lasi !Beans' Austarbly el retseielscs, which owner bowing were thorn nig on with that gentleman. while the mismanagement was going on. He did though that hrd been so long as this Easter heft
5 her. "flu"' a au" la avtaerlY "I
isassita"
4 1".- This states) ii made the esth July, yet nut deny it ;he admitted that he was partly reepon. IVlten he sow and felt conviction that the syst
r, . ral Slender@ of tip Coesessiteesesiest the Ileb•Centotille•
er Nesuisswiesit. Mit role skied et which was. tit bonne
from a letter of Mr. Colman, then in his ►posses- little, but not whittle. Its the publication he al. -of management was a ruinous oue he retired, s
•to obey the Aseatiass earl Ibbetaiions of the oroprieters; .ion, dated the tad July, added to smother stale- holed to. all the circumstances in which he was the Committee went on with their he
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sad this Cessiglesseyelodynetreti that slthetich such soli went by Otemselves, it would appear tout they must concerned were exaggerated. or totally misrepre. till the end of the season. Mr. Lomb then t
was Malireivif own* the advise al orioles of Comorl wif • have given up all idea of an engagenteut at the sented. He had amended Meetings before, in a view of the novelties produced daring the seas
• therpressweudueeirt mot ability, the tosplottion, which der- . . oter
tome. How Site geutlemets could retwecik hopes of hearing an accusation manfully mode, but he resigned, and observed, that with the except
Mg •Om dm eisolisiord awy wilicidevoire pm:mains by ''''.
thothok4hooote"..sie...te....ll" Itt theisalutest this tioutrodiciion. perhaps they should hear by- till now had been disappointed. Whets he had of the •only two successful ones—% he Sleep
• at illo'lault ebtimalles% cessiationly with stss iryishitive end-hy. He had never beets in a room with Mr. been applied to first to go ott the Committee, his Draught and Rob Roy, they hod all beets eat
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provisoes to whirls thoThestr• is eabeect, Is lustre sus- Colman but once—strerr .poky to him but once, sttswer was, the. he had various avocations. that he totally rejected by him, or sent hack for rtvisi
takerd• and that was on the means of reviving the credit had not much time. but that when he was its lotto At the time of his retirement, every Member of
It Wog eatirratosa to be laths. coatemplatioo of a few
end success of this Theatre. The letter he held of he should be extremely happy to attend, and con- Committee but two had concurred with him
libmirrs urths Orem! Ceeneillee to reduce the prism of
adoispien to the n...t, this oi„itt„ did, " their eves Mr. Cadmasi's was lii coneequence of another letter tribute whatever was within the scope of his exc.. opinion. Mr. Wilson distipproved highly of
=xi:tbrbott o% alt the enter lereveteteee, denim, from Stilwell; a:looking into the negotiations he- Lions. In the. publication alluded to, it had been course persisted in,. but saul Ise .4 would stay
I Committee, denim their Illieetisc. es the surest that gentleman and the Suh.Committee. His said that the dismissal of Mr. Arnold and Mr. Ray- end give them their swing;" which conduct
!Mir utifterwir• • Pins" In wrrisiwill qui". theadoptivesnorer was dated the 14th September, end mated, tumid originated with him. whereas he was the indi. not fair towards the Proprietors. Ile would ad.
of a •4"4"." "'II" to the in""1"" she laaa,ria. that the only-correspondelice between him and the vidual on the Committee who knew least of that but briefly to a paper, said to he the Report of
tam T.l which '7r art./ fri"4!4 with °waist. w" sere : m.k_e ;Hee evsassiard of I son moorra--solo (Hon trnikammi .... _or the outtointment of Mr. Dihdin or General Committee. 1-1 e knew linthint, of Ten

windy circulated, perportieg to be Reports of the gab-
Gassuilitee to the Graerel Consaddre' and of the General
eissenskire to the Prwrietors ; bat they diem it proper to
=that. Imewsier desivows they were of averting the
cwissequelices which arty be expected to malt
Irwin spettiwg.lbe Thwarts at reduced pries% mut uader the
Cawstrolsf the persist Seb-Coassiiter' it was the original
latention of his Committee that the Theatre should have
ficeit or at the usual period under betirr auspices, free
Walk preuniney diie.llin, and with increased nursed**.
WO Ake they Wye we doubt would have hers atom-
Miami. lAN Grarval and Sub-Cususittspe bad *Ned in
eng/ppon* filth the Rasolatiasis mired to by the Paw-
L..wietzt iminusitsireiiiedis to Ve
sows astbasheobject atf titilicel4tinutimulittitz
VelWitis displaced, as* the arcessary funds obtained fur
&Salting its perwitiery eitherrassinents. without which re-
Misted it setts volubly be *gaily closed. Bat the Camel
• haul 11•14eswiwittna barb!, by their disregard of the Pro-
prietors' Restations, and neantborised redectiu• of the
priers of admilalsy stsalrs4ed the hope entertained by this
Corgusittee, awl reltirred einvaiting the elections which
Ow/ 'me wlll.p to have windei this Ceasibittee Collectively
asillitdbideatiy, no Pepe lied eipect Shut
lbes! who haw created the di will new (without
%tirade! die minty to pester
.Cesponaibillty than that
kb this propereedk proaWe the =Ms of re-
larrild the 111114Weigellimos, end waterlog the Theatre to
WIMP of ersenteiewllit ash* at the period vibes they lest
diesiseyed the Restritdion• of the Prepristars.
• teassittee having pfersetially ceeinsitaitaled with
lir. Colima, have no reason to doubt his consent to have
eadertaken IM niansgensent, subject to smell limitations as
the Legislature have prescribed. The Proprietors will,
lowest". learn with surprise, that altbusgh the General
Criussnittee in their Report, ea the MY of Judy last, admit.
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non.atteudaoce must produce—
would tender his rraigustion. if the
were unwilling to act with him,
readiness to act in concert with any
ted. Yet it was broadly asaerte4
ad reread to act sepileately. They
its proffered resignation, but imme.
him of his place on the Committee
new one, from which he was ex-
itantly resigned. The other Mem.
loaded him with entreaties, com- •