The National Register.
London, England, 1811-01-27 00:00:00

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NEW TIIEATEES.

ITALIAN AND ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSES.

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. A plan is just digested for a new Italian Opera-
l'ottse, and likewise an English one. That of the for-
xiier w truTaesda y privately circulated r Burlington
House, in Piccadilly, has been offered to the projec-
tors of this.new undertaking. The Prospectus, after
enumerating the good effects that will result from
their scheme, proposes to collect the sum of 250,0001.
thus
Four hundred annuity and tontine shares of 5001. each, will
produce 200,0001 ; and five proprietors of shares of 10,0001.
each, will produce 50,0001.-1 otal. 250,0001.
• This sum, it Is preitnned, can be immediately raised, and
will answer all contingencies, including the purchase of
round, &c.
The late Drury lane Theatre cost 80,0001. the present Opera
40,0001. ; both were built in 1791, when materials were very
ch kap.
Luxes, at (240 gs. each, wild produce
boor rec; its are commited at
After subscriptions, additional nights, Stc.

X. 50,000
1.1.4000
10,000

X. 50,000

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The above sum is deemed sufficient for the hitilding.
• It is propcss•d to leave twenty-one boxes at the disposal of
the Lord :mhcrlain, the Royal Family, and Foreign Minis-
ters.
• It is aLl.decl, that as Insurance Offices dislike theatrical pro-
perty, it k pviiposed to apply an annual charge, as an accumulat-
!tind, against the calamity' ei fire, 3001.

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is L4W REPOR7'S.
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COURT 61? KING'S BENCH, ,AN. r:
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This being the first day of Term, their Lorcishtps teitatle
reports respecting the convicts and justification of bail.
On the application of Mr. Garrow, the argument respecting
the Mandamus to the Bishop of London, respecting the nomina-
tion to a Lecturcshiplu one of the parishes in the City of Lon-
don, was postponed to the 9th of February next /04:•,“,

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FRIDAY, JAN. 21 I: d
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CONTEMPT OF THE KING'S witrr.
Mr. Dampier, in last Term. obtained a rule to !thew cause
why a Writ ,of Habeas Corpus should not issue to bring up the
mast n- of a coal vessel, who had been impressed into his M..-
jesty's sea-service. The man has since been drafted on board of
the Standard, which ship has set sail with this man on board
for Cadiz ! The Rule had been enlarged to this Term, at the
instance of the Admiralty ; but when ,Lord Ellenborougl found
that the man had not only been drafted on board of the Standard,
but had actually sailed, his Lordship reprehended the conduct
of those who had thus slighted the King's Writ.
Mr. JEavis (Counsel for the Admiralty) proceeded to enter
into a discussion upon the impress service, and the several Acts
of Parliament authorising the same; and it appeared that a per-
son of the name of Carmichael, the Captainnf a trading ves-
sel belonging to Swansea, had been impressed there as far back
as the 2d of November last—that he was first taken on board
the Eliza brig of war, and from thence removed to the :Frandard.
The Learned Gentleman contended, that notwithstanding he
was the Captain or master of such trading vessel, yet that he
was as liable to he impressed, according to the strict letter of
the law, ac any man before the mast.
Lord Ei.t.vNtsoßourat here interrupted the Counsel, and ob-
served, it that were the case, then the Captain of every trading
N• e,sel, and so the Captain of every East Indiamen, was in the
prctheament of being liable to the impress service, whatever his
resronsibility might he for the trust reposed in him, or whatever
might be his rank and condition. This, he trusted, was such an
extreme as would not be practised on. _ _ •

Mr. J 'Avis, in continuance, observed, that he was nct an ad-
vocate for pushing the prerogative to that extremity, all he had
to sustain was the right. From the earliest days the .Crown
exercised it.
Lord ET.I.ENBOROUtIII.-.—" Yes, the Crown has exercised it
from early days. Ships and men have been impressed to carry
the Kings sister to Gascony, and for many other capriciourmo-
tives. But it is a right which in our times can only be constitu-
tionally exercised when great public necessity requires it; and
it ought to be a great public necessity which should require
it.

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Mr..TERVIS pro:7ecded. He stated, that it was a matter of
great regret that there had been any mistake with respect to
the return of the writ of Habeas Corpus, that it certainly was
not a wilful mistake.

Mr. DA id ri My Lord, the Standard has actually sailed
on her voyage to Cadiz, with this man on board, although the
writ was issued in the last term ; and what renders this c ireutla-
stance the more hard, not only upon him, but upon others, is,
that he has the register of bis ship with him, being part owner'
as well as Capta:ui, and the vessel has lain idle in consequence
ever since. . .
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Mr. Jeitvis said. ?tat he had no knowledge of its being the
intention to send the man out .of the kingdoni, and no pains on
his part had been. spared to accomplish that which bad been di-
rected by the Court.. Orders .had beykialalpill!llFll, beat ,to
stop the.sbip 7 , ~ . ,
, • 4.,0rd .„
to ttpiktippli GOA 'forbid OOA slop the
. ging:B ship for the purpose cu ti tle if 44'1; *Kt: lonily
iequired, that the man should', be stopped."' • f-if,:o
Mr. JERVIS then.,replied,. that every24.lili ula 13e used
to that effect. A, fast.-sailing7v&sscl rectoidi sail alter the
Standard, and upou reaching-tpt.r.,ig,talre oUtfile mati, 'that he
may. forthwith he produced n rourt. He was proceeding to
argue the: right of the Criiiinlia,Yri italleitcatten.t , as to the rigour
of the iniprets service, and its equal right .t.o:
.Ixlo. tro that
rigour, when, be was again interrupted by .
LOILD ELLXI•1110ROUGII, Who said—...k‘ It wawa. 4;.p; . •,..cr
season to discuss that topic W 4413 Or ,returp.,l,y4,lctacle
writ ; it was a writ most precious, to thplibttrtylnkihe:
and it was the duty of that Court th seifitat it wasuabpdear-it
prt cent, the Court could dh no more-,tu say; If!, Let The writ
g 0.,.
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Mr. JERvis Expressed a hope that t4e &ucloidual would .1;11 pro-
ductd in a Kew 4a) s. '

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