The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-05-05 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE MEI:TING.

Wednesday, pursuant Is Aet of Parham/at, lie August
Assembly Of the Proprietors of Drury•iase Thestre, for IM
purpose of electing ea Auditor, took place in the aloes of
the Thestre.
Mr. CA I.CRAFT is the Chsir.

The INECIIIATART lben read the official notice of the wit
ing, sod stated the demise of Jobs Hosier, E.
die late
Auditor.
Mr. Gooses Rosin thee rose to propose Mr. Albers's*
Wood, as a gentleman every way qualified to slimed IM
late Mr. Hosier is the office of Auditor.
The sonineatios of the worthy Alderman was tires put,
and carried without • dissentient voice. _

The account% as audited, were Men laid upon the table
for the inspection of the assembly ; but, as they militia only
he mask up to the present period, the eicunituitios was de-
ferred to the close of the season.

According to the practice of former assesahlies, the CllBllll-
- thought it right to state, that every ghillie that has beds
held not to the Proprietors sod Subscribers was realising ;
That the rent was most punctually paid by Mr. Ellistos,
sod his management was in every respect highly satisfactory;
That the balance of rent due to the trust of the alteration
creditors world be discharged in the course of a few days;
Aud that the ground-rent and all outgoings were regularly
paid by the Consosittie. The rent due at Lady-day last was
paid is ten days after it became due.
The amasser embraced the opportunity of abserviug
upon the extraordinary surveys of Mr. Kean In Kim per,
which was now amply rewarding the management for the
taste displayed in bringing it forward, and that the general
representation was highly flatteriag to the %sleets of the
Company.
Mr. Rosins could not allow the meeting to sepsratie with-
out congratulating them ow the happy distinction that might
sow be drawn, as compared with the meetings of the last
four years. Instead of attending to condole, se heretofore,
the Chairman had 110 i Nog but cheering istelligesee to COIS•
musicale. In lieu of excuses, before indispensable, the ere-
ditues of the Theatre were now absolutely required to apply
for permed of their claims. Aster as Mr. Knishes was coo-
mewed, he could add his tediums, to that of the Chains...
He had witnessed his indefatigable exerticiess; he had men
the correctness with which he met all his engagemeuts; sod
hr was therefore most happy to say, the prospect a riltiasate
and complete success was likely to crown his herculean ef-
forts. Before he sat down be should take the liberty to pro-
pose the sincere thanks of the Assembly to Mr. Caleraft,
wham seal sad attention to their interests eminently entitled
him to this mark of reaped. This was carried itaaaimoosly,
and the meeting separated.

MANCHESTER. MAY 4.

NEW BAILEY COURT.HOUSF, SALFORD.

This looming Thomas John Eves% Proprietor of the
ikusekester Observer Newspaper, appeared before the /Masi
Magistrate, James Norris, Esq. in cornequence of a WORM.
Issued spinet him upon a charge of libel, coataieed I. his
paper of Saturday last. When the adiaary busiaese Ogle
day had been gone throegh,
James Shawnees, clerk at the Poliee.ofice, was swore.
He proved that be bought one of the Moires' Newspapers
of Saturday last (which he predated) from Mr. Evans, the
proprietor, at his shop I. Market-street. The paper was
thee headed to the Magistrate, and the paragraph, which is
se follows, was reed by Mr. Milne:.i
" MILITARY PnosettioN..--Many secouste have bees
forwarded from different parts of the tows mad NeigMirme-
hood, respecting the outrageous excesses of the military der-
ing last week. We have takes raise t. 'lnvestigate amend
of them, sad do sot k.sw how to express oureetves se the
subject, within the • mews mod ioundr• which the Allegory-
Graml prescribes fee sod/lime sellers. Plambeelese webs
inhumes is which the peaceable sod neoffesdieg inhabilesta
have bees assaulted, sad their lives eadaagered by the
excesses of the soldiery. Sleet the celebrities of the by the
birth-day the town sad vicinity have bees is a state of
mutest disturbance. The follow's( circumstance steamed
to a Gentlemaa beloaging to our Office :—Os the clewing
of Wednesday he walked to Oldham; ea he passed the
New Cross be saw two dragoon, wcotoaly firing their pis-
tols in the open street, aed spreading terror anmeg the peek
pie. Having re-loaded their pistols, they rode off es the
read to Oldham, and overtook the gestleman, about two
miles and a half from Oldham, whew, without the slightest
provocation, without say outice haviug beer takes of them
by him, one of them levelled a pistol, and fired at him!—
The same 'villas was aftewards observed to drew hie award
on another person, whom he met ow horseback further shag
the road. Both these fellows were beastly druek, whether
with ale' there was so oppowtinsity of aseertniaing. Sir
James Lyon moored the E.liour, a fortnight ago, that it was
wholly' untrue that the soldiers indulged in excesses of in-
tox,catios ; yet since that dienvowal, the Editor has receiv-
ed fifty complaints from iadividoele who have maned is.
those very excesses."
Sir James Lyon was the. ewers and examined by Mr.
Norris.—He said that so report had bees made to him of
any excesses of the sohliers, and each report would emit-
eerily have been made, hod such excesses as these mated
takes place. " I therefore cuuchide (said Sir James) that it
is a gross falsehood, istended to vilify tie radices sad
myself."
To questions pet by Mr. Evelio, Sir James said, " I do
not think it possible excesses of the estate described weld
have happesed without my knowledge. In comespiesce of
what sprayed in the paper I have made diligest hespiiry,
entitled there is no truth whatever is the paragraph."

Mr. Evans wow read passages from the statement, sad was
reasoning epos them, when the Magistrate said," the whole
of the parag►aph Is takes, and not any particular part. Ham
you say 'Meg to say why you should sot he held to bail!"
Mr. Evans—No, I have not.
Magistrate--Let the Defendant find security, himself is
100/ sad Iwo sureties is 501. each.
After waiting from one to two hours, Evaaa predoeni two
sureties, vie. SIIIII•ti Juhama, Ihe brother of the larmimmiker,
and William Smith; sad having entered into the seceeeery
mortises= fee Evana'sappearauee, they left the Court.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. '

WAY I.

Rolled slae Agerwerousow, Sortie*, for New South Wakw,
Mary, Rickards, for Poole ; sod Prince's Royal, Arlday, foe
Leaden.

•ALMOUTH, NAT 1.
Sailed the Doke or Kent packet with a mail for Lisbon.
BAR UM, NAT 3.
Sailed the Lewd Castlereagh packet for Holland, and
Leicester ditto foe Cox Winn—each with a mail.

°Own., MAT 1.
Arrived the Regales transport from Leedom, to sake in
troops for Gibraltar.
Livaaroos., MAT 1.
Arrived the Natchez, Warnock; nod Ceres, Fisher, from 1
Charleston; Commies's, Raabe, from Memel ; Aare' Mar a,
Waite, from New York, sailed 6th April; Sally, Wages',
from Baltimore; Waterloo, Wane, from Limbs,; Al.
chymist, 'cremates, from st. Visiones ; add advising,
Dom, from Wilmington.
The Albion, Williams, far New York, which wag am sheer
bee bees pt uff, and proceeded to era.' •
LSAWICK, bran 11.
' Arrived o* the 16th the William *Lear, Corumels,
board to Norway, hada, in lat. 61. 31. Msg. 4.19. L been
otsuek by a heavy sea, which obliged thews so cut away she
maismast. A quantity of timber sod part of • ship have
been skew. us shore oa the north west part of the Islam'
of MI ; Ilse 'lobar is supposed to be Aimileba.
I•
MAL. MAT 3.
Cane dome tale the River sea sailed Me Reptiles, Omsk
fee tbe ileeds Nese; es 4 Rope, resieseeia, fer Geese soil
Legbere.