The National Register.
London, England, 1819-07-04 00:00:00

711RATRE ll'olAL, DIUTRY-LAVE.

Yesterday. at two o'clock, a Meeting of the Proprie-
tors took place in the Gram! Salon : it was to
have k•eeu the Let upon the subject. but
Mr. CALCitAF

having heen called to the Chair, read :he Report of the
Select t:oinitto tee, which stated—
' That whets the Select Committee gave directions to ad-
vertise the present neettinc they had no anticipation be
yowl a discharge of their duty, by tendering up to their
constituents the power with which they had Wrested
theimand of deviating tiwir failure is their efforts to place
the Theatre once more on a ground which might jmstify
hope ; fruits &meeting of tie New Renters, howeret, which
nnik place ou Fettles, brighter prospects had mitten.—
lime Gentlemen hail not only eousented imanintonsly, to
gave up their arrear of claim, amounting to x 16,000, bat
had all led the reliaquishment of all claims for four yenta
to come, which flamed the same sum, making together a
Intel itice im the part of the New Renters of 232,000;
the only Woo they asked in return fur such libel ality way
a poaver to take their Rents after the expiration of tint se
four years, by levying distress in case of a hither defal-
cation of payment. After paying a tribute to ibis gene.
rosily on the part of the New Renters, the Repo' t stated
that the arrangements with the Rom/ /bidets had nol
1.1t4.11 COIIIVIIIded, but that their *act ssiun to the proposi-
tion which hod beeu made to them of payment in full of
their demands at distant periods, had not yet been ie-
eeived, but was expected : that the Tradesmen of the
Theatre lied professed their readiness to join in any
• measure fur its benefit, and that if the peopoy, it arrange-
ments could be mato red,. the concern termini at once have
the demands aped it reduced front 490,922 to Afittl,SOC.:
diet in thaw years the New Renters would be its full re-
ceipt of their Annuities, and that in 10 years a dividend to
the Proprietors might be confidently expected atter har-
ing paid off all the Hund-Holders. After reading the Re.
port, the Chairman briefly pointed out to the meeting, that
the benefit seising from the redemption of the Theatre
from hs present difficulties ought not to be considered by
the Prop, itiors as delayed for ten years, btreause they
would receive no dividend douriog that time, for tram the
asometut Hie arrangemestis were curopleted and the Thee
are let, the shares which went now of only nominal value
woold bt come of...intrinsic *wilt, and he doubted not
they miaht progresyiyely reach their ostensible price.—
Afire compliateuting the munificence of the Prince Re.
gent's subset iption, the Chairmen sat down, whets
Mr. G. Rasura rose anal mid, the object of the Meeting
had been stated by the Chairman with AU much pi ecisiou
and perspicuity as to have little to be added by ally one
else; there were, Isieweverowo or Once points which ap-
peared to have escaped the Chairman, which he should
trespass on their time to enforce. ( Hear, &or) In the
first place, it had been Crated that a new Act of Parlia-
ment might be necessary before say thing could he legally
achieved: the Select Cui ##### atom had taken an opinion,
and were aosarad that a4icla was not the case' though, bulb.
sequently, additioual enactments might be desirable.—
Mr. Robb's, then, wills niutlt delicacy sod feeling, toeched
upon She distresses of those employed in the Throne,
which, laa said, were so such an extent that he would nut
excite the feelings of the Meeting by giiing into the parti.
eiders of. These twine, were wholly guiltless of the
present poverty of the Concern, for to the Committee!,
and to them only, were attributable all the difficulties,
poverty, and disgraces which land been heaped upon it
ever !duce their nefoitiitiate,and, Inc belies 641, 11UW ge-
nerally regretted appointmeut. " Now;' said Mr. R.
" exempt from their domination, 'miler a legitimate ma-
nagement of the Propel. tors, 'truly-lane noiy once mute
proudly hold up her head. uor be forted to shrunk from
comparisons wil la herbtillant rit al: but to do this all tnest
sin—it ceases to bourne a question of glance, it beenines
one of necessity, ant I. neither more nor less as proposed
to each rreprielor than whether I e w.:l possess a pi, ce of
matte pipet or a good positive audible propel I)." lie
wished t, remittal the Met ling that thrsr
w,•142 not &mations, but me, ely well secured loaes,nuil he
looked ronlideully to the filling the list of Subscribers to
the required amount in the Gent fourteen days, to which
t me it was intruded toexteud the labours of the Select
Committee. Much lutist be dune before the Theeire
could of en—nut only decorations were winding, but
was proposed to make great &hetet ions, and no time was
no lie lost, as it ought to open fa, the IOM of September,
.:void giving so advantage to Covent Garden. Mr.
Rubit•e sat down amid peal. of applause, after which
Mr. p';...ltß V addi cued the Chairman, but was a ntirely
in iudible.

A e esidiet inn was then moved, seconded, and agreed to
nesecimous;), chat the pnweta of the Settee Currant. e ht
echo Orr.' In the 17th irtine, on whirl' dc.),nt 2 rein' A,
naothrcGeneeal Meterg of Pl...pietas be held in the
Theatre.

Thanks vt ere then mooed to the Chairman, Wm returned
his ack no% leil ment., the Mretiog bloke
&love we loft the mow, the twat of the suh!cripaon
`was .C 10,220.

JULY 4.

\Vc sincerely hope that the future prrnwerity of the
Theatre may iw firmly established by the tilling up Me
Loin-stibscriptiiiii list, and however %ioleuily we may
hale opposed the proceedings of the Sub-em mmirme
ihrotighout, Ihosestlso know us will eree.it our assertion,
that it was au opprisinon to th.: idio.:y of their plan.,,,
and nut one of ma:igutty towar.ls an establishment, Mu
success of thud► must Le a matter of anxiety to tvery
one of taste.

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