The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-02 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE MO rENENTS.

The Duke of Leeds is arrived at hie residence, Whitehall,
film his mat in Yorkshire i the faintly leave town aturtiy
for Italy.
The Margnis of Rockingham left ►is seat in the Isle of
Wight yesterday, far Anisstklut Hong*.
Martinis nod Maildsioises• Chulmondeky left Temple
Negnlll4lll, Yorkshire, • few days since, fur Cholmondeley
Castle, Cheshire.
The Earl and Conntess of Darlington and family are ex.
preted home on Friday, from Paris.
The Lull and and County.* of Coventry arrived on Wed.
anday evening at their residence in Piccadilly, from Park;
on Monday they intend leaving town fur their seat, Crume,
near Upton, Worcestershire.
The Earl of flueksavage arrived on Siondly at asolmon-
deley.buuse from the Isk of Wight.
Lard and Lady Wm. Bentinek left their house in Park.
lase yesterday, for B►oeket Hall, on • visit to the Huu. Mr.
and Lady Caroline Lambe.
Mr. and Mrs. thief* left their house in St. James's.square
yesterday, fur their seat, Uttershaw.

The Duke of
from
leaves town this day for
Cambridge, from *hence he proveeds to join
shooting party at the "'eat We Duke of N nitro

• The Duke of DsvolistitaE has a large party of
Noliktnen on a shooting party at his seat, Chats.
worth, Derbyshire.

Mr. CONWAY made his first appearance on
Monday night, at the, Gloucester Theatre, in the
character of the Duke d►anza, in The Honey
Alums.

Mr. KEAN returns from his trip to the Continent
through ; but hill Ilrrivel in London is loot
expecieri until a lew days before the General Meet-
ing of tire Proprietors of Drury-lane 'lliestre, in
October next.

Romeo mod Jolliet is to be the opening play of
the ortlloll at INUry.lalle, ►n which Mr. Ihosuy
lisitst.t. the son of the new Stage Manager. is to
make Ins debut before a Loudon audience in Romeo.

The prominent forth-coming novelty in the early
part of the season st Drury-lane Theatre, will be
Ile* tragedy, from the pen of Mr. ‘V•I.TER
Score.

The autumnal vacs' on of the Students in Point.
log. Statuary, the A 'Milne, and A relii fret ore, of the
Royal Academy, Somerset-place; commenced yes-
ItuAat•, anti terminate! on 3ltchsehitas-day.
The newly-established Academy of Arts at Cork
his heen honoored by the fattier Items:NT with a
Pr-,ent of. line collection of Casts flout the Antique,
16.e1i are immediately to be forwarded to that In-
siltation, for the use of the students.

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Preristly at seven n'elnek on Monday morning. Jack Mar-
l'", Ik, Mike; anal the pugilist, started from the house of
the sign of the Roll. in East Sheen, to run
vi Its tenor of Mr. Hook, of the Clayton Arms. Clayton-
''...,',ibisionington-tross, tieing a distance of eight miles
wd s ►s{t, fur ft wager of furly to twenty guineas, to perform
it IN an hour; and *bleb he trickly accomplished in sia mi-
ncet within the given tune.
T.tdaorrow, according to annual custom on the 3d of Sep.
tersber, the It•ght Hon the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs. Recorder,
4" several of the Aldermen, in their respective carriages,
siteolleil by the City Marshals, Marshalmem, ke. will get in
plistessitir from the Mansion-House to Smithfield to
►mrt.tin Bartholomew Fair, and upeu the High Court of
Pito Pamirs., at the Hand Ilud Shears, to Cloth Fair, for the
14 assault% petty homilies, mud misdemeanors, cum.
rated in mid about Smithfield daring the three days couti.
'mince of the Fair.

Ou Sunday night a dreadful fire broke out on
hoard a west-cuttutry barge lying in the London
(fucks• It was occasioned by the carelraues► of
One of the boatnis : the devour►ng element spread
to the warehouses, caught o bottle of
►'hrsphurus, Lind bttw up the whole of the adjoining
Ptrai!sts.

ciftmrntr,u. P ROJ ECTS,. ABSURD
EXP ECTArioNs. ATTEMPTS, ',5-e.

♦
$' 1. The plan lately addressed to the Sovereigns or
Europe by an American, to sail to the North Pole
on being supplied with a suitable armament, and
from theuee descend down an orifice, there sup-
pose.l to exist, to the distance of ten degrees, where
be pledges himself to Awl another interior globe,
furuished with vegetables, animals, &c. similar to
those on ours.

e. The plan recently submitted to one of the
scientific bodiesisi Frauce, for regulating the course
or vessels at sea by the motions of a new planet,
alleged to be discovered by the author within our
globe, revolving 'valid its centre, anti endued with
a magnetic power, to be called Pluto.

9. The project now in preparation at Rome, for
dragging the Tiber, with a view of discovering the
golden candlesticks of Jerusalem, &c.

4. The constantly-repeated efforts of the Oppo-
sition in this country to inspire the present Admi-
nistration with economy, s feeling for the sufferings
and prirstions of the people, or views of liberal
government.

; 5. The hope that the CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
cumatnia would. from the influence of his famed
,beinivolence and morality, renounce the ill-gotten
reveoue of the Lottery•.
6. The design of the same Right Hon. Gentle-
man and his Colleagues, to bring back the repre-
sentation of the City of Westminster within the
vortex of Court influence.

7. The delusive hope of the Roman Catholics of
Ireland, that the same set of men will at any dis-
tance of time suffer their eyes to be opened to the
severity of their disqualifications, and the equity
and expediency of their tapers'.
8. The long-pursued and darling scheme of the
Provntit of Dublin University to extinguish all
liberality of sentiment and freedom of expression in
that institution, and to barter its political indepen-
dence for the hope, however faint, of personal ad.
vantage and professional advancement.

9. The attempt of the Spanish Government, fee•
hie, contemptible, and ridiculous, without money,
army or navy, unable to repel insult or revenge
injury, to subjugate, by force of arms, the vast
provinces of South America, thousands of miles
distant, smarting and exasperated under three cen-
turies of exclusion, oppres►ion, and murderous ty-
ranny, and fired with the love of independence".
10. To suppose that the Colonies can now be
regained by negociation pr iiletliatian, when they
have so long withstood force, and baffled the efforts
of open war.
11. To imagine that the English Nation will
ever suffer their Government to take any 4, meioses.,
of vigour t" M conjunction wills Spain for the re-
duction of the Patriots, in opposition to their wishes,
interests, and principles.

14. The obstinacy of the Ultra-Royalists in
thinking to govern France by the same narrow,
exclusive, and persecuting policy which twice drove
the Boy RDON family from the throne, and subjected
them to want and exile for a quarter of a century

11. The swag Bring vomits of the United States
of Americo to rival the wooden wells of Old Eng-
land.

14. The endeavour of the Continental Sovereigns,
by attacks ote the liberty of the press, to shackle
the freedom of thought and language in their
States, keep down the rising spirit of the age, and
arrest the irresist►ble advance of knowledge.
The above, if thought worthy of being recorded,
will aftind matter of surprise and amaze to the
world in time in conie, and will be elassiltd among
the search. after the philosopher's stone, the crusades,
and the oilier monuments,

" Abortive, iiiunstroiss, and unkindly nixed,"
of the vanity and Wily of onaokool.

• We apprehend that not even the new expedient, deemed
infallible by his Catholic Itlaje.ty, of converting the Cantons
embroidered petticoat into a banner, to be borne at the bead
of his troops by our of the brethren of the Holy Inquisition,
will he Mtentlisl with any sorcery.
t Vide Note to Allied Powers.
We would recommend the following text to the fond -
ilea ation of these " high- led" Gentlemen Though
you t.hould pound a foul in a mortar, yet will nut his folly
depart front latm."—Prurerer.

On Thursday next the prisoners who stand com-
mitted on charges of felony, will be removrei front
the various gaols in the City of London owl County
of Middlesex to Nee/gate, preparatory to their
tal•ing their trial* at the eu►uiugg Se►sions at the
Old Bailey, which will commence on Wednesday
next, the 9111 initiont, being one of the heaviest
ever remembered, there being upwards of 400
prisoners fur trial.

The Session% for the County of Middlesex will
commence et the SesNionabum., iu Clerkenwell-
green, on Monday next, the 7th instant.
One hundred stud righty.four male cow/it:hi have
been removed from the Portamouth hulk•, and put
on hoard the Globe, for New South %Vales, ou
Thursday Not.
The new Commis ion for Gloncebter county and
city Assizes was opened on Monday. The ca-
lendars contain the names of t prisoners fur the
county, and Its fur the city.

THE TURF.

...11.M..

AYR RACES. .
• '•
SITT:ItsDAY, •uousr 27.

A Plate of Fifty Hounds for all ages. Four-mile hea.y.
Sir W. Maitrell'a b. c. 3-yrs. old
Mr. G. Dawitia's b. ie. Laird of Logan, 4-yrs. old 2 1 2
Mr. J. H. Blatr's b. wt. Catherine, 5-y rs, old 3 3 3
This was Wee or the best-contested races ever remembered
or the mane. The Aral hest was won by little more than a
length—the second by about buff a leagth--aud the third by
uuly half a bead.

STAGE COACHES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.
•
ISztt—lt is often a matter of complaint against stage
roaches that there is no regularity respecting the outside
places, in minoequence of which serious quarrels are some-
times the consequence.
If the following plan were adopte.l by the easel, masters,
ev.•ry difficulty would be removed:—
let a 'loather be attached to each place; for instance—
the bon, No.l ; the threesests behind box, Nos 2,3, and 4 ;
She three seals in dickey, Nos. 5,8, antll7; the three seats at
the hock of the coach, Nos.B, 9, still 10 ; and the two seats
uu tlw roof, being the worst, Nos. 11 and It. •
When a pelmet took a place, lie would bare choirs of all
the hers open; the book fur entering down the names
being prepared with numbers from Ito IL In this way tan
contention could arise, as the coachman's way-bill would
decide the question at once, if any arose.
CIIARLES M.
Westmeiwiter, 4V:gitst 31,1819.

POLICE.
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10:411011• NALL.
SHEEP-STEALING.
Nam Pally soil James Petty, father and sow. were
yesterday charged with stealing a she p it Dulwich, she pro.
petty of Mr. Anthony Cooper, a respectable farmer. •
Mr. Cooper sided, that withiu 12 m .nabs he lad had
34 sheep dolma out of his grounds, and as ninny had been
stolen from a neighbour. On Monday morning the skin and
head of a sheep were found is a ditch by his shepherd, which
had been killed in the night dist a was stolen.
John Robert Holmes and W. Nyttletun, constables. de.
posed that obey Were on duty on the road leading to Dul-
wich out Monday morning, and saw the Prisoners coming
toward. town. They asked them what they had in their
!gaskets, each having one un .houlder; they said fruit
Upon examining their contents, in one was the fore quarter
sod in the other the hind mistier of a sheep.
The akin and head of the sheep were produced by Mr.
Cooper. He deposed that on the shun was a number of
large cut. which.eliactly corresponded with cuts on the car-
cass of the sheep.
Nettleton, the constable, found a bnteller's knife and piece
of cord on ameba the persons of the Pi WOW'S. The koires
were bloody, and bad fresh fat upon them.
The Primmeri were fully committed fur trial.

X ARLBOROUOII.IIIIIM.
Mr. Hibbert, • gentleman of Mecum., was charged by -----
Mtarpe, foreman lo W. Adams, cosels•maker in the Hay-
market, with an ansault, in huraewhipping him.
It appeared by the testimony adduced, that Mr. Hibbert
hail purchased a carriage of Mr. Adams to the amount of
between four and knot. and having some fault to Awl with
it, lie called at the shop, and was answered by Sharpe,
who stated in evidence that the gentleman abused him moth,
sod dint went away from the shop in the carriage. tie re-
turned spun after with a horsewhip, and laid it across the
Complainant's back heartily.
Mr Adams proved the as.ault also. He was primal when
Mr. Hibbert called a second time ; but he had previously
given his man orders not to strike, Wit...milted.
Mr. Hibbert complained that his carriage was not perfect,
sod whet, he called at Mr. Adams's 'lmp, Sliarpe's c ..... loci
was ircry iMpltiup, whirls induced I 00000 to horsewhip him.
The Magidtrate observed, that Mr. II ihbert had committed
a breach of the pence, and unless he could satisfy the Coni•
plaissant he must find bail; but these was nu disposition on
either side to compromise, and bail was put in.
ROW AT THE CELERRATED MOTH ER WINDSOR'.

PAPHIAN TEMPI.C.
Hawkins sad Pepper, two poses officers, were ehergeil
by • watchman in King's-place, Pall.niall, with rtisUiderly
costive, in this brothel.—The charge was, shit they had gone
to Mrs. Windsor's, and that they would nut leave the pas..
sage until force ra■ used to take them ur the Width-house.
In defence, Pepper said, that • complaint was made a few
'Waimea since by the father of a girl named Bruwo, that
his only ilstighlei was living at Mrs. Windsor's. She was a
mere infant, and Pepper was sent down whir the lather of
the girl to ascertain the fact, wheilecr any coercion to detain
her against her will had been used. This did
to be the ease, and the girl was nut inclined to leave, there-
lure the father desired Peppri to her p his eye upon her, as
he (she father) was in service, sod had nut a house for her.
This induced them to call.
Magistrate—re Is Nrs. ICindsor here '"

" Yes, my Lord," seplied • female voice, sail Ole anti-
lusted Lads of the C)pi tan Temple atkaues of with • con.
tornspluous look towards the eonsiables. " What business
had these fellows in my house?" said she.
Magisisaie—" Why, you hear them state that they called
to inquire fur Miss Brow is."
M... Windsor—" Lord, Sir! Miss Brown sees mot but
gentlemen; you don't suppose I suffer cusentsuu fellows like
these to coyote to my house? indeed!"
Magistrate—" But Pepper had urdess to see the girl well
treated."

Mrs. Windsor—" ‘Vhat ? do you believe that Miss Brown's
(Aber was not satisfied when I CIIIIViUCCII him tint I would
be a Mother to the gii I ? %lieu took her out of the sheets
but me, whets she ass cumnitio, and made her comfortable?
Bruitlce," said ilu• Lady Abbess, with much warmth, "
thought, by the kmsck, it ass a supper party, when this tab•
Lida tuned their wAy into the passage."
Magistrate—. I shall discharge this complaint, and you
are at liberty to appear at the Sessions, where Mn. Wiodsur
cats be a witness."

Mrs. Windsor (with uplifted hands}—" No! I sha'n't have
nes thing to do with Sessions, but tell these luw fellows out
to trouble me 'Kant."

Here the tainrelided, Much to the merriment of all present.

Tuesday, the Royal Balloon Coach, from London
to AVurcester, was siverturiital Farmington
!louse, Hear Northleach, when two gentlemen (Nat•-
srugrr•) were materially hurt ; and on Thursday
this coach again met a similar accident within 200
yards of the same spot, but no material injury was
sustained by the passengers, there bring but one on
the outside,

IMITATION TEA.-0o IVednesdry morning
large quantity of dried herbs, of various kinds
curled in imitation of irk, was found lying on the
west side of the Earthen Mound, by some boys,
who soon carded it off, or scattered it in the wind.
The f was very boa, both in regard to the
curl and the colour ; but it had clearly been manu-
factured fur the purpose of ilassi‘x it fur genuine
tea ; and it is probable had been thrown out by
some nefarious trafficker. oho had either not been
sufficiently versed ru the art, or who had taken the
al at hearing of the numerous convictions for
this came which hare taken place elsewhere.--
Ediabwrgh Paper./

1. g 4 Tit .

The General Committee met on Friday at this
Theatre, and agreed to Ow following Itiport

The General Committee have considered it iserevslry, pre-
vino, to opening the Theatre for the 091011101 X icaann, and
after the recent proceeding. isi the Court of Chine. 4), in
culinsit, for the inform:trims of the Propri. tor., the minexed
(tempt of the Sub.Consmittee, and the reason', which have
induced the General Committee to approve and confirm it,
in preference to the allernalive t. ft them of the adoption of
the only practicable recommend*, 100 of the Select Commit-
tee, as slated mu their Report to the Proprietor*, of the 2bth
of July last, Oat of closing the Thetas*.
If the General awl Sub.Cnntn.lt/es blot only in view their
own interest, cud relief f the nnpleasneit siloation to
which tiny have bees. placed by the late vexations proceed.
inga, they would not hare hesu Waal to adopt the rectsminen.
doom of the Select Committee; but the deity they, owe to
their Constituents and the public, and ordinary feelings of
humanity toward. She did...tent perwma interested in, and de-
pendant limos, their usual employment in the Theatre, will
not permit them to abandon Ilse trip., reposed in them, or to
deprive sir many inerittsiions individuals of the mesas of
support, without at lean making one fiirther irltort to save
this 00000 newt. concern from inevitable ruin. All additional
and urgent reason foralie comae which the Committees have
followed, will be (mold Or the doubt■ ceps eased bythe highest
legal authority of the country, in the late discussions in the
Glen of Chances:, as to the rights of She Proprietors no.
der the 'Patent being affected by the close of the Theatre,
and the additional weight it wool', give to the case of the
advocate' fur a third Theatre, if brought again before the
next Parliament.

The General Committee have, therefore, considered it in).
perative tipon,them to give all their assistance and collate-
11411Ce to the Sith.Committee in their ruileavours to open the
Theatre el the usual season; and the Sub-Cuissmi litre having
provided funds for this purpose, the managemrut will Coll•
tiune under their direction until the Annual General Meet.
lON of the 30th of September next.
The General Committer have recommended to the atten.
lion of the Sob-C muter, such suggestions in the Report
of the Select Cuinnsittee as are cestaissly deserving of atten.
lion; particulraly with respect to the. 11 oposed erratige-
-111C1111/1 svitb the crediting; limiting, a iihisi the smallest pes.
slide extent, the practice of orihrs and free.admissions;
and as little issterference as pos.ible with the duties of the
Acting Managei, beyond such coutrul iu theexpenditure as
the situation of the property imps i musty demon's.
The General Committee have 111 l expressing
their regret, that a 'wavier should su 1111101 have obtained
of the interfeience of the Members of she Sob.Committer ill
the various departments of the Stage; but they consider it
essenlial, fur the st curdy of the property, that the whole
expenditure of she COIICITII should vitamin muter their direc-
tion, anal that neither this our the is.me of Marrs for free-
adniission should be intrusted to the Manager, without their
superintendence and colony?.
The General Commit, e have also, in piirstianee of the
rerumineudation of the Sub-Committee, alp' the riouins on
which it is grounded, directed the prices of admission, for
the tussling season, to be reduced to ss. for the first, and
3s 'he seeond petit to the hoses ; 3s and 21. to the
The General Committee can only look to any beneficial
result to the I's oprietors In 011r11111Z I lie Theatre, hum 4
still Niftier reduction in the expenditure; sod they are
aware the season will commence under vet y inauspicious
eircilmstances for she kloneger. The discussions which pre.
ceded the Injunction, obtained, on MI exports statement,
from the Chancellor, sisal subsequently the injunction, Until
it was dissolved, has prevented that preparation which is so
essentially sieteissary ; and the Sub.Comniittee have nut re.
ported as yet, any secession of talent to the strength of the
company; still, the short time which, intervenes between
the last inertiug of the Gemini Committee and the opening
of the Theatre, will be made the best use of by the his.
nager ; and the beginning iii the season has always hitherto
been more profitable, or, to speak more cusrectly, less ULI•
profitable than any subsrepieust period.
l'he General Committee have already slated the principal
remotion which influenced their approval of the attempt of
the Sub.Cominittre to open the Theatre; their duty to their

constituents and the public; their anxiety to prevent dia-
l/vs.. to the numerous persons dependant uu the Establish-
ment ; and the danger to which the Patent .enitht be sub.
jerked, and the additional weight which would he given to
the arguments mid claim. of the applicants fur a third
theatre, if this should be shut to the public. Beyond the
attainment of these objects, and the peeve of further
los., which must base been the census eutiseqiunsee of a
dilferent determination, they are nut sanguine of success as
far as the Proprietors ■re concerned.. Tlie creditors have,
however, a dishful and paramount intere.t, and their con.
currence is any measure which shall keep the Theatue open
till arrangement. can be made fur the liquidation of their
cannot be a matter of any reasonable doubt.

Fur their satisfaction, the General Committee have re-
commended to the Sob-Committee to offer them the month
Nation of a joint receiver, to act with Idr. f)unn, on the
part of the Proprietors, of all the reuts and prudis of the
property; and that, after the payment of the nightly ex.
primes, and reionhursetuent of such sums as are advaneed
by the Sul►Cotamitiee to open the Theme', the residue be
applied towards such knit as may hereafter he provided for
their payment; and the (ieurul C • tie will be alma all
oeca►sions happy in confer with the err/blurs upon any mea-
sure% they may themselves devise fur their further ►scurity
sail satisfaction.

The General Committee, in the uncertainty of !wing able
In procure a full attendance at a Special General Meeting at
this season, have considered it their duty to take rot ***** es
to room ate these arrangements to every Proprietor;
and they further mistreat the attention of *Om Proprietors,
and otter piteous concerned in the Theatre, to the follow-
ing oilrervations on the recent proceedings of the Select
Committee, in order that they may lie Won med of the exact
state or the properly, and the core ttttt 'dances in which it is
placed, and be enabled fully and untimely to consider them,
previous to the Annual General Meeting iu September. The
Proprietors will then have it in their power, with the assio.t.
once or the General Committee, who will be happy to afford
it fur that purpose, to sionke such alierationk iii the system
of management, and the future conduct of this infortuuste
concern, as they way demos eligible and expedient.
The General Committee are anxious, if possible, to avoid
any expressions which can renew the acrimonious discus-
sions which have unfortunately taken place ; and they will
onl refer to the Report of the Select Committee, on such
subjects as are connected with the general interests of the
concern. Wher difficulties arise, such as this property is
Involved in, the true causes are too often kept out of view,
and the Select Committee have, poi the present instance,
ascribed to the mismanagement of individuals, onidurtunes
which they neither hail it in their power to avert or control.
The General Committee, in their IsAt Report to the General
Meeting of Prop. tellies, have given their upiiiion of the
services of the Trustee, whose conduct is so much animad-
verted upon by the Select Committee, suit their opinion,
nutwithstauding those animadversions, has only been
had

strengthened by the further experience they have —of the
exertions of Sir. Moore, for the beticit of the l'r°twirlers.
Neither ale the Oneetal Committee at ell persuaded of the
incapacity of the other Member* of the Soh-Committee from
the sweepiiig condemnation which has beret passed awes
them in the Report. The very circumstance of the excep-
tion of Lord Vermouth from this condeninetion, who hail
concurred in every measure of the Suh-Comnsittre, previous
to his resignation, is a proof of its injustice. The General
Committee were very sensible of the valuable actualities of
hi■ Lordship to the Sub-Committee at the period of Mr.
Lentil's resignation, uud lament, as one of the worst rouse-
epicures of the late disseutions, the loss of his able services
ill the noprieturs—but still, if the misfortunes of the
Theatre have been caused, as alleged, by mismanagement,
Mr. Lamb, who was one of the parties iu the application to
the Court of Chancery fur the injunction, and who summed
before his resignatiusi, almost She sole euittrul end manger-
ment of the Steer , sail Lord Yarmouth, also subwequeutly
concurred in all the measures which were pursued, are
equally implicated in the alleged miensanagenieut, with the
other Members of the Suh.Cummittee.

The General Committee trust that the reentumemlaiina
they bars wade, that the prt nut, aeul au' Cuter, Sub-Cumb-

venter, ritl 'me, ie.,- :45 little as poesible with floe details of
mi.,,0z.-me.o, after ilteeleciiim or a proper person as ‘11111•••
ter, wilt put au sup 1 to ilieae sonless diecussitona about the
rapacity of iodic tibial* of the It ell-Cornuoltee for the ma-
; tiagement of the Stage. It may be at least permitted to them
! Nether to entertain e. doubt whether any Member,. of tha
Set. et committee are mire capable than those uow in °lrk.'
—awl as ear as experience pie., the owl-vices of the may
Mendear of the select Committee, who hail been alms a Mein-
; her 'tithe sill' Committee, eere toot productive of much lir.
, netit to the Proprietors. As the moot diatressing and One'.
diens ditty of the Stib.Coinmotee, that of controlling and
eurtathue eX11.11141", ail endeaeouriug to stay pressing .11e.
monk of errajhoe, to pievent the seizure of the effects of
the Theatre, has devolved UpUll Colour! Douglas acid Ai..
M r, alit are Mao Tommee, it is not; altogether siirpo isieg
that its the pro Construct of that dine they should have sub-
jected themoselvea to seine part of the feeling which If 4
If to exist ag:tinst them. Hail they g.VPII their cueitiesiauce
to the continuance of ueelewa expenditure, ur the supply of
Articles at extravagant prices, it would not have been doff..
I cult to acquire popularity with persons connected with the
establishment; and the allegation in the Report of Ilw Sel,l t
-Committee, that supplies were made at extravagant rates,
cantost certainly apply 'duce the period et which the expeio-
diture came under the direction of these Gentlemen, 6.r tiny
have devoted unremitting attention to this object ; ,mid I:M-
-ing the last season great part of the imppliee were pm., tor,
an delivered, in ready money. That they have done ill. ie
ditty, is therefore the amount of the act-maimn egaiiist
them ; and in the Report of the Select Committee, who have
had access to their whole recounts and proceediume these is
not, and could not be, the slightest allegation aguiuet tlw
correctness of both.
In making there remarks, which the obserentiona ref the
Select Committee iii their Report have called forth, the Ge-
neral Committee beg to be undershood as nut ascribing the
misfortimes of the Theatre to any preceding Sub-Cone„ir
tee. They are confident the true crusts, to which Ouse
misfortunes are to he ettributed, had their origin ni the
formation of the estrablishment on its present scale, and have
1111 been gradually since increased oufavourable theatrical
seasons, and the growth of minor theatres, eneuaraged Icy
the high prices of admission at the Patent Theetres, and
which were required to promise ally adequate retina fur the
far foo extended capital embarked in them.
The three specific remedies recomoseuded 6Y the &left
Committee in their Report, to repair these misfortunes, note
the dismissal of the present Sub-Committee hum office ;
the election of Mr. Colman as Manager, with, mil
powers; and the raising a sum of money to relieve the pin
pert), from the claims of the creditora.
On the first of these, the General Committee have ex-
pressed their opinion, but they will not object (ir.liwir re.
election arthe next General Meelimg will permit them sit 1,.
do), to Ore their *sentience to promote the wising of Ine
Proprietors with rev/stet to such alterations to the Solo.
Coglinalte as the rysiguation of the two MI misers will
enable them to effect. Th. y will even. go (Maui, and al
Mr. Wilson has expressed his readiness to retire ou 11111'11 N. 4
arrangement, tiny will be happy to consult with tier P.',].-
prietiors 34 to the numioation of.tkie mojerif'y of a stew trot..
Committee et that period. The, only desire to latent the
services of Mr. Moore and Colonel Douglas, et Lel' trey ton_
eider to be essential to the intermits of then. constilueuts -4.
These Gentlemen have 'barfly devoted their whole time, semi
may be induced to do so again to those affairs; and Ifni
very easy to find successors who have experielie, and ibtiV
time disengaged, to apply to such a purpose.
With respect to the t lertitot of Mr. Colman as Managers
the General Committee refer to the Report of the Sols• Com..
miller, and they me pert,' tly sat isfi, d it would lie Incite nu-
prudent and itijudociutte to unrest ono his hands, or those
of any other Manager, the powers which lie 'leen, s, as the
primary comliffent of entering into any negotiation ; and
although they may entertain ttnite al high an 1/1/11 tttttt of
Mr. Colman's talents and Molotov a. that expressed by the
Select Committee, they still cannot etnisider the ',rob dohn
result of any exertion of those totems and
to compensate for their deviating from what lins Inc n #llO
practice, since the commencement of the Esieblielint, ot, aunt
intrirmting the puree-etrings of the Proprietors mho ol e
hand of a temporary Manager, in whatever cannon iiiii iht y
may hold his qualifications fur that office.
With respect to raising a slim of 'hooey to enable such
Committee as may ultimately direct the conetrue of the
Theatre, to accomplish lite composition united by the in-
doors, that is no object, in the propriety of which boils 11. e
General amid Sub Ctsmittees entirely concur. The repo.
sitiou is neither urw, nor the suggestion of the Select Com-
mittee, and was recommended to the Pr...pintoes by the
General Committee at the Gruel-al Meeting, fr oho. I. the
Select Committee 'emanated, of their ctprces rerommeoda-
i ion. There can be no difference of opinion its to the clues.
sure itself, And the General Committee only r with ilie
Select Committee as to the mean. t f effictiug it, without
au application to the Legislature, enabling them to grata
securities oto all the props soy of the Theatre, to such pit-
sons as may he willing to advance the money required.
The Select Committee elate, in their Report, that they are
prepared Its advance 4,b001. of 17,05101. wanted, opus' tun-
e/Mos of Me resignaliox of the Sob-Commillee, root Ilse ap-
pointment (Outlier members. They look, in addition to thus,
to the General Committee, for a further advance to com-
plete the sum of 1,;0001: The General Committee have
already declared, that they would consider the retirement
of the remaining members of the Sub-Committee, us pre-
judicial to the interests of the Proprietors, and certainly,
their confidence In the success of the proposed plans would
not be increased by the change which has hems suggested,
our is there any probability, under such ciretonstauces,
of their sulmtribing to the loan. Cults., therefore,the St.
teat Committee will themselves advance the whole money, tit
which erent, and in consideration of the substantial benefit
they would confer upon the Proprietors, the General C
mittee might think it imperative upon them to place the
Theatre, st all events, as on experiment, ender such memir-
fluent as they Might require (and the present Sub-Committee
would be too happy, in such came, to make way fur their
successor.). But Ulan, such conditions tau he gum
ranked, it will be necessary some other plan slortild be de-
wised, than • reliauce on the voluntary contributious of hi.
dividuals to relieve the property from this bunko, without
which the Theatre, although it may be opened at the com-
mencement of the season, cannot remain open if the coeditors
are bootie fur any considerable pet iod.
Placing little dependance on any other plan for raising
this motley than that they orientally proposed to the General
Meeting, the General Committee have recommended to the
Sub-Committee the consideration of an efficient plan, to be
submitted to the Annual Meeting in September, for the ar-
rangement of all the exiling claims on the property, by
either further securing the claimants, or raising money
fur the satisfaction of their claims, under the minim ate,
of an Act of the Legielatiose, empowering the G.-overt.
Committee to mortgage the wbule property tur that object.
Tbe General Committee have only further to impress upon
the consideration of the Proprietors, the certain ruin 111
which a continuance of the late diso odious must involve
their property. Their difficulties are already nearly insur-
mountable, and they will be rendered completely a', uelraa
party and personal feelings can he buried its a Kestrel desire
to unite, in the endeavour to extricate the Theatre from the
embareassioeuts which have so nearly overwhelmed it.
The General Cononsotte trust it will be admitted, that in
this Report they have chew.) every disposition to consult the
feelings and wisloes of toll parties, they have come to the re-
solution of ay/solving the Report of the Sub-Committee on
the most mature consideration and refs tom of the whole
situation of the Theatre ; and they are fully convinced, 'list
the difficulties intruding it would only have been incoeserd.
by not opening it at the usual season. They further Me
that the Prom ielors, giving them credit for the tootle.*
winds could alone influence their determination, will gene-
rally confirm it by their approbation.
By order of the General Committee,
C. W. WARD, becretaiy.
Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane, August 2P, 1818.
The following is the Report of the Sob-Corn.
mittee to the General Committee, referred to to
the preceding Report :
The Sub•Cooseuittee submit tr the coueideration
General Committee, the occurreurce which bare takes'
since the meeting on the tilth of July last.
Ois that day, at the meeting of the General Amends!,

a to lo
ri of Om
co plikto
mbly, it

was determined ht .a majority of votes, that the Report of
the Special Committee (appnioted to iiivesticate all the con-
cerns of the Theatre) should I Is. adopted, in preference to the
Report of the Geode! Committee.
The Remelntions in the Report of the Special Committee
es 'braced Iwo objects; nor one to ',feudine with all the ere-
donee or the proof., ay, to accept a composition of ten shil-
lings in the pound upon their wapective Ilrbix, under an en.
&mg.-anent, that the Throne shmild not be opened till that
compo.itien was carried into effect; the other, to place the
whole neeohnion, Yoolnct, control, and expenditure of the
Theatre in the hands of George Colman, Deg.
The Sob-Committee enneeived, and they have since been
Yonfiensed in their opinion by the higheist legal antleo oy,
that the utmost extent of the Resolutions of any Sperm!
Commitlee, not recognized by the Arts of Parliament, must
Ire blind, erlely to advice and recommendation.
The General Committee have doicurred in the opinion of
the Sub Committee, as appears by their test Report, that the
adoption wf each measures as propos, el by the Select Special
Committee, would orcaeion absolute rein to the property
intrusted to their direction; and that the grant of 'Such et-
limited !meters of assuagement, would he incompatible with
their due control over the esbiblishinent, which has beets
placed, exclusively, in their hands by the Legialatare.
The Soh Committee have, in consequence, proceeded
to make the necessary arraiseemeuts for upeniug the Thea-
tre.
They and applied In Mr. Colman, to ascertain upon What
terms, and with what powers he would undertake the ma-
nageMeut, host that Vignettist. required that the financial
difficoltiee of the Theatre should be removed, before he
would stale the terms of his proposed arrangement. This
reply, of coulee, cant laded the negotiation.
It may here be necessary Instate, from undoubted autho-
rity, that that gentleman required au ancontrAled shy clone
of the Theatre for a term of years, opou a very high salary,
with an additional salary to a stage manager of his own op.
pointment.
The Sob-Committee then entered Into terms with Mr.
Stephen Kimble, a gentleman of known &Amalie talewts
and exprrienev, of integrity and independence; and be has
tindertalten the entire directions of the Stage in its several
departments, tinder the danWol of the Sub-Committee, *woo
a salary of 4001. per annum, and • commissar of lU per
▪ ht. upon profits.
The Coomlttee were proceeding in the other armoire-
ineols of the company, when they were interrupted by the
following placard, issued by Sir. G. H. Roblin, and most
indecorously paraded on a board, before Drury-lane Theatre,
null posted up against 'the walls of every theatre in the
metropolis, which was most injurious to the interests of
Drury-laue:—
PLACA RD.
Drnry-tane Theatre.
" On the part of the Select Committee of she coneenis
of
the Drury-lane Theatre, of which Committee I atm Chair-
man, 1 hereby give notice, that by a Resolution of the
meeting of Proprietors of the said Theatre, held on the
31st day of July last, it was determined, that the said Theatre
should not be reopened; and, that no contracts ir engage.
ments should be made, by the SulaComtnittee of Manage-
ment, with performers or other peremo, until certein ar-
rangements were made; nod that such arrangements have
nut been made, so that no engagement or contract 11111.1 e,
or
which shall be made by Ike said Sub-Committee, will be
valid or effectual. Performers, or ether persons concerned
are, therefore, hereby cautioned against making or entering
luto any such contract or eagsgement.
H. ROBINS,
" Chairman of the Select Committee.'"
This placard wet having the effect of .topping the efforts
of the Sub•Cominillee for opening the Theatre, an iojund
lion was obtained from the Court of Chancery upon the ex.
parte application of Mr. G. H. Robins, the ble
George Lamb (s Member of Me General Committee), John
Ellis (the Solicitor in the cause), and others. The Sub-
Committee immediately prepared their answer to that bill,
and opens a hearing before the Chancellor, he determined,
after • most luminous exposition of the bearings of die two
Acts of Parliament, to dissolve the injunction.

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111 Ilirret opposition to this decision, of the highest snob°.
city, Mr. G H. Robins colored the fullowiag Notice eo be
*erred spew Me Masb-Conentliee:—

a To the Right Hos. Fromm Seymour Conway, com-
winly called the Earl of Yarmouth, Peter Moore, Richard
Wilson, Patrick Douglas, and Robert Walpole, Euri. and
w►om else it doth or only merely.
" The Select Committee, appointed by the Theatre Royal,
Drury-lane, Company of Proprietors, on their own behalf
and um behalf of all other the Proprietors ■sad parties in-
terested in the said Thirster, do hereby protest against your
right to moue, the style and title and exercise the powers of
the Sub Committer of Management of the said Theatre, and
against all acts which you and each or any of you have
done, and esgageastols which yon or any of you have
made or authorised, air shall or may make, enter into or am-
thorise nailer such style or title. And the said Committee
un behalf as aforesaid, do hereby give you notice, that they
will contend sod insist that the said Proprietors are not, and
will 'WI become anwwi rabic fur say taws or expense which
has been or may be incurred by you, or any or tither of you,
err any oiher person or proems by your or say or either of
your order or aulburily, bet that you and each of yob are
sod shall be personally respuasible for all such lose sod ex-
rase.--Dated this 15th day of August, 1618.
" Sagami (by order of the said Committee),
"G. H. ROBINS"

The Sub-Committee submitted this extreortlinary notice
to the consideration albeit stawding Counsel, who has given
los derided opinion, that such notice on the port of Mr
Robins, as Chairman of a Special Committee, is of co more
weight or validity, than if it came from any oth►r
dnal Proprietor ; and the Sub-Committee, by their simmer
to the Bill in Chancery•, and the Lord Chancellor's decisimi
thereon, are boated to proceed in the execution of their
dote.
Notwithstanding the weight of this opinion, questions
have horn started in the Court of Chaucer, a■ to the infor-
mality of the election of the Sub-Committee, they, therefore,
now revert to an anthority, which is indisputably valid, the
authority of the General Committee. The Sub-l'onitnittre
are only a component part of the General Committee, and
consider themselves as delegated by the General C 'tier,
with certain limited powers; and as the form of that deltio-
lion is objected to, however erroneously, they now call
noon the General Committee to exercise their mittiority io
giving validity to the acts and proctediop of the Sub-
Committee.

The Stsh-Conunillee have provided the necesaary means
fir opening the Theatre, by an arrangement null their
Bankers, giving them 'activity un the prop. riy of the
Thea-
Ire. and to repay the advance by tastakneuts out of the
•
nightly receipts.
to refutatien of the charge of their emansgement basin;
greatly ioereased the deli of the Theatre, the Sub-Commit-
tee sone% an abstract of t►e tucome and tepee:re of each
@esteem respectively.
Reif Chows
Intone. Expos*. cod
Bond I wernet.,
Years. t. a. d. t. s. ef. t a. d.
101-1 13 80,815 14 8 83,351 5 7 4,770 0 0
INI.I 11 71,9011 18 1 97,7146 13 t 5,490 12 0
11111 IS 70,,71 4 0 71,961 18 8 5,361 11 11
1615 16 81,496 41 0 57.833 10 5 5,319 5 1
3818.17 43,846 10 9 49,1t1 1 4 5,254 17 3
1817480' 43,048 13 4I 47,715 II 10 5,136 10 3

370,99 d d d 357,611 7 7 31,276 6 9
• As n arty as elm

The altfateation of receipts iippcsrs in warrant die trial at
any experiawat, which atioids burr Ist 'mousing the state
of the properly.

The eirmiequence of a reduction its the priers of • !mission,
Ini• 100, occupier' the serious consideration of the Sub-Cum.
miner. and from the eisfornmliou shay hate übtnined, that
and' a reduction would gcsicrally operate in drnivinz the
piihlie from the lltm.r Theatres, and places of inti skit es.
tertruinsent, which the Patent Theatres have out the power
of.oppre‘sing, th, y fro I ju.iitied in recommending the mca.

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