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COURT OF CHANCERY, Nov. tS.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.
Tuts.day came on the further hearing' relative
to the above concern. _

The SOLICITOR GENERAL said, the Parties had
not yet come to any agreement, having only corn-.
inunicated upon the subject last night. He there-
fore wished for a further delay of a few days. -
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, he had consider.-
ed the subject with much attention, but he thought
that the Virties; by agreement with each other,
could do the best justice for themselves.
Mr. SHERIDAN, addressing the LORD CHAN-
CELLOR, said, he was very sure the business could
not be settled without the interference off' his Lord.
ship, as there appeared to be no authority under
which the Parties could act. He had received a
letter, he said, from Mr. Hammersley, stating that
he was ready to agree to any fair.proposition made
by him (Mr. Sheridati) and on the preceding even-
ing he had received a.,communication from Mr.
Furd, containing a proposal ; he therefore did not
know how to ad amidst this disagreement' in the
conduct of the Trustees.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, Mr. Ford .and
Mr. Hammersley might join in any proposal, sub-
jed ro the. approbation of the Court.
Mr_ MAtcsr tELD said, that Mr. Hammersley
was perfectly ready to come to any agreement with
the other Parties.

Mr. SHERIDAN said, he 4:4 not mean to throw
any imputation upon Mr. HaMmersley ;. he had
merely stated a fact, but. he thought the Theatre
could not go on without the interference of his
Lordship. He was of course much better acquaint-
ed with the concerns of the Theatre, and more able
to give information relative to it, than the Coun-
sel. Mr. MmisrlEL I.) had on a former day made,
use of the expression, " If the Proprietors did not
mean to cheat their Creditors,—" rte wished, for
the purpose of answering this insinuation, to lay
all the information which he possessed upon the
subject, before his Lordship, that it might be seen
by what means the Theatre had come into its pre.:
sent situation. He wished to give his Lordship all
that information upon the subject which had hitherto
only come before the Court in scraps and shreds,
and in a very disjointed and mutilated condition.
This was his only motive for troubling the Court
at the same time, one Trustee having called, upon
him for a Proposal, and the other haVing madca
Proposal, he was at a loss how to ad.

Mr. MANSFIELD said, if he knew anything of
the rule of Proceedings in that Court, it was that
all information should come before the Court by,
Affidavit, and not by assertion. The merits of
this Case had been already discussed, but if any.
person could state any new information, let him
state it by. Affidavit and not by assertion. He had
in that case no objection to delay., ,STith respea
'to the insinuation which he was charged by Mr.
Sheridan with having used, he was bound to state
what was given to him by his Clients ; he had
spoken according to their instruCtions, and not from
himself.

Mr. SHER:•DAN said, he did not suppose the
Learned Gentleman meant personally to- throw
any imputation upon him. The Learned Genae.
man had said, that whatever information was stated
should be given upon Affidavit ; he had made an
Affidavit, against which nothing but assertions
were made on the, other side, which assertions were,
he said, absolute falsehoods.

Mr. MANSFIELD said, he hoped those asser-
tions, which he had been instrutted to make, were
untrue.

The LORD CHANcit,Lott- said, the Court could
as only on the rounds which were legally before it :
he could only round his judgment, upon such infor-
mation as was contained in the Affidavits of the
Parties. He had before stated, that this question
was merely bet iveen Mr. Sheridan and the Bankers,
and, he thought, Mr. Sheridan was bound by the
orders of the Court, to which he had consented. It
was for the consideration of the Court, how far, upon
the whole equitable grounds of the case, the Parties
were to be released from the effed of those Orders.
If any of the Parties wished to he heard, he Would
very patiently hear them ; but he could only decide
according to what appeared upon the Records of the
Court. He had no mode of withholding the judg-
ment of the Court, unless. the Parties brought be-
fore him other matters, upon which he could regu-
larly decide. If any person could make a Motion
which should affed the merits of the case, or if any
new view olthe subject could be taken and 'argued'
upon, he had no objection to re-hear the: arguMents
on both sides.

Mr. MANSFIELD said, his Clients were perfealy
satisfied without any re-hearing.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, Mr. Ford and
Mr. Sheridan
,might make an arrangement satisfac-
tory to all parties, to which Mr. Hammersley might
consent, the whole, of Course, -to be subject to the
approbation of the. Court.
Mr. IVIANsritiLD said, if a proposal was made to
Mr. Hammersley, which he adopted, it would be
the same thing as if Mr. Hammersley had made one
himself.

Mr. SHERIDAN said, his objeftion was, 'that
neither Mr. Ford nor Mr. liamtnersley were' au-
thorized to make any proposal.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, he did not mean
that either one side or the other should specifically
make any proposal, but that. the Parties should
meet, and then come to an agreement, and submit
it t 6 his approbation. If what was thus agreed
upon, appeared to him equitable and proper, he would
approve. of it ; • but if it appeared to him to bein-
consistent with that justice which was due to all the
parties who were in any manner interested in the
'concerns' of the Theatre, he would certainly not,
approve of it, although it might be perfeftly SAtiS-
fdiory to the Parties aaunlly making such agree-
ment.

Mr. SHF. R !DAN rose again to address the Court.

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The LORD CHA CEt.IOR Said, he thought this
Conversation was'endlesa, -and answered no purpoSe.

Sr!ERIDAN said,: his Lordship had ob::erved,
that a new view miet be taken of-the
suirje&: 4A. P,
only wished to give ins Lordship some infoirouitiori