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3,833,280 TONS OF COAL,

of a quality fully equal, if not superior, to the best coals obtained
from this wonderful district, comprising " The Hill Delf Vein, or
Seam," which has gained a roputalion of the highest character for
its hardy t 'stun and bituminous qualities, being found most suitable
for household purposes, the manufacture of gas, iron, and conversion
to coke. The colliery has been opened, and two shafts or pits scull
'lca ato the coal, a distance of 85 yards. There are two supellor
Itea.„, In-engines erected for the use of the Milieu', one a condensed
er-engine, m ith counteract, of 90-horse power, with 20-inch
t"alPs, for drawing the water, which performs the duty with half
mar Power. The working of the colliery, therefore, can be cons-
,,e_need immediately. The other, a m :turng en;;'ne of 14-horse
Power, capable of drawing to the suri'Ace upwe"ds of
frh„ ion malts OF COAL EVERY 24 HOURS-
v._`'.`Pililings are most substantial, and fully adequate to contain a
foing engine of greater power, should the working of the colliery
nd, as it easily might, to
300 TONS ETERY 24 11017R3.
Ana und
erground work
'tugs have been formed by strong arched reads
.."earlings • there is also a second sha or pit stink about GO ...ins, at th ' " ' •Ft
Ivo, e top of the Great Bourt's Hid. called Bennett s ,
plr.2t caught readily be worked to yield 100 tons per day. The im-
,nnince of railway communication almost to the pit's mouth. lead-
.verY district of England, and the faelity of shipping from the
cf Bello Pin and Lychiey, on tbe Severn, open a vast field for
'Kay, and is selicient to authorise the certainty of
;e4lah wits AN ENORMOUS SALE FOR THE COAL,
with at
he-r-
Port be most importantly augmented by the contemplated
nisP Government having purchased the Hagloe Estate
theref„, intention of ems that port, and a locomotive line
t() rb'e "1
,:thi:st the contiguity to the Lydbrook Iron and lin Plate
where many thousand tons are consumed annually, must
*Work s.ght of. It is a well-known fact that the only coliiel:es
king the Hill Deli Vein to any extent will ve-y soon be worked
out ; and that no coals from this vein can thereo .er be obta'ned
fresh pits shall have been opened. Mr. Robins with confidence re •
,lrlmends this property to the notice of enterprising capitolists as
the means of leading to immense pecuniary gain.
Particulars, containing much valuable information from experi-
enced surveyors, regarcPug the working of the Mine, may be lead, 28
days Prior to the sale, of Mr Masterson. on the premises (where
e civics of the coal and coke may be seen); and of Mr. H. Wriams,
Engineer, 61, Moor,at"-street ; Mr. P. Robinson, Hill House,
Dean, Gloucestershire; of Messrs. Turner and Deane, solicitors.
Colchester; Messrs. Humphrey and Marshall, solicitors, 12, Gray's-
inn, London ; at the Auction Mart; and at Mr. Robins's offices,
Covert-garden.

N. 8.: One third of the purchase money may remain on mortgage
of the colleries and plant for a term of years, if required, at five per
cent.

For ilformation With reference to quantities, or to view plans of
the awards, apply to the Gaveller's Office in Coleford.

MEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF
YOUTH AND MATURITY.
DE, SAMUEL LA'MERT, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON,
Doctor of Medicine, and Matriculated Member of the University of
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114 AY be consulted, personally, or by letter, on
the various disorders of the nervous and generative system,
:4%1, ting from juvenile Irregularities and excesses, which have pro-
t ''red more misery In youth, degradation in manhood, and prema-
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'n the treatment of these diseases has proved that there are in exist
?Ice secret causes of self-acquired miseries and disappointed hopes in
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leas
It
is absolutelyeas modifications owe their almost entire origin.
necessarythat all men should know that there are
Principles of personal
management
incurring grievous which cannot be violated without
penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed
andhbgated, how the the heyday of inconsid ate self-indulgence, how these penalties
owhe evil stnd its ce? sting of their bitterness may be removed,
that there is scarcely an
derangement to which tlie Jungr:leyoafid"orsiccalieniginneanni
an.equenc es may be avoided, and above all,
Or p
pya functionalcure
DOCTOR LA'MERT infirmity,Vot
ilor
in an extensive practice In thea long
series of years been engaged
plaints, and a the-only legally treatment of these delicate corn-
of the taunts and envy of the nypocrilticecii Physician who, regardless
the confidence, through the meditun of and mock-modest, has had
attention to these enormous evils, from Will egublic press, to direct
tree. In selecting this department of precut no grade of society is
rewarded by the great success that has atterier has been amply
treatment of these cases, which are too generanyhisc efforts in the
care of unqualified and ignorant empiric,, who, wiontided to the
eta heir pirat d
Publications, assumed foreign names and titles, and prnd e oftheir patent nostrums, have inflicted serious injury on sd virtues
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" The general committee, on the occasion of meeting the
proprietors at. this annual assembly, are ratified in being
negotiation, with the late lessees, for thb purpose
able to state that, after having devoted nuch time to the
an end to the double letting, under witigh the theatre had
been demised since the year 1849, they hive succeeded in
obtaining a surrender of the term remaining unexpired
under such letting ; and, having thus succeeded in their
endeavour to restore matters more nearll to their former
past, and will look forward with more confidence to_ the
future. In consequence of what has Ipen above stated,
of putting
the committee have been enabled tu giant a lease to Mr.
E. T. Smith, who is the present lessee, it the annual rent
of 4,0001., being the same amount as was reserved under,
the double letting. With respect to the present decorative
state of the theatre, the committee beg to state, for the
information of the proprietors, that in the recent lease,
under which Messrs. Jullien and Prye held the
theatre, was contained a covenant to expend in the Past
season a sum of 5001. in Substantial and decorative re-
pairs, and which they were ready to perfn-rn ; yet of such
primary importance did the' committee consider the sur-
render of the remainder of the term, tint they deemed it
prudent to forego a portion of the ameant stipulated to
be by Messrs. Jullien and Gyo expended the committee
receiving the money, instead of its being laid out by the
late lessees; by means of which nearly be whole of the
works which appeared to be necessary has, under the
superintendence of the architect, been gadually effected,
during the summer recess, by Mr. Pallier, who has been
many years employed at Drury-lane Thettre, and who has
charge, on the part of the proprietors wardrobe
and properties departments; and the cobmiEterictas, now
congratulate the proprietors upon the pusent state of the
interior of the theatre, which, in pott of decorative
embellishment and accommodation, is 110 t surpassed by
any other theatre in this me+ropolis. As regards the
financial position of the propel ty, the Payment already
made to the renters is only an instalment in respect of
the present seaso e, and, although small in amoent, it is
hoped that it may be augmented from time to time, as funds
come to the hands of the committee, from the resources of
their lessee and otherwise, to enable then to make a fur-
ther payment to the renters. The committee have to state
that, notwithstanding the difficulties with which Mr. Smith
had to contend, in point of time for preparation previous to
his opening the theatre, as well as disappointments in his
managerial arrangements for Easter (which compelled an
earlier closing than was otherwise i ntended), he has proceeded
gradually towards the liquidation of the amount of his
rent for the theatre to the present period. With reference
to the prospects for the future, the committee are informed
that Mr. Smith contemplates (with the concurrence of the
committee) introducing shortly at Drury-lane Theatre an
English
operatic
patronage,c°
Novem-
ber, and a part of December. The sum of 1,349/. 4s. Bd.,
being one year', rent, has been paid to thegronnd landlord
the Duke of Bedford, to whom the committee feel it mpn
during y
theof celebrity,na tlof October,
and under distin-
guishedno
s
in-
cumbent on them to express their acknowledgments for
the indulgence and forbearance which bis grace has ex-
tended towards the property in times of emergencg, arising
from the non-receipt of the rent from various persons who
have been unsuccessful in their theatrical enterprises. The
heavy amount of rates and taxes under which this estab-
lishment suffers has also been paid, as well as the other
demands for salaries, and nearly the whole of the expenses
for the year which has passed since the committee last had
the pleasure of meeting the proprietors in general assembly.
The cash receipts of the season, by lessee's rent and other
incidental sources, have amounted to the sum of 3,720/.
13s. 6d., whilst on the other hand the payments amount
to 3,6741. 17s. 7d., the final accounts of which, as audited,
are now laid before the proprietors. In concluding this
report, tho committee trust the steps they have taken
during the past year, and the arrangement by which they
have effected the termination of the late mode under which
the theatre was let, will meet with the approbation of the
proprietors, and be the means of raising the position of
Drury-lane Theatre."

A PROPRIETOR wished to know for what term the
theatre had been leased to Mr. Smith ?

The CHAIRMAN said it was optional with Mr. Smith
to go on, or with the committee to put an end to the
agreement, which was for seven years. The lease wns
deLrminabl© upon six months' notice on either side.
Another PROPRIETOR—What amount of rent has he
paid in the six months ?

Mr. BURGESS—Eighteen hundred and odd pounds.,
Mr. PYEFINCH understood that the terms upon which
Mr. Smith had the theatre were to be acted on strictly ;
and that the moment he failed in paying up his rent,
the committee were to act promptly in terminating the
engagement. He believed the arrangement was made
because Mr. Smith was a stranger to them, and there-
fore they could not have the same confidence in him
they might have had in others whom they were better
acquainted with. The small sum that ho proposed to
start with, and the little security that appeared to be to
the committee, had, he understood, determined them to
terminate the agre,3ment the moment he failed to meet
his engagements with them. As he understood from tbc
repot t that had just been read, Mr. Smith was now in
arrear ; and he wanted to know how it was that he was
still permitted to go on. He was under the impression
that the moment he failed in his engagement the lease
would be put an end to, seeing that Mr. Smith did not
occupy the position that a gentleman renting that thea-
tre possibly ought to occupy, and that it was the duty
of the committee to run no risk of loss. He should like
to know how long it was since Mr. Smith bad failed in
paying up his rent.
Mr. BURGESS said that on the 11th of February he
failed in his payment, and about a month since he re-
sumed paying.
Mr. PrBFINCH would ask whether it was fair to have
allowed him to go on in that way? He did not think
that such a proceeding, any more than the management
of Mr. Smith, was calculated to raise the theatre to the
position it ought to occupy. How was it that Drurj-
lane, the most eligible dramatic
property in the worl,
should be in its present most deplorable condition?
A'most every other theatrical property in London, was
comparatively successful/ while this was most unsuc-
cessful. He asked the committee to consider, for a me-
ment, whether they were not, to some degree in fault.
No doubt they had done all they could,
as honourable
men ; but he asked whether, as commercial men, they
might not have done better. That they had been very
lenient to Mr. Smith was very eNident, and it struck
him that the theatre was likely to lose its charact3r in a
dramatic point of view. Tney had grantcd Mr. Smith
very indulgent terms, and they had allowed him to gp
on still without paying the balance due. It was hardly
fair that such should be the case. It was doing no
credit to the theatre, in his est;-ration. If they lookci
back at the way the theatre had been recently conducted,
they had nothing to congzatulah themselves upon, and
they ought to bear in mind that "an empty house fs
better than a bad tenant." Let them look at the spi-
rited management of Mr. Kean—look at the manage-
ment of Mr. Webster. If they went .7,,vm Sadler's Wells
to the Haymarket, eve:y one of them was decidedly
more successful than Drury-lane.
The CHAIRMAN said the honourable proprietor had
mistaken the case very
much, and he could assure him
that neither the committee nor Mr. Smith were very
much to blame. The theatre had been let formerly
under very peculiar circumstances, and by a species of
joint tenancy. Tha:; was thought advisable some years
ago, as an experiment, but it had most certainly failed]
and it had been the cause of the want of success on the
pal t of Mr. Bunn, and also, h a great measure, the
cause of that of Mr. Smith, Before the tenancy of
Messrs. Sullien and Gye was put an end to they had a
lease for half the year, from Suns to December, and
their promenade concerts lasted ti" that paled, The
Co isequence was that the lessee could not come in and
prepare for his winter catiipaign) which was always the
most profitable pair; of the season, atid he seldom had
more than ten or twelve days to prepare and bring out
his pantomime. lie had no opportunity of rehearing it
in consequence of the continuance of the promenade
concerts, and undoubtedly the pantomime was a great
source of profit to the lessee for some six or eight Weeks
after ChtiStitiasi The‘ promenade concerts destroyed all
hope of that. Mt. ftitli had come to them and had
taken the theatre, notwithstanding all those difficultie
staring him in the face. He was not fully aware of all
these difficulties until he had got into operation, and he
had experienced the same failures as firmer lessees frond
the Same Causes. The Committee had been for several
months endeavouring Ed get rid of this joint tenaney
lease, and after more labour thaii be (Lord Glengall
bad experienced in connection with the theatre for th I
last 20 years, they had accomplished it. (Hear, bor.)
They had succeeded, and had now got the theatre com-
pletely into their own possession, without any of those
intricacies, or terms, or conditions which Mr. Anderson
WAS foolish enough to consent to when he made the agree-
ment with Messrs. Sullied and (lye. For instance, he'
could not play Italian operas or perform promenade
concerts ; he could not even perform German operas ;
and, in fact, when Anderson made these foolish terms,

he was under the impression that dramatic representa-
tion alone would carry the town, and they were al', un-
fortunately, well aware of the result. In the present
case, Mr. Smith, having taken the' theatre at a late
period of the year, found that he could not get a com-
pany, every performers of any degree 'of celebrity being
engaged elsewhere. He tried several experiment, but
they failed, and losses came thickly and heavily upon
him, and he was compelled to close, but now Mr. Smith
had got it free from all obstacles, he was under no re-
sposibility, and could do as he pleased, and he had no
doubt that by letting him go on he would be enabled to
get back his losses and pay up b arrears. He was
about entering into an engagement is
ith an admirable
company for the performance of Enesh opera. Some
of the artists were, he understood, first-rate people, and
they proposed to commence early in October. Mr.
Smith was remarkably well backed, and he put it to the
j
proprietors present whether it was not more udifzious to
continue him as their tenant.
Mr. PYBEINCH, with all due deference, ho would sub-
mit that Mr. Smith had not the ideas or the capacity
that would enable him to conduct a large theatre like
Drury-lane, If they compared the management of
Macready and Smith, they would see in the former
evidences of a master mind.
Mr. SPENCER said no doubt the' receipts w ere very
large in the time of Macready, but so also •Ntre the
losses, and the reilt was paid out of his own purse, not