The Sun.
London, England, 1810-12-13 00:00:00

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LAII REPORT.

COURT OF CHANCERY, bac. tz.

BEFORE THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS.,
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Mr. Suanwin-r. applied.to • his Honour on the
part of the. Proprietors of -Coierit Garden Theatre,,
tp.wspend an injuntion which had, been'yesterday
obtained from the Chancellor by Mr, Morris, of the.
Haymarket Theatre, for preventing the aeling of the

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i new Farce X. Y. :Z. The faels-uPon ,which Sir
. ; Satunel,Romilly obtained the injunction were, that,
in the year 180., Mr. Morris had..ritered into-part-
nership with Mr. Colman, in the 'concern of the
~ % • Haymarket Theatre ; and
.that there was-.an en-
gagement between them, that Mr. Colman should
write only for the " Haymarket. Theatre." Alter
1 this piece had been given in, notice was sent by
Mr. Morris.; to the Proprietors of Covent- Garden
il Theatre; that he intended to., apply for an injunelion
', to.stop the ' representation of it. -They proceeded
-;. notwithstanding, and therefore it. was necessary to:
f ' make the application. The-Chancellor considering
the injury that might result to the Covent Garden
i Proprietors, from disappointing the expectations of
the Public, allowed the Farce, to- be acted last night ; .
bLit granted the injunelion to stop any . further re-
presentation till he had heard the parties. • .
• .Mr. SHADWELL stated,. that. the Covent Garden
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Proprietors had. announced the piece for repetition,
I, this. evening,: in the hope that the Lord Chancellor,
upon..a statement of: the circumstances, would dis-
solve thi! injunCtion ; and they-had, done this, be-
. cause, unless the representation was continued night
after, night, the benefit of the Farce - would be al-
most enti,ely lost to the proprietors, notwithstand-
ing the- Sum they had paid (or it to Mr. Colman;
and the expence they had ,been,put to in bringing
it; forward. , He stated,, that he bad an affidavit of
Mr. Hat ris, that .they had . received no. nol ice of
the engagenient between Mr. Morris and Mr. Col-
-1 mm, till they had advanced 2001.• upon acconnt to
the latter, and made -preparations for ailing the
Farce; and he therefore admitted that the', Proprie-
tors of Covent. Garden :Theatre stood in the situa-
tion of purchasers for valuable • consideration with-
out notice; and. that ale engagements. between
Morris kind Colman ought not, in this instances, to
a tfed them. The application had been -made this
day: at the ,Lord chancellor's.house, but .his Lorcl7
ship was out of town, and not expeCted to return
till late -in :the evening.. They were, therefore,
under the necessity of applying to his Honour to
interfere so far as to permit, the aging of the
piece this night, till they could apply to his Lord-
, ship. - • . ..
The MASTER of the, RoLLs asked whether
.he
had any power to suspend the Lord Chancellor's in-
jundion ?'. .
Sir SAMUEL RCIMILLy, on the part, of Mr. Morris,
agreed' with the Master of . the Rolls, that .his Ho-
nour had no anti)°, ity is this case.. ,The Proprietors
,of Covent Garden .rftwatre, he appiehended, bad -
need
yery rashly in announcing the. pike for.repe,
tition,' atter notice last night of -the Chancellor's ,
injunction. He bad not heard any proposal from
Mr. Shadwell to„account. for his share of the pxotits
-to. Mr. Morris, in case he: ultimately succeeded,
providectMr.MorristSbOOld :be :disposed to consent
upon these terms, thai.the Farce should be perform-
;ed to night.
- Mr. SHADW ELL said, that they had ,no objeCtion
tothese terms. ,
, Sir S. Romit.LY' then 'consented to wave the in-
' ihtiCtion for,,one.nighf, .upon the condition stated,'
... observing, however,_ than it wmid. be no,easy mat-
. ter tp settle •what should be Mi'. Morris's. share ; as
it would-±..5..-s necessary to decide how rnaay CiHile Jo
See, r.'..Gnitavus Vasa," and how many came to-see
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