The Sun.
London, England, 1826-07-27 00:00:00

THEATRICALS EXTRAORDINARY.

KrormA, JULY 24.7-113, Comma of the Worship
the Mayor.—The play this evening, by the command of
the Mayor of this place was to have been The Stranger—
the Stranger by Mr. Darley ; with the farce of Simpson
and Co,

The Theatre at this place has been transformed into a
Scottish Meeting, and in consequence thereof the Come-
dians were obliged to take a room at the Crown
About eight o'clock the Mayor (Mr. Forest) finding the
place was thinly attended, sent a boy with the box-ticket
lie had taken, saving he could not attend ! This was pi-
tiful, and deserves the utmost contempt.--The Company,
we are sorry to say, have met with little or no success
here—the majority of the inhabitants are of the Methodist
class, and in the most unpleasant situation.

We find, by a Parliamentary paper, that by Lord
Melville's bill, the number of Common jurors in
Scotland is about 82,500, and of Special Jurors 4,500.
Total, about 37,000.

Notwithstanding the passing of Lord Lowther's
Act, which places the management of the turnpike
roads north of the Metropolis in Pirliamentary Com-
missioners, the old jobbers have, in one or two in-
stances, advertised the tolls to be let, for another year.
This, we hear, is looked upon as a breach of privi-
lege, which may in the end bring some of these
worthies to the bar of the House.

The first Joint Stock Banking Company, formed
under the act of last session, for altering the charter of the Hank
of England, will, it appears, he in Lancaster, where a public meet-
ing was held on the 14th hot. the Mayor in the Chair, and reso-
lutions passed and steps taken pursuant to that object. The
people of Lancaster, it seems, were prompted to the undertaking
by a visit from our townsman, Air. Joplin, to whose valuable
pamphlet, on the comparative merits of Scotch and English bank-
ing, first published in this place three or four years ago, and sub-
sequent labours in forming the Provincial flank of Ireland, &v.,
the county is chiefly indebted for its attention being called to the
subject. Mr. Joplin, we obserVe, has made arrangements iu Lon-
don which render it his interest to promote the establishment of
these companies ; consequently his endeavours will not be confined
to any particular place, and we should he glad to see the gentle-
men of Northumberland availing themselves of his practical expe-
rience in forming such an establishment for the county. There
is no way in which they could serve it so beneficially. The
Seoteh banks are the greatest supports to agriculture in Scot-
land, and though we could not have better private banks than we
have in this town, it is not consistent with the nature and coedit
of private banks to accommodate and, assist the agricultural com-
munity on the same principles, and to the same extent es is the
practice of the Joint Stock Banking Companies of Scoilautt.
IMPORTANT INVESTIO ATION , TILE, ..14011-
motro GexsxAn PICNVITNII A.wr. moo important investi-
gation continued to sit until Friday, when further proceedings were
adjourned until. August 14, to enable the public.. officers concerned in
it to go the Circuit. A question was raised, we understand, by the
comphlinanta, whether the Commission was delegated into acts of
cruelty and oppression, although no connection could be traced be-
tween them and proselytism, or Whether their duty was limited.
The point was submitted to Government, and instructions have
been given to the Commissioners to hear all the evidence of acts of
cruelty and tyranny that may be offered, trod to report on such of
the evidence as they may think advieable,,lcolding, however, iu
their recollection, that the specific " object of.the Gattanission—
wonely, to investigate cruelty connected with. proselyting pur-
poses,-...should
adline receivedaceppendix. shouldThe result, he laid
we a!beforere sure,
paces,--should be particularly attended :to, arid that any other
Go,.ireeirlltrbeo
inenttein the s
same.
difference is this, that the CoMinissiouers will, Under
mmen the arrange-
ment, exercise a diseretionary power of glving to the Lord Lieu-
tet or withholding evidence adduced before them ; but from
hrsiple
of e
the Manner in which, we understand, thew gentlemen have hither-
to conducted themselves, there is no doubt that the ends of justice
will be fully attained, either in the honourable acquittal of the
parties accused of any connection with the horrible tranasetire
alleged to have occurred, or in their conviction/ which Wiil
the grounds for ulterior proceedir in
.Court that a co
iu-
petent tribunal to judge them— uhtin „21fOrainy itfOrryr.

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