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London, England, 1818-07-29 00:00:00

DIM:iY-LANE TITEAVIZE.

Vrort-0.4y a (;,•nerAl 11,eri,,, of tlie Sfibcrribris
c‘; 1); ,it -hike It,rafte n. 4., held, in the Grand
t,ulto,,i. (it trop Thew re, iipon SpeciAl AffAirs..

;iftec two o'clock the Chair ‘Va. ?liken by
Sir 1 m)MAs TtitcroN, Bart. who stated, that two
Rinni% were to he 'Tad ; ohe from the Gei.eral
-mmi, tee, the other from the Select Committee ;
and 10-re he wa.: dt,iroits of takinu the sense of
tie lleetine 's'it's respect to ‘1•1-,ieli of the Reports
they Irt rr wdiit g tolvewr rend first.

The \leetiPg.l.l%ing expressed H wish to hear
the flepnrt of the General Committee firs!, it was
~..b..;:1)/ read, Had was in substance as

Report stated, that the Sob-Committee
I.lenagemertt skit extremely allximis to give
,('t•eiV cifert to the vie, 9 of the !'pecial Commit-.
tee, appOitreti by the Assembly of Profit iet ors on
'rhe 'Blll of June ; that they had accordingly afford-
4-q1 that Committee ready access to all the docit-
Theots, aceonn;s, and papers belonging to the
Theatre, although at much personal -inco,lve-
Dieuee ;--that they had made every effort to pro-
rnre a satisfactory arrangement of the pecuniary
difficulties of the. Theatre, and were happy tee he
able to inform the Meeting that they had obtained
The .consent of three-fourths of the creditors to
•compl)sition at the rate of 10s. in the pound, while
. the remaining creditors held out in the hope of
gaining het;er terms ;—that the Members of the
Committee proposed themselves,to advance 45001.
for the purpose of liquidating the claims upon the
Theatre, and a cotaidero expectation was expres-
sed that any further sum required might he raised
ontong the Members of the two other Theatres.

The Report recommended that the direction
and etottroul of the Theatre—the engagement of
pertounurs—the appointment of a. Stage Matta-
gcr, and the selection of new pieces, should be in-
trusted to George Co:man, Esy :—that with this
view,-and in order to serve the cause, by the ser7.
vices of a Gentleman so peculiarly competent to
the undertaking, they had entered; into a n.egocia-
tint, with 11r. Co!Man, and had received an an-
,swer to their propositions, that Mr. Colman waS
.ready to enter into any explanation required as to
terms. &c. as soon as the financial difficulties of

the Theatre wire removed ;—that if that Gen-
tleman's services could nor be obtained., the
Committee were confident' of being i,ble
find another Manager duly qualified;—that al.!
though many persons concerned recommended.
that the Theatre shOuld not he opened
until all financial obstacles were removed.- the
•Committee could not accede to the.proptiety of
that recomtnendation ;—and, as an earnest of their
opinion, that it mighr be snrce”fuliy re-opened at-
the usual per ind, the Committee were prepared to.
advance f:.nm their own private
.puckets the stun.
of money required tor. the purpose of such re-

opening."
Mr. POBit then .ttgt...,esled, that the regular.
way ival to read the Report of the Select Com-
nu; tee. helore they considered the inoti,m respect-
ing the Report of the Gencrod Commitree.
Sir THus. "ft.7RTON ed .that the Meeting;
eoone to some decision on the Report just.
read, before any other waS recei ed ; belt
nine tvAs over-rukci, and .the following Report of
the Select Cunnni7 tee was read :

REPPRT OF 'rHF, SFLUCT COMMITTEE APPOINTED:

BY TliP, GPNEHAL AS,iP.MBLY (P PRoPItIRTOES

OF 'DKURY-LANE THEATHE, UN THE 811-1 JUNK,
1818
" In obedience to the Resolution of the last General As-
sernbly,-this ('imin.ittee'inimediately proceeded to adopt tire
ntost effectual means, aoil signified to the Sub-Committee of
liaaage., cut their desire to concert measures with them, to
prevent the Theatre remaining longer open at the risk of the
Proprietors than Could possibly he avoided; in 'which effort,
they were enabled to succeed, notwithstanding the Actilig
Trustee, who is also a Member of the Board of Nlanagement
(aft t7eugh lie intimated his approval of the measures pro-
posed ou the tOth June, not only signified his refusalito co-'
•operate with this Committee in carrying those measures tutu
effect, hut, preening to his quitting London cm that even-
ing. made arraorrnients fir continti.;tig the Theatre open, in
the ritual matiner.ilining his absence, which coutillued about
there ',seeks. By the vigorous and salutary measiires of which
tee Jo-matted the
.adoption, a loss of near 2,0001.
has been at iiiiled by the Prom'iutios;-
~ This Committee have emplord a very considerable por-
tion of their time in iirgociating, attending, and correspond-
ing:with 111111imans persons, having undisputed simple con-
trail claims of upwaids of 101. on the Isheatre, previous to
the commencement of the last Sea-oil. .And although many
apparently well• founded complaints were made by consider-
able claimants of the want of courtesy from the Acting Trus-•
tee, in 'addition to breaches of engagement and violations
of good faith, whereby the difficulties Which this Committee.
unavoidably encountered were much increased, and their'
uleasures in some instances rendered nearly unavailing they
have the eitisfaction to observe, that, except in a few in-
stances, their exertions were successful, and by the arrange-
ments, to which the major part of the creditors agreed, a
savkg te the Proprietors of about 12,0001. may be now made,
and the Theatre thereby relieved from a presktre, which its
geleral progressive receipts would he i nadeqoate to discharge,
and which presstire, they have great reason to believe, would
otherwise he mud) increased by the addition of law charges.
" This Committee, also on the 16th inst. transmitted to
the General and.Sub-Committees a statement of their pro-
gress, and suggested, that for the purpose of providing for
the immediate payments which had been promised to credi-.
tors, and to defray the necessary expellees previous to again
opening the Theatre, it was desirable to raise the sum of
17,1)001. as a loan, by subscription, amongst gentlemen who
feel interested in the prosperity of the Theatre., upon the
debts and securities held by several of such creditors being
assigned to the Earl of Yarmouth and Geo. Rubins, Esq., as
Trustees for the Subscribers thereto. with all the powers
- which those crrditors possess, of compelling payment, /ix.
which securities consist of `the refits of the fruit offices and
houses belonging to the Proprietors, and ten private tuxes,
the profits of which (under agreements from the General or
Soli-Committee:, hid recently been receivable by several of
those Creditors. This COMmittee also proposed, that Sub-
scribers, by whom such 17,0001. should be advanced, should
accept repayment thereof by instalments, with inter. st ;it
1. per cetit.; and it was also proposed, that on those weeks
of future performance, as the revel its of the Theatre stionld
prove sniffle rot, after discharging the current expenees, the
r am of 1;01. should he appropriated thereout as an additional
iorans of effecting payment of such loan, arid that tfe right
of one person to the freedom of the Tl,eal re'
should lie uttered to each Sobseriber, ill respect of
every 500% s,dtanced by bin ; which statement contained an
estimate of the supposed animal income to be appropriated
f -r repayment, amounting at a moderate computation to
41111. 15s.
" This Committee also represented, that as their time had,
f, out the period of their appointment, been almost wholly
ecipp;ed in obtaining the consents of the numerous Creditors
la the proposed arrangement, they had nut hitherto been
viabled to direct oriel' of their attention to the attainment
of the necessary funds for cunipletiog the above-Ranted ob-
- Srets; Lint that five of-their owl! Members. and one other
4,entlemaa, had cmiseuted to advance several sums, amount-
tweet her to 45001. Anil t his Committee entertained nu
e,tion of their alOitv to obtain Stich further stillscriptiOns as
inert ase that amount to a moiety of the sum Which the
earigencie: of the Theatre appeared immediately to require.
• "4 bey therefore trusted that they should not be considered
-j,7estt, p more ill expr.essille ! heir hope that the other 'moiety
fie siibscrilsed fivror obtained through,
the iiiflarner and means of the General and
' This Committee also co-comans:rated tarir unanimous opi-

conduct, and controul of-the
tion, that the s‘cle reg,:!ation,
'theatre and its expendit lire, appointment of Stage-manager,
engagement of Performers, and selection of pieces for drama-
he connued to George Col man, Esq.;
tic.repre,t:tation, should
and that this committee were ready and desirous to co-operate
with the General and .itin-Commineesin all matters whiel
might lie rt•qui•ile, as well for the purpose of investing him
with the necessary
po,ers, as for completing any arrange-
mentoftwhich 'nicht he deemed proper for the security of
the Suhscribers to the intended Loan, and for effecting
all the other .objects 'for which this Committee were ap-
pointed.
which communicat hot no reply has been made by the
General or Sub-Committees, althoti:;11 each of those Com-
mittees met iminediately,after such statement was delivered
to their Secretary.

" This Committee are of opinion that the present gratsii•
tons Free List, and Privilege of giving Admissions to the
Theatre; may be properly so reduced as that the number of
Free Admissions shall be less, when ill, rights of nomination
s►re• exert by the New Subscribers, th4n it was during the
last Seaori.

" This Committee bare great regret in observing that their
endeavours to obtain a compromise of the several following
consi.leranle claims lyive proved lll)arailing.,
viz.--
1 ~t,tl7 0 0 die to Mr. Arnold,
9k) 15 1(1 — Francis,
• 707 4 3

'rhos's. Creditors seeming to believe, that by refusing to ac-
cept the Proposals •1, inch have been made, they shall be en.;
aided to obtain- more advauthgeous conditions, although if
every Creditor had acted on the sante defective principle, it
is apparent that. instead of a few.olitaining more heiteficial
terms, on payment could be obtained by any. This Com-
mittee therefore submit, for the consideration and judgment
of the Proprittprs, the measures which it may he proper to
adopt to prevent those Creditors frost obtaining- greater ad-
vantages titan the parties who have liberally consented to
participate in a proportion of the Losses to which the Pro-
prietors have been subjected. /
" By these arrangements, if carried into effect, this Com-
Mitre,. will hare obtained advant,tges forthe Proprietors near-
ly equal to the Losses which they sustained during the two
preceding Seasons, and nearly all the simple-contract debts
contracted previous to the last Season will he totally extin-
guished, and the expellee of law proceedings thereon avoided,
Without borthening the Theatrical Receipts with any farther.
charge than 101. MI such nights as their amount shall ex
coed The expenditure. This Connnittee have also reason to
believe that other beneficial atrangemeuts may be effected
with the New Renters and Bondholders, whenever the ma-
nagement and credit of the Theatre is so altered and 'esta-
blished as to me- it the confidence of the Proprietors and pa-
tronage of the Politic.
" This 6tinotittee hare hitherto heels induced to hope, that
notice of the resignations of affthe !Octobers of the Sub-Com-
;Mitre Of Managemeot (except' the Earl of Yarmouth, who
has been recently appointed, and whose talents, assiduity,'
and taste render hint highly qualified for that office}, wonld.
have relieved them front -the painful necessity of recording;
their opinion of the utter disqualifications of the four other
Gentlemen, of which the Sub-Committee of )Management is
constituted. They also hoped, that such resignation, and
the int roductioo of other competent fizutlemen, as Members':
of the General and Sub-ComMittees, would have prevented
the necessity of a statement of airy-particular instances of
what this Committee consider mismanagement and miscon
duct. But they cannot in jostles- to the Proprietors refrain
front observing, that the Debts of. the Theatre have been
greatly increased in consequence of the want of a ,proper
check to the facility of obtaining articles,frotu trades-persons
by the different artificers, and others employed in the Theatre,
who lace been permitted to exercise the power of ordering
materials of such prices, qualities, 'and quantities as they
thought. fit. Whilst the resources have been essentially di-
minished by that general ill management and want of at-
traction, which has been so long a subject of universal and
continued complaint: and also, as this- Committee believe, by.
the enormous number of orders for nightly free admissions,
which have liven subscribed and issued by the Sub Commits'
tee (with the exception of the Earl of Yarmouth), during the'
interval in which they have taken on themselves the active
management of the Theatre.

It is the duty of this Committee also to state, that the
coosents of many of the- most. considerable Creditors to ac •
cept the- above-mentioned .terms of compromise have been
given, and the Sums which Members of this Committee have
offered to siihscribe and obtain have been agreed to, on the
express understanding and condition, not only that the
The•itre shall not be again opened until the compensations to
the Creditors are discharged,- hilt also min the understanding
and condition, that the. present Sub-Committee of Manage-
nwnt. (with the exception of the Earl of Yarmouth), will
. either resign, or no longer permitted to exercise- their.
functions. And this Committee have accordingly thought
it right to express their dissent front such Siih-i!ommittee
renewing or entering in`o any new engagements with per-
formers.

" This Committee have the satisfaction of acquainting the'
Proprietors, that Pascoe Gretifell, Esq. having expressed his
inability to devote so much attention as is requisite fur the
due performance of the arduous other of a Trustee, has, in
consequence of a representation made to him at the instance.
of this Committee, in a kind and liberal manner signised his
disposition to resign it, in order to enable the Propiirtors to
obtain an efficient Trustee in his pine. This Committee,
theretanre, submit to the cow-idyl-whin and judgment of the
General Assembly 'the propiiety of recommending and re-
questing the General Committee to appoint a person, to be
previously named by the Proprietors, as—a Trustee, when-
eer the oppOlt unite of such appointment shall occur by the
resign,:tion of Ntr. Grenfell, of otherwise.

In the Act for re-building the Theatre, ten Gentlemen,.
as Members of the first General Committee, were nominated,
who were thereby empowered to elect eleven others, so as to
complete their innuln.r of it. without any approval or choice
by the Proprietors. Those, 21 were then empowered to no-
minate five of their man Members, as h-Conuittee of
management, sal jectto the adoption or rejection of all or any'
part of such Sub-Committee of Management, by a General As-
sembly dt Proprietors,which assembly had the power of appoint--
lug others in the places of any whom they might think proper
to reject. And whets any 'Members of those Committees
declined, or became disqualified to act, the remaining Ment-'
hers of the General Committee, without any reference to
the Proprietots, were authorized to chtlf!se a successor to each
of sue h Members a ho Si, declined, or became disqualified ; and
although a certain number of thelieneral Committee ceased
yearly to become Members, thosegeutlemen have been, usually
on the nomination of some or one of the 'Tumbling Members of
the Committee, re-elected, and the Pr oprietors have never on
any sutli occasions Yet exercised their right of choosiog
arty gentleman iu opposition to a person proposed by a Mem-
ber of the existing Committees. Nor have the names of the
Sub-Crintroir tee of Management recently been yearly submit-
ted for the adoption or rejection of the Proprietors, accord-
ing to the apparent intention of -the Act of Parliament,—
Now although there are several Members of the General Com-
mittee, whom it is highly desirable to cimtinue, this Com-
mittee recommend to the Propt retort, on all (Wore vacancies,
to consider the (truth ications of the different Gentlemen who
may In• proposed for their choice, instead of agreeing, as a
matter of course, to the re-appointment of some of 'the pre-
'writ MentherS." •

Air. DENT, a Member of. the General Com-
mittee, rose to oppose the reception of the latter
Report. It was a thing not expected by the Sub
Committee ; nor did he think that the conduct ot
thwse who had drawn it up was eiiher manly or
liononrable. It reflected upon the conduct and
Management ot the Sub-Committee, with the ex-
ception only ot Lord Yarmouth. The Noble
Loud, he believed, stould-not be willing to re-
ceive such a compliment, to the exclusion of his
colleagues. This was not at all the way to sup-
port a falling concern. A house divided against
itself could never stood. _ll proceedings of this
kind were to go on, he would be better pleased
either to sell his shares, or, it he could nut find a
purchaser, to throw them up altoge!her. The-
Secret _Committee, by this Report, threw off the
mask ; they sheaved what their views were ; and,
he had no doubt but their proceedings would do
more injury to the concern than any thing that
had yet occurred. They accused the Sub-Com-
mittee wits► an abuse in issuing orders for admis-
sion. This accusation was made in general terms;
it was not put in a tangible shape. Was it meant
to he insintwed that the Sub-Committee sold the
admissions ? Could it be proved that they abused
their privilege in any way i The truth was, that
their situation was, only nne of trtmble. They
were not even requited' with thanks for their
Inhintry. The Select Committee.made it Report
before to the Sub-Committee, but it contained no

insinuation of blame. It would be easy to refute
any charges that• Might be brought against them;
they should, hoWever, be made in an opt') and
manly way, not by such an underhand proceeding
as this.

Mr. MORRI3 then moved, that the Report of
the Sub-Committee he received, and confirmed,
particularly such part of it as,referred to the 3p -
pointment of a gentleman for the sole manage-
ment of the Theatre.

• Captain \VATHRN moved, as an amendment to
this motion, that the Renort of the Special Com-
mittee be received and adopted ; that the sum of
17,000/. he raised in the manner therein recom-
mended ; that the thanks ot the Meeting be given
to L'►rd Yarmouth, as a Member ot the Sub-
Conionttee, and al:o to Mr. Greofell ; that Mr.
Robins be Appointed a Trustee so soon as any va-
cancy should occur ; that means should be adopt-
ed for securing the repayment of any itims that
might be At present advanced ; and that the Spe-
cial Comtnittee should have the power of adding
to their number.

Mr. Roatrrs said, that after the iasinuations
which had been thrown out by the Hon, Gent.
(Mr. Dent) he felt himself called upon, as a
member of the Select Committee, to explain the
conduct of himself and his friends. They were
accused with acting secretly and dishonourably ill
bringing forward the it Report without any pre-
vious notice to the Sub-Committee of such an
in-
ten' ion. There was no secrecy in their proceed-
Jugs. SoHlar.-trom. this being the case, they re-
quested that their intention might be announced,
• and form a part of the advertisement by which
the present meeting. was called together. The ap-:
plication Was refiised. The- Select Committee
could have no motive tor toting secretly. • "%Viten
they were appointed, there was not a single.
person who •expected that the SA-Committee.
would continue- in •power.• When the Hon..
Gentleman (Mr. Dent) accused the Special Com-.
tnittee with secrecy and dishonourable motives,
he slit'lltl recollect by. whom it was attempted
to pass secretly through the blouse of Com.mons a
Bill, the effect of which would be to take away
101. per cent. from every person who was a...pro-
prietor, whether poor man, orphan,- or widow.
As to the ability of the Seib-Committee to manage
the concern, he never entertained but one opinion.
They shewe(l their talents by the situation to
which the Theatre was reduced. While Covent-
Garden had paid off debts to the amount of
100,0001. the Drury-Lane Establishment incurred
a debt of 81,000/. Covent-Garden, however, was
under the management of only one person, while
Drury-Lane was directed by a Committee. But
what had that Committee done ? Nothing that
he knew of hut to bring ruin on the concerti. It
was impossible that Gentlemen, chosen •as they
were, could have. the requisite knowledge for
conducting theatrical concerns. In two instances,
when they had by the experience of one or two
years, and by great attention attained, in some
degree, to the requisite knowledge, they ceased to
be members. One Gentleman was removed its
consequence of a few days absence, and another
resigned when he saw the dissentious that pre-
vailed.

Lord YARMOUTH begged leave to decline the
thanks offered to hint, as he only acted with his
colleagues. lie had no claim to their gratitude,
•
except that of having devoted many hours of his
time to the concerns of the Theatre. There were
no dissensions among those with whom he acted,
nor was he aware of any thing culpable-in their
•condoct. He'was sorry that the Report Qt the
Committee reflected upon the use they
made of their patronage. He had no reason to
.sosnect•that any orders were given away from
motives of private friendship, 'or with any other
view titan to forward the interests of the concern.
They were perhaps rather fewer than was to be
desired. It could not be athisable to plaCe the
entire managemcurof the Theatre in any sLipen-
diary officer without being subject •to some con-
froul. It could have no other effect than to in-
troduce .mutiny into the camp, anti aagiavate the
evils which they were desirous to remove. It
might be desirable that Proprietors shonln have
snore contront over the appointment of Com-
mittees. Now, however, it was necessary that
they should take the law as they found it. It ad-
mitted, perhaps, of improvement ; but ontil.some
change was made by Parliament, it would be •me-
cessary to regulate their conduct by the Acts as
they St anti.

Mr. COOKER said, if the present Sub-Commit-
tee was not willing to goon(' of office, they would
soon have the power of turning them out. If
the Theatre was to be opened at the usual time,
according to the recommendation •of the Sob-
Committee, the consegnence would he, that the
creditors would come upon it, and soon oblige
them to close again, unless some previous ar-
rangement was male. Thiele were persons will-
ing to advance a part of the sum requisite.pre-
vions to opening, and a moiety of the 17,0001.
wonlil, lie had no doubt, be soon raised. This
was better than.c:illing upon the credi' ors for a
remission ot 10/. per cent. upon their -demands.—
Colonel Douglas had lately been put itkomninatiOn
as a Trustee. This appointr»eut he should op-
pose, and he hoped Colonel Douglas wonld decline
it when this opposition was intimated. Nothing
could be more injiolicions or extravagant than
the manner in which the affairs of the Theatre
were conducted. Mr. , Burgess received four
hundred a-year as solicitor ; and the treasurer six
hundred a-year. The number of box orders
issued were incredible. - In 37 days they ,anniont-
ed to 5519, which, al 7s. each, was ;9131. Mr.
Burgess, besides his salary as Solicitor, had two
silver tickets. Lord Yarmouth did not art like
the rest of the Committee. When lie had a pri-
vate box he sent three guineas for it, and paid,
for all his orders, The private boxes were great-
ly abused, One belonging to a certain gentle-
man produced him 1931. in a season, while a bet-
ter. box belonging to the proprietors produced
only 241. and that of. the Prince Leopold only 19
guineas. The salaries of the door-keepers were
also increased from 2s. a night to ss.
The CHAIRMAN beggeol leave to remark, that
whatever might he their' opinion as to the policy
Of the Acts of Pat Hauteur connected with the eon;
cern, they were bound to conform to them. They
could not, as he thought, consistently with tbo3l
Acts, turn out the Sub-Committee..

Mr. r. k.,ALCRAPT, M. P. expressed an 0114/10
that the present Committee coold not remlb-s
longer is the adminivrat ion of the affairs of
Theatre.- Whether right or wrong, their managro
ment,had not been successful, and they ()fight nr
-resign. He did not wish for any place_beOre
behind the curtain. IT he was to exercise el'
office in the Theatre it would be that of Pec
former on the stage—(x laugh) ;—but lee had Pe
object in view, save the benefit of the Thee
tt
and the amusement of the Public. He n 74.9 rea)
to subscribe 500/. to assist the Theatre, proeid,eig
the present Committee went wit, but he fellie,
,would be throwing money iq the Thaeos to' I.
them have it at their disposal. , port
Me. Bunn.ass stated certain views nn the
of Mr. Cocker not very creditable to that
man, antrascribed his opposition to an inir°l.-
feeling. die
Sir T. TURTON expressed an opinion that
Proprietors, under the existing Act for regnollus
the affairs of the Theatre, could not turn out
present Committee.
Tal
he Hon. D. KINNAIRD expressed himself
. "Li;
to resign an unpleasant duty, but was not
fied that any real advantage would arise from tug.
arrangement suggested by the Select
He was sure Colonel Douglas would not collide
to he trustee if his nomination was not with the
consent of the Proprietors at lirge.
Mr. ‘Vmsost expressed his willingness to te;
sign. He denied having ever abused the ptivileg:
of granting orders, and said, that the salaries e"ev4;
plained of were granted by Mr. Whitbread 11/
very day previous to the lamented clostot litg.
Mr. PETER i\looaa expressed his determirritil
to remain one of the Commi,tee. He had be%
'appointedruder the Act of Palliament. 'v%
not ill the power of. the Proprietors to removelnbz
unless they went to Parliament to remedy the
e t
He attributed pan of the losses in theTheatr-
the circumstance of permitting Mr. Kean to get 111
pieces during Mr. Johnston's management. fr.
Mr. KINNAIRD defended the conduct of
Kean, and assertet'h that he was blameless., `'t
-
suggested that it was not correct to speak of tits;
actor in his absence. tee
Mr.; P. Mootta knew the value of Mr Keen
will to speak of hint improperly., He, only mei;
tinned the circumstance of getting up pieces if
Mr. Kean as the cause of some entharrassmen,
the concern. Wilh respect to Orders, he'lo4
l:
ever been an enemy to the issuing of
onnecesslicJr
Orders ; and on the subject of high salaries
'bad an a fanner occasion expressed his asw°llbt
uncut to Mr. Whitbread. the
Mr. Quits supported the Amendments titi-
Report of the Select Committee. He was, sh"d
prised to find Mr. Moore sticking to the
Parliament, like Shylock-to his bond.
, .„,(14 11;
Ti,e CHAIRMAN then took a shew of .11—
on the question, anti the Amendment was cart.'
by a majority. Icy
Mr. I'. Mooan then demanded a ballot, °-
took place accordingly. The result was
For the Amendment
For the Motion •
Majority in favour of the Amendment 54 01'
The Thanks of the Meeting were then We
the Chairman for his very proper condact
Chair ; and, about half past five, the geei
broke up.

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From the LONDON GAZETTE, JULY -
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DIVIDENDS. rtuee
Aug. I, IKirkham, Acre-Farm, Staffordshire, -3„,,AttIP
Sept. 3, T. Russell, Beverley; Yorkshire, victualler
W. Brice, Bristol, :merchant—Aug 1, It. flarwe/liilet.
ford-street, grocer—Aug. 45,'1'. Darby, New•Satn°',.„cerr
draper—Aug., 2.1,..1..5aic5„ Milford, Pembrokeshire, .g..../tut
Aug. . 24, W. James, estb Wilts, ire, Wiltsre,
„ .arr}'tiyeliofW
ler,
45,8. Stroud, Poole, Itiiresr-drag, 'e;, -00 e
jun Bradford, Wiltshire, linen draper—Sept 5, /1 Of •
flalfinotni-;:treet Bishops.str-stir. •I • ti--Auir
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Sales, Aiillord,
,Pembroljcshire,,sliciplieeperr
CERTIFICATES—AuousT 18.
• R. Sliarland, Exeter, saddler•4l'. Carr,. O g
xfordt•t°c rat'
and D. Solomon,, Crown-emit, Threadneedle-ttrret:j..4.l.
rhatits—it. Plytil'untli-Duck, wine-merchant
piiiall, Cumberland-street, Curtain-road, stone,-10.9°,:rpottl,
Ashley, Goswell-street, lacemart—J. Boardman., 1,1/7. cot**.
merchant—J. Owen, .Stourbriihre, %Vorttister'hireLW•
nionger—lt. Webh, Winslow, Herefordshire' faruterliotth"
Brown, College-bill, inerebant—W. Surbv; North Do
Yorkshire, apothecary—T. Wallworth, •Stockport'
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facturer. ,
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED• sot! d
J. and W. Maffey, Shaftesbury, braziers—H•
„" "e
Humphreys, Henley, Oxtordshire, corunins-""7., ere,
Horsier and M. Hewitt, 13rampton, Cumberland; t0,•,.....10,et7
J. H ingst on, W. Prideaux, and B. W. Fox, Plymouth, %Loft'
—W. Turner and J. Norris, Archer-strict,' woo
square, general-ageats—J. Washington and W. .obati,
Stockport, grocers-1. Walker and T. Fisher, 13ifdjtiailorV
liellows•yipe-makers—lt. and H. Jones. LiverPooit." ovorkk
J. Butler, E. Gleare, and I. Daniels,stan.field Pr," hire. I
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LancAshire—J. Newton and J. Smith, Clown, • , 4,-10
coal-masters—C. Law and G. B. Whittaker, haat.f;*
booksellers—J. Pert and W. Lewis, Liverpool; iucicers-••••%'.
T. Cheshire and W. Edwards, Liverpool, silk-0w"..10...4h'
Diivisiaz and E. Lewin,' Liverpod,
Hogg., T. Hogg, and M. It. Mild, Neweastle-upoli-eloorq
Alackiiiiirtlo, Weston, S. Pelt (executrix' and exotolor,..!,
E. Mackmurdo, deceased); It. S. M..cktourdu,
J. Taylor, and P. Taylor, Stratford, Essex.

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- COAL AlAttKE'f, July 27. _pricer ggl.
Ships at Market. Ships sold• d. to 'its.. Okh
t 5 Newcastle ...19......... 355. 0.,, to :1,5
.04,
13 Sunderland
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1 Cinders

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Yesterday, in Old Broad-street, the Laf
steep'
Gordon, F,sq. of a son. 'fe °f 3 lie
EXTRAW: DI NARY Biturit.—Last week, the wife
ovi,010:10 f
herd, euiplo,ed by Mr. Hawkins, of NewPort,',:;it a b",,011.1
shire, was 'delivered of two boys and two pootrritf
which are in a thriving way; the parents are
verYs
keep the,. ill coal-baskets instead Of cradles. 'l°- 'we w.'l).
of the circumstance is, however,
improvement in their finances, many °
bourhood having made them presleiniuttirtiPonebilo.esoliCaidin!uEtic:l4:ll:‘"ll.::
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I 'lnas Pr(i
On the 22d inst, at St. Helier's, the Rev. TO
Miss Ann Nicolle.


DIED. . , in t • •ivitig
On the 2d inst. at Funchal, Island of Nladeir. ,r soto,o
year of her age, to the inexpressible grief of Ili o•lol,,,iiii
parent and brother, and fondly regretted I)7.i')eritteLesta.
intimately acquainted with her, Harriett Cl :iaitCP .
daughter of the late George Lovitiond, Esq• 0 'the . 10t
. - in ~ Oft
square. , . rre— 'tor
On the 22d inst. at Brynker, Carmirvoiii I, 'the O
year of his age, of water in the head, Jobepti,tiatb.
ot 'Joseph Huddart, Esq. of that place, and of

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