The Sun.
London, England, 1818-08-15 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

This morning the OF CHANCE. ncYr. 0
crowd
et 0
0
early hour, in the expectation of hearing the Ijcse
CHANCELLOR'S decision on this important ell°-;
His Lordship entered the Court at half-past
51
o'clock, and proceelNd to state, that this bo-C
came before him yesterday as a motion bi
tie het
ARTHUR PIGOTT, to dissolve an injune•--11
had been obtained, a few days since, by:.
ROMILLY, to restrain certain Pers°"e
forming the '' Sub-Committee" of Drurri'S
Theatre, from engaging Performers, or "te°lto
into contracts, Sic. His Lordship went
,°lllO,
state that he had taken the Papers home wit,11,,-eiro
and had given the subject his most serious de"-o,at
tion ; he then proceeded to read the affid4eitse-pi•
had been filed, and examined and re
too
tulated the various Clauses of the of
Acts of Parliament of the 46th and 48th for
the Reign of his present Majesty, rssedstre
the Re-buildint, and Regulatin. of the Pe:lb.
Royal Drury-Lane; he then stated that the
Actr
Committee was, in the view he took of the eto
appointed in conformity to the Act of Padil",,ltbcr
and however injurious their proceedings Mig"
he did not see how it was possible for him fOriet
terfere.• His Lordship took occasion to °bse to'
that he was fearful the Theatre could not Po;
teed with satisfaction to all the clidin/bst
at the same time he could not but staleo;
shutting it up would be completely rinn the
b
and that be much apprehended it would shareogel
same fate as the Opera House ; namely, be f„ 1135
to come to some sort of sale, notwithstanmnv the
difference there was in the ProprietorsbiP'neo
Opera House being individual, and Drury 1.41'10
Corporation. Under all the CirCUßlSldeCes'
Lou dShip dissolved the Injunction.

SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.
DELAY IN THE OPENING OF THE CONIN4IS,g
GLOUCESTER, ON HOLDING IHE ASSIZE~
A most extraordinary, and indeed an °Prof
dented circumstance has just occurred ill the sof
of Gloucester. On the evening of Wed
der to
r. fey
last, Mr. RicAnnoi the High Sheriff, .and
tinue, proceeded about 10 o'clock, in °l' Air;
meet the Judges, Sir WILLIAM GARROW., 611,00
Justice HOLROYD, Oil their way from Afoutras
where the business had detained them rattier
unusual time. fr°ll3
Sir William Garrow had come forwarullbrg
Monmouth with the utmost expedition, hut; be'
efforts did not enable him to reach Glonees'oiiii
fore twelve o'clock. When Sir Milani d di°
the Sheriff's carriage, Mr. Ricardo suggestecoe
probability of the illegality
of opening thesoicil
mission on Thursday instead of Wednesday'
'l'
was the specificaday. 'r°
This at first did not very forcibly strike S's tbd
ham as a serious objection, and he oPe'llilge'
Commission as usual. In the morning the
be 10'
Sheriff, &c. attended this Church, and t-pates,
size Sermon was preached by the Rev,' ,rel;
Hitchings. The Grand and Petit -11""e:09'
eboit
Mr. Justice. Holroyd arrived in Glottees"s'odol
sworn in, and other proceedings e°11,1.-,
three o'clock in the afternoon of 'nib. ct,
the 3.:11 s.eftk
and a consultation was held on
the non-opening of the Commission pall's
nesday. Mr. Jarvis, Mr. DatinceY, 113110..tniinfir;
lid
and several other Gentlemen of th..ed-'eterl
their opinions, and 'at length it wa' anti
that great mischief, both to the CO," e Snag
sh:e of the Bar, might ensue, should t cif/
proceed to trial under these extraordinary ed
stances. The Court was therefore ottP, „She r
this morning (Saturday), and the Vooteocelloi:
meanwhile went off express to the Lord C 'CIOIOIOI
in order to have his opinion whether in-navy
ness of the Assizes could' be legal!Y re010W.,16
on, or if it was necessary that a nevy betro
sion should be issued. Gloucester thel,ivers
a scene of considerable confusion. 1-'l3l6ectit'id.;
their clients were seen running in all tea to:0
The witnesses, all of. whom. were °bits, of tilleif
main at Gloucester, were lamenting the
%vie
l
they should sustain. Barristers were rettieogi'cOler
terms of lodgings, and, indeed, notn,..,•lootes
equal the confusion of the City °f
when the tidings of the adjournment w
, to nit
• ulg
known. The consequences of proceed otiot
were not at first conjectured. They oschieg
a Sent„el fl,arder're
been of the roost lamentable and lied illeg°oo
kind. Prisoners might have been deenild hove lobs
punished ; deciAons, if law snits, Wn't
self, hat do
null and void, and even the Sheriff Once
of des
proceeded to the execution of
might have been indicted for it is Pril
The anxiety that pervades
table may not speedily be lerin.i_ncelor
dor
is tweet tain,how soon the Lord Cnaden,ed litof
decide the momentous and unprece. it isece.oo,l
don. His Lordship may even thiti‘coocil?.oot
to summon a meeting of the Privy Ling
at this season of the year such a sod ti' re,
be speedily assembled. Front the e.;0011,;rdot
convenience, however, good maY fur 0 tie
her els noY
ceed, and the present necessity •ssion . nor
Com'
in propria persona to open the , cor
forworo A 55
set aside, and a Serjeant sent _dog
pose, when the business of the pree`,,,„, JP•i
(Oxford, .
is of unusual maglli he
aggenri 0 fro
EXTRAORDINARY DoEI,---A P a ,rc 11„,t of ,0
the ct !Toted, 1,0001
rived by the Auckland packet ay: scconollti
12th instant, gives the 10110w17.nrevint°0001
duel, which was fought two dlor:,..avi...ois Wes,
sailing of the packet from Cughav were Too 0.4
men, sons of shopkeepers the.rePoorrelle%
young woman's affections, antlasay, eozetecillif
account, They met on the 16i they Pc' thl,lll
with a musket, without secoot a drool, sflirot.lL,,
signal, given by a boy befoifig__s sho itor /P.
yards distance.; one of
the head, and instantly expired
-
mediately absconded.
• •,,rod:
n one' •0, 4
The LORD MAYOR has been , ootP•
ed President of St. Thomas 91,,sicet
room of the late Sir Cuitoos
ceased. them
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