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PLYMOUTH.

TO BE LET, for the nnekpired i'errnOf gi or 5 Years, from
JOHN HAWKER, Esq. to the late GILES WELSFORD.
Esq.
ACO Al METE detached FAII ILI? It EST-
DENCE, situate at a retired End. of PLYMOUTII,
affording immediate access to the cOuntry. In front is a large
shrubbery of full grow,h, enclosed within walk, Laving a
green boost porch forming the entrance to tht, house, which
consists of an excellent dining room and drawing room of
similar dimensions. 5 bed rooms, water closet, 2 garreti,
store room, butler's pantry, larder, dairy, cellars, collery
with a constant supply of the town and pump water, odic,',
coach house and •tables, embracing every possible accommo-
dation. Possession may be had at Mielinelwas.
Application by letters (post paid) to be made to George
Eastlake, Esq. jun. Plymouth.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, AUGUST 8.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

[FURTHER PARTICULARS.]
Sir S. ROMILLY stated, that he had a motion
now to make, under very pressing and peculiar
circumstances. It was a bill filed by Mr. G. IL
Robins, Mr. Calcraft, the lion. Mr. Lamb, and
it prayed that his Lordship would grant an in-
junction to prevent the Sub-Committee from en-
tering into any new engagements with Performers,
or opening the Theatre till the Resolutions adopt-
ed by a-numerous body of Proprietors had bee❑
complied with. The bill stated, that at the time
the late Theatre was unfortunately destroyed by
fire, there were a great many engagements, and
in a short time an Act of Parliament was
passed, giving ten persons power, as a Commit.
tee, to raise the sum of 300,0001. in shares of
one hundred pounds each, and at the same time
giving the shareholders a proportionate number
of votes far their shares. A second Act of Par-
liament was passed, by which a Sub-Committee
of Management was robe appointed by the Gene-
ral Committee, and this Sub-Committee was vest-
ed with the power of nominating a Manager, and
engaging Performers, &c.; but their plans and ope-
rations were to be laid before the General Assem-
bly of Proprietors for their approval. The Com-
mittee at present consisted of Peter Moore, Esq.
M. P., Lord Yarmouth, Colonel Douglas, Mr.
Walton, and Mr. R. Wilson. 'The affairs of the
Theatre not being so prosperous as was ex-
pected, several Meetings of the Proprietors were
held, and a Committee appointed, who, in their
Report, recommended that it was important
that a reduction of the expenditure, and also of
the different salaries, should be-made, but that the
chief thipg to promote the interest of theTheatre,
would he to have always sufficient. attraction to
the public. The Committee further recommend-
ed that the Theatre should nor he kept open longer
than usual, nor be opened agaitt next season with-
out the consent of the Proprietors, and that the
system of management should he changed. This
was approved of by ►he General Assembly of Pro
prietors on the Stir of June, who appointed a Se.
lect Committee to inquire fully into the state o
the Theatre, and report thereon.
' The LORD CHANCELLOR.—I had as well be fur.
n►sbed with the two Acts of Parliament, as 1 shat
be thereby the better enabled to ascertain with ac•
curacy the powers with which the Sub-Commit.
tee are intrusted.

Sir S ROMILLY proceeded.—When this meet

ing was held on the 28th of July, it was most
numerously attended, and previous to the Report
of the Select Committee being read, one from the
General Committee was read, which stated the
anxiety of the Sub-Committee to give every effect
to the views of the Special Committee, and they
were happy to announce that every effort had been
made‘to satisfactorily arrange the pecuniary em-
barrassments of the Theatre, and success had
attended them to a very great extent, and the
Committee recommended that the Theatre should
be opened as usual on a sum being advanced,
which they were prepared to do from their
private pockets. This Report being read, before
any decision on it was thought necessary, the
Select Committee gave in their Report, in which
they stated, that by the arrangements, in which
the greater proportion of the creditors had ac-
quiesced, a saving of at least 12,0001. to the PEO..

prietors might be easily effected, and thereby a
load be removed from the Theatre which might
otherwise be considerably increased by the addi-
tion of law expences, to avoid which was at once

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their duty, interest, and best policy. On the 16th
of that month the Committee felt it their duty to
lay before the General and Sub-Committees a de-

ailed account of. what they had done, aitia; the

same time they recommended that; tot providing
for the immediate paytheht of whet *ww promised
to creditors, and for paying the expencet that
would he necessarily incurred Lefore the
Theatre teas opened, the sum of 17.0001. should'
he raised by aubscriptiort, as a loan, which they
bad no doubt could be done nmong Geerlemen
attached to and interested ot the prosperity of the
estehlishiteut, at the sanie time pointing out the
manner in which this loan Was to be repaid, and
also the rate of interest. It was their unanimbus,
decided, and firm opinion, that the sole menage•
meet, conteoul, and expenditure Of the Theatre,
the appointment of Stage Mauageti the' ettga„ A
ment of Performers, and the !election of proper
pieces for dramatic representation, should be at
once vested in the ham!, of GeoriA' Coltbaur Esq.
this Select Committee cheer/ay offering their at.
sistauce to the General and Sub-Conintitti es to
carry these arrangements into full effect, but itry
had not the good fortune to receive auy eply to
this communication. To the hart bt Yermotith
the Commuter gave the hi. best- praise, for his
talents, assiduity, and taste, which peculiarly tpta.t
lified him for his office ; but they txpect.d to
have been not obliged painfelly to expie ss tt,eir
decided opinion of rhsqualtficattnes ett :the
other tour Gentlemen of %shorn tie Snb-Coniftlit.
te• of Management consisted. They could not, in
jiss ice to the P,oprietors, retrain from stating that
they were strongly coevinced e•at the tonlearresse
meets ot the Theatre were much increased by
the raciluies with weiich articles were procured
from tradesmen by the different artifice's, and
other persons employed in the House, to which
there was not that proper check which should
he in every well regulated Esteblishieent, and
the number of orders for free admission which
had been issued was enormous, and eipetlly ittju.
sinus-to Le Theatre While the Committee made
this Report (as Sir S. Romilly further observed),
it was their earnest wish that the Theatre Vomid
not be re-opened, or any new efigagernen:s made
with Performers try the Sub• Committee (e Ito •
ought certaelly no t,eeer to remain office on
any account whatever, or permitted any longer
to exercise any function), till the compensations
to the creditors were discharged. Such was the
substance of the- Report made at the Geneid.
Meeting, and his Lordship would now hear what
had taken place. Instead of the first Report, viz.
that of the General Committee, being adopted,
the general assembly of Proprietors reselved that
the Report ot the Select Committee be lidontid,
and the sum of 17,0001. be r, iced as directed in
the Report, that the General Committee should
be authorised to carry that Report into effect, and
to act in concert with the Committee appointed
by the.general assembly on the Sill of June.
The LORD CHANCELLOR.—Was this resolutiote
passed unanimously ?
Mr. RouPet.t.,—No, my
.Lord, but by a ma-
jority of 54 ; the numbers being 126 for it, and
72 against it.
Sir SAMUEL proceeded.—rn the Bill he was
further instructed to say, that the Performers, to
whom large sums were due; hail agreed to take a
composition under certain conditions. Such on
tie a hole were the facts ,of the case, and he had
only further to observe, that the Sub-Committee
still persisted to act, not withstanding the de.
Glared opinion of a very strong nejority of the
Proprietors. His Lordship would see the impor.
Lance of the case in every point of view, sued how-
ever 'unpleasant it might be to their own feelings,
his clients had no alternative but that of asking his
Lordship to interfere in his judicial capacity. He
therefore had to move the Injunction in the terms
be had already mentioned. It was a case, he ap.
prehended, io which the Court Would interfere,
and by its injunction prevent this large Establish.
went from being utterly !dited, or the Pro.
prietors more deeply and unnecessarily involved in
debt. It was impossible they could be allowed
to proceed, and the Court was therefore called on
to interfere.

The LORD CHANCELLOR inquired whether the
other side hid .been duly served with notice that
such a proceeding was to come on this dsy ?
Sir S. Rommve said, they knew that the Bill
was filed, and that the injunction would be moved
for in the present Sittings ; but he was not aware
that they probably knew it would come ou this
day. His Lordship, however, would see that the
circumstances under which the injunction was
moved for there very pressing, and no time *as to
be lost. To be sure the statement he had made
was ex-parte, but the grounds were sufficient to
justify the issuing of the injunction.
C LORD CHANCELLOR felt the situation of
the Concern, but he thought the commencing of
litigation might be dangerous to the House. It
was alleged to be already burdened; but if a liti-
gious process was to be carried on, the expellee
must be great. If an injunction was granted, it
might shut up the House for ever, and thereby
prevent every chance or hope of profit.
Mr. BELL was proceeding on the same side,
and 'observing, that the Sub-Committee conceived
they were a corporate body, and could not be re-
moved, but he was interrupted by the
LORD CHANCELLOR, who said, .there was nr.
occasion for him or Mr. Roupell saying any thing,
as he would grant the injunction, on condition of
notice being served without a moment's delay on
the other side, that they might have an opportua
nity of coming forward and shewing cause for its
being dissolved, if they were inclined to do so,
before -the present Sittings Were over. As he
should rise in a few days, they ought to lose no
time.

Sir S. ROMILLY undertook that notice should
be served that day without any delay.
The LORD CHANQRLLOR.—Then tale the in.
junctign.—lnjunction granted.