The Sun.
London, England, 1820-08-02 00:00:00

DitURY4,A THEAVRE.

Yesterday a Meeting of the Proprietors was
Wit, pursuant to public notice, in the Saloon of
the Theatre.
Mr. CALCRAFT being called to the Chair,
stated to the Meeting that he and the other Mem-
bers of the Sub-Committee had met the Gentle-
men of ,the General Committee above stairs ;
that a vote of thanks had been agreed to by them
to the Sub-Committee ; and that upon full deli-
beration on all the circumstances it had been de-
termined on, to lay before the Proprietors the state-
ment of their affairs, together with some proposi.
tioas 'for the direction of them in future, which
he was then about to submit. lie would first recal
their remembrance to the embarrassments under
1-vl-Lich tae 'Sub-Committee had assumed tree ma-
nagenaft of their concerns. There was, at the
time; a debt weighing upon them to no less an
,mount than 92,00(71. and Upwards. Of this
th':y had extinguished, by arrangements agreed
to by the creditors, about 35,0001.' The debt
being thus reduced to about 57,0001. they had
since received subs:riptions to the amount of
13,220/., which under all circumstances of acci-
dents, and change of fortune, which prevented
many individuals from fulfilling their engagements,
Ini;lhOtight a very creditable amount, there being
then a. defalcation in the whole amount of the. sub-
Scription of no more than 4001. I t was to the credit
Of the subscribers that the amount was so great.
Much gratitude was due from them to the
Then Prince Regent, not only for his 1,000/. but
fOr the effeet of his countenance and encourage-
ment, without which ail their efforts would have
been vain. Besides these thirteen thousand pounds,
there had been Subscribed by tradesmen out of the
CompoSitions due to them about 11,0001., making
in all 240001. .which it was their business to ac-
count for. , Out of this sum* stated various pay-
ments Which ,had been made, by which the debt
was reduced to' 39,923/. Ile praised Mr. Ellis-
ton for the punctuality with which he had paid the
rent of the theatre, to the amount,
:already re-
ceived, =of '3,8611.' lie mentioned also the im-
provements made.by Mr. Elliston in the condi-
-tion Of the property-, by which it had- been belie-
-lite& at least 4,0001. The receipts at the doors
having also increased considerably, proved the
excellence of the present theatrical management.
'They had then left a balance of 4,5651. This had
not lain idle. By laying it out in India bonds it
had Aniased interest. After the most mature deli-'
bera tion, it had been determined to recommend to
the_proprietors that 4000/. should be immediately
applied for the purpose of totally discharging the
-tradesmen's debts, and' so far entirely'sweeping
away the old claims of that nature which were
outstanding. Among them, of course, were to
be included the claims of actors, -servants of the-
theatre, and so on. He therefore wished this
to be re eeived as a public notice to all such claim
ants, that on Wednesday and Thursday in this
week, • and on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs-
day, in next week, all such :persons had only
to apply at the treasury during the usual hours,
and their claims would be discharged.. There
would then remain between 4001. and 5001. in
hand, an amount which was no morethan neces-
• sary tc go on with.the current expellees. It was
proposed afterwards to pay ,th? interest on the-
bonds, and discharge the claims of the bond-
holders in full. As far as they had gone,
therefore,• they had effected all that ever had
been promised by them to the , public.—
They had, and they would have, ample
means to -keep faith with all the creditors,
and -subscribers. After the first sixty nights
performance of the corning season, it was proposed
to, effect' a reduction of the subscription loan and
interest, by paying off 25 per cent, and one
years interest. He wished it to be known, that
about Christmas next, or after, the subscribers
would be able to receive so much of their claim.
Th‘..s would they be able, to keep to the_ utmost
scruple, their engagements with all persons con-
cerned: ThoSe.the most interested, the new renters
-and- bOnd holders, would have' what .had. been
promised, a substantial and available secu-
rity. The -prospect of a dividend, he owned,
was- rather ,reulte, being put off for nine years,
batinAlte•mean time the shares would become
more valuable, having already improved 10' per
cent. - concluded by observing what .great
attention had been given to the subject by the
Sub-Committee; than whom there could be no
Gentlemen better qualified for the business.. He
_bad.uo,douht, and he:, thought, there could be, no
doubt, of the ultimate redemption of the property.
-The Meeting th,eu resolved to approve of the
accounts laid before: them,
Mr. Oakley was re-elected, auditor. .

A division of the General Committee was with-
drawn according to rule. • The names which were
arawn for retiring were. Mr. Calcraft, Lord Yar-
mouth, Sir T. Turton, lion.,George Lamb, and
Aldeiman

fchey'll-A4Piiinmediately re-elected.
The t1!)-COininitte e was also re=elected, and
seas stilioto consist of .N r. Calcraft Soane,
fiir
,Tbornas Turton, Mr. Robins and Colonel
Don g"

Air: ROBINS could not help congratulating the
3 r.4i:ietors on the improvement in the property,
svhc:h he attributed"to having got rid of the old
inanagemer.t, and having it placed under that of
Elliston. The
,differetic.Wd.s, that now they
'were realizing the whole -amount of .Mr. Ellis-
, ton's rent-Hbefore they Tsi3O'e. sinking 8,000/. a
•
year. 'T hey were left withaAlebt 0f92,494/.25.4d.:
their. debt was now little ::more than 31,000/.
-The value Of shares wa§:then sinking—k was now
increasing. Much of all ,this' benefit 'was to be
attributed to' Mr. EllistOirs management. lie re-
membered the time when Messrs.- Hammerloys
were afraid of having it known that they banked
for the Theatre,' lest it should.-spoil the .credit of
their firm ; now MessrS.. Ransom and. Company
were proud of having it knoWn that they'Were
bankers to the. Theatre, as indeed they hid-good'
reason to he contented.. -
CALCIAFT said,. Certainly the -advantages
under which they met were chiefly to be ascribed

management, and his onanalit)
in paying the- rent.
Thanks were then voted to Mr. Elliston:

Mr. ELLIsToN, in returning thanks, said—
" Gentlemen, this, indeed, is a trying moment to
me. Happy in having succeeded to your wishes,
I wish it to go forth as my declaration, that you
shall ever find me at least an honest man, and a
steady servant to the public ; and when I find
that I can no longer conduct the theatre,, so' as
to afford a fair profit to the proprietors, I will re-
sign tlw, concern."
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, to
which

Mr. CALCRAFT made suitable acknowledgment,
and the meeting dissolved.

THE SLAVE TRADE.

EXTRACT FROM THE CLOSE OF THE FIRST OE' TWO
REPORTS OF COMMODORE SIR GEORGE COLLIER,

K.C.B.

[Printed by Order of the 'louse of Commons, 25th May, 1820.:

" The Slave Trade, especially as it is now
conducted by the Spaniards, Portskfuese, and
Americans, is more horrible than ;lose who
have not had the Misfortune to witness it can
believe ; indeed, .no description 1 could give
Would convey a true picture of its baseness and
atrocity ; yet desirous, as his Majesty's Govern-
ment 1 know are, to put anT end to this traffic ;
and anxious as 1 amsure every British officer
witnessing the cruelty' of this trade must be,
to prevent it, yet it is my duty to observe, from
my own positive knowledge and experience, that
until the Northern, Slaie. Trade shall be declar-
ed PtitAc'v, and every one found engaged in it
subject to all the penalties of piracy, and that
vessels fitted out for the positive purpose of slav-
ing, where it is still allowed, be interdicted to
approach the Windward Coast, as well as the
Gold (the Benin or Biafra Coast, being north of
the Line) nearer than ten leagues, this most de-
testable and more than ever cruelly conducted
trade, will never be abandoned by the subjects
of Spain, Portugal, and America. Dutch Accra
is one of the principal points on the coast for the
supply of canoes to the slaving,vessels; and the
protection given by the flag of that nation oil these
occasions,ls afforded under the eye of the British and
Danish settlements there, ithout even the power
df remonstrance." lie then conclude,s_with the
following remark That the vessels employ-
ed in the Slave Trade are navigated almost en-,
tirely by natives of Africa or of similar climate,:
and they are thereby enabled to endure that
which no ship, manned by Europeans, ever can.
For I venture confidently to predict, - that every
British cruiser, exposed tdthedeluging rains of
Africa during the sickly season for only a few
days, will generate fever of so alarming and sal
malignant a nature, that half their crew may be
the sacrifice, and herself thereby incapacitated
froth service. And by no other means can the
smaller vessels of war be rendered effective in
the sickly season, than by being manned as the
Colonial schooner was, principally by native sea-
men, who, accustomed to the climate, can resist
disease, which will ever be found the certain
destruction. of Euippeans.

(Signed) " GEORGE R. COLLIER,
" Commodore upon the Western Coil,t of Africa.'

COURSE OF EXCHANGE, AuCusr 1.

.4onstel dam
Ditto, at Sight l2 3
Rotterdam l2 7
Antwerp l2 8
Hanibutgli 37 6 2i Us
Altona
Paris, 3 Day's sight 25 80 0 Us.
Ditto
Bourdeaux, ditto

Frank tortnn the Main

Madrid

34± Effective

Cadiz
Bilboa

. 04i Etiectire
34* Effectin

Barcelona -
. -
Seville
Gibraltar
Leghorn
Genoa 431-Venice, Ital. Liv. 27 60 •
Malta 45 Naples' • 3S
Palermo
Lisbon '

Oporto
4,4
Rio Janeiro • 54
Dublin 7g Cods 8 per Cent.

r , BULLION.
Portugal Golil, in Coin 1.0 0 0 pert:
Foreign (mid, in Bars
Ntw Doubloons
•
New •Dollars 0 4 • 10f '
Silver in Bars, Standard 0 5 .0

MYSTERIOUS CASE.—Mr. Mott, the jeweller,
who the other day preferred a charge against a
young woman,Telative to the exchange of gilt for
gold rings, yesterday stated to the Loa D.:MAvon
that a very serious prejudice had been raist?d
against him in consequence of the prosecution
which he had so reluctantly commenced against
her. It seemed to be the general feeling of those
who read the published account that he had pro-
ceeded with harshness, and he could appeal to his
Lordship, and all others who attended, whether
he deserved any imputation of that kind.

The Loan MAYOR replied, that he had ob-
served in Mr. Mott a very strong disposition to
have the case dismissed ; but that gentleman had
been upon his oath, and of•course could not con-
ceal the circumstances .which necessarily led to
the committal of the female. It might be said
that he (the Lord Mayor) also had• acted with
severity, but it was impossible for him, as well as
for the prosecutor, to pursue any other course.

An Inquisition was.yesterday taken on view of
the., body of J oshua Jewitt. It appeared in evi-
dence that the deceased was a tall robust man,
about 40 years of age, in apparent good health,
and formerly resided in York, and on the 24th
ult. became very ill, consequence of having
drank malt liquor, in the preceding week, to ex-
cess ; a medical man was applied to, who found
the deceased labouring under secondary symp-
toms of intermittent fever ; and, notwithstanding
evefy assistance was afforded him, he lingered
-until the Saturday following, when he died. Ver-
dict--" Died by the Visitation of God."