Star.
London, England, 1823-07-07 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

Saturday a General Meeting ohlietinprietors of. -
this Theatre was held in the salooii belonging to
the building, for the purpose of receiving the Report
of the Sub committee on the state of the finances•of
the concern, and of electing an Auditor of dcconnts,
six new members of the, General Cornmiitee
Sub-committee for the ensuing year. The Report,
which WAS read by the Secretary, Mr. Dunn, stated
that the lessee of the Theatre had ne3ularly paid Ms
rent, and that the sum which he had expended in' im-
provements exceeded by some thousands of. pounds
that which he had stipulated to expend according to
the terms of the lease. The Report concluded in the
following manner:—At the last general assembly, in
June, 1822, the debt of the 'cheat' c wax 33,9651. The
payment Lt. the final instalment on the loan and other
creditors which have taken place since that period,
leaves the present incumbrance On the concern at
29.6141. and there is an available balance in hand of
2,6401. towards the reduction of the bond-holders'
claim, amounting to 24,615/. and ay adding 3,918/.
due to claimants undiscovered upon the late Theatre,
and 1,280/. to unclaimed dividends, it makes a total
of 29,6141. as before stated. The Committee think
it right to add, that the new Renters' Annuity.of one
(shilling and threepence per night will commence
with the ensuing season, forming an annual amount
of 3,750/. and the residue of the surplus rent, calcu-
lated at £4,250, will be appropriated to the payment
of the bondholders daring the next six years.
Mr. CALCRAFT, the Chairman, expressed an opi-
nion that the Report which had been read was cal-
culated to afford the utmost satisfaction to the Pro-
prietors. After complimenting Mr. Pprazley, the
architect, for the taste and dispatch with which he
had effected the alterations in the interior of the
Theatre, Ile proposed that the Report be cod:tined.—
Agreed to unanimously.
The following Gentlemen were re-elected Mem-
bers of the General Committee:—DAVlD II MAUD°,
Esq. Sir T. TURTON, E. ELLics, Esq. Sir G. BROWN,
PASCOE GRENVELL, Esq. and WM. LINLEY, Esq.
, On the motion of Mr. GEORGE Roams, Benjamin
Oakley, Esq. was re-elected Auditor of accounts, and
the Sub-Committee was also re-elected to serve for
the ensuing year; after which the Meeting broke up.

THE Kinds THEATRE.—The new Opera was re-
peated on Saturday amidst the unanimous applause of
the audience. Several chorusses in the second act
were encored, and all the performers were rewarded
with marks of approbation commensurate with their
merits. Previous to the commencement of the per-
formances, printed bills were placed in the boxes,
and delivered to the company on their entrance, de-
claring that the omission of the I%llet, complained of
on Tuesday evening, was occasioned by a misunder-
standing; expressing regret for such an occurrence;
and giving a positive assurance that measures had been
taken to prevent anything of the kind ever happening
again. This satisfied the audience, and the Opera
proceeded without interruption.
HAYMARKET THEATR IL—Saturday night, after the
Comic Sketch of Seeing is Believing, The Rivals was
performed with much spirit. Mr. TERRY as Sir An-
tony Absolute, Mr. VINING as Captain Absolute, Mr.
COOPER as Faulkland, and Mr. LISTON as Acres,
went through their parts with much excellence.
MISS CHESTER and Mrs.CHATTERLEY played Lydia
Languish and Julia delightfully. The Farce of Fright-'
erred to Death followed, in which Mr. lis.nr.ex took
his part of Phantom, and kept the audience in a roar
of laughter. The house was much crowded.
ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.—The Marriage of Figaro
was performed at this House on Saturday night, with
a new and very promising Susanna in the person of
Miss LOUISA DANCE, sister to the Lady of that name,
who made her appearance at Covent-Garden Theatre
a season or two ago, as a tragic actress. Miss
rl Dime's debut was highly successful; many of her
songs being encored, and all of them loudly ap-
I plauded. Miss KELLY made an excellent Cherubino.
The other parts were well supported by Mrs. AUSTIN,
Miss POVEY, Messrs, PEA RMAN, BARTLEY, WRENCH,
BLAND, &c. and the whole went off to the infinite
satisfaction of a crowded audience.

OLYMPIC THEATRR.—; M. ALEXANDRE, the cele-
brated Ventriloquist, closed his season on Saturday last,
on which occasion he delivered an Address expressive
of his deep sense of obligation for the great and gra-
tifying patronage he has experienced from the Public.

DREADIUL ACCID/LNT.—Antle.it was held on
Saturday afternoon at the Chaise and Horses, Nestor%
near Hounslow, on the body of a child named Joseph
Hatch. It appeared in evidence, that on Tuesday
last the .Chronometer Bath coach was seen to stop op-
posite Lady Banks's lodge gate, where the coachman
got off; but in endeavouring to open the coach-door
he dropped part of the re;ns, when the horses darted
forward ; he endeavoured to regain theM, bin they
went on dragging the coachman with them, and pro.
ceeding on with Increasing rapidity came in contact
with a chaise-cart on the road, and overturnet. it;
there were two women inside, and two children; one
Ole deceased) Was killed, and the wheel passed aver
chi head of Mrs. Hatch (the mother), and the other
woman, the nurse, was very much hurt. The coach-
man endeavoured to stop the horses, but in the at-
tempt was dragged a considerable distance ;* he was
in consequence so much hurt that they placed him
dp the top of tire coach, and carried him to Slough,
but it was found itnoossibleJor him to proceed fur-
ther. The Jury having taken a view of the body of
the child, the Coroner said if the evidence adduced
was so be believed, no blame could be imputed to
the coachman, but the proprietors were liable : he
considered they ought to have sent some person with
the coach to open the door, and deliver parcels, and
not leave it to the coaclunan, who had enough to do to
mind the horses.—Verdict, accidental Death.—Neither
Mrs. Hatch or the nurse are expected to survive.
hlstracnoxv Oceuitarracis.—ln St. James's-street, Leeds, a
few days since, a girl of the name of Ilowcroft, about six years
of age, went out With her sister, five month' old, and as she svz.s
pitying over the mouth of a well, the covering supporting the
; outer lag gave way, and both unfortunately fell in. The parents
were kept in anxious suspense till the evening, when some cir-
cumstances caused suspicion to fall on the fatal spot ; on which
the father descended, Ind found his infant On the chamber of
tbe welL Search was made for the elder sister elsewhere sup-
pea. lit had absconded after what had happenelto her charge;:
Widowing the absence of the father, another person went down
and-discovered her suffocated at the bottom, with a large flag,
ace: Upon her -fifteen yards to Vet than' where the infant was
"foetid. An inquest was held cm the bodics, when a verdict of
" Accidental Death', Was rcturuFds