Star.
London, England, 1818-06-01 00:00:00

CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE.

A Meeting of Noblemen and Gentlemen was on
Saturday convened by advertisement at the Thatched
House Tavern, St. James's-street, to take into consi-
deration the state and management of the concern
of the Opera House. Soon after two o'clock, the
Earl of AILESBURY was unanimously called to the,
Chair. He stated the manner in which the Meetiia
of the Proprietors and Subscribers had been ca
together, and proposed to read some facts that had
come to his knowledge, after which he should pro-
pose a Resolution for the adoption of the present
Meeting. He proceeded to state, that a letter had
been written by Mr. Waters, the present Proprietor
and Manager, requiring them to pay him 381. in ad-
dition to the 00/. they paid for a box for the present
season, alleging, as a pretence for his making that
claim upon them, that the establishment had been in-
creased—had been materially improved, and it was
his object still further to merit the encouragement of
the Subscribers ; but so far from his having redeemed
that pledge, the number of performers had been con-
siderably lessened this season. The salaries of the
musicians had been greatly reduced; in consequence
of which, several of the most eminent performers had
quitted the orchestra. There was at present no com-
poser attached to the orchestra—no composer of mu-
sic was at present engaged. With•regard to the ha-
Ilan singers, they were reduced to four of the male
singers, and there was not one single Italian female
singer belonging to the Company. From this it was
obvious there could be no performance of serious
Operas. In fact, they could not be given at all ; and
due was in a manner a saving. to the proprietor, the
expense of a serious Opera being considerably more
than that of a comic one. Mi. Waters, the manger
might have engaged Madame Camporese, ut he had
neglected so to do. In various other respects he had
acted in a way which neither kept pace with his own
assurance nor the liberality of the Subscribers. With
respect to the Ballet, it was too contemptible for an
unlicensed Theatre—it was a disgrace to a Theatre
Royal. The Divertissement has been laid aside, and
that omission produced a very tedious suspension of
all performance for above half an hour, the company
being frequently compelled to wait for a much longer
period without any thing to amuse them, till the ma-
nager thought fit to draw up the curtain, Dancers,
whom Mr. Waters had engaged for the Ballet, were
inferior performers taken from the minor Theatres of
Paris, instead of the Theatre Royal, from whence
they ought to have been selected. It was somewhat
unfortunate that Mr. Waters was not present. His
Lordship said he had apprised Mr. Waters of the
Meeting, and expected that he would have attended
it, for the purpose of entering into those explanations
of his conduct which he could not but anticipate
would be required. Mr. Waters had written to him
requesting an interview. This he had declined. His
Lordship enumerated a few of the salaries of the
present principal performers: the aggregate amount
for the singers was 51001. and for the dancers 3200/.
making together 83001. about half what Mr. Taylor
paid when he received from the subscribers only 3001.
for in 1811 the amount of Mr. Taylor's disbursements
was 16,875/. It war upon the faith of Mr. Waters
that the subscribers had consented to pay him a sum
beyond what had been given at any former period.
So far from having kept his word, by increasing his
establishment, he had placed it upon a comparatively
lower scale. His Lordship. for these reasons, was of
opinion a resolution should he entered into, expres-
sive of the opinion of the subscribers at the line of
conduct pursued by Mr. Waters.
Lord Lowruen said, he rose to say a few words
in extenuation of the conduct' of Mr. Waters. He
stated the extreme difficulty there was of procuring
performers in Paris for the English Italian Opera.
He happened to be at Paris when Mr. Waters was
endeavouring to engage dancers, and he knew that
there was but one, and he a second-rate dancer,-who
would listen to Nlr.Waters on any terms. That one
had entered into an engagement, but afterwards re-
penting, refused to carry it into effect. Mr. Waters
had applied to the Ambassador for an introduction
to the Theatre Royal Company, in order to engage
herformers, but he was refused. His Lordship said,
e knew that an eminent dancer had refused to en-
gage with Mr. Waters at a less rate than 30,000
francs for two months. He had been disappointed
of engaging Madame Band, and had in consequence
applied to some other singer of celebrity to supply
her place. Two principal women singers of the Ita-
lian Opera had proposals made to them by Mr. Wa-
ters, and he offered them 5001. each for two months,
but they refused, saying that sum would not pay
their expenses. His Lordship assured the Meeting
that Mr. Waters had sliewn the greatest readiness in
endeavouring to strengthen the singing department.
He had understood from him that • the year before
last he had applied to Madame Catalani, who had
refused an engagement on any other terms than an
undertaking that she should receive 5000/.; she had
stipulated for 3000/. in money, and the further sum
of 20001. to be ensured to her. His Lordship added,
that to his knowledge Mr. Waters had been making
offers in all parts of Europe. It was a fact obvious
to those who were acquainted with the state of the
Italian Opera, that a performer who had obtained a
high character on the Continent, ran the risk of los-
ing it by coming to England. Performers here could
seldom get an engagement in any other theatre.
Mr. FREMANTLE said, the best way would he to
appoint a Committee, who should communicate with
Mr. Waters upon the subject. It seemed to him
there had been gross misconduct on the part, of Mr.
Waters. Mr. Fremantle concluded by moving the
following. resolution :—‘, That the present Meeting
are of opinion that the state of the Opera establish-
ment is unworthy the patronage it has received"—
(l;ear, hear). This resolution was put from the Chair,
and carried unanimously.
Lord SEFTON said, he did not pretend to know
any thing about the causes which had reduced the
St. What, Foster-lane orchestra to its present state; but any person who
attended the Opera must remark how much it had
Yesterday Divine Service was performed at the I been diminished in effect. All he could say was, that
QUEEN'S Palace, by the Chaplain in waiting; at Carl- the orchestra was very bad, and he thought the
ton House, by the Rev. T. W. BLOMBERG ; and at I Committee ought to inquire of Mr. Waters why this
Cumberland House, St. James's Palace, by the Rev. was the case? Explanation was necessary upon this
Dr. CLARKE, Chaplain' to the Duke; the Duke of ground of complaint as well as every other. The
CAMBRIDGE attended Divine Service at the Chapel Noble Lord, in conclusion, moved—" That the Corn-
Royal, St. James's Palace. I mittee of Proprietors and Subscribers be requested

• - OXFORD, MAY 30.
Thursday the following Gentlemen were admitted to degrees :
stanzas Or ARTS.
Rev. R. Tredcroft, of Christ Church, Grand Compounder.
Dlr. Edward Burton; Studeut of Christ Church.
Rev. Henry Middleton, Deny of Magdalen College.
Air. Jahn Penn Allen, of University College.
Rev. John Doyne, of Ilrasennose College.
Rev. Henry Dawson, of Oriel College.
Rev. Thomas Hill Lowe, of Trinity College.
Rev. Thomas Corser, of Bal!iol College.

BACUELOKS Or ARV..
Mr. John Netherton !lanyard, Scholar of Worcester College.
Mr. John Edward Willis, Demy of Magdalen College.
Pill. William Deedes, of Corpus Christi College.
Air• Warn Thtirsby, of Oriel Coll..ge.
Jahn lieng Abbott, Esq. of Mot College.
Meurs. Joseph Gould and John Henry Hume, Scholars of
Ballioi College.
'Mr. Charles Dupuis, Si holar of Pembroke College.
Tne number of Candidates to whom Teatimoniums fnr their
degrees were given by the Public Examiners, amount to 73.
At an Ordination held in Quebec Chapel, Mary•-la-bonne, by
the Bishop of Salisbury, on Trinity Sunday, the following Gen-
tlemen were admitted

James Shallcross, Student of Trinity College, Cambridge.
henry lkilairs, of St. Mary Hall, Oxford.
William Robinson, B.A. of Magdalen Hall, Oxford.
W. Holt Brant, Studint of St. Alban Ball, Oxford.
William Carter, M.. 1. of Exeter College, Oxford.
Nathaniel StruA. Literate.
Wibiam Wills. B.A. of Wadham College, Oxford.
T. S. Gasser. %l. A. Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.
W. Clark, M.. 1. Fellow of ditto.
Richard Cox, B.A. of Exeter College, Oxford.
James Ayres. Literate.
Gearf ; a literate person.
W. G. Broughton, B.A. of Pembroke ILill, Cambridge.
Samuel Sutton, late of St. Alban Hall, Oxford.
Edward Ileawood, RA. of Christ Church, Oxford.
William Henry Quiche, B.A. of Jesus College, Cambridge.
George Shiffner, ALA. or Christ Church, Oxford.
At an Ordination held by the Bishop of London, in the Chas.
pel within the Episcopal Palace at Fulham, the following Gen-
tlemen were admitted

PRIESTS.
R. B. Greenlaw, B.A. of Wadham College, Oxford.
George Pyke, 51.8. of Cu.ai College, Cambridge.
Charles 13101.4111.
Anthony Allen Isaacson, of Worcester College, Oxford.
Edward Feilde. Literate.
At an Ordination held at the Cathedral by the Bishop of Nor-
wich, the following Gentlemen were admitted

PRIESIS.
- John Beevor Berney, A.B. of Bene't College, Cambridge.
Thomas Atkin,, Christian Borokhardt, Burgess.
Willoughby Bras4ey, of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Charles Campbell, late of Calms College, Cambridge.
Robert Rede Cooper, of Trinity College, Oxford.
Matthew Dawson Duffield, late of Caiu., College, Cambridge.
Win. Edward Fitzthomas, LL.B. of Emmanuel Coil. Camb.
-John Grimwood, A.B. of Caius College, Cambridge.
Barnard Ilanbury, A.B. of Jesus College, Cambridge.
Win. Borges 'Layne, A.B. of Sidney Sussex College, Camb.
Robert Rae Houstoun, of Queen's College, Cambridge.
Walter Idovenden.
George Mason, A.B. of Magdalen College, Cambridge.
Wm. Mason Marton, A.B. of Bene't Coil. Cambridge.
Thomas Methold, A.B. of Calms College, Cambridge.
John Anthony Partridge, A.D. Brasennme College, Oxford.
Alexander Robertson.
George Taylor, A.B. of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge.
Robert. Watson, late of St. Alban Ilan, Oxford.
ECCLESIASTICAL PROMOTIONS.

Rev. George Taylor is presented to the perpetual curacy of
St eke by Clere.
Rev. Robert Rede Cooper, to the rectory of Ingoldathorpe,
Not folk.
The Rev. James Law, A.M. has been installed as a Pite►ben-
dary of Chester Cathedral, in the room of the Rev. C. Sawkins,
deceased.
The Rev. Henry Butler Pacey, D.D. Fellow of Pembroke-
hall, Cambridge, was lately instituted to the valuable Rectory of
Alderkirk cunt Fosdike, • Lincolnshire, vacated by the death of
Dr. Hutton.
The Senate of the University of Glasgow have conferred the
degree of Dpctor in Divinity on the Rev. John Sommers, A.M.
Minister of Mid-Calder.
• The Rev. Wm. Beattie Smith, of Edinburgh, has been unani-
mously chosen by the members of the Scotch Presbyterian chapel
in Silver-street, Newcassle, to succeed the Rev. Adam Laidlaw,
as their pastor.
The building of new Churches being now a subject
of general conversation, the following extract from
The Gentleman's Magazine, for July 1784, stating the
cost of 50 new Churches, besides St. Paul's, built by

Sir Cu ntsroPubit Wasm, may be acceptable to many
of our 'Headers :-
- St. P..tirs - - £756,752 2 3
Allhallows the Great - - 5,641 9 9
---, Bread-street - - 3,318 7 2
--.--, Lombard-street -8,05 n 15 6
St. Alban's, Wood-street - * - 3,165 0 8
St. Anne and Agnes - - 2,448 0 10
St. Andrew's Wardrobe - . 7,060 16 II
----- Ilulborn - 9,000 0 0
St. Atuboliu - . - 5,685 510
tit. Austin - - - 3,145 3 10
St. Ilmet, Gracechurch - - 3,583 9 5
Paul's Wharf - 3,528 18 10
Fink - - 4,129 16 10
11,430 5 11
5,077 1 1
11,778 9 6
4,363 3 4
8,7843 17 0
5,757 10 8
5,207 11 0
4,509 4 70
5,357 12 10
8,500 0 0
11,870 1 9
2,822 17 1
7,455 7 9
4,354 3 8
9,554 9 II
4,541 5 11
Cornhill -•- 4,696 5 11
St. Martin, Ludgate - - 5,378 18 8
St. Matthew, Friday-street - 2,301 8 2
-
St. Margaret Patten- 4,986 10 4
------- Lothbury - - 5,340 8 1
St. Mary Abdul/eh - 4,922 2 4
Magdalen - - 4,291 12 9
--- &menet - 6,579 16 1
--- at Ilill - - 3,980 12 3
Ald,rmanbury - 5,237 3 6
----- le Bow - 8,071 18 1
----- le Steeple - 7,588 8 7
St. Magnus, London Bridge - 9,579 19 10
St. Mildred, Bread-street - 3,705 13 6
--- Poultry 4,654 9 7
St. Ni..holas role Abbey - 5,042 6 11
St. °Live Jewry - 5,5t0 4 10
St. Peter's, Cornhill - 5,647 8 2
St. Swithitt, Cannon-street - 4,687 4 6
St. Stephen, Walbrook - 7,652 15 8
...
4,020 16 6
- 1,853 15 6

St. Bride
S•. Ilirtliokmew
Chritt church
St. Clonent, Itutcheap

Ihnes
DiUlll.4 Back Church
S.. FAhtittiotl the Kir.g
St. George, Pot()101-lane
J 41111:; Garlick-hill -

Nvcsuninster
St. Lawrence Jewry
St. Michael, Risingholl
Royal...

Queenhithe
Wood-ftmt

to communicate with Mr. Waters on the 'object of
the Establishment." I- • ore-.
Lord Strrox proposed. as titethire Resolution—
" That the Committee do report the result of their.
investigation to the next (ea eral Meeting of We-
prieters and Subseribers to he 'held on j•nday next,
the sth instant, at the Thatched Haase Tavern, St.
James's-stteet."

During the conversation, a Letter which had beer►
sent by -Mr. Waters to several of the Subscribers,
subsequent to the requisition for the present meeting,
was read. It expressed a readiness on the part of
Mr. Waters to attend to whatever improvements or
alterations might be thought necessary in the Theatre.
Several appropriate resolutions were then adopted
by the meeting, and a Committee formed to delibe-
rate on the affairs of the Theatre, to consist of 13
persons. Among others 'chosen were, the Earl of
Ailesbury, Lord Sefton, Lord Scarborough, Lord
Verulam, Lord Aboyne, Lord Lowther, Sir W. W.
Wynn, Lord Plymouth, Mr. Fremantle, Sir J. H.
Lyddell,,Lord Normanby, &c.
A vote of thanks was then passed to the Earl of
An.esauaT, and the meeting broke up.

MEETING qjihr COM.WTTEE and PERFOR-
MERS of DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

On Saturday, a Meeting, consisting of most of the
Committee and Performers of Drury-Line Theatre,
took place in the Saloon, pursuant to a circular no-
tice, on a subject of very great interest, particularly
to the latter. There were present the Duke of BED-
FORD, the Earl of Essay., Lord YARMOUTII, Mr.
PETER MOOSE, SCC.
Mr. PETER MOOSE opened the business. Ile stated
that the circumstances of the Theatre were such as

to render it impossible to go on as they had been
going on, without a very material and immediate
change in the receipts at the doors ; and as that
could not be effected, it became necessary to make
an application to those who had large salaries at the
Theatre, with the view of continuing the existence
of the concern. He took this opportunity of bearing
testimony to the talents of the performers, whose
abilities were universally acknowledged, and of ad-
mitting that they were fully entitled to the salaries
they were paid. At the same time it must be ac-
knowledged, that he and his colleagues had acted
upon the most disinterested principles ; and the pro-
position he had to make would, no,doubt, be receiv-
ed as proceeding from a motive the most worthy.—
The proposition was, that each performer who had
upwards of 4/. a week, should allow a reduction to
take place. The gradation should take place accord-
ing to the extent of the salary. In that of some one-
fourth, of others one-third, and in others, where the
salary was very great, one-half.
The Actors looked amazed.

Lord YARMOUTH also eulogized the talents of the
Company, and declared at once, that if the proposi-
tion was not acceded to, the Theatre must close.

Mr. Dosrrox.—" Then let it close. My voice is
but the voice of an individual upon the Establish-
ment, but I shall never relinquish one farthing of my
salary. lam ashamed to see a set of Noblemen and
Gentlemen attempting to oppress a few individuals.
I am myself the proprietor of mAny Theatres in the
country, by some of which I lose 401. a week, and I
should blush to call the performers together to give
up a shilling for my benefit. Talk of Noblemen!—
I would not wish to offen:i people of rank; but I do
not think them superior either in feeling or judgment
to other people." •
A conversation took place, in which it was mild by
a Committeeman, that k knew but of three persons
who had engagements. • . f.
Mrs. BARTLEY observed, that the principle of re-
fusing to recognize engagements might be acted upon
by any new Committee, and attempts of course made
to deprive the performers of their' salaries at every
new appointment.
A Committeeman.—" Then if you don't agree to
the conditions the Theatre must close. And you may
go to law if you please. Bat what will you go to
law with ?"

Mr. Dow•row.—« We will go to law with the pro-
perty. There is property upon which we can come
down."

Committeeman.—" If we allow a fortnight's salary
to each of you, will you accept of the proposition r
Actors.—" No, no! no compromise. We will
have our bond.'"
Mr. Dowvott (addressing himself to the Commit-
tee).—« If you are in want of money, give you a
draft for SOU on my banker, by which jot; wilf be
enabled to go on a 'little time."
The Committee then *wished to *now Whetfier they
would consent to give the concern credit for their sa-
laries during the season ?
Mr. Dowroti.,--•" I have no objection, prdVided
you give me security." •
Committeeman.—" Security ! Can yon ekpeet that
we will give you personal security ?7- • :•'•
Mr. DowTos.—" Certainly. If yian do not, we
can't give credit."
It was then intimated to the-Committee, that the
performers wished to be lett to themselves, in order
to come to a regular decision. The CoMmittee with-
drew, and the proposition was negatived, there being
about five hands up for it, and thirty against it.
Immediately after the decision, all the lower orders
about the Theatre rushed into the Saloon, and seemed
willing to promote the views of the Committee by
their votes—but it, was too late.

At Wentworth House, Yerkoiire, on Sunday se'n-]
night, four girls (sisters) having ascended a swing
chair, the chain to which it was fixed being fastened
at each end to a stone lamp post, their weight brought
down a large stone, which fell upon them; when one
of the girls was killed instantly, and the other three
were terribly crushed, one having both thighs and
another a leg broken.

Tuesday Morning, about half-past four, whilst the
Guard of one of the night coaches was taking out
parcels at the Bear and Crown Tavern, Ipswich, the
horses set off, and at a very rapid pace passed over
the Corn hill, and along Tavern-street to the Pest-
Office, where the coach was overturned, and thrown
with great violence against the corner of Mr. num-
MAN'S house. The horses drew the coach,on the pan-
nels nearly half way down Brook-street, when they
were stopped. The guard was the whole time within
the coach, and escaped, wi,tli a•fekv slight bathes.