The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-10-31 00:00:00

Consideration the Mooopoly of the Water Comp*.
IllieS who supply that neighbourhood. The evils
resulting from Monopolies are in this instance, as in
stilt others, productive of great injury to the IC:toodlt
nor are they in any degree lessened by \hese
sties basing the authority of a Charter. We have al-
reedy animadverted upon the unfair and evidently en.
jest attempt of the Water Companies to levy a consi.
doable additional rate upon their customers,to the pre-
sent high chirges for supplying them with water, on the
plea that they must, according to a late Act of Par-
liament, lay down iron pipes, but which measure
they are allowed ten years to @Recut., whilst the ad-
ditional charge is levied immediately. We have like-
wise remarked, that the Public have no security that
these improvements will ever take place, and that
they may still be subjected to a further charge at
the pleasure of these powerful bodies. In the
observations we have thus made, we are amply
borne out by the facts stated at the Meeting at the
London Tavern yesterday, and we earnestly direct
the attention of our Readers to these interesting
statements. Nothing can be evidently more unfair,
and at variance with the advantage and protection w bids
the Act of . the Legislature undoubtedly intended
,to confer upon the Public by the regulations laid down
khan theconduct of the Companies so justly complained
of; and we repeat, that, whatever may be the returns
or the profits of these Companies, the Public, over.
lased as they already are, ought not to be made to
supply capital to any speculators in this mintier.

Yesterday the Loam CHANCELLOR paid his respects
to the PRINCE REGENT, at Carlton-house, upon his
arrival in town.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL had an audience of the
PRINCE REGENT yesterday.
The Duke of Yonx visited the PRINCE REGENT
yesterday.
The Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND arrived on
the 12th inst. at Berlin from Dessau. Their Royal
Highnesses set out on the 16th for Strelite.
The Duke and Duchess of KENT returned to Stras
burgh on the 22d inst. from Switzerland, on their way
to Germany.
It is said, that not only the Duchesses of CLARENCE
and KENT, but those of CUMBERLAND and CAM-
BRIDGE, are enceinte*, so that the alarm, which was
so much felt for the succession, cauuot now ezist in
the most timid mind.
The Swiss Governments of Locc.me, Zurich, Berne,
.Argovia, end others, have u-.v.imously disapptoved
of the measure adopted by the Government of Fri-
burg, for the restoration of the Jesuits.
Mess's. BARING anal Co. are reported in C.- Brus-
sels Papers to have discounted their own coilateral
bond of 50,000,000 fa. to prussjs, at ;:lo rate of
five per cent. ; the latter Power has esi:ressed some
uneasiness with regard to the security of their claim
upon the French Government.
Ezeentrtons PetsTimG.—lt is stated in the An-
nals of Philosophy for October, 1818, that by means
of cylinders, covered wiai stereotyped plates, the
• - Bible is printed, in the United States, iu the short
space of three minutes!
Abraham Thornton has at length procured a pass-
age on board the Shamrock, bound for America,
in which he has sailed from Liverpool.
DEAL, Oct. 30.—Came down from the River the
Buttner, West, for the Isle of France; Neptune,
Rozby, for Cadiz ; Elizabeth, Harrison, for Bom-
bay ; Romeo, Buly, for Marenham ; John and
Ann, Robinson, for Bilboa ; Spartan, Farrell, for
Trieste; Westmorland, for Bermuda; Wear, Trader,
for Jamaica ; Alcayne, Chapman, for Messina ;
Norfolk, rassnell, for Leghorn; William, Porlnton,
for the Isle of •May ; the whole remain in the
Downs, with the Asia, Lindsay, for Bombay ;
Radius, for New York ; and three trans-

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A General Meiling of the Proprietor' of tory..
lane Theatre toot Ow in the Saloon yesterday, foe
the of taking into ceniideretion the appoint:
meat of the Sub-CoMmitlei, al agreed upon by the
Gentili! tammitteii.
The Earl of YARMOUTH htiing been inaniiinvalt •
called to the Chair, Mr. I'Vattii, as Secretary of tint
Theatre, proceeded to read th; Adieitisement bf
Which the Meeting was controlled.
The Earl or lament:Tut then stated, that the gate:
dots *hid) he, as Chairman, bad to pot, was, whe.;•
ther the Meeting would agree to the nomination
Made by the General CoMmittee ?—if anY Genile;
Mao obircied to such thti regular course
was to call for a ballot, which,in that case, molt int;
meriistely like place;
Mr. Roistiss said, that before they proceeded to
the business of the day, he Wished to pot r question
of some importance. Ile bid seen, in she News-
paper!, that a prOposltion was made py• the sub:.
COmniittee to the Creditors, stating that thi• . would
subscribe to the amount of $ 500 t• each, for,the dis-
charge of a pant of the debt. Ito Mao eles;iotis
know whether all the Menitiwes of the gib•Ctfosmit;.
tee had agreed Io aria, and Whether they stilt refileineti
f the same opinion ?

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Mrs I RoxiilliONGiutt said, that the -Proposal
noted with him, and is oil 'greed to by all the Members:
A Meeting of the Creditors was held in conitequeneg;
but /he propntal oats not 4r:celled to by thern• At a
aubsequent Meeting. -h'iwerer, be 'believed their oba
jections were removed, and they were nets willing to
accept the offer. Ile was bhund to Mote it the samii
that Mr. Wilson, who was one of tbs. gob:
Committee. was !Pooh in :he first instance oh arlysncei
'3,5001., had since the refusal of the Ciedilori to
accept I itoir torn chatted his mind.
Mr. Roses observed, that the he
Cuit
re:21:9io"r:1 was
:I:h%iu
should come
uponomeini renditionthetereli
:heiht:ll thell‘6l:bere-
fore slow to acknowledge the great merit of ibe 40b-
Commi,tee in making such a 1)14/111141i00, as they
,
.roust he aware that it was a Imoio it mild
have been accepted. It• could liiholelf @Wile loone
of the Creditors who could never tie preti'lleri opan
to give it their unction. He wished to he trotter.*
Mood distinctly, as making no objectlose tri it on hii
own part, es he thought that any &inhibitions who
refused s.. liberal en offer wee, under the eircuai:
stances of the Theatre, tit for Bedlam hut; if hd
night suggest any thin* to the Sub-Committee, he
would say, that they should otter tea shillidßs in the
pound to as many as would come into the leral4, and
make the best bargain they could with the remainder.
lie regretted that the Mentheis of the SubeComulittell
*
were n •ot present. •
It Sir T. TURTON etraied., their absence; on the
ground of delicacy, as their conduct might be ea.
petted to become the subject of enquiry. He agreed
with Mr. Robins that the refusal 'of the Creditor*
generally to accept the liberal offer of the Sub-Come
mittee, was an act of meanest: The Gentlemen who
made the offer would, in all likelihood, never see a
sispence of their wne): again.
Mr. Rout Ns entered into a jastificallon of tha
Select-committee. of o Me+ he
:mai§ easiness. Be
*aid it never waV their intention to atop at ail advance
of 5.0001. or 10,0001. but Merely to advance the
5,0001, in the first instance es a beginning. The
coodoct of the Soh-Committee was not, therefore;
so much more liberal as had been represented. He
could not give the Sob•Conimittee credit, for Jibe;
Trilby, because their offer, in his opinion, amounted
to nothing. They Were, as nearly se pelf:4l)le.
in d
state of bankruptcy, and he would not Nand in the
way of any arrangement which might keep the Thema
t re open.
Tue queolion for a 'teeing In the nomination of the Sub-Cord.
=Wee, twine then pat,
Mr. ItostrA rose to Ohject to Mr. Alderman Cog. on the
ground that tog he lucid throtire of Auditor, be wag not quail-
tied to become a Member of the ti.pb Committer, VA to mat case
he wittld h .ve in audit hIS own accounts.
the ChAtastrii said. that Aldertnalo Cot hid resigned b)*
situation as ‘iiditor.
.51r. Hamm- accordingly withdrew his ohjeCtina.
One of the Creditor+, whose name we conk' not learn, ac-
knowledged the liberality Of the Sah-Committee. hot thdught It
unjust that the trade-men should lose one-half of their debt
w moot any prosper* of recovering wore.
sir T. TenTON thought that their policy should be In let the
fheatre as soon a 4 pa -role. a Ong that was nut presetitwoble
until there demands ens. 484 e vied o.
Mr. WSLAER. as one of the Coonminee of C:resliiori. dAroiled
their procreti ',got u.. the propipsoin.. of the Sob-bonminee mid
err reseed tapir deirrinination non to take Ms. in the pound, ii
any other elas. of creditors got Clti,
tor. hotly. sag. e•ted this shroilol he pail in the trade*.
melt on n vib idol drh .4, hot that ids. should be &ilea ed on thsists
coutrarteri during he last seasim.
Mr. Wat.esit expressed 1114 Conviction that all thi creditor!
WOW 3 agree to such a lifoipip4il
• The appoidinietil of the Sub-Committee sits then confirmed
by the Meetiog
The tioterlion for the Chairniati leaving the Chair behig poll,
M. /10atva entered into 14 j.lStifirP/IbU of his conduct. anti
that of the ,4pecial Committee. He (killed :Oat they had gone
the Conri of Chancery. bat with the utainsi re.
Wetmore. and complat neol,of the ridge. ion dt pricei as ar sneerer re
fatal to the ititeres sof the Theatre, Ile denied MOO that is
bad any property in Covent-garden Theatre, a Was stated by
en annnymolis writer. ate assigned it as a reason for hi. coda
duet towards Drury-lane. Revelling to the sohjert of the re*
,doted prices, he maim:rine! that the Proprietors otoglh to hard
been called together before it was dote:trained on, and he be-
lieved Lord Yarmouth anal Sir T. Turitio would concur irathet
opinion.
The Earl of Y.4II3toUTH said, he had dells& all along ‘4l
strong& measure ought not to have been reipooneistore lied Upon
i w
ithout
going going to the Proprietors; bat u the tse be
thought, far many reasons not necessary to besotted now, that
it was the only one witch cattild be df use to the Theatre in Its
,present condition.
Sir T. To aToit declared his opinion of the ruinous tendency of
lationkbeaenstiF rpsilimteeyonistieca.
totedhneder,s,edtechdeit
eitioffo.anercohyritchorrn•
;welt:6l4ot
etsi.n ma.
whTne:e
eysnlJorhu:rgrykh-ettis.loioeiti
the concern on no implied uoderstuding that the prices should
not he reduced.
Mr ROBlNseomplained of it is operating elso against the is.
terests of the Performer* who took hence's. and lamented tlfht
such an extinguisher should' be pott 'loon that great stew Kr.
Kean, as was done. when they resolied that, ihe Public should
see him 'or live shillings, while they could not set else Performers
of the other house for less titan seveti.
Mr. Cstertare assigned as a reasnii for not talkie& the wane of
the Meeting no the appoiniment of the ::lob-Comminee, that
those Gentlemen-had so involved the concert', es to pre eat any
one else from undertaking it. This they had effected.by th
gagetuents which they made, and by the roinool measure of -re
storing the price of admittance. tie denied that it ever was the
in ention of the Spe dal Committee to shit the Theatre, outs
any usher view than that of °probing it soon *gait, ems voi•oresul.
vantage to the co erre. 'they were now in toad.harm. sl
the bad
pilot, who could commisoil no confidence. Onetheye
opinion of the crew that was to work ihe vessel.
b
JI r. lausinolsorn gave a Or tire to some of tr etediters. wbo
appealed to aim, 'hat lie wool** rerrew tht proposal to the Sob.
Committee. hod use his emit:swoon for its sum vs.
The Meeting then broke
The stables end coaeb.house belonging
Turner, Esq.,of Petneyf were broke open. et
day Bight, and robbed of feat coach-01100

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