The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-07 00:00:00

Quarters ended.

6th January,
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z2.400ka0
8,300.759.
—1,60109
9,768,134
308.000
91.278
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105012,1116

960,910"
22.0,800
11,795
6,600
487
910
6,210

8,9118
42,148

13,536,123
26,161

'4,8(.4).871
83,fX19

13,584,157

10;903,360

11,398.813
1,904,010
729,34

10,785,950
(11,070
6,940

13.664,287

6th
• 1912.

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•
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Year ended
"Bth July,
'1822.

353,000
1700
4,27

110th Octotiff
• 1942.

ON

19,766.7 W
• . . 06,089

1t,633,438

12,002,186
826,012
4,640

81.1149.291.
• 163,789

51,343,060

43.696,987
3,78.1.001
1,882,402

12,633,46 S

.(4.84.1.111,8
7,310,1
1,674,603

180.000
16,431
16,000
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10,000

13,160.041
69,7fM1

13,219,60 W

10,90 3,M
1,10214,810
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61.346,080

13. V

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.-REP9RT.
•_. 7

•
A General Meeting of the Proprietors of this'
was held on Saturday in the Saloon °Lillis Theatre, for
purpose of electing an auditor; six new members of the •
General Committee, and the Sub-Comatittetrfor the en-
suing year; and also for the purpose of receiving the
Report of the Sub-Committee on the state of thenceountel
of the Theatre. Mr. Calcraft having been called tO the:
Chair, Mr. Dunn, who has acted as Secretory since tltf
death of Mr. Ward, proceeded to read'the following Ri.
port: .
" The Cointeittee have again the metafiction of meet 7,
ing the General Assembly with a report upon affairs
of the company; which .they hope will afford a proof that
the interests of the concern have not suffered from Lav-
ing been entrusted to their direction:
"'The Committee submit this report as a summary of
the arrangements and settlement of the concerns of the
company, which have taken place since the last General.
Assembly. The report will be confirmed by the produc •
tion of the accounts, which have been regularly audited
by Mr. Oakley. They have, first, the satisfaction to
state, that the rent due from the lessee of the Theatre has
been regularly paid ; and they cannot omit to notice the
great improvement in the property of the Proprietors, in
the alterations of the Theatre; effected by Mr. Elliston
with so much liberality and taste, during the vacation of
last year, upon which a very conaiderabli sum hes been
expended, 'needing oy many thousand pentads the
amount stipulated by the Committee to be laid oat in the
lease granted to him. They deem it necessary also to
observe, that, by the supplies of new stock, the lessee has,
not only maintained the value of the wardrobes, scenery,
Sm. equal to the estimate when delivered into his baud.,
but considerably increased it.
The Sub-Committee have now the satisfaction to state
that the claims discovered to be due to the various credi-
tors in 1819, amounting to 92,0001., have, by the arrange-.
meets, and a regular appropriation of the funds, been re-
duced to 29,6141. se, The final instalment on the loan
subscribed to effect the reduction of the debt upon that
rseatre, has been made, with interest, in conformity
sritb the engagement entered into in the year 1819, to
return it in four years from the period of the advance ;
and the Committee entertain no doubt of meeting the
payment to the bond-holder', with interest, by regular
instalments, according to their respective dates, from the
commencement of the next season, agreeably to the cal-
culation originally made, although they have had to con-
tend with some little difficulties which stood in the way
of an adjustment of a claim Dot contemplated to be due
from the Proprietors. This, together with other minor
claims, amounting in all to 11001. forms an increase upon
the last statement, and consequently lessens the balance
at the banker's in that amount.
"The death of Mr. Ward having occasioned a vacancy
in the office of Secretary, the Seib-Committee have nomi-
nated Mr. Dunn to fill the situation, which they trust
will meet with the confirmation of the General Com-
mittee.
" In closing this report, the Sub-Committee have only
to request the attention of the General Committee to the
annual statement of accounts, preparatory to its being
laid before the Assembly ; and which statement is now
reduced to a very brief abstract, ris.—At the last Gene.
ral Assembly iu June, 1522, the debt of the Theatre was
33,9651. The payment of the final instalment on the
loan and other creditors, which have taken place since
that period, leaves the present incumbrance upon the
concern at 29.6141., and there is an available balance in
hand of 264 W. towards the reduction of the bondhold-
ers' claims, amounting to 24,615/., and by adding 3,918/.
due to claimants. undiscovered upon the late' Theabre,
and 1,2801. to unclaimed dividends, it makes a total of
`29,6141.,. as before stated.
" The Committee think it right to add, that the
New Renter's annuity of one shilling and threepence
per night will commence with the ensuing season, form-
ing an anneal amount of 3,750/. ; and the annual real.
due of the surplus rent, calculated at 4,2501. will be
appropriated to the payment of the bond-holders 4u-
ring the next six years."
Mr. Caleraft, in addressing the Proprietors at the m-
ansion of this Report, the reading of which elicited ge-
neral expressions of applause, observed, that the report
was so full and explicit in itself. that he was not aware
any thing had been left for him to say. It seemed, un-
doubtedly, that the scheme in which they had embarked,
had worked to the utmost, and that their expectations
had been realized to the full extent of the hopes held out
to the Proprietors. It would be recollected that four
years was the period within which it was stipulated the
loan raised to set the Theatre in motion was to be paid
off. Tirt loan might fairly be ascribed to the liberal
patronage of his Majesty, who,,in ordering billows] name
to be set down for a thousand pounds, gave a fashion to
the project, which soon enabled them to obtain the sum
they wanted. It had now been nearly repaid, and the
sum which remained to pay, was ready whenever persome
entitled to receive it thought proper to make their appli.l
cation.—{Applause.) The next proceeding to which ite
had to refer, was their engagement with the lessee of the'
Theatre, and in speaking of this, it was impossible to
withhold his warm commendation from Me. Winton,
for the great punctuality which bad been observed in
the discharge of the contract into which he had en•
tered; for not only had lie paid the rental stipulat-
ed to the last farthing, but be had scantily trebled
the sum which he bad undertaken to lay out in the
improvement and embellishment of the house. The
suns agreed to having been but 60001. when he had spent
upwards of 19,0001.--{Wear. hear.) He was very happy
to say too, that notwithstanding this liberality on the
part of Mr. Elliston, stilt, from the manner in which the
public had supported him, he was io the end a gaiety by
his spirited exertions. The Report also stated, that in
consequence of Mr. Ward's death, the Committee had sp.

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MONDAY EVENING, JULY 7, 1823.

We bays this morning received, by Express, Paris
papers of Saturday and yesterday morning. Those of
the former date contain a Bulletin, which is little more
than a repetition of what we had previously known of
the affairs of the advance guard of Count Bonimont, and
of the sortie of the gerrison of Lerida. The Drapeau
Blase states that Count Bourdesoult is master of the
whole of the Bay of Cadiz, and that Mina has entered
Barcelona. The Pilate of Sunday mentions a report cir.
culated on 'Change. the preceding day, that a Regiment
of Chasseurs had been attacked in the environs of ►fadrid
bytbe Guerillas. It also states, that the report of an
engagement between General Dtittnadieu and the corps
of Mina, galas credit. There had been no news of this
corps for fifteen dais.

FIRSNCEI FUNDS, SATORDAT:I4B, 55—End of tb•
month 70—Cloud at 88,89.