The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-14

| CURIOUS EXPOSURE OF THEATRICAL. APyAIRs.-
Mr.. w. j. Hammond, the late lessee OF the Theatre
Royal, Liverpool, appeared before Mr.. Commits
sioner Phillips, at the Liverpool Bankruptcy Court.
TO receive his discharge an Insolvent The learn
ed commissioner, together with the official asst nee
Mr.. Follett, having carefully examined Mr.. Ham,
mond's schedule and accounts, the Commissioner
inquired whether there was any opposition, and be-
ing answered in the negative, he proceeded to deli
Yer the judgment of the Court, observing that he
must say in that case he was not in the least sur
mond and the careful examination he had made
OF the books and accounts, fully bore him out IN
the observation he had made. The correctness and
accuracy OF the insolvent were highly credltablc to
HIM; his books were perfect models OF neatness and
accuracy. He Qhe commissioner never saw any
more beautifully kept; he very much regretted to
see the little encouragement which a most indus.
trious and enierprlsing proprietor OF theatre had
received IN Liverpool. II held out but very little
prospect OF success to any person who might specu-
late In theatrlcas Tor the amusement; OF the public
IN that town He found, on looking the assets,
that the nightly receipts were Els El3 and some
times as low as ES that the weekly receipts were
E220 whilst Mr. HammOnd's expenses and salaries
amounted to E22S, thereby making him loser Of,
after all his industry and anxiety, OF not less than
ES per week. But Mr.. Hammond had been by no
means parsimonous in his endeavors to cater for
the amusement of the public. He found in the
month OF February, when Mr.. and Mrs. Turner
and their child were at the theatre, that the weekly
receipts were El6l, whilst the salaries and contin-
gent expenses were El65; so that, even with their
assistance, Mr.. Hammond was loser during the
week of Ga. Again, in the month of March, he
found the names OF Mr. and Mrs Mathews and Mr..
Farren, whose attraction was undoubted IN the the
atrica world, the weekly receipts were G438, whilst
the expenses and salaries were E430. leaving Mr..
Hammond, for the support of his family and as
compensation for his industry and anxiety, ES. 1t
appeared to him that the speculation was incom.
parably in favor OF performers; tor whilst Mr.. II.
was only receiving E3 per week for himself, some
of his performers were paid as much as ECO:
Mr.. Toilet, the official assignee, observed that
the expenses did not include rent and taxes.
The Commissioner said that was so. He found,
when Mr.. Webster, MIR. Strickland, aud Mademoi-
selle Celeste at the theatre, that the receipts
for the week were EZ75, and the expenses $266
whilst, when Mr.. Farren and Mrs. Glover weIe
performing the receipts were LIB. and the salaries
and expenses exclusive of rent E395, leaving loss
of fl0 to sMr Hammond. UnderXthese circum-
stances nobody could doubt the necessity of Mr..
Hammond having to apply to that court tor relief;
and it was highly creditable to him, having IS no
(he commissioner understood, a very large family,
that there were no private debts. Ii therefore gave
him great pleasure to find that there was now law
in existence which enabled an honest man like Mr.
Hammond, to be released from his Liabilities with
out any imprisonment. He had very great pleasure
hoped he would be more fortunate as a performer
than he had been as a manager.
Mr.. Hammond beggedto tender his best thanks to
the learned Commissioner tor his favorable oxpres-
sion of opinion of him.
The Commissioner said it gave him very great
pleasure to make those observations with truth and
Justice which he sat there to administer.
MIR. Hammond received his protectio and with
drew in company with his solicitor, MIR. Banner.