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The statute under which Mr. ASTLEY intimated that he should prosecute his opponent, is that called the Chamberlain’s Act. It is there provided, that in Places which have only a Music Licence, “no person shall recite any part, or parts of any Tragedy, Comedy,” &c. Whether REES’s Imitations come under this Act, it is up for the Gentlemen of the Long Robe to determine.
