The Express. — London, England, 1853-11-08 00:00:00

if OP iRIAL OF THE GREAT EXHIBI. • ntiN.-...fATUE TO PRINCE ALBERT. leeterday the Egyptian-hall at the Mansion-house es- occupied with as influential meeting mumbled for the ".ire, on ,e of c sideeing the propriety of g e t tin g up mute ~,L el„ nia of a dmiration and esteem to His Royal High prominent part takes by his t P ea ce Albert for the rt o, hietine.s in promoting the succese of the Cheat Exhi of 1951. The chair was taken by the Right Hon. te M•voit, end on the platting' Refit also the 5 ,1 0 p of Oxford, the Provest of Etoe, Captain Sheppard, Pr. I: pole, Mr. Scott Rue-ell, Profiteer Renwick, Mr. Red ...ye. 1; A , Sheriffs W• 1118 end Wire, Mr. J. Wilkes, Mr. V !ittno n Span (Oxford), Mr. J. Wood, Mr. liennoch, e., Carroll, nu. T. Huth, Munn. S. Morley, J. Tote ii, II Miaten, lithe', dec. lee L.iu MATOS having opened the prouediage, The Bishop of Ottroati said—The resolution which I rise o repou to this netting is as follows That the Great Exldletien of le:4, which comprised the products of the i t j o uy of all countries, wila ao event of the reale* o we/mace to the nations of the world, by enabliag IBM esierve the relative influence of science, alt o ewe ist.eaal itharacteristies neon production, be forsibig' mew of a valuaele review of the put, nil by mslintt a sew starting point for the future promo of ;reductive isdustry, end givin iiiowe stinsigna."' It. theaglit it •f great imphat they Mimi* at the creentecemeet sleuth what suss the real chum*, ef the. , poos eegtag. Ile thought that the resolution did mark it a , e t eeedieg the eape•lieacy of perpetuating in a proper wa y. • wet specific feet in the industrial histor7 of the co ven. (Hear, hear.) If they wandered away from the itheplieity of tit. is project, he sew that a great many objec tive' might be urged to it, but if they adhered to it in its eicop.icity their position was impregnable. (Hear, hear.) He bsl,sTed that there was great misapprehension abroad SA to what really was proposed. If they were proposing to 'tact a stave in commemoration of the domestic virtues of Pricet Albert, who, although young in Teeth, he had now for • long time exhibited in this country—if that were their purpeee, he (the Bishop of Oxford) although nobody more fully appreciated the virtues of Peace Albert, would hate be e n no party to this move. meat. nor stould he bare been one of the Lord Mayor's company on teat dip. However deserving of such honours the prince might be. they were such as must wait the ter mination of • life ; but, a. he understood, there lIIIS nothing of the kinil connected with the present proposal. (Hear, hear) He believed that their object was to fit, try some permanent memeriel, the recollection of the great newel of the Bitable= of 18.51. (Hear, hear.) Now, he thought there were abundant reasons why such • movement should be made at that time rather than at a later period, end why rub a movement should be made at all. Ile thought it should be made now instead of later, because it sum the natural come that thing., however important, should pees out of the recollections of men, or that being sees from the distance of the future should lose, year by year, • portion of their proper magnitude. It was of the very astute of things solid, that instead of being borne along floating on the stream of time, they should sink gradually beneath its waters ; and, therefore, with regard to this great fact, if a earenerial were to be raised at all, it should be dose while the event sought to be commemorated held its true plate and its proper magnitude in the memories of the people. (Cheer) Then again, he thought the facts were such as fully to deserve a memorial. (liege, hear.) Look. is; at its coon. sin with that achievement which in human stairs was the noblest, the development of Isamu industry, and the excitement of productive energy, be knew of no single fact that deserved better to be recorded than the name of the Great Exhibition. Lord Balton, in his " history of the Pursuit of Knowledge," said that among wise men they slid not give the first place place to warriors, but reserved it for those who bad developed the commodities and comforts of men. The first they nude merely demigods, but the second they ele vated to the position of a god. Now the Exhibition of 1851 was • movement which developed the commodities and comforts of the whole people, nay, of the whole civilised world. (Hear, hear.) Then, if looked at in that light, he VW small force in the objec tion to the emanation of the proposal from the Lord Meyer, for when could a proposal to do honour to the' world's industry come more fitly forth than under the auspices of the chief magistrate of the City of London ? (Cheers.) Surely in that place they could most properly honour the success of productive industry. (Loud cheers.) Surely the proposal could not come from • fitter quarter than from • Lord Mayor, who had all along shown a desire to use his high office is promoting the education, the social advancement, and eh., moral improtemeat of the people. (Loud cheers.) Ile held, then, that to com memorate the Exhibition and its promoters was eight, and it was to that the resolution pledged them. In commemorating the Exhibition it would be impossible to avoid connecting with it the name of the illustrious Prince, but in what way would of course be left to the com mittee. Of this only he was sure, that the proposal would meet with a response from all, if it were made clear that Debase adulation of personal merits were intended—which the Prince himself would be the first to spurn ; hut such a memorial as the people of England ought to erect in honour of a great industrial achievement. Captain SII•PPARD seconded the resolution, at the same time expressing his conviction that the success of the Exhi bition et 1841 was mainly owing to the exertions and countenance of Prince Athert. It might be mid that he, as • member of the commi.sioo, should not have joined in the present movement, but he felt that to be an additional reason for attending, and had he wanted any further reasons he should have found them in the opposition which had been started to the project on the part of certain sec tions of the London press. Further, he couidered that no where could the project be so fitly originated as at the Mansion-house, arid under the auspices of the Lord Mayor. Ile had, therefore, much pleasure in sthondiag the reso lution. Before putting the resolution, the LORD 11.11 TOR nonnced that he had received upwards of 1,000 letters in rapport of the project, and a list of subscriptions. The resolution was then put and .`reed to. The ROT. PROVOST Of ETON rose to MOTO the sewed resolution That a monument commemorative of the Exhibition ought to be raised, of which a statue of his Royal Highness Prince Albert should be a principal feature, to mark the sense entertained of the great ability and seal which his Royal Highness displayed in carrying out that object, notwithstand ing the numerous difficulties by which it was remanded." He said that, as the head of a great educational institution, he felt happy in being allowed to promote an object like the present. The Exhibition of 1801 hid been a fact which no man could expect to see repeated in his life-time, and therefore the present generation was bound to commemo rate its results and the 'airtime of the illustrious Prineo who had done so much to promote it. Us thought that no better memorial could be suggested than one which should indicate the progress of art in this country, and that in carrying out that ides, a statue of Prince Albert should be a peon:angst feature. Mr. S. Mont.ry seconded the resolution (recerentending the erection of a monument). He said he had always considered the Eahihition to be a great system of education, and a striking appeal to the self-rellasoe of the people. The manner in which that appeal had been answered justified him in thinking that such en act deserved • memorial, sad he felt also that such memorial should gratefully recognise the services of Prince Albert, so as that his children and his children's children might see to what extent their father and ancestor had earned the gratitude of the English people. (Hear, hear.) WILKSS seconded the resolution. Previous to pottier the resolution, Mr. BENNOCII read a :eater from a working man offering shilling subscriptions from himself, wife, and twenty children and grandchildren. The list of subscriptions, amounting in all to nearly 6,0001., from about 600 subscribers, was then read amidst loud cheese. Mr. li.s.vr mentioned in addition that communications lad been received from nearly all the principal towns of the United Kingdom, tendering subscriptions, and sug gesting that the testimonial should be a national one. (Cheers.) The resolution was then put and agreed to. Mr. Alderman Waits, in moving the nest resolution, observed that as Prince Alziert had been the originator of the Great Exhibition, it was only reasonable that some memorial of so great an act should be erected in his royal highness's The re.m,a• mei a C. umittee. Tote see al.cd the resolution. He hoped that the • xi. -JAL", uu. h' y :lad heard Weald remove the objection. of the iires9, and th et their project would now go on pros perously to a successful issue. Mr. DAS IN supported the resolution. He was no convert to the philJeophy w leach laid it down that the man who had done well by his country should not be honoured until he had passed away from the earth. Their city, great and opts eat as it was, was lamentably deficient in works of art, THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, NONEMBER 8, 1853. THE STRIKES. (smolt ova Lovas. WIGAN, MONDAY: The town has continued in a state of tranquillity sines Friday. A detachment of the soldiery still remains at the Saw-mills, an l the remainder of the sanitary force are quartered at the Public-hall, which has beau converted into • barrack for their accommodation. The traces of dunage inflicted on property during the riot have been removed, and although the streets are still filled with groups of unoccupied people, in other respects the place has resumed its ordinary aspect. A man named Peter Rutter was apprehended yesterday, 'on suspicion of being concerned in the riot on Friday wt eh, but, with this exception, no fresh prisoners have been made. This man was brought before the magistrate at the Town hall th , a morning, and identified as having been very active M jostling people in front of the Royal Hotel, just before the riot commenced. He was remanded till Wednesday, in the expectation that further evidence will be obtained, showing that be otherwise participated in the disturbances. The three other men who were remanded till today, John Tracy, John Hughes, alias Baker, and John Baker, were committed for trial at the assizes. A meeting of magistrates took place in the Town Hall this morning, the Mayor presiding, when it was resolved, Lord Palmerton having recommended that a large number of special constables thole' be sworn in, to send a precept to the chief constable for summoning 00 special constables from the list of ten-pound householders, and if the number cannot be obtained from that list, authorizing him to make up the deficiency by such • seleetion from other classes of the inhabitants as he may deem most ad visable. It was also resolved to recommend to the Watch Committee, at the next meeting of that body, a consider able Increase in the police-force of the borough. It does not appear that any of the men on strike, either among colliers or mill operatives, have as yet availed them selves of the opportunity afforded them by the masters of returning to their employment. About slx o'clock this morning, about 40 of the halide in the employment of Messrs. Woods and Son, Trencheifiela Works, presented themselves at the establishment, and were recommended by the managers to try to assemble the whole number, which comprises about 1,000 spinners and weavers. At ten o'clock about two-thirds of them were collected, and there appeared to b. a mutual expectation on either side that the other party had seugbt the meeting in order to yield ; bat on the work people being informed that they might resume employment at the prices which they were receiving in May and June last (which would in some cases amount to a re duction, and in others to en increase on the rates paid at t he time of the strike, six weeks ago), they declined to do s o, and quietly dispersed. This circumstance will probably have itss ffect upon persons who have been solicited for alms by the turn-outs, the latter having pleaded that they were willing to return to work, but that the masters would no t allow them. A meeting of the turn-outs was being held this morning at the Cross Keys, in Wigan, and another at the Windsor Castle, at Scholes, but the result of their deli beration has not tran•qred, though there seems to be an opinion that the men are becoming :more disposed to yield. The authorities have received an official report, stating that the collier" at Messrs. Jonathan Blundell and Son's, Pemberton Collieries, who returned to their employment on Wednesday, and struck again on the following day, without any apparent reason, again resumed work on Saturday, hut we are positively assured, on the other hand, by parties professing to be well informed, that this is not the case, and that four miners who were attempting to go to the pits were waylaid by the other turn-outs and compelled to desist. The meeting of clergymen, tradesmen, and others, which was hell on Thursday evening, and adjourned till Saturday morning, with the view of adopting some steps for the re moval of the distress caused by the continuance of the dis pute, resulted in the appointment of a deputation, consist ing of the Rev. Mr. Cronahaw and three Dissenting ministers, to wait upon the employers. Pazsrox, The unemployed weavers of this town attended in large numbers at a meeting held in the Orchard at nine o'clock this morning. It was announced that the amount yesterday received by the committee exceeded 2,00 W , being about 200(. more than hal been obtained in any previon week. Mr. T. RHODES presided. Mr. 011IESHAN moved the first resolution, which, in reply to the decision of the employers not to re-open their mils except the 10 per cent. be given up, declared the tn alterable resolve of the operatives not to accept such terms, bat to maintain inviolate their demands. (Cheers.) They had every confidence iu being able to weather the winter; for, sooner than they should be defeated, their fellow ope ratives in other towns had promised to send the entire pro. coeds of one loom each, which would amount to 4,0001. or 5,0001. a week. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Otto. CoweLL seconded the resolution. He said be had been told that the operatives were robbing the whole of the shopkeepers of Preston. He had no doubt the shop keepers were suffering, and suffering materially ; but he scrupled not to say that the operatives' committee were not responsible for it, but the parties who had clotted their mills against an unoffending people. (Hear, hear.) He held in his hand a letter stating that the manufacturers of this town had been to Boston, for the purpose of penaading the masters there to close their mills ; but he was thankful to say that hitherto their mission had been fruitless. (Hear.) i easy poet brought the operatives fresh overtures of sym poky sad support; and they might dekend upon it vie limy would be their. (Great cheering.) TM resolution was carried by acclamation. stars. saILEOAILET FLETCHER addressed the assembly on the impropriety of married females working in factories, and neglecting their children and household unties. Every man was entitled to • fair day's wages for a fair day's work, by which she meant that he ought to have such remuneration for his labour as would afford him the means of maintaining himself and family in comfort, of keeping his wife at home to attend to domestic duties, and of educating his children. (Cheers.) The speaker concluded by moving " That the married portion of the females in this town do not intend to go to work again until their husbands are fully and fairly remunerated for their labour." Mrs. Arm FLETCHER (sister to the last speaker) seconded the resolution, and it was curled unanimously. The CHEIEJLAN announced that when the tan per cent. question was settled there would be such an agitation raised respecting the employment of married women in factories as the millowners of this country little ex pected. (Chun.) Several other addresses having been delivered, the meet ing separated. FEARFUL MORTALITY ON BOARD EMIGRANT MP& Advicca by the Canada state that the packet ship Washington had arrived at New York from Liverpool, with neatly 100 deaths from cholera, and upwards of 00 awes on board at the tame of ber arrival The numbers are 'nor , werae; but the general mortality on board emigrant ships freaLiverpool soduther European ports toNewYork is very age. We give the particulars as under from the New Fork NW OIL Among the arrivals at this port of aaigraat ships elan the last few weeks, • very large armalter of deaths Mos Wm reported. In one vessel, the Chides Sprague, time amaseelly large number of Optima died ea the passage Ores BO MIMS, and in another, the Winchester. from Liver pad. Oa member of fatal eases amounted to no less than 79. The hosertag Is the number of eases at this pert from Sep. timber 9th up to the present time : No. of pas Arrival. Ships. Where from. sengen. Deaths. Sept. 9.—Zurich Havre 358 2 11.—Lucy Thompson.. Liverpool BOO 35 15.—Niagara 21.—Chao. Sprague Bremen .... 280 45 26. Oder Hamburg .. 237 14 27.—Winchester Liverpool .. 463 79 29.—Kate Hunter 29.—Rhine 30.—Talleyrand 30.—Louisiana „ .. 142 4 Oct 11.—H Queen .. Havre 367 5 12.—Copernicus 14.—Orphan Bremen .... 280 4 14.—Marmion Liverpool .. 293 34 17.—Waterloo .. 17.—Jas. Wright 19.—Statira Morse 20.—Sir Robert Peel 20.—Cordclia 20.—London Havre 229 2 21.—New York 21 —Benjamin Adams „ .. 620 15 DRAMA. Total Although the captains, in their reports, with one excep tion, merely mentioned the fact of such a number tumor! died, it is pretty certain that the disease which carried them off was cholera, that fatal malady which is making inch havoc among the shipping in Europe. Several, no deubt, died by the common diseases, but that cholera was raging on board many of the above-named vessels is bcyord all question, from the fact that 33 persons who were landed ca. quarantine were suffering from that epidemic. The slek ness on the Benjamin Adams was decidedly cholera ; and, in addition, the ship Sagadahock, from Oottenburg, which arrived at Boston yesterday, reports the loss of 70 poison ' gera by the same disease. but he trusted that this project would inaugurate a seer era is t►e &unties of their capital. Banwocit hers annonneed that a Kr. Stevens, from Vermont, put in the claim of America to join is this move- ment, and handed in three guineas an his subscription, and the commencement of the Americas movement. The us , lution was put and agreed to. Mr. R. C. HALL moved a vote of thanks to the Lord ,yor with a warm eulogiurn on the manner in which hie lordship had Willed the duties of his high office. With respect to the project itself, he thought it deserving of the most complete moues; but hoped it would not be at tempted until ample funds had been collected. lie saw no force in the objection to erecting a statue to Prince Albert during his lifetime, any more than if it had been proposed to take his Royal Highness's portrait. (lieu, hear.) For the statue also they had a precedent in the ease of the Duke of Wellington. There was an absurd notion in this coon try that sculpture should only be used for monumental purposes, but he trusted that the present meeting would lead to its more general adoption as a means of commemo rating great events. Mr. J. Wont) seconded the resolution. Mr. Seim . Russet'. supported the resolution, claiming for Prince Albert the title of (sander of the Eahibitien, as a collection of the products of the susited industry of the world. The LORD MAYOR returned thanks. lie hoped that all past d , fferences would be put aside, and that they should have a worthy memorial of the Great Exhibition and of his Royal Highness's exertions in promoting it. This termi nated the prourediegs. THE FOREIGN CORN TR.IDE. - 4. - (Prom the Merk.laree Express.) The advices from the Baltic aro of very little in terest at mutat; prices being reletively higher is that quarter than with us, comparatively little business is being done. At Danzig there is still some quantity of old wheat, but at most of the other ports the stocks have been reduced into very narrow limits. The latest advieee frout the first-named place are to the 2nd inst. ; the transactions since the pre vious post day bad been unimportant, but former prices had been well supported. Sales of about 1,000 qrs. new inland wheat, weighing from 56 up to 69 lbs., per bushel, had been made at prices varying from 535. to 62+. per qr. free on board ; and fora small lot of good quality, 611bs. per bush., equal to 68s. per qr. had been paid. Old wheat had been in tolerably good request; and good highonized, of 61 to 621 be. weight, bad not been offered below 695. to 70s. per qr. free on board. Rather large shipments were in pro gress, and it was calculated that the stock in warehouse would be soon reduced to 30,000 qrs. We have Konigsberg letters of the Ist inst.; the weather had been fine in that neighbourhood, and good progress had been made with autumn sowing. Stocks of wheat bed become small, and for the finer kinds very lull terms had been demanded. For fine old mixed wheat as much as 71s. 3.1. per qr., free on board, had been paid, and other descriptions had been held at corresponding rates. At Stettin, on the Ist inst., great firmness was displayed by the holders of wheat, and full terms were insisted on. Fee red, of 61 to 611 lbs., G 7 s. 61, and fir Polish mixed, 4061 lbs. weight, 675. to 675. 6.1. per qr. tree on board had been paid. The supplies of barley had scarcely sufficed for the local demand, and needy buyers bad had to pay opal to 31s. 6d. per qr. to the growers for very light quali- Hee. Peas had come sparingly to hand, and had brought Ns. per qr., free on board. Rostock shims, of Tuesday's date, inform us that stocks of eld wheat had been nearly exhausted, and that the Wiling lota of old which bad come to hand had commanded very full terms, as much as 71s. per qr., free on board, having been paid for 62 and 621 lbs. per bushel. Rye was very scarce, and it was expected that it would be neeeisary In import large quantities of the latter, in consequence of the extreme deficiency of the crop. At Hamburg, on Tuesday, there was not quits so much activity as before, but previous prices were well supported. Wheat, of only 67 to 581bs. weight, was worth 68$. ; and 5811ba., 69 Gd. per qr., free on beard. For spring ship meat as mach as 70e. t* 72a. 6.1. per qr., free on board at Baltic ports, had been paid. Barley mid beans had been much inquired for, and had commanded very full terms. From France we learn that the tendency of prices had continued upward*. At most of the northern markets, wheat and flour bad been in good request at rising rates ; but at Paris, on Wednesday, sales were checked by the high pretensions of sellers, Amur being then held 2 francs per seek above the rates of :that day sennight. From Mar seilles we learn that about 80,000 qrs. of wheat had been RCltiTta in the space of three days from Black Sea ports. bat that the demand from different places in the interior bad been sufficiently active to take off the supplies. as fast as they cams to head. The advice* from the Black Ss* ports are interesting. At alesea great activity had prevailed, a large diet of vessels having arrived. Tne shipments had for several consecutive days ged 16,000 to 18,000 qrs., but by far the greater portion of what had been shipped had been for Mediterra scan ports. To give an idea of how little was being sent to Beiglead, we need only to state that out of the last 67 iglesels despatched, only 6 laden with wheat had been for Great Britain. Prices, which had previously been a good deal depressed, bad rallied; and on the 21st October, fine Polish was worth 315., and Gbizka,.3ls. 6d. per qr., free on board. Freigh's were somewhat easier; still 235. to 245. per qr. had been asked for wheat for the Uuited Kingdom The most recently received accounts from America inform as that the scarcity of money had continued to influence the trade in breadstuff+, and prices had, it appears, notwith standing the encouraging reports from hence, tended dowe -1 wards at the principal shipping ports. The very high rates demanded for freights had rendered it difficult to execute orders, and the quantity of flour in progress of shipment was not very large ; 41. 9a. and 6s. per barrel had been paid for flour from New York to Loudon. GOVERNESSES' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—The half-yearly election of annuitants took place at the Hanover square Rooms, on Friday last, when Miss Trash, Miss Carlisle, and Miss Cragg, were respectively elected to annuities of 201. One of these annuities bean the name of the Laing Testimonial Annuity," and originated under circumstances which deserve to be made known, as evidencing each high and honourable feeling on the part of the reverend gentleman whose name it bears. Some friends of Mr. Laing, deeply impressed with his invaluable services, as honorary (secretary to the Governesses' Institution, during the last ten years, nine time since set on foot a sub scription, for the purpose of presenting him with a to- Insipid, to mark at once their esteem, and to evince their gratitude foe his indefatigable and moat successful labours in the cause of this admirable in stitntion. Oa the proceeding becoming known to Mr. Laing, be respectfully declined receiving any gift of a pe cuniary remunerative kind, or even of a purely personal nature, bathe form of plate or otherwise, and expressed his desire that the funds so raised should be devoted in some way to the uses of the charity. They have been accordingly funded to constitute a perpetual annuity fur a governess, under the above-mentioned title. The sum hitherto raised only suffices to make an annuity of the value Raised, but as the subscription list still remains open, it is expected that this will be eventually raised considerably beyond its pre sent amount. By the terms of the endowment the right of presentation to this annuity is vested in Mr. and Mrs. Laing during their life, and to any successor named by them ; but L on the present occasion this right was most handsomely waived by Mr, and Mrs. Laing, and given up to the mem- ----- . ben of the society at large. STEAM I'ROM ANTWERP TO NEW YORK.—The Belgian charge-d'affaints in Washington hes mods an arrangement with the United States government, whereby the latter grants a considerable subsidy for the establishing of a line of steamer' between New York and Antwerp, on the cond;tien that they commence running within three months. ACCIDENT To MADAME SONTAO.—As Madame Sontag was returning from her concert in Brooklyn, on Friday e‘enisg, she ranched the end of the ferry wharf • before the boat was made feat. Misiudgiog the distance of the boat, she attempts(' to step on board, but missed her tonna, and fell into the water. A gentleman jumped in latter bar, and kept her from being crushed between the boat and the bridge. In falling, her body was badly scratched, and one foot seriously bruised.—Nits York Popo. Bficfifitin FOR TUE RUSSIAN Allali.—The au thorities ascertain from the register kept by the priesthood bow many youths there an in the town, or village, from 12 to 30 years of age; and whoever has five sons must part with four, the eldest only being left at borne. A party of soldiers surround the house or school in which the youth or youths are, end then take them away by main force, at only a few minutes' notice, leaving them no time to say farewell to their friends. In one particular case two youths, one 12 and the other 14, were kidnapped in this way from the house of their grandmother, aged 8.5, when they were stopping on a visit, and perhaps the poor fellows will never was their home again. An army raued in this cruel and abominable way cannot be animated by much lose for its commander, or zeal for his service. I: must bate the Hag under which it is compelled to fight, and be ready to yield at any time to a generous enemy. LYCEUM. The piice sr occasion produced here a few nights since (for the introduction of Mr. Wright), as the Commenct meat of a Bad Farce, has received ► new sequel under the title of how to Make home happy, which was played for the first time last night; the original termination (Wr ig At I oh Last) being new detached and played separately. The novelty of night is of the slightest passible materiels, being a mere peg on which to hang the broad farcical acting of Mr. Wright and Mrs. F. Matthews. A jealous wife tor menting her husband by her groundless suspicions, and brought to her senses by having the tables turned and be , coming herself the suspected one. There is nothing sew ; in;thi►, nor is there in the piece of hilt night any involve ;meet of plot or neatness of construction, which aloes could give value to so common place a subject. The acting of Mr. Wright and Mrs. F. Matthews, however, secured a suc cess which was certainly nut deserved by the piece itself. STRAND. This theatre opened for the season last night. under the auspices of Mr. Allcroft, its approaches and in terior having received darieg the vacation an entirely new appearance, at the hands of the painter and decorator. The programme announced the introduction of four new pieces from whict, however, the usual discount on bills must be deducted, seeing that two of the " new " pieces are adaptations from the French, aid a third a bur lesque on Hamlet. The remaining piece—A Cheap Ex 01181.01$ 10 Brig/41011; or, Motels terms Lodging Muses— is, as its name indicates, founded on one of the episodical controversies of the (ley in which the cause of hotels, as contrasted with the petty pilfering' and annoyances of lodging-houses, is advocated. There is no attempt at a plot, and anything but dramatic justice is done to a theme which in competent bands might be made amusing. The Maid of Normandy and the IV of the Public, the two foreign importations, told better with the audi ence—the latter especially—in which Miss Rebecca Isaacs played a variety of characters, and sang some lively songs with great spirit and effe.t. Like most of the French pieces of the same class. the Pet of the Public is full of quaint situation and sparkling dialogue, and only re quired to be properly cast, as it was last night, to make it tell with an audience. The Hamlet is au operatic bur -1 league, in which Mr. W. J. Ilurlstane (a first appearance here) performs the part of Hamlet. In spite of some wretched rhymes and worse puns, there was enough of piquant oddity in the parody to carry it through (though the lest piece player.) with unflagging buoy ancy. The acting of Mr. Rurlstone, who has evidently considerable and various dramatic ability, . . contributed not a little to its success. Indeed, we have little doubt that this and the Pel of the Public will be rayourites fur some time et the Strand. Mr. Angel sad Mr. R. F. Smith, as well as Mr. Hurls:one, are new additions to the corps of the Strand staff, and are lik:ly to become favourites with the public—the former sea quiet and unexaggerated but clear and efficient performer, and the latter as a rattling conllent actor, of the "Young Rapid " school. The house was very well filled. SHIP BURNED ON THE CLYDE. We have to record (saps the North British Daily !fail) the total destruction by Ere of the American barque Victoria (688 tons burden), Captain J. Waltiugton, which took place on the river, within three miles of Glasgow, on Friday aftetnoon, about an hour after leaving the Grannie law, on her outward voyage to New York. About two o'clock the vessel quitted the harbour and proceeded down the river, being towed by a tug steamer. In lees than an hoar thereafter, she reached Whiteinch. In passing an other vessel, some ladies on board were observed to direct the attention of those on board of the Victoria to something aft. The captain was not yet in command, as he intended overtaking the ship by rail at Greenock. Mr. Collins, the ssiond mate, was at dinner when his attention was called to the part of the ship pointed at by the ladies, and lo..king aft he saw a dense volume of smoke tiring up over the vessel's quarter. He ran aft and looked over the taffrail, when he was compelled to retire, from the effects of a body of flame that issued from the stern ports. The cabin was a poop ou _ . deck, and the flames appearing to issue from the after part of the 'tween decks, he instantly made his way below by the after hatch, bat from the density of the smoke he had only time to distinguish that a pile of old wood and other materials which was lying at the after extremity of the 'tween decks, immediately below the cabin, appeared to have been moved from the position in which be had seen Clem all safe a short time before. He hurried back to the deck, narrowly escaping suffocation, and there found the cook, a negro named Samuel Graham, running about in a .fate of apparent excitement, and declaring that he knew the ship would be burned, and would never reach her destination. This excited sus picion, and Graham was instantly put in irons, and in an hour afterward+ was handed over to the authori ties. On being handcuffed be gave expression to some insinuations against another negro, who, up to within the last few days, was steward of the ship, and who left on account of a dispute with some of the officers. Graham also alleged that he had seen the late steward on board shortly before the vessel soiled. When the fire was dis catered it was found that it had got too serious a hold to be easily overcome, and as any wind that was blowing at the time was from an easterly direction, and from the position of the ship favouring the progress of the flames, the vessel was hove round, and grounded on the southern bank. So rapidly did the flames spread that the tug had to make off Isla alongside. A number of carpenters from a skip building yard on the opposite bank hurried to the scene of devastation, in the hope of scuttling the Teasel, but she being already on the ground, this was impossible. By four o'oloak the flames began to burst through the deck, when it was deemed proper to make an attempt to save some of the rigging. The foremast was cut by the board, and then the mainmast ; and while this was being done, the misenmast had been burned through. All three masts were laid alongside between the vessel and the bank, and it was with some difficulty that the fire from the mizen mast was prevented from communicating with the other two. An informant, who left the scene about eight o'clock in the evening, states that at that period the vessel was going on gradually consuming to the water's edge. The cargo of the Victoria consisted of pig iron and box and bale goods. Between the hall and cargo the loss may be estimated at about 50,0001. We learn that a number of stevedores were working on board up till the vessel left the harbour, and that they had been using a light below. Iu eidition to the cook, it has been deemed proper to take I others of the crew into custody, and a thorough investigation will of course be made into the whole affair. The few passengers en board reached the bank of the river unscathed. MASSACRE OF A BRITISH CAPTAIN AND CREW ON THE AFRICAN COAST. The Castletownsend correspondent of the Shirpitly Casette writes on the 3rd : " The schooner Heroine, Stafford, of London, arrived in Castli townsend Harbour about noon this day. This vessel has Leen the geese of a tragical event on the coast of Africa. She sailed from London about 18 months ago, on a trading voyage to Africa; her owner, Captain Cormack, being master. He traded with the Rang of Tabou, and his people, on credit to be paid by palm oil, &c , and, after every exertion, failed In getting what he was promised. Ile then took the King and some of his people and kept them on board his vessel, until their part of the contract should be fulfilled. The King's subjects felt indignant at this, and were determined to have revenge, and came off in their canoes with a number of casks filled with water, and only two of palm oil, and got on board the vessel. Poor Captain Cormack was completely thrown off his guard, although well armed, and when in the act of stooping over the side of the vessel looking into the canoes, 1 la len with oil as he thought, he was stabbed from behind by the King's son and pitched overboard; they then st• tacked and murdered the remainder of the crew except one boy from Ireland, who has remained at the Amerlmi settlement on the coast, in expectation of getting a passage to America, where his father and mother reside. " The King and his men took the vessel close in shore, determined to burn her for her copper and Ina ; but in two days after the brig Tweed, Bqaden, of Bristol, chanced to anchor at night at the same place, and hearing of what had happened, went on board and induced the natives to give her up to him on paying something for her, and ran her to h place of safety by part of his crew, and sub•equently gave her in charge to Captain Stafford, first officer of the Chalco, of it.d-t 1 to bring her home with a crew of three white mu and Kruomcn, and on the 22nd of October she was dig muted in a heavy gale near the Western Islands. " Capt. Stafford deserves great praise for his exertions in getting the vessel to a haruour of safety, contending wi.h hoary gales in his disabled state, and having nothing to subsitt on but salt meat and bread for a great put of the voyage, and the men being kept at the pumps almost con stantly. It is supposed that Captain Ccrmack's widow re sides in London. THE CHOLERA. Mos the Gement Bowled Hest, Nov. 7.) METROPOLIS. From the metropolis, returns have been this day received of nine deaths, which occurred in the C, D, R, L, M, and P, police districts. Cholera, in its worst form, broke out at the begin ning of the last week at 13, Upper Grove-street, St. George's-in-the-East—a most filthy and abominable place. The first persons attacked were a dog, rat, and pigeon fancier, and his wife. The filth of the animals and a putrid rat were lying about the room. The patients were both removed to the cholera hos pital, where the man died, and the wife is not ex pected to recover. Two children were at 02CC taken to the workhouse, apparently in gJod health : one of them, however, was attacked at midnight, and the . seizure eventually proved fatal. A youth was also attacked in the same house, and died in a few hours. Dr. Tripe, the medical officer If the district, immediately made a house-to-house visitation, and directed the instant dispersion of the inmates of the house, which be found to be in so filthy a condition, that he felt it hopeless to attempt to treat any ease there. The house has been subsequently limewashed and purified. Grove-street, in which these cases occurred, is one of the private streets which the Com misioners of Paving of the parish have been most desirous to pave, and have endeavoured to get una r their jurisdiction ; but the freeholders refuse to give it up to the public, or allow the Commissioners to interfere with it. Great complaints are also made of the terrible e tt uvia from the uatrapped drain in the neighbourhood. A statement having been made in the public prints by the Rev. Mr. Legge, the vicar of Lewisham, " that any case of cholera has now oreurred at Black heath is perfectly false." the following particulars have been ascertained :—October 28th died Rosina Asker, at 2 years 7 months, in Pheenix-square, Dart mouth-passage; sickness at 9 a.m., died at 3; p.m.; sudden collapse after an hour, vomiting, but without diarrheea. The mere absence of purging, or even rat vomiting at the same time, is no evidence that this case was not ono of malignant cholera. In deed,_ the very worst cases of this formidable disease are those in which these symptoms are wholly or partially absent ; the powers of life being struck dowa at once by the poison. The opinion of Mr. Carr, of Lee, who attended the pa tient, and of Mr. South, the eminent surgeon of St. Thomas's Hospital, after a careful consideration of the case, is, that it was one of the existing epidemic. It is a very instructive fact, that in the house imme diately opposite that in which this patient died, a rapidly fatal came of cholera, registered as such, oc curred in 1849, and that Mr. Carr %Jan that occasion certified " there is a cesspool under the house, giving out a most offensive smell. In my opinion, the house is unfit for human habitation.' This is the case which Mr. Legge alludes to as being that of a gown who died "perhaps of cholera, but iu a great measure through his own imprudence." But this was not the only fatal instance of the epidemic of 1849 in the naturally healthy and favoured village of Blackheath, for the existence of local nuisances will neutralise every advantage of situation. Between the 30th July and the 6th Sep tember in that year four other deaths occurred from the epidemic. Of these two occurred in a filthy spot called Bath-place, which has recently been described lby the local sanitary committee, of which Mr. South is one of the most active members, in these words : "The whole of this district, excepting Twentyman'e and Smith's-cottages, ought to be shut up as quite unfit for human habitation." Another case, fatal in 11 hours, occurred in another most unwhclesanse locality, Blackheath-vale or gravel-pits, where the waterstagnates in a filthy pool, and the basement floors of the houses are often overflowed with its coa -1 tents. On the recent inspection of the district by I Dr . Milroy, he found that no efficient steps had been taken since 1849 to correct the notorious sa nitary evils which then existed. He found the condition of the houses in Phoenix-square, Dart mouth-passage, where the recent case of cholera has occurred, to be disgracefully bad, and inevi tably endangering the lives of the tenants. The landlord, who has only recently purchased the houses, which are held under Lord Dartmouth, the chief proprietor in the district, has expressed his intention to remove the privies, whose horrible effluvia are poisoning the inhabitants, and to re place them by suitable closets with sewer laid on. As the Lewisham board of guardians have appointed the medical officer of the district as the sanitary inspector of all such dwellings, it is to be hoped that the board will henceforth act promptly and energetically upon his certificate. SOHAM. The condition of this town is an example of that of many others, and of the difficulty when an extra ordinary epidemic occurs of carrying into effect any effectual preventive measures. It also illustrates the destruction of life, and the loss in money occa sioned by the almost constant presence of typhus and other forms of zymotic disease. Up to the Bth inst., 29 fatal cases of cholera had occurred. A par tial and deceptive lull in the progress of the epidemic appears to have taken place in the middle of last week, but the disease began again to re-assume its virulent form during the night of the 4th. An old man who at 4 o'clock, p.m. held the horse of one of the medical officers while he entered the house to visit a patient, and who then said he was perfectly well, although it after wards appeared that at that very tin.e he was labouring under premonitory symptoms, was taken ill in the night, and notwithstanding all medi cal aid died in the morning. " When shortly after wards I inspected the house," says Dr. Waller Lewis, " I found his three grandchildren all dangerously ill, two of them with only slight chances of recovery. The house was one of those which I had p:eviously described as wretched and dirty in the extreme, with large ditches of filthy water, strongly impregnated with night soil in front and behind it, and n privy in an indescribable condition in the back-yard. " This is in Bull-lane, where, and in the immediate neighbourhood, are numerous other houses in a similar condition. Many of these houses have lost one or more of their late inhabitants, and still con tain from one to three, or four, cases of the disease, in one or other of its stages. lam quite at a loss to know what can be done for these unfortunates. From the reports of the medical attendants medicine seems to exert little controlling influence over the disease. Nothing short of a wholesale removal of the people from their present infected abodes can prevent many more falling victims to the pestilence. " Unluckily, from the nature of this place, this step is impracticable to any extent. Soham is a town, or rather a long straggling village, with but few houses untenanted. The few that are to be had are mostly situated on the commons, which are intersected everywhere with full ditches and dotted frequently with pools of stagnant water. In the winter and wet weather these commons are for weeks and months ankle deep in water, and in mug places quite impassable. In fact they labeur under the same disadvantages and defects of non-drainage and saturated soils as_ the most infected localities them selves. "Some conception may be formed of the unhealthy condition and consequent cost to the Union of some of these commons, from the fact that I visited a row of four or five cottages on Jim Fen Common, where there were some cases of diarrhoea. I was informed by one of the magistrates, and the statement was con firmed by one of the inhabitants, that in the autumn there had been 18 or 19 eases of fever in those few houses. 'the Soham guardians assured ate that they had cost between 50s. and 60s. a week for many weeks together in wine alone. Can the do-nothing system he allowed to continue much longer? In one house in Buil-lane the mother lay dying with cho lera in one room, and five children vomiting and purged in one bed in an adjoining room, wi is so constructed that it is only by bendicg the body to nearly a right argle that 1 could approach the bed to examine the sufferers. The mother, I regret to say, has died this morning. A local sanitary committee, established tare at my suggestion, and with plenary powers nud authority from the Newmarket Board of Guardians, are now most energetically and praiseworthily exerting. themselves to remove the dis:ased to anot her set of cottages. But it is doubtful whether much benefit will be derived from this, from the circumstances previously stated. Moro good will certainly accrue from another step also in process of execution, namely, removing those that are still unafiecad to a house in a dry and healthy locality. Un luckily this will accommodate but three families; a mere fraction of those that ought to be removed, From local circumstances the town of &sham is in a state of most deplorable helplessness. It is 6 miles from the nearest town, Ely, and 7 from Newmarket, where the guardians sit. There is no communication with either of those towns but by private canveyance. No coach, omnibus, or fly is kept in the pence. If such conveyance is reieered a messenger must he despatched to one of the se towns to request one to be sent. It is with the greatest difficulty the sanitary committee have burrowed a horse and cart to convey the invalids and some ne cessary articles of furniture to the hired cottages. The town will owe an eternal debt of gratitude to those gentlemen who hare com bined to form a local bourd of health. The vicar, the Rev. Henry 'frisker, who had quitted the place to go to Brighton for his health, returned immediately he received intelligence of the virulent nature of the outbreak. His two curates, who have both suffered from slight attacks of the epidemic, are , together with the magistrates and the local au: hori tks, and some o:her gentlemen, indefatigable in their exertime. " One of the medical men is unfortunately an in valid, and unaele to leave his house ; and this throws additional labour on the other two, whose exertions are beyond praise. I feel convinced that they would soon have been obliged to give in, were it not that two house-tolouse visitors from London have just arrived, and are now in full work. 1 hope therefore to he ably shortly, with!. Divine favour, to report a more favourable state of thinies. " In the mean time I have to report that 4 deaths have taken place here today, and several children are in a state th it utlerds but little room for hope. To show the virulent nature of the poison and how thoroughly impregnated therewith an infected liouee becomes, I adduce the following cases ot eevcral members of the same family suffering at the present time. In the family of H— there are 3 members labouring under the disease, in that of T— there are 3, in that of 11.--- there are 2, in, that of P-- there arc 7, iu that of A-- there are 3, in that of H--- there are 5, in that of It— there are 4, in that of G-- there are 3, in that of L— there are 3, and in that ut H-- there are 6. Them are at present under treatment—Diarrhcea, S 2 : approach ing cholera, 2; cholera. 4. In Waterside alone there are 24 ; in Bull-lane, 20." Et.v.—The officer of health of Ely reports that five cases of cholera have occurred in that city, two of which have proved fatal. Neither of these appeani to have had communication with Sahatte or with each other, and they occurred in different parts of Ely. As usual both the deceased lived in most un healthy localities. The inquest furnisiies an account of the locality in which the first victim meted, and of the second it is on:y necessary to add the name, ' " Little Lorlei)." In Mr. Lee's Report in 1819, on the sanitary condition of Ely, it is stated that the mortality iu this particular locality was then 45 in the 1,0(10. Previously to the occurrence of the fatal cases the officer of health had math• a report to the local board of Health on the wretched conditiou of this locality, and the local bard of health had formed themselves into a committee and made a house-to-house visitation of the usual seats of epi demic disease. The result of their inquiries has been the discovery of nuisances as plentiful as in 1848-19. No unusual amount of diarrheca appeared to be prevailing at present. Bo :rd meetings have been held daily during the last week, aped Dr. Waller Lewis being at Soham was requested to visit Ely to assist in carrying into effect forthwith such precau tionary measures os were practicable. leveateene—From information received from the medical department of the Government Emigration t ffice, it aopears that during the month of October 36 ships hare been cleared, with 16,932 passengers, equal to 14,4521 statute adults; and that during the same period there have been detained 10 cases of fever, 10 of dysentery, I of measles, 3 of cholera, and lof a cutaneous disorder. The greatest number of persons detained have been Germans. Tee gene ' ral health of the town is represented as continuing to be good. The eases of malignant cholera are few, and principally confined to the German emigrants; and those who . have lately arrived in Liverpool appear to be in a healthier condition than those eho lett Ger many during the month of September and the be ginning of October. There have also passed through the German Emig:ants' Home, at Bootle, 214 male adults, 113 female adults, 53 male childrt n, ;;1 female children, and 11 infants. The establishment is stated to he in a healthy situation, and kept in good order. HOLBEACIL—An outbreak of the epidemic ap peared to be impeuding over this town, there having occurred since the 21st of October two fatal cus=s of cholera, six cases approaching cholera, and 12 cases of diarrhcca. All these occurred in cottages consist ing of two small ro ms, surrounded by marsh and fen, with pools of stagnant water, manure heaps, and unclean privies and pigsties. The inhabitants, Iconsisting of farm labourers, obtain their supply of water fur all purposes from pits sunk from two to five feet deep in the earth, mixed in many instances with surface drainage from privies. The town of Holbcach itself has nu drains, and no regular supply of water. An efficient local medical staff is reported to have been appointed, and an inspector of nuisances, and the tempurary suspension of the epidemic affords, time for carrying into effect all available means of cleansing, removal of collections of filth, liine•wash- ing, DUNDEE.—Nov. 4. Deaths—Cholera, 14. Nov. 6. Cholera, 9. Making a total from the commence ment of 57 deaths. ARBROATIL—NO7. 4. Deaths—Cholera, 1. Nov. 5. Cholera-1. Total from commencement, 7 deaths. FORFAR—Nov. 4. Deaths—Cholera, 2. CLIFTON—Nov. 1. Death—Cholera, 1. LUTON—Nov. 3. Death—Cholera, 1. Total from commencement, 9 deaths. NEWCASTLE—Nov. 4. Death—Cholera, 1. THE CHOLERA IN MILLBANK PRISON. Yesterday, Mr. Bedford proceeded with a long in quiry into the death of a convict named Ernest Mt.ller, aged 45 years, the seventh victim to the fatal epidemic in that prison. Tao deceased had ibeen ricAved tram New gate on the 21st of June last, under sentence of seven ran' transportation fur ebtaining money under false pretences. lie had not bufLred any deprivatiun cr punishment in the prison, but he was seized with symptoms of Claud Ce aon the 23rd ult., and he died on Saturday afternoon last.—Mr. Paine, the rt sideut zurgeon, stated that there was a dcpzeit of filth in the nei3'abourhuod, which tainted the air of the prison materially, and that would bring about cholera Mr. R. Gamble, inspector for the removal of nuisanzea, said his attention had been called by Major Grovel, the governor, to an accumulation of dust at a wharf nearly op p. site the entrance to the prison. \Vi•ness considered it necessary to have it removed, gave the usual twenty-fns hours' notice, and it was taken away. The place was still used as a deposit for filth, but in smaller quantities, ave raging perhaps 63 loads.—Major Groves said that, although the inspector midlt go to the wharf and had small roan tities, yet it was a place of deposit for refuse ; an accumu lation takes place there until there is a barge load, when it was removed, aol at such times the stench was moat abominable.—The Coroner directed the inspector to sec to the permanent removal of the wharf. The Coroner then summed up, nod told the jury that any recommend- tiara Aird to the verd.ct should be prenoptiy attended to and, after a lung consultation, the jury said they could not make any addenda without taking into consideration the nuisances L on the opposite side of the river, and returned a verdizt of • " Death from Asiatic cholera." THE SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY intend to be their own carrier , in taking goods to and from their,stai tioos. They has e oreeuily reduced the prices paid to the com mon Carrier. for taking goods to the South Western Hallway station and the cat nets have gone to the county ccurt to rt cover ', the difk ren ce hetween what has been paid %him by the company and what the latter charges to the pubic ter the cartage. The carriers have just obtained a venlict in their favour. The company are now charging the common carriers tot each item to a load a goo.is matted of for the aggregate bulk, by which the profits of the carriers are reduced. This is at the ifreaent time the subject of ii•iga tian in the count) court. DEATH OV T:ilt SLEEPING MAN.—Cornelius Vroos man, tt the sleeping man," died st hie brothet's r , •idenee, in elarlicon, on Monday, the 17th of October. While or.. s.- hilsitiou in New York, be was taken sick, which win,. • • induce sweetie state for a short period, anti th,n • locos idl condition, with intervals of wakefulness until he was :wok 0,11 home on the 140. . lle talke i hut very little, ioquirmg after his mother. who had been deal two years ; his M.-d.ur and brother, wham he seemed partially to recognise He complained et great internal heat, and sory.ess e i his throat mad stote.mli. On the morning of the day et his death he called tor food, and ate a hearty meal, and ft om that time ht Sailed to be in pain until 2 o'elcck p.m., when he died without a struggle. llis age was some 3 i 'tars. — Rochester Democrat. 11