The Express. — London, England, 1864-03-08 00:00:00

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Marra Feehter, Brougham, Emery, Charles, and Jordan ; Klemm Kate Terry, Lorena*, and Elaworthy, sad Kra Loa. anri~~ THU EYENTWG. EVIL HAWDV AND HON}T HEARTS. Meters Reynolds, Cranford, Blirsood, Drummond; Mesdames S. Lane, Cranford, and Yarnold—Danclng by Made. Stephan -And THE OUTCASTS. Misr Mlles. NIGH WATILEI AT LONDON DIUDGII. MO DaT Iforang. lb. 54a... .Allauesa Ih. 1724. Itaimmaow— Morning. it IYn,.... Anomie% OA Oa LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 8. WE learn from Birmingham that great concern is felt amongst all classes in that town and neighbourhood for the young man, GEORGE Ham., who was sentenced to death last Thum day, at the Warwickshire Assizes ; and that a strenuous effort is about to be made to in dnoe the HOME SECRETARY to consider his case and give effect to the jury's recommendation to mercy. It is at such a moment as this, when it is necessary that local opinion, if sound and just, should receive support from as many points as possible, and when not only the life of a fellow -creature, but, what is of more importance, the interests of social justice are in peril, that we feel keenly the mischief done by attempts, reiterated with mechanical punctuality as often as a murderer is sentenced to capital punishment, to create • false public sentiment and excite pre judice against the law. It would only be natural if the public, perceiving that its sympathies are systematically claimed for the perpetrators of foul crimes, should decline altogether to entertain apper ls on behalf of criminals, and leave them alone in presence of the law they have broken. We do no more than our duty, however, in making this case known, and have confidence in the readiness of the public to form an unbiassed judgment upon the facts. The prisoner, Geoeoe HALL, by trade a jeweller's stamper, is twenty-two years of age. His parents were poor, but in the estimation of persons on the spot well qualified to judge, both he and they were in point of character considerably above the average of Birmingham work-people. Last Christmas-day he married a young woman named SARAH ANN SMITH, whom he had courted many years. It says little for his discern ment that he believed her to be a virtuous and respectable girl, for it is proved that for • long time she bad been carrying on an intrigue with another man, named MARTIN Toy. On the day of their marriage HALL took his wife to a house which he had prepared for their future home. On the same evening she left her husband, in opposition to his remonstrances, and late at night went to her mother's house and slept there. On the following day her parents took her back to her husband, but the next Sunday she visited Toy without the knowledge of her husband, and then returning home with the latter, lived with him for s week, treating him haughtily and unkindly. On Sunday, Jan.:;, she left her husband without assigning any reason, and returned to her father's house. On the.; day she saw Toy, and during the following week was much with him, and by the man's own admission committed adultery with him more than once. On Saturday, Jan. 9, she went to the Prince of Wales's Theatre with Toy. A fel low-workman of HALL'S, seeing her there, sent for the husband, who went thither and met the couple as they were coming out. He asked his wife what she meant by going with some one else, when she replied, " I mean what you see, and I "shall continue to do so." After a short alterca tion they parted, and on that night, and subse quently until shortly before her death, the adul terous intercourse with Toy was repeated. On the 12th of January HALL's wife took out a summons against him for having, as she alleged, threatened her outside the theatre ; but the sum mons was dismissed, the magistrates adsising her to go home with her husband. From the 14th of January to the 16th of February she con tinued to live at her father's house, Toy visiting her there. From the time that his wife left him to the day when he committed the fatal crime HALL'S distress of mind was so great as to attract the notice of his master and fellow -workmen. To Mr. Si emoNs, his employer, he said, " I love her "so much that I could die for her. I would " have done right by her. She never let me " know before we were married that she did not " care for me, and when she was short of work I " have often helped her. I am doomed to be " miserable for life." At intervals during that period of separation he saw his wife, in the pre sence of her mother, who tried to persuade her daughter to return to him. On these omissions his behaviour is described as having been moat kind. The last of these interviews took place on the 16th of February. Upon this occasion his behaviour to his wife, according to the evidence of her mother, was moat affectionate. On his rising to leave she followed him to the door, and there he appears to have asked her to pat on her bonnet and shawl and ac company him, promising to bring her home. What passed between them may never be known, but about an hour afterwards she was brought back wounded in the neck by a pistol ball In his incoherent but thrilling address to the court, the prisoner, after conviction, referring to the occurrence, while fully admitting Tika PIPRESS, TUESDAY his guilt, declared that "he Imew isiarite than " child how or when be did it.' The wom:1 lingered till the next day lard fie died, Tar, being present for an hour and a half before her death. There is room for difference of opinion respecting HALL'S intentions when he invited his wife to accompany him on the night of her death. That his mind was in a state of intense agony appears from all the evi dence. He must also at the time have had the deadly weapon in his possession, and if he had used it against his own life or against that of TOY, his friends would have been less surprised than they afterwards were. For though just after the event he said to one and another, " I told "you I would do it," the fact appears to be that nobody had ever heard him say anything of the kind. As Mr. Justice Brum observed to the jury, the wife voluntarily followed her husband, no woman's instinct teaching her that his mind was intent on murderous thoughts. Upon the whole, we think few will be of opinion that this is a case in which the sentence could be carried into full effect without weakening those feelings of respect with which the administration of the law should always be guarded. We are far in deed from suggesting that motives can properly be pleaded in extenuation for premeditated crime. But the terrible provocation which Grogan HALL re ceived from his wife, who even taunted him with her infidelity, appears to have quite bewil dered and demented him. It is worthy of mention that even now he retains the respect and regard of his wife's relations. They knew how honourably and sincerely he loved her; how often he forgave her, how ready he was to receive her again after her wanderings. Jiia Surra, the poor woman's mother, and JANE WILTON, her grandmother, have joined in a me morial expressing their conviction that but for MARTIN TOT, HALL would have made an excellent husband, and praying that his life may not be taken. We trust that these facts will be carefully considered at the Home-office, and that Sir GLOBAL Gary may be led to a decision in which mercy to the unhappy prisoner may be harmonized with the interests of justice. gbe Court. WLVDSOR CASTLE, Itasca 7. The Queen drove in the grounds this morning, aocom panted by the Princess Helena. Her Majesty received the Countess Waelmeister, wife of the Swedish and Norwegian minister ; Madame Comps, wife of the Spanish minister; and Barone= de Blouse, wife of the Hanoverian Charge d'Affaires, to-day at Windsor Castle. They were severally presented to her Majesty by COWAN/ Russell. Prince Arthur, ►ttended by Major Elphinstone, left the castle for Greenwich-park. Earl Granville also left the castle for London. The Duchene of Cambridge and the m aw . m u , v im i ,d the Prince sod Princess of Wales, at Marlborough-hones, yesterday rooming. The irises and Prince= of Wales, attended by the Countess De Grey and Lieutenant-Col.* Kappa, left Marlborough-house at • quarter before 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and went to Windsor by the Great Western Railway, on • visit to the Qoees. A deem tation from Windsor bed an interview yeetedsy with the Right Hoo. William Cowper, at the office of her Majesty's Commisaioners of Works and Public Building', Whitehall-place. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Governor of Singapore. Is the list of presentations made to the Prince of Wales at the levee held on Wednesday laat, the name of Captain Horne, 25th Regiment, was inadvertently omitted. Captain Horne was presented by Major-General the Hoe. A. A. Dalzell, commanding South East District. PRESENTATION TO THE PRINCE OF WALES. —The Basle, Prayer-book, sod lectern subscribed for by "Gentle men of the United Kingdom," will be presented to the Prince of Wales ►t Marlborough Rouse on Friday out. Prince John of Glucksburg, younger brother of the King of Denmark, will arrive to-day in London, to represent King Christian IX. at the christening of the infant prince. The prism is attended by Baron Gulden crone. The Earl and Countess Spencer, by the last ac counts, had arrived at Alexandria, and fully intended to ItMUD to England by the early part of May. They were both in good health. The Earl and Countess of Zetland left their reel deem is Arliegtoa-street, Piccadilly, yesterday, for Asks Hall, Yorkshire. The Countess (Dowager) Cowper and Ladies Cowper, who hare been on a tour in Italy since early in the past autumn, have lately been resident in Home and Naples, and are expected home in the kanne of the ensuing month, or early in May. Lord Llanover has left town for South Wales, and will not return till after the Easter holidays. Lord ClArence Paget will proceed with the navy estimates in committee of supply oil Thursday next. On the 18th Mr. Osborne, on the motion for adjournment till after Easter, will call the attention of the House of Commons to the atate of our relations with Dan mark. On resuming the adjourned debate on " Ques tion,—That Mr. Speaker do now leave the chair for com mittee on the Government Annuities Bill," Sir Minto Farquhar will move—That the bill be committed to a select committee, It is now definitely arranged that the Easter Monday Volunteer Review will take place ou Farley Meath. Colonel Witold° went down to Guildford yesterday =rain, accompanied by Lord Truro and Colonel Buxton, and exit mined the ground for several hours. ----- The report of Mr. J. W. Bazalgette, engineer to the Metropolitan Board of Works, on the bills for railway sad other schemes sow before parliament hes jut been issued. It is a voluminous document, occupying 91 folio pages, sad gives an elaborate amount of 63 railway schemes within the metropolis. Tables are gives allowing the interference of these schemes sith the rsrioue streets and sewers to e serious extent. These schemes Involve, in the aggregate, the construction of 258 new lines of railway and branches, of 417 A miles in length, with 11 bridges over the Thames and two lines passing through the Thames Tassel, the total capital proposed to be raised being about 70,000,0001. Ample accounts of these schemes have already appeared. ARMY EIAMINATIONS.—The examiustiun fur ad minion to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, will take glace ou Thursday, the 18th of June ; that for the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. on Monday. the 4:h of July ; and that for the Staff College on Monday, the 25th of July. No day has ss yet lona fixed for the next examine • tioa for direct commissions. Tfl E CRAWLEY COURT MARTIAL —An approxi mate return from the War-ofilce has been published, show tog the expenses occuicoed by the court martial, distil). knishing the proportions to be defrayed from imperial and Indian reveoue respectively. The account is as follows : , Coot of transport for witnesses, die., from India to England, 5,324/. IN.; travelling expenses for witnesses, &c., in Eng land, 436/. 44. Id.; pay and allowances of witnesses. 9.283/. 1.. 7d.: estimated cost of transport back to India. 2.9011. lls. 10d. ; expenses of Deputy.JudgeAdvocate- General. and of certain witnesses, telegrams, cabs . , &c., 1271. 17 s , 3d.; Messrs. Gurney and S ons . for transcripts of evidence, dw . 212/. 17s. 3d.; fitting up club at Aldershot, fuel, light, end repairs at furniture, 54/. 18s. Bd.; incidental expenses, 171. its. 4d. ; total, 18,3,8/.17 5 . 6d. Th e whole of the above expendit ure will be defrayed from imperial revenues. THE SHORTEST BILL OP THE SESNION. —MT. C. Forster has laid before the Houma Commons a bill notable for ita brevity. The formal prefatory, " Ile it enacted by, he.," is actually longer than what may be deacomitated the bill itself, which is fact consists of the following 31 words —" From and after the passing of this act oo conviction of fake,' shall muse a forfeiture of the lands or goods of any person so convicted, any statute or usage to the contrary notwithstanding." SoCut Knwerwinow Mrsacm. —During the week ending March 5 the visitors ham been as follows : Oa Monday. Tuesday. and Saturday, f r e e days, open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 7,142; a. Wednesday, Thoss&y, end Friday, students' days (admivion to the I abbe 6d.), open from 10 am. till 5 p.m., 1.381 : total, 8,t27. From the opening of the nemesia, 4,470M1. LATIBT • 111 Z BLZBWIG INVASION. No great change has taken place in the situation of the opposing forces at Duppel. The belief is that military operations will shortly be urged on with vigour. The Danes have, it appears, in the redoubts of Duppel, nearly 200 pieces of cannon. A letter from Flensburg states that Prince Frederick Charles wished to make an immediate assault at Duppel, but the general-in-chief was un willing to expose the Prussian army to a check, which would have been all the more annoying as the Austrian soldiers have hitherto borne off the honours of the war. It is no longer doubtful that Duppel will be attacked in a regular siege, which may be of long duration. According to the latest despatches the Prussians are not satisfied with strongly establishing them selves at Kolding, but are every day approaching nearer to Frederick. Their march is slow and methodical, but continuous. After having raised a great number of field works round Kolding, they have advanced towards the small towns of Brande. rap, Treelow, and Houneberg, having had in each movement engagements with the Danish cavalry, which was forced, in spite of its courage, to fall back before an enemy superior in number, after, however, having caused the invaders considerable losses. THE AUSTRIAN "NAVY." The Camarade, an Austrian military journal, contains the following : The swew-frigate Schwartuaberg, of 51 guns ; the screw corvette Dandolo, 22 guns ; the Etta-boat' fisehttad, Vele blob, and Wall, of 4 guns each ; and the screw schooner Berko, 6 gnu, are cruising io the Mediterranean. In the Adriatic are the screw gue-bcate Dalmat and Beasego, of 4 guns each ; and the paddle-wheel steamers Vulcan sod Fiume (now being armed for the purpose of cruising in the English Channel and the North 5..) ; se well ea the screw liner Kaiser, 91 guns ; the screw frigate Kadetzlry, 36 guns ; the corvette Archduke Frederic, 22 guns ; sod the paddle wheel steamer Elizabeth, 6 guns An Austrian shipof•war has convoyed eight Austrian merchant vowels for the mouths of the Danube, and sailed with them through the Dardanelles. THE BOMBAY MAIL We have received adrices from Bombay to Feb. 14. The Viceroy and Gocernor-General of India is remaining in Calcutta. His excellency, on a morning walk a few weeks since, was pursued by a wild buffalo that bad broken loose from the Cal- cutta cattle show, and escaped from its attack by his fleetness as a runner. His Excellency Sir Hugh RO6B has been invited to Calcutta by the Viceroy, to confer on military matters of importance. His excellency was in Pesbawur at latest dates. The Viceroy is summoning to his counsels those who formerly were cc►workers with him in the Punjab. General G. St. P. Lawrence, C.B. governor-general's agent for the Rajpootana states, has been summoned to Calcutta to confer with the Viceroy on important matters connected with the affairs of Rajpootana. Great changes are in contemplation with regard to the political juris diction over that part of the country. General G. St. P. Lawrence, C. 8., Sir Herbert Edwardea, C. 8., and Colonel Durand, C. 8., are spoken of as candidates for the lieutenant governorship of the Punjab. The beat section of the Persian Gulf telegraph is completed. It extends from Guadur to Malcolm's Inlet, Cape Mussendom. On the 9th ult. a message was so transmitted from the last-named place to the former as to show that the 359 miles of cable successfully laid i•i the first section was in good condition. The extension of the line to Bushire was to be commenced in a week, and everything gives promise of a successful and speedy termina tion of the work ia the Persian Gulf. Within two months, probably, there will be an uninterrupted telegraphic communication between Great Britain and India. We have to announce the completion of another great public work—the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway. The whole length of the line was travelled on the 9th inst. by Colonel J. Pitt Kennedy, the engineer-in -chief. The line was expected to be opened on the Ist of this month. Great suffering has been produced amongst the poorer classes in Bombay by the unprecedented rise in the price of provisions. A sanitary commission has been formed in Ben gal by government notification, " to consider and afford advice and assistance in all matters relating to the health of the army, and to supervise the gradual introduction of sanitary improvements in barracks, hospitals, and stations, as well as in towns in proximity to military stations in the Bengal presidency." Similar boards are to be formed at Madras and Bombay. The act for the prevention of the adulteration of cotton in the Bombay presidency came into opera tion on the Ist ult. Favourable accounts arc received from all parts of the country of the general health and industry. The past season has been unusually cold throughout India. (arum's na.mums.) AMERICA. LATEST FROM MOBILE. The Richmond Examiner of the 20th February says : " The following despatch was received at the War Department last night : " ' Mobile, Feb. 19, 2 p.m. " ' General S. Cooper, kc.,—Farragut has not re newed his attack on Grant's Pass. His fleet lies off the pass iu the Sound. The weather is too bad for action. Sherman's corps is not advancing down the Mobile and Ohio road. No landing has yet been reported in the direction of Pascagould. " ' D. H. Manur, Major-General.' "An official despatch was also received in the course of the day, which reduces the enemy's demon stration at Quitman to a very unimportant affair. Former despatches overrated the enemy's force. General Maury repotted yesterday that he had made a close reconnaissance of the enemy's force at that point (which is about 100 miles from Mobile), and that it did not number more than a thousand men. The whole was probably some raid on some trestle work of the Mobile and Ohio railroad." HOLSTEIN. ALTONA, llmicii 7, Errsinc. Two officers and 20 Danish soldiers landed yester day at the village of Heiligenbaien, in Holstein, it is supposed, for the purpose of reconnoitring. THE SUEZ CANAL COMPANY. PARIS, MARCH 8. The Emperor has consented to arbitrate in cer tain questions pending with the Suez Canal Com pany, referred to him for settlement by the Viceroy of Egypt. His Majesty has appointed a committee of fire members to examine the questions at issue. ~. FRAIf CL PLRIS, 3LLI 8. The Coectitelionesl of to-day, in an irtiele signed by M. Limayrso, considers the assertions of the inglish journals respecting the re-establishment of the Holy Alliance to be at least exaggerated. The writer dwells upon the diversity of interest. between Austria, Prussia, and Buss* and con tinues :—" We do not say that this alliance does not or will not exist, but we refuse to believe in its ex istence on the terms and conditions denounced by the English press." Before judging of the triple alliance M. Limayrac wishes to know if it really exists, and upon what conditions. 0111112r11 ECPIIIIS.) THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE ROLF HAASE WITH THE PRUSSIAN BATTERIES. COPENHAGEN, Ilmicu 3. • The following letter has been received from an officer who was on board the Danish cupola ship, the Rolf Krake, during the engagement with the Prussian batteries at Egernsund. It says : Nine days ago (Feb. 10) we left the made at Comeliness, and sailed, in consort with the Osamu, to Sooderburg. Our crew only came on board the morning of our departure. The men were unpractised, and had rarely been under fire. On the evening of the 17th we 'heard that we were next morning to me what was to be done against a bridge which the seamy had thrown scram at Stemmed, shortening the route to Broagerland and the position at Dipped. At 7 a.m., on the 18th, we left Sonderburg, and steered for Flensburg Bay. Yon know the limestones of the Rolf !treks. She has two towers, each carrying two heavy gum ; apertures at the top of the tower admit light and air; mechanical arrangements allow of the ship being lowered until her deck is only a few inches above the surface. We pared Holois without replying to the fire of the battery stationed there, and took up the position which had been designated. Here we anchored, with oar broadside towards two fixed batteries aad one moveable field battery, which opened upon us • murderous fire with round shot, conical shell, and shrapnel. A tongue of land prevented our seeing the bridge we had been ordered to destroy. The enemy fired very well. Hie fixed batteries were masked, and it ia therefore impossible to say bow much damage we did him ; bat I nest • ample of 'hells at a rifled gun that mined conical shell upon as from the heights, and when shearing off bombarded • mill and • house. We returned to Sonderbeirg after being en gaged one hour sad • half. The Rolf Krake stood the trial welL She was hulled 66 times, each shot being of Resit sufficient to sink a wooden ship. The towers were bit several times. Sixteen shots went through the funnel, one through the steam pipe, three through the foremast, one through the mainmast, two through the miser, sod 60 to 70 through the bulwarks, small boats, sails, and rigging. The deck is torn up in many places, the tackle much iujurxd, the three boats penetrated, every vulnerable point was hit, and I should like to have seen any part of the deck where a man could have been stationed without certainty of death. We calculate that about 5,6001ba. of iron were expended upon us, and you may sup pose that we contributed our share. The noise was deafen ing, produced as much by our fire sa the missiles of the enemy, whose shells flew about in all directioos. One which burst directly over the tower in which I was stationed, sent in a shower of pieces, which set fire to two mattresses, damaged my frontispiece, grazed my leg, smashed my telescope, and pe netrated a eat lying by my side in half a dozen places, am still deaf of one ear from the din, otherwise not much hurt. One man in each tower was also slightly wounded, and curiously enough each in the left cheek. GALICIA AND ITALY. VIENNA, MANCE 6. Advicee from Galicia report the prevalence of agitation in that province. Notwithstanding the proclamation of the state of siege, the placards of the National Polish government have been aflized in the streets of Lemberg. Prince Sapieha has fled to Galatz. The government formally denies the repo' Is at tributing to it aggressive intentions against Italy. Large numbers of troops are being concentrated in the Tyrol and the provinces of Austria adjacent to Italy, but solely, it is declared, for defensive pur poses. Archduke Leopold will inspect the fortifi cations of the Tyrol and the Quadrilateral at an early date. Orders have been sent to Trieste to fit out the frigate Novara, which will be placed at the disposi tion of the Archduke Maximilian. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) TITINDAT. MARC[ IL S LL 111. Q. I. 1 Y. ), MARCH 8, 1864. 4' MUSIC. MONDAY POPULAR CONCERT& Th. concert of last night was a selection from the works of various oaspossrs. The programme warn as follows : ?A8! I. Otiet, tor font violins, two ;lolos - ind two vio loncellos Meant:amain. Bone, _"AL I why don love r (Don Quixote), Loninmollbserloodon Mactarren. Bong (Le Monads dawn lord, Mi. rwoUst a °°lm° 4* nousla. Is Z Ilst, Op SI, .' Los Aden; TA et le Maw,* tor *adorn, slow, Mr. Midas HAM Badhoron. PA= IL Quartet, mC, Op at for ao violins, viols. and violoncello (dlealed to Count Raeoumovrekl) Beethoven. Boob" The Winter Bong," Madame Lemmata* ngton Bow, " Questi annotation" (El Seraglio), Mr giggler Monet. Trio, la 0, for pianoforte, violin, and violoncello Haydn. Headship,ba's Ottetto wee oompomd at the age of fifteen, and considered as a juvenile production is eertainly a won derful effort of genius. But with all our admiratioa for Maideleeolui, we cannot, with some of ►is admiren, raised this piece as ranking deservedly with his noblest imam insotal oompoeitioas for the chamber. vieuxtempa was the loading violin, sod be was worthily supported by his subordinates, Mama. Rise, Wiener, Wat son, Webb, Bann, Daubed, and Roue, all of them able and eminent performers. Their efforts to do justice to the work were warmly applauded. Madame Lommens-Sherrington mug Madurea's song from Don Quixote charmingly, and was much applauded. Of Bentley's air from Gomod's 4Sledecin makre lui, we have only to say that it wee received not less warmly. The hall was very full is every part. DRAMA. DRUkY•LANL The new faros, entitled The Alabama, produced at this theatre last evening, tern• out to be an old acquaint sac% being no other than Mr. J. C. Morton's cautical faros, entitled The Spitfire, first performed, we believe, in 1838, at Covent-garden, daring Mr. Maeready's management. The piece, however, has not only "suffered • sea change," but • land change also. The venue is altered from the Dolphin Inn, Portsmouth, to the Confederate Arms, in some port in the island of Cuba ; the psrleyvooing sailor is converted into an Irishmen ; while the saucy English waits becomes • negro servant, Joe. Finally, the substitution of the saucy Alabama for her Majesty's sloop Spitfire, and the conversion of • comic tobacconist into an English tailor, who has emigrated to that tropical region, complete the change from the spirit of 1838 to that of 1864. Whether this experiment is destined to set • new tuition of furbishing past dramatic e•ooeses we do sot know, but the attempt in this instance was completely sue easeful. The entire fun of the piece turns on the humour of Mr. Behoove, in the part of Mr. Christopher Clipper, the emigrant tailor, who, pursuing ► runaway ward, Thisbe (Mies Lydia Thompson), is compelled to go aboard the Alabama, assume the command, and achieve a victory 'Galore lui, by which the real captain is rescued from their enemy. " The Fighting Philadelphia." The final situa tion, in which the terrified tailor, in cocked hat and uniform, creeps through the sooty feu:natal the Alabama, just shot down by the enemy, which is entirely new in the faros in its present form, wound up the comic business with roars of laughter. Mims Lydia Thompson's reappearance for the first time this season, and her ever popular hornpipe, con tributed, of course, to the SUOMI of the farce. The pantomime is now withdrawn, and Afinafred with Mr. Phelps revived, with no appearance of flagging popu larity. The performances were commenced with the faros of the Fear Moukrays, in which four aharectees were very cleverly sustained by Master Percy Roselle, whom all who have seen the pantomime will remember as the Old Man of the Sea. B. --....— Nara . I ,29./0 - IVAN Lida *34 Greeneastle 29 Galway Valenti& Cape Clear Queenstown 119.11 Liverpool 1919.1 Holyhead VAS , . Pembroke 29.0. Nuance . 29.09 areal 5l 21 , L'Orlent Rochefort Plymouth Weymouth Portemeeth t 011 , Loudon Dover '29.09,J Termottill tt. 1 6: 9cerbewough 29.23,1 addible 129.291 29.221) ADELPFLI. A new and original farce, called the Area Belle, from the practised pens of Messrs. Brongh and Halliday, was produced at this house last night, and although it did not conclude until a late hour, it was received with every mark of favour by the audience. It is very slight in oat. 'traction, being little more than a fancy purge in the life of a cook-maid, who is harassed by the affectionate atten tions of a policeman, a soldier, and a milkman, ■od by the temper of a not over amiable mistress ; but the incidents are ingeniously contrived and put together, and the dialogue sparkles with many excellent points. Mr. Toole played the policeman with a vast deal of perky humour, introducing • comic song called "A Horrible Tale" (written by Mr. E. L. Blanchard) with such effezt as to obtain ►e encore. He was well supported by Mr. Paul Bedford, as an impressive soldier, and by Mr. Romer as • susceptible milkman. Miss Woolgar represented the cook-maid with all her charming ease sad spirit, and helped much to secure the success of the piece. The scens—a kitchen—was carefully put open the stage, and the actors were called on at the end of the performance. Leah still holds its place in the bills with undiminished popularity. Miss Bateman will not act during Passion week ; and on Easter Monday the drama will have the advantage of now snowy sod dresses. DEATH or Ma. LEONARD HORNER, F.R.S. We have to record the death of this gentleman so well known for bin scientific and philanthropic pur suits. In 1827, at the earnest solicitation of Lord Brougham, M!. Horner accepted the wardership of the Loudon Uni versity, then in its infant and and laboured to oscura its thorough organisation. In 18;r3 he was appointed *Fad Grsy's government (Lord Brougham being then Lord Clime:l4ot) to • principal inspectozabip wider the Factory Act, and is that capacity published several works containing suggestioas which have dace that tiros bass satsosively acted upon. In 184711 e was president of the Geological Sone,' ty—geolory having been one of his private studs's. Oa that subject I many articles from his pea appaarrdis the Penny Magazine. Mr. Horner, who at his death had attained the patriarchial age of 80, was a younger brother of the celebrated Francis Horner, M. P. for St. Ives, the political companion of Sir Jamas Mackintosh, 1111 r Samuel Remaly, sad other leading whigs, sad why swear one of the founders of the idiabstryk . . Pki PZNSION Roam. —The thirty-seventh animal general meeting and forty-ssoond election of this society was held yesterdey at the London Tavern, Mr. Coe, of the Bank of Deemed, in the chair. There were eight pea. elopers to be defied from a list of 33 approved or didatea Mr. T. S. Hodson, the secretary, reed the report, which 000gratalated the meeting on the steady prosperity of the society, which had sow obtained a fi rm hold oe the sympa thy both of employers and employed in the printing busi• new The last anniversary festival had produced a sum of 3001. to the funds, sad the swung ansivenary festival, which would be presided over by Mr. Charles Dickens, was expected to be still more profitable to the society. The an nual sod life subscriptions for the past year hsd amounted to the sum of 9.561. 18s. 4d., being 101. over those of the preced ing year. The funded stack of the society now mocha to 11,19(4. 14e. Bd., and this fund had boss much bane fitted by the rule making it imperative on the committee to fund all the life subscriptiotts. The number of pen sioner, now upon the fund was 25 males and 46 females, of whom 14 were recipient. of the Bigp's charity, and 8 were in the Printers' Almshouses. During the year 7 pen sioners had died. The amount paid in pensions during the put year had been 846/. 4s. The total receipts for the year had been 1.5091. 2s. id., and the expenditure 1,4881. 6e. 106., leaving a Wan.. of 201. 15a. 6d. Mr. T. B. Parker moved, sad Mr. Walls secooded, the adoption of the report, which, after some discussiou —during which complaint was mad* of the undue proportion of females elected to the pension —was agreed to. The com mittee and other (ACM for the ensuing year were then duly elected. A r solution was thou proposed by the com mittee for abolishing the plurality of votes, and that the rule which gives one vote for every 5.. subscribed should be literally interpreted. This resolution underwent con. eiderable discussion, and was rejected by the meeting. The following candidates were then declared duly elected:— Mr. D. Carter, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Harley, and Mrs. Wet. ford, to the payment pension ; Mr. Wright, to the Biges's ; Mr. Elliot, to the Franklin ; Mr. Riotoul, to the Key ; and Mrs. Willoughby, to the Whittington. A vote of thanks to the chairman coescludad the business. THE "Famazis."—Whatever maybe &organisa tion, strength, or objects of the men known nodertbe octal tame of Fenian; it is certain that they are retarded with no friendly eye by the Boma catholic clergy in Ire land and Ameriaa. This may possibly arise from the fact that " the brotherhood" sink all religious distinctiotts, and have in principle as little to do with catholicism sa with any other maid or met. The pastorals of Bishop Duggan to the catholic.' of Chicago, medemning in sweeping ter= the Fades" and all who countenance them, fairly tepeeeeat the language bald in Ireland by the clergy of the RRoommaaot catholic church. The homogeneous character of the Fenian conspiracy, and its utter iedependeroos of Roman catholicism, is further illustrated by the fact that the Fenian organ in Loodon—tbe /risk Patriot—is edited by a presbyterial mioistar, and in a remit number assails, in no measured terms, both Bishop Dacta_a and his pastorale. SYBALHISO IN THE UNITED STATC4.—The business of embalming the bodies of deceased soldiery is increasing in Washioglon. The cost has been reduced to 10 dollars each subject, and at the Armory-square Hospital all who die are embalmed, whether their friends request it or not. When the friends Sr. too poor to pay no charge is made.— New York Sons. X !1 16.26W..2 XL ,1 L Y.W. 6 N.E. 4 XL is N.E. :1 XXL , 2 N.N.V. 6 XXL. 2 N.W. N.W. 7 S.S.W. 3 (.L 3 B. ' 3 S. 1 &B. W. I -- E • 6 ILN.E. N.l . 2 W. 3. W. 6 PstosANL. ISRDNisDAT THURSDAY. N.E. to N.W , gales to ox Merriman N.toW.,stroog.equally, strong. with su n w. COASTS. some ewer or ram. As above, and In places WISTW. S. to W. and &W.. to S.W.. rainy. strong. squally, rain at times. N. Z. to S.W. sad S W., 807111131 As seat above. strong to a gals. with to N. W. and S. W . Kum& 2f.N.IL to W.S. W.. fresh to a gale, with strong to moderato, rain or snow. some rain or snow, Ceettionary signals on Sunday and Monday. - - tforthern=Bnotlaud. - Western= Ireland. Wake, and ad latencies. Southern= Ilatnikl easm. Channet and Baca by. fasters milastword Zngland and A public meeting has been held in Bombay to congratulate the Queen on the birth of an heir to the Priem of Wales. Disquieting rumours respecting the King of Wur toolbars are again in cireulatioa. His Majesty im obliged to pass the greater part of the night seated is an arm-chair, and snßere much from weakness. The venerable monarch is 92 years of age. The Friend of India is glad to learn that the bullet has been successfully extracted from Gene si Cham berlain's arm, and that b• has since been doing well. " There CM be no question as to the importance of the ser vices rendered by General Chamberlain in the recent WO. test, and everyone will hear with pleasure that he is not likely to be permanently inconvenienced by the injury which be sustained." An unfortunate incident has damped the astia factioa experienoed by all oonoerned in the Persian Gulf telegraph at the happy result of their labours. Dr. Emil. barb, the superintendent of the 11 Aran Telegraph, bad been ill with fever for several days, and the triumphant mouse of the work raised his mind to such a pitch of nervous excitement that in a paroxysm of madness he jumped over board and was drowned. Col. Stewart and Sir Charles Bright arrived off Cape Muasendom at noon on the 9th ult.. and their telegram through the cable announcing the completion of the work thus far reached Bombay at 3 p.m. the same day. In consequence of a riot between Hindus and Alamitos's. at Calcutta, the Lieutenantaovernor of Bengal bee issued em order forbidding Made marriage procomitse to peas by Mahout...deo mosques during the Mohurrum. A RASCAL PROPERLY PONIRILRD.--Goorge Arm strong, a private of the 30th British Regiment, who took advantage of his leave of absence to cross to the American side, enlist there, receive the bounty, and thee return to his ragimeut boasting of his rascality, ha. been tried by court. mortal, sad aostonood to be drummed old of the oeseico sod aftenterds 'optioned fee tte yonto—Moseredpeper. Se I ! 3 ac , COO 3 se 0.30 2 e 0D 1 e .0.12 5 2 4r 0.04 er 0.82 2 or 0.17 1 or 035 S to 1.18 -I - oe 0.08 8 oo 0.71 S or 0.21 6 ✓ 0.47 2 rot 6.11 - ✓ 0.17 • r 0.40 3 I o .0.24 rs 0.50, 4 O 0.27, 4 HEETPORDSHIRE ELECTION.-(THIS DAY.) (Br man= Tamura.) The nomination of the candidates to represent the county of Herta in parliament, in omisequence of the death of one of the late representatives of that county, L. Mee Puller, took plea to-day at 11 o'clock. me high sheriff of the county, Sir A. P. Cooper, presided, and opened the proceedings by requesting that the eleetore would give every gentleman who might wish to address than, a fair and impart& healing. Mr. Bossmirrr prepared, sad Mr. Aiwa seconded: " That Yr. Cowper be sleeted se aAt and proper person to repnwent the county of Hate ia pl►ce of the lat., lamented member." Mr. Swan waa proposed by Mr. FUMES, sad seconded by Mr. BRANDRaII. On a show of band' being taken the majority was declared to be in favour of Mr. Suttees by the High Sheriff of the county. ' • " " ' This claclaratiou was naiad with loud chain by Mr. Batas' supporta'. A poll w - aa demanded on babel[ otNr. Cowper. EQUALISATION OP THE SUGAR DUTIZ.. (THIS DAY.) A meeting in favour of the eqtialisation of the sugar duties was held at one o'clock at the Loudon Tavern, Mr. It. W. C 141170111), M.P., in the chair. Among those present ware PM James Duke, M. P., Mr. James Clay, M.P., Mr. Grepon, ILY., Mr. Lindaay,l M.P., and Mr. White, M.P. The CHainsati, in opening the proceedings, said the object of the( meeting was to procure from parliament • reconsideration of that important question ; end seeing men persons preseet, who, 24 hours ego at least, were not in favour of thatlobject, he begged to say that the meeting was convened especially to obtain in equalisation of duties. The question was by no means a new one. Until the year 1826 the West India colonies had a virtual monopoly of the British market, bat the government then allowed the produce of other English colonies to be imported on the same terms as the produce of the West Indies. After tracing snocesive changes in the sugar duties, be remarked that in 1853 the ingenious mind of Mr. Wilson led him to the conclusion that it would be fairer to all parties if the duty on sugar was levied according to the saccharine value of the article. After ten years' experience he (Mr. Crawford) ventured to say that Mr. Wilson was is elderly mistaken in his view, and that so far from having been as advantage, what he proposed bad proved detrimental to the public. (Cheers ; and cries of " No, no.") In 1861 there was a committee by which the whole question was fully inquired into. Upon econo mical grounds he adhered to the views of Mr. Potter and Mr. Orepon ; but he proposed a compromise, and fell be. tweets two stools, the committee recommending the continuance of the differential duties. A great deal of discussion bad taken place on the subject since, chiefly by means of pamphlets. They wets now in a new sea lon of parliament. Heaven knew what the Chan. Geller of the Exchequer meant to propose with respect to the werr duties ; be certainly did not know ; but there was such dissatisfaction with the present system of duties that if the Chancellor of Exchequer should not propose what those who convened the meeting desired, an appeal would be made to,parliament. (Cries of "Oh, oh.") He supposed that the opponents in the room viewed this as • rennet's question. He (the chairman), on the other band, contended that a system of differential duties was against the public interest, and entirely opposed to the principles of free trade. (No, no.) In some colonies there was so abundance of labour, in others there was a want of it. The West Indies was suffering under the inherited curse of slavery—a want of =equate labour, and they most submit to it; and the colonists said they could not afford to buy expensive machinery. Mauritius, on the other hand, had plenty of labour and an excellent soil, and had turned itself energetically to the improvement of sugar. While, on the use hand, the West India planter pro vided sugar of a quality which had to be prepared by the refiner, on the other the planter in the Mauritius provided an article which was at once fit for domestic use, but the improvement which he effected was counteracted by the duty in England. (No, no.) That was certainly the ease, and it was plainly opposed to the principles of free trade. (Bear, hear.) Was it consistent with free trade to tax a man's industry, intern pace, and capital, in the way in which differential duties taxed it l An ad valorem duty was all very well in the abstract, but it was not fair, practically when labour and Intelligence entered into the (pro &action of the article affected. The effect of the differen. tial duties had bees to impose on the consumer • higher duty than he would otherwne pay. (No, no.) Wby did the refiners and the West India interest oppose the change! Was it bemuse they thought they would be undersold! (No, no.) He maid not understa nd the objection on any other supposition. The meeting being in favour of the equalisation of the sugar duties—(cab, oh, and laughter)—he supposed it would not object to • declare lien that the present system was opposed to free trade, at that it restricted the supply of the sugars which were fit for use and stimulated the supply of those dirty sugars which were fit only for refiners ad out of which they made than profit. (laterruption.) As to the refiners, they had made so much money in the last 10 years that thew could aaroely want any more for a century. (Laughter.) He must treat the question as • consumers' question ; bat at the same time he did not believe refiners would be per. =neatly iojured. Mr. FAILRIC [ON amid cheers to make some remarks in opposition to those of the Chairman, but the latter decided that be could not be bead. Mr. Gams= moved the following resolutime : " That a law which imposes differential duties upon qualities of sugar is opposed to the prim:M y :en free trade. and has been proved by experience to be prejudicial to the imam= of the consumer by pro hibitiag practically the importation of the finer qualities of sugar fit for immediate use, and stimulating the supply of the inferior descriptions until they have passed through the hands of the British refiner." Mr. MUTH Tasvme, in seconding the resolution, said be appeared there as the representative of the rulers of Far land—a statement which was met with vociferous cries of " no, no," and laughter. H. added that he had hitherto bees their exponent, and petitions from Liverpool, Edin burgh, Glasgow, a.d many other large towns proved hit amertion. Mr. Taaysan was still speaking when our report left, at which period the feeling of the meeting, as 'Timed by the manifestatious, seemed to be rather =vase than favourable to the object. THAMES TUNNEL COMPARY.-(THIS DAY.) The annual general meeting of proprietors in this undertaking was bald this day at Radley's Hotel, BridgeMffeet, Bleakian • Kr. Woureroir in the chem. Mr. Kenos, the secre tary, read Use Seamed statement for the past year, which showed the total receipts to be 5,7191. 17a 10d.. and the total payments 5,6661. lea. lam* a balance of 6601.195. 93. on the maim of the CHILISMAI the accounts wars Ve S tILLIZYLN then mid the =detain wen ell aware of the proceedings taken at the menial meeting, when the mammon% saint of the proprietors waa gives to the bull authorising the director to dispose of the Minna to the East London Railway Company. The bill would receive the support of the government, and there was no doubt of it. pawing through parliament. Mama !instils and Vaughan, the retiring directors. wan re-elected, and *arra. Whitmore and Werringtoo as auditors. 147emsly toe quiiitios, the CHAIRMAN maid there was seem alight oppositiou to the bill, but nothing that could affect its ultimate adoption. A veto of thanks to the Cbairmsa concluded the meatialt. THE DISTILESB IN Laktit:AAlUN& The monthly meeting of the Ceetral Relief Feed wee held is the Man chester Town-hall, yesterday, the Mayor (Mr. J. M. Ben set) in the chair. The report of the executive committee, which was unanimously adopted, stated that, compare d with the preceding month, there were in the last week of February 183,864 factory operatives working short time, sad 152,864 wholly out of work ; whereas in January the num. bee working shalt time • u 123,856, sod the somber out of work 158,653. In consequence of the determination of the executive oommittee to mot owe a forteight instead of oace a week for the future, Mr. Roes moved, and Mr. G. L. Ashworth seconded, that the general meeting should now meet one* in two mouths lashed of 'Deathly as before. The resolution was unani mously adopted. Mr. Machu.. (the bon. sec.), in reply to Dr. Watts, Meted that in Staleybridge there were in the week audio( the 2411 of February 36 men on day work. averaging 15s. per week, sod 54 men on piece work, aver aging 15s. 50. per week. —The usual weekly meeting of the cent al executive committee was also held yesterday. Bird. H. Shand/worth, But., presided. The boo. secretary reported that 6941. ss. 4d. had bees received during the week, end that there was a balance at the bank of 149,6171. Os. Id. Two packages of clothing had been received. Mr. Parnell promoted his weekly report, which stated that in 27 unions there had been a decrease of 1,606 peewee receiving relief is the weak coding Feb. 27, se compared with the previous week. The draft of the monthly report to the general committee was then read. and adopted. Mr. Rawlision reported as to the proems of operations in the cotton manufacturing districts under the Public Wake Atk A .ember affiliate were then made. GRIAT SHOP RoßßEep AT BRADFORD.—A bold sad sueemsful robbery was committed on Sunday lest ca the premises of Mown. Brown and Muff, tailors and Market-street, Bradford, goods to the value of neerly dr lW. having bees carried off. From what can be gathered of the manlier is which the robbery hoe been carried out, it an imism to have bees the result of a maturely comidered scheme, and the work clan organised gang. Yd W4O Neil Jam Ho gave ya, brim ciegicturl; looking cl Woe. 7 nothing t counter t chants the cheqi found the goner had Mr. Ce father, If Kuhr's, N but Ina d ardor was W uritin Mr. Tr . Bateman' Mr. Be write my tomer. 1 the beak, -- Edmore at the a oat of Yr he rid I lurked e ell bat h soverebre be her* dales e s Mr. Tj Wi es to On the Homed court, Sii anxious t Vpia . At ~Y j U. ~ _ I COU Tn. - bi vaa Far alradY fal lIPPIi b o dy. A Kr. Cam readar th This Mom. LAM Ha socielies. A pew VT. Mari bsokrupl moors - eit - (;r; t Mr. MO.ll Tb.a J;An I was char of • fors, tin sumo to dolma Kr. 0111 1101: 1 osierod OITA - 44;a: received conveyed with hip Mr. k 13- Wl : NW ' s governor %be mut Mr. Ai Borges I at orroi Mr. A.. certain p the adze 47 It Mr. Ai %Monts we that 1 thorniest bad also jest beta Mr. A &mu worship Mr. A