The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-23 00:00:00

CORONER'S COURT..

On Saturday, the Coroner held the following inquests :
On the body of Michael O'Counoros years of age, who
died in theiNorthern nos Pita fie was the steward of
the Amer!can ship Barnalns Webb. It appeared from
the evidence that he' was drinking heavily for some time
past, and that a day or two ago he got a heavy fall on
the dock quays, and did not recover after it. Death was
the .result of injuries by the fall, and the jury found
accordingly.
On the body of a math lidaie. tbdt was
found in the riVer. about five feet tell inches
high ; trowsers, with long sea boots, and blue
shirt ; there weresome things in his ears that looked
like the remains of earrings. There was a chest key in
in his pocket. This was all the evidence in the case,
and the jury returned a'verdict of " Found drowned."
On the body of another man, name unknown, that
was found in the river by being brought up by a ship's
anchor. The deceased,was about five get seven inches
high, atd had on (lark moleskin trowsers, Wellington
hats, and blue shirt, and a black leather belt round his
body. This was all the evidence, and the jury returned
a verdict of "Found drowned."

On the bodrof Mary O'Donnell, the wife of a cooper
named Hugh O'Donnell, living in Thomas-street. It
appeared from the evidence of two children of deceased
that the deceased and their father Were
,of Very drunken
habits, and that on the I,6th of Tune both were drunk.
They ha a quarrel, and the husband dragged the de-
ceased down stairs, and, in a fall, one of her legs was
broken. She Was 'takento the Infirmary, where she
died on Friday from the effects of the. ifijniies she had
sustained. The coron iiild the husband was in custody
on the cliite, and as he (the' coroner) wished to have
tiirther inquiry made, he adjourned the inquest to this
day.

On the body of Charles Lennon, a child, who died in
Bent,street, and was said to be buried as still-born,
with a nurse's certificate o that e4ect; it was dis 2
covered that tie child had lived a day, but death was
th 6 result of natural causes. Verdict accordingly.
On the body of Patrick O'Halloran, fifty-five years of
age, Who lived in Chester-street, Park, and died suddenly
in St. James'-walk on Friday. From the evidence of Sur-
geon York, it appeared that death was khe tesillt of
disease of the lungs Arid ht,art, }ions natural causes.
Verdict actoidingly.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SUPPORTERS
OF THE SCHOOL FRIGATE CONWAY.

The first annual meeting of the donors and subscribers
to the school frigate Conway was held in the rooms of
the committee, 4, Chapel-st*et,, Liverpool, on Friday
last) the 2tth instant. James Beazley, Esq., in the
chair. Among others present were Messrs. R. Rankin,
R. Brocklet4nk, J. Smith, &c., &c.

The report of the Committee of Management for the
year ending 30th June, 1860, having been read, was
ordered to be printed for circulation.
The financial statement and auditor's fepoft Was also
read and apptCfed Of. •
The following gentlemen were elected as that portion
of the Committee of Management for the present year
which is elected by the donors ,and subscribers to the
funds of the institution—viz., T. D. Anderson, Ralph
Brocklebank, James. Beazley, B. Derbyshire, S. B.
Graves, Charles Holland, Joseph Hubback, W. J. Lam-
port, J. Palmer Palmer, Robert Rankin, S. 41 Eathbone,
and J. A. Tobin, Esqrs.

. The best thanks 4 tV6 meeting were given to the
socretatt and to the treasurer, for their services ; and to
the Chairman, for the manner in which he has conducted
the proceedings of the institution during "the past year.
• . The following is an abstract of the first annual report
of the committee for the year ending June 30, 1860 ..
The committeelave fixed the conditions on thich buys
are received on board the school-frigate Conway as
follows

Ist. The sons of deceased and destitute seafaring men
are admitted (so far as the funds of the institution per-
mit) by the votes of donors and subscribers to the sup-
port of the vessel, donots being entitled to one vote for
every guinea, annually subscribed. The hontniitteo have
also power at their disctetion to adrfilt tidya similarly
qualified, without election by the members, on receiving
a single pitylileht of £5O each fur the whole period of
their stay.
2nd. Boys arc also admitted whose parents or friends
pay £3O per annum. The committee having power to
consider as special the .applications on behalf of the
children of nautical members of the Mercantile Marine
Service Association, and if they think fit, to make a re-
duction in such cases not exceeding L 5 per alindm.
The fees ate payable half-yearly in advance.
The parents and guardians of boys aro required to
provide Meth With under clothing.

- The uniform and outer clothing are supplied by the
committee at an extra charge of five guineas annually.
The books and each boy's washing and medical attend-
ance bill are charged for at the termination of . each
half-year.
The ship was opened for the receptibit Of papas on the
Ist of August, 1859,
In all, 114 bays bate been enrolled during the year.
16 have Mt to go to sea. Almost all the latter have had
first-class ships found for them by the committee, with-
out payment of any premium.
There are now 79 of the boys who were Oh board last
session still upon the ship's books, and upwards of 20
new boys have already been passed by the committee,
and will join upon the Ist of Auguat, when the third
session will commence. .

The funds at the disposal of the committee have not
been Sufficient to warrant, as yet, the admission or any
boys gratuitously, but they 'haat tahilitted 14 boys,
being the sons of deceased Members of the merchant
service, on payment of a fee of £5O each, which has
been dant collected from the public or otherwise espe-
cially raised. for thin purpose;` and seven boys whose
parents are nautical members of the Mercantile Marine
Service Association, have been admitted at the reduced
payment of £25 per annum each.
The report of the Commander (Captain Royer, R.N.)
states that the pupils have made considerable and satis-
factory progress in seamanship, that the discipline is
now well maintained, and that the general conduct of
the boys is good and their habits gentlemanly. As
regards the progress of the boys, generally, the council
is happy to add that Captain Royer's report is confirmed
by Capt. Mends, C. 8., of H.M.S. Majestic, an honorary
member of the committee, who has taken a warm interest
in the progress of the institution, and has done much by
his advice and active assistance to bring it to its present
condition.. Captain Royer also reports that the health
of the establishment has been remarkably good.
The report of the head master (Mr. Dobson, 8.A.), is
most satisfactory: Re says :—" I have every reason to
among the .general
think that, in the next year, the Conway will rank high
educational establishments of the
kingdom, while as a special navigation school I know
that it is already second to none."
The committee have been obliged to limit the admis-
sion to boys above twelve, but who have not passed
their fifteenth birthday.
The alterations and fittings of the ship, and other pre-
liminary coupled with the great extra expense
eg
engagement of masters and instruc-
torsconsue
consequent
expenses,uponthe
of the highest talent, have entailed a very large
outlay upon the committee, resulting in a present deficit
of £1,436 6s. 3d. It is therefore evident that, to carry
out with greater effect the design of the institution, as
originally proposed, it must have (greater support from
the public than it now does.
Hitherto a comparatively limited number of the ship-
owners and merchants even of Liverpool have come
forward to support the' institution. Now that it has
been in successful operation for twelve months, the
committee trust the institution will receive such support
from the shipowners and the public as will enable them
to clear off the deficiency now existing, and to carry out
in their integrity the objects of the institution, It has
good and national objects, and doerves to receive a
libefal and national support.

GAZETTE.

THE DAILY TIM, MONDAY, JULY 23, 1866.

THE MERCANTILE MARINE SERVICE
ASSOCIATION AND THE SCHOOL FRI-
GATE CONWAY,._

(Before Mr. RAFFLES.).
UMNATIJAAG BOX.

The foliawid letters liack~ appealed id tie Lsridon
Slipping -azette relative to the appointment of Captain
Royer as commander of the Conway. It would appear
that several members of the Mercantile Marine Associa-
tion feel aggrieved that a gentleman holding her
Majesty's Commission should have: been preferred for the
situation before t merchant shipmaster; *hilst on the
otherhand; it nil be geeti; a Merrit7tef of tltv iaiutgirit ed.!
mittee asserts that not only is Captain Royer'emitiently
qualified for his situation, but that it would be a matter
of some difficulty to find a merchant captain so compe-
tent for the appointment :

TO THE EDITOR or THE SHIPPING AND MERCANTILE
CASETTE.

Sin,--As the organ of the shippiiig itly•fst,:yoilt
columns are at all tines, open totheitisettoti,,cit any
matter pertaiiiitig tr; the interest of i*ners, er the wel.
tire of the Akers ancl seamen of the mercantile marine.
May I then, as an old shipmaster of many years' stand-
ing, beg of you to insert the following.

When the Mercantile Marine Service Association was
formed, it was hailed by the shipmasters of this port
With enthusiasms, and they Were led to believe that those
who hilhonted at` its tarthdtion W4O Misiq
to Olive them cesispictionsly in a proper
grade, fitting to their standing in society, and also to
give its members a stimulus to maintain that position to
which the attainments of their order so eminently enti-
tled them.

It was understood in the early stages of the associa-
tion that the society was to be a mercantile marine body,
and that no less than seven eighths of the members
were Vibe composed of the Merchant shipmasters. Up
to a late period the association has iirogresseci in a most
prosper° 'as tlibte i3as d gfetit itiditcenktit
held to young officers that, by joining the society, they
Would be brought into connection with their superior
officers, and also with the shipowners of the port, who
had come forward voluntarily to enter their names,
thereby establishing a strong introductory basis for con-
fidence between all those parties. From this union we
expected good results to follow:--at the least we antici-
pated that the interest df the officers of the mercantile
maride *Mild tidt be eiefieoked, ritet sit, I hfiVe td
state what we consider a grievance, or, I May say, huiiii-
Nation, the elder members—the old shipmasters of long
standing and acknowledged of the
appointment .of naval officers to ttie bon-46nd df the
Conway training ship. Did those who professed to repre-
sent the seven-eighths of the shipmasters consult them
on this occasion? Have we not one merchant shipmas-
ter competent for these berths ? Does the Conway
represent her Majesty' s navy or the mercantile Marine ?
We respect profoundly her Majesty's navy, and every
officer holding her commission, and none more so than
our respected honorary menial:ter, Captain Mends, Ittst.,
C.B. Bdt dile reSeeet Mt' t.'Wd royal teri ice, ire
wish to know the reason why Us slur has been cast on
the class to which we belong. The inference is, that
the merchant service cannot produce officers capable of
training boys for that service, and it is against this pre-
sumption.we protest.. In writing this I' do but convey
the sentiments of all the old members of this association,
who are meditatingseeession.—l am, sir,' your obedient
servant
July *, igM. A ik1618&:.

TO TILE EDITOR OF TILE snirrniG 'ANT) MERCANTILE

.Sin,—ln your paper of the 13th inst., a gentleman,
who* signs himself " A Member," complains of the
appointment of an officer of her Majesty's navy to the
command of the Con Way, and asks; " Hate are not one
merchant shift:taster fit for the berth Ito describes
himself an, " old member," an old shipmaster of long
standing and acknowledged ability."
.He ' sap the
appointment casts a slur upoiii,the 014.4, to s;Thich lie
belongs, and adds h 6 speaks the sentiments of the
other old members, who are meditating secession from
the Mercantile Marine Service Association of Liverpool,
which established the school-ship in the Mersey. The
"Member" Seems to think that every old master in the
merchant service is fitted to command the Conway. As
one of the committpe of management of, the ships allow
me to state what t cohthier to be the cltltles and 4uall-
fications of the commander. He has upwards of 100
high-spirited boys; of respectable birth, and, on the
average, of superior education—volunteers for the most
active and, exciting profession of our country—to train
not merely in seamanship, but to take the entire
management of night and day, to tit them to be in all
respects (lieth M'cike acid aftef th6y bddonie Oftlceis)
always gentlemen. He has to regulate the duties and
the discipline of the ship, including seamanship and the
victualling, clothing, and supplies of all on board. He
has to preserve the most friendly relations between
himself and the masters, men of the highest standing'
and education, and to reconcile every difficulty which
occurs on board. Ire has attend the cOnimittee Arid
advise theni orl the boys be fkeiied (hid thii hotirde
of instruction, and daily to note in his reports everything
done.

For such duties, I think it desirable that the com-
mander should be essentially a man of education and
gentlemanly address—of experience in the management
of the young—firm, but yet able to win their affections
—of strict discipline add riletliod;_tet at4le to enforce it,
without rendering it irksome—at all times at his post,
and taking an active part in all the duties of the ship—
acquainted not merely with the most minute details of
practical seamanship, but also with every modern,
scientific, and theoretical department of it. To Under-
take all this, ho must be a man in the prime of life.
To be all this, and at the same time to be a merchant
captain, will enable ally Mad to obtain oft lippvirttrtient
much more renititieratiie thin the Command of the
Conway. There are plenty of such men in the merchant
service, and had the committee considered that they
could, for the remuneration that they were able to give,
get a merchant captain properly qualified, they would
most certainly have given him the preference.
From circumstances to which I shall not advert
farther than to say that it Was the tinailinions feeling of
the committee, the connection of the first commander, a
What
then, captain, ceased at a few days' notice. what.
then, were the committee to do ? Will the," memtiot,:
venture to say that they dught td thro the alltias
petition of the whole merchant
don open to the corn
service, taking upon themselves: the responsibility of
their ship being a month or so 'without a head, in the
Middle of tlla season? (ir were the f, ad the " Member"
seems to think they might, to go to the Mercantile
Marine Association, and select a gentleman of mature
years and acknowledged ability, but yet neither of the
age nor ability to procure a ship for himself, to take
charge of the future prospects, for good or bad, of 100
boys? Neither the ship-owners and merchants, nor the
masters, members of the committee—there are twelve of
each—wish to fliiiotit natal officers, fel the object of the
former in supporting the itistittitioti is to get a dais of
boys who will make goad merchant officers, and the
masters are the men who, now commanding the finest
vessels in the merchant navy, or having done so, have
been able to retire with competence, and wish; to im-
prove the social position of the service to which they
belong. They were simply determined to fill up the
situation without, if possible, an hour's delay. They
succeeded in procuring, at a few days' notice, the ser-
vices df a gelitletilin holding, it is true, her Majesty's
commission, but in every way competent for his appoint-
ment. If the "Member" doubts it, let him visit the
ship and see the boys.
Probably the "Member" is of the old school. lie
went to sea with little edtication, and roughed it, work-
ing hifilself up with difficulty through many tempta-
tions, perhaps through many sins, to the respectable
position he now holds, and he deserves much credit for
it. But does he really think that every captain he has
sailed with is fit to take charge of 100 boys? And how-
ever, strong his prejudice in far* ofd met-Chant cap-
tain for the Conway, does be not feel that it is much
better that we should have such a ship under the charge
and inspection of those who have risen highest in the
merchant service, than that he and others should sever
their connection not only with the ship but with the
association, because the committee, in a time of great
difficulty and anxiety to them; honestly came to the
conclusion to appoint a naval officer to the command ?
I would say, besides, what right had the 'service at all
to interfere in the matter ? Their repreSentations on
the appointment of the first commander were attended
to, and, ever since, I can from experience say that the
utmost consideration has been showa to the views of the
nautical members of the committee, and yet it is a down-
right and positive fact that the contributions of the mers
chant service to the ship have been, compared to their
numbers and their interest, next to nothing. got £2OO
in all has been given by the members of the merchant
service, and upon this contribution from those members
who appreciate the advantage of the ship, T suppose the
" Member " speaks. Has he subscribed ? and what ?
Members of the service have collected money, and large
subscriptions, but the "Member" is not one of them.
Whether the "Member" is disappointed in not being
in command of the Conway or not, I canna tell ; but I
will say that I am .ashamed for my cloth to find these
who should know better seeking to injure our associa-
tion, which has brought the service together as it never
was before—which bas supplied an incalculable benefit
both to the employed and the unemployed masters and
officers of the service, by establishing news-rooms in
Water-street—which has improved the position of every
one in it, and which, by its moderate and judicious
course of action, has raised the profession high in the
estimation of Parliament, of the Government, of ship-
owners,
and of the public. It is not merely " cutting
off the nose to spite the face," but it is a wanton,
malicious, and disreputable act, which cannot be too
seriously • reprobated and condemned by every genuine
merchant blue jacket, to one and all of whom I appeal,
by every means in their power, to support the sailors
ship, which already is providing for the • children of
many of their deceased and untbrtunrete shipMateSt
training and education which will fit them -for the
highest positions in the service ; and also to support,
strengthen, and increase the association through which
they have been able to do so much.—l am, sir, your
very obedient servant,
A MERCHANT CAPTAIN OF THE COMMITTEE
FOR MANAGING THE CONWAY,
Liverpool, July 14;1860. " - •

'inning,

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-SATUR DAY

d bciiter !tinker; ifas eharge4 by Ills father,
roan b a I! asaanited
pi
The father said that on Friday niVi Prlicile!' cline home
drunk, and after creating a disturbance, he af.satilteci com-
plainant. He was in the habit of ill-using hini when he came
home drunk, which was 'very often; he did not do any wort;
for the last six months. The prisoner said it was all the fault
of his father, who used to come in drunk, and challenge him
to fight. The offieet who had charge of the case, said the
father was a decent, hard-working ntadi and he never knew
Mm Thiepfittlrfer *as Oiled A::1 and costs for the
assault on his father, Vit4-'dn7cnithsi
• TOM THUMB'b wvi; r •

' Charlltte Yowl was brought up, charged with being trunk,
and incapable of taking 'care of herself; or, in the phrase of
the bridewell she was "booked for safety." There
was nothing remarkable in the charge, but there was some-
thing very peculiarly remarkable In the charged. Miss Char-
lotte Tchid hint a head intt”lt larger than other females; but it
vra.4 tditg appriterit thati she' neter ithide to be .4. elevated "
in tiOrld, for; Ilia i?o,of het' head to the tole of her
foot nieitatited twentyirditti tonNe4 ri.rialt;,. ant; to use

mother adage, she is just as broad as she is long--:mcf;:airitig
round her soy-lace rather more than the above dimensir as.
Miss Charlotte tried to look as mild as a moonbeam ; but it
was a Winn, or, in fact, an eclipse of the effort, although the
latitude and longitude of her "human face divine" very much
resembled the orb that governs the night, when it presents
itself, id US in a full eireu'ar forth With Almost daszling tr:gh -
ne7s,.dt Mel eloke,of a liati;e6t.thiY: fita howeVet, was
not tile fault of tSe lady; 14, Ovefandeer, site Smiled to Mr.
Sleek, Ode of the litideil:ellzkeiperei T;ho Stood betide her, and
both looked like—that is comparatively—ti ntitd tlf kireiration
beside a full stop. It was stated that this young lady bad
belonged to an "exhibition," but whether she ever made Such
an exhibition of herself as she then presented was not certain;
However, Mr. Hancock, the Bridewell-keeper, on looking over
his record book, informed his Worship that the lady was an
absolute stranger to the' books of that establishment. This
being a strung ingredient in her favour, and as she was as
Viet as ti lamb, his Worship discharged her. On leaving the
dock,oria df the "fotiin redbreasts," alias a bridewell-keeper,
hi ti benevolent soriti core tone Maisel her to marry General
Toitr,Thiinib—ilit id, if she Could--.-and their tihe Might toss
up her cip at Lady FcirtunE; or 'Of other female divinity, of
ancient of Mias youd then went on
her way rejoicing; but whethef eh° will ado'pt title service, is
altogether a question of time.
THE COTTON ROBBERY FROM M'VICAR-STREET.

Samuel Clegg, William Redhead, and Catherine Diamond,
were brought up on remand by Officers Llycock and &Jac, on
a charge of having stolen fifteen bales of cotton from a ware-
house in Mut'fear-street, belonging to Messrs. Doyle, Smith,
and Co.; and, in addition, the officers brought up Mary
bf land dud Williatiti Heron, charged With being concerned in
the robbery. Layeoek said; front hitetimatio'n that he had
reedited, he Arrested the two latter-riarried prisoners, and that
Aerdß Inacte 4 stiitenient to the effect that the robbery was con-
cccted by a than nauied Traynor and pie wortian Mulholland,
iii tiie Witt cif the latter Silndliy week, and
that the plunder was carried out accordingly. Herelli now, in
reply, said Traynor and the woman did it all. Mr. Kehoe'said
he must ask for a remand, as he was not ready to go on as yet.
The prisoners were remanded for seven days.
ASSAULT WITH AN OYSTER-SHELL.
Fanny Gorman, an unfortunate f male, was charged by a
Spanish sailor with having assaulted him. The parties were in
a puhlic-house in Whitechapel, where they had a quarrel, and
then they Went into the street, when the prisoner struck him
oh the jaw with do Oyster-shell; indicting some deep cuts on
Mut; hhb spas tined or
.tWo tricmths'
CHARGE Cit EMDEP;73LiNd.EtGHTEEN-T4NCE.
James Walker, a ear driver, in the EmPioyi;ierit of Air. Bates,
was charged for embezzling the above -sum. _ Mr. Bluck
defended, and on cross-examination of the prosecutor, ha
admitted that the prisorier had summoned him to the; County
Court for:wages, and got a verdict, and he did not mention the
Is. f.d. then against the prisoner. On this the magistrates
prisoner, saying there was no charge, and that
ft without a stain on his character.
the d i
prisoner barged
ileft
(efott Mesa's. Sittit arid HOVORTON.)
• tiAtfING FitiA MEASURES;
- ' "

William Foster, a tintron, xi•as sum-
moned by the Inspector of Weights and Measures, for having
a quantity of pint and quart measures in his place. It appeare •
that he manufactured the measures, and the case being clearly
proved, the defendant was fined £5 and costs.

FETE AND FANCY FAIR IN AID OF
THE DRAMATIC COLLEGE,

An inter&ing and highly attractive fete and far;ey
fair too place SOtirgtisr,it the gittra Palace, on
thibalf the of the Dramatic short
time since, on the occasion of laying the foundation-
stone of this magnificent asylum for the aged actors at
Maybary, a fete of a similar character was giver, but
the financial results were not so complete as would other-
wise have been the case. The present attempt, how-
ever, will probably leave but little to be desired. There
vrite ttiate theft 12,000 reteions present, and it was stated
that the benefit to the filial at file thdnty defiled from
the day's proceedings was not less than one thou-
sand pounds. As was the case on the first day, the
great feature of attraction was the charming and elegant
ladies who officiated at the stalls ; these fascinating
saleswomen being the principal actresses at the London
theatres: Their stalls, tastefully fitted up with pink and
di4C`i-jr, **err plated iti the gatden side of the
transept; they were ten in number, and %vele otctfried
by Mrs. Stirling, Miss Amy Sedgwick, Mrs. A. Mellen
(late Miss Woolgar), Miss Swanborough, Miss Julia
Daly, Mrs. Billington; Miss K. Kelly, Mrs. Frank
Matthews, Miss Kate Hickson, Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam,
Miss H. Simms, Miss E. Thorne, Mrs. Charles Young,
Miss Mal. Wilton, Miss Oliver, Miss Bufton, Miss C.
Siiiiidersj Miss iterbert; AIM Neville; Miss Marston,
Mrs. Eburne, and Laidlai. 1116 light and
elegant wares which these ladies had to dispose of *ere
eagerly purchased. The photographs of the actresses
themselves, by Messrs. Clarkingtcn, Silvy, and Herbert
Watkins, each bearing the autographs of the ori-
ginals were sold in large numbers. Mrs. Stirling bad
crowd of ptirthasers at her stall during the whole day,'
and the graceful and winning rrigiiiiEt 'fa which she
coaxed customers, arid endeavoured to please all tasted,
cigar cases for the fast young men, boxes of congreves;
which she recommended strongly as her own manufacture,
dolls for the juveniles, pincushions for gentlemen, and
welcome.little strangers" for youthful mamma; was
perfectly irresistible. Miss Amy Sedgwick was exten-
&telt patronised by geridemen who bought chances in
her wheel of foattitie, iitiefe till *eft "prires and no
blanks," and purchased slices of cake front i rridglB
twelfth cake. Miss Swanborough and Miss Bufton sold

their autographs at highly remunerative prices. The
stall of Miss Oliver and Miss Wilton was supplied,
among other things, with the original copy of the agree-
ment made between Jenny Lind and Mr. Benedict, with
respect to the American trip, and which was raffled for,
as *ell as several original drawings and excellent pie-
titres; Coiltiihitted by other fried& of the movement.
EVeit Pdssible &flee attis tesiiited to by these fascinating
brigands to draw silver and gold front thri Pockets
of their numerous admirers. We must not forget
that little Fancy Post-office, which had for its busy
and charming postmistresses Miss. Hudspeth, Miss
Marshall, and Miss E. Johnstone. There were letters
lying in this dtVtie Mitt Buckstone, Mr. Paul
Bedford, ,Mr. Rogers, and a score of alibi' actors,
waiting to be called for by ladies, and billets from
actresses prepared to be given to the cavaliers who would
pay the postage—a modest shilling. The interest of
the public • was attracted to this branch of the public
department by announcements in the style of the cheap
papers, posted on the Outside of the office, telling of a
" Latest from Paris !" " Treniendotts Fall in Crino-
line !" "Savage Assault by Aunt Sally on Mr. 1106-
stone ; all the details in the letter of an eye witness !"
"Mysterious occurrence—full particulars—Letters of
the Unknown !" and other catching lines for posters.
The ladies were nobly assisted in their charitable work
by Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. Paul
Bedford, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Clark, Mr. Compton, Mr.
H. Widdicombo Mr. J. Rogers, Mr. J. Clarke (Strand),
Mr. Robins, and Mr. Lewis Ball. Some of these gen-
tlemen, as on a former occasion, devoted their attentibn
to •" Aunt Sallies:" Utifortainately the state of the
*either would not admit of this aristocratic and now
popular game being played, as was originally intended,
on the terraces outside the building, and Aunt Sally was
compelled to hold her court in the concert room. Here
there existed great competition, for Paul Bedford, Mr.
J. L. Toole, and. Mr. T. Toole, were owners of a cheap
John, and they drove a roaring trade. The make-
tip of Paul riedford, And; his assistants was admirable
The one wore a smock frock, fastened in at the waist
with a belt; an old black misshapen felt hat, and a red
silk handkerchief; the other was in fustian, wore a
glazed hat with a pink ribbon, and a yellow belcher
round his neck. Hour after hour these itinerant
merchants were engaged in disposing of the 'varied
contents of their travelling magazine. Now it was a
warming pan that Paul Bedford was anxious to dispose
of, at a ruinous sacrifice ; then Mr. Toole would pro-
duce a huge carving knife and fork, which he offered
for sale; pen-holders, pencil-cases, purses, saucepans,
teapots, baskets, tea-trays, paper knives, cradles, and
a host of other improbable things were produced and
offered for sale with the dry humour or bustling ac-
tivity of, the partners in this speculation. In the
ground Was the "Tent of Mystery," presided over
by Mr. Rogers, Mr. Buckstone, and some other choice
spirits. The prying curiosity of the spectators found
ample scope for exercise in piercing the mystery which
was concealed in this tent. Visitors were invited to
enter for, the small admission of sixpence. Mr. Rogers
guarded one of the doors as a grand inquisitor ; his
attendants were robed in black, and the entrance
was carefully concealed by canvas. The interior of the
tent was fitted up and decorated in a style thoroughly
in keeping with the external appearance, and the mys-
tery which surrounded the whole affair. Our old friend
Punch and Judy was also upon the ground, and Mr.
Toole had a penny peepshow, in which he illustrated
with wholly unprecedented truthfulness a short and
very exciting melodrama. There was the Castle of
Ehrenbreitsen, on the Rhine, on the right, which
every one who had seen would, of course, recognise.
On the left the baron's daughter a courting the youthful
Gonzalo; and all who know what •courting was would
know how truthful was the picture; in the centre, the
aged parient, cussing his undutiful cheild, and the
grand climax of the blessing of the fond father, just as
—but no ; we will not tell the plot; the penny peep-
show must be seen to be appreCiated by those who wish
to be victimised, and enjoy a hearty laugh at the cool
audacity of the showman.
Beyond all these attractions Messrs. Churchill, Philip,
Jerwood, Wolston, and Sams, who acted as the managing
committee, had provided a concert, in which Madam
Catherine Hayes, MadameLouisaY Miss Augusta

Thompson, Madame Lancia, Mr. Sintley, Mr. Augustus
Braham, Mr. W. Harrison, Mi. Jules' Leport, Herr
i Engel, and Master ores r Peart' took part, and gave their
talented services gratuitously. Fre-P.cila. to the concert
an address, written by Mr. Robert Bell, was &livered
by Mr. Benjamin Webster.

The delivering of the address was warmly received.
The idige* enitfeestra was tastefully decorated with ever-
greens, and in fiat of tl►e organ was placed the quota-
tion from Hamlet:—
"Bee that the players are well bestowed ;

They are the brief chronicle and abstract of the 67;•."

The band of the Grenadier and Coldslreain Guards;
together with the Crystal Palace band performed selec-
tions of music dterirtg the day, and the upper series 9f
fountain's-Igoe p/ayed after the concert.
Theft* wilt bh continued to-day.

DEATH OF LIEMENAft-GENERAL
LORD SANDVg.

The caloneley of the 2nd (or Royal Noith British)
Dragoons has' become at the disposal of the General
Conimanding in Chief, by the death of Lieut.-General
Lord garidje, Irtost death we announced last week, at
Ombersley Court, tokestersitire ; making the. sixth
Waterloo officer whose derniii *V have bad to record
within a little more than a month. 'Fire lamented
deceased was the second son of Arthur, second Marquis
of Downshire, by Mary Baroness Sandys, only daughter
of the Hon. Martin Sandvs, and niece and heir of
Edwin,- Word Lord Sandys. On the death of his
mother in Atigtist, 1.836', lie succeeded to the barony of
Sandys, as the eldest son (ye fic,f yolin'ger sons. The
late lord entered the army as cornet In die I'M litassars
in July, 1809 ; and in 1812, then a lieutenant the
regiment, he accompanied that gallant regiment to the
Peninsula, and saw much active service, and was
present at the action of Morales, and the battles of Vit-
toria and Pampeluna. While on half-pay he was on
the staff of the Duke of Wellington, during the cam-
paign of 1815, as extra aide-de-camp to the great duke,
and was present at tha battle of Waterloo. Subsequently
he remove into' the 2nd Pragoons, which he com-
manded ifs kediez46lVeolottei from the spring of 1832
to December, Igo. the' fate generant commissions
bore date as follows :—Co'rrkt, 2:7th idly; 1803;
lieutenant, 19th July, 1810; captain.; Alt August,
1813; major, 27th July, 1815; lieutenant-colonel, fst
January, 1819; colonel, 10th January, 1837 ; major-
general, 9th November, 1846 ; and lieutenant-general,
20th June, 1854. The late Lord Sandys was appointed
colonel Of the 7th (the rrinetes Royal's) Regiment of
Dragoon Guards in March, 1853 ; and was, in August,
1858, removed to his old teginicrit, the .14id Drapions.
The deceased NO, 14116 Nids in his 61th year, hating
been born 10th January, 1702, etas ittniattied, and the
title and entailed estates devolve on Lord fdatias
Hill, his younger brother. The present peer was bcrii
in 1798, and married Louisa, youngest daughter of Mr.
Joseph Blake, in 1837; was brought up in the diplomatic
service, and was attached to the embassy at Madrid in
1816, and was afterwards "precis writer" in the
Foreign Office in 1822, in which year he served at
Vetotbi, ail:id hi /lath the following year. He was
appointed Secretary of .Leaction et Florence in 1824,
and has filled a similar post at Lisildir and Rico Janeiro.
He accompanied the Marquis of Hereford's special
embassy, as secretary, to St. Petersburg, in 1827. Ills
lordship was formerly in the House of Commons; he
sat for Newry from 1832 to 1835, and twice unsuccess-
fully contested Evesham, hitt was seated on petition in
Mdreli; 1838, and represented that borough till 1852.
For some years he wits (liker of her Majesty'shouse-
hold, having been Comptrolfei of tire queen's House-
hold and Treasurer from July, 1847, to fiefiiitavy;

DEATH OF LORD ELPHINSTONE, G.C.B.

'With feelings of deep regret we recently announced
the death of Lord Elphinstone, the late Governor of
Bombay. We ate' informed that when Lord Elphin-
skate left lionibaf id the Middle of May last for home,
it was thought be had tiiiite feto'fered from the fever
and relapse he had in the early part of the ftar, fot, by
resorting to the hills, he seemed to have thoroughlt
re-established his health. Before leaving Bombay he
was able to take riding exercise, and fully competent to
attend to matters of business. Lord Elphinstone reached
London, we believe, on the 12th ult.; hut to those about
his • •
s fikdoli it. was apparent he had suffered from the
journey, which t:T:d 'nand, and consequently less
fatiguing than by voyage at e•ta: ft Ufa contem-
plated by the lamented 'lord to resori io Or.* Oercoad
Spas about ten days back, in order to recttht his
strength, which, ever since he bad arrived home,
was found gradually to fail him. In consequence
I of increasing debility his lordship was compelled
to ataildoff his journey to the Continent. Dr. Peele,
an old friend in ltidid, and his lordship's medical
adviser when in Bombay, rettitnOdftent Germany sooner
than ho originally intended, on hearing of the illness of
his friend. On Wednesday his lordship became Witch
weaker, and it. was too apparent to Dr. Williams and
Dr. Morshead that he was sinking. Surrounded by
Ccitottel Dates, his former military secretary, Mr.
Adam'; his fifiniet titivate secretary, and Dr. Peele,
he passed ititci d Ealyd and sweet slumber at the
time before mentioned. rfoi the rerriotest indication of
a pang convulsed his attenuated yet faith' heti*: Thus
passed away a good man and valuable public setvant in
comparatively the prime of life, for he had not reached
his 54th year, as he was born on the 23rd June, 1807.
TVer nittch-lamented nobleman was the only son of John,
12th Baron Elphinstone, by Janet, youngest daughter of
Mr. Cornelius Elliott, of Wellee, Roxburghshire, and
widow of Sir John Gibson Carmichael, Dalt/ When he
had barely entered into his seventh year, 'he sticaecied
his father in the ancient Scottish barony. When he had
attained the customary age, he entered the army as a
cornet and sub-lieutenant in the Royal Regiment of
limo ()dards, and in December, 1832, was putted as
captain. it fot 'Eats after that step in the service,
he relinquished the prefesciott pf arms to take upon
himself the onerous duties of Govern& of the Madras
Presidency,—the late lord, then only thirty Okra old,
was in 1837 appointed the governor of that presidency
in India. He remained in Madras until 1842. After
passing a limited period in England, he again repaired
to India, not in an official capacity, but to seek infor-
mation and amusement in travel. Du'ring the three
ycats he was away he visited Cashmere and the more
distant traits bottrtding on the Bengal presidency.
Shortly after his return td his native country in 1847,
he was made a lord in waiting to the Qireen, an
appointment at court he held up to 1862. In October,
1853, he was selected as successor to Viscount Falkland
as governor of Bombay. As affairs have since arisen a
more happy and fortunate selection could not have been
made. During the tVentful crisis in 1857 the adminis-
tration of his lordship's goVerrinient at Bombay" was
most statesmanlike. Bombay was almost denuded of
troops, then just returned or returning from the war in
Persia, in order to supply the exigencies in Bengal.
With a mere handful of European troops he kept down
tne effervescence of the disaffected native population.
What *as the most gratifying recompense to him
was, that he Ultimately found his policy success-
ful, and rewarded by the approbation of his sove-
reign and the thanks of the parliament of his country.
On the 14th of April last year Lord Elphinstone,
as Governor 'of Bombay, had the honour of being
included with the Governor-General (Lord Canning), Sir
John L. M. Lawrence, Sir R. N. C. Hamilton, Mr.
Frere, and Mr. Montgomery, in the unanimous thanks
of the parliament, "for the ability with which they
have severally empinyed the resources at, their disposal
for the re-establishment of peace in her Majesty's
Indian dominions." In the early part of last year he
was nominated a Grand Cross of the civil division of the
Order of the Bath, and, as a mark of her Majesty's
especial favour, was created (May 12) a peer of the
United Kingdom by the name, style. and title of Baron
Elphinstone, of Elphinstone, in the county of Stirling.
It is to be deplored that his valuable life was not spared
to enjoy all his well-merited honours. The late noble-
man had been in 1836 made a member of the Privy
Council, and the same year made a Grand Cross of the
Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order of Knighthood. For
some years he had sat in the House of Lords as one of
the representative peers for Scotland. The late Lord
Elphinstone was never married. By his lordship's
death the Scottish barony descends to his cousin, Mr,
John Elphinstone Fleeming, eldest son of the late
Admiral the Hon. Charles Elphinstone Fleeming, son of
the eleventh baron, born in 1819, and formerly captain
in the 17th Lancers.