The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-16 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE EMIRS.

Bra,—ln the debate on the malt tax question,
last night, Lord Robert Moulage is reported to have said,
" They all knew how the agitatiou had been got up. It
had been got op in London by those whose business it was
to get up agitations, sad who were well skilled in the
science, for • science it wee." On public ponds and in
justice to the Central Anti-Malt Tax Association, of
which I am the secretary, I trust you will allow
me to give that statement a public ooetradietion. As
I am the only person in Lou lon connected in
any way whatever with the association which has organised
the present opposition to the malt tax, I am in a position to
give the noble lord's assertion a most positive denial. The
agitation originated in a public meeting of ten►nt farmers
in Maidstone 12 months ago, before I had anything to do
with it, and has spontaneously extended to upwards of 30
counties; and personally allow me to say that I did not go
to the agitation—the agitation came to me. Lord Robert
has been fans to face with his constituents on this question,
very mans of whom take a deep and earnest interest in it,
sod have liberally contributed their money towards it.
Censure has been thrown oo the malt tin repealan for
the mode adopted of taking the opinion of the house last
night. For that my usociatiou is in no way responsible, as
our desire has always been to take the non of the Hone of
Commons upon an abstract resolution prior to the budget,
a mode of procedure which has been so successful in several
instances ; but a private meeting of some 80 members of
parliament determined otherwise. Lord Robert Montagu
having bad the power and the will to make a statement
where it could on be &amend, I trust to your sense of fair
play to give this denial a place in your valuable oolumas.—
I am, Ac., A. KINTRRA.
12, King's Anne-yard, Mangan-street, E.C., April 15.

SHAKESPEARE EVENTS OP THE COMING
WEEK.

(Fran the daaaratat.)

On Monday, in the afternoon, there will be a
meeting of tankers and merchant, at the Mansion Rouse,
to bear addresses from Mr. Cowper end Mr. The, on
behalf of the 13hakespeara °committee, the Lord Mayor
presiding. In the evening there will be a performance of
The Merrhant of Venter at fiadler's Wells, for the benefit
of the Montimeet Food. Mies Marriott and G. V. Brooke
will =stain the principal parts ; Mr. Bachelors, will appear
in the farce of 80re144 Car ; and Mr. George Croikebank
and Mime Homed will play the dagger erase from Macbeth.
On the same evening a Shakespeare Opened will be given
by the Philbarrnoeic Society, at which Miss Banks sad Mr.
Lackey will sing, and Signor Sired will perform Mendel*.
who's Violin Concerto. _ _

On Thursday evening, • festival concert and dram►tic
entertainment will be given at the Agricultural Hall, at
which Mesdames Lemnnos•Sherrin*too. Sninton-Dolby,and
Pampa, Mesas. Sims Reeves and Weiss with many others,
will sieg ; and Mr. Phelps will read the first act of Shalt-
speare's Temput.
On Friday. • grand concert will be given, under the di-
rection of M. Jules Benedict, at St. James's Hall. The
most eminent of our minima artists will give their service.
On Saturday morniog. the Loudon trade societies will
assemble oo Primrose-hill—from that day to be popularly
known as Shakespeare Hill—where the bands of her Ma-
jesty's Household Brigade will execute some of the most
famous Shakespeare music. A space of ground will be
marked off on the southern slope, by direction of the Chief
Commissioner of Public Works, in which the working men
will plant an oak•saplm4 from Windsor Forest in memory
of the day. The procession will then form and march round
the tree. . . . .

—in tie evening these societies will assemble in the Agri-
cultural Hall, lalingtoc, to witness a Shakesperian Concert
and Recital. At Drury-lane, the Aral Pert of Henry the
Fourth will be performed. At the Haymarket, Twelfth
Night, with remits and Adonis as an al terpirsoe. At the
Princess's, the Conk* of Rrrors. Performances in com-
memoration of Shakespeare, and for the benefit of the Monu-
ment Fund, will also take place at the New Adelphi and
the St. James's Theatres. At the &army Theatre will be
given the Second Petri of Henry the Sixth. On the same
day there will be a festival at the Crystal Palace, for which
a temporary monument has been erected in the gardens;
and a banquet, at which Laid Carlisle is announced to
preside, in Stratford.

SHAKESPEARE TERCENTENARY CELEBRATION AT
Sraarroari-on-Avog.—Among the accepted invitations to
the banquet, at which the Earl of Carlisle will preside 012
Saturday, the 23rd of April are the following : The Arch.
bishop of Dublin, Lord Leigh, the Earl of Shrewsbury and
Talbot, Earl of Lichfield, the Earl of Warwick, Lord
Houghtoo, the Lord Mayor of York, the Right Hoe. C. B.
Addarley, M.P., Hon Frederick Bya, Sir Joseph Paztoe,
M.P., Sir R. Phillitoore (the Q 11111110.9 Advocate), Sir Law-
rence Palk, Bert., M.P., Sir N. W. Throckmortm, Bart.,
J. Everett Millais, Bp.. ILA., George Godwin, Esq.,
F.A.S., W. H. Russell, LLD., Martin Tapper, FAq.,
Charles Swains, Esq., C. N. Newdegate, Eel., M.P., E.
Holland, Esq.. Dr. H. Brockhaus ILeiprig), J. C.
Ewart, Fag., M.P. (Liverpool), Mayon of Birmingham and
Blackburn, Mass Emily Faithfull, C. L Gruseima, Bea-,i &c. It s arranged that after dinner Dr. G. W.
Leen', Professor of Arabic at Ring's College, shall
present so address to the corporate authorities of
Stratford from the German nation. It will be tram.
mimed from the Goethe house at Frankfort, sod pro.
seated in the name of Goethe'. countrymen to those of
the laud of Shakespeare. The addrms, which will be illus-
trated by scenes from the works of both posts, has been
eutruated for preparation to the eminent artist Becker. It
will be inscribed to the mayor sod aldermen et Stratford.
on-Avon, and is intended to be pressrved in Shakespeare's
birthplace, for which purpose it will be formally promoted
to the mayor by Dr. Lehner. who is a member of the
Hocketift," and the official delegate from that body now
in &gland.
LITERARY AND SCHUMPIC MILTINGS FOR THE
RESCHIO Wm.—Monday—Asiatic, at 3 ; Architects, at
8. Tuesday—Seitisticel, at 8; "Raloarces of Brazil," Mr.
Heywood ; Anthropological, at 8 : "Skulls from Antietam,"
Captain Button and Mr. Blake; " Two Principal Forms of
Bntish Skulls," Dr. Thurnam ; Engineers, at 8 : "San-
tiago and Valparaiso Railway," Mr. Lloyd ; Royal 'meta-
Hoc. at 3 : "Cooservation of Energy," Protonic. Helmholtz.
Wedoesday—Horticultural : Aaka show ; Meteorological,
at 7 ; Society of Arta, at 8 : " Patera Laws," Mr. Webster ;
Society of L.iterature, at 44: Anniversary. Thursday—
Royal Institution at 3 : " Comervation of Energy," Prof.
Helmholtz ; 74•:44Fical, at 4 : General ; Numismatics, at 7 ;
Linage., at 8: "New Species, Ac., of Annelid., in British
Museum." Dr. Baird ; Eamolpidse Group of Phytopha-
pm Coleoptera," Rev. T. A. Marshall; Royal, at Bz.;
Chemical, at 8 ; " Philosophy of !Intl& Agriculture," IG.
Way. Friday— Royal Itistitutioo, at 8 : "Lye:stroll."
Prof. Mackie. Saturday Antiquaries, at 8: ' Metallic
Elements," Prof. Freakier&
Tim Dismiss IN LANCARHIRL—The Mansion-
beam committee met yesterday. Mr. Alderman
Rose, M.P., Mr. Morley, Mr. Howes, and Mr. Armitage
wore present. Grants were made to the amount of 3,016/.,
which were apportiosed as follows :—Aghtm-under•Lne,
1,0001. • Preston (clotbisg), 3001. • Stockport, •,
Oldham,; ' , 2001. • Hurst, 1604 • Bolton. 150/. ; managers
and overlookersof Ashtos•na4;r-under 83/. • Manley, 751. ;
Rayton, 70/. (401. for generalsod 301. for clothiug);
Blackburn overlookers, 60/. ; Oldham ditto, 501. ; Hemp,
501. ; Lees sad district, 501. ; Stockport ossrieobars, 401. ;
Leyland, 251.; Tommeum Al:risme, 20/. ; Bury overlookers,
M.; Craig Valley, 201.; St. Mathew Chadderton, 15/.; Stock-
port bookkeepers, 151. ,• Gorton overlookers, 154; Brioches-
ter, 101, ; Salesbury, 101.; Chipping, 101. ; Moseley an
and overlookers, 101. ; Olfertoo, N. The total amount
received was 524,0914 9s. 4d., of which 479,041/. had bees
remitted, exclusive of yesterday's grants. 2701.4 z. 4d. had
been received during the last fortoight.
A DMAPPOINTNINT. —lt is now ascertained that
the Prinee of Wales will sot preside at the annual dinner of
the Literary Fund Society In May—es had been previously
announced. Nor will any other star thine in his place. In
fact, the corporatioo will dine by Heel! : its own president
occupying the chair, and making the customary speech.—
AtAnoruni.

ox-orrics, APRIL 12.—The Queen bps
been plated to approve of Mr. James Henry Hunt as
mom! at Falmouth for his Majesty the King of Denmark.
The Queen Las also beep pleased to approve of Mr. Charles
B. Burch u consul at Cardiff fee the trotted States of
Amerira.—Gamtk.