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

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 firm 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.