The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-08 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING,

Las had had the assistance of his previous i; THE KUMAR OE MR. BRIGGH
collaborateur, Mr. Bartholomew, the friend
and associate of Mendelasohn an the A SELF-ACCUSED ACCOMPLICE OF MULLER.
preparation of some of his greatest works, Elijah , At the Worship-street police-court yesterday,
especially. Were Ito judge hastily of the poem of Gimp Aumastus King, about flve fest nine or ten inches
;Canaan, I might be inclined to find fault with it ,in height, with straight red whiskers, wiry frame, and of
au some—happily not very important—respects. 'shabby-genes appearance, calling_ himself a publisher,
But it would be rash to place a hastily before Mr. Cuthbert Ellison bY
formed itliiaaLwß°w'llocaler otligel division, charged upon his
opinion against Mr. Bartholomew's acknowledged own 1 witlaming co rued in the rder of Mr.
judgment and experience ; and I shall therefore, •
without criticism, endeavour to give a slight out- IBlgtv. Abbott atteoded for the prosecution, which was
line of the piece. I instituted by Mr. George Buckley, landlord of the Base-
rd, w o stated —Last night, about
It opens with a scene by the river Jordan, repro- /sSb
11 otc7c, irwavael; ?hide barFt)
talkibog to my customers, and
sensing, or rather describing, the translation of the expressing the extreme gratification I felt at the capture
, Prophet Elijah to heaven—an event of which his el Muller with the extra evidence against him, when the
successor, Elisha, and " the Sons of the Prophets " prisoner, who was present in front of the bar, suddenly re-
are represented as eye-witnesses. There is here marketd," I could Innards forior,if Iphad, that these
ian orchestral passage, descriptive of Elijah's being
pprees"re :t ourned rand, aned said, "Yon !night no t toss, such • carried by a whirlwind, in a fiery chariot, to things if you don't know than for facts. Prisoner turned I
heaven, which brings to mind the celebrated pas- towards him, and replied, " I don't oars ; now Muller is
sage of Mendelesohn • but this, though somewhat caught I'm sure to be apprehended. Muller is corning across
like, cannot be regarded ass plagiarism. The next the Channel in irons, but I can walk out of these doors at
scene, by a sudden transition, passes to the miracle hutorisit"ed etyma Lying this; if a panow Tile"' ass
withie h really
performed by Elisha, the augmentation of the ing he would apprehend you." I then called prisoner into
poor widow's small cruise of oil. The dialogue she is
between the widow and her inspired benefactor has , Mr. Moro (clerk)—Was bomber ?
much dramatic beauty; and the scene includes a Witoms—Ko ; wss sot quits mbr:l _
chorale full of grand and itupressive harmony. aarstteal."4",riliTirhetotookkavineys6.;,:d.:burst
weight
laktoet4anii off
Then there is another sudden transition to the my shoulders." I asked, " What is the matter with your
house of the Shonamite woman, to whom the Esther' said, "Muller and I were hard up: we wanted money.
Prophet, in recompense for her hospitality, pro- and money we would ham. 't(the murder) was contemplated
raises the boon of a son. Musically speaking, this three days before it took place. We went to Fenchurcho
sense contains a masterly and beautiful trio, "Is Breree‘ sseta to ilatu
korr:wießn&vinidvig,nai:d took toe
anything too hard for God the Lord," which will our operations until we bade jut left Bow Station. I then
be • remarkable feature of the work. In these struck him twice ; Mailer struck him three tines. Mailer
scenes the Prophet is represented by Mr. Bentley, opened the door and laid hold of his body ; I lifted him op
the widow by Madame Ssinton-Dolby, and the by his legs and threw him out._ onset Hackney-wick
Shunamite woman by Madame Rudersdorff. After
ittadti'. "dth'ent thieseMitefseerde into went
ot 'nous that some
these scenes, which certainly seem incoherent, the person was RD mar or. the line. I went to assist ; helped
hero of the piece makes his appearance. The en- to carry the man into the public-house, and bathed his
trance of the victorious Syrian general is heralded temples."
by a grand triumphal march and chorus of soldiers— I Mr. Inspector :IT s 7 sa
malid had bass
he itireell'anis'e•Mat'frord e,
a magnificent composition, in which the clang of wed apprehended
team' that the prisoner waslaquithere two hours previous to
martial instruments and the swell of joyous voices the time of the thugs,.
have au , inspiring effect. Naaman's wife and her , Mr. Safford—ls the Mitford Castle near the spot where
maidens advance to meet him with welcome, but the bodi of Mr. Briggs was dicovernl
Nauman is sad amid joy and triumph. He Mr.
evidence, •IA scarcely you not being pre-
eckley—lt is
labouring under mortal disease, and hopes for no! Mr.
sent at the time ; but for information, say was the body
relief save in death. The air, sung here by Mr. into the hoe.?
Sims Reeves, " Invoking death to end my woes," Mr. Buckley—it war. Permit me to say that on Marisa
made a strong and evident impression. Timna sad an extraordinary statement from the primmer, I
(Naaman's wife) and the people endeavour to conceived it my duty to give him in charge, that the police
console him by promising to offer sacrifices
m•Mrt. investigate the
'this StAce of the proceedings
to the Syrian god Hammon ; but Adab, his I will not call upon you to say anything. I think the mate
youthful handmaiden, a Hebrew captive, ; ter of such grave importance that opportunity for farther
boldly protests against such idolatry, and declares and searching investigation should be given. If you have
that the one true God is alone to be worshipped.
made this statement simply through a drunken freak, you
cannot complain at the position in which you are placed. I
Adah's expostulation is the subject of a fine air, teemed you until this day week.
I which Adelina Patti sang with striking earnestness ; Primer was then removed to the cells, where be cow-
but her remonstrance is unheeded, and the next pleased to Bendel!, the gaoler, of being kept in prison on
scene, in the Temple of Rimmon, contains the boot- such a charge, asserting that he should not have made the
less prayers for Naaman's recovery. We return to' sm:meet when drunk.
the house of Nauman, who lies in a dying state, I the court upon olh "ma' assembledlopposite the d of
e news co Menges accessory having been
tended by his wife and the Jewish handmaiden. apprehended, and as he left he was greeted with shouts and
This scene has much dramatic pathos. He sleeve,' enc. Muller!"
and in a dream (which be relates on waking) sees a
venerable man, who bids him "go in pea Ce."
Adah renews her entreaties that he may
turn to the true God, and advises him
to seek. the 'assistance of the inspired prophet.
Neiman yields, and consents to go to Samaria in
search of Elisha. This scene is wound up with a
most exquisite trio, " Haste, to Samaria let us go,"
which will probably be found to be the gem of the
oratorio The aurae of Naaman's story here abruptly
breaks off, to be resumed after a long intervaL
The concluding of the first part contains the miracle,
performed by Elisha, of making fresh water gush
from the ground to refresh and fertilise the
parched earth. This, again, brings to mind the
similar miracle in Elijak, the rushing of the water
being described by the orchestra in a somewhat
similar way ; and the first part terminates like the
first part of Elijah with a grand choral hymn of
joy and thankarving.
With the beginning of the second part there is
not, as might have been expected, a return to the
story of Naamao. The Shunamite woman already
introduced, is lamenting over her dead child; and the
scene which follows is very affecting and beautiful.
The Prophet Elisha appears, and being informed
of her calamity and witnessing her pious resigns,
tion to the will of God, miraculously restores her
dead child to her arms. This scene includes
some of the finest things in the work ; a
" sauctus "of angels, full of heavenly beauty • the
prophet's solemn and earnest prayer to God ;
and an air in which the restored child, wakening
from his trance, describes a dream in which lie bad
heard the singing of the angels. This scene ends
with a fugued chorus, " Thanks, grateful thanks,
Almighty Lord," most masterly in construction and
happy in effect. At length the story returns to
Nauman and his fortunes. He appears, approach-
ing, with his retinue, the dwelling of Melia. Com-
plying with the directions of the prophet, be per-
forms his ablutions in the Jordan, and is
straightway cored of his malady. Haman
recognises in Elisha the venerable man whom
he had Nellie a vision. He is a convert to the
true faith, and the piece ends with several fine airs
and choruses expressive of joy and gratitude to
heaven. There is, in particular, a moat beautiful
quartet in canon, sung by M.llle. Patti, Miss
Palmer, Sims Reeves, and Santley ; and there is a
magnificent choral fugue, which displays the an-
fixer's complete mastery of all the resources of
counterpoint.
The following were the receipts at this morning's
performance ;—President andvice-president's seats,
at 21s. each, 163 ; receipts, 1711. 3s. Secured seats,
21s. each, 1,163 ; receipts, 1,2211. Be. ; unsecured
seats, 10s. Cod. each, 709 ; receipts, 372/. as. 6d. ;
donations and collections, 3021. 6s. 9d. ; total
number attending, 2,035 ; total receipts, 2,066/.
17s. 3d.

THE MYSTERIOUS DEATHS AT MILE-END.

Yesterday afternoon Mr. John Humphreys re-
sumed and concluded an inquiry which he opened on the
29th tilt., into the circumstances of the death of Frances
flecking's= and Mary N. Gribbin, whose bodies were found
dead io a room at 21, Albert Cottage*, Mile-end New-town,
on Friday, the 26th ult. It will be remembered that the
first witness called on the last occasion was John Forking-
halm the husband of one of the deceased women ; bet it soon
transpired that he was a perfect imbecile, and the coroner
declined to proceed with his evidence, which was of a con-
tradictory and inconclusive character. The women, it was
proved on that occasion, had been drinking hard tot several
days.
The first witness called yesterday was Lydia Gutsy, a
neighbour, who was in the habit of sitting with the de-
°sued persons. She said she fetched beer for them, and some
'M, but nothing else. She saw no powder or anything alas
put into the beer or gin which the deceased persons drank.
Elizabeth Wsptaff, of 27, Albert Gotten's, rid she
knew Lydia Goozey, the last edema and had had some
conversation with her about this case. It was soon altar
the foneraL She said that Mrs. Beckingliam had offered a
white powder to her husband, but that he would not take
it, so she took some of it herself and pre the not to her
sister. She then said that both of them were very sick
afterwards. She rid they put the powder in some beer.
Mary Anne Hoare, of 22. Arundel-street, Bethnal-green,
said Mrs. Gribbin bad been a lodger of here, having occupied
• back room in her house nearly a month. She was not •
person of sober habits. She got op tipsy sod went to bed
tipsy—in fact, she had beer fetched her at eight o'clock in
the morning.
By the Jury—Never heard her threaten to take her own
life or that of her sister.

Dr. Henry Letheby, professor of chemistry is the Loodoa
Hospital, detailed the analyses which he had made. Potash
was present in both cases, and in one to a large exteot. The
potaah must have been taken in the form of caustic of pot-
ash, or carbonate of potash, or cyadine of potassium. His
own opieion was that cyadine of potation= had been taken.
It wee a deadly poison, the active principle being prussic
said. It was more easily obtained than any other, in con-
sequence of its being el gine/ally used.
Dr. Caytoo, who waa examined on a previous occaaion,
was re-called, and asked by the jury whether the man
Bsckiogham could have lived so long in the room as he ap-
peared to have done without food. He said that a man could
live that time, three days, without food.
The Coroner reminds 4 the jury that when the room was
broken into crumbs of bread were found on the flour, so
that the man had probably been feeding during the time he
was there.

Dr. Gusto', in answer to a jurym►n, said s person would
live half an hour, or ao hour attbe outside, after takiag such
poison as Dr. Letheby had described.
The Caresser in summing up went carefully through the
facts of the case, sod described with great ostentation the
circumstance' under which the bodies were dimmed. Hs
also commented upon the medical sr'demos which had ben

Ths j
.nry after a brief consultation returned as their Yee-
Ent, That the deceased persons died from the effects of
paten., but how it was administered there was no evidence to
show.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY or PRECIOUS METALL—
Al Birmingham. on Tureday, Aaron Stokes, of Mount-
, street, stonemason, and Charles Graham, of Mount-street,
bricklayer, were brought up before Mr. Knowsley,
charged with stealing llugh t lbs. of gold and silver alloy, the
property of Messrs. Bette, refiners, of that town. Is mow
quince of frequent lows, the prusecutors had inetrocted
' Detective Spokes to make inquiries, end on Monday morn-
ing be apprehended the prisoner Stokes es be was leaving
the prosecutor's premises with the metal in his posesseke.
mana was also another chariot 'rebut the prisoners of steal-
ing about 14 lbs. weight of silver about two or three mos*.
ago. Oe that occasion Stokes and Graham west together
and sold the metal for 41., which they divided. The ari-
110114M1 were remanded.

The full hall this morning has not only been suf-
ficient to wipe off the deficiency up to last night,
but there is an excess approaching 2001. as com-
pared with this period of the Festival in 1861.
The following were amongst those present this
morning :—The Earl of Lichfield, president ;
Countess of Lichfield and party ; Mr. Holliday,
Mayor of Birmingham, Mrs. Holliday and party ;
the Archbishop of Canterbury ; Miss Moncrieff
and party; Mr. Whitmore, M.P., Mrs. Whitmore,
and party ; the Rev. GeorgeWhitmore, Mrs. George
Whitmore, and party ; Sir R. Hamilton, Bart, and
party ; Sir John Pakington, M.P., and party ;
Mr. and Mrs. Sampson Hanbury and party,
the Honourable Berrie Percy and party ;
Sir William Hartopp, Bart., and party ;
Mr. Adderley, M.P., Mrs. Adderley, and party ;
Mrs. Mostyu, and Miss Dora Tos-nshend ; Mrs.
Newdegate, Miss Bncheret, and party ; Mr. John
Clerk, BIN. John Clerk, and party ; the Hon. Miss
Hewitt; the Rev. Mr. Boyle and party, Mr. Dog-
dale and party, Sir Thomas Wiunington, Bart.,
M.P., and party, Mr. Beale, M.P., and party.

FIIGHTYCI DEATH BY MACHINERY.—An in-
quest was held be Mr. Richards, at the White Liu Tavern,
King-street, St. George's-io-the-East, on Tuesday night. on
the body of Daniel Kearney, aged 32 years, who was
crashed to pieces by a steam engine. P. Kearney, 8, Kiog•
street, son of the deceseed,seid that his father was employed
at the Eagle Wharf Granary, Wapping, a bedding six
Aeries high. On Friday last a pouter was being dawn
up outside the building by means of ropes to the top
story. Deceased bad to make fast the eed of the rope to a
wooden beam, bet in throwing it he pitched it over the iron
shaft of the steam etudes. He called out "Stop the
engine!" sad seised the rope to cot it. He was instantly
whirled atoned the shaft, and be was 6.'1,0 fast and
ressalsed to it by the rope, which was coiled around his
body twenty times. His fingers were cut off. and sent flying •
about the room. The engineer called out, "Es is killed !"
and stopped the machinery as soon as possible. Disused
was removed apparently quite dead. The people said,
"He is gone!" but be then shook his head, and said to
them, "Stop my goo crying. Tell Dora I am all right.
He thee died. Dr. Wood said that deceased wee is a
m‘oner croslind to pieces. one of his arms being broken is
four pieces his ribs being crushed is. and all his fiagen
tare off. The jury returned a verdict of " Amideatal
death."

A SrArre TO SHAM:SITAR& —The working men
of Lantos having s9t on boob s movement fora statue of
Shakespeare, to be r..ised chiefly by the pesos of the people,
and pieced on Primrose•hill, the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer has become a subscriber to their fond. The move-
ment, of which Mr. Phelps is president, has Mr. Glad/tones
" good wishes."

I SOTTHAMPTON, SEPT. B.—The North German
Lloyd's atearoship Haar, from New York, on the 27th
aft, bas arrived here. She briags 126 passengers for this
. port, Bremen, and 35 bap mails for Leedom, and 300 dais.
for Bremen. Oa the day after her departure the Hansa
*poke the steamer New York, from Southampton. Oa the
sth inst. she spoke the barque Laura, steering eastward ;
and on the 6th inst., the barque Elisabeth steering west-
ward. Her news has been anticipated.
ARRIVAL OF TILE CITY OF LIMERICK PROM
AMERICA.—The extra Intr. steamship City of Limerick,
from New York on the 25th alt., arrived at Queenstown at
1.33 p.m. yesterday. She brought 146 parenpre, 45 of
whom leaded here, and proceeded at L 45 p.m. for Liverpool.
Her sews has been full/anticipated by the City of Baltimore,
which brought advice& to the 277th August.
THE OUTWARD AMERICAN MAIL—TIN Ham-
►urg and American Company's steamship Borussia sailed
for New York yesterday evening, with the English and
German mails, 83 saloon and a large amber at damage
puseagers, also a general cargo.
HOISNIMANs TEA is choice and strong, mode-
ate In price. and wholesome to use. These &demotes's have
recluse fee ibis tea a nen. rat preference. It le sold in packet' by
u2/10 angento—LtdrertiecownLl

I Lotis or LIFE IN THE THAWS.—Yesterday •
coal barge was pas•iot down the river, when she ran, wit►
• violent crash, foul of • s•ilieg barge laden with materials
for the Thames Embankment. The jerk oecesioeed by the
collision pitched the steeremaa of the former into the water,
sad although every possible exertion was made to nye the
poor fallosealife, he floated away with the tide. The pre-
vious evening a frightful accident had happened to an ea-
gineer named BIWA Kicoig, employed on beard the Kiel,
Hamburg steamer. He had got over the side of the vessel
to fasten one of the screws of the paddle box, and at this
moment several other steamers were passing by, which
caused • considerable swell of water ; this moving the Kiel,
dislodged 'Creole from the paddle-box. and jammed him
between the wheels. He was removed in • Mate of insen-
sibility, but before preperatiees could be made to °covey
him to the hospital ship he expired.

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