The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-09 00:00:00

.INOSLAND.

A public meeting took place lag evening at the
Lamb Tavern, King and, " to consider the propriety of
posing the intended doubling of the house tar by bee
ijesty's ministers, and their intention of imposing &saw
tar upon houses of lOf. per annum." There was a crowded
attendance.

Mr. 841VT14 'raided, sad observed that, If the malt tat
won rataced, it was a question who would beat tit by it ;
be did set think the farmers would. (Ilear, bear.) Ille
adoorded the freedom from tai of all that the beams
hod* raid sat mad drink ; but if ball of tbe duty um
sakes Of art, r proposed, mad lb. prise of
bow • barlaiiewiNdert
tier Yr.-M.-M.*see ribs le bo re es all bow
1M bows, be Mew te ranee. So peremeepte
brow tb.ir era. Bee the idisagy floe armed wr se be
star op fry eerier/ dr tea ea berse—• net ears Wog
weirdo time wbe, rdle waft bed fee yeer• bad laid
.at *sir sersiess la a few brae& (aw, Inas.) Tb.
Promeei tag weld be wee le lei ea the swans of
lama

Mr. M 41,011 feed—" That this swetiap, whole eggle...
leg of theieisdple of the estretitaties of the to spas pro-
perty. udes edam ipso the aissesariee of life. Dereetlio-
lees shreds siessaly Is aa ewer/ ship. spas Noses, is
:all is = I:4lWarsio =LI ma: of the.
asdimpartb witrastaxbesiletTbre= telethon to Is. dd.
thrwd I. s
7d. Orirpseed ; It Wig the splits of this weft that
is eat timid he imposed was
_all kb& at
eessoleste the Wean srisfag ftradrese." ThelP=
seller elf tbe limbroptor sweat se doable die passed tea es
hews, wit* shy wadi liseViezieg be oddities to the
preperty tea. These sae so he this. (Hear.)
Ileum peepereff we dandy tes is hardened. Why
should sslhii be armed lathe ere trey se lows. wets
lead Mid dil yule' paeliass la the whet. sad bemee
sell If or le? Why should set else feuded ~Or is
dhow/ is the aisle properties ? (Hear, boar.) it was
aid dee oldest wee to Maim* the agricultural abase, is
rather to sompesesto these for thenpeal of the Sees laws.
'lbws his were $ grew Wastage; why should samhsr be
isaseed ia dais Ore ? (Hear. bear.) With s uses sae-
assitadffiresessrat a very large entreat of taxes WSW be
lies se Dodos the wars et' blesiboroagh the szpesii-
two mu wet =me this give sillies and a half ; now we
.. . lee the adlestioa of the mesas aloes 4 1
loss. hue-.) With • well-regalsted property tar. probe-
them us Our MU lions night be eared is the expense of
thee. To skein these Ssearial reforms it wee
secersasy is have • rearmod Hoses of Commas • Rees.
time, let the gorwassest he shows that the poet would
aft remit troths thresasered *pieties. (Hear.) H. agreed
is the pingslegy of redeeles the ditty rtea, sad thought it
wee beet te de It gyrodeelly, Bel why Mona art the ditty
be towed dremlorMeeledlehease? (fless.laar.) It I. es
esteem* dosidel votssibie the velseills sf the malt tea
weal& beside tho esswe ; hi the wire of barley had
her sesdiessidy mitered without st all effecting the wipe
of hr. (ism, bass.) He raddled that the how
woad IA ipdoelpsily ea the etassle L
_aad the greater was
the beaselso et esse It dews le 161. Mates. (Hear.)
Mt. Witetaast do reoslaties.

Mr. Du= that the ham tar was a twat'. tan, as
distiegaished hew the preperty tar oa homes, whisk was a
landlord's tas. Warr they had astMeg I. de
with. (Hear, bear.)
Mr. Mice Raw saki the whole drift of ths budget was t.
take nosey oat of posples=sts to restpessaie is lea&
rirrerille "(aCtek 6.1:11:Mr. i 17
n=m.=abr.
true to dream dos ties ; hit *agar wisibeira ,
this badge. (Hew. hem) U the holed laterest wwe
about to time tbe swain of parlestie• egla. they wadi
as twee eat of th. Mug& s• w.O es ea dr bet serriat.
S(Chem) lf they ad se; as quell= std him GM rage
ty Best be vied. sod elm Met of pdserigeWftes. (ber,
hoar.) Moirueled dot. sat of Ws attempt es the pert of
the goreneweat, there wadi arise • straggle far • better
represeatestes of the people. (Chem.)
Mr. Hatuusox said the rftl sorties was hew • tends
mown of tuella.' would be best ealted. lie sessidered est
he should save mere by the rodastisa of the duty ea tea
them be should late by the Matesesd Mass tax.

Mr. HAND[ said tilt. the itspeitios of saes sa unfair
taz as this would be • triumph of night over right.
(Chem.) It was raft less am • violation of private
jim0rt,..2... With • peeper reposostation of the people la
se sash preppel meld ever hare boss wiado.
etsiasedisis• it wadi resat is the overthrew of the
wlielesiatere Men me the beliag which had boss math
heers.)
erseslssles IPSO mesissosely weal to.
Mr. Joanne mere 4-0, nit is et the asthma
prise of sees mil ether mucks, It the epistle ef this
sesetieg that then moth es be • maw •••••thal ezpsudi-
turo at the petals smessip, by which a Imp ',demise
=be meths la the Maths ef the essethy Mama la-
ths eadeesi Mises% by OM mem the piths
rellemi from a bep_smesell ef issesies."
Mr. 81111 T. 011111.104 Obi
Mr. SWUM" awed the egeptles ef a laden Ile the
Meese el COMPS% thesall se Mr thespies rebethse,
which 11111 ordered to M Anserled w Os ohs tee the
Teen Hamlets for prosiothiles.
TM preseedisys dsssd with vele of drab the
*gismos.

A nu DEs'AVE of awe of the principal imports
west is 1850 to Chili, "'arise his young wife to agave his
boiloses. Chili.. afar Inroad eat badly, but he
wrote to kis wife to say that between theta they meld by
lethality woe sake up the loss, sad to mamma that he
weakd return tie the 28th of October last. Oa that day he
arrived at Ham, sad found the followieg letter hem his
wife unitise fur his: Rir, I have received year Meowed
sewunasication of the god of October, awi I Metes to
reply to it. Whoa a MIS has a yowls trowash:sesswed of
seem personal advantages for his wife, he set hem
her donee two yews is We •WO with arena. Tau
=hove remitted steal with yew ormarm peal*
Chili to tempt letups =..
Allean tall le
pieksl up the treasare yea d
The fitters wide& yea describe to we is she is asi
leele. Spriest awl mak pees away quill:Jr. It
woad be &ILA set to take a/beater of tam.
Parade • hits A - do in sew nest ads spate.
Tea will lad toe we nem The beet thing yes esa dais
to eaten to Chili." The pose hashed meld net believe
that the letter test ether than a joke, sad be bastmed
Me m. Bet them be head his hems elated, sad Isersed
that his wife had mkt of ell hie pods awl rise away to
Paris with a yowls was. fle laid a essapleint of adultery
ateinst her and Mr sesempliee, sad. made( up to Paris,
set to week to leuk arm then. Yeeterdey hi net hi. wife,
alsaastly aroma, maim sa the Boulevard dee Italia%
mid he hamar 10 indieseat at the eight of her Uwe he
*ea her. BM oriel he help, sad • creed westablei.
Ih eepieleed es well se his media would anew hit WWI
she led der, Mt the seeriators wowed diemeed is Id*
bee pert. Tim vevervirde. villa can • up, sad serried bila
awl his wile Mayo the evaireintary of . To that
feastimary be told his story, sad the teeth of it Meier
been ametained, be was released. TM eases was de-
war'
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Immo awl dm& Ibrd way labiamkb .fry.
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FREEHOLD LAND

The fourth conference of the members and friends
of the freehold land movement was held yesterday, at
the King's Arms, Palace-yard, Westminster. The chair
was taken at 11 o'clock by Mr. Senoutrint.ti, M.P.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the meeting, congratulated
the meeting that the proceedings of the past year had fully
equalled the expectations of the council of the Freehold
Lead Hansa. Not more than • year or two ego freehold
land societies were viewed by their coaservative friends
with doubt, suspicion, and distrust. Since that time it had
bees discovered that such societies were not destructive.
bat were productive of social benefits of the most important
chancier, and he believed that at that moment one of the
most important societies in London belonged to the tosser-
vetiver'. Having thus outlived distrust, they were now
proceeding in a course of prosperity, which was likely
to i every year, and, in propurti a as it did increase,
it would conduce to the political and social welfare of the
people.
Sir J. Watmetar, M.P., said he had to inform the
meeting that Mr. Cobden was precluded from attending
the conference by a severe cold. lie had only one or two
observations to make on his own part with regard to the
freehold land movement. The first was, that having from
the commencement taken great interest in the advanee.
meat of the societies, his experience showed that there
were great social, as well as political, advantages arising
from their operations. The only other observation which
he would make was, that in all their efforts they should
carefully keep in view the first great object for which these
societies were recommended to the public, namely, the poli-
tical object. Ile did not wish to exclude the consideration
of other advantages derivable from such societies, but he
would impress upon the members of the council assembled
from all parte of the country that they should
not allow peculiar objects to have a preference
over the social and political advancement of their
fellow subjects, and the good of the community
at large. The extension of freehold land socie-
ties in agricultural districts, where parties were
pretty nearly balanced, would be of the greatest possible ad-
vantage in a political point of view.
The report of the council for the year was at follows:
In presenting the present report, the council of the
union desire to express their undiminished confides°e in
the great principle involved in the freehold land movement,
and their unaltered conviction that it is calculated and
destines' to have benefLial influence on the industrial pops'.
'sties of the empire. The receipts of the union have been
but assail, amounting to oely 951. 19e. 104., including the
balance in hand, November, 1851; while the payments
have been 1441. Ss., leaving .a deficiency of 481. 3s. 2d.;
and the liabilities, including the expenses of this meeting,
111. 13s. 6d. ; Eakin a total of 591. 161. Bd.; nearly the
whole of which your secretary (James Taylor) has already I
paid from his private resources. This the council venture
to submit ought not to be the ease; and they trust that the
friends of the movement will make some effort to repay this
sum, and enable the council to continue their work. The
returns applied for from every society in the kingdom
have net so freely been given as could be desired, and
many have not been mat at all. Forming, how.
ever, an estimate with the greatest care, founded
an the returns received, we find that there are
In saddles, MAN Ilialbem, 120,000 shares, 310 estates
pinseheesd, 19,500 ellistimle made, eel the sum actually
/solved ie 790,0001. eterlher. These figures, compared
With these at last year, skew as berease upon the period
era esehties. 40,000 membeekeniares, 174 estates,
Esffneffitlilfilalts and MW. is pelmets. Esti.
maim *adheres at the se seep et pee shoe, the total
sun berg estseribed tor Is r I. *es three million six
handfed rsormd poem* The rem* semerire it to be
thew deep te Ore that this INN IMMO" is, in their opi-
nion. sod* swims he the were seerties having altered
the seedied at shrift the erns. Every society, except-
Immthe Ilt. Psealess. the Westminster, and two or three
will& sill the rotation plan, has actually
sod they hay node partial adopt' ems ; while, so
the obee thin vita bs:af the drawls. Ise
share have. sr* ireassi—sers
levies deohled. soil ors eves their suer/ of
shams sod sbershoisen. Tins bob ere worthy of year
'elm sod sere* eansiderdes. In the revising-Iw,
of rortee span the wholee the essietire bone
boas triemphsat, but than en sae se ten f *grist
departures kw law sal *sae wide& want dr
mere. Th• doshisa of the Smuttier he Middlesex, Mr.
Ihrlwell. le Weed vas width se bsk dam should :2
elide by, sad ems whisk is the iies of thes
nets to be brevet beim the Roue of Comesse. Tear
esssoll have bees ishestei Chet es some eased= depots-
Wee hem two es mew sededes boas been is the ssorkst
be the elms ems.% and lbw oseteislo, bst seistesdeselly,
bwestold its ries They num tbot sem seeleable us-
doestosaiss shesli be an* to between the ry
or seretitten et the rider oils*, is each locality
M welt this great osil heorsestlyiseveillas evil. The
oosuil ask your whim osil—se•speralies as to the btu
moss he ea toadies the neellabl lasi Society. The west
' oaf aft* of =ON elligiestltute of any informa-
tion span the nod a great desire exists for
Iwwwleolv_ is those distriete. The operations of freehold
Psi ese ides were manifest daring the recent elections, as
Illidillseez sad Sumy especially can testify. In North
Warwick they did sot succeed as was so family hoped. The
fault, however, lay Not with the land movement there. In
the tee Issue, riv Coventry and Birmingham, where
en la full play, great majorities were given
the Meng esmilidates, and in the latter the achieve-
MOM Inn whim* a parallel. la 1847, the Tlimingham
dislike livea moderity to the conservative candidate of 1
Iti ; Ist is IMO= immilistes were pissed in a
of bell dam= et 601, which to=
as an ssamorenlis debase against all esseestiess.
The alm•lie have, le cormersolon, may se all. dot par se-
weeny bee dew ell be mai to preemie the estessies et
the mommost, mad they apse dist ble bid& has bees
material),
_rimed bp tepee.' wieweisieretiess—exer-
thes chi* brew* been ebeehed- by the Isom ire in.
terrorism' of hi peoesel Mrs* lib soorreos local es•
momenta have modeled bill hoe outpliiog whit ate
lithe of the calls rob he bit tweefewa. sad tie state et the
funds unfortunately resent the stosell MID
Wes with adequate at .--131gmnd an Wolf of the
WILLIAM SCROLIIIIILD."

TM nears then proceeded to disensithe several subjects
poopord Or its sensideradea—the Or brag " the pro-
ersigreeonsomilos fee pored oilspdso Ss National
sorted d allotment."
Me. Pacto sewed the forming aeration .—" That p
'imams rows that the ova nsion of freehold land sic-
reties depends miry on Os mks adopted as to the nab
drof slaking reesoce, prole especially to the system if
aw resessandod by Pho pinalos of the Neared flo-
elety r roma* hart sod mot satisfactory." He add
they had am thc enpuleme of a twelvemonth is a era-
boo of societies in Misr of the plea segrad by the Na-
tional Society, sod My hid the onporsase of the whole
sonotry with roved to the retatien mama. The rapid
=of the sesissilerns the bet year was, he believed,
Me to the sioptisa of the ballot. Wherever
So Motion mimes wr coatimed not only had
Oro bola no narked revue, bat then had boor
naavenor witrbowal ; ad. en the othse head, whourat
the ballot mien had been emir not, tam bedlam
the infusion of spirit and vigour, sod a rev asession
of ambers. _ _

Mr. (laavas smosded the resoluties.
Mr. Hutioarr sold the Westminster Freehold Lead Se-
=had not hitherto adopted the ballet system Hit ad-
ded the DWI winsprobably Wow the ntuabis
a/ esemben; bat be egebeet heding men to sop
pp' that they wan to daubs hearth from ear
ming ereept their ova mean emit a prepse
of their funds. The bast met. het, • spesiserselet4",
sad the system would be bet dessethNi to that weed.
Mr. Brom}, the seemassy, and Mr. NOWLST. • 'IMF
mitteeman of the St. nem* thelety, leek the same view.
Mr. Savaos, of Biemiegbem, reppeetal the remiellea.
Mr. Stomas, of Welsethmegesa. said the Freehold
Lad Medley et his trim Mtn bed bass elms to lie ballot
Is weir% mom peespedep._ The wily mead prineiples
etesties were the cowereial principle of the National
Itheiety. (Chain.)
Mr. Mum, el the Flearmy Freehold Lend Society,
believed the geethillthe of that 'misty intended to adopt the
ballet, bawls' head them eaperismse that they could not
maps program without it. If there were • spirit of gam-
bits' sad speselatiee is mankind, they must adept them-
selves to it.
Mr. Unsex, hum Memehastrw, said • society with which
be was connected bad adopted the principle of purchasing
mere lead rhea was to be allotted seder the rules, the ear-
plug Wag aired to samba& • new society which had
sew; out of the old am, sad was &Zia' entirely os the
ballot system, was now &emetically in advance of its
permit.
Seavaseow, of 1.•••••", said the general fail-
le, of the members la that town was against speculation.
There wereow, believer, I. favour of adopting the ballet
either wholly or is pert.
Mr. Tina meld am be a party to peadeliail to • Public
v"ise. If the public were gamblers, he would do nothing to
irdadi..t.
DAWSON smoldered the principle of the ballot
perfectly harmless. He could sot me how it mattered, la
a moral point of view, within what period webers °b-
iased a rotate for their eseasy.
Mr. GOODWIN, of the St. Yens Society, thought the
partial adoption of the ballot would be beneficial in all '
societies. Ile denied that the principle was vicious.
Mr. Wairrisoaka, the Secretary of the National
Society, could not admit that the principle of the ballot was
open to the charge of gambling.
Mr. .1. TATLOuII., the Secretary, said, twelve soothe
ego he had declared kimeelf a maven to the ballot system ;
and all that he bad beerd since maimed him in his pre-
Grease fur it. Then were millions of sea who wanted to
join the serenest, sad they could not be expected to do so
without the ballot. Uader the rotation plan, embus would
. sot obtain an 'WWII for may years.
Mr. Ilinee, of Hirraingheik, predicted that nadir the
ballot spun societies would fall from their own weight,
the camber of webers exceeding the power of allotateat.
Mr. Rossezz, solicitor of the National B.diety, mid his
ezotrienev *bowed that no moiety meld permanently
peeper unless it were heeded is the prieciple of eon-
it. justice. (Hem. beer.) It wee oatmeal to suppose at
that the beet rule to adopt was that of " first eases first
tone " What, however, was tbe practical result of adapt-
ing it ? In a society of Ib9 members, while the first person
who signed would obtain his 301. et moo the lest would
lave wallotment he to years. ("Her, bier," and "No,
no.") That could be demoestrated os paper; sad the oily
mean. of avoiding such an injustice woo to resort to some
whisery like that of the Notional Society.
The revolatioa wee that pat, mad was surfed by • large
glatr.l3: Dawson mid as the weed " lottary." had bees

seed, he could sot help hying that the,. was no lottery
greater than that which had reference to vows. (Hear,
hear.) One law was laid down in Birmingham and another
in London. The decision of Mr. Ilhadwell was especially
deserving of attention; and be hoped means would
speedily be taken to set aside that gentleman's notion of
value. Ile would move:—" That the conflicting decisions
of revising burl/4ra are a great and growing evil, which it
ie highly desirable should be relight under the nodes of
Me Lord Chief indite and the Hoses of Commas at the
earlier opportunity. That • committee be appointed to
adopt suds inmates as they may deem advisable, such sem-
mittee to consist of the following ratlines, with power to
add to their number :—Mmers. %Vells, Donnas, Haggett,
Beal, end the solicitors and secretaries of all London
societies."
Mr. C. H. BIMC11111111)011 mended the resolution.
..

i;:
should endeavour to get Mr. Shadwell'e decision reversed
by an appeal to the Court of Common Pleas, and if unsuc-
cessful there, by en appeal to the legislature.
Mr. Guavas said the question being a matter of feat, and
oat one of law, there was no power of appeal to a court of
law. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. livoogre =reed with Mr. Carter that the House of
Commons was the ultimate court of appeal. The Court of
Common Pleas had decided that the question was one of
value; and that precluded Mr. Shadwell from granting a
Sass. He did not believe that Mr. Bhadwell's decision was
approved of by any of the other revising barristers. lle
would suggett that an appeal should be made to Lord
Campbell, with whom rested the appointment of revising
barristers. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Ftwrcitin thought the council should petition for •
repeal of the provision which prevented an appeal without
the revising barrister'. consent. (Hear, hear.) lie agreed
with Mr. Haggett, that an appeal should be made to Lord
Campbell.
Mr. DINNZa said if they went to the House of Com-
mon, they would of course be told if they had any cow
plaint to make it should have been made to Lord Campbell.
Mr. Bassett thought the evil lay deeper than many
imagined, and that the only remedy was to resort to trial
by jury. la the county courts a jury could be had to try a
case involving only 61. ; and why should not voters have
that advantage ?
The resolution was then agreed to.
Mr. loaves, 11. P., for Walsall, moved the following re-
solution :—" That, seeing how inadequate are the funds at
present at the disposal of the council, whether for the ordi-
nary conduct of its affairs, or for, what is so much needed,
an eeteasion of the freehold lead movement in districts
when it is as yet comparatively unknown, means be taken
for obtaining the 000perstion of the land societies through-
out the country? and that the secretary be requested to
communicate this resolution to each society."
Mr. H. Sums, of Birmingham, seconded the resolution.
After some conversation the resolution was adopted.
Mr. WA/0 wr moved the following resolution .—" That
this meeting strongly recommends that when two or more
societies emit in the same locality, the secretaries or com-
mittee should communicate with each other previously to
the purcbme of estates, in order to avoid a needless And in-
jurious competition for one and the same property."
Mr. Srorto seconded the resolution, and said his motive
Ia doing so was to prevent injurious competition.
Mr. DUAL. said he knew a case in which the price de-
manded fur a piece of land rose within two months from
1301. to 4001. per acre, in consequence of different societies
being in the geld. In another instance the National Land
Society paid 3,0001. estrus owing to the same cause.
Mr. CLASS believed the beet course, after all, would be
for every society to keep its own counsel. The resolution
would tend to create jealousy, and do no good.
• Several other gentlemen concurred in this view.
Mr. WIIITTINGH•II Said it was undeniable that compe-
tition tended to increase price. The committee of the
National Society had no desire to purchase land at the
dearest rate; but the question was how competition was to
be prevented ? (Hear, hear.) If a piece of land were
peculiarly eligible, the secretaries communicating on the
subject would all be desirous of securing it for those whom
they represented.
Mr. Bassett, solicitor to the National Society, said he
entertained the greatest wilily:wise to the reeeisWn. Ile
believed it to be commercially pgeseisaiy impos-
sible, and more injurious in its than this evils
amal:ined of. (No, no.)
r a lengthened, though desultory discussion, the re-
solution wee adopted.
Mr. Scholefield having retired he was succeeded by Mr.
H._ T. BRACKIIIIIIIOII.

Mr. Elam. moved the follow'ag resolution :—" That we It
appeared that various sums of money ►ave been from time
to time subeeribed, with the view of offering some suitable
recognition of the valuable and disinterested services of Mr.
James Taylor, it is desirable that a committee be appointed
to suggest the meet suitable testimonial to that gentleman,
sad to take such steps as may seem to them most desirable
in furtherance of the object. That, in pursuance of the
foregoing resolution, the gentlemen present do form them-
selvm :into a mainsittee to carry out such resolution, and
that Mr. Behokfield, M.P., be requested to act as treasurer;
Mr. Huggett and Mr. Spong as London secretaries ; Mr.
Riches, of Wolverhampton. and Mr. H. Smith, of Birming-
ham, am provincial secretaries; the committee to have power
to add to their number, and take all nem mosey steps, by the
appointment of local committees and otherwise."
Mr. Hawaur, of Birmingham, seconded the resolution,
which wu ear-ied with acclamation.

Mr. J. TATLOR said the feeling exhibited towards him
was an ample reward for all his past labours.
A vote of thanks was then given to the chairmen, and a
resolution passed acknowledging the services of the liberal
press, which terminated the conference.

DRAMA.

SADLER'S WELLS.

A new " reiMelthe play entitled " Miglit and
Right " was peedseed at this theatre lot claming.
It coalition Ns. ellsetive incidents and situations,
Mat its marble are too slight end unsubstantial to
form the gressahrerk of • regular play in five acts.
The besease, OW, the representative of the royal line
of Rua. Ma bees to bee infamy saved from the power
of the neweplmg Boggess Haute by • faithful noble,
and carried to Italy, where she is brought up in ob-
scurity, and it lipormes of her birth. The Empress,
to pet bee Mee her power, employs her minion and
paramear OiellMedi to go to Italy and decoy Olga
from hen plum et refuge. He emomplishes his mo-
nies : pinto llama" where she resides, he feigns a pas-
sins he Pm, and pomades her to accompany hint to Mos-
lem peemislai w nets" her his wife. By this time, how-
ever, lie love has booms real, and he arrives at Moscow
overwhelmed with fear end remorse. The Empress takes
pommies of her vials, throws her into prison, and, disco-
vering that she I. eft only her rival in 'her title to the
threes, bat in the @Maim of 06okaiki, determines to put
her to death. Ofolessaid heerame desperate, and in a scene
of violist metes ea bids dime slimly braves the jealous
fury albs Impeam Atter mama ether incidents, Olga
is shoat to pod* by the Beepreafe aammaad, when she is
saved the Minsk of aa inserseetha recited by the
. The lava s Ess, the legitimate claim
the plan eencludes with a gor-
geous pesmat.
The Mika& at his play ere entirely melodramatic, and
the eltareelese me without any striking or original features.
Ite=ress h repulsive and odious :the hero is
Irod bosom ; and tle heroine is • coin-
=Supine
The dialemo, ta Moak verse, is smoothly written, bat
diDese asddeleisat ha strength and energy. Plain prow
wield have salted the subject mush better ; end, had the
plea bee. in three acts instead of live, it would have been
mash more effective. Mr. Phelps, Mrs. Tertian, and Mies
Caper, did ell justice to the principal characters, and gem-
Mena, node some strong points ; but the play on the
wimple moved very heavily. The fall of the curtain, how-
ever, was attended with considerable applause ; and, the
author being called for, Mr. Phelps came forward and said
that the author was unknown to him.