The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-20 00:00:00

HimicEßsmrrEL.

Month Batley and Burg oy Bijou Theatre, Vie.
toria-hall, Ashevetreet, Nottiog-bill, Mr. P. Poona, and
Mies Louisa Van Norden, were summoned at the %Maths
of Mr. Horses Wigan, lathe of the Olympia Theatre, the
former for calming to he acted for hire, and the latter for
=or hire a stage play not allowed by the Lord Mane
Mr. Roberts, who supported the summeas, snuggled
that as the defended' were not professionally melded they
had better plead guilty and submit their play to Mr. Donee,
the examinm, and come up for judgment when called
upon. Me made this offer in order to save them from a
coariotioo which would entail the low of their license to
perform playa.
Mr. Borgoyne stated that the Bijou Theatre was always
let to unithears, who played for charitable proposes cad not
for hire,
Mr. Roberta drew the at of the magistrate to the
act, which required that ail plays should be seat to the Lord
Chamberlain for approval.
Blither* was thee gives that admissiou had been obteined
at the doors of the theatre by the payment of la., and that
the play had not been submitted to the Lord Chamberlain.
The identity of the actors was not sufficiently proved, con-
esq‘ently the charge against them was sot pressed, and it
was finally merged that Mr. Roberts's suggestioa should
be aided apes, and Mr. Douce, as OIAIDINIE of plays, kindly
stated that he would examine the Orack, which was the
play la viatica, free of charge., on *comet of its having
bees performed for a charitable
Mr. Ingham then adjourned ti°iliiriu7:4motis until Wednes-
day, to allow time for the play to be approved, sod maid if
the mein were arranged the parties seed not &Used again.

ANOTHER DIA= MOH DERTITOTTON.-011 WRY-
day Ears* an inquest was held is Limas-street, White.
OM the body of Mary Callihan, aged 15 ems, who
chapel,
X a wretched place situated at No. L Christopher.
court, Royal Min t. The dmassed °budged a scanty
livelihood by stitching large sacks for a City warshouas
at 9d. moll. Os Tuesday last she was unable to matinee
her work. On the following day she expired soddenly.
The swims who bad made the poet aortae examination said
that death had resulted from dames of the kings and coo.
palm of the bran, accelerated by want of proper boorish
MOIL A verdict of natural death accelsreted by the vast
of proper food was returned.
I+YRa Ix 131111IONDSZY. —Yesterday morning a
dre broke out on the penises belonging to Messrs. Sewing
-
toe and Sons, the proprietors of the Nookinger Mills. Neck-
lager New-road, Bermosdasy. The deems were not got under
for several hones. The throw Is thus officially reported :
" Dring Move of two doors and ocuteuts destroyed ; a
brisk" and timber beading of two stories, gild with wool,
80 felt Meg and 40 test deep, all but destroyed, and roof
off. Three warehouses under railway arches. belonging to
the same Arm, severely damaged by aro and water ; and the
side of the sew wool warehouses, of four stories, severely
morshed. This die, it is supposed, wee awed by the over-
ag the stove. Groat as the lea of property has
bees, his satia=ats sate that the bestows of the
Ann wiff sot be
VioLiffr GALL —A gale of wind, hooompanied,
at times, by showers of rain, hail, asd scow, swept over
the motropolis during the greater part of yesterday. A
number of slight accidents to property and penes an
reported, sad the small omit in the river suffered some
= Nothing serious, however has as yet been re-
THU QUALIFICATION OATH QUISTIO/f..-411 special
meseing of the DWilis Municipal Council woe held on
Friday. the Lord Mayor to the chair. Sir John Gray
beiseght forward a mole°, to petition parliantsot to abolish
the qualikatioe oaths sow takes by members of parlia-
ment, members of municipal bodies, sad others. Aldermas
Boesall interposed on • potst of order, and celled upon Sir
John Grey, se his middies yes most likely to create
politkel and religions aninsoity. to withtlesw it The
Lect:rdffilyar, on rubs( that Sir Jobs Gray wee is order,
iese an opinion that the introduction el sash topies
was sot calculated to predate hammy sad goodwill
amen the members of the home. On tile announcement
being visas by the Lad Mayor, the Omeerratives left the
same is • body. Sir John Gray then proceeded to ad-
der' the house on the pasta% sad ergs supported by
Aldermen Dines. Mr. St Mina. Aldermen M'Sinuity, aad
Aldose. John Boysolds, after whisk the motion vs. pat
from the 'lair, sod earrial.—Dwilin leper.
MUM, PAWS. Hat F-A-CIOWN DAT,
SAMOAN Ilas.l9.—Ault!miem ea payment, 1406 ; ales
by mew iskele. MAI ; total.. 4.046•_
lAdrartheatsat) bLOLLOWAT,S VITITICERT AND
Patit—lllomeri of the mast tamillable and shrank ebassetar
hare bars e=ssibillowitys resiedise Vlowatteen which
bare Irma& b szq Mar Mime swim
bars Idadly wader the and repassallas ha-
arse, el Yds umlitaletiasest. ear
jars, scainosse ant dradebr anrialtaris
wady sed effeceivelp MeliswWs Olninsent rad PM,
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these medleamenithre deithrlosi to Mir le=
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lemma 111, letrlifts= asissiri=eb
them istreedulty to with meet daserlpilem et Intsriss,
• te me, as et hist Wive, mod doles eke's.

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.

•
The report of the directors to the Lail-yeorly
worm on ilaturday Dew states that the capital acionst r
=e. by 572,7031. No., ressived few the sew sedisem
lm:lading the pea= el 26 per itest. thersea, sad
rotdineheeospitsl of the Basler sad Seaford. and Brno ant
ladenei weenent to the set of lad maw
The dram el the Misweeseas on coda assess. flea
iodide tho rod of the Basks sid draw& sad Beam and
Brendim trek old the le on wail of enhota*
Hose to ether hoolnding the ammo of
300,0001. to the Loam, sod Dewar Hallway
y, i aid of the einerostion el disir Ilse Mimeo
sod the Melespelllow The essenote
el!mount of Wani mt ee fee Ss *Wks red
Demsder sad Oakareesgh, sad lies* asid7ew
*tee lioss, for weds fir the sessmosildien of
mate, and tor ienal song seedr, an oho glees.
The espied .recast sew Waal as Mews t—Besolpin
to 31st Demerit., 1864. 11.1/71,11061. 11.. ; mesa
drew, 13,792.0661. 110. 11A. taw" 179,7M1L llts. U.
To meet the Arra for ream Weak fee the
new Uwe I. wane of onsionsilea, sad to pride BMW,
wormy weelawastin at ststioas, 1.., the 111,811110111
Wm emend hate erobseir fur the ripplyreda Vet.
• , ice.. end Ism deo salled raw o, pram
lin of will* sre given in the said sod Mobilley star
west. Far ear mew -and edditiewL. Mktg
and yard swenarod to Leads% sod Demister sod at
ether phase will,
_herwer, dm* be wanied. The OW
streetion of lb. System sod Nark Desendir sad Oakw-
ood Itoods sad Berlogra Railways is
.Abe
maavebsfasce4 promiled with, and these liaw
et the forbid peastkehie pried. The n-
esse* seems% for the half-year show s tots wee*.
Of 970,9781. to Id. ; • total szpooditato of 478,3444
IT.. U.; sod s set prat of 492,15111. he.
The awn avellable, after providing for all eberws, will
make dividend to be deolora at the followhig rates :—Os
the original deck at the rate of 81. Us. par mot par so-
me ; giro( for the half-jar 7a. N. to the **feel
✓eek, If. to the B stook, 5k Us. to the A stook, and en
the pr*prow of sew orstltary *Oak dalidai to &Mad.
at the same rate par asst. per eanuntee throttled desk,
lawieg s lames of 7451. 9e. 9d. to to seeded farmed to
the sent ball-year. The dividend fer the aisle pm will
Bowdon lee--71. to. 6d. per. sea. es the Wend stook,
61. per asst. ea the B reek, 61. 6a ea the A
desk. The grew home, al revenue for lie Iniff-
ysw is 96,0004. bring the whale at the n-
ail* derived heat the onter sod Medea and
Boors sod E.M.soo Uses, whisk wore act hoelsond to the
monste for 1863. la addition to the payment of latored
sod 'Botha en the capital repopeested by Ilseo sa works
renene, the *Myer's rem** sr* aimed with
dividing us wore than 600,0001. of capital expanded es
lass in awn el emerselton, end ealtearibed to raker us.
desteldege, yet Wrompiete, ores=l,7ll. The mate of
tie Nee riotinsee te improve