The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-10 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY '19,. 11165.

music:

HR. HOWARD OLOVERI3 CONCERT.

Mr. Glover's concert atDrury-lane Theatre yester-
day =orates was the fourth of a smile of " Grand Musical Fen
tivals" which he is giving with much success. The term is
somewhat grandiloquent ; but the concert of yesterday—an
entertainment of the nottere order—was an ample musical
banquet consisting of a vast variety of pieces of very &t-
-hreat degrees of exciallmos, sung and played by a beet of
performers equally different in degrees of eminence. Giving
any Moiled account of each a concert as this la out of the
question. It derived special interest from the debut of
MLA Emily Soldene, Mrs. Glover's pupil, who made her
Ant appearance or. any stage. She performed in character,
slam with Mr. Swift, the some in the mooned act of the
frowning, between Amens and Maerloo, is which the
gigey woman reveals her terrible story. Mies Bolden° Dade
a sensible impression aa an entrees and a singer. Tall, heed-
some, sad with striking feature, her personation of the
I they was complete ; and when she had got
over the ner►ousness attending a fret appearance
her action was surprisingly energetic and impaneled. It
was at times somewhat violent and exaggerated : but this
is a fault we are ready to amuse is a young performer,
when it is the bagel's' of feeling not yet 'nth:lastly snit-
tined by the lemma of artistic experience. Her singing is
still better than her acting. She has a superb contralto
voice, full, mellow, and perfect is iationation. Her meal
declamation is clear and expressive, and her whole moiled
is evidently the result of skilful instruction sad
well-direeted study. Her reception was enthualastie. At
the conclusion she wan called before the mutate, and greeted
with renewed acclamations. Mr. Swift did justice to his
part of the mese, and deservedly shared is the applause
with which it was received.

In the coarse of the convert the principal engin were
Mrs Limbs Ppm, Madame Weiss, Miss Stun Balks,
Mies Fanny Amylase, Mlle. Manna* Mr. Wel" Mr.
Paley, Mr. Homey. Mr. Boni, &c. instrumental solos were
preformed by IL Banton, M. Pogue, and others. The cow
con terminated with the principal choruses in lama sit
Egypt, with pictorial illustrations by Mr. W. Bentley.
Then meet sublime compositions demanded a much better
choral body ; they were poorly sang, and their vocal
deficiencies were not made up for by the pictorial illustra-
tions.

DRAMA.

STRAND.

A aerio-oomic drama in two acts, which may not
be unfairly described as a compromised edition of Money, was
produced at thin house last night, under the title of
Laurence's Loon Buie. The author is Mr. J. P. Worrier, a
pntleman who hu written many amusing pieces for Strand
sodium, sad the present little drama, having the &dm-
tags of good sating, promisee to be very auceessfoL It is
the ant piece that has provklad Was M. Palmer with •
character in which ahs can show bar power as • sentimental
schwa.

The first act is very slight, and the constructiou gene-
rally re somewhat loose, while the characters, u in most
short dramas where a great deal hes to be done in a little
time, appear to act somewhat rashly, and with insufficient
motive. A young man hem been brought up in the society
of two lovely girls, one wilful and petted by a doting
mother, the other poor, amiable, sad dependent. The young
man, who is rich without knowing it, loves the poor girl,
while the mother of the other young lady wishes him to
marry her daughter. When he declares hie real feelings,
the poor dependent is abased by this mother as a fortune-
hunter, end also resolves, very foolishly, to give up her
loser to clear her character. She gore to Loudon, which is
celled a " pent•bouse," and other pretty names ; her lover
follows her immediately, and ►e in his turn I. followed by n
friend of the family—a geoid doctor —and two comic NC •
mete.

When the second act opium twelve macthe are supposed
to bass elapsed, and yet no one has found anyone. The
young man has tried to ruin himself In the "past-house;
ha, sod has been assisted by a French baron, under whose
thin digitise the audio:me madly recognise the genie! doctor.
All the characters are brought together, the poor dependent
appeariaig as a =misses appointee*, and after seas or two
interesting mimeo strongly suggestive of the last act of
Money, the levers act sensibly, and the piece sods happily.
The dialogue occasionally rues a little too much into the
style of the polite letter writer, but the motion is pleasant.
if not very novel. The part of the peer depeedent—the chief
feature of the drama—is delicately played by Miss M. Palmer,
where sentiment has the rare chars of earnestness. Mr.
Needle is always a robust, agreeable lover, and he acts
with judicious force in the serious situations. The other
characters were well represented by Mr. Turner, Mr. Thorns.
Me% Menders, Miss Kate Carson, and Mies Amy Hughes.

THE DEAF AND DIIIML—Lest night a very
interesting and successful spirit was held at the Hanover-
square Rooms, under the auspices of the Association is
Aid of the Deaf and Dumb. The oeseseible object of the
gathering was to benefit the building fund ; but that was
subordinated to 's desire to gm a Christmas treat to the
unfortunate class en whops WWI the society ban bete
established. This alms in Landes alone is not fewer than
between 2,000 and 3,000 strong ; and probably a tenth of
that number were presoak They formed, if one of the
quietest, one of the eheorfullest tea parties perhaps ever
given ; and it was really curious to observe bow little their
privation seemed to weigh upon their spirits. It does,
however, expose them to very serious dieadvaatages,
both moral and social ; and it is to be feared that
but a very small percentage of them are perfectly
independent of priests or public charity. The moo-
ciation seeks mainly to supplement the institution
la the Old Kent-road. It visits the deaf and dumb after
they have left the asylum, encloser:nue to furnish them with
employment suitable to their condition, and supplies them
withF essistusce when they are sick. It also maintains
five of worship where movies is performed in signs,
and t keeps up a sense of interesting lectures at the Poly-
technic on Wednesday evenings. It is intended to build •
chapel as soon as aofficient funds can be raised foe the pur-
pose. The amount already collected is 2,2001. ; bet • fur-
ther mune( LOOM is still seeded for the completion of the
design. After DM, last night, the chair w taken by Mr.
Philip Cumove, and addresses were delivered by the Rev.
M. Chester, the Rev. H. Alloy, the Rev. W. Ceases', and
other gentlemen ; the chaplain, the Rev. S. Smith. officia-
ting as interpreter. A variety of amusements, more or less
suited to the occasion, followed; sad, on the whole, the
evening appeared to page off very pleasantly.
COUNTY OF LANCIA= Nina ABBOCIATION.-
; The annual meeting of this assothatios, which has tonally
been held at Preston, wee held yesterday afternoon, at Nam
cheater, in the Mayor's parlour, at the Tows-hall. The
attendance was small. Among the score of gentlemen pre-
sent were Lord Stanley, M.P. (who took the sitar), the
Mayor of Maaeliester, Colonel Gray, M.P., Mr. W. A. E
Saunders, ILE, Major Goadair,Colonel Rutchieson, Mr. J.
B. Nodal, Captain N.H. Major Birchall, and Mr. T. lair-
bairn. Laird Stanley said. considering that the atestieg was
only for the transaction of routine business, sad esmilselag
also the very limited number of 'elitism*, present, he
should not trouble them with many preliminary resmelis.
The anneal report would show them that the aseedatien
wee in a sound and satisfactory conditon. Their ha-
come had not increased since the Brat year or
two, and had in appearance fallen off, but in
appearance only, arising from the fact that many persons
were in the first instance put down as annual =bailors,
who only regarded themselves as donors, or at any ode as
subscribers for once merely to give the association a good
start. The present income was likely to be permanent, and
there was so reason why any considerable income should be
desired, es it was more than sufficient. Thor* wan me
year's imams invested as a reserve, which reserve, he
hoped, there would be no morenity to touch. The number
of competitors at the shooting meths@ had considerably
and the average of the shooting at least as
11:7d
7:iwas e was—in fact rather higher, because where the
number of competitors was much larger than before, pee-
bably three were many who bed kW lees pasties than
ethers, and whose shooting could not be expected to be so
good. Taking the wieners, and the best shots, their scores
would be toned higher dna in former ens; and this he
appeehesdsd to be the true test to apply. The sauna re-
port wee read by Captain Lake, the assistant secretary, and
ad d.
Gummier:rad deputation from a public
meeting of the watch-reakiag and jewellers' trades. oompri.
slag the Alms of the British Ronsiogkal Destitute and
others, bad an interview on Friday, the Bth inatent, et the
Goldemithe Hell, with the modem of the company. oa the
subject of an improved system of assaying, marking, and
charging for gold and silver ores sad jewellery, to meet the
competition of the foreign producers middle requireessaleof
the public The prime wards. promised the careful Good -
deration of the company to the question. sad that an early
answer es to their &adorn &saki be seat Is Ms. Weeds,
to=proideet al the &dish Heirelogisal batik* who
tie sismitehen.

BAITISE ORPHAN ASYLUM, MACKJUIZII
PAM, swum

The earnual meeting and halt-yearly election of
this initiation took place yesterday at the London Tavern.
In the early part of the day there was an election of six
boys and flier girls Into the histitatice. At three Oink
the anima meet{{ took plies—The LOW) MAYOR in the
chair, sup sited by the Rev. Mr. Rowell, the Rm. Mr.
Maley, Alderman Gibbons. Mr. Woollens, &a.
The folleirtvg report wee read:
" The linens of the British Orphan Asylum, after an-
other year of anxious exertion, present to the governess and
subsalbese a report of their peouredinp and a statement of
the receipts sad expenditure. The first and most promi-
see* iateresties fact to which the directors refer is the
visit of her most gracious Majesty, which took plan m the
16th November last. Since the year 1838 for Majesty
he been the patron and liberal supporter of this charity
, •
its noble design enlisting the menu and kind
sympathy our beloved Queen ; bet it is the proximity of
the building to the royal castle of Windier which probably
induced her Majesty to accord the important advantage of •
pommel aid private leopard°, of the arrausernente for the
welfare sad training of the orphan inmates. The directors
had rime to believe that it would sword with her Majesty's
Many that so preparations should be made, en any one-
molly awned es the omasion of the royal visit. Accord-
ingly only two members of the board were appointed to have
the hoomr of conducting her Majesty through the vicious
deparkesste of the institution, vte, the Rev. S. R. Cattle',
h stmitar~, and in tiSilectrictra=nlrheibrougb
Mr. Chastert Woolrloton deputy etairmaa. Them gentler
Nam hod all bete: el 'being latrodueed to her Kanto by
the Veep Itsymead the Dean of Windsor, who recently
.Heeded the directors his valuable co-operatics by joining
the board. The inset unattested by her Minty in the
mai minute details which affected the educational and
domestic comfort of the orphans, and the gracious words of
emouragement vencinated to both the officers and the chil-
dren, can never be effaced from the memory of these present.
Before quitting the building the Queen and the Royal Prin.
MOW iMsed their a tures to the visitors' book ; and her
• Majesty was y. 5 to mien perfect satiatee.
lion at the result of her tiers, and to command that
specimen of the writing maps of the pupil. should be
forwarded to Whin Castle. The Qusea was scoompented
by their Royal Highasems the Princes, of Wales and the
Primes Helena, and in attendance were the Countess of
Caledon, the Countess of Maselesfield, the Hoe. Mrs.
Braes, Lord Charles Pitney, the Hon. Sir C. B. Phipps,
mod Oolong the Hon. A. Harding*. The directors have
been greatly encouraged In their arduous nadietaldag by
this most grsoknis an of oondeseension • and they ear.
neatly trust that many snag the loyal sad loving subjects
of the mown may exhibit an »craned interest in the wel-
fare of an Institution erbieli so touchingly appeals to the
benevolent feelings of every British bean. The removal to
Slough has been attended with great advantage to ths
morel heath of the papils. Very few nem el
redipasities have mourned daring the year 1866.
sad those only of • cannon and slight elerseter.
The directors have the greatest satisfaction in alluding le
the improvement in both the Boys' and Girls' Etched, and
revisit a perusal of the repast of their valued fried and
honorary examiner, the Rev. J. Hill, B.D. which will be
found annexed to the printed list of sabseribers. It Meets
no ordinary credit on the bead master, Mr. Cl. I. Worthing-
ton,
_that the three boys who attended the recent Weed
middle claim examteatioa pseud so creditably that Henry
Stokes and Freak Louis &ebbs obtained prisi and to
Josiah Short ma awarded • gertilicato of mint. direc-
tors record with gratification the important meets held it
Slough on the 24th of Jane last. when the Lord Bishop of
Gloucester sad Bristol ably presided at the Midsummer
is:emirates and distribetioe of prizes. The Lord
of the disease, whir mimes, the warmest interest In
institatioe, bad fully intended to occupy theca:sir, but was
prevented
_by an accident which occurred the previous
evening. Ms directors invite all subscribers to attend
on them itereetteg onsinse and wither the ne
suit of the education and discipline of the schools.
It is well known that to the noble genroaity of Mr. Edward
Mackenzie this institution is indebted for the gift of the
present commodious premises and ponah. A fell •th
portrait of this gentleman, is his costume as high sheriff of
Oxfordshire, has been painted at the cost of the fends, and
placed in the entragashall. This picture reflects the highest
credit on the artist, William Salter, Esq., sad will heed
down to future geometers of orphan &Urn a dossing
aced faithful »presentation of their munificent bessfastor.
The tinning* nivel, held on the 11th of May, 1864, was
graciously pr sided over by hi Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge. The 'Undone wee numerous sad lafinentialond
the misuse realised by the kind martin of the stewards
'reside% 1,2001. Mind an additional donation el 2131.
from the royal chairman. legacies have been received from
the exeeutees of the late James Navin, Pm., of Bucklers-
bury, 1001.; also 251. from the executors of the lie
Edward Barometer, Esq.of Clapham, and 191. 19s. from
the executers of the late Mks Crowley, al Winne!.
The board record with Mous regret the removal by death
of the Duke of Newcastle, the Marquis of Bristol, and the
Earl of Carlisle, Vice-Parole, who for many years evinced
the warmest interest in the welfare of the British Orphan
Asylum. It is with feelings no lees sorrowful. that reheint
is made to the recent decease of many old and honoured
sabeeriben, among whom the board canoot refrain from
naming their former collapse, Mr. Renry Woods, el
Horsley, also Mr. Richard Gibbs, of Tooting, and Mr. A.
W. Jeffny, of Bich worth. The number el popes admitted
to the institutes during the past year hes been twenty.
eine ; via., twenty by election, two on the presentation of
Mr. Edward Mackenzie, and seven by purchase ; twelve
completed their term at Chien**, one boy has been re-
' reeved, from his state of severe nervous infirmity (under
run 27 end 43), sod two girls have also been removed,
ureter rule 2Z, In commumes of their mother marrying
again ; new pupils wto he elected this day, mins'
100 boys and 64 girl. receiving the benefits conferred by the
British Orphan Asylum. For the first time in the history
of this nitrite, payment has bees claimed for poor rates
sad other imposts. The board, feeling the unjust and um
reonseable nature of these demands upon an exclusively
charitable and mildewed institution, resolved to resist the
application by every legal mesas, and to appesl to the su-
perior courts for that exemption, to which, in the opinion
of
the baud, every charity is milled. The directors so-
keowledp with thanks the rum of 281. 55., brag the
coeds of a private musical enternement given on 15th Jinepro.
last, at Brixton, on the Mad suggestion of Mr. Jonathan
Crowley, by the members of the Amateur Musical Society.
Sermoos have been preached daring the past year by the
Lord Bishop of Ripon, who has again maalfested a warm in-
Mint» the welfare of this charity, of which kis lordship
has so loci been an earnest supporter. The following
clergymen have also kindly pleaded foe this institution :
The Rm. C. R. Alford (two sermons), Rev. Stanton
, Rev. John Jessopp, Rev. Daniel Moore, sad Rev.
rheiribew • and the amount realised is duly entered in
the kaleme4heet. The directors warmly thank then clef-
unmet for their valued support, and also the incumbents
who lest their pulpits —via., Rev. S. R. Ceti», St. John's,
Clapham ; Rev. J. M'Cooliel Hassey, Christ Church,
Brixton ; and the Rev. J. H. Timed), S. Stephen's, South
Lambeth. The board most earnestly appeal to the clergy for
Maned opportunities during the mania; year. of laying the
claims of the British Orphan Asylum before aregregatmes.
Mr. William A 1114161% F.R.C.S. of Finsburrequare, has
kindly accepted the appointmentof one of the -honorary
surgeons to the institisticie, rendered vacant by the coati-
sued ill-health of Mr. Nathaniel Ward, whose ingthend
gratuitous services the directors record with heartfelt gra-
titude. Previously to the ansomeriamit of Mr. Edward
Xacinresie's benevolent gift, many friends had costribeted
literally townie a fond for the purchase cad adaptatien of
the Slough premise. The furaithisg, lighting and
and
warming, the erection of baths sad lavatories, the hematites
of playgrounds, and the building of suitable t
walls, have absorbed a emeiderabie sum the =
Scent dimities of Mr. E. Xsakeszie. The sensate Miaow
sleet of the Building Fuel, duly audited, will be printed
with this report. Meanwhile, the directors believe that
when all payments are made and the accounts closed, a
small Warms will remain available for investment. In
coodusiou, the directors arafideutly affirm that It would be
hardly pregible for premier to be more suitable or better
arras; the various officers of the institution are seams
and •••int ; the children enjoy emelleet health, sad pro-
gress favourably is all their studies ; and each year brume
additional testimony to the thoroughness and eMeigney of
the training. But dill the anxiety of the disci:es is
peat, on account of the ratified mauls at their &mi.
they repeat, with aussisees and daceem that the
Orphan Asylum is unendowed.
upon voluntary support. The annual subecriptioes,..e&
the interest on the grail capital of the charity do see.
together, rink one-half the amount of the unavoidable an-
nual expenditure. The board, therefore have for man
than two years bees unable to invest either the life deer
time, the warns paid for porches:l amnions, or the orb
Sections after serenees. All then amounts are expeuded as
imam, and even Ibis the dilators have still bad to ea-
mach upon the capitol, to avoid the pressure el debt.
Should this stem of tibia austinne, the directors can have
no alternative but to redoes the number of pupils, no as to
be more in proporlion to the »eon of the obesity. Bat
the board gamut believe that this sad alternative will be
allowed. The blessing el the Almighty he for thirty-eight
years been wonderfully vouchsafed to this imitation, and
the direetors fervently trust that the hearts of the wealthy
arid benevolent may be moved by the present position of
the income, and the minded means of usefulness afforded
by the large and healthy building at Slough, to subscribe
liberally to the mend cause of assuaging the sorrow of the
widow, and peeteettes the childhood and yea* ef the as-
Utak* orphans et those whir ones ',Wed all the modern
and blossoms of prosperity.
tonl6,;lBl.ll"irnee9s. 81.!..ad struk"puiait.shoofw.d6,2lsl:7l..r3s."""tiplld. There
wen liabilities amount* to 2,0001.
The Rev. lb. 01114•1111 moved the adoption el the
nisi that Ili, headsl stalement gamed some anxiiZP,V4
the amenity of ineressiag in fonds by making knows the
maimal character of theisiltnMen threeghout the mentry.

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Fire young mem formerly mile of the institution, were
then introduced, sod hewing bees addressed is appropriate
terms by the Lord Mayor. were worsoally presented with the
rewards of 26e., 25e., 15a. nui @WI lOs
The Ear. Mr. Rovainu. thee addressed these young pa-
eans sad the mertlag guremily, saliurging on the bsaellts
of the charity sod its good media e• exhibited in the lip-
pianism of the former pupae is this works.
Mr. Satanic moved the ,bestir of a list of directors
Proposed. which was weld to.
With • statement of the malt of the poll the proceedinp
concluded.