The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-01 00:00:00

dr. WINS'S HALL.

Professor Anderson re-opened the greet hall last
night fora farewell seuon of oisjining, bringing with aim
several new and clever tricks, his aitreateve and MOM-
plashed daughters, sad Mr. F. Mamba, a polyphonisi and
actor of great and marked abilities. according to a maul-
kiion make by the hokum, this is his 1,168 th ispresente-
lion in London, and when the present seems doses he
woman his intention of departing for Australis.

The eatirtainnaest, as now maimed, is divided into
three ports, the first being devoted to whet is called
European impe, the second osesieting of Mr. Meembeim
performence, slid the third comprising Hindoo end Chinese
magic, Winding the basket-trick lately brought into pope.
larity ►y Colossi Staters. Miss Anderson's wonderful
feats of mistaery seal form a Media; feature of Profemcs
Andawcre's (abilities, and their amerces* is enhanced by
the wreath's manners of the young lady.
Mr. F. Itsocabe, the new candidate for the favour of
metropolitan pablic, is an "entertainer " who treads more
in the step of the elder Mathews than any of his fame
date predecessors. His experience on the rage hes been
chiefly pined at the Prince's Theatre in Manoluster,
where be played female parts in burlesque with
considerable mama His varied talon* bowmen
as an actor, Lade, ventrilequist, singer, mmiciaa, and
compeer Malan soap, had very little scope tor dienin,
on thirsted% sad he has probably listed wisely in wonting
to ►he platform. In the half-boar or more allowed him at
St. Jammerliall, it is impossible for him to present more
than a few of the elaborate sketches of character which he
represented last Moodanbefore a large and critical private
party. Of theme his repreemstatioa of a fashionable youag
lady, celled Miss Mary May, an old sailor with a eery
quaint sad origami song, and a street minstrel of the
Jim Bagp type, were decidedly the beat ; and hie "swells
of the Dandreary ceder wee decidedly the wrest. His L►n-
casbire lad and his Irish characters were good, but eat
striking ; his singing was very pleasing, and his ventribe
quism was as perfect es Mr. Love's, with the same power
of conveying a notion of character by rocs] inflexions. In
a commas-place after dinner speech he ■bowed his ability
as a humonrist and kees observer of social peculiarities, and
the few weeds he spoke io him own person proved that he
was sensible as well as amusing. His port of the pow
gramme at Si. danumerhall will, we believe, be continually
varied, and it cannot fail to please the patrons of Professor
Anderson. The combined entertainment and all the pee
fames were well reosivei last eight by a crowded audienee,
and the final mason of the Professor promises not to be his
least prosperous me.

PREBIDENT LINCOLN •ND CHARLES I.—Prelident
Linealn having at the outset declared that be mild not
°Gusset to treat with the rebel authorities as such, was
confronted by Mr. Hunter with an historical precedent.
This was the action of that constitutional ruler, Charles L,
in treating with hie rebellious parliament. Mr. Lincoln's
rejoinder was characteristic :—" Upon questions of history
I must refer you to Mr. Seward, for be is posted in such
things; and I don't profess to be bright. My only dithiact
recollection of the matter is, that Charles lost his bed"—

From the Nation, No. 1, New York.
EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT IN BELFAST. -We
have great pleasure in announcing an act of enlightened
and munifirent benevolence on the part of one of our fel.
low-townsmen, which will, we hope, currespoad to the in-
tention of its author, and, by its success, provoke imits-
tioo. We undentand that Mr. John Charters, being aux-
ous to promote nouseeterian education in Belfast, in con-
nexion with the District Model School, the Royal Aca-
demical Institution, and the Queen's College, has placed
in the hands of trustees the sum of 2001. a year for tea
years, to be allocated as follows, subject to alteration or
revision by the trustees, if each revision be at any time
beamed expedient :-In the first place, two pupils selected
annually by competitive exannuation from the Model
School will receive a free education at the institution for
a term of two years. In the next place, a number of
prizes will be annually given at the institution itself, com-
mencing at Christmas next, amounting to about 361.
Lastly, two exhibitions of 501. each (as well as two second
prime of 101. each), Seeable for one year, one in the site
department god the other in the medical, will be given
et QUINPO's College to distinguiebed students who have
I
their ellesaition ter a eartds period at Ike Wed-
tutioa.-Nordiern
MUNICIPAL SAYINGS BANKS FOR WORKING MEN.
-The Town-Clerk of Bradford (Mr. Rayner), in a letter to
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, li.s propounded a scheme
for *sahib* working men to iovest their saving' es loans
with masicipal bodies for effecting public works. The town-
clerk proposes that an ant should be passed to authorise car-
' poratiwas, local oommiseioeon, boards of health, or other
local bodies, to receive small sums from working menu loans
' for carrying out public works. These bodies now borrow
of capitalists or institutions mosey for this purpose, and the
town-clerk's scheme will enable them to receive, at short
intervals, the savings of working men as loans on the se-
curity of rates. For these loans it is suggested that tenders
should receive 15e. per cent. more than the ordinary
ravine bank gives, and 25e. per coot. more than the Pad-
office savings bank allows on deporits. Should the advances
of any lender amount to 50/. he then esn have an ordinary
debenture for the aura of 4 per cent The Chancellor of the
Exchequer states that the proposals are of great importance
and interest. Her Majesty's government could not under-
take to pronounce upon them in the abstract, bat if the
local authorities at Bradford or any place in similar oircutn-
steam:es should put them forward, they would rod undoubt.
idly receive most careful consideration.
A FIOHT WITH • SHARK IN ME BRISTOL
CHANSFI.-Laat week one of the navvies employed oe the
Brenendown works, near Welton-super-Mare, was looking
down over the " tip." when he espied a large fish does on
the abiogles at the foot of the rocks. With all speed he
made his way to the spot, and the fish remained within
arm's length of the edge of the water. The man, thinking
he could pull it ashore, laid hold of its t but soon found
that it had more power in its native element than he gave
it credit for, and with • flap of its fins it pulled him hose
deep into the water, and moreover turned open him, show-
ings pencil huge jaws armed wish three rows of teetb,which
he savagely snapped at him. The navvy, however, was not to
be scared so readily. Holding on by the toil of the creature,
he nog out lustily to some of his comrades, and three
others went to help to land the strange and really formid-
able fish. It was fortunate for the man that it did not
socessed in biting him, for the fish was nothing less than a
shark from five to six feet in length, sad en AM or a leg
would not be worth much if once fairly within the reach of
in jaws. The first man who arrived at the spot seized
bold of the dorsal fin. The monster now became more
violent, sad pulled the two men farther into the brine,
and it was not until a third rendered assistance that they
suoceeded in dragging the fish ashore. The final straggle
was fierce and exciting. The shark, finding that it could
not bite thelmes, snapped at everything within its reach.
Catching bold of a large pebble, it ground at it savagely,
kerbs, the marks of its teeth in the solid stone, and brash-
log them with the violence of the effort.
MUSEUMS AND THEATRES BUBNED IN THE UNITED
STATER.-The following museums and theatres have been
destroyed by fire in the Baited States since the year 1798
The Park Theatre, New York, was burned July 4, 1821,
and Dec. 16, 1848 ; Bowery Theatre, May 28, 1828, Feb. 18,
1838, and April 25, 1845 ; Lafayette Theatre, New York,
1829; Richmotod.hill Theatre, New York, uly 4, 1831;
National Theatre. New York, Sept. 23, 1839 ; New Ns-
tiooal Theatre, New York, May '4l, 1841 ; Nitbo's Theatre.
New York, September 18, 1846 ; Barouois Museum, New
York, July 13, 1865 • Chestnut-street Theatre, Philadel-
phia, April 20, 18'30 ; Chinese Museum, Philadelphia,
July 15,1&54 ; National Theatre, Philadelphu, July 15,
1854; Federal-street Theatre, Bostoo, February 2,
1798; Daniel Bowen's Museum, Boston, January 15,
1803 - Nat West Theatre, Iletoa, April 22, 1852 ;
Providence Theatre, Providence, October 24, 1844 ;
Front-street Theatre, Baltimore, Jan. 5, 1838 ; Cook's
Theatre, Baltimore, Feb. 2, 1838 ; National Theatre,
Washington, March 5, 1845 ; oell's Theatre. CiDeill•
Doti, Ocr. 22, 1830 ; Old American Theatre, Cincinnati,
Sept. 22, 1842 • Wood's Museum, Cincinnati, July 15,
1851; Richnio;d Theatre, Richmond. Dro. 16. 1821 ; Avon
Theatre, Norfolk, Va., Feb. 14, 1850 ; New Theatre,
Charleston, South Carolina. April 27, 18.08 ; Mobile
Theatre, Mobile, Feb. 6, 1838 ; State-street Theatre. Mo-
bilo Nov. 13, 1842 ; Theatre, Natoher, Missiroppi, Soot.
5, 1'822 ; Americas Theatre. New Orleans, July 29, I1(42 ;
St. Charlie Theatre, New Cacaos. March 13, 1842 ; Pia-
ckle's Varieties, New Orleans, Nov. 21, 11354 ; Vamachie's
Museum, New Orleans, May 6, ; Theatre, Lafayette,
Louisiana, Mardi 18, 1850 ; Metropolitan Timor*, San
Fraoeieoo, Cal., 1857 • Lyceum, San Francisco, Cal.. 1859 ;
Americas Theatre, Eleersinaoto, Cal., 1852 • Forrest
Theatre, Sacramento, Cal., 1861 ; American TbeAro,Placer-
CaL, Jae. 30, 1&54.-Nero York Herold, July 14.
EXTRAORDINARY ASSAULT. - A man tamed
We're* Ivey has bees committed for trial by the Fal-
mouth inagistreten ea a chugs of running a large anger
fishing book through the noes of James °eased. The
been (Inviting. The barb badto be filed off
Vanwthe hook amid he extracted.
Souse Kiasuiawcos MUSEUM.-During the week
ending July 29, the visitors have been as follows
Os Monday. Tuesday. and Saturday. free days, open from
11.5.61 Wednesday..7.bur!ltY, and

The open-apsitei itiestion is to be in 10 as. to-10 .
by as orooohigoa, 'Ada Mr. Shaw Worm tbo swat? riday. otatirabs• dayi (samasios to the vabla, 64.), 'owes
bar for Rewhiari, Inn bias • koalas pork—South London front 10 as, tin p.o. 6 .. 2,135. Total, 13,727 ;AA Om
aroma. opal* of the avages, 440,5 g.

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