The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-28 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 2Q, 1851.

POLICE REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED
BY ALL PERSONS OOLNG TO THE EXHIBITION
ON THE IsT MAY.

THE Sl

SOCIETY.

The tenth annual meadog et the Shakespeare Society
was held on Saturday hat, at the rooms of the Royal
Society of Literature, St. Martin's-place, Trafalgar-square.
There were present, amongst others his Exeellency
Dc Weyer, Mr. William Ayrton, F:It.S. Mr. J. P. Collier,
Mr. F. G. Touilins' Mr. Bolton Corney, kr. F. Ouvry, Mr.
Geo. Smith, and Mr. Samuel Hickson. Mr. Cotttna occu-
pied the chair.
The CHAIRMAN expreased hi. regret that there was!
not a larger attendance of members, although he observed
that on those occasions when the atteudanee was most nu-
merous some fault had been generally found with their pro-
ceedings The indifference of members in attending the an-
natal meeting seemed to betoken confidence in the manage-
ment of the Council; but, although this was the case, they
felt always gratified to have the presence of members ou
these occasions. lle called on
Mr. TOMLINS, secretary to the society, who read the
report of the council it stated the regret the council
had experienced at the delay in the completion of the
dissertations on the portraits of Shakespeare, for which
so many members had been anxiously waiting. Great
progress hail, however, been made in the third volume of
extracts, from the registers of the Stationers' Company.
Mr. Cunningham had an order from the council to proceed
with Oldy's notes on Langbaine. Mr. Bolton Corney was
also busy with his important volume of notices of Shak-
speare and his winks, from the earliest period to the pub-
lication of the Meld twos Podarum. The extracts would
be arranged chronologically, and would, when completed.
form a curious history of contemporary opinions on the
merits of the great man whose name had called their so-
ciety into existence. Since the last report, two volumes
had been issued to the society, "The remarks of M. Rail
Simeoek on the plots of Shakspere's plays, with notes and
additions," by J. 0. Halliwell, Esq. ,• and two historical
plays ou the life and reign of Querns Elizabeth, by Thome.
Heywood, with an introduction and notes, by J. Payne
Collier, Esq. The council had also undertaken the publi-
cation of a supplement to Dothlt•y's Old Plays, in four so-
, lumes, limited to 100 copies. A list of several works, in
different states of preparation was then read, as also nu-
rous sugg:sted publication: ; the publication of these works
would, however, materially depend on the funds at the dis-
posal of the society. The statement of accounti, showed that
the receipts for the past year amounted to 2541. 10x Id. ;
and the payments to 2211. 151. 101. ; leaving a balance in
hand of the sem of 20/. 148. 3d.
The reports of the couneil and auditors were unani-
mously passed, and the thanks of the society voted to them
fur their services.
Votes of thanks were then passed to the editors of the
various works issued during the year ; to the director,
treasurer, and secretary for their services ; and to the
Royal Society of Literature fur the use of their library fur
the annual meeting.
The CHAIRM AN intimated that the retiring members
of council, who were not eligible for re-election, were the
Right lion. Sir J. K. Bruce, Vice-Chancellor ; Charles
Dickins, EN., Sir Henry Ellis, Swynfen Jervis, Esq., and
Mr. Justice talfuurd. I'lw council recommended the 11d-
lowing members to fill the vacancies, viz.:—Robert Bell,
Esq., the Very Rev. the Dean of St. Paul's, Douglas Jer-
rold, Esq., Charles Knight, Esq., and William Charles
Macready, Esq.
The recommendation of the council was unanimously ap-
proved of.
Messrs. J. W. Butterworth and George Smith were then
appointed auditors for the current year.
His ney M. VAN DE WEYER said the society
was much indebted to their excellent director, Mr. Collier,
fur the zeal and the assiduity which he hail always dis-
played in promoting the interests of the society, as well us
for his attention in presiding at their meetings. Ile 'egg(
to move the thanks of the society to the chairman.
'the motion was unanimously carried.
The CHAIRMAN, in arisnowledging the compliment,
trusted that the state of his health during the current year
would be such as would enable him to bestow more atten
tion to the interests of the society than he had been able to
accomplish for some time hack.— t he meeting then broke up

NOlall BIDE.
CARRIAGES SETTING DOWN.—Her Majesty's minis-
ters, the officers of her Majesty's houoehohl, the members
of the corps diplornatique, and her Maje•ty's eonni.sioncre
having the privilege of driving aloeg the ride to the doors
on the north side of the Exhibition, their carriages will go
into the ride at the entrance near ilydc Park•corner ; alter
setting down, they are to wait upon the ride in the places
direete.l by the tunic.. mita called up after the departure of
' the queen; they will go away down the ride no they cone.'
Tickets will be given to all the persons having the 'min-
i lege of admission on the north side of the cxbibision, and no
carriage will be allowed to enter the ride at Hyde Park-
corner unless such ticket be shown to the police there.

MOUTH SIDE.
Vi4itors cannot be admitted idler half-past eleven o'clock
until alter the departure of the Queen.
CARItIAGE4 SETTING Dow's.—Carriages going to this
entrance are to enter the park by the new gin near Ilyde
Park Corner, or by Albert Gate, and form in line on the
right-hand side of the road.
After setting down, if they are to wait, they will be placed
by the police upon the open ground to the west of the Exhi-
bition, between the ride and carriage road, and are to re-
main there until called to take up. If they arc not to wait
they are to go away through the Kensington-gate, or by the
road within the park, as directed by the police, and out
or the park at Albert-gate or the new gate near Hyde
Park-corner.
CARRIAGE-4 TAKING VE.—Carriages will be allowed 67
the police to take up at the doors on the south side, when it
can be done so as not to interfere with the line of carriages
setting down, and they are to go away along the road iw,ide
the park, and out of the park at Albert Gate, or the new
gate near Hyde Park-corner.
WEST MDT..
Vi,itors cannot be admitted alter half-past eleven o'clock
until otter the departure of the Queen.
CAltitatOks SETTING litoWN.—Carriages going to this
entrance are to enter the park at the Kensington-gate, and
go along the carriage-road upon the side; or they may
eater the park by the new gates near Hyde-park-eorner, or
by .inert-gate, and drive along the rend within the park to
Kensington-gate, and there turn down the road upon the
ride to this entrance. APur setting down, if they are to
wait, they will he placed by the police upon the open
ground to the west of the Exhibition, between the ride and
carriage-road, and are to remain there until called to take
up. If they are not to wait, they ore to go away returning
along the same road as they Came.
CARIGAGEs TAKING tr.—Carriages will draw up as
directed by the police, ut the doors on the west side, and go
away along the road up the ride, and out of the park at
lirnsingtoon-gitto, or turning down the road within the
park towards Hyde-park-corner, go nut of the park at
Albert-gate, or the new gate nearllyde-park-corntr.

ii-Asr sum.

Visitors cannot be admitted after half-pad 11 o'clock
anti) after the departure of the Queen.
VISITOIC4 WALK! :10.—Thii entrance will be reserved
far the visitors walking there, along the open ground be-
tween the ride uud canine road. A broad footway will be
kept across the road within the park, near Apsley House
Gates, by which persons entering the park may cross to the
open ground, leading to the Exhibition. They can return
the same way un leaving the Exhibition. Visitors walking
may likewise enter by the other entrances ; but this one
only will be reserved exclusively for them without inter-
ruption by carriages. Al the line of carriage* going to the
Exhibition should extend beyond the gates by which they
:are to enter the pork, they with fall into line in the streets,
the gates as directed by the police. No car-
riages eon be allowed to stop in Piccadilly near the gates
eutcring Hyde-park or Constitutiou-kill-gate, across
the entrance to a street, or ut any place where '
an obstructiun of the thoroughfare may be canoed.
No perscius can be allowed to remain at the doors of the
Exhibition, or on the approaches to them. Servants be-
longing to the carriages of visitors are to remain in the
Nosespointed out by the police, or with their carriages.
if he police wilt assist, us far us may he iu their power, iu
calling up the earrhigis, and in enabling persons to get to
their v./slimes where waiting.
RICH AUD MAYNE,
Commisioner of the Police of the Metropolis.
Whitehall-place.

THE CHARGE AGAINST TILE MASTER OF
St'. I'ANeRAs woRKRotSE.

On Saturday a special meeting of the board of
directors of the poor of St. Pancras took place at the new
vestry-rooms, King's-road, Camden-town, fur the purpose of
considering the evidence adduced before the police magis-
trate of Clerkenwell (Mr. Combe), against Mr. Eaton,
the master of the workhouse, on the charge made against
him of having violated the person of Eliza Smith, an inmate
of the workhouse.
DONALD FRASER, Esq., the senior churchwarden,
occupied the chair. He said that the case in reference to
the master, Mr. Eaton, and the girl Eliza Smith, had been
again adjourned by the police magistrate till next Tuesday,
atter going into a little further evidence. The magistrate,
however, inadvertently threw out a hint that it was his in-
tention to scull the case to the fi1,5101111.
Mr. M. TIM PSON said that whilst this charge was
pending before the police magistrate, they ought out to
keep the muster iu the house, and he therefore now moved
" that he be suspended at once.
Mr. KISSICK seconded the motion.
Atter some discussion,
Mr. Churchwarden BAKER moved the " Adjournment
of the board" us an amendment.
Mr. HOWES seconded the amendment.
The question was put, and the amendment carried by
majority of 17 to 7.

INQUEST ON NIIL BARRISTER.

On Saturday afternoon Mr. Langhnrn, deputy-
coroner for Westminster, held an inquest in the hull of
I.yeare lun, Newcastle-'street, Strand, on the body of James
Tandin, Esq., aged 31, barrister-at-law. About WO legal
friende of the deceased were present.
Dr. Frederick Cobb, physician, of St. Helen's-oam
said he had known deceased well fur many years, and that
he lieed at 4, Paper-buildings, Temple, and was a barrister.
The general state of his health was very good, and he was
by no means of a desponding disposition. Witness had
seen him alive about a week pine:, and his spirits were then
very good, as usual. On Friday morning lost, about half-
past two o'clock, a friend requested him to go and Pee de-
e.n.seil, who was in King's College Hospital. He found
him in a state that gave nu hopesof recovery,in consequence
or severe fracture of the skull. Ile died at live minutes
pest five the atom morning. lie was insensible during the
while time witness was present.
Mr. James Crowdy, solicitor, said he resided in Pondiess
ter-terrace, Bayswater, and had known the deceased for the
lust eight years. lie was, in his company on Thursday even-
ing last from hall-past six to hall-past ten o'clock. Dined
with hint that reviling, and four other gentlemen, at Rich-
ardson's Hotel, Covent-garden. Deceased, to all appear-
ance, was in his usual state of health, and evinced nut the
slightest symptom of despondency during the evening.
They left the hotel together at ten o'clock, and walked to
St. James's-square, where deceased wished witness to take
ten or coffee with him at the Erechtheum Club-House.Wit-
nest declined, and they parted at half-past ten. A good
deal of wine had been drunk during the evening. lie could
not say how much, nor could he tell how much deceased
had drunk. The latter was excited but certainly he was
not drunk. llis conversation was quite rational, allowing
for a little more gaiety in it than usual, though his natural
disposition was very lively andcheerful. Nothing during the
eve g whatever occurred to lead witness to suppose that
deceased would destroy himself. Witness knew of no man
more unlikely to do so.
Mr. Peter Cunningham had known deceased for six
years, and dined with him on Thursday evening, at Rich
unison's lintel. When deceased lett he appeared cheerful
and perMely sensible.
Mr. J. ss :minds, solicitor, of Hereford, said that a
little after 11 o'clock on Thursday night, he was coming out
of No. 9, King's Bench-walk, Temple, nearly opposite to
deceased's chambers. li,' heard a noise of something that
had fallen on the other side of the square. Not having
been looking in that direction he had seen nothing fall.
lie had not crossed to the middle of the square benne he
heard a fonale crying out, "Oh dear, sir, come here."
Ile went up iminediettely, and the woman said, " Here's a
gentleman who has just thrown hiinsi If out of the window."
Witness then saw derewed lying on the stones of the steps,
and nu immense pool of blood on the lower step. A
broken walking-cane was beside hint, and his but hiss! rolled
off.tout and fetched a poster, and then went up
the stairs of deceased's chanther, and found a window that
lighted the first and second landing spin.
By a juror—The outer door of his chamber. was half
open, and I judge he had been in them. There was a key
in the door. The landing is on the second door, and the
window was open from the top.
Mr. (is inn, Cooper, superintendent of the Temple police,
Said a watchman informed him that a man had fallen from
a window. Witness went to the place indicated, examined
the window, and found it open. There were no marks of
struggling on the lauding. The inner door of deceased's
chanioer was locked, the outer not. Witness should say
that as d, ceased was running down from his chambers his
foot slipped on the landing. and he fell through the window
legs foremost.
Mr. H. Macleod, barrister, lived in the top story of the
same house as deceased. About half-past eleven mi Thurs.-
day night he had just gone to bed, and thought he heard
same one 'some upstairs; and immediately after he
thought he heard two or three sounds of steps
(louder than usual, and then he heard something
ike the sound of a violent leap down stairs, and
then immediately after that he heard what he thought a
second leap. It appeared as if u man bad leaped down
Hight of stairs in high spirits. Heard nothing else on the
stairs. About a quarter of an hour afterwards he heard a
number of persons speskine under his window, and through
that he discovered that an aveident had happened. Ile had
examined the landing, and saw on it, about nine
inches from its edge, in the direction of the open window,
marks of hats, as if some one h.td slipped. lie examined
the spot outside where deecaeed had fallen, and found it
seven fret from the perpendicular of the wall, showing
that the party had shot out through the window with
great velocity. The witness was decidedly of opinion that
I when deceased jumped on the lauding, which was very slip-
pery, front having had a coat of whitewash, his bouts
slipped. and he was sent legs foremost through the win-
dow. The stairs windows were often open by night.
The Coroner summed up, and the jury, after a brief
consultation, returned a verdict of "Accidental Death,"
with a recoannindation to the benchers that windowe
key situated to the one iu question should be LA...wally
I guarded and secured against accidents.
Mr. Macaulay, Q.O , said the recommendation of the
jary had been already attended to by the benchers. Sine
the accident, u friend of his having chambers in liareourts
buildings. had told him that some time billet, be had
slipped on his landing, and had very nearly passed through
the whitlow. !lad that communication been made earlier,
means would have been taken by the benchers to render
all the windows secure.

TnE 9TII LANCER'S ISTII AND 70f n REGIMENTS.—
The 9th Lancers arrived at Umballa from Wureeralvid on ,
'the sth February, last; the 18th Royal Irish Regiment
I arrived at Fort V. illiam, Calcutta, on the 13th February;
and the 7Oth at Cawnpore, on the tth of that month.
11.11 E STII DRAGOON GUARDs.—This regiment ar- '
rived at Dublin on the 26th instant, trout Longtord.
MILITARY KNIGIITs OF WlNDSolL—Quarter-
ma*ter Scott, 9th Infantry Regiment, who has been quarter- 1
mater since ISO 7, and has received the silver war medal
and five claps for his set, ices in the Peninsula, has been
I lately appointed one of the Military Knights of Windsor.
1 DinErrox OF ENGINEERS AT CIIATIIAM.—LieIIt.-
, Col. 11. 1). Jono, comminding the engineers at Edinburgh,
has just been appointed to succeed Colonel Sir J. M.
Frederick Smith at Chatham, u director for instructing
the corps in military field works.