The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-19 00:00:00

ROYAL GALLERY OP ILLUSTRATION.

After a very long andauccessful career, "Our Card
Basket" and "The Two Rival Composers" are about to be,
if not entirely withdrawn, at lent much altered. No two
pleas, however, embracing such a variety of character, ma
be substituted, which will show off to greater advantage
thevenatiletalent of Mr. and Mrs. Reed and Mr. John Parry.
Both histrionically and musically the above performers
were never in better "accord" with the public. The novel-
ties introduced into the original entertainment have enabled
the lessee to cut out its weakest parts, and present a por-
traiture of life and manners equally good in every detail,
and composed in the happiest vein of light raillery and
humour.

Each performer has • elterad debataille. We may instance
Mrs. Reed's Dolly Chickbiddy, the young lady th►t mamma
will not "bring out r Mr. Reed's genial hunting episode,
so full of animal spirit and enjoyment ; and Mr. Parry's
musical version of a Colleen Hawn, which he has greatly
improved since the first night of its performance. We are
sorry to lose an entertainment, even in • modified form,
which has so greatly amused us, and only hope that its suc-
cessors will be equally good. An entirely new first part,
we understand, will be presented to the public from the
pen of one of our best dramatic authors.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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N. Britain.-21117 N.W. to N. and N.& to *nag, with
C. N. F.. —.4 gale with rain or Nome mow or ruin
Ireland.—W. to N. and N.Y.,
a strong gale, rainy.
Central.—W. to N. and IL,

gale, strong, then moderate.
X Coast —As nest above.
& F.nidand.—&&, R.W., and
ti.W., gale, with rain.

N. to E., strong, rainy.
N. to E. and &N., fresh, sso-
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derate.
Aa next abme.
N.N.W. to N.& and B.E,
strong to moderate.

Warning Drum on Tuesday.

EXPLANATION.
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level ; each l 0 feet, of vertleTkii4;4;,causingabZna ons.baodredth
of an inch diminution; and each 10 deg., above as deg., casting
nearly threehundredths increase. 9.—Zzposed thermometer
In shade. 11.—tioistated bulb (for evaporation and dew
point). D.—Directlon of wind (true—two point* left of wow
noticp. F.—Vora) (1 to Ig—estimated). C.—Cloud (1 to 9). I.
initials b, blue styc. Mends (detached). I, tog : b,hail ;1.
lightning; ra. misty (hazy); co, overcast (dull) : r, rain : canoe
t., thunder. 8., rain-fall, or snow. or ball, since laat report, In
inches and decimals. 8.-Beadiaterbassoe (1 to 9). Z.—Calm.

ST. DAVID'S COLLROZ, LAXERTI3..—The Rev. Dr.
Rowland Williams has formally intimated his in-
tention to resign his offices at Lampeter at Mid-
summer. The vice-principalship has the professor-
ship of Hebrew attached to it. The income is
estimated at about MK. a year, with a house and
garden.
THE ALBERT MEMORIAL FITED.—The general
committee of the above fund met yesterday at the Mansion
House, and it was resolved that the sub•comrnittee should
be empowered to communicate with her Majesty in order to
ascertain her feelioss with regard to the memorial. It was
repotted that the total amount subscribed was nearly
33,0001.

The total number of petitions presented to the
Howe of Commons this session spiest the Revised Code
of Education is 249, the signatures beio; 11,176.

A bill of 14 pages has just been printed, intro-
duced into the House of Commons by Mr. New3egate and
Lord R. Montagu, intended to "establish a charge in lieu of
church rates, for the commutation thereof, and to afford
facilities; for the provision of other foods applicable to the
purposes of church rates." The bill consists of 28 clauses,
and may be cited as " The Church Charge Act, 1862."
Ou the let of November last the number of
effectives, including officers and staff, on the British
estoblishmeot, was 148,680. On the Indian establishment,
at the eame date, the number of effeetives was 70,836.

A return of all stocks, loans, debts, and
liabilities chargeable on the East Indian revenues,
at home and abroad, up to the latest period of time
to which such return can be made out, gives a total for
England on the 31st of December but of 36,000,277/. ; for
India on the 30th of April but, 81,238,521/. The foregoing
is exclusive of the charge upon the revenues of India of
the dividend at the rate of 10/. 10s. per cent. per annum
on the sum of 6,000,000/., the capital stock of the Etat
India Company, which is subject to redemption by parlia-
ment on payment to the company of 2001. sterling for 100/.
stock. There are id so contingent liabilities in respect of inte-
rest guaranteed, Indian railway, and other ecmpaidea, and
of repayments to them of capital expended; but no esti-
mate can be formed of these liabilities.

'Zito Navy Estimates will be moved in committee
of supply on Monday next.
. . . .

Ou Friday, Mr. Reit will wik leave to introduce
into the House of Commons a bill to regulate the pro-
cedars of the Court of Chancery.

The case of the Rev. Mr. Wilson, ono of the
authors of " Emays end Reviews," ramie on is the Arches
Court on Saturday next.

The continental paper; announce, as official news,
that the King of Portugal is about to marry the young sister
of the late Queen of Portugal.

CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 15.—Members returned
to serve in the present parliament.—John Chapman, of
Hill End, Mottram, in the county of Chester. Esq., for the
borough of Great Grimsby, in the room of Charles Maude
Wonky Anderson Pelham ; (commonly called Lord Won
ley), now Earl of Yarborough, called to the Ronne of Peers.
Feb. 18—Peter Alfred Taylor, of Aubrey-house, Notting-
hill, in the county of Middlesex, Eaq., for the borough o
Leicester in the room of John Burgs, Esq., who has ac-
cepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Manor of
Hempholme.—Garerie.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, FEB. n. —The
Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Wiry
Council for Trade give notice that the Alimitevr of the lath
instaut contains a French imperial decree, suthorisiog the
opening of the port of Canon (Corsica) for the importation
of sugar, salt pork, tiuues of flax and hemp, colonial com-
modities, and tobacco io leaf or manufactured.—Gazette.
THE FIRE AND Lost OF LIFE IN GRAY'S-INN-ROAD.
—Last evening, Mr. Brent, deputy-coroner for Middlesex,
opened an inquiry at the Globe Tavern, Derby-street, Gray's-
inn-road, respecting the circumstances attending the deaths
of Mrs. Alice Keer, aged V, and George Keer, her intuit
son, aged 12 months, who lost their lives at a are which oc-
curred in the premises belongieg to Mr. A. Grundxberth,
cornchandler sod seed,man, No. 17, Chichester-place, Gray's-
inn-road, the particulars of which appeared in this journal
of Monday last. Before the court opened it was announced
that the unfortunate husband and father, who it was feared
would not have lived over Sunday night, had rallied a little.
He, however, still remains in a dangerous state. The in-
quiry excited great, and at the seine time a painful amount
of interest. Evidence of the identity of the bodies having
been taken, the inquiry was adjourned.

ATTEMPTED MURDER RYA DISAPPWSTED
LOVER.

At the Special Petty Sessions, held at Guildford
yesterday morning, Alfred Edward Stevens, a young
aged about eighteen, the 800 of a tradesman at Clroishiun,
was charged with @hooting Eliza Dewberry, with intent to
murder her. The circumstances of the case are of ..o
treonlmary character, and great excitement prevails in the
neighbourhood where the crime wan committed. The
lowing is the substance of the evidence adduced yesterday,
when Mr. Humphreys, jun., of Newgitte-street, rustrocted
by the authorities at Scotland-yard, through the hotro.
mentality of Sir Denis Le Merchant, Bart., whose niension
is at Chobbam-place, °outlet:tat the prosecution. The ph-
goner was undefended. The girl, Eliza Dewberry, who is
22 years of age, was living last December in the servi,,, of
Mr. Lake, of Chobham, and the prisoner wished to keep
company with her, but him overtures were rejected. Thu
disappointment seems to have worked upon the young nun s
mind so much that be is supposed to have made two at.
tempts to take Elisa Dewberry's life. One evening, about
a week before Christmas, when Mr. and Mn. Like wen;
sitting in their drawing-room, the girl hail occasion to pag,
between the lamp and the window, and, almost immediately
afterwards& gun was fired through the window, and a bullet,
which passed within four inches of Mr. Lake's herd, broke
the lamp and the looking-glass, and rebounded without in-
juring any one. The authorities at Scotland-yard were
communicated with by Sir Denis Le Merchant, and De-
tective Whither went down to Chobluun to nuke
inquiries, and had en interview with Stevens, who
was suspected et that time, but nothing remitted
from these prop-sidings, although a reenlist of 501- w,u
offered by Mr. lake for the discovery of the offender. At
the end of January Eliza Dewberry left her situation and
went to reside with her parents at Sutton, near Guildford,
where, on the 13th inst., the offence with which the pri.
loner stands charged was committed. On the 9th of this
month Stevens called at Dewberry's cottage and asked to
see the girl, but the mother, knowing her daughter's wishes,
said she was from home. About half.paat seven o'clock on
Thursday night Mrs. Dewberry and her daughter were
sitting in the kitchen, which faces the high rood, when
they beard the report of fire-arms, and two pal.
lets passed immediately over their beads and struck
the opposite wall. The escape of both women is
most remarkable, for they were sitting in a line, sod
the daughter, who was between the candle and window,
within five feet of the latter, was in the act of stooping
the moment the gnu was fired. The shadow of the daughter
would fall upon the blind, end the cottage is low built, so
that a gun might easily be fired from the garden into the
kitchen. Several persons saw the prisoner walking in the
direction of Sutton, between six and reven on Thursday
night, and returning towards Chobheni between eight and
nine. Nearly all of them noticed that be carried something
nuder hie coot, and one woman swore positively that be had
a gun. A girl named Emma Fricker was walk-
ing past Dewberry's house at the hour in ques-
tion, and saw prisoner standing before it. When he noticed
her he walked away, but before she had gone mazy
' yards she heard a gun fired, and,
.turning round,
saw some one running away in the aireawn.of Chobham.
This witness saw no other person but the prisoner in the
neighbourhood of Dewberry's cottage that evening. The
young man was arrested, next morning, et his father's
house, where the police found a gun which bore marks of
' having been recently discharged. The prisoner, who
merely said he was innocent of the charge, was ournmittel
to take his trial at the next Surrey Assizes.