The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-19 00:00:00

This afternoon a public meeting wee held at the
Theatre Royal, Drury-lens, placed at the disposal of the
committee by the lessee, in aid of the above fund.
At two o'clock the chair was taken by his Royal
Highness the Duke of C A lIIRRIDOIL, who was received
with loud cheers. The body of the theatre at that
time was well filled, many of the boxes being occu-
pied by elegantly dressed Wise and parties of the
aristocracy. The pit, galleries, sad upper boxes of the
theatre wwe thrown open to the general public.
Among the company on the stag* were the Marquis of
Lansdowne, the Earl of Cardigan, Lord John Russell, M.P.,
Sir W. F. Williams, M.P., Sir Jo-nes Matheson,
Mr. Moffatt, M.P., the Right Hon. ',...rnon Smith, M.P.,
Mr Ravel!, M.P., Sir De Lacy Evans, M.P., and a host
of Ntilt geoeral, and other racers. Sitting in the stalls we
observed Mrs. Semis, of Crimean fame.

The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said the object
which had called them together spoke so much for itself, that
it repaired very little eloquenoe on WI part to bring it forcibly
before the large and influentiol gathering befxe him. The
individual whose memory they had met to honour had moat
truly and eminently dc.erved cell of bin country. He (the
chairman) laboured under some disadvantage in having to
bring the gallant general's history before the meeting, as
unlike many of the friends who surrounded him, he never en-
j .yed the per nowise,' wintanceship of the late flew Havelock.
The call int gm.rels exploit., however, were sufficient to
satisfy him that he was a great loser in not having enjoyed
that frietuinhp, and that no honour which they could pay
to his memory could *Expo.a his merit.. (Cheers.) The
chairman then alluded to the principal incident. in the life of
Sir Henry Havelock, otstrving that his military career
commenced at the close of that great struggle which ended in
the battle of Waterloo—a battle which we were now anxious to
forget—in the hope of obtaining in alliance with our ancient
antagonists, more hating triumphs in the preservation of
race. (Loud cheers.)

The meeting was proceeding when we went to press, to
consider the following resolutions.
" 1. That the eminent servioes rendered by the late Ge-
neral Sir Henry• Havelock have called for a suitable testimo-
nial from a grateful country."
"2. That independent of the material testimony borne by
parliament to the late general, it is desirable that the British
people should have an adequate opportunity of showing their
gratitude for his distinguished services.-
"3. That her Majesty's government having with the
express ruction of her Majesty granted a rite in Trafalgar-
square, for a statue, the erection of such monument should
It. promoted so largely as possible by the contributions of all
classes of her Majesty's subjects."
" 4. That the objects of the committee of the Havelock
Memorial Fund, of which his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge Is the President, be approved as recorded in the
oramittee's resolutions of the 20th and 29th January last."

"6. That the committee of the memorial fund be
requested to continue their exertions to carry out that object
to the fulled extent that the subscriptions centided to them
will admit, and with the least possible delay con-
fidently with the receipt of funds from parties in India,
and other distant possessions of her Majesty."
"6. That it is most desirable that the extent of subscrip-
tions should be such as to enable the committee, after the
fullest consideration, to appropriate any surplus fund, after
the erection of a statue, to such farther object, as shall
seem most completely to satisfy the public view, sad to
harmonise with the sentiments of the late general."

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(11T ILICTIJO TILZOLAPRI
BRI XWORTH MRETING.—TaritsDAY EVENING.

ACCIPTANCIA FOR TUN GLAD MILITARY GOLD CUP.
Three miles. 12iit each.—Liverpool Boy, The Count, Tally
Ho, Planet, The Old Vitt, Kama B.r &ins. Demotion,
ette, Hiodoo, Winifred, Horan>low, Walterstown,
The Huntsman.

ACCRPTANCE3 FOR THE VRTERAN STAR RA. Tbree
ranee. 12st 7lb each.—Magnet, Marinaduke, Thonteroft,
Joe Graham. Don Quixote, Medico, Asada, Warlaby, Done-
the, The Painter, Monope, Lobster, Lord George, and
Oharunour.

Nearly all the above are expected to start, but they are so
scattered about that it is impossible to ascertain the arrivals
correctly.

A sale, under the Encumbered Estates Court, of
the property of Dr. Boyd, M.P., and others, took place In
Coleraine on the 13th tam. The estate was divided into nine
iota, each of which realised • good price—the whole pro-
ducing 19,6001.

Tug TIPPERARY CONVICTS.—A curious episode
occurred at the trial of the murderers of Mr. John Ellis
at Nenagh Assizes. It was proved that one of the assassins
waa on the jury at the mroner's inquest. The
Name coroner was in the court during the trial
on Monday, sitting behind the attorney for the prisoners,
and prompting him. The judge had noticed his conduct,
which he denounced in the most indignant terms, declaring
that he should be removed from his office instantly, and
peremptonly ordering him out of court if he did not wish to
be put in the dock. "It is no wonder," said his lordship,
" that the laws are set at nought by the ignorant, when they
am such a prom as that holding the high office of coroner.
I have had my eyes upon him tor some time, end I have
witneeeed his conduct, " ltie lordship having appealed to
the Attorney-General on the subje,l, the right hon. gentle-
man mid " There is an affidavit preparing on a subject
having reference to this person, and as soon as it is ready to
act on I w.II do my duty.
A Cool. SEAT.—On Monday evening, as a son of
Mr. Clark, of Town Field-street, Chelmsford, was on his
way home with a horse and gig, he resolved on giving the
animal a cool dip M the celebrated waters of Mean la, at
Epriegfiell, and accordingly took the roadway through the
river. The hone imely entered the partially do ded stream, but
made a stnbb,rn halt in the centre thereof, deaf alike to the
whipcord and the perenaeive word, aa if bent upon trying
the efficacy of the cold water care; there sat the hapless
rider for some half an hour with the purly stream, varied by
a rear or a plunge, flowing through the gig below, and a
shower bath of cold-hearted gibes descending from the
parapet of the bridge above. It wee not till two other
horses were procured to draw the animal to shore that the
driver cased to be Clark of the waters.—Chelaujord Chro-
kirk.

SHOOTING A BUROLAIL—An attempt was made
at Sunderland the other night to break into and rob Edon
House, the residence of W. T. Ball, Esq. The family had
gone to bed, with the exception of one of the serunts, who
was sitting up late, sad who on hearing • noise alarmed
her master, who got up, armed himsett with a revolver, end
on opening a window saw • nun ran and hide himself in
tLo ivy that amend a wall. Mr. Bell called to him to
come out several times, which he diaregarded, till he
was threatened with being shot at. He then ran off,
when he was fired at; end from his crying out "Oh,
deer," and appearing to halt, it was judged that he had
been shot, but he taco*. Two other man then
emerged from the Ivy, and got off. Of course the facts
were given early to the police. Inspector M'lntyro, on
hearing of the cam remembered that three bre, here,
two of whom were ticket-of-leave MGM, lived in Willing-
ten-road, Ape's Quay; and he went to their residence
to see what they IMO doing, when he found one of
them in bed with • woman. He noticed that upon his ap-
pearance the man we. discounted. He inquired whet wee
the matter with him, when ha was told that he was anger-
kw from rheumatism. The officer suggested that he had
probably been shot, and requited him to get up. A medical
man was obtained, and it was found that he was ill from the
effects of the ball, which was found in • fleshy part of his
body. One of the other brothers was then taken into cus-
tody, and was yesterday brought before the magistrates upon
this charge, and remanded for a week. The third brother
has escaped out of the town. The name of these men is
Makie. It is strongly believed that these are the men who
garotted Mr. Hill neer Heber, and also who robbed the
°Mots of Mr. Bramwell last week, as there was reason to
believe there were three individuals concerned in ft.—New-
castle Erprrss.
SALE OF GAS SHARES AT LlVERPOOL.—Yester-
day (Thursday) 600 new shares, of 251. each, in the Liver-
pool Gas Company were wild by auction, in lots of 4 Amu.
Each lot of 4 shares brought 1924 The company pay anneal
dividends of 10 per cent. with frequent bonnie,.
MEETING Or THE BP.ITISH AND IEIBII MAO.
NET:c TELSORAPIS COMPANT.—A meeting of the directors
an shareholders of the above company was held yesterday
(hursday), in the Clarendon.rooms, Liverpool, to take Into
poniiderstion the resolution passed at the recent gesend
I meeting of the company, to the effect that the director* be
authorised to borrow any sum or sums of money not exceed-
ing in the whole the sum of 60,0001. on the security of the
mortgage debentures, promissory 1,0461 &c. After a brief
discussion the foregoing nook' on was agreed to, and the
directors entlowised to raise the amount required.
SI:SPEY:4ION OF NIR. LAPONE, OP LivEßrooL.
It appear from • circular timed by Mr. 'Atone that his
suspension—arising from the nature of remittance* from a
branch hues in Monte Video—will be but of • temporary
nature, and that he has no doubt of being able ultimately to
liquidate all his eogamments, with interest. A meeting of
creditors is to be held on Tuesday next, when • statemeat of
his affairs will be submitted.
811AKSPLARE'S BIRTFIDAT.—Mr. linckitone hes
consented to preside at the public dinner which will be gives
at Stratford-on-Avon on the 23rd of April, in ommosnoratiem
of the great poet's birthday.