The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-23 00:00:00

THE RECYW RROWSTORM%.

The next busineu entertained by the commissioners
was the summontes issued by the inspectors of the dif-
ferent City districts against the contractors for neglecting
duly to cleanse and remove the snow, ice and frozen
matter, according to their contracts, on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th,
and stb January instant. These summonses had been
adjourned, after some discussion, at the last sitting of the
court.

111 r. Deputy Witrrz urged that the greet fall of snow
was a visitation of Providence, and beyond human control,
and he contended that the contractors had done all that
lay in their power to meet the emergency, and he should
therefore move that no fine should Ire inflicted upon them.
In the course of a discussion which followed, conside-
rable feelinit was manifested on the point of the difticul-
ties in which the contractors had suddenly been placed.
Eventually it was moved that the fine of 1/. for each
neglected street should be imposed upon the contractors ;
and finally an amendment, that the fine be reduced to
10a.. was carried by a majority of 13 to !I.
The summonses against the several contractors were
then proceeded with, when, after hearing the parties, Mr.
Redden was fined, at the rate of 10e. per street, in the
emu of 2141 W. 10s. ; Mr. Reston. in the sum of 313/. 10s.;
Mr. Stevens, in the sum of IeAW. lOs. ; and Mr. Wynn' in
the sum of LOO/., the sums to be deducted from the
amount of their several contracts.

The remaining business on the paper having been dis-
posed of, the court adjourned.

PANTOMIMES IN Music HALLEL—At the Marl-
borough-street police-court yesterday, Mr. Frederick
Strange, of the Alhambra Palace, Leicester-square, was
summoned before Mr. Tyrwbitt foe unlawfully performing
inthatestablishment a stage play celled Where's the Pollee
Mr. George Frederick Leicester, for the prosecution, gave
evidence as to the character of the piece. The curtain
rose upon a scene representing shops. Clown, pantaloon,
harlequin, and columbine webs) introduced. The incidents
usually represented in the second part of Christmas pan-
tomimes were then exhibited, dancing taking place at
interval', and MIMIC being playodeoutinuously. Mr. Bon-
ham Donne, examiner of plays for the Lord Chamberlain,
was then examined. Ile said that all pantomimes played
in London passed through his hands before being licensed.
The opeuing scenes and the stage directions for the
" comic " scenes were written out and sent in to him. He
had not licensed any pantomime for the Alhambra, but
the piece represented there be was of opinion,
from the previous witness's description, seemed
very like those he was in the habit of licensing.
He had not himself seen the performance. Mr. Poland,
for the defence, characterised the prosecution as selfish
and ungenerous, and said he considered the combined
theatrical managers, by whom is was instituted, as
a sort of trades union. For their own personal objects
they wished to put down an entertainment which no other
human being did or could object to. He maintained that
the piece at the Alhambra was not a stage play. It in-
volved no consecutive train of ideas, and developed no
story. It was merely a crude series of practical jokes, and
the only words uttered by the clown were, " Here we are
to-monow." Mr. Tyrwhitt laid he was called upon to de-
cide a question which was not quite so slippery as the one
he had previously decided. On the question of fact be
was bound to decide that this was a pantomime and
nothing else. If his decision was disamoved the parties
might appeal to the ;sessions. It mattered very little, be
thought, that the opening scene was wanting. The com-
bination of harlequin, columbine, clown, and pantaloon
became a pantomime from the earliest times. The act of
George 11. included pantomimes. He decided that this
was a pantomime, and as he could not see that it was
anything else be must put the penalty of 2011. on the de-
fendant. Mr. Poland said he dumb! appeal A second
case against Mr. Strange was allowed to stand over until
the appeal has been heard ; and a case against the London
Pavilion was postponed for a week.
HOLLOWAY W ORKING MEN'S CLUB AND 'NATI-
TLYE. -The annual meeting was held on Monday evening,
Mr. Alderman Lusk, M.P. (the president), in the
chair. There was a large attendance. The president
opened the meeting by • suitable and effective address.
He said he felt the greatest interest in this club, which he
thought was the best conducted in that inset of London.
lie exhorted the working men to take advantage of such
an institution and spoke of the goal loathing from attend-
ing its meetings. The great import:nice of kindly feeling
towards each other as fellow membees was also forcibly
shown, and also the value of union in this and every good
work. Mr. Lusk in conclusion announced • further gift
of Si. :ma to the club.
ROYAL COLLEGE OP SURGEONS or ENGLAND.—
The following gentlemen having undergone the necessary
examinations for the diploma were adudtted number, of
the college at • meeting of the Court of Examiners on the
22nd inst.. viz.:—Mews Edward Saint!' ill Mane, Barnes;
William Betts Giles, Bonchurch, hie of Wight ; William
Turner, Reading; Edwin James Fairchild. Glosleradreet,
Queen's-square ; George Ernest Martindale. Portray, Aber-
deen ; Christopher Jordison, South (Moisten, Ede:, and
Henry Percy -Banks, Holt, Norfolk, students' of Guy's
Hospital ; Thomas Edward Scohell. I"ymonth ; Al! red
Woman Rostock, Horsham ; Charles Liorrington Batt,
Witney, Oxon; John Tremearne, St. Ives, Cornwall;
Frederick Henry Moses, Denbigh, and John Aaron James
Timmins, Carmarthen, of St. lartholoinew's Hospital ;
William Augustus Parson. Reading ; John Sanderson
Wyman, Alcester, Warwickshire ; ad Shirley Woolnier
Arundel!, Geweraitreet, of the Biraiiii,disun School ; Eli
James liarriek, M.D.. Victoria College. Toronto, and
L.R.C.P. Lend, Toronto, and Jaupli Arthur Williams,
M.D., Victoria College, Toronto. sa.l L.R.C.P. Loud.,
Toronto, of the Toronto School ; i..ni Knighton Ste-
phens, Ilfracombe, of St. I:come's Ilosp4al ; Robert Shin-
gleton Smith, LS.A., Charlton Ifoi thane, Somerset, of
Bing's College, and Rowland Ileailiente, Manchester. At
the same it.e..Luig of the court the following aristant-snr-
geons in the Royal Navy passed their examinations for full
surgeons iu that dep.irtnient of the public mice, tit. :
Messrs. Richard Carr McClement, of her Majesty's ship
Wellesley, 'hatharn, diploma of niemlicrili'p. dated June.
5i,15..7 ; William Labilon Powell, Fein may 3, 18iin ; Bel.
grave Kinnis, M.D., St. Andrew's, her Majesty's ship Fa-
gan', Woolwich, April. IS, 1•61, and William Frederick
Ryan, her addesty's ship Princess Royal, China, May 2,
1N;I.
REFORM DEMONSTRATION %I' SIIEFFIELD.—An
open-air demonstration of the wor'.ing men of Sheffield, in
favour of manhood suffrage, took plan on Monday under
the auspices of the Sheffield branch of the Reform League.
The weather was very inclemsnt, but tit. re acre shout
4,000 persons present, and addresses were delivered front
several platforms. One of the speaker aat tic platforms
was Mr. Ernest Jones. In the evening .i public meeting,
attended by nearly 2,000 persons, almost exclusively
the artisan class, was held in the Temperance Hall, the
chair being occupied by Mr. Samuel the Presi-
dent of the Sheffield branch of the Reform League.
ADMIRALTY, JaN. 22.—A Pro TNIENTS.--Cap-
Raiz H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, E.G., to the Galatea,
commissioned. Couiniander H. Campbell, to the Urgent.
Lientenaats C. G. Fane, W. 31cliarily, C. R. Henease, E.
It Fester, F. Readily. and C. J. heat, to the Galatea.
Naval Cadet A. F. Graves, to the Charybdis.