The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-29 00:00:00

CRYSTAL PALACE.

The Crystal Palace manager promised a very
interesting entert►inment for Saturday last, and he kept
his word. The principal novelty was a tastefully arranged
eerie@ of cuts from the Gibson marbles, amongst which
were to be found some of the ehoiesin works of oar great
English sculptor. The resent—happily erroneous—report
cif his death added tenfold to the attraction which
anything must have that came from his hand, and the
result was that the interior of the palace presented through-
out the day a crowded and fashionable appearance. The
manager has flanked the Gibson Gallery with choice works
of Canova and Thorwaldsen, and Gibson's countrymen have
thus an opportunity of seeing how much he surpasses the
one, and how evenly he contends with the other ; and there
are in the neighbourhood some fine casts from the antique,
From true art to pure nature is but a step, and an easy
one. Close to the Gibson Gallery, the unrivalled csniellins of
the Palace gardens display all their grace of form and beauty
of colour. Flowers are beautiful at all times, but they are
exceptionally so at this chilly, early period of the year, and,
otiosequently, we were not surprised to find that the luxu-
riant parterre in the central transtpt attracted crowds of
visitors—such crowds, indeed, as could hardly be subse-
quently accommodated in the concert room, when the en-
tertairunents of the afternoon commenced. tar. Manna con-
ducted one of Beethoven's great symphonies with his
usual precision and appreciation, and two debutantes,
made their curtsies to a Sydenhaui audience. The first
Mdlle. Bornholdt, a Swedish lady, had but a moderate
success, but we trust it may be improved in subsequent
performances. Mdlle. Ida Miens, who, although an-
nounced as a first appearance, had already sung at Covent
Garden, did somewhat better, eliciting general and genuine
applause by her singing of an elaborate French aria. The
great laurels of the concert were, however, reserved for
Herr Ludwig Straus, whose vio'in concertos triumphed
completely over both the gloominess of the weather and
the frigidity of the audience. After the concert, Signor
Ethardo repeated his wonderful globe ascent, and then the
company, pleased but hungry, Troceeded with wonderful
unanimity to dinner.

STOPPAGE OF THE "SUNDAY EVENINGS FOR
THE PEOPLE."

The fourth of the series of the above " evenings"
took place last night, at St. Martin's-hell, and was
attended by a larger concourse of people than any of the
three preceding ones, a report having gone 'breed that the
Lord's Day Observance Society had eat in action an old Act
of Parliament for the purpose of preventing their con-
tinuance. The ball and galleries were crowded. A larger
number of ladies were present than usual. The subject
of the discourse last evening we. " Many Members., but
One Body," the lecturer being Mr. W. B. Hodgson, LL.D.
The lecturer was listened to with the grettest interest end
attention, and received a hearty vote of thanks on con-
chiding.
Mr. KIM (the managing member of the committee
under whore superintendence the " Evenings" are con-
ducted) then roes, end said no doubt most of the friends
present were aware of the strong opposition that existed on
the part of the Sabhatarian party to this movement, and
this feeling had resulted in the sending of a lawyer's letter
from the solicitor of the Lord's Day Observance Society,
Mr. Baxter, to the lumen of St. Martin's-hall, warning them
against letting the hall on Sunday evenings for the illegal
object for which it was now being used. The lessees of the
ball bed therefore instructed their solicitor to send a letter
to the committee, stating that the hell would for the future
be closed against them on the Sunday evenings. This,
therefore, would be the last evening until the question was
nettled in a court of law. (loud cries of " Shame," and
great excitement.) The solicitor of the committee would
now give a further explanatioe.
Mr. W. SHAMS, solicitor, said that on Friday last two
members of the committee called upon him with a long
letter the committee had received from Mr. Danprfield,
the solicitor of the lessees, to the effect that the hell
would in future be closed against them, legal proceedings
having been threatened against the lessees under an act of
Oeo. 111., cap. 39, passed in 1781, for keeping open a dia-
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orderly house on the Sunday evening, for the discussion of
texts of Holy Scripture, and the performance of music by
wSend singers, and for taking money at the doors, It
• house of enterteiumot and anzuesment, wad by
• the Isamu were liable to a penalty of 2001. per day.
It was further elated in Mr. Baxter's letter that this and
other penalties would be strictly enforced, unless the hell
was at once closed on the Sunday evenings for the object it
was at present used for. (Shame.) After coosoltation it
was neared by the oommatee and Several of the
gentlemen who bad interested themselves in the
movement to have the question tried in the
Court of Queen's Bench as to whether the " Sunday
Evenings for the People" came under the act in question,
and for this purporre he (Mr. Shun), in company with Mr.
Dangerlield, had waited upon Mr. Barter, end it had been
arranged that on Monday Mr. Baxter should issue a writ
against Messrs. B. Langley, Crawford, and Morrell as repre-
senting the committee, for a violation of the above act.
tie espected the trial would take place in the Queen's
Bench in the Easter term, and the committee would take
care that the most eminent counsel it was possible to
obtain should be employed. Of course, in the meantime,
the Sebbatarhui party had succeeded in their object, in-
(keine the hall. (Hear.) If judgment went against them,
then they intended to apply to parliament for a repeal of
the act. (Cheers).
Mr. B. LAS4ALKT said he could not for one moment
believe that any court of law at this day would decide that
the proceedings which had taken place on this and the
other evenings came within the procisises a tee act
alluded to. (Hear.) The Scriptures were not dis-
cussed in any way. (Hear.) They were now called
upon to defend the right of private judgment in the
principal law court of England, and as the expenses
would be heavy, he hoped all lovers of free thought
and free discussion would subscribe to the defence fend to
be established. (Hear.)
The programme of the evening was then proceeded
with, and a selection from the IlicasiaA was given by the
vocalists and choir. Before the assembly broke up a
subscription list was opened for a defence fund, and
2104 was at once subscribed, independent of the collection
made at the doors, which amounted to several pounds.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE

CAMBRIDGE. :IAN.P27.

The name of Mr. Sneyd, of Trinity, who passed (ilgrolat)
was aeoidently omitted from the honour list published on
Friday.
Io congregation this morning the whole of the gentlemen
whose names were printed in that list, with but two excep-
tions, proceeded to their B.A. degree, aa did also the under.
mentioned from other tripos lists :
FROM THZ MORAL SOSERCIIII TWO& am Masten
Roberts, Jesus College ; James Robert MWitford Mitchell,
Trinity College ; Robert Swan Stephen, St. John's College ;
William Thomas Trench, Trinity College ?Henry Marlyn
Hargett, Caine College ; Henry Peto, Trinity College.
FROM THZ NATURAL SCERNCIB TIMOR —Neville Good-
man, St. Peter's College ; John Penn Hartree, Trinity
College ; Dickson, Bt. John's College ; John William
Bennett, Emmanuel Corege ; Charles Montague Doughty,
Downing College ; C. Danford, Trinity College ; Francis
John Ramsbotham, Caius College ; Goorge Ward, Trinity
College ; Samuel Tarratt Megdalene College ;
Henry Tosewill, Downing College ; Charaes Bennett Irma,
Trinity College.
The undermentioned proceeded to L.L.B. degrees'
Firm THU Law TZLPOR. --Charles Wentworth Dillre,
Trinity Hall ; Victor Douglas Be Wet, Downing
• John Burnet Box, Trinity College • Mar-
c?Wileru'rne Rajah, Trinity Hall ; lien'
de la' Beche
Dillwyn, Trioity College ; Henry William Henn Bauer,
Trinity Hall ,• Carlton Greene, Trinity College ; James
John Cooper Wyld, Trinity Hall ; Henry Hugh Thomas
Rose Phipps, Trinity Hall; Frederick Poland Adcock,
Jena' College ; Augustus Baker, Christ's College; Thomas
William Wilkie Gordon, St. John's College; Charles
Grieve, Trinity Hall ; Edward Piggott, Christ's College;
Wilder, Oahui College.

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NYWNVENDOEte BENEVOLENT AND PROVIDENT
Inarrturtotr—Mr. Toreens, M.P., will take the chair at
the diaper of the Neweveodore' Benevolent sod Provident
lastitutiou, which will be held at the Freemasoos' Tavern,
as the 20th of March next. Thia is one of the few societies
which invite ladies to the dinner table.
SOCIETY TOE PROMOTING THE EMPLOYMENT OF
Wourit.—Daring
the but three months the sulpha. of
applicants for employment has been 131, the number of
employers, 30. Female aserstariss, goversemses, mstoroa,
clerks, book-keepers, photographic printers sod coloureds,
sick muses, ire., eau be obtained from the office 19, long-
hand-plow, and employers are earnestly solicited to apply
to the society, as every effiert is need to send suitable pee-
wee to the various situations offered.
Qozurr Micaoscorical. Society.—The ordinary
monthly mettles was held on Friday, the 26th inst., at
32, flackville-street, W. ; ifr. P. Le Neve Foster, V.P.. in
the chair. Mr Suffolk delivered an introductory address
on the microscope. preparatory to the establishment of
elements, y classes for beginners in microscopic study. Mr.
Archer also read a paper ea the respiratory organs of insects.
There was a very large atteadsnos of members sad their
Moods. Eleven gestlemes were elected and eleven were
prop:rod for membership. A conyersasione terminated the
evade& assay very interesting objeois being exhibited.