The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-02 00:00:00

AMUSEMENTS POE PASSION WEEK.

Regular dramatic performances being suspended
for the next six days, London is given over to leetarers,
conjurors, readers, and singers. At the Haymarket Theatre
daring the week, Good Friday, of course,. excepted, Mi..
Amy Sedgwick gives every evening at eight her " Plds,
Readings from Dramatic and other Writers." At sr,.
Martin's Hall to-night the Rev. Mr.. kellew reale
a @election from Milton's works; and at the
Hanover-square Rooms Mr. Ryder, of the. Plitlcou'". reads
Afactetkon Tlmendap sassing. Mr. C. H. Adams opens
tonight at the last named theatre with his ever•pepular
Orrery. Signor Poletti, "the celebrated Roman malicia;"
gives a magical entertainment at the Strand dur,sg the
week. Herr Frikell, " the great Realise magician," edit
mystify east-end audiences at the Standard Theatre, while
Mr. Sinclair, " the renow.aed wizard," Meet his entert.,M.
ment at the Grecian. Miss Julia St. George goes to Sadlet's
Wells with her entertainment, "Hume and Foreign Lyric.,"
being her last appeexances previous to a conthental tour.
Mies Poole and Mr. F.amaden temporarily occupy the Surrey
with their musical entertainment, "Old English Song, and
Ballads." Mr. end Mrs. Howard Paul return to St.
Hall with their "Patchwork," and it is necessity to re.
mind those who have not seen this clever entertain.
meat that it is the last season the,. it will be played. Mr.
Albert Smith announces six more representation., 4,y
" China," to be given to-night, to-morrow rooming and
evening, Wednesday and Thursday nighte, and Saturday
morning. Mr. and Mrs. German Reed give their enter.
tainment ►t the Gallery of Illustration as usual ; sad the
Christy's Minstrels, at the Polygraphic Hall, continue their
@nonmetal performances. The musical events of the week
are the Monday Popular Concert at St. James's Hall to.
night, the programme of which is selected from the
works of Mozart, and includes the splendid quintet
for clarionet and stain7ed instruments, and the
ar.ista elapsed are Mr. Reinton, Mr. Lazarus, M. Paw,
Mr. Benedict, Mr. Rims Reeves, and Mies Laura Bat.
ter. At the Crystal Palace Mille. Piccolomisl
will sing every day ; at the Surrey Gardens a grand
eamoet, ender distinguished patroness, is to be given ce
Wednesday at 8 o'clock in the evening, at which four basJa
and a Large number of popular artists will moist, the whole
being under the direction of Mr. Schallen. The sev,-rd
music halls remain open, and the Canterbury, Wsto❑'s.
the Raglan, and Frampton'e, with, doubtless, receive more
than an ►verge share of patronage. The gardens show
sign@ of animation. Cremorne, however, with not open at
loiter this year, but the North Woolwich and Rasher% die
Gardens will provide for the reception of visitors on Coed
/Way and Easter Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
The National Portrait Gallery, 29, Great Oeorge-dreel,
Westminster, will be freely open, without tickets, on Mon.
day, Tuesday, and Wednesday in the Easter week, from
10 to 5 o'clock. At other times admission is limited to
Wednesdays and Saturdays between the hours of 12 and 5,

ARTISTS' GENERAL
_BENEVOLENT

TUTION.

On Saturday the annual festival of the Artiste
General Benevolent Institution took place at the Freeze.
ems' Tavern.

The report for the past year showed that the income et
the seeirhy from all sources during the year amounted to
1,9931., and the relief afforded to the widows and. orphsas .f
deceased artiste and distressed living artiste amountol to
1,0261., the expenses of the socie.y being he. 257/.
On this oecesicra the Right Hon. W. R. GLADFROXII found
time 'midst his arduous duties to take the chair, and to per.
ram the duties connected with it, iu s mannerm earnest sod
exhibiting as much knowledge of the ob.eci he had to ad.
voca;a as if no other subject had occupied his atieution far
the as. month. The good feeling which induced Mr. Glad.
Mope *to winkle was very fully appieciaiod, not, rely ss ap.
pcared by the warm mummer in which he was received, sod
the applause which vested him am every (amnion that he
addressed the company in the course of the evening, hat
in the circumstance that a larger number of halals of the
institution ameniblcd dam has Leen the case for many
years. Among those present were Ford Stanhope, Sir Chula
Eastlake (preaide-it of the Royal Academy), Sr
Roderick Murchison (redden: at the (4eographical So.
ciety)v the 800. R. Stanhope, Gordon Doff, Esq., M.P.,
Deed Roberta, 8.A., Thomas Creswick, Fag., R.. 1,
Charles Landseer, Fag., R.A., Sydney Smirke, EN., R. A.,
W. P. Frith, Esq., R.A., F. W. Piekera;ill, Fay., R.A.,
A. Elmore, R.A., W. Boxall, 1.1%. A.R. A, E. W.
Cooke, Esq., A.M.A., J. E. Millais, ~ A., H.
O'Neil, Ewa, A.M.A. A. L. RifiLisq., A. A., J. C. Rote
ley, Esq., A.A.A. F. Taylor, . (president of the Water
Colour Society), Mr. Dawson, r. 0. Hurlestooe (med.
dent of the Society of British Artists), Dr. Qualm, Mr. John
Mornay, Mr. Gibbs. Mr. F. Godwin, Mr. 8. Cartwright,
jun., Mr. •W. Pollock, Sir Charles Barry, R. 1.,
and about two hundred other gentlemen. The arrangements
eciameted with the dinner were everything that could is
desired ; and the musical department was peculiarly god,
the artists being the members of the Madrigal Union, os.
dating of Miss Eyles, Him J. Wells, Mr. Leder, Mr. liar.
ter, and Mr. Clumning, under the directiou of Mr. Land.
TheCoanuma, in proposing "The Health of the quem,"
announced a subscription of 1001. from her Majesty.

His ROYAL HIORICIIIII PRINCE ALPRED.—tin
Saturday his Royal Highness Prince Alfred honoured Mr.
Mayan with a visit, at his photographic studio, at the
owner of Argyll-place, Reerent-strea. The Prince appeared
to be highly interested with the collection of portraits dem-
mat individual& photographed from time to time by Er.
Mayall and arranged on the walls for public inspection.
Having gone through the exhibition, liis Royal Highness
eat fora Weenie ph h, and although the weather ese
anything but favourable, . Mandl succeeded in endue-
dug a remarkably successful portrait. Tie Prince wore to
uniform as midshipman in the royal navy.
CONFIRMATION OF PRlNcit ALFRED.—Thin con-
firmation of Prince Alfred will take place at Windsor Gimlet
on Thursday' the sth of April. A select number of ths
nobilityand personal fr.eods of the Royal family will be
invited to the ceremony. Then will be no state obserred,
and the religious rite will be ilerformil with every eimpb.
city. These honoured with invitations to be present mend
expected to be in uniform, nor will the ladies appear is
court dresses. The only mark of distinction will be tint
the officers of the household will wear the Windsor uni.

A VITZRAN ACTOR AND READY Cottruurwm.-..
At the theatrical performances for the benefit of the Rood
Dramatic College, at the Opera House, Covent-garden, Sr.
T. P. Cooke reappeared as William in the drama of Blur!
Rod Snorts. •In relating to the initonitheel villagers the
outrageous yarn about • great shark, " St. Domingo Billy,"
he intertozatively says to Mr. J. L Toole (Guatbraml,
" Now what wonderful thing do you suppose they oleo
covered inside that shark r " WAL" ark ans‘enisi the
comedian, "if I don't know what they did find, I know
what they couldn't find—that's another T. P. Cooke'
This apt tribute elicited shouts of laughter and rounds of
applause from the great audience, which, after subsiding,
revived upon the veteran of 711 .unimeno rejoining, apes:
featly touched by the compliment, " Alt, that's a very kiM
we to make a Toole of me." '
Tau FRISCH COIIII6PeIAL Tannin.—lt is not
generally known that the French govemtuent is lousily He
gaged in obtaining information on articles affected by the
recent treaty with Great Britain. Such grave important'
is attached to the matter, that some forty commissioners
are here in England from thn country recently converted
from prohibition doctrinet, whose mission is the °plinths;
of details with a view to aiiist the ',much government W
fixtig contemplated specific duties. These gentlemen, on
in course of travel in various districts of the
kingdom, are, we understand, in somewhat of a difficulty
as to the precise nature of their duties, and, from aU vs
learn of their so far movement., no very martini' line of
action seems to have been talked by them. They are re
ported as at sixes and amens, some of the party regard*
the purpose of their misshou as scientific, while others take
a purely business view of it. object. So far as Liverpool is
concerned, we do not hear of any of them having yet non•
tuted inquiries. We presume, however, that our vast com-
merce engross a becoming share of those geutlemeuk
thoughts and attention.—Literpout Alltion.
MAROANIST HUONE4, ali4sa "Low FILIZNANDri."
AGAIN.--Our n,adetnvcill ronember that this clever is-
pretor summit.' about the middle of &wintry Lb, in oho
fabling a cabin passage to Hong Kong in Goo ship Sir nil.
limn Po el, at the expense of the •oliVerewers trunspat
authorities, after imposing union, and Plttaiping merry fro"
Sir Robert l'artlen, at the Mausion.house, Irr. Lichanist
compSoolltr of the transport s nice, and many other
pwsons in London and eines here. It will also be reiewie
bored that, in wane of the newspap.r wpm,s at that ow,
there was ex 1 a doubt sat, Margaret Halbes
Lola Ferns s being one and the none proem. We
on the 88th of Janualy, however, ntch informatiA
as could leave very little doubt upon the subjtel ; awl 114
little, if it existed, we aro now enabled 100 as 111
woman Who mailed uniltr the name of "Lola Ferraudet
ham written to England in her tows name Man- Stagtot
Hughes. She had the iMpitilenee be Virile to the obotective
inspector who had charge of her in Loudon, thanking hun
"for past favours," and promoiono; that if she "should roe
come his way again, shewill gist,
dates from Santa CAI ; where il,e %veep' had put in ti.
and water. The postage of the letter, she i°
pay ; but the letter emeltenn one :or her aunt, a ton. P'
woman in Manebei,ter, Mal it May reimonahly
that the letter to the inspector will/ merely a nor to it,*
her aunt the tentage. There can lac im doubt, that if We
reached Hong Kong in surety, tneny irenvois in that Is...tied
colony will have reason to " make a note d " her .101'
tricks.--Manchater
Ativie.ea front Alexandria of the 19th state that
Sulieitran Pacha died very maidenly nine it aye beton, He
had been amoking with some frirrotA, when hi. heal drape.
They believed him asleep, lad, out trying to rouse hua
afterwards, found it was the sleep of death.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

(Baton Mr. Costrunioser Gourbarn.)

IN ILI 7,413 ID* OLD flirt - ADJoURNMENT anis DIT-
The bankrupt was s solicitor of Lincoln'a-nu, Gel& The
ease has been repeatedly lofore 1:le court. Thi. was the
stipurtwal PX.lnatnattaa laretlng, but the accounts have sot
)et I..en hlO4l
.

....,..
Mt levee... r. representing the weigher aid that Oa the
account. tint 0.4 been tied. he bad now to ash that the
exanmetion might he adjourned eine die ; cad this applies-
t :on the bankrupt did 0. 4 .I],pme. The mama for snaking
the epplieatiou was this. There had beta offotarSl adOera-
woe+, and the bankrupt et ited that he wee wieopmo to
nutting out hi. amount& Thie warn; aad the bookrupt had
rendered to many, ld clients .4 himself sad his lima amounts
.ut r.fernwt. ocje,t mg their individnal 'guardians sa affect-
ing individual interest+. He stead that in emasequence of the
partoonop Nobs bong ell is the poieseidoo of Mr.
tv,,..rt. the milers portlier, that bad lot had such ready
a. to than ae if they had bees in the pose lion of the
otti. ..l a.iirtiee. The accora neesmarily very 100.
and he feared vary also. the bank.
dupe cgild Dot name a specific time within
whudi tree amours would be ready; therefore all
that the rapier could comet to, mijeet to the slier
tof the court, was that the last examinatioa be adjourned
eine die. with bber.y for the bankrupt to apply for a sitting
wren his account+ were ready; awl the court probably
would set object to gnat protection (in fact, it was for
the intend .4 all pieties that protection should be granted)
for a I.mited time, with liberty to the bankrupt
to apply for as esteasion of the protection,
which the court would probably be plowed to •
great it the aerial amines certified that he wee
soelouslr eters himself to complete the amounta. Of
amine the simper did set newtons any indefinite eaten-
mond protection ; the pruGastim was panted in order that
the hsWopt might dimes !Moult to the again of hie
!wale; therefore therm would require to be =tided by
its geese UM he was se aegis's& Vedas those rimer-
Maser the burrs of the day would be eaegned to making
Nis order, —apart his goy examileadem whisk any indi-
vidual creditor geisha widi
The Cep' ire there any individual creditors
who wish to emeare his, or to ream bid
Mr. Lawman—l ann list amen Easy. 4. I stated at
the 3.4 eittiag. errand mans, repreeentad by their soli-
citors, have applied far Worrell's, which ha. been given ;
we base deo owes thew whim of the inertial for to-d+ ,
sad stated that we should be propored to enemies the bank-
rupt to any utast that mytghht be thanks aseamary. But
those who have to Ibis ilimatium have done .0
to aty that the ascrada riedored by lir. baler are, se far
as they go, setadsotory. Your Ream, will readily made',
stud thus in lap] arsatlers sad hull NAPIrs, the MN*
sormainit mod. et isqvisy is that ef trim* istoweelP
toren to the henkrupt, sad him in a anwponii.
Mg time to answer than ;and tY• is • my I,
coriderelde ea teut.

The '..tnnwakteer —There is only outs simpolice which I
would throw out. _

Yr Laeranoe: -My friend Yr. Abraham's le bank MM.
seating a large creditor ; sad I believe be entirely appro.'s
d tine nem* which I propose.
The ronesissimmer-- Usifortamately, we lore mesa* had
a greet way come elf this bad. There are sevesal
nisaiteanis masseled with this ease whisk mg finisher
pm nee to mesh inquiry sad ohionaliee ; and I
would munnet to the wpm they tildes rare of Ws
pecuniary uneve. af credlime. they ibs.ld not lam
sight at their duty le fring say trannetbens whirl Wry
thigh fully sad gamey before thebad
sake this whitl Wink yea will go with
see, beeeme yes will rends* the cam which warred two
or thrme days ego of Rootage Inns. There
the sedgaels, Whose only to the yeamisty
1111ftlia a elinels. nab • report, la which
ley treated the bentrages ow se me is eh=
waisted his analleare to gel the debts nay
lin to be adjonend been tine le Wm and lbw agee him
with ememendenes, sheast,beasuse he bed IiONO heel.
they med. get the dens, and thereby Wrens the
had dlenible swept hie amen. That appeared en
.Ms te be • wrong scene ; Ware it Wandlately
throw epee pitman befirldinfr, way of whom
Ind bees grforemly wroaged by the was, the
ewes mad baribre d coadecties the eggeritise
swim the linahnipt, mad Wilma( that, instead of his de-
orrirleg • eartllleate, es the IMOVIOSIII left ft to be labored.
he was wholly yeare4 ef mie. It in •.M fake
aseigases thee to lose of their duty. Their duty is net
real, to do their beet the wenn, bet, if they me cir-
earistames le the eisthist of the haakrept which might to
le Weight to light ind expesed. they an not to
hers the new duly la the Weer. It is gamely
neemary le Wow this me to mignon, who are
imemeated by Kr. Lawman, bet as awe of this bind
eseerred any the other de'', I thought II aseneary to
wawa it.
Kr lainumee—As I stated belere, Wl is emelf•lj Ws
mane while tha seligases lamed to panes bet went ire
have the sements le will be mbar peenermere to mime way
imeetime of that Kali asigams ne shriek hose
say duty inipmeil era Wm, abhor with regard M the
paramakty Wreak af the credleme etherwine.
The earealmwe was thee adrersed sine di. and prelim.
tame was 110.• 1.4 1111 V IMMO bilk

Ix as e.pira JOSS&
The trokrupt wee 4...TAW as • wwwde wrodieliwur of
Laanhetts Neer" T 1... •. the eisolamies
The haakropt oak, owes lAN. ; k.t thip said aniern
reported that the remolds were a worwildoehory.
A. ailejed .Wirt a INC two yam op woo •••
stwed. the profit, eepeoditore were atimisg.
Übe laaltrept dot earned en ea eateries "dm dpiilv
tar earls, arid it Isms thee dopheste• hod bow hood
wribr Ire pawn. nrpem.. roods pledrod ow/ mum
trues to 10. H. hod maientra,, k.s soy
Mr Dannisay for the a.e.,aote, for as adjews-
larot wee dia.

Mr Treiterb barbs bee bard fur Na bankrupt.
Hie H. 4 er seal it violate' 4s idle to allow a ran le par
lie .04,4 those, which were worse than emote
P 1 i, drily were wino ily newts.. The ezaaninabas inset
be sdruese wee die, with prwteetioe far is weeks; be.
ther ;beam; to ►e appointed only st the bankrupt's expire.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.
(Ware Yr. Cumairionar Ifterpiy.)
at O emus SMAIIAW CHIMP. -MLINILLI CllCLart

411111140,111.31 T.
This insolvent ins Topmat( by Mr. Dowse, a the poet et
a creditor mined Webber, and suppsrsod by Kr. Sulrat
The complaint was that after the ineolvent went to
priensi, awl • few days het.* be prti4umsl the murk he
nissie an areiganieui .4 a reversionary interest la right of
LW Wife to a relation, and was mil MS., oat of whidi he
pud tyro reistrous Vi, and newly all th• remainder went
t. ho attorney re seek* maissniest aid getting
through the court.
It ayp.v.d that .he insolvent hod depended in the Royal
Ikrtis bank IUW. at one per cent , mad alter the failure he
inade an assigniumt to a Mrs N.snla.li (*Lipp for IMMo
in antieipat•sr .4 the dividends, acid Illhe had received
les oid 1.6 the pound.
Mr. 1)...e ssirl the assipmeat made in person was
fraudulent and rout
It vr. els and that the opposing creditor held security
•Ln h ani expected to pay hie debt. It sins tnuispered
that Ilse Dewey rep.' wae oirtaused to support his fanuly.
Mr ..411.11110. oerr 11111.101 y W.l he shotiM MA consider it
was • fraudulent assignment. and the mew, was advanced
as stated he should ant visit the ineolvent.
Ile a. seenrilinsly diechartel.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

The April ameiras of the Amen boort commenced this
^"" ....it. before the Hight ital. the Lord Nevin., the
ltevorder, Aldermen Inv/roue, Hale, sod condor, the
14-141% Coder tthenfe, and the nanal enamelling of the
nty Lanese.
The calendar niotain• the names of 113 prisners, sod
...We of theca, a to be .dap seed of are of a airtime nod extra.
entirety character.
The rime:en Serir.ost, in hiss "hap to Out grand jury,
thel, although there wells a coustsW,able aussilscr pri•
assures foe tnel, it wee slot ls.rier than snails( i.e elpsxtesi
how the Minna slut 1.1 ehipacil since the adjouroamot
..f the smart, and he a. hamo to ',dorm them that there
lore ..sly ssists ra. • ussolving the sWstructosts of tumult
life, nod they would ~.no before them in the shape of
.ildiersie• of r Is one of thoseCANA an
1/..1114111 alh.vrrd 1.. have Loess ruts over by a
e.sh, hut it •Hicansi that it wan nine*
at tl.. t 0,.. awl tint she had an umbrella up awl
the jar) anuall4l ha.* 1.. say, under ell the az.
•lemten. • 1..• r the des%.l had he.. gladly erf verb
eel/Inn.* aa would justify them ui retortion( a bon fur uma• •
•Lep.trr In the other niee two hide rebuff uts poser. sad
mow: rD the P. 61. rued. rail over a child sod killed it, and
us this the roam quostesto would al.. arose. Tare were
• ..11.. ..411t., ill:t th.•, del Dot Appear to him toI
Le likely to lir,. ut au) of" alt,.-., awl 11.• should therefore
two leaks sue further alloeme to thous, Wat should at user
docloo. 1b... to the pertreemee .4 their duties.
The grad far, lice Irtared.

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

M %MUM )Ififf rf HUM% Err
NUL A SP.. .t.l immix... • mitt., li.. N.q'.►.
Thro• •tolst-loolt frll. ow*, aiaaa.l Jast.• Porker,
?Wiwi 11.4limet, w•ro asairol bofor•
Mr Meado• troth ...shut at 111. 'Fyn Manieb.ase.strod,
asib 4.••••• awl meter property beloutipag to Mr
Hoia, ho••• paiour, ke.
The pnamenttor said that al.ait half- put .k••• an Maar•
allibt he wo• MA* la ho klh-h.•, wimps hearing •
lootowp ....rhorl I. th• to, wait %raisi'. rag
a h !4,4 i. sh. • • ..toit .11 host dror,
abotows•ly choisli it alter Lau, .ad just amid& saw th.