The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-03 00:00:00

PROFESSOR FAWCETT OR PARTNERSJIIPS OP
INDUSTRY.
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Lest night in the Leeds Town Hall the share-
holders workmen, and friends of Henry Brigp and Ca'
=punted), colliery owners, met to celebrate the sea
completkm of the first year's working under the
partnership of industry principle. The hall was crowded.
llr. H. Buoys, the moor partner presided. The
speakers inclnded Mr. Thomas Hughes: M.P., and Pro-
lessor Fawcett, X.P.
kir. EUGHIIB, having spoken on the genera mind* of
co-operation,
Professor FAWCIfT said that such partnerships as those
of Messrs. Briggs and their men was a sure remedy
for strikes, and he felt that the future welfare
of England almost altogether depended on the extension
of this scheme to other brenehes of trade. An allusion
had been made to the working classes possessing more
power in the constitution, and he perfectly sympathised
with it, and preyed for en extension of the franchise.
When they obtained more political power many other
people would cope forward-and claim to be friends of the
working classes; but when they had (eight end won the
battle of reform there would be another battle std to be
fought, and some who were now political radicals would
have to fight against economic tortes. If they wanted a
test whether large employers of labour were what they
called themselves, friends of the working classes they
should not be satisfied simply with the assertion o imolt
employers that they were favourable to an extended
franchise, but should also ask them whether they were
prepaid*, follow the, axis* 1111000rall•kea."4"

THE BOILER EXPLOSION AT NORWICH.

Yesterday Mr. E. S. Bignold, coroner for Nor-
wich, proceeded with the inquest on the bodies of James
Leamon, 53 ; Henry Brown, 53 ; John Dunn 42 ; Henry
Clarke, 58 ; James Breeze, 63 ; Daniel Taylor, 61; and
John Rump, 30, the seven men killed by the late explosion
at the works of Messrs. Stark and Co. Mr. J. C. Cope-
MID, solicitor, appeared for Messrs. Stark, and tendered
for examination Mr. M. J. Stark ; Mr. Bramwell, C.E.
(brother of Mr. Baron Bramwell) ; and Mr. W. Msy, C.E.
Mr. lAvington E. Fletcher, chief engineer of the Man-
chester Association for the Prevention of Steam-boiler
Explosions, was also present. It appeared from the evi-
dence that leaks had been observed in the boiler
before the explosion ; and Nelson, a man employed
by Messrs. Riches and Watts, engineers and ma-
chinists, of Norwich, tasted that he went to caulk
the seams en the Sunday immediately preceding the
accident. There was a leak on the left-hand aide which
be could not get at on account of the brickwork ; this was
the leak at which the boiler was afterwards rent. The
witness did not consider that there was any danger of an
explosion from what he sew, and on a fernier occasion he
had tested the boiler to the extent of a little above 10011:e.
Mr. M. J. Stark said he sew the premises on the morning
of the explosion, and he left them about 20 minutes before
it took place ; the boiler was then working at between
4311,5. and 4511 A. ; when the men came beck it would then
require to be at 751 be., to 801bs. The boiler bad been in use
since April ; he purchased it of Messrs. Riches and Watts,
and the contract specified that it should carry a
pressure of 100 lbs. The boiler was made by Mr.
Catferate, of Newark. His (Mr. Stark's) histnictions were
that it was to be of the best material, and capable of
working at a pressure of 1001ba. with perfect safety. Be-
fore the explosion took place, the water gauges were half
fall, and the steam gauge was between Clbs. and 45Ibs.
On the morning of the explosion, he observed a damp place
on the left-hand side of the boiler ; Mr. Watts came and
knelt down, but he could hear nothing. Ile propeeed,
however, that when the works stopped on the Saturday
night, the place should be looked to. Mr. L. E. Fletcher,
who was next examined, stated that the boiler was one of
the Coreish type, being internally fired, end having a
single furnace tube running throughout from end to end.
It appeared to have been fitted with only a single safety
valve 4in. in diameter, loaded with a lever and a weight.
There were also other fittings, which need scarcely be
referred to. The boiler burst in the external shell, at a
longitudinal seam of rivets situated on the left-hand side
of the shell, and in the third belt of plates from the firing
end. The cause of this was not deficiency of water ; the
furnace crown was uninjured, while the plates must have
been bulged or put out of shape had they been overheated
from shortness of water. The explosion must have been
due either to excessive pressure of steam or defects in the
making of the boiler, either from bad workmanship or bad
material. From the make, be should scarcely feel
justified in pronouncing positively as to which of these
causes the explosion was due, and he thought it
desirable to have more evidence as to the manufacture of
the boiler, and a further opportunity of testing the quality
of the plates, which certainly appeared to be brittle. lie
was desirous, however, not to condemn them prenutturely
Had the shell of the boiler been well made, it would not
have exploded at the pressure of 1001ba., at which it was
reported to have been worked, the seams throughout
being double riveted. The explosion was a peculiar one ;
he had never met with a precisely similar case. A new
boiler of first-rate quality should not have required such
frequent caulkings as appeared to have been made in this
case. The inquiry was then adjourned, to be resumed,
however, later in the day.

A SUSIMONS FOR MR. DOULTON. —A correspon-
dent writes to a contemporary :—" Sir,—ln common with
most of the electors of this borough who voted for Mr.
Poulton at the last election, I have been waiting for him
to announce a clay when he will give some account of his
conduct during the last session. It has for some years
put been usual for the sitting members to do so; but I
fear from the omission this ye:or, that Mr. Poulton feels
tumble to give soy explanation that would be accepted as
satisfactory to a liberal constituency. His silence, there-
fore, must be construed into a condemnation, and a wise
determination on his part not to present himself again
for election as a liberal member for Lambeth or elsewhere.
I shall be glad to bear, however, he has something to say
iu self-defence. and that he will not shrink from defending
his vote on the reform question.—l am, Ix., A RADICAL
VOTER. —Lambeth, Oct. 2."
THE CASE OF THE SWINDLING EX -OFFICER.
Richard Albert Watkin Bayly, a son of "qajor-General
llayly, and until lately an ensign in her Majesty's 35th
Regiment, was again brought up nt Windsor yesterday on
a charge of robbery. The Guildhall was crowded with per-
sons, many of whom had been Victimised by the prisoner.
At appeal was made to the Bench to deal summarily with
the case, and the prisoner pleading guilty to larcny, ho
was sentenced to three calendar months' imprisonment
with herd labour in Reading gaol.
SLIOrKI NO DEATH. —A farm labourer, named
John Collings, employed on a farm near Newport, Mon-
mouthshire, has met with a horrible death, caused by an
attack of a toar pig. It appears that the hoar was with a
sow in the fold yard of Park Farm. in the occupation of
Hr. Simeon Soard, and Collings,. having occasion to go
there, began teasing the animal Anita it got into a rage; he
continued his foolish conduct, when the boar sprg at
him and bit him most savagely about the upper part of
both thighs. The wife of the bailiff, who was in the dairy,
hearing Collings cry out, " Oh, God ! oh, God !" as in
s-reat agony, ran out, and saw him rushing from the fold,
followed by the boar, who tore up the ground with pas-
sion. She describes the blood gushing forth form Col-
lings in a stream as thick as one of her fingers. The un-
fortunate man suoceeded in reaching the passage of the
farm-house when he fell down from loss of blood, and in
a few minus
expired. He was fearfully mangled on both
thighs just below the groin, the flesh being torn away to
the bone, and the femoral artery was divided. At the
inquest hell on the body the jury returned a verdict of
"Accidental death."
BIRTH EXTRAORDINARY. —Last Sunday morning
on the arrival of the Irish limited rur.il, from London to
Holyhead, an extraordinary birth took place. It seYms
that a lady, who had only arrived last Friday in the East
India Docks from Australia, was on her way to Irenda
Two gentlemen occupied the same compartment la
of
second-class carriage. On approaching the railway station
the lady had to make " candid confeuions " her cam-
nions, who hastened to acquaint the sub-station-muter.
No time was lost. Everybody in the station at the
early hour of 2 a.m. were on the gei tire in making pre-
parations for so unnsual an occurrence. Medical assistance
was sent for, and Dr. Price, of Holyhead, Was on the spot
within five minutes, just in time to receive a little
stranger. The mother and child were removed to an ad-
them. refreshment-house, where every
child died in attention was paths
id
It is to be regretted that the

evening.
LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND Sown COART Rale
WAL—The Tunbridge Wells line of this company was
opened for passenger traffic on Monday. The line ex-
tended from Three-bridges Station to lunbridge Wells, a
distance of twenty miles, including the East Grinstead
line, about six miles in length. Through trains now ran
between the following stations :—Tunbridge Wells, Three-
bridges, Brighton, Worthing, Horsham, Guildford, Little-
hampton, Bognor, Chichester, sad Portsmouth. There
ere seven stations between Three-bridge. and Tunbridge
Wells—viz., R owf ant, Grange-roed F.ast Grinstead . Forest-
ow, Hartfield, Withyham, Oreombridge, and Tunbridge
Wells. There are six trains each way between London and
Tunbridge Wells daily, and two each way on Sunday.
BREARFAST.—Eppes Cocoa (more commonly
weed Eppo's Ilogerorukthic Coen, u being prepared and in-
troduced by Jas. Epps, the homeopathic chemist Brit-esta-
blished in England,. Forbreattast, no other beverage isequallv
invigorallog and sustaining. By the special mode of preparaticia
employed. the fine flavour possessed by hi
cocas re-
fined, sad rendered estremely delicate and gruel:lL be wen!
a tumults has it becoru, that thousands now use cocoa who
never used it before. "Cocoa stands very much higher thea teis
or coffee," Dr. Dusan fora ilb., ob., and Üb. peclau.—{Adver-
tiumentl


LTEBOAT SERVICES.—Arring the STORMS
-N-Ji of the past twenty menthe the NATIONAL LIFEBOAT
INSTIVITION, by Ka Lifeboats and other mama, contrlbuted to
the SAVING of 1,450 PERSONS from different WREMS on our
OGASTS. The Institution also impended 43,420 in the same
period on *Lifeboat Estabildireent% in addWo nto tli
ff 1,361 as REWARD& The Gomm/des of the IntffitUilEr-
neatly APPEAL to the Public for ASSISTANCE, to enable them
to meet the sonlintled heavy dawn& In the Institatton's lit
lifeboat Stations.
Contributions 1110 received by the Landon end 00‘01137
Rankers; and by the Seczetary, RICHARD LEWIS, Esq.,
at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adolph!, London.

BENSON'S WATCHES,
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&looks, like that just opened, of 500 each. We
ought to have, at least, this number; for, let it be
remembered hat if we had them all to-morrow,
our public provision for education would still be
inferior to that which exists in many a German
town, so insignificant that its name may never
have reached our ears. In other German countries
than Prussia, towns of eight and tenthousand inhabi-
tantshave their realschulen, gymnasia, and polytech-
nic schools, where the best education in the world
can be obtained at a nominal price. There is no
reason why this country should remain behind in
the race of life ; and in these days that nation is
I left behind which allows itself to be excelled by
its neighbours in all that belongs to the equipment
lof the mind. Our flatterers will tell us that we
shall win in future, as we have hitherto won, by
rude energy and untutored mother-wit, but that is
more than they are able to guarantee. Whenever
we oome to attach its true importance to education,
we 'shall begin to regard it as nothing less than a
public interest. Supposing that we had resolved
to educate the remaining 4,500 children whom we
have assumed to be ready to enter schools like this
one in Bath-street, no one, we imagine, would
like to see a nine-fold power of speech;naking,l
advertising, and canvassing applied for that pur-
pose to public liberality. If this new school
should fulfil the expectation of its founders, it will
not be too much to ask that its success shall
be held to justify the entertainment of the
whole question of middlo.class education in London
as a matter proper to be dealt with by our public
bodies as one of common interest. Education
is a universal want : wherever there is a family
the school and the schoolmaster are in demand.
And there is nothing which so readilyadapts itself as
education to the requirements of the community.
This new school has been established, as has been
said, with primary reference to the wants of clerks
and warehousemen ; but we are safe in predicting
that if a census of the pupils should be taken this
time next year it will be found that among them
are many sons of professional men—of the ill-paid
curate, the struggling general practitioner, and
the solicitor in small practice—and with
these a selection of the sons of the more
prudent and self-respecting of our working men.
Open a good school in any neighbourhood,
and there is no fear that in these days capa-
city and character will be baffled at the
entrance by doss distinctions. The means
and appliances of education surely cannot be re-
garded as a less legitimate object of public con-
cern than the lighting of our streets or the drain-
ing of ourhouses, and their existence should not be
left to chance. The observation made by the
LORD Mavoa on Monday was perfectly just. It
is indeed " pitiful to reflect upon the educational
" destitution which exists in this country, even
"in these enlightened times." Every reflecting
person knows that this is true, and most of us
know the reason why. It is not altogether be-
cause we have undervalued the worth of education :
but we have allowed ourselves to be frightened
by difficulties in a great degree factitious, and
which, when they are real, are always exane-
. rated. The religious difficulty, as it is called, has
been overcome in the City of London School ; it
has been overcome in this new school ; and there
is abundant evidence to convince us that it will
form no effectual obstacle wherever the work of
education is taken in hand simply in the interest
of parents and children, whose claims in such a
matter ought to be paramount.

mays, "mere than a Week ago, the futility of the aorta
being made by the KIN-styled ' independent liberals,' to
stern the eonserestive feeling of tite borough, and the
shits to which they were reduced in canvassing for the
whienominee. In Mr. Rowel Gwyn the constituency of
Brecon have elected a gentleman who has every pcedble
claim to be their choice, and Lord Derby has gained a
staunch and influential supporter."
The niegroph remarks that at the present juncture,
when every vote is important to the liberal party in view
of a reform bill, a loss at Breton is in one sense as appro.
ciable as a loss in a borough of twenty times its size. In
no other respect has the result any significance. Where
the constituency is small, and considerably under tho in-
fluence of neighbouring landowners, the liberals are almost
invariably placed at a disadvantage. Reformers must re-
gret the fact for many reasons ; but they may rejoice over
it for others. Every such election as that of Brecon
strengthens the claim for a wide extension of the franchise
and a redistribution of seats.

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
(THIS DAY.)

THE CABLE BANQM.

The Star thinks it absurd that while so many important
districts of the country are only imperfectly represented,
and while the vast majority of the English people are not
allowed to enjoy the franchise at all, a few landlord•ridden
or bribery-tainted voters in an obscure Welsh town should
be permitted to monopolise a mat in parliament.

Observing that the speeches at the Liverpool
banquet were creditably free from the exaggerated rhetoric
which the subject see= almost invariably to provoke, and
that the good sense of Lord Stanley and Sir Stafford
Northoote spared their hearers any repetition of Mr.
Lowe's foolish eulogium upon civil engineering as
the perfection of reason, the Daily News proceeds to say
that though the Atlantic telegraph is perhaps the greatest
physical enterprise ever attempted or accomplished, and
though the moral qualities displayed in bringing it
about are not less admirable than the intellectual energies,
wecaunot have the confidence which the American consul
expressed, that ocean telegraphy ia destined to banish
war from the earth. The European telegraphic system is
tolerably complete, and yet the nations whom it unites are
not beating their swords into ploughshares, but converting
their rifles into breechloaders. At the same time it would
be erroneous to divest it of all moral effect. It may be
made, like the printing press, a powerful agent of civilisa-
tion. In the hands of reckless politicians or reckless specu-
lators the opportunities which the Atlantic telegraph offers
may be fraught with mischief, and it is quite clear that
Lord Stanley is sensible of the responsibility for its wise
employment which attaches to those who are called on to
use it. He is one of the very few members of his own
party, and of the present government, who is able to speak
of the North American Republic in friendly language,
without stultifying himself and insulting it. He is better
entitled to do so than some who pass for members of the
liberal party. If "on the union of the two nations more
than on any other earthly thing the futare of civilisation
depends," what is to be said of those members of the pre-
sent government who for four years spared no pains to
render that union permanently impossible ? In pronoun.
cing that " whoever wilfully or ignorantly estranges " the
two nations " from one another is doing on the whole the
very worst act a human being could commit," Lord Stan-
ley simply describes and passes judgment on the conduct
of men who sit side by aide with him on the Treasury
Bench and in the Cabinet.

In the opinion of the Times, there are few who in talking
of this marvellous enterprise will fail to make the mike_
tion that the people whose genius, enterprise, and perse_
Terence have achieved such a work are able not only to
hold their own, but to assert their due influence whenever
the occasion shall demand. Never were honours better
deserved than those bestowed on the gentlemen who have
borne the chief parts in this undertaking. There is no
reason to suppose that this kind of enterprise is likely to
stop, for we are already promised another line direct to
New York, to be constructed with all speed, and the whole
continent of Europe will soon bo joined to the whole
western hemisphere. In the old world there is no
reason that cables should not be laid down to India, and
messages sent by lines which shall keep clear of Turkish
territory and controL The material obstacles to a prolon-
gation of the line to Australia and New Zealand by way of
Singapore are but trifling, and the extension to China is
still moro simple. Then will come the improvement of the
means of travelling. When a message can be rent in an
hour, while he who sends it cannot follow in less than a
month or two months, people will be discontented even
with steamboats and locomotives as they exist at present.
The Times concludes with expressing its full concurrence
with Lord Stanley's remarks concerning the special good
that would come by lessening both the desire on the two
continents to make acrimonious criticisms, and the ten-
dency to be irritated by them.
The Post thinks it is to be expected that the instant
knowledge of the phases through which public opinion
in Europe woes, will not be without beneficial influence
upon a people which, with great self-confidence, has
hitherto been debarred from the advantage of immediate
independent criticism. On the other hand, every incident
of public interest in America is of value to us, as showing
the working of opinions and institutions which, after all,
are but exaggerated forms of our own.
The Herald (which a few days ago declared the whole

American nation to be corrupt to the core and a re-pro-
duction of the world before the flood) fully reciprocates
Lord Stanley's counseL Let us not be too sensitive to
criticism ourselves, nor too prone to censure whet we
deem American peculiarities.

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 3, 1866.

ZWCH JOURNALISM.

ANOTHER DVIL.

It will be seen by our Parisletter that another
duel has bean fought by Paris journalists. H. Barney, who
has been wounded, is one of the corps of the Opinion
Nationale. His account of the previous affair published
in his journal had been generally spoken of as being very
sensible and in good taste. He did not object to fight but
would bidet that h• had not insulted M. Poser& On
the ground the principals had already taken off coat and
vest, when the second renewed the discumioa es to
whether M. Pessard was to tight as M. reward or as M.
Emile de Girardin, the editor, whom M. Survey had
slightly touched up with his pen. Whilst this dispute
was going on IC Barney suggested to IL Peasant that, as
it was cold, pendent( We they should resume their coats ;
and the two men, who were standing in front of each
other with drawn swords, began to have a friendly chat,
which proved that there was nothing between them that
required blood-letting. They paid each other compliments,
and, as Y. Survey says, he does not believe that M. res-
sard desired to kill, nor did be desire to slay M.
Peusard , and if it were merely an affair of a
scratch what on earth would that prove I It. Duvernois,
however, onsof the writers of the Libert4, and who was M.
Pessard's second, seems to have determined that blood
should be spilt, and, as our correspondent shows, has
forced M. Barney to meet him. The mains which he used
will probably be found in the following article from hie
pan :—" It is now clearly established that Mesas. Sonny
and 00. will not fight ; if they insult you they refuse to give
you satisfaction,, and either they go to the police office
with cheek still smarting or pocket the ' lie' given to
them. Before this attitude we feel ourselves disarmed—

disarmed by laughter ; therefore, no matter what imperti-
nence they may indulge in, for the future we shall take
good care not to demand reparation. For their benefit we
inaugurate a new society, 'Le Monde Drolatique.'
If M. Barcey had had the smallest notion of what is
right he would not have insulted the whole staff of the
Libert4 without having received any provocation • he
give have chosen proper seconds, and have ne hem
full powers. However, we must not give M. Suety an
importance which he has not ; but take him for what he
is—an instrument of the editor of the Opinion, M. Clue-
roult. The Liberti and the Opinion are the two democratic

journals whose antagonism is the most clearly defined. At
home the Opinion represents the St. Simonian doctrines
of equality in servitude, and abroad it advocates war at
any price ; and these same gentlemen, who are incapable
to resent an insult that they have drawn upon themselves,
attempt every day to embroil the different nations of
Europe. They are never at a loss for pretexts to send
others into danger, and to keep under shelter them-
selves. For a long time past their hybrid policy, which is
neither fish nor flesh, which is neither courageous nor
pacific, which is neither governmental nor oppositioniat,
has been marked in hot iron with these words, ' Tainted
democracy.' We have taunted IL Gueroult with this on
every possible cession, and it is not surprising that he
should wish to Iseult the Liberii, nor is it astonishing
that this prudent pontiff of the St. Simonian Church
should charge one of his vicars with the task of adminis-
tering to his rancour. These Jesuits of democracy do
not like to do their own business ; and we desire to let
Fere Gueroult know that his manccuvres have not
duped tut."
We see, by a paragraph in the Temps, that the wound
of M. Sarcey is not of a dangerous character.

The health of Prince Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte
has lately caused some uneasiness to his friends. Having
been suffering from carbuncle he was operated on at Aix-
les-Rains, but without effect. On his return to Auteuil
Dr. Nekton again performed an operation, and hopes are
now entertained that the prince will soon be convalescent.
Several of the French journals state that the
Marquis de Boissy has left memoirs of his time.
The Pays, which in its character of a govern-
ment paper cherishes • particular aversion for Garibaldi,
has excited the amusement of its contemporaries by the
following extraordinary paragraph :—" Garibaldi is at
Palermo. He arrived there escorted by 10,000 redshirts.
The Neapolitans wanted to draw his carriage, and the
coachmen had to repulse them with their whips. He pre-
ferred to drive in a cab, in company with a baker."
" Palermo " might be • misprint for Florence, but neither
place is inhabited by the Neapolitans, and the redshirts
have been multiplied by at least ten. The baker is the
well-known Dolfi ; the blows of the whip are as apocryphal
as the geographical confusion existing in the mind of the
Pays is evident.
The late Marquis do Turgot, Minister of France
in Switzerland, bad attained his 70th year. He was one
of the Royal Light Horse in 1815 who formed the small
escort that accompanied Louis XVIII. to Ghent. In
1832 he was made a Peer of France; in 1852 a senator ;
and in 1853 Ambassador to the Court of Spain. After a
difference in 1854 with the Minister of the United States,
M. Soule, a duel was fought between them with pistols,
the marquis receiving a wound in the knee. Since 1861
deceased had acted as representative of France at Berne.
The most indulgent of the Paris critics are
linable to defend the new piece at the Porte St. Martin,
The Parisians is London, and the most indignant denounce
it in terms that will hardly bear translation. The piece,
announced as original, turned out to be a mere refacci-
vivito of an old piece called A Week in London, first
played 17 years ago, and since performed at more than
ono theatre. It comprised some beautiful scenery and
some pretty ballets, but the Paris press cries shame upon
the coarseness and indecency of its dialogue. M. Louis
Ulbach writes in the Temps :—"A few days ago surprise
was expressed at a semi-official journal's demand that the
theatres should be regulated by the police, and that the
French stage should thus be assimilated to certain tole-
rated establishments. Nothing,however, is more natural ;
and, since this avowal escapes writers who cannot be accused
of opposition, we are forced to acknowledge that in
the eyes even of the authorities the theatre has
become an unhealthy place, of which respectable people
will end by getting tired. When one thinks that every
one of the gaudriolor (coarse jests) of which the piece is full
has passed under the eyes of the censor, and that there is,
therefore, a sort of privilege or license granted to these
obscenities, one remains confounded at the evil that may
be done by regulations in matters of ideas, and one asks
himself whether liberty would allow the perpetration of so
many outrages upon good taste and decency."
According to the present regulations in force
respecting the importation of foreign beasts from the Con.
tinent into Southampton, horned cattle brought to that
port can be trans-shipped there and conveyed to Ports-
mouth or the Isle of Wight. _ _

-
The Ceylon papers state that almost as soon as
the Atlantic cable was laid a captain of a ship who arrived
at Point de Galle telegraphed to his owners at New York.
He telegraphed to the agents in London, and they tele-
graphed to America, bat the answer was sent direct from
New York to Galle. The distance which the telegram and
the reply travelled was 20,000 miles, and the cost was 60/.
Music HALL PROVIDENT SICK FUND.—The ad-
journed meeting of the ladies and gentlemen connected
with the metropolitan music halls was held yesterday at
Westoo's Music Hall, Ilolborn,in furtherance of the above
object. There was a very large attendance, comprising
most of the leading professionals. Mr. Holland occupied
the chair. The chairman said they were all agreed that
the profession required a sick fund, and the question they
had to consider was whether they should join the existing
Dramatic and Musical Sick Fund, or establish an inde-
pendent fund. Tho question was now open to discussion.
Messrs. West, Allen, P. Corri, Bishop, Morris, Leggett,
and others said the general feeling in the profession was in
favour of an independent sick fund. There were 46 licensed
music halls in London, and therefore the profession was
quite strong enough to form and maintain a Rick fund of
its own. Mr. G. W. Anson, the secretary of the Dra-
matic and Musical Sick Fund, explained its constitution.
There were already 1:35 members of the music hall profes-
sion enrolled amongst its members, and it had a fund of
1,6007. The committee would be very glad to assist all
the members of the profession ; and if the only objection
was that the musio halls were not sufficiently represented
on the committee, they would appoint an additional mem-
ber. If, however, they decided on having a 'vends fund,
it should have his individual support. (Hear.) Mr.
Villiers then moved " That this meeting recommends the
members of the music hall profession to join the Dramatic
land Musical Sick Fund." Mr. Charles Blom= seconded
I the resolution, which was supported by Mr. W. Eburne,
I Mr. Mills, and others. Mr. Morrie moved, as an amend-
omit, "That an independent sick fund be established for
the members of the music hall profession." Mr. Bishop
seconded the amendment. Oaths resolution and amend-
ment Wag put from the chair the amendment was carried
by a majority of 60. The meeting was then adjourned for
I the purpose of appointing a committee, consisting of one
member from each muse hall, to draw up the rules tee.
and the proceedings of a protracted meeting concluded
with votes of thanks to the chairman and to Mr. Anson.

THE POLICE SOUETEI.

(THIS DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE.
11:12'1•011DIXABY CHUM OP 10131MINZIP.
Josiah Richmond Anderson, 20, and Maerirc Home
Goodwin, 19, two genteel-looking youths. the i.‘a
of whom had been admitted to bail, and mereelail
in discharge of his recogniaanees, brOgild 11,
this 'morning for further examinatke—Andeeee.
upon the charge of having felonioasly embezzled 204.--tb
—*,
monies of his employers, Messrs. Mendicant and ON
wholesale grocers, Cannon-street, and Goodwin with ie.
oohing 801., a portion of the money, well mowing is le
have been so =berated and stolen.
It will be remembered that Anderson was in the nevina
of the prosecutors es clerk and collector, and that as ty
Bth of September he received a very large sum al nosey
from different customers, and then absconded, not
writing a letter to his employers in which he date*
that he bad gone to Paris, and promised to rim the
money he had stolen "as soon as it vise is ldn
power to do so." He was traced to Birmingham_
by Webb, the detective officer, whotook him into ama,-
and found a considerable sum of money upon lins, and
then stated that he bad given 80/. to the other prersento
take care of for him. Webb, upon this, went to Goody*
who is a very respectable young man, and who is ia ths
service of a mercantile firm in the Oity, and tom
him what Anderson had stated, and he adeatieg
that he bad MOO him 801. in Biimuou,
bank notes, but he said that when he hied elm
had happened, he was frightened, and burned them, bet
first took the numbers and dates, and he ailed thst le
had done what be did for the purpose of saving side,
sou, with whom he was on very friendly tenon
The last mentioned prisoner did not seem to
have obtained any advantage by the trammed*
and there seemed to be no doubt that he had been swell
actuated by a desire to get his friend Anderson out of fie
scrape in which he had involved himself hr his ilishicen
conduct, and on this ground he had been adinitta told,
and both prisoners were now brought up to undergo
final examination upon the charge above-mentioned.
Webb, the officer, now stated that he had no additing
evidence to offer, and the depositions of the varies. vb.
wee!s were read over. _ _ _

An application was made for the discharge of Q.
NOWT Goodwin, on the ground that he had only actoj'ai„
prudently and not feloniously.
Alderman n,
Lusk, the presi TListrate, Imiem,l6l
that he did not feel justified in this !mune sag
both prisoners were committed for trial, bail being id Welt
taken for Goodwin.

BOW-STREET.
HOLBORN BY NIGHT.
Abraham Stadelesia appeared in discharge of his tare,
nisances on the charge of assaulting Po '
Scary, 104 F.
It will be remembered that the ease arose from the*.
sonar's interference when the constable was in the set rd
dispersing a group of prostitutes in Holborn. 'lto ems
had been adjourned for inquiry into the truth of a Mb.
meat made by the prisoner that the policeman had stuck
a woman on the month and had made her lip bleed.
The prisoner now celled two witnesses—a Ruth*
and a young man employed at a
.piparnaker's in Hoke%
who swore that they saw the policeman Imlte a woma
with his fist, and declared that the prisoner wu net at all
excited.

The prisoner said that since the first scamiaatist hi
had made every endeavour to find the woman 140 ins
struck by the policeman. He had been in Holborn el
after night looking for her and making inquiries abut
her from the other women, but the police threw every
obstacle in his way, ordering all the women away rheum
he was seen approaching. He denied having threshold
the policeman with " three inches of steel," as stated ea
the previous day ; and said he should have contradictirlit
at the time, but did not understand it until it was WRY
quently repeated and explained to him by his wife.
Policeman Marlow, F 116, said he had lately be* *
duty in Holborn expressly to prevent prostitute, bum
annoying gentlemen. He knew the prisoner as whit
is called a " Ponce," that is a man who accompali
women of this class, assists them in decoying men, lad
"protects" them in any difficulty. In this way he attended
upon his wife. The latter was one of the prostitutes who
gave witness much trouble. He frequently had to caution
her for annoying gentlemen by soliciting tlUm for the pm,
poses of prostitution. When she got a gentleman top
away with her the prisoner would call a cab, is. them ins
it, and tell the cabman where to drive—following a
...
another cab at his leisure. He did this with other par A
titutes besides his wife, and witness had frequently NS
them give him money.
The prisoner said if the magistrate chose to believe*,
policeman it was useless for him to contradict. He coda
show, however, that he lived in a respectable house sai
bore a good character.
Mr. Flowers said the prisoner had had a week to bring
forward evidence as to character. However, be might
still do so in ease of further inquiry. He (Mr. Finis)
should, however, dispose of this cue at once. He bbeebeevvsedd
the witnesses were speaking the truth, at least to this
extent, that they thought they saw the constable
strike the woman. In the confusion of such a suns tbsp
might be mistaken, and he could not help feeling that lite
the publicity given to this case in the papers, the wows
would have come forward if she had really been assultel
as alleged. If there had been anything like a continua*
assault it might have justified interference to protect Sher
woman. But as, even according to defendant's witness*
there was only one blow, it would have been quite se&
dent to take the constable'si number, and lodge a
complaint again* him. He (Mr. Flowers) did
not mean to assume that there bad been a blow,
but if the witnesses thought they saw a blow, the
prisoner may have thought so too. Still, though lutooald
not say the prisoner was justified, yet be should not in.
pose any penalty.
The prisoner repeatedly interrupted the teamed magi,
trate, speaking in a vehement and passionate manes
Mr. blowers could hardly credit the statement of the
1
witnesses that the prisoner was not excited. He certainly i
seemed a very excitable man. In conclusion Lis view*
the case was much altered by the evidence of Marlow.
Defendant's statement had at first impressed him very
much, but he then supposed the prisoner to be a
table man. If Harlow's evidence were correct, inste*d
interfering to defend innocence, he interfered for a woman
of the rtes.+ with which he was infamously connected.
The prisoner said it was not true. .
Mr. Flowers raid if not the matter ought to be invents
gated before the Commissioners of Police.
The prisoner said he would complain to them.
Mr. Flowers, in the meanwhile, though lie discharpd
the prisoner, declared that he could see no ground for so
raring the police.
CLERS.MCWILL.
CAPTURK OP PICKPOCKETS AT THE ACIIIICCLITRAL HILL
Henry Smith, aged 16, a hawker, of 57, olil Nicholas
street, Shoreditch ; Mules Robinr)n, aged lip. • cores
monger, who said he had no home ; James .S'. k's, aged 17,
a tailor, of 10, Dorset-street, Spitalfields ; and Willies
Smith, aged 16, a matchmaker, of 14, Georyeitreet, Vie
toria-park, were charged with attempting to pick pockets
at the Agricultural Hall, and in Upper-street, 'sling,* 1
Police-constable Dudley, 47 N, said that last Mein is
was on duty with another officer at the Agriculteral Hill,when he saw the four prisoners in company, and from then
suspicious movementshe was induced to watch them. fle
saw them attempt to pick the pockets of several per
and they each seemed to take it in turn, and when cen
was attempting to pick a pocket the others would "cord'
him to prevent him from being seen.
The Magistrate—Do you mean to say that they od
took turn and turnabout?
Witness—Yes.
The Magistrate—On all occasions'
be fist
as'itsoo'itnnesans
one— es. esha.dThateteirmplaptncaefaopeporcaktier
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follow in rotation. He also said that having widow
them for some time his attention was called away fora few
seconds, and he lost sight of them. At a little before
.er
1g
lie saw them all come out. and, in ootopany with /Ob
constable Newbold he again watched them. He aor this
pop in and out of the crowds that were coming from aoft*
hall, and he saw Sykes and Small try the pockets
gentlemen. Each of the prisoners took a turn, but he didnot see that they got anything.
Mr. Alexander (clerk)—What did you sea the Pi
Boners do ? +ha cal
Witness—l saw them put their hands into J
pockets of gentlemen and also into the side pockets it
ladies. He watched the prisoner, a tholes, of yen!!!
' yards along the Upper-street, and saw them " trY Tif
pockets of at least 140 or 60 gentlemen and ladies, but sr
did not see that they had succeeded in taking
After watching the prisoners for about three-quotes et
an hour he, with the assistance.of two oth-reeestaMmi.
took them into custody. The prisoner Sykes was Tr
violent, and all the 'prisoners resisted being taken to tai
police-station
Magistrate inquired if anything was Ill*" of seer
prisoners.
The °unstable replied that he had seen them in coming. '
at the hall on previous occasions, but lie had not Ws"
seen them attempting to pick pockets.
Police-constable Newbold, 151 N, said he was in comeel
with the previous witneo, and watched the primmer% Tir
prisoners regularly took turn and tern at- et at att or_ .
ing the pockets of almost every person that they ealm
near.
that it was
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eleedituaupighyh.olteurAnaril).
ylthinguy nwr•st tdhao Limbs
Witness—Yon took your turns so regularlY,
almost like machinery. (A laugh.)
The prisoners Henry Smith and Robertson said Illi
they were quite sure that they did not attempt to
pockets, and Sykes and William Smith said that they
not the pleasure of being acquainted with the other
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soners, and as for having been in the Hall, that was
take, for when they left home they only had t .
between them, and that ram was only the price of
erica for one. If the constables had seen them attco2: ‘
to pick so many pockets, ea they said, why wall ii„._.w_".
they did not apprehend them when they first saw , '..,
and not wait for over two hours, and then lock thenlM
It was the first time they had been in custody, aDd •"'T •
ought to be discharged.