The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-04 00:00:00

THE BELGIAN VOLUNTEERS

At a Court of Common Council, held this
morning, Mr. Bontems inquired of the chairman of the
Belgian Reception Committee whether it was correctly
st►ted in the newspapers that it was only intruded to
entertain a portion of the Belgian volunteers who were to
visit this country at the Guildhall. Deputy Fry, the
chairman of the Belgian Reception Committee, in reply,
Ilia that all he had to state was that arrangements hal
been made to entertain every Belgian volunteer a ho Mould
march down to the Guildhall on the 12th of July. (Cheri)

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

THCILLDLY. JULY 4, 8 4-18

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REMARKS.
Ilarometrical premature Is this morolng decreasing in the ire*
east and increasing in the south-west of the British isle, hurls
are north.westerly In the south of Ireland, and ehl, rly eagle
westerly elsewhere. Bain hu been general ; weather h ,tia
°sere-sat.

THE NEw STANDARD THEATRE. —The cerenwEY
of laying the foundation stone of a new theatre upon the
site of the Standard Theatre, burnt on the 24th oft ktoher,
1886, took place yesterday afternoon. Mr John Douglas'
has since then purchased the freeholds of some adjoinutg
property, and thus obtains room enough to 111111 d the.dr
larger tnan any ono in London, excepting Her Neiettl
The main building is 149 feet long and 9U wide. The rt.
treme height of the auditorium part is 84 feet, and tb.,t of
the stage 94 feet, to give room for drawing up the Porten',
which will not any of it be used from the Tee stage
from the footlights to the back is 11l feet, and tine widest
part of the horseshoe is 16 feet. The lower pait of the
}louse will be the usual pit and stalls, hut the other pat.
of the house will differ from any theatre yet -eon in lAM
don. It will have three tiers of boxes in the form of
conies supported upon iron brackets bolted jot° nen
not seen from the front of the house. These run up te 0,
gallery at the back of the boxes, and so support it. 1.... eh
tier of the boxes will be fitted with cushioned clia:e.
There will be 92 private boxes. All the pitiesiges a id ot.or•
cases are of stone, with iron rails. The outlcta Are sig.,-
rous, and the auditorium is lighted by five sun hero^
above a ground.gbuis ceiling painted in oils Mr. LAO.'
opens the theatre in November.
THE Du NCOMBE-rAitIC SHORTHORNS. —The Emma,'
herd of shorthorn cattle, bred by the late Lord l'ettereho!
is to be brought to the hammer at ISuticoutbe-park dunl
the great Yorkshire show week. The stock will be
without reserve, and among the lot are weevil pr,l,
animals which have made the late lord's mime tamer::
must of the chief cattle shows. The sale will not Ur;
the entire herd, the present bayou intending to o,ol'
breeding, though on a leas extensive scale.