The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-14 00:00:00

ADM.LPHI.

Mr. Tom Taylor's adaptation of Miss Llraddon's
novel, Henry Dauber, firm produced at the Olympic,
Deo. 9, 1865, was last night revived at the Adelphi in the
place of Lost in Ltano. The two principal characters,
Henry Dunbar and Margaret Wentworth, are still repre-
sented by the original performers, Mr. H. Neville and
Miss Kate Terry, the part of a Jeremy Diddler kind of
major, rendered very prominent in the Olympic cast by
the excellent acting of Mr. Vinoeut, being now givistfo
Mr. R. Phillips. tiVt
sa=ll • In noticing the amateur performance on Sa
the benefit of the family of the late C. H.
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forgot to mention that the use of the home and.
appliances nu given by Mr. Benjamin Welkste

r THE GREAT EASTERN AND HER CREW. —A good
deal of stir and excitement was caused in Liverpool yestei •
day by the report that the " big ship " had actually been
seized until the Challis of the crew were adjusted, and by
' the proceedings before the magistrates on the part of some
of the crew for the recovery of the wages due to them.
Daniel Pye, purser, claimed 11/. 13s. 6d. Mr. Owen, bar-
rister, stated on ns behalf that the agreement under
which he claimed wart made on the 21st March. The
vessel sailed on the 26th, and plaintiff was to be
paid at the rate of 12/. per month. lie now claimed
at this rate from the 21st of March to the let
of May (when he received notice of disieissaE,
11/. 13a. 6d. being the actual amount due, after allowing
for an allotment note. Mr. Gully, who appeared for
Captain Sir James Anderson, said that his client appeared
there to see that eases of this kind were strict!), proved.
Sir James could base no desire but that every seaman and
officer should have his due. The name of Sir James was
upon the articles as captain of the ship, and so far he was
liable ; but be had no other interest in her. Mr. Gully
said that in this case he could not resist the evidence
offered, and he added that the claims had only been
resisted up to this point for the purpose of bringing
them into court. The bench made an order for
the amount of the purser's claim, and also fur
the claim of David Wilson, a seaman, for 9/. 19s. 4,1.
The Great Eastern herself was arrested yesterday by the
local receiver of wrecks, acting fur the marshal of the
Court of Admiralty. The suit is that promoted by Mr.
J. W. Carr' solicitor, on behalf of about WO of the crew,
the amount of wages claimed by the suitors being 4,ra10/.
Last evening instructions were sent to institute another
suit on behalf of more seamen, and two others, it is
stated, are in contemplation, one of which involves a claim
for stores to the amount of SOO/. The great body of tie
seamen are to bold another meeting on Thursday with
respect to their claims. The owners, it is understood, are
unwilling to pay the claims of the men until the exact
amount of liability is decided by a competent court. The
owners will then be in a position to bring their action
against the French company who chartered the vessel.
RAGGED CHURCH AND CHAPEL UNION. —The
sunual meeting of this society, the object of which is to
provide places of worship for the destitute poor, was held
last evening in Exeter-hall, under the presidency of Mr.
It. N. Fowler. The report referred in congratulatory
terms to the operations of the society at its various sta-
tions in the metropolis, and stated that the penny
savings banks, Bead of Hope meetings, and temperance
meetings, which were added to the ordinary work of the
society, had been attended with the meet allecessful re-
sults. During the past year ten stations bad ceased to
exist, and sixteen new stations had been added. The
number connected with the union was 64, and they were
to be found in every part of the metropolis, each being
managed by a local committee, who furnished reports of
the proceedings to the parent society. The report, on the
motion of Mr. W. J. Maxwell, seconded by the Rev.
Dr. Wilson, was unanimously adopted. Other resolutions
laudatory of the operations of the society amongst the
poor and outcast of the metropolis, and recommending it
to public support, were proposed and spoken to by Judge
Payne, the Rev. H. Linden, the Rev. J. P. Waldo, and
others. It appeartil by the financial statement that the
receipts for the year had been 4771. 75., and that the dis-
bursements amounted to 41W. 9s. Id.
A issectim; of the Association for the Improve-
ment f the London Workhouse Infirmaries was held on
Saturday, under the presidency of Lord Grosvenor, M.P.,
to consider what should be the future course of the asso.
elation, now that recent legislation has met moat of the
evils exposed through its means. There were present Sir
John Simeon, M.l'., Mr. Julian Goldamid, M.P. Mr.
Fairlie Clark, Dr. Anstie, Mr. J. C. Parkinson, Dr. Rogers,
Dr. Carr, Mr. W. IL Ashurst, and Mr. Ernest Hart. Mr.
Mart said the New Metropolitan Poor Act effected the
greater part of the purposes to obtain which the associa-
tion was founded, and therefore it was not necessary that
the association should for the present continue in active
existence ; but he recommended that as the working of the
act would be seen after a time, the assoeistion should take
such a position as to be readily called into existence
swim should occasion require. There had been but trilling
exeenres, for there was nut one paid officer and no pad
offices. He moved a resolution approving the recent legis-
lation, regretting that the equal rating principle had been
adopted only in pert, and pledging the association to con-
tinue to watch the act of 1867.- This was 'weeded by Sir
John Simeon, M.P., supported by Mr. Julian Goldsruid,
kLP., and carried. A resolution thanking various members'
of parliament for their attention to the act now passed was
carried. A resolution was passed that a committee should
be formed, consisting in the first place of the Archbishop
of York. Lord Carnarvon, Lord Grosvenor, M.P., Sir John
Simeon, H.P., Mr. J. Goldaniid, Mr. Berkeley Hill, and
Mr. W. H. Amherst, to consider in what summer the emi-
nent services to the cause of the London sick poor of Mr.
Ernest Hart should be marked.
Arrangements are now being carried out be-
tween the branches of the Reform League at Greenwich,
Woolwich, Deptford, and South Londe,, to hold an mere-
cate refoi m demons. ration at Blackheath on Whit Mon-
day. sad a committ e has been eppoint, d for th.t purpose.
CRYSTAL PALACE. ONE SHILLING DAT.
MONDAY, MAT 13.—Admiseions on payment, 1,.9 2 ; ditto
by sewn tickets, 944 ; total visitors, 2,290.