The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-25 00:00:00

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NEW PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY, ST. GEORGE'S.
HALL.
A conversazione was given last night by the Pre-
sident (Professor Wylde) and the Council of the New
Philharmonic Society to inaugurate the opening of the
new Hall, in which the concerts of the society will hence-
forth be given. The room, which is only just completed,
is an adaptation of the site formerly occupied by the large
carriage manufactory adjoining the German Bazaar. The
dimensions of the hall are about 50 feet in width, 110 in
length, and 45 in height, and the sumber which it is ca-
pable of containing is estimated at from 1400
to 1,500. There are three entrances—one from Lang-
ham-place, Regent-street ; one from Mortimer-street, sod
the other (for the orchestra) from Great Portland-street
A balcony runs along two sides and one end of the room ;
but as it contains but two rows of seats, the projection is
not so great as to cause that obstruction to sound which
generally arises from large galleries. The room I
thoroughly lighted by three large sunlights, which also
serve to create • ventilating current; further ventilation
being obtained by means of • perforated frieze communi-
cating with the lanterns of the roof ; • series of double
windows admitting air without draft. The roof, of an
elliptical form, and composed entirely of wood, appears to
be highly favourable for sound, and the plentiful use of
colour in the decorations gives a bright and pleasant aspect
to the room. Ample provision seems to have been
made for exit and entrance, and there are no steps to
ascend or descend tot those who occupy the area. Indeed
everything relating to acoustical requirements, and the
comfort of visitors, seems to have been maturely con-
sidered by the architect, Mr. John Taylor, of Whitehall ;
and the result is likely to furnish an excellent concert-
room, large enough to contain a remunerative audience,
and not too large for the delicacies and refinements of
the best orchestral playing. The proceedings of last night
commenced with a short poetical address, written by
Mr. H. T. Braithwaite, and read by Mrs. Stirling—
, after which there were various vocal performances by ildlle.
Poellnitz, Miss Abbott, and Herr Reichardt ; some clever
pianoforte playing by the brothers Willi and Louis There
(from Perth), and Miss Madeline Schiller ; besides • trio
for three violoncellos, by blears. Chipp, Ould, and Paque;
and other pieces. There was also an exhibition of
portraits, water-oolour drawings, and other works of art,
and the viola (tenor violin) formerly belonging to Mozart.
The ball was very full, and the general opinion seemed to
be highly favourable as to its successful adaptation to its
purpose. Of this however we shall be better able to judge
after hearing the effect of the orchestra at the first concert
of the New Philharmonic Society on Wednesday next.

Mdlle. Christine Nillaon, the charming Swedish
prima donna, of the Theatre Lyrique, whom we may
shortly hope to Les and to hear at Her Majesty's Theatre,
is engaged at the Grand Opera, in Paris, for next winter
season, to take the part of Ophelia, in a new opera founded
on the Hamlet of Shakspeare, by U. aminoise Thomas.

LONDON INSTITUTION.—The annual meeting of 1
this society for the advancement of literature and the
diffusion of useful knowledge, was held yesterday in the
theatre of the institution, Finsbury-circus ; Mr. G. Rib-
bort in the chair. The annual report was . presented, ap-
pended to which was a list of the lectures given during the
past year, the majority being of a very valuable scientific
character, Amongst the lecturers were Professor Her-
schel, ProfesiorAneted, Dr. Beke, the Abyssinian traveller;
the Rev. Dr. Maurice Davies, Mr. G. A. Mscfarren, Pro-
fessor Pole, Professor Westwood, Professor Bentley, and
Professor Wanklyn. During the brief discussion upon
the proposal to adopt the report, some desire was expressed
to popularise the institution. One gentleman thought
the lectures had been dry, and that it would be
well to substitute Bellew for Profaner Owen—
s suggestion that appeared to thus, no little
amusement. A second shareholder considered it
would be highly beneficial if the circulating library con-
tained a little mine " ladles' literature. Mr. Adams
thought that two lectures on " How the commerce of the
country will be affected by national education," which
Professor Fawcett has promised to deliver in May, were of
a somewhat speculative character. The report was unani-
mously received. A motion was then proposed of
"esteem and goodwill " towiu-ds Mr. Pile, M.P., who has
retired from the hon. secretaryship, and has been appointed
a vice-president. Several speeches of • highly eulogistic
character were made respecting the service, Mr. Tine lee
rendered to the institution during the past thirty-seven
years, and • general opinion was expp ssed that they
should be more substantially recognised. The matter was
left in the bands of the manegen to report upon on some
future occasion. A vote of thanks to the chairman and
board concluded theiproeeedings.
THE THAMES CHURCH MISSION. —The annual
general meeting of the members and friers& of this
society was held yesterday afternoon at Willis's Rooms,
Lord Henry Cholmondeley in the chair, supported by the
Hon. Captain Maude, Captain Chapman, Ike. Captain
Littlehales, R.N., read the report, which stated that the
present staff of officer* consisted of a chaplain, an as-
sistant chaplain three missionaries, the master of the
Swan, who is also a Scripture reader, a colporteur to
foreign ships, and six sailors, engaged in the col of
Bibles, Testaments, and the distribution of tracts. Two
missionaries and a seaman colporteur are constantly em-
ployed in visiting the vessels in the pools below London-
bridge, and from time to time the shipping in the Surrey
Commercial, East and West India, and Victoria Docks.
The Swan Thames Church ship for Divine worship had
been recently pieced in complete repair. It. position
war chiefly off Charlton: where the chaplain is heat ena-
bled to hold divine service among the sailing and threw
colliers which generally occupied that section. Divine scr..
vice is also held by the chaplain as often as he is able on
board the Worcester, training ship for cadets in the mer-
chant navy, as well as in the reformatory frigate Corn-
wall. During the last year 9,530 ships bad been vieited,
48,894 tracts had been distributed, and 642 prayer sad
hymn.books, and 1,200 Bibles and Testaments sold. There
had been 14,070 attendances at services. On the motion
of the Rey. W. Conway Canon of Westminster, se-
conded by the Rev. W. Holdernees, the ma; et was
adopted. The Rev. C. It. de Havilland and other gentle-
men afterwards addressed the meeting, and a subscription
was entered into in behalf of the society.
ROYAL COLLEGE or SURGEONS or ENGLAND.—
The following gentlemen having undergone the necessary
examinations for the diploma wine admitted members of
the college at • meeting of the Court of Examiners on the
24th that.. viz.:—Bleurs. Thomas John Burroughs, L.S.A.,
New-cross-road ; Benjamin Walker. LELA., Handley,
near Chesterfield; John Webb, Bennington, Hants;
James Baynant Saundry, Penzance ; Johannes de Lisfde,
Peckham, Surrey; Rowland Evens Daniel, Larnpeter ;
Charles James Worts, Colchester, and George Frederick
Trotter, Holmfirth, Yorkshire, students of Guy's He.-
pital ; George Leneford Clay, Birmingham ; Henry Cex,
Birmingham, and Matthew Hall Wright, Birmingham, of
the Birn,ingham School; George Thompson, Leeds;
George William Wigin, Beaky, near Leeds, and Edmund
Robinson, Huddersfield, of the Leeds School ; Francis
Ewbank, Ryde, Isle of Wight, and Henry William Diver,
Bombay, of St. Bartholomew's Hospital ; Thomas Green-
halgh, Manchester, and Alexander Oberlin McKellar, Old-
ham, of the Manchester School; Richard Francis Hay,
L.S.A., Bridport, Dorset, of the London Hospital ; Alfred
Wilson, Cleveland, Yorkshire, of the Newcastle .School;
and John Bedrock Harris, Gosport, of St. Thomas's
Hospital
THE DUBLIN SPRING CATTLE SHOW. —The
spring show of fat stock, 'limp, swine, implements, de.,
in connection with the Royal Dublin Seciuty, opened in
Kildare-street on Tuesday afternoon. The entries in all
classes were exceedingly numerous, and although the gnat
proportion of animals were not superior to those of former
years, some of the prize-takers were distinguished by
exceptional excellence. In the class of breeding cattle the
Townley, or Iri,th Farmer's Gazette Plate, value 155 f., was
awarded to Mr. Richard Cheloner, Kingsfort, Moynalty,
for Sovereign, a short-horned roan bull, calved July 2,
1866 • and the Irish Railway Challenge Cup, value IW.,
to Mr.: Edward J. Smith, of Islandniore, Crown, for Meter,
short-horned roan bull, calved April 11, 1865. The show
of sheep was rather small, but the animals were well-bred,
and showed an increasing desire on the part of some of our
leading stock-owners to obtain the best breeds procurihle.
The pigs were also limited in number, but were, on the
whole, remarkably good. The exhibition of implements
was exceedingly large, and included all the latest adapta-
tions of scientific discoveries to the purposes of agriculture.
The attendance was numerous.—Dublia liapeau.
LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COI/WANT (Lni
—Tradie receipts for the week ending April 21, 11,530 f.
14.
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[TWOPENCE

THE MURDER BY A CASHIER IN BIRMINGHAM.

Yesterday Dr. Davis, the Birmingham borough
coroner, held the adjourned inquest, at the Dog and Par.
tridge Inn, Ashated-row, Birmingham, on the body of Mr.
John Ptyve, who was shot dead m the counting-house of
the firm of Messrs. Pryse, on the 6th inst., by the cashier,
James Scottlt will be remembered that the inquest had
been adjourned in order to enable Scott to recover from
the blow he received in the struggle for the possession of
the revolver after he had wounded Mr. Pryse. Scott was
brought before the coroner in the custody of the police.
He is quite a young ULM , being only Yl years of age. He
is of
black hair . r rathe prepossessing appearance, has dark eyes and

Mr. Charles Pryse said that on the 6th April hie partner
and he bad some private convehation regarding Scott,
who had been found to be a defaulter. Scott admitted
that he was a defaulter to the extent of Cd., but after-
wards it transpired that he was a &flushes to a larger
amount He was then ordered to leave the room, and
Mr. Redman and 'Anima soon after heard two shots. He
imagined Scott was shooting himself, and he ran out,
when going into Scott's room another shot was heard.
Witness continued—When I entered the room I saw Scott
have hold of my brother's coat with his left hind. In his
right hand extended he held a revolver pointed at the
lower part of the left aide of the deceased. I then
rushed towards the prisoner and seized the
pistol which the prisoner held in his band. Mr. Red-
man also seised Soott, and we had a struggle for
the pistoL The prisoner all the time tried to turn the
pistol in the direction of my body. We retteated from
the room struggling. Ultlaritely I got the phial, and as
Scott seemed to mean further mischief, I grasped the
pistol in my hand and struck him twice on the head. He
then appeared is me to sit down deliberately. He shook
his herd as if to let the blood trickle down from his hair.
A surgeon was then sent for, but he said nothing could be
done, as deceased was dying, and in about eight jodnutes
after the first shot was fired my brother was a corpse. I
forgot to mention that in the struggle the revolver was dis-
charged, the ball passing through my left hand. The ball
was discharged by Scott, and I mu convinced that be in-
tended to shoot me, as all the time of the struggle he
pointed or tried to point the pistol at my body. Scott
was then given in charge of the police, and be was taken
to the General Hospital.
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The next witness was Mr. Redman, who gave corro-
borative evidence, but the inquest had not term Lusted
when this parcel left

THE STRIKE ON
.THE
_NORTH EASTERN

RAILWAY.

Yesterday, George Scott, Isaac L'igg, Robert
Oockburn, Joseph Smith, John Haney, and John Mason,
engine drivers, appeared at Carlisle is answer to sum•
monies charging them with leaving their work as engine
driven on the Newcastle and Carlisle section of the North
Eastern Railway, without giving a month's notice, as re-
quired of them by an agreement which they had signed.
Mr. Newton (for the company) said the men who were
summoned had left their employment without a moment's
warning, some of them while on their engines, with the
steam up ready to go out. This was part of a concerted
action which took place all over the North Eastern system,
and engine drivers of the company in other parts of the
country had been summoned before the magistrates, and in
many cases convicted. Respecting the case,' now under
consideration, however, be had last night received a letter
from the authorities of the company with the following
instructions :—" If necessary you should kindly explain to
the Magistrates that as the illegality of the men's proceed-
ings has Wee fully established by the decision of the
magistrates in other places, and as the railway is now
nearly at full work again, the directors have no wish to act
in any other than the most lenient manner towards the
meat in fault ; more especially as the met of them will
be seven sufferers through the loss of their employment,
and that no doubt many of those who acted as they did
were instigated to take so unwarrantable a course by the
leaden of the unfortunate combination." Under these
circumstances the company did not wish to press for con-
victions ; and indeed he believed that in two of the cases
the men had made applications to be restored to their
employment,and one or both of them had beep re-engaged.
If the bench thought proper, therefore, he should allow the
proceedings to drop. The summonses were withdrawn.
At the °MAW petty sessions on Tuesday, William
Gladden, passenger engine driver, was summoned
for leaving his work without notice on the 11th
Mr. Steavenson, of Darlington, appeared for the prosecu-
ton (the Shildon Works Company) ; and Mr. Webster, of
Darlington defended. Objection having been taken to the
way in which the summons was granted the case was dis-
missed, but a fresh summons was taken out at once, and
the matter was proceeded with. Mr. Steavenson, at con-
siderable length, opened the case. He stated that the de-
fendant was an old servant of the Shiblon Works Company.
and made good wages. His earnings for Lot year, ending
March, amounted to 1701. 13s. tid., and during the twelve
month, he bad only worked 306 days. On the 11th inst.
he had left his work without giving notice, and he should
have given a month's notice. The railway company
been put to very great inconvenience railway
the strike
amongst the en:line driven. but they were now in as posi-
tion to run nearly all the ordinary trains. Evidence hav-
ing been adduced in support of these statements, Mr.
Webster, for the defence, contended that the defendant
had left his work in a legal way, there being no contract,
that he was not an artilicer, and did not come within
the meaning of the act of parliament ; that the Shildon
Works Company were merely agents, and that as there
were no rules about notice, be could not have violated
them. The bench retired, and after an absence of about
eight minutes returned into court. The chairman (Mr.
Moorhead) said :—We convict and abate the whole of the
wages of the defendant. We do not imprison, and will
grant a case, as desired by Mr. Webster, en the ground
that the defendant does not come within its meaning of
the act. Mr. Steaveuson said there was tismaimons out
against an englneinau who was to be tried at Aliddleabro'
on Friday, but Mr. Douch had requested him to say that
the Shildon Works Company were not proceeding with
these cases from any vindictive feeling, and as they had
obtained convictions showing that the :wen had acted
wrongfully the case against the enginewsu alluded to
would be withdrawn.

THE TAILORS' STRIKE.