The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-26 00:00:00

PRIVATE TEEATRIC4I4 AT wearnix

ABBEY.

The Doke aid Dubow of Badforl, au mammary at
this festive sorer of the yaw, are diapering Moir princely
hospitality at Woburn Abby to • Ainaiseguired circle of
ralatiuus sad Inside. Aeneas the tier GI Me noble Duke
aid Duchess staying at tas Abbey ere Lord mad Ludy Jobe
Hard, sad rie Hoe. Kr Later. Vaecaket Auer,
Vigour% Malden, Vireaut Vallee:llc Sir John sad Lady
Oreateas assailly, Lady Frances UV*, Lady Fraser
ItureU, Luny Ntisarti Salter sad Miss Balteel, the It get
Hoe. T. B. MacAulay, Mr.o wiewall Lewis, M.P. and Lady
Truss Lewis, Lady Perlis, Mr. and Lady Carobs. Sard.
ford. Gemmel Hare, Captain BroAr, the Hon. 0. Byag,
Mr. Areates Stafford. M.P., Mr. W. It. Grey, M.P., Mr,
Ar.bar asseell, Mr. H. Urinal, Mr. Burr, &e.
Us Moeda; Last " Wubero Abbe) Theatre" (accordini
ter the programme) was opened for the int, we believe, of a
..vies et amateur dramatic entertainments, for void the
Abbey has long ensnared a Melt repeteuoe. Tie perform-
' ■rem, Mum tie beforeetuoted aelhority, were " under the
patr,:sage of Lad► Frances Hope sad the Right Hoterreble
T. IL illaralsy." Alta r the noble nom and retro bad given
a grand bal.quet to a nen eeeee circle, a large number of
MUMS arrived from the surrounding neighbourhood, gath-
ered Is wirer the theatrical di.pley. I..ed and Lady
Charles Mrseell, Viscount and Viscountess Enfield, and a
' host el lbshitrableo, were of the audience. The piers r-
ioted was Or well 'mown farm of " Turning the Trblu;
aad O. I.llewles on the east of rammer. :

Old Kcibbe Mr. A. 8 endford.
Kw Kaibbe
Udder Kr. H. Ore nfell.
Jack Hiampbeine
Thomism Vuet.
Patty
Is.. a Hon. George lb lig.
Mn. Humphries Mn. J. Holiest
Mr. A. Stafford, K.P , hams to the public by kis perform.
sneers of that popular political stage, the House of Commons,
hot an equal, U not a greater, reputation la the large circle
of his lei. od. for his talents oft the private stage ;
sad the honourable gentleman has fur sea eel years
past h..d aa engsgeniesit at the " Woburn Abbey Theatre."
Among the dramatis persotea were several dittailastr,
who at.quitted thenvelves most respectably in their
respective parts. The farce elicited g. I applause
frJes the friendly audience. Lord Malden end Kr. R.
W. Gray, M.P., rendered considerable terms on the occa-
sioa—the former u " pea:raptor," end the latter as "
manager." At the conclusion of the farce the company par-
took ut rofnahusents in an adjoining s dole ; the gaieties
being prolonged to rather an advanced hour. We sad. stand
the Lobito Dike and Deutham purpose to welcome a aucees.
OIOS of guests wail about the middle of the ensuing wottlt.
Lord end Lady John liweeell, sad the lion. Mite Lister will
remain oa • violist the abbey until the close of the entail g
week.

INCENDIARY FIRE.-0E Tuesday night, stye the
Br, Post, • very serious intrusion of property by the
besotted hand of the incendiary tuck place at Tracaett'.
Hall farm, B .re d, near liartset, to the occupation of Mrs.
Henry Cto.e. About seven o'cl,ck one of the yardmen
locoed a quick rep along the road, and alm.:st immediately
after the thatch of one of the barns which came down very
low, wee di-covered to be on firs. Assistenee was rendered
as qukkly as yeseetile, and che labourers ex rted themeelves
welt, mid by the help of theenginee from Hartest, Meltord,
sad Bedbsry, meet of the sticks, with the riding amble aid
'beds adjoining, farm-bones, sad same enrage., were pre-
served; bet the rest of the banding of an e messier* home.
mead, inelerling three bents, granary, cut stables, lodges.
Sc., wer, deseroyed, togetber with autogiro 400 end 600
nimbi of wheat, barley, sate, beeme, and pear, a large
quantity of straw, a wait of seed lover sad some stover,
and the greater part of the implemicom. The live stock, es.
eept a few pin, were got oat in safety. The buildings, the
property of Mrs. Osgood Gee, vete lusted le the Bases
fit e, and the rock in the Suff.ilk. Toe lam ea the former
is pr. Leidy n n less than 1,0001 ' sad on the latter between
70W and SOW. No cause can bs assigned for this diabolical
set
PERTH RAGGED SCHOOL PAUL— We are glad to'
aarltrrai•d that this sehtnie has been very succes.ml, and
that the practicability of a school farm is sow put beyond a
doubt. Tho bys employed are 46 in camber, of whoa 16
have bees in gaol or in the polies.t.ffice, several were comma
Wiser., 4 were Missiles' °rebus, 12 wen fatherless, 9
motherly., 7 errideserted by their planate, 7 are homeless.,
SS ere the offspring of intakes parente, and 6 the children
of parents quite careless of their welfare; only 6 could read
intelligently. Lb Att tour acres of land were rented by the
committee from Sir Thomas Monereiffe, and upon this little
egret the experiment has been tried, for the fir.t time is
Stot!and, of employing criminal or reprint boys open the
cultivation of toe soil. So fir as matters have hitherto goes
this experimeat has been attended with the most pretifying
saucer The preliminary expenses et the instittmeou have
been very heavy, and already upwards of 3001. are expended.
Peg th Advertiser.
SOFFOC.ATION IN A CllERCH.—Cousiderable en-
okra at was produted in heading, on Monday ev, sing, by
the dieenvery that ammo had been suffocated in the stove vault
of St. Mary'. Church. This edifice is warmed by alr,
beat. din an apparatus placed in a vault of the ch....re.h. For
lie last two yeses and upwards, a man, named William
B•seley, has been employed in atteediog to the Ares, and It
was his custom to go to the vault every Saturday evening
I the winter to limb! the Arts. Hs was tees between
wawa and ;wan o'cloak
Nothing
Saturday sight me Is
Wee alas ilea
the vault. Nothing more was men of him ;
cad be.. sheerer throughout flanday and Monday having
elicited suspicion. the vault eras visited, and he ems dl.
covered quite dead, lying on Ms back in front of the stove,
the apptaranoes iadicatieg that he had been suffocated by
ca.bono; acid. A jury next day returned a verdict of
" Died Iron eakcatioo."