The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-30 00:00:00

THE CHRISTY MINSTRELS.

During the Christmas holidays, that is to air,
until the end of the present week. the Carky M
give two performances each di, iu St. J. I
They lave provided a special entertainm rut. win
2,0(.'0 persons whom the eh, ap 4 seats w 1: a • .9za As:
will prove ens of the bet sh:Ling's worth or th r ko I
be LW in London, and wh:ci will stren4tbea t .e .•
fruity the troupe hare enjoyed for Everal yeah. A
- .

mg to custom the first half of the programme is dev:t• • •
ballad musk, of tbet kind which hes given to C.,i •
minstrelsy a character of its own. and mater.ully a •s.
towards keeping the love for sentimental ba.114.14 any
keeping was neces.sary) alive in the public mud. 0A th
portion of the concert but little need be sai:.
Of fourteen songs, two are comic, one ,se::,.
comic, and the renimaider includes many new b.:.
lads similar to others that, first produced -,
quickly passed into the repertoire of the barrel organ:.._
The „Anvil Chorus," the substance of which is from 1:
21 &retort, is made striking in more senses than one by s
clever accompaniment on • ringing anvil by Mr. G. W
Moors and Mr. I. P. Crocker, the two proprietors, lei.)
sustain the prominent place they have held from thy dr•:
in all the performances. Perhaps the prettiest of the nee
songs is a joint composition of Mr. Nelson Lee, jun.. sal
Mr. BLunphin, entitled "Little Daisy." It was sung by
Mr. J. Bawlinson, the premier tenor of the company. .t
song by Mr. Frank Leslie, in imitation of a lady's singinz.
was a wonderful bit of delusion. Mr. Frank Pierb dunn.:
the second part, twice represented female characters w.th
marvellous success. Ills make-up was so perfect as :)
suggest horrid thoughts respecting many beautiful dg it
we have hitherto gazed upon without suspicion. •
gave a semi-burlesque rendering of Reichart's I
know an eye," hitting off the extravagant snit:ids,
of the platform lady singer of the period, yet preeerra.;
the sweet melody of the song from the mirthf.:l
the burlesque caused. A lecture on anatomy by Mr. We;:a..
was as fine • touch of broad comedy as one often sees.
The "Own Original" Joe Brown's prize jig is
well known to be more than mentioned. A sh-"
"Italian Operio" concluded the programme. If
might take the children's merry laughter sin which rh....r
parents, and big brothers and sisters. affectionately ts:::
them company) as • criterion, the radical fsiCt ••f tie
"skit" 111111111 it. brevity. As an situ:wags:Lis. it en
inimitable. It was • medley founded up•u the to....:h:az
history of Manrico and Leonora. as given in Verl.'s
famous opera, only the characters had lees Ishitc
to wit, Don Pedro de Bisinarko, II Conti de N.,r5.,015.
Marquis de Chelsi, &e. While the music was subliti.
the libretto was superbly ridiculous. and showed h. 4
strange •thing conversation in domestic life would he
conducted on the principles of strict oper► In ths
Ilium, scene, an ingenious chorus of A merry Chris:-
mu" and " Happy New Tear" alternated with C
heroine's wailing notes ; while the sad •• A c!::
foiled, of course, to draw • tear when C.
merited by the music hall ditty whose hurd:

about the mihtw. The charm of this wi

position was that it was capitally acted and
without exception good. We may add that
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decorated for the cu.•x+iun. Of course the

is thickly studded with the dances, c•Ai
Pukes of which the Christy ItiustroLs aru

Ea ct:tr.

GIOANTW CIIRISTIIA?1 TREE.- -Notwi
the sterns on Monday uight the Borough-Tea
tional ("burst wasciorded with voung Ina
the distribuaco of UV rims from a glgat
tree to u away poor children of the ncti
were members of the Band of Hope in coutt;
church. Each child subscribes a halipenu
this furnishes them. dui lug the year. with a
treat, a country eicturstou. ands tea festival
SALE OF THE MAltial'ltt OF HASTISO
—Yesterday this library of the late Mental
was put up for sale by auction at Nottaigt
leadwg book-dealers in the county y were It
also observed several members of parliann
Mr. Mandrils and Mr. F. Smith. The u;
Mr. Fhilipe, of London. The library contsi
of 20,000 books, many of them being extreme
pm of yesterday's sale, " Wield. the Four
in the handwriting of John Wiclif, rector of
1360, was bought for 2161. by Mr. Boone t
Museum. Another rare work, "Missals in l'
fetched KJ. ; " Henry VIII. Prymert" in
1639, 68L ; " A Greek Manuscript of
401. ; "°Menem Beate Marais Virgir •
" Bor. Heats, Virginia," 1620; "Vitw".
1400 ; " Clint totius Romania Feels.. s
1104 ;and " The Hoke of COMInOI3 Pray,
of England," 1362, 27/. The sae b
the week.

TIII KENSINGTON AND RIMIIIGNI
special train, conveying a large number
gentlemen, went over the new line
been inspected and certified by Colon
Board of Trade, and will be opened on
The stations are West Kensington, 1
Turnhani-green, Breutford-road,
Richmond. The Mations, although inesi
tures, were much admired, and the pe
also was pmnounocd of a superior character,
politan will book passengers from its tat
Richmond, or any of the stations on the new
company will not for the present °ionise
power., and their passengers will change
Hammersmith. A covered way cmunuie
station and the other.

A Monstrr BOLMElL—Ooneral Thy'
dist as be is brava, ha! iasktod that the ••

ieliesTaii et eitoago.hj the
M led to so much glory, in faiour of
amoong those that are to surround the I.
Lined& monument at Washington.
from the records. In this, as in so la.
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OF 111 ISTISiIS. 1.11;1: % ~.*.
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he late Marquis of 11. i.: ..:,
sine
nn at Nott.ughain. .1 'se aha
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rs of parliament. ta,:: .;.--..: then
Smith. The auctio:i..er el' his 1
e library contain,' upw.ods
a being extremely rare. I`:+ I:
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Oil. the Four Evatt,„-ol,;-.
richt, rector of Lutterao:th. on
• 111 r. Boone for the ltii::-S to
Direr
" Missal' in tram Swart. the
Prytaert- in Engitsh 5:...!
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to i
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Dy Colonel Teliiiii, of ths own
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and the germ ciont M 1!
Ards
prior character. Th. Mo atop
from its stations t , 1:4• On i
ma on the now lino. trut ,
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resent esereisc it. ra.1,111. Vela
s will change eser ass. 61 and
r emununieates beteroono:te Pale
tar 1
Imeral Thomas. Ps, r"• elm 1
il that the nisolation ist..4 tics
representatives .'i tto snipe the
larour of placing his `sill ram
and the Dago of the prop Pe tine,
neon. should tit, o,6!,llV:r'i Bea)
in so many other thin :7•.'. tem
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THIRD EDITION.

I.ATI.ST FOREIGN INTELLIGENC`g•

Tnuorost itztrnMs
Tl* I:KEY AND GREECE.
CoNSTANTINOPLR, Dam 99.
, • I'. ; t.• las reycitod iutelligenoo confirming
r. t of Pet rilpoulairi and his band of Greek

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t'ULI('E COI7RTEL--(THIS DAY.)

MANSION HOUSE.
umizzy.aor or £6OO.

• '. a respeetalViyscline;ed;lderly man, was
the lord Mayor with embessling daring
.• . • t.. ti months aunts amounting to about 6001.
s •tii, r.. elicitor, conducted the proareation.
1; .t that the prisoner was the -bead clerk and
• . :I e Oostopelitan Cemetery Company, 70. King
t, • t t. and had been so for a number of years.
; I. I ',sinter an undertaker called for payment
stott of We., be.ng the usual communion of
t.. ellosed to undertakers when a grave was
- • 11 e accountant who was looking over the
u:..: tl.at the sum entered only mit:tied the
. • to . and on the prisoner being consulted he
• lad n tide a mistake in the entry. Some days
•,•,, aa• t r prisoner left for his Christmas holidays,
• -;.l••catits of the accountant were excited, and on
• • N.l VA books he found that numerous entries in
look had not been carried into the cash coliuna
t. r. the amount altogether being about 6001.
!••.t was gams of the payment of one or two of the
r ••• at.o the prisoner was then remanded till Wed-

GUILDHALL.
$llOl-.T WEIOUTI AND XMLSMIZS.
Aldernian Hale and Mr. Alderman °wain sat in
us to hear summonses taken out by Nostra
ai.d Ledger, the inspectors of weights and
against various tradesmen, for having unjust
wi nzi.ts. and measures.
On the comp'aint of Mr. Johnson,
jioh,., provision dealer, 132, Bruiories, was fined
and costs tor having six weights deficient.
Far, Orden*. baker. 3, King-street, Aldgate,
o t for a bread-weighing machine, lioz. against
t., p.rctatier.
!., It Porteld. Railway Tavern public-house, Iran-
i! tr. h-sheet. Is. and costs, for one pint pot 5 Zracluns de-
r. :int, and ueing one unstamped measure.
I :uo.di at, tae, the Girdlers' Arms, Sherborne-lane,
and cats, for one pint pot and a gill spirit measure de-
tln the complaint of Mr. Ledger,
f:isisie raga hour, the Bell publichouse, Noble-street,
• is tined 10s. and costs for one pot deficient.
Themes H orkthan, a hawker of fish in the City, but
,Ting at 45. George-street, Blackfriars-road, was fined tn.
Ind costs for two unjust weights.
Neve Any. Gower, in the employ of Mr. James Goodman,
•. ilkmau, 6. Charles-street. Bridgwater-gardens, was sum-
': oned fur having two milk cans unstamped, and 15 per
rt. deficient.
lie defence was, that they were not measures, and,
refore, did not require to be stamped.
.ill, the keeper of the refreshment bar inside
e ral l'ost Office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, was sum-
tit' for using one unstamped measure, and having
: • e In es deficient.
Ii: d. tai ce, it was contended that that placi did not
• faun ,he meaning of the Act of Parliament, inset-
• .is us it via not a
.public bar, bat a private establish-
..
same was adjourned for a fortnight.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
711LATILICAL Dr-t.:BBIIAKEit FINED POB A.Y 17T8L1503.•
0? lIIE WOl/3110P3 MMULATION
J' I , dressmaker, of No. i, Leioester-plaur,
ster-stp,are, was summoned before Mr. Tyrwhitt, for
1.• ns the occupier of a certain workshop, she end
w!ully workwomen after the hour of half-
; r•t t , LIAk, ins Saturday We Dinh Dec.
't lossuaii M. Jenkins aepsuired to support the rura-
l- the p o vedings being taken by order of Dr. Conway
of of health to the Strand Board of Works.
defendant pleaded guilty.
Dir Henry Leonard, sanitary isepeztor, proved visiting
e., ,;,feridant's workshop at 10 minutes to 6 on the even-
! g 61 the 18th December, and finding 12 woman and girls
w. rk.
The uefendant said she had undertaken a large order for
Prilry-1.1 a Theatre, and, not being able to get the designs
r the dresses the "girls of the per od" m time, shehad
born conrielhd to keep the workpeople at work beyond
the poper tine.
Mr. Tyr whitt raid if the act of parliament did any good
at ill, it would do good by teaching ladies to give their
cleat; in proper time, and if they did not do so the orders
should not be executed at s 4. He had no motion of

workpeople made 11STtaTot,
cant would hate to pay 40e. and costa.
The fine was at once paid.

FATAL ACCIDENTS ALB SHOOTlNG.—Christman
las brought its usual sad reports of accidents to shooting
isaidtics.
tote': on Boxing-day,
ddayl,• merry put
aese
and
sere out in his covers. when • son of that gentleman
s. ei4ntally shot • schoolfellow, • lad of 14, the son of
Mr. Wilkinson. The two young gentlemen are said to
lave been greatly attached to each other, and the Inaba-
stoly catastrophe has thrown_ quits a gloom over the
( Maas festivities. At Wakehurst, near Ardingty, on
the same day, • party had mm for the purpose of rabbit
shooting, when • gun which was being handed to one of
to party accidentally went off, and killed almost in.
stautaneously Mr. William Box, • farmer in the neigh-
boirhood.

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SERIOUS CASES Olt FOROEST.—MAUDILIMEAD,
Ts smut.—At tM barengl police-court yesterday, before
tie mere (Mr. Presses) sad other magistrates, Henry
hiller, a man of independent means, living at Hurley,
ar this town, was Brought up in the custody of Mr.
Superintendent MaisGraw, for &lamination on several
charges of forgery. The evidence adduced showed that
the prisoner had given a bill of exchange for 351. to Mr.
Dawson, of the White Hart Inn, which purported to be
si,med by E. Biggall, Queen's-road, purported to be
&.,rned by E. Biggall, Queen's-road, Ityawater. Mr.
Inggall, who is a medical gentleman living at the above
so:dras, attended the oonrt, and deposed that the signa-
-Ire was a forgery. There were two other cases against
the prisoner, the amount of one bill being Sul., and that of
the other Inf. 10e. When apprehended the prisoner said
there was an action pending in which be was plaintiff, and
hoped to have realised the amount necessary to meet
the bills before they became due. The magistrates
ccmmitted the prisoner for trial at the next Berks assizes,
and cremated to accept bail, the amount of which was
fixed at 600/. The required sureties were not forthcoming,
and the p:itoner was accordingly conveyed to-day to the
taunt, gaol at Heading.
DLTEkIHNEIs SUICIDL—A determined suicide
las just taken place at Grenoble (IsZre). Three evenings
a man presented himself at the hospital with his fa_.e
,istsgured by a gunshot wound ; the flesh hung
is ip., 110W11 to the breast, and the Inver jaws were
ri nth rod. A surgeon occupied three holm in ronrrvinz
e tinctured hone and sewing up the lacerated flesh. Tire
c.an j.orted the painful operation without uttering a
y cr for a moment losing his presence of mind.
i:e was even able to write down replies ti
s ',taus pi.t to him, and in that manner detail
:it I e Lad discharged the contents of a gun be-
I • Lib bit. Chill, hut not being killed had come from St.
itin 11'1: Huge, a distance of five miles, to the hospital
•r. t i lewauude dressed. The motive which he alleged
a the act was embarrassed pecuniary affairs. He was
st to bed, but during the following night his ideas of
_:carte arturbed and he attempted to hang himself with
Landkerchief from the bed-rail ; he was, however, des-
• vi red in time and prevented, but not to be outdone be
tun threw Linnet head foremost on the floor and broke
his neck.

FORBIDDING TnE BANNB.—A very unusual oc-
eurrenee took place in the pariah church of Stradbrole,
on Sunday. As awn as the Rev. R. Washington began
to plash the banns of marriage for the second
time betr en two persons, a man who sat close to
the reading-desk said " I forbid them." The rev.
ntlemen ktpt on reading, and the man replied, " I
1, I.ld them" still still the rev. gentleman kept on to the
d. when the man again said, " I forbid them!" Mr.
tt:,..hington turned to the Rev. J. C. Byte, who was
i.tt.t.v at the communion-table. and he at onos came up
`: • Itt rail and said the party who had forbidden the
I lit mwt meet him in the vestry after service. The
did so. and proved to be the son of the woman whose
t 11.1, Lad been published. It wan not known what took
• •‘. in the veArr, but there is little doubt that the Rev.
• . Ryle th,d4Fht the mother old enough to know her
t e i. ',dud, a, she is between fifty and sixty years of age.
A VESSEL ON Film IN ritz DOWNS.—On Mon-

%ming a large vessel was seen apparently on fire in
fs.was ; shortly afterwards rockets were fired from
• of the light-ships. The life-boat Bradford was
• o.dingly mewled and taken in tow by the harbour tug
p • eceded in the direction of the burning Tassel.
' sclang her they found her to be burning from stem
,• IP] n, but there was no sign of life on board. The
• . l Lipp oiled to be a large bar ue of American build,
•• it sould stem that she suffered some damage in the
• 1.16 et idelor in the Down*, and that on burning a
• sit. las a ignal of distress her sails caught fire and
• idly b. tame enveloped in flames. In this condi-
, • '• A,* diifh d through the Downs to the great danger of
1 thi•re at anchor, sad in fact caused a great
0,1 to slip their anchors to avoid scansion. She con-
' her co.rse until grounoing a short time on the
410. She, however, got off as the tide flowed, and CUD.
h.' dnitine, still burning, until she appareutly sank
th.- eisodein. It is reported that her crew and two or
L'",fessonreis were landed at Deal, though it is also
sKI that one• of the crew lost his life in endeavouring to
I of out the Harm*.

TRE;..IIXE

CONFMMATIoN OF Tilt 411011813110 P
OF c4i4vriteultr—frili DAYJ

This morning the areaway of oonfirmint the
elective of the Bight Rev. Dr. Archibald Campbell Tait,
Balm" of LoodLoa, to the archiepiscopal MB of Canterbury
took pleas et the parish chunk of St. Mary-le-Bow,
Cheeped% is the preemos of a large number el spec-
tators. The ceremony is of • fez more impeelag cha-
racter than the coollnaatioe of a sathegais Wimp, wide%
is otditaray little more than • dry legal proceeding. His
gm* the ArehheohopElect animist the chunk at belf-past
o'clock, being accomperied by his own elisplains, namely,
the Bev. F. G. likomileld, LA., Rector of SR Andrew,
Underalaft ; the Bev. Edward Parry, ILA., Rector of
Acton ; the Rev. R. H. Fiske% M.A., Fellow of Trinity
College, Cambridge; the Rm. W. F. Erskine; Knollys,
W.A., Vicar of Holy Trinity, Twickenham; the Rev.
Arthur Wartime., M.A., Rector of St. Mildred, Bread.
street ; and the Rey. C. W. Sandford, M.A., Canon o
Outstation* Oxford; Mr. J. B. Lee, his legal secretary,
and Mr. John Reward, his pnvate secretary. On arriving
at Chaapaide his Grace was received by the Bishop of
London (who is to be his sumessor in the diocese of
London), the Bishop of Gloomier and Bristol, the
Biihop of Rochester, the Hilltop of Hereford, and the Bishop
of Petarbmosgh, all of whom wore their full eplsoopal
robes, Sir TraversTwies, the vicar-general of the province ;
Mr. F. Hart Dyke, the registrar ; end Mr. Felix Kityvere,
the appointor. Having taken their seats in the church,
the Litany was said by the Rev. Marshall Hall Vine, M.A..
the rector ot the parish ; after which the arehbishop fait
his pew, and took the oath, et a tulle which was placed in
the body of the church. The usual politic proclamations
were then made by the apperitor. Tuis act vacates the
diocese of London. and hiL thitt of Cantetbrry. The me-
tropolitan see mast at least for four or Are week, be
"without the comfort and solace of a chief pastor;" and
during that time all episcopal patronage that falls wal
belong to the crown—that is, either to Mr. Gladstone or
to the Lord Chancellor. Dr. Jackson will have to be
recommended, elected, and confirmed, and then must do
homage to the Queen, before the patronage of the see
returns into tie episcoael channeh After the ceremony
the archbishop and the onteiah were entertained at
luncheon by Mr. George Moore, at his greet city
outdates inßow-lans.

7.16.1110N8 FOR JANUARY.
(Frost L. Mkt.)
_ _

We have arrivod at that season of the year
when details on the subject of evening dress are those
most in demand. We And that velvet, satin, tulle, or
crape, are each employed for full dress ; and that lace is
particularly in favour this winter, being used in •
variety of fashions. One very pretty style is that of the
robe Watteau, composed entirely of black or whit* lace;
the body low, with • hollow plait at the back, which is
fastened ea pa tier, with a satin scarf or sash of the
same shade as the underskirt. The skirts are almost
always made with penis's of one style or another, and
generally with long trains. A few short ball dresses are
made, but for any except quite young girls are far from
becoming or graceful. White satin dresses, trimmed
with • decided colour, such as ruby, emerald green, tuts
quoise blue, &c., are very elegant. For full visit-
ing dress black lace, or gtup ire, is also worn in
flounces on velvet, satin, or faille dresses, and with • rich
velvet mantle trimmed with lace forms • very handsome
toilette. Dinner dresses are made in different styles ; not
unirequently open square or heart-shaped, as wed as quite
low. The skirts should be very Mug or looped up with a
mart. Plack is always becoming, and many charming
toilettes are made of it. Shot 'dictate very fashionable, es
also velvets, both plain and tlgated. Fur is quite as much
in request as it was last winter. Dresses of velvet and plush
ate trunsued with it, bands of fur being placed all round
the bottom and carried up the flout. 11 e are asked it it
is consideied mere stylish to have the dress, jacket, and
Lomat all of one shade. It certainly may be called more
thoroughly Parisian than the richest toilette formed of •
variety of colours, but the jacket of black velvet is always
admissible, and looks well with any coloured dress.
black and pink is still very rechercui, but the pink
should not predominate, but rather form merely the
trimming.