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neighbourhood in which it was situated, and

the higher cL

was well sui

amusement quite as mucli. He was sure that the neigh-
bourhood was equally as good as the neighbourhood of
the Theatre Royal, when they took into account the
streets off Williamson-square. As to the man's character,
he would call Inspectors Kehoe and Reid, who would
speak as to that. By the magistrates granting the
license, the place would be under their control, which it
was not at present. He thought there might be something
at the bottom of all the objections which had been raised,

for at the time t
P
legal gentleman urged on behalf of the proprietor of
the Colloseum that he was entitled to sell wines and
spirits under an act of William IV. That was alto-
gether a delusion, as was to be seen by a note attached
to the section, which note stated that the operation of
the section had been suspended by the direction of
the Lcrds of the Treasury. They saw .by this that, the
delusion was dispelled. There was a pervailing opinion
that people were to be made good by coercion, but in his
mind that was not the way to do it. They were to do
it by slow degrees, and nothing was better for accom-
plishing-that object than providing suitable amusement.
lie then called Mr. Lowery, who said he was proprietor
of the Nightingale Saloon, and had accommodated 1,400
people in that place. These, however, could not be all
seated, but he thonght 1,000 persons could be seated
comfortably. The stage and dressing apartments were
all completed.

aons was going on a.

Inspector Alcock said he had been in the saloon when
there were, in his opinion, about 1,000 persons present.
Of these, a great many were boys from fifteen to sixteen
years of age. The proportion of grown-up people to
boys was about equal. He had never heard anything
against the character of Mr. Lowery or his premises.
There was a Methodist chapel beside the place, in which
divixe service was conducted on one night during the
week, but he did not know that the proprietor offered
any opposition to the license being granted. He had
seen drink taken into the saloon by some of the audience.
Inspector Kehoe was examined, and gave Mr. Lowery
a good. character.

The magistrates were about to consider the matter,
when Mr. Turner retired, leaving only four on the
bench. After a short consultation, Mr. Anderson an-
nounced that the majority were in favour of granting
the license, but as it was necessary that four magistrates
should be unanimous, of course it was refused

Mr. Aspinall said he would go on applying till he got
a full bench, and he had no doubt that if the magistrates
only attended as well as they did at the hceusing
sessions, they would grant the hcense.

A MISTAILE.—TIMOTHY HENLEY V. JAMES JOHNSTON.
—Mr. Cobb said—Your worships, I appear for the
complainant in this case, and I think when you hear
the evidence you will agree with me that a violent and
wanton assault has been committed on my client.
Complainant—They can't agree with any such thing,
because it is only for stealing a wheelbarrow. (Great
laughter.) Mr. Cobb—l beg your worships' pardon, its
the wrong case. (Renewed laughter.)

ALLEGED ASSAULT BY A POLICE-OFFICER. HCBITY
Astley, who resides at 57, Christian-street, charged
Police-officer James Mason, 516, with assaulqn,
him on the night of the 9th instant. The co' ni°:
plainant said, that on the night in question, his
wife was in the street, and under the influence of
drink. He went to get her into the house, and while
h 3 was remonstratinm with her, the officer came up and
told him to go into the house, or he would take him to
bridewell. Complainant told the officer that he wanted
to see his wife in first, when the officer took hold of him
by the collar and shook him violently. Another off eer
came up, and they took him off to Rose-hill station.
On the way to the station they threw him down on his
face, and in Richmond-row tney threw him down on
his back. His wife followed him to the station, and he
was there charged with being disorderly and annoying
the people in the street ; but quiteelepe told
ithrt to h
paizabecgo ome. He was sober at the time.
at ttibe Clarke said she saw the assault committed,
and time the officer spoke to Astley he was
making no noise further than was necessary in
endea,
in 'vourinc,
t o
stated get his wife home. The officer
defend of his conduct, that between
one and two 0,60,k on the night in question,

rrelling in the street

MIL but as he believed t

s not sc

Ile complainant threw himself down tv
;ling to get away. Officer 119 CinTobarated this stati

while strug-

The Midewell-ke(

xht to tl

aid, where tf

and if he had inade a noise he was sa
ralloWed him to the s'
The officer said if th(

ss the charg

she was

His wife

.e woub

BRITISH

The proceedings on Fr:
tion Meetings, Marischa

ASSOCIATION

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with which h

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THE EMPEROR AND THE ITALIAN

STIO

The following is the address, bearing 10,717
signatures, from the province of Bergamo, which
has been presented to the Emperor, as st
our impression of Saturday

Sire,—.

A. great and noble enterpr
genius, and of th(

encrous nation

ten. in

sted views c

you to govern, being embarrassed by the
almost all the
rrupted at the

d to be int

rivalities and the inter
Powers of Europe, h
very moment at which the triumphs of -th b
allied armies assured it the most complete and most
brilliant success. AlthoUgh profoundly afflicted
at having seen the failure of the
,projected deliver-
ance of our brethren of Venice, to whom we are
closely found by the'conimunion of opinion and suffer
ings; we do not the less feel, Sire, the gratitude
which we owe to you for the benefits which we have
obtained from your generosity. We respect the grave
and powerful political reasons which, contrary to your. I

./
desire, have caused you to leave incomplete your mag-
nanimous enterprise ; but we confide, at the same time,
in the prudent foresight of your Majesty. Yes; Sire,
we firmly believe That the the definite conditions of the
treaty you are about to make, will he of a nature
to lessen the sufferings which meanace unfortunate
Venice. We have the firm hope that the frontiers
of the kingdom which you have aggrandised will
not be deprived of their natural defences, and
that we shall not remain still exposed to un-
forseen attacks, and placed in a state of con-
tinned fear. We cannot doubt an instant that
the elements of the . Confederation, projected by your
'enerous solicitude for the future safety and indepen-
dence of Italy, will be founded on homogeneity. of prin-
ciples, which, while assuring concord and' union, will
guarantee a just and becoming share of liberty to the
population called on to form part of it, and will, in par-
ticular, leave intact the prudent and liberal institutions
which for two lustres have caused the happiness of Pied-
mont and the) glory of our heroic Sovereign. Deign,

IllaAllall.llllUUJ rya, rt..aaiva.ary rr aLu l'l 111C1111
kindness these sincere thanks, which come ' from the
heart ; also the expression of the wishes of a,people who
feel profoundly the benefit they have received, and who
desire ardently to seize occasions of showing themselves
worthy of the independence and the libee.y which your
generosity has given them. '

IMPROVEMENT IN GENTLEMEN'S HATS

Livernool, April 15, 1959.
Messrs. KINNEAR and Simrsex, St. George's-crescent.

GENTLEMEN,

The Hat ym sold me three days since I o:

vieusly worn—in fact, it is a 1
head.—l am, Gentlemen, you

xury: to put o

ad take o the

Bootle, Apr

Messrs. KINNEAR and SIMPSON, Hatters,
St. George's-crescent,

GENTLEMEN,—'
comfort

invention...

20, 1359.

--Yours 'truly,

Signed,

t of a very rich

ence to
Messrs.

been re
*n at th

measa

a presented to the

Hear,-h
ear.)

[e to present to the young men who

t prizes, yet that before next
11 be in a position to resume
(Hear, hear.) Do not let

[tre presuming in the
think that we can add any value to

in so dojn '

versity has done for these young men

Nen in this coun

n remember that nothing can
equal to the honour which

now achieved, of being associated with
ity of Oxford. They will carry it with them

he worl

which they ha%

It may have struck yon as an inte-

nd acquired honour, are now gone out
-some to sea, some to one place, some to
of them hardly knowing the honour

achieved

But I will-venture to say

that when the yonngmidshipman or the young man in
the Merchant service, now ploughing the main, returns
to this country, he will rejoice to receive the paper that
will then be handed to him ; and come what will in
future 11

the young man will always think it an hon
our to have passed such an examination as to be able
to call himself an Associate in Arts of the University
of Oxford. (Applause.) Do not let it be supposed
that we are interfering with the University in that way.
But as a mark of gratitude to Oxford,—as a token of
the estimation in which we hold what Oxford has done
for these young men,—l think we should do ill if, upon
a future occasion, we slid not reward the successful can-
didates with some prizes. (Hear, hear.) I think I
have omitted to speak to you of the local examiner.
Some of you may not know what an onerous euty the
gentleman who undertakes that office has to perform.
For as many as seven or eight successive days he is con-
fined to a room, superintending and taking part in these
examinations. The labour, I believe, is so extreme that
it would have been impossible for a single gentleman to
have done it, if he had not been assisted by kind volun-
teers. My friend Mr. Arland is always ready to lend
his help. (Applause.) lam sure that you will go along
with me in saying that these volunteer assistants ought
to be included in the resolution. (Hear, hear.) I now
pass on to the second class of those who are called upon
to return thanks to the University of Oxford—l mean
the schoolmasters of the county who have taken part, or
who shall take part, in preparing pupils for these exami-
-ge,— r--1 • •

position is consider-
bly raised by it.' When I say raised; don't let me be
apposed for one moment to imply that it is a profession
hat is required in the, estimation of society to be raised.
My grandfather was a schoolmaster. I was a pupil of
an unde Whoin I loved and honoured as my father. I
was a pupil at Eaton of a cousin whom I loved as an
elder brother. One of my brothers, as many of you
know, .has been for: years labouring in the school at
diligently—
Eatonsuccessfully, I may certainly

a
for a great number of years as assistant-master. I come
of a family of schoolmasters ; and let me assure those
who are here of that profession that I hold that part of

I -do my being able to trace it upon the other side to a
gentleman who happened to be Lord Mayor of London
for several successive years in the reign of King Henry
111. (Hear, hear, and applause.) I look upon my
schoolmaster's descent as the more noble of the two ;
,ever, and I and I am perfectly certain thlt,'‘not only the' school-

masters now

who are
(Hear, h
their lab

that they

1 go a

Long WI

loolmaster

1 me
.s will feel
ore into th
which it i

brought m

he reward

Darsons

in that feeling,

aid of rec

lying, whe

not merely th'A

any man

ine, and

s no shame for

Droduce

ammpz them will receive extrem

course the examinations have taken

ul hintS foTihe
is to the best

not go into details in which I might run myset
for despite all my lineage, I am not so prat

heir.) I will
zround,

right."

;tiCally ac-

EARL .STANHOPE AND THE CON SERVA-

TINE CAUSE

Earl Stanhope presided at a great Conservative ban-
quet, at Maidstone, on Thursday. The noble lord, in
the course of his speech, said he had, since he succeeded
to the peerage, been content to consider measures as they
came before him, without any reference to party con-
siderations, and to decide upon them as his conscience
might determine. But that course, however satisfactory
it might be in the ordinary current of affairs, was not so
satisfactory when a great contest was waging through-
out the country. (Cheers.) He condemned the conduCt
of the House of Commons towards the government of
Lord Derby, contending that that government was fully
entitled to support. The forei7n, affairs of the country
had been conducted in accordance with the just re-
quirements of the honour of the nation, and with an
unremitting anxiety for the preservation of peace ; while
in domestic affairs there was, with a desire to maintain
the institutions of the country, a readiness to frame and
bring forward measures of practical amendment. (Cheers.)
With respect to Lord Palmerston, it would ill become
those who hold the name of Conservative, to offer a pre-
determined and undiscriminating opposition either to
his Govenment or any other which might be formed
in this country. (Hear, hear.) The policy of Conser-
vatives should be to support good measures from whom-
soever they might come, and to reserve their opposition
for such measures as they might deem injurious to the
public interest. (Cheers.) Nay, it could. scarcely be
denied, that if Lord Palmerston should turn out to
be able '

SEPTEMBER 19, 18.59.

MUSICAL, DRAMATIC, LITERARY
ARTISTIC NEWS AND GOSSIP,

A singular experiment has been tried at the Snrrei
Theatre ; it has been decorated in the Elizabethiall

A statement has been made to the effect that the'
popular actress, Mri. Alfred Mellon (Miss IVoolgO
has received a considerable accession of fortune threai
the death of a relative. We hope this is true.
Miss. Amy Sedgwick will make her re-appearance en
Monday (this) evening at the Haymarket Theatre, 05
Rosalind, in the comedy of "As You Like It." There'
turn of-an actress like Miss Amy Sedgwick will be hailed
with gratification by all the frequenters of the 1111.
market Theatre.
Mr. Charles Matthews concluded for the present -I
engagement at the Haymarket Theatre on Saturday

na,
evening; when the performance was for his benefit, 3-x
comprised the old comedy of " The Road to Rainy an
Paul Try," in which Mr. Charles Matthews appeared
Goldfinch, and, for the first time, as Paul Pry.
Mr. Fitzball is the author of Wallace's new
at the Theatre4toyal, Covent-garden. The sarr
according to the Era, also brings out a new
the opening night at the St. James's
by Mr. Smith, to produce' the opening
Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane.
t Mr. J. Osenford and Mr. J. P "P.

would be owing solely to the generous forbearance
of that very party which he had done his utmost to expel
from power. (Cheers.) The measures of Lord Palmer-
ston's government were not yet before the country ;
succeeding to office so late in the year, it was natural
and unavoidable that they should content themselves
with desnatehinz the neeP.Ary

ousiness, ana reserve tut
next session whatever more substantial measures they
had to propose. But in the formation of Lord Palmer-
ston's government, there were one or two circumstances
of a most unfavourable and unpromising character. In
I the first place, having been recently in Ireland visiting
y some propeity with which I

t. riancue
be writing the opening pieces for the new in
of the Princess's Theatre. It is stated that
and burlesque are to be the leading attract
theatre, and that the ballet will also have
usual attention. That this last department v
attended to, Mr. Harris's rm.+ •

Italian Opera is a sufficient 4,
Mr. Charles Kingsley is, we (Critic) ht
the, composition of a new novel on a hist,
of much interest.
We (Critic/understand that Professor Bode
Munich, is engaged in preparing an essay on the
Collier Shakespeare, which will shortly appear in
"Jahrbuch fur Romanische and Englische Lite
Its tendency will, we are told, be one of decided'
to the M.S. corrections of the text, which the 7
believes to be forgeries by a modern hand
Berlin we learn that there will' shortly b'
that capital a selection from the
Urquhart, with 41---

guarantee

Ae was connected, h6jhad found
there, in conversing with persons of all classes, a very
general and just resentment at the entire exclusion
of Irishmen .from any share in the new appointments.
In all the governments since the union, natives of that
country, according to their political connection, had
been cAled on to bear their share in the adminis-
tration of public affairs. In this respect, at least, the

Conservatives were far more liberal than those who
claimed the name ; and those who sought to vindicate
the title of Liberal for the present government, in its
Irish affairs at least, would be obliged to have recourse
to the mode employed by Swift, when with inimitable
irony, he described the claims of William 111. to be
considered a conquerer though he had never won a
battle—

addition of some more r
papers, illustrative of the designs of Russia,
calls " the treachery of Lord Palmerston." MI
has been residing some short time in Berlin, an•
to have made great impression on the Prince of
with his anti-Russian views.
Mrs:Beecher Stowe, we learn, has been some tr.
engaged upon her new tale " The Mini
and is residing at 18, Montague-street,.
sell-square. We are glad to observe that two edit
of the book are announced by the publishers for 511
taneous publication—a cheap and a superior edition

London,

Wooing,"

Nassau, who got the name of glorious
, . Because he never was victorious.
(Laughter.) There was, moreover, now pending 1
Ireland, one of the most momentous questions whicl
could engage the attention of Government—th(
question of national education. The Roman Catholic
hierarchy, and a portion of the hierarchy of the
ustreet
it, to abrogate it, or to modify it—their decision /
Established Church, had declared themselves hostile
to the present system. Whatever decision the
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Government might come to—whether to maintain his residence in Dke- Westminster. 1.
• could not command the same confidence in Ireland as if gentleman was brought home from the' Gret,
there were in their ranks some man born and brought steam-ship at mid-day on the sth instant, ii,
up countrype,oapnled. intimately(nenr.{ acAqguaniinn,tedwhweinth
the
ee
iaaladrumooidn,gitcownasclitiboonr,iehvaedv,inbgy
mbeeenntasleizoyeedr_Nav:authiept;.
wishin the
soef the
Brunel, ins pite of the most skilful medical care, c
expired,timed
t sink,the
comparatively
at half-past tenearly
ageo n Thursdayoffi ftyo nightlvrn 1
Government was formed, there were three gentlemen
(Mr. Labouchere, Mr. V. Smith, and Sir B. Hall) who
had formerly held offices, but who were not invited to
resume them. In naming those gentlemen, he desired to
tshpreeaekhoef
itilindenliivweiltlflotalal
long
gsotnimale roenspteecrti,nsfoerf wniitehndallyl
bTahreddßercueasner
wwbaos thefor obtymsoanoyofptohbellioatewSoirrksMaatrk Is 3-1,
acquaintance. It was not thought fit to propose to them porgy.
acquaintance. Woolwich, and Chatham, and more partic
.00j
alar'J
of the Government was to offer them seats in the House of the Thames Tunnel, received the honour of knightn 4.
to resume the offices they had formerly held, but the plan
public
en li
advantageu su a l curs
toe,
Lords by way of compensation. This certainly was a
thaendwas,from her Majesty in 1841. The late Mr. Brunel was
conveniencein fact,
o f pponsrttpyo. n inn
Whatt be
matronengineer o
fo
the
ethe o
company,
rpeaanty,W ande Western earun
t beßailway,great works
from 'O,
would be said in the -House of Commons if the electors .51
line were completed from his designs and super-0
of 111*
of a constituency were asked to send a man to that
assembly because he was not thought fit or was not The magnificent bridge at Saltash is another work
~
asked 0 take the office of justice of the peace or deputy engineering ability; and, as most of our readers 3;
lieutenant, for instance ? It seemed to be a remnant aware, the leviathan steam-ship, the Great Eastern, lc
of that system which was affected by the Whig party the last andundertaking'
greatest of his rofessional lir,
until very recent years governing the country by with --
and which hiswill be associated. fir.
maxim, ever means of the great Whig houses ; for it went on this Brunel'l6o
was born in England, but his father was a 11, maxim, that any one who had once held an office, had a
prescriptive right either to that same office or to some sub- of Normandy, and a gentleman by birth. Owing
stitute for it. (Hear, hear.) In this respect, the Conser- troubles of the first French revolution he wt..- _
vative or the Liberal Conservative party, as it might be to emigrate to the United States, whence he cagl'uttl
called, had more right to the name of Liberal than those England in 1799, and was employed at Portsnli 1.
who had usurped it. If he had rightly read the annals of Dockyard to complete the block machinery. Sir, ce of
party, their maxim had been, that no man who had once Brunel was educated for the Church, but his I°.o of
laeld an office should be deemed to have a prescriptive scientific pursuits led to his embracing the professi°
right to it, but the Prime 'Minister had a perfect right which he ultimately became a leading member.
to consider who were the persons best fitted for portico- The death of Mr. Brunel is an event
lar offices, and those who were excluded were not en- from the public press something beyond a ._titled to anything by way of compensation for their of his demise. A little over fifty years of age,
exclusion. He should be sorry if it were for a moment taken from us, leaving behind him a Europe
supposed that the House of Lords had any jealousy of world-wide fame. Of his works as a railroad 0151 erg
any fresh admissions to their ranks. The House of his guage, his bridges, but little need be said. f tbo
Lords were most anxious to receive among them any one has heard of the Great 'Western Railway, Oil the
men who came there, having received the peerage as a Chepstow, the Saltash, and other bridges ; and all ill
ill
reward for public services ; but they objected to receive world is aware of the mighty stride he has Woo'
those who came before them, not for services rendered, navigation by.the creation of the Great Eastern %tin;
but because they were not allowed or not required ship, upon whose recent mishap an inquest is,sl;so-
- render services. (Hear, hear.) In these in- while we indite these lines to his memory. it_:,iiiell
stances, there had been in the formation .of the connection with steam navigation, indeed, to
,v fot•
government some unpromising indications, but, we would now direct attention. Mr. Brunel
vigir
nevertheless, a predetermined and undiscriminating directed his mind to the subject of steam natiopi
opposition was not the attitude which ought to be tion as far back as 1835, when, at his instig3ea to
assumed by Conservatives. (Hear, hear.) Referring the directors of the Great Western Railway resolvi
to Parliamentary Reform, he said there was a great combine ocean navigation with their system of leclhvole
difference between those changes which were made on Lion. At that time the main promoters of the ,°,doll
the principle of supporting and strengthening the were Bristol people, albeit it was well upheld in 14
oro
° rid.
institutions which our forefathers transmitted to us, by gentlemen of eminence in the mercantile
port
and those changes which the revolutionists of the The Grea` Western Steam-ship Company was, lari the
day . recommended, seeking to subvert the fabric got up at B istol, and under Mr. Brunel's ansPe-d the
altogether. (Cheers.) The chief maxim in public first ship was built by Patterson, of that city, Oudot
affairs, should be the 'safety of our public in- engines were made by Maudslay and Field, als° oaf
stitutions ; and in adhering to that maxim, the danger Mr. Brunel's supervision. To oppose her, or to rano the,
of yielding to revolutionary schemes and the danger if they could with the merit of being first to cr,,°e;gll'
of leaving unreformed old and proved abuses, would Atlantic, an inefficientsteamer was started from Corxareo
equally avoided. -In foreign countries this constitution days before her, but the absurdity was soon made ape

DEATH OF MR. BRUNEL, C.l

We regret to announce the demise of Mr. Br

to t°,
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