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ROSSINI is only 18 years old, it appears, count-
ing by birthdays, as he was born on the 29th of February,
Leap year, 72 years ago.
THE EXPLOSION AT LIVERPOOL.—It is stated
that the insurance offices are not liable for the
damage to property under the terms of their policies. On
Saturday, however, the directors of the Royal Insurance
Company came to the determination of making good the
loss suffered by their insurers. The loss sustained from
injury received to house property must have been something
incredible. We are satisfied this liberal example must be
followed by the other insurance companies, and thus gQ fur
to mitigate the Ads of this wide-spread disaster.

The adjourned meeting of the general committee
was held yesterday afternoon at the house of the
Society of Arts, John-street, Adeiphi.
The Archbishop of DUBLIN was called to the
chair amidst cheers, and in opening the business
begged to remind the meeting how all-important
it was that peace and concord should mark their
proceedings. They had a great deal to do
and little time to do it in, an he, therefore, hoped
that they would earnestly and strictly address them-
selvss to the business before them. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. H. DIXON announced that the Lord Mayor
of Dublin and the Lord Provost of Edinburgh had
since the last meeting become vice-presidents, and
that additions had also been made to the committee.
He further stated that a proposition had been laid
before the council by some of the manufacturers of
Coventry, who had prepared a badge to be worn on
the proposed general holiday. The council thought
that, with some alterations, it would be a very ap-
propriate badge for the occasion, and had given
their sanction to it, in consideration of which the
manufacturers had subscribed 25 guineas to the
funds. The council were of opinion that until an
idea was given to the public of the amount that
might be required to erect a monument they would
scarcely expeet subscriptions. They therefore sug-
gested, that at least £30,000 should be asked for
that purpose, and that any surplus should be divided
among various benevolent and charitable institu-
tions connected with literature, arts, and the drama.
By way of concentrating and giving effect to local
efforts, the council' further proposed to put them-
selves in communication with the various local
committees and other bodies throughout the coun-
try formed for the promotion of local celebrations
of the tercentenary, in order to aid these local
bodies by all the advice and assistance which
the central committee could afford. The modes
proposed by these bodies varied very materially
in different localities, but all of them were
in the opinion of the council perfectly legitimate ;
and they felt that it was their duty to give every
encouragement to such local celebrations, in order
that the general holiday to which they looked for-
ward might be a day of real rejoicing throughout
the whole coun,ry to be remembered for ever.
(Hear, hear.) Of course the Stratford Committee
would hold a prominent place in these friendly com-
munications, and it would be the desire of the council
to act in the most friendly spirit of co operation with
that committee. (Hear, hear.) He had the pleasure
of announcing that Mr. Fechter, the lessee of the
Lyceum Theatre, who intended to produce the
play of " Hamlet" in a very magnificent style, had
engaged to give the first evening of its represen-
tation for the benefit of the funds of the committee.
(Hear.) The lessee of the Strand Theatre had also
resolved to give the committee an evening, and the
list of theatres up to that time which had each
promised a night's performance for the benefit of
the funds included Drury-lane Theatre, Adelphi,
Lyceum, Strand, Surrey and Sadler's Wells
Theatres. (Cheers.)
On the motion of the members of the committee,
Lord Chelmsford, Sir G. Smart, Mr. Moy Thomas,
Mr. J. R. Robinson, Mr. Charles Rcade—(hear,
hear)—Mr. F. T. Palgrave, Mr. G. Greenwood,
Mr. J. G. Cayley, and Mr. H. Mayhew were
added to the general committee.
Mr. WESTLAND MARsTON said be had been re-
quested by the special committee appointed at last
meeting to draw up an address to the public to
read the following report :
"The National Shakespeare Committee having appointed
us as a special committee to prepare a public address, we
beg to state that, in the absence of any report from the
committee which have been appointed to consider the
questions of a form and site of a memorial in honour of
Shakespeare, your committee feel it would be premature to'
submit any for public circulation.
" We beg to report, for the information of the national
committee, that the following suggestions have met with
the approval of the special committee :
" 1. That a memorial be erected in London, which shall
afford scope for the illustration of Shakespeare's works by
architects, painters, and sculptors.
"2. The adoption of measures to secure a public holiday
throughout the kingdom on Saturday, the 23d April next.
" 3. A. performance on the same day, at the Theatre
Royal, Covent-garden, of music composed of the poetry of
Shakespeare.
" 4. An arrangement, if practicable, for one or more per-
formances, dramatic or musical, from Shakespeare's works,
to commence on the 23d of April next—such performances
being in addition to those which have been already pro-
mised in aid of the fund by most of the principal London

managers.
" 5. A public dinner on the 23d of April next.
(Signed " ROUT. VAUGHAN (Chairman),
WESTLAND MARSTON, HENRY BARNETT,
TOM TAYLOR, SHIRLEY BROOKS,
F. G. TOMLINS, THEODORE MARTIN."
W. H. DIXON,
Mr. CHAS. READE moved, and Mr. JONAS LEVI
seconded, that the report now read be received,
adopted, and entered on the minutes, and the mo-
tion was unanimously agreed to.
Mr. TOM TAYLOR said that after the special
committee had agreed to the report just received,
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"Independently of these recommendations, in which all
the members of the committee concur, a mode of honouring
the genius of Shakespeare has suggested itself to the under-
signed members of the committee, which would at the same
time be of permanent advantage to that art which owes to
him its noblest masterpieces, and for which his works were
designed—the art of the theatre.
"The performance of a play or plays of Shakespeare has
formed a feature of all the schemes for celebrating the ter •
centenary of his birth. But it is remarkable that at this
time, while so many are casting about for the best mode in
which to do him honour, there should be no theatre in Lon-
don at which his plays are being acted.
" It seemed to the undersigned that advantage might be
taken of this anniversary and
.movement to set on toot a
subscription, if not for the erection of a theatre, at least for
the collection of a fund to be employed in aid of a theatre
and management devoted to tho promotion of imaginative
plays, including those of Shakespeare and the great drama-
tists his contemporaries and successors, as well as new works
written in the same spirit, such as have now no theatre ap-
propriated to their representation in this country.
"Into the details of the administration of such a theatre
we do not now propose to go, but we submit that the estab-
lishment of such a theatre would form an appropriate and
enduring tribute to the greatness of Shakespeare in art,
which can only be adequately illustrated on and by the stage,
while it would refine and educate the public taste for the
drama, and form at once a school for the art and a goal for
the ambition of dramatic authors and artists.
" We are not insensible of the difficulties which beset this
proposal, but we conceive that there are none which might
not be met and conquered.
"Fully conscious of the well-founded objections which
exist to the theatre, we conceive that a scheme of this kind
would strike at the root of the strongest of these objections.
would be worthy of the occasion, of great and permanent
public benefit, and might be expected to elicit a large amount
of public sympathy end material support.
(Signed) " TOM TAYLOR,
THEODORE MARTIN,
SHIRLEY BROOKS."
Mr. S. BROOKS seconded the motion, which, after
a short discussion, was agreed to, en the understand-
ing that it was a mere expression of the opinion of
the gentlemen who signed the memorandum, but
was not in any way binding on the committee.
Mr. E. H. LAWRENCE said it was admitted that
it was important the committee should fix upon
some definite amount as likely to be required for the
erection of the proposed memorial. The sum which
had been mentioned by the council—i3D,ooo—was,
he thought, a very fair one for the purpose in view.
The Scottish people had erected a m3nument to Sir
Walter Scott in Edinburgh at a cost of about
£16,000, and with all due deference to their Scottish
friends, he thought that double that amount for a
national monument to Shakepeare was not asking
too much, and certainly they ought not to play

Mr. TOM TAYLOR moved, as an amendment, that
to pledge the committee to any amount, or to any
defined action as to the monument was premature.
When the special committee met, they felt at the
outset that they were crippled and unable to issue
any address to the public, because nothing had been
decided as to the monument, its nature, or cost ; and
until they had a report from the monument com-
mittee appointed at last meeting, it would be highly
inexpedient and premature to say whether they
should ask for £lO,OOO, £20,000, £30,000, or
£lOO,OOO.
Mr. SHIRLEY BROOKS seconded the amendment,
He said that the country bad subscribed a sum of
£150,000 for a memorial to the lamented Prince
Consort, and he thought a Shakspere monument
ought not to cost much less.
The amendment was also supported by Mr.
Theodore Martin and Mr. Robert Bell.
Mr. HEPWORTH DIXON hoped they would have
no more divisions on motions of this description.
(Hear, hear.) The monument committee would
meet in a few days, and the very first question they
would have to decide upon would be what kind of
a monument should be erected. If the general
committee gave them no idea on that point, the
question would be immediately referred back to
them. The monument committee must have some
data to go upon, some bases for their proceedings,
and the adoption of the original motion would sup-
ply that want. He hoped that Mr. Taylor would
not press his amendment.
After a short discussion the amendment was put
and negatived, and the original motion declared to
be carried.

In answer to a question respecting the time
when the public meeting in the City might be ex-
pected to be held,
Mr. CHARLES READE said he had been in com-
munication with the Lord Mayor on the subject,
and after the satisfactory progress made that day,
he had no doubt that the meeting might be held at
the Mansion House about a week before the meet-
ing of Parliament. The Lord Mayor was one of
the vice-presidents, and most anxious to promote
the general object. (Cheers.)
Mr. DIXON said he had received letters from Sir
Hercules Robinson, Governor of Hong Kong, and
Sir George Bowen, Governor of Queensland (the
latter enclosing ten guineas), intimating (heir ac-
ceptance of the position of vice-presidents. (Cheers.)
Mr. Dix on added that there was an impression
abroad that the council had been remiss in com-
municating with our colonies. The fact was that
they had all been communicated with, and the two
letters just received were in answer to those com-
munications. In due time others would no doubt
be received.

Mr. GRUNEISEN suggested that in future the
practical management of the movement should be
confided to the council, and that they should get
rid of these meetings of the general committee to
—consider details ; it was too unwieldy a body for
such work. They had that day settled the general
principles and objects of the movement, and he
therefore moved that the committee adjourn until
that day month.
The motion was unanimously agreed to, and after
a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman the pro-
ceedings terminated.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.
The screw steam gunboat Trinculu, tender to the flag-
ship, arrived at Plymouth from Gibraltar yesterday
She brings letters from the Channel squadron, which
state that the Edgar, 71, Captain T. P. Hornby, flag of
Rear-Admiral Sydney C. Dacres, C.B. ; the iron screw
steamship Black Prince, 41, Capt. Jas. F. B. Wainwright;
the Warrior, 40, Capt. the Hon. A. A. Cochrane; and De-
fence, 16, Capt. Augustus Phillimore, which left Teneriffe
on the 3d for Madeira, remained 24 hours only at the latter
island, and then proceeded to Gibraltar, where they arrived
on the 19th. The ships were at first ordered home. This
order was countermanded by instructions to continue in the
bay, where one officer, writing on the 12th, counted on
staying six weeks. Another officer, writing on the after-
noon of the same day, says the ships are ordered to Lisbon,
and will leave for the Tagus on the afternoon of the 13th.
Our correspondent has since ascertained from a reliable
source that the squadron was appointed to leave Gibraltar
on the 13th inst. for Plymouth.
The new ironclad sloop of war Research, which left Mil-
ford:Haven at 10 a.m.on Sunday, passed the Land's-end at
midnight, and arrived at Plymouth yesterday morning. She
encountered a heavy sea in the Irish Channel, but behaved
well, and steamed rapidly away from her consort, the
Geyser steam frigate, which arrived in the Sound to-day,
several hours later. The arrival of the Research, the first
of the smaller class of our seagoing ironclads, has excited
great interest in Plymouth.
Her Majesty's ship Hecate, Capt. Richards, from the Pa-
cific, was yesterday paid out of commission at Woolwich, and
the continuous service men were granted six weeks' leave of
absence. Capt. Richards, who has been appointed Hydro-
grapher to the Admiralty,in succession to Admiral Washing-
ton, proceeded to his new duties immediately on his arrival
at Woolwich. The ship has since been in charge of and was
yesterday paid off by Lieut. Hand. The War Department
steam storeship Lord Panmure, H, T. Moore, Commander,
arrived at Woolwich on Saturday, laden with useless war
stores, from Devonport and Portsmouth, and yesterday com-
menced unshipping at the Royal Arsenal. She is under
orders to reload for Leith and Edinburgh. The Balaclava,
sister ship, laden with a full cargo of shot, shell, guns, plat-
forms, &c„ together with some 7 inch experimental shot to
be fired on board the Excellent from Commander Scott's
new gun; is still detained at the Arsenal pier, Woolwich,
by Messrs. Watkins and Jackson, of Limehouse, for comple-
tion of machinery, &c. She is under orders to sail this
morning for Greenhithe for the adjustment of her compasses,
and is expected to proceed on the following morning for
Devonport. The Lord Vivian, sailing ship in the service of
the War Department, which is also laden with war stores
for Cork, will be towed to Devonport by the Balaclava.
The iron paddlewheel steamer Recruit, 6,15 U-horse power,
was prevented leaving Chatham harbour yesterday to take
her trial at the Maplin Sands in consequence of the dense
fog which prevailed the whole day. Should the weather
be favourable she will make her trial trip this morning.
The paddlewheel steam sloop Geyser, 6, Commander
Mark R.Pechell, which left Pembroke on Saturday, arrived
at Plymouth yesterday.
The sailing frigate Proserpine was towed yesterday from
her moorings in Hamoaze to the hulk off the Devonport
dockyard, where she will be stripped of her furniture and
fixtures prior to her being sold out of the service of the Ad-
miralty.
The huge condensers and cylinders for the iron frigate
Achilles, 35, 1,250-horse power, fitting at Chatham, have
arrived at the dockyard from the establishment of Messrs.
John Penn and Sons, the firm employed to supply the en-
gines and machinery for the Achilles, and yesterday the
mechanics employed on the vessel since her removal from
the dockyard to the entrance of the harbour completed fix-
ing the boilers, cylinders, and condensers on board. The
cylinders are the largest ever constructed for a vessel of
war, each weighing between 29 and 30 tons. The two con-
densers weigh 23 tons Scwt, each, and the 10 boilers nearly
22 tons each. The whole of the heavy portions of the ma-
chinery has been shipped on board without accident of any
kind by means of the floating masting shears, which have
been towed down to Gillingham for that purpose. The
work of completing the Achilles and fitting her for sea Is
being carried forward with the greatest possible energy, the
number of mechanics employed on board daily being up-
wards of 1,000.
In consequence of the removal of the floating factory iron
ship Chasseur to Chatham, to be employed as a workshop
for the Achilles, directions have been forwarded to Sheer-
ness for the millwright's shop in that dockyard to be vacated
by the workmen who until recently have been employed
there, in order that the factory may be turned over for the