The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-20 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—Oct. 19.

The October adjourned Quarter Sessions of the Peace for
the county of Middlesex commenced this morning at the
Sassions.house, Clerkenwell-greon, before Mr. Bodkin,
Assistant-Judge, and the follow;ng- magistrates :—Mr. H.
Pownall, Mr. E. W. Cox, Mr. E Iwards, Mr. Green, Dr.
Jervis, Mr. Baylis, Mr. T. E. Baker, Mr. Joseph Bateman,
LL.D., Mr. Parbury, Mr. Longden, Mr, Tanner, Mr. Hal-
sey, and several other magistrates.
The grand jury having been sworn, the Assistant-Judge
briefly adds eased them, and said they were clearly to under-
stand that it was no part of their duty to try the prisoners,
but merely to see whether there was a prima facie case
against the prisoners to warrant them in putting them upon
their trial.

The calendar contains tho names of 73 prisoners com-
mitted for trial, 61 being indicted for felony, and nine for
misdemeanour.

Joseph Conolly, 18, jeweller, who last session pleaded
guilty to an indictment charging him with stealing five
gold chains and other articles, value £2OO, the property of
Sidney Cherrill, his master, was brought up for judgment.
The prisoner was remanded from last session to ascertain
if anything was known of him, and also to give him an op-
portunity of offering information as to the disposal of the
Property. The time that had elapsed had failed to throw
any light upon the character of the prisoner, or what had
been done with the property, beyond what he communicated
to Mr. English, the manager to Mr. Cherrill, at the time he
was given into custody.

The Assistant Judge sentenced him to he imprisoned and
kept to hard labour for six months.
James Anderson, 31, was indicted for stealing five gold
and six. silver medals and other articles, value £4O, the pro-
perty of General Sir Richard James Holweil Birch, in his
dwelling-house.
Edward Cooke said—l am a constable in the Liverpool
borough police. On the 29th of September, in conse-
quence of my attention being directed to the prisoner in
Robert-street, Liverpool, and something being told me, I
took the prisoner into custody.
The gold medal produced
was handed to me in the prisoner's presence by a person
named Franklin, and he was asked what account he could
give of it. He said, "I found it about three weeks ago in
Buchanan-street, Glasgow." I asked him how long he
had been Liverpool, and he said, "About three weeks, and
I came direct from one place to the other." I took him to
the station-house, where he was searched, and there was
found on him one star of a K.C.B. and the badge of the
order, two large medals for different battles in which the
General had been engaged inlndia, a small star of a K.C.8.,
a hair ring set with diamonds, a gold locket, four gold lions,
and two bronze medals. Oa his person were also found
screwdrivers, files, and some other tools. He said he found
the whole in Buchanan-street, Glasgow.
Sir Richard James Hol well Birch said he lived at No. 105,
Lansdowne-place, Brighton, having retired from the army.
He had the use of the house No. 1, Hyde Park-place, and
it was placed at his disposal. The medals produced belonged
to him. They were kept in a drawer in his bedroom in
Hyde Park-terrace. He had not seen them for seven weeks.
They were locked up in the drawers, and he had the key in
his possession.
Charlotte Brown said she lived as housemaid at No. 1,
Hyde Park-place. She knew the room in which Sir Richard
Birch's things were kept. She saw them safe on the 20th
September about half-past 10 o'clock at night. She went
into the room at about 7 o'clock on the following morning,
She found the door was fastened inside, and she could not
get into the room. At half past 8 o'clock she got on to the
leads and made her way into the room. She then found two
of the drawers open, a coat and trousers on the floor, a poker
and tongs in the middle of the room, and a bundle of shirts
on the table. The door was fastened by a catch inside. She
had locked the door on the outside on Sanday night, and
found it locked and the key outside. The window was shut
the night before; she did not think that it was fastened.
The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, said that
he was in London on the 21st of September, and passing
through the Green Park, near Buckingham Palace, he found
the property wrapped up in a brown paper parcel. He
went to Liverpool, and attempted to dispose of a part of
the property, but was there apprehended.
The Assistant-Judge, in summing up the evidence, said
that if a person was found to be in the possession of pro-
perty that had been recently stolen, he was bound to give a
reasonable account of it. If be failed to do that, they were
driven to the conclusion that he knew it was stolen. When
he was taken into custody the prisoner said he found it in
Buchanan-street, Glasgow, and afterwards said he found it
in the Green-park, near Buckingham-palace. As it was clear
that the prisoner had given two different accounts of the
way in which he had got possession of these jewels, it
would be far the jury to say how far they could believe him.
The jury immediately found the prisoner guilty of re-
ceiving the property, well knowing it to have been stolen.
Mr. Lockyer, officer of the House of Correction, Cold-
bath-fields, said the prisoner was in the prison for a consi-
derable time, and was employed in the bakehouse. He
could not speak as to the time ho was there, but he had
been out for about nine months.
The prisoner said that to save any further trouble about
that he would admit that he was convicted on the 21st of
January, 1861, for housebreaking, and sentenced to 18
months' imprisonment. Ever since he has been earning an
honest livelihood, until he had been found in possession of
these articles, which he found as he had stated.
The Assistant-Judge—Then perhaps you can tell us who
got into the room and fastened the dour.
The prisoner said he knew nothing about that.
The Assistant-Judge said that the prisoner had not been
long out of prison when he committed this very atrocious

offence. His conduct was very bad, and the sentence of
the Court upon him was that he be kept in penal servitude
for four years.

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Edward Pavett, 24, hawker, was indicted for stealing a
watch, the property of George Driver.
Mr. Cooper prosecuted on behalf of the Great Northern
Railway Company. _ _ .

The prisoner pleaded guilty to the indictment.
The facts of the case were these :—ln the month of Sep-
tember there was announced to be an inspection and review
of the Hon. Artillery Company in Alexandra park, Mus-
well-hill, and on the day in question a great number of per-
sons assembled at the King's-cross station for the purpose
of going to the Wood-green station, which was the nearest
to Alexandra-park. The officers of the company were on
the look-out, and while so engaged they saw a body of about
a dozen well-known thieves get into a carriage together and
leave by the train. Having suspicions as to their intentions,
one of the officers of the company, Wiiliam Ransley, went
with the train. On its arrival at Wood-green he saw the
prisoner and others mix with the crowd. He saw him take
off his coat, put it across his arm, and go up to the gate
where the prosecutor was, and while he (prosecutor) was
entering the park he felt a snap at his gold guard chain
and missed his watch. Ho seized the prisoner, who was
near nim, by the cuff of his coat, and found his gold watch in
his hand. It had been broken off at the bow. Ho was held
until a detective came up and given into custody.
John Partridge, of the city police, said he had known the
prisoner for six or seven years. He had been convicted at
the Mansion-hcuso seven times, the last sentence being for
six months, for picking pockets. He had been six times
convicted before, and had been five times sent to Holloway
gaol for picking pockets.
Thomas Leather, police-sergeant, 6 G, said the prisoner
was given into his custody on the 21st of January, in Little
Moor-lane, and was taken to the Mansion-house, for stealing
a watch.

Mr. Lockyer, the prison officer, also proved several con-
victions against the prisoner.
The prisoner said he hoped his Lordship would deal leni-
ently with him, as he had never been before a jury in his
life.

The Assistant-Judge said he ought to have been, and
the sentence upon him was that he be kept in penal servi-
tude for four years.
John Brown, 60, was indicted for unlawfully and inde-
cently assaulting Mary Ann Hogan, Frances Joseph, and
Susannah Burrows, all children of tender age.
Mr. F. H. Lewis, instructed by the Associate Institution
for Improving and Enforcing the Laws for the Protection
of Women, prosecuted ; the prisoner was undefended.
The prisoner lived at Bell-lane, Spitaifields, and it was
proved in three instances that he had induced the children
to go into his room to see a doll's palace, and while there
had indecently assaulted them.
The jury found the prisoner guilty.
Mr, F. H. Lewis said he was sorry to inform his lordship
that these assaults on children were greatly on the increase.
The Assistant-Judge commented with great severity on
the conduct of the prisoner, and said it was shocking to see
a man who was verging on the grave guilty of such prac-
tices, and he sentenced him to be imprisoned and kept to
hard labour for 12 calendar months.
William Jones, 58, was indicted for unlawfully and
maliciously wounding Mary Jones, his wife.
Mr. F. H. Lewis prosecuted, the case being brought
forward by the Society for the Protection of Women and
Children, of which the Marquis of Townshend (late Lord
Raynham) is president.
The condition of the prosecutrix excited much sympathy,
as she was totally blind, and was led to the witness-box,
having lost the sight of both eyes through the brutality of
the prisoner. She said—l live at No. 10, Bardell's-court,
and am the prisoner's wife. On Monday night, the sth of
October, between 11 and 12, I was at home in bed when the
prisoner came home. He pulled me out of bed, called me
a --, and said I should not lie there. He struck me and
kicked me on the hip. I escaped to the door, and he bolted
it. He struck me on the eye with his fist, He drove his
knuckles into the corner of the eye, and the blood gushed
out, I got out of the room and laid hold of the ballusters,
but he came behind me and by my petticoats pulled me
back, I called out " Murder ! " and a policeman
came, when I gave the prisoner into custody. I was taken
to the Middlesex Hospital, and have been quite blind ever
since. lam still an hanate of the hospital.
Jonathan Wild, a little boy, said he was in Mrs Jones's
room on this night, and Mrs Jones was in bed. He saw
her husband come hume, and he told his wife to get out of
the bed. Ho then pulled her out, punched her in the eye,
and threw her on the ground. She was putting on her
clothes when he tore them off. She tried to get away and
he kicked her. Witness tried to get out of the room, but
the prisoner would not let him and bolted the door. He
saw him strike her on the eye with his fist, and blood came
from the ball of her eye.
William Saint, police-constable 183 D, said he was on
duty in Barnett's-court and heard a cry of " Murder!" and
saw the prosecutor at the door. He took her into the
kitchen, and said she should give the prisoner into custody
for striking her on the eye, as he had burst it, and she
should be blind. The prisoner was drunk. He told the
prisoner that he must go with him to the stution-house.
Ther was blood and water running from the complainant's
eye. lie took the woman to Middlesex Hospital.
Mr William Edward Lee, house-surgeon at Middlesex
Hospital, said the prosecutrix had been tinder his care since
the 6th October with a contused wound over her left eye
and a rupture of the left eyeball, which had caused the loss
of sight for the present, and it was not likely she would
ever recover it. It might have been caused by a blow of
the fist.

The prisoner denied having ever assaulted his wife, and
said she was drunk.

The jury immediately found the prisoner guilty.
In answer to questions Police•constable 183 D said the
woman got her living by selling small things, and sometimes
by begging. The prisoner swept a crossing at Nottingham-
place, and was often drunk, and hadbeen locked up for it.
The Assistant-Judge said this was a very shocking
case, and after a very impartial trial the jury had no
other course to pursue, consistent with common sense,
than to find him guilty. By assaults of the most brutal
character he had deprived his wife of her eyesight; it was
altogether one of the worst cases that had ever come before
him. The sentence of the Court was that he be imprisoned
and kept to hard labour for two years.
(Before Mr. Payne.)

After the list of the juries had been gone through, Mr.
Froud, the sheriff's summoning officer, made a statement in
reference to some complaints which had been made as to
the manner in which the jury lists were kept. Many per-
sons were on the list who had been dead for many years,
and he served a summons for one person and found another
person on the premises, who had been in possession of them
for ten years. This faulty list particularly relates to the
St. Pancras division.

Mr. Payne said it was quite evident no blame attached
to the sheriff, who merely sent out the summonses accord-
ing to the lists supplied to the office, and the negligence was
on the part of those who made them out, for which they
ought to be punished. The faulty state of the lists was at-
tributable to the overseer, and had nothing whatever to do
with the sheriff in making out his precepts for those who
were summoned.

The first case was that of Charles Roper, 19, shoemaker,
who had been remanded from last session, on the ground
that the police had informed his master while in his employ
that he had been convicted.

Mr. Lockyer, the officer of the House of Correction, said
ho had made inquiries of the parties who formerly employed
the prisoner, and the statement of th© prisoner had to a very
great extent proved false.

Mr. Payne said he had caused inquiries to be made with
reference to the prisoner, in consequence of the imputations
cast upon the police, but as those imputations proved en-
tirely false he should mark his sense of the prisoner's con-
duct, who had evidently intended to deceive the Court, by
sentencing him to be kept tv hard labour for 15 calendar
months.

William Wood, 25, carman, and John Clark, 20, labourer,
were charged with stealing three•quarters of a hundred-
weight of sugar, value 255, the property of Wm. Orchard.
The prisoner Wood pleaded guilty, and Clark not guilty.
Mr. Underdown prosecuted, and Mr. Ribton defended.
Matthew Orchard said he was a carman engaged at French
Horn-yard, Crutched-friars. The prisoner Wood was in his
service. Ho was sent on the 12th of September with two
hogsheads of sugar, to deliver them at King's-cross and
Whitecross-street. Witness had occasion to go out, and on
his return home a police constable was waiting for him, and
from what he said witness went to the Kingsland-road
police station, and there saw his van. The sugar which
was in the van was missed.
Thomas Goator said he was a chair carver, and lived at
the Horse and Groom-yard, Curtain-road, and on the occa-
sion in question saw a van, driven by the prisoner Clark,
passing along Shoreditch. The prisoner Wood was between
two hogsheads in the van, partially covered by a tarpaulin;
sugar was coming out from the sample hole of one of the
hogsheads. Witness followed the van along several streets,
Clark driving all the way, Wood remaining in the van. A
policeman then came up, who followed the van with witness.
Wood shortly afterwards jumped out of the van and ran
away. He was afterwards brought back. Clark got off the
box on the van and ran off.

William Welsh, police-constable 21 N, said his attention
was called to the van in question by the last witness in
Roston. They followed the van for some distance the pri-
soner Clark was driving, Wood being in the van. Witness
saw him comp from under the tarpaulin, when Clark said
" Lie still," just before wood was pursued. He was caught
and taken back. Prosecutor then gave him into custody.
A piece of iron and a chisel were found lying in the van
under the mouth of the cask.

William Whit3hf,,id, a hackney carriage attendant, said,
on the night of the 12th of September ha heard a cry el
" Stop thief I" and saw a van drawn by one horse going
along, the prisoner Clark driving the van. When ho saw
witness he got down and made his escape. The van and
horse were taken to the station-house. Witness caught
Clark, and took him to the station-house.
Mr. Ribton then addressed the jury on behalf of the pri-
soners; and

Tho learned Judge having summed up,
The jury returned a verdict of guilty against Clark.
The Court then sentenced Wood to 12 calendar months,
and Clark to one rn mth's imprisonment with hard labour.
Mr, Payne said that, with the entire concurrence of the

other magistrates on the bench, they had decided on award-
ing the sum of two sovereigns to Thomas Goater, for his
praiseworthy conduct in assisting to apprehend the pri-
soners.

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS,

TIMES.—The inexhaustible topic of the ironclads
in the Mersey receives one more illustration this
morning. Let no reader fear 'any hard discussion of
technical subtleties or deep analysis of public law.
This time, at any rate, the " explanation" will be
amusing, if not authentic, and that our description
of the case may be verified at once we transcribe
from a New York paper some of the " headings" un-
der which the new intelligence is introduced to the
world. " Ireland to be Free." " Programme of a new
Irish Revolution." "200,000 of the Sons of
Erin ready for Battle." " The Secret of England's
Back-down on the Ram Question." " Mestery
of the Fenian Brotherhood Explained." " Wines
became of the Irish Directory Fund." " Faugh a
Ballagh." " England's Terror of the Coming Storm."
"Ireland's Deliverance at Hand." There is the pro-
gramme. What it all means or is designed to mean
shall be now explained. Till the other day, the
Fenian Brotherhood was a reputed mystery, Ame-
rica is now the land of Secret Societies, but this
Brotherhood contained the greatest secret of all, in-
somuch that the brothers themselves did not know
it. Now, however, it has come out. The association
was a society of Irishmen aiming at the "liberation
of Ireland from British rule, and the creation of an
Irish republic" moulded upon the desirable and well
approved model of the American Union. It was
" essentially a revolutionary organisation," and,
although not one in a thousand of its alleged mem-
bers had any knowledge of the " splendid pro-
gramme sketched out for them, we are assured
that they were all so thoroughly disciplined and
obedient as to represent a formidable army available
for immediate service. On a signal given the Brother-
hood would have been ready to send from America
to Ireland " an armed force of 100,000 men, as well
as munitions, arms, ships, and everything, in fact,
that the new Irish nationality would need." An op-
portunity was anticipated in the outbreak of war
between the Federal Government and Great Britain
on the question of the steam rams in the Mersey.
The revolution was to come off this very autumn.
The Fenian Brotherhood had ascertained that Ire-
land had entirely recovered from the effects of the
potato famine ; that the Encumbered Estates Act
had been " most beneficial;" that the harvest had
been abundant ; that " the country, on the whole,
was tolerably well off;" and that, consequently,
having been so well governed and rendered so
prosperous, " it was never in a better position than
at present for an insurrection." So, having drawn
that conclusion, the Fenians thought the time for
the expedition had arrived. The rupture between
the two Governments on the " Ram Question" was
expected the other day, and three landings were to
have been forthwith effected in Ireland—one in the
extreme West, one near Dublin, and one in Kinsale
Harbour. Unluckily, theßrotherhood was betrayed,
and the traitor, it is intimated, was no other than
Mr. William H. Seward, on whose "secret counte-
nance" the Fenians had been taught to rely. That
intelligent statesman, it seems, was well affected to-
wards his own countrymen. He had no great objec-
tion to an Irish Secession, but the detention of
these two Steam Rams interested him far
more. So we are given to understand that in
putting a stress upon our Government he let
slip the great Fenian secret, and informed Lord
Russell not only that the United States would go to
war upon the point, but that the Fenian Brother-
hood would take the opportunity of appearing in
Ireland with an army of 150,000 or 200,000 men.
This discovery startled the British Government, and
Mr. Seward carried his point, though at the cost of
the new Irish revolution. Since, therefore, the game
is up and the secret out, and the expedition de-
molished, the leaders of the Brotherhood have
thought it an eligible occasion for telling all about
themselves, and proclaiming their disappointment
to the world—a genuine Irish resolution, and one
bespeaking the true nationality of the Association.
The Brotherhood hope for another opportunity,
but we doubt if their case is very promising. If
they have 200,000 men anywhere, or the tenth
part of that number, we are not surprised at Mr.
Seward's having his eye upon them and endeavour-
ing to retain them in the country. They are more
likely, we fancy, to find their way to Tennessee
than to Tipperary. The " fleet steamships" and
ponderous Ironclads of the projected Armada will
be wanted at home. The Federal Government is
more disposed to get men from Ireland than to
send men over there. Of course the thing, if
it could have come off, would Lave supplied a
charming bit of retaliation. The new Irish revo-
lutionists were to have been promptly " recognised
as belligerents," and then, when the British
cruisers wore blockading Cork and Dublin, New
York shipbuilders wore privately to build steam
rams on Irish account, and Mr. Seward was to
reply to the remonstrances of Lord Russell by
lamenting the inability of his Government to bring
the laws to bear upon the offenders. The " tit for
tat" would have been complete and the parahel
absolute, with one slight exception—that, whereas
we had found the civil war and the belligerents
ready-made to our hands before we recognised the
facts, our friends across the Atlantic were to kindle
the war in Ireland and create the belligerents for
us in order to recognise them afterwards. Perhaps
the reader has been curious all this while to learn
the meaning of one rather significant line among the
" sensation headings." We do not deny that we
ourselves approached the question " What became
of the Irish Directory Fund ?" with more interest
than ordinary. Funds are ticklish things, and it is
often hard to say what does become of them. In
this case, however, the account is presented as
offering great expectations. It seems that about
the year 1848 a sum of money had been raised by an
" Irish Directory" in New York for the support
and encouragement of an Irish insurrection. When
the scheme proved abortive it became necessary to
dispose of this money, and it was accordingly lodged
in the hands of trustees, to be put out at interest,
and allowed to accumulate for another opportunity.
The fund now constitutes the financial hope of the
Fenian Brotherhood. It is to supply them with the
sinews of war, but we can hardly help concluding
either that the expedition will be done very cheaply,
or that the army will run short of money. The
original sum amounted to just £14,000. No doubt,
interest in America is very high, especially if
reexoned in greenbacks, and 15 years would allow
of a good deal of accumulation. Still, we fancy
that £28,000 or £30,000 will not go so far in a war
as the Brotherhood seem to imagine. It is now, we
imagine, to be supposed that everything about this
famous mystery is known. As there appears nothing
for the Brotherhood to do, they have called a great
meeting. Notice has been sent to all the " circles"
of the Brotherhood that each circle is to despatch
its " centre" to " the Hall of the F. 8., Chicago; Ill.,"
on November 3 next, where grave and important
matters are to be considered. We hope it is not true
that the consultations are to be secret. Having
made so opportune a disclosure of the organisation
and aims, the Brotherhood need not resort to mys-
tery any longer. They may as well publish their
debates ; but in the meantime, there is one secret
which they have not explained, and which we
really think the most interesting of all. What is
" Fenian ?" What language is it ? What is the
root, origin, or meaning of the word ? Is it Erse,
or " Ogham," or only American slang P People do
not quite know how to spell it, still less how to ex-
plain it. However, the Fenians have given the
world one little piece of evidence which may be
useful to those who like an " Irish question" to
discuss. They have acknowledged that Ireland is
well off and well to do, and we suspect that most
non•Fenians would regard that fact as by no means
suggesting the propriety of an immediate insur-
rection.

POST.—Sir Round°ll Palmer's words at Rich-
mond are but the echo of public opinion throughout
the country. That this is the case is not their dis-
paragement in point of originality, but their
panegyric in point of justice. The Attorney-Gene-
ral puts the case very fairly before his constituents.
What he says amounts almost to a confession that
party government is for the moment in abeyance.
There is no question really at issue in the heart of
the country as to which party should conduct the
Government. The advantage of an Opposition, in-
deed, is fully recognised. Lord Derby and Mr.
Disraeli are highly useful as correctives of the Ad-
ministration. If there were no organised body in
Parliament charged with the special duty of finding
fault, the Executive might grow lethargic; and
Lord Derby and Mr. Disraeli may be relied upon
to keep the public duly informed if them is really
anything to be complained of. But nobody dreams
of putting Lord Derby and Mr. Disraeli in power.
The truth is, that parties are becoming narrower
and narrower with every dissolution of Parliament.
Tho partisan Conservatives, the partisan Whigs, and
the select society known as the Manchester party,
present but infinitebimal sections of the country at
large. The massof the community have ceased to hold
partisan opinions. They are neither Tory, Wnig, nor
Radical. They will be found siding with those
political leaders in whom they have the greatest de-
gree of confidence. In domestic government there
are no great questions practically at issue. In
foreign politics perhaps there is more divergence;
but wherever there is a difference between the
Ministry and the Opposition, the country appears
generally to side with the former; while whether
there be difference or none, it places greater trust
in the discretion of the former also. Possibly the
real explanation of the apparent decline of party
warfare to which Sir Roundel! Palmer refers, is to
be found in the fact that we are at this day governed

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zr which services 82 Gold Medals, 733 Silver Medals, and
117,200 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu-
trZ has also expended £75,380 on Life-boats, Life boat
ThP?rting-earliages, and Boat-houses.
the r, Committee desire to express their grateful sense of
IlritiVerous support which they have received from the
leas enarblic during the past few years, a support which
ot 125 LF,(le them to establish their present magnificent fleet
Deeply 41 boats on the shores of the United Kingdom
rests on tjilble, however, of the great responsibility that
state, and"ril to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient
boats, whit3Crews practised in the management of their
annual incoinnall,9nly be effected by a large and permanent
countrymen wtrY earnestly appeal to all classes of their
great and truly 4' d the m in upholding and perpetuating so
The Committe ational a work.
tributions:— e gratefully acknowledge the following con-

ITer Majesty the oi
Campbell, the Tiogleen £ a. d
•• .• annual 50 0 0
sllgle s sr s.,* 'Bank:era
Clerk. Colonel, rt.A:•Urs. G. *.•
Curriec s, aNnvdmC. 01.
], annual 5 0 0
••: ..• annual 1 1 0
Erie, Lord C•hiet .T•tisti(c • • -. .. annual 10 0 0
•• .. 4th don.lo 0 0
Fanshawe,,Vice-Adinirai Ri " • .. d
Fenwielc, G..
T., Esq., cost -n ,A., r,- .el B.
.. 2n.on r 5 to o
sportirur Carrine . ‘-', a Lifeboat and T * 0 0
Harvey, Rev. G. G. and• Mrs. ** • ran-
- .. 250 0 0
Martin, Sir Jienry. Bart.
.. • • •
..
don. 3 0 0
Palmer, Sir _Roundel], M.P., n iv,. • ••
..
:4':" 8 Soli c..
tor-General .• • • lc - hdon. 10 0 0
Royal Yacht Squadron• •
..
.. - . annual 2 2 0
Steel, Michael, Esq. • . ••
•• • • annual 10 0 0
Thom ,s, Lady, Weston-super-Maro• collecteddon. 100 0 0
Ladyship • • • • • • • .
••
by her
Willouoliby d'Eresby, Lord .. .. •
• • 16 16 0
annual s
Donations and Annual :•I.l',Feriptions Win be thankfully- 0 0
reiyed by the Bankers of the Institution, mes re-
Pereiml, and Co. 76, Lembard—street; ; Messrs. l'osilfWillis.
Co., 59, Strand; N•lessrs. Berries, Farquhar, and co. lan and
.Tames's-street, London ; by a 1 the Collectors of Customs
and and Bankers in the UnitedlCuiv,dom; and by the Secretary,
Lewis. Esq., at the Office Of the Institution, a
John-street, Adelnhi, London, WA.;.

CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of
kJ the BIRTH of SHARSPEARE, at Stratford-upon-
Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert
N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8.. is Chairman) are now receiv-
ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to the
account of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Stourbridge
and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks,
Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and
Greenway, 'Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs.
Smith, Payne, and Co , Messrs. Hanburys and Co., or Messrs.
Glyn and Co bankers, London.

The Terccntenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip-
tion list to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers
of Shakspeare for their aid and assistance The Committee
r.•st their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only
the birthplace of Shakspeare, but the centre of attraction to
all admirers of the great Poet's works, and that it was his
home, the town he I()ved, and where he lived arid died,