The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-18 00:00:00

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LAW INTELLIGENOE.—(Thi Day.)

LENTEN ENTERTAINMENTS.

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nosiness
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COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Comrai,sioner Holroyd.)

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—Mr. Emery'snew comic
entertainment,. produced for the first time last
night, is divided into three parts, which are
severally denominated " A Tale of a Train, Life in
Portraiture, and Balaklava Bay." In the first
piece there are seven characters, and a kind of plot
is developed. The best thing in the first part was
an American song, which was encored. " Life in
Portraiture " a kind of dress poses plastiques, in
which several well-known historical pictures are
realised—Cromwell looking at the dead body of
Charles the First, Napoleon crossing the Alps, arc.
These seemed to be the most "popular part of the
entertainment, and were very good. Napoleon at
Fontainbleau was quickly recognised, and much
applauded, as was Lord Nelson in his cabin
before the battle of Trafalgar. Mr. Emery's talent
of dressing, or, as it is technically called, "making
up," is very excellent, and is no doubt greatly
aided by the artistic talent he is known to possess.
The last piece, "Balaklava Bay," introduces several
varieties of soldiers and sailors at the late seat of
war, and also involves a kind of story of a Russian
spy and an English;officer. In the present dearth
of theatrical entertainments there can be no doubt
Mr. Emery will be able to early out his monstrous
effort, and fill Drury-lane Theatre, and people its
vast stage, without the aid of a single soul but him-
self on it, by his innumerable and varied imperso-
nations—a feat worth seeing on its own account, if
it did not embody a good dealin itself amusing.
ADELPHI THEATRE.—Picco,. the wouderfulSar-
dinian tibicinist, has taken this theatre for a series
of concerts during Holy Week. The first, last night,
was extremely well attended by a fashionable au-
dience, who' received the blind minstrel's perform-
ances with unbounded enthusiasm. The pieces he
played were two, the " Alt I non giunge" of Bellini
and the " Carnaval de Venise. ' The latter we

IN RE C. J. MARE.

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This Wai a meeting for acljournt d examination.
Mr. Lawrence said that, as the amount in the aggre-
gate embraced xeveral millions of money, and the profit
acid does account could be only made out by analysing
tbe voluminous books of the concern, which would occupy
two months, be asked for an adjournment till that time,
when the dividend would be declared at the same time.
The last examination was adjourned accordingly.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

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MANSION-HOUSE.

BRUTAL ASSAULT.—Janzes Lynch., jobber in Leaden-
hall-market, was charged with a brutal assault on Jere-
miah Lynch, porter in that market. It appeared from
the evidence of the complainant that the prisoner yester-
day purchased some fowls for 13g., but charged the per-
son for whom they were bought 113. for them. This
morning the prisoner and complainant met in the mar-
ket, when the prisoner used abominable language to the
complainant, in consequence of his having given the in-
formation above stated, and struck him a blow on the
face with a couple of fowls he had in his hand. After
that he caught the complainant round the neck and
struck him two severe blows on the right eye, which
completely closed it. Two salesmen of the market, who
witnessed the assault., gave the complainant an excellent
character. He appeared to be suffering much pain from
the effects of the blows.

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Mr. Alderman Carter, who sat for the Lord Mayor,
said ho considered the prisoner a desperate character,
and fined him 51., or two months' imprisonment. He
ordered half-a-crown to be given to the complainant
from the poor-box.

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have already noticed ; and the former in every way
justified the terms in which we have spoken of
Picco's musical genius. Mdlle. Cellini sang several
pieces with much taste and quiet expression ; and
the other vocal performers, amongst whom were
Herr de Becker, Signor Albicini, and Miss M.
Keeley, acquitted themselves in a very satisfactory
manner.

MR. C. H. ADAMS'S ORRERY.--Last evening
Mr. C. H. Adams commenced his annual Lectures
on Astronomy at the Princess's Theatre, Oxford.-
street, and which are to be continued every even-
ing during the week, with the exception of Friday.
Mr. Adams has now been lecturing on this inte-
resting subject for upwards of a quarter of a cen-
tury, and his success as an expounder of it was
evinced by the respectable auditory which attended
his display last evening.

THE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.—This excellent
institution has made several important additions
to its programme in preparation fur the Easter
holidays, and it now presents one of the most varied,
interesting, and instructive entertainments in the
metropolis. Yesterday, although the free list was
entirely suspended, the edifice was thronged in
every.part. There were the usual dissolving views
and dioramic effects. Mr. Pepper introduced a
new lecture, explanatory of the elemental facts of
astro!somy, illustrated by a magnificent dissolving
orrery and diaarami. The portion given last night
was divided into three parts, and the intervals
were occupied by selections from Haqu's oratorio
of the " Creation," and a band and chorus of 50
performers. The. principal • vocalists were Niiss
Julia Bleaden, Mr, Henry Buckland, and Mr.
Charles.Talmin.. The institution was crowded to
excess, and the. audience appeared highly delighted
with the entertainment.
ROYAL PANOPTICON.—A selection of sacred
music was performed last night at this institution,
the instrumental portign being confined to the
great organ, under the management of Mr. E. T.
Chipp. The vocal portions were rendered by Mrs.
H. Drayton, Miss Ransford, Mr. H. Drayton, and
Mr. G. Perreu. The selections from the popular
oratorios " Eli," "Elijah," and " Jephtha," were
judicious, and their delightful harmony well ac-
corded with the events of the season commemorated
by the Church. The concert will be repeated on
Wednesday. •

AMATEUR MUSICAL SOCIETY.-.-The third concert
of the season took place last night at the Hanover-
square Rooms, which were filled with an overflow-
ing audience. The instrumental selection coin-
prised Mozart's symphony in G- minor, Beethoven's
first pianoforte concerto in C major, and overtures
by Balfe and Herald. The concert altogether
afforded good proof of the rapid progress which
amateur musical art is making in this country.
Mr. H. Leslie conducted with his usual care and
ability.
MR. HIILLAR'S CONCERT.—The performance of
Handers " Messiah," at St. Martin's-hall, last
night, not only surpassed Mr. Hullah's former per-
formances of that work, but approached as nearly
as possible to perfection. The leading vocalists
were Miss Dolby, Mrs. Sims Reeves, Mies Banks,
Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Weiss. The chorus
consisted of Mr. Hullah's frst singing school,
which, under his training, has now become a body
scarcely to be excelled iu this country. In the
overflowing and appreciating audience of last night,
Mr. Huila!' has the best testimony to the value of
his former labours to diffuse a taste for high class
music among the people at large.
MR. CASE'S • CONCERT AT EXETER-HALL.--Last
evening Mr. George Case the celebrated performer
on the concertina, gave his annual monster concert
at this hall, which was crowded in every part by
a fashionable company.

DEATH OF AIR. THOMAS ATTWOOD,

Severe illness of long continuance had so com-
pletely withdrawn this gentleman front society
that his removal from existence will necessarily
attract but comparatively little notice.
Had Mr. Attwood died in 1832 his death would
have been regarded by thousands as a national
rnisrortune, by all as an important event. In
1856 the place he once occupied in public atten-
tion has been filled up by others ; as a political
character he had long ceased to exist, and it is only
by the many friends who esteemed and respected
his many estimable and amiable qualities in private
life that kis loss will be felt and deplored.
It is not our intention to recall the remembrance
of the services which Mr. Attwood rendered, and
which he attempted to render, to his fellow-
countrymen. There is, however, one striking
peculiarity of his public life to which we will
briefly advert.
Mr. Attwood was sincerely, warmly, enthusias•
tically devoted to the welfare of his country. He
was not without ambition. What public man is ?
But his ambition was, perhaps, as slightly tinged
by any selfish or interested desire of personal ag-
grandisement as can be found among the political
characters of any age or country.
His first thoughts were always for his country ;
his first inquiry was " What will be best for Eng-
land I"
He was one of the fist persons in the country
who clearly perceived the evils of a return to cash
payments at the end of the war. His earliest pro-
ductions on this subject bear the date of 1815 and
1816. He never wavered in his opinion on this
question ; and to the last day of his life retained
the convictions of his early manhood. His letters
of a Scotch Banker (a signature which was appended
at their first appearance in 1828, in the Globe news-
paper, without the writer's knowledge) established
his reputation as an able and powerful advocate of
representative paper money. It was because he be-
lieved his monetary principles to be such as would
best promote the prosperity and happiness of the
people of England that he so earnestly enforced
them throughout his life.
Mr. Attwood regarded Parliamentary Reform
only as a means to an end ' • and he had such faith
in his principles that could he have seen any pros
pect of reforming the financial and monetary sys-
tem he ;would, probably, never have formed the
Political Union. "By the course I have pursued,"
lie said, in the speech which he made on returning
thanks for the presentation of the freedom of the
City of London, "I may have given offence i•
abler men, because I had recourse to measures
which trenched on the verge of law ; but I did not
resort to such measures until I saw that the ex-

tremity of the country required extreme remedies.
It has been the study of my life to show attach-
ment to the law, to the Crown, to the Lords and
Commons, and the institutions of this great
country."

It as the denial of Currency Reform which
made Mr. Attwood a Parliamentary Reformer; and
he espoused the cause of reform in Parliament, as
he did that of a reformation of the monetary sys-
tem, because he sincerely believed that the best
interests of millions of Englishmen were involved.
Few men have had the opportunity of testing the
sincerity of their professions of disinterested pa?riet-
inn in the manner in which Mr. Attwood had,
after the passing of the Reform Bill.,
Lord Grey sent for Mr. -Attwood, and expressed,
in his own name and that of his colleagues, his
souse of the important services which Mr. Attwood
hact rendered by his excellent management of the
enormous power of the Political Unions. "We
feel deeply indebted to you," said Lord Grey,
" and shall be happy to do anything in our power
to mark our sense of the obligation." "My lord,"
was Mr. Attwood's answer, I supported your
Administration on public grounds alone. I never
expected to receive any reward, and I must beg to
decline any." And none he ever received, either
for himself, or for his family or friends.
In the House of Commons Mr. Attwood had
strong and decided opinions on the subject which
all men agreed to disregard at the time, and on
which all men have since come round to his opi-
nion—we mean as to the aggressive policy of
Russia. He was as strong upon this as he was on
the currency; and it was from a painful conviction
of the disinclination .of a reformed Parliament to
entertain the importance of these questions that ho
retired from the house.

111 r. Attwood will hereafter be better known as
a sincere, public-spirited, and disinterested politi-
cian ; and as haying haidl talent and sagacity to
foresee, and integrity and boldness to advocate,
principles which were iu advance of his time.—
Derbyshire Courier.