The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-08 00:00:00

HAYMA.RKET THEATRE.

Last night Mr. Edwin Booth appeared as Sir
Giles Overreach, in a " New Way to Pay Old
Debts," and achieved a success much greater than
on the occasion cf his debut as Shylock. The delinea-
tion of a character so abounding in villany, so lost
to all principles of honour, and so opposed to natural
instincts of human nature, it must be confessed, was
no easy task, yet nothing daunted by the trying
ordeal, Mr. Booth set himself vigorously to the
task, and the result was, as we have already said,
a decided success. His performance bore evidence
of the most careful study. The view taken of the
character was a most judicious one, as it would
have been a decided error to have attempted other
than to point boldly out all the villanies of so great
a tyrant. There were, however, certain passages
in the part with which we cannot agree with Mr.
Booth's idea; yet, taken as a whole, his Sir Giles is
a very praiseworthy performance. In the fourth
act, where the marriage of his son with the daugh-
ter of Lord Lovell appears to he approaching, he
was particularly effective, and at the fall of the act-
drop he was loudly summoned before the audience.
The fifth act was also given with great dramatic
power ; and although the audience must have felt
a relief in being well rid of so groat a villain, the
curtain descended amidst great applause. Mr.
Booth received the honour of an unanimous call at
the close of the play, and a like honour was
awarded to Mr. Wm. Farren, for the manner in
which he acquitted himself as Wellborn. Comp-
ton's Marall was, in parts, exceedingly good, but
the fifth act lacked that spirit which immun it
from harm from Sir Giles ought to have given him.
Mrs. Wilkins, as Lady Allworth, gave the lines
very excellently. The play was "mounted" with
good effect, and from the applause with which it
was received throughout it will, no doubt, prove a
successful hit for the talented manager of the
little theatre in the Haymarket.

CONSERVATITE LAND SOCIETY.

QUARTERLY MEETING-(THIS DAY)

The thirty-sixth quarterly general meeting of this society
was held to-day at the offices, 33, Norfolk-street, Strand.
Col. Brownlow Knox presided.

The SECRETARY (C. L. Grunoisen, Esq ) having read
the advertisement convening the meeting,

The CHAIRMAN read tho report as follows :

" The financial year having ended on the 30th of Sep-
tember, 1861, it is the pleasing duty of the Executive Com-
mittee, in presenting their Thirty-sixth Quarterly Report,
to indicate in the annexed returns the highly satisfactory
state of the society's operations during the past twelve
months :

Shares ' . Shares I
Shares. Total
Comp lete
Quarter ending in Receipts.
.
prop res.
Dec. 25,1860 ,' 213 51 i 294 £15,206 16 3
March 25, 1861 I 77 71 148 14,728 3 2
June 24, 1861 1 194 120 314 17,820 310
Sept. 30, 1861 ! 315 390 735 32,832 18 11
Totals for year 18611 859 632 1,491 80,588 2 2
Totals to Sept. 1860 12,107 3,148 16,055 481,000 8 7
Grand totals to
Midsummer 1861 13,766 3,780 117,546 561,588 10 9

3,780 1 17,546

561,588 10 9

The foregoing returns of the financial year show an
increase on the final quarter over the Christmas one, of
£17,626 2s. Bd. ; over the Lady-Day quarter of £18,104
lbs. 9d. ; and over the Midsummer quarter of £15,012
15s. ld.

Compared with the corresponding quarter of September,
1860, the increase is £6,743 18s. ld. ; and of September,
1859, is £15,709 7s. 10d.

The increase in the receipts of 1860-18G1 over the cor-
responding financial year of 1859-1860, is £7,561 Bs. Od. ;
and compared with the year 1858.1859, the increase is
£31,565 3s. 4d.
The quarter just terminated is the largest in amount since
the formation of the Society, in 1852, and the receipts for
the present financial year (with the single exception of 1854)
exceed those of any other year.

Total withdrawals from the formation of the society in
Sept. 1852 to Michaelmas 1861 £244,581 is. 3(1.

The returns of the register of the order of rights are as
follow :
Completed. Drawn. Seniority. Total.
4512 3140 1651 9303
Deduct Rights exercised on estates, &c. 6701

Total .. 2602

The last share number on the register by seniority, on the
30th of September, 1861, is No. 13,128, and the last share
number taken to the same date was No. 17,546.
The total sale of Land for the four quarters just ended
has been :

To Christmas, 1860 . £3,841 3 0
To Lady-day, 1861
To Midsummer, 1861 4,366 5 7
To Michaelmas, 1861

Total for the year 1861 43,657 13 1

Grand Totals to Michaelmas, 1861 £298,748 4 0

The two auditors, nominated under the rules, by the exe-
cutive committee, aro William Astbury, Esq., and Newn-
ham Winstanley, Esq. Tho candidates for the two audi-
tors to be elected by the shareholders at the present quar-
terly meeting are the Rev. Mr. Goodehild, Mr. James
Goad, and Mr. Harding. After the audit of accounts, the
balance-sheet will be submitted to the members at the an-
nual meeting next December.
The third estate acquired in Hertfordshire, and the third
portion of the Woodbury Park estate, Tunbridge Wells,
were allotted on Wednesday, the 17th of July last. The
roads and drains on the last-mentioned property aro pro-
gressing rapidly, and the completion of the works on the
Hertford estate, including a complete system of sewerage,
will be forthwith proceeded with.

The marked success which attended this year the allot-
ments of the second and third portions of the Woodbury
Park Estate induced the Executive Committee (as but a
small quantity of land now remains unallotted) to purchase
another freehold property at Tunbridge Wells immediately
adjoining the first estate, of which originally it formed a
part. The only communication to this newly acquired
land was from the London Road, but the society will make
additional openings through the Oueon's Road, and thus
facilitate a new access to the town and station through the
Woodbury Park Estate. The allotment of the new pro-
perty (on which are sixteen substantially built cottages) is
fixed for Wednesday, the 16th of October.
Although Bessborough House and a portion of the Roe-
hampton Park have been sold, there still remain on hand
about thirty acres of valuable freehold building- land to be
disposed af, and it is the intention of the Executive Com-
mittee to offer the same, or a part thereof, under the allot.,
ment system in the ensuing spring.
On the 7th of September last, the ninth year of the Con-
servative Land Society was completed, and the Executive
Committee have commenced their duties for the tenth year
with the conviction that the social and commercial advan-
tages which have been already secured for all classes of the
community will b:: increased as the system,is better under-
stood by the general public. it has been the aim of the
board to discourage wild and visionary speculation' and to
rest the prosperity of the society on a sound and safe basis,
both for the monetary investor and the purchaser of free-
hold. land.

RE-OPENING OF THE TEMPLE CHIIRCH.—On Sun-
day morning this magnificent church, which has been closed
since the commencement of the long vacation, was reopened
for Divine service. It is an annual custom to close this
church fur a short period, to admit of any necessary repairs
or renovation ; but the time generally allowed has this year
been unavoidably exceeded, in consequence of some inter-
nal and external alterations having been made. There was
a full congregation, and service was performed in the after-
noon

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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—(This Day.)

(Before the Assistant Judge.)
John Willis was indicted for stealing a. quantity o I hoz-
ness, the property of the Duke of Devonshire.
From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner was a
kind of helper in the stables of his Grace, at his town mi.-
(knee, and the property in question was offered in pledge
at the shop of Mr. Attenborough, when the cre4 and
other marks excited znnpicion, and the man oEering the
articles was questioned as to how he became possessed of
the property. He said the prisoner had sent him with it,
which he did not deny. On being taken into custody,
Willis said he had no intention of stealing the property--he
only intended to raise a little money on them for a short
time, and then redeem them.

The prisoner, in his defence, said his wages were but 12s.
a week, out of which he had to find his own clothes, and
receiving a letter informing him of the illness of his sister
in the country, he sent the harness to pledge, in order to
raise a little money to enable him to go and see her. He had
no felonious intention.

The Assistant-Judge asked if it was true that th e man
had but 12s. a week, out of which he had to find his own
clothes ?

One of the witnesses said ho was not a servant on the
establishment of his grace; he was merely engaged by one
of the coachmen to assist in the stable work. He had
lodging over the coach-house, and was not prevented from
doing anything else on his own account, provided he did
not neglect to take care of the property entrusted to his
care.

The jury found the prisoner guilty, with a strong recom-
mendation to mercy.

The Assistant-Judge said he would not pass sentence
until he had some inquiry made about the prisoner, as it
was possible ho might be deceiving the court.
Two mon, named Godfrey and Price, were indicted for
stealing a watch.

It appeared from the evidence that the prisoners, on the
pretext of looking at some furnished apartments, entered
the house of the prosecutor, and while they engaged her
in conversation they managed to make their exit, taking
with them the watch, which was in the room.

The Jury found both prisoners guilty.
The Assistant Judge sentenced them to seven years penal
servitude.

SECOND COURT.
(Before Mr. Payne.)
James Scandlan pleaded guilty to stealing a quantity of
bacon from the shop of Mr. Fisher, St. Andrew-street.
Police-constable atts, 82 F, said the prisoner had been
previously convicted for a similar offence.
Mr. Payne sentenced him to eighteen months imprison-
ment with hard labour.

POLICE iNTE'LLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

APPLICATION FOR a PROTECTION ORDER.—Mrs. Amelia
Paine, of 41, Wardour-street, Soho, applied to Mr. Beadon
for a protection order, under the following circumstances :
The applicant said she was married to her husband,
Louis James Paine, about 13 years ago, and in 1859 he left
her, but returned. In May last he left her again for the
purpose of going on business to Liverpool. She had never
seen him since nor heard from him, but she had seen aletter
her husband sent to his late partner, Mr. Martin, dentist,
of Newman-street, in which he stated that he was living
with a female named Violet Allen in July last. She (appli-
cant) had set up in business as a sponge-bag maker, and
wished her stock, of the value of between £5O and £6114
as also some furniture, protected.

Mr. Beadon, being satisfied it was a case for a protection
order, granted it, the applicant being told to register it in
the county court of the district.

DARING ROBBERY AND VIOLENT ASSAULT.—John
Bryant and Henry Adams, two determined looking fellows,
were charged before Mr. Beadon with attempting to steal
some linen from a barrow, and also with violently assault-
ing the person in charge of it, Robert Storey, of 10, White
Hart-street, Kennington-cross.

Storey said that on the previous evening he was coining
down Gerrard-street with a barrow, on which was a quantity
of linen he was taking home to his wife to wash, when.
Bryant deliberately snatched up a bundle and was making
off, when he said, " What's your game ?" The prisoners
then drove his barrow off, and Adams gave him a severe
blow under the ear, knocking him under a horse's head, and
then Bryant kicked him in the ribs. He (Storey), however,
got up and stuck to one of the prisoners till he was nearly
throttled by him, when Inspector Walker came to his assis-
tance, and they were taken into custody.
Mr. Beadon, ascertaining that the Inspector was at the
sessions, remanded the prisoners for his attendance.