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Ia. L. SIMON A co. will sell at auction, Thursday,
April 1859, at ~ O'Clock, at the Exchange saesroom Ill
Brosdwsy Trinity Building, New York. the three story brick
and Easement House, with three brick and cellar
known No 10 Edrdre street 0O feet north OF Broome
street lot 25xl0o For particulars inquire of l.. SIMON
CO., 81 Nassau street, room %.
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A FIRST CLASS CANDY MAKER wANTED.--TO THE
IA right party liberal pay and permanent situation will be
given. Address Confectloner, Herald Office.
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BoGART, AUCTIONEER,
-. FRIDAY, April 9,
At I0< O'clock at Third avenue Stock Fixtures Of
Paper Hanging Establishment Window Shades, Picture
Frames Wall Paper, Store Fixtures, &c.
TAMEs r. xiffEK MISREPRESENTATION,
April g. at the Exchange Saesroon Ill Broadway. viii
sell the four story brick House and Lot No S Sixth
the three story high stoop brown stone front House
known No. Duncomb place. ssh street, between Second
and Third
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SALES AT AUCTION.

~ n LEVY, AUCrIONEER, WILL SELL AT AUC-
". tion tomorrow, the sh instant No. SO
l0H O'clock all the handsome Furniture contained In said
house, viz Rosewood Suit haircoth
marble top Card and Centre Tables black walnut Etagere
hogany Wardrobe, gift frame Mirror Curtains Chairs Sofas
China Ornaments Hair and Spring Mattresses Pillows Ex
tension Table, Buffet Brussels Carpet, Oilcloths,
Glassware, China, Silver Plated Ware Herrngs Patent
Safe. Kitheu utensls, &c.
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A FIRST CLASS DRESSMAKING, STAMPING, BRAIt
n ing and Embroidering Business, established ID year
with three years Lease OF store in West Beecker
sale cheap. Apply TO BIGGS BARR IS Nassau
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A p Aa. BURNHAM's FURNITURE AND BhGdAoB
"A. Erpress Large wagons for mos,ng .he s r
or country Furniture, Psnoforss pacted shppco sco
Money advanced. oAce lis West bevenss street, no-s
Siatk aveaue
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A MOTHER CHANCE.-FOR SALE A GOOD PAYING
n Bowey Oyster House three years lease viii trade
Brooklyn ots Apply to r. GAFFNEY Auctoneer, 225 Bow
al
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JJENRY DREHER 4 CO., AUCTIONEERs, 70 BOW
ery-This day, Wednesday, at lON o'clock mortrag
spf the Fixtures of the beer saloon Lewis
Sdton streets viz. Bar Counter and Fixtures HAgaen
Table, Ice Box, Tables, Chairs, Mirror, Ensr.vngs &C
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EDwARD scHENcK. AUoTIoNEER
~ Mortgage sale OF elegant Cabinet Furniture.
By EDWARD sCHENCK, on Friday' April at II O'Clock
continuation sale at his salesoom, 90 Liberty street, of the
Cabinet Furniture offered public
Purchasers have their furniture stored free OF charge
unit th0 lat Of
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/ BUUAKT AUCTIUNEER,
81. This Day, April z,
At ION O'Clock, at the auction rooms No. North william
street. Household Furniture Looking Glasses rosewood and
black walnut Paror Suitsst reps harctoh marble
Centre Tabes marble top Dressing Bureaus wasbstands
Rocking Chairs oak Extension Dining Tables Dining Room
Chars carved black walnut Bedsteads Cottage Bedsteads
Mattresses Beds and Beddng Kitchen Furniture Crockery
and Glass Counters Stoves &c. Also Marshas sale
Household Furniture Desks Alsoat II o'clock, 81
Brussels and Ingram Carpets, Oiicloths, &C.
CHARLES A. CLARK, Marshal
Also accoun: OF former purchasers Rolling Machine,
1 chest Tea, box SOAP
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DRUG STORE FOR sALE-wELL STOCKED, DOING
- paying business, prominent corner suited for phy
stefan viii be sold cheap for cash Apply TO g. w. sTRICk
LAND, ,270 Broadway.
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the NATIONAL GAME.
Basc Ball Notes.

The clubs in and around this city have now gos
into pretty good working trim, and q spell Of
fne weather will soon bring on the match games in
abundance.
The Empires have been practising quietly, but
steadily, and having good material in their club
will no doubt make Q stir IN tae amateur nrma.
ment before the close Of the year.
The Eurekas Of Newark, that genuine gentleman,
y set Of ball players have thus far kept very quiet
but 1t Is currently reported that the mu1ins" have
been practising against the field on every OppOr.
uny Tor the purpose OF winning the series Of games
which Will take place between tneiu and Camer0n's
Empire mulills. Toe EureKas evidently dread 'the
march Of the Cameron men"
Mr.. ScOled, the gentieinanly secretary Of the
Unions OF Lanslngburg ''pecked'' out the uniforms
during recent visit 10 the metropolis, and made
such purchases for his CLUB tlat the dwarf Eagle"
IN Nassau street, was almost lost in the 'peckng"
up. Sco1eld now cruelty ASKS chow are you,
Snyderg" Not being snyder we cannot answer,
hut II the schneider made those uniforms strong
enough TO last the Unions season through he must
feel pretty well used up.
new cuD has been formed in Jersey City and
styled the Enterprise Club. Inc enterprise, 1t is to
be hoped, wli prove successful as there is room for
a good club IN Jersey City.
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wall colored man, twenty i've years or age, named
James Wilson, in the employ Of the stevedore, fell
asleep In the lower hold the evening before the yes
sci departed. At midnight the matches were closed
and ut one O'Clock the vessel departed. The man.
on awakening, shouted and struck the hatch.
not make himself heard. The cargo, being
composed OF wool, hides and India rubber, AFFORDED
him no food and his sufferings from hunger and
thirst were terrible. lie sank towards the close Of
the voyage into a torpid state. The Rising Star
arrived last Tuesday evening, at hafpast six, after
q passage Of seven days eighteen and half hours.
On Wednesday morning the hatchways were opened,
an hour before the lower hold was entered, by the
stevedores The fresh air revived the man,
who, at the SOUND Of the stevedores' foot
steps. rose up, but Immediately fell down
from weakness. Tea was given him, but he vomited
It. glass Of sherry was then administered, which
he retained, and shortly after was carried on shore
On Thursday ne was taken to the COlOred Home,
whence he will be returned to Aspinwa after re-
covery. lie was from supper time on the 17th inst
to the morning OF the 25th without earing. Hh
mind was unaffected.
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GENERAL NOTES.

New Orleans Is styled the Baden Baden OF Amer.
tea.
Burke county. North Carolina, had an earthquake
last week.
Unbranded cattle over year old are every body's
property IN Texas.
Cattle on foot, suitable for beef. only bringing
SIX cents, gross, In the ST. Paul tMin.) market.
The Episcopal clergymen OF Illinois viii hold an
ntirituaistic convention at Chicago June Is.
Peter Riddick. negro. has been sentenced 10 be
hung for murder at Norfolk, Va on the 2Sd OF July
next.
A crazy man in Fayetteville Ark, is buying up
Confederate currency at ten and fifteen cents on the
dollar.
The Southern States have eighty-six cotton mills,
cotton.
Within q few weeks a large number OF English
families have arrived IN Lowell tMass.), direct from
England, and have readily found employment there.
Farmers In Minnesota are paying twenty-four per
cent interest for money TO hold their wheat not wish
Ing TO take eighty or eighty-hve cents for II.
In Maine, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota ITEM
perauce' parties nave been formed, who intend to
run their own candidates for ONCE at the next
election.
General Sol. Meredith, of Indiana, whose obituary
has been going the rounds OF the press for several
and indefinitely postponed.
young lady named Mss Powell. the daughter Of
Q widow Powell, who resides near BatesvIlle, Ark,
committed suicide on the 18Th by shooting herself
through the breast with pistol.
Albert Tyler, negro, convicted OF poisoning
colored woman, who denounced him for attempting
70 violate the person Of his sepdaughter, IN 70 be
hanged to-day at Rchmoid. Va.
The total taxable property In Sc. Louis a. returned
BY the President OF the Board OF Assessors, In
sl3o55 200; increase since last year. $40, ,0oo
Total the county, $l. 10000; increase.since last
year, SIS, 63s, 900
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NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY MAY 2a lsea-TRIPLE SHEET

came Peter Young the brother went over 20 lliram's
and on the trio started on their nocturnal rampage
They secured the adjacent country and bagged no
less than eight hundred pounds of turkeys. as the
weighmaster - the Lambertville depot testified.
when they returned the spoil was secured IN poultry
boxes Tor transportation, and Hiram conveyed the
booty TO that station for removal. neighborng
farmer was at the depot when Hiram arrived and
on seeing 30 many fowls In his possession remarked
70 the latter that he hoped there none OF his
turkeys IN the iot Hiram pleasantly banded the
tended destination. When the farmer went home To
his surprise he found not fowl his premises but
one old rooster. Other farmers were similarly
treated. The afair was investigated and traced TO
the founRs Hiram had previously been seen pluck
ing chickens around, but the people thought 1t was
M or long trial. and the Chief Justice sentenced
them to two years' imprisonment each IN the state
Prison.
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wEsTCHESTER COUNTY.

DROWNING AccIDENT.-An inquest was held by
Coroner Baihgate yesterday st wfliamsbridge, on
the body OF boy SIX years old, named John
Bresnaham, who was drowned in the Bronx river
Ct that place on the previous evening. The little
fellow. with % csner children had been bathing and
until life was extinct A verdict Of accidental drown
ing was returned.
SrABBINa APFRAY AT RYE NECK.-Last Thursday
evening while an African "donation party'' was In
progress at this place two colored men, named
Williams and Sherwood, got into an alteration.
when the former drew q knife and stabbed his
opponent, inncting ugly wounds In his back,
shoulder and arm Williams at once ned rom the
neighborho0d ana has not since been seen.
ABIGAxIsT CoNvIcrED.-The case OF George Moore
charged with bigamy, In having married young
woman at Rye last winter while he had wife living
in Connecticut tried before the County Court at
White Plains on Thursday Counsel for the defence In
endeavoring to obtain postponement claimed they
W. wSu,u Prove .nat SUI. Ior asorce haa Deen nsttu
wife, and according to the laws OF that State the de-
cree allows both parties to marry again. Time was
asked TO procure evidence or this. but the motion
was Overrued and the accused tried and found guilty
Sentence was suspended IN order to give the
defence an opportunity Of fling writ OF error.
THE MORRIsANIA MURDER-FLIGHT OF ONE OF THE
PARTIES INSTRUMENTATION the Grand Jury found
indictment for murder In the first degree against
Wallace McDaniels last Thursday for the killing OF
Thomas Corwin they also indicted Mrs. Julia A.
Andrews as being accessory before the fact" This
woman testified before the Grand Jury on wednes-
day afternoon, and long before she had left
the village to return home the word was on
every lip that an indictment duplicating her
In the murder was about to be framed
OF course this criminal violation OF oiicla
secrecy could hardly be perperated by any indvid-
ual outside Of the Grand Jury room. Yesterday
morning, when the indictment was handed to the
proper officer, bench warrant was Immediately
made out for the arrest OF Mrs Andrews anu placed
In the hands OF Deputy Shern Briggs TO execute,
This party proceeded to the Rosendale Hotel, and
there found that the had taken her child aud
left, In company with the bOarder, Hiram b. Downs
some hours previously. leaving the coored boy,
James Jones, to attend on chance guests and reply
uninteliby TO any questions regarding their sudden
den disappearance.
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FOREIGN SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

An antiquarian named soulie has just discovered
the inventory or the properly left BY Moiierc In hfs
Two residences at hrs DEATH The portion referring
TO his books ~ OF especial interest," ~ II affords
matist His library was composed a. folows-ln
the house ut Autcuil, Plutarch, vols lto; Herodo-
tus 70. Dod0rus Siculus, vols, to-; CHsars Com
mentaries, 4t0.; Horace, lto.; 0vid's Mctamorpho.
ses, TO-; valerus Maximus, TO-; Montaigne TO I;
guez de Balzac, vols, TO-; Rohault'. Tran ds
apartment Rue de Richeieu La Sainte Bible, plates
TO-: Di0scOrides, vols, TO-; Lucian Sto. Iellodo-
rus io Terrence, TO-; Virgil, v0ls TO-, with the
commentaries OF La Cerda; Seneca, vols., 10. (;
Lvy. vols, fo.; Juvenal, TO-; Cassiodorus Trca-
tise on the Soul, TO-; La Mothe-le-vayer, works. q
uquites komaincs TO-; Italian and Latin dictionary,
divers French Italian and Spanish comic works, 2to
v0>s; Poetry few vols; dictionaries and trcatiece
20 vols; Histories OF France and spain, several voA
Relations DE voyages, vos., <to.: In all ABOUT w"
volumes.
Diamonds were first discovered in Brasil, IN IIce,
by Portuguese, FoDseca Lobo. who wa no. even
aware OF the Importance OF his discovey unsu VI
tain Dutch traders, to whom he suoweu uiS Roooses
NJ once contracted with the Portuguese sove,nmens
for the monopoly OF all the ~ sr, msv,us , .noy @
might ind in Brazil. From TINS contract .ney ue.
rived enormous profits The territory IN which this
precious article Is found is f0rty-ou. mes IN enGth
y twentytwp in breadth. IL Is called Terro de Flo,
and liz surrounded ny steep moun'ans Wncn long
coneealed IL from the Europeans. since the mines
nave aga,n bcconc the property OF the state of bra
mi Inc lJutch have not quite lost their monopoly.
thsv beng az xtremcy skul In the art Of cutting dia-
,non,is and being possessed Of all the requisite
chinery for the purpose. The operation causes the
means OF wneeis which make 1850 revolutions per
minute Upwards OF 10000 workmen are engaged
Amsterdam IN this business, which annually pro-
duces S2O,0o0.oO.
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which was surely not assuming over much. lie
decried the Brooklyn Philharmonic society OF "bus
ness men," but his just praise Of our own excellent
philharmonic Society OF artists was without stint
lie spoke off 'press" m terms which suppose could
not apply to our reputable city Journals, and 80
should not incense them ieeuogized our common
schools excepting their musical training which 10 no.
torousy inef1cient. The whole Grafton was con-
ceived In tire spirit OF musician caring only Tor ms
art ana hoping sharply to awaken the nearer 70 some
sense OF its Importance. This harmless and useful
endeavor met with continued interruption and in-
tumult the protests OF the parquet, balcony and
boxes were OF no avail.
Mr.. Hopkins should be heard for his canse u the
cause Is worth anything. The free musical educa-
tion OF our working classes Is a noble project and
should win our sympathy, and his unselnsn dc-
votion, If not his genius and Knowledge, should gain
for the founder Of these schools the admiration and
high esteem which are felt Tor HIM abroad by such
men as Charley, Br0wnsmith, Dickens, Mtnns, Llszt
and the late Hector BerliOz. ID.
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SINGULAR SUICIDE.
A Man Kills Himself That His Children May
Derive the Benefit Of Insurance His

n wan fAuiS It1ulSeH InaL CuHOren uay
Derive the Benefit Of Insurance His
Life. 4
From the Chicago Tribune, May 28.l
suicide under rather peculiar circumstances,
desire 10 best0w on relatives large sum Of money
To be obtained on a lie insurance, was COM
mltted IN this city either Oh Monday night
or yesterday morning. The particulars are az
foll0ws:-Several weeks s-nce middle aged man
named T. Stephenson, with Two little children, ar.
rived IN this city evidently from Canada, and t0oh
lodgings at a boarding mousse kept By a lady named
Mrs. Eliza Clark, located at No. 1877 Adams street
lie stated that he was an engineer and, IN day OF
two. made a trip on one Of our lake steamers
Durlng his absence the children were well
provided with money by hum and such conn
urday night ne returned anu stated that he had
concluded TO send his children back to Canada.
ON Monday evening ne cO1 LOOK tue ns Ie ones ;na
turned to the house about nine O'Clock and immedi.
ately sought ais room. When he did not make hta
appearance at breakfast servant was sent to call
him, but sne found the door closed, and nothing
more was done about The matter until noon, when
carrier brought letter to HIM: The proprietress
KEY KEY on on the Inside, the door was forced
met their gaze. On the bed. undressed to his
underciothng, lay the body OF stephenson with his
throat cut from ear to ear with razor. The suicide
had been very particular to details In committing
the act and placed HIS pantaoons under his pillow,
carefully adjusted his other clothing on chair and
otherwise coni0rned with the strcest rule OF safety
and prOpriety. Before ne undertook the bloody deed
ne had carefully tucked the bedclothes about his
person. The following letter addressed to brother
OF the .andIady was found the dressing stand BY
the bedside TO Judge rom its contents the "al.
mighty dollar" was one OF the incentives TO the
act
CHICAGO, May "a, 1859.
DEAR sIR-wll you be kind enough put Of
colin about me and lay me In grave somewhere? Send
copy the verdict OF the Coroner certified
death TO r. L. Stephenson Perth, county Of Lanart onta
rio, Dominion OF Canada via b. and o. Railroad. He will
pay all expenses which you may The certificate Of my
death Is necessary, life is insured for large
money The vessel which took little girls TOT
nigh snapped the ast link which bound to this world l.
changed my mind determined q different Jour-
that which contemplated. Excuse trouble
must give you, and believe me truly yours,
r. s.-Piease keep all ss quiet you II you send
the documents mentioned above, rest that
you will be amply neratei for any trouble You may be
III ~
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POUGHKEEPslE.

TR0TTING.-Mr. Higgins team trotted the half
mile on the Driving Park track day or two since
IN 1:l6A. John p. Adrlance's Team OF grays made
the full mile IN 2:45
DUTCHEss AND COLUMBIA RAILRoAD.-Passenger
trains will commence running on the Dutchess and
Columbia Railroad next week as far east as Hope
well, coming west In the morning, and returning In
the evening as to connect at Fishkl with the 1880
A. NJ. and =. NJ. trains the Hudson River Rail-
road.
DECORATION OF SOLDIERS GRAvEs.-Extensive
preparations being made here to strew flowers
upon the graves OF soldiers at the Episcopal buryng
ground and at the Cemetery on Sunday. The exer.
cises Will include procession composed OF the
members OF the Grand Army OF the Republic the
Independent Veteran Volunteers, soldiers, sailors,
ana citizens. Also an GRAFTON by General A. b.
Smith. and addresses by Dr.-Carter Alderman
Parker, william Plato and others.
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The L,BoRs OF JEaoHE mork,ys.

Ssw YORK.. May "a, isGD.
To rsE EpToR or rHE HsRALD:-
Many paragraphs have appeared In the daily press
concerning the "Fouria spring Tide singing Festl-
vsr' OF Nr. Jerome Hopkins Orphcon schools, and
mention has commonly been made therein of Mr.
Hopkins speech on that occasion. and Of his pro-
iecis ana aims and capacity. A. matter OF fact.
know that few OF the writers OF these paragraphs
attended the concert, and the danger Of con-
structing reports on general principles or evolv-
Ing them from an inward persuasion has
rarely been better Illustrated than by the
notices TO which 7 refer. which are also,
probably for Ike reasons, similarly wrong headed.
about Nr. Hopkins iabors IN general. The simple
truth 10 that Mr.. Hopkins has been wortinz ior
eight years with singular enthusiasm aad real and
with equally renafkabie Independence Of s'ciqies .
IN ne cause of ircs musical education Ibis he has
eS a lng. M s1Sq, S ,gs a. Zee S o. ssd
voting 20 u constant and wesrying labor and
over $4,000 Of hs private means For the last
whole number of ms pupils being very nearly 1000
such sustained enort and generous szrrifce on the
poor return e q sna a slnaI, regard ans
one y surprised 70 see any dlslnc ln.iion 20 com.
Ineni the result q his werE. Tcr Toe ekceenoe of
i'm bear witness and the conoert % tuesday shows
how large chorus = drilled IN the Orpheon schools
Israe audience listened with delight 20 rrorramns
which, barring single number-tne ms.lrgal-was
unexceptionabie and exceiientl, performed W .
chorus ~ over 900 voices and picked orchestra u
my under Mr. Bergmanr.
The speech OF Mr.. nopkns which ha. evosed much
,rosa.. @ ~hien ssss, 1@. Sersss a. 'S va sa osss s
the POINT and NOT 70 rlst any mlsanderssasdins
cslef the management of our Academy u niao.
which, 7 suppose. no one insgines does fos,sr
the nm sI o. .ires spssshs 20 ns isnsnt "a -
tbosgbs . real Acsdsps % wnss vogld male ~
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SING SING.

ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM PRISON.
Another daring attempt was made TO escape from
Sing Sing Prison yesterday. convict whose name
was not ascertaned, by some means unknown pro-
cured suit Of citizens clothes, with the exception
Of pantal00ns, and, making q pair from his bed
quilts, coolly walked by the main guardhouse. One
OF the guards seeing him. and suspectng all not
right, called on him to halt. The convict, insteal OF
obeying him, started on full run up q bank when
the alarm was given and o number of the guard
started In pursuit, firing shots from their carbnes
and revolvers at the retreating prisoner, one OF
which passed through his hand. He was finally
overtakcn about quarter OF mile from the prison
and conveyed back to his quarters
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cidentally bit In the face during rehearsal by an
impassoned tenor. and the blow has brought on
dangerous erysipelas. Her mother died rom
similar accident, and this coincidence has completely
unnerved the great lyric Grtlste.
Home, the spiritualist is giving successful read,
1ngs at Hanover square. Millburn, the phu
preacher from the United states apnounces series
OF lectures at Egyptian Hail. under the patronage OF
Reverdv Johnson and several bishops.
the GtOictc0rgn, theatrical daily paper, Is dead
So Is the Express an afternoon paper. The Netos
said to be dying, but IL dies hard.
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on the day ofDhis jubilee the Pope received tele-
gram rom the frozen regions OF Lapand, the bearer
OF which mad TO traverse 900 miles In order 10 reach
neslnglors, the extreme telegraph once In North
Europe.
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REMARKABLE CASE.

Man Over Eight Days without Food.
When the steamer Rising star was lest at Aspin'
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Nevertheless they are cropping mp on all sides tnese
diettant professors OF the most dImcut OF alts
Q certain impoitic convocafi0n OF them nave taken
the P0lygraphc Han. In King wilham street wnlcn
they are converting into theatre hope 10 divide
tie house with them. even as the lrisnman uis
the house win hls wife. giving them the inside ana
taking the outside myself.
Let me conclude with pleasant piece OF news
There H. AZ last a prospect OF England having the
honor OF gyin2 q rst class artist 10 the lyric stage
Mlss Dove Dolby, OF London. IN whose professional
prlspects Mr. Mapleson Is believed 10 feel special
Interest," - now on a tour through Italy, where she
has awakened the enthusiasm OF the Italian critics.
who speak OF her with rapture, hailng her every
wnerc AZ a spgrnld donna dss0lttd''-the highest
ompiinent their language can anord. When last
heard ol Miss Dolby WAS at Padua, with Stoltz and
hai0 singing IN Italian. which she has completely
mastered. She Is working her way back to London,
where che Will probably make her debut next season.