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      MANSION llOUSlS . SiT 0 EBiT . — Ciiakge or AssActT . —John "Wright , a taU powerful-looking young man , was brought before theW < i JIavor ou tiie following charge : —George Yanton , a hutohuvand landlord of the lamb Tap , Ltadenhallmarket , deposed that he was sitting at breakfast this morning , when the prisoner and two others came into the house the prisoner put down a shilling on the bar , with -which to treat his companions with something to drink . The shilling happened to fall from the bar on to the floor ; the barmaid was looking for it , when the prisoner made an attempt to go behind the bar . He ( Yanton ) told him lie must not g ° there , when Wright and his companions im mediately struck him . He was obliged to get the assis tance of Jlr . Russell , who was present , and also the police , sad . hy their help he succeeded in giving tiie prisoner and . one of his companions in charge ; the third had escaped . His lordship asked why the second prisoner was not put to the bar ? G ooch , the gaoler , said he had been brought on the stretcher , and

      that now he either was , or feigned to be , senseless drunk , nadier moving nor speaking . Edwin Hussell , a butcher in the market , confirmed the landlord ' s evidence , and said , in assisting to quell the riot he had received several severe blows . Wright , in his defence , said the iirst witness was wrong in stating that he put the shilling down on the bar—it was his companion ; and when the barmaid could not find the dropped shiUing , he merely wished to go to look for it , aud in attempting so to do ho was stopped by the iirst witness , who struck him . The Lord Mayor said , iu const-queuce of the drunkenness , or feigned drunkenness of the other prisoner , he would remand the case until llonday . Wright said his wife was confined the night before last , and should she learn lie WaS locked Up , it might eau = e her serious injury ; he Loped his lordship woull take bail for his appearance , or lie wouid deposit £ 5 in court as security . The Mayor accepted the latter offer . The defendant then placed five sovereigns in the clerk ' s hand , and left the court .

      "Wednesday . —Fbm ? d gn the Revesce , — A man named John Jones was Brought before the Lord Mayor and Sir John Fine upon an information , charging him with having been in possession of cameos , gold chains , gold studs , & e ., to a considerable extent , the same goods Jjciug liable to tlir duties of c-UHtoms , and having been illegally unshipped before flit duties had been p : > id or secured . " The ahionnt sued for by the election of the Hoard of Commissioners was £ 272 12 s . Cd . —George Walker Judge , an officer of the Customs , stated tint on Saturday , at about four o ' clock in the afternoon , he saw the defendant iu a hoat Cuming from the direction of a foreign steamer , ofi ' the Custom-house . The defendant lauded ,

      and appeared to have something very bulky about his person . Witness stopped Win . an J asked him whether he had anything about-hun liable to duty . The defr-ndant said he had not , and witness felt some ' h'ird packages at the waistband of his trousers . In answer to the inquiry cf witness , the defeudant said that he came from the Trench biat Witness then took Win to the Thames police-station searched hiin , and found concealed about him four bjses containing cameos , gold chains , ituds , bracelets , puis , car-drops , ic , all uf foreign manufacture , and liable to a duty of 2 o per cent . The defendant was lined in ihe penalty of £ 03 is ., and not producing the money , tv . 15 committed to prison .

      WORSHIP-STREET . Mosbat . —Revoltisg PnorLiGAcr axd Attempted 3 ICSDEB . —Joseph Samuels , a Jew , was placed at the bar , osforc Mr . Broughton , charged under the following fiagitiouscircumstances , with having attempted to mi-. rder liis brother , Mr . Henry Samuels , a master furrier and trimming manufacturer , in White Lion-street , Kortonfolgate . The prosecutor stated that he returned to his residence between twelve and one o ' clock on the night of Saturday last , anil having admitted himself with a latch hey , he proceeded to ilia workshop , which was Occupied as a sleeping apartment by his brother , to procure a light , out on entering the room , he was astounded at discovering his own wife and the prisoner in bed together , and they had evidently been just arroused from sleep hy the abruptness of his entrance . On recovering from this

      startling shock , he oroered them both instantly to get tip ami quit ihe house , but his wife , having objected to leave home at such an unseasonable hour with an infant at her breast , he reluctantly yielded to her importunities thatshe might remain in the kitchsn until morning . He insisted , however , upou the instant departure of the prisoner , and on repeating his order to that effect , the latter suddenly sprang towards the work-table , and seizing a large carving-knife , after a dreadful imprecation , m ade a desperate stab at Lhn in the direction of the chest , but the witness , hy a violent effort , succeeded in warding off the Wow wish a candlestick , and knocked the knife out of his hand . On upbraiding him wilh the turpitude of Ids conduct , the prisoner tauntingly told him that his wife had voluntarily sought the intercourse , and that it Lad taken place between them ou numerous former

      occasions . The witness had , in the meantime , thrown up the window , and called for assistance , and , on the entrance ofa policeman , lie gave theprisoner into custody . In answer to questions from the magistrate , the prosecutor stated that he had been married tit his wife for a period of seven years , aud had four children by her , the youngest of which was only a Ssw mouths old , and he had never witnessed anything iu her conduct which excited lis suspicions until the present unhappy occasion . The enormity of the prisoner ' s guilt was heightened by the fact that about a twelvemonth since he had come up from tit ? country in a state of utter destitution , and without the means of procuring either food or lodging , with which the witness had not only supplied him ever since , but had also allowed him a liberal weekly salary for assisting him in his business . Police constable II 73 , proved having been called to the house , at the door of which he found the prosecutor in a state of terrible excitement , who told liitn that he had just detected the prisoner in the act of

      adultery with his wife , and that he had afterwards attempted to stab him . On proceeding upstairs to the workshop , he found the prisoner there partly dressed , and the prosecutor handed him the carving-knife now produced , as the instrument with which the attempt had been made upon his life . The prisoner did not deny the charge , but repeated to witness his former statement , that the prosecutor ' s wife had herself solicited the improper intercourse , which had been carried on for a considerable time . Mr . Broughton said that a more atrocious case had never come within his knowledge , and < ts he placed tbe mostiinplicit credence in tiie prosecutor's testimony , which was amply confirmed in every material particular , he had no hesitation in committing the prisoner for trial for attempting to stab his brother , and should order him to be brought up the following day for the formal completion of the depositions . The prisoner , who observed an absolute silence throughout the proceedings , was then removed to the cells .

      "Wedsesdvs . — "The Attempted Fhatbicide . —Joseph . Samuels , a Jew , was re-examined before Mr . Uronghton , upon a charge of attempting to stab his elder brother , Henry Samuels , a master furrier , who had discovered his own wife and thefurrier , his brother , in bed together . The prisoner , -ivlio denied the attempt to stab , was now fully committed to Newgate for trial . Tbuhsdat . —Base Isgbatitcde . —A man named John Hop kins was placed at the bar , for final examination , charged with having stolen a quantity of household furniture and wearing apparel , the property of James Treeman , a cab-driver , under the following very aggravating and peculiar circumstances . It appeared from the statement cf the , prosecutor , that about four months ago he accidentally became acquainted -with tiie prisoner , who represented himself to be

      in a state of Utter destitution , and worked upon his feelings with sueh a piteous tale of distress , that he not only afforded him immediate relief , but agreed to receive him as an inmate in his own house , until he was able to retrieve bis C 3 r * : mn 3 laiicc 5- The prisoner liau only livetl a short time mv' . vx Ids roof , however , when he observed sufficient to convince him that he had grossly abused his hospitality , and availed himself cf the opportunities it presented to cultivate an improper intimacy with his wife , and he accordingly gave hiai notice to seek another abode . On the morning after this intimation had been siven , he was astonished to find , on returning home from his night ' s labour , that his wife and the prisoner had

      doped together , taking with them everything he possessed , including even his clothes and bed , and had left nothing but the bare walls , lie gave immediate information of the Tobhcj to the police , and the fugitives were traced to a house in Manran-streot , Commercial-road , where the greater part of the stolen property was discovered , and the prisoner , who had on him a waistcoat heloasiug to tfcc prosecutor , was immediately given into custody . Mr . Broughton severely animadverted upon the gross ingratitude the prisoner had displayed towards tbe man who bad befriended him in his utmost need , and ordered him to be fully committed on the charge of felony .

      BOW STREET . Satcbdat . — As JsBsr & iVEXT Ladt , — A fashionably-attircd middle aged woman was charged with being drank and disorderly . She said her name was Smith , and she residsd iu Crown-street , Soho . —Mr . Twyford asked her what she was . She replied that she was an independent lady . The officer who had her in charge substantiated the ftatcmenr , by adding that she had plenty of money in her pocket . —Mr . Twyford : Well , as she has plenty of money , she must pay a fine of five shillings . —The fine was immediately paid , and she was discharged .

      TOESDYJ . —Smdcclisc . —A tobacconist named Bush , of H : « h _ IIo ! Wa , was charged by the Commissioners of lier Majesty ' s Customs with harbouring and concealing in bis bouse snnu- ^ lcd goods , < fce . Por the prosecution , Mr . rotbury examined several Excise officers , by whom the defendant ' s house was searched , \ mdcr the authoritv of a warrant granted by the Lambeth police magistrates . In one of the bed . rooms they found Mrs . Bush , the defendant ' s wife , in the act of taking some American Cavendish tobacco from a chest of drawers ; and snbsequentlv a box of cheroots was found concealed iu another part of the room .- The defendant behaved in a spirit of defiance -to the oScers , in consequence of which the commissioners were disposed to press for the severer penaltv . The defendant pleaded inexperience in his business as the cause of his offenilinjr against the Excise laws , and Mr . Twvford ordered him to pay a fourth of the penalty of £ 100 , to which he was liable , and the costs . The amount £ 25 2 s ., was immediatelvpaid . '

      Hobbebt at BccKixGnast Palace . —A young woman named Caroline Evans , a servant maid iu the service of lier Majesty , was brought up from Windsor Castle on sus picura of stealing a coat from a fellow sen-ant named Hale , at Buckingham Palace . She was remanded for a ITSeE .

      _ SOUTHWABK . uKSh £ " ~ ATTKMPT " PoisoxiKG .-Bridget SmUIl j u £ w * T !" aniea "Oman , and about thirtv years of ^ : ^ S ^^* - ?«*^ Wa Tiew of dei ^ g . " *«*» * Henry Smith , with a oine feats of age , stated « 3 r """ I , ? ya " ' * a 1 jout oW SiateS that oa Friday afternoon last .

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      about two o clock , as he was at play in the Cornwall-roadj Lambeth , the prisoner , whom he had not seen before , came up to him , and asked him to take a parcel for her to Mr . Smith ' s , at Jfo . 3 , Peer ' s-cooperagc , near Waterloo Church . She then gave witness the parcel ( produced ) , desired him to leave it at Mr . Smith ' s , and to say that the person who gave him the parcel was to desire Urs . Smith to make tea , and that she would call and have some with her , adding that when ho ( witness ) returned , she ( the prisoner ) would give him a penny for his trouble . Witness accordingly took the parcel , and gave it to an old lady who came to the door , to whom he delivered the message , but when be returned to tho place where he left the woman to get the penny , he found she was gone away . The witness added that he had no doubt the prisioner was theperson who sent him with the parcel . —Mary Smith , the mother of Henry Smith ,

      confirmed the b » y s evidence as to the receiving the parcel from him . The witness , on untying the parcel , found it contained a quantity of moist sugar and some lump intermixed . She tied up the parcel again until her son returned home , and having informed him of what had taken place in his absence , he expressed his surprise that such a parcel should have been sent to him , aud , as he suspected Something wrong , he took It to a chemist ' s shop , and brought back word that there was a quantity of poison mixed with the sugar , and that if they had taken any portion , it must have caused their death . — Henry Smith , a man about thirty years of age , was then examined , lie stated that he was a charcoal-dealer , in the Covnwall-roatJ , and that when flic message about the parcel was delivered to him by his mother , on the evening of Friday , he took it to Mr . ilandv , the surgeon ,

      of the Waterloo-road . That gentleman proceeded to the examination of the contents of the parcel , and pronounced that a large quantity of oxalic acid was mixed up with the sugar . Mr . Cottiugham asked the witness if he had previously been acquainted with the prisoner , and as to what her motive could have been in sending him poison whether they had quarrelled , or that she had ever made any threats against him ?—Smith , in reply , said that some time ago she threatened to poison him . It further appeared that the complainant and the prisoner had cohabited together , and she had borne him a child . The prisoner asserted that she was lawfully married to the complainant , but this he denied . The prisoner asserted her innocence , and insisted that the boy Hyatt , must be mistaken . Sue was remanded .

      Mosdat . —The Charge op Sesdixc Anonymous Letters , with Intent to Poison . —Henry Killerby , the lad remanded on Thursday last on the charge of sending anonymous letters ; enclosing poison , to several of the inhabitents of Sunthwark , was brought up for re-examination . The extraordinary circumstances connected with the case had the effect of causing a crowded court . Mr . Horton , the rector of St . George ' s , together with the churchwardens and several of the parishioners , attended the examination . When the prisoner was placed at the bar Mr . Cottingham inquired if he had any legal adviser ?—The prisoner ' s father stopped forward , and replied in the negative , observing that he was so conscious of the innocence of his son , that he did not consider it was requisite to employ any professional gentleman . —Mr . Cottingham evinced his surprise at this , after what had taken place on the former examination . The magistrate then inquired

      what further evidence there was against the accused ?—Mary Ann Holmes was then called , and she stated that she was in the service of a Miss Ward , and that several anonymous letters of a threatening description fiad been sent to her mistress , one of which had been placed iu her ( the witness ' s ) hands b y a young man whom she should know again if she sa » v him . —The witness , on looking at the prisoner , said-she was convinced he was not the person who gave her the letter . —A female in the service of . Mr . Humble , Balliam-hill , stated , that on the 28 th of July an anonymous letter was received , addressed to Mrs . Mumble , enclosing a quantity of poison . Mr . Humble was at Brighton at the time , and the writer of the letter described lihaself as clerk to Mr . Humble , at his establishment in . town , and that he was directed to enclose the powder , by his employer , to Mrs . Humble , and that it was of a very salutary nature . —

      In reply to Mr . Cottingham , the witness said that the discovery that the powder consisted of oxalic acid was made on the return of Mr . Humble to town , his wife fortunately not having adopted the advice of the writer of the infamous epistle . Sergeant Kendall said the prisoner ' s father was a straw bonnet cleaner , in White-street , and that he used oxalic acid in his trade . He , the sergeant , mentioned the fact , to show that the prisoner was acquainted with the properties of that poison . There was another circumstance which it was proper to mention , namely , it was found that several of the anonymous letters had paste upon them of rather a peculiar description , and that not only did the prisoner' .- ; father use such paste in his business , hut it was also used in the stationery warehouse in the City where the prisoner was employed . A witness was then called , who proved that the prisoner was at the office iu London-street , Fenchurch-street , between eleven

      aud twelve o ' clock en Monday last , in the vicinity of a branch post-office , wliere one of the anonymous letters was posted at the very time . Sergeant Kendall stated that when he took the prisoner into custody , he found two clasji-knives in his possession , one of which had a long aud sharp pointed blade , and was carefully wrapped up in paper . The sergeant added that he mentioned that fact , as it would be remembered that the -writer of some of the anonymous letters threatened to cut the throats of some of those whom he addressed . The inspector from the Post-office attended , and a number of the anonymous letters being handed to linn he examined the writing , and was of opinion that they were all written hy the same person , and that some of them were in a feigned handwriting . Another anonymous letter was produced , which was addressed to the magistrate , the writer declaring that the accused was wholiy innocent of the things upon

      which he was brought up to that court ; that he ( the writer ) was the real offender , and added , that he should cease to persecute people any more if the prisoner was liberated . The magistrate here referred to tbe letter addressed to Mr . Stead , the parish clerk of St , George ' s Church , in which the writer threatened to set fire to St . George ' s Church , if he did not repeat some vile insinuations against a Mrs . Spriggs , on the Sunday during divine service . The magistrate inquired if the prisoner had any facilities for carrying such a threat into execution , if he was the writer of the letters ? Two witnesses , bell ringers of St . George ' s Church , were then called , and from tlieir evidence it appeared that the prisoner was in the habit of assisting in ringing the bells of that church , and that he frequently attended during the service in the church . The witnesses had also seen Miss Elizabeth

      Spriggs attending divine worship . Mr . Cottingham , addressing the prisoner , said that although the writing contained i « i all the letters was not identified as Ins . still that the evidence adduced against him that day strengthened the suspicions as to his being the person by whom they were sent to the individuals to whom they were addressed . The case , however , was far from being so complete as to justify him at present in sending it before a jury . After { .-iving the usual caution , the magistrate inquired if the prisoner wished to say anything ? The prisoner replied in the negative . Mr . Cottingham having consulted with some of the parochial officers , said that the further investigation of the ease should be postponed for the purpose of procuring further evidence , and taat he should accept of bail to the amount of £ 150 for the prisoner ' s appear , ancc . The prisoner ' s father and another person entered into the required sureties , and he was set at large .

      Tuesday . —Attempt to Poison . —Bridget Smith was brought up on remand from Saturday , charged with send , ing a packet containing oxalic ac : d to Henry Smith , a charcoal dealer , in the Cornwall-road , Lambeth , with intent to poison him . After hearing several witnesses , the magistrate again remanded the prisoner .

      QUEEN SQUARE . Wedxesdat . —Swindling . —A long investigation took place before Mr . Bond , in reference to a charge made against Maria Locke , the wife of the surgeon-accoucheur , manager of " The Royal lielgravc Lyinir-in Institution , " and Edwin Locke . her son , forfraudulently obtaining goods from Mr . Cawthorpe , bootmaker , Tothill-stveet . The office was crowded with tradesmen . It appeared that some boots were on two occasions ordered by Mrs . Locke and one of her sons to he sent to 35 , James-street , Buckingham-gate ( the new offices of this institution } , to be tried on ; several pairs were retained , though some were in an unfinished state , aud could not be worn , but the shopman was told by the son to leave them for an hour , and then was sent away without the goods or money , and had since

      called for payment in vain . One pair was proved to have been pawned . On getting admission to the house in James-street , the prosecutor found the drawing-room windows provided with a pair of muslin curtains , which looked very handsome from the street , but were so arranged as to screen the room from external observation , and there was no other furniture in the room , nor any . thing of value in the house ; the beds were made on the flour , there was but one bedstead , and there were a few old chairs . The interior bespoke the direst poverty . Mr . Bond ultimately held the prisoners to bail , in two sureties of £ 10 each , to appear a ^ ain on Wednesday ; the same ban to be also given for James Locke , another son , who secured a pair of the boots , and put them oil , and then witha laugh told the shopman "his pa was out . " The three were sent to prison iu default of bail .

      MARYLEBOXE . "Wedxesdat . —Chauce of Felony . —T wo young men , well known to the police , and who gave tlieir names Alfred DucUctt and John Britton , were placed at the bar before Mr . Uawlinson , charged with having stolen a plate basket and its contents , consisting of a silver teapot , a fish-slice , spoons , forks , ifcc , value in the whole £ C 0 , from the house of Mr . Edward Ellis , No . 10 , Melburv-terracc , llarewood-square . Maryauue Briscoe , the housemaid , deposed , that on Saturday morning last , at nine o ' clock , she saw the plate safe in the basket on the dresser , iu the front kitchen ; and at twelve o ' clock ( three hours afterwards ) , on her going to take out some forks , she found that the whole of the property was

      gone . Daniel Callaghan , a labourer , said , that on the morning in question , between eleven and twelve o ' clock , while employed at No . 23 , Blandford-square , within a short distance of Mr . Ellis ' s dwelling , he saw the prisoner Duckctt come up the area steps of No . 24 , and join the other prisoner Britton , who came out of No . 27 , the two latter empty houses ; they ( the prisoners ) then walked away together , and on witness subsequently hearing of the robbery of plate , it occurred to him that the parties alluded to were the thieves . Witness added that he saw a basket Iving in the area of No . 24 , and that the police had taken possession of it . The prisoners , who said they knew nothing whatever about the robbery , were remanded for further examination .

      HAMMERSMITH . Wednesday . — Seniors Charge After the night charges were disposed of a person of respectable appear , ance , addressing Mr . Clive , said he wished to apply for a warrant against a master butcher , of the name of Ilumblestone , residing in the Fulham-road , for an assault upon his wife , by whom he was accompanied . The applicant stated his name was Bell , and that he resided at Brompton : ou the previous day his wife left home about ten o ' clock in tbe morning for the purpose of calling upon a person li ving within two doors of Mr . Huniblestone , and on her return home she appeared much excited , and complained that she had been most improperly and indecently assaulted by Mr . Humblestone . Mrs . Dell was then called forward aud stated , that while passing Mr . Humblestone s house he called her in . Knowing that her husband , who was a tailor , worked for him , she went into the shop , and followed Mr . Huniblestone into the parlour , to hear what he wanted to say to her , upon which he iustantiy lock . ^ tb e ihior , an >! although she called , put for assi jfc

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      ance , ha succeeded In his wishes . Mr . Clive inquired of Mr , Dell why lie had not given Humblestone in charge to tha police ? Mr . Bell said , he immadiatel y went to Mr . Humblestone , who did not deny the charge but said he was so excited at the time , that he could not resist the temptation , and told him ( Mr . Dell ) to run a knife into him at once , saying he was a villain , and Mrs . Dell was a virtuous woman . Mr . Humblestone had also called on him ( Dell ) on the previous night to endeavour to make the matter up , but he told him he would in no way compromise the charge . He was of that opinion still . He felt he could no longer live with his wife . Mr . Clive said , there was no occasion for a warrant in such a case , and directed inspector Morgan of the T division to take the proper steps for taking Mr . Humblestone into custody .

      Tiiobsdax . —The Extbjordinary Charge or Violation . —Mr . Clement Humblestone , a master butcher , living in Slrong ' s-placc , lulhani-road , was placed at ihe bar by Inspector Morgan , before Mr . Gf . Clive , the sitting magistrate , charged on the police sheet with having violated tho person of Mrs . Man * Dell , a married woman , living at Brompton . Mr . J . Bird , solicitor of Hammersmith , attended to defend the prisoner . Mrs . Maria Dell , a respectably dressed female , apparently about forty-five years of age , deposed that she wis the wife of William Dell , residing at No . 1 , Prospect-plaee , Old Brompton . On the forenoon of Tuesday last , while passing the shop of the prisoner in Strong ' s-place , Fulham-road , she saw him standing at his door , and he called her to come in . She told him she should be back in a minute or two , as she was only going twodoois

      further . She did return in about three or four minutes afterwards , when the prisoner was still standing at the door , and he told he .- he had something particular to say to her , if she would come in . She accordingly wont in , and followed the prisoner into the parlour behind the shop . The prisoner then went up stairs , and returned immediately with a bottle of gin , and pressed her to have some . She took a small quantity .. The remainder of complainant ' s evidence charged th ? pr isoner with forcible violation . Mr . Clive closely questioned the complainant , who was also severely cross-examined by Mr . Bird . She admitted that she had known the prisoner during the last eight years . He used to call on her at her house before she was last married . She had no connection with him since her marriage until last Tuesday . Had been married twice . Her first husband ' s name was Wayte . Would not answer as to whether anything took place between her and the prisoner before her marriage . Was last

      married on AY hit-Monday of the present year . Mr . Bird , for the prisoner , called Mr . Hugh Harding , a retired goldsmith , residing at No . 3 , Marlborough-road . Had called upon the prisoner on the day mentioned by complainant . This witness proved that the door of the parlour was open , and that any person could see into the room from the shop . Upon his entrance Mrs . Dell was there , but did not appear excited and alarmed , nor was hi-r apparel disordered . Mr . Bird was proceeding to call other witnesses ; but Mr . Clive said the case was one in which ' the prisoner was charged with a capital offence , and not an indecent assault . There were several contradictions in the evidence of Mrs . Dell , and he did not think any jury would place much reliance on her statement . The magistrate discharged the prisoner , and said tho complainant might indict him if she pleased . The accused was then liberated .

      THAMES . Tpesdat . —A Juvenile Rebellion and Strike for Wages . —Four boys , all under 15 years of age , named Richard Grey , Thomas Townly , James Murray , and Henry Long , were brought before Mr . Ballantine , charged with creating a riot and disturbance near the premises of Messrs . Ditchhurn and Mare , the ship-builders , at Blackwall , and doing wilful damage to some property . This case orig inated out ofa strike for extra wages by the boys , 130 in number , in the employ of Ditchhurn and Mare . Mr . Buekland , clerk to Messrs . Ditchburu aud Mare , stated that the boys struck for extra wages on Monday , and the firm refused to submit to their terms ; in consequence of which the lads assembled near tho gates of the establishment that morning as early as seven o ' clock , and made a great disturbance . They were driven away

      several times , and re-assembled at nine o clock and gave three cheers . Soon afterwards they hoisted a number of dirty handkerchiefs on poles and sticks , and also displayed a threepenny union jack upou a broomstick , which . was carried in front of them , while they paraded , three and four abreast , in martial order . They shouted , and cheered , and called out "the union for ever , no surrender" [ laughter ] . This continued for some time , and at last the boys became more outrageous , and entered the premises of witness , and carried away a quantity of small trees and roots , and each hoy provided himself with a bough or plant , au 3 then they broke down a fence in making tlieir way out . A procession was again formed , and the boys marched along . AVitncss procured the assistance of a policeman , and went after them . They no sooner observed him approaching with the officer than they threw down their banners ,

      handkerchiefs , and "leafy screens , " aud scampered off as fast as they were able . All escaped except the four prisoners , who were captured and taken to the stationhouse . The prisoners , who were all humility , and appeared in great dread of a prison and a flogging , said they were very sorry indeed , and hoped the magistrate would forgive them . They admitted taking up boughs and young trees , because they saw others do it . Mr . Ballantine said , as the boys had expressed contrition , and had promised not to offend again , he would allow thenparents to take them home . The boys had acted very foolishly indeed . They had a right to strike for wages if they pleased , but they must not parade the streets in a riotous manner , or do injury to property , and if any of them were brought bufore him again , under similar circirumstances , he would commit them to prison . The vouthful insurgents then left the court .

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      Address To Tiie Working Classes, By The ...

      ADDRESS TO TIIE WORKING CLASSES , By the Directors of the United Trades Association ; established for the Employment of Labour in Agriculture and Manufactures . The directors arc desirous of calling the attention of the working classes to the establishment of this association , which , if properly supported , cannot fail to produce the most beneficial results ; and of laying before them some of the measures by which they propose to accomi-lish the great ohject the ' association has in view . The necessity of an organisation by which the surplus labour might be absorbed , and the rights of industry secured , cannot ho denied , when wc reflect upon the depressed condition of the working classes . It is but too palpable that , in proportion as our means of production and national wealth have increased , our national poverty has increased also ; it is therefore evident , that the sufferings of the working classes have not been caused by any lack of the necessaries of life , or want of industrial habits , but

      by some absorbing power , over which they have had no control . It is very desirable that working men should be put in possession of the true bearings of this question , which alone can enable them to form a correct idea of their own importance , and to measure their own standard in society—to battle with oppression , and to lay the foundation of their own happiness . It must be admitted that labour is the source of wealth , and that they who labour are justly entitled to a fair share of the fruits of their industry . It must also be admitted that they do not get th . it fair share , to which they arc so justly entitled ; and hence the increase of national wealth , and the existence of national poverty . The directors have not entered upou their duties without full and careful investigation ; and the result of their inquiries has been to assure them that the sufferings of the working classes are alone caused by not being allowed a legitimate share of that wealth which their genius and industry is daily calling into existence .

      With some knowledge of human nature , —of existing usages , and the constitution of the country , —the d irectors feel assured , tha * although the emancipation of labour be , above all others , the most desirable object , yet , that it will never take place until working men place themselves in a , position to command it . By so doing they will achieve an infinitely higher dc gree of independence than they have hitherto enjoyed ; and obtain for them a standing in society that would enable them to exercise their due influence upon the affairs of the nation .

      The condition of the working classes , whether viewed socially , politically , or physically , amply demonstrate that industry does not receive , either from the government or the capitalist , that protection to which it is entitled , and which a healthy commerce could well afford . It is , therefore , at once the interest and the duty of every man to endeavour to provide that protection for himself : his happiness , with that of his family who are dependent upon him demand , when his single efforts fail , that he unite them with those of his fellow man , in order that each may receive the full value of labour , which is the birthright of every man throughout the British

      empire . The poverty of the -working classes has become national ; therefore , before any permanent advantage can be realized by them , their " efforts must bcCOIUC national also . They must have a combination of power and magnitude , superior to the evils they have to contend with , —a power which shall disarm oppression by its moral influence , and . silence its enemies by the moderation and legality of its claims . The directors feel assured that nothing less than the present national organization—based as it is upon the msst philanthropic principle , embracing and giving every advantage that may be desired , —can save the sons of toil from ultimate destruction .

      The United Trades Association has but one object , —the general happiness of society . The accomplishment of this object will hinge upon three grand points , namely : first , to give employment to labour in agriculture and manufactures .-r-thereby enabling those to obtain a livelihood who , without such provision , would either be in a stato of destitution , or become the recipients ofa . cold and formal charity . The accomplishment of sueh a change in the , condition of our fellow-creatures , is a work in which the philanthropist mast find great delight ; and must be considered by every man , who values the happiness and well-being of society , of the greatest importance . T he necessity of this Is seen in the thousands of abjfr

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      bodied mechanics that are literally starving—and the thousands wore that ate compelled to seek an asylum in the union bastiles , though , by their physical powers b » in" properly employed , they would produce coilsideivibly more than would supply their every want , and which wants , by being properly supplied , would create a demand for an equal amount ot other men a labour ; thus promoting mutual interest and mutual '' Secondly ; -by giving employment to the surplus labour that obtains in every branch ot industry , to place the labouring man in such a position as will enhance the value of labour in general , but more particularly that of those who have hitherto been the most oppressed ; thus giving to labour a greater equality than has heretofore obtained , and at the same time providing for the interest of every man connected with the association .

      The practical carrying out of this measure will depend as much upon the use made of the land , as upon manufacturing establishments . Surplus labour must be absorbed ; and to do this effectually , a certain amount of the same must be removed and located in such nianner . Jand upon such conditions , as shall enable each individual to provide a competence . Thus the surplus labour will be self-supporting ; the supply and demand for labour more equally balanced ; whilst the benefit arising from such arrangement would extend equally to all parties . Third;—by the fundamental arrangement of the association , to give to Trade Societies , as well as lo individual shareholders , an opportunity of employing to the greatest advantage whatever amount of capital may be at their disposal . Thus to enable them to secure not only the full proceeds of industry , but ail that accrues therefrom .

      This point , though last named , is by no means the least . For if labour be of so much value to the capitalist—if it has enriched the nation , which none can deny—it may by the discretion of working men be made of equal value to themselves . If they can produce so much more than they want to consume , it is evident they have the power , cither to amass wealth , or to obtain a competence with far less labour than they at present have to perform . It is well known that the increase of our commerce has been greater in proportion than that of our population , yet , notwithstanding this , there has been a gradual increase of surplus labour , which lias been caused by our improved means of production . Had the supply not exceeded the demand for labour , tins

      country would still , as in times past , have maintained healthy internal commerce ; as such does not prevail , the question before the working classes iswhether it be most expedient to create that demand for and bv tlieir own enjoyment , or to starve until it shall be created by foreign commerce ? winch , even then , would confer but small advantages upon them , and that even without any assurance ot stability . The directors leel assured that those portions of society which at present consume but little , dc not so willingly , but by reason ot compulsion , and would under " favourable circumstances , consume

      much more . But under existing arrangements they have not the power of increasing the consumption ; and as an increase of consumption can alone increase the demand for labour , where is tlieir hope ? It follows as matter of necessity , that the desired improvement in their physical condition depends either on the increase of foreign commerce , or , upon what would be more rational , their determination to unite —to watch over each other's interests , and supply their mutual wants , rather than , as in times past , endure a life of hunger and hardships—sun-rounded by the contempt and scorn of those who sympathise not with their sufferings .

      The directors feel assured , did the working classes but reflect upon tlieir own capabilities and their position in society , they would at once determine their labour should be applied to their own advantage , thereby ridding themselves of the enormous burden of non-producers—the support of whom presses so heavily upon industry—they would free themselves from the trammels arising out of the present system of employing private capital , together with those of competition , and annihilate the evil which threatens finally to overwhelm with poverty and starvation .

      The question may be asked , is this practicablecan wc b-tter our condition by the proposed moans ? Our answer is comprehensive . Judge for yourselves —let all the wealth which the working classes have produced during the last fifty years be taken into calculation on the one hand—on the other , the numbers of those , with their families , that have produced it , say—that all their p hysical necessities should have been abundantly supplied out of the wealth they were producing—tVen strike the balance , and say whether want would have had an existence .

      The directors feel assured that the cordial support of the working classes is alone necessary to enable them to accomplish effectually the proposed object ; and they have the gratification of acknowledging the proofs they daily receive of the interest taken by working men in the solution of this great problem , and the readiness and zeal with which their co-operation is tendered . Some trades , however , hold back , and upon these the directors would impress the unfairness of seeking to exempt themselves from their proportion of trouble in establishing an undertaking , of which the benefit extends to all . If every trade were to pursue such a course , nothing could be done . The directors are confident it is only necessary to point out the obligations under which the trades thus holding back lay themselves to their fellows , in order lo induce them to adopt a more magnanimous course , and one to which the imputation cannot attach of a want ol spirit or a want of sagacity .

      The directors have great pleasure m announcing the Trades Weekly Register will be published every Saturday , and that its columns will be open to all parties who seek for the emancipation of labour . It is desirable that any one who is doubtful of any of the measures of the Association will communicate fully and freely his objection , so that they may be published and answered in the work just namedbeing sensible that there is no other ground for a judicious confidence ; and they call upon the working classes to rally round this great national enterprise , which needs only their assistance to carry it to a triumphant issue . The elevation of the children ol

      labour in the scale of society—the contraction of the hours of labour , so as to give every man , with his family , time for recreation—for mental and moral improvement—to enable him to find work to do , and to procure a competence thereby;—these are the great objects the association purposes to accomplish , and for which it calls upon working men to league together—not in petty knots , which severally accomplish but little , and which oftimes dissipate ^ their strength in unserviceable contentions—but in one mighty phalanx , that shall awe oppression by its majesty , and disarm malevolence by Us aspect ol peace . ( Signed ) J . STOREY , Secretary ,

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      Directers of tho United Trades' Association lor the Employment of Labour in Agriculture and Manufactures : — T . S . Buncombe , Esq ., President , London . W . Robson , Vice-President , Londor . — Arch , silk-hatter , London . R . Thompson , printer , London . J . Storey , ladies' shoemaker , London . J . T . Gimblctt , carpenter , London . G . White , woolcomber , Bradford . — Evans , potter , Staffordshire Potteries . — Roberts , hydraulic packer , Manchester .

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      Laxcasuire Haxd-Loom Weaveks . —At a delegate meeting of the Hand-loom Weavers' Association , held on the 5 th inst ., at the Pack Horse , Smithybrook , it was resolved , and unanimously agreed to , " That a regular statement of lengths and prices shall be drawn up and printed , and each manufacturer and workman served with a copy of the same , so that an orderly and systematic form may exist between the employer a , nd the employed . " After the discussion of a f ' e-. v wore subjects , the meeting was addressed by Mr . John Linnagiu , on the subject of "Unity , as being necessary for the protection of labour . " The address was received with applause , after which the meeting separated .

      KiDDEKMiA-siEB WuAVivns . —On Saturday last , the weavers of Kidderminster were delighted with a lecture hy that talented young man Mr . George Flinn , of Bradford . The subject was "Trades ' Unions . " The lecturer dwelt at great length on the insufficiency of sectional Trades' Unions , and concluded a speech of one hour and twenty minutes by calling on all the weavers of Kidderminster , to . join the National Movement . There were about live hundred persons present , and at the conclusion of the meeting every hand was held up for joining the National Trades' Union . Mr . Flinn is staying here a few weeks , and is likely to do a great amount of good for the cause .- There is a most abominable

      system in practice here ; when a weaver leaves his emp loyment he cannot get any work , anywhere else unless he takes a note with him from hislast employer ; and if he has rendered himself obnoxious in the eyes of his " master" he ( the " master" ) has the power to starve him into the Union Bastile , or ( which has been the case in many instances ) drive him away from his native land . On Monday evening Mr . T . Clark lectured at the Freemasons' Arms Inn „ n the Land and Trades' Unions . " The meeting was well attended . 1 he speaker spoke nearly two hours and gave great satisfaction ; at the conclusion a , unanimous vote ot thanks was given to Mr . Clark for his able and talented lecture . '

      The UsriED Tiu » bs Associ 4 tios .- ~ Mv . Skdton having been appointed agent to the United Trades ' Association for the purpose of disseminating a knowledge of the principles upon which it is based , and being about to leave London ou a mission for that purpose , is desirous of meeting the working men and Dienibcra of irattes Unions previous to his departure . lie will , therefor e , deliver his first lecture on the principles of the association , on Sunday , October lpta , at . the Parthenium-rooms , St . Martin ' s-lane . Vhe lecture will commence at half-past seven » re-• fadv .- * . B f It is expected Mr , Skxlttyi will loava LQlidcft it > x Manchester on Monday , Ootofor 20 th '

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      ODD FELLOWSHIP . THE " Oil ? OPD FELLOW" AGAIff . TO THE E ^ ITO" OF THE STAB . Deab Sir , —The " straw : * " ° moving" with a vengeance ! Your excellent remarks have completely anni . hilated all the trumpery arguments of Ilateliffe's friend and champion , Candelet ; Ashdown - has settled down to his making of frothy speeches at seleC-t anniversaries Glass , tins pt"ins 0 Ui , iRili Jorry-lord , has resumed his avocation of selling ale ; and Untciurc , jm- - „„ xv .. , l convict , has run out of the field . In their stoad , a whole tribe of ignorant boobies have sprung up like mushrooms , and , by the aid of that slop-pail of corruption , the ricketty Journal , have fallen open-mouthed upon tho "Old Odd Fellow . " The old adage of the galled jade wincing is fully verified ; and it really makes one laugh to see what a pucker the whole pack of mangy CUl'S are in about the very sacred "honour" and "honesty " of the gentleman and Christian !

      Truly , as champion Candelet observes , it necdeth " sublimity of language" to keep them all quiet . Uut that task wo leave to abler scribes , and shall content ourselves by giving straightforward facts , such as we have given , aud such as have caused all the venom and vituperation spit forth by tho guilty party . We shall make no inuendos , but speak right out ; for truth is better understood when divested of the mantle of " sublimity . " After all their shuffling , we shall still continue to expose them ; and , brazen-faced as they arc in their pretended unbelief , we shall not whine and regret

      that knaves will continue the prostitutes of corruption , llut for those hardworking men in mills and mines , who have been for years paying their money into the coffers of the crew , iAe ^ slmil be enlightened about the nefarious doings of the interested ; and if they still choose to repose confidence in them , and trust their funds in the hands of notorious blacklegs and gamblers , it shall not be our fault . As we predicted , llatcliffe was at Doncaster races , in company with his . staff , including that straight-haired gentleman , Mr . Morality Mansfield , who was betting upon-what the blacklegs call "Katcliffe ' s

      tips . " Now , is it not monstrous , that although the Order pays a secretary £ 800 per year for his services , lie does not attend above three or four hours a day at his office in Ajftoun-streot . His usual time of coming is between ten and eleven in the morning ; and he may be seen going away very generally about two in the afternoon . - The tradesmen to the board are completely in his power ; and the piece of plate he got from them was a downright hypocrisy . Ho has had the power for years of malting these tradesmen G . M / s and D . G . M . ' s of the Order ; andwith the influence and patronage he possesses , it is almost impossible to reform the abuses . If a member of the A . M . C . is " noisy" he is " balled off" by heing made an auditor , or director ; and then he gets his " portrait" in the magazine . As we have mentioned auditors , let us i

      examine that "job" a little . Several years since , a few men in Manchester made an attempt to abolish the present humbug system of auditing the books of the Order ; and proposed that those books should be audited by a public accountant . Now , mark what followed : Glass and Ashdown gabbled about " what the Manchester members should have done years since : " mark the fate of this honest move . The members we have spoken of persevered ; and the whole pack of iaterastol tvadesmeu , Who were qffleen , fell upon them . Charges were got tip against them ; the tyrannic laws were put in force ; and they Wire expelled ! So much for Manchester attempting to cleanse the Augean stable . Now , let us see what a nice "job" this auditing is , and ftoto well worth retaining

      hy the sticklers for corruption . Vaughan , of Merthyr TydviJ , was one of the auditors last year ; and his expenses as auditor were above £ ' 83—viz ., £ 19 odd for auditing , and £ 1-1 odd for going to Glasgow to tell what he had been doing . The nice little hone has this year been given to M'Dougal , of Greenock ; and for his toadying to the powers that be , lie well deserves the picking of it . Now , we assert that a public accountant would audit the books more efficiently and- satisfactorily than twenty Vaughan ' s , with a dozen excisemen to help him . Only think , hard working Odd Fellows , that above 12 s . a-weekgoes out of your money for some jobber to come scores of miles off to audit those books , which a public accountant , whose business it is , would do for less than one-tenth of the money .

      TSow for a word about Glass ' s talo respecting tho num .. bcr of representatives that have been sent to the A . M . C . from Manchester for years past . Jt is true that shoals of men have gone to those meetings from Manchester , and called themselves deputies ; but Glass forgot to tell who tlie . y were ; what their principal business was j viho sent iliem ; and how they were paid for going . Glass forgot these knotty points : but he shall now bo told . In the first place , thet were tradesmen to the Order , in one shape or another , such as Pieser , Whaite , Mansfield , Richmond , Gray ( who will perhaps deny being a tradesman , although he lias for years had the monopoly of all the meetings at his drunkery , and consequently sold his ale ); their principal business was to make interest withthe officers of different districts there assembled , that they

      [ might sell their sashing and rosettes , their picture and emblem frames , tlieir flags and banners . They sent themselves ; and WG will show how . They had taken care to frame the Jaw to suit their purpose ; and went with begg'd certificates . The members in Manchester know well the schemes resorted to by these shoy-hoy representatives to get a begg'd certificate . They were both numerous and ingenious ; sueh , for instance , as that played off by Whaite , when he drew his clearance to joina new lodge composed of twelve members , which twelve members heprctended to represent , when he tided- as postman- to the Dradford AJT . C , and got elected to be D . G . M . of the Order . They paid their own expenses , as well they could afford ; for to them [ the A . M . C . ' s were nothing more nor less than fairs , whereat they had good sale for their various useless commodities .

      Aye , but says Glass , why not the Manchester district try to alter these things ? They did try , and- have been trying for years and years . Lodges and district committees have passed resolution after resolution to alter the laws upon these points ; but , like all other attempts to reform the order , those resolutions havobcen burked ; and if any one dared to raise his voice against the in . justice , expulsion was threatened for " bringing into con . tempt" the doings of the A , M . 0 . Candelet and Glass , and the whole of that class of writers , ssem to think that the Manchester secession was the work ofa moment , brought about by a sudden ebullition of feeling taken advantage of by a few disaffected members . Miserably mistaken idea ! The revolution has been silently at work for years , provoked by the unendurable tyranny of llatcliffe and his numerous spies and parasites , whose odious designs and deep-laid schemes to centralise the power , aud obtain control over the funds of lodges and districts , having been rather prematurely exposed , have caused tiie crisis sooner than the plotters anticipated .

      Reform has come , thank God ! ao one can stem its current . Let the advocates of the old system write on . We want enquiry . It will elicit truth . January approaches ! " The ides of March" are coming . In Manchester and Salford their number of members is reduced to a miserable 300 ; and those are the crotchetty old files and hangers-on of the gang , including the fagend of old Gray ' s defunct Sick Club . Internally , they are tearing one another to pieces . Ilateliffe ' s own lodge is in a sea of turmoil . They have thrice refused to receive the clearance of Elliot , the D . G . M . ; and he has had to hawk it about like a beggar , soliciting some of the fractional lodges to take him iu ; while the real Independent Order of Odd Fellows is flourishing and gaining ground every day .

      Working men!—you who compose the tremendous majority of the institution , examine for yourselves . Attend your lodges , and read the new financial laws . Keep a sharp look out . Do not let them have anything to do with your lodge funds . Keep your money in vomt ows costodv . However liberal the officers may be in votes of confidence one in another , 6 e il your duly to take good cat c that they do not vote the money out of your pockets . . Yours , in the good old cause , Am 0 u > Odd Eellow .

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      of the aristocracy that the ' drama , with us , has been long on the decline . Disdain ?? : * to mingle with thepeoi they have sought , as in all other affairs connected wi society , an elelusiveness not congenial with the advanc intelligence of the times , and in their Smu ' sements th have adopted means whereby the " vulgar herd'' ai ' e t eluded from participating in them . The ballet , first i troduced at the high-priced Italian Opera-house , has bei produced at various of our theatres , and servile ai venal managers , truckling - to this debasement of tast have thus sought pecuniary profit at the Sacrifice national uuur « , cto « . . r . et us , however , hope that the pi ample to which we have just alluded will be the tnea « ultimatel y of restoring a taste among the peonfe Z has for a time onl y been dormanf , for it is incoLifi with the Bowing intelligence of the age that tue ij-hh moral and nnp ^ n , Mel , w ^ « « Jh Shakspeare and n Maaslligoi-MiniiM 1 ..... I . i „ L to be obscured by the fantasticun ™ " *' ^ ° lUlnu < ments of a Taglioni and a Cerito . On ™™ , 0 Us move we visited Sadler ' s Wells , to witness the pwfornf . vemi , S

      that drama , which of all others , is considered as ^ tli medium through Which the immortal Shakspeare 50 l / lfll ( to give to the world the '' philosophy of his oi : » mhd " - ~ Hamlet . Besides possessing iu its detail K . , jeeR and thrilling interest that renders its sce-ife g ^ hibition unequalled in the annals of dramatic poetry * it is redolent with sentiments which awakca all the tender emotions of the human heart . Jja , / ' . » the hero of the piece , full of reflective meditation ' exposed to a conflict of passion too powerful fj- » l ' amiable qualities of his disposition ; contending tliroH ^|! out with tho base treachery of the King , liis ° iiiicle whom we recognise the incestuous murdtrcr —{ .. ouiir ' n' ! l by a necessitous policy to hold converse wim thi fidious parasites of a licentious court , whose nice smmw

      ot anstocrauc nonour did not deter them from bc-hi- in plicated in a plot for his destruction ; surr ounded bv erenta sufficient to " make mad tho guilty ailu amitl , free , his feelings struggling against a command whirl ,, voice from the tomb had charged him to fuliii , , S maintaining amidst sueh a tempest , the calm spirit o profound though-his seiifm , e „ tsi „ dieatingthcJa ngu . Je of the scholar , his manners denoting the deportment of the gentleman , with that Iii gl . and liberal caste that fo secured to him the character of the philosopher-withai us love for the fair Ophelia , will ever render the personationoftho young Prince of Denmark the most difficult in the whole range of dramatic exhibition . From the ( lays of the renowned Uettcrton down to our p .-lcbrated Macready , it has been the ambition of every actor who has aimed at high histrionic fame , to rest his popularity

      upon thcpcrformar . ee of the Danish Prince . With such con . siderations , wc confess it was not without ssme interest that we visited this theatre , to witness- the representation of this sublime and beautiful tragedy . Amongst the few incidents that are known of tiie personal history of Shakspeare , it is related that the Gliosl in IfomUt was the character in which he usually appeared , and although there is no wide field , for the display of an actor , yet ° i [ requires much on the part of he who performs " it , ( 0 impress upon the audience that' dread awe which \} le scene is calculated to impose . Mr . Hi Mellon , as thu Ghost , delivered the tale which melts us with eonuir . ssioa and inspires us with hoivor , with a feeling that does him great credit . The play altogether was well cast ; even Bernardo and I-Vanciscoi the two ccntuuds , po > 'fwi » cu their parts with the greatest propriety ; each character excited attention—indeedachastenessprevailed thioiMi * out that exceeds anything we liave ever witnessed in anv other theatre , proving that the excellent lesson of advice given by Hamlet to the players , not to " oVrstup t ' llft

      modesty of nature , ' was with a steadiness of purpose Wept fully in view . The lung was most ably performed bv Mr . G . Bennett , who evinced , by the fine intonation of his voice , the elegance of his action , and the correctness with which the poetry of Shakspeare was given , that lie is ca * pable of performing a hi gher department in the drama than what hitherto has been assigned to him . Miss Lebatt , as Ophelia , looked the character well ; whilst in the scene where our sympathies are so much called forth —where her madness is pourtrayed by the pott with the truest touches of tenderness and pathos , she awakened the deepest emptions ; and the wildness and beauty with which she sung the snatches of old ballads that convey to us in language that cannot be mistaken the true meaning of the fair Ophelia ' s misfortunes , brought the tear of pity into many an eye . The < Jirccir , - by Mrs . Warner , was beautifully delineated . The closet-scene was a piece of chaste and beautiful acting ; Mrs . W . ' s looks , with her subdued tone , when the glowing eloquence of Ilamlcl depicted the-murderous character of the King , and when amidst the terrors of the scene , she exclaimed t—

      "O , Hamlet ! thou hast cleft my heart in twain . '"; exhibited powers that reminded us-of the tragic excellence of the far-famed Mrs . Siddons . In the acting of Mrs . Warner we beheld Gertrude , the guilty mother , covered with shame ; -her feelings overcome wilh nil the pangs of bitter repentance , The arduous part of -the Prime was sustained hy Mr . Phelps , who strongly gave indication that he had not undertaken the task without a deep appreciation of the character . In several scenes he evinced great judgment , and made several successful points that excited general admiration . JIamlil ' s interview with Horatio , previously to the mock play , was full of interest and correct discrimination . - —the anguish ofniind , under the consideration that he was destined by " a voice from the tomb " to fulfil a deed of revenge , was well conveyed , and the soliloquy , terminating in these words , ¦ "The play ' s tho thing

      Wherein Ell catch the conscience of the king ! " denoted Mr . l'helps' intimate knowledge of I / amlet ' s character . Great energy was also displayed in the remarkable ebullition Of feeling that takes plaeo aftw the discovery of the ¦ King ' s guilt ; in short , sojidminible was this conceived , Unit Mr . Phelps in his acting gave to us the true meaning of the poet , it being in this part of tho drama where a waywardness of thought has led many to the suspicion that the mind oi Hamlet was unhingedin faet , that he is described by Shakspeare , here and throughout , as labouring under something more than a feigned insanttyi Many excellent qualities belong to

      Mr . Phelps as a tragedian , but , notwithstanding , candour .: impels us to remark- that he sometimes exhibits a . deficiency we regret to see . In the grave-yard scene , themelancholy of Hamlet partakes of a high contemplative .-cast , and reflcations of the most profound nature , poured forth from the heart of tli 3 philosophic Prince—Ikimlet ' s sombre recollections in beholding the skull of "poor-Yorick , " breathe an elonuenee more impressive than all tho lectures which divines have preached ; but ill tllis scene Mr . Thelps was often tame and cold . In place of his addressing Horatio , ho kept his eyes fixed upon the skull , as if lie were saying to the inanimate matter ,

      "Now get you to my lady ' s chamber , and tell her , let ; , her paint an inch thick , to this favour she must come . " Many passages of tho play are necessarily curtail ^ from their great length ; we wish , however , Mrs . Warner , as the Queen , had given us in full the beautiful , but pathetic lines on the death of " poor Ophelia , " as we feet persuaded she would have done them great justice . Wo much regretted an omission by Mr , Phelps IU tllC SCCtlC with the G-ravedigg £ rs . Was it in good taste . to suujjress the following ?—"How absolute the knave is I we ranst speak , " oy the card , or equivocation will undo us . Bu the . Loril , lioralio , these three years I have taken note of it .:, the age is-, grom a picked , that the toe of the peasant comes so . war the . lied tf "'« courtier , he galls Ids kibe . " Shakspeare , no doubt , in his experience of , life ,, hail Ml "theOppressor ' s wrongs , the proud . nan ' s contumely , ' — and more than two hundred yuai'S ago . ho utt « t « d sentiments that we now-a . days seem likely to sec-realised .

      Ihe play is altogether well get up , the scenery is superb , and finely adapted . The house was crowded , ami never did we witness an audience where intensity of feeling so universally prevailed , Tho management of saokv ' s " iVells is eminently deserving of public support , and that support the public , to tl .-eir . lionour , seem duterui ' uieil to give . Long may the mutual obligation continue . Ve understand that this noble tragedy will be pesfornici ! twice or thrice every wcek . for Some time to C 0 IUC . Ve adviso our readers to embrace thw opportunity of witnessing its performance .

      PRINCESS'S . THEATRE . We i-isited this beautiful theatre dm-intr the iref-M " ' was highly amused with Mr . Compton , as J / r . o « u- <' «' Fop ; or , The Man without a Head . It really appear' ' » miracle that he did . not forget his part , or even foiitet l '"» - self , and not appear at all . Mr . Wallack " was himself '»* J > on Caisar dc Basan ;¦ at the conclusion of wliic . 'i h" i called before thoenrtain . Mv . Vining . as / AoU- VVjiV , ' Mrs . Stirling , as Mrs . T-ro-tor , in . Adaicc tu llnsij-imli , lwtL ' acquitted themselv . es well , . d Court Bull was on ! . v . » '" ' tamo aftaw , perhaps Court Balls tiro so—if tlioy are . n must have been "true to life . " The bill of fare for u « week promises much ., and is studded with naim * * " known among the play-loving public , includin . ; -tho b're : tragedian , Mr . Macsead y , who is annouiimd tu ay"j » rui Hamlet on Monday next . We sec that . Madams : >«*"'» and Mr-. Charles Jfathews arc also etig . u " .-ii w yx form a « this theatre .

      Roval Adelaide Gailery . —In consequence- ofthe increased number of schemes for railways to whieli tne Atmospheric principle is to be aw » ie < l , weh » w again 1 " ™ a visit to . this gallery for the purpose of e . w . imiin ? » 11 '" ; minutel y tha model of Pilbrow '* latent , ivliidi ' ? . ' . \" shown on a very large scale , and the syaSen ; veiy " •"' - developed ; there are , howeuer , one or two tntlu'S » ''" ¦ which will require a little modification to m » f V . Jj plete , when , we doubt , not it can be verv e fficiently api" Among the nobility and other visitors * who hoBott / ejJ ' Gallery this week we noticed the Marchioness ol » ell 'J and the Countess of Westnjeath , both of whom » c * . fiuccd to take a ride in the carriage , and api-eaiw "'" pleased with so novel a " mode of propulsion . V ' . Vv i * Zealand Chief contributes to the gratification ot " > v tors with his descriptions of tho New ZeaUuidcrS ! » manners and customs , and is at all times most wi"in ^_ answer tiny particulars not clearly explained Ill "' 0 ( tures . Mr , J , Busscll ' s Mrs . Caudle is a great s . "„ L-u attraction , as it appears to us to be the only way »« llv the amiable qualities of that lady can he give" ' „ . ' ic The concerts are admirably conducted , and the »' well selected

      . ,., CotossEOM . —This exhibition was visited on Sa « J evening by Le CWipte de Rambuteau , pair ««\ Ir , awlpvefet de la Seine . His admiration of the nig ' ; V- " ture he found difficulty to express , and sug gested j 's ^ moval to Paris , which he was , convinced would re *' large fortune . ^

      Sadler's Wells. The Stage, As A Great Na...

      SADLER'S WELLS . The stage , as a great national amusement , has been always considered a standard ofthe progressive advancement of civilization ; and , impressed with this belief , all illflufllieGd by a . refined and correct taste , must have witnessed with regret the decline of the . lcgitimate drama . Por years past a vitiated and vulgar feeling has had the ascendancy ; our two great national theatres have been appropriated to purposes foreign to those for which tliey were originally established , —one fitted up for the display of political adventurers , the other converted to

      everything unconnected with tho effusions of genius ; in short , from the boards ot aid Drury Shakspeare has been entirely banished ; and such has been the base and sordid feeling of those who have now its management , that sometime back it was actually made an arena for wild beasts , where spectacles were exhibited , patronised by royalty itself , unfitted even for the pastime of holiday fools ; awakening to our remembrance the worse days of Ancient Home , when the people , engulphed in licentious barbarism , preferred the brutal combats of gladiators to the more graceful efforts of men whoso noble task

      was" To wake the soul by tender strokes of art , To raise , the genius und to mend the heart , To make ' mankind in conscious virtue bold , Live o ' er each scene , and be what they behold . " Iu the contemplation of such matters we are naturally led to applaud the generous designs by which some have been guided , to rescue the taste of the age , and save the legitimate drama from total annihilation ; and none Writ our praise more than Mr . Phelps and Mrs . Warner , who conjointly , in their management of Sadler ' s Wells , have given a proof of their public virtue . The dramas brought out at this theatre have embraced the productions of Shakspeare , Ford , and Masshujer , with some of those of our best modern writers , among whom we may

      mention Sheridan Knowles and Lytton Bulwer . Th < s attempt , we are glad to say , has deservedly succeeded . By such representations the moral influence of the drama has been revived , and the intelle ctual character of our country promoted . It is pleasing to see to what an extent this suburban theatre has been supported , and Which warrants the belief , that were the bulk of the people to imitate less the fashions of those who are ca \\ ed the higher classes , we should find at no distant date all our theatres nightly crowded J not , however , to witness the importations of foreign unmeaning trash , bwuo . bo delighted with tbe delineation of those scenes widishteem with so much power- and beauty , in the works of our best writers , ft is , perhaps , to the vitiated t ; aste

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 11, 1845, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_11101845/page/8/