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THE FIELD. 
date, within one clay, wore 11,825. In both of the eruptions 
the mortality was highest on nearly the same day of Septem- 
ber; its decline commenced in the corresponding week, and 
wo may now sangninely hope that it will descend as rapidly 
as it did in the Autumn of 1849. Hut no exertion should be 
spared to save the thousands whoso lives are still threatened, 
and the dread lesson, before regarded so little, should never 
be forgotten— that men can no longer drink polluted water, 
breathe impure air, and neglect sanitary measures year after 
year, with impunity. 
A Vert “Humane Individual." — James Davis, of No. 4, 
Long-lane, Bermondsey, was charged at the Westminster 
Police Court, on Saturday, with obtaining the sum of five 
shillings from George Rupor, and twelve shillings from 
James Finch, under false aud fraudulent pretences. It ap- 
peared from the evidence of George Itapcr, whose father is a 
hay-dealer at Denham, near Uxbridge, that lie was coming 
along the Bromptou-road towards Knigli tsb ri dge, a few days 
since, driving his horse aud cart, when he met the defendant, 
who was walking. Defendant then eiuno up authoritatively 
to him, aud said that he belonged to the Humane Society, 
and that the horse had got a sore shoulder, aud if he 
didn’t give him live shillings he should take him to the 
station-house. Ho then went aud paid for some liquor for 
him, aud gnvo him five shillings. The horse had a sore 
shoulder, although the skin was not rubbed off. He met 
him that morning, and gave him into custody. James 
Finch, in the employ of Mr. Sage, a funner near Uxbridge, 
said that ho was coming along the Addison-road, Ken- 
sington, on the 18th of July, with his horse aud cart, 
and met the prisoner, who said, " Halloa ! old fellow, 
what have you got that cloth on the horse for ?" Prisoner 
then examined the horse, and seeing two slight sore3 on the 
fetlock joints, he said ho should get a policeman to look at 
the sores. Witness thon took the prisoner to the Holland 
Arms, aud gave him something to drink, when the latter said 
if the witness would give him a drop more of something to 
drink, and twelve shillings, he would not take him before a 
magistrate, and ho might work the horse ns long ns he liked. 
— Mr. Simons, an inspector of the B division, applied for a 
remand, as ho had heard of similar cases, which, he had no 
doubt, could be brought home to the prisoner. — Mr. Broderip 
Buid he could not think how any man could be so simple as 
to give up his money to any person who chose to ask him 
for it. If he (witness) hud had any sense about him, he 
would have told him to take him before a magistrate at 
once. — The prisoner, who had nothing to say, was remanded 
for a week. 
<Dnr (Dprrn-dTiInss. 
INAUGURATION OF ST. GEORGE'S-HALL. 
Liverpool. — T he first miscellaneous concert was given 
in St. Georgc’s-hull on Monday night, when the principal 
vocal performers were Mine. Clara Novello, Mine. Castellan, 
Mine. Weiss. Mrs. Lockey, Miss Dolby, Mine. Viardot Garcia, 
Miss Stott, Mr. Sims Reeves, Signor Gardoni, Signor Belletti, 
Herr Formes, Mr. Weiss, and Mr. Millar. The programme, 
comprising a choice selection of music, was as followa : — 
part I. 
Overture— “ TJio Ruler of llio Spirits ■’ Weber. 
Duetto— Mine. Weiss and Mr. Weis*, "O dn Oellebtu" Nloolai. 
ltecit. and Aria— Mine. Clara Novello, “ Dovo sono” 
(Figaro) Mozart. 
Soona— Mr. Sims Reeves, “ O, 'tin a glorious night to 
see *' (Oboroil) Weber. 
Air— Herr Formes, “In diesen hoil'gon Mullen" 
(Zauborfldtc) Mozart. 
Sceua and Aria -Muie, Viardot, “ All ! non glungo ’’ 
(Sotmatnbula) Bellini. 
Aria — Signor Belletti, “ Sorgete " (Maomotto) .... . Rossini. 
Duetto — Mmo. Viardot and Herr Formes, “ Nella 
Nutto ’ (Huguenots) Meyerbeer. 
Quintette - Miss Stott, Mrs Lockey, Mr. Sims Beeves, 
Mr. Millar, and Mr. Weiss, Blow gentle gales'* Sir II. U. Bishop. 
Tri'i— Xlmo. (Mura Novello, Mine. Weiss, and Mine. 
Viardot, “ Night's lingering Shades (Azor and 
Zemirn) Spolir. 
Wedding Mureb— " Midsummer Night's Dream " .. Mendelssohn. 
PART II. 
Rondo Mazurka (with orchestral accompaniments), 
violin— M. Sainton Sainton. 
Aria— Mine. Castellan, “Di piacer” (La CJazza Ladru) Rossini. 
Romance— Signor Gardoni, " Lo Cliomln du Paradis " Blumonthal. 
Aria— Miss Dolby, “Ah! rcndtmi quel core" 
(Mltrane) F. Rossi, 1CS0. 
Quortctto — Mine. Weiss, Miss Dolby, Signor Gardoni, 
and Signor Belletti, “ Uli tli Se ben rammentomi ’’ 
(Uigi .lotto) Verdi. 
Aria— Mine. Clara Novello, “Como per mo »ereno ” 
(Sonnambula) Bellini. 
Song -Mr. Weiss, “ I'm aroamcr” (Son and Struugor) Mendelssohn. 
.Sceua Mmo. Viardot, “ Wie Nab to mlr dor 
(Frelschutzi : Weber. 
Scona Mr. Suns Hooves, “ To the ocean now 1 lly " 
(Couius) C. li. Horsley. 
Duetto— Mine. Castellan and Signor Belletti," Quanto 
ainoro '* (L'EIisir) Donizetti. 
Quartette — Mine. Clara Novollo, Miss Dolby, Signor 
Gardoni, and Mr. Weiss, “ Was soil ieli (Uzu sogen " 
(Martha) Flotow. 
Finale -Overture, “Figaro" Mozjirt. 
Adelpiii Theatre. —This theatre commenced its winter 
season on Monday evening, under the most auspicious cir- 
cumstances. Previous to his departure for the provinces, 
where he has been fulfilling a round of engagements with 
great eclat, Mr. Webster completed nil bis arrangements as 
to tbe re-decorating of the Adelpiii. His instructions, dic- 
tated by a spirit of great liberality,' lmvo been faithfully 
carried out by those to whom they were given ; and the 
present appearance of the theatre was the subject of much 
praise from the numerous audience assembled at the inau- 
guration on Monday night, as well ns the theme of a gene- 
rally and warmly -expressed oulogium with the daily press. 
The performances commenced with the drama of “ The 
Discarded Son," a description of which, and of the actors and 
actresses engaged in it, has already appeared in the columns 
of this journal. The novelty <>f the evening was the re- 
appearance, after some years, of M r. Morris Barnett in the little 
drama entitled " Monsieur Jacques.” Many theatrical sea- 
sons have come and gone, with their “ ups aud downs," since 
Mr. Morris Barnett made us alternately weep aud laugh 
with his truthful delineation of the old Frenchman. The 
character of Monsieur Jacques is not of the ordinary stamp 
of Frenchmen, introduced into our dramas to raise a laugh 
by their whims and oddities. In the poverty-stricken hag- 
gard old man presented to us by Mr. Barnett we have a 
picture drawn aud coloured to the life. The actor appears 
to have lost none of his force or expression by having g:u-- 
nered up his histrionic abilities for some years. As a relict 
to the more tearful portions of the little episode, there are 
certain flashes of a quaint old-fashioned merriment allowed, 
ever and auon, to sparkle in the actor s impersonation. 
Jacques is a strange mixture of grief aud enthusiasm, not 
altogether without a certain amount of humour. Oil Mon- 
day night Mr. Morris Barnett met with that hearty reception 
which our playgoers — spite of their being sometimes decried 
— know so well how to accord to a trusty servant, and to one 
who still holds a place in “ memory dear.” To those who 
remembered this actor’s first interpretation of the character, 
and the furore which it created, the performance was replete 
with pleasing associations ; to those who witnessed Monsieur 
Jacques for the first time, it was a dramatic treat, full of 
mind and well-developed purpose. As we have stated on a 
former occasion, Mr. Barnett is engaged at this theatre for 
twelve farewell performances, previous to his visiting America, 
and we may safely recommend a visit to the little Adelpiii 
during his brief sojourn. The performances concluded with 
the burlesque of “ Norma.” 
Mr. Ai.df.rt Smith. — The unrivalled “Ascent of Mont 
Blanc” reached the end of its long and prosperous Beason 
on Saturday the 16th inst., when the following Hpeech 
was made by Mr. Smith : — “ And now ladies uud gentle- 
men, as it may be some little time before I have the 
pleasure of meeting you again, I hope you will bear with 
me for a few minutes longer, while I detain you, to 
offer, as your travelling servant, a few observations 
on matters connected with our journey during the three 
years I have had the honour of being in your service. I 
should not have intruded these remarks upon you, did I uot 
feel tl i at something beyond a mere expression of gratitude 
was due to you for the singular success that your support 
alone has enabled me to achieve. And in speaking of this 
success, I hope you will not think me egotistical in endea- 
vouring, in some measure, to account for it from practical 
observation aud experience. Aud I will, if you please, leave 
myself entirely out of the question, as regards my vocal aud 
impersonating capabilities, and imagine that you came here 
simply to see some well executed pictures of localities in 
which you took an interest, with such verbal explanations as 
might be pleasantly given, conveying a little information 
that might remain after the laugh hail died away. For the 
diffusion of knowledge, instead of entertainment, was getting 
rather tiresome ; in fact, there was great danger of instruc- 
tion becoming a bogie to frighten people away rather than 
attract them. When I first took the Egyptian-hall I found 
it a very dirty place indeed. The accumulated rubbish of 
Laplanders, Egyptian mummies, overland emigrants to 
California, Holy Laud Bedouins, electro-biologists, and 
Ojibbeways, lmd something Augean in its magnitude; and 
the cellars below formed a perfect mausoleum of dead 
panoramas. I do not know how many thousand miles 
of countries are lying beneath your feet. I have already 
explored there the whole of the Rhine, from the Alps to 
Rotterdam ; the entire voyage from Liverpool to New York ; 
the Dardanelles, Constantinople, and the Bosphorus; the 
rout of the Overland Mail ri<1 Marseilles ; and last week only, 
with the assistance of a spirited corps of six men, I took 
Sebastopol, and sent it off in a van to the North- Western 
Railway. Well, ladies and gentlemen, the hall was got into 
something like order, and then I determined on a little 
reform in the audience portion of the room, which, I believe, 
has had no small share in bringing about the result. In the 
first place, I abolished everything like fees to the attendants. 
Had I detected one taking anything from anybody, he would 
have been immediately dismissed. I consider at a place of 
public entertainment you are no more called upon to give 
anything to the person whose business it is to show you to 
tho best available seat, than you have to the servant who 
gives you a chair when you call upon a friend. I then 
thought that offering the programmes might be an excuse 
for receiving fid. now and then ; so, to shield you from 
this chance, 1 directed that the programmes should be about 
upon tho seats, so that you might take them up yourselves — 
as many as you wished for. That this was for your advan- 
tage you will see. when I find that since the entertainment 
commenced nearly 300,000 persons have attended it. Had 
one-half of these taken bills, at Id. each, the profits would 
have been £025. I next set my face entirely against the 
extortion — I can give it no milder name — of charging Is. 
extra for a place taken beforehand. So much do I hold a 
contrary opinion that, before Mont Blanc commenced, I had 
some thoughts of making the price of places taken in advance 
fid. less than those paid for at the doors, as one has a bonk 
cheaper by subscribing to it than by buying it at a book- 
seller's ; because a great deal of trouble could be saved, and 
room more conveniently arranged for the comfort of an 
audience, when it was known how many were expected. The 
box bookkeeper was equally your servant as mine, in common 
with all the other attendants, paid a salary to be here for 
your own especial accommodation. Again, ladies aud 
gentlemen, I endouvourod to keep the entertainment within 
such limits of time that amusement might not gradually flag 
into bore ; aud I fixed the time of commencement at an 
hour possibly better suited to the habits of 1854 than of a 
century ago. I put a clock before you, that you might be 
your own timekeepers; aud the few minutes of interval 
between the parts has been most punctually observed. 
And I hope you will allow me to say in addition, so anxious 
was I for this regularity to be observed, that during 838 re- 
presentations, under fevery circumstance of health aud 
spirits and business, I have never abridged the lecture of an 
important sentence, nor ever been half a minute behind my 
time. I have now closed the season, not because my friends 
had deserted me, but honestly for a short holiday. The 
pictures were getting worn out ; tho seats and carpets were 
getting worn out ; and I was nearly worn out myself. I 
will start immediately for Chamouni, to see what fresh 
subjects of amusement or interest may be collected on the 
route, which will be entirely changed. Instead of the Paris 
and Strasburg line, I shall convey you to Switzerland by 
Amsterdam, Holland, and the Rhine, and thence by Berne 
to Geneva ; and we shall stop, on our return, at Lyons and 
Paris. (Mr. Smith here read several communications, sup- 
posed to be from Mrs. Seymour, Mr. Pringle, Mr. Parker, 
j and other characters of the entertainment.) And now, ladies 
I and gentlemen, until the end of November, wishing you all 
tho health aud good spirits that I hope to enjoy myself, I 
| bid you, most respectfully and gratefully, good-bye.” 
Theatre Royal, Birmingham. — (Under the management 
of Mr. Simpson). — Tho regular autumn season will com- 
| mence ou Monday next, September 25, when Madame Celeste 
I and Mr. B. Webster, who are engaged for a few nights, will 
appear. So successful was Mr. Robson in exciting the adrni- 
| ration of play-goers, that the manager has re-engaged him for 
J hix nights more. Mr. Ilobson has added two other characters 
I t» his list Mr. Gilman, in “ The Happiest Day of my Life," 
and Mr. Touchwood, in “Hush Money"— both in his best 
| style, as fresh and original as anything he has done. Mr. 
| Robson has been very fairly supported by the company, 
especially by Miss Edwards, whose Marie dc Fontanges and 
Mm. Southdown Trotter, aided materially iu Mr. Robson’s 
success ; Miss Laura Honey in “ Hush Money" also acted with 
great vivacity. Mr. Robson's engagement terminates on 
Saturday. 
Berlin, Sept. 15. — The monster concert al fresco in the 
Thiergarten, on Wednesday, has brought in at least 16,000 
thalers to the funds for the relief of the sufferers in Silesia. 
The Prince of Prussia has subscribed 1,000, various private 
individuals have subscribed 500 aud 1,000, and one 
Fire aud Life Assurance-office has made a donation of 10,000 
thalers. The province of Silesia, however, contains 3,000,000 
of inhabitants, and, though all are not ruined, there are not 
many who are not materially damaged by the floods. 
New York, Sept. 0. — In spite of hard times, falling 
railway securities, failures, short crops, and an uncertain 
future, the debut of Mario aud Grisi has been successful, both 
in the numbers attracted to the house aud the reception of 
the artistes. The place which Mr. Hackett was obliged to 
select for their first appearance, Castle Garden, although in 
some respects unequalled, surrounded as it is by water, with 
promenades from the galleries opening out on the bay, is too 
far down town for the convenience of a New York audience. 
Nobody confesses now to living below Washingtou-plaee, at 
least two miles above Castle Garden ; and most of the 
fashionables live between there and two miles further on. It is 
true that the fashionables of 1 854 have not quite as much money 
to spend as those of 1853 had ; but times must be very hard 
iudeed to keep a New-Yorker, as well as a Parisian, away from 
a place of amusement, if reasonably within his reach. Not- 
withstanding the remoteness of Castle Garden, it was crowded 
on Monday to excess, and the reception of the great artists 
must have been extremely gratifying to them. This is par- 
ticularly pleasing to the more sober Americans, as Mr. 
Hackett' s management has been of the old, gentlemanly kind, 
without the claptraps of Bamuin, and G. V. Brooke's cla- 
queurs. The opera selected for the first appearance was 
“ Lucrezia ” which is to be repeated through the week, and suc- 
ceeded by "Norma” next week. Tho orchestra is highly 
praised. New York is now so full of foreigners, and the 
demand for good music in the salons is so great, that there is 
not much difficulty in establishing the opera on a metropo- 
litan Beale. In addition to the many and excellent theatres, 
we are to have this winter two Italian opera troupes with 
full orchestras aud choruses. 
PROVINCIAL. 
Torquay Rifle Corps. — The monthly prize meetings of 
the members of the corps took place at Daddy’ s-Hole plain, 
on Tuesday and Thursday evenings last. The firing was 
most excellent, and clearly evinced a very great improvement 
in the use of the formidable rifle. The following is the prize 
list 1st prize, two valuable pictures, framed and glazed, 
subject — “ Dead Game," presented by Mr. Charles Way ; won 
by Mr. Thomas Way. 2nd, valuable box <>f cigars, presented 
by Mr. Henry Narracot; won by Mr. Charles A. Rodney. 
3rd, pocket-pistol, presented by Mr. Boss; won by Mr. Curtis 
Filler. 4th, 130 rounds of ammunition, presented by Mr. 
Daw ; won by Mr. Ellis. 5th, silver pencil-case, presented 
by Mr. Charles A. Rodway ; won by Mr. C. Way, 6th, 100 
rounds of ammunition, presented by Mr. Marler ; won by Mr. 
H. Vivian. 
Total Destruction of Mr. Ashby's Mill, at Bed- 
dington, Croydon. — The most extensive conflagration that 
has occurred in this part of the county of Surrey for many 
years, broke out on Tuesday morning, between the hours of 
twelve aud one o'clock, which has resulted in the total 
demolition of the largest flour mill in Beddington, about 
three miles from this town. The premises iu which the 
disaster originated were termed the Wellington Mills, aud 
belonged to Mr. Bridges, of Red Lion-square, Holborn, but 
bad for many years been in the occupancy of Mr. A. Ashby, 
the well-known flour merchant. The building was, at the 
least, from fifty to sixty feet high, of considerable length and 
width, and was an object of great attraction to travellers 
passing along the old Brighton-road, on account of the 
monster sails, that stood high iu the air, by which the 
ponderous machinery in the premises was worked. From 
inquiries made on the spot, it appeal's that the mills con- 
tained a large quantity of flour, wheat, barley, oats, and, 
indeed, almost eveiy description of grain. They were fitted 
up with several pairs of grinding-stones, two or three clear- 
ing machines, and a very extensive bolting machine, for 
dressing flour through wire, and another, equally as large, 
for dressing pulverised grain through cloth. The building, 
in the whole, was five stories high. Each floor at the time 
of the misfortune was, according to tho statement of one of 
the millers, completely filled with goods of different sorts. 
Explosion at the* Powder Mills at Chii-worth. — On 
Thursday morning last, at about ten o'clock, an explosion 
which was distinctly heard for several miles around, 
took place at the Chilworth powder-mills, tho property 
of Lord Lovaine, leased by Samuel Sharp, Esq., of Tunglev* 
moor. The following appear to have been the cir- 
cumstances : Mr. James Upfold, foreman, who is about 
seventy years of age, aud lias been more than thirty 
years iu the employ of the present and late manufacturers, 
was, at the time of the explosion, iu a house adjacent to 
the mill, used for the purpose of a store-house, having ori- 
ginally been a “horse mill,” to the purposes of which it 
has for several years ceased to be adapted. Not being 
aware that there was any powder dust in this place, Mr. 
Upfold was engaged in breaking or bruising with u chisel a 
quantity of black lead for the purpose of glazing tho pow- 
der, when the instrument, coming into contact with a 
flint in one of the lumps, caused, as is supposed, a spark, 
which speedily communicated itself with the powder re- 
ferred to, from thence to the composition and glazing 
houses and the lower mill, the two charges of 401bs. each, 
under the stones, which are caused to operate by the water 
mill, instantly exploded with a very loud report. Mr. 
Upfold is, we regret to state, very seriously injured. In 
addition to being seriously burnt iu the head, face, and 
body, by the first explosion, several of his ribs were broken 
by the falling of the gable-end of the barred house, an 1 
when first perceived he was lying under it totally unable t<> 
move. From this position he was extricated by John 
Hedges, a workman at the mills, who observing that his 
clothes were still burning, placed him in a shallow part of 
tho river, when the flames were speedily extinguished. 
Mr. Napper, surgeon, was at once sent for, but before his 
arrival Mr. Stedman, who chanced to be in the neighbour- 
hood, visited the mills, and applied oil to the burns, and the 
ribs were subsequently set by Mr. Napper. The damage 
done is to the following extent : The composition house 
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