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THE FIELD. 
such a body of fire by means so inadequate, and accordingly 
the building was left to its fate. The fire, it is said, origi- 
nated in an actor having incautiously brought a lighted cigar 
into the costume-room, the burning ashes of which having 
fiilleu on a dry portion of the properties ignited them, and 
they spread the flames to the scenery and stage, where the 
company were at the time rehearsing. It i3 said that the 
loss is amply covered by insurance. 
Encore. — A few years ago, a writer in a magazine proposed 
that the Latin word repet it aa should be used instead of 
encore. Among other advantages, he suggested that the peo- 
ple in the gallery of a theatre would pronounce it repeat it 
u$, and thus make English of it. 
Signor Tamburini. — The friends and admirers of Signor 
Tamburini — and who that have ever heard or known him 
are not among the number — will be glad to hear that he is 
enjoying a true otium cum dignitate at Sfevres, where he has 
for many years been the proprietor of a most elegant villa, 
the artistic beauties of which are the result of his own taste 
and direction. It is picturesquely situated on the banks of 
the Seine, just below Bellevue, a name which would be more 
appropriate to itself, since it commands a fine panoramic 
view of Paris and the adjacent country. The name, how- 
ever, by which it is known in the neighbourhood is the 
Palais Tamburini, and a very appropriate one too. With 
him and Madame, reside Signor and Madame Oardoni, an- 
other daughter aud son, and a blooming array of goodly 
grandchildren. On the occasion of the magnificent fetes, 
last month, the Signor very handsomely gave his services to 
lead and enrich the choir at the celebration of high mass. 
An Iron Theatre going to Australia. — Messrs. 
Edward T. Bellhouse and Co., of Eagle Foundry, are now 
engaged in the construction of a complete iron shell and 
framework of a spacious portable theatre, for Mr. George 
Coppin, who recently appeared at our Theatre Royal, in a 
round of characters. It seems that Mr. Coppin has engaged 
Mr. G. V. Brook, the tragedian, to perform in the principal 
towns in Australia for 200 nights, for which performances 
he pays Mr. Brooke the sum of £50 per night, or £10,000 
for 200 nights ! Now, with a vast scheme of this sort it 
would not do to be at a stand-still, owing to the total ab- 
sence of suitable room, or the caprices of the proprietary ; 
bo Mr. Coppin determines to go out with a complete port- 
able theatre of iron, which, with all fittings and appur- 
tenances, will cost a sum exceeding £4,000. The building 
contracted for by Messrs. Bellhouse is eighty-eight feet iu 
length, forty feet wide, aud about twenty-four feet high 
from the ground level to the peak of roof. As the floor 
level of the pit will be sunk about five or six feet below the 
ground level, there will be considerable altitude iu the in- 
terior. The walls will be of cast-iron, uprights (Bellhouse's 
patent), and galvanised corrugated iron sheets, No. 18, wire 
gauge. The roof will consist of strong iron principals, hav- 
ing the galvanised sheets bolted thereupon. To the gable- 
end of the building, which forms the front, will be attached 
an ornamental building, which will be arranged as box aud 
pit offices, lobbies, aud entrances. A degree of ornamental 
effect will be given to this facade. The pit will be Yery 
spacious, extending back from the foot-lights to the wall 
below the boxes to about fifty-four feet, and being fifty-niue 
feet across. The gallery for the boxes will project twenty- 
four feet from the wall opposite the stage, and eight feet 
from the wall on each of the sides of the theatre. This gallery 
will be supported on iron columns and strong framework of 
timber. Messrs. Bellhouse have undertaken the complete 
shell of the building, the ornamental facade, and the prin- 
cipal framework of the interior, and have engaged to have 
the whole on board ship in London in about thirty days 
from date of contract . — Manchester Examiner. 
farmers, not one has been injured hitherto. Three of the 
stacks and the shed which have been burned belonged to 
Mr. Bosanquet, and two stacks to Captain Bevau. It is iu- 
tended in future to have a couple of policemen stationed iu 
closer proximity to tho place at night, with a view of pro- 
venting or detecting any further attempts of a similar cha- 
racter. 
SCOTLAND. 
PROVINCIAL. 
Oxford.— The latest return of the state of the cholera 
at Oxford Board of Health, up to Wednesday ovening, was 
that of the previous Monday, which was as follows : — 
Monday the 25th of September — New Cases : Diarrhoea, 
169; choleraic-diarrhoea, 5; cholera 1 . — Old Cases: Diar- 
rhoea, 156; oholeraic-diarrhosa, 12; cholera, 17. — Deaths, 
cholera, 2. The change in the atmosphere had a most 
beneficial effect on Sunday aud Monday, the fresh cases of 
cholera on the former day being three only, and on Monday, 
as the above return shows, one only. This improvement, 
we regret to say, was not of long duration, for although the 
returns of Tuesday and Wednesday have not been made 
up, we are sory to find that on each day several fresh cases 
wore under medical treatment, aud that several deaths had 
also taken place from cholera on those days. One of the 
nurses employed by the Board of Health, on Wednesday 
evening, fell a victim to its malignity caused by her ma- 
ternal solicitude for her child, which was taken ill on Tues- 
day ; on that day she went home to nurse it, and although 
warned by the medical attendant on no account to kiss the 
child, her motherly feelings could not be controlled, aud a 
kiss (doubtless many) was given by the mother to the 
sufferer, and the consequence was she was taken ill on 
"Wednesday and died iu the evening. While in her avocation 
as nurse, she had been at the death-bed of several of the 
victims of this most mysterious disease, without having the 
slightest illness. The Vice-Chancellor has, in the most kind 
and considerate manner, opened the kitchen of Worcester 
College, for the purpose of supplying the poor of St. Thomas’ 
parish with good wholesome food, such as legs of mutton 
rousted, and plenty of good beef-tea, to those that are at all 
ailing. The Dean has also opened the kitchen at Christ's 
Church, for the purpose of supplying the poor of St. Ebbe’s 
and St. Aldates. It is gratifying to record these acts of 
kindness on the part of the university, more particularly 
just now when it is so much needed, as the medical men ail 
agree that good and plenty of wholesome diet is a great 
preventive of the cholera. 
Incendiarism at Enfield. — During the last six or seven 
weeks a considerable amount of alarm has been felt at Enfield 
and its immediate vicinity, occasioned by the destruction by 
fire— the work of an incendiary— of a number of hay-stacks 
and other property belonging to Mr. Bosanquet, the banker, 
ana Captain Bevan. The locality where the property is 
tituate is rather retired, and after more than one hay-stack 
a been burnt, a field-shed was set on fire. Suspicion 
was immediately aroused, but what was most singular, 
aitnougn there was considerable farm property round about, 
the mischief seemed to be confined to that belonging to the 
gmtlemeu named above. A cessation would take place for 
5,® h ° rt tune - anQther hay-stack on fire would arouse 
fr °m their beds. The damage done 
nfJ?j d LV of the fe, and notwithstanding the existence 
of several stacks of wheat and oats belonging to various 
The Queen in Scotland.— The Earl of Aberdeen lias 
arrived at Balmoral, on a visit to her Majesty the Queen 
and Prince Albert. 
Arctic Whale Fishing. — The gallant Captain Penny set 
sail on Friday from our port, in his trim little brig, for the 
Arctic regions, to prosecute the whale fishing. Wo believe 
he has every expectation of meeting his other vessel, tho 
Sophia, on her way home with a full cargo. — Aberdeen 
Herald. 
The Weather. — The weather for the last eight days has 
been on the whole highly favourable to the completion of 
the harvest operations. There have been frequent and sharp 
showers, but, being followed by brisk and drying breezes, 
thoy did little or no mischief ; aud since Sunday there 1ms 
been a great improvement, the weather beiug mild aud bright, 
with a promise of continuance. 
Edinburgh, Sept. 26. — The government has conferred a 
pension of £200 from the Literary Fund on Mrs, Fullerton, 
the widow of tho late Lord Fullerton. 
Golf Competition. — The annual meeting of tho Tuner- 
leveu Golf Club for the competition of the gold modal, took 
place on the Links on Thursday week. A pretty good muster 
of the members were forward ; the day was fine, mid many 
spectators lined tho play-ground. T. Peters, Esq., won the 
badge of honour, after good playing at eighty-niuo strokes. 
On Saturday a grand match for Gout-lay’ s golf" bull camo oil' 
with much spirit, as our local bard sings — 
“ Tho titled lord, the county squire, , 
The magistrate in burgh livin'. 
To victor's fame keenly aspire, 
On the banks o' Inncrleven." 
IRELAND. 
Sudden Death of the Marquis of Ormonde. — Tho 
city of Kilkenny was on Tuesday thrown iuto a state of 
unusual excitement by a rumour, which unhappily later, 
but better authenticated accouuts, completely verified, of 
the sudden demise of the Marquis of Ormonde, at Loffcua- 
lodge, county of Wexford, whither he had goue a short time 
Binee, accompanied by the Marchioness aud family, to onjoy 
the benefit of sea bathing. One of the local papers (the 
Kilkenny Journal) has the following account of the melan- 
choly event — “In the course of the forenoon accouuts were 
received which went to alleviate the apprehensions previously 
entertained. They were to the effect that the noble Marquis 
had been suddenly seized with au apoplotic fit, which ren- 
dered him unconscious, but that hopes of his recovery were 
still entertained. Later in the day, however, the tidings 
which leached Kilkenny were such as to leave no doubt of 
the fatal nature and termination of his lordship's illness ; 
but from the imperfect means of communication between 
this city and Fethard, nothing more than a vague and some- 
what confused narrative of the melancholy event could be 
obtained. From this it would appear that about eleven 
o’clock on Monday morning Lord Ormonde was walking 
with the Marchioness upon tho sea-beach observing their 
children bathing. Suddenly his Lordship was seized with a 
fit, which almost rendered him insensible, aud iu this state 
he remained till his death, which did not take place for seve- 
ral hours afterwards. Unhappily, no medical assistance was 
at hand, and when it did arrive earthly aid was of no avail. 
We have heard two causes of death assigned — the one apo- 
plexy ; the other the rupture of one of the vessels of tho 
stomach. With the first intelligence of the noble Marquis's 
death the deepest concern was manifested throughout tho 
entire city of Kilkenny, and the windows of all the houses 
of business were partially closed. This tribute of regret was 
more than deserved by the late Lord Ormonde ; for ho was, 
iu truth, a good man in every relation of life. As a landlord 
kind, indulgent, and generous, he had but few equals in this 
country, and deeply will his loss be deplored by the tenantry 
of liis extensive estates in this and the adjoining counties. 
As a gentleman, he was ever affable, unassuming, frank, and 
high-minded,; as a magistrate and a public man, sensible, 
upright, aud honourable, guided always, even if in error, by 
a strict sense of the proper aud the just. It is his best 
epitaph that a people who, of necessity, differed from him in 
faith aud feelings, paid him, while living, the tribute of a 
high and warm-hearted respect, and, when dead, mourned him 
with a sincere sorrow. The late Marquis of Ormonde 
was born ou the 24th of August, 1808, and succeeded to the 
title in 1838. He married iu 1843 Frances June, daughter 
of the Hon. Sir E. Paget, second son of tho late Earl r,f An- 
glesey, by whom ho leaves four sous and two daughters. 
The young Earl of Osaory (now Marquis of Ormonde) is only 
eleven years old.” 
lam 3nfelligim 
HORNS TAVERN, KENNTNGTON. — Sept. SCtii and 27th. 
Divers v. West-end and Crystal Palace Railway Company. ( Befcrrn 
C. J. Abbott, Esq., Under-Sheriff, P. A. Pickering, Esq,. Assessor, and 
ten special jurors.) — This was a proceeding to assess the amount of 
compensation to be paid to the claimant for a small piece of land, com- 
prising 2 roods and 25 perches, proposed to be Liken by the company, 
pursuant to their notice dated the :;rdof November, 1853, the company 
having subsequently given notice of abandonment, it being their inten- 
tion to vary the line within their Parliamentary power*. The particular* 
of the claim were — First. That the land situate in Norwood contained 
brick earth, which could be excavated to the depth of 1 K or 20 feet, and 
that the quantity comprised in the 2 roods and 25 perches would make 
7,000,000 of bricks, upon which he calculated his profit nt £ ',800. 
Secondly. The railway passing through his land in a deep cutting would 
cut off one part of the field from the other, and so render the remaining 
portion valueless for brick-making, for which he claimed £2,100. Tin- 
third item of claim was. that the laud would be available for building 
purposes after the clay had been excavated, and that in consequence of 
the mode in which the line would pass there would be damage- by loss of 
frontage to the amount of £113. 5s. per annum, ami that, taken ut 
twenty-five years' purchase, would be £2,831. 8s. ; the total amount of 
the claim being £7,731. 8s. Negotiations had commenced between tho 
parties for the purpose of coming to an amicable settlement, but having 
failed, they were compelled to issue their precept to the sheriff to 
summon a jury to assess the amount of compensation. Evidence was 
produced by the plaintiff in support of the particulars of his 
claim, which was met by counter evidence on the part of the 
company, showing that the clay was of a very inferior quality for 
the manufacture of bricks, and that there being a great quan- 
tity of it In the immodiato neighbourhood, it was impossible that 
tho demand for Mr. Divers' bricks would bo so groat as to justify his 
making such a claim; one of the principal points of defence also 
being foihulcd on u section in tho Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 
which provides llmt, in tho event of u company not using the land taken 
them, the landowner from whom it was taken should have the 
option ol re-puivhiLsing it from the company ; and that as In this case 
tho company m imitated their intention of mu using it, tho plaintiff 
won d not, in that respect, sustain any damage. — Tho case was con- 
\v°ii • 1Juvl ” u,ul Mr - Hawkins for tho claimant, and by Mr. 
e s lor tho company. The learned assessor having succinctly summed 
np t iu ease to tho Jury, they consulted for about teu minutes, when they 
Stated their unanimous verdict to be, that the plaintiff was ontitlod 
to £t)0Q. 
^alto 3ntr I lignite. 
guildhall. , 
li.in MKAT.—J/h Watiams, a dairyman, was junimonod by the* 
Inspectors oi Mont for NowgatO-morkot for tondlng the l>ody of a Cow 
to market for sale which was totally- unfit for human food.— Sir U \v 
Omlou and Alderman Rose severely censured tho practlco of sending 
meat In such a state to market at any time, but more particularly 
during the prevalence of such a tearful opldomy ils that from which ull 
London had been suffering, and to which hundreds of parsons had 
(alien victims; but, ns they bad no summary Jurisdiction lit the 
matter, they had no alternative but to commit the defendant to take his 
trial at tho sessions, — Committed accordingly, 
MARYLKBONK. 
Extensive Roubkiit. — Upon the arrival of tho Government van from 
tho House of Detention, Clerkonwoll, a great crowd of persons assembled 
at the PnradUo-sli-cot entrance to tho court, in order to obtain a sight 
of four prisoners ; two of them men, named Hurst and /ten, and two 
women, named .1 Airy //widen and Louisa /.tv, all of whom had boon 
taken into custody by Potter, H I. and Carman, 2(18 D, on tho charge of 
having boon concerned In the perpetration of robberies to tho amount 
In the aggregate of upwards of £.',000.— Mr, Wontnor and Mr. Lewi, 
were In attendance on behalf of tho prisoners. — The particular* of wlmt 
previously transpired, in reference to tho extensive and systematic, 
inode ol plunder adopted, have already appeared in our paper — It will 
be remembered that upon Hurst was found a gold watch, value forty - 
IKu guineas, also a chain, worth 11 ft ecu guineas, together with between 
£7 ami £lo in cash. On Iden was found a "Jemmy " (a crowbar) and 
a knife. Mrs. Pemberton, the wife of tho barrister of that name, 
deposed tlmt she resided at 72, Warwlek-squiuv, Pimlico. On Friday, 
July 21st, sho mlssod from her dressing-table a gold chain, bracelets, 
and Other articles of jewellery, of the value of 150 guinea*. Upon tlui 
discovery of hor loss, sho Immediately communicated with the police, 
to whom she described, as accurately as she was able, tho property 
which had been stolen. Sho believed that tho diamond*, garnet*, &c,, 
produced by tho officers employed in the case, formed part of tho pro- 
perty which sho had lo*t. — By Mr. Wontnor ; I have hnd tho chain by 
rile for ten or twelve years, and l can wear it Is mine —William Crump 
said that, on Friday, July 21st, ho saw the male prisoners lollorlng 
about Mr. I’ombcrton's house a short time previous to the robbery. 
By Mr. Lewis: 1 cannot swear that the prisoner Men was one of tho 
men, but I believe him to be so. — Tho nest case gone Into was that of 
stealing u valuable gold watch.— Mrs. Patty Young, -10, Bwborough- 
street, Pimlico, deposed that, on the 2nd of August, she found that she 
had been robbed of her gold watch, and £ ID In gold and notes, as also 
a largo quantity of Jewellery. Tho greater part of the property was 
stolen from her dressing -case In her bod-mom, — Tho watch \va* pro- 
duceil by Potter, 81 1), and was Identified by Mr*. Young.— By Mr. 
Wontnor ; I asked the prisoner Hurst how ho accounted far the pos- 
session of tho watch and guard, uud he said tln-y were hi* own, and 
that he had had them for a long time. — It wo* shown, In the courto of 
tho inquiry, that a silver candlestick, found at tho residence of the 
prisoner Hodden, ret, Castle-street, Lcicostcr-squnrc, was a portion of a 
robbery committed at tho house of tho Rev. Mr. MiLholl, 5, Ihlvodore- 
to trace, Brighton, In May last A ring, found upon the prl*< nor Lee, 
bad also boon Identified by tho Rev. Mr. Muddooks, Soho square, 
Brighton, as having been stolen, among other valuable property, from 
hla premises.— Curntun addcil, that ho took from Lien's lodgings, In 
Ucrwick-strcut, Oxford-street, a daguerreotype portrait of him (Lien), 
which ho showed to a female servant living at tin- house adjoining that 
ot Mr. Muddock*, and who insluntly recognised tho llkeir as a> being 
that of the prisoner Iden, whom sho *aw leaving tho house of Mr. 
Maddoek- jii't hi fore tho robbery w i» known to have bcou effected. — 
Some additional evidence was gone Into, and, In reference to tho above 
cases, so well got up by Potter and Carman, tho officers, a gentleman, 
whoso name did not transpire, said that, seeing In the papers a report 
of tho last examination, ho hod come forward, linaffnliv.? that tho pri- 
soners were the parties who had recently commuted an extensive 
robl cry ut II wtlngi, — The whole of tho prisoners wore remanded till 
Wednesday next. 
SOUTHWARK. 
Insane Fanaticism. — A well-dressed young man, named Charles 
Haijiimm Kush, described in the oluu'gc-shcct a* a master painter, 
residing at No. 21. Wcllcsl-y-stroct, City-road, and who evidently 
appoaruil to bo lalmorlng under a speck's of religious insanity, was 
placed In tho dock before Mr. A'Hoekett, charged with causing an 
obstruction In the Borough-road, on Sunday afternoon, and refusing 
to go away when required by tho police.— Margaret Jone*. the landlady 
ol' the Wliito Hart, iu tho Borough-road, stated that for some time 
past, on Sunday mornings and afternoons, sho and her neighbour* bail 
been much annoyed by the defendant and another man collecting a 
mob of per-ous iu front of their doors, preaching in a very oxc tod 
manner. Their conduct was generally so abrupt and violent that It 
was a complete nuisance, — Mr. A'Beckctt told hor to confine herself t» 
the oliurgc against the defendant, ns there wus no other person In 
custody. — Witness continued that, on Sunday afternoon, a little before 
three o'clock, the defendant placed himself near the entrance leading to 
the Queen's Prison, and hi* excited manner soon collected a large mob 
around b in. I L- held a Bible in Ids hand, and’ abwed tho Catholics, 
and spuko much against the Irish. There wore several of tho latter 
present, ami she fuured very much that a riot would have ensued. 
She consequently s>-nt for the police to disperse thorn.— Mr A'Hoekett : 
Did you say tho prisoner was preaching? — Witness; Yes, sir; but 
very Improper, His language was blasphemous, and more likely to 
cause a disturbance than gain converts.— Mr. A'Beckctt: You say 
bo used disgraceful language towards a particular wet and people ?— 
Wltne**: Yes, sir. He claim ed tho Irish an l the Catholics, which I 
considered very improper conduct. I saw a number of Irishmen near 
him, and approhem Ing, from their gestuic*, u disturbance, I sent for 
tho police. Tho defendant and an-itlier nun had dlsgr. cefully con- 
ducted themselves for some Sin-lay* past, ami it had become an 
intolerable nuisance. — A police-constable, who had Liken tho prisoner 
into custody, guvo similar evidence.— The prisoner, In reply, broke 
out in uu excited strain, declaring tliut lie had a mission from God, amt 
defied tuty one to prevent his preaching. — Alder keeping up u conver- 
sation iu the sumo style for some time with the magistrate, Sir. 
A'Beokett said to the constable : lias ho any friend*, as ho seems not to 
be In his right st nsc*? — Prisoner: That's all trush. 1 am commanded 
by God to preach iu tho highways and byowoys, and my being here Is 
all spite. — Mr. A'Beckctt: You ore labouring under a great mistake, 
and you cannot bo allowed to creato an obstruction In the streets. Will 
you promise not to offend ugain '—Prisoner : I'll not make such a pro- 
mise, us I am only obeying the commands of God. — Mr. A'Beckctt : I 
have no doubt that your intentions may bo good, but your conduct is 
likely to cause a great deal of ill fooling among tho parties who may 
surround you. You must keep within the limits of the law, or you 
will he punished. You are now discharged. — Tho prisoner thou left 
the court with several of his friends. 
THAMES. 
Stabbing. — Otoroe Dennett, an iugenuou'-lookingboy of seventeen, was 
brought up on remand before Mr. Yardley, charged with feloniously 
and maliciously stabbing Alfred Audsley, on the 2 1st of July last, at 
Leghorn, on board tho brig Ytun, of Newcastle, and with intent to 
