The New York Herald Newspaper, May 28, 1876, Page 5

LONDON SHADOWS A. Greek L Matineer Sensation in _ England. ‘THE PRINCE OF WALES ILL. “The Derby Looming .Up—Betting COACHING IN THE RAIN. © a. Panic.” e THR’ RASTERN QUESTION THBEATENING ‘Operatic Notes—Rosavella’s Luck— “A. Mad World.” GRANT’. AND. PRESS CORRUPTION. ‘ALBER?, , ferwctAL DESPATCH 70 THE HERALD BY CABLE. ] ache 5 Loxpox, May 27, 1876, : Mutiny on the open seas furnishes the present reat sensation to the English people. The Lennie ‘mutineors, who were hanged last Tuesday, recalled “to mind the “Flowery Land pirates,” five of whom ‘were hanged some dozen years ago on one gallows im front of the Old Bailey. . Eleven: in all had been jeondemned. to die, but the authorities tirst com- wmuted the sentence on four to penal servitude for Mfe, and on the. night before the execution two others were reprieved in the same manner. © 4 GREEK MUTINEER PAXIO. : It was recalled that in that case the murderers of The captain, first mate, passenger, and cook of the “Flowery Land were foreign seamen, Portuguese, I ‘Relieve. ‘The fact that the murderers on the Lennie ‘wid’ Caswell were Greek seamen, has created a Prejudice, almost amounting td a panic, among ship- masters, At Newcastle-upon-Tyne the shipmasters " dEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, parpose of exposing the loose administration of the | Insanity law ed the peculiarities of the treatment of the ‘Whe book is written in a cheery, loquacious styleyand is prefaced by a letter from Charles Reade, who applands the work and its pur- pose. He fs the way to work. A great battle is not \to-se-won without self-sacrifice. Ac- cepta of reapect trom a brother writer in- terested in ‘that good cause.” The experiences are amusing to the reader who has the key, save where they are tonching in the scenes of real insanity which Mr, Chambers took part in during his stay in the asylum, ‘ 4 CUBIOUS EXPERIMENT. ‘That a man actually had himself, by the aid of two confederates, “regularly” committed to the asylum, is a high testimony to Mr. Chambers’ powers as an actor of ® dimcalt part, however small credit it brings to the two doctors who certified to hts insan- ity and the police justice who made the commit- ment, ‘Zhe names of the characters in the tragi- comedy are concealed under pseudonyms through which New Yorkers will easily discover the real par- ticipants. It shows directly how aman may get himself into @ madhouse if he observes the proper conditions; but, as that 1s not likely to be a genera) desire im the community, the real purpose of the book may be taken as showing how, with a person at all weak-minded, interested relatives could have , him put among thé mentally dead. The chapter in |. the book grimimest in its humor is that headed “In- sanity asa Fine Art, for the Direction of Future Players.” THE ‘The a Exhibition. 1 the opening of the Centennial hey are replete with generous praise. YOUR-IN-HAND CLUB. ‘The Fourimfand Ciub had its first meet on ‘Wednesday, “Seventeen coaches were in line, but | the rain spoiled the drive. around Hyde Park. They ‘were “led by the Duke of Beaufort’s yellow coach, driven by Lord Somerset. There will: probably be a ‘morning. mees for the Hampton sale and an after- noon meet after/the Ascot. THE DERBY COMING. ‘The. racing mania has seized the. matrppolitan ‘population, fat the great race for the bi\\: Dhon of the turf, the Derby, takes place next We) |." on Epsom Downs. From the lon! to the odds are given and taken on. the great ©" morning tél night, and every social gro "4 Bbsolately refuse. to engage Greek or. Levantine sailors, a determination which ‘is causing great suffering: among the “destitate seamen of ‘these nationalities, = * ‘ _'SHOWS FoR ‘THE MORBID. « : ° The tendency of the average English mind to well upon the morbid, which in literature and shows takes the form of the “penny dreadful,” and ‘which was so well instanced in the exhibition of the Blackburn’ bicodnoung, finds another Mustration in connection with the Caswell mutiny. THE CASWELL ON EXHIBITION. — y The bark Caswell, which was the .mute witness of the terrible scenes of mutiny, murder and robbery na ‘equally ‘vérribie retaliation, having arrived at the ort of Bristol from Queenstown, was. turned Into an; exhibition for. the. morbidly curious ‘at‘an Mamission charge of sixpence a head. ‘The proceeds Were announced as for the benefit of the widows and orphans of the murdered men, ‘ ' Thousands of the citizens of Bristol and people from the surrounding country visited “the perfidt- ous bark,” and hunted all over it for signs of the euccessive tragedies that had taken place on board. Of course there was little to satisfy curiosity, as the G@ecks bad been repeatedly scrub@ed and all possible means taken by the mutineers themselves to remove all visible traces of their crimes, and so, also, with the retributive slaying of the Greeks. The show, however, was stopped because the visitors whittled way the ship’s woodwork for mementoes of the crime and the visit. erty eS eck al BAD BOYS. ‘The example set by the boys on board the training ships Warspite and Goliath, which it will be remem- bered were burned, itis supposed, at least in the tase of the second conflagration, by the incendiary act of some of the boys, has now been followed by the naval apprentices on the tron-clad Caledonia, who tried to scuttle the ship. THE GAINSBOROUGH PICTURE ROBBERY. ‘While on the subject of crimes I may refer to the robbery in Bond street om Thursday of Gainsborough’s portrait of the Duchess of Devon- shire, which had recently been purchased for $52,625, an exact counterpart of the robbery of Murilio’s picture of St. Anthony from the Seville Cathedral. It also was cut out from the frame in the night time, and some think it may have gone to America. This belief is probably founded on the @iscovery of the “St. Anthony” by Mr. Schaus, of New York, but the probability ts that the thief is turking somewhere in London, and that the picture will reappear when a ransom is offered, THE CHALLENGER EXPEDITION. ‘The discovery ship Challenger returned to English ‘waters on Tuesday from a forty months’ cruise, and has important scientific results to report. THE PANDORA SAILS, ‘The Arctic ship Pandora left Cowes to-day for Smith's Sound, taking letters and presenta for the members of the Alert and Discovery North Pole expedition under the command of Captain Nares. THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY. i “The Queen's birthday was celebrated to-day with parade of the Guards and a general illumination Im honor of the Prince of Wales’ return as well as | the birthday of his royal mother, THE PRINCE OF WALES IL. ‘The Court Jowrnai announces that the Prince of | Wales ts suffering from inflammation of the veins of the leg, and will be compelled wo keep in the house for some days. SERIOUS RUMORS. | One of the rumors circulating on the Stock Ex- | change says this attack is more serious than the | announcement indicates, THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT’S COURTSHIP. The Iondon correspondent of the Manchester Guardian says Prince Arthur (Duke of Connaught) will shortly marry one of the daughters of the ¢x- King of Hanover. ROSAVELLA'S PROTECTRESS. In the matter of opera the friends of Mile. Rosa- | ella Will be pleased to learn that she has perfectly | recovered from her late indisposition. She has been | requested by Mme. Adelina Patti to study the part | ofSonnambula under the friendly tuition of the Mar- | quise de Caux herself, who generously permitt | sn infringement of her privilege to perform that | } wharacter. z “A MAD WORLD," Tullus Chambers’ book, “A Mad World,” appeared | joday from the press of Sampson, Low & Co. It is "She record of a voluntary incarceration in a private Junatic asylum in New York, undertaken for the | America. This is particularly so tn the case of | | than in shorter dashes, Mr. Sanford, however, va ack om om a pours forth 8 8: tators, .. PETRARCH THE FAVORITE. Lord Dupplin’s Petrarch, the easy winner of the Two Thousand Guineas, continues to be a tremen- doug favorite at6to4. At these odds within’ the past twenty-four hours $50,000 and over have been invested. A SOARE. _ On account of the long continued dry weather and the hard’ ground at Newmarket, where all the Derby favorites'are in training, the backers of Petrarch haya felt very anxious. ‘They feared that in his final Preparation he might be injured, as sharp gallops on hardwollare never beneficial, but fraught with dan- Ger. Rain has fallen, however, within the past few hptirg, pad there 1s a better feeling prevalent among ‘the ‘large backers Uf Petrarch, at Tiss OTHER FAVORITES. Mate AL Hatgattals Xineral colt, Lord Rosebery's All Heart, Mr. R. Peck’s Forerunner and Lord Fal- mouth’s Skylark arenext in favor with the betting fraternity. Lord Rosebery is very sanguine that his trusty champion, All Heart, will beat Petrarch ‘and his formidable companions. ° OPINION OF THE BEST JUDGES. ‘The best judges think the race les between Sky- lark, Petrarch and the Mineral colt. THE BETTING. ‘The Mineral colt is quoted at Sto 1, Skylark at? to1, All Heart at 9to 1, Forerunner at 11 to land Braconnier at 33 to 1. BAY EAGLE SCRATCHED, i Mr. Sanford’s Bay Eagle has been scratched, and consequently there will be no representative of America in the contest for the blue mbbon of 1876, FRENCH PLUCK. It 1s worthy of notice that the French horse Braconnier, who was engaged in and backed for the French Derby (a valuable stake) to be run to-morrow, has been scratched for that engagement, 80 a8 not to jeopardize his chances of winning the English Derby, for which he is backed to win a large amount. | THE MEETING. During the Epsom summer mecting, which com- mences on Tuesday next, the American horses will again run on English turf, and, itis thought, with better success than in their previous essays. THE HIGH LEVEL HANDICAP. In the High Level Handicap, to be decided on ‘Thursday, the third day of the meeting, Mr. M. H. Sanford has entered the three grand representa- tivesof his stable. These are Preakness, with the impost of 122 Iba.; Mate, with 117 lbs., and Bay Fi- nal, with 115 Ibs. The distance is one mile and a half, and among those engaged for the event is Mr. A. Baltazzi’s bay colt by Scottish Chief, out of Ar- temus (the Artemus colt), four years old, whois a moderate performer, and he has been given the top | weight, 124 lbs. This race was won last year by Sir | J. D. Astley’s bay filly Lady of the Lake, four years, | carrying 96 Ibs, THE RPSOM CUP. Mr. Sanford has also entered Bay Final and Mate ih the Epsom Cup, to be run on Friday, the day fol- lowing the decision of the High Level Handicap. | Each will carry 114 Ibs. in the race. The distance ts | about one mile, and last year it was won by Lord | Wilton’s bay mare Modena, 6 years old, with 112 tbs. | on ber back. ‘ CONDITION OP THE AMERICAN HORSES. Recent intelligence from the American stable at Newmarket justifies the bellef that all three of the | horses are in much better condition than at any time since landing in England. They have recently taken to thelr work very kindly, and now show | some of the form which characterized them in Preakness. SHORT DISTANCK RACES. Although each of Mr. Sanford’s horses are in much better fix to run than when they frst appeared the policy of starting them in races of a mile or little more ts seriously questioned by reflecting turfmen. They think that these representatives of the “dark biue”’ will do more creditable work and land winners oftener over long distances, as at Ascot, for instance, | will give them these trials, and hopes for success. THE DUBLIN UNIVEKSITY CREW. . The Dubiin University focr-oared crew to visit Saratoga will, in all probability, consist of Cowan (stroke), Ambrose, Poole and Miles. _ THE FINANCIAL SITUATION, ‘The financial aspect is exceedingly gloomy. The | timony, record of the week onthe Stock Exchange has been bed and is tending to worse. WARLIKE INFLUENCES. The continued, persistens rumors of arming waters has caused widespread agitation and has Kept prices down. There isfor the moment no in- clination to support the market. ‘THE WORST NOT YET. Another ramor is to the effect that the Rothe childs are sellers of consols to the amount of} nearly $5,000,000, which transaction is supposed to be based on Knowledge that the political situation in A Batch of New Plays—Success- Europe is tikely to grow worse. GENERAL DEPRESSION. d ‘The entire lst of investment securities, including those of America, has suffered from the fall, bus aside from the fact that Tarkish and Egyptian bonds are lower it ts worthy of record that consols have declined sharply, owing to the fears excited by the great naval display which England has made in Eastern DETAILS OF THE DECLINE. Indian securities have also been heavy and lower. Home railway securities have reached a lower level, the traMc returns showing a considerable fall- ing of. Canadian tissues are depressed and 14 to3% ‘percent lower. There has been almost 9 panic in foreign securities, some of which reached the lowest point ever Known. Turks declined sito 6percent, Egyptians, 5 to 8 per cent; Hungarians and Russian, 33¢ to 7 per cent; Spanish, 9 per cent; Buenos Ayres, 5per cent; Brazilians, 2 to4 per cent, and Argentines, 23¢ to3 per cent. ‘THE “WORST SATURDAY.” To-day has been the worst Saturday known on the Stock Exchange for years. Everything was sold indiscriminately, and there is hardly a stock in the entire list that 1s not lower, although the fall is less heavy than might have been expected in such a panicky market. DISCOUNTS. ? ‘There is nothing new in discounts, ON THE CONTINENT. The Continental Bourses have not participated in the panic, although all report weakness. AT THE CLOSE. The stock market closed quiet to-day, but very fat. SILVER. Silver to-day is quoted at 62. ALMOST A PANIC, The Glove, this afternoon, in its financial article, says:—The condition of affairs on the Stock Ex- change is little better than a state of panic.” ° THE SUIT AGAINST ALBRET GRANT—NEWSPAPER COBRUPTION—THE PRICE OF PUFFS——-THE BALHAM POISONING CASE—BRENT'S EXTRA- DITION—THE COAL TRADE—MINCING LANE MARKETS. 4 Lonpon, May 27, 1876, In the Court of Common Pleas yesterday, before Lord Chief Justice Coleridge, the action of Twycross against Albert Grant and others was commenced. It is brought to recover money qlleged to have been ob- tained by fraudulent representations regarding the Lisbon Steam Tramway;Company. Mr. Hawkins, Q C,, and Mr, Sergeant Parry, on behalf of the defend- “ants, asked for s postponement, which having been re- fased they offered to consent to as verdict for the amount claimed, $5,000. y THR CASE YOR THE*PLAINTIPF. Lord.Coleridge said he could not prevent Sir Henry James, plaintiffs counsel, from opening the case, por did he desire £0 do so. ‘The counsel for the defendants then left the court, and Sir Henry James opened his sido of the case, which ‘was substantially that certain contracts between the Dake Je Seidanha, the Portuguese Minister in Lovdon, ‘ana the Messra. Grant, were not set forth im the pros- pectus, which was issued jn July, 1871, GRAVE CHARGES AGAINST NEWSPAPER WRITERS. Sir Henry James said that in several cases moncy ‘was paid for the insertion of notices in the money articles of the newspapers, for which Mr. Sampson, of the Times, received $1,375; Morier vans, of the Stand- ard, $250; Mr. Otter, of the Daily News, $100, and a similar amount was paid to a clerk connected with the Daily Telegraph, . THROWS UP THE BRIEF. Sergeant Parry, of counsel for defendants, who after- ward returned to court, said be would not appoar farther in this case, but that other actions, which were to follow the result of this suit, would undoubtediy be defended. ‘MR. GRANT'S REMARKS. After the further hearing of the case had been adjourned until Monday Albert Grant arose and said:— “My name is Albert Grant, May I be permitted to make a fow observations?” Lord Coleridge replied:—"“Not now, Mr, Grant.” 4 LARGE AMOUNT INVOLVED, A large amount of money ts involved in these suits, which are oighty in number, and of which this is to be a test case, the prospectus of the company having been issued for $1,545,000. ‘THE MYSTKRIOUS DEATH AT BALHAM, Mr, Bravo, a barrister, aged thirty, died a little over ‘a month ago at his residence at the Priory, Balham, where he lived with his wile, to whom he had been married but six months, tho lady having a housekeeper, Mre.*Cox, in the house. SUSPICION OF FOUL PLAY. ‘The circumstances of his death led to the belief that it was caused by poiwon, A medical analysis of the contents of bis stomach disclosed the presence of an- but the Coroner’s inquest was summarily brought to a close without anything definite being ar- rived at A SHARCHING INQUIRY, A petition being sent to the Home Secretary, he or- dered a special investigation, which was made by the Solicitor of the Treasury, but alter a searching inquiry no satistactory evidence was elicited, and it is not ex. pected that any one will be charged with causing the death of Mr. Bravo, The new facts elicited were very meagre, but tend to support the theory that dceeasod commitied suicide, , His wifo stated that he bad said, ‘I have taken poi- son’’ while suffering from the attack from which he died ; but this he devied when questioned by the attend. ing physicians, saying he had taken nothing but opium tor neuralgia of the lower jaw. 4 CHARLES BRANT’S CASE, ‘The timo for which Charles Brent, the Louisville ‘bank forger, was committed will expire on Monday, Dut it is not probable that any steps will be taken luok- ing to bis releaso, His cago will most likely await the decision of the Winslow cane, THR COAL AXD {ROM INTERESTS DEPRESSED. ‘The continued depression im the coal trade in Wales has necessitated the stoppage of the New Duffryn Col- Nery of the Rhymoey Iroa Company. The Laudove | Steel Works at Swansea will close om Monday uatil further motice, A meeting of North Stafford iron masters has been held, at which It was decided to give fourteen days’ | notice of a redaction of fifteen per cent in the wages of | minora, MINCING LAXE MARKETS The Mincing Lane markets continue very dull, and prices are generally unsteady. GENERAL MARKETS, Coffee during the carly part of the week advanced | slightly, but subsequently relapsed except for good to | fine colony sort, which met with a steady demand at | yesterday’s pablic sae. Sugar has been dat, Several floating cargocs were vold lower prices. Rice ia rather dearer, Tea is dull, Some lowor grades of Congou sold at lower prices. Speculation in spices bas abated, and quotations rather favor buyers, EARL DUFFERIN COMPLIMENTED. Orrawa, May 27, 1876 ‘The following apponré {a the Uanada Gasetie to- day :—‘‘Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint the Earl of Dufforin a Kai of the Grand Cross of the most distinguished 0: of St. Michael and St. George. MAY 28, 1876—QUADRUPLE SHEET SES EEE ATRIA IES 9 |PARISIAN GLEAMS. troops, and despaten of European feets to Turkish | How Parties in France Are Balancing — 4 | Boulogne. Great interest is manifested in the amuse- _» * The Royalists Disappear. GAMBETTA’S FINANCE. ful Authors. NOTES FROM BEHIND THE BORNE. The Academy Taureates—No Americans—The | Exhibition of 2 1878—Theatrical Old Clothes—Trouble on the Bourse. 4 [SPRCIAL DRaPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE] HERALD BUREAU, No, 61 AVENUE DB L'OrmRa, Paris, May 27, 1876. ‘The royalists of all shades seem to have faded out of French politics. They have either retired to pri- vate life or, like the insects that take the color of ‘whatever they live on, have ‘become republicans. Hence but two parties survive in France, the Bona- artists and republicans. The latter are the more numerous ; the former the more powerful. On this point it may be stated that the administrative changes affect only fifty prefectures, leaving a majority of imperialists in office. REDUCING ARMY EXPENSES. M. Gambetta, the President of the Budget Com- misalon, proposes a reduction of the army estimates, amd it is probable that a good deal of hot speech ‘will, result when this comes fairly before the Cham- ber for debate. The zeal for a gigantic armament i still lively enough to furnish material for an on- slaught on any one bold enough to take a step that might delay the revanche; but, on the other hand, asthe people get cooler the taxes feel heavier, and 80, if M. Gambetta is not too sweeping in his econ omy, he will carry his point in the end, A FIGHT AMONG MONEY GIANTS. M. Pereira and Baron Rothschild are competing for large railway concessions in Algena. A PANIO IN TORKS. ‘There Is quite a panic on the Bourse, which affects Turkish, Egyptian and Danubian securities. This grows out of the present position of England on the Turkish question and her refusal to join the North- ern Powers in the Berlin memorandum. In view of this position it is not deemed improbable here that the three Emperors will abandon the Berlin pro- gramme. NEW PLAYS. _“Le Luthier de Cremone,” @ charming one act ‘Gomedy in verse, by M. Coppée, the chief of the néw school of French poets, and “La Cigale Chez les Fourmis,” a capital one act comedy by M. Legouvé, (the Academician, and M. Labiche, the populdt farce “writer, were produced this week at the ThéAtre Francais. _“L’Espion du Roi” is drawing large houses at the Porte St. Martin Theatre. SARAH BERNILARDT. During the performance of “L’Etrangtre” the Other night Sarah Bernhardt fainted on the stage, causing quite a commotion among the audience, The physicians order rest, and when it is considered that the lady works in the day modelling and paint- ing and acts at night it will be seen that the doctors are right. THEATRE LYRIQUE. Carvalho. and De Leuven are to have jqjnt direo- tion in the Thé&tre Lyrique. THE ITALIENS. The new primedonne engaged forthe Italiens next season are Miles. Singer and Borghi Mamo, a daughter of the celebrated violaist. ‘suDIC, 7 Mile. Judic has been engaged for the winter sea- son at the Variétés. FREDERIC LEMAITRE'S R¥FECTS. There was a sale yesterday, at the Salle Drouot, of the personal effects of the late Frédéric Lemattre. Itexcited no interest and was attended only by a few brokers. DEJAZEM'S COSTUMES. Mme. Déjazet’s theatrical costumes and orna- ments are being sold to-day at the same place. There ts more curioaity evinced in this event, and better prices are being realized. HBILBRONN COMPROMISES. Mule, Heilbronn paid Vizentini, of the Lyrique yesterday the sum of $4,400 by way of compromise for the surrender of her engagement, Mile. Heil- bronn goes to Russia. ANEW THEATRE Anew theatre is to be built in the Avenue de POpéra. PLANS YOR THE BXPOSITION BUILDINGS. Of the twelve prize plans for the buildings to he used for the French Exposition of 1878 the first has been accorded to M. Daviond Bourdala, THE 6ALON LAUREATES. In the hst of lamreates of the Salon there is no American name. A SCENE PAINTER DBAD. Gustave Coullett, the great scene painter, is dead. HIPPOPHAGY. There is @ curious article, written by Surgeon Decroix, published im Z’ Adele, showing that horse flesh is the wholesomest meat for haman beings. POLO. The polo season here commertes next week on | the grounds of the Skating Club, in the Bois de ment, which promises to become very fashionable. ELECTION OF 4 LEGITIMIST—PROSROUTIONS OF THE PRESS. Pants, May 27, 1676, The Marquis de Ia Rochojaqaclin, legitimist, has been elocted to the Chamber of Deputies from the town of Breasuire, in the Department of Deux-Sdvres, PRYSS PROSECUTIONS, The Figaro has been fined $100 for publishing twe | letters of Henri Rochefort. ‘The government lias taken fresh proceedings against | Les Droits de V Homme, Rochefort’s journal NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Portiasp, Me,, May 27, 1876. The United States steamship Ossipee arrived here to-day trom Port Royal, 8. ©, SHOE FACTORY BURNED. | De un Cnarragoa, N, ¥., May 27, 1876 ‘The balding owned by William Marsiand aud ocen- — pied by Farringtén, Rischod’ & Bird, snow jufne- varers, was totally dertroyed by tre thie afternoon. Tho origin of the fire is unknown, The toss on stock aud machinery 1s adout $4,000, saxured in the follow. vy — of Hartford, Comp., $1,600 is, of Glen's Falls, N. Y., $1,500; Conti: ental, of New York, $2,000, The building was valved ‘at about $1,500 and ts insured for $700 im the Atlas, of Bartiord, n ' git beneath it, dancing the poems up and down, MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTRS. Miss Jutia Rive will shertly give plano recitals at Decker’s rotunda in the Main Hall of the Exposition, ‘The Eagle Theatre will be closed curing the coming | week for rebearsals for Mra. Chanfraa’s new drama, “Mary Warner,” Tom Taylor's domestic drama, will be played this week at Colonel Wood’s Maseum, Phila | delphia, Mr. Aptommas has inaugurated a scries of harp re- citals for Saturday afternoons, at Gibbon’s Art Gallery, No, 9 Fifth avenue, ‘ ‘The Count of Caghostro, the well kpown Parisian conjurer, will appear at the Globe Theatre to-morrow night, Howe and Cushing’s deuble circus, with Jem Mace and Joe Goss, continues performances at the foot of Houston street, Kast River, for a week longer. Mile. Anpa de Belocca and Mr, Maurice Strakosch started last night for San Francisco, Messrs, Kar! and ‘Tagliaptetra leave this evening for the same destination. Mr. E. C. Chamberlin, doorkeeper of the Union Square Theatre, receives his benefit on Thursday aiter- noon, when ‘Conscience’? will be performed, with its present admirable cast. Mr, W, A, Hunter, treasurer of the San Francisco Minstrels, will have a benefit on Friday evening, The house closes on Juno 5, aad the company will them appear gt the Brooklyn Theatre for a week. OffenBach has written a valse for Levy, the cornet player, which the latter will play next week at Gil- more’s Garden. He purposes, in honor of America | and the Contennial, to call it the ‘American Eagle Valse.” Mile. Girandel de la Chaise, formerly soloist in the Church of the Madeleine, Paris, bas « vocal and instra- mental concert at Chickoring Hall to-morrow (Monday) evening. Mr. & B Mille and his: brother, William, will play a duet. Operti’s Tropical Garden is the only place of amuse- meut near the Centennial grounds in Philadelphia Musical performances are given every afternoon and evening, and it 18 a refreshing resting place after ‘‘do- ing tho Exhibition.” The Kiralfys’ Alhambra Palace, in Philadelphia, is now in successful operation, ‘Around the World in Eighty Days” is phe dramatic attraction, The music garden, with its 2,500 lights, is really a beautiful and brilliant affair and is wded every evening, Miss Corbitt, an American artiste, said to be possessed of @ voice of remarkable power and culture, and whose dramatic abilities are also very highly spoken of, will make her début at the Academy of Music in English opera on June S, “Norma” being the initial work of the season, Mr. Lester Wallack and his brilliant company of dramatic artists appear at the Brooklyn Theatre this week. On Monday, Tuesday avd Wednesday evenings and on Satorday afternoon “London Assur- ance” will be given, and on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights the bill will consist of Boucteauit’s “How She Loves Him.” fon Thursday, June 1, the, talonted young actress, Miss Bijou Heron, will have a benefit at Booth’s Theatre. The performance promises to bc one of unusual (nterest, as Matilda Heron will appear in an act from ‘Medea,’ and a young amateur actress, | dis- tinguished in social circles,’ will make her début in “Fuint Heart Never Won Fair Lady ” Mr, Joo Murphy, who has been playing with considerable success in Brooklys in Mr. den’s new Irish drama, contradicts the report ‘hat he has ever been a professional blacksmith. It was owing no doubt to the consummate skill that Mr. Murphy displays while shoeing a horse on the Stage that this misunderstanding frose. Cortamly Mr, Murphy does not shoe a horse like an amateur. Mr. and Mra, W. J. Florence willappear to-morrow night at Wallack’s in the comedy of “Ihe Mighty Dol- lar.” This play, which was produced last year at the Park Theatre, whore it had a saccesstul run of 100 nights, isone of the few american dramas that have made any lasting success. This success is mainly due ‘to the admirable impersonations of Mr. and Mra Florence. The former as a Western Senator and the latter as the widow of the lamented General Gilflory never fail to convulse the audiénce with mirth. Miss May Howard will undertake the role, of Ciara Dart, ‘while the other parts will be filled by némbars of Wal lack’s company. 4 Mr, Lawrence Barrett, who made such a signal suc cess as Cassius in the revival of “Julius Cwsar” at Booth's Theatre this scasov, leaves for California in Jarrett & Palmer’s fast train op Thursday morning. On the day before his departure Mr. Barrett will be complimented by a testimonial benefit tendered by several well known citizens, including Gov- ernor Tilden aod Mayor Wickham. Tho per- formance will consist of Robertson's comedy, “David Garrick,” with Mr. Barrett in the title role and Miss Rosa Rand as Ada Ingot, followed by the farce ot ‘Jones’ Baby,” in which Stuart Robson will appear, and will conclude with an act of the “Mer. chant of Venice,” with Mr. Davenport as Shylock, Charles R. Thorne as Gratiano and Miss Sarah Jewett as Portia, On Wednesday evening, near midnight, the Plymouth Rock will take passengers down the Bay ana then visit the depot of the Pennsylvania Railroad Cgn- puny at Jersey City and permit passengers to sec starting of the fast trans-continental train. Pur- cchasers of tickets.{or the benefit will be entitled to a ticket for the Plymoath Rock Excursion. THE DRAMA IN LONDON. OLD VS, NEW PLAYS—REVIVAL OF “THE MAN o’ AIRLIZ” AT THE HAYMARKET—HERMANN YEZIN’S NOBLE INTERPRETATION OF A NOBLE DRAMA—REVIVAL OF “OURS” AP THE PEINCE OP WALES'—HOW AMERICAM MEN ‘sPEXD MONEY AT POOLE’S, Loxpon, May 13, 1876. 1am tired of hearing about the decadence of this and | that and tho other, particularly of the decadence of the draina, I do not believe in the ‘good old times;” if 1 did, a short course of “Venice Preserved” and otber famous old tragedies not at all preserved would soon cure mo of adelusion, It 1s not Shakespeare's fault that he was born, 300 years too soon. If he were live now what modern conveniences he would put into his | plays and what heroines he’ would make out of Ameri- can women! The other day I saw that wonderful old comedy of “The Hypocrite.” It was wonderfui—in its capacity for boring. ‘Tartuife,” tt had turo—the character of orstifio, the adapter, originated, and which Liston improved by interpolating a most amusing sermon that Compton, the cleverest of Eng- lish low comedians, makes inimitable, Stilted in jan. guago, artificial in sentiment, unpleasant in pict, the majority of old plays aro great examples of what to but one redeeming fea Mawworm, avoid. Yet, in spite of the jurid “Jane Shores” of ot | grandfathers, wo aro told that there are no English dramatists Itving. We are told this while Gilbert and Boucicault and Wiils and Herman C. Merivaie and other clever men are walking about fillingetheir pook- ets with substantial public approval, Herman Meri- vale’s “All for Her,"’ which Mr. Wallack has purchased for America, and W. G, Wille’ ‘The Man 0’ Airlie” are nobler in plot and more beanti(ul in language than a wilderness of “Jane Shores.” The former is about to vo withdrawn alter running 200 nights, while the jattor | has been recently revived at the Haymarket for tho purpose of displaying Mr. Hermann Vezin’s great ability iw the utie réle. The foundation of “The Man o’ Airlie” is German. Sceing Davison in Carl Von Holtei’s drama of **Lor- | | beerbaum und Bettelstab,” Mr, Vouin, who koew the author, made a literal translation of his work, which he j submitted to W. G. Wills, and then wrote down from Wille’ dictasion a much strengthened adaptation. Se much of the uncongenial German element atill clang to | however, that Wills cat loose from the original ; ‘ “e and dictated “The Man o’ Airlie’? as it now stands. The only resemblance between the.two is that the hero | of both is ab unfortunate poet, whose works become | famouse twenty yoars afer his supposed death, Let me tell the story tna brief paragraph. James Harebell is a Scotch poet of the people, so pure and guileless ax to e dupe of an unprincipled man of the world, through whom he w robved of his honest saving Poverty kills Harebell’s colicate wile. Sorrow and U discovery of his (rend’s treachery drive the simp! and be a madness, which doveiops iteell at \ nd t third, \s rendered in @ masterly manner by Mr. in. Twenty years empsing, the curtain rises upon scene of lestivity. A statue is to ve unveiled—a statue of James Harebell, who went mad and dis- appeared—died, all believed—betore his poems were puolisned. old friends are about tw honor his memory, and his son, who bas nu recollection of bis fathor, Joins in the festival. An old, old man, bereft of Teasou, enters and seizes the poems of Janes Harebell, that bave been lit ou the garden table. Me ix ax with the ange) ook as a child with & new toy; ‘will not relmquish it when requested; peers curiously at the covered statue, and when it to bd : vill sing ote of James Harebell’s songs—the one dearly loved by him, The oid man iistens intently. James Harebell’s son takes up the air, bu’ memory fails him, and suddenly the old madman amages the assemblage by repeating the words and song [t is the poet himselt! He touuers, falis. His son kneels belore him, pleading vainly for recognition, Snil the madman sings on piaintively, breathing his last as the final words of his own pure verse leave his withered lips. It woald be 4ificalt to concetve a more yoetic situ- ation or more exquisite actiug. On the night I saw the drama Mr. ven times before the curtain by o1 ist enthusiastic of audiences, ‘Tho song James Harebei here it 18 tm print for the frst time. James Haneoes ©, there above, you heath: ‘Where foutfa’ comes bu: ‘There is a house th Where dwelt the Ho wore a coat,u’ hodden gr. annie ee aac a @ had » hamely wa Or ntdudin' by his nelghvor His burly lanzh made men refcice. And in bis smile eontides The word, to-day, thas lott his Up, Became a deed to-worrow, at man, the friendship o” his grip Would litt the heart o’ sorrow. Se was na’ loud, he was nn proad, He Ineked in learnin’ ‘sairly '. Mars- | A bad adaptation of Moli¢re’s | whieh Bick- | And yet ye'd pick him frae a erew@, ‘The bh } mat irtie, ears a mine o’ pity. He's dead and gane, this prinewe? File, Mute is his burty |i tert But ah ! the music o’ That bides wt'us lan a His memory lives, the mun may a, That lingers bright and lovin’, Just Like w star lost frae the sky 7) Whose ray survives his rola, Chorus, down an’ roan an! roun, the "hale world fairly, Ye might hne searched, but uever fownt Anither man o’ Airlie, Is not this the song of a poet? another, taken from the same drama, Saunders, the low comedy man. He never could ap- | preciate Jammy Harebell, who had “self-respect, aud that’s enough to make a pauper in this hard world’? Saunders much prefers a pothouse poet, Craig, about whom he js always talking. and this ts one of Craig’s songs. It is the next best thing to Burus, though the living dramatist, Wills, did write it, It has the true Scotch ring:— Oup and ne And now read It is sung by 4 00D scoTcH soNa, CN cwtakize Ger 5 ae wee a Kindness do. Tiare Sean and tee gel tain ll marry Jeen and tae Wo'll baith be always tow, 0,1" the mornin’ bine ‘We'll baith be always foa, And just the sa e'll baith come Rame ‘Arid gang to bed sae fou. Mr, Vezin’s statue asJamoes Harebell ts as good art as hts play and his acting. 1t is tho work of Joseph Dur- ham, a distinguished BR. A, and was received with ac- clamation. THE REVIVAL OF-“ovxs.” Perhaps, too, 'l. W. Robertson couldn’t write a play. If he isn’t living he ought to be. Small, blaine to him for dying; but it is a thousand pities he was so gensi- tive to udverso eriticism. With a stouter heart and stouter body he might have assisted: atlast Saturday's revival of “Ours,’? when the pretty Prince of Waies! Theatre was crowded with # delighted audienco, Mrs, Bancreft’s Mary Netley und Mr. Collewte’s Sergeant Jones are perie&, but nobody who ever saw “Ours’? af Wallack's need think. that the London repre | sentation is supérior to shat of New York, Clever as Mr. Bancroft is in Hugh Chalcot be is not'the equal of Lester Wallack, while Mr. Gil bert’s Colonel Shendryn is head and shoulders above the London impersonation, Then, too, Wallack’s | ample stage lent itself to exciting military effects, which are impossible at the little Prince. of Wales’. No regiment passes the windows, no officers on horse- back Wave tumultuous farewells at the close of the sesond act, nor does the regiment enter with captured colors at the finale, Neverthelass, Robertson's com- edy—weak in some respects, yet clever and interes ing—is admirably rendered by Mrs, Bancroft’s com- pacy, and promises to bo a more successful wrinkle than Byron’s ‘Wrinkles’? tuat bas just veen with- drawn, Even Homer has been kuown to nod, and Byron cannot always write ‘a play warranted, like “ur Boys,” to-run 400 nights. Peopie are mined never to cry, “Hold, enough!” AMERICAN AND ENG: SHTIONS. They say that Poole, the gre lor, is dead. I’ve read the statement in a newspaper, so it must be true. If anything 1s to be found ih @ newspaper it 1s the plain, unvarnished truth. Poole, the tauior; Peters, the coach builder, and Purdy, the gunmaker, are credite¢ ‘with having the finest horses 10 ig my) and how lon; a list of customers do you tnink Poole boasts? You" never guess, #o I'll tell you—60,000, Perbaps you im agine the majority are English. On the contrary, they are American and French. “Your countrymen and Frencu are our largest buyers,” said one Pooic’s head men the other day. Mind buy five times as many suits of clothes asthe Engtish, You see, ow aris feel that they can aflord to: wear old clothes,” Here's a moral. Now that wo aro longer parve now that we are one hundred | old and have a world’s fair all to oufselves, can we not afford to spend Jess money at Poole’s and wear oid clothes? I’ve heard so much avout the extravagance ot American women that I take infinite comfort te telling them what vain spendthrifts the men aro. There js nothing more grateful to the carnal mind than the retort of “You’ro another |’? CONKLING'S ADVISORY COUNCIL A PRIVATE MEETING OF REPUBLICANS AT THE DELAVAN HOUSE YESTERDAXY—ALARM AT BLAINE’S SUCCESS—TWO COMMITTEES AP- POINTED IN EACH SENATORIAL DISTRICT TO | PRoMerm SENATOR CONKLING'S NOMINATION. ALpany. May 27, 1876. One of the most important political conferences ever held in this city took place in Parlor C, Delavan House, this afternoon, It embraced some of the most active, best informed and most efficient managers of the ro publican party of this State; and though the procoed- | ings were entirely private and conducted with closed doors, yet a correrpondent of “the Hurauo secured suf. ficient information concerning them to indicate their object and purpose, The wonderful strides ex-Speaker Blaine has made during tho past week toward securing tho nomination at Cincinnati, giving him 257 delegates to Conklug’é seventy-seven, aroused the republican Jeaders of this State to a realization of their situation; hence it was deemed not only important, but impera- tively neccasary, that soine measures should be adopted and steps Immediately taken to look atter whe interests of their favorite candidate, ‘Communication was opened wits the leaders at Wash~ ington and information received that active work must be commenced at once in certain Congressional dis- tricts in this State, from which had issued doubtfus declarations to the effect that even if Mr. Conkling suc. cceded in securing the nomination he could not carry this State. [1 was said these declarations had been in- dustriously circulated throughout the East and the West and with disastrous effect, and though ground had Deen lost it. was mot too late to recover it, work was commenced at oace, In the meantime it was added that the ning charges which bad bee put forth against Blaine would, by the time the C! cinnati Convention met, be in such shape that the riy would not dare to risk a defeat by nominating im, All tbat was wanted was, it wag said, the agsur- ance that Mr. Conkling could carry his State. With this assurance the Convention would promptly set ngido Mr, Biaine and give Mr, Conkling the somime- u sid THE ADVISORY COUNCII. + This being the — situ invitation were rr tly wened to vi 8 ing Pins, embracing five diforeat Congremonnh ae triets, to . meet Postmaster Smythe vy city, at the Delavan Houso, on Sati — ty | These gentlemen responded as follow: 6 varg, of Boseaning Fs i penned Protea ood ngton county; Mr. Payne, of C county ; - tyres Wout, of Saratoga county, Senator Reverteon, of Westchoster county. These gi men met at the Delavan House, in Parlor C, this afternoon, for con. saltation, Postmaster Smythe, of Albany, acting at chairman. Postmaster Smythe stated the object of the conten ence, in substance the same as given above, Mr. Westy of Saratogu, said ‘that while he was very anxious tot the nomination of Mr. Coukting, he not for'th« Vite of bim see any necessity for action other than ~ State Commitice was taking and would Ho di not believe, and never believed, that the Republicas National Convention would or could nominate ep Speaker Blaine; that was out of the question, ‘Sonaior Rovertson said that it was the duty of New York republicans to do their very beat to secure the non mation to Senator Conkling. Ho was deserving of it in every respect, There should be mothing left an- done which would tend to produce that result He was ' entirely confident that Senator Conkting could carry the State, and whoever had reported aaything tothe contrary was greatly mistaken. Senator West wanted it thoroughly understood that he was in favor of doing all that was necessury to so- cure the nomination of tative repablican who would carry the country, 4 pure man and @ states. man, THE RESOLUTIONS. Other gentlemen expressed their willingness to exert thomseives, thongh some thought there was less cagse for aiarin than appeared. Attor a full expression, a resolntion was adopted recommending the selection by leading repabiteans tn each Senatorial district of a eommitics of twenty, whose daty it ld be to work meeting of the Convention in behall of the of Mr, Conkliig. Another resolution was State Committee to Senatorial distinct, wi the same at he a eerives 90» 4 om inwati tion to after the interests ‘te son”. The conference then adjourned