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      This Destruction Op Covent-Garden Theatr...

      formation as to their present condition and future drosipftcts . The renters or " annuitants , " as they term , themselves , consist of a body of one hundred and ten persons , who hold between them one hundred and fifty shares of £ 500 each , bearing an annuity of £ Z 5 a-year during the continuance of the lease , and conferring tbe right of transferable free admission on the holder . Dr . Smethurst occupied the chair , and a statement ot the position of the property was made by Mr . Surman , solicitor of Lincoln ' s-inn-fields , who attended on behalf of the proprietors . From this it appeared that the theatre was held on six leases from the Duke of Bedfordwith a rent of £ 2 , 085 per annum . Thirty

      , years of the term are yet unexpired . The theatre was in great difficulties in 1832 , the shareholders having then received no annuity for seven years , and an execution was put iai the nouse . An arr-angement was then come to , by which the Duke of Bedford reduced the-rent £ 500 , and the shareholders agreed to take half their usual dividend of £ & 5 a-year until the theatre should he free from debt . From 1832 , the average profit at the letting of the theatre has not been more than ig 600 . " With respect to the property , " said Mr . Surman , " it is held ia twelfth shares , and they are divided in the following manner :- —The executors of the late Charles Kemble hold

      two-twelfths . At the death of Charles Kemble , those shares were left -to his children—two daughters and a son—and at the present time all bis affairs are in tihe ' - 'Courb . of Chancery . The remaining part of tlie property belong to the Harris family , and that is represented by myself as the executor and trustee of tlie family . My friend Mr . Hams died in 1839 , and I am sorry to say that he owed at that time £ 50 , 000 of private debts , which vcere secured by mortgages on his slaves in this theatre , not one shilling of which is

      ka 3 yet been paid ^ or likely ever to be paid . " Tlie genei'al debt of the theatre now stands at about = £ 9 , 000 , and the property ; said Mr . Surman , is not -nrbrth . £ f , 000 . Sir . Gye is in debt to the shareholders . £ 1 , 700 . At the . conclusion of the meetingj a resolu-¦ tion , to the effect that a committee of twelve renters should be appointed to investigate and decide upon the affairs of the theatre , and to report the same to a general meeting of the renters , was agreed to without dissent .

      * 258 The Leader. • [No. 313, Saturday,

      * 258 THE LEADER . [ No . 313 , Saturday ,

      The Orient,. ; India. The Annexation Of ...

      THE ORIENT , . ; INDIA . The annexation of the kingdom of Oude was announced by official proclamation on the 7 th of February . In this document , the Governor-General sets forth that , by the treaty of 1801 , the East India Company engaged to protecb the territory of Oude , provided that certain l'efornis iu the administration were carried put . Tie protection has always been strictly accorded , but the reforms haTe not been instituted . Fov more than -fifty years , the British Government lias acted \ vith the utmost toleration , and som « years ago Iuord Bentinck "warned the king of Oude of the

      consequences of 1 ) is lawless government—a warning which "was repeated eight years since by Lord Hardinge . But the evils have increased ; " armed violence and bloodshed are daily events ; " the army is little better than a band of brigands ; the king takes scax-coly any part in the government of his territory ; and the consequence is annexation . An offer was recently made to the king to vest the government in the bauds of the East India Company , with an ample allowance for himself ; but this waa refused , and his kingdom is therefore seized . Such ia the substance of the proclamation , wliich adds : — "If any officer of Durbar , Jageevdar , Zemindar , or other person , shall refuse to reuder such obedience , if he shall withhold the payment

      of revenue , ox shall otherwise dispute or defy the authority of the British Government , ho shall be declared a roliel , his person shall be seized , and his ja . ge . ers av Uuids slia . ll bo confiscated to the State . To those who shall immediately and quietly submit themselves to the authority of the British Government , full asflUTaivce is hereby given of protection , consideration , and favour . The revonue of the districts shall be . determined on a fair and settled basis . The gradual ampi'ovemonc of the Oudo territories shall bo steadily . pursued . Justice shall be measured out with an requal hand . Protection shall be given to life and Tpbparfcy , and every man ehall enjoy houeeforth his jusb rights without fear of molestation . " Tho exking ' s pension is to be £ 150 . 000 a-year .

      Hyderabad , in tho Docoan , is now the only independent native state of magnitude ia India . A pl < m for tranguilliahig this oountry has been formed by Mr . Bushby , tho l'e / aidenb of Hyderabad , who proposes to pen 4 . ftwny all tho Arab soldiera , and , by a loan of £ 4 r , QO 0 , 0 Q 0 sterling , to enable tho Nissan * to liquidate lua debt , For these ends , an army of & O , O 00 raon in f ; o 1 ) 9 sent from tho Madras and Bombay Presidencies , and , a « t security for this expense and for tho loan , ft « OEfelon of territory will bo required yielding a revenue off £ 800 , 000 a-yoar . fpUe Saufcnl rebellion haa agnin broken out . Tho wretdhcicl ftcivagoa , being seized with a pauio , attempted to flyiiitK ) th ^ -territory of tho doles , who rosiated , ana xb vnu evident that , if tho emigration continued , t , ljo WAoe tribe would soon be in rebellion , Tho

      flight of the Santals "was therefore opposed at the point of the bayonet ; and , being desperate with fear and starvation , they fought . This fresh rising , however , has been put down for the present ; but uneasiness is felt . A great increase at Calcutta in the price of rice has created some alarm . The rice trade of Kangoon , which was expected to be very large , has proved at present to be but small . Lord Dalhousie has published his order upon what ia called Brigadier Mackenzie ' s affair . That officer had

      interfered in a religious procession , and waa wounded by some of the native soldiers . The Governor-General reprimands Brigadier Mackenzie , and declares that his " wounds" will compel him to leave Bolarun ; but he refuses to exculpate the Boldiers . Bills for legalising the re-marriage , of Hindoo widows , and for altering under tenures , have passed a second reading . The former measure has created no discussion , and will probably be passed . Lord Dalhousie is extremely ill .

      EGYPT . The Viceroy of Egypt ( aays a letter from Alexandria ) is desirous at the s-anie time that he opens the-Isthmus of Suez to the peaceful operations of all nations , of solving the great problem of African geography—that of the sources of the Nile . He his manifested bis intention to confide the command of a new expedition to Count d'Escayrac de Lauture , member of the Central Commission of the Geographical Society , a man well known for his travels in the interior of Africa , and far his works on that part of the world . -

      America. The Debate On The Correspondenc...

      AMERICA . The debate on the correspondence relative to the differences between Great Britain and America eanie on in the Senate on the 29 th ult . After various opinions had been expressed , Mr . Mason moved that the printing of the British enlistment documents be increased to 10 , 000 copies ; which was agreed to . On the 3 rd inst . the Senate passed a bill authorising the construction of ten sloops of war , each vessel estimated to cost 507 , 000 dollars , including equipment and steam machinery . During the debate , it was stated by a member that the bill was unanimously recommended by the Naval Committee , not founded on any ¦ existing alarm on the subject-of war , but merely far the protection of commerce . The Minister of War has been recommending the repair and increase of the fortifications .

      Mr . Cass has called attention in the Senate to a statement made in a newspaper by Mr . James Watson Webb , with reference to Lord Clarendon ' s declaration in the House of Lords , ia January , 185 & , that the alliance between the English , and French Governments was perfect in relation to all parts of the world . This was understood by Mr . Cass to imply a threat against Cuba ; and Mr . Webb brought this interpretation under the nofece of Lord Clarendon , who emphatically disavowed it , and said he alluded solely to the misunderstanding which had exist ed between France and England in South America , and at Tahiti , in the Pacific . The explanation having been repeated two or three times , Mr .. Webb was satisfied , and communicated the facts to a member of the Senate , [ Mr . Cass , however , on the 3 rd of the present month , expressed to the Senate his wonder that Lord Clarendon had not made

      ms explanation openly in tho House of Lord 3 , instead of sending it in a private communication which few would hear of . It now appears that Lord Clarendon , on the 10 th of November , wrote to > Mr . Orauaptoii , directing him to communicate officially to Mr . Marcy the offer of his Lordship to Mr . Buchanan to submit the questions at issue to arbitration . Tho paragraph containing this direction was strangely overlooked by Mr . Cratnpton until the latter end of last month , when he transmitted the despatoh to Mr . Marcy . The recall of Mr . Crampton is demanded by the American Government .

      With respect to the recent progress of the Americans in Nicaragua and its neighbourhood , and their present indisposition to associate themselves with this country in the material improvement of those regions , the Times publishes a statement to tho effect that tho American company which was formed iu 1849-50 for making a canal or railway through the Isthmus of Darieu , offered half their rights to the capitalists of England , who , after nuich equivocation , refused to participate in tho work under the pretence of itsboing impracticable , though Lord Malmesbury ( when Foreign Seoretwy ) , and two English engineers appointied by him declared in favour of tho sohemo . VVhat wonder , then , oalcs the Times , if tho Americans , disgusted with such coxiduob , pursued their designs by themselves , and gave oaioouriigeuaont to the expedition of Walker ?

      It xa now feared that tho Paoiflo steamer ia lost . Two -vessels have been neat out iu search , of her ; but thoy have discovered no tidingB . Vera Cruz has boon tho soone of a Httlo bombardment . An ox-captain of bandits and guerillas , named Saloedo , oontrivod to get himself placed in command of tUe garrison ; ho thon prououuood in favour of Haro y Tamariz , and went a nummous to the city to surroudor in tv few hours , ou ponolty of bombiu-dment

      Ihe summons was refused , and fire was opened ou the houses . A few persons were killed , and a little damage was done ; hut the interposition of the French frigate Penelope saved the town , and shortly afterwards the garrison surrendered . Salcedo will be tried by court-martial , and will probably be shot , if the vengeance of the people do not anticipate the more legal punishment . The New York commercial ad rices observe that the tone of the English , journals in their discussions of American affairs is considered less belligerent , and conduces to tho opinion that there is no probability of a collision between Euglancl and America . The money market is gradually growing easior .

      Ieeland. Another Murder.—A Farmer's Son ...

      IEELAND . Another Murder . —A farmer ' s son in the neighbourhood of Pallas green , liimerick , has been waylaid and murdered within a quarter ofamiLe of his father ' s house . Execution fob Mukdeji . —A woman , named Agues Burns , has been executed for the murder of Margaret Withers , an old woman who kept a shop at Saint-field , Down . To gain possession of a small sum of money belonging to the old wooaaa , Bums and her sister

      entered the shop , pretended to make a purchase , aud while being served , attacked the wonia ' u and killed her . Fear seems then to have fallen on the murderesses , and they fled without searching for the money , but . with a few pounds of butter . Endeavouring to sell this spoil at a ridiculously low price , suspicion ensued , and detection followed . Tiie sisters were arrested , and one of them turned Queen ' s evidence against the other , who "was convicted in little more than a fortnight from the commission of the crime .

      Liabilities of the Tippeea-Rt Bank . —The Dublin Mercantile Advertiser says that it has good reason for believing that the deficit to be made -up by the shareholders is Ies 3 by one-half than it was represented to be at the hearing before the Master of the Rolls . —Mr . M'Dpwell , one of the junior fellows of Trinity College , has been norniuated to the office of official manager ot " the Tipperary Bank . Mr . Jleldon is to be the isolicitoiunder-him ., and Mr . Gih 3 on to be the solicitor haying the carriage of the proceedings . Mi . M'Dowell , wliu owes his appointment to > the strong recommendation of Mr . Longfield , one of the Commissioners of Encumbered . Kstates , was proposed in behalf of tho Messrs . Saully as representing three hundred and thirty stares in the Tipperary Bank .

      Mr . Somebs Explains .. —Mr . Somers , the defeated candidate at the late Sligo election , writes to the JDliblhn Express to correct the report of his speech to the electors . He writes : — " I certainly did say that I thmight my independent support of the party of which he is now the leader for the last nineteen ye-ai-a gave me some claim upon the Government , and that I should endeavour to turn any little iuflueuce whicli I might possess towards the improvement of the harbour , and to further the general prosperity of the town . Beyond this , I presume not to exorcise any influence . It xb true that I have been houourcd by the support of Lord PiUmeraton for the last nineteen , years , but during thab long period I never obtained an official favour at his hands . "

      Continental Notes. Trance. A Son And Hei...

      CONTINENTAL NOTES . TRANCE . A Son and Heir has been bors to the Frexch EatrEROH . At a quarter past three ou tlio morniu ; . t of Sunday , March ICfch , the Empress was delivered oi ' a Prince , which , together with the mother is doiny well . The sufferings of tlio Empress are mentioned as unusually severe . They set iu at five o ' clock on Saturday morning , and the delivery did not tuko place until nearly foar-and-twenty hours afterwards . During the greator part of the day , tho Emporor walked to and fro iu the Empress ' s chamber , looking through tho windows at the crowdB assembled below ;

      aud a fjentimeutal account is . given iu tho I ' utriii of tlio comforting asimrauces rendered by Napoleon to his suffering partner . f < Ho told her , " says tho courtly B cril ^ i " that all the churches wore crowded with tlio faithful , praying the Almighty for her delivery , nw \ that all Paris was offering "to Heaven tho laouS unlunl wishea in her behalf , Tho . Empress thyu felt licr oourago redouble at tho itloa that sho waa tho object of such , universal sympathy . " The samop ; ipor aUtoa that " tho young Prinoo ia of so ro > busfc a constitution that lio is nearly as big as tho ohild of hift nuiw , who

      is two months old . " On seeing this , tho Emperor remarked that '' it was uo wonder the lCmprociiii inift ' orod bo much . " - A lachvyoioao story ie told of Iuh tlr . ovwug hhnsolf in a flood of tears on the nook of bin oouwin , Frinoe Napoleon , aad . aayiug , " "You , I um umv , will love and protoot thiB child . " At tho hour of iiuuh , tlio boy was baptised , and waa thon vomovod to " l » in oWU nparttnont . iWing ^ the religious ooroiuony , I liu annexed , invocation was pronounced : ~" Uoatow '"> I ''" tho genius and magnanimity of lua father , tho kindnoss and inexhaustible charity of hin mother , tlio siaoero faith aud devotion of both ; and , to buui "I

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), March 22, 1856, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_22031856/page/4/