The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-09-25 00:00:00

3rUSIC AZ D TB.E DRAMA.

LTAtiA.lti OEERAS AT THE THEATRE-ROI-AL.-011r remarks
o± last week, relative to the thin attendance at these admira-
bly got up operas; have called for a- letter from Mr. Copeland
themanager and lessee of the Thsatre-Royal„ in whiCh he, in
a temperate and. very gentlemanly manner, explains the rea_
sons-which actuate& him in fixing the rates of admission, at
the high prices• referred to. He does- more than this. He
enters 'upon a defence of his conduct, relative to those prices,
and in doing, so, forgets, or appears-.to forget, that no one
offered: the slightest impeachment of his- conduct, or even
questioned-the motives of it. We found: the question in this
position. With every attraction whiehought to have induced
an attendance, the heuse was meagrely attended night after
night.. The- parties who did attend: were obviously pleased
with the treat provided for them ; but: still the audience did
not increase in-number. A knowledge of these facts, backed
by numerous observations as to the high rates of admission,
and coupled with the fact that an, opera company of
similar professional standing to that which was perform-
ing here- was
,giving a series of operas. in Dublin, at
charges for- admission greatly lower-than those demanded
here, induced us to throw out a- hint that some modi-
fication of the- Liverpool tariff might: have a tendency to
fill the house. In this case, the matter for consideration was
obviously whether a house filled at lower charges would not
tell better upon-the treasury than one comparatively empty at
high rates.,. If three hundred peoplehad been admitted to the
it, (its complement as assumed by Mr. Copeland,) at four shil-
lings that would have produced £6O, whereas about one hun-
dred, (the number which seemed to attend,) at seven shillings
each wouldproduce only £35. We da not, and never did pre-
tend to, dictate to Mr. Copeland what charges he ought to
make' foradmission to the performances-at his theatres. We
contented ourselves with the less invidious task of suggesting
that lower rates- might, and in all probability would, produce
larger audiences, and that in a surntient degree to more than
counterbalance the loss upon the presumed difference of price.
But it wouldhave done more than this-; if it had been produo..,
tive of larger audiences. It would -have afforded a high grati-
fication tea.. greater number of the public, and so have tended
to disseminate a taste for the highest class of musical per-.
formances. The comparison we sought to draw was rather
between the- full and the half-empty house in Williamson-.
square, than betiveen that and any other theatre, Metropolitan
or provincial: As we, in comman-with the other members-of
the Liverpool press, bore willing; testimony to the efficiency
with which. the operas were placed.upon the stage, Mr. Cope-
land might, ',without risk, have spared• himself the trouble of
stating that he had been actuated solely by a desire for " their
efficient.. representation."
As. THE ROYAL AMPILITAgATHE the performances during
the past week have consisted in .a a great degree of a represen-
tation of the drama of " Janet Pride,". the startling Llterest
of which has been as before-.mainly supported by the able
acting of Madame Celeste and Mr. B. Webster, whose efforts
have been cordially and cleverly aided by the talent and
judgment of Messrs. B. Baker and Villiers. Dearing the
present week, Miss Vandenhoff leads the business at this
establishment, supported-bythe talent of the resilent com-
pany. To-morrow evening Miss Vandenhoff appears in
Robson 's new play of " Love and Loyalty." On Wednesday,
the 3rd proximo, a grand:miscellaneous concert is.to be given
.at the house by the leading members of the company which
gave the last series of Italian operas in the Theatre Royal,
including Madame Ettrisi and Madame Gassier - together with,
Signors Mario, Susini, Gassier, and Li Calsi. programme.
already issued is a very attractive one, and such an oppor-
tunity of hearing, those charming artistes,will not in ail
probability again, occur..

Sir W. Moleswertlx has appointed Mr. Julian. Pauncsfote
his Private Secretary at the Colonial-office.

DR. BA.Rlat, the- African traveller, hs* , arrived. in. Ismidon,
and dined on,Monday with Viscount Palmerston.

IT is said that after the allied fleet left Sweaborg,,at Hel-
singfors even the Greek priests returned thanks before the
altars in their churches to the commanders of the allied forces
for their forbearance in not attacking private property.

THE CELEBRATED ATHOLB GATHERING came off at Blair
Castle on Wednesday last with the greatest possible eclat.
The weather was highly favourable for the nerformance of the
games. The Athole guardsmen numbered about 180 stalwart
Highlanders, and there were about 5,C00 persons present.
Among them was his Highness Maharajah Dhuleep Singh.
FATAL COLLISIONS.—The Norwegian steamship Norge,
with seventy of her passengers and-crew, was lost by a colli-
sion with the steamer Bergen, on the night of the 11th, about
one mile and a-half from Christina, near Chloe Lighthouse,
The weather was at the time hazy, and the Bergen struck
the Norge with such force as to cut her nearly in two amid-
ships, and she foundered in deep water immediately. About
thirty passengers and crew saved themselves by scrambling
on board the other steamer. Another collision was reported
on Saturday, between the steamer Mongibello and the barque
Santa Annunziata, near Hyeres Islands. The latter sunk
instantly. The crew were saved, but two passengers who
were asleep in the cabin perished.

THE "SEVEN Poon TRAVELLERS. " The Maidstone
Journal publishesthe scheme, approved by the Court of Chan-
cery, for the regulation and management of Watt's Charity at
Rochester. The provisions relating to the poor travellers are
as follow :—" The trustees, as heretofore, to provide every
night suitable and convenient lodgings for six poor travellers.
To appoint a master and matron at a salary not to exceed £25
per annum each. The house shall be open every evening for
the reception of six poor travellers, or wayfaring men, not
being common rogues or vagabonds. Application for admis-
sion shall be made to the master before the hour of six o'clock
in the evening; and, in selecting the persons to be admitted,
care shall be taken that, unless under special circumstances,
the same person be not admitted for more than one night, and
in no case for more than two consecutive nights. Every
poor traveller admitted to the house shall have a lodging for
the night in a room by himself. A supper to be provided in
the common room every evening at 7 o'clock for the poor tra-
vellers, each of whom shall depart from the house by ten
o'clock in the morning, and shall on his departure receive
from the master the sum of 4d." The first meeting of the
new trustees was held on Monday last, wheu it was agreed,
mbe providedboiled
r for
of b ther peoeof,r
travellers
ise r things, t
oeonsis tthoa.s er t o
of
that supper pap
pound of round
one pound of bread, and half a pint of porter each,

[SEPTEMBER 2'5, 1855.

I]?ELAYD.

haTureceeViveedryaßleest.t. ---.----
tion for imaginary offences, and because he was averse to b
being performed during the time of service on SundaYS,;o
stated that " this Protestant clergyman is a kind and goy'
in his dealings with all classes of people?' ears °I
AT Philipstown, on Thursday, a fine boy, about five Y_,Alito
baguet,
ownasSupnladyiayn
and bit him in the cheek. The child's father took 1 _ce:
apothecary, who did not deem the wound of any consoeuqiii,e,sio
ensnet?munittin3gr°tlllitanit°hrerews':llpheeasnhootf, inAre!lin-14°11r1",
screaming, which subsided until Monday, when spasms
"
and he died in great agony from hydrophobia.
to show a reduction in the number of emigrant pass,,,,e,, the
gn
iignhtt theh
the
tfraeme til,ywwh
eernes small
alarmed cubrydhoigslrl: a_;; loi,
compared with the correspondinc, period in 1851. r,;`,'.`ibese
9th to the 15th of Sep. the gross total was but 466.
_L:,tmirile,
279 took passages for America, and three only for bleifioiliof
TUE ExoDcs.—The returns last week for the portenco,ileritil
The Know-nothings notwithstanding, the greater P°lis
the emigrants had taken passages to New York.--P
b:e
Evening Mail.
for the harvest work, and the markets are beginnin. to "
' le sgs
supported with new grain. The Limerick Chrorac. _ 0,
"We hear very little now of the disease of Melva
THE HeuvEsT.--The weather continues mosto.fac_°,are3o•ell
crop. In the fields where it was dreaded tlaat ~ ~
THE MURDER OF Mn. ROBINSON.—A
ceased nearly a month since, the tubers have greatlylo,
in size and in quality."
nounces that the whole of the circumstances collie
e f '
the murder, so far back as the 17th Jane, 185.,° „010-41,
Robinson, will shortly be brought to light. fivl"ibe arr:7
be sought for in America, and the result has ocr-R, 00),
last week, of James (the illegitimate nephew of the ether i(t;ii
man) and a farmer named Michael Whitty who, toge
then
' ton 1
Patrick Byrne, long since in custody, wilt be Pu
A cag
for a conspiracy at the spring assizes. Cu A ... ,10
ENGLISH SPECULATORS ON WEXFORD' *°;-,,p. 03' 0
mercial gentleman mentioned to ns a few dal! 5.,;,'11"1h0a5e,,,0.
travelled with a correspondent of a large coninle"4., icitli r
Liverpool, whose business was to No" hot the,.
scour our „rag Di 0
cars, which he stopped at every potato district tY- field, °. iv '
county, and sometimes at every lt t Pot3t° ' 11—
a erne e „beg ,oa
he minutely examined, and made his report acc° eiezi" d
stalk and the bulb of the " no' I "esculent were o' ... •gal ' ~
o e , oths'
lysed
by him. Inquiries were pressed amone 'elooTtirge '
farmers as to the extent of the " blight." It 15„,1", th;:i tbed '•
the English house he is connected with 0"1.0 .aIA- , 4
received information which will enable the 03,101., il-sc' 0
prices for the coming winter.—Wexford Gaari'le'3-'free; 1
mmaenn'ea:whouirns Journal:—" THE CAMP AT THE CC-REA:ell OF KILDAR}:., 0, tbe .oio.
—bn'tMcoesmsrsple. Wexford Paid
particulars of the progress of this camp are ir,,°,,is °I./;0d
contract to supply quarters for ten battalions °,,,r Dille 't'°'
talons are already in the hands' of them tarY bino", it
, ~,„ 1, , i
and the one that remains will be handed over:. il,ticeegig"
tedeoiurtinlaey amn,drteSteP:f: atb:o,,ri:ti,
The original contract of the Messrs. Holmei 0' -eii.oll-07;
complete, and the additional contracts taken 1))* you eil
in a most forward state. The churches for cathellee jevot,
testant worship are progressing rapidly, and o;°3rsteerfetiado
that they will be perfectedwithin 1' rtnign''' lit
a o log Nf'
which is now demanded in large supplies; is s - cri• Theo
the vicinity. The several canteens belonging' to Ses` v
I,,ept, 'lc!.
Walsh; • M'Donakl, and Cleary admirably 0
are lie 01'.
proviaion-depOts have been lately placed under Ono the
ciliated toensure the peace and security of thetie,oll).eit#
They have all to close at seven o'clock, which will - Cri,i,4
soldiers to be at their quarters at an early 11°11%feeeonit'
canteens we-'must speak from what we have eeeu• atY
of , 0 that a soldier:requires is to be had at all then - ii
nary prices?' •
renT,:ll4,i
MUTINY OTT BOARD' A LIVERPOOL SIIIP,-;-die, 01-
' serious charaeter has taken place on board an ""-f rice,'. ti
the Wandering Jew,-from Liverpool for Akyah, c'art weelso,
which was towed into Queenstown, on Sandal, 'us tbe'ttß
the screw-steamer--Falcon, of Cork. On Saturd-ailittoo, to,
the vessel being then about twenty miles off 13a,11:ra,e'' "to;
co
chief mate, Mr. Samuel Wright, sent one 0 li'-clirec'e°'
John Samuel Jones; forward to the larboard watei, Tbei
the men to come aft and- remove an empty cask ofdel
fused, and persisted in-their refusal, though ('-- 4,'
repeated several times!-- The mate then went fororolfoe.„p
hold of one of the n.en, and pulled him out of the. ills Pti)3
when John Woods came out of the forecastle, dte``;o eel: 45'
from out of the sheath, and• stabbed the chief ina`t. iniei
shoulder, inflicting a dangerous wound in his erblecs 66
then struck at the secon&mate, but heavoided t` facia
at this time several of the-crew rushed out of thSegtroore
with their knives unsheathed, and with the most o;eie,•:er to
gestures. The ship was at once put about, and, ip to .l' Of'
after, the Falcon was seen,,and-the captain sign
come alongside. The Wandering, Jew was then ""Ifter",';oo/
and,brought into Cork harhour in a few 1100,r3Ajf See''
An investigation was held on Monday, in the r er't of ixt,
court',. Queenstown. The mutineers were Volga. theuor
the bridewell under an escort'of police, and place lei
Their names arc John Woods, Owen Heywood, PA-I°ll°,o
William Wessel, Antonio BroWnj John Shearinall,.,os,J`roa,
geto, John Pateny, Antonio Gomus, otherwise GoleToe, Ilk
Souza, Nicholas Mitchell, Peter Myer, John thed',36 Oc°,lo.
Rudolph.: Teydel. After hearing the evidence 01 tle 10,40
ratite, and of a medical man, who deposed that the 'eie,
inflicted on the first mate was- a dangerous one,
porto,
decided ow detaining the prisoner Woods, and the tij
.41
Souza, who was the only other man distinctly recogper ifir,e
having drawn a knife, until the ()Pinion• of the ISie o,,iti
authorities-can be had upon the law of the case. geoe,-,
Prisoners, who appeared to be mostly foreigners, and b,..,-,?a'
li!'
unacquainted, with the English Language, were die r
.
fety ft sipre
TITE GOVERNMENT PROVISION., CONTRACT.,
.„k A , pr.,
that in consequence of the quantity-of beef and Pprof;ftel
on hand-in:the various stores the Goverinnen,tl9,alp
this year is unusually limited—the deliveries '"‘ of ''' if*P-
AO ea
are not to exceed 1,000 tierces and,l,oooY Writ ,i 4 DOOl/
3,000 tierces and 3,000 barrels of pork-.,(Prfe- f,
directs the supplies to be made up-in tiercee !'").* IV'.
with iron,.instead of wood as heretofore the oir
„I Baciett' ti1e,,5,4 •
THE CHOLERA. AT BADEN.—The -spa e. -A.,one, , e--,l,°f
favourite resort of the inhabitants of -Vienno,,:o"rfojta rhe
mer-months; has-been visited by the cholera viu:ged i'Atlg '::
dinary violence that nearly all its visitors have Artt rep;
place; which almost resembles a deserted toscu,%/ gre-giry
victims who have fallen is an Austrian office? „," e et '
Lotion for skill and bravery, bearing the 113'.- .0'
% Pet,SfrW'
10'

CzSechnoCsLiswini. -
o- OccsomENci.—A few days- ag°',:two-„sttl?;
whilst a father and. son, named Thornton, we the 41;4
Hannah Thornton, the wife and: mother ofd„ a's-5 ill “'"i
interfered to prevent their coming to blower s'tsoes4.,,,ra
during the disagreement. The woman:
... was ,„ „hoTos
mediately afterwards, and died the swo-o-oto:;:olueSt' ty
been subject-to-paralytic attacks. 2.,coroner's ri:U pie
held, and a-verdict of " Died frora paralysis ow- ~eir,
meat" was returned.—Wakefield Hoeald. 60AP $16'
0 4 t ,
EXTENSIVE SEIZURE OF ILLICITSPIRITSV-9:p 10-15 irAt
few days an enormous seizure of smuggled brilo'lbarri
place at the port of Teignmouth. Upwards-, of 1° 0003
discovered by-the coastguard, and were sor.elY sretel,,t perjd
Parties who brought them into the port, and see' t hevje i 4
the: place where they were discovered, have not ,'e„,o IP'3 o'
An extensive-seizure of illicit tobacco has also 1-'"- Pee
Salcombe, and. in this case two men were aPP.,,,,reebot• vefe
have been sentenced to a long term -of imPrisen''. c' ' t
, prie,l."
A ' HITSMA-Ifn FOR THE PRINCESS RoYs------- 1 "j''l
rick William: of Prussia is a guest a* Balinorailie
tot i
Royal Family of England is in villeggiatura• her )14
Royal, now almost fifteen years. of age, is as tall ss_itsi_ot:
and is " quite the woman ; ' and, a species of aotlicee' ftfK,
isgiven to• the popular presumption, that Fri?, i.4.l:irpe
William comes. to court a bride._ The suppositig, eel.#
more premature than incorrect.. Queen Victor; in po
unusual degree of freedom for a British Princess,'od',,,,,c
reigning_Sovereign before she becanie a bride:, 004 lea
able to secure her own consent in accordance wit'i, ',F,41
of her all'actions. Etiquette has-stifled more the / yo;
dote to prove the genuine character of the attArllol°olla)e
the tale, at least until some future day, when„, olor,
recorclothe- earliest evidences, of that liappY T4o4' et,
rendered the Queen and her. husband a rou..,e' PAJ;IO°
encouragement of the lieges. Of course a Priner^-refcasy
not expect the same immunities with a Queen„,. fe-Vi
Queen-Victoria is a woman of so much sense `lit, Ilile, or
feeling', that no one would expect a force to be•tieeAeolriti4
daughter, and we do not imagine that the 111, r,,,,t,,i,
will become Queen of Prussia expectant by ell; c °Tie
regal compulsion. If there: is truth in the storie boo;
most probable that the young people are to In 3 oltbee;rfole
acquaintance, and that the,Prince will be left to Wog 4
claims. And sooth to say, such a prize is seldeva, 004 tcooe,
unless it be fairly won. Even Princes have bee;i3re-;°;,4i-
discover that truth, as destiny makes them disVit, boNSi'ittllo
which are essential to our mortal nature. J?,too PlZdee
Princess Royal may take it, what will the Dr_„'"-trire,y Oil
How does it relish the prospect of an alliance rri; aitj l'i 'ot
Prussia ? The words give cool comfort enouginetnoPi;
politically, the alliance, although not reo9lll-01°'.(0 ; P'„
great promise, is free from positive or knooli ifiltD;atie,;(
y a Prusse et Prusse;" even King Freder_ic." oo,tilo"‘e„j
supposed to be quite so Russian as he looO'decia'rgs-''''re
advice which controls his actions; but it is,,attetris;`;‘,l
stood of his brother Frederick William -1-,,afie liie pry
Prussia, that thoug ha commander or" liussei,"itrf, e,O very
proprietor of au Austrian regiment, of inTioi,,:leeet"olsl3s be
national than Russia, and decidedly, oppose"ib vie to
trimming course of his governmeotl Therejt, Oil Ole',,rsre_4l
authentic manifesto of sentiments on his rotiet`' 40'1-,
• -.a- ._ecv .0 - I I-
shall be cornet if we do not suppose his o--„oi st 1_ a c,
strongly pronounced. Nevertheless, there lot lie,, 0,43 11"c':
evidenca that he has been if notin disgrseedeeemits ~5 pet/`1
coolness on account of his non-Rossian tellietiog,',,,,i
probable that the constant report of his see; t t at'''',,ppe'-ot
some ground in his conversation. The ; Voice,: isisli,
haps.been more sinned against than shill'Ooviress;toll4
a man of feeble body and of feeble willoslnce of Lo bev'relei!'ot•
every sign of his breaking-up. The Prinimeao,;-be,-1 at ',.
more than fifty-eight years of age ; be 8-e'iffh ty.....ehre' of "?ce''
ably vigorous health, and is likely coot, rey-.earS ros ed
William V. The prince who has just liev,_toar )tlie Pro ,
moral, his eldest son, is not quite twenty lois The , of.;
he is reputed to be an intelligent youth, agrosia, jetio?,/,,0P;
of being Frederick William the Sixth of in the ea of Jotel'iiie
net seem to be anything frightful, thew be (Pe alit/ a¢l.o
Princess Royal of England condemned L° tbere ApstO adc if
under such circumstances, nor is oft he , aolerb.iya
political objection apparent on the face
ouo upviur 0
toe
Gotha. On the other hand, could we eidedo g iilool
tage by the match ? Queens consort sere Bus. call of
Frederick William of Prussia was "10id treated to thegiti°'3ilfe
astute Czar called him " Fritz," a a partb, die pee 0
the family, the result must be ascril_,.. ~,oaolitriao ,er: 04
cunning of Nicholas, and partly to rr",_;,;(3 Art,/eiollit If it
William. Victor Emmanuel is not more "Duoc. .i_e th? of,
his Queen is a daughter of the art elated'
c°o3ighrorye.s.'l,
fact, almost all these royal families arvecooch, ntisteacltalie`ipot
were to judge by ties of blood and in
_,„reily,_,_, oas, ;t it t)
to find the Court of Europe one hap.,3:3; odor:J. pot '100!.,,pe
the bear-garden that it is. The _si)l' aerid Spsl,l.l.'aocke trirli
self with Belgium, Naples, Bran Brazil, Paver flitfile
cl‘10;'
the less exiled ; nor has the Oder or re- •oet %1.0'
endless ties of blood, been able to keel's idea tor' hot or me
of France. It was the first NaPolefug alliance ; poreeo, cut of
upon his head by the link of a
~ruific prcselts gat\ie fitipti:
miscalculation ; and the power or '.
I, opOir ,a bf 10 all
poleon, for all the doubts which hui,o_inishc,,v. .
e. ader
not appear in the slightest degree (-1%1 oitalf;upt, ,olarevo,,
his alliance with a noble but not a 0
rinc,s or 1., Ailiii. .14 ,
i;,
these alliances constitute embarrass iiivie'd, anr,rr;, sijileort,i
toy he character of the person °''''
SlSteSOletiVeCts' re ; cilipo'
CO • to the tact and will of the
0,,,ical o ?,,, a 40 ~'
[mgAn
to use collateral circumstances for 1!,!:;,,,s as bed 1:0'0or`
some revolution, we must aecoptru"'" 1
ou es-a for ill'
Ithe Princess Royal ii to be married_„.tant
, she must have a Prince and a l're'"-
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