The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-22 00:00:00

F itlegfeltsb, DRAMATIC, LITERARY, AND
ARTFSTItt NEMTS AND GOSSIP.

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. 4. Symphony, from tfteAh of lieu-Rd:abater, Whose
is miiy a'little short Of iilrst-tlaSenitrit as an
oratqrie, is to be sbor:ly expected.
mi.. Ole BUD, the ecce.iktric but greatly gifted t,
is said .1161.‘- ahead to visit this country in pursuit of his
profession.
A new opera by Frank 11,- c-fr". entitled "the Bride of
Florence," is among the novelties -US exVecied'at Her
'Majesty's Theatre.
Madame Sherrington and Mr. Sims Reeves coriiiii-'6;
yth eXtraardinary popularity in Macfarren's new opera,
"Ebtar,jl9orl; at Her Majesty's Theatre.
The Rev. Con has been unanimously elected to
the post of Bodleiaiitittrarian, vacant by the resignation
of Dr. Bandinel ; an appattment which will give very
general satisfaction. -
Baron Marochetti's statue of Cceur de faort, which
will be remembered by visitors to the great ExiaihNorr
in Hyde Park, has been placed on its pedestal in Pala&
Yard.
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Without,"
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ut George, ,p Mh
aanctdasoineaslfi,
&c.,
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p'
com-
position of a novel, which will probably be ready for
publication in the spring.
"Lavinia," the new work by Sig. Ruffini, the author
of "Lorenzo Benoni," and whose reappearance in lite-
ratinre:Wit welcomed by his numerous admirers, is to
he
published' Pnriffediately by Messrs. Smith, Elder, and

A new musical journal, 1W addition to the thousand
and one already existing, is shark,' to appear in Ger-
many, at irregular intervals, edited by Herr Schmidt,
singingprofessor of at Lubeck.
The orchestration of Schubert's dramatic "Erl
by Hector Berlioz, has been pronounced so decidedly
successful, that the adapter has published it in full score
and separate orchestral parts.
A new book by Miss Charlesworth, the author of
" Ministering Children," is announced by Messrs.
Seeley: Jackson, and Halliday. The popular work
hat Made' this lady's name so widely known has,
it semis, reilched the extraordinary sale of between
50,000 and Oei,obl; &pies:
A rumour, which gaiiW streugar,.has been on foot for
some time, that the large Waterlba Vase,- which not
very many people are aware has stood fof seVeral decades
in the hall of the National Gallery, is to placed on
the site of the circular reservoir in Hyde-park.
Messieurs Hachette, of Paris, have issued a collection
of Buffon's unpublished letters, which promise to be
interesting. They exhibit the philosopher at home, the
naturalist in society. The work is produced under the
care of the groat-nephew of the writer of the letters,
M: Henri Nauclauld de Buffon.
Captain Burton, the famous African traveller, has
arrived at Sai't Lake City,, the capital of the Mormons.
He is travelling through the prairies and preparing to
pass the Rocky. Mountains as a Mere amusement and
relaxation ! His health has improved,
Miss Augusta Thomson, the young Scotch lady, who
gained such a favourable position as a vocalist in Paris,
is now singing at the Monday Popular Concerts, St.
James's Hall, London, under the direction of Mr.
Arthur Chappel, where the critics award to her a very
liberal amount of eulogy.
Mr. Edward Stanford has in preparation a work
which will excite considerable interest in architectural
circles, and out of them—" Recollections of A. Welby
Pugin,_ and his father, Augustus Pugin, with Notices of
their orks." The author is Mr. Benjamin Ferrey,
the well-lb own Gothic architect.
" The ilatise. on the Moor " is to be the title of the
new novel by Mrs. Oliphant, the authoress of "Mar-
garet Maitland," which We have announced as in pre-
paration by Messrs. Hurst rind Blackett. The same
firm is about to publish Frederica Vremer's new work,
"Two Years in Switzerland," translated by Mary
Howitt.

Mr. Howard Glover is writing an opera to a book
founded on the subject of the,celebrated drama, " Rug
Bias," supplied by a well-known hand. The story (says
the Musical World) is admirably suited to the purposes
of the operatic stage ; and few would be likely to treat
it more congenially than Mr. Glover.
A new drama, from the pen of Mr. Watts Phillips,
entitled " A Story of '45," has been successfully pro-
duced at the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane. The drama is
cleverly constructed, the interest of the audience rising
to its conclusion. Mr. Beverley has painted the scenery
with the skill of a fine artist, introducing new effects
that are particularly striking.
Mr. Beaumont, who has lately undertaken the
management otthe Opera Comique (Paris), is setting to
work with such activity that he has already in hand two
operas—one in a single act, "Marianne," composed by
Theodore Ritter, and another in three acts by Linnan-
der. Prince Joseph Poniatowski is also engaged iu the
composition of a third opera for the same manager.
Madame Dudevant, better known as Georges Sands,
who a few days ago was reported as being at the gates
of death, has recovered and is even in perfect health.
Madame has grown enormously 'stout, in fact. She has
recently made over the whole of the copyrights which
remain in her hands to the firm of Michel Levy and Co.,
the representatives of her former publisher, M. Hertzel,
who, since 1852, has an establishment in Brussels only.
The Monday Popular Concerts have commenced for
the season at the St. James's Hall, London. Among
the artists engaged for the opening night were Mr.
Charles Halle, Signor Piatti, and Herr Becker, the latter
a violinist gifted with a charming talent. Madame
Sherrington and Miss Augusta Thomson were the
vocalists. . _ _ _

Among the works in preparation by Messrs. Nisbet
and Co. is another contribution to the Maurice contro-
versy (as it may be called) by that eminent leader (if the
Free Chnrch of Scotland, Dr. Candlish, of Edinburgh.
The work will be entitled " A Letter to the Right Hon.
the Earl of Shaftesbury, President of the Young Men's
Christian Association, on Mr. Maurice's republished
Defence of himself." Dr. Candlish, it will be remem-
bered, is the author of a previous " Examination of Mr.
Maurice's Theological Essays." •
We some few weeks ago stated that Herr Leopold 'de
Meyer, the eminent pianist, had been suddenly attacked
by paralysis—the cause of his non-appearance along
with Madame Novello's party. We regret to learn that
he is still a sufferer, and that there appears to be little
hope of his again delighting the lovers of the piano-
forte. Equally regretful tidingA, come from poor Ernst,
the greatest of modern violinists since the days of
Paganini, of whose recovery there is said to be no hope
wh a tever. . .

Mr. Tom Taylor, in the production of a real " origi-
nal" drama at the Haymarket—not this time to be
mistaken for a vamp from the French—has met with
another reverse, the usual fortune of a life struggle,
whether on the stage or in the field. " The Babes in
the Wood" had the misfortune, in spite of Mr. Taylor's
experience, to keep the audience four hours before the
fall of the curtain, and the consequence was much dis-
approbation. The piece has since been considerably
curtailed, and being broadly farcical keeps the people in
good humour, but it cannot be accepted as a sterling
comedy, which it professes to be.
We hear that Messrs. Chapman and Hall will shortly
publish another volume of poems from the pen of Wm.
Bennett, the author of "Baby May." Mr. Bennett's
new volume is to contain the "'Worn Wedding Ring,"
and other poems stamped with the character that has
given their author a place of his own amongst the
chosen writers of the time. The author of some of the
sweetest poetry that has ever been written.about child-
hood will in the volume now under promise, try his
hand on a bolder form of utterance, and is to give us
100 sonnets, which will be brought for the first time
before the public.
The Council of the Royal Society have awarded the
medals at their 4isposal as follow: The Copley Medal to
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Analysis, the Voltaic Phenomena of Iceland, and other
researches. A Royal Medal to Mr. William Fairbairn,
F.R.S., for his various experimental inquiries on the
properties of the materials employed in mechanical con-
struction, contained in the "Philosophical Transactions"
and in the publications of other scientific societies ; and
a Royal Medal to Dr. Augustus Waller, F.R.S., for his
investigations into the Anatomy and Physiology of the
Nervous System, and for the introduction of a valuable
method of conducting such investigations. The Rum-
ford Medal was awarded to Prof. James Clerk Maxwell,
for his Researches on the Composition of Colours, and
to have increasing faith in the
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eoptical papers.
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rs
appear
numerical strength of the reading public. At Mr.
Murray's annual trade sale, which took place a few
evenings ago, the attendance was unusually large, and
the sale of the new books excellent. Of Mr. Hepworth
Dixon's "The Personal History of Lord Bacon," 1,400
copies were sold; of Mr. Motley's "History of the
Netherlands," 2,950 copies ; of Sir Francis B. Head's
"The Horse and his Rider," 1,400 copies ; of " The
Diary and Correspondence of Lord Colchester," 500
copies ; of the new edition of "The Works of. Pope,"
700 copies; of Mr. Forster's "Debates on the Grand
Remonstrance," 650 copies; of General Wilson's "Diary"
1,000 copies ; of Captain Forbes's "Iceland." 1,360
copies; of Mr. Margat's " Jutland," 1,100 copies ;
of :Mr. Farrar's "Origin of Language," 900 copies;
" Self-Help," by Dr. Smiles, 4,000 copies ; and of Mr.
Gouger's "Imprisonment in Burmab," 700 copies. The
sale of reprints and new editions was unusually large.
At Mr. Bentley's trade sale there was also a lively com-
petition among a more that usually large gathering of
the trade. Among the more successful new works pre-
sented were Dr. Hook's "Lives of the Archbishops of
Canterbury," of which the whole of the first edition
was sold ' - "Autobiography of Mrs. Delany ;" "Dun-,
donald's Autobiography ;" and Davis's a' Carthage.'
Among the reproductions were the "Inp;oldsby Le-
gends," of which Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall, and Co.
took 500 copies ; “Creasv's Decisive Battles ;" " Fran-
catelli's Modern Cookery,"' &c.

PROTESTANTISM IN ITALY.—The Sunday Journal, of
Kcenigsbere, publishes a letter from the Rev. M"
Detroit, a Protestant minister now in Italy, which states
that Protestantism is spreading in that country, and
that congregations, following that religion, have been
formed at Pisa, Pistola, and Leghorn.
ARMOUR-CLAD VESSEL FOR RUSSIA.—The Russian
Admiral, Count Putiatine, left London on Wednesday
evening last for St. Petersburg, taking with him, for
Imperial approval and ratification, the drawings and
contract far an iron-plated vessel of war, which is to be
built fort with on the Thames.
A MID DAY POACHING ATER/VT.—A serious poaching
disturbance took place on Sunday at Thorpe,
Itwo or
three miles from Norwich, and resulted in a game -eeper,
named Barnard 'being so much hurt about the head
that he had to be. removed to the Norfolk and Norwich
Hospital. Generally speaking, fights between game-
keepersthis
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mpeo aecffh eiras
broad
dr in
daylight.the dead i
it appears
night,of
thb_ua,tt
tßweorms, assistants,ellearly on Sunday morning Barnard, who is one Sir
Henry Stracey's gamekeepers, while accompanied by
named.ia Jpouhrnsuaitndet.Cligaarrlhees.
They followed the m
s poaches,
for several hours, and
a
ultimately came
knownsa wup
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men,
being somewhat in advance of his companions at the time.
with them at Thorpe, the keeper
ht
they were b
When the desperate fellows saw the position to which
they turned, and one of them taking
they belaboured fiereel
had between them,y
the stock and the other the barrel of Barnard which they
about the head. They also treated very roughly Mr.
Goldsmith, a farmer, wbo came up to the keeper's assis-
n e. The other friends of the keeper were soon at
Lend, however, and succeeded in making John Benns a
prisoner, but the other effected his escape. Information
of the occurrence was promptly conveyed to the head-
quarters of the Norfolk police, and Superintendent
Andrews apprehended Charles Beans in the course of the
day. The two men were taken before one-of the county
magistrates on Monday, and remanded till Saturday.
The keeper is not at present able to leave the hinitalt