The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-08 00:00:00

INDIA.

CALCUTTA, Oct. 7.
General Woodburn and Dr. Burst are dead.

THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAIL.
SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 7, 11 p.m.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Oneida, with the heavy portion of the
Calcutta and China mails, has arrived of Hurst
Castle telegraph station.

CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.
LONDONDERRY, Nov. 7.

The Montreal Ocean s.s. Nova Scotian, which
left Quebec on the 27th, arrived in Lough Foyle
about 7 p.m., and having transferred all her mails
,and passengers on board, she proceeded again to
44iverpool. She encountered strong head winds
during the latter part of her passage. The s.s.
No
arrived out at Quebec on the 26th ult.
'No political intelligence of interest.
, NEW YORK, Oct. 26.—Stocks are considerably
lower and dull. Money remains easy at 6 per
.e_ent. and less. Sterling exchange drooping.
-rloar—Receipts, 16,612 barrels ; state and western
heavy ; sales, 15,000 barrels ; superfine state,
$5 25c to $5 30 ; southern heavy and declining ;
Canada
dull. Wheat heavy, and $1 2c per bushel
lower ; sales, 50,000 bushels ; Chicago spring,
S 120; Milwaukie club, $126. Corn quiet ; sales,
30,000 bushels ; mixed Western, 69c to 691 c.
bats steady. Pork dull. Lard dull.
MONTREAL, Oct. 27.—Flour dull and in little
lieniand.; superfine, $5 to $5 50c ; No. 2, $5 20c
'? $5 30c ; fancy, $5 75c to $5 80c ; extra, $6 25c
$6 75c. Wheat—Sales of Chicago spring at
1;5,48 to $120; Upper Canada spring, $124 to
125. Ashes in fair demand; pots, $5 60c to
65c.

RELIEF TO HOMEWARD BOUND SHIPS,
44 Admiralty notice states that her Majesty's

AMUSEMENTS. *4

HENGLER'S GRAND CIRQUE.

Since the opening, the circus has been crowded, as on
the first night, and many persons have been disappointed
every evening, consequent on not being able to gain
admission. In order to meet the public appreciation of
the performance, Mr. nengler is constantly producinc,
novelties of an attractive description, and during the
past week several additions have been made to the pro-
gramme. Feats of what people call juggling are looked
on with wonder when performed on terra firma, but
when seen to perfection, as performed by Mr, J. 11.
Cook, at the circus, on the back of an almost flying
steed, then wonder ceases, and we find a want of words
to convey the feelings that predominate. For the last
few evenings, Mr. Cook has exhibited the most amazing,
yet pleasing performances, which is called the " Great
Juggling Act;" but to our mind there is no juggling
about it,"being the acme of dexterity, showing that man
is capable of excelling on horseback as he is on land.
Miss Cardoni is a pretty juvenile, and as fearless, yet
graceful equestrienne as we have seen. Vie. bas already
become a favourite. A couple of new names have -
been added to the clown stock, and our old favourites
Franks and Bibb appear to have imbibed something
" telling," as their bits and fun are palpable and pointed.
In addition to the aerial manege of the Brothers Berri,
which is received every night with extraordinary en-
thusiasm, Mons. Oriel, on his crystal pyramid, is truly
astounding ; and one, after witnessing this part of the
entertainment, may well exclaim that there is nothing
impossible to man. Mr. D. Richards, the king of
American equestrians, shows what a horse can do, and
what he can do on a horse ; and without exception, he
has no equal in his role (if we may so say) and the
applause which greets him is a proof of how much he
is admired. Mr. Alfred Clarke performs some trernen-
dous acts of leaping well worth seeing. A really
amusing scene has been introduced in the shape of a
steeple-chase, with the two comical ponies, having for
jockeys two large and well-trained monkeys, " Mush-
apug" and "Jocko," and without offence to Newmarket
or Epsom, the quadrupeds—both riders and ponies—
create more hearty hilarity than could be met with on a
" Derby day." The scenes in the circle follow fast and
furious, and the " point of honour," as settled by Messrs.
Franks and Bibb, is one of the best " points" of an
evening. Other novelties are to follow ; and in all
respects, the present promises to be a brilliant season.

CLAYTON-HALL—MISS CLARA SEYTON.
During the last ten years about one hundred indi-
viduals have appeared before the public, endeavouring
in one person to represent many characters ; but, with
few exceptions, failure has been the result. The last
debutante in Liverpool, in this line, is Miss Clara
Seyton, who has been performing at the Clayton during
the past week, in a piece called the "Omnibus," but
why or wherefore so called does not exactly appear ;
yet, what's in a name? An Omnibus will do as well as
any other designation, and in this " entertainment "
Miss Seyton represents no less than a round dozen of
characters, and these, with two or three exceptions,
belonging to the home country. The lady comes to the
northern metropolis, highly endorsed by the London
press, but we always like to know the acceptor of a bill
before trusting the endorser. In the first place Miss
Seyton is a splendid figure, with face to match, and her
eyes would almost light a pipe or split a pitcher Her
voice is mellifluous, flexible and of considerable com-
pass ; but it is to be regretted that both in dialogue and
song she loses much of what would be otherwise effective,
by adopting the method so much and wisely condemned
by Hamlet—" mouthing" it. It is a pity to find such
a sweet voice so much injured by cacophony, when
a little attention would remedy the defect. We trust
these observations will be received in the spirit in-
tended, for what would be a fine passage in elocution,
or charming in the cantata, is lost to the audience
by the adoption of an unintelligible cadence. The
greatest attraction in a speaker or singer, lies in the
fact that the listener can h6ar what is said or sung
distinctly; and as ladies are now taught Latin, we shall
only say verb. sap. In her metamorphoses, Miss Seyton
is quick, and, as far as dressing for the character goes,
she is unequalled. The entertainment is ostensibly got
up for the purpose of bringing before the public some of
the most promingnt features of the characters to be met
with in every day life (even in an omnibus), and in
some of these Miss Seyton is excellent. In represent-
ing the " Hon. Caroline Harkaway," a dashing young
ladyr—in fact, a fast one—if the actress managed to
throw a little more caloric into the manner, or perhaps
rather the bye play, it would be one of the most inimi-'
tably represented characters on the stage. Again, as
"Sergeant Bellona Buckshot," of the Ladies' Rifle
Corps, she is quite at home and attractive. As "John
Lump," a Yorkshire rustic, she displays versatile talents,
and her pronunciation of the dialect of the county
is perfect. This is au amusing character, and the
song which accompanies it, " There's worse-looking
fellows than me," to the Irish air of "An Irishman's
heart for the ladies," is given without the drawback
which we mentioned, and proves that the lady is gifted
with rare powers, and can be perfect by a little judici-
ous study. One of her best efforts, however, is in the
character of " Matilda Hairbrain," a pet romp of an old
uncle. In this she is nature in all its plenary force,
and in its way nothing can surpass this representation
of a full-blown moss rose, bouncing merry maid of Eng-
land. In the character of " Norah Maguire" (an Irish
girl) Miss Seyton dresses (as she does in all the chaFac-
ters) to admiration, but she has to study yet a little
ivenria Pvan an "Rngliab anaianna eal,a a rn osa ‘‘
share," along with the dimity as the true exponent of
our fair Hibernian sisters. These are a few of the lead-
ing characters which Miss Seyton offers to the public,
but she also holds the mirror up to nature as " Corne-
lius Niagara," a Virginian Corinthian, " Tom," Mrs.
Bloomer (admirable and truthful) the "Hon. Felix
Popinjay," and several others, with a son• to each, so
that plenty of value is given for the price of admission.
On the whole the entertainment can be well endured, and
enjoyed for a couple of hours, and with a reformation of
the defects which we have pointed out—and she can
readily do that—we have no hesitation in saying that,
Miss Seyton will become a first-class favourite with the
people of Liverpool, and that the entertainment will
rank amongst the most popular of its class. The hall
has been well attended during the week, and we would
advise our friends to see Miss Seyton this week. The
songs, the words of which are chaste and appropriate,
are either original or selected ; and all the original
music of the entertainment is by Stephen Glover, one of
the sweetest and most admired composers of the present
era. The pianist, Mons. A. Sicard, renders ample
justice to the music on a splendid instrument, of which
of which he is quite a master hand.