The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-10 00:00:00

THE DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY,' Ni A 1r- 1P- 1860.

THEATRE ROYAL.

C. KERN.

Afsift

•,-
THE "WIFE'S SECRET.',
This highly gifted actor and actress appeared fasi
night at the Theatre Royal, in Lovell's play et the
"Wife's Secret," before a ntinierons; f;tshimtable, and
highly delighted audience.
'The-incidents of this drama are taken from the trou-
blous times,of the Cominon,wealth, when the fitive,intes-
tine struggles of Cavalier and Roundhead invaded the
peat
the carriedstrife,.and too often ruin,
too
the hottscis no familia, of
.7.1.1. classes of society. Sir
Walter Amyott, a colonel in the PatildiiiMee'
y service
(Mr, C. Ran), having beefs actively engaged in the 6141
war, has for' seine considerable time been netesiarily
absent Picini heMe, and his faithful and affeCtionatei
wife, the Lady Eveline fluty It (Mrs. G. jriaii), has
dutifully yet anxiously awaited We long-looked-
for. news of peace and the- return of her lord
from the campaign. At last, the , Protector's army
having triumphantly scattered the Royalists--" the
Malignants," as they were called,--were under the
necessity of securing their retreat from the shores of
England, or of hiding themselves in such plaCes of
refage as they severally could devise. If anything had
ever happened to clisititb the smooth current of conjugal
aft'ection end domestic felicity mtitttally enjoyed , by, Sir
Waite: and Lid'y it found its only Cause in the
ciretimstance of a brother o't the fddY'S h'aVing espinised
and fought for the Royal cause. This brother—'Lord
Arden (Mr. Eierett), like his fellows .in defeat, sought
refuge, it was supposed by many, and, among,others by
Sir Walter Amyott, in. France. In reality, hoWever,
he 'had, lie,,en unable to obtain a transport, and in his
eXfremity to sai"ie,Vis' Melte had betaken himself to the
mansion of Sir Walter, wbeio he claimed his sister, Lady
veline's protection until some means shOnld hntlistovered
for his safe escape from England. He arrived in tliZe'fo`
see his sister before her husband's return from the held ;
and he appealed,' not in vain, to her sisterly affection.
On her conceding him a shelter, he demanded en oath
froth her,' which she too rashly yielded, that she should
not disclose the fact of his concealment in the house to
one, not even to her httsbattd, whose stern sense of
duty to
,th'e po'pnlar caitsei he feaied, might have over-
come every other cetieidqatidn, and tnehreed him to
surrender even his wife'S brother power
of the Lord High Protector. 'fills is the wife's sparei.'''
• Scarcely has Lady Eveline taken this unhappy step"tend
given this ill-considered pledge of seeresy, when the tram;
piing of horses in the courtyard and the shouts of weicome
from the domestics, startle the ears of biother and sister;
whoat once realised the truth that Sir Walter Amyott, the
long-absent husband, was there on the threshold of his own
dwelling, andithat the concealment of the fugitive must
be instantly effected at all hazards. Mated, the lady's.
faeurite maid (lfrs• iiower), riklied into the apartmtert
to announce her mestei's appfoach, dud ii'efng apprised
of the secret and of,the difficulty of imPrctrisidg an' easymethod of fiafeV bestb'siiig the. caValfer, she at once
suggested his instant retreat tO anadjoining apartment,
while Lady. Eveline should receiveand • welcome Sir
. The 'meeting .betw6t;ii. btkiband
Bifaitef on his retu:::
and wife was eotdial and unclatded, save by the anxiety,
which the lady could not but feel for her brother's
safety, and the danger which might arise should Sir,
Walter hilppen to enter the adjoining room. Mind, never
s:t a less for efrisdients, attributed her lady's emotion to
the rinse atmosphere of the apartment, and suggested
that her- niastei Wet lie't forth to another, or to
the open' air. All this' transpired err vlbgt vlasnown
as Lady Eveline''s bower chamber, to which sue' had
chiefly confined herself during. Sir Walter's painful
sin s e at'd tb'cl 4er,ready-witted maid suggested' that
a chamber Peopled 4 do' miu4 painful associations
'to her lady, should be abandoned ,kinid l eked UP for a
time, and that another room should 'be selected to' the.
joint occupation Of her now
.11aPpily• re-united master
and mistress. The hint was. adopted and urged by the,
lady. The doting husband, albeit at first somewhat
Mailed by the curious proposal, was- too happy -to
hesitatro a tdoment in complying with so moderate a
recitiett, Thee lady's bower chamber was forthwith
locked up, and Lard A:'rden thus became virtually
its , prisoner. The lady aifcl her .maid kept the
key and attended to the • contfOit's of the fugitiVe.
They might soon have arranged' a. sof** for his
deliverance ; but mischief was already at weiti to
mar , their good intents and, prevent that which, in its
worst phase, was only a thoughtless impropriety, into a
source of bitterness and grief which imperilled the peace
and even the lives of those between whom there need
nerd have existed the slightest disquiet, or suspicion.
_ _ _

The eodeltd, act develops the fact that Jabez Sneed,
steward to •Sir Walter (Dfr.. J, F. Cathcart) is deeply
concerned in my lady having forsworn and locked up
her lower chamber, from which he is resolved on
titracting certain' mysterious papets by lout or fair
means. He tries first to' coax and then to frighten Maud
into the secret fitrtheranCe of his views; but. she,
fortified by the co-operation of my lady's. page, Neville
(Mies Chaiaman), whom she has, to same extent involun-
tarily, taken into ,her councils, fairly, outwits th
designing old Puritan, tint: he is driven to the last
• teiorn:ce of endeavouring lo ;..1.73ed scispicion in
the iniFfei or Sit Walter against filebe4v.: Himself
an old bachefoi rind an ..-indulged sdiffirgc, who
had served the house for tsad 'gelieraiions, he attelt pt".
to open his diabolical campaign by failfrrg to Sir Walter
against Women in general. The triumphrint mid
lant- cotorreir of the Commonwealth indignantly denounces
his churlish. romail and, boastfully rejoicing in his
well bestowed and fittingly reciprocated affection
for his wife, drives Jabez almost to clespair of being able
to shake his confidence in Lady Evcline. fri his pen:
plegity; Jabez resolves to endeavour to obtain possession
of the lost papers through the window of the lower
chamber.. At a fitting opportunity, he attempts to carry.
out this project, and while Mend is in the apartment
spreading ri Modest repast tot the imprisoned
Lord Arden, the:fafe itighfen'ed by the sudden bursting
open of the window sash. Jabez soddenly retreats, and
conceals himself in the shrubbery, having, dearlitless,
been-as much alarmed at what he Could then see, as' the
inmates Of the mysterious chamber themselves. He
his just seen too niacin; net to haVe known more of the
truth, and his mischief-breeding linaaination could not
fail to tura such knowledge to bad account.
In the-third act; the wicked steward returns to the
attack upon his master's confidence in his lady, greatly
embOldened, of course, by what he had discovered in
his attempt linen the window` of the chamber. Amyott,
startled by the'Menial's boldness, at first storms roundly
against iiarroW-inindeet jealolisy,protests his implicit trust
in his wife as one nitetly incapable oiseoretly harbouring
a man in her forsaken chamber ; eliarges Jabez with
malicious hatred of his lady, and the desire to trill: her
peace and his. In the midst of this tempest between
Sir, Walter and the pampered domestic, Lady Evcline
enterFi.radiarit with love and conscious innocence. The
detractor. skulks aside abashol, and Sir Walter vows
that. mistrust towards het is wicked_---ney, iMposSible.
The embraces which both exchange are more raptdrous
than ever. Nothing "daiintiid, however, Jabez resumes ,
the' conflict, and lirivea the lady, to flee truth' of her
innocency and his own falsehood, by inime-
diate entrance to the chamber. The justice cif thie
challenge is apparent. The husband, yields—demands
turn I:q4 She refuses. Sir Walter is'amazed, puzzled,
distracted. • His idadd is utterly. destroyed, and ihe
orders his wife to leaVe him for She cc-meats,
as she has always consented, to dd his _will ;' but turn-
irig, fondly she asks hini first tdkiis her ere she go. He
hurriedly tells ller of the Storm raging in his breast—
" give it time to rest." She retitei tirAch distressed. The
terrible struggle in his manly, loving heart, si'lute wards
could describe?. Who, save Charles "
Kean,. can ado,'
3_
Again, at this critical Moment does the fiend-inspired
Jgbez -return'to his cruel nite§idii. A 'Menial, hastily
entering, whispers Jabez, who, now possessed of Grime
additional facts, challenges. SO Walker to ocular proof
4 hiszissettiun that a manis hidden about the pfaCe.
6 '
• -
consents, and issuing forth into the datkiiess rif the night,
they repair to the shrubberies; near the window of tho
chamber, within which, by aid;liyei Sir Walter behOlda-
a light. A cavalier is visible in the interior, and anon.'
Lady Prelim enters and embraces him. Oh, horror!
the ptoof of her guilt seems complete and irresistible,
and the tinhappYSir Walter sinks prostrate to the earth.
' The fourth act presents the sad spectacle of the
loving, confiding, 'bid courageous Amyott struck down
'by a humiliating feeling of what he considers irre- •
parable dishonour. The cruel Jabez would aggravate
the mina and stimulate his master to revenge. tut
no. For the Wrong he felt he could obtain no justice--
seek iicfreaenge: He trembles like •a leaf. His lovn,
for his lost wife is iiiiquenobable.,._4e is almost ready
to call his senses liars rather than Bite way to a weight
of evidence which he nevertheleds knows not how to over-
come. . He resolves to send for her and see her,again.
Resolved never to charge her with guilt or permit her
to know that he. had watched and discovered her, he
would now give her one last opportunity to tuaraxel the
mystery, and reveal her awful secret. " Perhaps-she is
still innocent," and, sobbing like a child, he awaits her
approach. The parifUl and eloquent scene which
follows, must be seen- to be fully realised. 'They are
interrupted by the arrival of an intimation that "
malignant" had been traced to the' liOnse,' and that
detachment of the Parliamentary forces bad come ti
apprehend him,. Amyott now broadly .cbarges
wife with having harboured him, and insiste plan
her giving him up. She boldly: pleads for he
safety of the yet unnamed refugee. This petitin
Sir 'Walter aceepti as a confession of guilt, Almet
mad with excitement, he -can only think his wife tnd
too, to prefer such a request. There is but one alterii-
tive—that they should now part for ever. A had
farewell—for ever, and the heartbroken, distracted
band leaves his equally miserable wife to deplore 'tie
consequences of her secret oath to save'her brother.
The. fifth and last. act-.opens with the preparatins
'ordered by Sir. Walter for the imperative removal of is
now utterly: ..rejeeteel,, She pleads with 1:m
alone -and. lit' N'aill-fcek.: the- last time. As it Ito'
accidentally, he makes scornful reference to 1r
paramour, $ll6 04-rte. For the first time she vr-

ceives the full extent of - his suspicion, gi24: nobly
disdains to.plead further for herirusbanerapitv -.:21
is one of the finest parts of the -picture, and gfatidit given by. 11irs.! Kean. The breach between 64 disaf;
' -"rtners only 'Widens. Sir Walter dismisses her
feetee i..... -e'r, because most devoted, hind.
with Roil tortat,. -r,fe passport for her .f to,
neii, and` eierT wri'te's- 4 Y0*.... 1 for France,
the nearestport, that she May elhae.. . : , This
'there to meet lift' (d'i he-tliialLs)eilled hied:LW:: ..
pass is handed to Maud, Iditotahs it to Lord 146',
now ready to Mount and escape. 'll . pail fuf scene
hetvetn: the still. mote- and more estranged hushattd
and wife..pio4tersi : bui.jit jntei iup'' 101. by Sri Walter
starting. up on hea-iin'gr tire sound .of
~ horses'
hoofs rapidly retreating from the Yard:' _bashing open
tho winclow, be is put almost beside himself i;c:c'-'erve
the suspected Cavalier mounted and in full flight over-
the lawn. He asks for the pass ; it is gone. He
ekes 'it all. Tire fugitive paramour has got it.
He. -,e,ereams, front the easement to the guard
beneath ' Virp ! Fiie!- Piro !" Lady Eveline can,
bald flee tongue no:longer. She alternates each word of
command, while s'Ve'thiroW-iherSelf at Sir Walter's feet,
: . •
with the wild exclamation, '4o.e's my biothef.hd,ig my
brother—he's niy-brother!" Several' ni;tiSkete'dischargel
simultaneously, in obedience to the word of doininand,
re-echo through the' chamber and the adjoining viood
Sir Walter shouts "He falls—they have' hit him-;--he
'is dewed", and turning to his almost insensiblo;lady,
he now scorns her last "trick" to save her "guilty
aecompliee;i' and, as he challenges her to the prpof of
her Muition, and she summons all her fast ebbing
strength to charge bill( with fratricide, the prisoner is
brought into the reern 'by the soldiers, the horse only,
having been shot. "The wite's secret'' is aliscloted.-
The brothers recognise and embrace each other.. Tht-
meals of the play scarcely needs to be pointed out.
The acting throughout was all that could be desired
for this fine play, and we cannot praise 'it 'more highly
tha,nl:V saying it Vas well worthy the high, reputation
of the distinguished actors engaged' in it. ' After the
truly great acting of Air: and Mrs: Kean, Mr. Catlxart's
fabsz, is most worthy of notice: In' his :part he was
perfect.
_Next we would mentiod Mrs. PoWer's Aka,-
which was not to be excelled, and was frequentlY greeted
with the warmest-acknowledgments. The other ictiiis
performed their several parts admirably.
To-night Mr. and Mrs. Kean appear in " The
Oamester," a most powerful drama, well suited to their
several abilities, and one for their excellent acting in
Which:,•they hive long been celebrated.

ART `tlll SURFS' IN LIVERPOOL.

A RAMBLE THROUGH W.-Er. T6OIIE'S
ESTABLISIIIIIENT, CHURCIfistriEET.

The popular notion of Liverpool is that it is a city of
merchants, and a Dicky Sam may be pardoned in Point-
ing to our gigantic scheme of docks and the forest array
of Masts es the distinctive glory of the place. We must
not, hoWelrer, in our partiality for the port, forget the '
claims &tithe toWn proper ; for, if the Mersey rejoices in
abundant eiiikned 6f the enterprise and Wealth of our
merchant princes, the streets speak not less eloquently
Of the laiishtaste'and biny energq 6( .60' shopkeepers'
and tradiegniti.- .Siiipping makes 'oommetee; Mill cent. •
merce rears huge warehienses and extensive.shOps, while
the shops themselves; to a ektf, extent, are the dip
media of eleganee and 'taste. In lie iesPect are the
wealth and resources of 'Liverpool made incn4 mahifest
than by the_ noble .and enormous establishinents that
arrest the eye in alt our principal thoroughfares:
Architecture, in all its many forms of grace and rich-
ness{ adorns the business streets, and revives the memory
of Venetian splendour, while the tempting variety' of
the shop windows engrosses, on holiday days, the adrrii-
ration' of visitors almost as mach as the docks themselves:
Ml. Tooke's (late gambures) celebrated establishment
has always formed a centre of attraction, and its rich and
unique display Of jewellery, gold and silver plate, orna-
mental clocks of every PbSsible deSign, bronzes., of every
fashion, Sevres china, lamp, chandeliers, &c., has for
_
more than thirty years been a kind clf •heuSehold boast
with our townsmen of all classes. Every day'seettes to' add
to its attractiveness ; it subsidises the whole world for
its endless variety of works of art ; and under the new
• management it bids fair to out-rival its old fame. In
every sense of the term it is an art treasures exhibition
of the most gorgeous and interesting description ; and,
the person who is privileged with an inspection of its
marvellous contents is puzzled tq„know whether Inge-
nuityof -construction, utility of design, or splendour of
conception is the mast pervading element in the articles.
A mere peep at the windy* gives a very 'inadequate
impression of the beautiful articles of ;vestal and taste
which aro disposed within the premises ; and we are
authorised to state that those who have hitherto denied
themselves the pleasure of visiting this establishment
will be welcomed with every courtesy and attention, he
their object some definite business, 'or merely the gratifi,..
cation of a taste for the beautiful without any reference
to a purchase.
The premises constitute one of the chief architectural
adornments of Church-street. There is a chasteness and
purity of style peculiar to the front elevation that by
contrast enhance the magnificence of the display
within. The building covers an area of upwards of
1,000 square yards, extending behind to what was the

I old Post-office, and which now forms an admirable show-
Fronting Chureh-street are four large and
beeftwiti windows, conveying the idea, at the first glance,
6.0 that It'd shops, for each window is filled with
of goods,--jewellery, plate, orna-
different deserintioft:
t),ratves, 7,..7.4.vrei china, lamps, dressing-
mental clocks,
4:-.vs, toys, &c. Fronting,
eases, work-boxes; travelling
Piist.:oMee-place the extqWsife *le a::ws era .also devoted
jewellery. Inside, the
cor-
respond With the windows. There aft fete A,""es, as
goemi gmh: l'ements '
they may be tended? arranged with conntois; marble•
mounted tables, and large glass-cases of beantiftil tifork:-
manship. At the south end of tie avenues you arrive
at the second grand saloon, 60 feet long, CY wide, and 16
high, lighted by a dome, and devoted, one might fancy,
. _

to the least of lanterns, for chandeliers, lamps of gni:
geons-Colours, and candelabra form a very conspicitous
portion of the varied contents. The fixtures throughout
are remarkable fof their solidity and richness, whilst
the general style of the interior is that of warmth and
elegance. The groupings of plate, if vases, of Sevres
and Lire Scion Parian ornament„ gilt clocks,
bronzes, lustiest Bohemian glass, &c., are alio arranged
with a skill that maims some of tables pictures in them-
selves, and gives. to the tout ensentle a novelty and
interest equalled by few private estabiteltnients in the
kingdom,
In every department the exhaustless amplitude of the
articles Yalfres counteratfor ; and, as correct detail is an

impoisibility, we can only indicate our impressions by
general bi'n'ts Tn
.jewellery yoit may spend a few
hundreds in Ai-6 nYintrt:es; While, on the other held, ~you
may purchase a small preelent; Which, being "a thing of
beauty," Must, if We are to befiete the poet, be "a joy
fora ever." A silver thimble is offered to fcii for a few
pence, end a token of regard iu the latest novelties; of
diamond bracelets, at the rather posing figure of £3lO.
In reference to th'e Witt article, a new idea is revealed
by a bracelet surrotinded with half a dozen little cavi-
ties, intended as lobkets for pliotograplis dr hair. Gold
necklateti find diamond ear-rinks are becoming fashion-
able once more, such id die Cycle oT Change, dad ilia only

difference from the time of Mir grand-dames is,
that we require more taste in the desigd con-
Estracticrn of this class of jewellery. Another freatt of

fashion is indicated in the supplanting of the modest

button for coil& acid xtriatbands, by anibitiona studs, as

large for the collar as a *Windt, anetter the sleeves as a
Barcelona. Three studs, formed by ' carbuncle mounted
iri 1.4.01 a, and tipped with diamond, fat the above

" •
purpose, we,(1141 .utait 8 cott ph (,heir r„_„,fficet or,
from £4O to £5O. 'the various silver services lose
their attra,ctirs in the pfeserme of these eaptiva-
.ting little trinkets; and, on passing fa the smith"- '
ward, articles of humbler pretensions, but tot less

curioas; are handed to view. Some little breakfast sets,
in silver, contain only glasses for salt, pepper, and

mustarci, am, from their compactness, they are likely to

hccorrid general. Another instance of the recurrence to

what has long ago been th fashion, is afforded in the large
numbed of polished steel ornaments on view,—chiefly
buckles for ladies' belts, which latter, in sympathy with
the rifle movement, are now of substantial leather. No
visitor On resist admiring the varied and rich collection
of ladies' fans, ranging in price from 6d. to ten guineas.
The latter consist of mother-of-pearlframes, elaborately
carved and gilt, whilst the fan itself is painted on kid,
with some pictorial representation by a known artist
recent Parisian invention is likely to cut out all com-
petitors in the way of fans. It is denOminated the sun

fan, and, when opened out, is circular, and edged with
down; somewhat 'as a parasol would be wcre_tho handle,
bent parallel with tL•e silk. The ingenious Parisian
workman, in this instance; however, has only
_made
mote: attractive a fan
_which has long bean vied by the
ladies of the Celestial Empire. IVe do not know
whether they also claim the invention of the ba4el-
- ; if they do, they 'are welcome to it ; but it is
sufficient for out present purpose to acid that here are
musical boxes of all sizes, Span playing as many, as
thirty-two tunes. • .

It is wonderful to witness- the alum- int of taste and
art that has been bestowed on dresning-eases and work-

boies in this. emporium. Were it not that in ' all
departments the same degree of excellence is the cha/ac-
teri§tic, we might be tempted to regard this as a speciality
in Mr. Tooke's establishment. form dressing=
caseS'tar ladies' and gentlemen all kilt:l.lsof valuable and
rare 'wood are laid under tributciand ifie most exquisite
taste and skill are shown in, the construction. Some of
them are perfect curiosities in their way, for by the,
touch of a spring or two with the finger every article that
may be, wanted is instantly presented to view. We"
were shown a dressing Caie of coromandel wood, beau-
tifully finished, and fitted with forty useful articles, chiefly
of silver, which was valued at. £7O. Of. course there
arein this dePartment workboxes, stationery" 'cases, tca
caddies, ttc.,•of every variety of style, and. at a- ifprus.
`inanufActure of these, as' . of other 'fine
cabinet work, forms an extensive portion of the business
in connection with the house. The French cases,

chiefly of inlaid bull work, are very beautiful. One
description of dreseinge case, manufactured by lir.
Tiiakeereinarkablefor.its small size and compactness, is
4- • the ‘.‘Nanoleon Dreesine- Case,"' and 'for this
, ,
:Before he was -Emperor or President, —in
-vas a refuges. and staying at the late Sir
fare when -. from this towel he called at this
M /46 'AB a dressing case... The stock
°stdbli4lnmaaA Iled for something of smaller
was shown to kin,, tint lie
eel one Ofee particular
seeions, aied ode,.himself
were
.4 mperor,
size:
Aritip,
4.. e informed ae- • -e seems to•
inVenteetthe ed it is POssIN) k'r the
• "" but be this :3/4`4ee
have, d-teeVie's for eYervttal
*size was so much eiYpiVerd
"Napoleon Caee " has bee;rl r? Ii afore in tins depart-.
'men', and commands an extensive Iste. The eetfei
drlrseere in some of the diessing2casei are-in-ir'S
ingenuity. this +pertinent an improved style of
-gentleman's travelling-lam commattele.mneh attention.
On being opened, and a spring t'64herf,'fbeCe'ritre'pieee.
which contains the various apparatus, N eStathed, and
'forms a stand by itself, with everything ready'at
whilst the hag can be removed, and used as is travelling-
: bag. But even a bare catalogue of the articles exhibited
in this department our space will not permit. The cases
'containing the painted china, the coloured and jewelled
glass ornaments, the flower • vases, histree, and orna-
ments of Bohemian glass, have ifieststitte charms for
old and young. It is in many cases difficult to decide
whether the beauty proceeds from the forth or' the rich
colours which are giverf id. them. The scent-447A5, and
various other useful articles *lie of mother-of-pearl
Shells in gilt frames, are also very effective. There is
an extensive collection of alabaster, figures, tc.S. well as
Parian, of great beauty, many being reduced Copies If
clessic originals. The luStre case is an exhibition in
keN!, who have not seen the gorgeousness of this
departmeni olt lit tar/ realise the effect. of a collection
which includes 'tlie rnbat rrih.crche" descriptions from
Bohemia and France.
The south saloon is replete with bealitiTd bronzes, and
very effective zinc imitations of bronze, recent& &might
from France. These zinc- castings are hollow, being
fornted.:,bY:is. patent process, and of course are much
cheaper than bronze. The work tables, writing desk-s,
tiavenports,.&c., in this saloon, in all kinds of fancy
lewd, fir bullworki mosaic work, &c., are admirable
for evert excellence of nit. The greatest curiosities,
probably, are copies of semi) of the strange productions
in pottery of the fametis Parissy, of Fiance. They lire
imitations of what are now exhibited; in' the Cluny and
other museums of Paris and elsewhere. OfAishes there
are several sizes, but a description of one will convey an
idea of the whole. The largest, dish is about eighteen
inches in length, and twelve in width,
,something like. a
deep plate. It is coloured, green predominating, and
the interior is covered, as it were, with fern and dock
/eaves; and water slime, whilst in the centre a crocodile,
about g foot in' leh'gth, and two inches in height, with a
life-like appearenee, stands prominent. On each side,
of smaller dimensions, are fth, tortoises, snails, toads,
adders, lizards, beetles, &c., ell crawling as from the
'slime of a dried-up pond, and rudely coloured in imita-
tion-of nature. Pelisse*, the leader in the Application
of high art .to modrrn earthenware martufactUree,
evidently intended those as trophies of his genius and of
his power in clay work, rather than for use. There it*
also a large colleCtion of vases, in imitation of Palissy's,
rTuiffe ofwhfch combine great power of invention with
considerable letauty. The serpent is a favourite eine-
nient with Paliesy, mid Most of his, handles are formed
by them: The grotesque is also a striking feature in
thetestrange productions.
In another portion of the shop tire visitor will find
himself surrenteded by a wcinderful variety of ornamental
clocks, in -china, si?t'er, gilt, and bronze. As the pieces
vary from two guineas fee £BO, it may readily be conceived
that invention seems to have been exhausted in their several
designs. All subjects are emttraetl in their conception,
and, every: beauty of ornament Mrr been laid hold of.
In this, as in every other department, we find the useful
side by side with the beautiful ; and in so Mn, which are
ticketed at a moderate price, the prayer of the Spartan is
aneecred; 'for use and beauty is happily combined.
Some compact little clocks; encased, in strong plate Ong
frames, and guarded by morocco cases,,arnintended as
travelling -clocks to accompany the traveller -in his
carriage. They are constructed with: great irecision,
else the tumbling ahont they get would soon render
them of no use. They are, contrived to serve as
repeaters and alumni. One peculiarity in this depart-
Anient,is that all the clocks are made by the establiah-
ment, they having a manufactory for this purpese in
Paris, and Mr. Tooke is thus enabled to guarantee the
perfect workmanship of the beautiful timepieces on view.
In reserve, there.is a very rare collection of Sevres end
Dresden .china. Each piece is fitted in ant elaborate
morocco case, lined with silk, and some are worth more
than their weight in gold. A small cup and saucer were
shown, as thin as p d as light as an egg shell
-apparently. Their weight, could not exceed 1 oz., but
their price was 10s, A coffee set of Dresden china,
containing six cups and saucers, was exceedingly rich,
being in purple and gold, god each cup containing a
view in Dresden. From the labelriti-price Was upwards
of £l6. A Siivres china vase, is turquoise and gold,
about two feet high, was marked at £55; and its beauty
was as conspicuous is its price. A tazza, with cover, of
exnuisite design and ornamentation, about ten inches in
height, is valued, from its excellency as a specimen of
china work,,. at .£75. The upper portion was pi iced as
in trellis work. Some coloured Parian ornaments--
another triumph of French ingenuity—are to be seen,
the first, it is believed; that have yet come to England.
The fanciful and the ornamental certainly predo-
.Minete in this gi'eat establishment; but the
useful .everyday artfele may also bp found. For
instance, the cutlery alepartment, though coin -
prising many articles of value, such as ivory
work cases, filled with, gold ant; silver instruments,
contains an extensive assortment of etZ'rSdaY
articles, at
• Jr,
from . !6(1.1 • -npLyra,r da. Thu reticules
--VOW ie rage in Paris, formed something iri
imitation
U.
dfed ktm,. the staves being ivory on a blue
end serving as a porternarmaiee tne
other as a needle here in great variety'.
velvet
ground, and on.
They are certainly articles, and apparently
useful. The efaboratelye4r,neel ivory ohesemen from,
China here to ha met with are area,
portfolios are exhibited which are curiosities. Some
poseee:ve gems of art,
the covers being set with perfect speciniens Pf minute
carving in wood, or elaborately painted by an artist of
ability. Like most articles of taste, we are indebted
for these to the ingenious artificer.

We have, thus tu,deavoured to give the public s
general' peep into this' ei2ormous establishment ; but
where the description ifs feei.;la when compared with
the thing &sail-3.M, and when" ;much that would
demand description/ is scarcely hinted At, all who feel
an interest in works of art should go and see for
themselves. . ' •

The Post announces that the expeditiogary tofu
under Oaeibildf, vrllich has left Genol for Sit/Iyy, consists
of $;00.0 men. •

11.1‘1.&. ElryFtlus, in going down cbannel, has been
directed io assist any ships requiring assistance, in con-
sequence of the easterly winds.
The authorities at Chatham bare decided on placing
several hundred of the troops' at that garrison under
canvas, dining the present summer._

'no promoters of the Groat Northern Palace Com-
pany Piave notified that sufficient capital not having
been rtibsctibed, there will be no allotinent of shares at
present, and thatisl4 upplications are considered as
cancelled. ' • '

In the Court of Appeal hifficial Committee of Privy
Council, yesterday. ..•••••••- and
&claw. that be had no authority -0 :enforce en the
present churchwardens of St. Barnabas, the
order ;Nuking- the incumbent, the Rev. R.. Lidtivil, to
oVserve the -monitions of the Privy Council of April,
1)351, as 11 certain forms and ceremonies which were
still maintained:77le ca .i.e wilt now be broudht before
Her Itlajesy's Ministers in Council.
TIM INDIGO, Sates.—The ad-Yarreed prices .reeently
demanded were not supported at the public sales
which commenced in London on Tuesday horning.
The few lots of Bengal, of desirable quality,'realised an
advance of 2d. to 3d. per lb.; but undesirable kinds and
ordinary sorts sold.as frequentlybelow.the.rates of Feb-
ruary. 600 chests were sold, 432 bthight in, and 400
withdrawn.. •

A MASTER POISONED BY RIS SERVANT.-At t4CI
Laugliboraugh Town-hall, oft Wednesday, Hannah
Holmes was charged with' having administered arsenic
to her master, Mr. Siunuel.Wells, a farmer, of Seagrave.
She was remanded fora week. Mr. Wells was then too
ill to attend, and. has.sinee died. His4laughter-in-law
and her child also partook 'of the poisoned gruel, but are
recovering, from the effects. '•
AernpRENDED:WRECK OF TILE.SHIF
New Zealand mail, which arriviei on ~Friday, not for-
liarding anp tiding-s
of the paSsthigergliiii-turmali, it is
feared that she is lost with all 'passengers and hawk
'She sailed frotii :Gravesend on the 26th' Angtist last,
;with 23 passengers and 32 hands, with a: genera cargo,
1.5-horses valued at 2,000 guineas, and 19 bulls valued
at-56-guineas. Nothing has been heard of her since
the 17th of November, when she was spoken :with by
the Regina, Captain Thornion, bound' to Lyttloton,
some ten or 'twelve days sail, from New Zealand. Cap-.
lain Thornton encountered aliiantity of ice, which lay
in the track of ,the missing ship; and it is-feared she
encountered it, and thus perished., -

ll:int.-m.4)le Sainr.s.--NolieE.-,All Shirts made to order at.
the “olden Glnve Establiqiment, IS, Berry-street, are Made
by Liverpool Ii cedlewomen. • . • ' d
imioenr7so;liisn.opessts:
Our readers have only to send a Penny stamp and they will
recciyc, free by post, the "Invalid's Own Guidc,"-or natural
restorer without medicine or expense, of perfect digestion,
strong nerves, sound lungs, and refremhoiln.sgmttleet.yep: tbolltiohue:eor:.
hysteria, neuralgia,
enfeebled, effectually rem/rine indigestion (dvsperlia,„aueca
itation, hearthuni,
and sielincss,coeznh,dausitihnmgap,reingnciapniecnyt, debility,ensumr
,ttlharotulatesn,c7ca'tadrirarrhs,lureaolds, noises • in the ear's,
co
wifev
rtai
p,palpitation,3stioorne ,
easc,iedritnyp,tilnanip
ill,.
headache,. AesP93ldczkeY, . cramp; spasms, 't;
•-alking',.'llts, lioron-
cii'amabiltiit6yu,l' bYeellptiCisinsnPeus?,ti'
chitis ; also-children's complaints. Accompanied with numerous
successful cures, which had resisted all medical treatment and
been abandoned as hopeless. D. T. Barry, 77
.. I Regent-street,
London.

Mr. .A.4"1;111-
refer? ,Al7j,ll*p-__
Mr. Arnail.----elt-ft
address, the case shall .Lll4
afforded you if you aie a des'erto4,4,,
AppliCant was about to leaVe thSteess..
Its Inspector Ceaplin, of the
wished to sad a Worl'or two with itapectt tin^
He found the applicant lying fast asleep ori-a'del,ef
in St. Ann's-street, Westminster the hbuie was t
brothel; and he accordingly awoke. her, and'asked. her
what she did there. Sbe said she had Just come up
from Scotland, and bad that morning £4 in hei Pocket,
-but had got drunk in a public-house and lost if, le-
gather with the skirt of her dress. Her bores were at
the docks where -she had landed, and she was penniless.
Believing thin account to be true, he sent her to the
workhouse, so'that she tither made a false statement to
him or to his worship,
Mr. Arnold (to the appticant)—What have you to
say to' this? Applicant—lt carmot possibly be me.
Mr. Arliotd—Then you did not sleep at the work-
house last night ? Applicant—No, your worship, I
assure you I didn't.
Mr. Arnold—Where did you sleep ? Applicant—At
No. 8, Holywell-street, .Westniinster.
Mr. Ceaplin—l assure your worship that she is not
telling the truth; and you will see that this woman has
no skin to her dress.
Applicant—l assure you the inspector is wrong.
Mr. Ceaplin---I cats bring forward the constable 'who
took her to the workhouse.
Mt. Arnold having desired this to be done,
Police-constable Holloway attended in a few minutes,
and said at half-past one this morning he took the
applicant by the inspector's direction to the workhouse. Mr. Arnold, having called the young woman forward,
said this certainly was the most impudent and shameless
attempt at fraud he had aver heard of in his life.
Having contrasted- the 6,6 statements of the applicant,
the worthy magistrate continued—She had pretended
another magistrate had sent her, and had brought him a
sort of begging letter soliciting aid. He was in a great
mind to commit her for the impudent fraud she had
practised, and had she not made this statement to him
as a magistrate, but had made it to any one else, and
had been brought before him for doing sci,- he certainly
should have punished her severely.

Irt, when

matter.