The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-04-17 00:00:00

"LURLINE," AT THE THEATRE it OYAt

Last night Mr. Wallace's opera "Liirlifie' " of Which
we gave the plot do our print of yesterday, was
to a house crowded in every part, and gave general eetis-,
faction. - The music is of a very flowing and pleaslo
character, and increases in variety and interest as it
reaches the third act. Several of the songs, which have
been made popular through the intervention of the
music shops and the newspapers, were encored ; but
beyond a generally favourable opinion, we must reserve
special criticism till we have heard it a second time, on
Thursday next. The instrumentation is rich and har-
monious. This evening Meyerbeer's opera, "Dinorah,"
will be repeated, and we present our readers with the
plot, hithe words of Mr. Chad), -
" A year before the action of the opera is supposed to
begin, occurs the anniversary of the Pardon,' or
annual fete, of Plo6rmil (a village in Brittany), when
all the inhabitants go in procession to the chapel to pal
homage to the Holy Virgin. On this day a marriage i 5
to take place between Hoel, a goatherd, and Dinerah,
his affianced. A tempest, however, arises, which devas-
tates-the village and lays the house and property of bride
and bridegroom in ruins. Ho'l, who. has -hoard the
story of the hidden treasure from Tonick, an old wizard,
being indisposed to put much faith in the co-existence
of love and poverty, departs in company with the wizard
and undergoes the necessary probation. UnfortunatelY,
Tonick dies a short time before the expiration of the
year, and leases Hoe! master of the secret, with tho
additional knowledge of the penalty that awaits the first
who lays hands on the treasure. Although not profcs- .
sionally a wizard, just as mercenary and selfish as his
"former companion, Hoel is determined to find a go-
between, and thus to accomplish his object with irnpunit,
As- Dinorah, "the. beloved," must hot remain either
pauper or spinster, somebody—no matter who—mint
suffer. Accordingly Hoel returns to Ploermel, and pr
attentions to ajcertain Corentin, a vagrant musician,
distinguished alike for cupidity' and cowardice, who i 6
at length persuaded to take part in the enterprise. Tho
year being nearly up,' they set off to the appointed
place' immediately. Meanwhile Dinorah, ignorant of
the cause of her lover's absence, and believing he has
forsaken :her, goes mad, and passes her time running
about the country in search of the faithless swain'
accompanied by a pet goat, to lose and recapture which.
is her solitary occupation. However remote the desert
spot which the gnomes (or Korigans,' to employ
the
Breton idiom) have selected for their abode, and in tlr
recesses of which they have hidden the treasure, it is'
not impervious to the wandering Dinorah and het
goat ; for while Hod is endeavouring to disarm the
trembling Corentin of his fears and include hire '°
perform his part in their joint enterprise, she appears
the "val maudit" (as the French authors designate
Lhe
mystic haunt) and singing a few snatches of the og`Ta
—including the minous words Av, tres„ preimer
qui Mucha mournto
flans l'ennee' (` the first who touched,
the treasure died within the year') apprizes Corentin
of his danger. An altercation between Hoel and hid
intended victim ensues, during which Dinorah, Toeing
after her goat among the rocks and precipices, much to
the anxiety of Hoe!, who has at once recognised his
mistress, ,and becomes doubly concerned when Corm-tie,
refusing to proceed, suggests the mad lady as his substi-
tute. At length—comforting himself with the cone' -
tion that it is no Dinorah whom he has seen, but a.
phantom despatched by evil spirits to lure him tO
destration—Hoel consents; when suddenly a thunder-
storm explodes, and the scene becomes one of dire and
inextricable confusion. The goat is
_seen approaching
the bridge across the chasm. The sluices underneath
having burst, the' waters of the torrent precipitate
themselves tumultuously' into the ravine. Nothing,
daunted, however, Dinorah rushes towards the bridge,
which gives way beneath her, and she falls into the
abyss. Whereupon Hod, forgetful of everything else--
of the long-sought treasure, of Corentin, and even of his
own precious person—flies to the rescue of his belove&"
and -the -curtain- falls upon one of the most imposing
spectacles ever presented on the stage.
" The rest may be told in a sentence. The anniversar3'
of the Pardon ' has again come round, - and the
inhabitants of Ploermel (this time uninjured' by .6°
storm) are preparing to celebrate it in the usual 'OP'
Hoe! has succeeded in rescuing Dinorah from destruc-
tion. By degrees Dinorah, struck with one familiar
object after another; regains her faculties, awakening
slowly, as if from a dream, till she ultimately recorigs
her lover; and now, to the--soothing strains of the
Ave Maria,' the two, walking beneath a dais °r
flowers, accompany the procession of the pilgrimage;
to the church, where their anion is ratified en'
solemnised."

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.—YEsTritnO•

(Before Mr. RArri.rs.)
.
TUE CIIARGE Or EmpEzzLrstzsyr.---Georgc Cribb, charg'a
by Messrs. Gabriel dentist, with embezzling £6 was dismissed:
- ROBBERY Il YA . DOMESTIC SERVANT.---Margaret ASPit1
',..
was brought up on a charge of stealing £2O 6s. 3d., Of t''',
monies of Dr. Whittle, Great Crosahall-street. It appears th 3;
on Thursday list, about half-past two o'clock, the prisc'Ue
entered the service of the doctor; immediately after the 001:1_:,
mencement -of her servitude, the doctor left the house in 7.
charge of_ the prisoner, who received from a Mr. Higgint°
a gentleman employed to receive the doctor's rents, a £lO nor''t"
two £5 notes, and 6s. 3d. iresilver. She quitted the phee
once; and when the doctor returned home, about four o'oll
he found the front door wide open, and the house desert'',
None of the money has Anse been fohnd. The prisoner brz",
given the doctor a character purported to be signed by & .d
Ashton, who had been visited by Mr. Whittle, and hade ..
that she believed the girl to be honest and industries'
Writtgli constable, however, proved that another woman had . the
the certificate: Another charge was preferred again! ~..4t ,4.
prisoner, by a woman, who stated that she obtained 1008;,..
ether house on Tuesday last, and remained there until Thu' 3,
day morning, when she left, taking with her 'two blankets
'sheet, a feather pillow, spoons, knives and forks. Iten
2 dice
Sonaisro A Pie Daovaa.—Thomas Eccles and Mara ;er,
were charged withjobbingjames Lyons, an Irish Piff war,
who was fleeced of £23, itappears, by the man whilst heatur.
in a beastly stated drunkermess, at a public-house, nn Sow-
day night. The prosecutor knew nothing about the In ber-
A woman, named Warr, who appears to have conducte..., the
self exceedingly well in the affair, stated that she s', too,
prisoner, who paid marked attention to the prosecqt:purse
from the inside pocket of his vest a bag, similar
tat-ite followed
produced. He immediately left the public-house; 5-
hs Bending
him and forcibly toot him to her:cellar, where 4.•- d finding
a until a policeman was called. A constable pro-e
n 5 °3
a £lO note, two £5 notes, £3 in gold, and some chillilions.
the male, andll on the female. Sent for trial to the seva'iing e
STEALING A COAT...-ATUI Doyle 7'as...charged., With gthmond-
coat, the property of Margaret Ogden, living
in
EiScatuidaY
row. The prisoner entered the prosecutt ix's shop
night, and asked to see a shawl, and secreted
n taking
coat produced whilst the prosecutrix was engaged in
intc,
'down the shawl ordered. She was discovered and g
custody. Sent for trial. *
was brought up on a
GRIEVOUS Asaa.tmr.---Catherine Taylor
itia
intent CO do her-
charge of assaulting Catherine in heornhasket the
~ night, pce's-walk,
grievous bodily harm. On
8"d:- quarrelled, m
end the prisoner
Great Homer-street, the
pasties -uaaplate, producing injuries
Farley,
hit her opponent on the head
sths.tate. She remains at the .
which placed her in a dangerous
hospital. The case was rema . ed
Allison, an elderly man, was
~ STEALING 800K4.---JOBB
usrh.
000eoksr,gieneWluadtegesthsheuLpi,feanodf
tang a number of books.. On
brought up on a charge k
id not purchase.
the prosecutor perceived a work
immediately
,ewapertuerfeodunhaimup.
asked
drdafoyr night he' he* woefntr:inlif
religious
him,
but he
d'
In about a guar
Christ. The wortekar
ofwaenrehsohuro
upon his
in his breast pocket, and
erson. Sentenced to three months' imprisonment. „
works, including the Christian Guardian
P THE KNIFE ANATN.—William Lewis, wa,
remanded on 2'
charge of staboing Phillip Keown, in Penryhn-street, on
Sunday. _ _

---- -
FAstir.T. Jaas. —Charles Gallaghan, residing
street, was brought up on a charge of attempting to stab his
wife, on Saturday night. The parties lived unhappily togethetri;
it appears, and the prisoner threatened his better Ictalf`"
the knife on many occasions. On Saturday night he made an
attempt to carry threats into execution. Sent w gaol far
three months, and required to find bail to keep the peace for
six months.in Grafton-

A Paris letter inae Nord states that Ithe
intention
,of purchasing Candia, attributed to the Duke de Bra-
bant in visiting Constantinol is formallly contradicted
by the French Minister for Foreign • and by the
Affairs,
Ottoman Ambassador,
Mr. Broughton has retired form the office of police
magistrate at Marylebone. Mr. Seeker will be transferred
from Greenwich to Marylebone, and Mr. a maude,
police magistrate at Manchester, will succeed
Mr
Seeker at Greenwich.
Next winter her. Majesty's Theatre will be opened fl '
English operatic pe rf Mr. ormances.Sims Reeves*le
be the principal tenor. Mr. Santley will leave el s •
Royal English Opera to attach hiniself to the new ocirP
and Madame Lemmens Sherrington is engaged.