The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-11 00:00:00

And if blown, what a blossom should I be

You'd look for great things from a Budd like me.
Before I make my bow, I wish to say,
I've been " the Schoolmaster abroad," to-day.
But treason's dead, henceforth I shall not roam ;
Then smile upon the Schoolmaster at home!
If any here should frown, they surely would
Blight all my well-meant efforts in the Budd.
Queen Bee. Ladies to gain yonr sweet approving smiles,
The poor old Gipsy would tramp many miles.
I'd like to tell your fortunes, one and all;
For smiles instead of sixpences, I call.

These bright blue eyes, these foreheads lily white,
And rosy cheeks, a flower garden quite.
From flowers so blooming I would never roam,
For where could a Queen Bee be more at home ?
Red cheeks, white foreheads, blue eyes, Britons true,
Do well to sing of their " Red, White, and Blue."
And, ladies, keep 'em to their colors, do !
For this is Leap year. Ere its course is run,
Jump at a husband, my pets! every one. _

[To the Gentlemen.
And now, my sirs ! don't think the old Queen Bee,
Is over bould if she shoul az to see,
Your hands all round. I don't want to come near 'em,
Nor care to see your palms—so might I hear 'em.
Valentine. May I, a votary in Love's high court,
Be here a suitor—for your kind support?
Should you accord to us such generous meed,
My happiness will be complete, indeed !
[Handing Dorothy to front]
Here's one in whose behalf I need not move :
Dorothy. Dorothy's fortune's mane. If you approve.

To say that the performances terminated amidst rapturous
applause, is only to borrow a hackneyed expression. We
may truly say that applause was as enthusiastic as it was
well and justly bestowed, and merited. Our own
enthusiasm has rendered us oblivious of our gallantry.
Time was when we should have paid our first tribute to the
ladies to whom last night we were so much indebted. The
Portia of Miss Page in the play, was indeed a gem, and
proved that that young lady possesses an ability which one
day must rank her at the head of her profession. In like
manner she displayed her varied powers as Dorothy .Budd
in the comedy, and to her, our mead of highest approval
are due. Of that perfection of soubrettes, Mrs R. Power,
we have only to say that as Juno in " St. Cupid " she was
perfection personified. Both these ladies gave their services
by permission of W. R. Copeland, Esq.,
.of the Theatre
Royal, and did honour to his establishment. The
musical arrangements of the o!chestre were directed
by Mr. W. Meyrick, and achieved a perfect success.
In fine, we retired at the conclusion, impressed with the
excellent objects for which the society was designed, and
with admiration of the ability with which those objects are
carried out by the executive committee; and with the hope
.that the day is not far distant when we may have a repe-
tition of the same intellectual enjoyments which last night
they afforded us.

THR OCEAN CHIEF.—ARRIVAL OF CHARLES G. DuFFY,
ESQ , AT MELBOURNE.—The Melbourne Argus, of the 26th
of January, announces the arrival at that port of the " Black
Ball" mail ship, Ocean Chief; from Liverpool. She left
Liverpool at ten p.m. on the 6th of November, in tow of a
steamer. Heavy south-west winds were encountered till
reaching 23° N. On the thirty-seventh day out the equator
was crossed. The longitude of the Cape was passed on the
31st December, north-west and south-west winds prevailing.
The lower studding sails were never taken in from the time of
setting sail till the vessel entered Port Philip. The greatest
distance run in any twenty-four hours appears to have been on
the 7th January, when the ship made 326 miles. The run
from the equator was accomplished in the short space of forty-
one days. A very handsome testimonial, consisting of a silver
salver, and bearing an appropriate inscription, was presented to
Captain Tobin by the chief cabin passengers. The written
addresses, accompanying the presentation, breathes a warmer
feeling than is usually the case with these documents. Captain
Tobin is thanked for his " agreeable unruffled urbanity of
manner, which speaks from true kindness of heart," and these
very gratifying expressions are echoed by the second and third
class passengers. Addresses of a similar nature were also
handed to Mr. Brown, the chief officer, Mr. Tobin, the second
mate, to the surgeon, and even the crew are spoken of in terms
of kindliness. Captain Tobin, if he did not make so good a
run as he could have hoped to have done, succeeded in gaining
for himself, his officers and crew, the friendly feeling of his
passengers, which must not only be gratifying to himself, but
to the owners and agents of this " Black Ball" liner. Charles
Given Duffy, Esq., went out passenger in the Ocean Chief.

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