The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-25 00:00:00

CLAYTON HALL.

By advertisement, to be found in another column, our
readers will observe that arrangements have been made
to re-open this place of amusement on Monday evening,
September Ist. Amongst the engagements already
entered into by the lesees, Messrs. Thomas and
Chisholm, that of the "Brousil Family," we doubt
not, will prove highly pleasing and attractive. In
reference to these musical prodigies, wo quote the
following from the Frankfort Conversationblatt :
" THE BROUSIL FAMILY.—The members of this family
form, as it were, a musical bouquet, composed of lovely
children, whose appearance would suggest the idea of
fairy executants. At the head of them is Bertha. This
child, the only one who has enjoyed systematic tuition,
showed early a great liking for music, especially
.for the
violin, accompanied by evident talent for the divm? art.
When three and a half years' old, she heard of the sisters
Milanollo, and requested her father (an employee of the
Austrian Treasury) to give her lessons on the violin.
Towards this object she offered him a little deal violin,
a plaything of her brother's, requesting him to string and
tune it for her. From this time forth the violin was
Bertha's most cherished companion, which she even took
with her to bed. She practised diligently the scales,
under the direction of her father, who had first to make
himself acquainted with the fingering of the instrument,
and by her unremitting application was enabled to play,
at a musical academy at Nolzing, a polonaise of Carl
Maria von Weber, accompanied by her older sister
Antonie, on the piano, who to this day has had no master.
Some time afterwards, since 1852, Bertha received lessons
from Moriz Mildner, first Professor of the Conservatoire
of Prague. Encouraged by her success, about a year ago,
her little brothers and sister, Cecilia, Alois, Adolph, and
Albin, respectively four and a half, five and a half, seven
and eleven years old, began to learn upon their little
instruments. The birthday of their father gave the two
elder sisters the opportunity to surprise him with a ,
family concert, and they practised a little composition of
Jansa with:this object. Cecilia, Bertha and Alois took
the violin parts, and Adolph the viola, which, on account
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gave professor Mildner the idea of presenting the little
sestet to the public, at a concert given with his pupil
Bertha, and he composed expressly for them some
variations on Bohemian national airs, which they studied
for three days previously. Their performance and
reception exceeded all expectation; and the Princess of
Thurn and Taxis induced the father of the little execu-
tants to go to Ischl, paying their travelling expenses. In
Ischl they appeared before the Austrian court, and were
much applauded. From Ischl they went to Salsburg, and
appeared before Caroline, ex-Empress of Austria, who
was particularly pleased with little Alois, and, fancying
some resemblance between Mozart and him, called him
her little ' Mozart.' Afterwards Brousil appeared with
his family at Vienna, Pesth, Presburg, Brunn, Breslau,
Berlin, and Dessau. Since last October, the family have
undertaken a tour to Paris and London, having a
governess to teach them on their travels the different
languages and sciences. Bertha superintends their
musical s`udies, and Antonio manages the household

cares. Wherever the little family of prodigies have
appeared, they have been received with the greatest
enthusiasm."

SALE OF SHIPS

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHER TIMES.
SIN-- Having recently had a ship for sale here, I ad-
vertised her as usual, was soon after waited upon by a
broker, who asked price, &c., which, of course, I told him.
The next day he called again with another party, who made
me an offer, and to whom at last I sold the vessel. The
broker makes a claim on me of one per cent. for selling. I
reply "No ; I advertised the ship myself, acting as my own
broker, if others choose to employ you to assist them in
buying, let them pay you. I cannot pay you for working
for other parties, and, in fact, running down my price. If
I require a broker to sell for me, it is for me to employ and
pay one, but surely for me to have to pay a broker for
working for another is unreasonable." I found, however,
it was customary, and had to pay. I should feel obliged by
your calling attention to this practice, as it is surely wrong
in principle, and some alteration is necessary.—l am sir,
your obedient servant, STRANGER.

MISS MARIAN,

AMERICAN ENCHANTRESS,

AT THE

QUEEN'S HALL, BOLD STREET,

ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER IST,