The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-05 00:00:00

First moulding into ehape dramatic art

possessed

an attraction et

eyes were on'

S'ffcirts bent, '4l:l
musement with instruction blent :
Phus;'Vbith his Mipslon and his lot
,content,—:t-i,.!
Tlie: end attained"for:which hiStoils..were meani;--.=
He read in this the favouring gods' assent—
Refinement ,z
followed wheresoc'er he went. .;;,

And nearer, to our own good time,.before
The people were possessed-of bookish lore ;
'&.e printing yet was known ; when on a book.!-Lc
'Twas a rare privilege, indeed, to look ;. 01,
And rarer still the gift therein to read,—. t"
Then did:the Drama prove a boon indeed. I inEf'
The eager and unlettered populace ••'- or
In'anxious crowds throng'd many amarket-place;
Where Christian Teachers, by Dramatic Art
Would Scripture lessons gratefully impart. ,

Thus, hearts of the great multitude were warmed
,By Bible Plays, -which kioly men performed,
Till Scripture History:on every mind
Became impresso, And gentlemen and hind • .0'
Alike were cheered,,instructed, and refined..

Miracle-plays are gone. They were a prt,:77:
A phase, outlived, is the drthatic art, „.).,Sts
Which, under siich.gOod auspi...es
And with the intellectual march of man
Has ever marched, and ever in the van.'

Such I..as, wit!i its, the Drama's dawnin'g beam: '
It glowed and broadened, till the lustrous stream,
Grown full and perfect in our Shatispere's days,.
Burst on the' woild in full meridian blaze.

Nor is its lofty mission yet fulfilled $l4l 414
'he noble.lessons it liatli long instilled' 3.34' t'!
a— The world has not yet mastered., 1114yft'sniead
li'

ricb spice trees, flourishing n'orhea
•)recious fruits and odours showering fall
Until partaken freely of by 'aril

,
Our Drama, w a
which has many change
From Christian plays descended and derived,
Is properly, at Christmas-tiriae revived; ' ;.1
"Ds a time-honoured English custom ; one, n.,„1
Through generations passed, from sire to son ;.
And if to-night we celebrate it here,
In no vain, trilling, spirit we appear,
But lovingly invite you to our cheer,
To inaugurate (uvo hope) a happy, prosperous, year.

On the 19th ult., an Austrian vessel laden with 100
oxen and 200 sheep, was driven into the Bar of Sebasto-
pol, when Fort Constantine opened fire upon her, and
continued its fire during the whole of one day, when she
fell a prey to the flames.

WOOL GROWING.—It is mentioned in the Cape of Good
Hope papers that the two pure merino rams, lately
imported from the flock of Mr. Sturgeon, of Gros,
Essex, have been sold for the large sum of £l7O. The
certificate of pedigree shows that they were directly
descended from the fine flock of his' late Majesty George
111., since bred:without cross or stain?
Tun NIOTINGALE FUND.—On Thursday, a meeting took
place in the Mayor's parlour, at the Manchester Town•
!sail: to consider the propriety of holding a public meeting
, in promotion of the national, testimonial to
Mr. James Watts', the ?Sayer of Man-
and communications were read which the
ed from Mr. Sidney Herbert, inviting the
ianchester in this object, and intimating
sat, if a public meeting were called, it
ended, not only by himself, but by the Earl of

Uiss Nightinr:alc

auspices, would be most numerously attended, and it was
accordingly resolved that such a meeting eb.ould take place
on the 17th inataut,

then stood as folicicvs

:20; Mr. litytiie, 133
jpgly declared elected.

rj.i C °UM'. •-•••YE 4TE RDA

I been sent to her

IDuring the greater „art of the -day, Mr. T. S. Raffles
ofcgdCd in place of the',tudge,. Mr: Joseph Pollock, who
win
";.;-oiiipelled to 'leive th'e 'court at an early
,hour."
fto ton-npow, and live
on-Medloc

TJMNER V. BLACVat

',Ntr.;Dakefo;

iticlntehnel

Raintiffsht

when t

This

an act

with her two sons in Pin-st

ANzrarro: 8 Casks of Flag have changed hands at
stitThri§e, extrerne-,peAalty of the la*; at Kirkdale, for the BOiwoob.!' At auction .E 6 bid, withdrawn for £B.
_____.., .... „ni, ..,,,,,,,,aatealcanieldr.,...
,::. This (IV. At. tivelVii o'clock, Jdnithan Heywood will ll.d to 11-ad.
as!ard to seek for the ()Mee. These gentlemen were Mr.
wfiful murder of Margaret Jones, at Rochdale, on - the ThtrusToi‘rn : 'l9O tons of fine Licata offered by auction
William Rathbone,,,fun., put forward. by the American
mamber of Commerce and the corn -trade ; i'dr. Charles
,
Saunders, pa, fOrwardby the Brazilian association, and
Mr. Thomas M,irtin ' dlithe; put for xard by the ship:
oitatora"Ssociatien. . ay
tookiplaCe at the dock
othces and hr Charles, presided. The - , . Turner polling a incrt .. .
:22nd of July last. It will be in the tceolleetion of our X 5 2s ficl'only bid, .t 5 78 6d beingabout the price. t
tieursceo,,a
Dt
1,.. :toast. fo,r,ceoyridoi
4ders, that theplprit was tried at the sPecial assizes, CAISIWOOD : 5 tons of low at £l3. 58'.
held before ITrl,' Justice lir,ightinan, at Liverpool, en the COFTEE : ,The public sales this morning went off with
nn,a ordinary topri
private,
, nitclel i
in) ,besidesfougs 100
7th of December last, and as the learned judge said, when better; 'Faonopftition, about 55 tierces Jamaica realizing
<, „,.,,clAriepsins the!prisoner in passing sentence, he had, " after
4 anxious and careful consideration of theca se, been . .' 4 4 was eairied on veil/ -spiritedly; and -kept np until; fpOnd guilty, of a most cruel and deliberate murder. 63s bel_ per cwil.".
CoTrotr :: We have to report another quiet week in the
four o!clock, the hour of closing the.poll... The numbers ,There'is something inexpressibly shocking in the circum- Cotton market, the operations of both the trade and ear
—Mr. Rathbone, 3.4 a 'Mr.:Sann-• ' stances attending the commission of your dreadful crime
Mr. The porters have een ite Prices of lower kinds of
r. Rathbone was accord- woman whom you professed to love, whilst sleeping American, owing toli tmheird, scarcity, havethe remained steady,
bylyoUr Side in unsuspecting confidenee, received ;from whilst the middling and better descriptions, being plentiful
yOtir hand—that should hate protected her—a death- since the lateheavy import, must be quoted 1-16 d to id per
lb. lower. Brazil and Egyptian very dull, and irregular in
blOwJ'sre et;tiel and determined,. that she appears to .have
.4. the price, - -Surat firm. The sales for the three days are,23,720
bales, of which 1,200 are on speculation; and 1,380 are for
export.

'he deceased, whose name was Margaret Jones, was

rt, Cliorl.

This week. IPricespaidiCurrt.
Import. I Sales. Description. 'this week-1 Mid. Fair. i Stocks

I :3'
251

£5.

ea. Island

1 West India

East liidfa

.erto C

41,t0 17i1

;6

3 to

y 235459

01800
47310
3100
83020

I 430980

Savanilta, £5. ; Carth4getta,
11_ ALA

Lb.

PAIVINA 40 bags of Scot& cb:anged hands ht 235, bags
included. '

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GAMBIER : 190 bales sold at 16s 9d to l';' sound, which
is 6d lower; Heated brought 1G 3d ; Sea damaged, 15s 3d ;
end Sweepings, 5s to 8s 9d.

lii
LIM4 W
SOUridi 416 175 6d- for damaged.

Nothing done with ten casks inferior Lisbon.
S tons sold at £l7 for

P.UIS: At the sale to=day, 67s 6(1 and 685 was bid.-
Subsequently, some transactions took place, which are not
to transpire.

LINSEED OIL : The sales are about 30 tuns for the weeli,
at £42 to £42 ss.

LoowooD: 80 tons of Campsachy were forced off by
auction, at £7 17s 61, b2ine. a decline of 10s. 20 tons
Jamaica at. £6 12s 6d. to £6 155.: £6 12s 6d bid tor'
Honduras, offering at £6 15s in Birkenhead-docks, which
nearly as convenient for forwarding. CO 'CI
MYRABOLAMS : 40 bags of fine at Ils to lls 61.
DD AR HOOTS : The sales • are Ole* iu Turkeys, about
SJO bales fur the week, at 51s to 525.
MoLAssts No sales reported.'',.

NITRATE OF SODA : Pressing at 17s 93, without finding

b.U3'©r

OLIVE Om: The sales are about 40 tuns, at low rates--
viz., from £59 to £53, the latter f.,r indirect G4lipoli. •
PIARgAVA : Some Bahia put up at aucjon, but n
biddi g.

PALNI OIL : Moderafgl saleo, at prices Lot reported, sup-
Is(-d to be £47 and £47 lOs.

Trie market has been qu

t, without change

ROSIN OIL : 2 ton,, at a price that we are not to report.
RAPE OIL: Pale very steady, at £6l.
ROSIN : Several buyers of common America, at 46 63, but
no sellers at that fizure.

Nothinz reporte

RILE: No sales

SAPAN Woon : About 25 tons of 3fanilla, all faults, sold

at'Xls 15s

IiUMAC: More business again to day, making the sales
nearly 3,000 hates for the week, all of which have been
taken by the trade. Sicily at lle 61 to lls 9:1, the latter
being now the price. 150 bags Tyrol sold at 93 61.

SPIRITS OP TURPENTINE dull, at 33s for American.

LEAD remains unchanged,

Nothing done ; the market very flat

SALTPETRE

No transactions reported.

TARTARS : Holders are much firmer than for some weeks
past, and there are mare buyers than sellers at late rates.