The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-14 00:00:00

THE BRAZILIAN MAIL.

The -Mather Tay arrived at Southampton on Saturday,
with the Brazilian and River Plate mails. Her dates are—
Buenos Avres, March 3rd; Monte Video, 6th ; Rio de
Janeiro, 16th P, Bahia, 20th ; Pernambuco, 22nd ; St.
Vincent. 3] st ; Teneriffe, April 4; Madeira. sth; Lisbon, Bth.
'The Tay brings, besides passengers, £61,650 value in
nd precious stones, and a cargo consisting of

diamonds

tapioca, ipecacuanha, samples, &c.
At BUENOS AYRES there was a rumour of another invasion
of Indians. The political state was more satisfactory.
There had been a fair amount of business in imports, and
stocks wereigenerallyilow. Exchange : 68s. to 6ss. 6d. per
doubloon oo London, and:on Paris 86f. 50c. to 87f., and
doubloons 342 currency. A sufficient force had been sent
against the Indians to the south. Coals, 12$ silver per ton ;
salt, 7-1-rs. per fanega; lumber, 35f. Freights for England,
40s. salted hides ; 475. 6d. tallow ; 35s wool; 70s.
tobacco. Exports, during the month, to England : 70,000
salted ox and cow hides, 7,500 salted hides, 4,100 horse
hides, tallow and mare's grease, 400 bales wool, 60 bales
hair, 32 bales sheepskins 200 serous tobacco. Exports to
the Continent : 70,000 dry ox and cow hides, 14,000 salted
hides, 500 boxes tallow, and 4,500 bales wool.
At Monte Video matters were more favourable, and
business was improving. Exchange opened at 44d and
closed at 424. d. The election of the new president, Don
Gabriel Pereira, passed off quietly, and he had named as
Minister of Finance, Don Doroteo Garcia, and as Minister
of State, Doctor Elawri. The general aspect of thirgs was
peaceable, and business improving as general confidence
became restored. The British Barque Rosalie was ent ring
the port of Monte Video on the 6th March. Merchant
tonnage in that port was scarce, and freights looking up.
At Rio DE JANElRO.—Exchange closed at 27i, a mo-
derate business having been transacted at 274 to 272.
Paris 346 to 354 ; Hamburg 655. Coffee : Prices
declined 200 to 300 from the quotations per Tamar.
Stock 120,000. Supplies small owing to the bad weather,
and quality generally inferior. The new stock promised to
be abundant. Stock 6 per cent, 1051 to 1069 ex dividend.
Large transactions in D. Pedro railway shares, at par and
$1 premium Imports generally moderate. Prices of
staple manufacture pretty firm, but market supplied, and
late arrivals in advance of the demand. It was reported
that the new tariff would be put in execution on the Ist
July, but this required confirmation. No further failures
amongst shopkeep rs spoken of. Cholera had again
advanced to about ten deaths daily. A few cases of yellow
fever had appeared. The dissolution of the Chamber of
Deputies was spoken of. The Minister from Paraqua
(arrived in February) had been officially presented. Dis-
counts 8 to 9, the former being the bank rate. _

At BAHIA the yellow fever had appeared in the shipping.
It was supposed that Sing, Wanderley, and Ferraz, who
had obtained the majority of votes, would be chosen
senators by the Emperor. A company had been organised
to light the city with gas within two years. Exchange had
ruled 271 d to 28d, and cicsed at 271 d
At PERNAMBUCO exchange on London opened firm
at 271. closing firm for first class paper. Sugar
was in limited supply, with scarcely any change Vin
prices. Cotton was scarce. Freights were dull. The
cholera was on the decline ; the deaths for the last
three or four days averaging fifty daily, whilst in the
early part of the month they had averaged 130 per day.
The Imogene, Jane, Clarke, and Camilla, had all arrived
from Liverpool, the former after a rapid passage of twenty-
five days. The Blackwell, from Melbourne for London,
having on board nearly 90,000 ounces of gold, put into
Pernambuco for provisions, on the 18th of March.

The Peninsular steamer Madrid, arrived at Lisbon,
reported having fallen in with a large British ship, the
Canada, dismasted, The Madrid offered assistance, which
was refused. The Portuguese government dispatched oue
of their war steamers in search, which steamer returned
without finding any traces of her. At Lisbon ;the potato
crops had entirely failed; owing to the heavy rains.
We BIN 'in full details of the commercial news from all
the Brazilian ports :

RIO JANEIRO, MARCH 14. COFFEE : Little was done
early in the month and until 11th inclu,,ve. In the
interval the intelligence, both from the United States and
from Europe was adverse, and a considerable decline was
anticipated. The dealers however determined, rather than
submit to any sensible reduction, to become speculators, and

export on their own account, and, indepjneently of the
20 000 bags, late in February, further arrangements have,
within the past two or three days, been made for the ship-
ment of upwards of 20,000 bags. The absolute purchases
until 11th, consisted of 4,700 bags for the United States,
2,600 Channel, &c., 3,200 Mediterranean, at about the
closing prices of February, and the impression was general
that business would not be resnmed until after the
departure of the steamer ; but on 12th, about 30,000 bags
were taken, at a total reduction, since the last steamer, of
about 200 reis, in superior, 350 to 400 reis in other shipping
qualities, of which the principal purchases consisted. Of
these sales, about one half are for the United State 3. The
prices paid for assortments have ranged, for the United States
at 45900 to 55300, for the channel and North of Europe at
44800 to 0200. The almost cocstant rains have materially
retarded supplies, which are confidently expected to be
abundant as soon as the state of the roads permit.
SUGAR : Arrived 585 cases, 205 barrels, 1,060 bags Cam-
pos; 1,020 bags Pcrnams ; 122 cases, 7,000 bags Bahia,
Macao, &c. Sales, exclusively for consumption, 200 cases
Campos, at 35600 to 35800 and 25900 to 35400.
Shipped coastwise
Re-exported
Estimated stock in second hands, including
6,600 barrels for export purposes

IRON : 1,790 bars Sweedish, received from Bahia in 1855,
were disposed of at 115250 per qtl, a price never before ob-

LEAD : Except 25 rolls at 175400 per qtl, no sale noted.
LUMBER : Early in the month 65 rs cash, later GO rs per
foot were realised. Sales, 150,000 feet. None in stock.
NAVAL STORES : A fair business was done in cordage and
in sailcloth, little in other articles. Cordage : Of the re-
ceipts, 106 coils choir and 102 patent, upon order. Sales,
272 coils choir, at 235500 ; 142 Manilla, at 445500 to 40$ ;
149 coils inferior Russian, at 28$ to 34$ per qtl. Pitch :
500 barrels coal, at 3s,
was the only sale noted. Ravens-
duck : Business limited to 50 ps stout Russian, at 235.
Rosin : Of the arrivals, 1,000 barrels were sent forward to
the River Plate. Sales, 530 barrels, at 3$ to 35400 cash, in
bond. Sailcloth : The Scotch import was narrow. Other
packages included at their average weights.
COFFEE : From the cause already stated the market was,
early in the month, less amply supplied than was expected,
and prices having advanced few purchases, excepting those
which could not It e delayed, were effected prior to the de-
parture of the steamer. The receipts later were moderate,
but as prices were maintained extravagantly high, little dis-
position was manifested, and some of the dealers made
arrangements, under certain conditions, to export about
20,000 bags, of which 18,000 were for the United States,
and 2,000 for the Mediterranean. From and after the 21st
the sales did not amount to 14,000 bags, of which 9,775 were
for the United States, 3,600 Channel, and 600 Mediterranean.
Until the departure of the Tamar, the sale prices for
assortments were, for the United States, 58500 to 55600,
for the Channel and North of Europe 55400 to 55600, and
for low descriptions 45200 to 45900. Later 55200 to
55400 ruled for assortments was noted, and some bills having
arrived from the River Plate the rate improved to 272 to
27i, both at 60 and 90 ds, transactions having been noted
at 271, for indirect bills.
At the close of business for the steamer, 272 to 27-a, at
90ds, were the quotations, the former having been the
general rate for that conveyance. The amount negotiated
was limited. France, &c.: 345 and 350 for indirect, 350
and 355 for direct bills were the extremes. The principal
transactions were at 350, 353 and 354 for direct, 348
and 349 for indirect bills. Hamburg : Independently of
about 100,000 m.b. at 652 to 658, the only rate was 650, at
which the transactions were important.

STOCK : Until 15th, several small transactions occurred
at 106 to 1061, since when little has been done. Provincial
ruled at 102 to 104.
SPECIE : Doubloons from 295600 rose to 30$ by a demand
for the South and for the liver Plate. The sale of about
3,000 at 295800 satisfied the wants of the market, which
was later neglected.
PERNAMBUCO, MARCH 20 :—Sugars : Notwithstanding
the discouraging news from Europe prices have been fully
maintained here, owing entirely to the prevailing epidemic
which still continues amongst us ; it is said that on several
sugar estates the blacks have been carried away to a man,
which must prove ruinous to the remaining crop still to
come forward; supplies latterly have become very much
diminished, and prices paid to the matutos are on the
advance. should the cholera continue much longer, our
crop will be the shortest we have had for years
past, it must tend also to decrease materially the forth-
coming one, the planters having but few hands to plant
the new cane. Paraiba and Maceios : We understand that
purchase have been effected at 25300, 25350 per arrb. of the
formers, but we hear of no transactions of the latter ports
---in the former place the cholera had broken out, it is said
that the deaths were forty, and upward, per day, according
to our last advices from there. Cotton : A better feeling
exists for this article, the effects of the rumours of peace in
Europ ) ;--here we have no entries and consequently our
prices are nominal. Paraiba and Maceio's : No sales have
taken place throughout the month with the exception of
a few hundred bags, at prices for former 55900 and latter
4sBoo per arroba ; Paraiba folks are asking 65400
per ditto f. o. b. and of the latter ports we have none here
on sale. Hides : sales have taken place at 260 and 250
re. per lb on shore, we have but few entries, and prices
seemingly on the decline. Rum : There are but few pur-
chasers in the market, and sales have been effected at from
855,000 to 905,000 per Portuguese pipe, according to
strength. Freights : Very little has been done in this line ;
for the Channel we bear only of four vessels, viz : 2 from
this at 30t. one also from this (charter sold by public auc-
tion) at 291 and 1 from Paraiba at 401 per ton and 5 per
cant ; 1 vessel for Genoa direct at 421 6d per ton, and 1
vessel for the River Plate at $l,l per barrel, sod all with 5
per cent. primage ; for Liverpool from Maceio a vessel has
engaged cotton at id per lb and 5 per cent. Exchange
opened at 27ii and has been on the decline ; amounts leave
been negotiated at 27id 60 days, 27-d 60 days, 271c1 60 and
90 days, and 27d 60 days sight, we consider the latter rate the
closing one for the steamer ; the whole amount per this has

been something above £60,000. Discounts : The bank
rate has declined from 12 per cent. to 10 per cent. at which
rate money is to be had to-day ; money is now more abun-
dant, and less sought for, Beef Jerked : Has been scarce
throughout the month, the receipts having only been about
10,000 arrobas of Buenos Ayres; prices. nevertheless, have
declined of late, and about 12,000 arrobas is the stock held
for sale; of Rio Grande there is none. Butter : Heavy
supplies have reached us within the last week, and prices
are consequently on the decline. Irish—sales have been
effected at a's high as 800 rs per lb, but latterly several
transactions have taken place at 700 rs per lb. French has
declined from 640 and 630 to 600 per lb, at which
price parcels are offering, but without purchasers. Codfish
The demand has been brisk during the month, and the
consumption for this and the adjoining provinces has
exceeded 33,000 drums ; the receipts have been ten vessels
with 22,135 drums, of which six vessels have discharged
here 11,679 drums, whilst the remainder went southward.
Flour : We have received during the month from the
United States, 2,940 b trrels, Cape Voids, 1,844 ditto and
163 bags, and from sundry ports, 130 barrels and 300 bags.
In the beginning of the month the article was neilected,
but a littl better feeling now exists, although prices have
not advanced. Manufac.ured Goods : Business has been
and is eat emelv limited, owing to the prevailing epidemic ;
we are told that the immense stocks on hand are sufficient
to supply our market fora whole twelve months.

_ -
BAHIA, MARCH 15.—SUGAR : Superior lists of Cotinqui-
bas have changed hands at 36300 per arr. for whites, and
2550 per arr. for browns, with slight abatement on inferior
cases; there is still a great want of the former description,
and purchases are effected with difficulty ; the latter, alone,
are offering freely, and 25400 per arr. would be accepted for
regular quality. A sale in bags is reported at 25400 per
arr. browns, and 35200 for whites. At 26400 and 35500
per arr., Exchange, 27 314, sugars stand iu 22s 3d and 30s
61 per cwt free on board, exclusive of freight. Cotton :
There is no alteration our quotations, sales having
been made at 56500 to 56400 per arr. according
to quality, at which rates, Exchange 27 314,
it costs 5.36 d to 5.37 d per pound free on board,
freight excluded. Freights: Considerable activity has
prevailed during the week, at continually rising rates ; the
charters effected were, one vessel for Gothenburg, at 47s 6d
per ton ; one for Bremen, at 35s for 200 tons sugar, as
ballast, and 55s per ton for tobacco ; two vessels for the
Channel, at 60s per ton ; and two for the Mediterranean,
at 57s 6d and 62s 6d per ton. Exchange opened in the
beginning of the week at 28d, and closes at 271c1 ; transac-
tions have been on a limited scale.

THE NORTHERN TIMES.--LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1816

THE BANK OF ENGLAND

The Bankers' Circular, of Saturday, publishes an
analysis of the Bank of England returns for the year 1855,
from which we quote the following :

1. ISSUE DEPARTMENT,

In comparing the power of the Bank of Eugland to issue
notes during the year 1855 with former periods, it will be
found that it has materially diminished, from the tact of
the amount of gold having diminished by which it has been
regulated. The highest and lowest extent of the power to
issue notes by the bank for the four years, ending December,
1855, was as follows :
Highest Date Lowest Date.
1852 .... £35,878.765 July 10th.....£30,992,450 January 8,1
1853 34,014,005 January Ist
1854 29,523,620 February 14th 25,779,095 May 20th
1855 ......31,429,435 June 23d 24,439 625 December Bth
These figures show that the Bank, on the 23rd of June,
enjoyed a greater power cf issue iu 1855 than in 1854 ; but
it was reduced to a lower point than in the former s ear, the
fluctuation from the highest to the lowest being £6,989,910,
or 22 per cent. The fluctuations during the four years
ending 105, were as follows :
Highest. Date. Highest. Date.
1852......£23,379,755 July 10
1853.. £23,880,060 July 16
1854 .e 22,557.025 July 4 .. £19,039,065 Dec. 16
_ _ _

£21,19g,665 Juli 28 ..

a 618,379,800 Dec. 22

The metallic assets of the Bank, which had reached
nearly 20 millions in 1853, and had fallen to about 15!
millions in 1854, were partially recovered in 1855, and in
the month of June bad reached £17,429,435, bat declined
until it stood at £10,189,465 on the 29th of December.
From January to July there was, with few exceptions, a
gradual increase of specie in the Issue Departme❑t ; and
during the second half-year a gradual diminution, caused
principally by the drain for war purposes. It appears also
by the following official statement made by the Bank, that
the purchases of gold were upwards of £8,000,000, and
that its sales were above £3,000,000 daring the year.

Gold
1855. Purchased. Gold sold.
January! .. .e 81,855
February
March • • 2,142,141
April
May .... .
June
July .... ... 1323,880
August
September
October) 444,047
November 166,155
Ddcember 272,336

8,310,358

.. 3,391,981

It appears from this account that during the first half-
year the increase of specie, as shewn in the tabular state-
ment, was by direct purchases by the bank, which, after
deducting the sales, left in the hands of the bank upwards
of 5,000,000. It appears also by the returns we give
that during the third and fourth quarter very little more
than half the quantity of gold was taken to the bank,
while a much larger quantity was delivered. The follow-
ingare the highest and lowest ;amounts of specie held by
the bank in the issue department, from 1852 to 1855
inclusive:—

Highest Date Lowest Date.
1952.. .'21,845,390.. July 10th .. .4'16,959,075 —January 3rd
1853.. 19,994 851 January Ist .. 14,385,955.. October 22nd
1854.. 15,523,620.. February 4th.. 11,749,095.. May 20th
1850.. 17,429,435.. June 23rd .... 10,189,465.. December 29th
The metallic assets of the bank have arisen above those
of the previous year • but the continual demands upon the
the bank for specie have also caused it to fall to a lower
point,
The proportion which the specie bears to the notes in
circulation rose to a higher ratio in 1855 than in 1854, and
fell about the same ratio, as will be seen by the following
statement :

Highest proportion of
Specie to Notes
in circulation.
1852.... 101'1 per cent....
1853.... 901 „
1854.... 71.5 ,
1855.... 891 „

Lowest proportion of
Specie to Notes
in cireulation.
81.5 per cent.

62 0 „
54.0 „
54'4 „

2. BANKING DEPARTMENT.
The Banking Department of the Bank of England during
the year 1855, was principally acted upon by the con.
tinuance of the war, and although the Treasury account
was aided during the year by £16,000,000, the public
deposits did not much exceed £8,000,000 as its highest
amount. The following is a statement of the highest and
lowest amount for four years ending 1855 :

1852
1t53
1854
1855 .

Highest amount. Lowest amount,
.. .t'9,447,516 £2,802,3 A
.. 11,409 933. 1,849,658
~. 8 291,923.. . 1,765,384
.. 8,389,892..

The private deposits were well sustained in 1855, and
gradually increased from £9,981,364 on the 6th of Jan.,
to £15,048,543 on the 22nd of July. The highest and
lowest amounts during the last four years were as follows :
Highest amount. Lowest amount.
1852..............e15,464,288 . 469,371,117
1853 .. 14 933,197..
1854 14,140,492 .. 9,710,512
1855. .. 15,1,48,543 9,981,364

The total amount of the liabilities stood at .e 31,951,505
on the 20th day of January, and at €36,867 on the 22nd
of September.

Thil most impoortant item in the Banking Department
is that of Other Securities," which comprises not only
the amount of bills under discount, but also the amount
of monies advanced by the bank!on the deposit of secu-
rities. The amount under this head was very large
during 1855, the highest amount was £19,971,293 on the
6th of October, and the lowest £12,305,431 on the 9th day
of June ; there appears to have been very little fluctuation
during the first six months of the year, but subsequently
the demand upon the bank for accommodation became
increased, and forced the amount up to nearly £20,000,000.
The reserve of notes, or the margin of power to issue,
exhibited a gradual increase so long as the bullion
increased, and on the 23d day of June it had reached the
highest point, as trade had been to a certain extent con-
tracted, there was a diminished demand upon the bank for
such purposes, and the private securities shew very little
variation ; but with the diminution of gold in the bank
the demand for bank accommodation increased and
reduced the margin of issue to £4,262,560 the lowest point
on the 29th of October.

The total amount of coin and bullion in both departments
of the bank has fluctuated between £18,167,026 the high-
est amount, and £10,735,312 the lowest. The following
statement shews the highest and lowest amount held
during the four years ending December, 1855 :
Highest. Date. Lowest. Date.
1852e22,232,138 July 10 .. 7 515,501 January 10.
1853 20,527,662 January 1.. 14.960,206 October 22.
1854 16,286,165 February 25 .. 12,913,969 May 37.
1855 18,167,026 June 23 .. 10,735,312 November 17.
The next point to bring under notice is the bank rate of
discount, the changes made under this head during the
year 1855 are shown in the following statement, with the
comparative position of the bank at each period :—the
first alteration was from 5 to 4i per cent.
Total Notes in Notes in Price of
1855. Rate of Dis. Bullion. Circulation. Reserve. Consols
April 5....4i per cent.... 15 078,818.. 19,812,330.. 8,580,143., 921
May 3• 4 .... 15,619,219.. 20,168,430.. 8,742,600.. 8
June 14.. 3i .18,060,716.. 19,536,195.. 11,814 200.. 911
Sept. 6...4 ....14,939,118..20,104,630.. 8,263,380.. 904
13...4i 13,698,425..19.713,470.. 7,396,800.. 94
_ 27
..5 . • ..12,938,928 .. 20,163 685.. 6,195,570.. 884
Oct. 4... 54 ....12,279,281.. 20,291,555. , 5,473,470.. 874
18...6 per cent on
bills not ex-
ceeding 60,
and 7 per cent
on bills not
exceeding 95

days to run...... 11,230,207..20,371,745.. 4,310,485.. 874
The minimum rate of interest stood at 5 per cent from
January to April the sth, and was subsequently altered 8
times, and during the second half-year was increased at
the rate of 100 per cent. During the year 1854 the mini-
mum rate was at 5 per cent for 40 weeks, and for 12
weeks at 5i per cent.

3. THE BULLION DEPARTMENT.

The following statement shows the quantity of gold and
silver received and delivered by the Bank of England in
the bullion department, up to the end of 1855, in con-
tinuation of the one given in the Bankers Circular of June
23rd, 1855.

GOLD RECEIVED,

1853. 1854. 1855.
Ounces. Ounces. Ounces.
Ist Quarter 1,084,467'14-- 1 017,842'79. ... 1,044,834
2nd 1 157,195'14.... 788,142.12.... 1,702.541
3rd
4th .....,1 720,801'12. ... 1,121,985'75 .... ,854,905
----
Totals.. ... . 4,943,916.57.... 3,993, i 50.19.... 4,446,795

THE PARK THEATRE.

IMPORTANT DECISION.

On Saturday, Mr. Robert Edgar, proprietor of the
Park Theatre, applied for the renewal (annual) cir the
licenses for the above house. He was supported in the
application by Mr. Bretherton. The application was
opposed in person by the Rev. Mr. Barry, the Rev. Mr.
Bishop, and about thirty other clergymen, who
) attended, together with a large number of laymen, all of
whom seemed to take a deep interest in the proceedings.
The application was heard in one of the police courts,
which was crowded to excess. The following justices
were present. His Worship the Mayor, (in the chair),
Mr. Alderman Holme, Mr. Alderman Turner, Messrs. T.
D. Anderson, T. Bolton, G. Maxwell, R. V. Yates, and
R. Berm.

Mr. Wybergh, the chief clerk, read the memorial and
application of Mr. Edgar, which were in the usual form,
and praying for a renewal of the license for the Royal
Park Theatre, for the next twelve months.

The Rev. Mr. Barry came forward- to oppose the
granting of the license. He said he presented a
memorial, signed by 1,600 inhabitants of the district in
which the theatre is situate, against the renewal of the
license. The memoralists describe the house as the
source of crime, and the demoralisation of the
inhabitants of the locality. He had to state
that he, and his reverend brethren who opposed
the granting of the license, might have had many more
signatures, but they had not time, having got up the
present in one day. He then handed the document to Mr.
Wybergh, who read it. It stated that since the establish-
ment of the theatre, prostitution had greatly increased in
the locality; that thefts amongst the younger classes had
also much increased, and the general neighbourhood had
been greatly demoralised by the theatre, and the prayer
of the memorialists was therefore that the magistrates
should refuse to renew the license to the house. The
Rev. Mr. Barry then said he did not appear there to
prevent any rational and reasonable arntsements for the
people; on the contrary, he and those who were with
him, were supporters of such good and wholesome amuse-
ment as the people might require. He had no personal
feeling against Mr. Edgar, neither had any of his friends.
They appeared against the vice and immorality caused in
the neighborhood. They had many Roman Catholics to
help them in their efforts, as many Roman Catholics had
signed the memorial. He referred to the plays performed
at the theatre, and said there were many passages
interlined that were not in the printed and sanctioned
copies, and these passages were immoral, and calculated
to produce bad effects in the minds of boys and girls who
frequented the house. He did not mean to offer any
opinion on the subject of theatres in general, but what he
intended to bring under the notice of the bench was, such
as was frequented by the lower classes of society, and
such as should be removed to prevent vice. He
would show that since the opening of this house,
the number of brothels had largely increased in the neigh-
bourhood. He then referred to the report of the head
constable, which, he said, showed a decrease of brothels
and prostitutes in the north end of the town—that was
north of 1331 e-street, whilst both had greatly increased
in the south end, particularly in the locality of the
theatre. He said the committee for the improvement of
the working classes had formerly resolved to build cer-
tain buildings in that locality, but in consequence of the
nuisance of ithe Park Theatre, that committee refused to
do so, and had built elsewhere in the town. He alleged
that boys and girls committed thefts to procure money to
enter the house. At half past nine o'clock, when elder
people went home from the theatre, they were in the
habit of selling their tickets to boys and girls outside,
who had committed thefts to procure the money. Chil-
dren plundered their parents, and boys plundered ship
and other yards, to procure the money to go to this house.
He instanced the cases of the son of a captain whom he
alleged to have been ruined at this house, and the son of
a surgeon who was also ruined by it. It was a house that
stood the way of the education of the youth, and—
Mr. Brethefton objected to this general sweeping state-
ment. If the reverend gentleman had anything to say to
Mr. Edgar personally, or to the management of the
theatre, he had a right to do so, but not otherwise. He
asked him if he had a single charge to make against Mr.
Edgar in the management of the house for the last year ?

The Rev. Mr. Barry : Why he has not been the manager
for the last year, he has sublet it to another person.
Mr. Wybergh : At present he is recognised as the
manager, and in point of law he is so, as there does not
appear any other person in that capacity.
Mr. Harry said he hoped to show that Mr. Edgar was
not the manager, he would leave it to Mr. Edgar's own
authoril y.

Mr. Alderman Holme said the Rev. Mr. Barry must
confine himself to specific charges and not go on with
general allegations.
Mr. Wybergh: Yes, if he shows that there was an im-
moral play acted, or any charge of that sort, he has a
right to do so.

Mr. Bretherton : An immoral play coull not be acted,
because the lord chamberlain examines all plays before
acted, and there is a heavy penalty attached to any one
acting any play not sanctioned by him, and, of course, he
does not sanction immoral plays.
Mr. Bolton : The license for plays issued by the lord
chamberlain prohibits such plays as the rev. gentleman
alludes to.

Mr. Barry : But the plays are interlarded with very
immoral passages, such as the lord chamberlain did see or
sanction.

Mr. Wybergh: You must show that by evidence.
The Rev. Francis Bishop said he lived in the Park, not
in the immediate locality of the theatre, and he asked if
it would not show that immorality was carried on at the
theatre, by the prayer of the memorial signed by 1,600 of
the inhabitants.

Mr. Bretherton : Who are you, sir? Mr. Bishop : I
am a minister of the Liverpool Missionary Society.

Mr. Bretherton: May I ask the Rev. Mr. Bishop, of
the Liverpool missionary society, if he was not in the
Park Theatre last night? The Rev. Mr. Bishop: I
was.

Mr. Bretherton : I thought no clergymen went to
a theatre. Mr. Bishop: I was going to state why I
went there, when you prevented me from doing so.
Mr. Alderman Turner : What is the price of admission
to the theatre ? Mr. Edgar : Two shillings, one shilling,
sixpence, and threepence
Mr. Bretherton : There are thirteen houses of the
same class in London, and they are all regulated by the
same scale of charges—the same all over England.
After some discussion, the Rev. Mr. Barry called James
F. Watson as a witness. He said he was a scripture
reader at St. James's Church. He was at the Park
Theatre about six weeks ago. He did not know the
name of the play that was performed when he was there.
He took down a passage that was in it.
Mr. Bretherton did you know the name of the piece
that was performed ? Witness . No, but I will tell you a
passage, and that may help to the name of it.
Mr. Bretherton : Well, tell us what the passage was ?
Witness : There was a man came on the stage, and he I
said something about a poker or a croker belonging to his
wife. (Shouts of laughter.)
Mr. Bretherton : And that was very immoral, of course ?
Witness : I think so. (Great laughter.)
Mr. Bretherton : Well, I will help you to the name of
the play. It was the " Esmeralda," of Victor Hugo ; and
do you think that was immoral? Where were you in the
theatre ? Witness : I went into the gallery, and saw
sailors and young women there, and when the scene was
down I saw them act improperly.
Mr. Bretherton : Now, on your oath, sir, tell the bench
what was the impropriety you saw ? Witness : I saw a
sailor lay.
his hand on the thigh of a female, and she
pushed him in the side. (Laughter.)
Mr. Bretherton : She coked him in the ribs ? Did she ?
(Laughter.) Witness : Yes.
Bretherton : And that, you'r sure, was very immoral ?
Witness : I think so. (Great laughter.)
Mr. Bretherton : Did you never see a respectable lady,
in good society, give a gentleman, playfully, a poke in the
ribs ? (Roars of laughter.) Tell us some immoral passage
that you heard ? Witness : One gentleman came out on
the stage, and was speaking to a young lady, and he said
that there was nothing wrong before marriage, but there
ought to be something wrong after marriage. (Roars of
laughter.)
Mr. Bretherton : And that was the passage, you think,
wrong and immoral ? Witness : I think the passage was
wrong and immoral in its general tendency. I saw unfor-
turate girls there.

the last witness. Was at the theatre on Wednesday night
last. The play was " Wapping 011 Stairs"
Mr. Wvbergh : Well, was there anything immoral is
that ? Witness : Yes.

Mr. Wybergh : What was it ? Witness ? The name of
God was used irreverently, and I heard the name of the
Devil mentioned five times.

Mr. Wyberg : Anything else ? Witness Yes, I heard
a man on the stage say—" I am not much used to the
family way myself." (Shouts of laughter.)
Mr. Bretberton : And that was, of course, outrageously
immoral ? Witness : I think it was. (Great laughter.)
Mr. Bretherton : Meaning that he had not much family
of his own, you consider outrageously immoral. Witness :
I heard the word " blast," too, used on the stage.
Mr. Bretherton : And of course that was much more
outrageously immoral than all the rest ? Witness : I
think it was very blasphemous. (Laud laughter.)
Mr. Wybergh : But what was the contest ? Witness :
I don't know.

Mr. Alderman Holme : But did you see anything
immoral. Witness: I did not see anything particularly
immoral. _

Mr. Bretherton : What do you call particularly im-
moral ? No reply. What was the other portion of the
performance that you saw there? Witness : " The Betting
Boy's Career." .

Mr. Wybergh : Was that an immoral piece ?

No. it was not

Witness

Mr. Bretherton : Were you ever at the Amphitheatre ?

Witness

No, I was not

Mr. Brethertou : Were you ever at a theatre before ?
"Witness Yes, at Manchester.

Mr. Bretherton . What was the play there? Witness :
The pantomime of "Jack and the Bean Stalk." (Laughter.)
Mt. Bretherton : Were there boys and girls there?

Witness : Y'es.
Mr. Bretherton : I now ask you, sir, on your oath, was
not the piece of the " Betting Boy's
and a caution and example to warn all h )ys
such a dangerous coarse as betting? Witness

r" a moral piece,
)t to enter on
It was.

Mr. Clough, chief superintendont of police, was examined.
and raid that during the past year there was no complaint,
whatever of the hous., nor from it, either to or by the
police. At the same time, he must state that some boys
had been brought before him who went here, and who
were accused of habits of dishonesty. (Hear, hear, from
the Rev. Mr. Barry.) He must also say, that when low
theatres were in town—the Sanspareil for instance, they
bred more thieves than all other places in Liverpool.
(Hear, hear, from the Rev. Nir Barry.) These low house.
were now all done away with.

The Rev. Mr. Bishop said, before he gave evidence, he
wished to make some observation., if permitted to do so.

Mr. Alderman Home : If the Rev. Mr. Bishop can give
any specific charge of immorality within this theatre, we
will hear him ; but I do not think he can go into general
observations.

Mr. R. V. Yates thought the Rev. Mr. Bishop ought to
be heard.

The other magistrates said they would hear the reverend
gentleman in reference to any specific charge against tha
house, but not in reference to general statements.

The Rev. gentleman said in that case he would not go
into the witness box ; if he were not allowed to make
statements, he did not think he should further the ends of
truth to go into the box.

The bench said they were ready to hear any direct charge
he had to make.

The Rev. gentleman declined to be examined on these

The Rev. Mr. Barry said the magistrates had the power
to close the theatre, in order to give time to bring up
witnesses.

Mr. Wybergh said, according to act of parliament, that
was only in case of preventing a breach of the peace,
which was not the case in this instance.
Mr. Bretherton then proceeded to address the bench on
behalf of his client, Mr. Edgar. Ile said there had been
nothing proved against the theatre, either as regards mis-
conduct, mismanagement, or immorality. His client had
been lessee and manager of three theatres for seventeen
years, and there never bad been a charge made against
him. Ile alluded to the patronage of her Majesty to a
theatre near Vinegar Yard, Drury Lane, a locality
which, he said, was resorted to by all sorts
of thieves in London, and yet, night after night,
her Majesty patronised that house, and would
she, as head of the church to which the rev. gentlemen
belonged, by her patronage, be said to sanction immorality ?
It would be a gross libel even to insinuate that our gracious
and virtuous Monarch did anything of the sort. He said
the Lord Chamberlain read over every play that was to be
performed, and sanctioned it first. No play could be per-
formed without his approval. That officer was an officer
in the Queen's confidence, and did any one think he would
sanction an immoral performance ? It was absurd to
imagine such a thing. He dwelt on the conduct of the
gentleman who went to the house of Miss Emma Brown—
he did not say he went there for any bad purpose—and he
(Ur. Bretherton) was anxious that no one should mistake
him on that point. He gave the gentleman credit for his
good and virtuous intentions, but he did not prove any-
thing immoral against Mr. Edgar. It was stated that this
Theatre shut the door against the education of youth, but
this was not the fact—there was a fight between certain
parties in what particular way youth should be educated.
("No, no" from the Rev. Barry.) He (Mr. Brotherton)
would say " Yes," and they might laugh and hiss at him,
(" No, no" from the Rev. Mr. Barry)—but he would tell
them boldly that it was their vicious controversies that
stopped education, and not the theatres. (" No, no," from
the Rev. Mr. Barry.) Was the Theatre Royal a source of
crime and immorality ?
The Rev. Mr. Barry : So it is.

Mr. Bretherton then dwelt on the evidence given, and
referred to that given by Mr. Clough, who had no corn.
plaint to make against the hou3e. lie alluded to the works
of Shakespeare, Rowe, Sheridan lin3wles, Young, and
others, acid asked, were the works of those great men
immoral works ? He concluded his address by calling on
the bench to renew the license.

The Rev. Mr. Barry proceeded to reply, but was objected
to by Mr. Bretherton, who contended that be had no legal
tight to do so, and the bench decided that the rPv. gentle-
man had not the right to reply. The Rev. Mr. Barry then
said he would prove that Mr. Edgar was not the manager
of the theatre.

Mr. Bolton requested him to produce his witnesses to
that point.

The Rev. Mr. Barry said he would call Mr. Edgar him-
self to prove it.

Mr. Bolton said that was a singular way to prove a case
—to put a man in the witness box to give evidence against
himself. The bench could not hear it, and he (Mr. Bolton)
would vote that the license be granted.
Mr. R. V. Yates referred to a school where there were
600 pupils, and he was visitar of that school ; he feared
there was great danger to the pupils if the theatre was
licensed. He alluded to the neighbourhood of the Theatie
Royal, and said it had become a great nuisance, and hoped
the magistrates would not increase the nuisance by granting
a license to another theatre. He would vote against the
renewal of the licence in the present instance.

Mr. Bretherton : How do you know they were unfor-
tunate girls ? Witness : Because I visited their houses.
(Great laughter.).
Mr. Bretherton : Oh, you did, did you ? Witness • Yes,
I did. (More laughter.) I think there are more brothels
now in the locality than before the Park Theatre was
opened.
Mr. Bretherton : And where did you visit the girls in the
brothel, that you seem to know them so well ? Witness :
In Emma Brown's brothel, in Back Parliament-street.
(Laughter.)
Mr. Bretherton How long do you know the establish-
ment ofiEmma Brown, in Back Parliament-street ? Witness :
About two years.
Mr. Bretherton : And all that time you knew her to keep
a brothel, and the girls to be prostitutes ? Witness : Yes.
Mr. Bretherton : How often were you there during the
two years ? Witness : I was there five times, at least,
during the two years.
Mr. Bretherton : For what purpose did you go there,
• Witness : To lead some of the unfortunate girl;

The Mayor (after a brief consultation with the other
magistrates) said every attention had been paid to the
observations of Mr. Yates, but they did not see any grounds
for refusing the license to Mr. Edgar, and therefore the
bench would grant the licence. Granted accordingly.

Bretherton : Had you interviews with them, and with
Emma Brown ? Witness : I had.

➢ir. Bretherton : And read the scripture to them ?
Witness : Yes.

Mr. Bretherton : And yet Emma Brown keeps the
brothel still ? Witnesi : I believe so.
Mr. Bretherton : Did you speak to any of the girls in the
theatre Witness : I did not.
Mr. Bretherton : Did you ever speak to Emma Brown ?
Witness : I did.

Mr. Bretherto❑ : Did you know where she lived before ?
Witness : Yes, she lived at the corner of Williams-place,
and Ashton-street, before she went to live at Back Parlia-
ment-street.

Mr. Bretherton : Were your efforts of any avail?
Witness : Yes, my efforts were of some avail. I did not
notice the dress of the women in the theatre. I don't

now any of the names of the young men who were there.
I think their conduct, as described, was immoral.
Charles Mayo, another young gentleman, was examined,
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