The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-06 00:00:00

MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

THE QUEEN'S HALL, BOLD STREET.—The compaal
that so much delighted the public at this hall, and the
proprietor who has done so much—expended money, and
spared no exertions to produce one of the finest entertain'
mentsever witnessed in Liverpool—take their benefits
during this week, previous to their departure, and a°
dotibt the public *lll duly appreciate all. Oa Thursdo
evening, Mr. Hoffman's benefit conies tiff, and as will be,
seen, the attractions are of the highest description. W(4
trust to see, by a full bumper, that his friends and the
general public will prove that Liverpool never allowed
true talent to pass unrewarded. This evening fir'
Thurton's benefit takes place. We have so often expressed,
our delight with this gentleman's extraordinary 04°111'
ties, that a recommendation is superfluous.
CIRCUS AT THE OLD TALINGTON at 01
the Old Islingt6n inarket has been granted by the derPer
authorities to Messrs. Howes and Cusling, proprietors 0,
the great American Circus, who are coming here with Pt
equestrian company', consisting 01,80 horses, and ara"g„st
the artistes are, Joe Paitlandk Miss Madigan, 31°I,
Robinson, and a troupe of Indians o rii the plains of Ca
fornia There are 40 cream coloured horses in this stet ,
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and these are harnessed to One carriage, and directed P. 7
one driver ! _
THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS —On Saturday, Mr. Atkin!:
the respected proprietor of these beautiful gardenal
applied to th& magistrates for a renewal of his silo
license, and their worships at @Mee granted the a pplicatnwal
This attractive- place of public recreation will be or --
on Friday next, with Torn Thumb. and other celebritiei;
The Lord Chamberlain of her Majestrs Household 11
appointed William Bodham Donne, Esq., tti eXatilige
of stage plays. The office was rendered vacant 1:11
ed
sudden death of John Kemble, Esq., M.A., the celebrate
Anglo:Saxon scholar, who succeeded Charles Kemble
examiner.

The Era states that Mr. Murdoch, the Arnerit'As
comedian, sinceihis departure- from London, has bootie
severely indisposed, that. by the advice of his friends' At
has placed himself under the care of Dr. Wilson, e,
Malvern, where he has been sojourning for some Hobe
After a tour through Wales, and a continental trip. hit
purposes playing a tew brief engagements previous 0
retuArn to the United States. na
ne* theatre is about to be built at Rio Janeiro, soory
the Brazlian government has given to it a sum 0f156'
Englh ? )
We ( 11l ustrated London News) notice only to of
aD
saying Drury lan lane eTnheeraatllrye. attributedu r . E.T.tostmhiet
Smith
spiritedstoo al
laesstse:ecit
rt
for Bedford. When Mr. Smith was asked (so the st°
runs) why he was anxious to be in parliament, be is:110
to have replied, " Why not ? My predecessor sv,a'n
parliament." The saying, of course, refers to Sheri
On Easter Monday a very strange piece of rePl'oe
(says the Athenaeum), may, be looked for. , Wha t II
as
name of consistency, are the proprietors of Exeter 'Ors
about ? We are amused to see selections from one 01:;0g,
about to be given there during the so-called Verdi evell'o.
which opera is La Traviata. Seeing that they think Ptio
per to interfere with the words of the hymns of the Liot
Church when performed in the Strand for musical, of
devotional, purposes, we submit to them whether tds)
ought not to marry La Traviata (in the book of the vv:',.'.os
before the song of her folly and the sound of her coIIA
beg:Rs ! ~earo
The French government proposes to gran'', nel,i'Lio to
£32,000 as a subscription to the Grand Opera;
des
the Theatre Francais : £9,600 to the Opera Comiclri,
£4,000 to the Italian Theatre ; and £4,000 to the Ode to
Letters from Vienna (says the Literary Gazette) ano for 1;
'
that the celebrated singer Staudigl. who has been to
long time confined in a madhouse, is now in a worse siago
than ever; his mental excitement had a few daysAoed
reached such a pitch, that he was obliged to be con",eo
in a strait waistcoat. All hopes of his recovery, nr,fsso.
amelioration, are now given up ; indeed, his speedy 0,1 De
lution may be looked for every day, and is earnestly
desired. era
The Duke of Coburg Gotha has dedicated his last oP 850
to Frau!e'n Marie Seebach, the celebrated German actre.id
who has lately been creating such a furore among the Ille•
Dutchmen of Amsterdam. The Duke presented Mu0(1
Seebach at the same time with the medal for art, •
invested her with the Ernest order of art and science.

BREACH' OF PROMISE CASE—DAMAG-ES 00(1'
'11:
TAUNTON, TEIURSDAY,—At the Assizes her.. t ° reaing-
case of Tuckett v. Wellington was tried. Tee P
the e;rse.
excited much interest. Mr. M. Smith stated
He appeared in behalf of Miss Henrietta Tuckett, as :riog
lady, who complained of the breach of a awat marri
engagement made on the part of the defendant t° t,
the sif
her. The plaintiff was a young lady of about trvendi
years of age, of considerable personal attractions, nv ga
daughter of the late Mr. Shum Tuckett, for°3er.jtvin,
officer of the Bankruptcy Court at Bristol. Abou' aor
years ago the defendant, Mr. Wellington, a gentlero3A to
independent means, living at Bristol, was iatrodUCeuara
the plaintiff at a party at a Miss Barnett's house'aeto°
af er that introduction, he mentioned the plaintiu tte
to Miss Barnett -in terms of admiration.- le sits
early part of September last he requester' it/
Barnett to- introduce him to Mrs. sr, uekettn'iter,
Order that he might visit the plaintiff as a 6:0,5e.
Accordingly, he commenced to visit at Mrs. Tuckett ',co(
Soon afterwards that lady went to Portshead, where 90a
her married daughters, Mrs. Power, was, sojourning, 901
during the titre she-was there, Mr. Wellington ea°l,ebfeei
told her that he bad made a proposal to her deu",olte,
Miss Tuckett had referred him to her mother; he c°„e" t.lOl
the mother and was approved of by her; and 11.°`," jtt
time a correspondence ensued between the Ply- ajec'h
consequence of the defendant not being able to see so °f her
of Miss Tuckett as he wished owing to the illness ed
father. He (the learned counsel) would put iu and off the
the jury a few of the letters which had passed t° s"„fgod;
promise which had been made, and some of the e°rri'rrhe;
ence which took place after the engagement. The "ef3o t"
counsel then read several letters from the defendant
plaintiff, the last of which was as follows :
‘
" My -dearest Henrietta,-Long
a,
Ti e
morning I was musing what a happy gratificatr°° foot",
before me during the day, hoping first to receive ',bill,
and then to write again to you. Y-urs did not re,3' roP
ret it gn—mLo notnhg, October
before
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by the first post this morning, so off I went to t'iecael
office to know if I had another chance, and when
in from a walk, the beautiful piece of innoeett-et as
labour of your industrial hands lay up m our table'retryt,
truly glad to. find you make up your mind torr-eki,
before me, and I sincerely hope these few be";liicto
written lines will find you safe and well' oted
lam longing to do. [The defendant 300 bit
be allowed to come and see the plaintiff, ed,Lf
return, at twelve o'clock on MOnday, and tontine „ 001;f
cannot think of making any engagementsei°ls
matters till I have first beheld you ; and, as i e, it at
anxious that my first step should be a good 4-1,1'.e
impossible for a better one to- be taken than I,,'"Of'Pe t,,e
lead to the joys of my h art and of my love. 1",,-for,"ft
plan of mine will snit
,you ; and oh, what J°.'„,strueo
when it is carried into effect. I wish I had of
earlier, and I would have left here to-day in erueio Yeifo
you to-morrow. Please remember me kindly td
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dear mamma and sisters, who I hope you i°"fg
well, and believe me, my devoted one, to rein
most affectionate love.—Yours most sincerely. o°Dgd
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JAs, WeLl'"
The learned Counsel procieded to state that thee!efeePta,
v°v eh
saonodnexpressions
He
returned
rtiehteopart t ofhe thestoparr hotbed
her, and after interviews with the plaintiff and '`-gerc" of
in which he stated that his income was now 1-affoe,
from £4OO to £7OO a year. he,expressed biz int.e„g
introducing his uncle, Mr. Booker, on the follow'"d et
fi`
day. Oa that day, however, he came again, °ll,, heea,"o,
that his uncle had an obj.ction to the marritlgLver°4"o
one of the sisters of the plaintiff had been 3 naCe
2131-17 r
o communicateda
0:
rion;gn sCyet moa rmtsheoenfttpoe
plaintiff,
vihonin:miafft
ul :bdeay,
nf acdAcoitnitsshtsehaqatßut
defendant
ertnhfateiel
nyst
dt, c,aainrbbctlet lec
raott icsiabt
derjeu:ti
abbse
:et!
himself, the learned counsel went on to state " witb, is
the 19th of November he had an interview A. tbs'hio
plaintiff and Mrs. Tuckett, and then declare' beePto
cnongoseggeumeenncte. of
Thihsoupnlcalien'tsiffobwjeaestinoantuhreaclloyulmd
uve°l: begottts"fg:
distressed, and Mr. Power, on her behalf' Awir ed -th
defendant demanding an apology ; this feteprob- csta.ted
answer from Mr. Wellington, in which 15
that finding Miss Tuckett would not be 'lv 'd
by his uncle and other members of his femiacincfhi;
that kindness and affection he could wish, he we ?neierbit
he was only consulting her future happiness, and esl To
own regard for her feelings by discontinuing his visil grattcp
Mr. Power rejoined, that defendant's letter only 0,3 apol°l,f,
worse, and repeated his demand for a most strqu!) ttere"ii
Defendant then placed the matter in the hands of big d 9
fpnderc ;010
who wrote to Mr. Power, and this, of course vht '4O
apology out of the question, and the cage was br°u'asalo
court. Mr. Smith concluded by asking for suet' aft 0
as he had shown his client was entitled tc; af ‘C:f
Barnett, the young lady by whom the defencoka
tfi ebl4
„,u
introduced to the plaintiff, and Mrs. 0005 ch
mother, were examined in support of the learned sPtc,o4
opening. Mr. Slade addressed the jury in a bantod adopton .behalf of the defendant, contending that he hoaed t'be
the-wisest course in following the advice of his uee,c,„ fat t,a
very moderate damagis would satisfy the defend.B9%.oo,s4
up, the jury retired from court for about ten will ,1,00 7
,
will
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injury she had sustained. The leatned judge lovula-fcs, PP:
then returned with a verdict for the plaintiff dasuPg
cheers
The announcement of the verdict was received with
a crowded court.

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