Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-09 00:00:00

SOUTH LANCASHIRE
ELECTION.

NEWS :IND. GOSSIP

OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL.
On Saturday, -at twelve o'clock, at Newton, the High
Sheriff declared itlic numbers to be as follows
Egerton .
Lcgh
Cheethan
Heywood

7470
638"
6.835
6763

The successful candidates havirg returned thanks, Mr.
Ford Halton and Mr. J. Tobin addressed the electors, after
which

The Hon. Mr. Egerton moved, and Mr. Legh seconded,
rote of thanks to the Sheryl.

The High Sheriff, in aclatowledging the compliment,
denied that he had exercised suly influence over his tenants
during the contest, but expressed his satisfaction at the
result.

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ELECTION NEWS

NOM INATIONS,

Show of hands ten to one

WORKSIHRE (WEST RIDING)..
in 'favour of Ramsden and Crossley.
MERIOMETHSIIIRE.—WiIIianis and Wynne nominated
pdll demanded.

NEW Ros,

CLOSE OF TUE POLLS.
-Tottenham 86, McKenna 77.
Gilpin 2,030, Russell 1,836, Higgins

BEDFORDSHIRE

BUTESHIRE.—pure 137; Lamont 129.
MEMBERS RETURNED

Wicx D ISTRICT. —Laing.
BANETSII I RE. —Duff.
ARM A.GII COUNTY. —Verner

There are^ only about 70 members required to complete

Ouse o.

estimates the Ministerial gain at 15

MUSICAL, DRAMATIC, LITERARY, AND ARTISTIC

• Among ascent artistic arrivals may be mentioned 044 cf
Mme. Clara. Schumann, the pianist.
The'" Memoirs of Abd-el-Kader," written by himself, and
translated into French. will soon be published by a French
house.

Mr. Tennyson's new poem, "Idylls of the King," is in
the printer's hands, and will shortly be published by Messrs.
E. Moxon, and Co.

Miss Glyn announces a series of readings front Sltaks-
peare,' to be given at St. Martin's Hall. The first night is
fired for Monday (this evening)—play Mai,beth.
The Professorship of History to the Royal Academy,
vacated by the death of Mr.' Hallam, has been filled by Mr.
G-rote a selection which gives the greatest satisfaction...

flavour of the Leaf

GOLDEN SHAG,

VIRGINIA BIRD EYE,

LATAKIA,

HAVANA,

CUT. CAVENDISH,

Pnifessor OWen has —been elected ohe of the eight
foreign associates of the French Institute, department of
the Academy of Sciences, in place of the great botanist,
Robert Brown.

The "hanging committee" of the Royal Adademy this
year has been composed of Messrs. David Roberts, A.
Elmore, F. R. Pickersgill, for the pictures; and J. H.
Foley for the seulptnEes.
The Bridgewater Gallery has, we understand, once mere
been opened by its noble owner to the public during the
season. Tickets of admission may be had on application to
Mr. Smith, picture dealer, New Bond-street.
' We may remind our literary friends that the reading
room of the British Museum will re-open on Monday next
(this day), and that it will then continue open daily from
nine to six. The llusetrin itself will be open to the
public on the usual days from ten to six.
It is reported (says the New York correspondent of the
Era) that Mr. Ullman goes to Europe to engage Mario for
the next winter. Piccolomini' I hear, is to sail for Europe
on the Ist of June. The profits to the managers of her
campaign here are estimated at over-53,000 dollars.
'Miss Martineau is shortly to present us witli.an "Essay
on England and her Soldiers," and will demonstrate the
disastrous consequences of too much red tipe. A volume
will also be given us by Dr. Charles Mackay on America.
The opinions of such a man on American liberty will be
worth recording..
Mr. Frith's portrait of Mr. Charles Dickens, exhibited in
the Royal Academy Exhibition, has been painted, we (Critic)
bear, for Mr. John Forster, who intends (so it is said)
leaving it to the nation, that is to say, we presume, to the
National Portrait Gallery. It is also said that Mr. Forster
has determined not to allow it to be engraved.
Herr Molique, records the Athenceum, has returned to
England from his concert tour in Germany. Herr Leopold
de Meyer is here again • also Mdlle. Marie Wieck, sister of
Madame Schumann, like that lady, remarkable as a pianist,
and besides, we know, skilled as a chamber singer. Thirdly,
Mdlle. Luppers, a pianist, from Frankfort, is in town.
Her Majesty has offered to send two pictures, by
Mulready to the exhibition to be held at the Salford
Museum, Peel Park, Manchester, between the middle of
May and October. The pictures selected are "The Wolf
and the Lamb," and an " Interior of an EngliSh Cottage."
Her Majesty has also intimated her willingness to
lend a valuable collection of objects illustrative of Indian
art. - Critic.

A paragraph informs us that " A handsome loving-cup
and, salver have been presented to Mr. Frederick Ledger,
Of the Era, by Mr. Barney Williams, as a token of his
esteem for his unremitting labour to promote the interests
of the drama." To this the Critic rather spitefully adds :
" We have no doubt that this testimonial is fairly merited ;
but does not Mr. Barney Williams go a little too far when
he identities his own interests with those of the British
drama ?"' • •

COSTA'S ORATORIO, " ELI," has been several times given
lately in New York, with unbounded-success. The Tribune
speaks highly of all the performers, but particularly of Mr.
D. Miranda, and that, in " Philistines arm," he " received
a vociferous encore." The New York Times; speaking of
one of the performances of the same Oratorio, says, Mr.
Miranda, the tenor, was unusually good, And in the War
song' brought down the house ; this gentleman is a highly
valuable acquisition to our concert forces ; he has a voice of
delicious quality and sings beautifully."
The Era, referring to the performance, given, last week,
by the Dramatic Society of Amateurs of Liverpool, says'--
" Miss Page, as Beatrice, added another, to ' •the many
triumphs she has achieved; and Miss Edwards looked and
played the part of. Hero wite much taste and excellent judg-
ment. The comedy was preceded by a spirited and appro-
priate prologue; written and spoken by Mr. F. M'Cabe, and,
upon the fall of the curtain, a smart epilogue, by. Mr.
Crompton, was spoken by the characters, the whole of whom
were afterwards re-called. A special ovation was rendered.
to Benedick and Beatrice, the audience being quite enthusi-
astic. The amateurs have done themselves great credit by
the performance."
ACCIDENT TO MDLLE. VICTOIRE Thursday
afternoon, , this accomplished and favourite artiste, was
passing alono. Piccadilly, in her brougham, when a stupid
or intoxicated cabman drove with such. violence against
her carriage that the hind wheels were forced from their
place, and the shaft of the cab struck forcibly one of her
arms, severely lacerating it. Medical attendance was.
immediately obtained, and not so much injury as fright was
happily discovered. With most commendable spirit she,
would not disappoint the public at Drury-lane on Friday
night, and appearing with her arm in a sling, sang the
music of Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, in her usual
exquisite style.—Era.

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THE LATE BARON VON HUMBOLDT.—The career of this
remarkable man is familiar to all. He was born in Berlin
on the 14thof September, 1769, and was thus in his 91st year.
He was educated successively at Gottingen, Frankfort-on-
the-Oder, at Hamburg, and at the mining school of Frie-
berg. In his early days he was attached to the mining de-
partment of the Prussian government ; but in 1795 he
relinquished that employment, in order to connect himself
with those pursuits of investigation and discovery in which
he has won an undying fame. Humboldt is, of course. most
popularly known by his " Kosmos," a work wrote in the
evening of his life. Men of all classes and degrees, from
the monarch to the peasant, were never tired of, doing horn-
ageto the illustrious deceased.

-War ! war! (says the Town-Talker of the Illustrated
.Netvs). It is all over with the once-flourishing "Exhibi-
tion of 1861. The arts of war have triumphed for a time
over the arts of peace. Stop into any club, and on what
' does the talk run ? On Austria and France—on Whitworth
and Armstrong—on England, Enfield rifles, and elections.
We have a war, too, announced in literature ! Mr. Dyce,
angry with Mr. Collier, proclaims war to the knife in the
public prints. And on . what . subjects?, many will ask.
Why, on the common debatable ground of what was really
written by an Englishman who described himself in his will
as " William Shakespeare, of Stratford-upon-Avon, in the
county of 'Warwick, gentleman." Some good will come
from this. Neither needs assistance.
The Illustrated London News says':—" A kind of dirty
parchment-covered album, temp. 1744, county Suffolk, was
sold on Saturday last to Mr. John Murray, of Albemarle-
street, for the sum of one hundred guineas. Nor was the
price too great, and Mr. Murray was to secure the volume.
And what was it ? It was a volume of letters (original
and unpublished) written by• Pope and his assistant Fenton,
to Fenton's fellow-assistant Broome, put together by Broome,
when angry, for his own guidance and for the information
of posterity. A like volume—the companion volume in
fact - was bought by Mr. Peter Cunningham for Mr. Murray
some eleven years ago. Mr. Murray's new acquisition adds
fifty-four unpublished letters written by Pope to the more
than three hundred unpublished letters' advertised for pub-
lication in the last number of the Quarterly Review.
The .Norfolk Chronicle and Norwich Gazette says :
"A company of more than average ability, under the
management of Mr. Capel, late manager of the York and
Lincoln circuits, have appeared at our theatre, and attracted
considerable attention. Miss Godard, an actress of great
histrionic merit, and well known in metropolitan circles,
has personated characters somewhat unique for a lady, with
the most astonishing success, particularly that of Hamlet,
which excited general admiration by her intelligent and
impressive enunciation, and her evident appreciation of
this most difficult character. In the character of Lucretia
Borgia, Miss Goddard also exhibited her superior powers as
a tragic actress to the utmost advantage, and at the close of
the piece she was called betore the curtain, and most loudly
applauded. Of the actors, Mr. Capel is decidedly the best ;
but the company generally well deserves public support."
The New. York correspondent of the Publisher': Circular
writes :—" Amongst new things there is nothing better,
' and that is very good, than Trumps,' a new tale, com-
menced by Harpers in their Weekly Journal. It is
from the pen of G. W. Curtis—our Thackeray ; and I
question much, from what I have read of it, whether even
your public will not estimate it far above 'The Virginians :'
nous verrons. Mrs. Stowe's Minister's Wooing' continues
a great favourite ; indeed, the verdict of all who can
appreciate art in plot and writing maintain that it evinces
an advance upon Uncle Tom's Cabin.' Mr. Balliere's
business here will in future :be carried on by his sons. under
the style of Balliere Brothers. Mr. Underwood has rejoined
the house of Phillips, Sampson, and Co., of Boston. Messrs.
Appletons have entered into arrangements with Messrs.
Chambers, of London, for a simultaneous publication with 1
then of their new Enclyeopmdia ; they address themselves, i
to their prospectus announeing this, :to a class of readers
whom they recognise as very Urge, and,fituite distinct from
those who ;could buy the New American tqycloptedia, and
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THE NORTHERN TIIIEkiII43NIA:NLAY 9, 1859.

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The Original Personators of.the IRISH BOY and YANKEE GIRL,
whose appearance in. Liverpool has invariably been so erninently

Being their final performances in this Theatre, and will make their
' . first appearance this season
THIS (MONDAY) EVENING, THE 9ra INSTANT,
BORN TO. GOOD .LUCK.
caddy O'Rafferty

In which he will sing The Flaming O'Flannigmis," and dance an

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