Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-17 00:00:00

AMUSEMEN [S.

THE NATIONAL ENGLISH OPERA COMPANY. —Since Mon-
day last we have been prevented by press of matter from
noticing the performances of this company of opera
singers. We then said, on their representation of the
" Trovatore," that they had plenty of power, but lacked
on that occasion, refinement. Their subsequent per-
formances have confirmed us in our opinion as first
expressed, They a-e a collection of fine voices, and in
general do their work very well as to power and energy,
but occasionally sin on the side of coarseness. This may
be a mistake as to the auditoeial capabilities of the Theatre
Royal, but we can assure them all, or nearly all, that they
-neod not make such great exertion to produce effect. In
the "Bohemian Girl," last night, half the expenditure of
power would have sufficed, and the conclu,ion of the
opera would have been the better for it. Mr. Henry
Haigh, who sung the part of Thaddeus, would have done
himself more justice in " The Fair Land of Poland, had
he noz made such great exertion in the previaue music.
We must compliment this singer on the most
judicious use of a very fine falsetto, which, togeth:r
with his style of singing, obtained him a well deserved
encore of " Oh, then remember me." As we
anticipated in our Tuesday's notice. The operas written
to English words hive been more successful than the
translations, though the Somnautbula was very
satisfactorily given. Miss Lama was the Amine,
and Mr. H. Haigh the Elvina. Mr. Charles Durand
the Count Rodo/pho Miss Emma Heywood made a very
pretty _Lisa, and sang her music very sweetly. Mrs. Tully
is, we suppose, very shy. as she has allowed Miss 'Emma
Hodson to have the credit of several parts performed by
herself. She acted Teresa in the " Somnambula," and
Dame Cicely, in the musical farce of the Quaker," and
so well that she need not be ashamed of either perfor-
mances. If this be a blunder of the parties who under-
take the advertisements and bills far this opens company,
it is quite consonant with the advertisements of the operas,
and should be looked to, as it will work mischief. " Mari-
tana" was advertised for Thursday, and we know parties
who kept themselves disengaged for the pleasure of hearing
that opera and we e disappointed in consequence of its
being given on Tuesday, when engagements made on
Monday, prevented their reaching the theatre. Artists of
ali kinds are too apt to be negligent in these common bus'.
ness matters, and the disappointment of the public acts
against them. Miss Lanz% appeared in the advertisement
and bills as the representative of Arline—Lucy Escott
played the part. Miss Emma Heywood was advertised
and announced in the bills to play the Gipscy Queen,
and Wil.helmina in the " Watermand," but it was
Miss Emma Hodson, who performed both parts, and very
well. These mistakes, or alterations, should be guarded
against, if the National English Opera Company wish
to succeed as fully as they deserve, and we wish
that they should. They have a numb. r of fine
voices equal to the representation of any opera, and no
false pride to render the principals who may be unoccupied
unwilling to take part with The choruses, which, of course,
go all the better for their aid, The band is good, and
admirably directed by Mr. Tully. It will go with the
company to the Amphithenrte next week, when this
company will risk the formidable competition of the
fashionable names of the popular fa,vouaites—Madame
Gassier and Mr. Sims Reeves. It is scarcely kind in
these distinguished artistes to p ovoke euch decided
comparison as will be the inevitable consequence of their
performing the same operas as their less known
rivals have given at the Theatre Royal this week ; but we
wish our national company all success in the struggle, and
hope that the lower prices at the Amphitheatre will secure
them good audiences, which they will deserve by a little
moderation in their singing ; and to Mr. Ayneley Cook and
Lucy Escott? we must add, some moderation in action.
In the "Bohemian Girl" the latter was particularly
disadvantageous to both performers. The operas are put
on the stage, as to dresses and observations, as well as
those of the great Italian companies ; and the musical
farces —" The Quaker," " Midas" and " The Waterman,"
admirably acted, and sung—Mr. Manvers, Mr, E. W.
Temple, Miss Emma Heywood, Miss Emma Hodson, Miss
Annie Long, Mrs Tully, and Miss Hammond doing full
justice to their several parts. Mr. Stolle has also rendered
valuable assistance. To-night, instead of "Der Frischutz,"
Auber's opera " ?.lasaniello" will be given.

AUSTRALIA.

ARRIVAL OF THE ROYAL CHARTER.

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.

QUEENSTOWN, FRIDAY.

The Steamer Royal Charter, of the Eagle line
of Australian packets, arrived off here last
evening, She sailed from Melbourne on the
13th of August, and brings 400 passengers, and
350,000/. in specie on freight, IL:r mails were
landed here, . and 'forwarded on this morning.
Six passengers also landed. Captain Taylor
expects to arrive at Liverpool to-morrow (Satur-
day) morning.

B ~AZ[LS AND THE RIVER

LPr A F .

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY

The RDyal Mail Steam-ship Medway arrived here to-day
from South America. Her dates are—Buenos Ayres,
Sept. 1 ; Rio, 15; Lisbon, Oct. 11. Among4t her cargo
are diamonds worth £20,000, and gold worth £1,290 ; End
her passengers number 77, the majority of whom were
landel at Lisbon,

The Indian troop steamer, Bahiana, has put into Lisbon,
damaged. All well on board.
The Indian transport gydaspes was at St. Vincent on
the Ist inst. All well on board. The following Indian
troop transports put into St. Vincent on the following
dates, namely :—The Calcutta, Augast 27 ; the Victoria,
the same date ; the City of Manchester, September G ; the
Qaeen of the South, 11 ; the Scotia, 24.
A Spanish vessel reported that on October 10, a dis-
mantled Bkitish three-decker, with troops, was seen near
Cape Ortcgal. The Mcdlay's course was altered to
examine the place, but nothing was seen.
Our advices from Buenos Ayres state that the Argentine
Republic is in a sad state. A Buenos Ayrean merchant
holds the custom house at Risario in mortgage. The
Argentine government will be obliged to appear in the
market for a loan. French emigrants have landed in the
Argentine prLvinces in a deplor ble condition. All the
promises made by Urquiza to induce French immigration
have been broken. The Beitish Packet of the last date,
however, says :
"The onward march of Buenos Ayres is unquestionable,
and in addition to the moderation and liberality of the

Administration, the amount of capital now com Pro—mi ea
g at
in public enterprises, may be accepted as a collateral e_,
effective guarantee of peace and order. The tirae.7 ,
reactions and revolutions has passed, we trust for ever'
as
°
the occasional outbursts of the public press we regatd. tie
passing clouds, from which commercial Interests have litbe
to fear. There are ripples on the surface -while t
current of events, like the waters of the Plate, rolls at
in solemn and undisturbed majesty to the shoreless oceso° -
futurity. In the course of our money market accordiagifi
we have clear and decided indications of a settled se
increasing confidence, that reacts in all directions, Pre-eis
meting and hastening the grand consummation a wh.
it is at once an earnest and foretaste. Like the ten Was
tost mariner, who require repose; a sound and be 1,1110;
sleep, that disregards the buzz of insects, or:the tiny e'lle
of the perverse mosquito. No doubt we th6io
still a vestaga of caudillos in their dotage and aspirants
embryo; but the efforts of both are powerless,
to the vis inerte of the masses. This is our sheet sac'.
of hope, internally and externally ; and with the mate
progress that has been made, and is making, both ill t e
when cae:or
State and the Confederate Province, we 510
rat,
despair of our commercial prospects. At the i(
we now advance, we must speedily °etgt°jt
the infirmities incident to youth. By a strange fatelitYc
is from our halls of legislation we apprehend the .0
serious causes of perturbation. The trial and confisti
of Rosas, the sale of public lands, the law of vagrancy'
are specimens of the measures to which we allude;
these we must now add the obligatory citizenshiP of
sons of foreigners, as detailed in the following— roe°
The Paraguay trade is bad. The Brazilian goer to
are trying to induce Lopez to open up the Ricer Ffteo
The American government are about to urge their e'—og.,
on the Hopkins South American Company. Tobacca
fallen in price.' "
From Rio we learn that the anniversary of Brazil:
independence has passed off well. Some slaves
emancipated in honour of the occasion. Lord Ernest %lin
Tempest is at Rio incog.

COM NIERC r AL. 1.
131:Ksos AYRES, ogol% riot
In manufactured goods the demand for the local Mae for,
has been extremely limited. This is easily accounts rtiel
Our short winter is now approaching its close, and Oripg...
are apparently in no humour to anticipate the silt be
supplies, which seldom commence to any great exteilhove
fore the month of September. For the last three gout of
have had no communication, we may say, with the eetiOS;
districts, owing to the impracticable state of the, Ipsl
and though the dry weather of the present month eel
part obviated that difficulty, another obstacle has pet been
nearly as insurmountable. Our dry weather hasa,a4
accompanied by bleak winds and a succession of 13,q00
frosts, that have left us hardly a vestige of ve'esvii suell
and as n artificial preparation is ever mad:W.oo
emergencies, the I ropuo has no choice but to 0%0
growth of grass ; so complete is his dependence hoe
bounty of Providence. In one or two instances Oa of
heard of
.caravans carrying hay with them for ors
consumption on the road; bat they are exceptions°code'
that they hardly deserve to be noticed. For the. bola.
deration, on the other hand, a considerable traw,lt4oo".
ness has been done. Of the goods by the
Carnal'," nearly the whole have been dispose fOl
for the Rosario ; and it is probable that the sum the'
happen with those latterly imported by
briag
Wild Wave. For that destination there is
.114 11v,
demand, and even spring supplies are being ranuti,"or
prices that help to relieve and compensate the wore
tony of the local market. For Paraguay we are not aoth;
that any thirg has been done in the course of the ms,° ale •
but as this is a traffic that comes by fits and sta;io6
may look forward with greater confidence to the e,,--gelic
mouth. The certainty is they continue to export lenient
an' of course can afford to import in the same prefft.eat•
and are almost certain to do so in the course of wen'verf
Altogether our imports in this department have bee aired
moderate, and certain articles are now urgently r,,eld to
to make up assortments. Prices as yet ore nota`;Pate
beast of, but with the Conrederation as a safetY leis 'the/
have less to fear than formerly from pleth)ra, wile; thing'
should happen to gat glutted at the same tit° ; Of the
not very improbable, when the successful results
in tbo
irst speculations become generally known.; ana
asidabli!"
ease the danger of a reuction is equally M'vei.o43 it4a
Meanwhile, our import m arket has in port reenCe as d
healthy tone ; and with our past eg°el44,:jv of thlr
safeguard, we feel entitled to auger 11°Pe'-
fte ur e.
PERNAMBUCO, Sept 21.--Fu;ar : Since the date oftleooneee
in cow. ea not
last circular our market has been very dull,
of the continued fall in prices in Europe, the entries Atli' tbe
to 18,567 bags, or about 1,326 tons, and alt11)11gi ne
weathersugar
are continuessm all
smaller
th veryan
m gfavourable,been
ne
expected'arrivals
e.
shipments during the same period have been 4,00,
Cotton : The accoun s received per Petropolis steam
the steadiness of the market in England, caused pritr' 'OO
advance about 5 per cent, both on the spot and in
one is
descriptions, but comparatively little has bean "..,;00tPA
Parstibas, and the price remains the same as last ";
The receipts during the month have been 3,371 bsgA'bee:
the shipments were 3,032 b,,g4. Hides: 'There 1131;noat"'
some considerable shipm. nts made during the owl*
chiefly to Franco, and although prices have vari,e, be
the market is rat her firmer, 305 to 310 rs. per lb..uatitotlL,
paid here, and 118000 to 118500 per arroba f 01)3
ports. Rum : The demand for the River Plate an tp 014
Janeiro has been fair, and prices have varied alitt;:tireag'
ruled from 1128000 to 1208000 per pipe Freigil-O.abil,
few transactions have taken place during the tat,- fe,4l
consequence of the small quani y of produce ash and
or.
and absence of orders for sl ipment, 3 Begli".„ I La—
Dutch vessel wre chartered for the Chu el
orders at 30( and 5 par cent., 1 English $01;
Valparaiso at 20i and 5 par cant , and 4 vesee-a
ballast to Liverpool at 10( 15( and 20( par tea 1111 a 0114
cent., and Cotton at 11- and 7116 per lb, and 5 fve-me
Exchange : The rate has been gradually receding asslr-slc
to 271 d, and 273 d;
.at these rates about £130,0-/unte 131.1.;c1
transacted during the month. Discounts : %Aka 50
reduced the rate to 9 per cent. for Bills at 4 ra°loat
money has been plentiful during the month at a
0
same ra e.
Rio JANEIRO, Sept 14 —The Coine Market '4;l
the 11th and 12,h. Business continued with all•lace fell
and 118,500 bass were sold, making total sales e4.laleel
Ist instant 143 500 bags ;of which 57,400 are elesa' a'
the United States, 72,100 for the Chealivtostleili
North of Europe, 11,000 for the 3.l.„edLt:s rd.
and 3 000 for the Cape of Good Hope. rr"-,,f
a 11t
58050 to 58150 for dealer's, round lots, some in °
had been long on hand, and, as repotted clasnittio:
lase, comprised much of very ordinal t Data
showing a e e cline on such lots of a"! es 50;
per arroba, while priaee of picked ssicatio ssLit
maintained. We quote Superiors, 55500 t°,3 lOs'Utr'Clas
good firsts, 58200 to 58100. Stock left on ha°
li •
bagg, and arrivals are fair in quantity, and 01c
and better in quality.

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INDIAN AiuriNii9f
In c )ps, (pence of the press being
orrl, r of Government, the on} tai) sTsc'esoltl'
ni-Taius at Calcutta, corn?s throYuffh Privltt 111 11'
ces, 'no accompanying letter, written „De,
iniTeliant of good standing tl-ere, contains P:ij
most unbiased information' that e°- •
had : 19d1;efr
CALC UTT Bth Septerav—' tool
As we recently led ycu to expect, we now nd °
Gies"
much in the same position we were a month sg.::olo°*
not ben able to effect the of '1- Vol°
and now awaits reinforcements at CawsPors'
th
Delhi the ace ;nuts are favou able, and we at 1611g—jo te,
to entertain a hope of th?, early fall of that citY••coesei
Punj.:,ub all is quiet, the prompt and vigarottg. 1316/151 sales'
there taken by the authorities have been deaclet, we 6"
cessful, and form an admirable cOmmentarY °lltr'eg•
vAcillatirg policy of Lord Canning and his by
tll'"
It might reasonably have been supposed thatthogieg.
time they at least had ha 1 ehou,h of the fares °f,/
mutinous re 'meets for their good conduct att' eterietl
not so, ho rit ever. Lord Can ing, with bar
alf tha
obstinacy, still pursues the same insane Poliel'aciateleer
few days ago, by his approval, General 1101rsaY of
the deeply disaffected troops of Barrackpore, sooluu
thanking them for their "recent good condaet?' %gale
with requesting them to volunteer for China, a oo I;ci
they received with contemptuous silence said bed se
believes the General spoke the truth when u
t as
made it without the cognizance of the goverll9l: eke
he has neither been suspended: nor 111 1111`1

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