Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-09 00:00:00

AMUSENI EN FS, &c.

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Neural-rem—One of the viaoet graTying result; to
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t;iyaat of the public, is the recognition of petite trifles
Gch cont!uce so much to their pleasure sod c nnfort, Mr.
Weston, the old, hi jhly valued, and much esteemed box
I\,et=r of the above establishment; takes his benefit on
eluceklev uext, and from his ever evinced desire to the
Ittlttiort of the frequenters of the house, as shown by Mr.
milt°*, he certainly &gems one of the most prolific
"lences cf ih; season, and, indeed, we doubt not, that
0: In the large circle of his friends and admirers, he will,
the
yeti a
occasion, be well supporthd. Apart from his own
etki en'ercainments chosen are of a moat pleasing
veried char cter. Toe .leenerisiu trage Tian, Mr.
the •
ua will make his third appearance at this house in
of i°3racter of Sir Efiles Overreach, in Messenger's play
atrib4. New Way to Pay Old Deb s." In this character
'eber:s made his debut before an En eliale audience at
4;17 me. His rendering of the character is represented
--ate given the highest satisfaction; his delivery of
bjetget's fine masculine blank versa shows bath a
eaoter:ltl study and keen appreciation of the author, and his
the more impassioned scenes leaves nothing to
(su
" d • 1
ed. " The Drunb Sivoyard and his Itiankey" will
ls„
th ue pr. niuced, in which the timed Fl.xmore will play
Arankey, and 113.4'11e Awl d the p ert of Pepin°.
;together, we silo I'd have difficulty in peeducing a series
iolprntiga.monta Latter 041/14.prl in 4,
therefare doubt not o the sums; of tnis Al nue
annee)e,
Tetoe,,s,e •
~Urnetec Cortezars.— I.t the Philarmonie
fallr
b.i';"l€ evening, Mr. Thomas w commence his series •
iShi:dleorcerte, and from the amount and excellency
te'ent a' gaged to serail) them, they deserve, and we
e(lpt the/ will receive, distinguished and exteneive support
lforchestra will, as usual, be led by Mr. Thomas him-
' and, besides him, it will ine'ude many of the most
nmoular fiveurites of the day. The vocal'st engaged is
iTI4 I'en Vinning, lately and popularly knoern as the
-141.4 et Sappho." The varier,brilliant, and numerous
elections of music for the different concerts are at once
end admirable, speaking well fo' the skill and
taste f Ittr. Thomas ; while, from their admirable adap-
t '4Oll for bringing out the talent of the different per.
t:vltterv, they cannot be other than high), great! ing to the
ttaial portion of the community. -The per.everance and
gacna taste display, d by. Mr. Thomas deserve patronage,
,7d,7 We hope that will be liberally -accorded to his present
ndertakin
g.
h PHlLlfiamoinc FocurrY.—Our readers will observe
/ advertieement in another column, that this society will
fr.;-
'Pe
its first concert this evening at the Concert-hall. Lord
I'4l
Handers oratorio of " Judas Maccabeus"
„uI, be performed, with a full band accompaniments and
Wiaorns.of 100 voices. The principal performers wll be
se Riles, Miss Clara Hiles, Mr. Archibed Mann (of
~o
pPleh Cathedral and the Exeter-hall concerts, London),
44'4 lit Edward Cue ter of Chester Cathedral )

x, CANCINR, APPOIN7IdENTII, AND FROM ITIONS IN. TAM
a %,!L StirvicE. —Mr. Likes Rose irla has been sppo!nted
ttl -archer at Liverpool; Mr. Isaac Harris bas been pro-
Ikl‘p)l€4, from 'second to firs'-class weighPr at Liverpool ;
a en' -4- It. AuFerson has been promoted from third to
ss weigher at Liverpool---Cioll Service Gazette.
ACCIDZIT.—On Thursday evening, as Mr. For-
itrewi solicitor, of this town, was crossing Lord-
'between No th an ,I South John-street, be was
4,7 e 4ed down by a car, and picked up insensible, h. avirg
o.vio!ent-concussioa on the bead. He was mime-
IN el taken into a bookseller's shop, and was conveyei
14% thence to the N)rtheru Hospital, and from there to his
residenoc, where he at present remains, as we under-
%4, in a very precarious stale. From what we under-
-4 e;
of the
icsa‘r.,.not the slightest blame attributable to the

Teo •
IGLU'S Aw Rome.—Thanks to the Ftnpress of
e-;;32 We saw the two grandest sights of Stoma to the
Lteri,est advan age. On Monday S. Patei's was
illumin-
tted 'Fula the pavemc-at to the cross. The right seas dark
4ter 11111(14 and the lamps, suspendid 430 feet in the air,
111,-,e4(4 once put out by the wind. As the bell stick nine,
11,:e'chcli were saddeoly lighted all round the roof, and
tieerillei as if the great 'rile was on fire, while the bells
a'seg a Peal seeme like aln'm bells rung at a pre. It
difficult to get the iinfressian out of the mind that
incretees was on fire, and we awoke next morning almost
Ilighrlted to ask had the rhale pile been learnt down zit the
ate
Ivell,' We did not see the Colleseum by moonlight, so we
lyeerl a description of what is the common stcek of
,alltl
title ,13 to Rome : a e saw it instead by torch-light.
teik ° clack on Saturday eveLiccr, at the discharge of a
le It, the 'whole circumference of the Colleseum broke out
!aze of light. Bengal lights, bet behin,l every arch,
Iht2'll)q a glare of light which, fur a few minutes, was as
etv",„l as day, Then thick caluunus of smoke rolled up,
the ''fig the grett amphitheatre as if with a curt in—like
Oar :1112g which once stretched across it in the days of its
Nal' Then as the Pghts turned red, it seemed as if some
etc)," e' niligration had happened an the city, and the
A " that elbowed their way out as the Empress drove
itl ti;tealed to be flying fur their lives, with the cry of fire
441:11 ears. The outside was then illuminated in the
etaii,/eaY as the inside. Each story of are'les could he
the
:I,IY counted the plants that grew in the crevices of
;t1 th.allB, and even the marble slab inserted here and there
e brick surface, with the name of the Pontiff who
„,leatored the Colleseum, could be distinctly read. It
or - glorious sight. Artificial lights set off best the works
,44,411' Gni's two great lights alone can the works of
?ate 44( mountain by torch-light ridiculous—the torches
il:trhtepell, not the mountain ; but the Colleseum by torch-
-IQ' off to ive—the building wee nut too vast for the
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