Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-27 00:00:00

apparent on a perusal of the " Chase;" and as a specimen
of a particular dais of Englisi, poetry, its oraision in
an edition of the British Poets would have been unpi::.
donable.

This latter remark takes us back once more to our
retrospect. It should have been stated although the
first division of the work has not yet been completed,-
some progress has been made with the second. Of the
modem poets there have been already published eight vo-
lumes, in which are comprehended the works of Scott,
Burns, Bowles, Grahame, and Kirke White. All of the
published works are happily distinguished by the character;
istics of a full and accurate text, general completeneil
of version, uniform beauty of appearance, and extraor-
dinary cheapness.

MUSICAL, DRAMATIC, LITERARY, AND
ARTISTIC NEWS AND GOSSIP.

London has been merry with preparations for the
Christmas week. Nearly all the theatres, from Covent
Garden to the Royal Grecian, are busy with clown,-
columbine, sprite, and pantaloon ; and this week given'
up to the genial spirit of the, seam, all will be laughing„_
with the little folks from school at the fine old practical
jokes—as clown knocks down the small boy, bonnets:
the policeman, and pockets the hot poker. Other places
of public entertainment, more or less serious in their
invitations, are on the alert. A fancy fair is to be held
at the Crystal Palace, with a gigantic Christmas tree,
magic lanterns, and the likes The Great Globe and all
that it contains is at the public service. Mde. Tossaud-
is waxing, stronger in attractions. The Colosseum offers
music, mimicry, Swiss waterfalls, caves, stalactites, ruins,
and magnificent panoramas. The—but the list would
be almost endless.

At the beginning of January, Devonshire and Corn-
wall are to have a penny daily paper, the Westerfl
Morning Amos.

Mr. Hotten, of Piccadilly, had in the press a volume'
of "Political Sketches," by Mr Hollingshead, author or
"Under Bow Bells," and which, like that work, is ir •
collection of papers from Irowehold Words,
The announcement of a volume of poems by Miss
Muloch, the authoress of "John Halifax,. Gentleman,"
(says the Critic), need not, it seems, have •occasioned the
surprise which it produced. She has long been known
among her friends for her poetic talents. For many
years poems in Chambers's Journal—inclaiing some
spirited translations in a series of articles on Tasso-1--
bearing', the initials "D. M. M." were generally attri-:
buted to the Scottish. popt, David Macbeth Moir, author
of " Casa Wappy." These were, however, by Miss
Dinah Maria Muloch.

The best news which has come from France during
the week, says the Literary- Garette, is to the effect that
efforts are being made (av rather vague assertion) to
give liberal opinions some chance of a hearing. A
new daily paper, entitled Le` PI-ogres. has appeared At
Lyons. It has a most efficient staff of editors and
contributors, and promises well in every respect. The
only fear is, that should it fulfil the promise of its pro-
gramme in the first three or four numbers, it will be too
good to live long. Another noticeable fact is the pur--,
chase of the Courtier de Paris—not by. M. Girardin, as
has been stated, but by the.Corate
The case for a separation of the literary and scien-
tific collection in Great Russell-street, says the Athenemon,
is said to turn, as the manner of our country is, more
immediately on the practical question of present
cost than on the question of philosophical arrange-
ment, or even of 'future saving. Hence the com-
mittee of trustees are -said to be, engaged, not so much
in discussing the, principles of classification as in
ascertaining; the prices of land in Bloomsbury and
South Kensington-. Even on this lower ground, if the'
requirements of the Department of History be
fully laid before the board of trustees, the verdict must be
given in favour of removal. The fear is that, following.
the House of Commons policy, the Bloomsbury part)"
May present only part of their need, and so, for the
sake of all illusive economy, get the• trustees com-
mitted to their principle. The fact, we believe, is,
that 10 acres are neeed for the ever-growing
scientific treasures: this land must be obtained, either
now in mass or in plots during the dozen years nett
to come. Should this circumstance be fairly stated at
the outset, how can the result of a- vote• be doubtful
Land on the South Kensington- estate may be obtained
by the.nation from her Majesty's Commissioners at leash
four-fifths cheaper than from the proprietors of Mon-
tag,ne-place and Russell-square. The first-, we imagine►
may be had for 1'5,000 or. £lO,OOO an acre. The other
would have to be bought at - £45,000 or £50,000 the
acre. The difference on 'lO acres would" be £400,000;
Why, this sum would build a palace. for the reception of
the scientific collections.
ACTRESSES ENNOBLED -BY MARRIAGE. martin
Folkes, the antiquary, a man of good birth and fortune;
is said to have been the first person among " the
gentry" who choose a wife from the English st
although he did' not "ennoble!' her by so doing star
Folkes married 'Lucretia Bradshaw, the representatire
of Farquhar'a- heroines, circa- 1725. The
" prudent and exemplary conduct" is said to have bee°
the attraction• to the learned antiquary. I find the
following list of actresses raised by marriage to
elevated rank in Clarke's "Romance of the
tocracy." Anastasia Robinson was married to Lord Peter,-
borough, tires. 1735. Lavinia BerwiCk (the origiate
Polly Peachum) became Duchess of Bolton about
Elizabeth Farren married the Earl of Derby. Low
Brunton married the Earl_ of Craven, 1807. gar._ar
Catherine Bolton (another Polly. Peachum) married
Lord Thualow in 1813. Miss O'Neill married Sir: 11:'
W. Beecher, Bart. ; gtis Foote was married to 01 •
Earl of Ilarrington;. Miss Stephens .to the Earl', et
Essex. Miss Mellon (then. Mrs. Coutts) to the Dakftw.
St. Albans. Mra."Nishett Was married to Sir Will
Boothbh Bart. I believe 'a daughter of the late JO*
Brahana. was ennobled by her marriage;. and there 10_,,
probably, one or two instances of a recent date.-11°'"
and gories.
COLLISION AT SEA.
STATEMENT BY. IL PASSENGER. ' to,
The steamer Lyra," carrying the mails from', Belfast;,,,
Fleetwood, sailedfrom.the &mer port on Friday ef.,00
int,. at seven o'clock, with about eighty-pas,senge
board. The, night; was.'very stormy, and ationt:D°'lo,.
past one in the morning shnwas run into' by the soha!la
3weetheart, from !Mars-port to. Belfast. loaded
coal.. The !sterianf:.the aehdoner "struck the stealio
amidships, :leasing her atelier, chains, and boirsnleo
the middlo. cotnpartmait, !containing the engines, or.‘',s:
immediately;filled with7water... %Such.ltis 'the fores'7.ol*
might of the water,:that-there were at first synintenilia-,
the bulkheads,,giving way, and allowing anotliec he.
partment to fi x. By' the decision and' enerel-43' aad!,
captain, this' Catastrophe, which' would, have. Pro
fatal, was: prcreentect, As, many, of the passengt'e•
were in ti,fit statf, were‘set to work to pile theirriugrref
against the bulkhead; which thus opposed a solid 11'the
to the force the,water: 'When .11.0 sehooneestrilP,ca
Lyra, one of the men leaped On beard ; whenr she it:of
a second time, anethetfollowed, but the remain
the unfortunate crew, four in number,- went €1044,01
the schooner hinnediately after, without the, Po.g."at
of anything bomg done to ;take them off, as she_'."ito,
down. stem. Brat,. not above ten minutes after
collision.
The, Lyra; was now in a most precarious co ,ntilit
being alnaost:completely.water logged, and the °vile
announced that he consisl.ared all hope of savill: in
vessel. was. gone ,that .she might go • c1(70,01-
five minutes'. or. she might ,hold on for a few
The enaotions, among the
intimation, weroTanoits. e One family, three in at rioe,
---,husband, wife, and Child---,tie4;l themselvesdrteoSiof
that they might, not be,separated Jia thel4st envie
of death, , Others exhibited: the .most frauds
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and shrieked ,with, terror and deopair> but then nn-o,be
calmly :betook them,seh7ea, to k
as help from a !m:oeto
hand. Signals. of distress were hoisted and guno 0404
fired. When-the last-,charge was about to. be ex
ems'
a vessel .hope: in; sight,: Which prated to be, the Pa:aast
from Alexandriarto Olasgow,. She approached abenats
possible to the injured vessel, from which the gas
as passenaera,,ori receivina:_to
were immediately loweieal, and although the, 7roa on
•
extremely roug,la the passengers were all trans° 001,IS
P..gatill6aancet coandui.eetsilltor which
almost all occasions of danger characte ts_ecip
behaved in this extremity
capta~' fit
e and coolness which
ril`td thy. British
that wttrh d,
to:
sailor.otwohtu
rehhoen
gallantryg
is
were leaving the wreck, by raising a subseriP'theor
crst the
amounted to over £l2, to e divided amour,„ tf.eo
A substantial token of their :To 0%
while the cabin passengers presented an adi.,,r,7;b11'1,,
captain in acknowledgment of the seaman-rshoto 04
ht had displayed in the extremity. an ae
took the-Lvro. in tow into Greenock,
was given by the passenpezon
I from Sligo to Liverpool, fell in with the two te— .L4l