Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-14 00:00:00

MRS. SIMRIDAN MUSPRITT.— (From the Genealogy of ell
Cushman' 3). —" Mrs. Muspratt (Susan W. Cushman)
appeared on the theatrical stage in New York city, in 18a
1
and, after a brilliant career of ten ears' acting in EntA
and America, retiiiti ?rem the stage.ui Thera
in 1847, In the United Stites; wlieke Miss ushman pa jEngla s
sod
the first six years of her professional life, she was svo.e‘l
knoyn as an artist of taste and judgment, and a hi,'"!
accomplished woman. During her brief career she 5111
sively played the 'juvenile tragedy' and genteel cone"
business, as it is theatrically termed, to Mr. James Wallae •
Mr. Forrest, and Mr. Macready, and, was the original repreai
sentative in Philadelphia and New York, of the prinelP,,.
female parts of most of our recent dramas Grace ifatZe
away to her sister's Lady Gay Spanker Pauline, in tu,
Lady of Lyons,' • Florentine, in Time !Works Wonders!
Julie de Mortitnour, Lady Alice Hawthorn, and sat" 3
Paris, the last of these characters had a remarkable tiinlllPl3;
and was, played by her for many successive nights.
The Happy Man,' and in most of poor Power's best pieces
H ,
that delightful comedian has often declared that he never,"
had a more clever supporter than Miss Susan Cushman, wbed
displayed a racy humour and a love of fun seldom ,
for among the Juliets and Desdanzonai of the 10„,
stage.
former character was not.one of this lady's American pa
but since her arrival in England she has actually perCortael
that: one character of Juliet upwards of two hundred nights •
There is something painful to the really, intelligent plaYger;
V4lO can critically appreciate the excellencies of genlll-3
acting, in the loss of even a single actor or actress Will
Stage ndt over rich iu talent, and we can scarcely name all
artist in the profession whose loss we should more Re
deePll
lament than that of this highly gifted lady. In truth,
could have better spared a better woman.' fhere sc""
something so cheerful and affable in her address, and.,ol
lady-like in her manner, that we were at once put in
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humour with the play and with all the company whell
appeared, tind we fele determin ed to applaud the performaneLl
whatever might be thrust on the stage ! Would she 1?;,:"
there again ! No ! no ! we will not utter so selfish a dew.
• we will not wish her back again on the stage, agf'
mingling in its turmoils, its jealousies, its petty
and its foolish feuds,—that would be an ill complitnet
May all the happiness of a well-regulated marriage be he'
portion in the domestic life to which she now devotes be
and may her worth as a woman be as fully appreciate,'
by him, to whose interests she henceforth bestows hera,el
as her value as an actress has been by us who have had t"
brief, bid not soon to be forgotten pleasure of witnesail
her professional excellence, her admirable conduct, an
quarrelat

charming o•race."
PUBLIC AfONUMENT TO THE LATE WILLIAM FITZGIII/3°....."4
ESQ., MAYO OF Coßx.—(From the Cork Excroziner.)of
Sir,—As the private friend of the much lamented Mavor,,,
Cork, William Fitzgibbon, Esq., I had felt a pardonable de.%
cacy in putting myself in a conspicuous position in connect
with the movement now going for*ard, to place a mete°/„..
of his high character and transcendent worth upon a bes'snd
proud and immutable. To other men of position 331
Influence in Cork, to those who 'met him in daily officio
intercourse, and who shared with him high and ouet°at
responsibilitiea' while' di.scharging the civil duties of a V.:, ci
commercial city, I should wish to see confided the adv,.°"tlie
of this cause ; and, although always prepared to iniuseod
weightiest sacrifices: in my power to give imptllse f
energy to such a praiseworthy undertaking, Ling
had rather content myself -in silence with ec,,,,`bis
my °wit" humble part among a large and respecl;to
circle. Recent circumstances, however, have arisen that %al
one waive all considerations, both of a private and' Per° ro
.
nature, and leave me no other alternative than Pof
claiming my adheSion to a cause which every adnlire,r,oo
charity, benevolence, and philanthropy should hate''„ect
deeply at heart. That such a distinguished mark of IS grill,
was eminently due to the late Mayor of Cork, few, " ;f
will attempt to gainsay. It was due to the character big
gentleman who, with charaeteristic benevolence derillgfirer
two years of office, employed its emoluments to the n""t'eti
tion of the sufferings of the poor of Cork ; who laboe,
indefatigably to promote the prosperity of all ranksrg
clasies,, and who brought to the cause of justice unbeniu3
honesty
,and unswervering truth. I am, therefore, Prifof
that, in my native city, a feeling of sympathy in beb3 sea
'this project is hourly gaining ground; and I eantbat
nothing more calcillated to mar its progress th3neceg
unworthy apathy which pervades negligence and Ind Jett
this That in other lands—in England particid3l Jett
this monument is favourably spoken of, and that goitleTo
who have no local associations with Cork are ready.
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forward and testify, by their contributions to the Pit4W,4,10,
Testimonial, their high appreciation of its object. el"- of
most gratifying to the numerous friends and iidtniretsdif
Mr. Fitzgibbon. One instance alone, which I Clot
record, will substantiate the truth of my assertion. .014
Thursday night, while staying at Cruise's Hotel', Limerloo,
a number of gentlemen and I were engagad in sneia..l,,et of
verse. . Among .other topics of conversation, the subJe-th•
public monuments was discussed, and a testimonial to pto
late Patrick Sarsfield was admitted to be eminent]," duo-0-
hia memory. Upon my alluding to the Fitrribben tn not
ment; in Cork, an English gentleman, personally unkn;' of
to me—Mr. Cattle, of the respectable establislimenp'ool
Sharp, Ilig,gius and Cattle, wholesale druggists, Licer the
—Came forward,' and asked me if I were a friend e
nip
late Mayor' of. Cork ? •• Upon my answering in the 3"1.;
tive,, he generously opened his purse, and handed
Sovereign, for the object in qnestion. I feel great PEa
in. acknowledging this donation of a generous-hearted
lishman, Who perhaps had never seen or spoken to the
and
Mayor of Cork and only knew him through the Press art'
from the public report of his high and straightfortsl'otabdoe
tharadter. If tliecitizens of Cork are now in earnest
themselves honeur—have" their mines enrolled in the
bright pages of the future annals' of Cork—now this i5O
time and now is the opportunity. for action. Le,t;„st•ve.
gentleman, or a number of gentlemen, take the in't'—olte-
Let a worthy example be set to the trades. Let a
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mittee, a corresponding secretary, and treasurer be 11; 1:51
appointed. In furtherance of this object, I beg to neer
own humble inite
—Xlo—which, with Mr. Cattle's Gooncnttl_
bution, lam prepared-to forward to the fund, .vhen, the
opened. I am heart and soul for this monumeet,a doilkntiesl
citizens of Cork, irrespective of religious class or P
party, unanimously combine for its completion, there is oct•
earthly obstacle can frustrate their. endeavours. - Tilast%
WESTROPE BUTTERFIELD. [The late Mr. Fitzgibbon Ict.-4
well known, and respected as an upright and success"'
merchant, and had extensive connections with Louden/
Liverpool, and other large mercantile towns.]

Loss OF A BOAT'S CREW.—Letters from Stornowl
announce that during the heavy storm of last week a
serious casualty occurred to a fishing-boat's crew belongeall:l4
to iTig. The boat suddenly pp
disa eared during a
snow shower, and no trace of her or 'her crew, five Or 6i%

,
in number, has since been obtained. "
MONUMENT TO GEORGE STEPHENSON. —A general Ineteeti
innof the subscribers to the monument about to be erec
in Newcastle-on-Tyne, to the memory of the late Georgia
he
Stephenson, Esq., the far-famed railway engineer, was,„,„,o
on Wednesday, in the Council Chamber of the New -`.,-;ed
Hall. The Right Honourable Sir George Grey ocorriliat
the chair. The secretary read the following report—" 'ro-
in the opinion of this committee, the best and most aPP co
priate site for the monument is on the triangular sPfiiii
at the junction of Westgate-street with Neville-street' ba
ease' the assent of the corporation of Newcastle cao„.o
obtained. That, while the general sentiments of Yip
committee appear to be in favour of entrusting ho
task of constructing the monument to Mr. Lough, th°nsos,
alreadY prepared a full-length statue of Mr. Stepuecitivo
your committee do not presume to pronounce a P°.;shed
opinion in favour of that sculptor,without being furtl.".iong
with more 'ample materials to guide them in their decl,olo,
and, with this view they recommend that Mr. Lough 5,115t51,
be invited to produce a model of the statute and Peue to
or other accessories, upon such a scale as to enable them a
speak with more confidence upon so important a quest% be
selection of the artist. The model so furnished f his
submitted to the opinion of a committee constituted 700,
Grace the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., the Right
-not.
Lord Ravensworth, the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Vim,
G.C.8., M.P , Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bart., Slrg.p.•
George Armstrong, C. 8., Robert Stephenson. Esq., r,sq.,
William Hutt, Esq., M.P., John Hodgson Hind
nby,
John* Clayton, Esq., Nicholas Wood, Esq„ Charles 31a -the
Esq., F.R.S., the Rev. J. C. Bruce LL.D.; who, in oil
event of their pronouncing favourably of its merits, ..Acri
be empowered to entrust Mr. Lough with the cortnl7,f,
of designing and executing the Stephenson Monunleiihe
Mr. Kell supplemented . the report by informinifl to
meeting that the subscription list now
4,961 8s 9d, £5,000 being the sum desired to be raltre;
and that of, the sum of £4,961 8s 9d, for which Phreeti
had put down their names. £4,206 6s 9d had of
actually received. He also staacd that, in pursuanc,,o
what he considered to be his duty, a copy of the resoinuort
which he had just read in connection with the Ito-
was transmitted to each gentleman of the CorarnreplY
'rimed, with the request that they would furnish a
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as to their willingness to act. He had got replies
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the whole in the affirmative. A series of resoluirrtl76.4
based on the report were put to the meeting, and e`uref
unanimously. Votes of thanks to the committee, treas
and secretafies, for the zeal and ability which they,n,
displayed, and a resolution of thanks to the noble eccrogs
man for presiding, having been passed, the procee
terminated.