Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-24 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

Mendelssohn's Oratorio, Elijah, was given on Tueaday
everting, at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, as one of
the subscripil,)n coecerts of the ses,ien. the principal
vocalists were Mr. and Mrs. Weis, Miss Lascelles, and
Mr. Lecksv. The last name,' singer has so completely
identified himself with Obediah, that criticism would he
thrown away. Mendelssohu's praise must supersede all
other remarks on the singers. On the music, it is too
late—nr too early—to give another opinion. Miss. Las-
miles continues to improve. Mr. and .Mrs. Weiss have
room for improvement. Both have great capabilities, but
want style for Oratorio singing. Grandeur of declamation
is indispensable, and this regaires the most careful variety
of enunciAtion. The hall was crowded, but the audience
was very cold.

For many reel" pint, the numerous Christmas novelties,
to be presented; for the first time on Boxing-night, -in
London, have been in a state of active preparation ; mana-
gers, trettatt. ere, scene-painters, carpentere, and panto,
wlpit to it94tfe been assiduouil/ emploTed ia the conception

inl realicatfno of brilliant effects; wherewith to astonish
who, it is hoped, will flock to
during the period ot the Christ-
man
festivities.
At Drury-lane, for sone seasons post famed for ifs pac-
tomimie pruperity, the subject of its f irthc 'ming novelty
is the legend of " Little Jack Horner." adapted to its new
purposes by Mr. E. L. Blanch Ail. rh, scenic department
is, ay usual, suoerintended by Mr. B
in accardanre with- precedent,
pal effect will dotibticws,
became a theme of "town talk " fur some months after-
its first i.troduction to the puhic. The chef sublet of
:he diatinnish.d rtrtis:.'s is, -wo belire, a grand
tableau. netting forth an iarigin zt yr pie'ure of the bneteme
.of the sea, with the varied accompaniments- which:Abe
poetry and fable of all ages have ascribed to the realms of
Nertune. The retult Oudit to be attractire, if, as we are
informed, Mr. E 'T. Smith'pays the worthy artic alarze
salary thratigMent the year to secure the monopoly of 1-Es-
Chiistmas eff a.ts The Clowns a..e.liessrs. F,lexturire and
-Boleno_i- the RarTel,nins; M-,,sera. Milano and Yeroni; the Herr Le ilia ; the Pcentaloons MaFsis.- Biroes and
Nash: the Columines, Mad Boleno -and' Mane.-
Christonbtr;.and the premieres- danscuses, Miss Roaica
Wright and.Madll. Auriet.
At.the.Haymarket, Mr. Buckstone, who devotee his own
energies to the delect ttion of his Christ Mas audience, bt.s
Construcred a-pantomime called "The Sleepioz Berinfy in
the Wood ; us; Harlecrain and the:Spiteful F dry."' The
Leclerq family have been retained b 1 the tryinitqem,nr-,
Miss Louisa Leclerq sustaLing the character of tie
(Beauty.zng and appearing. thr-ughout the har'eilir nitto
wi:,b rr Arthur L-c'erq as ifarlequiß, to-n s Wright
fee the Friendly Fairy • and, Co!aarbine,. Mr Mac'.3r;.s,s
Pantaloon, Al r. Cha ries • Leelezq as Clown; and Was La--
vine, whose versatile talents arid pleasing manner we have
oten referred to, will sustain a charac er in every way-
arlapted to the favourite line in which sliehas a host of
admirers. In ord Ir. to increase his means for the production.
of eff:cts, Mr. B ickt-tone has leased the prerdsesadjoining
the Haymarket, formerly known as Ling's, Shoot,irg
Gallery, and which will no-v become a porti to,of the
theltre.• Or and after Bixing-rtizht- upper gallery is •
tt. ben.biished, and the space oreupie i by that an! the
lower gallery to form ene apatnous are). S airs have
also been constructed so that from the johay of the pit
those of the audience' who 'desire, it will be enabled to
asce7id to the upper. bona&
The management of the- Princes,'is .hoe -emOloyed
,its
liberality, taste, ancLahundant care on a d paiar.:lar
subke.. The-, name of the pantomime i 3 fLtriAain and
thel‘rhitts C-at cr, the Priniassi Blanched-Over end 'the
GOdlnthers." Bias 0 troiine -kdams is Vie Cbluns-
bine, Mr. Curet .iek llar?qigini, Mr Rtulo Polttoloon, rrd
M'. Haline Clown. During the first week of its c veer the
pant anima tvitl urobably prec each nib it either by
the -" Cosiieat 8r4)t.b.0i." orb "'Welai.rd-
Mr. William -11rhigh. the-author- of ."Conrad and, Me-
alora," has written the ettravaganzt withwbich Mr. Charles
Dil on will inaugiara:e his wiv.er seas.in i, it is called
" Lalla and embio-scrs the various rentan in topics
included in the 'fitsc;:inatO:g. Eaii•ern pot rat Mr. Vinton,
wt.° lost year 'pequire-t•such renown -by'his great trans-
formation sc.tne,, has.--a,gaiir been busily at work, and,
are :rding to report, pith increased success,The principal
spars will be played by Miss Wiiolgar and If Toole.
Mr.Tlm Matth.,,w,, hoverer, will. in the pa.ild•niiwe:seenes,
as=tute his visual arduous and eMjial duties-

Messm Robson and Etnlen re,y .for ; thief suecesci of
their Coris..coas cmnpaign ttrim a new_ ar.d original fairy
ext,-rivanza, by M-. Robett b:.‘ called
The D 4.r.; of Dar.dto ; or, the Eochl'usd Eves" The
nriccipal evit'aezers arc entrtwed to Vlr ssrr.. Ho-)son, G-
)r)ke, It. Wigan G. Murray, Mjzses %Vvudhaw, Herbert,
Hughes, C .ttrell, Szeren3, and Mrs. L'in'en. -The //lige-
en scene is said, to be of a more than usually elabora'e

The enhAination of exfravaynzs wad panteatius'at tig
Adelphi has been effected by tN(r. Cha-les Selby and Hr.
B. Webster, the former having devoted his talent to the
early development of the story„ and the later to the
various features of the barlequinade. The title will he
"The Laves of Cupid and Psyche," and the plot will
embody in the'poeticalstr.sin the nuinernii? is,cidents
fleeted with the course of true lore, wldult in a mytholo—
gical aga ran between these two d'iiciledly int,r,sting and
r)rn.intica'ly impulsive nerti's. iii=a Wilton is to play
Cupid, Miss Keeley Psyche, Mrs. Billiigton Cs dcbeante)
Venus, and Mr. Rini Betitord Jobe. When the youthful
m •mbers of the dramatis persona; -ebeut whom we all
know sl much, have terminated their histronic career.
Miae Wilton and Miss Keeley are to appear as Harlequis
and COlUnbil2e.

At Sadlet's Wells, Mr. T. Gremwood is the active
uly.riatendent of his own panto nines. and g-neraily ma-
nage to aeh'eve a well-deserved s;lcces.. Tais yelr the
title is " Harlequin and Peau:y and the Mast ; or, Little
G)ody T-co-slucs cud Mother Bunch's Bo)k-case in
B I)vland."

Anon of
tl%l tranonont:-,c t,3e.ntrel, r.nit tiv,ne s7inatel
at tiv, cut end of the metropolis, the St:lniar.l i 3 distin-
g•iisbed for the attention and Ith'irality b?storverl by its
lesse, M. John I),uglas, on his Onristnaas e itertainments.
" Georgy Porgl, Padding,. and Pm; or, liariewiin Middy
Longlegs," will form the all-important item of 'he 11..)xinz-
night diy raiTsne. Wile. Cash nie is the Ccituntb.ne, Mr.W.
Smith Ifarlegain, Mr. nr,dershol (his first appearance in
London) and Mr. D iver (late of the flaymarkct Theatre)
C.'owns; and the Sprites will be Meastr. Jam and Faix
Cario.

Perak Khan, attended by his suite, had an audience tee
take leave of the Queen, on his xeturn to Persia.
Tile LEIGIIWOODS MUNDICR.—BeaIe was, on Tuesday,
f }and guilty, and received sentence of death.
SveremaTic RoitneatEe IN 110DIAMSPIELD.-01 Stator-
dry, at the Huddersfield Gaildhall, George Laverty, Jane
Armstrong L iverty, his wife, rind John Arrnereng, their
son, were brought up on remand, charged with haring
committee} feur robberies. The first charge heard- was
against- the last-named prisoner, for having stolen a suit of
me -i's clothing, an I numerous . other articles of wearing
aopirel, +he property of Wel ingtoa Monrehouse, broker.
The goods had been taken on two several days fr:m a
bedroom in the house. Sam iof the articles the prisoner
had pawnr.d, and others wore found i his nestession when
apprehended. 'File second charge was against the same
trisoner for having stolen awareh-rh from the Fox end
Grapes Inn, the property of an as istant at that place,
named Mary Ann Slaw. This the prisoner had pledged
I in the town, and it was produced and identifie I by the
nrosecutria. The next charge was against Jane Armstrong
Laverty, for stealing a gold watch-attar& valet) £4, the
property of James Hellawelf. The guard had been left in
the prosecutor'shedroom on the 30th October, on which
d ,yr it was stolen, along wdh to gold, and £4 in silver.
The guard was. proved to have been pledged by the
prisoner, an lit was produced and i Ica. ified. 'l'h; fourth
-charge was preferred against Laverty and his wife j,.intly,
for having stolen a watch an! guard, the property of Allen
Wood, Kaye'a Arms Inn, gaay.street. When these tvra
prisoners were apprehended at their dwelling New Mills,
Darbyshire, the stolen witch was found in their possession,
and the chain was afterwards ascert'doed to have brew
pledged in St, el:port, in the name of the female prisoner..
B th were produced and identified by M-. Wood, who .
stated that at the time they were stolen, £35 in gild .and
silver, a cheque for l'lo, and a note for £5, were also
stolen from the same bedroom. lie remembered that the.
Male prisOner used to frequent the house shortly before the
robbery. At the time the elder prisoners were apprehended
other watches were also found on them, which are sus-.
pected to have been staled. They were committed for
trial on each of the charges bronet against them.
SERIOLT3 1t 83A5. LT ON A GADIEKEZPER.—On Monday, at
the Rotherham Court Those, David Sellars and John
Beverley. of Sheffield, were charged with assaulting John.
Ellis, of Horton, gamekeeper to Colonel Gould, of A;ton.
The ease had been previously before the le, nch, and reMan-.
ded. A pack of bar; jars are kept by a nurnber‘of working
man connected with the Sheffiald trade?, and. Sellars is the
huntsman. On the 27'h November, the h winds were taken
oat for a 'Lulls sport, folio cied by a large auraber of work,
ing men. They started a hare on land over which the
ownces of the dugs ve permission to hoot; and, pursuant
to the authority of the ect of narliament--awhich rankes it,
halal for hnntsmen and dogs to chutes hare, starting on,
their own hunting ground, over whomsoever land it may
run—fcllowed the animal on land at H'irtoa, in the necne
ration of Mr. Oxley, an 1 over which Calorie' Gaul+ has
the exclusive right of killina game. Ellie was in one of
the fields with Mr. Oxley, and shot over the doge when
they were in full pnrsuit. The effect of this was to throw;
m at of the dogs off the scent a but several dogs, on tieing
encouraged by Sellars, re3ommenc of the pursuit, and
vptured the hare in an ndj rifling field, where it bacatne
entangled in a sheep ne'. The keeper fired over the d,gs
three limes, but on the trelatter 02W.5101.18 they were to/
far off him to heed the shot. The hunters who numbered
alarm" 100, were indignant at the attempts to spoil their
sport, amd one of them, natncd Blake oat yet approhen
ded), cleared with Ellis, endeavoured to wrest his gun frrm
-
him, and struck hum lever blows en thd face. BETerl`277
aided in the attack by beating Bilis with the deal hire,
and eventually shawl: him a holy hl9vv on the right
temple r:ith a knehßtiek, while Sollars struck Ellis's reels
with a stick The hloir which Ellis received from Beverley
on the temple eat to the hone, and caused severe swelling
and discolouration, Medical ail bad to be ale I in, and
i symptoms of fever manifested themselves to cavil an
extent that danger was apprehended for several days, but
the keeper is now recovered.—The bene'a fined 13.veriey
£5 and Sellars £2 and costs, with each two months'
imprisonment in default of payment, S liars was further
charged with assaulting Mr. Oxley, and Good £2 and costa
1 for that offence, with imprisonmenttwc! Maths' in
! default or payment.

DISTRIBUTION OF PR' ZES AT IHE COLLEGIATE
INSITUTLIT.

The half-yearly distribution of prizes took place at the
Collegiate Institution at twelve o'clock yesterday. There
was a very c. owded attendance, the great hall bsing quite
filled. Among the clergymen and gan,lemen on the plat-
form we-es the Rev Mr. Ho-son, .P.eiTicipal of the Institu-
tion ; Venerable Arch Bacon Jcn Rev. Hugh M'Neile,
Rev. Mr. Ellis, Alden-ism S. Heinle, Me7.srs. Wsgtaff,
Lawnnce, Elias Annan l, and several other cicrgymen and
gmthmen. The gaieties were filled wi:h
Tho chair wa3 taken by the Venerable Archdeacon
Jones.

The Chairman meld : Ay young friends, aludozi of this
noble institution,—l appear before you on this occasion, by
the kind invitation of your worthy principal, in the absence
of the Bishop who very frequently presides here, and in
the absence, also, of the Rector; who is, I believe, on the
Continent, I fear on account of his health Although this
is the first time I have presided on such an occasion, it is
by no moans the first time that I heve attended hero at
your prize delivery. I attended here many years ago, as
well as more recently. At one time I had a son in this
institution, and, of course, the institution is therefore
doubly dear to me. Now, my dear young friends,
—some of you very young, and some comparatively
old ; all grades of age from about sere i yea s to nearly
twenty, or m:re—l truly sympathi 0 with you all. This
is an interesting occasion to every one of you, but especially
to those to whom the prizes are awarded, and by-and-
bye, be given. lam not too old to forget What it is to feel
some elation on receiving a prize. I can vary well
sympathise with the feelings of there who will I'o so
honoured on this occasion. I wise I hid distinguished
myself, when I was young, as much as some of the young
people here, but still I did my best at one time, and I
reaped some lit-le reward, and I hops I reaped the benefit
of what I did learn in my younger days at a much later
time of life. It is indeed a distinction to be singled out of
this large body to receive a M% k of approbation —to
receive from the hands of the Principal and the masters of
this institution tokens of superiority, tokens of diligence.
tokens of good cenduci; and whilst I sympathise with the
prize men—if I may call theca men—l can also sympathise
very strongly with those who, although they have not
attained a prize, have yet, by their industry, by their
diligence, by their talents, and by their good con-
duct, acquired the approbation of their teachers
There are men here who, although they have not
gaine I a prize this time, would have gained them some
years age. It is relative merit, relative superiority in
many cases. You are aware that ono year is often much
more advanced than another. It is co in the Universities.
Sometimes a senior wrangler would -only have been third
or fourth wrangler at one time ; and sometimes a fourth or
fifth wrangler would have been senior wrangler at another
year. It depends very much upon the relative superiority,
the relative attainments, of young men. Now, there are
many who, no dou'a, will be cornmeniel by the principal
and masters of this institution, although they have not had
a prize awarded to them, for having given great satisfaction
to their superiors I can sympathise with them also. A
prize is a matter of little consequence, when compared
with the meriting of the prize. Very little importance,
indeed, do these things possess, when compared with the
acquirements, witti the geed endue~, and, above all, with
the testimony of each boy or man's own conscience. That
is the prize which is best worth having. I trust that all
of you, by the grace of God, have the testimony of your own
conscience, that during the last half-year you have endea-
voured to de your duty, endeavoured to be diligent,
endeavoured to attend to the rules of the Ins i ration,
endeavoured to please your teachers. and, above all, endea
voured to please God. (A eplanee ) I feel assured that
all here will sympathise with those who have distinguished
themselves. I should be sorry to think that there is any
envy or jeelousy among you. Ido hope that the smallest
boy, and the lowest iu literary acquirements, can yet
rejoice in the prosperity of the Institution, and in the
advancement of his fellow scholars; and I am sure you
will all, whether you distiaeuish yourselves or not, rejoice
in the statement I am about to read, as t ) the credit which
this Institution has received during the past year, by the
success of former pupils', in the Universities of Cambridge
and Oxford Now the Institution is beginning to reap the
the fruits of the long toil which has been bestowed cn
education in thin place ; and is the pretence of such fruits,
it is vain to cpiestioa for one moment, the superiority of
instruction received in this Institution. I will mention to
you some of those fruits. During the last year, one gentle-
man of the name of Webster—a name well known here—
has obtained a fellowship at Trinity College, Cambridge ;
and that is no mean honour—that co small indication
of superiority in eceolarshio. A fellowship in Trinity
College. Cambridge, is worth contending for, and not
easily obtained ; it requires very great scholarship to obtain
it. That was obtained during the year 1857, by one
brought up here of the name of Webster. (Applause )
Hunt, whose name also is very familiar to me, has ob-
tained a fellowship at Corpus Christi College, Oxford.
Then, Arthur has obtained a first class at Trinity College,
Cambridge ; Wainwright a first class also at Cambridge;
and Widdowson and Lafona a first class each at St John's,
my own old college. (Applause.) These are encourage-
ments to you, and must also be subjects of thankfulness
and joy. Well, my young friends, I have exeressed to
you the sympathy which .1 really feel in your we'liere, and
the sympathy Whif'h such a tens as this is sure 'o excite
in the bosom of every one. All around me sympathise
with you Your Principal sympathises, your masters
sympathise with you; all the gentlemen arid ladies
around me sympathise in your youthful feel-
ings on this occasion, and the situation in which God
has placed you. We all wish you every manner of pros-
perity, but there are some around you who sympathise
more fondly and more affectionately with you. I have no
doubt there are many fond fathers and tender mothers in
these galleries whose eyes are glistening with feeling, and
whose bosoms are heaving with maternal and fraternal
feeling towards you. I can fancy how a mother, seeing
her sun coming up here to receive a prize, will thank Ged
for having, in His providence, giant him to this institution,
and will Omsk God for having blessed his in iustry, and I
do trust that the recollection of the satisfaction which your
progress gives to your parents and your kindred will ba
an additional motive to stimulate you to fresh exertions.
(App' ause.) I shall not detain you now any longer by
speaking upon this subject, but I shall wish you, my dear
friends, a merry Christmas. (Cheers.) lam not at all
hostile to mirth, when it is mirth consistent with religion.
If you only be merry and wise, you cannot be too merry,
and I hope this will be a merry Christman to you all, and
the mere merry because you have endeavoured to do your
duty. You, who have thus endeavoured, will now I hope
endeavour to spend a merry Christmas. but remember that
to be truly merry, you must be wise, and I
hope you will always feel the responsibility belenging
to you as scholars of this Institution. Do nothing un-
worthy of it: not only speak in its defence, but show, by
your conduct, that you have been well taught and instructed
here, not only in literature, but in what is far more im-
portant than that—the true knowledge of religion ; and
carry away with you good feeliegs and good impressions,
as well as good instruction. I have spoken about relaxation
when wishing you a merry Christmas. Now, the feet is
that religion does not sanction any over-anxious and
over-strained application of the faculties. I think there
is a temptation in the present day for persons to
goad one another even to an absurd length, to the injury
of their health and the injury of their minds in every
possible way ; and, in the Universities, it is not en un-
frequent thing, whilst hundreds are idle, dissipated, and
wicked in their conduct, that others, who are disposed to
study, aro stimulated to that degree that they turn night
into day, that they are at their books when they ought to
be walking out and taking exercise, and they thus ruin
their health and ruin their spirits, end when they
have taken degrees and got a little honours, they are
good for nothing. The wisest of men has said
" of the making of many books there is no end, and much
study is a weariness to the flesh." This may seem strange
advice to give in such an institution as this; but I hope
the Principal will pardon me for giving it. It is not often,
indeed, that school-boys over study, and my remarks
apply rather to those who are preparing for the Universities.
I hope you will net thus over exert your minds. I hope
you will have sound bodies with sound minds; and now
that the holidays have come, that you will take your
pastimes—only take them reasonably, an under the
influence of true religion. Go no where but where
your consciences would allow you to go, and
engage in nothing contrary to the principles in which
7ou have been instructed, and which have been instilled
into your m nds. Always go on feeling that without God's
blessing you cannot prosper, do what you will. (Cheers )
After some further observations, the Venerable Archdeacon
concluded by again wishing to all present a merry
Christmas ; and resumed his seat amidst loud applause.
The Rev. Mr. Howson read a note of apology from the
Bishop of the Diocese, whose engagements in Chester

prevente 1 him from attending ; and then proceeded 'o
deliver the prizes, of which the following is a list :

UPPER SCHOOL.
CLASS rniZES.
Prize. Certificate.
Classics Maehemalics
I .. M'Neile I Sinker
II .. Lobley transfered to Lobley... ..... Fairclough
Clough
Fairctough f
Pughe, K M Pughe, K M • Cordeaux
TIT Mod. donor, W H Bleckly
IV ....... . , Cleaver, R S
IV Mod Barrill, W
V
V M0d....... Birch
...
VII ..... Lawrence.....
VIII
f3PECIAL PRIZES.
Bro7,ks Divinity Medal.. Wilson
Senior History
Lobley
Senior French ....Tirbet, P Lobley
Junior Feneh Morris, transferred
to Tinling .. Mic.'nod, F J
Hindley, W T ... Makin
CAvi
Drawing—Free Hand . . S wift (1)
Prospective.. Windsor (2)... . Aked, E
Tin1ing........... Cleaver, R S
Aked W
Writ.ng Birch
Lawrence. trans-
ferred to Menlove ..Lafone, H.
Tennent
Peel, E S
Ropes
Woods
Scott

Clam.

Pri7e,

XTILI ERIE ES.
Donor. Subject.
Sen. Classsical Master . • Greek Verse (tram- -
lation from S❑ak-
spsre)
Oki Pupils English Essay Archer
Mr. Miley Latin Recitation .. Cleaver, R S
Mr. Balls
Statham, A
Appleton, R
Sutton, S
Mr. Vittoz
Mr. Hunt Gocd Conduct ... Cartwright, T
Vice Principal (jun classes) Arithmetic • . Burrill, W

Mr. Bart