Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-17 00:00:00

this actress displayed more grace,
more talent, and
amore affecting pathos in the character of the poor
.. ,
ladian
dien girl than on Tuesday night. The an- ce were as enthusiastic as if the charm
of novelty were added to the many. other charms of Madame
Ueleste's acting. The play was well put upon the stage as
regarded scenery, and- the acting •was, -on the whole, 'disable to to the local )erformers. Mr. Edgar and Mr.
Neville were effective ini their respective parts. -Miss Page,
rho had the very hysterical character of Geraldine to per-
iryrsatoe,:.aeached, in several - the very climax of
passages,
and stage 00-ony, It is not quite reasonable to
-0 •
all the blame .upon an actress if such a character
!ometimes approaches to the vercre of the ridiculous : but
leit must he allowed that a lady of Misi "Page's talents, might
ach the pathetic and the passionate with less straining of
wags and physical exertion, than on Tuesday night. Mrs.
tow"'lesier made an excellent Helly, and
sang' her .'
A " ballad with singular sweetness and
Green_Mr
'..Pplehy pathos. .
accentas with
genuine and easy effect, and brought out at the
Lame time all the
points of the character with great skill.
d
epioi3ralbaikteeley's effort at . Hibernian accent and ways was
a hopelesss failure. Messrs Walton and Bar-
?afoot as.Grinidge and Jack Gong, were exceedingly humour-
s and droll. The piece is one which requires some effort
thto render endurable - inde-T1 it is one of tile most singular
ellemena we know' of in the drama, to perceive this play
ra
ePt alive and powerful through so many years, by the
a anner ia which one actress endows with grace andpatho,
ve Poor melodraatic part. Last Celeste appeared beforem a well-filled house night,
,v, ..--- and the French Spy. Her en'
with the present week.
Iv,
a ,_ ST DERBY GI/A RDUNS.—The usual weekly meeting
4 the West Derby Board of Guardians was held yesterday,
•iilir. Whitby in the chair. The Other guardians present were
-;11-4siserys: 11. Edwards, Smith, I. Edwards, Ledger, Morris,
Mwdesley, Roberts, Kirkus,Rainford, Stone, 801-
;11, Parkin, Abrahams, Woods and Roscoe. The governor,
eehst:aa. slillingleln, . reported that the
_number of paupers in the
weekbe,,long t last week was 656 ; admitted since, 17 ; dis-
36rged, 21; dead, 2 ; number this week, 650, of whom
to Toxteth-park ; number in corresponding
thaelk„,,e, last year,- 712. The master of the hospital reported
week-"'e number of sick inmates in this establishment last.
ilinibewratshilsOlv9
0;
eakd,mitted since, 12 ; discharged,
.16 ; died, 3 ,
108 ; number in corresponding week of
outdoor, Year, 126. The following cheques were granted 01
Ardoor relief:—Mr. Potts, £125 ; Mr. Olney, £36; anecil
it r;,„l:Ytha'oe,_ £22 ; total £lB3. Mr. Morris moved,
oaonr-
law -1; agreed that the clerk , write agmn. to_ the., Pt a
rem e.ard, asking . them for a reply in reference
ko .
AA
letter taloa passed d . eine. the salary of Mr. Mus ai.
, a van ~.,
sarehWas read from the Poor-law Board, respecting the
of th„ar,ges which -were made upon Mr. Davis, late master
tialt ' u„,°,sPital. The board saw no ground for the applica-
sarefiwuich had been made on the part of Mr. Davis's
atore_s! as the provisions were taken from the 'Workhouse
moreover tor which Mr. Davis was accountable. The board,
Xi
rk us'ver, had no authority to interfere in the matter. M
when hentvocud,that the subject be deferred till nc_x_tiisweweakrs,
;greed to. Itboeteel'ePared to make a motion.,o This
Moore as b
101 u•-law Boarl • r communication was
.r read from the
, , In reference to the appointment of Mr.
board iiiii "'keeper and porter at the 'Workhouse. The consideratinioated that the subject lad received their careful
an ofße 11, and said it was inexpedient to appoint such_
er. Alt),
to the wish "(nigh reluctant to take a course opposed
withhold theire of the guardians, they felt it their duty to
Porter .assent to the appointment' of Moore to act as
said, thallil 'book-keeper at the Workhouse. Mr. Kirkus
sat: tea 4
fort oor-law Board, as Mr. Ledger had very justly
aight ago, seemed to be over-riding the. power
board I°ltY which the ratepayers had invested in that
of their '11,3' came there to perform their duty to the best
nioas, they y, and when a resolution was passed unam-_
the iirite'nfey were unable to act upon it because of
he ay r ereace of the Poor-law Board. It appeared,
1,00 r., that
had been writing to the
and boa ijeardsoaninde cpaerrrsyrng on a secret correspondence,
that ho_ Person had been enabled to over-ride the
.acts of
aoar thur,d which had been carried by large majorities ; and
heea ,e -roor-law Board had refused to sanction what had.
tined
and over again carried by that board,st alrivadssiaitch
tittle to le and
Poor-law Board themselves. I
lan tb- slst this, and to get a stop put to these interferences
as well as of the Poor-law Board, as matters ofH importance,
ncluded
1)y alovs minor ones, were veteed by them. eco _
_r.
H.
Edwards/Igs that the matter be deferred for a week._r. 311iirknus
in said -4411 he Perfectly agreed with what M
tnterf - ' and,
if the Poor-law Board were to continue_ to
board ere in this way, the sooner that (the West Derby)
after Zast9.issolved the better. They were stultified week
11 oar& •",(/,'lla their duties by the proceedings of the Poor-law
_
kr, /ci LueYwerebecoming a perfect nonentity. He seconded
very ini r"ts's motion. Mr. Ledger said, this was a
that
_P°rtant qtiestion, as it involved the independence of
the). w'ard; ands if they submitted to. the Poor law Board, aeaent9ald truly become what Mr.. Edwards said, a perfect
tarty tiot),., -Mr. Smith said he would not refuse to be a
0a d • utspararre the wisdom and justice of the Poor-law
r In thi • . .
Poiatine , s instance.. He did not concur with the ap-
- Pro, et'. The subject then dropped, and the board
t. 11 eedto co -d for supplies. The
o awi.,,, nsi er some contracts.
~ .
Iltime ue were accepted •—For coals, William Harding ,
aYes; John Ph,i_lip CoW'ley ; wines and spirits, Henry
tY
4lter Al drug s+ Messrs. Clay, Dodd, and Case ; brushes,.e
111,,,eat, 'e Morgan ; smallwares, William Johnson ; butchers'
.rbiliPs:bnittaesr,Tnilinsori our, oatmeal, peas, &c., John
aad sal , °read (for hospital), Thomas Allen ; bacon, cheese,
11,20t5, Shoe, . John l3radburn ; leat.her,, Thomas S‘armunfl-,..
Mors' ', oac., Charles Barlow; linen drapery, Ate7n
and .11 aticl Mackay ; woollen drapery, Messrs. Morgan
Potatoe ae,e-aY ; tobacco and snuff, William Procter ;
ausaiess, '' oho Ahearn ; clog soles, William Clough. The
s then concluded.

M-adamE

in the Sister

.ement terminates

..." ‘jarabridge, on Tuesday night, a large Reform meeting
Wa4 brok
, Tht Ne.. 11 up by an uproarious mob of gownsmen.
zetaxpr3opiriltirtecieoineLstT.A.N. EXILES.—The
_Mayor of Cork has
the Central Committee for aiding the
kilils k '''Nl) CHINA Maus. The Calcutta and China
trai were despatched to the provinces by the earliest
mlis Yesterd
.1.11/, -.-- ay morning.
tile V04C44°1-1:11 BILL—The Herald says, in case of a hos-
loosith,:, no matter how large the majority, it would be a
ittl. duty of Lord Derby to dissolve.
•%iled It.VALI3T PREACHERS.. Our attention has b aeon.. !hat 0 the dirt Messing circumstances arising out t ror s..' terirled a " revival " in a religious community.
beea -everal
sets'week past, the Rev. I. C. Milbournc has
, holdir,
e., etorloet,, ,:,vices and Preaching
°l`rded 4 Chapel, and the Town-hall, Doncaster, to
-11staao eeligregations ; and we hear that, in som
ladhe,, his zeal and earnestness have been attended
en ulleh good. Unfortunately, however, a trolly
Tw.bable result has been produced in two cases. Sara i
krt. iiiplsged 30 vears who resided with her father; attended
tfell fro;),`",°,llrild's. revival services ; and the remarks which
)werit';l "le Preacher created upon her mind so deep and
' he be,- ail impression that her reason was overthrown.
,weal ;a111...0 unable to control her actions; and
.her re-
'lre. Anne') Wakefield Asylum has been rendered impera-
heoa t,,Staplet n, ti wife of Mr. T. Stapleton, had
etirita--1 uear Air. eMilboeurne
retiirne°l servations
°I his Yi; and What he enforced in the course
e
on Sunday, the 27th of
the b ftilaale 'thatsob
Nei
et was alarming to witness.n
• -ed upon her mind, after h
itie li:ii-p,Tile graduallye eorese, smashed the windows_t sic,
11144 viosg„ 4nd Conductedw herself otherwise i
l*estraint. 7,ee that
fiold was
given A certifie washer removal to Wa ef
stin
__.'and un,_r ate. for .
it necessary to place her under
teer Aas ennvqe the direction of thleißeroaartadicotfienGi!isa,rdhieawn-s
0 ' conside 3cd to the asylum.
azette. red to be a temporary derangement. —Doncaster
bare ki,
4 ititir: 1:: 11:cla:ite;WasT•or
to eurtrlone,ll pleasure in transferring from the Athenceton
ENGLAND ART-UNION.—We
ft
-ill tr,,,Bllll)3eribers ns the following critique on the " P.eraer-
WilU 'f
this
that
society y
the.
tlhder tie of their• see _ they patresleeraitst?
iet-forrecethh-ee,
been Btatid „ guinea in the engraving alone,
see that many fine works of art have. 4t the 'tired for the 'choice of the fortunate prizeholders,
Art.,t . drawing and
deawdye
' "The Bristol and West of England
eittaN!lkui present their subscribers with a fine, line
herd'ing of Sir Edwin Landseer's picture of the Sher-
and bible ,
Tiles
Pict. _
.7 engraved by Mr. Thomas Landseer.
as
'lre is engraved with a masterly, sweeping power,
are . all the animal vigour and sentiment of then
the
BiPalhter
about it. The dog that has its feet upon
fire tia(li' uf heather-girt rock, has a thousand times more
Itleet As°lll in its eye than half the people you daily
40 .." for the black d 0,,, with the white tuft on the
its
tontelit eY,P beams with.' thoughtful and philosophic
four
th , 'llPit. It has an expression many men might_ envy,
ill th
b't The curl of the
tli (."
is baPPiness, and fidelity, and. courage, all beaming
.rolled at brown pool of the, oi i .
.k eadiness
the "'up body is as true and luxurious as is the lier.
I;s4 hsisPrTg, and elasticity of his watchfnl companion, who
-tlibl 'l"r°ll,3 foot thrust out to
his
the heaviefteltasepheids ettree and the thick wool bonnet his master has he While he
look for
goes to brithe, or fish, or to iok missing lamb the eaglesc may have taken as tith-
th's
etiravilil.e flock. In quality of line and. texture
.1
44d tufted,g " admirable ; the brown dog's hair is so crisp
curl under
the t,
oso close on the ears, so soft and Eio bushyul; t) so deer-like, compact, and woven one
dog,
thte. and flowing on the tail As for the
trke it is sably and fur
sill'i,,L, nor tithed enough t't,,,. heather is scarcelstrong and wiry ellnug:,
blackthe flank,
1 'n the
-like, short in places as velvet.
'c'd and the whole foreground ' in fact weakened
ma
__ „
is, ned
about—the fronds : the nowt er is
en
av,Hteebled to give the dogs prominence. Surely .. ,
q led do
well egg sued iore
vo„, , g would stand- out from a 0
. sgAti` jßristol ii r •
a c my. a well