The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-07 00:00:00

THE DRAMA IN LIVERPOOL.

Theatrical entertainments are very popular just at
press nt in Liverpool, and the drama thrives there with
almost as much vigour as in the metropolis. Besides
several minor places of amusement Liverpool boasts
of three theatres, two of which are now in full opera-
tion, while the third, or rather the first, for it is par
excellence the Theatre Royal of the place, has within
the last week or so put the finishing stroke to a very
successful and profitable operatic season. Nor are
these, it would seem, sufficient to satisfy the theatri-
cal appetite of the large speculative population who
are located on either side of the Mersey, and two ad-
ditional playhouses are to be brought into existence
for their especial accommodation—one in the southern
district of Liverpool, and the other in the centre
of that rapidly-extending town Birkenhead,
which, from an obscure ferry has suddenly sprung
up into an important and extensive shipping port.
Much of this growing taste for theatrical amusements
may be attributed to the unvarying exertions of Mr.
Copeland, the spirited lessee of the Theatre Royal
and Amphitheatre, who spares neither pains nor ex-
pense to secure the services of the first artists of the
day for the gratification of his numerous patrons.
Buckstone and Mrs. Fitzwilliam are now the great
attractions of the Amphitheatre, but amongst a corps
dramatique which boasts of clever actors like Mrs.
Copeland, Mr. Basil Baker, Mr. John Reeve, and
Miss Fanny Baker, the stars du not shine with the
same lustre as when they are in company with the
less brilliant satellites of the other theatrical he-
mispheres in the provinces. Still the irresis'ible
drollery and vivacious humour of both are held in
more f,vour here than even at the thymarket,
and they never fail to prove a trump card
to the Liverpool mnnager. During their engagement
Morris Barnett's comedy of the Serious Funnily, in
which Buckstone undertook the character of Atnini-
dab Sleek, Leap Year • or the Lady's Privilege, and
The Green Bushes, have been presented to over-
flowing houses. In the latter, Miss F. Baker sus-
tained Madame Celeste's part of Miami, and threw
into the earlier scenes a good deal of melodramatic
energy, which in the closing act she judiciously
changed for a dignity and pathos that were truly
touching. The good folk of Liverpool are somewhat
annoyed that she and her father, who achie‘ed so
many triumphs at Drury-lane last season, are again
to be snatched from them, to add to the phalanx of
dramatic talent that already adorns the metropolitan
stage. They join Madame Vestris's company at the
Lyceum.

FIRES.—Two fires occurred 3 esterday morning.
The first broke out about half-past two o'clock, on the
premises of Mr. J. A. Jordon, wheelwright, 20, Old-street-
road. The fire was discovered by the police on duty, by
sparks issuing from the roof, which was burnt i ff. The en-
gines from Whitecross-street were quickly on the spot, but
the tire was net extinguished before it Lad communicated
to the premises of Messrs. Smith and Owen, timber-mer-
chants. Considerable damage was done to the stock. About
an hour afterwards smother fire was discovered by the
inmates on the premises of Messrs. Caldecott, Manchester
warehousemen, Wood-street, Cheapside. On the arrival of
Mr. Braidwood with the engines, it was ascertained that the
flames had originated from the heat of the kitchen-range of
the adjoining house. After cutting away a considerable
quantity of timber, the fire eves extinguished.
PRICE OF GAME IN LEEDS.—At the commence-
ment of the season on Monday, the dealers obtained 2s. 6d.
a brace for partridges, but they arc now selling at from Is.
bd. to 2s. Grouse are fetching ss. 6d. a brace.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE SIR PETER POLE, BART.
—Yesterday morning the remains of the late Sir Peter Pole,
Bart., were conveyed from his late residence, 41, Welbeck-
street, Cavendish-square, for interment in the family vault at
Kensal-green Cemetery. The principal mourners were the
suns of the deceased, the present baronet, Sir Peter Pule,
and Mr. H. Pole, the Earl of Wintert( n, and Gereral
Clitheroe. The proces-ion consisted of a hearse drawn by
four horses, and four mourning coaches, followed by several
private carriages.
ANOTHER CALIFORNIA.—The advises from Texas
furnish some striking and characteristic details of the prepa-
rations which are in progress in all parts of the state for a
grand expedition to the gold region, which has just been dis-
covered in Northern Texas, not far from the ruins of the
ancient city of Gran Quivira: Gold mines are credibly stated
to have been discovered in many localities all along the great
chain of mountains extending from the sources of the Ar-
kansas and Platte Rivers, by Santa Fe, to the Rio Puerco.
Immense excavations are shown along the feet of these
mountains, and the ruins of large cities would appear to in-
dicate that these mines were once worked by thousands of
people. The geographical formations of this region are stated
to be so similar to those of the gold regions of Calif rnia, that
the two appear to be identical, and contain similar deposits of
the precious metals. These facts having been made known
throughout Texas, appear to have caused quite a ferment
amongst the population, and the local papers say that they
"should not be surprised to find that the emigration to the
gold region of Texas in the ensuing autumn should exceed
the emigration to California."
SUPPOSED SUICIDE OF A RESPECTABLE FEMALE
IN THE HAMPSTEAD PONDS.—About six o'clock on Thurs-
day evening, two water. carriers, of Hampstead, named
Reynolds and Williams, whilst filling their carts with water
from one of the large ponds on the Lower Heath, Hampstead,
observed a body floating in the centre of the pond. Wil-
liams took off his clothes and went into the water and
brought the body out, which proved to be that of a well-
dressed female about twenty years of age. She was quite
dead, and appeared to have ben in the water some days.
She had long gold ear-rings in her cars, and on the arrival
of Hunt, the summ Ding officer of Hampstead, he searched
the body. A small amount of money was found, as also a
letter addressed to Miss Jane Smallwood, Sydney-street,
Brompton. The officer proceeded to the above address, and
ascertained that deceased had lately been living there, and
that she had been missing since Saturday last. Her friends
are highly respectable, and the impression is that she has
committed suicide on account of some love affair with a per-
eon wii h whom she had a long time been keeping company:.
The body was conveyed to the Freemasons' Arms publiz-
house, Dowm.hire- hill, to await the coronet's inquest.
We learn from New Yolk that another new
Atlantic steam-ship, the Fraeklin, has been completed, and
was advertised to leave on the 16th of September. She is
the first of two that are to run between New York and
Havre, and she will call at Cowes both going and returning.
Her consort, the Humboldt, was also in a state of forward-
ness, and would soon follow.

According to the books of the Town Treasurer
of Inverness, the streets of that burgh were first swept at
the public expense, by older of the Duke of Cumberland,
after the battle of Culloden. The following is the entry,
dated 1546 :—" Paid labouring men fbr keeping the streets
and kennels clean, by order of the magistrates, upon a
message from his Royal Highness, the Duke of Cumberland,
91 BPS tticl 2Scl 9f August, 474 2k."