The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-07-02 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL.

That clever and engaging little couple, Mr. and Mrs.
Keeley, have succeeded Vestris and Mr. C. Mathews. Be-
fore proceeding, it ought to be " set down" that during the
past fortnight the whole company exerted themselves so wit=
lingly and well as to draw from the future lessee of Covent
Garden the expression of her thanks and satisfaction. This
is saying something ; for a more particular " woman of busi-
ness" than Madame Vestris never served an apprenticeship
to the details of the art.

To resume. The Keeleys appeared last night in the plea-
sing and instructive comedy of the " Heir at Law ; " after
which Mrs. Keeley gave her affecting personation of poor
Srnike in " Nicholas Nickleby,"—a part in which it is but
justice to say that Mrs. Tellet looks and acts so well, and
who could and would sustain it still more effectively if she
would put a drag chain upon an " unruly member" and not
speak so fast. Stnike has to give utterance to sentiment, and
something more ; and no speaker can do anything like jus-
tice to either sentiment or pathos who speaks with such un-
varying rapidity as Mrs. Tellet.
We hope to see :Mr. Keeley in the " Loan of a Lover :"
Peter Spyke is Mr. Keeley, and Mr. Keeley is Peter Spyke :
he seems to have been made for the part, rather than the part
for him. There must be something radically wrong with the
person who does not enjoy his "Pe-ter !"
Taglioni is to be with us. Next week this sylph of sylphs
is to delight the lovers of graceful and exquisite dancing. It
is stealing a march upon what is called " managerial policy,"
to announce this thus early, but the end will approve the
means. We feel satisfied that we shall stand excused by
all but.the veriest stickler for " business," in unhesitatingly
giving' the earliest publicity to families, friends, and
visitors at the sea-side, to what is only known in town,
that Mr. Clarke's visit to London has enabled him to
secure the services of the Queen of dance. This early in-
formation will allow of parties in the neighbourhood making
requisite arrangements to come to Liverpool and " respond"
to the inviting treat that is in store for them.
On Friday we shall have more to say of Taglioni and her
professional visit.

SRRIKE AMONGST THE CARTERS.—Yesterday, the car-
ters celebrated what is called a strke for wages,--many of
them walking in procession in the morning, in several of the
principal streets, with two flags, and a band of music. They
afterwards thought fit, not only to stop carts driven by parties
who would not join them, but some of them went to corn
and other warehouses, and made the men leave off work.
Drinking and fighting ensued, and several skirmishes took
place in various parts of the town near the quays, in the
course of the day. The police were on the alert, and by six
o'clock had lodged fourteen of the ringleaders in the dis-
turbance, in Bridewell. In these affrays several of the
foolish carters suffered considerable personal injury.
ST. JAMES'S MARKET.—We are authorised to contradict
the mendacious statements contained in a letter in the Liver-
pool Mercury, relative to the price of provisions at the above
market. The whole letter is a tissue of falsehoods from be-
ginning to end.
THE BRITISH FARMERS' MAGAZINE.—We have received
a copy of the last number of this excellent periodical, which
ought to be in the hands of all who are engaged in agricultural
pursuits. It is conducted with great talent, and contains
many articles of first rate merit. We shall notice the con-
tents of this valuable magazine more at length in our next.

THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—We were prevented by
other duties from attending the splendid gala at these de-
lightful gardens last night. We understand that the nume-
rous and attractive novelties displayed on the occasion gave
universal satisfaction. Mr. Atkins deserves the highest
praise for catering so scccesefully for the amusement of the
people of Liverpool.
THE ROYAL REVIEW AT WINDSOR.—We have to ac-
knowledge the receipt of a copy of the splendid and highly-
finished engraving of her Majesty proceeding to the review
at Windsor. This engraving is beautifully executed in
mezzotinto. by Mr. S. W. Reynolds, from a drawing by
Frederick Taylor, Esq. It contains full-length portraits of
Her Majesty, on her favourite grey charger ; His Majesty
the King of the Belgians • Lord Hill, the Commander of the
Forces ; the Duke of Wellington, &c., &c., all mounted on
favourite horses, and forming the principal group passing
under George the Fourth's gateway, on leaving the Castle.
The portrait of Her -Majesty is pronounced by our metro.
politan contemporaries to be the most faithful yet published.
The other likenesses are excellent, especially those of the
Duke of Wellington and the King of the Belgians. On the
whole it is a truly magnificent print, reflecting the highest
credit on the talents of the artist who engraved it.

The Thames Tunnel is expected to be opened for foot pas-
sengers in about fifteen months.

uslLiShlNc.PrtafiWay, anrihe accommo:
dation it will afford to the public, could not have been more
strikingly evinced than during the past week. when the num-
ber of passengers who passed along the line, :has not averaged
less than 2000 daily, whilst on Thursday, there were consi-
derably more applicants for seats than could be conveyed in
the carriages at present available by the company, their stock
having been unexpectedly limited through the destructive
fire at Mr. Atkinson's manufactory, where several were in
course of erection. It is gratifying to add that not a single
accident has occurred on the line during the week, whilst the
smoothness of the way, and the general convenience of the
carriages have been the subjects of general eulogium. The
trains now perform the journey regularly in about twenty mi-
nutes, being an average of about twenty miles an hour.—
Newcastle Journal.

BRIGHTON, FRIDAY.—A terrific haij storm burst over
this part of the coast about half-past six o'clock this morning,
unaccompanied with lightning or thunder, but during the
time it lasted the wind raged tremendously, and the sea was
more than usually ;agitated. We are sorry to state that du-
ring the squall the Henry, bound from London to Gloucester,
and laden with a cargo of wheat in bulk, went down about
13 miles off Beachy Head, and that the captain whose name
is Cleal, and one of the crew, were lost. A Doter lugger
and a Brighton fishing boat picked up the remainder of the
crew, consisting of the mate and two seamen, all of whom
were clinging to a spar in a most exhausted state, and con-
veyed thesis to Brighton. We understand that the captain
was in his hammock, and that the seaman who perished with
him, and who was taken in at London the day before, was
swept from the deck.
The young giraffe that was born at the Zoological Gardens
in the Regent's Park, about a week since, died yesterday
morning. For the few days of its existence it was healthy,
and its death is attributed to the milk of the cow not agreeing
with it, the parent refusing to nurture it. Its death will
prove a great loss to the gardens, of which it has, since Mon-
day, been the prominent attraction, no less than £75 having
been taken from visitors on Thursday. A post mortem ex-
amination was made yesterday by Professor Owen and other
scientific individuals.,—Herald.

AWFUL CALAMITY.—A most melancholy loss of life oc-
curred at Tantobie, near Lanchester, during the severe storm
on Tuesday week. The particulars are as follows ; A pitman
named John Teesdale, with his wife and two children, were
seen sitting in the room they usually occupied, a short time
previous to the thunder storm on that day, and it is supposed
that they must have been deprived of life instantaneously by
the electric fluid, as, a short time after, they were all found
lifeless by one of their neighbours. An infant in a cradle in
the same room escaped.—Durham Advertiser.
CARROTS.-Dr. James, an eminent physician, truly say s
that the carrot is one of the most considerable culinary roots
—that it strengthens and nourishes the body, and is very be-
neficial for consumptive persons. Carrots are generally
served to table with boiled meat ; they make an excellent
soup, and form an agreeable pudding. They are also an ex-
cellent agricultural root for feeding cattle, and are frequently
cultivated for deer, which thrive amazingly on them.—Vege•
table Cultivator.

ROADS.—That the expense of constructing a new road, or
of maintaining an old one in good order, greatly depends on
the kind of ground under it ? upon the facility with which
proper stone may be obtained for it, and upon the stability
of the various cuts
_which it may be found necessary to make
in the rocks, is well known. It is not, however, so well
known that these circumstances depend upon the geological
structure of a country, and that a knowledge of this structure
would enable those who possessed it to determine whether
one line of new road would he more costly than another,
whether, when it becomes a question to patch up au old line
of road, or construct a new one, the one or the other will
ultimately found least expensive ; and that some kinds of
stone should be employed upon roads in preference to others
when several kinds can be readily obtained. The sums of
money annually thrown away in this country, from a want of
due attention to the latter circumstance, must, collectively,
be very considerable. We have some instances in which
stone was brought several miles for new roads, when a better
material was close at hand. It might be true that no quarries
were opened upon the better material ; but any person with
a little geological knowledge would point out the proper
places to do so. Roads generally are planned with regard
to little else than levels and distances ; and if there be a
small advantage in this respect between two lines in favour of
one, that line will be selected, though often a fair amount of
geological knowledge would be sufficient to show that the ex-
pense, not only of forming, but also of keeping up this road,
will be far greater than for the other. Good geological maps
are in this respect highly valuable, as they enable those who
have to decide upon subjects connected with roads to see at
once the kind of rocks over which a projected line of road is
intended to pass. They also point out the proximity of rocks
which may afford good materials for stoning either new or
old roads.—How to Observe: Geology, by H. de la Becher
A VICTIM OF THE NORTH WIND.—Not many years
back, a man named Garcia was executed for murder. He
was a person of some education, esteemed by those who
knew him, and, in general, rather remarkable than other-
wise for the civility and amenity of his manners; his coun-
tenance was open and handsome, and his disposition frank
and generous; but when the north wind set in, he appeared
to lose all command of himself, and such was his extreme
irritability, that during its continuance he could hardly speak
to any one in the street without quarrelling. In a conversa-
tion with my informant a few hours before his execution, he
admitted that it was the third murder he had been guilty of,
besides having been engaged in more than twenty fights with
knives, in which he had both given and received many serious
wounds ; but, he observed, it was the north wind, not he,
that shed all this blood. When he rose from his bed in the
morning, he said he was at once aware of its accursed influ-
ence upon him ; a dull headache first, and then a feeling of
impatience at every thing about him, would cause him to
take umbrage even at the members of his own family on the
most trivial occurrence. It he went abroad, his headache
generally became worse ; a heavy weight seemed to hang
over his temples ; he saw objects, as it were, through
cloud, and was hardly conscious where he went. He was
i fond of play, and it n such a mood a gambling house was in
his way, he seldom resisted the temptation ; once there, any
i turn of ll luck would so irritate him, that the chances were
he would insult some of the bystanders. Those who knew
him, lerhaps, would bear with his ill humours ; but if un-
happily he chanced to meet with a stranger disposed to re-'.
sent his abuse, they seldom parted without bloodshed. Such
was the account the wretched man gave ofhimself, and it walk ; •
corvnboratect:afterwardi by. liii'Veratiedi 'and frieqds ;;wla..;
'adilbd, that no sooner had the cause of his exAtinient passed
a*ay, than he would deplore his weakness, and never rested
till he had sought out and made his, peace with those whoa
he had hurt or otiended.—Sir W. Parish's BuetsOs 40Jes,