The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-11-09 00:00:00

MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

ROYAL AMPHITHEATILE.—The public have crowded to
the opera since our last, applauding " to the echo" the
finest music in some of our most charming operas. Miss
Louisa Pyne has pleased us exceedingly with the compass
and sweetness of her voice. Mr. W. Harrison his proved
himself as great a favourite as ever, and delightful has it
been to hear these two together, adding intensity to the
pathos of their singing by the feeling of their acting.
We shall not soon forget the second act in " La Sonnarn-
hula," though comparisons are against both, and we
recommend all to go and see and hear for themselves to-
night. Last night Balfe's " Enchantress" was produced,
and to-morrow night Mendelssohn's "Son and Stranger,"
and Mrs. Fitzwilliam's new opera, " The Queen of a
Day," are in the programme. Miss Glyn is re-engaged.
She is expected, during this engagement, to appear in
several Shakspearian characters, one of which is Katha-
rine, in " Henry VIII." This rble, we may observe,
gives room for the full development of her tragic and
poetic interpretations, which are of the highest order.
We mark this character because of the difficulty of ob-
taining an efficient representative, and the rarity of its
assumption. It is one of Miss Glyn's most splendid
achievements.

ThE MARIONETTES.—If there should be any among
our readers in this town who have not yet visited the per-
formances at present going on at the Theatre Royal, we
advise them not to lose the opportunity thus afforded them
of enjoying a couple of hours of most harmless mirth.
The order of the pieces is this week reversed, " Aladdin"
being played first, and the comic opera of the " Swiss
Cottage" last. The " ebonies" still " go-a-head" between
the pieces, and are as popular as ever. All the scenery is
very beautiful, but more particularly that in Aladdin,
where we are introduced to the " Cave of the Lamp,"
which abounds with gems of " the first water" and "broods
of little Koh-i-noors."
PARK THEATRE.—An entirely new and well-written
adaptation of " Uncle Tom's Cabin," from the pen of a
gentleman of this town, was produced last evening at the
Park Theatre, in Parliament-street, and met with a rap-
turous reception from a very crowded audience. It is
decidedly the best version we have yet had in a dramatic
form, and is far superior to many of the pieces now play-
ing in London under the same title.
SATURDAY CONCERTS.—The concert on Saturday last,
at the Hall, in Lord Nelson-street, was presided ()Yur by
the worshipful the Mayor (Thomas Littledale, Esq.,)
who was warmly cheered both at the commencement and
the conclusion of the performance. The conceit was
one of the most brilliant of the season. The singing of
Mrs. Sunderland and Miss Whitnall was excellent, and
elicited several demands for repetition ; while Mr. Wray
and Mr. Saqui gave general satisfaction.

THE. LIVERPOOL SHILLING CoxcEßTs.—The first of
the series took place last night at the Royal Assembly-
rooms, Great George-street. The artistes were the
Misses Hammond, Mr. W. B. Wray, and Mr. Rowlands.
They were all in excellent voice, and the superior mode
in which every portion of the programme was sung, indi-
cated a most careful rehearsal. Miss Jessie Hammond
gave the " Bel raggio," from Semirarnide, in admirable
style, and in the song of the " Wanderer" her sister was
heartily encored. The performances of Mr. Wray and
Mr. Rowlands merit the highest commendation, and we
hope that the succeeding concerts will pass off as satisfac-
torily as this has done. There was a numerous audience,
and, had the weather been favourable, the room would,no
doubt, have been full.

NEW DEPUTY-LIEUTENANT.—Thos. Littleilale, Esq.,
Mayor, qualified as a deputy-lieutenant, at Kirkdale, ou
Thursday last.
THE LIVERPOOL AND NEW YORK PACKET-SHIP
GREAT WESTERN, Captain Fnrber, arrived in the
Mersey on Saturday evening, after a very fine run of
fifteen days ten hours from New York.
HOSPITALITIES AT THE TOWN HALL.—Last night
Lisa. Ws" 41.".• kst X. 411, tio as
Lit tledale, Esq.) gave a grand entertainment at the Town-
ball to a large party, among whom were the Right Hon.
the Earl of Sefton and the officers of the Militia. About
eighty sat down to dinner, which was followed by a ball,
and dancing was kept up with great spirit until a late hour.
DEATH OF MR. SPARKS.—We regret to announce the
death of Mr. T. B. Sparks, in consequence of the recent
accident at Huyton. On Wednesday he appeared to be
progressing so favourably that he dispensed with the
attendance of his nurse. On Thursday he underwent:a
relapse, and continued to grow rapidly worse until Friday
evening, at eight o'clock, when he expired. An inquest
was opened, pro, forma, on the body of the unfortunate
deceased, and adjourned until Tuesday, (this day,) to give
time for the collection of the requisite evidence.

COMPLIMENTARY DINNER.—On Saturday evening
about forty supervisors and other officers of excise in
Liverpool sat down to an excellent dinner at Mr. White-
man's Brunswick Hotel, Hanover-street, given as a com-
plimentary testimonial to Mr. Thos. Sprasten, on the oc-
casion of his retirement from the public sisrvice. The
chair was occupied by Mr. Humphreys, collector, and the
vice by Mr. Chadwick, inspector and surveyor. The re-
past was served in the worthy host's usual liberal style,
and the entertainment passed off to the satisfaction of all
present.
THE SECOND REGIMENT OF ROYAL LANCASHIRE
MILITIA.—The volunteers in this corps assembled yester-
day, at the Haymarket, Great Homer-street, at eleven
o'clock, and afterwards proceeded to the barracks at
Everton. A long time was occupied in getting up the
companies for the different districts in the Liverpool divi-
sion, and there were several absentees. This, in some
measure, may be accounted for by the fact, that many of
the volunteers did not know where they were to attend.
We noticed several of the officers in the ordinary undress
military uniform, and some of the deputy-lieutenants,
including Thomas Littledale, Esq., the mayor.
ANOTHER MAMMOTH PACKET SHlP.—Launched, on
the 14th inst., at Bath, Me., by Messrs. Trufant, Drum-
mond, and Co., the largest, and said to be the best,
ship ever built in that region. Her frame is entirely of
white oak, except the ends, which are live oak; her
planking is also of white oak throughout. She will regis-
ter something over 1.500 tons, and was built for Messrs.
Tapscott and Co.'s line, and named the " Wm. Tapscott,"
after the senior partner of the firm, resident in Liverpool,
whose world -wide reputation well deserves the compliment.
The " W. T." will be commanded by Captain Geo. B.
Cornish, who has for many years commanded the packet
ship " Sheridan," of the Dramatic line. This is, we be-
lieve, the fourth new ship this enterprising house have
added to their line within the year.—New York Herald.
AUDACIOUS BURGLARY.—A HOUSE STRIPPED OF ITS
FURNITITRE.—A most daring and impudent burglary
took place in Back Field-street, Everton, between the
hours of seven and nine o'clock on Saturday evening last.
About seven o'clock in the evening, the occupants of the
house (a man and his wife) left the house to go to market,
leaving it, as they imagined, safe. On their return they
discovered that the house bad been entered by burglars,
and almost every article of furniture taken away. The
thieves had not even left them a bed to sleep upon, and
all that remained were a few chairs in the kitchen. It
seems somewhat mysterious that none of the neighbours
were able to give the parties any information whafever on
the subject, although there are several inhabited houses
in the immediate neighbourhood.

INQUESTS ON SATURDAY.—On the body of Ambrose
Evans, aged 28, a labourer in the Albert Docks, who was
accidentally crushed between two boats whilst at work on
Thursday morning. He was removed to the Southern
Hospital, where he died of the injuries he had received,
on Friday morning, at half-past eleven o'clock.—On the
body of a man unknown, who was a passenger on board
the steamer Princess, from Glasgow, who, on Thursday
evening as the boat was just inside the Crosby light-ship,
deliberately jumped overboard. The captain ordered the
engines to be reversed, and a boat being lowered be was
got on board, but although every assistance was afforded
by a surgeon who happened to be on board he never
rallied.—On the body of William Coffield, aged 34, a
tailor, who lived at 62, Park-lane, and who died in conse-
quence of being accidentally run over by one of Busby's
omnibuses in Dale-street, on Friday evening. The de-
ceased was deaf and dumb.—On the body of John Bot-
tomley, who died from the rupture of a blood vessel on
Friday morning, whilst at work as a pattern maker, in
the foundry of Messrs. 'Weaver and Co., Scotland-road.
The deceased had been for a long time subjected to a very
severe asthma.—ln each case verdicts were returned in
accordance with the evidence adduced.

COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—On Friday evening, the
Rev. St. Vincent Beechey, rector of Worsley, delivered
the first of his two lectures on " The astronomy of
Scripture," illustrated by means of his improved oxy-
hydrogen light. He showed very clearly the antiquity of
astronomical science, adducing many convincing proofs
that it must have been thoroughly understood by the ante-
diluvian patriarchs. From a number of antique paintings,
sculptures, and other evidences, he showed an identity
between the superstitious emblems of various nations and
the astronomical signs of the present day, and which ap-
pear to have been in use from the earliest tines. This
was most strikingly instanced in the case of the bull and
the lion. By reference to the account of the deluge, in
the book of Genesis, he also proved that Noah must have
been perfectly acquainted with the method of calculating
both the solar and the lunar year. One of the most inte-
resting points in the lecture was that which related to the
discovery of the polar star by the patriarch Seth, as men-
Coned by Josephus, with the accompanying record that
there were in his days four very bright stars exactly mark-
ing the four cardinal points, and the Imrrnornring of these
statements with facts as they now exist, by means of the
important phenomena of the precession of the equmoT.es,
The lecture was well attended.