The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-11-22 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL.

Miss Romer, the best Mountain Sylph on the stage, and
Mr. Templeton, are the stars at present. Their engagement
terminates next week. We hear that they were warmly re-
ceived, and have given great satisfaction in the operas of
" Sonnambula" and " Cinderella." This evening, after the
new play of the " Sea Captain," they are to appear in the
favourite opera of " Love in a Village."
Next week the lovers of operatic music will have choice
opportunities of hearing the vocalists, assisted by those use-
ful and efficient singers of the company—Miss Grant, Mr.
Barker, and Mr. G. Horncastle. In addition to " Sonnam-
bula" and the " Love Spell," we hope Miss Romcr will ap-
pear as the Mountain Sylph in the pretty opera of that name.
It is a part which her physical endowments enable her to
play with peculiar grace.

We learn with satisfaction that the Earl of Derby has
determined to assimilate the leases of his Bootle property to
those granted by the corporation of Liverpool, for a term of
75 years, a measure that must have the necessary tendency I o
increase the value of his lordship's property in that direction.
AN ACCOMPLISIIED ROGUE.—A rather clever and genteel
looking rogue has had his career of dishonesty somewhat
suddenly interrupted in Liverpool. On Tuesday morning he
called at the house of Mr. Ross, teacher, in Hamilton-square,
Birkenhead, and inquired the terms of the school, stating that
a friend of his, resident in the neighbourhood of Manchester,
had two sons whom he wished to send thither for education.
As his appearance and manners were those of a perfect gentle-
man, Mr. Ross did not hesitate to leave him in the drawing-
room, into which he had been ushered, whilst he went for a
card. On returning, he gave it to him, and after a brief con-
versation, the visitor took his departure. He had left the
house only a few minutes, when Mrs. Ross went into the
room, and with characteristic quickness of female perception,
instantly missed a silver cup or goblet. Having inquired of
the servant, and ascertained that no person had been in the
room that morning except Mr. Ross and the gentleman ; she
asked Mr. Ross had he removed it ? He was quite astonished
at the loss, but went directly to the ferry in search of the
thief. Not finding him there he crossed the river, gavein-
formation to the police, returned and went back in the same
boat, when he found the rogue in custody, and on searching
him took from his person the cup, and a gold watch which he
had stolen from another school.

EMPLOYMENT FOR THE POOR.—It must be apparent to
all those who have much intercourse with the poor in Liver-
pool, that there is great want of useful occupation for women
and children. As regards the latter, this would, perhaps,
present little cause for regret if their years of childhood were
spent in attendance at school, or in harmless recreation, but
this is not the case, numbers of young children are driven,
sometimes by the idleness and misconduct, sometimes by the
real necessities of their parents, to obtain a few precark
pence by the sale of sand, matches, chips, &c. This course,
it is well known, almost invariably leads to idleness and vice.
To meet the cases of these children, an institution has been
established in the south end of the town for platting straw,
in which from thirty to forty girls are at present at work, and
many of them are already able to Platt straw and tuscan quite
as well as it is done in the regular establishments. The
attention and aid of the benevolent to the institution is
earnestly requested, that its benefits may be extended. A
visit to the platting-rooms, No. 5, Great George-place, will
convince all, who take an interest in the rising generation, of
its utility.—Courier.