The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-04-26 00:00:00

TIIE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

111-E-ATR-E4I OYA LIVERPOOL

The Public is respectfully informed that
Mr. KEAN,
Of the Theatres-Royal, Drury-lane and Covent-garden, is en-
gaged for Ten sights, -and will nialcd hii second appearance
this season This Evening, April 26, in the character of Hot-
spur, in Shakspeare's Play Of Henry IV. On which occasion
• Mr. -DOWTON,,
Of the Theatres-Royal, Drury-lane and Covent-garden, who is
engaged for One Week, being his Farewell Visit to LiYerpool
previous to his departure for America on the Ist of May, will
perforin'his favourite character of Falstaff.
To give variety and novelty of 'attraction to the Entertainments
of the Theatre, the celebrated
RUSSIAN ROPE DANCERS,
FANNIE DE VINTER AND CiRLIVAN DE VINTER,
(Brother and Sister,) whose peiforrnance excited so much inter-
est and' curiosity in London last season, and who are engaged
for Ode Week, will on the above Evening make th it second
appearance here. '
/THIS present TUESDAY EVENING, th 6th instant,
will be performed Shakspeare's Play of
HENRY IV. .
Sir John Falstaff . Dowton.
Hotspur Mr. K n.
Prince of Wales.. Mr. W. Howard. f F cis Mr. Baker.
Lady Percy 'Miss Fancit.
Aft'br WhiCh will appear
- • THE RUSSIAN ROPE DANCERS,
Fannie De Viriter and Carlivan.De Vinter, whose performances
have in all the Courts of Europe been the theme of wonder
and admiration. •
To conclude with the favourite Musical Farce, called
BROTHER AND SISTER.

--Don Sylvio..Mr. G. Horncastle. J Pacheco ...Mr. Baker.
- , Donna.Canfilhi .. .. . :Mrs. Baker.
Agatha.... Miss Chaplin. l Rosanthe....Mrs. East.
Donna Isidora, Mrs. W. H. Bland, (late Miss Somerville,)
Principal vocalist of the Theatre-Royal, English. Opera House,
and of the Theatre-Royal, Bath, her first appearance in
Liverpool.
To-MORROW (Wednesday) Shakspeare's Play of THE MER-
CHANT OF' VENICE. Shylock, Mr. Kean; Bassani°, Mr.
Stuart; Gratiano, Mr. W.,Howard;. Lorenzo, Mr.. G. Horn-
castle; Launceliit, Mr. Baker •
~Portia, Miss Faucit ; Jessica,
Mrs. W. H. Bland; NerisSa, Miss Chaplin.—After which the
performances of the Russian Rope Dancers.--,To conclude with
the Comedy. of THE HYPOCRITE. Dr. Cantwell, Mr:
liowton, (his last appearance in that character previous to his
departure for. America;) Colonel Lambert„Mr W. Howard;
Mawwnrm, Mr. Baker; Young Lady Lambert, Mrs. Stanley;'
Charlette, Miss'Faucit.

have ever yet Met. • It is these which will render the country
unconquerable. Even if the Mexicans were to advance into
the heart of the country they must consider themselves as con-
querors only of the country upon which their encampments are
formed. They may here and there burn the humble,log•cabin,
and destroy the corn-field of a poor settler, who has fled with
his wife and children to the dense forest—where, if they pursue,
they will find enemies who will deal,them death front every
tree.

We have only room to,call attention to an important
advertisement, which will be found elsewhere, in which
all the merchants, and rate payers to the dock estate, of
Liverpool, are deeply concerned. A meeting of these
rate payers was held yesterday, and they had the mis-
fortune to ha;cre a Mr, HUGH HORNBY thrust upon them
as chairman. We understand that that very absurd per-
son Air. GODFREY BARNSLEY was made the cat's-paw of
,the corporation on this occasion; they,:perhaps, conceiv,
ing that as he is totally unfit to sit among so many
,high
personages at the Council Board, is neverthelesS, quite.
well qualified to do their dirty work out of doors. •

However, Mr. 11A,RNst.mr, ,prOposed this Mr. HUGH
HORNBY, who being inducted, made a chairman of very
questionable pretensions. It is; said that his decisions,
as to several shows of: hands, were partial and unjust.
This may not be true as to the intent; he may have
erred from blindness not 'from wilfulness, and we are,
therefore, diSpbsed to ;give him the-full .benefit of the
most charitable interpretation. But true it is, that a
considerable number of the gentlemen present were ex-
tremely dissatisfied with the conduct of Mr. HORNBY,
and some even went the length ot.proposing a vote of
censure upon him. He atlength retired from-the chair,
when a new president was. elected, and the resolution
passed to which we have referred. It invites the atten;
tion of the rate payers to a petition to parliament against
the dock bill, .now in progress through. the 'House or
Commons. We shall probably say more on this subject