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he beam his acceptance of that
purse and its Comm contents,
and concluded by proposing " Mr. William Sudlow's
health, and long life. and prosperity." The testimonial.
was enclosed in a neat

purse, on which was the following.
testimonial Concert, Tuesday, 20th Dec.,
1853. This purse, containing £387, presented to Mr.
Wm. Sudlow, by the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra:"
—Mr. Sudlow, said he begged to express his gratitude for
the extremely flattering present he had just received. He
had long cordially co-operatel with the practical members,.
of whom he himself was one, and he was overpowered by
their kindness. He was proud of his connexion with the,
Philharmonic Society, which was looked up to as aft
not only in Liverpool, but also in London and,
He begged the company to realise his senti-
4-itude, for he had no words to express them_

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He could only thank them-from the bottom of his hear

Several other: toasts followed, interspersed with excellent
..,53 and solos, and the company separated about eleven.

AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, Mr. Barry Sullivan has
been delighting his numerous admirers by the represen—
tation of a short round of his favourite characters, to ap-
plauding audiences. On Wednesday the house was a
bumper, attracted by the earnestly-solicited appearance or
Miss Cushman in her greatly-admired character of Meg
21tvrilie8, in the national drama of " Guy Mannering.'''
her delineation of this character, Miss Cushman has-
acquired so extensive and high a reputation, as to subject
any fault-finding to the risk of being condemned as hyper—
criticism ; at the risk of this accusation, however, we will,
adventure a remark, to some extent, at variance with the,
general voice. In the representation of Mea Merrilies_

we consider this able and accomplished artiste to depend_
too exclusively on the physical peculiarities with which
she invests her heroine, and to place too little reliance on
those mental attributes to which the author ascribes her-
influence over her wild and lawless companions and sub-
ordinates The character, as conceived by Miss Cushman,
is executed by her with faultless fidelity and startling
power ; her costume is picturesque and striking to z
most impressive degree ; and the wild energy and tem-
pestuous passion with which she invests Meg Merrilier,
are high indications of histrionic skill and power. The;
personation, once witnessed, rivets itself on the memory-
with a pertinacitywhich refuses removal, andwill not yield
to thdlnfluences of time or forgetfulness ; still, we ad-
here to the idea that Miss Cushman's Meg Merrilies isk
too exclusively a creation of the stage, and savours un-
naturally of the " foot-lamps." The great Magician of
the North drew a woman of bold and masculine intellects
combined with physical daring of such an unyielding
nature as could only be derived from mental. power
and, by a union of the two sources of power, conferred on
her an amount of influence bordering on superhuman, and
carefully garnished by all the appliances of superstition-
In his hands she was, indeed, picturesque in her attire.
abrupt and mysterious in her manner; but these were'
only the subordinate instruments of a subtle and reflective
will. Her movements were the result of design ; and in
intellectual strength and mental resolution, she was ant
overmatch for the schemes of the wily and unserupuloui
Glossin, united to the savage and relentless selfishness and.
ferocity of Dirk Hatteraick. In Miss Cushman's repre-
sentation we desiderate nearly all the intellectual traits
and have presented to us instead, merely the wild, reso-
lute, courageous, and reckless woman. Notwithstanding:
these depreciatory remarks, we join in willing homage ta,
the power and effect of Miss Cushman's representation of
this very difficult character, and in cheerful acquiescence
subscribe to the general estimate of her talent and dis-
crimination. Of the other characters in the play tve dar
not feel inclined to say much. The piece was advertised'
to be performed with all the original music ; and so far aw
the vocal display went, we are prepared to admit its ori-
ginality. Shade of James Dewar ! couldst thou have heard
thy fine chorus, " It is our opening day," as performed on
this occasion, with what singularity of transport wouldst
thou have also declared its originality !

EMIGRATION FROM LIVERPOOL_
At.

TIIE number of emigrant ships which have taken their
departure from this port, during the past month, for
American and Australian ports, has been fourteen, of alb
aggregate tonnage of 17,684 tons, and with a total number
of 3,681 souls on board. Of these the following were for.
the Australian colonies :
Destination. Vessel.
Melbourne Salem
Persia ...
biiltiades

Tonnage. Passengern.
.. 915 202
▪ 2002 403
• 674 lO2l

Australian totals 3 3593 707
The vessels for the American ports, with their tonnage,
number of passengers, and destinations, were as follow :
Destination. Vessel. Tonnage. Passengers-.
New York...... Continent
Great Western ... 1669
5, J. A. Westervelt... 1534 l9l
.....Liverpool 1129 429
Saranak
9 9
21 •. . . . Roscius
1080......... 261
~
__Lucy Thompson 1754 205
Niagara 787 l7l
~ ......Isaac Webb ...... ... 1443 306
Boston
New Orleans... John Howell B3O 294.
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MISSION TO .ROMAN I American totals... 11

CATHOLICS,

Grand totals
The Niagara, which took her departure on the 17th, WMer
wrecked at Limerick on the 19th. All the passengers and
crew were saved
Th(

esseLs entered for the various Australian ports;
from the 29th ult, to the 20th instant, numbered eleven,,
with an aggregate tonnage of 6,77 E; and the total loadinc
on the 22nd instant was thirty-two, with an aggregate
registered tonnage of 22,252.—A1bi0n.

"A LOVER7OF CLEANLINESS!" writing to a eontem--
porary, says, " Your readers will be surprised to learnt
that a member of the faculty, residing not many mdc
from Byrom-street, whilst himself and family reside its
the upper part of the house, instals his horse in tha
kitchen."

inE CANADA, British and North American Royal'
onntain James Stone, sailed on Saturday
with the usual mail's,

Mail steam-si

afternoon, for Boston and Halifax
for the United States and British

North

dement

Igers and cargo.
Thurs—