The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-10-09 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.-YESTERDAY.

The number of Beasts is large, but the average quality is
very indifferent ; consequently, the choicest qualities make 4s.
very readily ; indeed, all kinds are rather dearer, the demand
having increased. The supply of Sheep is Rot quite so large
as last week, espechclly for fat Sheep. The trade is brisk at
about 2d. per Sibs. advance on most descriptions. The trade
for Calves is slow, but Friday's quotations are pretty well main-
tained.

OPERATIC PERFORMANCES AT THE THEATRE-

ROYAL.

On Thursday and Friday evenings we were favoured by
the lessee of this establishment with an excellent caste of
the English version of " Lucia de Lammermoor," the
principal characters being sustained by Mr. Sims Reeves,
whose Edgar Ravenswood is confessedly the finest of the
day ; Mr. Henry Whitworth, Henry Ashton; Mr. Dela-
vanti, Bide the Bent; Mr. 11. Horncastle, Norman;
Miss Lucombe, Lucy Ashton; and Miss Lanza, Alice.
The orchestra, conducted by Mr. Lawson, was very effec-
tive ; and the getting up of the piece was most satisfac-
tory and creditable. It was acknowledged repeatedly
throughout both evenings that a greater musical treat has
rarely been heard on the Liverpool boards. Mr. Sims
Reeves was in fine voice. The touching tenderness with
which he gave the recitatives and arias in the first two..
acts, was moat rich ; and the power and passion imparted
to his singing in the third, were electrifying. Mr. R.
Whitworth is a decided acquisition to the operatic boards.
He possesses a fine manly figure, and a voice of very rich
quality. Miss Lucombe is a very pleasing vocalist. Her
voice is at times deficient in sweetness; but she is, as a
whole, a very superior artiste, and possesses great execu-
tion and brilliancy. Miss Lanza introduced an air, which
was very: sweetly sung. We must not omit to notice Mr.
Delavanti's rendering of his part, which was very judi-
cious and effective. The choruses went off very satisfac-
torily. There was a most fashionable house on Thursday;
and, in consequence of the applause at the fall of the cur-
tain, the piece was repeated on Friday evening.
Last night the opera was "La Sonnambula." The
house was a good one, and the piece was given splendidly.
To-night, owing to the fast, there will be no performance.
To-morrow the opera of " Ernani" will be given for the
first time in an English version.

RODNEY-STREET WARD.—Mr. Holme has called a
meeting of his constituents at the Music hall, on Monday
evening next, for the purpose of giving them an oppor-
tunity of putting to him any questions they may think
proper as to his public conduct. We have no doubt that
the proceedings at the meeting will tend to conciliate
many persons who are now the strong opponents of Mr.
Holme.

LUDICROUS ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning, an acci-
dent occurred in Blundell-street, which, though at first
glance of the observer, was calculated to alarm, could not
have been witnessed without exciting the risible powers
of the bystanders. A shandry, containing a number of
baskets, closely packed, and full of bottles of soda water,
lemonade, and other similar cooling beverages, was being
driven along by a man who was seated in front of the
vehicle, and attended by a boy, who sat amongst
the liquids. The driver drew up just at the end of
Blundell-street, and alighted ; at that instant, probably
from the sudden obstruction of the preponderating weight
of his body, the carriage tilted backwards, both shafts
having snapped at their junction with the body of the
cart ; the bottles flew in every direction, and their precious
contents irrigated the streets ; the poor lad was so firmly
wedged in the midst of the wares that he was not dis-
placed, but the expression of his countenance, at the
moment of the catastrophe, would have furnished a sub-
ject for Punch, for it was certainly the most serio-comic
that the imagination could conceive ; though scathed, he
was, however, unhurt, the damage being confined to the
cart and the brittle merchandise within, which suffered
to some extent.