The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-09-10 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL

Mr. Leigh Hunt's play of the " Legend of Florence" was
acted on Wednesday with the following cast :—Miss Ellen
Tree,. as Genevra; Mr. Anderson, Antonio: Mr. Stuart,
Apolanti ; Mr. Holl, Cesare Colonna; Mr. Chaplin, Da Rik.
This play, originally written by Mr. Leigh Hunt, was con-
siderably altered by the members of the Liverpool Company,
who interpolated the text most amusingly with original
matter. We believe the play was not very successful in
London ; for, with the exception of the part of Genevra, it

is the most insipid, uninteresting affair we have set out for
some time. There is no plot, and little interest in 'the dia-
logue, it being totally divested of those poetic flights we
might have calculated upon, from so-sweet a writer as Mr
Leigh Hunt. Miss Ellen Tree played Generra with that
deep feeling, grace, and consummate skill that at all times
distinguish her impersonations. The scene wherein she
endures the upbraidings of her tyrannical husband was ex-
quisitely acted throughout: To do Mr. Stuart justice, he
made the most. of Ago Midi. It would be impossible to

represent a more disagreeable person, or make him more
unamiable than Mr. Stuart did. Mr. Anderson's love-sick
Antonio was, as may be imagined, good as need be. Miss
Barratt personated Fiordelisa, as she does all such little
characters, very well. The af►er piece of " Charles the
Second" we did not see, as, when Mr. George Hornaastle
walked on as Edward, the blithe, wicked, and arch page, we

thought it was quite time to go.
" As,you like it," was admirably done on Tuesday. We
have seldom seen-Jaquts acted better than by Mr. Anderson,
or Orlando, by Mr. Hon. The celebrated soliloquy was
given by Mr. Anderson tastefully. Miss Tree's Rosalind
is perfection. Miss and Master Webster have been dancing
several pretty dances A word to the former : a little more
length of petticoat would not be amiss. To-night, " Love"
will be acted. We have heard the performance of this play
on Monday night highly spoken of.

Mn;*A.9 rXRIBITIOI4,...riIe Owing A( the Anne
bition Of the Works of Modern Artists is fixed, as will he
seen by the advertisement, for Monday next, the 13th instant.
A. large ship arrived inillthe river on Wednesday. trom
Mirainiehi, bearing the extraordinary name of ".Peel's One,"
in meMorial of that statesman's celebrated majority in the
last pafliament.

NOVELTY AND UTILITY.—An establishment has just
been opened in this town for the purpose of waterproofing
every description of clothing apparel, which, when more
generally known, cannot fail to commend itself to the paton-
age of the public. We have personally seen many fabrics
submitted to the usual tests with water, which liquid they
have completely. resisted.—See Advt.

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An extensive seizure of tobacco was made on Wednesday,
on board the brig Ellen, of Waterford, from Quebec, by Mr.
Dunn, tide-surveyor of customs of this port. It consisted
of three bales and four packages of tobacco, concealed in the
cabin,. for which the said vessel has been seized. On the
following morning Mr. Dunn went on board to rummage,
and found the concealment had been nailed up and secured ;
hut, oh his again breaking it open, found about 301bs. more
tobacco had been introduced. The total quantity of tobacco
found weighs 2401b5.

We Understand that, on Monday next, at 4 o'clock, p.m.,
Colonel Pasley's celebrated experiment of the blowing up of
the wreck of the Royal George (as practised with so much
success at, Spithead), will be exhibited at the Zoological
Gardens; and, as this is the first time that this wonderful
experiment of the conducting and heating effects of voltaic
electricity has been exhibited in Liverpool, we have no doubt
that hundreds of our scientific townsmen will flock to witness
it. The exhibition of the Biscenascope is.on a very splendid
scale, which, together with the magnificent display of fire-
works, by Signor Siinoni, and Siege of St. Jean d'Acre,
form 4 series of attraction altogether unrivalled for the lovers
of innocent recreation.

Visur EXTRAORDINARY.— On Tuesday morning two
special railway trains arrived at the Lime-street Station, in
this town, with an immense crowd of persons, who, .although
they may not be distinguished as the elite of the enlightened,
were, nevertheless, respectable citizens of the important and
influential town of Birmingham. We understand that not
less than 1200 of the inhahitants of that town had entered
into an arrangement with the directors of the Grand Junc-
tion Railway Company, similar to that effected with the
London and Birmingham a short time ago, by which they
should have an opportunity of visiting and viewing the great
seaport of Liverpool, and its Lions, at a cheap rate. For
this purpose two special trains came down to Liverpool, con-
veying 1200 passengers. These persons, after satisfying
themselves with such views as the limited time they had on
hand could afford them oppottunity of witnessing, took their
departure on Wednesday from this ancient borough, no
doubt if not impressed with the idea'that Liverpool equalled
London in her buildings and plac--s of amusement, at least
surpassed her in her noble and gigantic river, of which, in
comparison with the Thames, it may be more justly said—
" Though gentle, yet not dull,
Strong without rage—without o'erilowing,

STAMMERING.—it is always a pleasure to us to promote
the knowledge of aught which we think can contribute to the
welfare and happiness of our fellow creatures, and to employ
the great privilege of the press (inasmuch as it lies in our
power) in aid of beneficial objects. Upon these grounds, we
have more than once spoken of the cure of impediments of
speech, of which we have witnessed the performance by Mr.
Hunt. Of late that gentleman has added many striking ex-
amples to his preVions extraordinary list of persons of both
sexes, and of all ages, whom he has restored from difficulty,
pain, and distortion, to facility, ease and comfort, in the
enuniciation of their speech. And we recur to a.mention of
the fact, because we are really delighted to see such blessings
conferred by plain good sense and comprehension of causes,
without quackery or mystery of any kind.—Literary Gazette.

DREADFUL AND FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon,
as one of the coaches from Chorley to Southport was cross-
ing the North Union Railway, at the Euxton Railway, it
suddenly came in contact with a luggage train, the approach
of which, it is supposed, had not been observed by the coach-
man. The coach was literally dashed to pieces by the vio-
lence of the concussion, which, we are sorry to relate, was
not unattended with fatal consequenCes. One of the pas-
sengers, an Independent minister from Duckinfield, was killed
on the spot, while his lady was most seriously injured. The
coachman and several of the passengers were also most dan-
gerously wounded, some of them lying in a hopeless condi-
tion. The man at the station, while doing something to one
of the horses, was so seriously injured that it was found ne-
cessary to amputate his leg upon the spot, there being several
surgeons promptly in attendance upon the wounded persons.
Of the horses, the leader escaped unhurt, but the two wheelers
were killed on the spot, their bodies being shockingly muti-
lated and mangled. When our informant left, several of the
passengers were lying in a most precarious condition.—
Blackburn Standard of Wednesday.

'MR. JOHN MARTIN'S PAINTINGS.—For the credit of
our town, we are exceedingly glad to learn that some thousands
of persons of all classes have already visited this exhibition
at the Union Buildings, Slater-street. It is understood that
the pictures will not remain much longer here ; and we,
therefore, exhort all who have any appreciation of works like
those of Mr Martin's, not to put off their visit till the oppor-
tunity lost. In their admiration of the magnificent works
of our native artist, we trust, however, that they will not
overlook the other three pictures, which are richly deserving
of notice. To artists, especially, they will afford a high treat.
The St. Cecelia, by übetts, formerly in the collection of Sir
Joshua Reynolds, is like most of the women introduced into
his pictures, a portrait of one of his wives. There is certainly
no great personal beauty in the lady, but the colouring is ex-
ceedingly fine throughout. The Holy Family, by Andrew
del Sart°, is a duplicate of one of the most admired works of
that master in the Pitti Palace. The colour is luminous, and
the whole picture has in it an exquisite repose, such as is
rarely found except ln'the works of the elder masters. Con-
sidering, that this picture is probably some 320 years old, the
freshness and purity of the colours are remarkable. It must
have been preserved with singular care. The Rembrandt,
however, is certainly the grandest and most important of the
three. Its force is astonishing, and the splendour of its light
such as has rarely been equalled. The proper place for this
noble painting would be the National Gallery. It would be
an honour to any collection.
HALE FLORAL AND HOLTICULTURAL SOCIETV.—A So-
ciety under the above title has been lately formed in the
village of Hale, and will hold its first public meeting and ex-
bibiticn on Tuesday next. Its object is to encourage and re-
ward the industrious cottagers of that district, to create
amongst them a taste for horticultural puruits, and to give
them rational and profitable employment for those leisure
hours which are too often spent in dissipation, to the injury
of their health and the impoverishing of themselves and their
families. The competition is limited to cottage tenants
paying not more than £lO rent, and residing within three
miles of the village of Hale; and the useful practical bearing
of the institution may be judged from the sort of excellence
by which the prizes are to be earned. One is awarded " for
the cleanest and neatest cottage, with the best kept and cul-
tivated garden ;" another " for the best collection of useful
common vegetables, fruit, and flowers ;" and so on for the
rest. Premiums are also offered, we understand, for agri-
cultural produce, with a view of bringing into notice new or
improved varieties of grain, &c. The exhibition will he held
at Hale, in a spacious marquee surrounded by rural palaces
and straw-roofed cots, and from the great interest mani-
fested by all classes in the neighbourhood. a very animated
display may be expected. The public will be admitted
gratis, at three o'clock.
LATE HOURS OF BUSINESS.—The following extract from
one of Dr. Epps' lectures, delivered a few evenings ago at
the Mechanics' Institution, will be read with interest by all
who desire to improve the condition of that large class of
the community, the Tradesmen's Assistants, and should
operate favourably upon the minds of those who have hitherto
opposed the views now so generally adopted in their favour :
—" And here," said the lecturer, " let me notice one cir-
cumstance in connexion with ventilation. It is this—the
immense consumption of pure air by the combustion of gas.
The quantity consumed by a single burner is considerable ;
and when there are numerous burners, the consupient dete-
rioration of the atmosphere meat be very great. It may,
therefore, be presumed, that those who are confined in esta-
blishments in which many gas-lamps are, hour after hour,
kept lighted, must—especially if free ventilation is not esta-
blished—breathe a poisoned atmosphere, and thus have their
bodily health injured. This is particularly the case in shops
or warehouses where goods abound : the impurities in the
air are absorbed by the goods. and thus a new source of poi-
son is created, operating upon the health, even when the
gas-burners are not lighted. There are evils connected with
gas which indirectly add to this deterioration : the cheapness
of the light, the little trouble connected with it, the ease with
which it is put on and put off, create a strong temptation to
the trader to adopt LATE HOURS, which, by exhausting the
constitution, render the persons exposed to the noxious air
still more liable to the injuriousness of its influence. In
fact, all artificial light is injurious, more or less. It is in-
jurious, because the process of combustion is itself a deteri-
orator of the atmosphere: and therefore DAY-LIGHT should
be the time in which business should be, if possible, com-
pleted. No one can expect health who has occupations
which require the use of much artificial light, and the use of
that light for a lengthened period; and no one can avoid
disease, or premature decay, who, in addition to exposure to
artificial light thus long continued, has, combined, the dis-
heartening influence of unceasing toil."
CHARGE OF STEALING SUGAR FROM A SWIP.—At the
police-court, yesterday, William Morris, mate of the Mersey,
West Indianian, and George M'Master, a master lumper,
(both respectable-looking men,) were placed at the bar, on
a charge of having attempted to take a quantity of sugar from
the vessel named the Mersey, the property of Messrs. Charles
Lawrence and Son, without leave or authority. It appeared
front the evidence that no suspicion of the felony charged
was entertained against the prisoners by the owners or the
captain of the ship until Wednesday, when a, clew to the
transaction was afforded by an anonymous letter. A cus-
tomhouse-officex stated that, on the 4th of last month, while
he was on duty at one of the dock quays, he observed a one •
horse cart back up alongside of the ship Mersey, which on
the day before had been " jerked," or, in other words, had
been pasSed as having discharged the whole of her cargo.
Suspecting that something wrong was going on, he looked
on the deck of the vessel and saw some flies about the twe
annis (or beef) casks, leading him to suppose that there was
sugar in or about them. He kept watch, and afterwards
saw some of the men who had been working in the ship land
the two casks, but, on observing him, the cart was drawn off,
and some rubbish was afterwards thrown into it from the
quay. His inspector afterwards came up ; he (witness) gave
gave him information of the facts, and the casks, which were
found to contain sngar and sugar scrapings, which were
liable to duty, were seized and sent to the Custom-house
depot. They had since been kept under lock and key. The
prisoner M`Master came up to him when he detected the
casks, and wished him to destroy their contents with the
water with which the crew were washing the decks. The
prisoner Morris also said he hoped he (witness) would say
nothing about it; that he had been a long time in the em-
ploy ; that he expected soon to go out as master, and that if
it were known he should be ruined. The casks were after-
wards found to contain 4 cwt. 3 qrs. 10 lbs. of sugar and
sugar scrapings. Mr. Dowling, who appeared to have taken
considerable trouble in the case, produced a sample of the
sugar, which, he said, showed that it contained not only
scrapings (or refuse from the sugar casks), but good, though
dark coloured sugar. The Custom-house officer explained
that even the waste sugar, or scrapings, was all required to
pass the Custom-house scales. Captain Clarke, (of the
Mersey,) said he was not aware of the facts until after the
anonymous nonymous letter had been received. He had given no leave
to the prisoners to take the sugar. His mate (one of the
prisoners), had been ten years in the employ, in which he had
served his time—and such was his opinion of him that he
would have trusted him with the ship if she were loaded with
gold. He could not account for his having broueht him-
self into such a situation. He produced a sample of the
sugar, which appeared very black and dirty. Mr. Rushton,
after reprimanding the Custom House officer for not giving
information at the time to the captain of the ship or to the
consignees, ordered both prisoners for trial. After.the infor-
formations were read, and they were respectively cautioned as
to what they had to state, I%l'l-Waster said, he had left the
vessel on the day previously, and on the day in question hid
heard the men on board of her say that the mate bad given
them the scrapings to buy allowance. The mate said, that
when the men were clearing out the dunnage-wood, they asked
him what he was going to do with the dirt at the bottom of
the ship, and be said they might do what they liked with it,
as he did not want it. He never saw anything put into the
casks, and did not know that anything was in them till twelve
o'clock, when he was told it was the dirt out of the hold.
He told them to be sure and bring back the casks. When he
returned from dinner, he saw the men landing the casks, and
the officers seized them. He told the officers he cared no-
thing about the dirt, if he only got the casks back. The
witnesses were then bound over to prosecute the prisoners at
the Sessions.

It appeg
of the !Ge

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h? the ilarktpedri.. ?'elepro_h; that the tunnel
liraneh of the south Wegtern Railway has
yin fnundered, during, the last week, which must retard the
opening of that branch.
Sr. MICHAEL'S Cnuacit.— We pereAve that scaffoldin...f

is now.crected up the spire of this church, to the spot where
the electric fluid struck during the late storm. It will be
seen, from our council proceeding:. that the corporation sur-
veyor estimates the cost of efficiently repairing this church
and that of St. Martin's at £2,500.

NEW QUADRILLES.—Les Cerises, by George Hargraves
Liverpool. A most capital set of quadrilles has just made its
appearance, composed by Mr. George Hargraves, whose mu-
sic haS been long known, and is justly esteemed wherever it
finds ac place in our collections. These quadrilles are the
most lively and clever compositions we have seen for many
day, and if they do not become the quadrilles of the season,
it must be that our fair friends are ignorant of their existence.
We verily do believe that the sound of these charming quad-
rilles Would induce many an one, whose "dancing days are av
o'er ", to trip it again as nimbly as in days gone bye. Mr. Pc
George Hargraves has a happy talent : there is an excellence be
about ell his compositions that shows him to be a master of PC
his art. We can safely recommend Les Cerises, and assure
our readers that it is seldom such pretty music is found so "
admirably adapted for the purpose.
PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS.—These portraits,
which report says " Fathers, mothers, and brothers may
swear to," will be taken in Liverpool next week. The ele-
gant building, constructed by Mr. Cole, the architect on
land, granted by the corporation, (and which contains the
apparatus,) is now completed, but at present not open to the
publiC. It is a most extraordinary circumstance that faithful
likenesses can be taken of " the human face and.form
divine" in a few seconds. We must, however, forbear say-
ing more until we see the apparatus in operation. We have
seen one of the portraits taken of the Polytechnic, London,
by Mr. Lynn, the worthy proprietor of the Waterloo Hotel,
and it is really extraordinary. It appears like a Mezzotint
engraving, exquisitely finished. "The operator" from the
Polytechnic, now in Liverpool, states that the light on the
mount being so much clearer than Cavendish-square, the
portraits will be even better than at the Parent Institution

CtiAtic-E OF FELONY.—Yesterday, at the police-court,
Mary Muck, a married woman, respectably dressed in black,
was placed at the bar on a charge of having stolen a shoulder
of bacon from the shop of Mr. Leatherbarrow, in St.
Martin's market. A female who keeps the opposite standing
observed her speaking to Miss Leatherbarrow, and when the
latter was engaged with other parties, she saw the prisoner
take -up and carry off the bacon. The witness gave infor-
mation to a police-officer. The article was not found in her
possession ; but on her being afterwards-followed it was found
under her cloak. The prisoner said that 'she had purchased
the bacon by the lump for seven shillings from another per-
son ; and an individual in court said that he knew her to he
a respectable person, and that she was in the habit of buying
pieces of meat in the manner described. It afterwards ap-
peared that the bacon weighed 27 lbs., and was worth Bd. per c
lb. She was committed for trial at the sessions

PHI'S-HARMONICA-PI A NO.—II ERIt BILEUSIG.—It will
be perceived in the portion of our paper allotted to announce-
ments of public entertainments, that Herr Breunig (the
gentleman whose extraordinary performances on the melodi-
con, or phys-harmonica-piano, at the Mechanics' Institution,
we noticed in our List) has been requested to give a matinee
muNicdle. or morning concert, to enable the public to hear
him perform. Herr Breunig has fixed Tuesday next, and
the Templars' Hall has been taken for the- purpose. The
phys-harmonica-piano combines the effects of the organ,
piano. and seraphine ; and, when blended, the tones are
surpr ugly grand and powerful. Herr Breunig's style of play-
ing assimilates to that of Thalberg : he has great execution
and taste, is rapid in his fingering, and has a delicate touch.
We recommend-the amateurs of music to hear Herr Breunig,
who is on his way to London, where he is engaged. They
will not perhaps have another opportunity of hearing this
singular instrument. Its introduction, we predict, will be
the commencement of a new era in music. To Herr Breunig
the honour is due : he is the first who has played on it,
and composed music for it.