The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-11 00:00:00

Great achievement;

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almost always well informed on such subjects, on Saturday
a remark made by your correspondent some months
to Sir JOHN BARROW. To that excel-
commonly discreet man was owing the
lordships could not take a
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back referring,

FRANKLIN eXPed

snack,"-=and they have some good ones in that noble old
brick building, looking into the St. James's parade ground,
—without his—Sir Jons's —literally worrying them about
sending out some of our enterprising and unemployed
sailors on the " wild goose chase ;" for, though the prob-
lem is solved, the achievement is good for nothing--" a
scratch additional to the map !" I have perused the
dreary details ; how could they be other than dreary ?

darkness much, and thick ribbed ice, are no great
conamunicators,--“ On the morning of the 29th of July
we found a barrier of ice, stretching from shore to shore,
and which evidently had never broken away this season.
We followed its edge for several miles, in the hope of
finding a lane through, but were eventually obliged to
bear up for Dundas Harbour, in Croker Bay, there to
await a change," and so on, with little alteration, is the
burden of the despatches. I suppose the " gentlemen of
England, who live at home at ease," as the ballad hath it,
will not be much disconcerted to find these ice hummocks
named after the admiralty authorities, " MELVILLE
Sound," " DIINDA.B Harbour, " and " CHOKER "
Harmless vanity ! Oh, but on loaing further into the INGLBay. E-
YIELD despatches we read of " some smoking hillocks, and
a petrified forest,"— interesting objects certainly. Mean-
tine, no accounts of old Sir JOHN and his intrepid com-
panions. Though Sir JAMES GRAHAM is expected at the
admiralty in a few days, copies of the despatches were sent
to him at Balmoral, where he is at present with HER MA.-
JEST'S. And now for the end,—it is anticipated that there
will be no more expeditions in the same quarter ; and that
the brave fellows out will be ordered home, without unne-
cessary delay ; in the absence of the first lord, more is not
known at present. 31`CLyaB's name will go down to pos-
terity, as the achiever of the north-west passage : a route
which cannot be accomplished, except at uncertain periods
and seasons—far apart; accomplished too at tremendous
peril, and when accomplished,—again I inquire cui bono
Ice eternal anwers !

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The majority a
Saturday aft(

wernment clerks had no play on
n and evening; they had three hours

.tra work and most of them extra pay; instead of the pit
of Drury-lane or the Adelphi with the small fry, game
and claret with the larger—as I know are customary on
Saturdays —they were sitting behind their thick green shaded
compos, till a late hour, making out each in his separate
department the necessary returns for the quarter's
revenue tables to be published this evening. I told you
some time ago of the vitality of the income-tax collectors ;
-they are always replete with it, a fortnight before the
revenue accounts are made up. I can assure you that.

though Mr. GLADSTONE has been making plenty of MACREADY was excessively disagreeable behind the cur-
speeches in the North, and is preparing himself for a dis- tain, and before it. Three parts a martinet ; the remaining
play, in a day or two, at Manchester, he has not forgotten part Agamemnon or Themistoeles ! But very envious of
his clerks in town. The consequence is that the quarter's applause wert thou WILLIAM CHARLES ! I have wit-
revenue account, a skeleton of which is now prepared nessed him, a whole night, more anxious to keep his rival
will shew a veritable increase not only on the year but also j on the stage, with his back to the audience, than even to
on the quarter,—phenomena seldom found together. Far do justice to his great master, WILLIAM SIIABBPEARE!
be it from me to impute ! forced balances, " cooked I The night I refer to, MACREADY had KEAN for a rival ;
accounts," to make things pleasant to our government KEAN was "up to snuff," and made MACBEADY as mad
men of business ; they have a knack, some way or other, ' as a March hare, by maintaining each "coigne of 'vantage."
of summing up a lot of figures to the government side of EDMUND KEAN knew nothing of the little feelings re-
the account during the week the' revenue table is con- ' ferred to ; kind and generous,he was a god in that regard.
strutted. I thought at one time "•• dot and go one" as I Patting the head of a " Newcome," if at all decent. BUNN,
conceived would be found out, if the system existed; lam much abused,—more abused than abusing,—was hasty
now constrained to think the improvement is bona fide. and gruff, but a warm admirer of men and women who did
The excise and customs returns (true barometers) this his work well,—actors, fiddlers, and dancers. Suffering
quarter are passing tavorable,• from a painful disease, at variance entirely with the habits
'I am persuaded that there is scarcely anything within of a bon vivant, Burnt is frequently short-tempered; but,
the city of London more calculated to inspire a foreigner as I have indicated, he is not constitutionally ill-natured.
with respect for our commercial institutions, than his be- Busic, after a cold rehearsal of a spectacle ballet, frequently
ing present at one of the meetings of the Bank of Eng- stood champagne and capital sandwiches to his corps. The
land. I shall premise that he has taken a walk—loitered present lessee of Drury-lane, being in a chrysalis state,
" here in cool rot" I might safely quote,—in the garden I say nothing about his temper ; I think, if he retains
-part, and listened, amid all the noise and bustle outside,— Drury-lane long enough, he will have as much of the fire
now reduced to a hum,—to the quiet babblingof the foun- in him as any of- his predecessors. Give him time, he de-
tain—a decided improvement on the " dumb waiters" of serves it. He is. the .most industrious manager I ever
Trafalgar-square ; the serenity without is only equalled by knew ; his rooms —private and green—popular.
the quiet despatch of business within._ Anon the quarter 1

to twelve o'clock, noon, gives note of the meeting.

MUSIC AND .TICE DRAMA

the hour aforesaid, not minute time, but the time itself,
the foreigner finds hiniself seated in a spacious and elegant
hall, partly divided, the outer portion like the pit of the l , AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, the veteran Farren has
Opera, though not partitioned off into particular seats. been giving a round of his favourite characters, prior to
A division at the upper end of the room, of smaller dimen- taking leave of the stage. He took his farewell benefit on
sion, with a long mahogany table in front, marks the place Friday. evening, which was well attended. The piece
for the Directors. One or two strokes of twelve of the selected for performance was the " School for Scandal," in
Cock are heard ; slowly, and without creaking, a door which, with his usual facility and truth, he delineated
opens, behind the table; the governor steps in, followed the high feeling and refined manners of the doating and
in the utmost regularity by his co-directors, all men of I fond old Sir Peter. He was admirably seconded in his
" mark and likelihood,' you may be sure. Before the i efforts by 3lrs. Phillips, and well supported by the rest of
hour has done striking, the governor and directors can the company. Mr. Robson continues to win good opinions
exclaim, like our ancient, in the pantomime, " here we , of the playgoers for his happy delineations and explosions
are!" I have seen as many as four-and-twenty gentlemen, of mirth and racy humour. An engagement for six
thus " all of a row," representing in private fortune among nights has been entered into with Miss Louisa Pyne,
them, probably, eight or ten millions of pounds sterling. Miss Pyne, Mr. Borani, and Mr. W. Harrison, which
They. bow respectfully to the body of shareholders, smile commenced last, night.
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to some captious country banker, who has come to town THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE has, during the past
to kick up a row about the "rest ;" all is bland. The week, been well attended to witness the performances of
governor and directors remain on their legs all the time ; Mr. Wright, a comic actor of considerable note, and more
a practice which meets two purposes capitally ; it invests merit. He is a humourist of the same school in which
the meeting with greater respect and importance, and is \ Liston was so great a favourite, and in which the late W.
a preventive, in most instances, to tedious badgering ; for H. Murray, of Edinburgh, was without a rival. During
who, in common decency, would have kept a late governor, the past week Mr. Wright has appeared in a variety of
a twenty-stone man, standing on his gaitered legs V more characters, including Marmaduke Magog, in the " Wreck
than a quarter of an hour, the averge duration of the Bank Ashore ;" Paul Pry, in the comedy of the same name;
'
,of England meetings, which affect more or less the moue- Billy Lackaday, in " Sweethearts and Wives;" and
tary condition of every country in Europe. These remarks several others. The , humour of Mr. Wright is in a high
have been incontinently made m consequence of the usual degree conventional, but it is racy and telling ; its quiet
bank meeting held on Thursday, when it was resolved unobtrusiveness being its chief and very great charm.
that the discounts should remain at five per cent. At In the last named play the acting of Miss Cathcart, Miss
this moment the Bank of France, approaching our rate of F. Baker, and Mr. Cathcart, was excellent, the two ladies
'discount, have increased theirs one per cent, being still a in particular acquitting themselves with delicacy and tact.
one below us.; they were two a few days ago. Indeed, on Madame Celeste and Mr. Webster commenced an engage-
the continent, all the banks worthy of note,—Frankfort, meat for six nights at this theatre last night.
Berlin, Vienna,—are following our example in this regard. PHILHARMONIC SOCIRTY.—The sixth concert of this
Even in Russia the bankers have advanced one per cent, season took place on luesday evening last. Madame
apparently from the mere force of example. Your Dutch- Grisi, Madame Doria, Signor Mario, Signor Ceiabatta,
man is content to let money stand as it is ; he is satisfied and Mr. Hatton, having been engaged to take part in it,
with his two per cent. discount,—three under us. Much the expectations of the public were high, and the audience
is said, and it may be said truly, about the arms—the
.crowded and fashionable. The distinguished musical
honour of England—being a scorn and bye-word among strangers were, on their appearance, greeted with a hearty
the nations; what I have said clearly indicates that she welcome, and in the course of the evening their. perfor-
is not so in her monetary concerns. Esto perpetua I mances were rapturously applauded. The programme,
Probably a desire to be very respectable was the cause which was of a miscellaneous nature, was such as to
of a mistake on Friday evening. A metropolitan meeting afford fine scope for the peculiar talents of the respective
had been announced for the purpose of discussing the performers, and their exertions were of the most gratify-
eastern question, and the delay-policy of the EARL OF ing kind. The orchestra, also, was in excellent drill, and
ABERDEEN thereanent. The parties having the conduct executed .the different pieces awarded to it with judgment
of the meeting tried to get the Drury-lane Theatre for a and correct taste.

nthe d

11 would have known
eting in Downing-
which would have given an additional impetus to
Exeter Hall surely could have been had ;
g took place in the long room of the
hich was crammed to the doors, and
sway. which would not have been the

fiasco Cabinet m

NEW MUSICAL LIBRARY.—We recommend our readers
who have not already done so, to avail themselves of Mr.
Smith's generous offer, as detailed in his advertisement.
LORD CARLISLE.—News from Smyrna brings the in-
telligence of Lord Carlisle's recovery from o, severe attack
of smallpox at Rhodes.
THE ASIA, CAPT. LOTT, British and North American
Royal Mail steam-ship, took her departure hence for New
York on Saturday, at noon, with 160 passengers, a full
cargo, and the usual mails on board.

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LORD DUDLEY
:upiedthe chair,

y. Mr. NICHOLAS

one of the merchant princes, and whose ancestors, if I ORMSKIRR REVISION' 1853.—The lasts ox voters tor the
mistake not, were Prussians ; Sir CHARLES NA.PIER, the Ormskirk division were revised and corrected on the 6th
lut'uiral* t'M ap aan __AYNE REID, a sill y art were and ult., by W. Forsyth, Esq., Barrister. The Conservative
tithe author of several popular works. There others interest was defended by W. Ackerley, Esq., of Wigan,
JULIAN ARNE ,Mr. v. r* 13. 1-TucaunAßT for example, H Y and Mr. Armstrong, the secretary of the district; the
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Were —ETY ' M. P., &c. The resolutions, all tight enough, Free-traders by Mr. Moorhouse, of Manchester. The fol.
earned nem. con. lowing is the result :—Free-traders, 60 objections, 42 sus-
mans
Ilavin e
' - another peep at the PEEL Statue in West- tained, and :18 failed ; Conservatives, 51 objections, 33
ter Abbey the other day, and seeing several en- sustained, and 18 failed ; gain to Free-traders, 9
lasys fnell of it, TatortwALDsraes famous statue of PEEL'S Claims :;Conservative, 119, Free-traders, 18 ; Conservative
c_ - ow at Harrow, Lord BYRONcame across my gain, 101; deduct 9 objections gained by Free-traders, 92.
thoughts. It was refused admission within the sacred I Free-traders struck off by Free-traders, 6 ; Conservative.
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