The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-07-10 00:00:00

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A poor-rate of 4s. in the pound has been allowed on the
township of Manchester.
Chester Autumn meeting will take place on Thursday
and Friday in the First October Meeting week.
Mr. James Ashton has been appointed registrar of mar-
riages for the Warrington Union, in the room of Mr.
Gouden. _

Ellis Norris, whose recent adventures in connection
with the Burgh Hall Asylum elopement are notorious,
has passed through the Insolvent Court.
Mr. T. P. Gilmour paid Poulton-le. Fylde a visit OUL
Tuesday. He came from Fleetwood, where he would
have been roughly treated had not the police protected
him.
Mrs. Fayer, wife of a hairdresser at Preston, was poi-
soned last Wednesday through inadvertently drinking
water, in which her husband had mixed some arsenic, in
order to kill flies.
On Thursday three boys were engaged at Smethurst's
mill, at Chorley, " pulling" cotton, when several hun-
dred pounds weight fell on them. They were soon missed,
and when found two were dead, but one revived after the
application of proper remedies.
The chartists of Preston are dissatisfied with the con-
duct of their member, Mr. C. P. Grenfell, because he
refused to vote for O'Connor's motion respecting the
charter, and have resolved to have a member ready for
the next election.
A clever swindler, named Thompson, has been com-
mitted for three months to Manchester. He succeeded
in duping a number of poor persons, by representing that
he had just arrived from Sydney, where the parties in
question had relatives, and that he had brought a number
of presents for them, stating that they were at the railway
station, and borrowing money to pay the carriage.
MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.—On Sunday morning, Samuel
Pimblett, a respectable farmer, of Barrow-lane, Newton,
committed self-destruction by cutting his throat with a
sickle. The deceased, who was 58 years of age, and a
married man, has been in a desponding state of mind for
some time, although at intervals he al:gears to have been
in his right mind.
On Thursday seven labouring men were summoned be-
fore tae Manchester magistrates for removing and stack-
ing hay on Sunday week. The chairman told the men
that they would not be convicted, though they must not
leave under the impression that they had been engaged in
a work of necessity. One of the magistrates said that he
did not agree with the chairman, as he thought, owing to
the unsettled state of the weather, that the stacking was
a work of necessity.
THE WHITEHOUSE FAMILY.—The Manchester Guar-
dian describes further swindling exploits of this family in.
Manchester and Salford, and adds—" We may repeat, for
the benefit of those upon whom these noted individuals
may attempt their impositions, that the family consists of
the father and mother, with a son and two daughters ;
the father's hair is turned slightly gray, and one of the
daughters is somewhat remarkable in appearance, in con-
sequence of some deformity in her teeth."
CHARGE OF PERJURY.—Mr. W. E. Fergusson, late
assistant to Mr. Sainter, surgeon, of Macclesfield, who
obtained a verdict against him for £350 for adultery (a
judgment which Fergusson has nullified by means of the
bankruptcy court,) has been brought before the magis-
trates on a charge of perjury, founded on an affidavit in.
the Court of Chancery, that he had never taken any im-
proper liberties with Mrs. Sainter. He was committed
for trial at the next Chester Assizes, but bail was accepted
for his appearance, himself in £3OO and two sureties in
£l5O each.
THE TEN Houns FACTORY ACT.—The operative spin-
ners of Bolton have taken a ballot to ascertain the opi-
nion of their body as to the number of hours for labour.
There are in the borough 838 spinners, and the voting
was—For ten hours, 829; for eleven hours, 5 ; the re-
maining 4 would not vote. The factory operatives of
Manchester, on Saturday, had an interview, by a deputa-
tion, with their employers, at a meeting held at Man-
chester, relative to the Ten Hours Bill. Much discus-
sion took place, and on the following day the operatives
held a meeting of their own body, and resolved to adhere
to the regulations of the bill as it stood, and to memori-
alise her Majesty upon the subject.
TARVIN-HALL SCHOOL.—We are glad to learn that Mr.
Sprague, the captain of this school, has been successful
at Cambridge in his endeavour to obtain a sizarship at St.
John's College. There was an unusual grand set of men
offering themselves at this examination, pupas from nearly
all the most eminent public schools in the kingdom. Mr.
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flects credit on Tarvin-hall School, because that gentle-
man has been educated there for upwards of six years.
On the same day, we believe Mr. Foulkes, another pupil
of this school, was admitted a member of Trinity College,
Dublin. We congratulate the principal on these addi-
tional proofs of the soundness of the course of instruc-
tion pursued in that ii.stitution.—Chester Courant.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GRAND PROTESTANT
ASSOCIATION OF LOYAL ORANGEMEN.—The sittings of
the above loyal and constitutional body commenced at
Barnsley. There were district officers and grand com-
mittee men present from London, Northampton, Paisley,
Manchester, Chowbent, Bolton, Rochdale, Ashton-
under-Lyne, Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield,
Sheffield, and a great number of other places. On Sun-
day evening, previous to the Grand Lodge sitting, a ser-
mon was preached to the brethren in St. George's Church,
by the Rev. W. P. Roberts, incumbent. The rev. gen.,
tlernan, in his discourse, read the qualification of an
orangeman out of the Grand Lodge rules, and spoke
highly of the principles of the society. At the conclusion
of the sermon, a collection was made in conformity with
the Queen's letter for the building and repairing of
churches. On Monday and Tuesday the grand committee
met. Brother Sylvester, P.G.M.. from Chowbent occu-
pied the:chair on the occasion. It appeared that there
had been an addition of above 1000 members to the so-
ciety during the last twelve months, arid the finances of
the society were never in a more prosperous condition.
Among other business transacted, three guineas were
ordered to be given to the Church Sunday Schools in.
Barnsley, £5 to the Rev. T. D. Gregg's committee in.
Dublin, to enable the rev. gentleman to pay the costs of a
lawsuit instituted against him by Dr. Whately, Arch-
bishop of Dublin. A printing press and types were or-
dered to be procured, to be the grand lodge property, and
for the use of the association. Two new warrants were
granted for opening new lodges, one at Sheffield, and
another at Bretton. A motion was moved by Brother
Auty, and seconded by Brother Burnett, vicar of Brad-
ford, that plans be adopted forthwith to bring into union
with the Grand Lodge, all the members of Orange Lodges
throughout the country not at present in connection. with
the grand body ; the resolution was carried unan mously.
Votes of thanks were then passed to the grand officers for
their services during the past year. The whole of the
grand officers were re-elected, Brother Burnett, vicar of
Bradford, appointed one of the grand chaplains, and a re-
solution was carried that the next Grand Lodge meeting
be held at Bilston, in Staffordshire, and likewise that sub-
scriptions be entered into throughout the whole of the
Orange body, in favour of the Rev. T. D. Gregg, a
brother orangeman, and another resolution, thanking the
Irish Orangemen for their loyalty during the late petty re-
bellion in Ireland, after which the grand lodge broke up.
The brethren afterwards dined together at the Lord Nel-
son Inn. After the withdrawal of the cloth, Brother
Newhall, P.G.M., of Rochdale occupied the chair, and
after the usual loyal toasts had been given from the chair,
the health of Brother Burnett, vicar of Bradford, was
drunk, the toast being received with three times three,
and one cheer more. Brother Burnett responded, and
expressed himself highly delighted with the proceedings
which he had witnessed that day, and be hoped in a short
time, the rest of his brethren would see the necessity and
propriety of joining themselves to the Orange Institution,
and be guides to the Orangemen, leading them in the old
paths. He encouraged the brethren to persevere, and he
had no doubt before long the respectable portions of so-
ciety who held th4ir principles would come forward and
identify themselves with their body like good men and
true.

THEATRE ROYAL.

This theatre has been newly decorated and embellished,
and has now such an air of neatness and comfort as to
disarm all criticism. The manager, Mr. W. R. Copeland,
has done every thing in his power to render the place
worthy of the public patronage.
The announced fareweli appearance of Mr. Macready,
previous to his retirement from the stage, of course
attracted numerous and fashionable audiences throughout
the week. Every Englishman, indeed, ought to be proud
of this eminent artist, who stands unrivalled since the
days of Kean and Kemble, and whose recent noble be-
haviour in New York cannot but add to the esteem he
already enjoys amongst his countrymen. The characters
he performed during the past week were Macbeth,
Richelieu, Lear, Werner and Wolsey. Every one of
them is the result of a perfect study of history and human
nature. They have lost nothing of their freshness, and
he
_leaves the scene of his many triumphs with untarnished
laurels. We need hardly allude to the reception he met
with on his first reappearance; it surpassed anything of
the kind he perhaps ever before experienced, and it must
have been highly gratifying to his pride to see the vast
assemblage before him rising as one man and paying ,
homage to his greatness. Personations like his ' King
Lear' and " Richelieu" we shall very likely never see
again. So completely does he enter into the character he
undertakes that it ceases to be a part and becomes reality
instead of a representation. The mad scene in " King
Lear" was most exquisite, and it would be difficult to tell
whether the play of his features or his gesticulations was
the more beautiful ; not a sound was audible in the house
besides the voice of him who thus rivetted the attention
of his audience, Nothing could excel the impersonation
of that hoary villain " Wolsey," in " Henry VIII,"
whether as persecutor of the Duke of Buckingham or as
intriguer against Queen Catherine. The harsh croaking
voice with which he spoke rendered still more hateful the
individual he represented. However we have no time to
dwell upon the beauties of each performance, especially
when they are already so well known to our readers.
Every praise is due to Mr. Copeland for collecting a
troupe of artists able to support Mr. Macready. Too
often the success of a good actor is marred by the inferi-
ority of his assistants, but the names of Mrs. Warner,
Miss Cooper, Mr. Barry Sullivan, Mr. George Bennett,
Alr. Cathcart, &c. &c. will speak for themselves.
Of Mrs. Warner we need say no more than that she
was in every respect worthy of the relation she sustained
to Mr. Macready, and heartily deserved the applause be-
stowed upon her. Mr. Barry Sullivan is a rising actor,
who has a brilliant future before him if he continues as
he has begun. We must particularize his " Edgar," in
" Kin F Lear ;" the scene in which he appeap saf, .!..rAor. _
Tom' owed its value in a great degree tFP fliTh IE. KIM t, L
Bennett, also, admirably depicted the charaSZPheN44,e, 1-3 T.,
tained, and Miss Cooper won the favour of„the.iatnixn,c •' .
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