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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-09 00:00:00

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Mr. GLA.DEITONE in-which he spoke of the gymnastic b
accounts of the Parish Church and St. George's, and the
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outrageous costs at the .Corporation churches generally, . •
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the committee's proceedings were confirmed. whole affair • Q.
The main feature of the Water Committee's proceed-
ings was the acceptance by the Council of the main pipe Per.lue", till"
tender for ilorwich, the cost slightly to exceed £40,000,
and the contractors being Messrs. Holland and Gallow--
The discussion on the Baths Committee's proceedini
was marked by a wordy tournament between Messi
Fernihough and Langsdale. The committee, it seems, In
reprimanded the superintendent of Cornwallis-stre
Baths for intoxication. Mr. Langsdale wanted a con
mittee to investigate the matter ; and Mr. Fernihougl
who opposed this, asked Mr. Langsdale if he had nevi
been the worse for liquor ? A stentorian "No l." was tl
reply, :when Mr. Fernihough informed the Council that h
"once book Alderman Langsdale home when he was s
drunk that next morning he did not know how he gc
there." Mr. Langsdale, with intense fury, exclaimer
It's as false as anything which ever came out of M
Peraiough's mouth ' The question of the alteration c
construction on another site of the baths at St. Geor-
pier was again deferred.

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ROTA/ AxruirgErrizE.—The " legitimate" reign
triumht townsman. establishment. On Saturday evening
td Mr. Vandenhotr, one of the mos

our mo vv.—
classical actors and finest tragedians of the day, appear.
in the character of Richlieu—his son, Mr. Henry Van.
denholt sustaining the character of De llfauprat. It is
needless to say that the veteran was warmly received, ai
also his son. In the character.of Richlieu Mr, Vandenhof
has no equal on the stage. Last night, Mr. E. L.
Davenport, one of the rising tragedians of the day, corn•
mewed an engagement, for a limited number of nights,,in
the character of Romeo. He is assisted by Miss Fanny
Vining, who sustained the character of Juliet.
THEATRE ROTA X. —Last week this house was crowded
every night,,the attraction being the inimitable Charles
Mathews, who appeared in several of those light, dashing
characters, which have rendered the Lyceum, in London,
so popular during the fast few years, under the manage-
ment of Mr. Mathews and Madame Vestris. The " Game
of Speculation," which had such an extraordinary run in
London, was the most attractive piece, and certainly Mr.
Mathew's representation cif the character of .Ajfable
Hawk, Esq., is one of the most finished pieces of acting
of its kind that can be witnessed in the present day. The
"" Game of Speculation" is one of those light comedies, in
.;which the peculiar abilities of Mr. Mathews are seen to
,the greatest advantage] - It must be confessed that the
.moral character ,of this comedy is somewhat questionable ;
far, as the title of the piece indicates, rash and reckless
specalation, with an unpardonable indifference to the
rights of creditors, is placed before the audience in a
manner which, although very smart, even the most
indulgent moralist must take exception to. If, however,
the spectator can banish this feeling from his mind, and
regard only the delineation of the character allotted to
Mr. Matthews in the piece, he cannot fail to admire
immensely the transcendant abilities of this truly great
and original actor. It has been remarked, and with
great truth, that although many of our actors have their
imitators, Mr. Charles Matthews has none. It is only
necessary to witness his performance of Hawk to be satis-
fied of the fact. The representation is peculiar to himself
—altogether ttv,.;wroachable by any of his contempora-
ries. " The Lau.--.),,a-s," and several others of the Lyceum
pieces, were performed during the week, in which Mr.
Mathews delighted crowded audiences. On Friday
evening he took his benefit, and made his last appear.
mice, when there was an immense house, every part
%being crowded, and hundreds unable to gain admission.
Amongst other characters in which Mr. Mathews ap-
peared, was Sir Charles Coldstream, in "Used up,,, in
winch he is so justly celebrated. Mr. Baker, and his
itezffweimamct of lalrd.
clever daughter, took part in
performances.o .1 ic h considerably
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Mr. Buekstone commenced an en
-mber nights, in that ,A4:_grement for a limitei
taluidrigedhtoltfoirstth.herepieces during

num, .o. a . exceedingly droll comedy, " The
Serious Family; This was followed by " Mr. Buck-
stone's Ascent of Mount Parnassus," which was played
at the Haymarket every night during the late season, and
which was now presented to a Liverpool audience for the
first time. The manner in which the piece is put upon
the stage is highly creditable to the energy and public
spirit of Mr. Copeland, who has evidently spared no expense
in the production of this extraordinary spectacle. He has
secured the grand moving Diorama of the Illustrated Views
of Mount Parnassus, which was painted for the Haymarket
Theatre, when the piece was originally produced them
" The Ascent of Mount Parnassus" is an extravaganza of
the amusing kind. At this late hour we have not time to
notice it in detail. The dialogue is very droll, and some
of the hits at the different London • Theatres are very
happy. The scenery is gorgeous in the extreme ; the
view of Mount Parnassus being really grand. We hope
that the management will be re-paid by full houses for
the heavy outlay which must have been incurred in the
production of the piece. At the conclusion of the piece,
last night, Mr. Buckstone and Mrs. Fitzwilliam were
called bow() the curtain to redeye the congratulations Df
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