The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-01-12 00:00:00

LOCAL NE WS,

NEW GLASGOW THEATRE.—Mr. Raymond, we under-
stand, is likely to have this theatre. We felicitate the Glas-
gow play-goers upon their good fortune, fora mote spirited,
enterprising, or better caterer for the public never entered a
theatre. Mr. Raymond is an excellent actor, and as a man
of; business and integrity, unimpeachable. His straight-
forward and honourable conduct in his engagements, both
private and public, in Liverpool and elsewhere, area warrant
sufficient that a better choice of a lessee cannot be made.
THE AMPHITHEATRE.—The " Life of Napoleon" is now
converted into an 'after-piece—we should think that it has
proved a good card. The horsemanship at this place is of a
very superior description. Mr. Cooke's family are very
clever. The riding of Mr. Cooke approaches the nearest to
Ducrow of anything we ever saw. The clowns are " fools of
quality." The `• Englishmen in France" has sent the audi-
ence home laughing to their beds. Mr. W. J. Hammond
and Miss Daly have much to answer for in making folk's
sides ache. Mr. Henry Beverly is about producing a dra-
ma of much interest, founded on the siege of Beyrout.
THEATRE-ROYAL.—We are very glad to hear that Mr.
Clarke has taken the Theatre Royal, atid we are certain that
every lover of the drama will rejoice that this establishment
has not fallen into other hands. There is a great merit in
knowing when we are well off. It is to be hoped that Mr.
Clarke will meet with a liberal support. His motto we
believe is, " 'Tis not in mortals to command success—at
least we will deserve it."

WRECK OF THE MOUNTAINEER STEAMER. BEAUMARIS,
JAN. 10. WIND, S.W., BLOWING FRESH.—The Moun-
taineer, previously reported as being on the Lwelly Rocks,
has become a total wreck, and sunk in deep water; very little
of the cargo has been saved. A part or the whole, as may
be found necessary, of the cargo of the Beverly, stranded on
Redwarf Sands, is to be landed, with a view to get the vessel
off. She is now so deeply imbedded iu the sands that the
state of her bottom cannot be ascertained.

STATUE OF MR. HUSICISSON.—We regret to state, that
the statue to be executed by Mr. Gibson, and erected in the
Custom-house at Liverpool, in honour of Mr. Huskisson,
will necessarily be delayed a twelvemonth, on account of the
vessel containing the marble having been sunk in a storm at
the mouth of the Tiber, a few days ago. We regret this the
more as it was a superb block of Carrara marble, from a new
quarry just opened in Tuscany ; and the proprietors, anxious
that the first should be a fine specimen of the marble, used
every means to procure a fine block. We have seen fre-
quently the model of the statue ; it is the same size as the
one in the cemetery, and is worthy of the talent of the emi-
nent artist and the town to which it is to be sent.—Letter
from Rome in the Tablet.

RocK HAumomcoN.—This instrument continues to prove
very attractive. The utmost surprise is expressed by all who
listen to its sweet and extraordinary tones. We know not
which to notice as being the most remarkable, the simplicity
of its construction, the rudeness of its material, the uncouth
appearance of its shape, or the rusticity of the performers
upon it. It is really one of the most primitive instruments
exhibited. The performers, the sons of the inventors, are
daily acquiring new melodies, and have been much assisted
by musical men, who seem to take great interest in the
Harmonicon, and have not failed to give their favourable
opinion upon its merits. Amongst others Mr. Davis, the
organist of Seaforth Church, has been taking some pains
with the instrument, and has kindly offered to accompany
the young men on Friday next, at one o'clock ; on this occa-
sion, therefore, there will be four performers instead of three.
Mr. Davis has already made himself a proficient on the
instrument, and executes passages with great rapidity. We
recommend a visit to this instrument, which, if more gener-
ally known, would, we know, be much sought after. We
should think that quadrilles would be agreeably danced to its
accompaniments.

THE NEW Musw-HALL.—We have been favoured with
a prospectus of a Music-Hall, which is about to be erected
in this town, by subscription, and partly at the risk of Mr.
Ashton, the spirited and indefatigable manager of the sub-
scription concerts. The plan is a most admirable one, and
cannot fail, in our opinion, to be carried through. It is in-
tended that the Concert-Hall shall be erected at the corner
of Hardman and Rodney-streets, facing Leece-street. A
more eligible site could not possibly be fixed upon either for
convenience, or as an addendum to the beauty of the town.
The want of a building of this description is so notorious and
so generally felt, that we do not expect there will be a dissen-
tient voice to the scheme, or the slightest opposition made
to it. The terms offered to the subscribers are most liberal.
It is intended that the Hall shall be 60 feet to the front of
Rodney-street, and 1.82 feet in depth. The interior will be
on the model of the Music-hall, in Bold-street, as it formerly
existed, which for sound we believe was most excellently
planned. In the Hall, public dinners, meetings of religious
bodies, musical entertainments, and other assemblies will be
held. Its erection will be a positive boon to the town, and
we hope that no time will be lost in completing the arrange-
ments. Mr. Ashton's spirit and industry has carried him
through with the subscription concerts, and we hope his
health and nerve will enable him to surmount all difficulties
which must necessarily fall in his way in this new under-

TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

On Friday, the adjourned First Quarterly Meeting (for
the year) of the Council was held in the Council Chamber,
for the consideration of the matters not disposed of on Wed-
nesday last,—the principal of which were the appointment
of Governor and Chaplain to the Borough Goal ; the ap-
pointment of a committee (on the notice of Mr. H. Hornby)
to consider the defective and unsatisfactory state of the law
relating to the revision of the burgess lists ; and the referring
of the Dock bill, as relates to the warehouse question, to a
committee,—on the motion of Mr. Earle.
There was a full attendance of the council soon after the
opening of the chamber, there being on the first voting forty-
nine members present.