The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-06-02 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL.

Mr. YATES, Proprietor and Manager of the Theatre-
Royal, Adelphii Mi. and Mrs. KEELEY, of the
Theatres-Royal, Covent-Garden and Adelphi ; and Mr.
PAUL BEDFORD, of the Theatres-Royal, Covent-Gar-
den and Adelphi ; are engaged at this Theatre, FOR TEN
NIGHTS, and will make their Second Appearance this
Evening.
The popular Drama of JACK SHEPPARD, having been
received last night with the most decided approbation, will
he repeated THIS EVENING, and on WEDNESDAY,
THURSDAY, and FRIDAY.
THIS present TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1840, will be per-
fanned, for the second time at this Theatre, an entirely
new, romantic, and historical Drama, in Four Parts, with
new Music, Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations, called
JACK SHEPPARD;
Adapted from the popular Romance of the same name, by
J. B. Buckstone, Esq.
The OVERTURE and Music. composed, selected, and ar-
ranged, (partly from Old English Airs,) by
Mr. G. H. RODWELL.
The Drama produced under the immediate direction of
111 r. YATES.
_ _ _

Abram Mendez Mr. Yates.
Jack Sheppard Mrs. Keeley.
Shotbolt.
Joe Blueskin Mr. Paul Bedford.
Owen W00d.... (of Wych-street).... Mr. Baker.
Jonathan Wild.. Mr. W. Howard.
Mr. William Kneebone.. Mr. Chaplin.
Mrs. Sheppard„.Mrs. Baker. Mrs. Wood.. Miss Cleaver.
... _ ___

Winifred W00d.... Mrs. Tellet.
After which the Dramatic Sketch of
SYLVESTER DAGGERWOOD,
In which Mr YATES will give his Celebrated Imitations.
Fustian.... Mr. Benwell I Servant.... Mr. Starke
To conclude with the Musical Farce of a
LOAN OF.A. LOVER.
Peter Spyk Mr. Keeley
Captain Amersfort.. Mr. W. Howard
Ernestine.... Miss Cleaver
Gertrude Mrs. Keeley

On WEDNESDAY, the popular Drama of JACK
SHEPPARD. After which, for the first time at this
Theatre a new Farce, called H. B. Henry Belasiiuez Esq.
Mr. Yates ; Capt. Funnel, Mr. P. Bedford ; Mr. Leamington
Spooner Mr. Keeley ; Betty, Mrs. Keeley, as originally per-
formed by them in London. Humphry Bobus, Mr. Baker,
Mrs. Funnel, Mrs. Edwards.—To conclude with the Farce
of the QUEEN'S HORSE. Toni Tubbs (his original
character), Mr. Keeley.

EDGE-HILL AND WINDSOR MECHANICS'
SCHOOL SOCIETY.
THIS EVENING,- and THURSDAY EVENING, at
Seven o'clock, LECTURES will be delivered, in the
NATIONAL SCHOOL. Roost, Edge-hill, by W.
.COOKE
TAYLOR, LL.D., M.R.A.S., of Trinity College, Dublin,
on the Confirmation of the Bible front the Monuments of
Egypt.
Admission, Is. to Non-Subscribers.
H. J. 'WEBSTER, Sec. pro. tem.
Edge-hill, 2d June, 1810.

Elit Zthrrpoof 'tanbarb.

TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 2, 1840.

We have received files of the Sydney Gazette and
of the Sydney Commercial Journal to the 30th of
November, inclusive. We have elsewhere given copious
extracts from these papers. We regret to find that
the settlers in many parts of the colony continued to
be molested by the predatory incursions of bushrangers.
Great complaints are made of the want of an efficient
and adequate system of police. The country is re-
presented as in a state of great disquiet from the
audacious depredations and lawless proceedings of
runaway convicts, and yet nothing has been done, and
but very little attempted, to check the tide of blood-
shed and spoliation which had begun to inundate the
colony. We trust that the attention of the Governor
will soon be directed to this subject, and that some
provision will be made, by legislative enactment, for
securing the persons and property of settlers in the
interior of the colony from violence and plunder.
Unless this be done, and done quickly, it will he found
that immigration into New South Wales will rapidly
decline.

We learn also, from the Commercial Journal that
crime *as greatly on the increase in the colony. In
one of the copies of this journal it is stated—" (Jn
Thursday last, there were four more men consigned to
the death cells in the Sydney Gaol, making in " all 16
sentenced at the present sittings, in addition to the two
remaining over from the previous sessions, all of whom
have been found guilty, on the clearest testimony,
generally manifesting the most inhuman and atrocious
circumstances of brutality." This is an awful state of
things, attributable, in a very great measure, to the
want of early religious instruction in the. colony.
More schools—more churches—more clergymen, are
wanted to provide for the spiritual destitution of the
inhabitants.

\Ve rejoice to find that the reports from all parts of
the interior of New South "Wales relative to the erolo
are. highly gratifying. Where harvest had actually'
commenced, the free reapers were making thirty
shillings per acre.

By the Hibernia, Capt. Cobb, which arrived here on
Friday, we have received New York papers to the 12th
ultimo, inclusive, being two days later than the news
brought by the. Great Western. The Hibernia accom-
plished the voyage in sixteen days. The news from
the United States and Canada, by this last arrival, is
comparatively unimportant. We have, however, some
later intelligence from Mexico anti Texas. The steam-
packet Columbia had arrived at New Orleans from
Texas, bringing dates to the 31st of April, and con-
veying the important intelligence that the Mexicans
had determined to invade Texas with a large force.
The militia had been called out, and every third man
was ordered to the. frontier. The Texians affected to
treat the approach of the Mexicans with contempt and
indifference., Mexico, having made peace with France,
and having entered into a treaty with the United
States, was concentrating her energies against Texas,
and with every probability of success.

The commercial intelligence from. New York par-
takes of the same complexion as, that brought by the
Great Western. The trading interests were still in a
state of depression.

We have received a copy of the St. John's (N. 8.),
Weekly Chronicle of the ] 7th of April. The news
which it contains has been, in a great measure, antici-
pated by recent arrivals from New. York. This paper
comments, in terms of justifiable severity, on the ex'
travagant expenditure of the public funds by the
House of Assembly. The province was in the enjoy-
ment of perfect tranquillity.

We liave received a file of the Halifax Journal to

the 4th of May, inclusive. Public meetings had been
held in almost every dictrict of Nova Scotia, to call
forth an expression of confidence in the administration
of Sir Colin Campbell. Resolutions to this effect were,
in every instance, carried with great enthusiasm.
The Journal describes the weather in Canada a 9
" the most beautiful in the recollection of man." The
ice in the St. Lawrence had nearly disappeared, with-
out producing any disastrous effects, such as ordinarily
attend its disruption. The trade of Nova Scotia Is
said to be prosperous, and the agricultural prospects
were favourable.

The Manchester Guardian of Saturday last indulges
.n some lugubrious remarks on the recent defeat of
Mr. Villiers's motion on the corn-laws. While our
contemporary deplores the inauspicious result of the
debate in the House of Commons, he expresses ilia'
self in the most desponding terms as to the future
prospects of the anti-corn law agitators. He canditilY
acknowledges that the intensity of the agitation 00
this question during the last two years is mainly owing
to the results of two deficient harvests, and proceed'
to surmise that " should the crops of the coining
autumn happily bear out their present auspicious Pr'
mise, it will be very dcult, if not impossible, under
such circumstance; again to call forth that strong ex;
pression of public feeling against the corn-laws which
has latterly been shown." The surmise is perfect
l
correct. The prospect of an abundant harvest, ivw"
the consequent impulse which will be given to 'tied°
will render the collection of funds for " an extelisiv
system of renewed agitation," extremely difficult, .
if
impossible. The tribe of hireling adventurers ,W
have been employed to lecture for the
repeal-44 0),
corn laws, and who have gone about like firebraedo,
endeavouring to excite the passions of the multitude'
and indulging in the most traitorous language, evil
wi
now find that their avocation is gone for ever. °e re
with
after, as the Guardian acknowledges, "people
--$OO..
difficulty be induced to listen to the voice of the
tP
corn law charmer, charm he never so wise4Y:,
Smith 117)
Messrs. Poulton, Ackland, and Sydney
henceforth betake themselves to some more lioneera
bread of in
heir
employment, and be content " to eat the
pockets,
dustry." The cotton-lords may button up
In lay it out
in save their money ; or, rather, let the ,
in giving additional remuneration to their half-start/ u
-
operatives. A smiling Providence has
frustrated their
nefarious schemes, and rendered sign
ally abortive their
e