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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-03-26 00:00:00

n. Felix was gallant, spirited, and dashing—full of life

manliness, and spirit.

Bland's Violante was a charm

ing featurein the comedy; her scenes with Felix were r

plete with womanish fondness and pride : the scene after the
escape of Colonel Briton was inimitably done. Mr. Holl's
Colonel Briton we liked very much ; he dressed and looked

it well, and threw into it much vivacity. This gentleman
Miss Cleaver played Isabella wit
reat naivete: Mrs. Clarke and Madame Simon caused plen
of amusement by' their bustling, and the intrigu _
they displayed. Baker enacted Lissardo to perfection ; ar
Mr. Bland exerted himself for a wonder, as FredericA
Slaiter's Gibby was Scotchy enough, but tame. The drama of

a decided acquisition

.g spirit

The Adopted Child" followed, and " Love Laughs at Lock-
liths" concluded the evening. In the former, Mr. Wallack,

as Michael, showed his very versatil

powers to advantage

he presented us with a finished picture of a rough but hone,

fisherman. His reading of the letter found in the chest was
a perfect and most natural piece of acting. Mrs. Barton, as
Clara, introduced Alexander Lee's new and very pretty
ballad, " I Sigh for the Woods :" she sang it rather too fast,
but we believe that this was the first time it has been given in
public. Miss E. Honner, as Lucy, played with archness and
spirit : this lady is another acquisition. The bill to-night is
a strong one; and if it does not draw a good house, we shall

be disposed to exclaim, with the Punch-and-Judy man,
when Miss Kelly refused him a sixpence, " it's ail up witi
the draymer." In " The Wife," Mr. Wallack will sustain
the character of St. Pierre, in which he has no equal. Mrs
Bland's Mariana is well known for its exquisite tenderness
and beauty : it is worthy of her high talents. In " My Aunt,'
which follows, Mr. Wallack's Dick Dasltall is famous : it

natural and mirthful

We may here acknowledge the receipt of a memorial, ad-
dressed to Mr. Clarke, which we have been requested to
place in our office for signature. It is written in a very vul-
gar and authoritative tone, and is not likely to be complied
with. How can the writer, or any portion of the public,
" demand as a right" that Mr. Clarke should permit a half-
price in his theatre? The " public" might just as well me•
morialize the proprietors of the STANDARD, or any other
Liverpool paper, stating a determination not to purchase any
copies unless they could be had at fourpence each, because
in Manchester and other towns that rate is charged. It is
against the feeling of an Englishman to be bullied, and we
believe Mr. Clarke is the last person in the world who would
yield to compulsion.

EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.—A boy at Gasstown was,
on Wednesday week, behind a dyke cutting whins with a
hook ; and near him were some men cutting trees. Hearing
one of the trees cracking and shaking to its fall, the boy sprang
back from behind the dyke ; but ere he could make to a safe
distance the tree fell, and he was immediately caught and
thrown to the ground by its branches. With the instinct of
self-preservation he held up his right hand, in which' was the
hook, to guard his head. The hook was driven against his
head with great violence, and the branches forcing it back-
ward, it scalped the poor fellow over half his head, laying the
scalp down upon his neck. Mr. Blacklock was called, and
brought the scalp nearly back, making it cover its proper
place •, and the boy was taken to the infirmary by advice of
Mr. Blacklock, where lie continues to do well.—Dumfries
paper.

SUBTERRANEAN EXPEDITION.—In every age since the
days of Adam, adventurers have sprung up, who by their
courage and skill, having greatly assisted in searching out the
hidden secrets of nature ; even in the mountainous districts,
where a man is almost looked upon as an isolated being, such
characters are found to exist. An instance corroborative of
this truth occurred on the 15th February last in Derbyshire.
An adventurous youth, a nephew of Mr. Hibbert, of Hay-
field, near Chapel-en-le-Frith, determined to explore the in-
terior of the Foxhounds—a noted place in Kinder Scout in
that neighbourhood, which has long been a hiding place for
For this purpose he provided himself with a light,
4nd a quantity of lucifer matches, together with a ball of
twine, with which he intended to measure the distance
which he might be enabled to penetrate, and also to enable
him, in case of accident, to retrace his steps and make good
his retreat. The necessary preparations being completed,
he engaged a young boy to accompany him on his sub-
terranean expedition. Upon entering the mouth of the cave,
they fastened one end of the string at the outside and carried
with them the ball of twine. The cavern at the entrance will
nearly admit of a man in his upright position, but upon pro-
ceeding a short way the passage contracts so much, that it
becomes necessary to proceed on all fours, wher t a
larges and becomes more passable, until ano e

it, again e

cavern presents itself, where, upon several heights, or shelves
one above another, it is found, the foxes stow their provisions
Whilst the juvenile adventurers were attentively explorini

the store-

,ouse of sly reynard

their light disappeared, ar
icholy mistal

upon having recourse to the inciters a-me
presented itself in their equipments, in their