The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-02-09 00:00:00

Mrs. Waylett. Benedetta
SINGING,
by Mrs. Waylett, Mrs. Raymond, Mrs. Barton, Mr. A. Lee,

Mrs. Raymond

and M.r. C. Bland_
To which will be added, a new Interlude, entitled
TEN THOUSAND A-YEAR.
... Mr. Tilbury. Titmouse.... Mr. Marshall
Huckaback.... Mr. Higgie.
Miss Tabitha Mrs. Raymond.
To conclude with a new Drama, in three acts, called
THE MAID OF MADRID;
OR, WHAT IS SHE AT
Mr. Higgie. I Cmsai-
Vincentio Mr. Marshall
Olivia.. Mrs. Waylett. I Minette.. Mrs. Raymond_
Tickets and Places to be had of Mr. J. FOGG, at the Box-
office, from Eleven to Three.

Mr. Tagrag,

Mr. Tilbury

Private Boxes, to contain Seven, to be had on application
at the Theatre, Price £1 Is.

Boxes, 35.; Pit, 25.; Gallery, 6d,—Second Price, Half-
past Eight ; Boxes, 25.; I'it, is.; no second price to the
Gallery. Doors to be opened at Half-past Six. Perform-
ance to commence at Sete❑ precisely.

TO CORRESPONDENTS

We have to acknowledge the following subscriptions :
J. W., District Provident Society £o 10 0
Ditto, Strangers' Friend Society 0 10 0
DR. BUCK'S DEFENCE.—We have received numerous ap-
plications for entire copies of Dr. Buck's reply to Captain
Williams's charges ; but, as we have previously stated, we
have not any intention of publishing it otherwise than it
has already appeared ; but if those parties who are desirous
of procuring it will he kind enough to put their names
down, we may probably alter our determination, if there
is a sufficient number to warrant us in so doing.
A Correspondent calls our attention to a contemporary who
seems unable to distinguish between the phrases " late of
the LIVERPOOL STANDARD," and " the late LIVERPOOL
STANDARD," and requests us to notice a small error into
which he has fallen ; but we scarce think it worth while to
do so, for the astute journalist who should be incapable
of making the necessary distinction himself, could hardly
be set right by us. All we shall say is, that in point of fact,
there is as much difference between " late of the LIVER-
POOL STANDARD " and " the late LIVERPOOL STAN-
DARD," as there is between a chesnut horse and a horse
chesnut.

"DEFINITION."—The Irish demagogue objects to Lord
Stanley's bill because it contains no " definition" clause,
and is quite delighted with Lord Morpeth's, it is to be pre-
sumed, pecause it does. But what, or where, is Lord
Morpeth's definition? Truly, if reform go on at this rate,
definition itself will have to be re-defined. According to
the old schoolmaster—(before he took to his scrapers, and
went abroad)—definition was a description by apt terms of
something already in existence, thus man was defined to
be a two legged animal without feathers—animal bipes sine
plum4—and so on; but the modern signification of the
term is quite different, and implies the setting up, or making
anew of that which did not exist before at all—just as the
making of a dandy may be said to belong exclusively to the
tailor. Your ancient definition settled a dispute by giving
the disputants such an exact description of the article or
thing in dispute that no uncertainty could any longer prevail
as to its nature; but modern definition—House of Com-
mons definition—whig-ministerial definition signifies—sub-
stituting one thing for another, arranging a new thing in
place of an old, or putting an old thing into entirely new cir-
cumstances—just as one might take a beggar from the way-
side, free him of his wallet, and set him on horseback to
ride rough shod over the world and scamper away ad libi-
tum. "Definition," in short, seems to be some new art—
quite a grand discovery, from which great things may be
expected.