The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-07-12 00:00:00

THE THEATRE.

Farren, assisted by the regular company, has been drawing
tolerable houses since his engagement, yesterday week. His
well-known representation in the piece called " Past and Pre-
sent, or the Annals of the French Revolution," although it has
been repeated again and again, has been received with undi-
minished interest. The afterpiece of the week—the pantomime
—appears to ansiver the purpose for which it was aat up, and
something more, perhaps; for not only do the more youthful
part of the audience appear entertained with it. but several
other persons of both sexes, of graver years, who seem to have e
strange notion of the value of their time and money, by lendir g
both for the purpose of witnessing the wonderful feats of " Ha
lequin and the Golden Goose," " and the Charcoal Burners
and Goblins of the Mine."

7.—Lasie;;;;Crig;.;;,,lTte act comedy full of bombastic fustian
was produced, called "Hints for Husbands." Divested of the
clever acting of Farren as Old Dashlngton, a citizen attempting
fashionable life, the whole comedy was uninteresting and ta-
lentless, and without his aid would-have been a failure. There
was machinery enough for three comedies : plot succeeded plot
till each new.scene was a new petit comedy, whilst the connec
tion was almost lost. The last scene, the eclaircissement, was
rather better, and enlivened the piece. Miss Faucit, as An-
gelica, a betrayed and simple French woman in a strange coun-
try, played with judgment. This lady has considerably improved
in her acting. Stuart's character as Made!! was not well cast.
He is not fitted to represent the gay and extravagant fop; he
is capable of better things, and played the part as a task and
stiffly. Mr. Browne played will as a libertine and man of
fashion. An allusion introduced by Farren about the registra-
tion told extremely well, and was loudly applauded. The house
was partially filled.

We are happy to hear that after a most eloquent sermon on
Sunday evening last, at St. Judes Church, by the Rev. Hugh
M'Neile. the collection in aid of the funds for building St.
Mary's Church, at Kirkdale, amounted to the sum of £94 15s.
This is an example worth imitating. If ever there was a period
when the friends of the established church had need to put forth
all their exertions, it is the present.
REPRESENTATION OF LEEDS.—We have the best authority
for stating that Mr. Baines, at present one of the representatives
of Leeds, intends to vacate his seat at the termination of the
present session. We understand there is no chance for any
other person of the same political creed as Mr. Baines being
returned in his stead. Mr. John Wilson Croker has been men-
tioned as likely to succeed Mr. Baines.
THE HOUSE OF LORDS.—The petition set on foot by the Li-
verpool Operative Conservative Association a few days ago,,
expressive of satisfaction in the decision of the House of Lords
on the Irish municipal bill, after having been signed by 4526
persons, chiefly of the humbler classes, was sent on Saturday to
Lord Sandon, to be placed by his lordship in the hands of some
peer ful'presentation.
NEW SCOTTISH SCHOOL.—We understand that his worship
the Mayor has presented a donation of ten pounds to the fund
now collecting in this town for establishing a school fur, educat-
ing the children of Scottish sailors and labourers, on the system
pursued in the parochial schools of Scotland.

MANCHESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL.—The whole of the en-
gagements for this festival have been completed. The princi-
pal vocal performers expected are, Mrs. H. R. Bishop, Mrs.
W. Knyvett, Miss Clan) Novell°, Mrs. Alfred Shaw, Mr. Bra
ham, Mr. Beuett, Mr. Machin, Mr. H. Phillips, Mr. Terrail,
Madame Caradori Allan, Mademoiselle Assandri, Signor Ivan-
off, and Signor Lablache. Among the leading instrumental
performers we find the following names :—Sir George Smart,
Mr. P. Cramer, Mr. Mori, Mr. Lindley, Mr. Nicholson, Mr.
Harper, &c. Mr. Wilkinson is to be the organist, and Sir
George Smart is to preside at the piano-forte. The band will
be numerous and complete in every department, and the cho-
rus under the superintendence of Mr. George Holden, of Liver-
pool, and Mr. Wilkinson will be selected from the choral so-
cieties of Manchester, Liverpool, and the adjacent towns.

WHITEHALL, sth July, 1836.—The King has been pleased to
give and grant unto John Johnson, of Mortlake House, in the
township of Congleton, in the county palatine of Chester, and of
the city of Loudon, merchant, his royal license and authority
that he and his issue may henceforth take anti use the surname
of Bulkeley, in addition to and before that of Johnson; and also
to command that the said royal concession and declaration be
recorded in his Majesty's College of Arms.—London Gazette,
July 5.
We have been favoured with a copy of the extract of a letter
dated Sumterville, June 12th, which was received in this town,
by the Mary Catherine, which left Charleston on the 19th of the
same month, and arrived here, after a very quick passage, yes-
terday—" I have just returned from a visit to my plantations,
after witnessing the damage, or rather destruction, done to my
Crops, by the excessive rains and freshet. My loss on the
Wateree is entire, likewise that of my neighbours generally,
and, as far as I can learn, the whole distance to Camden. The
loss sustained on the Congaree is not so great, although very
serious, occasioned more by the continued and excessive rains
than from the freshet. I consider, that with the most propi-
tious season from this time forward, that it is utterly impossible
that more than half crops can be made, both on high land and
on swamp; and this, I understand, is not confined to this State
only, but extends toGeorgia, Alabama, and Mississippi West,
and the Poltitnac North, and this, added to the failure in the
crop from Indian depredations, must, and will, reduce the crop
several hundred thousand bales."

DEAFNESS. &c.—We understand that Mr. Downing, Surgeon-
Aurist, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, in London,
is at present in this town on his way from Edinburgh to Lon-
don, and may be consulted on diseases of the Ear at 53, Rodney-
street, where he may be seen for a short time between the hours
of 10 and 3 o'clock. From the high testimonials which, to our
knowledge, Mr. D. has received of his competency in his pro-
fession, from Sir Astley Cooper, Bart. G. .1. Guthrie, Esq. and
other distinguished surgeons, and his having made this depart-
ment of surgery his particular study, we doubt not that those who
may be desirous of consulting an experienced aurist, without a
Journey to Loudon, will avail themselves of the opportunity thus
afforded them. Numerous cases of deafness, of long standing,
with disagreeable noises in the head, and discharges from the
ears, frequently supposed incurable, have been speedily cured
by his mild and: gentle treatment.--"We understand that during
lus stay in this city, Mr. Downing, surgeon aurist, has Been con-
sulted by
.a great number of persons of respeetabaiti; uud that
in many instances hearing has been completely restored, and
in many greatly relieved, by mild treatment. '—Edialourgh paper.
" We can bear our testimony of Mr. Downing's success in treat-
ing diseases of the ear, and of his high attainments as a surgeon.'
—London Medical and Surgical Journal.

THE POLICE OFFlCE.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, 124
cases were booked to come before the magistrates, twenty-two
of which were for felony.
The Liverpool Fite and Life Insurance Company's bill ha
passed through both houses of parliament.

On Wednesday evening last a cricket match was played at
the Edge-hill ground, between the True Blue and the Liberty
clubs; the former won cleverly by nine wickets.
MUSICAL. COMPOSITION.—The latest musical composition
that I have heard of in the town where I dwell, is that of an
eminent organist, who has made•—(what think you?)—a compo-
sition with his creditors, at the rate of five shillings in the pound,
i. e., a sort of double counterpoint in the fifteenth, ratio 1 : 4;
and is esteemed a better composition than many of the same
grade have been able to accomplish.—The Musical World.

CRICKET.—An interesting and well-contested match was
played, on the afternoon of Tuesday and Friday last, between
the Liberty and the second eleven members of the Everton Club,
on the ground of the latter, in Shaw-street, Everton, which
concluded by the Everton members winning by twenty-four
runs. The return match will come off in the course of a fort-
night from this time.

LIVERPOOL GUARDIAN SOCIkTV.—On Thursday evening.
last, a general meeting of the Liverpool Guardian Society, for
the protection of trade, was held at Eastwood's Royal Hotel,
Dale-street, fur the purpose of electing a secretary, in the room
of Mr. Pearson Dodgson, jun. of Lord-street, who has resigned
in consequence of ill health. There were three candidates,—
Mr. Ilolden and Mr. Keet, both of Church-street, and Mr.
Reay, of Bold-street. The votes being taken by ballot, there
appeared—for Mr. Ilolden, 43;. for Mr. Reay, 23; for Mr.
Keet, 14. Mr. Holden was consequently declared to be duly
elected.

MELANCHOLY Loss OF LIVES.—On Sunday morning week
a patty of young men hired a boat, in which they set off to visit
the FloatingoLight. A dispute arose as to whether they should
proceed farther or turn back, a scuffle followed, the boat was up-
set, and four of the young men were drowned. We understand
that the boat was the same from which so many persons were
lost, not long since, returning from a pugilistic encounter on
the Cheshire side. The four men who are drowned are Frederick
Hergat, joiner, James Frodsham. boatbuilder, Edw. Candlaud,
joiner, and Thomas Wynn, tailor. The survivor is a shoemaker,
named Daniel Rogan.
THE BEER TRADE.—A deputation, consisting of Mr. Mark
Philips, M P. for Manchester; Mr. Ewart, of Liverpool; Mr.
Brotherton, of Salford; Mr. Brocklehurst, of Macclesfield;
Mr. Ainsworth of Bolton; Mr. Potter, of Wigan; Mr. Fielden,
of Oldham; Mr. Lister, of Bradford; and Colonel Thompson,
of Kingston-upon-Hull; had an interview with Lord John Rus-
sell, by appointment, at the Home-office, on Wednesday, at
four o'clock, to present addresses relative to the amendments
now before parliament on the subject of the new beer trade.
The deputation was also accompanied by Mr. J. Bishop, secre-
tary of the London beersellers; Mr. Joshua Green, delegate
from the beersellers of Liverpool; Mr. T. Oates, from the Man-
chester and the North of England beersellers; and Mr. Lindsay,
from the Surry retailers. His lordship received the deputation
most favourably, and after Mt. Mark Phillips and the several
other members had addressed his lordship upon the present
situation of the trade, and enforced the views of the deputation.
in which remarks they were followed by Mr. J. Bishop, Mr. J.
Green, and Mr. Oates, his lordship said he had made inquiries
upon the subject, and at once admitted the propriety and rea-
sonableness of the demand.

STEAM NAVIGATION TO NEW YORK.—The first of the series
of steam vessels for the American and Colonial Steam Naviga-
tion Company, under the management of the Directors of the
Dublin Steam Company, is to be laid down in the present week,
with due solemnity, by the Messrs. Wilson, Clarence Dock.
This vessel will be of the burthen of 1200 tons, with engines of
4(X) horse power by Fawcett and Co.: the well known excellence
of the work from those firms is a guarantee that every thing that
can be done in the perfection of seagoing steam vessels will be
accomplished in this instance, and it is gratifying to find the
port of Liverpool taking the lead in this description of inter-
course with America, and maintaining that superiority in which
she has hitherto been unrivalled.

LINDLEY, TOE COMPOSER.—As a performer on the violen-
cello, the prevailing feature in his playing, is the rich quality
of his tone. His execution is or a highly finished character,
and he stops remarkably well in tune. In concerto playing,
and, in accomplishing passages of extraordinary difficulty, we
can conceive him to have been surpassed by Crosdill; and pos-
sail) in refinement of expression in au adagio, by his master,
Cervetto ; but every judge, who can reineurber.longer than
half a century, prefers Mr. Lindley's tone to that of all the
great players they have ever heard. [From a well-conducted
little publication which has just made its appearance, called
The Musical World.]
AIL AN D TIOUN DER STorui.—On Tuesday last the neigh-
bourhood of Preston was visited by a most destructive thunder
storm. The early part of the day was hot and sultry, and about
two o'clock the gathering clouds and a few hailstones gave no-
tice of the approaching elementary warfare. The storm came
southward from Bank Hall, the residence of Legh Keck, Esq„
where a great deal of glass was broken by the hailstones, some
of which were of the esti aordivary circumference of 5 inches,
being more like broken and angalar pieces of ice. At Longton
the windows of the houses were greatly damaged; some of the
hailstones weighed from 3to 5 dwts. In the whole direction
which the storm took the damage done has been very considera-
ble. At Tulketh Hall above 100 squares of glass were broken ;
at Ashton Lodge between 3000 and 4000 panes in the house and
garden were destroyed. At Claughton Hall, the seat of T. F.
Brockholes, Esq., the glass in the upper part of the hothouse
was wholly destroyed, to the extent of 8000 squares, to repair
which '2200 feet of glass will he required' The frames and
handglasses in the garden were also broken, and a large quantity
of grapes in a mature state, valued at £lOO, were destroyed.
The whole amount of damage there was about £4OO. The storm
passed over Poulton at eleven o'clock the. same morning, and
ver, Kirkham at. foot., o'clock' the afternoon.. 4104 of the
u trees i it s fruit,