The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-27 00:00:00

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The annual dinner of the Society took place on Friday, at•
the .A.delphi Hotel. The chair was occupied by Hugh
Perkins, Esq., Chairman of the Testimonial Committee.,
and the vice-chair by William Hetherington, Esq. Mr.
chair I. After the.
said ley had em—
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Sudlow• sat to the nigh
usual !0.-al 'toasts, the el

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raced that o

William Sud ; and he then proceeded to remark on the
many claims which Mr. Sndlow possessed to the goodwill
and kindly feelings of the members of the Philharmonic
Society, especially of the practices' members. He expressed
the gratification he felt at being the instrument of pre-

ame of the Phil—

harmonic Orchestra and of t

Testimonial Committee.

purse and its contents,
Mr. William Sudlow's

was enclosed in a neat purse, on which was the following
inscription :—" Testimonial Concert, Tuesday, 20th Dec.,
1833. This purse, containing £387, presented to Mr..
Wm. Sudlow, by the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra."
Mr. Sudlow, said he begged to express his gratitude for
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the ty flattering present he had just received.
had long cordially co-operatel with the practical
of whom he himself was one, and he was overpowered b 3
their kindness. He was proud of his connexion with the
Philharmonic Society, which was looked up to as as
authority, not only in' Liverpool, but also in London and.
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ments of gratitude, for he had no words to express them..
He could only thank them from the bottom of his heart--
Several other toasts followed, interspersed with ex
glees and solos, and the company separated about eleigir
o'clock.

AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, Mr. Barry Sullivan has.
' been delighting his numerous admirers by the represen-
tation of a short round of his favourite characters, to ap-
plauding audiences. On Wednesday the house was a
bumper, attracted by the earnestly-solicited appearance of
Miss Cushman in her greatly-admired character of Meg
Merrilies, in the national drama of " Guy Mannering,."
In her delineation of this character, Miss Cushman has:
acquired so extensive and high a reputation, as to subject
any fault-finding to the risk of being condemned as hyper-
criticism ; at the risk of this accusation, however, we wilt
adventure a remariWto some extent, at variance with the
general voice. In the representation of Meg Merrilies;
we consider this able and accomplished artiste to depend,
too exclusively on the physical peculiarities with which,
she invests her heroine, and to place too little reliance on.
those mental attributes to which the author ascribes her
influence over her wild and lawless companions and sub-
ordinates The character, as conceived by Miss Cushman.
is executed by her with faultless fidelity and startling-
power ; her costume is picturesque and striking to a.
most impressive degree ; and the wild energy and tem-
pestuous passion with which she invests Meg Merrilies,
are high indications of histrionic skill and power. The
personation, once .witnessed, rivets itself on the memory-
with a pertinacity which refuses removal, andwill not yield
to the influences of time or forgetfulness ; still, we ad-
here to the idea that Miss Cushman's Meg Merrilies iso
too exclusively a creation of the stage, and savours un-
naturally of the " foot-lamps." The great Magician of
the North drew a woman of bold and masculine intellect,
combined with physical daring of such an unyieldina'
nature as could only be derived from mental power r_
and, by a union of the two sources of power, conferred on
her an amount of influence bordering on. superhuman, and
carefully garnished by all the appliances of superstition..
In his hands she was, indeed, picturesque in her attire:.
abrupt and mysterious in her manner; but these were
only the subordinate instruments of a subtle and reflective
will. Her movements were the result of design; and ha.
intellectual strength and mental resolution, she was air
overmatch for the schemes of the wily and unserupuloust.
Glossin, united to the savage and relentless selfishness and
ferocity of Dirk Hatteraick. In Miss Cushman's repre-
sentation we desiderate nearly all the intellectual traitr,,
and have presented to us instead, merely the reso-
lute, courageous, and reckless woman. NotwitManding
these depreciatory remarks, we join in willing homage tor
the power and effect of Miss Cushman's representation o£
this very difficult character, and in cheerful acquiescencet
subscribe to the general estimate of her talent and dis-
crimination. Of the other characters in the play we dap
not feel inclined to say much. The piece was advertised
to be performed with all the original music ; and so far an
the vocal display went, we are prepared to admit its ori-
ginality. Shade of James Dewar ! couldst thou have hear(!
thy fine chorus, " It is our opening day," as performed oa
this occasion, with what singularity of transport wouldst
thou have also declared its originality !

EMIGRATION FROM LIVERPOOL..

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THE number of emigrant ships which have taken their,
departure from this port, during the past mouth, for
and Australian ports, has been fourteen, of all
aggregate tonnage of 17,684 tons, and with a total number-
of 3,681 souls on board. Of these the following were for
the Australian colonies :
Destination. Vessel.
Melbourne Salem ..,
ff Persia ..
Miltiades

Australian totals

Tonnage. Passengers:
- 915 202
-
674... lO2

The vessels for the American ports, with• their tonnage-,
number of passengers, and destinations, were as follow :
Destination. Vessel. Tonnage. Passengers:-
New York Continent
„ ......Great Western ... 1669
// J. A. Westervelt. 1534 l9l
/3 Liverpool. 1129 429
If Saranak
13 Roscius
„ ...... Lucy Thompson 1754......... 20,-;
2 I Niagara
Isaac Webb...
Boston Staffordshire
New Orleans... John Howell

American totals

1443
1817,
830

Grand totals
The Niagara, which took her departure on the 17th, waft:
wrecked at Limerick on the 19th. All the passengers amIL

crew were saved,

The vessels entered for the various Australian ports
from the 29th ult. to the 20th instant, numbered eleven,
with an aggregate tonnage of 6,776; and the total loading
on the 22nd instant was thirty-two, with an aggregate,
registered tonnage of 22,252.—A1bi0n.

Pi LOVER'

CLEANLINESS;

writing to

itra77,mseaaer
oyfouthrerfeaadeuelrsty7iresll bideinsgurrotsed to learn
many miles
from Byrom-street, whilst himself and family reside int
the upper part of the house, instals his horse in thee
kitchen."

TILE CANADA, British and North American Royar
Mail steam-ship, Captain James Stone, sailed on Saturday
afternoon, for Boston and Halifax, with the usual mailsfor the United States and British' possessions in North.

merica, and a fair complement of passengers and cargo.
CHRISTMAS SHOW OF MEAT AT ORMSKIRK.—Thurs.-
Ly being the last market day previous to Christmas, then
etchers of Ormskirk exhibited an excellent quality of
;ef and mutton, the fronts of the shops of Thomas Shar—
ck and Rd. Newsham were hung with meat the whole
Wednesday night, illuminated with gas, and richly
Corated ; but 'the beef and mutton shown in the shop or
obert Orrell were highly spoken of for their beautiful

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_ AXE EVENING SCHOOLS.—The children
nad their usual annual treat of tea, buns, &c., on Tuesday
last ; the girls on the former- and the boys
and Mrs.:
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Rev. J. Bush, vi

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The pleas' ure

itened through