The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-09-21 00:00:00

TO Tii.

ENGLISH 14114!)PRIETORS OP THE EDINBURGH
ANI) GLASGOW RAILWAY,
Residing in Liverpool and the Neighbourhood.

GENTLEMEN,
AVING consented, when the Company was first in-
corporated, tot as a Director of the Edinburgh and
Glasgow Railway, and ttius to represent at the board, in some,
degree, the interests of the numerous body of English Share-
holders residing in this part of Lancashire, it is right now to
make known to you without delay, that I cannot consent to
remain much longer in that situation, forzeasons which 1
will shortly state; and thus give you the earliest opportunity
of either selecting some one in whom you may have con Bence
to recommend to the Board, or leaving the selection fa sue-
cess<it entirely to the Board, as you think best.
'You will be so good as to bear in mind, tha it was my
strong wish never to have undertaken this repo -ibility, and
that I rrtired from the Provisional Committee and sold my
Shares, purposely to avoid it, but, having een Selected,
whilst absent from home, by the General Me ing, and urged
to act simply as a corresponding member o the Board, and
with a clear understanding of the absenc o all responsibility
for personal attendances, I agreed to pui se a qualification,
and make this experiment. •
I have ever since, by means of numerous communications
with the Secretary and Engineer, as well as the Chairman
and other members of the Board, and by being regularly fur-
nished with copies of all the minutes, had the opportunity of-
making known what appeared to me the results of experience
on the leading English Railways, and my own views founded
upon them as to the execution of this important undertaking ;
aud, although I have not had the opportunity of urging these
personally, my letters have always received from the Board
such friendly, candid attention and consideration that this
has been quite unnecessary, and I have•found great interest
and pleasure in every part of my connexion with this Com-
pany. The completion of all the works, and the opening of
the Railway, are now near at hand, and I think those who
are competent to form an opinion will be satisfied that the
plan of UPPER WORKS,—as to which so much discussion
and difference of opinion has existed amongst Engineers,—is

that exhibiting decidedly the best and most satisfactory re-
sults of any that has yet been tried; the other machinery,
.particularly the L.ocomolnvE ENGINE,* (a source of such
enormous, unnecessary expense and trouble on several of
our principal lines), of the most perfect description yet pro-
duced; -and' the execution of everything, and proposed
system of working the Railway, highly creditable to Mr.
Miller, the executive officer hi both these departments, and
to the activity and exertions of my Colleagues in the Di-
rection.

The Proprietors are however already aware that certain
members of the. Board contend that the majority of the Board
and of the Court of Proprietors have not, under the Act of
the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, that supreme un-
limited authority over the minority, which it has always
hitherto been considered essential to good management, con-
sistency, and uniformity of proceeding on Railways, should
exist ; and that these individuals have resorted to legal pro-
ceedings to prevent the Board of Directors, from carrying
into effect the resolutions of the General Meeting of Pro-
prietors. Unfortunately the Court of Session appears
to take the same view of the Act (which is copied
from the original:London and Birmingham, in the whole
course of the proceedings of which Company no at-
tempt of the kind was ever thought of) as these in-
dividuals, but whilst prohibiting the Board from appointing
Committees, or performing acts, which may in any way in-
fringe upon thefunctions and duties exclusively belonging to
the Committees named in the Act, the Judges of that Court
are unable to point out in any way the nature and limits of
these functions and duties, and it having been found equally
impossible to have them settled by any mutual understand-
ing amongst the Directors, the Board obviously can-
not discharge its ordinary and urgent duties, without
constant risk of infringing the INTERDICT OF TILE COURT
OF SESSION, by interference with some of these unde-
fined functions of the Committees thus named in the Act. The
• decision of the last General Meeting to apply immediately for
an amended Act of Parliament is therefore one the propriety
and urgent necessity of which it would scarcely seem possible
to question, whatever view may be taken of the proper con-
stitution of the Company ' • and it is earnestly to be desired that
no time should be lost in having the Company placed, by the
authority of Parliament, in the position in which all others
have hitherto considered themselves, and for the sake alike
of the Proprietors and the Public, that a concentrated,
instead ofka divided and conflicting, management should be
rendered I*ACR-cable. -

With the prcigpect, however, of opposition to this applica-
tion, and a Parliamentary contest, in which the votes of the
Scotch Members of the Houses of Parliament being divided,
it may be essential to have those of the English secured by
active, and possibly prolonged attention to the Bill in Lon-
don, I cannot but feel that the time has arrived when I may
fairly request the Proprietors to appoint some one in my
place, who may be willing to undertake duties (both in this
respect, and in that of personal attendances at a Board,
where something more than suggestions and written com-
munications will, I fear, now be desirable) for which I can
no longer hold myself responsible.

I have for some years past done all in my power to pro-
mote the interests of the Proprietors, without a selfish mo-
tive of any description, even that of being myself a large
holder of Stock, neither seeking nor having received one
farthing compensation, either pecuniary, or in patronage or
privilege of any description, for a good deal of time and trou-
ble employed in their service; and I am sure they will at
once feel that I am fully warranted in taking, and that it is
due to them to take, the above step, instead of allowing my-
self to remain responsible for duties involving the alternative
of absence from home and unreasonable interruptions of
other pursuits, or imperfect discharge of such duties at a
time when the interests confided to me might suffer in con-
sequence very serious detriment.
I had transmitted my resignation to the Chairman previous
to the last General Meeting, to which I wished it communi-
cated ; but, at his request, and that of the Board, I. have
consented to remain a Member until the opening of the
Line, when I will endeavour to pay a final visit to it and to

Colleagues from whom I shall separate with warns feelings
of regard and resiiect,• and when my influence shall be used
to induce the Board to comply with any suggestion you may
have transmitted as to my successor.
Your Proxies, you will bear in mind, will then remain en-
tirely in the hands of the Chairman, to whom your under-
taking owes much, and where, in my opinion, you Will best
consult your interests by continuing to deposit them.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your most obedient Servant,
THEODORE W. RATII BONE.
Alterlon Priory, 18th Sept., 1841.
* One-half of these are on the plan of which /think quite
the most favourably ; the other on one which claims very

high authority in its favour, or, at least, has done so until
very recently.
. ,

CARDIFF ELECTION.—Dr. Nicboll, who has been ap-
pointed Judge Advocate, was re-elected member for the bo-
•rough of Cardiff on Friday without opposition.
We are distresSed to learn the sudden departure of a gentle-
man of fortune from this city, who has left large accounts
unsettled among the traders of Bath.—Bath. Herald.
CHURCH RATES.—Sir F. Pollock ;has lately given an
opinion that the occupiers of compound houses, though not
assessed to the poor rate, have a right to attend the parish
vestry and vote on church-rate questions.
INGENIOUS PUFF.—We find the following puff in the
Temps. It is a little overdone for the English reader who
knows anything of the royal gardens in England, or even of
Covent-garden market, where peaches, apricots, and grapes
are to be had in such perfection and abundance as to make it
unnecessary to send for them to France ; but it will do very well
for the Parisians ;—" The Queen of England is to give a
grand dinner this week to her new ministry. On Satusday
evening, before the door of Chevet, M the Palais Royal, ten
enormous cases were being sent off. They were marked
' Peaches, Apricots, Grapes,' and weighed at least 5000 kilo-
grammes. They were addressed, ' Service de Bouche de S.
M. Britannique, en son Palais de Buckingham, a Londres.'
The Service de Bouche 6f her Britannic Majesty must be an
extensive one, indeed, to require five tons of peaches, apricots,
and grapes for a single dessert !"
A LATE TRIAL OF PEDESTRIANISM..—A day or two ago,
at Briukinalt, (Lord Dungannon's seat in North Wales,)
where a large party, including Lord Cantalupe, Lord Polling-
ton, Lord G. Paget, Hon. C. Forester, Hon J. M`Donald,
Hon. H. St. John, Mr. T. 0. Gascoyne, Mr. G. Jenkinson,
Count Hugo Nostitz, M. Kuodriuski, &c., were assembled
at the close of the week's festivities at Wynnstay, and sitting
over their wine after dinner, Mr. Gascoyne suddenly pro-
posed a walk to Chester, (23 miles,) over a hilly Welch road.
Lord Cantalupe offered to bet £25 that no person present
would walk it in five hours. This bet was immediately taken
by Lord G. Paget, Mr. Jenkinson, and Count Nostitz, who
started at five minutes past one (a dark night). Mr. Jenkin-
son soon took the lead, and arrived in Chester in 4 hours 38
minutes, the Count arriving in three minutes afterwards ;
but Lord Paget had lost his road, and with it the bet.—Ber-
row's Worcester Journal.

SCANDALOUS FRAUDS.—In consequence of the suspen-
sion of payment at Messrs. Hobhouse and Co.'s Bank at
Bath, some persons yesterday took advantage of the Railway
conveyance to come to Bristol and pass the notes of that firm
at shops in the purchase of small articles, receiving the differ-
ence in coin.—We have the names of three respectable trades-
men who were thus victimized, each in a £5 note, by two
ladies ; but one of them, by due tact and activity, overtook
the ladies at the Railway station and recovered his money,
and the two others coming up soon after had equal success.
One 'of the persons defrauded went in the same train as the
ladies to Bath, and there traced them to the house of a
tradesman, considered to be of great respectability, who on
being questioned, acknowledged that they were his daughters !
In one part of the city, however (Redeliff-street) we believe,
several tradesmen were more effectually cheated. A person
went to a highly respectable snuff manufacturer and changed
a £5. note ; after which he went to two shops in the neigh-
bourhood, and actually had the effrontery to say that the
gentleman whom he had just cheated had sent him to them
to ask if they could change him a £5. note ! The trick we
are sorry to say succeeded. A linen-draper in Wine-street
was let " into the secret" by a fine-dressed lady to the tune
of ten pounds. Two young ladies, probably those first men-
tioned, have also defrauded a respectable grocer at Clifton
with a £5 note.—Bristol paper.
The radical press have vied with each other in calumniat-
ing Mr. Grogan, M. P. for Dublin. They have designated
him an exterminator of Roman Catholics ; but as one fact is
worth a thousand assertions, the following fact proves the
fallacy and injustice of the scurrilous attack upon his charac-
ter :—A confectioner in this city, a Roman Catholic, with
whom he was in the habit of dealing, voted for Messrs.
O'Connell and Hutton at the late election: Mr. Grogan,
conceiving that he'should have voted for him, discontinued
his custom at the house. The confectioner became embar-
rassed. Mr. Grogan went to him, and said—" You voted
against me ; I was displeased at it, because I considered that
you should have supported me. I discontinued my custom ;
but you are now in difficulties ; and 1 will do all I can to
assist you ; here is a hundred pound note." Mr. Grogan
handed the money to the man, and left the shop.—Morning
Herald.

Perhaps a more unexampled case of cross-bill accommo-
modation was never disclosed than at the examination which
lately took place before the Manchester Bankruptcy Com-
missioners, in the investigation of the affairs of Messrs.
Bancks and Co., booksellers, of Manchester and London,
who had so managed their busiriess that to the question,
" What is the amount of the whole of the bills you put in
circulation in London during the time that you had been
financing ?" the answer was—" The total amount was, on an
average £lO,OOO per month ;" while in a prior part of the
examination it was stated that, " as near as could be told,"
from £35,000 to £40,000 of the total amount of liabilities,
which was £51,000, no value had passed. The system pur-
sued in respect to these transactions was of the loosest
character, and appears to have been carried on with the as-
sistance f a firm in London (since bankrupts), merely with
a view to meet the demands of the moment, at a reckless
hazard of future consequences, since it could not ever have
been sincerely anticipated that such r course would have
conduced to sound prosperity. Their accounts were kept in
the most complete state of disorder, and letters, and other
collateral sources of information, were sedulously destroyed,
and all means of giving information were so absolutely pre-
cluded, that it was deemed useless to examine one of the
bankrupts because "he knew so little." Notwithstanding
the commissioners were inclined to pass, and ultimately did
pass, the bankrupts, such was the strong feeling of the cre-
ditors that they have been the victims of gross fraud, that
the same course adopted in the case of the Wakefields of the
Stock-Exchange at the London Court of Bankruptcy was
resorted to—namely, that of retaining the articles found
upon their persons, when they make a declaration of the
surrender of all their' property, which is the greatest indig-
nity that a body of creditors can offer to a bankrupt.—
London Times.

f Our FILM !ant dim thirty degrees
wuald have gone much lower, but it
" We have no

A Vankett paper my
;low nothing a:

wasn't long enough.." Another Paper says,
thermometer in this town, so it gets as cold as it pleases

" Ephrahn," said Simon,•" what does a young fellow look
like, when gallanting his sweetheart through a shower ?"
" Why, said Ephraim, looking at his boots, he has very
much the appearance of a rain beau 1"

Dues. OF WELLINGTON.—To show what early
hours the Duke of Wellington still continues to keep, it may
be mentioned that his grace was walking in the parks be-
tween seven and eight on Sunday morning, and that he also
attended divine service in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, at
a quarter before eight o'clock. The noble duke was there
before the regular official and his attendants, and waited for
nearly a quarter of an hour before he could get access to the
chapel.

The receipts of the principal railways for the last week,
that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns
arc made, were as follow :—Brighton. £2,1`27; Blaekwall,
£1,112; Eastern Counties, £1,038; Manchester and Bir-
mingham, £389 ; Great North of England, £1,524 ; Hull
and-Selby, £993; Midland Counties, £2,949; Birmingham
and Derby, £1,226; Great Western, £1.4,501; South-
Western, £6,525; Northern and Eastern, £1,169; London
and Birmingham, £18,136; York and North Midland,
£1,897 ; and Greenwich, £975.
SELF CONSOLATlON.—Contemplate with the spectacles of
good-humoured contentment how artificial and extrinsic to
happiness are the superfluities of this life. Thanks .to a dis-
cerning public, we can Command, while heaven spares us the
use of this right arm, as much food as satisfies the cravings of
nature, which is all that the great or the affluent can consume.
While we have one shirt on our back, and the other at our
washerwoman's, we have no reason to make an inventory of
our wearables. We contrive to procure, by hook or by crook,
a good suit of clothes every year; and unless a man chooses
to roll himself in the kennel, he cannot wear out a suit of
clothes in less time. We surmount our caput with our hat
(while D'Orsay does the same with one of his hats), and to
all outward appearance our heads are equally furnished. We
cannot rival Cecil Forester in primrose kids ; but while the
Earl of Wilton wears well-fitting blacks, who shall quarrel
with us who follow the fashion of the Earl of Wilton ?
Blackwood's Magazine.

TRANSATLANTIC TIIESPIANS.—The first English actors
who ventured into the provinces of America had the pleasure
of not only trudging, but actually hewing their road occasi-
onally ; and it was said to be as common, if an actor was go-
ing to New Orleans, to recommend him as a good woodman,
'as to bepraise him as a talented actor. Cooke, who did not
go to America until 1812, when every town had a theatre,
asked some of his countrymen how they managed to journey
through the wilds and forests they must have traversed.

" Oh; sir," said Cooper, very pertcucntly weilding his hat-
chet, "we axed our way."

DAWNINGS OF GENIUS.-At so early an age as seven,
she would occupy an hour or two of the evening amusing her
father and mother with accounts of the wonderful castles she
had built in her imagination ; and, when rambling in the
garden in fair weather, she had taken with her, as a compa-
nion, a long stick, which she called her measuring stick ;
she was asked,' " What that was for ?" Her answer would
be, " Oh, don't speak . to me, I have such a delightful
thought in my head." And on she would go, talking to
herself. There was. a little world of happiness within her ;
and even then, the genius afterwards developed was con-
stantly struggling to bring forth. Life and Literary Re-
mains of L. E. L.

Dar ADFUL ACCIDENT.—An accident attended with fatal
conse;:oences took place on Tuesday, on board a vessel called
the Cleat Britain, lying on the Narrow Quay. A large Iron
boiler. supposed to weigh from 16 to 20 tons, was about to
be deposited in the hold of the vessel, being slung for that
purpose over the hatchway, when a link of one of the chains
gave way, and the immense weight fell upon the chief mate,
a!young man named Benjamin Short. He was, as might be
expected, crushed under the heavy mass, and it was four
hours and a half before the boiler could be removed, and the
mangled remains extricated. When the body was exposed
to view by the removal of the boiler, the sight was a most
painful one ; the poor man appeared to have been stooping
when the chain gave way, and his body was so pressed to the
deck as to give the appearance of his legs being turned over
his shoulders.—Bristol Mirror.
MILITARY PARADES IN INDlA.—There were the parades
of the several regiments, at all seasons presenting a lively
scene; recruits in their undress marching, countermarching,
wheeling, with heads quite straight up and hands and arms
quite straight down, and a continuous din of bugling, drum-
ming, fifing, and trumpeting from under a large tree or two,
where the humble professors of such military music took
their (Wily stand, notwithstanding an audience of bullock
carriages, containing fat avas and delicate complexioned chil-
dren, the fair exotics of this dusky land ; a solitary officer or
so in uniform, the,adjutant possibly of the corps, wending his
weary way to or from his daily monotonous task of teaching
the young recruit how to shoot, and glad of the company
even of the boy-cadet, delighted with his ten-rupee tattoo.
and galloping his ill-starred beast fur the sheer love of riding,
in defiance of the profuse perspiration and violent heat he
must incur.—Society in India.
CHINESE NOTION OF ENGLAND.—A Chinese treatise on
geography contains the following description of England :
" The kingdom of Yinykeihie ( English) is a dependent or
tributary state of Holton (Holland) I Their garments and
manners in eating and drinking are the same. The males
use much cloth, and like to drink wine. The females, before
marriage, bind the waist, being desirous to look slender.
Their hair hangs in curls,over their necks; they use a short
garment and petticoats, but dress in a larger cloth when they
go out. They take snuff out of boxes made of gold and
threads." This is a fit parallel to the account given of our
country by the Greek monk Malalus, in the Paschal Chro-
nicle :—" Britain is a city built by Claudius Cresar on the
borders of the ocean !"
AN INCREDIBLE STORY.—The following extraordinary
case came, a few days ago,' before the Court of Assizes of the
Pas de Calais :—On the 12th of May last a female named
Therese Decamp, residing at Hariescamps was found by one
of her neighbours in a barn, sitting on a Chair, with a quan-
tity of blood at her feet, in which were several pieces of flesh,
without the skin. The woman who discovered her in this
situation immediately exclaimed, " You were pregnant, and
you have just assassinated your child." No answer to this
itecusation.was given, arid some medical men were called in,
who, after an examination, declared that Th6rese Decamp
had really given birth to a child. The pieces of flesh were
then submitted to them and examined, and they declared, al-
though the head, arms, legs, and intestines were missing,
that the portions of flesh before them had belonged to a male
child. The lungs were immersed by them in water, and the
result was a declaration that the child had been born alive.
Upon this evidence Therese Decamp was committed for trial
upon a charge of infanticide, under all the horrible circum-
stances implied by the discovery which had been made. Her
defence, however, gave a very different colour to the transac-
tion, and excited astonishment and horror in the court at the
extraordinary mistake which had been made. She declared
that she had never been delivered of a child, and that she is
at this moment within three months of her accouchement ;
but that as her seducer had promised to marry her if she
should really be pregnant, she had killed a large rabit and cut
up some of the flesh to make it appear that premature par-
turition had taken place. This defence would have been re-
garded as a fable, if the Procureur du Roi had not risen and
informed the Court that no doubt could be entertained of the
pregnancy of the accused in the advanced stage of six months,
and that proper means had been adopted to prevent any de-
ception on that point ; consequently, as under these circum-
stances parturition could not have taken place in May last,
he begged the Tribunal to adjourn the case till the next
assizes, as in the interval all legal doubt, if any could be en-
tertained, must disappear,- ;Phis request was complied with ;
but the prisoner, on 44aing she was to be imprisoned for
three months longer, threatened to destroy herself, as she
preferred death, she said, to so lengthened an imprisonment.
Orders were given that she should be carefully watched.—
Galignani's Messenger. •
THE CROPS IN FRANCF.—The Echo de la Frontiere con-
tains the following observations on the state of the harvest :
—" The harvest is finished, and the produce this year will
not be inferior to that of ordinary years, as far at least as re-
gards quantity. The unfavourable anticipations indulged in
during the months of June and July last, in consequence of
the constant rains which appeared to have compromised the
safety of the crops, have not been realized. Some cultivators,
however, through over anxiety, commenced reaping rather
soon, and consequently deprived themselves of the full pro-
duce. The present year may be considered as producing a
fair average crop, though inferiOr in quality, but the super.
abundance of the last year will prevent any considerable rise
in prices. As to the other species of corn, rye, and barley,
the average will be rather inferior to that of a good ordinary
crop, but the oats are superabundant, and with a luxuriant
crop of potatoes and other vegetables will facilitate the means
of existence to the labouring class. It may therefore be
fairly affirmed that the prophets of misfortune have been
disappointed."
A LUCKY RAIN (NOT WIND-FALL).—On Monday week,
in consequence of the heavy rains that had fallen during that
morning and previous night, two lads left Perth in search of
rabbits among the haughs of Earn, and during the day suc-
ceeded in capturing 300 pairs. The plan they took was ex-
ceedingly simple. They were well acquainted with the rabbit
burrows about the Earn ; and watching the gradual rise of
the river, when it was within a few inches of a " hole," they,
with a small spade, dug a channel for the water to flaw into
it, which immediately ejected the inmates, who were smartly
captured on attempting to make' their escape. A cart con-
veyed the whole to Perth, where at an average they were sold
for fully 4d. per pair.
ROBBERY OF A CONVENT BY ITS SUPERIOR.—The fol-
lowing appears in the Public Hue and Cry, of last month :
" GALWAY.—Description of 'Francis Duffey, who stands
charged with having, on the of August, at Mountbellew,
in the barony of Killian, and parish of Derrylough, ab-
sconded, taking property with him to a large amount, which
belongs to the monks .of Mountbellevv Monastery, of which
he was superior,-45 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches in height,
stout make, very red complexion, brown hair, rather dark
eyes, lame of the right leg, his foot contracted; wore a hat,
blue cloth top coat, black cloth trousers ; is a native of the
county of Westmeath.—Mountbellew-bridge, 21st AuguSt."
Disgraceful as is the charge thus publicly recorded, there are
circumstances of far darker atrocity connected with this
same " superior's" departure, which, for the sake of mo-
rality, would require elucidation. At present the affair, as I
am informed, stands thus :—The worthy Mr. Duffey has
been arrested, along with a partner (a female) in iniquity.
Government volunteered to conduct a prosecution against the
guilty parties, but the religious confraternities (for there
were two of them implicated) declined following the matter
up, on the ground that the funds abstracted by the amiable
pair had been restored, and, as in such cases usual, " scan-
dal among the faithful," was to be shunned at tire sacrifice
of every principle, moral and religious.—Dublin Letter in
the Times.
•
SLEEP AT WILL.--A mode of producing sleep without
narcotics has been for some years communicated to any one
desirous of obtaining acquaintance with it by a gentleman of
the name of Gardner, and we understand that he has in-
structed hundreds in the art, many of whom have borne
public testimony to his success. From the actual experience
of persons in whom we have been long accustomed to place
entire confidence, it seems to be ascertained that his remedy
for sleeplessness requires no particular condition of the human
constitution; that it is equally applicable to both sexes, and
to persons of any age ; that it overcomes the effects of mental
anxiety or of bodily pain, unless the former be excessive, or
the latter unusually violent and acute ; that it is equally
available in bed, on a sofa, in an elbow chair, a carriage, or a
steam-boat; that the process can be repeated as often as the
patient may happen to be disturbed during the hours in-
tended for repose ; that no medicine need be administered,
no eternal application, no aid from other persons; and above
all, there are no opiates of any description used, and the pro-
cess is so evidently harmless that it may be adopted in any
'state of health or of disease without the slightest hazard. It
is so simple and obvious that it might have occurred to the
mind of any one, but Mr. Gardner has the merit of being she
first to make the discovery publicly known, and practically
to teach the art. His plan possesses almost all the advantages
derivable from narcotics, and is at the same time wholly ex-
empt from any of the disadvantages well known to be at-
tendant on that class of remedies. The sleep obtained is as
perfect and as refreshing as the patient can enjoy under any
circumstances, for it is thoroughly natural, and in no respect
dependent on any causes which, properly speaking, might be
called artificial. To some classes of insane patients it maybe
highly useful, and to the asthmatic, or to those labouring
under chronic rheutnatisea, it must be peculiarly advan-
tageous.
It may, perhaps, be necessary to add, that neither
animal magnetism, nor any thing resembling it, is ever re-
sorted to by Mr. Gardner; on the contrary,
he emphatics
disclaims any knowledge of that so miscalled " science.'lly
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Evening Paper.

THE.kTftE.AOYAL,• LlTT.Ftir,c)nL

000 r, t'Ao Management rf Mr. CLARKS, 01, Lessee

TUX PEOXPIIMANCES DURING THE SU MM Elt SEASON
WILL COMMENCE AT HALF-FAST SEVEN.7IiOORS TO

PE UPENED AT SEVEN

The Last Four Nights of Miss ELLEN 'REE and Mr.
ANDERSON, of the Theatres-Roy , Covent Garden,
Drury-Lane, and. Haymarket.
Mr. FRAZER, the popular Vocali t, the Theatres•Royal,
Covent-Garden and Drury-La and formerly of this
Theatre, engaged for a For ight, and will make his
second appearance here since his London engagement,
this Evening.

Second appearance this season of Mr. MACKAY*, of the
Theatre-Royal. Edinburgh, who is engaged fora Fortnight.
Mr. PAUL BEDFORD, of the Drury-Lane, Covent-Gar-
den, and Adelphi Theatres, • who is engaged for a limited
number of nights, will also appear.
901-1 IS present TUESDAY, Sept. 21, will be repeated,
Mr. Knowles's Play of

THE BRIDALS OF MESSINA;
Or, JOHN OF PROCIDA :
Which was received on Tuesday last with the most decided
approbation by a crowded auditory.
Isoline
Vernando. Mr. Anderson,
As originally performed by them in London.
John of Procida.. Mr. Stuart. The Governor. Mr. Gray.
At the end of the Play, DANCING, by Master and Miss
C. Webster.
After which, the Operetta of
NO.

Frederick • Mr. Frazer.
Sir George Doubtful Mr. Chaplin.
Commodore Hurricane Mr. Baker.
Lady Doubtful.. Mrs. Baker. I Maria .. Miss E. Honner
To conclude with the Scotch Drama of
GILDEROY.

Jock Muir
Sergeant Musketoon ; . Mr. Paul Bedford.
Mr. M`Tavisli... Mr. Baker. j Lilias Logan.. Miss Cleaver

TO-MORROW (Wednesday), the Comedy of THE
HONEYMOON. Juliana, Miss Ellen Tree; Duke Aran-
za, Mr. Anderson ; Rolando, Mr. H. 101 l • Jacques, Mr.
Baker ; Volante, Miss Chaplin; Zamora, Mrs.i Baker.—To
conclude with the Musical Drama of GUY MANNERING.
Henry Bertram, Mr. Frazer ; Donainie Sampson, Mr.
Mackay;• Gabriel, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Julia Mannering,
Miss E. Homier; Lucy Bertram, Mrs. Barton ; Meg Mer-
rilies, Miss Cleaver.

On THURSDAY, a favouritt PLAY, ih which Miss Ellen
Tree and Mr. Anderson will sustain principal characters;
with other Entertainments, in which Mr. Frazer, Mr. Mac-
kay, and Mr. Paul Bedford will perform.
On FRIDAY, MISS ELLEN TREE'S BENEFIT,
and the Last Night of the Engagement of Miss Ellen Tree
and Mr. Anderson. •

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, GREAT CHARL(Y6E-

/
STREET, LIVERPOOL.
PRE PUBLIC are respectfully informed, tha tis aplen-•
X did Establishment will be OPENED the ace Week,
and for a short Season,

UNDER THE MANAGEMENT V'
MR. EGERTO-N, LE. SEE'.
Duriug the Season a succession of the .st splendid Specta-
cles, Serious and Comic Pantomim s . allets, and brilliant
Equestrian Performances, will be , 'duced, represented by
the first London Talent, aided by at accomplished- Artist,
Mr. BEVERLY.
THIS DAY, (TuesDAV,) 21st inst., and during the Week,
The Entertainments will commence with a grand nautical
Spectacle, with entirely new Scenery, Machinery, Dresses,
Properties, and Decorations ; the Scenery by Messrs. Lenox,
from the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, and Mathews, and As- "-,7
sistants ; the Machinery by Mr. Atkins and Assistants ; the
Dresses by Mr. Job Taylor and Assistants ; the Properties
by Mr. Lightfoot and Assistants, entitled
BLACK BEARD;

OR THI

PIRATE OF. THE SPANISH MAIN! !
Black Beard..
from the Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane.
Black Caesar - Mr. T. Mathews,
from the Theatre-Royal, Covent-garden.
Black Beard's Wife Miss Gilbert,
from the Theatre-Royal, Covent-garden.
SCENES IN THE ARENA AND ON THE STAGE.
Amongst the numerous Artistes that are engaged, the
following will appear the first night :
Mr. Pablo Fanque, Equestrian, Rope Vaulter, and Leaper,
Master Pablo Fanque, Monsieur Nicholi, the Young Hiber-
nian, and the Brothers Le Sage, Le Trois Acrebats, and the
unrivalled Clown in the Ring, Mr. WALLET.
An exact representation of the
CARNIVAL OF VENICE,
embracing the whole extent of the stage, painted expressly
for the occasion, by the celebrated Artist, Mr. W. BEVERLY.
The realization of this magnificent scene will be accomplished
by Posturing, Singing, Rope Dancing, Masquing, &c., by
Artists of the first celebrity.

The Wholc'to'conclude with
A COMIC PANTOMIME,
In which will appear Mr. Mathews, Mr. Howell,' and Miss
Gilbert.
Acting and Stage Manager, Mr. H. BEVERLEY, from the
Theatre-Royal, Adelphi, London.
Doors to be opened at Seven, and the curtain to rise pre-
cisely at Half-past. The Box Office open daily from Eleven
till Three, when places may be secured on application to
Mr. F. CARMAN.

Centre Dress Boxes, 3s. ; Side Boxes, 2s. Gd. ; Pit, Is. 6d. ;
Gallery, 6d. Second price at Nine o'clock, Centre Dress
Boxes, 2s. ; Side Boxes, Is. 6d. ; Pit, Is. ; no second pricc
to the Gallery. Private Boxes for Families may be obtained
nightly. A limited number of Season Tickets.

LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH-STREET,
IS NIGHTLY CROWDED TO THE CEILING !
THE GREAT WIZARD OF THE NORTH Is MORE
THAN MORTAL ! He now waves invisibly his Mystic
Wand over the " good old Town", and Thousand of Sci-
ence, Literature, and Beauty rush to behold th ncredible
teats of this supposed supernatural being. His cinders are
truly astounding, and he will continue THI !:VENING,
(TUESDAY,) and every Evening during t Week, to de-
light and enchant all who may appear w• Tin his MYSTIC
TEMPLE

Mr. J. H. ANDERSON begs to an unce to the Musical
Public, and the Inhabitants gen a , that he has engaged
THE CELEBRATED RINGERS !
From the Concerts d'Ete, and the nyal Gardens, Vauxhall.
They will make their Second Appearance Tins EVENING,
the 17th instant, and pour forth their ." merrie peals" in the
Costume of the Ancient Lancashire Bell Ringers.
Remember that the Wizard commences every Evening at
Eight o'clock, concluding at Half-past Ten or Eleven. The
Second Price commences at the conclusion of the first part
of the Wizard's Feats " a la Magiquc".
Prices—Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, ls. 6d. ; Gallery, 6d.
Half-price—Boxes, Is. 6d. ; Pit, ls. No half• price to the
Gallery.

*** A Programme and Pamphlet (comprising opinions of
the London Press, with humourous illustrations, price 2d.)
may be had at the Doors.