The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-04-27 00:00:00

THE THEATRE-ROYAL.

During the past week we have had the high musical treat of
having the Woods to perform at this theatre,, and a series of
operas have in consequence'been got up. Last evening we wit-
nessed the beautiful' Italian opera, L Sonnatnbula, Mrs Wood
playing as Ainina, the sleep-walker, and Mr. Wood as Elvino.
The tdaygoing public of Liverpool has
,been so often delighted
with this opera and the exquisite singing.of Mrs. Wood iu it,
(and will, we trust, be so agaitt,). that it, were useless extending
our remarks upon it. Since her last trip across the Atlantic,
Mrs. Wood has grown much stouter, which 6,as:um improved
her figure; her voice,. however, ..continlies dulcet, delicious, de-
lightful as ever. The part of Count, 4odolpo was taken by. Mr.
G. Horncastle, who does not sustaitolle,character.near so
'well as that of Alessio; whilst the finterwas . played by a new
performer pained Martyn, who made a most miserable affair
of it; the hills announce " as originally
..performed by him in
London." There cannot be a doubt of the " originality"' of
the performance, for nothing was-ever seen like it before. If
he plays in other characters as " originally" as he did in this,
hotteli'Suh "originalities" may pass in 'London, where the
audiences
care not over-discriminating—at least, judging from
t
the success of some of the plays and actors that have there
been loudly lauded—we think be will find it expedient to cease
"originality" and here become one of the commonality. Mrs.
W. H. Bland both played and sung, well. The scenery was
excellently got up, and the Opera passed off very well. The
new pantomime of." Harlequin in Sicily" concluded the per-
formances. There was a very good house.

BAPTISM OF CONVERTED JEws.—On Sunday last, Mr.
Moses Woulf Gourlaud and his wife 'were pub-hely baptized in
St. Jude's Church, by the Rev. H. McNeile, under Whose mi-
nistry they were converted to christiautty.
CHEAP LITERATURE.—We understand that Mr. Pugh, the
News agent, of No. 6., Marybonei and No. 2. Prices' Street,
intends giving to each purchaser of the Liverpool neWspapers of
the 4th and sth of May a copy of some modern publicatiOn, of
which he has a series to offer for choice.
STEAM To NEW YORK.—Bv refering to our shipping
intelli-
genie, it will be seen that the Sirius steamer which sailed ou the
4th inst., from Cork, for New York, hap been spoken in lat. 47
long. 21, (after being six days out,) by the Intrepid, from La-
guna, which vessel arrived here yesterday. When the Sirius
was fallen in with; the wind was blowing- hard from the S.W.,
in the above let. she would be between 7or 800 miles on her
voyage.

Mr. MACPHERSON'S CONCERT —On Monday next Mr. Mac-
pherson, the Precentor of the Scotch Church, givei Ins annual
concert at the Templar's Hall. His bill is a very strong oue, we
hope it will be well attended.
A singular circumstance occurred to the gamekeeper of Sir
H. Russell this week. Walking in one of the woods near
Arborfleld, he heard the flutter of some bird dose to him in the
•underwuod, and looking about he perceived that he had trodden
on a woodcock, which was too much injured to escape; whilst
securing it, two more rose close to him. These birdS were
alwayS supposed to leave this country in February..
MEETING OF WAREHOUSE-OWNERS.-It will be seen by
the advertisement, that the meeting of warehouse-owners will
take place on Monday next, the 30th.

ST. THOMAS'S CHURCH.—We perceive, that :this church
which has been closed for many months, for repairs, is to be re-
opened for public worship on Sunday next. It is. now fitted up
with gas, and it is intended to establish evening service, which
is much wanted in that densely-populated neighbourhood.
PLATE —A very handsome silver waiter has been presented
to Captain Stewart, with the following inscription•:— Pre-
sented to Captain Yorke Stewart, of the brig Ripley, by the
Liverpool Underwriters' Association in testimony of his hu-
mane and gallant. conduct in rescuing from shipwreck the crews
of the Majestic and Catherine, on his passage from India; in the
month of January, 1838."

LAUNCH.--On Wednesday was launched from the yard of
Messrs. Joseph Rigby &Co. Stanhope-in,reet.,south e nd Queen's
Dock, a beautiful iron steam-vessel (ra perfectly novel con-
struction, being the first of the kind ever Made. We under-
stand it is intended for the inland navivation- on the-Duke's
canal, and will be propelled by two suitable.enkines. the paddle
wheel working irr, the centre on an improved .prineiple, which
will prevent any injury being done to the banks or sides of the
swell.

The following came cabin passengers in the packet-ship Cam-
bridge, which sailed from New York on the 2d tustaut, and ur
rived here on Tuesday :—Sir Francis B. Head, Birt and ser-
vant, Mr. John Keruble Mason and lady, Mr;liam Fox
Richardson, Mrs. B. A. Richardson, Mr. George M. Murray,
Mr. Edward J. Woolsey, Mr. Gabriel W. Cort, Mr, George
B. Boyle, Mr. John Bates and lady, Mr. D. B. Holbrook, Mr.
John -D. Prince, jun., Mr. William Pratt, jun., Miss Ellen
Stapleton, Mr. John J. Osborne, Mr. Henry Tobias, Mr. Cun-
ningham Smith, Mr. Michael Allen. Mr. Daniel Allen, Mr.
John M. Miller, Mr. Edward Brusthein, Mr, William Heath-
cote, Captain Robert Bolton, and Captain Joseph Hunt.
INDUCTION OF THE Rev. HUGH CRICHTON.—The age and
increasing infirmities of the Rev. Dr. Stewart, the highly-es-
teemed minister of the 'Scotch Secession Church, in Mount-
pleasant, having rendered it expedient that he should have as-
sistance in the performance of his many arduous duties, the
presbytery of this above church fixed upon the Rev. Hugh
Crichton, a talented, popular, and greatly-respected minister of
Glasgow, as a proper person on whom to confer the important
appointment of colleague and successor to the rev. gentleman
above named. The proper preliminaries having been settled
between the presbytery and the heads of th?, church in Liver-
pool, the ceremony of induction took place on Wednesday last,
in the Chapel, at Mount-pleasant. The Rev. Hamilton M'Gill,
the Rev. David King, and the Rev. Mr. Johnson, ministers of
the Secession Church at Glasgow, and the Rev. Mr. Baird, of
Paisley, with several preachers of this town, were present on
the occasion.

SUDDEN DEATii.—On Thursday an inquest was held on the
body of a millwright nam-d Heaton, in the service of the City
of Dublin Steam packet Company. The deceased appeared in
his usual good health ongoing to bed on Tuesday night. He
rose on the following morning at half-past four; for the purpose
of proceeding to.his business; but finding the hour earlier than
he anticipated, at the suggestion of hr 's wife; he Welit to bed
again. His wife became alarmed at the suddenness with which
his head fell upon the pillow; she called the assistance of sonic
persons in the house, who found the deceased lifeless. Surgical
aid was called in without effect. On Opening► the body, the
heart WdS found to have become much enlarged; and a quantity
of blood had made its escape into the pericardium—As his death
was the result of natural causes, a verdict to that effect was re-
turned;

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POL/CH IN7'ELLI(iENCE•;:.'4i
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lit;ttc tty.---:00 Tuesday, at the'Polie-cffice, Johti :eve;
888 Wis 'lotted at the har,',citarl-witt, having entered 'the
httuse of Thomas Smittes•court, Ashpin-street,'Ttix
tech-Lurk. Airs. Moreland stated; that. about half-past five
o'ciock on Tuesday mottling; the 13Th instant, her husband,
who was a warehouseman'' got up and went to his•work. Wit-
ness heard him go out and lock the door. lie then opened the
parlour Window, a 6:4miing to • MS cbstoin, and threw the key
to upon the floor: Wit lidSs slept on the floor over the parlour,
and her brother and a lodger sleptin the room above. Witness
fell asleep, and about half-past-skVelock she was aroused by
the creaking dr a• basket. in the room. Thinking it was her
brother, she said, "Frederick, is that you ?" No answer was
retui tied. Witness raised herself iu the bed and saw the pri-
soner at the room dour. There was also a boy at the toot of
the bed. The prisoner had is bundle of clothes thrown over his
arm. Witness called loudly fir her brother Frederick, but be-
fore he came she fainted, upon which the prisoner and his eom-
panion made their escape. On examining the house, it was
diß:overed that a great quantity of apparel had been taken from
the bed-room, from some 'drawers, and other places. Two
boxes in the kitchen had been opened -by false keys. • Mrs.
Moreland having received certain information, went to the shop
of James Wardley, in St. Jauies'-place, where she saw some
of the .clothes that, had been stolen, and claimed them She
afterwards went to the shop of Mr. Richards, pawnbrokerOu
Wolfe-street, where she found some other articles. On Satur-
' day last site saw the prisoner in custody, and immediately re-
cognised.hint as the person whom she had seen in the bed-room
on Tuesday. Police-officer James Sharp stated, that he had
information of the robbery, and took the prisoner into custody
on Friday, from a cellar in Edward-street. The prisoner de-
nied the charge, saying, he knew nothing of the robbery. He.
could get witnesses to prove that he was not out of bed that
morning till ten o'clock.—He was committed for trial.
THEFT BY A RELATION.--,TlleSday, at the Police-office, John
Kennedy, a very young lad, wit's-placed at the bar, charged with
having robbed his aunt, Margaret Hughes, who resides at No.
11, Ciosshall-street, of three stivereigns and a half and about a
pound in silver. Mrs. Hughes stated, that she was the wife of
John Hughes. a seaman ; she assisted- hor mother, who kept a
poultry shop in the market. About five o'clock on Monday
afternoon, she placed nine sovereigns, five half crowns, and is
quantity of silver in a velvet purse. She locked the parlour
door, and gave the key to her sister, and-they quitted the house
together, leaving the prisoner John Kennedy, her nephew, in
the house. Aliout nice o'clock in the evening she returned,
but did not look at her money till next morning, when she found
that three sovereigns, one half sovereign, and the velvet purse
were missing. She saw the prisoner in the market during the
evening, mei charged him with the 7pbbery, tout be denied all
knowledge of it.. Wituessgave him into the custody of Bryant,
a market constable. A velvet purse was produce,l, which the
Witness identified. Bryant, the market constable; stated, that
about eight o'clock on Monday night, he received the prisoner
into his custody, and took bitn into the market office. Holden;
inspector of meat; searched hiM, and found the purse in his pos.-.
esston. Briaut further stated, that he had examined the house
of the prosecutrix, and he found that the lock of the parlour
was very weak, and that the bolt could be easily forced back-
wards by the hand. The'prisoner, it appeared, was a well-known
thief, and had been convicted of felony before. He was commit-
ted for hie!.

STEALING COTTON.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, a ware-
housemau mimed Michael Feneion was brought up before the
magistrates charged with h tying robbed his employers, Messrs.
Francisco de Lizardi and Co., of a bale of cotton. A witness
named Henry Crane, a labourer, deposed that on the 9th instant
he was standing at the top of Barton-street, when he saw a bale
of caton put out of Lizardi and Co.'s warehouse into a cart.
Tnomas Stnediey,lcarter, deposed that he was in the service of
the prisoner, who was a warehouseman and carter in the service
of Messrs. Lizardi and Co. On the
.morning of the 9th of
April he waslordered by the prisoner to go to the warehouse
for a bale of cotton; he did so, and backed his cart to the ware-
house door, and whilst it was there a bale of cotton was lowered
into it, but he did not see by whom. The prisoner told hint
that it hail been left at the warehouse for safety by a person
named Beckett, and that he was to take it to Beckett's ware-
house in Cumberland-street, and he would follow him. He
went with the bale tnCumberland-street, but, the prisoner nut
coming, he took the bale to Beckett's Waiehouse, and was there
paid ls. 3d. for cartage.' On returning, he met the prisoner,
and told him he had left the bale, and he told him " it was all
right." The book-keeper of MessrS. Lilarni and Co.'s deposed
that, from information he had received he went to Beckett'a
warehouse to see if the bale of cotton was ther6 which was iniss-
ing. He there identified a bale of cotton as belonging to his ern-
plovers, which was worth about £l2 lOs. The prisoner was
committed to take his trial for the robbery.
S,tnatioNs FOR SEAMEN'S WAGES.—Yesterday, at the Police
.office, a coloured lad, named Dover, appeared befiire the Magis-
trates, to prefer a complaint against Captain Day, of the Laura,
for non-payment of his wages to Trieste and back. From the
ship's articles, it appeared, that he was to receive lOs. per
nionthi He had been absent five months on the voyage, and
had received wore than the amount of his wages at that rate
would amount to: he claimed 30s. a month. A gentleman nam-
ed Phillips, who stated that he had been 15 years in one of the
merchant's offices in the town, stated, that the complainant had
been a slave to his son in the Brazils, and, on gaining his freea
dour on coining to this country, did not wish to go back lest he
should be made a soldier of, but preferred going to sea, and on
his (witness's) recommendation Capt. Day took him on board,
as he (witness) understood, at 30s. a month. The complainant
could neither read nor write. The 'Captain said, the boy had
been perfectly useless; he was diseased and could do nothing.
Mr. Hall asked him how he came to put down lOs a month
in the ship's articles? The captain said, it was customary to
put down something in an agreement. The boy said he was
never completely laid up, but always did whatever he was ask
ed; be acknowledged to having been sick. The mate of the
Laura stated, that tho lad was positively worth nothinv, ; that
all he could do was, to coil a rope or sweep the deck. He could
neither keep watch nor do any other thinz; and, in his opinion,
Ills. a month was us much as Ire was worth. Mr. Hall said, he
did not like to see the positive sum of 100. put down in the agree-
ment; but, according to the evidence, it appeared that the boy
was worth nothing. (To Mr. Phillips)—" I suppose you willtake care of him ?" Mr. Phillips" Oh, no; I have nothing
more to do with hint." Mr. Hall—"
hWinielslt,abruvte s?',o,ur brought
hint over to this, country." Mr. Phillips— "H
" eis worn out."
Mr.. Hall—" But you would not see "
No." Mr, Because he is worn out, and that you can
get no more out of him as a slave, you want to have nothing to
do with him." (To the boy.) —" Boy, follow that gentleman—
lie will take care of you. (A 41-Ugh.) The parties then left
the court..

APPLICATION 'FOR SumtoriNs..--Yesterday;atthe
office, a female named Christian, bett,--r•known ra.Gould.
the keeper of a nuhlie-house in the Old•Ohurch Yard, appeared
before the Magistrates to apply tor, a summons against her Imo
band, tor ill using her and turning her out of doors.'.
ed, that she had only been married Seven, months to her presetrk
husband, and during five of them he hod kept another female id
the house, whom he made the mistress. '•Mr. Hall said,lherci
Was perhaps a reason for his conduct. The applicant appeared
to be quite tipsy. Mr. Hall, however, granted a suiumouti.

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