The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-11-17 00:00:00

BENEFITS ivy THE TIIk4TRE-ROYAL

Mr. Leer.—This gentletnaxt takes his benefit, and at the
asanae time takes leave o►f the stage as a profession; to=morrow
evening, beingrabont to engage in some other occupation. In
speaking of Mr. Lacy's. talents as an actor, we must draw upon
our youthful recollections, in other words, we can only say what
-we thought of him two yea'rs agO, when we were in the habit of
occasionally attending the perforniances at the Theatre-Royal.
At that time we considered him a young man who would rise to
a respectable rank on the stage by his industry end talents, and
we have good reason to believe that our prediction has been
verified. During the last two seasons he has, we understand,
become a general favourite in the following range of characters,
namely, the P vii;ce of Wales, in Henry the Fourth; Mercutio ;
Ftzulconbridy ; Michael Casio; Gristiano ;Wellborn; Dori-
court; HurVy ThiVnan ; Captain Absolute; Bob Handy; and
other parts of this class. Mr. Lacy, we are informed, quits the
stage at the request of his friends, who move in a highly res-
pectable sphere of life. He has our best wishes for his success
in his net' undertaking whatever it may be. We refer our
readers to his advertisement for the particulars of the enter-
tainment which be has provided for to-morrow night.
Miss Ctiart.m.--The benefit of this lady will talc place on
Friday night, the 20th instant. As we have never had the plea-
sure of seeing any one of Miss Chaplin's performances, and as
we do not chance to have a volume of play bills we can only
speak of her claims on the attention of the public from public
rumour, which assures us that she is an actress of very
considerable merit. She will, appear on Friday in the Charac-
ters of Donna Olivia, in Mrs. Cowley's comedy of " A Bold Stroke
for a Husband," and. Oscar, in " Gustavus the Third."
Mr. STUART announces the play of " Hamlet" and the "Bri-
gand" as the performances for his benefit on Monday neNt, the
23d instant. Here, again, we find ourselves in the self-same pre-
dicament with respect to thisgentleman as we found ourselves in
the case of MisS Chaplin, never having seen Mr. Stuart on the
stage, and having no other knowledge of him than that he is the
successor of Mr. Vandenhofr, who, at the close of the last season,
was transplanted from the Liverpool to the London boards, and
that since he joined the Theatre-Royal he has had what is called
the leading business of the stage. We have, however, heard
Mr. Stuart very highly spoken of as a gentleman, as a scholar,
and as a tragedian, who has acquired a considerable degree of
professional reputation here and elsewhere in the higher walks
of the drama. On these grounds, and believing that a correct
estimate has been formed of his abilities, we venture to express
a hope that, in addition to the applause he has gained, he will
also be honoured with something more substantial as a reward
for his,past exertions on his benefit night.

FIRE ON THE lt it.w a Y.—We understand legal. proceedings
have been commenced against the directors or the Manchester
and Liverpool Railway Company, to recover the value of the
goods destroyed at the late tire on the railway, the directors des
ny ing the liability of the company.-

CANTEnurny DINNERS.—TWO dinners were given at Can-
terbury on Tuesday last, the first by the conservatives to the
Right Hon. Stephen itumbold- Lushington, the member re-
turned for that city by the church, King, and constitutional
party, the second to Lord Albert Convnghani,`his popular or
whig-radical colleague. The opposition dinner given to his
lordship appears to have been a very sorry affair.
DEVIZES anczioN.—rThe election of a member for this bo-
rough will take place this day.. The Loudon papers speak with
.crreat confidence of the return of Mr. Estcourt, the conservative
'Candidate. Who is oppoSed by Mr. Dundas. a radical. The va-
cancy was occasioned by the death of Wadhain Lock, Esq.,
the late whit; member for that borough.
THE LATE FIRE AT LEvENsHULME.—The coroner's jury
which sat on the body of \V. Worth, the man who lost his life by
an explosion of gas iu these works, returned a verdict of man-
slaughter against John Wheeldon, the manager of the works,
who was immediately committed to Kirkdale House of Correc-
tion for trial at the next county assizes. This verdict was
founded upon the evidence of John Richmond, who stated
• that Wheeldon ordered Morris to take off the lid of the retort
in consequence of which the explosion took place, which caused
the death of Worth, and the destruction of the premises.
Tim ITALIAN OPET:A.—The Theatre•royal, Manchester,
will be opened on Saturday next, for the performance of a se-
ries of Italian operas, under the management of Signor Ma-
rani. The list of engagements comprises the names of several
foreign singers from the Italian theatres of London and Paris,
and also from the theatres of Naples and Milan. Signor de
Val is likewise engaged as prime tenore.
COURAGEOUS CoNnum—On Wednesday last, about nine
o'clock in the evening, Mr. Henry Abram. of the Canal-Office,
heard a splash in the water, and seeing something like a• hand
reaching out, he humanely plunged in and succeeded in draw-
ing out a roan who appeared lifeless; he was conveyed to the
Northern Hospital, and by active means restored. Intoxica-
tion was the cause of the accident.

A WIGAN JURY.—Some months ago a manufacturer in
Wigan and his son were tried at the Borough Sessions ou a
charge of receiving embezzled Materials, and so clear was the
case against them, that, calculating of nothing short of trans-
portation, they converted all their property into cash before
trial, with the intention of making it available in the colony to
which they expected to be sent. To the great surprise of the
whole court, however, and not lees to their own, they were de-
clared no:guilty. A few•days :lifer this unlooked-for event a
gentleman of our acquaintance met two.of the jury in company,
and asked them what were their motives for giving a verdict so
contrary to the evidence. The first, who was a thorough-bred
'Llitieasbire man, replied, 'in the rich dialect of the county,
Seen the lail:aia'rni-rviin't schoo rgither, and it
wad- ha' bin a hard ease wr 't'a suit an owd scitoofililo cross
reveyier." The other,-a:canov scot, had ano less ehatacteris-
tie reason to assign for-his conduct. 'Ala troth, soon," said he,
"the wild fellow owed me tan pawl, and, gin lee ha' bin convicted,
srte'd ne'er ha' seen a bawbee on'tl"
. SUFFOCATION IIY BUIINING.CIiAIICOAL.—Last Friday ercn-
ing, three men who were employed to destroy the rats in the brig
George Gordon went into the hold for the purpose of renewing
the charcoal fires, which had been burning all the day; the first
man, in the act of stooping to the tire-grate, inhaled a sufficient
,portion of carbonic acid to cause hint to fall, in a state of insen-
sibility, into the heavy atmosphere ofgas; a eiecubd and a third,
in an attempt to rescue the first, shared e similar fate. An
alarm was given, and is a few minutes they were got out of the
ship without further accident, and conveyed in an inanimate
state to the Northern Hospital. Immediate assistance was
rendered by Mr. Blower, house-surgeon to that useful institu-
tion, and we are happy to state that all of them were next day
sufficiently recovered to leave the hospital. •

DOCK PoucE.—Mr. Charles 'Trill, late acting inspector in
this establishment has been promoted to the rank of inspector,
vice Mr. Foster. Mr. Rohert Craven, late clerk, has succeeded
Mr: Charles Tvrill as actin,* inspector.
.
FORTUN PIir.SERV4TION.—Last Sutitlay afternoon the
body of a young woman,. apparently in a lifeless state, was
observed by one of the dock police floating with thetide, near
the north end of the Prince's dock. The policeman, in a very
praiseworthy manner promptly desired a boatman who was near
the spot when the body was seen, to take it into his boats when
it was discovered that life' was not quite extinct. Medical aid
was immediately procured, and we are glad to say the young
woman is fast recovering. _ We have not been able to ascertain
how she got into this perilous situation. ,
COLONEL Nartna.—We understand that the Colonel Napier
who delivered the incendiary speech at Bath last week, is au uld
infirm creature scarce able to crawl, with one foot in the grave.
This vain body is ambitious of representing Bath in.the House
of Commons, without the hope-of a chance. Hifi frantic appeals
to the rabble are therefore fruitless. 11 is brother, the Portuguese
mercenary, who made some money by pirating the Miguel fleet
was rejected at Portsmouth last election by an immense majority:
A QUAKER CANDIDATE.—We have a question or two to ask
the liberal quaker candidate for the West Derby ward. Do von
not know that the author of the letter in the' Chronicle of Satur-
day last called himself a dissenter, and signed himself a Rate-
payer? Were you not privy to the letter? Did you not know
it contained a falsehood, that the mover was not a churchman
but a Roman catholic, and the seconder a nondescript? Have
you not been trying every means in. your power to succeed fur
the ward although with a modest face (tor modesty is surely there
depicted j-abd oily tongue you declared von did not wish to sit?
Have you not had the tax collector for West Derby closeted with
you to ascertain how you would stand ? Has he not flattered
you that you would succeed, because Mr. W. P..Freme went
too far? "Do you not entertain precisely the same sentiments
as W. P. Freme on all questions of government ? Have you
not over and over again said you would do away with the church?
Forsooth, modest William Blain, we know
.you well, almost as
well as the dealers in grain do. We would recommend the rate-
payers to inquire about you, and what are, youi pretensions.—
From a Correspolidem.

FIRE IN A VEssra, IN 'HIE PRINCE'S DOCK.—Last Friday
evening, about half-past seven o'clock, a fire was discovered by
three rigjers in the hold of the brig George Gordon, lying on the
gridiron in Prince's dock basin. It appears that a quantity of
sulphur had been put into the hold of the vessel to clear it from
vermin, which by some means not ascertained, had ignited.
By the prompt assistance of the fire-engines the flames were got
under in about an hours' time. We understand the damage
done to brig is inconsiderable.

FEMALE RIGUTS.-A traveller, who has just visiteathe Pome-
ranian island of linen, speaking of the people of Monchgut,
says, " Females choose their husbands, the proposal of mar-
riage proceeding from - the woman and • not from the mail, a
with ns."

The personal estate of the late Mr. Farquhar, of Foothill
Abbey, value £700,000, is now besieged in the Court of Chan-
cery by a host of nephews, nieces cud inure distant relations,
each seeking for admmistratiou. •
Sir John Rennie has presented a second report to the Com-
missioners of the Piers, on the subject. of the extension of the
harbour of Scarborough. Sir John recommends the formation
of another pier much further to the south, and the shortening
of the old pier so as to form a much more commodious harbour,
acid render it easier of access during the prevalence of the east-
erly gales Which have hitherto been so destructive both to life
and property. The completion of this important woik is ex-
pected to facilitate the formation of a railroad from that place
to the West Riding. The expense of piers is estimated at
1:-18,000 only. Scarborough will then present one of the most
valuable asylum harbours on the eastern coast.—Roil paper.

BURYING IN Cnoss ROADS.—The British Magazine gives the
following explanation of the origin of this custom :•—" It was
usual to erect crosses at the junction of four cross-roads, as a
place self-consecrated, according to the piety of the age ; and it
was tiotwith a notion of indignity, but in a spit it of charity,
that those excluded from holy rites were buried at the crossing
cads, as places next in sanctity to consecrated ground."
Towards the close of the reign of the late Emperor Kea-King;
the son of a rich widow named Chun, of the district Tae-yucn-
coo, rendered himself: notorious by the lengths to which he car-
ried his extravagance. Among his amusements that of chess
was a favourite; but, not content with playing :t upon a piece
of board or paper, as is customary with the Chinese, he caused
a large room to be painted as a chess-board, with seats at either
side for himself and friend. For chess-men he purchased a set of
beautiful female slaves, who were clad in various colours, and
went through the evolutions of knights, pawns, castles, &c., as
the game required, and at a given signal. When a piece was
lost, its representative immediately left the apartment. When
the Emperor heard of these proceedings, he could scarcely con-
tain his chagrin on finding himself outdone in luxury, acid af-
fected the highest displeasure that slaves should be purchased
'for such a questionable purpose. Chun was hued 3;000,0U0 of
taels, and banished to the Black Dragon River for life, beirr
told to congratulate himself that his " brain-cup" was not
separated from his lihOPlCieffi..--HOirtatet Voyage Round the
ht orb,/, Va.