The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-01-11 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

Music AND THE DRAMA.—Heberlc, who danced last season
at the Opera-house, has just married a Neapolitan banker, and
when applied to on the part of Laporte, her answer was, that
she did not intend again •to appear in public.—Donzelli has
been secured-by Laporte, as well as V. tkalli; but Tamburini
still stands out for terms..—Overtures have been made to Mdlle.
Blasis, but as yet they have led to no result.—Madame Cinti
will sing this season • Laport has engaged her at a serious ex-
pense.—A lady, who' has acquired great reputation in the part
of Matilda Chabran, is also to exhibit her powers for the first
time in this country.—Drury-lane has been for some time in
possession of an alteration of Beaumont and Fletcher's Maids'
'Tragedy, adapting it to the modern stage. This alteration has
been made under the superintendence of Mr. Macready, who
has contributed some new dialogue. Sheridan Knowles has
also added three entirely new scenes.—lt has been said that
Jerrold's Nell .Gwynne was first offered to Drury-lane. It is
full of business, and the part of the heroine is extremely well
drawn. Thelicenser, 'according to report, has pruned the dia-
logue, and in one instance, where Charles the Second makes
an appeal to ..a .citizen, quoting the Guildhall motto,_ Domine
dirige nos, has cut out the word quoting
l—Malabran is to make
her appearance at Drury-lane, in a translation of the Montecuti
at Cappelletti, the music by Bellini.. When the German Operas
are brought out at Drury-lane, they will be supported by some
of the best. voices Germany can produce. Devrient and
Haltsinger are already well known there; but a bass from
Munich has been also imported, .at a very considerable ex-
pense: -His name is Doblier; and the report is, that Captain
Polhill has agreed to give him £l,OOO for a certain number of
nights. Weekes, who notwithstanding his stoutness, is au
admirable Irishman, has obtained an engagement at Covent-
garden, were he will soon appear.—Madame de Meric has not
yet reached London, to commence the rehearsal of Mozart's Don
Giovanni in English, but she is expected in the beginning of the
week.--The species of performance contemplated by Miss Kelly,
and to which the Duke of Devonshire has extended his patron-
age, is in no respect dramatic, except as far as her single exer-
tions and talents are concerned.—Mrs. Hodges, (late Miss
Nelion), of Covent-garden, has taken a lease_ of the Chiches-
ter theatre, and is now in town forming a company.—lt is pro-
bable Macready will proceed to Paris.in the spring ' to perform
most of his favourite characters. Miss Smithson's theatrical
spec. in Paris is reported to have been a total failure.—Miss
Kelly opens the Strand theatre on the 19th inst., under the pa-
tronage of the Duke of Devonshire. .
SUDDEN INDISPOSITION OF Me. LISTON, THE ComEDIAN.—
On Saturday liight, shortly atter the •counencement of the
Eleventh Dag, while Madame Vestris was singing, Mr. Liston
retired -to the back of the stage and seated himself in a chair.
At the end of the, song the cue was given to which Mr. Liston
had to speak; he did not reply, and the word was given audibly
by the prompter, but to no avail. Mr. James Vining, the stage
manager, then came on, thinking.hehad dozed off, and endea-
voured to rouse him, butlierceived lie was in a state of insensi-
bility. The audience were much excited. In the midst of the
confusion, Mr. Liston was borne off, and the curtain was let
down. Several medical gentlemen immediately attended him,
who ordeied that he should be conveyed .to his residence as
quickly as poSsible. Mr. Vining informed the audience of the
circumstance, awl that serious apprehensiOns were entertained
as tothe result.' The piece of The Water Party was then sub-
stituted instead of Kill or Cure, in which Mr. Liston was to
have acted, which delayed the performance to a late hour.—
London Papers.
A curious circumstance occurred within a few days. A per-
son from Bungay was travelling to Norwich, when, turning his
eye into the plantation near Brooke, he saw a naan 'hanging
from a tree
.and..struggling as if he had just been suspended.
The traveller instantly cut him down, loosened the rope from
his throat, and succeeded in restoring him to life and his
faculties. This was DO sooner accomplished than the person
(whoever he was) rose and said, " Thank you sir," and walked
quietly away without further parley.—Norwich Mercury.
PRESBYTERY OF GLASGOW, JAN. 2.—Principal Mac-Farlane,
agreeably to an-intimation at a.previous` meeting, after an ex-
cellent speech, proposed a petition from the Presbytery to the
House of ClOranfona, highly approving of what had been done
by the sabbath committee of the late House of. Commons, and
entreating • the Parliament about to assemble to continue their
attention .to-this subject, of xvhichthe Presbytery unanimously
approved. Itavas agreed to request the Lord Provost to pre-
sent the petition to 'Parliament; and his lordship having been
present, awl being tequested to do so, intimated his willingness.
rhe Presbytery met again on Thursday, at ten o'clock, upon
the Ruthergleu case, and beard-the pleading of William Pen-
ny, Esq. advocate, in behalf of Mr. 13rowii. The Presbytery,
after mature deliberitioa, unanimously found the libel proven,
and accordingly -deprived Mr. . Brown of -.his license; from
which decision Sir. Brown appealed to the meeting of the synod
in April.—Glasgow Herald.

THE LATE MAJOR GENERAL SIR GEORGE RIDOUT BING-
HAM, K. C. B.—This distinguished officer, whose death is
announced as having taken place on Thursday last, in Cumber-
land-terrace, Regent's-park, entered the army in 1793, when he
was appointed an Ensign in the 69th Foot; Lieutenant iu the
same regiment, 1795; '
Captain, 81st Foot, 1796 ; Major, 82d
Foot, 22d Jan., 1801 • Lieutenant Colonel 33d Foot, 1805;
Colonel in the Army, Jan., 1813; Major General 12th Aug.,
1819. Sir George served one year and a half in Corsica, and
on board the fleet in the Mediterranean; eight months in
Minorca; and in Portugal and Spain. He was present at the
battles of Talavera, Salamanca, Vittoria, and the Pyrenees.
He also served some time as second on the staff at Saint
Helena. On the 12th June, 1831, he was appointed Colonel
Commandant of the second battalion of the itifie Brigade, in
the plade of Sir Thomas Sydney Beckwith, deceased, and the
dissolution of the gallant general again occasions aNacancy in
the command of that corps. Sir Geo. Bingham was appointed
a Knight. Commander of the Bath for his services; and he also
had the honour of wearing a cross and one clasp for his services
in the field. At his death he was the General Officer in com-
mand of the Munster district, but extreme ill health compelled
him to return from Ireland, and he was about to relinquish the
appointment when he died.
THE SPEAKER.—Mr. Manners Sutton has accepted the offer
of ministers to secure, as far as their influence in the House of
Commons can secure, his election to the Speakership. We
see nothing objectionable in this. Mr. Sutton is a gentleman
every way fitted for the office of presiding over the debates of
a mixed assembly of disputants ; his courtesy checks the petu-
lant, his firmness controls the impudent, and his good sense,
combined with knowledge, ensures au unreluctant acquiescence
in all his decisions. Add to this, that his reappointment will
save the retiring salary of £4,000 a year, at the same time that
it gives to a new parliament, consisting of at least one half of
new members, the advantage of an experienced master in all
those necessary forms which govern and prevent " a mob of
gentlemen" [gentlemen, indeed! and one of them a highway-
man, not to speak of others] from committing those extrava-
gancies which they would, like any other mob, commit, if they
were not restrained by rational rules, rationally enforced; and
we really think that a better Speaker could not be chosen.—
Times.

MELAND.

AFFRAY WITH THE MILITARY,

Inquest on the bodies of -Edward Welsh and James Fleming.
On Wedneday the 20th, persons from all parts of the country
crowded into the town of 'lipperary, to hear the particulars of
this affair. About half-past 12 o'clock a. m. George Bradshaw,
Esq. the Coroner, opened the proceedings in the presence of a
111 h-bench of Magistrates.—We noticed James Roe of Rose-
boro, Esq. M. P.; James •Scully, Esq. J. P.; Richard
Esq. J. P. ; Doctor Fitzgerald, J. P.; Edmond O'Ryan, of Ban-
shit, Esq. J. I'.; Major -Rose, 92d Regiment, J. P.; W. Pure-
foy, Esq. J. P.; Benjamin Bennett Bradshaw, Esq. and several
others.

The
,principal witness was the Hon. William O'Grady, son
of Lord. Guillaume, late Lord Chief Baron of Ireland, whose
evidence was as follows :—Witness left Limerick about four
o'clock'on Friday morning, with Mr. Low, to attend some free-
holders who had sent to say they were anxious to come into
LimeriCk to vote, but were afraid to do so unless protected by
some gentlemen—witness and Mr. Low reached Kilßush, the
seat of ,Mr. Gubbins, in safety, where they breakfasted, and
afterwards proceeded on their erraud in a gig, which Mr. Gub-
bins had lent thein.—Shortly after leaving Killrush Mr. Low
was by the .people • who shouted and abused him.
The men along the road pursued them, and hung stones after
the.gig, which they escaped by driving forward as fast as they
could. 'Having-outrun their pursuers they pulled up at a farm
of Mr. Low's, and Mr. L.' spoke to some of -the men on the
road. This delay enabled those who pursued them to approach,
and witness perceived the whole country in commotion; wit-
ness and Mr. Low therefore agreed that it would be impossible
for them to return to Killrush, as the multitude was condensing
in their rear; that they. shOuld abandon all idea of cOmmum-
eating with the freeholders, and that they should push forward
to the nearest military assistance; Mr. Low then directed wit-
ness to Galbally, as witness did not know the road; on their
way to f Galbally,• witness felt much alarmed; on every cross
road numbers of men were collected, who assaulted. witness
with stones ; he was struck in the back with a stone, and it-was
with difficulty they escaped and reached Galbally ; here they
demanded a military escort, and Lieutenant Munro, the officer
in command, required a requisition from the magistrates, which
accordingly Mr. O'G. drew up; Mr. Low sent for Mr. Nl`Cor-
-wick, he Parish Priest, butthe messenger returned-for answer.
that he was from. home at Limerick for the election. The de-•
tachment consisted of• an officer, a sergeant, and 13 men, and
with so small .a force they considered it unsafe to return, and
determined on breaking fresh ground and making for Tippe-
rary, the neat militarY station. During this' time the mob had
nnich, .increased in the village, and several stones were thrown;
thelig was given to a man of the name of Bishop, the magis-
trates- followed on foot, and the troops kept very open order, so
as to have the rear guard at a considerable distance to prevent
the heavy stones reaching the magistrates, at whom they were
.thrown. Before the party had reached the summit cf the hill
leading from the village, the tumult had so encreased and the
numbers of the people, that Mr. Munroe informed witness that
his detachment was in danger, and he could not answer for the
conseqiiences unless something decisive was done; witness
communicated this to Mr.. Low, and they resolved to read the
Riot Act; Mr. Loy' requested witness to do so, and act for him,
and told witness the nature of the Act. At this time there was
unmeasured abuse poured upon both witness and Mr. Low; the
detachment halted, went to the rear, and told the people he
was their friend and not their enemy; that he had done nothing
to deserve_such conduct from them ;. and that it was now
-his duty to command them to disperse and return to their
homes peaceably, " In the name of his Majesty, King Wil-
liam the Fourth," that this was the Riot Act, and they
should''
obey it. Upon this a man rushed in front of the
crowd iwith a stone in each of his hands, and said, " you are a
d—d ar,—,that is not law,—.-produce the Riot Act,—you are
not a Magistrate;" Witness replied,
If
" it was sufficient' for all
the pu poses of the law, and that he witness was a Magistrate."
"The inetachment then proceeded, and the people still con-
tinued,qncreasing in numbers; they told Mr. Low tnprepare-
his coffin; that he , should not outlive that day ; that he would
be dea4 within two hours; they told Bishop-also to prepare his
coffin;` told witness that the Chief Baron had hung many a
man, and they would be revenged on witness now; they told
the ofirl.er he looked like a gentlemen, and to keep from those
ruffian's; they told the soldiers they were but a small party and
were in their power; witness sew a woman shake a stone close
to the soldier's face, and tell him, "though the women could
not fight themselves, they could bring their aprons full of stones
'to the men;" .at. this time, -witness perceived a man on horse-
back • gallop past the detachment; lie went off the road into
the fields and gave a loud whistle; this signal was answered in
all directionas far as they could hear, up the mountains and
along the vallies ; this he did several times, sometimes to the
Iright„ and sometimes to the left, and to the rear; -the whole
country was in motion, and the mob was increasing every yard
dhey-al.ivanceda witness was struck with stones; there was a
crowdkin their rear, also on both flanks inside the ditches,
and alp in. front of them ' • as the party approached a cross-
road, fiitness perceived a body of men at the cross, and abOut-
threelniics from Galbally, (which witness heard was called Kit-
rop);ghe crowd pressed upon them on all sides, and when
they ached the cross, there was a shout for the women to
cleait
.:away, and at the same moment, the crowd in front ,
whee ed off the road •to the left, where they took a posi-
tion covered by some cabins, turf-ricks, potatoe-heaps, and
haggards; immediately a cloud of stones tided the air, and
caine. from the rear and both sides, but principally from the
left; witness was struck—saw some of the soldiers struck ; Lt.
Monroe told witness if lie gave the order' the men should fire,
that their danger was imminent; witness said, "fire," and the
soldiers obeyed; witness could not speak to Mr. Low; he was
in advance of witness some yards; stones were flying between
them; saw one stone pass over Mr. Low's shoulder, close to his
head and strike the gig; the firing dispersed the mob, who fled
in all directions, Mr. Low and witness cried "stop firing;" not
a shot was fired after this; the whole time from the first time to
the last was not two minutes; did . not see any one injured by
the shpts ; the stones were flying during the whole time ; though
the road in front was cleared by the crowd wheeling to the left,
the detachment could not have proceeded without first repelling
the attack; has no doubt the party would have been murdered
but for the firing.—After this, they proceeded uumolested at a
very quick pace as far as Mooresfort avenue gate, when they
halted for about two minutes to consult what steps should be
.eistnneess ofs
:„
taken • they then marched on for the'town of Tipperary by the
,
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attention to an nnmense concourse of people in their front at.
some distance; they blackened the hill on which they stood;
witness asked Mr. 'Low how this hill lay in respect to the road
theyhad to make ? Mr. Low told witness the road lay under the
hill, upon Which, witness recommended them to avoid another
collision with the people, and retreat to Mooresfort; this sug-
gestion was agreed • to, and the party returned to ' Mooresfort„
where they remained until about nine o'clock that night, when
fresh troops arrived, and gave them escort into Tipperary ;
witness had no pistols with him that day, and did not make use
of any, or fire a shot himself.—Liverpool Chronicle.