The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-01-07 00:00:00

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tob'celock—i the whole not occupying quite two hours—and
anct advantage D. _ .". nave not resu t was as follows t—Alr. Robinson, 81 •, Mr. Allen,
,scaped the consideration of some of the leading 6. Mr. White obtained no .vA•alleesu.
was
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asre
members of our Council. The subject, however, is whether Mr. White or
one which requires to be maturely deliberated ; and the Radical Knight Errant, by Mr. David Mc Ciellan,
we are assured that, before any measure is resolved " Chairman of the Reformers of Pitt-street Ward." In
upon, it will receive from the authorities that due eitherwith thceasie`,Clitlaadicalismfanbd e
Vandidate or candidates.
--Pessary degree of consideration which, for cut a pitiful occasion.figurremoanntialistm rosorofDPavititcl7treet,"
il parties interested, it so strongly . Hous R 11 E'..OI3DERY AND -. ODDERY FROM THE PERSON.
iernands. —At the Police-court yesterday, a youth, named William
One material point to be decided, is the question, Johnson, was charged with robbing a young wr
whether the Corporate body can, being their own named Ann Clinch, of 6s. It appeared that he had, on
Gas Company, light our public thoroughfares and
iSaturday evening, c,ene up to the complainant, a good-
leeroeor k 1 13ny g
tle person,libel, t
iforcedtook her
thatiito she
ceoiame h i
oar
endd
hio m
L t u alarmed
take
establishments at as cheap a rate, and as advan-
tageously, as under their existing agreements with her money, but to spare her. Beforep he left her, he
the present companies, and, at the same time, be drew her handkerchief, in which she had the money tied
enabled, with profit to themselves, to reduce the up: from her pocket, and tore it in extracting the con-
price of the commodity to the private consumer, tents' He attempted to choke the complainant in the
ocoach.?clock
yesterday The
ui wasng ,
()
ia apprehendedbi s
w s
laltlu half-pastale
and
erason e
Unless both these desiderata could be achieved, we
should, certainly, never advocate the propriety of suspected to be one of three men (Robeyrt Shannon, John
placing the supply of gas in the hands of a public Flint, since punished, and himself) who robbed the house
body, to the exclusion of private competition. We of Jane Lewis, beer-house-keeper, No. 9, Nile-street, on
have no wish to see a monopoly established by the the 31st December last year, of money, clothing, acc., to
Corporation for their own benefit, unless it is also thee v6tahluewoefre rle2a.d
against The depositionsdi
alson that
bcase
evidence
on
likely to be conducive to the public good. The Mrs. Lewis, who identified him as one of the three, she
example of Manchester is urged as a conclusive having taken particular notice of his person at the time.
reason why the Corporation of Liverpool should He was committed for trial on both charges.
seize upon the same advantages derived by the ROYAL LIVER THEATRE—OPERAEIC PERFORM-
authorities and the public of that town from the ANC ES.—The achievements of the company at this theatre
manufacture of their cwn gas ; but the locality during the past week have fully justified our last notice of
ciii-eessys
them.
singingpleased
Reeveswithandtl
and circumstances of the two places are alike dis-more
Cr f tanandm of Mrs. Alban
similar ; and every circumspection of the Corporation Morley ; and Mr. Lunt, of whose hit in the character of
of our own town is called for before they take it as Kuno, we spoke favourably, has maintained his position
conclusive that the success of a speculation in one in our estimation, and is, we are convinced, with a little
place warrants its being undertaken in another cultivation and a little more refinement infused into his
manner, capable of better things than merely taking part
whose circumstances and position do not agree. in a chorus. Miss Gardner does not improve upon us as
From the fullest consideration, however, which we should wish. We regret to say this to a young lady
we have been enabled to devote to this subject, whose professional career we would gladly aid; but can-
we feel assured that the time has come when so dour compels us to say that, we suspect from ill health, she
important a duty as the lighting of this great hdus ti,ortidbaeenmhrers.elfe in tthueuko ply: ;-;iefu'e'fiDerritschuz."
town ought to be, and can be, profitably under- letting the Be Reeves
and addin a judiciously
concert
taken by the Corporate body itself ; and that no aid its attraction, which was repeated on Saturday evening.
further extension of the privilege of performing that We have already given our opinion of the excellent getting
duty ought to be permitted to go into private up and singing of the former, and can only add that in the
concert Mr. Morley's buffo singing was magnificent, and
hands, The continual tearing up of our streets,
trepeat,aentedmvoorceaol
vocalist
should, th e • expression sii)oe
been
osfool?tra u wonder
forwardthat
tthis
whenever either of the existing companies succeeds
ting its rival from the supply of gas to any the late management. 'We must not omit) Mrs. Croft?.
..:.s, has alreadybecome an intolerable nuisance. singing of the fine old ballad of " \Yapping Old Stairs,"
have now, moreover, three mains of pipes for which was a treat. Yesterday evening, the opera of "La
Sonnambula" was introduced, Mr. J. Reeves having been
water, and two for gas, permitted in our principal
Erei-veinngoagweditiflourhse zebcaausion, andAtaking the character of
streets ; and the introduction of another main for Croft as mina,. and Mr. Morley
pipes would still further extend the existing nuisance, as Cou'nt Rudolf; ho. The lovers of this splendid opera
and, in narrow thoroughfares, be impossible without will do well not to lose this opportunity of hearing it finely
cringing on the law, which enacts that no gas- performed and sung. Mrs. Croft's Amine: is well nigh
shall be made within four feet of the water-
faultless, whilst the singing of the remainder of the
The town is, therefore, almost driven either the
est is full ofufmert. We esteem this as the best of
tei eb
efireevsee n company,
considered in
trie3e-
el the efficient exercise of their d 'ties by spect ; and so w it
existing companies, (a thing difficult to crowded audiences whose plaudits throughouty were
•tempt legally,) or to assume to itselt their 1 Gwers, most enthusiastic. At the conclusion of the perfor-
% it can only do by purchase of their present mantes Mrs. Alban Croft was loudly called for, and came
on accompanied by Mr.
liberally rewarded wit.
We believe that this would be a profitable invest- Air. Morley, whose SIDw
Ultimately, we are sure it will have to be deserved the complimeig.tpgard- him.
.....ade ; and, if so, we had certainly better purchase SAND'S AMERICAN CIRCUS.—THEATRE ROYAL
's upon whom existing rights only, than, by postponement, allow W rILLIAMSON• SQUARE.—This theatre opened for a short
'xistence the a new one to be established. If the two present season, yesterday evening, with a splendid stud of horses'
monopolies can realise sufficient to tempt a third aided by a most talented company of equestrians, acrobats,
the mainte- into the field ace
hase of their existin , the purchg property a ; and, we are glad to find, was attended by a crowded
most respectable audience, including many families
in light, at its existing value, cannot be a bad of
the elite of our town, accompanied by their children,
-cculation. whose joyous shouts of delight at the various feats per-

oman,

of whom wer

orley, whose

Le evening well

or at the drolleries of the clown, it
On entering, it was impossible to
ith the fine effect produced by the
h, as we stated last week, is

and at the