The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-06-11 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

The Duke of Brunswick and suite arrived at the King'se,
Arms Hotel on Saturday last, from whence they proceeded, the
following day, to Holyhead and Dublin.
We beg leave to call the attention of our readers to the Anni-
versary of the Charity Schools connected with the Established
Church, which it will be seen takes place on Tuesday next,
the 18th instant, when a sermon will be preached by the Rev.
Henry Raikes, M. A., Chancellor of the Diocese. We earn-
estly urge the attendance of the friends of education on this
interesting occasion, as from the pleasing appearance of so
many children enjoying a sound and religious education in
these schools, as well as from the acknowledged abilities of the
preacher; the result, we doubt not, will prove most highly
gratifying.

THE DRAMA.—Last night Mr. Hackett made his first bow to
a Liverpool audience, and we are much gratified in being able
to add to a full house, in the character of Solomon Swap, in the
playof " Who wants a Guinea ?" The original play, our readers
will remember, is one of Colman's sentimental comedies, which
had a run for some time, and owed its success to Munden's " Jo-
nghan .oldskirt," the remnant seller, " in Holvwell-street,
back of St. Clement's?" and Fawcett's "Solomon Gundy," who
had studied French in the prison of Dunkirk. The play has
been cut down from five to three acts, and Solomon has changed
his name from that of Gundy to Swap, for the purpose of exhi-
biting Mr. Hackett as a riglar Yankee valet de chambre to Mr.
Torrent. The wit of the part consists in giving utterance to
the most extraordinary combination of sounds and words that
we ever heard, and we guess that Mr. Hackett has culled the
choicest flowers of Yankee rhetoric from every province of the
States, to enrich his vocabulary. His entrde on the stage was
hailed with a loud and general plaudit, which his action richly
deserved. To criticise his delivery by any known rule, to com-
pare him with any standard,ignorant as we are of the originals he
copies, is difficult, if not impossible ; for to us he appears to be
like himself alone. On the stage he possesses the most perfect
self-possession, never for a single moment forgets his character,
and his bye play is admirable. From his entrance to his exit he
keeps the audience in a roar, by the naivete of his expressions
and the genuine manner of his delivery. Of all the things that
pleased us, we were most pleased at the hearty laugh which pro-
ceeded from his country-men, many of whom, we calculate, were
present. At this late hour we find it impossible to quote from
his Swap, or Colonel Wildfire, but we intend to see his perform-
ances before we appear again before our readers, and we
advise such of them as can enjoy a hearty laugh at the ec-
centricities of Cousin Jonathan, to do the same.

List of cabin passengers per Montreal, from New York,
arrived in London, 7th June, in 21 days, from New YOrk to
Portsmouth :—Mr. W. S. Stell aud lady, Miss Nilms, Mr. H.
Edwards, lady, child, and servant, Mr. 11. Lee and lady, Miss
Riker, Mr. W. M. Foresyth, lady, and servant, Mr. Richard
Evans aud lady, Mr. Allinson, Bliss Hettie Allinson, Miss
Martha Allinson, Mr. George Allinson, Mrs. Tunuey and ser-
vant, Miss Lucy Tunney, Miss Caroline Tunney, Miss Harriet
Tunuey, Miss Eliza Tunney, Mr. John Griswold and servants,
Mrs. Hitchmer and child, Mrs. Goodson, Miss Ann Wilson,
Mrs. Hazlehurst, Miss Janetta Hazlehurst, Bliss Mary Bum-
stead, Mr. Charles W. Samo, Dr. John J. Howe, Mr. Wm.
Brewster, Mr. Henry M'Farlane, Mr. Obadiah Luddy, Mr.
Robert Hunter, and Mr. Robert Wilson.

The brig Syren, of Poole, was abandoned in lat. 41, north,
and long. 30, west, on the 10th ultimo. We have seen an affi-
davit of the mate and three of the crew, which we subjoin a copy
of :—" We the undersigned, James Welch, mate, Timothy Grif-
fin, Abel Shelton, John Smith, and Charles Vincent, all Bri-
tish seamen on board the brig Syren, of Poole, bound from Cadiz
to Carbonear, Newfoundland, do hereby make oath, that the
said brig having sprung a leak we were compelled to abandon
her, in lat. 4144 N., long. 30 W., and to go on board the French
brig Bories, on the 10th May, 1833, and after being on board
three days were transhipped to the French brig Le Jeune An-
tonio, and remained on board her till 22d May, when we were
again transhipped to the English brig Frederick Young, of
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Edward Carr, Master, (in lat. 16 N.,
long. 43,) bound from New Orleans to Liverpool, at which place
we were landed on the 7th June; audwe further make oath that
the Frederick Young had her full complement of men before
our going on board."

TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SIR,—I observe in many places that the clergy and members
of the Church of England are petitioning Parliament against
that, most iniquitous measure, the reform bill for the church in
Ireland. Is it not rather strange, think you, that the clergy as
well as laity of this town have not performed a similar duty. It
is, indeed, a most important subject ; and if you, sir, in your
usual powerful way, would call attention to it, I am sure the
appeal would not be in vain.—Yours, &c., ZELOTES.