The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-05-02 00:00:00

'4aLtrialsßaVa:oasesOfa Fn 's last In.
4ette Ma performed for the iierieft; of the author and come
loathe Several of tha sous and duets were encored, and th
1 eneficiares were loudly called for at the close of the per-
formance. Mr. Charles Kean is engaged for five nights, and
Made his appearance last evening as Hamlet.
ROYAL LIVYR THEATRE.—This theatre has opened with
a fine collection of wax figures. On visiting it, we Isere sur-
prised at the change tht. had tak place. Eing the
theatre, the eye is struck'; with a fineen group of thenter coronation
Josh er Majesty, surmounted by Britannia, Religion, and
~tic forming a fine set of figures. On one side of the
Pin
is his Royal Highness Prince Albert. There are, also,
wo tine casts of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and
princess. Also a mechat i •al ti ure of the Lancashire poet,
Tits I3obbin, an'd others itc o numerous to mention. The
exhibition is well worth'er 'a
()visit, the variety of figures, cos-
tume, ,
ssc. being great.
4., LONDON So
T LUNG THE BLIND TO
'ti"ikb.---The fiftleilB" lFußionkng‘.ocf this eminently charitable
and useful ,ii
held Thursday, at the Hanover-
t;'ltiate-roonis, London. The Marquis of Chohnondeley in
icon ha
The report stated that the efforts of the institu-
li,oureialss,:d been greatly promoted by the adoptiow of Mr.
then t SYstera of stenographic characters. The. reportludin boardersincluding 29
a ated that there were upwards of 50 pupils,. inc
e in the establishment. A small printing press had
a
air"' Purchased for the use of the pupils, and a few hiymn
-t•h_e.adY embossed by one of the boys, which afforded
copra-
pcast soerveral of the inmates might ultimately beco
-it 1 and thus be put in possession of a profitablemme. method
91 earning a
tucluding tw comfortable subsistence. . The blind children,
read sever
lo natives of China, about. eight years of age, then
character a
.parts of the Holy Bible, printed in embossed
nese, Its, oath the most astonishing fluency
.and correct-
they read the
quite manifest, from the emphasis with which
correct-
they vad the several passages that they fully compreßhende_d.
w.'rutaeaning. The meeting 'was addressed by the.
town,ev. J.
(who f°,w„ritig, late of St. Matthews Church, t
sight,)"_B9toe time past has been almost entirelyin dehpisrived of
, .1111 several others.
RI
Of -4111 EDEC M 'TING —Tha Morning Herald
theYea.st_erdaY MakesAtThie°l'rfolloßwLini rference to
remarks wi
tiveTeting in this town on Thursday last. "Wee elsewhere
",eetinti 0-day's
edu-
Herald a report of an important public
cation Z in this town on Thursday last, in favour of the
it is
With regret
of Sir James Graham's Factories
Bill;Rev
kr.m,g‘t,et that we have been compelled to abridge, the
.
rephßa,v(ei,le's excellent speech, in which the resd, gentleman
tion `t,;
tl2oilit by Point, to the positions advance iu
on,
iji the ,le establishment of a national system of edu.cat ,
„1: en Ion? way in which it is possible for the state to support
-ereho,n° a! the church is established by law. What are
they geh—etl 14 London about ' And what, we may add, are
atain 8-„"aer,_l"Y out' The time is come when they must
giover4?" oat and. exhibit their strength. in favour. utuas
tde Poor'ell!whic' Li proposes to give a Christian educationthe
Pother that iclassea. A stranger might suppose, fromititr ' du-
pting the ;.:' has has been made throughout the_ country
in this
a'°antry d•'eess, that the majority of the Mill°
c'eserae publicented from the church. Government require. and
and
we she [tad energetic support on this question,. a
voice that Gill surprised if they do not receive it,idnis.
*enters
th will convince the noisy and turbulent political
postponed
tintil the „at the education of the people cannot be
T -p"atlotial church is divorced from the state."
eritigt t. t:LeBStuat.—The Easter holidoafys
London
L onnotto visitluug
conies
.4ternanialBTtytl?
aptlzassutrei-losetenkenrtl
" the aerial
.ship"
far, as into
full Play'. But there is no necessity for going so
'a elste-ng as the Colosseum in the Regent's
.Park remai
key he irleei and that there is every chance of its durability
exter,,ir I'ferred from the fact that it has recently unded,
the des.' IMProvernents and embellishments, executeG antese
allobing igu,s of Mr. Beazley, the architect. Mr. eorg "511 t ' :uase name, like Leo the Tenth, will be handed.. Lee a ° ilrfSteil'itY in 'coo•unction with this stupendous edi-f
-ut'd land woonl it may perhaps be said, in the words o
Yron
While stands the Colosseum, Robins stands,
When falls the Colosseum, Robins falls,
he the„ And When lie'f ails—the world
~-,_
corarnen ut Leo the Tenth, but Mr. George Robins—liarvew
eapeciapacec..l the distribution of tickets for the publicl
Wisely d'it's tor the behoof of the elite, who, at Easter-tide
d who at
;a 'erY triflingPs themselves for refined enjoyment, an
'a the flue charge, may either take in London at a glance
Or
trans„a"rlie Panorama in the upper part of the bui ding
Alps," '„themselves at will to the glorious scenery of the.
th et toe wild • • ' •al forests—or inhaling
the
solitudes ot the tropic
of .
Heath of classicality through the Piination be.
pe imag ,
ti
ern.
!selves Pertico of the " wondrous dome" may fancy i
th in the Palace, of the Cmsars, and gaze, if not upon
Prieedrer.'ts fruin, at any rate something as pertinent—the
iaisea intibiaion that " the whole of these spacious pre-
d will be
Robins, on Thurs-
"' the 11th sold by auction, by Mr. Geo.
I,tta of May,4 4
aew e'ooficoNoartaEn CRIMINALS.—The unhappy. personshave
behaved 'ed In Kirkdale Gaol under sentence of death .
and red the greatest ropriety since their condemnat.ion,
tared
1-,,,e4e the religious consolations so religiously adminiss-
11Pent ,Y) the chaplain to the gaol. William Buckley
religious
nledit.„;_tich of his time in reading, writing, and
j,
do r`t,'4.l. His letters are principally epistles of conaothae-
saere ,
wilts. father,
They exhibit great knowledge of .
4 soli or,i writings and the consolation which they breathe ofis,
det rra'' 9tis rather than a worldly nature, while they show a
hel, ination in the convict to meet his fate with resolation.
his :ts not mid Anything decided as regards the justice of
lilljtitence, but . . ftl repared for its ful-
, ent, a, , Says he ts per ec 3' P .
wife he knew
aot how ....le nits observed that he struck his .
oe. ris' °r where or what the effect or consequence might
did „ ue convict Presewntsatinuch the same appearance that he
seems and antecedent to his trial. Betty Eccles, though she
has 4 Corn pose
has wastedgreatly since her sentence.. She
does of made any confession,bt it is observed that neither
healthshie deny theheousoffence imputed to her. Her
action
n: visibly affected and this appears to be from the
action is
the ' • it is evident, something of a
Wish ressful natured, on which,
. .
indeed, to
, to , i heavily pressing. She seems,
ourde • °mice Some '•t. n for the purpose of no-
tes. °big her bosomconiirrenicaio ,
of
the prison spoke a
' word
Governor
were Bto her on the subject, telling her, that if there_
11,4 any thing
r."
• her she would certainly find
_ elf „,.._, . sing on mind,
the frequent
oPport,'"ian easier if she made use of one. of
Rev. Mr.
Aim unities which she had of conversing with the. Rev. M .
colnoetton, to disencumbe I rself of the oppression: She
ae, ed lightlY, but d• lr lespeak, She says she is pre-
vi atn die _ _ ii not
attended divine ser-
ce at ti • OD i.niday the convicts
reached
an
ad . the gaol chapel. The Rev. Mr. Appleton p , .
pre-
vu citable sermon f 4th chapter of Amos, 14th
rom the
Leese: ' Therefore thus ,cause I will do thisius will I do unto thee, 0 Israel ; and
to meet thy God, 0
aptrel* ' betty Eei unto thee, prepare
k and faint both before
,„. after the ces appeared wee
'ceereni. , sermon, but Buckley looked.
well and even
may be
le.raled
,tie remarked, after the sermon, in what
diBeoer„a "aeartY tone, " Well, that was a most impressive
41, Y lise'e; ~4,1 never heard a more impressive sermon in a 1
41' n .- hese unfortunate beings are to suffer on Satur-
est, at noon-
181t,4HA'slca' INsTrruTiofs.—n Wednesday evening
Steno, r. Artis, a shorthand-writer delivered a lecture on
14,11411 Y, before a very numerous' and highly respectable
olaarvcc? at the above ii Ct. Con After a few prefatory
am
;rations, the , 18 1U 1 • .
e re I.
ecturer gave a brief s e c k t h of the origin
eaas . 'S Of WritiOg. Having illustrated his remarks by
Ate °' a lar eslate,•
used, Mr. A.
of ceeded to
ti which was occasionally
hr well, ue mato topic, and contrasted the advantages
ut constructed stenographic alphabet with the cum-
tern biechani,
lugs. taim,„ .
Air of long hand. The excellence of the sys-
ree(f`t_ 0) Mr. A. was thus proved :—A eentleFTn hay-
the
ieetnrer
rep a work with more than ordinary rapidity, .
oa poia,r,ePeated the passage from his shorthand notes, and,
tklitei."igng to the various symbols, convinced two of the
hecteesl'awalio had ascended the platform to witness the cor-
eoaition ", the performance that not even an article or pre-
krted v had been omitted.' The passage having been re-
rterice asertatiin, the audience generously signified concur.-
to°!i,ee. 4,,,,, the superiority of the plan submitted to
reference
11,,t!i.e „atioc.csle ture was
.rendered interesting. byhaanrdefeean
be
soPti'l,i,ed ; nnuti, Ptirposes to which the art of short
his the awn] at the conclusion, Mr. A. expressed his
aa reare,
that nce shewn throughout his humble effort,
tanind
mi , e ,
,',4cotea, a. r taken considerable interest..
He then
i' he art his intention of forming classes for instruction
truly which b
44i 7 Pleasiri, y all, lie said, could not but be consideretd
vo kit ragas, and invaluable.. He resided in Mount-sheet,
Ilted la ed any an lication with which he might be fa -
he what ' e aeed •P he evtr pro, merely say that he should be happy to afford
4.„ Practi,„ f might be desired of the merits of the system
''lou "'"• He
would have it understood,
a, to exh.„. was not, he
..
wa:ePureb, . e iloit any the slightest ability in what
eo"',h rniaThttri,e ianical, but he would afford that guarantee
Lod ti "" oe dema d d Having stated thus much, he
roar, ot avoid ne . .
eeet^B,of a„,)au, offering a word or two in reference to theirto
1,0 Y indivri, rol)tion. He was, he believed, a stranger
had
might 4711151 in the room ; and, to say the least, he had
rk)i,,itil evideti eolnPlain of the conduct of Liverpool people.
(lei'.t expect" h been given of the reception a stranger
41 thea, , from a Liverpool audience. He would not
dh "-' uY Man , b •
hic e co- • 1 o servations, as what lie might advance
he eeity. andered to partake of formality rather than of
is,iu doeht Ile would merely state, that although he. might
re„: at leas, le
extent of patronage, of one thing he
fleet with Vlte certain, namely that he should frequently
Fii,As e 010 Pleasure on their kindness.
tarnt:uw, a anhnteit•-•-On Saturday, at the Police-court, Eli
Jag i 'NW --ng rnan, who was attired in that sort of cos-
lanri rtereit, worn by those who affect to belong to the sport-
rittarr!a (Altai), was Painedla before Mr. Rushton, charged with
%tat tvtaao 'led a of money from Daniel O'Brien, a
avh cd that of Brindi, near Carnarvon. The complainant
asP a Ilan; °n Saturday afternoon, he was in queen-street,
denth' tbouni aeCOSted him and they ntered into conversation ;
rs4eirthe Welahns'an determined to be very cautious,
trY questi 'as will be seen, was too much for him. After
ref eat the for
had been asked by each, the prisoner offered
thi'l'ed, former
ofale. This the Welshman
~ tig (1 hying had a glass
M , 'tinted ,he been a teetotaller for six years.
.No-
liirn.e' the 1,,,,u), this sheen
answer, the sharper said he
lvtittiitl,eif i` Cabman to convey a letter to his brother for
beer en' Red "'w0,,,0_141 step into the public-house, it would be
thee' Teed they e„l,e "elshiman should have a bottle of ginger-
l'orte NMI th "'et:ed the house and turned into a
.roorn, where
entri heft), e,Prisoner Eli Sparrow, sitting with a glass of
Da PLeitnt 'r nrn. Tl' • was ordered, and the
(ration ot a new friend
. le ginger-beer
with re-
oval 8 for .w. Mend pretended to busy himself p
twit
oind
ceiwritrii '
g tue letter, when a man entered, sat
leaned abont ',led for some drink: This individual having in-
oai a lutlg .'tie
railay station and mentioned that he was
ii,sieck trai ic'utY, said lie sh'ould have started by the two
one'lag sot t; but lie had lost his dog. He was -standing
liiid eat th 'e bridge to be closed at the dock, when some
144,101:e thePe bY which he held it, and it escaped. He
Nit i,,f it w crier six shillings to cry% it through the town,
the L. 4, not f 0„,,,
Sil k should be off with-
you , pret why ds,"llu by ix oc oc ,he
•QV coded r. ki You not have a lock on the collar ?" said
is,,, t there is 'rtend• "Oh ' I have a lock '
replied the man,
"itt Ile ter no °ne in Liverpool who eau open it. Here it
iied ed the w the lock oil the and, I • ina his glass,
. Witi roono „, l table,. eav „
Sou Nan i a great', Ihe pretended friend took up the lock,
~ er ,fi,e, allow of mystery, exhibited the secret. The
Sheathe We, '.ted great curiosity 1 deli 1t at the discovery,
fri es, ,ri Im:earl . y andg i .
theN saidie °wner of "esire to open and close i se t verid
4c5144 at kei_.,,, .. y_. . the lockseturned, when the pretended
~ 44 Cali 81y there's no man in Liverpool can,,,apen
1,1;14 io
ie othe7,,,
that
the man. " And I say, se-
reticd the 'is house, that you are. wrong : there s
,a gei,ille-
,,r_e hi other, „Rh you can open it." " I'll bet I,lo' re-
lvleevenOt.it," c°bu.cing two (apparently) £5 notes, "that
4,, t, pel'..l.' friend-, h,triple Welshman did all in his power to
fiaied tj'isted, a_ from making the bet. The friend, how-
i,Ned, l'eWels,.%; not having so much money about him,
„Nles,"ao , hei„"_b-lasi to lend him £5. The latter at first res
,',!lht4l tely, I.lg sured that the money should be returned
hi 'Nee 'at length I d 1:.-the table, that being
fee 'tae Y. save 1. P 'tee aon
Id
hi lid ti. • ' Were • Gd., that he possessed in the
e aid th_
~tpit into the hands of the risoner, and the
bf In. which ‘ elalnnan . .
Pcould open the
ho inote was
ace°
di was the man who
~ _
frW"er 4 beillZ all r ingly handed to him, a certain number
Q,e4d h triad, i Owed tor the trial. The poor Welshman,
had n vain to m ,the •
ss which his
of b
vaii"ted ,inPuintea na, ose piece ra
having
hi eh h . tee raid gt, and the owner of the lock,
a ,k, e i„ tiutea, the prisoner handed him the money
'vas ", aild 'edlatety
haa Withi Presse, , Pocketed. The Welshman demanded
but
rtiq tip.,,'eld b, „clorward to seize the roan who had it.
"picked
4orslieti ,As i'll'en prisoner and the man who had . also
sk.er ri,,ir?,riv -pat ho was raising a hubbub, the friendhe akti'tiiie to'br•ine coat Ziuiitis,e,, but the Welshman
.caughtet pri-
gparties
on 01r, aqt assistaime, 441 d held him fast till some parties
for,
o iiig 1; 1 SPatro, 4. len a police-officer was
prisoner,
ttla be,,saed vow , as sent to Bridewell. The .
you
tol, 7,ll.evente if be had to say, replied, " Nothing,
for
Ilitne of" Corn,l .' say anythin " He was committed
fro i)titiv the
ensnaeP Alhatit stated that he was now entirely des-
Not Ruled
thee Place. icif ',lPporting himself, or of returni.nFiit_
Not ftuld. r. Ruahton gave I i
aon an order tor Ivo.