The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-08-22 00:00:00

MUSIC AND THE DRAMA

AT THE THEATRE-ROYAL, during the past week, the
performances have been cleverly supported and well at-
tended. On Tuesday evening, the English version of
Moliere's " Tartuffe" was repeated • and, as on the previous
occasion, the fine acting of Miss Woolgar, Madame Celeste,
Mr. B. Webster, aided by the judiciously-applied talent of
Mr. Baker, rendered the piece highly effective. The new
and popular melo-drama of " The Thirst for Gold, or the
Sea of Ice," was produced on Wednesday, and repeated on
Saturday. Its effects are broad; startling, and brilliant ;
and it was well received on both occasions. On Friday
evening the lively and interesting piece, " Green Bushes,"
was produced for the benefit of Madame Celeste. It was
admirably performed, to a crowded and fashionable audi-
ence. The Miami of Madame Celeste was in all respects
a charming and highly-effective-piece of acting; and the
Nelly O'Neil of Miss Woolgar was delightfully merry
and spirited. As Wild Murlagh, Mr. F. L. Villiers
acquitted himself, in capital style.. From the encourage-
ment this talented company has met with, they have been
induced to continue their engagement for another week.

THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE has derived its chief
lustre from the clever histrionic representations of Mr.
Barry Sullivan ; and, during the week, he has appeared as
Othello, as Claude Melnotte, as Hamlet, as Petruchio,
and as Macbeth,—Hamlet and Petruchio having been
performed for his benefit, on Friday evening, to a crowded
house. He has been ably supported by the exertions of
the resident company, including Miss Fanny Baker, Mr.
B. Baker, and Mr. T. Lyons. The popularity of this
establishment is well kept up by a succession of interesting
pieces, and the acting of a highly-respectable resident

company

ODD FELLOW'S MONUMENT-INAUGU-
RATION CEREMONY.

YESTERDAY, the ceremony of inaugurating a monu-
ment which has been erected in St. James' Cemetery, to
the memory of Mr. William Machan, took place, in the
presence of a large concourse of the brethren and a num-
ber of spectators. At half-past two the members of the

they proceeded, with ti
cession to St. James' Cemetery

ignia displ
Having

_
lyed, in pro-
arrived at the

base of the monument

John Gale, grand
lowing address :

master of the district, delivered

" Gentlemen and Brethren of the Independent Order
of Oddfellows.—We are assembled here to-day for the
_ _

be exposed to your view, and which has been erected by
members comprised in the Liverpool district of. the
Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity, to
perpetuate, so far as in their power, the memory of a dear
departed friend, and a valuable officer of the society. To

some measure, explain who and what we, as OddfellOws,
are, and why we thus publicly make known to the world
our appreciation of the talents and virtues of our departed
brother ; for, whilst holding that " his virtues be not con-
cealed," we admit that the public have a right to know
comething of those who so prominently claim their atten-

chester Unity is- an order or society composed chiefly of
the working-classes : it extends over a great portion of the
globe, but it exists more particularly in those places
where the English language is spoken, and numbers
nearly a quarter of a million of members enrolled under
the banners of the Manchester Unity, and about two
Irr ' -

Lunn ed thousand under the 3- action of the Gram.
Lodge of the United States of America, where the order
was first instituted by the Manchester Unity very early in
the present century. Its objects—in common with many
societies of the same nature—are to relieve the distressed,
succour the widow and the orphan, and teach man to
improve his moral and social position; and whilst dispen-
sing assistance to members requiring it, it inculcates the
doctrine of self-reliance, in showing that it is in the
power of the working classes, by economising their means,
to provide a fund to fall back upon in the event of sick-
ness or death, so as to secure themselves and families

ratites

IRISH CHURCH MISSIONS SOCIETY-

mrxrcAT:

e glad to see ever

unusually-

successful anniversary, next week, of the Liverpool &mat
of the Society for Church Missions to the Roman Cathnlc
of Ireland: Oar readers are, no doubt, aware of the extra.-
ordinary revolution which is taking place in Ireland:
partly by emigration and partly by reformation. Thronglb.
these two agencies combined, it is computed that, ezdtx—

sive of the inmates of the Irish workhouses, the propor-
tion of Protestants and Roman Catholics in that country
is already nearly equalised ; and with such unabated.
force are both of those agencies still at work, that many
of those best acquainted with the facts of the case are very
sanguine as to • the relative proportion, which existed
' few years ago, and which was made the excuse for dealing
such heavy blows to our Protestant Constitution, being
speedily reversed. This may be thought wild enthusiasm,
by some; but if it be, it is very largely shared in by those
who are, of all others, most competent to form a correct:
opinion on the subject, and least likely to overstate the
probable results of the religious. movement in Ireland,
namely, the Irish Romanists themselves. One of their
leading organs tells us that " the success of the prose—
lytisers, in almost every part of the country, is'beyond all
that the worst misgivings could have dreamt of." Ano—
ther confesses that the "systematised proselytism has me
with immense success," that "the altars of the [Romani
Catholic Church have been deserted by thousands," anct
that "it is full time at least to cease ignoring such a ter—
rible malady." The revelations of Priest Mullen, front
America, and the laments of the Romish press and priest—
hood in Ireland, all tell the same tale. A certain class of
dissenters at home are very anxious to make out that the'
Irish Church is an idle drone, a useless encumbrance.-
But the Irish Papists know better. " The fanaticism of
the Established Church," said a celebrated priest in *-
public speech not long since, "will, unless speedily checked:,
drive Christianity [that is, Popery,] frqm the shores of
Ireland." So be it ! Ireland has groaned long enough
under that hideous caricature of Christianity, which,
oppresses and blights every country on which it settler.-
We trust brighter days are dawning upon our sister
island ; and when the dispatches, both from our own and
the enemy's camp, so exactly agree as to the progress of
the war, and its probable issues, the most incredulous
will surely begin to open their eyes, and the most timid
to take courage. Some of the facts stated may, of coarse,
be open to dispute; but there can be no dispute about
this—which is not only an "accomplished fact," but a-
"great fact,"—that in one district of West Galway, fifty
miles long by thirty broad, fourteen new churches antt
sixteen schoolhouse: licensed for divine worship have
had to be built within a very few years, to receive the
thousands of converts who have joined the united Church:
of EngL'uid and Ireland in that locality
The particular society whit;
town, is one of the chief instru

'eat wor

ti now appe

.s to our ow

for carrying on

and the

entire episcopal bench in Ireland; .a sufficient guarantee
of the sound principles on which it is conducted. We be;
to call special attention to the earnest appeal from its
committee, which will be found in another column. As

to the meeting announced for next Monday evening, we-
have no fear of that. What with the welcome that air
will be anxious to give to our popular member, and the
interest which always attaches to the Rev. M. Hobare
Seymour's invaluable addresses, to say nothing, for nothing

id, of the u

-rity of our great
Protestant champion, Dr. 11`Neile, iwe suspect the Amphi-
theatre will present such a sight as can scarcely be seem
out of London. But however cheering it may be for those
present to see the boxes well filled with the elite of Liver-

ch ope-
-11, especially the
)od work, to remember

the gallery, we inn'st entrea
more wealthy friends of ever
that somet

mg more is requi,,,- -e pressing exi-
gencies of the Irish Church Missions Society than merely
bidding it, however warmly or sincerely, " be warmed and
filled." The ordinary shilling or guinea will not do. IL
great effort is evidently required, and a great effort will

ci to meet t

t is impossible that an appeal should
be made in vain, by such men, at such a time, to such a

loubt be m,

pLiCe, for such a cause

POLICE
COURT.-YESTERDAY,

SMUGGLING BYWHOLESALE.—Peter William Peterson;
cook, and Thomas H. Martin, steward on board the ship
Northern Chief, just arrived from New Orleans, were
brought up for being found in possession of 83Ibs. and
2531b5. of foreign manufactured tobacco, and 2flb. cigars:.
The vessel was searched on Saturday, by Mr. H. French,
tidewaiter, and he found 83Ibs. of tobacco in the cook's
galley, which, he stated, belonged to himself and the
steward. On Sunday, Mr. Lewis, another tidewaiter;
found 2531b5. of tobacco and 2k-lb. cigars, which the cook.
and steward both admitted belonged to themselves. They
s i were remanded, on the application of the solicitor to the

light be obtained from

) had been an apprentice with.
.bed with stealing