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s, the one on the ground floor and, the other
They have been designed according to the latest
arrangements of the Education Committee of the Privy
Council, and to each will he attached a spacious play-
ground. The style of building throughout will harmonise
with that of the church, and the materials and face work
will be of the• same description. The. houses; for the
-ter and mistress will be attached to them. The

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infant school will be placed a little in the rear, and will
be so arranged as to be lighted and ventilated from the
roof. This will afford a large wall space for the exhibition
of diagrams and illustrations, which are important in
teaching through the eye.
The space beneath the church being. already excavated,
a crypt containing an area of nearly 500 square yards and
eight feet high remained to be appropriated. The Privy
Council do not recognise schools in such situations, nor
are they desirable in themselves, but so large a space
could not be thrown away, especially in a district where
so much is actually required. This large apartment,
therefore, will be divided into a series of workrooms, so
that the young of both sexes may be in some- degree
familiarised with industrial and remunerative occupations,
before they are fairly launched upon the world. It is
hoped that such simple precautionary arrangements
may be effectual in preventing crime, which experience
shows it is sometimes imvossibre to cure.
There can be no doubt that the erection of this church
and schools will be of the greatest advantage to the
• neighbourhood, and will tend to h: step improvements
which are contemplated or in progress in that part of the
town.

DISTRESSING SUICIDE AT BOOTLE,

YESTERDAY, an inquest was held before Mr. Driffield.
one of the County Coroners, at the Rhnrose Hotel, Bootle,
on the body of Agnes Dean, nurse in the family of Mr.
Jabez Vickess, sugar-refiner, residing at Linacre-marsh,
who, on Saturday night, committed suicide by hanging
herself. The deceased, who was a fine, handsome girl,
about 17 or 18 years of age, was the daughter of a Mr.
Dean, a leather-currier, in comfortable circumstances, at
Brigstock, in Northamptonshire, and this, we believe, was
her first place of service. All her connexions are respect-
able, and she has, we believe, an aunt resident in Liverpool.
She was missed from the honse about eight o'clock on
Saturday evening, and her continued absence creating
uneasiness, Mr. Vickess Went to search for her in the out-
building fOrmerly used as a school-houSo,.thinking that
she might have gone there, and fallen asleep.. lie found
the door fastened, but effected au entrance through a
window, when he lighted a gas, jet, and was proceeding
across the room to light a second, when, to his horror, he
discovered that she was suspended from one of the beams.
He obtained assistance, and the body was cut down, when
it was found that life was quite extinct. The suicide
appears to have been one of the most determined charac-
ter. The means of destruction was a child's swinging-
rope, which hung in the school-room. To reach and cut
• this she had got upon a table, on which she placed a chair,
and, having fastened a rope, had then kicked the chair
from beneath her feet. The body of the unfortunate girl
was at once conveyed to the Rimrose Hotel. It appears
that there is power, by an act passed in last session, to
remove the remains in such cases to the nearest inn. No
possible motive can be assigned for the rash and melan-
choly deed : but a supposition being raised that she was
pregnant, Dr. Reid made a post mortem examination,
which showed that the idea was utterly unfounded. The
jury returned a verdict of " Suicide under temporary in-
sanity."

MUSIC AND THE DRAMA

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AT THE ROYAL AMPIIITHEATRE, the performances
have, during the past week, been sustained by the ma-
tured talent of Mr. Vandenhoff, who has commenced the
second portion of his farewell engagement at this theatre,
and they have been also graced by the charming acting of
his accomplished daughter. The repertoire for the week
has been choice, including, on Tuesday night, the play of
"Brutus," the character of Lucius Junius being repre-
seuted by Mr. Vandenhoff, with his customary classic
taste. On Wednesday, Miss Vandenhofl"s fine play of
"Woman's Heart" was produced, the leading characters
being sustained by that young lady and her father.
'Thursday was devoted to Shakspere's noble drama of the
"Merchant of Venice," Shylock finding an able repre-
sentative in Mr. Vandenhoff; while the difficult character
of Portia fell to the lot of Miss Vandenhotr, and was by
her effectively performed—her elocution, like that of her
father, being pointed, expressive, and natural. Sheridan
Knowles' effective drama of the "Hunchback" was the
attraction of Friday, the character of Master Walter,
with his fitful and curt cynicism, and strong passion,
being naturally and ably delineated by Mr. Vanlenhoff.
His action was in general subdued, tasteful, and appro-
priate, with here and there a sparkling outbreak of vehe-
mence and impassioned feeling, finely expressive of the
author's meaning. The Julia of Miss Vandenhoff was
generally fine, in many passages excellent, and in not a
few admirable. The simplicity of her demeanour in the
early scenes was powerfully contrasted with the headlong
gaiety and lively, yet frivolous, ambition of the middle
acts ; and both were in strong relief to the impetuous and
withering passion which scathed and tortured her towards
the conclusion of the play. In all she was natural and
impressive; and even her wildest and most impulsive
outbursts were admirably tinctured and commingled with
the promptings of virtuous emotion and high-toned feel-
ing. Delicacy pervaded her conception of the character,
and her rendering of it was in keeping with the senti-
ment. The character of Helen was performed by Mis,
31. Seaman, from the Royal Strand and Surrey Theatres
who made her first appearance, and a favourable one, on
the occasion. She is kxwsesied of an arch liveliness and a
pleasing vivacity, which she displayed to much advan-
tage. She promises to be a welcome and a valuable ad-
dition to the a tock company. In Lord Tinsel, Mr. F. L.
Villiers was easy and buoyant; and we were glad to
recognise an improved quietude of manner in Mr. Loraine,
whose performance of Sir Thomas Clifford was he most
respects creditable. The rest of the characters were fairly
sustained; and, as a whole, the piece was most respectably
put upon the stage. "Macbeth" was produced on Satur-
day. Mr. Vandenhoff playing the character of Macbeth,
while the arduous and trying part of Lady Macbeth was
undertaken and performed by Miss Vadenhoir.