Glasgow Courier. — 1864-08-04 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

THEATRE-ROYAL.  The performances at the Theatre-Royal, prior to the winter season, were brought to a close on Monday evening last. The occasion was a "complimentary benefit" given to Mr Fitzroy, whose various local friends, as well as friends from a distance, united in an endeavour to make it a substantial, as it was unquestionably a deserved, tribute to one of the most estimable actors who have ever adorned the art which they profess in connection with the Glasgow stage, and who has lately suffered domestic bereavements of a peculiarly distressing nature. Mr Fitzroy himself did not take part in the entertainments, but in the course of the evening he acknowledged the kindness shown him in the following address :- "Ladies and Gentlemen—Believe me when I say that I never appeared before you in a more embarrassing position than at this moment. I will only allude to my late bereavements for the purpose of tendering you my sincere and heartfelt thanks for your kind patronage this evening. When I see such a host of warm and sympathising friends, I cannot but feel an honest pride that there are so many true and generous hearts who respect me as an actor and as a man. Where all have been so uniformly kind, perhaps it may seem invidious to particularise; but Jam bound to state the deep obligation I am under to Mrs Edmund Glover and Mr Houghton, who have so generously given me the free use of the theatre to-night, that it might be indeed a benefit, for which I owe a debt of gratitude I fear 1 can never pay. To my friend--I may almost say brother— Mr Powrie, I am indebted for the suggestion of appealing to my friends, and nobly has he, in conjunction with Mr H. Webb, carried out the plan, To Mr Wyndham, who has at great personal inconvenience come all the way from Edinburgh to aid me with his powerful assistance, I take this opportunity of publicly expressi ug my acknowledgments. I was in hopes that I might have been under the same obligation to Mr Gourlay, who had promised his assistance, but at two o'clock this afternoon he informed me that he was obliged to leave for Belfast to-night. My firm conviction is, that the true reason for his non-appearance was that his name is not in type sufficiently prominent to gratify his vanity. Comment upon such conduct is unnecessary; I will only beg of you to refer to the bills before you, and leave you to judge how far he has cause to complain on such grounds. To Mr Lyons, who has also come from Edinburgh, Mr Fred. Harley, Miss Lavater Lee, and Mr Hasberry Howards, 1 am under deep obligations. And to you, ladies and gentlemen, who have sit generously honoured me with your support this evening, once more I beg to offer you my grateful acknowledgments. And lastly, the whole company of this establishment have unanimously given their gratuitous services; and I may state that wherever kindness can be shown, either by pocket or services, the actor and actress are always foremost to render assistance in the hour of need. I feel, ladies and gentlemen, I have too long trespassed on your patience, and conclude with a fervent hope that I may be spared to teach my motherless children to offer up their daily prayers for all the kind friends who have so generously sustained their father in his hour of trouble." On appearing to deliver the above, Mr Fitzroy received an ovation which, by its length and enthusiasm, was almost calculated to increase any embarrassment he may have felt under the circumstances, and at various points in the address the applause was also loud and prolonged. We have only to add that the "house" was a bumper, and that local play-goers will rejoice to learn that Mr Fitzroy will form one of the re-organised company with which it is intended to open the theatre in the course of a week or two.  Dr Livingstone, the celebrated African traveller, is at present residing at Hamilton with his mother and young family. On Thursday was laid the foundation stone of a new school in connection with the Catholic congregation of Paisley. The young man named Cunningham has been committed for trial for the outrage upon Jane Sued. don in the field near Rutherglcn, on Saturday, the 16th ult. The charge is that of murder, with the alternative charge of culpable homicide.