The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1843-03-31 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

TPE KEMBLES.—EVADING PENALTIES FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE REGULAR DRAMA.—By the minutes of evidence before the select committee of the house of commons on dramatic literature, in 1832, it would appear, that four of the Kembles once acted together, Mrs. Siddons being at that time the heroine (it is believed at Wolverhampton), and no money was taken at the door; but a playbill was handed about with,—"Nola Bene, no money taken at the door, but Mr. So-and-so (naming the performer) has a very excellent tooth-powder at 2s. Id. a box ;"—this tooth-powder being purchased and considered as a ticket, and the trick being adopted with the view to evade the statute imposing penalties against persons performing for hire or reward any interlude, &c.  OUR BY THE at the Hall  NGLISH  __ red recorder mentioned the curious cireum;tance.of two cases of attempted suicide, for which the parties were charged criminally at the sessions. The learned gentleman said ; There were two cases in the calendar which he had never n brought before a court of justice in the course of his they were attempts to commit the crime of suicide. .e could be no doubt that this was a crime, and one of a very deep character; and an attempt to commit it Was a crime of misdemeanour. When that attempt succeeds, the guilty party cannot be brought under human law; but when the party makes the attempt and survives, he may be called upon to answer for his conduct. It is an indictable offence, and one of a very high nature."—Juryrnan's Legal Hand-book.  Now, the  RUSSIAN RAILROADS  —lt appear  g by Count Benkendorff to a general meeting  of passengers conveyed by it during the lasi year was that the total receipts amounted to 238,138 silver (nearly a million of francs) and the expenses to roubles, leaving a profit of 131,468. In 1841 the ►f passengers was 425.552, the receipts amounted to  )79 rou  From this account it is seen that i 1842 exceeded that of 1811 by e last were greater than those of  s not a  'n the account for 1842, eded that of its prede•  cessor by 17,189 roubl  Bross receipts, au instance of success equalled by very few railroads out of Russia.  o more than 45 per cer  ELOQUENCE OF THE BAlL—What is become of the eloquence of the bar? Why is it that flowery orators find no grist comine: to their mills? How came it that at West. minister Halt Charles Phillips missed his market ? What is  on tots image, there was a tower, which served the purposes of a prison. Within were confined several ladies of rank. At this time there was a regulation, that a republican soldier might marry a noble female prisoner, and 'thus effect her liberation. At the same time, however, he became responsible for her conduct. If it chanced that she was afterwards found guilty of any aristocratic complicity, the husband was at once considered as an accomplice. The ladies in the prison wishing, no doubt, for liberty, called to us, holding at the same time billets-doux in their hands, " Citoyen, citoyen." We were well aware of the meaning of this. The billet •doux contained an offer of marriage. As there were some pretty girls among them, we immediately inquired for which of Ili the notes were intended, and they forthwith explained. The note intended for me contained an invitation to come into the gaoler's lodge, and have a conversation. Away we went to the gaoler's, and sent for the parties in question. When they came, each one instantly rushed into the arms of her chosen squire. Mine was most affectionate and tender. I could save her life. she said ; she was possessed of considerable wealth—a castle in La Vend6e, and so forth. We sent for biscuits and wine, and, partly influenced by their charms, partly touched with pity for their misfortunes, partly, too, blinded by the glittering prospects they held out to us, promised to marry them. Next day we actually did wait on our captain, and represented the case to him. But he prudently admonished us on the great hazard we ran in marrving females belonging to noble families, for whom we  should cave to be responsible, and who, as soon as they had escaped from the guillotine, would take the tirst opportunity to decamp, and thus involve us in difficulties. This brought us again to our senses. Wishing, however, to give the girls an answer, we went to the jailer for the purpose of seeing them once more. But they had just been sentenced to death; and next morning, at eleven o'clock, they were to be guillotined. In the square where the guillotine used to work was the coffee-house at which we breakfasted. At eleven, the unhappy creatures were brought to the spot. Believing in our asservations, they still gazed around with longing, lingering looks, as if in hopes of discovering us. We carefully avoided their glances, which every moment became more and more sorrowful, the nearer they approached the scaffold.. My chosen one was the second to mount, and in a few seconds the five beautiful maidens were no more.—Life of J. Sleininger.