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June 5,1852.] T H E¦,: ,¦%M A DEft. 547 ...
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The MiDSHiPMANi—-<* At ten years of age,...
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TAIO TG BY STORM. Taking by storm with a...
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MR. H. C. SELOUS'S PICTURE OF THE INAUGU...
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FOREIGN STOCKS. FfiiDA-Y, June 4. The ba...
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BRITISH FUNDS FOR THE PAST WEEK. (Closin...
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POUlSiaN FUNDS. (Labx Ori'iouii QuoTATro...
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Livmhi'ooi* Cotton Mabkht, Saturday.—Wit...
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Egmont And The German Actors. Although N...
* ance ' -and tricks of . . qllTtmdS v Jlf I call him a German version of ^ pnporfc , or something like what Wallack is m tragedy , I shall tolerably Jp / mY impression . The great defects are a want of impulse , a want ^ St and sfiade , and a want of . self-identification with the passion of ° l ° art he is always an actor , and you see him acting ! Thus , in that musite love scene , where Egmont comes in his splendour to gratify rtarots feminine love of display—that scene which Seott appropriated in TT nil / worth with a coolness not surpassed , by Dumas himself—Herr Sfvrient , instead of representing the playful tenderness and affectionate ¦^ apathy of a great man yielding to his mistress , and enjoying her girlish Miration , looked far more like ajuvenile tragedian entering the greenmvl and asking the soubrette , " How do you like my malce up ? " Why , icha scene as that should have something of the gentle strength and comassionate lovingness painted on the face of Millais' Huguenot soldier—a , vrapathy with the feelings of his mistress , such as the oak must feel for ! L tendrils that enclasp it . But Herr Devrient admired himself almost as much as she did ! "Me voila I what do you think of me now P " Then , again , the love making of that love scene ! Did Herr Devrient into tne 01
ever look lovingry aeprns loving eyes , or sit nand-clasped beside one whose h % leaped to meet his , that he can present us with suck a tricture of a hero's love ? His face—which has but two expressionstold nothing of what might have been passing in Egmont ' s breast ; his tones revealed nothing , his gestures nothing : Goethe had given him words to utter , and he uttered them— -that is all . You observe , I measure Herr Devrient by the standard of his own TjretensipnSj not by the standard of contemporary acting . Place him Beside Charles Kean , or Anderson , for example , and severity passes into admiration . "What he may do with other characters remains to be seen ; hat from last night I have seen enough to assure me that a great actor he
neither is nor wijl be . . ; Clara was played by iFrau Stolte , a pretty-eyed , ingenuous woman , -whom I should like to see in eomedy . JJer Clara was natural '; . but , as I often say , according to w ^ p ^ e nature ? Is Clara a genial loving girl of humble life , proud of ' * keeping company" with a fine gentleman ? Then nothing could well be more charming . But Egmont did not make a bauerm & dchen . his mistress . Under all the naivetS and ignorance of C ? am there is a refined poetic nature : and this is ' the nature according to which the actress should be natural !
Of the others , I will only mention Herrn Birnstill and Denk , whose grotesqueness seemed to promise that if Mr . IVTitchell would give us German comedies , instead of tragedies , there might be something more than gratified curiosity , and , " German without a master "—there might beamusement !
June 5,1852.] T H E¦,: ,¦%M A Deft. 547 ...
June 5 , 1852 . ] T H E ¦ ,: , ¦ % M A DEft . 547 "
The Midshipmani—-<* At Ten Years Of Age,...
The MiDSHiPMANi— - <* At ten years of age , " began the fair story-teller , " I was placed by my parents at Mrs , - — - *—' »¦ seminary for young ladies , situated in a fashionable suburb of the metropolis . It was the first time I had ever left home . I pass over the ordinary incidents , all of them wretched enough , of-a child ' s initiation into public life ; for such indeed may be styled the step from the nursery to the boarding-school . Suffice it to say , that I found myself the junior of some eighteen or twenty pupils , none of whom I had ever seen before . Supper was over ; and at nine o ' clock I was conducted by the assistant to the bed-room , where seven others besides myself were to sleep . Accustomed to my home comforts and to a room , if not entirely unshared , at least only by my sisters , I was somewhat shocked by this gregarious arrangement ; but I derived some consolation from finding that I had a fellow in misfortune , another fresh girl , aa the phrase was , who had arrived only an hour after myself—a well-grown handsome young lady , of about fourteen , who at the supper table had appeared no less downcast than I—thereby bringing upon herself the somewhat sarcastic notice of the other pupils . The governess , after ushering our party , whereof the ' fresh , girl' made one , into tho dormitory assigned to us , placed a candle ° n tho table in the middle of tho room , and said , ' Young ladies , twenty minutes are allowed you to prcparo for hod . The pupil who arrived last at the establishment must then put out the light / I had almost jwgotton to say that the scholars olopt in pairs , and that tho 'fresh girl' had been allotted . to me . Tho "sunl preparation for boarding-school going to bodt » o day not being Saturday I—wore completed pretty rapidl y ; when , suddenly , tho new young hidy , who was undressing behind tho bed-curtains , giving a prolimi-] 11 » 'y 'hem ! ' oxclaimed , « Young ladies , I find it is my «« ty to put out tho light . This is really very awkward 111 my case—very awkward indeed . But boforo you proceed further in your night-toilettes I feol bound in ™ w to toll you that I am—hom !—that I am a nWMil pinau in disguise . My dress ¦ tho long and < rnV * of 5 t is » y ° * ing todfos , that I can't and won't | T „ tll () fc'MQ to Mouse tho glim 1 ' Conceive , if you ' continued tho fair narrator , " tho effect of tho wtirng announcement . Six of tho girls rolled thornoupm' ftccor ( lin £ to thoir sovoral stages of dishabille , in ' > nn , counterpanes , or the nearest wrapper at hand . tlm ° ! ° WOuI ( 1 lnovo an incU ft ' om hor rcfn ff ° on 0 ' mo t WOwW or could P wt out tho can ( il 0 ' As f ° ' * learned out' I will never sloop witli a midship-M ' a J » d forthwith ensconced myself under tho bod . Tim i ' tw < mty minutes or half-an-hour olapsed . lnanTi , rcss of the fldiool appeared : 'W hy , ' de-• "Wea-rtio , t i 8 the light not oxtiwguioUod P why , young
ladies , are you not in . bed ? ' ' Ma am / exclaimed the eldest pupil > a girl of sixteen , all out of breath , * Oh , Ma ' am , there is a midshipman in . the room ! the tall , new young lady , he is hiding behind the curtains !' ' And where is Miss . T—— ? ' asked the mistress . ' Here , Ma ' am / whimpered I from under the bed , 'I won't sleep with a midshipman , no , I won't !'"— -Our Antipodes , by Colonel Mtindy .
Taio Tg By Storm. Taking By Storm With A...
TAIO TG BY STORM . Taking by storm with a vengeance ! " Was ever woman in this humour wooed—was ever woman in this humour wonP" JSTever ! Fancy a man come to take your lodgings , dear inadam , and taking you with them ¦—^ taking you in spite of all resistance—taking you by sheer force of irresistible pertinacity and gay confidence ! That does dharles Mathews ;; and your shouts of laughter prevent your discovering that the piece is outrageously improbable . . ' I will not be wiser than my laughter , but will let this piece pass for an extravagance rendered amusing by good acting .
Omntana. I Can Only Record In A Line The...
OMNTANA . I can only record in a line the immense success of Wigan's benefit , at which I was not able to be present , the German plays having a prior claim . Wigan is a great favourite , and his loss will be a terrible loss to the Princess ' s . Cbemoene Gabdens have opened for the season ( what a season ! how appropriate to alfresco delights !) , and I will discourse thereon with considerable eloquence on a future occasion : at present my eloquence is restricted to a record of the fact . " Vivian .
Mr. H. C. Selous's Picture Of The Inaugu...
MR . H . C . SELOUS'S PICTURE OF THE INAUGURATION OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1851 . Mb . Selotts exhibits , at No . 4 , Trafalgar-place , a very interesting and effective meinorial of that MuyvDay of which our century may never see the parallel . The picture is arranged with considerable scenic effect : a good idea of the Crystal Palace , within a limited view , is obtained / The portraits of the distinguished company gathered round the royal dais- ^ -the court , diplomacy , commissioners , etc . —are tolerably faithful , but not likenesses . Henry Cole , for instance , we should recognise ; and Owen Jones : but the latter has not the dark hair bestowed upon him by the artist , Then again , the Prince Albert of Mr . Selous is too tall for the original ; and Lord Derby too slender : the latter looks more like a lean author than the clean cut aristocratic English gentleman whose type is familiar to the Park . Perhaps we might have expected Mr . Selous to throw into the composition of his subject a little less of the stuck look portrait groups are apt to have : but on the whole the effect is satisfactory , and the demands for the engraving seem to be commensurate with the interest attaching to the occasion it commemorates .
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Foreign Stocks. Ffiida-Y, June 4. The Ba...
FOREIGN STOCKS . FfiiDA-Y , June 4 . The bargains in the official list comprised—Austrian Scrip , $ and £ premium ; Brazilian , 1 QO £ and 100 ; tho Five per Cents . Now , 99 £ ; Chilian Six per Cents ., 104 ; Ecuador , 4 $ ; Mexican for account , 31 £ ; the Throe per Cents ., 25 and 24 }; Portuguese Five per Cents ., 98 $ and 09 ^; Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents ., 104 and 104 £ ; Spanish . Passivo , 6 j r and £ ; Spanish Throe per Cents ., for monoy , 47 | j for the account , 48 and 47 $ ; tho Three per Cont . New Deferred , 21 £ and \; Spanish Committee Certificate of Coupon not funded , 2 J por cent . ; Vonozuoja , for monoy , 40 ^ , 30 ^ and 39 J for tho account , 40 and 39 £ ; tho Deferred , 16 | and 15 £ ; Belgian Four-and-a-Hnlf per Cents ., 94 J and f ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents ., < J 2 i and 02 ; and tho Four per Cent . Certificates , 03 $ .
British Funds For The Past Week. (Closin...
BRITISH FUNDS FOR THE PAST WEEK . ( Closing Pbiobs . ) Satur . Motid . Tries . Wedn . Thura . Frid . Bunk Stock 221 * 222 221 222 3 por Cent . Rod 09 * 09 * 01 ) ft fl 9 fr 9 i ) l 3 por Cent . Con . Ans . 100 J 100 | 100 £ 100 J 100 & 3 per Cont . A ' n . 1761 ¦•• 3 por Oont . Con ., Ac . 1004 100 * 100 . \ lOOfr 100 J 81 per Cont . An 101 J 102 i 102 J 102 i 102 i Now 5 por Conts ••¦ : Long Ana .. 1800 6 ( ij CJ « J India Stock 270 Ditto Bonds , ( C 1000 ... 81 00 Ex . Bills , £ 1000 73 p 72 p 75 p Ditto , £ 500 73 p 75 p Ditto , Small 70 p 75 w 75 p
Poulsian Funds. (Labx Ori'iouii Quotatro...
POUlSiaN FUNDS . ( Labx Ori'iouii QuoTATroK dwiiiko tiiii Wjkhk jiitbiko Tkuuhday Evurrmn . ) Austrian Scrip , 5 per Contu . Moxloau 3 porOontn ....... £ 4 * i pin . 1 ' ortufOiOHo 5 per ConlH . 01 N Jloidun 4 JrP ° r Oonts ftlfr ltuauiiui J ) t ) ndn , 4 jp . Ots . KM llritasflliin 5 nor Oouta . .,. 100 Bpuniflh PuBaivoB «» Brazilian Now Uonds , SpiiniHh 3 por Oonts ....... 47 ft 182 » ayrt 1831 ) 09 J SpnnisU : ) ]> . OontH . Acot . Ohiliftn fl por Oonta 104 Juno 15 •^ ' v ' p « i ? Dutoli 2 J- por ContH ( 12 SpunmhSp . Cfc . NowDof . n \ Dutch 4 p » r Oonfc . Oorlfi " . 034 . SpiintoU Com . Oortif . ol jCouador d / J Coupon not funded , Moxidim C nor Oonla . A . oo . 3 par vant . Juno 16 ,,.. 314
Livmhi'ooi* Cotton Mabkht, Saturday.—Wit...
Livmhi'ooi * Cotton Mabkht , Saturday . —Without nny ohonffo in tho prlco of cotton , wo have to report largo flofoa , which , at tho cloao of tho market , wore ogtamatod at
about 10 , 000 bales , 5000 of whiek were on speculation , and 1000 for export . The market closed firmly . The day ' s sales include—300 Pernam and Maranham , 6 Jd . to 6 §< Z . ; 300 Bahiaj 6 p . to 6 | c ? . ; 500 Egyptian , 6 j * dL to 8 ^ . ; 1000 Surats , 3 ' id . to 4 £ d . Thtjesbat Evening . Sugae . —tA considerable inquiry has again sprung up for foreign sugar , but only two cargoes of yellow Havannah have been sold , Nos . 10 and 12 £ , at 20 s . 6 d . and 22 s . ; there are , however , many inquiries , and offers have been made at advanced rates and refused . Exporters , who have hitherto kep t aloof , are now appearing in the market . Tho public sales , whicli comprised 12 , 000 bags , went off with spirit at very full rates , and crystallized Mauritius . was decidedly dearer . The whole sold as follow : —2 , 030 bags Mauritius at 42 s . 6 d . to 43 s . for fme , 36 s . to 38 s . 6 d . for good middling to good bright yellow crystallized . 1 , 670 bags Bengal , good middling white Benares , 38 s . ; middling , 37 s . ; low middling , 35 s . 6 d ., and 30 s . Od . for low soft dato . 2 , 820 bags Madras , 28 s . to 29 s . for good middling yellow ; 25 s . 6 d , to 27 s . Gd . for low to good brown . 1 , 040 bags China at 31 s . to 83 s . for low middling soft . 2 , 030 bags Manilla at 34 s . to 34 s . Od . for good middling soft brown clayed . 1 , 440 bags Java at 38 s . for good white , and 30 s . 6 d . to 37 s . for good middling grayish yellow . 70 chests 630 bags Bahia at 34 s . to 35 s . od . for good middling brown , and 31 s . to 33 s . for * low to middling brown . l , 250 hhda . West India have boon sold .
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REGENT'S PAHK , are Open to Vieitors daily . Tho Collection now contains upwards of 1 , 600 Specimens i n Fine Sorioa of ANTBLOPKS naving boon addod to tbo HIPPOPOTAMUS , ELEWIANT CALF , and othor rare animula , during tho Winter . All Visitors are admitted to Mr . Gould ' s Collection , of HUMMING- BIRDQ without any extra chivrgo , Tho Bund of tho . First Life GuardH will perform , by permission of Colonel Hull , on every SATURDAY , tit Four o olook , until further notice Admission , One Shilling . On Mondays , Sixpence .
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i ^ LENFIELP PATENT STAltCH . —Now \ JT USED IN THE ROYAL LAUNDRY . ThoLadieaaro respectfully solicited to mako a trial of tho GLENFIELD PATENT DOUBLE . REFINED POWDER STAUCH , whioli , for Domoatio Uae , now standu tmitiVAl . i . Hn . Sold Wholoaalo in London Iiy MoaHra . Pan tin and Tumor ; Hooper Brothers ; Hatty and Fenat ; Croft and Innocont ; Potty , Wood , and Co . s Twolvotroos Brotliorsj It . Lotohford nnd Co . j John Yatos ana Co . ; Yatos , Walton , and Turner ; Clayton , Bland , and Co . ; F iold , Roberts , and Barber ; A . Uraden and Co . ; Hicks Brothersi O . li . Williivnia and Co . ; Storry , Strirry , and Co . ; Thontaa Umolling ; John ilynum ; JobaBrowen and Retail , by all Shopkoopora . Agents wanted—apply to Mr . R . 'WothorBpoon , 40 , Dunlop Street , Glasgow . ' ' London Dopot : Wothorspoon , Maolcay , and Co ., 40 , King WHHnm Street , City
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A MOST Favourablo Opportunity is offered to ]> artioa willing to embark ( frou iVom liability ) either n Hinall or largo sum in an important undertaking , widely by reports irom Practical and Boiontlfio in on is shown to promloo vory profHiiblo roBulta , Full particulara will bo sent in unaner to lottora ( iVoo ) , onolosing two poatago atamps fox the jropl y ,.. dircotod to J , T . S ,, 6 , Woat Stroot , Fiuabury Oiroua , London ,
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Leader (1850-1860), June 5, 1852, page 23, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_05061852/page/23/
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