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SIGNOR MONTI ON CHRISTIAN ART. Signob Mo...
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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. H...
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THE SCHOOL POR SCANEtAL. AT THE OLYMPIC....
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THE OPERA. Don Pasquale'was given at tli...
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Four Story-Books. Fairy Tales. By The Co...
have an opportunity of now announcing its republication in the orthodox three volume form . The principal merit of the book , in our estimation , is the cleverness of some of its sketches of society . Mr . Brooks touches a great variety of characters with a light hand .. He sees readily , discriminates clearly and possesses generally that first great knowledge—xhe knowing when he has done enough . His present defects as a novelist seem to us to be principally caused by haste . Passages of Aspen Court read as if the author had hardly had time enough to mature his subject before he wrote on it . On the other hand , it is only fair to say that this very haste seems often to have dashed off most felicitously m one sentence a thought which inferior novelists would have cumbrously drawn out to the length of a whole page . The tone of the story throughout is manly and straightforward . We feel that the author honestly speaks what he really thinks ; and that good quality of itself will go a great way towards winning him the confidence and esteem of his readers .
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SIGNOR MONTI ON CHRISTIAN ART . Signob Monti having in the preceding Lecture brought down his examination of the Greco-Roman Sculpture to its total decadence at the time of Constantine , entered in his Fifth Lecture into a criticism on the application of that art to the purposes of the new religion which was then being established . The Lecturer pointed out the spiritual character of this creed of charity , faith , hope , and dwelt on the moral advantages it conferred on humanity at large , and the inevitable changes it would not fail to work upon the art of sculpture , when brought to express the new ideas , and their noble aspirations . The first symptoms of such changes were illustrated by the Lecturer , with diagrams of early Christian works from Rome , in which the Pagan materialism of forms is almost entirely subdued , and a tendency to mystic symbolism is obviously displayed . The practical treatment of those works showed , however , either the hand of an art in its decadence , or the weak and still copying efforts of a new school . More decided modifications in the Christian art at Byzantium were also illustrated by the Lecturer , who showed that the subsequent dispersion of Greek artists , in consequence of the predominance of Iconoclastic doctrines , spread a knowledge and love of sculpture amongst the western nations , and affected also the efforts of Christian Art in Central Italy . The Lecturer then traced out the influence which the prevailing element Of the Germanic nations has exercised over Byzantine Art itself—exemplifying his assertions by diagrams from works of different countries , such as France , England , Germany , Italy , & c . This influence tended to abrogate the decorative display and meaningless hieratic forms of the Byzantine school , and substituted for them the more sublime expression of the inward soul , under a simplicity of exterior that added to the importance of sculpture . ~ The last part of the reading was intended to show the final traces of this Germanic influence in the art of the fourteenth , and the beginning of the fifteenth centuries in Italy , and to prepare thus for the subject of the concluding lecture , the progress of sculpture from that period down to the present day .
—* . The Theatres.— " Helping Hands." Th...
—* . THE THEATRES . — " HELPING HANDS . " Thb acting success of Mr . Tom Tayxor ' s drama , Helping Hands , at the Adet-phi , is , we think , more attributable to the comic than to the serious interest of the piece . The passion of the old man for his violin is in itself not
half so far-fetched and unreal 88 some critics have supposed : it is eccentric ~ n doubt , but like many eccentricities , perfectly natural , and susceptible of highly pathetic manifestation . It does not require an audience of Rodbs , and Paoaninis , and Baillots , and Kkeutzess , to sympathise with the twin-like affe ction of the musician for his barliton . Sir Edward Bdlwer Lytton has given us a very touching picture of the same fond weakness in the first chapters of "Zanoni " Mr . Tom Taylor has elaborated the idea with a finish and refinement almost beyond the perceptions of the audience in the Strand , and the snatches of German gutturals which Mr . Webster delivers with all the unction of a man familiar with sour krout from Ms childhood , rather puzzle than amuse the pit . But there is abundance of wit , feeling , and ingenuity in the play , and the acting of Mr . Webster is a very careful and elaborate study , indicating a nice sense of art in the actor . But Keei-ey , as a sort of ragged schoolboy , and Mrs . Keeley , as a sort of servant-of-all-work , are unsurpassably true , and irresistibly funny , and to the Adelphi audience perhaps they constitute the zest of the performance . *
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, The Committee of the House of Lords , appointed to consider Earl Shaftesbury ' s bill for the limitation of the hours of labour amongst needlewomen , report that It is inexpedient to proceed with the consideration of the measure . The West Indies . —By the last mail from the West Indies we learn that Jamaica has been visited with very heavy rains , which had done great injury to the sugar crops . Porto Rico had been visited with the yellow fever , and twelve per cent , of the troops had been attacked . The same disease is also rampant amongst the shipping at St . Thomas . The state of siege at Cuba has been raised , and the blockade removed from the coasts , all fears of a piratical invasion having ceased .
Births, Marriages, And Deaths. Births. H...
BIRTHS , MARRIAGES , AND DEATHS . BIRTHS . HEYWOOD . —June 20 , at 5 , Eaton-place , tlio wifo of James Heywood , Esq ., M . P . ; a daughter . KIRWAN . —Juno 22 , nt the Vicarage , Wootton Wawon , Warwickshire , Mm . Edward Kirwan : a son . [ This is the first child that has been born at Wootton Wawon Vicarage for upwards of a hundrsd years . ] LONGMAN . —Juno 27 . at Chorloywood , Herts , tho wifo of William Longman , Esq .: a daughter . RICHARDS . —Juno 25 , at 4 , Torrington-streot , Russellsquare , tho wifo of Jirinley Richards , I'Jsq . ; a son . MARRIAGES . BURROUGHES—0 LINTON . —Juno 21 , at Hertingfordbury , Herts , Henry Negus BurrougheH , it . N ., oldest surviving son of II . N . Burroughos , Esq ., M . I ., of Burlinu ; ham Hall , Norfolk , to Ida , youngest daughter of tho lato Henry Fynes Clinton , Km ., of Wolwyn , llerts . MONT- JUSTIN—I ) K LUSIGNAN . —June 23 , at the French Catholic Chapel , King-street , and afterwards nt St . Marylebone Church , Lo Vieointo d'Equevilloy do Wont-Justin , to Mary , widow of Iienri do Luslgnan , formerly of Sierra ' Iieono . PARRY—ENGLAND .-Juno 23 , at Walcofc Church , Bath , Richard Piirry , Uaq ^ late Royal SeotH Oroys , son of tlio lato Edward Parry , Esq ., Bengal Civil Service , to Louisa , daughter of Licutonant-Gonoral Sir Itichnrd England , K . Q . B ., & o . PIXLEY—ROBERTS . —May 1 . at St . Stephen's Church , Dum Dum , near Calcutta , Arthur AVatt Plxley , Esq ., Iiieutonant and Adjutant Oth Batallion Bengal Artillery , to Alice Francos , third daughter of th < s Jato Major Roderick Roberts , of the BongalArtniory .
The School Por Scanetal. At The Olympic....
THE SCHOOL POR SCANEtAL . AT THE OLYMPIC . The difficulty of getting a good " cast" for a comedy of manners cannot be denied . It is a favourite truism with those impartial judges of modern acting who boast that they never go the theatre—having retired from that business on a competency of unqualified belief in the merits of a departed school . To such critics we say , Go to the OLvwric ' any night that the School for Scandal is performed , and then write us a description , from the highest point of view which the strict dramatic rules of the last half-century may afford , of the Joseph Surf ace represented by Mr . Wig an . Our oldest recollection of the stage enables us to tell off a long list of Joseph Surfaces , difTering in nothing but the names of individual actors in that extensive walk of the profession , -which is called , we believe , the " heavy business . " Mr . Wigan—we were about to say , teaches the actors of such parts how to act them . Unfortunately that is beyond his power . The fascinating villain" ia ordinarily represented by some worthy mediocrity who has , at the utmost , one expression at his command—that of open , unmistakable baseness . We do not say that Mr .. Wig an so thoroughly conceals the real nature of Joseph Surface as to deceive the audience ; but lie makes it appear not only probable but certain that such a nature would have precisely the influence necessary to the attainment of that stage of success where the moral Joseph breaks down . The Lady Teazle of Mrs . Stikling , is a well-known piece of comedy . Not so ' the Mrs . Condour of Mrs . Altred Wigan , nor the Sir Peter of Mr . Emery , nor the Moses of Mr . Robson . The parts and the actors are as well suited as we could reasonably desire ; Mrs . Wigan confirming our belief that she is an actress whose full power hhs yet to be acknowledged ; while Mr . Emery subdues with great skill a natural roughness which is more useful to him in other characters than that of Sir Peter Teazle ; and Mr . Robson throws everyone into a state of unbounded delight , by doing as little as the actor of a little part , if he be a great actor , knows how to do .
The Opera. Don Pasquale'was Given At Tli...
THE OPERA . Don Pasquale ' given at tlie Opera on Thursday with the original cast—IiABLACHE , Tambueini , Grisi , and Mario—and a finer ensemble is impossible . Mademoiselle Jenny Ney appeared for the last time in the Trovatore last evening , but we believe Mademoiselle Bosio has studied the part of Leonora , and it is to be hoped that we shall hear more of the Trovatorey for an evening of vocal music and of natural emotion is to be valued in these latter days of " the lyric drama . " We are glad to hear that the rehearsals of the Etoile du Nord continue steadily , and that the cast of the opera , and all the stage preparations have given great satisfaction to Meyerbeer , a somewhat exacting judge . Meyerbeer , by the by , is one of the lions just now . He has been to the palace , quite in a friendly way , and at Mr . Ella ' s last matine ' e , the composer of the Huguenots sat between the Bishop of London and the Archbishop of Canterbury .
Deaths. Barrett.—June 18, At 50, Herbert...
DEATHS . BARRETT . —June 18 , at 50 , Herbert-street , New Northroad , Mr . William Francis Barrett , aged 20 , after a lingering illness , induced by excessive application to business . Juno 19 , at the same place . Mrs- Sarah Barrett , aged 63 , from tho shock occasioned by the death of her son . CARTER . —May 2 , killed whilst on duty in the trenches before Sebastopol , Lieut , J . H ,. S . Carter , Royal Engineers , aged 21 , eldest son of Rear-Admiral Carter . FORSTEB . —Juno 7 , in action before Sebastopol , aged 32 , Captain John Burton Forater , 62 nd Foot , youngest son of tho late Colonel Thomas Watkin Forstor , formerly of the 24 th Foot , of tho Manor House , Holt , Wilts . SIMPSON . —May 31 , before Sebastopol , of intermittent fever , Walter Simpson , Esq ., M . D ., of tho 17 th Regiment of Foot .
From The London Gazette. Tuesday, June 2...
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE . Tuesday , June 26 . BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED . — Titomas Richards , Riches-court , Lime-street , dealer in wood . BANKRUPTS . —Hknet Lockey Edridcui , Monmouthroad , Bayswator , builder — William Ei « worth Tuke , Mark-lane , wine broker —Daniel Goi . ding . Isleham , Cambridgeshire , butcher— Frederick Divehs , Groat Boll-alley , Moorgate-streot , licensed victualler—Robert Mauxin and David Waeduw Scott , Great St . Helen's , merchants—Francis Edwaiid Tuckek , lato of Coptljall-buildings , and Hornchurch , Essex , commission agent—RicuardKikkman Lank , Argyll-street , Regonfc-strcefc , and Union-crescent , WandBworth-road , bill broker — Samuel Tiiravkb and William Harrison , Nottingham , upholsterers — Gkorgb Butxkh Pontino , Devizes , innkeeper —William Jonks , Brecon , builder—Thomah Rojiektb , Llanstephan , Carmarthenshire , and Newport , WonmoutliHhiro . Jbuilder—Wn - LIAM Buidgewatek . Cheltenham , coal merchant — John WARiiuitroN , Shedlold , cd « o-tool manufacturer — Gkohok Norman Hult , Tivorton , druggist—John Bkntley Oaiik . Ashton-iinder-Lyne , browor . SCOTCH BEQUHSTRA / l'IONS . - J . Foriikb , Old Meldrum , druggist-D . M'IUb , Perth . surgeon-dontiHt - 11 . Jackson , Glasgow , boukHollor—W . M'Ka y , Jtogart , Sutherlandwiure , merchant Friday , Juno 20 . Jamks JUmronn the elder , and James BuirponT ) tho ITT ^ ! U" 1- Saint JSfOtB . HuntingdonHhire -Jon STfcvhNHOtf , innkeeper , IJnrlmm . Suffolk—Joim Howhk furnishing ironmonger , Klnckfrfars-rond—Witmam I ) inwoodiu ( irapo ^ Gmy ' s-in-road-HKNRY Hhauvoihiw file mainitootwor . rfhofllold ^ MiOMAs KKNYON . iimiiHfecturinS tuallnr Ruyton , SuIop-Hajuuktt Swinokll , wine merchant , Ashbourno , Derbyahiro— Bailey Sirimwoon and Nkwman Bhbuwood , builders and contnwt " ra ~ Axmi " u «
Ebwaed Tbowse coach and type smith and spring maker Holborn—Isaac Brown , ; licensed victualler , Tooley-squara —Robert Dent , builder , Atlierstono , Warwickshire—Gjsoroe EDWARDs . innkeeper , Old Swinford , Worcestershire—Herbert Room , metallic bed-stead manufacturer Birmingham .
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MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE . Friday Evening , June 29 , 1855 . Consols arc still high , despite of a strong Bull account , and tho absence of any very nrilliaut news . Cholera m tne Crimea seems to bo claiming its victims , not only amongst tho rank and ( lie , but among the staff and field ollicers . There have been rumours current during the weoKoraiifcrences between tho two Governments , concerning angry messages from tho Crimea on the part of tho two coniinanain « oflleorfl . Again , a sinister report found its way w >" morning , to tho effect that Lord Raglan is dead , or lias resigned , owing to ill health . Tho Into Emperor of Kussia was said to have trusted to Gone ml s January and tooriiary doing his work , after their icy fashion . His successor may hope for Generals July and August to do their pnrt , « . naynn tho muster roll of our heroic countrymen . The- insolvent banking-house , and tho dotailaof the losses of its poor victims , are still in every one ' s month . Your banking princesself-laudod and puffed as they have been—aro only B ™ " V masters in their art : while ( lie poorer tradesmen , scouttu by them for malpractices , are tout lesser in degree , ino lUilway and Foreign Markets s « om very flat ; in a on " . «¦»» amount of business done is very small . Turkish Loan naiiga llro , Lord Palinortston having answered Mr . lticardoH question in tho House of Commons tho other « vonh » 8 »> " « UHiial di . singeuuoiiH manner . SI inon aro neglected . Vl ^ s *" Pnlaeo Shares aro slightly ( latter . Joint Stock »»»» " ? Shares are ( Inn in demand . Grout Western of CanaUft v < r * Rood—tho now shares are at 10 s . pin ., and tho old snaro , »• pin ., ox dlv . and ex new . , „ , . ,, n ,, p Consuls close at four o ' clock , 00 J . 914 . Turkis i 0 I > or cent , Hl $ ; His . Russians per cent . » H , 100 . A not !«» ' "" tho contractors of tho Turkish Loan issued thin ««'< - ' noon , to the effect that the Government will not K"M ™> £ . any fresh loan on tho present torms , has made tne iuih market ( lrmor . , „ . ¦ m , Hn-Cnlurioiiians . 02 # , 03 ; Eastorn Counties , 12 , 12 * W . A burgh and Glasgow , 57 , W >; Or « at Northern , « 'tyJ ^ A . ' - „ Ktocuk , 75 , 77 ; B Sleek , 1 M > , 12 H ; Great South « " « , Xf £ i Irish , uo . 101 ; Great WcBtom , « 7 , « 7 »; Lancjush r e « Yorkshire , « U , 82 ; London and North W « Htern , »»* { 101 * : London and South Western , fi . % «*; P ' ic , r-Hrlghton , 100 , 102 ; Midlands , liii . TM ; Lancaster »• " * V \ Halo , 7 a . 78 : South Eastern , ( II *; South JJovoiih , i j & A ' . Oxford and Worcester , 274 , 28 J ; Antwerp , » , «* > Aja 91
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Leader (1850-1860), June 30, 1855, page 20, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_30061855/page/20/
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