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October 21, 1854] THE LEADER. 1005
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A BLIGHTED BEING. This little piece has ...
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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. Tuesday, Octobe...
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BIKTH8, MAUBIAGKS, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. G...
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A HEART OF GOLD. As the question at issu...
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MONEY MARKET AND CITY" INTEKLIGENCIS. Tr...
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UIllTISIi FUNDS FOR TMJ3 l'AS'l' WEEK. (...
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October 21, 1854] The Leader. 1005
October 21 , 1854 ] THE LEADER . 1005
A Blighted Being. This Little Piece Has ...
A BLIGHTED BEING . This little piece has trwro merits that deserve recognition—a wildly improbable story which amuses everybody , and dialogue -which overflows with hearty good spirits from beginning to end . Mr . Robson , who is the hero of the farce , has added one more to the list of his really wonderful performances , by his acting as the Bli g hted Being . The great " tragical-comical " point in his character this time is that he believes himself to be poisoned by some inscrutable process , which it is impossible for himself or any one about him , to detect . He distrusts even the air that comes to him through the keyhole of his room—he shrinks from every species of bodily nourishment , except a boiled egg . This distracted , suspicious , and terrified state of mind , was represented by Mr . Robson—as only Mr . Hobson could represent it , on the English , or on the French stage either , for the matter of that . Every now and then , -while we were all roaring with laughter at the quaint—exquisitely quaint—humour of the performance , the actor startled and astonished us by a touch of the most impressively real tragedy . Among many other good points of this last kind , Mr . Robson ' s first reception of the apothecary , after he believes himself to have been poisoned , struck us as being one of the truest , least artificial exhibitions of vehement emotion that we have seen , since the days of Lemaitre ' s Paillasse . We can give the performance no higher praise than this , and can offer our readers no better theatrical recommendation than to go and see It . The farce jwas acted , as to the minor characters , with the artist-like completeness-which has honourably distinguished the performances at the Olympic since it opened under Mr . "Wigan ' s management . The only jarring notes in the general harmony were the notes of Mr . Leslie ' s voice . Mr . Danvers made a wonderful Irish apothecary ; Miss Turner acted the part ; of Susan with the most winning ease , grace , and vivacity ; and Mr . Harwood Cooper , as Cummings , was , without any exception whatever , the best waiter we have seen on the stage . If this gentleman acts other minor characters as admirably as he acted this minor character in A Blighted Being , he will be one of the most valuable members of the Olympic company . In the present state of English sclbols of acting , when signally unsuccessful Hamlets and Macbetlis i at the large theatres go and figure as great tragedians at the Eagle Taverny or the Britannia Saloon , instead of relapsing usefully into respectable Horatios and Duncans , a good actor of a small part is really and truly , in virtue of his rarity alone , a very distinguished man . Managers are showing signs of activity in all directions . A new four-act drama has been produced at the Adelphi , on which , we shall report next ¦ week . A new two-act drama is announced for production on Monday , at the Olympic- The Spanish Dancers have returned to the Haymarkjet . Mr . Charles ICcan has re-appeared in the Courier of Lyons . Mr . Allcroft is reported to have taken the Lyceum ; and Mr . Ranger has made his bow to the audience of the St . James ' s Theatbe in the little comedy of Vanity Cured . ^ Playgoers cannot , at any rate , complain this year of the want of dramatic entertainment— -present or promised- — for the -winter season .
From The London Gazette. Tuesday, Octobe...
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE . Tuesday , October 17 . BANKRUPTS . — Edwakd Wiuiau Pack , Lawrencelane , and Nelson-square , Blaekfriars-road , hat manufacturer—Thomas Howard , Tinsbury-wharf , City-road , liinenierchant—Jaweb Sueman , New Hampton , market gardener - — Geqkge Erasmus Cj ^ apham , Farringdon-street , licensed victualler-OxivEn Appj , etqn , Leicester , trimmer —William Saj , mon and Thomas Bateley EoLrx , King's Lynn , Norfolk , shipbuilders — James Langbon Butter , Oollaton Rawleigh , and Woodbury Saltcrton , Devonshire , bricU manufacturer—Wiixiam Ciahk , Bradford , Yorkshire , tailor —Henrt Wales , AttorclHl ' o , near Sheffield , innkeeper . SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS . — R . Kilgoue , Perth , writer—D . Camisjkon , Hamilton , lace manufacturer . Friday , October 20 . BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED . —Paul R-hoi . es , Menstone , near Otl « y , York , innkeeper . BANKRUPTS . — Edwaiid Hawkins , Ponsonby-strcot , Westminster , builder — Charles Deaiue , Old Jowry , City , merchant — Hakvey Meadows , "Warboys , Huntingdon , draper and grocer — Henry Mantle Hitchcock , Ilkeston , Derby , miller — Rodert Lambkkx , Liverpool , merchant—John Hewett ( and not Hewitt , as advertised in last Friday ' s Gaxette ) , Leamington Priors , brickmakor —Thomas \ Theeldon , Bakowoll , Derbyshire , tnllor-WiLUAH Yeatherd Ball , Wood-street , Clieapside , wholesale glover— "William Mops , Liverpool , cabiuotmakei—Isaac I ' LHTorrun , Liverpool , stock and wham broker—CiiitiSToraEit Cju : w , and Christopher Crew , jun ., Cholsda , builders—Georgk M'Mili , aw , Blackfriarsroatl , draper—Peteh Oumeroo , George Hbywohth , Timothy Hetwoktji , Mdmund Bridge , and Kojueut Urossley , Eg-ypt Mill , Lancaster , cotton mnnufacturors—Lamjjkrt TAXJaav , luce , uonr Wljjan , cotton spinner .
Bikth8, Maubiagks, And Deaths. Births. G...
BIKTH 8 , MAUBIAGKS , AND DEATHS . BIRTHS . GOIJGII . —Ootobor W , n . 1 i Itathronau , tho lady of tho Hon . ^^• oorgo S . Gough i adnuahtor . JSKUCK . —Octobor 15 , sit Barton-undor-Xoodwood , Stnffordfllnro , tho lady of Iroderio Urock , lisa-, lato Oarjtiiln , 2 . 1 rd FuHilioTN : u son . ' ' JOIsLS .---Oct « l ) or 14 , at Pantglas , S . W ., tho wife ofl ) .. Tonos , l . sq ., M . I' ,, of PautgUw ; a son , stillborn . MAIllilAGXiS . M io 21 NA 5 AHT t llAllE ' . T ? ' '; > AHl 1111 ' Mnoniuuftm , * . sn ., of Ondilliigton Hall , Hfrtfordshluj . to tho Lady Sophia EIIku , Hiiro , third daughter of thu ilarl andCouu-\ vVr ° ¦ ' -lato"' ( 'l . i . rl . ^ j 7 AL ^ XAND . lilB . —Sopt . 4 , at Howrnh , noar Cnlciuta , Itobort Jnnn'N , weeond won of tho tttelifc Hon . Sir . lamoB Wifjnjnj , to Lwnora , dauBhter of ilonry Alcxano ' . Ws ( i ., ot' Howrah . s"MNjsic Q lliHON ( _ 0 ot # 12 i tho lloy j n . u . Bllinnori J « iMlKabuth Anne , . vrmngcHt daughter of Mm latoChurlus ciistcr " ' < 1 > ° lllVc *' llluorol ' ' k . in tho county of Lan-DEAT 1 IS . M Mm ? i A , aiIE i 7 1 ( lU ( jH l e u \ hli ) HOftl " Wytham , Borks , YO ) lNf 4 N' l url , ° r Abi W ? » ' ! . 1 (» M » 7 l » t yow . Willi » , 7 % >' "' ' <'' ' ao » kill «« l ftt thobiatlo of tho Alma , Sir Fun I , IT H . mP' 1 { ! " ' " lculi - aijl ' » y « l > Volsh but » ? ' " K
STOCKWELL—September 20 , killed in tho battle of tlie Alma , whilst carrying -the colours , George Thomas Dix ' on Stockwell , Ensign in her Majesty ' s 19 th Regiment , in his 20 th | year , tho eldest son of the lato Licut .-Col . Stockwoll , of ; the East India Company ' s Service . BBAlfBROOKB—On board H . M . S . Vulcan , from wounds received in tho battle of the Alma , while gallantly carrying : the colours of the « 5 th , in which lie was serving as a volunteer , Lieutenant aild Adjutant AV . L . Braybrook , o . Ceylon , Eiflos , second son of Colpnel Braybrooko , commanding tho Coylon Rifle Regiment .
A Heart Of Gold. As The Question At Issu...
A HEART OF GOLD . As the question at issue between Mr . Dougla 3 Jerrold and Mr . Charles Keaninvolves some important points of interest to dramatic authors , we subjoin here the account of the transaction given by Mr . Jerrold himself in Lloyd ' s Newspaper : — " For obvious reasons , A Heart of Gold is not a subject for criticism in this journal . A few facts , however , may be given by the author in this Ms farewell to all dramatic doings . The piece was -written some four years since , at the solicitation of Mr . Charles Kean , and duly paid for . The hero and heroine were to be acted by himself and Mrs . Charles Kean . They were , in fact , written to be so acted . " Subsequently , however Mr . Kean ' s tragic claims were questioned in a wicked publication called Punch ; and the actor himself graphically rendered in certain « f his many moods of dramatic inspiration . Whereupon , Mr . Charles Kean broke his compact with the author of A Heart of Gold ; he would not play his hero , but find a substitute . A new caste of characters was proposed , against which the author gave his written protest . But Mr . Charles Kean had , in 1850 , bought the drama ; and therefore , in his own mercantile way , conceived that in 1854 he had a right to do what he liked with his own bLack-and-wlute ' nigger . ' The author thought differentl y , and stood to his protest . Despite of which , however , on the close of last season ., Mr . Charles Kean ' s solicitor informed the author ' s solicitor ( there is parclunent on Parnassus !) that A Heart of Gold would be produced at the commencement of the present season . To this no answer -was made . The author had once protested , and that he thoug h * sufficient to Mr . Kean and to himself . Nevertheless , the . piece was put into rehearsal ; and yet , the author had no notice of the fact . Perhaps Mr . Kean thought the author might spontaneously send his solicitor to superintend , the rehearsals ; who , with Mr . Kean ' s solicitor , would settle writs of error as to readings , misconceptions , and so forth . Had the author done so , even under such professional revision , there had doubtl-ess been fewer misdemeanours against nature , good taste , and propriety . "Yet itis under such -wilful injuries committed by a management that a draana is , neverthelss , to be buoyant ; , ! It is through such a fog of player ' s brain that tlie intention of the author is "to shine clearly forth . With a certain graceful exception , there never was so much had acting as in . A Heart of Gold . Nevertheless—according to the various printed reports- —the piece asserted its vitality , though dragged and stabbed , and hit about the head , as only some players can hit a play , hard and remorselessly . ¦ "In a word , against the author ' s protest of misrepresentation , was his play flung , huddled upon the stage ; without a single stage revision allowed on his part . Solicitors have been alluded to , but it should be stated , legal interference -was first employed by the author for his self-security . He would have no written or personal commiinicatioii with an individual who had violated the confidence of honou _ rable minds by printing "for private circulation only" private letters : letters that—had the writer ' s consent been , as is usual in such cases , demanded—might , for him , have been posted in market-places . It was in consequence of this meanness , that tho author , in subsequent correspondence employed a solicitor . For , in the writer ' s mind , it reqnires a very nice casuistry to discover the difference "between picking the' confidence of a private letter and picking a lock * To be sure , there is this difference in the penalties : in one case we employ a policeman—in the other contempt .
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MONEY MARKET AND CITY" INTEKLIGENCIS . Triday Evening , Octobor 20 , 1854 . The Tunds during tho week have bocu steady , with a slight downward tendency , from the absonco of real or speculative business and tho tightness of money . This afternoon , however , has rather improved prices . Tho public is still evidently waiting doeisiyo iio \ vs _ of sqiiio aort from tho Crimea , but great confidence is felt in tho ultimate succors of tile allied armios , and that Sevastopol must fall before Octobor in out . Hallway Shares have accompanied tho Funds iu their rise , but arc still flat , and but Httlo business doing . Turkish Scrip in lower , and will aB yet advance but little . It is not improbable—burring any unforsoun reverse in tlio Mast—that Consols may kcop to tho present prleo , or < iv < m go higher , until tho January dividends como ofl ' , Of course , any material political ovtmt , such as a . rupture with Prussia , or another American Groy-Town disturbance , ¦ would bring in "both real and wpeonlativo sellers . But tho tono of tho market is decidedly healthy , the absurd and rash speculations which prevailed , earlier in tho year having ccasod , in most cases with sovcro loss . By electric telegraph this afternoon , prices como linn from Paris . In Mines and oilier advonturos business is nearly suspended . Consols cloaed , at four o'clock : — -For account , 14 th Nov ., 945- , ml . Caledonians , GOJ , 00 ; Eastern Counties , 11 J , 11 J ; Edinburgh and Glasgow , CD , S 7 ; Groat NorUiorii , Bi > J , S ) 0 £ j Great Wustorn , 7 0 j , 71 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire , 7 U 3 , 71 i ; London auid Brighton , 103 , 105 ; London and NoTlh-Wostoni , 10 (> : ] , lol i London and South-Western , 81 J , HsSJ j Midland , Wjj . iM i K oi-lh StuH'orUshii'i ) , < 1 i , t dis .: Oxford , Wolvorhwuiptoii , and Woreostor , iW , ( ilj York ana JS ' orMi Midland , 38 , 0 « Ai ; Burwiok , 754 , 7 () i 1 Antwerp mid ltotlordu . ni , 01 flj , x . in . 1 Ha » tom of . I'Yunixi , ! Mfl , ! lil £ - ; Luxembourg , 4 > 'i , li , x . in . j Xauiur and HckOiTJ . H ! Lyons , 2 l ! j , ; ii 2 i > m . s OrloiuiM , ¦ W , fit ) , x . all 1 Bouon , 38 , < L () \ Wo . storn of l'Yam ! o , ( S | , 7 pm ., x . i « i ; Agua l ' 'rias , !| . 1 ; Hray . il , ! ij , !> i ; St . John dol Iksy , an , i «)| liiMiirort , Hi , 1 ) 4 i South AriMlrallaii , ( , 5 j Piminsuliis , ii , | j um .-, Bn » i l '' ornaiidc ) . J dis . ; Wallor , S , 1 , Australimlam Uank . 7 H , fi () x . d . ; Australian AgrluulluriilN , 40 , 42 i Orytttal J'ulavo , 2 J , ; i , 1 1 Orloiitiil . Hank , -fi , M \ North lirltlsh Austrahmlan , (| . 1 ; Hcot . s AuHtrallan lnvoHlmout , 1 , 14 pm .
C O H N Mark K T. Blark Lani), L'Viday U...
C O H N MARK K T . Blark Lani ) , l'Viday Uvi . 'iii iify , Oct . 20 . Siwch Friday "Wheat Kan udvanood iu vnluo not loss tiiiui Hh . i »« r quiirtur , which Im a » urll > cd to Lho mlntukon ojilnlon whloli iirovailod up to a lato porlod , that our own crop would provo amply Nullloioiifc to supnly our wants . JSJot ouW woro iiioihI . holdora anxious to rvalliio , but 110 0110 could bo found lioUl onoutfh to ontor into ongatfoni < intN for a futuro nu ] ij ) Iv of Wlioad from lUiroad . Indood , undor tlio inllumuio of lliia opinion , aided liy a popular clamour , i > rlcoa woro
forced down so low , that England was tlio cheapost corn market in tho world , with tlio exception of tho south of Russia . Should the Turks succeed in . getting j » ossession of Bessarabia , it is possible that soino large qmiuti ' ty of Wheat may arrive from tho Danube , bat several months must elapse before this ca . n occur . Tho season is now too far advanced for the arrival of any considerable supplies from tbo Baltic ports before the spring ; and the great rise which has taken placo i . u our markets , has had tho usual effect there . Wo cannot , now quoto 01 to Gli lbs . Red wheat under CSs . to 59 s . f . o , h . at Stettin for present shipment , or 5 Ds . to 57 s . for the Spring . Tho French provincial markets continue to advance , but thouKh I'aris trade is ljrm it remains stationary . Tho rain winch Jias fallen both thero aiidlioro will , no doubt , chusq a greater increase in tho demand for Wheat than for * 'lour , and tho relative value of tho two will thus become more equalised . Barley and Oats arc scarce everywhere . "There is very httlo of either grain olloring from Denmark , : nnd at tho l ' riesdand and Dutch ports there is so much douisiud for Oats , tliat i > rices during tho past week have advanced as . Od . to 2 s . per quarter , our Jatest quotations from Emdon be-ins equal to : i 7 s . ( id ., for 30 to Mi lbs . f . o . b . Cork black are c . noted at 10 s . and Waterfprd Us . ( id . per barrel f . o . b . Some hales of French Beans havo l > oon at 30 s . to 30 s . Od . por 480 lbs . f . o . b ., but tho demand for tbo homo consumption is so great that none arc now oflVjred for shipinont . Poas at K <« nigsbcJ'K aro 37 s . por quarter , and at Stettin lls . to 43 s . f . o , b J ? W ) ATiNa Tbadjj . —The Hales actually made in London aro three cargooH Saidi at 43 s ., one Bchoini 4 O . s ., 0110 hard . hnos 5 fl » . « d ., and one lbniiln -a . At liivurpool lalglior m-iuuB liavo been ]> aid , and thoro nrc buvcr . s both tln-i-o and hero for Saidi at « Wd ., lichuira < Ms . ; Marliiiioiioll would bring 75 s . wore there any cargoes on piu . r . ugL ' , which is witli In 5 s . ot tho vci-y bighost price pitid hIiico thu harvest of 1 H 53 . Beans havo been aold as fu . low : —one 0111-450 Saidi ito * . ( id ., one i ) 0 . i ., one 37 s . with buyers now at ' Ma-
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UIllTISIi FUNDS FOR TMJ 3 l'AS'l' WEEK . ( Ul . OblNli JL'IUOKS . ) tiat . Man . Tuan . W < j < 1 . ' llmv . 1 ' rid . Bank Stock ' 201 ) 4 210 210 ' 210 210 ;> por ( joiii ,. Hud 1 1 Wij D . 'ia i « g 1 » 3 | m \ apui'Ounl . Uou . An . l ) , '> li-tl » . tj jm , J | i ( j , i IM-D CohhoIs for Account . KlJ . Ill } y . j , i » , | [ I i ) . i | 'j . tj . 'Ji por Out . An ' ,,. I ' ...... Now 23 por tJmitu ,.. hi , , ' ..,,, ] " , ' , ' , ' mi Long /\ ijh , J ; SIJI ) -I O-KJ 4 jf 4 5-10 4 $ J ii-I / J ludlii iStodk I , Ditto UoutlM , Xioiii ) ' lop ..,. ' , 10 ; Ditto , umlor X 10 ( 10 ' 10 |) 7 i ) i <) 10 , Jt > 1 * Kx . liillH , X 1000 7 p 7 ' ¦ ! 7 7 p •* Ditto , . € 500 : 7 | i 7 ; . 1 7 Ditto , Small ' 7 p , ' 7 1 ' * J » FORK 1 UX KU . VJ ) H . ( Labx OrificiAi , Quotation ni ; m . \< i tiii : \ Vi : wk uxmxa J ' nt'usoAV IWusiNU . ) llrazlliun BouiIm wi Jtnn .-. iau ihniiln , 5 per HiiononAviTMiSpiirC ' iith . r > . ' ) Coiitft l « W ! m Chilliui ( 1 | , oi-foul , - * Wl I HM » ln » 4 i mr ihitdn .. m Daiibli ; , pur CunU I « imn m iJJ | i . « -, t . Now Dt . r . JBJ Nouudi . r UoiidN Mj ) iuilMli < . oiuuilU »! oCorU . MoxIcMiu . 'JpurOiiU . ... !¦ ' . ' »» olMJoup . nuUuii . MoxloJiu a p . ir a- for yinosr . utilu i ! 4 por Couth . a ; j ^ , i ( , _ _ _ UuIkIuu-IJ iMJi ' tJuntH .... U ' li l » ortuKU « tio " . i'iior ( - '« iiti . ... Uutoli tfi por C ' untH ( ili PortuHuobc 0 i > . 0 < 3 iit . i . a JDulcIt ijierCuut . C ' crtU , UL' 4
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 21, 1854, page 21, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_21101854/page/21/
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