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THE FIELD. 
by storm. His entertainment id well written, well and 
rapidly spoken, tho sours well selected, and sung, and accom- 
panied, the dramatic imitations evident on the instant, the 
costumes smartly changed, and the action of the performance 
admirably sustained and unflagging. So full was the atten- 
dance on the last night of our own at tendance that, notwith- 
standing the civility of the employs, wo could not obtain a 
seat ; but we felt no fatigue, and the laughter, in which we 
joined company with scores, refreshed us much more than a 
night's amusement is wont to do. 
Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh. — Mr. Beiyamin Webster and 
Madame Celeste concluded a most successful engagement on 
Saturday evening, when the house was crowded, as, indeed, 
it has been, moro or less, for tho past fortnight. The 
“ summer ” season was brought to a close last night, when 
the performances were for the benefit of Mr. and Mrs. 
Wyndham. To add to the attractions of the programme, 
the gratuitous services of the two “ stars " were given. 
During the evening, tho manager delivered tho following 
Farewell Address, written by a famed hand in such, matters : — 
(Mr. Wyndham enter* hastily.) 
Have patience, O ye gods 1 — wherefore this riot ? 
I've come at last — surely you'll now be quiet. 
Prny be content that war abroad should roam, 
And let us have some little peace at home ! 
Greater your din than when, with such success, 
Sebastopol was captured by — the Press I 
Rest ye assured, I need nor spur nor cue 
To render homage wlioro I know 'tis due. 
And yield my heart-felt thanks, kind friends, to you. 
The worry that we managers endure 
Would kill the C/or of Muscovy, I'm suro: 
'Mid authors, actors, one thing and another, 
Our life Is one continued scene of bother. 
Authors, who will insist their ploy's the thing, 
Fame, fortune, ev'ry earthly good to bring ; 
Actors, who swear wo keep their genius down, 
Lest they usurp our favour with tho town ; 
Capricious domes to this and that objecting, 
And singers inconvenient colds alToclhig: 
Our choicest artiste*, too, are lured away 
By sanguine men, who promise better pay ; 
Some of your favourites, as we are told, 
Now seek Australian shores in quest of gold, 
Nor think it infra dig. Your smiles and praise 
Could not retain them — Mammon lias such ways. 
A greater ill than these our course attends— 
The interference of good-natured friends. 
“ Wyndham, my boy, why don't you?” this one cries; 
Another, " Don't do that, if you are wlso 
A third, “Take my advice — 'twill prove a hit 1 
I speak, my friend, but for your benefit." 
If this wo acted on, I fear — in foot, 
We'd shortly reap the benefit of the Act. 
Like husbandmen who’ve safely housed their grain, 
Our season past has not been passed in vain ; 
Success has crowned us, and wo now preporo 
To sow our winter whout with double core, 
Hopeful, when spring arrives, we still may tell 
That our well-tended crop has turn'd out well. 
For this success, achieved despite the wars, 
Like Smith, the poet, I may thank my Stars. 
Bright shone my Slurs. Particular and bright 
Are those which grace our hemisphere to-night. 
Of more than common brilliancy possess'd — 
Accomplished Webster, and the fair Celeste. 
Parents there are, and guardians, now-u-days, 
Who execrate all theatres and plays ; 
Others there are, more civilised, who may 
Be only caught when Position leads tho way : 
Some plead the war — high prices — Income-tax, 
And other burdens put upon their backs. 
For their behoof I've got full information 
How taxes soon will cease throughout the nation, 
And how it is proposed to make our foes 
Pay off our debts, when they're paid off with blows. 
For Ministers have hastened — oh ! so fast ! — 
To plan attacks on Russia's land at last. 
So far they've carried out their project well, 
As Alma's blood-stained heights can truly tell. 
I take my leave. Kre long wo'll come again, 
Renewed in vigour for a fresh campaign, 
When, I would fondly hope, with smiles around, 
The old familiar faces may be found. 
Trust me, your favour! in our hearts shall dwell, 
And ever claim our gratitude. Farewell 1 
Fire at tiie Queen's Theatre. — Between four and five 
o clock on Wednesday morning the Queen's Theatre, in 
Tottenham-streot, Tottenham-court-mad, narrowly escaped 
destruction by lire, which, it appears, broke out at the back 
part of the stage, under the flooring. When discovered, the 
flames had possession of tho whole of the flooring, joist mg, 
aud scenery, and but. for tho promptitude displayed by the 
police and the speedy arrival of tho engines, the entire build- 
ing must have quickly burned to the ground. The cause of 
the fire is not yet ascertained. Previous to tho above outbreak 
no fewer than nine other fires had occurred in the course of the 
morning in various parts of the Metropolis, but were got 
under in time before auy serious mischief had occurred. 
The Police Outwitted. — It was stated, some time ago, 
that a comedian, belonging to the theatre at Nantes, had 
determined to inflict personal chastisement on a journalist 
of the plaoe for some criticism passed on his wife, and that 
before meeting with tho real offender lie had assaulted a 
banker of the place, mistaking him for the journalist. After 
this he met the real offender, and assaulted him. A warrant 
having been issued for his arrest, he took refuge, says a 
Nantes journal, at the theatre, and was actually beneath the 
table at which tho commissary of police, who had come in 
search of him, sat down, after examining the house without 
success, to draw up a proves verbal. A trap-door beneath the 
table enabled the actor to get down under tlie stage, but, the 
house being surrounded by serpents de rillc, be was obliged, 
in order to get out, to place himself in a trunk of his wife’s, 
who was preparing to start for Paris, and iu which he got 
clear off. — Galignani. 
A New Actress for Wallace’s. — (From the New York 
Herald, Oct. 14.) — Miss Rosa Bennett, from the Loudon 
theatres, has arrived in this city, aud will shortly make her 
eUbut at Wallack's theatre. She is a sister of Miss Julia 
Bennett, and is said to be possessed of beauty and talent. 
There is a scarcity of good comedy actresses in our theatres, 
aud we trust that Miss Bennett will sustain the family reputa- 
tion. Miss Bennet was to appear on Wednesday evening, the 
18th inst., iu Lady Gay Spanker, in Bourcicaulfc’s comedy of 
“ London Assurance.” 
Constantinople. — There is little attraction now in tho 
country, and the drawing-rooms of the Bosphorus will soon 
be deserted by their fair tenants, who are returning to 
t repare in town for a season which, it is hoped, will be 
rilliant. Should the success of the great enterprise in the 
Crimea be complete, there will, no doubt, be gaiety enough, 
so far ns depends on private hospitality ; but the public 
amusements of tho place are few. Last spring there was a 
bad opera, attended only by English travellers in rough 
coats, and Perote bourgeois, redolent of garlic and raki. 
Rossini’s Health.- A letter iu the Dibats gives a less 
distressing account of Rossini’s health than the one recently 
published. It is written by his physician, and is as follows : 
•* Florence, Oct. 12. — Tho news that I can give you are 
altogether good and consolatory. Rossini has indeed suffered 
much during the long illness with which he has been afflicted 
during the last seven months, and even now it would be too 
much to say that he has perfectly recovered ; but as to the 
lucidity of his mind, I can assure you that the illustrious 
convalescent is, aud ever has been, as intelligent as when he 
gave his great works to the world. — The Doctor, Fabius 
UCCELLI." 
Till: Right TO Hiss. — We have a very recent decision on 
this point. An notion brought last week in Detroit, for 
ejecting a young man from the theatre for hissing a danse use, 
haa been derided against the ejector, M'Farland, who was 
fined 30 dols. The justice gave it as his opinion that an 
auditor had ft perfect right to hiss an actor or actress on the 
stage, if he had reason for so doing, and that no person had 
a right forcibly to eject a man from the theatre until he had 
fli nt been requested to leave. So “ popular sovereignty" 
triumphed . — New York Herald. 
PROVINCIAL. 
GREAT FIRE IN LIVERPOOL. 
Liverpool, Thursday. — Shortly before noon to-day a 
most extensive fire, which will be attended with considerable 
loss, broke out in four very large warehouses, situated in 
Lancelot's Hey, and in the midst of a densely populated 
neighbourhood. When the outbreak first became known 
much alarm was felt by the inhabitants, in consequence of 
there being a great quantity of East and West India produce 
in the buildings. The whole of the property belongs to Mr. 
Molyneux, and is situated opposite Fazakerley-street. It was 
well known that there were vaults underneath the cellars, in 
which large quantities of spirits were in bond, aud above the 
vaults were numbers of ban-els of spirits of turpentine, spirits 
of tar, resin, &u., and this knowledge added considerably to 
the opinions entertained as to the destructive results of the 
conflagration. The cellars in these warehouses had each com- 
munication with the other, and in one of them it was reported 
upwards of 100 barrels of turpentine were deposited, besides 
saltpetre, &c. Above these cellars, to the extent of six stories, 
were cotton, hemp, &c., which, with the other combustibles 
spoken of, belonged to Messrs. F. Campbell and Co., Mr. 
Heame, Messrs. Stolterfoht and Co. The spirits belonged to 
Mr. Heame. Tho premises were what i3 termed certified 
warehouses, i. e. they were externally fire-proof, and as yet 
the origin of the lire is a mystery. However, it is certain 
that the vaults and cellars were entered with a lamp, and on 
this day it was noticed that the “ bull’s eye” of the lamp was 
cracked through. It had been used during the morning, but 
after the discovery of the fire it was found in the street. It 
was rumoured that a lighted candle, without any external 
protection, had been taken into the subterranean store- 
houses, aud, as a natural result, an explosion took place. 
Be this as it may, the fire ascended from the cellars, and as 
it came in contact with the barrels of turpentine, &c., a loud 
explosion followed, occasionally inducing the lookera-on to 
retreat iu the most precipitous manner. The intelligence of 
the lire was scarcely promulgated before the West of England 
engine and the corporate engines were on the spot, together 
with a large body of policemen. No order, however, seemed 
to prevail ; the approaches to the warehouses were thronged 
with idle and indolent people undesirous of rendering any 
assistance ; aud if it had not been for the timely arrival of 
the mayor, J. B. Lloyd, Esq., that order and regularity which 
followed bis injunctions would have been unknown. The 
fire ascended rapidly, and the mayor gave instructions for 
the clearance of the various avenues ; and, being promptly 
obeyed, the firemen were enabled to do all that human effort 
could do — namely, to pour iu copious quantities of water ; 
for the density of the smoke, together with its suffocating 
tendency, nullified even any ordinary efforts to arrest the 
progress of the hidden fire. The proprietors and the tenants 
of the adjoining warehouses speedily busied themselves in 
the employment of large drays and other conveyances to re- 
move the property deposited in their warehouses, consisting 
of cotton, sugar, sulphur, &c . ; and the celerity with which 
their removal was accomplished was very satisfactory. 
While all this was proceeding, dense columns of Btnoke 
obscured the sky, and, taking into consideration the narrow- 
ness of Lancelot's Hey, the corporation brigade discharged 
the duties assigned to it with commendable expedition aud 
patience. At length, however, the men's lungs were unable 
to withstand the fumes which rose from the mass then burn- 
ing secretly ; aud for personal safety most of those engaged 
iu their hazardous occupation were obliged to withdraw 
some distance ; still the engines played vigorously, hut with- 
out much effect. The fire had gained a mastery, and at four 
o’clock (this afternoon) the flames burst out in awful gran- 
deur, threatening destruction to the surrounding property. 
The flames had also assailed the roofs of the buildings, 
clearly showing that the ignitible property above the cellars 
was then being consumed. When our parcel was des- 
patched, the utmost fear was manifested that the entire de- 
molition of these warehouses must result, if not the 
destruction of the whole of the buildings adjoining. 
The Fifth of November. — The annual commemoration 
of Guy Fawkea-day iu the city of Exeter — though usually of 
tho most exciting and enthusiastic character- — promises this 
year to outvie any proceedings of the kind for some years 
past. The utter defiance of magisterial and pblice authority, 
in the Rhape of prohibitory notices, on former occasions Las 
induced a tacit permission on the part of the civic authorities 
for holding the usual bonfires, &c., and a grand illumination 
of tho whole city h is been projected for the joint commemo- 
ration of the Popish plot and the glorious victory of the 
allies on the heights of the Alma. Arrangements are iu 
progress for giving due effect to the proposal, which is ex- 
ceedingly popular with the citizens generally; and iu the 
meantime the following address has been extensively circu- 
lated “Tho 5th of November, Guy Fawkea-day, falling on 
a Sunday this year, the annual celebration will be held on 
Monday, the Gth of November. In addition to the fireworks 
and the bonfire, lot ub have a general illumination on that 
evening, to celebrate both our deliverance from the foul 
Popish plot and our glorious victory over the armies of the 
Russian Pope, who, under the cloakof religion, murdered iu 
cold blood at Sinope 5,000 helpless Turks, and would have 
butchered all their countrymen and stolen their country, and 
all ‘ for the glory of Gocl I’ The Puseyites rave for unity 
with these two horrid Popes, one of whom would have blown 
up our Parliament, and tho other has convulsed Europe with 
war, imposing on us a double income-tax aud causing thou- 
sands of hearts to mourn with sorrowing widowB and father- 
less children — and all these horrors have been entailed upon 
us by the defender of the Greek Church under the sickly 
pretence of rgeliion ! Let the Puseyites do what they like ; 
let them sigh for unity with Rome ; let them protest against 
Bishop Gobat’s receiving converts to the Church of England 
from the Greek Church ; let them rant about unity with this 
precious Greek Church — a church stained red with the 
bloody tragedy of Sinope ; but the Protestants of Exeter 
will alike repudiate the Pope of Rome and the Pope of 
Russia, by preparing their rockets aud determining to illumi- 
nate ! illuminate ! illuminate I The Protestants of Exeter 
will stick fast to the church of their fathers — the good old 
Church of England. They will rally round their Protestant 
Queen aud Protestant, institutions, leaving Puseyites to whine 
for unity with the butcher Pope of Sinope and the Guy 
Fawkes Pope of Rome. God save the Queen. Exeter, 
Oct. 14." 
The Registrations. — The Conservative Land Sooiett. 
— The following are tho results of the claims iu the Regis- 
tration Court, for this year : — 
County. 
Estate^ 
No of 
Claims. 
Al- 
lowed. 
Dis- 
allowed. 
With- 
drawn. 
Middlesex 
Ealing * . . 
ill 
. no 
. . — 
. I 
2 :» 
Ditto 
Woodgreen . 
41 
. 41 
_ 
_ 
Herts 
Hertford • . . 
13 
. 11 
— 
«> 
Sussex (East) 
Brighton . . 
no 
. 30 
— 
— 
Kent (West) 
Forest Hill 
si 
. 07 
■' 14 
. 
Surrey ( East ) 
Putney J .. 
30 
. 21 
.. IS 
. 
Yorkshire (W. Riding) 
Leeds § . . . . 
15 
. 0 
9 
• — 
339 
£95 
41 
3 
* In Middlesex tho Revising Barrister, Mr. Launcelot Sbodwoll, and 
In Herts, Air. Fish, held that a purchase of a piece ol' land lor £50 is, 
at least, a prana facie cose of right to vote. 
f In West Kent tho Revising Barrister, Mr. Oglo, laid down the rule 
that he would not admit the right to vote iu any case where the consi- 
deration money was not more than £60 ; but he admitted tho £70 lots 
as sufficient 
t In Fast Surrey the Revising Barrister, Sir Walter Riddell, held, 
that unless tho land was actually let the owner has no right to the 
franchise, and seventeen claims were disallowed on this ground ; but an 
appeal to the Court of Common Pleas was granted, which the 
Conservative Land Society will prosecute. 
} Four allottees lost their right because they had neglected to for- 
ward their conveyances for the inspection of the Court. Five, on the 
same estate, lost their privilege because they had not paid up the 
purchase-money in full. 
SCOTLAND. 
Dbatii of Mr. Archibald M'Lellan. — A Bequest to 
the Public.— The serious illness with which this gentleman 
was suddenly seized in the spring of the present year, has 
terminated in his demise, which took place on Saturday 
night, at his country residence, Mugdock Castle, Stirlingshire, 
Mr. M'Lellau has almost continuously occupied perhaps 
the most prominent position as a public man in Glasgow 
during the last forty years. His name on auy side of a ques- 
tion was a tower of strength, for few could equal him for 
skill in debate. In parochial aud poor-law matters he 
took a deep interest ; and when the Poor Law Act came into 
operation, he was chosen the first Chairman in tho City 
Parochial Board. He was a most accomplished man, deeply 
read in the literature of his owu and other countries ; and, 
possessing a most retentive memory, he was ever ready to 
draw upon its faithful and well-stored archives for apposite 
remark or quotation. His library, as a private library, is 
unsurpassed in Glasgow, and is said to be worth £3,000 ; 
while his collection of pictures, chiefly by the old masters, 
together with his collection of statues in bronze and marble, 
is said to be worth £50,000. The valuable pictures are said 
to amount to between five and six hundred fine specimens ; 
among which are single efforts which alone cost him upwards 
of £1,000. If report speaks true — aud there is little reason 
to doubt it — Mr. M'Lellan, in the disposal of his fine art 
collection has erected an imperishable monument to his 
memory, which will retain a place in the gratitude of the 
people of Glasgow for ages to come. It is said that he has 
bequeathed his invaluable collection of pictures aud statues, 
his library, and his gold aud silver plate, to the corporation, 
for the purpose of founding a Fine Art Gallery in this bis 
native city ; and that, in connexion with this munificent 
bequest, he has made provision for the establishment of a 
Fine Art chair in the University of Glasgow. Mr. M'Lellan 
was the friend and patron of native talent. He took a warm 
interest in the architectural renovation and embellishment 
of the city, aud a prominent part iu the restoration of the 
cathedral. He enjoyed the intimate friendship of Sir David 
Wilkie, Sir Francis Chantrey, K. A. Smith, Win. Motherwell, 
and indeed of moat of the distinguished painters, sculptors, 
musicians, litterateurs, and other eminent men of the present 
century . — Glasgow Daily Mail. 
IRELAND. 
The Sick and Wounded in Turkey. — The following an- 
nouncement appears iu the Cork Reporter of Tuesday : — 
' da y three religicuses from the Convent of Mercy, 
lvinsale — namely, Mrs. Bridgemau, the Mother Superioress ; 
Sister Mary Clare (formerly Miss Keane, of this city), and 
Sister Mary Joseph (formerly Miss Lynch, of this city ), pro- 
ceeded to Dublin, cn route to Constantinople, to minister to 
our brave soldiers aud sailors who may be wounded iu the 
Eastern war. It is on the application of the Government, 
through the proper ecclesiastical authority, that these de- 
voted ladies have volunteered to go on this mission of more}’. 
They will, we understand, be joined in Liverpool by some 
twenty or thirty more of their order, and by a Catholic 
chaplain, who will accompany them to the seat of war. Tho 
conduct of the Government in thus proclaiming its sense of 
the value of the services which the Sisters of Mercy can 
render is exceedingly creditable to it, and, at tho same time, 
is a proud testimony in favour of our conventual institu- 
tions." 
Dublin, Wednesday Evening. — The Mail announces tho 
death of the Right Hon. James Grattan, which event took 
place suddenly yesterday at his residence, Tinuehineli, 
county of Wicklow. The right lion, gentleman was the 
eldest son of the late Right Hon. Henry Grattan, and repre- 
sented the county of Wicklow iu many Parliaments. He 
leaves no issue. 
