New York Clipper (Sep 1862)

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' ,; ,,.w«rriiH DPBBaaxT fob.the sew tobi <hjfpeb, ■ '• ; 'V- . BY EDWHTJAMES, BEBISS— NUMB SB TWiSltTT. BABOSi' KIOHOisON—THB' CYDER CELLARS—ORIGIN OF • JTOOB AND. JURY 'BOCIETT—THE BABON A VERY "HABD OABE.' • V ^ ■ Thaie ei«;f«w people Interested in sporting matters who have ■ no*( aieoriie tUse or other, read or heard- tell of Baron Nlohol- exjb,. either In oonneotlon with rate meeUngs, Corinthian rerels ajld fertlvlhv or as originator of the mock Judge and Jury trials. Presuming most of yon know the Baron by reputation, I will lot • daiWtt a bAf sketch of his checkered career, previous to deaonb- lng the peculiar and disreputable doings of the' Maiden Lane Order Cellars. Benton (he wasn't born a Baron, remembor) - Nloholson came Into the world April 4,1809, and like most other youngsters, was Sought the very model of what am infant should oe, while all .the neighbors prognosticated for him a great future. His pa> '■' rants died whan he was quite young,' and the want of a mother's care and advice, no doubt. led him Jo adopt the "fast" mode of living, for we find that when a mere boy ne became intimate ' with all the actors at Sadler's Welle Theatre, and more particu- larly with Joe Orlmaldl, Barnos, Bologna, Andrew Campbol], W. H,,Payne.' Charles Westmarth. and Howard Payne, the lessee, Yfung Mlok had another peculiarity, a mania for seeing people hung and beheaded, for they used to make no bones of decapi- tating traitors in England then, however, mnoh they may sympa- thies and eulogUe the same tribe now. At the age of twelve, he , apprenticed himself for three years to a Jew plothesmon and pawnbroker! in whose delectable society he formed an intimacy. w)th most'of the thieves and fallen women of Shadwell—not from a matter of choice, bnt In the course pf .business. While in this capacity, he learnod more Tsecallty than his ideas could manage without feeling considerable remorse, bat there was one amuaujg Incident of common' occurrence, that Is too good to omit in this letter. When a qu^or old second-hand Jacket, which wouldn't qt anybody, was In stool, the common practice was to pick open the bresst of It and place therein four or five far- things, then carefully, stitch them over, as If they had been placed there by the previous owner for secresy snd safety. Lu aiorOus lhdeeq were these sales. ■ The sailor, in many instances, - oreometrmeeabroad-backed countryman, the moment hisonpld- i ty was anrasedby feeling ttfe supposed aovorslgns—for who could lnugme^that farthings would he taken so much care of ?—would inalit on miking the purchase, without any regard to the shape, make, or fit of. the garment To see a big fellow with a boy's jacket, and to watch him go down the nearest court or alley, and witness his eagerness to rip up the lining to get at the concealed trea>ure,-was great fun: then followed the disappointment and .anger, which were vehemently vented on the roguish shop-keop- «r who had so artfully contrived to tempt and profit by the ava- .--lloe of his customer. I'm not aware whether your Ohathamers - -ever try this dodge or not; but let It be a wsmlni to all "hang- - me-down" (wens, or those who sport second-hand wearing ap- - parel—for.inirtaniw, "them AvedoUarBnlte," thatOBed.tobead- ; Tertteeid round Orand and Kassan streets. WHen only fifteen, Nicholson, from his precocious progress in . life, associated with bruisers,' gamblers, nagsmen, soolal ovlls, .aiiloUiisr oharaetera who lived by their wits. With Crookford, ■ th» ganitilar prince, he was very Intimate: Mr. O.'s house, the v. Bl Jakes'Olnb, boosted of eight hundred .members, at a yearly' urtWforlpDMtkftie ?f.ten guineas, most of whom belonged, to the ^ftejlnohi^lfy, and'Uie way moneyjehanged hands there seoms when the pen was required, Perhapa Mr. Queen may: publish bis autoblogr«phy 'oneo.f these days, and then yoa wlll; get * better Insight into the Lord Chief Baron's character..-.:. :'.-> . Before oommlttlng myself among the overtastldlout, It win be ' perhaps as well to state that I have nude it a rule to see all that a possible, and that comes under legal protection, be It good, bad, or Indifferent. It would be great folly to travel from New York to Loudon without seeing tho entire animal, so far as elght- seelpg is concerned; and parttonlarly so when a pers6nhaethe necessary amount of nerve to resist all kinds of. temptation. It Is ell the same to me whether I go to Westminster Abbey, Ore- morne, or the Cyder Collars, from having "learned the ropes", long ago, and believing the latter place will be the moat interest- ing, because you can always read about Westminster, my poor efiorta shall be aimed at the sayings and doings In Nloholson's Cyder Cellars. - MODEL ABTT0IB*TIII MOOX tBIAXi-TpE OTSSB OZLLASS A HOT-BED ■ y , or tick. • Without a guide you would experience considerable dif- ficulty in; finding these 'so-called Oyder Cenare,- although every night, regularly, the Strand is swarmed with overgrown ragamuffins. cunributlng circulars about tho concern,'and a number of broken-down poets parade the same thoroughfare with immense square transparent hats, on the four sides of whloh is printed,'tNlchoIson'e Judge and Jury Society, Poses Plaatlques, A Trial of Peculiar Interest at .half-past nine; Vocal and Instrumental Concert, interspersed with Tableaux Tlvanta after the theatres." This is the programme night oiler night and month after month. You will .also 'notice boards pla- carded to the same effect, with a caricature portrait of some imaginary Judge—still, if you are unacquainted with London, all this only tends to confuse rather than help one. The way I fonnd the Cellars out was all by 6han.ee, and came about while a party of four were going to Jesse'Smith's, a noted pe- destrian, and host of the • Proud PeacoOk," Molden-lane-to make a match with;n couple of runners for £10 a side. It was getting late when we left Jesse's, so one of the crowd pro- posed that all hands should go down to Old Nicholson's and make a night of It—that la, not go horns till morning, to which my silence gave consent. Well, sir, would yon believe, it wasn't half s blook from Sailth's porter house, and I nevr knew It before ? The Cyder Cellars are in Maiden-lane, o abort, narrow street, running from Bedford to Southampton-street, and also apprtiohed frota the Strand by a passage two doors\above the Adelphl Theatre, where Bon Webster Is gathering a rich har- vest, notwithstanding his bosom friend, Bouolcanu's, secession EroolMtles, both on and 60* the stage. Outside is a dirty lamp, ibelled rOyder Cellars;" inside, a dingy bar-room, with a peculiar- looking damsel, hard of hearing, to serve out the quarterns of gin and pots of "fourpenny," as they call a certain kind of ale, to duttngalsh it from "sixpenny," although'I couldn't see the maiden make any difference, whichever was called for. There happened In a couple of the "poses plaatlques,'' or model artists, whom one of us (not me, mind,) knew, and noth- ing would do but we must drink their healths several times so as to prepare them for the classical entertainment they had to participate In, "Diana and her Nymphs," or something of ,th«t sort. It is generally understood tbatthese "ladles" feel insulted if met in the bar-room without being invited to drink.' You may thus form an idea hew many bottles of sweet gin they consume in s week by the fast sort of Individuals who patronize those kind of dens for the honor (?) of drinking out of the same glass as the "models" sip from. Towards nine we explored the Cellars by going down a flight of eteps leading off the bar-room; the first individual down below was Miss Nicholson, Baron N.'s only daughter, a large, dark, sensual-looking, woman; to whom we handed over the current value of a British recruit, one shilling, for admittance, then passed along a halL up half a dozen eteps, into a mcdsrate sized room, with about two dozen greenhorns inside snd the same number of waiters, dressed up as if going to a ball or conversations; these lackeys didn't give us time to get seated before they rushed over to the tune of "any borders gents," and wouldn't leave tOl we gave them orders. Like all concert rooms in London, they oharge sixponce for a cigar or glass' of ale, and expect two or three pence more for themselves; this sort of thing soon makes a hole, in'a pound if there's half a dozen together, and that's where the laugh don't oome in next day, when a person considers how muoh he's paid for a terrible headache and the blues; whereas, for the same money, a trip to Paris, Havre, Antwerp, or Baden-Baden might easily be taken.' Isn't that so, ye men of little faith? Well, after satisfying the waiters we took observations of .the concern, resulting In the discovery of a seedy piano,' twelve oil paintings of celebrated Judloial characters ranged along the walls, a bar tended by a would-be fancy man, numberless printed tiokets stating beds could be had on the premises, together with private wine rooms, supper rooms, etc., pro bono pvlliw; altogether they make no secret of the character of the place, and when we know It is licensed snd encouraged by the British government, why should they.play the wolf In sheep's clothing? ' The nature of the entertainment is worse, much worse than has ever been publicly advertised or acted upon in New York within -my recollection; Madame Wharton's troupe of model artistes, the ..old Franklin Muloum,and suoh like disreputable exhibitions, were decent places compared with'the Cyder Cellars of Maiden Lane, Coal Hols off the Strand, and the Eldorado, of Leicester Square, all three frequented by both sexes , with lm- punlty. There's no necessity to describe what "model artistes" ore. hut If you would see the very worst kind but of Paris itself,- Just Come to London for a month or so.' ■ At half-part nine,, after the model artiste show, commenoes the original, distinct, and peoullar■proceedings called the Judge and Jury trial, first Introduced by Old Kick, but now common In many parts of England. With an attention to details worthy of a bet- ter cause, everything is arranged tip top; on a raised platform in the center, seated in a big arm ohalr at a desk or pulpit, with gas- jets burning on each aide, was the Count—a robust. Jovial-look- ing fellow, not unlike'the deceased Baron in many respects, at- tired in black silk robes, clerical bands, immense frills round his ce than reality. What would our "gambullers' members of the club'or their friends being admitted. Morning " yoemtoenoed at four P. M.,-and oontinucdtill seven. The as played at that time of the day were from $2.60 (half a sotb- n), totlSO, or fifty pounds, and tho bank put down, $13,000. [eleven; night play .began; than the bank was increased to KLOOO, anafthe stakes were unlimited, Crookford employed ' r-two. servants, in and out of livery, the head oook jflng 16,000 per annum, Besides Keeping a gambling _i O."carried on the business of a wine merchant, ana ((.'was estimated at the enormous Bum of $1,000,0001 dvate oharactor abovo rcproaah, Crookford's death was fraally regretted among the poor around his estate sit New- )t> .'from his numerous acts of philanthropy and be- shoe, twentyrone, Nloholson started In business.for himself, In the'Jawelry trade, supplying the trail 1 and fair with costly artl- dEs^laklng their words, and bills for tho payment—shallow seen. rtUei Jwhicn were never realized. As a natural conseqiienoo, he soon'became bankrupt, was arrested for dobt, imprisoned, and rit the greater port of biS'alter life in tho .Debtor's JaiL ugh a streak of in-luak' ln everything he undertook. It would occupy too much spape'to relate bis whole history, so tho best W wfil be to mention one or two moro incidents, and then to the matter under way, to wit, the Judge and Jury Soolety. , OnVune i 1637.' Baron Nloholson started a weokly publication oaUed The Idiot, devoted to original sketches of gaming houses, free and easies, the prisons) tho swell mob, flats and sharps, parish worthies, licensed victuallers, pawnbrokers and their assistants, olgar shops and protty, women, Bow street olfioera, - the doings of courtezans and demlrops of quality, etc, with criti- cisms on actors and theatres, and all places of publlo. amuse- ment As might be expeotodj his paper created a groat sensa- tion! from Its violent and gross attacks on private individuals, something of the Life in Botiim style, though not quite so bad, Nlo)?s weekly lived about four years, or long enough to give him . a refutation, oh the strength of which ho started, or. rather botaht out the Qanick's Head Hotel, Bow street, and on llarch ••'. 8,'Wl, first established the Judge and Jury Society. After three years, ho'agolnDecatne insolvent, had to give up the hotel, and V isfsitad on a'touriwith his Judge and Jury, attending all races, -'V^'wUerebeerobted'alargotent for the sale of refreshments. In ■■ K'lfloT, Mr. N., in cohjunotlon with Messrs. T. B. Simpson and .ifjijj ,T. Smith, Veteran' theatrical managers, took a leaso of the ■'.Coil Hole Tavern, out got beat out of his share, and eventually Tioved to Maiden Lano, where ho kept tho Oydor Cellars until " i»th JaMey,18W. . V ire eonvorsad with stores of literary men as tothomorlts Of lihii original oharaoter, and they all agree on ono point—that ls^fopceseWed remarkable genius, and would bavo boon an or- I'tbitie bar, pulpit, or rostrum, had his talonts beon em- it the proper dueotlon; but his Ideas were so low, broad, :,at times, that his most intimate friends felt disgusted : BosBihly he hadn't a dozen superiors in London at ' ritq;i8poeoh or pootio sentiment, yet he Invariably .Tils vomit, no matter whom .he might offend. For a ^tBi .'occasion of some admirers of Nat Langham etbor. ond purchasing a magnificent goblet as a '-*^\ for Ould Nat, the Baron was appointed to ' i a speech, whloh I am told was a splendid . .st of Kossuth's for pathos and fooling; but lete ended? With this repugnant sentiment.' ' > was completely overcome with emotion, he ' ""'toy, hero's your b-y good health I SVthS fur how doyou Turning, to ahoutSd out, ™ t -t- — . - - ■/ g< Sow had this man only: used bis talents in another direction,' he might havo left a name behind that all his kmdred could feel lusw i^udpt'the mi^ especially as his sphore of action was ainoM the ignorsht and lowly to a great extent, and his influ- ence wts so* great that few could resist, bis persuasive'«lo- menw/ ' Baron Nloholaoi-knew all the Uteriry, theatrical, ftdloial, and sporting celebrities of his day, and among the latter he was very popular and in demand, from the foot that he .wrote most of their lovo letters, and transacted all business wrists; wig and peruke or tall, gold specs balanced on nose end, with piles of MSB. In front of film, and 1 frequently indulging in snuff as'great men are apt to do. On the Count's right were the prosecutor's counsel, on bis left the defendant's. In their profes- sional costume, seated at two different tables. Within healing stood the witness-box, and, bearlnghis staff of office, the sheriff was there, as dignified as a poker. Previous to calling witnesses, order was insisted on, or delinquents must expect to be"commit- ted for contempt of court, but the court might be induced to over- look any indlscretlone if the guilty individual would stand .the. whisky. By this time the .Cellar was pretty full, with one-third females, and the fan may be said to have commenced in earnest The trial selected this night woe the Wyndham Lunacy case, giv- ing both counsel and witnesses a rare chance to display their knowledge- of smut and filthy ideas. I shouldn't core to repeat their testimony, and certainly never could sit down calmly and Sot it to paper, so you will take for granted what sort of language i used without feeling any further curiosity about tho matter. His Honor first called General Wyndhsm; whloh character Mr. H. Q. Brooks, the Protean Witness, took off to perfection in his make-up and dignity—he refused to answer one-half the ques- tions, and eventually got bo obstreperous that the court committed him lor contempt. Next oome Mrs. Wyndham, nu Agnes Wll- loughby, personated by a fallen angol, whose testimony was of the most aisgusttngnature; of course the bloods and compatriots of'the original lunatlo, Wyndham, were in high glee over this part, coming as it did from a frail woman, ana resulted in her afterwards being Invited by several to Join them over their bot- tles of ohampagne. .-The third and last actor was Wyndham him- self, taken off by Little Brocks; here,' setting aside the foul and' rank expressions, Brooks showed that he possessed mimicking powers of the highest order—what with his vacant stare,' slobber- lng, evasive answers, general appearance, action, and walk, the audience couldn't resist from giving decided tokens of their ap- 6reolation, and many grasped hlin cordially by the hand on ra- ring from tho box. Altogether, the trial occupied about two houra, during which time aU tho usual formalities of cross-exami- nation, etc, were gone through, with arguments'from counsel pro and con, together with the learned-Judge's charge to the Jury, .delivered In'the most serious manner poasiblej-ln fact, everything is so capitally done, ono can hardly help admiring their talent, sadly misapplied, though It may be, and if. Little Brooks had only commenced right I doubt If there are many low comedians on either side the AtlanHo that could have excelled him, , ' After the trial comes more "poses plastlqnes," or exhibitions of shape by, four God-forsaken looking young women, as dissi- pated as two pair of owls. While this is going on, the "soolal evils" pass all manner of remarks about the show, oriUcIze the "modols," and try to convlnco young men from the oountry that they ore bettor favored as models of beauty than the ones per- forming In flesh-colored tights before them, offering wagers to prove ft,'and defymgvVerdent Green'or Damphool to come and seo for themselves. It requires no great stretoh of the imagina- tion to guess the rest, what the private wine, supper and bed rooms are intended for; audjthat each vile oribs should bo toler- ated in the very heart of London is a fester snd ulcer upon the British Govemmont Itself. For magnificently-dressed women, be-Jewened ldlotlo fops, no place in the world boats tho Cyder Oeuars, and could a descent be made somo night I'll bet a thous- and green-badks to a ten-pun-note, that one half the patrons of this aen are olthcr tho scapegrace sons of noblemen or profes- sional sharpers, Who takes the bet? ' When tho concert-rooms aro dosed, some of their singers come around horo and make a noise—possibly for their gin money, anOmany of them don't desorve that. How late they kedp open 1 I can't say, because we came away soon after one o'clook, and then everything was in full swing, for the theatre goers kept dropping in, acoompanlod genoraUy by some Haymorket beauty, and the possibility Is they don't-ehnt up as long as thore'sany body to patronize them. The Cyder Cellars aro a great Institution, ain't they! The BttEkTH.—In • life- of fifty years, s man mokes upwards of five hundred millions of respirations, drawing through his lungs one hundred and seventy tons weight of air. and dlsohir. guig nearly twenty tons of the deleterious oarbonio acid ; and a quantity of ten oublo feet of sir per mlnuto is required to supply film with tho amount of oxygen necessary for the performance of this function, whilst the constant ohange of the atmosphere Is evidently imperative to get rid of the products of respiration and the effluvia from the body, 1 AOooiMEr 8?OBiBSUH.gavo a blah figure for"a well-bred pointer, but the poor ooskney did not know what pointing was. So, when the ariimil fmsde a point, lifting one leg, as ureal, and starfdlag motlonleti, our oockney friend ■declared he had the oramps, and took him up In his arms and carried him home. ■fi i^aasai pMl AUD OTHAtB; s^BT-CUBO. ■' •' - "■. ' : ■ ■' "■■ '< '' NBW atSlBS.—lfVJlBXa.:IWEirTT-TWO. . , WmU ' UJI XX7BKSSXT fO» THE HEW TOHI CXTPFKB, BY OOL. T. ALLSTON 1 BBOWN. MB. fOODHAK. Made his first appearanoe m^Phlladelphla in 1806, at the Ohest- nut-street Theatre, where he remained for some time, When on an emergency some one was wanted to perform a particular part- he was always ready, and having a very quick study, he general- ly acquitted himself with tolerable suooess. Indeed, that one quality of personating parts at a short notloe, made him of great Importance to any theatre. He was the husband of Mrs. Moors, They were attached to the Boston Theatre in 1816. MISS WORKMAN.- .. —' ■ Bern in Birmingham, England; madf her first appearanoe on the Amsrloan stage April 91,1818, at the Chestnut-street Theatre,' Philadelphia, for the benefit of Miss. Hawthorn, when sho sp- Cred In the farce of "High Life Below Stairs," and redltod Col- ' "Ode on the Passions." THOMAS WIGNELL. ' > Bom in London; was apprenticed to the business of .seal out- tlng, but being aonttnually about Girrick's Theatre, his father, being a member of the company, he very naturally turned his at- tention to the stage. .Came to America in 1174, but the Amerioan revolution obanged his plans, and he visited Jamaica, where he remained until 1786. - Made his first appearanoe on the American stage In 1T86, at the John-street Theatre, New York, as Joseph Surface, in'- "School for Scandal." m 17M, in conjunction with Belnagle', he became manager of the New Chestnut-street Theatre, Philadelphia. - Pre- vious to the opening, he visited England for the purpose of en- a company of performers for the establishment Sled in 'elphla,in l803., ■.=;_' JAMES PIMBBILY WILKINSON. Bom In London in 1767. Hsdo his* first'appearance on the' stage in 1806, at Greenbrobk, Kent, England, as Valverde, In "Hzarro." Flnt appeared on the'Amerioan stage Aug. 30,1833, at the-Fark Theatre, New York, as Geoffrey Muffincap, In "Ama- teurs and Actors." and in "Exchange No Bobbery." In 1833 he returned to his dative place, where he was residing at last ac- counts. First appeared in Philadelphia March 28,1833, atthe Walnut «s Ephralm, In "Sohool for Prejudice." He was very poorly received in this oountry, but was a true artist JOSEPH H.BOBWELL. Bom in Philadelphia. Made his first appearance on any stage in July, 1885, at the Walnut-street Theatre, Philadelphia, as Mal- colm, in "Macbeth." Bemalned at this house for two seasons, when he became a member of the Arch-street house. In,'43 he left Philadelphia for New York, and opened at the Bowery Thea- tre. During 'the Season he made a ''hit" in the character,of the Hessian Sentinel, in "Putnam, or the Iron Son of '76." ' Be- celvlng a better offer from Messrs. De Bar and Deverna, of the Chatham Theatre, he was unly instaBed a member of that com- pany. After wandering about for some time, we find him stage manager at Welch's National Circus in his native city; left for Washington, where he became prompter for two seasons.*. In .'{6 was a member of the Walnut, playing old man characters. MB. DABLEY. Born in England; was brought to America by Mr. Wignell, for the Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, In 1793; made his first appearance on the American stage at Annapolis, Md„ with the Chestnut Street Theatre company. -Mode his debut in Phila- delphia, February 17,1794, at the Chestnut; first appeared in New-York August 29th, 1801, at Corn's Garden, as Hawthorn; in "Love in a Village," Betumed to England and opsned a porter- house in Oxford street, London, where he died In 1869, much respected. ' MBS. DABLEY. ' .. Maiden name Ellen Westray; born in Bath, England. "Made her first appearance on the American stage December Mth, 1796, at the Haymorket Theatre.' Boston, as Narolass, in "Inkle and Yarlco." Made her debut in New-York in 1798, as Joanna, in "Tho Deserted Daughter," st the Park Theatre. Died in Philadelphia, Sept 26th, 1849, at the resldenos of her son: Was considered one of the very best actresses that ever walked the boards of an American stage. She was highly respected by ell who had the pleasure of her acquaintance.' • JOHN DABLEY, JFK. Made his first sppearance on any stage as a boy. 1796, at the Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia. He shortly afterwards left the-stage and entered the Marine Corps of the United States, whloh he left in 1800, and made his re-appeoranoe on the stage, and married Miss E.'Westray. Retired from the' stage and bought a farm near Chester, on the Delaware, where no resided. Died on his farm, January, 1863. ' . . ; t MB. DAY. Was s member of the -Broadway Theatre, New-York, In May, 1851. First appeared in Philadelphia May 3d, 1863, at the Walnut Street Theatre, as Harry Johnson, in • •Nan, the Good for Nothing;" for the benefit of W. Stuart, treasurer of the theatre. MBS. WILMOT. * . . .Formerly Mrs. Marshall., Born in England; mode her first appearance on the American-stage in 1793, with the Chestnut Street Theatre company, of Philadelphia, at Annapolis, Md. She afterwards went to Philadelphia and became a valuable acquisition to the Chestnut Street company. She had a hearty, doehlng manner, that made her a most oharming actress in romps and similar characters. As Prlsollla Tomboy, and Llttlo Piokle, she never hod an equal. She was the admiration of S>very theatre in which Bbe played, fascinating the spectators by her naturalness and sparkling Tivaoity. Her figure was under, the middle size,' and heroountenance had a very pleasing ex- pression, ■ ■ MBS. WARNEB. . V , Maiden name Mary Huddort Was, born in Dublin, Ireland, 1798. At 16 years of age she was engaged for . the Plymouth (England) Theatre, and played Lady. Macbeth, to the noble Thane of Mr. Macready. In 1858 she was engaged at Drury Lane, and performed the same character, lnoludlng others, with Edwin Forrest . > . Crossed the Atlantic and made her dcoui in New-York in 1861, at Burton's Chambers Street Theatre, as Hermlone, in 1'The Winter's Tslc" First appearedjln Philadelphia November 10th, 1861, at the C hestn ut Street Theatre, as Queen Katharine, in "King Henry Vm." Returned to England, and on her arrival her friends hastened to her rescue; and Her Majesty was .pleased to bestow on her casoa consideration whloh sufficiently, showed the -honor snd estimation in whloh the eminent artist-was held. , Died in London, September 24th, 1864. • Mrs. Warner was one of the greatest ornaments of the modem stage, and owed her celebrity to her.Bterllhg merits, In tragedy she excelled her competitors, and was for a long period, In Lon- don, the only actress oapable of sustaining its severer characters ml^outlf'mis... In some . howerslf^oelebrated, who. has, p: boards, ' <■;■•;:'•_. --^ ■ ' . ''^;'.;,' ; ';'H'iiv;-;'8:i?E.N. o-e.b' 1 ; ' Born in London.,. Made.bis first appearanoe on the in—' s»oge^B81.atthe i Bowery,<New YorSTln 1834 he ehS a Mr. Jfaunbley's wife; during the winter of '88, he and i? ley met accidentally at New Orleans, and a duel was V Frombley was shot dead. It, was nothing less thin « blooded murder on the part of Spencer. - . 1 Spencer immediately went to Texas, and was one of th« oners massacred ot the Alamo, by order .of Santa Anno. TBp.IJ.P..E ; OF SPANISH DANOEB8.' Composed of the following persons:—Don Jose MarUiw-,,! director and composer;'Donna Marls Arrego, Donna JoSo Pasquero, principal daaieusa*; Don Fernando Cabrera llnTc 1 cer; Donna A. Gostine Llorento, Donna Valentine Rlas 5* Josephs Pacheco, Sonna Marina Cortes, Donna Paz OuZw Donno Man'ollo Montezuma, Don Jose Arrego, Don Juan TatS* Don Jbee Oamaoha; Don Joaquin Ter&cU, Don Pedro Iguadoip amo, and Don Fernando Melodo. - ■■' ut Mode their first appearance in Philadelphia, November lu, I860, at the Walnut Street Theatre, in the ballet ^verUaaanS - 0f!!YlntageofXeres.". , . . w °°««' . " MBS. 8 PEN O E Bf Madb her first appearanoe on'the Amerioan stage March w 1794, at the John Street Theatre, New York, as Juliet in ••BnaS and Juliet" Retired from the stage in a very ahort ttue. iS tiibut not being very successful. ■ "';'-.: H. N. BP B AGUE. Born In Buffalo, .New York; January 34th, 1818.' Made hh first appearanoe on the stage March 31st, 1829, it the Treinari Theatre, Boston, as Felix, in '.The Hunter of the Alps." thS! In Gloucester, Mass., September 39th, 1868, while a member ofa' strollingoompany. .... . ";'' ' MB 8.8 P B A G TJ E. ' Born In' Ireland, May 17th, 1838. Mads her first appeariaai on the Stage January 23d, 1852,'at the Museum, Albany.»». York, as norido, in "Fortunlo." " " Bequemoes and THExn CoKgajuEKCES.—The following aaeodaaj Applies an apposite Illustration, that in the business of life plita words are .preferable to obscure ones. A pedantio old gentleroia, odd and peoullar in his habits, happened to want a footman, aoj' requested his nephew to find him one. The nephew thsnght Ui own valet eligible for the place, and desired him to apply for 11 - The man was attached to his young master, and left film retook antty; bnt believing that the change would be for his advantage - repaired to the uncle, who being confident that his nephew i would not send an Improper person, merely asked him if he nth derstood uquenco. John was puzzled. He had never heard tot' word before, and It did not sound like anything belonging to - table service, brushing clothes, or oleanlng -boots. He was at muoh abroad as a sailor In Block-tyei Swan, who, having depose!' on William's court martial to bis messmate's exceUonce as a set- man, is next asked what he can say of his moral oharactor. - "Moral character, your honor? Why, he ploys the fiddle like as - angel I" John, after similar hesitation, replied: "I am not quite sure, sir, that I understand yon; but If you will bs pleased to ex- plain yourself, I hope I eball be able to give you satisfaction,"- •1 mean," said his proposed new mooter, "that when-1 order you to lay the cloth, you should comprehend thereby everything oonnectedwlthiteuch as knives, forks, salt, spoons, etc-Tand.- eo upon all occasions,.not to do only what you are told In so many speoiflo words,'but . to let your .mind take in the whole)., range of emnaHng.appuTiavmxi, dtpendencitt, uquawa, and omit-.' qutnea of one thing upon another." John assured him he would do his best and hod no doubt of - pleasing him. Accordingly he was -hired, and for some time' they agreed perfectly. At last, his master finding himself su4- demy uL ordered John to fetch o nurse as soon as possible* In- stead of returning with all speed, he was absent for several hours, and when st lost he presented himself, received a severe reprimand for his delay, when he had been sent on business that -required dispatch. John watted until his. master's anger had p abated a little,' and then proceeded to Justify his conduot in the following manner: "That he went and found the nurse, who wis below; thinking that ah apothecary might be be o connecting o> pin-townc* to a nurse, he hod brought one. who' was also below; that knowing a doctor woe usually a d>paidaice.on an apothecary, he had likewise fetched a^hyslolon, who was in waiting; a sur- geon, he said, was often a sequence to a doctor, and on undertaker - the omasguence of all; he had, therefore, brought them altogether,. and hoped he had thoroughly understood and. executed bis or- ders." The' story winds up by Baying, that the old gentleman ' was so muoh pleased with the humor of his man, that he added* ' -codicil to his win, by which lie left him a handsome legacy. W. A. WARNER. Bom In New-York in 1826. Made his first appearanoe on the stage.ot the Frankfort Ky'., Theatre, as MarceUus, In /'Hamlet,'" In 1861 was at the National Theatre, Cincinnati, Oljlo. J AM E8 H ; OAL'DW ELL.' ■ The Pioneer of the South end West, 'Born in Manchester, Lancaster County, England, in 1793; made his first appearance on any stage in his notlvf place, acting the Page, In "Court Boenes." Made bis first sppearance. oh'the Amerioan stage in November,'1816, at Charleston. 8. 0., as Belcour, in "The West Indian" and '"The Three Singles," in .'the force of "Throe and Deuce;" oommonosd his ooreer as manager In Columbia, in 1817. On the 7th of January, 1620, he brought out a regular'company of comedians In New Orleans; opened the St. Charles Theatre, New Orleans, November 80th, 1885;. which was destroyed by fire March 18th, 1841. ' His lost appearance on any stage took place January 14th, 1648, when he appeared as Vapid, In "The Dramatist" 'In 1834, ho Introduced gas in the olty of New Orleans for the first time; he afterwards made heavy contracts, with nearly all the Southern altlea to supply them with gas. Made his first appearance in Philadelphia, April 16th, 1818, at the Walnut Street Theatre, as "The Three Singles." He was first Introduced to this country by the late Josoph Holraon, the manager of tho Charleston Tbeatro. Prior to his appearanoe at Charleston, he was a leading light comedian at Bath, Bristol, and Manchester. Mr. Hohnan made him n conspicuous man at his theatre in Charleston—got up a riot whloh rosulted in the destruction of the thoatre—subsequently! woundod Holmon in a duel at SuUlvsn'Luand—then appeared to the publlo, and took a triumphant) benefit Immediately after this affair, he married a lady of fortune In Frederloksbarg, Vs., realised a princely fortune, and became a banker;-. ; 1 } M'LLE. LOUISE LAMOTJBBTJX. Visited this oountry with the celebrated Bonzanl Ballet Troupe, Mode har first appearance on the American-stage, September 10th, 1B67, at the Academy of Muel& Philadelphia. '- She Is atoll, lithe, elegantly formed'YAmon, of great .physical power, and' in whose movements, there.Is not the least traoo of effort or fatigue. Her execution is much mote dranfstio than that of any dancer we hove yet seen here, while at the same time the spectator is startled with the rapidity with which the ooveri space. Her poses an graceful,but her putomtinla MUonft " ' ■* w ■ Wealth or the AKanwre.—Orajsus possessed In landed prop- erty $8,600,000, besides slaves, money, and furniture, worth is' mnoh. more; he used to say that a citizen who could not support an army or a legion, did not deserve the title of a rloh man. Seneca hod a fortune of $1,708,000. Tiberius left at bis death . $98,116,000, which Caligula spent in twelvo months. Vespasian/ on ascending the throne, estimated all the expenses of Borne - at $176,000,009 a year. The debts of Mllo amounted to $3,000,000. Ossar, before he entered upon sny office, owed $18,975,000; he had purchased the friendship of Cairo for $1,600,000, and that of . Luolua Paulas for $1,600,000, Atthe time of me assassination of Julias Caesar, Moro Antony owed $16,000,000: he owed this sum - on the ides of March, and It was paid by the kalends of April; between the death of Ctcsar and bis own decease, he spent $785,000,000. Applus spent$2,600,000 in debauohery, and finding, upon examining his affairs, that he had only $400,000 left, he ' committed suicide by poison, because he considered that sum- Insufficient for his maintenance. Ccfsor gave Satulla, the mother of Brutus, a pearl worth $60,000. Oleopatra, at an entertainment she gave to Antony, dissolved in some vinegar a pearl worth' $400—not o great many thousand dollars, as Is commonly stated —and he drank the acid beverage. Shobt Whist. —One would' hardly suppose any connection between a lobster and the Invention of this game, so mnoh pre- ferred by zealous players on account of Its brevity; but bo it is. Long whist was supplanted about forty yean ago, simply by the fondness ofa worthy Welsh baronet for hot lobster. Four' first-rate whist-players, of whom he waa one, adjournodfrom the House of Commons to the celebrated coffee house known as Brooks', to get some supper. One of thorn proposed a rubber while the oook was busy, and tbe others agreed. "But ' the lot? ster. must be hot" said the baronet "and a rubber may lost on hour, by whloh time the lobster will getcold." "It is too long,"' sold another; "let's out It shorter," ahlmod In a third; carried, new, eon. The four whistiplayere found It lively to win or lose so much oftener in the same time; and' the new game soon be- came all the rage—by the help of the baronet's hot lobster. \8mvxp. Hnt Right.— Not long slnce-HenryE, Mmor, Esq,,' .editor of the Manchester (Yt:) Journal, deliberately knocked down -one Marvin Dole, for expressing, in the streets of Man- chester, traitorous sentiments, suoh as ."he hoped that, ovory man who crossed the Potomao would eithor be shot by the ens-' : my, orslse that God Almighty .would strike them down by light- • nlng; that Jackson, the murderer of - Ellsworth, was the man for- him;-that he would like to raise a monumont to his memory, and that he served Ellsworth right; and that ho hoped that our army before Richmond would fie defeated.'! Miner was arrested for assault and after a lengthy trial, without leaving their Beats, the Jury returned the 1 following vordiot:— . Not guilty, and the Jury would recommend to oil loyal oltirens to go and do likewise," whloh was received with the oheere and shouts of the assembled audience. Miner served Dole risht and the Jury served Mlner^ right ' Cor tin the Baok Lxas 6» Youb Ohaibs.— I will tell you* ^ ■eoxw worth knowing. A thousand things' not worth half so muoh, hays bean patented, and elevated Into a business, It is this._Ifyon out off the bock lags of your ohalrs bo that the baokport of the seat Bhall be two inches lower than the front port, It wffl greaUy.relleve the fatigue of silting, and keop your spine in muoh better shape. , The prlnolpol fttlguo in siftiiig comes from your sliding forward, and .thus stramlna theligs* - ments snd musolesln the small of the baok, The experiment I hove odvlsed will obviato this tendenoy, and, as I hove sug- gested, add greatly to the oomfort and hoaltbfalncBS of the siV ting position, The front edgo of a ohalr'should not bo more than- fifteen' lnoheB high for the overage man, nor more than fourteen for an • wOT.v TheaTer *9 e SSb'Jt n °w aevonteen lnohes high for oil, whloh no amount of VaatWg in the seat can make oomfortable.—Xeutni' f^nmufum. • Cbcxpw'T Bee p.—A juggler was onoe performing to awett- ! SMS~^lf]?l ,n y, 8 .^ 6ltl,, « onoof bis feita of mysterious , disappearance in the following strain: ■ • . •'Now,|£entleuen,ItakethebaUthus, lnthopahnof my hand, , S! J S«!^ r ?^«Mhls Mrtormonoo. thni ^wobauithus, ef cetera, and, behold, 'Us gone. Yon thus see, gentlemen——" » "^•'••M't reiterated the same individual.' . oanTsse when— tt9 eXOltod Jng * ,M ' tlis asflJlani** "Yeiiihafs about the thing, rm blind," ' '■'■ ' TheJngj^rrMgaowntheonrlain. ', . 1 : i.^flS" 1 *D?--An abbreviation not to be found is, the tool* is to w found on a tombstone In DtukHrL The mourners u- ."■WJoot* sn old omit-to sleep yrtth, the oustomory phrasst; • "Letfcar»stlnpeooe'. u ' - - * ~ ■ . But thespooe on the stone gave out ot the dose of the worjl "her." The ready-witted sculptor, however, Inserted the Ini- tials, and now the old lady sleeps beneath the laconic bnt lad** gmt expression—"Let her r, L p," '