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I \ \Ls , 36. I business shered in anent and , refresh less, and ,wn at an ,and the rich gaily mance at ho were; gave a Whnty e church st by the observed entered rn, to be age, Ox addition service, we have denied 4, which proper told that nein we yes with s. Our ention ; to the 1110111- of Eng- reatrex. nett, E. m,' and rincipar WTood. areello. i Allan .Kent. cause.' raham, all the assem pee in ectable e read- Psalm, nerl in Phil preva- w con et pre -1., was .. Bra- !riking prin tirring in the to and chorus )f the er in )e felt )1low•s anced mself gered. I was OCT. 7, tug Shades," (Azor and-Zemira,) Spohr. "It eutative.und 1% Phillips,' • This Light to other Days," harp and ,Cornet a Piston Obligati, Messrs. Chilipand 11 artier, (The Maid. of Artois.) Belle. Madame Caradori Allan and Mrs. Wood, • Deli! con in, (Norma, ) Bellini. Doet,_Haip and Violin, M. Boclisa and M. Ole Bull. • Romance, Mrs. Wood, The unwilling ....Maeder. - "Aluetto, • Madame Caradori Allan and Mr. Bralial»,- • La ci clareur i ' ll Don Giovanni,) Mozart. •`! Ail, Mr. Bennett; ' 0 - 'tis the Melody,' • '..Arranged by J. B. Cramer. " Overture, • Die Zauberflote,' . Mozart." reader. will perceive "by the above that the selections were of *Ol, exceedingly :popular description. It appears 'that ihp public of Lancashire are f a t e d to lie disappointed by the dines-; of eminent inusicians. The. indisposition- of ;Brett - am, -in the morning, prevented hi m f rom j o i n in g i n th e c h urc h serv i ce ; and the first whisper that met our ears at the concert was, that Dragunetti was sn ill'that his double-bass would•be wanting. rumour, was confirmed by the event, for this accomplished performer faded : to make his , appearance. The opening sinfonia of Beethoven was executed - with great . -precision, and- elicited several.-bursts of applause from the au dience, who, at the conclusion, testified their approbation both of the performance and of the symphony in a very marked man ner, though, as it took full forty initiates in the execution, it was too long to encore. Bishop's recitative and polacca, " Trifler, forbear," was sun.' by. Miss Birch in a manner that does not call for any particUlar remark. The pastoral glee, " Oh. by Rivers," was sung very prettily ..4y Mrs. Kiiyvett, Miss Birch, and Mr. Taylor. It met with ..an immediate and unanim o u s encore . Madame Caradori next made her appearance, to sing the aria " Ah! quaudo in Regio Talaino." She was most raptur ously received, the 'audience continuing their applause for several minutes. She gave the air in a style that was scarcely less, to be praised. for brilliancy of execution than for powerful expression; and the loud plaudits with which she was greeted at its conclusion showed the estimation in which the audience held her efforts. Of Lindley's concerto on the violoncello, it were almost superfluous to speak. He is so well known for his :superb execution and for the rich variety 'of his tones, and has so often received the ineed of higher approbation than ours, that to praise him seems impertinent. The audience, however, applauded him to the very echo. and repeated the applause con tiauously anittuinoltuously. The veteran .was encored when he had finished his surprising perfOrmance with an unanimity that showed how general had been the effect which he had produced. Avery beautiful and somewhat-elaborately constructed eanzo net, by 'Prayers, was next given by Mrs. Wood and Mr. H. Phillips. The lady .was) received with that great applauSe_ to Which she is entitled by her high .merits - as , a:' , .mealist. The piece was well gang, hy inith-parties; the fine bass of' Phillips's voice being. preeisely,of the quality to give clue effect to that of Mrs. Wood. Mr. Philips. is in high estiniation with the public of. Liverpool, and he deserves to be so, for he is hot only a cot s rest singer, but he possesses in his style a considerable degree of elegance and true feeling. The.reporLduring the day was, that Braham's illness was of a serious nature, and apprehensions were entertained that he would be unable. to sing.the:cantata of "Mad Tom." in which he' has been so celebrated; ,- Soirie .-anxiety wa's evinced when his turn arrived, lAA .this was dispelled by his appearance. It was evident that.he.was labouring under indisposition, yet he went through the piece with surprising energy, sending forth a' volume of tone which equalled in power that of his best days, though it was destitute of that richness of quality and fine mo dulation, by _which he. as formerly distinguished. The next performance was of such a nature as to set the lover of description-and •of criticism equally at defiance. It was a concerto on the violin by M. Ole Bull, and a more sur prising performance we. never listened to. It would be impos sible to be too laudatory, yet we are at a loss •for language wherewith to convey to the reader the multifarious tones and expressions which he elicited from his small instrument. No. emotion seemed too difficult for him; he alternately touched the plaintive, the lively, the wild, and the melancholy; now bringing forth tones of- "linked sweetness long drawn out," and. anon scattering sounds with a swiftness that subdued every other, feeling in utter astonishment. It is impossible to say ' which is more to be admired, his breadth and variety of tone, or- his wonderful .execution. Our -present opinion is, that no violinist has yet , appeared who can at all compete with him. The scena from Cenerentola " Non pia mesta," sung by Mrs. Wood, concluded the first part. • In part the second the first subject worthy of particular no tice was the recitative, " I gaze upon the stranger land," with the succeeding air, from Balfe"s opera " The Maid of Artois," which was admirably given by Phillips. The harp and cornet obligati, were performed by Messrs. Chip and Harper. Mr. Chipp distinguished himself. 'The merits of Harper are too well known to require much to be said respecting them, His execution of some of the passages created universal admiration, among his auditors. • The piece was encored. Bellini's ((nett°, from Norma, was sung by Madame Caradori and Mrs. Wood. Nothing could exceed the splendid effect which those two accomplished vocalists produced by their per fect execution. of this charming piece. At its conclusion, a duetto, (harp and violin,) by M. Bochsa and M. Ole Bull, af forded fresh food for admiration. It was a surprising perform ance, and the audience seemed to be at a loss on which-per former they ought to shower the greatest favour. Both, how ever, had• reason to be-contented. The ballad of the Unwilling Bride is but a poor affair; though it was enriched by the talent and fine voice of Mrs. W oo d.. M ozart ' s O ver tureio Die Zau berllote wound:up the entertainments of the evening, and con -eluded a musical entertainment, the principal portions of which will long live in the memory-of the audience WEDNESDAY MORNING'S PERFORMANCE. The weather this morning continued equally favourable and beautiful; and the gay and exciting scene was, if possible, more bisstlingi The whole breadth of Church street, opposite St. Peter's; where the oratorio was to be performed, was one dense lyihronged parade. ; The church was crowded to excess, and presented a brilliant' display of rank, fashion, and beauty. Owing to the judicious arrangement of, the. police force, every thing like ConfuSiutt was- avoided. Amongst the company as sembledWe observ'edeur esteemed representative, Lord Saudon, and '.futnily ; Lord Skehnersdale 'and family, Lord Charles Thynne, Ireland ftlackburne, Esq., 111:1)., Mr. Leigh, &c., &c., and several membe rs o f t h e corporat i on. Whil st, i u our public capacity, speaking of_ the oratorios,, we should.be guilty 'of a dereliction of duty to:the public, for the great mass of whom, en far as our cireulation - efferißS;'e cater, if we refrained from noticing the mode in- w hi c h th e comm i ttee h ove t h ought r i ght to treat that public whom various causes may have prevented attending these and the other festival: performances, through their representatiVes,lhe public press. - the mere fact of refus-, admissiOnii4O the- press, and those courtesies which are usually extended to them,' would be beneath notice; both are purchasable but it is of the animus we speak. We hardly think that that portion of the public who base tint been able to attend; but Who hove Willingly contributed their means towards the charities which the proceeds of the festival are to forward, or that part who have gone to aportion' only of the festival perform ances, need , be very' grateful to the committee for this attempt to shia them out from all which they do not pay for andTerson ally attend. Had the festival not been for the promotion of a charity which we should be aorry to injure, (and we believe the same feeling influences most of our contemporaries,) we should sometime ago have noticed this carere.isuess of. the, public. Without the 'assistance which the press has afforded' the com mittee, in publishing their arrangements and aiding them with their talents in their labours, what would have availed the coin mittee's exertions, or .hat would 'have beeu the result Of the festival ? It would 'need no Prephet to :predict its failure. But this is not out only charge against the committee—we have to charge them with a species of back-stairs favour itism, which, to say the least of it, is verY:sonteruptible. If they choose to act illiberally towards the min-attending pub lic, well and good; let them stick to it. But this has not been the case entirely;- there has been a kind of small-beer allotment portioned out to them. The Morning Herald, the Morning Poet, and the Liverpo o l M a il have be en picked out, and have had . seats appropriated to them. We would ask what claim have either of the two former papers over the local press ? And we would ask why the Doe? pool Mail, par excellence, should be. picked out from the whole of the Liverpool newspapers—a paper not twO months old, comparatively unknown, and certain ly-having no csmnceivable distinction above its fellows. But this underhand work 'is in perfect keeping. We, however, in spite ofihe committee's veto present our readers with a full and, w e trust, accurate critiqu e o f th e w h o l e o f th e f es ti va l proceedings since our last, and fur which they, at least, are not indebted to the committee. The following is a programme of the morning's perform ances. PART I. Coronation anthem, "0 Lord grant the King a long life"— Attwood,- Air, Mr. Bennett, "Lord! remember David." (Redemption) —Handel. Funeral anthem, " Have mercy Lord"—Beethoven. Four Tromboni Obligati, arranged by the Rev. R. F. Elwin. Air, Madame Carrador(Allan, "Gratias,agimus," Clariunet Obligato, Mr. Wilman--Grigleihni. Air, Mr. H. Phillips, " Redeniptor Mundi"—Mozart. Recit. and air, Mrs: Wood, "It guiltless blood," (Susannah) —Handel. A SELECTION'FROM HANDEL'S ORATORIO, SOLOMON. Chorus; " Your harps and cymbals sound." Recit. and air, Mrs. W. Knyvett, " What tho' I trace." Chorus, " From the Censer." Recit. Mr. Bennett, "My Soy'reign. Liege." • Recit. Braham, "Admit them." Recit. Mrs. A. Shaw, "Thou Son of David." Reeit. Mr. Braham, " What says the:other." Recit. Miss Birch, " I cannot varnish o'er my tongue." Recit. Mr. Braham, " Hear me, ye women Recit. and air, Mrs. A. Shaw, " C an I see my infant gored." Recit. (accompanied) Mr. Braham, "Israel attend." Chords and quartet, Miss Birch, Mr. H. Ball, Mr. Bennett. and Mr. I: Taylor, "Swell, swell the full chorus." Recit. and air, Mr. E. Taylor, " Thrice blest that wise dis cerning, King." Chorus. " Praise the Lord with harp and tongue." PART 11. . Chorus, " Quod, quml ihorbe"—klummel. Recit. Mr. Braham, "Deeper and deeper still," and Air, Waft her angels," (Jeplithah)—Handel. Recitativ e de Airs, Madame Caradoii Allan, " Deh! Parlate," (II Sacrificio d 'Abranio)—Cimarosa. • Chorus, "Jehovah to thee"—Pfeffel. Trio, Mrs. A. Shaw, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. E. Taylor, "Bow down thine ear"—Clierubini. Air, Mrs. Wood, " In sweetest harmony." Chorus, "O fatal day," (Saul)—Handel. Air, Mrs. W. Knyvett, "Let the bright seraphim." Trumpet oblitrato, W . Harper, (s almon s_ Samson) —Handel. "THE CHRISTIAN' S PRAYER." A Sacred Cantata, by L. Sphorr; (Translated by Mr. E. Taylor.) Chorus, "In heaven, 0 Jehovah !" The Solo parts by Miss Birch,.Mrs..A. Shaw, Messrs. Bennett and E. Taylor. Chorus. "For ever hallowed be thy name." Quartet, Miss Birch, Mrs. A.. Shaw, Messrs. Bennett E. Taylor, and Chorus, ‘. Thy tove is every mor n i ng , Chorus and Quartet, "Th y boundless grace." Solo,. Mrs. W. Knyvett,. "All graci ous F ather, " and Chous, " 0 wisdom eternal. Chorus, "O may thy will be done on earth." Duet, Mrs. A. Shaw, and Mr. Braham, " 0 clothe our val leys," and Chorus, "Give us we pray our da!ly Messrs. Bennett Shaw,, E. Tay - lo r, and Chorus, 0 Lord !by heaVen's brigh , t , armies surrounded." Solis, MT. 11. Phillips, and Chorus, Lord, thy crea tures,owii." Chorus, "For thou art Lord." PART 111. Chorus, " 0 clap your hands . ."—Ne9itomm. Recit. and air, Mr. H. Phillips, "how Heaven in fullest glory shone," (Creation) —Haydn. Martin Luther's h!, inn, Solo, Mr. Braham.. Trumpe fora tobliga )r to, Mr. Harper. Accompanied on the organ, (and arranged full orchestra) by Sir George Smart, and Chorus "Great God ! what do 1 see." Duetto; Madame Caradori Allan and Mrs. W. KniCett, Qua! airelante."---Marcelto /f/`7 SELECT[ON FROM HANDEL'S OR.llOlilO IS!:ALL IN EGYPT. Recit. Mr. Bennett, ‘• Vet Pharaoh still exalted." Coorni:, He.,t4ave them traikton'es.e . 2), Chorus, " lie:-sent a thicli. darkm)ss." Recit. (accompanied) Aft is Biret, " Hail holy light." Chore., " He rebukethAhe . Red Sea'." Chorus, "He ted thew through tytidggp,,7 . = Cho: " overwhelmed the caters their enetni , s." . • Duet, Air. H. ”Phillips'and-Mr...E..Taylor, "The Lord is a man of war.". Chorus, "t he Lord shall reign." .111r,Brah-Jtu, ".For the host or Phii•a - oh:" Chorus, "The Lord shut! reign." MrS..WhOd, " Sing ve to the Lord." Chorus, '' The Horse and his Rider." • The first part opened with the Coronation Anthem, which was performed with that striking precision and effect that are to tie expected' from performers who are sir continually in the habit .of practising: together. Griglielmis' air "Gratiaa agi mils," was splendidly given by Maname Caradmi, the clarionet obligato by Willman, The tine bass voice of Mr. Phillips was heard to great ndvantag,e in Mozart's . " Redemtor maudi Deus," which was followed by Mrs. Wood's performance of the re'cita 'five, "'Alas! I find the fatal toils are set," and the succeeding air from Handel's Oratorio of Susanna. This was decidedly the gem of the morning. In the air, "If guiltless blood be your intent," Mrs. 'Wood displayed a power and pathos which was 'productive of the most thrilling effect. Some comparisons have lately been made, between the singing of Mrs. Wood and that of Miss Clara Novello. The public voice will soon decide that between the cold, unimpassioned tuning of the one, however correct, and the splendidly effective execution. correct articula tion, and above all, deep and overflowing expression of the other,sthere cannot be a comparison We would not, however. express a harsh opinion respecting this talented young singer. We should not be unmindful of her youth, and that her voice is yet barely arrived at , perfection ; and we believe the fair canta trice studiously avoids putting its power to the full test, lest it should be followed by an injurious result, and in this we think she acts wisely.. To haVe attained, - however, at the early age of eighteen, the eminence, as a fi rs t- ra t e an d st an d ar d vocalist, which she possesses, is in itself a high encomium. In the esti mation of the Liverpool public Mrs. Wood has, since the com mencement ,of this festival, risen higher than ever. Mr. H. Phillips has also become deservedly popular. His execution of the solo, in the Christian's Prayer, was particularly fine, and in Haydn's highly descriptive recitative 'and air, from the Crea tion, he gave the fullest eff ec t t o th e beautiful conceptions of the author. Mr. Brahma was not in good voice, which may be ac counted for by his late indisposition, from which, indeed, he is not yet fully recovered. As he went on in the perfmniance, however, the huskiness of his tones became less Perceptible, and he gave Handel's: sublime' recitative-from Jephtha, " Deeper anu deeper still." in magnificent style. Of Madame Caradori we may also speak as one who has ma d e a hi g hly f avoura bl e impression. Her great talents have wen her golden opinions throughout the country, and we can say from experience that the more she is knowni the more will her brilliant exe cution and the high tone, of feeling which accompanies her performances be appreciated. Mrs. Knyvett is an old favourite. She sung the music allotted to her in that pure sweet style for which she is distinguished. Mrs. A. Shaw, with her enchanting voice, a soft contra alto, is the subject of praise wherever she appeari. She . executed her part in the extract frourSolomon in a manner that wcin universal admiration.' We must not omit to mention Miss Birch arid Mr.,:Bennett, who both acquitted themselves well. The choruSes were, without exception, given with a precision that has left nothing to be desired; and we have ,heard more than one individual of undoubted taste and judgment, remark that our county has reason to he"proud of her choristers. THURSDAY MORNING'S PERFORMANCE —• We have been really highly favoured in the fineness of the weather. This morningdawned as beautifully as on the two previous'days, giving 'prelnise of a warm and brilliant day. At an early hour, St. Peter's began to fill, and by eleven o'clock the unreserved seats were completely crowded. A great deal of inconvenience' was 'experienced in pressing through to the reserved seats, the .passage, becoming crowded, and in some cases completely blocked up. The appearance which the whole church novipiesented was very splendid. The steward's gallery and reserved seats in-the body and the galleries presenting one dense mass and one complete blaze and galaxy of beauty and fashion. Such was, hbw•ever, likely to be the result—the Messiah is inVariably an attraction. The following is a programme of the morning's performances: PART I.—OVERTURE. Recit. accom., Mr. Braham, people." Air, " Every valley shall be exalted!' Chorus, "And the glory of the Lord." Recit. accom.; Mr. E. Taylor, " Thus saith the Lord o; Hosts." Air, " But who may abide the day of his coming." Chorus, " Bat who may abide the day of his coming ?" Chorus, " And he shall purify the sons of Levi." . Recit., Mrs. A. Shaw, " Beheld a virgin' Shall conceive." Air and Chorus, " 0 thou that tellest.good tidings in Zion." Recit. accom., Mr. H. Phillips, " For behold'darkness shall cover the earth." Air, "The people that walked in darkness" ;. . Chorus, " }or unto us a child is born." A PASTORAL. SYMPHONY. Recit., Mrs. Wood, "There were shepherds." Recit. accom., " And lo ! the angel of the Lord came upon them." Recit., " And the angel said unto them." Reeit. - accorn. " And suddenly th ere was w ith th e ange l a multitude of the : heavenly host." Chorus, " Glory to God in the highest." Air, " Madame Caradori Allan, " Rejoice greatly, 0 daugh te,r of .Zion Recit., Mrs. A. Shaw, " Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened:" Air, " He shall feed his flock like a shepherd." Air, Mrs. Knyvett, " Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden." • Chorus,".His yoke is easy." PA Rr 11. Chorus. "Behold the Lamb of God." Air, Mrs. 'A. Shaw, " He was despised and rejected of soon." Chorus, " Surely he hath borne our griefs." Reel% accom.; Mr. Bennett, "All they that see him laugh bins to scorn." Chorus, " He trusted in God that He would deliver him." Recit. accom., Mr. Braham, " Thy rebuke bath broken his heart." " Comfort ye, comfort ye my Air, "Behold and see." Recit. accom., Mrs. W. Knyvett, " He was cut off out of the land of the living.". Air, " But thou did'st not leave his soul in hell." - Semi-chorus,, the principal singers, " Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates!" "'Who is the King lit' Glory!" "The Lord strong and iniOtv,"."Liftup your heads," "The Lord of Hosts." Recit.; Mr. Bennett, "Unto which of the angels." Chorus, "-Let all the angels of God worship him." Air, Mr. E. Taylor, "Thou art gone up . on high." Chorus, "the Lord {gave the word." • Air, Miss Birch, " How beautiful are the feet of them that preach . the gospel of peace," Quartet,. Mrs. W.._Knyvett, Mrs. A. Shaw, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Taylor; 'aod chorus, "Their sound is gone out into the • lands." • , Air, Mr. H. Phillips, "Why do the nations so furiously rage together." Chorus, " Let us break their bonds asunder." Recit., Mr. Bennett, " He that dwelleth in.heaven shall laugh them to scorn." Air,•" Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron." Grand chorus, " Hall;duja.h!" . • PART • Air, Mrs. Wood. "I know that my Redeemer liveth." Quartet, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. A. Shaw, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. E. Taylor, " Since by mau came death." Chorus, " By .. man came also the resurrection of the dead." Resit. aecum., Mr. H. Phillips, " Behold! I tell you a mystery." • Air,. (trumpet obligato,) Mr.. Harper, "The trumpet shall sound." " Then shall be brought to pass the Recit., Mrs. A. Shaw, saving that is written." Duet, Mrs. A. ShaW and Mr. Bennett, -"0 death, where is th y sting ?" Chorus, "But. thanks be to God.". Air, Miss Birch, "If God be fol us." Grand chorus, " Worthy is the Lamb that was slain." The overture at the commencement was given with much precision. The perfect unity of the violins was Very striking. Braham's recitative,." Comfort, ve my people," was begun ra ther languidly. The veteran, however, soon roused himself. The shake and cadence, "her warfare is accomplished," was a rich modulation. The falsetto in alto which followed, "The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness," was given with. his accustomed perfection. The execution, however, on the whole, was tame, and rather devoid of energy. The air which followed was better sung, " Every valley shall be exalted." It gave an opportunity to the-cantos of proving• the high character which they have obtained. The crash of the succeeding chorus, was equal in precision to anything we ever heard; .the spontaneous and deathlike silCoce before the overwhelming► conclusion, For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it," was very effective, and the ,coheluding cadenCe very beautiful. It produced a murky(' effect on the audience. • . The recitative With accompaniment, by Mr. E. Taylor, was rather flat after the first bar; he again, however, recovered his tone. In the air which followed his fine basr voice was heard to great advantage. In some of his cadences its fine quality of tone ivar nearly lost. Throughout it was rather deficient in power. The construction of St. Peter's for sound is very in different, and the task of filling'a space full of separate com partments can be no easy Orin. This defect has, however, as far as practicable,' been remedied by the committee. The succeed ing chorus was well Oven ; nothing, however, extraordinary. ' The recitative, by Mrs. A. Shaw, "Behold a virgin shall con ceive," was commenced in fine tone. he tenor notes of this lady's. voice • ern rich and expressive, anti full of feeling. The commencement of the succeeding air, "0 thou that tellest," was given with thrilling sweetness. Her voice was in perfect tune throughout. The crash of the chorus after this contrasted well with the plaintive sweetness of the-air. The recitative, with accompaniment, of Mr. H. Phillips, " For behold ! darkness shall come over the earth," Was finely given. The bass cadenza and shake at the conclusion. "to the brightness of thy rising," was exceedingly effective. In the air which followed, the sweet flowing confusion of sounds of the orchestra was accompanied in most correct and perfect tune. The flutes in this told with good effect. The conclusion of the air, "Upon them bath the light shined," was again given with a finely. modulated shake, and the concluding bass cadenza was clear, distinct, and musical. The succeeding chorus of cantos, " For unto us a child is born," was exceeding sweet and flowing, "full of gentle rills of exquisite 'Pathos and grace." The undulating tone was beauti ful. This sweetness .gave additional force to the succeeding fortissimo furioso. The fugue was splendid., This was repeated, apparently from an intimation from the president. It was de cidedly one of the first choruses of the morning's performance, and the Da Cape was even superior. 'The beaUtiful pastoral symphony which followed told with charming effect after the preceding fugue. The double basses in the orchestra sent out a soft volume of lone which was splen did; the air appeared to teem and vibrate with its richness—it was redolent of music. The fine-mellowness of the deep OCCC of the organ also told well. The recitative of Mrs. Wood, "There were shepherds," was given with that richness, power, and execution, which she especially unites as a singer. " And they were sore afraid," at the conclusion of the recitative, and accompaniment was given with that distinct and thrilling soft ness which peculiarly distinguishes this cantatrice. At the con clusion of the second recitative and accompaniment, "Praising God and saying," immediately before the chorus, the thrilling sweetness and power of her voice was beyond expression beau- tiful. At its conclusion the audience unanimously rose. The succeeding chorus was most .effective. _ The air, which almost immediately followed, by M a dame Caradori Allan, " Rejoice greatly," contrasted the two song stresses finely. It was sung with surpassing sweetness, but was, at t he - commencement languid and deficient in power. As she proceeded, however she loused herself. and gave the -conclu- Peace unto the heathe m n;" ost beautifully, and the au dience, 45y. thezeneral move which - was observable, appeared Wooki's, it was cha racte risedb7up rightly to appr ec i ate it, e thinness of vo lone;ice with tllrs, THE LI:V17,11POOL StANDA'RD. ceediugly swiiet it lacked the • rich mellowness •of the former lady's voice. ,Nor .was it. equal in power, we should almost . itn,,,,ne, from debility, she not having pe r f ec tl y recovere d the shock of - the death abet friend Malibrart. ShawinimediatelV - followed in the fine recitative,' "Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened," and the. peculiarly rich and sort quality of the tone of her voice, particularly in the tenor notes, was here observable. It was sung in fine keeving with the subject.. The beautiful poetry or the words, "'1 hen shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing," was sung with exquisite richness and, plaintiveness.„ and in a style which beautifully accorded with it, The air hyisM vs. W,,Knyvett, "Come unto Him all ye that labour," was given with that peculiar sweetness and finish in correctness of tone and execution which is her characteriStic. The concluding cadence, "And ye shall find rest unto yout souls," was given with a liquid and almost unearthly sweetness. She was this morning in fine voice. The chorus which concluded the first part was marked with the excellence as regards precision and effect, which through• out distinguished the choruses. The second part commenced with the fine chorus, "Behold the Lamb of God," in which the cantos again distinguished theinselveS. The air which followed by Mrs. A. Shaw, " He was despised and rejected of men," was commenced in a beautifully rich tenor tone, plaintively modulated, which accorded with the solemn pathos of the subject. The deep tenor of the cone,.u sion, in the volta singing " and acquainted with, grief," was inexpressibly rich and mellow in tone, and she gave a most beautiful and appropriate turn to the same conclusion in the Da Cape. The succeeding chorus, was a fine body of melody. The next recitative, accompanied, introduced Mr. Bennet it was sung with a grimace which ill-accorded with the words, and which, in those who were observing him, considerably deteriorated the effect. He was in good voice. After the succeeding chorus Mr. Braham was again intro duced in the recitative, "The rebuke hath broken his heart." The shake in " He is full of heaviness," was beautifully mo dulated ; as is always the case.; when this lord of song modu lates his voice and does not tear the air, he is successful. The recitative was well sung. The softness of the cadence was • es pecially beautiful. In the' Da Cape of the succeeding air, "Like unto his sorrow," the body and richness of tone was worthy of his best days; • In the. succeeding recitation, Mrs. W. Knyvett sung with snore spirit, and the piercing distinctnesS of tone so peculiar to her, almost to an Italian quality of voice, was very observable. The correctness of intonation was not less distinguished, and the Modulation - and shake of the succeeding air, at the conclu sion, " Thy•holy One to see corruption," was exquisitelysweet. The semi -chorus, " Lift up your heads," of the principal singers which followed, was not at all marked by superior ex cellence, but went 'off very tamely. •In the conclusion of the chorus " Who is the King of glory ?" the organ was heard solo for a moment, and gave a rich-finish to the - whole. The short recitative by Mr. Bennett was well given, but little opportunity of judging of his fine tenor voice was afforded. The air whit:NO:Mowed, " Then art gone up on high," intro duced Mr. li...Tayloes fine mellow bass voice with good effect. Though. as we before observed, the deficiency of power and the tone-diffusing nature Of the building - rendered' it lesi" striking than itcieserved to be 6 • In the succeeding air Miss Birch sang very sweetly, and wit rich 'full tone, with a flute accompaniment, ` 3- How beautiful are the feet. of them that preach-the gospel:of peace." In the quartette,which followed, " Their .sound is gone Out into all lands," by Mrs. W. Knyvett; Mrs. A. Shaw, Mr. Ben nett,. and Mr. E. Taylor; 'the voice of Mr. Bennett was very effective, and the chorus formed a fine conclusion. The fugue which introdticed the succeeding air by Mr. Phillips was well executed. The instrumentation throughout bore the same character of precision and effect, but was rather too loud, claiming attention over the voice attics singer. Mr. Phillips's voice is distinguished by its musical -tine.— The shake in the bass, at the conclusion of the air, ." Against his annoitited," was splendid, and the instrumental cresendo in the da.capo of the first part was perfectly beautiful. The chorus that followed was, like the preceding, distinguished by great precision. The recitative of Mr. Bennett, " He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them -to scorn," was de trop prononce,—too much staccato, too abrupt in its style for the subject. The grand Hallelujah Chorus which concluded the second part was splendid. Mr. Chipp's services on the double drum told finely, and gave great power to the whole. Nor was the splendid tone of Harper's trumpet less effective. The richness and clearness of the tone was distinctly perceptible above the crash of the chorus, and the soft and mellow cadenza of the fine toned organ was not less beautiful. It was immediately repeat ed on a wave of the steward's wand, by Lord Skelmersdale. The volmne and distinctness of tone produced by Harper, in the repeat, was again the distinguishing feature. It was truly surprising. This chorus was the gem of the morning's per formance. "Surely he hath borne our griefs, A quarter of an hour's cessation was allowed between the second and third parts. Mrs. Wood opened the concluding part with an air, "I know that my redeemer liyeth." The quality of tone of her lower notes are decidedly not so rich as those of Mrs, Shaw, but in richness of tone in her alto and soprano notes—in distinctness and in execution--she is decidedly the rival queen of song of the present festival. " And though, worms destroy this body" was given with surprising volume and sweetness. The exquisite modulation of some of her Seprano tones was perfectly soul thrilling. A nervous intensity of delight appeared to play on the countenances of all as they looked approval at each other. The sounds appeared almost too angelic to proceed from an earthly frame as they floated in silvery sweetness round the building. At its .conclusion Mrs. Wood evidently appeared satisfied that she had succeeded in her eftbrt. The dirge-like quartet' which followed, by Mrs. Wood, Mr • A. Shaw, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. E. Taylor, was given with much correctness of tune; melodious in its confusion of sweet sounds.. . . The trumpet obligato of Mr. Harper, in accompani m ent o f Mr. H. Phillip s , was beautiful. No man ever yet prod uce d such a tone on.this instrument; and.the command - which helms over it is really astonishing, . The natural shrillness of the in strument was modulated to - a - richliess . Of tune iticonceiVably melodious.: His trumpet was also in Most perfect tune. • The accompaniment entirely eclipsed Mr. Phillips's fine voice, and: almost solely attracted attention. A recitative by Mrs. Shaw, tied duet with Mr. 'Bennett, fol lowed—" 0 death, where is thy sting?". The dirge-like naturo of the music was finely relieved by the succzeding chores, "But thanks be to God." This was followed by an air by Miss Birch, .`• If God be for us, who can be against us 2" It was sung with much roundness of tone and sweetness, Its sweetness, roundness, and evenness of tone formed its principal characteristic. .A shake and ca denza at the conclusion was a beautifully modulated rich body of tone. This lady is a pleasing singer. The grand chorus which concluded the morning's perform ance was very magnificent, and was of tremendous volume. I n this again the cantos were particularly effective. The conclu sion, "And with the Lamb for ever and ever," was truly splen did. Here the trumpet of Mr. Harper and the double drums of Mr. Chipp, joined to the swelling melody of the orgari, f orme d a flower of which, had the garland been deprived, it would have left it insipid and devoid of finish. We should not either forget to mention the violins, which performed their part with great precision and effect. We, however, did not like this so well as the. grand chorus at the conclusion of the second part. This concluded the oratorio, which was over about three o'clock. The church presented a very splendid appearance. With the exception of about two tiers in the patrons' gallery, and a few reserved seats in the body of the church under the gallery, a n d where the seeing must have been defective, the whole w as densely et owded. '2 ~ but shortly recovered his tone. ft was, however, but the wreck of by( , :gone days, and a failing of voice was in, iriarly parts perceptible,' 'especially in the bravura in the last line, ".Swell the-song of victory." A duetto fruiri" La Gazza•Ladra," by Mrs. Wood and M ' A. Shaiv, followed.. • The execution of Mrs. Wmel was truly surprising; she appeared endeavouiing to find out new beau ties and new-difficulties with which to try her wonderful com mand-of voice. It seemed to desport itself in luxuriant wan tonness. The more solid musical voice of Mrs. Shaw coutrasted finely with the rapid and florid execution of Mrs. Wood. Her run down the chromatic scale in the solo in the first part was astonishing; ea c h p ar ti cu l ar sem i- toue was as i n di v id ually dis tinct as if' slowly and separately enunciated. This surprising effort was loudly applauded. 'Mrs. Shaw appears to want ani mation. - • In the aria from " La Sonambula," by Belliui, Madame Ca radori made her appearance, as announced, and was greeted with loud applause. She sung with greater spirit than her pearauce would lead the spectator to suppose, for she is evidently unwell. The execution of this aria was.brilliant in the extreme. She introduced a most lovely shake into the second line of the second verse, "Nature non brillo," which almost electrified the audience. It- was greeted - with a suppressed applause, which could not be entirely restrained. We were prepared to award ; the palm of the evening hitherto to Mrs. Wood, but thtssurpas sing beauty of execution, and clear, brilliant tone rendered this aria a perfect gem. At its conclusion it was greeted with a storm of applause, and an attempt was made to encore it; but it was very properly, immediately hissed down. The pale face of Madame Caradori claimed some compassion; and it would have been the height of cruelty to force an encore of a piece requiring so much energy. Succeeding this piece was - a dialog() brilliante for the flute and clarionet, the music by Bochsa, which was executed by Messrs. Nicholson and Willman. It would be superfluous in us to di late on the excellencies of Nicholson as a flute-player.; his merits are too welt known. The duet was brilliantly perfOrmed and exceedingly sweet. The execution on both instruments was surprising. Neither instruments, however, are very great favourites of ours; for,. however sweet, both are imperfect, and a perfection may be attained on them beyond which the player cannot attain. Notwithstanding the excellence of the perform ers, the blowing was occasionally very audible, and by its hiss ing noise destroying the finish of the tone. But this is the fault , of these instruments. The duet .vas loudly applauded. A I quartet from Balfe's " Siege of Rochelle " 'followed by Mrs Wood, Mts. W. Knyvett, and Messrs. E. Taylor and H. " Hark! the rnatin bells are chiming," was given by Mrs. Wood with charming effect. A faint attempt at encore was got up, but did not succeed. • Griesbach's air. "The add wife," was- now sung by M r. H . Phillips. lt was sung with touch pleasing humour and in-very good taste, and met wit an dlinest unaninions encore. The verse— " Now she talks and she si . ug,; of old times, nee body'sllprto'h Par, And sometimes theauld- body laughs, And sometimes slip drops 'a - tear," was sung with rich humour: Hirs,veisla,‘Vits,...even and musical throughout. ' 1111 "°' .•' • ''• , 'The great attraction of the evening was M. Ole B. Bull's .violin - concerto.. He was loudly greeted on making his bow ; his youthful appearance would hardly , give promise of his ex traordinary powers. He commenced With a most splendid etsoVenteact on 0,0, double' stop. Th e hrilliancY and qua- Ilt*rat hii tone was truly wonderful. It is hardly possible to depict the alternat e surpr i se, won d er, and delight of. the au dience as they listened to his astonishing feats on this most diffietilt , iestrument • but which none appeared to appreciate more than th'e orchestra - who knew those diffictilties. As be prodneed his splendid 'tremulo on the 4th String, the audience appeared moved to sympathy; - On striking the 3rd, sth, and °cave above octave on the harmonics, the audience smiled with delight anestirprise. His beautiful harmonics on the: double stop set thein 'silent in astonistinent, whilst his extra ordinary execution left them wrapt in wonder that sweet sounds - rapidly and distinctly diffused. .But it is vain to attempt, a discription.• As • the - exquisitely beauti ful tones floated through the concert-room, they were received with a breathless suspense. His performance was not distinguished by any Of the tricks of Paganirri, which used to tell so well in a mixed audien'ee, but which, as sound music, are worthless, and his execution and tone, we think, nearly equalled that master—that immortalizer of Cre moni. At the conclusion, he was justly rewarded with an una nimous "bravo." An attempt on the part of the gallery to get up an encore, was immediately hushed. The finale to the first act of " Tancredi" followed by Madame Caradori Allan, Miss Birch, Mrs. Wood, and Messrs. Braham, Bennett, and H. Phillips, and chorus. It is difficult in this cantata tu par ticularize. It was, however, well sung, and went off with spirit. This concluded the first part of the performance. The second part commenced with Beethoven's overture to " Fidelio," which was played with great precision. Mrs. Wood next came on, to sing Mr. C. Horn's new air, "'The Mariner's Cave." This was an air suiting Mrs. Wood's style, end was very sweetly sung, but was not in Itself anything extraordinary beyond a mere simple melody. It obtained, however, an'encore. which was readily complied with. The air which followed was a Duetto„ from Rossini, by Ma dame Caradori Allan and Mr. H. Phillips. It was sung in fine style; Caradori sung with spirit, and her execution was brilliant. Phillips sung in a manly and rich tone. The lively mannerism of the piece was also well managed. Mr. Bennett sung the next cavatina, from 11 Bravo, " Se nella tomba," by Mullane, well. H e h as a vo i ce o f much sweetness and power. There is a want, however, of becoming modesty —a self-conceit about him which, whilst appealing !ur the favourable opinion of an audience, is not good policy, to say the least. It was faintly applauded. The grand amusement of the second part, was an extempo raneous duet- upon any. given themos, by Mr. Bochsa, on the harp, and Si. Ole Bull on the violin. After they had made their bow to the audience, Sir G. Smart advanced to the front of toe orchestra, and addressing - the audience, said:—"Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Bochsa and Mr. Ole Bull request to be favoured with any musical theme, - on which they will play extempore.' A gentleman in the centre of the reserved seats, immediately called out "NonTuvesta," which was loudly ap plauded. .Immediately afterwards, much amusement was caused by upwards of thirty gentlemen advancing to the front of the orchestra, e n d showering•themas around the feet of the musical giants. By the number of which, M Bochsa seemed for the moment to be bewildered-,after looking them over, a theme waSehOsen out froth'which a most lovely duet was woven. The themes were taken in rotation, from one of which, which appeared to be God save the King, some beautiful va riations were drawn. The whole, however, passed off rather tamely, and a few hisses were heard at its conclusion. M. Ole B.Bull seemed puzzled and did not play freely, whilst M. Bochsa hammered away at variations on his instrument. We misfit almost say it proved a failure. T next piece introduced Mrs. W. Knvvett, as a solo, in the recitative and air " Auld Robin Gray," for singing which beautiful-melody Mrs. Wood is noted. - In the line, • "My father urg'd ins sad, my mither didna speak," she introduced a most in - melodious and contradictory alto. It was, altogether, sung in only passable style. It was sweet, but the music is so surpassingly beautiful that it could hardly be otherwise. It was pretty loudly applauded. A duet by Messrs Braham and Phillips followed, "The But-, terfly." It is a sweet legato movement, and was sung in excel lent harmony. . It was, however, but faintly applauded. Caradori sung the succeeding beautiful Scotch ballad, "Coin ing thro' the rye" exquisitely; and her modest and arch de- Meenour won on every heart. She was rapturously encored. • The audience now began very generally to disperse, not wait ing for the three succeeding pieces. Some were even Goths enough to leave the_ concert-roam as Madame Caradori was warbling forth her beautiful Scotch ballad. This was down right murder, and was a gross want of taste and sensibility. As the audience appeared to be getting impatient. Beethoven's succeeding chorus of prisoners, "0 what delight," was omitted, and Mrs. Wood came forward to give her scene from the finale of Rosinis " La,llonna del Lago." It was sung with the usual thrilling effect Which this lady produces, and was, at its conclu sion, loudly applauded. " God save the King" was then sung by the principal singers and chorus, the company of course rising. It was a rich treat, and we were sorry to see so many willin ly miss it. Madame Caradori sung the first verse with great.sweetness, but rather languidly as if exhausted. Mrs. Knyvett sung the next verse, but in her endeavour for power of tone and to outvie, she rather overstrained her voice and pitched it out of tune. Mrs. Wood took the third verse, add seemed determined to outvie her competitors. She exerted herself greatly, and the energy she threw into the line, " Thy choicest gifts to pour," was splendid in its e ff ec t. Th e a u di ence gave an unanimous and simultaneous burst of " Bravo." This concluded the even ing's performance, the concert breaking up about htlif-kast twelve o'clock. • We observed Lord Sandon, Lord Skelmersdale, Lord Thynne, Lord Grosvenor, and, we think, Lord Wilton, amongst the distinguished company in the patrons' seats. The preparations for to-day's amusements are nearly com pleted. ,The double gallery connecting the Exchange-monis and the Town-hall has been erected, and the suite of rooms is nearly ready forits motley visitants. It is said that the com mittee have been obliged to refuse, for want of 0)001, lOW ap plications for tickets for this morning's oratorio of Mendels sohn's " St. Paul." TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIPERPOOL ST..lNadltD. Sir,—l shall be obliged to you for the insertion of the fol lowing The Rev. Thomas Maguire, while in Liverpool, thought pro per to challenge the Rev. H ug h M‘N e il e to - refute the doctrine of the Romish church. The rev, gentleman, hearing Mr. M•Neile was absent front Liverpool, said he would wait three weeks, in order to give Mr. Al'Neile's friends time to write to acquaint him of the circumstance. Now, the period which elapsed from the time hp issued, his challenge up to the time he left was not more than ten days. This braggart (for he deserv e s no other name) kn ew - M r. M'N e i le would return at a stated time, and rather than meet such a powerful opponent, the brag gart bolted. Liverpool is not the only place this fellow visited, and held meetings at, iu order to delude the miserable wretches that at tend his meetings. He had better use great precaution lest he run his head into the noose which he himself has prepared for others. His challenge is accepted, and whether it be a written or an oral one, he is bound to answer it. Although I differ from the Rev. Hugh M'Neile, I admire his talents, which ar e fi rst - rate; ' an d he certainly is one of the most able preachers and elegant scholars, and must accomplished orators that ever preached fro the pulpit of this or any other town, and fully competent to cop e with fifty Maguires.,-Yours, A PRO I'ESTANT DISSENTER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. think a most fitting opportunity will shortly present itself for a general. meeting o f the Operative Gooservative So ciety. I aude to the occasion of the annual dinner of the Tradesmen's Conservati've . Society. As the A mphitheatre will be occupied by th e l a tt er on th e 18th, I would suggest that the Operative Society dine on the 20th; the building will be in a complete state to receive them without any expense of fitting-up, and they will have the at tendance of their worthy representative, Lord Sandon, and the other gentlemen who may honour the preceding dinner with their presence. We ow,a great obligations to our brethren of the Operative Society, and when opportunities are afforded to other similar societies in other towns, I think we should not be backward on, any occasion to convince the "good men and true" in our own town of our desire to cultivate their good fellowship. Tickets of 2s. Gd. each would, I apprehend, be suf ficient to cover the expense, as the building would be prepared for their reception.—l atn, sir, yours, respectfully, • • Liverpool, Oct, 6 , 1836 . R. G. J. A PowrlcAL GEtitus.—ln this city a poetical genius was hauled uji before a police magistrate, charged with kissing a girl and kicking up a dust, and the following poetical dialogue en sued : ..• Magistrate—ls your name John Jay? Prisoner—v - cs• your honour. so the people say. Magistrate—W as it veu who kissed the girl and raised the alarm ? Prisoner — Yes. Your honour, but I thought it was no harm. Magistrate—you rascal! do you come here to make rhymes? Prisoner—No, your konour, but it will happen so som e ti mes. . oft you scamp—get out of my sight. Prisoner—Thank'e, your honour, then I'il bid:youg ood night. —Glasyciv Liberator. A n A li _ _ _ _ 7:kes-etZ,-/// YESTERDAY EVENING'S CONCERT. The concert last evening was excessively crowded. Towards afternoon tickets for the performance began to be in demand, and we have heard of double prices having been offered even for gallery tickets. Tickets for the reserved and unreserved seats were unobtainable long before the time of closing the sale, and it is said as m an y as 700 persons were turned away, f or whom there was not room. As it was, a great number of tickets were sold more than had at tiist been determined upon. Th e unreserved seats were full as early as seven o'clock, It was truly a brilliant sight when the whole of the company had got seated. Such a galaxy" of beauty and fashion has been rarely witnessed. The neatness and Grecian style of finish of the orchestra, the warmth of colour which the crimson cloth linnings of the seats gave to all, and the immense and gaily dressed mass of - human beings, all sparkling with joy and sprightliness, placed in amphetheatre style, tier aboie tier, and crowded to the very ceiling.—when seen iu front, formed a magnificent spectacle. It is hardly possible to have a more suitably adapted building for such a purpose than the amphitheatre. It will be seen from the subjoined programme, that the in tended musical' treat for the evening was highly attractive, and more particularly the second . part, which is a selection of a more popular character ; subjoined is a syllabus:— Conductor, Sir George Smart.—Leader of the Band, Mr. Loder. PART 1. _ Sinfonia .....Haydn. Air, Mrs. A. Shaw, " Gia del gauge," ..(Saladino).. Vaccaj. ' Trio, Mrs. Wood, Miss Birch, and Mr. H. Phillips, Take heart, my S,on."....(Fidelio) Beethoven. Scena, Mr. Braharn, " 0 'tis a glorious sight," (Oberon) ..C. M. Von Weber. Duetto, Mrs. WoO4 and Mrs. A. Shaw, " Eben, per 'ilia moto moria,"....(La Gazza Ladra) Rossini. Aria, Madame Caradori Allan," Come per me sereno,".... (La Sonnambnla) Dialogo Brillante, for Flute and Clarionet, Messrs. Nicholson and Willinan Bochsa. Quartet, Mrs.. Wood, Mrs. W. linyvett, Messrs. E.Taylor and H. Phillips, " Lo ! the early beams o f morn i ng ," (Siege of ochelle) Balfe. Air, (M. S.) Mr. H. Phillips, "The Old Wife." J.H.Griesbach. Cenrerto Violin, M. Ole B. Bull Ole B. Bull. Finale to the First Act of " II Tancredi," Madame Caradori Allan, Miss Bircir, Mrs. Wood, Messsrs. Braharn. Ben nett, H. Phillips, aud Chorus, "Cie!! che cocci." Rossini. PART H. Overture, to " Fidelio." • Beethoven. New air, Mrs. Woods, "The Mermaid's Cave.".. C Horn. 'Duetto, Madame Caradori Allan and Mr. H. Phillips, " Di capricei," (Coradino) Rossini. Cavantina, Mr. Bennett, " Si uella tombs," (II Bravo) ..Marliani. Extemporaneous duet, (upon, any _given themes) Harp. M. Bochsa, and Violin, M. Ole B. Bull. Recit. and air, Mrs. W. Knyvett, " Auld Robin Gray," .The Rev. H. Leeves Duet, Messrs. Braham and Phillips, " The Butterfly" B. Sale. Scotch ballad, Madame Caradori Allan, " Coming through the Rye." Chorus of prisoners, " 0 what delight." The solo parts 'by Messrs. Bennett and E. Taylor. (Fideho) ...Beethoven. Scena, Mrs. Wood, from the Finale " La Donna del Lago." Finale - God save the King. The concert opened with Haydn's sinfonia (No. 8). It is a sweet and flowing composition, of a Maestoso character. The piano and legato movements are exceedingly ,sweet.. The solo part on the violin, executed by Mr. Loiter, was very sweetly played. It was greked - with a genera l b u r s t o f c l app i ng o f hands. The concluding fugue was executed with great pre cision and effect. An Italian air, by Mrs. A: Shaw, "Gia del ,gange," by Voc caj, followed. At the Commencement she was rather husky and devoid of power. The tine rich tenor tone of her voice was here very distinguishabl e . It was however sung with not much spirit. This style of music is rarely pleasing to an English male audience, especially by an English singer; it requires fire and energy. She was slightly applauded. In the trio - which followed from Beethoven, the audience were once.more apparently doomed to disappointment. Madame. Caradori Allan, who along with Miss Birch and Mr. H. Phil lips, was announced to appear, was not at her post, and it was surmised she was ill. Her place, hoc ever,- was most ably filled hy.Mrs. 'Wood. The piece, which was taken from Beethoven's " Take heart my Son," was sung in good taste but went tamely off. A scena from Weber's Oberon, "0 'tis a glorious sight,', ollowed, by the veteran Brahatn. He commenced rather flat - • J /, -4•:") .THE THEATRE-ROYAL. . , The evening per mances of the Musical Festival h ave hada slight effuct upon thm t§r theatre. The houses, though on the whole _good, have nut been se full as we anticipated they would have been, with the exception perhaps df Monday night, Mr. Keates benefit, which was a bumper: The receiptS. fur that evening were .1;160. the house being vety full. On Tuesday night Mr. Kean attempted, for the second time, and with decided success, Shakspeai e's beautiful play of '• King Lear." The nervous excitement natural to the first representation of such a piece hail now settled down into calm mental effort, and we may with justice now style this character as one of the most successful efforts of Mr. Kean. As Othello his playing is excellent ; his HaMlet has little with which the most fastidious can find fault; and his neiv character of King Lear is a rival iii excellence The fretful peevishness, the impotent rake, of the powerless old' man, were puurtrayed with a faithfulness of personation which placed King Lear - before the audience, and nut Charles Kean. Of the many efforts of high genius which have distinguished Shakspeare, there is perhaps not another which displays a greater depth of knowledge of the workings of the human heart than he has described in his King Lear. The old king, with the desire for repose which age b r i ngs w i t h i t, bequeaths to two of his daughters, his wealth, his kingdom; but with that desire after power which ever characterises age—which has-been called to age what love is to the y.oung, he cannot give up the name of king or dispense with the pomp of his retainers, but must . g 4 still retain The name, andoll the additions to a King ; 'The sway." Divested of power his name sinks into contempt. His chil dren having " Revenue, execution of the rest," strive also for supremacy, even in name, and mock and insult the now helpless old man,. That still would manage those authorities, That he hath given away !" who vents the bitterness of his rage in impotent cursings. The delivery of the banishment of the Earl of Kent, who ex postulates with the rashness of the choleric King in cutting off his daughter Cordelia's dowry was most appropriate and effec tive. The attitude, and the delivery of his interruption of Kent's passionate ebullition, " Hear me, recreant ! On thine allegiance hear me !" was as fine a piece of acting.as we have witnessed. The acting, on first finding out the predetermined neglect and insult of Genera, as in astonishment he asks, " Are you my daughter? Does any here know me ? Why, this is not Lear: Dues Lear walk thus? Speak thus ? Where are his eyes ?" was a fine impersonation of the genius of the author; whilst the cursing of his child, as th e o ld man lif ts up his naked arms to Heaven and imprecates vengeance and curses upon her, was given with a fearful faithfulness to nature.. Nor was the flat- 1 tering unction, _ _ " Yet have I left a daughter, Whu I am sure is kind and comfortable..". as the rash old man turns from Goneril with a mixture of feat and horror depicted in his countenance, as if she were some ►nonstrous.thing, less finely riven. As he goes to his other daughter, the part Oh lei me_npt be mad, not mad, sweet Heaven ! Keep me in temper; I would not be mad !" was given with a subdued tone and feeling we have rarely seen surpassed, and 'which, if Mr. Kean would adopt in preference to more boisterous acting, would go far to establi s h hi s time. In one thin g , th e d raw i ng hi s hair from his face, though indica tive of deep excitement, yet, when too often repeated, is offen siVe—it has too - much the appearance of a studied effect. But we must.hasten on, ' In the interview with Kent whilst in the stocks be was defective. The elocution partook too much of studied fine speaking —a style which would almost be e q ually applicable to- an y subject, and "of too little appropriate feeling. The scene, however, which followed, where he addresses Regan as if his soul had at last found some rest and comfort, whilst he complains that Goneril " hath abated him of half his train and looked black upon him," was a splendid piece of acting. It was the perfect old man. The storm scene and interview with Mad Tom was also most effective. Where lie inquires, full of his own misery, " What, have his daughters brought him to this pass ? Nothing Could have subdued nature To such a lowness, but his unkind daughters." It was a fine portrait. In the following scene also, where Glos ter inquires, " Is't not the King?" the reply, " Ay, every inch a King:" was given in a styl e w hi c h 'drew forth au unanimous burst of applause. In the following scene also, where L.rar has the in terview with Cardella, and, in answer to her endearments, he exclaims, incredulous, " Pray do not.mock me ; I am a very foolish fond old man, Four score and upward"— and'the plaintive tone and manner in which it was given was a fine conception of the author's Meaning, and excited a deep interest in the character. We cannot say more than that the whole was a sterling performance, in perfect unison and keep ing,subdued yet impassioned ;—no snatchings of character which the mind cannot unite as one perfect whole. The dress also of King Lear was faultless, and accorded well with the character. The part of Edgar, by Mr. Stuart, was not less ably supported. In the part of Mad Ybm, and in the interview with Lear, his personation was most able. We well remember I 'ae effect which his delivery of the sentence, "Do poor Tom some charity, whom the foul fiend vexes—there could, I have him now—and there— and there again, and there," and which " Poor Tom's a-cold" produced, Mr. Baker played the bluff Earl of Kent with much ability. This gentleman's versatility of talent is truly surpris ing. Miss Faucit, as Cordelia, played with correctness, and well, but there was want of expression in her acting. Mrs. Baker is also worthy of notice as GoneriL Mr. Howard talked • and walked his part; it would be ironical to say more. Mr. Chaplin, as Osthald, bad a character which preciselysuited him, and which he played well. The afterpiece of " Gustavus 111., or the Masked Ball," followed. This is a. showy drama, with plenty of parade, but not much else. Miss Chaplin, as Oscar, the page, was very prettily dressed. and made a most excellent page. On Wednesday the play of "A New Way to Pay. Old Debts" was performed. Sir Giles Overreach by Mr. Kean. And last evening Shakspeare's " Richard the Third" was represent ed. We have before noticed the getting up of both these plays, and must at present forbear, for want of space, front further notice. THE EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS. On Wednesday evening the exhibition-room was illuminated with gas, the proceeds of the evening being for the benefit of the public charities. The mere illumination of the room, how ever, Was not of sufficient attraction to till it. In some respects it was of advantage to the paintings, giving them an appear ance of richness and warmth which the colder hue of daylight does not possess. The light was also to some of the pictures a decided improvement, whilst to others it completely spoiled the effect, as for instance, in the fine painting of the entombment of Christ in the south room of which it was impossible, owing to the reflection of the light, to get a perfect view. Among th e paintings in the great room, which were improved by the addi tional richness of light, was Cooper's magnificent painting of a Summer's Noon, (No. 7.) It is a most beautiful painting of cattle; the idea is taken from "Thompson's Seasons." " Around the adjoining brook that purls along the vocal grove, A various group the herds and flocks compose. Rural confusion 1" No. 103, "An interview between Charles the First and Oliver Cromwell," was also greatly improved in depth of shade, and an additional boldness given to the fine figure of Cromwell. This is truly a magnificent picture, and deservedly ranks high in the exhibition. Pennington's various beautifully finished land scapes, in all their neatness, appeared like perfect gems with the added glow of the rich light. No. 121, Curiosity." by Mr. Thomas Webster, is an admirably conceived idea. The mischievous archness of the children peeping under the cover at the roasted pig, their attitudes, and the drawing of the pig's head are richly delineated. No. 124, " Kilchurn Castle—Loch Aive," by Mr. T. F. Williams, also appeared to great advau tage. It is a fine landscape, and well painted: No. 149, "The Opponents," a group of dogs and cats snarling over a dead bird, by S. A. Hart, is a finely executed painting. The ex pression of the inflamed eyes of the animals as they glared on each other was finely shown in the strong light. No. 168, a painting of " A dead Knight guarded by his Dogs," is a highly wrought poetic idea, and finely pourtrayed. No. 176, " A Pea sant Boy," having a sheaf of wheat under his arm, is a well finished painting, and naturally drawn. It was this evening better seen. In the south room we must recur to our former opinion, that decidedly the finest painting in the room is No. 236, " A Smuggler looking out," by H. P. Parker. It is start ingly natural. The best view of it is obtained close to the wall at the upper end of the room. No. 260, " Nutting," is• a ro mantic and highly imaginative landscape, but rather overdrawn, It is a delightful idea of rural felicity, which reality never bore out. Beneficence was never so prevailing in a nutting lad's breast us to lead him to mount a tree, and scatter the rich nut harvest in profusion pro bon° publico to the eager expectants be neath, whilst he himself appeared satisfied with diffusing good things to others. No. 2T2,"'The Enchantress twining the ma gic wreath of dreams for Nourmahal," is a painting of rich co lour, and the countenance of Nourmahal is exceedingly beauti ful either as a portrait or in finish. The adjuncts, however, are not altogether in perfect keeping. No. 285, "The Court Mar tial," is deserving of notice for the richness of the idea. As regards painting it is nothing extraordinary, but the scene is full of humour. The crying child, with the open bird-cage, appealing to the old veteran for judgment against the offending and luckless cat, which is made to keep " heads up," by being tied fast to a spade stuck in the ground, whilst a sergeant, stilt' as at' drill, attends on his prisoner, i s hi g hly ludicrous, and irre sistibly forces a smile. No. 288, "Th e 'Favourite Pup," by Miss E. Jones, is an exceedingly well executed painting. Nu. 317, "Boy and Bubbles," by the same fair artist, is also an ex cellent painting. The great beauty of both these is the perfect keeping, and truth to natur e , w hi c h pervades them. No stiffness, no made-up attitudes, o r d r ess; there they are, the very impersonation of lads ria n t in mischief. The fine painting of "Cordelia lamenting over Lear in his sleep" was seen to great advantage in the strong light. No. 311, " A View near Haarlem—Moonrise," by H. P. Crouse, is a gorgeous paint ing, and the glow of the ga s -tight assimilated well w i th i t, and added to its effect. No. 387, "'Taming of the Shr ew, " b y W. F. Ayrton, is a vile daub, like nothing in the heavens above, or in the earth beneath. The right arm of the shrew looks as if it had been chopped off and pinned on again in the wrong place. The small landscapes hung o n the stand in the centre of the great room are some of them most wretched daubs. No. 669, "The Christmas Present," is meant for a pheasant, but will do almost as well for any other thing up to a stack of chimneys; and of similar stamp is 670, `'A Little Red Riding-hood." 'l' room was only scantily attended. RYALL'S CoNcERVATIVE PORTRAITS. —This is truly a na etinotneartlaiun,,:ole,,,liinngthe f l o encouragev,lvanndt e a u t t t a o c t h . m which t , e o v u e r r y v e o n n e e ra w t e h d o const it u tion, must feerdee.ply interested. Of the manner in which these spirited engravings are executed, it is needless to y much : they display the most exquisite finish, and arc e qually characterised by their astonishing fidelity. We believe it to be the intention of the publisher to employ a distinguished artist, for the purpose of taking a fall length portrait of our worthy representative, L or d Sandon, which will be presented to the South Lancashire Conservative Association, to be placed in the hall at Newton. The present series will, we understand, be followed by another, under the very attractive title of the "Female Aristocracy of Great Britain," which we have no doubt ; will add to the publisher's celebrity, and, we trust, to his profits. His expenditure must be very great to produce such splendid specimens of art; we trust the support he receives is, in some degree, commensurately great. CHURCH OF ENGLAND TRAcHERs' SocIRTY.—It will be evi dent, from an advertisement which appears in our paper of this day, that an attempt has been made to deceive the public by certain individuals connected with th e " Liverpool Teacher Society." These persons put forth a statement to the effect, that two-thirds of the members of that society were also mem bersthe of the established church. So far from this i b r c h , i t n in g em. case, it now appears that, in fact, there were only as e bers out of twenty-two, of which the old society i k v in who were churchmen. The object in view in a t r ua ri de centive statements seems to have been to urge who had s th eed su ed pp fr o o r tn t o t f he c m hu . ich ß m ut en o , u t r o . orc g i these upon composed,p o n hiwsiT s ln uc fio h n' t it o ht m hoas p et r i e h m e ise as would prin ciples of ha v true e en churchme n involved in ad theirm ttrthee7:fideexrcs u o t f ur n e o adhesion to this anti. Trinitarian society. THE MAYOR. 4 B DINNER. . • A grand dlith6r was given on Wednesday night In &Mont Ot the festival, by his worship the Mayor, in the town-hall. About 35 (rentlemeti sat down to dinner. Skelmersdale; Lor&Saudon, M.P., the H ot. N. B. Wilbraham, M.P. ' the Hon, A. Baring, the lion. Col. B. Moly n eux, Si r John Tobin, Sir Iljtoutas Brancker, the Boroughreeve of Man chester; Col. Htlifuby, Capt. Hortiliv, Mr. W. Fielden, M.P., Mr. Thomas Thortiely, M.P., Mr. M. Philips. M P., Mr. R. Potter, M.P., Mr. J. Brothertoti, M.P., William Blundell Esq., of Crosby, Rev. Jonathan Brooks, Rev. W. Ilesk e th , C. Lawrence, Esq., Thavaa4 Case, Esq., Joseph Langton, Esq., James Crosbie, Esq., A. Hodgson; Esq., and Richard Radcliffe, Esq., the town-clerk. • The dinner was provided by Mr. Horne, of the Mersey Hotel, in first rate style, and cOnsiiited of every delicacy of the season, and did mUcti credit to him as a restaura teur. PERILOUS ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG NEAR THE BANKS OF NEWFOUNDLAND. On the 30th of June last, the ship I3yrom left Liverpool for New York, heavily laden with hen. salt, Vec., and having on board, in passengers and crest, 119 or 1211 souls. On the morn ing of the 2d of August, 34 days out, in lat. -11 22, lon. 48 50. a scene occured which can never be effaced from Memory. It was the watch of the first mate, a snail of great fidelity, but, being indisposed, his place was taken by another. An unusual degree of levity and thou g h t l ess secur i ty among the passengers had just given place to sleep. And now all was still, save the tread of the watch on deck, or the occasional toll of the bell to warn fish ing craft, if near, of our approach; but we had more need to Le Warned ourselves than to give warning to others of approaching danger. About twoo'clock a.m., a hui tied step awoke the wri ter of this sketch, and the rapid whispering of sunne created the suspicion that all was not right. Springing from his berth, hi asked one of the men near the cabin door what was the matter ? " We are in the midst of ice," said he; " Will you inform the captain and mate ?" The captain Was instantlyou deck; he ran forward to look out. In a moment the vessel, going at the rate , of five knots, struck as if against a solid rock. It was an island of ice ! It lifted its head above the water snore than a hundred feet, and leaned over, as if ready to fall dowi, upon as. The word was given to put up helm and back thesalls. As the sailors were hastening to obey the latter order; as the terrified passengers were rushing on deck, and looking up at the immense over hanging, frozen mass, the ship shuck again with increased force. 0 what a shock ! Crash ! Crash ! it seemed as if the masts were falling one aims a another on - the deck. The second mate entered the cabin, and, clapping 'violently his hands to gether, exclaimed, " MY Goy ! our bows are stove in, we're all gone." An awfnl death appeared now inevitable. In this moment of general panic, the c , immanding officer gave orders to clear away the boat. Then, while the knife was being applied to the cordage fastened alongside the ship, a rush was made to her by men and is omen. The small boat was in a moment filled with 30 or 40 persons. It seems utterly marvellous that she did not break down, precipitating every soul into the deep. Had this taken place, our commanding officer must have shared the same fate, for, from a desire to gain possession ofher for himself and crew, or to save the miserable crowd that had got into her from destruction, it may he from both motives, he entered the boat and stood in it. uWil he drove out every One at the point of the sword. Then Was a scene of terror ! In front of the cabin the passengers were collected, half naked, souse ou their knees calling for mercy, some clapping their hands and uttering the most appalling shrieks. Nothing distinctly could be heard. All was confusion and horror. It was enough to penetrate a heart of stone. Some more collected, were dressing themselves, preparing to resist the cold, if perchance they should survive on the wreck. Others were looking for something to which they could lash themselves for support for a time in the water. Here, you might see one with a safety belt, slung over his shirt, endeavouring to fill it with air; there, another, pale and agitated, inquiring, ‘• is there any hope?" And there, one standi ng i n sil ent d espa i r, saying, " Its no use to do anything, we must die." " Are we sinking, uncle?' cries a dear boy. A child, running fo a brave sailor, says, " Won't you s ave me ?" And . the loud wailing a n d lamenta tion from the crowd rose higher anti higher. Then, as if to close the painful scene, the ship struck again on her quarter. The shock reverberated- like thunder, making every joint of the vessel shake as if coming apart. Hope now fully fled, all hearts were dismayed; the despairing cry was renewed, and the most calm embraced themselves in preparation of immediate death. Even the dogs cowered down on the decks in silence. And now was the contest between despair and hope. The carpenter reported that the hull was soniid, and that the bow sprit could be repaired; but then, she may have sprung a leak, and the foremast was hi danger• of falling! The aord was, "To the pump!" The pump was rigged and wrought. It was a moment of painful suspense, until (he pump sucked, showing that all was tight. Then hope gilded the countenance of our captain, and all hearts began to live in its radiance. Still we waited to hear the crash of the foremast as the vessel was rolling in the sea, but it stood firm. Daylight, ever delightful to those on the deep, and peculiarly grateful to us, soon appeared. We found ourselves going on our way, alive, and with every reason able confidence of future life. We stood amazed at our deliverance. The most careless among us were constrained to attribute our preservalion to a kind and merciful Providence, while the multitude cried.out unhesitatingly, " It is the Lord who heti) saved us; thanks and praises to his holy name." Then every countenance was light ed up with joy —every heart was full of gratitude to God and love to one another, and many purposes acre formed of refor mation in future. The *next day we saw three mountains of ice. We passed near to one of them. We gazed with the deepest interest on the fellow of that ienich had so greatly en dangered our lives. Before the close of the second day a new bowsprit was fitted up, which stood thetrials of winds and waves the remainder of the voyage. In all this business the officers and crew showed great skill said energy. • EXCHANGE WARD.—We have great pleasure in announcing that a requisition, numerously and respectably signed by the elec tors of Exchange Ward, has been presented to Thotnas Sands, Esq., requesting that gentleman to allow himself to be put in nomination as a candidate at the next municipal election, for the representation of that district of the town in the common council. Mr. Sands has consented to offer himself, and front his character as a merchant, and his active habits and ad mitted intelligence. there can be little 4.ioubt of his triumphant return. Woot.rim.n's BAZA Art.—We have been induced by the an nouncement of Mr. ‘Voolfield of the various and costly orna ments recently purchased by him, and added to his already splendid stock, to visit his bazaar. We think it due to Mr. Wooliield to state that he has always expressed the greatest pleasure at receiving visitors, and the utmost readiness in show ing to all, who may call at his bazaar, his splendidly stocked suite of rooms. We do this, as we believe it is generally un derstood that all who may call at the bazaar are expected to purchase something, which consideration Tias deterred many visitors from surveying the many really magnificent articles with which his bazaar abounds, and some of which it is a loss to the public that they should not be seen. We are told that, on the contrary, the proprietors are always delighted to see parties, and g,led et all times to show the rooms without any considera- . tion of purchasiug whatever. Amongst the bronzes in the lower room, a Florentine bronze, representing a group of Napoleon's marshals at the Pont D'Ateole, is one of the finest specimens of art we ever witnessed. The centre figure is an officer defend ing a standard, and followed closely by another officer with bayonet fixed, whilst to the left of the group is a marshal shot dead by a bullet in the forehead, and in the act of falling. The delineation of the countenance and the bullet wound is most exquisitely finished. The perfection of the finish of the broken swords and pieces of artillery, &c. strewed around gives a supe riority of appearance to the bronze which we have never seen equalled. We believe it is the third copy only extant, and is valued at 1.:100. Close to this is another splendid bronze of the well knbwn painting of Napoieon crossing the Alps, of very large size, and most beautifully finished. This bronze also is of great value, we believe more than the preceding. "The Giaour" and "the Marly horse" near this are splendid specimens of bronze casting and finish. At another part of the room there are also sonic very beautiful bronze clocks—one, a figure of "Time" seated on the loin of empir es, is said to be the finest bronze in Europe. The figure, anatoinicalty, is exquisitely per- , feet. Amongst the stock of jewels is a magnificent opal and one of the stones of w hi c h , to diamond suite of grea t value complete the suite, co s t the maker 2,000 francs. The opal is a stone which has been highly prized in all ages, and when large is of great value. The history of the Roman senator who pre ferred death rather than give up his opal ring to the Emperor Nero is familiar to every one. The opal ranks higher amongst the eastern nations than in Europe. this precious gem is no thing more than the cartilage of the hinge of a large shell. A. pearl and diamond suite is also deservin g o f notice, and is ex ceedingly costly and elegantly set. The largest centre pearl is full as large as a Spanish nut. We need hardly state that both these suites are of great value. ~4 number of precious stones finished. but not as vet ' set, are 'also, from th eir great s i ze, o f co nsiderable value. .I. here are some turquoises as large as a s ixpence. There are also souse exceedingly large and perfect emeralds. The value-of these may be estimated from the fact that this gem, however small, is so rarely seen perfect, that au emerald without a flaw has passed into a proverb. Amongst the almost inumnerable little fancy articles we naticed some very elegant claret jugs of cut glass, set in silver, ri c hly orna mented, which ar e very beautiful. ' , Fite candelabras and chan deliers are splendid; we particularly noticed one of the latter, of blue chin a an d gold, of large size, which is most elegant, and of a perfectly novel design. Some of the dressing-cases, of tor toiseshell, inlaid with soother of pearl, and fitted up with superb silver requisites, are also very beautiful and costly; but it is in vain to attempt to particularize and describe. so numerous are the elegant and splendid works of art, which in every direction are profuse: they must be seen to he appreciated. On going op stairs, the same scene of profuse magnificence meets the eye. Here the stuck . partakes snore of a light and ornamental cha racter, such as vases, work-boxes, screens, embroidery, china, ad int/Whim. In the upper room, still higher, are a number of tine bronzes,. candelabras, chandelsers, &e., and some very spendid caws& tables inlaid with marble. and marble slabs, inlaid throughout with eves v description of marble stone. They also are exceedingly heau - tiful.. - Some papier mache tea trays are also exceedingly handsomely finished. It is, however, vain to attempt a description. We would advise our readers to go and judge for themselves; they cannot but he highly gratified; and it will afford pleasure to the proprietors to show them the rooms whether they may choose or not to purchase. CORROBORATION oe MARIA Monk:.--We have received this morning from a friend some interesting particulars concerning the examination in New York, by a competent committeessf young woman who recently escaped from the Hotel Dieu tcorro- . Nun uery in Montreal, which we are told not only servesto sumo-. much borate the disclosures of Maria Monk, but exhibits been before worse state of things in that establishment than li ,, a tinuiliv of this made public. We are further assured that the testimony of witness will remove all reasonable doubt o li f e t ha before the pub- • dis closures heretofore made, and that it will he wit tots (Frances lie without any unreasonable delay.ld is now 2G years of age, Patrick) is a native of N 'ertionit, and nunnery. She came to having been 23 years an inmate of " n of a respectable . eeutleman of New York under the projection of the examiners will be Rouse, in that state. The pub • anxiously looked for.—ilnici w an p apet. A AEnosr ATIoN.— t a recent meet ing NEW F" I N CIPLE OF ' - epees at Paris, a . of the Academy' of Sc iences palter was pre sented,lng Aerial N "N ew Ideas on., avigation.'"ll entitled, . professes t herein to has; tl . the audios 6f this papei i . , e iseovered a , o f giving au v required direction to a halloon, by means means those use , in steam navigatiou; :and the lac; •' similar to • lloon 1,- to make of copper which • self he proposes . , , Is to receive its as cending. power by draw Tug out the air and forming a vacuum. - 'l'o effect t h e vacuum, his proposal is to fill the 'neckline with water, and then draw it oil gradually by means of a long tube, without admitting the air. Hew, lie says —reasoning not in a very' intelligent nianuer—that the re.sure of the atmosphere will have no influence ni l t i_ . P - I. oil ne ()allow] however thin may be the metal of which it I . , ! S composed. Ilse apparatus.(steam) for giving motion to and guiding the machine, is to be placed in the car, and t o thin round sails, which resemble the paddles of a steam boat. Aerostatsou with this maehiue (says the author, butwith.the very cautious proviso—if it should succeed) would proceed at a fa° more rapid than the flight of a carrier pigeon, and would•snrpass all that has ever been beard of. It It is to be regretted, however, that the paper was anonymous, in consequence of which it was not examined into ; by the Academy. was me," was adent Ig of :uliar arac h the t was effect sic is teded cords Holy deep ,ones; her in, ssa tble We B a s a ,tly ich