The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-14 00:00:00

THE GRAND BALL OF THE FIRST BAT-
TALION LANCASHIRE RIFLES.

This bail, which had been looked for Ward to' with' so
much interest and Pleaenrable anticipation by the
members of this.superb body of i,olunters; commanded
by Lieut.-Col. Bousfield, came off in , St. George's4rall
ldst night, under circumstances of almost unparalleled
eclat. l7pwaidi o 1, nn ladles and gentlemen,
com-
prising the elite of Liverpool and rte' vicinity, were
present, and the effect of the brilliant scene •'.ras', ad;
might have been expected, immensely enhanced by the
unusual numbers and variety of naval, military, aml
rifle uniforms that were visible—comprising the blue,
the grUeil, the starlet; and the grey, with a very tolerable
sprinkling Of the kilt of the Scottish corps.
The. ball committee had given Which were
admirably execated by Messrs. Holden and Parker;
for the tasteful fitting up of a reception room foi the
lady pationesS, Mrs. Aspinall Tobin, and her friends;
.and the stiperintendent of the hall sticcessfully intro•
duced the somewhat novel e±pedient of using ihe heat-
ing apparatus of the hall for diffusing &rdughoit its
expanse the most delicious perfume, a happy idea which
Was greatly and generally appreciated. The company,
animated by the inspiring strains of Mr. Streather's
celebrated band, kept up the dancing till: a late hour
this morning. The refreshments (which were pro-
vided and supplied by Mrs. Oakes, of Lord-street), and
the entire arrangements, we are happy to state, met
with cordial approval.

LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

. A pleasing, though not a great eorreett, was given last
flight by the Li‘erpdol Philhairrionie Society, as their
eleventh silbsCriPtldri, to eriahle Madarne Clara Novello
to take what is understood to be >liir feally last fareell
of the Liverpool public. The "Creation," at the last
concert, was considered to be her farewell—it was so in
oratorio ; she appeared last night to utter her last sounds
in miscellaneous secular music. She gave " Deh vieni
lion tattle? Wm. Mozart's ," Nozze de Figaro ;"
"Ocean, thott tnighiy monster r the grand scena
from Weber's " Oberon ;" " Corn' e froin Voni-
zetti's "Lucrezia Borgia," • and three Scotch and
Irish songs. She was in good spirits, and ~leased
her reception. "Com' e hello was encored, but
instead of repeating any portion of it, she gave "Within
a mile of Edinburgh town," to the great and obvious
deli?,lit of the audience, In parting with an accom-
plislie4 artiste, Would be ungracious to remark upon
deficiencies; 64111 EoristittitiOrial or the result of the
ravages of dine ; tjuestidri ilieth4f ever Madame
Novello had energy and feeling sufAcierii for the addivate
rendering of Weber's great scena. We have heard Mts.
Wood sing it under Webees own direction, We par-
ticularise this, lest we should be supposed to insinuate
mote serious failure. Madame Novello was undoubtedly
Yell; Stiperior, through the evening to the evening on
which she took the soprano part in the "creation." ''she
therefore leaVeS a much More favotirable impression than
tie Nirotild have done had she not ftiotired its with these
more last Ma, me. Noielto was supported
by the London Glee arid kadrigal Union; &3'xisisting of
Miss Eyles, Mr. Baxter (a sweet alto), and Mr. W. H.
Cummings, and Mr. Lawler, who had appeared in the
"Creation." Their vocalisation was perfect, and Miss
Eyles' luscious voice harmonised with her male corn-
peers in the most delicious manner. She also sang
"Sweet Spirit, hear my Prayer," from "Lurline," but
it did not give her scope to do herself justice. 'We
,61vriays,endeafpilred to dd so yehen,she has under-
taken anytbing worthy Of, her: In, ddditioti to these
blbTii6iits of an English
,Con Cert, . Herr .Moligrie and
Lis daughter appeared eristriimeritalists: Made
moiselle Molique played a concerto composed and
directed by Herr Molique. It was Weil played,
and was a very pleasing composition, but rather too
much like a mere modulation, with a very frequent
repetition of the principal passages, to deserve the name
of a concerto. The young lady was very well received,
and highly applauded, for what may. be considered a
very, successful debk. The chorus joined Mr. Lawler
In "haste thee nymph and bring with thee ;"
and gai;,d ail eiciuisite elickris, acedmvauied by the band,
from Weber's almost unknown: Opera "BurySitlie,"
" Sweet peace ! all hail." They also sang, with eon-
siderable effect, " Bright autumn day," from Meyer-
beer's last opera "Dinorah." The band played Men-
delssphri's Overture to . "Ray Bias" and Meyerbeer's
diertrire " Btrilensee,," and concluded with the march
from the "Prophete." In spite of the Volunteer" ball
the hall was crowded, and everyone appeared pleased.
If we have ventured "to hint a fault," it must be re-
membered that " we were nothing if not critical,"
According to honoured usag,e, the twelfth and last
subscription concert will take place on Thursday, the
27th December, when the .oratorio " Messiah," will be
Pertained. The, principal artistes will be Miss Banks,
M Miss Eyles, Mr. Sims Reefei, trild Mr: IL Weiss.

BLUE-COAT Ilosprrit,.—The Treasurer begs td ac-
knowledge the receipt of £3 7s. 6d. from a few friends
of the Institution, who were invited to attend St. Peter's
Charch, on Sunday last, but were unable to be present.
..The collection now amounts to £ll9 18s. 20.
In consecinetiee of the great number of tickets applied
for, and the limited accommodation of ttic Abbey, no
more can be issued to witness the funeral of the late

Earl of Dundonald.
FUNERAL OF ADMIRAL SIR CHARLES NAPIER,
K.C.R.—The funeral of Admiral Sir Charles Napier
took place on Monday at Catherington, near Merchis-
totinhall, Hants. Beyond the fact of the deceased being
borne to the grate Ily eight seamen. who had served
under his command chiring the greater OA of his pro-
fessional career, the whole proceedings were of a Very
private and unostentatious character. The mourners
present comprised the Rev. J. Jodrell, General E.
Napier, the Hon. William Napier, Colonel William
Napier, Colonel M‘Mtirdo, Vice-Admiral Sir Michael
Seymour, Rear-Admiral Erskine, Captain G. T.
Gordon, and Mr. William Grant. Messrs. George and
H. Turner, of Portsea, had charge of the arradgements

for the fitieral.
CONCLUSION OF THE NOTTINGHAM STRIKE.—The
dispute which 14,as existed for such a long time past
between the Mechlin lace firms and their workmen, and
which eras Understood to have terminated a week ago,
was brought to a satisfactory eenclusion on Friday last,
the 9th instant. The men resumed work on Monday
morning at the factories froM Which they have been
locked out, the masters having consented to terms of
Compromise in the wages for Mechlin lade. The three
firms in question have agreed to discharge the *ladle of
the bands engaged since the lock-out, With the eieeptien
of one workman in Mr. Tidmas's factory, and the society
have also consented to take one of the non-union men
until he can obtain a situation elsewhere. It having
been ascertained that Mr. Berrey has been paying the
workmen engaged upon two or three of his plain net
machines in excess of the prices required by the society's
stateMent, the Workineri have agreed to a reduction of
their wages to the ordinary rate.
DEATH OF GENERAL THE HON. E. P. LYGoN, D.—
The colenelcy of the 13th Light Dragoons has become
vacant by, the death of General the lion. Edward Pynder
Lygon, C,13. The gallant officer expired on Sunday
night at his residence in tipper Brook-street, Grosvenor-
square, after a very, short illness. having only taken to
his bed on Saturday. . The hon. general was the third
son of 'William first Earl,Beatichainp, and was brother
of the present' peer, fie entered the army sub-
lieutenant of the 2nd Life Guards, and served with that
regiment in the Peninsula during the campaigns 1813
and 1814, having joined the army in Spain in
November, 1812. Ile was present at the battle of
Vittoria, and served with his regiment to the close of the
war; In 1815 he accompanied the army to the Nether-
lands, and, as major and lient.-colonel, had the honour to
corumand the Life 'Guards at ViraterloO, where he
eminently distinguished himself. For hiS sertices
that memorable occasion he was made a Companion of
the Order of the Bath ; he was also made a Knight of
the Order of St. Vladimir of Russia. For many sears
he commanded the 2nd Life Guards, and only relin-
quished that command when lie olitained .promotion as
Major-general. Tile deleased officer held the appoint-
ment of Inspecting-General of Cavalry for some years.
He had received the silver War-Medal and one clasp for
service in the Peninsit'a, He *as appointed colonel of
the qth Light DiarNoris in Jantiary, 00.; and his
Commissions bore date as follows : Sub-lieutenant,
June 1, 1803; lieutenant, November 7, 1805 ; captain,
February 15, 1808; lieutenant-colonel, April 27, 1815;
colonel, April 27, 1822 ,• major:-general, January 10,
1837 ; lieutenant-general, November 9, 1846 ; and
general, June 20, 1854,
NEWG.C.B. AND K.C.B.—Major-General Sir
James Hope Grant; K.C.8., whose elevation to the
highest rank of the Order of the Bath appeared in
the Gazeticon Saturday, is the fifth son of the late
Francis Grant, Esq., of Kilgraston and Pitcaithly, North
Britain, the head of one of the best of the old "county
families" of Perthshire ; his mother Was Amid, eldest
daughter of Robert Oliphant, Esq., of Rossie, Postmas-
ter=General of Scotland. He was born on the 18th of
January, 1808, and entered the army as cornet in 1826.
He served in China under the late Lord Saltoun,
and -Subsequently in India, under Lords Gough and
Itardinge. He was present at the battle of Sobraen,
where he commanded the 9th Lancers, as also in the
Punjaub in 1848-9. He was also present at the engage-
mentS of Raninuggur, Chilianwallah, and Goojerat, and
took .an active part in the suppression of the Indian
mutiny in 1857-8, for his services on which occasion he
*as Made a Knight Commander of the Order of the
Bath. He became a major-general in the ditty in 1858,
His recent services in China are too well known to our
readers to need being repeated here. Sir James, according
to the County Families, tarried in 1847 Helen, daughter
of Mr. B. Tayler.—Rear-Admiral James Hope, 0.13.,
of Carriden, county Linlithgow, who is now elevated, for
his services in China, from the second to the first division
of the same most honourable order, is the only son of
the late Rear-Admiral Sir Geo. Johnstone-Hope, K.C.B.
(son of the lion. Charles Hope-Vere, of Cragie-hall,
and grandson of the first Earl of Hopetoun), by his first
wife, the Lady Jemium Hope-Johnstone, fifth daughter
of James, third Earl of Hopetoun. He was born on the
3rd March, 1808, and married in Aug., 1838, the Hon.
Frederica Eliza Kirmaird, second daughter of Charles,
eighth Lord Kinnaird, in the Peerage of Scotlarzi but
was left a widower in May, 1856. Ile entered the Royal
Naval College in 1820, joined his first ship in 1822,
and having served on the West Indian and Mediter-
ranean stations was promoted to lieutenant in 1827. He
escorted Lord 'William Bentinck to India in 1828, became
flag-lieutenant to the late Admiral Lord Northesk in the
following year, and subsequently was employed on the
West Indian and North American stations in command
of the Racer (16). Ile obtained the rank of captain
in 1838, and in November, 1845, while in command of
the Firebrand steam-frigate, he enacted a conspicuous
part in the battle of -Parana, -where a hard day's
fighting resulted in the destruction by the combined
squadrons of England and France of four heavy
batteries belonging to General Rosas at Punta Obligado,
as also of a schooner carrying six guns, and of
24 vessels chained across the river. "On that occasion,
having volunteered," says O'Byrne in his Naval Bio-
graphy, " Captain Hope gallantly pulled up in his boat
and cut the chain which impeded the upward progress
of the allies. 'At the close of the action he landed as
aide-de-camp to the late Captain Sir Charles Hotham,
the senior British officer, and assisted in giving the
coup de grace to the defeat of the' enemy, whose num-
bers originally xonsisted of 3,500 men,, in cavalry,
infantry, and artillery, and whose batteries had mounted
22 pieces of ordnance." As a reward for his bravery
on this occasion he was nominated a Companion of the
Bath in April, 1860.