Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-06-17 00:00:00

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THE FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY, AND
ST. GEORGE'S HALL.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.
Sir —I think your correspondent who affixes a
star forr his signature, is "rather amongst the stars "
on the subject on which he writes, when he writes
such folly as the Liverpool Festival Choral Society
being the " Sir Oracle" to the people of Liverpool,
as to the condemnation of St. George's Hall as a
place for concerts.
Your correspondent does not appear to be aware
that others besides we have quitted St. George's
Hall on account of its great expense, &c., and that,
therefore, it is not our own fault we have been
fiscally unsuccessful with our concerts in that ball.
In 1856 or 1857, Mr. Charles Reynolds, who is, I
believe, connected with your paper, memorialised
the Town Council on his losses by the expensiveness
of St. George's Hall. In 1858, he was again unsuc-
cessful, although he had higher prices of admission,
and most talented artistes of renown in the musical
world. Mr. Hime had also to give up concerts at
St. George's Hall. Mr. E. W. Thomas is said
to have lost heavily in the same way. The
New Philharmonic Society lost £S by a crowded
concert, a few weeks since, and are said to
have had a loss by the " Creation" last October—(l
cannot speak positively of this last mentioned)—
many single concerts have also been unsuccessful.
The only concerts that are, in a pecuniary sense,
sueeessful, are those that have just four or five
popular performers, and higher than ordinary prices
of admission.

The Albion of Monday last, which paper is not
a-great partizan of our society, speaks thus of our
secretary's letter :—" Mr. Howard Horsley, the
honorary secretary, has issued a c..; rmi.rtr nyninnnfnpn

society's removal from St. George's Ifall to the
Alegiate Institution, and the reason he therein
adduces cannot fail to satisfy the scruples of the
most grumbling subscribers. The concert to-morrow
evening will be found well worthy of general public
patronage."
With respect to St. George's Hall being defective
for sound, I can only say, that many persons well
qualified to give an opinion 'on the subject, and who
are not in any way connected with our society, have
often'told me the same thing as our secretary states.
I may also refer to the half-yearly report of the
Philharmonic Society, soon after the opening of St.
George's Hall—which, adverting thereto said, " That
the Philharmonic Hall might suffer at first, on
account of the novelty and beauty of St. George's
Hall, but that, eventually, it would be found out that
the accoustic properties of the latter building.
rendered it unfit for concerts. I, therefore, contend that
we were not the first to denounce St. George's Hall
as expensive, nor as wanting in effectiveness for sound.
I am perfectly convinced that a very small fraction
of the concert-going public of Liverpool will agree
with your correspondent's wholesale denunciation of
a society, the oldest in our town, and the first that
ever gave the public a good concert at considerably
less than half the then (1838) usual charges; and
,re it not for this society, the public could never
hear oratorios, &c., by Handel, Haydn, Mozart,

given four tim-e-S a year, with a full and
to band and chorus, at charges of admission,
exceeding 2s. 61, ls. 6d., and ls. How we
10 such, is admitted by your own paper to-day, to
5.e done in an efficient. manner. I might refer to
last night's " Creation," when we laboured under
the treble disadvantage of a new leader, a new orga-
nist; and a new Hall, and yet gave great satisfaction

3ishop, &

y respectab

ludience, besides the critics

of the public press.
Though a member of the society, I am not one o
the managing. partie3, and not knowing of the re
nova' from Si r"- -

ureorge's lin. after such
AKen place, I' cannot be considered as defending
kerely what I have done myself.—Yours, &c.,

A MEMBER OF THE F. C. S
Liverpool, 15th June, 1859.

THE SOCIAL EVIL

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES

Sir, —The " Merchant's Clerk" who has addressed
to you a long and rambling letter on the Social Evil
is a sad libeller of his class. If we are to believe
him, the clerks are the sole cause and support of
lion in . this town. Hear him

prostatu.

Let th

merchants themselves come down from their lofty
and . come among us. This, I believe,
ill .be the only way of extinguishing the Social
Evil
,"altogether, and not until the merchant con-
fides more in his own clerks will you ever ex-
pect an impeovement in this ()Teat town." The
letter throughout ,reminds me of the three tailors
who drew up the memorable petition, commencing
"We the people of, England." The clerks, a large
and deserving body, have no reason to thank their
clumsy . advocate, Does the " Merchant's Clerk"
expect that merchants will be on terms of intimacy
with their .office assistants ? Do the clerks them-
__,Jociate with the porters employed in the
same establishment To expect that heads of firms
will attend to the morals of their employees is
rather Utopian ; such surveillance would not be much
relished by those of an independent spirit. Not-
withstanding the affecting picture of the youth
from the country, who has 'been banished
from a good and kind home on , purpose to
serve the merchant. We cannot be blind to
so obvious a fact as that he has banished
himself solely for his own interest; and he must, like
his neighbours, if he requires society, seek it in his
own class, or if in want of occupation, join the
rifle corps. —Yourg respectfully, A MECHANIC.
Toxteth Park, 15th June, 1859.
THE LIVERPOOL RIFLE CORPS
(THAT MAY BE.)
TO THE Eirmou ,PE THE NORTHERN TIMES
Sir

position

Aires as

—Your correspondent, " A Knowinfi. hot,"
[fear is too close a marksman for our rifle corps (that

to be,

laugh at the • " Knowing Shot " too. In addition to
all these great resources, have we not the "young
gentlemen on 'Change," as the aforesaid article informs
us. Talk then no more about the invasion of this
country,—WE are ready for it ! I confess I should
have liked Colonel Brimstone to have answered the
challenge of " Knowing Shot ;" but as the Colonel
has observed a truly dignified silence since the
challenge was sent to him, I hereby undertake to
stand in the Colonel's boots,—acid subscribe myself,
sir, yours, &c., HAWTHORN GREEN,

Lieut.-Col. Royal Horse Marines (Black.)
M.U.L.E.

LIVERPOOL IIrSTITUTE.

The annual distribution 'of prizes among the pupils in
connection with this institute, took place last night, 8.. W.
Ronald, Esq., presided. There were also present -P. G.
Heworth, Richard Johnson, and William Brown, Esqrs. ;
Professors Griffiths and Elliot; the Rev. W. Preston;
Messrs. C. S. Samuell, E. S. Samuell, James Chesney, S.
Booth, and George Mason.
Mr. M'llveen, principal of the High and Commercial
Schools, said, they had terminated their two days examina-
tion, but it was not competitive. He wished parents to be
present, and for that reason it had been kept open for two
days. This course was adopted by him, because he
found on visiting other schools, that he could hear the
course adopted there. The premiums were not awarded on
the days of examination, but upon the results of the obser-
vations of the masters of the institution, and himself,
during the past six months.. Nobody in the schools could
gain a mark of distinction without conducting himself pro-
perly—but as much for application and good morals as
mere position in the classes. Ile did not consider ability
the most favourable thing in a boy's character, but regarded
steadiness and propriety of conduct much more likely to
make him a useful man in the world. His object was not

kLui.o w awaKen tue Intellect, but to have boys that h(
ould trust, and the testimonials were to be regarded fu.
xpressions of confidence in the pupil to whom they werc
1 vpn

The reading of the names and the distribution of prize
was then proceeded with. The following is the list :

HIGH SCHOOL:
HONORARY TESTIMONIALS.
SECTION A.—Victoriona Augusto. Borges, Andrew M'Kever:gan,
Charles J. Williamson' Willi-am Johnstone, Edmund B. Ewart,
Robert J. M. Thom, George A. Henderson, Marcus R. Sewill,
Janies M`liirdy, W. 11. Harris, Abraham L'Estrange, Frederick
Smith.

SEcrtom B.—Robert Chanler, W;lliam Geo. P. Henderson,
William Sutherland, Chas. It. English, Emmanuel E. Cohen.
The two preceding classes of honours are confined
exclusively to the three senior classes, and, being awarded,
there still necessarily remains in these classes, and in the
classes less advanced, a large number of excellent boys who
have attracted the notice of their teachers by good conduct
and marked progress in one or more of the subjects of their
course of instruction. The following is a list of the names
of such boys who, in the language of their class fellows, are
called the

HONOURABLY MENTIONED.
SECTION B.—English Grammar and Composition : Thomas Fell
Abraham, Samuel Albert Smith, Coulter, George C. Muttor,
Linguino V. Mappie. William Fisher, William H. Tilston.—Modern
and Roman History : Coulter, Samuel A. ,mith, George C.
Mattor' Robert amson, Thomas E. Saunders.—Geography :
Samuel Albert Smith, Coulter, Thomas F. Abraham, Samuel
Thomas Evans,. William H. Tilston.—Latin : Samuel Albert
Am Slater, John Slater, George Hewitt, William
h : William Tilston, George Hewitt.—German : H.

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Smith. IN

Stuart, H. H

as Fell Abraharit, James VE
Slater, Thomas Howd,-