The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-03-29 00:00:00

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PRIVATE TUITION.
AN English Gentleman, Graduate of Trinity College.
Dublin, who has been Tutor and Companion to an
English Nobleman, wishes to engagcAimself as VISITING
TUTOR in a few Private Familierof respectability. Satis-
factory testimonials can be produced.
Letters, (post paid,) addressed H. H., Standard-office,
will be duly attended to.

WANTED, a SITUATION, in a Shipping House, as
CORRESPONDING CLERK/ and LEDGER
KEEPER, by a person who is fully competent to the
business, and who has conducted tlie concerns of a large
Establishment, whose Books were kept on the most approved
system of Double Entry. The advertiser will be at liberty
to enter a house requiring his services in a fortnight.
Address, (post paid,) L. S., 12, Boundary-street, Man-
chester.

WANTED, a SCHOOLMASTER and MISTRESS,
for a New School built at Aigburth, for the education
of the children of the poor. They must be members of the
Church of England, and accompany e children to Church
on Sundays.
Persons competent to undertake t duty are requested to
send in offers of their service, with testimonials of their qua-
lifications and their terms, (post paid,) addressed to the
Aigburth School Comniittee, at the Office of SAMUEL
SANDBACH, Exchange-buildings, Liverpool, on or before
the 10th of April next.
Aigburth, 25th _March, 1839.

LIVERPOOL MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.
WANTED, an eligible PERSON, 1.6 fill the Office of
SECRETARY to the MECMNICS' INSTITU-
TION. As every department in the Establishment will be
placed under his especial care, he will be required to devote
the whole of his time to the discharge of the duties of his
situation. The hours of attendance are from eight o'clock
in the morning until nine o'clock in the evening. Salary,
£4OO per Annum.
Applications, accompanied by unexceptionable testimonials
as to character, attainments, and abilities, must be sent in
before Wednesday, Ist Moy next, to
JOHN S. RADCLIFF, Secretary.
Mechanics' Institution, 19th March, 1839.

APOLLO CLUB PRIZE GLEES.

On Thursday evening the 21st instant, the prizes as adver-
tised some time past, viz. £lO for the best serious Glee, and .1
£5 for the best cheerful Glee, offered by the above Club, were
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awarded at the house of Mr. Holden, Richmond-row, in the
presence of a numerous company of the members of the club,,
together with visitors amounting to upwards of 'fifty, who, •
under the presidency of Mr. Laidlaw, spent a delightful even-
ing. The business commenced by singing the whole of the
Prize Glees over, which were reduced by vote to four, two
serious and two cheerful ; after a short interval, the Glee,
"The Faded Rose," was repeated by Messrs. Holden, Gil-
lon, George, and Andrews, which was sung beautifully, and
drew forth great applause. Glee, " Fingal," followed, sung
by Messrs. Holden, Gillon, Dodd, and Andrews, which also
received great approbation. The first prize was awarded be
a majority of two to " The Faded Rose :" the words and
music are both excellent : the latter proved to be the compo-
sition of our talented townsman, Mr. G. Hargraves. " Fin-
gal," the second serious Glee, the composition of Mr. George
Pine, Jun., organist to the Episcopalian Chapel, Gray's Inn
Lane, London, is a production which proves the author to
be eminently qualified to compete for the prize, as the result
of the voting proved, in fact, 'both glees must become decided
favourites. The second prize for cheerful Glee, " Joy ! Joy ! ,
We search for thee in vain," sung by Messrs. Holden, Dodd,
and Davies, was awarded to the successful composer of " The
Faded Rose," so that upon this occasion native talent has
carried off both prizes. The gentlemen were in good voice :
we never heard Mr. Andrews to greater advantage. Messrs.
Gillon, GeorgeModd, and Davies, were excellent; and as
for " mine Host, the Father of the Club," he is getting young
again : his singing in " The Faded Rose" would have more
than pleased the composer, as it'did the company. The whole
was accompanied on the piano-forte by Mr. George Holden
in his usual masterly style. After the prizes had been
awarded, and at the request of the Chairman, the company
joined in the agreeable Catch of " Roast Beef," the produc-
tion of which with the accompaniments was, after repeated
encores, unanimously pronounced to be good. After the
cloth was drawn, " Non Nobis Domine" was given by the
whole of the choir. The evening was further prolonged by
several good Glees, Songs, &c. &c., and on the motion of E.
Eccles, Esq., the composer of " Fingal" is to be requested
to publish that Glee, the Club intending to take twenty-four
copies, and it is further contemplated to present that gentle-
man with £5. as a reward of merit, and encouragement to
others. Thomas Tattersall, Esq. was elected President for
the ensuing quarter commencing on Thursday evening next,
when the above Glees will be repeated. Mr. Holden's " Oc-
tober brew" is capital, and we have been given to understand
that one cask is to be kept for a certain turn-out shortly ex,
pected. The following arc the words of the successful glee :

FIRST PRIZE.
THE FADED ROSE.
There was a rose of nature's choicest growth,
Such as the night-bird seeks and makes her bow'r;
The breeze would sigh around it, as 'twere loath
To bear the perfume from so sweet a flower.
The dew of heaven lov'd it ; and the ray
Of evening linger'd for its latest smile ;
"You would have deem'd that it could not decay,
So lov'd, so sweetly nurtur'd ; but the guile
Of autumn night-winds stole its bloom away :
It died ! and morning found a dewy gem
Hung, as in mockery, on the withered stem !

SECOND PRIZE.

CHEERFUL GLEE.
Joy! Joy !
We search for thee in vain
In the monarch's gilded train,
In the mask's fantastic crowd,
In the revels of the proud,
In the camp or festive hall,
At the rout or midnight ball.
Thou in all that's pure and fair
Dost delight, 0 Joy ! to share ;
In creation's vesper song,
Warbling with the winged throng ;
In the cuckoo's mellow voice,
Shouting to the woods, rejoice !
Thou art on the dewy lawn,
Sporting with the lamb and fawn ;
Of childhood's hippyholiday ;
Thou, in all that's pure and fair
Dost delight, 0 Joy, to share.

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE: z''

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MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING. ;T
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The Riddlesworth, that " comes off" over the Abingdon.
Mile on Monday afternoon, appears both in town and coun-
try to be settled in favour of Lord Jersey. At the celebrated
corner, 7 to 4 went a-begging last evening. To-day, with
us, 2 to 1 is offered ; but his opponents will be " few and far
between."

—..—...
THE CHESTER Cur.—The only three horses that appear
to have been in anything approaching increasing favour, since
our figures of Friday, are Harkaway, Caravan, and Slashing
Harry. The first-named is half a point better, Caravan a
point, and Mr. Heseltine's horse full two. Our quotations
have been all accepted since the early part of the present day.
There was evidently, at noon, a very strong desire to do bu-
siness on Harry. Notwithstanding the notice Modesty ob-
tained on Wednesday night, the layers are not yet told out ;
100 to 6is offered. That figure was asked for at noon yes-
terday, on Colonel Peel's horse. The 20 to 1 division seem
wanting animation in their backers. It is not, however,
surprising, after three months' heavy firing, that there should •
be an occasional rest. The figures against the horses in force
may be ascertained by the following price current .
THE CHESTER CUP.—P.P. . .
71 to 1 agst Mr. Copeland's King Cole. (f 3 taken)
9 to 1 „ Mr. Ferguson's Harkaway (tk)
10 to 1 „ Captain Berkeley's Caravan (tk)
10 to 1 „ Lord Westminster's Cardinal Puff
15 to 1 „ Captain Healey's Van Buren
15 to 1 „ Sir Thomas Stanley's COwboy (tk)
15 to 1 „ Mr. Heseltine's Slashing Harry (tk)
100 to 6 „ Col. Peel's lon
100 to 6 „ Mr. Meiklam's Modesty
100 to 5 „ Captain Lamb's Chit Chat (tk)
100 to 5 „ Mr. Barrow's Eaglet
100 to 5 „ Mr. Meiklam's The, rone •
THE DERBY. T
We may repeat our laconic observation of Friday. . There
is " nothing doing on this event worthy of remark."

TATTERSALL'S, MONDAY.
The attendance this afternoon, and the business trawitc,t,cd
during the three or four hours the room was ,open, exeyested
the average of the last four or five weeks ; a few alttgatiotts
may be pointed out, but none of a serious character, .qfpept
in the instance of Mr. Thornhill's lot and Alelbounoww*o
were in great demand at considerably improved prices,,,,foe
crack (as it is the fashion to call the favourite) was-bfia*,
for upwards of £3OO, at 8 to 1, 2 to 1 being offered that:be
won the Riddlesworth. The Dey of Algiers and Flambeau
were backed at 15 to 1 each ; the Dey ..had the tall at ;the
opening, but at the finish it was exactly even betting.- Krem-
lin arrived at Rogers's stables on Sunday per van, onleavitig
which he had a very narrow escape of breaking his leg,;•he
is scarcely so good a favourite as on Thursday last. ,Tres,
Ilderim, and /Ether, as the odds will indicate, were not in
favour, nor, with the exception of Dragsman and Roostan,
was anything done about Scott's horses that will enable Us
to make a quotation ; one little bet of 5 to 1 was taken about
the lot, but there was no " price current." Bloomsbury,
Valaincourt, Chimborazo, and one or two other outsiders,
were backed at the old price. The betting terminated about
half-past six as follows :
. RIDDLESWORTH.—P.P.
2 to 1 on brother to Bay Middleton. (off) s"
three. (tk freely)
THE DERBY. 444,1
20 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's
22 to 1 „ Sir G. Heathcote's lot. (tk) •
8 to 1 ~ Lord Jersey's bro. to Bay Middle4l4)
15 to 1 Col. Peel's Dey of Algiers (tk)
15 to 1 Duke of Rutland's Flambeau (14k4,„„-fi
18 to 1 „ Duke of Cleveland's Kremlini
25 to 1 ~ Lord Albemarle's Tros. (41 pf
)4
27 to 1 Duke of Richmond's Bulwar.LolliitAt
30 to 1 ~ Lord Jersey's Ilderim. (off) ,„:
35 to 1 Sir G. Heathcote's Valam. d
afteruards offered)
35 to 1 ~ Mr. Thornhill's bro. to 113ouche. (den
and afterwards offered)
40 to 1 „ Mr. Dixon's Camellino. (tk and aft off)
40 to 1 ~ Lord Suffield's Vernon. (tk and aft off)
40 to 1 „ Mr. Ridsdale's Bloomsbury. (tk)
40 to 1 „ Mr. Thornhill's Maria c. (tk) •
45 to 1 „ The Duke of Grafton's "Ether. (tk)
50 to 1 „ Sir G. Heathcote's Chimborazo. (tk)..l
50 to 1 „ Mr. G. Clark's Dragsman. (tk) ,;)
700 to 10 „ Duke of Grafton's Montreal. (tk)
1000 to 30 „ Capt. Williamson's Melbourne. (taken and
afterwards offered)
1000 ta 10 „ Mr. Ford's Ferryman. (tk) „..
3000 to 30 „ Mr. Bowes's Roostan c. (tk)
1000 to 5 „ Mr. Thornhill's Bravura c. (tk)
500 even between bro. to Mouche and Maria c. tk ; 500
even between the Dey of Algiers and Flambeau (
tk); ,200
even on bro. to Bay Middleton agst the Dey of Algiers and
Flambeau (tk).

SERIOUS FAULT.—At one of our late Perth inarkets a
gentleman was exposing a horse for sale, when he was asked
by an intended purchaser whether his horse had any fault ?
To this he replied that the animal had two faults, one of
which he would acquaint him with pr,evieus to making a bar-
gain, and the other he pledged himself he would reveal as
soon as the bargain was concluded. He accordingly stated
the first fault of the horse, which was, that when he 'get out
of hands he was not easily caught.. After some Niggling and
wrangling on both sides, the bargain was concluded, when
the purchaser demanded of the seller to be made acquainted
with the other fault of the hoise. This he immediately com-
plied with by stating that the horse, when caught, west not
worth the hauden ! "—Paisley Adrertiser.
PROSPECTS OF THE HARVEST.—We believe we may4tte
with perfect confidence, that in the great agricultural districts
surrounding Preston, there has been more wheat sown during
the present season than is recollected ever to .becii,Ahe
case in any former year. We shrewdly suspect that our
Fylde friends have the disposition to save their ." over-I,4ler'
competitors the trouble of importing grain to supply Euglish
mouthse—Blackburn Standard, , Clastis

Imperial parliament.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY.
EASTER RECESS.

Viscount MELBOURNE said, that it might be convenient
to the house to know that it was his intention to move to-
morrow that the house should adjourns for the Easter recess
to Thursday, April 11.