The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-12-03 00:00:00

JOHN SHAW LEIGH, Esa., MAYOR,

in the Chair.
On the motion of the Rev. JONATHAN BROOKS, Senior
Rector of Liverpool, seconded by THOMAS BOLTON, Esq.,
It was resolved unanimously,

That this Meeting—acknowledging the goodness of Al-
mighty God, in bestowing upon our Gracious Sovereign and
her Royal Consort the blessing of a Son, and fulfilling the
hopes of the nation by the Birth of an Heir to the Throne—
desire now to express their gratitude and joy, and to present
to Her Majesty their heartfelt congratulations on this most
auspicious event.
On the motion of Sir THOMAS BRANCKER, seconded by
CHARLES TAYLEURE, Esq.,
II was resolved unanimously,

That a dutiful and loyal Address expressive of the feelings
of this Meeting be presented to her Majesty, and that the
Address now read be adopted. _ _ _

.
On the motion of HUGH HORNBY, Esq., seconded by
J. T. ALSTON, Esq.,

It was resolved unanimously,

That an Address of congratulation on the birth of the
Prince be presented to His Royal Highness Prince Albert,
and that the Address now read be adopted.
On the motion of WILLIAM BROWN, Esq., seconded by
ROBERTSON GLADSTONE, Esq.,
It was resolved unanimously,

That an Address of congratulation on the birth of the
Prince be presented to Her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, and that the Address now read be adopted.

On the motion of Wm. POTTER, Esq., seconded by LENvirq
NOZLEY, Esq.,
_ _

It was resolved unanimously,

That the Mayor be requested to present the Addresses.
On the motion of GEORGE GRANT, seconded by J. H
TURNER, Esq.,

It was resolved unanimously,
That the Addresses be Signed by the Mayor on behalf of
the Meeting.

J. S. LEIGH, Mayor.
The Mayor having left the Chair, the Thanks of the
Meeting were unanimously voted to him.

AT the SPECIAL VESTRY, held in SAINT NICHOLAS'
CHURCH, on THURSDAY, the 2d day of December,
1841, for the appointment of an Assistant Overseer in the
place of Mr. William Gibson. resigned.
The Reverend AUGUSTUS CAMPBELL, one of the
Rectors, in the Chair.

The Notice convening the Meeting having been read, Mr.
RICHARD BRADSHAW was proposed by Mr. WOOD-
WARD, and seconded by Mr. MATTHIAS HALL.

Mr. JOHN NEWELL was proposed by Mr. WILLIAM
POTTER, and seconded by Mr. TYRER.

Mr. EDWARD BURRELL was proposed by r. sLts
OWEN, and seconded by Mr. ROBERT HUGHES.

The Candidates having been successively put from the
Chair, on a show of hands Mr. RICHARD BRADSHAW was
declared to be elected, upon which a Poll was demanded.

It was then declared by the Chairman that the Poll would
he taken at the Sessions House, in Chapel-street, on the
following day, at Ten o'clock.
AUGUSTUS CAMPBELL, Chairman.
The Chairman having left the Chair,

Resolved,—On the motion of Mr. Churchwarden HUTCH-
INSON, seconded by Mr. MuNcAsTEn, that the Thanks of
the Vestry be given to the Chairman for his able conduct in
the Chair.

M. D. LOWNDES, Vestry Clerk

NOTICE is therefore HEREBY GIVEN that the POLL
for the purpose abovementioned will be taken at the SES-
SIONS HOUSE, in Chapel-street, TO-MORROW, the 3rd
December instant, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon.
Dated the 2nd day of December, 1841.
M. D. LOWNDES, Aestry Clerk.

THE LIVERPOOL EXHIBITION
TILL SHORTLY CLOSE.
THE
SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF THE
LIVERPOOL ACADEMY

WORKS OF MODERN ARTISTS,
IS NOW OPEN,
AT THE EXHIBITION ROOMS,
OLD POSTOFFICE-PLACE, CHURCH-STREET,
FROM NINE IN THE MORNING UNTIL DUSK.
Admission, Is. Catalogue, Is. Season Tickets, Ss.
ALSO,
BRILLIANTLY ILLUMINATED WITH GAS,
EVERY EVENING,
FROM SEVEN UNTIL TEN O'CLOCK,
Admission, ls.
Subscriptions receited for the Lottery.
S. EGLINGTON, Secretary.

THE LATE MR. EGERTON SMITH.
IN furtherance of the generally-expressed with that some
1. PUBLIC TESTIMONIAL should be erected to the
MEMORY of the late Mr. EGERTON SMITH, the
Friends of that much-lamented Gentleman, and the Admirers
of his PHILANTHROPIC CHARACTER, are respectfully
requested to attend a PUBLIC MEETING, for the purpose
of promoting that object, to be held at the CLARENDON
Rooms, South John-street, on WEDNESDAY next, the Bth
instant, at Twelve o'clock at Noon precisely.
THOS. THORNILY, Esq., M.P., Chairman.
WM. RATHBONE Jos. BRICE
JAS. MULLENEUX GEO. HOLT.
WM. RIDTAILD

MECHANICS' INSTITUTION, MOUNT-STREET.
TO-MORROW, (Saturday), the 4th instant, at Half-past
Seven, P. m., P. F. WHITE. Esq., will deliver the
Second and Last of TWO LECTURES on IRISH MIN-
STRELSY (Ancient and Modern,) illustrated with Songs,
selected from the most popular Melodies of Ireland,
To be sung by Mr. WHITE, assisted by Miss STOTT and
Miss BELL.
Mr. EYTON will preside at the Piano-forte.
LECTURE lI.'—SATURDAY, 4TH DECEMBER.
MELODY—Carolan the last Bard and Melodist of Ireland
—His Genius and Musical Compositions, &c.—Last great
Meeting of the Minstrels of Ireland at Belfast, 1792,—Tra-
ditional Melodies committed to Notation—Moore's Melo-
dies—Lyric Poets and Musical Composers in the 19th Cen-
tury—Words intended for Music—Modern Songs and Fa-
shionable Singers—Nature and importance of the principles
of style in Singing—Present State of Musical taste—Musical
Education.

ILLUSTRATIVE MELODIES.
'Tis the last rose of Summer."
" Though the last glimpse of Erin."
" True love can ne er forget."
" The last Bard of Erin."
"Oh ! breathe not his name." (Duet.)
" She is far from the land."
" When youth's bright days are o'er."*
" Mavourneen Deelish Aileen Oge." (Air—Savourneen
Deelish.)
" Come, come away."*
" Oh ! tell me not of those bright days."*
" The Minstrel Boy."
* The Lecturer's own Composition—Words-and Music.
To be followed by FOUR LECTURES on the STEAMr
ENGINE, by Mr. J. C. M'CONNELL, Engineer.
SOIREE.—It is proposed that the members of the Insti-
tution and their Families shall hold a SOIREE, in the In-
stitution, on MONDAY, the 27th instant. Tickets, including
Refreshments, ls. 6d. each. Particulars will be duly an-
nounced hereafter, bat meantime it is urgently requested
that Members wishing to attend will furnish themselves with
Tickets as early as possible. The arrangements will depend
greatly on the number of persons intending to be present.
Tickets arc now issued at the Secretary's Office.
LIBRARY.—PubIic attention is solicited to the Library,
which now contains nearly Eight Thousand Volumes, in the
various Branches of Science and Literature. and which re-
ceives regularly Eight Monthly andiSeven Quarterly Periodi-
cals. Each Member is allowed Three Volumes of a Single
Work at a time, and the same Annual Subscription of One
Guinea (for Ladies 10s. 6d.), which admits to the Library
admits also to the Public Lectures and the Evening Schools.
A Donation of Ten Guineas, or upwards, constitutes the
Contributor a Life Member. Annual Members, One Guinea
(the Ticket dates from the time it was taken out); Ladies'
Tickets, Half a Guinea; Sons or Apprentices of 111 embers,
Five Shillings; Apprentices of Non-3lembers, Half a
Guinea.

W. B. HODGSON, Secretary