The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-10-22 00:00:00

goad town of Liverpool, we vent

ample a supply of the discord

yen worn

nmusical sound

presume, is going sufficiently far

We speak not of the rumbling of our heavy waggons, carts,
and drays, the rattling of our cars and coaches, and other
merely city sounds ; these distract us not ; we rather like
them, for they speak of trade and life, and accompanied by
the busy hu:n of men are suggestive of cheerful musings ; but
the organ players—.-the eternal organ players,. and the voices
not unfrequently accompanying them—the clarionet men—
chiefly of our own country—the fifers, and fiddlers, and bag-

pipers, and oh, worst. -• resin chips," the
" rubbing stones," herrings, oysters, muscles, and all the
et ccetera of Liverpool cries—truly these are indescribable,
and a tax upon our nerves almost too great for poor human
nature. Full many a fine thought—as we meditated stanzas

than all, the

eneral current of
_ing it so that nothing would come
__all sour beer, tit only for the Mer-
oine other old lady's album. Some of the old

sometimes freezing up altogether the
the

thin whe

ry, or

Loiidon cr

were ri

ly beauii

and have afforded themes

to many of our ablest compo
quartette by Pleyel, the subject of which was born

'here is

the street cry of

:harming

ound ivy;

" every body knows Horn's
ent, or compositlon, if you please, with a borrowed

ody, of " Cherry Ripe ;" and there are a hundred others.
" fire-wood " boys of Dublin are a positively musical

class, and chaunt with a precision, and sweetness of cadence,
which would do no discredit to a chorister of St. Patrick's
Cathedral ; but as to our Liverpool cries—they are " most
melancholy indeed, but not most musical. if we had ever
thought that there was any soul of music in onr corporation,
we would have made an appeal to them on the snbject ; we
would have submitted a proposition to their most worshipful
and humane consideration ; but we were distrustful on this
point, especially since they became a " reformed body ;" and
so our proposition remained buried within our own breast,
and undivulged up to this hour.
The particulars we shall not now enter into ; we shall re-
serve them, on the plan of our Mercurial friend, for the first
supplement we publish; but we may mention, generally,
that we contemplated the formation of a " Musical Commit-
tee" from the council, who should be the especial conserva-
tors of harmony in the town, the rectifiers of discord, and
guardians of ail the delicate distressed of this department.
Not only should they act thus negatively or defensively,
and protect nice ears and weak nerves from the rude assault of
barbsrious yells and afflictive dissonants—they should be en-
gaged in actively promoting the "concord of sweet sounds."
We would have a college of musicians, and not ahawker should
be permitted to raise his voice within our municipal boundary,
till he or she had taken his degree therein. We would have
an endowed professorship of the art of crying soles and had-
hrimps and salmon, fish, fruit, vegetables, knives-

docks,

grind, and, in short, of every thing c

peised like

able, after the most

cargo of mo

accomplished German bull-

finches, to delight the town with the most tuneful announce-
tnent of hawker's wares. Thus what is now a nuisance would
be- converted into ,sa pleasing ministration—a peripatetic
minstrelsy combining the utile and the dulCe —mingling traffic
with melody, and giving a decided impetus to the musical
genius of our people. The details of the plan of which we
claim to be the original propounders, we reserve, as we have
said, for another opportunity ; meanwhile, it would appear
that Mr. Huila'', of London, has made a discovery which
will give extraordinary facilities to our speculation. In the
Herald of the 15th of this present October, there is an ac-
count of a meeting at Exeter-hall of above 300 of the school-
masters of the national, and others schools for the humbler
classes in and about the metropolis, who have for the last six
months placed themselves in a Class under Mr. Hullah, •to
learn, through his instruction, the art of singing according
to the continental system of 'Wilhelm. by which, as the news-
paper states, ." that invaluable accomplishment is rendered
facile of acquisition and communication." We shali make a
short extract or two from the report, promising that one ob-
ject of the meeting was to present a piece of plate to Mr. H.,
as a token of the estimation in which his services was held
by his pupils :
, At the suggestion of Dr. Kay, the vocal class, which ap-
peared to muster nearly three hundred members, preluded
their act of presentation with the performance of some exer-
cises to exemplify the system of their tuition, and their pro-
gress under it. In this they did themselves and their master
much credit for their observance, well indicative of time,
their correct tone and quickness in obeying the digital noti-
fication of the aol fa. One of their number then ascended
the platform and expressed the sentiments with which he and
his class-fellows were, in this instance, actuated. He stated
that, although he and others had approached the task of learn-
ing to sing with an apprehension that it was surrounded with
insurmountable difficulties, their first lesson with Mr. H ul-
- had made them happily conscious that they had erred in
their anticipations. They soon found that, under the system
pursued by him, the art ceased to be a mystery. It proved
to be most simple. It was to be hoped that the performances
of the class offered evidence that this was practically the re-
sult of the course of instruction through which it had gone.
It was not as a source of gratification to themselves indivi-
dually that those for whom he spoke valued the acquisition
at which they had thus arrived—they cherished it as a means
of communicating an innocent and elevating enjoyment to
the humblest classes of society—for the facility with which
they would be enabled to transmit it to the children with
whose education they were entrusted."

Lord Wharncliffe, who presided, observed in the course of
his speech " that he had attended there on this occasion,
because the office which he had the honour to till in her ma-
jesty's government brought the subject of the education of
the people more particularly under his consideration, and
he wished unequivocally to manifest his concurrence with
the opinions of those who considered that instruction in Vo-
cal music should, form a part of its arrangements. He con-
cluded his speech, in the course of which he highly com-
mended the bland and amiable qualities of Mr. Haab, as a
teacher, by saying that he looked forward with confidence to
a time, at n

treat distance, when there would be o general
prevalence in the humblest classes of society of the most
pure and humanising of arts. (Much applause.) " On
reading this account we expressed our thankfulness that the
school-master of music—was at length " abroad," and that
his march might be traced, not like that of other " school-
masters" that we have heard of, by the puzzlitication of the
intellect, and souring the temper, but by blending the whole
family of man in one sweet chorus of song, and delightful
thrill of harmony. " Oh, Music," said we,
" sphere-descended maid,
Friend of pleasure, wisdom's aid,
Why, goddess ! why to us denied,
Lay'st thou thine ancient lyre aside?

Arise, as in that elder time "
&-.c.—Seriously, we were delighted with the prospect which Mr.
Hullah's successful effort conjured to our mind's eye—or ra-
ther ear, if we may use the expression—and joined the noble
lord most heartily in the wish that the time may not be distant
when this pleasingand refreshing art may have great prevalence
among the humblest classes. We can perceive no practical
difficulty in the way. Our commonalty are by no means de-
void of a taste for music. Often are we delighted with little
fellows " whistling as they go " along the streets, and fol-
lowing quadrille, waltz, and opera air, not unfrequently
through all its turnings with the utmost accuracy. There
then is the taste speaking plainly through thelips; why should
not the school-master do the rest? We could say much more
upon this subject ; but what we have said may suffice for an
opening chapter.

The cost of the rural police for Gloucestershire, for the
year ending last Easter, amounted to £15,673 2s. Ild., and

the prospect of an increase.
HORRID, IF TRUE.-A lady of Algiers, who some time
ago buried one of her children, recently obtained permission
from the municipal authorities to have the grave and coffin
opened, for the purpose of placing iu the latter a still-born
infant. The coffin was found to be entirely empty, and an
inquiry being set on foot as to the cause of the disappearance
of the remains of the first child,, it was ascertained that the
gravedigger, who is the owner of an immense numberl of
pigs, and who supplies most of the pork-butchers of Algiers,
fed pigs with the corpses which he buried. In his gieoursse
were large quantities of human flesh choppedup, and, on
examining the graves in the cemetery, every coffin
was found
empty. A discovery was also made in
the house of the
gravedigger of jewellery to the value of about 50,000 francs,
which had been buried with the bodies. The criminal is ar-
rested, and the prosecution
persons to
on ; but what a dread-
ful reflection it is for many to think that they may
have been eating pork fed with the flesh of their own rela-
tives ! The use of
pork has been interdicted for son2e,titue,
and all the gravedigger's pigS have, by order- of the Procu-
reur-General, berm killed and instantly buried.

SCOTLAND• WARD MEETING

Yesterday evening, at eight o'clock, a public meeting of
the electors of this ward, and of those desirous of promoting
the re-election of Isaac Holmes, Esq. as their representative
in the town-council, was held at Mrs. Barton's. (late Mrs.
Musker's,) Burlington-street, for the purpose of taking mea-
sures to promote that object. The room was much crowded,
and amongst those present, beside the speakers, were many
influential gentlemen connected with other wards in the
tom►, and warmly attached to the cause.

sq., was called to the chair. He
ing was pretty well known.
.t hand, and he should be

RICHARD HOUGHTON, I
stated that the object of the wc
The Ist of Nove

glad to hear any

their int

,er was n

,se a suitable candidate in

Captain REAY proposed the first resoluti
that the conduct of Isaac Hoboes, Esq., as I
tire in the council, had been highly satisfac!

to the of

entitled him to the confidence and support of the burgess
The resolution was seconded by Dr. SHARROCXS, a