The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-01-01 00:00:00

LONDON

To Continent of Europe

To Continent of Europe
To Ireland..

Totals

GLASGOW

1840. 1839. 1838.
53800 34100 43835

1840. 1839. 1838

50 620

Taken on speculation this year
Same period 1839
Taken for export this year
Same period 1839

50 650

229,200
261,470

55,490
81,730

DEC. 31.—At the commencement of the week much busi-
ness was transacted in cotton. This caused the disposal of
a considerable quantity of American and Surat at id, and
in a few instances d, per lb. more than last week. The
demand has since not been so large, and the price demanded
on Monday is not now asked ; but both sorts mentioned are
offered at about id advance on the prices of this day week.
Brazil, Egyptian, and Sea Island maintain the prices of last
week. 5000 American and 1200 Surat on speculation.

THURSDAY NlGHT.—Since stock-taking, the weekly ac-
counts having proved so correct, the market closes in the
same dull manner as it has remained for the last three days.
About 3000 bales sold to-day.

VOCAL CLASS AT THE MECHANICS'

INSTITUTION

The senior division of this class gave a public exhibition
at the Mechanics' Institution last evening. The theatre was
but half filled, no doubt from the little notoriety given to the
matter. W. assure those who knew of it, and did not attend,
that they lost a great treat. The pupils were twenty in num-
ber. The following glees, choruses, and madrigals were

sung :

PART I.
1. Glorious Apollo-2. Spring's Delights-3. Hail Smiling
Morn-4. Lovely seems the Moorish-5. Bright Sword-
6. Horn of the Chase-7. Mynheer Vandunck.

PART 11.
8. Life's a Bumper-9. In the Twilight Glade-10. This
Pleasant Month of May-11. Towers and Battlements-12.
Breath Soft, ye Winds----13. Mighty Conqueror-14. Hart
and Hind-15. God Save the Queen.
_ _

No. 7 was capitally sting, as was No. 12. The soft and plain-
tive character of the glee being well expressed, Nos. 3,6, and
9 were encored.

We must say that the proficiency of this class does .Mr.
George Eyton infinite credit.. His pupils sang in excellent
time and tune, and seemed perfectly to understand their
subject. We sincerely hope that there will be another ex-
hibition shortly, and that every publicity will be given to it ;
and we strongly recommend all who love music to attend.
The charming glees and madrigals of British composers are
unequalled for harmony and melody, and a cultivation of
glee singing cannot but afford gratification to the pupil. We
shall have something to say upon this subject if we perceive
that another meeting takes place.
The vocal class consists of 100 pupils, and has been esta-
blished about twelve months : there are 25 in each class.
They are taught upon a system by which every pupil is tho-
roughly made acquainted with the principles of the art.

RECORDS OF WESLEYAN LIFE

London

Hamilton, Adams, Si' Co

This work, which we have just received, is from the pen
of a lay member of the Wesleyan body. It is designed to
exhibit the doctrines and discipline of the Wesleyan church,
and, being written in the form of narrative, is highly interest-
ing and instructive. The domestic intercourse and religious
experience of the members of a Wesleyan family, form the
groundwork of the author's statements ; and at the same
time that the views and practices of the persons amongst
whom the writer has chosen to place himself are fairly and
correctly stated, we are bound to add, that the position of
the same persons towards our established church is detailed
with propriety and truth. The book must be in the hands
of every Wesleyan, though there is much that is calculated
to attract and improve the general reader. We may perhaps
make some extracts from the work in future numbers.

EXPLOSION OF FIRE DAMP.—Last week an explosion of
carboretted hydrogen gas occurred at Drewydd colliery, near
Carmarthen, in consequence of a man, named Evan Moorla,
using a common candle instead of a safety lamp. The ex-
plosion caused a considerable portion of the timber support-
ing the roof to fall, together with an immense quantity of
rubbish, and the poor man was buried beneath the ruins. A
great number of neighbouring colliers set to work with all
possible speed, but nine hours elapsed before they succeeded
in bringing the body to the mouth of the shaft, when it was
found to be quite dead. Two men were also seriously injured
by the explosion. The air which ascended the shaft was so
violent that it blew several of the men's hats from off their
heads (at the mouth of the pit), and caused a convulsion in
the earth similar to that of an earthquake.

The new bridge built across the river Teifi, near Llandvsill,
called Allt-y-Cavan bridge, was carried down by the- im-
mense flood which rose in that river last week. The bridge
had only been completed a few months since, and the erect
tion of it cost upwards of £lOOO.