The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-11-06 00:00:00

PHILHARMONIC CONCERT.

We attended the Philharmonic Concert which was
given at the Hall in Hope-street, on Tuesday night, with
much pleasure. We heard Miss Hayes, Miss Poole, Herr
Damcke and Signor Burdini. These distinguished artistes
acquitted themselves well, and the audience seemed highly
gratified with their performance. Miss Hayes fully justi-
fies the very favourable opinion we have already expressed,
and we repeat that in purity of intonation she is not to be
surpassed by any vocalist of the present day. We trust
she will soon return to us again, and we doubt not she
will receive as cordial a welcome as that with which she
was greeted on Tuesday evening. Miss Poole has a voice
of capital quality ; it is of good volume and great rich-
ness ; and she well deserves to be classed amongst our
best ballad singers. The audience showed their appre-
ciation of her efforts by encoring her, not only in her solo,
but also in her duett with Miss Hayes ; and she must have
been highly gratified with the favourable impression she has
made. Messrs Herr Damcke and Burdini sustained
their parts very creditably ; but we should like to hear
them again before giving an opinion as to their merits as
vocalists. M. Benedict presided at the piano forte.
Nothing could be more beautiful and judicious than his
accompaniment ; and his solo performance on this instru-
ment seemed to be very much relished by the sarans who
were present. Briccialdi gave two fantasias on the flute
in excellent taste. We have heard the same composi-
tions rendered by Richardson and Carte, and we must
own that we consider the execution of these gentlemen
very much superior to that of Briccialdi. We could not
help thinking that the latter did not put forth all his
energy on this occasion ; and he must certainly exhibit a
greater degree of daring before he can expect his name to
be associated with those above-mentioned. The cho-
russes were well-selected, and admirably sung, and the
delivery of the classical overtures shewed a steady im-
provement on the part of the band, and attention and
care on the part of the conductor.

The Mayor entertained the Earl of Ellesmere and a
large party to dinner, at the Town-hall, on Wednesday.
COMPLIMENTARY DINNER.—On Friday, at Mr. White-
man's, Brunswick Hotel, a dinner was given to Mr. R.
Bryden, the " father" of the licensed victuallers of this
borough, and who has not inaptly been styled the " guar-
dian of their interests," on his retirement from the trade,
and in compliment of his long services. At four o'clock,
upwards of thirty gentlemen, principally connected with
the Licensed Victuallers'.Association, sat down. The
name of Whiteman is a guarantee for the repast. The
chair was occupied by Mr. T. Godfrey, the newly-elected
councillor for St. Paul's ward, and the vice-chair by Mr.
Henry Morris, of London-road. Amongst the company
present were Messrs. James Thomson, J. C. Ferniliough,
(councillors), 11. Denson, W. Machan, T. Luff, J. Atkin-
son, T. Parkinson, J. Hughes, T. Harwood, E. Sumner,
Ge.no
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solicitor to the association, was also present.
ARRIVAL FROM CALIFORNIA.—Mr. Riche!. Holmes,
late of this town, arrived from California by way of New
York, in the Canada steamer, on Sunday evening last.
Mr. Holmes was well known in this town as foreman to
Mr. Richard Crossly, boot and shoe maker, South Castle-
street, and subsequently in business for himself in White-
chapel. A little more than two years ago his premises
were burnt down, and he lett this country for South
America. Not liking the country he started for California,
long before the gold fever set in, and he has resided there
altogether about eighteen months. He left San Fran-
cisco on the 2d September last. During a part of last
year, and at the beginning of this year, he was at work at
the mines, and has realised a very handsome sum, as he
brings home with him 501bs. weight of pure gold. He
favoured us with a call yesterday, and showed us somagofe......
the gold dust, with several large pieces of the preciolikiYLßPOOL
metal, which he picked up from the beds of the rivißkTA N 1)A RD
The largest piece of pure gold which he secured weighea. ,- ,
eight ounces and a half. He states that there is,-si.o,'' `.i 1 ! I, -- - A -;'•
doubt, a great deal of gold in the country, but, with, -af
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exception, he added—" it is not worth a straw." • , _i.r.A..4\441-> \''''
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three months last year he never slept under cover o -earkv*o-•.,W ,ell*t F2l
kind, and the softest bed ho could indulge in was a rerf. Nei ',::--74 ;f 41-;f,/,,,,,
Everything was exorbitantly dear, and there is a Kr I,Y::',- "
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scarcity of the fair sex. lie left 220 sail of vessels at --'l..
Francisco.—Mercury.