The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-03-08 00:00:00

NINE O'CLOCK

The reception, promenade, and examination of the specimens
of art and science in the drawing-rooms and small ballroom.
Tea, coffee, and ices in the,centre room.
HALF-PAST NINE O'CLOCK.

Music, by a few members of the Liverpool Philharmonic
Society, who have kindly volunteered their assistance, under
the direction of NV. Sudlow, Esq.
PART I.

MADRIGAL.... "Who shall win my lady fair." Purcell.
Miss Stott, Miss Sharpe, Messrs. Hand, Haswell, Graham,
_H. Sudlow, Lloyd, and Armstrong,

FOUR-PART SONO " I know
a maiden."
Messrs. Hand, Haswell, Graham, H. Sudlow, Lloyd,
and Armstrong.
"The Skylark."
Miss *tat

Ilatton

SoLo—Piano-forte.. Selection from the " Leider ohne Worte."
Mr. Toms. [3lendelesokn.
TEN O'CLOCK.

Promenade, and examination of the specimen and microscope
tables, at which the following gentiemen will attend to give
information—
Illustrated Books.. Mr. Picton and Mr. Fernihough.
Miscellaneous Zoology and Botany.. Dr. Dickenson and Mr.

T. C. Archer.
Local Antiquities.. Dr. Hume and Mr. Mayer.
. .

Rare Manuscripts and Books of Art.. JosephßrookiYates, Esq
Original Letters of Roscoe, and Articles of Vert, .. Mr.
Boardman, (whose property they are.)

Architectural and Mechinical Models, 'and kereciscopes.. Mr.
H. P. Homer and Mr. Newlands.

Microscopes.. Drs. Inman and J. B. Edwards, and Messrs,
Byerly and Cauty.
HALF-PAST TEN O'CLOCK.
MUSIC-PART 11.

MADRIGAL " O'er desert plains" Waelrent
Miss Stott, Miss Sharpe, Messrs. Hand, H. Sudlow,
Graham, Haswell, Lloyd, and Armstrong.

SoLo—Violin

. .
"Tremolo".
Mr. Thomas,

De Beriot,

FOUR-PART SONO .. "The Nightingale" Mendelssohn,
Miss Stott, Miss Sharpe, Messrs. H. Sudlow and Armstrong.
SONG "Oh, listen, dearest lady" Balfe.

Mr, Armstrong.

GLEE "The Squirrel" (words bj, Roscoe).. Sir G. Smart
Messrs Hand, Graham, H. Sudlow, and Armstrong
Mr. Toms will preside at the Piano-forte.

At Eleven o'clock the Refreshment-room will be opened,

It is understood that the gentleman appointed to deliver
the leading address will read it, in compliance with the
wishes of the principal members of the committee. They
think that in that way it will be more formal and official
than any speech could be, however eloquently composed
and rhetorically uttered.
To commemorate the occasion, a beautiful bronze bust
of Roscoe, said to be faithful by those best able to judge,
has been published by Mr. Flower, of Bold-street. A
Collection of Roscoe's Poems, a sketch of his birth-place,
his well-known poem of " The Butterfly's Ball and the
Grasshopper's Feast," and a medal, bearing an excellent
likeness of the historian, have also been issued.
Mr. Harold Herdman, son of Mr. W. G. Herdman,
artist, of this town, has prepared models, it is said, of the
birth. place, residence, and the place where our celebrated
townsman, Roscoe, died. by the order of the Mayor, to
be exhibited at the soiree.

THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA has appointed Joseph Boyce,
Esq., J.P., his consul for Dublin.

SUDDEN DEATHS.—On Sunday, Ebenezer Powell,
tailor, residing in Botanic-terrace, took suddenly ill, and
expired in a few moments.—John Carmichael, clothier,
died suddenly, of apoplexy, at his house, No. 4, Great
Crosshall-street, yesterday morning about three o'clock.
BOY BURNED TO DEATH.—John Clifton, a boy four
years of age, residing with his parents at No. 11, Aston-
street, Park, died on Saturday, from the effect of some
burns which he accidentally received a few days before.
The poor little fellow had endured great agony ere death
closed his sufferings.

CHILD FOUND IN A CIGAR BOX.—About 11 o'clock
on the forenoon of Sunday last, the attention of the
police-constable on duty in that neighbourhood VMS
drawn to the burial ground of St. Patrick's Chapel, Tox-
teth Park, where a boy named William Kane had acci-
dently discovered the body of a child in a cigar box. It
was immediately conveyed to the dead house, and an in-
quest will, we believe, be held to-day. The child 18 Sup-
pond; from eppearanceh to have been etill•born.