The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-10-04 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

It appears to be the unanimous opinion of every person whom I
we have heard speak upon the subject, that on no former oc-
casion were so many strangers seen in the town as at present
throng our streets, drawn by the coming Festival; and now
that an excitement has beep raised by- • the press, publishing to
the public the operations of the Festival ceunnittee,
thitit •lately have been ..kept. so much " under the rose," the
town preseets the appearauce of a , disturbed. bee-hive. . Yester-
day every person appeared on the quince, and parading about;
a restless excitement, as expectant of something, pervading all,
whilst the. various shops redoub.ed.- their exhibitions of finery,
and crowds -of admirers were clustering round them impeding
the causeways.
Yesterday evening, the festival commenced with the ball at
the Wellington Rooms.. The company began to assemble at
nine o'clock, and continued arriving without intermission till
about eleven. The- assemblage consisted for the must part, of
the principle gentry of the town.and neighbourhood, with a few
strangers. There were, however, riot many .families of distinc-
tion; a party- arrived late from Knowsley, the .seat of Lord
Derby, We also observed the late Mayor there and. Sir Thos.
Brancker. About 500 ticketS were sold. Dancing commenced
shortly before ten o'clock, and continued, without intermission,
until three, When the ball began to break up. 'Many parties,
however, left before that time. _ Weippert's band was in ats
teudance, and performed' in its usual superior style. Amongst
the musical pieces-which were most favourably received during
the evening were the "Rhine," " Terpsichurian,"- and "'Mos-
cow" Waltzes, "The Nations," and " idlieir d'Amour," Quad-
rililes.
The room, about twelve o'clock, presented a very splens-
did appearance; many of •the- ladies being elegantly dressed,
and their gay apparel contrasting agreeably with the sombre
hues of the dress -coats of the male. visitants,. whilst engaged
in- the mazy dance or the lively promenade.
Thii morning' sermon is to -be • preached at St. Luke's.
Church by. the Rev. Dr.. Gilbert, Principal of Brazen-nose Col-
les,se,Oxford.. The accompanying arrangements are excellently
adapted,-.and will 'be.attiactive. The Deane and jubilate will
he sung by the principal singers and the Chorus; 'and its the
• reurse of the ,4ervsee three favourite anthems of Marcell°, Kent,
~,od Mozart will be given by the most talented of the vocalists..
The choir hater been Et4nplitied and enlarged under the immediate
superintendence of Sir George Smart.
, .
The concertseareAotake place at the Amphitheatre, in Great
Charlotte-street, where .alterations have been made which do
the greatest credit to the taste and- judgment of the committee.
The stage has been completely wailed in, and presents to the
eye of the spectator in front the shape of oneAsellof an octagon.
heie v;alla are beautifully and tastefully decorated in a chaste
and highly-relieved pattern, which displaysitself with a remark-
ably vivid effect; flu-nigh its prevailing. characteristic is neatness.
This department has been entrusted to the skill of Mr. Trout-
beck. A suffitient sweep of stage has beets left beneath the.
proscenium fur the vocal performers, for the conductor, and fur,
the instrumeutsewhich usually . occupy this situation; from.
.thence, in a *regular suctession.,cif seats, a spacious orchestra,
which occupies the whole breadth of the stage, extends upwards
-nearly to the level of, the proscenium. This, when filled
with the numerous musicians Who havebeen engaged; will in
itself present a..most striking cu-up while the compact-
"enclosure of the space, joined to its form, will, it is 'eipect-
,ed, project the sound to -the audience most effectively.-
The old orchestra has been enlarged and raised to a convenient'
height, so as to give a full view of the performers, while it will.
not obstruct the view of those behind. It is filled with ranges of
seats, and forms a sort of spacious tie*, being completely-co-
vered over-with crimson cloth, The avenue which formerly
led .from the circle td the stage has been likewise made to con-
duce,to the general decoration. It is covered ida similar man-
ner to the orchestra, and contains seats which, with those•above-
MentiOned, . are to be appropriated to the use of the Stewards
and the Patrons of-the Festival. The circle has - entirely dis-
appeared, the whole of the materials Which formed it having
been removed, and the entire space bas• been laid out with
seats, which extend, without any intervening partition, under
the boxes, so that what was formerly the pit is now a part, with-
out any division, of the new area. • the entrance from the back,
by an avenue which runs through the middle to the pew under
the stage. The whole of these seats are covered with crimson
cloth, and, from the alteration which we have attempted to
describe, an extent of space is developed which has a mag-
nificent apppearance. The fronts of . the boxes and of
the first tier- of gallery have been newly painted in warm
colours, which will relieve the gilded decorations. The
fronts -of the upper ranges of the gallery have been newly
papered. The division which enclosed the boxesnext the stage
on each side of - the avulse has been removed,:wherebythe ap-
parent size of the theatre has been greatly increased, and its
proportions .magnified to an extent which will not be productive
of less surprise Oars gratification to those wild may remember
it in its former state, :11-e ceiling has -been .tastefully
.re-deco-
rated by-some of Troutbeek's must able artists; and when
we add-to this„ that the backs of the boxes have been hung with
handsome paper, the reader will perceive-that-the committee
have nut aimed merely at rendering the house fit for accommo-
dation bra-fear-easy elteratious and iliinsyadornteents, but that
they have given to the tout ensemble a finish becoming the oc-
casion and the audiences which, may there be expected to as-
,semble. • It is estimated that the pit will contain nearly a thou-
sand. persons.
-The morning perfOrmances of sacred music are to take place
iu St. Peter's Church. It is to be regretted, that we have no
building its this, town of sufficient size to give due effect to the
megniticent- creatienS which are to be performed, or aecorn-
modate the number of persons
_who attend our festivals. The
space in St. Peter's Church is much too small, but it has been
tirade the most of. Numerous alterations have been made,. and
it.bas been fitted up to accommodate 1400 persons. A spacious
gallery has been erected,. which commencing at the pulpit, rises
to such a height as to cover about two-thirds of the eastern win-
dow. The orchestra is; extensive, and will contain 300 per-
formers..
For the fancy ball, which, as our readers generally know, is
to be held at the Town-hall, the arrangements will be on the
same splendid scale as formerly, with some alterations which
have been suggested by experience of former inconvenience.
A spacious and lofty gallery, of two stories in height, is to be
carried across the area of the Exchange. The upper gallery of
this will cornmunieate from the grand ball-room, in the Town-
hall, to the Underwriters'-room, in the Exchange-buildings,
which will be converted into a room for promenading.
Through this the company will pass forward to the NewSroom,
in-which spacious apartment the supper is to be laid out. The
.return will be through the lower gallery, which will communi-
cate with the groued staircase leading to the ball-romn. Thus
the inconvenience which formerly, resulted from the company
passing and tepassing,: by the sense gallery to the supper-rooni
will be avoided. The whole of the decorative department will
be of the most tasteful description; and, while the committee
have paid due attention to that which will gratify the eve and
the ear, we are given to understand that they have miracle such
arrangements with Mr. Radley and Mr. Lynn as shall ensure
equal satisfaction to. the appetites of their guests.
Weippert's celebrated quadrille band and 1-lorrabin's band,
from Manchester, are engaged to attend. It is-expected from
the arrangements which have been made, the excitement which
prevails, and the sale of the tickets which has already taken
place, that the fancy ball will far outvie those • of former
:ccasions.

Persons labouring under deafness and other disorders of the
ear, who have not had' an opportunity.of consulting the cele-
hi wed ',wrist, Mrs. Gardner, may still profit from her advice and
assistance, as, she will not. leave Liverpool till the end of the
festival.

IM PR CDENCE.—Yeiterday, at the police-office, a respectable-
looking man, was brought up charged with having been
found quite.drunk and helpless in the streets the night before,
and who was put into 'Bridewell for safety. On being searched
he had bills, notes; and Other money found on his person to the
amount of £227 Ns. He was tined. ss. for beinc, drunk,

TOXTETH•PA;tK BAZAAR.—This bazaar has been continued
open until yesterday.' The•attendance of visitors yesterday was
extremely numerous and• fashionable, and the proceeds must
have been considerable. Nearly all of the very many beautiful
ornaments of the more expensive kind were taffied fur yesterday
afternoon, towards the .close of the bazaar, amidst much good
humour• and. amusement. We trust that the proceeds will lead
to the anticipated result and repay the charitable exertions of
the committee.

ZOOLOGICAL GA RnuNs.—Thecollection at this delightful re
sort has received several valuable additions within the last week
and the menagerie is now complete. The proprietor purchased
on Tuesday last, three fine voung lions, which were brought to
this country, by. the french brig Zephyr, front Senegal. These,
together With the tiger lately presented by Captain Killick,
have completed the, range-of animals in the circular kilding.
Mr. Atkins is in treaty for a giraffe from the London Zoological
Society, and entertains sangUine hopes of success. The Earl
of Del by, the president of the society, has been written to, and
has sent a favourable answer. We hope to be able in our next
to congratulate Mr. Atkins upon the fulfilment of his wishes.

NEW AN fftli'OßT-ANT GOSIIIERCtAI. Booxs.—We beg to
call the attention of our commercial friends to the books adver-
tised under the following bead, in our paper of this day, corn-
prising—"Tate's Mauual- of Foreign Exchanges," " Gumer-
sall's Discop,nt Tables at all Rates per Cent," " Anderson's
Models of Cpainercial Letters," " Jackson's • New System of
Book-keeping." " Walton's most Comprehensive
.Reckoner"
eve.r published. These books are the very best on the subject
of which they treat, andought to have a place in every•count-
ing-house library in the kingdom.
THE THEATRE-ROYAL—Last evening Mr. Charles Kean
took his benefit, in the play of "Hamlet," and had an over-
flowing house, decidettly the best this season. The boxes aei e
crowded, many strangers arrived for the festival being present.
We have already noticed ,Mr. Kean's Hamlet in a former num-
ber. The cast of characters was the same this evening as on
the former occasiOn, 'with the exception of Mr. Stuart playing
the Ghost of. Hamlet's .Faiher, a character we were sorry to see
given to him. We' need hardly add, that what there was to, do
was well played. We did not admire Mr. Kean's Hamlet so
much as on the previous occasion. .He was anxious to do too
Anuch, and frustrated many of his finest efforts by his over
Anxiety. T (lett were several points which were not given with
such effect as before; we remarked also one or two
,which were
better given, and which met with a ready applause. On the
Whble, hoWever, the character was finely personated. The
opera of "Gustavus III:, or the Masked Ball," followed. We
have not, however, time for further conuneut.

• .1 •
Di TV.CTION OP A SUPPOSED MUlivEßur..—On Saturday, at
the Felice-office, an Irish labourer who gave his name as Patrick
Quigley, was placed before the magistrates, having been appre7
hended on information conveyed to the officers that he had been
one of a party of ruffians who had been concerned in the mur-
der of an officer in the early part of last year, near Clare. A
witness named. Edward Challoner, deposed to knowing 'the
prisoner, and that his real twine was Timothy Mean He was
present when a party of officers were attacked. near Clare, and
one of them named John Donovan was murdered. He would
swear to the prisOner being one of the men who was concerned
in the murder. Some Of the men were tried in the Spring
As-
sizes of last year and he had given evidence against them.
Prisoner —" Where does he say I live? I live in Tipperary ?"
Mr. Hall enquired of the witness if he had known the prisoner
before the murder? The witness replied that he had known
him for two years before and could positively swear to him.
The prisoner positively denied all knowledge of the transaction,
and stated that he could get witnesses to prove that he was,
Pat Quigley and not as was stated. Mr. Hall said he should
detain him until he had heard from Ireland An application
d been. made relating to. him but he would .be detained till
further information had been received respecting him.