The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-02-23 00:00:00

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children had augmented every year, and particularly within
the last, and if it continued to go on in the same ratio the
complement that could be received into the house would
before long be made up. There had been admitted, up to
this time, 122 children. Three only had died—one of
them last year. Nineteen had been apprenticed ; and
there were now one hundred in the asylum, all doing
credit to the matron (Miss Davies), and the-teacher (Miss
Sanders), who still held their situations. Circumstances,

' was now also larger,
The committee there-

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steady support hitherto given without urging a preference.
He was glad to say the accounts were favourable. The
sum of £lO 19s. of arrears had been received, and of sub-
scriptions £944 19s. ; also £32 for needlework done by
the orphans. These sums, with some interest, made the
receints of the year, £990 9s. ld. The total disburse-

ments, including some repairs,
the institution of £37 18s. 6d.

t a balance in

Mr. BANNER added, that notwithstanding the dearness
of provisions, the children were supported, in the comfort-
able manner in which they were seen, at about £9 a-head.
He had also to announce donations, &c., to the amount
of £578 18s. 9., which the subscribers would have to
invest.

The Rev. Mr. HIGGINS, on moving the-first resolution,
entered at some length into the blessings of `.` home,"
and home and domestic education, concluding by com-
paring the institution to a well regulated home. The
children were not unduly coerced. Along with a proper
and requisite degree of discipline, they were allowed a suffi-
cient degree of liberty to enable those who superintended
them to know their disposition, and to correct what was
wrong. They were all thoroughly happy in the school
and in the play-ground, and religiously instructed as they
were, he believed they would go forth into the world with
feelings of gratitude for the kindness- they had received,
and reminisences of their teachers and school-fellows that
would conduce to their good conduct and happiness in
after life. He moved that the Report and accounts be
printed and distributed.
This was seconded by Mrs. Nicol, and unanimously

Mr. BROOKS moved a vote of thanks to the clergy who
had preached during the past year in behalf of the insti-
tution.—Seconded by Mrs. James. Lawrence, and carried.
- Mr. BANNER moved the names of the two committees
for the ensuing year, Mrs. Jones being proposed president
of the ladies' committee, and Mr. Potter, president of
the gentlemen's.—Seconded by Mrs. Mocatta, and carried.
Mr. M'CnAcKEN, in moving, thanks to Mr. Banner,
secretary and treasurer, paid that gentleman a high com-
pliment. He had rocked it in its cradle; had seen it be-
come a fine child ; and he hoped would be spared to wit-
ness its full maturity.
Mr. BANNER in returning thanks said that his first
wish at the commencement of the institution was, that
they should have a building of their own ; this they had
obtained : his second was, that they should have 100 chil-.
dren ; this, too, they now had. His present wish was
that the house might be brought into requisition to its
extent of accommodation for 1'60; and he believed a few
years only would elapse before this would also be realised.
He moved thanks to the chairman, which was seconded
by Miss Mocatta and carried.

The CHAIRMAN neatly replied, and the meeting sepa-
rated.

FIRST DRESS PHILHARMONIC CONC

LAST NIGHT

The late hour at which tlfscOriCert concluded, com-
bined with the awkwardness of our postal arrangements,
which, to save the post, compel us to go to press at twelve
o'clock, precludes the possibility of our giving anything
like a review of the night's performances. We can only
say at 'resent that the pieces. given went off well. The
best pieces were Webers scena from " Der Freischutz,"
by Miss Rainforth Allen's aria from Donizetti's "La
Favorita ;" Miss gara Flower's cavatina, from Doni-
zetti; and the concluding " Quartet F. Canone," which
was beautifully sung by Miss Rainforth, Miss Sara Flower,
Allen, and Henry Phillips.

MASTERS AND MATES.-At a meeting of the Board of
Examiners held at the board-room on Tuesday, Mr.
William Morris Snelling, second officer of the steam-ship
Acadia, one of the British and American Royal Mail
Steam-ship Company's Packets, was examined, and found
so well acquainted with nautical astronomy, surveying,
&c., as to entitle him to, a first-class extra certificate as
mast:9.

At a meeting of the same board held on the
20th instant, Captain James Garnock, jun., late of the
Hope, of Lancaster, was examined, and found duly quali-
fied for a first-class master's certificates Captain William
Henderson Horner, late of the barque Delhi, of Liver-
pool, was also found so well qualified in nautical astronomy,
great circle sailing, &c., as t 4 entitle him to a fist-class
extra master's certificate.,