The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-04-21 00:00:00

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there could not heiliesa"n'telmnvee:nusgnotfeciacinq
ledge gnen of the
spot of the parties, as there would
the ,it was deemed necessary to form a Joe ir-
p .
ion carrying out the object a small committee had
poted a short time ago, and a report from which would
Of course it would be impossible to describe, or even to
____bbbeeeerne_aaid to the meeting, showing what had been done hithe”.
pceannwiatnhernetspsectept
enumerate a fiftieth part of the clever-and elegant productions
stitution
towutheaoboruptlitonnbAe taken that ,
whether they had acted right in doing sn ti,„_
naps
iwas not easy to determine. ..
wmhairehstwy,ertehegaQtteereden
dowager,together ounntdhei this i
whosen tere s tidniftoinccgausiisohne.d Herpa_
trpnage the bazaar was held, has always shown herself most
t donations, and he hoped, consideringwhat had been
willing to aid in works of a similar description, and would, no
doubt, according to her promise, have given proof in this
ought to have waited until mor
illin. Liverpool li
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promotion contributions
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objectso f he
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benevolenceo f that
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which
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she has gained so high a place in the affections of the English
people.. Indisposition, we are sorry to say, has prevented her in_ate y depend upon the exertions of ilie ladie -
thus complying with the wishes of the bazaar committee, but 9
though hindered from exercising her generosity in one way,
she has done in another, by sending an autograph cheque for stitutions, that the thinness of the atten sylum and other I .410. This was disposed of by lottery, and produced the sum considered a discouraging circumstanc dapce would not 1
of .tl7 10s. The winner was Air.' Okill, of the Town-hall, one objects of the Society he thought theree' With regard to th
of the few antiquarians of note which, the town has produced, serving their regard and kind CO usiderat'
was no class more de
and we have no doubt that it will be one of the most prized au- situation, their tender years, and the ign. Their expose(
to perform when lett peculiar duties th 1 d
then la
tographs in his valuable collection. Ladies Bandon and Douglas bread, ,in many cases to ni: --.
often having to submit • 'mne, to earn their
were both, we are happy to say, among the contributors of many .
mours of those inwhose --.er ...---.
specimens of art and work which obtained a ready sale at high
iriyed of the
cherished c
prices. Among other beautiful articles were six cases of cameos,
ih
•
the happiness of domestic c
the contribution of our esteemed townsman, Mr. Mayer, of
Lord-street. The picturesque style in which these beautiful part in domestic intercourse
articles were arranged caused an eager demand for them and were allowed to be considered
'
these
circumstance
they were soon sold at n-, not—all --- ling A '""

iether they

'e Interest had
Mn h_ hnol

_ to the temp,_
families they were Placed, tit
• -is of their affection, and

at prices excee6 ..guinea a
A. number of young gentlemen, consisting of Messrs. Henry
Royds, H. Molyneux, J. B. Molyneux, Steck, Lister, Sands,
Cooper, Pownall, &c., gallantly volunteered their services to
officiate as stewards, and it would be impossible to speak too
highly of their exertions. They contributed in the most mate-
rial manner not only to the comforts of the ladies attending
the stalls but, also, by the indefatigable manner in which they
promoted the various lotteries, to the increase of the receipts,
and the general success of the Bazaar. We could not but envy
them their delightful privilege of attending the numerous

is circle of

ancl
such circumstances they were oftenmade to indeed strangers in a strange land. If this v
when in health, what must it be when sicknes
took them, when they had enjoyed a limited
come and probably out of their savings had to
sister, or brother, whom some calamity had
support. The Chairman then drew attention
attending an application to the London Soci,
of £l5, for which theta

that they vs-er-e

beauties who thronged the rooms and, though probably
Bachelors of hearts before they entered' them, they cannot
be so now.

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cluded by observing that hewere trustetyd t 1
t the Society, and the deep sympathy all
it embraced, would cause it to prosper.
The SECRETARY then read the follow
Various cases of severe distress amo
attracted the attention of sevorsd loa

The weather previously to the opening of the Bazaar had
been singularly unpropitious, and great fears were entertained,
from the excessive rain which daily fell, that the attendance
would be exceedingly limit.a v.....,......„,.. i,„.,.„„,„.. ,i,„ 4...4

ut upeuing, i uesgay, proved remarkably fine, and in a
short time the room became extremely crowded, so much so,
that notwithstanding most ample and apparently sufficient pre-
cautions had been taken by Mr. Bennett to provide an abun-
dant supply of ventilation, yet from the thousands present, the
room grew excessively hot. On this day :there was little done
in lotteries—all seemed anxious to buy, and the full attention
of every lady was required to satisfy the demands of her cus-
tomers.

from its own immediate vicinity, _
that ect of relief to cases occurring in they,,,
so populous and wealthy a district as this .._
support an independent society to take charge of its 0..
and that such cases would thereby be better
provided for?
a.
local institution would be likely to receive a much more liberal
patronage from the people of Liverpool, than could be hoped
for by a distant body. The idea meeting the approval of many
ladies and gentlemen of influence and experience in the town,
two provisional committees were formed, —a ladies' and a gen-
tlemen's committee, with the view of carrying the proposed
object into effect. As a first step towards making known the
nature and objects of the proposed institution, and the necessity
for it, the following address was early in March printed and
widely circulated :—" There are few
clasa-
render important services to the coin,-
manent advantage to themselves as GR..
early youth to struggle with the world ; in
crowded by the facility with which several of i
undertaken, and the limited range of era--•
to females of the middle classes__ • -
vernesses is necessarily &
enabled to obtain a hig.
young, unprotected, inexperience,.,
or delicacy belonging to the sex, the
position for the exertion of that ener
make their way into the world. Fre
lies which have been reduced from c 0...,
scanty earnings are drained from them to add to the
of a parent, or 6 ist in the education of a ti
Even without sucn demands n"^- -
enabled to save will

We give below the receipts of the first day. The second day
(on which and the suceeeding days the admission for adults
was Is. and for children 6d.) turned out wet and unpropitious ;
as customers were but scarce, compared with the preceding day,
ladies began to turn their attention to lotteries. At first a
steward, with riband in button-hole anti hat on head, would
perambulate the room with a lottery paper and pencil, request-
ing gentlemen only to put into his lottery. The hat was soon
laid aside, and the article, whether bed, bedstead, cushion,
greenhouse, bag, or any article whatever, carried on high, and
each .person met, solicited. Others would go round with a
basket, containing a variety of articles, any one of which
might be dipped for upon the contribution of a shilling, or
instead of articles of work, pieces of paper, valued at certain
prices, redeemable at certain stalls, for their amount in goods,
were given as prizes. On the Thursday, however, the ladies
begad to assist, and no one could walk twenty feet without being
solicited by a fair lady, under the protection of a gentleman, to
take a share in her lottery. Of course it was impossible to
refuse, and though) nly a shilling was required in each
instance, still, in a length of 220 feet, eleven shillings might in
this manner be easily parted with. Success emboldened the
fair solicitors, and as it was found that many persons took
their seats in the corridors to enjoy the coolness of the air and

s of persons wh(
nunity with so little per
,‘,.rnesses. Sent out it

rt?fession ove

ties may be

tepressf
It rate

”c Keneral condition of Go-
[lnd they have not vet been
remuneration. M-oreover.

rained by the timidity

ig to fami-

tnnallittence, the

listen to the band the corridori also became a fertile field for

ment or sickness,

to supply adectuite provision f frequently subjected to the most severe privations, which oug
to excite our deepest sympathy, and call forth strenuous effot
for their relief.

The second day proving wet, and fears being entertained that
it would be impossible to conclude the sales satisfactorily on
the Thursday, it was unanimously determined by the ladies to
have another day's sale. The Thursday, however, proved a very
beautiful day, and sales were winde to a vm-‘,

,Ousufficient

„ ••,•, v ca y biro, exLeriL, 60
much so, that it is probable, had the public not been made aware
that the Bazaar would last a day longer, the whole might have

tiovernesses as a body is
stand in need of some extc
^."- _

been sold off on that flay. On Friday the day proved wet ; still
the attendance was very fair, considering that so little remained
for sale, several of the stalls having bpp. ,i......... 1 ~,,+ .1,- -..

view-en nut roe even-
ing before. The greatest exertions were made to avoid the rui-
nous effects which were anticipated from the sale by auction
which had been announced at the close of the proceedings. At
five o'clock, therefore, when ➢lr. Branch, who had been so kind
as to nrnffor hie nrnt,iitn•,¢ enr. .nnc ersw. _ _

menced the sale, but few articles remainedundispo sett of, and
these of but little value. Contrary to expectation, however,

was selling they forwarded fo him a sixpenny letter which had
that moment arrived for him from some part of kingdom.
This occasioned a general laughter, as Mr. Branch good
humonredly paid his sixpence.

At the clos-e of the pro-Ceedings each day the ladies, stewards,
and directors assembled in the board-room, and partook of tea
and coffee; whilst the treasurers, Messrs. Edmund Molynewc

„ J. R. Cooper
„ B. Wilson...

43 4 0
64 18 0
46 17 6

Bennett
„ Stephens
„ Hynde
„ Abbott
„ Zwilchenbart
„ Christian
Boyd,—

2 7 6
16 9 2
7 18 0

.oyden
~ Thos. Wilson
, Gartside
Warry

32 14 9
37 0 0
38 0 0
150 4 9

P. Wright
Honey
T. 0. Cooper
Ashton (Refreshments)
Dixon (Post Office)

76 1 0
90 2 11
54 0 1
41 10 0

Receipts at door

Or according to the days
Id Day.
465 11 2

3d Day. 4th Day.
286 1 8 105 4 5

Postotfice.
Donations
At Doors..

19 11 4 8 9 8 11 9 2 1 19 10
42 10- 0 21 10 0 5 0 0 10 0 0
184 0 8 65 9 6 87 6 6 14 16 0

Total .t737 11 8 326 4 9 403 16 11 134 11 3
The result of this generous undertaking of our fair towns-
women arid neighbours must afford them the utmost gratifica-
tion, and will be of material assistance to the noble Institution
on whose account it was commenced. The expenses incurred
have not as yet been ascertained, but, as the tradesmen con-
cerned have acted with themtmost generosity, we should sup

pose they may be between .e2OO and ..flOO
On comparing the receipts of this bazaar with that held at
the Lyceum, in September? 1831, for the benefit of the Infirmary,
we find ample cause for rejoicing. It will be remembered, that
at that period the Infirmary was deeply in debt, and a grand
exertion being required to extricate it from its difficulties, a
bazaar was determined upon, at which twenty of the first ladies
of Liverpool and its vicinity, of every shade of religion and
politics, took stalls. The receipts at the stalls amounted to
£2o79—at the door to .338 lls., or a total of 12400. Con.
sidering therefore, that the same union of party and sects conk
not have been expected at the Collegiate bazaar, that the pies
of charity in the strict sense of the term could not be urged,
that the locality was so much against the conflux of visitors
and that the times are at present so mm

must a profusc

expenditure of money, the 'result must be par

ing to all.
The Directors of the Collegiate Institution
this. In everything which they have undertake

fort they have made, they have displayed an enlightened
never sacrificing their future prospects to a false spirit of pru-
dence and economy. *The laying of the foundation stone of
their building by Lord Stanley, and the magnificent banquet
to his lordship which succeeded it, were never surpassed by any
similar proceeding, and will never be forgotten by those who
witnessed those gratifying scenes. The building itself, unri-
valled for beauty amongst those of a similar character in the
country, and the spacious site upon which it stands will lon
remain a monument of the good taste and foresight of those b
whom the Institution was called into existence.
There may be, and we believe there are, those, who bl
Directors for having involved themselves in such a hea

by which the operations of the ;Institution are somewhih crip:
pled, and say that a building on a smaller scale should have
sufficed. But we believe that these Carperswill be found to be
men who love to hear themselves talk, and are always ready to
acquire a credit for philanthropy at other people's expense.
Who that looks at the building, possessed of true nobility of

soul, would wish it shorn of any ot its fair propertions, or would
say that, considering the present and future wants of the com-
munity, the Directors have provided too liberally for their ac-
commodation- On the contrary the. true aim of every friend
of the Institution, taking pattern from the spirited efforts

of a few ladies for a min-or.purpose, should
_ extinction of the remaining debt without del,

effect the
and thereby