The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-10-29 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS,

RARE SPORT.—On Monday last, Colonel Stanley, Colone
Hornby, and Captain Phipps Hornby, visiters with the Ear
of Derby, enjoyed a splendid day's shooting over his lordship
estates in Rainford. When the gallant gentlemen retired
from the field it was ascartained that they had bagged the
extraordinary number of 188 head of game.

A curious incident has occurred connected with the arrival
of the George Washington from New York which is well
worth mentioning, namely, the receipt through that medium
of Jamaica papers to the 3d of September inclusive, which
are several days later than those received by the last West
India mail. The papers so received, however, contain no
news. Sickness still prevailed in the island, and, if the same
as advised by the previous accounts, must be the yellow fever.
—Times. [We believe this incident is not of such rare oc-
currence as our contemporary intimates. A similar circum-
stance took place a few weeks since.
A requisition to the churchwardens and overseers is in cir-
culation, and has already received the signatures of mall
gentlemen of great influence and intelligence, requesting
them to call a public meeting of the town, to consider the
desirableness of applying to Parliament in the next session
for a local act for the management of the poor, which will,
in effect, be an act for exempting this borough from the
operation of the New Poor Law bill.
CORONER'S INQUEST.—An inquest was held on Wednes-
day, on view of the body of Michael Smith, a lad 14 years
of age. About half-past three o'clock on Tuesday afternoon,
the deceased was waiting to get into the Old Infirmary yards
for the purpose of getting some rubbing-stones out of the
foundation which is being made there at present. The de-
ceased was in the act of peeping through the gate in the
Haymarket, when a cart drawn by two horses came up, and
the wheel on the right hand-side of the cart caught his head
and dragged him across the gate, when he fell. His head
was all crushed, and his brains exposed. He died in about
twenty minutes after. No blame was attributable to the
carter, as he was not in a situation to see the deceased. The
cart belonged to Mr. Musker.—A verdict of " Accidental
death " was returned.

CAUTION TO LICENSED POSTMASTERS.—The following
incident may operate as a caution to parties whose business
is the letting of horses and gigs for hire. Mr. Thomas
Howard, coach builder, &c., of St. Helens, was summoned
before the magistrates assembled in petty session at St.
Helens on Thursday last, to answer the information of the
excise, for having, on the 21st of July lust, let out a horse
and gig to a government officer, without including the duty
payable thereon to the revenue in his weekly return to the
excise, whereby he had rendered himself liable to a penalty
of £2O. Mr. Gaskell Taylor appeared for Howard, and
pleaded guilty to the charge, but made one remark to the
bench in extenuation of the offence, in consequence of which
the penalty was reduced to £5.
COCHRAN'S INK.—The best ink that can be used is that
made by Mr. Cochran, who was for many years Mr. Morri-
son's 'manufacturer, and, to a great extent, gained the popu-
larity of his ink.
MR. OASTLER AND THE MERCURY.--It would appear
from the following extract from Mr. Oastler's Fleet papers,
that the Mercury has been palming some of his falsehoods
respecting Mr. Oastler on the credulity of his readers. But
the fellow is treated as he deserves :—" Mr. Oastler is obliged
to the friend who sent him the Liverpool Mercury of Oct.
15, 1841. It is evident that the editor of that paper is to-
tally ignorant of Mr. Oastler's opinions, principles, speeches,
and writings. When a writer is disposed to quarrel with a
political opponent, and invents tales which never had exist-
ence in fact, it is natural that he should assert opinions, re-
specting that individual, at variance with the truth. Such
an antagonist may make a great noise, but be can do no harm.
Mr. Oastler is happy to find that a supporter of the whigs,
of the new poor law, and of the factory system, is disposed
to attack him. When he does so, and asserts that which is
truth, Mr. Oastler will deem hint worthy of reply, but not
till then."—We may take this opportunity of again recom-
mending these constitutional publications of Mr. Oastler to
the notice of our friends. Not only will their circulation
tend to promote the cause of Protestantism and the true in-
terests of the working classes, but it will also advance the
pecuniary circumstances of Mr: Oastler. They ought to be
circulated in every town by thousands, and the price is rea-
sonable enough surely.

LIVERPOOL CHORAL SOCIETY.—This society gave their
thirteenth public performance on Tuesday, at the Music-hall,
Bold-street ; Handers sublime oratorio of " Jephtha." The
thanks of the public are due to the society for presenting this
splendid composition to them, as it never before has been
performed here. It would be waste of time for us to say
more of the oratorio itself, than that it is like all Handers
music, full of sublime and heavenly passages. The room was
filled by one of the most respectable audiences it has been
our good fate to meet, and they seemed duly to appreciate
the soul-stirring beauties of the composition, and to be not
unwilling to give the meed of their applause to the performers.
The band, consisting of about fifty instruments, was well led
by Mr. G. Eyton. Mr. John Richardson presided at the
organ. The number of singers, on this occasion, were about
eighty, of whom, from twenty to thirty, were females ; thus
it will be seen there was full strength to give effect to the
beautiful oratorio chosen. Many of the airs were well sung
by Messrs. Stott, Davies, Earnshaw, and Lunt ; and by Mrs.
Morrow and Miss Stott. The choruses were well executed,
but the recitatives were, for the most part, given in a very
indifferent, we had almost said careless, style—the only ex-
ception we noticed was in Mr. Earnshaw, who seemed to
have paid some little attention to the dialogue, so to speak,
of the oratorio. The first chorus, "No more to Arnmon's
God," electrified the audience, following, as it did, the re-
citative and air " Pour forth no more," sung in a very low
tone and in a monotonous manner by Mr. Davis. Mrs.
Morrow, who we were sorry to observe, laboured under a
very
feelingsevere cough, and dthleo looked
odli•e!..ye
gentle murmers," and
',.
sung in a very correct
acrd
also in a very favourable and pleasing style the " Scenes of
horror"—she again pleased us much in " Let other creatures
die," which she sung sweetly, and again in the beautiful
quartet, with Messrs. Stott, Earnshaw, &c., of " 0 spare
your Daughter"—this lady is deserving of great praise for
the manner in which she exerted herself, though evidently
suffering from severe indisposition. Miss Stott, as usual:
sang sweetly, and we fancied she has, in a measure, profited
by our advice, for her enunciation was certainly more distinct
than usual—she gave, in a very touching and chaste manner,
the beautiful air of "The smiling dawn," and was loudly
encored ; in the recitative and air of " Tune the soft melodious
lute" she was not quite so happy, owing, in some measure,
to the defective flute accompaniment, but she made up for
in " Open thy marble jaws," and in the " Happy they.
Our space will not permit us to notice the remainder of the
solo singers, further than to say that in some of the airs,
Messrs. Earnshaw. Lunt, and Stott, received deserved
e.ap-
plause. Our favourite choruses, if we may presume to
a choice in this magnificent oratorio, are " When His
and
voice," and " How dark, 0 Lord." but all is beautiful,
it is difficult to say which is most so.