The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-10-07 00:00:00

THURSDAY MORNING'S PERFORMANCE

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We have been really highly favoured in the fineness of the
weather. This morningdawned as beautifully as on the two
previous'days, giving 'prelnise of a warm and brilliant day. At
an early hour, St. Peter's began to fill, and by eleven o'clock
the unreserved seats were completely crowded. A great deal
of inconvenience' was 'experienced in pressing through to the
reserved seats, the .passage, becoming crowded, and in some
cases completely blocked up. The appearance which the whole
church novipiesented was very splendid. The steward's gallery
and reserved seats in-the body and the galleries presenting one
dense mass and one complete blaze and galaxy of beauty and
fashion. Such was, hbw•ever, likely to be the result—the
Messiah is inVariably an attraction.
The following is a programme of the morning's performances:
PART I.—OVERTURE.

Recit. accom., Mr. Braham,
people."
Air, " Every valley shall be exalted!'
Chorus, "And the glory of the Lord."
Recit. accom.; Mr. E. Taylor, " Thus saith the Lord o;
Hosts."
Air, " But who may abide the day of his coming."
Chorus, " Bat who may abide the day of his coming ?"
Chorus, " And he shall purify the sons of Levi.".
Recit., Mrs. A. Shaw, " Beheld a virgin' Shall conceive."
Air and Chorus, " 0 thou that tellest.good tidings in Zion."
Recit. accom., Mr. H. Phillips, " For behold'darkness shall
cover the earth."
Air, "The people that walked in darkness" ;. .
Chorus, " }or unto us a child is born."
A PASTORAL. SYMPHONY.
Recit., Mrs. Wood, "There were shepherds."
Recit. accom., " And lo ! the angel of the Lord came upon
them."
Recit., " And the angel said unto them."
Reeit.-accorn. " And suddenly there was with the angel a
multitude of the:heavenly host."
Chorus, " Glory to God in the highest."
Air, " Madame Caradori Allan, " Rejoice greatly, 0 daugh-
te,r of .Zion
Recit., Mrs. A. Shaw, " Then shall the eyes of the blind be
opened:"
Air, " He shall feed his flock like a shepherd."
Air, Mrs. Knyvett, " Come unto me all ye that labour and
are heavy laden." •
Chorus,".His yoke is easy."
PA Rr 11.
Chorus. "Behold the Lamb of God."
Air, Mrs. 'A. Shaw, " He was despised and rejected of soon."
Chorus, " Surely he hath borne our griefs."
Reel% accom.; Mr. Bennett, "All they that see him laugh
bins to scorn."
Chorus, " He trusted in God that He would deliver him."
Recit. accom., Mr. Braham, " Thy rebuke bath broken his
heart."

" Comfort ye, comfort ye my

Air, "Behold and see."
Recit. accom., Mrs. W. Knyvett, " He was cut off out of the
land of the living.".
Air, " But thou did'st not leave his soul in hell." -
Semi-chorus,, the principal singers, " Lift up your heads, 0
ye gates!" "'Who is the King lit' Glory!" "The Lord strong
and iniOtv,"."Liftup your heads," "The Lord of Hosts."
Recit.; Mr. Bennett, "Unto which of the angels."
Chorus, "-Let all the angels of God worship him."
Air, Mr. E. Taylor, "Thou art gone up .on high."
Chorus, "the Lord {gave the word."
• Air, Miss Birch, " How beautiful are the feet of them that
preach. the gospel of peace,"
Quartet,. Mrs. W.._Knyvett, Mrs. A. Shaw, Mr. Bennett, Mr.
Taylor; 'aod chorus, "Their sound is gone out into the
• lands." • ,
Air, Mr. H. Phillips, "Why do the nations so furiously rage
together."
Chorus, " Let us break their bonds asunder."
Recit., Mr. Bennett, " He that dwelleth in.heaven shall laugh
them to scorn."
Air,•" Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron."
Grand chorus, " Hall;duja.h!" .
• PART
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Air, Mrs. Wood. "I know that my Redeemer liveth."
Quartet, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. A. Shaw, Mr. Bennett, and Mr.
E. Taylor, " Since by mau came death."
Chorus, " By..man came also the resurrection of the dead."
Resit. aecum., Mr. H. Phillips, " Behold! I tell you a
mystery."
• Air,. (trumpet obligato,) Mr.. Harper, "The trumpet shall
sound."

" Then shall be brought to pass the

Recit., Mrs. A. Shaw,
saving that is written."
Duet, Mrs. A. ShaW and Mr. Bennett, -"0 death, where is
thy sting ?"
Chorus, "But. thanks be to God.".
Air, Miss Birch, "If God be fol us."
Grand chorus, " Worthy is the Lamb that was slain."

The overture at the commencement was given with much
precision. The perfect unity of the violins was Very striking.
Braham's recitative,." Comfort, ve my people," was begun ra-
ther languidly. The veteran, however, soon roused himself.
The shake and cadence, "her warfare is accomplished," was a
rich modulation. The falsetto in alto which followed, "The
voice of him that crieth in the wilderness," was given with. his
accustomed perfection. The execution, however, on the whole,
was tame, and rather devoid of energy. The air which followed
was better sung, " Every valley shall be exalted." It gave an
opportunity to the-cantos of proving• the high character which
they have obtained. The crash of the succeeding chorus, was
equal in precision to anything we ever heard; .the spontaneous
and deathlike silCoce before the overwhelming► conclusion,
For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it," was very effective,
and the ,coheluding cadenCe very beautiful. It produced a
murky(' effect on the audience.

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The recitative With accompaniment, by Mr. E. Taylor, was
rather flat after the first bar; he again, however, recovered his
tone. In the air which followed his fine basr voice was heard to
great advantage. In some of his cadences its fine quality of
tone ivar nearly lost. Throughout it was rather deficient in
power. The construction of St. Peter's for sound is very in-
different, and the task of filling'a space full of separate com-
partments can be no easy Orin. This defect has, however, as far
as practicable,' been remedied by the committee. The succeed-
ing chorus was well Oven ; nothing, however, extraordinary. '
The recitative, by Mrs. A. Shaw, "Behold a virgin shall con-
ceive," was commenced in fine tone. he tenor notes of this
lady's. voice • ern rich and expressive, anti full of feeling.
The commencement of the succeeding air, "0 thou that tellest,"
was given with thrilling sweetness. Her voice was in perfect
tune throughout. The crash of the chorus after this contrasted
well with the plaintive sweetness of the-air.
The recitative, with accompaniment, of Mr. H. Phillips,
" For behold ! darkness shall come over the earth," Was finely
given. The bass cadenza and shake at the conclusion. "to the
brightness of thy rising," was exceedingly effective. In the air
which followed, the sweet flowing confusion of sounds of the
orchestra was accompanied in most correct and perfect tune.
The flutes in this told with good effect. The conclusion of the
air, "Upon them bath the light shined," was again given with
a finely. modulated shake, and the concluding bass cadenza was
clear, distinct, and musical.

The succeeding chorus of cantos, " For unto us a child is
born," was exceeding sweet and flowing, "full of gentle rills of
exquisite 'Pathos and grace." The undulating tone was beauti-
ful. This sweetness .gave additional force to the succeeding
fortissimo furioso. The fugue was splendid., This was repeated,
apparently from an intimation from the president. It was de-
cidedly one of the first choruses of the morning's performance,
and the Da Cape was even superior.
'The beaUtiful pastoral symphony which followed told with
charming effect after the preceding fugue. The double basses
in the orchestra sent out a soft volume of lone which was splen-
did; the air appeared to teem and vibrate with its richness—it
was redolent of music. The fine-mellowness of the deep OCCC
of the organ also told well. The recitative of Mrs. Wood,
"There were shepherds," was given with that richness, power,
and execution, which she especially unites as a singer. " And
they were sore afraid," at the conclusion of the recitative, and
accompaniment was given with that distinct and thrilling soft-
ness which peculiarly distinguishes this cantatrice. At the con-
clusion of the second recitative and accompaniment, "Praising
God and saying," immediately before the chorus, the thrilling
sweetness and power of her voice was beyond expression beau-
tiful. At its conclusion the audience unanimously rose. The
succeeding chorus was most
.effective.
_ The air, which almost immediately followed, by Madame
Caradori Allan, " Rejoice greatly," contrasted the two song-
stresses finely. It was sung with surpassing sweetness, but was,
at the-commencement languid and deficient in power. As she
proceeded, however she loused herself. and gave the -conclu-
Peace unto the heathe m n;" ost beautifully, and the au-
dience, 45y. thezeneral move which- was observable, appeared
Wooki's, it was characterisedb7up
rightly to appreciate it, e
thinness of
volone;ice with tllrs,

THE LI:V17,11POOL StANDA'RD.

ceediugly swiiet it lacked the • rich mellowness •of the former
lady's voice. ,Nor .was it. equal in power, we should almost
.
itn,,,,ne, from debility, she not having perfectly recovered the
shock of-the death abet friend Malibrart.
ShawinimediatelV -followed in the fine recitative,' "Then
shall the eyes of the blind be opened," and the. peculiarly rich
and sort quality of the tone of her voice, particularly in the
tenor notes, was here observable. It was sung in fine keeving
with the subject.. The beautiful poetry or the words, "'1 hen
shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb
shall sing," was sung with exquisite richness and, plaintiveness.„
and in a style which beautifully accorded with it,
The air hyisM vs. W,,Knyvett, "Come unto Him all ye that
labour," was given with that peculiar sweetness and finish in
correctness of tone and execution which is her characteriStic.
The concluding cadence, "And ye shall find rest unto yout
souls," was given with a liquid and almost unearthly sweetness.
She was this morning in fine voice.
The chorus which concluded the first part was marked with

the excellence as regards precision and effect, which through•
out distinguished the choruses.
The second part commenced with the fine chorus, "Behold
the Lamb of God," in which the cantos again distinguished
theinselveS.
The air which followed by Mrs. A. Shaw, " He was despised
and rejected of men," was commenced in a beautifully rich
tenor tone, plaintively modulated, which accorded with the
solemn pathos of the subject. The deep tenor of the cone,.u-
sion, in the volta singing " and acquainted with, grief,"
was inexpressibly rich and mellow in tone, and she gave a
most beautiful and appropriate turn to the same conclusion in
the Da Cape.
The succeeding chorus,
was a fine body of melody.
The next recitative, accompanied, introduced Mr. Bennet-
it was sung with a grimace which ill-accorded with the words,
and which, in those who were observing him, considerably
deteriorated the effect. He was in good voice.
After the succeeding chorus Mr. Braham was again intro-
duced in the recitative, "The rebuke hath broken his heart."
The shake in " He is full of heaviness," was beautifully mo-
dulated ; as is always the case.; when this lord of song modu-
lates his voice and does not tear the air, he is successful. The
recitative was well sung. The softness of the cadence was • es-
pecially beautiful. In the' Da Cape of the succeeding air,
"Like unto his sorrow," the body and richness of tone was
worthy of his best days; •
In the. succeeding recitation, Mrs. W. Knyvett sung with
snore spirit, and the piercing distinctnesS of tone so peculiar to
her, almost to an Italian quality of voice, was very observable.
The correctness of intonation was not less distinguished, and
the Modulation- and shake of the succeeding air, at the conclu-
sion, " Thy•holy One to see corruption," was exquisitelysweet.
The semi-chorus, " Lift up your heads," of the principal
singers which followed, was not at all marked by superior ex-
cellence, but went 'off very tamely.
•In the conclusion of the chorus " Who is the King of
glory ?" the organ was heard solo for a moment, and gave a
rich-finish to the -whole.
The short recitative by Mr. Bennett was well given, but little
opportunity of judging of his fine tenor voice was afforded.
The air whit:NO:Mowed, " Then art gone up on high," intro-
duced Mr. li...Tayloes fine mellow bass voice with good effect.
Though. as we before observed, the deficiency of power and the
tone-diffusing nature Of the building -rendered' it lesi" striking
than itcieserved to be 6 •
In the succeeding air Miss Birch sang very sweetly, and wit
rich 'full tone, with a flute accompaniment, `3- How beautiful
are the feet. of them that preach-the gospel:of peace."
In the quartette,which followed, " Their .sound is gone Out
into all lands," by Mrs. W. Knyvett; Mrs. A. Shaw, Mr. Ben-
nett,. and Mr. E. Taylor; 'the voice of Mr. Bennett was very
effective, and the chorus formed a fine conclusion.
The fugue which introdticed the succeeding air by Mr.
Phillips was well executed. The instrumentation throughout
bore the same character of precision and effect, but was rather
too loud, claiming attention over the voice attics singer. Mr.
Phillips's voice is distinguished by its musical -tine.— The
shake in the bass, at the conclusion of the air, ." Against
his annoitited," was splendid, and the instrumental cresendo
in the da.capo of the first part was perfectly beautiful.
The chorus that followed was, like the preceding, distinguished
by great precision.
The recitative of Mr. Bennett, " He that dwelleth in heaven
shall laugh them -to scorn," was de trop prononce,—too much
staccato, too abrupt in its style for the subject.
The grand Hallelujah Chorus which concluded the second
part was splendid. Mr. Chipp's services on the double drum
told finely, and gave great power to the whole. Nor was the
splendid tone of Harper's trumpet less effective. The richness
and clearness of the tone was distinctly perceptible above the
crash of the chorus, and the soft and mellow cadenza of the fine-
toned organ was not less beautiful. It was immediately repeat-
ed on a wave of the steward's wand, by Lord Skelmersdale.
The volmne and distinctness of tone produced by Harper, in
the repeat, was again the distinguishing feature. It was truly
surprising. This chorus was the gem of the morning's per-
formance.

"Surely he hath borne our griefs,

A quarter of an hour's cessation was allowed between the
second and third parts.
Mrs. Wood opened the concluding part with an air, "I know
that my redeemer liyeth." The quality of tone of her lower
notes are decidedly not so rich as those of Mrs, Shaw, but in
richness of tone in her alto and soprano notes—in distinctness
and in execution--she is decidedly the rival queen of song of the
present festival. "And though, worms destroy this body" was
given with surprising volume and sweetness. The exquisite
modulation of some of her Seprano tones was perfectly soul
thrilling. A nervous intensity of delight appeared to play on
the countenances of all as they looked approval at each other.
The sounds appeared almost too angelic to proceed from an
earthly frame as they floated in silvery sweetness round the
building. At its .conclusion Mrs. Wood evidently appeared
satisfied that she had succeeded in her eftbrt.
The dirge-like quartet' which followed, by Mrs. Wood, Mr •
A. Shaw, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. E. Taylor, was given with
much correctness of tune; melodious in its confusion of sweet
sounds..

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The trumpet obligato of Mr. Harper, in accompaniment of
Mr. H. Phillips, was beautiful. No man ever yet produced
such a tone on.this instrument; and.the command-which helms
over it is really astonishing, . The natural shrillness of the in-
strument was modulated to- a -richliess.Of tune iticonceiVably
melodious.: His trumpet was also in Most perfect tune. • The
accompaniment entirely eclipsed Mr. Phillips's fine voice, and:
almost solely attracted attention.
A recitative by Mrs. Shaw, tied duet with Mr. 'Bennett, fol-
lowed—" 0 death, where is thy sting?". The dirge-like naturo
of the music was finely relieved by the succzeding chores, "But
thanks be to God."

This was followed by an air by Miss Birch, .`• If God be for
us, who can be against us 2" It was sung with much roundness
of tone and sweetness, Its sweetness, roundness, and evenness
of tone formed its principal characteristic. .A shake and ca-
denza at the conclusion was a beautifully modulated rich body
of tone. This lady is a pleasing singer.
The grand chorus which concluded the morning's perform-
ance was very magnificent, and was of tremendous volume. In
this again the cantos were particularly effective. The conclu-
sion, "And with the Lamb for ever and ever," was truly splen-
did. Here the trumpet of Mr. Harper and the double drums of
Mr. Chipp, joined to the swelling melody of the orgari, formed
a flower of which, had the garland been deprived, it would have
left it insipid and devoid of finish. We should not either forget
to mention the violins, which performed their part with great
precision and effect. We, however, did not like this so well as
the. grand chorus at the conclusion of the second part. This
concluded the oratorio, which was over about three o'clock.

The church presented a very splendid appearance. With the
exception of about two tiers in the patrons' gallery, and a few
reserved seats in the body of the church under the gallery, and
where the seeing must have been defective, the whole was
densely et owded.

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but shortly recovered his tone. ft was, however, but the
wreck of by(,:gone days, and a failing of voice was in, iriarly
parts perceptible,' 'especially in the bravura in the last line,
".Swell the-song of victory."
A duetto fruiri" La Gazza•Ladra," by Mrs. Wood and M '
A. Shaiv, followed.. • The execution of Mrs. Wmel was truly
surprising; she appeared endeavouiing to find out new beau-
ties and new-difficulties with which to try her wonderful com-
mand-of voice. It seemed to desport itself in luxuriant wan-
tonness. The more solid musical voice of Mrs. Shaw coutrasted
finely with the rapid and florid execution of Mrs. Wood. Her
run down the chromatic scale in the solo in the first part was
astonishing; each particular semi-toue was as individually dis-
tinct as if' slowly and separately enunciated. This surprising
effort was loudly applauded. 'Mrs. Shaw appears to want ani-
mation. - •
In the aria from " La Sonambula," by Belliui, Madame Ca-
radori made her appearance, as announced, and was greeted
with loud applause. She sung with greater spirit than her
pearauce would lead the spectator to suppose, for she is evidently
unwell. The execution of this aria was.brilliant in the extreme.
She introduced a most lovely shake into the second line of the
second verse, "Nature non brillo," which almost electrified the
audience. It- was greeted -with a suppressed applause, which
could not be entirely restrained. We were prepared to award ;
the palm of the evening hitherto to Mrs. Wood, but thtssurpas-
sing beauty of execution, and clear, brilliant tone rendered this
aria a perfect gem. At its conclusion it was greeted with a
storm of applause, and an attempt was made to encore it; but
it was very properly, immediately hissed down. The pale face
of Madame Caradori claimed some compassion; and it would
have been the height of cruelty to force an encore of a piece
requiring so much energy.
Succeeding this piece was-a dialog() brilliante for the flute and
clarionet, the music by Bochsa, which was executed by Messrs.
Nicholson and Willman. It would be superfluous in us to di-
late on the excellencies of Nicholson as a flute-player.; his
merits are too welt known. The duet was brilliantly perfOrmed
and exceedingly sweet. The execution on both instruments
was surprising. Neither instruments, however, are very great
favourites of ours; for,. however sweet, both are imperfect, and
a perfection may be attained on them beyond which the player
cannot attain. Notwithstanding the excellence of the perform-
ers, the blowing was occasionally very audible, and by its hiss-
ing noise destroying the finish of the tone. But this is the fault ,
of these instruments. The duet .vas loudly applauded. A I
quartet from Balfe's " Siege of Rochelle " 'followed by Mrs
Wood, Mts. W. Knyvett, and Messrs. E. Taylor and H.
" Hark! the rnatin bells are chiming," was given by
Mrs. Wood with charming effect. A faint attempt at encore
was got up, but did not succeed. • Griesbach's air. "The add
wife," was- now sung by Mr. H. Phillips. lt was sung with
touch pleasing humour and in-very good taste, and met wit an
dlinest unaninions encore. The verse—
" Now she talks and she si.ug,; of old times,
nee body'sllprto'h Par,
And sometimes theauld- body laughs,
And sometimes slip drops 'a -tear,"
was sung with rich humour: Hirs,veisla,‘Vits,...even and musical
throughout. '1111"°' .•' • ''• ,
'The great attraction of the evening was M. Ole B. Bull's
.violin-concerto.. He was loudly greeted on making his bow ;
his youthful appearance would hardly, give promise of his ex-
traordinary powers. He commenced With a most splendid
etsoVenteact on 0,0, double' stop. The hrilliancY and qua-
Ilt*rat hii tone was truly wonderful. It is hardly possible
to depict the alternate surprise, wonder, and delight of. the au-
dience as they listened to his astonishing feats on this most
diffietilt,iestrument • but which none appeared to appreciate
more than th'e orchestra - who knew those diffictilties. As be
prodneed his splendid 'tremulo on the 4th String, the audience
appeared moved to sympathy; - On striking the 3rd, sth, and-
°cave above octave on the harmonics, the audience smiled
with delight anestirprise. His beautiful harmonics on the:
double stop set thein 'silent in astonistinent, whilst his extra-
ordinary execution left them wrapt in wonder that sweet sounds
- rapidly and distinctly diffused. .But it is
vain to attempt, a discription.• As • the -exquisitely beauti-
ful tones floated through the concert-room, they were
received with a breathless suspense. His performance was
not distinguished by any Of the tricks of Paganirri, which
used to tell so well in a mixed audien'ee, but which, as
sound music, are worthless, and his execution and tone, we
think, nearly equalled that master—that immortalizer of Cre-
moni. At the conclusion, he was justly rewarded with an una-
nimous "bravo." An attempt on the part of the gallery to
get up an encore, was immediately hushed. The finale to the
first act of " Tancredi" followed by Madame Caradori Allan,
Miss Birch, Mrs. Wood, and Messrs. Braham, Bennett, and
H. Phillips, and chorus. It is difficult in this cantata tu par-
ticularize. It was, however, well sung, and went off with spirit.
This concluded the first part of the performance.
The second part commenced with Beethoven's overture to
" Fidelio," which was played with great precision.
Mrs. Wood next came on, to sing Mr. C. Horn's new air,
"'The Mariner's Cave." This was an air suiting Mrs. Wood's
style, end was very sweetly sung, but was not in Itself anything
extraordinary beyond a mere simple melody. It obtained,
however, an'encore. which was readily complied with.
The air which followed was a Duetto„ from Rossini, by Ma-
dame Caradori Allan and Mr. H. Phillips. It was sung in fine
style; Caradori sung with spirit, and her execution was brilliant.
Phillips sung in a manly and rich tone. The lively mannerism
of the piece was also well managed.
Mr. Bennett sung the next cavatina, from 11 Bravo, " Se
nella tomba," by Mullane, well. He has a voice of much
sweetness and power. There is a want, however, of becoming
modesty—a self-conceit about him which, whilst appealing
!ur the favourable opinion of an audience, is not good policy, to
say the least. It was faintly applauded.
The grand amusement of the second part, was an extempo-
raneous duet- upon any. given themos, by Mr. Bochsa, on the
harp, and Si. Ole Bull on the violin. After they had made
their bow to the audience, Sir G. Smart advanced to the front
of toe orchestra, and addressing- the audience, said:—"Ladies
and gentlemen, Mr. Bochsa and Mr. Ole Bull request to be
favoured with any musical theme, -on which they will play
extempore.' A gentleman in the centre of the reserved seats,
immediately called out "NonTuvesta," which was loudly ap-
plauded.
.Immediately afterwards, much amusement was
caused by upwards of thirty gentlemen advancing to the front
of the orchestra, end showering•themas around the feet of the
musical giants. By the number of which, M Bochsa
seemed for the moment to be bewildered-,after looking them
over, a theme waSehOsen out froth'which a most lovely duet was
woven. The themes were taken in rotation, from one of which,
which appeared to be God save the King, some beautiful va-
riations were drawn. The whole, however, passed off rather
tamely, and a few hisses were heard at its conclusion. M.
Ole B.Bull seemed puzzled and did not play freely, whilst M.
Bochsa hammered away at variations on his instrument. We
misfit almost say it proved a failure.
T next piece introduced Mrs. W. Knvvett, as a solo, in the
recitative and air " Auld Robin Gray," for singing which
beautiful-melody Mrs. Wood is noted. -In the line,
• "My father urg'd ins sad, my mither didna speak,"
she introduced a most in-melodious and contradictory alto. It
was, altogether, sung in only passable style. It was sweet, but
the music is so surpassingly beautiful that it could hardly be
otherwise. It was pretty loudly applauded.
A duet by Messrs Braham and Phillips followed, "The But-,
terfly." It is a sweet legato movement, and was sung in excel-
lent harmony. . It was, however, but faintly applauded.
Caradori sung the succeeding beautiful Scotch ballad, "Coin-
ing thro' the rye" exquisitely; and her modest and arch de-
Meenour won on every heart. She was rapturously encored.
• The audience now began very generally to disperse, not wait-
ing for the three succeeding pieces. Some were even Goths
enough to leave the_ concert-roam as Madame Caradori was
warbling forth her beautiful Scotch ballad. This was down-
right murder, and was a gross want of taste and sensibility. As
the audience appeared to be getting impatient. Beethoven's
succeeding chorus of prisoners, "0 what delight," was omitted,
and Mrs. Wood came forward to give her scene from the finale
of Rosinis " La,llonna del Lago." It was sung with the usual
thrilling effect Which this lady produces, and was, at its conclu-
sion, loudly applauded.
" God save the King" was then sung by the principal singers
and chorus, the company of course rising. It was a rich treat,
and we were sorry to see so many willin ly miss it.
Madame Caradori sung the first verse with great.sweetness,
but rather languidly as if exhausted. Mrs. Knyvett sung the
next verse, but in her endeavour for power of tone and to outvie,
she rather overstrained her voice and pitched it out of tune.
Mrs. Wood took the third verse, add seemed determined to
outvie her competitors. She exerted herself greatly, and the
energy she threw into the line, " Thy choicest gifts to pour,"
was splendid in its effect. The audience gave an unanimous
and simultaneous burst of " Bravo." This concluded the even-
ing's performance, the concert breaking up about htlif-kast
twelve o'clock.

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We observed Lord Sandon, Lord Skelmersdale, Lord
Thynne, Lord Grosvenor, and, we think, Lord Wilton, amongst
the distinguished company in the patrons' seats.
The preparations for to-day's amusements are nearly com-
pleted. ,The double gallery connecting the Exchange-monis
and the Town-hall has been erected, and the suite of rooms is
nearly ready forits motley visitants. It is said that the com-
mittee have been obliged to refuse, for want of 0)001, lOW ap-
plications for tickets for this morning's oratorio of Mendels-
sohn's " St. Paul."

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIPERPOOL ST..lNadltD.
Sir,—l shall be obliged to you for the insertion of the fol-
lowing
The Rev. Thomas Maguire, while in Liverpool, thought pro-
per to challenge the Rev. Hugh M‘Neile to-refute the doctrine
of the Romish church. The rev, gentleman, hearing Mr.
M•Neile was absent front Liverpool, said he would wait three
weeks, in order to give Mr. Al'Neile's friends time to write to
acquaint him of the circumstance. Now, the period which
elapsed from the time hp issued, his challenge up to the time he
left was not more than ten days. This braggart (for he deserves
no other name) knew- Mr. M'Neile would return at a stated
time, and rather than meet such a powerful opponent, the brag-
gart bolted.
Liverpool is not the only place this fellow visited, and held
meetings at, iu order to delude the miserable wretches that at-
tend his meetings. He had better use great precaution lest he
run his head into the noose which he himself has prepared for
others.
His challenge is accepted, and whether it be a written or an
oral one, he is bound to answer it.
Although I differ from the Rev. Hugh M'Neile, I admire his
talents, which are first-rate; 'and he certainly is one of the most
able preachers and elegant scholars, and must accomplished
orators that ever preached fro the pulpit of this or any other
town, and fully competent to cop e with fifty Maguires.,-Yours,
A PRO I'ESTANT DISSENTER.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
think a most fitting opportunity will shortly present
itself for a general. meeting of the Operative Gooservative So-
ciety. I aude to the occasion of the annual dinner of the
Tradesmen's Conservati've. Society.
As the Amphitheatre will be occupied by the latter on the
18th, I would suggest that the Operative Society dine on the
20th; the building will be in a complete state to receive them
without any expense of fitting-up, and they will have the at-
tendance of their worthy representative, Lord Sandon, and the
other gentlemen who may honour the preceding dinner with
their presence. We ow,a great obligations to our brethren of
the Operative Society, and when opportunities are afforded to
other similar societies in other towns, I think we should not be
backward on, any occasion to convince the "good men and
true" in our own town of our desire to cultivate their good-
fellowship. Tickets of 2s. Gd. each would, I apprehend, be suf-
ficient to cover the expense, as the building would be prepared
for their reception.—l atn, sir, yours, respectfully, •
• Liverpool, Oct, 6, 1836. R. G. J.

A PowrlcAL GEtitus.—ln this city a poetical genius was
hauled uji before a police magistrate, charged with kissing a girl
and kicking up a dust, and the following poetical dialogue en-
sued :
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Magistrate—ls your name John Jay?
Prisoner—v
- cs• your honour. so the people say.
Magistrate—Was it veu who kissed the girl and raised the
alarm ?
Prisoner—Yes. Your honour, but I thought it was no harm.
Magistrate—you rascal! do you come here to make rhymes?
Prisoner—No, your konour, but it will happen so sometimes.
.
oft you scamp—get out of my sight.
Prisoner—Thank'e, your honour, then I'il bid:youg ood night.
—Glasyciv Liberator.

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