The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-02-24 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY

The first full dress concert of this society was held last
evening, at the Collegiate Institution, and was, we need
scarcely observe, very numerously and fashionably at-
tended. The principal vocal performers were Miss Birch,
Miss Messent, Mr. Gratton Cooke, and Signor Marras.
The instrumental performers were Mr. Vincent Wallace,
piano-forte ; Mr. Gratton Cooke, obeo ; and Master Day,
violin. The orchestra was, as usual, numerous and effec-
tive, under the excellent leadership of Mr. Z. Herrmann.
The Overture to Part 1 was Weber's Jubilee, which
was excellently played, after which Rossini's beautiful
Chorus—William Tell—was sung with a fullness of effect
which we are seldom able to listen to. Mr. Grattan Cooke
next gave a sweet song—" Arise, bright golden star of
day"—very prettily, but we thought with not that confi-
dence which a singer of his pretensions and fine voice
might be fairly expected to possess.
This was followed by a solo on the violin, by Master Day,
(De Beriot,) which we should perhaps not err in terming
one of the gems of the evening. Master Day is already
a fine player, with great execution, and excellent tone and
precision, and is destined, we hope, to take a very
high stand in his profession, He was repeatedly and
heartily cheered during his performance. Miss Messent,
we regret, was not very effective with her audience in the
first song set down for her, though it deserved an ample
meed of applause. We attribute this to the song in
question being printed in English, whilst the singer
gave an Italian version, which, unless the air is one
well known, embarrasses many hearers. She made np
for it amply, however, in the trio and ballad from Mari-
tano, both of which were encoured. The ballad especi-
ally was given with exquisite feeling and effect. Of Miss
Birch's singing we need say nothing more than that it
was worthy of her. The " Syren's Invitation," by
J. L. Hatton, was delightfully sung by Miss Birch, and
encored, after which she gave " Bout awa' wi' Jamie,"
very sweetly. Signor Marras, whom we never heard before,
we must notice as an acquisition. Several of the songs
were most effectively sung. We must not either pass over
Mr. Wallace, whose fantasia was very brilliant, and was
warmly applauded.

Her Majesty's steam-frigate arrived here on Sunday for
the purpose of having her engines put on board.
TESTIMONIAL OF ESTEEM.—The Rev. J. Richardson,
curate of St. Paul's Church, Warrington, has been pre-
sented with a very beautiful pocket communion service of
silver, and a copy of the folio edition of Bagster's Poly-
glot Bible, elegantly bound, with massive silver clasps and
corners, and a silver shield bearing an appropriate in-
scription.

ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon, a cart was sent by
Mr. Lace, of Bath-street, with a load of potatoes for the
American ship " Hope," lying in the Waterloo Dock.
The cart was placed by the carter opposite to the stage,
but the second mate removed it towards the bow of the
ship, to be more convenient for unloading, in doing which
he unfortunately backed the horse and cart into the dock,
and the horse was drowned before it could be got out.
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ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH, KEY-STREET.INVe have
much pleasure in calling the attention of our readers to
the advertisement in our paper relative to three sermons
to be preached at St. Matthew's Church, Key-street, on
Sunday next. The clergymen expected are eminent for
their faithful preaching of the truth as it is in Jesus. We
are also happy to find that the congregation is increasing ;
and we are authorised to state there is no truth in the re-
port that the church isabout to be closed.

Feb. 24, 1g44.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE

(BY EXPRESS.)

The Railway Sub-Commit decided yesterday Oath:
Boston, Newark and Sheti ' line, that as dit as ~„A
Spalding branch was concern, d the standing orders b 7
not been complied with. An objection was taken
another branch of the line, but it wa., overruled. ,6
Sub-Committee No. 2, yesterday decided that in "
• Lancashire and North Yorkshire, the standing order
had not been complied with.

LONDON CORN EXCHANGE.—YESTERDAY. es,
The supply of Wheat from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, Wagdity
tremely small this morning; fine dry samples were taken res4d
at the prices of this day se'nnight, but others remained ultd,
late in the day; old and fine free foreign are much Wanwit
In bonded, with the exception of hest Dantzic, which is
after by the millers at previous rates, there did not appear tof,
anything doing. Finest malting Barley maintains our qu_tl.,
tions, but inferior is difficult to dispose of at is per qr. 10,.0
Beans are fully as dear; the value of Peas is unaltered. Oa
are a dull sale at a decline of 6d to Is per quarter, excePinZ
fine English Corn, which is scarce. The top price of Float'
reduced to 53s per sack.

SMITHFIELD CATTLE MA RKET.—YE,rsanAv.
The arrivals of beasts from our own grazing districts fort i?,,oi
morning's market were seasonably good, and of very Super
qual ty ; indeed, we have seldom seen a better col ection
description of stock. The weather being unfavourable for
slaughtering, the beef trade was very dull, at a decline io,t t
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quotations of quite 2d. per albs.—the highest figure for the .'
Scots being only 4s. 2d. per Sibs.
From Norfolk. Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we rem.
ceived 1200 Scots, homebreds, and shorthorns ; front
northern counties, 400 short-horns; from the western and 017,
•
land districts, 600 Herefords, runts, Devons, Ric.; from °th
parts of England, 250 of various breeds; and from Scotland,
8..) Scots.

The numbers of sheep were again very small, yet the ranttell
trade was excessively dull, at barely, but at nothing quota °
beneath, last week's prices.

Prime small lambs were steady at 7s. per Slbs.
In calves scarcely any business was transacted, at the
decline in value.

The pork trade was firm, and prices were well supported

SHARE MARKET.—YESTERDAY.
The share market is steady, but in a somewhat languid colldi-
tion. Prices do not show much variation; but Trent Valicr,
~
and Direct Northerns are rather in request; the former base
been done at 26f , and the latter at 2/ to 2Zpm. Brightons, 65 ,
Do. Consolidated Eighths, 55 ; London and South Western, 77 '
Do. Consolidated Eighths, 42k; Hull and Selby, 106; SOU
ts
Eastern and Dover, 384; Eastern Counties, 211; Do. 61; kleCi
castle and Berwick, 22.

PRICES OF STOCKS, B:c.—YESTESDAY. fid
Consols for transfer to-morrow have realized 96 to 95Z, o —4,
for time g 6 to • Preparations are now making for the e
tling day, and the continuation to April is I} to per cent. I',
premium on Exchequer Bills has been 375., and on India BODE
38s. The New 3e per Cents have been sail to 978, and the 3 Pet
Cents 96,i to 96i. Bank Stock is heavy at 268 k.