The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-04-03 00:00:00

April

'se his cr
matches, and accustomed to work together. They are cense in Liverpool, being permitted to
remarkably fine, large, and muscular horses, combining tion one day in Manchester, the next in nivel ouch
symmetry with usefulness, substance with activity, and the next in Sheffield ? Yet there is quite 8.'90.0
immense power with great freedom'of action." " Lan- rantee desirable for the integrity of an auct,ll, fro°
guage like this," says a contemporary, "by a house of marine store dealer.. When we buy an article srste
such acknowledged reputation as Messrs. Lucas and Co., of our respectable auctioneers—and we 'l%OO
naturally excited curiosity, and by many persoos it was none of these have any connection with these . tbe
thought that too much had been said ; but the auctioneers tions—we know that we have a guarantee thal:th
were willing to abide an examination when the horses is what it was represented to us to be. But, Ting,
arrived, and so far was their opinion justified, that the to these migratory _auctioneers we know "et„ io;
dubious confessed that the terms of commendation were trash which they sell us is knocked down "
not too strong, if they were sufficiently ample. As soon for; and we have to repent at our leisure.
be the
as it was known that the horses had arrived, they were But the best security for the public would
_no
visited by hundreds of persons from mere curiosity—many remn Wit
cise of their own good sense. Let them
of the merchants of the town, and his worship the mayor, no trades can live by selling goods for less than thos
being among the number. The attendance of buyers Few men commit such an absurdity. Wheme
was unusually numerous, at one time the number present extraordinarily low prices, there is, except in e toe, „
exceeding a thousand persons. There was good bidding trickery, and baseness of quality. In the meae_ould
throughout the day. Forty-six horses wire brought to ever. Mr. Rushton—and we are certain it wadost!',
the hammer, realizing upwards of XlBOO. or an average of labour of love with him—might, with great 00:4
about forty pounds per horse. Majr,r,' a chesnut geld- direct a few of his clever superintendents to
ing, was sold for fifty-nine guineas, being the highest proceedings of these gentlemen. They vroula,,ew toff,
price realized. The horse considered the best by the sufficient in a few days' experience to enable t.a,tioof'
theta of
auctioneer, was, 'Jumper,' a bay-gelding, four and a-half tify our chief magistrate in resorting to 21
years old. It was sold for fifty-three guineas, and is said Peter Laurie. by placing a sentinel at the 037-811,
to be the finest animal of its age ever seen in Liverpool. these sinks of iniquitous robbery of the Re
The stud, now distributed, bad been purchased by parties the power of saying " Beware of hawks !
from London, Kent, Wolverhampton. Blackburn, Pres-
ton, Manchester, Isle of Man, Dublin, and other places.
It is certain that no such sale of cart horses has ever taken
place in this town before, and it is believed that it has
not had a parallel in any other'
place. The prices obtained
were not so good as ruled in 1846, but conside-"'
ter than were current last year. eXerClnghor
improving times."

fulw"_A

leing an indication of

JENNY

LIND IN THE ORATORIO OF " THE
CREATION."

On Thursday evening this eminent vocalist gave her
second performance in Liverpool of sacred music, sup-

worth, and the orchestral talent of the
Society. Mr. Benedict conducted; and M
mann led with his usual great ability.
theatre of the Collegiate was crowded on thi
the elite of the fashion and musical taste
and, from the hundreds who were disappoit
ing tickets, we may safely say that a house

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have been erar

Why is it, e

lions as these, that Saint (
a tardy rate ? Our fair r

to warble her sweet str

within

preceded by a

ction, the principal portioi
s M. Williams, who was i

for wh

beautifully sung, as was the
upon me' —Pergolesi. This young lacy
her performance of the few pieces allotted to her in t

seleCtion, how great a treat

'e rnisse

from the perforMance of " E
Mad'lle. Lind anpeared_ only

" Let the
like all her
ear expression :

its of t

3f Rapi

r, allotted to

correctly
with foam

I impressively
billows

voice; and the two con'clt

" Softly

Thrnugh silent v

lightfally expressive of ti-

subject

Adam ar

Whitworth, we have already

)d sacred work

It would be a work of st
ties of Jenny Lin
to her lot. In e

periorma
even in 1

ficant,

trains of the oratorio