The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-08-21 00:00:00

THE FANCY FAIR.

The following graceful addresses from the Mayor and
his estimable lady will be read with gratification by all our
readers :

The Mayor desires to express his acknowledgments to his
fellow-townsmen for the response made to the appeal on behalf
of three of our most valued institutions.
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All classes, irrespective ofCieWei;-Wparties, have rivalled
each other in this philanthropic effort. The result has been
innocent pleasure to thousands, and the rescue of three noble
charities from difficulty.
The Mayor expresses his deep obligations to the ladies, by
whose exertions the cause of charity has been so much bene-
fited ; and he also returns his warmest acknowledgments to
those gentlemen of the various committees who so kindly
undertook, and so efficiently and successfully carried out, the
details of this ever memorable festival.

The Mayor cannot allow this opportunity to pass without
expressing his sincere admiration of the manner in which the
public assisted to preserve order; and it affords him the greatest
gratification to be able to say, that the character of the people
of the good old loyal town, for sobriety and decorum, was
never more eminently sustained than by the whole population
at the Fancy Fair.
Town-hall, August 14.

Mrs. Bramley-Moore returns her grateful thanks to those
friends who contributed towards the forming of her stall for
the Fancy Fail.

Mrs. ttramley-Moore avails herself of this mode of expressing
her thanks and obligations, not having the pleasure of a personal
acquaintance with many of those who so kindly and liberally
assisted her in this work of benevolence and charity.
Aigb!irth, 15th August.

The goods remaining on hand, consisting of pictures,
ladies' work, champagne, port, sherry, madeira, brandy,
&c., are to be disposed of by a monster raffle. to which
there are already a large number of subscribers. There
will be 500 prizes, many of them of considerable value.
The tickets are ss. each. A silver medal is to be presented
to each lady who took charge of a stall.
It is expected that a nett amount of £lO,OOO will be
realized for the charities, but the committee have not yet
been able to make out a finapcial summary of their posi-
tion. A series of resolutions, passed at a meeting of the
committee yesterday, will be found in another column.

TATTERSALL'S.—LAST NIGHT.
EBOR HANDICAP.
9 to 2 agst Glen Saddel-5 to 1 tk
7 to 1 „ Giselle—nominal
7to 1 „ Ellerdale—tk
10 to 1 „ Cockermouth—tk
11 to 1 „ Malton—offered
12 to 1 „ Westow—tk
13 to 1 „ Blucher—offered
15 to 1 „ Fernhill—tk
ST. LEGER.
2 to 1 on Dutchman—tk
14 to 1 agst Uriel—offered
15 to 1 „ Nunnykirk—offered
CASAREWITCH.
Worsleydale, the Cur, and Horn of Chase, 100 to I
taken to a poney each.

DERBY.
14 to 1 agst Ghillie Callamr—tk
30 to 1 „ Mildew—tk freely
Business extremely dull.

THE HARMONIC CELEBRATION.

As the period draws near for these most attractive musical
performances, to which we have before called the attention of
our readers, we are glad to learn that everything connected
with these proceedings has progressed in the most satisfactory
manner. _ . . _ _ -

The proprietors, to whom alone the town is indebted for that
noble and magnificent Hall, promptly responded to the call of
their committee, and notwithstanding the enormous expenses
of the engagements, at once placed them in a position secure
from loss. The books being published, and the arrangements
for the week advertised, it is unnecessary again to refer to them
in detail; we may. however, mention that at the express wish
of the committee Signor Mario has kindly consented to sing on
Tuesday next in the "Elijah," the beautiful air "Thou shall
the righteous." This is a boon rarely conceded by an Italian.
artiste. In consequence of some misunderstanding between
the committee and Mr. Whitworth, his place has been filled up
by an old favourite, Mr. Machin, who is also engaged for the
Birmingham festival.

We hear that the Earl of Sefton being in Scotland has placed
his box at the disposal of J. Ireland Blackburne, Esq., of Hale,
-for the ensuing week. The Earl of Derby has taken one of the
central private boxes. Wm. Brown, Esq., M.P., will occupy
his box, and our neighbour, Win. Blundell, Esq., of Crosby,
also has a box and several stalls for his family and friends.
Amongst other subscribers to the boxes and stalls will be found
the High Sheriff, the Dean of Bangor, Major-General Sir Wm.
Warre, Sir Thomas B. Birch, Bart., M.P., T. Thorneley, Esq.,
M.P., Mr. Commissioner Perry, E. Rushton, Esq., our stipen-
diary magistrate, and a considerable number of the county
and borough magistrates. We anticipate a brilliant treat, and
a splendid assemblage each day of the beauty and fashion of
the town and neighbourhood.
It affords us the greatest satifaction to refer to an. advertise-
ment in another column, announcing that a limited number of
tickets for seats in the gallery are to be obtained at half a
guinea each, the wish of the society being, that on this, the
first occasion that their doors have been thrown open to the
public; the circle to which these advantages are accorded should
be extended as widely as possible. By the present arrange-
ment, tickets for fashionable situations, if taken for all the
performances, can be obtained at the rate of fourteen shillings
each; single tickets at one guinea, and a limited number of
tickets to the north and south galleries at half a guinea each.
In the celebrated York festivals of former days, the gallery most
distant from the orchestra was reserved expressly for the patrons
and their friends. On the forthcoming occasion we venture to
predict that the best position to appreciate the sublime cho-
ruses in those great and immortal works, "The Messiah" and
" Elijah," will be in these galleries. We have seen the regula-
tions published by the committee, and they will be strictly en-
forced. No person will be admitted without a ticket, and
accompanying will be a voucher for the occupation of the seat
thereby represented, and to which the holder will be shown by
the steward appointed for that purpose. This law and the one
referring to carriages, will prevent the slightest confusion, too
frequently attendant on, and so often detracting from the en-
joyment of, such performances.

WATER SUPPLY.—It is currently reported that the special
committee of the Council, appointed to consider the question
of the supply of water to the town, have reported in favour of
the scheme at Rivington Pike.
ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—pro monster fetes, as the Forest-
ers' Festival, will be given this evening and to-morrow. The
attractions are equal, if they do not surpass, those of any doings
of the season.
CRICKET.—On Friday, a match came off between the garrison
of the 52nd, stationed at Fulwood, and the Liverpool club.
The score was—Liverpool: Ist innings, 49; and 52nd regi-
ment, 101. The Liverpool club scored 33, with the loss of five
wickets ; but the rain prevented the game being concluded.
The match was played on the Marsh.
CURIOUS CASE.—On Thursday last a curious case was de-
cided at the County Court. A Mr. Jones obtained a verdict for
£5 (a sum agreed upon) against a tradesman in this town for
certain benefits derived by the defendant from a secret exami-
nation of the books of Mr. George Wilson, who some time
since emigrated to America, leaving his business in the hands
of the plaintiff. This verdict was given for the full amount
claimed, and on the attorney of the defendant applying for the
copy of the books, the court refused an order, saying I, Mr.
Jones might burn them if he thought fit."
During a thunderstorm at Loch Tay, Perth, last week, two
young women in a field were struck by the electric fluid. One
was killed ou the spot, and the other is not expected to recover.