The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-08-28 00:00:00

THE CONCERT LAST NIGHT.

The first overture, " Der Frieschutz," was most splen-
didly play3d ; the numerous and well-trained orchestra
making this fine piece of music fully appreciated, and at
once satisfying every auditor as to the capacity of the
building to convey sound to advantage. The first vocal
piec? was the quartet, " Bianca e Falliero," from Rossini,
in which Mdlle. Corbari, L. Corbari, Signor Bartolini,
and Signor Polonini presented themselves. In this piece
Mdlle. Corbari bore away the palm. Her voice is pure.
and highly trained, and her execution is of the first order,

Thineit piece in the programme was an aria from
Donnizettis "Roberto Devereaux," set down for a Signor
Nicolo Covas, who did not appear, up to the time at which
we were compelled to leave the Hall.
In the trio, " Nino," by Verdi, Mademoiselle Corbari.
L. Corbari, and Signor Bartolini, acquitted themselves
most artistically. The former lady is a finished singer,
possessed of an excellent organ. Her sister's voice ap-
proaches more to the soprano, and is sweet, but less
flexible. Signor Bartolini in this trio sang very nicely,
but is not great.
The scena and aria, " Andromica," by G. A. Macfarren,
sung by Madame G. A. Macfarren, was produced as well
as it could have been. We should have liked to have
heard this lady, who is an accomplished singer, in other
music.

The next piece was the fine duet by Wallace, " If Love
should dare to creep our hedge of roses through," sung
by Misses A. and M. Williams. This was one of the most
beautiful performances of the evening, and was vocife-
rously encored. We can safely say that we never heard
voices harmonise so beautifully as those of the MissesWil-
hams, or voices, of themselves, much more rich in cha-
racter. Miss M. Williams, especially, is one of the finest
contraltos which we have heard. The exquisite harmoni-
zation of these two ladies is, however, the chief attra6tion
of their singing. Some credit, too, is due to the fine
music of the duet itself.
The next piece—a recitative and scena from Weber's
" Der Freiscuhtz"—introduced to us Madame Viardot
Garcia; and the sister of Malibran nobly upheld the
laurels won by that lamented queen of song. The text
was the German one, and it was given with electrical
effect. We have had the pleasure of hearing many of
Malibran's best efforts, and we can safely say that her
sister is worthy of her. There is a complete abandon in
her style ; and we can readily appreciate in her singing
those dramatic powers which have been so highly appre-
ciated in the metropolis.
Monsieur Vivier followed with a solo on the French
horn—certainly one of the most surprising performances
we ever heard. The tones elicited by this gentleman are
most beautiful; but the wonder is his enunciation of a
bass and tenor at the same time. We can easily see
how this is realised on a stringed instrument.
We know it to be attainable by rapidity of fingering upon
some wind instruments. But here there was no professional
deception whatever; and, independently of its artistical
excellence, a more beautiful musical performance we never
heard. It was encored ; and it deserved the encore most
richly.

The following piece, a cavatino, from Figaro. introdu-
ced to the audience Madlle. Jetty de Treffz. This lady is
most pleasing in appearance, and has a good mezzo so-
prano voice, well cultivated. In the music set down for
her on this occasion, however, she attempted nothing very
great. So far, in fact, as we have at present heard her,
she is a sweet, not a great singer. Her taste is excellent,
as is the quality of her voice ; and in her next piece, " Il
don Giovani," with Viardot Garcio, Corbari, and others,
it was clear that her power is much deficient. Garcia
completely drowned her. Herr Carl Formes is a fair
German bass ; but we must confess we do not like
him. He sung an air from " Faust," however, very
creditably. The attraction of the evening was Alboni's
" Una Voce." She sung it as no one else can sing it, and
that is saying much. It seemed, moreover, no effort
to her to sing it as she did. It was a triumph in
fact, and an encore was tried ; but the lady
did not respond. The first part concluded with
the chorus from Massaniello, " Hear holy saint," which
was very finely sung. The training which the chorus, and
the instrumentalists as well, have undergone for the last
few weeks has told, and rendered the musical staff of the
Philharmonic inferior to no local musical corps. The
conducting of Mr. Herrmann was throughout the evening
most excellent.

The second pert of the programme was not concluded
until just as we were going to press, and we are therefore
unable to detail its merits as they deserve to be noticed.

At the time the last Overland Mail left, the Bishop of
Calcutta was in an exceedingly precarious state of health;
his medical advisers had interdicted him from quitting his
chamber.

Captain Denham, R.N., F.R.S., arrived at the Adelphi
Hotel, from Bristol, &c., on Saturday, and has resumed
his supervision of steamers at this port, which, besides
the passenger licenses, embraces the question of how far
the Admiralty regulations of June 29th, 1848, respecting
steamers' denoting lights, have been conformed to. We
understand that Captain Denham receives all communi-
cations at the Custom-house Committee-room, from
eleven to two o'clock.
SIR. MOSES MONTEFIORE IN PALESTINE.—The Rev.
Moses Margoliouth has favoured us with the following ex-
tract from a letter he has just received from Jerusalem,
dated the 2d inst. :—" Sir Moses Montefiore arrived here
a few days ago, his object for coming here is not known.
He expressed himself grieved to find that his people only
sent in petitions to him for pecuniary aid, and nothing
more. He has, however, behaved very kindly to them ;
he is distributing money to them very liberally. Yester-
day, (the Ist instant) he gave to every single individual—
even to infants of the age of six mouths—of the Judea
Polish congregation, a Spanish dollar. To-day he does
the same to the Barbary Jews ; and to-morrow he will
distribute in the same manner to the Spanish Jews. He
gives it with his own hands, and manifests great pleasure
at seeing so many of his people about him. It is sup-
posed that he intends to return in the spring, when he
will establish schools, an hospital, factory, &c. &c.; but
this is only one of the many conjectures. He is to leave
this holy city on Monday next, the 6th. Ho has shown
the same kindness and liberality to his brethren through-
out this country; he does not altogether exempt the poor
Christians and Turks from participating in his generosity.
He is called by them the Kirig of the Jews."
CONDUCT OF WILSON SINCE HIS CONVICTION.—This
extraordinary criminal maintains the same callous indif-
ference to his awful position that has characterised his
demeanour from the moment he was apprehended, to the
time when he leapt, with all the elasticity of health and
joyousness, from the prison van, as that vehicle drew up
at the gate of Kirkdale gaol, after conveying its load of
human depravity from the presence of justice on the night
of Wednesday last. Wilson is tended during the night
by an officer of the prison and another prisoner; and it is
a remarkable evidence of the health of the wretch, that
when the evening meal of his prison companion is brought
in, lie invariably wishes to partake of it; he also com-
plains of the indifferent quality of the food brought to
him, desiring better and more of it. Another singular
proof of the self complacency and vanity, to use no harsher
words, of the prisoner's disposition, is afforded by the
tenacity with which he clings to the clothes, part of which
were the produce of his crime, refusing to relinquish them
for inferior garments. On one occasion since the trial,
he drew the attention of the officer in his cell, to the
quality of his (Wilson's) trousers, asking if he did not
think they were very fine. The man replied that they
were too good to be worn in common, and should be kept
for Sundays. Wilson replied that he would continue to
wear them as long as he lived, seeing he had so short a
time to live. The allusion to his untimely end, however,
had no very deep seat in his mind, as he soon after
walked about the yard with that air of pomposity and
vanity combined, which marks his general carriage, and
by which it would seem that the gratification of wearine
trousers and boots of a description superior to those to which
he has hitherto been accustomed, were sufficient to era,:
all thoughts of his imminent position from his mind. We
believe it is not the intention of the authorities to extend
the period usually intervening between the conviction and
the day of execution to this man, and that he will suffe►
the extreme penalty of the law on Saturday week, and net
on Saturday fortnight, as stated in our inner page.
PIRACY IN THE CHINESE SEAS.—On the evening cf
Wednesday, a large fast-boat, having on board, of cr( w
and passengers, forty seals, (includin7 four Portuguese,;
started for Macao. Before reaching the Cap Sing-mco •
Passage, and in full view of the t.)wn ard shipping, slit
was overtaken by two piratical boats, which ranged along-
side. Firepots and other missiles were thrown on beard,
by which one man was wounded. The pirates th-i,
boarded, driving some of the crew and passengers into the
water. After plundering the vessel of 2CO dollars and
some goods they sailed away, leaving the fast-boat people
to rescue their comrades in the water. On mustering it
was found that two Chinese and one Portuguese wen
missing. The Portuguese arrived at Victoria next morn-
ing, having swam ashore, but it is feared the Chinese
were drowned. The firing was heard by several merchant
vessels; one of them threw up a blue light, to attract the
attention of the police. We hear that the commander of
the ship Amer, sent a boat on board her Majesty's store-
ship Minden, intimating to the master in charge that a
piracy was then in the act of being-committed, but the
Minden bad no force to send to the rescue.—lndian paper.

Aug. 2c714,pt

BOROUGH SESSIONS.

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The Borough Sessions were to have been opened 111
day, before Gilbert Henderson, Esq., the Reeerueieri 0
the hour, however, for sitting, the recorder ate
_ie
ourt, and addressed the grand jury, who hal eiresuAs4
sembled, to the following effect:—Gentlemen, I ain,c7ith
f must request your attendance to-morrow, at ten 0,10
The learned recorder then explained that it Wes, fe 0,
desirable that the assizes should be finished he.'°'o
sessions commenced ; he had been in hopes this took
have been the case. There was no legal objeetif°„, vei
two courts sitting at the same time, yet, the inug:bale
of opinion this had better not be the case. lie °fa) too
to tell the grand jury that their duties would not be; dr
and that when they met again, he should not have 190
lain them long. The following gentlemen have
summoned to serve as Grand Jurors :
Mr. John Buchanan, broker, Oldliall-street.
Mr. John Bibby, merchant. Shaw-street.
Mr. John Baron, broker, Oldhall-street. ard.
Mr. Wm. Rushton Coulburn, merchant, Old Church-Y
Mr. John Dutton, broker, Exchange-buildings. et.
Mr. Adam Stewart Gladstone, merchant, Chatham-6.r-too
Mr. Matthew Gregson, merchant, Lower Harrington
Mr. John Higson, broker, Exchange-alley North.
Mr. Matthew Tee, broker, Chorley-street.
Mr. Thomas Irlam, broker, Royal Bank-buildings. t,
Mr. Geo. Hugh Keightley, merchant, Carruther's-stree
Mr. John Lockett, merchant, 63, Shaw-street. Ai road"
Mr. Walter Fergus M`Gregor, ironfounder, Vanish-,
Mr. Henry Moore, merchant, Rumford-street.
Mr. James Miller, merchant, Upper Pitt-street. mbells9l
Mr. Richard Andrew Mould, wine merchant, Nordin-
Terrace.
Mr. George Edwin Taunton, share broker, Pet
Rumford-street.
Mr. Wm. Tarbett, merchant, Tower-buildings.
Mr. Alex. Smith, merchant. Exchange-buildings.
Mr. Vincent Chaloner, ship broker, Queen's Dock.
~,d
The Hon. Mr. Bancroft, the accomplished M
hisin
te
the United States at this court, returns to eobet
country in the Europa mail steamer of the Ist SePth,
DAIIING ROBBERY ON A RAILWAY.—Mr• •I?„njet7,
struther, of Greenbank-street, Preston, was .„P"-c.„O
1 1,,,
last week while travelling on the Preston and 1390
Railway, of a red morocco purse, containing
Bank of England notes, and 30 sovereigns.
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UVENILE DEPREDATORS.—At the Police-..-cto,,'
terday, four boys, M`Donald, Jones, Innis, and • it
ewpepreeared
they chargede withwere
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them (old offenders) were committed for three re
and the other two for twenty-one days. 1,(0011rn
LIBERATION.—Mr. Martin Boshell, long and ""A 0351'
bly connected with one of the leading mercantile 1:,r1.5,0
Liverpool, who was convicted, with eight or ten otPetisl#
the winter assizes of this town, for an alleged treasd ,fee"
conspiracy against the Queen and constitution, .894 been
tenced to twelve months' imprisonment, has iti'doe
liberated, by order of her Majesty, at the suggesfferiel,
the Secretary for the Home Department, after 5°,lV,
nine months' incarceration. This act of clenle°,4ol
been yielded in compliance with a memorial name
and influentially signed. 1611
CAUTION TO PARENTS.—A lamentable instance °OO
consequences likely to arise from allowing young ~
to run about the crowded streets of a large town ius
occurred yesterday afternoon. A man, named Tile'lloo
wards, owner and driver of a lorry, having oeees' late
take one of his horses to the farrier. drove his torrid
Hackins-hey for that purpose. It appears he distate.
the chain-horse, and while the operator was atten;'„ltbe
the animal, the lorry with the shalt-horse remaine(!i time
street. A number of young children just at thl'old
rushed out of a school in the neighbourhood, and aye,
round the lorry; one of them, a fine little boy el
years old, named Balshaw, residing with his parenesoie
Hackins-hey, climbed up the spokes of the off wheel' at see
in this dangerous position the carter, who could °jot'
the child, backed his horse; the movement PreeiP.9llios
the unfortunate child to the ground, and his head 0111
under the wheel, just as it was backing, it was so fear
crushed as to to cause instantaneous death. . „ roe;
DEATH FROM BURNING.—On Sunday evening' slll'
siderahle excitement was created in School-lenefraiii
neighbourhood, by the appearance of smoke issuingepore
the house, No. 25, in that narrow street, and the !eel to
that a female had been burned to death, which Pro` hired
be the fact. The house, (with a small shop) is ind-ofll'
by Mr. M'Culloch, a tailor, and so far as is ye
he and a brother-in-law, as well as the deceased' e
been at a convivial party that day. The tle°4‘l it
went to bed about three o'clock, leaving the deces-1 oot
the kitchen below. Deceased sent the servant gir,tise
with the children to take a walk, and was last seen t the
by the girl when she left, sitting in her usual chair 9 00
kitchen fireside. About five o'clock the room nb°re
found by the husband to be full of smoke, and heAre,
down stairs and found the deceased lying near the, oti
place, dreadfully burned. and quite dead, her o°,lo,
having ignited. The body presented a dreadful aPP
since. The inquest will be held this day. ss,„t•
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.—A few days ago. Davidhvibe
son, the active constable sent down to this district,"s„ell
"Royal Society (of London) for the Prevention of V" od
to Animals," to watch the proceedings of driver:rot
others, brought a man before the then sitting nlegis f,)f
of Birkenhead, Mr. Hall and Mr. John Jacks as
cruel treatment of a horse which he was driving. the
proved that the horse was worked in a cart, thougl/ight
animal had a knee swelled to a diameter .of about eve
inches, and was otherwise hurt, sore, and ill fed•.,,,,04,
driver was not himself so much to blame, but a mitl,a,og
fine was imposed upon the owner, who also apPrate;ol
10s. and Bs. 6d. costs, upon his promising that the go' of
would not again be aed until it had recovered. WO pre
glad to observe that since the constable's visit t° duct
shire there has been a great improvement in the 0, °boot
of donkey keepers and others to their animals 0006

New Brighton and the neighbourhood. ,
CAUTION TO OFFICIOUS POLICEMEN.—At tue - pit•
court, yesterday, during the examination of some ere,
nesses in a case of presumed burglary, reported elsew'otte
officer Storey, of the detective force, on more than
occasion, manifested considerable anxiety to see° ibe
conviction. This feeling he exhibited by promptiaree,
witnesses several times, and doing what, in legal Ph„abi
is termed " making out a case." This being observ` tllO
Mr. Rushton, the worthy magistrate administered t°e:,
officious Dogberry the following well-merited reh,'l,ll,eir
" You appear to be very solicitous for a conviction. bet
ever the witness opens her lips, you endeavour tolle'rdir
out, just as if we had no ears to hear. This is cerYoste
creditable to you. As an officer, you should only-J so
the truth, and no more. You seem as though ye„e 7cil of
notion of your duty but to convict, and seem atra"
the prisoner should escape. You ought to beashe,ce-SV
yourself. A stop must be put to this practice. crect,
sincerely hope that this rebuke will have the desired 0.0
CASE OF COLLISION OF Two STEAMERS.—YesteruSir'
case was heard before Mr. Rushton, assisted bY,o,eil
Hodgson, harbour-master, respecting a collision be roef
the steamer Hercules, Captain Cullen, and the stfl3,,,ier
Faugh-a-Ballagh, Captain Johnson, in which the Te'tbot
was plaintiff and the latter defendant. It appeared 03
on the night of the 19th instant, about high water,o,ols
dark at the time, the Hercules was proceeding o,lituuoi'
from this port, and had reached near to Spencers tllB
in the north channel, when she was overtaken ",,A
Faugh-a-Ballagh, the persons on board of whom, in
reaching her, acted, it was alleged, unskilfully, so Or ttie
bow of the Hercules was damaged by the stern e6ipt•
other vessel dipping, in a heavy sea-way, upon it. .040
Johnson, in &fence, produced same witnesses; but', 06
shown that he might have passed on either side °lad
Hercules with plenty of water. The bill for the 110
repairing the damage to the llercules was £l7, t;ni,,, the
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MAGISTERIAL COMPLIMENT TO A PAWNI3O—m
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ASSISTANT.—On Saturday last, Mr. William
assistant to Mr. Syred, pawnbroker, in Park-lane,aPl),",les'
at the Police-court to prefer evidence against three teroa
who had, through his exertions, been apprehended cr
charge of felony. The principal offender was nareefoiri
therine Meads. It appeared that on Saturday te°,,,,tru
the three persons had entered the shop, and oceuiroco
distinct boxes, but were apparently companions. 'd 0151
offerel in pledge a sailor's jacket and waistcoat, en ibo,'
to deposit £2 in sovereigns; and, suspicion arisiegfoco'
she could not have come honestly ..by them, he rea pre:
,
but kept his eye upon the parties. He retained 111
perty, and pursued Meads through several street-'race'
two others having run off first,) and, after a long,. ttlie,
.bad her secured in Atherton-street. It was found 0.55 Al'
property had been stolen from a sailor, and it W ilia
recovered. Mr. Rushton highly complimented Mr'„vdel'„
ginson for hisactive and honourable conduct, and rere:000:
the prisoners, (two of whom were apprehended afte, tiPt
through his description) until Monday. Yesteroo;;los,
prisoners were again brought up. The evidence plf;
the two women not named was not sufficient to PO— 'll',
ticipation in the theft, and they were dischargea',4
prisoner Meads was committed to hard labour in ga'oplej
two months.—Same day, another pawnbioker was ebc'eede;
mented by Mr. Rushton, for having a party aPPre
who had offered in pledge a silver spoon, or rather
fl
pieces of broken silver which had formed a sPc'erii, 011
=aid this was the right way for pawnbrokers to ache de"
that, if all were equally active, many thefts vroul",oo4'
tected, and much property restored to the rightful