The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-12-04 00:00:00

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LOCAL NEWS,

NEW ORGAN FOR ST. SAVIOUR'S CHURCH, LIVER-
POOL.—This instrument has just been built by Mr. Gray,.of
the New-road, Fitzroy-square, and was, last night, subjected
to a trial performance by that eminent organist Mr. Adams.
A considerable number of persons, lovers of music in its
loftier mood, were present on the occasion, and had then
and there much reason to be gratified. This organ does not
rank amongst the highest of its class in regard to size, but
it is, nevertheless, large enough to give ample tone in the
generality of churches erected in these modern times. It
differs from those with which our builders are most familiar,
in following the German plan, more especially in regard to
pedals. Of these it has as many as two octaves and two
notes, thus allowing the feet an unusual range in their con-
tribution to the full harmonies of the instrument, and add-
ing volume to its effect. Its manuals commence with CC 8
feet, and extend F 54 notes. The compass of its swell is
from C 4 feet to F—the keys to C C act on the bass of the
choir organ—thus forming three double rows. The pedal
organ is one octave in compass C C C 16 feet to C C 8 feet,
and is repeated on the second octave. Amongst the stops of
this organ, we may mention that those of its different single
diapasons are 8 feet, and its double 16 feet. There are three
composition pedals to the " great organ." The tone of this
instrument is fine, equable, and full. Its cremona was parti-
cularly melodious. Mr. Adams threw off some of his accus-
tomed bold and masterly voluntaries, in which are mingled
the most delicate and most vigorous characteristics of the
sacred style. He also gave some selections from Handel,
Mozart, Gluck, and Winter, in all of which he made not
only his own skill but the admirable capabilities of the organ
well felt. We may congratulate Liverpool on the attainment
of the work of Mr. Gray.

APPOINTMENT.—The Rev. Thomas Halton, M.A., curate
of Liverpool, has been appointed, by the Right Hon. the
Earl of Lonsdale, K. G., one of his lordship's domestic
chaplains.
QUICK PASSAGE OF THE ORIENTAL—The following is
an extract from a passenger on board the Oriental, dated
Malta, 13th November : " We made a very quick passage
here from Gibraltar, having been only three days twenty
hours ; it is perhaps the shortest passage ever made, at least
they do not know here of a quicker one.being made."
FORRESTERS.—A new Court of the Ancient Order of
Forrester was opened on Saturday, the 28th ult., at Nannerch,
under the name and title of Court Jackson's Glory. The
brethren of both lodges Holywell and Nannerch met at the
Feathers Inn, Holywell, and joined in procession, beaded by
an excellent band of music, to Nannerch, were upwards of
fifty sat down to an excellent dinner, which did great credit
to the worthy host and hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Bancroft.
After drinking the healths of Queen Victoria and. Prince
Albert, and infant Princess, and many other toasts, the
company separated at an early hour, highly delighted with
the pleasures of the day. Sixteen new members were enrolled
on this occasion.—Courier.

THE SEIGE OF ACRE.—A very neat little map has just
been published by Mr. Wyld, the geographer to the Queen,
of the town, fortifications, and bay of Acre. The map gives
a very excellent idea of the strength of this celebrated place ;
the soundings in the bay are laid down, and the prominent
features of the surrounding country are also noted.

Hours OF BUSINESS.—We understand that the principal
assistants in many of the leading retail establishments in the
town have agreed to form themselves into an association for
the purpose of obtaining a reduction in the hours of business.
Their design is conceived in the most friendly spirit towards
the employers, who, they say, will not be injured, but Gene-
fitted, by the change they hope to effect. A public meeting
of the whole body of assistants, in all trades, is talked of, at
which their plans will be explained, and measures decided on
to insure the co-operation not only of their fellow-assistants
but of the public at large.

THE PRESENT POPE A PERSECUTOR.—If a man, who had
perpetrated the most hcrrid murders or committed the most
atrocious crimes, were to assemble his friends around him on
the anniversary of such events, would not those friends who
had assembled with him for the express purpose of celebrat-
ing such events be partakers in his crimes ? Yes, to all in-
tents and purposes. This then is the exact position in which
Pope Gregory stands connected, with the cold-blooded, heart-
less, and atrocious massacre of St. Bartholemew. He orders
the medal to be re-cast in commemoration of it, and of course
participates in the crime. If the event, therefore, is worthy
of being commemorated, it is worthy of being repeated ; and
of course would be so now at this very day, if Pope Gregory
and his slaves in sin had the power, therefore do we cry again
and again—PnoTEsTAKT ASCENDANCY.
ST. BRIDE'S COURSE OF LECTURES RESPECTING THE
JEWS.—Last Tuesday evening the Rev. Alexander 'Mai,
rector of Wanston, and chaplain to the Bishop of Win-
chester, delivered a very powerful and impressive discourse
on this interesting subject. " The certainty of the restor-
ation of Judah and Israel at the end of the times of the
Gentiles." The scripture signs of those times drawing to a
close compared with present events. • Mr. Dallas is to preach
the next lecture this evening,—the subject is " The blessings
promised to the righteous, and the judgments denounced
upon the wicked at that period."

NEW IRON SAILING VESSEL.—There is now in the Vic-
toria Dock a new iron vessel, apparently about 60 or 70 tons
burthen, built by Mr. John Laird of Birkenhead, and inten-
ded as a Droger on the coast of Demerara. The necessity on
that peculiar shore of a vessel of light draft of water, has as a
matter of course, placed a restriction upon the builder; but
he has nevertheless produced a craft that has all the appear-
ance of a clipper—having a fine bow, a clean run, and a hand-
some stern, forming aloft a segment of a circle. There is an
ingenious contrivance to give her addditional steerage power.
The rudder, by lowering a plate of iron on one side of it by
means of a chain, may be elongated perpendicularly in deep
water, or reduced by being hauled up, to the level of the keel.
The vessel is called the " Cayman ",—the Spanish appel-
lation, we believe, of the alligator, that monster of the shal-
lows. Her upper works are of timber. She has great beam
for her size ; is handsomely rigged as a schooner, and will,
we hear carry thirty-five hogsheads of sugar upon only four-
and-a-half feet of water. This handsome little vessel will be
sailed out to her place of destinati,n, and, it is supposed,
will accomplish her long, and at this season of the year, some-
what perilous voyage in about thirty days. As she draws so
little water and is flat bottomed, the writer of this paragraph
suggests that she should be provided with what must (at the
expense of an lrishism) be called win "lee boards" ,—a con-
trivance which in vessels having little hold of the water, is
found to be of great advantage by our neighbours the Dutch,
when beating to windward. As the cost would be but trifling,
theexperiment would be worth trying. The Cayman is nearly
ready for sea. She
.is fitted up, in ;every respect in a very
superior manner.

YANKEE OPINION OF THE HUGE STEAM-SHIP LIVER-
POOL.—Two Americans were one day looking at the ship
from the quay, at New York, when one of them, struck by
the unusual magnitude, growly said to the other, " I say,
Nathan, I guess that's a considerable large canoe."
We understand that Austria, Prussia, and the other Ger-
manic powers, irritated by the military preparations of France,
but unwilling to incur the expence of increasing their troops
to a war establishment, have silently but effectually comple-
ted such a skeleton organisation that at any moment a force
can be got under arms superior to that prepared by France.
Remonstrances have in the meantime been made to the
Government of France against her continued armaments, in
which England has indirectly concurred ; but if these remon-
strances should not be attended to, the great powers will be
able to show in the spring such an overwhelming force that,
if necessary, the initiative in hostilities can be taken by them.
It is generally understood that the submission of Mehemet
Ali has been made.—Morning Herald of yesterday.
TRIBUTE oP RESPECT.—On Wednesday the 2d instant,
the congregation of St. Mark's Church, Duke-street, pre-
sented their curate, the Rev. B. A. Marshall, with a purse,
containing eighty-two guineas, a testimony of their grate-
ful acknowledgments of his indefatigable exertions for their
eternal welfare.

Captain Wylie, of the ship Dee, was ordered to find bail
by Mr. Rushton, on Tuesday, to appear at the Admiralty
Sessions, on a charge of having assaulted John Gray, the
first officer of his ship, and forcing him ashore at Bonny,
on the coast of Africa.

GRAND SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT.—We are compelled by
want of room to withdraw a notice of this concert, which
took place on Tuesday evening in the Theatre Royal. The
performance of M. Listz on the piano, and the singing of
Mr. Parry, jun., afforded great delight to the auditory.—
Listz is Paganini risen again and devoted to another instru-
ment. The singing of the female vocalists was respectable.
The excellence of the band, under the leadership of Mr.
Herrman, was universally acknowledged.
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TA RiANG'S IN K.—Tarling's ink is, perhaps, the pleasantest
to use of any ; it runs freely, and will not corrode.

LECTURES ON GERMAN LITERATURE.—The first of
Professor Schweitzer's six lectures will be delivered on
Tuesday next, and the second on Thursday. The course
will be highly interesting, and we hope to find may avail
themselves of the Professors valuable instructions.