The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-04-11 00:00:00

John Shaw Leigh, Esq

BIRKENHEAD BRANCH,
Hamilton Buildings, Hamilton-street.

The DirectorsiiefelS announce that they continue to RE
CEIVE PROPO S for FIRE and LIFE INSURANCES.
The large Ca ital of the Company, and the number and in-
fluence of its Proprietors, enable it to take rank with the most
eligible offices in the kingdom, with respect to the advantages
offered to the Public.

FIRE INSURANCES
Will be effected at moderate rates of premium. The Company,
having the advantage of a resident, Directory, will he enabled
to clictincmigh itaPlf ite , Settlement of

Claims,

TRADE PROTECTION

S- • -
OCIETY of GUARDIANS for the PROTECTION
of-TRADE, 13, SWITHIN'S-LANE, LoNnox. Established
in London in 1776, and now extending its operations throughout
every part of the United Kingdom.
The objects of this Society are—To , caution and protect the
Trading Community of the United Kingdom, and others., Mem-
bers of -the Society, against the numerous frauds, deeeptions,
and impositions, to which they are daily exposed. TO Make
all necessary inquiries for Traders, Warehousemen, and Others,
previously to their giving credit, and for Landlords previously
to the letting of their Houses, Warehouses, &c. To contribute,
from its funds, to Members, the means of prosecuting those
who may have practised any fraud or imposition, or been guilty
of any Robbery, Forgery, Embezzlement, or Theft, and tof op-
posing in cases of fraudulent Bankruptcy or Insolvency.; • and,
generalll, to afford advice and assistance to Members against
whose interests, as Traders, or othenvige7any malpractic may
have been committed or attempted. To assist Members pa the
recovery of Debts, Rent, &c. And generally, to protects sup-
port, and assist Traders and others, Members of the SocittST., in
all matters injuriously affecting their interests; and from time
to time, as occasion may require, to assist in applications to
the Legislature for such repeal, alteration, or amendment,
of any Law as may appear to be injurious to their intelrests,
and to enact such new Laws as may be considered beneficial to
the Trading Community in general.
The Prospectus of the Society may be had on personal appli-
cation at the Office, as above; or by. letter addressed to the
Secretary. The Annual Subscription is One Guinea. •

BANK of BRITISH NORTH AMERICA: Irlcor-
porated by Royal Charter. Paid-up capital -11,0040.-
7, ST. HELEN'S-PLACE, BISHOPSOATE-STREET, LONDON,
24th March, 1848 —This Bank GRANTS CREDITS oh its
branches at Hamilton, Toronto, Kingston, Montreal; and
Quebec, in Canada; at St. John's and Fredericton, inNew
Brnuswick ; at Halifax, in Nova Scotia; and at St. John's, in
Newfoundland; also upon its Agents in New York, Messrs.
Richard Bell, William Mac Lachlan, and Henry Edward Ran-
som, on receipt of the amount at the London-office ; and the
credits are paid on presentation, together with the current pre-
mium of exchange on bills, at the customary usance, without
any charge. Similar credits on l.beifranches and agents of this
bank are granted at all the bretiches of the Provincial Bank of
Ireland, of the National,'Bank of Scotland, and of the Man-
chester and Liverpool District Bank.
The Bank collects bills in the Colonies, and through its Agents
in New York undertakes to buy and sell stock, receive divi
(lends, and to collect bills in the United States, and transact
other money business.

For further particulars and terms apply to the Secretary.
G. DE B. ATTWOOD, Sec,

Observe that the Signature of the proprietor, "G. C. Serjeant,"
is written on the Government Stamp.

Q ERJEANT'S LOTION, the only effectual Remedy
against Rheumatism, Rheumatic Gout Sciatica, and Lum-
bago. Sold by the Proprietor, G. C. SERJEANT, No. 7, Lo-
vell's-court, Paternoster-row, London • and by all Vendors of
Medicine. Price 2s. 9d. per 80tt1f...-2---
The astonishing success whicli,lnis crowned the application
of this external Medicine in the most hopeless and deplorable
cases, when the unhappy stifferer had despaired of ever gaining
even the least relief, and this after the ablest advice and every
other means had completely failed, most justly entitles it to the
attention of the afflicted.

This excellent Medicine, so universally esteemed, is unat-
tended with the least danger or inconvenience; hundreds have
experienced its happy and salutary effects since it was first
introduced; and such are the properties of this invaluable
Specific that persons labouring under the most distressing
Itheumatism, Rheumatic Gout, and Lumbago, and rendered
;hereby -incapable of assisting themselves, have been relieved
in a few hours.

Sold by Pendlebury, Russell-street; Titherington, Oxford.
street; Hogarth, Great George-street; Fisher, Bold-street;
Coupland, Parker-street; Gerrard, Oldhall-street; Parkinson,
New Scotland-road; Neal, Scotland-road ; Simpson, Scotland-
road, opposite St. Martin's Market; Mackow, 'Vauxhall-road;
Britten, corner of Dale-street and Haymarket; Smith, Great
Homer-street; Cox, Fox-street ; Gillard, Richmond-row; Low,
Islington ' • Walker, London-road; Parry, Christian-street;
Wagstaff, Great George-place ; Priestley, Lord-street; Smith
Woodside. Price, Wavertree

MONS. JULLIEN'S GRAND CONCERT
LAST NIGHT.
_ _ _

We had at one time some fears that the concert, given
by Mons. Jullien last night at the Royal Amphitheatre,
would be injured by the meeting of disorderly people called
together to attend the Chartist demonstration, in the ad-
jolningiQueen's-square. Long before the concert, how-
ever, the rabble had almost dispersed ' • and, on entering
the Amphitheatre, we found it packed from the arena to
the ceiling by a crowded and an anxious audience—the
stalls in the pit and the boxes being filled with the beauty
and fashion of our town. The attraction was evidently
Mr. J. Sins Reeves, a gentleman well known previously
to his visit to the Continent to the theatre and concert
goers of Liverpool, and who left behind him a host of
friends and admirers, confident in his future success, al-
though scarcely prepared for the brilliant career which
has now opened before him. Besides Mr. Reeves, Mr.
Whitworth, the distinguished baritone, who has recently
been most favourably received at the Theatre Royal,
Drury-lane, made his first appearance, and Miss Mirans,
the admired contralto from the same theatre, was also an-
nounced. Mons. Jullien'sband we do not include amongst
the special attractions. They attract at all times. Jul-
lien himself was ill, and the band was led principally by
Herr Koenig. Part Ist was commenced with the over-
ture of " Zampa," magnificently played, and was followed
by the quadrille by Jullien, " The Standard Bearer."
Beethoven's " Allegretto from the Symphony in F,"
was next played most beautifully, at the close of which
Mr. Reeves came forward to give the grand scena
from Verdi's " Ernani," and was received with a hearty
welcome from all parts of the house. His first few pas-
sages showed clearly the vast improvement which he
has derived since we lost him from our boards. The
subdued tones of his fine organ have an increased
sweetness ; but its increased volume and force is most
surprising. Comparing him with Mario is not fair to
either. Their styles are quite dissimilar. Of the two,
we cannot decide which we should prefer to hear. Pro-
bably the decision of most people would be to hear the
two alternately, each in the music which he has made his
own. Indisputably Reeves is the best of English tenors ;
Mario of Italians.

Mr. Whitworth has a fine organ, and is an accomplished
singer. But although his first piece, Non Pin Andrea,
was a splendid effort, we had other tones ringing in our
ears. It is difficult on a first occasion to be enraptured
with music which you have heard from so established a
favorite as Lablache. Mr. Whitworth, however, was en-
cored, and deserved the tribute.

After_ a fine selection of sacred music, from Mende's-
sohn's Elijah, splendidly played, Miss Miran came on
to sing " dulcet music" from Balfe's opera, The Maid of
Honour, an apology being first made for her on the score
of illness, accompanied with a promise that, should she
fail, Mr. Reeves would sing a favourite piece. The lady,
was evidently ill ; but apology was unnecessary. Her
fine contralto voice bore her through triumphantly, and
an encore was only prevented by the expectation of a
part of the audience that Reeves might be induced to
keep his promise of a song, and admit the lady's failure.
Both the audience and Mr. Reeves, however, were too
gallant to admit anything of the sort, Miss Miran having
proved herself worthy of the reputation which her London
engagement earned for her. The first part wound up
with Jullien's wonderful Swiss quadrille, which we have
before noticed. It was played on his last visit here, and
is an opera in itself.

The second part commenced with a grand selection
from Dorinizetti's opera of " La Figlia del Regimento,"
followed by Jullien's " Olga Waltz" after which Mr.
Sims Reeves sung Balfe's ballad, " In this old chair my
father sat," which was received so enthusiastically at
Drury-lane. Herr Koenig's beautiful polka, " The
Eclipse," followed, and narrowly escaped an encore.
" The Last Man," by Calicott, was then sung by Mr.
Whitworth very finely, 'out his singing justified what we
have said of him previously. He has still something to
learn. Miss Miran was to have sung "11 Segrato," from
Lucretia Borgia, but her place was taken by Reeves, thus
justifying the report given of her illness. A solo flute,
by Mr. Richardson, and the concluding piece, " Der
Scottisch," we could not wait to hear. The concert alto-
gether was one of the best that Jullien has given in this
town.

COMMITMENT.—At the Police-court, yesterday, Mary
Croft and Mary Kehoe were committed' for trial on a
charge of stealing a watch from a man in Myrtle-street.
The steam-ships arriving in the metropolis from the
French ports, Boulogne, Calais, and Havre especially,
have continued during the week to bring extraordinary
large cargoes of merchandize, comprising very consider-
able quantities of the private property and effects of par-
ties who have availed themselves of the opportunity to
quit the French capital, with all their available furniture
and other personal property, in its present distracted state.