The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-10-28 00:00:00

MARRIAGE OF Rd 17/D HODGSON, ESQ,

It will be seen, by reference to the usual record in

our paper, that our resp •cted and influential townsman,
David Hodgson, Esq., formed a matrimonial alliance on
the 11th instant—a tact which, from some unaccountable
mistake, was onsitted from our impres,ion of the follow-
ing Tuesday. It is unnecessary to allude to Mr. Hodg-
son's long and honourable connection with Liverpool ;
but we may remind our readers that when he was Mayor,

in 1846, Prince Albert laid the foundation stone of the
Sailors' Home, and distinguished the Mayor in a marked
manner. We may also call to recollection, that when the

Queened the Prince were at Carlisle some three 'tars
ago, on their return from Balmoral, his Royal Highness
singled out Mr. Hodgson from among the Carlisle Rail-
way Directors, shook hands with him, and greeted him
most warmly. Likewise, when her Majesty was at Lan-
caster a few weeks ago, on her way to this town, the
Prince honoure "

!iar recogni.

tion, and spoke to him in the most flattering manner
Lastly, when her Majesty was at the Town Hall, she
commanded his presence; and the Prince once again
greeted him as an old friend, and conferred with him for
some moments. It is rarely that a citizen, however
honoured by the respect of his fellows, receives such
repeated marks of Royal favour.

The GREAT EXHIBITION: COUNCIL MEDALS

The subjoiteq protest

as drawn up, signed, and sent to the

that their award in favor of Messrs. Broadwood bad been
annulled by the council of cha'rmen:—"To his Royal High-
ness the Prince Albert, K.G.. president; Lint to the Royal
Conun;ssioners of the Great Exhibition of the Works of all

Nations. 1851. Mav it please your Royal Highness, my lords,
and gentlemen,—The jury, class 10 A, consisting of the follow•
ing members: Sir H. It. Bishop, (chairman k.nd reporter,) Sir
George Smart, Mr. Thalberg, Mr. Cipriani Potter. Mons.
Berlioz, Le Chevalier Neukomm, Dr. Schnfcault, Mr. W. Stern-
dale Bennett, Dr. Black, Dr. Henry Wylde, o hom all
were present except Dr. Black and Dr. Wyld eciderl unani-
mously to award the great medal to the 1 se of Broadwood
for its snccessful improvements in pian ortes and niano-forte

agreellient with the award of coil goes.
jury was confirmed in the tneeti of the
of chairmen, however, (as it s beer
jected the award thus doubly
grounds of this rej

The deei;ion of the

nerally report.d,) re-
firmed, and in seeking for the

41.111V,i D 111 tx, MP 1,11116.
mit these papers. are cc pelted to state it as their opinion,
that undue weight inns lavet een attributed to mis-statements
made at the meeting, o the group, in the presence of many of
the chairmen, afteelinz Messrs. Broadwoods' claim as im-
provers of the pi9no-forte. The mis-statements were. mann

remonstrance, withdrawn : but it is a lamentable fact, dun:tile
injurious effect of such statements, positively put forth, can
seldom be completely effaced by a retraction. Should such a
decision of the council of chairmen respecting. ittp..r.

wood be reported to the Royal Coniinissioners, the jurors who
transmit this memorial beg most respectfully to point out to
his Royal Highness and the Royal Commissioners that, in this

iberation

the jury, Class 10 A, specially qualified and selected in conse
quence of technical knowledge of the objects to be submitted
to its judgment, and which received subsequent confirmation
from the group of •associated juries, has been set aside by a
body of gentlemen, who, distinguished as they are for their
neral attainments, may have no sr ' and teel,-" know-

ledge of piano-fortes and piano-forte making, nor have they in
their capacity as chairmen (except chairman ofClass 10 A, whose
opinion and statements ought to have had due weight) even in-
spected
or being called upon to become acquainted with the in-
struments upon which the award which they rejected was
made. In_ spite of this fact. the responsibility of the award wir
`,ll pro/. '

„oably, in the eyes of the pUblic, rest with the primary
jury ; and the memorialising jurors, feeling that their profes-
sional and scientific reputation would be compromised by a
decision so contrary, in their opinion, to the merits of the case,
and which will, they are sure, astonish the whole European
musical world, earnestly entreat his Royal Highness and the
Royal Commissioners to take the case into their consideration,
and to apply to it such remedy as may seem best fitted in their
judgment. With this statement is transmitted' an extract from
an official document, setting forth the special mechan!cal im-
provements on which Messrs. Broadwoods' claims are founded.
And the memorialising jurors conclude by expressing their
conviction that the house of Messrs. Broadwood has eminently
fulfilled every single condition contained in the instructions
to the juries,' combining in the instruments novelty of inven-
tion, (of considerable importance and usefulness,) perfection of
workmanship, beauty of design, and superior quality of tone.—
( Signed) Henry. R. Bishop. Kni ' ' professor of

t cnairmano
Mtisic in the University of Ox ord ; Dr. Schafhault, Commis
sioner from Bavaria and Juror. Member of theßoyal Academie
and Professor and Head Librarian !n the University of Munich
Le Chevalier Sigismond Neukomm ; William Sternciale Ben

nett, rruie.bu, ISCRONOY Of Music and Queen's
College. London; Cipriani Potter, Principal of the Royal Aca-
demy of Music; George T. Stuart, Knight, Organist and Cow- ,
poser to her Majesty's Chapel Roycl.',

AI?VERTISiMENT

IMPORTANT TO )
J. EDGAR incites the

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

LONDON, MONDAY.
CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—The October sessions
opened to-day. On the application of Mr. Clarkson, a
postponement till Wednesday of a forgery case, in con-
nection with which the name of a certain sporting noble-
man has been mentioned, has been granted.
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN.—The Globe says the Admiralty
has come to no decision to send out an expedition in
search of Sir J. Franklin next spring. The offer of
Captain Penny was declined, as was a further proposal
from another officer for a land search along the northern
coast of Asia. A committee has been appointed, com-
bining three officers best. acquainted with the Arctic seas,
with two others of rank and character in the general
service. Before this committee all the papers will
be laid, and their report has been called for on the
conduct of the late expedition. The Globe conti-
nues :--" As the facts on which the supposed condem-
nation of Captain Austin rests are unfounded, we need
hardly add that the conclusion is incorrect. But
nothing can be more unfair than to argue that a fur-
ther expedition is a condemnation of those that have
returned. Sir James Ross, Captains Austin, Penny, Sir
John Ross, Commander Forsyth, and the American
expedition have unfortunately failed ; but it is absurd to
lay down the principle that the discontinuing the search
must be a condemnation of the conduct of all, or any one,
of those who have been employed unsuccessfully. Capt.
Austin's conduct, as well as that of the others, will come
before the committee which is now sitting. On this
question they will have to declare a judgment. In justice
to the public, it ought to be ascertained whether there has
been any mismanagement of the resources generously
provided ; and the gallant officer has likewise the right to
the verdict of a court competent to form an opinion whe-
ther or not he is guilty of the imputations which have
been so perseveringly poured upon him, even before his
arrival in this country. In the meantime, it is to be
hoped that, in common fairness, the efforts to prejudice
the public mind may be discontinued, at least while the
subject is under investigation."
DEAL, OCT. 27.—A Dutch man-of-war schooner is on
shore on the Goodwin Sands.

PARIS.—The following is the latest list of the probable
new Ministry :—Casabiann, Minister of Public Works ;
Lacrosse, Marine: Seydour, Commerce; General St.
Armand, War; Giraud, Public Instruction, and Do
Reyer, Justice. Two ministers are still wanting. viz.. for

Foreign Attairs and Finance—Drouyn De Lhuys and
Fould are spoken of. Nothing is positively known. Fives
were done at 90.

•MONDAY

NEWMARKET RACES.—
MATCH.—Sophistry won.
SWEEPSTAKES.—Meanee colt Ist, Ravenswing 2nd_
CRITERION STAKES-30 soya. each. From the turn of

Knight of the Shire a bad 3rd, and Daniel O'Rourl
beaten off.

HANDICAP PLATE of £5O. For 3-yr-olds and upward 9.
Cam. Course.—Barcelona Ist, Guy Mannering 2nd, Va-
t i ea t;aitl

SV'iEEPSTAKES

Bibula 3rd

of Gwynne 3rd.
MATCH-100 h. ft.
Tumbler received forfeit

T. Y. C

'almyra .m.

god, I

—Captain Lowther's

SWEEPSTAKES.—Longinus Ist, Loadstone

port 3d

BETTING AT SIX O'CLOCK

2d, New.

Cambridgeshire Slakes.-5 to 1 agst Breba ; 7 to 1
agst Newminster ; I 1 to 1 agst Mountain Deer; ]5 to 1

agst The Prime Minister ; 15 to 1 agst Curl ; 20 to 1 apt
Candlewick; 20 to 1 agst Haricot ; 20 to 1 agst Darkie—

taken ; 20 to 1 agst Ariosto ; 22 to 1 agst The Nigger ;
25 to 1 agst Manifold ; 30 to 1 agst The Italian ; 30 to 1
agst. Hernandez ; 40 to 1 agst The Heriot ; 50 to 1 agst

LONDON MONEY AND SHARE MARKETS-YESTERDAY

consol
per Cent,
54, 7 prem
Actives, 20.

oney, 97g. i; Three and Quarter
214, ; Exchequer Bills L and S,
Mexicans, 26R, 7i; Spanish
' 9; Do. Passives, 54. I.—

Accomnt, an
951,1; Bank SWF
;—Foreign Stock
a. Dc. 'Flutes,

Railway Slnii•eii London StoCk, -114:3

Midland Stock'

; North Staffordshire, 81, 1 dis. ; South Eastern and Dover,
19k. Ambergate Nottingham, and Eastern Junction, 4a, j;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 26, 7 ; Caledonian,
IIL 12k; Eastern Counties, sd, 6a; Leeds and Thirsk, 100, Ila ;
Edinbro' and Glasgow, 26, 8; North British Preference, 4/. 5 ;

16
I 3. 1,

; Great Western, Sl, i; Lanca—siiir

IN; Do. Extension, n
, 20.

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