The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-12-26 00:00:00

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in announcing to our rt....
xtb of next month, she has consented to
at a m ,rning concert in Liverpool for
e Sluthern and Toxteth Hospital. It
ally contempt ►ted that she should sing, as
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the benefit of di

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but it wa, nt I.

ion that a morning- porformance was fixed I

aspvi, a, nicety uo oe most productive to the charity ; and
we may mention here an incident which shows with what
excellent discrimination this young lady acts in the be-
stowal of her beneficence. When first applied to by the
committee, and hefore an explanation of the precise cause
" as sou;ht, she demurred a
!ntlemen deputed from the
She might naturally think

little to t

---- •o I,IG npiariteil ors •
anunittee to wait upon her. chants' Coffee andy Dining-rooms,proprie recetntlyin opened in
that wealthy L'verpool ou 4ht to maintain its awn charities. Tithe.barn-street, which magnificent and well appointed
But when informed of the peculiar position of the hos- establishment has presented during the week the aspect
pital, placed in the centre of an increasing and a poor of a fairy palace,—orie of those " Bowers of bliss"' which
neighbourhood, of the good which it had done in that Spencer would have been delighted to paint in his-irn-
neighbourhood, and that the object of desiring her pre- mortal verse; and the anxiotts man of business and the
settee was to increase its means of doing good by the erec- merchants who frequent it, whilst enjoying the good
rion of a new wing and enlarged accommodation, she con- things which Mr. Feeny caters for them so plentifully,
sented at once and most cheerfully. We trust that Liver- have been pleasingly reniinded of the festivity enjoyed in
pool will show how all classes of her inhabitants appre- youth, and which probably awaited them at their own
eiate such gladness, by the reception which they give her firesides, after the fatigues and anxieties of the day were
on the coming occasion. ended. A profusion of holly, tendrils of vine, and mistle-
We must nut omit to mention, that in his usual hand- toe tastefully arraiged, in festoons and other ornaments.(
some manner, Mr. Copeland has given the committee of &vices, decorated the-whole length. of the splendid rooms;
the charity the use of the Amphitheatre gratis. and to perfect the scene, flowers, rich clusters of grapes,
The railway companies near Manchester put on special and other fruits, were mingled with the evergreens, and
trains to accommodate parties attending the concerts presented themselves to be plucked by the guests.
there, and no doubt the companies in this neighbourhood On Thursday evening the menibers of our local Press
will, if necessary, readily do the same. were invited to a private view; and those of them who
We are assured that Jenny Lind has determined to could attend, after this pleasure, were inducted into an
abandon the stage, and that if she sings in public at all, elegant apartment, and partook of an excellent supper and
it will only be at concerts. We have even heard it af- wine. The usual loyal toasts were given ; and the chair-
firmed that those who hear her sing on Saturday week, man, after an appprupriate address, proposed the health
will listen to her last vocal efforts in public in this town, of the proprietors, to which Mr. Ferny responded in a
Rumour says that Mr. Lumley 'has offered her another very neat speech, and was followed by Mr.. Morrish, who
engagement at her Majesty'„ Theatre, on her own terms, also expressed in suitable terms the pleasure- conferred by
but the offer was declined, and that a similar offer made I the presence of the guests around him. -The evening was
by Mr. Knowles, at the Manchester Theatre-Royal, f, r Spent most agreeably. her services after the London opera season closed, met a 1 We cannot but congratulate the ...---
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priefors upon the

a truth in this, but . .
I complete 9 access which has thus far attended their spirited
undertaking, and especially upon the high standing and

respectability of the gentlemen who attend. it. During
READING OF THE ANTIGONE OF SOPHOCLES. the past week we have observed amongst them several
--- members.of parliament, and the elite amongst..our tiler-
On Wednesday evening last Mr. and Miss Vand b ff
en o , chants
Iccordinc. fn ni. ttttt .-....

___....Haouncement, recited the. Grecian
ragedy of Antigone, translated froM the original of So-
THE DISPENSARIES.—On Sunday last, at St. Peter's
' The body of the theatre was nearly filled, but
Church, after a sermon e ev. .
i was not so well attended. There were thirty-
ur vocalists, -ably conducted by Mr. Herrman, and ac- Furrier, the sum of £lO 15s was collected iDnawson aid of the
impanieit on the piano by Mr. G. Hirst. Liverpool by
th
Dispensaries.
Mr. Vandenhoff and his daughter had a heavy task upon
The late and present principals of the Collegiate Insti-
"
heir hands. How can two individuals only represent and tutinn are publishing in monthly numbers The- Life
,p,ak for no fewer than six dramatis personce ? The
And Letters of St. Paul; comprising a complete Biography adventure was a bold one, and, but for the great talent of
of Vie Apsostle, and a Paraphrastic Translation of his
Ees in-
the readers,swould have failed: As it was, with all the
E pistl
ions
erted in Chronological order. Richly illustrated
changes of voice which Mr. Vandenhotf could throw into by co Engravings.
(or from) the mouths of the several characters, there was A :umber of workmen are engaged laying down in-the
nec2ss trily a defect--a want of a perfect comprehension,
caustic tiles, manufactured at Stoke-upon-Tient. Itgrand vestibule of the Town-hall a beautiful floor of en-
and
of action, to satisfy a promiscuous English audience,
forms a splendid tasselated, or, rather, highly decorated
not much used to the "scholastic" mood. The tragedy,
Pavement, with the Liverpool arms in the centre, and a
and the affecting story it relates, are not generally known,
varietyp of rich patterns filling up the entire space.
and our limited space precludes us from attempting-even
DARING ATTEMPT AT HIGHWAY ROBBERY. —As Mi.
an epitome of the incidents. The choruses (the great. aux-
Henderson, the chairman of the Dock Committee, was
iliaries to the Greek tragedy,) though contrary to ,the
riding home, a little after dusk on Tuesday evening., a
taste of us moderns, who require real action throughout
and not mere explanation—were most effectively sung, tall athletic man rushed from the foot-path in Walton.
The reading of the two performers was admirable through- Bieck-road, and attempted to seize his bridle. Mr.
ened,
M
out. We remarked especially that r.- V. maintained the Berson instantly drew up, and the horse being frightbacked several paces. The ruffian promptly renewed the cesnral pause so necessary to musical cadence, and that
his nicety of elocution induced him to introduce even half attempt. but Mr. Henderson struck at him with his whip,.
commas. Miss V. went through her arduous task,. as and called " Police!" The fellow, alarmed, darted-
fizligoize, with nob)- - ' through the hedge, and Mr. Henderson darted after him.

and appropriate bearin

No assistance being near, the villain etrecteu
the very beau ideal of the affectionate Grecian'daug hie;
and sister. We can afford room for only one passage over a wall too high for the horse to follow him.
delivered by the hapless maiden, after she learns her irre- WRECK OF AN AMERICAN VESSEL.—The ship Re-
vocable doom to be closed up and die in a rock • y cavern .--
public, of Baltimore, 670 tons, Charles Birch, master,
Oh, dreadful tdmh! Oh, dreary bridal bed ! outward bound from Liverpool to Baltimore, with general
Dungeon of death l—thou everlasting home, cargo, on the night of the 18th struck on Blackwater
Where I must sojourn with my kindred friends Bank, about eight miles south of Castlemorri. station,
Who swell the gloomy train of Proserpine; ' near Wexford. She made signals of distress,. but owing
To whom I go, the last,—the most unhappy; to a very heavy surf from the gales of the preceding day,
Cut off ere Nature's period ! Yet still,
Hope whispers me, 1-shall b dear to thee, the coast guard were unable to render:immediate relief..
!
My father,—thee, my mother,—most of all, On the following morning-two fishing boats proceeded to
To ye, my brothers ; whose pale corses, I the wreck, the crew being visible thereon from the- shore,
w:. ti

[us escape

Pouring libations duly on thy tomb, •
Eteocles, and on thy earthly mound.
Beloved Polynices. And for this,—
This holy deed, I am to die! die lauded,
Lamented only by the wise and just I
For this, am I forsaken by toy friends,
And doomed in life to linger with the dead!
Immortal Gods! say, how have I transgressed?
What honours due to you have I withheld?
Yet, why invoke ye, when for deeds of good,
Ye pay me thus with evil?
If this be justice, rieaven, then I hate erred :
And, erring, let me die for those offended!
If they are guilty, may they never share
The doom of guilt, I guiltlessly must bear

crew. Two hands were washed overboard during the
night. No vestige of the wreck had been washed ashore.

Sr. SILAS'S CHURCH DAY AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS
—The half nearly examination of the children attending
these schools took place on Thursday last in the school-
room. The infants were examined in the morning and
the boys and girls in the evening in the presence of the
Rev. J. Cordeaux, and many of the congregation of St.
Silas's as well as of the parents of the children. It has
seldom been our pleasing duty to attend a more varied or
interesting exarbination, shewing the childrens proficiency
in religious knowledge, reading, geography, history,.
mental calculation and cyphering. The progress made by
the children during the last half year has given every sa-
tisfaction to the supporters, and reflects the highest credit
on the conductors, of the schools—Miss Turner, of the
girls', Miss Marks, of the infants', and Mr. Lovell, of
the boys' schools.

_ .
Miss Vandenhoff threw a measure of pathos into these
and other passages, which deeply affected the audience.
We should have this tragedy produced with all the cha-
racters, Mr. Vandenhoff and his daughter as Creon and
Antigone.

On Thursday, Mr. Nicholas Marsh, of this town, passed
his examination at Apothecaries Hall.
The mayor has signified his intention of being present
this evening at the Collegiate concerts.
Mr. Worthington has resigned the office of solicitor to
the Dock Trust on account of ill health. It is not known
who will be his succs
Mr. M

THEATRE-ROYAL.—The performances for the benefit
of the late Mr. Hammond's family came off on Friday
evening, before a literally crowded and brilliant audience,
niueh contributed to, no doubt, by Miss Cushman having
been announced for her celebrated character Meg Merri—
lies, and Miss Emily Grant as consenting to re-appear on
the stage (for that occasion only) as Julia Manneriny, and
Gertrude, in the " Loan of a Lover." Miss Anne Ro-
mer and Mr. Charles Romer were the Lucy Bertram. and
Henry Bertram. The lady sang very prettily, and the
gentleman very' fairly. They both, with Miss Whitnall
and other vocalists, sung in the concert. In Julia Man-
nering Miss Grant introduced her celebrated song,
" Sound the Pibroch," vociferously encored, as usual.
The " Loan of a Lover followed the Concert, and did not
conclude until about one o'clock, when few persons could
be missed from any part of the house, a rare and well-
deserved compliment paid to Miss Emily Grant, whose
exquisite personation of Gertrude was a perfect gem, her
singing, acting, and picturesque costumes being the ad-
miration of all. The performances netted £240 for the
family of the late Mr. Hammond.

tely has forwarded a cheque of £lO 10s. on
half of the Hammond fund.

In consequence of several attempts having been made
to rob gentlemen returning home in the outskirts of the
town, the police in the suburbs are fully armed.
On Saturday, a person was fined £5 for affixing a pipe
to the pipe of the Gas Company, without their knowledge,
and thereby consuming gas without its passing through a

M. JULLIEN.—This great artist and popular composer
gives a concert next Friday evening, at the Concert-hall.
That most beautiful of vocalists, Madame Thillon, will

sing on the occasion

There will be launched on the 27th instant, from the
building yard of Messrs. Cato, Miller, and Co., a fine new
iron steamer, the property of Messrs. F. Huth and Co.,
and we believe intended for the coast of Spain.

DEATH FROM ALLEGED VIOI.ENCE.—On Saturday, an
inquest was held on view of the body of Mrs. Mary Rea,
aged 47, wife of a publican who carries on business at
No. 9, Lodge-lane. A man, of rather prepossessing
countenance, named David Anderson, but who is lame of

The directors of the Collegiate Institution have made
arrangements with the Patent Electric Light Company
for the exhibition of Messrs. Staite and Petrie's electric

light as soon as they are prepared to furnish the apparatus.
Intelligence was received on Tuesday that the ship
Bronhohn, from New Orleans for Liverpool, was aban-

a leg and wears a crutch, was in custody on suspicion of
having caused the death of the deceased. He was de-
fended by Mr. Owens. It appeared that on Friday, the
9th instant, between eleven and twelve o'clock at night,
the prisoner and several others were in the house, when a
quarrel arose between the deceased and a sailor, named
William Bower, who has since gone to sea. Somehow
the prisoner got mixed in the affray, and struck the de-
ceased on the ancle, on the neck, and other parts of her
body. She went to the Southern Hospital, and, not-
withstanding all attention, died on Thursday last. The
main question for the jury was to ascertain, through the
testimony of a medical man, whether the deceased had
died from the effects of the blows given by the prisoner,
or from other previous injuries, or illness. It appeared
that she had received a blow, or slap, from her husband,
upwards of a year ago, and had hurt herself by a conse-
quent fall. Evidence as to the assault by the prisoner was
given. A post-mortem examination is to be made, and
the final hearing of the case was adjourned to this day.
The coroner then appealed to the jury as to whether they
would accept of bail for the prisoner to appear on Tuesday
morning, sureties being in court ready to be bound for
him. The jury, through their foreman, said they would
not grant the request, and they were bound over, and the
prisoner removed in custody. .

dotted in lat. 40, long. 41. The eaptait; and crew were
landed at Cork by an English barque. The cargo con-
sisted of cotton, and 6,082 sacks of corn.
On the 20th inst., the Marchioness of Bute, from Car-
diff for this port, came in contact with the schooner Lady
of the Isles, from this port to St. Michael's. The latter
vessel lost both her masts, and received other injuries, but
she was tight, and was left in a fair way for reaching the
Isle of Man.

LICENSED VICTUALLERS' CHARITY BALL.—The Earl
and Countess of Sefton, Sir Edward and Lady Cust,
Wm. Brown, Esq., M.P., and Mrs. Wm. Brown, have
already signified their intention of patronising this ball ;
and we understand, on good authority, that his worship
the Mayor will positively be present on this festive occa-
sion.

THE CHARITABLE SOCIETY

The appeal of this

most excellent society, inserted in another column, de-
serves to be warmly received. The society has afforded
extensive relief, and distributed it to deserving objects
only, ascertained to be so by the personal visits of the
soci, ty's painstaking but gratuitous agents.

A GUANO-EMBALMED e.,Lt..—The other day we saw
the mummy of a male child, found imbedded in a vast
deposit of Peruvian guano, near Arica, and brought from
that port to Liverpool by the barque Octavia. In the
deposit were found three bodies, supposed to be those of
a father and mother, and this child. All the mummies
have been brought to this country by the Octavia, and
the two adult bodies have been forwarded to the British
Museum.

BURGLARIES IN OXFORDSRIRE.—Last week Oxford--
shire teemed with burglaries and other serious offences.
Early on Sunday morning two elderly maiden ladies of
the name of Terrell, residing at Teddlngton, were alarmed
by thieves in the house. They cried out " Murder" from
their chamber window, and neighbours hastened to the
house, when it was found that parties had been regaling
themselves, and that they had decamped with five bottles
of gin, several bottles of wine, butter, lard, meat, and
bread, and that they bad removed a cask of elder Rine
from the cellar.—On Tuesday night three sheep, the pro-
perty of Mr. Joseph Cornish, Tetsworth, were killed in a
field in his occupation ; two were killed by cutting their
throats, and the other by ripping it up the belly. A leg
was taken from one of the sheep, and the rest left in the
field.—On Tuesday night the residence of Mr. Holloway,
solicitor, Woodstock, was plundered of a check for £6 35.;
a £5 note; 12 sovereigns and 6 half sovereigns, and a
great quantity of plate.—Early on Tuesday morning Mr.
Paxton, farmer, of Williamacote, was alarmed by thieves
in his house, who, it was found, had plundered it of £6O
in notes, and of the books in which Mr. Paxton had
entered the number of the notes.—On thieves breaking
into the house of Mr. Ward, of Woodford-lodge,he shot
one of them. A man of the name of Sanders, of Bed-
dington, has been taken on suspicion of being the person.
He had been, shot in the shoulder. Boswell has been
committed to Oxford gaol for trial, charged with being
one of the men who plundered the house of Mr. George
French, of Finmere Warren.— On Saturday night the
warehouse of Mr. T. Lee, shoe-manufacturer, of DevearYl
was plundered of about 430 worth of property.

FAILURE.—We regret to have to announce the stop-
page of Messrs. George Capper and Nephew, an old and
respectable mercantile firm. They were chiefly engaged
in the Irish and foreign provision trade, and at one time
their trade was very considerable. Latterly, from the
death of the senior partner and other causes, the liabili-
ties of the house had been much reduced, and they now
do not exceed £40.000. The largest part of their accept-

ances are held in Ireland. .
THE NORTHERN HOSPITAL.—The officers of the gar-
rison have kindly, and in the most gentlemanly manner,
taken the elegant little Theatre Adelphi, Christian-street,
for a night's entertainment, the proceeds to be devoted to
the funds of the above charity. Those vvhn remember
their last efforts in behalf of the sufferers of the Ocean
Monarch, cannot fail to express their satisfaction-at being
again permitted to witness these amateur performances ;
and the remembrance of the success of their former treat
leads us to opine that the coming one will command tri-
umphant success. The pieces will be got up with the
strictest care ; and every comfort, as regards warmth and
a proper provision for the accommodation of the audience,
will be studiously looked after,