The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-05-27 00:00:00

THE DERBY

The latest accounts from head-quarters represent the
course at Epsom to be exceedingly heavy; should the
weather continue unfavourable, the races will be mere
trials of strength.

Betting in London on Saturday night.
DERBY.
9 to 1 agst Idas, (taken.) 33 to 1 agst Kedger.
6 1 Weatherbit. 35 1 Merry-Monarch.
13 2 --- Alarm. 35 1 -- Fuzbos, (taken.)
9 1 The Libel. 35 1 Mentor.
10 1 Forth's lot. 35 1 Worthless.
16 —1 Pantasa, (taken.) 40 —1 Columbus.
20 1.-- Pam (taken.) 150 1 Jinglepot.
20 1 Old -England. 50 1 Miss Whip c.
`0 1 Doleful. 50 1 Laird o'Cockpen

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6to 1 agst Lady Wildair, (tkO AKS
20 .) to 1 agst Event.
6 •-1 Lan. Witch, (tic.) 20 —1 Stamp
10 1 Maid of Orleans.

FRUITS OF NO-POPERY TUITION.—An infamous para-
graph, under this heading, in the MercUry, of Friday
week, commented upon the circumstance of two boys, who
had been scholars of the St. Jude's Church Schools, being
brought up at the police-court for theft, and insinuated
that such crime was the result of the scriptural teaching at
those schools. The facts, we believe, are that one of the
boys in question had been expelled for flagrant miscon-
duct, and the other suspended, some time before the
commission of the theft. The Mercury's appetite for an
attack upon the Protestant establishment must be great
indeed, when he can descend to so paltry an imputation
as this. There are black sheep in every flock. There are
failures in every system of teaching ; and, if we were dis-
posed to ferret out every case of such failure which has
occurred in his own pet liberal system, the Mercury
would be the first to exclaim against our illiberality and
want of charity.

THE FRENCH OPERA IN LIVERPOOL.—The somewhat
hasty exception taken to the first performance of this
company, viz., that selections from operas were given in-
stead of complete operas, has had the effect which might
naturally have been anticipated. Having made an effort
to please beyond what was stipulated for in the engage-
ment of Dupre.z and Madame E. Garcia, and adapted his
pieces to display the powers of these two celebrated voca-
lists, M. De L'Osier roused such a critical furor in his
subscribers and the public that his regular company has
been condemned almost unheard, and the undertaking
has been blown up. In justice to this unfortunate gen-
tleman, we must say, that he has been rather harshly
treated in the matter. Sufficient consideration has'not
been shown for the acknowledged difficulties of the task.
An operatic company of the very highest order he cer-
tainly had not around him : where, by the bye, can such a
company be met with except at an expense which it would
be preposterous to encounter? There were amongst the
company, however, several singers of a high class; and
they were, as a whole, quite capable of affording delight
and amusement to any audience not predisposed to blame
and hypercritical. Their light comedy, in parti-
cular, was almost perfect, and might have been studied
with advantage by many of our native performers. This
compulsory abandonment of the scheme has, we regret to
learn, in addition to the disappointment and loss incurred
by its projector, thrown the members of the company
themselves into serious embarrassment. Tbey are left
here, in a strange land, and for no fault of their own, ab-
solutely without the means of returning to their own
shores. Under these circumstances, an appeal to the
public will be made to-morrow night. We are not cer-
tain that a visit to the theatre, on this occasion, which
charity and gallantry alike call for, will not have the ef-
fect of inducing many to withdraw their hasty condemna-
tion of the company. We are happy to be able here to
record an act of generosity, on the part of M. Duprez,
which does that talented vocalist great credit. M. Du-
prez arrived at the Angel Hotel on Sunday night, on his
way from Dublin to London, for which he left yesterday.
His engagement precluded the possibility of his affording
the aid of his valuable services to the distressed company.
Previous to his departure, however, be left twenty pounds
to be distributed amongst those actually in want of relief.
INSTANT CURE FORTOOTH.ACHE.—Rub the tooth with
spirits of hartshorn : a safe remedy.—Correspondent.