The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-10-13 00:00:00

triumphant as it was some time back for St. Peter't
Ward. Mr. Holme has called a meeting of the bur.
gesses of the ward, which will be held this evening, whet
he will explain his reasons for retiring from the Counci
a year or two since.

We refer our readers to the advertisement of Mr. WE
man, of the Brunim ick, by which it will be seen ti
has made a considerable reduction in his charges.
who love turtle or venison may now, at a moderate exp
enjoy it. We have tasted the former, and it is rice
PURE BREAD.—The question of good or bad brea
be easily solved by testing that made by Mr. Gibbons, o
the Edinburgh Bread and Confectionery Establishment
London-road. We can assure our readers that he is most
scrupulous in the perparation of every article he vende.—
See advt.

SEAMEN'S WAGES.—On Friday, the captain or a
vessel from Beyrout, was summoned before Mr. Rushton
for nonpayment of a balance of wages due to a seaman.
The captain said the man was ill, and had been laid up
some time. Mr. Rushton said this was no excuse, un-
less the man's illness had been caused by his own mis-
conduct. The wages must be pa'd.
LIVERPOOL FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY. The
twenty-third public performance of tbis society took
place on Tuesday evening last, at the Music-hall, Bold-

street, when the attendance was excellent, and the
formance was highly gratifying. The snl-ject selectee
Handel's oratorio, " Athaliah," in vvhidh Miss Ho
Miss Williams, Mr. Holden, Mr. Dodd, Mr. M
Mr. Aldridge, Mr. Davies, Mr. Richardson, and of
sustained their several parts in a highly cred
manner.

AELYT, 27, GREAT HOMER-STREET.—Our attention bas
been drawn to the monthly circular, for October, of the
above party, and to a supplement, which his incree-
business hes compelled him to issue. The circuit
contains a list of no less• than between two and ti..
hundred lots of valuable property, which Mr. White r
instructed to sell, and of twelve dwelling-houses. an
other premises, offered to be let; and the suppliment,
additional fifty. To the purchaser of property in our to,
and neighbourhood, these monthly lists must be most
luable aids, as presenting at one view the most elieihi,

r itself

The advertisement of several lots
tletnan will be found in our advertising columns.
SHOCKING CASE OF STABBING.—On Saturday,
log man, of forbidding aspect, who gave his name Johi.
, was brought before Mr. Rushton, on a charge°,
having inflicted several serious gashes with a knife wilt
the person of John Reddisle. The complainant had hut
arm in a sling, and the wounds he received on the rig)'
side of bis face were covered over with st;

'ered by ti

He stated that after be had come home from work,
nine o'clock the night before, and was in the act of 121.
dressing for bed. be heard a dreadful row amongst some.
women at the •bottom of Trueman•street. He lushed
out, half-dressed, to see what was the matter, and was
met by the prisoner, who asked him whether hc was going
to kill anybody. Complainant had no sooner replied in
the negative, than the prisoner stabbed him in the righ'
side of the face, and threw him on the ground.
tvh.Ch he was thrown dislocated his arm ;
be was down and lying helpless, the prisoner turns..
and, when his face was upwards, stabbed and they
orew the knife a second time across his right cheek. Fir
Rushton ordered the prisoner to be remanded until At
day, to give time to ascertain the extent of the woe

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The prisoner was accordingly again brought up yesterday,
and evidence being given to the effect that the wounds
were of a very serious nature, the prisoner was committed
fbr trial at the sessions. It was intimated to him by Ilia
magistrate that he might be liberated on finding bait
himself in £5O, and two sureties in £2O each, which it is
by no means likely he can procure.
THE ETHIOPIAN SLREIs;ADERS.—Within the limits of
a paragraph it is impossible to do justice to the talented
vocalists who have, during the past week, appeared at tb
Liver Theatre. Their imitations of the Negro chatacte
are purely original, and, being divested of all that buf
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age, are really excellent. In fine, they present them is
their true light, and give their melodies (and melodic
they are !) in a style that would lead those who I
visited the great continent to fancy themselves
Old Kentucky." Although the nuns
the usual " Nigger" representation
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none of the peculiarities or eccent
gentlemen are omitted : indeed, thrc'
a movement or a gesture that does n
object aimed at. Pell is what our Y
call " a rattler," producing
double set of bones—the t
powerful tones. Harrington
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cairsts, unlike most of their predecessors.
'ent ; end throughout the whole of their poi-formai,
,eir songs and concerted pivces hate been loudly k,
'ud not a few of them encored, by our music.
It will be seen tint they remain duels

plaede

connoisseurs
the present week.