The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-01-15 00:00:00

FIRE IN WEST DEntiv Cif uncH.—On Sunday morn-
ing, at an early hour, a fire was found to have broken out
in West Derby Church. The Rev, Mr. Stewart, rector,
and several other persons, on being apprised of it, burst
hi the door, and found that the staircase leading to the
gallery contiguous to the flues was much damaged. By
the exertions of the rector and neighbours, a policeman,
who had fortunately arrived on the spot at an early period,
was elevated into the gallery, and ultimately mastery was
obtained over the fire. Meantime the Earl of Softon's
engines had arrived at the church, and in a brief time the
threatened conflagration was entirely checiced. It is esti-
mated, however, that the damage will not be less than
£2OO.

SUDDEN DEATH OF A SOLICITOR..-Ari
held at the Woodside Hotel, on Saturday, on the body of
Mr. Charles Green, an attorney of Liverpool, who was
found dead in bed at his residence in Church-street, Bir-
kenhead, on Friday morning, under very melancholy cir-
cumstances. Deceased had recently had a pain on his
right shoulder, of which he complained at six o'clock on
the mornine of his death, when Mrs. Green left him.

Mrs. Green saw her husband again about halt past eight
o'clock, but did not speak to him, as she thought he was
asleep. At half-past nine o'clock he was found dead.
Dr. Stevenson made a post mortem examination of the
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body, and discovered that deceased had died from a rup-
ture of the main artery of the heart.
LICENSED VICTUALLERS' CHARITY BALL.—The

censed victuallers' annual charity ball took place on Wed-
nesday, in the Town-hall, and was numerously and fash-

ionably attended. The 'mayor and several prominent
members of the council were present. The company
numbered between 500 and 600, and on no previous occa-
sion has there been a more brilliant re-union. Mr. Grib-
bin's Wellington-room quadrille band was in attendance,

as was also the splendid band of the 46th Regiment

Dancing commenced at nine o'clock, and was kept up
until an early hour next morning. The viands were of the

most recherche description. The entire arrangements
were admirable. The following is a programme of the
dances:-1, Quadrille; 2, Polka; 3, Contre Dance; 4,
Schottische ; 5, Quadrille ; 6. Waltz ; 7, Contre Dance ;
8, Galopj 9, Quadrille; 10, Contre Dance.
THE EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS.—The exhibition of
paintings in Post-office-place was finally closed on Satur-

day evening, having been opened sixteen weeks. During
the last month the exhihition has been accessible to the

working classes at 2d. each for adults and one penny for
children ; and, although many of the middle class have
availed themselves of the cheap rate of admission, great
numbers of people in more humble circumstances have
also- attended. The fact that the weekly receipts have

been as great during the past month as When the price
of admission was is. is conclusive evidence that the poor
as well as the rich are capable of admiring and appre-

dating the beautiful in art.

The average weekly attend-

ante during the month has been upwards of 3,250, being
six times greater than the attendance at the original

charge.

The exhibition was closed on Christmas Day

that-it has been opened twenty-three days at the low
prices ; and it is calculated that no fewer than 13,000 have

availed themselves of the opportunity thus afforded for

visiting the exhibition

Last year the exhibition was

open for seventeen days at the charge of 2d. and ld., and
11,391 attended. The number of pictures sold during the
exhibition has been much smaller this year than on any