The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-12-31 00:00:00

Mr. Andrew Piston has obtained the Canning Mathe-
- i„„„eal Prize at the Mechanics' Institution School.
!t is stated that the Dock Committee have decided to
kdeep the timber and ship-building trades' in their present
liktieo—of course providing more accommodation.
tMr. Makin, of this town, has given £5O towards a n'
rd of bells for the church at the village of Stretton, •
"ringten
ttan, Thursday evening Messrs.
the numerous persons
7tlnuons supper.
Jo Wednesday,
,:ges-street, fell down stair
"i!ries-that she survived only
brTuesday, Mr. Robert Hughes. of Birkenhead. dis-
rtied to each of his tenantry, nearly a hundred in num.
64 good fat goose.
x.„4 Christmas
-day the children af
ofTonsl Schools presente
41,1°ebington, with a most handsomely-b
itof their gratitude and respect.
!) Town-hall rooms have been
aid of the funds for the Welch

local currency to
referred for further consideration. The following sugges-
tion may not be out of place, should that body, although
perhaps afraid to apply Mr. Bancks's system upon a large•
scale in the construction of the Rivington Works, be
willing to test its feasibility upon a smaller one. We
want another central market, or, at all events, an en-
largement of St. John's Market, to abate the nuisance
presented every Saturday by the occupation of Great
Charlotte-street by green-grocery and orange vendors-.
We propose to form another market, commencing on the
north side of Roe.street, opposite the gates of St. John's
Market, and running down to Whitechapel. To form,
this would require the removal of Hood-street, and some
other rubbishy property which is a disgrace to the town,
and a few premises on the west side of 4;ll:teen-square.
To this work apply Mr. Bancks's system of time currency,
by issuing notes of convenient amount, payable twelve
months after date, and renewable. This would be the
:—Such a market, being a paying property, would
in ten years redeem itself; and the town, like the people
of Guernsey, would thus be in possession of a great boon,
which would not have cost a shilling of principal or inte-
rest.

Baty and Seawright en-

d the Rev. Chas. Barton, curate
d bible, as a

ranted for

a ball to be
ty Schools,

"tt the most influential patronage has already been prc
upon the occasion.
NO Thursday William Martin White, a shopkeeper,
Docirg in Eldon-place, was found drowned in the Stanley
having accidentally fallen into the water whilst

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wmPung to board a ship.
of e beg to call the attention of book-readers to the sal
atoi book advertised by Messrs. Winstanley, from the
of 'Milan's Library, which will be found well w-
notice of librarians, &c.
ti ()n Thursday next the company of the 52d Regiment
w
th._,ln garrison in the Isle of Man, will rejoin its head-
rers, in this town ; and on Monday and Tuesday next
ireregiment will embark for Dublin.
ire Great Britain steam-ship has been purcht,
4,843. Gibbs, Bright, and
Unit of this town, who an
Neillsively engaged in the d States, Australian,
oue, and British North American trades.
1t,,n4 Wednesday the proprietors of the Liver Establish-
'",gave a liberal entertainment to their employee's.
'',4-nderson, the courteous superintendent, presided.
''log was kept up with great spirit until a late hour.
`f £l,OOO has been distributed amongst the
ties of the town by the daughters of the
of Kirkby. This munificent donatior

THE RISE IN THE RATE OF INTEREST

sed for

.W 01
Alle,l,Pal char'

rare one merely

in the city artic

been made by these ladies at the request and direction

Lae:
The late father.
41,1, celebrated Father Ignatius, alias the Hon. and
liip,„,"l. Spencer, has been on a visit to this town. The
titer'ar costume of the Oratorian order, which he wears,
kr; general attention to him in the streets, and caused
1,1! Persons to mistake him for Cardinal Wiseman.
k Manchester Guardian,—a good authority on such
btlijilect,—ridicules the notion of cotton factories being
here after we obtain the Rivington water. The
rital-er.is unsuited for the purpose and the supply will be
insufficient. . . •

" The public will be aware that this reduction has been
occasioned by the transmission of gold to Paris, consequent
upon the question being raised of the desirableness of abolish-
ing that metal as a legal tender in France. The French mer-
chants and others having payments to receive in England have
called in the amount while it is in their power to get it coined,
and the English houses with payments to make in France have
been equally eager to ship gold, to avert the possibility of be-
ing required to pay in silver at a premium, which would be the
case if the talked-of alteration should be decided upon. This
being the chief cause of the movement which has been going
on, it is easy to define its limits. In the first place. the drain
upon us can only be to the extent of the claims of French tra-
ders or capitalists on this country, either in the shape of trade
balances, credits, or convertible investments; and, in the
next, it can only continue until the commission now sitting on
the currency question shall have issued their report. If the
decision, about which little doubt is entertained, notwithstand-
ing the panic in Paris, should be against any alteration, then
the whole movement will have been unnecessary, and gold will
come back by degrees as matters resume their ordinary chan-
nel. If, on the contrary, gold should be put out of currency,
then further shipments from this side will be of no use."

(011 LOCAL CITARITIBS.—The total sum received at
altoultaneous collections in the churches for the local
kles produced a nett amount of £693 19s. 5d., which
mee_ll divided in equal proportions between the Infir-
7, Dispensaries, Blue Coat Hospital, Female Orphan
ittitn, and Northern and Southern Hospitals.
4e.„ • John Roxburgh Miles, of Chatham-street, has
presented by the pupils of his academy with an ele-
nrocco writing case and silver-mounted penholder,
tfili4lPanied by a complimentary address, on the occasion
ths.,deParture to Antigua under the auspices of Messrs.

We suspect that the country will not long tolerate such
freaks of the Bank direction. No public body ought to
have the power, in a country like this, of raising or depre-
ciating, at its caprice, the market value of the entire pro-
perty of the community. The Bank is morally as liable
for the vast amounts lost, in the share and stock markets
last week, as a man who has set fire to his neighbour's
house is liable for the damage done by his own act.

ae Festival Cho

1 Society gave a performance of the
-n the Music-hall. The
M'Dougall,

them
the Indians

Society more that

is heart

appeal

'The musician is at a disad-
vantage compared with the sculptor and the painter,—the
works of the latter requiring only to be seen, to enable
them silently to speak for themselves ;. whereas-the glow-
ing. inspirations of the musirian need many interpreters.
What the Louvre is to high art in painting, this festival at
the Collegiate Institution is to the 'spreading of a true
knowledge and appreciation of the mighty genius.of those
giants of, " sound-painting," Handel, Haydn, and Men-
delssohn, and they form a most appropriate sequel to the
musical instruction regularly imparted in the schools.
The festival was happily commenced with Handel's
grand oratorio of " Israel in Egypt," which, though not
so popular with the million as the "Messiah," is gene-
rally regarded by the musicians as his best work. The

For the

colour and

.
. .
--"e choruses were sung with admirable spirit and precision,
_ .......thgrace to the town, evidencing the result of much careful practice, and reflect-
work...ceN on the west side of Qbeen-square. ing great credit on their skilful conductor. Mr. Sanders. I
J. o this apply Mr. Bancks's system of time currency, Indeed, the charms may justly be said to be " select and
- - -'^.• of convenient amount, payable twelve efficient;" while, by Mr. J. F.liSmith's able management
...,...te This would he the of Mr. Jackson's magnificent organ, the vocalists were
result •—Such a niar.,,, ---„ _ _.„,iii suppqrted with a perfect orchestral strength and
~olf: and the town, like tne pevi,..., grandeur. Nor have the directors-been less fe•
---4,en of a great boon, their selection of the principal vocalists. The appearaii....
'-'--- of Miss W. Wells has produced much sensation among
the musical cognoscenti of the town. She has.all the re- I
qi 1.. i';ites of a contralto of the highest rank ; it really seems
, as if it were reserved for this festival to develop the powers
' of this young lady, who is heard every night with in-
creasing admiration and delight. Miss Eli,
themselves most sadly, by advancing the rate of interest before appeared at the Collegiate Institution upon a simi-
to 3 per cent. No sensible reason can be adduced for lar occasion. Time and study have conduced much to her
this unexpected interruption to commerce, and to the improvement. Her singing has more animation and ex-
reviving confidence of the trading world. We were get- pression. Her interpretation of the magnificent introduc-
ting speculative, some of our contemporaries urge. Rail- tion to the " Horse and Rider Chorus" seemed to electrify
way shares were rising too fast ; and the Bank, like a kind the audience. Of the other vocalists, Mr. Montem Smith is AT this
monitress, put the stopper upon us, to save us from the the tenor, and Mr. llenry Barnby the bass, The former
consequences of our own folly. Other authorities rive possesses a voice of considerable power and sweetness.
a different version of the matter. The Bank, according His performance shows a fine method, and sound musical
to them, was getting alarmed at the efflux of the precious training. Mr. Barnby was suffering from cold on the
metals, the stock of which last week had been reduced to first night, and did not exhibit his full powers. He has a
£15,359,376. Surely, however, when other countries voice of considerable compass, and for a bass of singular
were known to be on the point of abolishing their gold sweetness and mellowness. From our traditional know-
currency, no fear of our having a sufficiency of this metal ledge we should imagine this gentleman's voice to bear a
need have been felt. The efflux was palpably a tempo- great similarity to that of Burtleman, the great bass of
; and its cause is clearly enough explained former days.
of a contemporary : D- 4-

For the F},

Price Lis

tunate ir

the ;real

in Lyon has

But we proceed to notice in detail the reproduction of
Handel's " Deborah." This oratorio was completed by
Handel 2nd February, 1733, and produced 17th March of
the same year. the tickets on this occasion being one
guinea each. Handel is said to have considered it his
best oratorio, but although a work of great merit, we
think that Handel was no exception to the general rule,
that authors are not the best judges of their own compo-
sitions. The composition preserves throughout tha unity
and completeness of a sacred drama. The subject is
taken from the 4th and sth chapters of Judges. The
people of Israel, about 150 years after the death of
Joshua, being, for their apostacy from God delivered over
to the power of Jabin, King of Canaan, are oppressed oy
him for 20 years. At length they entreat the Almighty to
appoint them a leader against their enemies. At this
period the oratorio commences with a grand chorus,
" Immortal God." By means of Deborah, the prophetess,
Barak is called to the office. This leads to a duet between
Barak (Miss Wells) and Deborah (Miss Lyon)—" Where
do thy ardours raise me," which was most exquisitely
sung, and is a composition of striking beauty, perhaps one
of the very best duets that Handel has written. To this
succeed several recitatives and choruses of great merit,
one of which we must particularly notice—
CHORUS-0 blast, with thy tremendous brow,
The tyrant that insults us now.

KAr.ILWA'

There is a vividness'and point in this chorus which were
expressed by the singers with a crispness and energy so
fierce that one could almost imagine that they had fancied
the Canaanitish tyrant to be his Holiness the Pope.
Passing over much striking music, we come to the inter-
view between Abinoam (Mr. H. Barnby) and Barak, his

son. Mr. Barnby sung the air, " Awake the Ardour,"
most effectively. In the solo which follows by Barak,
"All Danger disdaining," Miss M. Wells produced a
most powerful effect by her dramatic energy and fire, and
the magnificent lower tones of her voice were brought out
with consummate skill. It is a singular feature of this
oratario that Handel has written nothing for a tenor except
a recitative by the Herald from Sisera, which afforded Mr.
Montem Smith no op tunity for the display of his
capabilities. The secontnart commences with one of the
most fine, difficult, and double chorusses which even
Handel has written, " See the proud Chief," which was
given in a true and forcible manner, as was likewise that
commencing "0, Baal ! Monarch of the Skies." The
second part also contains another exquisite duet by Barak
and Deborah. " Smiling Freedom," and a brilliant martial
air, sung by Barak, " In the Battle." The third part, which
describes the pursuit of the Cannaanites by the victorious
Israelites, opens with a grand chorus, " Now the proud
insulting Fire,' which is followed by that exquisite air
of Abinoam addressed to his heroic son Barak, " Tears
such as tender fathers shed," and here the melodious
voice and pathetic style of Mr. Barnby appeared to great
advantage. Perhaps it would not be too much to say
that this is the sweetest bass song in existence.
In conclusion, we feel bound to say, that the directors
of the Collegiate Institution are entitled to the thanks
and support of all in Liverpool who love fine music, and
desire to hear it effectively performed, for they have not
only provided an admirable local chorus, and principals
trained under all the advantages which the metropolis af-
fords, but they have presented all these to the public on
such cheap terms as to bring them within the reach of the
humblest individual. Indeed, it may truly be said that

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such a rich and desirable musical treat was never before I
offered in Liverpool.

Captain Hindmarsh, master of the ship Fanny, of Li-
verpool, now at California, writes in a letter to his wife,
Mrs. Hindmarsh, of Belford, that on making enquiry
concerning Messrs. William and James Dinning, sons of
Henry Dinning, Esq., formerly of Elford and Newlands,
in Northumberland, be learned that these young gentle-
men had lately gone to the gold mines, and that one of
ad died of sickness and the other had been shot by

The annual sale of useful and fancy work was held as
usual, in the Everton National School, Everton-road, in
behalf of the funds of the Church Missionary Society,
during Christmas week. The state of the weather was

unfavourable, but we are happy to learn that the proceeds
of the sale amounted to rather more than the sum which
has generally been obtained, namely, £lO4. This sale has
now been held for nine successive years, and the Everton

dies have realized by it for the Church Missio

TEA PARTY AND PRESENTATION OF A TESTIMONIAL.-

At the approach of the present festive season, Mr. Richard
Dandy, the scripture reader of St. Barnabas' district, con•
ceived an idea which reflects credit both on his head and
iz., that of raising subscription to enable him
to provide tea, &c. for about one hundred and fifty poor
nersons. who form a noition of his "Bible class." An
s made to a few wealthy members of the conere.
hen the needful was abundantly suppl
the reotn

_ . . .
_ to arrangements made, not only for the class of
sons for whom it was originally designed, but also for
1 admission of the tract distributors, Sun.lay School

teachers, and a limited number of their friends. The
party was held on Thursday in the Girls' School-room,
which was tastefully decorated with evergreens, banners,
&c. In addition to the parties before alluded to, there
were also present the Rev. G. Dover, incumbent of St.
Barnabas, Mrs. Dover, the Rev. G. Hulbert, curate, R.
L. Jones, and J. Atcherley, Esqs., trustees of the school,
Mrs. and Miss Atcherley, G. Barnsley, Esq., Mrs. Talbot,
and other members of the congregation. After tea the
meeting was addressed by the Rev. G. Dover, the Rev.
G. Hulbert, and J. Atcherley and R. L. Jones, Esqrs.,
from which it was manifest that the speakers fully appre-
ciated the valuable services of scripture

readers.

distributors, and daily and Sunday School teachers as
auxiliaries to the clergy. At this stage of the proceedings,
the rev. incumbent (in the name of the Bible class) pre-
sented to Mr. Dandy, as a token of their affectionate

regard, a hi ghly-finished rosewood desk, containing a
gold pen, silver penholder and pencil case, and every
other appendage. The testimonial was accompanied by
an affecting address from the Rev. G. Dover, to which
Mr. Dandy as feelingly and appropriately replied. After
this addresses were delivered on various subjects by the
Rev. T. Howarth, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Dandy, Mr, Webster,
Mr. Bathgate, Mr. Ellison, and Mr. Murphy.

TWO HUNDRED POUNDS REWARD
AS BELOW.

BILLIARD-4 TABLES,
RIFTONIERS, WASHSTAN-D:';TO-PS, TABLE TOPS

a., &c.,

In imitation of all the various

larUes; Granite, Porphyry, and Inlaid Work,

been fon
This Article his been extensively patronised by His Royal Highness Prince Albert, His Grace the Duke of Wellington, tive orga
and others of the Nobility and Gentry of London. It is now nsed very largely in the manufacture of - eruption
BAT H S, as also HEADSTONES, MONUMENTS

TOMBS, &c.

rtieleo Enamelled Slate is peculiarly eligible.- It is stror
olish ; and though superior in every respect, islittle mart

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than one-third the enct

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for Hearths, Covings, Tanks

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,uses, &.c

MESSRS. RATNER and BUTTON beg respectfylii to invite Architects and Builders generally to DESTRUCTIVI
inspect their STOCK of telibore ARTICLES at their

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