The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-06-11 00:00:00

PARISH or ALL SAINTS.—We understand that the
Rev. G. W. Warr, incumbent of St. Saviour's, is to
preach in this church, on Sunday morning next, in aid of
the funds of the Gospel Propagation Society.
The United States mail steam-ship Pacific, Captain
Nye, sister ship to the Atlantic, arrived in the Mersey
from New York, on her first outward voyage, on Friday
last, after a fine run of about twelve days fifteen hours—
a very fair performance under the circumstances of a first
trip, and one that will rank highest among the Atlantic
achievements of American steam navigation. Daring her
run the steam-ship encountered an almost unbroken
succession of unfavourable winds, against which, how-
ever. she steamed at a high speed, covering on one occa-
sion the very unusurl distance of 309 knots in the space
of twenty-four hours. From Cape Clear to Tuskar
ran in ten hours and forty minutes, and entered the river,
after a boisterous run up the Chan nei, shortly before seven
o'clitck on Friday morning. The intelligence received by
her was anticipated by our telegraphic report last week.
CHORAL PERFORMANCE AT THE PHILHARMONIC
HALL.—A grand choral performance of selections from
ecclesiastical music took place at the Philharmonic-hall,
on Tuesday evening last. The principal vocalists were
Miss Stott, Miss Parsons, Miss Emma Stott, Mr. Joseph
Robinson, Mr. Armstrong, and Mr, Yoaklev, of Dublin.
The choir was composed of two hundred voices. Mr.
Wm. Sudlowi acted as conductor, and Mr. W. T. Best
presided at the organ. Many of the proprietors were
present, and a large number of strangers availed them-
selves of the opportunity thus afforded of hearing some
of the most admired compositions of the first professors,
in a room which, for acoustic perfection and elegance,
stands unrivalled. Mr. Best commenced by performing a
concerto on the organ in the style of a finished artist, and
all the performers acquitted themselves to the satisfaction
of the audience.

LUDICROUS FREAK.—Three men having spent all
their cash in a certain public-house, near Oldhall-street,
consulted as to the best means of " raising the wind."
At length one said, " Put we into a sack and sell me for
old rags and bones." The plan was immediately carried
into effect. The man, tumbled into a sack, was placed in
a carriage—vulgarly styled a wheelbarrow—and in a few
minutes was set down at the door of a marine store
dealer. This worthy was at his house adjoining, proba-
bly partaking of his dinner. The two rogues waited upon
him, and upon their errand being told, and the probable
weight of bones being stated, he promptly advanced them
a shilling until the parcel could be weighed. By this
time the sack had been put into the slings, and was on
its way to the second story, where the cheat was dis-
covered, to the no small mortification of the dealer in rags
and bones. The supposed rags and bones, for his share
in the transaction, was left suspended between heaven and
earth until he cried for mercy.
INQUESTS ON SATURDAY.—On view of the body of
Elizabeth Birchall, aged 65. Although a sober and
healthy woman, she died very suddenly at No. 76, Lower
Harrington-street, on Thursday.-0a Thomas Gunion,
aged 23. The deceased was a seaman on board the brig
Milton, from Matanzas, bound to this port. On Thurs-
day, when the vessel was off Holyhead, while he was in
the mainyard, he missed his footing on the foot-rope, and
fell upon deck. He died the same night on the vessel
reaching the Mersey.—On Ann Johnson, aged 72, who
resided in Pomona-street. The deceased had been subject
to fits, and being again attacked on Thursday, fell down
stairs. She survived only a few hours--On Jas. Graham,
a painter, aged 20. On Saturday morning deceased was
employed, with another man, in painting the William
Penn's buoy, when the scaffold (which was not well se-
cured) canted : he fell into the water and was drowned.
The other man saved himself by catching hold of some
ropes.—On Joseph Roberts, plasterer, aged 38. De-
ceased fell only from a bed on to the floor, on Friday
night, and died soon afterwards. He had been sober
during the last week.
ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—During the present week,
the attractions at this beautiful resort will be increased
by an assemblage of several most distinguished artistes at
a series of vocal concerts, and by the performances of the
celebrated Monsieur Sedgwick on the Concertina. A
very beautiful young male lion has just been added to the
collection of animals, and the following other numerous
additions have also been made:—Male Lion, pair of
Puma Lions, male Jaguar, Leopards, pair of Tiger Cats,
Civit Cats, Musk Cat, brown Bear, pair of white Swans,
variety of Water Fowl, upwards of thirty Monkeys, blue
and huff, scarlet and crimson, Macaws,. Cocatoos, pair of
Lendbenter Cockatoos (rare), pair of Kangaroo Rats, pair
of Wolves, King Vulture, Owls, white-tailed Eagle,
Guans, great variety of Lory's Parrots and Parrokeets,
Love Birds, Widow Bishops, Weaver Birds, Doves, &c. ;
gold and silver Pheasants, Currasous, Cereonsis Geese,
young black Swans (bred in the Gardens), pair of
Alpaccas, pair of Alpaccas, Emu, pair of Indian Ante-
lopes, a herd of Kangaroos, also a young one bred in the
Gardens, pair of Agouties, pair of Brent Geese. Many
other purchases are pending.
BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—On Tuesday the last
meeting of this board was held, Mr. R. Bryans in the
chair. From the Road and Improvement Committee it
appeared, that permission had been given to the Woods
and Forests to use the Flaybrick-hill stone for the pur-
pose of constructing walls along the Seacombe" side of
Wallasev-pool so far as their land extends ; such stone to
be excavated according to a plan settled upon by the com-
missioners, and to be all obtained before Ist October,
1851.—The Finance Committee presented the following
statement respecting the rates of thOownship :—Total
amount of rates as laid in May, 1849, £13,134 lls. Bd.;
deduct rates on unoccupied property, reductions made in
assessments,--&e.y-‘,4,845. 10s.:• £8,489 Is. Bd. ; deduct
allowance to cottage-owners, £340 15s. ; ditto rates due
by imulventB, .zioo . .r.tes conectuble,
£7,848 6s. ld. ; amount actually collected to .15th May,
£7,621 lls. 3d. ; leaving a balance of £226 15s. 5d., the
greater portion of which will be collected. The proceed-
ings were confirmed.—The proceedings of the Ferry Com-
mittee were read and confirmed. They contained the
following statement of receipts for the month of May,
1849 and 1850 :-1849, £1,849; 1850, £1,957 ; from the
23d April to 31st May, 1849, £2,289; same period, 1850,
£2,364 ; total expenditure for the latter period, £1,037
Bs. 6d.