The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-11-05 00:00:00

[The following, which appeared last week in our
Town Edition, is re-inserted for the perusal of
distant Subscribers.]

OPENING OF THE NEW ROYAL EXCHANGE
• BY HER MAJESTY..

At about half-pa ,t eleven o'clock yesterday morning
her Majesty start& d from Buckingham Pa!ace to the scene
of this impo&n?, ceremcuy, passing along P4ll Mall and
the Strand to the City, amidst the acclamations of thou-
sands of her gratifier's subjects. Sto appeared, we rejoice
to say, in the best of health and spirits throughout the
day, and evidently felt and enjoyed the euthusi•:stic greet-
ings with which she was received. A'ong the whole
route of her progress the houses, shops, &c., were densely
thronged with spectators, and variously, and some sit,
perbly decorated.

A detachment of life guards, with a number of the no-
bility and the cabinet. ministers had previously entered
the city to meet toe civic authorities and prepare for her
Majesty's reception. At about twelve o'clock, the caval-
cade reached Temple-bar, the gat,s of which had been
previously closed and immediately opened again; to fulfil
the usual custom ; and on arriving there, the royal state
carriage, containing her Majesty, Prince Albert, the mis-
tress of the robes (Duches of Btmcleugh)„ and the
Master of the Horse (Earl of Jersey), sopped itnnaedi-
ately under the Bar, where they were rcce'ved by the
Lord Mayor, who handed to her Majesty the City sword
of state, which was graciously received, and returned
in the usual form. The cavalcade then proceeded,
which the denseness of the crowd in Fleet-street rendered
in some placei a matter of no little difficulty. Passing up
Ludgate-hill and by St. Paul'e to Cheapside, the scene on
each side of the way was magnificeut. the streets being
literally converted into an amphitheatre, holding the elite
of the rank and fashion of the metropolis, and St. Paul's
Church..yaid itself being filled along the line of the pro-
cession. with scaffolding containing the amds of the
various City Companies, the hell of the Cathedral pour-
ing out a stream of melodious rejocing as it passed.
The procession proceeded along Cheapside, the Poultry.

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the Mansion House, to the Royal Exchange. arriving at
the west entrance at a quarter past tweltm o'clock, where
she was received in state by the whole of the city auth,,ri-
ties, with th-! Cabinet Ministers and a large number of
the leading nobility.
Her Majesty, with Prince. Albert, having examined the
splendid building throughout, and expres,-,ed her warm
admirations of its proportions and beauty, the address
was presented, after which her Majesty and suite partook
of a splendid &leaner, and returned to her carriage about
half-past two o'clock, and proceeded to the terminus of
the Great Western Railway, where a special train was in
waitint to convey the Royal pair to 'Windsor.
With the exception of a few casualties and trifling
enzeutes inseparable from such an immense gathering of
people in one locality, the whole proceedings passed off
to the perfect satisfaction of all parties. The enthusiastic
loyalty manifested towards her Majesty and her Consort
throughout the day was never exceeded on the occasion
of any Royal visit ; and the Duke of Wellington and Sir
lot. Peel were also loudly cheered wherever recognised.
Last night was intended to be a night of rejoicing in the
City, which was also to be brilliantly illuminated.

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LONDON MARKETS.-MONDAY.

MARK-LANE CORN-EXCHANGE.

The arrivals of English Wheat up to our market during
the past week have been moderately good ; while those of
Barley and Oats, collectively, were very extensive. The
attendance to-day of both factors and dealers was small,
and so little business was transacted that last week's
prices were nominally unaltered. On Foreign Wheat,
also, the rates were stationary. There was a Large
quantity of Barley on sale. Malt, the supply of which
was by no means large, Moved off slowly, at late rates.
The quantity of Oats offering was large, but we have to
report very few sales. Beans, Pease, and Flour were a
mere drug, at late prices.

SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET, Ocr. 28.

In our market the supply of Beasts was, even for the
time of the year, considered very extrusive, the numbers
bespoke for last evening exceeding 4,000 head ; but a great
deficiency was apparent in its quality. Notwithst,nding
the attendance of buyers was very numerous, the Beef
trade was extremely heavy. H owever, the primest Scots,
&c. sold at prices about equal to these obtsined on this
day se'nnight ; but those of the middling and inferior
breeds suffered a decline of quite 2d, per 81b., and a
clearance was not effected.

GRAND CONCERTS AT TtlE THEATRE-

ROYAL.

The proprietors of this establishment provided, on the
evenings of Thursday and Friday, a musical treat, such
as has rarely been experienced within its walls, by the
engagement of Signors F. Lablache, Camillo Sivori, the
celebrated violinist, and only pupil of Paganini, Piatti,
an nrivalled performer upon the violincello, Herr Doh-
ler, the celebrated pianiste, Madame F. Lablache and
Miss Steele, with Mr. J. Reeves, a member of Our local
corps. To increase the attraction, the services of Mr. H.
Russell, the popular singer and song writer, were secured
for the occasion. On both evenings the. houses, we regret
to say, were very inadequately filled, considering the
amount of talent provided, a circumstance which, in part,
may perhaps be attributed to the concerts taking place
during the excitement of our municipal election, when
many of our playgoers would be employed in the various
contests.
We have so recently had an opportunity of hearing and
noticing the singing of some cf the party engaged, that It
would be superfluous in us attempting to give, so far as
they are concerned, more than a general verdict upon
their qulities as shewn in the present occasion. Signor
F. Lablache was in excellent voice, and executed all that
was allotted to him with his usual excellence. Mr. J.
Reeves also acquitted himself well, although his faults (and
he has some) shone out rather conspicuously when con-
trasted with the correct singing of the more experienced
artistes by whom he was surrounded. In the scena from
" Somnambula" on the second evening he appeared to us
too touch impressed with tl2e difficulty of his position to
put forth his usual powers, and was occasionally out of
tune. 111r.Reeves has a good voice to work upon, and with
practice and study will achieve much more than he has
hitherto done. Miss Steele, who is a stranger to us, is a
pleasing and correct singer, with scarcely power enough.
however, for a large theatre. She gave the pieces allotted
to her, however, with great taste and finish, as did Ma—
dame F. Lablache, whose fine voice has, since we heard
her, been aided by additional and scientific cultivation.
The most striking and attractive poitions of the two
evenings' concerts were certainly the instrumental per-
formances of Dopier, Camillo Sivori, and Piatti, es-
pecially the latter. A more wonderful command titan
that of Piatti over an instrument, so unwieldy as the
violincello, has certainly never been attained. Passages
of music, tones and effects which are considered difficult
to violin players of high excellence, aspear to him perfectly
easy ; and the precision of his stopping is quite remark-
able. His " Grand concertante duet" with Dobler, from
" Lucretia Borgia," was the most masterly and beautiful
thing we ever listened to in a concert room, a,•d dese. verily
drew down continued and enthusiastic applauses from the
audience, of which, however, in justice to Ilerr Dopler,
we are bound to say that that great master of his instru-
ment was entitled to his full half. Dopler is certainly
one of the first, if not the first, pianist of his day ; and his
performances on both nights astonished and delighted at
the same time.
The merits of Camillo Sivori are too well known and
recognised to require any remarks of ours, especially as
they have so recently beet, amply discussed in this town,
We can imagine, however, an increased power of execu-
tion and a finer quality of tone in his playing than when
we last heard him. His " Andanee and Carnival of Ve-
nice" brought the great magician Paganini so strikingly
to memory, that we had hut to close our eyes to the stage
and imagine that he stood before us bodily.
Mr. H. Russell was indeed an addition to the evening's
performances. His "Maniac" on the first evening was
splendidly given, and little less striking, if at all less, was
Iris " Ship on fire," on the second evening. Both were
enthusiastically encored. The concerts went off on the
whole with the greatest satisfaction, and we only regret
that they were so insufficiently attended.

Tile Earl of Harrowby returned to Sanelon-ball,
Staffordshire, fr ma Harrogate, in gn.at;y improved h-alth.
Viicount and Lady Frances Sandon and larnily are staying
with the noble earl.

MR. STURGE A TEETOTALLER.-CASE OF CONSCIENCE.
—A good deal of amusement has been excited by the an-
nouncement in the last monthly Corn Circular of Messrs.
Sturge, that the firm intended in future to decline the sale
of malting barley !—Ten. Towns Messenger.
CHRIST CHURCH SCHOOLS.—On Sunday, October
27th, two serm, ns were preached in Christ Church, on
behalf of the Christ Church National Schools, that in the
morning by the Rev. Fielding Ould ; that in the evening
by the Rev. Dr. Byrth. The cellections (including a do-
nation of £5) amounted to the sum of £57. A handsome
ring was put into the box in the evening.
DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE AT SEA.—On the 11th of
October, the American trader, Llan Romney, Cavtain
Simpson, of Hull, being on her way home from St. John's.
New Brunswick, was struck on the larboard quarter by a
tremendous sea, which washed the cavtain and the cook
to the further end of the ship with such violence as to
cause their deaths shortly afterwards.
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY.—Yesterday, tee, boys, one
about 15 years of age, and the other only nine, ware
charged with stealing several handkerchiefs from a shop in
St. James's-street. The older boy was sent to the House
of Correction for a month. The parents of the younger
Mr. Rushton ordered to be brought up, remarking that
he could not pettish such a child, as he was evidently an
instrument in the hands of bigzer boys.
INRUESTS BEFORE MR. STATHAM, DEYUTY Bo-
ROUGH CORONER.—On Saturday, on view of the body
of Daniel Harrison, a working man, aged 52, which was
found on Friday, fleeting in the Queen's Dock. He had
been missed about a fortnight, one was rather addicted to
drinking. Verdict, " found drowned." Same day, on
the body of Alfred Fitzpatrick, a child of three years old.
who was left a stein time in a kitchen by himself, on Salt-
ney.:street, on Thursday last, when his eiothes caught fire,
and he was so much burned that, notwithstanding surgical
attendance, he died on the following day. Verdict.
" Marti from burri'itg, but how his clothes becemeignited
theta is no evidence to show."—Yest,,-udav, on view of the
body of Edward Davidson, aged 50. The deceased was
goi-g on hoard of a fiat et etc Duke's pier-head. on the
previous onday n'ght, when he fell from a ladder into the
hod, and sustained a fracture ot the kit kg.. lie was
conveyed to the Southern Hospital, but mortification set
in on Tuesday, and caused his death on Friday. The jury
returned a verdict of " Accidental death," accordire,,ly.