The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-12-19 00:00:00

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Cl 2 1" Male PHILHARMONIC-HALL CONCERTS.—ThiI3 evening the
ten proceeded eighth subscription concert will take place. The artistes
case the jury engaged are Madame Rudersdorff, Miss Dolby, Herr Carl
`prisoner was Formes, and Mr. Chatterton. Mr. J. Zeugheer Herrmann

M. JULLIEN'S GRAND CONCERT.—This will take place
- on Friday next. Among the artistes who will appear, in.
SATURDAY. addition to M. Jullien himself, are Madame Anna Thillon
(Before Mr. Justice Erie.) and Herr Koenig.
THE HUNGARIAN BAND, we perceive, is to give a per-
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charged with having, at Manchester, in September, killed
Bold-street ; and on Saturday they will give an additional
and slain Joseph Watkinson, was acquitted. entertainment, in the same place, at two o'clock afternoon.
ASSAULT AND. ROBB.FRY.—Charles Pigot, 17, was in- AT THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, the past week, like
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ne jury found the prisoner guilty. Sentence deferred.
FORGERY.—Wm. Smith Watson,l7, a clerk to Messrs.
Steele and Co., cotton brokers, was charged with forging
four receipts for the sum of £2,052 is., and also with ut-
tering them with guilty knowledge. The prisoner was
found guilty, the jury recommending him to mercy on
account of his youth, and the temptations to which he had
been exposed by such large sums of money being placed
his I 'ds. Lord :p r ' that the recomro- ' ctti-

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of the jury should be attended to, and censured the loose
manner in which the cotton-brokeri of Liverpool ap-
peared to conduct their business. Sentence deferred.
BURGLARY BY A FEMALE.—Euphemia Cowley, 36,
was indicted for a burglary at the house of David Watt, a
Liverpool shipwright, on the 26th of November. The
jury found a verdict of guilty, and the prisoner was sen-
tenced to hard.labour for fifteen months.

STABBlNG.—Archibald M'Gregor' 18, baker, was in-
dicted for stabbing Samuel M`Donough, at Liverpool, on
the 18th November. The evidence throughout being most
conflicting, the. jury returned a verdict of not'guilty, and
the prisoner was discharged.
UTTERING A FORGED BANK NOTE.—Thomas Wil-
liams, 29, was indicted for uttering, on the 12th Septem-
ber, at Liverpool, a forged bank note. for £2O, with intent
to defraud. The forged note was purported to have been
issued by the Manchester and Literpool District Bank in
1852, whereas it was proved in evidence that for eighteen
or nineteen years the bank had issued no notes, and that
no manager of the name inscribed on the bill had been
employed by the bank. The jury returned a verdict of
guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to six years' penal
servitude.

its predecessor, has _ nevoteu to benefit.,
announced that the dramatic season at this house will
close during the present week. Several benefits are still
to " come off;" and on Thursday evening the whole pro-
ceeds will be devoted to the Patriotic Fund, Mr. Copeland.
generously paying all the expenses of the evening.
SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—The first public re-
hearsal of this society will take place at the Collegiate
Institution on Tuesday next, the 26th inst. The chorus
which consists Ind -

FORGING AN ORDER FOR GOODS.—Edward Evans,
33, was charged with having uttered a forged order for the
delivery of goods from the Queen's warehouse, at the Cus-
tom-house, to the order of Captain Johnson, of the ship
Chibuetoo. The jury found a verdict of guilty, and the
Judge sentenced the prisoner to hard labour for four
months.

of upivards of three hum._ members, is
the largest out of the metropolis, and is in a state of great
efficiency. In consequence of the limited size of the
orchestra, a selection of 210 will form the chorus at the
rehearsal.

(Before. Mr. Justice Crompton.)

Robert Leech, 21, collier, pleaded guilty to the attempt
of committing au abominable crime, and was sentenced to
a year's hard labour.
John Heaton, a boy of 18, described as a silk weaver,
was charged with a criminal assault upon Esther Doodson,
a girl under ten years of age. He was found guilty, and
sentenced to eighteen months' hard labour.

SHILLING ORATORIOS.—The latest of these entertain-
tainments took place on Tuesday evening in the Phil-
harmonic-hall, when Handel's great work, " Israel in
Egypt," was performed. The house was well filled, and
on the whole the audience appeared much gratified by the
musical treat to which they listened. The work is one of
rare merit, yet involving considerable difficulty of execu-
tion ; and on Tuesday evening, in several instances, there
appeared to have been less perfect preparation than in
most of the other oratorios given in this popular series.
Further rehearsal would have greatly improved the style
in which the choruses were given, and more than one of
the solos would have likewise benefited by the same
course. As conductor, Mr. Sudlow deserves credit for
having achieved so much, with what we understand to-
have been but slender preparation. The solo performers
on the occasion were Miss Stott and Mrs. M`Dougall ; Mr.
Scarisbrick, Mr. Millar, and Mr. Armstrong. Mr. Hirst
presided at the organ, which he played remarkably well.
S9CIETA. ARMONICA.—This society gave its twentieth
dress concert on Wednesday evening, in the Mechanics'
Institution. The night was an exceedingly wet and
stormy one, which no doubt operated in deterring many
from attending who would otherwise have been present ;
but, taking that circumstance into account, the numbers
were encouraging. The programme included selections
from Mozart, Romberg, Haydn, and Rossini, which were
executed with precision and brilliancy. Mr. Charles B.
Herrmann was the conductor. The vocalists were Miss
Santley, Mr. Armstrong, and Mr. C. Santley. Miss
Santley sung the air from Haydn's Seasons, " Here amid
these eilm recesses," with much taste and feeling. Ros-
sini's duet, "Sir, a secret most important," was sung by
Mr. C. Sautley and Mr. Armstrong with effect, and was
loudly encored.

BURGLARY.—Patrick Waters pleaded guilty to break-
ing out of a dwelling-house, after stealing a watch belong-
ing to a fellow-lodger, and was sentenced to four months'

LIVERPOOL. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION_

James Hannell, 44, Joseph Bentley, 25, and Thomas
Boden, 63, charged with having committed an unnatural
offence at Manchester, on the 24th of November, were
sentenced, the two former to two years' hard labour ; and
the latter to eighteen months' imprisonment.
MANSLAUGHTER.—Francis Fleteher,l7, pleaded guilty
to the manslaughter of Joseph Bridge, at Prestwich-cum-
Oldham, on the 17th October, and, as he had been im-
prisoned since that time, his Lordship ordered him to be
discharged at the end of next week, the prosecutor having
recommended him Ao mercy.

Os Friday, the half-yearly distribution of prizes to the
pupils of the Collegiate Institution Schools took place in_
the theatre of the institution. The Lord Bishop of Ches-
ter presided, and distributed the prizes. Amongst those
present were the Right Rev. Dr. Ryan, Bishop of the
Mauritius, the Ven. Archdeacon Brooks, Rev. Rector
Campbell, Rev. Dr. M`Neile, Rev. G. Dover, Rev. J. S.
Howson, principal of the institution, Rev. W. Pollock,
Rev. T. C. Cowan, Rev. H. Hampton, Rev. Mr. Stewart,
and the Rev. G. W. Warr ; the Mayor, and Messrs. C.
Inman, P. M. Dove, J. Parker, W. Bennett, J. M. Wood,
Joseph Cooper, J. Tyrer, W. Nicholson, &e.
The CalußmArr said he rejoiced to see present the
Bishop of the Mauritius, who, as Mr. Vincent Ryan, was
for a long time a very excellent instructor of scholars
in those schools, and he would venture to say Mr. Ryan
was as much beloved by them as any master who had
ever been in the schools, or. in any schools. He congratu-
lated them upon the institution being freed from debt
within the last year or two ; the establishment was now
free from liability, and without any weight hanging on it
to retard its usefulness or to depress the spirits of any one
working in its cause. He was also glad to be enabled toy
announce that the number of scholars which Mr. Howson
had obtained two years ago was not only kept up, but
there was a gradual increase going on. He thought a
gradual increase was a cheering kind of increase, evidenc-
ing a steady conviction of the value of the system of
education pursued in the schools after a trial of its merits.
It was a sound and a good one, under the direction of
able and conscientious masters, under the personal super-
intendence of a highly-talented and accomplished princi-
pal, and, therefore, embraced in it all that could be desired
for a good education in the three separate branches of
which the institution was composed. He understood, in
the course of the present year, two students sent from
those schools to Trinity College, Cambridge, had gained
scholarships there. That was not only a distinction, but a
solid advantage, which could not be gained except by a
very arduous competition with a great number of well-
qualified candidates; and to have carried off those scholar-
ships was a very complete proof in itself, that the young
men who had gained those distinctions were young men.
of talents, and of matured attainments.

The distribution of the prizes was then proceeded with
by his lordship. The following is the list of prizes :

UPPER SCHOOL PRIZES (CHRISTMAS)

SPECIAL PRIZES.—Senior Divinity Medal: Wainwright;
certificate, Arthur. Historical Medal : D. Shaw; certificates.
Sinker and I\l'Neile. Ist prize for Greek verse: Arthurt
2nd ditto, G. Rawdon. Senior Mathematical Medal: Edwards
certificate, Wilson.

CLASS PRIZES.—CIaSS Prize, Ist Class: Arthur; certificate,
G. Rawdon. Class Prize, 2nd Class: Wainwright (transferred
to Shaw); certificate, Edwards. Class Prize, 3rd Class: Wil-
son; certificates, M'Neile, Cook, Cooper. Class Prize, 4th
Class : Fairclough ; certificate, Brown. Class Prize, sth Class
E. Aked ; certificate, Ramsay. Class Prize, 6th Class W.
Shaw; certificate, Jeffery, F. Class Prize, Preparatory Class,.
7th Class : Sole ; certificate, Moore.
EXTRA Pal z Es.—Divinity Prize for Junior Classes, Bth, Ist
div. : H Peel ; certificate, H. Glynn. Mathematical Prize for
Junior Classes: Certificate, MichOd, jun. Principal's Prize:
Archer; certificate, Ramsay. Old Pupil's Prize: D. Shaw;
certificate, Wainwright. Mr. Underwood's Prize: Bartlett_
Mr. Porter's Prize : G. Statham. Mr. Porter's Prize :F.
Jeffery. Mr. Hiley's Prize : Dove. Percy M. Dove's
Prize : Sole. M. Vittoz' Prize : Fowler; certificate, Doughta-
M. Sear's Prize: Caw; certificates, Jeffery, sen., Booker,
Clough, Corran, and H. Brown. Writing Prize: Comm;
certificates, Jeffery, F. and Williams.
MIDDLE SCHOOL PRIZES.

SPECIAL PRIZES. Divinity Medal : Shaw; certificate;
M'Master. Nomination to Upper School : Parkin. Histori-
cal and Geographical Medal: Buckley; certificate, Jackson.
Mathematical and Arithmetical Medal: Bingham; certifi-
cates, Pendlebury, M'Master, Lobley, Shaw, Brandreth,
Gatliff, Youd. French Medal : Dixon; certificates, Dawkin,
Lobley, Shaw, Beynon, Holmes D., Willis. Drawing Medal
Parkin ; ces tificates, Pendlebury, Adams, Shaw, Jones H. G.
Penmanship Medal: Beynon ; certificates, Parkin, Adams,
Jackson, Holmes H. 8., Harris, Gill T.P., Holt., Brock.
CLASS Pa rzas.—lst Class—Potter Scholarship: Bingham;
certificate. Pendlebury. 2nd Class—Prize of Books : 54`Mas-
ter ; certificate, Lobley. 3rd Class—Ditto : Shaw; certificate,
Maddock F. 4th Class—Ditto : Dixon ; certificate, Eckersley
W. sth Class—Ditto : Mills F.; certificate, Wright T. 6th
Class—Ditto: Jones T. L. ; certificate, Gregg W. 7th Class—
Ditto: Richardson W. H. ; certificate, Daly A. Bth Class--
Ditto : Syers E. certificate, Barry G. J. 9th Class—Ditto z
Brock T. ;_certificate, Jones W.

UXTRA.PRlZES.—liriticlialiPrize for an English Essay :
West. Mr. J. H. Cox's Prizes for French: Holmes H. 8.,
and Isaac. Dr. Nevins's Prize : Pendlebury. M. Sears's
Prizes M'Nfaster and Phillips R. E.