The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-09-19 00:00:00

NMI GURATION

Sp. GEORGE'S HALL,

LIVERPOOL

tece the. Years and some months have now elapsed
tnieselnitiatorY step was made in the important public
arable which Yesterday was brought to a happy and
kiss,
whichccilehision, by the public inauguration of an
ke any community might sinlessly be envied
le"ion et The foundation laying of St. George's
eat
411 of ti Vr°PerlY attended by a ceremonial, embracing
he 6,,,,u„:1° Penal) which, under the circumstances, could
tetzt-set to bear on the occasion; the event its elf being
kw to form a marking point of hope in the
/4Warch 4.111141', and also indicative of that social progress
etskstiir intellectual enlightenment of which the finished
tessne: waa meant to be at once a type and an incentive.
4,A.•c€4 on the nuptial day of the most popular
tactsoi:' wile ever occupied the British throne, the cere-
ksy:w
became that of a loyal people,
as graced by a
Vfictit
ofl?°Palar approbationand municipal pageantry sig-
Lea bow bright anticipations of a propitious futurity. It
broughtin which
tmeita itol a happy conclusion, by a ceremo-
predominates over the material,
letteir
besibodiment of resthetical grace has been cele-
tso 11 festival in which, after acknowledgment
y,
s"sivine favour, and an invocation of His
ia:te-e'ned sensibility and cultured taste perform
14:44
t.trultiagnished part than crude displays of
noble h, or conventional elegance. In short,
'41".14te 6'11646 has been handed over from its
ses so
f the Public, by its application to those pur-
N 4 rt:t "'Leh it has been reared—that of affording to
I.7as Co
opportunities of witnessing moral
fat and aunty
triumphs, in a temple suited to the
t7PleisTaogt generous emulation, and worthy of the
-`44t kid aPProving judgment such rivalry finds its
To It% loftiest r d.
tt4S riklY t reward.
map he period occupied in completing the struc-
kse aspe
will be
if not, indeed, tedious. S.uch
Ciereted bwill be at onoe corrected, and the impression!
su*°:ivel it dispelled, if even a passing thought is
,57 tOki; tile Magnitude of the edifice—the numerous
pd mph
arrangements involved in the various
414,7 which the structure has been advisedly devoted
leitieeiliPlied and endless variety of details which have
tf, p)414 Lbe harmonised and combined, and carefully
Nlete-ssrlo;aill such a manner. as to produce unity of
ist-1440e, management in design, and such. an ap- .
)0e,..• 71,cans to ends as have resulted in the truimph-
Za etei;2t fallacy of judgment implied in the con-
Is 5.74 of the to, to, will be further manifested by corn-
-014, si wale employed in the construction of fabrics,
tn.7ltiel rof countries or quarters, are accorded the
es,
,-'44 of her
structures. St. Peter's Church at
su,'"cketasell"74 4 hundred and seventy-six years in its con-
tco ,14%1 11676 Ilalais Royale in Paris was founded by
as'mti lec'elieu, and was finished by Louis Philippe :
45t :‘`e in the same city was founded in 1764, and
ii tailed for several years after the accession. of
1,2_6 to the French throne. St. Paul's, Lon-
sts„elses, thin67s, and was not finished till 1710,
vp, no 4rs,h bizit y-five years in its construction. The
som'airersity building was founded in 1789, and
el'lletad till a year or two ago, although, by
llelosed:a Portion, the dome or cupola, has been
11111,,. tot wilirola the above noted instances it will be
i4th that no time has been unnecessarily eon-
.4ll'
but, on the
con-
-11'49, it ing of St. George's Hall;
itme Ybe safely averred, that no edifice of equal
Abeen finishedclsimilar claims to :esthetic consideration
siss'eoesit in an equally short space of time.
ti74Piessuezation of this portion of the subject brings into
;444yedb 414 the amount of energy and judgment
the Committee to whose care the superintend-
cede iding and other operations have been en.
-I
ertee'
48 these gentlemen, and in a particular
t ed Chief -'4lsl John Buck Lloyd, Esq., our present
tlbl' wh;'. Magistrate,must be fully accorded all
4'fr 13e
can bel) sto bestowed on the combined applica-
N:tiaelintLenlauly feeling,e tact, firmness, and good taste
is.. '4l -°f a common object, and in furtherance of a
t IWolying many difficulties, and, of necessity, call-
^es "e exercise of forbearance, mixed with resolu-
sZrt' tp Purpose,tempered by sagacity—and of strict
mss gaided by patience and good temper. To those
te''cilves :Pla Peculiar degree, the community of Liver-
to,?teleelis- leeP debt of gratitude, scarcely lessened by their
C3factio: °Zisss. of duty performed,or the distinguished
nh"hation ofise,e'terday's proceedings crowned the
11: reesesed alaxioue and arduous labours—
th a c°raPlieetni-ultelY More difficult and onerous
-Sh.
...which were Li of
tudooked-for circumstances, the
'N.Zehitect d„:;":"'4011ed by the death of the accom-
§telNe event ''''swg the progress of the works. This
°ecurring while many of the c,ompli-
-644d ennliseted with the work were unprovided
iht part Preceded by a protracted period of ill-health
eors a treater •
Net, , eons
Portion of labour was thrown upon
, and upon its able chairman, than under
stz:lS esh7tances would have fallen to their share. It
ct,eased 4gttie sentiment generally entertained and
the`, to 5ek,,,11 Who have been connected with the
cif 11
in terms of warm commendation
Nee, wat eessisss _
i.,Sotetta sissuallity:c:nds4
hindM r..pssJ. Lloyd; whose Penes
decision and clear-
(l.qket' liSeese"rl4, mess of Purpose and calmness of judg-
e 1/44e 'nrongbout the whole of the proceeding's, been
judg-
71e hrity.4valnable service in forwarding the progress of
)14 bs
'4 To this gentleman and his colleagues it can-
less 1114tter of oongratulation, that during the year
40'1°44y the construction of St. George's Hall has
ht to an auspicious conclusion.
()otts se/lIIGIN OF THE BUILDING.
,oe7Se'llsraailles Opening of a municipal edifice like St.
S4iktlat:l4ll is, in itself, a circumstance fraught with
sisirest to the community of Liverpool : that struc-
kkttolls, accumulated beauties of its architectural corn-
combined with the objects for which it has been
marking a new era in the public taste of the
►t k,;" in other instances, the growth of Liverpool has
14;\tesre,al and characteristic, her early or infant efforts
slatally directed to provide-for immediate neFessi-
Iste'exertions of her youthful promise were applied to
tkit t e--"nlYingfuture power, and thedevelopment of those
44t) /Ph -4 gift, the possession of which, although strongly
n,
nt fully comprehended—now, in the vigour of
sseqty, she devotee her strength to the permanently
l'elsethabining with it, in graceful alliance, the great
ts;a"gtitiful The 'rapidly-increasing prosperity by
itrade of the Mersey had been marked, and
l'Zzettt4.4l4(al -4,,extraordinai7 a degree, distinguished the
he so '4le first quarter of the present century, ap-
e( ,)ta kgoairriunicated a lively impulse to the expan-
kisthos?testneral intellect; and to have opened np to eifk 2!, of Liverpool new and extensive channels
Of converging towards a brilliant develop-
listhet Nsts,MTnon resources, physical and mental. The
fettieerai;; cf the centenary cycle opens with a display
as,t4iies Pe; estegitation which invariably predicts a pro-
-1,4" °f kreAtdB early Years are marked by the shadowy
events. In unfolding these, preference
V,,741. diroctav,ea to those suggestions which promised
stettirepestasuvantages to th raidly-increasing cora-
e‘4.4fets3cheeseaucc, of the Port ;yet with these were.as-
Se,'NeYfor A 4cir facilitating intercourse, and securing
ls-the is'szPanding the intellect, and for refining the
tili/*hie24' and still accumulating population. The
tatt vrere-nl,rkable in the annals of Liverpool, as one
Sq et She ess.?rifSinated several projects intended to fa-
rotangSsnations of her trade, and to raise the stand-
th ireeti: throughout the town. In that year it
%I: oae ?encentrate the revenue and other public
osto trsst.Clnt; at an early period of the same year
the übcf the fort was commenced near New
40. wits, the at George's Pier-head were beFun ;
ttq 4118278,V the foundation of the Rock Light-
tiOtaes tveeseoVle telegraph was established from Holy-
eslya.and the growing taste of the town was
tieni74oll fi.ll aide ielll festival which roduced the sum
ki54114)," affoecse(lge public charities ;p while to. the gra-
te be ast to its entire success, is, in all
tap
the t 0
ributee the suggestion which has re-
th.ly
55.,714011 of St. George's Hall.
4.71.
,the circumstances connected with the 1441.1ktt AhicZala, 1 progress, and steady development of
11saZ has b.orne fruit in the completion of a
ot thqt otwassed m its general beauty and varied
4,1..1)et stl.44lpitT,lle, said detail, and which is without a
V oil, 1,41 a tingdorns as regards the combination
ksts frog ss, arrangement with the gorgeous display
the'ela :_nect, would, in the present instance, be as
si4c44lll4ispiwoarivenience as it might in some degree just-
kkl4lele 11°1113'ee inrifringement gertnee: oofnirerdestastta:t still
atez the primary suggestion,
we
tqtilgnitastril: and final maturity of the noble plan.
Rent of tg Wealth risin imortance, and growing
tit is °lls, iverPool, 'actin g
:ivhieis .0 the upon the expansive ideas
isepi essis 4,3sugggestiou of a municipal edi-
„ bet
concentrated accommodation
.for
s.'reso4 sesijc requirements called for by the un-
11'144, nlerlB4,-:4 (:if the town, and for which no pr.o-
se, kletioe
.ahem e with the municipal and commercial
(.I!ies7 tsa the d town of the empire had been
tee- , statese .of which was severely felt.
aseictiag suchS Public feeling thus excited, the
44 an edifice to k 'se • and like
the, eelhi.ich have .13 I 'll
merit to commend t em. ,
-el Is_
--sews Hall at its

Nik:,4vrl
to-Ze tor,katlioL
toCtitti,y,erabie .
44 t•lyh,, n, iri.
the in private circl
to kliCt deaau.l,o Year 1836 the schen
) tqL.ce wia• ',,e tor a •
n totcll4 tch would MI it was then p,
ti I at s, ell% 0, `ukt meet the contemplt
kNirl, Aso ear t Reo,ooo vvas presfuntedit,
leiAticialtlitler tile mayoralf
A ott! 4claptt' °Pelled for tlT:pnWrpiolise ot erectin6
oche Dwain _ 0 the accotnmodation of future festiva.
' 91411)1)4e2," Stich Pas the popular enthu-

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