The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1845-04-29 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

CONCERTS AT THE PARTHENON.—We were induced on Saturday night to visit this elegant place of entertainment, and must in justice express our opinion of the great talent and taste displayed throughout the performance. It would be perfectly supererogatory to criticise the talents of Mrs. Hiles, one of the fair cantatrices. We can only say we were never more delighted than in the execution of two songs allotted to her, " Bid me discourse," and " Tell me my heart," compositions perhaps a little worn from being more frequently mutilated than rendered mellifluous, but always possessing a fresh charm when heard from such an accomplished artiste ; nor can we withold a merited eulogium to the charming accompanist, who seemed perfectly mistress of her instrument, from the facility and consummate taste which characterized her performance. The voice of Mrs. Lloyd is purely contralto, and, if it were developed and confined to songs of that character, would increase in volume and effect. Mr. Robinson, the tenor, acquitted himself transcendently well in the duet with Mrs. Hiles, " When thy bosom." The voices, from being nicely balanced, told very well, and could not have been more sweetly in unison. The rapturous acknowl dgment of the auditory was a sufficient guarantee of its excellence. If more publicity had been given to this entertainment, we were told that the room would have been crowded ; but still, sufficient were there to give promise of future success. We could say more in compliment to our Liverpool artistes in the duet from of knowledge, and the exciteNorma and " I know a bank, &c.," but the pre dry, in reference to this impor- upon our space must be our apology  THE CONVICT HocKEß.—The condemned sermon was preached before this unhappy man, on Sunday morning, in Newgate. The following disgusting particulars of his demeanour are given in the Morning Herald, yesterday :—" After a delay of a few seconds Rocker entered,  accompanied by the deputy governor of the prison and an assistant turnkey. It might be called a theatrical moveThe ease and self-possession which the convict exhibited as he advanced to his seat evidently surprised those of the congregation who had never before seen him, and he seated himself on a chair facing the altar, and at the end of the chapel opposite to that which Connor occupied. He was very particular in fixing his chair and the hassock which had been placed for his use, so as to enable him to make a display. He exhibited, in fact, a perfect consciousness that he was " the observed of all observers," and had to all appearance made up his mind to represent in this the last but one scene of his existence the character which he has been performing since his apprehension. His person did not seem to be in any degree changed since his condemnation. His costume was precisely the same now : he was scrupulously particular in the arrangement of his hair. Shortly after his entrance he spoke to Mr. Cope, who, at his request, directed one of the attendants in the chapel to bring in a ss of water. He received the glass from the hand of  the 'Lan with a bow, and plueetritb,;l;i; side." We much query whether a great portion of the incentive to these offensive displays would not be removed if the press would refrain from chronicling their absurdities. What brings reporters to witness such scenes except a desire to truckle to and profit by the morbid curiosity of a class of  readers, who would, with as great unction, enjoy a rehearsal of the murder itself, for which the law is called upon to unsheath the sword ?  We refer our readers to an excellent address in another co lumn from the Licensed Victuallers' Protective Society.  Mr. Minton, of Bold street, has purchased a portion of a stock  Owing to some inadvertency, we erroneously gave in our last publication the Fate of Messdames Sambrook and Weary's showy fashions as Thursday, the 29th, instead of Tuesday, the