The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-10 00:00:00

this season

Each person, on entering the hall, will receive a Ticket which
will entitle him or her to a chance of obtaining
A FREE PASSAGE TO AUSTRALIA,
In one of Messrs. Gibbs Bright and Co.'s Eagle Packet-ships.
A Free Ticket will be Orawn for on each evening; and, as
the Ticketshave been secured at the Merchants', and are now
in the possession of Mr. 361 in Calderwood, the Secretary, at
the Concert-hall, the Prize will, each evening, be handed over
to the winner, in the presence of the audience.
The DRAWING will take place each evening, after Mr.
RUSSELL has concluded his entertainment. Duplicates of
every Ticket issued will be placed in a basket, and a person
from the audience will be selected to draw the numbers. In
order to save time, the holder of the duplicate of the SEVENTH
Ticket drawn will be the winner, and a Ticket for a Passage to
Australia will be handed to him. Of course this passage is
transferrable, and may afterwards be used by the winner,
Riven away, or sold; or the winner will have the option of
taking a passage in the GREAT BRITAIN Steamer by paying
the difference of fare, each Prize Ticket representing £2O.
In order to enable all classes to have a chance of winning a
Prize, the price of admission to the Body has been reduced to
SIXPENCE.
Admision—Body, 6d.; Side Galleries, Is.; Reserved Seats, 2s.
Doors to be opened at Seven o'clock, the Concert to coca-
Mence at Eight precisely.

MR. HENRY ROGERS' SECOND PIANO-
FORTE SOIREE
WILL VMS PLACE
ON FRIDAY, the 20th instant,
AT THE-ROYAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS.
Tickets to be had at the Music Shops. Body, 25.; Gallery, Is.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS,
6, WEST DERBY-ROAD, LIVERPOOL.
J. DURANDU, PROPRIETOR.
GALA DAYS EVERY MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY,
AND FRIDAY.
NOW OPENED FOR THE SEASON WITH UNPRECE-
DENTED ATTRACTIONS.
THE Grand Modelled Painting is the Ancient and
Splendid TEMPLE OF JANUS, in the Eternal City,
enriched with numerous Equestrian and other Statues, and sur-
rounded by Magnificent Buildings, and Charming Landscape.
_ Cnv Gorgeous and elaborately-execupxrDIAPHANIC PANOP-
Ii or transparent Panoiama, representing scenes
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from the Wars of Wellington, will be exhibited in the
evening in connection pith. the Temple, as also other trans-
parent effects. This Immense Panorama is 200 feet long,
and represents some of Wellington's most victorious cam-
paigns, including the Battle of Assaye, wherein the Indian
costume is faithfully delineated, the celebrated Passage of
the Douro the Battle of Talavera, the Victory of Vittoria,
the splendid French Cavalry being conspicuously depicted, the
Storming of St. Sebastian amidst a terrific thunder storm, and
the ever-memorable Waterloo, &c., in all of which the lamented
Warrior was so eminently successful.
In the Great Hall, Professor Buck, the renowned WIZARD,
5111 appear in his astonishing experiments, and also introduce
his beautiful Dissolving and Dioramic Views.
LABYRINTH or MAZE for the lovers of fun and frolic.
FIREWORKS of the most gorgeous description, surpassing
(if possible) all former displays at this establishment.
Handsome and commodious Gymnasium.
Herr Vogel's ingenious Mechanical contrivance for Shooting.
Cantelo's HYDRDANCUBATOR.,
Signor Gomez, the renowned ARCHER.
Mr. Emidv's celebrated Band considerably augmented. The
Centrifugal Railway, and the various permanent and ever-
pleasing attractions of the Gardens still exist.
The Proprietor this year has great pleasure in announcing
that be will be enabled to dispense a choice selection of Wines
during the season—a privilege not hitherto enjoyed at this
establishment, and Port, Sherry, Champagne, Madeira, and
other favourite Wines of the finest quality, may.benbtained, as
also Perry, Cider, Ales, Porter, &c.
Admission, is. ; Children, Gd.
Single Annual Subscription.. los. 6d.
Lady and Gentleman 16s. Od.}Not transferable.
Children under Ten Years
The Gardens will be open as usual on Sundays, by Refresh-
ment Ticket ; admission, 6d.

LIVERPOOL FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL
EXHIBITION SOCIETY.
PATRONAGE UNDER THE
- OF THE THE
THE MEMBERS FOR THEWORSHIPFUL BOROUGH, &c.MAYOR,
THEPRESIDENT.
FIRST EXHIBITION this :Season will be
held at the
BOTANIC GARDENS. EDGE-LANE,
On THURSDAY, the 19th of MAY instant,
The SECOND on the 30th June; and the THIRD on tile
tat September,
An efficient Band will
Subscription :Os., which w*
Tickets each Exhibition.
Single Tickets, 2s. , rom Two till Four p.m. ; after Four
o'clock, One Shilling each.
Subscription received, and Tickets may be had, at the Seed
Shops; Messrs. J. MAWDSLEY and Sos's, Castle-street; Mr.
ROBERT'S, Perfumer, &c., Castle-street and Church-street;
Mr. FENDER'S, Fruiterer, Bold-street; Mr. YOUNOHUSBAND,
Exchange Roams; and at Messrs. LEATHERBARROW and
SON'S, 11, South John street, where all communications are to
be addressed, and any information may be had.
J. B. LEATHERBARROW, Hon. Sec.

... attendance.
entitle the parties to Three

FREEMASONRY.
COUNTY OF LANCASTER, WESTERN DIVISION.
By Command of the Ridit Worshipful Deputy Provincia
Grand Master,
GILMOUR ROBINSON, CLERK.
IHEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that a PROVINCIAL
GRAND LODGE of ANCIENT, FREE and ACCEPTED
MASONS, will be held at the Apnistti HOTEL, Liverpool, on
WEDNESDAY, the 18th instant; at Ten o'clock in the Forenoon
Precisely, for the transact,icK of the annual business of the pro-
vince, after which a Cooft will be held for the admissi9n of
Candidates to the-West Lancashire Masonic Institution, for
the Education and Advancement in Life of Children of
.Dis-
tressed Freemasons, and the transaction of the usual business
of the Institution.
There will be a Banquet in the Afternoon, at Four o'clock
Precisely, of which it is expected that all the Brethren will par-
take, as the Provincial Grand Stewards have made their ar-
rangements accordingly. J.W., P. G. Seretary.

BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL, TO WIT.
GILBERT HENDERSON, ESQUIRE, RECORDER.
THECOURT of QUARTER _SESSIONS of the
PEACE for the BOROUGH wiP tie held, in the New Assize
Courts, in the said Borough, on MONDAY, the 16th day of
May instant, at Ten o'clock"" in-fheWßlGHT,Forenoon.
, civrx of the Peace,
Clerk of the Peace's Office, Liverpool,
3d May, 1853.