The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-11-02 00:00:00

NOW OPEN.

The Corporation of Liverpool having granted the site of
the late OBSERVATORY, ST. JAMES'S WALK, a neat and
elegant Building has been erected thereon, in which the
PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, the discovery of which
is ranked among the greatest scientific achievements of the
present age, is now in DAILY OPERATION.
THE PRICE FOR EACH PORTRAIT, INCLUDING
A FRAME, IS ONE GUINEA.

JOHN RELPH, Manager.
Speoimens may be seen, and Orders reee;ved. at Mr. LA -
CET'S REPOSITORY OF ARTS, 100, Bold-sheet.

MECHANICS' INSTITUTION,
MOUNT-STREET.

MO-MORROW EVENING, at Half-past Seven, ICIES
-a. SHERIDAN KNOWLES, Esq., will ver the
THIRD of a Course of Six Lecturesou the D MA.

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Subject :—Euripides with tEschi s and Sopho-
cles, Examination of Iphigenia in Aulis.
C" In consequence of the crowdeditAte of the Lecture-
room on last Wednesday night, which itrevented many of the
i Members from procuring admission, i has beenfound neces-
sary to admit none but Members to the remaining Lectures
of this Course.
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- To be followed by Four Lectures on ELECTRICITY and
MAGNETISM by Dr. JOHN MURRAY ; Two Lectures
on ANCIENT and MODERN IRISII MUSIC, by P. F.
WHITE, Esq. ; Four Lectures on the STEAM ENGINE,
by Mr. M'CONNELL ; and many other Courses on inter-
esting Subjects.
LIBRARY.—PubIic attention is solicited to the Library,
which now contains upwards of Seven Thousand Volumes,
in the various Branches of Science and Literature, and which
receives regularly Eight Monthly and Seven Quarterly Peri-
odicals. Each Member is allowed Three Volumes of a Single
Work at a time, and the same Annual Subscription of One
Guinea (for Ladies, 10s. Gd.), which admits to the Library,
admits also to the. Public Lectures and the Evening Schools,
LOWER SCHOOL.—The Quarter commenced YESTER-
DAY, the Ist of November. Terms :—To Sons of Members,
per Quarter, 12s. Gd. To others, 15s. Preparatory Depart-
ment, 7s. Gd. To others, 10s. (Books included.)

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A Donation of Ten Guineas,' or upwards, constitutes the
Contributor a Life Member. Annual Members, One Guinea
(the ticket dates from the day on which it was taken out) ;
Ladies' Tickets, Half-a-Guinea ; Sons and Apprentices of
Members, Five Shillings; Apprentices of Non-Members,
H alf-a-Guinea. W. B. HODGSON, Secretary.

TO THE ELECTORS OF NORTH TOXTETH

WARD

GENTLEMEN,
IRETURN you my sincere thanks for the ho. f .r which
you have done me in again electing •as one of
your Representatives in the Town Counc. .f this Borough,
and trust, by a faithful discharge of h .uties which devolve
upon me, to merit a continuance iur good opinion.
I have the honour to be,
Your obliged and faithful servant,
ALEX. SMITH, Jun.
Fairview House, Ist November, 1841.

TO THE TRUSTEES AND SUBSCRIBERS-
TO TO THE
SOUTHERN AND TOXTETH HO TAL.
MY LORDS, LADIES, AND GENTLEME.
IBEG leave to offer myselt as a C IDATE for the
Office of HONORARY SUR to the SOUTH-
ERN and TOXTETH HOSPIT , the Election
and
which
takes place TO-DAY, between t ours of One and Three
o'clock, p.m., at the Clarendon-rooms, when the early
attendance of my Friends is earnestly requested.
From the reception .1 have met with amongst the Sub-
scribers, and through the interest of my personal friends, I
am led to entertain a sanguine hope of the election resulting
in my favour; but to those who may not yet have deter-
mined as to the preferable claims of the various Candidates,
besides the pretensions of fitness put forward in my circular
of the 16th July, I may be permitted to adduce my long resi-
dence in the.community, and my arduous services as Hono-
rary Physician to the Toxteth-park Cholera Hospital through
the whole of the pestilential epidemic of 1832, for their
favourable consideration in making the present appointment,
of which lam so desirous. . _

In'the event of my election, I have to assure yon that I
shall, with the utmost of my abilities, faithfully discharge
the duties of my office. _ _ _

1 am, my Lords, Ladies, and Gentlemen,
Your humble and obedient servant,
J. PETRIE
13, Upper Parliament-street, Nov. 2d., 1841.

NEW POOR-LAW.—PARISH OF LIVERPOOL.
HAVING received a Requisition from Rate-payers of
this Parish, most numerously and respectably signed.
of which a copy is subjoined, NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN, that a SPECIAL GENERAL VESTRY will be
held, in St. Nicholas's Church, on THURSDAY, 4th Novem-
ber next, at One o'Clock in the afternoon, to take into
consideration the object of the said Requisition, and to
determine as to an Application to Parliament, daring t
next Session, for a Local Act for the Administratto e
Poor-laws within this Parish. Dated this 29 y of
October..lB4l._ _ _

WILLIAM BIRKETT_,_
ISAAC HUTCHINSON, prurchwardens

JOSEPH GIBBONS,
WI I LLIAM RUSHTON, Overseers
THOS. MUNCASTER,
JOHN PATON,

TO THY CIit7RCHWARDENS

AND OVERSEERS OF TUt

PARISH OF LIVERPOOL.
We, the undersigned Rate-payers of the Parish of Liver-
pool, beg respectfully to request that you will convene! a
SPECIAL GENERAL VESTRY of the Inhabitants at an early
day, in order to take the sense of the Inhabitants as to the
propriety of applying to Parliament, during the next Session,
for a Local Act for the Administration of the Poor-laws
within this Parish, with the view, of re-establishing such a
system of combined economy and efficiency as prevailed
before the New Poor-law was introduced into this Parish.
Thos. Rawson John Woollright Rd. Formby, M.D.
Thos. Brancker Win. D. Chidson James Procter
Wm. P. Bushby Robt. Richmond Thomas Francis
Charles Birch Henry Holmes William Shand
John Bibby Rd. Bright F. Shand
Wm. Potter Thos. Ralphs Edward G. Deane
John Holmes Philip Ralphs T. T. Glazebrook
J. B. Brancker David Kent James Lawrence
Thomas Bold, jun. Wm. Bate A. Henderson
Richard Dawson Geo. Byford Clark Rampling
Ch. S. Parker Ambrose Byford Peter Greenell
S. Lee Trotman William Benson George H. Lawrence
W. Nicol Ireland Lowe Christr. Bushell
John Moss E. M. Pilcher Henry Copeland
Jas. Moon James Tessimond Wm. Guyton
Cottingham Moss Joshua WalmsleY, James A • spma 11
Richd. Hat bord Church-street Rd. M. Beckwith
James Crosbie J. and W. Scott Thomas D. Butler
Richd. Houghton, J. Nelson Wood M. Wotberspoon
Rodney-street, Thomas Carson Wm Clarke
Edmund Molyneux Thomas Birkett John Mellor
J. Chaffers Robtsn. Gladstone John Fox
Geo. Holden Edward Byford Robert M'Kee
John Peacock Anthony Barnes Robert Heywood
Josh. Cooper Aaron Walker Joseph Ackers
Robt. Livingston Rd. Taylor & Sons Ewd. Bretherton
Jno. Taylor Sol. Willrn. May Geo. Maxwell
Thos. Taylor J. S. Leigh Geo. Riding
John Fletcher Thos. Dover John Deakin
Peter Wright Tho. Rodick Win. Drury.
E. Littledale Geo. Grant James Ackers
Will. Hesketh James Dempsey John Atkinson
Arch. Robertson Wm. Thos. Wil- Ewd. Ford
Ewd. M. Roberts son Eph. Knapper
. Thomas Sands
David George Paton,
Ro bin sjounn:
jTnhoo.
Richard Griffith A. Hodgson
James Holme
J. R. M'Guffie John A. Tinne William Slater
Wm. Laycock
Thos. Morecroft
Castle-street
Saml. Thorneley
John Ellison
Thomas B. 0 v4,31-714.1.3:0:::, Ambrose Lace
Thomas
f r ornery George Groom
Goon Ha d 1'
z " Samuel n g
Thos. HoughtonHol e
'Thos. Gouthwaite John Wilkinson
Francis Haywood John Kilshaw
I-1 rsfall Richd. Houghton John Rigby
Thomas urobart John Leyland Owen Williams
Edward \Vintner
CRhoahrelretsßileonrnsfall NjNorthllniaßmriGser4oeom
i D. Nicholson
Thomas Reay Richard Tetley Daniel Ledson
I Robt. Bridson

TO DEALERS, SCHOOLS, AND OTHERS.
REVANS, PILL-BOX MANUFACTURER, 15, POI-
• office-place, Liverpool, has just received a large Stock
of FIRE-WORKS from the first Artist in Lo don, which,
leep
as regards price and quality, will be found nequalled, in-
cluding Rockets, Roman Candles, Pin eels, Crackers,
Serpents, Flower-pots, Jack-in-Box, Fie t y Mountains, &c.
&c. ; also Artificial Fire of Bengal, Blue, China, Orange,
Purple, Crimson, and White.. Early application is reqtiested
if a general assortment is required.

Tug r,O4LBROOKOALF, COITPANY/ iegrgetfaily
announce, that they have new OPENE,thair extenaiyo
Pretnisesin Liverpool for the Saia of

BAR, BOLT, ROD, HOOP; AND dB EET IRON,
RIVET, ANGLE BARS, AND ILER PLATES,
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Also a general Assor ent of
CASTINGS and IRON GOODS or Home. Use and Ex-
portation, an inspection of which is respectfully solicited.
JOSEPH ROBINSON, Agent.
Warehouses, James-street and Sea-brow.