The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-07-23 00:00:00

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS

THE Gii.i2VlrlioY.:4l-AGRICULTaIAI GALA.
THIS EVENING (Friday), the celebrated Pyrotechnist,
Signer SEMONI, Artist to the Court of Naples and Milan,
will introduce the most brilliant display of FIREWORKS,
consisting of the Grand Colossal and Novel Fleece flied by hien
on the Continent. The whole Of the Pyrotechnical Display
willon this occasion be entirely changed, and form a com-
plete New Order of Firing. The Gardens will be SPLEN-
DIDLY ILLUMINATED, exhibiting many elegant em-
blematical devices ; thousands of Variegated Lamps will be
tastefully and ingeniously interspersed among the 'Trees aid
Shrubs, exhibiting a perfect Fairy Scene, while the Upper
Grounds will display one gorgeous blaze of light ! To con-
clude with the STORMING of ST. JEAN ID'ACRE, ar-
ranged by DANSON, on this occasion, with great additional
effect, finishing with the Terrific Explosion of the Magazine,
and Grand Allegorical Tableau of Victory.
The Proprietor begs leave to draw the attention of Visitors
and Strangers to the great variety of Specimens of all de-
scriptions which will be found in this Collection. The Aqua-
tic Birds may be seen floating on the lake and ornamental
waters, in all their beauty and fine plumage. The accommo-
dation afforded to the animals of a larger description permits
them to be seen in a state as nearly approaching nature as
possible. The immense Rhinoceros' has his spacious pad-
dock for exercise, and the Elephant his bath, in which he
frequently laxuriates, exhibiting a buoyancy truly surprisiag.
This noble animal is extremely docile, and performs many
amusing tricks. The Gardens are in the most luxuriant
state, and afford to the Botanist and Naturalist many oppor-
tunities for contemplation. To those is search of amuse-
ment there is not a more delightful place of public resort.
An excellent Brass and famous Military Band will be in
attendance. Firing to commence at Half-past Nine.
Admission, Two SHILLINGS ; Children, ONB SRILLINC.
Feeding time commences at Five o'Clock.

PUBLIC DINNER,

LIVERPOOL SHIPMASTERS' ASSOCI47ION.

rilllE ANNUAL DINNER of the SHIPMASTERS'
ASSOCIATION, and those who are friendly to the
Institution, will take place in the LARGE Room of the
ADELPHI HOTEL, THIS DAY (Friday,) July 23d. Dimmer
to be on the Table at Six o'clock.

WM. POTTER, Esq., President, in the Chair.
The Right Hon. Lord Landon, M.P., Lord Francis Eger-
ton, M.P., Sir Joshua Walmsley, the Worshipful the Mayor,
and other distinguished Noblemen and Gentlemen, will be
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present. _
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Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, (including a Pint of Wine,) to be
had at the Adelphi Hotel, or at the Shipmasters' Association
Room, Oldhall-street.

BOTANIC GARDEN, EDGE-LANE,
LIVERPOOL.

THE President and Committee of the LIVERPOOL
BOTANIC GARDEN, being desirous of rendering the
ensuing Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of
England, in this town, conducive not only to Agricultural,
but also to Horticultural and Botanical Science, have deter-
mined to hold a

GRAND HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION
at the Garden THIS DAY, (Friday,) the 2.3c1 instant ; and fcr
this purpose, under the Patronage of the following Nobility
ant Gentry, propose the undermentioned Premiums.

PATRONS.
THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF LIVERPOOL.
MEMBERS OF TILE BOROUGH, LORD SANLION,
AND C. CRESWELL, ESQ., M.P.
THE EARL OF DERBY, K.G., LORD LIEUTENANT Oro rig EL
COUNTY.

EARL OF SEFTON. vvv
LORD SEELMERSDALE.
RIGHT HON. LORD STANLET, M.P.,
THE RIGHT HON. LORD F. EGERTON, A.P.
HON. B. WILBRAHAM, M.P.
WILSON PATTE'N, ESQ../ M.P.
J. IRELAND BLACKIIURNE, ESQ., M.P.
EXHIBITION OPEN TO ALL ENGLAND.
Liverpool, July 12, 1841.
In consequence of the unfavourable state of the woetke.r
since the Committee announced the Prizes to be oompeted
for at the Exhibition pn the 23rd instant, they have been in-
duced to make some alteration in the Premintes, whick will
now be as follows :

PLANTS.-FIRST CLASS.
The best Collection of not less than 20, contain-
ing at least 17 distinct Varieties or Species of
Stove or Gretnlionse Plants
Second Ditto

SECOND CLASS.
The best Collection of not less than 15, contain-
ing at least 12 distinct Varieties or Species of
Stove or Greenhoase Plants
Second ditto

7 0 0
5 0 0

71111 tr. CLASS.
The best Collection of not less than 10, contain-
ing at least 8 distinct Varieties or Species of
Stove or Greenhouse Plants
Second ditto

FOURTH CLASS

The best three Plants
Second ditto