The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-08-13 00:00:00

A WHIG-RADICAL DICTIONARY

Agitation.—The whig's resource when his crimes are about
to bring him to the gallows.
Ballot.—A plan for enabling cowards, liars, and tricksters
to vote freely, which in America has often produced many
more votes thari there are men.

Cheap Bread.—The manufacturers' trap for reducing the
wages of the poor.
Distress.—The fruit of ten years of reform government.
Economy.—Joseph Hume's rusty gun, which kills cock
sparrows, but never shoots lions and tigers.
Free Trade.—Smuggling; or the last scheme for keeping
in office.

Gallows.—The place to which the modern whigs entice
their poor friends, and then leave them.
Hustings.—A stage on which certain actors, called refor-
mers, amuse and mislead the people.
Irish Patriot.—A man who encourages his followers to
blow out people's brains, and then tells them to be quiet and
obey the laws.
Kick.—The whig method of rewarding the people after
they have used them to get into office.
Liberal.—A man who robs others, but gives away nothing
if he can help it.
Magistrates (of Lord John Russell.)—Candidates for
Botany Bay. Example : John Frost, of Newport.
Negro Stave.—An old friend of the whigs, now discarded,
because he no longer suits their purpose.
Opposition.—The future place of the remains of the whigs,
but too good for their deserts.
Partli.—The curse of this country, the mainstay of the
Whigs, and the scorn of good men.
Quack.—A radical doctor, who destroys the English con-
stitution, under pretence of reforming it.
Radical M.P.—The rotton
offerto cram
leg of a 'time whig.
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Sugar.—What the whigsam the people with,
Traitor.—Alman who is hanged by the whigs in Canada,
after having dosed them with vinegar for some years.
but who gets pac and pay from them in Ireland.
Union.—Formerly concord, but now a whig-radical prison,
with water-gruel diet.
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Voter.—A man whom the whig uses as a stepping-stone to
office, only to trample upon him and make him dirty,
formerly considered respectable, but now
bankruptAPergamester,sl and to use Lord Melbourne's
words, " bereft of reason.
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Yoke.—The thing to which the radical M • P.' s are now
putting their necks, to draw the whig coach out of the mire,
but all in vain.
Zig Zag.—The path of modern whigs and reformers; the
reverse of straight.

ZOOLOOICAL CIATIDgNS

THIS DAC(FriJay,) the 13th inatimt, at4d will ha re.
pented ever;' AloNoAv and FrupAy, weather permitting,
THE STORMING OF ST. JEAN D'AQRF%,
NIIIIANGED Bi oANSoN,
showing the Posi(ion of Ships of War, andArroup of War

Steamers ; linishin.2: with the
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF 'LHt MAGAZINE,
AND /.
GRAND ALLEGORICAL TAXLEAU OF VICTORY
AN E.xcELLENT BRASS BAND EvErtv DAY.
FIRING TO COMMENCE AT NINE O'CLOCK
ADMITTANCE, ONE SHILLING.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
FHE Subscribers to this Establishment, and the Public,
are most respectfully informed, that the Proprietor
intends giving a GRAND FASHIONABLE GALA 'of
unequalled magnificence, on MoNDAY next, the 16th instant.
The talented Pyrotechnist who had the honour of eliciting
such general approbation on the last occasion, will exhibit
an entire'Novel Display of FIREWORKS, introducing his
Changeable Splendid C01.01;11E0/ FIRE, unequalled in

Europe.
The Garden will surpass all possible description in BriM-
any, and the whole of the
ILLUMINATION
will be under the superintendence of the celebrated Pyro-
technist, and many Thousand extra Lights will be introduced
on this occasion.
The Proprietor begs to state, that nothing shall be wanting
on his part, to render this the most attractive Gala of the
Season, he has engaged the services of an eminent Professor,
who will, during the Evening, exhibit the DISSOLVING
IhISCENASCOPE, or DIORAMA of SHADOWS, dis-
playing beautiful and correct delineations of remarkable and
picturesque scenery, Illuminated by the KONEOPHASTIC

LIonT.
The first Exhibition will take place at Four o'clock pre-

The STORMING of St. JEAN D'ACRE,
BY DANSON,

with every possible effect, introducing, on the terrific spring-
ing of the mine, a beautiful Shower of CoLoußmo FIRES.
The Band on this occasion will be greatly augmented, and
perform some of their Choice pieces.
Adettance, 25.; Children, ls. Firing to commence at
half-past Eight o'clock.