The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-07-06 00:00:00

AN EXTRAORDINARY ARRIVAL OF FOIMI4XI

ERS, FROM ABYSSINIA.
MR. GEORGE WOMBWELL arrived here on Satur-
LVI. day last, with five Specimens of that extraordinary
Animal the GIRAFFE. They arc all in perfect health, and
fine condition, and an inspection of them must be a treat to
the Public. They were brought to England by Mons. Ri-
boulet, in the Great Liverpool, (steamer,) Capt. Engledue,
and landed at Southampton, where they were purchased by
Mr. W., at an enormous expense. and ARE NOW TO BE
SEEN at No. 7, BOLD-STREET, two doors above the
Lyceum News-room.
Admission, ONE SHILLING.

rrHE SEVENTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL of the
-1 LIVERPOOL TEETOTAL SOCIETIES, will com-
mence on Monday, the 12th instant.
At Ten o'clock the Societies will meet in the Haymarket.,
Lime-street, to prepare for PROCESSION. On that and
the following Evening, at Seven o'clock, they will have
PUBLIC MEETINGS, in the Royal Amphitheatre. L.
HEY WORTH, Esq., has consented to take the chair on
Monday, and WILLIAM BLAIN, Esq., on Tuesday.
The Rev. T. SPENCER, of Hinton ; J. S. BUCKINGHAM,
Esq., late M.P. for Sheffield ; JOHN HOCKINGS, the Bir-
mingham Blacksmith, and other popular advocates will
attend,

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To defray expenses, admission to the Boxes, Is. ; Pit, Gd. ;
Gallery, 3d. 'rickets for the Boxes and Pit may be had at the
Mercury-office.

LIVERPOOL BANKING COMPANY.
EIGHTH DIVIDEND.
A DIVIDEND for the Half-year ended the 30th ult.
after the rate of Six Pounds per Cent., per Annum
will be paid to the Proprietors upon application, at the Bank
on or after WEDNESDAY, 15th July instant.
By order of the Directors,
WILLIAM WILSON, Manager.

LIVERPOOL UNION BANK.
VOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a DIVIDEND
I of Five per Cent. on the Capital Stock of the Company,
for the half-year ending the 30th June last (being at the rate
of Ten per Cent. per Annum), will be paid to the Proprie-
tors on and after the 2nd August.
The Transfer Books will be closed from the 17th to the
31st instant inclusive,

By order of the Board.
JAMES LISTER, Manager
Bank, Brunswick-street,sth July, 1841.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE

THE GENERAL ANNUAL MEETING of the PRO-
PRIETORS of the CORN EXCHANGE will be held
in the COMMITTEE Room, Brunswick-street, on FRIDAY
next, the 9th instant, at Eleven o'clock precisely.

By order of the Chairman,
JAMES STEEL, Secretary

Liverpool, 2d July, 1841

ATHENIEUM

THE GENERAL ANNUAL MEETING of the PRO-
PRIETORS of this INSTITUTION will be held in the
BARI', on TUESDAY, the 13th July, at Eleven o'clock in
Forenoon.

The following motion will be submitted to the consideration
of the Meeting :—" That the Committee be authorised to
admit Non-proprietors as Readers in the Library, upon the
payment of One Guinea per Annum, and under such Regu-
lations as the Committee may deem expedient."
JONATHAN BROOKS, President.
June 28, 1841.

WEST

INDIA

ASSOCIATION

ZIIIE ANNUAL MEETING of the WEST INDIA
ASSOCIATION, at the Port of Liverpool, will be held
in the Committee Room, No. 6, Brunswick-street, on FRIDAY
next, the 9th instant, at Eleven o'clock precisely, to Elect a
Chairman and Deputy Chairman for the year ensuing, and
transact the Annual Business of the Association.—By order,
PETER WRIGHT, Secretary.
Liverpool, 2d July, 1841.