The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-08-07 00:00:00

GnAND PIIILANTHROPIC FESTIVAL.

PATRONISED BY
THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR, THE MAYORESS, 84:
THE LADIES OF LIVERPOOL.

GRAND FANCY FAIR AND FLOWER SHOW,
ON
TO-MORROW, (Wednesday,) the Bth, THURR n. 4 F NEXT,
the9th, and FRIDAY, the 10th AUGUST,
IN THE PRINCE'S PARK,
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LIVERPOOL INFT PMARY
AND NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HOSPITALS.

THE verydepressed state of the Finances of the
LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY and NORTHERN and
SOUTHERN HOSPITALS having been brought under the
consideration of a numerous Meeting at the Town Hall, con-
vened by the Mayor and Mayoress, and a proposition for
raising a fund to relieve those important and useful Charities
by a GRAND FANCY FAIR and FLOWER SHOW having met
with the unanimous approbation of the very influential meeting
to which it was submitted, a COMMITTEE OF LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN has been formed for the purpose of carrying into
execution those benevolent intentions. Mr. R. V. YATES
having, in the most liberal and handsome spirit, offered the
Prince's Park, it has been determined to. hold the Fete in the
Park on the abovementioned days.
The COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT have now the plea-
sure to announce that the appeal thus made to the Public in
behalf of these valuable Charities has been nobly responded
to; most liberal Contributioi is of various kinds have been, and
continue to be, received, and the Committee are aided and sup-
ported by the earnest cooperation of all classes of the com-
munity.

THE LADIES' BAZAAR FOR FANCY WORK,
AND THE
FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION
will be, by the munificence of intending Contributors,
upon a scale of GI eat Splendour.
In addition to these sources of attraction
A GREAT VARIETY OF AMUSEMENTS
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have been provided.
By the liberality of the Electric Telegraph Company •
THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

WILL BE SEEN IN FULL OPERATION, AND THE USE OF.
THE GALVANIC BATTERY ILLUSTRATED BY
ELECTRICAL EXPERIMENTS.

Arrangements have been made with Mr. GREEN, the Aeronaut,
FOR A

BALLOON ASCENT,
TO TAKE PLACE ON TBURSD.4I%

ON THE EVENING OF FRIDAY THERE WILL BE A
GRAND DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS& DISCHARGE
OF FIRE BALLOONS.

THE AMUSEMENTS ON THE LAKE
on each day will comprise
A LILLIPUTIAN SAILING I BLOWING UP OF THE ROYAL
MATCH, GEORGE,
ROWING MATCHES, SHIP LAUNCH, &C. &C.

CAMERA OBSCURA.
FANTOCCINI. VENTRILOQUISM.

HERR VON JOEL
will Exhibit his Imitations of Musical Instruments, &c. &c_

By the kind permission of the General in Command of the
District, and the Co!onels of the respective Regiments,
THE BAND OF THE 4TH DRAGOON GUARDS,
THE BAND OF THE 30TH, THE BAND OF THE 4firrr,
will be in attendance on each day, and
THE BAND OF THE LOCAL COMPANIES' PENSIONERS,
will attend by permission of Captain Gregg.
The Committee have also secnred the services of SIX OTHER
BANDS, making in the whole
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TEN BANDS.

ON THURSDAY,
There will be a Junction of the Military Bands, to form
A MONSTER BAND,
for the Performance of a Grand Battle Piece, composed by Mr.
Seume, and called
" REMINISCENCES OF A SOLDIER'S LIFE."

ON FRIDAY,
There will be divers
OLD ENGLISH RURAL SPORTS.
THE LANCASHIRE BELL RINGERS.

A BEAUTIFUL COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL
is in course of execution, and will soon be issued at a low price.

THE REFRESHMEFT TENTS,
which will be most sumptuously supplied, are placed under the
Management of Mr. LYNN.
Charges will be moderate.

The COMMITTEE for conducting the arrangements of the
FANCY FAIR, beg to suggest to Tradesmen and others
the propriety of making such arrangements as will admit the
several Persons employed by them to take part in some of the
Festivities on one of those days.

CHEAP TRAINS will be provided from Neighbouring Towns.

Not Transferable, admitting the holder
ss. Privileged Tickets, to free egress and regress on all the
2s. Children's Ditto, three days, will be issued in a few
days.
Daily Tickets, to be given up on entering the Park, will be
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issued at the following prices :
On Wednesday, the Ath 2s. 6d.
Children ls. Od.
Thursday, the 9th 2s. Od.
Children is. Od.
Friday, the 10th
Children Os. 6d.
Tickets may be bad at all the Newspaper Offices, and at the
principal Stationers and Music Sellers.
The Gates of the Park will he opened at Twelve o'clock ott
the two first days, and the Stalls will be closed and all amuse-
ments cease at Half-past Seven o'clock.
N.B.—After Five o'clock• on Thursday Evening, the 9th, the
Price of Admittance will be Reduced one-half for that Evening
only.

This Great Philharmonic Festival will terminate on the
EVENING OF SATURDAY,
NVITH

C O N C E R T;

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