The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-08-28 00:00:00

PATRONS:

The Right Honourable the Earl DIGBY.
The Right Honourable the Earl of MEXBOROUGH,
P.G.M. West Riding of Yorkshire.
The Right Honourable Lord REAY.
The Right Honourable Lord.SALTOUN.
The Right Honourable CHARLES TENNYSON

D'EYNCOURT, M.P ' P.G.M. of Lincolnshire.
General Sir JOSEPH O'HALLORAN, K.C.B.

DIRECTORS :

Colonel HENRY DUNDAS CAMPBELL, Chairman.
William Cumming, Esq. Geo. Goldsmith Kirby, Esq.
Frederick Dodsworth, Esq. Richard Alex. Price, Esq.
James Jephson, Esq. James Stephenson, Esq.
William King, Esq. Capt. Wm. Spencer Webb,
H. E.I.C.S.
Auditor.—Joshua King, LL.D., F.C.P.S., &c. &c. &c.,
President of Queen's College, Cambridge.
Bankers:—The London and Westminster Bank.
MEDICAL ADVISERS:

H. U. Thomson, Esq., M.D. I Thos. King, Esq. Maddox-st.

LEGAL ADVISERS :
Sir Frederick Pollock, M.P. William Hayes, Esq.
The advantages of this Company are as follow :
I. To the assured seeking profits.—The whole of the profits
of their own class will be triennial!) divided amongst them-
selves.
11. The option of taking these _profits in cash—adding to
the policy—diminishing the premium—or effecting an annuity
for the remainder of life at a certain ag►e.
111. To the assured not seeking profits.—Premiums much
-below those of most other offices.
IV. Facilities for effecting loans on security of the policies,
without the heavy annual payment in addition to the interest
charged by other offices.
V. To both Classes.—lncreasing or decreasing premiums
at their option.
VI. Half the amount of premiums may remain owing, at
5 per cent. intetest, on the security of the Policies for the
first five years.
VII. Policies not forfeited if Premium unpaid at the sti-
pulated period, but may be received if health the same.
VIII. No error, but only fraud to vitiate a Policy.
IX. Policies and Premiums may be reduced if circum-
stances require it, and the overplus paid to be considered as
paid in advance to the reduced Policy.
X. All claims to be settled within three months, or imme-
diately on allowance of discount.
XI. The advantages to Shareholders are, a guaranteed
dividend of 5 per cent. interest on their shares.
XII. The whole of the profits arising from the proprietary
class.
XIII. The whole of the profits arising from the purchase
of reversions.
XIV. The whole of the profits arising from the granting
of annuities.
Application for Shares to be made to any of the Branches
of the London and Westininster Bank, or for Shares, or
Policies, or Annuities, to G. G. Kirby, Esq., Managing
Director, 11, Waterloo-place.
District Boards will be formed by the Brethren of Lodges;
who will superintend the Business for the benefit of Masonry
and the Institution. Agents, being Shareholders, will be
speedily appointed.

Fign
MME. PERSIAN!, (Cantante di Camera di S. M. I. E.
R. L'lmperatore d'Austria,)
SIGNOR RUBINI, (being his last season previous to his
retirement from the stage,)
SIGNOR NIGRI, (Basso Cantlnte from Naples,) and
illi! SIGNOR EM LIANI,
Under the direction of SI OR DE ANGIOLI,
'AVE the honour of acq sting the Nobility, Gentry,

lland the Amateurs of IClthic of-the Town and Vicinity
of Liverpool, that they will give a GRAND VOCAL AND
INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT, at the above Theatre,
on the Evening of Frramy NEXT, August 31st, 1838; to
commence at Eight o'clock.
After the Concert, Madame PERSIAN I and Signor
RUBINI, assisted by Signor NIGRI, will appear in Cos-
tume, and perform the First and Third Acts of Donizetti's
New Opera,
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR,

Which have elicited the most unbounded applause both in
Paris and London.

Between the Acts, Signor MILIAN' will perform on
the Violin the celebrated Air, " LA ROMANESCA," com-
posed at the end of the sixteenth century.
An efficient Orchestra has been engaged on this occasion.
Leader Signor EMILIANI.
Conductor Mr. HOLDEN.

Private Boxes, to admit Four PersOn;,Y22s., and admit-
ting Six, £2 12s. 6d.; Public Boxes, 65.; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Gal-
leries, 25., to be had only of Mr. W. G. WEISS, Music Sa-
loon, Church-street, Liverpool; and, in the Evening of the
Perforniance, at the Amphitheatre.
Books of the Performance, ls. each, to be 'had at Mr.
WEtss's Warehouse.
A Plan of the Boxes will lie at Mr: NV. G. WEiss's Ware-
house, on WEDNESDAY and Tit uttstia It, the 29th and 30th
of August, when Places may be secured; •and on the Morn-
ing of the Concert, at the Amphitheatre.
For particulars, see the small Bills.

OPERATIC CONCERTS.

AMPIIITHEATRE, LIVERPOOL;

Splendid combination of Talent for TWO NIGHTS ONLY,
from Her Majesty's Theatre, London.
The far-famed Pritha Donna Madame GIULIA GRIST,
The celebrated Prima Donna Madame ALBERTAZZI,
• Signor LABLACHE,
Signor IVANOFF,
. Signor F. LABLACIIE,
Signor VERCELLINI/
Mr. MORI.
Mll'%Avols3(ll I lialgwOolTilTaltitt/esithtllTViive
inter-
spersed with Miscellaneous Performa ices
The FIRST CONCERT will take place on WEDNESDAY
EVENING, September 5, at Eight o'clock, and the SECOND
CONCERT on FRIDAY EVENING, September 7, •at Eight
o'clock, which will commence with the most favourite Pieces
from Bellini:
I PURITANE I CENERENTOLA
ANNA BOLINA LA GAZZA LADRA
LUCIA DE LAMMERMOOR LA PROVA D'UN OPERA SERIA
FALSTA FF IL BARBIERE DE SIVIGLIA
SONNAMBULA SCARAMUCCIA
L'ELISIR D'AMORk MARINO FALIERO
Mr. MORI will on each occasion play some of his most
favourite Solos, and two admired Concertante Duets, for
Violin and Pianoforte, with Mr. LAVENU.
Conductor • • ' Mr. LAVENU.
PRICES OF ADMISSION—Boxes, 75.; Pit, 35.; Gallery, 2s.
Private Boxes, for four, £2 25.; reserved Seats on the Stage,
10s. 6d. Boxes and places to be taken at the Amphitheatre,
on TUESDAY, the 4th September. Tickets to be had at all
the Music Sellers',

GLOUCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
rinHE BALLOT for SECURED SEATS will-take place
at the BELL
.HOTEL, on WEDNESDAY,. September

NoTE.—The whole of the Amount of Tickets applied for,
must be paid for before the Ballot takes place.—After the
Ballot, Tickets for Secured and other Seats to be had of Mr.
JEW, Westgate-street, and the principal Booksellers.
Persons residing at a distance, and being desirous of
securing places, by intimating the number required, by
letter, (post-paid,) addressed to Mr. AMOTT, Cloisters, and
remitting at the same time the amount, may rely upon having
the same advantage 'of choice exercised in their behalf, as if
they were present in person.

DESTITUTION OF THE CHURCH IN IRELAND.
r-rIHE Rev. GEORGE G. GCB BI,NS, Rector of Dun-
i_ nurlin, in the county of Kerry, very respectfully and
earnestly- entreats the attendance of the Members of the
United Church of England and Ireland, at A MEETING
to be held in SAINT ANDREW'S SCHOOL ROOM, Slater-
street, on FRIDAY EVENING next, at Seven o'clock. He
purposes then to lay before them the circumstances of his
own Parish, and of three others adjolit!ing it. All the four
Parishes are, and always have be , unprovided with a
Church, wherein God may be worn ipped by the greatly
increasing numbers who are anxiously desiring that Privilege;
and he is deeply solicitous to remove this most grievous
destitution.

The Chair will he taken at Seven o'clock precisely.
28, Falkner-street, Hope-street, Liverpool,
27th August, 1838.

LIST OF SUBSCRIPTION

Lord Ventry....S
Rev. G. G. Gubbins El 5 0 0
Rt. Hon. Lord Arden 15 0 0
Sundry small sub-
scriptions in Ire-
land
Jno.Rigbv,Liverpool 5 0 0
Charles I-torsfall 5 0 0
Edmund MOlvneux 5 0 0
Joshua Edwaids 5 0 o

ALREADY RECEIVED
to for the Church.

Ueathcote Statham.:T2 0 0
iC. Gr0ve5.......... 2 0 0
Thomas Murray ...., 2 0 0
Mrs. Harrison ..... 1 0 0
Mrs. Thomas Brooks
.1 0 0
Tho Mas Barber 0 0
T. U. Cooper 1 0 0
Rev. T. S. Bowatead 1 0 0
Jos. Willis, London. 1 0 0
James Tyrer
_1 0 0
William Nixon 0 0
A. H0dg50n.......: '1 0 0
Rev. John Junes,... 1 0 0
Rev. R. P. Buddieorn 1 0 0
John Eden ..... 1 0 0
Win. Keate
John Stavert

_.......,
Edward Jones.
Rev. James North 2 0 0

T. B. Ilorsfall 2 001

Robertson Gladstone '2 0 0
William Jones 2 0 0

T. N. Wainwright 2 001
Robert Semple 2 0 0
Edwin Maw 2 0

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MANCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.
THE NEXT HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEET-
ING of the Proprietors will be held, nursuant to the
Act of Incorporation, on the Morning of WEDNESDAY, the
sth day of September next, at the Yo Hotel, in Manchester.
The Chair will be taken at Twe o'clock precisely.
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And, in further pursuance of th said Act, the Transfer
Books of the Company will be Closed on Saturday, the 25th
day of August instant, and will not be Reopened until Thurs-
day, the 6th day of September next.
ROBERT BARBOUR,
Chairman of the Board of Directom
23, Bond-street, Manchester, August 13th, 1838.