The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-05-18 00:00:00

TOXTETH PARK.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
Sin,—The surveyors of the highways for Toxteth Park, at
the monthly meeting on Monday last, passed a resolution to
pare the Park Road on the score of economy—thus breaking up
the present easy highway. The peaceful gig drivers, and the
quiet travellers of the omnibuses, view this resolution, as well
they may, with considerable alarm, having before their eves—
or bones—a fear of sundry joltings and shakings, as experi-
enced in the days of their forefathers. What have they done to
deserve this of the surveyors of the high roads ? May I beg to
suggest to those most illustrious and sapient gentlemen that
they "they do pass a resolution," to wait until some of these
Bitumen Companies get into operation. The Park Road will
be a good field to give the much valued material a trial, they
say (ride prospectuses,) it is "so cheap," and "so durable"—at
any late it will he far preferable to traverse a pitched road,
than he pitched about in omnibuses over hard and jutting paving
stones. Is there no mode of defeating this anti macadamizing
project, AN OMNIBIITE.
May 18, 1838.

AMPHITHEATRE.-Mr. Batty's stud continues to prove attrac-
tive. We recommend our friends to visit the Amphitheatre and
to take their young folk to witness the pony laces. They are
amusing in the extreme, especially those run by the lilliputian
ponies and their monkey jockies. The interest these droll crea-
tures seem to take in whatever is going forward is extremely
entertaining. During the courses, while walking over, they look
about them on all sides, and during the running they ply the
whip with all the ardour of practised jockies, and turn round
to see the position of their opponents. Of the biped won-
ders of this theatre Mr.. Hughes is perhaps the most wonder-
ful. His feats are almost impossible. Mrs. Hughes, as an eques-
trian, is as fearless as she is elegant. Her handsome face and
graceful figure cannot fail to rthow a charm around her perform-
ances.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—These gardens are becoming de-
lightful: leaf, buds, and flowers, are all showing howlthe
spring is wearing on, and the various. specimens of animal life
having thrown off their dread of the " winters icy blast," may
now be seen sporting in the stinshine in all their gaiety and
gladness. The visitor at this time, will, doubtless, be struck
with the preparations that are being made in one part of the
establishment, on a grand scale, but the wonderment will be
greater, we suspect, when they visit the gardens a fortnight or
three weeks hence, and behold a vivid representation of Mount
Vesuvius, and the bay of Naples, with its barks, boats, and
shipping. This grand picture will prove a wonderful attrac-
tion, and is fast progressing towards completion. It is on the
sante scale ns that pow exhibiting in the Surrey Zoological
Gardens. When the evening closes in, the effect of an erup-
tion will he displayed. We perceive, that the Derby Hotel,
which has lately been erected, near the entrance of the Gardens,
is now completed, and the opening dinner will take place on
Thursday next. We sincerely hope, that this undertaking will
prosper, it is really " a convenient distance" from town, and
should prove a point of attraction. In the Gardens will be
found food for .the mind, in.the Derby Hotel, food for the body,
and if exercise be wanting, on the howling . green attached to
the establishment, the visitor may have ample opportunity for
indulgence. In fact, the Derby is complete, unique, and per-
fect in all its arrangements, and we hope it will succeed beyond
expectation.

We have just been favoured with a sight of a very beautiful
and spirited etching. by Mr. Murray; litter Mr. Charles- Land-
seer's well-known picture of. The Pillage and Destruction of
Basing-house, by the 'Troops of Oliver Cromwell," which at,
tracted so much notice in the exhibition of the Royal Academy
and at Liverpool. The picture having been so recently before
the public, we shall be excused from entering into any further
detail on the subject of its merits. The etching; like a clever
sketch, in the absence of colour and high finishing„ conveys to
us the real intention and, spirit of-the artist, arid promises in its
completion to combitAo all the excellencies which are conspicu-
out in the picture. We are glad to .find that the publisher, like
her predecessor, Mr. Bowyer, has adopted that course of solicit-
ing the most intereS)ing incidents of English history for her
subjects, a plan winch, in combination pith first-rate talent
in the execution, cannot fail to render Nris. Parkes's publica-
tions highly acceptable•to the British public, as well as to every
amateur of the find arts.'