The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-08-21 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL,

Second Week of Mr. W. FARREN, of the Theatre-Royal,
Covent-garden.
Fifth Night of Mrs
Drury-lane.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. ANDERSON, and the
Last Night of his Engagement, on which occasion Madame
VESTRIS and Mr. CHARLES MATHEWS, of the
Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden, on their return from
Dublin to Loudon, have kindly volunteered the aid of
their valuable services, positively the only night of their
performing here. Mr. JAMES VINING, of the Covent-
Garden Theatre, also, in the most friendly manner, contri-
butes his aid on this occasion.
THIS present FRIDAY EVENING, the 21st instant,
will be performed Sheridan's Comedy of the
SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. •
Lady Teazle - Madame Vestris.
Sir Peter Teazle Mr. W. Farren.
Charles Surface Mr. Charles Mathews.
Joseph Surface.
Sir Benjamin Backbite Mr. James Vining.
Sir Oliver Surface.. (first time).... Mr. Baker.
Mrs. Candour.. Mrs. Clarke. Lady Sneerwell.. Mrs. Baker.
Maria Miss Cleaver.
To conclude with a new Drama, never acted here, as produeed
Last season at the Theatre-Royal, Haymarket, called
THE VILLAGE DOCTOR.
Pierre Boncoeur.... (the Village Doctor).... Mr. W. Farren,
.As originally performed by him at the Haymarket Theatre.
Marchioness De Viellecour.. Mrs. Clarke.
Baroness De La Fadaise Miss Cleaver.
Louise Mrs. Stirling.
On MONDAY next, will be repeated the Comedy of THE
HYPOCRITE. Doctor Cantwell, Mr. W. Farren; Colonel.
Lambert, Mr. W. Howard; Sir John Lambert, Mr. Web-
ster ; Darnley, Mr. W. H. Bland : Mawworm, Mr. Baker;
Old Lady Lambert, Mrs. Clarke ; Young Lady Lambert,
Mrs. Baker; Charlotte, Mrs. Stirling.—After which, for the
fourth time here, the new Farce, called ASK NO QUES-
TIONS ; OR, THE OLD INVALID. Mathias, (a Ve-
teran of the Old Guard,) Mr. W. Farren, as originally per-
formed by him in London • Gimblet, Mr. Baker ; The Ba-
roness de Scrigny, Mrs. Clarke.—To conclude with, for the
second time here,. a new Drama, called ANGELINE LE
LIS, which was received on Wednesday Evsmit'r with the
most rapturous applause. Angeline le Lis, Mrs. Stirling, as
originally performed by her in London.

STIRLING, of the Theatre-Royal,

EXHIBITION.
WILL SHORTLY CLOSE

CAPTAIN SIBORN' S

MODEL OF THE BATTLE

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OF WATERLOO.
THE celebrated MODEL OF THE BATTLE OF
WATERLOO is NOW OPEN for EXHIBITION
at the GALLERY OF THE UNION ROOMS, Slater,
street, Bold-street.
Open from Ten in the Morning till Ten at, Night.
mission, One Shilling each

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
THE FIRST GRAND GALA of the SEASON will
take place THIS DAY, (Friday,) the 21st instant, on
which occasion the Gardens will be
SPLENDIDLY ILLUMINATED !
introducing many beautiful and chaste Devices, in SEVERAL
THOUSAND VARIEGATED LAMPS, exhibiting one GORGEOUS

BLAZE OF LIGHT!

The.celebrated D'EBNST, Pyrotechnist to her Majesty,
Will surpass all his former efforts in producing the most
Brilliant and Effective
DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS
EVER WITNESSED IN .LIVERPOOL

introducing several of the SPLEN DID CoLossA4, PIECES
arranged by him for the Royal Vauxhall-gardens,- and never
on any previous occasion fired out of London.
THE BOMBARDMENT OF ALGIERS,
through all its stages of TERRIFIC GRANDEUR, will take
place with GREAT ADDITIONAL EFFECT !
An excellent and efficient Military Band will be in attendance.
*** Admittance, 2s ; Children, ls.
The SECOND GRAND GALA willtakeplace
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on— MONDAI next, the 21th instant

IMPORTANT TO MUNICIPAL VOTERS,

To secure a vote at the next municipal election, the
following is the necessary qualification, namely :
" The occupation on the ensuing 31st August, and
during the two preceding years, of a house, warehouse,
counting-house, or shop, within the borough, for which
the occupier is rated, and OA which all rates dzte thereon,
except those becoming due within six months before the
31st, have been paid before that date."
_ _ _

The occupier must also, during the whole of that pe-
riod, (Say two years and nine months) have been an in-
habitant householder within seven miles of the borough.

The day on which claimants' qualifications must be
completed, and the last day fog payment of rates, is the
31st of August. The sth of September is the day on
which the overseers are required to make out the burgess
lists, and to deliver them to the Town-clerk, who is to
fix a copy of them on the Town-hall, during the week
preceding the 15th of September.
A person succeeding to the occupation of a house, 4-c.,
by descent, marriage, demise, 4-c., is entthed to reckon
as his own the occupancy and rating of the person by or
through whom lie succeeds.