The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-01 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL, WILLIAMSON-SQUARE.

Lessees, MADAME CELESTE and Mr. TVEBS TER.
THIS present TUESDAY EVENING, the ist inst ant.
the Tragedy of
BRUTUS.
BrUtus Mr. Charles Pitt.
Tarquinia
.
After which, the new Cunieretta, called
John Dibbs.. MY LITTLE OPTED.
..... Mr. er, (who is engaged until the
opening o e Dublin Theatre,
Laurette Miss Emmeline Montague.
Becky . Miss H. Gardner.
To conclude with the Farce of the

Shortcut.. SPITFIRE.
Mr. Compton. I Margaret.. Miss Rose Telbin.

GENERAL TOM THUMB.

ONE WEEK MORE.
c(msequence of the IMMENSE CROWDS attending
the General's Levees, he will remain at the
till s ROYAL LIVER THEATR
ATIIRDAY next, the sth instant, and positiv
ely no
ltilg ins
Loner,
taant.s he appears in CHESTER on MONDAY next, the
Hours of Ehibition—Fro en One, Half-ast
Two to Five,x and Seven tom ine o'clock. Dor open
half an hour previous. fission, (regardless of Age,)
ONE SHILLING.

The General's MINIATURE EQUIPAGE will be
EXHIBITED from Four to Half-past Five in the Af-
!ernoon, and from Eight to Half-past Nine in the Even-
ing, at the PORTICO, Newington, at the trifling charge of
TRRERPENCE, merely to defray the rent of the Building.

LIVERPOOL COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.

DAY The WINTER QUARTERSCHOOLS.
commences THIS DAY.

CHARLES KEMBLE'S READINGS from SHAK-
SPERE.
Fifth Reading, THIS EVEN. G-, (Tuesday,) the
2d instant, AS YOU LIKE IT:
Admission :—Lower Gallery and Body, 2s. 6d. ; Upper
Gallery, Is. 6d. Door' open at Seven o'clock. The
Reading will commence at Half-past.
J. GREGORY JONES, Secretary.

LIVERPOOL ANNUAL EXHIBITION.
THE LIVERPOOL ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF
PAINTINGS BY MODERN ARTISTS IS
NOW OPEN DAILY,
At the EXHIBITION Rooms, OLD POST-OFFICE-PLACE.,
CHURCH-STREET, from Ten o'cire-ftr-the Morning until
Dusk; and in the Evening fro to 10,'
BRILLIANTLY LUMINATED
watt GA S.
On Saturdays, the Exinibition will Close at Dusk.
Admission, Is. ; Catalogue, Is. ; Season Ticket, 55.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
GRAND FETE D'ETE
EVERY MONDAY AND FRIDAY.
ON FRIDAY EVENING next, the 4th instant, the
celebrated Madame ROSSINI, whose wondeful
r erformance continues to be received with shouts of
approbation, will make her

TERRIFIC ASCE :=
DURING THE SPLENDID,CiD GORGEOUS
FIREWORKS !
IF THE FINALE OF
THE TEMPLES OF ELORA !
forming one of the most Magnificent Scenes the imagina-
tion can possibly conjecture.
The lable the
CHINESE augh
OMBRESExhibition (repeated.
Admittance, be repeated.
Admittance, ONE SHILLING.

ANDERSON'S STATUARY.
A SPLENDID NEW GROUP of NINE FIGURES,
eta in Stone, as large as life, illustrative of the Love
Scene in Burns's beautiful Poem,
THE COTTAR'S SATURDAY NIGHT,
IS NOW (3011E'N,
AT THE
e°r2ier of WOOD-STEED, HANOVER-STREET,
A PEW YARDS,ROM BOLD•STREET.
Admittance, Sixoencec—From Six o'clock till Ten in
the Evening, the Working Classes admitted at Three-
Pence each.

LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.
NOTICE.

ON and after the First of next, a TRAIN
FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF THIRD-CLASS
PASSENGERS, at a PENNY PER- PASSENGER
PER MILE, will leave they STATION
DAILY (SUNDAYS INCL D) at Seven in the
erci,t
Morning, arriving at Three ' ock in the Afternoon in
tirmingham, where a Thi Class ?rain will be in readi-
ness to carry Passengers., orward to Liverpool, Manches-
ter, &c., by the Grand Junction Railway, at the same
Price.

The Return Train will leave Birmingham daily at Half-
past Two in the Afternoon, and bring on the Passengers
by the Third Class Train from the Grand Junction Rail-
way, arriving in London at a Quarter before Ten o'clock.

By order,
Ruston Stat(Signed) R. CREED, Secretary.
ion,lBth September, 1841.

LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.
NOTICE.
OREDUCTION OF FARES AND TOLLS.
N and after Tuesday the Ist October next, a Reduc-
tion will be made in the Fares of Passengers, and in
the charges on Carriages, Horses, a oods, conveyed
over this Railway.
The Passengers' Fares will b
Ist Class, by the 10 Ai. down, and')
lh. 30m. P.m. u rains (not con-
veying Seco*. Class Passengers), }3os. each
for the wifole distance between I
London and Birmingham
Ist Class, by all other Trains .......... 275. ,f 2nd Class, do. •• . ..... 18s.
3rd Class, by one daily Train np. and „
down (at the rate of one penny per 9s. sd.
mile) ..........................
and in proportion for intermediate distances.
Further particulars may be obtained on application.
By order,

R. CREED,
Office, Euston Station, Sept. 22, 1844. Secretary.
Note.—The time of departure of the
last up Train from Birmingham
will, from the Ist Oct. be changed
from 1-past five to 6 o'clock, P M

CHESTER AND WARRINGTON JUNCTION

RAILWAY.

capital, £250,000, in 12,500 Shares of £2O each.
Deposit, £1 lOs per Share.

PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS.
Wanklyn, Esq , Duncan-lodge, near Manchester,
John (Boroughreeve of Salford.)
Lotvmprd, Esq., Rusholme-hall, near Manchester,
sa ardiner, Esq., Ordsall-cottage, near Manchester,
Wirel 13' Chadwick. Esq„ Daresbury hall, Cheshire,
livii,n Hayes, Esq., Frodsham,
johll am m Pickerin.,Frodsham,
Rigby Pickering, Esq., Frodsham,
With power to add to their number.
-Engineer—George Watson Buck, Esq.
Bakke glicitor—John Newall, Esq. Manchester.
Sir Benjamin Heywood, B'art., and Co., Man-
cheater and Liverpool.
THIS Railway is projected for the following important
P„,nrtioses
by ;---10 connect by a continuous Line of Railway, and
ter- 710 ah shorter' route than at present exists, Manches-
To' kmed,.
Bolton,Preston,' and the other populous
/lowlasYorkshire and Lancashire with the Chester and
the 'mead and Chester and Wrexham Railways, now in
Railetv'arse of formation. At present there is no direct
2. /-,V coMmunication.
ter :"lito reduce the Railway distance between Manches-
to cqnu!he intended Docks at Birkenhead,. from 66. miles
tkat T,ll,es, a very betaimrant saving, whe.n it is con d
sfi ethd
fat
will
.or e
3 -",4ottirinr, Districts of Lancashire and Yorkshire.
ter :-„,10 redubce the Railway distance between Mariches-
Wa;;,:' Chester, from 52 miles to 38 miles, and. between
4 iTnatnn and Chester from 45 miles to 18 miles.
witcth-cs,form a direct communication at Preston-brook
„,e„Pridgewater Canal, and so afford to the Inhabit-
time Manchester a very expeditious, and, at the same
Wal a cheaer means of cnveyance to Chester. and North
,r,esethan can be obtained in any other manner.
ser"..°_ fleet these important objects it will only be neces•
theY jrorand form a Line of Railway from Preston-brook, on
ter Junction Railway through Frodsham to Ches-
-04, a distance of 13 miles, 'and, as Mr. Buck reports,
ant ba, !nast favourable line of country. The Line will
cantrarin "Mpetition with existing intrests, but, on the
theme Y, will feed the traffic on the Liverpool and Man-
Ivater rr,and Grand Junction Railways, and the Bridge-
s n'anal. The Shareholders may safely calculate
Invest; jery remunerative rate of interest for the capital
a~eess": in consequence of the large traffic which must
Vaya a':llY be brought upon this Line by the many Rail-
andt],lolsvith which it will communicate. A Deposit of
: Per Share to be paid on the Allotment of Shares,
holder's intended to apply for powers to enable the Share
of Bfo reeaiye interest on their deposits after the rate
?roller Cent. Per Annum.
Pectuses may be had by applying to
Mr. JOHN HOUGHTON BRANCKER,
Sharebroker, High-street, Liverpool; _
e,nesrer NN
`:TALL, Esq., Solicitor, Princess-street, Man-
ilrown Messrs. CARDWELL and SON, Sharebrokers,
1441 Afistreet, Manchester Messrs. ATAFF, SON,
41aor, 's'', Solicitors Warrington wand Mr. flAn-
, Sharebroker, Chester.
I`, - 1?-

r 4:0 theVM OP APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
ion 14 ~ 'rectors of the Chester and Warrington June-
s'arieesqnunetstextahat
I ..,alivlira .
you Will allot to me such number baenrdol
41reeept° take t heedisnagme up 11; as you may fit,
s d see
of
.r, and Parliamentar
raetit t°aPectus, and to exeencutee tLrinSubscribers Agree-
"ated the Y Contract when required.
day , 1844.
Name of Applicant
Business
Residence