The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-07-07 00:00:00

THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.

It will be seen, by a reference to our advertising columns,
that the proprietor of these gardens, undeterred by the serious
loss he sustained by his galas in the month of May, in conse-
quence of the boisterous state of the weather, has announced
another fancy fair for Monday next, to be followed by an exhi-
bition of fire works on the evening of that day. Should the
weather be favourable—and we hope it will be—from the pre-
parations now making, the evening's entertainment will be a
very delikhtful one.
The daily attendance of visiters at the gardens since the
weather became a little settled has been very good. The aiti-
„trials are all in excellent condition. The male and female
*ylghaus, lately purchased by Mr. Atkins, and their. colt, have
iattracted a great deal of notice, together with a serpent of the
boa-constrictor species,. supposed to be the largest ever seen in
England. The length of this serpent is twenty feet, and the
eircutuferance of its body is from sixteen to eighteen. inches.
Among the presents' lately received are—a female puma,
from Win. M`Cracken, Esq., Rodney-street; a golden eagle,
an oppossum, and a pair of American partridges, from Mrs.
Paces, Great George-street ; three summer ducks, from Thomas
Dickson, Esq.; a zibet, front Mr. Swart, chief (neer of the
Bland; a pair of Indian doves, from Captain Frazer, of the
ship Planter; a Dourconcouti monkey, from Captain Harris.
of the ship Wilberforce; a female partridge and two doves,
from Mrs. Lawrence, Gloucester-street; a Buenos Ayres sheep,
from Mr. P. Lawrence, Tranmere Hotel; an Indian monkey
and hawk, from Mr. Mahomet, of the ship Bland; a pair of
American goats, from Captain Poole, of the ship.Denison ; an
iguana, front Mr. Risien, of the ship Parker; a tiger-cat, from
Captain Thompson, of the barque Ceres; a caracara. fro in
Captain Coaker, of the brigantine I3etsey Hall; a green par -
rot, from Mr. Samuel Wilson, ltcushaw-street; from Mastet-
William Clarke, Upper Pitt-street, a grey parrot; front Miss
Parker, Duke-street, an American dove; from J. Mellor, Esq.
Shaw-street, a Peruvian fox.

PRESENT OF PLATE TO RICHARD DAWSON, ESQ.

The friends of this indefatigable and uncompromising sup-
porter of the good old cause, " church, king, and constitution,"
to mark their sense of his services to that cause, have pur-
chased a service of plate, which was exhibited yesterday at the
King's Arms Hotel, Castle street.
The articles consist of two massive ice pails, four covered
dishes, six salt stands and spoons, a soup ladle, .two gravy
spoons, one dozen and a half dessert spoons, and one dozen
and .a half of dessert knives and forks. On one side of the ice
pads and dish covers, Mr. Dawson's family arms are beauti-
fully engraved, and on the opposite side is the following in-
scription :
" PRESENTItn TO RICHARD DAWSON, ESQ.,
By his fellow-townsmen, in testimony of the zeal and ability he
displayed in promoting the return to Parliament Of
LORD FRANCIS IGERToN,

and
TIIN HONOUR krILE It. BOOTLE WILBRAHAM,
For South Lancashire, in January, 1835;
Whereby not only the then existing administration of the Right
Honourable Sir Robert Peel, Baronet was powerfully aided,
but the great cause of tie church, the peerage, and the throne
nnterially strengthened."
Mr. Damian hal our best wishes that be may long live to
enjoy the use qf this splendid prescut, honourable alike to him-
self and to those who lisive sd justly appreciate, hie services.