The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-05-02 00:00:00

dote :ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
'"ei- Manager, 31r.W.R. Copeland, 15, Gt. Charlotte-at.
Last Five Nights or the Engagement of the celebrated
First MISS CUSHMAN.
Appearance in Liverool and second in England, of that
11108 t
Millar leading Actress from the United States,
Whose n MRS. BARRETT,
.erformances in London, at the Princess's Theatre,have
'A, distinzuished with the most brilliant reception.
of Na,nagiement has engaged this Lady for a limited number
4jra,ightt, expressly in accordance with the wish, and to
the Public by the performance of ROMEO AND.
T,. and THE LADY OF LYONS, the two Plays. in
i"cica Miss Cushman has acquired so great
.a popularity,
two which will thus be presented with the united talent of
of the greatest Actresses now on the Stage.
THIS present TUESDAY EVENING, the 2nd
instant, will be performed the Play of

ode ,_ . m..elnotte THE LADY OF LYONS.
Pauline Deschapelles
Mrs. BARRETT.

To conclude with the Farce of
Jer RAISING THE WIND.
etny Diddler.. Mr. Harry Cheater. I Sam Mr. C. Rice.
T Patty Mrs. Newton.
oNt
lebr R
ROW, (Wednesday,) Beaumont and Fletcher's cp-
tbi.atsed Coedy of THE SCORNFUL LADY, not acted (till
8 Season in London) for a period of nearly one hundred
‘`ijtro and adapted to the modern stage by T. J. Serle, Esq.,
44 °I! produced at this Theatre, with New Scenery, Drpisess,
AppzlPPointments, expressly
LADY. for Miss CUSHMAN, S F
IRT
„Atteraix.cE, in any Theatre, in the character of THE
janrinch, FRIGHTENED TO DEATH. Jack Phant o ,
zhe es Browne ; Patty, Mrs. Phillips.
directionox-office is open Daily, from Ten till Three, under the
Admission_ of Mr. T. Shuttleworth.
6d. i,,ey Dress Boxes, 3s ; Side Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, Is.
ce to commen
6d.—Doors to be. oened at Six. and the Per-
at Seven o' pclock.

IrC"CERT-HALL, LORD NELSON-STREET.
M
wi"Op (formerly MISS PATON), the Vocalist,
To.lfil Bing at a GRAND CONCERT,
-411°W (Wednesday) EVENING, the 3d May inst.
VOCALISLS :
Mrs. WOO D,
Miss JESSIE HAD MOND.
Mr. T. BISHOP.
signor G. P ALTON I.
nodr FAri •
Side Gallery, Is. Reserved Seats, 28.
To commence at Eight o'clock.

CO' LAST WEEK OF THE SEASON.
,UERT-HALLL, LORD NELSON-STREET.
A. On MONDAY next, the Bth May instant,
LECTURE on LEGENDS and SUPERSTIONS,
By Mrs. FRANCES ELIZABETH DAVIES ;
with MUSICAL ILLUSTRATIONS,
Sung by Miss HAMMOND,
(late of the Philharmonic Concerts,) and
Miss JESSIE HAMMOND.
~, Piano-forte, Mr. GEORGE HIRS T.
Bide commence at Eight o'Clock. Reserved Seats, 2s. 6d.;
%Gallery, Is. ; Body, 6d. Tickets to be had at the Music
gops, and at 44, Bedford-street, North.

OPENING OF THE
Z n
‘,OLOGICAL GARDENS,
10. FOR THE SEASON 1848.
cie'4o9 to the immense preparations for the coming season
rdent
o.Pans will be closed from the Bth instant, until the first
*44 igh.

MONDAY, WEDNESDAY,
TUESDAY, o'-0-4. FRIDAY.
MAGNIFICENT LAKE REPRESENTATION !

AND
GORGEOUS FIREWORKS !
11-•,,,L, Yearly increasing success that has characte-
olia6"led the efforts of the Proprietor of this popular Esta-
Nrer't• commands from him a sense of gratitude beyond
"eryedr°ll, and
.prompts him to redouble his exertions to dp-
ithloo.Y maintain, or if possible advance, the estimation in
the 154" feels he is held as a caterer for the Public. He has
cotaili;l4scure of announcing that the GALA SEASON will

,rt MONDAY, -THE 15th INSTANT.
e subject selected Tor representation, is the
kr,,,Vi wllfh. AND BAY OF NEW YORK!
tine
'deb, from its peculiar adaptation and extraordinary
wine afrords the greatest capabilities for the display of
,And talent, sure r the introduction of Pyrotechnic Works,
"111 be alike suited to
DAY OR NIGHT EXHIBITION.
To those who are acquainted with the
MAGNIFICENT CITY
and
the i .4. MORE MAGNIFICENT BAY OF NEW YORK,
reattil.Portraiture will be readily and each peculiar
haphi,e Momentarily recognised ; while to the stranger (so
,sbi:W have the artists secured a position to take in every
he v;°f hnportance) it will offer a subject of intense interest.
'el, is taken from the
that
EAST SIDE OF THE PARK,
the ARTIFICIAL LAKE, which is now encompassed by
iu a Parapet wall, beautifully fills the place of the
no, GRAND RESERVOIR,
"ed from the monster works of Croton, in the centre of,
which is erected the
COLOSSAL STATUE OF WASHINGTON.
In close proximity is
With— THE CITY HALL,
its beautiful marble front. On the other side is the
EK
E PARK THEATRE.
WHOLE OF BROADWAY,
from the
ASTOR HOUSE TO THE BATTERY,
end
44' THE INTERVENING STREETS FROM THE
NORTH TO THE EAST RIVER,
are distinctly pourtrayed.
THE MIGHTY HUDSON,

which surrounds
:oTh'erfachnt it. T.HE ISLAND waters,
pro ectiv,4 circumambient into the beantiful Bay, is
ve ab delineated, that any attempt at description must
oftwe
The • With Burns it may be said,
outstretching lake, embosomed in the hills,
The eye with wonder and amazement fills."

JERSEY CI ry,
mina l ;THE ELYSIAN FIELDS OF HOBOKEN, .
I-. in the distance with Staten Island, skirts the horizon
on one side. The other is completed by
Which, t BROOKLYN and LONG ISLAND,
„Contrast ° the passing clouds of Nature, present a beautifule
'4(I der ' S° simple but magnificent is the scene, so chaste
arts cleate is th f louring in the rich and broken
art. O' verdure , t i lot ,n likoe Nature's
self, it defies descriptive
:lite forestPg kinuhis "'nests that line the Wharfs, and the busy. Shir
effective. ""ng across the lake-like waters, are all formidab y
too, are ' " THE NARROWS,"
the whole delineated with the same truthfulness that pervades
bine "°le Painting • and where the waters soften in the dis-
Tole With the sky', the blending is so well effected that it
es qUestionable 4. where Nature ends and Art begins. 9,
innligst other objects prominently brought forward are
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH,
WALL-STREET AND THE MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE,
THE THE NATIONAL ANDCUSTOM-HOUSE
ADELPHI HOTELS,
FRANKLIN HALL,
THE AMERICAN MUSEUM,
TRINITY CHURCH,
CHATHAM-STREET,
THE CASTLE GARDENS,
4,1_ . THE NUMEROUS ISLANDS OF THE BAY, a
the ' 'tl fine, every spot of interest, splendour, or importance,
vwhole forming. a scene to which
"leg HERSELF MUST YIELD THE PALM OF BEAUTY.
THE FIRING _
Will be in of
CELEBRATION OF THEillustration FOURTHthe OF JULY,
te, The Day of the
'4•IIA.TION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.
iiavebeeti THE PAINTING AND MODELLING _
_r
Eir,gii ,efnioducted under the able superintendence. of
_M .
t ..°„,_7l 4, ',. °Nlon , and the whole of the winter having been
o —"Pass CeParatory rrawrements, it is confidently expected
' previously excellent works.
are now .
THE GARDENS
trtireleill ~grroiweltli; in ?f tinge, and are yearly becoming more beauti-
wiii; The 1 • Nature's mantle is hung on every blooming
ti: flow. aWns are verdant green, and the parterres are filled
,e brte 'zes-rs, that are already lending their balmy fragrance to
much ~,, ,_ THE PYROTECHNIC WORKS,
loanaWill Lie exhibited every Gala Evening, will be under the
ti",,gran;inc,e,,llt of Mr. J. kriciNs, and will be on the same scale
has yeaWse and elegance as those that have produced in pr
rapturous applause.
hat
THE MENAGERIE
e„,_ oils t, the r . ase . i
Yhpi ncre d • lideed so numerous have been the
eviously great collection, that it is useless to
Wfil he , THE CONCERT ROOM kabie few IY beautified, and in the course of. the season uncle-
lillecescaonent of the most diversified classes will appear in rapid

I be daily
will THE REFECTORY,
to supplied with the choicest viands.
b2l(ltictm by HE SPLENDID BRASS BAND,
o•-eli idled Mr. EMIDY, and led by Mr. YOUNG, which has
ala ~ iderably augmented, has been wicured, and will each
eta may ,-,1
k"sY the most admired and fashionable music of the

THE GALA DAYS
11yery
Mpg Din future be
AY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY.
.ecellitr4Tl6,ll Admission for the Season, (including Galas, Coon;
oth 48.,,• • f extra Enterta,)—Sinle ,
iteal:zieLFo Members of theinments same Family, L Subscript' ; 6d.
.E 1 of the same Family, 6s.
Admission, Is.; Children, 6d.

WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS.
tx.t1.443/14 EXCURSION from LIVERPOOL to
th find
~.el,onci,naniAGE Back, for TWENTY-ONE SHILLINGS!
I,X)(eu on and North- s. Under the sanction of the Directors of
Itso,Western Railway Company.
, Llv ' TRAINS will leave the EDGE-HILL STA-
t; and ERPOOL
_ENooNDAY, ju, GII the MORNINGS Of SATURDAY, June
Return from LONDON on FRIDAY
,efilrt`a2 hne 16, andne lAi WEDNESDAY EVENING, June 28.
bi2ool,44,,,rticulars as toE
kipt ady"egyrn from Londoen, willotsboef D e
announced Departure from
infa t
uLrie-
IsT ; ikeulents,)vhich may be had at the RAILWAY
141."i_ information may be obtained of
Ita MARCUS, Manager and Conductor,
.?e4
3°, 1848. At his Office, 19, Leigh-street. Liverpool.

PHYSICAL DEVELOPEMENT.
14,
r,yi „new Invention of the PORTABLE GY.MNA-
A.,bow r,„- AI, registered patent, by Mr. Huguenin, of Liverpool,
'Kik "" vie at his Gymnasium, Victoria-buildings, Moor-
Th.
kla is 513!,ti
hy
to ,10;" :mils occupies the small space of 2i by 5 feet; is
,trs use eable like a piece of furniture, and requires no fixing;
of NtheneverY. Part of the body is brought into action and
1,(14,1,.. ed; it is made very substantial, and no possibility
high estaZ o,t accident can arise, even to young children, from it.
On,,tnents for young ladies and gentlemen it is of the
tire ill. DrintY, and it cannot be too highly recommended for
isseo. Yate families especially where there are delicate chit-
Itheirurvature of the spine, so common to young ladies dur•
4cerhecongsrtowth, will be most'effectually prevented by its use.
1., erairio,, ruction of this GYMNASIUM is such that it can be
ijYticiarirted with ease for the use of persons of all ages.
tRIIB, :mil" guardians of the public health, principals
.of
ii)lste 4 t all others to whom the instrnction of y9uth is in-
413ect'0 also heads of families, are respectfully invited to
1S inVentin.