The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-08 00:00:00

EDUCATION.

MRS. BENN and the MISSES MACMASTER
have male arrangements to receive a limited number of
Pupils as BOARDERS at their Residence, 9, KENYON-TERRACE,
CLAUGHTON. Their system combines Home Education with
necessary school discipline.
Every energy shall he put forth for the religious, moral, and
intellectual improvement of their Pupils.
Business nil! he RESUMED on the 21st instant.
Birkenhead, Jan. 3, 1856.

DANCING, DEPORTMENT, AND CALISTHENICS.
MR. and Mrs. MOLYNEUX respectfully intimate
that their ACADEMIES are new OPEN at the Royal
Assembly Rooms, Great George-street, on THURSDAY and
SATURDAY Afternoons, at Two o'clock. At 5, Hamilton-street,
Birkenhead, on WEDNESDAY Afternoons at Two o'clock, and
SATURDAY Mornings at Half-past Ten. At the King's Arms
Hotel, Egremont, on TUESDAY Mornings at Half-past Ten
o'clock, and FRIDAY Afternoons at Two. At Mrs. Watson's, I,
Adelaide-terrace, Waterloo, on NION DAY Mornings at Ten o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. MOLYNEUX'S EVENING ASSEMBLIES every
THURSDAY, Gentlemen's Class for Instruction every MONDAY,
at Eight o'clock.
All the fashionable Dances taught, including " La Varsoviana."
Card of Terms may be had at the Rooms, or at their residence,
4, Hardy-street, Great George-street.
Private Lessons at any hour. Schools and Families attended.

COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION,
ABBOT'S GRANGE, CHESTER,
(Formerly at Tarvin Hall,)
For the Education of Resident Pupils only, at completely
inclusive terms.

Principal,
JOHN BRINDLEY, LL.D.,
Formerly Second Master of the Grammar School, Brigg, and
Head Master of the Oldswinford Hospital Endowed School,
Worcestershire

Vice-Principal.
The Rev. H. ABDY MIDDLETON, M.A., Ex-Foundation
Scholar of Brasenose College, Oxford.
Classical Master,

LAURENCE CRAVEN7B-.X:,SciiolOf Trinity College, Cam-
bridge; Bell Scholar, First Class Classic, Senior Optime, and
Senior Chancellor's

Mathematical Master.

P. AUBREY Wrangler and Prizeman, Clare

Hall, Cambridge.

French Master.
Monsieur ROUBIER, Member of the French University, Paris.
German Master.
Herr SCHUCK, from the Government School, Heidelberg.
Professor of Music.
Signor ANTONIO SAPIO, Graduate and Associate of the Royal
Academy of Music, London, and formerly Pupil of the Conser-
vatories of Paris and Naples.
School of Art, including Architectural and Engineer:ng Drawing.
A. W. AYLING, of the Royal Academy. London.
Writing and Commercial Master—R. KEARY.
Medical Tutor, Chemistry, Botany, 5-c.
T. C. ARCHER, M.R.C.S.L. Lecturer on Botany at the Liver-
pool Medical Institution, author of "Economic Botany," &c.
Dancing---Edgar Webster. Drill Master—Sergeant Williams.
Superintendent of out-door conduct and discipline—R. KEARY.
Secretary and Librarian—LEONAßD ADDISON.
Consulting Surgeon—Mr. JOHN HARRI S O N.
Physician—PHlLLlPS JONES, M.D.
Inclusive terms, according to age, from 40 to GO Guineas per
annum. Pupils are not permitted to go into the town, or outside
the school boundaries without special permission. A spacious
Lecture and Music Hail, a School of Design, amply furnished
with classical models, designs, and drawing copies; a Labora-
tory for Experimental Chemistry, a Lavatory, with other conve-
niences of modern construction; a Ball-court, Playground, and
Cricket-field are attached to the premises. An extensive Library
is daily open to the pupils.
The Preparatory Department, for pupils under twelve years of
age, will in future be under the special care and teaching of the
Principal, Vice-Principal, and Mr. Leonard Addison.
Amongst those who. after several years' residence, completed
their education at this School, and have since greatly dis-
tinguished themselves. are—Mr. T. B. Sprague, 8.A., Senior
Wrangler, First Smith's Prizeman, Wood Exhibitioner. 1853, and
now Fellow and Mathematical Lecturer, St. John's College, Cam-
bridge; Mr. James Earl Morton. M.R.C.S and L.S.A., 1853,
Scholar of St. Thomas's hospital, Dreasership Exhibitioner,Gold
Medalist, Cheselden Medalist, Clinical Clerks' Prizeman, the
President's Prizeman, Newman Smith's Prizeman for the best
Essay on Apoplexy, Prizeman for Reports of the Diseases of the
Eye, and for the Essay on Medical Science, and now House Sur-
geon to the Staffordshire Infirmary.

TIIVERPOOL MECHANICS' INSTITUTION,
AND GOVERNMENT SCHOOL OF ART,
Mount-street.
The HIGH and LOWER SCHOOLS, EVENING SCHOOL,
and SCHOOL, of ART are NOW OPEN; and the GIRLS' and
INFANT SCHOOLS will be reopened on THURSDAY next, the
10th instant.

THE HIGH SCHOOL.
PRINCIPAL, Mr. McILVEEN, who is assisted by efficient Masters.
This School is designed to prepare Young Gentlemen for en-
tering the Universities, the Naval and Military Colleges, the
learned Professions, for appointments in the Civil Service, and
for Commercial pursuits.
Pupils are received at the age of six years and upwards.
Terms, inclusive of Classics, Mathematics, Modern Languages,
Drawing, Chemistry, Natural Philosophy, and Vocal Music, and
also of stationery, from 6 to 12 Guineas per annum, according to
the pupil's proficiency. Dancing, 10s. 6d. per quarter extra.
Every pupil must be a member, or the son or brother of a mem-
ber of the Institution—that is, a subscriber of 21s. per annum.
The fees are payable quarterly,, in advance.
An Exhibition to the London University, value £2OO, is open to
competition at the examination next Midsummer.
N.B.—The Principal receives a limited number of Boarders
into his house, No. 9, Sandon-terrace.
THE LOWER SCHOOL
Is designed to provide a first-class Business Education. Pupils
are received at six years of age and upwards.
Terms, 158. to 218. per quarter. French, German, or Dancing,
Is. 6d. per quarter extra.
A record of the conduct and progress of the Pupils is carefully
kept, a summary of which is regularly transmitted to their
parents and friends.
THE GIRLS' AND INFANT SCHOOLS,
Blackburne House.
PRINCIPAL, Miss ELLISON, who is assisted by Eleven Resident

Teachers, besides Visiting Masters.
Pupils are received into the Girls' School at six years of age
and upwards.
Terms.—Daughters of members, £1 ss. 6d. per quarter; others,
.€1 :Bs. per quarter. French or German, 12s. 6d. per quarter
extra ; dancing, los. 6d. ; calisthenics, ss. ; piano, €1 Is, to €2 28.
Infant School.—Children of members, 10s. 6d. per quarter;
others, 12s.
LADIES' CLASSES.

Special Classes are open at Blackburne House for Ladies who
have completed their ordinary school education, but wish to pur-
sue the study of French, German, Drawing, Music, &c. Terms :
French or German, 15s. per quarter; Music, £1 Is. to 2s. per
quarter. A reduction of these fees is made to young ladies who
have been educated in the school.
THE EVENING SCHOOL
Comprises classes for Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Bookkeep-
ing, Grammar and Composition, Geography, History, Naviga •
tion, Geometry, Algebra, Drawing, Painting, Modelling, French,
German, Spanish, and Dancing. The School is open four evenings
a week, from seven to nine o'clock.
Terms.—Junior Classes, 3s. 6d. per quarter; Senior Classes,
6s. 6d. per quarter, except French, 158. per half-year; German,
18s. fper half-year; Spanish, 188. per quarter; Dancing, 15s. per
half-year. A reduction of about one-third of these fees is made
to members.
The Spanish Class will be conducted in future by the Rev. L.
Lucena, of Falkner-street, and the German Class by Dr. Carl
Retslag, of the University of Roslock.
THE GOVERNMENT SCHOOL OF ART
. _

Comprises Evening Classes, in which the course of study em-
braces Elementary Freehand Drawing, Perspective Figure Draw-
ing, Painting, Landscape, Fruit, &c., in water-colour, tempera,
and oil, from examples and from nature, Modelling, ornament
and figure from casts or drawings, and flowers, &c., from nature;
Mechanical and Architectural Drawings. Terms : 6s. 6d. per
quarter; and Morning Classes for Ladies meet twice a week;
fees, per quarter.
Pupils in this School are entitled to compete for Scholarships
andprnoufimcieernotusstuotdheenrts.Prizes, periodically awarded by Government
to
application to
with detailed information, may be obtained on

ASTRUP CARISS, Secretary.

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