Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-02 00:00:00

*aitis by titutftm.

MR. JENKIN, AUCTIONEER and SwoRN
APPRAISER, 14, Clayton-square, Liverpool ; 18 years
practical experience in Liverpool. Selling by Auction and Valuing
of Furniture, plate, paintings, books, farming stock, stocks in trade
of every description, timber, land and estates, machinery of every
description, ships and wrecks, dock, office, and warehouse stores and
fixtures, and, in fact, property of every conceivable description, in
Liverpool, Cheshire, and various parts of England and North Wales ;
also, nine sears previous servitude with the late respected firm of
Lane, Pawnbrokers, Silversmiths, and Jewellers, parents of the late
Dr. Hunter Lane, F. L.S., aro Mr. Jenkin's qualifications. Terms for
Selling or Valuing, 5 per cent , payable on completion of business.
No charge for goods bought in under value. N.B.—Large sales and
valuations undertaken by special contract.

rest SALE of ELECTRO-PLATED GOODS, CHINA, GLASS,
CUTLERY, &c.—lmportant to Merchants, Captains, Hotel Keepers,
Vlgitors, and Parties Furnishing.
R. HART has received instructions to SELL
by AUCTION, This Day, and following days, at
the Birmingham Glass Company's Establishment, 20, Church-street,
opposite Compton House, Liverpool, the whole of that valuable
;TOCK of rich CUT-GLASS, CHINA, EARTIIENWARE, PAPIER
TSACHE GOODS, &c., comprising handsome dinner sets, tea and
inteakfa.st sets, toilette sets, dessert sets, &c. ; rich cut Bohemian
ilasa liqueur and pickle bottles, also a variety of richly-gilt and cut
glass lnstrei' of the most modern patterns, papier mache tables, tea
27v, bread baskets, envelope cases, tea caddies, &c. ; also, an
szteasive and valuable stock of electro-plated tea and coffee sets,
toddy or hot water kettles, liqueur frames, cruet frames, toast racks,
end plated salvers or waiters, card or cake baskets, electro-plated
cable or dessert forks, tablespoons, teaspoons, fish carvers 5110 forks

morocco cases; together with a great variety of ivory balance
itsndle and German silver handle table and dessert knives and forks,

hc most celebrated makers.
The Sale to commence each day at Eleven o'clock. Cata!ognes to
had on the Premises, 20, Church-street, Liverpool.
N.B.— Cash advanced on goods for immediate and unreserved sale.

On FRIDAY next, the 4th inst.—Household FURNITURE, Two
Stoves, Huguenin's portable Gymnasium complete with weights,
elegant walnutwood Writing Table, Ormolu Scent Casket under
Glass Shade, Chimney Glass, mahogany Bookcase with escritoir,
Blankets, patent Water-closet, large Flour Bin in five compart-
ments, Baking Tins and utensils, STOCK-IN-TRADE of LADIES'

BOOTS, SHOES, and GOLOSHES, Children's Ditto, &c.
MESSRS. F. & J. HODGSON, will SELL by
AUCTION,on Friday next, the 4th inst.. punctually
at Eleven o'clock, at their Commission Rooms, Argyle-street. Birken-
head, the modern Household FURNITTURE, &c., comprising
mahogany bookcase with escritoir, sofas, couches, and sets of chairs
in hair cloth, dining, 100, card, Pembroke, and snap table-,&c,
carpets, fenders, fire-irons, large chimney glass in carved and gilt
frame, the very elegant walnutwood writing Noble on spiral pillars,
iron, Tudor, French, and tent bedsteads. feather beds, bl inkets,
cribs, chests of drawers, wardrobes, mahogany toi et tables with
marble tops, 'pinto i ditto, toilet glasses, oil cloth, kitchen requisites,
patent water closet, large flour bin in five compartments, baking
tins, utensils, &c., several Hundred Pairs of Ladies' and Children's
BOOTS and SHOES, GOLOSHES, &c
To be publicly viewed on Thursday next. the 3rd inst., and Cata-
logues had of Messrs. F. & J. Hodgson, Appraisers and Auctioneers,
Argyle-street, B rkenhead.
N.B.—Cash advanced.

er SALES or FURNITURE, ♦xD OTHEIL GENUINE PROPERTY
EVERY FRIDAY, AT HODGSONS'
COMMISSION ROOMS, BIRKKENUEAD.

331thIfc Xotfres

SOUTHERN HOSPITAL

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the
ELECTION of an HONORARY SURGEON, will
take place at the Board Room of the Hospital, on WEDNESDAY, the
30th of December next, at Three o'ilock.

Candidates and the Trustees are particularly requested to observe
that, in conformity with the p'an of election adopted at a speci 1
meeting of the trustees last year, and, in compliance with earnest
and ,repeated resolutions of meetings of the medical profession, all
canvassing by, or on behalf of, any canuidate is strictly prohibited,
experience baying shown that the system of canvassing (besides being
anno ing to the trustees, and undignified and expensive for the can-
didates) do s not tend to secure the services of the most eligible and
best qualified men, but rather of the most active and influential
canvassers.

, Every Candidate is therefore required to sign and fill up a form,
giving all needful particulars as to his personal qualifications and
standing (for circulation among the Trustees) and pledging his honour
that he will abstain from canvassing in any way, either personally or
by the agency of others, or through advertisement or circular. The
Committee trust that the Trustees will see the necessity of themselves
exercising the same forbearance, since it is obvious that the plan
cannot be fairly tried. or its important end secured, unless the
condition be strictly adhered to by all partite, alike, and that any
violation of the pledge on behalf of a particular candidate aoald be
grossly unjust towards those by whom it was honourably observed.
Candidates are requested to procure copies of the necessary form
at th t Hospital; to be returned to the Hospital (addressed to the
President) accompanied with the necess.ry vouchers, &c., not later
than Monday, the 14th of December.
November 2Sth, 1857. JOHN FARNWORTH, President.

N.B.—Law 22.—" Surgeon's Qualification. A Surgeon cannot hold
office in this Hospital who has not taken his diploma at the Boyd!
College of Surgeons of England, Dublin, or Edinburgh, or the Faculty
of Physicians or Surgeons of Glasgow."
Law 23 —" Physicians and Surgeons not to hold other offices. Nos
honorary Medical Officer of this Hospital shall hold a situation in any
other public charity, orbs a Parochial Medical Officer for the poor, or
a Physician or Surgeon to any Soci,ty for affording mutual relief in
sickness, infirmity, or old age ; and if a Physician or Surgeon of this
Hospital shali accept an appointment to any of the offices herein
turned, he shall vacate his office in this Hospital."

P.S.:—Candidates aro further inLirme 1 tliat the form to be signet
by them preludes them from issuing testimonials by circular to the
Trustees.

Cllncatfon.

THE FRENCH LANGUAGE.

I. The principlAs of nature appear so simple. that many, considering
facts.. nrnnai.,,,,sa truisms, no not ewers tuem
worthy cf notice. Thus has been rejected the fundamental law,
that the ear alone causes the t ougue to move; for, had this been
duly reflected upon, it ransl , one period or another, have led
t, the discovery of the true method of teaching languages."—
Dufief.
mONS. RAGONOT (of Paris), Author of the
"Symbolic Anglo-French Vocabulary ;" and of the
"Easiest and Shortest Method of Learning French." The unsuccess-
fulness of the prevailing.mode of teaching foreign languages is pro.
verbiel ; and what other results can bs looked for, when the teacher
in general considers himself justified in disregarding the laws of
nature so far as to endeavour to impart sormds by the medium of the
eyes, and teaih the science of a language before the pupil can lisp its
simplest accents? With such a theory all human devices must neces-
sarily fail ; and hence the numerous complaints of wasted time and
ineffectual endeavours, from those who have laboured in vain; and
the general notion that a language can be acquired only in the coun-
try where It is spoken; hence the despair of many students of the
French language of even understanding the rapid conversation of
natives of France.

All these deplorable conseque-cas may be obviated by the natural
system of teaching languages adopted by Mons. Ragonot.

To carry out the system in its perfection, it is desirable that
several members of a family should take lessons together, much
advantage being derived from numbers.

FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS ATTENDED. PRIVATE LESSONS
GIVEN.
_ _ _

Terms for Evening Classes, Li ls. per quarter, two Lessons a week.

Pay ablo in Advance.

4** The "SYMBOLIC AJGLO•FRENCII VocAnuLsiay," Fifth
dition, particularly adapted for Schools, &C., approved and
sanctioned for the u,e of the Institutions for the Deaf and Dumb,
n England and France.—Th be had frond the author, 31. RAGONOT,
and sold by all Booksel'ers.
115, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool.

OYSTERS

FOR
PRESENTS.

FRESH NATIVE OYSTERS,
PACKED IN BARREL,

6s.
120 OYSTERS, PACKED IN BASKET,
68.

Send your oide-s to
MOBRISH,
MERCHANTS' DINING ROOMS,
TITHEBARN STREET,
LIVERPOOL.