Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-19 00:00:00

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,_ ~., and Yoyxo CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
NEWS FOR CLERKS,
MEN GENERALLY, who desire to improve their
ItZlitivitn _ iL this commercial community. They acquire_ a_ Ittep,-255 Ii'NnwnITING, COMMERCIAL ARITHMETIC, and .liGoox-
r,..„„„No by norntx ENTRY, in a few lessons, by applying to Mr.
-"'-4-ittGE THMPSON, No 8, CLAYTON-SQUARE. MORNING
'.!!!.,, Ten to Eleven • EVENiNG Six Seven, and Eight. Private
any hour. '
.. ' '
...LADIER mass maY acquire the FASHIONABLE style of 'WRITING.
80, v to Four. Lessons, strictly private, by Mrs. THOMP-
' threeany hour Established 1827.
A Ren for all Writers at the Establishment.
'lir,

o.duct
jo—awiNG & PAINTING CLASS FOR LADIES,
_, 9, CLARENCE-STREET, EVERTON-ROAD,
-of Art, ee' bY Mr. S. BURKINSIIAW, of the Government School
Depart_ ollegikte Institution, and Certificated Master from the
totn„.Zient of Science and Art, London. The course of instruction
shanes— Freehand, Perspective and Architectural . Drawing,
an(sea,e7g„,from Copies and Casts ; Drawing and
.Paintiityr_oLoalontdir-
dif igLresi Fruit, Flowers, Ornament, &c., in
Wednestia from examples and nature. The Class ameets on
WI 0 Tend Saturd mornings, from a
One. ail' quarter past Eleven
Teach • rmsOne ound a Quarter in advance. A Class for
also Examination
ers.—The course includes all that is required iu the
The texit Examination for Certificates. Private instruction is
liari• Further particulars may be obtained on application.
es Class will re-assemble on Wednesday, January 19th.
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..., FRENCH LANGUAGE.
Zile PM. Principles of nature appear so simple, that many, consider-
Tg them acknowledged facts, or undisputed truisms, do not
deem them worthy of notice. Thus has been rejected the fun-
damental law, that the ear alone causes the tongue to move
for, had this been duly reflected upon, it must, at one period
°l' another, have led to the discovery of the true method of
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teaching languages."—Du..fie.f.
ONS. RAGONOT (of Paris), Author of the " Sym-
bolic Anglo-French Vocabulary," and of the "Easiest and
14.0rtest Method of Learning French." The unsuccessfulness of the
pr Cailing mode of teaching foreign languages is proverbial ; and
21i„ t other results can be looked for, when the teacher in general
isiders himself justified in disregarding the laws of nature so far
Z t° endeavour to impart sounds by the medium of the eyes, and
t
.vach the science of a language before the pupil can lisp its simplest
4
'i. ants ? With y human must y
11; and hencesuch thea numerous complaints ofdevices wastednecessaril time and
theffectual endeavours, from those who have laboured in vain ; and
° general notion that a language can be acquired only in the
entintry where it is spoken ; hence the despair of many students of the French language of even understanding the rapid conversation
Of natives of France.

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All these deplorable consequences may be obviated by the natural
System of teaching languages adopted by Mons. Itagonot.
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, El Is. per quarter, two Lessons a week

Payable in Advance

IW2 The " SYMBOLIC ANGLO-FRENCH VOCABULARY,
,clition, particularly adapted for Schools, &c., approved and sanc-
tioned for the use of the Institutions for the Deaf and Du
Domb, in
'ogland and France.—To be had from the author, M. RA Nor,
and sold by all Booksellers.
115, Mount-pleasant, Liverpool.

" Fifth

'UNIVERSITY OF FRANCE.
CLASSICAL AND COMMERCIAL ACADEMY, 21,
Run CHAILLOT (CHAMPS-ELYBBEB), 21, FAA's. Under the
rrection of M. SERION, Licencie es Lettres. This establishment,
2`anded twenty years ago, is delightfully situated in the most tran-
,,4 quarter of Paris, at a very short distance from the Tuileries.
,s;_unites the combined advantages of town and country. A large
,3'-ground planted with trees and an ample shed for winter
he s'atteation, a large refectory, rooms for classes and studies, properly
denied dormitories, a well mounted Gymnasium, everything
eolvenstrates to visitors that nothing has been neglected which
libeid secure the health of the pupils. The most scrupulous and
attention is paid to all. religious matters, the pup.ils are
',t(tirted every Sunday to their. respective. places of wor.ship, and
their Point their instruction is wholly intrusted to ministers of
1411 own ersuasion. The terms are 48 per annum and £6O for
°Ur boarders; these terms include the following studies, which
are all
„brataught by able professors—Greek,
.Latin, French, German,
gra 'Vfig, Arithmetic Algebra and the higher mathematics Geo-
-4041.3', History, Wriiing Book-keeping, Chemistry, Natural 'Philo-
.4taY, Natural History I:ogic, etc. The following studies are extra
illiartli„,44, 42 per quarter; Piano, £2 per quarter; Fencing, £2 per
tio;,,; Dancing £1 per-quarter ; Gymnastics, 12s. per quarter.
number 'of pupils can have separate rooms at 210 per
Per the ach extra. These terms are payable in advance, quarterly.
with , first few months the English pupils take lessons m French
-tioder:t Master who speaks English ; but from. the time that they
and 0, and a little French, no distinction is made between them
toorf'e otber pupils, in order that they may acquire,by continual inter.-
ahorr with the French, a good accent and a perfect fluency il
Benersipace of time. At the end of the scholastic year (August) a
Bers 04e_Ianiination, conducted by the most distingulsbed_P
• Wh;.,4ris, takes place ; this is followed by a distribution ot_prrg°izlifeesss-
tetere-n"ee, parents are invited to attend. Satisfactory En
teluea, " Will be given -to those parents whose sons nave been
tXehZea at this establisment. Mr. Edward P. McKnight, • of 34,
to. cbge-sireet East, Liveool, has kindly offered to be referred
tie. e having entrusted in succession his sons to \M. Seroin's

EMIGRATION FROM LIVERPOOL
TO THE
jo•s
lk:44‘ UNITED STATES AND BRITISH AMERICA,
"LI tY 'ill,l By the Washington Line of Packets.
• Captains. Tons. To sail.
T ORNTON - .... .. 2000.... Jan. 18
SWITZERLAND . Trask ....2200... Jan. 18
COLUMBIA .. .... .. .... .... .. Hutchinson .... 2000.... Jan. 24
PRINCETON
R. ROBINSON Robinson .... .. 2500.... ~
SOUTHAMPTON .- .. .. ..... White .... .. 3500.... „
OCEAN MONARCH Page 4000.... „
CITY OF BROOKLYN .......Mitchell .... 3000.. -
WILLIAM RATHBONF Dowd .... ... 2000.... „
E. C. SCRANTON ...... Spencer.. ...... 2500 .... „
WASHING roN White ....... 3500.... ~
MARQUETTE .. -..- Watts . 2300.... ~
JOSEPH GILCIRIST . Gilchrist .. .... 2800.... „
CHICAGO
SEBASTION CABOT Watts
B. WEBB .. .. Watts 2800.... ~
FOR BOSTON,
Twice a month by the "Merchant" Line
In connection with the Grand Trunk Railway of America.
BRITANNIA - .... 2000.... Jan. 17.
FOR NEW ORLEANS,
Weekly, during the season.
FOR QUEBEC,
Weekly, during the season.
Enclosed Rooms for families who wish to be more select can be
reserved for those who require them.
The luggage of passengers by these packets stored free of expense
a warehouse attached to the office.
Berths in the first and second cabin, and steerage, can be secured
y remitting a deposit of £1 to the undersigned, who will give any
information respecting the passage to the above ports and to the
interior.
Passages from the United States, via New York, to Liverpool,
and Drafts payable in America, granted by the undersigned.
. SABEL & SEARLE, 3, Regent-road, and 19, Water-street,
Liverpool : and 177. Broadway, New York.