Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-04 00:00:00

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS!

dITVENILE -CLASSES.
ITR. GEORGE THOMPSON will form his WRITING
and ARITHMETIC CLASSES, as usual, for the benefit of
Young Ladies and Gentlethen during their Christmas Holidays.

ADULT EVENING CLASSES

'or WRITING

ARITHMETIC, BOOKKEEPING by DOUBLE ENTRY,
,at 6,7, and 8 o'clock. Private Lessons at any

THOMPSON, 8, CLAYTON-SQUARE.
frs. Tnompsox gives Private Lessons to Ladies.
ir. Thompson's beautiful Metallic Pen, made expressly for his
d at the Establishment.

Pupils, may t

DANCING
AND EXERCISES.—The Messrs.
DLOWE'S ACADEMY, 2, Islington-square, (near Shaw-
street and Brunswick-road), Liverpool. Juvenile Classes, Wed-
nesday and Saturday Afternoons ; Evening Class for Gentlemen,
Tuesdays and _Fridays ; Miss 'Milner's Classes for Exercises and
Marching, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Schools and Families
attended in town or in tl

&c., • on application.
jan 24

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NivEltSl

Y OF LONDON

a, Mathematics, Logic, English Language and Litera-
nch, German, Hebrew, History, Natural Philosophy,

:atriculation and Bachelor of
y_ of London, " the Classes

e requirements of the Examinations for Appointments
ious Departments of the Public Service. They also
e subjects of the Matriculation Examination at Trinity

A separate Fee is charged for each Class.-except to those gentle-
men who, by following the course prescribed by the Senate, become
I to the privileges of "Matriculated Students." And any
n desirous of joining a particular Class is not required to
t his wish.

nter other than the Class which mac
The nest Term will commence on MONDAY, January 10, 1859
Further information, and detailed Prospectuses may be obtained

,lying to

ASTRUP CARISS, Secretary

COLLEGE

lIIVERPOOL LADIES'
T e NEXT TERM will COMMENCE on TnirnaDny, lanuary 13,
1859. ASTRUP CARISS, Secretary.

Mount-street, Liverpool

IVERPOO

INSTITUTE, MOUNT-
STREET.

the NEXT QUARTER will COMMENCE on moNnAr, January
10, 1859, in the
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HIGH SCHOOL,
COMMERCIAL SCHOOL,
GIRLS' SCHOOL,
EVENING SCHOOL, and
SCHOOL OF ART.
ay be obtained on application at the Institute, or

Prospcc

NA iIIUP CARTS

THE FRENCH LILNGUAGE

?ear so simple, that many, consider-

11 facts, or undispitted truisms, do not
notice. Thus has been rejected the fun-

ental law, thht the ear alone causes the tongue to move ;
had this been duly reflected upon, it must, at one period
mother, have led, to the discovery of the true method of

• 'teaching languages."—Ditfief.
Shortest" Easiest Method of Learning French." The unsuccessfulness of the
prevailing mode of teaching foreign languages is proverbial; and
what other results can be looked for, when the teacher in general
considers himself justified in disregarding the laws of nature so far
as to endeavour to impart sounds by the medium of the eyes, and
teach the science of a language before the pupil can lisp its simplest
accents? With such a theory all human devices must necessarily
fail ; and hence the numerous complaints of wasted time and
ineffectual endeavours, from those who have labourd in vain ; and
the general notion that a language can be acquired only in the
country 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 consequences may lie 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.
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FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS ATTENDED. PRIVATE LESSONS

GIVEN.
Terms for Evening Classes, LI Is. per quarter, two Lessons a week

Payable in -Advance

eir The "SYMBOLIC ANGLO-FRENCII VOCABULARY," Fifth
Edition, particularly adapted for Schools, &c., approved and sanc-
tioned for the use of the Institutions for the Deaf and Dumb, in
England and France.—To be had from the author, M. RAoorior,
and sold by all Booksellers.
115, Mount-pleasant, Liverpool.

UNIVERSITY OF FRANC/

CLASSICAL 11ND COMMERCIAL ACADEMY, 21,
RUE DE CHAILLOT (CIIA)iPS-ELYSEEB), 21, PARIS. Under the
direction of M. SEIIION, Licencie es Lettres. This establishment,
founded twenty years agO, is delightfully situated in the most tran-
quil quarter of Paris, at a very short distance from the Tuileries.
It unites the combined advantages of town and country. A large
play-ground planted with trees and an ample shed for winter
recreation, alarge refectory, rooms for classes and studies, properly
heated, dormitories, a well mounted Gymnasium, everything
demonstrates to visitors that nothing has- been neglected which
could secure the health of the pupils. The most scrupulous and
liberal attention is paid to all religious matters, the pupils are
conducted every Sunday to their respective places of worship, and
in this point their instruction is wholly intrusted to ministers of
their own persuasion. The terms are £4B per annum and £6O for
parlour boarders : these terms include the following studies, which
are all taught by able professors—Greek, Latin, French, German,
Drawing, Arithmetic, Algebra and the higher mathematics, Geo-
graphy, History, Wri
Writing, Book-keeping, Chemistry; Natural Philo-
sophy, Natural History, Logic, etc. The following studies are extra
—ltalian, £2 per quarter; Piano, £2 per quarter; "Fencing, £2 per
quarter ; Dancing, £1 per quarter ; Gymnastics, 12s. per quarter.
A small number of pupils can have separate rooms at £lO per
annum each extra. These terms are payable in advance, quarterly.
For the first few months the English pupils take lessons in French
with a master who speaks English ; but from the time that they
understand a little French, no distinction is made between them
and the other pupils, in order that they may acquire,by continual inter-
course with the French, a good accent and a perfect fluency in a
short space of time. At the end of the scholastic year (August) a
general examination, conducted by the most distinguished profes-
sors of Paris, takes place; this is followed by a distribution of prizes,
at which parents are invited to attend. Satisfactory English
references will be given to those parents whose sons have been
educated at this establisment. Mr. Edward P. McKnight, of 34,
Exchange-street East, Liverpool, has kindly offered to be referred
to, he having entrusted in succession his sons to M. heroin's