Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-06-13 00:00:00

WRITING AND BOOK-KREPING.—The course of instruction in these
studies, as imparted to ladies and gentlemen at the establishment
in Clayton-square, the former by Mrs. Thompson and her daughter,
and both by Mr. George Thompson, bespeak the most perfect
acquisition of each that can possibly be
,obtained. Mr. Thompson.
has again received from his pupils some well-deserved testimonials
of his ability in qualifying them for their. commercial, pursuits.,
Their system is decide ply the best we know of, having stood the•
test for upwards of thirty years.—Hail, May 28th, 1859.
GEORGE THOMPSON, HEAD TEACHER OF
WRITING, BOOKKEEPING, COMMERCIAL ARITH-
METIC, MENTAL CALCULATION and SHORTHAND, in a few
Easy Lessons. Classes every Day, Private at any Hour,. 8,
Clayton-square. Eslablished 18.27.

CHESTER.
EDUCATION IN THE FAMILY OF A
• PRIVATE TUTOR.

HARDCASTLE (for 20 years Private Teactzer of
Mathematics, Physical Science, Classics, &c.,) has, during
more than half that period, been in the habit of receiving SIX
Resident Pupils.
At Midsummer, 1859, he will have Three Vacancies.

Ile has a small room fitted up as a Laboratory ; and a. larger one
containing an extensive collection of apparatus for illustrating
every branch of Physical Science, especially

ELECTRICITY, GALVANISM, MAGNETISM,

PNEUMATICS, HYDROSTATICS, HYDRAULICS, LIGHT AND HEAT,

MECHANICS, NAVIGATION, ASTRONOMICAL 011SBRVATION,

AND TRIGONOMETRICAL SURVEY

Under his direction, all the instruments ,are used by the Pupils
themselves for the purposes of Illustration and Investigation,

in French, German,

the -Piano, the Grgan,4 Landscape Drawing

Architectural Drawingi—the last being a

Go,,;ernment-appointed Professor

TERMS,

(which are moderate in proportion to advantages enjoyed), may be
learnt upon application to his Residence, Watergate-street, or
Box 81, Post-office.
References to Gentlemen (in Liverpool, London, and other places)
whose sons have been educated by Mr. H.

THE FRENCH LANGUAGE.
The principles of nature appear so simple, that many, consider-
ing them acknowledged facts, or undisputed truisms, do not
deem them worthy of notice. Thus has been rejected fun-
damental law, that the car alone causes the tongue to move;
for, had this been duly reflected upon, it must, at one period
or another, have led to the discovery of the true method of
teaching languages."—lN fief.
VONS. ItAGONOT (of. Paris), . Author of the " Sym-
„ belie Anglo-French Vocabulary," and of the "Easiest and
Shortest 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 laboured 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
On French language of even understanding the rapid conversation
of natives of France.

All these deplorable consequences may be obviated by the natural
system of teaching languages adopted by Mens. agonot,
To carry out the system in its perfection, R
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, fl ls. por quarter, two Lessons a week

Payable in -ildunee,

Nr The "SYMBOLIC J ANGLO-FarNCU VOCAEVLART," Fifth
Edition, particularly adapted for Schools, &c., approved and salto.
tioned for the use of the Institutions for the Deaf and Duml4, iu
England and France.—To he had from the author. U. BASCOM,
and sold by all Booksellers.

Mr. RAGIONOT, Jun:, attends Southport on Wedl4o yPM Satur-
day, between thp hour® of 11, a.m., and 8, p.p.;
Ll 5, m
LiTarpool.