The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-04-17 00:00:00

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No. 1382.]

FINANCIAL REFORM AT COURT

ATR. JASPER FOMSETT JUDGE, Author of
11'1_ " Sketches of Her Majesty's Household," and of other
Works on Financial Reform, will have the honour of delivering,
THIS EVENING, (Tuesday,) the 17th instant, his SECOND
LECTURE " On the CONSTITUTION of the ROYAL
HOUSEHOLD, and the EXPENDITURE of the CIVIL LIST,
interspersed with ANECDOTES and REMINISCENCES of the
COURT of QUEEN VICTORIA, from HER MAJESTY'S
ACCESSION to the PRESENT TIME,"
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SHAWLS, MANTLES, &c.
ALL the NOVELTIES for the Season having ar-
rived, the Largest and Cheapest STOCK of Fashionable

SHAWLS

AND MANTLES

WILL BE FOUND, AS USUAL, AT
PRINGLE'S SHAWL WAREHOUSE,

44, BOLD-STREET

THE MUSIC HALL,
BOND-STREET, LIVERPOOL.

FOR THE SPRING TRADE

,Mr. JUDGE will deliver s7Tfilf RD LECTURE, "On the
DEPARTMENTS of the LORD STEWARD, the MASTER of
the HORSE, the ROYAL BUCK HOUNDS," &c., on THURS-
DAY EVENING next, the 19th instant. _

ENGLISH and FRENCH Striped, Figured, Shot,
Damask, Brocade, yoke and Glace

SILKS;
Norwich, Paisley, Edinburgh, and French
SHAWLS• 'L
DELAINES' CACHMERES, CHALIES, FLOUNCED

For further partic'ulars see Syllabus of the Lectures.
Platform, Is.; Front Seats, 6d. ; Body of the Hall and Gal-
lery, 3d. Doors open at Half-past Seven. The Lectures will
commence at Fight o'clock precisely.
¢ Fac-similes of the AUTOGRAPHS of the QUEEN and
PRINCE ALBERT will be presented to every person, on en-
tering the Hall, each" Evening.
Tickets for the Platform and Front Seats may be obtained at
the Liverpool Mercury-office; and of W. J. HAMMOND and
Co., Stationers, 32, Ranelagh-street; and at the Standard-
office.
20, Lord Nelson-street, April, 1849..

DRESSES, (in various Fabrics,) MANyLE S, BONNETS,

PARASOLS, RIBBONS,
and every description of Fancy Goods, for Ladies' Costume,
are now arriving. The Stock will be complete THIS DAY,
when a general display yvill be made.
The Family Linen and General Manchester Departments are
particularly well assorted, and present many decided attrac-
tions.

JOHN BRISCOE,
60, and 62, OLDHALL-STREET.

FINANCIAL REFORM ASSOCIATION.
THE ANNUAL MEETING of this ASSOCIATION
wi'l be held, in the CONCERT-HALL, Lord Nelson-street,
TO-MORROW, (Wednesday.) the 18th instant.
The Chair will be taken at Half-past Seven o'clock.

JEFFERY, MORRISH, and CO. invite
special attention to their

SWISS CURTAIN DEPARTMENT,

where will be found an unusually large Stock, and
at considerably reduced prices when compared
with those of last year, at least Twenty per Cent.

COMPTON-HOUSE,
CHURCH-STREET, BASNETT-STREET,

and LEIGH-STREET.

SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIANITY

AMONGST THE JEWS

APUBLIC MEETING of the Subscribers and
Friends of the Liverpool Auxiliary to the above Society,
is proposed to be held in the Mustc-HALL, Bold-street, on
MONDAY Evening next, the 23rd instant, at Half-past Six
o'clock, when the Annual Report, &c., will be submitted, and
Resolutions proposed by the Rev. D. JAMES, M.A. ; Rev.
JOSEPH BAYLEE, M.A.; Rev. W. H. WRIGHT, M.A.; and the
Rev. Dr. M`NEILE. _ _

The Rev. W. RAWSON,JWA., in the Chair:

Tickets may be obtained from 'Mr. SCRAGO, the Agent, 75,
Renshaw-street, near St. Luke's Church, on THURSDAY next,
the 19th instant, for Subscribers, and on FRIDAY next, the
20th, for other Friends of the Society.

ART UNION.
ALL PRIZES-NO BLANKS.

GRAND DRAWING OF 8358 RICH PRIZES OF MUSICAL

GLASS SHADES OF
STUFFED BIRDS OF PARADISE, &c.

THE Proprietors are sorry to inform their Sub-
scribers, that owing to the disappointment of the Plates
of the Ocean Monarch, the DRAWING cannot take place till
WEDNESDAY, the 9th of MAY, 1849.

No further postponement whatever will take place, or Double
the Ticket Money will be returned ; and as a little acknowledg-
ment for the disappointment, a Beautiful GLASS SHADE of
STUFFED BIRDS will be given (gratis) to the Second Drawn
Number, value ss.
Tickets only One Shilling and Sixpence each, or Nine for
One Pound; each Ticket having the chance of drawing Two
Rich Prizes, value £57 10s. ; or Two Tickets at 3s. may draw
Four Prizes, value £B2 10s.; to be had, with a Plan of the
Drawing, at No. 36, Church-street, opposite Parker-street.
N.B.—As only 363 Tickets remain unsold, those Persons who
have ordered Tickets to be kept must make an early call, as
they will be sold before the end of this week.

IRISH POPLIN TABINET,
PATRONIZED ~Is •
BY THE QUEEN -4,,,ee%.it
M. MA GAN, MANUFACTURER
• 67, BOLD-STREET, LIVERPOOL,
Respectfully announces to the Nobility and Gentry of Great
Britain, that he has opened the above Establishment

AND ROYAL
FAMILY.

EXCLUSIVELY FOR
THE SALE OF IRISH POPLIN TABINET,

Of his own manufacture, in the most fashionable colours and
newest desi,,oms, for Morning, Evening, and Bridal Dresses, in
MAGNIFICENTLY RICH BROCADED, WATERED, SHA-
DED, STRIPED, and FLOWERED, with a great variety in
GOLD and SILVER TISSUES, suitable for GENTLEMEN'S
DRESS WAISTCOATS. Also, the DOUBLE MILLED POPLIN,
manufactured specially for Clergymen's Gowns, Cassocks, &c.
From T. M. Magan's lengthened experience in conducting
the late O'Reilly's Establishment. Dublin, he hones to merit
public support.
Wholesale, Retail, and for Exportation.
Specimens sent Post-free to any part of the United Kingdom.
in• T. M. MAOAN returns his best thanks to those Ladies
who have favoured him with orders, and begs to acquaint them
that he has REMOVED from Cases-street to
No. 67, BOLD-STREET,
Next door to D. Clifford's Iron Beds:ead Manufactory.

AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER.

HEARTS REsOLVED AND HANDS PREPARED, THE BLESSINGS THEY ENJOY 'lO GUARD.—SMOLLET

TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1849.

TO THE LADIES.
TOUJOURS BIEN JHSES.
itiflSS E. MANNING has the honour to express her
Ill_ grateful sense of the unparallelled success her genuine
PARISIAN ART has met with during her short Visit to Liver-
pool. She begs to announce her having OPENED a Permanent
Establishment, at No. 7, COLQUITT-STREET, where she will
receive all Orders herself for Cleaning (in a style that chal-
lenges competition,)
SHAWLS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,
LACE, SILK, SATIN, TABINET, GOLD AND SILVER BLONDS;
Organdie, Tarlatan, Mousseline de Laine, Neckerchiefs,
Ceintures,
Chalis, Cashmeres, Worked 211uslin, Brocade,
Tapestry of every shade and colour, and Embroidery in Gold,
Silver, Watered, and Coloured Silks, Satin Shoes, Gloves,
Gentlemen's Silk Neckerchiefs, &c. &c., au Prix Fixe.

SPRING GOODS,
AT
FERGUSON'S •

JUVENILE CLOTHING, LADIES' OUTFITTING, LACE,
HOSIERY, STAY, AND SCOTCH MUSLIN
WAREHOUSE,
4, BOLD-STREET.

FERGUSON respectfully intimates to the
J Ladies of Liverpool and its vicinity, that his extensive
Stock is complete in all its branches ; and that his purchases
of Spribg Goods, selected with great care at the first London
and Pahsian Houses, have arrived, and are now ready for in-
spection.

H. T. WATSON'S
EMPORIUM OF FASHION,
19, BASNETT-STREBT,
NEAR CHURCH-STREET.
THE EASTER FASHIONS are now ready, con-
taining—

MANTLFS,
STRAW BONNETS,
RIBBONS,
MILLINERY, &c.

Ladies are respectfully invited to inspect the Stock, which
contains every Novelty, at very reasonable charges.
A great variety of pretty Trimmed Straw Bonnets, at 6s. 6d.

JAMES DOD,
TAILOR AND DRAPER,
13, LORD-STREET,
TAKES the liberty of informing his Friends and
the Public, that he has jr,st returned from LONDON with
a choice Selection of GOODS adapted for the present Season.

J. D. has also made himself acquainted with the LATEST
FASHIONS in the TAILORING DEPARTMENT.

LEECE

PRACTICAL ENGRAVER AND PRINTER,
21, LEIGH-STREET, BASNETT-STREET.

BRASS AND ZINC
WINDOW AND DOOR PLATE MANUFACTURER.

AN APPRENTICE WANTED TO THE ENGRAVING
BUSINESS.

AT REDUCED PRICES

T. WALKER'S
WINDOW BLIND MANUFACTORY,
135, WHITECHAPEL,

Opposite Great Charlotte-street

ESTABLISHED 1813, BY
FRANCIS PINNEY

IN STOCK, 2000 VENETIAN-SHAPE BLINDS

GAUZE WIRE AND ALL OTHER BLINDS, WHOLESALE AND

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RETAIL.
LONDON CHAIR )V4tREII 'USE.
WM. JONES AND CO.,
PROPRIETORS OF THE
ATLAS OMNIBUSES,

BEG to return their sincere thanks to the Inhabitants
of ST. MICHAEL'S HAMLET, the DINGLE, PRINCE'S
PARK, and the Neighbourhood, for the kind patronage and
support which they have received, and which they desire most
gratefully to acknowledge.
W. J. and Co. avail themselves of this opportunity of an-
nouncing to the Inhabitants of AIGBURTH, MOSLEY-HILL,
and the Neighbourhood, that they have completed arrange-
ments by which their New Omnibuses, now building in London,
will commence running from
AIGBURTH TO LIVERPOOL,
ON TUESDAY, THE 29TH OF MAY.

Further particulars, in reference to the Hours of Starting,
&c., will be published in due time.
Liverpool, 3d April, 1849.
ECONOMY ! ELEGANCE ! ! COMFORT ! ! !

THE GREATEST VARIETY and CHEAPEST
STOCK OF

LONDON AND PARIS HATS

WILL BE FOUND AT THE
BRITISH AND FRENCH HAT WAREHOUSE,
25, RANELAGH-STREET.

THOMAS DAVIES, PROPRIETOR

ROYAL BANK

LIVERPOOL, APRIL 13, 1849.
BUILDINGS

The largest importation of TEA—ever known in England—
has recently taken pIace.—TWENTY-FOUR CARGOES
having arrived—in less than One Month,—per following
Vessels :

John O'Gaunt Queen of England Dauntless
Rajah Bassa Earl of Chester Nerhudda
Ferozepore William Jardine • Magellan
Sovereign John Dugdale Dumfries
Nautilus Calder Queen
Emily Gaspar n.•
Ble
Chatham Juliet Emily, and
Sappho Lascar Larking.
This unprecedented supply,--conjoined with the continued
great depression of trade generally,—enables us to call the
attention of Families to a quality of Black Tea at-3s. 6ds
per lb.,—differing in character from any ever offered at this
rate.

Quarter-pound Sample at 10111.
ROBT. ROBERTS & COMPY,
Entrance up the Steps.

—ire beg to remind the Public that we have no con-
nexion whatever with any parties in Liverpool, or other towns,
who, (as a bait to the Purchaser), DISPLAY our NAME in
large and conspicuous letters an their Door Plates and Shop
Windows.—Our Place of Business is at the

ROYAL BANK BUILDINGS, LIVERPOOL

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IvILLIAM GREGG, Successor to the late R. J.
KEYS, 52, Bold-street, Liverpool, and John Dalton-
street. Manchester, respectfully informs the Nobility, Gentry,
and Public of Lancashire, that he has purchased from the
Patentee, (Mr. C. F. Bielefeld, of London,) the Sole Right of
Sale for this County of his PAPIER MACHE and other AR-
TISTIC MANUFACTURES. He is in a position to supply
Architects, Builders, and Decorators on the same Terms as if
had from the Works in London.

He hopes, by producing the Best Work at Moderate Charges,
to merit a share of public patronage in the following Branches :
CHIMNEY GLASS FRAMES, fitted with brilliant Silver
Plates.

WINDOW CURTAIN CORNICES, new and elegant in De-
sign, finished in gold, grained oak, white and gold, and various
other fancy styles.

CONSOL AND PIER TABLES, Hall Ditto, finished in gold,
oak, or rosewood, with elegant Marble Slabs.

FIRE SCREENS for LADIES' Needle Work, finished in any
mode FIRE
and manufactured on the patent quaquarcreal
principle, which enablee them to Le used as ornamental tables

GILT FRAMES, IN VARIOUS DESIGNS, for oil paint
igs, portraits, &c., &c.

.•••.. anapia LI VGU a tipici
Mache Frames," grained oak, or finished in. gold, at very mo-
derate prices, suitable for engravings, drawings, &c., &c.

THE PATENT FRAMES MANUFACTURED BY MA-
CHINERY, are now brought to great perfection. They may
be had any width, and various patterns, either finished in gold,
oak and gold, bronze and gold, ebony and gold, in short,
executed in any style that may be desired, and their
.price
lower than that at present charged for the cheapest description
of wood frames.

CEILING ORNAMENTS, IN GREAT VARIETY, suitable
for suspending Chandeliers from, and acting as Ventilators,
htairarr Untl, ~0,,.1 n.,./1 riannratitra

BRACKETS for Timepieces, Busts, or Statues

Various Designs for Bookcases, Ottomans, Fancy Chairs,
Bedsteads, Cornices, in imitation of the fine old carving of the
thirteenth century, prepared to order, at extremely low charges.

TOILET GLASS, CHEVAL DITTO, in solid Spanish Ma•
hogany, or in gold, white and gold, green and gold, &c., with
the new patent quaquaversal joint.

DESIGNS FOR THE DECORATION OF HALL CEILINGS,
Drawing and Dining Room Ditto, fitted up for inspection on
the premises. Orders can be executed for work of this de-
scription wan the greatest despatch, and at lower prices than
is usually charged for Plaster Work of this character. Gentle-
men resident in the country could have their mansions or
dwellings decorated in the "Improved Papier Mache," with-
out the annoyance of workmen for weeks or months on their
premises, as the work is prepared and ready for fixing before
the workmen enter the house, a few days being then sufficient
for the completion of any ordinary-sized ceiling.—Estimates
given free.

Just published, Bvo., price is,, or sent post free for Is. 6d.
BIELEFELD'S TARIFF OF PAPIER MACHE FRAMES,
containing 114 Engravings, including the Machine-made Frame
Afnuldinc,. }..,1 in 19-ft lAnoths2 2 •

or made up complete.
"The frames of Mr. Bielefeld possess the best characteristic
of fine carving."—Art-Union Journal.
"The work Mr. Bielefeld has perfected is one of remarkable
elaborateness and beauty."—Douglas Jerrold.
By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent.

SHOW-ROOMS
52, BOLD•STREET, LIVERPOOL,
AND
JOHN DALTON-STREET, MANCHESTER.
WILLIAM GREGG, PEorilaoa,

[PRICE FOURPENCE

THOMAS DISMORE,
SILVERSMITH AND JEWELLER,
BEGS
to announce his REMOVAL to more com-
modious Premises, _ _

NO. 2, BOLD-STREET,
where he has an increased Stock of Superior SILVER PLATI
JEWELLERY. SHEFFIELD and ELECTRIC-PLATI
WATCHES, &c. &c.

REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF MUSIC.
MESSRS. RIME and SON beg to inform the
Public, that, although they have for some time made a

HEAVY REDUCTION

ON THE
PUBLISHED PRICE OF ALL MUSIC,

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they find it is not generally known ; they therefore insert
this Notice that the Public may be aware of the fact that
they have the advantage of purchasing Music from the AC-
KNOWLEDGED BEST STOCK in the Country, at the same price
as from any other House, and in many instances at less.
H. and S.'s STOCK of PIANO-FORTES conists of Instru-
ments of all forms and sTzs, from the Piccolo to the Grand,
selected from the Manufactories of Messrs. Broadwood and
Sons, Collard and Collard, and Thos. Tomkison.

Several SECOND-HAND HARPS and PIANO-FORTES on
SALE.

PIANO-FORTEQ «nd HARPS for HIM
Experienced Repairers of Piano-Fortes 1

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