The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-03-23 00:00:00

NOW OPEN IN THE UNION (I*LERY ROOM,

SLATER-STREET, BOLD- GET.
ADMISSION-ONE SH LING

Open from 10 A.M. to 10 P.m
with Gas every Evening.

B r itt iantly illuminated

J. JEATOR, Manner,

CLOSE OF THE EXHIBITION OF THE ROCK
HARMONICON,
15, BOLD-STREET.,:-

JRICHARDSON, being about to remove the ROCK
• HARMONICON to Manchester, talAthis opportunity
of acknowledging, with gratitude, the iiKany favours and
distinguished patronage h has received during his stay in
Liverpool.

J. R. IC HA RDSON begs to intimate that, during the week,
the ROCK HARMONI CON will be exhibited at 15, BOLD-
STREET, until SATURDAY next, with the exception of
THURSDAY NEXT,
A PUBLIC PE RFORFORMANCE,
AT THE M USIC-RALL,

Under the Patronage of the Worshipful the Mayor,
will take place, being positively for the last time there.
Mr. Davis will be accompanied by the Inventor's three
Sons.

The Morning Exhibition from Eleven until One; After-
noon, from Three till Five ; Evening, from Seven till Ten.
Admittance, ls.—Children, 6d.

By desire of several Ladies and Gentlemen, a PLAIN
DRESS BALL will take place on FRIDAY EVENING, in the
MUSIC-HALL, when the Quadrilles, Waltzes, &c. will be
performed upon the ROCK HARMONICON. The Doors to be
opened at Eight o'clock ; Dancing to commence at Nino
o'clock. Single Tickets, 3s. ; Tickets to admit a Lady and
Gentleman, ss. • to be had at the principal Music Shops •, of
Mr. HILES, Confectioner, Parker-street ; and from Mr.
RICHARDSON, 15, Bold-street.
N.B.—Refreshments may be had in the Room.

SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY FOR IRELAND.
THE Rev. THOS. GREGG, of St. Catherine's Church,
Dublin, preached on behalf of this extellent Institution
on Sunday last, the 21st instant ;aeitt4the Morning at St.
Anne's Church, Aigburth, and in e Evening at Christ
Church, Liverpool; when Collettions were made, at the
former amounting to £2l Us. 7d and at the latter £3O.
FurthW,Contributions will be thankfully received by the
Rev. FIELDING OULD, Soho-street, Liverpool.

MECHANICS' INSTITUTION,
MOUNT-STREET.
HIGH SCHOOL.

'PHIS SCHOOL is intended to affp :WS the Sons of
, Merchants and others of the 'M,We Classes Instruc-
tiotiiri tie variouslbranches of a Literary, Scientific, and.
Commercial Education. It is conducted by EIGHT PRINCI-
PAL and FOUR ASSISTANT MASTERS, who superintend the
Eight following Departments :
ENGLISH LANGUAGE and LITERATURE, Mr.
ABRAHAM HUME, (late of the Belfast Institution) assisted
by Mr. ALEXANDER DUNCAN.
MATHEMATICS. Mr. Wm. HA.RTSHORN,
T.C.D., assisted by Mr. JOHN RYAN.
CLASSICS, Mr. JoHm PRICE, A.M., (of St. John's
College, Cambridge) assisted by Mr. JAMES PEACE, A.M„
T.C.D.
NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, Mr. HUGO REID, late of
the High School and Mechanics' Institution, Glasgow, Au-
thor of Chemistry of Science and Art, Catechism of Heat,
&c, &c.
CHEMISTRY, Mr. W. H. BALMAIN, late Lecturer in
Sydenham College, London, for five years Assistant to the
late Dr. Turner.
FRENCH, Mr. T. E. SULIOT., A.M., assisted by Mr.
ANDRE SEARS.
DRAWING, Mr. WILLIAM JAMES BISHOP, Member of
the Liverpool Academy.
WRITING, Mr. JOHN Gow.
The Pupils change Classes every hour, passing in succes-
sion from one Teacher to another, each Teacher confining
himself to his own Department. As Chemistry is taught on
alternate days, instead of Natural Philosophy, and Drawing
is taught on alternate days, instead of Writing, the Six Hours
of Daily Instruction are equally divided among Six Subjects,
one hour being allotted to each.
DANCING is taught on the Afternoon of Saturday, which
is a half holyday, Terms lOs 6d per Quarter; and various
EVENING CLASSES (besides the Library, which contains
above 7,000 volumes, and Public Lectures delivered Twice
every week) are open, on payment of 5s per Annum, to the
Pupils of this School.
DEPARTMENTAL PUPILS.
Those Boys who may not wish to attend all the Branches
of Instruction comprised in the complete Course may select
one or more of the Departments on the following terms :
For one Department One Guinea per Quarter ; two De-
partments, 15s each ; for three or more, I2s 6d each ; one
hour being devoted to each department per day.
Attached to this School is a PREPARATORY DEPART-
MENT, under the care cf Four Masters, for those Boys whose
want of the requisite attainments unfits them for the, Senior
Departments.
ARITHMETIC, Mr. JAMES Cox, 8.A., T.C.D.
GEOGRAPHY, KNOWLEDGE OF OBJECTS, HIS-
TORY, &c, Mr. J. G. DAVIDSON.
ENGLISH GRAMMAR, READING, SPELLING,
&c, M. J. A. LLOYD.
WRITING, Mr. ALEXANDER STEWART.
In addition to the large Library and Museum belonging to
the Institution, the Preparatory Department has a Juvenile
Library and Museum open to the Pupils.
Reports of the Progress and Conduct of the Pupils of both
Departments are forwarded monthly to their Parents and
Guardians. Confinement is the only mode of punishment
employed.
The Quarter-days are Ist of January, Ist of April, Ist of
July, and Ist of October. The Vacations are Six Weeks at
Midsummer,,,Two Weeks at Christmas, and Three Days at
Easter.

TERMS.—Ten Guineas per Annum to Sons of Members,
that is, Annual Subscribers of One Guinea. Preparatory
Department—Six Guineas per Annum, with Four Shillings
and Sixpence per Quarter, for the Use of Books, &c. Pay-
ment. made Quarterly, in advance.
Some of the Masters take BOARDERS.
*** THE NEXT QUARTER WILL BEGIN ON THURSDAY,
THE IST APRIL NEXT.
AN ADDITIONAL TEACHER WANTED.—Wanted
for the HIGH SCHOOL, a GENERAL ASSISTANT
TEACHER, qualified to teach the Classics and Mathematics
in their earlier stages, in addition to the usual branches of an
English Education. His services will be mainly employed
in the Junior Department, and in the English Class. Salary
£lOO per annum. Testimonials of character, talent, and
ability to be lodged with the Secretary, on or before Tuesdays
the 30th inst.
L ECTU RES.—Mr. MASON'S Third Lecture on WOOD
ENGRAVING, TO-MORROW EVENING, (Wednesday) at
Half-past Seven.
A Donation of Ten Guineas constitutes the Contributor
a Life Member. Annual Ticket, entitling to Lectures, Li-
brary, and Evening Schools, One Guinea. Lady's ditto,
lOs 6d. Sons or Apprentices of Members, ss. Appren-
tices of Non-Members, lOs 6d. Admission to single Lec-
tures, for Non-Members, One Shilling.
W. B. HODGSON, Secretary.
A T the ANNUAL MEETING of the SUBSCRIBERS
II to the EASTERN DISPENSARY, held in the Board-
room of the Parish-offices, Fenwick-street, on Monday, the
15th March, 1841,
JAMES ASPINALL, Esq., in the Chair,
Resolved unanimously,—That the best thanks of this
Meeting be presented to the President, /Vice-Presidents,
Treasurer, Honorary Secretary, and ()the/Gentlemen of the
Committee, for their zealous attention Wthe interests of this
charity; also to the Honorary Medial Officers, and the
House Surgeon, for their unremitting attention to the duties
of their respective offices.
Resolved unanimously,—That the thanks of this Meeting
be given to those Clergymen who have advocated the cause of
this useful charity.
Resolved unanimously,—That the following gentlemen be
the Officers of this Institution for the following year :
PRESIDENT.—
JAMES ASPINALL, Esq.
VICE-PRESIDENTS.—
Robertson Gladstone, Esq. I John Formby, Esq.
William Penkett, Esq. Anthony Swainson, ESq•
TREASURER.—}tiehard Moon, Esq.
HONORARY SECRETARY.—Mr. Arthur Henderson.
CONSULTING PHYSICIAN.—Dr. Gouthwaite.
HONORYARY MEDICAL OFFICERS.—
Messrs. John Pearson, John Cheeseborough, and Thomas
Hayes.
COMMITTEE.—
The Churchwardens of the Parish for the time being.
Mr. James Bateson, R.ev..Fielding Ould,
Rev. Jacob Picton,
Mr. T. D. Butler,
Mr. John Crosfield Mr. James Parker;,
Mr. Eckerslev,
Mr. William Routledge,
Mr. George du'rden, Mr. John Swainson,
Mr. Lawrence Heyworth, Mr. James Tyrer,
Rev. H. T. Joseph, Mr. John Wellstood,
Mr. John Kilshaw, Mr. Augus.tus S. Wpoglwarcl.
With power to add to their number.
worsz SURGEON."—MF. Edwin Edwards.
COLLECTOR.,—Mr, Wigg.