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VII.
THE WORKS OF Mrs. SOUTHEY
CHAPTERS on CHURCHYARDS '

The BIRTHDAY, and other Poems
SOLITARY HOURS, and other Poems
Those sweet poems, which, for truth ani dep._ _
!_rld for tenderness and holiness of thought. are am 0..,,
alost beautiful that have been produced in this generation
Quarterly Review. VIII.
lIRE WORKS of Mr. WARREN :
b.,. The DIARY of a LATE PHYSICIAN. A new
.ultion. 2 vols., 12s.
TEN THE USAND A-YEAR. A new Edition. 3 vols., 185.
NOW and THEN. A new Edition. Gs.
The LILY and the BEE. Gilt cloth, ss.
110RA1 SOCIAL, and PROFE-SIO AL DUTIES of
'ATTORNEYS and SOLICITORS. Second Edition. 9s.
,jhe INTELLECTUAL and
6d. MORAL DEVELOPMENT of
'Jae PRESENT AGEU. 2s.

ith of feeling,
the

IX.
,S
CHILLER' S POEMS and BALLADS,
second Translated by Sir E. BULWER. LYTTON, Bart
Edition. 10s. 6d.

JOCELINE'S MOTHER'S LEGACIE.
„ Edited by the Very Rev. PRINCIPAL LEE. 32m0, 4s. 6d.
This beautiful and touching Legacie."—Atherkeum.
1.2,A, delightful monument of the piety and high feeling of a
("3' noble mother."—Morn;ng Chronicle.

MISS STRICKLAND'S LIVES of the
lilh QUEEN'S of SCOTLAND. Four volumes are Dub-
ed. of which Vols. HI. and IV. contain LIFE OF MARY
a TUARy. With Portraits. 10s. 6d. each.

XII.
PARIS after WATERLOO. By JAMES
SINIPSON, Esq. With Two Coloured Plans of the
T
%ante. ss. xrir.
HE DIARY of a LATE PHYSICIAN.
A cheap Edition. In one vol., price ss. 6d. With
frontispiece by Gilbert.
" A series of tales that have instructed and delighted the
.peopleof every language ; for it has been the fortune of the
..Mlary of a late Physician to be translated into almost every
Jiving tongue."—Manchester Courier.

xxv.
THE CAXTON : A FAMILY PICTURE. By
Sir E. BULWER LYTTON, Bart. A new Edition. In
one vol. 7s. 6d.
"Te most brilliant and te eautiful of all the
'effusiohns of Sir Bulwer Lyttohn's pen of fascination."—The
-Sun.
There are portions of the work equal to anything in the
whole range of British fiction. . . . It is a book that it
bc,(71,°,1* good to read. . . . An invigorating and bracing
-rur xv.
EY NOVEL by PISISTRATUS CAXTON ;
VARIETIES in ENGLISH LIFE. A new Edition.
"Itorni? 21s.
its varieti:al the most complete picture of English life, ip
the cotnpas; aaatstat
ieever, plei,ham,bnlnenv compressed w than
KATIE sTEwx.ilitrr
ilegantly bound in gilt cloth. .
Ara;zzin'e"gularly obitr.......iqtic Scottish story
ALISON'S HISTORY of EUROPE, from
the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789
10 the Battle of Waterloo. 14 vols. demy Bvo, Library
Riition (the Eighth), with Portraits, £lO 10s.; 20 vols. crown
avo,
" His work forms a magnificent pot tal to the Present. It
contains a key to the strange characters which the passions
'? men are now writing upon the earth—those hieroglyphics
Of which the writers themselves know not the meaning."—
Dublin University Magazine.

A True Story
76. 6d.

Tatt's

xviii.
LISON'S HISTORY of EUROPE, from
VL. the Fall of Napoleon to the Accession of Louis
Napoleon. To be completed in five vols. demy Bvo. Vols. 1.
And 11. are published, price 15s: each.

ATLAS to ALISON'S HISTORY of
A EUROPE. By A. KEITH JOHNSTON, F.R.S.E.,
7,9. 109 Maps and Plans, coloured. Demy 4to, £3 35.;
n 4to, £2 12s. 6d. RR.
ESSAYS : HISTORICAL, POLITICAL,
kLISONand MISCELLANEOUS. By Sir ARCHIBALD
, Bart. Three vols. demy Bvo, 455.

XXT.
KEITH JOHNSTON'S PHYSICAL ATLAS,
In imperial folio, half-bound morocco, price 'l.O 10%

xxii.
)KEITH JOHNSTON'S PHYSICAL ATLAS
Reduced from the imperial folio. Impe
handsomely half-bound, morocco, price 12s. 6d.
What more attractive, more acceptable, or more beautiful
a
Christmas present could be presented as the memorial of
`etlndship, or paternal regard, than either the large or small
Won of the Physical Atlas, whose interezt shall not fade
01 the year—nay, nor with the age—which has produced
'ula splendid contribution to science?"— Dublin Evening Mail.

XXIII.
TEPHENS' BOOK of the FARM. Illus-
trated with 600 Engravings by Branston, Szc. Two
u‘ts- large svo, half-bound.
We know of no single agricultural work to be compared
Ki this Nothing can be more disinterestedly
earnest than our recommendation of the `Book of the Farm."
"-Bell's Life. xxxv.
UTNTOSH'S BOOK of the GARDEN.
~ vol. 1. With upwards of 1000 Illustrations. Large
*ovo. 50s.
' At nnee the most magnificent and the most comprehensive
410 k ever devoted in any age or country to the fascinating
C ence of which its treats."—Edinburgh Advertiser.

xxv.
NTARFORTH'S ARCHITECTURE of the
At FAR M. A Series of Designs for Farm Houses, Farm
eadings, Factors' Houses, and Cottages. Sixty-two En-
travings. Large 4to, .t 28.
,„, In every one of these designs the practical and the °rue-
ental are equally consulted. . • . . It is one of the
;test useful and most beautiful additions to Messrs. Black-
-,.„).14's extensive and valuable library of agricultural and
economy."—Morning Post.
ILLUSTRATIONS XXVI
of SCRIPTURE from
lea Engraving
BOTANICAL SCIENCE. By DAVID GORRIE. With
, gilt cluth, 3s. 6d.
WrwAht BLACKWOOD & SONS, Edinburgh and London.
VW by s, P. CHEOWIN, WEBB and HUNT, and the other
'Quksellers, Liverpool.

NOTICE.—If WILLIAM JONES, of Mold,
who left some Thins 1, Falk-
wet-street,
bo
the aut last BOXES
March,and does Other g not Call and R92EDEEM
witbin Six Days, they will be SOLD to pay expenses.—
a.:Verpool, December 20th, 1853.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.—The usual
, JUVENILE CLASSES. duriag the HOLIDAYS, for
ARITHMETIC, and BOOK-KEEPING, have
I'."3IMENCED, at MESSRS. THOMPSON'S 8, CLAYTON-
.9tIARE. Established 1827.

LIVERPOOL GOVERNESSES'
INSTITUTION,
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CHAI RMAN OF THE COMMITTEE :
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. A Home for D.sengaged or Daily Governesses.
A gratuitous system of Registration for Governesses.
Elective Annuities to aged Governesses secured on in
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b 1. Deferred Annuities secured by Government to I
Y.Payment of annual instalments.
Benevolent Fund for affording temporary assistan
W. H. BAINBRIGGE, Honorary Secretarie
JOHN LIGHTBODY,
41`Or Particulars, address the LADY S
Rodney street.

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butation.

ST. AIDAN'S (THEOLOGICAL) COLLEGE,
BIRKENHEAD.

PATRO • :
His Grace the LORD ARCH BISHOP of CANTERBURY

VISITOR:
The Right Rev. the LORD BISHOP of CHESTER.
PRINCIPAL:
The Rev. JOSEPH B.kYLEE, D.D.

The LENT TERM Opens on thel4th day of JANUARY next,
and LECTURES commence on the MONDAY following, upon
which day all Students are required to be in residence.
Application for admission to be made to the PRINCIPAL.
St. Aidan's, December, 1833.

COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION,
ABBOT'S GRANGE, CHESTER.
The ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION Of PRIZES and DELIVERY Of
SPEECHES will take place THIS DAY (Tuesday), the 20th
instant, between the hours of Two and Five o'clock.
In the Evening there will be the usual performance of Vocal
and Instrumental Music by the Pupils, commencing at Seven
o'clock, when Dr. BRINDLEY will feel honoured by the pre-
sence of all who take an interest in the prosperity of the
School. _ .

The Pupils will be inspected on Parade punctually at Two
o'clock.
The Vacation will terminate on WEDNESDAY, the 25th of
January, 1854.

JOHN BRINDLEY, LL.D., Principal

PREPARATORY SCHOOL, in connection with
the COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION, ABBOT'S GRANGE,
CHESTER.

A PREPARATORY BRANCH, the want of which has long
been felt, will be Opened, after the Christmas Vacation, at the
LOWER HALL, TARVIN, which was built and fitted up by
Dr. Bet ND LEY expressly for that purpose.
This Establishment will be under the solecare and direction
of the Rev. E. H. and Mrs. PRICE, who have had several
years' successful experience in the teaching and Management
of pupils.
Prospectuses will be forwarded on application to Mr. PRICE,
Tarvin, Chester.

QUEENWOOD COLLEGE, near STOCK-
BRIDGE, HANTS.
PRINCIPAL GEO. EDMONDSON.
MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL PHILOSOPHY—Dr. THOS.
A. HIRST, of the Universities of Marburg and Berlin.
CHEMISTRY—Dr. HEINRICH DEBUS, late Assistant in the.
Laboratory of. Professor Bunsen, and Chemical Lecturer in
the University of Marburg.
CLASSICS AND HISTORY—Mr. JOHN S. MUMMERY, L.C.P.
MODERN LANGUAGES AND FOREIGN LITERATURE—Mr.
JOHN HAAS, from M. de Fellenberg's Institution, Hof-
wyl, Switzerland.
GEODESY—Mr. RICHARD P. WRIGHT.
PAINTING AND DRAWING—Mr. RICHARD P. WRIGHT.
ENGLISH AND JUNIOR MATHEMATICS—MP. WILLIAM
SINGLETON.
Dtrro—Mr. EDWIN COOMBES.
Music—Mr. WILLIAM CORN WALL.
TERMS:
For Boys under 12 years of age .....€4o'per Annum.
ff from 12 to 16
above 16 £6o „
For further information, see Prospectus, to be had of the
Principal.
8:7- The First Session of 1854 commences on the 19th of
January.

ST. MARTIN'S CHURCH.-CHRISTMAS
EVE.—On SATURDAY next, Divine Service will com-
mence at Eleven o'clock at Night, when a SERMON will be
Preached and the HOLY COMMUNION administered, and
Carols sung in the early morning of Christmas Day.
On CHRISTMAS DAY the Service will be at a Quarter
before Eleven a.m.; in the Evening at Half-past Three ONLY,
with a SERMON.

QT. PETER'S CHURCH DAY and SUNDAY
SCHOOLS, EVERTON.—The ANNUAL TEA PARTY
on behalf of the above Schools will be held at the CONCERT-
HALL, Lord Nelson-street, on W DNES DA Y, the 4th of
January next. Tea on the Table at Half-past Six o'Clock.
Addresses will be delivered by the Rev. J. R. CONOR, Dr,
HUME, Rev. J. MACNAUGHT, Rey. H. MARLEN, Rev. W.
F. TAYLOR, and other Clergymen and Gentlemen. Choice
Selections of Sacred Nlusic:will be Sung between the Speeches.
Tickets One Shilling each, to be had at the Standard-office;
Mr. HOWELL'S, Church-street ; Mr. Kt NNER', St. George's-
bill, Everton • Mr. CARRUTH E a's, Scotland-road ; Mr. BUNT-
ING% Kirkdale-road ; and Mr. WILDING'S, Druggist, • St.
Anne-street.

QIIERIDAN LITERARY AND DEBATING
SOCIETY.—The usual ANNUAL SOIREE and BALL
of the above Society will be held in the ROYAL ASSEMBLY-
ROOMS, Great George-street, on FRIDAY EVENING, the 30th

instant.
Tickets, (including Refreshments,) Single 65., Double 10s.,
may now be had at the Committee-rooms, 11, Russell-street.

WALLASEY LADIES' CIIARITY.—The
ANNUAL BALL will be held on TUESDAY, the
17th of January next, at the HOTEL. EGREMONT.
JAS. GLYNNE BATESON, Secretary.

BIRKENHEAD MODEL YACHT CLUB
BALL.
Lady Patroness, Mrs. F. PEM BROKE JONES, Highfield.
COMMITTEE.
F. Fembroke Jones, Esq., Chairman.
John Holme, Esq., Treasurer.
John M. Hannay, hsq., Honorary Secretary.
Alfred Bower; Esq. Henry Parsons, Esq.
A. E. Byrne, Esq. G. S. Sanderson. Esq.
John Cadell, Esq. William Scott, Esq.
Edwin Haigh, Esq. IT. Wilkenson Tetley, Esq.
Henry Melling, Esq. John Watkins, Esq.
Robert Moon, Esq. Seymour Willoughby, Esq.
Henry Wood, Esq.
The ANNUAL BALL will be held on THURSDAY, the 12th
January next, at the MoNits' FERRY HOTEL. Tickets,
Gentlemen, tos. 6d., Ladies, 55., may be obtained from the
CHAIRMAN, IREASURER, or SECRETARY. As the number
of Tickets will be limited, early application is requested.
JOHN M. HANNAY, Hon. Sec.

OYSTERS ! OYSTERS ! ! OYSTERS !! !
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
79, MANOVER-STREET.•
GEORGE DUFFEY (late M A RC ROFT'S) respectfully informs
his Friends and Customers that he is prepared to SELL the
LONDON NATIVES at Six Shillings per Barrel, or One
Shilling Der Score; RED BANK or Genuine LI • SADELL'S,
at Five Shillings per Barrel.
79, Hanover-street, Church street.