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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-12-14 00:00:00

TO ARTICLED CLERKS.

In the press, and shortly will he published, in one Vol. Bvo,
THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF THE
1 LAWS OF ENGLAND, in the various Departments,
and also the Practice in the Superior Courts, in the form of
Question and Answer, for the assistance of Articled Clerks in
preparing for Examination, and incidentally for the use of
Practitioners. By A SOLICITOR.
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HARE ON SPINAL DISEASE.
This Day is published, in Royal Bvo., Price 1.05.,
LRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS on the CAUSES and
TREATMENT of CURVATURES of the SPINE,
with Hygyenic directions for the physical culture of Youth
as a means of preventing the disease;—an Etching and de-
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THE ENGLISH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, AND

SMITHFIELD CLUB.
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On the sth of January will be published.
Y HE First Number for 1839 of THE ATHENJEUM,
.IL London Journal of Literature, Science, and Art, Price
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THE ATHENIEUM is the Largest Literary Paper,
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it contains Reviews, with copious extracts, of every important
New Work, both English and Foreign.
Reports of all that is interesting in the proceedings of the
Learned and Scientific Societies; with Abstracts of the more
Important Papers. Also, the METREOLOGICAL TABLE, kept
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Authentic Accounts of all Scientific Voyages and Expedi-
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&c.—Biographical Notices of distinguished Men—Original
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is likely to interest the informed and intelligent.
4,,* The ATHEN/ELIM iS published on SATURDAYS, but is
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The VOLUME for 1838 of THE ATHENEUM.

914 large Quarto Pages, with Title-page and Index.
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111.
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CONVERSATIONS ON NATURE AND ART. By
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CLOSE OF THE EXHIBITION.

rIhUE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION of
the LIVERPOOL ACADEMY of WORKS of
MODERN ARTISTS VI-ILL CLOSE on SATURDAY, the
15th instant.
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MRS. RAWDON, Lady Patroness.
MR. JAMES COCKSHOTT, President

THE ANNUAL BALL for the BENEFIT of this
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Worshipful the Mayor and Town Council, in the Town Hall,
on THURSDAY, the 27th December.
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LIVERPOOL
CHURCH BUILDING SOCIETY.

THE TRUSTEES for the NOMINATION of the
Ji CLERGY to officiate in the New Churches, are to be
appointed by the Subscribers of £25.
Each person to have one vote for every £25 subscribed.
All Donations which amount to or exceed £5O may be
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yearly instalments.

Amount of Donations advertised up to
Wednesday, December 12th £9116 10
John Robin, Esq.
James Foster, Esq... lOO 0
Thomas Bright Crosse, Esq lOO 0
John Barnes Brancker, Esq.
James Bryans, Esq.
Richard Bryans, jun., Esq 5O 0
Charles W. Heade 25 0
Harry Robertson
John Swire .
William Benson
Captain John Boyd
W. C., per Rev. J. Brooks

25 0
25 0
5 5
5 0

Total £9676 15