The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-02-16 00:00:00

THE EXHIBITION

OF
PAINTINGS BY THE OLD MASTERS,
SELECTED BY THE PROPRIETOR OF THE THRE CARACCI,
IS NOW OPEN,
AT THE
EXHIBITION-ROOMS, POSTOFFI E-PLACE.
IT contains about twenty Pictures, which are on SALE by
PRIVATE CONTRACT, among will be found three
of great celebrity in the World of Ar viz., " Christ carry-
ing his Cross," by Sebastiano del Piornbo ; " St. Jerome
and an Angel in the Desert," by Ruben and Vandyke, from
the Gallery of Marshal Soult ; and " St. Cecilia, attended by
Angels," by Domeniehino, formerly in the Cambiaso Palace
of Genoa. To these has been added the .great Picture of
" The Battle of Trafalgar, and Death of Nelson," by the late
Mr. President West.
The Room will be open from Ten o'Clock in the Morning
till Five, and from Six till Nine in the Evening.
Admittance, One Shilling. Season Tickets, till the mid-
dle of July, Five Shillings.
Tickets for Artists to study the Pictures on Saturdays,
from Nine till Three, may be obtained by applying to Mr.
WINSTANLEY, Church-street.

JOHN BENTLEY, Keeper

EXTRAORDINARY NOVELTY.
THE ROCK HARM,ONICON.
IN consequence of the great satisfaction expressed by
crowds of visitors who visited the Music Hall, on Thurs-
day last, on the occasion of Mr. DAVIES'S Performance, the
Proprietor has great pleasure in announcing to the Public,
that the HARMONICON will be Exhibited on THURSDAY
next, in the MUSIC HALL, Bold-street, on which occasion
Mr. JOHN DAVIES will again Perform, in conjunction with
the Proprietor's three Sons.
First Performance, from Eleven till One, in the Forenoon ;
Secnd Ditto, from Three till Five, in the Afternoon ; and in
the Evening, from Seven till Ten o'clock.
N.B.—The Proprietors of Schools can arrange with Mr.
RICHARDS:ON (the Inventor) for the admission of their
Pupils, by calling at No. 15, Bold-street, where the Har-
monicon is Daily Exhibited. Admission, Is.—Children, 6d.

ST. DAVID'S DAY.
TT is requested, that such persons connected with the Prin-
J. cipality of Wales as are favourable to the celebration of
the Anniversary of its Patron Saint at Liverpoo y a DIN-
NER, on the Ist of March, will meet at t aytoa Arms
Hotel, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, the th instant, at
Seven o'Clock precisely, to make preparations for the

occasion

MECHANICS' INSTITUTION, MOUNT-STREET.
LECTURES.
_ ________

T0-MORROW EVENlNG,(Wednesday,) Usti7th in-
stant, at Half-past Seven, Mr. W. B. H QDIGSON will
deliver the Seventh of a Course of Eight Lectures on
PHRENOLOGY, to be illustrated witlian extensive collec-
tion of Casts, Diagrams, &c. To be cjlitinued at the same
hour on the succeeding Saturday.—Admission to Non-Mem-
bers ls. for each Lecture.

To be followed by Four Lectures on WOOD ENGRAV-
ING, by Mr. MASON, of London; Four Lectures on
ELOCUTION, by the Rev. B. T. STANNUS; Eight
Lectures on ASTRONOMY, by Professor WALLIS, of
London.

A Donation of Ten Guineas constitutes the Contributor a
Life Member of the Institution. Annual Subscription, (en-
titling to Library, Lectures, and Evening Schools,) One
Guinea ; Lady's Ditto, (entitling to Library and Lectures,)
10s. 6d.; Apprentices of Non-Members, 10s. 6d.; Sons or
Apprentices of Members, ss.

W. B. HODGSON, Secretary

NORTH AND SOUTH WALES BANK.
THE Directors DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that a
DIVIDEND, at the rate of Four per Cent..per Annum
on the Capital Stock of the Company, f e Half-year
ending 31st December last, will be paid the Proprietors,
on and after the 11th March, at 69 ead Office, in Liver-
pool, and at the respective Bran .
By order of the Board,
THOS. A. CORLETT, General Manager.
N.B.—The Transfer Books will be closed from the 25th
instant to the 11th March inclusive.
North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool,
Feb. 12, 1840.

LIVERPOOL TOWN MISSION.
THE TWELFTH ANNUAL MEETING of the LI-
VERPOOL TOWN MISSION will be heidr in the
MUSIC HALL, Bold-street, THIS EVENING
JOHN CROPPER, Esq. in hair.
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The Rev. Dr. BYRTU, the Rev. AFFLES, the Rev.
Dr. BEAUMONT, and other Minis and Friends of the So-
ciety are expected to address the eeting.
The Chair will be taken at Half-past Six.
A Collection will be made in aid of the Funds of the Society.
JAMES C. DUNCAN,
I. OLIVER JONES, 1 Secreta ne s'
Liverpool, February 16, 1841.

AT a MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in the
SAINT GEORGE'S HALL COMPANY, held in
the Cotton Sales-room, on Monday, the 15th February,
1841,

The Rev. JONATHAN. BROOKS in the Chair;
A Report from the Committee was read, wherein they com-
municated to the Shareholders the minutes of certain pro-
ceedings of the Town Council and its Law Courts Commit-
tee, which embodied Resolutions to the effect that, consider-
ing the difficultie4 which would necessarily attend the erec-
tion of the Law Courts and the Saint George's Hall . -
jointly with a private Company, the Council would • . ertake
the whole outlay of the erection of Saiit Geor: - . Hall and
the Law Courts united, and their future m. • gement, with
the entire property vested in the C.. s ; and that the
Council authorised the Law Courts Pi. mittee to commu-
nicate with the Saint George's Ha Committee, and to
make such arrangements for carrying that suggestion into
effect as might be requisite.
And the Committee reported to the Meeting that they had
themselves taken the subject into their full consideration;
that there was in the Bank a balance of £12,000 and upwards
of the Funds raised from the Calls, and Interest allowed by
the Bank, after deducting the expenses defrayed up to Oc-
tober, 1840.

The Committee then reported their unanimous opinion
that it was desirable that the proposal and arrangement em-
bodied in the proceedings of the Council should be adopted
by the Company ; and that they were also of opinion that
the arrangement is ene which entitles the Council to the
approbation of the Company, and of the town at large.
That in case the Meeting should take the same view, and'
determine to adopt and confirm the arrangement, then the.
Subscribers would have to decide as to the disposal of the.
Funds of the Company. That on this subject the Commit-
tee had unanimously come to the conclusion, that the Funds•
in hand should be returned to the Subscribers ; that the last.
Subscription of £2O per share should be forthwith refunded
to the Shareholders who had paid it ; that the outstanding
charges against the Company should be defrayed by the
Committee out of the Funds in hand arising from the £5,
Instalment; and that the nett balance of the Funds then
remaining should, as soon after as convenient, be returned
to those Subscribers who have paid the .£5 Call.
It was then, on the motion of RICHARD HARRISON, Esq.,
seconded by S. H. THOMPSON, Esq.,
Resolved unanimously,
That the Report now read he approved and adopted by
the Subscribers, and that the Committee be authorised to
carry the recommendations thereof into effect, and also to
concur with the Council in any measures which may be ne-
cessary for perfecting the arrangement between this Com-
pany and the Council.
On the motion of CHARLES LAWRENCE, Esq., seconded
by JAMES ASPINALL, Esq.,
Resolved unanimously,
That the thanks of this Company be given to the Council
for the liberal manner in which they have taken upon them-
selves the erection of the Hall.
(Signed)
.TONATHAN BROOKS, Chairman.
11. R. SANDBACII, Esq.,
Mr. BROOKS havinK left the Chair,
seconded by
f•
in;•
the Subscribers be given to the Com-
mittee, for their exertions in conducting the business of the,
Company. _

(Signed)

IDWARD G. DEANE/ THO. HARVEY, secretaries