The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-27 00:00:00

'WORKING MEN'S BRANCH of the. PRO-
TESTANT REFORMATION SOCIETY, established
under the natronaxe of Aldermen Edmund Molyneux.
LECTURES on ROMANISM will he delivered every
TUESDAY EVENING, at Half-past Seven o'clock, in the
TOXTETH-H ALL, MILL-STREET, until further notice. Roman
Catholics are invited to Discussion.
J. PARSONAGE,
J. BENNETT, Hon. Secretary

Pregident

EVERTON CHURCH MISSIONARY
c ETY REPOSITORY SALE.—The Twelfth A

SALE of USEFUL and FANCY ARTICLES will take place
To-mottliow (Wednesday), the 2stli instant, at the EVERTON
NATIONAL SCHOOL ItOnal, Mill-lane, EVertnn-road:and will
continue during THURSDAY, the 29th. and FRIDAY, the 30th
instant, commencing each day at Ten o'clock.
Any Contributions to the Sale will be thankfully received
by Mrs. EWBANK, Evertors ; Mrs. MACNAUGHT, .Everton-
road ; Miss M'MILLkN, Everton and Kirkdale Schc
Mrs. THomrsoN, Everton National School, Mill-tat
ton-road

ST. PETER'S CHURCH DAY and SUNDAY
SCHOOLS, EVRRTON.—The ANNUAL TEA PARTY
on behalf of the above Schools will be held at the CONCERT-
HALL, Lord Nelson-street. on WEDNESDAY. the 4th of
January next. Tea on the Table at Half-vast Six o'Clock.
Addresses will be delivered by the Rev. J. R. CONOR, Dr.
HUME, Rev. J. MACNAUGHT, Rev. H. M ARLEN, Rev. W.
F. TAYLOR. and other Clergymen and Gentlemen. Choice
Selections or Sacred Musiewill be Sung between the Speeches.
Tickets One Shilling each, to be had at the Strodard-office ;
Mr. owimes. Church-street ; Mr. K NNER'• St. George's-

bill, Everton ; Mr.CARRIITH re!
mo's, Kirkflale.road ; and Mr,

_ .
S, Scntlanti• react; Mr. BUNT-
'. WILDING'S, Druggist, St.

Anne-street,

IVERPOOL ECCLESIASTICAL , _MUSIC
A SOC.! ETY.—M E iiIERS are informPrl that the
SECOIsTI? OPEN NIGHT will take place on FRIDAY nekt,

the 30th instant. when a SECOND PAPER will be rea.l by
the Rev. AUGUSTUS CAMPBELL, A.M., Rector of Liver-
pool, and a Selection of English Church Music performed.

- Clergymen and others not members of the Society may
obtain Tickets at Messrs. DEIOHTON and LAUGHTON's,
Church-street, upon producinz their Address Cards.
ry

WM. MATHISON. Hon. iPec

CHRISTMAS, 1853.-HORATIO LEWIS; 67,
CHURCII-STREtT (corner of Park( r-s!reet), begs to
intimate that he has ON SALE an extensive assortment of
MEERSCHAUM BOWLS (both plain and mounted), of the
newest designs. CIGAR CASES. CIGAR TUBES, and every
requisite for the Smoker or Snufrtaket, suitable for CHRIST--
MAS PRESENTS.

PROPRIETOR. OF THE ROYAL MERSEY YACHT PIPE.
Agent for Bush's and Milo's Colouring( Clays, Yerbury's
Patent Diaphragm Pipes, Staite's Patent Tubes, &c.
N.B.—All articles supplied at the lowest remunerative prices.

INTERESTING EXHIBITION OF WORKS
BY LIVING FRENt H ARTISTS.
R. WINSTANLEY'S GALLERY,

14, BASNETT-STREET, LIVERPOOL,
ADmlssios 6n., INCLUOINO CATALOGUES

The EXHIBITION of FOREIGN.PICTURES of EXISTING
ARTISTS is a novel feature in the Provinces, and only of two
years' standing in the Metropolis ; and this has hen gtt np
by a French Gentleman erensively connected with the Arts
in this Country : his object being the introduction of Wo►ks
by living French Artists, for Private Sale, in the hope that
the result will lead to an Annual Consignment from France,
the distinctive character of their productions being such as
in no way to interfere with native Art. Among the Works at
the present time submitted to his care may he enumerated :

"THE ENTOM MI ENT," a costly end iliztilVexpiess-ive
work of the treat Aru Scheirer with two exnuisitely refined
illustrations of Goethe's "FAU.ST," and two Studies from
the same band.
"THE DISPERSION OF THE APOSTLES." reduced in
the studio and Under the care of Garet from his still larger
work of the same sul,ject, b.lonrinz to the French nation.

"THE LIGHTHOUSE OF HONFLEUR, IN A STORM,"
by Isabey.
"THE STUDY FOR THE HEAD OF NAPOLEON. AT
FONTAINBLEU," (lent for the occasion by the Earl of Mb-
fielil,) and another " SKETCH," by P. Delaroche.
Fine "FANCY HEADS." by Dreux Dorey, Decaine, 31a,
(laud, Brock'', and Landelle.
A Pair of grand Portraits of "MARTIN LUTHER" and
"MELANCTHON," by Lahouchere.
Two beautiful "FLOWER PIECES," of the favourite
Grnolari.

LANDSCAPES, by Hortf, Jardin, Gannery, and Aligny.
"ARAB AND STEED," by the great colourist Delaeroix,

Two exquisite Drawings, by Schlesinger ; other, by Boa.
Langer, &c. ; with beautiful Heads in Pastel, by Brochart and
La.:cram
At the same time will be ON VIEW and SALE. the Grand
Picture of "JOAN OF ARC." by the late William Elly.
R.A.. and just returm.d from the Dublin Exhibition. And
"THE WIDOW'S MITE," exhibited in Westminster-hall,
in 1847. by Millias, A.R.A.

THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS'
ANNUAL CHARITY BALL,

UNDER THE IMMEDIATE PATRONAGE OF
THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR,
Will take place at the Tows-HALL.
On WBONESDAY, the 11th JANU.4RY NEXV.

Tickets (including refreshments), lOs. each, may be had of
the following Committee :—Messrs. John Allinson, chairman,
St. James's-street ; Law Sykes, vice-chairman, Cobunr Dock
Hotel; Robert Dryden, Upper Pitt-street; J. C. Nl‘Kenzie,
Rathbone street; T. Carter, Hanover-street : John Atkinson,
Hurst-street; John Evans, Upper Dawson-street; Benjamin
Sykes, Great Charlotte-street; A. M'Kenzie, Dale-street; R.
Graham, Great Nelson-street North ; R. Weston. l'ark-lane ;
E. Griffith, Lime-street ; Walter Crosse, St. John's-lane ; J.
Bolton, Rathbone-street ;. J. Ashley, Springfield-street; at
the Music Shops, Newspaper Offices, and the Institution, 59,
St. Anne-street.—By order,

GEORGE GRIST, Secretary