The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-12-15 00:00:00

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FOR THE BENEFIT Ot' MR. HENRY BETTY.
ON FRIDAY next, the 18th instant, will be pre-
sented the Play of
THE LADY OF LYONS ;
OR, LOVE AND PRIDE.
Claude Melnotte.Mr. Henry Betty.
Beauseant Mr. Chamberlain.
Pauliße Deschappelles Mrs. IV. IL Copeland.
Widow Melnotte Mrs. Henry Wallis.
After yvbi,h. (by desire,)
. PIZA.RRO ;
OR, THE SPANIARDS IN PEEII•
Rea. • .. (the Peruvian leader).... Mr. Henry Betty.
Alonzo Mr. Chamberlain.
Elvira .............. ........... ...... Mrs. Henry Wallis.
...
. Cora Mrs. W. R. Copeland. erial
Tickets to be had of Mr. HENRY BETTY, at the Imp
F
Hotel.

OI AL-INSTITUTION SCHOOL.
R
S PEE H E S
THIS DAY, (TUESDAY,) THE 15TH INSTANT,
AT TWELVE O'CLOCK.

LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
MEMBERS and SUBSCRIBERS are hereby in-
formed, that the Sixth and Last UNDRESS CONCERT
for the Year 1846, will take place on MONDAY EVENING next,
the 21st instant.
For this occasion the Committee have secured the services
of Mr. EDWARD W. THOMAS; Violinist, of the Italian
Opera, and Philharmonic Concerts, London.
By order,
WM. SUDLOW, Hon. Sec.

CONCERT-HALL, LORD NELSON-STREET.
SATURDAY EVENING CONCERTS,
WIRH LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC RECREATIONS.
THREE EXTRA NIGHTS.
MR. BRAHAM and his TWO SONS will give
THREE CONCERTS,—THIS EVENING, (Tuesday,)
the 15th, TO-51ORROW, (Wednesday,) the 16th, and FRIDAY
next, the 18th instant, being the last Evening of their Engage-
ment.
On SATURDAY EVENING next,
Mr. WM. ROWLINSON will give a MUSICAL and LITE-
RARY ENTERTAINMENT, illustrative of the SONGS of
SCOTLAND.
Body, 3d. ; Gallery, 6d. ; Reserved Seats, Is. To commence
at Eight o'clock. No Re-admission Tickets issued.
The CONCERT-HALL to be LET for Public Meetings, Con-
certs, Lectures, and Tea Parties. Applieations to be made to
the SECRETARY, at the. Hall, every day (Sunday excepted),
between the hours of Eleven and Three.

CONCERT-HALL, LORD NELSON-STREET.
ENRY RUSSELL, Esa., (FROM AMERICA,) has
Hbeen engaged to give, on ONDAY next, the 21st, and
TUESDAY, the 22d instant, TWO VOCAL ENTERTAIN-
MENTS, interspersed with ANECDOTES of NEGRO LIFE
and CHARACTER. Mr. R. will introduce, on these occasions,
a selection of his LATEST COMPOSITIONS, including
neation of Lord Byron's celebrated Poem of -TheMazeppa
• Wife's Dream—The Felon's Last Night —Hood's inimitable
Song of the Shirt, which has excited the most intense inter
Boat—
est—
The Slave Ship—The Newfoundland Dog—The Life
There's a good time coming, Boys—l'm a-float—The Pauper's
.Drive—The Dream of the Reveller—together with his celebrated
• Scena, The Maniac—The Ship on Fire—The Gambler's Wife—
The Idiot Boy.
1h Doors open at Seven o'clock. To commence at Eight. Re-
served Seats, 2s. 6d. ; Side Gallery, is. • Body, 6d.

LIVERPOOL ACADEMY.
1346.
THE EXHIBITION OF THE WORKS OF
MODERN ARTISTS,
IS NOW OPEN
AT THE ROOMS OF THE ACADEMY, OLD POST-
OFFICE-PLACE, HURCH-STREET,
Season„Tickets, Five Shillings.
Admission, One shilling;
Catalogues 6d. Children under 12 years of Age, Half-price.
It Open Daily, from Nine in_,Altb lgorning until Dusk, and in
the Evening. from Seven to Ten.
The EXHIBITION WILL CLOSE for the SEASON on SA-
TURDAY, the 26th4nstant, at Dusk.
On MONDAY, the 28th instant, the EXHIBITION WILL
OPEN, to the Industrious Classes, for a FORTNIGHT.
WM. GAWIN HERD MAN, Secretary.

THE ANGEL DELIVERING DANIEL FROM
THE LIONS.
The largest picture of the kind in the world, occupying 240
square feet of paper.
THIS GRAND SACRED HISTORICAL PAINT-
ING, executed in Water Colours, to test the power of the
material, by James M. Burbancke, Esq., is now EXHIBITING,
for a short time only, at the ROYAL. ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 17,
Great George-street, LiverpoOl. Admission One Shilling.
Children and Schools Half Price. On view, Mondays from Tho
till Dusk ; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from Ten till
Dusk. Evening Exhibition from Seven till Eight, on Wednes-
day and Friday.

100, BOLD-STREET.
LAST WEEK OF
DUBOURG'S MODEL OF ANCIENT JERUSALEM,
PREVIOUS TO ITS REMOVAL TO LONDON.
WE beg to contradict the Paragraph inserted in
the different Papers respecting the Piracy of the Model,
and to assert that it is a gross and libellous calumny, and only
done to depreciate this beautiful Work of Art ; and if such is
repeated, the Agents are instructed to take legal proceedings
against the offenders:
Open from Ten to Five, and in the Evening from Seven to
Ten. Working Class, 6d. to the Evening Exhibition.

•
BY PARTICULAR DESIRE.
FOR A FEW DAYS LONGER.

EXHIBITION OF ABORIGINES,
FROM THE INTERIOR OF SOUTH AFRICA,
At 82, BOLD-STREET.
THE Public are respectfully informed, that the Pro-
prietor of the above Exhibition has )succeeded in bringing
to this country FOUR OFT at considera
UB BUSHble expenseTßlßE, and risk,
(Two Men and Two Women,) belonging to a race never before
seen in this country.
HOURS OF EXHIBITION:—
Half-past Twelve o'clock BUSH DANCE.
Half-past Two o'clock BUSH FIGHT.
Half-past Four o'clock BUSH DANCE.
BUSH FIGHT.
Half-past Seven o'clock
ON SALE,
A few splendid AFRICAN BULB FLOWER ROOTS.

EVERTON CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
rrIHE ANNUAL REPOSITORY SALE of WORK,
I. for the above Society, will commence on TUESDAY next,
the 22d instant, at Ten o'clock, and will continue during the
two following days, and will be held at the EvERTON NATIONAL
SCHOOL, Mill-lane, Everton-road, when the Friends of the
Society are respectfully requested to attend.
N.B.—The SALE will CLOSE on THURSDAY, the 24th inst.,
at Three o'clock P.M.

READINGS IN SHAKSPEARE & ELOCUTION
IN GENERAL,
.MR. READ, of LiveipoOl, gives DRAMATIC and
other READINGS and LESSONS in ELOCUTION,
English and French. Private Circles attended:
Terms—For the Drama, occupying two hours,
First Evening „,-, .€s 5 0
Lear only ,e-'" 7 17 6
3 3 0
Second Evening . , . .....................
One Hour of Selections ............ . . 3 3 0
Institutions and Schools on special terms.
Present Address-131, North-street, Brighton.

LIVERPOOL ART UNION DISTRIBUTION,
IN TWO THOUSAND SHARES, AT Ills. 6d. EACH.
A DISTRIBUTION (on the principle of the London
11 Art Unions) of Works of Art, consisting of Copies of the
Finest
WORKS OF ANCIENT & MODERN SCULPTURE,
PICTURES IN OIL & WATER COLOUR,
AND ENGRAVINGS,
handsomely Framed, together with an extensive and varied
Collection of Articles of Vertu, for the
GALLERY, CABINET, AND DRAWING-ROOM.
Each Subscriber will have the privilege of selecting, imme-
diately, Articles to the' FULL VALUE Of MS Subscription, and
also be entitled to one Chance for every Share in the subse-
quent Distribution of many rare and costly Works, consisting
of Two HUNDRED PRIZES, valued from One to Thirty Pounds
each.
May be viewed, and particulars obtained, at the ART UNION
GALLERY, 19, South John-street.
A good FICTURE FRAME MAKER WANTED immediately.

MRS. PARKE'S NEW SCHEME
FOR THE DISPOSAL OF THE
REMAINDER OF THE BOWYER GALLERY.
VALUE, FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS.
NUMBER OP MEMBERS, 10,199.
SUBSCRIPTION, ONE GUINEA ; OR SEVEN SHARES Fon
SIX GUINEAS.
The value of the lowest allotment RI 1113. 6d.
The value of the highest allo 2.50 Guineas.

The First Distribution,' on THURSDAY, 24th December.
The Second Dist dbution, on WEDNESDAY, 30th December.
The Third Distribution, on TUESDAY, sth January.
And continue until the Subscription is completed.
For further particulars inquire at Mrs. PARKE'S Exhibition-
rooms, 51, Bold-street.
S. CUTTER, Agent.
Tickets of Admission can be had at the Newspaper Offices.
A List of Agents will be published shortly.

DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY.
THE COMMITTEE of the. DISTRICT PRO-
VIDENT SOCIETY are compelled by the pressure of the
times• to appeal to the Public for immediate assistance, by Do-
nation to relieve
he the distress caused by the high price of
tatoes, s,
and e destitution consequent upon the Sicknesshat
prevailed during the Autumn.
- The number relieved during Nov., 1845, was.. 215
At a cost of ........ , .......... 16 0 122
The number relieved during Nov., 1846, was 1,115
....... . ... £9B 8 8
Ata cost ......................
Showing an excess in numbers of .......... 900
in money of ................175 17 8
and this notwithstanding the most careful economy in the se-
lection of cases and the distribution of relief.
As the Funds o; this Society are only sufficient for the ordi-
nary expenditure, it will be impossible to meet this extraor-
dinary demand without additional aid, which the
occasions,
Committee
hope and trust the Public will, as on all previous
liberally afford.
Donations will be thankfully received by the TREASURER, at
the Office, and Books for Donations' will be left at the Banks
and Reading-rooms. AUGT. CAMPBELL, V.P9
W. REYNOLDS, M.D., Treasurer.
The following Donations have been received :
0 0
William sq., Walton
George Hall Nixon,awrence, Esq., Bridgewater-street 2O 0 0
Nicholson Robinson, Esq Aigburth
Richard Rathbone, Esq., *oodcroft 5 0 0
5 0 0
-Mrs. Raynolds, Allerton-priory . .
William Reynolds, Esq., M.D., Allerton-priory 5 0 0
Miss Grierson, 'Wavertree
Thomas Clare, Esq., Wavertree
5 0 0
.1. B. Branker, Esq., Exchange-alley *North ..
Miss Colquitt, Green-bank .......... • 3O 0
Rev. Thomas Hornby, Canning-strew
2 0 0
Septimus Edwards, Esq. ................... . .
.... .
W. W. Worthington, Esq. ......... .
Miss Susan Colquitt, Green-bank