The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-12-19 00:00:00

CONCERT-HALL, LORD NELSON-STREET,

SATURDAY EVENING CONCERTS,
WITH LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC RECREATIONS.
ON SATURDAY EVENING.next, the 23rd instant
f
a CONCERT will be given.
PERFORMERS:
Miss WHITNALL,
Miss BLAND,
(Pupil of Miss Whitnall, her second appearance,)
Mrs. AI`DOUGALL,
Miss ROSE JOSEPH,

Mr. RYAI,LS,
Mr. MORROW,

Mr. H. V. LEWIS.
Body, 3d.; Side Gallery, 6d. ; Reserved Seats, Is.; Platform,
2s. 6cl. To commence at Eight o'Clock. No Re-admission

Tickets issued.
ARTIZANS' WEEKLY LECTURES.—On THURSDAY
EVENING next, the 21st instant, THOMAS HOGG, Esq.,
late Secretary of the Liverpool Mechanics' Institution, will
deliver the First of Two LECTURES on the EDUCATION of
the PEOPLE.
Admission: Body, Id. ; Side Gallery, 3d
6d. To commence at Eight o'clock.
The ARTIZANS' NEWSROOM is new Open, in the capaci-
ous Lower Hall, and will continue open Daily, (Sundays ex-
cepted,) from Eight, A.m., to Ten. Pin. Admittance, One
Penny. The Newsroom is well supplied with the London Daily
and Weekly, MA, Scotch, Welsh, Manx, and American New"
papers. Papers sold at Half-price.
- JOHN CALDERWOOD,

Reserved Seats,

Secretary

LADIES' CHARITY,

MRS. RIPLEY, LADY PATRONESS
J. A. TOBIN, ESQ., PRESIDENT.

FIFTY-SECOND ANNIVERSARY.

the BENEFIT of this
, y the may6r
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and Toll

Tickets, los. each, kttetresnments
Lady Patroness, 21, Abercromby-square ; at the President's
Office, 57, South John-street ; at the Institution, 115, Duke-
street; at Mr. RIPLEY'S. 4, Lower Castle-street; at Messrs.
RIME and Sores, Church-street, and at the principal Shops in
the Town.
The Doors will be opened at Eight o'clock. Carriages to set
down and take up with the horses' heads facing Water-street.
N.B.—No Money will be received at the Doors.

LICENSED VICTUALLERS' BENEVOLENT
INSTITUTION
OWN-H ALL
IN AID OF THE
FUNDS OF THE ABOVE CHARITABLE INSTITUTION,

B A L L,

WILL TAKE PLACE
ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1849.
THOMAS LUFF, Chairman.
GEORGE GRIST, Secretary

LIVERPOOL ACADEMY,

ANNUAL EXHIBITION of the WORKS
of LIVING ARTISTS
OLD POSTOFFICE-PLACE, CHURCH-STREET,
NOW OPEN for a SHORT TIME to the WORKING

T"

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CLASSES,
ADMISSION. TWOPENCE.
Children under Twelve Years of Age, ONE PENNY
Catalogues, One Penny.

Open from Ten in the Morning tilfTen at Night.
JAMES BUCHANAN, Secretary

BAZAAR, BIRKENHEAD.
LA DY PATRONESS-THE HON. LADY CUST

ASALEOfiAisTCY WORK, &c., for the purpose
principally of Liquidating a Debt upon ST. JOHN'S
SCHOOL-HOUSE, and of supplying Funds for the Clothing and
Provident Society connected with St. John's Church, will be

held at t

THURSDAY, and FRIDAY, the 27th, 28th, and 29th instant,
commencing at Eleven o'clock each day. The Sale will also be
resumedfoeWEDNESDAY EVENING, at SiX O'clock.
ADMISSION :—On Wednesda'., Thursday, and Wednesday
Evening, Is. ; on Friday, 6d. • Children under Ten, Free ;
above that Age, 6d. Wednesday's Ticket will also admit in
the Evening.
There will be an AUCTION of the THINGS remaining on
FRIDAY EVENING, at Seven o'clock.
Gribbin's Band will be in attendance each day.
LECTURES will also be delivered for the same Objects.—
For particulars see Placards and Handbills.
Tickets may be had at Mr. PINKNEY'S Waterloo-buildings
Bridge-street ; Mr. OSBORNE'S, Chester-street, and Mr.

Birken

ICLII-OFFICES

Liverpoo

THE ROSCOE CLU
LAYTON-SQU ARE
SOCIAL AND LITERARY INSTITUTION,
C.

THE NEXT CONVERSAZIONE
WILL TAKE PLACE
On FRIDAY next, the 22nd instant.
Subject—v INSTRUMENTAL. MUSIC," introduced by

W. J. BUCK, Esq.

at the Club
11,.luarter.ly.

Subscriptions received da
House. An Annual Payment of 255., or 265. if
entitles the Subscriber to all the privileges of the (
comprise DINING and COFFEE ROOMS, NEWS-ROOM,
LIBRARY, an excellent GYMNASIUM, &c..

EVENING CLASSES are now in operation, in the Club
House, for the Study of the FRENCH, ITALIAN, and GER-
MAN LANGUAGES, PHONOGRAPHY, MENTAL PHILO-
SOPHY, &c. _ _

BED-ROOMS in the CLUB HOUSE to be LET to
Members. _ _

Prospectuses of the Institution, and any additional tnforma-
tion relative to it, may be had on application to
ANDREW LEIGHTON, Secretary-
Club-house, Clayton-square, Dec. 2d, 1848.
N.B.—PART of the OLD PREMISES of the Club, No. $2,
BOLD-STREET, to be LET by the Week, Month, or Year.—
Apply as above.

WHITEMAN'S

BRUNSWICK CLUB AND TRADESMEN'S HALL,

HANOVER-STREET.
rpHIS CLUB is NOW in FULL OPERATION,
and comprises EXTENSIVE APARTMENTS, with the fol-
- advantages, viz., the use of
LIBRARY, READING, and NEWS ROOMS,

1

Also Dining, Assembly, Billiard, and Smoking Rooms, with
GYMNASIUM, AMERICAN TEN-PINS, 6-c.,
for which Comforts and Amusements all the essentials are
secured.

REFRESHMENTS AT ALL HOURS, on the most moderate scale

No Fees to Waiters

TABLE D'HOTE AT ONE AND FIVE O'CLOCK

AND ON SUNDAYS Ar TWO.
Charge is.—Non-Members, ls. 3cl.—Waiter's Fee, One Penny

THE FIRST

ANNIVERSARY DINNER OF THIS CLUB
Will take place on SATURDAY, the 30th instant,
At Half-past Six o'clock precisely.
President—JAMES BROOKE, Esq.

Vice-Presidents—JOHN DioNAN and JOHN WALKER, Esqrs
Dinner, including Dessert and Pint of Wine, ss. 6d.
A limited number of Tickets will be issued until the 28th inst.

SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE CLUB

Annual, 15s. ; Half-yearly, 9s. ; Quarterly, ss. ; Monthly, 2s. 6d,
P, 0, LLOYDS, Secretary.

Ofli-rvolli, Dcc, 15tb, 164 U.

A USEFUL :=1

3s. 3d.

MILLER & CO.,

8, DALE-STREET,

(LATE HOLLIS & CO.)

SHAKSPERE.
" THE MAN THAT HATE NO MUSIC IN HIMSELF,
NOR IS NOT MOVED BY CONCORDS OF SWEET SOUND:
IS FIT FOR TREASONS, STRATAGEMS, AND SPOILS,
LET NO SUCH MAN BE TRUSTED."

JAMES SMITH,
OF 66, LORD-STREET,
-FULLY appreciating the sentiment of the immortal
Bard, and ever anxious to promote harmony, begs to re-
mind his Friends and the Public generally that to play the
ACCORDION, and that
DELIGHTFUL AND MELODIOUS INSTRUMENT,
THE FLUTINA,

it is not necessary to be acquainted with Musical Notation.
Being connected with the most celebrated and extensive ma-
nufacturers on the Continent, he has been induced to import a
large and well-assorted Stock of those Instruments, a suitable
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S GIFT ,
which he is enabled to offer at
CONSIDERABLY REDUCED PRICES,
as an early inspection of which will prove.
CONCERTIAA, FLUTE, GUITAR, HARP, ORGAN,
AND PIANOFORTE

SALE AND HIRING ROOMS, AND MUSICAL LIBRARY,
66, LORD-STREET.

PROFESSORS OF EMINENCE
Recommended for all the above Instruments.

FIRST-RATE TUNERS AND REPAIRERS SENT TO ANY
DISTANCE, ON THE SHORTEST NOTICE.

A Covered SPRING VAN, with Steady Men, for the Careful
Removal of Piano-fortes, &c., always in readiness.

DRAWING AND TRACING PAPERS,

AT WHOLESALE PRICES

TO ENGINEERS, SURVEYORS, B^c

G. J. POORE,
STATIONER, LITHOGRAPHER, kc.,

CASTLE-STREET, LIVERPOOL

WHATMAN'S (TURKEY MILL) DRAWING PAPERS,

Antiquarian
Double Elephant
Colombier
Atlas

Double Elephant
Imperial
Elephant

(Size. Inches. Per Quire
52 by 31 575. Od.
40 „ 27 12s. 9d.
34 „ 23 10s. Od.
26 10s. Od.
Os. 9(1.
es. 9d.

DRAWING CARTRIDGES.

1 40 by 27
22 „ 31
21 „ 26

9s. 6d,
ss. Od,
3s. 6d

ENDLESS DRAWING CARTRIDGE,
54 inches wide, at 10d. per yard, the full width

MOUNTED DRAWING PAPER,
In any length or width, on white or brown cotton or linen,

TRACING PAPERS,
30 by 40, or 40 by 60 inches, either thick or thin

PATENT TRACING LINEN,
30 inches wide, any length.

LEVEL AND SURVEY BOORS.
Camel, Fitch, and Sable Hair Brushes, Water Colours, &c

The Continental disturbances having still continued

The lamentable scarcity of cash having increased,

The confidence in the country having diminished,

The Wine Trade in all departments has depreciated,

The Subscriber's Stock is now fully completed;

The qualities

are admitted unsurpassed,

'rices are

The following are highly-recommended

The Champagne, the choicest imported,

The Madeira, fine full-flavoured,

The golden Sherry, highly-matured,

The fine old Port, crusted,

Then directly shipped,

To the Importer,

THEOPHILUS F. ASHE,

47,-SOUTH CASTLE-STREET,-47,

TWO DOORS FROM KING-STREET,

where

Wines,

Spirits

Ales, &c.,

Of the choicest qualities, and of

The fullest strengths allowed by the laws,

May be had in quantities to suit Family Consumption

Which will be delivered free of charge to any part of the Town