The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-16 00:00:00

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—A-Ult-ROYAL, WILLIAMSON-SQUARE,
ate _ LIVERPOOL.
r"u4litg CELESTE 8r Mr. JVEBSTER, Lessees.
IS Present TUESDAY EVENING, the 16th inst.,
'tile Nautical and Domestic Dr ma of
POOr POOR JACK!
-ack • . (his original character) .. Mr. T. P. Cooke.
/12,, conclude with the Fy Extravanz of
YAIR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN aN
LOCKS.
4glauced under the direction of Madame CELESTE.
Manager.. Mr. CLARKS.
i„Lotaje Manager . Mr. CHARLES PERKINS.
Boxes, 3s. ; Upper Boxes, 2s. , Pit, Is. ;

THEATRE-ROYAL, C HU RC H -ST RE ET.
at- TEMPLETON has the honour to announce that
Zen he will give TWO ENTERTAINMENTS on
17tc....18_11 MUSIC, TO-MORROW, (Wednesday,) the
Do;;Ilu FRIDAY next, the 19th instant.
o'clock" len at Half-past Seven; to commence at Eight
T' ores, 2s. Gd ; Pit, It. 6d.; Gallery, Is.
Boxickffiets may be ha d at. all
,the Music-shops, and at the
APcIEZ'
Tow,, ENTERTAINMENT will also be given at the
774 ALL. WOODSIDE, TrnsEVENING, (Tuesday,)
Tar-. instant ; and at PARRY'S SEACOMBE (In THURSDAY THURSDAY next, the 18th instant. To com-
-dM at Eight ' I kC OC .

TLIVERPOOL COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.
HIS EVENING, (Tuesday) the 16th instant, at
HI -S
Seven, T. RYME lt JONES. Esq. F.R.S.,
TURFS' will commence a COURSE of EIGHT LEC-
.-
D DEVELOPMENT and METAMOR-
tIOSES of ANIMALS, illustrated by numerous ela-
boratems.
To be followed by EIGHT LECTURES on the ORA-
TORS of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, 810
?RAPHICAL, CRITICAL, and ORATORICAL, by
SAY, 14th M
ROFESSOR GREENBANK, to commence on Tv ES-
ay. These Lectures ill be illustrad
:Various readings and recitations, by iwnteresting and a temusby-
ing anecdotes, and by exemplifications of the styles of the
distinguished Orators noticed.
For the l'eulkiS OF ADMISSION:—
Lenoir fek—""witiZer et the year, terminating 31st Dec. 1914
-Body ---"•lntlenaen. £1 11 6 Ladies...-. 016 2
••'' • ' tt - 0 u
To a Shiite
Lecture, Lower Gallery, 2s.
Previous to theertY
or Uer Gallery, ls.
cement of each Lecture, a va-
riety of Pieces will be performed on the Organ by Mr.
THOMAS PLATT.
J. GREGORY JONES, Secretary.

. AMUSEMENT FOR THE MILLION DURING

TIE HOLIDAYS.

By
THE REQUEST OF NUMEROUS FRIENDS THESE
AMUSEMENTS WILL BE CONTINUED THROUGHOUT
THE WEEK.

SPLENDID PICTORIAL BAZAAR, AND
PROMENADE CONCERTS,
AT THE
COMMERCIAL HALL,
triPLOTJCESTER-STREET, CORNER OF LIME-STREET,
el,nich spacious Room (holding 2,500 persons) will be
oantly fitted up for the occasion, ccmbining the prin-
-I),e of the ART UNION with a most interesting ExHI-
Zri" Of PAINTINGS, ENGRAVINGS, ETCHINGS, and
o the Inimitable Caricatures of H. B.
da.STRBEss,FuLL MILITARY BAND
an wil perform favourite
rs between 12 and 2, 4 and 6, dBl and 10 o'clock each
Y.
AdMis •
beautif,sl,
hOll ls., which will also entitle the Party to a
intin
:Prizes— ii '''llgOne *Hundredraving. and a chance of one of a number of
„ gs, Scc.a. or Guineas.
. received for Sale.

Ab EARLY CLOSING OF SHOPS.
. 4313L1C MEETING of the SHOPKEEPERS'
4ASSISTANTS of LIVERPOOL will be held at the
11-IC-HALL, Bold-street,
-
SIX(WEDNESDAY,) O' IN THE MO
iselY, to adopCt anLOCK ADDRESS to the Gentlemen ap-
'c''nted at the Meeting on the 10th instant as a COM-
VrEE to promote the SEVEN O'CLOCK CLOS-
of the SHOPS. Also, to MEMORIALISE the
tiro "APLOYERS, and to receive an important corn munica-
'ri front the the LIVERPOOL
'4SSOCIATION ofCOMMITTEE ASSISTANTof TRADESMEN.
Committee-rooms, 27, Church-street,
April, 1844.
/3113.---Thellth DECLARATION, agreed upon at the
'lol°4 Meeting convened by the Mayor, and held on the
1 instant, lies for Signatures at the Newspaper Offices,
and at all the News-rooms.

TH OMNIBUS TO HALE.
E Pu.blic are respectfully informed that on the Ist
I
" ay an
ANGLE will commence running,
at.Y, from the BOOK ING-OFFICE, Dale-street,
through
AIGBURTH, GARSTON, and SPEKE, to the
OF HALE INN, HALE, starting from Li-
verpool each day at a Quarter alter One o'clock, and from
Hale at Eight o'clock in the Evening. Fare each way.
One Shilling and Sixpence.
N.B.—Parties wishing to go on the first day, are re-
commended to book on or before the day previous.
A BOY WANTED, to attend the Omnibus. One who
can play the Bugle well would be preferred.—Apply to
Mr. lIAGuE, 51, St. James-street.

H. GRUNDYFINE ARTS.
, (of fManchester,) PRINTSELLER -1-1,• PUBLISHER, and PICTURE FRAME MANUFAC-
,
TURER, begs to announce, that he has OPENED the
Premises, N 0.26, CHURCH-STREET, corner of Post-
office-place, as a DEPOT of the FINE ARTS, where all
the most important Productions of the Burin, either
1.-u:.nglish or Foreign, may be obtained immediately on pub-
icati°n, in the earliest and finest states of the Plates ; also,
acrlOr the
nt; Manufacture of PICTURE FRAMES of every de-
; and for the Sale 'of FANCY STATIONERY and
141r:va' MATERIALS•
an inspect" Nov respectfully invites the Patrons of Art to
'Sehwhims—On f his Stoc of fine EINGRA ING.S,
c0r0„..!
0 0 ,ormseso all the principal Works of theI English
valuabi .zether with a choice Collection of r,are and
the „ e rLATES, from the most celebrated orks of
.A,o,re,at Masters, by Raphael Morghen, Longhi, Toschi,
,Fee. Desno'yers, Muller, Forster, Dupont, Felsing,
He begs alsO to solicit the attention of Collectors of
hlteej-colour Drawings to a large and valuable Collection,
of he has now on Sale, comprising capital Specimens
the most
distinguished Water-colour Painters of the
Repository of Arts, 2G, Church-street,
corner of Postoffice-place.

PORTRAIT OF
JOHN GLADSTONE, ESQ.,
OF FASQIIE, (LATE OF LIVERPOOL.)
GRUNDY has the pleasure to announce the
ZNr; c°rnoletion of a beautiful MEZZOTINT
uti.‘", RAVING, by Mr. S. W. REYNOLDS, from the ad-
paLilteaule Portrait ofJO HN GLADSTONE. Esq., recently
d
Theby Mr. BRADLEY.
of tlp. V,riginal Picture, together with the Finished Pro,of
rlate,
GC ure NOW ON VIEW, at 114 r. GRUNDY S
RE,„'
:91'0w/ OF ARTS. 26, Church-street, (corner cf Post-
Place,) where Subscribers' Names are received.

ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
4Y04 34, BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS,

LONDON:

ESTABLISHED 1823.
-Empowered by Act of Parliament, 3 William IV.

DIRECTOS. ,
The Right Hon. Tnos. FRANK:LRAND LEWIS, Chairman.
HENRY FRED. STEPENSON,_Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
Lancelot Baugh Allen, Esq. -Thomas Edgar, Esq.
Stephen Nicholson Barber, Sir Alexander Duff Gordon,
Esq.
Bart.
Henry Barnett, Esq. Archibald Hastie,Esq.M.P.
Robert Biddulph. Esq. I John Mendham, Esq.
Robert Davies, Esq. I William Routh, Esq.
Francis Dnmer AUDITORS.
Esq. I Chares Morris. Esq.
Capt. Robert Gordgue on,R.N. John Gilliam Stilwell, Esq.
JOHN
AS RTONFAR:H/TISIA.T.R , . street, President of the Royal College ofPhysicians.ia
RN.
BENJAMIN TRAvERs
...,
4., No. 12,
, Esq., EO
D.,..
~ F..s ~ No. 12, Bruton-st.
HENRY YOUNG SOLICITOR.
, x,s Essex-street, Strand.

Messrs. HANnliAgr;-,Krensclurch-str eet.
ACTUARY.
JAMES JOHN DOWNES, Esq., F.R.A.S.

SECRETARY.
CAMPBELL JAMES DOWNER, Esq.

THE following are among the advantages offered by this
Society
LovvEß RATES Premium
o f than those of any other
mce, which entitle the assured to participate in the
Mutuall;rOfita, and considerably lower than those of any other
Assurance Society.
WHOLE OF THE PROFITS divided among the
mired
Thre.
three" Bonuses have already been declared out of
The first ,
o 1834, averaged £l6 per cent. on the
The sp.rerninroa Paid.
second, 1839 averaged £3l per cent. since the Ist
divisi
The °n•
third,(fivisio 1844, averaged £36 per cent. since the 2d
n.
In addition to which, all Policies entitled to the absolute
cent
0°4718 will receive a contingent prospective bonus of £1
annum, on becoming claims before 1849.
trances effected on the equal scale of Premiums in
to 1844, will be entitled to participate in the bonus
for""Ir declared in 1849.
nor tra charge for residence in any part of Europe,
from Proceeding (in it decked sailing or steam vessel)
A 8 anY one Port thereof to another during peace, to
ar:nrers not being seafaring men b) profession. Licenses
prof granted to go to any part of the world upon terms
policies
rtionate to the risks.
licies on the lives of persons dying by suicide, duel-
til;'! Or 1:1 the hands of justice, are not void as respects
tanyinaasigter.ests of parties to whom they may have been le-
seat for LIVERPOOL T. 0. COOPER,
" Manchester William Johnson.
" Blackburn T. B. Chadwick.
" Bolton ... Henry Glover.
Chester Edwards and Roberts.