The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-02-06 00:00:00

AT REDUCED PRICES.

WINDOW-BLIND MANUFACTORY,
135, WHITECHAPEL,
Opposite Great Charlotte-street.

ESTABLISHED 1813. BY
FRANCIS PINNEY.

IN STOCK, 2000 VENETIAN SHADE BLINDS.

Gauze Wire and all other Blinds. Wholesale and Retail.

LONDON CHAIR WAREHOUSE.

PIANO-FORTES.

THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF PIANO-
FORTES IN ENGLAND AT
WI P. DREAPER'S MUSIC BAZAAR,
56, BOLD STREET,

And at his extensive SHOW-ROOMS: 48,W00d-street.
Piano fortes lent on Hire, taken in Exchange, Repaired,

and Tuned, singly or by the year.
Good Second-hand Piano-fortes. from 6 Guineas upwards.

EXPORT ORDERS PROMPTLY EXECUTED.

AN ASSORTMENT OF MUSIC A'i-VA-IY:1;RICE.

CLOCKS.

FL. HAUSBURG has the pleasure of announcing
• the arrival,
DIRECT FROM HIS MANUFACTORY, at PARIS,
of the most extensive and rare collection of
CLOCKS,

which he has yet had the honour of submitting to his Pa-
trons. The entire Assortment will now comprise between
THREE AND FOUR HUNDRED CLOCKS, of every Mate-
rial in which elegance and utility could be combined, the
Models having been selected by himself from the Ateliers
of the most eminent Continental Artists. Stimulated by
the great encouragement which he has received, his un-
ceasing exertions have been devoted to sustain, by the
superior quality and moderate prices, the high reputation
which the Establishment has acquired in this important
branch.

F. L. H. also takes the liberty of intimating, that his
Stock of JEWELLERY

has again been considerably augmented by the addition of
the most elegant Novelties in
BRACELETS, BROOCHES, RINGS, PINS, &c.
an inspection of which he most respectfully solicits.
OLD POSTOFFICE BUILDINGS, LIVERPOOL.

LONDON WINE SHADES,
CASES- STREET, CLAYTOA -SQUARE.
RESIDENT Gentlemen and Visitors to Liverpool are
respectfully informed, that the above new and ele-
gant Establishment IS NOW OPEN for their recep-
tion.

lII,DER THE MANAGEMENT OF
MR. SIMON WOODS,
For many Years Superintendent of the celebrated

WOODING'S SHADES, LONDON-BRIDGE.

The design and appointments of this Establishment
being totally novel in Liverpool, it may be necessary to
explain that it is arranged on the plan of the most cele-
brated London Shades ; is intended for the accommoda-
tion of a select society only, and to supply its Patrons
with first-rate Wines and their epicurean accompaniments
at extremely moderate charges. In the high and rare
character of its Stock, and in the luxury of its appoint-
ment, this Establishment addresses itself exclusively to
refined taste, and, it is hoped, will be favoured with a
liberal high class patronage.
Though scarcely in accordance with the spirit of this
advertisement, it may be well to quote. partially, the
charges of the Establishment, in order to justify the em-
phatic assertion as to their extreme moderation.
Per Imperial Imperial
Bottle. Pint. half-pint

PORT and SHERRY WINES,
of high quality, well ma-
tured, in wood
OLD PORT, (very superior,
and many years in bottle.)
CHAMPAGNE, (of the very'
highest quality imported I
CLARET, HOCK, BURGUN-I
DY, MOSELLE, &C., at
equally low prices.
VERY FINEST HAVANA CIGARS.
PARNUSAN, GUERIERE, AND STILTON CHEESE, AN-
CHOVY TOASTS, FILBERTS, WALNUTS, &C.

3s. Od.

2s. 3d.

4s. Gd.
ss. 6d.

3s.pe. pt.
bottle.

Is. 2d.

TEETH.
EXTRAORDINARY LOW PRICES,
In consequence of the grand Improvements in the Mecha-
nical Departments of Dentistry.
MR. A. ESKELL, SURGEON DENTIST, from the
Firm of Messrs. Eskell and Sons, 99, Norfolk-
street, Sheffield, and 28, Cooper-street, Manchester,
respectfully announces to the Nobility, Gentry, and In-
habitants generally, of Liverpool and its Vicinity, that he
has, in compliance with the numerous solicitations for his
Professional Services, taken a permanent Residence, and
may be consulted DAILY at his Establishment, 61,
RENSH AW-STRE ET, LIVERPOOL.
Artificial Teeth supplied, without springs, wires, Sce.
ARTIFICIAL and NATURAL TEETH, of SUR-
PRISING BEAUTY, fixed from one to a complete set,
without extracting the roots, or giving any pain, and
without springs, wires, or ligatures, answering all the
purposes of MASTICATION and ARTICULATION,
REMAINING PERFECTLY secure in their places,
and may be taken out and replaced by the wearer with
the greatest facility, at the following charges :

. • _ _
s. d.
A single artificial tooth..
A complete set
A complete set of natural teeth, on fine
gold plate..
An entire set of natural or terro-me-
tallie teeth, highly finished in the first
style, with fine gold sockets, usually
charged 40 guineas
Loose Teeth fastened, arising either from age, disease,
or mercury ; and DEFICIENCIES of palate EFFEC-
TUALLY REMEDlED.—Artificial Teeth, out of re-
pair, re-modelled to fit the mouth, and restored equal in
BEAUTY and DURABILITY to the original state.
FILLING DECAYED TEETH.
Messrs. ESKELL'S celebrated MINERAL TERRO
METALLIC, for filling Decayed Teeth. without heat,
pain, or pressure. This Mineral is applied, in a soft state
like paste, into the cavity of the Decayed Tooth, how-
ever large or small ; it hardens in a second into an enamel,
becomes incorporated with the outer shell, arresting
thereby the progress of further decay and toothache, and
lasting for many years.
All other Dental Operations, Scaling, Separating, Ex-
tracting, and Regulating Children's Teeth, Mr. E. per-
forms with ease and safety.
Mr. E.'s system of practice combines all the modern
improved methods adopted in Paris.
61, Renshaw street.

MISS ROE'S
MILLINERY AND DRESS ESTABLISHMENT,
REMOVED TO 49, BOLD-STREET.
(OPPOSITE MESSRS. BRIGHT AND LEGGE'S.)
AXIS'S ROE, late Milliner at Mrs. Brown's, having
REMOVED to 49, BOLD-STREET, respectfully
returns thanks to the Ladies of Liverpool and its Vicinity
for the kind patronage and support she has received during
the Twelve Months of her being in Business. and begs to
announce having commenced the. DRESS-MAKING,
trusting, by adherence to great moderation in charges, to
ensure a continuance of their favours.
VACANCIES for APPRENTICES & IMPROVERS
in both branches.

MRS. HU ['TN'S
MILLINERY AND DRESS. STAY AND CORSET
ESTABLISHMENT,
46, BOLD-STREET. •
Next door to Messrs. Anderson's, Linen Merchants.
RS. HUTTON respectfully informs the Ladies of
Liverpool and its vicinity, that she HAS NOT
REMOVED from the above Establishment, which the
heading of an advertisement of a Miss Roe, lately living
with her, is calculated to represent. In self-defence,
Mrs. H. feels called upon to say, that Miss R. never had
anything to do with the Dress-making department, and
consequently can have no Dress Establishment to re-
move.

Mrs. HUTTON begs to state, that each of the above
branches will be personally superintended by herself, and
trusts that her unceasing exertion and steady application-
to business will insure a continuation of those favours so
kindly conferred upon her for so many years.
*0 Vacancies for Two IN-DOOR APPRENTICES.

ANNUAL SALE OF SOILED GOODS,
AT A. HILLY ARD AND CO.'S,
91, BOLD-STREET. NEAR THE SAVINGS BANK.
AH. and Co. beg leave to inform their Friends and
• the Public generally, that their ANNUAL SALE of

SOILED MILLINERY, CHILDREN'S DRESSES,
CAPES, COLLARS, &c. will commence on MONDAY
next, the 12th instant.

REMOVAL OF THE LONDON BABY-LINEN
ESTABLISHMENT,
From 21, PARKER-STREET, to No. 8, on the
OPPOSITE SIDE.

A MIDDLEWOOD, in returning thanks to the
Ll• Ladies of Liverpool, its Vicinity, and her Friends
generally, for their kind patronage conferred upon her for
so many years in her late Establishment, begs respectfully
to inform them, that she has OPENED her new one,
as above, with an extensive and fashionable assortment
of NEW GOODS, consisting of CHILDREN'S
FROCKS, COATS, SURTOUTS, &c., &c. ; also,
INFANTS' LONG and SHORT ROBES, ROBE
GOWNS, CAMBRIC CAPS, CLOAKS, HOODS,
HATS, BONNETS, &c., &c.
A. M. hopes, by the choice selection of her Stock and
moderate prices, to merit a continuance of their kind
support.
8, Parker-street, January 5, ]844.

NOTICE.
H. G. IRELAND,
Of 92. BOLD-STREET,
BEGS respectfully to inform the Nobility, Gentry, and
Inhabitants of Liverpool and its vicinity, that in con-
sequence of the advanced period of the season he is deter-
mined, at a

VERY GREAT SACRIFICE,
to offer to the Public the whole of his large and valuable
STOCK OF FURS,
AT REDUCED PRICES,
which will be found replete with everything that is
FASHIONABLE, ELEGANT, or USEFUL.
H. G. I. has completed an elegant Assortment of Fur
Cardinals, Cardinal Boas or Victorines, &c. Parties will
find this an excellent opportunity of providing against the
inclemency of the season.
Ladies wishing to have a really genuine Article can se-
lect their own Skins at this Establishment, and have them
made up in a very short time by Workmen of the.first-
class, FROM LONDON,
who alone are allowed to attend to that department.
Cleanings, Alterations, and Repairs, as usual.

NOW SELLING OFF,
AT J. SEARLE'S
SHAWL AND CLOAK ESTABLISHMENT,
130, BOLD-STREET,
NEAR ST. LUKE'S CHURCH.
THE valuable Winter Stock of Muffling and Boat
1. CLOAKS, Mantles, Pelisses, Cardinals, Cannailes,
Redingotes, Velvet and Silk Shawls and Scarfs, and an
immense variety of Wool, Tartan, Shaded, and Printed
Cashmere Shawls, of the newest designs. These latter
Goods, which have been sold at 355., will now be cleared
out at 245.
Also, a large lot of Plaid and Cloth Cloakings and
Printed Cashmere Dresses, with a splendid collection of
Paisley and French Cashmere Shawls, worth from Five to
Seven Guineas, but having been bought on extraordinary
low terms, J. S. is now enabled to offer the same at Two,
Two-and-a-Half, and Three Guineas.
130, BOLD-STREET, LIVERPOOL,
JOHN SEARLE, PROPRIETOR.

REMOVAL
FROM 18, TA RLETON-STREET TO
No. 4, BASNETT-STREET,
(NEXT TO GLASGOW HOUSE.)
PUNCH A RD, HAIR-CUTTER, WIG-MAKER,
• and PERFUMER, returns his sincere thanks to his
numerous Friends and Connexion. for the kind support
extended to him during the last six years, and begs to
inform them and the Public that he has now REMOVED
to his New Establishment, where he respectfully solicits
a continuance of their favours.
A respectable YOUTH WANTED as an APPREN-
TICE.

THE LONG-ESTABLISHED
BOOT AND SHOE
WAtiESE.
NO. 24, PARADISE STREET.
PROPRIETORS, GEORGE SIDNEY AND CO.
BOOTS and SHOES, unlike most other things, pos-
-11 sess no novelty or attraction beyond their excellence
and cheapness, nor would the embellishments of a fine
shop add to their durability.
The celebrity of this Shop for good BOOTS and
SHOES has long been proverbial in Liverpool, and the
Proprietors respectfully assure their Friends and the
Public, that, at no period since its establishment, were
they ever sold so cheap as at the present time. The in-
convenience of its locality, Paradise. street, from the
recent improvements of adjoining thoroughfares, may
have brought more splendid shops to the gaze of the
public eye : but the more solid advantage of buying a good
article for a small price, must always form the chief re-
commendation of this long-established Shoe Warehouse.
The public's obedient Servants,
GEORGE SIDNEY and Co.
Manufactories : Liverpool, Stafford, and Northampton.
Agent for Liverpool, A. HUMPHREYS, No. 24,
Paradise-street.

N. B.—Merchants and the Trade supplied at the lowest
ratio of profit.
NAPOLEON, HUNTING, and other RIDING
BOOTS, in great variety.
CHUBBS' LOCKS, FIRE-PROOF SAFES, AND
CASH BOXES.

CHUBBS' new PATENT DETECTOR LOCKS
give perfect security from False Keys and Picklocks,
and also detect any attempt to open them. They are
made of all sizes, and for every purpose to which Locks
are applied, and are strong, secure, simple, and durable.
CH ÜBBS' PATENT COMBINATION LOCK, for
Front Doors, Counting-house Doors, &c., are simple in
construction, low in price, and quite secure: the Keys are
particularly neat and portable.
CH UB BS' PAT 141 NT FIRE-PROOF SAFES,
BOOKCASES, CHESTS, Bto., made entirely of strong
wrought Iron, so as effectually to resist the falling of
Brick-work, Timbers, &c., in case of fire, and are also
perfectly secure from the attacks of the most skilful
burelars.

CAUBBC' CASH and DEED BOXES, fitted with
the DETECTOR LOCKS.
C. CHUBB AND SON,
No. 28, LORD-STREET, LIVERPOOL, and 57, ST. PAUL'S
CHURCHYARD, LONDON.

SENNA,
FREE OF ITS TASTE AND SMELL.
AND H. SMITH'S FLUID EXTRACT OF
1 • SENNA, prepared Vacuo. sold inT Bottles at
2s. 6d., 55., and 10s. each.
This is a pure Extract of Senna, in a high state of
perfection, prepared in Vacuo. It is an efficient and
easy purgative, in small doses ; those for adults seldom
exceeding one or two teaspoonfulls. For children, to
whom the common Senna Tea is unconquerably loathsome,
the Fluid Extract of Senna is truly invaluable. Being
not only free from the nauseous taste and smell of the
drug, but being exceedingly pleasant to the taste, it is
taken by them even with a relish.
The Fluid Extract of Senna will be found exceedingly
suitable to those cases where all forms of Aloes are inap-
propriate, and particularly where there is a torpid action
in the stomach and bowels, whether constitutional or
brought on by sedentary occupations, and other causes.
In such cases small and daily repeated doses, will prove
more efficient in removing this languid condition, by ex-
citing them to a gentle and healthy action, than any other
aperient; consequently, in Paralysis and Head Affections
it will be especially useful.
Observe, the actual signature of the Inventors, on an
engraved label, is attached to the wrapper, on each Bottle.
Prepared only by T. and H. SMITH, Chemists, 21,
Duke-street, Edinburgh ; and may be had of all respecta-
ble Druggists, by asking for
T. AND H. SMITH'S
_ _ _

FLUID EXTRACT OF SENNA.
WHOLESALE AGENT,
JOHN CLERK, Orange-court, Liverpool.

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424‘,„.".....- 016

PARSON'S ALEPPO OPFICE WRITING INK.
THIS very superior Ink being made with pure ALEPPO
GALLS, is equally adapted for Quills and Steel Pens,
and combines the requisite qualities of INCOREODIBILITY
and PERMANENCY of COLOUR with an easy flow from the
Pen. It is therefore strongly recommended to Merchants,
Bankers, Solicitors, Accountants, and others.

*** Warranted not to be affected by time or!climate.
Sold in Quart. Pint. Half-pint, and Sixpenny Bottles,
by JOHN PARSONS, at his Manufactory for Printing and
Writing Inks, 9, Ave-Maria-lane, London, and sold by
all the Booksellers and Stationers in Liverpool.

MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.

GIRLS'

SCHOOL.

A T a PUBLIC MEETING of the Members,
la. Su-
bscribers, and Friends of tke Liverpool Mechanics'
Institution, held in the Lecture Room of the Institution,
on MONDAY, the 29th January, 1844, the Earl of
SEP FON in the Chair; the following Resolutions were
proposed and unanimously ad.pted :
On the motion of THOMAS WYSE, Esq., M.P., se-
conded by HUGH HORNBY, Esq.,-
I.—That the great advantages which have resulted to
the education of Boys from the establishment of such Day
Schools as those of the Mechanics' Institution, ought to
be extended also to Girls, whose education is of at least
equal importance, while it has been hitherto unwisely ne-
glected • and that, as Female education comes naturally
within ale objects of the Mechanics' Institution, which
has already afforded opportunities of instruction to both
sexes, by means of its Library and Lectures, it is desirable
that a School for Girls be added to the present Establish-
ment, in a separate Building rented for the purpose.
On the motion of THOS. BLACKBURN, Esq., seconded
by JAMES BRANCKER, Esq.,-
2.—That this meeting adopt the Report of the Com-
mittee of the Mechanics' Institution, now read, declara-
tory of the general plan of the Girls' School, and assure
the Committee of their warm sympathy and support in
carrying out the undertaking.
On the motion of HENRY BOOTH, Esq., seconded by
JOSEPH LANGTON, FN.,-
3.—That a subscription now be entered into for defraying
the necessary preliminary expenses consequent on the
establishment of the School.*
On the motion of THOS. SPENCER, Esq., seconded by
JAMES MULLENEUX, Esq.,-
4.—That this Meeting tender their warmest thanks to
Thomas Wyse, Esq., M.P., for his friendly aid and co-
operation in promoting the objects of the Meeting, and
for his able and eloquent address, which has added so
largely to former obligations, and revived the pleasing re-
collection of the inaugural oration with which that gentle-
man opened this Institution in September, 1837.
On the motion of Tilos. WYSE, Esq., M.P., seconded
by WM. RATHBONE, Esq.,-
s.—That this Meeting record their warm acknowledg-
ments to the Countess of Sefton and the other Ladies who
have kindly consented to act as Patronesses of the School.
On the motion of HARDMAN EARLE, Esq., seconded
by NICHOLAS ROSKELL, Esq.,-
6.—That this Meeting offer their grateful acknowledg-
ments to t)e Earl of Sefton for his kindness in consenting
to preside on this occasion, and the ability with which he
has discharged the duties of the Chair.

W. B. HODGSON, Secretary.

* The Subscription List is now open, and Subscriptions
are received by GEORGE HOLT, EN, 6, India-buildings,
and by the SECRETARY of the Institution.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.

" At the commencement of an undertaking so new and
so important as the connexion of a Girl's School to the
Mechanics' Institution. the Committee of Management
would briefly state the motives by which they are actuated,
and the objects at which they aim.
" The career of the Mechanics' Institution, ever since
its establishment in 1825, and especially since the opening
of the present extensive building in 1837, has been, not-
withstanding many difficulties, an almost uninterrupted
progress. Rising from small beginnings, it has now at-
tained a magnitude of which its early founders even
while they confess that the reality has far exceeded their
most sanguine expectations, may reasonably be proud.
Such facts as the following, that within a few years two
wings have been added to the building,—that a large
Museum of Natural History has been formed,—that a
Gallery of casts of Sculpture, inferior to only two similar
collections in the kingdom, has been brought together,—
that a stock of philosophical apparatus has been collected,
—that the premises have been rendered at once more com-
modious and more ornamental,—that the number of vo-
lumes in the library has risen to 11,000,—that a powerful
organ has been erected in the Lecture-hall,—that pro-
perty of various:kinds has been accumulated,—that two
extensive polytechnic exhibitions, each visited by 100,000
persons, have been held, amply illustrate the rap'clity of
the Institution's past progress; while its list of members
and subscribers, numbering 3300 names,—its staff of
teachers and officers, amounting to not fewer than 50,—
its two day-schools, containing above 800 pupils,—its
evening classes, attended by 400 to 500 pupils,—its library,
issuing a daily average of 250 volumes,—its public lectures
twice in every week, attended by an average of 1000 per-
sons, form sufficient evidence of its present prominent
and influential position. Much has been done to improve
and to consolidate, as well as to extend ; modifications
and changes which increased experience dictated have
been introduced ; and at this time it may be truly said
that the general efficiency of the Institution, unequalled
at any former period, is such as to furnish the best guaran-
tee for future and increased success.
"The time seems now to have come when an extension
of the Institution, long desired, may actually be realised.
In the establishment of Day Schools for Boys, a feature
by which this Institution is distinguished from all others
bearing the same name,—the principle has long been re-
cognised, that education, to be efficient, must begin with
the young,—that its influence on the adult must be com-
paratively feeble, and that a well-trained and well-in-
structed childhood and youth are the only sure prepara-
tion for the reflective, truth-seeking, and upright charac-
ter of maturer years. There seemed no reason why this
principle should be limited to its application. The ques-
tion has again and again recurred, Why should one of the
sexes—one half of the human race—be refused participa-
tion in the advantages so liberally
offered to the other ?
Why should girls, whose education is of at least equal
importance with that of boys, while it has been dispropor-
tionately cared for, not be also provided with similar
means of instruction and improvement ? The advan-
tages arising from the establishment of day schools on a
large scale,—such as the convenience of having every
branch taught under the same roof—the unity of plan
the harmonious methods of instruction—the economy and
the greater efficiency resulting from the union of numbers
—the concentration of each teacher's attention on his own
department—and the !create/ general responsibility,—
seemed all equally applicable to the instruction of girls ;
and the example of other places, such as Edinburgh and
Glasgow was sufficiently decisive. Temporary difficul-
ties might here prevent or delay the attainment of the
object ; but the urgency of the principle could not be
evaded. Between the conviction and the resolution,—

between the resolution and the act,—there could be an
interval only of time,—the time needful to mature the
plans of procedure, and to provide against injury to the
existing, by the addition of the new. The institution
having, from the first, admitted females to the benefits of
its lectures and library, and latterly of its classes for
vocal music, the way was smoothed, and the public mind
prepared for the full development of the principle. The
question was not whether, but when and /tow should a
scheme so desirable be carried into effect ? After long
and anxious deliberation, it is now resolved to proceed
without delay, and the present meeting is the first de-
cided step towards the accomplishment of the design.
All statement of details must be deferred to a more ad-
vanced stage in the progress of the undertaking; but a
brief explanation of the leading features of the proposed
school is necessary to afford this meeting, and the public
generally, an opportunity cf forming an opinion as to its
claims on their support.
" Between the charity and congregational schools, on
the one hand, in which instruction is necessarily very
limited in quantity, and much impaired in quality, by
various unavoidable causes, and the more expensive ladies,
boarding and day schools, on the other, there seems to
exist in this, as in other towns, a considerable blank.
Parents in moderate circumstances reasonably complain
that the education of their daugh'ers is so much more
costly than that of their sons. The proposed school will
to some extent, it is hoped. supply this blank, and remove
this complaint. It is designed to meet the educational
wants of the daughters of tradesmen, clerks, shopkeepers,
mechanics, in short, of that large description of persons
belonging to the middle and mechanical classes, whose
improvement has so strong a claim on an institution like
this; while, again, it is from their active and continued
support that this Institution must derive its strength.
The quarterly charge of about one guinea, for the educa-
tion of each girl, seems to be generally within the means
of this class. Higher than this sum the charge probably
ought not to be, and it does not appear that it can be
fixed at a lower ra'e. It is designed that the school shall
be strictly self-supporting. No such establishment ought
to rely on the casual aid of donations and subscriptions
if it is really needed, and if its affairs are well managed,
its income ought to equal its necessary outlay. The
class of society, for whose benefit this school is chiefly
designed, ought to be, and, it is to be hoped are, suffici-
ently alive to the value of education not to murmur at its
cost within reasonable limits), provided its quality he
good. Unless education be made better, its reduced price
is a very questionable gain; and the terms of the pro-
posed school have been so calculated as to afford a really
sound education, without a forced reliance on occasional
charity, arid without depriving the teacher of his hardly
earned remuneration.

" The course of instruction to be pursued will seek to
impart solid acquirements rather than showy accomplish-
ments, to call forth and strengthen the mental powers, to
fit for the discharge of the various household and social
duties, and, above all, to form the character to the love
of the true—the beautiful—the good. It is not now the
time to inquire precisely, and at length, in what respects
the mind and destiny of woman differ from those of man.
It will not, however, be denied, that, to use the words of
a distinguished writer, ' like man, woman has a being to
develop ; physically, with more of grace and loveliness,
though with less of strength ; intellectually, with more of
taste and finess of perception and discrimination, though
with less of logical power and continuous application ;
morally, with more of meekness and kindness, of patience
and endurance, though with less of determinateness, en.
ergy, and activity ; but still the great object, alike in both,
is the development of the qualities of that being with
which they have been endowed, and their harmonious
arrangenymt and cultivation, so that it may more perfectly
answer the ends for which existence and its accompanying
faculties were bestowed.' Ile mind of woman, then,
should neither he crushed by an uninterrupted round of
mechanical drudgery, nor perverted and enfeebled by the
sole pursuit of elegant frivolities. It should be nourished
and strengthened by exercise in all those branches of
knowledge, which, besides their direct utility, experiencehas proved to be the best means of training and invigora-
ting the intellect of man. The whole field of human
knowledge should be open alike to both, because the
minds of both have been framed for its acquisition, and
for delight in the process of its acquisition. The devo-
tion of the whole mind to merely superficial and showy
accomplishments may, and too often does, disqualify for
the discharge of domestic duties ; but the highest true
mental culture is quite compatible with the minutest at-
tention to the details of domestic economy. To the really
cultivated mind, no duty is unimportant, much less d&-
grading ; and the minor comforts of the family circle will
ever be most carefully provided for by those who have
the liveliest consciousness of its highest resnonsibilities
and blessings. Besides, the uneducated wife cannot be
the fit companion of the educated man ; the uneducated
mother cannot be the fit instructress of the child. For
the sake of the coming, of every coming generation, not
less than of the present, ought the female mind to be
unfolded and matured. In the exercise of its own powers,
and in the fulfilment of its own high calling, it has a no-
bler end, and a richer reward than the gratification of a
selfish vanity, or the homage of an idle admiration.
" As regards theological teaching, the same course of
non-interference will be pursued as in the other schools
of the Institution The importance of the subject is not
undervalued—its difficulties are not overlooked ; but it is
believed that instruction of this sort must be best admi-
nistered by the parent in the retirement of home, or by
the pastor in the place of worship. The parents of the
children likely to attend this school belong to that class
of society who are most sensible of the value of this
branch of instruction, and who will not probably confide
the work to the casual lessons or the often lifeless forms
of the day school. Instruction in all subjects will be, it
is trusted, pervaded with the spirit of that faith which
teaches to see God in all things, and to love our neighbour
as ourselves : but the strictest uniformity of theological
teaching would be dearly purchased with the loss of those
lessons of charity and kindly forbearance which the train-
ing together of children of various creeds must ever im-
press, and whose beneficial results will reach forward into
after life.

" The proposed school will be presided over by a ma-
tron of high character and refinement, and of adequate
attainments and experience to arrange and superintend
the labours of the several classes; and it will be, as far as
possible, conducted by female teachers. There seems to
be a natural propriety in the education of females being
conducted by persons of their own sex, and there is no
doubt that the female mind, from its peculiar powers of
sympathy and flexibility, is pre-eminently fired for the
duty of instruction. One prominent object will be the
training of intelligent and experienced female teachers.
Much benefit must thus result to female education, not
merely in Liverpool, but throughout the country.
" The proposed school will be strictly a branch of the
Institution. Its interests will be superintended by the
committee, by whom the matron will be appointed, and
to whom she will be responsible. Of the detailed plan of
the school and its programme of instruction, it is intended
that the matron shall have the chief formation and direc-
tion ; and with her the appointment of the subordinate
teachers will mainly rest. Several ladies, whose names
will head the more complete prospectus hereafter to be
published, have kindly allowed themselves to be nomi-
nated as patronesses, and have promised their counte-
nance and support.
" The school will be conducted in premises quite de-
tached fr m the general establishment in Mount-street,
and the hours of meeting and dismissal of the pupils will
differ from those of the other day schools. By the timely
munificence of Mr. George Holt, the committee have
already been enabled to secure, on highly advantageous
terms, the large building called Blackburn House, in the
immediate vicinity of the Institution. A more suitable
place could not be conceived or wished ; its healthy situ-
ation, its numerous and ample apartments, its entire pri-
vacy, and its spacious play-ground, peculiarly adapt it for
the purpose.
" It has been stated that the school is designed to be
self-supporting. At the outset, however, extraneous as-
sistance will be required to defray the preliminary expenses
of furnishing, fitting up, cleaning, printing, advertising,
&c., which cannot reasonably be borne by the receipts of
the first year. It is proposed, accordingly, to raise a sub-
scription of sufficient amount to allow the school to be
opened in August next, after the Midsummer holidays,
without any incumbrance of debt.
" The funds will be lodged in the hands of a separate
treasurer, (Mr. George Holt having kindly consented to
act in that capacity,) and a separate statement of accounts
will be laid before the members at their usual annual
meeting on the second Wednesday in March.
" it is proposed to proceed without delay to the ap-
pointment of a matron, and the other requisite teachers;
and thereafter to publish and circulate widely a prospectus
of the course of instruction to be adopted, with the exact
rates of charge. The number of assistant teachers and
many other arrangements will depend on the amount of
support given to the school. It is, therefore, important
that all parents who intend to enrol their daughters as
pupils should, as early as possible, make their intentions
known.

" The Committee are not aware that at this stage of
the business any further information can be given or re-
quit ed. They believe that such a school as that now pro-
jected is much wanted, and if well conducted is certain to
succeed. It remains with the public to prove the sound-
ness of this belief. It is not wished tointerfere with the
many excellent schools whose terms are considerably
higher than those here proposed. The Committee would
rather afford a better education to those who now pay
less, than a cheaper education to those who now pay more.
Education is a blessing not to be indolently accepted as a
boon, but to be earned even though with somewhat of
struggle and self-denial. Such efforts on the parents'
part for the child's better education are twice blessed'
they exalt the character of the parent, while they enhance
the obligation of the child. They are not, however, blind
to the fact that education, even in high quarters, is capa-
ble of improvement; and in the success of the projected
school, they see a strong upward bearing on the education
of all ranks. The cause is a noble one; its aims are be-
neficent and holy ; its results boundless; with the Divine
biasing, no effort towards such an end can be in vain."