The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-05-16 00:00:00

LECTURE FIRST.

INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS.
SCENE—The EARTH. A splendid Transparent Globe, 22 ft.
in circumference, apparently suspended in Space, surrounded
by its atmosphere, with a magnificent assemblage of clouds, as
. in nature. The gorgeous rays of the Rising Sun. In this,
Ships are seen in actual motion, approaching to and departing
from the Land, clearly demonstrating the Rotundity of the
Earth.
SCENE—The Earth revolving upon its axis, bringing the
Various continents of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, suu-
tiQ se, mid-day, and sun-set, through twilight into night, the
'tarry Heavens and the Crescent Moon.
SCENE—The Earth, surmounted by the Zodiacal Sign of the
month of March, surrounded by Clouds in Space ; Twelve of
strongly
these Globes, each exhibiting that portion bright which is
lighted by the Sun from March till March again.
• „..ScENE—The Earth in its true position in the Ecliptic in
march, June, September, and December, plainly exhibiting the
Fauses of the Seasons, or Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Win-
ter, long and short days, &c.
The SUN, EARTH, and MOON, the latter in actual motion
roan N, the Earth, and demonstrating to every capacity her
...._.""a!lgea, and the cause of the Ebbing and Flowing of the Tides
~,,.11Y there is no Tide in the Mediterranean Sea—the Baltic—
inuy the Tide Wave runs in opposition to the Moon's influence
Le„the Irish Sea. The Moon as seen through the Earl of Rosse's
girPlan Telescope. Also, the most accurate detailed Map in
the displaying the Mountains, Volcanoes, Ridges, &c., on
Boer r thirty aft Surface, in a most beautiful manner, by Russell,
years' observation. Plain explanations will here
frotv,V nt. the means adopted to ascertain the Moon's distance
habiteie Earth—her bulk or magnitude—whether she be in-
, tett °,r, not, considered.
`4oraiti-'l, Op THE MOON.—The Machinery is combined with
Total ei. -tireet, producing an exact Representation
.of the
Liver,a_c9se which happened March the 19th, 1848, visible in
beal-tr i• The Moon is seen emerging above the horizon in a
amyl Landscape, 13 feet square, and suffering Eclipse ex-
Plane, 8 in nature, the light fading and brightening as the
enters and quits the Earth's shadow.
copf---The First Lecture, MONDAY and WEDNESDAY ; the
in itn'l, TUESDAY and THURSDAY. Each Lecture is complete
sit; vended the Two form a Course, the Diorama, &c., every
'fling'a,

TRH LECTURE SECOND.
THEE SYSTEM.—Planets,Comets and Stars in Space.
LigE SUN.
His true Physical Constitution. " The Cause of
!et, Ileat. SCENES—View of the Lake of Geneva, Sun-
last b illustration presents three different Eclip
p ses, the
tel, elog an exact reresentation of the ntiful Anilula
poor se which happened on October the 9th,bea visible at Liver-
r
of th The obscurity, which resulted from so large a portion
rat,: sun's disc being covered, perfectly imitated in the Dio-
degr'e*The Planet Mercury, through a 20-feet glass, 1,465
Aur,„es of magnifying power.—The Planet Venus ; Diurnal and
refieclo
or MAnnuotion, her Seasons, &c.—The Planet Mars, p-feet
al and Diurnal Motions, Scenery-, and Nature.
fel,.iter and his four Satellites.—Saturn and his seven Moons,
Abbe.'„t reflector.—Georgium Sidus and six Moons.—Tintern
SettiComets, fixed Stars, fully described. All Rising and
showil,,as in Nature; Comets and Stars ; a Planetarium,
Darent wall
the Bodies revolving about the Sun, by a Trans.
ItAAconclusion, each Evening, Mr. J. SWAINE, Optical
't, Will exhibit his much-admired DISSOLVING DlO-
diy „II& of Sacred, Classical, and Arctic Scenery, illuminated
e of
Light.
"tei4E'lLs- —Down Channel—Needle Rocks—Ships under
JeS, dissolving to Grotto of Bethlehem, the Birth-place of
:-.llireworks at Rome, on the TibSt. Angelo Castle
011,,uge on the Rhone—Temple of Isis—er— Hall d Trisumph—
ralace, Venice—Dunmow Priory—Tomb of Absolam—
,,NZ-s,,sion by Torchlight—Paul and Virginia. —Ruins of Balbac
',„trtZit to the Whitehaven Coal Mines—Giant's Causeway to
,'heiji,of Jerusalem—Crater Region in the Moon—Summer in
Vid.d,''e, to Winter in the same2Esquim aux Village, l 2 o'clock,
,i6:3'—Aurora Borealis to Mount Vesuvius, Eruption—Pass
b'cboW Geneva, to Chapel Illuminated on Italian Lake—Holy-
irem,`4l,lloel, Moonlight, to Italian Abbey—Virginia Water to
`-e or Smugglers' Bay, Moonlight—Prison of Chinon
of the Unknown God, Acts xvii. 23—Bombardment
laq"a Cruz, th. City by Day—Residence of O'Connell, Ire-
;rem: 'lolintain Pass Switzerland—Ducal Palace, Collonnade,
No,;„'",e,----Crypt of the Oldest Church—Wells Cathedral, by
lag i"„',lglit—with Marine Views, Ruins, Abbeys, &c. ; exhibit-
Slfe,,`4 ale aggre-ate 4,000 square feet of Illuminated Scenery,
184 eating with" the Chromatropes, being the same set used in
Rub'`- 4
by t the Royal Polytechnic, London; also Dugald Stewart's,
burgh, Buni rns's and Professor Playfair's Monuments, in Edin-
ht'.
ecr'wer Boxegs, 2s.—Upper Boxes, is. 6d.—Pit, Is. ; Children,
3, ---Gallery, 6d. Course Tickets (transferable), Lower Boxes,
LiPPer Boxes 2s.—Pit, Is. 6d. School Pupils, Is. each to
ehßoxes
„,„..Joors open at Half-past Seven, commencing at Eight, and
.I,`!ncluding at Ten. The Box Office open daily for Places and
4_lekets.

LIVERPOOL FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL
EXHIBITION SOCIETY.
IJNDER THE PATRONAGE OF
THE WORSHIPFUL
_THE MAYOR, THE MEMBERS
FOR THE COUNTY AND BOROUGH, &c.)
THE ARTHUR HENDERsON, Esq., President.
FIRST EXHIBITION THIS SEASON, of
lII,_Pc4ANTS, FLOWERS, FRUITS, and VEGETABLEOS,
Tlltoils held at the Coax EXCHANGE, Brunswick-street,
411(1 the X, the Ist of June; the Second, on the Gth July;
s__ c bird, on the 14th of Septe •
aftseturioaLtairrioN, 10s., (Three ets for each Exhibition.)
TICKETS, 2s. 6d. om One o'clock till
tbilf_piTe o'cl•ock, One ling each. Children and Schools,
r ived, and Tickets may be had, at the
'itrolti',4oPs • Mr. MAWDSLEY'S Castle-street ;at the
Clitirebe,*e-oniCe Lord2streetMr.'ROßEßTs'S, Perfumer,
-Street
; and at Mr. FENDER'S, Fruiterer, Bold-street.
T. C. ARCHER, Hon. Secretary.
II
FINEST FRENCH BRANDY,
21 S • 4 Five years old,
d• Per Gallon, or 3s. Bd. per Bottle.—T s, Cash only,
J• MOTT AN ONS,
22, SOti WINE M HANTS,
-TH CASTLE-s ET, (Corner of Thornas-streetd
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IVERPOOL.
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WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS.

ANNUAL EXCURSION from LIVERPOOL to
TWENTY-ONE
_ CLOSED CARRIAGES. _ _

Under the sanction of the Directors of the London and
North-Western Railway Company.
EXCURSION TRAINS will leave the EDGE-HILL STA-
TION, LIVERPOOL, at SIX O'CLOC UNCTUALLY, on
the MORNINGS Of SATURDAY, 0, and MONDAY, June
12. Return from LONDO. FRIDAY EVENING, June 16,
and WnoNnsnAv EVEN o, June 28.
Tickets, BilA, and ery information may be obtained of
H. R. h ARCUS, Manager and Conductor,
At his Office, 19, Leigh-street, Liverpool.
March 30, 1848.

TUESDAY, MAY 16, IS4S.

TO PROFESSORS OF MUSIC; PRINCIPALS
OF SCHOOLS, AMATEURS, AND EXPORTERS
OF MUSIC AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
JAMES SMITH begs, to announce that having
CLOSED HIS SHOP, No. 47, BOLD-STREET,
He has determined upon DISPOSING of his SUPERABUN-
DANT STOCK at an immense SACRIFICE, to enable him to
concentrate his Business at

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