The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-06-18 00:00:00

GRAND POLYTECHNIC EXHIBITION.

A THIRD EXHIBITION,
"a grander scale than those which have preceded it, and
comprising many important features of novelty,
WILL DE OPENED, AT THE
MECHANICS' INSTITUTION,
MOUNT-STREET,
On THURSDAY NEXT, the 20th INSTANT.
No expense has been spared to increa,e and vary the
interest and attraction of the approaching Exhibi-
tion, and to render it in every way worthy of the high po-
pularity which has crowned former efforts.
A
arramnzoenmg other objects of popular and siientific interest,
ents have been made for exhibiting the
GLACIARUM, or ALPINE WINTER SCENE.
The Spectators will walk among the Scenery, and have
an opportunity of witnessirg or enjoying the exercise of
Skating on
ARTIFICIAL ICE. representing a FROZEN LAKE.
A LABYRINTHIAN GROTI'O and CAVERN
will also he fitted up, and at the several points of its wind-
ings there will be introduced a series of
PICTORIAL EFFECTS,
of various wonderful productions of Nature and Art, in-
cluding!!

A MOUNTAINOUS VIEW IN THE TYROL,
BASALTIC CAVERNS f FINGAL, in the
HEBRIDES,
EXCAVATED INDIAN TEMPLE,
ISLE of ELEPHANTA,
The CATACOMBS OF EGYPT,

BLUE CAVE, ISLE OF CAP.RT,
CORAL ISLANDS and GROTfOES in the SOUTH

SEAS.
A DIVING BELL
wilt be exhibited in operation in a large Tank of Water in
the Yard. Visitors will be &limed to descent in the Bell.
THE CAIiTOONS.
. A selection oftwelve of the Cartoons of the highest me-
rit and interest has been made from the recent Exhibition
at Westminster-hull.
THE BELZONI CASTS.
These interesting relics of the Tombs of Thebes, (13Fing
the original Casts taken bv Belzoni himself,) the unique
:cords of a civiliz .tion that has pissed away, have fortu-
4telY been secured for the Exhinition.
forms GRAND BURMESE STATE CARRIAGE
—rcs another of the Novelties that will be presented.
THE-prr',..,"?. the minor attractionsMACHlNE,
may be mentied
---CALEOBION, Or A
and that interesting A ccoustic Apparatus called

The n THE INVISIBLE GIRL, &c.
GALLERY of PAINTINGS and SCULPTURE
will contain a larg.e and valuable Collection of Works
A of the first Masers, Ancient and Modern.
1:"ng the Paintin:s to be Exhibited, may be mentioned

BEARDS famous " SLAVERY PICTURE;: and
MACLISE'S celebrated " sNAP-APPLE- NIGHT."
MODEL
following will also be exhibited, namely,—
ck MODEL OF A COAL MIN E, MODELS OF LOCOMOTIVES,
MILT 5, AND BUILDINGS OF ALL KINDS.
SPECIMENS OF MANUFACTURED GOODS,
in their various stages; and
PROCESSES OF MANUFACTURE,
including Engr:tvinit, Copperpla•e, Lithographic and Let-
ter-press Printing. Bookbinding, G;a3s-blowing, Weaving,
Earthenware Manufacturing, &c.
A STEAM. ENGINE, on a new principle of construc-
tion, will propel various Machines a d Models.
MAGNI!: t IC. ELECTRICAL, and GALVANIC
APPARATUS in constant operation.
ARMSTRONG'S HYDRO-ELECTRIC APPARA-
TUS will also be exhibited.
MUSEUM qf NATURAL HISTORY, GENERAL
CURIOSITIES. ANTIQUITIES, Src.
A most valuable Collection of Interesting AUTO-
GRAPHS, the property of Mr. Upcott, of London, con-
taining autograph Litters of Lord Nelson, Jeremy Tay_
tux, Cowper, Goldsmith, and many other distinguished
men,
In the Lecture Theatre, at stated periods during the
bay and Evening, will he exhibited
DISSOLVING VIEWS acid MICROSCOPIC
OBJECTS,
by the Oxy-hydrogen Light ; and, also, the
4„..:,RONAUTIKON, or VERTICAL and HORIZON-
TAL MOVING DIORAMA,
lientresenting the Flight of the Great Nassau Balloon, of
de, from London to Germany, illustrating this extraor-
ItZYeat of Eerostation by a series of Moving DlO-
whiue VIEWS, on a perfectly Novel Principle, and
uh will be displayed in the following succession :
I*. THE ASCENT. 5. THE RHINE.
3. THAMES. 6. THE MOSELLE.
4. 1.11% MEDWAY. 7. THE DESCENT, VAL-
El 5 CHANNEL. LEY OF ELBERNE.
SERIES OF CONCERTS,
givenßUM and VOCAL,
"e under the conduct of Mr. ALD RIDGE.
tar b earnestly requested that immediate information
kink, e
given by all who mean kindly to render their as-
The", by contributing Articles for the Exhibition.
a/liable
LOan of Glass Cases, for the reception of rare and
Articles, is also solicited.
~...eason, • PRICE OF ADMISSION.
(7tiber. Ticket (not transferable) for. Membe,rs, Sub-
quch ol't their Families, and Pupils of he Day
seas end Contributors, 2s. 6d. ; Non-Member's
140 n Ticket (not transferable,) 5s ; Single Admis-
ls.; Children
4;14r 4,"‘-'ore Four o'clock, P.M.,
Clock4pwelVe 'Years of age, Half-price; after Four
'''lllih;'vid; and no Half-price for Childr.,,n. Hours or
).1( 'lon, from Ten o' lock, A.M. to Ten o'Clock,
Extr
Ikleerts a charge for admission to Diorama, 2d. ; to
eara or during ihe day, 6d ; Children under Twelve
lilf1);. 0, Hal-price; and in the Evening, 3d., and no
Ali, Ice for Chfildren.
itiTe "Irnunications addressed to the Secretaries will re-
"mediate attention.

JOSEPH MAYER,i Honorary
THOMAS REAY, I Secretaries.
Instit
4404ani.c .ut .
a ?on, Mount-street,
June, 1841.