The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-09-06 00:00:00

LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH STREET.

THE FASHIONABLE NIGHT i ! !
AND GREATEST MUSICAL TREAT EVER
BROUGHT BEFORE THE PUBLIC.
PO-MORROW (Wednesday), EVENING, the ith
1 instant,
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SEVEN ORIGINAL
LANCASHIRE BELL-RINGERS,
Who will on this occasion perform, on their spleitllid New
Set of Bells. Forty-two in numb4r, Avber's celebrated
OVERTURE to FRA DIAVOLO, the first time ever at-
tempted before the Public, and conducted by Mr. 11.
JOHNSON, Violinist, who will also perform several FAN-
TASIAS, &c. ; together with the Exhibition of the CEN-
TRIFUGAL RAILWAY, the OXY-HYDROGEN and
BUDE LIGHTS, &c., &c.
On this occasion the Prices will be—Boxes, ls. dd. ; Pit,
Is.; Gallery. Gd. As there will be but one Performance
during the Evening, Second Price at Nine o'clock.

LIVERPOOL. ROYAL INSTITUTIO4.
SCHOOL OP MEDICINE.
THE SESSION of 1842-3 will OPEN on SATURDAY,
October Ist, when an INTRODIJCTORY ADDRESS
will be given by Dr. BRErr, at Three, -p.m. -
WINTER COURSES.
ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, and PATHOLOGY, Mr.
LONG.

ANATOMICAL DEMONSTRATIONS, Mr. A. HIG-.
GINSON.
CHYMISTRY and PHARMACY, Dr. BRETT, F.L.S.
MATERIA MEDICA and THERAPEUTICS, Dr. DUN-
CAN.
PRINCIPLES and PRACTICE of Mg.DICINg, Dr.
Scorr.
PRINCIPLES and PRACTICE ofAURGERY, Mr.
BANNER.
MIDWIFERY and DISEASES of WOMEN and CHIL-
DREN, Dr. MALINS. •
SUMMER COURSES.
BOTANY, Dr. DICKINSON, F.L.S.
FORENSIC MEDICINE, Dr. DUNCAN and Dr. MALINS.
MIDWIFERY and DISEASES of WOMEN and CHIL-
DREN, Mr, BATTY.
PRACTICAL CHYMISTRY, by Dr. BRETT,
The Certificate of this School, with Hospital Practice,
qualifies for Examination at the University of London, and
by the Royal College of SargeonsintLontion, and the Wor-
shipful Society of Apothecaries.

THE NEW CHURCH:at "ROCK FERRY, dedicated to
ST. PETER, will be OPENED for Divine Service on
THURSDAY next, the Bth instant, at Twelve o'clock, when a
SERMON will be Preached by, the Rev. H. RAIKES,
Chancellor of the Diocese, and a Collection made towards
defraying the expense of Building the. Church.
JOSEPH ACKERS;
WILLIAM BIRD, Building Committee.
THOMAS BURLAND,
Rock Ferry, sth Sept., 1842.

UNION FIRE AND" LIFE OFFICE,
A;D. 1714. •
HENRY HAMER'and STUDLEY MARTIN, Co-agests.
T" ith° 'ye' Agency .was Dispontinued in July last, by
order of the Secretary, TRamtAs LaWis, COrnhin,
London.
Policies issued through the lite Agency, due on the 29th
September, should be renewed within fifteen days, through
the Undersigned, (eight years Assistant to his late Father,)
at the late UNION, FIRE AND LIFE OFFICE, 14,
EXCHANGE-STREET EAST, where Orders for Fire, Life, and
Marine Insurances are received at Reduced Rates.
J. P. HAMER,
Insurance, Stock, and Share Broker.
Liverpool, sth September, 1842.

LONDON UNION FIRE AND LIFE OFFICE,—'
INSTITUTED A.D. 1714.
PHE Agency of this Office, conducted by the late Mr.
jj HENRY HAMER, is continued under the management
of JAMES C. DUNCAN, Telegraph Warehouse, Chapel-
street, and STUDLEY MARTIN, (Co-Agent with the late
Mr. Hamer.) 1, Exchange-chambers, Tithebarn-street ; and
Policies may be renewed, and new Insurances effected, (both
Fire and Life) at their Offices as above, as heretofore.
THOMAS LEWIS, Secretary, Comhill, London.

HARMONIC MEETING EVERY EVENING.
DICK'S COFFEE HOUSE,
WILLIAMSON-SQUARE.
LT NEWTON informs his Friends and numerous Visi-
IA • tors he has completed a comfortable, commodious, and
highly-decorated SALOON, which he has OPENED for
the purpose of affording a MUSICAL TREAT, consisting
of Glees, Solos, &c., in the London style, with Piano-forte
accompaniments ; and hopes, by keeping the company strictly
-select, introducing a—sun:olllQU of novelty, good cheer, and
every attention to the comforts of his guests, to secure a
remunerating patronage.
SUPPERS, CHOPS, STEAKS, KIDNEYS, &C. •
Wines and Spirits of the best quality.
A COOK WANTED. No Irish need apply..
(One interest.) _

PROPERTY AND INCOME TAX.
SCHEDULES of the above Tax will be carefully FILLED
UP, and information given respecting the same, to all
Persons who may apply at No. 12, DULL-ROAD, Everton,
opposite the New 'Workhouse, on Mondays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays, and Fridays, from Four in the Afternoon until
Eight o'clock in the Evening, on payment of One Shilling
for each Set of Schedules.
DAVID GRIFFITHS,
Assessor of Property and Income Tax for
the Towhship of Everton.
Everton, Sept. 2, 1842.

WILLIAM PITT,
WHOLESALE PAPER DEALER iSt• STATIONER,
No. 2, STRAND-STREET, LIVERPOOL,
TjAVING received the appointment of Asent for the Sale
1-1- of WALKDEN'S INKS and INK POWDERS,
manufactured by COOPER and PHILLIPS, (late WALK_
DEN, DARBY, and TERRY,) No. 5, Shoe-cane, London, begs
to acquaint the Trade in general that they can he supplied
with every description, in large or small quant on the
same terms as from the Manufactory in London.

W. PITT embraces the present opportunity to thank his
Friends and the Public for the very liberal support he has
received since his commencement in business, begs to assure
them that it is his utmost ambition to merit the cofidence f
all who may be pleased to honour him with their patronage.
N.B.—Merchants and Shipping Orders particularly at-
tended to, and the full amount of Excise Drawback allowed
on all Papers and Stationery for Exportation.
Account Books Ruled and Bound to any pattern, and on
the most approved principle.

PIANO-FORTES.
JUST UNPACKED
SEVERAL SUPERB INgTRUMENTS,
SELECTED PERSONALLY IN LONDON, BY
TV. P. DREAPER,
TO BE SEEN AT HIS PIANO-FORTE ROOMS,
,19, BOLD-STREET,
(six DOORS ABOVE NEWINGTON.)
VP. DREAPER begs to state, that he has als4 an
• excellent Assortment of Secondhand Square PIANO-
FORTES, by Broadwood and other makers, in perfect order.
From
Cabinet Piano-fortes, Ditto
Six-octave Cottage, Ditto
Six-and-a-Half Horizontal Grand, Ditto. 40
Patent Semi-grand, Ditto
and, having upwards of ONE HUNDRED PIANO-
FORTES on SALE and HIRE, from the celebrafed Manu-
factories of Messrs. COLLARD and COLLARD, TOMKISON,
BaoAnwoon, and other esteemed London Makers, he flat-
ters himself that lie will be able to suit all parties requiring
Piano-fortes.
Piano-fortes taken in exchange, Lent on Hire, Repaired,
and Tuned, singly or by the year.
W. P. D. will warrant any Piano-forte sold by him, and
will exchange the same within twelve months, if not ap-
proved of.
N.B.—A large Assortment of NEW and POPULAR
MUSIC at HALF-PRICE.

PIANO-FORTES, NEW AND SECOND-HAND.
GREAT BARGAINS I
A CABINET PIANO, 6 octaves, in Rosewood, }
1-1- by Wilkinson, in the best possible condition.. 25 gs.
A handsome Mahogany Cottage Piano, 6 octaves
sweet tone and touch
Cabinet Piano, in Rosewood' •
A Cottage Piano in Mahogany, new, by a London
well calculated for
maker, warranted in every respect .. 1 £3O.
.•
• ............. .11: ndition, } 35
gs.
A superb-toned Gi
An Horizontal Grand Piano,
a Cncer.t.-.}. 55
ggss:
room .........................
Square Piano-Fortes, Second-hand, h
by Breacvood,
with patent bar, and metal y Bradwood, IS
Another, by Broadwood, _ plates, 6 octaves .... } '" gs.
51 octaves
A fine-toned Square Piano, 6 10 gs.
by Tomkisson, with metallic octaves, Second-hand, 1
......
improvementsA
ditto ditto . J
Several PIANO-v0..1 ......... .
5,6, and 9 Guineas. tTES, Second-hand, 51 •
octaves,
An excellent Clint
OPLAST, for Teaching the Logersan
System, in the best
possible condition, at Half-price.
AT SHADE'S CHEAP WAREHOUSE,
where New M '
I, BERRY-STREET,
Da 3- W Music and New Songs are Lent on Hire by the
, eek, or Month, on an economical plan.
~ *** Just published, the celebrated American Comic Song,
Lucy Long."
..........._ ,____,

PRINTING BY MACIIINERY.—We hare not yet had time
to examine this invention at home ; but in the meanwhile
i may copy from the New Orleans Pic. (quoted in the Peoria
Register) an example of poetry produced by the machine :
Lu Nchat a Le 'Wen,
A nddi nne rat th Ree,
Cigars unt it s Even,
An d ju Lep sfort ea!—Lit. Gazette.
LITERARY IMPOSTOR.--Towards the end of the last cen-
tury Sicily exhibited an instance of literary imposture that 1184
rarely been equalled. A man named Vella, who came from
Malta, pretended to an intimate acquaintance with Arabic,
pointge, n:rf some im-
athsotuhgehalhpehakretw. nlott
happened
pwpoernde
dofthtahtatthelagngu
solicitous to inform itself on the his\troerllyiaofeotnh kingdom in
the time of the Saracens. This was a
terived to play
portance in the disputes with the Sicilian b
p oyed to translate an
to their feudal rights and claims. barons, in regard
archives ; and he per-
teainoilef with such consummate
f_lko, his cards
der disiini skilfully,ssaonpnasretrfioprt
ta.n ilitenhndagttihnheotfz•
, dignities, and even the
the
as to obtain honours
and literature in the Uni-
sseorrssilityipooff
it,ahleennArna.bieti_liasn
translationguag of the Arabic manu-
scriptue of his own
even went so far as to bring
was nothing but -
which he gave out that he
tissue
forward a Norman manuscript,
inventions. lie
had found in a Norman collection.
The Sicilian literatistrove to tear the ma,sililowever, began to smell a rat, and
be no easy task—for'
regular tribunal onn'a from the impostor. this proved to
powerful protectio the juggler had found means to gain
At last he was brought before the •
fenced to fifteen charge of fraud, 'convicted and ben-
years' imprisonment.