The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-03-29 00:00:00

MO be LET, a capital HOUSE, called BROOKLANDS,
with Coach-houses, very superior Stabling, large Garden,
ornamented Pleasure Grounds, &c., pleasantly situate at
Holt-hill, Tranmere, and commanding an extensive view of
Liverpool, the River Mersey, the Sea, &c. The House con-
tains three Entertaining-rooms and elgflt Bed-rooms, and is
replete with every convenience for th 9 Residence of a Family.
Also, an excellent H OUSE, with small Garden, situate at
Holt-hill aforesaid, and commanding. similar views. Contains
Entrance-hall. Drawing and Dining Rooms, Breakfast Par-
lour, six Bed-rooms, Kitchens, Cellaring, and Fixtures
complete.
N.B.—A Tenant may be accommodated with Stabling, if
required.
Also, a handsome Stone-fronted HOUSE, situate near the
Catholic Chapel, and adjoining the new private road from
Birkenhead through Clifton-park to Holt-hill. Contains
Dining-room, Drawing-room, suitable Bed-rooms, Kitchens,
and Fixtures complete.
Apply to Wm. Sn ARP, Holt-hill, or Drury-lane, Liverpool.

THE WILHEM METHOD OF TEACHING SINGING.
CLASSES, to be conducted by Mr: RUSSELL on the
above System, will meet at the Nliiime tr. H r Mount-
pleasant, on FRIDAY the Bth of Apyli, to be continued each
TUESDAY and FRIDAY, as followsp—
A Class at 11 a.m. for Ladies only, at 15s. per quarter.
A Class at 5 p.m. for Children, at 7s. Gd. per quarter.
A Class at a quarter to 7. for Ladies and Gentlemen, at
10s. per quarter, and a similar Class at Gs. 6d. per quarter.
All Teachers of Day and Sunday Schools will be admitted
to the latter Class at 3s. 3d. per quarter.
The knowledge conveyed will be applicable to social pur-
poses, but special reference will he had to Sacred Music, for
public and domestic worship, in which Mr. Russell has had
long experience.

UNDER THE SANCTION OF THE COMMITTEE OF
COUNCIL ON EDUCATION.
CLASSES for VOCAL MUSIC, INSTRUCTED upon
ILHEM'S METHOD, With aonal ESSONS
for the IMPROVEMENT of the VplCE,dditi by Mr. and Mrs.
CROWE.
R. C. respectfully submits the following to the notice of
his Friends and the Public :
" I have great pleasure in stating that Mr. Rion ARD CROW E
has, during his recent visit to me, made himself thoroughly
acquainted with Wilhem's method of teaching singing, and
that he is competent efficiently to conduct classes on that me-
thod, as adopted by Me under the superintendence':uf the
Committee of Council on Education. •

" JOHN II ULLAH. •
" 20, St. James's-place, London, February 11, 1842."
R. C. begs to announce that h© is forming a Class for Sun-
day School and other Teachers, Members of Religious Con-
gregations, &c., to meet in some central and commodious
Room in Liverpool.

Mr. and Mni. CRowE's Private Music Academy, for the
Piano-forte, Singing, the Spanish Guitar, &c., as usual.
Tickets and any information respecting Classes may be ob-
tained at Mr. CRowit's Academy, 42, Hunter-street, -corner
of Christian-street.

ANIMAL M AGNETISM CONTRASTED WITH
NEUROHYPNOLOGY.
AfR. BRAID, Surgeon, will deliver another-LECTURE
.I.VI on the above subject, at the TEMPLAR9' HALL, Great
George-street, Liverpool, on FRIDAY EVENING next, the
Ist of April, at Half-past Seven o'clock ptecisely.
The Lecture will comprise Mr. Braids recent investiga-
tions, and will be illustrated by experiments, showing the
relative value and importance of the different modes of operat-
ing for the induction of the phenomena, and their applica-
bility to the cure of what have hitherto proved to be intract-
able and incurable diseases.

Three brothers and others, born (leaf and dumb, will be
exhibited, all of whom have been restored to permanent
hearing in a few minutes, and several to the use of speech,
by this agency. Mr. B. will show the transposition of the
sense, and the supposed magnetic power of drawing patients
without contact, with the true solution of these wonderful
and hitherto incomprehensible phenomena.
Mr. B. will also explain the mode of mesmerizing animals;
and that it was by this agency Van Amburgh gained his won-
derful ascendancy over the wild animals he exhibited. The
young lady who exhibited a degree of clairvoyance at Mr.
Braid's former lectures will appear on this occasion.
Admission, 2s. 6d. ; Gallery, is. 6d.

THE BOTANIC GARDEN.
AT a Special General Meeting of the PrOprictors of the
BOTANIC GARDEN, held at the Clarendon-roonis,
yesterday, the 28th of March,

GE(). FRECKLETON, L'sq., M.D., in the chair,
It was moved byGEo. HOLT, Esq., seudnded by R. V.YATi

Esq., and unanimousls- carried,
That it is under feelings of deep regret this Meeting re-
ceives the information that the efforts of its Committee, in
its endeavours to devise means for the liquidation of the debt,
have proved unavailing ; but that, as a last effort, before
bringing the Garden to sale, an urgent application be made
by each Proprietor to all his friends to become Subscribers
to the Garden.

Moved by ROBERT MATHER, Esq., seconded by JOSEPH
DICKENSON, Esq., M.D., and carried unanimously,
That no Share in the Garden be sold for a less sum than
Ten Guineas ; that each Shareholder pay an Annual Sub-
scription of One Guinea and a Half; and that Subscribers,
not Proprietors, be admitted on payment of Two Guineas
annually.

The thanks of the Members were given to the Chairman,
and the Meeting was adjourned to MONDAY, the 2d of May.