The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-22 00:00:00

SALE OF VALUABLE BUILDING MATERIALS.

MESSRS. THOS. WINSTANLEY and SONS
have received instructions. from the Liverpool and
London Insurance Company, to SELL. by AUCTION, on the
Premises. (the Old Police-court,) High-street, opposite the
Town-hall, on MONDAY next, the 28th instant, at Twelve o'clock
for half-past precisely.
The valuable BUILDING MATERIALS, comprising :
Lot I.—The BUILDINGS called Hargreaves-buildings, and
marked Lot 1, extending from High-street to Exchange-street
East.

Lot 2.—The BUILDINGS lately used as a Police-court, and
Two DWELLING-HOUSES attached, marked on the walls Lot
2, extending from High-street to Exchange-street East.
Lot 3.—The recently-erected BUILDINGS used as Offices, now
or lately occupied by Messrs. Neilson and others, marked on the
walls Lot 3, extending from High-street to Exchange-street East.
Lot. 4.—The BUILDINGS used as Offices, Shops, &c., in Dale-
street, now or lately in the occupation of Messrs. Davies and
others, marked on thS walls Lot 4 and Lot 5, extending from
High-street to Exchange •street East. Subject to certain restric-
tions to be specified in printed conditions of sale.
A Plan may be seen, and further information had, on applica-
tion to the LIVERPOOL and LONDON FIRE and LIFE OFFICE,
Castle-street ; or to the AUCTIONEERS, at their Offices, 44,
Church-street, Liverpool.

Excellent HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, CHINA, PAINTINGS,
Modern ENGRAVINGS, &c., GREAT GEORGE-SQUARE.

MESSRS. THOS. WINSTANLEY and SONS
will SELL by AUCTION. on TUESDAY next, the 29th,
and WEDNESDAY, the 30th instant, at Eleven o'clock precisely
each day, on the Premises, No. 21, West side of Great George.
square, _

The genuine and excellent HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, fine-
toned 6i-Octave Cottage Piano-forte (Jones's Patent), in a beau-
tiful Rosewood Case, brilliant Plate of Glass, 58in. by 51in., in
an elegant Ornamented Foliage Frame, Skeleton Timepiece, on
Stand and Glass Shade, Alabaster Vases, Bohemian Glass, and
other Ornamental Articles, the Property of a Gentleman leaving
Liverpool.
The DRAWING ROOM is furnished with Curtains to the Three
Windows of rich Amber-coloured Merino Damask, deep Fringe
and Silk 'Passel Valance, with Ornamented Gilt Cornices, Six
Rosewood Chairs, Carved Framed Buckingham Couch, Corner
Divan, Lounging and Reclining Chairs, and a Pair of Square
Ottomans, Upholstered en suite, Circular Centre Table, of Rose-
wood, Chonnier, with Plate of Glass at the Back, and Silk Pa-
nelled Doors, Rosewood Occasional Table, on Antique Pillar and
Claws, Easy Chair, with Spring Seat, in Silk Damask, modern
Chandelier, of Chased Ormolu, with Opal Centre Vase and Desk,
handsomely Gilt Plates of Glass, in Foliage Frame, Brussels Car-
pet, Hearth Rug, Steel Fender and Fire Irons, &c.
The DINING-ROOM and BREAKFAST PARLOUR contain Lt well-
made Mahogany Pedestal Sideboard. 6 feet wide, set of substan-
tial Dining Tables, 13 feet long, with Circular Ends, Three extra
Leaves, and the Centre Part supported by a massive Carved
Pillar and Plinth, Twelve Mahogany Chairs. and a Set of Six
Ditto, with Two Armed Chairs to Match, Circular Loo Table,
and a Pair of excellent Swivel-top Card Tables, Cupola Book-
case, 2 feet S inches wide, with Drawer, on Carved Scroll Sup-
ports, Mahogany Cabinet, Two Mahogany-framed Carver's
Chairs, with Seats and Backs in Leather, Mahogany-framed Sofa,
Easy Chair, Two Plates of Glass, 46 inches by 25 inches each,
in Mahogany French-polished Frames, Gothic Designed Chande-
liers, of Bronze and Ormolu, Window Curtains, Feners, &c.
In the CHAMBERS are Two lofty Fourpost Bedsteads, with
Mahogany Footposts, and Drab Merino Damask Hangings,
Painted Half-tester and Servants' Ditto, Hair Matresses, Feather
Beds and Bedding, Pedestal and Single Wardrobe, of well-
seasoned Mahogany, Chests of Drawers, Toilet Tables and Wash-
stands, with Marble Tray Tops, handsome Mahogany-framed
Cheval Glass, 48 inches by 24 inches, modern Mahogany-framed
Dressing Glasses, Painted Clothes Cupboard, Dressing Tables,
Chairs. Kidderminster Carpets, &c.
The HALL, &c.—A large Mahogany Hat and Umbrella Stand,
with Table in front and Marble Slab, Two Hall Chairs, with
Carved Shell-shaped Backs. Barometer and Thermometer, in
Mahogany Case, Vase-shaped Hall Lamp, Brussels Carpet,
Floor Cloth, &c.
Eight-day Clock, the useful Kitchen Requisites, &c.
The Pmi NTlNcisinclude " Farm Buildings," by Frederick Watts ;
"Old Fish House on the River Lee," by H. B. Willis; "Lake
Scene," by Lindon ; "Landscape," by Frazer; a Pair of pleasing
modern Landscapes, "The Hay Field," and "Ploughing,"
"River Scene, with Boats," by J. Wilson, &c.; also, an Interior,
with Figures, of the School of Hogarth, and other desirable
Specimens.

The ENGRAVINGS comprise fine impressions of "Blindman's
Buff," "Reading the Will," "The Rent Day," and "Village
Festival," after Hogarth ; "The Stag at Bay," after Landseer;
" Bolton Abbey in the Olden Time," "King John signing Magna
Charta," "Trial of Charles 1.," after Hayter, &c., all hand-
somely Framed and Glazed.

To 6e viewed on MONDAY next, the 28th instant, when Cata-
logues may be had on the Premises, and at Messrs. Taos. WIN-
STANLEY and Soils' Office, Chnrch-street.

Important SALE of STEAM-ENGINES, MACHINERY, RAIL-
WAY IRON WORK, NEW IRON, &c., BIRKENHEAD,
CHESHIRE.
ESSRS. THOS. WINSTANLEY and SONS
respectfully announce that they have received instructions
from Messrs. Brassey and M'Cormack, who have recently com-
pleted the Contract for the Birkenhead Docks. to SELL by
AUCTION, on MONDAY, the 4th February next, and following
days. at Eleven o'clock precisely each day, on the Premises, at the
Dock Yard, Canning-street, Birkenhead, near Liverpool,
The whole of the valuable STEAM-ENGINES, MACHINERY,
RAILWAY WORK, WROUGHT IRON, SMITHS' HEARTHS,
ANVILS, TOOLS, and other Effects, the Property of the above
Firm, comprising a capital Thirty-horse High•pressure Engine,
Twenty-horse Condensing Engine, Twelve-horse High-pressure
Engine, with Boiler and Fan, and a Five-horse Engine, all in ex-
cellent working condition, Gough's Patent Six-horse Pile Engine,
Six Travelling Cranes, and a large Wood Stage, Nine Crab
Winches, Four Dredging Pumps, Six Pile Engines, Chain Pump,
Six Slough Pumps, Ten Quarry Gib Cranes, Two Oak Ditto,
Forty-five Tons of Waggon Axles, Fifty Tons Iron Rails, Ten
Tons Square Bar Iron, Cast and Blister Steel and new Iron, and
Iron Work for Waggons, Thirty Earth Waggons, Thirty Stone
Lorries, Twelve Smiths' Hearths, Anvils, Fifteen Pairs of Bel-
lows, large Quantity of Smiths' Tools, Work-benches and Vices,
Circular Saw, Iron Shafting, and Leather Straps, new Wheels and
Pinions, for Travelling Cranes, several Tons of Iron Chains, of
various sizes, Iron Nippers and Hook, Taps and Dies, Nails, &c.
The MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES include Kitchen's Patent
Weighing Machine, for Fifteen Tons, smaller Ditto, and a Scale
Beam, with Fifteen Cwt. Iron Weights, Ten-inch Lathe, for
Wood Turning, Eight Iron Turnstiles, Twelve Mooring Posts,
large Iron Cistern, and Two Wood Cisterns, Lined with Lead,
Quantity of Wheelbarrows, Thirteen Dozen Spades, Rollers for
mortar-mills, Mortar Boxes, Mortar Float, large Grindstones,
Corn-crushing Mill, Cotton Wick, &c. Also, Four Punt Boats,
Float for a Piling Engine, great variety of Wood Patterns, chiefly
adapted for Railway Work, Timber and Planks, 100 Tons of Lime-
stone, Office Fixtures, &c.
To be viewed Three Days previous to the Sale, and Catalogues
May be bad on the Premises, and at Messrs. Tilos. WINSTANLEY
and SONS' Office, Church-street, Liverpool.

TO CLOSE AN ACCOUNT.
By Messrs. THOS. WINSTANLEY and SONS,
On TUESDAY, the 12th day of February next, at Two o'clock in
the Afternoon, at the Clarendon Rooms, South John.street, in
the following or such other lots as may be agreed on at the time
of sale, and subject to conditions to be then produced,
ALL that Piece of LAND, with the Two
DWELLING-HOUSES thereon, situate in Derby-
road, Bootle, opposite Miller's Castle, containing in front thereto
and at the back along the canal bank 33 yards 1 foot, now in the
occupation of Mr. Malcolm and Mrs. Bowden, at a rental of .e 55
per annum each. The above premises are held under a lease
dated sth March, 1835, for the lives of three persons, then aged
13, 12, and 11 years, and the life of the survivor of them, at the
yearly rent of 2s.

Lot 1.

2.-LAll that Piece or Parcel of LAND, on the south side of
Oxford-street, in Liverpool, containing in front thereto 137 feet
8 inches, or thereabouts, and running in depth backwards on the
west side thereof in front to Laurel-street 57 feet 3 inches, and on
the east side in front to Crown-street 15 feet 1 inch, or there-
abouts, and containing in the whole 796 superficial square yards,
be the several dimensions thereof a little more or less. And also,
all those Seven MESSUAGES or DWELLING-HOUSES erected
awn the said Piece of Land, now known and distinguished as
No. 1, Olive-street, and Nos. 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, and 62, Oxford-
street, now let at rentals amounting to
.e 221 per annum. This
lot is leasehold under the Corporation for a term of 75 years from
the 2nd of May, 1845, at a peppercorn rent.
Lot 3.—A1l that Piece of LAND, with the MESSUAGE thereon,
situate on the north-west side of Basnett-street, Liverpool, ex-
tending in front thereto, and at the back, along a common passage,
15 feet; and running in depth backwards on the north-east and
south-west sides thereof 77 feet 9 inches, more or less, now known
as No. 25, Basnett-street, and let at the yearly rent of £5O. This
lot is leasehold under the Corporation for a term of 75 years,
from the 25th of March, 1822, and the Land-tax has been re-
deemed.

Lot 4.—A1l that Piece or Parcel of LAND, with the MESSU AGE
thereon, situate on the north side of Mount-pleasant, in Liver-
pool, containing in front thereto and at the back thereof, along
a back street of 4 yards wide, 18 feet, and running in depth back-
wards on the east and west aides thereof 90 feet. The above
premises are now known as No. 59, Mount-pleasant, and are now
let at the yearly rent of .e3B.
Lot 5.—A11 those 16 MESSUAGES or DWELLING-HOUSES,
one thereof being No. 18, in Chaucer-street, in Liverpool, and the
others being Nos. 2,3, 4,5, 6,7, 8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16,
in Chaucer-buildings. Let at rents amounting in the whole to
£lO9 4s. per annum.
Lot 6.—A1l those Six MESSUAGES or DWELLING-HOUSES,
situate and being Nos. 17, 18, 19, 20,21, and 22, in Rose-buildings,
leading out of Rose-place, Liverpool. Let at rents amounting in
the whole to £54125. per annum.
The tenure of these Three Lots is freeliold of inheritance.
Lot 7.—A1l that Piece of LAND, with the MESSUAGE thereon,
situate and being on the east side of Moor-place, in Liverpool,
containing in front thereto and in breadth at the back, severally,
30 feet 6 inches, and running in depth backwards on the north
and south sides, severally, 45 feet, more or less, bounded on the
north and east sides thereof by Premises now or late of Mr.
Richard Prior, on the south by a passage of three feet wide, and
on the west by Moor-place.
This Lot is Leasehold under the Corporation for the residue of
A term of 75 years, commencing 29th September, 1829.
For further particulars apply _to Messrs. LACE, MARSHALL,
ROSCOE, and GILL, Solicitors, Union-court, Castle-street.

MODERN HOUSEHOLD FURNITuRE,
, UPPER
CANNING-STREET.
By Messrs. WALKER and ACKEELEY, .
On THURSDAY next, the 24th instant, at Eleven o'clock precisely,
on the Premises, No. 122, Upper Canning-street,
THE modern and excellent HOUSEHOLD FUR_
NITURE, and other Effects, on the said Premises.
May be viewed on the Morning of Sale, and Catalogues had on
the Premises, and at Messrs. WALKER and ACKERLEY'S Offices,
55, Church-street.

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES.
By Mr. HOWELL,
Tins ;DAY (Tuesday), the 22nd instant, at Two o'clock in the
Afternoons at the Clarendon-rooms, South John-street, in Liver-
pool, subject to the conditions of sale to be then and there
produced,
ALL that Piece of LAND, with the two DWEL-
LING-HOUSES thereon erected, numbered 7 and 9, in the
respective occupations of Edward Caldecot and Wiltiam Perth,
situate on the east side of Bamber-street, near Paddington, and
in the township of West Derby, containing in front thereto 29 feet
9inches, and running in depth backwards on the north and south
sides severally 45 feet, and being in breadth at the back 28 feet 11
inches, and containing in the whole 146 superficial square yards
and two-thirds of a superficial square yard, more or less : bounded
on the north by land of the Marquis of Salisbury, in lease to Peter
Crompton, on the south by other land of the said marquis, on the
east by a common passage of 4 feet wide, and on the west by Barn-
ber-street aforesaid, together with the free use and enjoyment of
Bamber-street aforesaid, and of the said common passage, with all
others entitled to use the same.
The tenure is Leasehold under the Marquis of Salisbury for the
term of 75 years, commencing on the 22nd day of September, 1851,
and is subject to the yearly rental of e 7 6s. Sd.
For further particulars, apply to Messrs. ANDERSON and COL-
Luis, Solicitors, 56, Castle-street; to Mr. HOWELL, Auctioneer,
72, Duke-street; or to Mr. StlistatlN,, Government Tax-office,

salcs bp auction.

NEWSPAPER COPYRIGHT FOR SALE,

IN LIVERPOOL.

By Mr. BRANCH,

On WEDNESDAY, the 13th day of February next, at Two o'clock in

the Afternoon, at the Clarendon-rooms, South John-street,

Liverpool, subject to conditions to be then and there produced

(if not previously disposed of by Private Contract),

THE COPYRIGHT