The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-09-10 00:00:00

ROYAL ROCK FERRY REGATTA.

'THE Nobility, Gentry, and—lnhabitantsOll.i;erpool and
JL its Vicinity are respectfully informed, that a REGATTA
will be held on the MERSEY, at the ROYAL Rpm( FERRY,
on MONDAY next, the 16th instant, under thimanagement
of the following Committee :
JOHN NELSON WOOD, Esq., Chairman.
Joseph Ackers, Esq. Hy. Hutihinson, Esq.
John Shand, Esq. Josh. wson, Esq.
Henry Barton, Esq. A. Ni 01, Esq.
Jos. NICKELS, Esq., U pire.
The PRIZES will be as follow :
The WIRRALL Cur, value Thirt Pounds, for Four-oar
Gigs, rowed and steered by Gentle n Amateurs ; with £l5
for the Second Boat. To be decide in two Races and a Tie.
Entrance, ss. per oar. Three Boats to start or no race.
A PRIZE, value £lO, in specie, for Four-oar Gigs, to be
rowed and steered by Boatmen plying on the Mersey; with
£3 for the Second. Boat. Entrance, 2s. 6d. per oar. Three
Boats to start or no race.

A PRIZE, value £5, in specie, for Four-oar Gigs, to be
rowed by Pilots.

The Tie for the Wirrall Cup.
A PRIZE, value £3, in specie, for Flats' Punts, to be
sculled by Flatmen. Second Boat to receive 305.; Third
Boat 10s. Three Boats to start or no race.

The LADIES' PURSE, presented by the Ladies of Rock
Ferry and Neighbourhood, value £lO, for Four-oar Boats
beaten in the race for the Wirrall Cup.
A PRIZE, value £lO, in specie, for Two-oar Gigs, to be
rowed and steered by Gentlemen Amateurs. Entrance, ss.
per oar. Three Entries or no race.
A PRIZE, value £5, for Four-oar Boats, to be rowed and
steered by Women.
A PIECE OF PLATE, for Flats' Punts, to be sculled by
Gentlemen Amateurs. Entrance, ss. each.
Entrances to be completed, at the Royal Rock Hotel, be-
fore Six o'clock p.m. on SATURDAY next, the 14th instant.
The competition is open to Rowing Gigs from all quarters.
Subscriptions will be received by any Member of the
Committee.
The Regatta will commence punctually at Two o'clock.
A Gun will be fired at Ten o'clock a.m., when, should the
weather prove unfavourable, the Flags will be lowered on
board the Flagship, and
it Regatta postponed to the first
fine day.
Rock Ferry, 7th September, 1839.

MODERN FURNITURE, FALKNER-TERRACE,
UPPER PARLIAMENT-STREET.
By Messrs. THOMAS WINSTANLEY and SONS,
TO-MORROW (Wednesday), the 11th inst., at 1 'clock, pre-
cisely, on the Premises, Falkner-terrace, b order of the
Executors,
THE Modern and Genuine HOUSE OLD FURNI-
TURE, China, Glass, Tea and Delikrt Services, two
Eight-days Clocks, a 24 inch Iron Book&se, and other Ef-
fects of the late Mr. Robert Fairclough.
The Furniture comprises Four-post, Camp, and Half-tester
Bedsteads, with Printed Calico Hangings, Mattresses, Fea-
ther Beds and Bedding, Brussels and Kidderminster Carpets,
Printed Calico Window Curtains, Chimney and Dressing
Glasses, Painted Toilet Tables, Washstands, Chairs, Chests
of Drawers, Fenders and Fire-irons.
The Mahogany Articles consist of Sets of Chairs, Dining,
Card, Snap, and Work Tables, Bureaus, Chests of Drawers,
Bed-steps, Hall Chairs, &c.
The Kitchen and Culinary Utensils and other Articles of
domestic use.

To be viewed This Day, the 10th inst., when Catalogues
may be had on the Premises, and of Messrs. THOMAS WIN-
STANLEY and SONS, Church-street.

DRYSALTER'S STOCK, STRAND-STREET.
By Messrs. THOS. WINSTANLEY and SONS,
On FRIDAY next, the 13th instant, on the Premises, No. 7,
Strand-street, at Eleven o'clock precisely, by order of the
trorisional Assignee.
r HE STOCK-IN-TRADE of a DRYS ALTER, a
Bankrupt, consisting of 8 pipes of Jersey Vinegar, 15
Hhds. and 3 Barrels of Ditto, 14 Barrels o Birmingham
Soda, 15 Bales Irish Moss, Saltpetre, Sp re, Carcarella
r
Bark, Valonia, Opium, Castor Oil, Cas of Salamoniac,
ditto of Lime Juice, Peruvian Bark, Quantity of Glue,
k
variety of Preserves and Pickles, Tamarinds, Arrow Root,
Tapioca, Anchovies, Catsup, Maccaroni, &c.
Twelve Saddles with Bridles, and a large Scale Beam and
Iron Weights, large Marble Mortar, and other Articles.
To he viewed on THURSDAY, the 12th, when Catalogues
may be had on the Premises, and at Messrs. Tilos. WIN-
STANLEY and SON'S Office, Church-street.

VALUABLE FREEHOLD ESTATES AND COAL
MINES, in Burtonwood, Pemberton, Parr, Hindley,
Westhoughton, Lowton, Edge Green in Golborne, and
Orford, near Warrington, in the county of Lancaster.
By Messrs. THOMAS WINSTANLEY and SDNS,
11-
On WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY, the -.1, 19th,
and 20th instant, at Two o'clock (for Three recisely) in
Afternoon of each day, at the Legh Arms, • Newton-in-
the-Willows, in the county of Lancaster, itf Lots suitable
to Purchasers, and subject to condition sale which will
be then and there produced,—under therimwers of an Act
of Parliament recently obtained by Thomas Legh, Esq.
SEVERAL valuable FARMS and LANDS, situate at
Burtonwood, in the parish of Warrington, and county of
Lancaster, (proposed to be divided into 17 distinct and com-
pact Lots,) containing altogether about 241 A. OR. 10r. statute
measure, and wholly occupied by yearly tanants.
Also, Four FARMS, in Pemberton, in the said county,
(proposed to be divided into two or five Lots, as most agree-
able to purchasers,) and containing altogether about 339 A.
la. 25P., of which 134 A. 3a. 29p. are held under Lease, de-
terminable on a life aged 70 years, and the remainder by
yearly tenants.
Also, a FARM and LANDS, in Parr, (proposed to be
divided in two Lots,) and containing altogether about 88A.
2a. 17p., and held from year to year.
Also, about 19A. 26P. of good LAND, at Stone Pitt
Green, in the township of Hindley, now or late in the occu-
pation of Miss Hampson ; together-with the MINES, com-
prising Six Veins of Coal, of superior quality.
. Also, a MESSUAGE, FARM BUILDINGS, and
LAND, in Westhoughton, containing 21A. OR. 16P. or there-
abouts, in the possession of Nathaniel Gregory ; together
with the valuable MINES under the Property, comprising
Four Veins of superior soldering Coal.
Also, several FARMS and LANDS, in Lowton, (proposed
to be divided into 31 separate and compact Lots,) and con-
taining altogether about 312 A. OR. 26P., of which 55A. OR.
26r. are held under Life Leases, and the remainder by yearly
tenants.

Also, a valuable FARM and LAND, with Fourteen COT-
TAGES, situate at Edge Green, in Golborne, proposed to be
sold as one Lot, together with the Coal, (a portion of which
is under Lease and in course of working.) The site of this
Property contains about 59A. 3n. 141 P., and is in the occu-
dation of yearly tenants.
Also, Two FIELDS, in Orford, near Warrington, fronting
the, public road from Winwick to Orford, and containing
-about 7A. ln. 39p., in the occupation of John Blackledge as
yearly tenant.
The Estates in Burtonwood and Pemberton will be offered
for Sale on the First Day of Sale. Those in Parr,
Hindley, Westhoughton, and 16 of the Lots in Lowton,
on the Second Day of Sale ; and the remaining 15 Lots
in Lowton, with the Estates at Edge Green, in Golborne,
and the two Fields in Orford, on the Third Day of Sale.
The Property in Pemberton, Parr, Hindley, Westhoughton,
and Golborne, abounds with valuable Coal Mines, some of
which have been already opened ; and there appears to be no
doubt that a valuable Coal Field extends throughout the
Burtonwood Estates.

Printed particulars, with Plans of the Lots, may be had
(gratis) by applying at the principal Hotels in Liverpool,
'Manchester, Warrington; Newton, and Wigan ; and also at
the Office of Messrs. WINSTANLEY and SONS, in Liverpool ;
Mr. FOSTER, Hanover-street, Liverpool ; Colonel RAITT, in
Newton ; Messrs. FRESHFIELD and SONS, New Bank Build-
ings, and Messrs. TAYLOR, SDARPE, FIELD, and JACKSON,
Bedford-row, London ; or of SLATER and HEELts, Man-
chester, from whom further information may be obtained.

PARISH OF LIVERPOOL,
AT the SPECIAL VESTRY held by adjournment at the
Sessions House, Chapel-street, on MONDAY, the 9th
day of September, 1839,
Mr. Churchwarden Kilshaw in the Chair,
The Poll commenced at Ten o'Clock and closed at Four,
when the numbers for the day were—
PERSOI4 . VOTES.
Mr. J. Eastwood
Mr. W. J. Peachey•
GROSS LL.
Mr. W. J. Peachey
Mr. J. Eastwood

The Poll will be re-commenced To-morrow (Tuesday)
morning the 10th inst., at Ten o'Clock.
M. D. LOWNDES,
Vestry Clerk.
Liverpool, 9th Sept., 1839.