The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-11-17 00:00:00

Ztgai o tirts.

BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL.
ELECTION OF A COUNCILLOR FOR NORTH
TOXTETH WARD.
THE MAYOR, and the ALDERMEN and ASSESSOR -of the
above Ward, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTIC -' that the
ELECTION of a COUNCILLOR for this Wa.., to supply
the vacancy caused by the death of William allace Carrie,
Esq., to continue in office so long as Mr. ti rie would have
continued, viz., until the first of Nove..er. 1811, will be
held on THURSDAY next, the 19th of November instant, at
a Booth to be erected on the vacant ground on the east side
of Park-road, and adjacent to the Royal Oak public-house.
The time allowed for Polling is from Nine o'clock in the
Forenoon to Four o'clock in the Afternoon ; but the presid-
ing Officers have power to close the Poll at any time before
Four o'clock, if One Hour shall have elapsed during which
no Vote shall have been tendered for any Candidate.
RD. RADCLIFFE, Town-clerk.
Town-hall, 16th November, 1840.

ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN; that application is
II intended to be made to Parliament in the next Session,
for an Act to alter, amend, and enlarge some of the powers
and provisions of an Act passed in the 3rd and 4th • rs of
the reign of her present Majesty, intituled, " Act for
regulating certain intended Docks at Liverpool obe called
The Herculaneum Docks, and exempting V .els frequent-
ing the same and their Cargoes from a p • on of the Tolls
and Duties payable to the Trustees of the iverpool Docks,"
and to repeal the restriction contained in the said recited
Act with regard to the erection of Warehouses within the
limits therein mentioned ; and it is also proposed by the Act
so to be applied for, to enable the Proprietors of the said
Docks to sue and be sued in the name of one or more of the
Directors or Officers thereof. _ _ _

LACES & CO., Solicitors.

CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILW .
CALL OF L 5. PER SHARE.
THE Directors, in pursuance of the provisi of the Act
of Incorporation, hake this day mad a LL of FIVE
POUNDS per Share on the NEW SIT S. and have ap-
pointed that the same shall be paid to eof the Company's
Bankers, on or before MONDAY, the 30th of November next.
The Proprietors are, therefore, requested to pay the same ac-
cordingly. The Company's Bankers are—
In Livr.u.rom The North and South Wales Bank.
In CHESTER Messrs. Dixon and Wardell.
Interest at the rate of Five Pounds per Cent. per Annum
will be charged on all Sums remaining unpaid after the date
appointed for payment. _ _

WM. DIXON,
Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Birkenhead, Oct. 19th, 1840.

EXECUTORS and others having PLAT , WATCHES,
JEWELLERY, &c. TO DISPOSE , may have the
full allowed in Cash, on application to . JEN KIN, Auc-
tioneer, &c., 1, Parker-street, who is de ited by an eminent
London Manufacturer to purchase any quantity or description.
1, Parker-street, Nov. 11, 1840.

SAINT GEORGE'S CHURCH, EVERTON.
NTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a SPF lAL
111 GENERAL MEETING of the PROPRI RS of
this Church will be held at the Office of the Sr , tary, No.
12, Exchange-street East, on FRIDAY, Dec• ter 4th, at 12
o'clock precisely, to receive a Communicati.. front the Rev.
Mr. Buddicom, and on other Business connected therewith.
By order of the Chairman,
THOMAS lIARRIS, Secretary.
Liverpool, November 1711, 1840.
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PUBLIC NOTICE.—PATRIOTIC BUI ING
SOCIETY.
SHARES, £120; SUBSCRIPTIONS, 10S. P MONTH
ENTRANCE, 2s. 6d. PER SII
MO Persons wishing to purchase Prope , this Society—
being." likely to be the must extensi e in Liverpool—
holds out inducements which few possess, that of supplying
the Members with Cash to a large Amount.

The Committee meet every Monday and Thursday Even-
ings, at Seven o'clock, at the House of Mr. FRANCES. the
Brewers' Arms, Milk-street, who has one of the largest Club-
rooms in Liverpool, where Prospectuses of the Society may
L obtained ; and also of Mr. Wm. M`GEE, No. 33, White-
chapel.

LIVERPOOL STEAM-PACKET A SSOCIATIQN.
AT a SPECIAL MEETING of the LIVEV.POOL
STEAM-PACKET ASSOCIATION, 13th /56vember,
1840, held for the purpose of taking into considetation cer-
tain matters affecting the interests of Steam Navigation,
SAMUEL PERRY, Esq., in the /hair,
The Chairman having laid before the eting a printed
copy of the Trinity House Rule, respecti ie Navigation of
Steam Vessels,.

It was moved by Jomc POLLOCK, Esq., and seconded by
Cifika',Es MAC 1171111, Esq.,
That, although the Rule for the Navigation of Steam Ves-
sels, lately issued by the Trinity House and confirmed by the
Admiralty, is not the rule or practice that has heretofore pre-
vailed with any Steam Vessels navigating St. George's
Channel, or with any Steam Vessels sailing to or from the
port of Liverpool ' • yet, as the said Rule of the Trinity House
has been adopted by the Admiralty, it is, in the opinion of
this meeting, desirable that all the Liverpool Steam Compa-
nies do conform thereto.

Moved by THOMAS WTEAR, Esq., seconded by JAMES
A. FortsnAw, Esq.,

" That the Stearn' Companies of Liverpool do hereby agree,
that, on and after the 19th November—When any Steam
Vessels, on different courses, must unavoidably or necessarily
cross so near that by continuing their respective courses
there would he risk of coming in collision, each vessel shall
put her. HELM TO PORT, so as always to pass on the
LARBOARD side of each other.

" A Steam Vessel passing another in a narrow channel,
must always leave the Vessel she is passing on the LAR-
BOARD hand."

Moved by JAMES Bni:mvEn, Esq., seconded by JouN
DOUGLAS THOMSON, Esq.,
That the utmost publicity be given to the proceedings of
this Meeting, and that extracts therefrom be sent to all the
Irish and Scotch ports, with a recommendation to follow the
same.

CHARLES MAC IVER, Secretary.

THE LIVERPOOL FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY.
ESTABLISHED IN 1836.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
OFFICE, 8, WATER-STREET, LIVERPOOL.
CAPITAL, Two MILLIONS.
TRUSTEES.
Sir Thomas Brancker.
William Brown, Esq. Adam Hod
DIRECTORS.
George Hall;Lawrence, Esq. r
Thomas Booth, Esq., and Richar
Deputy Chairme
Timothy Bourne, Esq. Lewin Mozley, Esq.
Thos. Brocklebank, Esq. James Mulleneux, Esq.
Nathan Cairns, Esq. John Myers, Esq.
William Claxton, Esq. William Nicol, Esq.
William Earle, Esq. Charles S. Parker, Esq.
Ormerod Heyworth, Esq. James Powell, Esq.
George Holt, Esq. John RidwaY, Esq.
Nicholas
Joseph llornby, Esq. gßoskell, Esq.
James Moon, Esq. H. Stolterfoht, Esq.

in, Esq.

airman.
tlwards, Esq.,