The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-03-20 00:00:00

OCEAN ASSURANCE COMPANY.

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rpm; DIKEOI'Oit of the above Coinpany du Hereby
,Gics NOI iee to the. Proprietors, that they have declared.
a Dividend of TwELVE SHILLINGS per share, for the year
ending the 31st Dece►nber last, and that such Dividend will be
payable at the Comnanv's Office, on, or after the 22nd instant,
between the hours of Ten and Three each day. Dated in Li-
verpool, the Biti March,.lB3S..
By order of the Board,
RICHARD RAWSON, Manager.
Each Proprietor w►ll be epecterl (if required) on applyintr
for his Dividend, to produce the Certificate or Certificates of
his Shares. The Transfer Books witl remain closed till the
2•lth instant, inclusive.

EDINBURGH, LEITH, A 1) NEWHAVEN RAIL
WAY COM PANY.
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S some of the Scrip 'Certificates for Shares in this Com-
pany have not yet been exchanged for Sealed Certiti.•
lIENIEBI AGAIN GIVEN. that the
o
have long. ago .been registered tor all
Shares
for them, which were not claimed by
c-itgae
rsi ,
ne s
cf Subscribers, S
others, and that no Scripholder can now be registered or re-
cognised by the company as a Shareholder, without a regular
Transfer'from the origimil Subscriber.
Original Subscribers still holding their Scrip Certificates,
are particularly requesteil•to send the same to Mr. RICHARD
DAWSON, at his office, No. 10, Exchange Alley, Liverpool, to
he exchanged for the Sealed Certificates, which the Office are
duly authorised by Act of Parliament to issue.

By order of the Board,
J. R. STODA UT, Secretary.

MARYPORT AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.
A CALL •of FIVE POUNDS per Share is hereby made
±lk. on the Proprietors of this Un.lertakin2 ; and is requested
to he paid to Mr. Wtt.i.ts in OsTi E. the Treasurer, or to big
Credit at any Branch of the Cumberland Union Bank ; at tile
City and District Bank, Carlisle; at the Bank of Whitehiven;
r at the Liverpool and Manchester District Book, on or before
.he Second Day of APRIL next.
(Signed)
F. L. B. DYKES, Deputy Chairman.
W. MITCHELL, Secretary.
Maryport, 24th Feb. 1838.

M'ARYPORT AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.
COI7RACTS FOR iron's.
rSHE• Di REcron s of the MARYPOU.T and CAR.
LISLE RAILWAY will meet at the Company's Office.
in Catheritsfreet,-MarYport, on MoNDAY, the 2nd day of
April next, at Twelve o'clock at udon, for the purpose of receiv-
ing sealed Tenders for the undermentioned Contracts:—
M ARY PORT CONTRACT.
To make the Railway, with all the Excavations. Embank-
ments; Fences, Road Bridges. Culverts, and all other Works,
including thesupplyint, of all necessary Materials, except the
permanent Rails, Blocks, S!itepers, Spikes, and Keys,
cummencing at the South Quay of: Mary port. Ilarbwir, in the
Township of Elleabwough, and Parish of Denham, in the
Coonty of Curl-o-Hand, a hit terminating to a Field marked
Ni. 46, in the Parliamentary Plan, in the 'T'own'ship of Birkby,
and Parini ofCross Canotilty.- in the said County, tieing a dis-
tance of Two Miles and Five Furlongs; and to maintain the
same fur Ono Year. after the cmnpletion of the
CROSBY CONTRACT
To make and Maintain the Railway in like nianner, Con-
mencing at the Termination of the Maryport tontraet, and
terminating in a Field marked No: It on the Parliamentary
Plan, in the Parish of Gilernx, in the said County, being a dis-
tance of Two Miles and'a Hatt'.
GI LCRUX CONTRACT:'
To make and maintain the Railway inßke'manner, commen-
cino at'the termination of the Cre,ltv Contract, and tel
at the Crosing (tithe Road OUghierside to. Plumblaud, in
the Township of Atkleby, and Parish of Plumbland, in the said
Cenutv, being a diStance of Two Miles and'One Furlong.
Tenders will also be received. for Four Wmiden Bridges to
be erected across the RiVer'Ellen, each of Forty Feet Span.
Drawings and Specifications of the 'Works. with Drafts of the
Contracts will be ready for In.peetinn at the Company's Office.,
at Marvpnrt, on and after Monday, the 12th of March next.
.Printed Forms of Tender 'may be obtained at the Company's
Office. No others will be attended to. And Parties tendering
must attend in Person; or by some one duly authorised on their
behalf, at the time of Meeting. The Contractors will be r(luir-
ed to provide all Waggons, Temporary Rails, and other Mate-
rials for their own ilse.

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The Directors will not bind themselves to accept the lowest •
Tender.

The Parties whose Tenders'are accepted Will be reqoired to.
enter into bonds, withlwit securities, for the due performance
of their Contracts, in a 'Penalty of not less than Ten per Cent.-
on the gross Sums contracted tor; and the Names of the pro-
posed Sureties Are to be sp'crifi,ol io•lhe.ToriderF.
The Contractors, if they requite it, wiii be furnished with
counterpa'ts t,f their Cootractm at their own expense.
By order of the iiirecto7l,,
W. M FTC Fl EL L, secretary,
Catherine-street, Matyport,2,lth Feb. 1838.