The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-08-11 00:00:00

STEAM DIRECT TO NEW YORK

, The British and American Steam Navigation
Company's Steam. ship the
Vet BRITISH QUEEN,
"016 tons burthen-500 horse power,

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Lient. RW RD. ROBERTS, R.N., Commander,
Will leave BLACKWALL, LONDON, on the 30th August,
and PORTSMOUTH, 011 TUESDAY, the Ist September.
- THE PRESIDENT,
236 G tons-600 horse power,
Lieut. R. J. FAYRER, R.N., Commander,
Will leave LIVERPOOL on the Ist October.
For passage and further information apply to
M. LAIRD. Esq., 2, Billiter-court, Billiter-
square, London ; or
For passage, freight, &c. to
JOSEPH R. NM, Derby Buildings,
Fenwick-street, Liverpool.

BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL

STE AM-SHIPS,
Of 1200 Tons and 440 Horses' Power each

APPOINTED BY THE ADMIRALTY TO SAIL BETWEEN
LIVERPOOL and BOSTON,
CALLING AT HALIFAX TO LAND AND RECEIVE PAS-
SENGERS AND HER MAJESTY'S MAILS.
ACADIA, Captain EDWD. C. MILLER,
BRITANNIA, Captain HENRY WOODRUFF.
Pkit' CALEDONIA, Captain RICHARD CLELAND,
COLUMBIA, Captain
The North American Mails will be made up, in LONDON,
on the 3d and 18th September, and, thereafter, on the
3d and 18th of every Month, except when either of these
dates fall on the, Sunday, and then on the succeeding
day. The Steam Packets will depart from LIVERPOOL
the next morning, immediately after the arrival of the London
Mail. In the Winter Months, however, viz., NOVEMBER,
DECEMBER, JANUARY. and FEBRUARY, but one Mail in the
Month, that of the 3d, will be despatched.
The Vessels appointed to sail from LIVERPOOL are as
under, viz. :
BRITANNIA, on the 4th September.
CALEDONIA, on the 19th September.
ACADIA, on the 4th October.
Passengers' Luggage must be on board the day previous
to sailing.
Passage, including Provisions and Wines, to Halifax,
Thirty-four Guineas.
do. to Boston, Thirty-eight,Guineas.
Steward's Fee, One Guinea.
The following is the order of Sailings appointed from
AMERICA, viz., from BOSTON, calling at HALIFAX,
from whence the Vessels will he despatched with the Mails
as under :
BRITANNIA from HALIFAX, on 3d August.
ACADIA • . Do. .. 3d September.
BRITANNIA .. Do. .. 3d October.
CALEDONIA Do. .. 19th October.
ACADIA Do. .. 3d November.
The Steam-ship UNICORN plies between PICTOU and
QUEBEC, in connexion with the above Vessels, carrying
the Mails and Passengers for Canada.
Apply, in Halifax, to S. CUNARD and Co. ; in London, to
J. B. Foonn, 52, Old Broad-street ; and, in Glasgow, to
J: and G. BURNS ; or, in Liverpool, to
D. and C. MACIVER, 12, Water-street:
NOTE.—AII LETTERS and NEWSPAPERS intended to be
sent by these Vessels must pass through the POS'TOFFICE,
and none will be received at the Agents' Offices.

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EXTENSIVE SALE OF MARBLE, lIIGFI PRES-
SURE STEAM- ENGINE, APPARATUS FOR
SAWING MARBLE, Scp.
By Mr. WALKER,
On MONDAY, the 24th, and TUESDAY, the 25th instant, at
Eleven o'clock precisely each day, on the Premises, Car-
ruther's-street, Vauxhall-road, Liverpool, by order of the
Assignee,
THE extensive and valuable STOCK in TRADE of Mr.
R. BEESTON, a Bankrupt, comprising several thousand
feet of Slabs, in Dove, Bardiglio, Veined, Sienna, Derby-
shire, and Black Marble ; upwards of one hundred Blocks
and Scantling of Ditto ; two very valuable Blocks of Bianco
Chiaro Marble, suitable for Staircases and for outside work,
each containing about 70 cubic feet; eight large Italian Gar-
den Vases ; Stone Chimney Pieces ; about three thousand
feet of Welsh and St. Helens Stone, and a variety of other
Effects.
Also, a superior High-pressure STEAM-ENGINE, com-
plete with an 11-inch Cylinder, in capital working condition.
.A-complete APPARATUS for SAWING MARBLE by
Steam, a large Crane with Tackling, and an Assortment of
Quarry and Smiths' Tools.
May be viewed any day prior to the Sale, and Catalogues
had on the Premises, and of Mr. WALKER, 31, Church-
street.