The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-12-18 00:00:00

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of brown Cii.iiuscovado;;;;r, computed from
the returns made in the week ending Dec. 8, is aas 2fd per
hundred weight, exclusive of the duties of customs paid or payable
thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERPOOL.
DECEMBER. Hotta
IS, Mathew J. Seagre, (proof and final div.)
Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester, 10
18, Parke and Kenrick, Ist Clarendon Rooms, 1
19, Warden and Wauostrocht, (proof and div.) Ditto, 1
19, Jonathan Laidman, Ist
21, Richard Benbow Ditto, 11
21, Peter Petrie, (proof and div.)
23, G. Miller and R. Blackie, (proof and div.) Ditto, 1
23, Blundell, Falk and Co.
23, John Rowlett, (special) Davenport and Collier's, 1

PRICES OF SHARES, DECEMBER 17.
Prices. This day
Per Share.

RAILWAYS, &c
Bolton and Leigh
Bristol and Exeter 6O .... 34 0 0
Birmingham and Gloucester
Ditto and Derby lOO .... 89 0 0
Birkenhead and Chester
Ditto, new IS 10 15 0
Dublin and Drogheda
Eastern Counties
Ditto, Debentures
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 9 paid
Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 20 paid
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar l 30 paid
Greenock, and Ayr
Grand Junction
Ditto half shares
Ditto quarter shares (late
Chester and Crewe) ....
Quarter
Great Western
Ditto new shares
Ditto Fifth Shares
Hull and Selby
Leicester and Swannington
Lancaster and Preston
Ditto, new
Liverpool and Manchester
Ditto quarter shares
Ditto half shares
London and Birmingham
Ditto new shares
Ditto quarter shares
Ditto and Southampton
Ditto & Brighton
Manchester and Leeds
Ditto half shares
Manchester, Bolton, & Bury
Manchester and Birmingham
Ditto and Ditto Extension
Midland Counties
Ditto, quarter
Newcastle and Carlisle.. ,
Ditto quarter shares . .
North Midland
New North Midland
Paris and Rouen
South Eastern and Dover
North Union
York and North Midland

22 2 6

29 5 0

:11 0 0
93 10 0

4 10 0

22 2 6

45 paid

42 10 0

52 10 0
28 10 0
87 0 0
40 5 0
9 5 0
45 0 0
Ss 15 0
32 15 0
15 0 0
184 0 0
45 0 0
87 0 0
170 10 0
48 5 0 div. 48 S 0
27 5 0 .... 27 5 0
54 5 0
31 0 0
77 10 0
28 5 0
41 15 0
26 15 0
5 2 6
73 0 0
g 10 0
92 10 0
27 15 0
76 0 o
37 0 0
3 0 0
11 15 0

so s 0
9 7 6

28 0 0

50 paid

BANKS

76 10 0

81 10 0 ix. n 10 0
67 10 0

Bank of Liverpool . ...... ..el2 105 paid
- Borough Bank lO ....
- Commercial of Liverpool 12 10..
- Commercial of England. 5
- East of England lO
- of Manchester lO ....
- M'chester & L'pool Dsct. 15
- Northern and Central
- North and South Wales lO ....
- Phoenix lO
- Royal of Liverpool 500
- South Lancashire
- Albion
- Liverpool Union lO
- Liverpool Banking Co lO ....
- Wilts and Dorset 7 10s.
GAS, WATER WORKS, &c.
Exchange Buildings 4'loo paid 158 0 0
L'pool and Harrington Water } 350
Works
Bootle Ditto Stock.... 325 0 0
L'pool Coal Gas Company Stock.... 380 0 0
L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. £lOO .... 171 0 0
Ditto new shares are now paid up.
ASSURANCE COMPANIES

18 15 0 ex div.
14 2 6 ....
16 17 0 ....
3 2 6 ....
7 2 6 ....
8 16 3 with div.
9 7 6.. .
s 7 6 ....
5 2 6.... 4 17 6

741 0 0 div
5 2 6 ....
90 5 0 ....
11 17 6 .... 12 5 0
8 10 0 ...

477 10 0

Liverpool Marine Assurance }
25 paid 3 10 0 ...
Company
Ocean Assurance Company.... 0 .... 013 g ...
Liverpool Fire and Life 2 10s. 2 3 0 ...
DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, Re.
Rock Ferry
Monk's Ferry
Steam Tug Company lO . . 700.0 •.
Harrington Docks 100 .... 57 0 0 ...
Apothecaries' Company
Woodside Ferry
...
Eisiremont Ferry l2 103.
...
Asphalte (Liverpool)
(Poloncean) 2 .... 10 0 ... ,
* Exclusive of new Shares.

171 0 0

AGRICULTURAL MARKET, DECEMBER 16.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Old Hay .... 0 o@o 0 47+ 201 b. Potatoes, 90115 1 Sl®, 4 *QOM
New Hay.... 0 8 1 1- Cattle Ditto 1 3 1 7 -
Clover Hay.. 0 7 0 11 - Turnips 22 024 0 -
Straw, Wheat 0 4 0 5- Carrots 4O 045 0 -
Straw, Oat .. 0 3i 0 4i - Manglewurzle 0 0 0 0 -
Straw, Barley 0 3 0 4- Manure 7 810 6 -
Green Clover 0 0 0 0 -

TIDE TABLE.
Days. Evn. Height. Sundays, Holydays,
1
H. U. U. L. IP. T.
Friday .. 18 629 7 5 11 11
Saturday 19 736 8 6 12 11
Sunday.. 20 837 9 6 13 5 4th Sunday in Advent.
Monday 21 g3l g 53 14 3 St. Thomas. Winter Ingins
TueEday 22 10 17 10 35 14 11
Wednes. 23 10 58 11 15 15 1
Thursday 24 11 34 11 48 15 S

BIRTH.
On the 13th inst. at Stourbridge, the Lady of W. B. COLLIS,
Esq. of a daughter.

MARRIED

On the 28th ult. at Bowness, Mr. JOS. MOORE, cornfactor, of
this town, to MARY, youngest daughter of JOHN PATTINSON,
Esq. of Lancaster.

On the 3d inst. at Gilderstone, near Leeds, Mr. JOHN
BANCLOUGH FELL, of Sparkbridge, near Ulverston, to MARTHA
JANE, eldest daughter of Mr. JAS. BILBROUGH.
Same day, at Lancaster, JAMES JOHNSON, M.B. Trinity
College, Dublin, to MARY, only daughter of the late JOHN
HEATON, Esq. of Lancaster.

On the 1 oth inst. at Clitheroe, by the Rev. J. M. Whalley, the
Rev. JOHN ASPINALL ADDISON, Incumbent of Barbon, West-
morland, to MARY, youngest daughter of LEONARD WILKINSON,
Esq. of Rock House, Slaidburn.

On the 12th inst. at Moresby Church, near Whitehaven, JOHN
WINDER, Esq. merchant, of this town, to Miss MARGARET
HORNE, of the former place.
On the 13th inst. at Runcorn, Mr. JAMES COX, master-mason,
to Miss MARY ADSHEAD, eldest dauguter of Joseph Ball
Adshead, both of that place. _

On the 15th inst. at Todmorden, Captain WM. CAMPBELL, of
Springfield, Kirkcudbrightshire, to Miss AGNES TAYLOR,
daughter of the late Mr. Taylor, of Rochdale.
Same day, at St. Philip's Church, WILLIAM EDWARDS, Esq. of
Ludlow, to ALICIA, third daughter of the late SAMUEL JACKSON,
Esq. of Manchester. _

Same day, at St. Philip's Church, by licence, JOHN MALLETT,
Esq. Falmouth Hall, St. Anne's Jamaica, to MARIA, second
daughter of JAMES CRAIG, Esq. surgeon, Great Homer-street.
On the 17th inst. at St. Catherine's Church, by the Rev. T. G.
Leigh, A.M., CHARLES ISAAC, second son of the late Rev.
PHILIP YORKE, of Horkesley, Essex, nephew of the Earl
Somers, and Rector of Shenfield, to ELLEN, youngest daughter
of the late JOHN LEIGH, Esq. Sandhills.

DIED.
On the 2d inst. at Pontefract, aged 68, Mr. JOHN FRYER,
father of Mr. Thomas Fryer, Yorkshire-house, North John-street.
On the 2nd instant, at Soho Hill, Handsworth MARY, relict of
the late JAMES ROBERTS, wine-merchant, of Shrewsbury.
Same day, at Cannock, aged 66, THOMAS BIRCH, He was 45
years clerk of Cannock Church.
On the 3d inst. at Bigland Hall, GEORGE BIGLAND, Req. late
Major in the second Royal Lancashire Militia.
On the 3d inst. aged 87, REBECCA, third and last surviving
daughter of the late Alderman JOHN STOUT, of Lancaster.
Same nay, at Coughton-court, Warwickshire, in the 85th year of
his age, Sir CHARLES THROCKMORTON, Bart,
On the 7th instant, aged 68, Mr. THOS. BATTERSBY, cotton_
spinner, Bedford-mills, near Leigh.
Same day, MARY, relict of the late PETER APPLETON, Esq.
of Ardwick, near Manchester.
On the Bth instant, aged 66, SARAH ELIZABETH EDWARDS,
Warwick-street, Toxteth-park.
Same day, aged 8 years, MARY, second daughter of Mr. J. T.
HOBSON, Berkley-street,
Same day, in the 76th year of her age, SARAH, wife of Mr.
ROBERT BULLOCK, of Rugely.
On the 10th instant, agep 85, Mr. JAMES MARSDEN, brush-
manufacturer.
On. the 12th instant, rather suddenly, at Nottingham, Mr. SAS.
ALEXANDER, aged 32 years, brother to Mrs. Parley, of this town.
Same day, at his residence, Claremont Lodge, Cheltenham, Sir
B. W. BURDETT, Bart. aged 70 years.
On the 13th instant, at Oldwarps-house, Warrington, HarroN
TURNER BOWLE, Esq., M.D.
Same day, HANNAH, seonnd daughter of Mr. JAMES lir
MURDON, Hope-street, aged 48 years.
On the 15th last. JAMES, the infant son of Mr. WILLIAM
ALSOP, of Mulberry-place, in this town.
Same day, MARGARET, the wife of Mr. GEORGE HOLDEN,
professor of music, Stafford-street.
Same day, at her residence, Tollington Park, Hornsey, JULIA,
relict of RICHARD CLAXTON, Esq. aged 70 years.
On the 17th inst. aged 63, ALICE, relict of the late TIMOTHY
GRINDROD, Esq., of Birkenhead.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1840.
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ADVANTAGES TO ANNUITANTS

A higher rate of annuity than can be granted with safety
by companies making their principal investments in England,
and participation to the 1,000 annuitants of the oldest date
for the time being, to the extent of one-half of the general
profits of the Company.
By order of the Directors.
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Liverpool.
STANWAY and JACKSON, Agents, Brown-street,
Manchester.

STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN
LIVERPOOL AND BRISTOL.
THENCE TO ALL PARTS OF CORNWALL, BRISTOL CHAN-
NEL, &c.
Freight of Bales and Cases 4d. per foot.
PASSAGE MONEY :
Cabin
Deck or Steerage 7s. 6d.
The new and powerful iron Steamer
BRIGAND,
If I ,t - HENRY POOLE, Master,
And TOWN OF WEXFORD,
ANDREW JONES, Master,
Are intended to sail from the Trafalgar Dock, with Goods
and Passengers, for BRISTOL, every SATURDAY NIGHT,
and from BRISTOL for LIVERPOOL, every THURSDAY
EVENING, calling at WEXFORD each way.
LIVERPOOL AND WEXFORD.
One of the above Vessels will leave the Trafalgar Dock, for
WEXFORD, every TUESDAY, as heretofore.
TUESDAY, 22d December, at 8 o'clock, Night.
TuEsDAY,29th December, at 12 o'clock, Noon.
And from WEXFORD for LIVERPOOL every FRIDAY
and SATURDAY.
Apply to ROBERT BRUCE and Co., Bristol ; JOHN
LEARED, Wexford ; JOHN WALKER, 111, Market-street,
Manchester ; or to

THOS. M'TEAR, 25, Water-street

AMERICAN APPLES ARRIVED BY THE LAST
PACKETS,

AND MAY BE HAD, IN BARRELS, HALVES, AND QUARTERS.
AT MIDDLEWOOD'S, No. 6, PARICER-STREET, a few
doors from Church-street, where is on Sale a general
Assortment of FRUITS of the BEST QUALITY, selected in
small packages—Portugal and Spanish Grapes, French and
Portugal Plums, Tafilat Dates, Dessert Raisins, Almonds,
Figs, Pomegranates, Fine Spanish Melons ; also, Hamburgh
Grapes, little inferior to English ; and now landing, Three
Thousand Shaddocks and Forbidden Fruit : the grateful and
nutricious properties of this fruit render it generally useful
for desserts and invalids, for preserving and marmalade, it is
very superior, and will be sold at 4s. and 6s. per dozen.
Kent Filberts, large Cob Nuts and Walnuts, in high pre-
servation for use or keeping. The above, with every choice
Fruit in season, Wholesale and Retail, at unprecedented Low
Prices.

Fruit Warehouse, Parker-street.
In addition to the above, J. M. has just received 700
packages of Fora Figs, a quantity of fine new Walnuts, Spa-
nish Nuts and Chesnuts, which will be sold by the box, or
retail; also, another arrival of Forbidden Fruit, for preserv-
ing or marmalade, at ss. per dozen.