The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-05-11 00:00:00

GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY,

milli: Public are informed, that the 'HOURS 'of DEPAR-
-1 TUBE, which it has been found necessary to alter, owing
to, the earlier arrival of the London Mail at Birmingham, and
the opening of the London Mail and Birmingham I.Zailn,ay will
be fixed as follows, until further notice:—

FROM LIVEFOOL AND MANCHESTER,
On and after TuesPf, May 22.
*6 30.-A. M. Frhsz CLAss.
*8 (L.A. M. SECOND CLASS.
Ii 30.. A. M.
3 30..I'. M.
4 30.. P. M SECOND CLASS.
6 30.. P. M.
* These Trains will arrive for the London Trains 'from Bir-
mingham at 12 and 1 30 P: rd. respectively
FROM BIRMINGHAM.
On and after Wednesday, May 23.
6 0.. A. M.
8 3O.:A. M.
11 30.. A. M • FIRST CLASS.
2 30:.P. IM FIRST CLASS.
*5 0..1' M SEcoNn CLASS.
*7 0.. P. M..& FIRST CLASS.
* These Trains will bring on the passengers by the London

Trains from London, at 7- and A.14.]
On SUNDAYS, the four First Class Trains only, with the
addition of Second Class Coaches, will start at the sane hours
as on Week Days, but will not stop any where but .at the six
principal stations.
The HARTFORD and STAFFORD MORNING TRAINS and the
WOLVERDAMPToN EVRNSSG TRAIN will be disConloillud
and after the 23d instant. The 'l'raiu which leaves Birmingham.
at 6 A. Si. will take up passengers at Acton, Preston .Brook,
and Moore, for Liverpool, Warringtoni or Manchester, but will
not book to set down at ant• Second elm SLit low:, nor stop at
Preston Brook,. Acton, or MOure,.utiless pesSeugets ate Waiting
to proceed from thence. .

It ha, been agreed between the London and Birmingham and
Grand Junction Directors, that their. respective Trains shall
wait a reasonable time fur each other at Birmingham: . Each
Company wilt book passengers for their own line only.
By order of the Directors.
Liverpool, May 10, 1838.

LIVERPOOL DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY.
rll E ANNUAL MEETING olthe Soliselibers and Friend§
I'dine DISTiI ICT•PROVIDE,NCSOCIETY will be held
at the SAVZNGS BANK, in Bold-steeet, on luuDtt I( next, the
15th inztant, at .ne ...clock in the afternoon.
R. L. CAR R.
RIO II D. A PPLEI ON, Secretaries.
4, Queen's,quare, Bth May, 1638.

CORONATION RP:CA.II'A;
/MIL Gemtv, awl other n-hatohtnts of Liverpool
and its Vicinity, are resne •tic informed that a RE-
GATTA. will take place on the I iver Mersey, at tne 'tux
at
iti/CK FliittlY, 011 Ihe2B h of Jone, in h ur oi the Coronatiou
of her itilaj,siy, which is now lixed to lake place on that day by
Royal Prodamation.

Prizes will be given for Yachts. Amateur Row-boats, and
Sailiug7boats, the particulars awhieli will-be }liven in future;
tidy, rt isements.

Subscriptions will ho received, and further infornottion will
be given, at No. 1, Al ersey 'chambers, hr the Secretary, to whout
all applic.itioui are requested to he.addressed.
'By order lit,the let. of Management,
Wlll, ROBINSON, Ibutorary Secretary.
• Mo. tem.

PI( IZE GLEES.
frll E LIVE lt POOL 11 El.-2F-S fEA K CLUB offer a GOLD
MEDAL, of the value of Twen I y Poiois, or its equiva-
lent, for the most aPproved Cheerful Glee, (me . words to be
urigival,) for three or' four equal Voices, with or without a
Piano-forte accompaniment.. . . . . .
Also', a similar. Prize of TEN POUNDS for the best Catch, -
Also, a Prize of TEN POUNDS fiir -the most approved
Convivial Glee, (the words not previti y.adapted as a, Glee,)
e for three or four equal Voices,. with . o without a Piano-forte
pt 7
accompaniment ; .with. FIVE POUNDS f•ir the Glee next iu
approval, not by the same Composer.. For those two Prizes,
the Composer must have resided fur at least six months within
the Parliamentary Borough of Liverpool.
'File Coliles, which.,tnust not, be m the handwriting of the
Composers, to be sent to the A DELPH 1 Ilorki., Liverpool,
addressed to the Secretary, on or benne the 3thli. September,
accompanied by a sealed envudope, enclosing -the !lame cud
address, and endorsee( .with a corresponding motto.
The unsuccessful Glees to remain in the possession of the
Club, (not interfering with the Copyright.)
Notice of the decision will he given to each Candidate on
January, J 839.

TAMES .11101 LE respectfully minims his friends. and the
el Public, that he intends to REOPEN the old PAWN-
BR,OKIN G Establishment, on his uvra account, on the Pre-
inises, No. 21, Whitechapel, for man4ears carried no under the
firm of Tipotas and .JAMES MOILS, on 111oN.LIAv MORNING
next, the 14th instant, where tunnel. will be advanced on every
description of property as heretofore.

SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY COM PANY.
K HALF-YEARLY Al EETING44 the PROPRIE-
M TORS will be held at the OtlickOf the C.,ll)pany,. No.
Coleman-street, London, ou Tc.sinAy, the 211 day of May,
1838, at One o'clock in the Ariel-noun preeiselv.
Chuirman.
Railway Office, 10. C9letnau-,t
May 1, 1838.

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SOUTH-EASTERN HAIM A (.3041PANY.
NOTICE IS n E B Y.GIV EN. that-tfre Transfer Books
of this Cmnpatiy will be closed iitsitge 12th of Mat', awl
will remain closed. until the !2d of May instant.
By order of the Directors.
J. S. YEATS, Secretary.
Railway Office, Coleman-stieet, -
May 1, IS3B.

HULL, LINCOLN, end NO rTINGIIAM RAILWAY,
VIA NEWA 11 K,
FORMING A DIRECT LINE FROM , -
Mil to Birmingham, travethdtnizton, Urt,64*, Glouce,ter,
Bristol. and Exeter, and also from to London.
Capital, £150,000, in Shares of £5O each,
Deposit. 10s. per Share.
Bankers, Messrs. GnorE,Tnuu.wrr, ansl Co.
ruins JUNCTION RAILWAY, which, while it will bring
Hull within eight hours' distance of Loudon, and nis,t
connect Bittningliam and the
.great tnatinfactui;ng dtstriets
tvith that port, and thereby ensure the whole co4iiiierc.e of the
Northern Kingdoms, (about 30 millions autiuttlly,) must, from
its Cheapness of construction and immense traffic; both in pas-
sengers and goods, be the most profitable Railvvay ever projer,t-
ed, , Applications for Maps and Vrospectnses, awl .for..the, re-
maining Shares, must. he made on or before the 14th instant,
to J. G. VANDENHoFv, Solicitor, Clarendon-buildiugs, Liver-
pool.

OTEAM CAltlilAeM AND WAGGON COMPANY, for
L the Con veyaltee of Goode and Pasengere throughout Eng-
land. The Capital of the Compan) to he .U(100) I Sharve
of £lO each. No party to hold less than live shares.' Deposit
El on every five shares.