The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-02-11 00:00:00

LATEST DATES AT LIVERPOOL.

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From China June 15
Calcutta Nov. 16
Bombay Nov. 28
Mauritius Nov. 23
Valparaiso.... July 19
Bahia
Pernambuco Dec. 141

From Rio Jan. Dec. 21!
Niaranham
N. Orleans .. Jan. 6
Mobile Jan.-8
Savannah
Charleston
New York.

pee. 5

.. Jan. 11
Jan. 17
.. Jan. 2U

PRICES OF SIIARE:.:., FEBRUARY 8.
Prioes. This day La, t
RAILWAYS, &c. Per Shale. Prices.
Birmingham and Gloucester 7O paid 55 10 o ....
Ditto and Derby
Birkenhead and Chester
Bolton and Leigh , . too paid 01 u 0 ...
Bolton and Preston
Bristol and Exeter .
....
Chester and Crewe as ~.. 3G 10 0 ....
Dublin and Drogheda
Eastern Counties
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 9 paid 3 5 o
Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 17 paid Id 7 6
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar } 30 paid 30 o 0
Greenock, and Ayr
Grand Junction
Ditto half shares 3O ....
Great Western 65 ....
Ditto new shares
Hull and Selby
Lancaster and Preston 35 paid 21 17 6
Liverpool and Manchester
Ditto quarter shares
Ditto half shares
London and Birmingham go 15E1 o a .
Ditto new shares
Ditto quarter shares
Ditto and Southampton 5O .... 43 10 0 .
Ditto & Brighton
London and Croydon
Leeds and Manchester ...
Ditto half shares
Leicester and Swannington 5O .: .. 71 0 0 .
Ditto, (new)
Manchester, Bolton; & Bury
Manchester and Birmingham 25 .... 14 7 6 .
Ditto and Ditto Extension
Midland Counties
Newcastle and Carlisle too ....
Ditto quarter shares
North Midland
New North Midland lO • 15 15 0 .
South Eastern and Dover
North Union
St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap lOO paid 0 0 0..
York anti Noah Midland 4O paid 50 15 0..

22i 0 0
88 0 0
71 0 0
31 15 0

16 10 0

87 10 0

29'15 t 1

29 5 0

BANKS.
Royal Bank of Liverpool 5OO • 738 0 u ex div.
Bank of Liverpool .t 12 lOs paid 22 0 oex div
- Commercial of Liverpool 10 .... 18 15 0..
- Liverpool Union lO 13 15 0 ..
- Northern and Central
- Albion
- North and South Wales lO .... 7 17 6 ..
- of Manchester lO .... 11 7 6
- M'chester & L'pool Diet. 15 .... 9 15 0 ..
- South Lancashire
Liverpool Banking Company
Borough Bank lO .... 13 17 6
Commercial Bank of England 5 .... 4 1 0
East of England lO .... 97 6
Phoenix Bank
Wilts and Dorset 7 10s. 712 6
GAS, WATER WORKS, &c.
Exchange Buildings
L'pool and Harrington Water 1
Works J 350 ....
Bootle Ditto Stock....
L'pool Coal Gas Company Stock... ,
I.'pool New Gas & Coke Co. ..e iI, o . . . .
Ditto new shares are now paid up.
ASSURANCE COMPANIES.
Liverpool Marine Assurance }
..25 paid 2 2 6 '...
Company
Ocean Assurance Company.... 10
Liverpool Fire and Life 2 10s. 1 11 6 ...
DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, &c.
Anderton Carrying Company l5 .... 9 7 6 ....
Woodside Ferry
Egremont Ferry
Rock Ferry
Monk's Ferry
Steam Tug Company tt 103. 412 6 ....
Harrington Ducks 100 .... 00 0
...
Apothocaries' Company
Asplialte (Liverpool;
(Poloucean) ? .... ois a ....

170-0 0....

475 0 0 . .

325 0 0 ...
370 0 0 ~..
ly6 0 e

FALSE LIGHTS.—Lieut. Parsons, R.N., of the Leeds
steamer, reports, that, on Friday night is t, between twelve
and one o'clock, as he was running in towards the banks, he
saw two briika.nt lights on the Flint coast. As such lights,
if repeated, might lead comparative strangers to the port
astray, and thereby endanger life and property, Lieutenant
Parsons thinks the people on the coast of Flint ought to be
cautioned against exhibiting lights which may be mistaken
for the regular lights for the guidance of vessels inward bound.
It always gives us pleasure to record instances of royal
munificence to the fine arts. His Majesty the King of the
French having received from Mr. Boys, the publisher, of
Golden-square, the new beautiful Work of " Picturesque
Architecture in Paris, Ghent, Scc.," just published, has most
handsomely presented to him a splendid brilliant ring, with
his cypher L. P. in diamonds, on a blue enamel shield, bor-
dered with brilliants, and surmounted by a crown of the same
precious stones. • It was accompanied by a letter, expressing
his Majesty's desire that the gift should be-reciveci as a sou-
venir of the gratification which the work has afforded him.
We doubt not the acknowledged taste of Louis Philippe, and
his just appreciation of this unigite production, will stimulate
lovers of the fine arts to become possessed of so splendid and
talented a work.

LIVERPOOL UNION BANK,—The annual meeting of the
proprietors of this concern was held on Wednesday week, at •
the Clarendon-rooms, Thomas Rodick, Esq. in the chair.
The report stated the gratifying fact that during a period of
unexampled difficulty, the bank has not only maintained its
ground, but has continued steadily to increase its protits. -
The paid up capital is £260,450. held by 348 shareholders.
On the 31st December, 1838, the reserved surplus fund
was, £60,000. The net profits for the year 1839, were
£98.904 14s 3d. Two dividends of 5 per cent, each have
ittiontd)-, Jmo,eltrie-t
been declared, amounting to- £26,045 ; and the present
4;61j500. rejtirLA, • thryurrnoetra
reserved surplus fund is
Miller, Egqrs., the director..s who a
re-elected. The sum of .4,J190 was voted to the bill com-
mittee, as a testimonial of respect for the manner in which
they have discharged their arduous duties. The sum of one
hundred guineas were also voted to Mr. Lister, the manageri
of.the estimation in 1
and Mr. Baird, the sub-manager, for the purchase of two
as testimonials
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held. The
their services arereport and proceedings appeared-
to give the high
pieces of plate,
highest satisfaction.
Sr. SIMON'S SUNDAY SCIROOLS.—The teachers of the
above schools gave their annual tea party on Thusdav e*eri.:- •
ing last to their friends and supporters, (the Rev. A. ICl`Con=
key kindly lent All Saints school-room for the puri?oset)
where- near 300 persons sat down to tea. The -Rev. 11. S.
Joseph presided, in the absence of J. Rigby, Esq.; after tea:
the Rev. Dr. Tattershall addressed the meeting-in a suitable -
and most impressive speech. An encouraging report of the-
last year's progress was then read. The Rev. Messrs. Joseph
and M`Lindon communicated in their speeches much inte-
resting information on the subject of Sunday Schools:-
Messrs. Worall and Hayes, superintendents Of Sundays
Schools followed, and the business was closed by an 'aiideess
to Sabbath School teachers from the Rev. J. Connor,-minis--,
ter of St. Simon's. On Friday the children lUid a treat from'
their kind teachers, and with smiling faces and happytearts,
200 sat down to their hot cross buns and toast and ten.

PERIODS OF HOLDING THE BOROUGH SESSIONS.:--W
know not who arranges the periods at which the Quarterlyl.
and Intermediate Sessions are held in Liverpool, but we are.
constrained to observe, that it would be impossible for any
business to be performed with less attention to system, and
we may add, propriety. The first, or Epiphany Sessions; in
the present year commenced, if we remember correetlf,
the 7th of January last : the Intermediate Sessions were held
on the 4th of February ; and the next Quarter Sessions will.
commence on the 18th of May. Now, when Mr. Rathbtine'
and others benevolently exerted themselves for the introdne-•
tion of the practice of holding intermediate sessions in the
winter months, their object was to prevent prisoners being
kept, during the severe season, too long waiting for trial,
when, in point of fact, they might be innocent. A glance at
the dates above recorded will show how this laudable design
has been frustated. The Epiphany Sessions concluded-about'
the 14th or 15th of January. The Intermediate Sessions
were held three weeks afterwards., instead of six reel-,
was at first expected. We Cannot, for our own part, see
why the Borough Sessions should not be held here, as they
are at Salford, every six weeks. All persons ivho had any
business at them would then know when they eonupenced.
On all hands it is allowed, that it would be exceedingly. de-
sirable to have the term of imprisonment preceding the trial
of a person charged with an offence as short as possible. .In
the ti rst place, if he be tg,
twit
tisy,l)..e.m,..,:l.,:irufotgrhaiaontl-s-
ttilhaeneeesbh:Gtotuelf:al.
not suffer more than is unavoidable of this preliminary in-
justice ; and secondly, if he be
the sooner the borough or county is
transportable offence,
relieved a the expense of supporting