The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-06-08 00:00:00

Tontrarto.

NOTICE.
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lERSONS willing to CONTRACT for the• supply of sat h
quantity of FLAGS as inay be required by the. Commi-
ssioners for the better Paving and.. Sewerage of the 'fawn of
Liverpool, intended to he used iu..Flagging the Footway of the
Streets. may learn all particulars, as to dimensions and quality,
on application to Mr. CAPES .111.1 N, the Treasurer to tlie
Coininissioners. .
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Sealed Tenders of Contract, for a period not less than twelve
months, to be delivered, addressed to the Commissioners, at
their Office, No. 1, Parish-offices. Fenwick-street, Liverpool,
on or before WEDNESDAY. the '2oth day of June instant.
By order of the Commissiimers,
EDW. G: DEAN E, Clerk.
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Liverpool, Ist June, 1838.

BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL.
r-OHE WATCH COMMITTEE nEllEsy GIVE NO-
-1 TICE, that they are ready to receive TENDERS from
HATTERS, and others, willing to CONTRACT for COVER-
ING with OIL CASING, for the Police Force. about b(X)
FELT HATS. A specimen may be seen bay day, between
the hoots of Ten and Twelve o'clock in the Forenoon, at the
Office. of the Head Conotable, No: 1, Fenwick-street, where
furer infotmation can be obtained.

The Committee are also ready to treat with parties willing
to purchase a quantity of 01,u CLOTHING, lately worn by the
Police Fore; consisting of about
600 Top Coats,
600 Body Coats, and
30 Frock Coats.
They will be disposed of iu Two Lots, and may be inspected
any day between the Hours of Nine and Twelve o'clock in the
Forenoon, at the Police Station, east side of George's Dock
Passage, where further information will be given by the person
appointed to show the same.
Seale() TeMiers, addressed .to the Chairman of the Watch
Committee, must be left. with the Secretary, on or before M
ort-
o'v the Ilth instant.

By order of the Watch,Com.TO lace,
CAPES ASI-11,IN, Secretary
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Watch•ece, \o. 1, Fenivick-streee, 4th hue,. 1838.

IDOLATRY IN INDIA,

IrIV pursuance of a resolution passed at. the late Anniversary
_IL Meeting of the Church Missionary, Assuciation;, and:in fur-
-Ihe ra ne e of a petition: adopted on the eubject:oT Ladian
a M EETING will be held in the Amphitheatre, uu
next, he 12th instant. at Twelve o'clock precisely,
• ADAM HODGSON, Esq., in the chair.
Attendance on • Heathen GerernOnies is _forced upon British
subjects, and a revenue from those ceremonies is,derived to the
British Government in India.

'111e:following Reverend Gentlemen, viz.,—R. P. Buddicom,
.141.1yrth,1-1, 111• Neile, T. Tatteyshail, 11. Ralph, L.1..D., .1.
',Lister and T. Lessev have consented to ,address the meeting.
The Committee regret to add that, in consequence of the un-
avoidable absence of Dr. Raffles from town, the meeting will be
deprived of the advantage of his services.

THE GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.
Liverpool, 2d :lots, 1838.
WE, the 'UnderSigned, conceiving the contemplated ap-
joiintrrient of u"new Officer on the GRAND JUNC-
Tius RAILWAY, at the large Salary of £SuO per annum,
ought not to be made isilheat 'the Piopr etorwhaving saute ex-
.planittinn• as to the necessity of it, request that you -still lie
pleased to CALL•a MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS
to take this Matter into their consirleration.
To John-Muss, Psq., Chairman, and the Directors of the Grand
Junction .Railway Company.
JAS. GERARD, CHAS. SHIELS,
EBENEZER RAE, PHILIP QUIRK,
SAML. BRIGHT, GEO. Hour,
NATHAN KEVAN, MELLOR and WESTON,
ROBERT MATHER, T. DOVER,
• HUGH PORNBY, W. M. BATE;
THOMAS SINION, F. ROBINSON,
ISAAC CHAMBERS, HENRY WIL,INSON.
DANIEL MATHER, T. BIIIKEI'T.
W. PARKER. WILLIAM BIRKETT,
PETER SEIIJEANTSON, WM. MILBURN,
EARLE, Jun. THOMAS TAY LOR,•
R. HEYWOOD JONES, JOHN NICHOLAS,
8.. H. JON ES.. • THOMAS SAGAR.. •••
Io compliance with the alcove Requisition, NOTICE IS
H EREBY• GIVEN. that a SPECIAL GENERAL i\J Elcl-
ING of. the Proprietors of the said Company situ be held at
the coLTToN ,SA ',Ks-room, in the Exchange-buildings, 11l Livet-
rad, OH It SI/AY, HIP 21St day of June itrstatit, at One
o'clock in the A ttet noon, lo tie iintinYsets atoi matters teethed
io thesaid Hcquisition
•By ki.rder the-Dici,etori.
,j.' SW I rr CieLl, of the Company.
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NAT ANTED, a WARE 1-101.) tiE, suitable for Heavy Good/.
V It mast be ..ttner aSt , aril- upported Hoorn, with
D y.Celiat,lienta b, or a KpaciousAirounti Foor„willi-au Office
41;.,, hrd. 7hr a i t Ititust u d e,t tter Crial lid Docks ooulfl,be
ptrierretl.
For at the Standard-office.

‘NT ANTED, a PARTNER V►ho can command a small
V captital, tocommence aNI USIC ESTABLISHMENT.
lie may either take an active part or not. The Advertiser, who
has been brought up to the profession, can command one of the
first connexions in LiVerpool.—All letters addressed to A. L.,
Standard-otfice,, will be attended to.

A YOUNG. GENTLEMAN, aho is a Member of the
Cullyge of Surgeons, and a Licentiate of Apothecaries'
Hali, wishes to oloain an Appointment as SIJRPEON to some
Vessel, either for the Passage out to some Situation likely, to
afford the prospect of a Settlement, or to return with thatibip,
if required. Respectable references can Le given.
Address, L 40, Pustullice.

VOUK AND LONDON BRITISH AND FOREIGN
ASIMANCE COMPANY.'

r fitHE former Title of this Institution having appeared-to he
inconsistent with the exiension of the Operations of the
COmpany, at the Annual 'Meeting of Shareholders held in
March last, the alteration olthe name front " York and North
of England" to " York and London" was determined upon.
The Directors avail themselves of the present occasion to
announce that hereafter the 'charge for Floating Policies will
he Duty Bi. per cent., thus making the premium on all cum-
weictal isles 2:. per c,nt. per annum lower thau the Liverpool
Fire and Life and London Offices. Their experience of Liver-
pool risks folly warrants their offering this further advantage to
their friends, and they heel bound to take the earliest opportu-
nily at doing so, in return fur the liberal support N 11 Which
they have been favoui ed.

_ ..._ ...
'fables of Life Prewitmis, with all other information interest-
ing to Assurers, way be had to, application to the Agent for
Liverpool, MATTHEW W Call ERS.P.•JiNi;
7th .1 nett-, 1838. 7. India-ouiltlings.

SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY FOR IRELAND.
lIIHE Friends of Scriptural Education are respeCtfu'lly 41-
viten twattend the ANN UAL MEN: NG tit tii.e L EVER-
,POOL AUXILIARY TO THE MOVE SOCIETY, the
.Music•HAi.L. Bultl7streei, on I:it.l\ ING, the 12th
,instant, 00 which occasion a Deputation frtiul the. Patent
Society will attend and givi soin interesting'detail k reSpecting
its operations. Chair to he taken et Ilail-past' Six o'clock
precisely. .

PUB LAG EXAMINATION of the C II 1 LDR EN in the
Ilk. CORPORATION IiCI-10u1,S will take place on nEs-
DAY, the 12th, WEnNtianav, the 13th, Tut iibnair„ the 14th,
and FRIDAY, the 15th of June 'instant, at Ten o'clock.: ,The
Smith School will he es 11,,ued Mi the 12th dud 13th, and the
North School tin the 14th and 15th.
THOMAS. BLACKBURN,
. Chairman of the Educatiuu Committee.
Committeel?oom, Tulin Ball, 4th June, 1838.

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST'S NATIONAL CIIOOL,

IOXT&TH PARK

A SERMON will be Preached on SUNDAY MORNING
next, the 10th instant, at ST. Jul-1N THE BAPTIST'S
CHURCH, Tuxt-eth Park, by the Rev. IL. P. BUDDICOM,
M.\., F.R.S., Incumbent of St. George's, Everett!), when a
CUllection made in Aid of the above School.
Divine Service to continence at Eleven o'clock.

PRESENTATION OF PLATE TO EGERTON
SAIITIL ESQ.

filliE Subscribers to this Plate are informed, that at a
DINNE,..Ii, to be held at Mr. 1-loaNk's Maashy lioTb.i.,
on \VEUNKSDAY, the l3in of June natant, at Five o'clock pre-
cisely, this Plate will be preseuted.
As a limited number milycan be accommodated, Subscribers
are requested to make application fur their Tickets uu or be-
fore the 11th. ,

Tickets is., including a Pint of Wine, to be bad at the Bar
of the Mersey Hotel.

JOSE[ 1 LIEAWORD'S BANKRIJIrev

I; 111 E Creditors vOu have proved their Debts under the Fiat
I in Bankruptcy, against the above named Bankrupt, may
receive a DIV I DEN Dut THREE Sl.l 'LUNGS and 1,0 UR-
PENCE in the Pound, by apnlic<it ton at tile utlice'of Messrs.
SANDS; TURNER and Cu., Lancelot's-hey„ .Liverpuot; ur to
Mr. WILLIAM LtiACIL Cautiou-street,• blanchester.
LACES, CLAY and MYERS, Suirc;tura Wu Assignees,

CHESTER AND •BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY
u E DIRECTORS OF THE CHESTER AND BIR-
KEN HEAD RAILWAY COMPANY have tesolved to
coil, and do hereby call, for the Sum of Five Pounds per Share,
to, be paid by the Proprietors of the said Company, on ur heron:
the 9th day of July next, to the NORTH AND Stunt WALES
BANK, Liverpool; or to Messrs. DIXONS and WAttrlesi.t.,.
Chester. Dated the 28th day of •May, ltS3B —By mder of the
Board -JOSEPH MALLABY, Clerk to tlie'Company.

THE ORIGINAL LIVERPOOL AND NEW YORK
• `STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.
lON° uzi Es„ AT 1;i0 Phit SHARE.
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rUtlle success of the
.Experimental Trip by the " Sirius"
and " Great Western," across the Atlantic, has been
triumphant.
Applications for Shapes in the present project continue.to Le
receivekaildressed to the Provisional Committee, care of Mr_
JOHN CH4YNE, Canning-buildings, South John-street...