The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-08-03 00:00:00

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SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF fas tivta L-- 0 i
OXFORD-STREET EA-8 i ''''-
TO-MORROW EVENING, the 4th instant, a MON
will be preached in behalf of the above Institution, at
ST. ANN'S CHURCH, West Derby, by the Rev. THOS.
GARDNER, A.M., and a Collection made in aid of the
Fund towards the New Buildings.
Divine Service to commence at Half-past Six o'clock.

BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL.
ELECTION OF A COUNCILLOR FOR EVERTON

WARD

THE MAYOR, and the ALDERMAN and ASSESSORS
of the above Ward, do hereby gine Notice, that the
ELECTION of a COUNCILLOR for this WARD, to
supply the Vacancy caused by the Resignation of Mr.
GEORGE QUAYLE, and to continue in Office so long as
Mr. Quayle would have continued, viz., until the first day of
November, 1842, will be held on THURSDAY next, the sth of
August, 1841, at HALLIDAY'S COFFEE HOUSE, Rune:t-
lane, Everton.

The time allowed for Polling is from Nine o'clock in the
Forenoon to Four o'clock in the Afternoon ; but the Presid-
ing Officers have power to Close the Poll at any time before
Four o'clock, if one hour shall have elapsed during which no
Vote shall have been tendered for any Candidate.

RD. RADCLIFFE, Town-Clerl
Town-hall, 30th July, 1841.

MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL DISTRICT
THE DIRECTORSBANKING HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that
a DIVIDEND, at the Rate of SEVEN SHILLINGS per
Share, for the Half-year ending 30th June last, will be paid
to the Shareholders, at the Head Office and Branches, on
and after the 18th of August.
The TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the
4th to the 18th.

By order of the Board,
PHILIP THOMSON

Manchester, July 31st, 1811

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY COMPANY
__TENTH GENERAL MEETING.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that Inpujs nance of
the provisions of the Company's Act of Incorporation,
the HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the
Shareholders of this Company will be held at the Company's
Station, High-street, Shoreditch, on THURSDAY, the 12th
day of August next, at One o'clock precisely ; and that be-
tween Monday, the 2nd, and Thursday, the 12th of August.

(both days inclusive,) the Transfer tOoks of the Company
will be Closed.

By section 137 of the act, it is provided that " the Proprie-
tor of any share on which any Call shall have been made,
shall, after the day appointed for the payment of the same,
be allowed to vote at any Meeting of the Proprietors of the
said Company until the money called for in respect of such
share shall have been fully paid.
• HENRY BOSANQUET, Chairman,

THEODORE W. RATHBONE., Deputy-Chairman.
Offices, High-street, Shoreditch, July 15, 1841.
N.B.—A statement of the Traffic, Receipts, and Disburse•
ments of the Company to the 4th July may be seen by Pro.
prietors at the Company's Offices, High-street, Shoreditch,
and 45, Lord-street, Liverpool, ten days previous to the
General Meeting.

GLASGOW, PAISLEY, AND GREENOCK RAILWAY.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that in nursnance of a
Resolution of the Board of Directors, PROPRIETORS
of NEW SHARES in the said Undertaking, are required,
on or before FRIDAY, the 20th day of August next, in addi-
tion to the Deposit of £1 10s., stipulated for at the Allotment
of these New Shares, to pay into any one of the undermen-
tioned Banks, the farther sum of 10s., as a FIRST CALL
on each New Shaie held by them respectively, vi,
Edinburgh
}Royal Bank of Scotland
Glasgow
Greenock
Liverpool
Lancaster
London

Any of the Banks there.
Liverpool Commercial Bank.
Lancaster Banking Company.
The Chief Office of the London and
Westminster Bank, Throgmorton-st.
To Messrs. Latouche and Co.
Branch of the Provincial Bank of Ireland.

Dublin ....
Londonderry

Discount at the rate of 5 per cent. will be allowed on all
payments made previous to the 20th August, and the Bankers
have been instructed to charge interest from that date until
payment. By order of the Board of Directors,
J. E. ERRINGTON, Manager.
Railway Office, Greenock. 24th July, 1841.

MRS. and Miss ST. ALBIN most respectfully announce
that they will Commence giving instruction on the
PIANO-FORTE, in Woodside and Birkenhead, during the
First Week in August.
Mrs. and Miss ST. ALBIN will receive Pupils either by the
Lesson or Quarter.

Mr. ST. ALBIN begs to announce that it is his intention
to OPEN an ACADEMY in Woodside for Dancing and the
Calesthenic Exercises.

Terms for the present may be known by application to
Mr. or Mrs. Sr. ALBIN, by letter, addressed King-street,
Chester.

Schools attended on the usual Terms

MECHANICS' INSTITUTION,
MOUNT-STREET.
HIGH SCHOOL.—TERMS :—To Sons of Members, Ten
Guineas per annum, payable quarterly in advance, with
4s. Gd. per quarter for the Use of Books, &c.
PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT.—SIT Guineas per Annum.
The next Quarter will date fronz Ist July.
Per Year. Per Quarter.
LOWER SCHOOL.
For Sons of Members £2 55.... 12s. Gd.
For others 2 155.... 15s. Od.
PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT.
For Sons of Members.
For others 2 05.... 10s. Od.
The next Quarter will begin on the 2d of August.
EVENING SCHOOLS.—For the sum of One Guinea
per annum, the Subscriber is entitled, besides the right of
borrowing Books from the Library, which now contains
nearly 7000 volumes, and of attending the Public Lectures,
which are delivered on every Wednesday and Saturday Even-
ings, to attend the Evening Schools, which afford instruction
in English, Writing, Arithmetic, Mathematics, Mechanical
Philosophy, Navigation, Astronomy, Naval, Architectural,
and Ornamental Drawing and Painting, Modelling, and
Practical Perspective, and for an extra charge, in Chemistry,
Natural Philosophy, French, German, Classics, Vocal Music,
Rhetorical Delivery, Phrenology, and Gymnastics.
LECTURES.
TO-MORROW, at Half.past Seven o'clock p.m., Dr.
DICKINSON will commence a Course of Four Lectures on
BOTANY, to be continued on the succeeding SATURDAY
and WEDNESDAY till completed; the course will be illus-
trated with numerous Specimens and Diagrams.
Admission to Non-Members, One Shilling for each Lecture.
To be followed by a Course of Eight Lectures on PHY-
SIOLOGY, by Dr. EPPS, of London.
Arrangements are in progress for Courses of Eight Lectures
on the PHILOSOPHY of MACHINES, by Pro essor
NICHOL, of Glasgow; Six Lectures on the DRAMA, by
SHERIDAN KNOWLES, Esq. ; Six Lectures on CHE-
MISTRY, by Dr. JOHN MURRAY ; Four Lectures on
the STEAM ENGINE, by Mr. M'CONNELL, and for
many other Courses on Interesting Subjects.
A Donation of Ten Guineas or upwards constitutes the
contributor a Life Member. Annual Members, One Guinea
per annum ; (the ticket dates from the day on which it is
taken out ;) Ladies' Tickets, Half-a-Guinea ; Sons and Ap-
prentices of Members, Five Shillings ; Apprentices of Non-
Members, Half-a-Guinea

B. HODGSON, Secretary

AlTrloEritlEaAg against tFT4I3 il BankruptcyEi,B the awardedan
younger,d d-
verpool, in the county of Lancaster, merchant, dealer and
chapman, and he being declared a bankrupt is hereby required
to surrender himself to the commissioners in the said fiat
named, or the major part of them, on the 12th day of August,
and on the tenth day of September following, at one of the
clock in the afternoon of each day, at the Clarendon Rooms,
in Liverpool, in the said county, and make a full discovery
and disclosure of his estate and effects, when and where the
creditors are to come prepared to prove their debts, and at the
first sitting to choose assignees, and at the last sitting the
said bankrupt is required to finish his examination, and the
creditors are to assent to, or dissent from, the allowance of
his certificate. All persons indebted to the said bankrupt,
or that have any of his effects, are not to pay or deliver the
same but to whom the commissioners' shall appoint, but give
notice to Messrs. LACES, MYERS and RIGGE, Solicitors,
Castle-street, Liverpool, or to Messrs. HARDISTY and
RoscoE, Solicitors, Great Marlborough-street, London

A N S ON AND M`N E I L L,
55, DALE-STREET.
FOREIGN AND BRITISH SPIRITS.
Finest old pale BRANDY, 725. per Dozen, or 365. per Gall.
BRANDY, very fine, 30s. per Gallon.
RUM, finest old Jamaica, 16s. and 17s. per Gallon.
HOLLANDS, genuine old Schiedam, direct from Rotterdam
in Cases of 1 Dozen, or Gallons, at 725. per Dozen, de
livered from bond, duty paid.
GIN, very superior, 10s. and 12s. per Gallon.
WHISKEY, Old Islay, 16s. 6d. per Gallon.
DITTO, Carnpbelton, 16s. per Gallon.
DITTO, Old Irish, (as used in Dublin,) 16s. 6d. and 16s.
per Gallon.
DUBLIN and CORK PORTER, 4s. 6d. per dozen quarts,
2s. 9d. per dozen pints.
LONDON DITTO, ss. 6d. per dozen quarts, 3s. per dozen

pints.
PORTER, in Six and Eight Gallon Casks, at 2s
. _ _

Gallon ; casks to be paid for and allowed when returned.
EAST INDIA pale ALE, 6s. 6d. per dozen quarts, 3s. 9d.
per dozen pints.
DITTO DITTO, 4s. per dozen quarts, and 2s. 6d. per dozen
inpts.