The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-05-12 00:00:00

LOWER SCHOOL.

The present Quarter commenced on FRIDAY, the Ist of
May. _ _ _

Terms, 15s. per Quarter, or 12s. 6d. to Sons of Members,
including Books, Pens, &c. ; Preparatory Department, 10s.
per Quarter, or is. 6d. to Sons of Members.
EXHIBITION.—The Tradesmen' of Liverpool are in-
formed, that articles of interest may be exposed for sale
during the Exhibition, which is to be held during the months
of June and July next. No money will be taken for such
articles by the Officers of the Institution, but intending pur-
chasers will be referred to the owners, and no commission
will be charged on the articles sold.
Annual Subscription, One Guinea; Ladies' Ditto, Half-a-
Guinea ; Apprentices, or Sons of Members, ss. ; Apprentices
of Non-members, 10s. 6d. ; Single Lectures, Is.
W. B. HODGSON, Secretary.

THE commissioners in a fiat in bankruptcy, bearing date
the eleventh day of January, one thousand eight hun-
dred and forty, awarded and issued against JAMES MOILE,
of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, pawnbroker,
dealer and chapman, intend to meet bn e
144 thirteenth day of
1
May instant, at one o'clock in the a oon, at the Claren-
don-rooms, South John-street, in erpool, in order to au-
dit the accounts of the assignee of the estate and effects of
the said bankrupt, under the said fiat, pursuant to an act of
parliament made and passed in the sixth year of the reign of
his late Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled " An act
to amend the laws relating to bankrupts;" and the said com-
missioners also intend to meet on the same day, at Two in
the Afternoon, and at the same place, in order to make a
dividend of the estate and effects of the said bankrupt, when
and where creditors who have not already proved their debts
are to come prepared to prove the same, or they will be ex-
cluded the benefit of the said dividend, and all claims not
then proved will be disallowed.

FRANCIS and DODGE,
Solicitors to the Estate, 55, Church-street, Liverpool.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Port Fleetwood-on-Wyre, Lancaster,
May 6th, 1840.
(BEARINGS, Magnetic—DISTANCES, Nantie.)
THE DIRECTORS of the PRESTON and WYRE
RAILWAY, HARBOUR, and DOCK COMPANY,
Hereby give Notice, that on and after the evening of
-the-6th
of June next, a FIXED WHITE LIGHT (of diopttie order)
will be exhibited at the Lighthouse reeentlrerected upon
the North-Eastern elbow of North Wharf-bank, which out-
lies ROSSALL POINT, forming South/iron' of LANCASTER
BAY. This said WYRE LIGHT rift denote the Western
rounding point from Sea up to Port Fleetwood, known as
FOOT OF WYRE," situated 30 miles North-Eastward of
the "Liverpool Light-ship" ; 54 miles E. 4 N. of " Point
Lynas" ; 65 miles E. 4 N. of the " Skerries" ; and 8 miles
S. by E. 4 E. from the old•established Revolving Light on
\%alney Island, which marks the Northern horn of Lancas-
ter Bay. " WYRE LIGHTHOUSE" is elevated 45 feet above
half-tide level, transmitting its light over a ten-mile horizon ;
presenting by day a superstructure of 20 feet diameter, sup-
ported on screw-pile pillars, and provided with a deep-
sounding, self-acting Bell, which tolls three strokes every
minute in foggy weather. The structure stands 2 miles off
(due North) the High-water Shore at Fleetwood Town,
thereby guarding the approach in 20 fathoms water 1 mile
off, and 3 fathoms within 4- of a mile; whilst, not brought
Eastward of E. by S.:; S., or Westward of S.W., present-
ing itself to the following fairway courses and distances,
v iz . :—From
Kingstown, Dublin E. 4 S llB miles.
Drogheda - E. by S. 4 S ll7 ~
Carling-ford S.E. by E. 1 E..... 110 „
Calf-of-Man S.E. by E. -74- E..... 65 ~
Douglas-head, Isleman.... S.E. E 52 „
Ramsey S.E.E 5O „
Ulverstone (Furnes Channel) S.S.W l4 ,f
H. M. DENHAM, F.R S.,
Consulting Marine Surveyor.

PRICES OF SHARES, MAY 11.
Prices. This day Last
RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. Prices.
Birmingham and Gloucester BO paid 70 10 0 ....
Ditto and Derby ]oo 82 0 0 ....
Birkenhead and Chester
Ditto, new 5 12 7 6 .... 13 7 6
Bolton and Leigh lOO paid ....
Bolton and Preston
Bristol and Exeter 25 .... 20 0 0 ....
Chester and Crewe 45 49 15 0 ....
Dublin and Drogheda
Eastern Counties
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 9 paid
...
Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 17 paid 19 10 0 ... . .
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmer 1
30 paid
Greenock, and Ayr ...
Grand Junction
Ditto half shares 3O .... 91 00 . 95 0 0
Great Western 65 .... 85 10 0 .......
Ditto new shares 30 .... 41 5 0 ....
Hull and Selby
Liverpool and Manchester
Ditto quarter shares
Ditto half shares
London and Birmingham
Ditto new shares
Ditto quarter shares
Ditto and Southampton 39 .... 53 10 0 ...
Ditto & Brighton
London and Croydon
Leeds and Manchester 6O .... 82 10 0 ....
Ditto half shares
Leicester and Swannington 5O .... 71 0 0 ....
Ditto, (new)
Manchester, Bolton, & Bury
Manchester and Birmingham 25 .... 23 5 0 ... •03 5 "
Ditto and Ditto Extension
Midland Counties
Newcastle and Carlisle
Ditto quarter shares
North Midland lOO .... 107 10 0 ••••
New North Midland 2O .... 33 ° 0•• • •
South Eastern and Dover
4 15 0 ....
North Union
St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap lOO paid 0 0 0 ....
York and North Midland 5O paid 64 0 0 ....
BANKS.
Royal Bank of Liverpool
£1251000s
paid... . 72406
1120 o 6 exex div
div. 20 10
Bank of Liverpool
- Cohimercial of Liverpool 10 . 7 66
....
Liverpool Union lO —• • 13
_ Northern and Central
Albion
25 paid 21 17 6ex div.
0, Wales lO
.. „ 6 10 0 ....
-
- North and Sou
of Manchester lO . • 10 2 6 ,.
M'chester & L'pool Pact. 15 .... 9 17 6 ....
I 13 south Laneashll
••••
...
Liverpool Banking Company
10 .... 15 0 0.. „
Borough Bank
.. ..
Commercial Bank of England 5 ....
....
Wilts and Dorset
East of England lO .... 8 0 0
10 ....
....
Phoenix Bank
7 10s.
WATER
....
GAS, WORKS, See.
Exchange Buildings
L'pool and Harrington Water
350
Works } •• •. 477 lo 0 ..
Bootle Ditto
L'pool Coal Gas Company Stock.... 370 0 0 ....
L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. RlOO .... 191 0 0 ....
Ditto new shares are now paid un.
ASSURANCE COMPANIES.
Liverpool Marine Assurance 1
Company
Ocean Assurance Company.... 10 .... 526 ex div,
Liverpool Fire and Life........ 2 10s. 113 oex div
DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, &c.
Anderton Carrying* Company,. 15 .... ... •
Woodside Ferry
Egremont Ferry l2 10s. • • ••
Rock Ferry
Monk's Ferry
Steam Tug Company lO 6 12 6 •• • •
Harrington Docks 160 ... • 57 0 0•• • •
g .. . . 6 17 6 .• ..
Apothecaries' Company
Asphalte (Liverpool;
.... 0 14 6 ....
, —.--- (Poloneeati) .... 2. . . 1 °O,, • •

TO EXPORTERS OF PAPER AND STATIONERY.
rt J. POORE and Co. beg to inform Exporters of
• PAPERS, ACCOUNT BOOKS, &c. that from their
connection with Paper Mills, they can execute all Shipping
Orders in the above line, on terms,...as low as those of any
Wholesale House in the Kingdom, and considerably lower
than have usually been afforded in this Port.
Writing Papers of every de- I Ledgers.
scription. Journals.
Printing Papers and News. Cash Books.
Caps and Browns. Accounts Current.
Quills, Steel Pens, &c. Wax for all climates.
Agents for Milner's Safety Fireproof Boxes.
RITCHIE'S
PATENT LETTER COPYING MACHINES,
SOLD BY THEIR AGENTS,
G. J. POORE AND CO.,
WHOLESALE STATIONERS & PATENT LEDGER
MANUFACTURERS,
43, CASTLE STREET, LIVERPOOL.
N.B.—The Copying Paper and all the Materials used in
the Copying Press are supplied by G. J. POORE and Co.,
and are always in readiness both for the Home and Foreign
Market.

TO UNDERTAKERS AND OTHERS.
W. AND D. BUSBY,

COACH AND CAR PROPRIETORS,
RICHMOND-ROW, CORNER OF 10X-STREET,
nEEIVI it necessary to acquaint thi public that, in addi-
tion to their number of FUN UAL CARRIAGES
(all mounted with real Ostrich Plumes), they purchased, on
Mr. MILBURN declining Business, HIS BEST AND
NEWLY-CONSTRUCTED MOURNING COACHES,
which for elegance and convenience cannot be surpassed, and
are the ONLY ONES in this town expressly built for the
purpose. W. and D. 8., therefore, with confidence say
that they can FURNISH FUNERALS in a style equal,
if not superior, to any establishment in this town.

CORDON respectfully informs his Friends and the
/1/43 • Public that he has OPENEDan ESTABLISHMENT,
at No. 60, PARK-LANE, near St. Thomasl Church, where
he intends to conduct the business of HOUSE and LAND
AGENT, COLLECTOR of RENTS, DEBTS, &c.
and where any Commissions entrusted to his care will be
attended to with promptness and fidelity.
Annual Subscriptions in behalf of Charitable Institutions,
or the Outstanding Debts of Merchants, Shopkeepers.
House Owners, and others, will be promptly Collected and
Discharged, on moderate terms. Parties desirous of nego-
ciating for the Purchasf or Sale of Propertrror Rent of Lana
or Houses, will tind S. Coknox a diligent and useful Agent.
Several Lots of eligible BUILDING LAND, and
HOUSES paying good interest, now ON SALE. The most
respectable references can be given, if required.
No. 60, Park-lane.

LAND WANTED.
ANTED to Purchase, about 400 square Yards of
V LAND, for the purpose of building a School, or a
House which may be converted into a School, in the imme-
diate neighbourhood of Greenland-strett.
Apply to J. A. TINNE, Esq., Secretary to the Church of
England School Society, 12, Exchange-buildings.

WANIED, for St. Mark's Church National School, a
competent MASTER.
Applications, in writing, accompanied by testimonials and
references as to character, acquirementszirnd experience in
Teaching, to be forwarded to the Rev. A. A. MARSHALL,
23, Netherfield-road North, on or before the 27th instant.
Salary, £7O a-year.

MESSRS. LACE and ADDISON beg to call tne
attention of the Profession to the following List of
LAW FORMS, which are kept constantly on Sale, at their
Establishment :-
IN BANKRUPTCY.
1.-Bond to the Chancellor, with A vit.
2.-Petition to Ditto for Fiat.
3.-Style and Title and Memorandum of Commissioner's
Qualification.
4.-Deposition of Petitioning Creditor's Debt.
5.- „ of the Trading.
6.- „ of the Act of Bankruptcy.
-Memorandum of the Adjudication.
7.-Warrant of Seizure.
9.-Bankrupt's Summons with Protection.
10.-Witnesses Summons.
11.-Advertisement of the Bankruptcy.
12.-Appointment of Provisional Assignee.
13.-Memorandum of Bankrupt's First Surrender.
14.-Commissioner's Certificate of Choice of Assignees.
15.- ' , with Affidavit of Execution.
16.-Memorandum of the Choice of Assignees.
17.- P 9 of Adjourned Ditto.
of Bankrupt's Examination, first and
second sheets.
19.-Memorandum of Appointment of Audit Meeting.
20.- It Auditing Assignees' Accounts.
21.- „ Adjourned Auditing Assignees' Accounts.
22.- 19 First Dividend.
23.-
If Adjourned Dividend.
24.-13111 of Costs against Petitioning Creditor.
25.-Costs in Bankruptcy.
26.-List of Debts proved at each Meeting.
27.-List of Debts for Certificate.
28.-Affidavit of seeing Creditors sign Certificate.
29.-Memorandum of Commissioners signing Certificate.
30.-Affidavit of Conformity.
31.-Common Depositions. •
32.-Depositions on Bills.
33.-Memorandum of a single Commissioners' Qualifies-
non.
34.-Memorandum Final Dividend.
35.-Power of Attorney to vote in Choice of Assignees.
36.- 1/ to sign Certificate.
37.- tl to receive Dividend.
38.-Allowance for Maintenance.
39.-Assignees' Summons.
40.-Affidavit of Debt for Proof at a Distance.
41.- , on Bills Ditto.
42.-Dividend Receipts.
Bankrupts' Certificates, on Parchment.
The above Forms have been revised and approved of, on the
Plan usually allowed by the Coniteei-esionere.
Files for the Proceedings.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Writ of Summons, Superior Courts.
C. P. L.
Affidavit of Service of Writ of Summons.
Retainers, Debt and Case.
Serviceable Process, B. C.
Bailable Ditto, 9P
Declarations, B. C., Debt and Case.
Notices of Declaration, Superior Courts.
C. P. L.

Pt B. C.
Subpoenas, Superior Courts.
„ B.C.
Subpoenas, Duces Tecum, Superior Courts.
„ C. P. L.

B. C.

Felo'n'y Subpoenas, 'B. C;
Fi. Fa.'s Debt and Case, B. C.
LINED AND PLAIN DRAFT, BRIEF, AND OTHER PAPERS,
NOTARIAL PRESSES AND WAFERS, &C.
The following FORMS of CUSTOM-HOUSE ENTRIES
are kept CONSTANTLY ON SALE, and may be procured at
the Standard-office :
BRITISH GOODS OUTWARDS.
1. Liable to Half per Cent. Duty.
2. Duty Free.
*2. For the Fisheries in Newfoundland and N. America.
3. Coals, Wool, &c. liable to the rated Duty.
BONDING INWARDS.
4. A General Form.
PAYING DUTY FROM THE SHIP.
5. Wine or Spirits.
6. Cotton Wool.
7. A General Form for all other Goods.
FREE INWARDS.
7. A General Form, same as above.
PAYING DUTY ON GOODS IN BOND.
8. Sugar, whether B. P., Mauritius, or East India.
9. Cotton Wool.
10. Wine in Casks, not Cape.
11. Ditto in Bottles, ditto.
12. Cape Wine.
13. Rum, B.P.
14. Brandy, Geneva, and other Spirits.
15. All Goods paying Duty per Cwt. except Cotton Wool.