The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-10-02 00:00:00

CHESTER AND CREWE RAILWAY.

CONTRACT FOR WORKS.
°IME Directors of the Chester and Crewe Railway
sze_ Company are now ready to receive Proposals for the
Tcutiou of ibe CREWE CONTRACT.
tn,e2 rneke the Railway, with all the Excavations, Embank-
ents. Bridges, Bridges Culvert., Drains, and Fences complete,
▪ ing the 12aying and Ballasting of the Permanent Way,
• exclus4e of sails, chairs, wooden sleepers, and fasten-
"lxl I'l'o4 the termination of the Wardle Contract, near
rtsr;',o!l_llo.9 the Crewe Station of the Grand Junction
;:f -1 mil©a and 4-1 yards, or thereabouts.
the *.ctinns, Specifications, and Working Drawings of
Worio, and a Draft of the Contract, may be seen, and
prtnitd forms of tender obtained, at the Engineer's Office, in
Chester, where the quantities of work will also be furnished.
The Tenders must be delivered at the Railway Office, in the
P"t"flice Place, Chester, by Ten o'clock on the 11th, day of
October, 1838, under a sealed cover, addressed to the Chair-
man, and endorsed "Tender for Works;" and no Tender,
except upon the printed form, will be attended to, nor will
any 'render be received after that time.
The party whose tender is accepted will be required to
enter into a-bond, with two sureties, for the due performance
of the Contract, in a penalty of not less than 10 per cent.
upon the gross sum contracted for, and the names of the
proposed sureties are to be specified in the tender.
The Directors do not bind themselves to accept the lowest
tender, and expect the parties tendering, or persons duly
authorised by them, to attend at Twelve o'clock at Noon
Precisely, ors the tbove day of Meeting.
J. UN EACKg; Chairman,
ipiaZ yri, era trftee licsibagy .office,
016441.4

g"..alto by auction.

TO-MORROW, (Wednesday,) the 3d of October instant, at
Edwards, Da*son, and Co.'s Office, Exchange-place,.
Exchange-street East,
35 Chests East India GUM, ARABIC,
Just landed ex Abbotsford, from Bombay.—Apply to CHAS.
GROVES, Esq., Merchant, or
EDWARDS, DANSON, and Co., Brokers.

To-monnow, (Wednesday,) the 3d of October instant, al
One o'clock, at Edwards, Danson, and Co.'s Office, Ex.
change-place, Exchange-street East,l
210 Bags SALTPETRE, •ti
15 Casks fine CREAM TARTAR.
Apply to ED WARDS, DAN SON, and Co., Brokers.

On WEDNESDAY, the 10th instant, at One o'clock, at No:9,
Oldhall-street,
The fine Ship HESPERUS,
_.ii..._•r As she now lies in the Prince's Dock ; A 1 ; bur-
then 330 tons, old measurement; built at North
'-'-'-'l". Shields, in 1834.
Length lO5 'eet 4 inches.
Breadth 26 feet U „
Depth
Sails well, and is in good order.—For inventories and other
particulars apply to Messrs. JOHN GLADSTONE and Co., the
Owners, or to _...
GLADSTONE and SERJEANTSON, Brokers.

LIVERPOOL MEDICAL INSTITUTION,
MOUNT PLEASANT.
ABAZAAR, the object of which is rn=ratte've the Funds
of the Institution from a large debt, will be held in the
Institution, on WEDNESDA y, the 10th of OcTossit next, and
the two following days. The Rooms will be open each day
at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon, and closed at Five in the
Afternoon.
On the first day the Articles intended for Sale will be ex-
hibited. Admittance, 2s fid. On the following days the
Contributions will be disposed of. Admittance, Is.
Donations and Contributions of work will, in the mean
time, be received by the following Ladies of the Committee :
Mrs. CHORLEY, 18, St. Anne-street.
Mrs, JEFFREYS' 19, Great George-square.
Mrs. DAWSON, 97, Mount-pleasant.

TRANSATLANTIC S TEAM-SHIP COMPANY.
Capital .£500,000. in Shares of £lOO. each.

ruHE arrangements for establishing an intercourse by
Steam Navigation between the British Islands and the
United States of America being finally completed, and a union
of interests in Liverpool being now satisfactorily arranged,
the Directors of the 1 ransatlantic Stearn-ship Company have
to announce tkat, with the view of giving immediate effect
to their operations, they have purchased the powerful and
splendid Steam-ship THE LIVERPOOL, of 461 horse
power, by Messrs. George Forrester and Co., and 1150 tons
burden, built by Messrs. Humble and Alilcrest, for Sir' John
Tobin, and intended for Transatlantic intercourse.

The Directors have also to state that, for the purpose of
securing an efficient and permanent Establishment between
Liverpool and New York, two Vessels are now in progress
of construction, and accordingly as the business, of the
Company extends, and the prohts of the undertaking may
justify it, additional Vessels will be provided.
The first two Vessels now building, of 430 horses power
and 1250 tons burden each, by Messrs. Fawcett, Preston,
and Co., and Messrs. W. and J. Wilson, will, it is expected,
be available in the course of next year.
Shares, in the first instance, will be issued to the amount
of but one-half of the capital above-mentioned. In issuing
the remaining. half, priority of Subscription will be given to
the then existing Proprietors.
. . _ .

Instalments to be called for at intervals of not less than
three months, and not exceeding £lO per share.
On allotment of Shares, a deposit of Five Pounds per
Share to be lodged to the credit of the Trustees, with any of
the Company's Bankers, who will give the necessary receipt
for the same.

TRUSTEES.
JAMES FERRIER, ESQ.
RICHARD WILLIAMS, ESQ.
JAMES JAMESON, ESQ.
MANAGING DIRECTORS.
C W. WILLIAMS, ESQ. Liverpool.
F. CARLE.rox, ESQ. Dublin.
MANAGING COMMITTEE IN LIVERPOOL.
HAROLD LITTLEDA LE, Esq.
JOSEPH C. EwAitr, Esq.
THOMAS BOOTH, Esq.
BANKERS.
Liverpool.—THE ROYAL BANK OF LIVERPOOL.
Dublin.—John David Latouche and Co.
London.—Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co.
SOLICITORS.
JOHN NORTH, Esq. Exchange-alley, Liverpool.
P. & D. M A HONY, Trafalgar-square, London, and Dame-
street, Dublin.
thp Marine and Machinery
Applications for the unappropriated Shares may be made
to the Company's Bankers or Solicitors, or at the Offices of
the Company in Liverpool, Dublin, and London. or to D.
and J. B. NEILSON, Stock and Share Brokers, Exchange.
street East. Liverpool.
JOHN POLLOCK, Agent, 24, Water-street.
Liverpool, September 15, 1835.

ALTERATION OF THE LON DON MAIL.
()N and after MONDAY, the Ist October, 1838, the de-
spatches to LONDON will be as follow, viz. :
At's 45 P.M., the Letter-box 'l'o arrive in London for the
being closed at 5. 5 first delivery the next morning.
Taking the Letters for Bristol, Exeter, Falmouth, &c.
At 230 A.M., the Letter-boxZ To arrive in London about
being closed at 2. 5 230 P.M. the same day.
Taking also the Bags for Wigan, (Thorley, Preston, Lancas-
ter, Burton, Kendal, Penrith, Carlisle, Glasgow, and Edin-
burgh : heretofore sent at 8 5() A.M.
The Despatches at 3 20 P.M. and 6 20 A.M. will be discon-
ued. The Foreign Post Despatch on Tuesday and Friday
unings will be at 2 30 A.M.
l'he arrivals from London will be due at this Office, about
8 A.M. (Letters ready for delivery at 9) and at 10 P.M.