The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-04-20 00:00:00

NEGRO APPRENTICESHEP.

TO THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR OF THE
BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL.

NAT E, the undersigned Residents in the Town and Neigh-
' 'V I bourhood of Liverpool, respectfully request you to con-
' vene a PUBLIC. MEETING of the Inhabitants' fur the pur-
pose of Petitioning, Parliament in favour of Sir EARDLEY
WEL NI0'1"S Motion for the immediate and entire ABOLI-
TION of the Sy'stein of Negro Apprenticeship.
James Cropper' Samuel P. W. Cote
Fielding Ould, Rev. I Win. Lassell.
Isaac Hadwen . James Aspivall, Rey.
Hugh M'Neile, Rev. Robert Bickersteth
W. S. Ronde John Rutter,..M.D.
Adam Hodgson Wm. Fawcett
' Richard Rathbone J. G. Vandenhoff
John Cropper, jun. Robert J. Kink.
William Bevan, Rev. Robert M•N eill
1 George Robinson - Andrew Melly
Isaac Cooke Samuel Thornley
Thomas -Biuns ' 'George .Lissent Cox
William Cooke Augustus Radcliffe
James Lister, Rev. R. \V.-Wood
John Kelly, Rev. W. Ridyard
Robert Benson • Wm. Comer .
Thomas Blackburn T. Brockhurst Barclay
Thomas Bulley Robert Allary
Thomas Morecroft Wm. Thornhill
Isaac Hadwen, jun. John Twiname
William Kay Swinton Boult
John Sutherland, M.D. ' 'John Taylor, surgeon
Thomas Bolton George Philip
John Jones I George Cairo!
Thomas Raffles, Rev. D. Wm. Barker
James .Ryley Win. Crosfield
Henry Booth , Nicholas Martindale
John Platt J: J. Carruthers, Rev.
Vincent Higgins Joseph Nicholson •
' Thomas Coglan John Cooke •
John Haselden Guy• Medley
George Cooke Joseph Sefton
Thomas C. Ityley Joseph Barrow
Egerton Smith • . J. F. Coventry
David .Marpies Thomas Thompson
J. B. Blackener John Jackson
L. P. Knowles Edward Graham
David Rowlands James Carver
George Eta insden George Crosfield
Edward Willmar Samuel Gell
Richard Bright Alexander Morrison
John Woollright • A-. 'Palethorpe
James Powell Nehemiah Knott
J. H. Smith Edward Cropper
Charles Sheila George P. Lyon
Robert Benson, jun. . John Clarke
Issac B. Cooke: • Robert Abbott
Thomas Haigh . Daniel A. Weaver
Alfred King . Win. Wood
George Miller , ' ,Win. Medley.
• Michael Ashton Richard Glover
John. Bruce • John ,Crosfield
Charles J. Hardman. Daniel Harrison
David James G. H. Ryland
Peter Bleaze Thomas E. Saunders
1 William Barry Christopher Rawdeu
Thomas Bewley James Rawdon 'es
James Raley, jun. James Spence
Richard Shiel James Howell
John Lightbody George Holt
J. M Harden Joseph Robinson
Wtn. Reynolds, M.D. William Rushton
Robert P. Carter William Blain
Henry Ripley William Sandford
Samuel Martin Josiah Jones
Charles. M'Murdo Charles M. Birrell, Rev.
B. L. Watson Charles :Lipson
Timothy Bourne ' ' 'John Lyon
James Mellor . John Lang
D. Docberry, jun. Chris. Hird Jones
A: Bigland, jun. ' . William Hope
Win. Catur John Coward
Thomas Fry : Robert Jones
Theodore W. Rathbone Samuel Pierce
John Frankland Joseph Robinson
Thotnas Frankland John Job; jun.
John Fletcher David Hodgson
Robert Cooke .
William P. Freme
John Taylor Samuel Mead
Henry Stephenson William Birkett
• George Maxwell John Cooke
Robert 'E. Harvey William Cooke
G. W. Boyd John Tipping
1 Henry Tooke ' Thomas Carson
Richard Fry Henry Binns
George. Thompson ' , Peter Leicester
Wm. Frv, jun. John El arrison
Thomas 'Hulbert John Radcliff
Town-hall, 17th April, 183 S.
Having received the foregr,ing Requisition. I appoint
.FRIDAY, April 26, at TWO O'CLOCK in the AFTER-
„NOON, at. the AMPHITHEATRE, to take into considera-
tion and determine upon the propriety of petitioning Parliament
in.:fa.vour of SIR EARDLEY wiLmors Motion for the
immediate and entire Abolition of the. System of NEGRO
_APPRENTICESHIP. . . .
. .
. . WILLIAM RATHBONE,,.Mayor.

" Quis Seperabit."
LIVERPOOL AND NEW YORK ,STEAM-PACKET
COMPANY.
Capital £200,000, in 10,060. Shares of £2O. each.
rin HE object of this Company is to establish a Steam Com-
munication between the. Ports of Liverpool and New York.
Its projectors have long entertained the most sanguine opi-
nions as to the success likely to attend sach an euterprize, when
liberally backed by public patronage ;• and, 'this, the present
prospectus, it is confidently hoped, will be the means of
inducing.

Twenty years ago the idea was derided of successfully effect-
ing au intercourse by Steam between this country and helaud.
Nevertheless, we are, now in a position of exposing the fallacy
of so contracted a view, as science, aided by wealth, perse-
verance, and enterprise have prevailed, and the existing esta-
blishments are in the most prosperous condition. -
The assertion, then, may fairly be hazarded, that Steam Na-
vigation, in the really efficient form it has assumed in the pre-
sent .day, is capable in an eminent degree of .developing, the
vast resources of -those fertile, densely populated, and commer-
cially important. districts of North America, (to which the oper-
ations of this Company will be directed,) by affording that
'superior facility of intercourse between them and Great• Britain,
for which Steam in other parts of the world has become so justly
celebrated, and which, alike to the Merchant and the Emigrant,
. must be a matter of the most paramount interest.
The protectors are justifiable in stating, (inasmuch as it is
the expressed opinion of scientific and experienced men,) that,
with suitably constructed and powerful vessels, the run out to
New York may, in ordinary weather, be accomplished in about
Sixteen days. So quick a run by other means, it is believed,
would be without a parallel. •
An ample supplyof Fuel may be always calculated upon, as
-the great improvement lately introduced in the engineer and
•boiler department' (the invention of the scientific Mr. Hall) has
caused a most extraordinary, decrease in the consumption of that
very important article. • • • • •
In order to disseminate as widely as possible the advantages
likely to accrue from such an association as this, respect-
ably, and spiritedly conducted,—a prominent feature in its for-
mation has been, that of dividing the shares into the moderate
amount of Twenty Pounds each ; thus, not precluding • the
tradesman or small capitalist frominvesting in an establishment
which cannot but augment the commercial importance of this
enterpri,ing,community. -
The Company will be considered as constituted, as soon as
bona fide applications to the extent of 5009 shares shall have
been made. • - • . .

Five Shillings per Share will be required upon enrollment;
and, in one week after Directors have been chosen, it will be
necessary for Proprietors to pay £2 per Share into the Albion
Bank, to the credit of the Company. The remainder. of the
calls to be made as the direction may deem expedient, in sums
not exceeding £2 per Share,.and'at periods of not less than six
weeks between, each call.• • • •

The management of the Company shall be intrusted .to Six
Directiirse to be chosen by the Proprietors. Three of the Di-
rectors to retire annually,.but to be eligible fur re-election.

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The holding of Fifty Shares to constitute the eligibility of a
Director, and Auditors shall not be deemed competent to act as
Directors. • • ....
•

The usual means to secure 'Proprietors by the restriction of
liability \rill be adopted; . .
A Provisional Committee will be . formed immediately, to
whom all applications for Shares must be addressed, ca►e of
Aar. JOHN CHEYNk, Solicitor, Canning Buildings, South John
Street.