The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-05-07 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL GAS BILL,

AT a MEETING of GAS CONSUMERS:heId at the
Adelphi Hotel, on the Evening of Wednesday last, the
sth May instant,
II was unanimously Resolved, r _ _

That it is the opinion of this /vieti„itig, that the Liverpool
Gas Bill, as amended by the HMS of Commons, and now
before the House of Lords, will be beneficial to the Consu-
mers of Gas ; and this Meeting pledges itself to support it.
GEORGE WALKER, Chairman.

TO CONTRACTORS

PERSONS willing to CONTRACT for thoARECTION
of a CHAPEL, in Edge-lane, Old Sfan, may see the
Plans at Mr. CnuacniLL's, 98, .11p1.31,41reet, between the
hours of Ten and Two o'clock. f/-

Estimates will be required before'One o'clock on Wed-
nesday. FREDERICK LONG, Architect.

LIVERPOOL DOCKS.—TO STONEMASONS.
THE DOCK COMMITTEE are willing to receive
TENDERS for ERECTING part o ,the ARCADE
on the East side of the Salthouse Doc .
The Plan and Specification may be , and further par-
ticulars be obtained, at the Office the Dock Surveyor,
Trentham-street.

The Tenders must be sealed, addressed to the " Chairman
of the Dock Committee," endorsed " Tender for Masonry,"
and sent into this office, not later than Twelve o'clock, on
Friday, the 21st instant.
By order,

DANIEL MASON, Secretary
Dock•ogice, Liverpool, May 6. 1841.

HOURS OF BUSINESS

AT a PUBLIC MEETING of the TRADESMEN'S
ASSISTANTS, engaged in all branches of Trade, held
at the Clarendon-roomy, South John-street, last Evening,
the 6th instant, for the purpose of considering measures for
a Curtailment of the Hours of Business ; AIeFLowER in
the chair ; it was unanimously resolved—

1. Thai this Meeting, duly apprecio the disinterested
kindness of those gentlemen who so y advocated the cause
of the Assistants at the Meeting at the Sessions-house for
the curtailment of the hours of business, begs to convey to
them its unanimous and heartfelt thanks, and to express its
full confidence that, under their continued auspices, those
claims will be acceded to ; and that a note, signed by the
Chairman on behalf of the Meeting, be addressed to each
individually, thanking him for the same.

2. That an opinion having been expressed,
Meeting of the Inhabitants of the town, that ten hours a-
day are amply sufficient for the purposes of business and re-
tail traders, and public requirement, and that such a reduc-
tion in the hours of labour would greatly promote the moral,
religious, and social improvement of the Assistants, this
Meeting does, in conformity with such expression of public
opinion, respectfully petition the Employers to call a Meet-
ing of their own body, to take the subject into consideration,
and adopt such measures as may to them appear desirable,
and which shall enable their Assistants to terminate their
labours at seven o'clock in the evening during summer and
winter; and that the Committee of the Association of As-
sistant Tradesmen be empowered to prepare and circulate
such petition.
3. That the necessity of augmenting the funds of the As-
sociation of Assistant Tradesmen being apparent, this Meet-
ing is of opinion that it is the duty of every Assistant to
enrol himself a member of that body, in order that its ends
may be more speedily accomplished.

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A id. persons indebted to the estate of JOHN HALL
Ct CARVER, late of Liverpool, gentleman, deceased, are
requested immediately to pay the amount of theft respective
debts to his executors, Mr. George Whitley, 24, Basnett-
street, or Mr. John Selby, No. 2, Stant • treet, Liverpool.
And all persons to whom the said J Hall Carver stood
indebted at the time of his decease, e requested forthwith
to send the particulars of their respective claims to the said
George Whitley or John Selby, in ordiT that the same may
be examined, and if found correct, liquidated.
Liverpool, May 1, 1841.