The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-01-10 00:00:00

Contracts.

CONTRACTS FOR FLOUR, &c.—The Guar-
dians of the West Derby Union are desirous of CON-
TRACTING for the supply of FLOUR (the best seconds),
OATMEAL, and PEAS, from the 18th instant to the 25th day
of March next.
Tenders, with Samples, to be sent to the Workhouse, Mill-
lane, Everton, on or before TUESDAY next, the 17th instant,
which will be opened on the followingAVE day.—Bv ordr of the
Board, WILLIAM CLEAVER, Unione•clerk .
2, Elliot-street, Liverpool.

ONDON. and. NORTH-WESTERN RAIL-
WAY.—NOTICE TO FARMERS.—The London and
North-We.4ern Railway Company is prepared to receive
PROPOSALS for the PURCHASE of the MANURE, made
at their Cattle Stations, Liverpool, during the year 1854, and
which will amount to au 160 ton s.—Aplications,addressed
to the undersigned, mubostt be sent in notp later than the 11th
January. FISHER ORMANDY.
Cash Manager's Office, Edge-hill, 30th December, 1853.

LIVERPOOL UNION BANK.—NOTICE is
hereby given, that a DIVIDEND of Three per Cent. on
the Capital Stock of the Company,
for the Half-year ending
the 31st December last, (being at the rate of Six per Cent.
per Annum,) together with a BONUS of Six Shillings per
Share, will be paid to the Proprietors on and after the 12th
instant.
The TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the sth to
the 12th ins'ant, inclusive.
The ANNUAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS will be
held in the CLARENDON-ROOMS, on WEDNESDAY, the Ist of
February, at One o'clßock.
y order of the Board,
JAMES LISTER, Manager.
Brunswick-street, 4th January, 1854.

THE TREASURER TREASURER of the LIVERPOOL
ROYAL INFIRMARY desires to acknowledge L-
with
Thanks the following DONATIONS, LEGACIES, aud CO
LECTIONS, received during the past year:—
DONATIONS. .e s. d.
Major Bourne, President
G. M. 8.. per Richard Gibson, Esq.
0
0 0
George Kenworthy, Esq. 50C
0 0
Miss Phoebe Heywood
21 0 0
' 21 0 0
J. G. Woodhouse Esq.
James Galloway, Eaq., Prescot
One-tenth share of the Fund raised for George
Jenner, per Wm. Stuart, Esq., surviving Trustee,
£BO stock in Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway,
2 1 0
and in cash
Surplus of Fund from Rodney-street Ward Muni-
cipal Election, per the Treasurers
Mr. 'Wm. Milner, amount of Rent pd
Archer. for the Offices of the Agency ofthe
Crystal Palace Con y ,an
E t
Mrs. Lewis, verton- row 5 5 0
Y., per Peck and Sons 2 10 0
G. S., per Ditto 0 10 0
1
Mrs. Thomas Ripley
Fines levied by the Grand Jury of the Liverpool
Summer Assizes, per James Thos. Bourne, Esq ,
Chairman 4 14 G
Anonymous lOO 0 0
John Green, Esq., Prescot, per Mr. Galloway 2l 0 0
Proceeds of a Concert at the Colosseum, per Mr.
30 0 0
Joseph Heath
J. S. A., per Rev. Henry Marlen
3 0 0
Messrs. John and Joseph Bunston
LEGACIES.
Miss Catherine Emelia Parr, per W. S. Caine, Esq ,
90 0 0
Executor, less duty
Miss Elizabeth Foster, due on the decease of Hiss
Rachel Foster, but paid by her in advance, per
40 0 0
Edward Evans, Esq., Executor
per G. H.
Charles Lawrence, late of Mossley.bill, p
Lawrence, Esq., Executor, less duty 90 0 0
Mr. Henry Wilkinson, corn merchant, per Messrs.
Henry Bebbington, Wm. Wilkinson, and Richard
22 10 0
Gibson, Executors, less duty ..................
Lewis Wm. Wyatt, late of the Isle of Wight, Esq.,
per James Wyatt and Benjamin Wyatt Green-
field, Esqrs.. Executors, less duty .............. 45 0 0
Mr. Edward Segar, late of Birkenhead, per hirs.
Adriana Segar, and Mr. Halsall Segar, Executrix
and Executor .................................. 100 0 0
Miss Ann Renshaw, per Edward Molyneux and
Wm. Taylor, Esqrs., Executors, less duty ...... 450 0 0
Mrs. Tabitha Woodfine, received out of Court of
Chancery, £100; less duty, and law
charges, .il4 19s. 10d. .......................... 75 0 2
CHURCH and CHAPEL COLLECTIONS.
Proportion of Collections from the Welsh Calvanis-
tic Methodists, per David Lewis, Esq. .......... 10 10 0
Proportion of "'The Simultaneous Collection in
135 12 10
behalf of Local Charities" ......................
BENEFACTIONS OF LINEN, BOOKS, &c.
Mr. Radley, old Linen.
Mrs. Richard Rowlinson, old Linen.
Mrs. John Cooper, old Linen.
P. W. Brancker, Esq., old Linen.
Mrs. Daniel Bell, old Linen.
Mrs. John P. Heywood, old Linen.
Messrs. R. and H. Anderson, Two Parcels of Linen Strips for
Bandages.
Miss Phoebe Chorley, old Linen, a fine old Sheet, Four Night
Coats, Six Petticoats, Two Shirts for old Linen, and a few
Sweets.
Joseph Matthews, Esq., old Linen.
Miss Hewitt, old Linen and Cloths.
Mrs. Mills, old Linen.
Mr. Henry Stubbs, Eleven Numbers of Household Words
and Twenty-nine Number of Chambers' Journal.
Miss K. H. Rigg, old Linen.s
Sir George Stephen, Linen.
Mr. Simpson. old Linen and Two Jars of Tamarinds.
Mr. James Gillaird, old Linen.
E. and S. C., old Handkerchiefs and Stockings.
Mrs. Davies, old Linen.
Three Friends, Two Parcels of old Linen, and old Shirts.
Mrs. Charles Turner, old Vries).
1 January 2, 18.34. ALFRED NORTH, Treasurer.

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TIVERPOOL EYE & EAR INFIRMARY.
A —The ANNUAL MEETING of the SUBSCRIBERS
and FRIENDS of the above Charity is intended to be held at
the Clarendon•rooms, on MONDAY, the 16th of January, at
Two o'clock precisely.
HENRY CROSFIELD. Treasurer.
JOSEPH HADWEN, lion. Sec.
Liverpool, 4th January, 1854.

TIVERPOOL SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTI-
TUTE.—The FIRST of the EIGHTH WINTER
COURSE of LECTURES will be Delivered by the Rev. R.
VAUGHAN, D.D., in the CONCERT-HALL, Lord Nelson-
street, THIS EVENING (Tuesday), the 10th instant.
Subject—" HOW ROMANISMDESIGN. HAS USED THE ARTS OF
"
Chair to he taken by the Rev. T. RAFFLES, D.D., LL.D.,
at Half-past Seven o'clock.
Admission: Boxes, 3d ; Gallery, 6d ; Reserved Seats, Is.

TIVERPOOL CHURCH. OF ENGLAND
SCRIPTURE READERS' SOCIETY.—The ANNUAL
MEETING of the above Society will be held in the Hall of
the COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION, on THURSDAY EVENING
next, the 12th instant, at Half-past Six o'clock.
The LORD BISHOP of the Diocese will preside.
The Rev. Rector CAMPBELL, the Rev. Dr. M'NEILE,
the Rev. J. BARDSLEY. and several influential Gentlemen,
have promised to address the Meeting.
Tickets may be obtained from Mr. SCRAG°, 75, Renshaw-
street, THIS DAY (Tuesday), the 10th, and To-MORROW
(Wednesday), the 11th instant, between the hours of Ten and
Four o'clock. The Upper Gallery will be free without Ticket.

STRANGERS' FRIEND SOCIETY. The
ANNUAL MEETING of the SUBSCRIBERS to the
STRANGERS' FRIEND SOCIETY will beheld at Mr. Beloe's
Office, Brunswick-street, on THURSDAY next, the 12th inst.,
at Eleven o'clock. GEORGE PENNELL, Secretary.

J January 5, 1854.
The Benevolent are respectfully solicited to contribute to
the above charitable Institution. Applications for relief
daily increase.
Subscriptions and Donations will be received by the Trea.
surers, Mr. THOMAS KATE, Courier-office, and Mr. H. C.
BELOE, Brunswick-street; and by Messrs. ROBERT JONES
and SoN, 2, Castle-street ; and at the Mail and Mercury
Newspaper-offices.

PHILHARMONIC-HALL.
MISS RANSFORD
FOR SIX NIGHTS ONLY!
WITH
THOMAS'S UNITED BAND OF SIXTY,
AND
SIXTEEN SOLO PERFORMERS.
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