The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-30 00:00:00

YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY..
CONTRACT FOR WORKS.
rIpIIE DIRECTORS of the Y ORK and NORTH MID-
I - LAND RAILWAY COMPANY will -meet at their
(Klee' ST. LEONARD'S•PLACE, Ynik, on THURSDAY,
the 20th December, at ELEVEN o'Clock, to receive Tenders
for the following Contracts.
FAIRISURN CONTRACT.—TO make and maintain the Rail-
way, with all the Excavations, Embaultnents, Tunnels,
Bridges, Culverts, Drains, Fences, and Gates complete;
also a Viaduct over the River Aire at Fairburn, including
the Laying and Ballasting the Permanent Way, (but exclu-
sive of Stone Blocks, Wooden Sleeper; Rails, Chairs, and
Fastenings,) commencing at a point Sixteen Chains East
of the Road leading from Ferrybridge to Boroughbridge,
and terminating at a point Seventy-Nine Chains West of the
Centre of the River Aire, being a distance of One Mile Fifty-
Two Chains, or thereabouts.
- A urorrs CONTRACT.—To make and maintain the Rail-
way, with all its Works in like manner, commencing at a
point in the Township of Whitwood, and terminating at the
Junction with the North Midland Railway, in the Township
of Altofts, being a distance of about Two Miles.
Drafts of the Contract, with Plans and Specifications of
the Works, will be ready for Inspection at the Engineer's
Office, York, on and after the 28th November, when printed
Forms of Tender may be had, and no other will be attended
to.

The Tenders must be delivered at the RAILWAY Omen,
St. Leonard's-place, York, on the 20th December, at or be-
fore TEN o'clock in the Forenoon, under sealed cover, ad-
dressed to the -Chairman, and endorsed Tender for Works;
and parties tendering, or parties duly authorised by them,
Must be in attendance at the time of meeting.
The Parties whose Tender is accepted, will he required to
enter into-a Bond, with Two Sureties, for the due perform-
ance of the Contracts, in a Penalty of not less than Ten per
Cent. upon the gross sum contracted for, and the Names of
the proposed Sureties are to be specified in the Tender.
The Directors will not' bind themselVes to accept the
Lbwest Tender.
GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman and Deputy
JAMES MEEK, S Chairman.
By order,
GEORGE BAKER, Secretary.
Yolk and North ZEdland Railway Office.
York, November 8, 1838.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
LARNE LOUGH HARBOUR LIGHT-ROUSE.
ripHE Corporation for Preserving and Improving the Port
I of !Dublin, HEREBY GIVE N ("TICE, that a
LIGHT-HOUSE has been erected at ffhe- Entrance of
sse
LARNE LOUGII, Coast of County A trim, from which a
Light will be exhibited on the evening the Ist of February,
1839, and thenceforth from sun-set to n-rise.
Specification given of the position of the Tower, 4e., by
Mr. H A LPIN, the Inspector of Light-Houses.
The Tower is built on Ferree t oi nt, at the eastern side of
the Entrance to LA lINX Lotion, in Let. 51 50 55 N., and
Longitude 5 48 W. of Greenwich.
and bears from the
Maiden flocks Z
North Light-bouse S.W. IW. distant 5 sea miles.
Hunter Rock SW.bW. i W. 2 „ -_
Curran Point N.E. h E. f ,
The Tower is circular, coloured white, having the Lantern
47 feet over the mean level of the sea.

The Light e ill be a stationary white light, showing to the
Lough and seaward from S. to E., and in clear weather may
be seen at a distance of 8 miles.•

Shelving Rocks project from Farces Point for half a cables
ength from the Light-house.
The-bearings are magnetic.
By order,

Var. (27 30.)

H. VEREKER, Sec.
Ballast Office, Dublin, 18th Oct., 1838.

NEW WALTZES AND QUADRILLES,
Arranged /or a full as small Band, by Strauss.
GEORGE PHILLIP 6 and SUNS, Professors of the
Violin, Pedal Harp, Flute, Clarionet, and French
Flageolet, most respectfully return their acknowledgments
for the numerous Balls at which they have been engaged
during the last season, in Liverpool and its vicinity—in the
Isle of Man,_ the Season Balls at Castle Mou last summer—
the Hunt Balls at Pwllheli, Treinadoe, an Beaumaris, this
season,—and beg a continuance of futur avours.
Address GEORGE PHILLIPS, at Mr. roses Music Sa-
loon, Church-street; and Cards may be had at all the prio--
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cipal Music Warehouses, or at their residence, 167, Loudon.
road, opposite the Bath Arms.
N.B. Military Bands for Dinner Parties, &c. &c.
The Quadrille Band practises New Music every Saturday
Evening, from five till nine o'clock, at the Bath Arms Hotel,
London-road; and any Gentlemen wishing to hear the
Band, are quite welcome.