The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-05-11 00:00:00

Zobito.

It)rANCHESTER ASP HALTum 'COMPANY, Licen-
I.Via. sed by JOE-1N HENRY CASSELL, the Patentee for
the United Kingibim.
Capital £lOO,OOO in 10,000 Shares of £lo,ach.
Deposit £l. per Share.
Bankers:—The Commercial Bank of England and its
Branches, and Barnett, Hoare and Cut London.
Solicitors :—Messrs. Atkinson, Birch, and Saunders.
_ . _

Consulting Chemist :—John Davies, Esq. Lecturelon Che-
mistry in the Royal School of Medicine & Surgery, ac.' &c.
In the present rage for "Asphalte Companies," which many
of the sober-minded are disposed to class among the "bubbles"
of the day :
" The earth bas bubbles as the water bath,
And these are of them ;"

it may be necessary to give a short explanation of their origin,
and to shOw the essential difference between the Manchester
,Asphaltum Company and all others projected, inasmuch as it is
the only one brought hitherto under :the notice of the public
that stands upon a legitimate and legal basis.
In the year 1831, Mr. John Henry Cassell, of Mill Wall,
LotidOn, manufacturing chemist, obtained a patent for the ap-
plication of a bituminous cement, in the making of roads, foot-
- paths, roofs, floors, docks, canals, water-courses, and every des-
cription of work in which cement is or may be used. He fur-
nishes several public specimens of the utility of his invention,
among others, by covering a portion of the Vauxhall Bridge
Road, and the flooring of the stables of an extensive brewery at
Pimlico, with his bituminous surface. Of the former the
bridge committee have expressed unqualified approbation in
their published report, and neither has needed the slightest re-
pair to the present day.
Like many other meritorious inventions of native talent, this
was neglected, and its existence stlmost forgotten ; and it was
not until the extensive and successful application of the " As-
phalte Mastic" to similar purposes in France and Belgium at-
tracted the notice of an intelligent English traveller (Mr. Cla-
ridge), that the British public were roused to a sense of the
value and importance of the invention, by his formation of a
a company for the importation of the Asphalte de Seyssel" into
this country. This bas been quickly followed by the announce-
ments of various other " Asphalte Companies," professing to
derive their materials from Switzerland and other parts of the
continent; and one company announces that they have actually
despatched an emissary to the Pacha of Egypt to make arrange-
ments for obtaining their Asphaltumfrom that country ! !
It is of course impossible for Mr!-Cassell (for the present) to
prevent the formation of these companies, to dissuade people
from subscribing to them, or to prevent their respectiye shares
getting to a high premium ' • but as his patent is not for the
use of any particular ingredients, but for the application of a
bituminous cement, to the purposes above stated, it is clear that
without his license no company can proceed in the construction
of any works of this nature during the next ten years, the un-
expired terns of his. patent. His determination to support his
patent right figainsi all infractions of it (when the proper time
shall arrive) is announced in au advertisement inserted in the
London daily papers.
--The promoters of this company were among the very first to
become sensible of the advantages of this invention, and the
importance of extending them to the towns of Manchester and.
Liverpool, and the populous district of which the former town
may.be considered the centre. But being determined to build
upon. a foundation that Cannot be shaken, and desirous to guard
against the possibility of becoming involved. in a suit in Chan-
cery, they considered it au indispensable preliminary to investi-
gate the terms, and ascertain the legal effect of Mr Cassell's
patent (the only one If the same nature enrolled), and to shape
their measures accordingly.
.They have now the satisfaction to announce, that they
.have
concluded an arrangement with the patentee, by which is se-
cured to the company, upon very advantageous terms, the sole
use and exercise of his patent right, throughout the, county
palatine of Lancaster, together with all the benefit of his past
experience, and any further improvement that he may make in
the process.
It is unnecessary here to enlarge upon the importance of im-
moving the present means of intercommunication between
every part of this commercial country, or to enumerate the va-
rious purposes of practical utility to which this invention may
be advantageously applied.
To secure to this district, and to the .county palatine gene-
rally, the advantages resulting from this discovery, it is pro-
posed to form a, company under the above title, (protested by
Cassell's patent,) for the manufacture and use of the cement
for the various purposes to which it is applicable, and with all
the improvements in the composition of which it is or may be
susceptible. The following are some of the leading provisions :
The capital, in the first instance, to be £lOO,OOO, in 10,000
shares of £lO each, with power at any future period to increase
it, by the" creation of additional shares, if a special general
meeting of the proprietors shall deem it expedient to do so.
The deposit to be £1 per share, placed to the credit of the
shareholders, after defiaying the expenses necessarily inci-
dental to. the .formation of the, company.
Each subscriber, on receiving his letter of appropriation, to
pay the deposit within the time therein specified, or it cannot
be received, by the bankers, and the allotment will be cancelled.
As soon
,after the appropriation of the shares as possible, a
geoeral meeting. of the proprietors will be called, to appoint
two trustees, in whom will be vested the property of the com-
pany, and to choose directors, to whom the provisional com-
mittee will render an account of their stewardship, and by whom
the future management of the affairs of the company will be
conducted. One portion to retire by rotation every year, so
that the entire directory may be renewed every three years ; but
the retiring directors to be eligible for re-election. The quali-
fication for a director, the holding of 20 shafes.
The deed of settlement to contain full and explicit provisions
for the regulation and government of the company, and for li-
miting the liability of the shareholders to the amount subscribed
by them respectively; and the better to insure this object, the
purchases of the company will be made solely by its known and
recognised officers or agents, and for present cash only.
This company offers an opportunity for a highly lucrative in-
vestment of capital,' for the following among other reasons :-
1. It is the only one hitherto projected, protected by the li-
cense of the patentee; and the sphere of its operations is suffi-
ciently extensive for the profitable enjoyment of a greatly ex-
tended capital, without fear of a rival.
2. The ingredients are to be found, not only in this country, but
within a short distance of Manchester. A substance in all re-
spects the same as the "Asphalte de Seyssel," may be obtained
in any required quantity, for little more than the cost of transit.
Applications for shares to be addressed (post-paid) to the
Provisional Committee, at the office of Mr. ROBERT WALKER,
Prince's-Court, Market-street, or at the office of Mr. J. D.
BARRY, Stock and Sharebroker, 34, Brown-street, King-street,
Manchester, of whom Prospectuses may be obtained. No ap-
plication from London, or beyond the confines of the county
palatine, can be attended to, unless at the same time the deposit
be paid to the company's bankers.

The analysis of this substance, of which the public has
lately heard so much, shows that it is composed of from nine to
ten per cent. of mineral bitumen; the remainder is carbonate f
lime, nearly pure; the bitumen itself •being made up of about
two parts of resinous petroliferous matter, and one part of cat bon.

.VALUABLE COLLIERIES,
With the Plant Engines, Illachiner, and Teams fur working the
. same, and other Property, both breehold and Leasehold, ,situate
partly in and partly adjoining the Forest of Dean, in the
County of GlOueester.
By Messrs. WHITE and . N,
Oa SATURDAY, the 19th instant, at Twe e o'clock at noon, at
the Bell Inn, in the City of 11oucester,
COLLIERY called the •! DNA LS," comprising. the
Ist
-A. Coal lying under upward of 2,000 acres of Land, in
the parishes of Lydney, Newlani and St. Briavels, and the
Plant Engines, Machinery, Trams &c..
The names, thickness, and produce per acre of the Veins of
Coal in this Colliery are estimated as follows, viz.:— .
The Yorkley vein, 3 ft. 2 in. thick; produce per acre, 3,388 tons.
The Whittington vein, 1 ft. 10in. thick; do. do. 1.815 tuns.
The Colefurd High De.lph vein, 7 ft. in. do. do. 6,000 tons.
There is at present only one level to the coal, (the. Yorkley
vein,) and a second level has been sunk within a short distance.
of the same vein, about a mile N. E. of the first level. •
This colliery adjoins to the Severn and Wye Railway, by
which its coal is sent to the shipping port at Lydney, (a distance
of two miles.) at a tonnage limited by act of parliament to I-6th
of the tonnage demandable for .coal brought front most of the
colter collieries in the neighbourhood of the railway. The
present railway tonnage for Kiduall's coal is 4d. per ton; for
similar coal ft otn the other collieries, 2s. per ton
The Kiduall's Colliery is held by Lease for the rerltinder of
a term of 41 Tetirs, commencing -at Lady-day, 18.35, and is
subject to the following royalties and rents, &c. :
A royalty on every tun, consisting of 21 cwt. of Low (1.
Delphi, coininonly called the Whittington, York- 9
ley, and Trenchard Veins.
Ott every ton of High Delph
And of Small Coal.
And if such royalties shall not yearly amount to £3OO, then
a rent Of £3OO is to he paid in lien thereof.
2d. Three FOURTH-PARTS in Two COLLIERIES or
LEVELS, called " STAN t4asr OLD LEVEL," in Parkedd
Walk,, and " ROvar. ENGINE," in Blakenev Walk. • One
Twelfth and One Ttventy-fourth Parts in a COLLIER Y called
INDEPENDENT ENGINE," in Parkend Walk, near Yorkley.
Three Twelfth Parts in a COLLIERY. called " NEWMAN
SHROPSHIRE HORSE 'ENGINE," near' Moseley Green. And
the Entirety of a COLLIERY called " WORK Olt HANG," at
Breamseaves, akin the Forest of Dean, and extra parochial,
and held under the Crown, subject to the payment of small
annual rents called gale rents; and also anotherjfilllLLlEßY,
called " Pi LLOWELL trivEL," at Pillowell, in tt a said Foiest
of Dean, held by Lease for the remainder of a term of 99 years,
commencing 2.4 February, 1832, at the yearly rent of 10s., pay-
able to the Lessees, and a small gale rent to the Crown. To-
gether with the 'Engine Plant Machinery (if any) in and about
the above-mentioned collieries in the Forest of Dean.
3d. Ahio, a newly-erected FREEHOLD MESSUAGE or
MANSION-HOUSE, situate in the town and parish of Lidney,
with the Buildings, Court, Walled Garden, 'and Appurtenances
occupied therewith.
This House' and Land is Freebol of Inheritance, and is now
in the occupation of Mr. David DaMs.
4th. Also, a Piece of LAND, with the BUILDINGS there-
on, lying near to the said messuage or mansion-house, contain-
ing in breadth 'at the south end 19 feet and 6 inches, and at the
north end 22 feet, and in length 80 feet, now also in the occu-
pation of the said David Davies, and held under Lease at the
yearly rent of £l. for 21'years, from the Ist day of Angust, 1830.
sth. A MESSUAGE, or TENEMENT, and FARM-
HOUSE, called " Tuthill Farm," with the Cottage, Stable,
Barn, Garden, Lawn, and Outbuildings, containing together
about 2 acres, and the following Closes of LAND, viz. :—Fou r
Closes of Meadow or Pasture, called Upper Chisslev Field,
otherwise Gesly Leaze, the Lower Chissley Field, the Citckshoot
Leaze, and the Rick Close, otherwise New Orchard —l7 A. IR. 16P.
This is also Freehold of Inheritance, and situate in the said
parish of Lydney.
6th. Also, a POLICY of INSURANCE, dated 28th of
Noirber, 1836, in the Law Life Assurance Society, No.
64 for payment of E 5,000 on the,decease 01 David Davies,
age about 41 years; annual premium, £2OO Bs. 4't.
7th. Also, a POLICY of ASSURANCE, of the same date
and in the same company, No. 6 500, for payment of £5,000 on
the decease of Richard Ferdinand Cox, aged about 52 years;
annualpremium, £233 15s.
The above property. will be put lip in such Lots as shall be
determined at the time of sale, and will be sold subject to such
conditions as shall be then produced.

Further particulars and information respecting this property
may be obtained of Messrs. WHITCOMBE and HELPS, Glouces-
ter; Messrs. Pow LES and Tir.Ert, Monmouth ; Messrs. JANES
and SON, Newnham ; Messrs. PLUCKNETT and ROBERTS, 17,
Lincoln's. Inn Fields; or Messrs. JENNINGS, BOLTON, and
JENNINGS, 4, Elm-court, Temple, Loudon.
Persons desirous of inspecting the premises are requested to
apply at the Counting-house belonging to the Kidnall's Colliery,
Lydney.

PIANO-FORTE AND MUSIC WAREHOUSE,
16. BOLD-STREET.

g 13. PALM ER respectfully calls the attention of his
tif • Friends and the Public to his present elegant and 'varied
AssortMent of PIANO-FORTES, selected from the Manu-
facturers of the most eminent London Makers, which he is ena-
bled to sell at as low prices as any House in the Trade. Any in-
strument purchased of J. B. P.,. if not a )prioved of, will be
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exchanged any time within twelve mont i
Several Secoml-hand Harps, Nichols is Fillies, and Piano-
fortes on Sale, at very low prices. A large quantity of Music at
HALF PRlCE—Merchants, Captains, Schools, and Professors
supplied on the most liberal terms.
NEW: MUSIC.
THE KEEL ROW QUADRILLES. -
Just published, a SECOND EDITION of these HIGHLY POPULAR
QUADRILLES. .
In the Press and will speedily be published,
A NEw.BAt.t.:AD.
" HOPE SHALL WHISPER HAPPY DAYS,"
By JAMES ST4iNEHOUSI4 Author of the the Words of the Li-
verpnol Mgr Steak Club Prize Glee, " Smiling. Mirth," "King
and Fatherland," &c. Music by Wss. SHRPHARD.

It. A. BALDWIN,
UMBREGLA AND PARASOL MAN FACTURER,
31, BOLD-STREET
(UNDER DR. THOM'S F APEL.)
11A. BALDWIN respectfully an unces to the Ladies of
.• Liverpool, and its inhabitants in general, his Return
from London, where he has selected an elegant assortment of
SILK and other MATERIALS connected with the PARA-
SOL Department, comprising two essentials, that of being
really fashionable, and of novel invention, in almost every
shade and ifgUre. The greatist novelty in the Carriage Parasol
will be found on inspection such as to award some credit to the
Inventor, being so contrived as to occupy the compass of a
common Pocket Telescope.
Parasols re-covered and altered to the prevailing fashion.
Repairs neatly executed.
R. A. B.'s Stock of fashionable Gig, Poney, Ladies, and
Gentlemen's Riding WHIPS, will be found, both in price and
quality, unequalled in or out of London.
. large and most varied assortment of richly mounted
OPERA CANES and WALKING' STICKS.
Charges strictly moderate.

J SCHWEPPE AND CO.,

MANUFACTURERS QUEEN, AND ALL THE

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