The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-02-11 00:00:00

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From Rio Jan. Dee. 21
Maranharn lDec.
N. Orleans .. Jan. f
Mobile Jan. S.
Savannah • Jan. 1C
Charleston — Jan. 17
New York Jan. 20

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PRICES OF SHARES, FEBRUARY 8.
Prices. This day Last
RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. Prices
Birmingham and Gloucester 7O paid 55 10 0 .
Ditto and Derby
Birkenhead and Chester
Bolton and Leigh lOO paid 61 0 0 .
Bolton and Preston
Bristol and Exeter
Chester and.Crewe 35 ....
Dublin- and 'Drogheda
Eastern COUntieS
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 9 paid
Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 17 paid
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar l 30 paid
Greenock, and Ayr
Grand Junction
Ditto half shares...
Great Western..

36 10 0
0 0 .
10 S 6.
19 5 0 .
35 0 .
lti 7 6 16 10 0
30 0 0 .
226 0 0 .
88 0 0
71 0 0
:11 15 0

. 100 .
. 30 .

Ifi 0 0

Ditto new shares 3O ....
Hull and Selby
Lancaster and Preston 35 paid 21 17 6
Liverpool and Manchester
Ditto quarter shares
Ditto half shares
London and Birmingham E.,O .... 158 0 0
Ditto new shares
Ditto quarter shares
Ditto and Southampton 5O .... 43 10 0
Ditto & Brighton SO .... 19 15 0
London and Croydon
Leeds and Manchester .-
Ditto half shares • l5 .... 22 5 0
Leicester and Swannington 5O .... 71 0 0
Ditto, (new) 3O paid 49 10 0 ~,
Manchester, Bolton, A: Bury .. 88 .... 29 15 0..
Manchester and Birmingham.. 25 .... 14 7 6..
Ditto and Ditto Extension .. 7 .... 4100 ..
Midland Counties
Netvcastle and Carlisle lOO .... Ditto quarter shares
North Midland
New North Midland lO 15 15 0 ..
South Eastern and Dover
North Union
St. Helen's and Runcorn. Gap lOO paid 0 0 0..
York and*North Midland 4O paid 50 13 0..

87 10 0

^.g 15 0

29 5 0

BANKS.
Royal Bank of Liverpool 5OO .... 738 0 oex div.
Bank of Liverpool ' 4612-10 s paid 22 00 ex div
- Commercial of Liverpool 10 .... 18 15 0..
- Liverpool Union lO 13 15 0 ..
- Northern and Central
- Albion
- North and South Wales lO .... 17 6 ..
- of Manchester lO .... 11 7 6
- • M'chester & L'pool Dsct. 15 .... 9150 ..
- South Lancashire
Liverpool Banking Company
Borough Bank lO .... 15 17 6 .
Commercial Bank of England 5 .... 4 1 a .
East of England lO .... 97 6
Phoenix Bank
Wilts and Dorset
GAS, WATER WORKS, &c.
Exchange Buildings £loo paid
L'pool and Harrington Water 1
Works 350
Bootle Dittp Stock....
L'pool Coal Gas Company Stock....
L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. .elOO
Ditto new shares are now paid up.
ASSURANCE COMPANIES.
Liverpool Marine Assurance
.1 25 paid 2 2 6
Company
Ocean Assurance Company.... 10 .... 7 2 6 ..'.
Liverpool Fire and. Life l2 108. 1 11 6
DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, &c.
Andertou Carrying Company l5 .... 9 7 6
Woodside Ferry
Egremont Ferry
Rock Ferry
Monk's Ferry
Steam Tug Company
Harrington Docks
Apothecaries' Company
Asphalte (Liverpool
(Polonceau)

7 12 6

170 0 0 ....

475 0 0

325 0 0
370 0 O.
100 0 o.

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12 10s.
20 .. 5 7 6..
20 .... 3 16 '6
1 R. 4 12 11
100 .... 0 0 0 ..
9 ... • 10 7 6
2 : 0 14 0.
2.... 015 0..

FALSE LlGATs.—Lieut. Parsons, R.N., of the Leeds
steamer, reports, that, on Friday night last, between twelve
and one o'clock, as he was running in towards the banks, he
saw two brilliant lights on the Flint coast. As such lights,
if repeated, might lead comparative strangers to the port
astray,. and thereby endanger lite and property, Lieutenant
Parsons thinks the. people on the coast of Flint ought to be
cautioned against exhibiting lights which may be mistaken
for the regular lights for the guidance of vessels inward bound.
It always gives us pleasure to record instances of royal
munificence to the fine arts. His Majesty the King of the
French having received from Mr. Boys, the publisher, of
Golden-square, the new beautiful Work of " Picturesque
Architecture in Paris, Ghent, tkc.," just published, has most
handsomely presented to him a splendid brilliant ring, with
his cypher L. P. in diamonds, on a blue enamel shield, bor-
dered with brilliants, and surmounted by a crown of the same
precious stones. It was accompanied by a letter, expressing
his Majesty's desire that the gift should be recived as a sou-
venir of the gratification which the work has afforded him.
We doubt not the acknowledged taste of Louis Philippe, and
his just appreciation of this unique production, will stimulate
lovers of the fine arts to become possessed of so splendid and
talented a work.

LIVERPOOL UNION BANK,—The annual meeting of the
proprietors of this concern was held on Wednesday week, at
the Clarendon-rooms, Thomas Rodick, Esq. in the chair.
The report stated the gratifying fact that during a period of
unexampled difficulty, the bank has not only maintained its
ground, but has continued steadily to increase its profits.
The paid up capital is £260,450. held by 348 shareholders.
On the 31st December, 1838, the reserved surplus fund
was £60,000. The net profits for the year 1839, were
to X9B 045 ; and the present
been declared, amounting - ._
£28.904 14s 3d. Two dividends of 5 per cent. each have
is £61,500. J. A. Turner and John
_wllmo,asretired by rotation,.
reserved surplus fund
,) t for the manner in which
se
toted to the bill corn-
r
arduous duties. The Fain
re
-elected.
h,
ethsendmireocftto%:se7
e also voted to Mr. L' of one
hundre guineas
tinhietyt "ha'
wers I later, the manager,
have discharged criiist:hstairtageodnitahl
ell.
,for the purchase of two
pieces of plate,
astestimonials of the estimation in- which
highestsatisfaction.
and hid Baird, thy tib- nanfger
their services are held.. The report and proceedings appeared
tor.
SIMON'S SUNDAY Scitoots.—The teachers .of the
above schools gave their annual tea party on Thusdav even-
inge the
last to their friends and supporters, (the Rev. A. M'Con-
key kindly loot All Saints school-room for the purpose,)
where Dear 300 persons sat down to tea. The Rev. H. S.
Jose_pli presided, in the absence of J. Rigby, Esq.; after tea
the Rev. Dr. Tattershall addressed the meeting iu a suitable
and most impressive speech. An encouraging report of the
last year's progress was then read. The Rev. Messrs. Joseph
and M'Lindon communicated in their speeches much inte-
resting information on the subject of Sunday Schools :
Messrs. Worall and Hayes-, superintendents of Sunday
Schools followed, and the business was closed by an address
to Sabbath School teachers from the Rev. J.. Connor, minis-
ter of St. Simon's. On Friday the children had a treat from
their kind teachers, and with smiling faces and happy hearts,
200 sat down to their bot cross buns and toast and tea.

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PERIODS OF HOLDING THE BORMIIi SESSIONS.—We
know not who arranges the periods at which the Quarterly
and Intermediate Sessions are held in Liverpool, but we arc
constrained to observe, that it would be impossible for any
business to be performed with less attention to system., and•
we may add, propriety. The first, or Epiphany Sessions; in
the present year commenced, if we remember correctly, on
the 7th of January last : the Intermediate Sessions were held
on the 4th of February ; and the next Quarter Sessions will:
commence on the 18th of May. Now, when Mr. Rathbone
and others benevolently exerted themselves for the introduc-1
tion or the practice of holding intermediate sessions in the.
winter months, their object was to prevent prisoners. being
kept, during the severe season, too long waiting for trial;.
when, in point of fact, they might he innocent. 4 giant:tett ei't*ee_,''
the dates above recorded will show how this lauclable-des"'''
has been frustated. The Epiphany
Sessions coacl uded about LEthe 14th or 15th of January. The Intermediate Sessions ,zott-.;..,
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were held three weeks afterwards, instead of six • weeks:"3q3 was at first expected. We cannot, for our own ,parti'ilme;4ll'v"-"
why the Borough Sessions should not-be held here, as they
are at Salford, every six weeks. All persons who.had,an% ‘,3.11A
business at them would then know-when they commenced.
On all hands it is allowed, that it would be e.xce.edingly.tie- _
sirahle to have the term of imprisonment preceding the.trial
of a person charged with an offence as short as possible. .
the first place, if he be innocent, it is proper that he -'shnnixl t:intrt.,4
not suffer more than is unavoidable of this prelimiTiarotwA,t
justice ; and Secondly, it' be he guilty, say, for instance, of a
transportable offence, the sooner the borough or county is
relieved of the expense of supporting hinl in gaol the better.