The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-05-08 00:00:00

NOTICE.

THE Commissioners for the better Paving and Sewerage
of the Town of Liverpool hereby give Notice, that they
are ready to enter into a CONTRACT or CONTRACTS
with any Person or Persons willing to supply them with
WELSH SQUARE SET PAVING STONES, of the fol-
lowing quantities and dimensions—viz., 1000 Tons, from 3
to 4 inches on the face, from 4 to 5 inches in length, and 7
to 8 inches in depth ; and 1000 Tons, from 4 to 5 inches on
the face, and of the same dimensions in length and depth as
the above ; 250 Tons of each size, to be delivered on the
Quay at Liverpool within three months after the acceptance
of the Tender of Contract, and the same quantity on each
succeeding three months until the whole is delivered. Per-
sons willing to enter into such Contract or Contracts are re-
quested to send in sealed Tenders, addressed to the Commis.
stoners, at their Office, No. 1, Parish Offices, Fenwick-street,
Liverpool, on or before WEDNESDAY, the 13th instant. It
is expected that a Sample of the materiel to be supplied will
be delivered with the Tender.
By order of the Commissioners,
EDW. G. DEANS, Clerk.
Parish Ogles's, LivirPool, 2d May; 1840,•

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Port Fleetwood-on-Wyre, Lancaster,
May 6th, 1840.
(BEARINGS, Magnetic—DISTANCES, Nautic.)
THE DIRECTORS of the PRESTON and WYRE
RAILWAY, HARBOUR, and DOCK COMPANY,
Hereby give Notice, that on and after the evening of the 6th
of June next, a FIXED WHITE LIGHT (of dioptlic order)
will be exhibited at the Lighthouse recently erected upon
the North-Eastern elbow of North Wharf-bank, which out-
lies ROSSALL POINT, forming Southern horn of LANCASTER
BAY. This said WYRE LIGHT will denote the Western
rounding point from Sea up to Port Fleetwood, known as
" FOOT OF WYRE," situated 30 miles North-Eastward of
the "Liverpool Light-ship" ;54 miles E. N. of " Point
Lynas" ; 65 miles E. a N. of the " Skerries" ; and 8 miles
S. by E. E. from the old-established Revolving Light on
Walney Island, which marks the Northern horn of Lancas
ter Bay. " WYRE LIGHTHOUSE" is elevated 45 feet above
half-tide level, transmitting its light over a ten-mile horizon ;
presenting by day a superstructure of 20 feet diameter, sup-
ported on screw-pile pillars, and provided with a deep-
sounding, self-acting Bell, which tolls three strokes every
minute in foggy weather. The structure stands 2 miles off
(due North) the High-water Shore at Fleetwood Tow
ain
thereby guarding the approach in 20 fathoms water 1 OW
off, and 3 fathoms within a of a mile ; whilst, not brought
Eastward of E. by S. S., or Westward of S.W., present-
ing itself to the following fairway courses and distances,
viz.:—From
Kingstown, Dublin E. S llB miles.
Drogheda E. by S. 4 S ll7 ~
Carlingford S.E. by E. 3 E..... 110 ~
Calf-of-Man S.E. by E. t E..... 65 ~
Douglas-head, Isleman S.E. 4 E 52 fl
Ramsey S.E. E 5O ~
Ulverstone (Fumes Channel) S.S.W l4 ~
H. M. DENHAM, F.R S.,
Consulting Marine Surveyor.

MORISON'S MEDICINES—SPURIOUS IMITA-
TIONS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that I have commenced
Proceedings at Law against ROBERT SALMON, of Far.
ringdon-street, London, for selling Medicines to the late
Mr. JAMES MALLARS, under my name, with which Medi-
bines I am totally unconnected.
JAMES MORISON, the Hygeist.
British College of Health,
Neu, Road, London, April Bth, 1840.
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