The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-06-09 00:00:00

CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD- RAILWAY.

SECOND INSTALMENT OF FIVE POUNDS per
SHARE, on the NEW SHARES.
THE DIRECTORS, in pursuance of the provisions of the
Act of Incorporation, have This Day made a CALL of
the Second Instalment of £5 per Share on the Call of £l5
per Share on the New Shares, and have appointed that the
same be paid to one of the Company's Bankers on or before
the 15th of June. The proprietors are, therefore, required
to ►ay the same accordingly.—The Company's Bankers arc,
In Liverpool.... The North and South Wales Bank.

W.,. • aaa...• •
In ChesCer Messrs. Dixons and Wardell. •,
Interest at the rate of £5 per Cent. per Annum will be
charged on all sums remaining unpaid after the date ap-
pointed for payment. .WM DIXON

Chairman of the Board of Directors.
24, Fenwick-street, Liverpool, Ist June, 1840.

GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.

CARRIAGE OF GOODS TO AND FROM LONDON.
ririllE GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY
inform the Public, that, in order to ensure to the Lon-
don Trade the same advantage of moderate and uniform
Charges for the Carriage of Merchandise as is now afforded
by the Grand Junction Line between Birmingham and Liver-
pool and Manchester, they have, in conjunction with Messrs.
Chaplin and Horne, of London, made arrangements whereby
the Public who may be disposed to avail themselves of this
means of conveyance will obtain a considerable reduction in
the Rates, and avoid all uncertain or extra Charges, under
the head of Cartage and Porterage, on the delivery of the
Goods in London, or the forwarding of the Goods from
thence.

The Rates fixed will include all Charges of Delivery to the
receiver of the Goods in London, if resident within the limits
of the London Porterage Act, as also the Cartage and Per-
terage in London, on all Goods forwarded, with the excep-
tion of the Booking, when required, of Goods forwarded
from London.

Tne Scale of Rates will be as follows, including Delivery,
&c., in London :

For Iron and other Metals, Castings, raw
Sugar, Tallow, Lead, and other Coarse
Goods
For Packs, Drapery Trusses, Hardware
Packed, Butter, General Groceries, Pro-
visions. Oils, &c. &c.
For Glass in Crates, Indigo, Loose Hides,
Spirits, Wines, &c., Tea, Manufactured
Tobacco, Woollen Yarns, &c.
For Plate and Crown Glass in Cases, Lug-
gage, Poultry Dead, Raw and Manufac-
tured Silk Woolpacks i9s. Bd.

645. 3d.

Light and hazardous Articles, such as Hats, Furniture,
Pictures, Light Glass Shades, &c., and single articles weigh-
ing less than 1 Cwt. will be charged at proportionately higher
rates.

Further particulars may be learned on application to the
Company's Agent, at the Wapping Station, Liverpool; or
at the Merchandise Station. Liverpool-road, Manchester ; or
at Vauxhall, Birmingham ; as also at the following Offices
and Receiving Houses of Messrs. Chaplin and Home, in
London ;
Swan with Two Necks Lad-lane.
Spread Eagle Grace Church -st.
Cross Keys Wood-street.
George and Blue Boar II olborn.
Golden Cross - Charing Cross.
Universal Office, Regent Circus Piccadilly.
Griffin's Green Mart and Still Oxford-street.
In order to prevent misconception, it is proper to state,
that the Company undertake, with respect to all Goods for-
warded by them as Carriers, all the responsibilities custom-
arily undertaken by other Carriers ; and that all communi-
cations on the subject of
.the Merchandise Business will ,be
promptly attended to by the Agents, at the Offices above-
mentioned.
The business, on the terms now advertised, will commeacc
on the Bth June next, on and after which time Goods will be
forwarded at the rates in question from Liverpool, Manohcs-
ter, and London ; as also at proportionately
lower rates s
the Company's Merchandise Stations, at W.arrinE o , ;
frintip
t
ford, and Wolverhampton, to London, or. from Loudon t •
the said Stations.
Liverpool, May 30, 1840,

By order of the Directcitv. . '