The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-10-26 00:00:00

The creditors of Messrs. Price, Jones, and Edwards, late
bankers in Shrewsbury, met on Monday to declare a dividend
under the bankruptcy, when one of 6s. Bd. in the pound
was declared, payable in about a fortnight from that day.
The amount of proved debt is £87,770; the assets in the
hands of the assignees amount to about £29,000.
It is understood that the delay which has taken place in
filling up the new Vice-Chancellorship, under the act of last
session for the better administration of justice, has arisen
from the circumstance of the gentleman for whom the jutig-
ship is destined being absent on the Continent. The ap-
pointment has been offered to Mr. Knight Bruce, and there
is no doubt that he will be Mr. Wigram's colleague.

IMPORTANT INVENTION IN LACA MACHlNERY.—Consi-
derable numbers of our mechanics, during the last few days,
have been gratified and astonished by the inspection of a
novel arrangement of mechanical movement, which is appli-
cable to all kinds of lace machinery. The object is to dis-
pense with large wheels, drums, chains, plates, and many
other contrivances that are in use at present, to enable the
proprietors of lace machines to alter their fabrics with as
little trouble and as small a cost as possible.

RESIGNATION OF CHIEF JUSTICE BUSHE.—It iS ru-
moured in well-informed circles that the Chief Justice of
the Queen's Bench has tendered his resignation, and that his
office will be offered to Mr. Pennefather, the Solicitor-Ge-
neral, who is abroad. In the event of his acceptance,
geant Jackson is likely to succeed to the office of the S

tor-General, and either Mr. Litton or Mr. West to the ser-
geantcy. It is generally believed that Mr. Blackburne will
remain stationary.—Dublin Evening Packet.

RAILWAY STATISTICS.—The number of persons who
have travelled by the different English railways upon which
duty to government has been paid, between 7th September
and 4th October, is 68,809, the amount of duty £2407 17s sd,
and the number of miles traversed 4,623,113. The amount
of duty paid upon railway traffic, we understand, already
exceeds considerably the amount of duty which was paid

upon horses before the railway system came into operatiOn.
The Shropshire conservatives intend celebrating the return
of the twelve conservative members connected with that
county, by a grand festival on the 12th of next month, at
Shrewsbury. The banquet will be on a very extended scale,
and the Earl of Powis has consented to preside, and the no-
minators and seconders of the successful candidates at the
recent election are to officiate as vice-presidents. The whole
of the members have accepted invitations to be present on
the occasion.

We can state upon authority, that an audience given by the
Lord Lieutenant, late this afternoon, at the Castle, to Mr.
Edward Pennefather, the honour of Lord Chief Justice of
the Queen's Bench was conferred upon that gentleman in the
most complimentary manner. Mr. Bushe sent in his resig-
nation yesterday, , but he will not finally retire until the second
day of Term. Mr. Sergeant Jackson is to be the Solicitor-
General, and Mr. West the Sergeant.—Dublin Evening Mail
of Friday.