The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-03-19 00:00:00

1118 LIVERPOOL STANDARD

THE OASTLER TESTIMONIAL AND ANNUITY

FUND.
rrHE COMMITTEE appointed to forward the Collec-
!!ll
tion of a FUND for the LIBERATION of Mr.
RICHARD OASTLER from PRISON, where he was
confin'd at the suit of Mr. Thornhill, regret exceed-
ingly that hitherto so little has been done in this
wealthy and proverbially constitutional and liberal town,
for this purpose. They now beg to state, that Mr.
Oastler has been liberated, through the liberality of twelve
individuals, who have become responsible for the required
Sum.

They annex a list of the Liverpool Subscriptions, at
present, and trust that the Friends of the " Altar, the
Throne, and the Cottage" will soon enable them to pub-
lish such a List as will convince the whole Kingdom that
Liverpool is still "the good Old Town." Subscriptions
in aid of this truly estimable object will be received at the
STANDARD, COURIER, and MAIL OFFICES, or by any
Member of the Committee.
Liverpool, 18th March, 1844.
COMMITTEE.
Mr. Richard Harbord I Mr.lThomas Smith
James Parker Joseph Harrison
R. H. Sherlock B. G. Harbord
T. Inman W. Wagstaff
H. Bentley J. Payne.
ALREADY COLLECTED.
R. H. Sherlock, E5q........
Edmund Ward, Esq., Prescot .
James Heyworth, Esq
Joseph Betteley, E5q.......
James Parker, Esq
Richard Harbord, Esq ...........
Rev. D. James
An Enemy to Oppression
W. Birkett, Esq.
John N. Wood, Esq 1 1 0
G. Beley, Esq 1 0 0
John Wilkinson. Esq.. • •
John Howard, Esq .
Abraham Ward, Esq.
George Kendall, Esq. •• • • 1 0 0
John Ellison, Erq. .
Collected in Commercial Hall
Ditto at the Rev. T. D.Gregg's Meeting 4 0 0
Robert Caldwell, Esq
Joseph Hopps, Esq. .. 1 0 0
Ten Workmen in R. Clay and Son's
Employment
Sundry small sums .. ... .. 014 11
Workmen at Railway Engine Yard.... 0 8 6
J. Games

R. A. Payne, Esq.
Thomas Inman, Esq

PROSPECTUS
OF THE

GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE
RAILWAY,
VIA PAISLEY, JOHNSTONE, KILMARNOCK,
AYR, CUMNOCK, SANQUHAR, DUMFRIES,
AND ANNAN.

CAPITAL £1 ,300,000 ; SHARES £25 EACH.
DEPOSIT £1 ss.
No Subscriber liable beyond the Amount of his
Subscription.

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
John Leadbeater, Esq., Chairman.
The Provost of Dumfries.
The Provost of Paisley.
Sir James Campbell.
James Monteath, Esq., of Stonebyres.
John Henderson, Esq., of Park.
Thomas D. Douglas, Esq.
John Miller, Esq., of Muirshiels.
John Wilson, Esq., of Dundyvan.
John Fleming, Esq., of Claremont.
James Douglas, Esq.
The Provost of Ayr.
The Provost of Kilmarnock.
Archibald Smith, Esq.
Robert Dykes, Esq.
William Brooks, Esq.
Andrew M`George, Esq.
George Stirling, Esq.
John Boss, Jun., Esq.
Alexander Brown, Esq.
BANKERS.

Glasgow—Union Bank of Scotland, and Western Bank

of Scotland.
Edinburgh— Do. Do.
Manchester—Jones Loyd and CO.
ENGINEER.
John Miller, C. E., Edinburgh.
SOLICITORS.
Glasgow—Messrs. Bannatynes and Kirkwood,
16, Gordon-street Glasgow.
London—Messrs. W. 0. and W. Hunt, 10, Whitehall,
London.
INTERIM SECRETARY.
William Logie, 76, St. Vincent-street, Glasgow.
This Line is intended to connect London, Birmingham,
Manchester, and Liverpool with Glasgow, and the popu-
lous manufacturing and commercial towns and seaports
of the West of Ireland. The Route is the most favour..
able for the purpose proposed. Avoiding the high and
sterile district of country lying on the Scottish border, it
passes up the fertile and picturesque valley of the pith,
and enters the rich county of Ayr, where it joins the Line
of Railway which already connects with each other the
thriving towns and sea-ports of Glasgow, Paisley,
Greenock, Port-Glasgow, Johnstone, Kilmarnock, .Ar
drossan, Troon, and Ayr.

The length of new Line to be made, in continuation of
the Western English trunk Lines terminating at Carlisle,
is ninety-two miles. From the surveys taken some years
ago, Mr. Miller, the Engineer of the Edinburgh and
Glasgow Railway, has assured the Provisional Committee,
that the engineering facilities are great, and that looking
to the economical system recently adopted on such works,
and the diminished price of materials, not more than
£13,000 per mile will be requisite for its construction.
The Landowners on the Line are, so far as yet applied
to, very favourable to ita'execution.
From estimates of traffic laid before the Parliamentary
Commissioners in 1811; the nett revenue may be expected
to yield 8 per cent. on'the proposed capital of £1,300,000.
Interest at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum will be al-
lowed on Calls, after the Act of Parliament is obtained,
from the date of their being paid till the Line is opened,
which it is expected will be within a period not exceeding
two years from the passing of the Act.
A Deposit of 10 per cent. or £2 10s. per Share is re-
quired by the standing orders of the House of Commons,
one-half of which must be paid on the Shares being allot-
ted, and the other half at such time as shall be fixed by
the Provisional Committee. Subscribers will also require
to sign the usual Parliamentary Contract when required.
Applications for Shares, in the form annexed, may be
made in Liverpool to M ATHEW WOTHERSPOON,
Sharebroker, there, from whom also copies of the Pro-
spectus, containine full details, may be got.
Glasgow, 15th March, 1844.

To the Provisional Committee of the Glasgow, Dumfries,
and Carlisle Railway.
I request that you will allot to me Shares, of
Twenty-five Pounds each, in this Railway, on the terms
mentioned in the Prospectus ; and I hereby bind myself
to pay the Deposit, and to sign the Contract of Copart-
nery and Parliamentary undertaking, in respect of such
number of Shares as may be allotted to me.
I am, Gentlemen, your obedient Servant,
(Address) (Name)
(Date)

BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA,
ESTABLISHED IN 1836, AND INCORPORATED BY
ROYAL CHARTER. PAID-UP CAPITAL £1,000,000
STERLING. London Office, 7, St. Helen's-place, Bi-
shopsgate-street.
Establishments at Toronto, Kingston, Montreal, and
Quebec, in CANADA ; St. John and Fredericton, in NEW
BRUNSWICK; Halifax, in NOVA SCOTIA; St. John's, in
NEWFOUNDLAND.
Agents at NEW YORK, Messrs. Richard Bell, William
M`Lachlan, and Thomas G. Simpson, Dorr's Buildings,
Hanover-street.
Drafts on the Colonies and on the United States, with
approved endorsements, are purchased on terms which
may be known on application, addressed to the Secretary.
In like manner, Bills are collected at maturity, Dividends
on Stock payable in the United States or in the Colonies
are received, and other descriptions of Banking Agency
are transacted.
Credits on the several Establishments in the Colonies,
and on the Agents at New "York, are granted upon pay-
ment of the amount at the London Office, and will be paid
on presentation, together with the current premium of
Exchange on Bills, at the customary usance, without any
charge.
Parties in the Country may obtain such Letters of
Credit in the course of post, by forwar‘ling a Bank Order
for the amount, free of postage, to the Secretary, at the
London Office.
Similar Credits on the Colonial Establishments of this
Bank, and on its agents at New York, are granted at all
the Branches of the
Provincial Bank of Ireland, of
The National Bank of Scotland, and of
The Manchester and Liverpool District Bank.
GEORGE DE B. ATTWOOD, Secretary.
London, 7, St. Helen's-place,
Ist March, 1844.

THOMAS BOYS'
SECOND FINE ART DISTRIBUTION,
338 PRIZES—VALUE £4216,
Including additional Prizes, in Pictures, to the amount of
Five Hundred Guineas, to be chosen from any Exhibi-
tion, or Commissions given to Artists by the parties

obtaining the Prizes.
AT R. BOYS has the pleasure to announce, that the
1./.1 DRAWING FOR THE PRIZES in the PRESENT
YEAR'S DISTRIBUTION will take place Oh the 30TH MAY
Nisx.r ; and consists of 5729 SHARES, which are entitled
to PRIZES to the amount of £4216. Any person pur-
chasing Engravings from Mr. Boys' extensive variety of
Publications (among which are very beautiful and new
Works) will also be entitled to receive Gratuitously One
Share in this Distribution of Prizes for each Guinea's worth
of Engravings purchased. The Engravings and Tickets
are delivered at the time of subscribing.

Prospectuses, with full particulars, may be obtained on
application to Mr. T. BOYS, 11, Golden-square, and 221,
Regent-street, London, or to any of his Agents ; where
Specimens of the Engravings may- be seen, and Tickets
obtained, if early application he made.
LIST OF PRIZES :
2 of 500 Guineas
3of 100 Guineas ..... . 300 Guineas.
3of 50 Guineas . 150 Guineas.
6of 40 Guineas ..... 240 Guineas.
9of 25 Guineas ...... 225 Guineas.
10 of 24 Guineas — 240 Guineas.
4of 20 Guineas — 80 Guineas.
13 of 18 Guineas . 234 Guineas.
9of 16 Guineas — 144 Guineas.
18 of 10 Guineas ..
23 of 9 Guineas .... 207 Guineas.
29 of 7 Guineas — 203 Guineas.
25 of 5 Guineas — 125 Guineas.
136 of 4 Guineas — 544 Guineas.
48 of 3 Guineas . .

Agents for Liverpool : J. R. ISAAC, H. LACEY, Ross
and NIGHTINGALE; Warrington: J. HADDOCKS; Man-
chester : T. SOWLER ; Blackburn : J. WALKDEN,
Preston : L. CLARKE ; Birkenhead : J. LAW.

DISPENSARY FOR DISEASES OF THE EYE,
5, MARYBONE.
Opened December, 1838, by R. HIBBERT TAYLOR, M.D.
One of the Surgeons to the School for the
Deaf and Dumb.
TABLE OF THE DISEASES OF PATIENTS TREATED.

CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES.

Wounds and Inflammation of Eyelids
Tumours in Eyelids
Inversion and Eversion of Eyelids
Palsy of Eyelids
Inflammation of Lacrymal Sac and Pas-
sages
Fistula Lacrymalis
Squinting
Wounds of Eye, from chips of metal.a,iittscs....
Inflammation of Et y, C
Drivatltteoanatroohffa IAI
ndf
)1
„)9
Catarrho Rheumatic
„ Pustular
PP „
Scrofulous
IP „
Ditto, with Ulcers
„ Ditto, with Specks
PO Catarrho Scrofulous
Inflammation of Cornea
1, Scrofulous
Inflammation of Membrane of Aqueous

Chamber
Inflammation of Iris
„ Syphilitic
Inflammation of Internal Tunics ..

Eyes, from injuries..
IUS f/ Jill CONMICLiN
Conical Cornea
Specks of Cornea:
Adhesion of Iris to Cornea or Capsule of

Lens
Closed Pupil
Staphyloma and Dropsy of Eye
Atrophy of Eye
Cataract, spontaneous and from injuril
Weak-sightedness
Near-sightedness
Arnaurosis
Double Vision
Neuralgia
Watering of Eye ..
Protrusion of Eye from Socket
Loss of transparency in Retina

TOTAL.

143'!085

Total New Cases, since commencement .. 6

7 16
46, 4B
0 0

1519'1420
980

The Dispensary is open for the Admission of Patients
on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from One till Two
o'clock.

Subscriptions and Donations will be thankfully received
at the Dispensary, acid by JAMES C. DUNCAN, Exchange
Chambers, Tithebarn-street.
Liverpool, March, 1844.