The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-16 00:00:00

geto 13ublitattanO.

I.l,_flE This day is published, in cloth, rice Is. LAW OF FASTING, as contain din Holy
Scripture, and taught by the Church of England.
By the Rev. J. B MARSDEN, M.A..
Rector of Tooting,
cloth. lettered Also, b the same Author, in one thick vol. Bvo., in
DISCOURSES pri 12s. , FOR THE FESTIVALS OF THE
.`.-,'HURCH OF ENGLAND: [viz., those for which a
.1-nllect is provided in the Book of Common Prayer.]
.....I.llphoetes: on-1. Historical and Doctrinal Tradition ;
of the aoSnee.ess of Missions compared with the Success
asmoiltoa!
kos;—. erealer.the first Century ;-3. The Title Theoto-
London : 1.1 IP Baptism, &c.
y'
and Adams, and Co., Paternoster-row;
n, Piccadilly.

THE ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY.
IN THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN REVIEW,
e„,IsTo. 33, just published, appears an Article on the
4MOSPHERIC RAILWAY, containing a History of
nnvention, a detailed Examination of its Merits, and a
(with copious extracts) of all the Reports, English
the oreign, which have hitherto appeared, together with
Dikejesulßaultsilwts of Experiments made on the Kingstown and
ist,rgs.i.dan
R. and J. TAYLOR, Red Lion-court, Fleet-
acier Liverpool: G. and J. ROBINSON, and all Book-
,

ri.„ THE RAILWAY CHRONICLE.
.111 First Number of the RAILWAY CHRONICLE
A detail appear on SATURDAY NEXT, the 20th instant.
hb f,,-;`::(l,Prospectus will be sent free, by post, to all
street i527:'8,14 their address to the Office, 14, Wellington-
' ."1111, Strand, London.
*** Order of any Newsvendor.

111-
•
."4)014'll
ANT TO FAMILIES, HOTELS, AND
Whb.„ BOARDING SCHOOLS.
IT`T'SS/NG FEATHERS BY HAND.
IA NOWLAND, 149 and 151, DALE..
1812 "ItErr, near Bvrom-street, Liverpool, established
I.°l' Illocr°lltilaes the good old process of Stov!nz Feather
ae"ual Hours, by which means the effluvia and
ratrove-a", Which causes them to smell, are effectually
"ags, ; they are then thrashed with fla,
lin canvas
°rer tar' not a particle of dust remains, and last y, fanned
stx,g, Wire screens.
Lark. t,":"' ROOMS and FEATHER STORES, whetrteona
el(,l'3.,,_Lock of Feather Beds, Hair, Wool, Silk and
aCsosott.
dent Mattresses, and Paillasses, and an elegant
4decht,”'Dur-post Camp, French Stump, and Nursery
78t_tc'ealcliesuatre consiantly on Sale.
' 5d
A • Rabbit Down Beds. Large Flock Beds,
Actitegleat assortment of ready-made Bed Ticks, that
• WRY choose and see them filled.

ALBION AUCTION-ROOMS.
WEEKLY SALE OF FURNITURE. CARPETS,
FLOOR CLOTHS. 4-c.
By Mr. GREEN,
On THURSDAY next, the 18th instant, at Eleven o'clock
precisely, at his Rooms, Market-street, Birkenhead,
GENERAL Assortment of excellent modern
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Carpets, Floor-
cloths, &c., comprising Sets of Four-post, Tent, French,
Nursery, and Press Bedsteads, Faillas,es, Feather Beds
and Bedding, handsome Mahogany Swing Cot, Sets of
Mahogany Chairs, Easy Chairs, Sofas, Couches, Loo,
Pembroke, and Dining Tables, Chiffonniers, in Rosewood
and Mahogany, handsome Oak Secretaire and Bookcase,
with Glazed Doors, Brussels and Kidderminster Carpets,
Rugs and Druggets, Floor and Lobby Cloths, handsome
Chimney and Dressing Glasses, Patent Water Filters,
Eight-day and other Clocks, handsome Bronze and other
Fenders and Fire-ironsavory-handled Knives and Forks,
Chamber and Kitchen Candlesticks, and the usual
Kitchen Requisites, also a quantity of Pickles and
Sauces.

The whole may be viewed on WEDNESDAY next, the
l7th instant, and on the Morning of Sale, and Catalogues
had,

CIIARLES PHILLIPS, Esquire, one of Her Ma-
jesty's Commissioners authorised to act under a fiat
in bankruptcy, bearing date the 13th day of December,
1833, awarded and issued forth against SETH FLIT-
CROFT and THOMAS MUSGROVE, of Liverpool,
in the county of Lancaster, Grate-manufacturers,-Iron-
founders, dealers, chapmen, and copartners, will sit on
the 19th day of April instant, at Twelve of the clock at
Noon precisely, at the District Court of Bankruptcy, in
Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, in order to make
a FINAL DIVIDEND of the estate and effects of the
said bankrupts, when and where the creditors who have
not already proved their debts are to come prepared to
prove the same, or they will be excluded the benefit of
the said dividend ; and all claims not then proved will be
disallowed.

LEATETER, Solicitor.

GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE AND

CALEDONIAN RAILWAYS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE GLASGOW COURIER.
SIR,—The Friends of the CALEDONIAN RAIL-
WAY have been attempting to fix a charge of incon-
sistency against the Gentlemen of the county of Renfrew
because three years ago they pronounced an opinion In
favour of the Caledonian line as compared to the East
Coast or North British Railway, the only other project
then before the public, an opinion which was given on the
ground of its being, of the two, the most beneficial for
Renfrevvshira and the West of Scotland, and " to prevent
the alternativeof having the inferior line by the East Coast
of Scotland substituted." Even " lovers of consistency"
can hardly find fault with the same gentlemen still more
strenuously advocating a line possessing the same advan-
taze with the Caledonian, of uniting the West of Scotland
with England, and, in addition, passing through their own
county.

I take the liberty, for the special benefit of " A Lover
of Consistency," to subjoin a few extracts from a report
addressed to the Directors of the Grand Junction Railway
as to the best means of uniting London and Glasgow
through Lancashire, and as the opinion there expressed on
a direct comparison of the Beatock, or Caledonian, with
the Dumfries line is most unqualified in favour of the
Dumfries, and as, moreover, it proceeds from a gentleman
whose capability to judge, and freedom from bias in its
favour, cannot be called in question, being signed by no
other than Mr. Joseph Locke, Engineer of the Caledonian
Railway, the testimony thus given is fully stronger in
favour of its superiority than anything that has yet been
adduced during the present controversy.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
Glasgow, April 10, 4814.

JUSTITIA.

LONDON & GLASGOW RAILWAY, THROUGH
LANCASHIRE.

TO THE DIRECTORS OF THE GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY

COMPANY.
[As the first part of the report details the line from
Preston to Carlisle, it is'unnecessary to quote it.]
" The shortest and best road now existing between
Carlisle and Glasgow is that traversed by the mail, and
was, I believe, laid out by the late Mr. Telford. lat
first directed my attention to this route, which, as far as
Beatock Bridge, near Moffat, I found tolerably favourable.
In proceeding farther, however, the valley for several miles
rises very rapidly, until reachinc, the summit near Elvan-
foot, where it attains the height of nearly 1,000 feet above
the level of the sea, Beatock Bridge, which is only ten
miles distant, being only 300 feet above the level of the
sea : in ten miles, then, the rise is nearly 700 feet, which,
supposing it to be uniform the whole way, would give an
inclination of lin 75. Not wishing to recommend a line
having such a plane as this, I was under the necessity of
departing from the straight course which, in the former
part of the line, I had preserved. In making this detour,
however, a very considerable improvement in the levels is
obtained, besides passing through a district -decidedly
more populous than any other route that can be found.
" This line will pass from Gretna, leaving Annan to the
south-west to near Dumfries, where it will enter the valley
of the Nith, in which it will continue to Thornhill, San-
quhar, Kirkconnel, to New Cumnock, a little beyond
which is the summit level. It will then pass near to Old
Cumnock, Mauchline, and Kilmaimock, westward of
Stewarton, and Dunlop, to near Bith, thence round by
the banks of the Calder, near Lochwinnoch, to Johnstone,
Paisley, and Glasgow. _

" Of the advantage to all the towns in Scotland through
or near to which this line will pass, no adequate idea can
be formed. They exist in the most favourable part of
Scotland, requiring only a cheap means of transport to
develope the many resources they possess. Several of
these towns have already grown into some importance ;
and it should be an object with:the proprietors of the soil,
and with the manufacturers of the district, to encourage
the formation of a road like the one proposed, so as to
extend to them the benefits which it is capable of affording.
(Signed) "JOSEPH LOCKE.
" Liverpool, January 27. 1836."