The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-08-20 00:00:00

By order of the Commissioners,
P. MACAULIFFE, Clerk.

9111 August, 1841.

TO IRONMASTERS.

THE LIVERPOOL and MANCHESTER RAIL-
WAY COMPANY are desirous to CONTRACT
for the PURCHASE of Five Hundred Tons of best
RAILWAY BARS, of the Parallel Double T, form:
weight, about 751bs. per yard.
Each rail to be made exactly 1 feet in length, and ii
strict conformity with a template, the cross section of
which may be seen at the Company's Office, and which
will be delivered to the Contractor for his pattern : each
end of every Rail to be cut square and smooth to the
precise sectional form. The rails to be made in a work-
manlike manner, of the best No. 2. Mine Iron, free from
cinder, constituting the Rails, when made, No. 3 best
Bar Iron.
To be delivered at the Company's Yard. in Wapping,
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such test, in proof of its strength and quality, by bending
or breaking, as they shall think expedient, with power to
reject all defective Rails, the cost and charges on the rails
not accented to be borne by the Munufacturer.
One Hundred Tons to be delivered in three months frora
the date when the Tender shall be accepted, and the re-
mainder within four months from the same date.
Payment to be made by a Banker's Bill, at three
months' date, when the Rails shall have been delivered
and approved.
Tenders to be addressed to the Treasurer, and trans-
mitted to the Lime-street office, on or before WEDNES-
DAY, the 21st instant. By order of the Directors,
HENRY BOOTH, Treasurer.
Railway-office, Liverpool, 7th August, 1844.

TO ENGINEERS AND IRONFOUNDERS.
THE COMNIISSIONERS for the better PAVING
and SEWERAGE of the town of Liverpool HERE-
BY GIVE NOTICE that they are ready to receive TEN-
DERS of CONTRAC r for the furnishing. deliverinT,
and fixing certain CAST IRON PIPES, SLUICES, and
other Works required in the construction of a RESER-
VOIR, about to be formed on land situate on the south
side of the turnpike road leading from Liverpool to Pres-
cot, and nearly opposite to Gilead-house, at Kensington,
agreeably to Plans, Specifications, and Requisitions pre-
pared by James Simpson, Esq., the Engineer of the
Works, and deposited in the Office of the said Commis-
sioners, No. 1, Parish-offices, Fenwick-street, Liverpool.
Sealed Tenders, with the names and designations of two
approved Sureties, at the least, to be delivered at the
Office of the said Commissioners, addresssed " To the
Commissioners for the better Paving and Sewerage of the
Town of Liverpool," on or before WEDNESDAY, the 28th
day of August instant.
The Commissioners do not bind themselves to accept
the lowest Tender ; and further reserve to themselves the
right of rejecting all Tenders which are not deemed satis-
factory. _

By order of the Commissioners,
EDWD. G. DEANE, Clerk.
Liverpool, Bth August, 1844.

TO EXCAVATORS, BUILDERS, AND OTHERS.
THE COMMISSIONERS for the better PAVING
and SEWERAGE of the town of Liverpool, HERE-
BY GIVE NOTICE that they are ready to receive TEN-
DERS of CONTRACT for EXCAVATING, PUD-
DLING, and RAISING the EMBANKMENTS ' • also,
for BUILDING TANKS and CULVERTS, and PAV-
ING the BOTTOM and SLOPES, and executing other
WORKS required in the constructionof a RESERVOIR
intended to be made on land situate on the south side of
the turnpike road leading from Liverpool to Prescot, and
nearly opposite to Gilead-house, at Kensington, agreeably
to Plans, Specifications, and Requisitions, prepared by
James Simpson, Esq., the Engineer of the 'Works, and
deposited in the Office of the said Commissioners, No. 1,
Parish-offices, Fenwick-steeet, Liverpool.
Sealed Tenders, a form of which may be had on appli,
cation at the Office, to be sent in, addressed " To the
Commissioners for the better Paving and Sewerage of the
Town of Liverpool," on or before WEDNESDAY, the 28th
instant.

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By order of the Commissioners,
EDWARD G. DEA.NE, Clerk.
Liverpool, Bth August, 1844.

CONTRACTS FOR POLICE CLOTHING.
BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL.
THEWATCH COMMITTEE HEREBY GIVE
NOTICE, that they are willing to receive Tenders
for supplying by contract the following Articles of Cloth-
ing for the Constabulary Force, viz.:—
No. 1-700 Pairs of Wool-dyed BLUE CLOTH
PANTALOONS.

No. 2-650 Pairs of LEATIIER BOOTS.
The Committee reserve to themselves the option of
dividing any One of the Contracts, as above numbered,
into two lots of equal proportions.— Persons therefore
sending in Tenders, are requested to state their prices foe
the whole of any One Lot, or for One-Half.
Sample Patterns may be inspected any day between
the Hours of Nine,tind Twelve o'clock in the Forenoon
at the Office of the Head Constable, until THURSDLY:
the 29th day of August instant.
The Parties whose Tenders shall be accepted, will have
to enter into the usual Contract with the Watch Com-
mittee, for the due fulfilment thereof ; and also engage to
complete and deliver the Goods on or before the 21st day
of October next, to be paid for, on approval, in Cash, at
the expiration of One Month from the delivery.
The Committee will not pay for any sample patterns
sent for inspections, except those they approve of for the
Contracts.
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17th August, 1844.

IVOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a SPECIAL
.1.11 GENERAL COURT of the SCOTTISH WI-
DOW'S' FUND and LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
will be held, in the Royal Hotel, Princes-street, on Toss-
DAY, the 10th day of Septembyr next, at Two o'clock
P.M., when certain Resolutions or Bye-laws, adopted by
the last General Court, relative to an extension of the
exceptions under which Policies are released from forfei-
ture—to an extension of the powers under which Annual
Premiums may be reduced by a commutation of Bonus
Additions, and of the terms on which they may be re-
deemed—and to an extension of the powers under which
the Society's Funds may be invested, will be submitted i
for consideration, in order that the same, if then approved
of ,may be passed into a law.
JOHN MACKENZIE, Manager.
Edinburgh, 5, St. Andrew-square,
2d August, 1644.