The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-08-22 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETINGS.

THE ANDERTON CARRYING COMPANY.—At a meeting
on Saturday this company was finally dissolved, and the
sale of the property to the Earl of Ellesmere confirmed.
Five hundred pounds were voted to the directors and
secretary of the company.
LIVERPOOL UNITED GAS-LIGHT COMPANY.--011
Tuesday the half-yearly ordinary meeting was held. The
chair was taken by Wm. Fosberry, Esq. The directors
recommended that a dividend after the rate of £5 per
£lOO share, for the half-year ending 30th June last, be
declared upon the several shares in the Liverpool United
Gas-light Company, excepting such of the shares as re-
present the £25 shares in the late Liverpool New Gas and
Coke Company, upon which the whole amount was not
called up on the Ist January last, and that upon these a
dividend of £1 ls. Bd. be declared. The chairman moved
that the report be received and adopted, which was unani-
mously agreed to ; and a dividend of £5 per £lOO share,
and so on in proportion for the lesser shares, was declared ;
the dividends to be paid, less the income tax, on the 25th
instant.

LIVERPOOL AND BOOTLE WATER-WORKS.—On Tues-
day a meeting was held for the purpose of closing the
affairs of the company. Mr. William Holt read a state-
ment of the accounts, from which it appeared that the
balance to be divided was about £3OBB. It was agreed
that £lOO should be placed in the hands of Mr. Johnson,
to be appropriated in the purchase of an annuity, or in
some other way laid out for the benefit of Robert Ger-
man, known by the name of " Old Robert," a very old
servant of the company, who had been at the works at
Bootle from the time the bill was obtained. £5OO was
voted to Mr. Rogers, the secretary. Mr. John Holmes,
in the course of some conversation, stated that the origi-
nal shares in this company cost the proprietors £BOO.
Mr. Gill said it never paid anything like 5 per cent. It
was then resolved that, after paying the outstanding ac-
counts, the balance of the funds should be divided
amongst the shareholders in the proportion of their
shares.

NORTH AND SOUTH WALES BANK.—The annual
meeting of the proprietors was held on Friday, at the
Clarendon Rooms, Richard Griffiths, Esq., in the chair.
The report was read by Mr. Rae, the manager. It stated
that the hopes entertained of an early resumption of busi-
ess by the bank had been realized ; but the difficulties
of the times had prevented shareholders from subscribing
in the new issue of preferential shares, and the bank had
consequently been thrown upon its existing advances, for
funds to resume business with safety. The advances on
the 23rd October, were £750,000, and by the 22nd Janu-
ary they were reduced to £465,000. The circulation this
half-year had necessarily fallen off—averaging only
£15,000. The profit and loss account still left a balance
of profit of £1,069,190, making the aggregate profit of the
year £12,850, which had been transferred to the credit of
the bad debt amount. Since December, the liabilities of
the bank to the public, had been diminished nearly
£200,000, while the assets had been improved. The
whole liabilities were now £180,000: at the time of the
suspension they exceeded £600,000. The circulation
had risen in a few months from £7OOO to £20,000. The
directors looked cheerfully to the future. The report
was adopted. In answer to; a question, the chairman
said that the directors felt sure of recovering all the capi-
tal lent to the Birkenhead Dock Company and Commis-
sioners. in a short time. The retiring directors were re-
appointed; the sum £BOO was allowed to them, and the
meeting adjourned.
DOCK COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS.—The chairman,
Mr. Bromley-Moore, at the meeting on Thursday, read
a letter from the Duke of Wellington, as follows
Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington presents his
compliments to Mr. Moore. He received his note on
the Bth instant, with plans of the Liverpool docks enclo-
sed therewith. He is much flattered by the honour con-
ferred on him by calling one of the docks and basins by
the name borne by him. He begs Mr. Moore to assure
the Dock Executive that he feels a most lively interest in
the prosperity of the town of Liverpool, and that lie will
ever be willing to make every exertion to promote its
interest whenever it may be in his power." The letter
was enclosed in a handsome gilt morocco case. The
Chairman, in reply to a question, explained that he had
not sent a letter to Lord Stanley in consequence of not
having a plan of the docks to send with it. He had only
written to the Earl of Harrowby and the Duke of Wel-
lington, but the plans would be ready in a few days. A
report was read exculpating the keepers of the telegraph
from blame in the transmission of certain signals on the
27th ult., a complaint respecting which had been made
by Mr. Aikin, but the committee had directed that, in
future, greater vigilance should be used in attending to
signals from the eastward. Mr. Aikin said he was satis-
fied the telegraph might be made of much greater utility.
Communications might be made to ships in the offing,
whereas now the only communication given was that such
a ship was off Holyhead. The Chairman thought the
telegraph should not be used except far information of a
public character. It was fixed that the annual inspection
of the telegraph, which generally occupies five days,
should commence on Monday. Mr, Tobin asked whether
proper certificates had yet been given as to the ages of
the new north dock masters, and protested against per,
sons being appointed subject to certificates. The caw,
mittee should:, have been satisfied with the certificates,
and then appointed the candidates. The Chairre.au pro,
mised that: the matter. should,be strictly itrvestieted,