The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-16 00:00:00

NATIONAL SCHOOLS' ANNIVERSARY.

THE ANNUAL MEETING of the SCHOOLS in
connexion with the ESTABLISitEII CHURCH
will he held on TUESDAY, the 23.1 instant, when a SER-
MON will be or Ached, in ST. PETER'S CHURCH,
by the Rev. HENRY M E I,VI LL, 8.D., Chaplain of the
Tower, Lood.)n, and Principal of the East India College,
Haileybory ; after which, a COLLECTION will be made
in aid of the Fonds of the different SOK)

Tie Procession will !ewe the Blue-coat Hospital at
Ten o'c!ock precisely, and, proceeding to the Town-hall,
will return t, Church, where Divine Sei vice will commence
at Eleven o'clock.

Tickets of Admission to the Church may be obtained
on application at the Blue-coat Hospital, on the FRIDAY,
SATURDAY, and MONDAY previous to the Anniversary,
between the hours of Tw-lve and Two o'clock.
JAMES NORTH, Secretary.
Liverpool, Blh July, 1844.

BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL TO WIT.
FREEMP.N.
ALL the Freemen who nay b • entitled to Vote in the
Election of a Member or Members to serve in Par-
harneht for thii Borough, and who are not upon the
Register of Voters now in force, are requested to transmit
forthwith to the Town-clerk a Notice, in writing, of their
claims; and all Firemen on the Register, who have
chanpri their Pla,us of Abode, are requested to transmit
forthwith to the Town-clerk a Notice, in writing, of the
particulars of such chanl,es.
RD. RADCLIFFE, Town-clerk.
Town-clerk's Office, July 6, 1844.

A prict•-d copy of the pre,eilt Register may be inspected
at the Town-clerk's Office without any charge ; and
printed Forms of Notices may be had there free of expense.

LIVERPOOL DOCKS.

THE TRUSTEES of the LIVERPOOL DOCKS
are ready to receive TENDERS for a LOAN of
MONEY, at the rate of THREE POUNDS TEN
SHILLINGS (31) per Centum per Annum Interest, for
a period of no less than Seven Years. All letttrs, stating
the amount parties are willing to lend, to be addressed to
GEORGR WITHERS, DJek-office, Liverp col.
The interest will be paid half-ytarly, either in Liver-
pool or in London, or remitted to the parties, at the option
of the lenders.

By order,

DANIEL MASON, Secretary.
Dock-office, Liverpool. Thursday, 201 h June. 1811.

BANK OF LIVERPOOL.
TWENTY-FOURTH DIVIDEND.

THE DI REC MRS of the BANK of LIVERPOOL
DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE t, the Proprietors,
that thee have declared a HA LP-YEARLY DIVIDEND,
at the rate of .£lO per Cent. pi-r Annum. on the increased
paid-up Capital of the Company, (being 12,.6d. per Shire,)
from the Ist of January to the 30th of June, 1844; and
that such Dividend will be payable at the Bank of the
Company; in Water-street, on and after FRIDAY, the 2d
day of August next, between the hours of Ten and Three
on
-each day:

Dated at'Liverpo 1, this Nin►h day of July, 1844.
By order of the Board,
JOSEPH LANGTON, Manager.
Each Proprietor will be expected, (if required,) on ap-
plying for his Dividend, to produce the Certificate or
Ce,tifichtt's of his Shares.

The Transfer BoJlts will be closed until the 2d of
August inclutive.

PRESTON AND LIVERPOOL RAILWAY.
I\TOTICE IS El EREBY GIVEN, that application is
intended to be made in the next session of Parlia-
ment, for An Act to construct a Railway to form a direct
line of communicaint. between Preston and Liverpool,
to commence at Pre.ston, and pass by, through, or near
to the Hundred of Leyland, S,:aribriek, Ormskisk,
Southport, Sefton. Linacre, Bootle, and other places,
and to terminate at Liverpool, with all the usual powers.'
Dated th's 10th day of July, 1844,
LAWRANCE and PLEWS,
Buckler-bury, London, Joint
WILLIAM HEATH, Solicitors.
Gracechurch-street, London,

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY
COMPANY.
THE Act of Parliament for the Incorpnration of this
Compel-1 being obtained, Shareholders will be im-
mediately registered.
Parties, on application, will be furni•bed with a Form
of Letter, which is required to he till -d up and sent in,
together with the Sub,crip ion Von berg, to tie Com-
limy's Office, 62, Moorgate•A,e-t, Landon, on or before
the 20th .1 July, on which day the Registration will be
completed.

By order.
Bth July, 1844.

GEORGE KING, Secretary.

EDINBURGH, I,r;IUH, AND NEWHAVEN
RAILWAY.

TAKE NOTICE, that :1 :tatrd 11 A I,IF-V RABIN
GENERAL MEETING of the EDINBU'iGH.
LEITH, and NEWHAVEN RAILWAY COMPANY
is to be held within the Cniiipnny's Office. 35, Scotimnd-
strett, Edinbu,gh, on TUESDAY, the 30th current. at
Two o'Clock in the Afte,noon, in ttrms or, and for the
purpo es mentioned in the Act.

By order, ALt,I N G. FIELD, Secretary.
Railway Office, 35. Scotland street, Edinburgh,
101 A July. 1844.

EDINBURGH, LEITH, & GRANTON RAILWAY,
NtnICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that ASPECIAL
GENERAL MEETING of the EDINI3URGEI,
LEITH, and GRANTON RAILWAY COMPANY, is
to be held within the. Company's Office, 35, SeeVend-
street, Edinburgh, on TUESDAY, the 30th eu,r,-nt, at
THREE o'Clock Afternoon, in terms of, and .or tho
purposes mentioned in, the Act,
By order,
N
Railway Office,
130 m 35, sjeuAollylit:l:l,EB44.s4t.rGee.
tF,IEEdLi
Edinburgh,
Secretary.

EDINBURGH, LEITH, & GRANTON RAILWAY.
TO RAILWAY CONTRACTORS.
THE EDINBURGH. LEITH, and GRANTON
It A LWAY COM PANY are prepared to Contract
fur the execution of the Brinch to Granton Pier.
The works consist of an alteration of the Turnpike Road,
Road-Bridges, Retaining-Walls. Bulwarks. and other
Masonry, with the Earthwork, laying of Rails, and other
finishing of the way. It will also include the maintenance
of the way for one year after the L'ne is opened.
Plans, Sections, and Specification of the Work may be
seen at the Railway Office here from Monday the 22d to
Saturday the 27th current; and sealed Tenders, addressed
to the Directors, will be received until the evening of
Monday the 29th current.
Further particulars may be learned at Messrs. GRAIN.
GER and MILLER'S Office, 16, Castle-street.
By order of the Directors.
5, Scotland-street, Edinburgh, A.G.G FIELD, Secy.
12th July, 1844.