The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-06-23 00:00:00

—On Monday the
ourned special meeting of the shareholders of this corn-

LON DO

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patty took place at the London Tavern, for the purpose of
electing ten directors, and receiving the final result of the
tolzan by John Flur-

eal in respect to

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the legality of admitting proxies at this election made to the
Attorney and Solicitor General, and to Mr. Waddington.
which was, that proxies ought to have been previously gam-

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tided by the Majority of proprietors actually present at the
time. He said it being then too late to adjourn, for the pur-
pose of having the proxies stamped, he would at once declare
the result of the scrutineers' labours, by breaking the seal
of the letter, for the information of the meeting. Out of
thetl: s::::tittpc,etn,c,f)..Tc_ltes, tile following ten gentlemen polled

,umuers Pars()
513; Captain Kelly, 1
Air. Crawley, 1.84

, 2,561 votes ;
15; Mr. Hill, 1,939 ;
Mr 1 552 •
Wigoin.

wisle, 1,339;

tsciti, 1,243; Sir rolin SimP-

announcement was received with aP-
vations were made by Captain Beau,
cleric, rioon, :var. Henderson, Sir John Simpson, Mr.
N. Smith, Mr. Bennett, and other proprietors, when a vote

0, ~.0t,„„ Kao puoovu u ugic uuneers, and also to the chair
man, who returned thanks, and wished the concern every
prosperity. Ile urged the new board to choose their chair-
man before they seperated, in order that they might transfer
the onus of his office to that gentleman. The meeting then
adjourned. It appears that the Liverpool list bad the ma-
jority of nine out of ten in the new direction.

It is stated that one hundred arid eighty-seven prisoners
have been conveyed to Stafford gaol by the constabulary force
in the mining district during the months of April and May,
a distance of 3,970, miles, at an expenge of £l3. Gs. Bd. in-
cluding all charges. The expense of conveying the same
number of prisoners under the former regulation would have
been £124. ls. 3d., showing a saving to the country in two
months from the mining districts alone of £llO. 14s. 7d.

EXTENSIVE IMPORTATION OF OXEN, SALMON, &c.
... rt atr urtprnnrin_ at fiVP _ a • .

Vn monaay arternoon, nye o cinch, the Aberdeen Steam
Navigation Company's steam,-ship City of Aberdeen, Captain
Morrison, arrived at her moorings off the Irongate-stairs,
Tower, from Aberdeen, after an expeditious passage. On
this occasion she brought no fewer than 215 live cattle. un-
-100 sheen. 50 uivs..na In.

a large quantity Of miscellaileCu

mu coxes of salmon. besides
goods. The importation of
Lets in the north of Scotland

______.,.........n.5. The Augsburg Gazet t
letter from Rome; stating that swarms of grasshop-
Lad suddenly made their appearance in the country
pcieui?:e
adjoining Palo, and on the western coast, and laid the fields
completely
waste. Thence they extended their ravages to
the
plains of Campania. The means adopted fur their de-
struction having proved unavailing, the pope ordered pro-
cessions and prayers in all the churches to implore divine
protection against the scourge.
WILLIAMS' PATENT FURNACE FOR TEE CONSUMPTION
OF SMOKE.—We understand that, in consequence of an ar-
rangement with the commissioners of police, Williams' pa-
tent for the consumption of smoke has been applied to a
steam boiler belonging to Mr. Charles Dick, brewer, Ro-
bertson's Close, adjoining South Bridge-street, and also to
another in York-glace .......„ . , • • •

connected with the extensive works
of Mr. Groan, coach-builder, York-lane. In both instances
the application of the patent to the furnaces has given the
greatest satisfaction. The Stockbridge Mill Company, much
to their credit, have also applied the patent to their steam
boiler of twenty horse power, in order, as far as practicable,
to prevent their works being any way disagreeable to the
neighbourhood.—Edinburgh Courant, June 15.