The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-09 00:00:00

Co LODGINGS WANTED.

AGE N regular habits, is desirous
of meeting with well-Furnished and good-sized
APARTNI ENTS, in the house of a respectable Private
Family, residing in a pleasant part of the country, not
exceeding a ftw ,tail,, from town. One of the Ferrits oa
the river, or its rieiAhourhood, would he pref-rred.
Address, C. D., at the Standard-office, stating situa-
tion, terms, &c.

BENJAMIN CHADWICK,
CHRONOMETER, WATCH, AND CLOCK
MANUFACTURER,
69, LMD-STREET, LIVERPOOL.

BIRKENHEAD.

E SUBSCRIBER begs to inform the Inhabitants
of Birkenhead, Trantnere, Rock Ferry, Seacombe,
Egremont, and N.-v Brighton, that he has been appointed
by THE EARL OF BALCARRES
SOLE AGENT in those Districts for the SALE of the
Produce of his Lordship's extensive and highly popular
COAL MINES in the neighbourhood of Wigan; and
whilst he gratefully acknowledges the favours of the public
hitherto conferred on his own account, he respectfully
solicits their continued orders on behalf of the Agency.
Orders from Manufacturers and Dealers delivered in
Boat Loads at the Colliery Prices. •
THOB. GOE.
Office, 5, Hamilton-street, nears the MaLBO RN
rket; Wharf,
Canning-street, Patent Slip, Birkenhead ; where all out-
standing accounts due to the Earl are to be paid.
Ist April, 1844.

SHADE'S CIRCULATING MUSICAL LIBRARY,
4, BERRY-STREET,

ONE DOOR FROM BOLD-STREET.
ALL the NEW QUADRILLES, NEW MUSIC,
NEW SONGS, &c., are Lent on Hire, by the Single
Piece or Song, by the Day, Week, or Month, on such
terms as cannot fail to give satisfaction to all those who
may honour this Library with their patronage.
A few copies remaining of the Annuals for 1844, the
Queen's Boudoir and the Bijou, exceeding in illustrations
all former years ; New Songs of Old and New Year, by
Knight ; Songs of Christmas, from the Christmas Carol;
Julien's New Polka Dance ; the 6th and last volume of
Wilson's Scotch Songs. Also, the Music of the Bohemiart
Girl, composed by Balfe ; the Favourite, by Donizetti; a
variety of New Songs, Qnadrilles, &c., all of which will
be sold at THREE PENCE IN THE SHILLING
LESS THAN TfIE PUBLISHING PRICE. A large
collection of Music at Half-price, consisting of Rondos,
Variations, Overtures, &c. ; also, a selection of Piano-
forte Music, collected on purpose for young beginners on
the Piano-forte. A new Vocal Catalogue, and one of
Juvenile Music, just published.
Several Square Piano-fortes, Second-hand, to be Sold
Great Bargains, by Broadwood and others, commencing
with Six Guineas.

OF RICHLY CUT GLASS.
jr WARD,SALE 88, BOLD-STREET, LIVERPOOL, begs to
call the attention of the Public to the following List
of Prices:—
Best WINES. Cut, 4s. 6d. per dozen.
TUMBLERS, 6s. do.
Quart DECANTERS, Cut, 7s. per Pair, 61b. weight.
Pint DITTO, ss. do. 41b. „
All other articles equally cheap.
Parties wishing to send Glass into the Country, may do
so from this Cheapest Establishment free of carriage, if
they purchase not less than £4 worth.
Wholesale orders executed to any extent a! Manufac-
turers' lowest prices.

PARISH OF LIVERPOOL.
IVOTICE ER EBY GIVEN, that the ANNUAL
111 GENERAL VESTRY will be held in St. Nicho-
las' Church, on TUEgDAY, the Ninth of April instant, at
Twelve o'clock at Noon, to receive a Summary of the
Churchwardens' Accounts for the last year; to elect
Churchwardens, Sidesmen, and Overseers of the Poor;
and, also, seven Select Vestrymen, being owners or occu-
piers of Lands and Heriditaments in the said Parish, rated
to the relief of the poor in the sum of fifty pounds or up-
wards, in the place of the seven Select Vestrymen now
retiring under the act of the fifth year of the reign of her
present Majesty. Also, to lay a Church-rate for the en-
suing year and to determine as to its application ; to ap-
point Commissioners under the Acts of Parliament re-
lating to St. Paul's and St. John's Churches, in order to
supply existing vacancies, and to despatch other usual
Parochial Business.

R. W. HOUGHTON. I Churchwardens.
JOHN WILKINSON.
THOMAS MUNCASTER,I
ROBERT JONES, Overseers.
JOSHUA HENSHAW,
26th March, 18-14.

BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL.
PUBLIC MEETING.
THE following REQUISITION having been pre-
sented to me :
" We, the undersigned Inhabitants of Liverpool and its
vicinity, feeling assured that the LONG HOURS of
BUSINESS at present in use amongst the great majority
of Shopkeepers in the various Trades of this Town are
prejudicial to the Health, comfort, and well-being of the
numerous class of Persons engaged as ASSISTANTS ha
the Shops; believing that more reasonable hours may be
adopted with advantage to the real and permanent interest
of the Shopkeepers ; and conceiving that the co-operation
of the Public is necessary to effect a beneficial change,
Do HEREBY EARNESTLY REQUEST YOUR WORSHIP TO
CONVENE A PUBLIC MEETING of the INHABI—
TANTS to consider the most desirable means of bring.,
ing into use such an amended system of business, in re—
gard to the hours of attendance, as may give permanent
and effectual relief to a large and deserving class of Per—
sons, without injury to their Employers or to the Public."
I DO HEREBY APPOINT WEDNESDAY next, the
10th instant. at Seven o'clock in the Evening, at the
Music-HALL, Bold-street, for a MEETING to take the
whole subject into consideration, and to determine thereon
as may appear proper.

Town-hall, Ist April, 1844. THOS. SANDS, Mayor.

BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL.
THE ALDERMAN and ASSESSORS of No. 11, or
Abercromby Ward, do hereby make the following
Return of a Councillor elected for the said Ward, by the
Burgesses thereof, on the fourth day of April instant, to
supply the vacancy caused by the death of Charles Bout-
flower, Esquire, and to serve so long as the said Charles
Boutflower would have continued, namely, until the first
day of November. 1846 :

No. I Ward. I Councillor I Alder-
elected. man. Assessors.
11 I Abercromby. Thos.Kaye Wm. W. Walthew
Nicol. J. Atkinson.

Certified by me, pursuant to 5 and 6 William IV., cap.
76, sec. 35.

THOS. SANDS, Mayor.
Town-hall, 41h April, 1844.

SH REWSBURY AND WOLVERHAMPTON
RAILWAY.
CAPITAL £550,000, IN 11,000 SHARES OF £5O RAM.
DEPOSIT £2 IN. PER SHARE.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Liverpool.
The Right Hon. Lord Forester.
The Viscount Clive, M.P.
William Ormsby Gore. Esq., M.P.
The Hon. R. H. Clive, M.P.
The Hon. G, Cecil Wold Forester, M.P.
George Tomline, Esq., M.P.
Benjamin Disraeli, Esq., M.P.
Thomas Charlton Whitmore, Esq., M.P.
Beriah Botfield, Esq., M.P.
James Akers, Esq., M.P.
Donald Maclean, Esq., M.P.
Sir John Roger Kynaston, Bart.
Sir William Young, Bart.
R. A. Slaney, Esq.
Captain Tudor, R.N.
Panton Corbett, Esq., Longnor Hall.
Richard Henry Kinchant, Esq., Park Hall, Oswestry.
Henry Pinson Tozer Aubrey, Esq., Broom Hall, Oswestry
John Bonnor, Esq.. Brynvgwalie, Oswestry. •
George Austin Moultrie, Esq., Ashton Hall, Shiffnal.
William Anstice, Esq.,•Madeley Wood.
Robert Henry Cheney, Esq., Badger Hall, Shiffnal.
William Horton, Esq., Caynton House, Shiffnal.
Rev. Stephen Donne. Oswestry.
James Oliver, Esq., Spring Hill, Wellington.
George Pritchard, Esq., Broseley.
Charles H. Blake, Esq., 15, Devonshire-place.
James R. Gowen, Esq., St. James's-street, London.
Charles Houblon Grove, Esq., Inner Temple, London.
Richard Lloyd, Esq., late Surveyor General of Bengal.
Richard Darby, Esq.
John Horton, Esq., Prior's Lee.
Stephen Phillips, Esq., 2, New Broad-street, London.
William Egerton Jeffreys, Esq., Shrewsbury.
Edward Haycock, Esq., Shrewsbury.
John Bishton Minor, Esq., Astley House, near Shrews-
bury.
James Watkins, Esq., Shrewsbury.
Richard Taylor, Esq., Shrewsbury.
Mr. John Legh, Shrewsbury.
Mr. Thomas Groves, Shrewsbury.
Richard Fryer, Esq., Wolverhampton.
George Benjamin Thorneycroft, Esq., Wolverhampton.
John Shaw, Merchant, Wolverhampton.
Somuel Duncombe, Esq., Wolverhampton.
Daniel McMahon, Esq., VVolverhampton.
Ham bury Sparrow, Esq., Iron master. Wolverhampton.
Thomas Murray Gladstone, Esq., Ironmaster, Wolver-
hampton.
Engineers. —Sir John Rennie; Mr. Cls J. Blunt.
E Bankers.—London and Westminster k, Lothbury,
and its branches in London ; Messrs. ekes, Eytons,
Campbell, and Bayleys, Shrewsbury ; The Wolver-
hampton and Staffordshire Banking Company, Wol-
verhampton ; Messrs. Dixon and Wardell, Chester.
Solicitors.—Messrs.Roy, Blunt, Johnstone, and Walton,
42, Lothbury. London ; Messrs. Loxdale and Peele,
Shrewsbury ; Messrs. Bennett and Thorne, Wolver-
hampton.
Prospectuses to be had of, and application for Shares
to be made to, Messrs. WILKINSON, Stockbrokers, 8,
St. Mildred's-court, Poultry, London; to Messrs. PRICR
and BROWN, Stockbrokers, 4, Change-alley, Cornhill,
London ; Messrs. HENRY DAVIES and Co., Stock and
Sharebrokers, No. 5, Dale-street, Liverpool; Messrs.
JOHNSTON and BRADLEY, Stock and Sharebrokers,
Manchester ; or to the respective Solicitors.