The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-11-29 00:00:00

Contrarts.

TO IRONFOUNDERS.
rirlHE BIRKENHEAD and CLAUGHTON/AS and
WA TER COMPANY is prepared to receive TEN-
DERS for the supply of GAS and WATER PIPES, from 2
to 10 inches in diameter. The Water Pied will have to be
delivered at any of the three Ferries in Birkenhead, and the
Gas Pipes at the new bridge, in Wallasey yool, at Seacombe,
Egremont, or New Brighton, at the option of the Company.
Sealed Tenders, stating the weight per yard, to be sent to
the Company's Offices, Birkenhead, on or before the 10th
December next.

LIVERPOOL DOCKS.
TO CONTRACTORS.
THE COMMITTEE of DOCK WORKS wilkti ee ready
on Saturday, the 17th day of December next fto receive
TENDERS for Excavating and Removing by Waggons, Sce.
the Materials from the site of the Albert Do and Half-tide
Basin, (west of the Salthouse Dock, ntaining about
400,000 cubic yards, more or less.
The Specification, with Plans and Se ons of the Ground,
may be seen at the Dock Surveyor's 0 ce, south side of the
Coburg Dock, from the 24th instant to the 15th December
inclusive, betwixt 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day.
The Committee do not bind themselves to accept the low-
est Tender.
The Tenders, sealed, must be addressed to the " Chairman
of the Dock Committee," endorsed " Tender for Excavating
Albert Dock," and sent to this office, under cover, to the
Secretary, not later than Ten o'clock a.m. on Saturday, the
17th day of December next.
By order,
DANIEL MASON, Secretary.
Dock-office, Liverpool, November 21st, 1842.

CONTRACT FOR MASONRY.
THE LIVERPOOL and MANCHESTE AILWAY
COMPANY are desirous to receive NDERS of
CONTRACT for the ERECTION of a R LWAY VIA-
DUCT, (or certain Portions of the same, rough the Town
of Salford, in conformity with Plans, Se ons, and Specifi-
cation, which may be seen at the Comps 's Office, in Lime-
street, Liverpool.
The Contract will be let in Two Divisions, as explained in
the Specification, No. 1 extending from Ordsall-lane to
Irwell-street, near the New Bailey Prison ; No. 2, extending
from New Bailey-street, Salford, to Great Ducie-street,
Manchester.
The Plans and Specification will be ready for Inspection
on and after MONDAY, the sth of December; and sealed
Tenders addressed to the Treasurer, and endorsed " Tender
for Contract," must be delivered at the aforesaid Office, on
or before THURSDAY, the 29th of December.
By order of the Directors,
HENRY BOOTH, Treasurer.
Liverpool, 26th November, 1642.

PIANO-FORTES.
NOVEL INVENTION/h.
MESSRS. HIME and SON solicit attention to their
Establishment,
No. 57, CHURCH-STREET'
where may be seen, the most important im ovements in the
PIANO-FORTE, comprising
THE EXTRA-SIZED SIX-AND-A ALF OCTAVE
PATENT GRAND SQ ARE,
WITH GRAND PIANO-FOR ACTION,
THE SCHOOL-ROOM PI TO
-FORTE,
peculiarly adapted for the younger branches of players ; the
SPLENDIDLY-FINISHED BOUDOIR COTTAGE,

AND
THE HIGHLY-CELEBRATED BICHORDA,
the manufacture of Messrs. JOHN BROADWOOD and SONS ;
THE PATENT REPEATER, SEMI-GRAND,
AND MICROCHORDON,
of Messrs. COLLARD and COLLARD, with their latest and

valuable improvements ;
TOMKISON'S NEW PATENT SEMI-GRAND,
with Transverse Strings;
THE MUCH-ADMIRED PIANETTE,
and every other variety of INSTRUMENT, by the above

M anufacturers.
In addition to their very extensive and valuable Stock, by
the above justly-esteemed Makers, they have now in their
Show Rooms a great variety of PIANO-FORTES, from
known houses, which, from the peculiar advantages they pos-
sess, and care in the selection, they are enabled, with satis-
faction, to offer at unusually low prices.
Having experienced Workmen constantly on the Premises,
Messrs. H. and Son undertake every description of Re-
pairing and Tuning, on the shortest notice.
A large ASSORTMENT for HIRE, and a great variety
of SECOND-HAND INSTRUMENTS on SALE.