The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-01-21 00:00:00

KENDALL'S

ORIGINAL CIVET CAT,
No. 5, CHURCH-STREET,
Three Doors from Whit echapel.
CHRISTMAS GAMES AND PRESENTS, IN ENDLESS VARIETY

W. N

1. The Drogheda East Light is a fixed white light, open
to seaward from E. N. to S. E. by E. E.; it is elevated
30 feet above the level of the high water of spring tides, and
bears from the Hay Hunter Rock, off t S.W. W. distant
the entrance of Carlingford Lough.. J 19 sea miles.
„ Rock-a-bill
1 11-
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_ sea miles.
2. The Drogheda West Light is a fixed white light. open
to seaward from E. N. to S.E. by E. 4 E.; it is elevated
40 feet above the level of the high water of spring tides, and
bears from the East Lighthouse W. by N. distant 300 feet.
The relative bearings of the East and West Lights
will, whenever necessary, be changed, as alterations
may take place, either from the shifting of the sand-
banks, or from the operations in progress for the im-
provement of the Harbour.

3. The Drogheda North Light is a fired light of red co-
lour, open to Channel from within the Bar; it is elevated 28
feet over the level of the,hieh water of spring tides, and
bears from the Bar Perch N.V. distant 1583 yards.

„ East Light-home

N. by W. * W

780 do

Maiden Tower .... N.N.V. do. 280 do.
Vessels having passed to within the Bar in the line of the
East and West Lights, should, on opening the North Light,
alter their course.

The Bearings stated are magnetic,
By order, _

H. VEREKER, Sec
Ballast-office, Dublin, 9th December, 1841.

LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES.
rir HE GENERAL ANNUAL MEETING of the '. GO-
VERNORS of this INSTITUTION will be holden,
in the Board-room, Parish.offices, No. 1, Fenwick-street, on
FRIDAY, the 4th of February next, at Two o'clock, to transact
the usual business of the Charity and to elect Officers for the
ensuing year.
By order of the General Committee,
ROBERT WEDGWOOD, Sccretary.
Dispensaries -Offices, 1, Fenwick-street,
14th January, 1842.

The Treasurer gratefully acknowledges the receipt of the
following Donations, &c. ; and earnestly solicits further con-
tributions, a considerable sum being yet required to meet
the demands of the past year :

DONATIONS. £ S. d.
Richard Gibson, Esq., Oxford-steeet
A fee for two special jury cases, per S. Martin, Esq. 2 2 0
John Lane, Esq 2 0 0
Furness, Esq
Thoinns Hampton, Esq.
Thomas Dismore, Esq., being a moiety of a reward
received from Charles Standish, Esq., for detain.
ing plate, and prosecuting thereon lO 0 0
J. B. Smith, Esq.
William Tarbet, Esq. ,
Miss N. Hamilton 1 1 0
Anonymous
Mrs. Matthews, Wavertree
The late Mayor .
Left at North Dispensary, by a Friend
Left at South Dispensary, by. Ditto 4 12 0
Rev. J. B. Monk, A.M. lO 0 0
Mrs. Jane Law, Seaforili
Staff Surgeon Smith
Henry Ormerod, Esq
William Dowson, Esq 1 1 0
Owners of the brig Zeno, being proceeds of dead
seamen's clothes unclaimed 0 13 6
C. S. Parker, Esq 2O 0 0
The Misses Yates
Thomas Thornely, Esq., M.P. '
George Holt, Esq 5 0 0
G. L. Cox, Esq.
John Marriott, Esq 5O 0 0
Thomas Smith, Esq 0 10 0
Charles Booth, Esq.
John Cropper, jun., Esq - .. 21 0 0
Edward Cropper, My 21 0 0
Thomas Brown, Esq., Clarence-street 2l 0 0
Hugh Jones, Esq., Lark-hill 25 0 0
George Holden, Esq., Bold-place
Miss Stavert, Breckside-house
H. M., Everton 2 2 0
W. P. Freme, Esq. 2O 0 0
James Freme, Esq.

COLLECTIONS.%
St. Andrew's Church, Rodney-street, per Rev. J.
Park 4O 0 0
St. Nicholas's Church, per Rev. A. Campbell, A.M. 19 16 0
St. George's Church, per Rev. J. B. Monk, A.M.. 20 0 0
Welsh Calvinistic Methodists, per Messrs. M. Jones
and Morris
St. Paul's Church, per Rev. J. H. Stafford, A.M 8 15 11
St. James's Church, per Rev. W. Blundell, A .)1 ll 2 6
St. Thomas's Church, Park-lane, per Rev. It. L.
Townsend, A.M.
St. Patrick's Chapel, per Rev. G. Gibson
St. Mary's Church, Kirkdale, per Rev. D. James,
A.M
St. Mary's and St. Anthony's Chapels, per Revs.
W. Dale and P. Wilcock 39 8 2
St. Augustine's Church, per Rev. Dr. Tattershall 28 12 10
St. Peter's Chapel, per Rev. Dr. Appleton 27 0 0
Crescent Chapel, per Rev. John Kelly 26 9 0

LEGACY.
The late John Park, Esq., per W. F. Robinson,
Esq., £lOO, less duty, £lO 90 0 0

Subscriptions received at the Office, No. 1, Fenwick-
street, daily, from Three to Four o'clock ; or at the North
Dispensary, Vauxhall-road ; or the South Dispensary, No.
1, Upper Parliament-street, at all hours.

LIVERPOOL DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY,
OFFICE, 4, QUEEN-SQUARE.
T a QUARTERLY MEETING of the GENERAL
/A_ COMMITTEE, held on the 18th January, 1842, the
following Resolution was unanimously passed :
The Treasurer's statement showing that the Funds of the
Relief Department of the Society are already completely
exhausted.
Resolved,

That the Treasurer be authorised to continue the rate of
relief as at present, in reliance upon the Christian feelings
of the Inhabitants of Liverpool and its neighbourhood, to
whom an appeal shall forthwith be made, earnestly soliciting
their prompt and liberal contributions to meet this pressing
necessity.

The average number relieved per day since
Christmas Eve ........................ 218
Number relieved yesterday
The following is the List of Contributions already received
since Christmas Eve :

.£ s. d.
100 0 0
50 0 0
23 0 0
21 0 0
20 0 0
10 0 0
10 e 0
10 0 0

Hugh Jones, Esq., Lark-hill
Mrs. Hugh Jones, Lark-hill
Thomas Brown, Esq., 25, Clarence-street
Messrs. Heywood, Sons, and Co., Brunswick-st
Mrs. William Langton, Great George-square....
Miss Birley, Rodney-street
T. W. Rathbone, Esq., Allerton Priory
John Fletcher, Esq., St. Michael's, Toxteth-park,
per the Rev. Wm. Hesketh .
Edward Moon, Esq., Shaw-street, Evertor) ....
Hugh Hornbv, Esq., Sandown, Wavertree
Joseph Hornbv, Esq., Everton
John Eden, Esq., Catharine-street
Messrs. Buchanan and Brown, Oldhall-street
James Gilfillan, Esq. Rodney-street
William Forde, Esq., Esq.,
Alfred Waterhouse, Esq., Oldhall-street ......
Richard Rathbone, Esq., Woodlands
W. X. Y
Samuel Sandbach, Esq., Woodlands, Aigburth..
Messrs. Mender and Allender, Castle-street....
Ri,...hard Houghton, Esq. Great Nelson-street ..
John Knowles, Jun. Esq., Islington
Thomas Morecroft, Esq., Rock Ferry
J. Taylor, Esq., Royal Bank Building's, Dale-st.
W. Potter, Esq., Royal Bank Buildings, Dale-st.
The Rev. Robert Cort, Kirkby
James Macgregor, Esq. Everton
George Ramsden, Esq., Canning-street
Dr. Iliff, Seel-street
Mrs. Richard Earle, per Rev. C. W. Lawrence..
Miss Rigby, Canning-street •
Part of a Collection after a Sermon, per Rev. C.
W. Lawrence, at St. Luke's Church
Richard Alison, Esq., Abercromby-square
Stanley Percival, Esq., Hart .hill, Allerton
Samuel Martin, Esq. Everton
William Rotherham, Esq., South-hill Toxteth
park, per Samuel Martin, Esq.
John Taylor, Esq., Edge-lane
Rev. Thomas Hornbv, Canning-street
Charles Thompson, Esq., Water-street..
.T. A. Marsden, Esq., South John-street
From S. C
Misses Hollinshead, Abercromby-square
William Lassell, Esq., Bold-street
Miss Stavert, Breckside House
Thomas Clare, Esq., Wavertree Terrace
Messrs. Wm. Fosbery and Co., Tithebarn-street
Elias Arnaud, Esq., Abercromby-square .
Charles Inman, Esq., Everton
Mrs. Thomas Ripley, Abereromby-square
John Boyd, Esq., Cazneau-street
' Daniel Buchanan and Son, Dale-street
Charles B. Buchanan, Esq., Everton
Robert Roskell and Son, Church-street
Christmas Donation from a Subscriber
Major Axford, Mount Vernon-road
Anonymous
J. Ilightield, Esq., Linacre House, Bootle
Mrs. Moon, Everton, per S. Martin. Esq
Mr. Robert Price, Seymour-street
Mr. W. H. Buchanan, Everton.
Walter Fletcher, Esq., Roscommon-street.
H. A.
A Friend, Everton
Mrs. Hynde, Edge-hill
Miss Rees, Edge-hill
From a Friend
Rev. R. Appleton, Kirkdale
Mr. R. W. Dickson, per Rev. R. Appleton
James Pearson, Esq., Newington
Andrew Browne, Esq., Paradise-street
Thomas Pennington, Esq., London-road
Profit upon a commercial speculation, on an in-
vestment of £5, " the proceeds to be devoted
to charitable purposes," per Mr. Thos. O'Grady 012 6
0 10 0
A. H.
Mr. W. R. Stanistreet 0 5 0 10 0
0
Anonymous, per Miss Pilcher
Donations will be received by the Treasurer,_ TR_ Eo_._W.
RATII LION E,
Esq., Allerton Priory ; at the Society's Office,
4, Queen-square ; and at the several Newsrooms and Banks
of the Town. R. APPLETON, M.A., Secretary.
21st January, 1842.

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riIHE Corporation for Preserving and Improving the Port
1 of Dublin, hereby give Notice, that Three LIGHT-
HOUSES have been erected at the entrance of DROGHEDA
HARBOUR, from which Lights will be shown on the evening
of the Ist of MARCH, 1842, and thenceforth will continue to
be lighted every night from sun-set to sun-rise.

Specification given of the position and appearance of the
Buildings, by Mr. Halpin, Inspector of Light-houses :
Three Light-houses erected on timber framings coloured
brown, have been placed on the Sand Hills at the entrance
of the River Boyne, or Drogheda Harbour. The East and
West Lights, kept in line, will lead in the deepest water
over Bar. The North Light will lead vessels, when within
the Bar, to the Long Deep which extends from abreast of
the Maiden Tower towards the South Crook Point.

ANIMAL MAGNETISM.
CAPTAIN BROWN has the pleasure of announcing that
N-.) he has prevailed on his friend Mr. BRAID, Surgeon,
Manchester, to deliver a LECTURE on his very important
discoveries in MESMtRISM, in the PORTICO, Liverpool,
To-MORROW (Saturday) EVENING, the 22d instant, at Eight
o'clock, when the Phenomena will be illdstrated by experi-
ments on subjects already tested, and also on
,any of the
audience who may offer themselves on that occasion. Mr.
Braid will, moreover, explain its applicability to the cure of
a number of diseases, which are well known to hive resisted
every other curative agency, including the Deaf and Dumb.
One or two patients born Deaf and Dumb will be exhibit-
ed, who can now both hear and speak.
Body of the Room 25., Gallery Is. 6d. Doors open at
Half-past Seven o'clock.

THE LIVERPOOL LICENSED VICTUALLERS'
ANNUAL BALL,
Under the Patronage of the Worshipful
THE MAYOR,
And the following Trustees of the Society :
John Bent, Esq., I J. Aspinall, Esq. I Jas. Brancker, Esq.,
R. Woodward, Esq., and R. Jones, Esq.,
WILL TAKE PLACE
ON WEDNESDAY NEXT, the 2Gth instant,
at the Town-hall, the use of which has been kindly granted
for the purpose.
The proceeds will be added to the sum of £l2OO already
set apart for promoting the Charitable Endowments of the
Society. •
The Committee and Stewards respectfully solicit the sup-
port of the public.
Tickets, Ten Shillings each, (Refreshments included,)mtly
be had at the Society's Office, 16, Great Charlotte-street,
and of the following Members of the Committee.
THOMAS JACKSON. Chairman, Harford-street.
R. Bickerstaff, Christian-st. W. E. Whiteman, Hanover_
H. W. Gerard, School-lane street
J. Wilson, Rupert-street W. Forde, Deane-street .
P. Brew, Wood-street L. Williams ,Ti tbebarn-street
W. Lawton, Basnett-street J. Owens, Hotham-street
T. Clarke, Cable-street J. Horsfall, Brownlow-hill
J. Lloyd, Stanley-street . J. L. Evers, Haymarket
R. Jones, Lime-street J. M`Keverigan, Rathbone_
J. Hamer, York Hotel I street.
Also at the Hotels, Inns, and usual places.
DANCING TO COMMENCE AT EIGHT O'CLOCK.
H °RABIN'S celebrated QUADRILLE BAND is engaged.
No Money will be received at the Doors.

THE LATE JOSEPH GIBBONS, ESQ.
AT a Meeting of the Commissioners for the better
Paving and Sewerage of the Town, held' the 20th
January, 1842 ;
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PRF,SE:,
JOHN
_HOLMES, E

&c., &c., (3-z,c

in the Chair,

I ,
Resolved unanimously.—
That the Commissioners cannot separate without re- ,

cording their unfeigned sorrow at the melancholy event
which has deprived them, and the inhabitants of the town
at large, of the highly valuable services of their late Col-
league and respected Townsman, JOSEPH GIBBONS,
Esq. ; who, for a period of upwards of eleven years,
has unweariedly devoted a large portion of his time, as
well in promoting the interests of this Trust, as ttle
/ Parochial interests of the town. •
Resolved.—
That the foregoing Resolution be advertised once in
each of the Liverpool Newspapers.

By order of the Commissioners,
EDWD. G. DEANE,.
Clerk

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EGItEMONT STEAM-PACKET' COMPANY

CAUTION TO TRADESMEN 'AND OTHERS.
NOTICE IS H ERE BY GIVEN, that I, the undersigned,
have no connection with any Per Son or Persona calling
themselves the Egremont Steam-packet Company ; or the
undermentioned Persons,' calling themselves the Directors
of the Egremont Steam-packet Company, or with any of
them, viz. :

Tut:IAIAS Moms, of Liverpool, Cotton Broker.
THOMAS HIBBERT, of Liverpool, Merchant.
JAMES SEDDON, of Liverpool, Cotton Broker.
WILLIAM LAYCOCK, of Liverpool, Merchant.
Jon CLAYPOLE, of Liverpool, Merchant.
HENRY KREBS CLAYPOLE, of Liverpool, Merchant • and
JAMES KELSHAW, of Woolton, near Liverpool, Saddler ;
or with

GEORGE STotqn, Attorney, of Liverpool, their Secretary
and Solicitor.
The Public are cautioned not to give credit to,
my responsibility, the above persons, or any of them, or any
Body, Society, Partnership, or Company of Persons carrying
on, or assuming to carry on the business of a Ferrying or
Carrying Company under the name of the Egremont Steam-
packet Company, or any other name whatever.
And to take Notl,p, that I disclaim- all acts done by the
abovementioned persons, or by any such Society, or Company,
as aforesaid. And that I disclaim the same as illegal, and
that I will not he libale in any manner for any acts done, or
to be done, or for any debts or liabilities whatever, contracted
or to be contracted by the abovementioned persons, or any of
them, as alleged Directors of the said Company, or on behalf
of the alleged Company, or in any manner whatever.
G.
Dated this twentieth dakof VINCENT, Temple, December, 1841. London.

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