A Wide Field for Commerce. — At the present moment lOu.OOO.oeOuf British subjects in India do not expend more than 6d. per Uead per annum in English manufactures ! If each consumed a Inrban or gownpiece, twenty yards of ea ico, at M. a van], would amount to 1*90,000,000 sterling
May 24, 1839 - Essex Standard - Colchester, Essex, England
Thomas Morrison and James Morrison were placed, on Saturday, before Charles Birch, Esq., charged with having stolen a trunk, the property of Mr. John Hatton Guy, a trunk-maker, Commutation-row. The trunk was, on Thursday last, placed on a stool, in Mr. Guy's cellar, of which a l
May 28, 1839 - Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Liverpool, Lancashire, England
COMPANY. Empowered by Act of Parliament. CAPITAL, £600,000. President—The Right Honourable the Earl of DEVON. FIFTH DIVIDEND TO THE INSURED. PERSONS insured against Fire to the extent cif £3OO and upwards, whose Policies continue in force'at Christmas, 1837, and who had then bee
May 7, 1839 - Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Liverpool, Lancashire, England
SOCIETY, held at the MUSIC HALL, Bold-street, ADAM HODGSON, Esq., in the Chair. The Chairman having opened the business of the Meeting, and the Secretary having read the Report, it was moved by the Rev. Chancellor RAIKES, A. M., seconded by Col. Sir DIGBY MACIEWORTH, Bart., Reso
May 14, 1839 - Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Liverpool, Lancashire, England
It gives us pleasure to learn that the Lecturers at the Medical School have awarded Prizes this year for the first time, and we understand that the examinations have been extremely creditable to the pupils generally, and highly gratifying to the Lecturers. The following is a lis
May 17, 1839 - Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Liverpool, Lancashire, England
SHEFFIELD AND MANCHESTER RAIL CONTRACTS. THE following CONTRACTS on the abo4 line will be LET from sealed proposals in the order hereinafter stated. The Plans, Sections, Working Drawings, Specifications, and also the Drafts and Contracts, may be seen and copied, and printed form
May 3, 1839 - Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Mutton. VERY EXTENSIVE SALE OF PAPER HANGINGS. MR. T. BRANCH re s p ec tf u lly announces that he has received directions to SELL BY AUCTION, without the least reserve, on TUESDAY next, the 7th, and WEDNESDAY, the Bth instant, at Eleven o'clock each day, at the THOU Hanover Rooms
May 3, 1839 - Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Liverpool, Lancashire, England
LEEDS.—The demand for woollens continues much the same as for some time past. There,was rather more business done on Saturday than on some market days previously, though the quantity taken into the mixed hall on that day far exceeded the quantity sold. On Tuesday there was an av
May 28, 1839 - Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Liverpool, Lancashire, England