The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-11-20 00:00:00

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The British and North American Royal Mail Steam-packet Com-
pany draw the attention of Shippers and Passengers to the
329th section of the New Merchant Shipping Act, which is as
follows:
" No person shall be entitled to carry in any ship, or to require
the master or owner of any ship to carry therein, Aquafortis,
Oil of Vitriol, Gunpowder, or any other Goods which, in the
judgment of such master or owner, are of a dangerous nature;
and if any person carries or sends by any ship any goods of a
dangerous nature, without distinctly marking their nature on
the outside of the package containing the same, or otherwise
giving notice in writing to the master or-owner, at or before
the time of carrying or sending the same to be shipped, he
shall for every such offence incur a penalty not exceeding
£100; and the master or owner of any ship may refuse to take
on board any parcel that he suspects to contain goods of a dan-
gerous nature, and may require them to be opened to ascertain
the fact." --
Freight to Boston, 16 per ton and 5 per cent. primage.
Freight on Parcels ss. each and upwards; according to size.
PARCELS for different Consignees, collected and made up in
Single Packages, addressed to one party for delivery in America,
for the purpose of evading the payment of Freight, will, upon
examination in America by the Customs, be charged with the
proper Freight.
BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL
STEAM SHIPS,
APPOINTED BY THE ADMIRALTY
• To Sail between
~%4.4, LIVERPOOL and BOSTON,
-=.7 NOON-, Calling at HALIFAX to land and receive Pas.
sengers and Her Majesty's Mails.
Captain Captain
ARABIA C. H. E. Judkins. AFRICA.... Wm. Harrison.
PERSIA Alex. Ryrie. AMERICA.. W. J. C. Lang.
ASIA Edw. G. Lott. NIAGARA.. John Leitch.
CANADA James Stone. EUROPA .. Neil Shannon.
CAMBRIA Captain Brownless.

The undernoted or other Vessels are appointed to Sail
From LIVERPOOL.
AMERICA For BOSTON. Saturday, the 24th Nov.
ASIA For BOSTON. Saturday-, the Bth Dec.
AFRICA For BOSTON. Saturday, the 22d Dec.

From BOSTON. .
ASIA From BOSTON Wednesday.... Nov. 21.

These Steam-ships have accommodation for a limited number
of Second-Cabin Passengers.
Chief Cabin Passage to Halifax and Boston,Twenty-five Guineas;
Second Cabin Passage, Fifteen Guineas. These rates include
Steward's Fee and Provisions, but without Wines or Liquors.
which can be obtained on board. Dogs will not be taken on Freight
or otherwise until further notice.

NOTE.—AII Letters and Newspapers intended to be sent by
these Vessels must pass through the Post-office, and none will be
received at the Agents' Offices.

The owners of these ships will not be accountable for gold,
silver, bullion, specie, jewellery, precious stones, or metals, unless
bills of lading are signed therefor, and the value thereof therein
expressed.
Passengers are allowed Twenty Cubic Feet of Personal Luggage,
Free of Freight, but the Agents do not gur.•antee to reserve room
for more than that quantity, and they will t. charged freight on
their personal luggage when it exceeds half a ton measurement.
45- To prevent disappointment or difficulty, Passengers are re-
spectfully informed, that Packages of Merchandise will not be
allowed to be shipped as Luggage, or with their Luggage.
Passengers are not permitted to go on board by the Steamer that
takes the Mail.

Parcels will be received at the Office of the Agents hereuntil Six
o'clock on the FRIDAY EVENINGS previous to sailing.
Apply, in Halifax, to SAMUEL CUNARD ; in Boston. to S. S.
LEwis; in New York, to EDWARD CUNARD ; in Havre, to
DONALD CURRIE, 21. Quai d'Orleans• in Paris, to DONALD
CURRIE, 17, Boulevard des Italiens ; in London, to J. B. Foonn,
52, Old Broad-street; in Glasgow, to G. and J. Buiuss ; and in
Liverpool, to

D. and C. MAC IVER, 16, Water-street.

CIT The AMERICA, for HALIFAX and BOSTON, will:sail on
SATURDAY next, the 24th inst. The Steam-tender SATELLITE will
leave the Landing-stage, opposite the Baths, George's Pier, at
Nine o'clock, Morning, of that day, with the Passengers for
the AFRICA.