The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-26 00:00:00

N 0 T I,C E

THE BRITISH MAIL STEAMERS have RESUMED their
WEEKLY SAILINGS, and will be despatched from LIVERPOOL
every SATURDAY, as formerly, alt_l-nately to BOSTON (calling
at Halifax), and to NEW YORK, Direct.

The British and North American Royal Mail Steampacket Com-
pany draw the attention of Shippers and Passengers to the
329th section of the New Merchant Shipping Act, which is as
No person shall be entitled to carry in any ship, or to require
the master or owner of any ship to carry therein, Aqnafortis,
Oil of Vitriol, Gunpowder, or any other Goods which, in the
judgment of such master or owner, are of a dangerous nature;
and it any person carries or sends by any ship any goods of a
dangerous nature, without distinctly nThrking their nature on
the outside of the packrige 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-sliipped, 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."
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Freight to New York, and to Halifax and Boston, ..€6 per ton and
5 per cent. primage.
NOTICE.—After the Ist of March the Freight by the Mail
Steamers to Halifax and Boston will be .£4 per ton and 6 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
z 7.4 LIVERPOOL and NEW YORK, DIRECT,
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And between
LIVERPOOL and BOSTON,
The BOSTON Ships only CALLING at HALIFAX to land and
receive Passengers and liar Majesty's Mails.
Captain Captain
PERSIA ... C. H. E. Judkins. CANADA .. W. J. C. Lang.
ARABIA .. James Stone. AMERICA ..J. G. Wickman.
ASIA Fdw. G. Lott. NIAGARA..AIex. Ryrie.
AFRICA.... Neil Shannon. EUROPA .. John Leitch.
CAMBRIA Captain Douglas.

The undernoted or other Vessels are appointed to Sail
From LIVERPOOL. _

ARABIA For BOSTON Saturday,. the Ist Mar.
PERSIA For NEW YORE .. Saturday, the Sth Mar.
CANADA For BOSTON Saturday. the 15th Mar.
ASIA Fur NEW YORK .. Saturday, the 22d Mar.
AMERICA For BOSTON Saturday, the 29th Mar.

From AMERICA.
PERSIA From NEW YORK .. Wednesday.... Feb. 20.
CANADA From BoSTON Wednesday.... Feb. 27.
ASIA From NEW YORK .. Wednesday.... Mar. 5.
AMERICA From Bos r0N...... Wednesday.... Mar. 12.
AFRICA From NEW YORK.. Wednesday.... Mar. 23.

The Passengers and Goods for New York are intended to be
landed at Jersey City, within the jurisdiction of the Custom-house
of New York.

PASSAGE MONEY FROM LIVERPOOL
TO HALIFAX AND BOSTON.
Chief Cabin Twenty-five Guineas.
Second Cabin Fifteen Guineas.
TO NEW YORK DIRECT.
Chief Cabin Thirty Guineas.
Second Cabin .. Twenty Guineas.
These rates include Steward's Fee and Provisions, but with-
out Wines or Liquors. which can be obtained on board.

Dogscharged Five Pounds each.
These Steam-ships have accommodation for a limited number
of Second-Cabin Passengers.
Noes.—Ail 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, preciousstones,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 gun •antee to reserve room
for more than that quantity, and they will is charged freight on
their personal I nzgage when it exceeds half a ton measurement.
tl:7- 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 Steamerthat
takes the Mail.

Parcels will be received at the Office of the Agents hereuntil Six
o'clock on the FRIDAY I?.vror [Nos previous to sailing,

Apply, in Halifax, to SAMUECCUNARD; in Boston. to S. S.
rams; in New York, to EDWARD CUNARD ; in Havre, to
DONALD Cunatm, 31, Qusi d'Orleans; in Paris, to DONALD
CURRIE. 17, Boulevard des Italiens ; in London, to J. B. Foo an,
52, OM Broad-street; in Glasgow, to G. and J. Bultris; and in
Liverpool, to
D. and C. MAC IVER. 16, Water-street.

C::7- The ARABIA, for HALIFAX and BOSTON. will sail on
SATURDAY next,the Ist March. TheSteam-tenderSartumE Will
leave the Landing-stage, opposite the Baths, George's Pier, at
Twelve o'clock. Noon, of that day, with the Passengers for the
ARA BIA.