The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-08-07 00:00:00

East Inbirs.

Takes neither Salt nor Coal.
A regular trader.—Will
or be
CAL despat
CUTTA ched on the 21st instant,
F,
The well-known A 1 British-built Vessel
THOMAS SPARKS,
Capt. MOODIE ;
497 tons register; loading in Salthouse Dock.—For
particulars apply to Messrs. J. SPARKS and Co., Owners; to
Messrs. BYERS, WALKER, and SYE RS ; or to
W. 0. YOUNG, 19, Dale-street.

ustralia.

" EAGLE " LINE OF PACKETS FOR AUSTRALIA.

PASSAGE AND UPWARDS.

To the consignment of BRIGHT BROTHERS and Co.,
p!"'"A Landing their Passengers, Luggage, and Cargo im-
tiania, mediately on the Vessel's arrival in Hobson's Bay.

For MELBOURNE,
Forwarding Passengers to SYDNEY, HOB ART TOWN,
GEELONG, ADELAIDE, LAUNCESTON, &c.:
The celebrated Clipper-Ship
ALBATROSS,
1,700 tons burthen,
Captain WILLIAM G EVES,
The Ships of this well-known Line are famed for the superiority
of their provisioning and excellent passenger accommodation.

FREE PASSAGES TO VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.
Passengers holding Bounty Certificates, issued by the Colonial
Government of Van Diemen's Land, will be forwarded by the
Packets of this Line.
Apply to GIBBS, BRIGHT, and CO., Liverpool.

LOADING BERTH, COBURO DOCK.
" BLACK BALL" LINE OF
& AUSTRALIAN ROYAL MAIL PACKETS.

Under contract with H.M. Government tc convey the Royal
Mails to and from- Australia every month, and to make the
passage in 65 days under penalty.
SAILING ON THE FIFTH OF EVERY MONTH.

LIVERPOOL TO MELBOURNE,

PACKET of the sth SEPTEMBER

Goods received until Midnight of the 31st August.

The celebrated Clipper-ship
LIGHT N I N G,
./".; ';
I A. ENRIGHT, Commander;
. 2,093 tons register, coppered and copper-fastened ;
now on her third voyage; is celebrated for having made the pas-
sage from Melbourne to Liverpool in sixty-three days, a feat
which has never been accomplished by any other ship or steamer
in the world. For comfort and elegance, the accommodations are
unsurpassed, and her commander's urbanity of manner and atten-
tion to his passengers are well known,—For terms apply to the
Owners, .TAMES BAINES and CO., G, Cook-street.

SUCCEEDING PACKET
SCHOMBERG, Capt. J. N. Forbes

Oct. 5.

" UNION" LINE OF AUSTRALIAN PACKETS.
SAILING FROM LIVERPOOL
For MELBOURNE,
GEELONG, ADELAIDE, SYDNEY, and
HOBART TOWN,
ON THE 10TH OF EACH MONTH.

The spirited Proprietors of this Line have determined to start
the greatest specimens of naval architecture hitherto produced.
The Line embraces at present the following sanspareil first-class

ships:—
BRITISH UNION
BRITISH LION
BRITISH HERO
BRITISH EMPIRE
BRITISH QUEEN

•
Tons Reg. Bur:'
. 1811.... 2500. ... Captain CARD.
. 2627.... 5500.... Captain JUMP.
.... 2024.... 4000.... Captain LAM B.
.... 3011.... 6000.... Captain BELL.
. 3427.... 7000.... Captain RUSSELL.

These Ships are all new, and constructed of the very best mate-
rials, by the most eminent builders of the day, and commanded
by the most experienced men to be found in the kingdom.
First-class Ships to ALL PARTS of AMERICA weekly.
For Freight or Passage, and all information respecting Australia
and America, apply to the Proprietors,
DEMOUNT and MIDDLEHURST,

56, South Castle-street, Liverpool

THIRD CABIN PASSAGE, .4'14.

THE "LIVERPOOL" LINE OF AUSTRALIN PACKETS,

Zinittb ,‘7z,tatts.

In consequence of several of the Steam-ships
of the BRITISH and NORTH AMERICAN
ROYAL MAIL COMPANY being required by
the Government for the Conveyance of Troopgto
the East, the usual Mail Service between GREAT
BRITAIN and AMERICA is disarranged; but an early resump-
tion of the usual Weekly Sailings may be relied upon, of which
the Public will have the earliest intimation. For the present the
Steam-ships will be despatched every alternate SATURDAY, by way
of HALIFAX and BOSTON.
D. and C. MAC IVER, 14, Water-street.

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 hoard 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, £6 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 evadir, 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
LIVERPOOL and BOSTON,
•> 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. I EUROPA .. Neil Shannon.
CAMBRIA Captain Brownless.

The undernoteu or other Vessels are appointed to Sail
From LIVERPOOL.
CANADA For BOSTON Saturday, the 18th Aug.
AFRICA For BOSTON.......Saturday, the let Sept.
AMERICA For BOSTON. Saturday, the 15th Sept.
CANADA For BoSTON . Saturday, the 29th Sept.
AFRICA For 805T0N....... Saturday, the 13th Oct.
ASIA For BOSTON. Saturday, the 37th Oct.

From BOSTON.
From BOSTON. Aug. 1.
From BOSTON. Aug. 15.