The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-12-18 00:00:00

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

Under contract with H.M. Government to 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,
(Taking Goods for GEELONG.)

PACKET OF THE sth JANUARY.

Goods received until Midnight of the 30th instant, if not
previously full.
The beautiful lipper-shi,
d:#* OLIVER LAN G,

The beautiful Clipper-ship

-, Commander;
1,224 tons, A 1 at Lloyd's, coppered and copper fastened. Al/
Letters and Papers must pass through the Post-office, as none
can be received by the undersigned.
For terms apply to the Owners,
JAMES BAINES and CO., 6, Cook-street.

*** Bills of Lading for this Company must be got from TURNER
and DUNNETT, 1, James-street.

THIRD CABIN PASSAGE, £l4.

THE "LIVERPOOL" LINE OF AUSTRALIAN PACKETS
To sail the Ist of January next,
For MELBOURNE, Direct,
The well-known Clipper-ship
SALEM,
k\44. Capt. FL a Nrr ;
- 915 Tons Register ; 2,100 Tons Burthen;
A 1 at Lloyd's.
This Ship has made some of the quickest passages to Mel-
bourne ; is fitted up for all classes of Passengers in the most com-
fortable and commodious manner. Carries a Surgeon.
Passenger will be forwarded to any ports in Australia, Van Dieman's Lend, or New Zealand, at extra rates. Money Orders granted Free of Charge.
Apply to the Owners, Messrs. P. MAGEE and J. LEVINGSTON ;
and to JAS. M. WALTHEW, 46, Chapel-street.

ENCLOSED BERTHS, £l4 AND UPWARDS.

" WHITE STAR" LINE
F
LIVERPOOL AND AUSTRALIAN ROYAL MAIL
PACKETS.

Under contract with the Postmaster-General to carry Her Ma-
jesty's Mail regularly, on the 20th of every Month, and make
the passage to Melbourne in 6,9 days, under penalty. The
sailing dates from Australia will be fixed by the Colonial
Government.
For MELBOURNE,
Forwarding Passengers to SYDNEY, and all other
I),:pv ports in AUSTRALIA, also to NEW ZEALAND
and VAN DIENIAN'S LAND, at a through rate and
by first-class Steamers.

Ships. Captains. Tons Reg. Bur. To sail.
EARL OF SEFTON NOBLE 1125.. 3000.. 20th Dec.
ARABIAN. •
ANNIE WILSON LANGLEY-- 1240.. 32a0.. 20th Feb.
GOLDEN ERA H. A. 8a0wN.1650.. 3500.. 20th Mar,
SHALIMAR ROBERTSON... 1460.. 3500.. 20th Apl.

Royal Mail Packet, 20th December,
EARL OF SEFTON,
A 1 ; 1,126 tons register ; 3,000 tons burthen ; Captain NOBLE.
The above beautiful A 1 Clipper Ship will be despatched with
her Majesty's Mails, Cargo, and Passengers on her appointed
day as above. She is now on her second voyage, was built by
the Messrs. M'Donald, builders of the celebrated clipper
Mermaid," on the same model, and it is expected that she
will make a run equal to the best passages of her fastest
contemporaries. On her previous passage she made Cape Otway
(within one day's sail from Melbourne,) in 68 days from
Liverpool, and in 74 days she landed her passengers at the
Melbourne Wharf in good health and without a single casualty.
She made Cape Otway from Tuskar in 64 days.
Her Saloon Cabin and State Rooms are replete with every
comfort and convenience. She has excellent accommodation for
a few Second-cabin Passengers in the deckhouses, and her
'Tween-decks are unusually lofty and well ventilated. Passen-
gers and baggage to be alongside on the 18th, cabin passengers
not later than 19th December.
For Freight and Passage apply to the Owners,
PILKINGTON and WILSON, Liverpool.

Carrying a Mail.

"E A G L E"

L I N E.

STEAM TO AUSTRALIA UNDER SIXTY DAYS

The Liverpool and Australian Navigation Corn.
pany's Steam Clipper Sailing-ship
v i ' ROYAL CHARTER,
• ir..',l‘. • of 2,719 Tons Register • 200 horse-power;
'w.-,--..,---
....-f- _ F. BOYCE (late of the "EAGLE"),
Commander,
Will be despatched for MELBOURNE, Direct, on the 17th o
January, forwarding Passengers for Sydney, Adelaide,

Hobart Town,
Fares:—From Sixteen to Sixty Guineas.
Built expressly for the Company, this vessel combines all the
advantages of a Steamer with those of a Clipper Sailing-ship,
and offers the only opportunity yet presented to the public of
Certainty in the time required for the voyage.
The Main Saloon is beautifully fitted up. The Passenger Deck
is Bft. 4in. high, with side ports every 6 feet, exclusive of other
Ventilation. Baths are provided for all classes of Passengers ; and
the arrangements for cooking and carrying live stock are perfect.
Passengers are respectfully informed, that as this Steamer must
be sent to Sea-punetually to her time, they must be in Liverpool
not later than the nth, their Luggage being forwarded on or before
the 12th; and that no Cargo will be taken after Noon of the 11th
January.

All Letters and Newspapers must he forwarded through the
Post-office, and endorsed "Per ROYAL CHARTER, from Liver-
pool," otherwise they will not be forwarded.
Apply to GIBBS, BRIGHT, and CO., Liverpool.
Parcels sent to the care of BRIG HT BROTHERS and Co., Mel-
bourne, will be carefully forwarded to all parts of Australia.