The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-07-24 00:00:00

" UNION" LINE OF AUSTRALIAN PACKETS.
SAILING FROM LIVERPOOL
For MELBOURNE,
A, 4.
1P41.1/4 GEELONG, ADELAID
TOWNE, SYDNEY, and
HOBART ,
- 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:— Tons Reg. Bur.

BRITISH UNION 1811.... 2500.... Captain CARD.
BRITISH LION 2627.... 5500.... Captain JUMP.
BRITISH HERO 202-1... . 4000. ... Captain LAMB.
BRITISH EMPIRE 3011.... 6000.... Captain BELL.
BRITISH QUEEN 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.

Tartiteb *taus.

In consequence of several of the Steam-ships
„ of the BRI FISH and NORTH AMERICAN
ROYAL MAIL COMPANY being required by
• LW ~t 4, the Government for the Conveyance of Troops to
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 ear:iest 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 lie entitled to carry in any ship, or to require
the master or owner of any ship to carry therein, Aquafortis,
Oil of Vitriol, Gurlpoisiier, 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 °I-sending the same to be shipped, he
shall for every such offence incur a penalty not exceeding
.4'100; 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, .t 5 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 oneparty 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
, LIVERPOOL and BOSTON,
/MI Calling at HALIFAX to land and receive Pas-
sengers and rMajesty's Mails.
Captain Captain
ARABIA ...C. H. E. Judkins. AFRICA.... Wm. Harrison.
PERSIA ... Alex. Ryrie. AMERICA.. W. J. C. Lang.
ASIA Fdw. G. Lott. NIAGARA.. John Leitch.
CANADA .. James Stone. EUROPA .. Neil Shannon.
CAMBRIA Captain Brownless.

Ttie undernoted or other Vessels are appointed to Sail
From LIVERPOOL.

AMERICA For BOSTON Qaturday, the 4th Aug.
CANADA For BOSTON Saturday, the 18th Aug.
AFRICA For BOSTON ...... Saturday, the Ist Sept.

From BOSTON,

AMERICA From Bostox.
CANADA From BOSTON.
ASIA From BOSTON.
AMERICA ...... From BozTON

July 18.
Aug. I.
Aug. 15.
Aug. 29.

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 charged Five Pounds each.
NOTE.—AII Letters and Newsvavers 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 gun •antee to reserve room
for more than that quantity, and they will L.: charged freight on
their personal luggage when it exceeds half a ton measurement.
CM. To prevent disappointment or difficulty, Passengerslre 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.
!Awls; in New York, to EDWARD CUNARD ; in Havre and Paris,
to DONALD CURRIE ; in London, to J. B. Foo RD, 52, Old Broad-
street; in Glasgow, to G. and J. BURNS; and in Liverpool, to
D. and C. MAC INTER. 14, Water-street.