The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-12-25 00:00:00

Zutitep.

Shippers are respectfully informed that -the room on board the
TAURUS will be allotted direct to the Owners of 'Goods in
Manchester and elsewhere. Applications for room are re-
quired to be made, in writing, to us, on or before Sivrritroav
next, the 29th instant, at Eleven, morning; and Shippers in
Manchester, in making application for room, are required to
name the Agent in Liverpool through whom their-Good? will
be sent for shipment 'per TAURUS-, so that those parties who
have bad apace allotted them may run no risk of having their
Goods excluded.
STEAMERS BETWEEN
LIVERPOOL, CONSTANTINOPLE, SMYRNA,
SA:HSOUN; AND TREZIZONDX,
Galling at GIBRALTAR, M.AL TA, and' SPR.4,
With liberty to call at any other ports.

Loading Berth, west side-oelinskisson Deck..

ATLAS FIRE AND LIFE- ASSURANCE
COMPANY, 92, CHEAPSIDE,- LONDON.
Esta-blithed 1809, and Empowered by Act of Parliament of
the 54th George 111., cap:-79.

DIRECTORS.
JOHN OLIVER HANSON, Esql, Chairman.
WILLIAM GEORGE PREscoTTEsq., Dtputy-Chairman.
Sir William Baynes, Bart. Moses Mot-atta„ Esq.
A.• E. Campbell, Esq. Capt. A. L. IVtontgamery, R.N.
T. Chapman, 16scp-,E.R.S. James-Willi/on Ogle, Esq.
Joseph Grote, Esq. Joseph Piilley,•Esq.
Samuel Euttace Magars, Esq. Arthur Augustus Basch, Esq.
AUDITORS.
Beni'. Buck Greene, Esq., and John George Mkteletn, Esq.
Actuary,—Charles Ansell, KR&
golicitor,—Thomas Browning, Esq;.
ftrireyor,—Thos. Hopper, Esq
frr 'MB. LIVE BRANCH the essential qualiEtations of • as-
entente, combining perfect security and the highly-favoured
Bonus System, are united, thereby giving immediate benefit to
the polity holders, as exemplified in the result- of a practice
thoroughly developed and established.
POLICIES- MAT MS, EFFECTED for the whole term of life by
payments yearly or half-yearly, also by a limited, number of
yearly payments—a mode of Assurance which originated with
this Company in 1816,
IN TIIMFI RE BRANCH the rates for every description of assu-
rance will be found to assimilate to those of the most respect-
able and best conducted offices, with the periodical division of
surplus premiums; anti. other advantages highly favourable to
the assured. •
A DETAILED' STATEMENT OF THE TERMS, 8CC.,011 which' the
business of the Company in its various branches, upoenducted,
and exhibiting the successful result thereof, lately enlarged and
published by the Directors,. maybe had at the Head • Office; and
of the Agents of the Company in Great Britain,. or vill'be-seut
by post, on application byletter.
RENEWALS:— Policies- due at CHRISTMAS QUARTER, (25th
December,. 1855) ' shontd be, renewed within Fifteen,Days there-
after.

HENRY DESBOROUGB,Steretary..
92, Chawpside, Londov„December 17, 1855.

The Agents for the .Company at the undermentioned places
are:— LWERPOOL :
Messrs..HORNBY aneIiMIARSDEN, 10, North J'obn-street.
Mr. J. TI LEYLAND; 42. Exchange-alley North.
Messrs.. MUSGROVE,.. VA.NCE, and CO., Apeley-buildings,
Oldball-street.
Mr. W. H. MACLEAN; Tower-buildings East.
Mr. J. L. CROSS, 26. Castle..street.
Mr. THOMAS LLOYD, Sweetinr-street.
Mr. G. IE.DEARDEN, Castle-street.
Appleby, R. Winter, jun. Ormskirk, James-Robinsen..
Ashton-under-Lyne, W. Lee-,• Oldham, John Duncaft..
Ditto, R. M. Ramsdell.. Preston, W. Lancaster..
Birkenhead, G. R. Deandeni Rochdale, Alessns. Hartley.
Blackburn, R. Wilding. Salford, J. C. Brook.
Bolton, C: Briggs. Southport, R. Johnson.
Bury, J. G. T. Child. Staleyhridge, W. o', Johnsen..
Burnley,,.. Sutcliffe. St. Helen's, J. Ansdell.
Chorley, J. Wallwork Stockport, U. Atkinson.
Lancaster, R. Stanton. Ditto, R. Roberts..
Macclesfield, Swinnerton,and Warrington,
Brown. I Wigan, R. Halliwell..
Manchestee,R. and C. Harvey,.
and H. B. Green.

The first-olass Screw Steam-ships
LEBANON
_ ALPS Capt. Mooote,
TAURUS Capt. LANG LANDS,
4 ' Capt. H. DUBBIN/4
Ca ' Ah •• TENERIFFE
A cm, .., MELITA
Capt. ANDERSON,
~...,7=;!Taz. _BA LBEC ... Capt. HOCKEY,
DELTA ... .
Capt. LITTLE,
BRITISH QUEEN
Capt. MARTYN,
are intended to sail, with or without Pilots,. from Liverpool,.
(unless prevented by unforeseen circumstances.)
KARNAK Tuls MORNING. Dec. 25.
TAURUS TUESDAY MORNitia, Jan. 8.
With Cargo for Malta, Syra, Constantinople, and Smyrna ;,
Passengers for Gibraltar,Syra,Malta,Constantinople,andSmyrna,

inLI. FREIGHTS MUST BR FAJD IN LIVERPOOL.
Bills of Lading must be at the Office for Signature on the day
previous to sailing.
To prevent the possibility of all after discussion, it is requested
that Shippers will send a Person to the, Quay to see their Goods
measured.
ta— In the event of these Steamers being placed in quarantine
at any of the above ports, Goods will require to be immediately
taken away and transferredto another Vessel or Dep6t, to perform
quarantine, at the expense and risk-of the Shippers or Consignees.
This also applies to. Passengers for these ports.
Goods for any ofthe above-named ports must have•the place of
their destination distinctly marked on them, in letters of not less
than two inches, otherwise the Agents will not be accountable for
mistakes.
Shippers will.please send a Shipping-note along with each Cart-
load of Goods.
For Freight or Passage apply to G. and J. BtraNs, Glasgow ; or
here to BURNS and MAC IVER, 16-.. Water-street.

STREET, Seacombe.

23,Castle-street, Liverpool,

CORPORATION OF THE LONDON
ASSURANCE.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1720.
No. 7, ROYAL EXCHANGE, CORNHILL,
AND
No. 7, PALL-MALL, LONDON.
Edward Burmester, Esq., Governor.
John Alves Arbuthnot, Esq,, Sub-Governor.
Samuel Gregson, Esq., M.P., Deputy-Governor.
FIRE INSURANCES effected upon every description of Pro-
perty, with the usual reductions allowed on and in Buildings of
Certified Warehouses, 5.c.' and for single management, aclording
to the lowest rates current.
FIRE NOTICE.
PERSONS ASSURED AGAINST FIRE by this Corporation,
whose Policies expire at CHRISTMAS, are respectfully reminded
that, for their own security, they should renew them within
FIFTEEN DAYS from the said QUARTER DAY.
LIFE ASSURANCES.—This branch of the Corporation's busi-
ness is carried on without any charge for management, and
offtrirpeculiar advantages to the Assured.
Prospectuses, Mercantile Tire Rates, and all other information,
may be had at their Offices, or sent free, on applicaion to
JOHN SCOTT, l, India-buildings, Water-street;
C. F. CARNE, 13, Rumford-place;
Agents for Liverpool and adjacent parts or to
EDWD. ROBERTS. Sandford-street, Birkenhead.

THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
Royal Insurance-buildings, North John,street, and Dale-
street, Liverpool, and 29, Lombard-street, London.
CAPITAL, .e 2,000,000, in 100,000 SHARES of £2O
TRUSTEES.
John Shaw Leigh, Esq., and John Naylor, Esq.
DIRECTORS, &C., IN LIVERPOOL.
Charles Turner, Esq., Chairman.
J. Bramley-Moore, Esq., M.P., and Ralph Brocklebank, Esq.,
Deputy:Chairmen.
Michael Belcher, Esq. Richard Houghton, Esq.
George Booker, Esq. Edward Johnston, Esq.
Thomas Bouch, Esq. Roger Lyon Jones, Esq.
Michael Bousfield, Esq. James Lawrence, Esq.
David Cannon, Esq. Robert WAndrew, Esq.
Thomas Dover, Esq. William J. Marrow, Esq.
R. Ellison Harvey, Esq. Francis Maxwell, Esq.
James' Holme, Esq. William Smith, Esq.
T. Dyson Hornby, Esq. Jhlin Torr, Esq.
George H. Horsfall, Esq.
AUDITORS;
William Titherington, Esq., and Jbluv Dickinson, Esq.
SURGEON, Hugh Neill, F.R.A.S.
SURVEYOR. SOLICITOR. .
Samuel Holme, Esq. Septirnus Booker, Esq.
MANAGER AND ACTUARY, Percy M. Dove, Esq.
BIRKENHEAD BRANCH.
OFFICE—HAMILTON-BUILDINGS, HAMILTON-STREET.
Agent.—Henry Cole, Esq.
Surgeon. James T. Vale, Esq., Hamilton-square.

' LARGE BONUS DECLARED 1855. Amounting to £2 per i
Cent. per Annum on the Sum Assured, being- on Ages frOm
Tvrenty to Forty, 80 kr Cent. on the Premium. 1
.
PERIODS OF DIVISION, EVERY FIVE YEARS. 4
The following results were shown in the Report to the Share-
h'olders of the Company at the last Annual Meeting, 3td Aug,1855. i
Tile Company has received, in Fire Prenrizfeir
alone, during the year 1854, no less than. ..... ....e42a,159 II 4

Theriaid,Up'Citpital at the date of meeting was ....-49-277,545 0 0

There la; in. additten to this amount, a Surpies,
Fend (after paying a dividend) of

Total paid-unand Invested Capital '346,371 7 6
MEst7.--The'above amonnts are irrespective of it,TE• ample Sip".
kept apart, to cov, r the Life Liabilities of the Establishment.
Manager and Actuary—PEßCY M. DOVE, Esq..

PHINIZE, PUCE ASSURANCE C'OMPANY,
I,OIIBARD-MTREE7' AND CIixIRING-GROSS,
4,OZVDON.
Established in 1782.
TRIMraa3itBD_DIRECTORS.

Decimus,Burtbn,.Esq, James Horne, Esq
_.
Octavius Edward Coope'r Esq. William Jas. Lancaster,•Esqi„
William Cottov,.Esq. John Dorrien Magma, Esq 4 .
John Davis, Esq. J. Masterman, Esq., M;P.
Geo. Holgate Fbster, Esq.. Jobn Timothy Oxley, gsqi
George Arthur-Fuller, Kn.. George Stanley Repton;.Esqi,
James A. Gordon, Esq.. Benjamin Shaw, Esq.,
Henry Grime; Esq.; • CharlesHampdenTurner;Esq,
Kirkman Dmil. Hodgson,Esq. Matthew Whiting, Esq.'
Thomas Hodgson, Esq. Francis Wilson, Esq,
JEATIMORS.
John Hodgzon,.Esq. I Peter Martineau. Elrq.:
SECRETARIES.
Wilmer Harris; Esq. I George William Lovelly.Esql
Areliitectand'Snreeyar..—John Shaw, Esq.
.Solicitose essrs- Dawes and Sons, A n gel-co urt...
Insurances against- Imsrl tba
n 94/P,EINS
COMPANY upon description sf Property, in' every part ors
the World, on the most favourable terms.
Persons Insuring with tbeIPI4(2MX COMPANY are not liable to,
mime good the Lossesof others, as isthe case in some Offices. -
Insurances with this Company expiring at CHRISTMAS must be
renewed within Bifteen Days thereafter, or they will become void:.
Receipts are now ready at the-Principal Offices, Lornhardlstreet'
and Charing-croes, and ,withtherespective Agents througent the'
United Kingdom-

ASE4TB FOR, LIVEAPOOL.
Messrs. TAYLOR and STEAD, Accountants.
Mr. GEORGY. GLYNN,. Drysalter.
WIDOW surroN undISONS, Insurance Brokere.....
Messrs. W. TARBET and SON, Merchants.
ROBERT WI MI A Mff,_Bart., Merchant.
ABSENTS FOR. L.AeNCASIII RE.
Ashton Thomas Hill, Esoi.,Surreyor.
Accrington W In. Henry Bell, ksct„ Land-surveyor.
Astley Mr. Arnold Johnson, House-agent.
Blackburn Alexander W. Paterson, Esq., Manufacturer.,

Ditto Mr. John Raitton,Engineei.
Bolton rolth Hutton, Esq., Solicitor.
Ditto Messrs. Johnftwdsley&son, Cotton-spinners:
Burnley Mr: Peter Phillips,.llroker.
Bury
Colne R. Wildman, Esq.., Bank-manager.
Chorley Mr.-Alexander Bannerman, Land-agent.
Fleetwood
Haslingden aro William H.4ndle, Magistrates' Clerk..
Lancaster
Ditto Messrs, Win. Robinson and Son, Solicitam,
Manchester
Ditto ,Mr, Jonathan. Lees, Accountant.
Ormskirk John Fairhurst, Flour-dealer.
Preston _Edward Pedder, Esq., Banker.
Prescot Mr. George Fogg, Draper.
Rochdale .. _James Woods,Esq.., Solicitor.
St. Helens Mr. John T. Threlfall, Brazier..
Ulverstone Mr. James Mason, Draper.
Ditto Mr. Stephen.Souiby, Bookseller.
Wigan William .Ackerley, an., Esq., Solicitor%
Warrington Mr. James Bolton, ironmonger.

13 FOR FAMILIES- AND PARTIES FURNISHING.. 15,,
THE HOUSE-FURNISHING ESTABLISHNIENT AND NORTH OF ENGLAND BEDDING HOUSE,
Nos. 13 and 15, 11.0LIX-S7'RE.E7', LIVERPOOL..
liR QU il ARIZ AuND AD AM SON, will continue to offer- for Selection the Largest, most. Cora-
plete, and Varied STOCK of warranted CABINET FURNITURE,.. UPHOLSTERY, BEDSTEADS, BEDDING,
LOOKING-GLASSES, &c, manufactured by themselves in the newest desipui, best. materials, and superior workmanship,
for Drawing-rooms, Dining-rooms, Libraries, ParlOurs„ Bed-rooms, Halls, &c.
The GOODS are MARKED in PLAIN FIGURES. the SELLING PRICES,,that buyers-may, see the advantages and satisfaction,
they derive by selecting_or ordering from the immense Stock, manufactured expressly for a,custoraer trade, by _ „.. - •
1.1 RiiiI.ILA.RII' AND A DIA:AIS 0 N,,
CABINET.MAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS, AND BEDDING 1111,_NUIMCTURERS.
Nos. 13 and 15, BOLD-STREET, LIVERPOOL.c
on application. ..
The Workshopsand .Timber Sheds—chat-1,-Ire iceda_
nd t;avree. Cabins fitted up.
Country and Export Orders promptly executed, 3cliold,-*lreet.
AaamSoN, may, behaAl Gratis,
THE HIOUSE.FURNISHEn- s Ginn'
__'_ _ ___ kg, by ILLRAUJIIART and
ROLDI,STREET..
BOLD-STREET.
una URQU'llallT,-AND ADAMSON WDellthilT,ln IIYSby,S, Pr eymry. en bod yn parhau i wneyd.pob
fro- DALIER SYLW.—DYIII
o,r cyulluniau gioreu. ac am-y Prisiau mwyaf rhesmol Bydd• Pob Dodrefnyu er eiddynti a'r pris weds: ei
math o Ddodrefn T.','felir y sylw inau. ylaf. i bob Archebion, ac anfouir Dodrefn i'r wlad heh un-
nodt arno mewn fittoran eglur, er bodd lad yr,Prynwyr.
patio, Gall y neb a ewyllysia gael Rhest
rhyw.dat am en r Newydd o'r boll Ddodrefn, yngbyda'r Prisiau, trwy ymokn yn y lie nahoes

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