The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-09-18 00:00:00

PACKET OF THE sth OCTOBER,

Goods received until Midnight of the 29th September, if not pre-
viously full.

The splendid new Clipper-ship
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SC HOMBERG,
444 PAZ,
J. N. FORBES, Commander;
(Celebrated for his wonderful passages in the MARCO
POLO and LIGHTNINO,)
2600 tons register; has just been built expressly for this Line, by
Messrs. Hall, of Aberdeen, builders of the celebrated China
clippers Chrysolite, Stornoway, Cairngorum, &c.; and it is ex-
pected she will prove herself to be the fastest ship in the world.
Her accommodations have been arranged so as to ensure the
greatest possible amount of comfort, and for elegance they are
unsurpassed.—For terms apply to the Owners,
JAMES BAINES and CO., 6, Cook-street.

THIRD CABIN PASSAGE, .4'14.

THE "LIVERPOOL" LINE OF AUSTRALIAN PACKETS.

Loading Berth, southeast corner of Prince's Dock.

The well-known Clipper-ship
ig31.441 PH(ENIX,
WM. MOPPETT. Commander;
907 Tons Register, 2,500 Tons Burthen.
A I at Lloyd's.
This Ship is fitted up for all classes of Passengers, in the most
comfortable and commodious manner, and carries a Surgeon. She
has just returned from Australia, rid India, after a very success-
ful voyage. '
Passengers will be forwarded to any ports in Australia, Van
Dieman's Land, or New Zealand, at extra rates. Money Orders
granted Free of Charge.
Apply to the Owners, Messrs. P. MAOEE and J. LEVINGSTON
and to JAS. M. WALTHEW, 4G, Chapel-street.

" 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:— Tons Reg. Bur.
BRITISH UNION 1811.... 2500.... Captain CARD.
BRITISH LION 2627.... 5500.... Captain JUNI P..
BRITISH HERO 2024.... 4000.... Captain LAMB.
BRITISH EMPIRE 3011.... 6000.... Captain BELL.
BRITISH QUEEN 3427.... 7000. ... Captain RUSSELL.
These Ships are all new,a nd 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.

Ere!anti.

STEAM COMMUNICATION

BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND SLIGO.
The splendid and powerful Steam-ship
ROSE Capt. M'DAIRMAID,
is intended to sail between the above ports
Goods and Passengers (with or without a Pilot, and. with Vvl
liberty to tow vessels), during the Month of SEPTEMBER, from
the Clarence Dock Basin, as follows :
LIVERPOOL TO SLIGO.

clock, Afternoon.
Forenoon.
ROSE This Day.. Sept. 18.. at 2o'
ROSE .... Tuesday . • Sept. 25.. at 10 o'clock
FARES :—FirstCabin (including Fee), 17s. 6d.; Second Ditto
(Ditto), 125.; Steerage, 8s•
Goods required to be alongside the vesselONE HOUR before
the time of Sailing.
Apply to JAMES HARPER, Sligo; JOHN WALKER, 77A,
Market-street ,Mancbester; or to
T. MARTIN and BURNS and CO..
12, Water-street, and 1, Rumford-street, Liverpool.

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In consequence of several of the Steam-ships
.* j\ of the BRITISH and NORTH AMERICAN
• -- ROYAL MAIL COMPANY being required by
AIikLAIRW, 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 tke 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, 16, 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
.e 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, 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 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 TUE ADMIRALTY
To Sail between
LIVERPOOL and BOSTON,
Ak Calling at HALIFAX to land and receive Pas,
ari
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. 1 NIAGARA.. John Leitch.
CANADA James Stone. 1 EUROPA .. Neil Shannon.
CAMBRIA Captain Brownless.

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

CANADA For BoszoN Saturday, the 29th Sept.
AFRICA For 805T0N....... Saturday, the 13th Oct.
ASIA For BOSTON. Saturday, the 27th Oct.
_ From BOSTON.

CANADA From BOSTON. .. .. Wednesday ...Sept. 12.
AFRICA From BOSTON. .... Wednesday.... Sept. 26.
AMERICA From Bos TON. . .. Wednesday.. . . Oct. 10.

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 will not be taken on Freight
or otherwise during the summer months.
NOTE.—AII 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, 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 guarantee to reserve room
for more than that quantity, and they will to charged freight on
their personal luggage when it exceeds half a ton measurement.
c 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 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.
LEWIS; in New York, to EDWARD CUNARD ; in Havre, to
DONALD CURRIE, 21, Quai d'Orleans; in Paris, to DONALD
CURRIE, 17, Boulevard des Italiens ; in London, to J. B. Fooan,
52, Old Broad-street; in Glasgow, to G. and J. BURNS; and in
Liverpool, to _ .

D. and C. MAC INTER, 16, Water-street.

I The CANADA, for HALIFAX and BOSTON, will sail on
SATURDAY, the 29th instant. The Steam-tender SATELLITE will
leave the Landing-stage, opposite the Baths, George's Pier, at
Ten o'clock, Morning, of that day, with the Passengers for
the CANADA.