Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-08 00:00:00

STEAM-PACKET COM eAN Y 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 Vitrol, Gunpowder, or any other Goods
Vhich, in the judgment of such master or owner, arc of a dan-
gerous 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
Clipped, he shall for every such offence incur a penalty not
exceeding £lOO ; and the master or owner of any. ship may
refuse to take on boarcl-anV parcels that he suspects to contain
goods of a dangerous nature, and may require them to he
• ()Pellet' to ascertain the fact."
titITISII AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM

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APPOINTED BY THE ADMIRALTY
To sail between.
IN..tflail/4„. LIVERPOOL -AND NEW YORK-DIRECT
- - And between
LIVERP OL AND BOSTON,
The Boston Ships only CALLING at HALIFAX, to tai d and
receiTe Passengers and her Majesty's Mails.

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Captains. Captains
'PERSIA C. H. E. Judkins. AFRICA ' Neil Shannon
ARABIA James Stone. AMERICA W. F. Millar
ASIA Ethrd. G. Lott. NIAGARA Alex. Rxric
'CANADA ..... W. J. C. Lang.. I EUROPA John Leitch
CAMBRIA • Captain Small.
The under-noted or othei Vessels are appointed to Sail

From LIVERPOOL. . 1859
ASIA Foe Sew York Saturday... Dec. 10
CANADA For lialif ix and Boston ...Saturdfty:..Dee. 17
ARABIA For New York - Saturday..:Dec. 24
k.UROPA For Halifax and Boston Saturday...Dec. 31
From AMERICA. 1859
CANADA From Boston Wednesday... Nov. 30
AFRICA From New Nork Wednesday... Dec. 7
t UROPA. From Boston
‘3IISIA From New York Wednesday... Dec. 21
'"MERICA, ...,..From Boston Wednesday...Dec. 28
, The Passengers and Goods for New York are intended to be
tandeS at Jersey City, within the jurisdiction of the Custom-
couse of New York.
PASS&GE MONEY FROM LIVERPOOL TO HALIFAX AND BOSTON.
Fiist Cabin - Twenty-two Pounds.
Second Cabin Sixteen Pounds.
TO NEW YORK DIRECT.
-Erst Cabin - Twenty-six Pounds.
Second Cabin Eighteen Pounds. -
These rates include Steward's Fee and Provisions, but without

wines or Liquors, which can 1?e obtain sd on board.
These Steam-ships have accommodation for a limited numb _r
'°l. Second Cabin Passengers.
Pa.saengers are allowed twenty cubic reet of personal luggage
ofee of freight ; but the agents do not guarantee to reserve room
r more than that quantity, and they will be charged freight on
thee' ,iersonal luggage when it exceeds half a ton measurement.
To prevent disappointment or difficulty, passengers are
~,°;'Pectfully informed that packages of merchandise will not be
"'Lowed 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 here until
'lz:o'clock on the Friday evenings previous to sailing.
Letters for Consignees or others must pass through the Post-
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•"Qce. • Nene will be received at the Office of the -Agents.
APply, in Halifax, to Sir Samuel Cunard; Bart. ; in Boston, to
i"' p,„C. and I. G. Bates New York, to Ed. Canard
on; Havre,
cnald Carrie, 21, Quai d' Orleans ; in Paris, to Dald Currie,
1,4, Place de la BAITS 2; in London, to J. B. Foord, 52, Old
; in Glasgow, to G. and J. of
; in Queenstown,
and C. Mae Ivey ; and ha Liverpool to
D. and C. MACIVER, 8, Water-street.
The ASIA will start for New York direct, on Saturday
I exti the 10th instant. The steam-tender SATELLITE will
PVE the Landing-stage, opposite the Baths, George's Pier, that
5',443", at Nine o'clock Morning, with the Passengers fcr the
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