The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-10-01 00:00:00

DIFAWDIYC. COIJI
SoLtctwons—.
Pgratcisx—Thomas Welshman, Esq. M.D.
Suudgow—Thomas Callaway, F.q.
lill:RVETOß—loarph Walker, Esq.
Bliwitias—Mean. Weston, Young, and Bostoet.
%I Company has been formed upon principles combining the
milt perfect security. with advantages equal to, if not greater than,
chose offered by any similar institution.
The following Reductions hare taken place on the Rates of Fire
Assurance hitherto charged by this Company :
First Class, from 2s. to Is. 6d. per Cent.
S•cond ditto 3.. to le. 6d. ditto.
Third ditto fis. to 4s. 64. ditto.
Arsons assured either against loss by Fire, or upon Lien, will
pisiodically participate In two-thirds of the profits, without any
liability on their part to contribute towards losses.
St. Margaret's-hill, Southwark, G. W. WILSON, Sec.
Sept. rj, 1826.

COUNTY FIRE-OFFICE, REGENTSITRLET, AND
ROY•I. EICDANOZ, LONDON;
Also at Edinburgh, Dublin, Paris, and all the principal Towns in

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Great Britain.
As the pregent unexampled rage for new Insurance Companies
0CC.1519711 the public attention to be engaged by various attractive
promises, it ma► not be improper ro remind the Friends of the
County Fire Of what have been its performances.
The County Fire Office has now been established upwards of 18
Tan. during which time Seventeen Hundred Sufferers have been

Returns of 25 and 20 per Cent, have been invariably paid to all
PerNOU who have continued insured seven years, upon annual as
well as upon septennial Policies, and whether they have been
claimants for losses or otherwise—an important advantage which no
other Insurance Office existing has afforded.
Ity vigilant and ptudait management the County Office grew
rib during the years which were favourable for Insurance business,
sad in this advantage paws who now insure participate.
It ought also to be known, that since the establishment of the
County Fire Office, besides many which have been carried on as
losing enflame, no less than Nineteen new Insurance Offices have
broken tit.

Several of these, 'which were announced under high patronage,
and with the most captivating promisee, have expired in total insol-
vency, and left the disappointed Claimants in fruitless litigation
with their Trustees and Directors. it is not difficult to anticipate
what mustbe the fate of the numerous new Offices which are now pro-
posed. and now that their funds arenot improvableat half their former
late of interest, are outbidding each other in extravagant promises
upon reduced means. Those who are aware of the confusion and
misery which have resultea from the numerous failures of Insu-
rance Adventures—and the probability that such failures will soon
recur more extensively than ever—wall not hesitate to choose be•
"sea noMissd beoetits dad untried promises.

THE PATENT PROPELLER LONDON,
A LIVERPOOL, and NEW YORK CARRYING
CURPANY.

11,881 Shares of 1001. each.—Deposit 31.
D
?U PATENT PROPELLER CANAL CARRYING
OMANY.
8,19! Shares C
of 251. P each.—Deposit
Two Companies are forming under the above titles—the ono for
ati Conveyance of Mercl'undize, Goods, and Passengers, from and
to the Porta of London, Liverpool, and New York ; and the other
tin the Convey of 31erchandize and Goods upon Canals in
'worn Vessels. to be propelled upon an entirely new principle, ac-
er,iing to a Patent recently obtained by the Inventor, who has
Veed to grant limited Licenses to the two Companies for the
essrcise of the patent right.
A detailed Prospectus (already in a forward state of preparation)
*ill develops the objects tacit COmpany will have in view. In the
nit:tritium it may be necessary to state, that the Patent Invention
is intended as a complete substitute for the Wheel System, which
(with Its concomitant danger,) it proposes utterfli to abolish ; that,
with ao increase of power, a reduction will be e treed of more than
one-ball in the usual weight and bulk of the requisite Steam
Eng eery, and of nearly two-thirds in the consumption of fuel;
that the paddle will cause no sensible agitation of the water, even
at the V( ssel's utmost velocity, thereby adapting itself peculiarly
to Canal Navigation, and exempting Boats and other Vessels from
duper in their approach.
It is also applicable to Vessels of all constructions, and come.
"tends, to such as are designed for the stowage of Goods or the
accJamcdation of Passengers, and such as are intended for making

n3t4t.: voyages and eneounteringheary seas. - Two Vessels—the one for Marine and the other for Canal Nevi-'
Ration—are building from models constructed by the Patentees,
f,,r the permit of show.ng the practicability of the Patent Pro-
peller in each case: and Licenses will be granted to such other
eornpanies or individuals as shall he desirous of adopting the
Patentee's improvements for the use of his patent tight.
Applications may be made, postage free, for !Amon, and also
"..r Share% in each Company, to the Secretary, No. 1, Lancaster.
Out, Waterloo-bridge, where the Models of the Vessels, with the
Prop .11i 3g Apparatus, will be io a short time ready for inspection,
which notice will be given.
September, 1115. 0. W. BULELEY, Sec. pro. tern.