The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-06-24 00:00:00

COUNTY FIRE OFFICE, REOENT-STREET.

AS the pnseat unenumpled rage far New Insurance
Companies oceasi.,ns the public attention to he engaged by
various attractive promises, it may not be improper to remind the
Friends of the COUNT V FIRC OFFICE what have been its
Performances.
The County Fire Office has now been established upwards of
seventeen years, during which time sixtven Hundred Mutterers have
been indemnified, aid only one claim Ines been bre:tight into a
Court of Law—namely, that of the Thurtells.
By vigilant and prudent management, the County ()nice grew
rich dming the years which were favourable for Insurance
Business, and in this advantage, persons who now insure par-
ticipate.
Returns to the amount of 42,030/. have been paid to all persons
who have continued insured seven yours, upon Annual as well
as upon Septennial Policies, and whether they have been Claim-
ants for losses or otherwise 1n important advantage which no other
Insurance Office existing has afforded.
Since the establishment of the County Fire Office, no less than
El..;hteen New Insurance Offices have broken up, besides many
which have been carried on as losing concerns.
t,ereral of these, whi,:h were announced under high patronage,
and with the most captivating promises, have expired in total in-
solvency, and left the disappointed claimants in fruitless litigation
with their Trustees and Ikirectora. It is not difficult to anticipate
shat must be the fete of the numerous new offices which arc now
Imposed ; and now that their funds are not improvable, at half
/hew former rate of interest, are outbidding each other in extra-
*vagant promises upon reduced means.
Those who are aware of the confusion and misery which have re-
stilted from the numerous failures of Insurance Adventurers, and
she probsbility that such failures will soon recur more extensively
than ever, will not hesitate to choose between realised benefits and
untried promises.

SODA, AERATED MAHNES!A. AND OTHER 31INE-
IVATERS.

SCIIWEI'PE and CO. deem it necessary to state
VI • that they arc the original Inventors and Manufacturers of
the above-mentioncd \ItNEItAI, WATERS. and that their me-
thod and mamr of preraring the same is entirely cal:fined to them-
selves, die knowledge never having been imparted to any other
persons.
The apomvid and ratronage of the Facility, in addition to their
long-confirmed practice and experience, is sufficient to acknow-
Ldge their superiority and prefiTenee over every othi r manufacture
of Inc kind. and which has continut d to them the Leonia of the
Nobility, lientry. net Public in general.
.1. Schweppe and Co. have Areats in all tile principal Towns.,
from whom any supplies may he had, (Inters tin exportation exe-
cuted with every i‘ossible e-tre tl ex pislitiun.
N.B. An many !servals are in the habit of soling soda water
made by others, purporting to he manufactures, by .I.Schweppe
and Co. it is necessary to observe that all the Waters mann-
foamed by J. Schweppes and Ca. arc labelled with their mule.
72, alargarct-street, l'avend;ah-sec.re.

DID LOOKING.GLASs'ES.
rrIIE PATENT WINDOWS, without cross-}urn,
having the effect of one uniform sheet of glass, have obtained
the highest approbation of the first Noldlity and Gentry in the
kingdom, in whose Mansions they are placed in town and country,
mate to which may always be seen adapted to French case-
ments- library bookcases, sky-lights, &c. at JOHN HEDGES'
Looking-glass Manufactory, the corner of Dean and Compton
streets, Soho, established fitty years; where, from the immense
plates up to 144 inches in height, by a proportionate width, arc re-
duced in price more than fifty per evIL
A large Assortment of aU dimensions, elegantly framed, are con-
stantly fitted up and delivered to order, on his Spring Machines,
expressly constructed for that purpose.