Star.
London, England, 1808-01-12 00:00:00

The pruceedings were ordered to be inserted in the Glasgow,
Edinburgh, and usual London Papers.

HOPE FIRE 011.10 E, LUDGATE 1-11L.L,
msTrrurra 1807,
TOR INSURING BUILDINGS, GOODS, ratacnAnvnt, slurs
BUILDING IN ILSIBOUR OR DOUR, VRSSILS,
CIA T, ANlj CARD*,

PROM LOBS OR DAMAGE BY HIM
CAPITAL TWO MILLIONS.
INSURANCE of Property from Fire befog of, the
first importance to the interest of Society, feveral Institutions
have bete formed fee that useful purpose; and this Company bay-
lug been established upon a plan which holds out very seporior
advantages, the Directors feel confident of public support. The
Maims, of the Company commenced at MisMelmas lot, and
Insurances to a very considerable amount have already been
effected.
Proposals may be had at the Office, and Insaneness by pawns
whose Policies for property insured in other elikelb and which
expired at Christmas, rosy be effected upon very advastigpsps moos.
• Persons insuring Property in this Office, to the sinosilt &IGO&
are minded to very peculiar advantages !!!
Ail Policies of 3001. and upwards are issued grads; sad Inns.
moss upon Household Goods under that tunount, snow beulfeassi
without distinct specificatiqns !
No deductions whatever in the Payment of '
Loss or Damage by Fire, occasioned by te
this Company !
Expences paid on the removal of goods in eassittAsk spa all
ass or damage thereby made good to the insured! .
No charge roads for EndOrsessems
A considerable deduction is allow&tto Merchants on sheet
•riod Insurances 1--A Brokerage of five per cent. is aD.wed On
all Shipping Insurances!
Policies for more than one year allowed a considerable discount !
Farming Stock, on one farm,insured without the Average Clause.
Engines carrying water (on a new principle, invented by Mr.
Bramah) are stationed in the most eligible situations in the Me-
tropolis, and ready for immediate service on the First Alarm of Fire.
Agents are appointed in most of the principal Cities and Toevrs
in the United Kingdom.
Proposals for Insurances on Lives, granting Annuities, &e. will
be ready for delivery, shortly. By Order of the Directors,
WM. BURY, Clerk.
N. B. Attendance is daily given at the Office from tea to four
o'clock, and during Fifteen days after each Quarter Day, until Six.

WORCESTER & BIRMINGHAM CANAL NAVIGATION.
Hen and Chickens Hotel, Birmingham,
November 17, 1807.
AT a Special Assembly of Proprietors of this un.
dertakiag, holden pursuant to notices duly published in the
Worcester and Birmingham Newspapers to take into consideration
and to adopt, vary, or reject a Plan or Plans produced, and laid
before such Assembly, of an application to Parliammt, for powers
to raise money to finish and complete the said Canal, and such
Works,. Matters and Conveniences, as may be necessary for effec-
ting, completing, and using the same.
It was resolved unanimously,
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That this Company apply to Parliament for powers to ruse
Money to finish the Canal.
That application be made to Parliament for Powers to raise
the sum of One Hundred and Sixty-eight Thousand Pounds, by a
Subscription of Four Thousand and Two Hundred additional
Shares, at 401. each Share.
The Subscription to be open to the present Proprietors only, un-
til the last day of January next, and to such others as shall become
Proprietors within that time, but no such Proprietors to be at li-
berty to subscribe for more than Two Shares, for each Share he or
she shall have in the Canal at the tine of subscribing ; and in or-
der that every such Proprietor may have an opportunity of sub-
scribing, a Subscription Book shall be opened at Messrs. Wilkin-
son, Startin, Smith and Smith's Bank in Birmingham, until the
said slat of January, and that 11. on each Share shall be paid to
John Wilkinson, Esq. the Treasurer, at the Banking-house of the
said Messrs. Wilkinson, &actin, Smith and Smith, at the time s
subscribing.
That if at the dose of the above Subscription, any such Shares
should remain nnsubeeribed for, the Subscription shall be opened
again at the said Bank, and remain open to the Proprietors one
calendar month longer, during which time each Proprietor shall
be at liberty to subscribe for two Shares more, for each Share he
or she shall possess previously to and at the time of his or her first
subscribing, until the subscription shall be fully provided. It shall
be filled within the said month, and Tat the end of the said one
calendar month any shares shall remain unsubscribed for by the
PrAirietors, the subscription shall be open to all persons (whether
Proprietors or not) who shall chose to become substribers' until
the Subscription is filled up, such last mentioned Subscribers pay-
ing at the time of subscribing, to the said Mr. Wilkinson, at the
said Banking House, one pound or. each Share he or she shall sub-
scribe for.
That the remainder of the Subscription be paid by calls of four
poun.',s each, on each Share subscribed for, that the one pomdde.
posit be consilered at part of the first call, and the remaining three
pounds per share of the said first call, be paid as "soon as it tonve-
Wendy may be called and ordered to be paid, after the peak,/ of
the Act, if obtained ; but that the future calls of four tounds pack
on each Shareb dial not be less than three calendar mouths dis-
tance from each other.
That the Company have power to raise, In case of need, forty
thousand pounds, by adding from five hundred to one thoisand
more Shares, at the nee quires shag bur as that time.
That persons neglisetipg to pay clewcalls. shall pay hatred
*sir calls, at five per um. per annum' fain the tithe the same
Me ordered to be paid. •
' That persons Subscribfue after calls Meatdill %Mk VW pay
interest mete rated *vapor mat. perwernsai dud
havellgess made ; suck interest to court:team au* Abilkie
tolls were ordered to be paid. WO.
Clerk of tie saltrUmiverry • .":a.