The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-09-27 00:00:00

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IMPERIAL FIRE OFFICE.
Fir HOSE Persons whose Annual Policies renewable on
1. the '29th instant, are respectfully i ormed, that, for
their own security, they should be renewed within fifteen
days from that date. WALTER CLARKE, Agent.
High-street, Liverpool, Sept. 23, 1839.

YORKSHIRE
FJR&AND LIFE INSURANCE COM ANY,
ESTABLISHED 1824.
PPAR'T'IES having Annual Policies fallin ue on the 29th
September, are respectfully informed hat they should
renew the same within fifteen days from that date.

AGENTS.
LATHAM HANMER, Jun.
FREDERICK LAPAGE, jl, Dale-street. •
JOHN ATKINSON, Fenwick-buildings, Fenwick-street,

YORK AND LONDON FIRE & LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY.
rfillE DIRECTORS of the YORK AND NDON
1- ASSURANCE COMPANY -beg to ann ce the Ap-
pointment of Mr. THOMAS HESKETH, to cceed Mr. M.
Wotherspoon, as their Agent for Liverp .
The Receipts for Policies, falling due on the 29th instant,
are now lying at Mr. HESKETH'S Office, No. 8, India-
buildings, where Prospectuses may be obtained.
Liverpool, Sept. 24th, 1839.

ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
ESTABLISHED IN 1823.
LOWER RATES OF PREMIUM than any other Office
that entitle parties to a participation in t ibrofits.
The Bonus declared, in 1834, amounted, u an average,
to £l6 per cent. on the premiums then pa' , and, recently,
a second Bonus has been awarded, amounts g, on the average,
to £3l per cent. on the premiums paid, during the last five
years.
All Assurances effected on the equal scale of rates during
this year (1839) will participate in the profits at the next
division in 1844.
Policies on the lives of persons dying by suicide, duelling,
or by the hands of justice are not void, as respects the
interests of parties to whom they may have been legally
assigned.
Assurances may be effected on any and every day.
T. O. COOPER, Agent for Liverpool.
Dr. ROBERTSON, Medical Referee.
34, Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London.

IMMEDIATE BENEFITS OFFERED TO THE PUB-
'. LlC.—Life Annuity Rates calculated on Equita Prin-
ciples.—For example—for every £lOO deposite is Asso-
ciation will grant the Annuity placed oppo it e age of the
party depositing; from £5O and upwards roportion.
AGE.
30 to 40 Jo 45 to 50 to 55 to 60 to 65 to 70 to 75 to 80

s. II Xs. s. Xs.Xs.t s. £ s. s. s.
8081090910 10 10 19 10115 10120 025 0
pr ct. pr ct. pr ct. pr ct. pr ct. pr ct. pr et. pr ct. pr ct.

Life Insurance Rates reduced 30 per cent. per annum.
LIFE ASSURANCE RATES.
Age 20 to 25 to 30 to 35 35 38 to 45 to 50

Premium £1 n n £2 0 ..W2 6 £2 10 142 15 I£3 5

This Company make no charges for intermediate ages
under 50 years.
FIRE INSURANCE RATES.
Common insurance.—Private houses and shops (not ha-
zardous) is. per cent.; hazardous, 25.; double hazardous,
3s. 6d. ; farming stock, Is. 6d.
INDEPENDENT and'WEST MIDDLESEX ASSUR-
ANCE COMPANY, opposite the Bazaar, Baker-street,
Portman-square, London ; South St. David-street and High-
street, Edinburgh ; Ingram-street, Glasgow ; and Sackville-
street, Dublin. Established and empowered under the several
Acts of Parliament of 14th Geo. 111. c. 48 ; 22d Geo. 111. :
53d Geo. 111. c. 141; 3d Geo. IV. c. 92 ; and Ist Vic. cap.
10. Capital one million, in 20,000 shares of £5O each.

MANAGERS.
James, Alexander, Esq. H. R. Perkins, Esq.
George Anderson, Esq. Thomas Price, Esq.
James Drummond, Esq. William Reid, Esq.
Samuel Eyre, Esq. Win. Edward Taylor, Esq.
Robert Ferguson, Esq. John Wilson, Esq.
Thomas Hope, Esq. William Whittaker, Esq.
J. D. Hustler, Esq. George Williams, Esq.
Thomas Knowles, Esq.
Auditors—Samuel Eyre, Esq.; John Wilson, Esq. ; G. E.
Williams, Esq.
Secretary—Mr. William Hole.
Bankers—The Bank of England, Bank of Ireland, and
Western Bank of Scotland.
Surgeon—James Devereux Hustler, Esq., Park-street.
Surveyor—Simon Thurston, Esq., 9, Southampton-street
Bloomsbury-square.
Solicitors—Messrs. Williams and Son, 2, Hart-street
Bloomsbury-square.
AGENTS :

Liverpool.. Mr. C. HUISH, (
, .. Messrs OKILL
Manchester,' Mr. 11. C. Mor-
ris, Company's Office,
Fountain-street.
Blackburn, Mr. Js. Hopwood.
Bolton, Mr. T. Blundell.
Burnley, Mr. A. Sunderland.
Bury, Mr. J. Villing.
„ Mr. C. Crisp.

;ompany's Office, Water-street
ind COOKE, Dale-street.
Chorley, Messrs. Morce and
Clayton.
Lancaster, -Mr. J. Taylor,
Land Surveyor.
Oldham, T. Kershaw,High-st.
Preston, Mr. Miles Myres.
„ Mr. Blackhurst.
Warrington, Mr. Stevenson.

ENGLISH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.—In charity, and
supporting the poor and orphans, they are exceedingly libe-
ral ; so much so, that they give ten per cent. per annum of
their income to institutions of charity. On account of the
dear prices of living, there may be, of the 27,000,000 of
population, 7,000,000 poor ; but not a single person begs in
the streets, nor in any part of the kingdom : in fact, if there
should be any one begging, he would be taken up immedi-
ately and punished for it, as it is against the law ; because,
in every quarter, there is a house built on purpose for cha-
rity, where the poor are accommodated. * * Perhaps,
out of this 27,000,000 of population, Mere is not a single soul
who does not know how to read and write, not even the dumb,
deaf, or blind. They do not give credit for fine hand-writ-
ing ; they say, writing is good enough if it can be read, and
they do not spend, the time simply in learning a beautiful
hand. They have everal thousand colleges and schools, for
instructing in every class of learning, on which they have
spent millions of money. All this for education and wisdom.
Verily, such a magnificent kingdom, and high nation is not,
in these times, in any other part of the world, nor has such
an one been, even in ancient times, mentioned in the his-
tories. * * Their carts and carriages strike the observer
very much. * * They have also instructed their large
dogs, even to draw carriages quickly. They are fond of dogs,
and take pains to teach them to become useful ; they make
them so serviceable, that sometimes they are sent on business.
For instance, f a man wants something from a shop that is
known to this dog, he will write a note to the shopkeeper,
asking for what he may want, then he puts the note into a
basket, and hangs it upon the dog's neck, and gives him a
sign. The dog will carry the message immediately, and
return to the satisfaction of his master. Many other curi-
ous things are done by their dogs, not important to be men-
tioned. They do notkeep any useless animals ; all that they
keep must be of use. If any should be of no-use they will
disnalsi; them,"--Journal of the Persian Princes,