The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-01-06 00:00:00

DIRECTORS.
Josias Booker, Esq., Chairman.
Hugh J. Sanderson, Esq. and Charles Turner, Esq.,

.1)44-Chairmen.
James Lawrence, Esq.
Thomas Lee, Esq.
Francis Maxwell, Esq.
Robert M'Andrew, Esq.
Edmund Molyneux, Esq.
J. Bramley Moore, Esq.
Henry Moore, Esq.
James Pownall, Esq.
Archibald Sinclair, Esq.
Geo. J. Wainwright, Esq

William Blain, Esq.
Thomas Bouch, Esq.
John Campbell, Esq.
David Cannon, Esq.
Thomas Dover, Esq.
Robert Dudgeon, Esq.
Richard Harbord, Esq.
It. S. Henderson, Esq.
R. Brodhurst Hill, Esq
T. B. Horsfull, Esq.
Henry Killick, Esq.

AUDITOR.
Robert Pedder Carter, Esq

Richard Formby, Esq., M.D,

SUROEON.
Hugh Neill, Esq
SURVEYOR.

Samuel Holme, Esq.
SOLICITOR.
Septimus Booker, Esq.

BIRKENHEAD BRANCH,
Hamilton Buildings, Hamilton-street.
SURGEON FOR BIRKENHEAD,
James Theodorick Vale, Esq., Chester-street

THE Directors beg to announce that they continue
to RECEIVE PROPOSALS for FIRE and LIFE INSU-
RANCES.
The large Capital of the Company, and the number and in-
fluence of its Proprietors, enable it to rank with the most eli-
gible offices of the kingdom, with respect to the advantages
offered to the Public.

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FIRE INSURANCES
Will be effected at moderate rates of premium. The Company,
having the advantage of a resident Directory, will be enabled
to distinguish itself by its promptness in the Settlement of
Claims.
No Charge made for the Policy.

LIFE BRANCH.
Extract from Rates of Premiums for the Whole of Life.
t' s. d. £ s. d.
Age. With Profits. Without Profits
15 1 15 2 1 10 11
20 1 19 3 1 14 11
25 2 4 2 1 19 7
30 2 9 9 2 4 10
35 2 16 2 2 11 0
40 3 4 1 2 18 6
45 3 14 6 3 8 5
50 4 8 3 4 1 7

The Company likewise assure Lives on any of the following
contingencies, viz.:—
For the Term of ONE YEAR, SEVEN YEARS, or any other de-

finite period.
For the will:WI CONTINUATION OF LIFE.—The Premium to
cease after a LIMITED NUMBER OF ANNUAL PAYMENTS.
On Two JOINT LIVES.—The sum Assured to be paid on the
death of either.
On the LONGEST OF Two OR THREE LIVEs, the Sum As-
sured to be payable at the death of the last Survivor, or
On SURNIVORSHIrs to secure the payment of the Sum As-
sured, if 'a Life A die before another Life B.
The inrportant adrantages offered by the Company in the Life
Branch will include the following, viz:—
TH£GUARANTEE OF AN AMPLE CAPITAL AND EXEMPTION
OF TOE ASSURED FROM LIABILITY OF PARTNERSHIP,—The
Assured neither having to depend on an uncertain fund, nor
being in any way accountable for the payment of Claims.
MODERATE PREMIUMS.—This Company, in determining its
charges for Assurances, under 'the various contingencies, de-
pendant on human life, has-availed itself of the experience of
the oldest and most prosperous London Offices, and of the re-
cent investigations on the subject, made by the most compe-
tent Mathematicians and Actuaries. Its TABLES OF PREMI-
UMS consequently avoid, on the one hand, an UNNECESSARILY
rs it RATE OF PAYMENT BY TIIE ASSURED, and on the other,
THE DANGER RESULTING FROM INADEQUATE CHARGES.
LARGE PARTICIPATION OF PROFITS BY THE ASSURED,
amounting to Two-Tinans of its net amount, which may be
-applied at the option oftthe party effecting the Assurance.
Ist.—By an immediate payment of the suns so apportioned;
2d.—By an equivalent reduction of the future premiums; or
3d.—By an equivalent increase of the sum assured.
SMALL CHARGE FOR MANAGEMENT.—The expenses of the
;Office being borne in clue proportion by the two branches.
PROMPT SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS.—AII claims will be pay-
.ahle within three months after satisfactory proof of the death
•of the Life Assured. The Directors reserving to themselves the
•power to discharge any claim immediately on its being estan-
.lished.
RESIDENCE IN ANY PART OF EUROPE allowed without any
.additional charge, and the EXTRA PREMIUMS charged for
voyage to, and residence in any other FOREIGN CLIMATE or,
for NAVAL and MILITARY, or any other SPECIAL RISK are
-.fixed OD a MODERATE BASIS.
POLICIES LAPSED BY NON-PAYMENT OF THE PREMIUM,
may be renewedwithin three months, by paying -the premium
-with a fine of 10s. per cent., on the production of evidenceto the
satisfaction of the Directors of the good state of -health of the
Life Assured.
The Company will always be prepared to PURCHASE the Po-
.I..TOIES Of this'Offi,ce at their EQUITABLE VALUE.
Assurances.may be effected when needed with the UTMOST
.SECRECY AND:DESPATCH.
No ENTRANCE MONEY, nor any charge except for The Policy
Stamp.
N.B. The usual Commission allowed to Solicitors.
The Directors likewise beg to announce that they here made
arrangements to GRANT LOANS to persons assured by this
Company, on Personal Security, or upon the Security of Assign-
able Property -of adequate value; and to allow the assured
Credit of half the:Premiums, for a limited number of years, as
may be agreed upon. _ -

PERCY M. DOVE, Manager

December, 1845.

SMITH'S

PAGING AND NUMBERING MACHINE.
A CCURACY, LEGIBILITY, UNIFORMITY, NEAT-
NE and PROTECTION AGAINST FRAUD, are the import-
mt objects secured bpthe use of this 'Machine.

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BELFAST AND BALLYMENA, AND LONDON-
DERRY AND COLERAINE JUNCTION
RAILWAY,

COMMONLY CALLED THE
BALLYMENA AND B A LLY MON EY RAILWAY.
THE MANAGING COMMITTEE have the plea-
sure to inform the Shareholders of this Railway, that the
necessary Parliamentary Notices have been published, and
served on all the Owners, Lessees, and Occupiers of the Line;
Plans, Sections, and Books of Reference, lodged, as required by
the Standing Orders ; and the Deposit of Ten per Cent. upon
the Subscribed Capital, will be duly made on the Ist of Janu-
ary, with the Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery, in
Ireland; and it is anticipated that the Act will be obtained
early in the coming Session, as no opposition has been inti-
mated from any quarter.

By order,
JOHN CUMMING, Prov. Secretary

Belfast, 24th December, 1

EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN RAILWAY
SECOND CALL.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Directors
of the EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN RAILWAY
COMPANY have made a CALL of .t 1 10s. per SHARE upon
the .i'2s Stock of the Company, payable on or before the 29th
day ofJAN VARY next (1846), at the Offices of any of the under-
mentioned Bankers, who are authorised to receive payment of
the same on production of the Call Letters.
Interest at the rate of 4 per Cent. per Annum will be allowed
n Calls paid in advance from the date of their being paid, until
the Line is completed, and Interest at the rate of 5 per Cent.
per Annum will be charged on all Calls in arrear ; and " no in-
terest shall accrue to the Proprietor of any Share upon which
any Call shall be in arrear in respect of such Share, or any
Share to be holden by the same Proprietor during the period
while such Call shall remain unpaid."
' By order of the Directors,
JOHF LEARMONTH, Chairman.
HENRY LEES, Secretary.
18, St. Andrew-square, Edinburgh, 31st Dec., 1845.
BANKERS.
Edinburgh Royal Bank.
Glasgow Royal Bank.
London Messrs. Coutts and Co.
Liverpool Messrs. Moss and Co.
Leeds Messrs. Beckett and Co.
York York Union Bank.
Cupar Fife British Linen Co., and Western Bank.
Dundee Western Bank.

LIVERPOOL

INFIRMARY

THE ANNUAL MEETING of the TRUSTEES of
the LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY and LUNATIC
ASYLUM will be holden in the Board-room of the Infirmary,
on MONDAY the 12th January next, at Ten o'clock in the Fore-
noon, to transact the Business of the House and to Elect
Officers for the ensuing Year. J. B. MONK, Chairman.
Liverpool, December 27th, 1845.