The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-04 00:00:00

STEAM COMMUNICATION

BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND DROGHEDA.
.
The DROGHEDA STEAM-PACKET COM.
PA NY'S splendid fleet of new and powerful iron
. Steam-ships are intended to sail, with Goods
-Nimisn't-4r and Passengers, from the south side of the
Collingwood Dock, Liverpool, (with or without Pilots,l as under:
THIS DAY...." January 4, at 5 o'clock, Afternoon.
THURSDAY.... January 6, at 7 o'clock, Afternoon.
SATURDAY .... January 8, at 8 o'clock, Afternoon.
Leaving DROGHEDA every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY,
and SATURDAY.
Cabin Fare, (including Steward's Fee,)lo:.
For further particulars apply to
WILLIAM M'ELROY, 35, Water-street.

LIVERPOOL AND WATERFORD TRADERS'
STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.
The magnificent Steam-ship
• - ADMIRAL,
ff \ 1000 tens burthen, 450-horse power,
4441- W. H. MURRAY, Commander,
Is intended to leave Nelson Dock, for
WATERFORD, as follows :
Tim DAY, January 4, at 5 o'clock, Afternoon.
TUESDAY, January 11, at 12 o'clock, Noon.
TUESDAY, January 18, at 5 o'clock, Afternoon.
TUESDAY, January 2.5, at 11 o'clock, Forenoon.
Whether thiscelebrated Vessel be regarded a s a Cattle, Goods,
or Passenger Boat, she is unrivalled.
Goods conveyed at moderate through Rates, to all the princi-
pal Inland Towns and their Vicinity in the South of Ireland.
For freight or passage apply to
HAYMAN and SON,
12, Exchange-street East.
N.B.—The fi iends of this Company are particularly requested
to address their Goods "Per ADMI SAL, east side Nelson Dock."

Just Published, Twentieth Edition, price Is.; post free for IS

stamps,
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE ; or How to Live, and
What to Live for; with ample rules for Diet, Regimen,
and Self-management ; together with instructions for securing
perfect health, longevity, and that sterling state of happiness
only attainable through the judicious observance of a well-
regulated course of life. By a PHYSICIAN.
" The instructions contained in this little work, embody the
result of the experience acquired in a long and most extensive
medical practice, in which the author has availed himself of
his unusual opportunities to study the habits and the
physical peculiarities, constitutional or acquired, which influ-
ence life and health at all ages, and in every social grade.
High critical authorities have pronounced the treatise to be an
admirable book—one which ought to be in the hands of every
adult in the empire, more especially of the managers and
heads of families."—Sunday Times.

Also, by the same Autbor, price 2s. 6d.. post free, 3s. 6d.,
A MEDICAL TREATISIt ON NERVOUS DEBILITY AND
CONSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESS, with Practical Observa-
tions, illustrated with Anatomical Plates in Health and
Disease.

" The perusal of this work is particularly recommended to
those persons who may entertain doubts of their physical con-
dition, or are conscious of having hazarded the health, happi-
ness, and privileges to which every man is entitled. To such
it will prove invaluable."—Era. _

London: JAMES GILBERT, 49. Paternoster-row; HANNAY,
63, Oxford-street; MANN, 39, Cornhill ; and all Bookseilers ;
also sold by A. HEYWOOD, Oldham-street, Manchester ; and
NEWTON, Church-street, Liverpool.

MESSRS. ROBERT COCKS'S
LATEST MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS,

THE SUNSHINE OF OUR the
concert lately given at Croydon, the accomplished vocalist
Miss Dolby sang this favourite song, which was re-demanded
by general acclamation. Words by J. E. CARPENTER.
Music by EDWD. LAND. 2s.

TO THE HEADS OF SCHOOLS.—Hamilton's Modern
Instructions for the PIANOFORTE, edited by CZERN Y. 33rd
edition, 48 large folio pages, 4g.—" It is sufficient to say that
the present edition is the 33rd edition to stamp it with the
genuine mark of excellence. It really deserves all the popu-
larity it enoys."—Sunday Times.
COCKS'S MUSICAL MISCELLANY. for December, con-
tains—The Anthem and Chorus sung at St. Paul's at the
Funeral of the late Duke of Wellington (by Handel), also the
Dead March from the Oratorio of Saul—Mechanics' Institutes
and Music Rooms, and other Literary Articles—Musical Re-
view of the Funeral Ceremony—lntelligence, &c. Price 5d.,
stamped 6d.

THE GIPSY QUADRILLES. By STEPHEN GLOVER.
Piano solo, 35.; duets, 48. These highly fanciful and spirited
quadrilles have already attained an amazing popularity, bid-
ding fair to rival the long•celebrated and still favourite Lan-
cers. The Gipsy Quadrilles are played in all parts of the
country, are at once brilliant and easy of execution, and are
the.subjeq of frequent encores.

MOONLIGHT ON THE OCEAN, Beautiful Leaves, Bloom
of the Heart, the Wild Curlew, and Have Faith in Him, by the
composer of Shells of Ocean-2s. each.

THE ROYAL MILITIA MARCH, composed and inscribed
to the patriotic Volunteers of Great Britain, by STEPHEN
GLOVER. Beautifully illustrated in colours, price 25. Also by
the same composer, The Great Warrior's March, 2s. 6d; the
Walmer Castle March. and the Hero's Last March, 2s. The
two former illustrated with a striking recent likeness of the
late lamented Duke of Wellington.
MOURN FOR THE MIGHTY DEAD.—Song.- Words by
Dr. MAcimr. Music by Sir Henry R. Bishop, 2s. The same
arranged by the composer for four voices, 35., ditto choral
parts 2s. Also, Wellington's Funeral March, by Sir Henry It.
Bishop, piano solo, 25.; ditto, duet, 3s. • and for Military
Bands, 6s. The Dead March in Saul, Pleyel's German. Hymn,
and the Portuguese Hymn, arranged for the Piano by John
Bishop, Is. _

London : ROBERT CocKs and Co., New Burlington street ;
and of all Musicsellers.

C ORPORATION OF THE LONDON ASSURANCE.
Established A.D. 1720.
No. 7, ROYAL EXCHANGE, CORNHILL, and
No. 10, REGENT-STREET, LONDON.

GOVERNOR, Edward Burmester, Esq.
SUB-GOVERNOR, John A. Arbuthnot. Esq.
DEPUTY-GOVERNOR, James Dowie, Esq.
FIRE INSURANCES effected upon every description of Pro-
perty, with the usual reductions allowed on and in Buildings of
Certified Warehouses, 4.c. and for single management, accord-
ing to the lowest rates current.
FIRE NOTICE.

PERSONS ASSURED AGAINST FIRE by this Corporation,
whose Policies expire at CHRISTMAS, are respectfully re-
minded, that, for their own security; they should renew then"
within FIFTEEN DAYS from the said QUARTER DAY.
LIFE ASSURANCES.—This branch of the Corporation's
business is carried on without any charge for management, and
offers peculiar advantages to the Assured.
Prospectuses, Mercantile Fire Rates, and all other informa-
tion may be had at their Offices, or sent free, on application to
JOHN SCOTT. 1, India-buildings, Water-street.
CARNE and NEPHEW, 13, Rumford-place.
Agents for Liverpool and adjacent parts; or to
EDWD. ROBERTS, Sandford-street, Birkenhead.

D OYAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIVERPOOL.
It.
CAPITAL, £2,000,000, in 100,000 SHARES of £2O each.

HEAD OFFICE,
NORTH JOHN-STREET AND DALE-STREET.

TRUSTEES.
John Shaw Leigh, Esq. JR.8.8. H. Blundell, Esq.
DIRECTORS.
Charles Turner, Esq., M.P., Chairman.
J. ramie), Moore, Esq., and Edmund Molyneux, Esq.,
Deputy Chairmen.
Michael Bousfield. Esq. Richard Houghton, Esq.
Thomas Bondi, Esq. Edward Johnston, Esq.
Ralph Brocklebank, Esq. Roger Lyon Jones, Esq.
David Cannon, Esq. James Lawrence, Esq.
William Claxton, Esq. Francis Maxwell, Esq.
Thomas Dover, Esq. George Maxwell, Esq.
Richard Hardord, Esq. Robert M'Andrew, Esq.
R. Ellison Harvey, Esq. • William Smith, Esq.
T. Dyson Hornby, Esq. John Torr, Esq.
George H. Horsfall, Esq..__

BIRKENHEAD BRANCH,
OFFICE—HAMILTON-BUILDINGS, HAMILTON-STREET.
Agent.—Henry Cole, Esq.
Surgeen.—James T. Vale, Esq., Hamilton-square.

The Directors beg to announce that they continue to RE-
CEIVE PROPOSALS for FIRE and LIFE INSURANCES.
The large Capital of the Company, and the number and in-
fluence of its Proprietors, enable it to take rank with the most
eligible offices in the kingdom, with respect to the advantages
offered to the Public.

FIRE INSURANCES
Will be effected at moderate rates of premium. The Company,
having the advantage of a resident Directory, will he enabled
to distinguish itself by its promptness in the Settlement of
Claims.

No Charge made for the Policy.
LIFE BRANCH.
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The Company likewise assure Lives on any of the following
contingencies, viz.:—
For the WHOLE CONTINUANCE OF LIFE.—The Premiums to
cease after a LIMITED NUMBER OF ANNUAL PAYMENTS.
For a Sum to be payable at age 60, or at death.