The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-10-16 00:00:00

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CAPTAIN PIDDING'S TEAS.
THE accounts lately received from Macao, brought
intelli-
gence of the English having been totally expelled from
China, and that hostilities had actually commenced between
Her Majesty's forces, directed by her Superintendent in
person, and Chinese men of war; in other ords, China is
at war with England. And the questions lion which the
two countries are now at issue being of difficult adjust-
ment as to render it almost impossible, d certainly impro-
bable, that any more teas can be obta ed from China for a
very considerable period, a great rise in all descriptions of
that article has taken place. Since June last, common black
teas have risen Is. 9d., and fine green, 3s. per lb. Fine
Hyson, with duty, fetched at the late public sales, 9s. 7d. per
lb. ; fine black teas as high as 6s. 7d., whilst up to this mo-
ment, Captain Pidding has continued to allow his teas to be
sold without any advance whatever. The late. great rise,
however, having caused a run upon his teas by the trade, who
found that they could purchase them cheaper retail than
they could buy inferior teas wholesale, he is compelled to
raise the price, to prevent his remaining stock being purchased
by tea dealers. For the present, Captain Pidding's How-
QUA'S MIXTURE will be sold at the rate of 6s. 9d. 'per lb.,
being 9s. the catty, or an advance of only 9d. per lb., when
the conamoncol. Lcao, oinoe ynr 11,.
HowQUA's SMALL LEAF GUNPOWDER Will he sold, for the
present, at 9s. 9d. per lb., when even Hyson, an inferior tea,
is fetching, wholesale, 9s. 7d. per lb. /lalf and quarter
catties in like proportions.
Captain Pidding thinks it right to inform the public that
biAT.binese correspondent states confidently, that there is no
Otftability of the trade opening with that country, for, at the
least, twelve months ; and as the entire stock of consumable
tea in Great Britain will be exhausted before that period,
there is little doubt but tea will advance daily.
These Teas consist of Captain Pidding's HOWQUA'S
MIXTURE, of 40 rare Black Teas, and HOWQUA'S
SMALL LEAF GU N POWDER,in Chinese Catty Packages.
N.B.—The signature of " Captain JOHN REIODES YID-
DING" is upon every genuine package.
GEO. CARLYLE, Repository, 38, Bold-street, Sole Agent
for LIVERPOOL.
Bolton G. J. French, Silk Mercer.
Burnley J. Sutcliffe, Bookseller, 20, St. James'-street.
Blackburn J. Parkinson, Chemist, 1, Church-street.
Clitheroe H. Whalley, Postmaster.
Halifax J. W. Foster,.Linen Draper, 36, Crown-street.
Leeds E. Hepper, Confectioner, 39, Commercial-st
Manchester Mirfin, Ford, and Co., St. Ann's-square.
Preston Thomas Green, Music Seller, Church -street.

WHENCE can it arise that the obvious security and ad-
vantages of Life Assurance should be so little garded
in Liverpool ?—that its inhabitants, as remarkab for pru-
dence as for enterprise, should, on this point ne, be so
reckless ? Of the thousands who are toiling rly and late
to provide for their families, many must dro long before
that object can be accomplished ; yet how have Assu-
rances upon their lives, and for this the r on usually as-
signed is, " that they have not had time to think of Life
Assurance." They have time for every commercial opera-
tion, however unimportant, but they have no time for one
transaction of half an hour, requiring only an annual pay-
ment afterwards, to place their families beyond the reach of
want after their death—an event rendered not less probable
by the fatigues and anxieties of commercial life. Hardly a
vessel leaves the Thames without the captain and passengers
of ships belonging to London houses having Assured their
Lives ; whilst from the Mersey thousands proceed annually to
the States, to British America, the East and West Indies, and
to the great nation now rising up in Australasia, largely in-
debted to Liverpool merchants, but without Assurance upon
their Lives. The Directors of the Australasian, Colonial,
and General Life Assurance and Annuity Company, have
the pleasure to announce that they will be represented in
Liverpool by Messrs. KIRKBY and WArsoN, of No. 20,
Water-street, who will afford every facility for the immedi-
ate despatch of Commercial and other Life Assurance, and
through their Agency the peculiar advantages of this Com-
pany are respectfully tendered to the inhabitants of Liverpool
and its vicinity.

THE AUSTRALASIAN, COLONIAL, and GENERAL
LIFE ASSURANCE and ANNUITY COMPANY,
126, BISHOPSGATE-STREET, corner of Cornhill. London;
20, WATER-STREET, LIVERPOOL.
Capital £200,000, in 2000 Shares.
DIRECTORS.
Edward Barnard, Esq. C. E. Mangles, Esq.
Henry Buckle, Esq. J. B. Montefiore, Esq.
John Henry Capper, Esq. J. H. Ravenshaw, Esq.
Gideon Colquhoun, jun. Esq. Sir James Stirling.
John Edwards Lyall, Esq. William Walker, 'Esq.
TRUSTEES.
• Edward Barnard, Esq. ; John Henry Capper, Esq. ;
Thomas Richardson, Esq.
AUDITORS.
Sir Francis Hastings Doyle, Bart., and C. Richardson, Esq.,
(72, Cornhill.)
ACCOUNTANT.
Mr. Christopher Cousins.
MEDICAL REFEREES.
Dr. Hannay, 30, Great George's-square, Liverpool.
W. Beever, Esq. F.R.C.S. Mosley-street, Manchester.
BANKERS.
The Liverpool Commercial Bank, Liverpool.
Messrs. Jones, Loyd and Co. Manchester.
ADVANTAGES PECULIAR TO THIS SOCIETY.
An ample subscribed capital, which, from the mode of in-
vestment, will contribute to, instead of detract from, the
profits.

Rates of Premium lower than those of most of the com-
panies which do not offer participation in profits.
Participation to the 1,000 policy holders of the oldest
dates for the time being, for £5OO or upwards for the whole
of life, in profits to the extent of one-half, including those
of the Annuity Branch.
A separate Policy for every bonus, which becomesan abso-
lute reversion, unincumbered by payment of premium.
A DESCENDING SCALE OF PREMIUM, under which, after
certain periods, payments cease altogether, but profits con-
tinue.

Ax ASCENDING SCALE particularly favourable to those
who are looking forward to an increase of income, and entit-
ling Assurers to profits.
Two-thirds of each annual premium for the whole of life
may be paid, and one-third may remain at compound inte-
rest at 5 per cent.
A liberal system of conducting business, a tender of arbi-
tration in all disputed cases, and very moderate expenses of
management.
Naval and military service, voyages, and foreign residences,
at equitable rates of premium.
ADDITIONAL ADVANTAGES TO EMIGRANTS.
No extra premium for voyages in approved vessels to or
residence in the Australasian colonies in approved situations.
Premiums may be paid at any settlement in Australasia
Where there is a bank.
Policies, whether effected in England or these colonies,
may be made payable in either by endorsement.
Present Table of Annual Premiums, for Assurance of £lOO
for Seven Years, and the Whole Life.
Age.! Seven Years]

tge.leven Years. Life. Age. Seven Years.' Life.
d. Xs•2oi 0 17 1 1103 d.
40 1£ s
25 1019 7 114 11 50 27 9 6 215
24 1 8
30 , 1 3 4 20 7 60 316 5 63 9

ADVANTAGES TO ANNUITANTS.
A higher rate of annuity than can be granted with safety
by companies making their principal investments in England,
and participation to the 1,000 annuitants of the oldest date
for the time being, to the extent of one-half of the general
profits of the Company.
By order of the Directors.
KIRKBY and WATSON, Agents, 20, Water-sty t,
Liverpool.
STANWAY and JACKSON, Agents, Brown-street.
Manchester.