The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-02-22 00:00:00

EQUITABLE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
CHIEF OFFICE, 450, WEST STRAND, LONDON.

CAPITAL, HALF A MILLION STERLING,
Of which amount upwards of £200,000 is actually subscribed
for and paid upon.

Half the Profits divided amongst the Insured.

DI REC
Archibald Campbell Ba
Charles Bennett, Esq.
Hugh Croft, Esq.

;TORS.
rclay. Esq., Chairman.
John Shaw, Esq.
Edmond S. Syrnes, Esq., M.D,
Clement Tabor, Esq.
Thomas West, Esq.
Francis V. Woodhouse, Esq.

John Moss, Esq..
Frederick Morris, Esq.
Charles Thos. Seward, Esq. I
SECRE'
William Howell

'A RY.
Preston, Esq

AUDITORS.
Henry Eve, Esq, I Thomas Williams, Esq

B ►NKERS.
Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co.. Lombard-street.

SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Cardale, Iliffe, and Russell, Bedford-row

THE utmost security is afforded to the Public by the
very large amount of Subscribed Capital, by the highly
responsible character of the Proprietary, and by the Income
of the Society itself, which now, from Premiums alone, exceeds
200,000 per Annum.
The PREMIUM is in each instance fixed in strict accordance
with the merits of the risk under consideration, determined
only by a most careful investigation.

The-rates for the following Classes will be found particularly
favourable for insurers:—
Cotton, Flax, Woollen, Worsted, or Silk Mills.
Calico Printers. Corn Mills.
Oil Mills. Paper Mills.
Pawnbrokers and Distillers.
FAilmtno STOCK INSURED AT 3s. PER CENT., WITHOUT

THE AVERAGE CLAUSE.
DIVISION OF PROFITS.—A return of 50 per Cent. of the
Profits will be made periodically to the Policyholders of three
years' standing.
LossEs promptly and liberally met.
No CHARGE made for Policies.
LOSSES occasioned by lightning will be paid.
Prospectuses and every other information may be obtained at
the Head Office, as above, or of any of the Agents.
W. H. PRESTON, Secretary.

AGENTS.
P. IRVINE, 6, Cook street

I S. L. TROTMAN, Talbot-chambers, Fenwick-
LIVERPOOL .. I street.
S, LLOYD, 2, Tarlton-street.

IMessrs.T.kW.MYiliS,l,EXchange-buildings.
ROCHDALE J. Butterworth, Esq., 98, Yorkshire-street.
PRESTON C. Croft, Esq., 34, Hudson-street; and J.
Barnes, Esq., 114 Fishergate.
MANCHESTER W. B. Richardson,'Esq., 61, King-street; and
Messrs. Duffield and Co., 12, Prince's-street.
BURY G. Douglas, Esq., Brookshaw-house; and J.
Pomfret, Esq., Fleet-street.
BURNLEY J. Butterworth, Esq., 5, Victoria-buildings.
BLACKBURN T. Lund, Esq.
ST. HELENS J. Morton, Esq., Crossfield-street.
HA SLINODEN Mr. Wilkenson, Wilkenson-street.
CHORLEY J. Howarth, Esq., Market-place.
WARRINGTON -Messrs. Picton and Hatton, Market-gate.
Applications for Agencies are invited from those Towns
where the Company is unrepresented.

LIVERPOOL DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY.
AT the Proceedings of the ANNUAL MEETING of
the SUB ttlliK to and kIiIIINDS of the 1,
held at the Bank for Savings, Bold-street, on TUESDAY, the
15th of February, 1853,

The Worshipful the MAYOR in the Chair,
JOHN LIGHTBODY, Esq., read the Report.
JOSEPH WAGSTAFF, Esq., exhibited a Statement of the Trea-
surer's Accounts.
Ist Resolution.—• Moved by the Rev. AUGUSTUS CAMPBELL,
seconded by Captain GREIG,
Resolved,—That the Report and Abstract of the Treasurer's
Accounts be approved and adopted,. and that the same be
printed and circulated.
• 2d Resolution.—Moved by the Rev. FREDERICK WALKER,
seconded by Mr. GROOM,
Resolved,—That the Worshipful the Mayor be requested to
take the office of President or the Society for the present year ;
that the Ven. Archdeacon Brooks, M.A., and the Rev. Augustus
Campbell, M.A., Rectors, John Moss, Esq., and John Pember-
ton Heywood, Esq., be appointed Vice-Presidents ; that Joseph
Wagstaff, Esq.. and Mr. William Groom, be Treasurers; and
that the Rev. Richard Appleton, M.A., and John. Lightbody,
Esq:, be Joint Secretaries, and,
_ _

31 Resolution,—Moved by Air. PAYNE, seconded by Mr. J.
EDEN That the following Gentlemen constitute the General
Committee for the ensuing year :
Rev. J. F. Amos, M. A., I Rev. T. W. Moeran, M.A.,
Rev. F. Barker, M.A., Rev. J. B. Monk, M.A.,
Rev. F. Bishop. ! Rev. James North, M.A.,
Rev. Thomas Bold, M.A., Rev. T. L. Pain, M.A.,
Rev. C. H. Burton, M.A., , Mr. W. Parkin,
Rev. T. C. Cowan, M.A., Rev. F. Parry, B.D.
Mr. Edward Cropper, ' Rev. I. 0. Powell, 8.A.,
Hon. Sir Edward Cust, Rev. F. A. Power, M.A.,
Mr. John Eden, , Rev. T. Raffles, D.D., LL.D.,
Rev. W. W. Ewbank, M.A., i Mr. Richard Rathbone,
Mr. Edward Gibbon, , Mr. T. W. Rathbone,
Captain Greig, Mr. \V. Rathbone,
Rev. Thomas Halton, M.A., i Rev. George Read, M.A.,
Rev. H. Hampton, M.A., Rev. Thomas Robinson,
Rev. W. Hesketh, M.A., Rev. J. Thom,
Rev. W. Hughes, M.A., Rev. A. J. Tomlin, M.A.,
Rev. A. Hume, LL.D., Mr. R. W. Waddington,
Mr. Robert Hutchinson, Rev. F. Walker, M.A.,
Rev. D. James, M.A., Rev. R. Walker, M.A.,
Rev. C. \V. Lawrence, ALA., Rev. T. S. Wallace,_
Rev. H. Marlen, ALA , , Rev. G. W. Warr, 1;,
Rev. W. B. S. Matthias, 8.A., Rev. Cecil Wray, iuM..A;.
And the Churchwardens.
4th Resolution.—Moved by NI/M !". . JAMESw
r AI: A a Trin Agent.ois E ,
seconded by Mr. H. W. M. Kix°,
Resolved,—That the best thanks of this Meetingirsebttreaic and
(4tivceollinto.
ries,
the President, Vice.Presidents,Treatshuererse svaenradlSeDc
the Members of the General and
mittees for their services during the past Year.
sth hesolution.—Moved ARD RATHBONE,
tnagpreAcPoPrdLEZ7lNl 'grateful feelings the
seconded by the Rev. Teel
Resolved,—Tbat the A
active and zealous Services of the Visitors during the past Year.
on.—Noved by the Rev. WILLIAM HESKETH,
6th Resoluti
seconded by the Rev. J. B. MONK,
Resolved,—That the best Thanks of this Meeting be given to
the Worshipful the Mayor for his kindness in Presiding to-day,
and for his conduct in the Chair.