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TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1854

Insurance Notices,

NO CHARGE FOR POLICY STAMPS.
PELICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
F.STABLISHED IN 1797.
70, LOUBARD-sTREET. um and 57, CHARING-
CROSS, WESTMINSTER.

The present Septennial period, prior to the next Division of
~onts, will terminate on the 2d July, 1354. All Policies now
1,1,3 ed (and afterwards continued in force for five years) on
4a. articipating Scale of Premium, will share in the surplus.
Prospectuses, and Forms of Proposal, apply at the
lt3ices, as above, or to any of the Company's Agents.
ROBERT TUCKER, Secretary.
AGENTS.

THOS. CROOK and Son, Accountants.
JAMES ODDIE, Agent to the Manchester
JZi ftice.
Sr.eTHOS. LEWIN, Wine-merchants.
(Thomas Hill, Surveyor.
• • • IThomas L. Cunningham, Stationer.
r John Railton, St. Paul's Foundry.
• • • • 1 James Wilson, Old Bank.
........ fia-mmeas.goelflaens and Son.
ttn eY ......... Thomas Holgate, Wine•merhant.
117 .......... arhiczas
Harper,roto Bookseller.licir
lorley
.....
Richalt(l tocaster ........... Richard Hincle. , Wine-merchant.
ancheater Goibeiart ilmjoalmeess Tate,
Norfolk-street.
_a King-street.
!skirk .. •
...... John Fairhunt, Miller.
rv4c2l_o ......... Edward Pedder, Banker.
t .......... S. Proctor, Grocer.
Del hdale ...... VJaomnaWano/VesidA Bankne-
Tnanager.
ford .......... W. W. Goulden, Solicitor.
Arrington {lahmes Bolton, Ironmonger.
........ I Woodcock, 171,111lart, and Scott, Solicitors.
John Acton, Gentleman.

rickbar,

rim LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
1 CMPANY.
CAPITAL,O TWO MILLIONS.
T _OFFICE-26, Market-street, Manchester.
:Iv ga I'"DoN OFFICE-2, King-street, Cheapside.
PooLop
n - FlOl-3 H lel- st reet,B6, Exchange-street East.
..q.s.snovr OFFICES-118, Ingram-street. and
4, H anover-st reet.
GREENTocK OFFICE—The Mansion-house.

DIRECTORS AT LIVERPOOL.
PrY
illeniv, CHAIRMAN—Eyre Evans, Esq.
l'Phom'''n Darbyshire, Esq. 1 W.F. Hunter, Esq.
Ge,:) 18 , Esq. Frederick Lyon, Esq.
ch rite Glen Esq Daniel Powell, Esq.
arles Holiand. ksq. I -Tames Smith, Esq.
RESIDENT SECRETARY—John Semple, Esq.

130/cu LIFE DEPARTMENT.
toned "S.—EIGHTY PER CENT. of the Profits appoir-
_ Cable
the Assured triennially, after the firi.t five years? at d
as may be preferred at the time of each valuation.

Age.
........ _
kne t, Ra I "Z----- f _2_-__ :.-___
I 17 0 I ,R 2 60 I 1 .43 06 1 I .14 69 I i'6 76.

SPECIAL NOTICE.—No Stamp Duty whatever charged.
tined
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
uoned PER CENT. of the Profits appor:
tta -: to the Assured annually on Policies of three years'
udlng--all advantage offered by very few Offices.
The INSURANCFS ON FARMING STOCK.
of „oblic are informed that the Rates for the Insurances
fron3Ziolg Stock with this Company have just been REDucv.o
from 3i: to 3s. per Cent. without tile Average Clause, and
exliiNore ./leg. --.
Persons in
towith that Clause.
ICE' insured with this Office, whose Policies
4hould b HRISTMAS, are respectfully reminded tukt.tahn
these renewed within Fifteen Days from that pride; .1
tiecnrity desire to avail themselves of the adyan ago
extra
expen_ , The Lancashire Insurance Company incur n
/b 4; uy the transfer of their Policies.
Davy ntial GPntlemen Wanted as Agents, where the Com-
pm% "t represented.
other iDetnses, Mercantile Rates, Forms of Proposal, and all
Of the ,rmation, will be afforded at the Offices and Agencies
Mr, ivlZPiaay.,
Mr.'BERSON, Agent for Birkenhead
ASPINALL, Agent for Toxteth.park.

TIE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
C4Pitlz. 42,000,000, in 100,008 .SHARES of £2O each.

, No ... HEAD OFFICE,
alit JOHN-STREET. AND DALE-STREET.
John Sh. TRUSTEES.
• -ST Leigh, Esq. I It. B. B. H. Blundell, Esq.
J. _ eZtkrir c-r?rRuS. &C., IN LlVERarOrmoLa.n.
Bratilley44 es
Turner
E al i
oore, Esq., and Edmund Molyneux, Esq.,
Itlehael Rel h
Michael c et. EsaDephty-Chairroen.
Tlio el E°uBfield, Esq. Richard Houghton, Esq.
~, . Tail Bouch, Ec, Edward Johnston, Esq.
.ClPil Brocklebanir''R Roger Lyon Jones, Esq.
Thovm"aesarlnnon, Esq: -89. James Lawrence, Esq.
1,.,..
_... over, Esq, 1 William J. Marrow, Esq.
an%lison Harvey, E I Francis Maxwell, Esq.
-I'. D s 11°Ime, Esq sq. George Maxwell, Esq.
Gorge Hornbv -R. Robert M'Andrew, Esq.
R. How ' -4(1. William Smith, Eaq.
John Torr, Eaq.
William Tithe'? (1. William
PHYSICIArN•ngton, Eaq.,
Richard Fortnby,.Al and John Dickinson, Esq.
SURGEON.
D. S
SURVEYOR. Hugh Neill, F.R,A. .
Samuel Holme E
Ry, SOLICITOR.
CTITA
MANAGER -k;iDSAti. Setimus
DBONoo.e,kerisEqs.q.
Perpcy M.
OFFICE—HAmitiroN-H 1
BIRKENHEA BRANCH,
.4,,,,....
tiiLDDINGs,
Surgeon.— ""1•-- enry Cole, KSCI•
HAMILTON-STREET.
NOTICE, James T. Vale, Esq., Hamilton-square.
SPECIAL LIFE BRANCH
Attention i B.—STAMPS ON LIFE.
POLICIES NOT
CHARGED.
ea
sen: I_ . . are not
s directed to the fact that to a defined extent Life
n
subject to Income-tax, and that in certain
but,
a!afe Policies are exempt from the New Success'
le
FIRE BRANCH.
Fitts,
Pre .. INSURANCES will be effected at moderate rates of
qie intum. The leaCompny, having
toldhe advantage of a Resi-
Dnt Director, will enabled istinguish itself liy its
r°lll9tness in the settlement of Claims.
i
No Charge made for the Policy.
LIFE BRANCH.
ieoil-t compaiiy likewise assure Lives on any of the following
nKencies namely :
I.' Or th ' OF LIFE.—The Premiums
,no ee -‘e WHOLE CONTINUANCE
! u aSe after a LIMITED NUMBER OF ANNUAL PAYMENTS.
• cor R SUM to be payable at Age 60, or at Death.
A. po PREMIUMS ON CREDIT. ,
__
•c 11,.. - RTION OF THE PREMIUMS MAY REMAIN ON
leulT, OR ASSURANCES MAY FIN
Nvr
n1()ITS WAYS, NOT ENUMERATED, TO MEET THE
ASSUR-
ANcE7NTIENCE OF THE PARTY MAKING THE
The Ilranch Important advantages afforded by the Company in this
n.., will include the following. viz. :
iiiiIITANTee OF AN AMPLE CAPITAL, MODERATE PRE-
4SSti..3' LARGE PARTICIPATION OF PROFITS BY THE
Thgn, SMALL CHARGE FOR MANAGEMENT, &c.
Iret,'-`lual Commission allowed to Solicitors.
Pliny t° Medical Referees are likewise granted by this Com.
.
policies • '
PERCY M. DOVE, Manager.
or before-4 'Cling due at CHRISTMAS should be renewed on
i,_e.the 9th of January next.
.ec timer, 'B3 3.

THE
AND LrvERPOOL AND LONDON FIRE
LIFE INSURANCE .
CAPITOLCAPITOLTWO MILLIONS.COMPANY
, -ESTLI Acts
IN 136.
'MPovreredAß by ActEs of Parliament.
37, C4srLE.sPnki,, LIVERPOOL,
AND
20 8- 21, POULTRY, LONDON.
Adam Hodgsot
ETshcio.rn TRUSTEES.
Bernard Bart.
as ernar Birch, Esq.
Samuel Henry Thompson,
DIRECTORS IN LIVERroOL.
Chairman—Thomas Brocklebank, Egg'
prty-Chairmen.
Joseph C. Evrar , sq. and Francis Haywood,
Thomas Booth, Esq ,
sq. (George Hall HLiat
Francis Caesar Braun. E
William Earle, Esq. 'George Grant, Esq. Lawrence, Esq.
A illiam Lowe, Esq.
itil eidAaTer,
,Alexander Macgregor, Esq.
Thomas Haigh, Esq.
Lrabnecrita
HAi.gllnianmEiltson, Esq. 'John Marriott, Esq.
'Thomas Seller, Esq.
,Charles Saunders, Esq.
.Reorge Holt, isq.q.
John Swainson. Esq,.
'log' Hornby, Esq.
James Aspinall Tobin, Esq.
Secretary—Swinton Boult, Esq.
DIRECTORS IN LONDON.
_. Chairman—Matthew Forster, Esq.
Rdwirr(MrY-Chairman—George Frederick Young, Esq:. ~
,„„,,.. ',laniard, Esßoss D. Mangles, Esq., .m.r
iv Illiam tiro__ Esq .
Wm. p 7'.. q., M.P. Hon. F. Ponsonby.
winiani R4ret Bathe, Port. John Ranking, Esq.
Frederick Harrison
Esci.retary
Donald Larnacliali'' .P. Edward Thompson,
q• Swinton Boult, Esq., Sec
to the Company.
. Refiden f Secreq;
duditors—Tho --ari,—Beniamin Henderson,
Maii Buddicom Blackburne,
James, Esq.
Liability of the entiCreOhNSTITUTION. Esq.,
unlimited.and Daniel
body of Shareholders
tN THE Ury /..fnult FIRE DEPARTMENT.
FIRE
urric.ED AGAINST Loss OR DAMAGExiBEYs IN FOR CD 1(INGDONI THE BRITISH COLO. 9 AND
The Premiums received
OUNTRIES. '
• In IRV?
_ ..,-.... Were *ll 987 in 1842, .€23,804. ,
In 1847, £49,402 in 1832, £98,655.1
LO
ANS GRANTED DEPARTMNT.
ON LIFE AND REVERSIONARY
INTERESTS.
• INstritAxclt. EFFECTED IN ALL ITS.BRANCHES,
. __
.clencl
eudingthe issuing of Policies the premiums on winch y.
to 20 after a stipulred number of payments, varying from 4
.. years.; and others providing for the sum insured being
Vain at a given date, or sooner in the event of death.
Ansturrnts, IMMEDIATE OR DEFERRED.
POLICIES ISSUED FREE OF STAMP DUTY.
Peculiar advantages are afforded the Assured, residence in
.exrra Prevaum
rne:
44"rali" Colonies being. allowed, without payment of
. and great facilities are afforded in the pill'
tnent of Renelial Pre
sm.,mspethrmroillionthe several Agencies
throughout the
Assured to reside in the United States of Zmaelrsio granted
ordi-
nary Rate of Premium, and the license as to trcaaveal has been
Ereatly extended.
Moderate Rates for the East Indies and Foreign Countries.
The Premiums received on Life Policies amou In 1837 to .e 1,755 ...... ip 1842 tonted.4l3.
In 1847 to .e 21.197 ...... in 1852 to
.e 503,800,
THE BONUSES OF THE COMPANY ARE GUARAN
WHEN THE POLICIES ARE ISSUED. TEED
Persons whose Fire Policies with this Company expire on
the 25th instant, are respectfully rent bided that receipts for
renewal of the same will be found at the Head Offices in
Liverpool and London, and in the hands of the respective
' 'Agent* ; and those who, preferring the security offered by
this Company, may desire to remove their Insurance, are
, •
snfwmed that no expense will be incurred by such removal.
) Further particulars may be had on application at the Offices,
37, CASTLE-STREET, Liverpool ; and 20 and 21, Poultry,
:, London; or to any of the Agents in the Country.
SWINTON BOULT, Secretary to the CompiliTy7—
BENJ. HEN DERSON, Resident Secretary, London.
AGENT hir. FOR BIRKENHEAD :
r. ROBERT HUGHES,
Brandon-street, Hamilton-square.
December, 1853.

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INFANTS' PRESERVATIVE.—MOTHERS, call at
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S THE BEST MEDICINE IN THE WORLD FOR IN-
PANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN', for the prevention and
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INSTANT RELIEF IN CONVULSIONS, Flatulency, Affec-
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May given with 'safety immediately after birth, It is no
Misnomer Cordial 1--no stupefactive, deadly narcotic !—but
a veritable preservative of Infants ! Mothers would act wisely
in always keeping it in the Nursery.
Prepared only by ROBERT BARKER, Bowdon, near Man-
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Gracious Majesty Queen
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