The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-24 00:00:00

IMPERIAL FIRE OFFICE.

THOSE Persons whose Annual Policies are renewable
on the 29th instant, are respectfully informed that,
for their own security, they shold be renewed within
fifteen days from that date.
WALTER CLARKE, No.-. 6, High-street, tAgents.
J. W. S. MAY, No.l/gachange-alley,

CIORPORATION of the LONDON ASSURANCE.
Established by Royal Charter A.D. 1720.
Offices-19, Birchin-lane, Cornhill, and 10, Regent-
street, London.
JOHN CLARK POWELL, Esq., Governor.

AI3EL CHAPMAN, Esq., Sub-Governor.
LESTOCK PEACH WILSON, Esq.. Deputy-Governor.
DIRECTORS. -
Robert Allen, Esq. Joitti Furse, Esq.
John A. Arbuthnot, Esq.
.liedwin_Gower, Esq.

George Barnes, Esq. ,A Samuel Gregson, Esq.
Henry Blanshard, Esq. I Edward Harnage, Esq.
Jno. Watson BorradaileiEsq. Charles Kerr, Esq.
Edward Burmester, Esq. Robert King, Esq.
Henry Cayley, Esq. William King, Esq.
Aaron Chapman, Esq., M.P. John Ord, Esq.
Robert Cotesworth, Esq. George Probyn, Esq.,
Charles Crawley, Esq. John Re,ts, Esq.
Bonamy Dobree, jun., Esq. Daniel Stephenson, Esq.
James Dowie, Esq. Thomas Weeding, Esq.
LIFE ASSURANCE.—Great advantages are offered
by this Office, viz.,
AN ANNUAL ABATEMENT of premium after five years'
payment.
And a lower fixed Rate without abatement.
Among the advantages offered by the former of these
two plans, as compared with other offices, are, Ist. A mo-
derate scale of Premiums ; 2d. No charge for management
being deducted out of its profits ; and 3d. The Assured
being free from all POSSIBLE partnership liability; and,
as an example, it may be sufficient to remark, that whilst
each future annual abatement must vary with the success
of this branch of the Corporation's business, that for 1844
has been £3l Is. 11d. PER CENT., thus making a Policy,
effected on or before January, 1839, at an Annual Pre-
mium of £l6O, REQUIRED ONLY £6B 18s. Id. as the pay-
ment of 1844.

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FIRE INSURANCE.—On every description of pro-
perty, including rent.
First Class. Second Class. Third Class.

Is. Gd. per cent. 2s. Gd. per cent. 48. 6d. per cent.
FARMING STOCK, with the Average Clause, 2s 6d per ct.
Ditto, without Ditto, 3s Od „
FIRE POLICIES, effected for seven years, are allowed
one year's Premium and Duty, and proportionately for a
shorter period.

N.B.—The usual reductions allowed on Buildings of
Registered Werehouses, and for Single Management.
PEitSONS Assn RED against Fire by this Corporation
are respectfully requested to take notice, that if the Pre-
miums for the Renewal of Policies due at Michaelmas
remain unpaid after fifteen days from the Quarter Day,
s.ich Policies become void.

AGENT,—JAMES KENNEDY,
High-street, with entrance LIVERPOOL,
Offices { 3'
also at 5, Exrhange-st. East,
And Hamilton-buildings, BIRKENHEAD,
Where Life Prospectuses, Mercantile Rates, and every
information may be obtained. Attendance daily at both
offices.
IN LIVERPOOL FROM TEN TILL FIVE.
Mr. THOS. CARTWRIGHT, Agent at 14, Crane-
street, Chester.
Mr. ROBT. WRIGHT, Agent at Wigan.
Messrs. T. 0. and E. A. LINGARD, Agents at
Manchester.

ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY,
92, CHEAPSIDE, LONDON.

ESTABLISHED 1808.

DIRECTORS.
John Oliver Hanson, Esq., Chairman.
William George Prescott, Esq., De'pnty-Chairman.
Sir William Baynes. Bart. Jan William Ogle, Esq.
Thomas Chapman, Esq. E anuel Pacifico, M.D.
William Laforest, Esq. muel Eustace Mnan,Esq.
Donald Macledn, Esq. ohn Peter Rasch, Esq.
Moses Mocatta, Esq. A. E. Campbell, Esq.
Auditors—FßANClS B ooKEy, Esq., and JOSEPH
Pu Y, jun., Esq.
Actuary—CH IDLES ANSELL, Esq.. F.R.S.
Solicitor—J. B. DE MOLE, Esq.
Surveyor—THOMAS HOPPER, Esq.
Assistant-Surveyor—THOMAS LLOYD, Esq.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

RErURNS.—The Directors request reference to the
.13-s fact, that twenty per cent. was returned by this
Company on the amount of Premiums paid for the Five
Years up to Christmas, 1841, on all Polices for £3OO and
upwards, which had been in force for ONE YEAR at that
time. The next Periodical Accounts for Returns will be
made up to Christmas, 1846.
RENT.—This Office (independent of the Returns and
the late Reduction in the Rates of Premium) offers to
Persons effecting Assurances the further advantage of an
allowance for the loss of Rent on Buildings rendered
untenantable by Fire.
RENEWALS.—PoIicies due on MICHAELMAS DAY
Should be renewed within fifteen days thereafter.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.
The attention of the Public has, in the Advertisements
and Proposals of this Company of late years, been called
to a Table of Additions applicable to and expectant on
Policies of particular dates and ages ; the Directors now
beg to refer to a Statement (which may be obtained on
application at the Office in Cheapside, or to any of the
Agents in the Country) of Sums actually paid, showing
the Sums respectively assured, and the Bonuses thereon.
Persons assured for the whole term of life in Great
Britain or Ireland respectively, will have an ADDITION
made to their Policies every seventh year, or an equivalent
REDUCTION will be made in the future payments of Pre-
mium, at the option of the Assured.
The FOURTH SEPTENNIAL VALUATION will be made
up to Christmas, 1844.
ASSURANCES FOR SHORT PERIODS may now be effect-
ed in this Office at considerably reduced Rates of Pre-
mium.
The Company's Rates and Proposals may be had at
the Office in London, or of any of the Agents in the
Country, who are authorised to report on the appear-
ance of Lives proposed for Assurance.
HENRY DESBOROUGH, Secretary.
92, Cheapside, London, September, 1844.

The Agents for the Company at the undermentioned
Llaces are,—
IVERPOOL.. Messrs. HORNBY and MARSDEN,
Bretherton Buildings, North John-street.
It Messrs. M`DOWELL and VANCE,
_34, Exchange-street East.

~ Mr. J. T. LEYLAND,
Exchange-court, Exchange-street East.
Appleby, R. Winter, jun. Macclesfield, R. Turner
Ashton-under-Line, W. Lee Manchester, R. & C. Hervey
Blackburn, R. Wilding and B. H . Green
Bolton, C. Briggs . Oldham, John Duncroft
Burnley and Todmorden, T. Preston, Wm. Lancaster
E. Hammerton Rochdale, James Hartley
Bury, Richard Lomax St. Helen's, John Ansdell
Chorley, J Wallwork Stockport, W. Downall
Clitheroe, M. L. Oddie Ulverston, W. Postlethwaite
Lancaster, Thos. Albright Warrington, J. Hall
Leigh, T, Whitehead ,Wigan, J, Yairhurst.

entration.

DANCING.

GIDDENS requests to inform his Friends and
.LVIL Pupils, that he has returned from London, and
purposes to RE-OPEN his ACADEMIES for the ensu-
ing, season, at Soho-street, on MONDAY, (Yesterday,)
the 23rd, and Hope-street, on THURSDAY, the 26th
instant, at Two o'clock.
Mr. G. gives private instructigns in LA POLKA
POLKA COTILLON, and VALSE A DEUX TEMPS:
as taught precisely by Monsieur Coulon.
A Card of Terms may' be obtained at Mr. SMITH'S
Music Warehouses, Ikdd-street and Lord-street; also of
Messrs. Ilrmn and SON, Church-street, and of Mr.
GIDDENS, 149, Duke-street.
Schools, Private Classes, and Families, attended as
usual.
September 13, 1844.