The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-02 00:00:00

CORPORATION 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.
ABEL CHAPMAN, Esq., Sub Governor.
LESTOCK PEACH WILSON, Esq., Deputy-Governor.
DIRECTORS.
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Robert Allen, Esq. -----
John A. Arbuthnot, Esq.
George Barnes, Esq.
Henry Blanshard, Esq.
Jno. Watson Borradaile, Esq.
Edward Burmester, Esq.
Henry Cayley, Esq.
Aaron Chapman, Esq., M.P.
Robert Cotesworth. Esq.
Charles Crawley, Esq.
Bonamv Dobree. jun., Esq.
James bowie, Esq.

John Furse, Esq.
Edwin Gower, Esq.
Samuel Gregson, Esq.
Edward Harnage, Esq.
Charles Kerr, Esq.
Robert King, Esq.
William King, Esq.
John Ord, Esq.
George Probyn, Esq.
John Re's, Esq.
Daniel Stephenson, 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 ls. Ild. PER CENT., thus making a Policy,
effected on or before January. 1839, at an Annual Pre-
mium of £lOO, REQUIRED ONLY £6B 18s. Id. as the pay-
ment for 1814.

FIRE INSURANCE.—On every description of pro-
perty. including rent.
First Class. Second Class. Third Class.
Is. Gd. per cent. 2s. Gd. per cent. 4s. 6d.,per cent.
FARMING STOCK.
With the Average Clause..
Without the Average Clause 2s. 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
Warehouses improved in construction, and for Single
Management.

PERSONS ASSURED against Fire by this Corporation
are respectfully requested to take notice, that if the Pre-
miums for the Renewal of Policies due at MIDSUMMER
remain unpaid after fifteen days from the Quarter Day,
such Policies become void.
AGENT JAMES KENNEDY.
Offices
1a.13,
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at gh
5,s Exchange
-treet,
ange-st . with enEast,trance} LIVERPOOL
And 3, Hamilton-street.... BIRKENHEAD,
Where Life Prospectuses, Mercantile Rates with Dis-
trict Maps, and every information may be obtained.—
Attendance daily at both offices.

IN LIVERPOOL FROM TEN TILL FIVE.

Messrs. T. .o. and E. A. LINGARD, Agents at
Manchester.
Mr. THOS. CARTWRIGHT, Agent at 14, Crane-
street, Chester.
Mr. ROBT. WRIGHT, Agent at Wigan.

TUE 01.D.BgAU Bir.—You deserve that I should serve
you .as Mrs, Bracegirdle, the vestal actress, treated the old
`
Lord Burlington, with whom he was in love ita Vain. One
chit he sent her a pre Sent Of some fine old china. She
told the servant he had made a mistake ; that it was true
the letter was for her, 'but the china for his,ladY, to whom
he'must carry it. L-! the countess was so full of grati-
tude when her husband Came home to dinner.-- Walpole's
Lfttrs.
LOILD BYRON.—Arr.ong the objects intrusted to the
care of the banker Caccia, who was declared a bankrupt
last month, wawa box containing the 'manuscripts of •Lord
Byron. Ihe box, belonging to the Counteis Guiccioli, to
whom the great poet bequeathed his most precious souve-
nirs, was claimed on the 19th from the syndic of the
bankruptcy by llfii Micard, the attorney for the noble
Countess. Besides the manuscripts of all the printed
works of Lord Byron, there are a few unpublished poems
and Critical notes written by himself on his own publ.ca-
tions:—Bevue de Paris.