The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-03 00:00:00

EXAMPLES.

Sum the
Permanentreduction
6 4 Bonus
t; Sum. •-• mt Bonus in
5 a added. of Borrow
a, >. Cash.
rr. Premium. on
• Policy. e
£ s. d. £s.d. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d.
Go 1000 74 3 4 1837 170 9 377 5 1 12 3 9 346 2 3
1838 144 2 261 5 6 9 16 4 296 13 4
18.49 1! 616 0151 511 7 11 9 247 4 5

The division of Profits is annual, and the next will be '
made in December of the present year.
This Institution offers many important and substantial
advantages with respect to both Life Assurances and De-
ferred Annuities. The Assured has, on all occasions, the
power to borrow, without expense or forfeiture of the
Policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid, (see table ;) also,
the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his
interests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assur-
ances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible
rates.

F. FERGUSON CAMBOUX, Secretary.
AGENTS.

Liverpool—JAMES IRVINE, Esq., 28, South Castle-
street.
Manchester—Messrs. Duffield and Lofthonse, and
Whitworth, 12, Princess-street.

WESTERN LIFE-ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
OFFICE, 49, PARLIAMENT-STREET, WESTMINSTER.

DIRECTORS.

Henry Edgeworth Bicknell, :Esq., 28, Upper Bedford-

place.
William Cabell, Esq., Newington-place, Surrey.
Thomas Somers Cocks, jun., Esq., Charing-cross.
Geoff ge Henry Drew, Esq., Bermondsey.
William Evans, Esq.. Millbank.
William Freeman, Esq., Millbank-street.
Francis Fuller, Esq., Charlotte-row, Mansion-house,
(London,) and Croydon.
Joseph Henry Goodhart, Esq,, Upper Tooting.
James Hunt, Esq., Whitehall.
John Arscott Lethbridge, Esq., Greenwich Hospital.
Edmund Lucas, E.q., Millbank-street.
George Kennet Pollodk, Esq., Great George-street,
Westminster.
James Lys Seeger, Esq., Milibank.
John Bazley White, Esq., Millbank-street, and Swans-

combe.
Joseph Carter Wood, Esq.. Artillery-place, Westminster.

PHYSICIAN.
VFilliam Richard Basham, M.D.
BANKERS.
Messrs. Cocks, Biddulph, and Co.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. J. L. Bicknell and J. C. Lethbridge.

THE attention of the unassured portion of the ccm-
munity cannot be too pointedly drawn to the unusual
advantages offered to the Public by THIS SOCIETY over
those of many others, as it enables all classes to effect
LIFE ASSURANCES in the manner most convenient to
thcrnoclyco and estricinget other of ita prirmlar fpßtnrea,
that of allowing the Assured (by Table 2) to have HALF
THE ANNUAL PREMIUMS unpaid for seven years, will
not be found undeserving public attention.
Immediate and deferred ANNUITIES, and every de-
scription of Life Assurance business, undertaken by this
Society.
Prospectuses, and all other requisite information, will
be furnished on application to
E. T. RICHARDSON, Secretary,
Or to the following Agents for the Society, viz. :•--
LIVERPOOI, Mr. JOHN SOTHERN, Castle-street.
Mr. H. E. Ridgeway, Solicitor.
Manchester .{ Mr.T. Houghland, Stock & Share Broker,
office 51, King-street.
Bolton Mr. Thomas Balshaw.
Blackburn .. . Mr. James Bell, Solicitor.
Lancaster .. . Mr. Thomas Johnson, Solicitor.
Preston ..
Rochdale .. .

CHESHIRE.
Macclesfield .. Mr. John James Osborne, Solicitor.

DERBYSHIRE.
Derby........ Mr. John Gadsby, Solicitor.

NORTH WALES.

Bangor .. Mr. lt. M. Griffiths, jun., Manager of the
National Provincial Bank of England.

MARINERS' AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY,

ARTHUR-STREET EAST, LONDON-BRIDGE,
For .Assurances on Lives and Survivorship', Granting
Deferred Annuities, Effecting Endowments, Purcha-
sing Reversions, Making Loans, and Receiving Depo•
sits.

BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY COMPANY
AT the HALF.YEARLY GENERAL MEETING o;
this COMPANY, held at the White Lion Hotel, in
the City of Bristol, on THURSDAY, the 22d of August,
1844,

FREDERICK RICKETTS, ESQ. in the Chair,
It was unanimously Resolved,
Moved by T. W. HILL, Esq., and seconded by C. J.
WUITTUCK, Esq.,
Ist,—That the Report of the Directors, now read, be
received and adopted ; and that they be requested to send
3 copy thereof to every Proprietor.
Moved by JOHN STONE, Esq., and seconded by RicuAnn
BASTARD, Esq.,
2d,—That a Dividend of £1 Bs. per Share, for the Half-
year ending the 6th of October next, be declared payable
after the 30th of the same month, free of Income-tax.
Moved by JOHN STONE, Esck,_and seconded by C. B.

FRIPP, Esq.,
3d,—That the Directors be and they are hereby em-
powered to obtain a Survey of the country, and take such
ether preliminary measures as they may find necessary, or
deem expedient, for an application to Parliament, in the
next session, for a Bill or Bills for making a Railway from
the main line of the Bristol and Exeter Railway, between
Bridgwater and Taunton, to Bridport, Dorchester, and
Weymouth, with a Branch from such intended Railway
to Yeovil and Sherborne, and that they report hereon to
Special General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Com-
pany, to be convened for this purpose.
Moved by JOHN ALLEN, Esq., and seconded by Was.

CROSS, Esq.,
4th,—That the Directors be and they are hereby em-
powered to take all necessary nneasureq for applying to
Parliament, in the next session, for a Bill for making a
Branch Railway from the main line of the Bristol and
Exeter Railway to the Town of Tiverton.
Moved by the Rev. JAMES TAYLOR, and seconded by J.

P. BARTRUM, Esq.,
sth,—That a Committee be formed for the purpose of
conducting a Subscription, as a testimonial of our grati-
tude to our Secretary, J. B. Badham, Esq., for his able,
untiring. and successful efforts in promoting the prosperity
of the Bristol and Exeter R4ilway ; and that Frederick
Ricketts, James Gibbs, and Francis Parker, Esqrs., be
requested to form a Committee, with power to add to
their number.

Moved by JOHN SPARK, Esq., and seconded by ROBERT
SCOTT, q.,
Gth,—That the best thanks of the Proprietors be given
to the Directors for their able and zealous management of
the affairs of this Company.
Moved by W. MORTIMER, Esq., and seconded by FRE-

DERICK RICKETTS, Esq.,
7th,—That the warmest thanks of this Meeting be given
to our Engineer, I. K. Brunel, Esq., for his very able
services to the Compat.y.
FREDERICK RICKETTS, Chairman.
The Chairman having quitted the Chair,

II was Resolved by- aCclarnation,
Btb,--That the cordial thanks of this Meeting be given
to Frederick Ricketts, Esq., for his able and judicious
conduct iq the chair.