The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-03-26 00:00:00

ARMY CONTRACTS.

Office of Ordnance, Pall Mall, 4th March, 1844.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN to all Persons desirous
11 of CONTRACTING to supply MEAT, BREAD,
OATS, and FORAGE, to Her Majesty's Land Forces
(Bread and Meat for the Foot Guards generally, and for
the Household Cavalry in Middlesex excepted) in Canton-
ments, Quarters, and Barracks, in the Counties of Eng-
land severally, in Wales, in North Britain, in the Isle of
Man, and in the Channel Islands, for SIX MONTHS
from the Ist May next, inclusive.
That Proposals in Writing addressed to the Secretary to
the Board of Ordnance, sealed up and marked on the out-
side "Tender for Army Supplies," will be received at the
Ordnance Office, Pall Mall, on or before TUESDAY, the
16th day of April next; but none will be received after
Eleven o'clock on that day.
The correspondence relating to the Contractsfor Com-
missariat Supplies, cannot pass free from Postage.
Persons who make Tenders are desired not to use any
Forms but those which may be had upon application at
the Office of the Secretary to the Board of Ordnance in
Pall Mall.

By order of the Board,
R. BY HAM, Secretary.

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.
Robert Allen, Esq. John Furse, Esq.
John A. Arbuthnot, Esq. Edwin Gower, Esq.
George Barnes, Esq. Samuel Gregson, Esq.
Henry Blanshard, Esq. Edward Harnage, Esq.
Jno. Watson Borradaile, Esq. Charles Kerr, Esq.
Edward Burmester, Esq. Robert King, Esq.
Henry Cayley, Esq. William King, Esq.
Aaron Chapman, Esq., M.P. I John Ord, Esq.
Robert Cotesworth, Esq. 1 George Probyn, Esq.
Charles Crawley, Esq. I John Rees, Esq.
Bonamy Dobree, jun., Esq. I Daniel Stephenson, Esq.
Janus Dowie, Esq. Thomas Weeding, Esq.
LIFE ASSUIWItE.—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, lst. 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 1843
has been £3l Is. 11d. PER CENT., thus making a Policy,
effected on or before January. 1839, at an Annual Pre-
mium of £lOO, REQUIRED ONLY £6B IBs. ld. as the pay-
ment for 1844.

FIRE INSURANCE.—On every description of pro-
perty, including rent.
First Class. Second Class. Third Class.
ls. 6d. per cent. 2s. 6d. per cent. 4s. 6d. per cent.
FARMING STOCK.
_ _

With the Average Clause • •Is 6d per cent.
_ .

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 reduction allowed on Buildings of
TVarehouses 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 or the Renewal of Policies due at LADY DAY
remain unpaid after fifteen days from the Quarter Day,
such Policies become void.
AGENT JAMES KENNEDY.

Offices { 3,a l sHo iagths- s
Excha 71..1 teh.
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sntc, e
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.