The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-01-22 00:00:00

COURT AND FASHION

The court still remains at Windsor, the Queen and all
the members of the royal family enjoying good health.
Prince Albert has frequently enjoyed the amusement of
shooting on the waters at Frogmore, the Queen, on several
occasions, being a spectator.

Edwin Landieer has completed a very pleasing court
picture, representing Prince Albert seated on a couch, in
a small room at Windsor, after the sports of the day,
surrounded by dogs and dead game. The Princess Royal
is represented playing with one of the birds, and the
Queen is seen entering the room.
The Earl of Roden, accompanied by one of his sons,
arrived in Edinburgh on Saturday week, from London, on
a visit to the Earl and Countess of Gainsborough.
The Count and Countess of Rossi, together with a dis-
tinguished party, have recently been on a visit to the Duke
and Duchess of Cleveland, at Raby Castle.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury and family
are expected to arrive in town on the 30th instant, from
Hatfield-house, for the season.

A provincial paper gays that an exciseman, a short time
since, when Prince Albert was shooting in le vicinity of
Bagshot, demanded his certificate. The Prince, surprised
at the application, referred the official to his secretary,
Colonel Phipps, and the result has been that his Royal
Highness has since duly qualified himself to sport over
the Royal preserves

NORWICH- UNION FIRE INSURANCE OFFICE.
On Tuesday last the ANNUAL COURT of-PROPRIE-
TORS was held at the Society's House, in Surrey-street,
pursuant to the Deed of Settlement, the Meeting having
been called by public advertisement.—At twelve o'clock,
the hour appointed for the President, ANTHONY HUDSON,
Esq., to take the chair, that gentleman, accompanied by the
Vice-President, GEORGE MORSE, Esq., the other Direc,
tors, the Auditors, Secretaries, and Solicitors, entered the
Board-room. Between 50 and 60 Proprietors had as
bled

The PRESIDENT stated that, on the present occasion,
they were met for a tr,o-fold object. The first to receive
the customary annual expose of the state ortheir affairs;
and the second, to consider a resolution of the Board of
Directors, of which the Proprietors had received notice
three weeks since. He should call on the Secretary to
open the business in the usual way.
The Secretary, Samuel Bignold, Esq., after reading the
advertisement calling thejtneeting, proceeded to the ac-
counts, which were arraiAed under three classes.
First.—The annual balance sheet of the cash transac-
tions of the office:
Second.—The ca tal account, and how invested at the
29th Septemb last.
Third.—A re rn of the aggregate sum insured in the
past year, ounting to sixty millions nine hundred
and nine -four thousand one hundred and seventy-
seven p nds.
The Pa IDENT next addressed the meeting on the chief
points of nterest in these accounts. First, he remarked
that the annual income of the office, from premiums on
insurances, now amounted to X 93,590 6s. 10d., being a

greater sum than ever before was shown as received in a
year. This increase proved that the business of the office
had advanced, and, he might add, was still advancing.
Next, the sum paid for losses by fire in the past year were
below the average, and the general result of the year's
transactions left them with a profit of £22,746 13s. 7d„
which, added to a former reserve of £14,006 19s. 7d., gave
them a total of £36,753 13s. 2d. now disposable. The
Directors, on a careful review of the present state and
future prospects of the office, had come to the unanimous
resolution of declaring a dividend of 10 per cent. on the
paid-up capital. (Hear, hear.) The President next
adverted to a circumstance which he doubted not had
become known to most, if not to all of them, that the
society had, within the last three weeks, sustained a heavy
loss in Derbyshire (£20,000). This event, however much
to be regretted, might be retrieved by the events of the
next eight months ; but even if fortune should not so
smile on them, provision was made for this loss, by the
ample reserves in hand, amounting to nearly £24,000, He
next invited the proprietors to discuss or inquire on any
subject connected with the institution ; but no one rising,
he requested the secretary to open to the meeting the
remaining business for which the proprietors had been
convened. This was a renewal of their partnership,
which, by the Deed of Settlement, would expire on the
6th of August, 1851.

The Secretary then read several clauses of the deed of
settlement, and extracts from the minutes of the directors.
By these it appeared that the deed of settlement, which
bore date the 6th of August, 1821, provided for the sub-
sistence of the society for a period of thirty years, but
enacted that it should be competent for the proprietors to
renew the partnership if they thought so fit ; and fixing
the time for determining the matter at the present annual
general meeting.
The PRESIDENT remarked, that the time was now ar-
rived, when the Directors, who had, from the first institu-
tion of this Society presided over its affairs, should render
their account to their constituents ; and he flattered him-
self, that the duty thus devolving upon him, as the organ
of the board, was not a difficult or distasteful one. The pub-
licbenefit derived from this Society had beentwo-fold : first,
to the shareholders : secondly, to the parties insuring. At
the date of its Deed of Settlement, in 1821, the aggregate
business of the office a little exceeded forty millions—now
it exceeded sixty millions : thus showing an increase of
one-third. The paid-up capital of the office, in 1821, had
been £66,000; now,if divided, therevras in hand £162,000,
being nearly £l3O per cent.increase; and during the whole
twenty-eight years, the interest pai annually had averaged
£8 2s. 9d. per cent, So far as respected the position of
things to themselves. Next as to the insurers. They had
received, in periodical returns, no less than £217,862 :
and there was now in band £49,000, applicable to the re-
turns commencing at Michaelmas week, and which would
be£lopercent, on the annual premiums for the four years
ending onthe 29th September, 1849. Looking at these grand
results, he thought he might congratulate them on a most
successful working of this highly important and valuable
Society ; and that it would not require much consideration
on their part, whether they should renew their partnership or
die a natural death. The point, however, was reserved by
the deed specially for the Proprietors' decision, The Direc-
tors had givenit their best and most anxious consideration ;
and the result they all had received notice of, by the cir-
cular of the Secretaries of the 15th December last. The
view thus put before them, was his own idea of tho mat-
ter, and he had much satisfaction in finding it unanimously
concurred in by the whole board.

HENRY BROWNE, Esq., as an old proprietor, and the
son of a former director and former president, who had
taken a deep interest in the prosperity of the society,
would submit a resolution for the adoption of his brother
proprietors. After what had fallen from the President,
he did not think it needful to occupy their time further
than to remark, that in the past success of this society the
Shareholders had the surest nresage of future advantage ;
and he thought they could not do better than act on the
advice giver► them by the Directors, and renew the term
of partnership without change of any sort. He moved—
"That this court, having taken into consideration the re-
solution come to at an extraordinary Board of Directors,
held on the 28th day of November last, that it was advis-
able to continue this Society for a term of years beyond
the original term of 30 years mentioned in the Deed of
Settlement, such further term to commence on and from
the 6th day of August which will be in the year 1851, when
the original term will expire,—doth resolve on the further
continuance of th: Society ; and do fix such further term
at 30 years, to commence on and from the said 6th day of
August, 1851,—and this court doth also resolve, that the
said Society shall be continued upon the same laws, regu-
lations, and conditions, as are expressed i❑ the Society's
Deed of Settlement."
P. J. MoNEY, Esq., begged to second the resolution.
After the luminous expose of the President, and the suc-
cessful result of the past, every one must be anxious that
so important and useful a society as this should be per-
petuated.
C. E. TUCK, Esq., begged permission to address one or
two words to the meeting. Whatever difficulties might
have been passing in his mind before coming into that
room, the President's explanation of the society's affairs
removed them all. Whoever might question the recom-
mendation submitted to them for adoption by the Direct-
ors, would be a bold man, and not, he should say, a wise
man.

The PRESIDENT, having taken the sense of the meeting
on the resolution thus moved and seconded, declared it to
be carried unanimously.
ROGER KERRISON, Esq., before the meeting broke up,
felt that it was only fitting for the proprietors to place on
record their sense of the able superintendence, by the pre-
sent Board of Directors, of this great and prosperous con-
cern ; and he moved that the thamis of the Proprietors be
given them for such judicious and careful management of
the affairs of the society. _ -

This motion being seconded, and receiving the unani-
mous concurrence of the meeting, the President shortly
responded for himself and his brother Directors.
I. 0. TAYLOR, ESQ., had a motion, which he equally
felt was an act of justice to the individual he should indi-
cate, who was their esteemed Secretary, Samuel Bignold,
Esq., who had now so long and ably filled his onerous
post. He had much pleasure in moving the warm and
cordial thanks of the meeting to Mr. Bignold, whose ser-
vices, he hoped, they should retain for many years.
(" Hear, bear," from all parts of the room.)
Mr. BIGNOLD assured the meeting Phat he should never
cease to devote his time and services, as he had done for
the whole of his past life, to the promotion of the best
interests of this impprtant undertaking, which fever was
in a more sound and . ptosperous state, as the Auditors'
Report-books, and the Directors'•'Finance-books, then on
the table, would, if inspected, give evidence.
The meeting then broke up.

Jan. 22, 1650.

-- - TO
MAILS IN THE PACIFIC.-DEPUTATIOI,,

GOVERNMENT.

Lockett'
On Friday, a deputation, consisting of Mr.
chairman of the Liverpool Shipowners' Association ;
Brownell, Mr. Boardman, and Mr. Naylor, en bebso u
°f
the Liverpool merchants interested in the commenced,
the the west coast of South America ; together with Ides'
Templeman and Davy, representing similar interests„
London, had an interview with the Chancellor of ther-'„
chequer, at his official residence in Downing treet
the subject of postal intercourse between this country
certain ports in the Pacific. duce('
Mr. Cardwell, M.P. for Liverpool, having intro de,

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A conversation of considerable length here ensued
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tween the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the,273 the
gentlemen present, the substance of whose replies to
interrogatories of the right hon. gentleman maY n`
briefly epitomised.
The British line of mail steamers now run rai37. Ip'
along the west coast of South America between 8,1,11
raiso and Panama in connexion with the Royal
Steam Packet Companies' monthly mail line fron2,‘_-;00
gres to England. The average time occupied betel 9,
Chagres and Southampton by this route is about 37 ''.7i),g
viz., regularly leaving Chagres on the 29th and arr',,,
on the 3d to the 7th of the second month folic:ol,e
iTssthaoetnreesthhlieansseaofmof remdsaaoiyml some
totaimmeersbereunnniinngoptweraiotoioenveary 1/13130..10rril
between Chagres and New York. One of the depart
voyage between Chagres and New York is from 9
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Thetheßot Royal West
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occupied
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perly preconcerted arrangements for connecting tins the
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at New York with the departures for England otremo
United States or British mail line ; consequently theg
generally a loss of five or six days at New York. :01
voyage thence to England, however, occupies only
tro'sie
11 to 13, say 12 days ; and allowing for exchange °I cleat
Dat New York one day, making 23 days, which gives
chet
gain, as compared with the Royal Mail Steam ;the
Company's route of 14 days. The correspondence oL,e4i,
mohth by the route of the Royal Mail Steamers was ufres
vered at Liverpool on the llth, being thus from Chay.
43 days. By the New York route, notwithstandinospet
detention of about four days at New York (which Preele
arrangements could not fail :to obviate) letters were to
vered in Liverpool on the 24th of December, being fIS
from Chagres 25 days, giving a difference in time °V
days, to which, adding loss at New York 4 days, 'ye,
establish a saving in favour of the New York route olt,est
days. Duplicates of the West India, Mexican, and / of
Coast correspondence are now invariablydirected by n'Blo,
New York, to the prejudice of the British poste, tee
venue ; but great inconvenienceand disappoin ttnentailie
from the irregular receipt of these, in consequence 0,1,04
want of an established connexion between the New or
and Chagres, andthe New York and Liverpool Britishiol
the United States and Southampton mail lines. Sectot,
dollarsAtmhveu Averaging
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can remittances) is conveyed by the royal mail stesinAer-
p annualer annum,
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line of mail-steamers between:San Francisco and Pena-
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about to be established between Panama and ValPareile
Chagres and New York line, and with the United Ste
March or April next. Thus, under the advantages' 'l's
is by far the most desirable route, whether viewed C(10
willfeneahamar egabdreetsb carriedheata snnpdeeaerbdlyyi
thea all
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British mail lines, necessarily on irregular and car) ce
days of the month, could not- be satisfactorily °ire
known, and would fail in competition with the more I,cl
quent and regularly fixed hi-monthly departures acre
arrivals of the United States mail steamers. Even
such a mode of conducting the service to prove otherttbe
than successful, the time (18 months) for bringing: 4;
tri-weekly scheme into operation is of itself a ste" of
objection. A continuance for such a length of time i,
the present mode of performing the service would iq`,to
tably lead to the transfer of the whole traffic to Arne,rl;
steamers. Should the government object, on the P'ej
expense, to sanction a bi-monthly mail service thro"o te
w. .
the present routes of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Coe'.l
pany, the deputation considered that this objection wool' 4
be removed ; and the advantages in regard to t'w
secured to the public by an early arrangement for svii
interehanee of mail 6..1"^ •>••••
between the steamers of the Royal Mail Steam pec.
Company and the more powerful steamers of the Livl
pool and New York line. It was strongly urged in cod
elusion by the deputation, that whatever the numbero
the sailings, in order properly to accommodate the pub i
the departures and arrivals should be on fixed and inrar
able days of each month.
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groTahtegrCatlilfiancacteilolnorato
to hire in the statement of the deputation—of welch
n$
tfbe the
amount
foregoing is a mere outline—asked some further quest
as to the present cost of conveyance of bullion, s'c''
reply to which
ver
Mr. Brownell said the cost amounted to about e
cent. He then-proceeded to show the importance of 11'st
steamers calling at the several bye-ports on the soutlegfe
coast, which were avoided at present. It was his con:ho
tion and that of many others equally experienced,
no
unless the arrangements proposed were soon carried to,
effect, this country would forfeit all the exclusive acild
tages now derived from our treaty with the governni.ty
of Chili. The deputation had no wish whatever to Pled
dice the Royal West India Mail packets, but contenor
that it would be for the interest of that company ill's it
diately to put on steamers for New York and Chargetbe
connexion with Cunard's line, rather than to allorc`to
passengers and treasure to be transferred to the Arneriort
line already in operation, and doing the service ,
quickly. f
Mr. Lockett impressed upon the Chancellor e. tbe
Exchequer the extreme desirability of meetly, „
the
threatened American competition in the waters or eto
Pacific by the adoption of a measure that would seen; el
Great Britain the advantages she already possesseitia
that quarter, and enable her to participate in the greeo
commerce now fast springing up in that region, elt 0'
data in support of his views, which were further stretie
thened by Mr. Boardman, as well as by Mr. DevY:gei
latter gentleman dwelling particularly on the advar2t,j,
conferred upon us by existing arrangements with cplolo,
The Chancellor of the Exchequer having raiserrt,c,
one objection on the score of the assumed non-se v'
a few of the West India Islands (and being satisfeetatiot
met on that point), said he had not the least doubr, the
the route proposed would be the preferable one, sn_`l4,44
deputation might rely that the question in all its be
should receive his best and most earnest consideratTd
The deputation then withdrew, highly gratified
their reception.

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ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—On Monday a ne"
Eastern spectacle, entitled " The Arab and his Stec. ;05e,
the Pearl of the Euphrates," was produced at this
under the immediate superintendence of Mr. D. Jerre
foot, the well-known stage manager to the late Dee 5e5,
As usual, no expense was spared as to scenery, dr s
e ,iOO,
properties, &c. The drama abounds in events and I—'o'
peculiar to Eastern life and manners. The proceslbet
of horse and foot are on a most liberal scale, and, tog eel
with the scenic and other stage effects, produce 1111,4- tfr
on the beholder quite charming and captivating,' `,"00:
senses. Scenes in the arena folrow, in which everY."-R,
ber of the company, under Alr. Pablo Fanque, vie TV
each other to win the good opinions of the audience' 'tiell
week a grand new spectacle will be presented, in ea
to the other numerous attractions.
How seldom do we feel, perceive, or think of the 1611
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beginnings of disease which surround and operate
us in our enjoyments and intercourse with the world'
" The young disease, which must subdue at
_length,
at kind
Grows with our growth, and streng9te-nS With our su,'And
An improper regimen acting Atpon a particular Alst 40
constitution, and late hours; both of retiring to re.ol
rising in the morning,--lay the foundation of intesti
fop
well as skin diseases. To all such we would reclul 1?;
first a chanmef system, and, secondly, as a powervorlii
sistant forthe recovery of health, that efficacious locoe
Medicine, Frampton's Pill of Health, which has P.rtf,
the approbation of persons in every station in srerit.Vo
A CURE FOR RHEUMATISM BY HOLLOWAY
certified by Mr. James Rochford, of Port Plii"rifee;,o
states that his wife, Mrs. Lydia Rochford, Ras ItboOld
with rheumatism in the head for 15 months, Oa t° collo
attended by the best medical practitioners. su'0011,"
obtain no relief ;it also affected-the palate of her to P
to that degree that she could not properly artiCvl;ils
words. She was„adtised to try Holloway's
by their efficacy,sbe has been restored to her 1151 pub
state of health. This wonderful cure is now reeue.,fferl
in the patlirs of Port Philip, for the sake of in
humanity. Holloways Pills are equally efficacious
cases of gout. lgisle
QUACKS AND THEIR QUACKERIES.— The tie-0 irlifof
having left the public much at the mercy of 111°,00
rant compounders of useless or dangerous nostfroes, Of
which their authors claim such astonishing vircionto
altogetherfrom
becomes a duty of the press, the natural g113....0fr
society, to sift the tares from the wheat, and war: if 0010
udonwnaortythoseindveicteepttiovedeasptpreoayra,
enareces,,,wbre 'what e
consequences may be, so long as they dispose e tbdiai
dities made only "to sell!" Were we to .ill4..e'roe 00
merely by pretensions, hood` infallible
o'turofee
should we have to stigmatise as barefaced irllP°
the public. But amidst this host of frauds, 'yogi,
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in fact—still there are some wholesosne and Aoo7#
dicines, which accomplish all they pretend• cocPr
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tain that they are a safe medicine ; a chare_oooo
cannot be accorded to nine-tenths of the COD
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