The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-12-16 00:00:00

.ord Francis Egerton,
.'he Marquis of Tweeddale,
K.T.

1Y DIRECTORS.
W. Mitchell Innes, Esq.,
Parson's-green,
Thos. M. Gill, Esq. Liverpool
Professor Graham, Edinburgh
Dr. Abercrombie,Edinburgh,
G. Young, Esq., Mark-lane,
London,
Sir William Jardine, Bart.,
Applegarth,
Rev. Robert M`Nair, Abbey
Church, Paisley,
Lieut.-Colonel Geo. Cadell,
Thomasßeveridge,Esq.D.C.S
Sir J. Russell, K.C.8., Ashie-
steil.
DIRECTORS.
William Burn, Esq. architect,
James Dunsmure, Esq.
Robt. D. Menzies, Esq. Leith
Wm. Wilson, Esq.. W•S•
John Cockburn, Esq., wine
merchant,
Alex. Campbell, Esq. brewer,
G. Bell, Esq. merchant, Leith
Anthony Murray, Esq., W.S.
TEES.
W. Mitchell Innes, Esq.,
Parson's-green,
James Balfour, Esq. of Pilrig,
Ed. Loyd, Esq. banker, .
Man-
chester.
J. Begbie, M.D., Medical Officer.
Donald Lindsay, Auditor.
John Mackenzie, Manager.
The rules for the distribution of the Surplus Funds or
Profits in this Society are framed on the most equitable prin-
ciples ; the Assured participating therein according to
amount and endurance of their respective Policies. By the
laws of the Society, regulating the distribution of the Sur-
plus Funds, Additions fall to be made to the Policies at each
period of Investigation, in proportion to the amount assured,
and the number of annual premiums previously paid ; and a
Contingent Prospective Addition is also declared to meet the
case of persons dying between two periods of Investigation,
such Contingent Prospective, Addition being calculated in
proportion to the number of annual premiums paid during
the interval, not only on the Sum Assured, but also on the
Vested Additions previously declared. Parties dying within
five years after the date of their Assurances receive no Addi-
tions, any order previously made for Additions to such Poli-
cies becoming thereby vacated ; but in the event of the par-
ties surviving the period of five years, the Additions previ-
ously declared take full effect from the date of the Policy.
The next Periodical Investigation takes place on the Ist of
January, 1846.
On application, Parties may convert their Bonus Additions
into an equivalent Deduction from their future annual Pre-
miums, or may receive the value of their Additions in ready
Money.
The Directors are empowered to grant Loans to Members,
on the security of their Policies, to the extent of nine-tenths
of their value at the time, provided such proportion of the
value shall not be less than £5O.

EXTRAORDINAII
lev.Dr.Gordon, High Choral
P. W. Ogilvie, Esq., of Ruth-
yen,

'he Right Hon, the Earl
Dalhousie,_ _ _

Rev. Dr. .I:Barr, Port Gills.'
gow,

Professor H. Scott, Aberdeen
W. Smith, Esq., Carbetb
Guthrie,

Sir Chas. D. Ferguson, Bart.,
Rev. Dr. Grant, South Leith,
Colin Campbell, Esq., Col-

grain,
David Dickson, Esq. Hartree,

ORDINARY
James Reid, Esq. Exchequer,
Robt. Scott Moncrieff, Esq.,
L. A. Wallace, Esq. architect
Isaac Bayley, Esq., writer,
J. G. Hopkirk, Esq., W.S.
W. A. Cunningham, Esq.,
wine merchant,

George Gibson, Esq., Leith.
Henry David Hill, Esq. W.S

_
TRUS'
Sir J. G. Craig, Riccarton,
Bart. _ -

WT.'lVloncrieff, Esq. Fossa-
way,

Intending Assurers may, from the above, satisfy them-
selves, that independently of this Society's large Accumula-
ted Fund and Annual revenue, and other advantages neces-
sarily arising from its long, steady, and extensive business,
the Principles on which it is Founded and Conducted are of
the most Equitable character, and such as hold out the
greatest inducements to parties now wishing to become con-
nected with it.

All information may be obtained on application at the Head
Office, or.at any of the Society's Agencies.

MANCHESTER BOARD OF MANAGEMENT.
Edward Loyd, Esq., Chairman.
H. H. Birley, Esq., James 'Ebbed Wanklyn,
John Chippendall, Esq., I Esq.,
John Macvicar, Esq. Joshua P. Westhead, Esq.
William Watson Beever, Consulting Surgeon.
Thomas Boothman, Junior, Secretary.
ARTH. OLGHTERSON and Co.,
AGENTS for LIVERPOOL and Surrounding Disirict.

CAUTION.—HALL'S PATENT STARCH.
MR. LAWRENCE HALL begs to acknowledge the
liberal patronage he has received for so many years,
and deems it a duty to himself and the public to guard them
against the many spurious imitations which are daily foisted
upon them under the various denominations of BEST
PATENT STARCH," " BEST WHITE PATENT STARCH,"
" PATENT GLAZED STARCH," " SATIN-FACED STARCH,"
" SUPERIOR PATENT STARCH," &C. &C. These invariably
disappoint the consumer, and greatly injure him (the only
Patentee) by an inferior article being imposed on them as
his make ; and he begs further to caution them against pur-
chasing an article now offering for Sale, which, being made
from Potatoes, is in the form of powder, and may thus be
distinguished from HIS PATENT STARCH. Every consumer
knows that Starch made from Potatoes is of very inferior
strength, and will not retain its stiffening qualities when
exposed to the atmosphere.
It is a fact well known, that it was a few years after Mr.
HALL took out a Patent for his invention before Ile brought
the article to the perfection for general use to which it has
now attained ; and it is better known still, that all the imita-
tors have utterly failed in making a Starch at all similar or
equal to HALL'S Patent Starch, other makers being ignorant
of his present mode of preparing it, and if such were not the
case, their premises and situation would not be suitable.
Purchasers of Starch are therefore particularly requested not
to be deceived by a spurious article, and they are respectfully
requested to ask for
HALL'S IMPROVED PATENT STARCH.
No other Makers of Starch ever had a Patent for it.
Wholesale Agents, J. and R. RAIMES and Co., Edinburgh.
Sold as usual by all respectable Grocers and Italian
Warehousemen, &c. in the Kingdom.
PATENT STARCH WORKS, SANDIACRE, near Nottingham.

Such has been the success of " THE GARDENERS'
CHRONICLE" that it has already a sale far beyond any
contemporary of a like character—a sale which has gone on
progressively increasing from the commencement. This
fact, gratifying as it is from the Proprietors, will only stimu-
late them to further exertions ; AND THEY, THEREFORE,
MERELY REFER TO THE PAST AS AN EARNEST OF THE
F,UTURE, and announce for the information of the public
generally the nature of the Publication.
THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE is, in the first place, a
weekly record of everything that bears upon Horticulture,
Floriculture, Arboriculture, or Garden Botany, and such
Natural History as has relation to Gardening, with Notices
and Criticisms of all works of importance on such subjects.
Connected with this part are WEEKLY CALENDARS
OF GARDENING OPERATIONS given in great detail,
and adapted to the objects of persons in every station of life ;
so that the Cottager with a few rods of ground before his
door, the Amateur who has only a greenhouse, and the Ma-
nager of extensive gardens, are alike informed each week of
the routine of operations which the varying seasons render
necessary. It moreover contains very extensive Foreign and
Domestic Correspondence upon Horticultural subjects—
Reports of Horticultural Exhibitions and Proceedings at
home and abroad—Notices of Novelties and Improvements—
in short, everything that can tend to advance the profession,
benefit the condition of the workman, or conduce to the
pleasure of his employer, all accompanied with Woodcuts,
whenever the matter treated of requires that mode of illus-
tration. Replies to all questions connected with the object
of the Paper are also given weekly in great detail. And al-
though the Paper is not, strictly speaking, an Agricultural
Journal, yet it contains full Reports of the Proceedings of
the Royal Agricultural Society, and much valuable informa-
tion upon the more interesting subjects of discussion in
this branch of inquiry.
IN THE SECOND PLACE, that description of domestic and
political News is introduced which is uittolly found in a
Weekly Newspaper. It is unnecessary to dwell on this head
further than to say, that the Proprietors do not range them-
selves under the banners of any party ; their earnest endea-
vours are to make THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE a full and
comprehensive Record of Facts only—a Newspaper in the
true sense of the word—leaving the reader to form his own
conclusion and opinions : their object being the elucidation
and discussion of the laws of Nature, not of man. The
reader is thus furnished, IN ADDITION TO THE PECULIAR
FEATURE OF THE JOdRNAL, with such a variety of informa-
tion concerning the events of the day, as supersedes the ne-
cessity of his providing himself with any other Weekly
London Paper.
Each year commences a new Volume, and is complete in
itself.

A Prospectus, with List of Contributors, may be had on
application, or by letter, at the Office, 3, Charles-street,
Covent-garden, London.
Parties intending to commence with the New Volume had
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