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Advertisements.
HERCULES FIRE
HTSTITITTED A,D. 1809, CAPITAL, £750,000 STEELING.
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Head Office, 57 (New Baildings,) North Bridge Street, Edinburgh.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 1847-48.
Chairman— The Right Hon. the EARL OF ZETLAND.
Depdtt-Chairman— JAMES ANSTRUTHER, Esq. Edinburgh.
EXTRAORDmAEY DIRECTORS.
Alexander Thomson, Esq. Banker, Green-
ock.
John Ferrier, Esq., W. S., Edinburgh.
William Child, Esq., of Gleneorse.
Sir James Gibson Craig of Ricearton,
Bart.
John Anderson, Esq., of Hawthornbank.
William Wedderspoon, Esq., Writer?
Perth.
Thomas M'Clelland, Esq., Banker, Ayr.
Archibald Crichton, Esq., Dundee.
Robert Bruce, Esq., of Kennet.
Andrew Tawse, Esq., W. S., Edinburgh
Captain P. H. Douglas, R. N., Kelso.
John C. Beadie, Esq. Merchant, Leith.
John Stewart, Esq., W. S.
George Turnbull, Esq., of Abbey Street,
Bathans, W. S.
Claud Muirhead, Esq., Publisher.
John Tule, Esq., W. S.
ORDINARY DIRECTORS,
James Miller, Esq., Merchant, Leith.
John Tawse, Esq., Advocate.
Alexander Douglas, Esq., W. S.
Warren Hastings Sands, Esq., W. S.
James Blackadder, Esq., Upholsterer.
J. E wart, Esq. Depute- Clerk of Chancery
John Wood, Esq., Manager. I Alex. Rattray, Esq., Secretary.
Chris. Douglas, Esq., Law Agent. \ Union Bank of Scotland, Bankers.
The success which has attended the operations of this Company is chiefly to be at-
tributed — 1st, To the Security which its niunerous Proprietary and large Invested
Capital aiford to the Insured ; 2nd, To the Moderate Premiums at which every
description of Property is rated ; and 3rd, To the Promptitude and Liberality with
which all Losses have invariably been settled.
TRANSFERS FROM OTHER OFFICES ARE MADE WITHOUT EXPENSE.
PROMPT PAYMENT MADE OF ALL LOSSES WITHOUT ANY REDUCTION WHATEVER.
AGENTS FOR GLASGOW.
PATRICK NEILSON, Stockbroker, 69 Glassford Street.
ALEXANDER YOUNG, 20 Buchanan Street.
J. G. HOUSTON, 35 Miller Street.
JOHN WILSON, of Messrs. Gray & Wilson, 51 St. Vincent Street, and
JOHN MILLER, 37 West George Street.
Rutherglen— ALEXANDER SMART.
Curopean iliTe $n$urame antr ^fmuiitp Company,
ENDOWMENTS FOR CHILDREN AND OTHERS.
No. 10 CHATHAM PLACE, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON.
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament.
CAPITAL— ONE MILLION STERLING.
President — Sir James Rivett CariVac, Bart., Rook Cliff, Lymington.
Viee-President — George Forbes, Esq., 9 Park Square, Regent's Park.
And Twelve Directors.
AGENT FOR GLASGONA^.
PATRICK NEILSON, Stockbroker, 69 Glassford Street.