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Aprii* 25, 1857.] THE 1EADEB. 497
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Aprii* 25, 1857.] The 1eadeb. 497
Aprii * 25 , 1857 . ] THE 1 EADEB . 497
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THE UNITED MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY . Tho Hon . W- E . FITZMAURICE , Chairman . W . E . SNOW , Esq ., Demity-Chairman . This Society transacts every acscription of Life Assurance . Offices , 54 , Charing-cross .
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V ICTORIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY , IS , KING WILL 1 AM-STEET , CITY . Established 183 S . Benjamin Hawcs , Esq ., Chairman . Thomas Nesbitt , Esq ., Deputy Chairman . Charles Baldwin , Esq . W . K . Jameson , Esq . George Denny , Esq . John Nolloth , Esq . J . C . Dimsdalo , Esq . M . Staniland , Esq . J . P . Gassiot , Esq ., F . R . S : Daniel Sutton , Esq . Aaron Goldsiriid , Esq . O- 11 . Bellingham Woolsey , Sidney Gurney , Esq . Esq . The business of the . Company embraces every description , of risk connected with Liie Assurance . The Premiums are moderate , and may be paid quarterly , half-yearly , or otherwise Credit allowed of one-third of the Premiums till death , or half the Premiums for five years , on policies taken out for the whole of life . . Residence in most of the Colonies allowed without payment of any extra Premium , and the rates for the East and West Indies are peculiarly favourable to Assurers . Loans are made on Mortgage of Freeholds ^ Leaseholds , and Life Interests , & c . — also to Policy-holders with unexceptionable Personal Sureties . Four-fifths or SO per cent , of the entire Profits are appropr iated to Assurers on the Profit Scale . ¦ WILLIAM RATRAY , Actuary .
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BANK OF DEPOSIT , No . 3 , Pall-Hall East , London . Established a . t > . 1844 . CAPITAL 500 , 000 / . P ARTIES desirous of INVESTING- MONEY are requested to examine the Plan of this Institution , by which a high rate of interest may bo . obtained with perect security . The Interest is payable in January and July , cither at the Head Office in London , or at the various Branches throughout the Country . PETER , MORRISON , Managing Director . Prospectuses and Forms for opening Accounts sent free on application . .
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SIX PER CENT . INTEREST . —DEBENTURES bearing Six per Cent . Interest are now ready to he issued for sums of 201 . and upwards ^ interest payable half-yearly . , . Life Assurance Treasury 'Incorporated , and Deposit , -Discount , " and Assurance Bank- The EARL of DEVON , Chairman . G . H . LAW , Manager , C , Cannon-street West , E . C . r ;
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THE VERY BEST SPECTACLES to be had of Mr . LADD , OPTICIAN , 3 . 1 , CHANCERY-LANE . Blue Steel Spectacles , with Glasses , 13 s . ; ' with Pebbles , 20 s . Best Gold , ditto , 35 s . ; with Pebbles , 42 s . Second quality at much lower prices . Eye Glasses , Opera Glasses , Telescopes , & c . Compound Achromatic Microscopes , from . 4 to 40 ' guineas
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TTvEANE'S TABLE CUTLERY , celebrated for J—" . more than 150 years , maintains an unrivalled reputation for cheapness and lirst-rate quality . The stock is most extensive and complete , including the finest transparent Ivory Handles at 32 s . per dozen , choice ditto 14 alan . ee Handles from 22 s . per doz ., 'medium ditto 'Balance Handles ( an exceedingly cheap and serviceable family article ) , lo ' s . per tloz ., also Bone , Horn , Stag , ami every variety of mounting , all warranted . Plated Dessert Knives and " Forks with Silver , Pearl . Ivory , and Plated Handles , in cases of 12 , 18 , or 24 pairs , also plated Pish-eatinp Knives from -12 s . per doz . Silver and Plated Fish Carvers-of the newest and most elegant designs always in stock . London Agents for Messrs . Joseph Itodtfcrs and Sons' celebrated Cutlery . D 1 SANE , DRAY and Co . V General Furnishing Ironmongery "Warehouses ( opening to tho Monument ) , London Bridge- Established A . I > . 1700 .
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RUPTUIIES .-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATKNT . WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS is allowed by upwards of 200 Medical Gentlemen to be the m ost Directive invention in tho curative treatment of ¦ aenua . The use of a stool spring ( so hurtful in its effects ) is hero avoidcd . si soft Bandage being worn round tho uouy , while tho requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moc-Main Pad and Patent Lever , lltting with so much oaso and closeness that it cannot be detected , and may bo worn during sleep . A descriptive circular may be had , and the Aruss ( which cannot fa , il to fit > forwarded by post , on the circumfcronco of tho body , two inches below the hip , oeing sent to tho Manufacturer . Price of a single truss , 10 s ., 21 b ., 20 s . Gel ., and Sis . ( 3 d Postage , is . Double Truss , 31 s . fld ., 42 m ., and 32 * . Gd . — Postage Is . 8 tl . Umbilical Truss , 42 s . mid 52 s . < id . ~ Pofitapjis Is . Kid . Po snnice ? plccadilly ? b 0 madC lJliyM > l ° toJO 1 £ N ™ ' ELASTIC STOCKINGS , KNEE-CAPS , & c , ^ n ¦ for , 4 F . P vm $ S > and nil cases of WEAK ? NESS and SWELLING of tho LEGS , SPRAINS , & c . Ahoy are porous , light in toxtnro , and inexpensive , and aro drawn on like an ordinary stocking . Price from 7 s . fld . to 10 s . each . —Postage , Gil . JOHN WHITE , Manufacturer , 22 S , Piccadilly , London ,
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C 1 CLE 1 JRATET ) HAIR , PREPARATIONS . A LEX . ROSS'S LIQUID HAIR DYE , easily -CX . applied , being the best in tho world . Hold from Js . (!< l . ; mint froo for r > t stamps . Au-. x . ttoas ' a Haiu 1 ) kstuoykr , or Dui . 'iT . A . Ton \ -, for removing HiipcflluouH hair irom the face , neck , arms and hands , : ! s . ( Ul , per bottle ; sont for stumpy , froo by post , Kd . oxtra . Ai . ' isx . Koss ' bCanrnAiiiiiiis Oil , a aura restorer of tho hair , Us . ud . ; sent for 04 , stamps . Alkx . Ross's Fack I ' owdkh , or PemommK , t I i ' * or 11 ' "tamps . JjKiui i > Ifcoun i :, 2 m . Gd . per bottle , 5 ?™ . . f . ° . , l J \ , Htlun Ps , V \ V Alkx . llosH , 1 , Littlo QueenviSoniu . { £ olbomj Wholesale Agent , Barclay ; l- 'nr-
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THE NIGHTINGALE FUND . —A-MEETING of the COMMITTEE of the NIGHTINGALE FUND will be held at the Office , No . 5 , Parliament-strtefc , on Friday , May 1 . at 2 o ' clock , to prepare a Report , to close the fund , and to direct the transfer to trustees appointed by Miss Nightingale , of all sums subscribed as a " Record of National Gratitude , " and " to enable her to estalalish an Institution for the Training , Sustenance , and Protection of Nurses and Hospital Attendants . " It is , therefore , respectfully requested that all outstanding subscriptions be forwarded to tlie Honorary Secretaries , and tliafcLoc . il Secretaries will be pleased to make up their accounts , In order that they may be properly acknowledged and recorded . SIDNEY HERBERT , " ) Honorary ' ¦ ¦ S . C . HALL , J Secretaries . 5 , Parliament-street , Westminster . ; ¦ '
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BA 1 STK of LONDON " , Thrcadneedle-street , and 4 . W , West Strand . Cxrcuiae Notes and Letters of Ceedit free of expense , are issued by this Bank , payable by its correspondents in all the principal Cities and Towns on the Continent of Europe , in tho British Colonies and dependencies , and in foreign parts- . ''¦' . ¦ . '•'¦ .. . Deposit AccotrxT . —Tho Bank of England having raised the discount rate to G J iwr cent ., this Bank now allows 5 J per cent , interest on sums deposited , with three days ' notice of withdrawal . Cukeenx Accoukts are received with allowance of interest to customers , and ¦ . every description of legitimate , banking business undertaken- By order , MATTH . BW MARSHALL , Jun ., Manager . BENJAMIN SCOTT , Secretary . Thrcaducedle-street , April 6 , 1857 .
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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BANKING COMPANY . Incorporated by Royal Charter , 1847 . The Court of Directors GRANT LETTERS of CREDIT and BILLS at par upon the Company's JSanks at Adelaide and Port Adelaide . Approved drafts on South Australia negotiated and sent for collection . Every description of Banking business is also conducted with Victoria direct through the Company ' s Agents , as well as with tlie other Australian Colonies generally . Apply at the OMcos , No . 5 t , Old Broad-street , London , E . C . WILLIAM PURDY , Manager . London , 1 st April , 1857 .
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TONDOS , HARWICH , AND CONTT - JLj NENTAL STEAM PACKET COMPANY ( Limited ) . LONDON to ROTTERDAM in '¦ TWELVE HOURS by the JSEW ROUTE to the Continent , forming the connecting ^ link between the Dutch Rhenish and the Eastern Counties Railways . The STEAMERS of this Company will COMMENCE RUNNING between HARWICH and ROTTERDAM with passengers' and goods on Saturday , April 25 . For further particulars as to freight , & c ., apply at tho Company ' s' Oflices , < tl , Moorgate-street , E . C . ; of Oliver John Williams , Esq ., Harwich ; and of H . P . Maples , shipping agent to the Company , 4 , Arthur-street East , E . C . ¦ ¦ ' . ' ¦ '¦ . • ¦ ' ' ¦ . ¦¦¦ '¦ ¦ ...
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£ 1000 IN CASE OP DEATH . A FIXED ALLOWANCE OF £ 6 PER WEEK IS THE EVEST OF ISJUKY BY - ' . ACCIDENTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION , may bo ' secured liy . au Annual Payment of £ 3 for a Policy in tho RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE COMPANY . Smaller amounts may he secured by proportionate payments . NO CHARGE FOB STAMP DUTY . RAILWAY ACCIDENTS ALONE may be insured against by Lho Journey or by tho Year at all the principal Railway Stations , where also Forms of Proposal and Prospectuses may be had—and of the Provincial Agents—and at the Iload Otlice , London . N . B . —The usefulness of tliis Company is shown by tho sum paid as Compensation for Accidents j 6 " 22 , 722 . Railway Passengers Assurance Company . Empowered by Special Act of Parliament . WILLIAM J . VIAN , Secretary . Office , 3 , Old Broail-strcot , E . C .
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rpi-IB CA 1 NLBRIAN and UNIVERSAL LIFE X and FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY . Capital 100 , 000 / . Established 1810 . Office , 27 , Grosham-atrcet . Agoncios in the principaltowns of Mngland and Wales . This olllce offers the benefit of assurance in all its branches , and is highly eligible for every description of life assurance . A new and most important feature , entirely originating witli this Company , viz ., Marriage Dowries , Life Assurance , and Deferred Annuities included in one policy . Rates of premium moderate . Annuities granted . Family endowments . Loans on pcrsonnlaud otUer securities . Forms of proposal and every information may boobtaincd on application . By order , ALTRED JM 13 L 1 IADO , Manager
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rpim HOUSEHOLDERS' ASSURANCE JL COMPANY . mimcTOHB . Wm . Ashton , Esq ., llorton-liouse , Wraysbury , Stainos . Tho ltov . Tbos . Cator , Brysmston-squure , and Skelbrook - park , Doncaator . CharluM llulae , Ksq ., Hall-grove , Bapahot . P . U . JJnllock wobstor , Esq ., Norfolk-terrace , Hydo-park . Arthur P . Onslow . JOaq ., Jjawbrook-house , Shero . Guildford . 1 homas J ' ocock , lisq ., Houth \ vnrl » -bri « igft-road . Peter 1 ' aterson , Esq ., jun ., l ' arlc-road . llolloway . James Liuighton . EKq ., Holm Villa , liOwisham-road . This Company emules porsons . without speculation , to invost largo or Hmall sums , at : i higher rate of interest than « j ui bo obtained from tho public funds , and on as secure a hnsis . Porms of np ]) lioalion to deposit sums of money , at 5 per cent , interest , payable half-yearly , orto purchase shares ( the present interest on which is u per cent . ) , may bo had on application to , „ .,,. li . ilODSON . Boc . 10 and 1 ( 5 , Adam-strcot , Adelplu .
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rpHE QUARTERLY REVIEW , No . -CCH ., JL is published THIS DAY . CONTENTS : I .. Pedestriaxism is Switzerland . IF . Slavery i ^ Ameuioa . III . Lunatic Asylums . IV . Political Squibs and Satires . V . Photogkaphy . VI . Roving Life in Englako . " VIL . PuRsra and its Inhabitants . VIII . The New Parliament and its Work . John Mure ay , Albemarle-street .
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PART XL . for MAY , Price 7 d . JH- HAMBERS'S JOURNAL of POPULAR \ J LITERATURE , SCIENCE , and ARTS . PART VI ., Price 7 d . OHAMBERS'S INFORMATION for the \ -J PEOPLE . —New and Greatly Improved Edition . PART XXXI ., Price 2 s . THE PICTORIAL HISTORY of ENGLAND . A New Issue . Prom tho Earliest Times to ¦ he RuBsiAir \ Vajb . Revised under the care of Messrs . ClTAMBEBB . Also VOLUME IV ., Price 15 s . cloth . "W . and R . Chambers , London and Edinburgh .
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On Mayl , Vol . I ., elegantly bound in cloth , gilt edges , price Cs . 6 d ., of rp ' H-E NATIONAL MAGAZINE , J- edited by JOHN SAUNDERS and WESTLAND MARSTON . It contains 432 Pages of Imperial Octavo , above One Hundred Engravings by HENRY LINTON , and has oeen produced at a cost for copyright and e ^ graringa alone of nearly thirteen hundred poiinds . authoeb . Among the list of Contributors will bo found the names of Author of " John Halifax , T . K . Hervey . Gentleman . " Leigh Hunt . Professor Blackie . Holme Lee , author of " Gil-Sir David Brcwster , K . H ., & c . bert Massinger . " Shirley Brooks . "Westlaiid Marston . AVilkie Collins . Alexander Smith . Sydney Dobell . G . W . Thornbury . Dr . Doran - V ., Author of " Paul Perroll . " James Hannay . | . & c . & c . ARTISTS . Among the list of Artists whose works have fceen copied Tjy express permission , are : — E-H . Baily . R . A . P . Macdowell , R . A . Sir Charles Uastlake , P . S . A . J . E-Millaia , A . R . A . P-Faed . J . Phillip . W . P . Pritli , R . A . B . Redgrave , R . A . F . Goodall , A . R . A . A . Salomon . S . A . Hart , K . A . E . M . Ward , R . A . ¦ J . . C Horsley , A . R . A . H . S . Marks . W . Hunt . & C .. & C . PORTEAITS AND PA'PEUSAlfred Tennyson . I . Sir C . L . Eastlake . I Mrs . Browning . Charles Dickens . | Hugh Miller . j Douglas JeiToId . Sir Edward Bulwer Lyttbn . THE HOMEContaining more than l ? ifty Papers on its Culture , Enjoyments , and Management . London : " National Magazine Company" ( Limited ) , 25 , Essex-street , Strand , W . C .
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A RGUS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY , - ^ V . 39 , Throgmorton-street . Bank . Chairman— THOMAS FARNCOMB , Esq ., Alderman . Deputy-Chairman—WILLIAM LEAP , llsq ,. Richard E . Ardcn , Esq . Rupert Ingloby . Esq . Edward Bates , Esq . Sail ' ery \ V . Johnson , Esq . Professor Hall , M . A . Jeremiah Pilcher , llsq . John Humphery , Esq ., Aid . Lewis Pocook , Esq . Physician . —Dr . JeafTroson , 2 , Finsbury-squaro . Surgeon . —\ V . Coulson . Esq ., 2 , Freuerick ' s-place . Jewry . Actuary . —George Clark , Esq . ADVANTAGES OF ASSURING IN THIS COMPANY . The Premiums are on the lowest scaleconsistent with security . The assured arc protected by a subscribed capital of 300 , 0002-, nu Assurance Fund of 430 , 0002- invested on Mortgage and in the Government Stocks , and an income of 80 , 000 / . a year ; Premiums to Assure 100 / . Whole Term . Age . One Year . ' Seven Years . With Prollts . Y ' rollta ? 20 i . € 0 17 8 . CO 19 0 1 15 10 1 11 I 0 ~ 80 ! . 1 1 3 1 ' 2 7 2 5 5 2 0 7 40 i 15 0 . 1 fl 1 ) 307 2 14 . 10 50 i 1 II , 1 1 19 10 4 0 8 4 0 11 _ CO I a 2 4 8 17 _ 0 __ __ 0 12 0 ) ( i 0 1 ( 1 MUTUAL BRANCH . Assurers on the Bonus system aro entitled , at the end of five years , to partioipal o in nine-tenths , or 90 per cent of the prollt . s . The profit assigned to each policy can bo added to the sum assured , applied in , reduction of tho annual premium , or be received m cash . At tho first division a roturn of 20 per cent , in cash , on the premiums paid . vaa declared ; this will allow a reversionary increase , varying , according to ago , from 6 fl to 28 per cent , on tho premiums , or from 5 to 15 per cent . on tho sum assured . Ono-half of tho " whole term" premium may remain on crodit for soven years , or ono-third of fcho premium may remain for life as a dent upon tho policy at 5 per cent ., or may bo paid oil' at any time without notice . Claims paid in ono month after proofs have boon approved . Loans upon approved security . No charge for policy stampa . Medical attonuantH paid for their reports . Persons may , in tinao of poaco , proceed to , or rcsido in , any part of Europe , or British North America , without extra charge . Tho medical officers attend overy dny , at a quarter before two o'clock . E . BATES , ltosidout director .
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Leader (1850-1860), April 25, 1857, page 23, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_25041857/page/23/
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