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THE FESTINIOGr SLATE QUARRY I COMPANY (LIMITED).
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' A LARGE portion of the required New Capital is now Subscribed for , and it is probable that' allotments to the public will shortly close . . The contract for the purchase of the i'ec-simpU- of the Estate ( 260 acres ) has been effected upon very advantageous . terms . ¦ ¦ Preliminaries for the construction of-the . proposed Hailroad and the expansion of the Works are entered upon , and both operations will be carried out with as little delay ¦ . as possible , so as to si-cure an early dividend . - The CAPITAL of the COMPAXY consists of £ Hj 0 , < W 0 , . ' in ; i < i , 000 , SUARES of £ - ~ t each , Of . two classes , viz . .- —A . p . irticipatiny in tbn entire profits after paying of . Dividend'to . B . B . " beiiriiif ^ a I ' reference Dividend not . exceeding-7 £ per cent , pep annum , payable out of the profits of the year . Deposit Is . per Share on application , and 10 s . per Share ' on Allotment . DIRECTORS . David Davies , Et ; q ., St . James ' s Mount , Liverpool . Alfred Erasmus Dryden , Esq ., Lincoln ' s Inn , London . _ Richard Morris Griffith , Esq ., Banker , ftaugor . William Mounteastle , Esq ., Market Street , Manchester . > .. Hugh Pngfh , Esq ., Bunker , Pwllheli , North Wales-. BANKERS . The London Joint Stock Bank , London . .. The National Provincial Bank of England , Bauyor . T . he Quarries of the Company arc situated on the Tyddynbach Estate , FestinJqg , jffortn-Wales , contiguous to the ; , ^ extensive and . profitebleVqufcr ries of Lord Palxner ^ ton and Others , whose production , is -known as the Portmadoc Slate . The . Tyddynbacb . Estate contains 260 acres of Proved ¦ Slate ORbcfc of excellent qualify , and of a dip most favour-I able for economic working-, affords natural drainag-e , a plentiful supply of water power , and ample room for deposit of waste . The l ' ropovty js held by the Company under a i ' -i . years ' lease granted in 18-13 to the former small proprietary at a low Royalty , with « i option to purchase tin- fee-simple . This Lease : iiul Option with the whole of their Quarries , Buildiuys , Works , and rlnii * have been purchased from the former proprietors by an alii / tment of 7 , 511 Shares in the present Company taken at .- £ 4 per ab nee paid . The Quarries have been in operation sn . v ,,. 1818 , ami the quality of the Slate and . S'lnbs produced , the lic ^ o rts bum > d upon Scientific Surveys of the whole Estate , ami v . ' xperlmental Tests applied nt different points ( soo Prospecting fully establish the soundness of tin undertaking- and tin certainty of n large dividend resulting- from further outliiy of capital . It is fdtimntod flint n fui-t ) i :-r capitiil of iVum . ei ' . o . doii ti » £ 10 , 000 will enable fho Poninanj' to piiroliuMe tin .- l' \ 'o-I &iinplo ; to construct a " Rnllroiiil three infli'H In length , connecting the Quarries with the Port of tthlpmciit ( I'lntiiiatloi 1 ) whereby the ' cost of transit v ^ ill be reduced ft ^ vn-tl'WrdH , sun ! to increase the AVorklnf ** up to a production oi' : < i . O'in toim nor annum , from which it in intimated a proMt of from X ' M > to . £ 10 nor cent , would be realised . Application for Shares must bo innde to tin 1 iiinKi ^ ijuiica , from whom propor forms and pt'OHju'ctiiMCH mny bo Obtwluct , HA UK As WHITriUM ) , Solicitor * . II KINKY >\ HlT \ VOItTII f Secret ury . Omuo , 0 , Cnnnon-Btroot , Lqndon , K . C .
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Instllutoil In the Iti'lgn of Quoon Anno , A . i » . i ; il . UNION ASSURANCE OFFICE , « 1 , COUSHIM ,, K . V ., AKii 70 , liAKlSU HTUKIST , W , All kinds ol ' FIro mid Life buMnoHri tranftncto . I . I Llfo rollcloH nro j > Tmi 1 od , whuroby the mini Hioitrod miiv bo rocoivod oiitho HIV uttnliiliiR- a g-lvon age , or at ilf . vitli , il thla happen provlouely . LoaiiB nvo uTunlod on pollelofl Wln'ii the value of the primluuis paid In uinountn to . COO . > Tho Ulrootoi'H will purcliuHOihelr HIV Polk-len , II I" cxl -Ionoo for oiio yvnv- or mun . Premiums iiiuj- In * paid liiilf-yc / ii'ly or qinrlvrly . A Hojuim hlMicrto avoniwiiiH' from . fi-IA Jo £ W per cent , on rn'oiniiunn pnltl lit iiK'crt l ) i-t » 'wii ii . » iiml 10 , Im Weoluii'd hf |) - tuaninUy , which limy bo t'llhi-r mldcd to ( lie mnn intinrod , applied In rudiuitlou of prciiiluiiiH , or ) lh viiImo muy be reoofved in oatili , Tho Invested cnrfltal oxoocdu ^ 1 , 000 , 000 Bli'rHoa . Tho iinnual Inuumc Iw iipward ' nof Jilon . OOu . Gcntlomon In ( Jovornniont Ofl ^ ucH , or oIIiit liwu ' i cnlabliahmoiitH , aru ln \ ilcil to hciicI fur u 1 ' ronp * oIiih , which , with a . proposal Blicot , will b <« fonvunlvd by )> OHr , imrt imj' lnf ' ormutlon given wlilch mny In roqnirod . \ V . » , MCW 1 . S , Soorofiiry .
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MUTUAL LIFE ASSUHAXCE . , SCOTTISH EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY . Instituted IS- 'U . IIkvd OrriCK : 2 C >; ST . AXDUEAV-SQUARE , K-DIJs'BUKfill . The profits are divided every three years , and wholly belong to the members of tlic Society . The last division took place at . 1 st 31 arch , 1 S-V . K and from ' the results of it is taken the following " example of additions . A I'OLICV FOR £ 1 , 0 ( 10 , DATED 1 ST 3 fA « CU , 1832 , is . now increased to .- £ l , f > 5-t Os . r > Vl . Supposing the apfe of the Assured nt t ! ie date of entry io have been 40 , these Additions ' mny lie . surn ? ndeivrt " to " tho . Society for a present payment of £ : } G % ; 17 s . Sd ., or such surrender' would not ' billy redeem the entire premium ' on the . Policy , but also , entitle the party to n present payment ' of £ 104 4 s ., and , in both cases , the Policy would receive future triennial additions . THE EXISTING ASSURANCES AMOUNT TO £ \ 2 t 2 , 367 THE ANNUAL REVENUE , , £ 187 , 240 THE ACCUMULATED FUNO ^ arising . ' solely from the Contributions of Members ) . £ 1 , 194 , 657 KOBT . CHRISTIE , Manager . WJI . FINLAY , Secretary .. LONDON OFFICE , 26 , POULTRY , E . C . AKCHD . T . RITCHIE , Agent .
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LAW PROPERTY & LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY , 30 , ESSEX STREET , 9 TRAND , LONDON . Capital , £ 350 , 000 . DinECTOItS . Ralph T . Brockman , Esq ., Folkestone . Edward Win . Cox , Esq ., 3 d , Russell-square . George Frederick Fox , Msq ., Bristol . E . E . P . Kelsey , Esq ., Salisbury-. 1 . ftreiid , Ksq ., ^ , King ' s Bench Walk , Temple . IF . Paull , E 3 q ., M . P ., 33 , Devonshire-place , Portland-place . Eighty i ) er Cont . of the Profits divided among : the Assured . At the first division of 1 ' rofits jn May , 1855 , a bonus was declared , vnryiny from Two to Eleven per Cent , on the amount Assured , and amounting In many instances to upwards of Fifty per Cent , on the Premium paid . At the Second Division of 1 ' iolitsin 1858 . au EQUAL PRO IIATA BONUS waa declared . The next Division Of 1 ' rolltrH in 1 S 01 . * » * Every description of JUfe Assurance business trivns-HirU-d . 10 UWA 1 JD S . HAII ^ ISS , Secretary .
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THE MIMRVA LIFE ASSURANCE COMI'ANV . lOs'i ' . . ni-i .-Miiin ls . ' Ml , llc . vi ) OiTirr . —No . 1 , C . V . VNok STH 1 SKT WEST , LONDON' , E . C . Ki )\ VAIJI » S . CODP , Kho ., CiiAlitMVN . W . 1 I , C'MIIM'INDALU , ICiiU ; Dkputy-Ohairman . The Abrturniu'i's in force on . ' 31 st December , 185 t < , ainouiHorl to £ 1 , 171 , MS . The accumulated fiindrt iiniounted to .-C . 'HV . ^ OIA . The nniiiiiil income cxct'cded ; C 7 ? , 000 > A fixed HiiiTundor vnhm for whole-term jioIIcIoh . This C ' oiii |) iiny has ulwiiyHpormlttod tho Asaui'od to sevvo hi Volunhvr Corps or I < oi ! itl Alllitln without extra , charye . Pollolcrt ellVeietl on or bi'toro : ilnt Dt'oombor noxt will acqulro an addittdiial yeuv ' t * Htundlwu-, If tlu'n lu force , at the llftli division of prolliH hi 1 H (| . ' . W . T . KOlilN . SON , Aclnurynnrl Seerotury .
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J ' lHT . MiL . itinr . n lH : ) f ( . VICTORIA AND LEGAL AlfcD COMMERCIAL LIPE ASSURANCE COMPANY . ¦ is , 1 UN (! WII . I , 1 A 3 I , . STIUCKT , CITY . Tiik ItuhlncpH of < h »* Conipfiuy « 'iubracc > ri ovory dt'si'i'ljtlioii of I'lrtk eoifutii'tt'il M'illi Mil' A ^ mii-jiiH'O . > (' I'i'dll . ( illowcil nf oni' -lhli-il of Hid Pi'oiiiliiiiiM till death , or lnilt' tliu l ' l-cinliiiiiM tor live vi . 'iuv , on i'ollok'H tiiken out i \> v tho wlmh ) of life . AdvimecM In coiiiicnIoii wllli I , Iff Ahhiii'iiiico nro innrio on iulviUitiiuvmifl ti'i-iu ^ , clilici- on rcnl or peruouiil Ncourll ) . WILLIAAI UATItAY , Aetunry .
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" " deposit "' and diboovwF ' b ' atsk . KJV 10 VKH CIO NT . on simiy for fijunl porioiJ ^ , or lit m'Vcii ilnyn' iio ( I ( m < . or Tlirc't- pi'i- Cent , nt Call . ij . ll , LAW flliuiiiftvr . Onicorf , 0 , Ciinuoii-bii'Oft Wvrit . KM , .
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iiSfsOW'S WATCHES . / , ^' ft * " > ' ( & £ ) ft " I ' erfootlor of MoolmiilHin . — Morning $ W *> f& V $ , % t ffiT i Gold , -1 to 100 fl-iilnens » Sllvor , a Jo flO B'ulnoiw ^ S ^ B \ t % 6 . ^ X Mm ^ Htnmps for Monapn ' H lllustmlod Watch INupphl ^ miftli « w < - ' ( j iKli rn H ' . Mir hi »)) parts of tho World iroo \ wv Po » t . r > ffiJI ^ ffiW ; YZ 3 » -H lit nud U \ , Ludgato-hlll , London , ' 2- C ^ 7 ffl ^^^ V } S « gW n £
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INVENTORS' ASSISTANCE COMPAIfr , LIMITED . Capital , £ : > 5 , O 00 , in shares of & 1 each ( with power to increase it to £ 100 , 000 ) . : •• ¦ Deposit 5 s . per share . Incorporated under Joint Stock Companies' Acts , 185657-58 . Under the direction , of a Council and Managing-Committee aippointed by the Shareholders . 5 s . per share to be paid on application , and 5 s . per snare at one month after allotment . With two calls , if required , of 5 s . each share , at ' intervals of not less than three . months , and with sixty days' noticeiu each case . DIRECTOBS . Samuel Hall , Esq ., 19 , King- ' s Arms Yard , City ( ex-EMrector and Chairman of the Midland Counties Railway ) . ' Adam Stoker Blather , Esq ., 22 , Holliiig-wdrth-street , Barnsbury . ' ¦ ' Stephen Henry Crosswell , Esq ., 8 ' > , St . Jamcs ' s-street , Piccadilly . ' Bajjkebs—Kansom , Bouverie , and Co ., Pall Mall East . ( Solicitors —Grane , Son , and Fcsenmeyer , 23 , Bedford , Kow , W . C . ' . ¦ . SscnETAftT—Sitwell Harris . . t . ¦ - ' . ¦ - O 1 TICEH AND MANUFACTORY . ¦ , - >¦• - > . Nos . 1 , 2 , and 3 , GODGH STHaeET NOR J ? ttj > ¦ . Gray ' s Inn RoaxJ . W . , ! : /••' ¦ , .., < & AB 11 IDGED PROSPECTUS . , ; *¦ " . 1 ' ,- THE leading feature of this Company is , thtvt it invcBtigates the merit of any invention submitted to it , by tho aid of scientific and practical men , selectert ' with special regard to their qualifications , its impartial jvidges . Such inventions aa arc approvedare patented or registered , and mamifiactliiied by tho Company , for sale , on a scale sufficient to jjBttibJish their value , witliont cost to the inventor , wkQ . wiU . 8 b , nyc , under a ^ -reeinent , in all profits arising- therefrom . As an earnest of these intentions , tho Manng-inff Committee have secured a long lcaso , on most advantageous terms , of extensive premises , containing a spacious manufactory , provided with suitable plant , where roouela can bo made and tried , and patented articles niiinufnetiired lor sale . Valuable patents , already arranged for , are now be In aso manufactured , at a nutt profit of 300 per cent . ; while several very ' promising Indentions mo under coiisidt'iatloi ) . The advantauea thu . s eiitunoratcd Justify tho Directors in roeommendins- tho undertiikins- to the notlco of sninll eapitiiliiHtrt , as an Jiivestiueiit wellworthy their wpcclnl con-That tlio lai'tfo unifs o / Jiiv < ntorH nro unable to carry out tliou-doslsimi Ih « fact patent to m <» st practical obflurvers . 11 , in oqnnfiy trim tlmt a « reat numbor of cusps only require tlio iiuiirmont anrt kindly aHHintunoo cl ucie * ltl | lu and pfcnot - owl men to rondor them productive of Jmmeiiso . jMifeliti . ) ono / lt . It is Inconlrovortlble that our national Impprtftnoer ami wealth huvo bfon more promoted by invontdrs tlian by i \ ny Other cluus of men . Arkwrlplit , Watt , Cort , fltoplion-Boii . nnd othor « scarcely lens eminent , have produoocl an amount of wi « nllli almo . Ht buyond onIpulijtlow , \^ O . UfifUJJl ^ ' nventlonswcrorowlvod at llrttt with coolrtoflsajKl'lHBjfgdiilit v . In Hliort , nil flu- IniprovomontB for our eon von tonne mid comfort , dntinu- ft'oni u state of barbarity taono pi liltfh civillKitt ion , nivlmf tho cumulative rcuultrf of Invontlvo tn-^' iV ' niust not bu ovorlooUod by tho Shareholder Hint it nntcntulvi'Siin oxdiiMivo trudo with thu vustomore of tJw wovld , and ' that H « Im Company will possess in no cominon ( U'KTeo mich iidviiiitageH iih will , on the nviji'OKO , lo linjnonsoly productive , and miuuro a aivJdend Hint nifty huvprlau , iincl muflt huliafy nil luvcHtors , Anpllontlonh forSlmroH , and full I ' ronnooliiHOH Rlvliifr tho fullest-Infortnnllirti , to bo mado personally , or by letlt'i , to Min Secretary , nt tlio Ofticcs , us hoovo .
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ART UNION OF GLASGOW . ' ' During- tho Cattle Show week , the PKIZE PAINTINGS , &c , to be distributed amongst the Subscribers of the present Season , endhif ? March , I 860 , -will be ON "VIEW , at the VICTORIA CROSS GALLERY , ' EGYPTIAN HALL , PICCADILLY , where subscriptions will be received , aud Engravings delivered . ' ; Open from ten a . m , to nine p . m . ADMISSION , Free . The Exhibition will finally close on the 10 th iristJ ROBERT A . KIDSTOlSr , Aetinor Secretary . CHARLES jr . KOWJE , Exhibition Manager . The Gallery is brilliantly illuminated at Duak .
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( . My " ( ' -friW t it " frif- ^ / r ^^* \ * % ^ ^ % ^ ¦ - % ? A POLITICAL , LITERMY , COPJRflERCIAL ' . ' AND FAMILY WEEKLY NEWSPA'PEll , ' _ , ¦ ¦ ¦ AND ' . ' . - ' ¦ ¦ ' .. ¦ ¦¦ ' RECORD OF JOINT STOCK C 01 IPANIES , BANKS , RAILWAYS , MINES , SHIPPING , &c .
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VOL . X . No . 506 . ] SATUEDAY , DECEMBER 3 , 1859 Price \ & * ffi ™? : ; MJZ ££ BMCE ¦
The Festiniogr Slate Quarry I Company (Limited).
THE FESTINIOG SLATE QITARBY ! . COMPANY ( LIMITED ) .
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 3, 1859, page unpag., in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2323/page/1/
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