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      The Leader '¦ ' And • ¦ . ¦ . ¦ ' ' ¦ . ...

      THE LEADER '¦ ' AND ¦ . ¦ . ¦ ' ' ¦ . SATURDAY ANALYST ; A REVIEW AND RECORD OF POLITICAL , LITERARY , ARTISTIC , AND SOCIAL EVENTS .

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      Contents. The City And The Metro- The Pu...

      CONTENTS . The City and the Metro- The Pullinger Frauds , Poems before Congress . Miscellaneous Books . polis . Science and War . Queens of Society . Serials . The Austrian Suicides . Odium Medicum . Tooke ' s " Diversions . " Foreign Correspondence : — Preparation for the Prcsi- London Statues . j Temperance , and other Hanover . dential Election . | Cakes and Ale . - Novels . | Record of the Week . The Movement in Sicily . | Malone . New Poeins . j Entertainments . Church Dissensions . j Preaching . I Secular Romances . Parliament . . . ~ i . ¦ ' . m . i .. i - ¦ ... i . _ ¦ _ — . . _ ¦ - , i . _ ii ¦¦ " ^ si ^^^ s ^^ ss ^ ss ^ sss .

      Cry Stal Palace.—Arrangements For Week Ending Saturday, May 12th.

      Cry stal Palace . —Arrangemotif * far week endlnff Saturday . May 12 th .

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      Monday , open at 9 . Toesday to Thursday , open Admission One Shilling ; Children under 12 , Six-Orchestral Band , Great Organ , and Pianoforte Performances daily . . _ , « ..- ' . The Pictme Gallery is re-opened . Machinery in motion . Beautiful Show of Flowers throughout the Palace . Fbiday , open at 10 . First Grand Opera Concert of the New Season . For particulars see special advertisement . ¦ ' - ¦ - . Satpbdat , open ht . 10 . Mr . and Mrs . Howard Paul hi their Popular Entertainment . To commence at Three o ' clock . Admission by the hew Season Tickets , of both classes , or on payment of Ilulf-a-Crown r -Children under 12 , One Shilling . Sunday . Open at 1 . 30 to Shareholders , gratuitously , - toy tickets .

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      "Peliean Life Insurance JL COMPANY . Established in 1797 . 70 , LOMBARD STREKT . CITY . aki > S 7 , CHARING CROSS . WESTMINSTER . DIRECTORS . Octavius E . Coope , Esq . Henry Lancelot Holland , William Cotton , IXC . I .., Esq . F . R . S . Win ; Jas , Lancaster , Esq . John Davis , Esq . John Lubbock , Esq ..,, Jaa . A . Gordon , M . D ., F . R . S . F . R . S . Benjamin Shaw , Esq . — ffirkman I ) . nodggfilL- JJIntfliew-Whitiujr , Esq . Esq ., M . P . '"^ TSrTPry ^ Tr ^ unTEsTrrMTPr This Company oner * COM PLICTB SEC U RITY . MODERATE RATES or Premium with Participation in Four-it rths or 80 per cent , of the Pronts . LOW RATES without participation in Profits . LOANS in connection with Life Assurance , on approved Security , in suns of not less than £ 500 . BONUS OF 1801 . ALL POLICIES effected prior to the 1 st July , 18 fll , on the Bonus Scale of Premium , will participate in the next division of Prolits . ROBERT TUCKER Secretary nnd Actuary .

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      Bank of Deposit . Established a . d . tb-tt . 3 , Pall Mall East , London . Capital Stock , £ 100 , 000 . Parties desirous of Investing Money are requested to ' examine the Plan of the Bunk of Dcpo . sit , by which a j high rate of Interest may be obtained with ample i security . Deposits made by Special Agreement may be withdrawn without notice . The Interest is payable in January and July . PETER MORRISON , Managing PI rector , Forma for opening accounts sent free on implication .

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      The District Savings Bank J- ( Limited ) . 07 , FLEET STUEKT . LONDON , E . G . —Tho experience which h : t « attended the opcru- ; tlom of DAVingH bunkrt and loan m > clctk'rt Is hik ' . Ii iih to ' make it evident Unit an extension or their priuolpk-i « , « pon a liberal yet houik ! IiiikIh , will prove highly aavantngeouu both to the proprietary nnd the public . ' The District Havlngr < Hunk r « ci'lvi'rt dctiOHtta ( pul < l in at one time ) from Owe Penny tq Tcji PoiiikIi * , the ¦ ggregate amount to bo iinllmitud , nnd tmujcci to tn « usual arrangenK-ntH , on wiih » lrnw « l , ol onUimry ¦ AVingsbunks . JOHN SHERIDAN , Actuary .

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      Loan , Discount , and Deposit „ BANK . Efltttlillithutl 1 H «> . DEPO 8 IT 8 rcccive < l , benring Intercut at from , > to 10 per cent ., withdrawable oh per ngrcciuunt . ' j LOAMS granted . ' Proaneotuaefi , mid tivory Inforinutloti , muy bo obtained by letter or portion id iippllcution . EDWARD LKWIS , Munager . J 4 S , Blackft-l « M-rofid , S . ' |

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      FOR GUARANTEEING THE FIDELITY OI PERSONS HOLDING GOVERNMENT' AND OTHER PLACES OF TRUST . T'he European Assurance JL SOCIETY . Empowered by Special Act of Parliament . Chief Office—2 , WATERLOO PLACE , PA LL MALL , LONDON . The Lords of the Treasury having sanctioned the Society ' s Guarantee as security for Officials of the Treasury , Customs , Inland Revenue , and General f Post Office ,, and for the Hoar * of Trade , India Office , !¦ and the Pubnc _ Departments generally * the Directors fare now prepared to deal with applications lor guarantee from persons engaged in or under these I department * . The Rates of Premium :, as recently reduced , will be extended to such applications . Bythe-comWnatJon of Life Assurance-with GuaranteeJ _ cbnsiderabI . e reductions accrue to the persons assured ; amounting ( in ordinary cases ) to 5 p-per cent , of die Guarantee Premium , if the Life and Guarantee Policies be equal , and to the -whole it the Lire Assurance be double the amount of the Guarantee Policy . Forms of Proposal , Agency Applications , and every information may be obtained ut the Chief Office .

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      British Empire Mutual Life ASSURANCE COMPANY . 32 , NEW BUI OGK STREET . LONDON , E . C . Incorporated \ Si ~ . GOVEIS , JOHNTnEsnTTClunnHaii : __ ¦ ;¦ - Amount of Assurances now in force ., £ 1 , < 23 . 1 !¦> Annual Income .. „•• ¦ _ , oO ,. iJP Accumulated Fund , consisting of thePre-- ) miums remaining after payment of all j claims on policies nnd three Bonuses , y 165 , 1-15 and being nearly fiO per cent , of the whole premiums received on all exist-J ing policies , The business of the present year to 24 th April exceeds that of the corresponding period ot last year by £ 23 200 . Persons assuring during the present year will be entitled to share in the bonus to be declared up to 31 st December . !«(« . No extra premium is cJ'arccd to members of RiJle Corp * serving in the Lnltad lvingdO April , 18 « f » . JAMES 1 NGLIS , Secretary . -

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      Professional Life Assurance ¦ C OMVANY , 41 , PALL MALL . Capital , £ 250 , 000 . With a numerous und influential Proprietary . Chairman . ' -Jmnt's Andrew Durham , Esq . Deputy Chairman . —William Wellington Copper , Ivq . Evi-ry description of Life Assurance at the most modi-rate rates i-onMstent with security . G . WINTER , Manager and See .

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      ] 3 rofessionai Life Assurance . COMPANY , Chief Offices , 41 , Pall Mall . London . London . April , 1 H » IO . Notice Is hereby Given , that Intercut ut tho r « to of Klvo per ocnt . per uiinum , will bo pnyubloon the pulcliipciiidtnlof Coinpany . to the ' Mat December last , at tliO cfjlof Omcen , from Monday , tho 30 th inat ., to the 3 ^ t July next , inoliiHlvo : - •¦ ¦ l ' Myiiiouttf will be iimdo between the hours of Eleven nnd Three-excfptlng Saturdays , when tho hours will be from Eleven to One o ' clock . GKO . WINTER , Mnnager and See .

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      r Phe Rent Guarantee *? OCIKTY 3 , CHARLOTTE ROW , MANSION IIOUSB . KSTA'BUSllKD 1850 .

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      \ fphe Standard Life Assurance JL COMPANY . SPECIAL NOTICE . —BONUS YEAR . SIXTH DIVISION OF PROFITS . 1 All Policies now effected will participate in the Division to be made as at 15 th November next . THE STANDARD was Established in 1835 . The first Division of Profits took place in 1835 ; and subsequent Divisions have been made in 1810 , 1845 , 1850 , and 185 ft . The Profits to be divided in 1860 will be those which have arisen shice 1855 . : Accumulated Fund ... ' .. £ 1 , 681 , 598 2 10 i Annual . Revenue ., 289 , 231 13 5 Annual average of new Assurances effected during . the last Ten years , upwards of Half a Million sterling , i WILL . THOS . THOMSON , Manager . H . JONES WILLIAMS , Resident Secretary . : Tfae Company ' s Medical Olflcw attends at the Olnce , _ daily , at Half-past One . LONDON . ^ ... 82 . KINGW 1 LLTAM STREET . EDINBURGH 3 , GrKORGE STREET ( Head " Office ) . - ' DUBLIN „ .. *» , UPPEU SACKVILLE STREET .

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      Art - Union of England . Under the sanction of Her M jesty ' s most . ~ - : . honourable Privy Council . Subscription—Half-a-Guinea . The whole of the funds are devoted to the purchase of works of Art . chosen by _ the prizebolder from the Public Exhibitions . Subscriptions received , and Prospectuses supplied by Messrs . Ackcrman , Regent Street ; Frame , Nuwington Butts ; Hyde . 61 , Fleet Street ; Jeiins , High Street , Peekham ; Jennings . « 2 , Olieapside ; Mitchelli Charing Cioss ; Rus-. sell , High Street , NofSng Hill ; Spooner , Strand . & c . & c . ; and at the Office ? , 13 , Regent Street , S , W ., oppo-_ -siteJJie Galler y of Illustration . ' : The Committee nre appointing Agents throughout ~ ~ the Provinces . BELL SMITH , Secretary . ¦

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      SOCIETY OF l'AINTERSIN WATER COLOURS . The Fifty - Sixth Annual -L EXHIBITION is now Open at their Gallery , r , Pull Mall Enst , ( Close to the National Gnllery , ) from Nine till Dusk . Admittance One Shilling . Catalogue Sixpence . JOSEPH J . JENKINS , Secretary .

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      Money . —All persons requiring ADVANCES should apply to Messrs . JOHNSON nnd Co ., 2 , Surrey-street , Strand , who obtain cash to any amount upon all kinds of eecuritios , making no charge unless business is transacted .

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      TO JOUKXALrSTS . " \ X 7 " anted , for a First-class V f Liberal Dally Journal , not metropolitan , an experienced and powerful Political Writer , who could supply one Lender per diem , and personally superintend editorial nrrnngements . First-clnss talent and experience absolutely inulsnensHble . Must of nccesuity become resident in the locality . Full details of past services , age , exjtectatlonw , and references to be inldressed to S . I * . Q . K ., Ivlng ' rt College , London , W . O .

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      AYTLLTS'S KOOMS , King Slreet , St . James's . ORATIONS . WY MASON JONBS . ——LORD | MACAULAY .

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      ( RATION on torlmi , OrX * n 7 r t , sr « y ? . < rro ;• n < l 0 , efeoui ^ _ , ; „ .., : , i OTrea « rte 4 ^ . " - ' W'i \ v \ f . P - H- -C ... -1 ¦" ' * et ) ih \ - \ .:- < $ : \ \ ¦ ¦ . !*» rj & yt f & 'Z .. Mr . MITCUFAAj begs to Announce Hint Mr . MAHON JONE 8 will deliver an OKATION on LOUD MAGAULAY , the JisaHylut , Illatorlaii , Or >* M 7 ~ nnd Poet , on MONDAY evening next , Muy 7 . < To ;• ' . , coinmonco at h « lf-p »«« tElgh ) t o'clock . ,.. ¦•' : " Orations will alno be glvui * on Mondji | 6 ereol «| f , , , May lttli , nnd Monday evening , May aint ... > ^ ^ ltesorvcd and Numbered Seats , Gd . j OTreaflrt eO ^ . '' : " » jii \ / - as . < w . p - " rv " ' , j ;\ ... .. 1 ¦•• - Tickets may bo obtained at the Roonw . ^ - ,. yy ; .. " , r << r ^ \

      (Ration On Torlmi, Orx*N7 R T, Sr«Y ?.< ...

      ( RATION on torlmi , OrX * n 7 r t , sr « y ? . < rro ;• n < l 0 , efeoui ^ _ , ; „ .., : , i OTrea « rte 4 ^ . " - ' W'i \ v \ f . P - H- -C ... -1 ¦" ' * et ) ih \ - \ .:- < $ : \ \ ¦ ¦ . !*» rj & yt f & 'Z .. OKATION on latorlaii , Or >* M 7 ~ , Muy 7 . < To ;• ' . ,.. ¦•' : " | 6 ereol «| f , , , ... > ^ ^ OTreaflrt eO ^ . '' : " » jii \ / - p - " rv " ' , j ;\ ... .. 1 ¦•• - . ^ - ,. yy ; .. " , r << r ^ \

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), May 5, 1860, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_05051860/page/1/