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    • April 12, 1856.] THE LEADIR 359

      April 12, 1856.] THE LEADIR 359

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      April 12, 1856.] The Leadir 359

      April 12 , 1856 . ] THE LEADIR 359

      Ad02301

      LAW LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE . Fleet-street , London , 7 th April , 1856 . Notice is hereby given that the Dividends for the year 1855 on the Shares in this Society are NOW PAYABLE any day between the hours of 11 and 3 o ' clock . By order of the Court of Directors , WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWIfES , Actuary .

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      TVTORWICH UNION LIFE INSURANCE ± > l SOCIETY . President—Lieut .-Gen . Sir K . J . HARVEY , C . B . Secretary—Sir Samuel Bi ^ nold , M . P . This Society in 47 years has issue ! 29 , 344 life policies . Paid in claims upwards of £ 4 , 431 , 044 , and assigned £ 1 , 934 , 342 in bonuses . The accumulations now amount to nearly ^ 62 , 200 , 000 . Its premiums are lower than those of micst companies , and all the profits are divided among the assured . For prospectuses apply at Surrey-street , Norwich , and 6 , Crescent , New Bridge-street , Blackfriars , London .

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      TTNITED MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE LJ SOCIETY , 54 , Charing-cross , London . Policies indisputable . No charge for Policy Stamps-Whole profits divided annually . Assurances on the strictly mutual principle . Invalid lives assured at equitable rates . THOMAS PRITCHARD , Resident Director .

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      ESTABLISHED 1838 . VICTORIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY , No 18 , King William-street , Mansion House , City . Life Assurances of every description eflfected-Half the Annual Premium may be paid during the first five years . One-third may remain on credit during the whole of life . Endowment Assurances , payable at 50 , 55 , 60 , & c . Loans to Assurers on personal other security . 80 per cent , of profits go to Assurers en the bonus scale . The last bonus averaged 53 per cent , on the Premiums paid . WILLIAM itATRAY , Actuary .

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      A FIXED ALLOWANCE OF £ 6 PER WEEK , IN CASE OF INJURY BY ACCIDENT O F AN Y DE SGEIPTIO N , or the sum of £ -1 * 000 IN CASE OF DEATH , may l > e secured by aa Annual Payment of & 3 for a Policy in the RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE COMPANY . A-weekly Allowance of Fifteen Shillings for Injury , or ; £ 100 in case of Death secured by a payment of Ten Shillings . NO CHARGE FOR STAMP 3 > UTY . Forms of Proposal , Prospectuses , & c . may be had of the Agents—of the Clerks at all the principal Railway Stations —and at the Head Office , London , where also RAILWAY ACCIDENTS AI . 0 NE may be insured against by the Journey or by the year as heretofore . WILLIAM J . VIAN , Secretary . Railway Passengers Insurance Company , Empowered by a Special Act of Parliament , Offices , 3 , Old Broad-street , London .

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      SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BANKING COMPANY . Incorporated by Royal Charter , 1847 . The Court of Directors GRANT LETTERS of CREDIT and BILLS upon the Company ' s Bank , Adi & axde , at par . Approved drafts negotiated and sent for collection . Business with all the Australian Colonies conducted through the Bank's Agents . Apply at the Company ' s Offices , 54 , Old Broad-street London . WILLIAM PUEDY , Manager . London , April 1 , 1856 .

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      BUY of the MAKERS—BRUSHES , COMBS , and BROOMS of every description . whether for the dressing-table , household , or stable ubc thirty per cent , lower than any other house in the trade , at the Manufacturers , J . and J . WITHERS , 36 , Tottenham-court-road ( opposite Bedford-street . Bedford-square ) . —Warranted tooth brushes . 3 d . ; superior ditto , 4 d . , the best that can fee made , Cd , each . —N . B . The lowest price asked , and no abatement .

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      HpHE LARGEST STOCK of BRUSHES and JL COMBS in LONDON .-J . and J . WITHERS 30 TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD . xixx ^ ius , ao ,

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      212 ° MILNERS' HOLDFAST AND FIRE--" ^ RESISTING SAFES ( non-conducting and vapouring ) , with all the improvements , under their Quadruple Patents ol 1810 o 1 , 5 I and 1855 , including tlxeir Guiipowdorproof Solid Lock and Door ( without whioh no safe is secure ) . THE BTKOXQEST , IIEflT , AN » OUB . IPEST BAFISaUAIlDS EXTANT T , W ^ . N !? r 1 > I 1 IG' ^ IX ( 212 duflroos ) SAFE WORKS , LlVlilirtJOL , luo most complete and extensive in the world . Show-rooms , 6 and 8 , Lord . struct , Liverpool . London Depot , 47 a , JHoorgute-street , City . Circulars free by post . Sold by HOURS , ASHLEY , and CO ., 07 . Chcap 8 ido ,

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      KUl'TUKKS .-JJY UOYAT , LETTEJtS PATENT . ~ OJ " HITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS is Y V allowed by upwards of 200 Medical Gentlemen to bo the most offuoUvo invention in tlio curative treatment of 7 ir t ^' i i xm ? f" » steel W ' K ( ao often lmrtful in its i & ° ) n ° lT llvoWo . r " eoft Bandage being worn round the body , whilei tup roqulsito roaisting riowcr Is supplied by tho Hoc-Main l ' ud aiuX l » nt « nt Lover ; uttlng with bo much case during Hlco [ f Uoft »™ t be dcteolA and may bo worn A ( Wrlntivo clmilnrmay bo had , until ho Truss ( which oannot in I to lit ) lorwiinkrt by voat , on , the olro « in » Vronoo ManufaoTilrorV " 0 ' " " IO hlp 8 > boln 8 »«>» ' to tl » e Mr . JOHN VVIIIT 1 S , 228 , Piccadilly , London T ^ L ASTKJ STOCKINGS , KNEE-CAPS , & c JO tor VAKICOHK VK 1 NS . » i »< l nil enact , of WICAKNltaSftiut HWKUXNU of tho LEGS , Sl'KAlNH , & o iney iii-o porous , li / jlit In lextmo , mul inoKnotieivo , nnd ura drawn ou like an oiMliuuy utooking . Price from 7 « od to ItiH . 1 'OHlllgl ' , 0 ( 1 . Manufactory , 2 vh , Plcoadllly , London .

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      ENGLISH and SCOTTISH LAW LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION . London—12 , WATERLOO-PLACE . Edinburgh—120 , PRINCES-STREET . ( Established 1839 . ) SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL , ONE MILLION . Trustees . The Hon . LordWnod , oae of Mr . Serjeant Merewether , the Judges of the Cowrt of Town Clerk of the City of Session in Scotland . London . The Hon . Lord Benholme , Anthony Murray , of Dollerie , one of the Judges of the Esq ., W . S . Court of Session in Scot- William Dugmore , Esq . land . Edward Kent Karslake , The Right Hon . James A . Esq . Stuart Wortley , M . P ., Recorder of theCity ofLoiidon . Duiectohs in London . William John Alexander , John William Fisher , Esq . Esq ., Q . C . Frederick James Fuller , Esq . . Sir Rofcert W . C . Brownrigg , James M'Mahon , Esq . Bart . George W . Sanders , Esq . Frederick William Caldwell , William H . Shippard , Esq . Esq . . Charles S . Whitmore , Esq ., Henry Charles Clinton , Esq . Q C . Thomas Q . Finnis , Esq . ., Al- Henry Wordsworth , Esq . derman . The business of this office embraces every description of risk , contingent upon life , whether Civil , Naval , or Military , at Home or Abroad . Immediate , Deferred , and Contingent Annuities . Endowment Assurances , securing payment to the assured himself on his reaching : a certain age , as 50 or 60 , or to his representatives upon his death , should it happen , sooner . A LIBERAL SYSTEM of LOAN in connexion with Life Assurance , on personal or other security . J . HILL WILLIAMS , Actuary .

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      SCOTTISH PROVIDENT INSTITUTION . London Branch—66 , Gracechurch-street , City . 14 , St . Andrew-square , Edinburgh . ASSURANCES , witb whole Profits , for a rate of Premium about the same as is charged in other Offices for a fixed amount not entitled to any additions . Tables of Rates , and every information as to the system of Division of the ProiitSj may be had on application . The ANNUAL MEETING of the SOCIETY was held on the 20 th February , JOHN SINCLAIR , Esq ., City Clerk , in the chair . The Report from the Directors showed , that " the business of the past year has considerably exceeded that of the previous year—a result which , considering the continued pressure on . the industrial resources of the country , the Directors coiiLd . not have ventured to anticipate . " The new Proposals were 626 , assuring £ 281 , 418 , and the corresponding Premiums j £ 9 , 403 17 s . lOd . The total premiums received in-the year amounted to £ 78 , 676 4 s . 6 d . The Claims in the year , by 63 deaths , were £ 43 , 139 3 s . The Report concluded as follows : — " The Directors have adhered to the same careful system of administration as in former years , notwithstanding the excessive competition which prevails . They have refused to lecognise the practice of giving commissions to induce a . preference in bringing business to them ; and in the extension of the Society by means of Agencies , they have kept steadily in view the importance of its being represented—whether in the case of Agents or Medical Advisers—by persons in whom they can place full reliance . Full RepoTts of the Proceedings at the Meeting may be had at the Head Office hi Edinburgh , or at the London Branch . JAMES "WATSON , Manager . GEORGE GRANT , London Agent and Secretary ,

      Ad02315

      LA FRANCE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY ( Established 1837 ) , 6 , Rue Menars , Paris—Capital lO . . OOOf . ( £ 400 , 000 ) . —Amount of property insured in 1854 , £ H 4 . , 590 sterling . Premiums received £ 114 , 99 ? sterling .- This Company grants policies on most advantageous terms . Common risks at 2 s . per cent , per annum , without further charge , instead of-is . Cd ., usual conof the same insurance with British Offices . Proposals to be transmitted through the Company ' s Correspondent in London , at his Offices , 35 , New Bridge-street , Blackfiiars . N . B . One year ' s Premium allowed on seven years * Insurances .

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      BANK OF DEPOSIT , No . 3 , PAL I ,-M ALL EAST , L O N D O . JST . ESTAM . I 8 UED , A .. D . 1844 . Parties desirous of Investing Money aro requested to examine the plan of the Bank of Deposit . Prospectuses nnd forms for opening ncoounts sent free on application . PETElt MORRISON . ManaRins Director .

      Ad02313

      Italian and French Ii & npiages . Mil . A 11 RI V A 15 13 N E , D . LL ., from the University of Padua , who hue been established in London for three years , gives private lessons in Italian and 1 < ronch ut hl » own house , or tho houses of his pupils , llo also attends Schools both in town and country . Mr . ARIlTVABENIi tenche-8 on a plnn thoroughly practical , and ( ho most mediocre mind cannot fail to thoroughly oomprohciicl his lessons . Anply by letter to Mr . AttRIVABENE . No . -I . St . Miolmel ' s-plnce , lirom pton .

      Ad02312

      Just published , price 2 s ., post froo , 2 s . Od ., AN ESSAY ON SPERMATORRHOEA 5 its Nature and Treatment , with an exposition of tho I' rands that aro practised toy persons who advertise tho speedy , aaftj , and clfeotiml euro of Nervous Dornngeinoiit . By A MEJIBI 5 K . OF TUB HOYAL COLLIDE OV PHYSICIANS , London . XiOndon : W . Kent nnd Co ., r > i and ft 2 , I ' lUemoator-row .

      Ad02311

      Just published , post free , two stamps , with proiiorlpUonu in English , QUACKERY UNMASKED . Its Extortions , Impositions , and Deceptions fully explained , ity JOHN BUTTON , M . U . 0 . 8 . Ol'INIONH Ol * THE PRISStf s — " Tho Author lias conferred a wroat boon on Buffering hunumlly , by laying bnro tho soiuiUiiloue prtiolJcoti of iiufnrlou » adventurer * , who ndvertlao to euro dlbtiiisca of which they know nothing "—llvrtdd . " Will prove useful to thousands , to whom wo recommend it . "—Vim . AcUlroBa , Dr . BUTTON , 10 , tfr . odeiiok . placo . Closwoll . roftd , London .

      Ad02318

      Just published , price 6 s ., No . "VI . of the EDINBURGH NEW PHILOSOPHICAL JOURNAL , exhibiting a view of the Progressive Discoveries and Improvements in the Sciences and the Arts . Edinburgh : A . and C . Black . London : Longman and Co .

      Ad02319

      THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW . NEW SERIES . —No > , XVIII . APRIL , 1856 . Price 6 s . CONTENTS : I . The Rise of the Dutch : Repdblic . II . The English Lia ~ w of Divorce . III . Tvpes of Mankind . IV " . Scani > inavia , Past and > Pbesent . V . SONDAT IN GBIAT BttlT-AIN . VI . The Congbess op Vienna . VII . Genebal Wn-rjAMS , and the Faxl op Kaes . VIII . Medical Despotism . Contemporary Literature : $ l . Theology and Philosophy . — § 2 . Politics and Education . — $ 3 . Science . — § 4 . History , Biography , Voyages and Travels . —§ 5 . Art and Belles Lettres . London : J " ohn Chapman , 8 , King William-street , Strand .

      Ad02320

      On the 1 st of April was published , No . IV . of T HE NATIONAL REVIEW . Contents : — I . Characteristics of Goethe . II . Eabli- English Explorers . III . University Reform . IV . Mb . MAOAtriiAT . V .. Conversation and Poetry of Rooebs . a ; . "VT . The Engxish Stacie . VII . The Poliiicai . Tendencies of America . VIII . The Adsxrian Peace . IX . JMediatosiax Religion . Price Five Shillings . London : Robert Theobald , 26 , Paternoster-row .

      Ad02321

      The Sixth Edition , with considerable Additions , price 5 s ., ON THROAT AILMENTS , in connexion with Defects of Voice , Speech , and Hearing , Cough , susceptibility to cold , nasal obstruction , imperfect health in young persons , & c . By JA . MES YEARSLEY , Surgeon to the Metropolitan Ear Infirmary , and Orthophonic Institution , Sack-ville-street , Author of " Deafness Practically Illustrated , " & c . John CatTBCHiix , New Burlington-street .

      Ad02322

      Just published , price id . post free , COD LIVER OIL , its medical use , kinds , and varieties . Adulterated and spurious compounds . With numerous Cases successfully treated by the most eminent Foreign and British . Medical Practitioners . London : Ansab , Hartobd , and Co ., 77 , Strand .

      Ad02323

      RE-ISSUE of the POPULAR EDUCATOR , edited by Professor WALLACE , A . MT ., of the University of Glasgow and Collegiate Tutor of the University of London : Part I . will be published April 30 , price 7 d ., containing—Lessons in Ancient History , English Grammar , Mathematics , Arithmetic , French , Music , Physiology , Latin , Botany , Biography ; also Solutions of Queries , and an Address to the Reader . Division . L , in a handsome wrapper , will be ready May 15 , price Is . ' Also now publishing , in weekly Numbers , at 14 d . 'each . London : W . Kent and Co , 51 and 52 , Paternoster-row , and all [ Booksellers .

      Ad02324

      NEW EDITIONS OF THE WORKS OF ARTHUR SCRATCHLEY > M . A ., F . R . A . S ., Actuary to the Western Assurance Society , Office , 3 , Parliament-street , W « smiuster . Fourth Edition , 5 s . —( 2 s . 6 d- to Members of Friendly Societies ) TREATISE on LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETIES , FRIENDLY SOCIETIES , and SAYINGS ' BANKS , -with a Mathematical Appendix and Tables , and Model Rules for Friendly Societies . Second Edition , 10 s . Gd ., HpREATISE on INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT I and EMIGlt ATION , with Tables , and a Mathematical Appendix ( on the doctrine of Compound Interest ., the Deposit System of Savings' Banks and Life Offices , Tontint Aasociation , & c . ) ; and Model Rules for Benefit Building Societies . Third Edition , 5 s ., TREATISE on the ENFRANCHISEMENT X and IMPROVEMENT of COPYHOLD and LIFE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY ; with Tables , Model Kulca fo Freehold Land Societies , and a Mathematical Appendix on Life Contingency Valua tions ; with Remarks ou Church Property and tho Trnnsfo . oi Land , Second Edition , is ,, MODEL RULES for EMIGRATION SOCIETIES [ being tho Appendix to tho " Prudem Man " ( or How to Acquire Lantl , and JJequeaUi Money , bj means of co-operation ) , by William IJiudoeh , Eb < i ., boore taivy to tho Friendly Sociotlua' Institute , 23 , Poll Mall London ] . WESTERN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY 3 , Parliament-street , Westminster . EHXAllLISUr . D , A I > ,, 1842 . Various Bpcoinl advantages offered to Assurore tvn Annuitants . ICvory inforniution may bo obtained from A . SORATCHLEY . M . A ., F . U . A . S ., Actuary . Active Agents wanted .

      Ad02325

      TO LITERARY GEWTLEMEN . A GOLD WATCH for a PRIZE T / VLE .-J ~ X , Tho PubliBhoi-tt oi' u . ProvinolnJ Monthly Mugnzli olTur a Gold Watch , of tho v « luo of Fifteen Guinea * , f < tl »« boat HISTORICAL . ROMANCE , of LOCAL I * TKHEST , to bo publlahod in the Mnaaseino . For furtlu pmtlculnis npply to W . and J . NMWCOMB , publisher Btatnford .

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), April 12, 1856, page 23, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_12041856/page/23/