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      B EDSTEADS , BATHS , and LAMPS . — WILLIAM S . BURTON ~ has SIX LARGE SHOWBOOMS devoted exclusively to * e SEPARATE ^ DISPLAY of LAMPS , BATHS , and METALLIC BEDSTEADS . The stock of each is at once the largest , newest , and most varied ever submitted to tho public , and marked at prices proportionate with those that have tended to make his establishment the most distinguished in this country . Bedsteads , from ... ... JEO 12 6 to £ 12 0 0 each Shower-baths , from ... ... 0 7 6 to 5 15 0 eacli Xamps ( lEoderateur ) , from 0 6 0 to 6 6 0 each ( All other kinds at tho same rate . > PureColzaOil ... ... ... ... 4 s . 8 d . per gallon flUTLEHY WARRANTED . —The most varied \ J assorfcrneut of TABLE-CUTLERY in tho world , all warranted , is on SALE at WILLIAM S . BURTON'S ,. at prices that are remunerative only because of the largeness of" the sales . SJ inch ivory-handled table-knives , with high shoulders , 11 s . per dozen ; desserts to match , 10 s . ; if to balance , Is . per dozen extra ; carvers , 4 a . per pair : larger sizes , from 14 s . 6 d . to 26 s . per dozen ; extra fine ivory , 32 s . ; if with silver ferrules , 37 s . to 50 s . ; white bone table-knives , 7 s . 6 d . per dozen ; desserts , fls . 6 d . ; carvers , 2 s . 3 d . per pair ; black horn table-knives , 7 s . 4 d . per dozen ; desserts , 6 s . ; carvers , 2 s . 6 d . ; black wood-handled table-knives and forks , 6 s . per dozon ; table steels from Is . each . The largest stock in existence of plated dessert knives and forks , in cases suid otherwise , and of the now plated fish-carvers . P APIER MACHE and IRON TEA-TRAYSAn assortment of TEA-TRAYS and WxVITERS wholly unprecedented , whether as to extent , variety , or novelty . New Oval Papier Mache Trays , per set of three ..............:...... from 209 . OS . to 10 guineas . Ditto , Iron ditto ...... ..... from 13 a ; Od . to 4 guineas . Convex shape , ditto ................ from , 7 s . 6 d . Hound and gothic waiters , cake and bread-baskets equally low . ' ¦¦ ¦ , - . ¦ ¦ ¦ - . - ¦ : ¦¦ ¦ . - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ •¦¦ .. ¦ ¦¦¦ ¦ ¦ THE PERFECT SUBSTITUTE FOR SILVER . The REAL NICKEL SILVER , introduced twenty years ago by WILLIAM S . BURTON , when plated by the patent or Messrs . Eikington and Co ., is beyond all comparison the very best article next to sterling silver that : can be employed as such , either usefully or ornamentally , as by rio possible test can it be distinguished from real bilver . Middle or Thread or rr : ~>' : Old Silver Brunswick -p ^ l" ! , ? Pattern . Pattern . ¦ . Pattern ' Table Spoons and Porks per dozen ... ... ... ... 389 . ...... 48 s . ...... 60 s . Dessert ditto and ditto ... 30 s . ...... 35 s . 42 s . Tea ditto ... ... ... 18 s . ...... ais . ...... 80 s . Tea and Coffee Sets , Cruet , and Liqueur Frames , Waiters , Candlesticks , &c ., at proportionate prices . All kinds ofreplatiu ' g done by the patent process . . CHEMICALLY PURE NICKEL NOT PLATED . Table Spoons andPorks * Wdle . Thread . King ' s , per dozen ................ ; .... 12 s . ... 2 Ss . ... 30 s . Dessert ditto and ditto ... 10 s- ... 21 s . ... 25 s . Tea ditto .. ; ................,.:.. 5 s . ... lls . ... 12 s . Illustrated Catalogues sent ( per post ) free . 39 , OXFORD-STREET ; 1 , 1 A , 2 , and 3 , NEWMANSTREET ; and 4 , 5 , and 8 , PERRY'S-PLACJD . Established a . d . 1820 .

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      BEAFNESS . —Prize Medals 1851 , First class 1855 . —The newly invented ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS , to suit every decree of deafness , however extreme , can only bo obtained of F . C . REIIN " , sole inventor and maker , at his Paradise for tho Deaf , 108 , Strand , London . Also Keiu's celebrated Cork Respirators .

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      FURNISH YOUR HOUSE "WITH THE BEST ARTICLES AT DEANE'S . IRONMONGERY AND FURNISHING WAREHOUSES . A Priced Furnishing List sent Post Free . DEANE , DRAY , & CO ., LONDON-BRIDGE . Established A . D . 1700 .

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      r ^ ENTLEMEN in S EARC H of a TAILOR VJT aro directed to B . BENJAMIN , Merchant Tailor , 74 ., Regent-street . Tho POttTY-SEVEN SHILLING- SUITS , made to order , from ScotcJi , Heather , and Cheviot Tweeds , all wool and thoroughly shrunk . Tho PELISSIER SACS , 21 s ., 25 s ., and 28 s . - The HEN JAM IN CLERICAL and PROFESSIONAL OVER or UNDER COAT , from 30 s . Tho ALBERT LONG FROCK or OVER GOAT , from 35 s . to 55 s . Tho R 13 VJBRSIBLE WAISTCOAT , buttoning four different sides , 14 s . Tho TWO GUINEA DRESS and FROCK COATS , the GUINEA DRESS TROUSERS , nnd tho HALF-GUINEA WAISTCOATS . —N . B . A perteoi ; fit guaranteed .

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      RUPTURES .-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT . "YftTIIITE ' S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS is V Y allowed by upwards of 200 Medioal Gentlemen to bo tlio most cdoetlvo invention in tho cuvative trcatnicHft of Hernia . Tho use of a steel spring ( so often hurtful in its effects ) is hero avoided , a soft Bandage boing worn round tho body , wnilo tho requisite resisting power is supplied by tho Moc-Main Pad and Patent Lover , fitting with so much ease durln si" *" 8 tlmfc lfc caunot bo uotccted , and may be worn ™ iSPt nfi ? hr nmy bo haa ' and tl 10 Tr « ss > ( which of fZ bn , \ l + ° "H 'owardod by post , on tho circumference Manufacf «; erT hipS > boi " SCnt t 0 tl ) 0 Mr . JOHN WHITE , 228 , Piccadilly , London . ELASTIC STOCKINGS , KNEE-CAPS &c NESS ' and ^^ pT ?^ ? -, all «« -Vf WBAkI ¦ iNUijss anu bWELLING of tho LEGS SPRAINS *<• & " ? SIT " ' " V ln toxtM , t inotponsWo , and arc Sr Postage , ^ . 0 UarySt ° CklnB > 1 Mc ° ° ra * . Cd . to Manufactory , 228 , Piccadilly , London .

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      EsT-ABUSHED 1803 . Capital : —0 N" E MIL L 10 N Stkruncu All Paid ~ Up and Invested in 18 O 0 i GLOBE INSURANCE / J . W . PRESHPIELD , Esq .: M . P .: F . R . S . —Chairman . FOWLER HJJWSAU , Esq . —Deputy Chairman . GEORGE CARE , GLYN , Esq .: MVP . —Treasurer . FIRE : ¦ ¦ ' LIFE : AMPITIES : REVERSIONS . C 0 ENHLLL& CHARINQ CROSS—LONDON . Empowered by Special Acts of Parliament . LIFE INSURANCES granted from nrty to Ten . Thousand Pounds at Rates particularly favourable to the Younger and Middle periods of Life . No Charge fob Stamp Duties pir Life Policies , Eyery class of FIRE and &IFE Insurance transacted . Medical Fees generally paid . Prospectuses , —with Life Tables , on various plans , — may be had at the Offices ; and of any of the Agents . WILLIAM NEWMARCH , Secretary .

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      BRITON LIFE ASSOCIATION , for granting Life Assurances , Annuities , Endowments , and Investment Policies . Head Offi ce , 62 , Moorgate-street , London . Established in conformity with tho recommendations of the Select Committee of the House of Commons . . Capital Stock , 100 , 000 ? . Life Policies issued by this Office on the profit scale become payable during the Assurer ' s lifetime without extra premium . Building or Investment Policies issued for terms of 7 , 10 , or 1 $ years . Annuities granted on most equitable terms , an increased rate being allowed on invalid lives . Endowments for children and every description of Life Assurance effected . Detailed Prospectuses and every information may be obtained on application to tho Head Office or any of the Provincial Agents . JOHN MESSENT , Secretary . Agents are required in places where tho Office is not effectually represented .

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      T » HE CAMBRIAN and UNIVERSAL LIFE JL and FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY . Capital 100 , 000 ? , Established 1849 . Office , 27 , Gresham-street . Agencies in tho principal towns of England and Wales . This office offera thei 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 with this Company , viz ., Marriage Dowries , Life Assurance , and Deferred Annuities included in one policy . Rates of premium moderate . Annuities granted . Family endowments . Loans on personal and other securities . Porms of proposal and every information may bo obtained on application . By order , AI / ERED MELHADO , Manager .

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      T > EGISTERED . —The OUDE WRAPPED , JL \> combining Coat , Cloak , and Sleeved Cape , by B . BENJAMIN , Merchant Tailor , 74 , Regent-strcot , ready made or made to order , in Autumn Twoeds and Meltons , 26 s . ; Winter GDwceds , Meltons , Pilots , and Witneys , 82 a . ; double nulled cloths Mid boavcrs , 42 s . N . B . —A desideratum , for boys and youths .

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      rpEETH . —Messrs . GABRIEL supply COMJL PLETE SETS , without Springs , on the principle of capillary attraction , avoiding tho necessity of extracting stumps or causing any pain . S 1 LICIOUS ENAIvfELLED AMERICAN MINERAL TEETH , tho best in Europe—guaranteed to answer ov « ry purpose of mastication or articulation—from 3 s . 6 d . nor Tooth . Sets , M . 4 a . —Her Majesty ' s Royal Letters Patent havo been awarded lor tho production of a perfectly WHITE ENAMEL , for decayed FRONT TEETH , wliich can only bo obtained at Mcsnrs . Gabriel ' s Establishments , ! S 3 , LUDGATE HILL , ilvo doors from tho Old Uailoy ; and at 113 , mTKU-STREET , LIVERPOOL .: Consultation and ovcry information gratis .

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      R UPTURES EFFECTUALLY CURED > WITHOUT A TRUSS .-DR . BARKER'S celebrated REMEDY is protected by three patents , of England , Franco , and Vienna-, and from its great auccoss in private practico is now xnado known as a public duty through tho medium of tho press . In every caso of Hinglo or double rupturo , in either sex , of any ago . howovor bad or long standing , it is equally applicable , ollcotinp a euro in a few days , without inconvenience , and will bo hailed as a boon by all who liavo been tortured with trusses . Sent post freo to any part of tho world , with instructions for use , on receipt of 10 s . Gd . by post-olflco order , or stamps , l > y CHA 11 L 12 S DAIIKI 3 U , M . D ., 10 , Hrook-stroofc , Jlolboni , London . —Any infringement or this triple patent will bo proceeded against aud restrained by injunction of the Lord High Chancellor .

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      ANNUAL DWTSION OP PROFITS . G \ RE AT BRITAIN MUTUAL LIFE ASSUr RANQE SOCIETY , 14 , Waterloo-place , London , an * 30 , Brown-street , Manchester . ¦ ' Directors . * TELE CHISHOLM , Chairman . KIOHARD HARTLEY KENNEDY , Esq ., Alderman , Jteputy-CTiairman . Major-Gen . Michael B . Bag- William JIorleyjEsq . nold . Robert Francis Power , Esq , > Francis Brodigan , Esq . M . D-. Alexander Robert Irvine , Esq . Archibald Spen » , Esq . John IngJisJerdein , Esq . Frederick Valiant , Esq . James John Kinloch , Esq . J Rev . F . W . J . Vickery . This Society is established on the tried and approve * principle of Mutual Assurance . The funds are accumulated for the exclusive benefit of the Pohcy-holders , under their own immediate superintendence and control . The Profitsare dwtded annually / and applied in reduction of tho current Premiums . Policy-holders participate in Profits- after payment of five annual Premiums . Tho Annual General Meeting was held on theZ 8 th of May . 1856 , when a highly satisfactory Report of the state of th , et affairs and progress of the Institution was presented to tho Members . During the last three years , upwards of 120 O new assurances have been effected , yielding an increase of premium income of more than 20 . 000 J . per annum ; and although a general high rate of mortality has prevailed among-Assured lives during the last two yews , ft has not beea aeemed necessary to reduce , in the aligntest de « ree . tta . * aUowanceB previously awarded to th » Policy-holders . - ??? T ? ^? " rs Present at the Meeting were fully satisfied with the Report , and resolved unaninwiusly that-a roductioa or 314 per cent , should bo made in til © current year ' s Premium payable by all Policy-holders new entitled to participate m the Profits . . Credit is allowed for half the Anrmal Premiums for the first five years . Thtfollowng Table exemplifies the effect of the present reduction . Age when Amount ^"" . S ^ 6- AltowmcGofT ? * ipI 1 Q ~ A * - As ^ . ggSgga . Sliper ^ f ^^ & ¦ ¦ ¦ ' . ¦ £ s . d . £ " s . d . £ ¦ s . d . 20 1000 20 17 & 6 U 6 14 r 8 O SO 1000 25 IS * 8 18 17 11 8 40 100 © 33 18 * .- : ¦ 30 IS 8 23 4 S 50 1000 48 16 8 15 7 8 83 9 » 6 O 1000 75 17 fl 23 18 0 51 Iff 6 14 , AVaterloo-plaee , London , A . R . IRVINE , June 2 , 185 & Managing : Director-

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      NEW SYSTEM OF LIFE ASSUBAN-CE , THE Directors of the NATIONAL ASSURANCE and INV ESTMENT ASSOCIATION invite attention to the New System of Life Assurance exclusively adopted by this Association—viz ., that of allowing Interest on all Premiums paid , instead of the remote and uncertain Sustain of Bonuses usually adopted . By this plan the Policy-holder will secure to himself , * constantly increasing- annual income' during life ,, as well as tho payment of tho sum assured to his representatives , at Tables of Rates specially adapted to this System of Assurance may bo obtained at tho Olflcoof the Company , 3 , Ball Moll £ aat , or forwarded free , on application . PETER MORRISON , Managing-Director .

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      THE HOUSEHOLDERS' ASSURANCE COMPANY . DIBECTOK 8 . Wm . Ashton , Esq ., Horton-honse , Wraysbury , Staines . Tho Kev . Thos . Cator , Bryanston-aqoare , and Skolbroofc-¦ park , Doncaster . Charles Hulso , Esq ., HaU-grovo , Bagshot . F . D . Bullock Webster , Esq ., NorfoUc-terrace , Hydo-park . Arthur P . Onslow , Esq ., Lawbrook-houso , Shore , Guildford , Thonoaa Pocook , Esq ., Southwark-brtdge-road . Peter Paterson , Esq ., j « n ., Park-road , Holloway . James Laughton , Esq .., Holm Villa , Lowisham-road . . This Company enables persons , without speculation , to invost large or small sums , at a higher rate of interest than can bo obtained from , the public funds , and on as secure a . basis , Porms of application to doposit suras of aioucy , at 5 per cent , interest , payable half-yearly , or to purchase shares ( tho present interest on which is 0 per cont . ) i maybe had on , application to 15 and 10 , Adam-street , Adclphi , E . HODSON , Seo .

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      A FIXED ALLOWANCE OF £ 6 PER WEEK , IK CASE OP INJURY BT ACCIDENT OF ANY DESCRIPTION , OM TOE SUM OP £ 1000 IN CASE OF DEATH , May bo secured by an Annual Payment of £ , 3 for a Policy in tho RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE COMPANT . A weekly Allowance of Fifteen Shillings for In ) ury , or rflOO in caao of Death secured by a payment of Ten Bhilllnga-NO CHARGE FOR STAMP DUTY , Vorms of Proposal , Prospectuses , &c , may bo had of tho Agents—of tho Clerks at all tho Principal Railway Stations —and at tho Head Olflco , London , whore also RAILWAY ACCIDENTS ALONE May bo insured against by tho Journey or by the Tea * as heretofore WILLIAM J . VlAlf , Secrotery-Railw-ny PaM « n » ors Insurance Company . Empowered by L lid n Of ^' Jirliamont ' Ofllcos , 8 , 6 \ d Broad-strcct ,

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      October 11 , 1856 . J TSE lEADEE . ^ 83

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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 Banks in South Australia at par . Approved drafts negotiated and sent for collection . Business with all tho Australian Colonies conducted through the Bank ' s Agents . Apply at the Company ' s Offices , B 4 , Old Broad-street , London . WILLIAM PURDY , Manager . Lonond , ' October , 1856 .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 11, 1856, page 983, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2162/page/23/