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      B * EDSTEADS , BATHS , AND LAMPS . WILLIAM S . BURTON , has SIX LARGE SHOWBOOMS devoted ' exclusively to the SEPARATE DISPLAY ofLamps , Baths , and Metallic Bedsteads . The stock of eachia at once the largest , newest and most varied ever submitted to the public , and marked at prices proportionate with those that hav <* teml « d to make his establishment the most distinguished m this country . . "RoH « tpad « i from 12 s . 6 d . to £ 20 0 s . each . Showed ^ Baths , from . "" . 8 s . Od . to 6 0 s . each . Lamps ( Moderatcur ) from Gs . Od . to 7 7 s . each . ( All other kinds at the same rate ) . PureGolza * Oil 4 a . 6 d . per gallon . / CUTLERY WARRANTED . —The most varied \^ J assortment of TABLE-CUTLERY in the world , all Granted , " s on SALE at WILLIAM S . BURTON'S , at prices that are remunerative only because of the largeness of tbe-sade *—34 inch ivory-handled table-knives with high shoulders , 12 s . 6 d . per dozen ; desserts to match , 10 s . ; if to balance , 6 d . per dozen extra ; carvers , 4 a . 3 d . per pair ; larger sizes , from 20 s . to 27 s . 6 d . per dozen ; extra fine ivory , 33 s . ; if with silver ferrules , 40 s . to 50 s . ; white bone table-knives , 6 s . per dozen ; desserts , 5 s . ; 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-handledtable-kmves and forks , 6 s . per dozen ; table steels from Is . each . The largest stock ia existence of plated dessert knives and forks , in cases and otherwise , and of the new plated lish-carvers . THE PERFECT SUBSTITUTE FOR SILVER . The RE \ L NICKEL SILVER , introduced more than twenty years ago by WILLIAM S . BURTON , when plated by the patent process , of Messrs . Elkington and Co ., is beyond all comparison the very best article next to sterling silver that can b « employed as such , either usefully or ornamentally , as by no possible test can it be distinguished from real silver . A small useful plate chest , containing a set , guaranteed of first quality for finish and durability , as follows : — Fiddl * or Tbre « dor j Old Silver Brun « mck- Kin £ ' > M « 4 it « rj > i Paltprn ., Patten ) . Pattern . Pattern . £ s . d . & s . d . £ d . & s . d . 12 TablcFovks 118 0 2 8 0 3 0 0 . 3100 12 Table Spoons 118 0 ! 2 80 3 00 3 10 0 12 Dessert Forks ..... 110 0 115 0 2 2 0 , 2100 12 Dessert Spoons 110 0 ' 1 15 0 2 2 0 2 10 0 12 TeaSpoons 0 18 0 1 4 0 1 i 0 0 1 18 0 6 Egg Spoons , gilt bowls 0 12 0 0 15 0 . 0 lS 0 . 1 . 1 0 . 8 Sauce Ladles 0 7 0 , 0 8 6 0 iO 6 i 0 1 G 0 1 Gravy Spoon 0 8 0 , 0 11 0 , 0 i 3 61 0 1 G 0 2 Salt Sooons , gilt bowls ... 0 4 Ot 0 5 0 , 0 COO 7 6 1 Mustard Spoon , gilt bowl . 0 20 0 2 6 ! O 300 39 t Pair of Sugar Tongs 0 3 00 3 90 C 00 70 1 Pair of Fish Carvers X 4 0 1 7 6 . 1 12 0 ; 1 IS 0 1 Butter Knife 0 3 6 . 0 . 59 ) 0 7 o ; 0 8 0 1 Soup Lndle _ ' 0 13 0 0 17 6 | 1 Oflil , 16 1 Sugar Sifter . 0 4 00 4 9 j 0 59 ^ 0 86 Total ..... 11 14 614 11 3 17 14 9 21 4 9 Any article to be had singly at the same prices . An oak chest to contain the above ; and a relative number of knives , Sec , 21 . 153- Tea and Coffee Sets , Cruet , and Liqueur Frames , Waiters , Candlesticks , &c , at proportionate prices . All kiuds of roplating done by the patent process . WILLIAM S . BURTON'S GENERAL FURNISHING IRONMONGERY CATALOGUE may be had gratis , and free by post . It contains upwards of 400 Illustrations of his illimited Stock of Electro and Sheffield Plate , Nickel Silver and Britannia Metal goods , Dish Covers and Hot-water Dishes , Stoves , Fenders , Marble Mantelpieces , Kitchen Ranges , Lamps , Gaseliers , Tea Urns and Kettles , Tea Trays , Clocks , Table Cutlory , Baths and Toilet Ware , Turnery , Iron and Brass Bedsteads , Bedding , Bed Hangings , &c . &c ., with Lists of Prices > and Plans of the Sixteen large Show Rooms , at 39 , Oxford-Btreet , W . ; 1 , 1 a , 2 , and 3 , Newman-street ; and 4 , 5 , and 6 , Perry ' s place , London . —ESTABLISHED 1820 .

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      C LARKE'S NEW PATENT PYRAMID \ J NIGHT LAMPS . Tin at Is . ; Lacquered or Bronzed , Is . Gd . each . For burning the New Patent Pyramid Night Lights . The most convenient , safe , and economical yet introduced . Sold by all Grocers and Lampdealcra , and wholesale by S . CLARK 13 , 55 , Albany-street , Regent ' Park , and by Palmer and Co ., CJksrkcnwell , London , E . C .

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      H EAL and SON'S NEW ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE contains designs and prices of every description of BEDROOM FURNITURE , as well as of 100 Bedsteads , and pricos of ovory description of Bedding . Sent free by post . —Heal and Son , Bedstead , Bedding , and Bodroom J ^ urnituro Manufacturers , 100 , Tottonham-courtroad , W .

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      F RENCH MODERATOR LAMPS . —The newest patterns of the present soason . —Doano , Dray , and Co . havo completed an extensive and choice assortment of those Lamps .: Bronze from 9 s . Od . to i \ l . China from 19 a . to 71 . 7 s . each . Engravings with prices free per post . Pure Colza Oil for the above Lamps at tho lowest market price , delivered in London or tho suburbs periodically , or on rocoipt of letter order . Doano , Dray , and Co . ( opening to tho Monument ) , London-bridge . Established a . d . 1700 .

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      C OCOA-NUT FIBRE MATTING . TRELOAR'S IS THE BEST . Prize Medals awarded—London , Now York , and Paris . Catalogues , containing Prices and every particular , post free . Warehouse , 42 , Ludgato-hill , London , 13 .. 0 .

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      LOAN AND INVESTMENT AGENCY ASSOCIATION . m —^ -ChlofOmcoro , ~ A'dam = stroot 78 trauclrW ; 0;—^— ' Loans of any amount , from 20 / ., on roal nnd other soourltlos . 140 , 000 trust funds ready to bo invoHted . II . T . JOPLING , Actuary .

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      DEPOSIT AND DISCOUNT BANK . SI X PER CENT , is paid on all Sums received on DEPOSIT . Intoroat paid half-yearly . Tho Right Hon . tho Earl of DEVON , Chairman . _„ G . H . LAW , Manager . Ofllcea t 0 , Cannon-stroot West , B . C .

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      LONDON AND COUNTY BASKING COMPANY . Sxibscribcd Capital , 1 , 250 , 000 ? - ; Paid-up Capital , 500 , 000 ? . Reserved Fund , 105 , 000 ? . Head Office , 21 , Lombard-street . DIRECTORSPhilip Patfcon Blyth , Esq . Jos . Christopher Ewart , Esq ., John William Burmesfcer , M . P . Esq . William Champion Jones , Thomas Tyringham Bernard , Esq . Esq ., M . P . John Henry Lance , Esq . William Cory , Esq . William Lee , Esq . James Andrew Durham , Esq . William Nicol , Esq . James Laming , Esq . Richard Springett , Esq . Genebal Manager—William , M'Kewan , Esq , At the ANNUAL MEETING of Proprietors held on THURSDAY , the 4 th February , 1858 , at the London Tavern , Bishopsgate-street , the following report for the year ending the 31 st December , 1857 , was read by the Secretary . WILLIAM CHAMPION JONES , Esq ., in the Chair . REPORT . The Directors have much satisfaction in laying before the proprietors-a statement of the affairs of the Bank for the half-year ending the 31 st of December . 1857 . It will appearby the balance-sheet , signed by the auditors , that the net profit of the Bank for the last half-year , after deducting all expenses , income-lay , and rebate , and making a liberal provision for bad and doubtful debts , amounts to 42 , 894 ? . lls . 4 d ., including the balance of 14 , 145 ? . 0 s . 8 d ., brought forward , from the 30 th June last . From this sum the Directors have placed 5000 ? . to the credit of the " Reserved Fund , " and recommend the usual grant of 500 ? . to the " Provident Fund" of the Bank for the year 1857 . They further recommend that a dividend be now declared of 6 per cent , for the half-year , free of income-tax , which , with 5 per cent , already paid for the 6 months ending the 30 th of June last , will be 11 per cent , for the year 1857 . Should these recommendations be adopted , there will remain a balance of 7394 ? . lls . 4 d-, which it is proposed shall be carried forward to profit and loss new account . The Directors have to announce that Thomas Tyringham Bernard , Esq ., M . P ., has joined the direction for Aylesbury , in place of A . A . Hoghton , Esq ., who has retired . The Directors retiring by rotation are William . Cory , Esq ., James Andrew Durham , Esq ., and John . Henry Lance , Esq ., who respectively offer themselves for re-election . BALANCE SHEET OP THE LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY , Dec . 31 , 1857 . Dr . To capital paid up . £ 500 , 000 0 0 Reserved fund 100 , 000 0 0 Customers' balances , Ac- .. 3 , 533 " , 425 14 3 Profit and loss balance brought from last account jtfl 4 , 145 0 8 Ditto rebate , &c , ditto .. 9 , 614 1 8 Gross profit for the half-• year , after making provision for bad and doubtful debts . - 112 , 2-lS 1 6 186 , 002 3 10 £ 4 , 269 , 427 18 1 Ok . By cash on hand at head office aud branches .... £ 496 , 596 6 3 Cash placed at call and at short notice 585 , 047 6 9 ' £ 1 , 081 , 013 13 0 Investments , viz .: Government and guaranteed" tocks 222 , 099 15 8 Other stocks and securities 186 , 281 8 6 ; 408 , 981 4 2 Discounted bills , notos , , and touaporary ad- ' vancos to customers in town and country .... 2 ^ 549 , 097 13 11 Advancos to customers on special securities 293 , 046 1 2 ] * ¦ 2 , 013 . 043 10 1 i Freehold promises in Lombard-street t and Nicliolas-lane , freehold and leasehold proporty at the branches , with i fixtures and ilttings 52 , 494 7 10 Interest paid to customers 38 , 653 12 0-Salaries and all other expenses at head olllco nnd branches , including income tax . 44 , 611 0 0 £ 4 , 269 , 427 18 1 rHOHT AND 1 . 088 ACCOUNT . Da . To interest paid to customers 4238 * 058 12 0 Expenses , as above 44 , 611 O 0 Rebate on bllla not due , &c , carried to prolit nnd lost * now account 9 , 842 14 0 Reserved fund 8 , 000 0 0 Dividend of 0 per cent , for tho half-yoar 30 , 000 0 0 ' Provident fund 000 0 0 Balance carried forward to proilb and loss , now account ., -,.. 7 , 304 11 4 # 136 , 002 » 10 ' Cm . By balance brought forward from last account £ 14 , 145 0 8 , Rebate , &o , ditto 0 , 014 . 1 8 < - Gross prolit for tho half-year , aftur o —maklnff-proYlBlon-for-badiand- ' -doubt' -- ' —>< — " - ~ * n fuldobta ~ .. 112 , 24 * 1 » ,. . .-. » t ] . £ 130 , 003 3 IX ) u Wo , tho undoralgnod , liavo examined tho foregoing' r Imlanoo-Mhcoli , und compared tho items It comprises with the * - lovoral boolcH and vouchers relating thoroto , and . have , found J I / ho same to bo correct . u ( Signed ) HBNRY OVERTON , " ) JOHN WRIGHT , { -Auditors . I FREDERICK aASKELL , J London and Oouuty Bank , 28 th January , 1858 .

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      X ONDON and COUNTY BANKING COMJL / PANY . —NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN , that a . DIVIDEND of 6 per cent , for the half-year ending 31 sfc-December , 1857 , on the capital stock of the Company , will be PAID to the Proprietors , either at the Head Office , 21 . Lombard-street , or at any of the Company ' s Branch . Banks , on and after MONDAY , 15 th Feb . instant . By order of the Board , W . M'KEWAN , General Manager . 21 ,. Lombard street , Feb . 4 , 1858 .

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      SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BANKINGCOMPANY . Incorporated by Royal Charter , 1847 - LETTERS of CREDIT and BILLS are granted upon the Banks ait Adelaide , Port Adelaide , and Gawler . improved drafts on South Australia negotiated and senrtr-ror collection . , AJJ . Every description of Banking business is conducted direct with Victoria and New South Wales , and also with the other Australian Colonies , through the Company a Agents ; Apply at the Offices , No . 54 , Old Broad-street , London . B . C . WILLIAM PURDY , Manager . London , February , 1858 .

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      ' ; , ' ] i SPECIAL NOTICE . to secure ' 1 'h'hi advantage ; of this year ' s entr 3 v pjkoposals must be lodged ax the head officey ob at a 2 w ojk the society ' s agoekcies , on ob imssexjset 1 st march . mutual life assurance . THE WHOLE PROFITS DIVIDED AMONGST THE ASSURED . THE SCOTTISH EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY . INSTITUTED 1831 . INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL ACT OV PAEIIAMENTi Tho Fund accumulated from tho Contributions of Members exceeds ONE MILLION STERLING . The Annual Revenue exceeds ONE HUNDRED and SEVENTY-SIX THOUSAND POUNDS . Tho Amount of Existing Assurances exceeds FOUR MILLIONS AND THREE QUARTERS . Tho Amount paid to tile Representatives of Dooeaaod . Members is upwards of Nine Hundred Thousand Pounds , of which One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Pounds consisted of Bonus Additions . A Division of Profits is made every Throe Years , thes Division being at 1 st Maroh , 1850 . HEAD OFFICE : 20 , St . Andrew-squaro , Edinburgh . ROBERT CHRISTIE , Manager . WILLIAM FINLAY , Secretory . LONDON OfFIOHl 26 , Poultry , E . G . AROHD . T . RITCHIE , Agent . WESTERN LONDON OrjJIOE :. ' 0 A , Jaiucs ' a-stroct , Wostbourno-torraco , W . CHARLES B . LEVER , Solicitor , Agent .

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      - - ACCIDENTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION . £ 1000 IN CASE OF DEATH , OR A FIXED ALLOWANCE OF £ 6 PER WEEK IN THIS BVEWE OF INJURY , May bo secured by an Annual Payment of JE 3 fora Policy in tho RAILWAY PASSENGERS' ASSURANCE COMPANY . A anooial Act provides that persons receiving conxpoiiBa-Aon from thia Company aro not barrod thereby from roiovorlng full damages from tho party causing the injury iik advantage nor < ktmp-Qomipa , nV' 0 » n ^ offor . : ~ .- „ ,-, „—„__ It Is found that ONE PERSON in every FIFTEEN is noro or Iohh injured by Acoidont yearly . This Company ha ilready paid oh compensation for Acoidonts 27 , 0 B 8 « . Forma of Proposal and Prospootusos may bo had at tlio JhX ^ o ^ va ^^^^^^ , y tho Joumoy ^ r ^ oar . ^ ^ STAMp ^^ lailway PasHongora' AsHurauoo Company , OiUcoB . a ., OUl Broad-ttfc » 'oot , Lond © n . H . G . WILLIAM J . VIAN , Secretary ,

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      Wo 411 , February 6 , 18-58 . j THE LEADER . 143

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 6, 1858, page 143, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2229/page/23/