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      [ Established 1841 . J | MEDICAL INVALID AND GENERAL 1 IFE OFFICE , 23 , Pali MaM , London . Empowered by Special Act of Parliament . At the SIXTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING , held on 26 th November , 1857 , it was shown that on the 30 th . June last : — The If umber of Policies in force was < . . 6256 The amount Insured was . 2 , 917 , 5962 . 13 s . lOd . The Annual Income was . 185 , liaJ . 8 s . 8 d . The new policies issued during the last 5 years are as follows , viz . ;— Sums Asrw . ¦ Policies . Assus *© . Pbkms . 1853 922 fo »» £ 402 , 17 © yielding £ 16 , 9 S * 1854 1119 534 , 188 . ' . 22 , 758 1865 1129 538 , 084 22 , fiO 9 1866 US 7 566 , 769 24 , 051 1857 1207 570 , 282 ,. 23 , 015 Averaging 1100 policies in each year for more than . half a million sterling . Two Bonuses have been declared ( in 1848 and 1853 ) , adding nearly Two per cent , per annum en the average to sums assured . ' The Society , since its establishment , has paid claims on 781 Policies , assuring 312 , 884 ? . , Assurances are effected at home or abroad on healthy lives at as moderate rates as the most reoent data will allow . Indian Assurances at very moderate rates , and great fteoiiitlea ftiren to assurers . Invalid lives assured on scientifically constructed tables . Policies issued free of Stamp duty , and every charge but the Premiums . 3 > AY 8 OF GRACE—It * the event of death during the days of grace the risk binding on the Society if premium paid before the days of grace expire . Active working : Agents wanted for vacant places . Prospectuses , Forms of Proposals , and every other information , may be obtained of the Secretary at the Chief Office , or on application to any of the Society ' s Agents in the Country . G . DOTTGLAS SINGER , Secretary .

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      ALLIANCE BRITISH AND FOREIGN LIFE AND FIRE A 8 STJR . ANCB COMPANY , Bartholomew-lane , London , -B . C . Established 1824 . ( Branch ; Offices : Edinburgh , Ipswich , and Bury St . Edmunds . ) Capital , FIVE MILLIONS Starling . ' Pbbsidbhx—Sir Hoses IKontefloxe , Bart . DIBECTOSS . James Alexander , Esq . James Helnoe , Esq . Charles George Barnett , Esq . John Irving , Esq . George Henry Baraett . Esq . Elliot Macaaghten , Esq . Charles Buiton , Esq ., M . P . J . -Mayer MonteBore , Esq . Sir George Carroll . Sir A . de Rothschild , Bart . Benjamin Cohen , Esq . Lionel N . de Rothschild , James Fletcher , Esq . Esq ., M . P . Charles Gibbes , Esq . Thomas Charles Smith , Esq .. William Gladstone , Esq . Atohxobsv— George Joachim Goschen , Esq ., Andrew Johnston , Esq ., George Peabody , Esq . . Life Assurances are granted under an extensive variety of foraw , and at Moderate Premiums ; the Rates for the JPomnger Age * being lower than those of many of the older and most respectable offices . . Participatioa of Profits . Four Fifths , on Eighty per cent , of the declared Profits will be divided quinquennially among those entitled eo participation . jtfon-participating Scales of Premium . Policies issued at minimum Bates without participation in profits . Life Policies are not liable to Forfeiture by the Lives Assured proceeding beyond the prescribed limits without thecogMzaiioeof the holders of suoh Policies . Seduced Extra Bates for residence out of Europe . Ko charge for Stamps or Medical Fees . Fire Assurances , both at home and abroad , are accepted at very Moderate Premiums . „ ¦ „ ¦ .,. ' . , The Assured participate in the Fire Troflta in respect o ? Policies in force for five complete yearn at each period of Division . Losses by LiffMninff are m * de > good ; and the Company are liable for Losses by JBsaplosion , except when occasioned by Gunpowder , or in cases specially provided for in the Detailed Prospectuses will be furnished on application . . » . A . ENGBLBAOH , Actuary and Secretary .

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      LAW PROPERTY AND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY . 30 , Essex-street . Strand , London . Capital 250 , 0007 . At the First Division of Profits in May , 1855 , a Bonus was declared , varying from TWO to ELEVEN per cent , on the Amount Assured , and amounting in many instances to upwards of FIFTY per oent . oa the Premiums paid . iV . t the Second Division of Profits in 1858 , an EQUAL PRO RATA BONUS was declared . Hext Division of Profits in , 1861 , in which all policies effected prior to that date will be entitled % o participate . Prospectuses , forma of nroposal , and every information , maybe obtained at ^ gfe ^ aBAnVfm Becnt&ry Active agents wanted in places . where the Society is not represented .

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      MO NEY TO LEND . —THE LONDON AND CONTINENTAL A 8 STJRAN 0 E SOCIETY lends > y , repayable by instalments , upon poraonal or other Boounty . 07 , Gracechurch-atrcot , E . € .

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      SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BANKING COMPANY . Incorporated by Royal Charter , 18 < l 7 . ' LETTERS of CREDIT nnd KILLS are granted upon the Banks at Adelaide , I ' orfc Adelaide , and Clawlor . Approved drafts on South Australia negotiated andaont lor collection . Kvory description of UtwkiiiR business ia conducted direct with Victoria and Now South Wains . aud also with tho otlior Australian Colonies , through the Company ' ^ Ag outa . Apply at 5 J ., Old llroad-stroot , London , E . O . WILLIAM rURDY . Mnnnsor .

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      BANK OF DEPOSIT , Established a . » . 1844 . 8 . Pall-ma . il East , London . Parties desirous of INTESTINES MOTTEY are requested to examine the Plan of the Bask oi Dsposit . by which a high rate of interest may be obtained with ample security . The Interest is paya e in ^ jj ^ y ^ MOltRISON , Managing Director . Forms for opening Accounts sent free on application .

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      DEPOSIT AND DISCOUNT BANK . T ? IVE PER CENT , is paid on all Suma received JiJ on DEPOSIT . Interest paid half-yearly . The Right Hon . the Earl of DEVON , Chairman . ( 3 . H . LAW , Manager . Offices , 6 , Cannon-street , "West , E . C

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      ACCIDENTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION . * 100 O IN CASE OF DEATH , OR A FIXED ALLOWANCE OF JE 6 PER WEEK IW THB BVSNX OF XWJVRT , Hay be secured by an Annual Payment of £ 3 rtor * Policy in the OAILWAY PASSENGERS' ASSURANCE X \» COMPANY . A special Act provides that persons receiving compensation from this Company are not barred thereby from recovering-full damages from the party causing ; the injury ; an advantage no other Company can offer . It is found that ONE PERSON in every FIFTEEN is more or less injured by Accident yearly . This Company has already paid as compensation for Accidents 27 , 9881 . Forms of Proposal and Prospectuses maybe had at tho Company ' s Offices , and at all the principal Railway Stations , where , also , Raibray Accidents alone may be insured against by the Journey or year . NO CHARGE FOR STAMP DTJTY . Railway Passengers' Assurance Company , Offices , 3 , Old Broad street , London , E . G . WILLIAM : J . VIAN . Secretary .

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      P URE BRANDY , 16 s . PER GALLON . — Pale or Brown EAU-DE-VIE of exquisite flavour and ( rreat purity , identical , indeed , in every respect with those choice productions of the Cognac district which are now difficult to procure at any price , 35 s . per dozen , French bottles and case included , or 16 s . per gallon . HENRY BRETT and Co ., Old Furnival ' s Distillery , Holborn .

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      TTNSOPHISTICATED GENEVA , of the true vJ juniper flavour , and precisely as it runs from the still , without the addition of sugar or any ingredient whatever . Imperial gallons 13 s . ; or in one dozen cases , 29 s . each , package included . . HENRY BRETT and Co ., Old Furnival ' s Distillery , Holborn .

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      CAPE WINES . —H . R . WILLIAMS , 112 , BISHOPSGATE STREET WITHIN . Two doors from the Flowerpot , IMPORTER OF COLONIAL AND FOREIGN WINES . South Africau Port and Sherry ... 20 s . per dozen South African Marsala and Madeira 2 Os . „ Superior qualities ... ... 24 a . „ South African Amontillado ... ... 24 s . „ South African Bucellas ... ... ... 24 s . „ These wines have undergone a very careful analysis , are quite free from acidity , snq can be highly recommended for their purity and wholesome character ; and they are especially suited for Dinner , Dessert , Supper , and Family use . Delivered free to any London Railway Terminus . H . R . WILLIAMS . Wine and Spirit Importer , 112 , BISHOPSGATE STREET WITHIN , LONDON . Extract from Private Letter : — " Having used Cape wine at the Cape , I am able to state tnat the wines sold by you are genuine and good . "

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      WINS NO LONGER AN EXPENSIVE LUXURY . PORT , SHERRY , MARSALA , MADEIRA , 8 cc , TWENTY SHILLINGS PER DOZEN ., imported by us from tne Cape of Good Hope , and only charged half the usual duty by her Majesty ' s Customs . "I And it to be pure * and unadulterated , and I have no doubt of its being far more wholesome than . the artificial mixtures too often soldforgenuine Sherry . "H . LETHEBt , M . D ., London Hospital . " A pint sample of either , 12 stamps . Terms , cash or re * ference . Packages charged and allowed for if returned . Delivered free to any of the London Termini . Brandy , Pale or Brown , 18 s . per gallon . WBLLER and HUGHES , wholesale Importer * , 27 , Crutohed Friars , Mark-lane .

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      QYDENHAM ALPACA OVERCOATS for O Summer Wear . Admirably adapted for the Parks , Day Festivals , Race-Courses , Country Rambles , Daily Town Wear , or the Sea-Side , and equally convenient for travelling in hot dry weather from the protection which they afford against dust , without the encumbrance of weight , or the restraint of transpiration . These goods are made with a degree of care hitherto unprecedented . Sydeuham Trousers of tyno light cloth , 17 s . 6 d . ; Waistcoat to match , 8 s . 6 d . ; Business or Park Coat , 17 s . 6 d .-, Sydenham Summer Overcoats of Melton Cloth , 2 ls . ; Complete Suits for Boys , 24 a . ; Gentlemen ' s complete Evening Dress or Opera Suit , 03 s . The Sydenham construction as is now well known is effectually directed to secure tho most perfect retentive and easy fit in all positions of tho body . Made only by the Inventors , SAMUEL BROTHERS , 20 , Ludgato-hill .

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      ri ^ HE SUITS at 47 s ., 50 s ., 55 s ., 58 s ., 60 s ., and J- 03 s ., are made to order from Scotch heather and Cheviot tweodB and angolas , all wool , and thoroughly shrunk , by JB . BWNJAMIN , merchant and family tailor , 74 , Regentstreet . \ V ., mid are adapted for cither shooting , Jlshliiff , promciiade , sen-side , or continental touring- N . 13 . A perfect lit guaranteed .

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      LADIES' ELASTIC SUPPORTING BANDS , for xiso before mid uftor Accouchement , admirably adapted for giving ollUiiout mipport , with jjxthkm k i . iaiiTJSEsa—a point littlo attended to in tho coini > nrntivcly clumsy contrivnncos and fabrics hitherto employed . Instructions for mentiuroincnt , villi priooH ( ou application ) , mid tho articles sent by pohI from tho inauul'autiu « rs and inventors . POPM ana l'LAN'l 10 , 4 , Waterloo-place , Tall-Mall , Lomlon , S . W .

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      LAW RENCE HYAM , MERCHANT CLOTHIER AND MANUFA-CTUR ^ IR , e r « L churota-street , City , London , solicits public attention to th » immense variety in style and . pattern of Men and Whs ® Clothing , manufactured by him expressly for the present . The system of business pursued is to charge one uniform and low per centage of profit . umionn THE READJ-HADB DEPARTMENT is celebrated for the extent and variety of us stock , consisting of eve £ description of gentlemen's , youths ' , and bovs tinthi ^ I while the savinp effected ren / ers it importaSt ' audeSuS it to streat consideration in large families . « . um . ies THTS ORDERED DEPARTMENT offers also peculiar advantages , the artutes being men of celebrity and tS material the best . CLERICAL and PROFESSIONAL men are sneciallv invited , the black and mixture cloths being of a fast dv £ and warranted for durability . A . n ordered suit of bUwfefn ? 313 s . j also the celebrated its . trowtertt in » e « t varietv LAWRENCE HYAM . Merchant Ctothier and Sfacturer , 36 , Qracechurch-street , City . London .

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      DR . DE JONGH'S T IGHT-BROWN COD LIVER OIL , entirely A-J free from nauseous flavour and after-taste , is prescribed with the greatest success by the Faculty as the -saiest . speediest , and . most effectual Teuiedy for consumption bronchitis , asthma , gout , rheumatism , skin diseases ! neuralgia , rickets , infantile wasting , general debility , and all scrofulous affections . Numerous spontaneous testimonials from physicians of European reputation attest that in innumerable cases where other kinds of Cod Liver Oil had been long and copiously administered with little or no benefit , Dr . de Jongh ' s Oil has produced almost immediate relief , arrested disease , and restored health . Sold in Imperial Half-pints , 2 s . 6 d . ; Pints , 4 s . 9 d .-, Quarts . 8 s ., capsuled and labelled with Dr . DE JONGH'S signature , withottt which kowe cajc possibxt bb g enuine , by most respectable Chemists . Sole British Consignees , ANSAR , HARFORD , and CO .. 77 , Strand , London , W . C

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      TO THE NERVOUS AND DEBILITATED . —CHARLES WATSON , M , D ^ Yellow and Honorary Vice-President of the Imperial African Institute of Trance . Corres . Member of the Medical Societies of Bouoa aud Peru , &c ., and Resident Physician to the > Bedford dispensary , 27 , Alfred-place , Bedford-square , London , continues to issue , on receipt of six stamps , " THE GUIDE CO SELP CURB . " . ¦" . ¦ ¦ ¦ ' . " Those about entering the Marriage State should peruse Dr . Watson's invaluable little work , as the advioe ho gives on liealth aad disease reflects much credit upon hum as a sound medical philosopher . "—Critic . " The true Guide to those who desire a speedy and private euro . " - —University Magazine . for Qualifications vide ** Diplomas" and the " London Medical Directory . "

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      npO INVALIDS , Merchants , and others . —The JL PATENT ALBERT PORTABLE LOUNGING CHAIR , the most luxurious and cheapest ever manufactured . Self-propelling , Bath . Brighton , and every other description of chair for in and out-door use . Mechanical chairs and beds of every description , perambulators , &c ( the largest assortment in the world ) , always on hand for sale or nire . Agents : —Messrs . Smith , Taylor , and Co , Bombay , Batavia , Singapore , and Samarang ; Messrs . T . w Browne and Co ., Calcutta . Sole patentee and manufacturer , J . WARD , 6 and 6 , Leicester-square , W C . Established 99 . years . . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ' ¦ • ¦ ¦

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      TH } t . lt ± . —Messrs . UABKUttJU , the old-established Dentists . —Our patented system of fixing artificial teeth and flexible gums , without sprhugsor wires of any description , having stood the test of three years with the greatest satisfaction to all weavers , as is evinced by the testimonials of patients and first medical men of the day , entirely supersedes the ordinary methods . All sharp edges are avoided , there is no extraction of roots , nor any painful operation ; an amount of . elasticity unattainable by any other method is acquired , while the fit is of the most unerring accuracy ; such , indeed , as is by any otlier means unattainable . Toe success which our system hms attained has induced many imitators . We therefore beg to say that the above , perfected , together with the white enamel for front teeth ( of which we are sole proprietors ) , can only be obtained at our establishments , 88 , Luomte-hin ( 33—observe number particularly ) , and at 184 , Duke-street , Liverpool . Established 1804 . At charges ; in proportion to quality lower than any advertised . " Gabriel's Treatise on the Teeth" fully explains the system , and may bo had gratia Country patients are informed that one visit of half an hour is only required for the completion or a single tooth or complete set ; and , uulessthe utmost aitiafaotion is given , no fee required .

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      ^ REY HAIR . 248 , High Holborn ( opposite \ JC Day and Martin ' s ) . Alex . Rosb ' s Hair Dye is easily applied , producing a slight brown , dark brown , or black , permanently , 3 s . 6 d ., 6 a . 6 d ., and 10 s . fld- per bottle A-R . ' s Hair Destroyer , or Depilatory , removes superfluous hair from the face , neck , or arms , without injuring the ekin : sold at 3 s . Od ., Bs . 6 d .. and 10 s . Gd . A . R . ' a Hair Curling . Fluid saves the trouble of using curl papers or irons , for immediately it is applied a beautiful and lasting ; ourl is obtained ; 8 s . Od . and 5 s . Od . per bottle . The above articles are sent per post for 51 stamps in blank wrappers .

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      BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS . Price is . lid . and 2 s . Od . per box . THIS preparation is one of the benefits which the science of modern chemistry has conferred upon mankind ; for during the first twenty years of the present century to speak of a cure for tho Gout was considered » romanco ; but now tho ofllcncy and safety of tills medicine is bo fully demonstrated by unsolicited testimonials from persons in every rank of lire , thnt public opinion proclaim * this as one of tlio moat important discoveries o > f tho jirosen * (»•««• Thoso Fills require no restraint of diofc or conflnpii ' . ont during their uno , ami aro certain to prevent tlio disease attacking miy vital part . Sold by nil Mcdlcino Vendors . Soo the naiiio of "Thomas PnotiT , 220 , Strand , London , " on the Govoriiinunt fcitmi ))> .

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      WIIl'lN YOU ASK FOH „ aLENPIELD PATENT ftTAUCJl , fiKK THAT \ OU GET IT , As inferior kinds aro often substituted *

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      698 THE LEADER . [ No . 435 , July 24 , 1858 . - ' ¦— ^ ^^^^~ m ^^~^ m

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    • Leader (1850-1860), July 24, 1858, page 698, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2252/page/2/