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    • LONDON and NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAT.-Tours to the Lakes of Killarney, North Wales,. — ¦-- I.
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      . — ¦ -- I . X ONDON and NORTH-WESTERN RAIL-1 j WAY—Tours to the Lakes of Killarney , North Wales ,

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      Cork , Ac . TICKETS , available for one month , from the principal stations . Fares from Euston station , ISOs . first , and 105 s . second class . '•

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      TO RAILWAY SHAREHOLDERS . Just printed , for Gratuitous Circulation amongst Railway Shareholders , A PLAN for the GOVERNMENT and WORKING of a RAILWAY . —May bo had by personal or written application to THOMAS \ VltIGL 10 Y , Timberhurst , Bury , Lancashire ; or 32 , Princos-streot , RIauchostor . Shareholders desirous of associating for this object may cornmunicato as above . -

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      • XTORWEGIAN TRUNK RAILWAY . — JCM 1 'OURTU DIVIDEND . —The Dividend on the Preference Shares of the abovo Company , being Vivo por Cent , for the yqar ending 30 th Soptombor , 1858 . will bo paid on and after Monday next * ' 4 th October , at the olllco of Mossrn . Ricardo , 11 , Angel-court , Hank . Tho Coupons must bo loft three clear days for examination .

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      ST . GEORGE ASSURANCE CO Ml'ANY . 118 , Pall-Mall , London , S . W . Capital 100 , 000 ; ., in Shares of 61 . each . - Chairman . —Henry Pownall , Esq . Deputy Chairman . —Henry Hainos , Esq . Tho Loading Features of this Olllco arc—1 Every description of Lifo Assuranoo on tho most favourable terms . Tho Assurance of Dofootivo Titles , thereby restoring tho property to its full value . Endowments for Husbands , Wives , or Nomlneos . Endowments for Ohlldron on attaining a certain ago . AunuKlos of ovory description grantou on tornia peculiarly favourable . NoticflN of Assignments of Policies Rogletored . Medical Kofcroos paid by tho Company . Ago of tlio JjITo Assured ndmlttod on nil Pollolos , on reasonable proof being « lvon , *" Stamp Uutlos on Luo Poiloioa paid by tho Company . Loana oil Real or Personal Seourlty , repayable by monthly or quartorly instalments , from ono to live years . ¦ For further particulars , Forms or Proposal and Prospectuses , apply to V . H . G 1 LBART , Boorctary .

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      ¦¦ '" . ' 7 ,- — ,,,.-. ¦¦¦ .-CAPE TOWN RAILWAY AND DOCK COMPANY . Incorporated by Special Act of Parliament , 18 Viet ., Session 1855 . AT THE HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING , held this day at the Company ' ^ Office , 261 , Gresham House , Old Broad-street , in the Gity or LOndOn HAB . RISON "VFATSON , Esq ., in the Chair , after tho advertisement calling the Meeting and tho Report of the Directors had been read . It was proposed by the Chairman , seconded by the managing Director , and carried unanimously : — •„„„ , "That the report now read be received , andfthe recommendations therein contained with respect to the preliminary and management expenses , be adopted . It was proposed by John Robert Thomson , Esq ., seconded by Alexander Macdonald , Esq ., and carried unanimously — ' * That the present Directors and Auditors be re-elected . The Resolution Of the Board of Directors , held October 27 th , 1 S 53 , recommending the appropriation of 200 paid-up shares to Captain Raymond , to bo issued in such manner as the Shareholders may determiiie . having been put by tlic Chairman , and seconded by H . Borradaile . Esq ., the following ameudmoht \ vas proposed by James Thompson , Esq ., seconded by M . Shield , Esq ., and earned miam' " Th atrin the opinion of the Shareholders , the sum of £ 1000 w an ample remuneration to Captain Walter liaymorid , as promoter of the Company , as the Shareholders consider that the success of the Company is entirely owing to the energy of the present Directors , and that this sum be paid to Captain Raymond by tho Directors , at such times and in such manner-as they think fit , but all legal proceeding must be withdrawn before any paymeut can bo made . It was proposed by Captain Nutting , seconded by J . Bryant , Esq ., and carried unanimously : — "That this Meeting congratulates the Directors on the success that has attended their oxertions , and oilers thorn , and especially the managing Director , its best thanks for tho energy and perseveranco by winch it has been out'fliiif > rl " HARRISON WATSON , Chairman . 2 C 1 , Gresham House , Old Broad-street , London . Sept . 30 th , 185 S .

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      \ CAPE TOWN RAILWAY AND DOCK COMPLY . Incorporated by Spocial Act of Parliamont , IS Viet ., Session , 1855 . First Call of If , 18 s . per share . NOTIC E is hereby given that tho Directors of tho Capo Town Railway and Dock Company havo , by a Resolution of tho Board , made a call of U , 18 s . on oaoh share of 20 ? ., and that the same must bo paid to tho bankers of tho company—tho City Bank , Throadnoodlo-stroot , London—on or boforo tho 23 rd instant . Shareholders who shall ncgloet to pay tho cull nowmado , on or boforo tho 25 rd inst ., will bo charged interest at tho rate of 01 . por cent , per mum in , and will incur a loss of interest at tho same rate for thopcriod iiitorvoninpbotwoou tho 23 rd instant and tho date when such call may bo paid . Interest at tho rate of Ql . per cent , per annum will accrue upon tho abovo call from tho dato of payment to tho company ' s bankers . Paymonts in fulW . <» . 2 . 01 , por Bharo . will bo permitted to ho mado by sharonoldors to tho extent of ono-fourth of tholr shares , on giving uotico to tho managing director on or boforo tho 18 th instant . ' By order of tho Board . 201 , Grosham Homo , Old Broad-atrcct , London , October l « t , 1838 .

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      SCINDE RAILWAY COMPANY , INDUS STEAM FLOTILLA , AND PUNJAUB RAILWAY . At tho FIFTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of tho abovo Company , hold at tholr olllcos , Grosham llouso , Old Broad-strotit , on Wednosiliiy , tho 20 th Soptonibor , 1808 , W . P . ANDREW , Msq ., in . the chair , tho following resolutions woro onrriod unnnimously ;—1 . That this Mooting rccolvo and adopt tho ronort of tho Diructors . 2 . That tho bewt thanks of this ]\ Iootlnfs bo tondorert to tho Chairman and Directors for tho zeal and ability \ v \ t \ \ which they havo conducted tho birtil . npi } H of Cho Company . 3 . That tho odrdtal thanUa of thla Mooting ar * o divo to W . P , Andrew , Esq ., for his courteous conduct in tho chair this * W . P . ANDREW , Chairman . . XUOS . BUltNELL , Boorotnry . Gresham House , Old Broad-atrooto , Soptorabor 20 , 18 * 8 .

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      ^^ . . ^^^ ^^^ -r * -r ^ tnTwTT ^ TT * £ ~^ A T C RYSTAL PALACE . — PICTURE GALV ^ ' LERY . —The Great Picture by James Ward , _ R . A ., considered by the most eminent connoisseurs as the rival o £ the celebrated Paul Potter Bull , and . which excitedgreat interest at the Art Treasures Exhibition , Manchester , is now on view in the New Gallery . Above 280 important ancient and modern pictures have lately been added _ to the collection now formed in the New Gallery withm tne The Photographic Exhibition , adjoining the Picture Gallery , is now open , and contains several hundred first-class ^ Applications for space for the exhibition of sterling works to be addressed to the Secretary .

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      THE LONDON ASSURANCE , INCORPORATED A . D . 1720 . FOR LIFE , FIRE , AKD MARINE ASSURANCES . ¦ Head Office—No . 7 , Royal Exchange , Cornhill . Governor—JOHN ALVES ARBUTHNOT , Esq . Sub-GoVeknob-JOHN ALEXANDER HANKEY . Esq . DEPCTX-GoVEKyon—BO ^ AMY DOCREE , Jun ., Esq . . - DIRECTORS . Nathaniel Alexander . Esq . G . R . Griffiths , Esq . Ric 1 lardBaKgallay ,-Esa . David C . Guthrie , Esq . Henry Bonham Bax , Eaq . " Edward Harnage , Esq . James Blyth , Esq . Louis Huth , Esq . Edward Budd , Esq . William King , Esq . Edward Burmetter , Esq . Charles Lyall , Esq . Charles Crawley , Esq . Johu Ord , Esq . John Entwisle , Esq . Capt . R . W . Pelly , R . N . Robert Gillespio , Jun ., Esq . David Powell , Esq . Harry George Gordon , Eisq . P . F . Robertson , Esq ,, M . P . Edwin Gowcr , Esq . Alex . Trotter , Esq . Samuel Grcgson , Esq ., M-P . Lestock Teach Wilson , Esq . West End Office—No . 7 , Pall Mall . COMMITTEE . Two Members of the Court in rotation , and Henry Kinsscote , Esq ., and John Tidd Pratt , Esq . Superintendent—Philip Scooiies , Esq . Actuary—Peter Hardy , Esq ., P . R . S .

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      NORWICH U N ION LIFE INSURANCE SOCIETY . Instituted 1808 . Invested Capital exceeding 2 , 000 , 000 * . Storting . This Society is ono of tho very fow purely Mutual Insurance Olllcos , tho whole of tho profits boing divided among tho Polley-hohiora . , Tho rates aro considerably bolow those usually p hargod Thus at tho ago of -10 tho sum of 32 ? . 10 s . 2 d ., whlph Jfcm *~ i , . ordinary premium will insure 1000 / ., with tho NOJWICfl ^ \ r-, » UNION WILli IXSURE lopo / . 4 s ., Biviiig nn AiAWK *^ . ^) ^^; llouiis In addlti «> n lo sul . sonuout w ° ™}™ ton 9 W @& £ ^ ir $ V ^ j , Aiiuultlus and Bpoclnl lliaka uiKlortakou ^ 'M w S ^ ' M ^ tC or" TJovms of lit-oposnl anil VrMlwntn ^ SjfflsMT lim ^ - . % 13 . 0 ., and Sum > y-atroot , Norw Ifh . _ **! , M fr AM \ IP 1 >

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  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 2, 1858, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_02101858/page/1/