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      THE LEADER . . [ No . 437 , August 7 , 1858 . I

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      _ ^ BANK O FJ-O NDON . BOARD OF DIRECTORS . Chaieman . —Sir John Villiers Shelley , Bart ., M . P . ViCE-C nliKMAN .-Jolm Griffith Frith , Esq . ( Frith , Samls , and Co . ) John Edmund Anderdon , ThomasIiUce , Esq ., JLP . "Esa Henry 4 Roms . EsiK ... Colonel William Ilsey . » tr « fimrry MugBrelage , Al-SSSfofiSS !^ - AlW ^ ilson . Esa . Charles Joyce , Esq . Managib . — Matthew Marshall , jun ., Esq . Assistant Manager—W . U 3 . Boore , Esq . SECRETAltjr . — C . J . ^ . AUen , Esq . At the Third Annual General TVfeetinR of the Shareholders , held at the London Tavern , Bishopsgate-street , on Tuesday , the 3 rd of August , 1858 . The following Keports were read , by the Secretary : — " The Directors , in submitting the Accounts to * ne SOth ^ t ,, v , o i sRR . h & vn t / ho satisfaction of reporting that tne since

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      ? or [ Established 1841 . ] I llfEDICAL INVALID AND GENERAL I 1 YJL LIFE OFFICE , 25 , Pah Mali-, London . I ^ Empowered by Special Act of Parliament . I At the SIXTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING , hcldonocth I November , 1857 , it was shown that on tho 30 th June last :-- ¦ The ' Number of Policies in force was . . ( 5035 ' ¦ The amount Insured was . 2 . 917 . 59 S 13 s . lOel I Tho Annual Incomo was . 125 , 113 3 s . SJ . " I The new policies issued during the last 5 years are < as I follows , viz .: — ¦ Sitms Ax jr . I Policies . Assured . Pbb ^ is I 1853 « 22 for £ 402 . 170 yieldmg £ iG , 6 V I 1 S . 54 1110 534 , 188 ° 22 758 I 1855 ...... 1129 53 S . 0 Si o 9 ¦ 1856 1137 556 , 709 24 , 051 I 1857 1207 570 , 282 23 , 015 I Averaging-1100 policies in each year for more than half a I million sterling . " ¦ TwoBonuses have been declared ( iiilS 48 aiidl 853 ) , a ( l (] inc ; I nearly Two per cent , per annum on the average to sums I assured . I The Society , since its establishment , has paid claims on I 781 Policies . assurinK 312 , 884 ? . ¦ Assurances are effected at homo or abroad on healthy I lives at as moderate rates as the most recent data will allow . ¦ ! Indian Assurances at very moderate rates , and great ¦ facilities Riven to assurers . ¦ Invalid lives assured on scientifically constructed tables . I Policies issued free of Stamp duty , and every charge but ¦ tho Premiums . ¦ DAYS OF GUACE . —In the event of . denth diiriiip the ¦ days of grace the risk binding on the Society if premium I paid before the days of grace expire . ¦ » Active working Agents wanted for vacant places . ¦ Prospectuses , Forms of Proposals ,. and every other infor- ¦ X f ination , may bo obtained of the Secretary at the Chief ¦ Office , or on application to any of the Society ' s Agents in <¦ o tue Country . G > DOUGLAS SINGER , Secrctarv . I u ' ; . —___— . : _ ¦

      Ban K Op Lond On.—Current Aecounts Are R...

      BAN K OP LOND ON . —Current Aecounts are received , and if the balance sha . ll not at any time durin (? the half-year have been below 5007 .. interest at the rate or , two per cent , per annum xvill he allowed on the minimum monthly balances . If not below 200 / ., interest at the rate of o « e per cent , per annum will beallowed on the minimum monthly balances . ' ¦ ¦ . . __ .. ¦ . _ _„ . „„ ,, „„ , Mm ¦ „ ,,. _ received irom ' ¦ | » f o u '

      Money is mu . puuuu » »«» \ " i " * - tomerson deposit , at seven days ' notice of withdrawal , at the market rate of the day . The present rate is 21 per ^^ irc ^ arNote ^' and Letters of Credit issued upon every place of importance in the world . - '• .. _ ¦ . , No gratuities to clerks or officers of the Bank . y lI . MARSIItVTJLi , Jun ., Manager . Threadneedle-sfcreet , August , 1858 .

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      THE ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE . Incorporated a . d . 1720 , by Charter of King George the Tirst - and confirmed bjf Special Acts of Parliament . Chief Office , Royal Exchange . London ; Branch , 20 , I Pall-mall . mabihk isiiKiuiia ijf uituvvw

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      H ACCIDENTS OF EVERY DESCUIPTION . ¦ JE 1000 IN CASE OF PEATILOR ¦ A FIXED ALLOWAKCE OF £ G PER ^ EEK | IN THE EVENT OF INJURY , ¦ May be secured by an Annual Payment of £ 3 fora . I Policy in the ¦ RA ILWAY PASSENGERS' ASSURANCE I COMPANY . ¦ A special Act provides that persons recc-ivinc coinponsa- ¦ tion from this Company are not barred thereby from re- ¦ covering full damajics 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 lias ¦ already paid as compensation for Accidents 2 / $ m . ¦ Pornis of Proposal and Prospectuses may he Iiai at tho ¦ Comnanv ' s Offices , and at all tho principal Railway Stations , ¦ where , also , Railway Accidents alone may be insured against ¦ by the Journey or year . ¦ ¦ NO CHARGE POU STAMP DUTY . ¦ Railway Passengers'Assurance Company , ¦ Officcs < Sl OllBroad . W C . tec ^ ¦

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      \ E TOWN RAILWAY AND DOCK I COMPANY . —The Board have the satisfaction of ¦ tatine that tho contract for the construction of the Mil- ¦ my between Cape Town and Wellington has boon awarded I o this companv on the basis of a guarantee by the Colonial ¦ Sovornraent of a minimum rato of interest of 0 . per cent . ¦ or llfty ^ ars froni tho opening of the line , with power to I iav interest at the same rate during its construction on all ¦ ails or navments in advance of calls . ¦ It is necossarv . therefore , that scrii . holdcrs should brins I in their scrip without delay , to be exchanged for share wr- I VnnntoR . iHin Board havo determined to 0 ffcr tho ff » I 01 1

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      v y t 1 1 "OARTNERSHir . —An opportunity oftcrs to a I L gentleman of about 30 years of n « o . or sH ; n < lv hiisin ^; I habit ! , and with a capital of about 5 ) . »>/ . ( only hia toi wh 1 is required at first ) , lo take aim 1 share " » « ^ ' J , ^ ness that has been conducted with unmtomi \ tc « l ""^ for tho last 40 years , tho returns of which avo » c ^ c * upwards of Wwl . per nniuim for Kuveral . von 1 s »«^ «» f g capable of a still ( traitor incrcoBc . No prc \ '"^ . h' ^' ffi of tho business is necessary , hut the >»« : »« ' ^ "' , '„ " ,. bo competent to tnko entire olinrg « ul tlin 1 ant » u pnrtmbit , hitherto conducto ; l by th « «!« « I ^ 'K . tired on account of ngo . —Addrmw 1 . i . J .. * ' ' ? J ? „«¦ - llobaon and Ba ughan , Solicitors , Cliilonl s-11111 , C liniacij | lane , [ London .

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      IEORGE WILLIAM COTTAM , Esq ., Deputy-Chairman . v 'homas George Barelay , Esq . George Hubert , Esq . y " arncs C 0 Boll , Esq .. Samuel Uibbort , Esq . t SmesBl-aidTEsq Daniel Mildred , Esq . 1 Jharles Cave Esq . Thomas Newman Huiit , Esq . 1 S ? Honr * Cutlor , Esq . Frederick Patttaon . lisa , lonr ? Davidson , Esq . William It . Bobinson , jSsq . Scovko Pield , Esq . Newman Binith , haci . SECURITY ,-Tho cxistinB liabilities of tho Company do J not exceed 3 , 000 , 000 * . Tho Investments are near ylOOO . OOOf .. uuutior

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      MONEY TO LEND . —THE LONDON AND ' CONTINENTAL ASSURANCE ( SOCIETY lends moi ' tTy ropayablo bv instalment * upon iiorsonal or other security . » 7 , avaoo ' ehuroh-utrcot , E . C .

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      ROYAL ASYLUM OF ST . ANN ' b ^< - > " ^ Urixton Hill . Surrey , and Aldoi-strato . 1 . V yoHwg uontriliutlons . AiVordinp ; homo , clothing »» " " : & and education to children of paronts once in ) iroM >' > orphans or not—of any nation . . p , « isovt , Undor tho patronngo of her Mnjosty , the I ' rincc Coiteou , and tho Royal Family . ,, , . „ ¦ , „„„ m the Tho lUMr-YBAiuiY Emction will tsilco plaM « l . , London Tavern , on Friday , 13 tli August iu-x . Sl ) ' ^' , ' o ^ u thankfully received by tho Coninilttoo ; Alus ^ i s . . fc > 101 ^ and Co .. 27 . Q racechuvoh j HlrooU ^ ml U ^^ ^^ Oflico—2 , Walbrook , Mansion House , IO . ( . \

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      / Caution to iiousehouior . s ^^ ' ^ V ' . oVm . \ J ohnntB . and VnbYw . Olllces . Th « J ' ntj-nt , NA 1 U : Rand DHF 1 ANO 10 LOCKS can ho hud on v <¦! ' » ,. ftlV 1 UDQM , 52 . Strand , near ( Miurinp-crosH . ' ' , ' «» t "' ^ ''' " important for tholr w .-curlty ngnmsb » J » mliu « » l t lh , nsovidoncod In tho fraudulent nttcmi . t . to pi K ll :, linl , lOrystiil Pniiieo . in AuguHt , lsni , by J " hn l . oal .. 1 ^ loMcHsrs . Chubb , for tho 11 IS WAR I ) ol 2 «»/" . C ^ Painphlot and Woscription , to hn hn < l kivi J' ^ -. ' , (>| i , ThioV proof Iron BafoH , Plnte and . l < : w < 'l ( ' 1 '

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 7, 1858, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_07081858/page/2/