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March 15, 1856.] T.HE LEADED. 263
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March 15, 1856.] T.He Leaded. 263
March 15 , 1856 . ] T . HE LEADED . 263
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SCOTTISH "PROVIDENT TNSTITUTICXN ; "London Branch—66 . Gracechurcn-street , City . 14 St . Andrew-square , Edinburgh . ASSURANCES , with whole Profits , for a rate of Premium about the same as is charged in other Ofiices for a fixed amount not entitled to any additions . Tables of Rates , and every information as to the system , of Division of the Profits , may be had on application . * The ANNUAL MEETING of the SOCIETY-was held on the 20 th February , JOHN SINCLAIR , Esq ., City Clerk , in the chair . The Report from the Directors showed , that " the business of the past year has considerably exceeded that of the previous year—a result which , considering the continued pressure on the industrial resources of the country , the Directors could not have ventured to anticipate . " The new Proposals were 626 , assuring £ 28 ) , 418 , and the corresponding Premiums , ^ 9 , 403 17 s , lOd . The total premiums received in the year amounted to £ 78 . 676 4 s . 6 d . The Claims in the year , by 63 deaths , were £ 43 , 139 3 s . The Report concluded as follows : — " The Directors have adhered to the same careful system of administration as in former years , notwithstanding the excessive competition which prevails . They have refused to recognise the practice of giving commissions to induce a preference in bringing business to them ; and in the extension of the Society by means of Agencies , they have kept steadily in view the importance of its being represented—whether in the case of Agents or Medical Advisers—by persons in whom they can place full reliance . Full Reports of the Proceedings at the Meeting may be had at the Head Office in Edinburgh , or at the London Branch . JAMES WATSON , Manager . GEORGE GJRANT , London Agent and Secretary .
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B AM 6 C OF DEPOSIT , N / o . 3 , PALI-MALL EAST , LONDON . Established , a . d . 1644 . Parties desirous of Investing Money are requested to examine the plan of the Sank of Deposit . Prospectuses and forms for opening accounts sent free on application . PETER MORRISON , Managing Director .
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FRIENDLY and BENEFIT SOCIETIES . DIRECTORS and MANAGERS who are desirous of making their Societies safe through amalgamation with the UNITED ORDERS PROVIDENT ASSUBAXJCE COMPANY , and of joining the Board , are invited to apply to the Manager , f . M . CURTIS OTTER , Esq ., without delay , at the Glvief Offices , 63 , Pall-mall . London .
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A FIXED ALLOWANCE OF ^ 66 PER WEEK , IN CASE OF INJURY BY ACCIDENT OF ANT DESCRIPTION , or the sum of £ -1 , 000 IN CASE OF DJEATH , may be secured by an Annual Payment of £ 3 for a Policy in the RAIL / WAY PASSENGERS ASSUEANCE COMPANY . A weekly Allowance of Fifteen Shillings for Injury , or ; £ 100 incase of Death secured by a payknentof Ten ShUnngs . NO CHAEGE FOR STAMP DUTY . Forms of Proposal . Prospectuses , & c . may be had of the Agents—of the Clerks at all the principal Railway Stations —and at the Head Office . London , where also RAILWAY ACCIDENTS ALONE may be insured against by the Journey or by the year as heretofore . WILLIAM J . VIAN , Secretary . Railway Passengers Insurance Company , Empowered by a Special Act of Parliament , Offices , 3 , Old Broad-street , London .
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SOCIETY OF ARTS PRIZE SHILLING BOX OF WATER COLOURS , USED BY THE ROYAL FAMILY . / CAUTION . —Boxes containing the worst de-V > scription of Colours , Brushes , See ., are being sold as the Society of Arts Prize Box of Water Colours . To prevent any further imposition on the Public , the GENUINE SOCIETY OF ARTS PRIZE SHILLING BOX OF WATER COLOURS can be had of th <« successful competitor , JOSHUA . ROGERS , 133 , BUNHILL-ROW , Finsbury . London , or sent by post on receipt of Is . lOd . in Stamps . Every other article required in the Fine Arts can be had Wholesale aud Retail , of the Manufacturer , JOSHUA ROGERS , as above .
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212 ° MILNERS' HOLDFAST AND FIRERESISTING SAFES ( non-conducting and vapourjsing ) , with all the improvements , under their Quadruple Patents of i 840 . r > 1 , 5 4 nud 1855 , inoluding their Gunpowderproof Solid Look and Door ( without which no safe is sccuro ) . TIII 3 STRONGEST , BE 3 T , AND CHEAPEST SAFEGOAB PS EXTANT tAWi . ' <^ . ' r " as : NIX . < degrees ) SAFE WORKS , LIVERPOOL , the most complete and extensive in the world . Show-rooma , 0 and 8 , Lord street , Liverpool . London Depot , 47 a , Moorguto-streot , City . Circulars iroe bv post . '
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KUPTUHKS .-BY KOYAL LETTERS PATENT . TttTIIITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS is « ' ™ ? ^ ] hy "Pwimla of 200 Medical Gentlemen to be tHQ mosfc « rtc'ct . lvo Invention In tho curative treatment of « nwJ ' i « i uao Pf , Htecl «» rln P £ ( flO o ^ on hurtful in it s » niv Iwft avoided a soft Bandage being worn round the » £ ly \ r i " > tH 0 roqulHito ros sting power ia auppllod bv the ft » d ck > sonoBH h , ! VV ' llt < mt I' ? l flUS M with so mSohVa c dSSng Bleep It cannot bo deteotca , nnd may be worn A ( To 8 crJ |) livo oirculnr may bo had , mid the Truss fivlilnh ennnot fall to lit ) forwarded bypost , pnit he ^ olrcumSico Mr . JOHN WHITE , 22 » , Piccadilly , London . T ^ LASTK ) STOCKINGS , KNEE-CAPS & c XlJ for VAKICOHM VEINS , and nil oaaoB of Win Air ' SBHSnml SWELLING of tic LEGS . SPRAINS &« ' The / « M l > orouH , ll itht In texture , und lnexpon " vi and nro ftS "* wt «« f , flcr Y 8 tO 0 khl e- 1 > rl « ° l ^ orn f » Od . to Manufactory , 828 , Piccadilly , London .
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TTTC l- * D"N * DX ) Pi A ^ SHUATSIC E ,-INCOBFORATED B > Y ROYAL CHARTER OB HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE FIRST , A . D- 1720 . FOR LIFE , FIRE , & MAfllWE ASSURANCESOFFICES : — HEAD OFFICE—No . 7 . Royal Exchange , Cornhill . WEST END OFFICE-Ko . 7 , PallMall . SAMUEL GREGSON . Esq .. M . F .-Governor . JOHN ALVES ARBUTHNOT , Esq . —Sub Governor . JOHN ALEX . HANKEY , Esq . —Deputy-Governor . Directors . Nathaniel Alexander , Esq . j G . K . Griffiths , Esq . Richard Baggallay , Esq . ' David C . Guthrie , Esq . George Barnes , Esq . Edward Harnage , Esq . Henry Bonham Bax , Esq . Louis Hath , Esq . James ¦ Blyth , Esq . William King , Esq . J . W . Borradaile , Esq . Charles Lyall , Esq . Edward Burmester , Esq . John Grd , Esq . Charles Crawley , Esq . David Powell , Esq . William Dallas , Esq . P . F . Robertson , Ksq ., M . P . Botnamy Dobree . Jan ., -Esq . Alex . Trotter , Esq . Harry George Gordon , Esq . Thomas Weeding , Esq . Edwin Gower , Esq . Lestoci Peach Wilson , ' Esq . ACTCABY . Peter Hardy , Esq ., F . R . S . West End Office , No-1 , Pall Mall Committee . Two Members of the Court of Directors in rotation , and Henry Kingscote , Esq . | John Tidd Pratt . Esq . Superintendent . Philip Scoones , Esq . . 'LIFE . ' -DEPARTMENT . This Corporation has granted Assurances on liives for a period exceeding One Hundred and Thirty Years , having issued its first policy on the 7 th Jane , 172 K Two thirds , or 66 per c , ent , of . the entire profits are given to the Assured . Policies may be opened under any of the following plans : — At a low rate Of Premium , without participation in profits , or at a somewhat higher rate , entitling the Assured , either after the first five years , to an annual abatement of Premium for the remainder of life , ¦ var ying in amount with the success of each year , or after payment of the first Premium to a participation in the ensuing Quinquennial Bonus . . " SERIES 1831 . " The abatement for the year 1856 , on the annual Premiums of persons who have been assured under " Series 1821 , " for five years or longer , is upwards of 31 per cent . " SETHES 1846 . " DECTLA . 11 A . TION OF BONUS . The Governors and Directors hare to announce that the Second Quinquennial distribution of profits , under "Series 1846 , " hasi been completed up to the 31 st of December , 1855 , and a very satisfactory Bonus declared thereon . Such Bonus attaches to all Policies effected from the 1 st of January , 1846 , to Slat December , The following Table , including the addition made in 1850 , exhibits the total amount of Reversionary Bonus added to Policies of Ten Years standing .
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BUY of the MAKERS . —BRUSHES , COMBS , and BROOMS of uvery deaorlptlon , whether for the droBBinp-tablo , household , or Htablo use , thirty nor cent , lower than any other house in the trade , at the Manufno . turora , J . and J . 'WITHBUS , 30 , Tottonhnm-courU-oad ( opposite Bedford-fltreetyBedford . » qunre ) . --Warrftntod toot )) bruBhcs , 3 d . i superior ditto , 4 d . ; the boat that oan be made , fld , - oaoh—N . B . The lowest price naked , and no iibatemont .
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rpHE LARGEST STOCK of BRUSHES an < l ^ T ^ YfA ^ WrfSSra ? : ^ - » na J- WITHERS , 30 ,
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LAW " LIFE " ASSURANCE OFEICE , Fleetstreet , London , March 6 , 1856 . Notice is hereby ptiven , that the BOOKS for the TRAisr FER of SHARES ia this SOCIETY will be CLOSEDTr ^ THURSDAY , the 20 th instant , and will be Re-Opened on Wednesday , the 2 nd day of April next . The Dividends for the year 185 b will be Payable on . Monday , the 7 th day of April next , and on any subsequent day , between the hours or 10 and -3 o'clock . By order of the Directors . WILLIAM SAMDEL DOWNES , Actuary .
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UNITE D MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY ^ 54 , Gharing-cross , London . ¦ Policies indisputable , No oharge for Policy Stamps . Whole profits divided annually . Assurances on the strictly mutual principle . Invalid lives assured at equitable rates . THOMAS PRITCHABD , Resident Director .
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E 1 STABLISHED 1838 . 'TTICTORIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY , T No 18 , King William-street , Mansion House , City . Life Assurances of every description eflfected . Half the Annual'Premium may be-paid during the first five years . One-third may remain on credit during the-whole of life . Endowment Assurances , payable at 5 u , 55 , 60 , & c . Loans to Assurers on personal other security . 80 per cent , of profits go to Assurers on the bonns scale . The last bonus averaged 53 per cent , on the Premiums paid . WILLIAM RATRAY , Actuary .
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GENERAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE COM PANY , 7 , Chatham-place , Blackfriars— Capital , JE 500 . , ia Shares of £ b each ; call , 10 s . per Share . ¦ Every description of Insurance business transacted at thi » office . Policies absolutely indisputable . Guarantees afforded to persons in situations of trust where security is required ; also against losses arising from robberies , forgeries , & e . Fire aud life insurances effected-on . improved and safe principles . Plate-glass injured . Prospectuses , terms of agency , proposals , & c , can be had on application . ~ J . C . SPENCE , Secretary .
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SO UTH AU S TrR A LIA N BINEtN . G C 0 MPANY . Incorporated by Royal Charter , 1847 . The Court of EMrectorsr GKAfTT BETTBBs of CREDIT and BILLS upon the Company ' s Bask , Adelaide , at par . Approved drafts negotiated and sent for collection . Business ' With all 'the Australian Colonies conducted through the Bank ' s Agents . . Apply at the company ' s Office , 54 , Old Broad-street . London . WILLIAM PDJttDY , Ma-aager . London , March 1 , 1856 .
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THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY ^ TJKUSTEES . The Lord Viscount Ranelagh . Hon . CoIoheL LoWthee , M . P . Right Hon . R . Christopher N . Haioi / ton , M . P . i . J . C . Cobbi > ii > , Esq ., M . P . The Fourteenth Quarterly Meetingwilibe ^ eld at . Exeterha ll , on 1 hursdajr . March 27 , at Three o'Ciook , "V iscount Ranelagli in the Ghair , when 100 Rights of Choice will be drawn , . and Fifty added by Seniority . Shares taken up tothe times of the l > rawing ¦ willrbe included in the advantages thereof , and Shades drawn may have the Right of Choice on the following valuable estates , . to be allotted oon Thursday , April 3 , 1856 , viz . : — -l , llaldon , South Essex . 2 . St . Catherine ' s close , Lincoln . 'North . Lincolnshire . .-. 3 . Roundhill PaTk Estate ( third portion ) , Brighton , East Sussex . 4 , Brocbley-hill Park Estate , ( reserved lots ) , Forest-hill . West Kent . For Prospectuses , Shares , ; Tlans of Estates , & c , apply to CHARLJB 6 LEWIS GRTUUGlSjaN , Secretary , 3 i , Norfolkstreet , Strand , London .
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Italian and Frenci languages . MR . A R RI V A . BJE N E , D . LL ., from the University of Padua , who has been established in London for three years , gives private lessons in Italian and French tit his own bouse , or the houses of his pupils . H-e also attends Schools both in town and country . Mr . ARKIVABENE teaclie 8 on a plan thoroughly practical , and the most mediocre mind cannot fail to llioroughly comprehend his lessons . Apply by letter to Mr . ATtBIVABENE , Ifo . 4 . St . Mionael'a-pluce , Brompton .
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Jusit published , price -Id ., poat free , i ^ lOB LIVER OIL , Its Medical Use , Kinds , V _ ^ and Varieties . Adulterated und Spurious Com pounds , With numerous cases successfully treated by the raoBt eminent iforeiKii and British Medical Practitioners . London : Anbau , Hahfohd , and Co , 77 , atrand .
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Just publiehcd , price 2 a ., post Hoc , 2 s . ( id ,, AN Est > AY ON SPJERMATORRIKEA ; it » Nature nnd Treatment , with an exposition of tlio Frauds that are practised by persons who ndvurtlso the speedy , safe , sind oilcctual ouro of NcrvouH Doriiiigcinent-Uy A MlSatlSKK OF TUB ROYAL . COLUSUJi ; OJT PHYt ilClAKTS , London , London : W . Kent and Co ,, 61 » nd 62 , i ' aternostor-row .
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THE MORNING STAR , First - class Daily Paper , will bo published on Monday , JCaroh I lie J 7 Hi , and despatched by the onrly mornIoh trains May be obtaiuod from all Newsmen , P « 1 OB ONliTjfJSNUfY . Oflloes , 33 fi , Strand .
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THE EVENING STAR , First-class Evening Paper , will bo published on Monday , March the I 7 iU , and dos * patoliod by tlio Evening Mulla . May bo obtained : from all Newsmen , PRICK ONJG PJENNV , STAMPliD , TWO ^ JBNCE-
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THE MORNING and EVENING STAR , PRICK ON 13 PENNY KAOII . SubaexIpUona for Stamped Copl «» 13 a . per quarter , payable In nttvanae . Po « to ( Hoo ordorn payublo at Cfhuring-orofls , to JOHN BAXTJ 2 R LANGLliY , « t iho Oinccp , 330 , Btraad .
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Leader (1850-1860), March 15, 1856, page 23, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_15031856/page/23/
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