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      LAW LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE . Fleet-street , London , 7 th April , 1856 . Notice is hereby given that the Dividends for the year 1855 on the Shares in this Society are NOW PAYABLE any day between the hours of 11 and 3 o'clock . By order of the Court of Directors . WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES , Actuary .

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      TVTORWICH UNION LIFE INSURANCE i _ M SOCIETY . President—Lieut .-Gen . Sir B ,. J . HARYEY , C . B . Secretary—Sir Samuel Bignold , M . P . This Society in 47 years has issued 29 , 344 life policies . Paid in claims upwards of £ 4 , 431 , 044 , and assigned £ 1 , 934 . 342 in bonuses . The accumulations now amount to nearly £ 2 , 200 , 000 . Its premiums are lower than those of most companies , and all the profits are divided among the assured . For prospectuses apply at Surrey-street , Norwich , and 6 , Crescent , New Bridge-street , Blackfriara , London .

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      UNITED MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY , 54 , Charing-cross , London . Policies indisputable . No charge for Policy Stamps . Whole profits divided annually . Assurances on . the strictly mutual principle . Invalid lives assured at equitable rates . THOMAS PRITCHARD , Resident Director .

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      ESTABLISHED 1838 . ¦\ TICTOR 1 A LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY , y No 18 , King William-street , Mansion House , City . Life Assurances of every description effected . 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 50 , 55 , 60 , &c . Loans to Assurers on personal other security . 80 per cent , of profits go to Assurers on the bonus scale . The last bonus ave-aged 53 per cent , oa the Premiums paid . WILLIAM BATE AY , Actuary .

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      A FIXED ALLOWANCE OF £ 6 PER WEEK , IN CASE OF INJURY BY ACCIDENT O F A N Y D E SCBIPTION , or the Sum of £ 1 , 000 Kf CASE OF DEATH , may be secured by an Annual Payment of £ 3 for a Policy in the RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE COMPAQY . A weekly Allowance of Fifteen Shillings for Injury , or ifiiOO in case of Death secured by a paymentof Ten Shilluigs . NO CHABG-E FOR ^ TAMP 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 . RAILWA . Y ACCIDENTS ALONE maybe insured against by the Journey . or by the year as heretofore . WILLIAM J . TIAN , Secretary . Railway Passengers Insurance Company , Empowered l ) y a Special Act of Parliament , Offices , 3 , Old Broad-street , London .

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      SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BANKING COMPANY . Incorporated by Royal Charter , 1847 . The Court of Directors GRANT ' LETTERS of CREDIT and BILLS upon the Company's Bank , Adelaide , at par . Approved drafts negotiated and sent for collection . Business with nil the Australian Colonies conducted through the Bank ' s Agents . Apply at the Company's Offices , 34 , Old Broad-street , London . WILLIAM PURDY , Manager . London , April l . 1855 .

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      BUY of the MAKERS . —BRUSHES , COMBS , and UltOOMS of every description , whether for the dressing-table , household , or stable use , thirty per cent , lower than any other house in the trade , at the Manufacturers , J . and J . WITHERS , 35 , Tottenham-court-road ( opposite Bedford-fltreot . Bedford-square ) . —Warranted tooth brushes , 3 d . ; superior ditto , 4 d . ; the best that can be made , Cd , each . —N . 1 J . The lowest price asked , and no abatement .

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      HPHE LARGEST STOCK of BRUSHES and * TTSS ? iiyao u ° tt ^? A S ! - J ' WITHERS ' -

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      212 ° MILNERS' IIOLpFAST AND FIRE-^ RESISTING SAFES ( non . conducting and vapouriBinpO , with all the improvements , under thoir Quadruple Patents oil 8 o , fll . fli . and 1866 , including their Gunpowderproof bolld Lock ami Door ( without which no safe is secure ) . TUB BTIIONQEST , 1 IE 3-1 ' , AND CHEAPEST SAFEGUARDS EXTAHT Mir . NKKH' 1 'IKKNIX ( 212 degrees ) SAFE WORKS LIVERPOOL , the iaoHt complete and extensive in the world . Shotv-rooms , (> and 8 , Lord street , Liverpool . Loudon Depot , 17 a , JUoorguto-streot , City . Circulars free by post . ' Sold by HOBUS , ASHLEY , and CO ,, 07 , Choapaide .

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      liUirruuisa .-iiY royal letters patent . TTKTHJTfi'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS is Y T allowod by upwards of 200 McdloalGentlemen to bo the most eneotivo invention in the ourntlve treatment of Xrf , , ° " « pf a stool sprlnx ( 8 o often hurtlul in its hnrtv' wni ! ?? nvoWo 1 a » a aofl i i * ftnango being worn round the nJ'Z Pi r , rV » B'f ° rofllat -i » B i ^ wor Is supplied hy the ? ° fl' " ' , VM ¦ tttont f' ? vopj IUUn 5 wltu bo mnoh oaae SurEnishlop ltCl »™ ot ho doleotou , and may be worn A dotjorlptivo olrculnr may bo had nml tlin TYn « a / -wiii ^ i . cannot nil ! to 11 . ) fu .-wnrrl / d % rAmttweln ^ iSi ! SlnimftSir , ° W bCl ° W t& 0 UIp 8 ' botaXwat t o the Mr . JOHN VVHITK , 228 , Plooadllly , London . T ^ LASTU ! STOCKINGS , KNEE-CAPS &c JOj for VAUIOOHK VEINS , and all cneoa of WVAK ^ KSS nnrt HWISM . INO of tho H 3 GS , SPRAINS &o " lhoy iuo pomiiri , ll K ln in texture , anil lnoxponalvo , and are 1 0 ?" "C tK « S iri olJlluU'y tltooui «» K- 1 'rioo from 7 « ( HI . to Manufnctory , 22 « , PlooadiUy , London .

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      ENGLISH and SCOTTISH LAW LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION . London—12 , WATERI . OO-PLACE . Edinburgh—120 , PRINCES-STREET . ( Established 1839 . ) SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL , ONE MILLION . Tbustees . The Hon . Xord Wood , one of 1 Mr . Serjeant Merewether , the Judges of the Court of Town Clerk of the City of Session in Scotland . London . The Hon . Lord Benholme , Anthony Murray , of Dollerie , one of the Judges of the Esq ., W . S . Court of Session in Scot- William Dugmore , Esq . land . Edward Kent Karslake , The Right Hon . James A . Esq . Stuart Wortley , M . P ., Recorder of theCity ofLondon . Dibectoks in London . William John Alexander , John William Fisher , Esq . Esq ., Q . C . , Frederick James Fuller , Esq . Sir Robert W . C Brownrigg , James M'Mahon , Esq . Bart . George W . Sanders , Esq . Frederick William Caldwell , William H . sshippard , Esq . ' Esq . Charles S . Whitmore , Esq ., j Henry Charles Clinton , Esq . QC . Thomas Q . Finnis , Esq ., Al- Henry Wordsworth , Esq . derman . The business of this office embraces every description of risk , contingent upon life , whether Civil , Naval , or Military , at Home or Abroad . Immediate , Deferred , and Contingent Annuities . Endowment Assurances , securing payment to the assured himself on his reaching a certain age , as 50 or 60 , or to his representatives upon his death , should it happen sooner . A LIBERAL SYSTEM of LOAN in connexion with Life Assurance , on personal or other security . J . HILL WILLIAMS , Actuary .

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      SCOTTISH PROVIDENT INSTITUTION . London Branch—66 , Gracechurch-street , City . 14 , St . Andrew-square , Edinburgh . ASSURANCES , vvith whole Profits , for a rate of Premium about the same as is charged in other Offices 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 front 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 £ 281 , 418 , and fche 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 Ag « nts or Medical Advisers—by persons in whoiu 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 GRANT , London Agent and Secretary .

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      LA PRANCE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY ( Established 1837 ) , G , Rue M < 5 nars , Paris — Capital 10 , 000 , 000 f . ( £ 400 , 000 ) . —Amount of property insured in 1854 , £ 114 , 861 , 590 sterling . Premiums received £ 114 , 907 sterling .- This Company grants policies on most advantageous terms . Common risks at 2 s . per cent , per annum , without further charge , instead of 4 s . 6 d ., usual oonof the same insurance with British Offices . Proposals to be transmitted through tho Company ' s Correspondent in London , at his Offices , 35 , New Bridge-street , Blackfi iars . N . B . One year's Premium allowed on seven years' Insurances .

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      BANK OF DEPOSIT , No . 3 , PALL-MALL EAST , LONDON . Established , a . d . 1844 . Parties desirous of Investing Money are requested to examine tlu ) plan of the Bank of Deposit . Prospectuses and forma for opening accounts sent free wn application . _ PETER MORRISON . Managing Director .

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      Italian and French Languages . MR . A R R I V A B E N E , DXL ., from the University of Padua , who haa been established in London for throe years , gives private lessons in Italian and I < ronoh sit hiH own house , or tho houses of his puplla . He also attends Schools both in town and country . Mr . ARIHVAlll&NlS teaches on a plan thoroughly practical , and tho moat mediocre mind oannot fail to thoroughly comprehend ) Us lessons . Apply by loiter to Mr . AURIVABENE , No . ¦« . St . Miohael ' s-plaoo , Brompton .

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      Just published , prlco 2 s ., post flroo , 28 . Od ., AN ESSAY ON SPERMATORRHOEA ; its INuturo and Troatmont , with un exposition of tho Iu-iuKls that nro practised by persons who ndvertiso tlic epcecly , fliifcs ami eiroctual euro of Nervous DemnRomont . By A MEMimit OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF t , ™ r JPHY 8 IOIANS , London . London i w . Kent tiud Co ., 01 and ft 2 , Patornoatcr-row .

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      Juat published , post froo , two utamps , with proscriptions lu English , fYUACKERY UNMASKED . Its Extortions , V ^ J Impositions , and Deoeptiona fully explained . Hy JOHN BUTTON , M . H . O . S . OPINIONS OF THE PRICSS :-" The Author liiui conferred n ayvat boon on sulTorlne humiuHly , by lnyina buro Iho aonnilaloua prnoticu . iof nuftirioun udvontiuorM , who udYcrtiao to euro dlseuaoa of which thoy ltuow nothinK "—Uortikl . " Will prove useful to thouaanda , to whom wo rccommond it . "— S ' ttu . AddruBB , Dr . SUTTQN , IB . l ^ odcrlok . pIaocGoevcUroad , London .

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      Just published , price 6 s ., No . "VI . of the "[ EDINBURGH NEW PHILOSOPHICAL t ^ J JOURNAL , exhibiting a view of the Progressive Discoveries and Improvements in the Sciences and the Arts . Edinburgh : A . and C . Black . London : Longman and Co .

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      THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW . NEW SERIES . —No . XVIII . APRIL , 1856 . Price 6 s . contents : 1 . The Rise of the Dutch Republic . II . The Engxish Law of Divouce . III . Txpes of Mankind . IV . Scandinavia , Past and Pbesent . V . Sondat is Gbeat Bbitaik . VI . The Con < jb . ess of Vienna . VII . GENEBAl WlIAlAMS , AND THE FAIX OP KAK » . Till . Medicax . Despotism . Contemporary Literature : ^ i . Theology and Philosophy . — V 2 . Politics and Education . —§ 3 . Science . —^ 4 . History , Biography , Vovages and Travels . —§ 5 . Art and Belles ILettres . London : John Chapman-, 8 , King William-street , Strand .

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      On the 1 st of April was published , No . IV . of THE NATIONAL REVIEW . Contents : — I . Characteristics of Goethp . II . Eabi . 7 English Explobers . III . University Kefoem . IV . Ma . Macaulat . V . Conversation and Poetry of Hoqees . VI . The English Stage . VII . The Politicax Tendencies of America . VIII . The Adstriacn Peace . IX . Mediatobia . Ii Keligion . Price ~ Five Shillings . London : ItosEET Theobald , 26 , Paternoster-row .

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      The Sixth Edition , with considerable Additions price 5 s ., ON THROAT AILMENTS , in connexion with Defects of Voice , Speech , and Hearing , Cough , susceptibility to cold , nasal obstruction , imperfect health in young persons , &c . By JAMES YEARSLEY , Surgeon to the Metropolitan Ear Infirmary , and Ortliophonic Institution , Sackville-street , Author of "Deafness Practically Illustrated , : &c . John Chdecheli ., New Burlingfcon-sfereet .

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      Just published , price 4 d ., post free , OOD LIVER OIL , its medical use , kinds , and varieties . Adulterated and spurious compounds . "With numerous Cases successfully treated by the most eminent Foreign and British Jttedical Practitioners . London : Ansas , Habfob-d , and Co ., 77 , Strand .

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      " DE-ISSUE of the POPULAR EDUCATOR X \ j edited br Professor WALLACE , A . M ., of the TJniversity of Glasgow and Collegiate Tutor of the University of London : Part I . will be published April 30 , price 7 d ., containing—Lessons in . Ancient History , Englisn Grantmar , Mathematics , Arithmetic , French , Music , Physiology , Latin , Botany , Biography ; also Solutions of Queries , and an Address to th ' e Reader . Division . ! . » in a handsome wrapper , will » e ready May 15 , price is . Also now publishing , in weekly Numbers , at ljd . . each . London : W . Kent and Co , 51 and 52 , Paternoster-row , and all Booksellers .

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      NEW EDITIONS OF THE WORKS OF ARTHUR SCRATCHLEY * M . A ., F . R . A . S ., Actuary to the Western Assurance Society , Office , 3 , Parliament-street , Wesmlnater . Fourth Edition , 5 s . —( 2 s . 6 d . to Members of Friendly Societies . ) TREATISE OI 1 LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIEJL TIES , FRIENDLY SOCIETIES , and SAVINGS ' BANKS , with a Mathematical Appendix and . Tables , and Model Rulea for Friendly Societies . Second Edition , 10 s . Cd ., qPREATISE on INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT JL and EMIGRATION , with Tables , and a Mathematical Appendix ( on the doctrine of Compound Interest , tho Deposit System of Savings' Banks and Life Offices , Tontine Association , &c . ); and model Jtules for Benefit Building Societies . Third Edition , 5 s ., HHREATISE on the ENFRANCHISEMENT X and IMPROVEMENT of COPYHOLD and LIFE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY ; with Tabled , Model Uulcs foi Freehold land Societies , and a Mathematical Appendix on Life Contingency Vulua tions ; with Kemarka on Church Property and tho Trunsfoi of Land . * Second Edition , is ., MOD EL RULES for EMIGRATION SOOIETI 33 S [ being tho Appendix to tho " Prudent Man " ( or How to Acquire Land , and Jiaqucntli Mon « y , bj means of co-operation ) , by William lSnmaES , ] 2 sq ., Beorc tjiry to the Friendly tioolotiua Institute , 2 ; t , Pall fllall London ] . WESTE RN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY , 3 , Parllarnent-atreet , Westminster . Eui'MUCIBHISI ) , A D ,, IB' 1 ' 2 . Various speainl advantngoa olTored to Aatmrors nni AnuuituntH . Kvory information inuy bo obtnlncd from A . SOltATOHLlSY . M . A ., IMl . A . S ., Aotunry . Active Agents wanted .

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      TO LITERARY OENTJLlfiMKH . A GOLD WATCH for a PRIZE TALE .-Tho Yublluhera of a Provlnolnl Monthly Maguzln olTur a Gold Watoh , of tho v « luo of FU'toun Gulncw » , fo tho boat HISTORICAL ROMANCE , of LOOAL IN TEREST , to bo publlahod iu , the Magazine . For iurthc nurtloulura apply W W . and J . NEW COMB , publlaHor Btamlbrd .

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      April 12 , 1856 . ] THE LEADER , 359

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    • Leader (1850-1860), April 12, 1856, page 359, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2136/page/23/