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    SOUT Ht MSTRAEIAN BANKING ¦ ,, COMPANY . - ' Incorporated by Royal Charter , 1847 ; OTiartourt- of Directors G » ANT LETTERS of GRBDIT J »* BHitS'up «» theCompany S'Banki . Aii > BXiAJDB , at par . inwoved draftsnegotiated ( and . sent forcollection . BaainesB < with all- the Australian- Colonies conducted iiSn ^ h the Bank ' s Agents * / K . nfv at the Company ' s Offices , 5 * . Old Broad-street , tJb § o « WILLLAM PlTJfcDY , Manager , frqndon , June ; 1858 . I - I »

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    BANK OF DEPOSIT , < tfo . 3 , PA EL-at ALL EAST , LONDON . ' Established ¦ A . r > . 1844 . " ( Parties desirous of Investing Money are requested to BttLtnine the plan of the Bank of Deposit . Prospectuses 2 nd fdrins f 6 r opening accounts sent free on application . PETER MORRISON , Managing Director . '

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    TMPROVED DEPOSIT and DISCOUNT L BSNK . ( The Life Assurance Treasury . )—Five or six „« cent as per arrangement , on Deposits ; A- Free Life ftriioy given , in addition to 3 per cent , on Drawing ? accounts . Bills dis counted , Annuities granted . A liberal commission to Agtints . Ch airman—The Right Hon . the EARL of DEVON-. Irb spectuses , forms of application for Shares-, &c ., maybe ; hid at 6 , Cannon-street West , City . " * G . H . LAW , General Manager .

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    jpiQBETHALL HOUSE INVALID ESTA-\ J : BiLISHMENT . —For parties requiring change of air , 1 with medical attention , good society and amusements , so ] necessary to the Invalid in search of Health , combined with every luxury , comfort , and attention desirable . Patients can receive'theadviee of the most Eminent Men attending-the Establishment , or their own Medical Attendant from London , if preferred . Distance , five miles . Every means used for the recovery of Patients suffering from highly nervous or mental diseases . Hot and cold Imths . Boarders and Visitors received ' on usual terms . —Address 2 Tr . B . W . Jack-Son , Fortis-green , Muswell-hill , Hornsey . I I 1

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    rpHE FORTY-SEVEN SHILLING SUITS , ; JL made to order , from Scotch Heather and Cheviot Tweeds , all wool and thoroughly shrunk , by 13 . BENJAMIN , Merchant Tailor , 74 , Regent-street . The PELISSIER OVERCOAT , 2 Is . and 28 s ., adapted for theseason ; the TWO GUINEA DRESSorFBOGK COATS ; the GUINEA- DRBSS- TRQUSBRSt a « 4 » & ** - H-AJ . P . GUINEA WAISTCOAT . N . B . —A perfect fit guaranteed .

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    BUY of the MAKERS . —BRUSHES , COMBS , and BROOMS 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 , 36 , Tottenhatn-court-road ( opposite Bedford-street , Bedford-square . )—Warranted tooth wruslies , 3 d . ; superior ditto , 4 d . ; the best that can be made , 6 d . each . —N . B . The lowest price asked , and no abatement .

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    THE LARGEST STOCK of BKUSHES and X COMBS in LONDON . —J . and J . WITHERS , 36 , TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD .

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    DEAF NESS . —Prize Medals 1851 , First class ' 1855 . —The new invented ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS to suit every degree of deafness , however extreme , can only be obtained of F . C . REIN , solo inventor and maker , at his Paradise for the Deaf , 108 , Strand , Xondon . Also Rein's celebrated Cork Respirators .

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    Oioo MILNERS' HOLDFAST AND FIRE- , * " RESISTING SAFES ( non'conductixi ^ and vapour-Ising ) , with all the improvements , under their Quadruple Patents of 1840 , 51 , 54 , and 1855 , including their Gunpowder- 1 proof Solid Look and Door ( without which no saro is se- , cure ) . TJTE STEONGEST , BEST , AND CHEAPEST SAFEGUARDS EXTANT . i WIXNERS' PHCENIX ( 2 X 2 degrees ) SATE : WORKS , LIVERPOOL , tho most coinpleto and extensive in , the ttofldl . Show-rooms , rt and 8 , Lord-street , Liverpool . London Depot , 47 a , Moorgate-Btroct , City . Circulars free by Post-Sold by HOBBS . ASHLEY , and CO ., 97 , Cheapsldo .

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    HAIR DESTROrER , 1 , LITTLE QUEEN STREET , HIGH HOLBORN . ALEX . ROSS'S DEPILATORY , for removing effectually superfluous hair from tlio face , neck , snns . Mid hands , without tho slightest injury to the Bkin i Ai-B . . will warrant it not to irritate the flosh in the smallest i degrac , and tho hair to bo entirely destroyed . — Sold in rattle * , at 3 s . fld ., 5 s . « d ., and 10 s . Ud . ; or applied at the ] H * tr . Dyeing Establishment au abovo . Forwarded for stamps ; freo by pobt , eiglit extra .

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    RUPTURES .-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT . ! TXTHITJfi'S MOC-MAIN LEVElt TRUSS is i JT V allowed by upwards of iiOO Medical dontlomon to be < tnemost effective invention in tho curative treatment of ( HMiifa . The use of a steel spring ( so often hurtful in its 1 effdcfa ) is hero avoided , a Hoft Bandngo being worn round tho i body , while tho ronuisito resisting power is supplied by tlio i Moo-Main Pad and Patent Lover , fitting with ho much oaso < ndolosenesa that it cannot bo dotootcd , and may be worn < dorliifr Bleep ' A dfcacriptivo circular may bo had , and tho Truss ( which j OttnotfB . il to fit ) forwarded by pout , on the clrouintoronoo of file body ,, two inohoa bolow tho hipa , being sent to tho i VUtaufeoturer , ' Mr .. JOHN WHITE , 228 , Plooadilly , London . j E LASTIC STOCKINGS , KNEE-CAPS , &c , for VARICOSE VEINS , and all onsen of WIiJAK- i NBB 9 and SWELLING of tlio LEGS . ttl'KAlNS . & «• They uro porous , light in toxturo , and inexpensive , and arc I drawn on like an ordinary blocking . Prioo from 7 m . 0 d . to 108 , J > oBfcwco , Od . Manufactory , 228 , Piccadilly , London .

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    , I SCOTTISH EQUITABLE : LIFE- ASSURE O ANCE SOCIETY , Established 18 S 1 <—TheANNUAL MEETING of . the above SOCIETY was held in BDIN-, BTOGH'on tneftthMay . The report by the Directors stttted - tliat the number of policies issued' durinpthe year ending 1 st March last , was 633 j the sums assured thereby being I £ 293 , 950 , and the annual premiums thereon ^ 9 , 120 . The result of the investigatioa for the triennial division » of profits was then announced . The surplus ascertained to have arisen amounted to . £ 188 , 839 , which wholly belongs to the members , but of which one-third ( 4361 , 279 ) must , by the laws of tho Society , be set aside as a reserve for allocation at the next triennial division in 18 C 9 . From the remaining two * thirds a Bonus * was declared'at the rate of If . per cent , per annum , on all polioies-on which six premiums had been paid , not only on the sums in the policies , but also on the former vested bonuses-. '' There was' left , in addition to £ &L& 19- of reserve abovo stated , a surplus of £ . 13 , 623 , together £ 74 , 902 to go to . the next division . Tho INVESTED FUNDS of the Society amount to £ 979 , 261 The ANNUAL REVENUE to £ 169 , 400 The EXISTING ASSURANCES to £ 4 , 764 , 949 Copies of the report may be obtained at the Society ' s head office , 26 , St . Andrew-square ^ Edinburgh ; at the London office ; 126 , Bishopsgate » street Witfaiw ; aud at any of the agonciosi ROBERT CHRISTIE , Manager . ARCHIBALD T- RITCHIE , London : Agent . U ^ i I > v > > s i . \

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    1 ] ESTABLISHED 1838 . ^ fXlCTORIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMI V PANY , No 18 , Sing William-street , Mansion House , I City . 1 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 SO , 55 j 60 , < fcc ; Loans to Assurers oa personal or other security . 80 per cent , of profits go to Assurers on the bonus scale . The last bonus averaged 53 per cent . on . the Premiums paid . WJLLIAM RATRAY , Actuary ;

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    IVTORWICH UNION LIFE INSURANCE JJM COMPANY .- CAPITAL , ^ 2 , 195 , 271 . President—Lieut .-Gen . Sir R . J . HARVEY . C . B . Secretary—Sir SAMUEL J&IGNOhB , MJP . London Agent—G . J . BUNYON-, Esq . This Society has been established Forty-seven years , ditrinjr which period it has issued 29 ; 844 Policies , and paid to the representatives of 5558 deceased members upwards of 4 , 431 , 044 * . ; and l $ S 4 £ 42 l . sterlings has been assigned by way of Bonuses . . To meet existing engagements , the Society possesses funds amounting to nearly Two Million Two Hundred Thousand Pounds sterling . , .., ... ... There is no Proprietary to divide with , the Assured the , profits of this Institution , which is one of the very few purely Mutual Insurance Offices . The Rates of Premium are below those of most offices , and , at the age of 48 and upwards , not less so than 10 per cent . —a benefit in itself equivalent to an Annual- Bonus ) . j One-half of the first five Annual Premiums may remain as a permanent charge upon the Policies granted for the whole duration of Life . No charge is made for Policy Stamps . Annuities are granted upon favourable terms . _ The rates for Survivorship and Special Contract insu- . ranees have been lately go-eatly reduced . . Chief Offices—Surrey-street , Norwich , and 6 , Cresoent , New Bridge-street , Blackfriars , London *

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    , i rpHE CAMBRIAN and UNIVERSAL LIFE X and FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY . Capital 100 , 000 Z . Established 1840 . Office 27 G resham-street . Agencies in- the principal towns ' ' of England and Wales . 1 This office offers tho benefit of assuranco in all its j branches , and is highly eligible for every doscnption of liXa T ' nTwand most important feature , entirely originating i with this Company , viz ., Marriage Dowries , Life Aassurance , and Deferred Annuities included to- one policy . ¦ , Rate * of premium moderate . All ; policies indisputable . Annuities . granted * . Family endowments . Loans on personal and other securities . Forms of proposal and every information miiy be obtained on . application . BP" order , ALFRED MELHADO , Manager . ] _ —— . —— — t

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    i i ] ! i ( 1 i i < < ' j i ' I SCOTTISH ' PROVIDENT INSTITUTION . London Branch—CO , Graceoliurch-street , Oity . 14 , St . Androw-squaw ) , Edinburgh . ASSURANCES , with whole Prodts tor a rate of PrenTlum : about tho same as is charged in othor Offices for a Mred amount not entitled to any addition * . Tables of Itates , and every information as to tho system of n Division of tho Profits , may bo had on application . 8 The ANNUAL MEETING of tlio SOCIETY was held on c lh « 20 th February , JOHN SINCLAIR , Esq ., City Clork in i tho chair Tho Report from tho Directors showed , that „ » n . n hiisinoss of the past year ha » considerably exceeded i tha ^ of tn ^ previous y ? ar-a result vhich , conaiucring tho g continued pressure on tho industrial resources of the coun , ( trv tho Directors could not have ventured to anticlpato . fl tho now Proposals wore 0 ' 2 « , aswirlBB 281 , 4181 ., and tho . cor- > rcsDondiiig Premiums » , 403 / . 17 s . lOd . Tho total premiums roc -Tvcd in tlio year amounted to 78 . 076 * . 4 a . 0 d . 'Xho Claims H of ti o year , by OS deaths , were 43 , l !» f . 38 . The Report con- v cludoilaa follows :- " The Direotora have adhered to tho x sam « " carVful « ystem of admiiiiatratiow aa in former years , _ nofwithltaiidiiiK the exoesnivo coropotition which provaila . ' nZ h ^ vSJil r ^ oRMiso the nraotico of giving com . iiiiHHioi h to- induco a proforonco iu bringing biisinosB to - tliou and in tho oxtbiiBlon of lh « SocEily by woaiw of AKonoloH they have kept HtondHy In yiow tho importance of - U , n ioW represented— whothor in the caao of Agents or J Medical Advi » ers-by persona in whom they can place full J rO uTRonort 8 of tho Proceeding ft * tho Mooting may J bo had ut tho Head Ollloe in Edinburgh , or at tho London « Branch . Ra WATHOTST , Mftnagar . GEOltGE OHAJST , London Agont and foccrotary . J

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    - * Cheaf >«^ nd rb « |« Ediiipn of Webster ' s Dictionary , in One ^ Vol ., 1280 pages ( price 16 s ) , cloth lettered . i W 7 "EBSTE ^ S DICTIONARY OF THE * TV ENGLISH JLAJSGGAGE . Revised and enlarged bv I C . A . GOODRICm & ^«* editidii , with the Modem Geo-> graphical Names and their pronunciation . This edition contains ail the words of . the ~* fco ,, » s-iw < eU > afr the authorities and v illustrations in aH doubtful and-eofttestfed ^ cases . > " Every one should have a . standard dictionary at their > elbows , and while tbey are about it should get tho best " s That dictionary is Noah Webster ' s ; . 'It . ' . wiltttfln' ^ OBT'ereryi thing in regard to your motHer tongue' tliait " yott Nrtont toknoir ;; » copy should be in . every / houM ^ i AAaCanigbioaD ,. . woman , and child 'ought-to -have aooess . to it > " ¦ ~ \ Order Routledge ' si Edition ,, formerly : published b $ Iugeaii * i and Co . ¦ London : Geoeqe Roxttlepge and Co , 2 , Farringdonstreet .

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    Just ready ,. price Is ., ^ pHE UNITED STATES : THEIK CONSTIX TUTION and POWER , containing a popular summary of the Naval and Military forces of the Union , as well as the American idea of Defence . By CHARLES BROWNE , Author , of " Life of Seuthey , " London-: JSieiRraad ( So ^ PjitemostBr-rowm

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    / CHANTS . —A Set of Eight Double Chants ,. KJ Composed by J = AMJBS WALTERS , September , 1855 . Arranged for Pour Voices and Organ or Pianoforte . 1 b be had of the Author , at 58 , Borough-road , London . Pidofc Is . 6 d ., or postage free for Eighteen stamps .

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    Second Edition . Fcp . 8 vo . Handsomely bound , 6 s . ( Free by Post , on Receipt of the amount in Postage Stamps . > ¦ ftXEWTON aOODRLCBL ' S "I TOO . ' " The d ^ but of a genuine poet / ' —V ^ rmafrtaglv Mai&i " He might achieve fame . "—Tail ' s Magazine . " Displays marked originality . "— Weekly Chronicle . "We hope to meet the poet again ; and soen * " —8 % a \ day TSmeSi "Solidity , beauty , and delicacy of thought , presented ? , in language terse , euphonious , and original . — Wesleyan , Times . "A healthy and manly tone , standing out in bold relief from the maudlin effusions- of these degenerate days /'JPlypiauth Mail . . . "The book has sufficient merits of its own to force its way . "—Herts Guardian . London : E . Towitsesd , ffifcMBXiN , and Co ., 421 , Oxfordstreet , and all Booksellers . - r - - T i ¦ n * ifi

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    , j ¦ . SWEDENJSORG'S WORKS-/ "I ONJUGIAL L OVE and ite CHASTE E « 3 » \ J LIGHTS ; also , ADULTEROUS LOVE and its INSANE PLEASURES . Demy 8 vo , 4 s . HEAVEN and HELL ; also ,, the INTERMEDIATE STATE or WORLD of SPIRITS . A Relation ot Things Hear * and Seen . Demy 8 < ro > Ss . With Hartley's Preface , 8 e .. 6 d . AiPOGALYPSE REVBAEETi , in which fire dfeflfoWBd the Arcana therein Foretold ,. Twavola .,. 8 s . Eithop-vataaie ; 4 s . All sent post freo . London : Swedenborg Society , 36 , Bloomsbury-streot .

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    . 1 j i ¦ , Just published , post free , two stamps , witk , prescniptiooa-English , / "QUACKERY UNMASKED . Its Extortions , Vr ^ Impositions , and Deceptions fully explained . By JOHN SUTTON , M . BXJ . S . OPINIOWS OP THE FRTMS : "The author has conferred a great boon on < suffering humanity , by laying haw the Bcnndadotuj practices of nefarious adventurers , who advertize to cure diseases of wbJoa they know nothing . " —Herald . "Will prove useful to thousands , to whom wo recommend it . "—/ 3 vn . Address , Dp . 8 WJTT . ON-, 15 , Eredoricfc-plaoe ; GoaweUiroaA London .

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    ] Just published , prico 2 a .. post freo 2 s . 0 d ., AN ESSAY ON SPERMATORRHOEA ; its Nature and Treatment , with an exposition of toe ITfauda that are practised by persons who « dvoMnBe tms speedy safe , and effectnml euro of NdrvouaDorattgomont-. Bar A > MBMBBXB OFTMB 5 BOYAL COKiieGCBtO © * PHYSICIANS , London . London : W . Kent and Co ., 51 and 62 , Patomostor-row .

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    : 8 c i „ i g "( K fl >\ H v x LE MTROTR FACE ET NUQUB . —This now Patent Toilet aiass reflects tho baok of tho head as perfectly as it does the face , and both in one glasa nt tho same time , enabling a lady to arrange her back hair wj h tho greatest oaao and preoiBion ; it istho most »"'^»« ^ completo article over introduced into thw droartBW-woTttv Pr " oo 848 . a « d upwards . TUo Patent can alao . be alSiccd . to any good Toilet Glass . Drawings and Prices sonttose b » Post . To bo Keen only at tho Patentees , Messrs . EtEhVL , * SON , whose warerooms also contain every ^^ roTWiat ^» s ^ as ^ s . ^^ ffiBsar 5 ffl T & SON'S ILLTTSTBATED OATALOGUK ot KeXHtcads and Bidding , containing dealgns and prlc ° 8 _ of u ^ wards or 100 Bedsteads , sont freo by Post . HEAL & HCKS * 100 , TOTTKNllAM-COlJltT-ltOAD .

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    _ - - J J J « J ITALIAN AND FRENCH LANGUAGES * . MR . ARRIVABEWB , DLL ., from th « TTtiiversity of Padua , who bw > been ? 9 tabll * l » d ih ; Landon for three years , gives private lessons in J ! ttMmt » " * ^"'^ at his own house , or the houses ofWspuptlH . Ho » N »^ tondB Sohoola both in town and country . Mr . AMifii va HMNM teoohas on » ptaw , thorourfily practical , aii ^ " t-uo moat modVooro mind oiuHttt fail to thoroughly oou » i > rel «» H * 1 Appty 11 by lottor to ifr ; AUTHTABBNE , No . 4 ,, St . Miohucra-iriaco , Bromnton .

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  • Leader (1850-1860), June 21, 1856, page 599, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2146/page/23/