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MilANiCE BBITISe AND -FOREIGN L -IilFE AND EIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY . .-¦ ' ; ' " ¦ •• ¦ EaTthblamew-lalie ; London , E : C . ¦ ¦ ¦ " . The Half Yearly ' Div ' ide nS s pu the Shares of the Company , 11 be in course of payment on Monday , the 12 th instant , . I every following day ( Saturdays exceptcd ) , between the iirs of 11 and 3 o ' clock . _' . . P . A :. ENGELBA . CH , Actuary and Secretary . ) ated the 8 th of October , 1857 . " , . -
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" » HE ¦ OBJECTS ' MOST TO BE DESIRED . IN EFFECTING A LIFE ASSURANCE . —These are , rfect Security and the Largest Benefits in proportion to 5 Contributions paid . They are both fully attained in the OTQ'ISH EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY , iich is now of Twenty-sir years' standing , and possesses cumulated Funds , arising from tlie contributions of Mem-• s only , amounting to upwards of One Million Sterling , I has an Annual llevenue of upwards of 176 , 000 k Dhe MUTUAL . PRINCIPLE being adopted , the entire pluses or "Profits , " as ascertained Triennially , are allo-; ed in addition to the sums Assured , and they present a itering prospect to the Members . Tor example : the sum iv payable on a Policy for 1 O 00 Z ., effected in 1831 , in 159 W . 8 d ., being a return of Seventy-one per Cent- oh the preums paid on middle-aged lives , and Policies effected in er years are similarly increased . ? he NEXT TRIENNIAL DIVISIONS PBOFEDS will : e place on 1 st MARCH , 1859 . Head Office , 20 , St . Andrew-square , Edinburgh . ROBT . C 1 IRISTLE , Manager . WI . FINLAY , Secretary . London Office , 2 G , Poultry , E . C . AliOHD . T-. RITCHIE , Agent . "Western London Office , 6 A , James ' s-strcet , Westbourue-terrace , IV . CHARLES B . LEVER , Solicitor , Agent .
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^ HE LIVERPOOL A 2 JD LONDON , AND MONARCH FIRE ATSTD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES , 37 , Castle-street , Liverpool ; , Regent-street , Waterloo-place ; 20 and 21 , Poultry , and 3 , Adelaide-place , London-bridge , London . 61 , Kinp-streot , Manchester , and 12 S , Ingram-street , Glasgow , ive now been amalgamated . FIRE DEPARTMENT . Dhe Premiums in the year 1856 exceeded 278 , 000 ? . ; the sses 137 , 900 * . LIFE DEPARTMENT . Bonuses declared and guaranteed when the policy is ued , thus involving no liability of partnership . Ihe new Premiums in 1856 were 15 , 500 ? ., and -the Total come lrom Premiums 104 , 000 ? . ; the Claims , 49 , 1007 . The lount received for the purchase of Annuities exceeded , 000 ? -, and that paid to Annuitants 12 . 000 Z . THE CAPITAL AND ACCUMULATED FUNDS vested to meet the engagements of the Company exceed ONE MILL . ION STEALING . Persons whose Fire Policies expire at Michaelmas are re-^ nded that the same should be renewed before the 14 th . itober . Forms of proposal may bo obtained from , the several ices as above , where applications for Agencies may be adosscd . SWINTON BOULT , Secretary of the Company . 23 rd Sept ., 1857 .
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) 11 OV 1 DENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION . Established 18-10 . TRUSTEES . los . Baring , Esq ., M . P . Win . Georgc Prescott , Esq . lomson Ilankey , Esq ., Earou L . N . de Rothschild , M . P . M . P . All classes may insure in this Association , which is on tVo utunl principle , and from its steiuly and progressive inoaso , oiJVrs perfect security . Policies effected in 1855—121 s for £ 82 , 350 185 G-7150 , for 100 , 280 Invested Capital 9-4 , 300 Annual income 27 , 000 The Third Division of Profits will take place at the end of ao present venr . \ V 1 LLIAM THOMAS LINFORD , Secretary . The Benevolent Fund in connexion with the above oilers [) ecial advantages to Clerks becoming members . JOHN ABEL SMITH , Esq ., M . P ., Treasurer . 15 , Moorgate-strcot , October 1 , 1857 .
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[ TEAL and SON'S NE ^ ILLUSTRATED L-L CATALOGUE contains deaipns and prices of every oscv'ptiou of BHDROOM FURNITURE , as well as of m litidsteado , and prices of evory description of JJedding . ont free by post . —Heal and Son , Bedstead , Bedding , and *™» Furniture Manufacturers , im > , Tottonham-court-
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DA . TENT IMPROVEMENTS IN STABLE £ A FITTINGS .-COTXAM'S PATENT COMPONIZKD aAW GJiES , Water or Gj'uel Troughs . Tito application of , "IS now patent method of lining iron mangors being i « iexn u Wl 11 greatly incroaae their adoption ; they possess » ' » wio advantages of Oottam ' s celebrated enamelled "angers , aro equal in appoaranoe , cleanliness , and durability , tho lining is warranted to stand any nmount of lair * oar . a , ut Wlll nej ( , ncr d ^ p , 10 r chnugo its colour by uso . wcaius patent permanent attached drop cover for tho Si t . ? 1 U 0 at osac »< ' > al addition to their Uttings ; it ia ihitl " , wny > can bo P'aood ana roplaeod in an instant , nnl ? , ' ,, ( sh « lH »»« ss , simplicity , and utility iu keeping the ontLiitH of tho troughs oloitn and regulating the quantity rnuoi . > 1 H 0 uito HUffloiont to eiiHiue its uno . The new S , . , top plate , to prevent tho horso wasting tho hav by Kf , T , 01 tho rack , iinil the improved curved lVoiit kn « n ! . means all Hlmrp projections aro obviated , Z w ii lutlN putonb noiaeleas halter guide and collar Sifi . ! l tho llt ! . wfy-i"vontcdswiv < il ring for allowing tho 2 fnTiT W C Ul n ? y P «» lWon . aro most important iitven-> ortah ?« i } lors ? b 1 ar « fcy a » d comfort ,. Cottam's paUmt Bw almS b 0 X . ? al 8 ° ot Kr"at ntllity iu tl >« 8 « Htt ; liiKHSttiiittH ^? ' " i - i , tUo , 1 ) at () llli 1 (>() H " l ) ox » " «* hanicHU table ( I . r " ' OVod H ( i il ) 1 * ' « Jrauw , aixl every di-Bcriptiuii ot ¦ o oMis Wm " CllU b . ° Beon al tll ( s "in-nuluetory and bIiow-S t ° 0 tU l ? , * ™\ " . Wi . iHloy-atreet . Oxftird-• wcot , London , W . Hluatratod , Catnlo Buca on app icatiou .
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ART-UNION OF GLASGOW . —Subscribers of One Guinea are entitled to immediate delivery of the large and b-cautiful Engraving on Steel of Blaclfse ' s Painting , "'Noah ' s Sacrifice , " or of any of the previous issues , if preferred ' . besides one chance of obtaining at the General Meeting in December a Paiuting or other work of Art . The whole I ^ iigraviugs may bo seen ,. and Lists of Prizes obtained , on application to GEO . GHANT , Honorary Secretary for London . 66 , Gracechurcli-street .
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-rHE ILLUSTHATED INVENTOR . —This JL Journal will be a Record of Progress in the various Mechanical and Chemical Arts , Industrial Manufac ures . Agriculture , Engineering , Patents , Inventions , & . c , and will include all Scientific Novelties , as well as the most humble domestic improv-ements . . Early orders should be given to all Booksellers atid . Newsagents . To be published on Saturday , Slst October . Price 5 d . ( Stamped , Cd . ) Ofiice , 2 S 9 , Strand , W . C .
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y AD'KIEL'S ALMANAC for 1858 . —Fortieth mLJ Thousand . Price fid- Contents : India , China , the lfcefortn Bill , &c . The great Indian Rebellion was fully portrayed in the Almanac for 1857 ! Hieroglyphic ; the Ilani and the Goat , &c . London : PrpsH , Stephensoh-, and Spence ; and all booksellers . -
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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BANKING COMPANY . Incorporated by Royal Charter , 1847 . LETTERS of CJ&JaDiT and BILLS are granted at par tipon the Banks at Adelaide , Port Adelaide , and Gawler . Approved drafts on South Australia negotiated and sent for collection . Every description of BanMng business is conducted direct with Victoria and New South "Wales , and also with the other Australian Colonies , through the Company ' s Agents . Apply at the Offices , No- 54 , Old Broad-street , London , E . C . WILLIAM PUBDY , Manager . London , October , JL' 857 .
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DEPOSIT AND DISCOUNT BANK ( Incorporated ) . — Deposits received at Six ; per Cent . Interest payable half-yearly . Drawing Accounts opened . Bills discounted . Annuities granted . . Chairman—The Eari / oe Devour 6 , Cannon-street West , E . C . G . H . LAW , Manager .
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BANK OF DEPOSIT , 3 , Pall-Mall , East , London . Established A . D . 1844 . Parties desirous of INVESTING MONEY are requested to examine the Plan of this Institution , by which a high rate of interest may be obtained wibh perfect security . The Interest is payable in January and July , either at the Head Office in London , or at the various Branches throughout the Country , PETER MORRISON " , Managing Director . Prospectuses and Eorms for opening Accounts sent free on applicat'on .
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£ 1000 IN CARE OF DEATH . A TTXED ALLOWANCE OF £ 6 PER WEEK IN THE EVENT OP INJURY BY ACCIDENTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION , may be secured by an Annual Payment of £ 3 for a Policy in the RAILWAY PASSliNGblRS ASSURANCE COMPANY . Smaller amounts may besecuredby proportionate payments . NO CHARGK FOR STAMP DUTY / . RAILWAY ACCIDENTS ALONE may bo insured against by the Journey or by the Year at all the principal Railway Stations , where also Forms of Proposal and Prospectuses maybe had—antl of tho Provincial . Agents—and at tho Head OlHce , London . N . B . —Tho usefulness of this Company is shown by tho sum paid as Compensation for Accidents . # 22 , 722 . Railway Passengers Assurance Company . Empowered by Special Act of Parliament . WILLIAM J . VIAN , Secretary . Office , 3 , Old Broad-street , E . C .
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HOUSEHOLDERS' MORTGAGE AND INVESTMENT COMPANY ( Limited ) . Preliminary Capital , 50 , 000 ? ., in 10 , 000 Shares of M . each . f |\ UE objects of the Company are the Purchase JL of Reversions and tlie-G-rantiiiK of Loans , for lon ^ or short periods , on the mortgage of real or household property , bank , railway , and othor shares , to bo repaid liy periodical instalments . Its operations will bo restricted to advances on positive security only , by which all risk of loss will be avoided . The advantage to tho public of borrowing on gradnnlly redeeming mortgages has beon proved to be extremely acceptable , in piMileronco to borrowing on mortgage-returnable in ohm HiiiEi , because the borrower , who can easily pay interest , aud a portion of the principal , if allow « d , is Heldom or never able to accumulate tho full amount borrowed . A system , therefore , which admits of tho gradual liquidation of a mortgnRc is obviously desirable . The investments of the " Company aro calculated to pay n dividend of at least 8 por cent . The liability of Hhareholdors is limited to the amount of their shares , aiid all tho advantages of tho recent changes iu 11 io law of prirtiici'Mlnp aru mado available . The Company offers , as a KtiaruntGc . tho investment of its fluids upon Hoeiiritios of tho llrst order only , and that no Director or Otliccr of tho Company shall beooino a borrower . A lialf-yenrly statement will be issued of money received ( specifying houi'cch ) —money invested ( specifying securities ) —general Nummary of business to dsvto , and protit and loss to dnto of HtaUnnent . Application for shares to bo made to RICHARD HODSON , Secretary . ir > and 10 , Atlam-Btrcot , Adclnhi .
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This day ia published , ia small 8 vo > price 4 s ,, THE OLD BACHELOR m tub OLD SOOTTiSH VILLAGE . By THOMAS AIRD . New Edition , revised aud enlarged . William Blackvtood and Sons , Edinburgh and Xondou ..
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NEW NOVEL . ~ THE NOBLE TRAMOUR . A Chboniomi :. By THOMAS , of Swarraton , Armiger . 3 vola . "As good an imitation of the writers of the days of Elizabeth , as is Chattertoti ' s Bristowe Tragedy of thewriters of the 15 th . century . —Observer . " The work possesses merit of a high and rare kind . "Morning Herald . "A book to bo read and remembered , aud will have & larger and quicker circulation than any novel issued during : the past year . "—Standard . London : Smith , Elder , and Co ., 65 , Cornhill .
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Two vols . in cloth , price 21 s . Now Ready-HIST ORY OF THE FACTORY MOVEMENT FRO 1 VI 3802 TO THE PASSING OF THE TEN HOURS' fSLLL IN 1847 . By ALFRED . London : Simpkin , MiESHALt , and Co .
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Just published , demy 8 vo , 9 s . cloth , THE SOLA . U SYSTEM AS IT IS , ANT > X NOT AS JT IS REPRESENTED : wherein Is shown , for the first time , the true , proper motion of the Sun through Space , at the rate of 100 , 000 Miles per Hour . By R . J- MORRISON , Lieut . R . N . " If tlie Sun move , the System moves with it , in ihe manner in which Mr . Morrison describes . " — * d £ fienceum . Xondon : Pipek , Stephensoh " , and Spencie .
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Just published , price 5 s ., the NATIONAL REVIEW . ETo . ' X . CONTTvNTS : T . The Reform of the Army . II . The ' Autobiography of a Mohammedan" Gen-TLEJIAN . III . Charles Watekton " . IV . The Ultimate Laavs of Physiology . V . Unspiritual Religion : Professor Rogers . VT . Alexander Smith ' s Poetry . VII . Popular Legesds a _ nod Fairy Tales . VIII . Bekangkk . IX . The Military Revoxt is India . X . Books of the Quauter Suitable fob Reading Societies . Chapman and Hall , 193 , Piccadilly .,
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Just published No . IV ., price Is ., of DA TENPORT DUNN . —A MAN OP OLfR DAY . By CHARLES LEVER With Illustrations by Phiz . Chapman" and Hall , 193 , Piccadilly .
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Just published No . VIII ., price is ., of P AVED WITH GOLD . By AUGUSTUS MAYHEW . ( One of the Brothers Mayhew . ) With Illustrations by Phiz . Chapman" and Hall , 193 , Piccadilly .
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rpiIE WESTMINSTER REVIEW - * - NEW SERIES . ' No . XXIY . OCTOBER , 1857 . Price Cs . CONTENTS : I . Female Dkess in 1857 . II . Political , Priests . III . Ql'KDAJI j OK , A » VENTUHES IN jMaLAYAJ T Watkrs . IV . Hibtory op CivilizxVtion rs England . V . Aurora Licigii . VI . The Four Emi > iuics . VII . The CiioEPHoua : of iEsciiYLUs . VIII . KKPRKSKNTAT-rVK GoVEUNMENI WHAT 73 IT GOOD FXJR ? IX . MOMMSICN ' s IvOMAN HlSTOHY . X . Tins Progress of Emgmsii Jurisprudence . CouTHMPonAiiY XriBit . VT 0 HK : —§ 1 . Theology and Philosophy . —§ 2 . Politics and Education . —§ 3 . iScienoe . —§ 4 * History , Biography , Voyages and Travels .- § 5 . Belles Letfcres and Art . London : John Chapman , S , King "William-street , Strand .
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O AN ATLAS G-RATIS WITH THE DISPATCH . N AND AFTER SUNDAY , OCTOBER 4 . 1857 , each Copy of tho DISPATCH will "bo accompanied with a Coloured Map , a CiiAnT , or tho Plan of n P ^ 'Y ;!!^ , 1 Tow . Bo n * l » furnish to each Subacriber , am ' a m 0 Bt ComProlionBivo , Coinpletu aud uueful Tho size of tho EngrnviiiRawill bo that of one pnfio of tho Newspaper , Six Maps and two Plans , hi each year , will bo of double tho size . r » i 5 « ? nlJ ? ' > in tlie courao of a short time , that the Dial A 1 CH ATLAS will contain more names antl positions of places than any other English publication of tlio kind . Ihe counties will bo given separately , and , wliero lanre , divided . Within the tlrst four months , India will bo nioro accurately and completely dolincatcd , iu a Scrieu of Nine Math , than in any British Atlaa . The names of tlie artists will bo tho best guarantee for perfect aecuraoy . Tho engravings will bo in tlio liiglicsC stylo of Art , involving a cost of MANY T 1 IOUSANJ ) S OF POUNDS . MoclmnioH' Institutes , Educational Establishments , Ilotiils , Il , ElecL-sLrcet , London .
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T HE ART luIBRAKY ( W BOOK ^ -KHAWINGS . PEINTS , & ( w on Ornamental Ar , t ; at South Kensington , is now open from 10 A-m . on Mondays , Tuesdays * aud Wednesdays ,, tali 10 p . m ^; on Thursdaya aud Fridays , till 7 p . m . ; and on Saturdays , till 4 p . m . iill Students have free admission , and tickets at 6 d . weekly , Is . 66 " . monthly , and 10 s . yearly , may be obtained at the / Library . Copying and tracing of prints , &c-, under proper regulations * are permitted . By order of the Committee of Council on Education .
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 10, 1857, page 983, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2213/page/23/
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