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THE ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. Incorporated A..D. 1720, by Charter of George the First. Chief Office, Royal Exchang-e, London ; Branch, 29, Pall-mall.
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¦ OIRE , LIFE , and 3 fARINE ASSURANCES X on liberal terms . . ' ¦ . '' Life Assurances with , or without , participation in Profits . Divisions of-Profit evert Five Years . ANY SUM UP TO £ 15 , 000 , INSURABLiG ON THE SAME LIFE . A liberal Participation in Profits , with exemption from the liabilities of partnership . A rate of Bonus equal to the average returns of Mutual Societies , with the guarantee of a larg-e invested Capital-Stock .. . The . advantages of modern practice , with the . security of an Office whose resources have been tested "by the experience of xeakiy a Century akd a Half . JOHN A- HlGHAM , Actuary and Secretary .
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THE NATIONAL FLAX COMPANY ( LIMITED ) . Capital 200 , b 00 & , in Shares of 1 / , each . 5 s . to be paid on application . Directors . ' Sir John Dorat , Vice-Pres . R . S . L ., President . John Beddoe , Esq ., Licehill , near Stourport ; Worcestershire . . . J . T . Croft , Esq ., JO , Regent-street , S . W . Lieut .-Colonel C E . During-, 47 , York-street , PortmanegiiarOi " \ V . Frederick Hamilton , Esq ., 32 , Gloucester-place . T . E . Marsland , Esq ., 2 , Pall-mall , S . tV . Wallace Pedder , Esq ., Wadhurst , Sussex . George Thornton , Esq ., C . E ., F . G . S ., &c . Bankers—Messrs . Heywood , Konnards , and Co . Secrotiiry—Mr . James M . Haldon , F . R . G . S . Offices—103 , Grcsliain-honse , London , E . C . JTHHE hnports of foreign Flax Fibre having de-- * - clincd to a most serious extent and the cultivation of the plant decreased at home , ngroat necessity has ' arisen for laying the foundation of a system whereby a sufficient supply of raw material may bo secured to meet the requirements of a / jreat staple industry of the courjtry , known as the flax and linen trade . It lias therefore been determined to form the National Flax Company ( Limited ) , wlioroby such a system may bo initiated . ¦ ' ¦ This will be effected by the introduction of mechanical improvements , whereby a continuous and easy , na well aa profitable , preparation of tho fibro from the plant can bo effected . Such preparation will bo enrriod on in establishments to bo cnllcd rettories , and to bis erected in suitable localities , whoro tho flax crop , in its entirety or otherwise , will bo purchased from the grower . By thus creating a mftrkot within easy reach of tho farmer , nnd provinghim to practically that hu . can easily produce a good paying crop , needing no further trouble in us preparation , nud for which he may regularly receive roarty-nionoy at harvest time , when the demands on "him for labour cost aro large , it in consldcrud that n yory u ' xtim-¦ Blvagrowth of flax will bogTndu'hUy Introduced throughout tho country gouerully . ' ; ¦ A more perfect cultivation of this plant will also bo Induced , whereby many ox tot In ft . prejudices In respect to tho supposed exhaustive proportion of Unx will be removed , and thp grower convinced that it i « ronllv one of valuu in ( KtttrietH auitablo to it and In fnlr rotut Ion . It will also bo found tlint . lima oapublu of producing- any kind of grain in equally available for flax , nnd thatthoro Is no better preparation for a wheat crop to follow . I | io Company have booupi . mI thi > pntontu , plans , and Hc-rvIcoh oi Mr . G . A , Cat or , who Iu . h di'votvd a largo sum of nvonpy and many years in bringing the matter to ItsproHcnt affective condition . Wy ruforvnvp to the dutullud proHpoctiiH , which may bo him on application , it will bt > ( 'hourly soon that , wltli tlio oiitiuy propoHud , a very luim * dividend may bo cumulated on with porll-ot Hnft-ty , showing that this Company pivnontH unuHunlfvaturvsnfproinlHoU ) purlieu Hooking InvUrmunt J » Hiibatantlal and woll-oonsldwred vntorprlweB ?
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DEPOSIT AND DISCOUNT BANK . ETO VJRR CENT , bn sums fovflxod pqriods or At bovoh diiys notice , or Throo por Cent , at Cam ,. Tl » o Itlght Hon . ( ho J 3 nrl of DEVON , Chairman . nm ,. « a a , y ° - - L ^^ ! Manager . Oill « o 8 , <) , Cannon-strcot T < ihK K , C ,
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FENDJCRS , STOVES , and FIRE-JRONS ; iUryera of the above arc requestod before flually clo-CidiiiB , to visit WILLIAM g . BlfllTON'S SHOW-l «/ 0 WS . They contain such an aHSortmont of FEND 10 US , STOVWS , JtANG-lSS , FIHE-UtONa , and GENE UAL IRONMONGERY' , as cannot bo approached elsewhere , either for variety , novelty ; beauty of ( fosign , or exqulsltonessof worlcmanahi |> . JJriglit stoves , with ormolu ornaments anil two sets of bars , , « 8 Ifls . to MM 10 h . j bronzed fendor » , . with trtnmlui'cls , 7 s to £ Z 12 s . ; Btoel funders . ' jtti Ifls . to AH ; ditto , with rleli ormolu ornaments , from K \> Ws . to iftlS ; lire-Irons , froni sjh . 3 d . tho sot to XI 4 s . The IIUHTON ami all otlior JL'A'A'JBNT STOVWS , with radiating hourth-phUea . WILLIAM . " S . BUR-TON'S GENERAL VV FURNISHING ¦ IRONMONGERY CATALOGUE in ^ i n fttl F 'l . ' ni l , fi'oe ,, ? y W ^ i u contains . nj » varil » ot 400 UlitBtrutloiiH of , his lllhnltod Stock of Electro nnd ShoilUrhl l'lato , Nickel Bllver and Drltannla M . ital goorta , Dlah Covt-ra and Hot Wator Dishes , Stoves , VuikWii'h . Marble ChlnuH'y pieces , Kltcliori Raugt'H , Lampn , GaaolUira , Tea yrnu and vottk-s , l * oa Trayn , CloulkB ,, Table Cutlery , Hatlis and Toilot Ware , Turnory , Iron and llrasa « i'Cl-Htcndu , lJoddlng , Uod llanglng « , « &o ,, with Hats of prlcou jmd planH of tUo slxroon largt ) Hljow-roon ^ H , at : iu , Oxford-Btroot " \ V . ; X , 1 a , « and tt , Nowman-Htroot ; and i , 0 , mul ( I , l ' orry'o-plaoo , London . —Established WM . BK D STE ADS , BA TII S , nnd LAMPS . WILLIAM H . JJURTON has SIX LARGE HHOWROOtVIti dovotod oxoliiHlvvly to tlio . SEPARATE l > lrtl ' , ^ y ,. of i \ Am > H ! "ATITS , nnd METALLICi HJ « I ) . « TJ !) Al > . s . Tho Htook of onolj Ih At . onoo tlio largoaf , mro'cut , and moMt varied over tmbniittocl to tho public , and niiirkva « t pi'louH proporllonatowlth thowo that luavo tondod tpmftko hlij uMtiibiluhntont tho moat dlaHngufrhml in thia ' country . ItodatondH , from I ' M Od . to XQ \ . Oh . oaoli , - HI lower liatliB , ft-om 8 a . () d . to 01 . Oh . onoli , L « iiiipw ( Modoratour ) , from , Oh . Od . to 71 . 7 a , ouch , ( AD otlior UindH at tho minto rato . ) Pure Colza Oil ..... 4 s , « d . pvrffnllon ,
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TO INVALIDS , MERCHANTS , A OTHERS * milE PATIONT A 1 JIKKT ^ OKjftB&t' "\ X LOIJNGIKti CHAIR , t 1 k > moat '" Nni'lo ^ u ^ J ^ wAPWK , ' ( w ) ^ over manufaotiirod . « ulfM ) roj > ollJliff ' >» 'l > . ^' l «^ 5 l ** 2 i % ft' £ Ak t " ovory oilier doHi : i'li ) tli ) ii of ulmlr for ¦ In unfWlMW !» o . ffilmr M \ * *« Moohanlcal Clmliw and UocIh of ovory lUiac ^ t ^ jL Npw ^* L , A > - \ bulatoi-H , &v . ( lliolai'tft'iJl i > H » o >' M uullt , ] l V ^ Jmy , K 8 SaT V-4 ^ On hand for salu or lili 1 * 1 . Agents s— MoHBrH ^ tfp ^ MMgOT ^ rj- -A >—• and Co ., liombay , JJatavln , Hlngaporo , ftTWro * Mi ^« Mi * y ;« J . - McBBrB . i <\ W . UrowjKi nnd C <> ., <' aloulta , H ^ P ^ JtS ^ Pv ^ i ' il f Mnnufiioturor , J . WAUU , ft n > iil ( } , Lolcoslor ^< te ^< WWPr ^ . A >| . / T liutnmlulwii W ) years . w \ i ^ & 1 &-stf&fj P 7
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VISITING AND WEDDING CARDS . Kngravod u »< l 1 ' rlnti-d by l " 'Jrnt- «! ja . s « Worliinen , at , . LIMBIRD'S , 3 * 4 , STRAND , OITOSITM AVATKItl . OO-IHtlDdli ; . Woddlng . Stationery , Heraldic KugiMvliin ' , Ul * -Sluklny , and 1 'latoH for Shirking Lliicn , IJnokw , Ac . LUIIH 1 M . VM , ; tll , STRAND , W ^
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ART-UNION OF LONDON . SUIJtiCUlI'TION ONU GUINEA . T ) RIZEHOIJ ) EItS select from tlio Public Ex . JT hibitionB . JOvory Subacribor han a C'liiinee of a , valuable l'rlze , and un finprt'BBlon of a hirgv and Important Engraving by C . W . Sharps , from the celobriitoil rluturu by "VV . 1 ' . Frith , R , A , ( tho property of her Majcsly ) , " LIfo a . t the Sea-Hidv , " now roiidy for dilivory . fiKoitau Godwin , ) Honorary Lkwjm 1 'ocock , ( Hi'j-rotark'j ) . Ill , WoBt Strinul .
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THE TWEKT Y-F IF T H ANNUAL KEPOKT , Cash Account and Balance Sheet , to 31 st December last , aa laid before the Members of THE MUTUAL LIFH ASaUHANCB SOCIETY , at the General Meeting ; on Wednesday , listhl ^ ebruary , 1850 , is now printed , and may be had on a written or personal application at the Society ' s Oillco , : t 0 , King-street , Cheapside , Ei ( 3 . To tlio Report nnd Accounts is . appended a list of Bonuses paid on the Clainis of the year 18 f > 8 . ' C 1 IAULK 8 ING ALL , Actuary . The Mutual Life Assuuanoe Offices , : «» , King-street , Cheapside , London , E . C .
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R 13 V . C . G , FIXNEY'S LECTUKIiS . In one thick volume , pp . 1 , 010 , with 1 ' ortrnit , 8 vo , cloth , 10 s . Od . LECTURES ON SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY , embracing Lectures on Moral Government , The Atonement .. Moral and Physical Depravity , Natural Ability , Moral nnd . Gracious ; Itopentnnoo , Faith , 'Justification , Hinctlficutiou , Sovereignty , Election , Divine 1 ' urpoHOH , I ' tM-sovoranee , &e . The whole work Ifovisbd , with an Introduction , by thollev , l ) n . ]< kdfoui > , ofWorct'Stor . L ondon : WitwAai Teug ^ Co ., 85 , Queen-street , Cheapside , K . C .
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New Historical Poem on Russia . Fcp . 8 vo , 3 s . 0 d ,, extra cl-OLGA , OR RUSSIA IN THE TENTK CENTURY . " The period selected is that which intervened between the first introduction of the Christian religion by the Empress Olga , and the time when it wasiitially established under her grandson Vladimir ; The historical details are strictly in accordance ; w . ith the narrations of tlie Chroniclers . ''—London : Knight and Son , Clerkenwcll Close .
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ACCIDENTS ARE OF DAILY OCCURRENCE . Insurance data show that ONE PERSON" in every FIFTEEN is more or less injured by Accident yearly . . . An Annual Payment of £ 3 secures : A FIXED ALLOWANCE OF £ G PEK WEEK IN THE EVENT OF INJURY , OR £ 1 , 000 IS CASK OF DKATH FltOH ACCIDENTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION ; By a Policy iii the . : . RAILWAY PASSENGERS' ASSURANCE COMPANY , Which has already paid in compensation for Accidents £ 37 , 009 . Forms of Proposal and Prospectuses may be had at the Company ' s Offices , and' at all tlie principal Railway Stations , where , also , Railway Accidents alone may bo insured agrainst by the Journey or year . p NO CHARGE FOR STAMP DUTY . CAPITAL , ONE MILLIONWILLIAM J . VIAN , Secretary . Railway Passengers' Assurance Company , Ofliccs , 3 , Old J $ r 6 ad r strect , London , E . C .
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Now ready , price 3 s . . . -ROBERT BUBKK AND OTHER LYIilCS ; Ry Gerald MasseY , Author of " Babe Christabei , " &c . London : W . Kent and Co . ( late D . Uogue ) , 86 , FIcet-st . ; ' Edinburgh : A . Ecliot , Princes-street : '
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THE LATE MAJOR HODSONV This Day , Second Edition , with Additions and Portrait . ¦ •¦ ' ¦ ¦¦ 10 s . Od . TWELVE YEARS OF A SOLDIER'S LIFE IN INDIA . Being Extracts from the Letters of Major W . S . R . HODSON , Conamandaut of Hodson ' s 'llors . c . ; including- a Personal Narrative of the Siege of Delhi and Civpture of the King . Edited by his Brother , the Rev . GEOR < fE H . HODSON , M . A ., Follow of Trinity College , Cambridge . London : John " W . PiVRKEK and Son , West Strands .
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NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY . NOTICE . — LADY > DAY RENEWALS . . Losses by Fire occuring during the Fifteen Days of Grace arc made-good to the assured . The business of the Company exceeds £ 06 , 000 , 000 . The duty paid to Government for the year 1857 was £ 78 , 301 , and the amount insured on farming stock £ 10 j 03 (> , 49 U . ¦ A boiius of three-fifths of the . profits periodically made to parties insuring , Who have thus from time to time received sumsi . ainounting in the aggregate to £ 400 , 000 . ¦¦ . . ¦ The rates ot premium are in no . case higher than those charged by the other principal offices making no returns to their insurers . ¦ . . For prospectuses apply ait the Society ' s offices Surreystreet , Norwich , and C , Crescent , New Bridge-street , Black- , friars , H . C . . .
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The First Volume , Second Edition , with an Analytica Table of Contents , « vo , yis . HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION IN ENGLAND . BY . HENRY THOMAS BUCKLE . London : John "W . Parker and Son , "W ' ost Strand-
The Royal Exchange Assurance. Incorporated A..D. 1720, By Charter Of George The First. Chief Office, Royal Exchang-E, London ; Branch, 29, Pall-Mall.
THE ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE . Incorporated A . D . 1720 , by Charter of George the First . Chief Office , Royal Exchange , London ; Branch , 29 , rail-mail .
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VOL . X . No . 468 Q ~ SATURDAY , MARCH 12 , 1859 . Price -jlSSffi ^ dSy ^" ** ;
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Leader (1850-1860), March 12, 1859, page unpag., in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2285/page/1/
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