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JANUARY 10, 1857. NORWICH UNION FIRE OFFICE.- Amount Insured £l 3,F91,836. SPECIAL NOTICE.--That a bonus has been declared upon all Premiums paid between the 25th of December, 1850, and the 24th of December, 1455, which may be received on application at the Society's Office, at the respective quarters at which the Policies are renewable. The Bonus will be equal to a reduction of thirty-five per cent. on the current Premium to persons in. :mired during the whole of the above period. 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, Illackfriars, London. Notice of Dividend. B ANK OF DEPOSIT, No. 3. PALI,MALT, EAST, LONDON — The Warrants for the Halt-Yearly Interest, at the rate of Five per Cent. per Annum, on Deposit Accounts to the 31st Decem ber, are ready f , r delivery and payable daily between the Hours of Ten and Four. PETER MORRISON. Managing Director. Ifith Janu ary, 1857. Prospectuses and Forms for opening Investment Accounts sent free on application. QPECIAT. NOTICE.-At COMPTON HOUSE, on MONDAY NEXT, January 6th, SEWELL and CO. will show:— 400 Pieces of the Richest French Ribbons—all at ls. 00. per yard, usual price Is. ed. 100 Boxes of Fine French Cambria Handkerchiefs, at 26; the half-dozen—usually sold at 2 guineas. A Manufacturer's Stock of Rich Rays Moire Antique Dresses at 41 guineas, usually 7 guineas. A Large quantity of Lust Season's Rich Silks at half prices and A Magnificent Assortment of the Guinea and Half-Guinea Evening Dress, in every variety of colouring. SE WELL and CO., Compton-house, Frith•street, Soho. GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, USED IN THE ROYAL LAUNDRY, And pronounced by HER MAJESTY'S LAUNDRESS to THE FINEST STARCH SHE EVER USED. Sold by all C handlers. Grocers, Ate. he. ()NE OF DR. LOCOCK'S PULMONIC ki WAFERS, allowed to lissolve in the mouth, immediately relieves the most violent Asthma, Cough, or Cold, and protects weak lungs from all the irritation of Fogs and Frosts. Sold by all Chemists at Is. IN., is. 9d., and lls, per box. NOTWITHSTANDING THE BOMBARD ENT and consequent suspension of Trade at CANTON, the EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY are still supplying the Glb. bag of Congou Tea at 2s. 6d. per lb. Teas are already 3d. per lb. dearer. Warehouses, 9, GREAT SAINT HELEN'S CHURCHYARD, Bishopsgate. CELEBRATED HAIR PREPARATIONS. ALEX. 'ROSS'S LIQUID HAIR DYE, easily applied,' being the beet in the world : sold from Ba. Rd. ; sent free for 3.1 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DESTROYER, or Depilatory, for removing superfluous hair from the face, neck, arms, and hands, 3s. 01. per bottle; sent for stamps, free by post, eight extra.—Also, ALEX. ROSS'S FACE POWDER, or Pernodore, from Is. the packet ; free, fourteen stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 1, little Queen street, High Holborn, Wholesale Agent, IlancLer, Fattingdon-street. WIIITMORE AND CRADDOCK'S UNIVERSITY CANDLES, Nlannfactured for them by P RIC, F. 'S PAT ENT CAN DI, E COMPANY, Limited. These Candles are unrivalled for steadi• ness and brilliancy of light, at one-third the price of the finest Wax or Sperm. They are free fr.nn all unpleasant smell, hard to the touch, and contain no deleterious ingredient. Sold, retail only, in ornamental boxes, at Is., 45., and Gs. each. BELMONT GLYCERINE SOA, in buxes 6d., Is., and Is. Gd. each. Terms, Cash. The City Retail Depot for Price's Patent Candles, Night• Lights, etc.. WHITMORE and CRADDOCK, 16, BISHOPS GATE•STREET WITHIN, London. (Old Servants of Price's Candle Company.) TW. BENSON'S WATCH, CLOCK, and r• CHRONOMETER MANUFACTORY, 93 and 94, LUD GATE HILL, London. Established 1'49. .1. W. BENSON, Manufacturer of GOLD and SILVER WATCHES of every description, construction, and pattern Invites attention to his magnificent and unprecedented dis play of Watches, which is admitted to be the largest and best selected Stock in London. It consists of Chronometer, Duplex, Patent, Detached I.ever, Horizontal, and Vertical Movements, jewelled, ac., with all the latest improvements, mounted in superbly-finished engine -turned and engraved Gold and Silver Cases. l'he designs engraved upon many of the cases are by eminent artists, and can only be obtained at this Manu factory. If the important requisites, supei iority of finish, com bined with accuracy of performance, elegance, curability, and reasonableness of price, ere wished for, the intending Purchaser should visit this Manufactory, or send for the ILLUSTRATED PAM Pli LET, published by J. W. BENSON (and sent post free on application), which contains sketches, prices, and direc tions as to what Watch to buy, where to buy it, and how to use it. Several hundred letters have been received from persons who have bought Watches at this Manufactory, bearing testimony to the correct performances of the same. OPINIONS OF TILE PRESS. ......... From the Horning Poat, Oct. SO, 1850.—" Exhibits exquisite artistic feeling in ornamentation, and perfection of mechanism in structure." From the Morning Chronicle, Oct. 80.—" Excellence of design and perfection in workmanship." From the Morning Advertiser, Nov. I.—" The high repute which Mr. Benson has obtained for the qualities of his manu facture stands second to none." From the Moriiin;7Herald, Nov. 3.—" The high standing of Mr. Benson as a London manufacturer must secure for him a large amount of public patronage." From the Globe. Nov. 3.—" All that can be desired in finish, taste, and design." GOLD WATCHES, Horizontal Movements, Jewelled, kn. accurate time-keepers, 31 lbs, 41 15s, 51155, to 151 I:,s each. Gold Lever Watches, jewelled and highly-fiuished movements, 81 Gs, 81 Bs, 101 10s, 121 12s. 141 14s, 1t;1 IGs, to 40 guineas. SILVER WATCHES, Horizontal Movements, Jewelled, &a., exact time-keepers, 21 2s. 21 151, 31 15., to 51 5a etch. Silver Lever Watches, highly finished, jewelled movements, 31 1011, 4110 a, Si 10s, 71 10s, 81 10s. 101 10s, to 20 guineas. A Two Years' Warranty given with every Watch, and sent, carriage paid, to Scotland, Ireland, Wales, or any part of the kingdom, upon receipt of Post-ottice or Bankers' order, made payable to J. W. BENSON, .13 and 34, Ludgste-hill, London. Alerehanta, Shippers, and Watch Olubs supplied. Old Watches taken in Exchange. THE PRESS. CAVALRY COLLEGE, RICHMOND, CLost , , to tho RAILWAY sTATIUN. Patron—Lord COSI It E ItSl 1.. RE, In consequence of the great difficulty experienced In procuring a sufficiency of ground suitable fur the purposes of the College in the immediate vicinity of flothampton, the Proprietors have obtained a lease of the magnificent mansion and premises at Richmond, recently in the occupation of the Royal Naval Female School, and have entered upon possession. All applications, therefore, to view the College and Grounds must bu addressed to Captain Barrow, the Iteeldeut Commandant, who may be :teen every day at the College between one and four p.m. Letters ro• gsrding terms of admission, ,te., to be addressed as usual to Sir. Henry Manning, Secretary, 102, NEW IiOND.STREET, of whom printed " Schemes of the Cavalry College Education " may be had. CILDRIDGE'S BALM OF COLUMBIA, Vv acknowledged for the last thirty years to be the most elfee. Mal remedy produced for restoring the hair and promoting the growth of whist - v.li and moustaches, is continually receiving the most distinguished testimonials, proving its superiority over all other specifics of the same nature. In bottles, 38.0 d., 135., and Ila. Sold wholesale and retail, 19, Wellington-street North Strand. LADIES VISITING LONDON will find at SOW ERBY, TATTON, and CO'S., Regent-circus, Oxford street, EVERY NOVELTY of the SEASON :—French Silks in checked and bared Glace'', wide width, at 2.:5. tad. the dress. Fiench Brocaded Silks, yard wide, at 4ss. 6it, the robe. Rich French 3-flounced Silk Robes, at Ws. 6d. Ditto, with Velvet., 9i s. dd. itich flounced French Merino Dresses, trimmed velvet and plush, at Ms. Flounced and double skirt Tweed Dresses, trimmed velvet and plush, at las. td. Irish l'oplin Dresses, in all the clans, at 21s. 6d. Opera Cloaks and Bet abuse Mantles, in every shade of colour, at lss. 9d. Rich Beaver Cloths and Mantles, at equally moderate prices. Paisley long wove Shawls, at 21s. French Cachmere ditto, at 31s. ed. Furs of every description. Ball and Evening Dresses, cora• mencing at 9s. O.I.—SOWERBY, TATTON, and CO. O()SLIMS cwisTAL GLASS CHANDE LIERSv for GAS and CA NDLES.—A great variety of the newest and richest designs always on view; also a large assort. meut of glass luetres, decanters, wine glasses, dessert services and every description of table glans at very moderate prices. ORNAMENTAL. GLASS of the newest and most beautiful de scription. Export and furnishing tirders executed with despatch —44, Oxford-street. Manufactory, Broad-street, Birminglistut Established 107. The Best Food for Children, Invalids, and Others. DOBINSON'S PATENT BARLEY, for making superior Barley-Water in Fifteen Minutes, has not only obtained the Patronage of her Majesty and the Royal Family, but has become of general use to every class of the community, and is acknowledged to stand unrivalled as an emi nently pure, nutritious, and light food for infants, children, and Invalids. Much approved for making a delicious custard•pudding and excellent for thickening broths or soups. DOBINSON'S PA TENT GROATS it for more than thirty years have been held in constant and Increasing public estimation as the purest farinat of the oat, and as the best and most valuable preparation fur making a pure and delicate gruel. which forms a light and nutritious singlet for the aged, Is a popular cure for colds and influenza, is of general use in the sick-chamber, and, alternately with the Patent Barley, is an excellent food for infants and children. Prepared only by the Patentees, ROBINSON, BRUNT LLB, and CO., Purveyors to the Queen, 64, Red Lien-street, Holborn, London. Sold by all respectable grocers, druggists, and others, In town and country, in packets of Cd.and Is., and in finnil, canisters at 25., 45., and 10s. each. WE. RUSKIN ON TURNER. On Wednesday, price One Shilling, VOTES ON THE PICTURES BY J. M. W. TURNER, now being exhibited at Marlborough }loose, Pall•mall. 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