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CAUTION. -TO TRADESMEN, Al ER CHANTS, SHIPPERS, OUTFITTERS, Re.—Whereas it has lately come to my knowledge that aome unprincipled person or persons have for some time past been imposing upon the public, by selling to the trade and others a spurious article, under the name of BOND'S PERMANENT NARKING INK, this is to give Notice that I am the original and sole Proprietor and Manufacturer of the said article, and do not employ any Ult• cellar, or authorise any person to represent themselves as coming from my Establishment for the purpose of selling the said Ink. This Caution Is published by me to prevent ftirther imposition upon the public, and serious injury to myself.—E. R. BOND, Sole Executrix and Widow of the late John Bond, Slta, Long-lime, West Smithfield, London. [SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1854. PALLADIUM LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 7, WATERLOO PLACE, PALL MALL, LONDON. (ESTABLISHED 1824.) Lord Bateman. Joseph Esdaile, Esq. Captain C. J. Bosanquet, R.N. William Augustus Guy, ILD Robert Cheers, Esq. James Murray, Esq. Patrick Colquhoun, Esq. LL.D. Philip Rose, Esq. Sir Jas. Buller East, Bart., M.P. Samuel Skinner, Esq. Charles Elliott, Esq., F.R.S. Charles Evan Thome., Esq. Trustees—Robert Cheer., Esq. ; Charles Elliott, Esq., FAS . •, Joseph Esdalle, Esq. ; James Murray, Esq. Auditors—William Edward Gilpin, Esq.; Sir John Young Bart., M.P.; Thomas Reynolds, Esq. Bankers—The London and Westminster Bank. Physician—Seth Thompson, M.D. Undoubted security, guaranteed by a large capital ; an Indus. tial proprietary; the long standing of the Office, and the satiate. factory results of its business. Facility in settlement of claims. Liberty to travel in any put of Europe, without extra Premium. Loans aqui% aleut to the value of the Policies. To those who desire to secure the advantages of a prospective bonus, by a small additional outlay, the deed of settlement assigns four•fifths of the profits. Bonuses may be commuted for equivalent reductions of Pre. mium at the option of the Assured, by which arrangement the amount originally assured may be kept up at a continually di. _ creasing cost. Insurances effected on Joint as well as on single lives, for short terms or otherwise, and to meet any speeitied contingency The ago of the life assured is admitted on the Policy at the time of effecting the Assurance, or at any other time, on prattle. Don of satisfactory proof. Every information and assistance will be given to Assuren, either at the offices, No. 7, Waterloo-place, Loudon ; or by the n°. ciety's agents, established In all principal towns. JEREMIAH LODGE, A. 8., Resident Actuary and Secretary. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. ALFRED WIGAN. On MONDAY NEXT, Jan. 0, and every Evening during the Week (except Thursday, when there will be no performance, Mr. Alfred Wigan having the honour to perform at Windsor Culls), lint time at this Theatre, the Comic Drama called THE FIRST NIGHT. Principal chatacters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Leslie, Vincent, H. Cooper, dm.; Miss Wyndham, and Mille P. Florian. After which, the Extravaganza, called THE CAMP AT THE OLYMPIC, in which will appear Messrs. A. Wigan, Emery, F. Robson, Cooper, and Galli ; Mesdames A. Wigan, Stirling, P. Horton, Chatterly, E. Turner, and Wyndham. To conclude with THE WANDERING MINSTREL. Jem Rags, Mr. E. Robson. Box-otilee open from Eleven to Five. Doors open at Seem and commence at Halflast Seven. Stalls, is.; Boxes, 45.; Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is. mINERALOGY AND GEOLOGY.- Elementary Collections, which will greatly facilitate the stud of these interesting branches of sedence, can be bad of J. TEN NANT, Mineralogist to her Idajesty,l49,STßAND, Loodos. Mr. Tennant gives PRIVATE INSTRUCTION iu Mineralog and Geology. • ORNAMENTS for the DRAWING-ROOM , LIBRARY, or DINING.ROOM, emulating of a great ye. riety of Vanes, Figures, Groups, Inkstands, Candlesticks, Obe Rake, Inlaid Tables, &c., in Derbyshire spar, marble, Italian alt• bloater, bronze, ate.—llanufactured and Imported by James Ten. nant, No. 149, STRAND, Loudou. AI)ANIS'S ANNUAL BALL. - MR. THOMAS ADAMS has the honour to announce to his sti merous Patrons that his EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL BALL id take place at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James's, on Tues. day, Febrnare 21st, when his celebrated Quadrille Band, patron ised by the Royal Family, will be in attendance. Gentlemen's Tickets, 12s. bd.; ladies ditto, 7 s. 641. ' i nc luding refreshments. Tickets to be obtained at Mr. Thomas Adams's, Royal Quadrille Offices, 77, John-street, Fitzroy-square, and at the Booms. is early application for tickets is particularly requested.—N.S. Master of the Ceremonies, Mr. Frampton. ESTATES OF THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—FOURTENTH PUBLIC DRAWING. On Saturday, the lith of January, at noon, A the Offices, 31. NORFOLK-STREET, STRAND, LONDON, the Fourteenth PUBLIC DRAWING amongst the Uncompleted Shares not yet on the Order of Rights, for priority of selection of lots on the es• sites bought for the Contiervativn Land Society, will take place. All Shares taken prior to the final numbers being placed In the wheel, up to the time of the drawing, will participate in the ad vantage. thereof. The iniallotted estates are West Malvern, W orces tershire ; th e Round - hill Park, Brighton (second portion), East Sussex; Oat. lauds-grange, Weybridge, West Surrey ; Woodbury-park, Tote bridge Wells, West Kent; Castle hill, Reading, Berkshire; Hour slow, close to the railway station ; Tottenham-green, and St. Mar garet's, Richmond, in Middlesex. A share paid up iu full is placed on the Order of Riebtd at once, price HI. Is. Gd., five per cent. interest being allowed oa the subscriptions up to the time of the choice of a lot on any estate, such selection being made or not as the member thinks fit. Five per cent . interest is also allowed on subseriptlons of a year in ad vance (51. 3s. lid.) and upwards. Poet-office orders for Its, id being the first monthly subscription (the subsequent panes's, being SM, per month, with Is. every three months, in oddities, for quarterage for the expenses), in the name of Charles Lewis . Gremeisen, payable at 282, Strand, will secure the iminmedste enrolment of names in the Society's books. The Bonus declared for the end of the first financial year, up to the 29th of September , was six per cent. No partnership liability. The system wbicb is peculiar to the Conservative Land Society, of establishing the Order if Rights by completion, drawing, and seniority, by worked vn effectively, that upwards of 2,000 Shares are now es the Ilegi-ter of Rights, of which nearly 000 were drawn, and ar wards of 400 were by seniority. As a prudential, safe, sound, sod profitable investment, the claims of the Conservative Land 20 eiety, presenting es it does well-balanced advantages for thl smallest inventor as well as the large capitalist, sae =dents* The prompt withdrawal of %hares by a member whenever bean, wish to draw out his money is insured. The practical saps' vision of an active executive committee over the whole weals( of the Society secures for the shareholders the most judle purchases of land, thus enabling the members to acquire ground-rents, s kind of investment which is based on the firmest foundation. CHARLES LEWIS GRU.N...ieteretall• Lo 'don . Printed and Published at the 0/11ce, 110. Strand. is the Precinct of the Sa‘oe, in the County of Middles/a , W ALFRED INT., of 17, Iletlfora-street, Covent•gardrn, on SaTV DAT, the 7th day of January, 1854• .M ilima.