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(ISLER'S CRYSTAL GLASS CHANDE v LIERS for GAS and CANDLES.—A great variety of the newest and richest designs always on view ; also a large assort ment of glass luetres, decanters, wine glasses, dessert services and every descriptiou of table glass at very moderate prices. ORNAMENTAL GLASS cf the newest and most beautiful de scription. Export and furnishing 9rders executed with despatch —44, Oxford-street. Manufactory, Broad-street, Birmingham Established 1807. JUNI 20, 1857. pELICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. ESTABLISHED IS 1797. 70, LOMBARD-STREET, CITY, and 57, CHAR ING CROSS, WESTMINSTER. DIRECTORS. Robert Gurney Barclay, Esq. ' Kirkman D.llodgson,Esq.,M.P. William Cotton, D.C.L.,F.R.S. Henry Lancelot Holland, Esq. John Davis, Esq. Benjamin Shaw, Esq. William Walter Fuller, Esq. Matthew Whiting, Esq. Jas. A. Gordon, M.D., F.R.S. M. Wyvill,Juu.,Esq.,lll.P. henry Grace, Esq. This Company offers:— Complete Security. Moderate Rates of Premium, with participation in Four-fifths or Eighty per Cent, of the Profits. Low Rates without Participation in Profits. LOANS in connection with Lifo Assurance on approved Security, in Sums of not less than 5001. ANNUAL PREMIUM required for the Assurance of £lOO for the whole term of life.— Without A g o Profits 9 Z 1 0 20 3 1 30 2 4 0 With Profits 421 1S 0 1 19 3 2 10 4 Without 4 " 6 " Profits 40 2 u 0 3 6 6 60 4 9 4 10 7 60 6 0 8 7 4 With Profits ROBERT TUCKER, Secretary. SCOTTISH EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. ESTABLISHED 1431. The TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING of this Society was held in Edinburgh, on the Bth May, David J. Thompson, Esq., in the chair. The Report by the Directors stated, that the number of Policies issued during the year ending Ist March last, was 8314, the sums thereby assured being 300,4401., and the Annual Premiums thereon, 9,3891.—a1l of which exceed, in every particular, those of the previous year. The Invested Funds of the Society amount to 41,029,004 The Annual Revenue, to .. 4178,411 The Existing Assurances, to 44,882,098 Copies of the Report may now be obtained at the Society's offices. ROBT. CHRISTIE, Manager. Head Office, 26, St. Andrew square, Edinburgh. London Office, 28, Poultry, E.C. A RC H D. T. RITCHIE, Agent. Western London Office, 6A, James's•st., Westbourne•terrace, W. CHARLES R. LEVER, Solicitor, Agent. ART TREASURES EXHIBITION -HER MAJESTY'S VISIF.—To secure LODGINGS In MAN CHESTER, during the Queen's Visit, apply to Mr. HADEN, Offices of the Exhibition, 104), Mosley•street, Manchester. THE PRESS. NEW EDITION OF MARRYAT'S POTTERY. Now Ready, Second Edition, Revised and Augmented, with 12 Coloured Plates and 240 Woodcuts, medium Svc) HISTORY OF POTTERY AND PORCELAIN (MEDUEVAL AND MODERN). BY JOSEPH MARRYAT, JOHN MURRAY, Albemarle Street. ESQ. LORD DUFFERIN'S YACHT VOYAGE. Just Ready, with Maps and Woodcuts, crown Bvo., LETTERS FROM HIGH LATITUDES, During a Yacht Voyage to the Arctic Islands, Iceland, Jan Mayen, and Spitzbergen, in 1856. BY LORD DUFFERIN. JOHN MURRAY, Albemarle Street. THE A T H E INGS Next Week will be published, OR, THE THREE GIFTS. BY MRS. OLIPHANT. Tn 3 vols. post Svo., price 1/. Ils. Od. (Originally published in Blackwood's Magazine.) WILLIAM BLACKWOOD and SONS, Edinburgh and London. Every Morning, Price 2d. Enlarged to Eight Pages. T H E AND ARP. On and from Monday, June '29, THE STANDARD will become a first-class Morning Newspaper, consisting of Eight Pages (size of " The Times "), and containing all the News of the Day, price 2d. THE STANDARD will enter upon a new career, and will supply the want of the age a really cheap Newspaper, large enough to report all passing events with ample fulness, and sufficiently independent and fearless to expose wrong doing. THE STANDARD may be regarded as ailke useful in the Countinghouse and in the Domestic Circle ; its intern. Bence will be full and faithful. It will not court any party, nor advocate any exclusive interest. THE STANDARD will be published Daily, at the same hour as all other Morning Newspapers. Advertisements inserted at dd. per line. OFFICE-129, FLEET STREET, LONDON. NEW EVENING PAPER. Price 2d. THE EVENING HERALD. On and from the 29th of June will be published the EVENING HERALD, Four full-size Pages, price Twopence Evening Papers hitherto have been content with very little more than a mere repetition of the morning's news. The EVENING HERALD, however, will devote its chief space to the full report of those newer matters of interest that arise during the day. Its intelligence will comprise all the Political, Commercial, Foreign, and Domestic Occurrences, to the hour of going to press. The EVENING HERALD and its contemporary the Morning Herald will he the representative organs of Conservatism ' both papers being the avowed and only acknowledged journals of the Conservative party. Advertisements appearing in the Morning Herald inserted at half-price in the EVENING HERALD. SHIRTS. - - FORD'S EUREKA SHIRTS differ from other patterns, not merely in shape and design, but in their great superiority of Fit, Quality of Material, and Workmanship."--Globe. The beat quality SIX FOR FORTY-TWO SHILLINGS. Detailed List of Prices and mode of Self-measurement. Post Free.—RICHARD FORD, 58, POULTRY, LONDON , E.C. SHIRTS. - PATTERNS OF THE NEW COLOURED SHIRTINGS in every variety of Colours. 100 different styles for making FORD'S EUREKA SHIRTS sent to select from on the receipt of six postage stamps, self measurement and all particulars included. Price 275. the Half- RICHARD FORD, 3s, POULTRY, LONDON, E.C. T W. BENSON'S WATCH, CLOCK, and t.l • CHRONOMETER MANUFACTORY, 33 and 34, LUD. GATE-HILL, London. Established 1749. J. W. BENSON, Manufacturer of GOLD and SILVER WATCHES of every description, construction, and pattern Invites attention to his magnificent and unprecedented die. play of Watches, which is admitted to be the largest and best selected Stock in London. It consists of Chronometer, Duplex, Patent, Detached Lever, Horizontal, and Vertical Movements, jewelled, &c., with all the latest improvements, mounted in superbly-finished engine-turned and engraved Gold and Silver Cases. the designs engraved upon many of the cases are by eminent artists, and can ouly be obtained at this Manu factory. If the important requisites, superiority of finish, com bined with accuracy of performance, elegance, durability, and reasonableness of price, are whaled for, the intending Purchaser should visit this Manufactory, or send for the ILLUSTRATED PAMPHLET, 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 he correct performances of the same. OPINIONS OF THE: PRESS. From the 3forninfiioei3OCC36;l3s6.L''k.Xhibits exquisite artistic feeling in ornamentation, and perfection of mechanism In structure.' _ . From the Morning Chronicle, Oct. 30.—" 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 menu. facture stands second to none." From the Morning Herald, 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, &c. accurate time-keepers, 31 158, 4/ 15s, 51155, to 151 15s each. Gold Lever Watches, ewelled and highly-finished movements, 61 6s, 81 Ss, 101 Ins, 121 12e, 141 14s, 161 16s, to 40 guineas. SILVER WATCHES, Horizontal Ntoveineuts, Jewelled, &0., exact time-keepers, 21 2s. 21 15s, 31 15a. to 51 5s etch. Silver Lever Watches, highly finished, jewelled movements, 31 10s, 4110 s, 51 10s, 71 10s, 8110 s. 101 10s, to 20 guineas. A Two Years' Warranty give,' with every Watch, and cent, carriage paid, to Scotland, Ireland, Wales, or anv part of the kingdom, upon receipt of Postmtfice or Bankers' order, made payable to J. W. BENSON, 33 and 34, Ludgrte•hill, London. Merchants, Shippers, and Watch Clubs supplied. OM Watches taken in Exchange. The Best Food for Children, Invalids, and Others. ppOBINSON'S PATENT BARLEY, for making superior Barley-Water in Fifteen Minutes, Ins not only obtained the Patronage of her Majesty and the Ro3 al Family, but brie 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 approvedfor making &delicious custard-pudding and excellent for thickening broths or swipe. ROBINSON'S PA TENT GROATS for more than thirty years have been held in constant and Increasing public estimation as the purest farina) of the oat, and as the best and most valuable preparation for making a pure and delicate gruel, which forms a light and nutritious supper for the aged, Is a popular cure for colds and influenza, is of general use in the sick-chamber,and,alternatelywith the Patent Barley, is an excellentfood for infants and children. Prepared only by the Patentees, ROBINSON, II ELLVILLE, and CO., Purveyors to the Queen, 84, Red Lion-street, Holborn, London. Sold by all respectable grocers, druggists, and others, in town and country, in packets of 13d.and Is., and in family canisters at 25., Os., and 10s. each. IJOLLOWAY'S PILLS, famed for the cure I of Liver Complaints and Derangement of the Stomach— the Liver being justly esteemed the noblest part of the body and fountain of life. Thus it is that when the springs become poisoned life itself is threatened, and the suffering patient is in the most imminent danger ; but thousands have borne willing testimony to the power of this potent remedy; cleansing the blood from all impurities, strengthening the stomach, dia. charging the bile, removing all obstructions, and eradicating disease without leaving a trace behind. Sold by all nit r iirAvendors throughout the world; at Professor Hello Establishments, 244, Strand, London, and 80, Maiden- and e, New York; by A Stampa, Constant! • ncple; A. Onidioy : Smyrna; and E.Muir, hi La. OFFICES-103, 104, and 105, SHOE LANE, FLEET STREET, LONDON. THE ALEXANDRE HARMONIUM, at Six Ottineaq, perfect for Clain Singing, Private Use, or for the School Room.—CHAPPELL and CO., 49 and 50, New Bond street. QCHWEPPE'S MALVERN SELTZER U WATER. Manufactured by J. SCHWEPPF. & Co. (the sole lessees), from the Pure Water of the Holy Well, possesses all the celebrated properties of the Nassau Spring. SCHWEPPE'S SODA, MAGNESIA, POTASS WATERS, AND LEMONADE, are manufactured as usual. Every Bottle is protected by a special Label. LONDON, LIVERPOOL, BRISTOL, AND DERBY. THE ALEXANI)RE HARMONIUMS, with 1 stop and 5 octaves, 10 guineas; 8 stops, 15 guineas; 5 stops, 52 guineas; and 8 stops, 25 guineas. —Full descriptive Lists sent on application to CHAPPELL and CO., 49 and 50, New Bond-street. THE PATENT MODEL HARMONIUM, the best that can be made, price 55 guineas. —Illustrated Catalogues of Pianofortes and Harmoniums upon application to C HAPPELL and CO., 43 and 50, New Bond•street, and 13, George•atreet, Hanover•square. PIANOFORTES for SALE at CHAPPELL'S The best Instruments by Brofulwood, Collard, Erard, cte, for SALE or HIRE, 49 and 50, New Bond•street, and 19 George-street, Hanover-square. I‘l 0 goodlsl E Y Fre A eh D oly A or N fi C . E t c ll i ios a y t ,e k i : ievtmeld per 9ur C it e y nt an . d o i n n large Sums at Four per Cent. on first-class Freehold security.— Apply to Means. Russell, Burgon, and Newman, 23, Martin's lane, Cannon•street, London. None but principals will be treated with. G LENFIELD PATENT STARCH, USED IN THE ROYAL LAUNDRY, Aud pronounced by HER MAJESTY'S LAUNDRESS tube THE FINEST STARCH SHE EVER USED. Sold by all C hemllers. Orocers. &c. &c. REAL SPANISH MANTILLAS. A. I3LACK BORNE invites the Nobility and Gentry to inspect a Choice Assortment of the above Mantillas that he has just imported from Spain.—The Original Spanish Depot, 53A, SOUTH AUDLEY-STREET, Grosvenor-square. SUBSCRIPTION HAIR-CUTTING SALOONS (UNWIN and ALBERT'S) are the handsomest and best arranged in England.—Unwin and Albert have adopted a new system, by which every hair is assiduously pointed, most beneficial to weak or falling heir, at their elegant Subscription Haircutting Saloons, 24, PICCADILLY. Ladies' or Gentle men's Annual Subscription, 108. Proprietors of the COLUM BIAN lIAIR-DYE. DAVIES'S CANDLES, 7d. and 71d. per lb. ; genuine Sperm. 2s. 2d. ; Transparent Wax, 2s. 4d.; best Wax, 2s. 6d.; line British Wax or Sperm, Is. 5d.; German Wax, ls. 3d. ; Botanic Wax, Is. Id. ; Patent Wax or Sperm, Is. Id. per lb.; Composite,2d., 10d., I Id., and 111 d.; Moulds, 9d. ; Palmer's Metallic, one or two wicks, 9d. ; Magnums, 90.; Yellow Soap 40e., 41s, 485., and 52s per 1121b5.; old Brown Windsor, is. 9d. per packet; common Brown Windsor, Is. ; Honey, is. 4d.; White Windsor, is. 4d.; Rose, 25.; Almond, 2s. 6d.; Argand Oil, ss. Od. per gallon ; French. 4s. 9d.—for Cash, At M. P. DAVIES and SON'S, 63, ST. MARTIN'S LANE, Charing-cross, London. W.C. TWENTY SHILLINGS PER DOZEN.- DENMAN'S SOUTH AFRICAN PORT. DENMAN'S SOUTH AFRICAN SHERRY. "Pure and cheap Wines are introduced by Mr J. L. DENMAN. Those who have lived in South Africa know well the quality of these Wines. and those who do not we recommend to tr e y them." —Vide United Service Gazette, Nov, 22,1856. _ _ A Pint Sample Bottle of each for Twentylour Stamps. Bottles Included. Packages allowed for when returned. Terms —Cash. EXCELSIOR BRANDY, pale or brown, 15s. per gallon, or 30s, per dozen. Country orders must contain a remittance. Cheques to be crossed " Bank of London." J. L. DENMAN, Wine and Spirit Importer, u 5, FEN CHURCH-STREET, London. Counting-house entrance, first door on the left up Railway-place. 615