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OCTOBER 13, 1855. SOCIETY FOR THE DISCHARGE AND RELIEF OF PERSONS IMPRISONED FOR SMALL DEBTS THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES. Established 1772. Passromr—The EARL of ROMNET. TnEtsuitEn--170IAM11;iiiOND CABBELL,Esq., M.P., F.R.S. AUDITORS-CAPEL CURE, Esq., and H. HARWOOD HARWOOD, Esq. At a MEETING of GOVERNORS, held in Craven-street, on Wednesday, the 9rd day of October, 1855, the cases of Thirty three Petitioners were considered, of which twenty-five were approved, three rejected, four inadmissible, and one deferred for inquiry. Since the Meeting held on the Ist of August, FORTY SIX DEBTORS, of whom forty-two had Wives and one hundred and thirteen Children, have been discharged from the Prisons of England and Wales, the expense of whose liberation, in. eluding every charge connected with the Society, wee 420 L 2s. 6d.; and the following BENEFACTION RECEIVED SINCE TIM LAST REPORT :-- Lieut.-General Sir Win. Tuyll, per Messrs. Contte and Co . Llo 0 0 Benefactions are received by Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., the Treasurer, No. 1, Brick-court, Temple ; also by the following Bankers :—Mesers. Corks, Drumunonds, Berries, Hoares,Veres; and by the Secretary, No. 7, Craveu•etreet, Strand, where the books may be seen by those who are inclined to supp.wt the Charity, and where the Society meet on the tirat Wednesday in every mouth. JOSEPH LUNN, Secretary. A. R GU S LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 99, Throgmorton•street, Bank. CHAIRMAN—THOMAS FARNCOMB, Esq., Alderman. Dkruri-CRAinKAN—WILLIAM LEAF, Esq. Richard E. Arden, Esq. Rupert Ingleby, Esq. Edward Bates, Esq. Thomas Kelly, Thomas Camplin, Esq. Jeremiah Filcher, Esq. . James Clift, Esq. Lewis Pocock, Esq. John ilumphery, Esq., Aid. PHYSICIAN—Dr. Jeaffreson, 2, Finsbury-square. Sußozox—W. Coulson, Esq., 2, Frederick's-place Old Jewry. CONSULTING ACTUARY—Professor Hall, M.A., of Kings College. ADVAN . L'AGEB OF ASSURING WITH THIS COMPANY. The Premiums are on the lowest scale consistent with security. The Assured are protected by an ample subscribed capital— an Assurance Fund of nearly 400,0001., invested on mortgage and In the Government Stocks—and an income of 80,0001. a year. Premiums to Assure 1001. I Whole Term. One Year. [Seven YE 20 SU 40 50 GU £6 17 8 1 1 3 1 5 0 1 14 1 3 2 4 AU 19 9 1 2 AI 15 10 2 5 5 3 0 7 4 6 8 6 12 9 1 6 9 1 19 10 9 17 0 MUTUAL BRANCH. 21 11 10 2 0 7 2 14 10 4 0 11 6 0 10 Assurers on the Bodtissyste 7 kTie entitled at the end of five years, and afterwards annually, to participate in four•tifths or per cent of the profits. The profit assigned to each policy can be added to the sum assured, applied in reduction of the annual premium, or be received in cash. At the first division a return of 20 per cent. in cash on the pre. miums paid was declared ; this will allow a reversionary increase ♦arying, according to age, from Onto 28 per cent on the premiums, or from 5 to 15 per cent.. on the sum assured. One•half of the " Whole Term" Premium may remain on credit for seven years, or one•thlyd of the Premium may remain for lite as a debt upon the Policy of 5 per cent., or may be paid off at any time without noticb. Claitus paid in one mouth after proofs have been approved. Loins upon approved security. No charge for policy stamps. Medical attendants paid for their reports. ' Persons may, in time of peace, proceed to or reside in any part of P.,urope or British North America without extra charge. i i,The medical officers attend every day at Throgmorton-street, a quarter before 2 o'clock. E. BATES, Resident-Director. CHANCELLORSVILLE FREEHOLD GOLD MINING COMPANY. The Directors hereby announce to their Shareholders the ARRIVAL of the " QUICKSTEP" with ONE HUNDRED and SIX TONS of GOLD ORE, the first clnsignment from their Mines in Virginia. The tests made by Messrs. Johnson and Mathey, Mitchell, Claudet, Ryan, Wright, so., justify the belief that at least soz. of Gold to the ton will be obtained from this large importation. By order, W. S. TROTTER, Secretary. No. 1, Great Winchester-street, October, 1855. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. TWO DAYS' EXCURSION to CIRENCESTER STROUD, GLOUCESTER, and C H ELTENHAM.—A Train will leave Pad dington on SATURDAY, October With, at 6.30 p.m., returning on MON DAY, the 22nd, from Cheltenham at 6.30 p.m., Gloucester, 7 p.m., Stroud 7.39 p.m., and Cirencester at 7.5 J p.m. Fares, there and back —Cirencester and Stroud, Js. and 55.; Gloucester aad Cheltenham, 10s. and be. Tickets not transferable, and only available for the trains specified. G REAT WESTERN RAILWAY'' SUNDAY, October 941, an EXCURSION TRAIN to BATH and BRISTOL will leave Paddington at 7.43 a.m., and will return the same evening, from Bristol at 6.90 and Bath at 7 o'clock. Fares :—Bath, 9s. and fos., and Bristol, lOs. and 6s No luggage allowed. • GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. CHEAP EXCURSION to READING, OXFORD, BAN- BURY, LEAMINGTON, WARWICK, and BIRMINGHAM— On SUNDAY, October 21, a Train will leave Paddington at 7.80 returning the same evening, from Birmingham 6.30, War wick 7.5, Leamington 7.15, Banbury 8, Oxford 8.50, and Reading at 10 p.m. Fares, th ere a nd back :—Reading, 55. and 35.; Oxiosd, 6s. Gd. and 4s. ; Banbury, /ss. and Ss.; Leamington and Warwick, 105. 6d. and 6s; and Birmingham, 12s. and 7s. Children under twelve, halfprice. BANK OF DEPOSIT, No.B, PA.LL•MALL EAST, LONDON. Established A.D. 1844. Capital Stock, 1600,000. PARTIES desirous of INVESTING MONEY are requested to examine the plan of this Institution, by which a high rate of interest may be obtained with perfect security. The Interest is payable in January and July, at. the Head Office in London, and may also be received at the various Branches, or through Country Bankers. PETER MORRISON, Managing Director. Prospectuses and forms for opening accounts sent free on application. - FURNISH YOUR HOUSE with the BEST .1: ARTICLES at DEANE'S IRONMONGERY and FUR NISHING WAREHOUSES. A Priced Furnishing List he e by post—DEANE, DRAY, and CO. (op en i ng t o th e M onumen t), I L.ondon•hridge. Established 1700. SCOTTISH EQUITABLE (MUTUAL) LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Established 1881. At lst March, 1858, the amount of the Accumulated Capital exceeded £910,000 And the Annual Revenue exceeded The amount paid to the Representatives of Deceased Members was upwards of 600,000 This affords the strougeet evidence of the continued prosperity of this Institution, and of the immense benefit to the Families of Deceased Members. For Prospectuses and all Information apply to WILLIAM COOK, Agent. PELICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, ESTABLISHED IN 1797. 70, LOMBARD-STREET, CITY, and 57, CHAR ING• CROSS, WESTMINSTER. DIRECTORS. Robert Gurney Barclay, Esq., Thomas Hodgson, Esq. William Cotton, Esq., E.R.S. Henry Lancelot Holland, Esq. John Davis, Esq. C. !lamp. Turner, Esq. F.ll 8. Jas. A. Gordon, M.D., F.R.B. Matthew Whiting, Esq. Henry Grace, Esq. M. Wyvill, J un., Esq., M.P. Kirkman D. Hodgson, Esq. The Company offers : Complete Security. Moderate Rates of Premium, with participation In Profits. Low Rates without Profits. BONUS. Four•fifths or Eighty per Cent. of the Profits are divided amongst the Policyholders._ LOANS in connection with Life Assurance on approved Security. ANNUAL PREMIUM required for the Assurance of £lOO for the whole term of Without With Without With As ' Profits Profits A 5" Profits Profits 16 E 1 11 0 Cl 13 0 40 32 18 10 £3 6 6 20 1 13 10 1 19 8 60 4 0 9 4 10 7 30 2 4 0 2 10 4 6O 6 1 0 6 7 4 For Prospectuses and Forms of Proposal apply at the Offices above, or to any of the Company's Agents. R. TUCKER, Secretary. DI:. DE JONGH'S LIGHT BROWN COD LIVER OIL. TES'ITIEONIAL from DB. LETHEBY, Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology in the Medical College of the London Hospital, Chemical Referee to the Corporation of London, &a. &c. " I have frequently had occasion to analyse the Cod Liver Oil which is sold at your establialmient. I mean that variety which is prepared for Medicinal use in the Loffoden Isles, Norway, and sent into commerce with the sanction of Dr. DE donne, of the Hague. " In all elites I have found it possessing the same set of pro perties, among which the presence of choiaic compounds and of iodine in a state of organic combination are the most remark able : in fact, the Oil corresponds in all its characters with that named Iluile brunet and described as the best variety in the masterly treatise of Iht. Da JONGH. "1T IS, I RELIEVE, UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS DESCRIPTION OF OIL HAS GREAT THERAPEUTICAL POWER ; AND, 711011 MT 11 PURE •ND " THE FALL OF SEBASTOPOL."—Grand TRIUMPHAL MARCH, by W. R. BAILIN E. A Sixth Edition of tlus brilliant Pianoforte Piece nay sow be had every. where. Solo, 21. ed.; Duet, Bs. Bd.; beautirtilty Illustrated. CRAIILIP, BELL" and Co., 201, Regent•street. HEARD THY FATE WITHOUT A TEAR : Ballad. Poetry by Lord LlYlioN. Mimic by J. W. Hoses. 2s. "These beautiful and impassioned lines, written by Lord Byron on the death of a friuud, like all that great man's writings on the emotions of the heart, carry with them feelings of no or dinary kind. The present song was composed expressly for Mrs. Lackey, an expresses with great simplicity the feeling embodied in the poetry. it will form a very tine study for contralto or baritone voices, whose aim is to give expression to intense poetical feciing."—Vide Glasgow Sentinel, October 4. London: Hoaxer Cooks and Co., New Burlington-street. on NERVOUSN ESS. Debility, and Indigestion.—Just published New and Cheaper Edition, price le., ur by post for la. &1., THE SCIENCE OF LIFE ; or, How to Live 1 and What to Live for. With ample Rules for Diet, Regi men, and Self. Management ; together with Instructions for et curing Health, Longevity, and that sterling Happiness only attainable through the judicious Observance of a well-regulated Course of Life. By A PIaSiCIAN. London: PIPER, BROTHERS, and Co., 23, Paternoster•row ; 11ANNAY, 63, Oztbrd-atreet ; MANN, 30, Coruhill ; and all 13 xok seders. MILITARY INFORMATION and ASSIST LU. ANCE.—Gentleineu requiring information and assistance iu regard to procuring COMMISSIONS in the ARMY and EAST INDIA COMPANY'S SERVICE, FOREIGN LEGION, OT TOMAN CONTINGENT, Re., effecting Transfers and Ex chsnges, Preparation fur the Army, Admission to the Military Colleges, Paseager to India and the Coloulea, Outlits, he., are recommended to apply to ARMSTRONG and CO., Agency and RENDEZVOUS, 11, Penman East. COUNTRY GENTLEMEN, CLERGYMEN, Bc., who may not have any place in London where they can make business appointments, receive their letters and carry on their correspondence, have ammo to the newspapers and various books of reference, are recommended to subscribe to ARM. STRONG and CO.'S RENDEZVOUS, 14, Kest. Terms very moderate. 'full particulars given on personal application or by letter. AUTUMN FASHIONS.-CLOAKS. FARMER and ROGERS beg to announce the completion of their Bret delivery of PARISIAN FASHIONS, consisting of the newest materials and most recherché designs. Their exclu sive shapes, designed by their own artistes, are numerous, and the great effect produced, wick the very moderate price affixed to each, will again make them the must Fashionable Cloaks of, the Season.—The Great Shawl and Cloak Emporium, 171, 173 175, Regent-struit. HFARINACEOUS FOOD is morel 11 nutritious than any other description of diet in use for intents and invalids. It has been earelully analysed by the late Dr. Pereira, Physician to the Loudon Hospital, and stated by him to be a most valuable food for the infant and invalid. Mold by Chemists and Druggists, Patent Medicine Vendors, °rimers, Italian Warehousemen, and Confectioners, is Is.and2s. packets, and tin cases, 7s. ed. each. Observe.—All genuine packets and cases are signed " Jas. Hards," and manufactured at the Moyal Victoria Mill, Dartford, Kent. OLDRIDGE'S BALM OF COLUMBIA, acknowledged for the last thirty years to be the moat effec tual remedy produced for restoring the hair and promoting the growth of whiskers and moustaches, has received recently most distinguished patronage from the Ladies for the feature it pos sesses in not soiling the most delicate headdress or bonnet. For children it is invaluable, forming the basis of a beautiful head of hair. In bottles, 3s. ed., es., and lls. Wholesale and retail, 13, Wellington-street North, Strand. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT and PILLS wonderful REMEDIES for BAD LEOS. Thomas Cooper, residing at Tranmere, was afflicted for four years with an inveterate bad leg; he tried every remedy likely to benefit him, both by the advice of private friends and medical 'saint - once, but without avail. At length he tried Holloway's Oint ment and Pills, by the use of which his leg very soon wonder fully Improved, and ultimately a perfect cure was effected, since which he has enjoyed most excellent health. Mr. Johnstun, chemist, of Tranmere, can verify this statement. Sold by all medicine vendors throughout the world ; a t Professor Holloway's Establishments, 244, Strand Loudon, and 80, Maiden-lane, New York ; uy A. Stanipa, Constantinople ; A, Uuidicy, Smyrna; and H. Hoods, Malta. CURE of CONSUMPTIVE COUGH by DR. LOCOCK'S PULMONIC WAFERS. From Messrs. Carey, Cocks, and Roper, Men of Ross House:— " A lady, a few mouths ago, told us she should never fear a con sumptive cough again as long as she could get a box of Dr. Locook's Wafers, although the greater part of her family had died of consumption." To SINOERn and PUBLIC SPEAKERS they are invaluable for clearing and strengthening the voice. They have a pleasant taste. Pnce IL led., 2s. 9d., and Ils. per box. Sold by all Druggists. EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. IL The vast increase in the demand for these Cough Loienges, and the numerous Testimonials constantly received, hilly Justify the Proprietor in asserting they are the best and safest )el. offered to the Public for the care of the following complaints : ASTH MA, WINTER COUGH, HOARSENESS, SHOWINFSS of BREATH, and other PULMONARY MALADIES. Tlijk ive deservedly obtained the high patronage of their Malec... the King of Prussia and the King of Hanover; very many, else, of the Nobility and Clergy, and of the Public generally. use them, under the recommendation of some of the most eminent of the Faculty. Prepared and Sold in Boxes, Is. lid., and Tins, 9s. 9d., de. ed., and lOs. 6d. each, by Thomas Keaung. Chemist, te., No. It, St. Paul's-churchyard, London. Sold Retail by all Druggists, Ike. IMPORTANT TESTIMONIAL. " St. Paul's Cathedral, 50th Nov., IN9. " Sir,—l have much pleasure in recoisasendiag your lossnges to those who may be distressed with hoarseness. They have afforded me relief on several occasions when scar able to sing from the effects of Catarrh. I think they woW he very useful to Clergymen, Barristers, and Publis Orators.—l ins, sir, yours faithfully, " TitomAs Famous, Vicar and. " To biz. Keating." L THE PRESS. PROFESSIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, admitting pa equal terms Persons of every Chute and Degree to all its Privileges and Advantages. Offices, .6, CHEAPSIDE, London. (Incorponged.) DIRECTORS. Chairman—Major HENRY STONES, LL.B. Deputy-Chairman—JAMES ANDREW DURHAM, Esq. Wm. Wellington Cooper, Esq. Rev. H. Hamilton, De Vase- Andrew Durham, Esq., of Bath terr., Kingstown, near Dublin and Belfast Captain E. Nub Noroott, Rev. J. Gleadall, M.A. Thos. George Williams, Esq. Jacub Muntetiore, Esq. E. Ganialtel Winthrop, Esq. AUDITORS. George Bain, Esq., 18, Parlia- I Frederick Wollatt, Esq., Crown meut-street court E. W. G. Evans, Esq., 13, Basinghall-street Manager—lien. Massey, Esq. Physicians—Thomas Alfred Barker, M.D., 71, Lower Grosvenor sheet; Win. W. Gull, M.D., Guy's Hospital. Surgeon—W. White Cooper, Esq., F.R.C.S., 19, Berkeley-square. Bankers—The Commercial Baqt of London. Solicitor—Edward M. Elderton, Esq., 9, Lothbury. With a numerous and influential Proprietary and Shareholders. There are two important clauses in the Deed of Settlement, by which the Directors taws power to appropriate one-tenth of the entire profit. of the Company Ist. For the relief of aged and and distressed parties assured for life, who have paid live years' premiums, their widows and orphans. 2nd. Forth. relief of aged and distressed original Proprietors, assured or nut , their widows and orph ans , together with fi ve per cent. per annum on the capital originally nvested by them. No extra charge for going to or residing at (in time of peace) Australasia, Bermuda, Madeira, Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius and the British North American Colonies. Medical men in all carer remunerate4l .-- fOr their report. Assurances granted s.gr.inat paralysis, bluiduess, aacidelitr, insanity, and every other affliction, bodily and mental, at mode rate rates. A liberal commission allowed to Agents. Annual Premium for assuring 0100, namely : Age. A e. d. Age. X s. d. 20 ll3 0 40 216 6 90 2 2 0 30 4 2 1 Prospectuses, with tables and fullest information, may bo had at the Offices of the Company, or of any of their Agents. Applications for Agencies requested. BEN. MASSEY, Manager. Offices, 76, Cheapside, London. I HAVE NO DOUBT OF ITS JIBING LTID iiRTICLZ. " College Laboratory, London Hospital, Sept. 24, 1865." Sold ONLY in bottles, eapsuled and I abelled with Dr. de Jon glee Signature.wrrsotrr WHICR wows ARE GENVISR, byA NBAR,I I AR FORD, and CO., 77, STRAND, London, Dr. de Jongh't tools Con signees ; and by moat respectable 0 herniate in town and country. Halt-pinta (10 ounces), 2s. 6d.; Pinta (20 ontioei),dia 9d. ; Quarts (40 own's), h. 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