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AIIGTJST 9, 185&. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE• LAST FAREWELL NIGHTS AT REDUCED PRICES• P ICC° LOMIN I—ROS ATI—LE CORSA IRE. Tuesday, August 12, LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO. Marie, Mlle. Piccolomini. Thursday, August 14, DON PASQUALE. Norina, Mlle. Piccolotniui. Sam , day, August 16, LA TRAVIATA. Violetta, Mlle. Piccolomiui. To conclude with, each Evenhig, LE CORSAIRS. Medora, Madame Rosati. PRICES :—Boxes, Three Pair, IL Is.; Two Pair, IL 11s. 6tl. Pit Tier, and One Pair, 21. 12s. 6d. Grouud Tier, 31. 3s. Gallery Roles, 15s. Gallery Stalls, Co. Gallery Side Stalls, 33.6 d. Pit, ss. Gallery, NO FREE LIST. Doors open at Seven; the Opera commences at Half-past. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Under the Management of Mr. ALFRED WIGAN. Un Monday and during the Weak will be presented THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER. Characters by Meesrs. F. Rob sun, Danvers, G. Vining, G. Murray ; Misses Castletun, Mars ton, and Ternan. After which, MEDEA. Medea, Mr. F Ribson. To conclude with THE WELSH GIRL Commence at Half-peat Seven. CORDON CUMMING, the Linn Slayer, will be AT HOME in his Encampment, surrounded by the spoils and trophies of his hunting achievements, and give his new and popular ENTERTAINMENT illustrative of his EX. PLOITS and ADVENTURES In the FAR INTERIOR of SOUTH AFRICA, EVERY EVENING (except Saturday) at Eight o'clock. Morning representation every Saturday at Three o'clock. The Dioramie Views painted by Messrs. Harrison Weir, Leitch, Charles Hight., and Phillips. Piano by Mr. Harries Wilson. Admission, lc and 25.; Stalls (which may be taken daily between eleven and four without extra charge), —232, PICCADILLY. DR. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, 4, Coventry street, Leicestorsquare. Open (for gentlemen only) hom Ten till Ten, containing upwards of one thousand models and preparations, illustrating every part of the human frame in health and disease, the race of men, Le. Lectures are delivered at Twelve, Two, and Half past Seven, by Dr. G. SLXrON, F.H.G.S ; and a New and Highly Interesting Series of Lectures is now in course of delivery by Dr. KAHN, at Four p.m. preciaely.—Admission, One &thing. SHOOTING SUITS, FISHING SUITS, WALKING SUITS, LOUNGING SUITS, sUITS FOR THE COUNTRY, SUFIS FOR THE TOWN. The FORTY-SEVEN SHILLING SUITS, made to order from Scotch, Heather, and Cheviot Tweeds, all Wool sad thoroughly shrunk. by B BENJAMIN, Merchant Tailor, 74, Regent-street. N.B. A perfe• , t tit guaranteed. IIEAFNESS.—The only medal awarded at 1./ the Great Exhibition of 1851 (for Acoustic Instruments ' Ras to F. C. REIN, for his new ACOUSTIC INSTRUMEN I LS forth. DEAF. They are made of different power. to suit ex treme and every degree of Deafness. To bo procured only of the tole inventor and maker, F. C. Rein,loB, Strand, nearly opposite Exeter•hall, where the Instrument can be tiled and numerous testimonials seen, amongst many one from the Right Ron. Sir John Patteson, one of her Majesty's Privy Councillors. O A U T I O N.-BOND'S PERAIANET V MARKING INK; the original, and by far the beat, re quiring no preparation, offers the surest means of protection for every variety of household linen and wearing apparel against loss or mistake, for which reason be careful to ask fur the genuine article, prepared by the Inventor. JOHN BOND, 28, LONG-LANE, WEST SMITHFIELD, CITY, LONDON. Sold by most Chemists, Stationers, and Medicine Vendors. Price Is. per bottle. To avoid disappointment from the substitution of counterfeits, be careful to ink fur the genuine BOND'S PER MANENT MARKING INK, and, further to distinguish it, ob- serve that NO SIXPENNY SIZE is, or has at any time been prepared by him, the Inventor and Proprietor. DEDSTEADS, BEDDING, and FURNI LP TURE.—V/ILLIAM ti. BURTON'S Stock on show of Iron and Brass Bedsteads and ChiWrens' Cots stands unrivalled either for extent, beauty of design, or moderateness of prices. lie also supplies Bedding and Bed Hangings of guaranteed quality and workmanship. Common Iron Bedsteads, from 16s. ; Portable Folding Bed- steads, from 128. 641.; Pa:ent Iron Bedsteads, tilted with dove teti and patent sacking, from 178. ; and Cote, from 20s. each. Handsome Ornamental Iron and Brass Bedsteads, in great vaiiety, from 42 78. 6d. to /lb 158. A Half• Tester Patent Iron Bedstead, three feet wide, with Bedding, &0., complete— Bedstead Chintz furniture 0 17 0 Paillasse, wool mattress, bolster, and pillow ♦ pair of cotton sheets, three blankets, and a coloured counterpane Li 19 6 A double bedstead, same /6 a 9 If without Half-Tester and Furniture— Single bed, complete 3 13 9 Double bed, complete BATHS and TOILETTE WARE. WILLIAM S. BURTON has ONE LARGE SHOW-ROOM devoted exclusively to the display of BATHS and TOILETTE WARE. Tha stock of each is at once the largest, newest, and most varied ever submitted to the Pubhe, aad marked at prices proportionate with those that have tended to make this establish- went the most distinguished in this cour try. Portable Showers, .s. 6,1.; Pillar Showers, 31. to M. ; Nursery, 15s. to 325.; sponging, 145. to 325.; Hip, 14s. to .11s. 6d. A large assort ment of Gas Furnace, Hot and Cold Plunge, Vapour, and Camp Shower Baths. Toilette Ware in great variety, from lbs. bd. to 41s. the set of three. The late additions to these extensivepremises (already by far the largest in Europe) are of such a character that the entire of EIG H 1 HOUSES is devoted to thedisplay of the most magnifi. cent stock of 0 EN ERA L HOUSE I RON MONGERY (including Cutlery, Nickel Silver, Plated Goods, Baths, Brushes, Turnery, Lamps, Gaseliers, Iron and Brass Bedsteads, and Bedding), so arranged in Sixteen Large Showrooms as to afford to parties fur• nishiug facilities in the selection of goods that cannot be hoped for elsewhere. Illustrated Catalogues sent (per post) free. No. 39, OXFORD - STREET; 1 , 14, 2, and 3, NEWMAN. STREET; 4,6, and 6, PERRY'S-PLACE. Established 1820. TIIE PRESS. UNITY FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING. CHIEF OFFICES: UNITY BUILDING., $, CANNON hTRZET, CITY. BRANCH OFFICES. NEW COVERT/1Y STREET LEICESTER SQUARE. This Association offers advantages to Insurers such as are not to be found in any other existing Institution, including the Di vision of Two-Thirds of the Profits, thus eventually reducing most materially the premium for insurance. For additional particulars apply to THOMAS H. IILYLIS, Manning Director. PROGRESS OF BUSINESS. tat Year, ending September 2eth, 1045 2nd Year, ending September 2sth, 1854 3rd Year, ending September 28th, 1851 Nine Months, ending June 23rd, Me Number of Policies Effotd.l 12,398194 7,428,01; 7,646,06 4,891;708 1A22,275,206 UNITY GENERAL ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION, For EVERY DESCRIPTION of LIFE ASSURANCE BUSINESS. On a new and important principle, this Association embraces the advantages of Building and Freehold Land Societies, in com bination with Life Assurance. CAPITAL, 1500,000. CHIEF OFFICES: Mart BUILDINGS, 8, CANNON STREET, CITY. BRANCH OFFICES: 1, Nzw COViNTRY STREET, LEICESTER SQUARE. COMPARATIVE TABLE, SHOWING THE INCREASE OF LIFE BUSINESS IN THE UNITY GENERAL. PERIOD. No. of Amount Producing in Policies. Assured. Annl. Prme. Ist Year, ending Nov., 1851 .. 825 295,783 23,092 15 9 2nd Year, ending Nov., 1852 .. 567 196,863 6,381 1 7 3rd Year, ending Nov., 1.333 .. 62:1 268,460 8,648 :5 2 4th Year, ending Nov., 1834 .. 373 193,370 6 160 15 7 sth Year, er.dlng Noi., 1855 .. 1,247 388,338 12,517 5 2 Six Months, ending June, 1836 820 198,991 6,47 610 8,955 21,339,800 142,877 17 1 For Prospectuses and further information apply to THOMAS H. FIAYLIS, Managing Director. NEW PRINCIPLE IN BANKING. INTEREST TO CUSTOMERS IN PILOPOSTION TO PROFITS.-NON LIABILITY Or CUSTOMERS SECURED BY ROYAL CHARTER. UNITY JOINT-STOCK MUTUAL BANKING ASSOCIATION. CHIEF OFFICES: UMITY BUILDINGS, CLNNON STREET, CITY, LONDON. LEICEsTER-:-QUARE BRANCH: I, NM COVENTRY S I MEET, LEICESTER SQCERE. CAPITAL, £300,000, Governor, J. J. MECHI, Esq., Tiptree-hall, Kelvedon, Essex. CURRENT ACCOUNTS.—lnterest at the rate of two per cent. allowed on the minimum monthly balances when the balance has not been below 8001 at any time during the half- year ; one per cent. when the balance is below Md. DEPOSIT AC C OUNTS.—Deposits from Si. upwards are re ceived from persons residing either in London or the country. The interest runs at one per cent. under the rate of discount at the Bank of England. LETTERS OP CREDIT AND BILLS OF EXCHANGE. Payable at all parts of the Continent, issued to Customers. Also Poet Bills payable to bearer in any part of the Kingdom. (By order) GEORGE CHAMBERS, General Manager. HENRY LAKE, Secretary. PELICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. ENTABLIBHZD IN Mi. 70, LOMBARD-STREET. CITY. and 17, CHAR IN G °BOSS, WESTMINSTER. • DIRECTORS. Robert Gurney Barclay, Esq. I Kirkman D. Hodgeon,Esq. William Cotton, D.C.L.,F.R.S. Thomas Hodgson, Esq. John Davis, Esq. Henry Lancelot Holland, Esq. William Walter Fuller, Esq. Benjamin Shaw, Esq. Jas. A. Gordon, M.D., F.R.S. Matthew Whiting, Esq. Henry Grace, Esq. M. Wyvill,Jun., Esq.,M.P. NOTICE. In order to remove any apprehension that might be enter tained as to the perfect security of the Policies granted by the PELICAN LIFE OFFICE, the Directors have omitted every Clause that would render them void by reason of any error in the Statements made by the Assured before or at the time of effecting an Insurance. The Company offers:— Complete Security. Moderate Rates of Premium, withparticipation in Profits. Low Rates without Profits. LOANS in connection with Life Assurance on approved Security. For Prospectuses and Forms of Proposal apply at the Offices as above, or to any of the Company's Agents. ROBERT TUCKER, Secretary. - INDIA SHAWLS Immense Purchases. FARMER and ROGERS having just cleared their late im mense purchases, respectfully solicit attention to the largest Assortment of INDIA SHAWLS in England, comprising the latest designs in Cashmere, Gold Delhi, Benares, Decca, and Lahore Shawls and Scarfs, the most economical and the most costly.—The GREAT SHAWL and CLOAK EMPORIUM, 171, 173, 175, REGENT-STREET. THE FORTY-SEVEN SHILLING SUITS I made to order, from Scotch Heather and Cheviot Tweeds, all wool and thoroughly shrunk, by B. BENJAMIN, Merchant Tailor, 74, itegent-atreet. THE PELISSIER OVERCOATS, 21s. and 285., adapted for the season ; the Two-Guinea Dress or Frock Coats ; the Guinea Dress Trousers; and the Half• Guinea Waistcoat. — A perfect fit guaranteed. Amount Insured. 767 EUROPEAN and INDIAN JUNCTION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.—Limited. ( From Selencia to the Persian Gulf.) Uniting the lines of the English and Continental Telegraph Companies with the Electric Cable of the Hon. East I ndia Com panyfrom K urrachee to the head of the Persian Gulf.—Otlices Gresham House, Old Broad•street. —To be Incorporated by Act of Parliament.—Capital, .C 200,0011, la 20,900 Shares of 101. each ; with power to increase. One•half of the Shares to be allotted to the Scripholdera in the Euphrates Valley Railway Company, in the proportion of one Share in the Telegraph Company fur every live Sharee in the Railway Com pany. The Directors feel assured of obtaining a Concession from the Ottoman Government, with the necessary powers and privileges. From the arrangements now in progress, a Settled income may be expected on the Capitsl of the Company.— Deposit, 10s. per Share. CHAIRMAN. W. P. ANDREW, Elm, Chairman of the Euphrates Valley an Sciude Railway Companies. DIRECTORS. WILLIAM AINSWORTH, Esq., F.G.S. and F.R.G.S., late Geologic and Mineralogist to the Euphrates Expedition PHILIP ANSTRUTHZR, Esq., late Secretary to Government, Cey lon. and Deputy-Chairman of the Ceylon Railway Company HARRY BORRADAILE, ESQ., law Bombay Civil Service, and Dl rector of the Euphrates Valley Railway Company Sir JAMES CARMICHAEL, Bart., Chairman of tue Submarine and Member of the Mediterranean Telegraph Companies GEonoe B. CARR, Esq., 5, Lawrence Pountney place Colonel A. CorroN, late Chief Engineer , Madras . - Captain H. B. LYNCH, C. 8., I.N - ., late Commanding on Eu phrates and Tigris Sir JOHN MACNEILL, LL.D., F.R.S., Engineer in Chief of the Euphrates Valley Railway Sir T. HERBERT MADDOCK, M.P., late Deputy-Governor of Bengal, and Director of the Scinde Railway Company Major J. A. MooRE, F.R.S., Ex-Director of the Hon. East India Company and Director of the Provincial Bank of England FRANCIS HORSLEY ROBINSON, Esq., late Chairman. Board of Revenue, Upper India, and . Director of the Sciude and Eu- phrates Valley Railway Companies THOMAS WILLIAMS, Esq., Director of the Made, Euphrates Valley, and other Railway Companies AUDITORS —Limit:Colonel H. B. Henderson, late Officiating Military Auditor• General, Bengal; J. Edmund Anderdon, Esq., Director of the Rank of London. BANKERS—Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co. SOLICITOR—J. A. Al. Pinniger, Esq. SECRETARY—L. W. Raeburu, Esq. No further application for Shares in the above Company can be received. L. W. ILkEBURN, Secretary. August 4,1848. QCHWEPPE'S MALVERN SELTZER kJ WATER. Having leased the Holy Well Spring at Malvern renowned for ita puity, J. S. and Co can now produce a Seltzet Water rith all the CHEMICAL and MEDICINAL prol•erties which have rendered the Nassau Spring so celebrated. They continue manufacturing Soda, Magnesia, and Potass Waters and Lemonade, at London, Liverpool, Bristol, and Derby Every bottle is protected by a Bed Label bearing their signature. J. SCHWEPPE and CO.'S SODA WATER. CAUTION —A Decree for perpetual Injunc tion has been granted by Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood restraining Messrs. Clayton, Messrs. Ray and Son, and Mr. Selman, respectively, from using in their trade of Soda Water Manufacturers bottles having the words and figures " .1. Schweppe and Co., 51, Herners-street, Oxford-street.' stamped or impressed thereon, and also from using labels over the corks in such bottles similar to, or merely colurably differing from those used by Messrs. Schweppe and Co. And a Decree for a perpetual Injunction has also been granted by Vice-thance:lor Sir William Page Wood restraining Messrs. Nevill and Oxlade from selling or exposing for sale any Soda Water not manufac tured by Messes. Schweppe and Co. in such bottles or with such imitation labels. And a further Decree for a perpetual Injunc tion has also been granted by Vice Chancellor Sir William Page Wood restraining Mr. John Luntley from printing or disposing of any such spurious or imitation labels; and iu each Suit the Defendants were directed to pay the Costs of Messrs: Schweppe and Co. AND NOTICE is hereby given that similar proceedings will be forthwith instituted against all persons who shall hereafter be found offencing in any of the particulars aforesaid. BASS'S PALE ALE AND GUINNESS'S STOUT, in splendid condition, either in imperial or re• puted quart and pint bottles. Very good Dinner Sherry, 325. to finest old ditto, 605.; tine old Crusted Port, 40s. to bOs.. and choice old Dry Port, 83s. per dozen—from Kinahan and Com pany, agents to Messrs. Hass and Guinness, and importers of the celebrated LL whisky, 20s. per gallon; finest lalay malt whisky, 20s. per gallon; and Martell's best pale brandy, 30s. per gallon. Vaults, 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, HAY MARKE C. OLDRIDGE'S BALM OF COLUMBIA, acknowledged for the last thirty years to be the most 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, 96.6 d., 65., and Ila. Wholesale and retail, 13, Wellington street North ,Strand. SHOWER and all DOMESTIC BATHS.— An extensive and complete Stock.—The best manufacture and lowest prices.—DEANE, DRAY, and CO.'S PAMPHLET on BATHS and BATHING may be had GRATUITOUSLY on application and post free. It contains Engravings, with prices, of Shower, Hip, Plunging, Sponging, anu every description of Bath for family use. bhower Baths of improved construction, Patent Gas Baths, simple, efficient, and economical. Estimates given for fitting up Bath-rooms.—DEANE. DRAY, and CO. (opening to the Monument), London-bridge. Established A.D. 1700. A CLEAR COMPLEXION. - GODFREY'S EXTRACT OF ELDER FLOWER is strongly recom mended for Softening, Improving, Beautifying, and Preserving the Skin, and giving It a blooming and charming appearance. It will completely remove Tan. Sunburn, Redness, &c., and by its balsamic and healing qualities render the skin soft, pliable, and free from dryness, etc.; clear it from every humour, pimple, or erupti...n, and by continuing Its use only a short time, the akin will become and continue soft and suicsith, and the complexion perfectly clear and beautiful. In the process of shaving it is in valuable, as it allays the irritation and smarting pain, annihilates every pimple and all roughness, and renders the akin smooth and flrm.-Bold in bottles, price 2s. 9d., by all medicine vendors and returners. 4,477 10,107 10,871 7,747