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IMPERIAL LIFE ASSCRANCt COMPANY, 1, OLD BROAD-STRE ET, LONDON. Instituted 1820. T. GEORGE BARCLAY, Esq., Chairman. MARTIN T. SMITH, Esq., M.P., Deputy Chairman. One-third of the Premium on Insurances of 5001. and upwards, for the whole term of life, may remain as a debt upon the Policy, to be paid off at convenience, or the Directors will lend sums of 501. and upwards on the security of Policies effected with this Company for the whole term of life, when they have acquired an adequate value. Four-fifths, or 80 per cent. of the profits are assigned to Poli cies every fifth year, and may be applied to increase the sum assured, to an immediate payment in cash, or to the reduction and ultimate extinction of future Premiums. At the fifth appropriation of profits for the five years termi nating January 31, 1850, a reversionary bonus was declared of 11. 10s. per cent on the sums insured, and subsisting additions for every premium paid during the five years. This bonus, on policies of the longest, duration, exceeds 21. be. per cent. per annum on the original sums insured, and increases a policy of 1,0001. to 1,6381. Proposals for Insurances may be made at the Chief Offices, as above ; at the Branch Office, 10, Pall-mall, London; or to any of the Agents throughout the kingdom. BONUS TABLE, Showing the Additions made to Policies of £l,OOO each. Date of o Amount of Addition made .. .-,viol ._. um rais Additions to as on Insurance. Feb. 1, 1 8 51. Fe b . 1,1858. after Death. --e- A o. d. A s. d. A 14. d. 1820 523 16 0 114 5 0 1638 1 0 1825 383 14 0 103 14 0 1486 8 0 1890. 1835 lB5 3 0 88 17 0 1274 0 0 1840 l2B 15 0 84 13 0 1218 8 0 1845 6 15 0 79 18 0 1145 13 0 1850 lO 0 0 76 16 0 1085 16 0 1855 - 15 0 0 1015 0 0 And for intermediate years in proportion. The next appropriation will be made in 1861. Insurances, without participation in profits, may be effected at reduced rates. SAMUEL INGALL, Actuary. DUY YOUR TEA WHILE YET YOU CAN at 2s. 6d. per lb.—Black, Green, or Mized, to be had in dlb. bags. Do not be led away by Ministerial Statements or their Telegraphic Puffs. War is stil raging, and in the Tea Districts. —EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY, 9, Great Saint Helen's Churchyard, Bishopsgate. 11 B Nit iiditsT 2:2, 1.857. SUITE NEW. QOYER'S SULTANA'S SAUCE.—A most IJ refreshing and pleasing stimulant to the appetite, com posed principally of Turkish condiments combined with various culinary productions of the East. It is an exquisite relish with Pish. Meat, Poultry and Game, and forms a valuable addition to Soups, Minces, Hashes, Stews, Meat Pies and Puddings, as well as to Salads of every description. To Steaks and Chops It lm parts a highly delicious and aromatic flavour. To be had of all Sauce Vendors, and of the sole Wholesale Agents, Crosse and Blackwell, Purveyors to the Queen, 21 Soho-square, London. DON'T BEAT YOUR CARPETS.—They can be thoroughly Cleansed from all Impurities, the Colours revived by pure Washing, and promptly returned. Price 9d. and 4d. per yard. Turkey and extra heavy Carpets in proportion. Blankets, Quilts, Counterpanes, Table Covers, Curtains, and all kinds of heavy goods, purely Washed, and finished in the best style at a moderate charge, by the METROPOLITAN STEAM WASHING COMPANY, 17, WHARF ROAD, CITY ROAD, N. All goods promptly returned. Orders by post immediately attended to. DAVIES'S CANDLES, 70. and sa. per lb. ; genuine Sperm, 2s. 2d. ; Transparent Wax, to. 4d. ; best Wax, 2s. 6d. • fine British Wax or Sperm, Is. fijd. • Gorman Wax, 15. ejd. • B otanic Wax, Is. ; Patent Wax or o trin Is. lid. per lb.; bomposite,2l.l., 104 d., and Is.; M , 91d. ; Pal mer's Metallic, one or two wicks, 91d. ; Magnums, 10d. ; Yellow Soap, 40a., 465., 506., and 545. per 1 ; old Brown Windsor, Is. 9d. per packet; common Brown Windsor, Is. ; Honey, Is. 4d.; White Windsor, Is. 4d.; Hose, es.; Almond, 2s. 64.; Argand Oil, Ss. 041. per gallon ; French. 45.9d.—f0r Cos? At M. P. DAVIES and SO CS, ST. MARTIN'S T.ANE, DR. DE JONGX'S W.C. LIGHT-BROWN COD LIVER OIL Ilas now, in consequence of its marked superiority over every other variety, secured the entire confidence and almost universal preference of the most eminent Medical Practitioners as the most speedy and effectual remedy for cossuurrtox, BRON CHITIS, ASTHMA, GOUT, RIIEUNATISNE, SCIATICA, DIABETES, DISEASES OF THE SKIN, NEURALGIA, RICKETS, INFANTILE WAST ING, GENERAL DEBILITY, AND ALL SCROFULOUS AFFECTIONS. Its leading distinctive COMPLETE PRES E OF ACTIVE ANTI are : PRINCIPLES INVARIABLE PURITY AND UNIFORM STEM ENTIRE FREEDOM FROM NAUSEOUS FLAVOUR AND RAPID CURATIVE EFFECTS AND CONSEQUENT ECONOMY. From "THE LANCET." "The composition of genuine Cod Liver Oil is not so simple as might be supposed. DR. DR &molt gives the preference to the Light-13rown Oil over the Pale Oil, which contains scarcely any volatile fatty acid, a smaller quantity of iodine, phosphoric acid, and the elements of bile, and upon which ingredients the efficacy of Cod Liver Oil, no doubt, partly depends. Some of the deficiencies of the Pale Oil are attributable to the method of its preparation, and especially to its fi ltration through charcoal. IN THE PREFERENCE OF THE L/OHT DROWN OVER THE PALE OIL WI FULLY CONCUR. We have carefully tested a specimen of DR. DE JoNott's Light-Brown Cod Liver Oil. We find it to be genuine, and rich in iodine and the ele ments of bile." Sold ONLY in Istrentat. lialf•pints, 2s. ed.; Pints, 4e. ed.; Quarts, 95.; capsuled and labelled with DE. DE Jorion's stamp and signature, WITHOUT WHICH NONE CBS POSSIBLY Be OENUINr, by many respectable Chemists throughout the United Kingdom. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEPOT, ANSAR, HARFORD, and CO., 77, STRAND, LONDON, W. C. DR. DE JONOR'S SOLE BRITISH CONSIGNERS, CAUTION —Proposed substitutions of other kinds of Cod Live► Oil should be strenuously resisted, as they ported front interested %maim, mkt toiU remelt in dieoppoixtment to the purehaer. THE FASTEST SHIP IN wORIA) in the THAMES.—The celebrated " BLACK BALL " Clipper "LIGHTNING," belonging to Messrs. JAMES BAINES and CO., of Liverpool, sad sister ship to the "J4isas Bus= " and the " Crtimetem rne Slue," recently inspected and so highly eulogised by her Majesty the Queen and Court at Ports mouth, is expected to arrive in the Thames, to embark Troops for India, on or about the 21st instant. While lying off Gravesend, the " LIGIITNING" will be thrown open to public inspection for a few days, and a charge of one shilling admission will be made, the receipts to be given to the wives and families of the soldiers who sail in her. The " LIGHTNING" is 2,023 tons register, 3,500 tons burthen, 243 feet long and 44 feet wide. She is the FAsTESr SHIP in the WORLD, having made the passage from Melbourne to Liver pool In sixty-three days, when her speed during the whole voyage (round Cape Horn), a distance of 15,0G0 miles as the crow flies, averaged ten miles an hour. On the 27th of Feb ruary, D 455, she ran nineteen miles per hour for twenty-four consecutive hours, ana from the 28th June to the 4th July, 18 58, her hourly consecutive speed averaged fifteen miles. WEYMOUTH and CHANNEL ISLANDS STEAM-PACKET COMPANY (Limited). SHORTEST SEA PASSAGE to GUERNSEY and JERSEY . The AQUILA or CYGNUS every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 8 a.m. from Weymouth Harbour, and from Jersey and Guernsey every Monday,Wednesday, and Friday, at 8.30 a.m. Through Tickets are issued at the principal Stations of the Great Western Railway. JOSEPH MAUNDERS, Manager and Secretary. Weymouth, let August, 1857. (ISLEIt'S CRYSTAL GLASS CHANDE- V/ LI ERS for GAS and CANDLES.—A great variety of the newest and richest designs always on view; also a large assort meut of glass luttres, decanters, wine glasses, dessert services and every description of table glass at very moderate prices. ORNAMENTAL GLASS of the newest and most beautiful de scription. Export and furnishing •orders executed with despatch —44, Oxford-street. Manufactory, Broad•street, Birmingham Established 1807. TOURISTS AND TRAVELLERS, Exposed to the soorching rays of the sun and heated particles of dust, will find LOWLAND'S KALYDOR a most refreshing Preparation for the Complexion, dispelling the cloud of languor and relaxation, allaying all heat and irritability, and immediately affording the pleasing sensation attending restored elasticity and healthful state of the skin. Freckles, tan, spots, pimples, flushes, and discolorations are eradicated by its appli- cation ; and in cases of sunburn, or stings of insects, its vir tues have long been acknowledged. Price 4s. 6d. and Ss. 6d. per bottle. The heat of Summer also frequently communicates a dryness to the hair and a tendency to fall off, which may be completely obviated by the use of ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL, a delightfully-fragrant and transparent preparation ; and, as an Invigorator and Purifier of the Hair, beyond all precedent. Sold by A. Rowland and Sons, 20, HATTON GARDEN, London; and by Chemists and Perfumers. CA UTI O N. Tradesmen, Merchants, Shippers, Outfitters, &c.—Whereas it has lately come to my knowledge that some 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 MARRING INK, this is to give notice that I am the Original and Sole Proprietor and Manu facturer of the said article, and do not employ any Traveller, or authorise any persons to represent themselves as coming from my Establishment for the purpose of selling the said Ink. *,,* This Caution is published by me to prevent further im position upon the Public. and serious injury to myself.—E. R. BOND, Sole Executrix and Widow of the late John Boni, 28, Long-lane, West Smithfield, London. RUPTURES EFFECTUALLY CURED WITHOUT A TRUSS.—DR. BARKER'S celebrated REMEDY is protected by three patents, of England, France, and Vienna; and from its great success in private practice is now made known u a public duty through the medium of the press. In every case of single or double rupture, in either sea, of any age, however had or long standing, it is equally appli• cable, e ff ecting a sure in a few days, without inconvenience, and will be hailed as a boon by all who have been tortured with trusses. Sent nut free to any part of the world, with instruc tions for use, on receipt of 10s. ad.by post-office order, or stamps, by CHARLES BARKER, M.D., 10, Brook-street, Holborn, London.—Any infringement of this triple patent will be pro ceeded against, and restrained by injunction of the Lord High hanollor. THE LONDON and WESTMINSTER BANK issues CIRCULAR NOTES of £lO each payable at every important place in Europe. These Notes are issued witheat charge, and they are cashed abroad free of commission. The Bank also issues, free of charge, Letters of Credit el:v*ll4h. principal Cities and Towns in Europe. City Once, Lotbbury Branches :—Westminster, 1, St James's-square ; El oomsbury• 214, High Holborn ; Southwark, 8, Wellington-street, Borough Eastern, 87, Mgt-street, Whttechapel; Marylebone, 4, Strafford . place, Oxford-street; Temple-bar, 217, Strand. The rate of Interest allowed on Deposits of gum and upwards at the Bank, or any of its Branches, is now 41 per cent. J. W. GILBART, General Manager. 1 1 HE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY. 1 Enrolled under 6th and 7th Wm. IV.. cap. 32, u the " Con servative Benefit Building Society."—NOTlCE is hereby given that the Twentieth Quarterly General Meeting of the Members will be held at the Offices, No. 33, Norfolk-street, Strand, Lon don, W.C., on Tuesday, the Eighth day of September, 1667, at Three of the clock in the afternoon precisely, Viscount Ranelagh in the Chair, to receive the Quarterly Report of the Executive Committee, to elect two members, who, with the two Auditors appointed by the Board, *ill audit the se,oounta of the Society for the year ending the 29th of September, 1857, and for general business. August 20th, 1857. By order of the Board, CHARLES LEWIS GRUN EISEN, Secretary. The following members have sent in their names as candidates for the office of Auditor:—The Rey. William George Goodchlid, M.A., Vicar of East Tilbury, Essex; Arthur Henry Gower, Com mission Agent, Ipswich, Suffolk; Edward 811vester Harding, Accountant, 47, Alfted-street, Islington, Middlesex; Charles Ritohie, gentleman, Blackheath, Kent; and William Webster, painter, the Park, Lincoln. THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY.—The Society will commence its Sixth Year on the 7th of September. The Annual Meeting as usual will be held early in December. Members are requested to refer to their Passbooks to be sure that their shares be not in arrear on the Bth of September, when the Thirty-Ninth Public Drawing will take place. GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, USED IN THE ROYAL LAUNDRY, And pronounced by HER MAJESTY'S LAUNDRESS tope THE FINEST STARCH SHE EVER USED. Sold by all C 11 andiars, Grocers, ao. &c. DEAFNESS. —The only medal awarded at the Great Exhibition of 1851( for Aconsticlnstramentb) was to F. C. REIN, for his new ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENT S for the DEAF. They are made of different power. to snit ax• grime and every degree o f Deafness. To bo procuredoniy of the tole inventor and maker, F. C. Rein ,108 ,Strand, nearly opposite xeter-hall, where the instrnmen Win be tried and numerous testimoni ale seen, amongst many one from the Right Hon. Sir John Patteson, one of her Majesty's Privy Councillors. FURNESH YOUR HOUSE WITH THE BEST ARTICLES.—THEY ARE THE CHEAPEST IN THE END.-DEANE, DRAY and Co.'s Priced Furnishing List may be had gratuitously on applicaUon, or forwarded by post, free. This Hat embraces the leading articles from all the various de. partmenis of their establishment, and is arranged to facilitate purchasers in the selection of their goods. It comprises Table Cutlery —Electro•plate —Lampe—Baths Fenders and Fire Irons—lron Bedsteads and Bedding—Britannia Metal, Copper, Tin and Brass Goods—Culinary Utensils—Turnery—Brushes— Mats, do.—Deane, Dray and Co. (opening to the Monument) London Bridge.—Establiahed A.D. MO. A FINE HEAD OF HAIR.- a For upwards of thirty years have Messrs. OLDRIDGE been celebrated for their ___ BALM OF COLUMBIA, which restores and beautifies, besides promoting the growth of THE HAIR, MOUSTACHE, and WHISKERS. Sold, wholesale and retail, in bottles, 3s. Bd., Cs., and Ils.-. [3, Wellingtowstreet North, seven doors from the Strand. W. BENSON'S WATCH, CLOCK, and . CHRONOMETER MANUFACTORY, 33 and 34, LUD. GATE-HILL, London. Established 1740. J. W. BENSON, Manufacturer of GOLD and SILVER WATCHES of every description, construction, and pattern invites attention to his magnificent and unprecedented dis- play of Watobes, which is admitted to be the largest and best selected Stook in London. It consists of Chronometer, Duplex, Patent, Detached Lever, Horizontal, and Vertical Movements, jewelled, &c., with all the latest improvements, mounted in superblyfiuished engine•turned and engraved Gold and Silver Cases. The designs engraved upon many of the cases are by eminent artists, and can only be obtained at this Mann 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 ou 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 Morning Post, Oct. SO, 1886.—" Exhibits exquisite artistic feeling in ornamentation, and perfection of mechanism in structure." From the Morning Chronicle, Oet.3o.—"Exeellenee of design and perfection in workmanship." From the Morning Advertiser, Nor. 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, fie. accurate time-keepers, 81 lbs, 41155, 51 lbo, to 151 15s each. Oold Lever Watches, jewelled and higbirdlnished movements, 61 6s, 81 Ba, 101 10s, Al l2a, 141 14s, 161 16s, to 40 guineas. SILVER WATCHES, Horizontal Movements, Jewelled, &a., exact time-keepers, 2125, 21 15a, 91 15e, to 51 5s each. Silver Lever Watches, highly finished, jewelled movements, 31 101, 41 10s, 5110 s, 71101, 81 10s, 101 10s, to 20 guineas. A Two Years' Warranty giveu with every Watch, and sent, carriage paid, to Scotland, Ireland, Wales, or ar ,:, - art of the kingdom, upon receipt of Post•ofice or Bankers' order, made payable to J. W. BENSON, 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, London. Merchants, Shippers, and Watch Clubs supplied. Old Watches taken in Exchange. MI WILLIAM S. BURTON'S GENERAL FUR NISHING IRONMONGERY CATALOGUE may be bad gratis, and free by post. It contains upwards of 400 Illustra tions of his illimited Stock of Electro and Sheffield Plate, Nickel Silver and Britannia Metal Goods, Stoves, Fenders, Marble Mantelpieces,Kitchen Ranges, Gaseliers, Tea Urns and Kettles, Cloeks,Table Cutlery, Baths and Toilet Ware, Turnery, Iron and Brass Bedsteads, Bedding, Bed Hangings, &o. 80., with Lists of Prices, and Plans of the Sixteen large Show Rooms at 32, Oxford-street; I, la, 2, and 8, Newman-street; and 4,5, and 8, Perry's-place, London. The Best Food for Children,lnvelids, and Other,. ROBINSON'S PATENT BARLEY, for making superior Barley-Water in Fifteen Minute@ , has not only obtained the Patronage of her Mnjesty and the Royal Family, but has become of general use to every class of the sommunity, and is acknowledged to stand unrivalled as an emi nently pure, nutritious, and light food for infants,children , and invalids. Much approved for making& delicious c ustard-pudding and excellent for thickening broths or soups. 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 , alternately with the Patent Barley, is an excellen t food for infants and children. Prepared only by the Patentees, ROBINSON, BELLVILLE, and CO., Purveyors to the Queen, 64, Red Lion- ss , Holborn, London. Sold by all respectable grocers,druggista, and others, in town and country, in packets of 6d.and Is., and in family canisters at 25., lie., and 10s. each.