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MIDDLESEX ELECTION.-TILE CON SERVATIVE ELECTORS OF MIDDLESEX who have chatige.i their Address or Qualification since the last Election are earnestly requested to forward, Barone the 20th lust., juror illation of any alteration in these particulars to the Middlesex. Conservative Registration Committee, in order to avoid their being objected to and disfranchised at the ensuing Election. THOMAS ALLEY JONES, Secretary. 1, Clifford's Inn, Fleet-street, 4th, July, 15G. rrHE Right Rev. the LORD BISHOP of OXFORD will give a PARTING ADDRESS to those about to EMIGRATE, at the Preventive and Reformatory Institution, 19, New-road, near Gower-street North, on the Afternoon of Monday, the 7th inst., at Half-past Three o'clock. G. J. BOWYER, Hon. Governor. Subscriptions and Donations towards the Emigration Fund thankfully received by Messrs. Prescott and Co., Threadneedle street, or by Mr. Bowyer, at the Institution. TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE EASTERN UNION RtILWAY. Brother Shareholders,— Your line will pay 3 per cent, if properly man. aged. It even now pays 1 per cent. By the Act you have this year obtained, it will certainly pay 2 per cent. Remember that 1,300/. increase per week in the Eastern Counties Traffic, gives us an additional half per cent. lout shares are the cheapest of any in the market. Pray attend the next half yearly meeting, and if you can bnt make your directors act straight, your shares in a few weeks will be worth at least double their present value. CHARLES ANDREWS. 86, Throgmorton•street, Landon, 201 July, 1856. DIA N O F O R T E S. CRAMER, BEALE, and CO., 201, Itegent-street. ARMONIUMS, NEW MODEL. CRAMER, BN:ALE, aul Co., 201, figgeat•streeL GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH USED IN THE ROYAL LAUNDRY. Aud pronounced by HER MAJESTY'S LAUNDRESS to be THE FINEST STARCH SHE EVER USED. Sold by all ( handlers, Grocers, ac. etc. THE FORTY-SEVEN SHILLING Stills I made to order, from Scotch Heather and Cheviot Tweeds, all wool and thoroughly shrunk, by B. BENJAMIN, Merchant Tailor, 74, hegent•streec 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 tit guaranteed. 212° IVIILNERS' HOLDFAST in and FIRE-RESISTING SAFES (non-conducting and vapourasing), with all the improvements, under their Quad ruple Patents of 1810-51.51 and 1833, including their Gunpowder- Proof Solid Lock and Door (without which no Safe is secure). The Strongest, Best, and Cheapest Safeguards extant. HILNERs' PHCENIX (912) SAPP. WORKS, LIVER POOL, the most complete and extensive in the world. Show rooms, 6 and 8, Lord -street, Liverpool. London Depot, 47a lioorgate-street, City. Circulars free by post. Sold also by HOBBS, ASHLEY, and CO., 97, CHEAPSIDE. O A U T I. 0 N.-BOND'S PERNIANET kJ MARKING INK; the original, and by far the best, re. quiring no preparation, offers the surest means of protection for every variety or household linen atki wearing apparel against loss or mistake, for which reason be careful to ask for 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 ask for the genuine BOND'S PER- AtAN ENT MARKING INK, and, further to distinguish it, ob serve that NO SIXPENNY SIZE is, or has at any time been prepareu by him, the Inventor and Proprietor. BEDSTEADS, BEDDING, and FURNI. TURE.—WILLIAM S. BURTON'S Stock on show of Iron and Brass Bedstead* and Children.' Cots stands unrivalled either for extent, beauty of design, or moderateness of prices. Ms also supplies Bedding and Bed Hangings of guaranteed qualtty and workmanship. Common Iron Bedsteads, from 16..; Portable Folding Bed steads, from 12.. titi.; Patent Iron Bedsteads, fitted with dove- tail jointa and patent sacking, from 17s. ; and Cots, from 20s. each. Handsome Ornamental Iron and Brass Bedsteads, in great variety, from £4 :s. ed. to £1,7) 15s. A kialtTester Patent Iron Bedstead, three feet wide, with Bedding, &c., complete— Bedstead ll 4 a Chintz furniture 0 17 0 Paillasse, wool mattress, bolster, and pillow A pair of cotton sheets, three blankets, and a coloured counterpane 1119 6 A double bedstead, same If without Half-Tester and Furniture— Single bed, complete 3 13 9 Double bed, complete B A THS and TOILETTE WARE. WILLIAM S. BURTON has ONE LARGE SHOW-ROOM devoted exclusively to the display of BATHS and TOILETTE WARE. The stock of each is at once the largest, rawest. and most varied ever submitted to the Publir, aad marked at prices proportionate with those that have tented to make this establish ment the most distinguished in this cow try. Portable Showers, 7s. 6d.; Pillar Showers, 31. to 51.; Nursery, Its. to 325.; Sponging, 14s. to 32e.; Hip, Its. to 31s. Q. A large assort ment of Gas Furnace, Hot and Cold Plunge, Vapour, and Camp Shower Bathe. Toilette Ware In great variety, from 15s. Cd. to 4k, the set of three. Theists additions to these extensive premises (already by far Use largest In Europe), are of such a character that the entire o "6HI HOUSES is devoted to thee' Hof the most marlin- 37.1 . 111143 HOUSED is :display o. eent stock of GENERAL HOUSE I RONMONGERY (including Cutlery. Nickel Silver, Plated Goods, Baths, Brushes, Turnery, Lamps, Gaseliers, Iron and Brass Bedsteads, and Bedding), so arranged in sixteen Large Show-rooms as to afford to parties fur nishing facilities in the selection of goods that cannot be keyed for elsewhere. Illustrated Catslooss sent iper post) free. No. 39, OXFORD•STREET ; I Is, 2, and 3, NEWMAN• STREET; 4,5, and 4, PERRY'S-PLACE. Established 1820. THE PRESS. GREAT WEST ERN RAILWAY. MIDSUMMER EXCURSIONS to BIHNIING !lAA, West Bromwich, Wednesbury, Baotou, Wolverhampton, Welling ton, Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Llangollen-road, Wrexham, Chester, Birkenhead, and Liverpool. Trains will lea.e PADDINGTON on MONDAYS. JULY 7 and 14, at Eight a.m., returning either on the 7th, 14th, or 21st July from Liverpool (lauding. stage) at. A a.m., and intermediate stations as per handbills. Fares :—Birmingliam. 20*. and 9s. 6d.: West Bromwich, Wednesbury, ►nd Bilston. 21s. 6d. and 108. ; Wolverhamp ton, 221. 6d. and 10s. 6d. ; Wellington and Shrewsbury, 278. 6d. and 135.; Orwestry, Llangollen-rood, Wrexham, and Chester, 338. and 15s. ; Birkenhead and Liverpool, 375. and 17s. Tickets not transferable, and only available for the trains specified. Children under twelve half price. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.-CHEAF EXCURSION to OXFORD. Banbury, Leamington, War wick, Birmingham, Handsworth, West Bromwich, Wednesbury, Billiton. and Wolverhatnpton, from Paddington, on Sunday, July 13, at 7.30 a m., returning the same night from Waterer. 'lamp m at 6.30, and intermediate Stations as per handbills. Fares :—Oxford, 6s. 6d. and 45.; Banbury. Bs. and fu. ; Leaming- ton or Wait wick, 10s. 6d. and 65.; Birmingham, 12.. and 7a.; Handsworth, West Bromwich, Wednesbury. or Balaton, Ds. 6d. and 7s. 6d.; and Wolverhampton, 13s. and dr. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY -EXCUR ION to GLOUCESTER, ROSS, and HEREFORD, on WEDNESDAY, July 16th, from Faddington,at 6.15 a.m., return ing on Saturday, the 19th. from Hereford, at 3.30. p.m.; Ross, 4 p.m.; and Gloucester. 6 p.m. Fares—Hereford and Roes, 16s. and 10s.; Gloucester, 12s. and 8s IIEAN E'S TABLE CUTLERY—celebrated 1.1 for more than 150 years—maintains an unrivalled reputa tion for cheapness and nrst.rate quality. DEANE, DRAY, and CO. (opening to the Monument), London•bridge. Established A.D 1700. INDIA SHAWLS Immense Purchases. FARMER and ROGERS having just cleared their late lin. manse purchases, respectfully solicit attention to the largest Assortment of INDIA SHAWLS in England, comprising the latest designs in Cashmere, Gold Delhi, Benares, Deeca, and Lahore Shawls and Scarfs, the most economical and the most costly.—The GREAT SHAWL and CLOAK EMPORIUM, VI , 173, 175, REGENT•STREET. MAGNIFICEN DISPLAY of SUNIMER MANTLES and OPERA CLOAKS.---FARMER and ROGERS solicit atteotion to their superb Assortment of new TRANSPARENT SUMMER MANTLES AND OPERA CLOAKS, containing the most elegant and recherché designs ever produced. All goods marked in plain figures .— The GREAT SHAWL and CLOAK EMPORIUM, 171, 173, 174, REGENT STREET. QCI - I‘VEPPKS MALVERN SELTZER IJ WATER. Having leased the Holy Well Spring at 3lalvern, renowned for its putty, J. S. and Co con now produce a Seltzer Water with all the CHEMICAL and MEDICINAL properties which have rendered the Nassau Spring so celebrated. They continue manufacturing Soda, Magnesia, and Pouts' Waters and Lemonade, at London, Liverpool. Bristol, and Derby Every bottle is protected by a iced Label bearing their signature. Price ls. lid. and is. NI. per box. L'RAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH —The manifold advantages to the Heads of Families from the possession of a Medicine of known efficacy, that may be resorted to with confidence, and used with success in cases of temporary sickness, occurring in families more or less every day, are so obvious to all, that no question can be raised of its importance to every housekeeper in the kingdom. These Pills are a mild ape rient. and if taken after an indulgence at table they ale speedy restoratives. For FEMALES, they are truly excellent, ren oving all obstructions, the distressing Headache so very preva lent with the Sex; Depression of Spirits, Dulness of Sight Nervous Affenions, Blotches, Pimples, and Sallowness of the Skin, and produce a healthy complexion. Sold by Prout and Harsent, 229, Strand, London : and by all Medicine Vendors. The Best Food for Children,Lnvalide, and Others. ROBINSON'S PATENT BARLEY, for making superior Barley• Water in Fifteen Minutes, has not only obtained the Patrcnage of her Majesty and the Royal Family, but t• as 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 approved for makings delicious custard-pudding and excellent for thickening broths or soups. ROBINSON'S PATENT GROATS for more than thirty years have been held in constant and increasing public estimation as the purest &rinse of the oat, and as the best and most valuable preparation for making a pun 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 au excellent food for infants and children. Prepared only by the Patentees, ROBINSON, BELLVILLE, and CO., Purveyors to the Queen, 64, Red Llou-street, Holborn, London. Sold by all respectable grocers, druggists, and others, n town and country, in packets of Gd. and is., and in family canisters at 2a., La., and 10e. each. Price is. lid. and 2s. 9d. per box. LAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS. B —This preparation is one of the benefits which the science of modern chemistry has conferred upon mankind; for during the first twenty years of the present century to speak of a cure for the Gout was considered a romance; but now the efficacy and svfety of this medicine is so fully demonstrated, by unsu licited from persons in every rank of lite, that pub lic opinion proclaims this as one of the most important dis coveries of the present age. These Pills require neither atten tion nor confinement, and are certain to prevent the di tucking any vital part. Sold by Prout and Ilarsant, 229, Strand, London ; and all Medici: s Vendors. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS superi or t o a ll ot h er remedies for STOMACH COMPLAINTS.—Mrs. Baker, of Addingtou•street, Rochdale-road, Manchester, had suffered for many years from a weakness in the stomach, and a generally debilitated constitution. Although she bad the best medical advice, and tried every available remedy, yet she derived no permanent benefit, but by the use of Hol•oway's Pills a perfect cure has been effected, as she now enjoys the best of health, and in gratitude for which she desire s publicity should be given of her case. Sold by all medicine vendors throughout the world; at Professor H..dloway's Establishment-P.244, Strand, London, and 80, NI aiden-lane, New York; ny A. Stamps, Constantinople ; ♦. Guidloy, Smyrna ; and E. Muir, Malta. . I SATURDAY, SCOTTISH EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Established 1831. THE ANNUAL MEETING of the above SOCIETY was held in EDINBURGH on the Bth Max. The Report by the Directors stated that the number of Policies issued during the year ending Ist March last wee 838, the Sums assured thereby being £293,950, and the Annual Vremiums thereon £9,120,, The result or the investigation for the triennial division of profits was then announced. The surplus ascertained to base arisen amounted to 183,839/., which wholly belongs to the mem- bers, but of which one•third (C 1,2791.) must, by the laws of the Society, be set aside as a reserve for allocation at the next trien nial division in 1859. From the remaining two.thirds a Bonus was declared, at the Ate of lljper cent. per annum, ou all policies on which six pre miums had been paid, not only on the sums in the policies but also on the former vested bonuses. There was left, in addition to 61,2791. of reserve above stated, a surplus of 13,6231., together 74,9021., to go to the nexi division. The INVESTS') FUNDS of the Society amount to 979,281 The ANNUAL REVENUE to lB9 400 The EXISTING ASSURANCES to £4,764,949 Copies of the Report may be obtained at the Society's Head Office, 28, St. Andrew's-squeire, Edinburgh ; at the London Cake, 126, Bishopsgate-street Within,and at any of the Agencies. ROBERT CHRISTIE, Manager. ARCHIBALD T. RITCHIE, London Agent. T HE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. - 30, KING-STREET, CH EAPSIDE, LONDON. Establisdi d 1834. This Is a purely Mutual Life Assurance Society, with • Capital of 250,• 001. invested in Government and Real Securities, created entirely by the steady accumulation of the Premiums, and all belonging to the Members. Tlis Assurance* in force are 1,250.0001., and the Income 50,00,11., per annum. Detailed Prospectuses and Forms of Proposal, together with the I.ist of Bonuses paid on Claims in 1h55, and the Office Accounts for the same year, will be given on a written or per. sonal application. CHARLES INOALL, Actuary. SHOOTING SUITS, FISHING SUITS, WALKING SUITS. LOUNGING SUITS, SUITS FOR THE COUNTRY, SUFIS FOR THE TOWN. The FORTY-SEVEN SHILLING sms, made to order from Scotch, Heather, and Cheviot Tweeds, all Wool and thoroughly shrunk, by B. BENJAMIN, Merchant Tailor, 74, Regent•street. N.B. A perfect fit guaranteed. OARDEN WATERING ENGINES, 131 . SYRINGES, /cc. &0., upon the most Improved Principle, Manufactured by RICHARD READ, 33, REGENT CIRCUS, PICCADILLY, LONDON. Descriptions sent Post free. SPANISH MANTILLAS.- A. BLACKBORNE begs most respectfully to inform the Nobility and Gentry that he has just received a large consign- ment of the above Mantillas, now so generally worn tor evening costume on account of their elegant and graceful form.—Spanish Depot. b6A, SOUTH AUDLEY-STREET, Grosvenor•square. ACLEAR 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, ac., and by its balsamic and healing qualities render the skin soft, pliable, and free from dryness, etc.; clear it from every humour, pimple, or eruptkii, and by continuing its use only a short time, the skin will ,become and continue soft and smooth, and the complexion perfectly clear and beautiful. In the process of shaving it is in valuable, as it allays the irritation and smarting pain, aunih.lates every pimple and all roughness, and render* the skin smooth and iirm.—Sold in bottles, price 2s. 2d., by all medicine vendors and perfumers. OLDRIDUE'S BALM OF COLUMBIA, acknowledged for the last thirty years to be the most eifec• tual remedy produced for restoring the hair and promoting the growth of whiskers and moustaches, bas 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, 35.6 d., 65., and Ids. Wholesale and retail, 19, Wollington•street North ,Strand. LIGHT-BROWN COD LIVER OIL. DR. DE JONGH'S Entirely free from nauseous flavour and after-taste. is adminis tered with speedy and marked suocess in cases of CONSUMPTION, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, GOUT, RHEUMATISM, SCIATICA, DIABETES, DISEASES OF THE SKIN, NEURALGIA, RICKETS, INFANTILE WASTING, GENERAL DEBILITY, AND ALL SCROFU LOUS AFFECTIONS. Specially rewarded by the Governments of BELGIUM and nix NiTHERLANDS, and expressly sanctioned by the ROYAL SANITARY POLICE OF PRUSSIA. Approved of and recommended for its purity and superiority over every other preparation by Beta Ems, FOUQUIIiIt, Ore. JONATHAN PEREIRA, LIASBALL, LATHERY, SRERID►N MU/• PRATT, GRANVILLE, the Lancet, and innumerable other British and foreign scientific authorities and distinguished physicians. lies almost entirely superseded all other kiuds on the Conti nent, iu consequence of its proved superiorpower and efficacy— alleviating suffering and effecting a cure much more rapidly than any other kind. Contains iodine, phosphate of lime, volatile fatty acids—in short, all the most active and essential curative properties—in larger quantities than the Pale Oils manufactmed in Great Britain and Newfoundland, mainly deprived of these by their mode of preparation. EXTRACT FROM " THE LANCET," JULY 29,1854. " Some of the deficiences of the Pale Oil are attributable to the method of its preparation, and especially to its filtration through charcoal. In the preference of the Light Brown over the Pale Oil we fully concur. We have carefully tested a speci men of De. DE JONOICIS Light•Hrown Cod Liver Oil. We find it to be genuine, and rich in iodine and the elements of bile." Sold Wholesale and Retail, in bottles capsuled and labelled with DR. DE JONGWB Stamp and Signature, WITHOUT WHICH NONE ARIS GENUINE, by ANSAR, HARFORD, and CO., sole British Consignees, Strand, London; and by many respec table Chemists and Druggists throughout the United Kingdom. Half.pints (10 ounces), Its. Oct.; Pints (20 ounces), 48.94.: Q uuts (40 ounces), 9s. IMPERIAL MEASURE.