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1. . ..-.. ENT ING. 3 Vi'oolSflek litary Con te, be Was lie q uality and of the ❑t to point, and in the be hastily lo lord to ans it was 1 a volun- 10 labour- and their :NING. ly day too ference to tho hon. to inquire that the ingdom• r bother it bad not although if so, the whether embank whether rers ? ztruct the i side of cpouso of 3oard Or o on tho aid upon In for tho 3 inqub e t sea by by some to bring and the 'ere was pens° of a select fur whether 1. A sheep, ich from- . a. Un_ give the orners of ict the's e r, pro s in the r ietnberg I order o Irish tten 0012 in Eng- " ascer oinafter T posed .degate. -112 umbcr6 agreed cent, to at Any Dned in f four- Church 294 to ted. House 67ornoti Lieu- Nis to t, r.n sign e nsign 1, vice ; E ll " ic k to athur En t Rosa :nsiga Fitne inset. TiINATIAN'S LT,. WTTISKT. - DITTILIN EXIIII3TTION. ggs. T hin colotrated OLD IRISH WIIISKY gained the Dublin Prize Medal. Pure, Mild, Mellow. Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, Ss. Sfl., at the Retail Houses in Lor.don; by th e Agents in the principal tcwns in England; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal Pink Label and Cork Branded "Kina ' a n LL Whisky. ITUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Incorporated by Act Parliament. 1859), 14 , RUS SELL STREET, MV of EN'r-GARDEN. LONDON, Al)7 A And 38, QUEEN'S-ROAD, BRIGHTON hoi "OES MONEY upon personal security:Bills of Sale, Free id or Leasehold Proporty, for one, two, or three years, repay e w eekly. monthly, or coarterly, Bills promptly discounted • rriza free on receipt of stamped envelone. EDWARD HARPER. Secretary. - ROYAL MUSIC HAL L, HOLBORN. Proprietor. Mr J. S. Sweasey. .h?reat Success of the Martens Fanfly in their renowned Cat ;Tot , —NIL Arthur L'oyd in his impersonation of Professor and ' - ncles in the Original Christv's Minstrels—F.. D. Davis. the greatest Ventriloluist of the dav—Professor Beaumont in his Wonderfulsse (Magic)—Lelin, and Florence. . the Juvenile Actre ten aC. Burton. the eri .Inal transformation dancer. in ractorl—Mißß "el'a. Miss Jennie Franklin, Serio-Comics ,ParrY and Kattie King, Irish Duettists—and a hos t of other ,ented artistes. Notice. —Mr. P. Corri's (the Musical Director) Benefit will to.e t l _ D ' e e on Wr dnesday. April 21. on which occasion F. Trotman, ta'.e the chair. Mr. Richard Dunn. of the Adam and •t . John-street -road, Clerkenwell. will sing the Duet "All's Welt" with Mr. P. Corri. Great Night of the Season. MACLAGAN IS COMING-MAY 10. A 1 ADAME T USSAMYS EXHIBITION.- ~_ -4- Always Beautiful. Always Attractive . Redecorated. tevi , and Beautiful Costumes.—Portrait Model of MADAME and numerous Ad 'RIMS. Admission, ls.: Obldren Under ten, Cd.; extra rooms, 6d. Open from II n.m. till 10 p.m. ARGYLL ROOMS.--OPEN EVERY 'EVENING for Instrumental Music and Dancing.—The Rooms have been mamn, iftcently re-decorated by Messrs. Rubardt and C o.' The celebrated Rand will perform during the week VI attractive Programme of Operatic Selections and popular Dance Music. Doors open at half-past Eight o'clock. Admission, Is ; Balcony, 2s. WINDMILL STREET, PICCADILLY Musical Director and Conductor—Signor LUIGI CURTI "PATE AU 1)IABLE." THE above Paste is a most agreeable relish for Luncheon. Breakfast, &c. It will be found most useful ior deviling Legs of Turkey, Fowl, Biscuits, &c. Also their ORIGINAL AND SUPERIOR ESSENCE ANCIIOVY AND PURE PICKLES (;Irantleld's Patent), To be obtained Wholesale and Retail - of JOHN BURGESS AND SON, 107, STRAND (Corner of Savnv Steps), London, W.C. AS II LEY AND CO. FOR WINES. PER DOZEN, Very Fine Pale, Dry, or Golden Sherry 34s. Old Crushed Port (Dow's, Taylor's, and Cockburn's _ Shipping), Vintage Wines ... 245. to 965. Sparkling Champagne, Inweria 1, Dry Mosseux, Sil lerY, Qualite Superieure (Perrier's Shipping) 3os. to Ms. Sample cases of the above, containing two bottles Port, two bottles Sherry, two Champagne, forwarded free for 21s. G.ARRICK-STREET, COVENr-GARDEN. 1p B. HALL, of Printing House-square, E.C.. „- • next the "Tim^s," London.—Wholesale Agent and t-onsignee for NICHOLS and STONES' (the Burton Brewery) r elebrated PALE and other ALES; Keatinge and Co.'s famous -or le:tux Wines and Charente Brandies: and Irish and Scotch Whiskies, from several of the best distilleries. Samples can also be seen at the Times' Shades. BONA FIDE BUSINESSES.-A nunlber of 'Hotels, Public Houses, &c., for disposal. Particulars of others wanted in town and country. SCIENTIFIC , AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. ORN A NIE NTS for the Drawing-room, Library , and Dining-room, consisting of a new and elegant as sortment of VASES, Figures, GrOTIDP, Candlesticks. Obe lisks. Ink.tands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper Weights, &c., in Italian, Alabaster. Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derby shire Spar. Ac. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mineralogist to her Majesty, 149, Strand, W.C., Lond on . Mr. Tennant arratges elementary collectims of ROCKS, MINERALS, and FOSSILS to illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology ; they will gr.-mtiv facili tate the interesting' study . of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be bad at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 500 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINERALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, F.G.S., at 149, Strand. THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON and GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY„ Offices—f, Dale street, Liverpook 7, Cornhill ; and Charing-cross, London. The Invested Funds now amount to £3,401,055. the Fire Revenue to £836,816, and that of the Life to £259,039. The moderate rates of premium, with a guaranteed fixed Bonus for the Life Policies oethis Company, and their value as SPECIAL SECURITIES to third parties, render them particularly advantageous. Whole-world leave is granted on reasonable terms, and claims are paid thi r ty days after admission. JOHN ATKINS, Resident Secretary. KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Portngal street, Lincoln's-inn.—The Committee earnestly APPEAL for FUNDS to defray the heavy current ex penses. Assistanee is urzently needed. F. ALPRED BEDWELL, Vice-Chairman. JAMES BLYTH, Secretary. SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL, DREADNOUGHT , off Greenwich, for Sick and Diseased Seamen of All Isr vir•nq, who are roceived without any recommendation. The receipt.; from all sources during the past year wore £8,9 leas th. expenditure. SUBSCRIPTIONS thankfully received by Mesars. \YRBarna, Deacon, and Co., bankers, Birchin-lane : and by the S ecre t ary, at the Society's office, BG, King William street, London, E.O. Qualification for a Governor, 21s. annually 1 11 .Lif.3 Governor, £lO 10s. ATIONAL ORP [IAN 110 ME, Ham-common, Richmond, Surrey. Founded 1849. Enlarged 1881. under the patronage of H.R.H. the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, K.G., !hereby a home has been afforded for 280 Destitute Orphan girls of all ages, classes, and denominations, from all parts of the ki ng d om. The obje-tt of the Charity is to give orphan girls a plain Eng lish education, and practical instruction in the kitchen, house, and laundry, to fit them for domestic service; and, if not other wise provided for when they attain 15 years of age, to obtain suitable situations for them. The Committee egrnestly appeal for support. The Charity is entirely sustained by donations and subscriptions. HENRY KINGSCOYE, Treasurer W 11. Wlswicx Secretary. Office, 121. Pall-mall, RITISH ORPHAN ASYLUM, Mackenzie-park, Slough (formerly at Clapham-rise). Instituted 1827. Patron—Her Moat Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. For the gratuitous board, clothing, awl education of destitute orphans from all parts of the British dominions, and of all denominations, whose parents were once in prosperous circumstances. One hundred and seventy-five orphans now in the In stitution ; ample room for about 30 more. Increased support indispensable, as this Charity is not endowed, and is in the greatest need of further pecuniary assistance. Subscribers and the public are invited to inspect the ;Institution, and judge as to the nature of the Charity and Its Peculiar claims. The last Report can be obtained on application to the Secretary. THOS. TILSON, Chairman. CHAS. LEE, M.A. AUBREY C. PRICE, M.A., Hon. Secs. ALFRED MACKENZIE, Secretary. Offices, 73, Cheapside, London, E.C. Bankers —Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., Birchin• lane ; and Messrs. Heywood Brothers. Manchester. HEALTH RESTORED WITUOUT MEDICINE OR EXPENSE. DU BARRY'S delicious health-restoring Invalids' and Infants' Food. THE REVALENTA ARABICA saves fifty times its cost in other remedies, and restores Perer a c h t i d n i g ge s s lea tio: - f s u t u ro u n ti g en n a e i r r v e7 u s l a o r u i n t y d , lu a n u g d , e healthy t o iv t e h r e , re e most disordered or enfeebled effectually indigestion (dyspepsia ), enfeebled—remo ving g vin speedily and con sumption, habitual constip atio n , dia rrh oea , asthma, de rangements, haemorrhoids, liver complaints, • all fiat gastric nervousness, biliousness, fevers, sore throa ts, catarrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the head diphth eria, rheumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neu ralgia,ears irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitati on , heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, s p asms,' nausea and sickness even in pregnancy or at sea, sinki ng fits, bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains at the pit of the stomach and between the shoulders. It is the most digestible and nourishing of all foods, and suitable for invalids and infants in nil complaints. IMPORTANT CAUTION.—Beware of the many unsavoury and more than slopy imitations to which, without autho rity, Baron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached. Henceforth none will doubt the valuable properties of Du Barry's health-restoring Revalenta Arabica Invalids' and Infants' Food, since to the thousands of blessings it has already received from invalids whose position had been deemed hopeless, we may now add that of his Holi ness the Pope, whose health has been perfectly restored by it after thirty years of unsuccessful medical treatment. We quote from the Gazette du Midi, July 25th (Cure No. 18 . 413 1:—"Rome, July 21st, 1866.—The health of the Holy Father is excellent, especially s i nc e, abandoning all other remedies, he has confined himself entirely to Du Btrry's Rovalenta Arabica Food, of which he consumes a plateful at every meal. It has produced a surprisingly beneficial effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too highly." Cure No. 58,216 of the Marchioness de Breban of seven years' liver complaint, wasting away, debility, nervous no:4s, irritability with a nervous palpitation all over, had digestion, constant sleeplessness, and the most intolerable n)rvous agitation. Cure N 0.78, of dyspepsia, from the Bight Um. the Lord Stuart do Decies, Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Water ford :—" I h ave d erive d muc h b eno fi t f rom your exce llent i 00(1.—S TUART nly DECIES, Dromana, Cappoquin, County Waterford." Cure No. 49,832. —Of fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsiti,nervonsness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting. Maria Jolly, of Lynn, Norfolk. Cure No. 47,121.—Mi5s Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and ner vogs Cure No. 56,814.—Mr. Samuel Lawton, Leicester, of two years diarih.na. The Food is sold in Canisters, at ls. lid. ; lib., 2s. 9d., lb., 4s. 6d. ; 121 b., 225. ; 24111., 40s. The 121 b. and 241 b anisters, carriage free on receipt of P. 0. Order. Also Do Barry s Revalenta Arabica Chocolate Powder is packed in tin canisters : For 12 cups at 2s, for 24 cups at 3s. Gd., for 48 .raps at Gs., for 288 cups at 305., for 576 caps at 555. Being al aut cna penny par cup. The 305. and 555. tins are sent free of carriage in England on receipt of Post Office Order. .b.A.LtRY DU BARRY and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; also at. Fortnum and Mason's; also at 4, Cheapside, 61, Gricechutoli-street ; 63 and 150, Oxford-street ; and 121, New Ncrth-turd, London and all Grocers and Chemists R tiPTURES. —BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. IVll ( i r T e E rr ' e S eted A a l n O d C E - x Exhibited IN L th E e Great I t l Ex T h of 1851 and 1862) is allowed by upwards of Five Hundred Medical men to be the most effective int option in the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is hero avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requi site resisting power is supplied by the Itloc-Main I'ad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and elosenc.ss that it cannot be detected, and may be worn daring sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which can rot fail to fit, forwArdei by post, on the circumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. JOAN WHITE, 228, Piccadilly, London. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 61, and 31s. 6d. Postage, .s. A Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, .s. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, Ls. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post-office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT VLASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 78. 6d., 10s., and 16s. each. Postage, Gd. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. T HE GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE j. ASSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1821. No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.G. Subscribed Capital Two Millions. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that FIRE POLICIES which expire at LADY-DAY, must be Renewed within Fifteen Days at this Office, or with the Company's Agents throughout the Kingdom, otherwise they become void. For Prospectus and other information apply to the Com pany's Agents, or to T. TALLEMACII, Secretary. T . ONDON FEVER HOSPITAL is the only .11.41 institution in the Metropolis for the treatment and Prevention of contagious fevers. CONTRIBUTIONS will be gratefully received by Messrs. Dimsdale and Co., 50, Cornhill ; Messrs. Drum mond, Charing-cross; Messrs. Coutts, Strand ; Messrs. Hoare, Fleet-street ; and by the Secretary, at the Hospital, Liverpool-road, Islington, N. i STABLISHMENT for GENTLEWOMEN during TEMPORARY ILLNESS. The relatives of Clergymen, Naval, Military, and Pro fessional Men, Governesses, and Artists may, for a small weekly payment, receive the comforts of a HOME, com bined with the best medical and surgical treatment, at the establishment, 90, Upper Harley-street. This establishment, which was opened in 1850, is patro nised by her Majesty. The Bishop of London is Visitor, and it is managed by the Marchioness of Ormonde, the Lady Laura Palmer, Mrs. Edward Romilly, the Lady Caroline Russell, Mrs. Cecil Russell, and other ladies. All information respecting it may be obtained on writ ten or personal application to the Lady Superintendent. Subscriptions received at the Institution, and by the Treasurer, at Messrs. Coutts and Co.'s, 59, Strand. W. C SPRING RICE Hon. Soc. - R OYAL in th e t.m FREEned O iate vicinityP IT AL, Gray's-inn-road, rE th s e rir G t r h e e a Q t t :rt:ern Railway Patron—her rren n Most tureaaotusssl4l7Af Terminus, a Cross. ProllsiidsenßtLyalllillsieranceessththee DlT;urtne—ceofnfilWucAL:Est.;cKt;,Gli.G. year . 1828, the first to e m uf el6j o ol . :: to the sick poor, establish Tliisil t o h s e pit p a r l i , n f e o i u p n le dej f r i e u e t a n d support on voluntary contributions orders , is w wh it , h l o ly ut d t o b po o n d d e o la n y t f a o n r d su d p i and a t affords iegas. irelief to a large number of in-patients , and; in a ddition to this, the average number of attendance of the destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged be tween 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the benevolent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of containing several hundred more beds had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, Hansom, and Co., Abchurch-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co.; Glyn and Co.; Herries and CO.: Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Stuitb, Pap,e, and Co.; Barclay and Co.; Williams, Deacon, and Co.; Nislx3t and Co.,lßerners-street ; and at the lostiital from 10 till b. IFE BOAT SERVICES. —During the Storms 1.4 of the year 1868, the National Lifeboat Institution contributed to the saving of 862 lives from various ship wrecks and 25 vessels from destruction. The Institution also expended £20,433 in the same period o n its Lifeboat Establishments, in addition to granting £2.431 for re wards. The Committee of the Institution earnestly appeal to the public for assistanceto enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on their 198 Lifeboat Establishments. Contributions will be thankfully received by the London and conntr^ bankers, and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis. Esq., at tht .nstitution, it, John-street, Adolph', London. % BSOLUTE SECURITY POLICIES, UN LA. FORFEITABLE, UNCONDITIONAL, and UN CIIALLI NGEABLM. issued by the PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY, 62, Ludgate-hill, Loudon, E.C. Established 18.18. The Directors of this Company, in deference to an ob jection not unfrequently urged by parsons invite.i to as sure, that the ordinary mode of Life Assurance is in their opinion defective or uncertain, by reason of the op,•ration of the customary conditions, have resolved to p •emulgate the present Tables, and to issue Assurances under thorn which shall be absolutely Unforfeitable, Unconditional, and Unchallengeable. For the reason referred to, many persons hesitate or decline to assure on the ground that, in the event of in ability Of Unwillingness to continue payment of their pre miums, the Assurance will becom.) forfeited. To this class of the public the system now introduced will espe cially commend itself, being entirely free from all condi tions of forfeiture on account of non-payment of premium, or from any other cause whatever; while at the same time it absolutely guarantees at decease, when even a de fault is made in payment of the premium, a fixed sum in respect of every premium paid, bearing the same propor tion to the total amount assured as the number of pre miums actually paid may bear to the whole number origi nally contracted to be paid. Besides this important advantage, every policy will ex pressly state what sum can at any time be withdrawn on the discontinuance of the assurance. The assured will thus always have the option of retain ing either an ascertained fixed sum payable at decease, or, in case of need, of withdrawing a certain amount, ac cording t the duration of the Policy, such amounts being set forth on every Policy, and rendering unnecessary any future reference to the Company on these points, as is the case with ordinary assurances. Creditors assuring the lives of debtors will appreciate this feature as one greatly protective of their interests, and it will likewise commend itself to bankers, capitalists, and others who are in the habit of making advances collaterally secured by Life Policies, as they can at any time learn, by mere inspection, the exact value, either immediate or re versionary, of a Policy of this description. Every Policy issued on this plan will be without any conditions as to voyazing, foreign residence, or other usual limitations. By this freedom from restrictions of all kinds the objections before referred to will be entirely removed, and the Policies will become at once positively valuable as actual securities. In addition to the foregoing statement of advantages, the number of premiums is strictly defined. The longest term provided for is twenty -five years, and the shortest five years, as shown by the Tables. Thus, bankers, credi tors, and others holding policies of this class as security, may always know the utmost amount they may be called upon to advance so as to maintain the full benefit of the Assurances—a matter of great importance where policies are held as collateral security. It is only necessary to add that, as a consequence of the policies under these tables being unforfeitable and uncon ditional, they will also be unchallengeable on any ground whatever. They may therefore be aptly termed Absolute , Security Policies. The PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY pos ' sesses an income of £215,000 a year. Its position is un questionable, and it obtains the lar g est amount o f ne w business of any office in the Kingdom. SPECIAL AGENTS WANTED. HENRY HARBEN, Secretary. A.D. 1720. Rp YAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION. (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First), For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES. Offices—ROYAL EXCHANGE, London. Branch Office-29, Pall Mall, S.W. OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq Governor. JAMES STEWART 1-11DOSON, Esq Sub-Governor. CHARLES JOHN MANNING, Esq Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. William Tatlow Ilibbert, Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq. Egerton Hubbard, Esq. Novilo Lubbock, Esq. George Forbes Malcolmson, E. Lord sq Josceline Wm. Percy. Cbarles Robinson, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq Joseph Somes, Esq, William Wallace, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq. Lila Solly, Esq., F.R.S. Robert Barclay, Esq. John Garratt Cattley, Esq. Mark Currio Close, Esq. Edward James Daniell, Esq. William Davidson, Esq. Lancelot William Dent, Esq. Alexander Druce, Esq. Fred k. Joseph Edl mann, Esq. Charles Hermann Goschen, Esq. Riv ersdale Win. Grenfell, Esq. Francis Alex. Hamilton, Esq. Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq. Medical Referee, Sarni f FIEJT NOTICE.—The PREMIUMS .TIi o tt su a f a l f fi l i f n te g e d n u (a ol at ta Ladyl lwo D e y f o l r y epaymentexpire ro on the 9th of April. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected on advantageous terms. The Duty on Fire Assurances has been reduced to the uniform rate of ls. 61. per cent. per annum. No charge is made by this Corporation for Fire Policy or Stamp, however small the Assurance may be. F.J , :IIING STOCK.— No Extra Charge is made for the use of Steam Thrashing Madam-A. The Reversionary Bonus on British LIFE POLICIES has averaged nearly 2 per cent.:per:annum on the sum assured. Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. lr h o Divisions of Profit take place every Five Years. Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one Life. This Corporation affords to the Assured Liberal participation in Profits, with the guarantee of a largo invested Capital Stock, and exemption under Royal Charter from the liabilities of part nership. The advantages of modern practice, with tho secu rity of an Office whose resources have been tested by the experience of nearly a CENTURY AND A HALF. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBERT P. STEELE, Secrotaxy. EAGLE ONDON. INSU RANCE COMPANY, L Report of the Directors for the year ending the 30th June, 1868, read at the Annual General Meeting of Proprietors, August 14, 1868—Colonel CHARLES WETHERALL, K.C.T., Chairman of the Company, in the Chair. The proprietors will no doubt remember that at the last annual general meeting a report was made to them for the quinquennial period then terminating, and that a bonus was declared in respect of it amounting to the sum of £208,774. The surplus fund account, as under, commences with the balance of June, 1867, after deduction of this bonus—that is to say, with the debit of £772,740 13s. 9d. SURPLUS FUND ACCOUNT, 3011 r JUYE, 1863. DR. INCOME OF TILE YEAR. Balance of account, 30th June, 1867, £981,514 1 3 9 Less amount distributed as bonus 208,774 0 0 .£772,740 13 9 Premiums on now assur ances Ditto on old ditt0,,,,,,,,, 366,215 7 3 --- 3 X3t0,811 8 Interest from invest ments 117,584 7 3 £498,395 15 11 Profit and loss, balance of account 46,070 13 3 Total income --------- 544,466 9 2 X1,317 ; 207 2 11 CR. CHARGE of TILE YEA R ' £8 877 5 0 Dividend to proprietors Cla;•ns on decease of lives assured .................. £265,523 13 5 Additions to those under participating policies... 22,816 4 7 Policies surrendered.,..,. 28,642 11 3 Re-assurances, now ...... 3,270 15 4 Ditto, old ..................... 50,365 0 8 Commission £370,618 5 3 11,702 15 Medical fees 751 16 2 Income tax .............. 2,215 4 7 Expenses of manage ment 15,489 8 5 400,777 9 5 ...........•••••••••••••• 907,552 8 6 Balance of accou n t, 30th June, 18 68 ...•.• Total charge ..... ................... , ......... X 409,654 14 5 £1,317,207 2 11 109,651 14 s. s d. ; the diffe rence, Examined and approv sal THOMAS ALLEN ,I. Auditors HENRY ROSE, The total inc ome o f the y e ar, it will be seen, i s £011,466 9s. 2d., and th e t o t a l outgo or the s um l a id b y : viz., £134.811 14s. 9 d. — raises the fund again t o £907,552 Bs. 6d. The interest received durin g the year is £117,581 7s. 3d., arising fro m th e productive por tion of the realised assets of £2,897,1:%7 t mentioned in the las t y ear's re p ort. The whole assets, productive and u nproductive, may there fore be considered as having improved at the rate of rather snore than 4 per cent. ; or if the profit shown of £ 46,070 13s. 3d., derived from various extraneous sources, be in cluded, at upwards of £5 12s. per cent. The premiums on new assurances are £14,596 ls. 91, and of this sum £3,270 15s. 4d. has been expended in re assurances. The claims on decease of lives assured are nearly iden tical in amount with those of 1866. They are less than those of last year by nearly £19,000. A considerable reduction, too, appears in the amount of premiums paid for re-assurance, many of the risks re-assured having terminated by death and other causes. The expenses of management are less than those of last rear by upwards of £1,400. But they still include charges incurred iu the final closing of the two of ceslast absorbed by the company. The whole expenditure, however, in cluding income tax, is at the rate of little more than 51 per cent. on the total income. The balance-sheet is as follows DR. LI/Mums. Interest due to proprietors .£6,977 13 3 Claims on decease of lives assured, and additions thereto unpaid 61,530 4 5 Sundry accounts 45,875 13 6 (1867) 6,369,169 11 7 173,792 10 0 Surplus fund as before 907,552 8 6 PLiabilityrt Proprietors' fund under d sum s ...... assure d, ....... Total X7,565,198 1 3 CR. AMTS. Ditto ditto decreasing dit Amount invested in fixed mortgages. X1,460,772 2 7 183,979 17 10 Ditto ditto reversions..., 347,136 5 5 Ditto ditto funded securities Ditto ditto temporary securities 142,424 011 Current interest on tie above invest- _ _ 3G,243 7 6 22,604 2 9 rnents ...................................... Cash and bills Advanced on security of the company's policies.... ......... . 159,503 14 9 Agents' balr aces 27,112 9 6 Sundry accounts ........ 112,460 15 0 Value of premiums ( 186 0 ............ 4,506,167 18 0 Value of re-assurances 86,860 13 9 THOMAS A LLEN , Total .................................... £7,565,198 1 3 Examined and approved. HENRY ROSE, J- Auditors. The present disposition of the Company's funds is shown by this account. On ccmpaying it with that of 1867, it will be observed that further investments have been made ou mortgage and in the Government funds, and that about £ll,OOO more has been advanced on security of the com pany's policies. Exclusive of the sum indicating the value of the future premiums, the assets amount to £3,059,030 3s. 3d. The direction of the company is now constituted as follows : The Right Iron. Sir JOHN YOUNG, Bart., K.C.B. Chair man. WILLIAM FREDERICK DE LA RUE Esq., Deputy- Chairman. Charles Bischoff, Esq. I Chas. Thos. Holcombe, Esq. Thomas Boddington, Esq. I Joshua Lockwood, Esq. Charles Chatfield, Esq. I James Murray, Esq. Sir J. Buller East, Bart., Philip Rose, Esq. D.C.L. George Russell, Esq. Robert A. Gray! Esq. Thos. Godfrey Sauibrooke, Win. Augustus Guy M.D., I Esq. F.R.S. I .Admiral Tindal MHE ROYAL INFIRMARY for DISEASES I of CHILDREN and WOMEN, Waterloo-bridge- road. Upwards of 100 poor sick children are relieved daily at this Hospital. The Committee most earnestly solicit Contributions, to enable them to continue the benefits of medical aid to those numerous poor suffering children, who are rendered so helpless by sickness and poverty. Bankers, Messrs. Fuller, Banbury, and Co., 77, Lombard street; and by Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand. Osamu.. CHARLES J. F. RENTON, Secretary. Waterloo-bridge-road, S E. BRITISH HOME for INC URABLES, Clap barn-rise. Instituted in 1861. Patroness—H.R.H. the Princess of WALES. This Institution provides a home for life, with good nursing and skilled medical attendance, for pars( Lis over 20 years of age and above the pauper class, who are hope lessly afflicted with incurable disease. Pensions of £2O per annum are also granted The Home was opened i n September 1863; 71 in patients and 106 annuitants have boon elected. Elections in May and November. Forms of application may be ob tained from the Secretary. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS and DONATIONS are earnestly solicited. Bankers—Messrs. Barclay , Bevan, and Co., 54, Lombard street, E.C. ; Messrs. DrummondDWD, Ch.aWEA ring-c ITER, Secross, S.W E . . Offices, 73, Cheapside, THE RESCUE SOCIETY'S nomEs %re as follows : For Fallen Women. 28, Church-row, Hamp- 150, New Kent-road. stead. 48, Church-street, Stoke 13, Camden-street,Camden- Newington. town. Maize-hill Cottage, Green -205, Great Portland- street. I wich. For Young Girls in Danger. 27, Church-row, Hampstead. 9, llenstridgo-villas, St. John s-wood. St. Marys Lodge, Buckhurst-hill. Country Home—St. James's- street, Dover. Temporary Homo-85, Queen-street, Choapside. In addition to the above-named homes, the Committee have under their charge three homes for servants of good character, in which aro admitted about 1.000 friendless servants annually. The home at Great Pot tland-street is for young fallen girls from 10 to 16. The committee ate deeply anxious to open another house for this pitiable class. The Society admitted to its homes last year 687 yonng women and - girls It was compelled to refuse 524 appli cants, whose histories are recorded in the applicant's book. The Society's Repert(of which a contributor writes, "I never read a report of any charitable institution which so entirely commended itself to my mind and awoke my sympathy") may be had on application. The Society is under the presidency of the Earl of Shaftesbury. Its banisters are Messrs. Ba.play and Co. 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Prop -ay and Equity, will be delivJred in Ow ILtil of the Society in the mouths of April, May, and June r,ext. LAW CLASSES. In connexion with the lrcture , ; classes will be conducted under the guidance and superintendence of the lecturers, and will precool concurrently with the lectures. The tomtb-r of subserila-rs to . °left class will be limited, and Neill he r onfined to en examination of tLe shulents upon tht subj:att of a preceding lecture, or on portions of a given he wlc bearing oa the same subject. A sufficient utimber of classes will follow each lecture. and be of such duration as shall provide for the oecient instruc tion and examination of the stud grits. The t; :Laing of the lectures will thus be amptiffel, and impressed on the memory by the cla.tse9 ; and the system of constant ex amination will test, from time to ime, the progress made by the students. LEO (TRES on COMMON and MERCANTILE LAW, by CLIARLES HENRY ANDERSON, Esq., Barrister at-Law. The Course will consist of Nina Lectures upon the fol lowing subjects : a. Simple Contract•. b. Contracts under Seal. c. The Contract of Sale. _ _ d. Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Checks ; with the distinction between negotiable instruments and other simple contracts. e. Freight and Contracts of Affrehrhtment, with the pe culiarities of Chart r-parties and Bills of Lading. f. The Loss of a British Vessel and its consequences 1. To the Owner of the Vessel. 2. To the Owner of the Cargo. 3. To . the Underwriter. g. In connexion with the foregoing will be considered the Rule of the Road at Sea as contrasted with that on Shore: also the Jaw of Negligence and the Liability of a Master for the nets of Ma - Servant. _ _ In his private classes the reader will use as textbooks The Law of Contracts (Smith). An Action at Law (Smith), A Digest of Common Law (And:rson). • LECTURES - on CONVEYANCING and the LAW of REAL • I ROPERTY, by T. LL. MURRAY BROWNE, Esq., Barrister-at-Law. This Course will consist of Nino Lectures:— Lecture I. In'roductory.—Practical Hints on the perusal and examination. of Abstracts. Lectures 11., HI., IV. Settlements.-1. Settlements of Personal Estate; a. investment of Trust Funds ; b. Usual Trusted Clauses, Appointment of New Trustees; c. Usual Powers and Covenants, &c. d. Remarks on the Effect of Recent Statutes-2. St ttlemcnts of Real Estate; a. Estat , s for Life and in Remaind.r, Waste ; b. Jointures, PortioLs, Sze c. Usual Powers: Remarks on the Leases and Sales of Settled Estates Act; d. The Succession Duty Act 3. Disentailing Deeds, the existing Law of Entail 4. 1 ractical Suggestions in connexion with the subject of Settlements. Lectures V., VI. Vs ills.—l. Usual Frame and Contents of a Will-2. Principles of construction of Wills-3. Practical flints on Drawing Wills. Lecture VII. Copy holds.—L Introductory Il.marks, Fines —2. Surrenders and Covenants to Surrender-3. Admissions-4. 'rho Enfranchisement of Copholds. Lectures VIII., IX. Miscellaneous Deeds.-1. Credi ;,ors' rrust Deeds-2. Separation Deeds— 3. Articles of Partnership, &c. In these lectlres and classes the Introductions and Notes to Mr. Davidson's Precedents will be especially referred to. As elementary works, Ur. Joshua Williams's Books on Real and Personal Property are recommended. EQUITY LECTURES, by Sir GEORG E YOUNG, Bart., BariNtf.r.4lt4aq. W. This course will consist of Nine Lectures : Lecture 1. Review of Equity, and suggested arrange ments ft .1- pit rposes of Study. Lecture 11. The Jurisdiction in matters of Account; generally, Apportionment and Contribution. Lecture 111. Tho Jeris:li-tion in matters of Account, continued : speci•tily, between Principal awl Agent. Lecture IV. The Jurisdiction in matters of Account, continued: specially, between Partners. Lecture V. '1 ho jurisdiction iu matters of Administra tion: 1. The Administration of Assets. L‘tctures VI.. VII. The Administrative Jurisdiction, cot.tinued: 2. The Administration of Trusts, as enlarged by recent statutory enactment. Lectures VIII., IX. Injunctions. Books recommended : —Story's Equity Jurisprudence, chapters 8,9, 10, 13, 23; Iladdan's Administrative Jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery. Smith's Manual of Equity and White and Tudor's Lead ing Cases in Equity will be the books principally referred to during the course. The subscription payable for he Lectures — For all the Foreach three courses. course. Br clerks of members By clerks of gentlemen not members By all other persons not being members ... 4 4 0 The subscription payable fot the law classes— For all the branches of For each instruction. branch. By every subscriber Members of the Society may attend the lectures without subscribing. To prevent interruption at the lectures, subscribers cannot be admitted to the hall after the lecture has com menced. E. W. Williamson, Secretary. Law Society's !Tall, Oct., 186. (10:111,1nm may subscribe for and atleni the lec tures and classes, either separately or collectively ; but as the instruction give❑ in the classes will have special re ference to preceding lectures, it is recommended that those who desire to attend the classes should also attend the lectures. TILE BELGIAN RAILWAY AFFAIR. M. Frtre-Urban, the chief of the Belgian Cabinet, is still in Paris. Naturally enough such an extraordinary procedure as that of a Premier going to another Court as special ambassador, and remaining there for many days,_ gives rise to much uneasiness, though how a serious quarrel could ensue froni such a difference it is difficult to surmise. There is no doubt, however, that the two Govern. Incas cannot come to terms. The Belgian Minister has offered a revision of railway fares and the like arrange ments. These terms do not satisfy France, and a counter proposal has been put forth, France_ demanding that the lease of the two Belgian lines to the French company be confirmed. This, the /iviipradmrce Edge naively says, is the " only" point on which the two Goverzanents differ. Unfortunately it is a most important one. It is easy for Belgium to agree to a revision of tariffs so as to establish a sort of commercial alliance between the two States ; but this question of leasing Belgian lines to a French company was the source of the whole difficulty. There has been some talk of English mediation, but the report is without foundation. The Belgians, who are clearly getting frightened, do not hesitate to say how thankful they would be if England would help them. They wish to preserve their independence, and they believe that if they agree to these railway contracts their independence will be menaced ; but they find it haul to resist France. RUSSIA AND TURRET. A. "circular note" was recently sent by the Russian Government to the various European capitals, com plaining of the rigid naturalisation law by which the Porte strove to prevent the wholesale alienation of Turkish subjects. Passports were given to persons owing allegiance to Turkey ; they crossed the frontier and became Russian and Greek sub jects, as the case night be. The Porte declared that all such persons should still be regarded as subjects of the Sultan. The North-East Correspondence states that the Russian note has produced its effect. The Ottcmau Government is disposed to modify its decree. SERVIAN AFFAIRS. The Porte has recognised the right of the Servian Government to make commercial treaties. This point has been in dispute for some time, and the concession of the Turkish Government is therefore a new guarantee of peace in the East. But the correspondent of the Telegraph is, nevertheless, confident in the prophecy of future trouble. He says that the assassination of poor Prince Michael was really promoted by Russian agents, because the Prince had turned his face from his old protector, and bad adopted the policy of peace, or rather of quiet, advocated by England, France, and Austria. But, unfortunately, the crime was useless, for the Govern ment is still conducted on the same principles of non agitation. Russia is therefore again at work attempting to change the Government—to overturn the present Regency, and put a member cf the Karageorgewitzh family in its place. The correspondent of the Telegraph thinks that the assassination of the bead of the regency, Milivoi, is by no means improbable. "The tru th of the saying that 'threatened men live long' was terril 43- disproved i n the case of poor Prince Michael, u ho had a menacing leiter, in which lie had scorned to put faith, in his pocket at the time he was mercilessly butchered by Joko, Costa, Lazar, and Stanoc ; and I fear that Milivoi Petrovich, by far the most able and upright ruler that Servia has possessed for many years, is just now in grievous peril." All this must he very comforting to the said Milivoi ; but we have heard these predictions before. TOLTGAMY MCI) TIE PE:NCESS OF WAXES. The institution of polydamy is rather shaky, it seems— at all events in the Turkish dominions. Turkey is m.t getting much richer, whilst the times are getting very much worse. Many wives, in short, are being found too expensive, and one partner is rapidly becoming the fashion. More than tMs, it has been reserved for the Princess of Wales to deal a ruthless blow at the social inequality of the two sexes in Turkey. Blahom rnedan rites and manners forbid the sitting of women at the table with their lords ; but m hen the Princess came there was no help for it. Her Highness could no:: be relegated to the seraglio whilst the Prince of Wales and the Sultan crossed their legs and smoked their pipes in solitary state. A place, not only for the Princess, hut for three other ladies, was made at the table of the Sultan. This, at least, is a beginning. More intercourse of this kind can hardly fail to give the wcmen of Turkey a better status, and thus raise the tone of social life amongst these peoples. IN 11E11011T-Im. A melancholy incident has just occurred at Athens. A holy named Stilman, wife of the American Consul wl.o played an important part during the progress of the Cret:,n insurrection, endeavouring as much as possible to mitigate the sufferings of the Cretans, has just poisoned herself with prussic acid. It is said that the scenes of misery which she was compelled to witness during the conflict affected her reason, and finally produced insanity. She was generally esteemed for her virtues and charity. A very large number of Cretan refugees, " several thousands" it is said, followed her to the grave. The number, in fact, caused the greatest astonishment, for the French steamers have been carrying back the refugees ever since the termi nation of the Conference. THE GUNPOWDER PLOT IN EGYPT. The attempt to assassinate the Viceroy of Egypt is a strange enigma. The affair was dramatic enough from the nature of the scheme, but the current statements as to the originator of it render it still more fit for the "boards." The correspondent of the Levant Times says that the manager of the theatre himself concocted the plot, and arranged the details of the bomb and the powder train which were destined to improve the Viceroy off the face of the earth. More remarkable still, this manager first gave information to the authorities, desiring to gain credit for saving his Highness's life rather than to immortalise himself by taking it. If this be correct, there was, then, no plot at all. However, the manager is in prison with his accomplices, and a commission, consist ing of the English, Austrian, French, and Italian Consuls, is appointed to investigate the affair. his highness, it seems, will not trust the case to his own subjects. THE WAR IN PARAGUAY. Some apparently trustworthy intelligence has arrived at Liverpool from the River Plate. Lopez is collecting arms and men, and seems bent upon prolonging the contest. But many of the families who were ordered to follow him to the mountains have escaped and returned to Asuncion. Here things are beginning to look orderly. The Brazilian and Argentine representatives charged with the formation of a provisional Government have succeeded in preventing anarchy, if nothing more. The town is quiet, and property of every description is respected. There have n" further war operations, but the Allies ars " advancing." There was a Liberal demonstration at vianam on WedneEclay, to celebrate the return of the Liberal members at the last election, and the defeat of the petition which was presented against their election. The festivities c-mmencetl with a banquet iu the afternoon, fol lowed by a sire and public meeting at night. It iti stated that the Bishop of Down, " who has alone among the Irish prelates proved himself capable of taking a dispassionate view of the question which is at present engrossi❑g the attention of Parliament and the country," will be nominated President of the Commission in which the property of the Irish Church is to be temporarily vested. SINGULAR CASE OF TRANCE.—Another interest ing case of Trance, in which a girl has lived for six months, and is still living, without food (and which is somewhat analogous to the case reported from Wales), has occurred at Ulverston. It is now occupying the at tention of the medical men in the district. A girl named Addison, eleven years of age, was in October last re moved to the Old Hall Farm, the property of Mr. A. Brogden, M.P., for change of air, and almost imme diately she lapsed into a state of lethargy, being totally unconscious of everything passing around her. In this condition she remained until January, her parents occasionally moistening her lips with a little tea or wine and water. She then regained consciousness for a few days, and was able to converse. She spoke of the hap piness she had lately experienced, and of interviews she had had with friends in heaven. Upon relapsing into the unconscious state in which she now lies, her features assumed an ecstatic expression; and, strange , as it rosy appear, that portion of the head which Dr. Gall assigns as the organ of veneration has retained a perceptible degree of warmth, whilst the rest of the head, as well as the body, bas been perfectly cold. The features are immobile, the eyelids alone sheaving a reflex action when touched. All the limbs are rigid, and the only sign of life exhibited for the long period of six months has been the continual gentle heav ing of the chest ; and for the last three months not a particle of food, solid or liquid, has passed the child's lips. The medical men who have visited the case consider it more interesting than any of the numerous similar ones related in Dr. Forbes Winslow's work on " The Obscure Diseases of the Mind and Brain." Dr. Barber, who is contributing a paper on the case to the Cumberland branch of the British Medical Association, holds the theory that the lethargic condition of the child is due to non-elimination of the urea. She is gradually becoming more and more emaciated, and appears to be rapidly ap proaching dissolution. FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON F EMAL 7 4 PR EVEN TIV E and REFORMATORY IN STITUTION. President—Rev. CANON DALE, CONTRIBUTIONS for the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear nestly solicited, which may be sent to bankers, Messrs. Blon quet, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard street, K.C.; Francis Nicholls, Esq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, &O. E. W. THOMAS Sec., 200, Euston-road, T HE METROPOLITAN CONVALESCENT INSTITUTION. President—His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON. Treasurers—The Right Hon. Russell Gurney, M.P., and Col. W. F. Grant. DONATIONS and SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly solicited, to enable the Board to meet the greatly increased expenditure of this old Charity. 240 adults are received at Walton ; SO children at Mitcham and Hendon. Rankers—London Joint-Stock Bank, Pall-mall. CHARLES HOLMES, Secretary. Office, 32, Sackville-street, THE LONDON SURGICAL HOME for DISEASES and ACCIDENTS of WOMEN, for the Reception of Gentlewomen and Females of Respect ability upon a weekly payment. Under the management of Mr. Baker Brown. The private medical attendants of the patients are invited to visit them, and to meet in consultation before treatment. Full particulars can be obtained on application to the Lady-Superintendent, 18, Stanley-terrace, Notting-hill, W. ; or to Mr. Baker Brown, 136, Harley-street, W. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS are earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and clothing for the 126 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship. 150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Great Queen-street. 94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing • 370 children. Zl5 will keep a boy or girl for one year. Oontributions received by the London and Westminsterßank 214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbury, E. 0 .; and by WILLIAM WILLI t MS, Secretary. No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. HOME for the lIELPLESS.—ST. JAMES'S DIOCESAN HOME for FEMALE PENITENTS (Hammersmith). under the immediate direction of the Bishop of London. The work carried on by aSisterhood, "in faithful accordance with the principles of the Re formed Church of England." FUNDS greatly needed COUNCIL. the Bishop of LONDON, Rey. J. W. Ayre Rev. F. G. Bloomfield lion. and Rev. F. Byng Rev. R. G. Baker Rev. S. Brooke The Lord Clinton Rev W. Cadman E. Cbarrington, Esq. Rev. E. L. Cutts, Chaplain Rev. E. Capel Cure Rev. J. E. Cox Octavius Coope, Esq. Arthur Currie, Esq. Rev. J. Connell Rev. C. W. Purse C. J. Freake. Esq. J. S. Gilliat, Ebq. Rev. Dr. F Hesse) , li G Heald, Esq. Book, Esq., Treasurer Subscriptions will be recei Messrs. harries, Farquhar, Secretary, Rev. S. W. Lloyd man-square, to whom comma' Major-Gen. Rt. Hon. Percy Herbert. M.P. Roy. .1. L. Xempe Rev. W. F. Erskine Knollys Rev. S. W. Lloyd Rev. A. Martineau Rev. W. D. Maelagan Rev. Daniel Moore Rev. J. Moorhouso J. D. Morton, Esq. Rev. Cam.,n Nepean Rev. E. Parry John Pearson, Esq., Q.C. Rev. G- F. 'reseott T Rev. F. Pigott It. T. Pigott, Esq. R. R. Pym, Esq. Hugh H. Seymour, Esq. R. Wade, Esq. Loftus Wigram, Esq. ived by any of the above ; by and Co; and by the lion. 1, 14, Seymour-street, Port er ications may be addressed. ROYAL HOSPITAL for INCURABLES, West-hill Putney-heath. Established' 31st July, 1851. This Institution exists for the comfort and relief of per sons (beit,g above the pauper class) afflicted with incur able bodily disease. Relief is afforded—lst. By supplying a home, with medical attendance, nursing, and all requisites for the in valid. 2d. By granting an annuity of £2O to patients at their own homes. A t ew wing to the Hospital has lust been completed at a cost of upwards of .£lO,OOO, and FUNDS are urgently NEEDED to liquidate the expenses incurred. There are 120 inmates and 237 pensioners, all entirely dependent upon voluntary s ubscriptious. Nearly 300 approved applicants aro awaiting election. For the maintenance of present operations, for the ex tension of the benefits of the Charity, donations, and espe cially annual subscriptions, are earnestly solicited. Life subscriptions, £5 ss. and upwards; annual subscriptions, half a guinea and upwards, with votes in proportion. Information will be supplied, with the greatest pleasure, upon application to the Secretary, by whom contributions will be thankfully received. FREDERIC ANDREW, Secretary No. 10 Poultry' London. E.C. September 1868. THE S UN, LONDON, EVENING, APE IL 24, 1869. VEWSPAPER PARTNERSHIP. A small Ll a Iditional CAPITAL BPI• MIRED, in a well established , and rapidly progressing Trade Newspaper — Addre ss, Publisher, I Ash Cottage, Sir Harry's [toad, Birmingham. • 1011 N G()SNELL and CO.'S CHERRY TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price Is. 6d.-1:e1 Bull Wharf, 03, Upper Thames-street. London. MACNIVEN & CAMERON'S EN OWN ED WAY ER LEY, PECK WICK, OWL,. and WAVERLEY BARREL PEN, • ON A NEW PRINCIPLE. 'The Owl' pen is suitable for flue writing, and gli,ts d over the paper in the m , )st easy and graceul manner; This is par excellence the lady's mu: The from its flexibility, is well adapted for buslnoss purpeaits 7 The ' Waverley 'is suro to become a favourite; its flex''' bi;ity is so great t' , at it will entirely superm3le the use of quills, and to professional men will be invaluable. The Waverley Barrel Pen' pom...ssas the same qualities as the foregoing."—Court J ournal. WROUGIII'-IRON FIREBRANDS, Sheep and Sack Marks, Stencil Plates of every kind, Timber Hammers, Steel Stamps, and all kinds of Cutting and Orna mental Punches made to order on the lowest terms, and delivered carriage paid for sets —R. MARRISON, Manufacturer, Orford strtet, Norwich. Established 1815. ABOLITION OF THE DUTY ON FIRE MSURANCES. THE Directors of the ROYAL INSURANCE OMPA Y, in antic•pation of the above, beg to intimate that on all new I• surances now effected there will only he payable (provisionally) the proportion of Duty for the time between the date of the Order and ➢iidsummer Day next. ROYAL INSURANCE COIIPANY. - HEAD OFFICES: Royal Insurance Buildings, Liverpool, and Lombard-street, London. CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING. Important Announcement. Increased Share of Life Profits. ALL NEW INSU RANO F.S, with Participation, EFFECTED AFTER IST JANUARY, ISGS, w ill become entitled to an INCREASED SHARE OF THE PROFITS, in accordance with the Resolution passed at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. JOHN H. MCLARIOT, Manager. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. A PARTMENTS.—One or Two Floors, with ilk Extra Bed Rooms if required. Close t) Omnibus, Rail, an.l Boat. Terms moderate. 13, Chelsea Villas, Fulham-road, Brompton. THE LOMBARD EXCHANGE AND NEWS-BOON'. Lombard-street. London. HANAG tn—Mr J. IT. YOUNGHUSBAND, late Treasurer and Secretary of the Liverpool Exchange. Subscription, £3 3s. per annum, or 103. monthly, payable in Ad van . ce. The Room is supplied with Newspapers, both home and foreign ; Reuter's Telegrams, giving commercial, political, and general telegraphic information ; Shipping Cite, Directories, Timo Tables, awl other Books of Re ference. _ __..___ There is also an excellent Refreshmont-room attached, as well as a Reading and Writing Room, comfortably fur nished. The attention of country bankers, solicitors, manufac turers, and others is invited to this Institution, which will be found very convenient to gentlemen whose business engagements oblige them frequontly to visit th 6 metro polis. For further particulars apply to the Mangg..r of the Boom, or to Mr. G. W. Benwell, Secretary of the C it y Offices Company, Palmerston-buildings, Loudon. N.ll.—For Advertisement Spaces apply to Messrs. Letts, Son and co., 8, Royal Exchange, E.C. ; or at the Office in the Lom bard Exchange. BRITON MEDICAL AND GENERAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Chief Offices-429, Strand, London. TRUSTEE.% Lieut.-General Sir J. E. R. Partridge, Esq., F.R.S. Dupuis, K.C.B. Francis Webb, Esq. Sir James Duke, Bart. W. Tyler Smith, M.D. Sir W. Fergusson, Bart., Millis Coventry, E_,q. F.R.S. CHAIRMAN OP THE MARI : 3 —Th.NOIS WEBB, Esq. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN W. TYLER SMITE!. Esq. EXTRACTS from the FIFTEENTH ANNUAL RE PORT, read-at the Annual General Meeting held at the Society's House on Thursday, 18th March, FRANCIS WEBB, Esq.. in the chair. The directors have received 3,212 proposals for assur ing the sum of X 972,866 18s. 9d. 2,472 policies were issued, assuring £703,451 4s. and producing in annual pre T m h i e u nf following n su g na t ab of u L la 2 t s ol 2 r 7 o t B u tl, ness transactions during the th- 71,11LNERS' STRONG HOLDFAST ANI) FIRE RESISTING SAFES, Chests. Doors, and Strong Dooms, with the progressive and recent improvements effected after half a century's experience, effectually gnarl against Fire and Burglars.—Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Hull, and 47A., Alooroate-street, City, London. p RA /RIDGE AND COOPER. MANUFAO lITRINO STATIONERS, 192, FLZET-STRSET (001 MM OF CILANCHEY-LANE), LONDON (EX.) THE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES. CARRIA',3 E PAID to the CDUNTRY ON ORDERS OVER Ds. per ree.in e. 3 0 cp - a . ;2 ci '5 7-: 1858 1863 IS6B Total, .1 'l.. 4,8021 13,244 17,466' 35,4121 Amount Proposed. e.d. 1,023,140 0 0 2,779,666 0 0 4,861,303 6 9 :1 9,65009 5 9 CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURAN E SOCIETY. 13, ST. JAMES'S SQUARE, LONDON, S.W. CHAIRMAN. Right Hon. John Robert Mowbray, DFPUTY-CUAIIMEN. William Bowman, Esq., P.R.S. Sir Charles Locock, Bart, D.C.L., F.R.S. Extracts from the Rep.n•t td the Dirt to e. presented at the Art.ual General Meeting held on the 27,h November, 1868 : 1. The sum of £112,345 was propoSed for Assurance, of which £307,395 was completed at Premiums pro ducing £10,067 per Annum. 2. The amount paid under Claims by death was £100,8Q3, being the smallest since 1860, whilst the expenses of management and all other outgoings were even less than fur many years past. 3. On the other hand, the Income was raised to £219,769, notwith:tanding that its increase was retarded by abatements of p-emium which did not take effect in the previous year, and by the cessation of interest on the large sum paid as Bonus in 1867. 4. The Surplus income was very considerable. It amounted to £93,152, a sum exceeding by more than £B,OOO any previous Surplus during the forty-four years of the Society's existence. 5. The Accumulated Fund was thereby increased to .£1,598,906. ThelollOwing , are am , ug the distinctive features of the 6ociet y : CREDIT SYSTEM.—On any Policy for the whole of Life, where the age does not exceed . 60, one-half of the Annual Premiums during the past five years may remain on credit. ENDOWMENT ASSURANCES may be effected, withtut-Profits, by which the Sum Assured becomes pay able on the attainment of a specified age, or at death, whichever event shall first happen. INVALID LIVES may be assured at rates proportioned to the increased risk. PROMPT SETTLEMENT Or CLAIMS.—Claims paid thirty days after proof of death. Tables of Rites and Forms of Proposal can be obtained of any of the Society's Agents, or of GEORGE CUTCLIFFE, Actuary and Secretary. 13, St. James's-square, London, S.W. Fine Cream Vnte c a cheap paper . . . Supertt.e Cream Laid Note; ranch approve:l 4 I) Supet tine•Vhick Cream. Lai , l Note: egtwlially recommended 4 6 Extra -ui :tine Double rotck Cream Laid Note 7 0 Straw I`ll:,er, " Patent;" adapted for rapid writing 2 6 Large Couun.vcial Note Papers '0 , 45., as., and 6 0 Foolscap Papers, blue or cream........105._ 6d , 12s. 61., and 14 6 Outsides Foolscap 6 6 Letter Paper for scribblin , *Amin, 45.; rule 1 ditto, 4 6 Tinted Lined Note live quires for ls. 6.1., or 5 6 Tae New I'elluan Wove "Club House" Dote, live quires for 28. 6,1 uperflne Cnam or Blue Envelopes,4a 6.1, Ls 6.1, & 68 61 Large Bluo Wove Commercial Envelopes, 4s 61 par 1,000 Cheap Buff Co'our. fur circulars, &e., 3s COLOUR ,T:l4 PING (Roller) reduced to is. per 100. Polished steel dies sunk by the best artists in the tra•le at about half the prices charged by the retail houses. An ILLU •TB ►TED CATALOIUE, containing full descrip tion, with prices of Account Books. Copying Presses, Inkstands, stationery, Cabinets, Postage cafes, Despatch Boxes. Travelling Writing Cases, Desks, Be , post free Established 18 41 INDIA OFFICE, 89th January, 1869. By order of the Secretary of State for India in Council. Notice is hereby given, that packages, statel to contain reserved articles from the estates of deceased Officers and soldiers of the late East India Company's Servica, and of Her Majesty's Indian Military Forces, hare from time to time been received from the Governments of the respec tive Presidencies in India. Packages containing articles reserved from the follow ing estates remain unclaimed, viz.:- 8. 8011, 11., Lieutenant, 2d Madras Native Infantry. 10. Bouthflower, W. IL, Surgeon, Madras Medical Department. 13. 'Buchan, 0., Sub- Conductor, Madras Establishment. 22. Cheynr, A., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical Department. 24. Cockburn, A. IL, Lieutenant, 50th Madras Native Infantry. 25. Carlow, W. A., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical Department. 53. Floud E., Lieutenant, 32d Madras Native In fantry. 59. Grant, Lieutenant, sth Madras Light Cavalry. 60. Gunthorpe, W. M., Major, 6th Madras Native ln- Lntry. 76. Jervis, S. W., Lieutenant, 3Gth Madras Native In fantry. 78. James, E., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical De partment. 94. Maingay, J. W., Lieutenant, 38th Madras Native Infantry. 98. Marriott, B. W. F., Lieutenant, 13th Madras Na tive Infantry. 113. Neale, F., Cadet, Madras Establishment. 121. Perring, J. W. C., Lieutenant, 35th Madras Native Infan try. 124. Piuchard. J , Lieutenant, Madras Horse Artillery. 126 n. Preston, Richard 8., Lieutenant, Madras Infantry. 133. Robertson, A., Ensign, Ist Madras Native Infantry. 140. Stewart, M., Lieutenant, Madras Artillery. 145. Stodd:'rt, J. A., Captain, sth Madras Native In fantry. 150 a. Stewart, G., Ensign. 36thM:ulnas Native Infantry. 155. Watson, G. 11., Lieutenant, 19th Madras Native Infantry. 156. Ward, A., Captain, Ist Madras Fusiliers. 158. Wynter, W., Lieutenant, 521 Ma Iras Native In . fan I ry. 163. Weymouth, Captain, 421 Madras Native Infantry. Applications for such I ,9ora:rats sit mid be made by next of kin of the deceased, or by the legal representatives of such next of kin, to the Military Secretary, at this Office. In the event of any of the packages od in question remain ing unclaimed for the further peri of six months from this date, they will be opened, the contents be disposed of by sale, and the amount realized be credited to the estate of the deceased. T. T. PEARS, Major-General, Military Secretary. THE INVTGORATIVE NERVINE 1 ESSENCE.--The most powerful nutritive cordial ever introduced; restores to their normal condition all the secretions, on the integrity of which perfect health depends. It is a specific for debility of all kinds, and from it 4 containing. am.mg other ingredients, pepsine and phosphate of soda. will p •ove highly beneficial to the nervous and dyspentie. Viile Dr. Hassall's re port. Price Bs. per bottle, or four gnantitios in one for 225. BAUMGARTEN & Co., 420, Oxford-street, W.C., London. Car riage free on receipt of remittance. ONE HUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE OUPH A N CHILDREN are being maintained in the ROYAL ALBERT ORPH A N ASYLUM, at tho moderate rate of £25 per annum each. Funds greatly needed. CHARLES A. WALKER, Secretary. 01133, 14, etheapsils, London, E.O QAMARIT N FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN and CHILDREN, Lower Seymour-street. Portman square. The only free Hospital for dis-asos of women. 2,715 palionts were trcated last month without letters of recommendation. Sahscriptious and donations are much needed, aryl will be received by Messrs. Ilatehard. ; Sir Samuel Scott. Hot; Messrs. Barclay, Ceutts, Glyn, Ransom; and by the Secretary. THE HOSPITAL for WOMEN, Soho-square. — . Bankers; Meseta. Barclay, Bevan, and Co.; Messrs. Rausotn, Bouveric, and Co. —Tho Committee APPEAL very earnestly for CONTRIBUTIONS. The Hospital is now open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri days to ont-patients who are treated without letters of recommendation. HENRY 13. INGRAM, Secretary. MITE ASSOCIATION for the WELFARE of the BLIND, 210, Oxford-street, and 127, Euston-road. Patroness—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. This Institution affords employment in various ways to 172 blind men and women. Pensions to various amounts are granted to the blind who cannot earn their own living. 500 blind men and women aro applying for help, which cannot be given for WANT of FUNDS. Contributions will be thankfully received by the Secre tary, Rev. C. B. REID, M.A. GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, Caledonian-road, Islington, N. Supported by Voluntary Contributions. This Hospital has relieved 481,954 patients since it was establisbecl at King's-cross in 1856. Patioats aro admitted free- Bankers—Messrs. Barnet, Lloyds, and Co., 60, Lombard street, Messrs. Ransom and Bonverie, 1, Pall.malL—llon. Sec., 1 Smith. Esa. GEO. REID, Sec. THE ROYAL HOSPITAL for DISEASES of the ciusT, City-mad.—The wards for in-patients are cnnstantly full, those for ont-patients crowded daily. FUNDS greatly needed. CHARLES L. KEMP, Secr,tary. HOSPITAL for DISEASES of the THROAT, Golden-squ2re, W. President —His Grace the Duke of GRAFTON. The Committeo of Management earnestly APPEAL for FUNDS to help them to meet the heavy current expenses. Upwards of 18,000 poor persons have been relieved in the last six years. GEORGE WOOD, Secretary. is exhibit the new bnei quinquennial periods : Amount Assured. Annual Premiums. s. d fb4,140 0 0 2,0.17,383 0 0 3,732,967 I 8 I[ 6,444,490 4 8 £ F. 4. 21,347 16 5 61,5n7 19 10 122.257 17 6 The net premium income has increased to the sum of £2 The interest on investments and other items of receipt yield 207.113 1.1 9 .6,704 1 7 '1,276 18 1 Making a total income of £237.980 19 8 The claims were 333, amounting to the sum of £127,886 12e. id. _ The balance of the years income was £63,026 9s. 4d. The assets of the association at the close of the year amounted to £667,493 Bs. sd. The directors draw special attention to the fact thrt the next bonus valuation will take place at the end of the year 1872, and that all polices effected on the profit scales prior to the 31st December, 1869, will be entitled to participate in the same. The directors also draw attention to the suecess r ul eQta blishment during t he past year of the Brit a n n ia Fire Association, under the aum!iees of the Briton. The direc tors believe that the establishment of a Fire Company, to work in active co - oper ation with the Lif e , w ill tend much to the advantage and profit of both institutions. it is scarcely necessary to remark that the capital funds and constitution of each office are quite separate and distinct. By order of the Board, JOHN MESSENT, Actuary and Secretary. London, March 18, 1869. 3,3181 9,746 13,699 26,76* 3 3 0 111 6 2 2 0 :NG. deute- lisiga to bo lomag tor to En 'aUCis renry ant. ; ericiC 2 lbs, loco 'or 2 4 c ups flog )ffice Lon • •••.•' dlo- are, tbo Ws- .....--. hr g 1 ) 2 7 of