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WAXWIOIC Secretary. ° Mee, 121, Pall-mall, W 111RITISH ORPHAN ASYLUM, Mackenzie-park, Slough (formerly at Clapham-rise). Instituted 1827. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. For the gratuitous beard, clothing, and education of destitute orphans from all artsp othe t British dominions, an d of all de nom i na ti ons, whose parents were once in P Onerosrous circumstances. hundred an d seven ty-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. S ubscribers 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 be obtained on apideation to the Y • Secretorcan THOS. TILSON, Chairman. CHAS. LEE, M.A. AUBREY C. PRICE, M.A.. lion. Secs' ALFRED MACKENZIE, Secretary. Offices, 78, Cheapside, London, E.O. Ba nkers — , Messrs. 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LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.—AN EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or affecting.the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is admitted to be the best medicine for immediately re- Having coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and inci pient consumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce incurable, and admirably allays the ticking which provokes frequent coughing. In approach ing consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffoca tion, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Prepared only and sold by W. LAMBERT, Chemist, 8, Bing William-street, Charing-cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, l3fd., and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular, and ask for Lambert's Asth matic Balsam. The name and address are engraved on the stamp. THE BEST REMEDY FOR INDIGESTION. NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are confi dently recommended as a simple but certain Remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the - diseases to which we are subject, being a medicine so uniformly grateful and beneficial that it is with justice tailed the " Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach.' "Norton's Pills" act as a powerful tonic and gentle ape rient; are mild in their operation, safe under any cir cumstances, and thousands of persons can now boar testi mony to the benefits to be derived from their use, as they have been a never-fuiling Family Friend for upwards of 20 years. Sold in bottles at ls. lid., 2s. 9d., and lls. each, in every town in the kingdom. CAUTION. Be sure to ask for " NORTON'S PILLS," and do not bo persuaded to purchase any of the various imitations which have sprung up in consequence of tho success of ' Norton's Camomile Pills." RUPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S' MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (Perfected and Exhibited in the Great Exhibitions of 1851 and 1862) is alloWed by upwa.rds of Five Hundred Medical men to bo the most effective invention 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 loc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which can rot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the circumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the _ A manufacturer, griejlgriluNss,WHlTE, s. 2 2 2 6 8 ;. P6dic. t c a a n d a ill 3 lL . 6 o d n . do p n o . Postage, le. A. Double Truss 31s dd 42s.,and 525. 6d. Postage, Is. 8d„ A .. • • Is. 10d. n Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, Post- office Qr ,ders to bemade payable to John White, Post-office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT Et-LAS TIC STOCKINGS, ail 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., 7s. 6d., lOs , and 16s. each. Postage, 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray' s -i nn - road in the immediate,viciaity of th e G rea t Northern ' Railway Terminus, Kings gross. Patron—Her Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUEEN. Vice-Patron— His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, R.G President—His Grace the Duke bf BUCCLEUCIT, K.G. This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to establish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Governors' ord ers, i ; wholly dependent for support on voluntary contributions and legacies. 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COMPENSATION IN CASE OF INJURY, AND A FIXED SUM IN CASE OF DEATH Caused by ACCIDENT OF ANY RANO, may be secured by a Policy of the RAILWAY PASSENGFRS ASSURANCE COMPANY. An Annual Payment of f 8 to .£4 ss. insures £l.Ono at Death, and an Allowance at the rate of V; per week for Injury. RAILWAY ACC(I)ENTS ALONE may he provided against by Insurance Tickets for Single or Double Journies. For particulars apply to the Clerks at the Railway Stations, to the Local Agents, or at the Offices, 51, Conzinim, and 10, REGENT ;.TRENT, LONDON WILLIAM J. VIAN, Secretary C OMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSAT LANTIQUE. 4. Rue do la Psix. Paris. FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS. NEW YORK. Leave every 14 days, from Itavre and Brest, for New York. RATES OF PASSAGE. From IfAvitE or BREST to NEW YORK. First :;lass 7OO fr. Second Class 425 fr. 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Fuperline Cream or Blue Envelopes, 4s 6d, 5s na, & Gs 6(1 Large Blue Wove Commercial Envelopes, 4s Gd per 1,000 Cheap Buff Co:Dur, for circulars, &c., Is COLOUR STA M PING (Relief) reduced to is. per 100. Polished steel dies sunk by the best artists in the trade at about half the prices &large(' by the retail houses. An LLLU ,TR ITED 'CATALOGUE, containing full descrip tion, with prices of Account Books, Copying Presses, Inkstands, Stationery, Cabinets, Postage Scales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling . Writing Cases, Desks, &c , post free. Established 1841. • Lombard-street. London. MANAGER —Mr J. II T. YOUNGUITSBAND; late Treasurer and St-eraary of the Livet:,)ool Exchange. Subscription, £23 3 p^r nnumn, oi- 10s. monthly, payable in A. Ivatice. The Room is supplied with Nowspapers, both home and foreign ; Reuter's Ted-grams, giving commercial, political, and genemi teb'graphic information ; Shipping Lists, Directories, Time Tables, and other Books of Re ference. 'Thera• is also an excollont Rofreshnient-room attach ,d, as well as a Reading, and Writing Room, comfort:Oily fur nishod. The attention of country bankers, solicitors, manufac turers, and others i:; invited to this Institution, which will be found very convenient to gentlemen whose business engagements oblige them frequently to visit the metro polis. For further particulars apply to the Manig , r of the Room, or to Mr. G. W. Benwoll, Secretary of the City Offices Company, Palmerston-buildings, London. „ . N.B.—For Advertisement Spaces apply to Messrs. Letts, Son and Co., 8, Royal Exchange, E.C. ; or at the Office in the Lom bard Exchange. B RITON 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, Batt W. Tyler Smith, M.D. Sir W. Fergusson, Bart., Millis Coventry, Esq. F.R.S. CHAIRMAN OP THE BOARD —FR &NCB WEBB, Esq. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN - W. TYLER SMITH, Esq. EXTRACTS .fro the FIFTEENTH ANNUAL UE PORriead the Enrinal General Meeting held at the Society's Hondo on Thursday, 18th March, FitA.NCIS• WEBB, Esq., in the chair. The directors have received 3,212 proposals for assur ing the sum of £972,866 38s. 9d. 2,472 policies were issued, assuring £703,451 4s. and producing in annual 'premiums the sum of £25,227 Bd. • The following tabulated returns exhibit the new busi ness transactions during the three quinquennial periods : WEST INDIES AND MEXICO. Leave St. Nazaire on the 16th of each month for St. Thomas, Havana, Vera Cruz, Now Orleans, Porto Rico, Haiti. Santiago do Cuba, Guadelonpe, Martinique. JAPAN, NORTH AND SOUTH PACIFIC, AND CENTRAL AMERICA (via Panama). Leave St. Nazaire on the Bth of each month for Mar tinique, St. Martha (United States of Columbia), Colon, Aspinwall (Isthmus of Panama), La Guayra, Porto Ca bello, Guadeloupe, Trinidad, Demerara, Paramaribo, Cayenne, &c., Callao, Valparaiso, &c., San Jose, La Union, San Francisco, China, and Japat.. Hand books, with full details of all the routes of this company, can be had of STRINGER, PEMBBROKE, and Co., Agents, 8, Austinfriars, London, E.C. CLERICAL. MEDICAL AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANI'E SOCIETY. 13, ST. JAMES'S SQUARE, LONDON, S.-W. CHAIRMAN. Right Hon. John Robert Mowbray, M.P. DEPUTY-CIIAmmEN. William Bowman, Esq., F.R.S. Sir Charles Locoelr, Bart, D.C.L., F.R.S. Extracts from the Report of the Directors, presented at the Artual General Meeting hold on the 27th November, 1868 : 1. The sum of £412,345 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 £100,883, being the smallest since 1860, whilst the expenses of management and all other outgoings wore even less than for many years past. & On the other hand, the Income was raised to £219,769, notwithstanding that its increase was retarded by abatements of premium 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. The following are among the distinctive features of the CSociety : CREDIT SYSTEM.-On any Policy for the ve ole 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, without 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 OF CLAIMS.—Claims paid thirty days after proof of death. Tables of Rates and Forms of Proposal can be obtained of any of the Society's Agents, or of GEORGE CUTOLIFFE, Adtuary and Secretary. 13, St. James's-square, London. S.W. ABSOLUTE SECURITY POLICIES, UNT- L FORFEITABLE, UNCONDITIONAL, and UN CIIALLENGEABLM, issued by the PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY, 62, Ludgate-hill, London, E.C. Established 1848. frbn niriarforg of thi s Company, ueatarence to an ob jection not untrootiently urueN oy persons invited to as sure, that the ordinary mode of Life Assurance is in their opinion defective or uncertain, by reason of the operation of the customary conditions, have resolved to p-omulgr‘to the present Tables, and to is , ue Assurances under them which shall be absolutely Unforfeitable, Unconditional, and Unchallengeable. For the reason referred to, many persons h"sitate or decline to assure on the ground that, in the event of in ability or unwillingness to continue payment of their pre miums, the Assurance will become 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 ptemium 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- Iversionary, of a Policy of this description. Every Policy issued on this plan will be without any conditions as to voyaging, 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. Tho longest term provided for is twenty-five years, and the shortest five years, as shown by the Tables. Thus, hankers, 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 £21 5 , 000 a year Itsposit ion is un uestionable, and it obtains th e lar g est amount o f new business of any office in the Kingdom. SPECIAL AGENTS WANTED. HENRY lIARBEN, Secretary. A.D. 1720. R OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, (Estaetished l,y 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 H9DGSON, Esq Sub-Governor. CHARLES JOHN MANNING, Esq Deputy-Governor. Robert Barclay, Esq. William Tetlow Ilibbort, DIRECTORS. John Garratt Gaitley, Esq. Esq. Mark Currie Close, Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq. Edward James Daniell, Esq. Egerton Hubbard, Esq. William Davidson, Esq. Nevile Lubbock, Esq. Lancelot William Dent, Esq. George Forbes Malcolmson, Alexander Druce, Esq. Esq. Fred k. Joseph Edlmann, Esq. Lord J osceline Wm. Percy: Charles Hermann Goschen, Ch a rles Robinson, Esq. Esq. sSamuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Rivorsdale Win. Orenfell, Eric Carrington Smith, Esq. Esq. Joseph Sorties, Esq. Francis Alex. Hamilton, Esq. William Wallace, Esq. Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq. Medical Referee, Samuel Solly, Esq., F.R.S. NOTICE.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of FIRE PREMIUMS falling due at Lady Day will expire 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 is. 6d. per cent. per annum. No charge is made by this Corporation for Fire Policy or Stamp, however small the Assurance may be. F.AriIING STOCK. - No Extra Charge is made for the averaged Reversionaryy 2 perßonus o ce n nt ß .: i r it e i r s : h an L n l u r ni E o r n OL th l e Cl su E m S a assured. Equivalent redwiions have been made in the Premiums payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. Tho Divisions of Profit take place every Five Years. • Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on ono Life. This Corporation affords to the Aseured Liberal participation in Profits, with the guarantee of a large - invested Capital Stock, and exemption under loyal Charter from the liabilities of part nership. The advantages of modern practice, with the secu rity of an Office whose resources have been tested 77,.. b the experience of nearly a CENTURY AND A 'ULF. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. BOBEISW STEELS, 5=061% INDIA OFFICE, 29th January, 1869.-- By order of the Secretary of State for India in Council. Notice is hereby given, that packages, stated to contain reserved articles from the estates of deceased Officers and soldiers of the late East India Company's Service, and of Her Majesty's Itidian Military Forces, hare from time to time been received from the Governments of the respec tive Presidencias in India. _ _ _ Packages containing articles reserved from the follow ing estates remain unclaimed, viz.:- 8. I3ell, li. , Ltentenant, 2d Madraa Native Infantry. 10. Bouthflowat*, W. ff., Surgeon, Madras Medical Departriunt. . - 13. Buchan, C., Sub• Conductor, 11fac1ras Establishment. 22. Cheyno, A., - Mali:taut Burgeon, Madras Medical Department. - 24. Cockburn, A. K., Lieutenant, 50th Madras Native Infantry. 25. Carlow, IV. 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 in fantry. 76. Jervis, S. W.; Lieutenant, 36th 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.. %Ude., Madras Establislitnent. C., Lieutenant, 35th Madras Native 121. Perring, J. W. Infantry. 4 < 124. Pinchard, J. ).,ientenant, Madras ?ors() Artilleiy. 126 n. Preston, Richard 8., Lieutenant, Madras Infantry. 133. Robertson, A.:*, Ensign, Ist Madras N a ti ve I n f an t r y. 140. Stewart, M., Lieutenant , Madras Artillery. 145. Stoddart, J. Aa Captain, sth Mad ras N a ti ve In fantry. G 150 a. Stewart, . Ensign,.36th Madras N a ti ve I n f an t r y. 155. Watson, G. ff., Lieutenant, 19 th Madras Native Infantry. < 156. Ward, A., Cap*ain, Ist Madras Fusili ers . i 158. Wynter, 4.,ieutenanf,s2d Madras N a ti ve In fantry. 163. Weymouth, d a ptan, 42d Madras N a ti ve I n f an t ry . Applications for such packages should be made by next of kin of the deceased, or by the legal representatives of such-next of kin* the Military Recretary, at this Office. In the event ortlairnf the packages la question remain ing unclaimed fomthe further period•of six months from this date, they will bo opened, the contents be disposed of. by sale, and the amount realized be credited to the estate of the deceased. - T T. ? EARS, Major-General, T Military Secretary. , THE INVIGO ',TT - YE. NERVINE life:II „ - A..r.hudition all th e secre ti ons, :health depend s . It i s a spec ifi c ESSENCE.—The most . ~ - : ful nutritive cordial ever containing. among other i o n n tr t o h d e u i c n o te d integrity r i e t s y to o r r e w s h to ie r 01. 117 ingredients d e e d b ic il n it t y s, o p f e a p l t l i k a Li nd s, RAI-011.4mM its 04VrAte of soda, will prove highly beneficial to the nervous aPd trytiqieptic. Vile D r . H assa ll' s re port. Pride ss. pet batty, or four quantities in on o f or 22 5 . BAUIIOARTEN & co., 5 20 ,, Oxford - street, W.C., London. Car- riage free on rec,eip of remittance. ONE HUN EI) & SEVENTY DESTITUTE ORPHAN ILDREN are being maintained in the ROYAL ALB ER RPH AN ASYLUM, at the moderato rate of £25 per ann ch. Funds greatly needed. • CHARLES A.. WALKER, Secretary. 021 co, !A, Chcapsido, London, E.O QANTARTT FREE lI,OSPITAL for WOMEN , Lower Seymour-street, Portman r.t 4 WI re. 110 2,746 patients were treated last month wiThout — ldarrat recommendation. SubscritOrms and donations are much needed, and will be \received by Messrs. ll•itchard, Hills; Sir Samuel Scott, Rart.;• Messrs. Barclay, Coutts, Glyn, Ransom ; and by the Secretary. TIIE HOSPITAL for WOMEN, Soho-square. —Bankers : Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, awl Co.; Messrs. Ransom, Bouverie, a nd Co.--The Committee APPEAL very earne s tl y for CONTRIBUTIONS. Tho Hospital is row open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri days to out-patients who are treated without letters of recommendation. HENRY B. 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 vario us amoun t s are granted to the blind who cannot earn th e i r own living. NO blind men and women aro app lying for help, which cannot be given for WANT of FUNDS. Contributions will be thankfully received by the Secre tary, Roy. 0. 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 establishedat King's-c ross i n 1856. Patients are admitted fr eo_ Backers--Messrs. B arne t , Ll oy d s , a nd 60, Lombard street, Messrs. Rans om and Bouver i e C0., P11-mall. Hon. Sec.. 1 , Smith. Es a . Clzo. REID, Sec. rirliE ROYAL HOSPITAL for DISEASES of the CII.e:ST, City -road — Th e wards for in-patients are constantly full, th ose for. ont-patients crowded daily. FUNDS greatly needed. CHARLES L. KEMP, Secretary. HOSPITAL for DISEASES of the THROAT, Golden-s q uare W. President —His Grace the Duke of GRAFTON. The Committee 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. THE ROYAL INFIRMARY for DISEASES 1 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. CHARLES J. F. RENTON, Secretary. Waterloo-bridge-road, S E. B RITISH HOME for INC URABLES, Clap bam-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 persc ns over 20 years of age and above the pauper class, who aro hope lessly afflicted with incurable disease. Pensions of £2O per annum are also granted The Homo was opened in September 1863; 71 in patients and 106 annuitants have been 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. Drummond, Chari ng - cross, S . W . ED WD. WEAYER, Sec. Offices, 73, Cheapside, B.C. THE RESCUE - SOCIETY'S HOMES R %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. wich. For Young Girls in Danger. 27, Church - row, Hampstead. 9, Henstr id g e-villas, St. Joh n s - woo d . St. Mary's Lodge, Buckhurst-hill. Country Home — St. James's - street, Dover. Tempora ry ddition to the above-named Queen-street, Ch eaps id e . In a 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 Portland-street is for young fallen girls from 10 to 16. The committee aro deeply anxious to open another house for this pitiable class. The Society admitted to its homes last year 687 young women and girls. It was compelled to refuse 524 appli cants, whose histories are recorded in the applicant's book. The Society's Report (of which a contributor writes, "I never road a report of any charitable institution which so entirely commended itself to my mind and awoke my sympathy") The Society is under the presidency of the Earl of The Society had on application. • Shaftesbury. Its bankers are Messrs. Barclay and Co. The Committee very earnestly commend its work to the benevolent. DANL. OWPEB, Sec. or Qmou-street Clheßside• ac bc T 1 • 0 - 0;0 tz a .nab,, `81,3 '5,4 Annual i o , i g,„ - : 6-2, 4 Amount 6 .2 . . Amount fr. 4 g.o Z o Proposed. zti ' Assured. Premiums. r: 4 .4 v 4.. ,, o; - --- ---- ---- z s. d. £ s. d: £ s. d. 1858 4,802 1,023,140 0 0 3,318 F 54,140 0 0 21.347 16 5 i 1863 13,244 2,779,666 0 0 0',746 2,037,383 0 0 63,507 19 10 1868 17,466 4,861,303 5 9 4,699 3,752,967 4 8 122,257 17 6 - „.• • --- - Total.. 35,512 8,664,109 5 9 26,763 6 . 444,490 4 8 207,113 13 9 'The not premium income has increased to the sum of - • £216,704 1 7 •• - 'The net premium income has is the sum of The interest on investments and of receipt yield Making a total income of ' ••.£237.980 19 8 The claims were 335, amounting to the sum of £127,886 12s. ld. ' The balance of the year's income was £68,026 9s. 4d. The assets of the association at the close of the year amounted to £667,493 8e sd. The directors draw special attention to the fact thet 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 successful esta blishment during the past year of the Britannia Fire Association, under the auspices of the Briton. The direc tors believe that the establishment of a Fire Company, to work in active co-operation with the Life, will tend much to the advantage and profit of both institutions. It is scarcely necessary' to remark that the capital funds and constitution iof, each office are quite separate and distinct. •By order of the Board, JOHN MESSENT, Act i gary and Secretary. London, March 18,•1869. • otheriVqns :1,276 18 1 EAGLE INSURANCE COMPANY, LONDON. Report of the Directors for the year ending the 30th June, 1868, read at the Annual General Meeting of Proprietors, August 14, 1868—Oolonel CHARLES WETHERALL, 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 bonusthat is to say, with the debit of £772,740 13s. 9d. SPRPLUS FUND ACCOUNT, 30Tit JUTE, 186 S. 15ftiAtICE of accounr3Orh - 771 Junco, 1867, £981,514 13 9 Less amount distributed as bonus 208,774 0 0 Premiums c n new assur- antes Ditto on old ditto 366,215 7 3 Interest from invest ments £30,811. 8 3 117,581 7 3 X 772, 7 ,10 13 9 £498,395 15 11 Profit and loss, balance of account Total income 514,466 9 2 £1,317,207 2 11 CR. CHARGE OP THE YEAR 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 Ditto, old 50,365 0 8 £370,618 5 3 Commission Medical fees Income tax 2,215 4 7 Expenses of manage ment 15,489 8 5 400,777 9 5 Total chargA ..... <£409,654 14 5 Balance of account, 30th June. 1868 907,552 8 6 £1,317,207 2 11 Examined and approv:l THOMAS ALLEN} Auditors HENRY ROSE, The total income of the year, it will be soon, is £544,466 9s. 2d., and the total outgo £409,651 14s. sd. ; the diffe rence, or the sum laid by- viz., £131,811 14s. 9d.—raises the fund again to £907,552 Bs. 6d. The interest received during the year is £117,581 7s. .3d., arising from the productive portion of the realised assets of £2,897,157, mentioned in the last year's report. The whole assets, productive and unproductive, may there fore be considered as having improved at the rate of rather more than 4 p-r cent. ; or, if the profit shown of £46,070 13s. 3d., derived from various extraneous sources, be in cluded, at upwards of £sl2s. per cent. The premiums on new assurances are £14,596 15. 9d., 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 loss 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 year by upwards of £1,400. But they still include charges incurred in the final closing of the two offices labt 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. Tho balance-sheet is as follows : DR. LIABILITIES. Interest due to proprietors Claims on decease of lives assured, and additions thereto unpaid Sundry accounts Liability under sums assured, etc. (1867) 6,369,469 11 7 Proprietors' fund Surplus fund as before 907,552 8 6 £6,977 13 3 Total £7,565,198 1 3 Cu. ASSETS. Amount invested in fixed mortgages £1,460,772 2 7 Ditto ditto decreasing ditto Ditto ditto reversions 347,136 5 5 Ditto ditto funded securities Ditto ditto temporary securities 142,424 011 Current interest on the above invest- 36,2 ments 43 7 6 Cash and bills 22,604 2 9 Advanced on security of the company's policies 159,503 14 9 Agents' balances Sundry accounts Value of premiums (1867) ..... 4,506,167 18 0 Value of re-assurances 86,860 13 9 Total .£7,565,198 1 3 Examined and approved. THOMAS ALLEN , ) Auditors. HENRY ROSE, The present diApoPition of the Company's funds is shown by this account. On comparing it with that of 1867, it will be observed that further investments have been made on 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 Hon. Sir JOHN YOUNG, But, K.C.B. Chair- WILLIAM FREDERICK DE LA RITE Esq., Deputy- Chairmen. Charles Bischoff, Esq. Chas. Thos. Holcombe, Esq. Thomas Boddington, Esq. Joshua Lockwood, Esq. Charles Chatfield, Esq. James Murray, Esq. Sir J. Buller East, Bart., Philip Rose, Esq. D.C.L. George Russell, Esq. Robert A. Grayt.Esq. Thos. Godfrey Sambrook°, Wm. Augustus Guy M.D., Esq. F.R.O. • Lkdraug Tindal.: HOME for the HELL DIOCESAN HOME (Hammersmith), under the Bishop of London. The wor "in faithful accordance witl formed Church of England." COM '1 he Bishop ( Rev. J. W. Ayre Rev. F. G. Bloomfield Hon. and Rev. F. Byng Rev. R. G. Baker Rev. S. Brooke Tho Lord Clinton Rev. W. Cadman E. Charrington, Esq. Rev. E. L. Cutts, Chaplain Rev. E. Capel Cure Rev. J. E. Cox Octavius Coope, Esq. Arthur Currie, Esq. Rev. J. Connell Rev. 0. W. Furse C. J. Freake; Esq. ' J. S. Gilliat, Esq. Rev. Dr. F Homey H G Heald, Esq. R. Hook, Esq., Tretwirer Subscriptions will be race'. Messrs. Harries, Farquhar, Secretary, Rev. S. W. Lloy( man-square, to whom corm' ROYAL HOSPITAL for INCURABLES, West-hill, Putney-heath. Established 31st July, 1854. This Institution exists for the comfort and relief of per sons (being above the pauper class) afflicted with incur able bodily disease. Relief is afforded—let. By supplying a home, with medical attendance, nursing, and all requisites for tho in valid. 2d. By granting an annuity of £2O to patients at their own homes. A Lew wing to the Hospital I.as rat 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 subscriptions. Nearly 300 approved applicants are 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:. NP. 10. Poultry , 'tondo, N.G. §eptember 1868,, Senator Sprague, of Rhode Island, has made an. other curious speech. Senator Wilson, of Massa chusetts, proposed to limit the paper currency to $656;000,000, the excess, whenever found, to be funded by the Secretary of the Treasury into Ten- Forty Bonds, and of this sum he would limit the Bank-note circulation to $350,000,000, the other $306,000,000 to be in greenbacks. In supporting this proposition he alluded to the satisfactory con dition of the country, which he thought so good financially that the public debt would soon become a light burden. Mr. Sprague considered that greater ignorance had never been displayed by the Senate than iu the discussion *of this question: Ile had seen a paragraph in his colleague's paper. (Mr. Anthony, m ho owns the Providence Journal) to the effect that his (Mr. Sprague's) views were attribut able to ernbarta4sinent in his-business an 1 to too close attention to puble duties. The latter the Senate could deny, and as regarded the former his firm hail more prospered the last year than any three yea ,- s prece.ling. On another occ-sion he would expose the motives wl ich inspired this para. grail'. Ile employe 1 nearly ten thousand hands, but were the mills in which they worked to stop for two weeks all would fall upon the employers or the town. If the manufacturers of New England should close their mills, which they would soon be compelled to do unless business be Wade more r.rn_ fitable (now they were working at a loss), the operatives would be thrown on the charitable. He denied that New England was prosperous, and he went on to say : " Any man who takes an independent position in this country contrary to those who are wielding unbounded control over the business, the legislation, and the capital of this country—those who make. Senators here the point for their attack, and who corrupt whenever they touch— must expect to be met by such means as these. If- there is a man in this Chamber or iu the other House, or oeettpy- . lag any official position, who can stand against the tor-: rnptive influences and powers that in these times are brought to bear upon him, he is surely more than human. It cannot be done by any ordinary man. These corrup tive influences are to-day riding rough-shod over all the industrial interests of this country. Yet the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Wilson) tells us that all is serene and prosperous. The capitalists of the country, he said, were controlling everything, and a capitalist was a man who bad a large amount of money, or whose position enabled him to command it, and who generally knew nothing about the business interests of the people of the country, and cared nothing about them except to use them for his own profit. The great banks of Now York and other placei, which wielded the capital of the country, were ma naged by. men who knew nothing about the business in terests and relations of the people, and yet the Congress and legislation of the country were influenced and go verned by the managers of the banks, both by open and by indirect corruptive influences. He knew himself of a legislator, a member of a Committee, who had been asked to report upon a certain Matter in a certain way, and the temptation held `oat before him. was 5100,000. The worst and most alarining feature of this matter Was that the moving powers could,not be pushed. Some times the people become aroused and strike down some mere tool of the corruptionists, but they could never reach the root of the matter except by the plan embodied in his bill to provide for the loaning the public money. Ile bad studied the condition of the country deeply for the last three years, and he believed that he fully compre hended it, and he had not exaggerated it.. The Senator from •Massachusetts (Mr. Wilson) •had undertaken to in form the Senate and the country that all was going well. That Senator no'doubt repeated what had been told him by others; but his information had been derived from men who expected to be benefited by the exercise of his influ ence in his high position. Can that Senator (said Mr. Sprague) tell the Senate of his own knowledge that his in formants speak truly ? Can he tell that they know the truth of what they gave him ? Certainly not. What does he know about society ? How much of it does he mingle with? He mingles with those that he comprehends. Are they such as can give a comprehensive view of the present situation ? No man shall stand here and, either through intention or ignorance, or from any other cause, mistake or misstate the situation without being answered by me The Senator understands the creation of parties and carrying them on successfully, as well as any man, but he mistakes his calling when he undertakes to form a judg ment as to the business interests of the people of the United States. The whole capital of the country is col tested in tha large cities and is used to increase the value of property there. The manufacturers of New England are manufucturing to- day at a loss, and they have made no money for 111.3 last two or three years. The only way in which success can 1. .0 new ie by the caul:LA.4kof ueutug out all who are engaged in the save busine s Having ac,:ouuteol for the extraordinary prosperity that attended 'h;s own bu,ineEs through the plea sant way he has of living and letting live," he passed to the social constitution of the country, defending his former remarks from the attacks to which they had been sul jecte.l. Senator Anthony rising to de fend his paper and himself, totally dissented from his colleague's gloomy views; indeed, Mr. Sprague had refuted his own aszLertionsby telling of his prosperity, which, no doubt, was shared by other New England manufacturers. This Mr. Sprague denied, attri- Luting his success to his amiable method of crush ing out all smaller competitors ; and he who had lectured the gallerieshad lectured thecountry and his fellow Senators in no measured language handed up the following paragraph in his colleague's paper as that to which he took exception. " Senator Sprague made another speech in the Senate yesterday, in which he reiterated views previously expressed, and depicted the prevalent low tone of public morals in society as well as in politics. The Se nator's intense application to his duties and to his extensive private business, we fear, causes him to take a gloomy view .of the general situation." Senator Wilson, though not a great cotton manufac turer, could not see why he should not know something of the condition of the country. Finally the bill passed, but not without a hard fight, the Eastern Senators attempting to neutralize it by amendments, which were firmly resisted by the Western and Southern Senators, the debate being carried on till eight o'clock p.m. We do not give this long bill passed by the Senate, as the House Committee propose im portant modifications. One of these is the Coburn amendment, to which the Senate is fixedly opposed, and it is therefore thought that it will be lost as be fore, though likely next session, in a modified form, to become law. But should the House pass it we will publish the full text.—Anglo-American Times. GARIBALDI'S ENGLISHMAN. Colonel Whithead Peard, of Trenython, Cornwall, Garibaldi's well-known Englishman, is at present High Sheriff of Corn wall. Ho went specially to Exeter, during Easter week last, to help at the Lifeboat Bazaar and Fetes, and not only made extensive purchases but gallantly assisted the ladies who presided at the stalls to sell day after day their articles, thus showing how thoroughly he appreciates the noble lifeboat services performed, every winter on the coasts of Devon and Cornwall. James Harper, the son of a respectable farmer, the senior partner cf the well-known Now York book publishing firm, died March 27, 1869, in consequence of injuries received when thrown from a carriage. He was born at Newtown, Long Island, N.Y., in 1793, and in 1811 was apprenticed with his brother John as a compositor. At the expiration of their term the brothers started a print ing establishment with the small capital they had accumu lated by their industry, performing most of their type setting and press work themselves. Wesley and Fletcher Harper were apprenticed to them, and the firm rapidly grew into a large and prosperous business. The younger brothers in 1822 were added to the partnership, and tho name of the firm was changed to Harper Brothers. For a short time James took an active part in politics, and was elected mayor of Now York City in 1844, but next year retired from publ.c life, giving his undivided 'time to his business. The publishing house became eminent throughout English speaking countries, and was built up wholly by these brothers. James remained is activ i busi ness life until the day of the acci lent which has termi nated his existence. He enjoyed robust health, and exhi bited the mental activity of a much younger man. Per sonally he was a high-toned gentleman, generous and charitable, a firm friend, and a warm-hearted, sociable com panion. A meeting was held of publishers and booksellers at the offices of Appleton and Co., to express their sym pathy for the loss of so valuable and distinguished a citi. sea, and the Board of Aldermen met for the same purpose, y h . ur ir ch he on f "'thee as did the employe s of the firm, when Mr. H. 31. Alden, 's Weekly, and A. H. Guernsey, editor the remains were taken 30tH the editor rp nieadidi tae,s o r. r eh o : f faLlangadarzpnionne.: he next day St. Paul's se p a a s ur m s b c l t o Greenwood Ceme ter y for interment. ral servfce w as perfoarndlderdeFaBetd the LUXURIANT AND BEAUTIFUL HAIR.—MRS. S. A. 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A sufficient number of classes will follow each lecture, and be of such duration as shall provide for the efficient instruc tion and examination of the students. The teaching of the lectures will thus be amplified, and impressed on the memory by the classes; . and the system of constant ex amination will test, from time to ime, the progress made by the students. LECTURES on COMMON and MERCANTILE LAW, by CHARLES HENRY ANDERSON, Esq., Barrister at-Law. The Course will consist of Nine Lectures upon the fol lowing Subjects:— - a. Simple Contracts. 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 Affreightment, with the pe culiarities of Charter-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 thellnderwriter. g. In connexion with the foregoing will be considered the Rule of the Road at Sea as contrasted with that on Shore: also the Law of Negligence and the Liability of a Master for the acts of his Servant•. In his private classes the reader will use as text-books The Law 'of Contracts (Smith), Au Action at Law (Smith), A Digest of Common Law (Anderson). LEOTUDES on CONVEYANCING and the LAW of REAL I•ROPERTY, by T. LL. MURRAY BROWNE, Esq., Barrister-at-Law. Tblii Course will consist of Nine Lectures':— Lecture I. Introductory.—Practical Hints on the perusal and examination of Abstracts. Lectures 11., 111., IV. Settlements. —l. Settlements of Personal Estate; a. Investment of Trust Funds; b. Usual Trustee Clauses, Appointment of New Trustees; c. Usual Powers and Covenants, &c.: d. Remarks on the Effect of Recent Statutes-2. Satlements of Real Estate ; a. Estates for Life and in Remainder, Waste ; b. Jointures, Portions, &c c. Usual Powers: Remarks on the Leases and Sales of Settled Estates Act; d. The Succession Duty Act-3. Diseutailing Deeds, the existing Law of Entail 4. Practical Suggestions in connexion with the subject of Settlements. Lectures V., VI. Nkills.-1. Usual Frame and Contents of a Will-2. Principles of Construction of Wills-3. Practical Hints on Drawing Wills. Lecture VII. Copyholds.-1. Introductory Remarks, Fines-2. Surrenders and Covenants to Surrender-3. Admissions-4. The Enfranchisement of Copholds. Lectures VIII., IX. Miscellaneous Deeds.-1. Credi tors' rrust Deeds-2. Separation Deeds-3. Articles of Partnership, &e. In those lectures and classes the Introductions and Notes to Mr. Davidson's Precedents will be especially referred to. As elementary works, Mr. Joshua Williams's Books on Real and Personal Property are recommended. EQUITY LECTURES, by Sir GEORGE YOUNG, Bart., Barrister-at-Law. This course will consist of Nino Lectures : Lecture 1. Review of Equity, and suggested arrange ments for purposes of Study. Lecture 11. The Jurisdiction in matters of Account; generally, Apportionment and Contribution. Lecture 111. The Jurisdiction in matters of Account, continued : specially, between Principal and Agent. Lecture IV. The Jurisdiction in matters of Account, continued: specially, between Partners. • Lecture V. The Jurisdiction in matters of Administra tion : 1. The Administration of Assets. Lectures VI., VII. The Administrative Jurisdiction, continued : 2. The Administration of Trusts, as enlarged by recent statutory enactment. Lectures 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. 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Full particulars can bo 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 196 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship. 150 boys in tho Refuge, 9, Great Queen-street. 94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing 370 children. £l5 will keop a boy or girl for one year. Contributions recoivod by tho London and Westminster Bank 214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbtu7,.E.O.; and by WILLIAM WILLI EMS, Secretary. No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-flelas. PLESS.—ST. JAMES'S 'or FEMALE PENITENTS immediate direction of the .k carried on by aSisterhood, the principles of the Re- FUNDS greatly needed )f LONDON, Major-Gen. Rt. Hon. Percy Herbert, M.P. Re 7. J. 'E. Kemp° Rev. W. F. Erskine Knollys Rev. S. W. Lloyd Rev. A. Martineau Rev. W. D. Maclagan Rev. Daniel Mooro Rev. J. Moorhouse J. D. 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