The Press.
London, England, 1855-05-19 00:00:00

MAT 19, 1855
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R 0 YA L OLYMPIC THEATRE KENT MUTUAL LIFE AND FIRE PALLADIUM
Lessee and Manager. MR. ALFRED WIGAN. ASSURANCE SOCIETIES. LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
On Monday and during the Week the performances will cora. Chief Offices—LlCE:EN-STREET PLACE, CANNON- 7, WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL, LONDON.
~ men,. e-i, 'he new and o -ii.ival Comedy, in Three Acts, STREET, London.
(EsTABLIsHEI3 1824.)
called STILL WATER RUNS DEEP. Principal charac- BRANCH OFFICES: Undoubted secarity, guaranteed by a large capital; an influent
tars oy .i.tse.s. A. %%leap, emery, t... Vining, Danvers ; Miss High-street, Rochester I Sloane-street, Chelsea tial proprietary; the long standing of the Office, and the sans.
Itaskell. and Mrs. /Jetfoil. To conclude with the Burlesque of Market•terrace, Hanley New-street, Birmingham factory results of is business.
THE YELLOW DWARF AND THE KING OF THE GOLD Bond-street, Wolverhampton. Facility in settlement of claims. Liberty to travel in any part
MINES. Characters by Mr. F. Robson, Miss Julia St. George, N.B. Both these Societies are constituted upon the pure and of Europe, without extra premium, in time of peace.
Miss E. Ormonde, Miss Bromley, and Mrs. Fitrallan. tried system of Mutuality; accumulating all their Funds for the Loans equivalent to the value of the Policies.
Doors epen at Seven; Performance to commence at haltpast. benefit of the Polley-holders ; dividing, trienuially, their whole Tu those who desire to secure the &drummer of a prospective
Stalls, Is.; Upper Box Stalls, es.; Boxes, 45., Pit, 25.; Gallery, le. Profits among them, and large returns have been lately made; bouus, by a small additional outlay, the deed of settlement
conferring upon them the Control and Management of the assigns lour-firths of the profits.
lIIHE BATTLE OF THE ALMA. Societies; and all Policies are Indisputable. Bonuses may be commuted for equivalent reductions of Pro-
t NOW OPEN, from Ten until Six, at the EGYPTIAN- ninon at the option of the Assured, by which arrangement the
HALL, Piccadilly, the great picture of this important military LIFE. osmium originally assured may be kept up at a coutinually de.
Event, painted by M. Coomans, from studies made during four TRUSTEES. creasing cost.
months spent in the Crimea during the present war. Admission, Alexander Bramwell Bremner, Esq., 13illiter-square, and West- luminaires effected on Joint as well as on single lives, for
One Shilling. ball, Mortlake short terms or otherwise, and to meet any specified contingency.
Sir James Duke, Bart., M.P. and Alderman, Portland-place The age of the life assured is admitted on the Policy at the
LONDON SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, Wm. Squire Plane, Esq., Gravesend time of effecting the Assurance, or at any other time, on produo-
EXETER-HALL. The great success of this Society since its institution will be don of satisfactory proof.
air. SURMAN'S ANNUAL NIGHT on MONDAY NEXT, seen iu the following statement of BONUSES added and of Every information and assistance will be given to Assurers,
May 21.—Haydn's Oratorio, CREATION ; preceded by the BUSINESS done in four years of actual operations : either at the Offices, No. 7, Waterloo•plece, London ;or by the
Society's Agents, established in all princird towns.
Royal Birthday Cantata (Eighth time of performance). With EXAMPLES OF BONUS. JEREM I AR LODGE, A. 8., Resident etuary and Secretary.
Band and Chorus of nearly tlOO performers.
Conductors—Dr. ELVEY and Mr. Stragow. N ORW ICH UNION LIFE
Ticlets-85., Is., and 10s. 6d. Only Office of the Society,
~i / • Ili 1 1 ..; INSURANCE SOCIETY.
No. 9. Exeter-hall, where may be obtained the Exeter-hall
!1., ey, I ;' 0:142 a EsTABLISHED 1806.
Edition of the " Creation," price 35.; bound in cloth, Is., with • R a E 12 t• ..,:6 V .;
PRESlDENT—Liout..General Sir R. J. HARVEY, C.B.
an autlieutic Portrait of the Composer, worth all the money f', ce i., .-,..j ? 2 0
...8... ft, 4-, g s
charged for the Music ; Folio Editions, 10e., 125., 155., and 21s. ,< `,ii'' :,',, ... V SECRETARY—sir SAMUEL BIGNOLD, M.P.
LONDON AGENT—C. J. BUNTON, F
Correct printed 'copies of the Orchestral parts for the use of a .... 2A. A
.004 1 V ....0_
Choral Societies. , o a : ai I I Et'li
c,.., t ... Esq.
cn 6 c ';:: le r The Capital of this Society amounts to 2,200,8521., with a
CIRCIJLAR NOTES, LETTERS of CREDIT, ,4 a
i; & G = L Reserved Fund of 1109,6101. It has paid upwards of 3,000,0001.
and BILLS of EXCHANGE—The LONDON and WEST- —
MINSTER BANK issues Circular Notes of 410 each, payable A a a. d. Ss. d. 4 s. d.l S. s. d. a s. d. way of Bonus a Million and a Quarter Sterling. It is a purely
at every important place in Europe. These Notes are Issued 25 1,030 3 59 17 11 19 630 14 0,19 19 2,16 16 SI Mutual Office, and the Profits are divided quinquennially. The
without charge, and they are cashed abroad free of commission. 35 1,000 3 79 11 6151883418 0 26 10 10,20 18 4 Premiums are Ten per Cent below the usual rates for ages
The Bank also issues, free of charge, Letters of Credit on all the 46 1;100 3 112 11 •62210 6 42 3 037 10 1029 11 10 under forty-five years. One-half of the first five years' Premium
principal Cities and Towns in Europe, and upon New York and 66 1,000 3 171 12 6134 66 53 6067 4 244 19 2 may remain as a charge upon the Policy. Annuities are granted
Chicago, United States, Cape Town. Graham's Town, and Port 60 1,000 8 916 15 0,43 7 062 12 072 5 016 12 0 on favourable terms.
Elizabeth, Cape Colony. Letters of Credit and Bills of Exchange i NEW Bt sINESS roa THE YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1851:
are likewise granted upon Melbourne, Geelong, Belfast, Ballarat, BUSINESS. Policies 609, insuring for Annual Premiums, 318,6871. 7s. 3d.
Castlemaiue, Sandhurst, and Hobart Town, Australia, AT PAR.
New Premiums, being the consideration for granting the same,
The Circular Notes may be obtained at the Bank, or any of its Number of Annual Pre- Amounts assured 28,1941. 48.10 d.
branches ; the Letters of Credit and 13111 s of Exchange are Period. Policies 'Mums. For Prospectuses apply to the Society's Offices, Surrey-street,
issued only at the Head Office in Lothbury. issued.
J. W. GILBART, General Manager.
May, 1854.... 988 £11,934 10 8 4341,911 8 4
HORTICULTURAL FETES at Chiswick, February, 1855 385 4.694 6 4 133,725 11 2 PELICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Gore House, the Crystal Palace, and thelliegent's Park. ESTABLISHED IN 1797.
Fur these fashionable rEuisioiu SEWELL and COMPANY have Total .... 1,373 516,328 17 0 A 475,636 19 6 70, LOMBARD-STREET, CITY, and 67, CHAR ING.

HORTICULTURAL FETES at Chiswick,
Gore House, the Crystal Palace, and thelltegent's Park.
Fur these fashionable roluitimu SEWELL and COMPANY have
an immense Tithe!), of the NEWEST COSTUME in all the most
prevailing styles; among which will be found (rarely met
with) elegant, and yet appropriate, dresses for young ladies, in
simple styles and new colors.
SEWELL and COMPANY invite attention also to their un-
equalled selection of COURT COSTUME, from the most simple
to the most costly manufacture.
COMPTON-HOUSE, OLD COMPTON-STREET, and Frith-
street, Soho.

£10428 17 0
FIRE,
TRUSTEES.

Isaac Belsey, Esq., Rochester
William Squire Plane, Esq., Gravesend
John Saddington, Esq., Gravesend.
Upwards of 10,000 Policies have beeu issued. Policies issued
for small sums and short periods. Guarantee Fun,i, 4100,000.
Policies may be effected daily; and Prospectuses, Annual
Reports, Proposal Forms, and all other information, will be
supplied upon application at the Chief Offices, the Branches, or
at any of the numerous Agencies throughout the United King •
dcau and Foreign Countries, personally or by letter.
GEORGE CUMMING, Manager.
Agents Wanted in some vacantl.ocalities.

A U T I ON. - BOND'S PERMANENT
ki MARKING INK ; the original, and by far the best., re-
quiring no preparation, offers the surest means of protection for
every variety of household linen and wearing apparel against
loss or mistake, fox which reason be careful to ask for the
genuine article, prepared by the Inventor, JOHN BOND, 28,
LONG-LANE, WEST SMITHFIELD. CITY, LONDON. Sold
by most Chemists, Stationers. and Medicine Venders. Price is.
per bottle. To avoid disappointment from the substitution of
counterfeits, be careful to ask for the genuine BOND'S PER-
MANENT MARKING INK, and, further to distinguish it, ob-
serve that NO SIXPENNY SIZE is, or has at any time been,
prepared ivy him, the Inventor and Proprietor.

riIHF, BEST SHOW OF IRON BEDSTEADS
.1 in the KINGDOM Is WILLIAM S. BURTON'S. He has
TWO VERY LARGE ROOMS, devoted to the EXCLUSIVE
SHOW of Iron and &ass Bedsteads and Children's Cots, with
appropriate Bedding and Mattresses. Common Iron Bedsteads,
from Its. ; Portable Folding Bedsteads, from 12s. 6d.; Patent Iron
Bedsteads, fitted with dovetail joints and patent sacking, from
178. Bd.; and Cots from 20s. each. Handsome Ornamental Iron
and Brass Bedsteads, in great variety,from 21. 1.111.6 d. to 161.165.
PATHS AND TOILETTE WARE.
WILIIAM 8. BURTON has ONE LARGE SHOW-ROOM
devoted exclusively to the DISPLAY of BATH S and TOILETTE
WARE. The stock of each is at once the largest, newest, and
most varied ever submitted to the public, and marked at prices
proportionate with those that have tended to make his establish-
ment the most distinguished in this country. Portable Showers,
75. 6d. ; Pillar Showers, 31. to :.1.; Nursery, 15s. to 82s. ; Sponging,
l 6s. to 325. ; Hip, 14s. to 31s. 6d.. A large assortment of Gas,
Furnace, Hot and Cold Plunge, Vapour, and Camp Shower Baths.
Toilette Ware in great variety, from 15s. 6d. to 465. the Set of
Three.
WILLIAM S. BURTON has SIXTEEN LARGE SHOW
ROOVB devoted to the show of GENERAL FURNISHING
IRONMONGERY (including Cutlery, Nickel Silver, Plated and
Japanned Wares, Iron and Brass Bedsteads, and Bedding), so
arranged and classified that purchasers may easily and at ends
make their selections.
Catalogues, with Engravings, sent (per post) free. The money
returned for every article not approved of.
39. OXFORD-STREET (corner of N•wman-street), Nos. 1,2,
and 3, NEWMAN-STREET, and 4 and 0, PERRTS-PLACE.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT INSURANCE.
016,221 6s. have already been paid as compensation for Fatal and
other Rail way Accidents, by the b
RAILWAY PASSENGERS' ASSURANCE
COMPANY.

El,OOO was paid to the Widow of J. 0., killed on the 24th Feb.,
1352, secured by a payment of 11 ; C 350 was paid to H.C.11.J.,
who had his leg broken on the 31st August, 1853, secured by a
payment of El.
For the convenience of frequent travellers, Periodical In-
surances are granted, which now cover the risk of Fatal Acct•
dents while travelling in any class carriage on any Railway in
the United Kingdom or on the Continent of Europe, and insure
Compensation for Personal Injury in any Railway Accident in
the United Kingdom only.
To Insure /1,000 at an Annual Premium of 20s.
Ditto 1200 ditto ss.
A new class of Insurance has also been established in case of
Death by Railway Accident alone, without compensation for
Injury.
To Insure 11,000 at an Annual Premium of ....5s
Ditto, any sum not exceeding £l,OOO for the whole
of life by a single payment of Gs. per cent.: thus
one payment of £3 will secure Cl,OOO.
The premiums charged include the Stamp Duty, which is paid
by the Company under its special Act of Parliament.
WILLIAM J. VIA Sr, Secretary.
Railway Passengers' Assurance Office, 3, Old Broini•st., London

pELICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
KBTABLISHICD IN 1797.
70, LOMBARD.STREET, CITY, and 67, CHARING.
CROSS, WESTMINSTER.
DIRECTORS.
Robert Gurney Barclay, Esq., I Thomas Hodgson, Esq.
William Cotton, Esq., F.R.S. Henry Lancelot Holland, Esq.
John Davis, Eaq. J. Petty MuspratA, Esq.
Jae. A. Gordon, M.D., F.R.S. IC. Hemp. Turner, Esq. F.R.B.
Hinny Grace, Esq. Matthew Whiting, Eaq.
Kirkman D. Hodgson, Esq. M. Wyvill, Jun., }.:sq.,
The Company offers :
Complete Security.
Moderate Rates of Premium with participation in
Profits.
Low Rates without Profits.
BONUS.
Four•fifths or Eighty per Cent. of the Profits are divided
amongst the Pollcy.holders.
LOANS
in connection with Life Assurance on approved Security.
ANNUAL PREMIUM
required for the Assurance of £lOO for the whole term of life.—

Without
Profits

L 1 11 0
1 13 10
2 4 0

With
Profits

SI 11 0
1 19 3
2 10 4

Without
Profits

19 18 10
4 0 9
6 1 0

With
Profits

AS 0 I
4 10 7
6 7 4

For Prospectuses and Forme of Proposal apply at the Oases
shove, or to any of the Company's Agents.
R. TUCKER, Secretary.

IMPERIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
1, OLD BROAD-STREET, LONDON.

ISBTITUTLD 1820.
WILLIAM R. ROBINSON, Esq., Chairman.

HENRY DAVIDSON, Esq.,

The Scale of Premiums adopted by this Office will be found of
a r‘ry moderate character, but at the same time quite adequate
to tha risk incurred.
Four•fifths, or t4O per cent. of the Profits, are assigned to Po-
licies every fifth year, and may be applied to increase the sum in-
sured, to an immediate payment in cash, or to the reduction and
ultimate extinction of future Premiums.

CURE of CONSUMPTIVE COUGH by
DR. LOCOCKI4. PULMONIC.WAFERS...

From Messrs. Carey, Cocks, and Roper, Man of Roes House
" A lady, a few months ago, told us she should never fear a
consumptive cough again as long u she could get a box of Dr.
Locock's Wafers, although the greater part of her family bad
died of consumption."
To SINGERS and PUBLIC SPEAKERS they are invaluable
for clearing and strengthening the voice. They have a pleasant
taste. Price Is. lid., 2s. 9d., and Ils. per box. Soli by all
druggists.

One-third of the Premium on Insurances of 5001. and upwards,
for the whole term of life, may remain as a debt upon the Policy,
to be paid off at convenience; or the Directors will lend sums of
501. and upwards, on the security of Policies effected with this
Company for the whole term of life, when they have acquired au
adequate value.
SECURITY.—Those who effect Insurances with this Company
are protected by its subscribed capital of 750,0001., of which
140,0001. is invested, from the risk incurred by members of Mutual
Societies.
The satisfactory financial condition of the Company, exclusive
of the Subscribed and Invested Capital, will be seen by the fol-
lowing statement:—
At the close of the last Financial Year, the sums
Assured, including Bonne added, amounted to 11,500,000
The Premium Fund to more than
And the Annual Income, from the same source, to 100,000
Insurances, without participation in Profits, may be effected
at reduced rates. SAMUEL INOAI.L. Actuary.

THE ONLY HARMLESS APERIENT.-
REIN'S DOUBLE-ACTION FOUNTAIN, producing a
untinual stream without theintroduction of air. A little water
will el e instantaneous relief in cues of obstructions—lt is Its
own reservoir—may be carried in the pocket ready for use to the
must convenient places. Also, Rein's improved Railway Con
venlence, for travellers and invalids, adapted for ladies and gen-
tlerneu. Mrs. Rein attends on Ladies at their residences, and
at home. To be had only of the invantor and maker, who manu-
factures every mechanical assistance for infirmities, F. C. ICX1)1,
1.104, Strand. nearly opposite Exeter-hall.

THE CASPIATO, or Folding Bonnet, a new
Invention, for which J. and E. SMITH have her Majesty's
Royal Letters Patent, combines convenience with elegance. It
is packed in a case, le inch deep, thus dispensing with a bonnet
box. Prices moderate. Also every kind of Bonnet in the best
Paris taste. Light Bonnets, w'th flowers, at 10s. 6d.; Glace
Bonnets, with flowers, 16s. 6d.; Mourning Bonnets, with
Sowers. 12s. 6d.—At J. and E. SMITH'S Show Rooms, 161,
REGENT-STREET, opposite Beak-street. Directions for Self.
Measurement Bent free by post.

Annuities and Reversions.
LAW REVERSIONARY INTEREST
SOCIETY. Otlices—id, CHANCERY.LANE.
TRUSTEES.
The Right Hon. thp Lord Chief Baron
The Hon. Mr. Justice Coleridge
The lion. W. C. spring Rice
Nassau W. Senior, Esq.
John Ellis Clowes, Esq., Temple
CHAIRMAN—RusseII Gurney, Esq., Q.C., Temple.
Ditpurr CHAIRMAN—Nassau W. Senior, F:sq., Hyde•part•gate.
Annuities, immediate and deferred, also Endowments, granted
on favorable terms. Reversions and Life Interests purchased
and exchanged.