The Press.
London, England, 1857-04-25 00:00:00

Commence at Half-pant Seven.

FXH I B I TIO N.—Messrs. DICKINSON'S
GALLERIES of PORTRAITS NOW OPEN, 114, NEW
BOND STREET. Admission, One Shilling.

SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATER
COLOURS.—The FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL EXHIBI-
TION is NOW OPEN, at their Gallery, 5, PALL-MALL
EAST (close to Trafalgar•square), from Nine till Dusk.
Admittance, Is. Catalogue, 6d.
JOSEPH J. JENKINS, Secretary.

FJOSCOW.-BURFORD'S PANORAMA.-
NOW OPEN, in the Large Room, a Magnificent
PANORAMA of MOSCOW, displaying all the features of that
great City, with the Gorgeous Entry of the Emperor Alexander
I. to the Kremlin. Admission, One Shilling. Open from Ten
till Dusk.—LEICESTER•SQUARE.

CORDON CUMMING, the Lion Hunter,
will give his popular ENTERTAINMENT EVERY
EVENING during PASSION WEEK (Friday and Saturday ex
cepted), at Eight p.m. A Morning Representation on Saturday,
at Three o'clock.-232, PICCADILLY.

DR. MUSEUM, 4, COVENTRY-
STREET, Leicester square. Programme :—Lectures by
Dr. KAHN daily, at Three o'clock, on highly interesting and
instructive topics, and by Dr. SEXTON, F.R.0.5., F.E.S., as
follows: At half-past one, The Phenomena, Curiosities, and
Philosophy of the Sense of Sight; at four, The Great Tobacco
Controversy; at half past seven, The Food we Eat—its Uses,
Preparation, Adulteration, and Digestion. The Museum con-
tains 1,000 Models and Preparations, and is wholly unrivalled in
the world. Open daily (for gentlemen only), from Ten till Ten.
Admission, Is. Catalogues, cot,taining Dr. Kahn's Lectures,
gratis to visitors.

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VICTORIA LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY,
18, KING WILLIAM-STREET, CITY. Established 1838.
Benjamin Hewett, Esq., Chairman.
Thomas Nesbitt, Esq., Deputy Chairman,
Charles Baldwin, Esq. I W. K. Jameson, Esq.
George Denny, Esq. John Nolloth, Esq.
J. C. Dimsdale, Esq. M. Staniland, Esq.
J. P. Gassiot, Esq., F.R.S, I Daniel Sutton, Eq.
Aaron Goldsmid, Esq. 0. B. Bellingham Woolsey,
Sidney Gurney, Esq, Esq.
The business of the Company embraces every description of
risk connected with Life Assurance. The Premiums are mode.
rate, and may be paid quarterly. half-yearly, or otherwise.
Credit allowed of one-third of the Premiums till death, or
half the Premiums for live years, on Policies taken out for the
whole of life.
Residence in most of the Colonies allowed without payment
of any extra Premium, and the rates fur the East dud West
Indies are peculiarly favourable to Assurers.
Loans are made on Mortgage of Freeholds, Leaseholds, and
Life Interests, 3c.—also to Policy-holders with unexceptionable
Personal Sureties.
Four fifths or 80 per cent. of the entire Profits are appro.
priated to Assurers on the Profit Scale,
WILLiArf RATRAY, Actuary.

ESTABLISHED 1841.
MEDICAL INVALID AND GENERAL
43.1. LIFE OFFICE, 25, PALL MALL, LONDON.
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament.
At the FIFTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING, held on 27th
November, 1858, it was shown that on the 30th June last :
The Number of Policies in force was . . 6,738
The amount Insured was . £2,7:)2,197 7s. 2d.
The Annual Income was . . X 118,557 16s. 2d.
Two Bonuses have been declared (in 1848 and 1833), adding
nearly Two per cent. per annum on the average to sums as-
sured, and by which a Policy of 1,0001. issued in 1842 on a healthy
life, is now increased to 1,2001.

Since the last division '
of Profits in 185.1, the accumulated
funds have increased by more than 105,0001., offering consider.
able advantages to present assurers.
Profits divided every five years—next division in 1858.
The Society, since its establishment, has paid claims on 651
Policies, assuring 251,0081.

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Assurances are effected at home or abroad on healthy lives at
as moderate rates as the most recent data will allow.
Indian Assurances at very moderate rates, and great facilities
given to assurers.
Invalid lives assured on scientifically constructed tables.
Policies issued free of Stamp duty, and every charge but the
Premiums.

Agents wanted for vacant places.
Prospectuses, Forms of Proposals, and every other Informa-
tion, may be obtained of the Secretary at the Chief Office, or on
application to any of the Society's Agents in the Country.
C. DOUGLAS SINGER, Secretary.

SPECIAL AGENCY.—The CONSTITUT lON
LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION issues Policies upon
the principle of SUSTENTATION, by which the Assured are
by right entitled to an absolute provision, under circumstances
of inability to continue the payment of their premiums, against
the prevention of their Policies from lapse or forfeiture.
Applications front persons of respectability and active busi-
ness habits for Agencies in Town or Country are requested to
be made at the Office.

FRANCIS NORTON ERITFL Manager.
7, New Coventry-street, Leicester-square, London, W.C.

DEAFNESS.—The only medal awarded at
the Great Exhibition of 1851 (for Acoustic Instrument
was to F. C. REIN, for his new ACOUSTIC I NSTRUMEN 111
for the DEAF. They are made of different power, to suit ex
treme and every degree of Deafness. To be procured only of the
sole inventor and maker, F. C. Rein,loB, Su and, nearly opposite
kxeter-hail, where the Instrument can be tried and numerous
testimocials seen, amongst many one from the Right Hon. Sir
John Patteson. one of her Majnstv's PrivyCouncillors.