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London, England, 1856-12-20 00:00:00

WHITMORE AND_CRADDOCKI4

UNIVERSITY CANDLES,
Manufactured for them by PRICE'S PATENT CANDLE
COMPANY. Limited. These candles are unrivalled for Steadi-
ness and Brilliancy of light, at one third the price of the finest
Wax or Sperm. They are free from all unpleasant smell, hard
to the touch, and contain no deleterious ingredient. Sold, re-
tail only, in Ornamental Boxes, at Is., 45., and es. each.
BELMONT GLYCERINE SOAP, in Boxes 6d., Is., and
Is. 6d. each. Terms. Cash.

The City Retail Depot for Price's Patent Candles, Night-
Lights, &c., WHITMORE & CRADDOCK, 16, BIS HO PSGAT E-
STREET WITHIN, London. (Old Servants of Prioe*s Candle
Company.)
OYSTERS BARRELLED.—The Burnham
River NATIVE OYSTERS are the best In the World. Sir
years old, four hours from the beds, to be had only at J.
SWEETING'S Fish and Oyster Establishment, 159, CHEAP-
SIDE.—J. S. always has the largest supply of the best FISH in
season at the lowest market price. In ordering fish it will be
desirable to state for how many persons it is required, and
whether for visitors or domestic use. A post office order
or reference will have prompt attention. SUPERIOR OYSTER
ROOM.

T ADIES VISITING LONDON will find at
SOWERBY, TATTON, and CO'S.. Regent•eircus, Oxford-
street, EVERY NOVELTY of the SEASON :—French Silks in
checked and bared Glues, wide width, at ns. ed. the dress.
Ft ench Brocaded Silks, yard wide, at 485. 6d. the robe. Rich
French 3-flounced Silk Robes, at 525. 6d. Ditto, with Velvet,
98s. 6d. Rich flounced French Merino Dresses, trimmed velvet
and plush, at 335. 6,1. Flounced and double skirt Tweed
Dresses, trimmed velvet and plush, at 18s. ed. Irish Poplin
Dresses, in all the clans, at Us. 6d. Opera Cloaks and Ber-
nouse Mantles, in every shade of colour, at 189. 9d. Rich
Beaver Cloths and Mantles, at equally moderate prices. Paisley
long wove Shawls, at 21s. French Cachmere ditto, at 31s. 6d„
Furs of every description. Ball and Evening Dresses, com-
mencing at 9s. 61—SOWERBY, TATTON, and CO.

OLDRIDGE'S BALM OF COLUMBIA,
acknowledged for the last thirty years to be the most effec-
tual remedy produced for restoring the hair and promoting the
growth of whiPl-e-s and moustaches, is continually receiving the
most distinguished testimonials, proving its superiority over all
other specifics of the same nature. In bottles, es. 6d., 6e., and
I ls. Sold wholesale and retail, 13, Wellington street North
Strand.

iT OLLOWAY'S PlLLS.—Unprecedented
[1 Cure of INDIGF,STION.—J. B. M.. 8. St. Edward-street,
Belfast, to Professor Holloway. "Sir,—Gratitude impels me to
address you, and thus make known to the world the healing
qualities of your wonderful medicine. I was afflicted for twelve
years with indigestion and constipation ; the prescriptions of
my several medical attendants proved in vain, when, almost
driv&n to despair, I obtained your medicine, wonderfully and
quickly restoring me to health, all the buoyancy and elasticity
of youth returning.
Sold by all medicine•vendors throughout the world ; at
Professor Holloway's Establishments, 244, Strand, London, and
80, Jlaiden•lane,NewYork; by A. Stamps, Constantinople; •
Guidiay: Smyrna ; and E. Muir, Malta.

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THE SCOTTISH EQUITABLE LIFE
ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Instituted hill.
ACCUMULATED FuNns—ONE MILLION STERLING.
ANNUAL. REVENUE.
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THOUSAND POUNDS.
EXISTING ASSURANCES.
FOUR MILLIONS AND Tint EE QUARTERS.
Atthe Division of Surplus. at lst March,lBls6, a Policy for 1,0(101.,
effected at lst March, 1832, was increaQed to 1,5711. 188. 10i1.,
being at the rate of Two and a Quarter per cent. per annum on
the sum assured. This addition may be converted into a present
payment, or applied in reduction of the future premiums.
Profits are divided Triennially, and belong wholly to the
Assured.
Policies effected before Ist March next will receive Six Years,
Additions at the Division of Surplus in 1862.
Copies of the Report by the Directors on the recent Division
of Surplus, and all information, may be had on application at
the Head Office or Agencies.
ROBERT CHRISTIE, Manager.
WILLIAM FINLAY, Secretary.
HEAD Orricz-28, ST. ANDREW.SQUARE, EDINBURGH.
OFFICE IN LONDON-26, POULTRY.
A. T. RITCHIE, Agent.

ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY.
HENRY FREDERICK STEPHENSON, Esq., Chairman.
ROBERT BID DU LPH, Esq., Deputy Chairman,
A DVANT AG ES :
The Lowest Rates of Premium on the Mutual System.
The Whole of the Profits divided among the Assured every
Fifth Year.
No Charge for Policy Stamps, nor for Service in the Yeomanry
or Militia Corps.
Policies in force, upwards of 7,260.
The Assurance Fund amounts to £1,300,000. Income upwards
of £240.000 per Annum.
The sum of £197,000 was added to Policies at the last Divi-
sion, which produced an average Bonus of £67 per Cent. on the
Premiums paid. For particulars apply to
ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Secretary,
G, New Bridge•street, Blackfriers.
ANNUAL PREMIUM to Assure £lOO for the Whole Term o
Life, with Participation in the Profits.

Age. Prem.
L. a 4.
15 .. 1 10 8
20 .. 1 14 7

Age. Prem.
a. e. d.
25 .. 1 19 0
87 .. 2 4 3

Age. Prem.
L. e. d.
35 .. 2 10 11
40 .. 9 19 9

AMARRIED CLERGYMAN, residing near
OXFORD, wishes for ONE or TWO PUPILS under
folateen years of age. They will be carefully educated, and have
s happy home. Terms, Eighty Guineas a year. Address, Rev.
IL J. Henderson, Kennington, Oxford.

THE VOIC E.—VALUABLE RECIPES
11 and Instructions for Strengthening, Preserving, and Im-
proving the Voice, and removing Hoarseness, original and com-
p Bed, by Charles W. Smith, Professor of Elocution, Author of
" Common Blunders Corrected," kc., will be sent (by post only)
for Twenty-live Stamps. " HINTS ON ELOCU riox," Sixth
Thousand, post free for Thirteen Stamps. " Materials for years
of reflection."—Lender, Oct. 5, IASO. Address, Mr. Smith,
Buckingham Chambers, 11, Buckingham-street, Strand.

A LLSOPPS PALE ALE IN IMPERIAL
Cl PINTS.—HARRINGTON PARKER and CO. are now
delivering the October Brewings of the above celebrated Ale.
Its surpassing excellence is vouched for by the highest medical
and chemical authorities of the day. Supplied in bottles, also
in casks of IS gallons and upwards, by Harrington Parker and
Co., Li PALL MALL.

FRENCH MODERATOR LAMPS. The
newest Patterns of the present Season.—DEANE, DRAY,
and CO. have completed an extensive and choice Assortment of
these Lamps:—Bronze from 9s. dd. to Si.; China from 19s. to
71. 7s. Engravings, with prices, free by post. Pure Colas Oil
for the above Lamps at the lowest market price, delivered in
London or the suburbs periodically, or mi receipt of letter order.
—DEANE, DRAY, and CO. (opening to the Monument),
London-bridge. Established A.D. 1700.

VENTILATING STOVES ! SUSPENSION
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commended as the two best, cheapest, most healthy, and econo.
mical for Churches, Chapels, Halls, Schools, Warehouses, Shops,
Greenhouses, Bedrooms, Libraries, &c. Prospectuses with
prices sent post free.— DEANE, DRAY, and CO., Stove
range, Ironmongery, and Furnishing Warehouse, LONDON
BRIDGE.

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.-
The exuberance of the feelings amid scenes of gaiety in-
duces the fair and youthful to shine to advantage under the gaze
of many friends, and therefore to devote increased attention to
the duties of the toilet. It is at this festive season that the fol-
lowing unrivalled discoveries for the toilet aro called into iu•
creased requisition, viz..
ROWLANDS' MACASSAR 01f.

For the growth, and for Improving and Beautifying the flair, Im-
parting a transcendant lustre, and sustaining it in decorative
charm. HO WLAN DS' K ALY DO R,
Imparts a radiant bloom to the Cheek, and a delicacy and soft-
ness to the Hands and Arms, and eradicates cutaneous defects.
ROWLANDS' ODONTO, or Pearl Dentifrice,
Bestows on the Teeth a pearl.like whiteness, strengthens the
Gums, and renders the breath sweet and pure.
Sold by A. ROW LAND AND SONS, 20, Hatton Garden, London,
and by Chemists and Perfumers.
BEWARE OF SPURIOUS IMITATIONS!!

The Beet Food for Ohildren.rlnvalids, and Others,
TIP OBINSON'S PATENT BARLEY,
ib for making superior Barley-Water in Fifteen Minutes, has
tot only obtained the Patronage of her Majesty and the Royal
Family, but has become of general use to every class of the
community, and is acknowledged to stand unrivalled as an eml•
nently pure, nutritious, and light food for infants, children, and
Invalids. Much approved for making a delicious custard-pudding
and excellent for thickening broths or soups.
ROBINSON'S PA TENT GROATS
for more than thirty years have been held in constant and
tncreaiing public estimation as the purest farinie of the oat,
and as the best and most valuable preparation for making a pure
and delicate gruel, which forms • light and nutritious suppet
for the aged, is a popular cure for colds and influenza, is of
general use in the sick-chamber, and, alternately with the Patent
Barley, is an excellent food for infants and children.
Prepared only by the Patentee., ROBINSON, BELLVILLE,
and CO., Purveyors to the Queen, 84, Red Lion-street, Holborn,
London. Bold by all respectable grocers, druggists, and others,
ha town and country, in packets of &Cal is., and in family
violaters at 25., GB, sad 10s.

ENGINEERS' and AGE UNITED
ASSURANCE SOCIETIES. Capital, £lOO,OOO.
Head Office, 945, STRAND (opposite Waterloo Bridge).
Policies issued Free of Stamp Duty to the Assured.
Four•tifths of the Profits divided amongst the Assured.
Policyholders having paid two Annual Premiums participate
proportionately in all divisions of the Profits.
No Entrance Fee for Admittance.
Medical Referees paid by the Society.
Assignments of Policies registered Free of Charge.
The last Bonus declared to the 31st December, les4,averaged
over 40 per cent. on the total premiums received.
W. F. DOBSON. Chairman.
GERARD HAY ROBERTSON, Secretary.

ASTHMA, COUGHS, COLDS. One of
DR. LOCOCK'S PULNIONIC WAFERS
allowed to dissolve in the mouth immediately relieves the most
violent asthma, cough, or cold, and protects weak lungs from all
the irritation of fogs and frosts. Sold by all chemists at Is. lid.,
2s. 9d., and Ils. per box.

DEAFNESS.—The only medal awarded at
the Great Exhibition of 1851 (for Acoustic Instrumenta)
was to F. C. REIN, for his new ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS
for the DEAF. They are made of different power, to suit ex:
Creme and every degree of Deafness. To be procured only of the
lole inventor and maker, F. C. Rein ,108, Strand, nearly opposite
V.xeter-hall, where the Instrument can be tried and numerous
testimonials seen, amongst many one from the Right Hon. SiA
John Patteson. one of her Maiesty'e PrivyCouncillore.

" THE GUINEA. EVENING DRESS."-
SF:WELL and CO. have the honour to inform those
Ladies who were unable to obtain "The Guinea Evening,
Dress" in the colours they desired during the past week, that
they have now a beautiful assortment in all the various colour-
ings, and also of the new HALF-GUINEA EVENING DRESS.
Compton-house, FRITH-STREET, SOW).

[EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES.
"A SLIGHT COLD," if its first symptoms are not nr•
rested, too often lays the foundation of a variety of Pulmonary
Complaints, including Winter Cough, Asthma, and other con-
stitutional derangements. The evil consequences of these dis-
orders may be easily averted or subdued by keeping at hand a
supply of the above celebrated Lozenges, which have now stood
the test or public experience for upwards of half a century. The
testimonials to their efficacy have been voluntarily given by the
most eminent of the faculty, as well as by all classes of private
individuals. Containing neither opiates nor any injurious
anodyne, they may be safely taken by the youngest child or the
most delicate female.

Prepared and sold in boxes, Is. lid., and Tins, 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d.,
and lOs. 6d. each, by Thomas Keating, Chemist, itc., 79, St.
Paul's Churchyard, London. Retail by all Druggists and Patent
Medicine Vendors in the World.

VEATING'S PALE NEWFOUNDLAND
COD-LIVER OIL, perfectly pure, nearly tasteless, and
free from adulteration of any kind; having been analysed, re-
ported on, and recommet:ded by Professors Taylor and Thom-
son, of Guy's and St. Thomas's Hospitals, who, in the words of
the late Dr. Pereira, say that " the finest oil is that most devoid
of COLOUR, ODOUR, and FLAVOUR." characters this will be found
to possess in a high degree. Half-pints. Is. &I.; Pints, 2s. Gd.;
Quarts, 4s. Ga. ; and Five-pint Bottles, 108.6 d.. Imperial Measure.
79, St. Paul's Churchyard, London.

pOUTLEDGE'S SHAKESPEARE. PART 11.
Price ONE SRIT.LINO. Will he ready on the 23rd December.
It comprises "LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST." With Nineteen
Illustrations by Joiim GILBERT. including a full•page Frontis-
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NOTlCE.—Encouraged by the great success that has attended
the publication of the First Part of HOLITLEIIE'S SHAKESPEARE,
the Publ•shera have determined to give a full•page Frontispiece
to each Play ; one for the " Two Gentlemen of Verona " has also
been prepared, and will be given in the Third Number of the
Work, to be ready on the Ist February.
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