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ONUMENT TO THOMAS HOOD.—The
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Al Subscribers to the Hood Memorial Fund or e reqtiested to
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attend a MEETING at the Whittington Club, .Strand, on WEDNEs- / 1 1
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DAT EvBNINGI, April 27th, at 7 o'clock, to .receive the Final Repo: t
of the Committee. JOHN 'WATKINS, Hon. Sec. A !
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THE LECTURE delivered by Mr. JAMES ~..;',....-'*,-
BIBBERT. of Manchester, at the Town Hall of Todmorden,
on the HYGEIAN SYSTEM of JAM ES MORI-ON, the Ilyeeist,
18.. n" Printed, and may be obtained from the agents for the sale of
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atorison's Universal Medicines throughout the country.—British
College of Health, New-road, London, April, 1853.
No. 18,902.]
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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COPPER MINING
COMPANY:.
The Committee of Management have the /elle:action of inform- Just published, in 3 vols., 31s. 6d. bound,
IoZ the Shareholders that the ship Carodine, spec ally chartered by NARRATIVE or A
this Company, - sailed from Falmouth on the 15th inst., having on
tj OUR N E Y ROUND THE WORLD;
board 17 Miners and Mechanic., and 509 tons of mist approved
Machinery, tools, and stores, Ice- CoAtrßisiNG,
The Engineers and superior Officers cif the Company, with the re-
A Winter Passage across the Andes to Ch'ii, with a Visit to the
nutindsr of the Staff, will be dispatch ml by the ship Agra on the Go'd Regions of California and Australia, the South Sea Islands,
10th of May. Java, Sec.
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A detailed Report of the position and prospects of the Company By F. GERSTAECKER.
Will Bmu be printed, rind may belted C n application at the Offices of nom the ATHEIVEUm, April 16.—" Independently of great va-
the company, riety, a pleasant fres mess pervades Mr. Gerstaecker's chequered
J. TROMPS° ", Chairman. narrative. It offers much to interest, t rid co veys much valuatle
London, 17, Gracechurch-street, 22.1 April, 1853. information set forth in a very We'd arid graphic manner."
Hurst and ll'ackett, Publishers, Successors to Henry Ctlburn,
TEA.—.IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.—
13, Great Marlborough-street.
the Government having announced by the Chanc.llor of the Dedicated,x- by permission, to her Majesty.
quer, their inention to reduce the duty upon TEA from 2s 2% d.
Per
On Faturday, the 30th of April, 1853, will be published, price 63., Pound tc Is. 10d . with a furtive' pr,gres.lye yea•ly red. carat
Until it descends to ores sUILLING oNLT, we have much t lessure to o. I. of
r these
our trlends and the public, that the al' -antages arls.nt; from THE ENGLISH CYCLOPYEDIA.
'fiese proposed reductions wi.l. i-nmedi Italy ::fey come into opera- A New Dictionary of Universal Knowledge. Rased on the
tioo, be given to our Customers, and the prices of the who!e of our " I enny Cycloptedia," but carefully corrected a d tromht up to the
Teas be regulated accerdinglT- pre eut state of knowledge In every department. Illustrated with
Should Parliament cmfflrm the propo• Rion of the Minister (which many hundred Wool Engravings.
" confidently anticipated), the new duties will M
probably be received Conducted by r. CHARLES KNIGHT`.
at the Custom-house on Tuesday next, I:he 26th April.
• SIDNEY, WELL., & CO. *.* Prospectuses may be had upon application to the Publishers, or
Tea Merchants and Dealers, to any Bookseller in town or country.
4'o-8, Ludgate-hill. London: Publi,hed by Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie street.
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" Divide about the broad bride cake, Just published, the Fourth Edition, fcap. Bvo., 2a. 6d., or by post 3a.,
-WRound about the bride's stake."—BEN Jossois. HEALTHY SKIN ; a Popular Treatise on the
EDDING BREAKFAST, BALL SUP- Skin and Hair, their Preservation and Management. By
try PERS, and DINNERS, provided entire, in Town or Coun- e,t/AllltlS WILSON, F.R.S.
-, by Messrs. PURSSELL, Cornhill, including Wines of the most London: John Churchill, Princess-Street, SL ho.
Attendance
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description, and use of ,Plate, Linen, Chine, Glass, and
Seats, Tables, Lights, Dancing Hollands, and Instru-
On the Firit.Mturday in May wi 1 appear No. I. of
mental Music ; Wedding and Invitation Stationary, as in Paris ;
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serriages, Post or otherwise; an elegant assortment of Bride Cakes " I.H +' PRESS."—Being a Weekly Paper,
Tolection ; Dessert and Evening Ices. A competent penoo sent intended to fill an obvious void in Journalism, and to cora-
ls? receive Orders and give Instuctiona as to the manniment o bine, on an entirely new plan, Political, Literary, and Artistic Re-
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thN°le•—Messrs. PnassEr.r. have no other Business Premises except don, where all communications should be sent, addressed to the
"e in Cornhill, near the Royal Exchange. Edhor.
TNEW FEATURE IN LIFE ASSURANCE. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
HE DEPOSIT and GENERAL LIFE London.
ASSURANCE COMPANY, SHARE OF PROFIT INCREASED FROM ONE-HALF TO
18, New Bridge-street, Blackftlars, London. FOUR-FIFTHS.
CAPITAL—ONE HUNDRED TilapsAND POT7NDS. The Managers beg to remind the public that persons effecting Po-
Chid ' DTRECToRs. * lcies with this Society now or before Midsummer, 1853, will PART'-
nnart—The Right Hon. the Viscount Drumlanrig, M.P., P.C., CIPATE IN FOUR-FIFTHS of the Net Profits of the Society at
.- Cmuptrollez of
her Majesty's Household..- the next Division, in proportion to their contributions to those pre-
d-4.14110,P1ey Rune% Esq., 11, City-road, Finsbury. !Its, and according to the conditions contained in the Society's
o Noel Clarke, Esq , late 17th Lancers, Junior United Service Club. Prospectus. .
°Zito Coode, Esq., Portland-terrace, Wandsworth, and Belvoir, St. The Premiums required by this Society for insuring Young Lives
...teller's, Jersey are lower than in many other old-established offices, and Insurers
In,eyhen Cracknall, Esq.. 1, St. John's-gardens, Notting hill, and 11, are fully protected from all risk by an apple gusran:ce fund, in ad-
,
1.7v-square, Lincoln's-inn. dition to the accumulated funds derived from the investments o
u ones, M.D., Davies-street, Berkeley-square, and Lutterworth, Fremiums.
_ ~ Leicestershire. Prospectuses may be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street,
m•e°r„.
_ge Knox, Esq., 15, Connaught-square, Hyde-park, and Tor London, or of any of the Agents of the Society.
Alexander Maclean, Esq„ Harrow-on-the-Hill.
rsdi,ai;i,d C. Poole, Esq., 32, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square. -
"am Prinsep, Esq., 147, Leadenhall-street, and 8, Hyde-park- PATRON -11.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT.
... Place West.
rbert Andrew Riddell, Esq., Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
; Sesnlan, 21, Upper Seymour-street West, Connaught-square. Last Week of the Optical and Musical Illustration, with
• "ger Sperling, 14, St. James's-square. Dissolving Ncenery, of a Midsummer Night's Dream, with the Ori-
ginal Music by Sir Henry Bishop and others, concluding with the
F' j ~, AUDITORS. •
-J. -.gg, Esq„ 126, Strand, Actuary and Secretary to the Medical, most interesting Scores and Songs front Mrs. Beecher Stowe's
Leal, Popular Work on Slavery, Morning and Evening. Lectures :—By
• by. and General Life Office. J. H. Pepper, Esq.—Half-hours with the Ancient and Modern
'"fflarn Jones, Esq., Accountant, 3. Guildhall-chambers.
. p Chemists • by Dr. Bachhoffner, on Pneu.natics, in which the Principle
„„,eck, Esq., 8.A., Actuary to the Engineers and Mason's Life ', .
`-'wee, 345, Strand. of the Fly s I. oot and Walking on the Ceiling will be explained ; by
Mr. Crispe, on Eritsson's Caloric Engine.BANKERS.
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Sir Charles Price, Marryat, and Co., 3, King William-street, London. Admission, Is. ; Schools, and Children under Ten years of age,
iesars. Hopkinson and Co., 3, Regent-street. Half-price.
Dr , •L ewis, Finsbury-place. FIVISICIANS.
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L. Scanlan, 21, Upper SeyeyPETSiCrexa.
BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE mour-street West, Connaught-square. iI
COMPANY.
SURGEONS.
H. T. Chapman, Esq., 16, LoWer Seymour-street, Portman-square. 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. •
Established August 1, 1837. ,
efftchael Teevan. Esq., 44, Gloucester-place, Hyde-park-gardens.l
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Vict., cap. 9.
CONSULTING ACTUARY. Custassarg- Colonel ROBERT ALEXANDER, Blackheath Park. '
Francis G. P. Nelson, Esq., F.L.S. ADVANTAGES OF THIS INSTITUTION.
INSPECTOR OF AGENCIES. A table of increasing rates of pre urn, especially adapted to E
F. P. F. Strousberg, Esq. the securing of Loans or Debts.
STANDING .COUNSEL._ Half-credit rates whereby half the premium only is payable
William Wellington Cooper, Esq., New-square, Lincoln's-inn. during the first seven years.
SOLICITORS. Sum Assured payable at sixty, or at death if occuring pre-
Messrs. Hlll and Mathews St. Mary-axe. viously.
RESIDENT SECRETARY. Orphans Endowment Branch affording the means of having O
Charles W. Bevan, Esq. children educated and started in life, by securing annuities. to COM-
The public Is respectftlay invited to examine the principles of the mence at the parents' death, and to be paid until a son shall attain
/Deposit System of Assurance, which is based upon tables calculated his 21st year, or, if a daughter, her 25th year of age.
by, and is under the immediate supervision or, Francis G. P. Neison,
Fat. F.L S., the Consulting Actuary to the Company. P
Comparative Tables to assure 5001 on death, by a person aged BRITANNIA MUTITAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. ft
twenty next birthday, on the ORDINARY and on the DEPOSIT system
of Assurances. Empowered by her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. It
- Annual division of profits. a
ON TEE ORDINARY .SYSTEM. Policy holders participate in profits after five or seven annual
payments, according to the table selected. 3
The sum the ordinary Premiums calculated for every three months' difference of age. I'
The sum the Life Offices would give Half credit policies granted on terms unusually favourable ; the ti
ordinary Lift; him if he were unable unpaid half premiums being liquidated out of the profits..
" Offices would to pay, or if he omitted A t the Annual General Meeting on the 27th April, 1852, a reduction i
At the Ills give him for jto pay his current of 30 per cent. was made in the current year's premium on all partici- I
end of policy the surrender I annual premium of pacing policies. (I
b Annual thirty at that or sale El. Is. 3d. after he has A Board of Directors in attendance daily at Two o'clock. d
e Premium yearswhen age, of his policy, paid into their coffers Age of the assured in every seise admitted in the policy. F.
to assure the paity incase after thirfy ,249/.75.6d., and which Medical attendans remunerated in all cases for their reports. it
, 2 5001. Is fifty of , eara'paymentithey have had the use
years old, death amounting to of at comun I (PROPRIETARY.) (MUTUAL.)
hewillhave will be 2491.75. 6d: ' interest, po
or in Extract from the Half Extract from Table with Participation
paid Into worth which theyhave the event of his death Credit Kate of
the office. had' the benefit) one hour after such s
Premium. in Profits, after Seven Yearly
Payments.
of at compound omission or inability — --.........
,
.... Interest.
---...____ I to pay.
Half Whole
I , ,---- — Half guar -
' little more I i premium premium Age... Annual Yearly terly
teli.3d 2491.73.6 d. 5001. than 801. to First for Re-
NOTRINa. premium Pre- Pre-
-1 Seven ma rider Pre-
perhaps 90/. mium. mium.
Years. of Life. a
,-___________ ON THE DEPOSIT SYSTEM. ——
Ifunable to pay, or not
desirous of paying or
ro-
-11 X s d. £ s. d.i 'Years. Months .£ a. rt. £ a. d. £ s. d. t,
305
21
21
69, 24
53
061 30 0 273142 0 12 3 a,
40 1 9 2 2 18 4
60 3 6 86 13 4 3 2 7 6 1 4 4i 012 4
6 2 7 10 1 4 61 0 12 5
omitting topay,the 9 2 8 2, 1 4 8, 0 1.2 6

The sum the ordinary
The sum the life Offices would give
ordinary Lit., him if he were unable
Offices would to pay, or if he omit'ed
At the His give him for ito pay his current
end of policy the surrender I annual premium of
Annual thirty at that or sale SI Is. 3d. after he has
•a►- Premium yearswhen age, of his policy, peld into their coffers
to assure the party incase after thirty ,249/.75.6d., and which
500/. is fifty of earepaymentithey have had the use
years old, death amounting to of at compoun
hewn' have will be 2491.75. 6d, ' interest, or in
paid into worth which theyhave the event of his death
the office. 'had the benefit one hour after such
of at compound omission or inability
interest.
to pay.
20 v little more
411.3 d 249/.73.6d. 5001. than 801. I NOTIIING.
perhaps 90/.
ON THE DEPOSIT SYSTEM.
Ifunable to pay, or not
desirous of paying or
omitting topay,thcl'o-
licy would still remain
of its rum value,
522/.2s .7d .till death, if
20 years after, no fur-
ther payment beingre-
()aired. If however the
party, from any cause,
wished to cancel the
Policy, he could not
onlydraw out all !whits
0 71 put in, viz., 225/., but
a certain bonus of 621.
va
01 2151. 522/.257e1 287/. 2s. 9d. 2s. 9d. in the bargain,
which is more
than one-fourth of the
whole ofhis payments,
r he could either draw
out a part, 20/. or 501.,
diminishing the Policy
only by the assured
value of the sum so
drawn out at the age
when withdrawn. See
pagess a nd7in detailed
pamphlet, by
F. G. P. Nelson. Esq.

E. R. FOST ER, Resident Director.
ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary.

aneenretnhinParison of these two tables it will be seen that a person
ti?igovese,l,s,yi.s.t,em of DEPOSIT assurance can secure the follow-
4i'llita_drpane st. For a lees sum, paid annually, he can assure
2dly.rgir sum in case of death than under the ordinary system.
11 this 11,,the event of a desire to surrender his Policy he can receive
Tlist,-,nnleany, by the above example, which applies to all ages,
Of 1 as much as on the ordinary system. 3rdly. In the event
of nabilit
tis_ Yor omission to pay, his policy remains still his property,
forsame value as it was though be cease his current payments
netl7B.llllmber of years ; Whereas on the ordinary system, he gets
!Int unl' 4thly. Should he, require to increase or decrease the
by • hisof policy, he can eo so at pleasure. Be can at any time,
*bring a fortnight's notice, withdraw Any part from II up to the
3,1144.7!1tt1iwr
mderuantoif his previous payments and with interest. After he
part ~ne year he can, by a single payment, three
bi ita e3l °r any time afterwards, raise his policy to a greater or even
rMer amount ; and by this system he can at all times regulate
haZnual savings by his annual expeniture, with the facility in the
""in of having a fund to fly to in case of necessity, the same as
re 4 Zan, With this palpable advantage, however, that he gets lute-
tits 4,..r his Money, and in ease of death his family receive more than
inkh runt of his savings. In ordinary Life Offices he can do eo
ee"lng, but his policy at once lapses or is cancelled the moment
tobd Z°BB to pay his current premiums, and, instead of having any
the Vl3, to for aid, all his hati-earned savings become forfeited to
nier,;creY, and his misfortunes serve to benefit the pockets of his
tun co-assurers.
Mitt 1.: _ft system is too equitable and too striking to be overlooked
lint,rsrr assurance is the only system of assurance which can be
thtib,"'ailY recognised and adopted when the principles are impar-
nnnkrcanvassed, and its palpable benefits become widely diffused. It
o ° greater advantages than a b ink because it allows a fair rate
hands
in Comp of withdrawal, and gives twice the amount in the
sue`iosiof the any to the representatives of the Depositor in
death, thus combining the
ADVANTAGES OF A BANK WITH THE BENEFITS OF
In a AN ASSURANCE COMPANY.
°Ttre..7' Of endowment assurancea the advantages of the DEPOSIT
_ nut are still more striking.
4WTAXT..,
----.svES OF THIS COMPANY UNDER THE ORDINARY
TOV, LIFE ASSURANCE BRANCH.
15,0ern "nee svhe prefer this branch Policies are granted from 201. to
Lie„. on every known principle thereof.
Neet, ,n all but the worst stages of disease, and such as have been
etau ay other °Mem are taken at rates equivalent to the part'-
ut; ease.
1.41'0_ from 501. and upwards granted on every kind of security,
kniqeirlional, on the most equitable terms to the borrower
es of every description granted on very favourable terms.
prgrn7_ TOrfeiture of a Pol,cy.—ln case of frability to pay the currant
ingrk,nts, the Directors will eitner purchase the Policy at a fair
ten Cot Value, or give a new one in lieu thereof, less 5 per cent., into-
Which rtraMnding in amount to the whole of the previous payments
ave been made.
etelled
v°sit prospectuses with tables in further illustration of the De-
teuo..e "Lein, and any further information May be obtained on mit-
to the Agents in the country, or to
CHARLES W. BEVAN, Resident Secretary.

N.H.—Agents wanted in all parts of the World.
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WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID, .
A _ 'That three Score years and ten our course may run.
vutuitlel_ar review of almost every form to 34_0_ bllitated health and enfeebled constituVon that harasses.
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life.h tables
-and rulesfor the diet and physical regu•
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THE PASSIONS.
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" What passions hurt the body—what improve,
Rua._ Truths as relined as Athens ever heard.
vent 4tFr ^i.ife's pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. The ad-
o' i1....,f1e passions. Chastity and its infringement. The casualties
th,e7fl.
titaness and dissipation, with illustratt ns, graphic,
etnediative. Advocacy of early marriages. narra-

TIIE STATE.
To be or notMARRIAGE be , that Is the question."
Rion tax
n.iMma:—Lave of
and obligations of nature, society, and reli-
ehedeZgarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and
figare, tr,'''' both sides, as to age temperament, complexion, and
Phy,;,,, ,Becur.o. healthy offspring, with the art of yearing them.
U 4,4 'B., uelcttiveness and its removal. Eternity and its conversion,
• by it ri
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