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London, England, 1853-03-08 00:00:00

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY,
No. 11, Lombard-street, London.
DIRECTORS.
THOMSON HAMMY, Jun., Esq., Chairman.
Sir WALTER R. FARQUHAR, Bart., Deputy-Chairman.
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq. John Martin,Esq., M.P.
John Dixon, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. James Morris, Esq.
John Harvey, Esq. Henry .Norman, Esq.
John G. Hubbard, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, jun., Esq.
George Johnstone, Esq.) John Thornton, Esq.
John Labouchere, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq.
John Loch, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq.
Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq.

AUDITORS.
A. W. Roberts, Esq. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
Lewis Lloyd, jun., Esq. I John Henry Smith, Esq.
SEcaureur—George Xeys, Esq.
AcTuAnv—Griffith Davies, Esq., F.R.S.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.—Under the provisions of an Act of Par-
liament, this Company now offers to future insurers Four-fifths of
the Profits, with Quinquennial Division, or a Low Rate of Premium
without participation of Profits.
The next division of Profits will be declared in June, 1855, when
all participating Policies which shall have subsisted at least one year
at Christmas 1854, will be allowed to share in the Profits.
At the several past divisions of Profits made.by this Company, the
Reversionary Bonuses added to the Policies from One-half the
Profits amounted, on an average of the different ages, to about One
per Cent. per Annum on the sums insured, and the total Bonuses
added at the Four Septennial Divisions exceeded 770,0001.
FOREIGN RISKS.—The Extra Premiums required for the East
and West Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the
United States of America, have been materially reduced.
INVALID L IVES.—Persons who are not in such sound health as
would enable them to insure their Lives at the Tabular Premiums,
may have their Lives insured at Extra Premiums.
LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro-
vided such Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have
attained in each case a value not under 50/.
ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, received
and registered.

IMPORTANT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WORKS,
mat published, by H. Ballliere, 219, Regent-street, London.
No I.
Svo., in cloth, price is. by post free, Sc. 6d.,

(1)N TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA,
with the View o the Correction of wide-spread Errors
In relation to the Treatmeat and Cure of Sufferers from Debility of the
Generative System, or Sexual Hypochondriaais.
Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD

"Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practi-
cal contributions to German medical literature. This is the first
time, he informs us, that he has addressed himself to the noa-medi-
cal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall
detect any other equally flagrant evil which it may be in Ms
rower to correct."—London Medical Gazette, May 30, 1851.
"We promised in a former number that we should recur to this
wars, in order to exhibit its aim more clearly. The author lashes
with great severity the Impostors who make a livelihood by preying
on the credulity of the public. The tribe of Quiet Symathisers,'
and • Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed ; and if this book
could find its way into the hands of those who seffer fram th com-
plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many h indrede would
be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of
less importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize—
much m0ney...... This volume is well qualified to put an end to the
empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat-
ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore,
likely to do much good."—Medical Circular, June 16, 1852.
No. H.
Bvo., in cloth, price Is. 6d., by post free, 4s.
THE CURE OF STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA, on Princi-
ples at once Simple, Safe, and Efficient, in even its most Inveterate
apparently Intractable Forms.
BY F. B. COURTENAY,
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
"In prom of his views he (Mr. Courtenay) has given
the history of a great many cases successfully treated, as bad
as any which Mr. Syme adduced, and on which he had operated.
Such are cases ix., xi., xii., and xviii. No. ix. had resisted, for a
period of twelve years, the treatment by dilitation, and was finally
removed in as many weeks. But cases avid. and xix. appear, both
in duration, severity, and complication of symptoms, of a more ag-
gravated character than any detailed by Mr. Syme, and yet tbo
treatment adopted by Mr. Courtenay proved eminently successful,"
—Professor Lizars on the Treatment of Stricture.

VURIOSITIES oB ELECTION riiIIBERY.—The earliest re-
corded instance of bribery at electiiMS is that noticed by
Blackstone in his " Commentaries," when, referring to
1571, 13th of Elizabeth, one Thomas Longe: (being a
simple man and of small capacity to serve in Parliament)
acknowledged he had given the returning officer and
others of the borough of Westbury 4/. to be returned
member, and was for that premium elected ; but for this
offence the borough was amerced, the member was re-
moved, and the officer fined and imprisoned. In one of
Queen Anne's Parliaments, a gentleman of large pro-
perty, on becoming a candidate for a borough, ordered a
small alehouse in the town to be opened in his interest.
Boniface, thinking this a very proper time to make his
fortune, when forwarding his bill charged the ale that was
drunk at 3001. The candidate remonstrated and refused
to pay, alleging as a reason it was impossible his house
could hold that quantity, but, at the same time, to
render him ample justice, proffered to pay for as much
beer as the Douse would hold. This was agreed to, and
a surveyor employed, but after measuring every corner
of the house the surveyor reported its capabilities at no
mere than 441. 10s. In the Shoreham bribery case be-
fore the House of Commons, in January, 1771, it ap-
peared the elections were there conducted by persons
who called themselves the " Christian Club," and who
met under the pretence of debating about religion, but
in reality to settle the business of electing a member for
their borough. Every person belonging to this club
was sworn to secresy under a penalty of 5001., and
whenever a member of Parliament was to be chosen two
of the club were deputed to treat with the candidate,
and he who bid most was always sure to be brought in ;
but, immediately on this being intimated on the inquiry,
the papers of the club were burnt to prevent further
mischief.

AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY.—An extraordinary story
is told by Captain Wallace) of a lover and his mistress,
who were saved in a miraculous manner from the jaws
of a shark :—" A transport, with part of a regiment on
board, was sailing with a gentle breeze along the coast
of Spain. One of the officers was leaning over the poop
railing, conversing with a young lady who had inspired
him with the tender passion. The fair one was in the act
of handing a paper to her lover, when, overreaching
herself, she fell into the sea, and, supported by her
clothes, drifted astern. The officer lost no time in
jumping in after her, and upheld her by one arm. The
sails were quickly backed, the ship lay to, and prepara-
tions were made to lower the boat, when, the dismay
of all on board, a large shark appeared under the keel
of the vessel, gliding towards its victims. A shout of
terror from the agonised spectators called the attention
of the officer to the approaching danger. He saw the
monster, at length, near him ; he made a desperate effort,
plunged and splashed the water so as to frighten the
shark, which turned, and dived out of sight. The cur-
rent had now carried the officer and lady close to the
vessel, when the shark appeared a second time, and was
in the act of turning on his back to seize the hapless pair
when a private of the officer's company, who was in the
hammock nettings, jumped fearlessly overboard, with a
bayonet in his hand, which he plunged into the back of
the shark, which, instantly disappearing, the three were
saved before he dared to make his reappearance."
THE WRECK OF THE IRENE.—The inquest at Liver-
pool on Wm. Reece and Richard Whitburn concluded
yesterday afternoon. After a brief deliberation the jury
returned a verdict to the effect that the men were
drowned in consequence of the accidental upsetting of
the barque Irene, accompanied with the presentment,
recording the unanimous opinion of the jury that more
assistance might have been rendered by the steam tugs
Uncle Sam and Queen. _

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