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London, England, 1849-05-26 00:00:00

CONTRACTS for various articles for Hospital
Service.
Office of the Director-General of the Medical Depart.nent
of the Navy, Somerset-place, Pay 23, 1849.
The Commissioners for executing the office of Lord high Admiral
f the United Kingdom or Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby give
Oleo that on TUESDAY, the 12th June next, at One o'clock, they will
ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to Contract
or 'lLDP'ylrg and delivering, v. ithin four calendar months, into the
edieal Stores at her Majesty's Victualling-yard, at Deptford, all or
attY cr the vndermentioned artic'es, viz. :
Sae.::ng Bottoms . . 4OO No.
800 ter Cases . . . BOO ~
Pillow Case: . . . 1,700 „
Sheets
Nightcaps . . , 2,500 No.
Shirts (Liner.) • . . 1,800 „
Shirts (Flannel) . . . 500
Dr avers do. . . . . 1,000 Pairs
Gowns do. • • • . 500 No.
Waistcoats do. . . . 1,000 „
Stockings 1,3'0 Pairs
Tablecloths . • . . 200 No.
Towels
Flannel , • •
Calico . . . . 10,000
Linen
Blue Clothing • .
Feathers . . .
• Saucepans (cast-iron) .
latVen3 ( f th, Articles, th,. Conditions of the Contracts, and
Irorm of the Tender may he seen at the said Office. No Tender
.7111 be received after One o'clock en the day of treaty, nor any
uoticed, uniars the party attends, or an agent for him duly autho-
r sed in writing.
very Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admi-
"Y. and bear in the left hand corner the words " Tender for
ani meet also he delivered at Somerset-place, accom-
L7,eu by a letter signed by two responsible persons, engaging to
the bound with the person tendering in the sum of 25/. per
eent, 01 the va'ue, for the due performance of the Contract.

EXCHEQUER BILL S.
Office of her Majesty's Paymaster-General,
Whitehall, May 22, 1849.
11The Exchequer Bills dated in the month of Jane, 1848, (per Act
thVie.. cp. 16, 17,946,5001., anne. 1848), with the Interest due
evreon
Rill be paid off on the 14th June, 1819, when the Interest
W., cease.
t u4t; Bills will he received for exchange at this Office daily, from
Past Ten till Three o'clock until the 7th day of June, 1849, in-
clusive.
4,19 rinted forms„ containing instructions for the preparation of the
s (or Claims), and the arrangement of the Bills may be obtained
" afeblicaton ce.
The bearel musts mustthis indorse each 9111 with their usual signatures,
ClatheY must insert their names and addresses in each List or
4,1; and where the names of holders are inserted in the Bills, the
Indorsements of such holders mast also be obtained previously to
their Claims being left for examination.
bs,•X',s7 Bills, bearing Interest at the rate of One Penny-halfpenny
liWne day upon every One Hundred Pounds, and dated the said
,day of June, 1849, may be obtained in payment of the
rice of the whole or part of the Exchequer Bills issued under
Act above-mentioned, on the claimants specifying in their Claims
(or IA
--sis), the amount of New Bills required by them.
The New Bills, together with the Interest on mite Bills left for
u
~...ehainge will be isstfed on the 15th day of June, 1849 ; the bearers
...list attend at this Office to sign receipts for the payment of principal
lard Interest.
..,Pthe
.ayment, in money, may be obtained at this Office for any of
Exchequer Bills previously to the said 14th day of June, 1849,
Pen the claimants leaving the Bills for examination one day prior
Ithat on which such payment is desired.
i_
•B. All Exchequer Bills dated prior to June, 1848, have been
Previously advertised to be paid off.

'OYAL COLLEGE OF CHEMISTRY,

Oxford-street, London.
Notice Is hereby given, that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEET-
?NC of Members will be held here on MoNDAY, the 4th day of Jane
"er, at Two o'clock in the Afternoon.

W, JOHNSON', Secretary.

ST. JOHN D'EL REY MINING COMPANY.
The NINETEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
;In the Proprietors of the St. John d'el Rey Mining company will be
the
at the Company's Office, No. 8, Tokenhouse-yard, on FRIDAY,
In Bth of June, at Two o'clock precisely.
tyAt this Meeting one Director, viz., J. D. Powles, Esq., will go out
rotation, but is eligible to be re-elected.
(Signed) W. ROUTH, Secretary.
Tokenhouse-yarJ, May 26, 1849.

LONDON AND NORTH - WESTERN
RAILWAY.
Notice of THIRD INSTALMENT 014 251. SHARES of 1846.
1..
It °Hee is hereby given, that the Directors, in conformity with the
cr!gulations published on the Sealed Certificates of the 25/. Shares,
THIRD7th of August, 1845, have to remind the Proprietors that a
INSTALMENT of 51. per Share becomes payable in July
next, and that they have ordered such Call to be paid to one of the
`'nle Mentioned bankers, namely—
London
—Messrs. GI. n, Hallifax, and Co.,
Livrininaham—The Birmingham Banking Company,
rpool—Messrs..lh ss and C or the Rank of Liverpool,
Manchester—Sir Beniamln Heywood and Co., or the Manchester
0 and Liverpool District Rank.
or before the 2d day of July next ; and the several Proprietors
Bach 251. Shares are required to pay such Call accordingly.
GEO CAM?. C.LY%:, Chairman.
CHAS. L kWRENCE, Deputy-Chairman.
HENRY BOOTH, 1 Secretaries.
CHARLES E. STEW ART,
Euston Station, London, May 19, 1849.

By order,

MORTGAGE LOANS.
LANCASHIRE and YORKSHIRE RAILWAY
The . COMPANY,
for Directors of this Company are prepared to receive TENDERS
for wh on Mortgage, for periols of Thre,, rive, or Seven years,
Will beich interest at the rate of four-and -a-half percent per annum
payable half-yearly.
kit net' particulars may be known on application to Mr. S. W.
ehennr•elli Finance Departutent.Company's Offices, Hunt's Bank, Man-
By order,
J. S. HERON, Secretary.

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
of Itw esilt .otice is hereby given that the Members of the Committee
of _,..lgation, together with the Shareholders soleeted pursui-
ble the resolution passed on the 12th instant, finding it impos -
rere:' De ready by the time fixed, with then* report on the subject
/44 to them, intend, at the adjourned meeting to be held at the
bie2:
,11 Tavern on the 31st instant, to propose a further adjourn-
t„..; t 0 SIDAY, the 15th day of Juno, at one o'clock, for the pur-
'en f receiving
Vent in the said Report, and this notice is given, in order to
°tarn, as convenience to Shareholders by attending on the 31st In-
t:4s,v_, no othor business than the question of adjournment will be
dal' submitted to the meeting.
By order,
C. P. RONEY, Secretary.

ilishopagate Station, May 23, 1849,
—_____

CHEAP SUMMER EXCURSIONS,
From LONDON to EDINBURGH, GLASGOW, PERTH,
slut
LING. DUMFRIES, CARLISLE, PENRITH, the LAKES,
LIVERPOOL MANCHESTER,
PRESTON, DUBLIN, WALES, ISLE OF MAN,
0: ,vERPOOL, MANCHESTER, or CHESTER, on the 23d and 30th,
pyp next, under the sanction of the directors of the various lines,
orther particulars, as to the hour of departure and days of return,
Rill be announced In future bills and advertisements, and every in-
"nlation moy be obtained by addressing a letter, postage-paid, and
unclosing a postage stamp, to H. R. Marcus, Conductor, 23% Crosby
12._a1l Chambers, Ilishopsgate-street, London.

-UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY.-8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London ; 97,
°Serge-street, Edinburgh; 12, St. Vincent-place, Glasgow; 4, Col-
•se-green, Dublin.
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DIRECTORS.
JAMES STUART, Esq., Chairman.
CHARLES GRAHAM., Esq., Deputy Chairman.
Iltrnuel Anderson, Esq. 1). Q. Henriques, Esq.
Ilaniilton Blair Avarne, Esq. 1 F. C. Maitland. Esq.
Charles
Lennox Boyd, Esq., Resident. Raißun, Esq.
‘./arles Downes, Esq. I F. H. lhornson. Esq.
SECOND SEPTENNIAL DIVISION OF PROFITS.
h."'42 Company, established by Act of Parliament in 1834, affords
en: ."°Bl perfect security ih a large paid-up Capital, and in the great
h`eQss which has attended it since its commencement—lTS ANNUAL
rr"iit NE MO lITWAIRDS OF 94,000/.
u,,,41841 the Company added a bonus of 21. per cent. per annum on
iTin"uln insured to all Policies of the participating class from the
thi!..theY were enected, to the 31st of December, 1840, and from
ceded to 31st December, 1347, 214/. per cent. per annum was
at tho General Meeting on the 6th of July, 1848.
b,:llr bonus thus added to policies from March, 1834, to the 31st of
Inber, H 147, is as folio—

........„•_...,-,ls47,isasfollows:---
. Baal
44sare Time Assured. Sumaddedto Stmladdedto it= payable
`.---_ PolicyinlB4l PolicyinlB4f. at Death.
50,,,,
504 13 Years 10 mths £683 6 8 £787 10 0 £6470 16 8
i 4 12 years 500 0 0 787 10 0 6287 10 0
10 years 300 0 0 787 10 9 6087 10 0
spoo' a years 100 0 0 787 10 0 5887 10 0
5000 !Years
5000 - Years .. .. 450 0 0 5450 0 0
--.77,7,----__2 Y,ars .. .. 225 0 0 5225 0 0

The - •
„11, 0 rerniuttis, nevertheless, are on the most Moderate scale, and
111. need be paid for the first five years where the In-
4ance is for Life.
tcontranee Money or charge except the Policy Stamp.
'L7 information will be afforded on application to the Resident
rector.
O. Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London.

WHITSUN HOLIDAYS.
Pir E ROYAL POLYTECHNIC
Lecture by
REGENT-STREET.
Anteecture by Dr. Bachhoffner on the various modes of producing
clay, eta' Light, daily at Half-past Three, and on Monday, Wednes-
ox_.toul Friday Evenings, at Nine, in which the Rude Light, the
iuzji,,l.lYdrogen Light, and the Electric Light, will be exhibited in
by nosition.—A Lecture on Character, with Musical Illustrations,
tx4tussell, Esq., every Evening at Eight o'clock.—Lectures en
mental Phllosophy.—The Microscope.—The Dissolving Views
pn the enes in Van Diemen's Laud, from Original Drawings taken
Ink b.. aPot by J. Skinner Prom, Esq. ; also a new Series of Diora-
ben..uects, by Mr. Chilele.—New Chromatrope.—Diver and Diving-

" _Den daily from Eleven to Five ; and in the Evenings (including
wrdasy) from Seven till half--past Ten.
Admission. Is —Sel.ools, Half-price.—The New Catalogue, la.
Course of Lectures on Floral Botany, by I homas Graham, Esq.,
"-It.e.s., will commence on the 4th of June.

THERE are many advantages appertaining to the
GARMENTS manufactured by the firm of NICOLL. In
the first place, Me.srs. NICO..L purchase the wool direct
from the foreign grower, mid it does not leave their possession
'Mtn it is produced In a comi,lete form and ready for the inspection of
Their Patrons. Messrs. NICOLL are also honoured with the patronage
of their Royal Highnesses Prince Albert. Prince George of Cam-
bridge, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, his Grace the Duke or Wel-
llngton, and all others distinguished in Raxixand Fashion, the Court,
tic Pulpit, and the Bar.
120, REGENT-STREET, and 22, CORSHILL.
114, 116 and ."

UNDER, the SI-I 4.l)0 ‘Nr of the GRASS-
HOPPEII (22, Cornhill, clap)* e the Royal Exchange) ro
I,Ateen the City Depot for the NICOf,L, th. REGISTEREY
NvlthET°T, NICOLL'S MORNING COATS, and other Garments,
'orne portion of each of the beautiful fabrics daily exhibit:dist:
0,1 sPaclous warerooms, 114. 116, and 120, egent-stree, as not
profi these last-named premises, but also those in Cornbill, are the
:„113' of one and the same firm.
oiz,following agents have also a' arse variety of goods for inspection,
aNcOlessrs. Wareing and Son, Ne-street, Birmingham ; Messrs.
WortZanl and son, Bold-street, Liverpool; Messrs. Macdona, Moles-
bb ; Messrs. Christie ane. Son, George-street, Edin-
Xor Messrs. Wilson and Co.. Calcutta; Messrs. Rutherford, Hong
3fesCrs. Roth, Philadelphia ; Messrs. Bruce, Cape Town .
leq Dif,sa..ll" agents pour la vente de ces articles brevetes dans toutea
aorti,,,T.ales villes de l'Angleterre et des colonies qui ont des as-
Prete a etre examines.

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run;
trated by 26 Anatomical Coloured
GENERATIVE INCAPA-
"" DISQUALICATIONS,
1.1 _
s on Steel.
CITY. &ND IHPEDIMENTS TO MARR G. E.
by Edition, e•al,tion enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price or
ldirect from the Estabdahment, 3s. 6d. in postage stamps,
'aR SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on
ceeqv:e.._
se infirmities end decay of the generative system, fronscurexy-
ulaulgeuce, infection, and the inordinate use of iner
s:
qe..,l'earks on Marriage, 14.7..neations. and the means of obviating certain di
_ Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and
ford 4441 and CO Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Ox-
-21, :xtreet. London." Published by the Authors : seld by Strange,
St„,faternostcr-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ;
he7:10.33, Tite.hborne-street, Haymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leaden-
n-street
PA*. I. •
treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive
aas,sl is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings.
geeee,. 31. treats of the consequences resulting from excessiveindul-
and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental
1710_,"udilY weakness nervous excitement, and generative ncapacity.
I,,rated by Three explanatory Engravings.
the ~t_T In. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in
ttieh7:_arY or secondary form, and cantatas explicit directions for
ketra.:2!_ttinent. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured
• and "MM.
. contains a Prescription for the Prevention of Disease
ho, ie application, by which the danger of infection is
e ms's notice .
This important part of the Work should not escape the
dph44..
is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its
the The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and
subject critically and philosophically inquired into.
h4l7.Cani,tx Bann or STILIACUX Is exclusively employed in treat-
bette!veas and sexual debility, impotence, 11s. and 335. per
reedy, purifying
ren, Thee Concentrated Detersive Easonce, as anti-syphilitic
the blood in cases of infection, secondary symp-
-81 erePtious, and the abuse of mercury, 113. and 335. per bottle.
Sitrt-J 2 PurifYing Specific Pills, 2s. 91. 43. ed., and Its. per box, a
4._ aix remedy for gonorrhcoa, gleet, st;icture, and chronic inflamma-
-1,,e7i0f the bladder. Consultation fee, If by letter, 11. A minute 871 of the cage is required : age, habits, and position in society.
e'es,aekets, with advice, to be had at the Establishment only, by
tense the fee,ll., is saved. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, are in atten-
Von tem ""dellY at 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, London, trom
Ele-
TWO; Ind Fly° to Eight on Baudays from Eleven to
-one.