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London, England, 1847-05-29 00:00:00

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THE CITY OF LONDON LIFE ASSURANCE
SCCIETY.
No. 2, ROY AL EXCHANGE-BUILDINGS.
This Society is established on the principle of combining all the
known advantages and co..ve deuces of the oldest Life offices, with
the general results of their experience.
Its Creniiiiin Cables are adjusted on the most economical yet safe
scale, and emir ace three distinct divisions or departments :
Thus, Policies may be effected on
THE MUTUAL SYSTEM, securing all its advantag, s without its
risks or liabilities, AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION TO ASSURERS.
THE PltOPlt I ETAIIY SYSTE it, with the full benefits of its acknow-
ledged SECURITY, SIMPLICITY, and ECONOMY; and
THE ACUITY! ULATIVE tilt L POSIT SYS IT 31, INTRODUCED BY
THIS SOCIETY, which perfects the principle et Life A,suranx, the
full amount of the Deposit—Pre,ulums bAng at all times available
to the Assure'.
ALSO HALF-CREDIT PREMIUMS for stipulated pelods, a pecu-
liarly advantageous arrangement Mr YOUNG LIVES and for all per-
sons WITH ADVANCING MEANS OR INCOMES.
And, Tales expressly calculated for NAVAL and MILITARY RISES in
ali quarters of the world, on the most moderate terms.
Together wi.h all the usual divisional rates, accommodations, and
conveniences,

EDWD. F. LEEKS, SECRETARY.

UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASsUItAiNCE
COMPANY. -8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London ; 97,
George-street, Edinburgh, 12, St Vincent-place, Glasgow.
DIRECTORS.
JAMES STUART, Esq., Chairman.
HANANEL DE CASTRO, Deputy Chairman.
Samuel Anderson, Esq. F. C. Maitland, Esq.
Hamilton Blair Avarne, Esq. William Railton, Esq.
E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., Resident. John Ritchie, Esq.
Charles Downes, Esq. F. H. Thomson, Esq.
Charles Graham, Esq.
This Company, established by Act of Parliament, affords the most
perfect security in a large paid.up Capital, and in the great success
which has attended it since its commencement in 1834—ns ANNUAL
INCOME BEING UPWARDS OP 84,, 001.
In 1841 the Company added a bonus of V. per cent. per annum on
the sum insured to all policies of the participating class from the
time they were effected.
The bonus added to policies from March, 1834, to the 31st of De-
cember, 1840, is as follows:—
Sum Assured. Time Assured Sum added to Policy.
£5000.. • • ...... 6 years 10 months .• . ..... £683 6s. Bd.
5000...• • • .. 6 years ........ 600 Os. Od.
5000 ...... .. 4 years .
400 Os:Od.
5000• •.. • years ...... • • 200 Os. Od.
The Premiums, nevertheless, ar, on the me/ moderate scale, and
only one-half need be paid for the first-fivetrrs. where the In-
surance is for Life. Parties wishing to secure benefit of the next
division of profits, in 1848, should make immediate application.
No Entrance Malley or charge except the Policy Stamp.
Every information will be afforded on application to the Resident
Director, No. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London.

CIRCULAR NOTES AND LETTERS OF CREDIT.
THE LONDON AND WESTMINSTER
BANK Issues CIRCULAR NOTES for the use of Travellers
and Residents on the Continent. These Notes are payable at every
important place Jr Europe, and thus enable a traveller to vary his
route without inconvenience ; no expense whatever is incurred, and
when cashed no charge is male for commission.
These Notes may e obtained either at the Head Office of the Lon-
don and Westminster Bank, in Lothbury ; or at the Branches of the
Bank, viz.: St. James's .square ; 213, High Holborn ;4, Strat-
ford-place, Oxford-street ;3, Wellington-street, Borough ; and 87,
High .street, Whitechapeßy l.
order of the Board,
JAMES WILLIAM GILBART, General Manager.

PUBLICATIONS.

FR ASER'S MAGAZINE for JTJNE,
Price 2s. Gd., contains:

1. Bunsen's Egypt.
2. A Chronicle of Kenilworth Castle, its Heroes and Heroines.
3 Love Passages in the Life of Perro., the Breton. Being a Sequel
to the Chasseurs' " Boar Hunt in Brittany."
4. Scenes in the Wilds of :Mexico. Perico, the Mexican Vagaboad,
5. Louis XIV. and the Cou-t of France in the Seventeeth Century.
6. The Old Judge; or, Life in a :olony. By the Author of " am
Slick the Cluckmaker." The Keeping-room of an Inn : ur,
Judge Beler's Gh st. No 1.
7. Literary Legislators. No. VI. The Earl of Ellesmere, Mr.
Monckton flilnes.
8. "Father, Forgive them ; they know not what they do I"
9. Of the Two Italian Operas. By Morgan Rattler.
10. Lord Grey, and his Plans of Colonisation.
I I. The Dying Girl's Request.
G. W. N ickisson, 214, Reg, nt-street, London.

UNITED SERVICE MAGAZINE,
and NAVAL and MILITARY JOURNAL, for JUNE, 1847.

CONTENTS :
Story of the New Planet, Neptune.—Concluded.
Military Education.
A Leat or Two from an 01,1 Log.
Scenes in the eke of a Foreign Medical Officer.
A Tale of the Sea.
Massacre and Destruction of Natchez.—Concluded.
The Scinde Irregular Horse. By Lieutenant Malcolm,
Justice to the Navy Progressive from the Battle of Trafalgar to
t Ite:gn of Queen Victoria, By Tristram.
Recollections of the Early Lite of a Sailor.
Reminiscences of the late War of Succession In Portugal. By
Captain Hippisley.
The Present War hi Kallrland. Written on the spot.
Waterloo —Gordon's Patrol.
The Battle of El flamed.
Captain Ryder and Hurricanes.
Army Service Bill
The Couteat in Portugal,
Stations of the Army and Navy—Promotions and Appointments—
With all the Professional News of the Month.
H. Hurst, Publisher, 13, King William-street, Strand.

On the 31st will be published, price One Shilling,
DOLMAN'S MAGAZINE for JUNE
Edited by the Rev. EDWARD PRICE.

CONTENTS.
Art. 1. The Arehieteetural Movement in the Established Church.
By Scott Nasmyth Stokes.
2. The Empress Maria Louisa. By C. E. Jerniugham, Esq.
3. The Last Days of tae Penal Laws. Chap VI. The Riots in
Scotland. By the Editor.
4. Catholicity in the miscalled Dark Ages_ By an Oscotlan •
5. 3, wittily Critical Review—The Reformation at Birr—The
Poor Relief Biil fur Ireland—Moehler's Symbolism—
Rambles Abroad and At Home, &c.,
6. Monthly Intelligence, &c., &e.
London : C. Dolman, 61, New Bond-street.

NEW WORK BY MRS. PERCY SINNETT.
Just published, in 2 viols., post Bvo., price 183., cloth.
THE BYWAYS of HISTORY, from the
Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century. By Mrs. PERCY
SINNETT

' Phe famous Peasant War of Germany, the eventful episode of
,he Teutonic Order of Knights, and the individual exploits of Ger-
man leaders, with their strong castles and plundering lives, are
thr:wn together in these volumes in an xtremely poptuar manner.
The work is very clever and entertaining "—Literary Gazette.
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and I.entrnia,,.

DR. G. BURROWS ON DESEAt,ES uk"filt. AZ.D
HEART,
Just published, in Bvo., with coloured Plates, price 10s. Gd.
N DISORDERS of the CEREBRAL CIR-
CULATION, and on the Connexion between Affections of the
Brain and Diseases of the Heart. By GEORGE BURROWS, M.D.,
Physician to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, &c.
" The work, taken as a whole, is excellent ; it has the characteris-
tics of an English production in an eminent degree; it is lucid, pre-
cise, practical ; and will, we think, establish Dr. Burrows's reputa-
tion."—British and Foreign Me lical Review.
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman,

:2031PL ETION OF THE DUKE OF BEDFORD'S
CORRESPOND ENCE.
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Just completed, in Three Vols. 8vo:, with Portrait, price 485. cloth,
liE CORRESPONDENCE of JOHN,
A. FOURTH DUKE of BEDFORD : selected from the Originals
at Woburn Abbey (1142 to 1770). With Introductions by Lord
JOHN RUSSELL.

London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.

Part 2, to be completed in Five Quarterly Parts, at 2s. each,
TAli ATISE on DIET' and REGIMEN.
Fourth Edition, much enlarged and re-written, embracing

the more recent Views, Facts, and Discoveries of Cnemistry and
Statistics.

By WILLI .kM HENRY ROBERTSON, M.D.,
Physician to the Buxton Bath Charity.
London : John Churchill, Princess•street, Soho.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF CHEMISTRY,
HANOVER-SQUARE, LONDIN.
The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of Members will be held
at the College, in Hanover-square, on MONDAY, the 7th day of June
next, at Two o'clock in the afternoon precisely.
WILLIAM JOHNSO.I`.7, Secretary.

May 27, 1847.

g ENERAL BAP FIST GRAVEL, WORSHIP.
r STREET. FINSBURY-SQUARE.
TO-MORROW EVE ,ING, SUNDAY, ItIAT 30, A LECTURE
on " The Comparative Mission of JOHN, of JESUS, and of t'AL L,
M the Work of,thi Gospel," will be delivered at the abo%e Chapel,
by the Rev. WILLIAM MACCALL, Author of " The Agents of t.t-