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BANK OF ENGLAND, MAW' 4, 1256.
THE Court of Directors of the Governors and
Company of the Bank of England give Notice, 9 hat a GENE-
RAL COURT will be held at the Bank On THURSDAY, the 13th
instant, at Twelve precisely, to consider of a Dividend.
Also, that another General Court will be held at the Bank on
• TUESDAY, the Sth April next, from 10 o'clock in the forendon till 4
la the afternoon, for the Election of a Governor and Deputy-Gover-
' nor for the year ensuing, which will be declared that evening; and
the same Court will be continued by adjournment, and held at the
same place, and daring the same hours, on Wednesday the 9th
April next, for the Election of Twenty-four Directors, which will also
be one of the Quarterly General Courts appointed by the Charter, and
thaßleetion of the Twenty-four Directors will be declared as soon as
the scrutiny is ever.
Printed Lists of the Proprietors having votr s will be ready to be
delivered at the Bank on Tuesday, the 25th March.
JOHN BENTLEY, Secretary.
N.B.—By an act passed in the 7th year of the reign of Geo. 111.,
no person will be entitled to vote at the said election who shall riot
have been six calendar months possessed in his rightmil of the stock
for which he shall then give his vote, unless the said stock shall have
' been acquired, or shall hare come by bequest, or by marriage, or by
Succession to an Intestate's es-ates, er by the Custom of the City of
London, or by any deed of settlement after the &it'll of ar y person
Who shall have been entitled for life to the dividends of such stock.

BANK OF DEPOSIT,
No. 3, PALL•mALL EAST, Loutmst.
Established A.D., 1844.
Poetics dArons of INVESTING MONEY ers requested to
examine the Plan of the Bank of Deposit. Prospectuses and Forms
for Opening Accounts sent free on apnl;cation.
PE rER MORRISON. Managing Directr‘r.

ESTABLISHED 1837.

BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY. •

1, Princes-street, Bapk, London.

Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Viet., cap. 9.
ni&ECTORS.

MaJor-Ganeral ALEXANDB.III. Blackheath Park, Cams:wax.
William Bardgett, Egg., 149. Fenchnrch-street.
George Bevington. Esq., Yeckinger Mills.•Bermondscy.
• F. P. Cockerill, Esq., Shadwell and Twickenham
George Cohen. Esl., Shacklewell.
Millis Coventry, Esq., White Hart-court, Lombard-street.
John Drewett, Esq., 50, Cornhill.
Erasmus Robert Foster, Esq., 1, Princes-street, Bank.
T. S. Girdler, Esq , 7, Tokenh,use-yard.
11. L. Smale, Esq., Doctors' Commons.
STANDING Ilellenden Iter, Esq., 8, Old-sq tare,

Lincoln's Inn,

FOLlClToll9.—Messrs.3PLecd and Stenning, 16,London'-street,

Fenchurch•street.

EANICERS.—Messrs. Di-m-sd-aleTD—ren':eTt7,.Fonders and Barnard,

50, Cornbill.
Increasing Rates of Premium for securing Loans of Debts.
Ralf-Premiums, only, required during first seven years.
Sum assured payable at Sixty or at death if occurring previously
Provision, during minority, for Orphans.

BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION.
Empowered by her Majesty's Royal Letters Peent.
Profits divided annually.
Premiums computed for every three months' difference of age..
Half-credit policies—the unpaid half premiums liquidated out of
the profits.
(PROPRIETARY.) (MUTUAL.)

(PROPRIETARY.) (MUTUAL.)
Half Whole Flair Quar
i premium premium Age. Annual Yearly let'?
to First for Re-
premium Pre- Pre-
Seven mainder
Years. of Life. mium. mium.
1
........i—_—.. —.-- 4 ,
4 5.51. X a. d. Years. Months X a. d. ..E 5. d. £ s, a.
30 1 1 9i 2 3 6 30 0 2 7 3 1 4 20 12 3
40 1 9 2 218 4 3 2 7 6 1 4 4 012 4
80 2 2. 6 4 5 0. 6 2 7 101 1 4 60 12 5
60 3 6 86 13 41 9 2 8 21 1 4 8. 012 6

E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director,
ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary,

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIF E
ASSURANCE COMPANY,
No. 11, Lombard-street, London.
DIRECTORS.
FRANCIS HART DYKE, Esq., Chairman.
HENRY HULSE BERENS, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
John Dixon, Esq. Stewart Afarjoribanks, Esq.
Sir W. M. T. Farquhar, Bart. John Martin, Esq., M.P.
Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Brt. Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
' Thomson Ilankey, Esq., M.P. James Morris, Esq.
John Harvey, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq.
John G. Hubbard, F..sq. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq.
George Johnstone, Esq. John Thornton, Esq.
John Labouchere, Esq. James Tutloch, Esq.
John Loch, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq.
AUDITORS.
A. W. Robarts, Esq. I Fleury Sykes Thornton, Esq.
Lewis Lloyd, jun., Esq. 1 John Henry Smith, Esq,
George Keys, Esq., Secretary.
Samuel Brown, Esq., Actuary.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.—Under the provisions of an Act of Par-
liament, this Company now offers to futrtre insurers Four-fifths of
the Profits, with Quinquennial Division, or a Low Rate of ['minium
Without participation of Profits.
The next division of Profits will be declared in June. 'lB6O, when
all participating Policies which skull have subsisted at least one year
at Christmas, 1859, will be allowed to share in the Profits.
At the five divisions of Profits made by this Company, the total
reversionary Bonuses added to the Policies have exceeded 913,000
At Christmas last the Assurances in force amounted to upwards
Of 4,20,0110/.; the Income from the Life Branch in 1854 was more
than '200,000/. ; and the Life Assn^tince, Fund (independent of the
Guarantee Capital) exceeded 1,700,0001.
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 LlVES.—Persons who are not in, such sound health as
Would enable them to insure their Lives at the Tabular Premiums,
01537 have their Lives insured at Extra Premiums.
ROANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro-
aided 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.
Medical fees paid by the Company, and no charge will be made for
Policy Stamps.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.—lnsurances effected upon every descrip-
tlen of property, at moderate rates.
Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this Company.

W lESBA DEN RAILWAY COMPANY .
London Agency. 18. Cannon-street.
COUNCIL.