The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-08 00:00:00

RUPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT.

WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS
(Perfected and Exhibited in the Great. Exhibitions
of 1851 and 18G2) is allowed by upwards of Five Hundred
Medical men to bo tho most effective invention in
the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel
spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is hero avoided—a
soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requi-
site resisting power is supplied by the &foc-Main Pad and
Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that
it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A
descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which can-
rot fail to fit, forwsrdei by post, ou the circumference of
the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the
manufacturer,
Mr. JOHN WHITE, 228, Piccadilly, London.
A Single Trugs, 165., 21.5., 265. 6d., and 31s. 6,1. Postage.
ls. A Double Truss, 31s. d., 425., and 525. 6,1. Postage,
Is. Bd. An Umbilical Truss. 425. and 525. 6,3 Postage,
I s. 10(1.
Post-office Orders to he made payable to John Whit.
Post-office. Piccadilly.
NEW PATENT
VLASTIC STOCKINGS,
.4 KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases
of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs,
Sprains, &c. They
are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are
drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., is. 6d.,
10s., and 16s. each. Postage, Gd.
JOHN WHITE. Manufacturer, 228. Piccadilly.

ONDON FEVER HOSPITAL i 5 the only
itin ion in lb, Merrup, for 1-1, rre,!,,ent r.11(1
prevention 4 f eontazioils fevers.
CONTEIBUTIONS will be graefully received by
Messrs. Dirnsdale and Co., 50, Cornbill ; Messrs. Drum-
mond, Charing-cross • Messrs. Coutts, Strand ; Messrs.
Hoare, Fleet-street ; and by the See=etary,at the Hospital,
Liverpool-road, Islington, N.

14' STABLISHAIENT for GENTLEWOMEN
during TEMPORARY ILLNESS.
The relatives of Clergymen, Naval. Military, and Pro-
fessional Men, Governesses, and Artists may, for a small
weekly payment, receive the comforts of a HOME, com-
bined with the best medical and surgical treatment, at the
establishment, 90, -Upper Barley-street.
This establishment, which was opened in 1850, is patro-
nised by her Majesty. The Bishop of London is Visitor,
and it is managed by the Marchioness of Ormonde, the
Lady Laura Palmer, Mrs. Edward Romilly, the Lady
Caroline Russell, Mrs. Cecil Russell, and other ladies.
All information respecting it may be obtained on writ-
ten or personal application to the Lady Superintendent.
Subscriptions received at the Institution, and by the
Treasurer, at Messrs. Coutts and Co.'s, 59, Strand.
W. C. SPRING RICE, lion. Sec.

KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Portugal-
street, Lincoln's-inn.—The Committee earnestly
APPEAL for FUNDS to defray the heavy current ex-
penses. Assistance is urgently needed.
F. ALFRED BEDWELL, Vice-Chairman.
JAMES BLYTII, Secretary.

ABSOLUTE SECURITY POLICIES, UN-
FoRFEITABLE, UNCONDITIONAL, and UN-
CIIALLENGEABLM, issued by the PRUDENTIAL
ASSURANCE COMPANY, 62, Ludgate-bill, London,
E.G.

The Directors of this Company, in deference to an ob-
jection not unfrequently urged by persons invited to as-
sure, that the ordinary mode of Life Assurance is in their
opinion defective or uncertain, by reason of the operation
of the customary conditions, have resolved to promulgate
the present Tables, and to issue Assurances under them
which shall be absolutely Unforfeitable, Unconditional,
and Unchallengeable.
For the reason referred to, many persons hesitate or
decline to assure on the ground that, in the event of in-
ability or unwillingness to continue payment of their pre-
miums, the Assurance will become forfeited. To this
class of the public the system now introduced will espe-
cially commend itself, being entirely free from all condi-
tions of forfeiture on account of non-payment of premium,
or from any other cause whatever; while at the same
time it absolutely guarantees at decease, when oven a de-
fault ismade in payment of the premium, a fixed sum in
respect of every premium paid, bearing the same propor-
tion to the total amount assured as the number of pre-
miums actually paid may bear to the whole number origi-
nally contracted to be paid.
Besides this important advantage, every policy will ex-
pressly state what sum can at any time be withdrawn on
the discontinuance of the assurance.

The assure will thus always have the option of retain-
ing either an ascertained fixed sum payable at decease,
or, in ca,e of need, of withdrawing a certain amount, ac-
cording. t the duration of the Policy, such amounts being
set forth on every Policy, and rendering unnecessary any
future reference to the Company on these points, as is the
case with ordinary assurances.
Creditors assuring the lives of debtors will appreciate
this feature as one greatly protective of their interests, and
it will likewise commend itself to bankers, capitalists, and
others who are in the habit of making advances collaterally
secured by Life Policies, as they can at any time learn, by
mere inspection, the exact value, either immediate or re-
versionary, of a Policy of this description.
Every Policy issued on this plan will be without any
conditions as to voyaging, foreign residence, or other usual
limitations. By this freedom from restrictions of all kinds
the objections before referred to will be entirely removed,
awl the Policies will become at once positively valuable as
actual securities.

In addition to the foregoing statement of advantages,
the number of premiums is strictly defined. The longest
term provided for is twenty-fire years, and the shortest
five years, as shown by the Tables. Thus, bankers, credi-
tors, and others holding policies of this class as security,
may always know the utmost amount they may be called
upon to advance so as to maintain the full benefit of the
Assurances—a matter of great importance where policies
are held as collateral security.
It is only necessary to add that, as a consequence of the
policies under these tables being unforfeitable and uncon-
ditional, they will also be unchallengeable on any ground
whatever. They may therefore be aptly termed Absolute
Security Policies.
The PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY pos-
sesses an income of
i £215,000 a year. Its position is en.
questionable, and t obtains the largest amount of new
ED.
HENRY HARBEN, Secretary.
business
sofWAN.Tany office in the Kingdom. SPECIAL

BRITISH HOME for INCURABLES, Clap-
ham-rise. instituted in 1861.
Patroness—all.ll. the Princess of WALES.
This Institution provides a home for life, with good
nursing and skilled medical attendance, for persons over
20 years of age and above the pauper class, who are hope-
lessly afflicted with incurable disease.
Pensions of £2O per annum are also granted.
The Home was opened in September, 1863 ; 71 in-
patients and 106 annuitants have been elected. Elections
in May and November. Forms of application may be ob-
tained from the Secretary.
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS and DONATIONS are
earnestly solicited.
—Messrs Bankers —Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co.,
54, Lombard-
street, E.C. ; Messrs. Drummond, Charing-cross, S.W.
EDWD. WEA ITER, Sec.
Offices, 73, Cheapside, E.O.