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London, England, 1845-04-19 00:00:00

TRAFFIC.

The traffic will embrace-Ist. on the Eastern portion, the carriage
of the whole minerals required for the extensive manufacturing dis-
tricts around Galashiels, Hawick, Melrose, and Selkirk, consisting of
timber, slate, coal, lime, lead, and iron, which must be conveyed to
them on this Railway ; whilst their vast woollen manufactures, con-
sisting of tweeds, blanketting, shawls, plaidings, &c. &c. as well as
raw material, must pass in return; and 2d, the conveyance of
agricultural produce from the highly-cultivated South-eastern districts
of Scotland and Northumberland to the dense population and
mining and manufacturing districts of the West. Upon a calculation,
based upon Mr. Telford's estimate, it can be shown that, at the
present day, a return of upwards of five per cent. may be reckoned
upon from those sources alone, after deducting forty per cent. for
expenses.
On the Western portion of the line to Ayr and Kilmarnock, a very
large mineral and goods traffic may be relied on, independent of the
Eastern Extension.
From the very highly-important districts which those lines in-
tersect, a very large passenger-traffic may be calculated upon, not
only of a local, but of a general nature.
From these sources the Committee feel themselves justified in cal-
culating on an ample return for the capital required.
The Subscribers' agreement will contain powers to the Provisional
Direetors to be thereby appointed to fix the precise extent and course
of the line, and the position of the termini, as circumstances may
render desirable, and powers will be taken in the Act of Parliament
to grant a lease of the works to the Caledonian Railway Company at
a rent of four per cent. and one half of the surplus profits.
Application for shares to be made to Messrs. Foster and Braith-
waite, London, Brokers, 64, Broad-street, with whom copies of the
Prospectus and maps of the line will be lodged on and after 16th inst.
22, Parliament-street, Westminster, April 12, 1845.
FORM OF APPLICATION.
To the Provisional Committee of the Caledonian Extension Railway.
Gentlemen,—l request you will allot me Shares of 25/. each, in
this undertaking, and I agree to accept the same, or any smaller
iturat4er that may be allotted to me, to pay the deposit thereon, and
iigu the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement when
required

I am, Gentlemen, yo•-r obedient Servant,
Professson
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LIGHT- WATERPROOF OVER-COATS,
WRAPPERS, &c., from 20s. to 455.
Messrs. BURCH and LUCAS, Tailors, &c., 52, King William-
greet, City, respectfully invite gentlemen and families to view their
stock of superfine Cloths, Cashmeretts, and Zephyrs for coats ;
Fancy Vestings and Trouserings, &c., for the present season. The
style and makesof every garment guaranteed equal to any house in
Londop, and at the very lowest remunerating prices. All garments
of a slop description are excluded from this establishment.
Messrs. BURCH and LUCAS, Tailors, &c., 52, King William-
street (opposite the statue).

PATENT BELMONT MOULDS, 6id.per lb.
of a dark colour, but burning without snuffing, as well as the
finest wax or sperm.
PATENT BELMONT WAX and SPERM, is. per lb., expected
to be within a short time the only candles used by the upper classes.
PATENT BELMONT COMPOSITES, 10d. per lb.
PATENT BELMONT SPERM OIL, purer than the finest animal
Sperm, 4s. per Gallon.
Any of these, as also Price's Patent Candles, and the Vauxhall
Composite Candles may be ordered through any dealer in town or
country, and are supplied wholesale to the trade in London, by
Edward Price and Co., Belmont, Vauxhall ; Palmer and Co., Sut-
ton-street, Clerkenwell ; and William Marchant, 253, Regent-
circus, Oxford-street; in Manchester, by Richardson and Roebuck,
Market-place; in Bath, by T. and G. Butcher, No. 4, Saw-close ;
in Cheltenham, by Mathews and Co., 400, High-street; and In Salis-
bury, of C. Stokes and Son.
Parties wishing to try any of these articles, but finding difficulty hi
obtaining them, are requested to write to Edward Price and Co.,
Belmont, Vauxhall, who will then send the address of a dealer whom
they know to keep the Candles and Oil, or should there be no such
dealer in the neighbourhood, will take other measures to furnish
samples.

ROYAL CANDLES_PERFECTED•
These Candles are perfected—no objection now exists. Yes ;
Royal Candles, and their positive superiority is established 1
Numerous Imitators have already arisen ; and certainly these Imita-
tions have some resemblance to ordinary Composite Candles. But
composite and rubbish have had their day, and Royal Candles hence
will lead the way. A pure white flame They snuff themselves, are
as hard as alabaster, purer than wax, glossy as glass, and cheap as
common tallow candles, is their true character. " Their equal Is un-
known—their superior will never co••ie." All Imttation candles kept
on show, that the Public may see their inferiority to Royal Candles.
Only Is. per lb. The genuine to be bad only at CLARK'S DEPOT,
447, West Strand. Please write down the address.

THE GENTLEMAN'S REAL HEAD OF
HAIR, or INVISIBLE VENTILATING PERUKE, is so
close a resemblance to nature as to defy detection ; and to enable
any gentleman to see the effect, a large assortment is always kept
for inspection, any one of which, if approved of, saves the purchaser
both time and trouble. These splendid specimens of the perruquean
art, superior to anything to be obtained elsewhere, eltber in Paris or
London, have only to be seen to be admired, and are the sole inven-
tion of ROSS and SONS, 119 and 120, Bishopsgate-street, London.
N.B. Splendid Hair-cutting apartments on the ground-floor,
the whole of the wells being lined with looking-glass ala mode
de Paris.

O IV L A ND'S
ODONTO,
Or, PEARL DENTIFRICE,
A fragrant White Powder, prepared from Oriental Herbs of
inestimable virtue for preserving and beautifying the Teeth and
strengthening the Gums.
It eradicates the factitious formation of tartar, and thus lends a salu-
tary growth and freshness to the gums. It removes from the surface
of the teeth the spots of incipient decay, polishes and preserves the
enamel, imparting the most pure and pearl-like whiteness;
from its sa übrlous and disinfecting qualities, it gives sweetness and
Perfume to the breath. Being an anti-scorbutic, the gums also share
in its corrective powers; scurvy is eradicated from them, a healthy
action and redness are induced, so that the teeth (if loose) are thus
rendered firm in their sockets. As the most efficient and fragrant
aromatic cleanser and preserver of the teeth and gums ever known,
ROWLAND'S ODONTO has fbr a long series of years occupied
a distinguished place at the toilets of the Sovereigns and the Nobility
throughout Europe, while the general demand for it at once announces
the favour-in which it is held by the public at large.
Price 2s. 9d. per box, duty included.
CAUTION.—To protect the public from fraud, the Hon. Commis-
oioners of Stamps have directed the Proprietors' signature to be en-
graved on the Government Stamp, thus--
A. ROWLAND & SON, 20, Hatton-garden,
Which is affixed on each Box.
Sold by the Proprietors, and by Chemists and PertUmere.
All ether Odoutesare Fraduleat

For Seven Years For 14 Years
For
Age. at an Annual at an Annual
One Year only. Payment of Payment of
_-- ---, --
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
251101 2 2 1 3 8
30"1211 4 1 1 6 1
351521 7 2 1 9 3
40 1 8 9 1 10 4 1 13 6
45 1 12 2 1 14 8 2 1 0
50 1 16 11 2 3 10 2 13 11
55 2 8 8 3 0 4 . 3 13 3
60 3 10 6 4 2 3 5 1 3

The rates for Life Policies are also lower than those of most other
offices.

Every description of Assurance may be effected with this Society,
and Policies are granted on the lives of persons of all ages.
The sum accumulated and invested, for the security and benefit of
the assured (exclusive of the proprietors' paid-up capital, already ex-
ceeds half a million sterling; and the income, which is steadily in-
creasing, is now 101,500/. per annum.
Bonuses.—The two first divisions averaged 22/. per cent. on the
premiums paid. The third bonus, declared in January, 1542, ave-
raged 28/. per cent., and the future bonuses are expected to exceed
that amount. . .

The balance sheets of this Society are at all times open to the in-
spection of any of the assured.
Further information may be obtained of George H. Pinckard, ac-
tuary, 78, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury, London ; or of any of
the Society's agents.

BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE • COM-
PANY, I, Princes•street, Bank, and 448, West Strand, Lon-
don, March 1, 1845.
Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of a resolution passed
unanimously at two successive General Meetings of Proprietors, a
MUTUAL ASSURANCE BRANCH of this Institution has been
established on terms peculiarly advantageous to the Assured, and
that such Branch is supported by the entire subscribed capital of the
Company, together with the accumulated fund of Premiums derived
from upwards of Six Thousand Policies, already effected in the Pro-
prietary Branch.
Full particnlars are stated in the Prospectus, which, with every re-
quisite information, may
PETER MORRISON, Managing Director.

To the PROPRIETORS of the BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE

COMPANY.

GENTLEMEN,—In calling your attention to the annexed Notice of
the establishment of a Mutual Assurance Branch, I beg leave to
address a few observations to you relative to the past transactions,
and the probable result of the proposed extension of the operations of
the Company.
That the "Britannia" Company has (alloyed the decided and (I
trust I may be permitted to say) deserved approbation of the public,
is clearly proved by the unprecedented fact of upwards of 6,000
policies having been issued in the short space of eight years. In
order, however, to show the high degree of credit and Influence pos-
sessed by the Company, it is only necessary for me to state, that two
highly respectable and well-established Life Assurance Companies
have successively transferred their business to this establishment.
The former of these transfers took place in the year 1840 ; the
latter in the course of the past year.
It is in consequence of this last-mentioned transfer, which included
a large number of Policies effected on the mutual assurance plan, and
also in consequence of the numerous applications for Assurances on
this plan, which they have hitherto been compelled to decline, that
the Directors at length determined on the establishment of a Mutual
Assurance Branch, on the plan set forth in the Prospectus, after it
had been submitted to, and unanimously approved by, two succes-
sive General Meetings of Proprietors, specially convened on the
occasion.
The general objection to Mutual Assurance Societies, that (in their
infancy, at least) they do not afford that complete security to the
Assured which is supplied by the subscribed capital of Proprietary
Establishments, is completely removed in the Mutual Branch of the
"Britannia" Company; for not only are the Mutual Policy-holders
protected by the entire subscribed capital of the Proprietary Branch,
but the large and continually-increasing fund, accumulated from the
Premiums on 6,000 Policies already effected in that Branch, consti-
tutes an immediately available fund for the payment of the claims of
the Assured, who will thus enjoy all the security afforded by an old
established office, and, at the same time, become entitled to all the
benefits to be derived from that system of Mutual Assurance which
experience has proved to be at the same time the safest and the best.
Another serious objection to the Mutual Assurance Plan (as gene-
rally acted on) is the high rate of premium required to be paid, in
the Mist instance, in order to form a fund—not only for the payment
of the claims, but also for the distribution of large bonuses among the
policy-holders. This objection also is entirely removed by means of
the half credit system detailed in the prospectus. For, by allowing
half the amount of the first five annual premiums to remain for five
years in the hands of the person assured, and applying the bonus (to
which he would otherwise become entitled) to the gradual liquida-
tion of the debt thus incurred with the Company, the policy-holder
enjoys the rare advantage of a very low rate of premium, in the first
instance, combined with that of a full participation, eventually, in
the profits.
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PETER MORRISON, Managing Director.
Britannia Life Office, I, Princes-street, Bank.
London, 2041 Marcb, 1445.