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London, England, 1817-07-14 00:00:00

AMICABLE SOCIETY'S OFFICE,

Sergeant's Inn, Fleet-street, July 9, 1817.
THE DIRECTORS ot the CORPORATION
of the AMICABLE SOCIETY for a PERPETUAL
ASSURANCE 0 FFIcE, do bereby give Notice, That attend-
ance will be gives at the Society's Ilouse,in Serjeant's Inn, Fleet-
st reet, on Wednesday, the 16th, 23d, and 30th dais of July instant,
and on Wednesday, the 6th day of August next, from Twelve
o'clock until fwo in the Afternoon on each of the said days, to
pay Claims arising by natl., of Members of the said Society la
Year ceding at Lady-day, 1817, 014 Style, anmanting to
,cloy 15% 61 for each Share. PENSAM, Register.
In the last Year In.urances on 87 Shares became payable; of
these, 75 having made Eleven Yearly Payments, or mote.reseive
additions, amounting to 91 per Cent.; Five Shares having made
Nine Yearly Payments, 68 per Cent.; One Share having made
Steen Yearly Payment., 59 per Cent.; One Share having made
Four, and Five Shares having made One Yearly Payment, 48
per Cent.in addition to the Sums originally insured.

- GRAND WHEt.L.
4 ...... of
110KNSBY and Co respectfully acquaint the
Public. that the Lottery finishes Drawing on SATUR.
OAT NEX l'.—Tkkets and Shares are Selling at the same cheap
rate as they were before the Drawing began, at the old-esta-
blished State Lottery Mee of HORNSBY and Co. N 0.26,
CORNHILL, _

IMPORTANT LO fTERY INTELLIGENCE.
MONEY FOR BLANKS!
Till TUVRIOAT, the 17th of Tins Monrn (JOLT)
TBISH respecitully reminds the Holders of the
• 3,900 Blanks, drawn the First Day, that although they
have had their chance for an the Prizes drawn that day, their
Numbers remain Us if they had never beta drawn, consequently
they will hive a second chance fur the Second and fast
fINEURDAY. JULY it, when the Lottery will fibi.h;
And it is more than probable that some of those Numbers which
have been drawn Blank, will, to the Second Drawing, obtain
part If not all tho Four £40,000 PIIZCI, and. other Capital,. now
in the Wheel. The Holders of the sou° Blanks may receive at
the rate of lelo per ricket, if presented at either of BISH's
Oaces, en or before
THURSDAY, 17th OF THIS MONTH.
But by so doing they give up all claim to whatever It may be re.
drawn; sad T. Bun wishes ids to be borne in mind, otherwise
dimming:lion night occar it a person parted with a Blank for
Xi% which was afterwards drawn a 4140,000 Prize. If the
• Holders do not part with their Blank Tickets or Shares on or
before the,l7th of This Month, they cannot receive the iflo per
`s isfeeritiormnit ttdDt then Manse gee the SestmliatawinG,
which will be
NEXT SATURDAY, 19th THIS MONTH,
When ALI. the FOUR 410,000 Prises now in the Wheel, be-
sides Minor Capitals, MUST BE DRAWN!
Tickets and Shares, warranted ondrawn, are selling by
T. BISH, Stock Broker,
4, CORNUILL ; and 9„ CHARING-Caine
Who sold Three at the Capital Prizes di awn on Wednesday last,
...and in the Lottery which finished 4th June, more Capitals than
any other Ogee-keeper.

BY HIS MAJESTY'S ROYAL. LETTERS PATENT.
T METCALFE'S PENE'T'RATING HAIR
er • BRUSHES.-0f all the Inventions for which Patents have
'been granted, DOM has ever been found so generally beneficial as
the above extraordinary and Important Discovery, and toe which
3. METCA.LFE has the happiness to say he is constantly receiving
the thanks of the Nobility and the Public. As a linsafer sissosing
the Head from Scurf (thereby strengthening and geononing the
growth of the Hair), Ms -superiority la acknowledged ever every
implement whassoec er, by all ranks of society. These celebrated
Brushes are recommended for cleansing false hairs is wigs, tou-
pees, Sic. as they penetrate to the weft. which no ether brush can
do. These Patent Ilruelses fnr cloths and velvets win be found to
re-dress those articles; likewise for hats, &c. &c. As a nail
brush, jewel or plate brush, they are alike superior. As bone
brushes they are inestimable • it seed only be observed, they are
highly approved and recommended by Professor Coleman and
the Veterinary Surgeons, and are in use at their College. As Beak
brushes, their properties an of the greatest consequence to per-
sons subject to rheumatism, epilepsy. apoplexy, &c. and are
strongly recommended by the Medical Profusion. As household
brushes of the various denonsluations,vis. shoe brushes, scrubbing
brushes, /cc. &c. they possess the same extrsordinary cleansing
property; doing the work in a superior manner. and with half
the usual labourp.-The Patent Bruises are 'readier for cleansing
nuchinery and asechaaical engines, and cep sorts of moulded
. works; hs short, this new and Important dieseeny b daily den-
loping the greatest consequenceskand extends to all brushes what-
loner. So great is the superiority of the Patent Brushes, that all
others (in comparison)are wholly useless, as will be proved on trial.
To be bad retail of J. METCALFE, PATRNTIR, at Ms Baum
and COUR MANNIACTORT, se, ORRAT MAIT•LA-SONNR•
STRIZT, PORTLAND PLACe, of 0. METCALFE, 350, Ox-
-114119 STRUT; and an respectable Shopkeepers in the United
Kisilloin. Wholesale orders to be addressed to METCALFE
and KENT, 49, DeaDurcet Soho; and T. and G. Kent, 28,
Youltry, London.—la purchasing the Penetrating Brushes, please
to ask for J. METCALFE'S PATENT BRUSHES, and see that
the brush bas the Patentee's stamp on it—" J. METCALFE,
PATS/ITU., LONDON," In the margin, and 0. It. with the
Royal Crown in the centre; gross impositions having been prac-
tised on the public, beds in price and quality, by unprincipled
persons selling spi.rimis brushes with printed labels on them,
" allies them Patent Brushes.

A REAL BLESSING TO MO I'HERS.
OF all the numerous Cases that have appeared in
the Public Prints for the last ten years, of the pod effects
of the AMERICAN SOOTHING SYRUP, acne are more en-
titled to the attention of every Maher and Nuts, than the
undermentioned : the Want Daughter of Mrs. lassos, No. ,
Oxford.strees, was, at the tender age of two mouths, take;
very ill. The Physician amid net End nut the ddlrre disorder ;
it was every day getting worse. Mrs. I. asked-him if he thought
it was its teeth ? His answer was, the child was too peange—,
However, Mrs. I. hiving experienced the virtues qt the Syrups
both in bar own family, as well as of several Ladies of her as
"alma= thought she would try. As soon as the child's gums
were rubbed, she began to get better, and by the tlm the Infant
was 16 weeks old, she had five tech through.
To be had of the Proprietors, Johnson and Wiliam's, No. it,
Newnian-street,Oxford.4treet ; and byiall the piocipal htedfidem
Venders io town and country, at 25.6 d. a bottle.
Caution.—Be we to ask for " Jehnsoo and Williaine's Ame-
rican Seething Syrup," as there are a number of specious sorts.
Mrs. Johnson relieves the infant poor, as usual, M her Muse,
every l'aiesday and Saturday Morning, from nine to ten o'clock,
by bringing a letter from a revectahle hdirsairoeper, to certify
that they are real objects of charity.

This day were published,
INSTRUCTIONS for conducting SCHOOLS.—
Sixth Edition, enlarged, price ‘2.s: ed. Also, Elcments of
Tuition, Parts I. 11. and 111. consprising the History of the NON
System of Education, Ist, at Madras, et. std, Its ppplleation to
English Schools, 12s. and !d, to Classical or Grammar Schools,
price iss.—By A. BELL, L.L.D. EAs.S. P.R.S.FA.
Sold by P. C.-and J. Itivington, St. Paul's Church-yard.

This day was published, handsomely printed in 1.0.
Illustrated by four Maps, descriptive oldie Route, ids. boards,
A PICTURESQUE TOUR through FRANCE,
AIL SWITZERLAND, on the BANKS of the RHINE, and
through pan of the NETHERLANDS, in the year Isis.
Flumina 'mem, Sylvasque I
" Cedar and Pine, and Fir' and branching Palm,
A Sylvan scene • and as the ranks ascend
Shade above shade, a woody theatre
Of stateliest view.* MILTON.

Laudon a Poem' far 3. Magellan, SO, liaidgate-errese.
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THE late Rev. JOHN SHEPHERD': CRI rl:
CAL and PRAC ricAL ELUCIDATION of the BOOR
of COMMON PRAYER, in two Volumes, two. price 41. is.
The number of Copies subscribed for having mush exceeded
the expectations of the Editor and her Friends, it bas been found
necessary to print a Fourth Edition of the Work, which will be
ready for Publication in a few days.
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by Messrs. Hammersley, ; Rev. Dr. Onshim, lattlett's-
buildispg Mies Shepherd, Bromley College, Kea; F. C. and J.
Rivington, St. Paul's Church-yard; and J. Hatelinrd, ISO, Pic-
cadilly, until the First of September, when the Work will be
pobathai for general sale, at £1 4e.

This day was published, In 4 vols. I taw prim Its. boards,
rrHE DESERTEL—A Novel.—By AMELIA
BEA UCLERC, Arabes e( w lelootrelthe, or the Peer of
Scoilabd Mama Hooters; ate.
Primed for A. K. Newman and Co. Leadeohanonreet.
The follovriog win appear this Summer
Prejodiee and Phislogoemy, by Mile D'Arcy, I vole.
Beauchmea; or, The Wheel of Fortune, by I. H. Fleldleg,
4 vols.
A Brideiad No Wite,by Mrs. Mess, late H. Bouvier% 4 vela.
Bandit Chief I or, The Lards of Undo*, a Romance, 4 vols.
Anti-Delphine, by Mrs. Byrom, &coon Edition, a vols.
Jassy, or the Rose of Desalts Cottage. by the'Ambor of the
Bravo of Bohemia, Ste. dm. 4 vols.

SYSTEMATIC EDUCATION.

This day was published, in two thick vols. avo. (closely printed,
and illustrated with Nine Plates, by Lowry, Etc.) the Second
Edition, Improved, price Alt. 11a. ed. beards,
SYSTEMATIC EDUCATION, or ELEMEN-
TARY INSTRUCTION in the various Departments of
Literature and Science, with Practical Ruh* for studying etch
Branch of Useful Knowledge.
By the Rev. W. SHEPHERD. the Rev. J. JOYCE,
and the Rev. LAN C CARPENTER, LL.D.'
Printed for Loopiest, Hurst, Ram, Onne, and Brown, Pater-
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The Authors of this Work have bad it in view to offer such
Elementary Ins.ruction as may afford a pod preparative for fu
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and to compress within a narrow Compass, a great fund of impor-
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multitude of Volumes.

This day was published,
Handsomely printed, In Six Vols. Sva and a Seventh In quarto,
containing Maps, Plans, Views, and Coins, illustrative of the
Geography and Antiquities of Ancient Greece, a New Edition,
being the Fifth, price .C 4. as. boards, of
THE TRAVELS of A NACHARSIS the
Younger, in Greece, during the Middle of the Fourth Cen-
tury, before the Christian ; translated from the French of
the late Abbi Bartheleosi. To which are prefixed, MEMOIRS
of the LIFE of J. J. BARTHELEMY, written by himself, in
1799 and 1793; with a Portrait of the Author.
••• This edition has been carefully revised and corrected by
the last ?Ascii Edition, published from a Copy, in which the late
Abbe Bluth'!easy had made numerous collections and additions
with his own bend.
The Mace, Plans, Views, end Coins, contain several additional
sew ones, and ars all from new Designs, in general on a larger
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PATRONIZED by their Royal Highnesses the
Polecats of Wales,Ducbess of York, and Duke of Sumer ;
his Imperial Majesty the Emperoiof all the Russia., his Serene
Highness the Duke of Brunswick, his Euelleisq the Duke del
infartado, by their especial authority.
ROWLAND's MACASSAR OIL.
Its virtues composed of Vegetable Ingredients from the Island of
Macamar, in the East Indies, are unprecedented for preventing
the hair gating off or turning grey to the latest period of life;
strengthens the weakest hairs and produces a luxuriant grdwth
en the baldest places ; alto an Inimitable natural cut!, winch it
preserves in damp weather, &c. produces whither', eye-brows,
&c —it is perfectly innocent, and may with safety be applied to
the youngest infant. Rowland's Treatise on the Hair inclosed
with each genuine bottle. Price Ss. 6d. 10s. 61. and 21 ls. per
bottle.

Also, ROWLAND'. ESSENCE of TYRE,
Whkit immediately and effectually changes Red or Grey Hair,
Eye Brows, Whiskers, &c. to a permanent and flossy Brown or
Black, intitating the exact natural colour—washing makes this
Dze more durable. It is perfectly innocent, and Lathes or Gen-
tlemen may dye their Hair with Ease and Secrecy. Price 4s.
75.6 d. and to.. ed. and One Guinea per Bottle.
Sold wholesale resat, end fur exportation, by the sole Pro-
' prleftlo, ts. Rowland and liess, Corner of ILlebranset, the first
catalog on the right in Hatton Garden, Holborn, London ; and
by appointment, by Messrs. Hendries, Titehbome-street ; Mr.
Smyth, I ti, and Gattle and Peirce, 57, New Bond •street ; Bayley
and Blew, Cockspur-street ; Newbery and Sons, 45, Edwards,
66, St. Paul's Church yard; Berry, 17, Johnston, 15, Greek-
street; and by all Perisuners and Medicine Venders throughout
Eu rope.
Caution.-.--Ask for Rowland's Oil, or Rowland's Dye, and ob-
serve that each genuine bottle of the above 'racks are signed on
the oittside label in red ink," A. Rowland and Sou:' All others
ire Counterfeits.
Also may be had, an Interesting Essay= the carious Structure
of the Human Hair, pries se. Dedicated to her Royal Highness
the Princess Charlotte of Wales and Sane Coboarg.