The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-03-26 00:00:00

SCOTCH RAILWAYS.

We congratulate all the shareholders in the several Rail-
ways of Scotland on the present feeling that exists, evi-
dently tending to the carrying out, to the advantage of
all parties interested, Lines of communication, so as to
consult the Agricultural and Commercial interests of our
neighbours.
A line of Railway has been proposed called the Cale-
donian--being a continuation of the Lancaster and Car-
lisle, which leaving the latter place proceeds to Lanark,
from thence diverges by two branches to Edinburgh and
Glasgow respectively ; and crossing the Edinburgh and
Glasgow Railway east of Glasgow is continued on to Perth
rid Sterling; which is in fact the approved line as pro-
posed by the Government Commissioners.
The Edinburgh and Glasgow, also proposes a line,
from their Railway at Linlithgow, to Perth and Sterling,
The Edinburgh and Glasgow, in connexion with the
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, propose a line
from Carlisle vid Dumfries to Kilmarnock, in preference
to the Caledonian Railway, which forms the West Coast
Line, while the North British starting from Edinburgh,
vid Haddington and Dunbar to Berwick, forms a portion
of the East Coast line to be in connexion with Newcastle.
But the most important yet in progress, as respects the
Ediburgh, Leith, and Newhaven, is the continuance of
the Railways from Aberdeen vid Forbar to Dundee, and
then by means of powerful Steam-boats, with passengers
and goods will cross the Frith of Tay to Newport, and
then the Railway will be continued in a direct line to
Burntisland Pier. This latter, being also in connexion
with the Grand Pier at Granton, will be the means of
receiving the whole traffic of goods and passengers from
the North of Scotland upon the Edinburgh, Leith, and
Granton Railway, which (from the very peculiar and
advantageous situation of this hitherto much calumniated
concern,) will afford facilities greater than we have yet
seen in any connexion of this kind in England. By
means of their Tunnell under the New Town of Edinburgh
which opens on the north of the sea, and on the south at
Princes-street, under the North Bridge. to a Station
which by nature and the assistance of engineering art,
will be made a most important aepuisition to all the coun-
try railways, viz.—the Edinburgh and Glasgow, the
Northern British, and even the new proposed Caledo-
nian.

In addition to these advantages we understand the
Canal proprietors have determined to make a Railway
communication of about 500 yards for their Basin to join
the termini of these Railways at the North Bridge, which
will offer yet greater facilities for the transmission of
heavy goods to the port of Leith and Pier of Granton,
which form exclusively the Branches of the Edinburgh,
Leith, and Granton. All these circumstances form the
great interest now taken in Scotland in promoting railway
communication in that portion of the British empire. We
have had an opportunity of examining carefully all these
plans, and have no hesitation in stating that the judicious
arrangements proposed to be made by the Edinburgh.
Leith, and Granton directors are calculated iman eminent
degree to be mutually advantageous to all.
The right hand of friendship has, we believe, ever been
extended by them, and we hope that their good feeling
and anxious desire to accomplish the works placed under
their own immediate charge will ultimately prove bene-
ficial to their shareholders ; and they will receive the !
meed of praise to which they are so justly entitled' for
their perseverance and untiring zeal.

DUBLIN AND DROGHEDA RAILWAY.—The first ex-
perimental trip on this railway took place on Monday.
The train containing nearly 600 people, started at half
past eleven, and accomplished the whole distance to Dro-
gheda in an hour thirty-six minutes, and returned to
Dublin in an hour and a half.

At the half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the
Ulster Railway Company, in Belfast, last week, the total
receipts from traffic were declared to be £13,205 ; net
profit for the half year, £8,754. Out of this the directors
declared a dividend of 15s. per share, which will leave a.
balance of £1,026 to be added to the reserve fund.
MANCHESTER AND LEEDS AND HULL AND SELBY
AMALGAMATION BlLL.—This.bill was thrown out ire the
standing orders committee of the House of Commons, in
consequence of the required preliminary notices not hav-
ing been given. As each company, however, has the
power of leasing to the other, the arrangement will be
carried out, notwithstanding the rejection of the bill, the
terms of the lease of the Hull and Selby being 16 per
cent. of net profits-, exclusive of any additional capital for
branches, which is to be shared as original stock.

THE ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.

The Ordinary Annual and also an Extraordinay Quin-
quennial General Court of the Shareholders of this Soci-
ety was held at Radley's Hotel,. London, on Saturday
last, the Right lion. Thos. Frankland Lewis in the chair.
The Secretary presented the annual account from which
it appeared that the receipts for the last year were
£150,747 7s. 3d.
The auditors' report having been adopted, the court
proceeded to re-elect the four retiring directors, and also,
the four retiring auditors.
REPORT..

The Actuary then read the quinquennial report, of
which the following is an abstract :—The directors, after
expressing the pleasure they felt in being able to present
the fourth quinquennial report, proceeded to say that the
assets had been valued on the principle of making precau-
tionary allowance for possible fluctuations in the prices of
stock, and the value of the liabilities had been ascertained
by methods calculated to exclude errors, and to afford full
confidence in the results. The value of the assets, con-
sisting of government securities, life interests, mortga-
gees, assurance premiums, and interest due on invest-
ments, with the balances at banks and cash in hand,
amounted to £673,631 17s. 4d. The total liabilities, con-
sisting of £70,000, of the shareholders fund, with inter-
est thereof, the value of policies and bonuses thereon,
the claims accrued but unpaid, charges for commission
agents, taxes, &c., amounted to £549,320 ; leaving a bal-
ance of £121,312. It appeared from this statement that,
after making provision for every existing liability, and a
prudent estimate of the assets, a clear surplus of £124,312
remained for distrihutution among the shareholders, and
the assured ; and this result was obtained without, in any
way anticipating profits to be hereafter realised. It was
provided in the deed of settlement that as soon as one-
fourth of the profits realised should equal the portion of
the subscribed capital actually paid up, the shareholders
should be paid off £50,000, and -£20,000 had been added
to that amount ; so that £30,000 was required to make
up the £50,000 to pay off the shareholders, which would
be sufficient to redeem each share of £230 at £5OO. As
one-fourth of the surplus was fully sufficient to pay the
£30,000 to the shareholders, according to the provisions
of the deed of settlement they must be paid off. Although
the directors were allowed three months for that purpose,
yet they were willing to commence the redemption of the
shares immediately, giving £5OO for each share, with inter-.
est thereon at the rate of four and a half per cent. per
annum, up to the date of surrender. Interest would cease
on and after the Ist of July next on such shares as should
not be then surrendered. After deducting £30,000 for
the shareholders from the gross surplus, the sum of
£94,312 would remain as the portion of the policy holders;
but as nineteen shares were held by the society, the bo-
nuses pertaining to them fell into the assurance fund, and
increased its amount by £2,850, thereby making the sur-
plus of the assurance fund £97,162. In dealing with the
Shareholders' fund, the Directors considered that it would
not be prudent to appropriate the entire surplus now in
hand; for, although the reserved value of the policies
was adequate to the existing liabilities, they thought it
desirable to have a precautionary surplus, in order that
the character and credit which had produced the present
prosperous results might be continued. They therefore
proposed to retain one-third of the surplus. Two-thirds
of the surplus of £97,162, viz., £64,755, would, at the
average age of the participating members, viz., forty-seven,
secure reversionary bonuses to the amount of £109,293,
or thirty-three per cent. on the premiums on which it is
computed—that is, on five premiums from those who par-
ticipated in the last division, and from five to nine on
those who then participated for the first time. The re-
maining third now reserved would accumulate at int.srest
for the sole benefit of the assured till the next period of
division, and to prevent any loss upon such policies as
might become claims in the interim, the directors proposed
a prospective contingent bonus of LI per cent. per an-
num on all beneficial policies on which claims should
accrue before the next division of profits, when a real
adjustment would be made. The contingent and absolute
bonuses, taken together, were equivalent in value to an
absolute bonus of 36 per cent. on the amount of premi-
ums with which it was compared. In addition to the
three options given at the last division—that is, of apply-
ing the bonus to increase the sum assured, or to reduce
the premium either for the whole of life, or for five years
only, the Directors now offer a fourth, in the form of a
ready money bonus. By paying off the shareholders, the
.constitution of the Society would undergo an important
change, and the Economic would become a mutual assur-
ance society, under circumstances highly favourable to
the assured ; for, independently of other advantages, the
whole of the profits would henceforward be divided
amongst those assured, on an equal scale of premiums.
As a Mutual Assurance Society, the Economic will present
advantages surpassed by no other ; the premiums charged
being lower than those of any office which divided profits
with the assured, and much lower than those of any mu-
tual assurance society. The mode of applying bonuses

WHITE'S DERBY SWEXP.--The allotting of the horses in this
racy affair came off on Wednesday last. Tne favourites were
pretty equally divided Mr. Hamer, of the York Hotel, was
saddled with " Ugly Buck."' " Rattan" and the " Orlanda
colt" were drawn by parties to,whom, if successful, the prize
would be of service. The geatest satisfaction was evinced by
all present. The amounts are for the first horse, 'lt;0, for the
second, '2O, the third, .4'lo, the fourth, £5,• and all starters
each.

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE: The equestrian and other perfor-
mances at this popular place of amusement continue to be varied
and entertaining, and gave the greatest satisfaction during the past
week to crowded audiences. The feats of agility displayed by the
vaulters• were much admired ; and Van Hamburg's trained lions,
tigers, dec., have lost nothing of their attraction. We regret that
a press of other matter prevents us from saying more than that
the American Company, who now principally appear in the arena,
are well worth seeing, and that the reduction in the prices of ad-
mission is•such as to render a nights' enjoyment easily accessi-
ble.

THEE trrnom CON—A Itogether we have seen nothing so ingenious.
so elegant, and so excellent in the constrction, of any musical
instrument as in this ; and as it has stood the test for several years
betbre it has been brought forward to the public, we cannot do better
than recommend• our readers to inspect it, and judge fbr themselves
of our (inadequate) account. We are sure they will feel with us,
that for durability, meliorating instead of deteriorating with age,
and remaining in tune, there has been nothing yet brought before
the musical world at all to be compared with The Eoplonieoe."
--Literary Gazette.—One of these instruments was-unpacked at
Mr. Smiths, 47, Bold-street, on Friday last.—Seeadr.

TEETH.
EXTRAORDINARY LOW PRICES;.
In consequente of the grand Improvements in the Matt-

nical Ilkp-artmentsOf Dentistry.
MR. A. ESKELL, SURGEON DENTIST, from the
Firm of Messrs. Eskell and Sons, 99, Norfolk-
street, Sheffield, and 28, Cooper-street, Manchester,
may be consulted DAILY at his Establishment,. 61,
RENSHAW-STREET, LIVERPOOL.
Artificial Teeth supplied, without springs, wires, &c.
ARTIFICIAL and. NATURAL TEETH, of SUR-
PRISING BEAUTY, fixed from one to a complete set,
without extracting the roots, or giving any pain, and
without springs, wires, or ligatures, answering all' tile
purposes of MASTICATION and ARTICULATION,
REMAINING PERFECTLY secure in their places,
and may be taken out and replaced by the wearer with
the greatest facility, at the following charges :

A single artificial tooth.
A complete set .......
A complete set of natural teeth, on fine
gold plate l5 0 0
An entire set of natural or terro-me-
tallic teeth, highly finished in the first
style, with fine gold sockets, usually
charged 40 guineas 2O 0 0
INCORRODIBLE STONE TEETH, warranted
never to change colour nor decay. The great beauty cf
these STONE TEETH is that it is impossible to detect
them from natural.

- - X s. d.
0 10 0
5 5 0

Mr. E. continues to FIX, ARTIFICIAL TEETH on,
his entirely new principle, without tying or fixing wires.
They are constructed in such a manner that it is impossi-
ble to discern them from the productions of nature.
The peculiar advantages of these TEETH are, that they
operate as a support to those which remain in the mouth,
if any, and prevent their approximation; and even loose
TEETH are held firm in their sockets by their aid.
They may be taken out and replaced by the wearer with
facility, and will continue securely fixed on the gums ;-
they will retain their colour, perform mastication, assist
articulation, and cannnot be dis'inguished from those of
natural growth. The inconveniences attending the loss
of TEETH are too well known to require comment, but to
those who have not experienced the comforts of artificial
TEETH, Mr. ESKELL is desirous of showing the di f.
citifies, more or less, endured by every individual without
teeth. When the TEETH fail; the destruction of the sock-
ets invariably ensues ; one cannot exist without the other.
The process of absorption commences immediately after
the tooth is extracted, or, in many cases, the gum and
sockets waste away, and cause the TEETH to become loose
and drop out. When the teeth are gone, and the sockets
absorbed, a great vacuum is left in the mouth, which oc-
casions every muscle in the face to be distorted ;" and the
eyes, the nose, the lips, and chin are sadly disfigured, and
drawn from their original position. These artificial
TEETH are constructed to supply this defect of nature,
gradually to restore the features to that uniformity so es-
sentially requisite to a youthful appearance and perfect
articulation.

Loose Teeth fastened, arising either from age, disease,
or mercury : and DEFICIENCIES of palate EFFEC-
TUALLY REMEDlED.—Artificial Teeth, out of re-
pair, re-modelled to fit tha mouth, and restored equal in
BEAUTY and DURABILITY to the original state.
FILLING DECAYED TEETH.

- -
Messrs. ESKELL'S celebrated MINERAL TERRO
METALLIC, for filling Decayed Teeth, without heat,
pain, or pressure. This Mineral is applied, in a soft state
like paste, into the cavity of the Decayed Tooth, how-
ever large or small it hardens in a second into an enamel,
becomes incorporated with the touter shell, arresting
thereby the progress of further decay and toothache, and
lasAtilnigoftohrermpanerta
yiyleacrperations, Scaling, Separatinz, rsEx-
tracting, and Regulating Children's Teeth, Mr. E. per.
forms with ease and safety.

Mr. E.'s system of practice combines all the modern
improved methods adopted in Paris.

61, Renshaw-street, Liverpool.

riIHE never-failing effects of BLAIR'S GOUT AND
1 RHEUMATIC PILLS in curing every description
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They not only give relief in a few hours, where the patient
has been driven nearly to madness by the excruciating
tortures of this disease, but restore to perfect health in an
inconceivably short space of time. They are equally
speedy and certain in rheumatismAither chronic or acute,
lumbago, sciatica, pains in the head or face, and indeed
for every rheumatic or gouty affection ; in fact, such has
been the rapidity, perfect ease, and complete safety of this
Medicine, that it has astonished all who have taken it,
and there is not a city, town, or village in the kingdom,
but contains many grateful evidences of its benign in-
fluence. The following recent case, selected from among
those with which the proprietor has been favoured, is
submitted to the public :
TO MR. PROUT, 229, STRAND, LONDON.
Hurst, Sussex, Nov. 6, 1843.
have the pleasure to inform you that a person
holding an official situation, noticing in one of my bills
that I was agent for Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills,
was induced to try them • he sent for a box, and had only
taken them one day before he found wonderful relief.
The second day he was able to walk without his cru'ches,
and on the fourth day was completely cured and able to
perform his ordinary occupation.
Previous to this he was generally laid up every year for
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CELESTIAL POLISHING POWDER.
THIS Polish is unequalled by any other composition
for brilliancy and lustre. It is much cleaner Will
the generality of paste or powder hitherto sold for thi4_,
purpose ; and, from its rapidity in dispelling all tarnin
will be found a vast economy of that most precious of re
articles—Time. It is perfectly free from all acid :
mode of application is by wetting the powder with clean
water, and rubbing the metal with either the hand, 3
brush, leather, or soft cloth.
Independent of its known advantages in the polish-11
of Gold and Silver, it is peculiarly adapted for Gerni„.!;;
Silver and other compound metals, and is the only
that will banish that peculiar tinge from German
and impart a lustre and brilliance of colour equal to TO
of the purest Silver.
The following are a few of the numerous Testimonial 4
which have been forwarded to the Manufacturer :

48, London-road, Feb. 26, 180-
Sir,—The preparation you left with me for cleantill'
plate, and every description of metal, is so exceedl°
well adapted for the purpose that I strongly recommen
it .—I am, Sir; your obedient servant,
WILLIAM JORDAN, Engraver.

79, Lord-street, Liverpool, March, 7, 1844..,
Sir,—l have tried your celestial powder, and considett'
to be superior to any other for its brilliancy of polish for
all metals.—Yours,. very- respectfully,
RICHARD BURROUGHS.

Everton, February, 1, 1844'
My Dear Sir,—l have great pleasure in informing I,°,
that your plate powder has given the greatest satisfacri°
in cleaning better, and imparting a higher polish in le-
time than any that has been used before... Tours, truly'
GEORGE GU ERDON.

Seymour-sfreet, March, 21, 1844.
Dear Sir,—l have used yotir polishing powder at Ine
house, and judging from the-brightness of the plate wkl e
has been cleaned with it, I have no hesitation in sari]:
that it is the best preparatitur we have ever used.—"loll,'
`cc. JOHN FEARON.

2, Strand-street, Liverpool, March, 21, 1844.
Dear Sir,—l have tried your polishing powder at MI
house, and have great pleasure in stating that it is
superior to any thing we have hitherto- used for the In"
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To Mr. J. H. Cobham. W. PITT•

Manufactured'and: Sold by
J. H. COBHAM,
9, TITHEBARN-STREET, LIVERPOOL, ,„t.
And Sold by Perfumers, Druggists,. Ironmongers.
lers, &c.