THE PRACTICAL WORKING OF JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES. WE are told by a great American writer that theo r y thinks fact - a pretty thing, and wishes forthwith to marry the object of its admiration,— "But fact won't noways wear the ring, 'Thout years a' settin up and wooing." And we fin

0 0 9 Half a rage, across ... 6 6 0 Full rage ... • ... ... 10 10 0 DISPLAYED ADYERTISEMCNTS ART ACCORDING TO THEIR SPACE. ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE A SERIES. Proprietors being anxious to make the Reports of their Pipei complete earnestly solicit the Seeretarkas of ,zocieties to for

Assured, 111,466. Income, £90,548. A purely mutual Society; all profits belong exclusively to the Members. _ . . The highest bonus paid during thc past year was £77 per cent. and the lowest, £3. 153. per cent. The average of the Society's bonuses is 21 per sent. per annum. Every

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ters Theasresent position of our finances and circulating medium is one to which your early conaideration is invited. The proportion which the currency of any country should bear to the whole value of the annual produce circulated by its means is a question upon which political

The nineteenth half-yearly meeting of the above Institution wa — s hell on Monday, at the offices of the Great Northern Railway, King's-cross Mr. W. GRIM . ..MO hi the chair. Mr. MILTA, the secretary, read the report, which stated that, notwithstanding the continued depression i

THE ABOLITION THE DUTY ON FIRE IN. E. Mae Evoy; Esq., M.P. • Peter P.leLagan, Esq., M.P. Capt. L. B. Mackinnon, M.P. P. Maguire, Esq., M.P. I'. Mainwaring, Esq., M.P. P. NV: Martin, Esq., M.P. Sir J. Matheson, Bart:,M.p. .1. Merry, Rag., M.P. W. Miller, Esq., M.P. J. It. Mills, E

selection of more than '2OO boxes, with all the recently introducel improvements, from four guineas. The new boxes, with paniment of flutes, bells, and drum, should be heard to be dated, as as the expressive effects 'upon the ear are cxceedirgly novel and beautiful.-48, Cheapsid

liberaterms will be allowed. For Particulars and Prospectuses apply to JOllll E. LEYLAND, Manager.