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VIAN, Secretary. H. J. NICOLL'S CELEBRATED SOVEREIGN TWEED OVERCOATS (waterproof, yet evaporable), or with Silk Lapels, One Guinea each, are further improved by the insertion of Pockets, so constructed as to allow expansion on the inside without showing any appearance of bulging from the exterior. This useful invention was Registered by H. J. NICOLL January 7, 1874; and these Overcoats can only be obtained at hisseveral Addresses: in London, 114, 116, 118, 12, Regent-street, and 22, Cornhill; Manchester, 10, Mosley-street; Liverpool, bu, Bold-street; Birmingham, 39, New street. and LIFE Good Maple or Oak 3 ft. 158. 6d. 3 ft. 6 in. 209. 6d. 4 ft. 248. Od. Best Polished Pine 288. 6d. 328. Od. 368. Od. Mahogany, Circular Marble tops 268. Od. 358. Od. Best do. Square Marble tops 638. Od. 708. Od. 878. 6d. DRAWERS wide 3 ft. 3 ft. 6 in. Good Maple or Oak Good Maple or Oak 4 ft. Good Maple or Oak 1058. Od. 1758. Od. 2308. Od. And at OXFORD-STREET, corner of Vere-street. 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"Dear Sirs,-About five or six years ago I was very ill, suffering from Boils of the painful and dangerous kind called Carbuncular Boils, and no medicine which I took gave me relief till a friend of mine advised me to try PARR'S LIFE PILLS; but I would not do so for some time, as I had no faith that they could do me good; but my friend becoming more urgent, 1, to satisfy him, tried these Pills, and soon found so much benefit that I determined to persevere, and thankful I am that I did so, for the result is a perfect cure. I have never been troubled since, and an occasional dose keeps me in capital good health.I am, Gentleman, yours respectfully and gratefully, J. CARSWELL. "Messrs. T. Roberts & Co., 8, Crane-court, Fleet-street, E.C." In Boxes, 18. 14d, 28. 9d., and in Family Packets, 118. each. Sold by all Chemis The LIST will CLOSE for LONDON on Saturday, the 28th instant, and for the COUNTRY, the 2nd of March. THE BIRKBECK PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST, 29 and 30, SOUTHAMPTON-BUILDINGS, CHANCERY-LANE, LONDON. AMOUNT, £500,000, (Of which upwards of £100,000 have been privately subscribed). Represented by Certificates, bearing Five per Cent. Interest, of £100, £50, and £25 each, payable to Bearer; the THE WHOLE PAYING ABOUT £5 13s. 6d. PER CENT. FREE OF INCOME-TAX. UNION BANK OF LONDON, Chancery-lane. ABRIDGED Bankers. BIRKBECK BANK, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane. HOUSE and Shop Properties, when judiciously purchased and managed, are 'remunerative. They not only produce an immediate return upon the capital invested, but they increase in value year by year; the precise amount depending on the nature of the properties and the locality in which they are situated. According to the lengthened experience (nearly twenty-three years) of the Directors of the BIRKBECK BUILDING SOCIETY (the largest in the United Kingdom), houses and shops in every part of London and its immediate suburbs have, in numerous instances, doubled in rental value within the last twenty-five years; the causes which have operated to produce this rise are still active and continuous. It is not rare, indeed, to find that a house which would have been deemed highly rented twenty years ago at 401. is, at the present day, considered cheaply rented at 801, or 901. In many cases, rents have quadrupled in amount within the same period of time, and there appears to be no limit to the increase within a radius of about four miles from the General Post-Office. In isolated localities, where rents have fallen, it will be found that there are special causes to account for the depreciation. Notwithstanding these facts, there are few associations having for their object the investment of money in the purchase of houses and shops, and those existing are on a very limited scale. Building Societies, which are popularly supposed to buy and sell houses, do not act in a corporate capacity; they restrict their operations to advancing money to their members for this purpose, and each member acts for himself. In the purchase of a house or shop, the member studies his own special wants and wishes, and perhaps finds that he has made an imprudent purchase. On the other hand, another member buys a house, which, by some fortuitous circumstance or the natural rise in value, turns out to be a very lucrative investment. These are the opposite results of individual action. That the general results are favourable, the position of all well-managed Building Societies sufficiently proves, for they exhibit unmistakable signs of prosperity, and their Shares bear a high premium. As an instance, the last Annual Report (the Twenty-Second) of the BIRKBECK BUILDING SOCIETY states, that Shares issued by it in 1863, on which (omitting fractions) 391. have been paid, are now worth 721; those issued in 1865, amount paid 341., are worth 52.; while those in 1870, on which 117. only have been paid, are worth 15l. at the present time. These facts furnish sufficient evidence that House and Shop Property, when dealt with on a large scale, affords a safe and lucrative investment; but to insure the most favourable terms the transactions must be on a wide basis-dealing with houses of all classes-as the means by which a fair profit can be secured. On this principle the BIRKBECK PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST will proceed-a principle somewhat analogous to that of an Insurance Office, where profit is made by multiplying its risks, and extending the area of its transactions. The operations of the Trust will be to purchase houses and shops, with their fixtures, fittings, &c., in settled and improving localities in London and its suburbs. Arrangements have already been made, contingent upon the amount of the Certificates taken up, to enter into possession of a considerable number of houses, so that the capital represented by the Certificates may yield an immediate return; but in the event of the amount subscribed being in excess of the value of the properties taken over, and arranged to be purchased, the surplus will be temporarily invested in mortgages, or in readily convertible securities, yielding sufficient to pay the interest on the Certificates. The Annual Receipts from the rents of the houses, shops, and other properties purchased will be applied by the Trustees, after deducting expenses, in paying interest on the Certificates. The excess, together with the proceeds of properties which may be sold when favourable opportunities arise, will be applied as a Sinking Fund in repaying the Certificates at par, by annual drawings, extending over a period of twenty-five years. A sum, varying in amount from 1 to 5 per cent. in value of the Certificates, will be paid off annually. At the expiration of fifteen years from the date of the first drawing, the holders of the Certificates then undrawn will become entitled to the absolute reversion of the whole of the properties then belonging to the Trust, subject to a deduction of one-tenth, as after noted. The Trust will be finally closed after the twenty-fifth year, the properties sold, and the proceeds distributed, nine-tenths among the holders of the above-mentioned Certificates, and the remaing tenth among the holders of the Certificates drawn during the first fifteen years of the Trus. PROSPECTUS. for 501., costing 441.; and Class C for 251., costing 221.; thus realizing about 51. 13s. 6d. per cent. per annum on the amount paid, free of Income-tax, with the additional advantage of the annual drawings and reversions. Interest Coupons will be attached to each Certificate, payable as after noted, and in addition a Certificate of Reversion, entitling the holder to a share in the divisible surplus accruing to the Certificate-holders at the close of the Trust, or to receive a fixed sum at any time previously, in terms of the Deed of Trust. Applications for Certificates to be made in the form accompanying this Prospectus, and payments made as follows, viz. :-8 per cent. on the application, 10 per cent. on allotment, and the balance by instalments of 10 per cent. at intervals of three months, the first instalment after allotment being payable on March 31. In cases where no allotment is made, the deposit will be returned in full, and where the Certificates aliotted represent a smaller amount than that applied for, the surplus deposit will be credited towards the amount payable on allotment. Subscribers may at any time after allotment anticipate the payment of their instalments, and will be allowed a discount at the rate of 5. per cent. per annum. The non-payment of any instalment will render all previous payments liable to forfeiture. Scrip Certificates will be issued to subscribers after allotment, and will be exchanged for the Certificates as early as possible after the last instalment is paid. Coupons for the payment of interest on the instalments will be attached to each Scrip Certificate, which interest will commence from March 31, 1874 (being the date of payment of the first instalment after the allotment), and will be due on September 30 and March 31 in each year, and be payable at the BIRKBECK BANK on the fourteenth day thereafter. The drawings will take place, in the presence of a Notary Public, in the month of December in each year, the first drawing being in December 1875. The Certificates drawn will be duly advertised, and be payable at par on July 1 following. An equal number in value of each class of Certificates wlil participate in the annual drawings. The Deed under which the Trust is constituted, together with Forms of the Certificates. may be seen at the BIRKBECK BANK, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London, W.C. Prospectuses and Forms of Application for Certificates may be obtained of the Union Bank of London and its Branches, and also of the BIRKBECK BANK, where Subscriptions will be received. FRANCIS RAVENSCROFT, Manager. London, February 9, 1874. being a deposit at the rate of 8 per cent. on FORM OF APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATES. Having paid to your credit the sum of £ Certificates of the nominal value of £ I hereby request that you will allot to me Certificates of this amount in the BIRKBECK PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST; and I hereby agree to accept the same, or any lesser amount that may be allotted to me, and to pay the balance of the price at the rates and on the days set forth in the Prospectus of the Trust, subject to the conditions contained therein and in the Deed constituting the Trust. med advantages of the BIRKBECK PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST may be thus HOW to PURCHASE & HOUSE for TWO GUINEAS per MONTH, summed up : (1.) Interest at the rate of 5l. 138. 6d. per cent. on the amount subscribed free of Income-tax. (2) A bonus of 121. per cent. by the repayment of capital at par. (3.) A rateable bonus of 10. per cent. on the value of the properties belonging to the Trust when it is finally closed; or, (4.) An equal share in the properties possessed by the Trust at the end of the fifteenth year, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Deed constituting the Trust. The Trust will be under the Management of the Directors of the Old Established Birkbeck Building Society, together with a Council of Certificate-holders, whose duties will be to audit HOW with Immediate Possession and no Rent to Pay. Apply at the Office of the BIRKBECK BUILDING SOCIETY, 29 and 30, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane. to PURCHASE a PLOT of LAND for FIVE SHILLINGS per Apply at the Office of the BIRKBECK FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY, 29 and 30, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane. the accounts of the Trust. In terms of the Deed of Trust it is provided that the Members of BIRKBECK BANK (Established 1851), SOUTHAMPTON-BUILDINGS, Board shall receive no remuneration for their services until annual produce arising from the Trust properties shall reach 25,000, being 5 per cent. on the amount to be raised. It is further provided that the expenses of management shall be limited to 1 per cent. on the amount to be raised under the Trust, while the preliminary expenses, including the stamp duty payable under the Act, are fixed at 11 per cent. Any further expenses will be borne by the Promoters of the Trust. The issue of the Certificates, all payable to bearer, and yielding 51. per cent. interest on the nominal amount, will be in three classes, as follows:-Class A for 100%., costing 881.; Class B CHANCERY-LANE. Deposits received at Four per Cent. Interest. Current Accounts opened similar to Joint-Stock Banks, but without any stipulation as to amount of Balance to be kept by the Customer. Cheque-books supplied. Purchases and Sales effected of English, Foreign, and Colonial Bonds, and advances made thereon. Office Hours, 10 till 4; on Mondays, from 10 till 9; and on Saturdays, from 10 till 2 o'clock. A small Pamphlet, containing full particulars, may be obtained gratis, or sent post free, on application to FRANCIS RAVENSCROFT, Manager. SECONDHAND PIANOFORTES. CHAPPELL & CO. have an immense Stock of Instruments by all celebrated Makers, just returned from Hire, and nearly as good as New, at very moderate Prices. Discount for Cash.-50, NEW BOND-STREET. CHAPPELL & CO.'S PIANOFORTES AND HARMONIUMS. PIANOFORTE FACTORY, CHALK FARM-ROAD.-SHOW ROOMS, 49, 50, 51, and 52, NEW BOND-STREET, LONDON. SYSTEM of HIRE, by which the Instrument becomes the Property of the Hirer at the end of the A PIANINO, by CHAPPELL & CO., in plain Mahogany or Walnut Case, An ELEGANT PIANINO, in best Walnut or Rosewood, with Ornamented A HANDSOME COTTAGE PIANOFORTE, by CHAPPELL & CO., in At gl. 88. 3d. per Quarter, or Thirteen Guineas per Annum, At 31. 188. 9d. per Quarter, or Fifteen Guineas per Annum, At 47. 48. per Quarter, or Sixteen Guineas per Annum, some Walnut Case, 7 Octaves. Cash price, Forty-three Guineas. At 51. 58. per Quarter, or Twenty Guineas per Annum, The FOREIGN MODEL PIANOFORTE, by CHAPPELL & CO., in Walnut Case, 7 Octaves, Check Action, and Three Strings. Cash price, Sixty Guineas. N.B. The Three-Years' System of Hire and Purchase is also applied to all other Instruments upon terms to be agreed upon. Catalogues and particulars may be had on application to CHAPPELL & CO. 50, New Bond-street. No. 1. Mahogany, 1 stop 3 bis. In Oak Case, 7 stops 5. Rosewood, Walnut, or Oak, 11 stops.. At Thirteen Guineas per Annum. 8. Rosewood or Walnut, 11 stops, percussion At Sixteen Guineas per Annum. 10. Oak Case, 15 stops, percussion At Eighteen Guiness per Annum. 11. Rosewood or Walnut, 15 stops, percussion At Thirteen Guineas per Annum. Exhibition Model. No. 1. 15 stops, Oak 1. Drawing-room Model. At Fourteen Guineas per Annum. 2. Drawing-room Model. Rosewood, Walnut, or Oak At Twenty-two Guineas per Annum. 3. Drawing-room Model. Rosewood, Walnut, or Oak At Twenty-two Guineas per Annum. 12. New Church Model. 17 stops, Oak Illustrated Catalogues and full particulars may be had on application to CHAPPELL & CO., 50, New Bond-street. At Ten Guineas per Annum. CHAPPELL & CO.'S PIANOFORTES and HARMONIUMS on the THREE-YEARS' SYSTEM of HIRE, by which the Instrument becomes the Property of the Hirer at the end of the term. Every description of Instrument at CHAPPELL & CO.'S, 50, NEW BOND-STREET. 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