The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-14 00:00:00

DECLARATION OF PROFITS.

INDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY COM-
PANY.—Chairman, Lord Viscount TORRINGTON.—The
next Division of Profits will be made in June, 1856, and those
assured on or before the 31st of D cember, 1555, will participate one
year earlior than those assured after that date. A reduction of 25
per cent. has been made on the premiums of all Policies of 5 years'
standing. ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, Manager.
72, Lombard-street, London.

ESTABLISHED 1837.
¶) RITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COM-
) PANT.

Empowered bySpecial Act of Parliament.

BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION,
Empowered by Her Niajesty's Royal Letters Patent.
MAJoa-GENERAt. ALEXANDER, Blackheath-park, Chairman.
Every description of Life Assurance business transacted, at the
°west possible rates consistent with security to the assured.
E. It. FOSTER, Resident Director,
ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary.
1, Princes-street, Bank, London.

TO COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS and
Others.—The TRAVELLERS' and MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY grant Policies of Insurance against EVERY DESCRIP-
TIONof ACCIDENT, 17 uettier occurring whilst travelling or other-
' CAPITAL, 250,013 i

TRUSTEES.
The Right Honourable Earl Fitzwilliam, K.G.
Matthew Marshall, Esq. (Bank of England).
William Smee, Esq. (Bank of England).
Sir Charles For,
EXAMPLE OF RATES.

Annual Premium. I Sum at Death. I Weekly Aliowaleo

£2 0 0

£1 5 0 1

£l,OOO

.f 5 0 0

£5OO I £3 0 0

Forms of Propos Prompectuse.q, &c., may be obtained at the
Chief Offices, 42 and 43, Poultry, London, between 10 and 4 o'clock.
FRANCIS COBHAM, Registrar.

ESTABLISHED 1803.

GLOBE INSURANCE,
CORNHILL AND PALL-MALL—LONDON.
JAMES w. FRE 41/FIELD, Esq , M.P., F.R.S., Chairman.
Fowler Newssm, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
George Carr Glyn, Esq., M.P., Treasurer.

Full security to parties Assured by means of a Capital ofONE
MILLION STERLING, for the last fifty years all paid-up and In-
vested.

Premiums particularly favourable to the younger and middle
periods of Life.
Two-thirds of Profits as Bonus.
Life Tables according to various plans, to suit the special circum-
stances of Insurers.
No CHARGE FOR STAMPS ON LIFE POLICIES.
Fire Insurance Proposals entertained to any amount.
Liberality and promptitude in the settlement of claims.
Prospectuses, with f II rabies and Details and Forms, may be had
at the Company's Offices, or of the Agents.
WILLIAM NEWMARCII, Secretary.
N.B.—Llfe Insurance Premiums are allowed as deductions in In-
come Tax Returns.

CONTRACTS FOR EAST INDIA RICE.

OFFICE OF TIIE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TEE MEDICAL

DEPARTMENT OF THE NIVY,SOMERSET-PLACE, 13th DEC., 1855.
FHE Commissioners for Executing the Office of
■l Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
nd Ireland, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on THURSDAY,
he 3d January, 1856, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat
with such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying and
delivering into the medical stores at her Majesty's Victualling Yard
at Deptford, all such quantities of
EAST INDIA RICE,

as may from time to time be demanded, for l 2 calendar months cer-
tain, and further until the expiration of three months' warning.
Samples must be produced by the parties tendering.
A form of the tender may be seen at the said office. No tender will
be received after one o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will any be
noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly authorised
in writing.

Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
and bear in the left-hand corner the words, " Tender for East India
Rice," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied
by a letter signed by a responsible person, engaging to become bound
with the person tendering, is the sum of 1001. for the duo performance
of the contract.

CIVIL SERVICE of the EAST INDIA
COMPANY.

1. In July, 1856, an examination will take place of candidates for
appointments to the Civil Service of the East India company.
Notice will be hereafter given of the days and place of examination.
2. Any natural-born subject of her Majesty who shall be desirous
of entering the Civil Service of the Vast India Company will be
entitled to be examined at such examination, provided he shall,
before the let of Mav, 1856, have transmitted to the India Board,
Cannon-row, Westminster :
(a) A certificate of his birth, showing that his age, on the let of
May, 1856, will be above eighteen years and under twenty-three
years.

(b) A certificate, signed by a physician or surgeon, of his having
no disease. eons' itutional affection, or bodily infirmity, unfitting him
for the Ctvil service of the East India Company.
(c) A certificate of good moral character, signed by the head of
the school or college at wkich he has last received his education ; or
if he has not received education at any school or college since the
year 18s3, then suck proof of good moral character as may be satis-
factory to the Board or Commissioners for the affairs of India.
(d) A statement of those of the branches of knowledge herein-
after enumerated in which he desires fo be examined.

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3. The examination will take place only in the following branches
of knowledge :
English Language and Literature—
Composition
English literature and history, including that of the laws
and constitution l,OOO

1,500
Language, literature, and history of Greece
~ Rome 750
~ France
II Germany
Italy
1,000

tit tt
If
Mathematics, pure and mixed
Natural science—that is, chemistry, electricity and magne-
tism, natural history, geology, and mineralogy 5OO
Moral sciences --that is, logic, mental, moral, and political
philosophy 5OO
Sanscrit language and literature
Arabi:: language and literature 375

4. The merit of the persons examined will be estimated by marks,
according to the ordinary system in use at several of the Universi-
ties, and the number set opposite to each branch in the preceding
paragraph denotes the greatest number of marks that can be obtained
in respect of it.
5. No candidate will be allowed any marks in respect of any sub-
ject of examination, unless he shall obtain, in respect of that subject.
one-sixth of the number of marks set against that particular subject.
6. The examination will be conducted by means of
printed ques-
tions and written answers, and by viva voce examination.
7 After tile examination shall have been cempleted, the marks
obtained by each candidate, in respect of each of the subjects is which
he shall have been examined, shall be added up, and the names of the
twenty candidates who shall have obtained a greater aggregate num-
ber of marks than any of the remaining cand dates shall be set forth
in order of merit ; and such twenty candidates shall be deeme t to be
selected candidates for the Civil Service of the East india Company.
Their choice, so far as it can be allowed, of the Presidency in India
to which they shall be appointed shall be determined by the order in
which they stand on such list.
6. In August, 1857,
candi-
dates will take place in the following subjects:
the mode of conducting civil and crimqsal trials . • - • •
Law, including the ordinary rules of taking evidence and
a further examination of the selected
The History of India
.•.• ••••
I'ol,tleal Economy .......... ........ ......... 400
Any vernacular language of be previously fixed
by the Board of Commissioners for the atlairs of India 200
and such further examination will be conducted in the same manner
as that above described. (The r umber set opposite to each subject
1,000
denotes the greatest number of marks which can be obtained in
respect of such subject).
9. Any selected candidate who shall not, at such further examina-
tion in 1857, obtain in each of the subjects above-mentioned, one-
sixth of tne number of marks set against such particular subject,
shall be struck off the list of selected candidates.
10. The selected candidates who, at such further examination,
shall be deemed by the examiners to have a competent knowledge
(ascertained iu the manner mentioned in the preceding paragraph)
of Law, the History of India, Political Economy, an 1 one Language
of India, shall be entitled to be appointed to the civil service of the
East India Company ; and the names of such candidates shall be
placed in a list in the order of their merit in such examination, .esti-
mated as above by the total number of marks which they shall have
obtained in respect of all the subjects in which they shall have been
examined at such examination.
11. The seniority in the civil service of the East India Company
of such candidates shall be determined according to the order in
which they stand on the list resulting from such further examination.
12. No person will, even after such examination, be allowed to
proceed to India unless he shall comply with the regulations in farce
at the time for the civil service of the East India Company, and
shall be of sound bodily health and good moral character.
13 The Commissioners for the Affairs of India will be ready
to receive, at any time previous to the let of May, 1856, the
testimonials of persons desirous of being appointed to the office of
Examiner; but, with respect to the examinations above mentioned,
no such appointment will be made until after the date above men-
tioned.

14. All papers relating to the above-mentioned examinations are
to be sent, and all inquiries are to be addressed, thus :
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" The Secretary,
" India Board,
" Westminster.

"E. I. C. Civil Service
" Examination."

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perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from
the original by the closest observer; they will never change colour or
decay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used.
This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful
operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and Is
guaranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed tee.;
rendered sound and useful in mastication.-52, Fleet-street. At
home from ten till five.