The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-24 00:00:00

hANK of LONDON.
^ (Incorporated by Royal Charter.)
ITEA,
r, OFFICE Threadfteedle-street (late Hail of Commerce).
il,4nt,c-aaoss BRANCn-450, West Strand.
lb„4lEsT allowed on current and deposit accounts.
or. sent rate of Interest on Deposit AccOunt is 31 10s. per cent.
branch of banking business undertaken.
'lParticulars of terms nn application, or sent by post.
MATTHE ftr MARSHALL, jun., Manager.
I'Lr,aclneadle-street, September 13, 1855.

r OPOLITAN LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY.
the No. 3, Frinces-street, Bank.
fait Directors hereby give notice to Members whose Premiums fall
11/ °n the sth of October next, that the same must be PAID within
° days from that date.
q. Premiums are paid Yearly, Half-yearly, or Quarterly, on
ttlkiLn, of January, sth of April, sth of July, and sth of October,
itAr,,`,l'. which several days constitutes the commencement of the
,%11_31etnhers. Persons, therefore, desirous of entering the So.
4°4 Members on the sth of October next, should appear or lodge
?Posals at the office on or before that day.
NI; 6oclety, for Mutual and General Assurance, appropriates the
°6,f its profits to the benefit of parties assuring their own lives
whole term of life as Mernbers of the Society.
the Year ending the sth of April, 185 ti an abatement of 51 per
'has been declared on the Premiums of all Members of Five
standing and upwards.
HENRY MARSHAL, Actuary.
~ltes-street, Bank, Sept. 3, 1853,
BENE.—Resolved, this 19th Sept., 1855. That daring the
'4lE.'" war every person assured or to he assured as a memb.r, or
t
not a mariner by profession, may proceed to any part of
,st 4; e where there are no hostilities, without a licence from the
Directors, and without paying any additional premium.

A.D. 1720.
40YAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE
CORPORATION,
(Established by Charter of his Majesty tleorge the First),
For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES.
OFFICES—ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
BRANCH OFFICE-29, PALL-MALL.
• Octavius Wigram, Esq., Governor.
George Fearkes Barclay, Esq., sub-Governor.
Sir John William Lubbock, Bart.. Deputy-Governer.
DIRECTORS.
teT even Charles John Manning, Esq.
'tend g
k• •P. Ct, Esq. Hon. John T. Leslie Melville.
arrett, Cattley, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq.
telt,k der Colvin, Esq. Edward Howley Palmer, Esq.
!PH rdMaz.well Daniel, Esq. Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart.
;4441 Davidson, Esq. Alexander r. Prevost, Esq.
N"ftr Druce. Esq. Abraham George Robarts, Esq,
e_ilale Wm. Grenfell, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq.
, Amadeus Heath, Esq. William Ronan, Esq. •
ai Tetlow Hibbert, Esq. Thomas Tooke, Esq.
ti 4, Stewart Hodgson, Esq. William Wallace, Esq.
tot Holland, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq.
• iVm,
eeMEDICAL REFEREE—SamueI Say, Esq., F.R.S.
.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of Fire Pre,
dne at Michaelmas will expire on the 14th October.
44VN and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Cor-
on advantageous terms.
Assured are exempt from the liabilities of partnership, and
kt,kent of their claims is guaranteed by a large invested capital-

144 the Life Department, assurances are granted with participation
'its. or, at lower Premiums, without such participation.
bilte lievergionary BONUS on Life Policies has averaged 2 per
Der annum on the sum assured, or 46 per cent. on the Premiums
not excee 10,0001. may he assured en one Life.
181 ° orporatlen bears the cost of Policy Stamps and Medical Fees,
t/i),,,Nnires no entrance-money. The Assured are subject to no
1/2t
t the Premium. No extra charge is made for service in the
,ti,
'thin the United Kingdom.
S are granted on Life Policies to their full values.
itii7,Corporation affords all the advantages of modern practice,
kll Ve stability of an office safely constituted under Royal Charter
Nl,",Peelal Acts of Parliament, and tested by the experience of
Rliia Century and a half. There is but one older life office In
-

ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
JOHN A. 111011111, Actuary and Secretary.

ItOYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GAR-
bENS.— Two Balloon Ascents. - Last Week of the Spanish
'ol,l.—On MONDAY, Sept. 24, and WEDNESDAY, Sept. 26,
NqDlianc e with special request, the War Balloon and Telegraph
41ve',,, invented and worked by the celebrated Aeronaut, Henry
4;1will ascend and signalise the latest intellicence from the
'tk;:f. War. View of Sebastopol as it was, and Sweaborg as it is
Vacal and Instrumental Concert—Siege, Bombardment, and
t4gration of Sebastopol—Dancing in the New Salon de Danse.
\''4.4:Charge. Admission to the whole, ONE SHILLING.