The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-21 00:00:00

EXTRA.. STEAMER to. the CAPE of GOOD
HOPE.—The GENERAL SCREW STEAM-SHIPPING
COMPANY'S screw steamer HELLESPONT, 530 tons, W. WATTS,
Commander, will sail from Plymouth on the 26th instant. She has
excellent accommodation for Passengers, and space for a limited
quantity of fine goods. _ _

For passage apply at the Offices of the Company, No. 2, Royal
Exchange-buildings; for freight, to Messrs. Balfour, Laming, and
Owen, 157, Fenchurch-street.

RAMSGATE DIRECT?!
The COMMERCIAL COMPANY'S splendid steam-ship
3)IICIIE‘,S of KENT, every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and FRI-
DAY, from Londo•;-bridge Wharf at 10 o'clock ; Blackwail, half-
Past 10 ; and North .Woolwich Pier three-quarters past 10.
Saloon, 53.; fore cabin, 45.; children, 3s.
Offices, Arthur-street East, and Universal Office, Regent-circus..

THE BRITISH SCHOOL of VOCALIZA-
TION.--Tile great SUCCCS3 that attended the First ExhitAtion
of this School .(after only 15 months' Instruction), at the Concert
given in the Hanover-square Rooms on Thursday Evening, June 17,
1852, fully justifies Mr. FLOWERS in announcing his intention of
permanently establishing an OPERATIC SCHOOL OF SINGING,
for Protessione Students only, under the above title.
Terms of admission for each Student, including an Italian Master,
to be Fiftyfive Guineas for Two Years (no shorter period being al-
lo A ed), to be paid in advance.
For further particulars, apply to 0, F. FloWerS, 3, Koppel-street,
Russell-square.

LIQUITABLE FIRE and NATIONAL LOAN
FUND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES
26, CORNHILL, LONDON.
DIRECTORS.
t*T. LAMIE MITRRAY, Esq., Chairman.
*W. A. B. Bennett, Esq. *John Moss, Esq.
t*Elnah Croft, Esq. Wolin Rawson, Esq.
9-. Elliotspn, M.D. F.R.S. • *John Shaw, Esq.
t*Geo. Fuller, Esq. • t*Edmond.S. Symes, Esq.
*Ralph iongli, Esq. t*Ulement Taber, Esq.
' 'l&,y,,ennaway, Esq. . ' tJoseph Thotnpson, Esq.
4.ln7ht, Y.ll, = _
_-Auguitus rano, Esq.
—. Tr. litirati, tart. '' -- *Augustus
Water; Esq.
M. C. Maher, Esq.

* Fire. f Life. • * Both.
EQUITABLE FIRE 'OFFICE. Capital, 500,0001.
(Incorporated under 7 and 8 Viet., cap. 110.)
The Equitable Fire Office, by a constant analysis of its own
exverienee, from time to time, adopts such rates of premium as the
nature of the risk justifies ; and with this view an .annual investi-
gation Is made into each class of risk, and a return of fifty per cent.
of the net excess, made to all classes of Insurers whose policies have
been in force for three years,
Farming Stock insured at 3s. per cent. without the Average
Clause.
Losses are made good without deduction or discount.
NATIONAL LOAN
Ngw FUND LIFETABLES OFFICE. Capital 4500,000.
LIFE .
On the Withdrawal Table the assured is entitled, by simple en-
dorsement, to receive an immediate advance of one-half the amount
of the paid annual premiums, without security or deposit
of the policy ; or half-premium for the whole continuance of life. On
surrender one-half of the annual payments will be returned.
Life Annuities granted, also Deferred and Contingent Annuities.
The terms of the Society are peculiarly favourable.
The present annual income of the Society from premiums exceeds
70,0001 ; the amount covered by the policies of the Society is up-
wards of 2,250,0001.; and the reserve profit Applicable to future
bonus to the assured, amounts to 95,5021. 14s. Od.
Prospectuses, and every information, may be obtained, on applica
lion at the Office, or to any of its Agents.
W. S. B. WOOLHOUSE, Actuary.

METROPOLITAN LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY.

No. 3, Princes-street, Bank.
The Directors hereby give notice to Members whose Premiums fall
due on the sth of July next, that the same ..must be PAID
within Thirty days from that date.. . • ,
The Premiums are paid Yearly, Half-yearly, or Quarterly, on
the sth of January, sth of April, sth of July. and sth of October,
either of which several days constitutes the commencement of the
year to Members. Persons, therefore, desirous of entering the So-
ciety as Members on the sth of 'July next, should appear or lodge
their proposals at the office on or before that day.
This Society, for Mutual and General Assurance, appropriates the
whole of its profits to the benefit of parties assuring their own lives
for the whole term of life as Members of the Society.
For the year ending the sth of April, 1853, an abatement of 51 per
cent. has been declared on the Premiums of all Members of Five
Years' standing and upwards. •
RICHARD HEATHFIELD, Superintendent.
Princes-street, Bank, June 4, 1852.