The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-24 00:00:00

CHRISTMAS.

eIRAVESEND STAR PACKETS will Leave
NJII the BRUNSWICK WHARF, Blackwell, on the arrival of the
following Trains from the Feachnrch-street Terminus :—at 9%, 11,
2q; Terrace Pier, Gravesend, at 8%, 1134, 13%.
N.B.—A PACKET will Leave the TERRACE PIER on
CHRISTMAS-EVE, at FIVE P.M.

*Ai* No other Packets call at the Grays, Greenhithe, or Purdeet
Piers.
Star-office, Gravesend, December 21, 1852.

11ETE BERNESE ALPS, from the Faulhorn,
A. including the entire grand chain of these stupendous Moun-
tains, and surrounding splendid scenery, is NOW OPEN, at BUR-
FORD'S PANORAMA, Leicester-square. The Views of the Battle
of Waterloo, and of Nimroud, ancient Nineveh, are also now open.—
Admission Is. each circle, or 2s. 6d. to the three circles. Open from
10 till dusk.

CONTRA CTS FOR iLUM, COCOA, TEA, TOBACCO, AND SOAP.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and
Transport Services,
Somerset place, 20th December, iBn.
lEEE Commissioners for Executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, do Hereby Give Notice, that on THURSDAY, the 30th
instant, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such
persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying and delivering
into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, the undermen-
tioned articles, viz.:—

The produce of Gallons.
the British pos- 30,000
sessions in the
RUM West Indies
The produce of
other British } 30,000
possessions

Half of each to be deli-
vered in three weeks
and the remainder in
three weeks after-
wards, or earlier if
preferred by the party
tendering.

COCOA

TEA (Congon) • • ...• • •

Tons.
100

Lbs.
50.000
Tons.

TOBACCO (Virginia) •• • • 20 1
SOAP (Mottled) .... •• • • as J
The Rum, Cocoa, Tea, and Tobacco, to be exempted from the
Customs duties, and the Soap to be tendered for at a price exclusive
of the Excise Drawback, which will be allowed to the Contractor.
Tenders will not be received for a less quantity than 4,000 Gallons
of Rum, 20 Tons of Cocoa, 10,0001bs of Tea, 5 Tens of Tobacco, and
10 Tons of Soap.
Samples of the Rum to be sent in pints for each import mark, and
the average strength of each mark Ex to be stated—and not
an average of different marks or strengths of several imports—
and any parcel of Rum that is found not to be of the same quality
mark or average strength of the sample tendered and accepted will
be rejected by the officers; and samples of the Cocoa (not less than
21b5), of the Tea (not less than llb from the Bonded Warehouse), of
the Tobacco (not less than 11b), and of the Soap (not less than a bar),
must be produced by the parties tendering, and separate tenders
must be made for each description of Rum.
The Samples produced by persons whose Tenders are not accepted,
are requested to be taken away by them immediately after the Con-
tracts have been decided.
The conditions of the revised Contracts, to which particular atten-
tion is called, may be seen at the said Office, at the Office of Com-
mander Beals, at Liverpool, and of the Collector of Customs at
Bristol
No Tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of Treaty,
nor any noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly
author] s 2d in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admi-
ralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words, " Tender for
," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, and
those for Rum and Cocoa must be accompanied by a letter signed by
Two responsible persons, and those for Tea, by orte responsible per-
son engaging to become bound with the person tendering, in the
sum of 201. per cent. on the value, for the due perormance of the
Contracts.

THE ROYAL NAVAL, MILITARY, AND
EAST INDIA
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
Established A.D. 1837,
FOR GENERAL ASSURANCE ON LIVES.
13, WATERLOO-PLACE, LONDON.
Assurances are granted upon the lives of persons in every profes-
sion and statio in life, and for every part of the world, with the ex-
ception of then Western Coast of Africa within the Tropics.
The Rates of Premiums are constructed upon sound principles with
reference to every colony, and, by payment of a moderate addition to
the Home Premium, in case of increase of risk, persons assured in
this office may change from one climate to another without forfeiting
their policies.
Four-fifths of the Profits are divided amongst the Assured.
Table I. exhibits the necessary Premiums for the Assurance of
1001. on a Single Life :

Annual Prem. Annual Prem.
Per For Seven
Age. One Year. Years. for the whole of for the whole of
lifewithoutProf. with Profits.
£s. d. Xs. cl. £s. d. £B. d.
15 014 9 016 6 19 10 115 2
20 017 7 019 7 113 11 119 5
25 11 1 13 0 118 7 24 2
39 14 4 16 7 23 11 2 9
35 18 2 110 6 210 6 2 If. 6
40 112 0 114 2 18 3 34 5
2
45 115 9 20 5 39 3 315 7
50 24 6 210 4 43 3 49 9
55 215 1 33 4 50 0 57 6
60 311 0 45 11 65 6 612 6

JOSEPH CARTWRIGHT BRETTELL, secretary.

BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY.
Established August 1, 1837.
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Vict., cap. 9.
Cuensmi— Colonel ROBERT ALEXANDER, Blackheath Park.
ADVANTAGES OF THIS INSTITUTION.
A table of increasing rates of premium, especially adapted to
the securing of Loans or Debts.
Half-credit rates whereby half the premium only is payable
during the first seven years.
Sum Assured payable at sixty, or at death if occuring pre-

viously.
Orphans Endowment Branch affording the means of having
children educated and started in life, by securing annuities, to com-
mence at the parents' death, and to be paid until a son shall attain
his 21st year, or, if a daughter, her 25th year of age.

BRITANNIA. MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION.
Empowered by her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent.
Annual division of profits.
Policy holders participate in profits after five or seven animal
payments, according to the table selecteel.
Premiums calculated for every three months difference of age.
Half credit policies granted on terms unusually favourable ; the
unpaid half premiums being liquidated out of the profits..
At the Annual General Meeting on the ':7th April last, a reduction
of 30 per cent. was made in the current y ear's premium on all pm tici-
p ating policies.
A Board of Directors in attendance daily at Two o'clock.
Age of the assured in every case admitt ed in the policy.
Medical attendants remunerated in all cases for their reports.

'
(PROPRIETARY.) 4 MUTUAL.)
Extract from the Half Extract from Table with Participation
credit Hates of in Profits, after Seven Yearly
Premium. P aymentsl
---.--
1 Half Whole Half Quar •
4 premium premium
Age. Annual Yearly terly
t,, First for Re-'
premium Pre- Pre-
-4 Seven mainder mium. mium.
Years. of Life.
- --- - I -- --I
£ s. d. £ a. d. Years. tionths £ I. d. £ a. d. £ a. d.
30 1 19i 2 3 6 30 0 27 3 1 420 12 3
40 1 9 22 18 4 . 3 27 6 1 440 12 4
50 2 2 6 4 5 8 6 2710 1 460 12 5
GO 368 6 13 4 9 2 82 1 4 8, 012 6

E. R. FOS''.CER, Resident Director,
ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary.
1, Princes-street, Bank, London,

riIIitISTMAS.—At the Social Reunions of this
NI. 1 festive season the Fair and Youth fal are more than usually
desirohs of shining in PERSONAL ATTRACTION under the gaze
of many friends, and the following innivi lied articles for the Toilet
are necessarily called into increased requisition, namely :
ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL, •(
for creating and sustaining a lusaulant head of hair ;

ROWLANDS' ICAL'IrDOR,
for rendering the skin soft, fair , and blooming;

ROWLANDS' ODONTO, OR PEARL DENTIFRICE,
for imparting a pearl-like whitenea sto the Teeth; and
ROWLANDS' AQUA D'ORO,
a fragrant and spirituous Perfume, an o ssential accompaniment to
places of public amusement and crowded. assemblies.
The patronage of Royalty throughout ILarope. and the high appre-
ciation by Ralik and Fashion,with the w ell-known infallible efficacy
of these articles, give them a celebrity It u paralleled, and render them
a peculiarly
ELEGANT AND SEASONA E ILE PRESENT.
Beware of Spurious Imitations.—The only Genuine of each bears
the name of " ROWLANDS' " preceding that of the article on the
wrapper or label.
Sold by A. Rowland and Sons, 20, U atton-garden, London, and
by Chemists and Perfumers.

Passau., ..
Pernambuco (8razi15)..........
Bishop's uc,klwld (New Zoland)

BRITISH COLLEGE of HEALTH,
HannHos-place, New•ro.ad, London.
FOREIGN GENERAL AGENTS FOR THE S ALE OF MORISON'S PILLS,
:Miret, and
the Vegetable Universal Medicine.
Amsterdam ••••• • • • • . Mr. Jacob Meihuizen.
Baltimore (U.S.)
J.
eCs. Charles s
French and SoOlne
Barbadoes ..... •• . J. lif:ontetiore and Co.
Barcelona (Spain) ..
Cu yam.
Basle (Switzerland) . ....... Mr. Roderick Scholl).
Brody (Germany) .. ••••• • • • • • N. K :,ornfeld, Esq.
Buffalo (U.S.) ................Mr. Czeicke.
Cadiz • • Mr. J. Bensusan.
Calcutta .... ••• • • • .......... T. G ardner, Esq.
Cape Breton ..... ••• • • ........ Lieu t. J. WKlnnon.
Carthagena .... ••• • • Rafe vel Cauto, Muralla del Mar.
Constantinople ........... ..... Mr. A. Stampa.
Copenhagen .. • . Mr. (3. S. Holm and Mr. Michael-
se.T.
Cracow ...... ••• • • Mr. I fuldner•
Curagos (W. 1.) .... • • • • •• Messrs. Senior.
Douglas (Isle of Man) .• • • • • Mr. Johnson.
Elsinore .. • • • • • • • • • • Mr. -0. S. Steenburg.
Frankfort
George Town City (Demerara) .• Mr. Jolm
Gibraltar....
Guernsey .......• • • .......... Mr. James Cochrane.
Halifax (U.S.) ................ Memrs. A. and W. Mackinlay.
Hamburg ........ ............ Me.so Krauskopf and Co.
Kempton (Bavaria) ..
Kingston (Jamaica) ............ Miss Kington.
Melbourne (Port Phi1ip)........ Mr. A. Chariwood.
Madras . .••. . • • • • R. . Pereira, Esq.
Madrid Mestsrs. Saavedra and Co.
Matanzas (Cuba) . ..... ........ Dr... Ambrosio C. Santo, Calle de]
idedio, No. 13.
Mexico .... • •
Montreal.. ........... ..... Mr. R. Trudean.
New York (U. S.) . . • • . • •
Odessa (Russia) ... Win.. Wagner.
Paris ...• •••• • • • . .•• . . ........................M. 33, Rue Louis-le
grzind.
Carl Herman.
A. S. Corbett, Esq.
Mr. Antonio Andrews.
Mr.. R. Parris.