The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-02 00:00:00

IWURNI i URE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and
1' LOORCLOTII, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in
the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First-class
goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to
Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select
from, displayed in Showrooms occupying an acre of ground.
Every article warranted.
CLERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR-
NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and
. are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un-
equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated byll.o
adm -able engravings of every description of Furniture and
.easteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gt atis and
post-free on application. This costly work also contains
complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised
tale

A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0
An Eight-roomed ditto
A Ten-roomed ditto ........
A Twelve-roomed dAto

Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass
of valnable infbrmationto all requiring househ3ld furniture,
carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy-
men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton,
Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ilyde, Plymouth,
Wells. Oxford. Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder-
minster, Wellington. Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking,
St. Aiban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's,
Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great

COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford-
bridge, London. S.E.

P
AR I S.-GRAND HOTEL DU LOUVRE.
Established in 1855.—Situated in the most Central
part of Paris, Rue de Rivoli and Place du Palais Royal—Six
hundred Bedrooms at from 3 to 20fr.-60 Sitting-rooms at
from 4 to 201 r.—a richly decorated Dining Saloon—Table
d' Hote at six o'clock--Public Coffee and Dining Rooms—
Choice Wines—Dinners served a la carte both in the dining-
rooms and the private apartments—Reading and Conversa-
tion Saloons; also Saloons for Musical, Wedding, and other
parties—all Newspapers and Serial Publications received—
Divans, Coffee, Smoking, and Billiard Rooms—numerous
Bath-rooms —Carriages on the premises—first-class Private
Equipages at command—Omnibuses running to all the rail-
way stations—Postal Letter-box—Telegraph office day and
night—Photographic studio—a staff of Servants speaking all
Languages.

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY.

Established 1821.
Subscribed Capital £2,C00,000.
11, Lombard-street, EC.

REDUCTION of the DUTY on FIRE INSURANCES on
Merchandise, Stock in Trade, Machinery, Fixtures, Imple-
ments, and Utensils used for trade or manufacture. All
Policies now effected or renewed will secure the full benefit
of the reduction from the 25th June next.
April 22,1861.

110 ME AND COLONIAL ASSURANCE
COMPANY (Li mited).
FIRE, LIFE, AND MARINE.
The Temporary Offices of this Company are REMOVED
from No. 1, East India Avenue, to No. 10, ST. HELEN'S-
PLACE, Bishop sgate- street.

HOME AND COLONIAL ASSURANCE
COMPANY (Limited).
FIRE, LIFE, AND MARINE.
Capital £2,000,000, in 40,000 shares of £5O each.
With power of increase.
DIRECTORS.
James Anderson, Esq. (Anderson and Thomson), London.
William Frederck Baring, Esq., Director of the Bank of
Hindustan.
Stephen Busk, Esq., Director of the Merchant Banking Com-
Wian
lliam Duthie, Esq., Director of the Standard Bank of
British South Africa.
Alex. Fraser, Esq. (Maclaine, Watson, and Co.), Batavia.
Lewis Fraser, Esq. (Maclaine. Fraser, and Co.), Singapore.
Clark Irving, Esq., Hyde Park-square.
Dunmn James Kay, E q. (Kay, Finlay, and Co.), London.
James Lyall, Esq. (Lyall, Rennie, and Co.), Calcutta.
T. W. L. Mackean, Esq., London.
Jame • M‘Master, Esq., late of Wm. M`Master and Brother,
Toronto and Manchester.
Brine ley de Conroy Nixon, Esq., Queen's Gate-gardens.
Augustus Henry Novell', Esq. (Novelii and Co.), London and
Manchester.
John Paterson, Esq., Director of the Alliance Bank.
Felix Pryor, Esq., of the late firm of H. and J. Johnston and
Co.
John Swindell, Esq. (Swindell and Matthews), Mincing-lane.
William Patrick Adam, Esq, M.P., Blair Adam, Kinross.
shire.
Henry Thurburn, Esq., 5, Queensborough• terrace.
James Wylie, Esq. (Gladstone, Wylie, and Co.), Calcutta.
UNDERWRITER.
J. J. Choisy, Esq.
BANKERS.
London The Alliance Bank, Lothbury.
The Consolidated Bank, Fenchureh-street.
Liverpool The Allance Bank.
Manchester The Alliance Bank.
11 The Consolidated Bank.
SOLICITORS.
Flux and Argles, Mincing-lane.
TEMPORARY OFFICES.
10, St. Helen's-place, Bishopsgate-street.