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

CHRIST MA S.

GRAVESEND STAR PACKETS will Leave
the BRUNSWICK WHARF, Blackwall, on the arrival of the
following Trains from the Fenchurch-street Terminus :—at 9, 11,
2%; Terrace Pier, Gravesend, at 8%, 11%, 1%.
N.B.—A PACKET will Leave the TERRACE PIER on
CHRISTMAS-EVE, at FIVE P.M.
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*,,,* No other Packets call at the Grays, Greenhithe, or Parfleet
Piers.
Star-office, Gravesend, December 21, 1852.

Tll7, BERNESE ALPS, from the Faulhorn,
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.

CONTRACTS FOR RUM, COCOA, TEA, TOBACCO, AND SOAP.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and
. , . -' , Transport Setvices,
et•place, 20th December, 18F2.
THE 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 1 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.

C0C0A.................

Tons.
100
Lbs.
50.000
Tons.

TEA (Congon) •• •• ••

TOBACCO (Virginia) • • • • 20
SOAP (Mottled) ...... • • 30
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
21bs), of the Tea (not less than llb from the Bonded Warehouse), of
the Tobacco (net 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 Bevis, 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
authorised 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 one 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 station in life, and for every part of the world, with the ex-
ception of the 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 aro divided amongst the Assured.
Table I. exhibits the necessary Premiums for the Assurance of
1001. on a Single Life :

For For Seven Annual Prem. Annual Prem.
Age. One I ear. Years. for the whole of for the whole of
life without Prof. with Profits.
£s. d. £s. d. £s. d. £s. d.
15 014 9 0 16 6 1 9 is .1 15 2
20 0 17 7 0 18 7 1 13 11 1 19 5
25111130 1 18 7 2 4 2
39 1 4 4 1 6 7 2 3 11 2 9 )
35 1 8 2 1 10 6 2 TO 6 2 't. 6
40 1 12 0 1 14 2 2 18 3 3 4 5
45 1 15 9 2 0 5 3 9 3 3 15 7
50246210 4 4 3 3 4 9
55 215 1 33 4 50 0 , 57 G
60 311 0 4511 , 65 6 612 6

JOSEPH CARTWRIGH r BRETTELL, Secretary.

BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY.
Established August 1, 1837.
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 WI., cap. 9.
Crtnantay— 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.
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Annual division of profits.
Policy holders participate in profits after five or seven annual
payments, according to the table selected.
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 27th April last, a reduction
of 30 per cent. was made in the current year's premium on all partici-
pating policies.
A Board of Directors in attendance daily at Two o'clock.
Age of the assured in every case admitted in the policy.
Medical attendants remunerated in all cases for their reports.

(PROPRIETARY.)
Extract from the Half
Credit Rates of
Premium.

(muTuAL.)
Extract from Table with Participation
in Profits, after Seven Yearly
Payments'