The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-16 00:00:00

SPECIAL NOTICE.

THE BOOKS OF THE
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY,
For the Year 1863, close on 31st December.
Life Policies effected on or before that date will rink for an
additional Year's Bonus in comparison to later entrants.

During the Four Years preceding last Division of
Profits (1858), the + ompany issued 1,595 Life
Policies, assuring ****** £1,221,603
Durinz the Four suc-eeding Years the number of
Life Polices issued amounted to 3,168, and the
Sums assured to £2,22,,57,2
BEING AN INCREASE OF 82 PER CENT.

The SIXTH SEPTENNIAL DIVISION of the COM-
PANY'S PROFITS will take place on 31st December, 1E65.
-111,', WHOLE PROFITS WHICH HAVE ACCUMU-
L A.T7AD SINCE 31s1 DECEMBER, iB5B, WILL THEN
E DIVIDED, AND NINETY PER CENT. ALLOCATED
41-%1 'ONG- THE ASSURED ON THE PARTICIPATING
SCALE.

CERTIFICATES of INDISPUTABILI fY granted,
and every facility offered to Insurers.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Insuran'es granted both at Home and Abroad on the most
liberal terms.
Forms of Proposal and every information will be given at
the Head Office, or any of the Company's Agents.

By order.

F. W. LANCE, Secretary.

London,. November, 1863.
HEAD OFFICES:
Loismobr,.. 5B, Threadneedle-street.
• 4, New Bank Buildings, Lothbury.
West-end Office B, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall.
-.DIN BURGH 64, Princes-street.

nER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
CHRISTMAS EVE.
The Lessee and Director begs to announce that a Grand
Performance of the MESSIAH will take place on THURS-
DAY, December 24.
last(most appearance previous to her departure fcr Italy), Miss
Lascelles, "r. Wilbye Cooper, and Mr. Santle Conductor,
Slaw: A rditi. y.
Tl Band (selected from the Orchestra of Her Majesty's
The•.tre and the Sacred Harmonic Society) and chorus will
Con stet of 500 Performers.
-Prices :—Gallerv, 2s. ; pit, 55.; dress circle, 7s. ; upper box
seats, 5s ; pit stalls, half-a-guinea ; private boxes, from one
to three guineas.
Doors open at half-past seven. Commence at eight o'clock
precisely.
Boxes, stalls, and planes may be obtained at the Box-office
of the 'Theatre, open daily (under the superintendence of Mr.
Nugent) from ten till five.

MSULLIEN'S CONCERTS.
-13_1Le HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Positively the Last Night but Three of the Season.
Immense success of M. Jullien's new GREAT CON-
GRESS QUADRIL LE, introducing the National Melo-
dies of different nations.
Vocalist, Mdlle. VOLPINI.
Grand Orchestra—Three Military Bands, and full Chorus.
Conductor—M. JULLIEN.
Commence at B.—Admission, One Shilling.
M. Jullien's BENEFIT will talcs place on SATURDAY
_next. being positively the last niE.,ht of the season, and the
v-P.AND BAL D'OPE RA on MONDAY, the 21st inst.

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL,
IRLINGTON.—GRAND TOURNAMENT, HIP-
PODROME, and CIRQUE, on a scale of magnificence
hitherto unattempted in this eJuntry, will open on BOXING
bAy.

OY AL AGRICULTURAL HALL,
Q. ISLINGTON.—CROCKETT, the renowned LION
will make his First Appearance in Loudon with
wonderful troup of Lions on BOXING DAY.
Leases—Messrs. STRANGE and JULLEYN,

O XF OR D,
s, OXFORD STREET, W.
THIS EVENING, will be performed Selections from the
!ollowing Oneras, viz., THE SLAVE, and CLARA, the
LAID of MILAN, by Sir H. liishop; also, from LA FORZA
DEL DESI INO— Verdi ; by the followino•talented artistes
Misses Russell, Townley, Fitz Henry, 11,,t1msley, Tyrrell
and Ellison ; Messrs. Green, Knish, Kimberley, Stuart, dm
Also, Solos on the Violin by viorn COLLINS, the
celebrated English Violinist.

Flute by Drew Dean. Pianoforte, Miss Bryant.
the marvellous instrument, the ORCHESTRAL
a-NO, by Herr SCHALKENBACH, the Inventor.

Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans.
__Comedy, by UNSWORTH (" or any other man "), Eugene,
w. Randall, W. T. Critchfield, T. Maclagan, and the marvel-
lous Gymnast, J. Henderson.
The BALL has been newly Decorated, and is one of the
Most Beautiful in the Metropolis.
Open at half-past 7 o'clock. Admission, area, ed. ; stalls
and balcony, is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d.

:T RE GHOST CLUB" at the
that, throuth it
-Peotral Tabieau
CANTE R BURY HALL.—New and Interesting
TER BURY HAL L.-. -
x•—lifr. C. MORTON is enabled to announce
Shadows, a ~Gilleomme,dium of Professor Pepper's World of
CLuB" is nightly held at the CAN-
peopling of the Haunyhe object of the Club is not the re-
pictures of the dramamsoi t°
the agency of phantTl Rouses of London ; but, through
and mirthful aspects ; and, ?resent vivid (if transient)
rea
to recall, and still furtherbr Me, both in its serious
means of spectral tableaux.
of the teachings or pleasantries oPf ra
u on the mind, some
sent, the two orders of Slavery_tr best wrlers. At pre-
and the "White" Slavery of a mo %Slavery of the South,
receive emphatic illustration ; and these3ciatotful civilisation,
rapidly replacel by others. The pages of st Plotnres will be
eleler Dramatists, of Scott, Hood, Inßoldaby ij"''spere and the
, ickens &c., &
Wi'l, in turns, furnish subjects for illustration ' c.,
All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions
as
usual,
Including Opera tic Selections, dm ; Comedy b
__.
y u sworth
H
(the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, George odson, B.
Marshall, and George Hutcherson.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. -
IM-
DIENSE SUCCESS. Houses Crowded Nightly.
•FRANCONI'S CIRQUE IMPERIAL. The most talented
Male and Female Equestrians, Acrobats, Gymnasts, and the
best Stud of Trick and Manage Horses in the World.
__Every Evening at Half-past Seven. Day Performances on
Mondays, Wednesday s, and Saturdays, at T o o.
Admission—Reserved seats, Ss.; stalls, 2s. ; promenade,
_
; private boxes, one guinea.
Box-office open daily from Ten until Four.

ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street,
Piccadilly.
During- the Concerts given by Mons. JULLIEN, at Tier
Majesty's Theatre, the BALL will commence EVERY
mVEN.ING at NINE O'CLOCK.

Doors open at 8 o'clock.
Admission, Is.
Manager--M, GRENET.

29, GEORGE-STREET, HANOVER-SQUARE,
TIE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM.
Open daily from 10 till 10. Lectures at 4 and
o'clock. Where may be seen the Astecs ; Bushman and
R, if e ; Julia Pastrana and Infant; Eng and Shanz, the
'Lines. Twins ; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Pre-
parations, (tc. Egyptian Mummies, Years
unwrapped, 4,000
old. Admission, One shilling 'or Gentlemen only).

ALGERIAN ONYX MARBLE. Messrs.
in HOWELL JAMES, and CO., respectfully solicit an
in, of their Onyx Salon, which contains upwards of
I°oq objects consisting of Clock Candelabra, Lamps,Vases,
Jardinieres,' Inkstands, Pen-trays, and a variety of smaller
articles of taste, at moderate prices.
This beautiful marble is perfectly translucent, bears a very
turned
Polish, presents a diversity of pleasing tints, and can be
or chiselled into any form necessary for utility or
o
rnament.-5, 7,9, Regent-street, Pall-mall.

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she can be consulted daily. All communications are
strictly confidential.