The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-23 00:00:00

ARMY CONTRACTS,

Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Oct, 9, 1863.
ENDERS will be received at this Office, until
12 o'clock, noon, on THURSDAY, the sth November,
1863, from persons who may be willing to enter into Con-
tra^t to supply
PAILLASSE STRAW AND STRAW FOR ROYAL

ENGINEER SERVICE,
In such quantities as may be required fram the Ist December,
3ss3, to 30th November. 186*, for the use of her Majesty's
Porces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the corn-
/nand.
Forins of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob-
mined on application at this office, by letter or in person,
oe_tween the hours of ten and four o'clock.
he Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and
delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the
b IF "Tender for Supply of Straw)," and no Tender will
Ina unless made on forms obtained from this office,
delivered by the hour appointed.
ORN

.AMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library,
meattnd Dining-room, consisting of a new and eiegant assort-
°l VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink-
Aitiri, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &c., in Italian,
ItaD46._er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derb_yshire Spar, dreo...
l'illogtiritand manufactured by JAMES TENNANT,
u. her Slaiesty, 149. Stand. W.C., Lonaon.
liTtia'n,ant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS,
lacilitate—'4B, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly CIIOI,OOVQ. interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON--
each. ' GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas
PRAelleA
BALOG Y
‘ven INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE-
by Mr. TENNANT. at 149, Strand, W.C.

NOT}lnstr.,-------_____________
most useful i
kl
IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and
Messrs. JOHN Gormention of the day, AGUA AMARELLA.
street, London, per(' HELL and CO., 3. King-court, Lombard-
to the public this I.l!ners to her Majesty, respectfully offer
restores the
.human''':,Ty marvellous fluid, which gradually
what age. The Ag,,,171,1" to its pristine hue—no matter at
cont;taf_nareli a has none of the properties of
dv,s ; it, on the
the hair is once rrYe,...la beneficial to the system, and
coio_.trored one appEcation per month
when
will keep it in perfect
in half bottles, 10s. 6j. t,,,,__ ,?rice one guinea per bottle, or
nru'vTurnonials from artistes of the
inErhest order, and from i
iiiiity, may be seen on aiviiat7.l:s of unnoubted respeeta-
and Co. have been appointee ',err- Messrq. John Gosnell
fleas the Princess of Wales. Inners to her Royal High-

Ir. SCOTI"S 131LIOuR A ~„_,
will be foutut'
PILLS.—A NEVER PAIL-ii,„4llN 1) LIVER
,tronl the recipe of Dr.
pared without any mercurial ingrediez,""r RESlFDY.—Pre-
?.ecitt, of Bromley, Kent,
suffer trom bilious and liver complainu:rPraluable to all who
spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eye'B,4lTgestion, wind.
costiveness, as a family aperient medicine 7 For habitual
of the blood, they are truly excellent ; mildtxld as a purifier
"1 and 2-ratetill to :be stomach, they createin their opera-
mote digestion, and strengthen the whole negPe.te, pro-
Sold by W. Lambert, t,, King William-street, (lions system.
London, and by most drugosts, in boxes,h, iidaring-cross.
times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be Mire to lihrfc.l three
Scott's Bilious and Liver fills. The genuine are or Dr,
a square
green Package, Wit;.l" William Lambert," engraved
mtamp. an the

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The
GHOST ! new version—The FAIRY FOUNTAIN—
Grand Divertissement—Favourite Opera Selections—NlCO-
SlA, the eminent Violinist—RAPHAEL DE SOLLA. the
Infant Tenor—LANGLOIS, the Great Juggler. ,Every
Evening.
Doors open at 7—commence at half-past 7.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Great
Musical Attraction —lmmense success of SIGNOR
r ICOSIA, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every
Evening.

ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly.
These elegant Rooms are NOW OPEN for the Winter
Season. They have been entirely redecorated.
Musical Director and Conductor, Mons. L. JTJLLIEN.
Great Success of his new Quadrille, " The Prince of Wales,"
nightly encored.
The band is selected from the Italian Operas and the
Household Troops.

Doors open at 8 o'clock.
Admission, ls.

Manager—M. GRENET.

LUXURIANT WHISKERS or
MOUSTACHES. —My formula forces them to zro.v
heavily in six weeks upon the smoothest face, without injury
to the skin, and a sure remedy for baldness. 13 stamps.—
Mr. FOX, Macclesfield. Fox's celebrated Hairwash Formula,
for removing scurf and curling the hair, seven stamps,

DEAFNESS.—The SOUND MAGNIFIER
INVISIBLE VOICE CONDUCTOR, a newly in-
vented instrument for severe cases of deafness. It fits into
the ear, not perceptible, removes singing noises in the head,
and enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at
public assemblies.—S. and B. SOLO3IONS, 39, Albemarle-
street, Piccadilly.

TT WALKER'S IMPROVED NEEDLES,
xi. Elliptic Embroidery, and Loop-Eyed Darning;
Tapistry, Netting, Knitting, Carpeting ; Patent
Penelope Crochets, Tambours, &a, sold by any respectable
Dealer. H. WALKER is also Patentee of the Ridged-Eyed
Needles for easy and rapid sewing. Manufacturer to Her
Majesty, Queen's Works, Alcaiter, and 47, Gresham-street,
London.

SRORTHAND.-PITMAN'S PHONOGRA-
PHIC TEACHER. (3d. ; free by post, 7d.

SHORTHAND.-PITMAN'S PHONOGRA-
PHIC MANUAL. Free by post, le. 6d.

QHORTHA ND.-"PITMAN'S PHONO-
GRAPHY forms an exceedingly efficient—probably
the MOST efficient—system of Shorthand that exists."—Sir
Rowland Hill.
London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C.

A REAL SEA BATH in your own room by
using TIDMAN'S SEA SALT.

Tbis article, extracted from the "foaming billows," is a
valuable adjunct to the daily bath, and the best possible sub •
statute for a visit to the sea-side. Price 16s. per cwt. For-
warded on receipt of post-office order or stamps.
TIDINIAA and SON, Chemists, 10, Wormwood-street, Lon-
don, E.C.

TIDMAN'S SEA SALT is of great benefit to
weakly children, and a boon to all who would obtain
the invigorating effects of a sca bath in the comiortable se-
clu•ion of an apartment. Instructions for use are enclosed
in each packet.

TIDMAN'S SEA SALT has been analysed by
Dr. Hassall, who strongly recommends it as very
superior to the rock and other salts commonly used for
bathing pnvposes. It is the only efficient substitute for sea
bathing. In bags of 141b5., price 28. ; 281b5., 48. ; 561bs , 88.
1121b5., Iss.

Sole Proprietors, TIDMAN & SON, 10, Wormwood-street,
London, E.C. Sold by all Chemists.

rIELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of
‘._) the BIRTH of SHAKSPEARE, at Stratford-upon-
Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert
N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8., is Chairman) are now receiv-
ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to the
account of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Stourbridge
and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks,
Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and
Greenway, Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs.
Smith, Payne, and Co., Messrs. Hanburys and Co., or Messrs.
Glyn and Co., bankers, London.
The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip-
tion list to the nation most earnestly appeal to the admirers
of Shakspeare for their aid and assistance. The Committee
r. st their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only
the birthplace of Shakspeare, but the centre of attraction to
all admirers of the great Poet's works, and that it was his
home, the town he loved, and where he lived and died.

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Established 1809.
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of
Parliament.
Accumulated and Invested Funds ........,.£2,122,828
Annual Revenue.... ............................... 122,401
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

insuran,es granted both at Home and in Foreign Countries
on the most liberal terms.
I. IFE DEPARTMENT.
Every facility offered to Insurers.
Ninety per Cent. of the Profits divided among the Insurers
on the participating principle.
The new Life business transacted in 1802 as follows :
Policies. Amount In 'aired. Premiums.
1,037 £763,334 L 23,641 0 0
Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished
on application at the

OrricEs :
LONDON 58, Threadneedle-street.
4, New Bank Buildings. Lothbury.
f t
„ West-end Office B, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail-
way% Terminus, at King's-cross.
Patron—The QUEEN.
President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, B.G.
Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq.
• _

This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free
and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for-
mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti-
tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is aceom-
penied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient
magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered
capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of
the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the
funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of
these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover,
it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more,
on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week.
The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an
EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support,
to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that
daily present themselves.
Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward
Maiverman, Esq.' Nicholas-lane; also by itiesars. Coutts and
Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Berries and Co. ; hansom and
Cu. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn
and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison
and Co. ; W Riams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and
Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool
and at the Hoopital
STANFORD,F. SITTTH Secretary,

The directors present their report to the proprietors, in
accordance with the provisions of the deed of settlement of
the company. The details to be submitted will show a large
increase in both departments of the business, and a larger
profit realised than in any former year of the company's
existence. The year under review having been the " Queen's"
lifebonus year renders it desirable that the life branch should
occupy a prominent position in this report. There are, in
addition to the life and fire branches, several important
topics to be referred to, but the directors will be as concise
as possible, while endeavouring to convey to the proprietary
a clear view of the actual position of the company.

I.—LIYE BRANCH.
Great care has been exercised by the board in the selec-
tion of lives, the directors being of opinion that the interests
of the participating policy holders and of the proprietors will
thus be subservod, and that a large numberof the best de-
scription of lives will continue to be attracted to the com-
pany even in' an increasing ratio, when it becomes more
widely known that careful selection is held by the manage-
ment to be-an important element of future profit. During
the year, from 'various causes, proposals to the extent of-
about £55,000 have been declined, but notwithstanding this
policies have been completed and issued for a much larger
amount than during the preceding year, the excess in this
respect being upwards of £53,000. The premium income of
the year was £16,352 5a Id, and during the six years of the
working of this branch the premium receipts have been as
follow :—During the first three years,Xls,24BlBs 7d—during
the last three years. £43,556 13s 10d—thus showing an in-
crease in the latter triennial period over the former of up-
wards of 180 per cent. This, as showing the progress of
the life branch, is in itself sufficiently satisfactory, but a
still more gratifying feature has yet to be referred to. The
actuary of the company, Mr. J. Moncrieff Wilson, has just
completed his first quinquennial investigation, and upon
this topic the directors wish to convey to the proprietary
that full information which the importance of the subject
demands. The bonus to be declared is good, owing to
various causes, among which may be mentioned a smaller
mortality than that expected, a larger rate of interest than that
calculated upon, a careful watching of the important item of
charges or expenditure, and the division among participating
policy holders, according to the deed, of a share in the profits
arising not only out of the participating policies, but out of
non-participating also. The actuary reports—" As will be
apparent, it has been my special desire to be careful for the
future stability of the company,guarding against every con-
tingency likely to present itself to the mind of a prudent
actuary. No doubt by assuming four or even three and a half
per cent. as the rate of interest,or by including a small por-
tion of the premium loadings in the calculations, an enor-
mously larger apparent profit might have been shown—but
such a proceeding would have been, in my estimation, in the
highest degree dangerous to the future of the company, and,
in addition, would have been for the ' Queen' most uncalled
for, seeing that notwithstanding the wholesome checks
adopted, such gratifying results as those already indicated
have been arrived at—results which cannot fail to prove
most acceptable to the policy holders and proprietors of the
company." Before passing from the life branch the directors
have only to add that in accordance with their recently in-
troduced, and as they believe entirely original scheme, they
are prepared to grant separate free policies for the amount
of the reversionary bonus when required. It is desirable
that the proprietors and participating policy holders should
point out to their friends that the " Queen" bonus policy is
free from any condition whatever, and payable absolutely at
the death of the assured, without any reference to the ori-
ginal policy which may either lapse from non-payment of
premium or become void from the assured passing the
limits of residence; and, further, that in a " Queen', bonus
policy the holder possesses an absolute x eversion of a defined
market value, capable of being at any time converted into
cash,