The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-23 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY' (Limited).
The Directors be, to intimate to applicants for Shares in
this. Company that they are prr'ceedina with the ALLOT-
I,IENT, but that, owing to the large number of s JareA applied.
for ( 94,27 t) some days must yet elapse before it can be com-
pleted; the time occupied is necessarily prolonged owing to
the Directors having determined to grant an allotment to
every applicant.

By order,
November 20, 1863. JOSEPH TREFFRY, Secretary,

PARIS.-THE GRAND HOTEL,
Boulevard des Capucines, Place de Nouvelle Opera,
opposite the Rue de la Paix, and near the Theatres.
Has been opened since July, 1862. It contains 700 bed-
rooms, prices from 41r. o 251 r.; 70 drawing-rooms, from sfr.
to 30fr. ; a magniti3, nt salon, capable of dining more than
300 persons, and where there is a table d'hote at six o'clock.
Dinners and breakfasts are served a la carte in the coffee-
rooms, as well as in the apartments. There is a reading-
room with the best English and foreign papers and publica
bons, a music-room, and a drawing-room for the use of tra-
vellers without any additional charge. There are also bates,
billiard-rooms, smoking divans, post-office ; cabs, carriz,ges,
and omn buses going to the railway stations. The servant
speak all languages. This superb hotel, possessing all that
Moiern luxury and comfort can combine, and situated in the
most fashionable part of Paris, is recommended to the atten-
tion of travellers.
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Independently of their Two Hotels, the Compagnie Immo-
biliere has established an extensive Private Furnish( d House
on the Boulevard des Capucines, oppasite the ROTUNDA of
the GRAND HOTEL, where Families can reside as in their
own private residences, and where they may rely upon find-
ing the utmost comfort.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

THE BOOKS OF THE

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY,
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For the Year 1863, close on 31st December.
Life Policies effected on or before that date will rank for an
additional year's 13onus in comparison to later entrants.

During the Four Years preceding last Division of
Profits (1858), the Company issued 1,595 Life
Policies, assuring ................ £1,221,608
During the Four suc:ecding Years the number of
Lite Polices issued amounted to 3,168, and the
Sums assured t 0............ £2,22
BEING AN INCREASE OF 82 PER CENT.

The SIXTH SEPTENNIAL DIVISION of the COM-
PANY'S PROFITS will take place on 31st December, 1865.
THE WHO LE PROFITS WHICH HAVE ACCUMU-
LATED SINCE 81sT DECEMBER, 1858, WILL THEN
33E DIVIDED, AND NINETY PER CENT. ALLOCATED
AMONG THE ASSURED ON THE PARTICIPATING
SCALE.

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

FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Insurances 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, 1563.
HEAD OFFICES :
58, Threadneedle-street.
4, New Bank Buildings. Lothbury.
West-end Office B, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall.
zDINDURGII 64, Princes-street.

LONDON..

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—Daring the recent
heavy gales some of the boats of the National Lifeboat
!,nstitution saved 67 persons from different wrecks. The
"'3llllittee of the Institution earnest 'y AP PEAL to the
Public for ASSISTAN,E to enable them to meet the con-
li heavy demands on t Istitutions 125 lifebl
sainents. Contributions ahe
ren received' by all theLonon
at7/id country bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis,
the Institution, 14, Jchn-street, Adelphi, W.C.