The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-14 00:00:00

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ATLANTIC and GREAT WESTERN
RAILWAY.—NEW YORK DIVISION.
tet(h)trPONS due Ist Januarext will be PAID in London,
e ConsolidatEd Bank (Limited). No 7, Fenchurch-street,
London at the rate of 4s. to the dollar.
if Ihe Cot:ous must be left two clear days for examination ;
I Rent to the Offices of the Company, No. 2, 014 Broad-street,
za9trnu, E.C., by post, a cheque for the amount will be re-
-led in due course.
Dine option. to convert Bonds into Shares expires on 31st
eeerab
T _
on,
ndon No. 2, Old Broad-street, Dec. 9, 1863.

ATLANTIC anti GREAT WESTERN
RAILWAY.—NOTICE to BONDHOLDERS.
-, In conformity with the terms on which the First Mortgage
it,onds of the PennsylvanTa Section of this RRilroad ware
"""iled to the public, the FIRST ANNUAL DRAWING of 4
Dter cent. of the cross amount of these Bonds will take place
161 Ulf: London Tavern, Bishopscate-street, in the presence of
4r. Grain, Public Notary, on TUESDAY. January 12, Is6l,
.
One o'clock precisely, when Bondholders are invited to
~1'
Kend. The authorised issue is as under, viz.:-
2,000 Bonds of 1,100 dols. each
600 ~ 500 11 300,000 ~
2,000 „ 100 ~ 20 ~000 ~

----
2,510,000 ~
above
per cent. of each denomination will be drawn on the
• „a•onve day, and the Bonds so drawn, that have been issued in
•&,, (Melon, will be paid off at the rate of £225 for every 1,000
',al& Bond, £ll2los. for every 503 dols.Boncl, and £22 10s. for
larY 100 dole. Bond, on preserttathiii at: the 'Companv's
Mee. No. 2, Old lroad-street, E.C., on and after Ist April
teXt, in addition to the Coupon due on that day, after which
all interest will cease.
. On paymPnt, the drawn Bonds will be cancelled in the pre-
'en ~:e of a public notary.
—Offices, 2, Old Broad-street, London, E.C., Dec. 9, 1863.

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY.

SPECIAL NOTICE.
The Directors are now prepared to n-rant Insurances on
Merchandise in the Port of Loudon at the REDUCED
CALE OF RATES.
Particulars to be obtained at the Offices, 11, Lombard-
street, E.C.

nOYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE
OFFICE,
ROYAL EXCRANCE, LONDON,
25th November, 1863.
The COURT of DIRECTORS of the Corporation of the
Royal Exchange Assurance do hereby give Notice, that their
Transfer Books will be shut from TUES )A"lr, the 15th of
December next, to THURST3AY, the 7th of January follow-
ing; that the Annual General Court appointed by their
Charter will be holden at their Office on the Royal Exchan2e,
on WEDNESDAY, the 23d of December, at Twelve o'clock
at Noon ; and that a Dividend will be considered of at the
said Court.

ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary.

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 rank for an
additional Year's Bonus in comparison to later entrants.

D aring the Four Years preceding last Division of
Profits (1858), the Company issued 1,595 Life
Paicies, assuring £1.221,603
4-Mring the Four suveeding Years the number of
Lite Polices issued amounted to 3,168, and the
Sums assured to £2,22 ~52
BEING AN INCREASE OF 82 PER CENT.

The SIXTH SEPTENNIAL DIVISION of the COM-
-1-"ANY'S PROFITS will take place on 31st December, 1865.
TII WHOLE PROFITS WHICH HAVE ACCUMU-
LATED SINCE 'lsT DECEMBER, 1858, WILL THEN
BE DIVIDED, AND NINETY PER CENT. ALLO! 'A s'ED
'lll ONG THE ASSURED ON THE PARTICIPATING
SCALE.

CERTIFICATES of INDISPUTABILI fT granted,
and every facility offered to I❑surers.

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

By order.

F. W. LANCE, Secretary.

London, November, 1863.
HEAD OFFICES:
tOIRDON 58, Threadneedle-street.
4, New Bank Buildinc•s, Lothbury.
West-end Office.. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall.
•CDINDTIRGII 64, Princes-street.

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