The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-25 00:00:00

FURNUTRE. CARPETS, BEDDING, and
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and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select
from
displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground.
Every ar,icle warranted.
CL IiGYM EN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR-
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• are publishino• an entirely New Edition of their un-
equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illnstrated by 410
Ilmirable engravings of every description of Furniture and
edsteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gi atis and
Post-free on application. This costly work also contains
complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised
kale :

- • -
A Six-roomed Parsonage
An Eight-roomed ditto
A Ten-ro,med ditto
n, A Twelve-roomed rEtto
10gtther with a trice List of purified bedding, and a mass
4)1 valuable information to all requiring- household furniture,
earpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Cler,r2y-
l'ae!l and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton,
Chichester. Bury, Ety, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth,
IVells, Oxford, Brioliton, Gainsborou,h, 111,trgate. Kidder-
bilnster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, stables, Dorking,
St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, l'eterborouLrh, St. David's,
Wrexham and above 500 other places in all parts of Great
33r!tain.
COB BETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford-
bridge, London, S.E,

THE CONSOLIDATED DISCOUNT
COMPANY (Limited).
(The Directors reserve to hemsell es the right of changing
the name of the Company.)
70 be incorporated under "The Companies Act,1862," by
Which the Liability of each Shareholder is limited to the
amount of sharez.
Capital £1,000,000, In 20,000 Shares of £5O.
VIM issue, 10,000 shares. Deposit on application £l per
share, and £2 on allotment. No future call to exceed £5
per share, and at inter ,als of not less than three months.
It is not intended to call up more than £2O per share.
DIRECTORS.
George Walter Constable, Esq. (Messrs. Henderson and Con-
stable, Cannon-street.
George Denny, Esq. (Messrs. George Denny and Co.), Great
St. Helen's.
Gilliam Little, Esq., Director of the Cape Town Railway.
Wm. 31• Arthur, Esq. (of the firm of Wm. and Alexander
31'Arthur, Australian Merchants), 46, Moorgate-street.
'. J. Sargood, Esq. (Messrs. Sargoed, Kin;, and Sargood),
„, London and Melbourne.
411 mas Shepherd Richardson, Esq., Director of the Buenos
Ayres mad River Plate Bank,
James Thompson, Esq. (Messrs. Le Gros Thompson and
_ Co.), Gutter-lane.
'Hugh Fraser Sandeman, Esq.
*Riehd. Manners Sanderson, Esq. Messrs. Sandeman & Co.
*Samuel Baker, Esq.
* Committee of Management.
BANKERS.
The London and Westminster Bank.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Sole, Turners, and Hardwick.

BROKERS.
James Shepherd, Esq., Auction Mart, Bartholomew-lane.
Messrs. S.,andeman and Dobree, 2, Royal Exchange-buildings.
Offices—No. 4. Abchurch:lane.
l'4l-Oi3PECTITS. -
in forming this Company the Directors have secured the
w-nperation of M srs
sin
Hies Sandeman and Co.. of Abchurch-lane
whose well-known and lone-established business it is the
object of this Company to take up and develope.
The Company will conduct all the operations of ordinary
discount business.
The terms on which the business of Messrs. Sandeman and
Co. has been purchased justify the Directors in anticipating
a profit of at least 10 per cent. per annum on the paid-up
capital.
The Company will take possession of the premises now oc-
cupied by Messrs. Sandeman and Co., as from the Ist day of
January, and the business of the Company will commence
from that day.
No promotion money has or will be paid, and the expenses
will be strictly confined to the necessary payments.
Prospectuses and forms of applications for shares may be
chained at the Offices of the Company, of the Brokers, and
of the Solicit:Jr&
In the event of no allotment being made the deposits will
be returned in full should a less number of shares be al-
lotted than are applied for, the depleit will be made avail-
able towards the payment on allotment, and the balance, if
any, returned to the applicant.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.

To the Directors of the Consolidated Discount Company

(Limited).

Gentlemen,—llaving paid to your Bankers the sum of
I request you to allot me shares in the
ConSolithaed Discount Company (Limited), and I hereby
agree Id become a member of the Society, and to met;acc such
shares, or :‘tay less number that may be allotted to and
Ihares, request you ,0 place my name on the Register of Members
la respect of the shares allotted to me.
I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant.
Name in full .
Address ..
Usual signature
Date

CONSOLIDATED DI.?COUNT COMPANY
(Limited).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that no APPLICATIONS
for sHA,RES in this Compa.ty will be received after WED.
NESDAY next, the 30th instant.
By order.
Temporary Offices, 4, Abchurch-lane, E.O ,
Dec. 24, 1863.

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.—SPECIAL NOTICE.
This Company is now prepared to ISSUE POLICIES for
Mercantile Insurances in the Port of London at the reduced
Beale of rates.
Particulars may be had at the Offices, 28, Threadneedle-
Street.

IMPERIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
No. 1, Old Broad-street, London, E.C.
Instituted 1820.
HENRY DAVIDSON, Esq., Chairman.
EDWARD HENRY CHAPMAN, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
Insurances effected before the 31st January, MIL will be
entitled to Three Years' Additions in the Profits to be de-
clared in 1866.

SAMUEL INGALL, Actuary.

NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE
SOCIETY.
NOTICE.—CHRISTMAS RENEWALS.
Mercantile and Dock Insurances at the reduced rates.
The business of the Company exceeds £70,000,000.
The duty paid to Government for the year 1862 was
17:35,062, and the amount insured on farming stock,
1.0,086,332.
A bonus of three-fifths of the profi's periodically made to
Turtles insuring, who have thus, from time to time, received
sums amounting in the aggregate to £llO,OOO ; and the Society
now holds a large Reserve applimble to a future Bonus.
The rates of premium are in no case higher than those
'Charged by the other principal offices making no returns to
their insurers.
For prozpectilses apply at the Society's Offices, Surrey-
street, Norwich ; aria 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, Black-
friars, E.C.

THE ONLY OFFICE WHOSE BONDS AND POLICIES OF
GUARANTEE ARE ACCEPTED BY
THE TREASURY, CUSTOMS, INLAND REVENUE, GENERAL
POST.OFFICE, VAR, ADMIRALTY, HOME, COLONIAL,
INDIA, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
THE EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
DIRECTORS ISN
LONDON.
BENRY WICKHAM WICKFIAM, Esq., M.P., Chairman.
'John Cheetham, Esq., Staleybridge.
aohn. Field, Esq. Warnford-court, City.
Charles Forster, 'Esq., M.P. for Walsall.
Richard Francis George, Esq , Bath.
Renry H. Harrison, Esq., Hamilton-place, St. John's-wood.
Thomas C. Hayward, Esq., Minories and Highbury.
-John Hedgine, Esq., Cavendish Club.
-James Edward M'ronnell, Esq., Wolverton.
C. W. Reynolds, Esq., Eaton-place, Behcravia.
Richard Spooner, Esq., late her Majesty's Commissioner of
......Cust,ms, Bomb
y.
-ti• Wickham Wickham, Esq. M.P. for Bradford.
Thomas Winkworth, Esq , aresham Club, and Canonbury.
J. P. Brown-Westhead, Esq., M.P. for York.
Security is provided in approved cases for Officers of Bank-
Lllz and Commercial Establishments, Public Companies,
-municipal Corporations, and for other places of trust.
Life Assurance may be combined with Guarantee on ad-
vantageous terms.
Prospectuses, Forms of Proposal. and every information
May be obtained from the Chief Offices, 2 Edinburgh,Waterloo-place,
Pall-mall, London ; and 39, GEorge-street,

A.D. 1720.
ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE
CORPORATION
(Established by Ch s.rter of his Majesty George the First)
FOR SEA, FIR. LIFE, AND ANNUITIES.
Offices, Royal ,i'xchange, London.
Branch Office, 29,
OGCTAVIUS WIGRAM, E 4,
Pall-mall.
Governor.
7,n_E PEARRES BARCLAY, Esq., .- üb-Governor.
'1.111,T lizrzny PELLY, Bart., Deputy- Deputy-..

Bararreatitact a-Rt-tl';'''B,s';:gq.
ITe 1.,
Robert,nDIRECTORS.
orG—ainbrtdEr. v - I
Wilmot Holland, Esq.
Earl of Leven and Melville.
Mark Currie Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq.
William Davidson,s' 1,481' Henry Nelson, Esq.
Thomas Dent, E., —sq. Hon. Josceline W. Percy.
Alexander DruceA Charles Robinson, Esq.
Fredk. Jos. Edlrnannsc, Es,,. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq.
Riversdale W. Grenien, :pi; Eric Carrington Smith, Esq.
1' obi.. Amadeus Heath, 10,,;-% William Soltau, Esq.
Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, 17,„(,(1.: Joseph Somes, Esq. M.P.
Jas. Stewart Hodgson,
SAME , Ijilliam Wallace, isq.
itSor.r.fr, Esq., F.R.S.
Medical Referee,
thaa. Baring Young, Esq.
NOTICE.- The usual fifteen
FIRE PREMIU3IS falling dualari allowed for payment of
9th (Tannery. Christmas will expire on
FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES ma
forporatlen on advantageous terms,
y be effected with this
Insurances against Fire on Mcrchandlie in the docks and
Warehouses in the Port of London are
accepted at the late
reduced rates of Pif,Minni•
FAR MING-STOCIC.---N° e xtra charge is made for the use
of a Steam Thrashing Maelne.
The Reversionary Batts on British Life Policies has ave-
raged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the awn assured.
Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums
payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus.
The divisions of Profit take place every Five years.
Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one
Life.
This Corporation affords to the Assured—
Liberal participation in Profits—with, exemption from
the liabilities of partnership.
A rate of Bonus equal to the average returns of Mutual
Societies—with the guarantee of a large invested Capital
Stock.
The advantages of modern practice,—with the security
of an Office whose resources have been tested by the ex-
perience of nearly a CENTURY AND A mum.
ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
ROBT. P. STEELE, Secretary.

Gray's-inn-road
ROYAL TRlFteNorthern Rail-
way'
in the immet., a
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HOSPITAL.vici oftheG
reat
Terminus, liing's-7\'""
Patron—Her Most Grac4. o -ns AiaJesty the QUEEN.
f WALE 4,1C.G
*he Prince .
'Vice-Patron—His Royal Hi h . g ness . ,rt-CLEUCH, E.G.
President—His Grace the Duke ot B. ' -,,,,
Treasurer—Edward Masterman, 1,—..: . (or ad.
The numerous and urgent appeals of the si:k poor - - +he
mission compel the Committee to entreat the bounty ot .
affluent and humane, as the medical officers are daily obliged
'
t..) treat as out-patients many distres.ing cases which. with
more
~,e
adequate funds, they would gladly admit into the ware, s.
-"-" Premises of the Hospital are capable of containing 500
beds.

The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on
voluntary contributions and legacies, which are received by
;the 'Treasurer, Edward Has. erman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also
9.7 Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and
; Ransom and Cu. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith,
Payne, and Co.: Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay
and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W Blayne, Deacon, and Co. ;
9verend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ;
lasterman and Co. ; L Barned and Co., Liverpool ; and at
the Hospital, iron 10 till 5.
STANFORD S. SUITE Secretary.