The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-26 00:00:00

~.BeINDE RAILWAY (INDUS STEAM
FLOTILLA PUNJAUB, and DELHI RAILWAYS)
`4-"'IPANY.
At the Fifteenth Half-Yearly General Meeting of the above
I?lpany, held at the London Tavern, Bishops,ate-street,
.._The City of London, on Friday, the 25th of September,
4 6a,
P. ANDREW, Esq., Chairman of the Company, presiding,
The following resolutions were carried unanimously :
Mrecto this
meeting
receive /that
rs.
2. R
esolved,—h the declaration of forfeiure made by
the Directors ofT the at
Scinde Railway Company, on the 26th
;I.r,Ust 1863, of the share in the Scinde Railway, numbered
;905, be hereby confirmed, and that the share be sold in such
manner,in.. or otherwise disposed of, as the Directors thin
most advantageous to the Company.
4,3 Resolved,—That the declaration of forfeiture made y
the Directors of the Scinde Railway Company,
Au Flotilla,
gust, 1863, of the five shares in toe Indus Steam
on the 2eth
numbered 7,33.2 to 7,386 be here-, confirmed, and that the
said shares be sold in Rich manner, or otherwise disposed of,
as the Directors think most advantageous to the Company.
tßesolved,—That the declaration of forfeiture made by
'e Direetrrs of the Scinde Railway Company, on the 26th
*taf.rust, 1863, of the shares In the PUDiallb Railway, num-
ered as follows, viz. :
(Nos. 22,867 to 22,928
90 shares I „ 68,746 to 68,775
, ie
30 5hare5............... •• • 3,500 to 21,529
52,6?1 to 52,7 3
90 shares „ 57,535 to 57,8 A
360 shares „ 01,564 to 61,575
12 shares
465 shares „ 53,7+ 7to 5 /071
30 shares „ 17,228 to :7,253
60 shares „ 53,407 to 53,466
30 shares... „ 68,776 to 68,805
30 shares „ 61,705 to 64 734
be hereby confirmed, and that the said shares he sold in such
manner, or otherwise disposed of, as the Directors thiuk
most advantageous to the Company.

5. Resolved,—That Edward Thornton, Esq.. C. 8., be ap-
Pointe i an Auditor of the Company, in place of Philip An-
struther, Esq., deceased.
6. That the best thanks of the meeting be tendered to the
Chairman and Directors for their continued attention to the
interests of the Company.
7. That the cordial thanks of this meeting are due to W. P.
Andrew, Esq., for his courteous conduct in the chair this
day.

W. P. ANDREW, Chairman.
S. H. R. PARRY, Acting Secretary.
Gresham House, Old Broad-street,
September 25, 1863.'

LONDON TAVERN COMP ANY (Limited).
Incorporated under the Companies' Act, with Limited
Liability.

Capital £120,000, in 12,000 Shares of £lO each.
First Issue 6,1,00 Shares.
Deposit on application £l, and £1 10s. on allotment, with a
further Call not exceeding £2 10s. within three months.
DIRECTORS.
Mr. Alderman ABBISS, Chairman.
Joseph Causton, Esq., Easteheap.
Sir Cusack P. Roney, 15, Langham-place.
J. W. Chater, Esq., London Tavern, Managing Director.
(With power to add to their number.)
MANAGER.
Mr. John Funge.
AN KERS.
The Bank of London,B Threadneedle-street ; and 450,
Strand, W.C.

Mes
srs. Sole, Turners, and SOLICITORS.
Hardwick, 3 and 4, Alderman-

bury, E.C.
BROKERS.
M(ssrs. Fykyn Brothers, 22, Change-alley, E.C.

Ren—r - -
UDITOR.
Y Honey, Esq. (Honey and Humphrys),l4, Ironmonger-

_ lane. -
SECRET ART pro tem.
Mr. Reed.
Offices—The London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street.
PROSPECTUS.
"'Prig proposed to form a Company to purchase the business
,T;le well-known London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street.
Directors have entered into a provisional agreement
the Freehold
Chater, which ves them the option of purchasing
luf preehold (within three years), or leasing the property at
4 rear rental.
The stock in trade, good will, wines, plate, furniture, fit-
ti,..&c., are estimated at £30,000, and the present Proprie-
tor guarantees a minimum dividend of 10 per cent. on that
".1111Uunt for three years.
hese estimates have been verified as to the furniture and
giant by Mr. Daniel Cronin ; as to the wines and spirits, by
v.
rlr. • C. Wilson, of 37, Prury-lane ;as to the fre hold by
Debenham. of the firm of Debenham and Tewson,
'enside ; and a report has been made on the profits of the
business by Mr. Henry Honey, of the firm of Honey and
iirtiphrys, Accountants.
The c ompany to take possession on the Ist October next,
and the profits will accrue as from that date. The option of
vurehasino• the freehold of constantly increasing va ue, and a
Substantifil guarantee of a minimum dividend of 10 per cent.,
are obviously great advantages.
In the formation of this Company no promolion-money has
been or will be paid, and with a view to avo d a lnnnecessary
expenses, the offices of the Company will be at the London
Tavern.
JPWards of two .thirds of the requisite rapital for the first
-wine has already been subscribed for by Mr. Chater, the
Lirectors, and their friends.
Forme of Application for Shares to be made in the form
annexed to the Prospectus, with dep sit of £1 per S.hare, to
the Bankers, Tue Bank of London, Threadneedle-street, and
t5O, Strand.
The Articles of Association can be inspected at the offices
of the Company.
Prospectuses may be obtained at the office of the Brokers,
22. Change-alley, E.C. ; at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-
street ; and at the Company's Bankers.
The liability of each shareholder will be limited to the
amount of his subscription, and it no allotment be made, the
deposit will be returned in full.

TO THE DIRECTORS OF THE LONDON TAVERN
COMPANY (Limited).
Registered as a Limited Company under the Joint-Stock
Companies' Act, 1t62.
Gentlemen,--I request you to allot me Shares of £lO
each in the above Company, and I hereby agree to accept
such Shares. or any less nilmber that may be alloted to me,
and to pay the deposit of £1 10s. on al:otment, and I further
authorise you to enter my name on the Register for the num-
ber of Shares so allotted. _ _

Signature
Address in lull
Date

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE CO3IPANY.

Established 180.
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of
Parliament.
Accumulated and Invested Funds . £2,122,828
Annual Revenue.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Insurfures (rranted both at Home and in Foreign Countries
On the most liberal terms.
LIFE 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 1862 as follows :
Policies. Amount Insured. Premiums.
1,037 £763,334 £23,641 0 0
Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished
On application at the

OFFICES :
LONDON 5B, Threadneedle-street.
21
West-end Office B. Waterloo-Place, Pall-mall.

PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE
ASSOCIATION.

TRUSTEES.

Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. Wm. Gee. Prescott, Esq.
Thomson Ilankey, Esq.,M.P. I Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P.
Mutual Life Assurance for all classes.
This Association has now in existence 8,000 policies, for a
total sum of £1,500,000.
The Annual Income is • • •
£51,000
The Accumulated Fund exceeds .. 2, 0,100
It has paid in Claims • • • • .. 112,000
The whole of the profits are divided quinquennially among
the Members. Three divisions have already been made'
When the following sums have been added as bonuses to the
Policies

X 5,400
.. 11,500
.. 23.200
.. 56,500

Dec. 31, 1847 .•
„ 3852 . •
„ 1857 . •
~ 1882 . • • • • • "
tlakino• the total bonus additions, £98,600.
tionuses may be received in cash or applied to the reduc
don of premiums at the option of the assured, in lieu of an
addition to the ol;cy.
Attention is especially invited to the system of free or paid-
'up poliies introduced by this Associaon, by which the
sacrificec so often submitted to on the retilinquishment of
1)0 icy is wholly avoided.
The balance-sheets of the Association are open to all,
whether assurers or otherwise.
Active and influential agents will be appointed in unrepre
*tented districts.

WM. THOS. LTNFORD, Secretary.
Chief Office, 15, 31oorg,ate-street, E.C., Aug 1, 1863.

CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of
the BIRTH of SHAKSPEARE, at Stratford-upon-
Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir B
N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8.. is Chairman) are now receiv-
ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to
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
rest 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.

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT
INSTITUTION
(Incorporated by Royal Charter).
PATRONESS—Fier Most Gracious Majesty the Queen.
TRysiDENT—Vice-Admiral F. the Duke of Northumberland,
CrrAIRMAN—Thos, Baring, Esq., M.P., F.Ths. V.P.
DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.it.s., P.P.
APPEAL.
The Committee of Management have to state that, since
the beginning, of the year 1860, the Royai National Lifeboat
Institution has expended £32,000 on various Lifeboat Estab-
lishments on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the
Society. and other means, since its formation, is 12,800;
for which services 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver Medals, and
X 16,480 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu-
tion has also expended £67,(00 on Life-boats, Life-boat
Transporting-cart lazes, and Boat-houses.
The Committee desire to express their orate
sense of
the generous support which they have received from the
British public durin, the past few years, a support which
has enabled them to establish their present magnificent fleet
ot 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom.
Deeply sensible, however, of the great responsibility that
rests on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient
totaattes,,and tCrews practised in the management of their
whit, eau only be effected by a large and pe:manent
annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their
countrymen to aid them in upholding and perpetuating so
great and truly national a work.
The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following con
tributions:—

Tier Majesty the Queen .. ..
Campbell, the Hon. Mrs. G. ..
Clerk, Colonel, R.A.
Contts and Co., Messrs., Bankers ..

s. d
.. annual 50 C 0
.. annual 5 0 0
.. annual 1 1 0
annual 10 0 0

Currie, Win.. Esq. .. •. .. 4th don.lo 0 0
Erie, Lord ief don. 10 10 0
Fanshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A., K.C.B. .. 2d don. 25 0 0
Fenwick, G. J., Esq., cost of a Lifeboat and Tran-
sporting- Carriage .. .• .. 250 0 0
Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs. .. don. 30 0
Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. .. 7th don. 10 0 0
Moore, Rev. G. B. don. 15 15 0
Smith, Mrs. George, Greenwich .. .. • • 30 0
Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony, K.C.B. .. annual 2 0 0
Thom+, s. Lady, Weston-super-Mare, collected by her
Lad y' • • • - 16 16 0
• . **- • •

d'Eresby, Lord • • .. annual 50 0
Donations and Annual Subscriptions will be thankfully re-
peved the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis,
cW'Zal. and Co. 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and
ja',l;voPtrand; fi'lessrs. Herries, Farouhar. and Co., 16. St.
and ifaWreet, London ; by a I the Collectors of Customs
Richard Irns !In the UnitedEinc.r,dom; and by the Secretary
John-streetwlAg. Esq. at the Office of the Institution, 14,
'London, WA..
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