The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-19 00:00:00

POLAND.—A COMMITTEE has been formed
of the Undersigned for the purpose of RAISING
EUNDS in AID of POLAND at the present crisis :
The Maruis Townshend. Colonel ey, 3.P.
The Earl of Ilchester, John AbelPinn Smi th,l Esq., M.P.
The Lord Kinnaird, K.T. Edmund Beales, Esq.,
The Viscount Raynham, 31. P. Wm. Lloyd Birkbeck, Esq.
Sir Henry Ainslie Hoare, Bt.
Subscriptions will be received at the Bankers, Messrs.
nanbury and Lloyd's, 60, Lombard-street, E.C. ; and at the
Office of the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland,
10, Duke-street, .St. James's, The names of other
Bankers will shortly be announced.

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY,

No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C.
Established 1821.
Subscribed Capital, Two Millions.

DIRECTORS.
Sir MINTO FARQUHAR, Bart., M.P., Chairman.
CITARLES WILLIAM CURTIS, Esq., Deputy Chairman
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq., G. Shaw Lefevre, Esq.
nenry Bonham Cqrter, Esq. John Martin, Esq.
Charles F. Devas, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. James Morris, Esq.
Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. Henry Norman, Esq.
James Goodson, Esq. 1 Henry R. Reynolds, Esq.
bomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. Abraham J. Robarts, Esq.
aohn G. Hubbard, ' James TuHoch. Esq.
John Labouchere, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq.

AUDITORS.
Lewis Loyd, Esq. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
I Cornelius Paine, jun., Esq. Noel Whiting, Esq.
Thos.Tallemach, Esq., Secretary I Sam]. Brown, Esq., Actuary

LIFE DEPA RTMENT.—UNDER TILE PROVISIONS OF AN
ACT OF PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers to new In-
FOrers EIGHTY PER CENT. of the Profits, at Quinquennial
'visions or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of
Profits.

Since the establishment of the Company in 1821, the
Amount of Profits allotted to the Assured has exceeded in
Cash value £660,000, which represents equivalent Reversionary
Bonuses of £1,058,000.

After the Division of Profits at Christmas, 1859, the Life
Assurances in force, with existing Bonuses thereon,
mounted to upwards of £1,730,000, the Income from the Liie
Branch £207,000 per annum, and the Life Assurance Fund,
ndependent of the capital, exceeded £1,618,000.
LOCAL MILITIA and VOLUNTEER CORPS.—No
Vatra Premium is required for service therein.
LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their
values, if such value be not less than £5O.
AShIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, re-
ceived and registered.
MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge
or Policy Stamps.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that FIRE Policies
Vhich expire It Lady Day mast be renewed within fifteen
days at this Office, or with Mr. SAMS, No. 1, St. James's-
street, corper of Pall-Mall; or with the Con2panx's Agents
throughoul the Kingdom, otherwise they becomt. vola.
„ tosses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this
t'ornpany,

SEVEN PER CENT. COTTON LOAN of the
CONFEDER T E STATES of AMERICA for £3,C00,000
sterling at ninety per cent.
The Bonds to bear interest at the rate of seven per cent. per
atlnam in . terling, from Ist March. 1863, payable half yearly
in London, Paris, Amsterdam, or Frankfort.
The Bonds exchangeable f r cotton on ap, lication. at the
option of the holder, or redeemable at par in sterling in
twenty years, by half yearly drawings, commencing Ist
March, 1564.