The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-28 00:00:00

VURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and
FLOORCLOTEL CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in
he kingdom, regardless of amouril or distance. First class
goods at second-class prices. T6rms peculiarly liberal to
Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select
from, displayed in Showrooms occupying an acre of ground.
Every article warranted.
CL NIEGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR-
NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and
Co. are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un-
equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illnstrated by4lo
admirable engravings of every description of Furniture and
Bedsteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gratis and
Post-free on application. This costly work also contains
complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised
scale :
A Six-roomed Parsonage
An Eight-roomed ditto
A Ten-roomed ditto ........
A Twelve-roomed d:tto '494 11 0
Together with a ?rice List of purified Bedding, and a mass
of valnable information to all requiring household furniture,
carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clem, y-
men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton,
Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth,
Wells, Ox'ord. Brighton. Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder-
minster, Wellington. Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking,
St. Alban's. Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's,
Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great
Britain.
COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptf ord-
bridge, London, S.E,

THE CONSOLIDATED DISCOUNT
COMPANY (Limited).
(The Directors reserve to .hemselves the right of changing
the name of the Company.)
To be incorporated under «The Companies Act, 1862," by
which the Liability of each Shareholder is limited to the
amount of share,.
Capital £1,000,000, in 20,000 Shares of £5O.
First issue. 10,e00 shares. Deposit on application Xi per
share, and £2 on allotment. No future call to exceed £5
pPr share, and at inter -ale 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-

staWe;, Cannon-street.
George Denny, Esq. (Messrs. George Denny and Co.), Great
SCHelen's,
William Little, Esq., Director of the Cape Town Railway.
Wrn. M'Arthur, Esq. (of the firm of Wm. and Alexander
M'Arthur, Australian Merchants), 46, Moorgate-street.
F. J. Sargood, Esq. (Messrs. Sargoed, Kiln, and Sargood),
London and Melbourne.
Thr mas Shepherd Richardson, Esq., Director of the Buenos
Ayre Thompsoniver Plate Bank,
James p, Esq. (Messrs. Le Gros Thompson and
Co.), Gutter-lane.
*Hugh Fraser Sandeman, ESC.
*lllehd. Manners Sanderson, Esq. Messrs. Sandeman & Co.
*Samuel Baker, Esq.
* Committee of Management.
BANKERS.
The London and Westminster Bank.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Sole, Turners, and Hardwick.
BROILERS.
James Shepherd, Esq., Auction Mart, Bartholomew-lane.
Messrs. ti andeman and Dobree, 2, Royal Exchange-buildings.

Offices—No. 4, AWhurch-lane.

PROSPECTUS.
In forming this Company the Directors have secured the
Co-operation of Messrs. Sandeman and Co., of Abehnrch-lane
whose well-known and long-established business it is the
object of this Company to take up and develope.
The Company will conduct all the operations of ordinary
discount busines.
The terms on which the business of Messrs. Candeman 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
ob'aincd at the Offices of the Company, of the Brokers, and
of the Solicitors.

In the event of no allotment beinz made the deposits will
be returned in full; should a less number of shares be al-
lotted than are applied for, the deposit will be made avail-
able toward• the payment on allotment, and the balance, if
any, returned to the applicant.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.

To the Directors of the Consolidaied Discount Company

(Limited).

Gentlemen,—Trayine; paid to your Bankers the sum of
, I request you to allot me shares in the
Consolidated Discount Compan7 (Limited), and I hereby
aeree to become a member of the Society, and to accept such
shares, or any less number that may be allotted to me; and
I request you to place my name on the Register of Members
in respect of the shares allotted to me.

I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant.

Name in full .
Address
T'sual signature
Date

CONSOLIDATED DISCOUNT COMPANY
(Limited).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that no APPLICATIONS
for STI A RES in this Compa v will be received after WED.
N.EDAY next, the 39th instant
By order.
Temporary Offices. 4. Abchurch-lane,
Dec. 24, 1863.

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

SPECIAL NOTICE,

THE BOOKS OF THE

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY,

For ne Year 1.63.c105e on 31st December.
Life Policies effected on or before that date will rank for an
additional Year's Bonus in comparison to later entrants.

During the Four Years preceding last Division of
Profits (1858), the Company issued 1,595 Life
Policies, assuring £1,221,603
PurinZ the Four suc ceding Years the number cf
Life Polices issued amounted to 3,16?, and the
Sums assured to £2,22',572
BEING AN INCREASE OF 82 PER CENT.

The SIXTH SEPTENNIAL DIVISION of the COM-
PANY'S PROFITS will take place on 3 tst December, 1F65.

THR WROY.E PROFITS WHICH HAVE ACCUMU-
-I,4TED SINCE IsT DECEMBER, ISSB, WILL THEN
BE DIVIDED, AND NINETY PER CENT. ALLOnATED
AIIONG THE ASSURED ON THE PARTICIPATING
SCALE.

CERTIFICATES of INDISPIITATiTLITY granted,
and every facility offered to Insurers.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

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Insuran-es granted both at Home and Abroad on the most
liberal terms.
Forms of Proposal and every inforr.ation will be given at
the Head Office, or any of the Company's Agents.

By order.
F. W. LANCE, Secretary.

London, November, MI
HEAD OFFICER:

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LONDON 58, Threadneedle-street.
9 f
West-end Office B. Waterloo-place, Pall-mall.
EDINBURGH 64, Princes-street.

THE ONLY OFFICE WHOSE BONDS AND POLICIES OF

GUARANTEE ARE ACCEPTED BY

THE TREASURY, CUSTOMS, INLAND REVENUE, GENERAL
POST-OFFICE, V&A, ADMIRALTY, HOME, COLONIAL,
INDIA, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
THE EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
DIRECTORS IN LONDON.
IiENRY WICKHAM WICKHAM, Esq., MX., Chairman.
John Cheetham, Esq., Staleybridg,.
John Field, Esq., Warnford-court, City.
Charles Forster, Esq., M.P. for Walsall.
Richard Francis George, Esq , Bath.
Henry H. Harrison, Esq., Hamilton-place, St. John's-NvOod.
Thomas C. Hayward, Esq., Minories and Highbury.
John Hedgins, Esq., Cavendish Club.
James Edward M'Connell, Esq., Wolverton.
C. W. Reynolds, Esq., Eaton-place, Belgravia.
Richard Spooner, Esq., late her Majesty's Commissioner of
Cust,ms, Bomb,y.
R. Wickham Wickham, Esq, M.P. for Bradford.
Thomas Winkworth, Esq , Gresham Club, and Canonbury.
J. P. Brown-Westhead, E3q., 51.1'. for York.

Security is provided in approved cases for Officers of Bank-
ing 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, Perms of Proposal, and every information
may be obtained from the Chief Offices, 2. Waterloo-place,
Pall-mall, London ; anet 39, Gtorge-street, Edinburgh.

A.D. 1720.
ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE

(ElfAblished by Ch CORPORATION
FOR sEA, TARE,
of his Majesty George the First)
ofn,4lllE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES.
137anc.0Yal Exchange, London.
OCTAvp,n Office. 29, Pall-mall.
Gronor Pr —' F
R ,sq., Governor.
Sir JOHN HENItREy,WIGRAM Esq., Sub-Governor.
PELLY, Bart., Deputy-Govemor.
DIRECTORS.
Esq CEharal_.olLeven and.
Melville.g
Henry Bainbridge, Esc,.
Robert Barclay, Esq. Wilmot Rolland, E
John Garratt Cattley,
Mark Currie Close, Esq. Jno. Manning, E q
Henry Nelson, Es Ea
William Davidson, Esq. lion. joseeline W. Percy
Thomas Dent, Esq. Charles Robinson, E q.-
Alexander Deuce, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq
Fredk. Jos. Edlinann, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Es.a
Riversdale W. Grenfell, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. '
Robe. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., M.p.
Wm. Tetlow Flibbert, Esq.: William Wallace, Esq.
Jas. Stewart Hodgson, Esq. Chas. Baring Young, Esq.
Medical Referee, SAMUEL SoLur, Esq., F.R.S.
NOTICE.. -The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of
FIRE PRE3IIU3IS falling due at Christmas will expire on
9th January.
FIRE and LIFE A
C
ASSURANCES may be effected with this
on advantageous terms.
Insurances against Fire on Merchandize in the docks and
Warehouses in the Port of London are accepted at the late
reduced rates of Premium.
FARMING-STOCK.—No extra charge is made for the use
of a Steam Thrashing Machine.
The Reversionary Bonus on British Life Policies has ave-
raged nearly 2 per cent.. per annum on the sum assured.
Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums
payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. '
The divisions of Profit take piaci) 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 HALF.
ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
ROBT. P. STEELE, Secretary.

NOTHING' IMPUSSIBLE.—The greatest and
most useful invention of the day, A GUA AMARELLA.
Messrs. JOHN G °SNELL and CO., 3, King-court, Lombard-
street, London Perfumers to her Majesty, respectfully offer
to tf.,-, public *this truly marvellous fluid, which gradually
restw es the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at
wli al age.
will k The Agua A marelia has none of the properties of
~,.'3lY,vm ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and
".i.teri the hair is once restored one application per month
eel', it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or
,n half bottles, its. Gd. Testimonials from artistes of the
.rj!ghest order, and from individuals of undoubted respecta-
auth.tY: may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell
ilicl t o. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal High-
es the Princess of Wales.