The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-21 00:00:00

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.

During- the Four Years preceding last Division of
Profits (1858), the t ompany issued 1,595 Life
Policies, assuring £1,221,603
During the Four sue-eedirg Years the number of
Lie Polices issued amounted to 3,168, and the
Sums assured to £2,22 ',5t,2
BEING AN INCREASE OF 82 PER CENT.

The SIXTH SEPTENNIAL DIVISION of the COM-
PANY'S PROFITS -win take place on 31st December, 1865.
'I HE WHOLE PROFITS WHICH HAVE ACCUMU-
LATED SINCE IsT DECEMBER, 1858, WILL THEN
BE DIVIDED, AND NINETY PER. CENT.. ALLOt IED
All ONG THE ASSURED ON THE PARTICIPATING
SCALE.

CERTIFICATES of INDISPUTABILI tY granted,
and every facility offered to Insurers.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

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

By order.

F. W. LANCE, Secretary.

London, November, 1863.
BEAD OFFICES :
LONDON 58, Threadneedle-street.
4, New Bank Buildings. Lothbury.
West-end Office S. Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. •
61, Princes-street.

TUE ONLY OFFICE WHOSE BONDS AND POLICIES OF

GUARANTEE ARE ACCEPTED BY

IRE TREASURY, CUSTOMS, INLAND REVENUE, GENERAL
POST OFFICE, WAR, ADMIRALTY, HOME, COLONIAL,
INDIA, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
THE EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
DIRECTORS IN LONDON.
RENRY WICKHAM WICKHAM, Esq., IMP., Chairman.
John Cheetham, Esq., Staleybridge.
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-Wood.
Thomas C. Hayward, Esq., Minories and Highbury.
John HedginP, Esq., Cavendish Club.
James Edward ISl‘ronnell, Esq., Wolverton.
C•, W. Reynolds, Esq., Eaton-place, Belgravia.
~
"'chard Spooner, Esq., late her Majesty's Commissioner of
Cust-ms, Bomb-y.
n: Wickham Wickham, Esq., M.P. for Bradford.
Thomas Winkworth, Esq , Gresham Club, and Canonbury.
J. I'. Bro s n-Westhead, Eiq., M.P. for York.
.nS,and
Security is provided in approved cases for Officers of Bank-
commercial Est,blishmeuts, Public Companies,
Municipal corporations, and for other places of trust.
Life Assurance may be combined with Guarantee on ad-
vantagi%ous terms.
Prospectuses, Forms of Proposal, and every information
may be ob'ained from the Chief Offices, 2. ‘s4 aterloo-place,
Pal[-mall, London ; ana 39, Gtorg,...street, Edinburgh.

IT FIE CONTRACT CORPORATION (Limited).
Incorporated under "The Compsnies Act, 18r,2."
(2spital £1,000,000, in 4',c01 Shares of £lO3 each. First issue,
20,0;0 Shares.

Deposit on anplication £1 per Share, and £1 on allotment.
No future call to exceed £5 per Aare, and at intervals of
not less than three months.

DIRECTORS.

Wm. Latham Bailey, (CrawsicaTitailey Brothers and Co.),
Liverpool.
W. Montague Baillie, Esq. (Batßic, Baillie, Cave, and Co.),
Old Bank, Bristol.
Anthony Kington Baker, E Director of the Great Western
Railway Company.
George S. Beecrolt, Esq., M.P., Director of the London and
North-Western Rail say Company.
Joseph Boyce, Esq., Director of the Royal Bank of Ireland,
and Midland Great Western Railway Company, Dublin.
Stauross Dilberoglue, Esq. (G. J. Cavaly and Co.), Thread-
Thos. Dakin, Esq., Alderman, President of the Great Western
Railway of Canada.
needle-street.
W. Smith Dixon, Esq , Govan Iron Works, Glasgow.
Thomas Gooch, Esq. Pooch and Cousens), Director of the
Bank of London.
Captain H. J. W. Jervis, mr., Deputy-Chairman Great
Eastern Railway.
Cetavius Ommanney, Esq. (Hallett, Ommanney, and Co ),
Westminster.
Joseph Robinson, Esq., 7, Laurence Pountney-hill

SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Edwards and Co., Westminster.
SOLICITORS IN BRISTOL.
Messrs. Daniel and Cox.
AUDITORS. i
Messrs. Deloitte and Co., Lo.hbury.
C. J. 11. Allen, Esq., Threadneedle-street.
BANKERS.
Bank of London. Bankers at Westminster, Messrs. Hallett,
Ommanney, and Co.
BROKERS.
London—Messrs. P. Cszenove and Co.
Dublin—Messrs. Boyle, Low, and rim.
SECRETARY (PRO TEM.)
J. C. Handlield, Esq.
Temporary Offices-31, Threadneedle-street.
This Company has been constituted for the purpose of
undertaking the execution and construction of railways and
Other works both at home and abroad, a class of business
hitherto exclusively conducted by private contractors.'The large fortunes which have been realised by them. not.
withstanding obvious disadvantages, sufficiently attest the
/soundness and value of this enter' rise.
It is admitted that, in many instances, the terms upon
which alone contractors, even of known position and wealth,
are enabled to raise the necessary funds for carrying their
Tration: into s etffheactt
aare so onerous that it is only by profits
l'andexittrailldinarY
by a magnitude that such charges can be me;
wealthy proprietary, and with an able executive,
Company having a large capitsl sub-
scribed
'would enjoy
icilgiiatrioertguintogs oatdvantages and, at the same time, fre-
quently
of prpo
afittd caipattacs2l
nt aid to the individual contractor.
:rants are known to be an important
Fess the advantime of =inn to this the Company will pos-
upon its un -lig funds upon debentures secured
pared with those charzed Totes which. would be small as com-
templated. therefore, th can sub-:contractors. It is not con-
the c pital, unless The oi considerable portion of
:large subscribed capital
it to be des rabic. security the Company may show
will necessarily inspire confideOn
ments, Financial Companies, and s'olkPire part of Govern-
may have to deal. "le B with whom the
Company
shares
will
In the event of no allotment being made th
available
be returned in lull. Should a less number of: hares be al-
loy ed than are applied foratlhloetmdeep:ts,iant ardiltlubeebare
towards the payment on ance, it any,
returned to the applicant.
of for
leav be
Prospectuses and forms of application io
obtained at the offices of the Company, the Brokers, and
of the bolici• ors.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SIIARES.
To the Directors of the Contract Corporation (Limited).
Gentlemen,
of £ shares, in Hie
--Ravine' paid to the Bank of London the hie
of I request you to allot me
Contract Corporation (Limited), and I hereby agree to be-
come 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 be. -
I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
Name in full ..........................
Address .................... .
. Usual signature .............................
Date ' " •• • .. . .................

THE CONTRACT CORPORATION (Limited).
NOTICE. The SHARE LIST NV 11 1 be CLOSED at
I' bur o'Clock on WEDNESDAY next, the 23d inst.
By order.
J. C. lIANDFIELD, Secretary (pro tern.)

3IESSRS. BOTT, JACKSON, AND Co.
execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the
Year. Market price guaranteed. at -Remittances. L9ndon and
Westminster Bank. Post-ufilce Orders payable Camber-
Well-park.
N•l3.—Bettini; on the Waterloo Cup.
Address—BoTT and JACKSON, "Man of the World" Wine
Stores, George-Istreet, Camberwell-park, London.

TEETE—Mr. ESK RM.'S INVENTION in
i the construction of ARTIFICIA.L TEETH has the
el,l,"ing anvantarres •—A set or teeth, of excellentwork-
Th-
asniP and mechanism,. can be made and fitted with the
ta°Bt Perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without
Pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all. the purposes
_ mastication and articulation. They are fitted without
ices or fastening s and adapt themselves so perfectly to the
rums, that they quite immoveable, except at the option
ad-
Just wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad-
Ja,;,t these teeth to many changes r,f the mouth without the
,12,13 t a dentist. They arc not so ;table to injury, are always
useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed.
Trea-
exi?ainPlig Mr. Eskelrs Patent, free for 7 stamps.
B.lePetetl,lloi specimens andconsultations tree.— B,Grosvenor-
i,ond-stregt, W ; and at si), Bir.
ztti"Pia Da.

LAURELS.—For SALE. several Thoußßnds-of
well-grown and thriving LAURVL PLANTS, from
two to three feet high, delivered at the Tisbury Station on
the London and South-Western Railway, in quantities not
loss than One Thousand, at Twenly-ilve bhillings per
thousands.
Apply to Ur. Jeffery, Old Wardour Cattle, Salisbury.

THE NEW WEATHER INDICATOR.
By S. CASELLA, for correctly foretelling Changes in
the Weather, either for Rain, Wind, or Moisture. Particu-
lars, with rules, by inciosing stamp.
Also, just published, CASELLA'S New snd Improved
FORMS for correctly REGISTERING METEOROLOGI-
CAL OBSERVAT tuNS.