The Sun.
London, England, 1839-07-10 00:00:00

No. 14.615.

COMMERCIAL BANK OF LONDON.
CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS,
In Two Thousand Shares of 1,000/. each.
Fifty per Cent. to be paid up by Instalments, and a reserved
power of enlarging the Capital if required.
DIRECTORS.
Edward Baines, Esq., M.P. G. B. Matthew, Esq., M.P.
Edward S. Cayley, Esq., M.P. Edward Oxenford, Esq.
Sir James Gambier. John Ramsbottom, Esq., M.P.
Thos. Grimsditch, Esq., M.P. George Rennie, Jun., Esq.
Mark Gambier. Esq. 'John Shesvell, Esq.
John Harvey, Esq.: John Taylor, Esq.
Thos. Hawkes, Esq., M.P. A. J. Valpy, Esq.
Arthur Todd Holroyd, Esq. R. Walker, Esq., M.P.
Jonathan Hopkinson, Esq. B. B. Williams, Esq.
Thomas Wyse, Esq., M.P.
SOLICITOR.—SamueI Amory, Esq.
The Commercial Bank of London has been formed as a
Bank of Deposit, and for making advances by loan or otherwise,
The Capital will be inShares of One Thousand Pounds each.
The business will be conducted by three experienced Mana-
gers, thus uniting the secrecy of a private bank to the soli-
dity of the joint-stock system.
Ten per cent. to be paid on the allotment of Shares, and the
remainder by instalments of 10 per cent., at intervals of three
months, as required.
The Directors are of opinion that it will not be necessary to
call for more than 25 per cent. for the first two years.
It is intended to establish a Branch at the West-end of the
Metropolis, but at no other place.
Applications for Shares, Prospectuses, or further particulars,
to be made to Samuel Amory, Esq., Solicitor, 25, Throgmor-
ton-street ; or at
The Royal Bank of Liverpool.
The Bank of Manchester.
The Union Bank, Northampton.
The Yorkshire District Banking Company.
The West of England and South Wales District Banking
Company.
The National Bank of Scotland.
And at all the Branches of the above Banks.

MANCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM
RAILWAY.

CONTRACT FOR WORKS.
The DIRECTORS of the Manchester and Birmingham Rail-
way Company will MEET at their Offices, No. 23, Bond-street,
Manchester, on Tit unsnAy, five-11th sJuly next, at twelve
o'clock precisely, to RECEIVE TENDERS for the Execu-
tion of Contract No. 7, or the Castle-street Contract. To
make and complete that part of 'the Manchester and Birming-
ham Railway, commencing at the south end of the south.abut-
ment of the Stockport Viaduct, in the County of Chester,
and terminating at a point about forty-three yards from the
left bank of the Meeker Brook, in the township of Cheadle
Moseley, in the said County, being a distance of about One
hundred and Sixty-six Chains, including all the Excavations,
Embankments, Bridges, Archways, Culverts, Drains, Fencing,
Ballasting, and Laying of the permanent way; and also to
complete the Ballasting and Laying of the permanent way of
the said Railway over the Stockport Viaduct, being an addi-
tional distance of about Twenty-seven Chains.
A draft of the contract, with plans, drawings, and specifica-
tions, will be ready fur inspection on and after Monday the 24th
day of June, at the offices of the engineers in chief, Store-street,
Manchester.
Printed forms of tender may be had at the same place, and at
the Company's offices in Bond-street, Manchester, at which
atter offices all tenders must be lodged previously to the hour
of meeting, endorsed " Tender for Works ;" and no tender, ex-
cept on the printed form furnished by the Company will be at-
tended to.
The party whose tender is accepted will be required to enter
into a bond, with two sureties, for the due performance of the
contract, to the extent of 10 per cent. on the gross amount of
such contract ; and the names and descriptions of the proposed
sureties must be set forth in the tender.
The Directors will not consider themselves bound to acct
the lowest tender; and they expect the several parties tender-
ing, or persons duly authorised by them, to be in attendance at
the offices in Bond-street, Manchester, at the time of meeting.
THOMAS ASHTON, Chairman.
Manchester and Birmingham Railway Offices,
23, Bond-street, Manchester, June 17,1839.

ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY,
34, Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London.
Established in 1823.
The LOWEST RATES of PREMIUMS that entitle Par-
ties to a participation in the profits.
The Bonus declared in 1834 amounted upon an average to
RV. per cent. on the premiums then paid ; and recently a
second Bonus has been awarded, amounting, on the average, to
311. per cent. on the premiums paid during the last five years.
All Assurances effected on the equal scale of rates during
this year (1839) will participate in the profits at the next di-
vision in 1844.
Policies on the lives of Persons dying by suicide, duelling,
or by the hands of justice are not void, as respects the interests
of Parties to whom they may have been legally assigned.
Assurances may be effected on any and every day.
By order of the Board of Directors,
JOHN KNOWLES, Resident Director.

:M MEDIATE BENEFITS OFFERED TO THE
;PUBLIC. _

LI FE A—isTNUITIES,
CALCULATED on EQUITABLE PRINCIPLES ! I !

INDEPENDENT WEST MIDDLESEX
ASSURANCE COMPANY,
Opposite the Bazaar, Baker-street, Portman-square, London
St. David's-street, Edinburgh ;
Ingram-street, Glasgow ;
And Sackville-street,
Established and empowered under the several Acts of Parlia•
meat of 14th Gco. 111. c. 48 ; 2241 Geo. 111. ; 53d Geo. 111,
c. 141; 3d Geo. IV. c. 92; and Ist Vic. a.

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