The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-06 00:00:00

TAW LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, for
I A the Assurance of Persons in any Station of Life, FLEET-
STREET, next St. Dunstan's Church, June 3, 1839.
Notice is hereby given, that a GENERAL MEETING of the
PROPRIETORS will be held at the SOCIETY'S OFFICE,
FLEET-STREET, on MONDAY, the 24th day of June inst.,
at Half-past 11 o'Clock in the Forenoon, pursuant to the pro-
visions of the Deed of Settlement, for the purpose of electing
a TRUSTEE, in the room of William Williams, Esq. deceased,
and also to elect SIX DIRECTORS and TWO AUDITORS,
in lieu of those who will go out of office bf,rotation, and for
general purposes.
One of the Auditors will be chosen by the Proprietors, and
the other by the assured of two years' standing in the sums of
1,0001. or upwards for the whole term of life.
By order of the Directors,
GEORGE KIRKPATRICK, Actuary.
N. B. Business wit: commence at 12 o'Clock precisely. The
Dividends for the year 1338 are in the course of payment.

THE NEPTUNE MARINE
INSURANCE COMPANY.

Capital 500,0001., in 10,000 Shares of 101. each.
Deposit 51. per Share.
DIRECTORS.

John Chapman, Esq. Jameson Hunter, Esq.
James Cockburn, Esq. John Mollett, Esq.
F. W. Collard, Esq. D. T. Morgan, Esq.
Alexander Deuoun, Esq. Charles Norris, Esq.
George Faith, Esq. Samuel Prior, Esq.
George Hadden, Esq. John Ranking, Esq.
AUDITORS—J. B. Chapman, Esq. ; Charles Copland, Esq.
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE UNDERWRITING DIPARTSIENT
—James Mackie, Esq.
BANKERS—The Union Bank of London.

SOLICITORS—Messrs. Johnston and Farquhar.
It is scarcely necessary to advert to the advantages which,
in all transactions of magnitude a Company possesses over indi-
viduals ; but there is perhaps no undertaking to which this re-
mark applies with so much force as to Insurance of any desci ip-
tion. Until within the last few years, however, the Law restrained
all partnerships (except the Royal Exchange and the London
Assurance Companies) from effecting this species of Assur-
ance. Since this exclusive right has ceased to exist, a few
ether Marine Insurance Companies have been established in
London, and the aggregate paid-up Capital of the whole
amounts to less than a million and a half.
Some opinion may be formed of the success which has hi-
therto attended the Marine Insurance Companies above men-
tioned, from the following Table, showing that their Stock
bears a considerable premium ; viz. :

Capital. :nridend. aA. Paid-up
P
value.resent
- -
I£ s. d. X. X. X. s. d. X. 8. d.
The Alliance 5,010,000 0 0 250,100 6 per cent. 100 5 0 0 6 0 0
Marine.
The London 775,000 0 0 387,501 10s. per sh. 25 (2 10 0 1S I 0
Ditto Ap. & Oct.
The Mutual 1,345,301 0 I 76,045 17s. perch. 100 5 13 6 25 0 0
Indemnity
Ditto.
The Marine 1,0'0,000 0 0 100,0005 per cent. 110 10 0 0 12 0 0
Insurance'
Company.
The Royal 689,219 17 10
Exchange and o
noses in!
Fire, Life,
and Ship- Jan. alulj
ping. July. I
The Directors of the Neptune Marine Insurance Company,

The Directors of the Neptune Marine Insurance ,
having received from many influential persons connect
the mercantile and shipping interests of the country ti
flattering encouragement, and assurances •f suppo
confident that the establishment of this Company will
tended with advantage to the mercantile world, and wit
combined with security to the Proprietors.
It is not anticipated that a larger instalment than M. per
Share will be required; and if a Charter be not obtained, a
clause will, as in other Companies recently established, be in-
troduced into each Policy limiting the liability of each Pro-
prietor to the amount of his Shares, which, being the express
contract of the parties insuring, will be binding upon them.
Sufficient Capital having been already subscribed, the Direc..
tors propose to commence business on or before the Ist of July
next, and in order to avoid the unrestricted application for
such Shares as are yet unappropriated, by persons not intend-
ing to become bona fide Proprietors, they have resolved only
to entertain applications made in the printed form, as below,
and accompanied by a deposit of '2l. per Share, and they reserve
to themselves the right of returning the deposit if the ap-
plication be rejected; but if accepted, to be placed to the credit
of the applicant in respect of his Shares.
Copies of the Prospectus may be obtained, and Deposits in
accordance with the printed form paid as under; viz.—
At the Union Bank of London, No. 8, Moorgate-street, and
Argyle•place, Regent-street; or to Messrs. Johnston and Far-
quhar, 32, New Broad-street.
London, May, 1839.
FORM OF APPLICATION'.
(Date and Address) 1839.
To the DIRECTORS of

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THE NEPTUNE MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY.
GENTLEMEN—I request that you will insert my name as a
Proprietor for Shares in the " Neptune Marine
Insurance Company," and I herewith enclose
Pounds as a portion of the First Deposit upon the same, in the
event of my application being complied with, either in whole or
in part.

l remain. Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
( Signature)—and —( Description ).

SIGHT AND HEARING.

THE INVISIBLE OPERATIVE VOICE
CONDUCTOR, effected by the Messrs. S. and B.
SOLOMONS Opticians and Aulists to the Royal Family, 39, Albe.
marle.street, Piccadilly, by which thousansls of deaf persons have
been greatly benefited, is the size of a seven.shilling piece, and when
fixed into the cavity of the ear is soft and easy, and not more percep.
tible than having a piece of wool in its place, by which the faintest
whisper at a public assembly is heard with distinctness. And defec-
tive VISION is brought to nature by the use of newlv.invented
SPECTACLE LENSES: immediately they are placed before weak
and imperfect eyesight, either by day or candle light, every object
becomeselear and distinct, and she most minute particle is seen with
great distinctness, by the use of which both the sight and hearing
become much improved.
The Messrs. S. LOMONS DISCLAIM all connection with persons
of the SA ME NAME, and the sale of Amber Spectacles: in doing
so.they elate the HISTORY of AMBER, from the Dictionary of
Arts and Sciences" of Andrew Lire, M.D., F.R.S., &c. &c.
Amber is an indurated vegetable ju.ce, and not produced by the
laws of crystallization, but by the same causes which influence the
mechanical condition of gum. Insects are often found embedded in
it. Amber is most powerfully electrical by friction—very hot, to
such an extent as to explode into fragments ; the workmen too, are
subject to nervous tremours in their wrists, arms, &c. ; they en-
counter great danger by handling such dreadful excited electrics ;
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Thedestructive effects of such a material for Spectacles, to imperfect
vision, are
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Curtis and Dollond's Second Edition on the Preservation 4of Sight,
and may be ascertained at any respectable Opticians in London.
The Messrs Solomons' newly-invented spectaclecl
constructed of such a material; but which are very superior, and
York ; these Spectacles, and very small Voice
bring back at once dimness of sight and imperfect vision to its
original and natural state
Conductors for Deaf persons, are only to be bad at their Establish-
ment, 39, Albemarle.street, Piccadilly, opposite tin. Hotel.
No TRAVELLERS ARE EMPLOYED.