The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-29 00:00:00

PERSONS SEEKING LANDED
:im ESTATES, TOWN. AND COU:NTRY RESIDENCES,
-4;",,E D AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND
-,.!IOPER CIES G s.NERALLY—
fo RE HAD GRATIS, at the iwncipal Railway Bookstalls
i,',u'oll=.hout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Office,
(17, Chancer F-lane, London, Messrs. E. and 11. Lumley's
FREE PROPERTY rtEcisTER," containing' a varied selection
of landed and house properties now in the market, from
the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the
Cottage with its few acres.
OWNERS or PROPERTIES whaling to Sell or Let can em-
brace the opportunity that the medium of this Resister
!Fords, by sending the particu'ars of their properties to the
tstate Offices 67" Chanc,ry-lane, London, as the Messrs.
Lumley can in' most cases introduce immediate customers,
"here the property is of :In eligible character, thereby avoid-
in, the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon-
Veniences.
Timm: IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or put-
Chaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency,
and then only the usual moderate commission.
Auction and Land Offices, 87, Chancery-lane, London.

CONENIERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOL
1)i for ORPHAN and NECESSITOUS CHILDREN,
nner, Middle ex. _

PATRON—H.II.H. the PRINCE OF WALES.
PRESIDENT —R. C. L. BEVAN. Esq.
A General Half-Yearly Court was held at the London
:cavern this day, Dec. 28, 180, Geo. Moore, Esq., Treasurer,
In the chair, when an Election of fourteen ehi,dren, seven
130Y8 and s ven girls, took place, The following is the result
Of the poll:

BOYS.

SUCCESSFUL.
Cooper, Frank Harry h. 13
karshall, Wm
Compton, Freak Chas 390
''''nlington, Herbert 381
Shenton, Fredk— • • •• •. • • ' 332
t.,laropbell, Ed. Jas 315
porter, Clement

UNSUCCESSFUL.
278
B ,nfell. lement
201
La Mark. C. A. R
179
Powell, F. W
110
Biekley, J. H
Andrew, J. H 122
Potter, F. J lO7
PantOn, Thos. H. 75
Anthony, Gerald
Claridge, N. A.
Hartley, G. N. R 23
Freeman, G. A 7
ILS.

Thinips, Isabella, X. .• • • 699
Nuts, Cecilit Mary...... 443
Bayles, Flor• nce M...... 401
Worsfold, Emily ........ 399
Bolton, Isabella ........ 360
killer, Florence ........3.1
Ryder, Emily E.......... 295
UE

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Swann, S. R.
Hurley, F. Louisa .. 283
B'a'ker, Eliza C.
Smith, Harriet E 99
Bernard, Agnes 36

;NRY LENDON, Secretary.
Deo. 28, 1863.

Offices, 76, Cheapside, E.C.,

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.—SPECIAL NOTICE.
Company is now prepared to ISSUE POLICIES for
oLereantile Insurances in the Port of London at the reduced
scale of rates.
Particulars may be had at the Offices, 28, Threadneedle-
°Wet.

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY.
No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C.
Established 1821.
Subscribed Capital, Two Millions.
DIRECTORS.
Sir MINTO FARVIIAR, Bart., M.P., Chairman.
lARLES WILLIAM CCItTIS, Esq., Deputy Chairman
tlenry Hulse Berens, Esq., i G.... 1-, Shaw Lefevre,'Esq.,M.F.
-usury Bonham Carter, Esq. John Martin, Esq.
Charles F. Devas, Esq. ' Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. James Morris, Esq.
S'
Ir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. Henry Norman, Esq.
James Goodson, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq.
.Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P Abraham J. Robarts, Esq.
,
'nhn G. Hubbard, Esq., M.P. William Steven, Esq.
Predk. H. Janson, Esq. Henry Vig,ne, Esq.
as.

AIID:

Lewis Loyd, Esq. 1 Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
Cornelius Paine, jun., Esq. I Noel Whiting, Esq.
Thos.Tallemach, Esq., Secretary I Sarni. Brown, Esq., Actuary

LIFE DEPA RTMENT.—UNDER THE PnovisioNs OF AN
Acr OF PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers to new In-
mirers EIGHTY PER CENT. of the Profits, at Quinquennial
Divisions, 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,
amounted to upwards of £4,730,000, the Income from the Lite
Branch £207,000 per annum, and the Life Assurance Fund,
independent of the capital, exceeded £1,618,000.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.—Insurances are effected upon
e'rory description of property at home and abroad at mode-
rate rates.
No expense is incurred in effecting a new Insurance be-
yond the payment of the Annual Premium and Duty, when
the Premium amounts to ss.
Claims liberally and promptly settled.
NOTICE IS HERE BY GIVEN, that FIRE Policies
which expire it Christmas must be renewed within fifteen
days at this Office, or with Mr. SAMS, No. 1, St. James's-
street, corner of Pall-Mall ;or with the Company's Agents
throughout the Kingdom, otherwise they become void.
Application for Prospectuses and Agencies to be made to
the secretary.

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, 10,000 shares. Deposit on application £1 per
share, and £2 on allotment. No future call to exceed £5
per share, and at inter nls 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-
stable`, Cannon-street.
George Denny Esq. (Messrs. George Denny and Co.), Great
St.
NVITh lliam Littsle, Esq., Director of the Cape Town Railway.
iv In. M'Arthur, Esq. (of the firm of Wm. and Alexander
M'Artbu
r, Australian Merchants), 46, Moorgate-street.
F. J. Sargood, Esq (Messrs. Sargoed, and Sargood),
London and Melbourne.
Ill' mas Shepherd Richardson, Esq., Director of the Buenos
Ayres and River Plate Bank,
James Thompson, Esq. (Messrs. Le Gros Thompson and
CO' Gutter-lane.
sHugti Fraser Sandeman, Esq.
*Ricbd.
_Manners Sanderson, Esq. Messrs. Sandeman & Co.
*Samuel Baker. Esq.
committee of Mana?;ement.
BANKERS.
The London and Westminster Bank.
SOL:
faTORS.
Messrs. Sole, Turners, and Hardwick.

BROKERS.
Mee Shepherd, Esq., Auction Mart, Bartholomew-lane.
Messrs. Eandeman and Dobree, 2, Royal Exchange-buildings
Offices—No. 4, Abchurch-lane.

PROSPECTUS.
In forming this Company the Directors have secured the
%°-operation of Messrs. Sandeman and Co., of Abchurch-lane
whose well-known and lon,-established business it is the
inject of this Company to take up and develope.
The Company will conduct all the operations of ordinary
discount business.
Co.haser on which the business of Messrs. Sandeman and
, been purchased justify the Directors in anticipating
a Profit of at least 10 per cent per annum on the paid-up
Capital.
rhe Company will take possession of the premises now oc-
",. Pied by Messrs. Sandeman and Co., as from the Ist day of
"..anuary, 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
cli'ainrd at the Offices of the Company, of the Brokers, and
of the Solicitors.
In the event of no allotment being made the deposits will
be returned in full c should a less number of shares be al-
lotted than are applied for, the deplsit will be made avail-
able toward■ the payment on allotment, and the balance, if
any, returned to the applicant.