The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-18 00:00:00

BA-NK
" of ENGLAND, 16th MARCIT, 1854.
Th 4 Governor and Company of the Bank of England give

otice,
That t11,7t GENERAL COURT held at the Bank this day is AD-
JOURNED tilt TUCSDAY lICN.t, the 21st Instant, at Eleven o'c:ock in
the Forenoon, for th- purpece of 'eking the etmoination t‘y note. in
print or writing, the cres,ion on toe folowing resolution, iro-
pose, at the Court for a
That a Dird-nd be made of 41. 10s. per cent. interest and profits,
for the half-year ending the 28th February last, widieut any deduc-
tion on a,count of the income-tax
The Voting will commence at Eleven o'clock, and terminate at
Four,

JOAN BENTLEY, Secretary.

EAST isnrx TiaLGE, Fth mArscn, 19.54.
rrilE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST
9. INDIA COMPANY do fir',ILEBY GIVE
Thqt A
on th Rate of Exc'l fie- a Nvl,ch they will receive Cash for
BM Bee, gal and kta :11t . fiorn the pres,?-t it • d
ftlr, her notice, he 28. the Company's Rupee, and ior oli
2s. 04d. the Company's Rupee.
JAMES. C. MELVILL, secretary.

EAST INDIA HOUSE. 15th ITARcri, 1854.
THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST
INDIA CONIeANY do EI REBY GIVE NOTICE,
That a Proprietor of East In,lia Stock has given notice that at
the Quarterly General Court of the said Cotnpany, appointed to be
held at their H .use in bearienhall—treet, on WEIINr:SDAY, the
22d instant, he will suhmit the failowinz motions, viz :
" That this Court now take into c(nsiikration the case of the re-
moval of lies!rs. Grant and Le Geyt."
"That the time is arrived fir tahing; into consideration the suffer-
ings of the mil tary who were pun shed on the ground of a meeting
of the 6th Light Cavalry of .%• adlll ras."
J ir.S C. MF,LVILL. Secretary.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. - WAR-
WICK RACES —On Ti•esday March 21, and thrse 101 ow-
igg days, in addition to the Ordinary Trains, the Express from
Paddington to Birmingham at 9.15 n.m.. a•• d from Birmingham to
Paddington at 7.30 p.m., will atop at Warwick.
Paddington, March 16, 1854.

SOLDIERS' WIVES and FAMILIES' AID
ASSOCIATION.—The MEETNG a,nounced to take place
on Mcnday next at the London Tavern is a avoidably Postpone.).
Hc, MAJ(.II. H. POWYS'I Hon. Secs.
CAPT. L.+l FAN, M.P.,

March 18th, 1854.

YORKSHIRE ASSOCIATION,
(In conn,-Von with the General A-s•bciation, un 't r the Pa-
tronage of her Majesty the gleen, and F 1.11.11. Prince All,err,)
IN AID of the V% IVES and F.-13,1E4MS of SOLDIER ordered
to the E a ST.

PATRON'S.
His Grace the Lord Archbishop of York.
The High Sheriff of Yorkshire.

The Lord Bishop of Ripon Col. Hale
The Grace the Duke of Leeds Lieut -Colonel OL. L. Kaye, sth
The Earl Fitzwilliam We3t York
The Earl of Harewood The tisiyor of Richmond
The Earl of &Aland The Mayor of Halifax
Lord st, arum . Di wl, d Akroyd, Mfg-.
Lord Hawke Thomas B.rstow, Esq.
Lo-d Londesborough R. Bethell. Esq.
Lo d Oreenoek Geo-ge Lane Fox, Esq.
Lord Fevers'tam James meek, I- sq.
The Hon. E. Laseelles, M.P. Thomas Price, Esq.
The Hon. Pagan Dawnay James unssell, Esq.
Sir Jos-.ph Rad ifre, Bart. Will.am Iti,hardson, Esq.
The Yen. Arcibieacon Creyke JSp nco, Esq.
The Rev. Canon Hey J he swan , Esq
The Rev. Cation Jefferson ' ceorge eymour, Esq.
fhe Rev. C. uvkes James Walker, Ecq
Col. • myth M P. Wililain Vavas,air, Esq.
W. M Milne-, Esq ,M.P. Thou as . Wilsoi, Esq.
IL W. Wi,kham, Esq , M P.
Subscriptions will be received at any Bank ; or by Capt ELLIS
HODGSON, the Tre surer; to be paid • o the York City and County
Batik, to the crenit of the Assoc iation.
W. D. T. DUESBERY, Hon. Sec.
Office, 13, Lends], York.

CONSTANTINOPLE TO-NIGHT at Eight,
and Every Day at Half-past Two and ktlit o'clock. The
Lecture Is deliver'•l by Mr. CHAR .ES KENNEY, and hss been
written by Mr. ALBERr an' Mr. still-..;Y BRJOKS.
Admission, Is.: Reserved Seats, 2s.
E.;yprixti TI LL

LAUREN T' S CA SIN 0, ARGYLE Rooms,
(Lessee, GaAs. C. LAnneNT. Ftpasnx•road),
—The above ROOMS arP now OPEN FOR VIE, .zE.ti.;()i.
anti will continue open every evening, with LAITRE•T,
CELEBRATED TIAN'). Aftinitsion, it. Doors open at half-past 8
Dancing to eon-I:nov.0 at 9 o'clnek. and ter irate at tuff-pa., 11.

JAPANESE EXHIBITION. The FIRST
ni it ECT T P OR-1 TION from .1 AP AN Is NOW 01' N for
EX:IIRITION. at the Gallery of the zuciety of . ainteis i« Wat..r
Colours, sa, Poll-'all East By r, quest, the period f r I> ex
tended for a few days only, the Society re mi,ing she Gallery on the
25th instant rrir their pointings. Admittance, Is.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
PATRON—II.R.H. PRICE ALBERT.
DURING LENT, a POPULAR LECTURE on ASTRONOMY,
SPLENDIDLY ILLUSTRATE n, by Dr BACIIHOFFNER, on We 1-
nesday and riday at three, Rid at eight o'clock in the evenings.
3IAGNI FI ED PHOTOGRAPHIC PIC I URES, and a N EW SERIES
of DIS4OLVING VIEWS.
LECTURE by J. H. PEPPER, Esq., ou PAPER MAKING and its
DECORATION with COLOURS
LECTURE by Dr. BACIIOFFNER on WILKINS'S NEW PATENT
UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC TELEG <APEI
DESORIPTION of RUST'S PATENT TUBULAR PIANOFORTE,
and of TRESTRAIL'S PATENT METHOD oi RAISING
SUNKEN VESSEL.
Open Morninzs and Evenings. Admission, Is.; Schools and
Childr.n under Ten years of age, Half-price.

lINGARIAN CONCERTS.
ROYAL M %RIO/CB CTE THEATRE.—Every NIGH
Eight to Ten— Vitnission, Is. The select ons for the performance
of the HUN. :ARIAN B %NI) through the week include the finest
efforts of ancient composers, with brilli-nt Morceanx, popular
National Melodies, Marches, Sec., which, with concerted vocalism,
new Songs and Ballads, by artistes or acknoweleed merit, renders
ea. .h even ng a featu•e amongst the high-class amase.nents of the
Metropo is. Kaiozdy, Leader of the Band. Morning Performance,
Wednesday and Saturday, at Ti,ree
FROGRAMME FOR THIS DAY.
Introductit,n (Robert) : (I Lombardi); Duo (Entail!) ;
Aria, (Iluilyatlizlazio) ; Fanta=ia (Hungrois); Waltz (Landesfarden);
Quadrille (Marion: tte). Duetts and Songs by the MI see Brougham
—.Barcarolle," "Onward, tinward," "On Deck beside the most I
stand," "my Heart is breaking,' " I'll speak of thee." Pianoforte
Bolos (Barbier de Seville, Fantasia, I Puritatti.)

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THE HOME COUNTIES AND GENERAL
LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
29, New Bridge..treet, Blaekfriars, London.
Every description pf risk (home or foreign) connected with Life
Assurance Half Credit premiums, on a new principle.
rremiems nayable year!', half yearly, or quarterly.
One-half of ail premiums after the first two years are repayable
to policy holders at any time on demand, without p •rsonal liabi ity.
Annuities granted either immediate, contingent, ordeterred, and also
endowments.
Po idles indisputable.
No charge for policy steams.
Dlotley received on deposit at 5 per cent. interest,
Active ,nts wanted in town or country, particularly in the
ir
agricultural towns and villag, s.
Apply by etter, giving names fold addresses of referees as to
respectability.

A. DITRNFORD, Secretary.

AIETROPOLITAN
SOCIETY LIFE ASSURANCE
No. 3, Princes. street, Bank.
The Directors hereby give notice to Members whose Premium. fall
due on the sth of April next, that the same mast be PAID within
Thirty days from that date
The Premiums are paid Yearly. Half-yearly, or Quarterly, on
the sth of January, sth of April, sth of July, and sth of October,
either of which several days constitutes the commencement of the
year to Members. Persons, therefore, desirous of entering the So-
ciety as Members on the sth of April next, should appear or lodge
their proposals at the office on or before that day.
This Society, for Mutual and General Assurance, appropriates the
whole of its profits to the benefit of parties assuring their own lives
for the whole t .1711 of lite as Members of the Society.
For the year ending the sth of April, 1854, an abatement of 51 per
cent. has been declared on the Premiums of all Members of Five
Years' standing and upwards.
RICH 4.RD FIEATHFIELD, Superintendent.
Princes-street, Bank, March 13, 1854.

BRITANNIA
CO L
MPANIFE. ASSURANCE
Y

1, Princes-street, Bank, London.
EstAblisheci August I, 1837.
Empowered by Special Ist of Parliament, 4 Viet., cap. 9.
*** Policies issued tree of stamp duty.
Colonel ROBERT ALeACA N DER, ,tlackhea,h Park, CHAIRMAN.
The marked testimony in favour of hie assurance evincediums th
ai d
by e
Legislature in the exemption from income tax of the pri•m
for the benefit of a surviving family, is deserving the most serious
attention ot all clatres; not only on account at the actual saving.
but also on account of the h gh estimation 3n which it proves that the
system of life assurance generally is held by the Government of the
country
Increasing Rates of Premium for .ecuring Loans or Debts.
Half Premiums, only, required during first seven years.
Sum assured payable at Six y or at death.
Provision, daring minority, for Orphans.

BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION.
Empowered by her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent.
Profits divided annually.
Premiums computed for every three months' difference of ago.
Ilaif-credit ',Ades granted on terms unusually favourable; the
unpaid half premiums being liquidated out of the , refits,
At the last Annual General Meeting a reouction nt 30 per cent. was
made in the current year's premium on all partici sting policies.

(ncrruAL.)

(paonurrAßT.)

Half
premium
First
Seven
Years•

Whole I
premium,
for Re-
ma, oder
of Life.

Half guar-
Age. Arnual Yearly terly
premium Pre- Pre-
_ mium. mium.

.0 s d.! s. d.l
30 1 1 9! 2 3 6
40 1 9 21 218 4
50 2 2 61 4 5 0
60 3 6 81 6. 13 4,

Yenrs.--------Months;----X a. d. .Z.---s. di
30 0 2 7 3; 1 4 2
\
3 2 7 61 1 4 4
6 2 7 10' 1 4 6
9 I 8 21 1 4 8

E R. FOSTER, Resident Director.
ANDREW FRANCIS. Secretary.

THE EXPENSES OF THE WAR.
The enthusiastic manner in which the Forces left their native
land to fight the battles of freedom and commerce, will not suffer us
to shrink from the respousibilitles Ahich will art.° from the under-
taking, though, at a time of scarcity and high prices, it will be an
inunvenience to 111 classes.
The Mere used Inrnme-tax may seem vet? unwe'come, but the
outlay will be ref inded iii the most ample and satisaLtory manner
to all pat-ens of the establishment of E. MOSES & -ON, and their
West End Branch, New Oxford-street,
corner of Hart-street.
It is impossible to exaggerate the capabilities Moses & Son
as Merch int Tailors, Hatters, Host rs, Boo' and Shoe Manufae
of the
ciurers,
and General Outfl, tens Every department is the receptacl
newest and best Goods, and the very economical prices which are
charged by E. Nos s ft Son are appreciated everywhere.
An immense variety of Novelties are ready, and others in course
of preparation. for the Spring Sea-on, an! a combination of advan-
tages which no other house could secure Will be as.ri fated in the
magnificent display made by E. Mons ard t=oN in elegant Attire
for Ladies, Gertlemen, and Children. Though the Wide. surpass
all previously exhilatee,
charged be any other bona:
the prices are considerably lower than those
Without any chaige, all necessary infortnatiOn is supplied to emi-
grants, and the best and cheapest Outfits are fa niched by E. Moses
and SoN.
E MOSES and noN's gigantic Wholesale Department is highly ad-
vantageous to Merchants, -411,,pers, a d Emigrants.
CAL rto ••• b .;!4 and ,NON regret flaying to guard the
public against imposition, havins learned that the untradesman-like
falsehood of " Being connected with heir Establiihm-nt," or " It's
the same emeara," has been resorted to in many instances, and for
obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have
NO CONNSZION crilla ANY (Truce RAUSE IN Olt OUT OF LONDON,
except their own Establishments, as follows
London City EstablishMent, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Minories, 83,
84045. and 86, Aldgate. opposite the Church, all communicating.
London West-end Branch, 506.507, sna, New Oxford..streot, 1,2,
and 3, Hirt street, all corumunicating.
Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch. 19 and 20, Bridge-street.
Sheffield Branch. 36 t'antate.
Colonial Branch, M-lbou ne, Australia.
Furriers, Boot and
Merchant Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers,
Shoe Makers, and General Clatfitters for Ladigive es and Gentlemen.win be
IMPORTANT.—Should any article not satisfaction, it
exchanged If desired, or, if preferred, the money
th will b,e retelowesturned
without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figure 3
price. trom which no ahaiement can he made.
The Establishments are closed from sunset onclock Fridays to sunset
n Saturdays, wile» business is reenmed till 12 o'.
A new Book, " The Epitome of Cmfort and Economy," conta'n.
rag bill lists at prices, .icit system 01 self-measurement, gr,s,,
may be bad on application, or post-free.
A handsome Almanac for the year ending 1854 can be had, gratis
application.
Pon perle FIIIIICdS. QUI d parks Italian°.
Bier 'pica man Des.
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