The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-25 00:00:00

CONTRACT FOE COILS FOR MADEIRA.
Depa.rtmert th" storekeeper Ge'eral of the Nary,
Somerset-place, 22d Nov., 1854.
THE Commissioners for Executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, DO HEREBY GIVE .NOTICE, that on TUESDAY,
the 19th Dec, next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with
Inch Persons as sday be willing to Contract for supplying and deli-
vering on board her Majesty's steam-vessels at Funchal, in the
Island of Madeira, all such quantities of Coals, fit for her Majesty's
steam-vessels, as shall from time to time be demanded, under a con-
tract for 12 months certain, from the 19th February, 1855, and after-
Wards until the expiration of three months' warning.
A Form of the tender may be seen at the said office. No tender
Will be received after one o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will any
be noticed, unless the party attends, er aft agent for him duly autho-
rised in writing.
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
and bear in the left-hand corner the words "Tender for Coals for
Madeira," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, accom-
panied by a letter signed by two responsible persons, engaging to
become bound with the person tendering, in the sum of 5001. for the
due performance of the contract.

THE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY,
39, King-street, Cheapside, London. Established 1834.
SPECIAL NOTlCE.—Assurances effected before the 21st Decem-
ber next will share in the Profits at the end of next year.
SAMUEL BROWN, Actuary.

ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY.
Tie Right Hon. Sir T. FRANKLAND LEWIS, Bart., M.P.,
Chairman.
35.ENRY FREDERICK STEPHENSON, Esq., Deputy-Chairman
Advantages—The Lowest rates of Premium on the Mutual System
The whole of the Profits divided among the Assured every Fifth
Year.
No charge for Policy Stamps, nor for Service in the Yeomanry or
Militia Corps.
Policies in force nearly 7,000.
The Assurance Fund exceeds 1,400,0001. Income 230,0001. per
Annum.
The sum of 397,0001. was added to Policies at the last Division,
which produced an average Bonus of 571. per Cent. on the Pre-
Isaiums paid.
For particulars apply to
ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Secretary.-
6, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars.
SPECIAL NOTlCE.—Proposals for Assurance must be made
prior to the Ist January, 1855, to entitle the Assured to participate
in the next Division of Profits in 1859.

NOTICE.-DIVISION OF PROFITS.-All
Persons Assuring their Lives (on the Participating Scale)
in the PROVIDENT CLERKS' LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, be-
fore the end of the present year, will be ENTITLED to SHAKE in
the Next Quinquennial Division of Profits to Dec. 31,1857.
liontuiee paid in Cash, or Added to the Policy, or applied to Re-
duce the Annaal Premium, at the option of the assurer. The great
sad continuous increase of business, and the extremely favourable
rate of mortality among their assurers, fully justify the Board in con-
fidently anticipating a still farther improvement upon the liberal
amounts formerly declared by way of bonus.
For prospectuses showing the peculiar advantages of the Associa-
tion, and for all further information, apply to the local agents, or at
the Chief Office, 15, ildoorgate-street, London.
Nor. 26,1654. WM. TIIOS. LPN—FORD, Secretary.

NVILSON, Locum Tenene MOON, Mayor.—
A COMMON COUNCIL, holden in the Chamber of the
Guildhall of the City of London, on Friday, the 24th day of Novem-
ber, 1854,
Resolved, That the thanks of this Court be presented to the Right
honourable Thomas Sidney, late Lord Mayor, for his firm and up-
right conduct in the execution of the important and arduous duties of
the office of Chief Magistrate of this City, for his zeal and assiduity
In endeavouring to for ward, as his conscientious feeling of duty and
Propriety suggested, the best interests of his fellow-citizens ; for his
hospitality to all parties connected with the general interests of the
Metropolis, thereby affording material evidence of the advantages of
liberal municipal institutions in promoting social intercourse, so con-
ducive to combined action for the general good ; for his judicious and
discriminating patronage of the numerous charitable establishments
of this City, which are so justly the pride of its inhabitants. And
this Court gladly avails itself of this opportunity to express its special
thanks for his unwearied perseverance, as a member of this Corpora-
tion, in urging and bring to a succes•ful issue the question of the
expenses incurred in maintaining and prosecuting criminals confined
Within the prisons of this City, by which an annual saving of upwards
of 4,8001. has been effected in the funds of the citizens.