The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-02 00:00:00

ROYAL MAIL STEAM-PACKET
COMPANY,
55, MoorgatP-street, London, 2d December, 1554.

l'ur.,naui. to ,lastruLti,,as ,s.,ltekl by tila Lon
the Admiraly, t e r.A.RAN.I, with Mails for the West Indies,
Mexico, &c., will not leave Southampton until MONDAY, the 4th
inst.

AT 141rERPOOL.
UNPREOEDENTHW BALE OF SEVENTY-
EIGNT SHIPS.

By order of the Trustees of Mr. Enwaan Omvsa's Estate.
TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION', on THURSDAY, the 7th
day of December, 1554, and two following days (if needed), com-
mencing at eleven o'clock, and terminatag at three o'clock each day,
at the Co, ton Sale Room, Exchange Buildings,Liverpool, SEVEN TY-
EIGHT SHIPS.
CONDITIONS OF SATE.
The highest bidder to be the purchaser ; but the Broker shall be
at liberty to bid once on account of the Trustees. If any dispute
arise,' the Broker shall declare whose bid he took, and his decision
Shall be final ; and these signing of the conditions to bind the contract

for the seller and buyer.
Each Vessel is sold with all faults and defects, as and where she
may Apia bo, without any allowance for deficiency, condition, or
error, of description, the purchasers paying all expenses at ports of
loading and-discharge, including all wages accrued and accruing to
• the captain and crew, and to be at the purchaser's risk and expense
from the commencement of the present voyage from the United
Kingdom.
The biddings will be taken as for cash, but the purchaser of any
vessel may pay for the same in bills, proveable on the estate of Mr.
Oliver, or partly in bills and partly in cash, the bills being taken at
10s. In the pound only. Any purchaser's deficiency in bills to be
• made good in cash ; and where purchaser's bills exceed the pur-
chase money, the exact amount, according to the foregoing condi-
.
ditions, is to be written off as a payment and conditional dividend.
r The trustees will be ready to treat privately for the disposal of the
interest of the estate in the policies effected ou each vessel.
The purchaser's claim against ether parties to the bill or bills for
the difference shall not be prejudiced. And if Mr. Oliver's estate
should pay more than 103 in the pound, the purchaser to have the
benefit of the further dividend. On the other hand, if the estate
shall pay less, the purchaser to make ap the difference, and to give
security for the same to the satisfaction of the trustees previouslyto
the completion of the purchase. .
A deposit of 5 per Cent. to be paid at the time of sale, and the
whole payment completed within Fourteen days from to-day, or any
time sooner upon the purchaser complying with the above con-
ditions.
Should the whole of the purchase.money not be paid within this
time, the Vessel may be re-sold, by public or private sale, without
farther notice, the deposit forfeited, and all loss and expense that
may arise from such re-sale to be borne by the Defaulter.
Each purchaser shall be required to sign a Contrast for the vessel
purchased upon her being knocked down to him.
- For inventories and further particulars apply to
TONGE, CURRY, & CO., and
CUNAItD, MUNN, &
Brokers, Liverpool.

GREAT-WESTERN RAILWAY.-
ALTERATION of TRAINS.—On FRIDAY, December Ist,
the following Alterations will take place :
DOWN TRAINS.—The 4.56 p.m. Express Train will be discon-
tinued between Gloucester and Cardiff. The Morning Expriss Train
from Oxfordp stations on the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhamp-
ton Line will run in connection with the 9.15 a.m. Express from
Paddington, instead of the 9.40 a.m. Express.
UP TitAlNA.—The Morning Express Train will be discontinued
between Cardiff and Gloucester. The 10.50 a m train from Bristol
and the Branch Train from Cheltenham, at 10.20 a.m., will leave at
11.30 a.m. and 11.5 axis., respectively, arriving at Paddington at 4
p.m. The 11.21 a.m. Cheap Train from Bristol, and the Branch
Train from Cheltenham at 11.15 a.m. will leave at 10.40 a in. and
10.25 a.m , respectively. Tho train from Birmingham at 12.5 at
noon will be an express train, arriving at Paddington at 3.5 p.m.
The train f. om Birmingham at 11.15 will leave at 11.5 a.m., arriving
at Paddington at 4 p in. The Train from Bristol at 3.15 p.m. will
start at 3.30 p.m., and arrive at Paddington at 9.5 p.m.
Several minrr alterations will take place, for which see the Time
Bills of the Company.
Paddington, Nov. 29, 1854.
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OXFORD, WORCESTER, and WOLVER-
HAMPTON RAILWAY.—ACCELERATION of the 9 a.m.
DOW EXPRESS to WORCESTER, and Additional Third Class
Accommalation by the 1 y .m. Down Train from the Euston Station
to the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton districts.
Passengers are Booked and conveyed throughout, without break
of gauge or change of carriage, between Euston Station, London,
and stations on the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Rail-
way, by the following Trains:—

WEEK DAYS.-DOWN TRAINS.

Ordinary Express Ordinary Express
Ist and 3d Ist and 2d I st, 2d, an, let and 2d
Class. Class. 3d Class. Class.
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A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M.
• Leave London ...... 6.15 9. 0 1. 0 1.15
P.M.
Arrive at Worcester • • 10.25 12.50 6. 0 9. 0
Kidderminster 11. 5 1 25 6.50 9.30
8 tourbridge .. 11.20 1.35 7.10 9.40
Dudley .• .... 11.40 1.55 7.35 10. 0
r
WEEK DAYS.-UP TRAINS.
Express Ordinary Ordinary Express
Ist and 2d Ist and 3d let and 2d Ist and 2d
Class. Class. Class. Class.
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A.M. A.M. . ' A.M. P.M.
Leave Dudley...• •• .. 6.45 830 10.15 3.53
Stourbridge • • .. 7. 0 8.50 10.35 4.15
Kidderminster.. 7.10 9.10 10.50 4.30
NOON.
Worcester .... 7.35 9.50 12. 0 5. 5
P.M. P.M.
Arrive at London •• .. 11.30 3.15 5.15 9.15

.13y order.

W. l'. AUCOCK.

ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY.
The Right Hon. Sir T. FRANKLAND LEWIS, Bart., M.P.,
Chairman.
HENRY FREDERICIt 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
3111itia Corps.
Policies in farce nearly 7,000.
The Assurance Fund exceeds 1,490,0001. Income 230,0007. per
Annum.
The sum of 397,0001. was added to Policies at the last Division,
which produced an average Bonus of 671. per Cent. on the Pre-
miums 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.

GITA.RDIAN FI
ASSURANCE
No. 11, Lombard-
DIREC.
Sir WALTER R. FARQU
FRANCIS HART DYKE,
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq.
John Dixon, Esq.
Sir W. M. T. Farquhar, Bait.
T. Hankey, jun., Esq., M.P.
John Harvey, Esq.
John G. Hubbard, Esq.
George Johnstone, Esq.
John Labouchere, Esq.
John Loch, Esq.

RE AND LIFE
COMPANY,

-street. London.
TORS.
'MAR, Dart., Chairman.
Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq.
John Martin, Esq., M.P.
Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
James Morris, Esq.
Henry Norman, Esq.
Henry R. Reynolds, jun., Esq.
John Thornton, Esq.
James Tulloch, Esq.
Henry Vigne, Esq.
Arm Tons.

A. W. Robjirts, Esq. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
I
Lewis Lloyd, jun., Esq. John Henry Smith, Esq.
George Keys, Esq., Secretary.
Griffith Davies, Esq., F.R.S., Actuary.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.—Under the provisions of an Act of Par-
liament, this Company now offers to future insurers Four-fifths of
the Profits, with Quinquennial Division, or a Low Rate of Premium
Without participation of Profits.
The next division of Profits will be declared in June, 1855, when
all participating Policies which shall have subsisted at least one year
at Christmas, 1854, will be allowed to share in the Profits.
At the several past divisions of Profits made by this Company, the
Reversionary Bonuses added to the Policies from One-half the
Profits amounted, on an average of the different ages, to about One
Per Cent. per Annum on the sums insured, and the total Bonuses
added at the Four Septennial Divisions exceeded 770,0001.
FOREIGN RISKS.—The Extra Premiums required for the East
and West Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the
'United States of America, have been materially reduced.
INVALID LlVES.—Persons who are not in such sound health as
Would enable them to insure their Lives at the Tabular Premiums,
may have their Lives insured at Extra Premiums.
LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro-
vided such Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have
attained in each case a value not under 501.
ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, received
and registered.
Medical fees paid by the Company, and no charge will be made for
Policy Stamps.
FIRE DEPARTMrNT.—lnsurances effected upon every &scrip•
tion:of property, at the usual rates.

GR AVESEND
PACKETS.
No other Packets call at the Greenhitho and Pnrfli
The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather
FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND.

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Omnibuses from Fenchurch-street Station to all parts of London
every quarter of an hour.
BRUNSWICK WEIARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of the fol
lowing Trains from the Fenchnrch-street Station.

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