The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-30 00:00:00

GREAT-WESTERN RAILWAY.-
ALTERATION of TRAINS.—On and after let JANUAItY,
1855, the 10 p.m. Train from Paddington, RPd the 10 10 p m. 172-
Train from Windsor, will be discontinued.
The 5.35. pan. Train from Ilungerfuld will ,tart at 6.10 p.m.
On SUNDAYS the 11 a in. Train from Birmingham to Wolver-
hampton, and the 12.30 pan. Train from Wolverhampton to Biz-
Ulingliam, will be discontinued.
For minor alterations, see the Train Bills of the Company.
Paddington, Dec. 29, 1854.

LONDON and NORTH-WESTERN RAIL-
WAY.—NOTICE for JANUARY, 1855.
The train leaving Manchester for London at 3 40 p.m. will call at
Bandforth and Wilmslow, and cease calling at Heaton Norris.
The train from Liverpool at 11.15 a.m. will call at Tring and cease
calling at Kilburn.
The train to London leaving Aylesbury at G.n p.m. will leave at
0.45 p.m.
The train leaving London at 5.45 p.m. will stop at Cheddington.
Third-class passengers between London, Banbury, Oxford, Lea-
Mington, and Birmingham, will be conveyed by the par iamentary
train only.
Between Birmingham, Liverpool, and Chester, third-class passen-
gers will be conveyed by the parliamentary train, and by the 6 a.m.
down train from Birmingham, and by the parliamentary and 5.15
p.m. up train from Liverpool, and 6.10 p.m. trails from Chester.
A revision of the fares will be made between Liverpool and Bir-
Mlngham. • By order, MARK HUISH.
General Manager's Office, Easton Station, Dec., 1854.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY.
26, CORNHILL, Lox Pox, 23d Dec., 1154.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That the HALF-YEARLY IN-
TEREST on the CAPITAL STOCK of this SOCIETY, at the rate of
$ per cent. per annum, due on the 31st instant, will become payable
ett the 10th January next, and proprietors may receive the same at
Ws Office on that or any subsequent day, between the hours of 11
11111 d 2 o'clock.
And notice is hereby further given, that the Transfer Books of the
Society will close on the list inst., and open on the 11th January
1/Axt.

By order of the Court of Directors.
J. LEANDER SPARK, Manager.
N.B.—On and after the 29th January next, the business of the
Society will be carried on at their new premises, 142, Strand.

THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK
(Incorporated by Charter), intend opening, on MONDAY,
the Ist of January next, a BRANCH at Ne. 32, Regent-Circus,
Piccadilly. Though one of the principal thoroughfares of the metro-
polis, there has never been a Bank in Piccadilly ; and it is hoped that
the intended establishment may, therefore, be a convenience t) at
least such of the inhabitants of that important neighbourhood as have
' mot hitherto kept a banker.
. Interest on deposits and on the fluctuating balances of current
accounts are reckoned from day to day, at rates varying from one to
Sour per cent. per annum. according to the amount and continuance
• of the deposit or balance, and promissory notes or bdls, circular
letters of credit, and drafts payable to order or bearer, which may be
'sashed in any town at home or abroad where there is a banker, are
„Issued tQ illerchannt ff.nd travellers, for whom they possess some
*maw ivitares eteeeeourr:letter. mud tatty:
Dwelled terms of busliess will be c0mmni0,....i...)
the Head Office, Tokenhouse-yard ; or at the branches, 429, Strand;
17, Bridge-road. Lambeth" 97, Goswell-road. Islington; I, Shafts..-
bury-terrace, Victoria-street, Pimlico; and 60,-Stones-end, Sou*-
. *ark.
HUGH INNES CAMERON, General Manager.
Royal British Bank, Tokenhonse-yard, Lethbury.

PURSUANT to an Order of the High Court of
Chancery, made in a cause, ALEXANDER FINDL kTER
and OT KERS against WILLIA. ROCH F., the Creditors of Garrard
ltoche, late of No. 2, Upper Wellington-street, Strand, in the county
of Middlesex, Solicitor, deceased, the Intestate in the procredings of
this cause named, wko died in or about the month of May, 1854,
are. by their Solicitors, on or before the 18th day of January,
1855, to come in and prove their claims, at the Chambers of the
Tice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart, No. 12, Old-square, Lincoln's-inn,
Middlesex; or in default thereof they will be peremptorily excladed
trom the benefit of the said Order.
. _ . . .

Wednesday, the 17th day of January, 185 i. at 12 o'clock at noon,
*t the said Chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon
the Claims.

Dated this 7th day of Dec., 1854.
ALFRED HALL. Chief Clerk.
H D. RUSHBITRY, Plaintiff's Solicitor,
2, Surrey-street, Strand.

ORNAMENTS for the DRAWING-ROOM,
LIBRARY, and DINING-ROOM, consisting of a new and
- elegant assortment of Vases, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks,
Inkstands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper-weights, &c., in Italian
Alabaster, .Marble, Marble Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. imported and
Manufactured by JAMES TI NNANT (late Mawe), 149, Arand,
London.
Mr. TENNANT arranges elementary Collections of Shells, Minerals,
and Fossils, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of
Conchology, Mineralogy, and Geology, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100
guineas each.

EARL FITZWILLIAM'S COLLIERIES, on
the South Yorkshire Railway.—SAMUEL PLTSI,OLL, of
Sheffield, begs to announce that the arrangements he has been
honoured to make for carrying a portion of the produce of these ex-
tensive Collieries, and also of the Silkstone Collieries, to London,
♦fa the London and North-Western Railway, are sufficiently ms-
, tared to enable hint to commence delivering from Camden and Ken-
sington Stations on Sew Year's Day. P.ice per Ton, within four
miles of either Station :—Silkstone,* 245. Bd.; Elsecar, 235. 4d., cash
(3 delivery, or on giving the order —Temporary Offices will be
opened at both Stations on December 18th, for booking orders, which
in the meantime Mr. Plimsoll will be glad to receive at Sheffield.
* These same Coals are now being supplied by the Great Northern
Railway, at 275., this Company having at present, and until Deem-
- bee list next, a monopoly of the supplies on the South Yorkshire
Railway.

AIJRENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS.
..1A During the course of this week will be played by Laurent's
Orchestra:—Overture, Masaniello, Auber ; Waltzes: Termahlung's
Toasts (first time), Strauss; La jardiniere, Lablt,ky : Souvenir the
.Luxembourg (first time), Bousquet ; Le Carnaval de Venise (by
desire), IL Laurent, with Variations for all the principal performers.
Quadrilles: Le Palais de l'Alcazar, H, Lamotte ; La Guerre, Bos sio ;
• Berment (first time), Ramain ; Lammermnor, Tinney. Schot-
tische, Moldavian (first time), Jullien. Polkas : Blumeniest (first
time), Strauss; The New Annen. Strauss. Gallop, Les Guides, H.
Laurent. Principal Cornet I Piston, M. Bonlcourt. All information
**dative to music to be obtained at the mimic repository under the
orchestra. Doors open at Eight; commence at half-past.—Admis-
sion, One Shilling.