The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-12 00:00:00

No . 19,126.]

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BRANDE'S DICTIONARY of SCIENCE.
LITERATURE, and ART. Second Edition, corrected; will
a Supplement, which may be had separately, price 3s. 6d.
London : Longman, Enwn, Green, and Longmans.

EXPORTERS to AUSTRALIA, EAST IN-
DIES, CAI'E, &c.—Genalne YARMO( 71-1 BLO
For terms apply to THOMAS LETT'S, Fish Merchant, Great Yarmouth,

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
London.

SHARE OF PROFIT INCREAsEn FROM ONE-HALF TO
FOUR-FIFTHS.

Policies effected with this Society after Midsummer, 1850, and re-
maining in force at each Septennial period of division, will PARTICI-
PATE IN FOUR-FIFTIIS of the Net Profits of the Society accru-
ng after Midsummer, 1850, in proportion to their contributions to
those profits, and according to the conditions contained in the
Society's Prospectus.
The Premiums required by this Society for insuring Young Lives
are lower than in many other old-establi.hed offices, and Insurers
are fully protected from all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in ad-
dition to the accumulated funds derived from the investments of
Premiums.

Polic;Stamps paid by the Office.
Prospectuses ,nay be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street,
London; or of any of the Agents of the Society.

CHARLES HENRY LIDDERDALE, Actuary.

GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA RAILWAY
COMPANY.
At an EXTRAORDTNARY GENERAL MEETING of the Share-
holders, held at the Offices of the Company, 3, New Broad-street,
London, on WEDNESDAY, .Tan. 11, 1854,
W. J. HAMILTON, Esq., Deputy-Chairman, in the Chair.
A correspondence between the Board of Directors of this Corn-
ParlY and the Hon. East India Company respecting the appropriation
of ..he who'e of the second £500,000 of "experimental" capital hay-
ing been read and considered,
It was moved by the DEFUTY-CIIAIRMAN, seconded by R. W.
CRAWFORD, Esq., and resolved:-
1. That, notwithstanding the resolutions passed at the Extraordi•
nary General Meeting of the Company held on the 31st °dot). r,
1853, thii Meeting.doti hereby authorise the directors Weldor into
arraztinefit or contract with the Lion. East India Company for
the ma ing, maintaining, an ! working of an " Extension" line or
lines of Railway, extending from Calltan, Shawpoor, or otherwise,
upo terms and conditions to be set forth in such agreement or con-
tract; and the directors of this Company are farther authorised, for
the nurnose of resaid, to b sue shares for the creation of fresh capi-
tal, to be called "Extension Capital,' or otherwise, to the extent 01
£1,000,000 sterling in the first instance, and such further sum or
sums as may he necessary, on the terms to be specified in the aaid
a_reement or contract. The shares thus created shall he offered
rateably to the holders for the time being of existing shares in the
company, and shall be of such amount and payable by such instal-
ments as to the directors may seem most expedient, and shall be in
accordance with the provisions of the Company's Art of Parlia-
ment, 12th and 13th Vic., cap. 83 and such newly-created extension
capital shall become one tund with the experimental capital, sub-
ject, however, to the payment of the varying rates of interest re-
spectively.
It was moved by W. TITE, Esq., F.R.S., seconded by J. ANDERTON,
Esq., and resolved :-
2. That the best thanks of the Meeting are due and are hereby
tendered to the chairman and directors for their attention to the in•
terests of the Company.
(Signed)

W3I. J. HAMILTON, Chairman.