The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-22 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARI MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, FEB. 21.
STOCK EXCHINGE.—The market to-day has been 0,
with little business doing, but has closed at a slight for
provement. There has been very little stock brought
ward. The closing sales were reported as folio votor
Chester and Birkenhead, 21i ; Caledonian, 31i_i C 127.•
and Holyhead, 23 ; Eastern Counties, 134 ;
cashire, 198 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 784 ' • Lan-400
and Preston Quarter shares, is. at 4/. 14s. d., 27;
and North Western, 124; Manchester, Sheffield, or,
Lincoln, 30 ; Midland, 78,k ; South Eastern and 13/4-tli
248 ; Waterford and Limerick, 28 - York and -0 le,
Midland, 30 ; Manchester, Sheffield,' and Lincoln
shares, 11.

MANCHESTER, FEB. 21.
.STocK EXCHANGE.—There was a very small vu----,40.
and the market was not so firm. Leeds stock, 78i ,
donian, 320 ; East Lancashire, 194 c.
London stock, 120 a.

LEEDS, Fan. 21. yeti
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market continues
inanimate. Transactions have been [confined to ‘-'34ledo•
-
nians, which closed at 32i ;i
and Lancashire and Yorks .
hiv*
which closed at 78g ; both ben g a decline upon the quottv
lions of Saturday.

BIRMINGFIAM, FEB. 21*
STOCK EXCIFIANGB.-The railway share
rather firmer to-day, and shares were more Sought after'
- .•
Shrewsbury and Birmingham were a shade lower, closing
at 67. market was

suBmARINE TELEGRAPH COMPANY
i3ETWEEN FRANCE and ENGLAND.
SOCIETY DE ,AULEY and CO.
1
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIO MN
that the. DIVIDEND for the
,r-year ending the 31st December, 1852, of Bd. per Share (being at
rate of upwards of £6 10s. pen Cent. per Annum), will be PAYA-
-1.11,P, at the Office of the Society; 30, Cornhill, London, and 63, Rue
cle.Elthellen, rails. on and after TUESDAY, the Ist day of March
next, between the hours of l 2 and 4.
„The Scrip Certificates must be left at one of the offices of the
dendSociety for examination two clear days before payment of the Divi-
.
By order of the Manager,
.-aris, Feb. 16, 1853. J. C: SANDILANDS.

CHESTER, and. HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—
c cN.-/ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that file HALF-YEARLY
b L,-Xf•RAL MEETING of the Shareholders of this Company will
..e held at the EUSTON STATION, London, on WEDNESDAY, the 9th of
March next, at Twelve o'clock precisely, for th'e election of two 1)1-
- rectors, In the room of two retiring by rotation (wigithe for re-elec-
tile), and for the transaction of the ordinary business of the
Company.

ROBT. T. MANSEL, Seereta• y.
6 N.E.—The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed- on
4turdaY, the 26th instant, until after the meeting.

ELECTION of ANNUITANTS on the lENE-
vOLENT FUND of the PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL
184 e: ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION. —Established in London,

JOAN ABEL SMITH, ESQ., 31. P., TREASUREE.
„.-TrcE IS, lIRREBY GIVEN that a SPECIAL GENERAL
ZING of the. Members of the Association will be held at the
reON TAVERNf Ott WEDNESDAY, the 18th of May neat, at Twelve
k precisely, for the purpose of electing additional annuitants,
, General Meeting
with the ing Resolution passed at the Annual
, Thomson
Meeting on 17th January last.
Thomson Hankey, Jun., Esq. the Governor of the Bank of Eng-
•tuald, in the chair.
11,Thitt, on the 18th May next, or such other day as the Board
• bah approve, an amount not exceeding 1251. be granted in annuities,
fi equivalent to annuities to five widows and two clerks. The
• c‘ol4,fi"__er nrimutants of each cla,s to be fixed by the managers tie-
_igto the applications whirl' may be made."
it
t ldidates are required, to forward their applications, together
with testimoniaLs, to this office, on or be ore the lath March next.
By Order of the Board,
P. 11. BYRNE, Secretary.

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42, Mo
oig.ate-street, London,
. 18th Fel?ivary, 1853.
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I.4°111)° LOANS GRANTED.
N EXCHANGE ADVANCE FUND,
Op 21phi-terrace, Strand, facing the river ; City kiraneh, 3,
Broad street, City.

,The Eight Iron. Lord ERSKINE, Chairman.
"Aoans
Pro . advanced, in sums of 101. and upwards, granted on a joint
of_rstory note, repayable by easy instalments, or on the deposit
ds or other available securities.
7!!!a01 exchange cashod at moderate rates of interest.
1nn7:1"4 44-aPplicatiom may be obtaineq afthe Oflices. or on forward-
.. 12 Postage stamps. BROOKS,—S6crefiry.

XATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE COMPANY, 26, CORNIIILL.

Capital £500,000. '
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
A. Campbell Barclay, Esq. Thomas Nicoll, Esq.
Charles Bennett, Eeq.
nugh Croft, Esq. JE.. L
eS S.
aSnydieure ss, t lila r
rD,
E. s q .
n Elliotson, M.D., F.R.S.
Clement Tabor, Esq,
Joh
Joseph Thompson. kIIQ.
John Moss, Esq.

MANAGING DIRECTORS.
a. Leander Starr and Charles Bennett, Beqrs.
MEDICAL EXAMINERS.
Elliotson, F.R.S., 87, Conduit-street.
~'• S. Syines, M.D., 77, Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square.

ACTITABY.
W. B. B. Woolhonse, Esq., F.R.A.S., F.S.S., &e.
BANKERS.

Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street.
esnrance. granted on lives, joint-lives, survivorships, &c., imme-
-t_ and deterred annuities, Ste.
efrrosPectusess obtained at the Company's maim, 26, Cornhill, and
agen.

TILE INDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY
COMPANY,

O. 72, Lombard-atreet, and 24, Connaught-terrace.

lb 1, TRUSTEES.
4:enard spooner, Esq., M.P. I Richard Malin,. Esq., Q.C., M.P.
-442pbe1l Renton, Es M P I James Fuller Maddox, Esq.
q., . .

William Wilberforce, Esq.
Th
po e POLICIES are INDiSPUTABLB, in terms of the Deed of
ct ernent of the Company, duly registered, and arc thus rendered
kirAIN FAMILY PROVISIONS, and NEGOTIABLE DOCU-
-1,,,
I'B of SECURITY.
th vonapany has introduced, as more pecullai-ly applicable to
itla tidd le and Industrious Classes, a plan of SELF-PROTECTING
• cornbiRANCE, whereby in one Policy for ono rate of Prem,um aro
aaidingred an Insurance of a Sum payable either at death or on
nd ..., a specified age, and a pension or annuity after that age ;
luth,s'll4 ng the tall benefit of all Premiums that have been paid,
• h the payments should at any time be discontinued.
ALEX. ROBERTSON, Manager.

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