The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-02 00:00:00

INCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM
RAILWAY.
CONTRACT FC,R WORKS.
Notice is hereby given, that the Directors of the Manchester and
Birmingham Railway Company will meet at their offices, No. 23,
Bond-street, Manchester, on Wednesday the 31st ofOctober,
1838, at twelve o'clock at noon, to receive TENDERS for the un-
dermentioned CONTRACTS :
No. or Stockport Viaduct Contract.—To make and maintain
the bridke or viaduct over the river Mersey, the north end of which
is situate at the distance of about seven chains south of George's
Road, in the township of Heaton Norris, in the county of Lancaster,
and the south end of which is situate at the distance of about 21,i
chains south of Dan Bank, in the town of Stockport, in the county
of Chester. The length of the viaduct will be about 1,784 feet,
and its greatest length about 106 feet from the river to the rails.
Drafts of the contracts, with plans and specifications, will be
ready for inspection on and after Monday the Bth of October next,
at the Offices of the Engineers in Chief, Store-street, Manchester.
Printed forms of tender may be had at the same place, and at
the Company's Offices, in Bond-street, Manchester, at which latter
offices all tenders must be lodged previously to the hour of meeting,
endorsed, " Tender for Works," and no tender except the printed
form furnished by the Company will be attended to.
The party whose tender is accepted will be required to enter into
a bond, with two sureties, for the due performance of the contract,
to the extent of 10 per cent. on the gross amount of such contract ;
and the names and descriptions of the proposed-sureties must be set
forth in the tender.
The Directors will not consider themselves bound to accept the
lowest tender; and they expect the several parties tendering, or
persons duly authorised by them, to be in attendance at the offices
in Bond-street, Manchester, at the time of meting.
(Signed) ROBERT BARBOUR, Chairman.
Manchester and Birmingham Railway Offices,
23, Bond-street, Manchester, Sept. 21,1838.

COUNTY FIRE OFFICE,
AND
PROVIDENT LIFE OFFICE,
Established 1806.
Capitals, A MILLION STERLING and UPWARDS.
PRESIDENT—The Right Hon. EARL GREY.
TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS.
His Grace the Duke of Rutland Sir Frederick A. Roe Bart.
The Most Noble . the Marquis of Glynne Earle Welby; Esq M.P.
Northampton George Pryme, Esq., M.P.
The Right Hon. Lord King Francis Const, Esq.
The Right Hon. Lord Northoriok J. E. Conant, Esq.
sir W. E Welby, Bart. Barber Beaumont, Esq.:
Sir John Osborn, Bart.

&c. &C. &e.

The County is the only Fire Office which has constantly made
Returns to its Members, and for a long series of years. These Re-
turns have varied from 10 to 25 per cent. and have amounted to up_
wards of 100,0001.
In the Life Office, nearly the whole of the profits are divided
among the parties insured. Their effect may be judged of from a
Policy taken out by his late Majesty on his own life for 3,0001.,
which additions increased to 3,9631.
Upwards of thirty Insurance Offices having been broken tip within
a few years, and nearly as many new ones having been projected
within the ast two or three years, it may be necessary to observe,
that all the substantial advantages promised by such new Offices
have been long realised under the plans and management of the
Provident Life Office.

J. A. BEAUMONT, Secretary.

FREEMASONS' AND GENERAL LIFE
ASSURANCE LOAN ANNUITY AND REVER-
SIONARY INTEREST COMPANY.
11, Waterleo-place, London.
Capital, 500,000/., in 25,000 Shares of 201. each.
Deposit, 11 per Share.
One-tenth of the profits of each district will be annually applied
to such benevolent purposes connected with Freemasonry as the
Provincial Grand Lodge of such district shall approve. The tenth
of the profits of the Metropolitan district to be applied by the United
Grand Lodge of England.'

PATRONS.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Digby.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Mexborough, P. G.M. West Riding of
Yorkshire.
The Right Hon. Lord Reay.
The Right Hon. Lord Saltoun.
Ihe Right Hon. Charles Tennyson D'Eyncoart, M.P., P. G.M.
of Lincolnshire.
General Sir Joseph O'Halloran, K.C.B.
DIRECTORS.
Colonel HENRY DUNDAS CAMPBELL, Chairman.

William Cumming, Esq,.
Frederick Dodsworth, Esq.
James Jephson, Esq.
William King, Esq.

'George Goldsmith Kirby, Esq.
Richard Alexander Price, Esq.
James Stevenson, Esq.
'Captain William Spencer Webb,

AUDITORS.

Joshua King, LL.D., F.C.P.S., &e., President of Queen's Col-
le.re, Cambridge.
Rev. Hamnett Holditch, &c., President of Caitts Col-

lege, Cambridge.
BANKERS—The London and Westminster Bank.

MEDICAL ADVISERS—H. U. Tiomson,hsqT,M.s::Thomas
King, Esq., Maddox-street.
LEGAL An's-Issas—Sir Frederick Pollock, M.P.—William
Hayes, Esq.

The advantages of this Company are as fellow :-
1. To the assured requiring profits.—The whole of the profits of
their own class will, after deducting all the expenses of the establish-
ment, And their share of the charity, at the end of tho first five
years, and from that time triennially, be divided amongst themselves.
2. The option of taking those profits in cash—adding to the
policy—diminishing the premium—or effecting an annuity for the
remainder of life at a certain age.
3. Te the assured not participating in profits.—Premiums mach
below those of most other offices.
4. Facilities for effecting loans on security of the policies.
5. To both Classes.—lncreasing or decreasing premiums at
their option.
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6. Half the amount of premiums may remain unpaid, at 51. per
cent. interest, on the security of the Policies for the first fives years.
7. Policies not forfeited if premiums unpaid at the stipulated
period, but may be revived if health the same.
8. No error, but only fraud, to vitiate a Policy.
Q. Policies and premiums may be reduced, if circumstances re-.
quire it, and the overplus paid to be considered as paid in advance
to the reduced Policy.
10. All claims to be settled in three months after satisfactorily
proved, or earlier on an allowance of discount.
11. The advantages to Shareholders are—a dividend of 5 per
cent. interest on their shares—the whole of this profits arising from
the proprietary class, deducting its share of this charity—profits
arising from the purchase of reversions—profits arising from this
purchase and granting annuities.
12. The bonuses at the Equit
vide profits at long intervals, ma
♦ Table, chewing the annual
ante of 1001. on a single life, for
out a participation of profits :

able and other Societies which di-
Ly be assured at this Office.

premiums required for the assur-
the whole duration, with er with-

Age next Birth-day.

Without Profitsl
or Proprietary.

O. d.
1 10 6
1 13 6
1 17 1
2 2
2 9 2
2 17 5
7 11
4 2 6

20 .
25 .
3U .
35 .
40 .
45
60

With Profits, or
Modern Mutual,

£. I. d.
1 14 8
1 17 9
2 2 0
2 7 5
2 14 1
3 2 10
1 13 11
4 0 3

Other Tables, giving premiums for all the varieties of Life Assur-
ances, may be had at the Office.
Application fir Shares to be made to any of the Branches of the
London and Westminster Bank : or for Shares, Policies, or
Annuities, to G. G. Kirby, Esq., Managing Director, 11, Water-
loo-place.
District Boards will be formed from the Brethren if Lodges,
who will superintend the business for the benefit of Masonry and
the Institution. Agents, being Shareholders, will be speedily ap-
pointed in all the principal towns in the United ingtloni, and
early applications ( post. paid) fur sttr'h appiatrrv-iits sh,i111(1 be
mondade, accompanied'by the names of two respectable references in
Lon.