The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-22 00:00:00

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSUR.
ANCE COMPANY.
/go. 11, LOMBARD-STREET, at the Entrance of the Old Post
office, London.
DIRECTORS.
JOHN DIXON, Esq., Chairman.
JOIN MARTIN, Esq., M.P., Deputy-Chairman.
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq. Lewis Loyd, jun., Esq.
Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. George Lyall, Esq.
Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. Stewart Marjoribanks, r.sq
Thomson Hankey,jun., Es(
Jelin Harvey, Esq.
John G. Hubbard, Esq.
George Johnstone, Esq.
John Labonchere, Esq.
Joha Loch, Esq.

Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
James Morris, Esq.
Henry Norman, Esq.
Henry R. Reynolds, juu., Esq.
John Thornton, Esq.

James Tulloch, Esq.
'TORS.
A. w. RoVarts, Esg I ~anntel Jones Loyd, Esq.
Henry Sykes Thornton. Esq.
ACTUARY—Griffith Davies, Esq., F.R.S.
In the LIFE DEPARTMENT, Assurances may be effected at
Tow Rates without participation in the Profits; or at moderate Rates
with participation in one moiety of the Profits every seven years. At
each of the three Septennial Divisions which this Company has made,
the Bonuses amounted to about 1 per cent. per annum on the sum
assured, or about 27 per cent. on the amount of premium received ;
and the whole amount of Reversionary Bonus allotted by the Com-
pany exceeded 530,0001.
LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro-
vided such Policies shall have been erected a sufficient time to have
attained in each case a value not under 501.
In the FIRE DEPARTMENT, a Return of profit was declared
en the 7th of June, upon the premiums received on all Policies
which had been in force seven years at Christmas 1847, and the same
is now in course of payment daily (Friday and Saturday excepted),
between the hours of ten and three o'clock, at the Read Office ; and
also by the Agents in the Country Districts.
Notice is hereby given, that Assurances which expire at Lady-
day must be renewed within fifteen days, at this office, or with Mr.
Sams, No. I, St. James's-street, corner of Pall-mail; or with the
Company's Agents throwhout the kingdom, otherwise they become
void.

AUDI

GEORGE KEYS, Secretary.

M.ETILOPOLITAN COUNTIES AND
GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
27, REGENT •STREET, WATERLOO-PLACE, LONDON.
INCORPORATED PURSUANT TO ACT OF PARLIAMENT.
TRUSTEES.
Spencer R. Walpole, Esq., M.P. I Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P.
Henry Peter Fuller, Esq. I Edward Vansittart Neale, Esq.
DIRECTORS.
Samuel Driver, Esq., Whitehall.
Henry Peter Fuller, Esq., Piccadilly.
John Palk Griffin, Esq., Ironmonger-lane, Cheapside.
Capt. Hon. G. F. Hotham, RN., United Service Club, and
Brighton.
Edward Legh, Esq., the Limes, Lewisham, Kent.
Edward Lomax, Esq., St. John's-wood-park.
Samuel Miller, Esq., Lincoln's-inn.
E. Vansittart Neale, Esq., South Audley-street.
Sir Thomas Newby Reeve, Richmond, Surrey.
William Studley, Esq., Brixton, Surrey.
William A. S. Westoby, Esq., Hyde-park-place.
Thomas Little4tle. Esq., Liverpool.
The LIFE ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT of the Society em-

braces:—
Assurances upon single or joint lives, contingent survivorship, or
the survivor of two or more lives.
Endowments of widows and children.
Immediate, deferred, and survivorship annuities.
The payment of fixed sums to the assured at any specific age, or
to their representatives in case of death before that age.
Premiums may be paid yearly, half-yearly, or quarterly, or upon
the half-premium plan for the first five years.
Loans granted on an entirely new principle.
RAILWAY ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT.
All persons, of whatever class, travelling by Railway in Great
Zritain and Ireland, assured in the event of loss of life by accident
whilst so travelling, at the moderate premium of 10s. per cent., in
one single payment, for the whole period of life.
ExmarLE.—A person may by one single payment of St. assure to
his family or others the sum of 1,0001., to be paid in the event of his
losing his life by railway tralling in Great Britain or Ireland.
F. ve
FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager._

BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY,
Princes-street, Bank, London.
Capital, One Million.
This Institution is empowered by a Special Act of Parliament, 4
Vict., cap. 9, and is so constituted as to afford the benefits of Life
Assurance in their fullest extent to Policy holders, and to present
Mater facilities and accommodation than are usually offered to the
Public.
The ample subscribed Capital, together with the large anel con-
tinually increasing fund, accumulate' from the Premiums on upwards
of 7,000 Policies, affords complete security to the assured; while the
Magnitude of the Company's transactions has enabled the Directors
to offer unusual advantages to Policy holders, as will be seen by re-
ference to the prospectus, and to the varied and extensive tables
'which have been computed with great care and labour, expressly
the use of this Institution.
PETER MORRISON, Resident Director.

ruillE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL
LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION (Enrolled under the
Friendly Societies' Acts) and BENEVOLENT FUND.
TRUSTEES.
Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. W. G. Prescott, Esq.
I
Thomson Hankey, Jun., Esq. Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P.
TREASURER OF TUE BENEVOLENT FUND.
John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P.
Every description of Life Assurance effected daily.
Division of Profits every Five Years. Parties assured Three Years
Participate in Profits, either by an addition to the Policy, reduction
of Premium, or a Cash Bonus. All parties assuring during the pre-
sent year will participate in the next Division of Profits, which will
take place in 1852. Rights to nominate any party to receive the
amount of a Life Policy, free of legacy and probate duty, or any ether
expense. No entrance fee.
The Eighth Annual Report, and detailed Prospectuses, showing the
very peculiar advantages offered by this Association, may be had
on application at the office.
By order of the Board,
PHILIP HENRY BYRNE, Secretary.
42, Moorgate-street, March, 1849.

GRINDON AND OTHERS v. PRATTEN AND OTHERS.
SAME AND OTHERS v. PRATTEN.
TO BE PEREMPTORILY SOLD, pursuant to
a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in the first
mentioned cause of Grindon and others versus Pratten and others,
with the approbation of Richard Richards, Esquire, one of the as-
ters of the said Court, at the Hope and Anchor Inn, Redcliff-hill M,
in
the city of Bristol, on TUESDAY the 17th day of April, 1849, at Six
o'Clock in the afternoon, in THREE LOTS, a FREEIIOLD ESTATE,
comprising several Messuages and Outbuildings, situate in Bedmin-
ster, in the said city of Bristol, late the property of Thomas Pratten,
lute of Bedminster aforesaid, deceased.
Particulars whereof may be had gratis at the said Master's Cham-
bers, in Southampt Weatherall, No.on-buildings. Chancery-lane, Loudon ;of Messrs.
Johnson, Son, and 7, King's Bench-Walk, Temple,
London; of Mr. Grinion, solicitor, Guildhall, Bristol; of Mr.
Esher, auctioneer, iu JOHNSON,,foi and at the place of sale.
SON, AND WEATHERALL,
Temple, London.

ART-ITNION of LONDON.
Incorporated by Royal Charter.
The Subscription List will CLOSE on the 31st instant.
Each Prizeholder, at the Annual Distribation, will be entitled t
select FOR HIMSELF a Work of Art, as heretofore.
Every Subscriher will receive for each Guinea an impression of a
Line Engraving, by P. Lightfoot, after W. E. Frost, A.R.A.
—" SABRINA," a proof of which now be seen at the office, and
in addition to this, an Engraving, wafter a design in bas relief„ of
" Christ entering Jerusalem," for which the Premium of 1001. has
been awarded to Mr. J. Han GEORGE GODWIN, 2 Honorary
LEWIS POCOCK, 3 Secretaries.
444, West Strand, March, 1849.

IN consequence of the great rush of Visitors to see
BANVARD'S GRAND MOVING PAINTING of the MIS-
SISSIPPI and MISSOURI RIVERS, at the EGYPTIAN HALL,
Piccadilly, the Proprietor mspectfully announces Two Exhibitions
every day during the hob:toys. This Immense Painting is the
Largest in the Weed, and exkdoits more than 3,0011 miles of Ameri-
can scenery.—The Day exhibition will commence every Afternoon,
at Half-past Two, and the Evening at Half-past bevel o'clock;
doors open half en hoar before commencing. Admission, lower
scats, Sc. ; gallery, Is.

rr HE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET.
Lectures explaining the Art of Magic by Mr. Shaw, with il-
lustrations, changed every week, daily at a Quarter to Four,
and every Evening at Nine.—Lecture on Chemistry daily at a
Quarter to Three o'clock.—Dr. Bachhoffner's Illustrations en As-
tronomy, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at One o'clock.—
Lectures en the Ventilating of Mines, &c., by means of the Steam
Jet.—A View In the Gold District of California is aided to the
New Dissolving V lews.—New Chromatrope.—Machinery and Models
explained, &c., &c. The Music is directed by Dr. Wallis.
Open daily from Eleven to Five ; and in the Evenings (including
Saturday) from Seven till Ralf-past Ten.
Admission, ls. —Schools, Half-price.—The New Catalogue, Is.

THE REGISTERED SYRIAN PALETOT.
By Messrs. SWAIN and CO., Court Tailors, 379, Oxford.

street.
This celebrated OVER-COAT for the Spring has been introduced
in the lightest textures of material from the costly wools of Syria
the exclusive use of which has been secured by Messrs. Swain and
Co., and manufactured into the Paletot universally known as the
choicest article of the kind extant.

lIE REGISTERED SYRIAN PALETOT.
TBy Messrs. SWAIN and CO., Conrt Tailors, 379, Oxford-

street.
The local Agents for its sale in the British Empire are
Mr. John Hollingsworth, New-street, Birmingham ; Messrs. Mog-
ford and ♦ntwiss, Castle-street, Liverpool ; Messrs. S. and S. Smith,
Cross-street. Manchester; Mr. Charles Saxelby, Shrewsbury; Mr.
ter;orge Davison, Norfolk-street, Sheffield ; Mr. W. S. Ilevin,
Mr. Robert Pinhorn, Newport, Isle of Wight ; Mr. John John
son, Ashton-under-Lyne ; Mr. Whitmore, Stockport ; Mr. Thomas
Hubback, Berwick-on-Tweed ; Mr. Ralph Wilson, Gray-street, New-
castle-on-Tyne ; Mr. William White, Edinburgh ; and Mr. John
Whitty, 8, College-green, Dublin, sole agent for Ireland.

FRAMPTON'S PILL of HEALTH.
The manifold advantages to the Heads if Families from the
Possession of a medicine of known efficacy, that may be resorted to
with confidence, and used with success in cases of temporary sickness
occerring in families, more or less, every day, are so obvious to all,
that no question can be raised of its importance to every householder
in the kingdom. From among numerous testimonials, the following
is respectfully submitted :
" To Mr. Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London.
"No. 5, David-street, Regent-road, Manchester, March 12,1542.
" Sir,—l have much satisfaction in communicating to you the re-
sult of my experience after repeated trials of Framptou's Pill of
Health ; and I feel it but justice to state, that in the course of many
years'aonc trial of various Aperient Medicines, I have never found results
redungagnot alutary and efficient in the relief of the system frem
bile,warranted &c., &c. with so little inconvenience ; I am there-
forein declaring that they supply to me a means lent
wanting of being able to recommend to families, schools, andespe°-
cially mercantile men, at the
.desk or en the road, a most
valuable resource in an occasional medicine. And I shall take credit
to myself if, in giving this testimony, I am the means of making
FraMpton's Pills more generally known and appreciated.—l am,
Sir, respectfully yours,
" WILLIAM SMITE."
The unprecedented sale of these Pills, arising
from the earnest
recommendations of the many thousands who have derived benefit
front their use, render any lengthened comment unnecessary. They
are not put forth as a cure for all diseases to which mankind is
liable, but for Bilious and Liver Complaints, with their many well-
known attendants, Bilious and Sick head-ache, Pain and Oppression
after meals, Iliddiness, Dizziness, Singing Noise in the Head and
Ears, Drowsiness, Heartburn, Loss of Appetite, Wind, spasms, &c.
Two or three doses will convince the afflicted of their salutary
effects. The stomach will speedily regain its strength; a healthy
action of the Liver, Bowels and Kidneys will rapidly take place ;
and instead of listlessness, heat, pains, and jaundiced appearance,
strength, activity, and renewed health, extending to good old age,
will be the result of taking this medicine, according to the directions
accompanying each box.
Sold by T. Prout, 229, Strand, London. Price Is. Iy, d. and 2s. 9d.
throughout the
per box; and by the Vendors of Medicines generally
kingdom.
Ask for FRAMPTON'i PILL OF lIENLTII, and obser on the
the
name and address of " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London,"
Government Stamp,

A R R I A E.
One half the world are desolately single, and the other
supposing them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a
sense el right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em-
bitter the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea
of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un-
eomprosiag harry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity,
and broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness
and social content. The dowry should *et be the only marriage set-
tlement. Honour and justicederaand that health sheuldform as item
in the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or
neglect weand more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if
these surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little
MEMOIRS "On Single and Married Life," pub. in 2 vols., Is.
each (by post, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively
refined, er prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered
op mieinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining
them. They are not intended certainly for mere idle curiosity, but
for the closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to whom
they are offered as antagonistic to tho empyrieal trash put forth en
the above subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or
together, are a disgrace to the ago. Furthermore, two other
little publications claim year attention (same price is. each,
by post Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and
Avoid," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely
pamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the
mare ephemeral scribblines of the hour, but the study of the author's
life, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob-
servance of the maxims he would inctilcato—to do unto others as he
would be done unto—to live alter nature's laws—and to keep always
on the " euuny side of the way." The aboN,e works may be had of
Sherwood, 23, Paerll.o9Ter-raw ' • Cary:alto. 117, Fleet-street • Mann,
39. Cornhill ; liaison, 457, West. Strand; or direct (by post or other-
wise) from the author (who may be conferred with personally,
mornings and *Mingo), 10, Argyll-plauo Resat-street; Wid
00kitare