The Sun.
London, England, 1807-03-21 00:00:00

I have already humbly submitted to pommy pretensionS:to
fill a seat in the Direction. The experience of a great por-
tion of my. life in the Co►npany's service; combined•with en..
tire leisure, constitute the grounds of those pretensions ;more
I cannot. offer, and more I am Sure you do not require in a
Candidate, to enable him to discharge the-duties Of this im-
portant station ; but I ►nay, I trust, without presumption,_
gave you my solemn assurance, that. in the event of my-suc-
cess (and the reception Idiav,...met with in my canvass leaves
me no morn to doubt it) my ability shall be exercised to the
utmost, and the whole o( my thrne be deVoted to the fulfil-
ment of every duty conneded with the prosperity of the East
India Company.
I trust that those Proprietors to whom. I have not yet paid
my respells, will t►vt. impute the aPparent negled to any
other than. the realkause, the extensiveness of the Canvats.
I have the holiqiir to he,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
, .
Your most obedient and obliged humble SerVant;
Birchin-laue, .EZ,b; ►f. 1807. .ROUERT WILLIAMS.
N.H. Captain Williams's. Committee meet ev;!ry Wednes-
day, at the. King's Ilead Tavern, in the Poultry, and attend
in Eleven to Five o'Clock, by. whorriany communications.
will be,thanktully received. • . : .

• March i 6, 1807
A T a Nuinerous and Respeaable. MEETING
of tne Friends of Lieut.-Colonel I I-IN BA NNE 12-
m g, at the King's Head Tavern, in the Poultry, the fol-
lowing Resolutions-were unanimously carried.: ' •
P. CRAUFU RD BR U E, Esq. M.P. in the Chair;
Resolved, That it is the opinion 91 this Meeting that the
enemy, ability.- and integrity of Lieut.- Colonel Bannerman,
‘Vhith have been uniformly manifested by his conduct in the
important Military and Diplomatic Stations he tilled during
a period of twenty-tour years actual residence in I ndia,-render
- that distinkuished Officer in a peculiar degree qualified for
the-important Situation of an EaSt India DireCtor. •
• • Resolved also, That this Meeting heartily concurring with
the Court of Directors, the Governor-General in Council of
India, and the Governor-in Cciuncil at Madras, in the high
terms of approbation bestowed by them respectively.on the,
Public Services of Lieut.-Colonel Bannerman, will use its
utmost endeavours, on tric presciu occasion, to promote and
Secure his Eleftion.
P. CRAu FURD BRUCE, Chairman:

Colonel Bannerman's Committee will meet on Monday
next, 'the 23d inst. at the King', head Tavern, in the Foul-
try, "from Eleven till Four, where any friendly communica-
tions will be gratetaily received.

DROVIDENT LIVE INSURANCE and AN-
NUITY OFFICE, Souttiaminon-street, Strand,

London.

PRESIDENT,

The Mot Noble the Marquis or BO CKI NG HAM, K. G.

• VICE-PRESIDENTS,
Marquisof Salisbury,K.G. Viscount Chetwynd
Lord Temple. VisCousit Oulu:annuli
Viscount Bulieley • Lord sraybrooke:

TRUSTLIS..
Marquis of Buckingham • I ;Lord BraybisOoke:
William Praed, Esq. M. P. •

-The, objed of this Institution is to encourage the truly
laudable design of Lite Insurance and Provision for Old Age,
by reducing those transactions to principles of the utmost pos-
sible Public Benefit wan tins view an extensive Society.
of Noblemen and Gentli'men have entered Into. a Subscrip..'
tion of 250,0001. to constitute an Original Capital, and, lax.-
ing upon themselves the sole responsibility of the Establish•
merit, they entitle the Persons insured and Annuitants to par_
tiCipate is Protits, after the expellees of an economical ina-
nagement are defrayed, in which the President, Directors,
Trustees, and Auditors at.t gVatuitously. Thus, by the spe-
cific Surns insured, and the division of comitigent Profits,
every Member has the fullest possible value tor his Payments,
without being subject to calls upon any lositi whatever.
This important and unpreecciStited advantage is peculiar to
the Provident Institution.

Military Men !insured at this 9fflise are not charged with
any additional Premium, unless called into adird Service.
No Admission• Fees are required; nor- is any charge Made
for P6licies. _

Insurance and Annuities may be effeded any day within
office hours, which ai from Ten till Four.
N.D. ST. CROIX, Sec.
A Pamphlet, explaining the'Frinciples and Terins of this
institution, is published by 'Messrs. Cadelf and bavies; and
may be had at the House of the Institution, and of the Agent 4
and Bookselleii, price 6d.

' TO 131 f LETT,
And Entered upon at Lady-Day next, or sooner, if required,
A.COMPLETE DWELLING-HOUSE, in the .
Village of Hagley, in the County of Worcester. The
House consists of a large Hall, Breakfast-Room, Dining-
Room, and Drawing-Room, Housekeeper's-Itoom, Closets,
and every Convenience ; Kitchen, :Butler's Pantry, Dry
Larder, I3rewhouse, sad Servants' }all ; Stabling for eleven
Horses, and a double Coach-house, with, o.t her necessary
Out-buildings ; five Lodging Rooms upon the First Floor,
and four upon the Attic, besides two for the Men Servants ;
a good Staircase all the way up ; Attics as good as th'e other
Rooms, .and a Man Servant's Room over the Kitchen • a good
.wailed,Garden, Shrubbery, and about 54 Acres of. Land; two
Pools, and a Green-house.i •
• The above House and Lands are situated in Hagley, in the
County of WOrcester, and near adjoining to Hagley Park and
the Clent Hills ; and there is a good Pack of Harriers within
about a mile, and are distant about three miles from Stour-
bridge, and eleven from lirmingliam, to both which places
there is an excellent Turnpike Road, and near the Coal
Mines. .

Fora view of the Premises, -apply.to john Taylor, near
the same'; and for Particulars, to Mr. John Watkins, the
Proprietor, at Northampton, near Worcester ; or to Messrs,
Roberts and Baker, Solicitors, in Bewdley.