The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-30 00:00:00

EVEN ING EDITION.

CONTRACTS FOR GLASS AND WINDOW LEAD.
DEPARTMENT OE THE STOREKEEPER-GENERAL OF
'fflE NAVY, SOMERSET-P C LAE, JULY 29 NV , .
THE COMMISSIONERS for EX&
CUEING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH AD-
MIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT
BRITAIN and IRELAND, do hereby give Notice, that en
THURSDI r, the '2oth of August next, at One o'clock, they will
be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Con-
tract for supplyiv", from time to time, her 3laysty's Dock
Yards at Deptford, Woolwich, Chatham, Sheerness, Ports-
mouth, and Plymouth, with 1
• STONE GROUND GLASS, in PANES;
And also with
CROWN GLASS and GREEN GLASS in TABLES;

No. 14 942.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, JuLv 29, 1840.
9nE COURT of DIRECTORS of the
EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby ~ive Notice,
That a QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said
COMPANY will he told at thrir House, in Leadenhall-street,
on WEDNESDAY, the 23d September next, at Eleven o'clock
in the Forenoon.

JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, JULY 29, 1840.

?THE cothii. of DIRECTORS of the
ALL. EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give Notice,

That a SPECIAL GENERAL COURT- of the said
COMPANY will be held at their Heuse in Leadenhall Street,
on FRIDAY, the 31st instant, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon,
for the purpose of laying before the Proprietors, under the By
Law, cap. 10, sec. 1, a Bill now before Parliament, entitled—
" A Bill to amend the Laws relating to the Customs," which
proposes to effect a change in tho Duty on Coffee.
There will also be laid before tho same General Court a Bill
now in progress in Par liament, entitled " A Bill further to
" regulate the Trade of Ships built and trading within the
" limits of the East India Company's Charter."
~AMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, JULY 29, 1840.

THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the
JL EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give Notice,
That the SPECIAL GENERAL COURT of the said
COMPANY, appointed to be held at their House in Leaden-
hall-street on FRIDAY NEXT, the 31st inst., at Fleven o'clock
in the Forenoon, is FURTHER MADE SPECIAL in com-
pliance with the following Requisition, viz. :

"TO THE HONOURABLE THE CHAIRMAN AND DEPUTY
CHAIRMAN OF THE COURT OF DIRECTORS OF THE EAST
INDIA COMPANY.

"We the undersigned Proprietors of the East India Stock,
duly qualified according to law, request you will be pleased to
convene a Special General Court, t, take into consideration the
propriety of addressing her Majesty in Council praying for an
equitable arrangement of the duties levied on East India pro-
duce and manufactures, in consequence of the Petitions of the
East ladia Company to both H 1 P.zrlianaut on this im-
portant subject not having been productive of that result i;hiai
our fellow subjects in India have a just and undeniable right to
expect.

" CHARLES FORBES.
" THOMAS TREEDING.
" DAVID SALOMONS.
" JOHN FORBES.
" CHARLES GRANT.
" C. NORRIS.
" F. C. BROWN.
" R. HOGG.
" GEORGE FORBES."
JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.
London, July 29, 1840.

F.AGLE INSURANCE COMPANY.
1 Notice is hereby given, That a SPECIAL GENE-
RAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of Ten or more
Shares will be held at the office of the Company, No. 3, The
Crescent, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, on WEDNESDAY,
the 19th day of August, at Two o'clock in the Afternoon pre-
cisely, for the purpose of ELECTING by ballot a DIREC-
TOR, in the room of Richard Whiteaves, Esq., deceased.
The By-laws of the Company require that any duly quali-
Aid-Proprietor, intending tooWr himself as a Candidate, must,
to render himself eligible, give notice in writing to the Actuary
of such intention, at least fourteen days previous to the Election.
By order of the Board of Directors.
HENRY P. SMITH, Actuary.
The Crescent, Bridge-street, Blackfriars, July 23, l 840.

NTATIONAL LOAN FUND, LIFE
SURANCE, and DEFERRED ANNUITY SO-
CIETY, 26, CORNHILL.
Capital £500,000.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
DIRECTORS.
T. LAME MURRAY, Esq., Chairman.

J. Elliotson, M.D., F.R.S. John Rawson, Esq.
H. Gordon, Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq.
George Lungley, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq.
AUDITORS-Dr. 0. Gregory, F. R. A. S. ; Professor Wheat-
stone, F.R.S.
ACTUARY—W. S. B. Woodhouse, Esq., F. R.A.S.
LIFE ASSURANCE.
Besides the perfect security to the policy holder of a large
paid up capital, and accumulating funds, with moderate rates
of premium, the following is one amongst many of the advan.
taps which belong exclusively to the principles of life assu-
rance and deferred annuities originated by the Society, viz.—
Power to borrow, (without delay, expense, or forfeiture) two-
thirds of all premiums paid upon a policy of assurance.

Premium for

assuring 100/,