The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-06 00:00:00

SLATER v. OLDKNOW.—OLDKNOW v. SLATER.
ANN PEAKE, DECEASED.—Pursuant to a
Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in the causes
of Slater v. Oldknow and Oldknow i. Slater, and dated the 9th day
of March, 1846, all and every the relative, or relatives, or the repre-
sentatives of any sach relative or relatives of Ann Peake, formerly
Of Small Heath, in the parish of Ashton, near Birmingham, in the
county of Warwick, spinster, who departed this life on or about the
10th day of July, 1844, are forthwith, by their Solicitors, to come in
and prove their relationship and kindred before WILLIAM BROUGHAM,
BM, one of the Masters of the High Court -of Chancery, at his
Chambers, himathiunpton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London; other-
Wise they will be excluded all benefit or advantage under the Wiil
Of the said Ann I'eake, or under the said Decree.
CLARKE, GRAY, AND WOODCOCK,
20, Lincoln's Inn-fields. Aeents for B. Clicsiline, jun.,

BEARD'S COLOURED PHOTOGRAPHIC
PORTRAITS are taken at
85, King William-street, City ;
34, Parliament-street, Westminster; and the
Royal PrAytechnic Institution, Regent-street.
" A Brest Royal
has been effected, Mr. Beard's portraits
now exhibit a de'Aree of boldness, and stand out with a relief, greatly
desiderated In All the earlier spechnens."—Times.
ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE
CORPORATION,
ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
(Established by Royal Charter A.D. 1720.)
InNoti FIRE INSURANCES.
ne• --The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of Premiums
galling due at Christmas will expire on the 9th day of January
next.

Two-third; of LIFE INSURANCES.
topber,
.the ,
will bepr t on the Company's Life Business since De-
apportioned, periodically, among Policies for
The ',W.:flout involving the Assured in any risk of Partnership.
Clinapany has returned to the position in the Royal Exehange
r►hiph it had occupied in the former building from 1720 till its de-
utitction by fire in 1838.
Branch Office,
GOTERNOR—Tho
Stra-Govaarios. —WI
DePuTT-GoYsasea —The
DIRE(

, 29, Pall-mall.
trias Tooke, Em.
illiam Sampson, Esq.
Hon. J. T. Leslie Melville.
CTORS.
Sir J. W. Lubbock, Bart.
Charles John Manning, Esq.
Henry Nelson, Esq.
Edward H. Palmer, Esq.
John Henry Pelly, Esq.
Abraham G. Robarts, Esq.
Charles Robinson, Esq.
Sir Samuel Scott, Bart.
William Soltau, Esq.
William Wallace, Esq.
Octavius Wigram, Esq.
Charles B. Young, Esq.
ALEX. GREEN, Secretary.

nenry Bainbridge, Esq.
George P. Barclay, Esq.
Edmond S. P. Calvert, Esq.
John Garratt Cattley, Esq.
Alexander Colvin, Esq.
William Davidson, Esq.
John Deacon, Esq.
Riversdale W. Grenfell, Esq.
'William T. Hibbort,
laneelot Holland, Esq.
Sir George Larpent, Bart.
John C. Lochner, Esq.

ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE

OFTICE.
TheROYAL EXCHANGE Nov. 25, 1846.
COURT of DIRECTORS of the ROYAL-EXCHANGE AS-
~►!il do hereby give notice, that their TRANSFER-BOOKS
in 7th ofJanuary fallowing,
e e $
HUT from TUESDAY, the Bth of December next, to THURSDAY,
that the ANNUAL GENERAL COURT
tPPointed by the Charter will be holden, at their Office, on the Royal-
'-acellange, on WEDNESDAY, the 23d of December next, at Twelve
o'clock in the Forenoon ; and that a Dividend will be considered of
at the saki Court.

ALEXE. GREEN, Secrctary.

ARGUS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY,
39, THROGORTON-STREET BANK.
RMPOWERED BY S M
SPECIAL ACT OF, PARLIAMENT.
THOMAS FARNCOMB, Esq., Alderman, Chairman.
Riehard E WILLIAM LEAF,
H AMsq Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
VPM4 Arden, John umphery Esq., Alderman.
Edward Banbury, Esq. M.P.
Bates, Esq. Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman.
Thomas Camplin, Esq. Jeremiah Pitcher, Esq.
James Clift, Esq. Lewis Pocock, Esq.
Rupert Ingleby, Esq.
PHYSICIAN—Dr. Jeaffreson, 2 Finsbury-square.
iiitransex—W. Coulson, Esq., 2, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry.
Consul:l'mo ACTUARY—Professor Hall, of King's College.
LOW RATES OF PREMIUM.
Persons Assuring in this Office have the benefit of the Lowest
rates of Premium which is compatible with the safety of the Assured,
and which Is. in effect, equivalent to an Annual Bonus; they have
likewise the security of a large subscribed capital—an Assurance
Fund of nearly a Quarter of a Million—and an Annual Income of
nPwards of 60,0001., arising from the issue of between 5,090 and
6,000 Policies.

OPINUAL NUMMI TO ABSURD £lOO.

For One Year. I For Sevea Years.

Age.
20 £0 17 3
30 1 1 3
40 1 5 0
50 1 14 1
60 1 3 2 4

Whole Term.
£0 19 1 £1 11 is
127 2 0 7
1 6 9 2 14 10
1 19 10 4 0 11
3 7 0 6 0 10

One-half of the " Whole Term" Premium may remain on credit
for seven years, or one-third of the Premium may remain for life as a
debt upon the policy at 5 per cent., or may be paid off at any time
Without notice.
Policies assigned as a security to others, will not be rendered void
in consequence of death by suicide, duelling, or by the hands of jus-
tice. In case of death by the above causes, where the Policies are
not assigned, the gross amount of Premiums received will be returned.
Claims paid in one month after proofs have been ffirnished.
The Medical Officers attend daily at a Quarter before Two o'Cleck,
and Policies issued the same day.
EDWARD BATES, Resident Director.
A liberal Commission to Solicitors and Agents.

CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
No. 76, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury.
Instituted 1824.
FOURTH DIVISION OF PROFITS.
AR extraordinary General Meeting of the Proprietors of this Society
Will be held at the Office, in Great Russell street, on THURSDAY, the
7th day of January ensuing, at Twelve o'clock precisely, for the pur-
pose of declaring a BONUS out of the Profits which have accrued
rom the general business of the Society during the Five years end-
ng June 30th, 1846, and at that Meeting the Persons Assured have
he right of being present.
The same Meeting will be made special, in order that the Pro-
prietors may take into consideration the expediency of amending
and altering some of the existing laws, regulations, and provisions
of the Society, pursuant to the Deed of Constitution.
GEORGE H. PINCSARD, Secretary.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE A SSUR
ASCE SOCIETY,
26 CORNEILL, LONDON.
Capital 5.400,000.
Empowered by Aot of Parliament.
This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages
Zith respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured
Ba, On all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for-
_t,l tirhoof the Policy, two-thirds of the nremiums paid (see Table) ;
rZ:e t option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his la-
rat t meet other conveniences or necessity.
eta% until for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible
The DIVISION OF PROFITS.
as arkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society
a rom..-4.led the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare
~
bonus, varying front 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid
each Policy effeeted on the Profit scale.
EXAMPLES
Premium.

c!'Premium , I iti
il ei i Assured
E-
o 1 2
• added. Cash. '4 Bonus Bonus in
e g may
p 2,0 a Borrow.
........__________
£ £s. d. 1838187 X/172 3 0
15 £l6 £4 1 41:7 011 044 5 0 0
1 4 13 10 2 395 11 1
CC) 1000 3 4 0
1839 165 11 101 74 1 91 11 3 1 346 2 3
1840 116 7 6, 54 0 10j 718 10 296 13 4
1841 111 6 8! 491• 01 710 4 247 4 5
........___

The division of profits is annual, and the next will be made is
December of the preseat year.
F. FERGUSON CANIROUX, Secretary.

THE SELF-SUPPORT INSTITUTION,
(aided by Voluntary Contributions,) for the Cure of Stricture
of the Urethra, and all ether Diseases of Urinary Organs, Nervous,
Leval, and General Debility.
SURGEON—F. B, COURTENA.Y, 2, Chandos-street,
Cavendish-square.
To small tradesmen, clerks, mechanics, and tke working classes
generally, this Institution offers, in al 1 cases, gratuitous surgical
assistance, and bt others medicine also freeof expense.
Apply at the Surgery adjoinng the Surgeon's residence.

DERBYSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, AND
WORCESTERSHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.

(Provisionally Registered.)
At a Meeting of the Shareholders in the above Company, convened
by virtue of the Act 9 and 10 Victoria, cap. 28, and pursuant to the
notice duly published in the following Gazettes and Newspapers, and
on the following days, that is to say, " London Gazette" of 25th De-
cember, 1846, " The Times," " Morning Herald," and " Morning
Advertiser," of 24th December, 1846, and held at No. 4, Queen-
square, iu the city of Westminster, being the office of the Company,
at the hour of Eleven o'clock on this day, the 4th of January, 1847.
JOHN MEE MATHEW, one of the Members of the Committee of
Management, was by the Members of the said Committee then pre-
sent, and within one hour of the time appointed for the holding such
Meeting, unanimously elected Chairman, and hating taken the
chair, Messrs. John Gilbert Lander, Joseph Causton, and Thomas
hollsusan, three Shareholders in the said Company, were imme-
diately afterwards elected by said meeting Scrutineers, to verify and
take the Totes of the Shareholders entitled to vote under said Act,
and to cast up and declare the same,
It was then moved by GEORGE Wurrwoityn, Esq., and seconded by
WILLIAM SMITH CATCHPOLE,
That the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction
Railway Company be dissolved.
The Chairman having put the question of dissolution, the Sent-
Imeere proceeded to take and record the votes thereon, and reported
that persons representing 6,575 shares, being more than one-third
Part of the shares actually issued, were present and voted ; and that
80 votes were in favour of the dissolution of the said Company, and
that 6,495 votes were against such dissolution.
The Chairman then stated that the motion for dissolving the Com-
pany was not carried.
on the motion of W. IL►aars, Esq., seconded by J. C. Cowries,
Esq.—
The marked thanks of the e unanimously given to
Esq.—
the Chairman and the Scrutineers for the manner In which they had
Performed their duties.

J. MEE MA.TIIEW. Chairman.
JOSEPH CALTSTON,
THOS. BE NSUSAN, ISerutlneers.
J. G. LANDER,
Witness—Z. S. MACKENZIE.
J. FAYRER.

AN INFALLIBLE HAIR DYE.
ROWLANDS' MELACOMIA, the most sue-
CANan cessfill liquid preparation over known in this or anyatliar
e try for dyeing the hair of the head, whiskers, mustachios, and
try
a natural and permanent brown or black, so exactly re-
sembling the natural colour of the hair as to defy detection. It is
Perfectly innocent in its nature, is free from unpleasant smell, and
can be used by any lady or gentleman with the greatest ease and
ration will
sets erreeinfluence ta are ao permanent Zthat neither water nor persPi•
them , and it is entirely free from those properties
(Usual in hair (Veil)
hair. Price 5a-
which give an unnatural red or purple tint to the
ROWLANDS ODONTO ; or, Pearl Dentifrice, a white powder
for the teeth, compounded or the choicest and most recherché ingre-
dients of the Oriental herbal. It eradicates tartar from the teeth,
spots of incipient decay, polishes and preserves tko enamel,
removes
imparts the most pure and pearl-like whiteness and gives sweetness
and perfume to the breath. Price 2s 9d. per bo•x.
Sold by the Proprietors, A. Rowland and Son, 20, Hatton-garden,
London, and by Chemists and Perth-mere.
THE PERFECT SUBSTITUTE for SILVER.
by the blic during the twelve
Years WILLIAM S. BURTON'S (late RIpuPPOR
The high estimate formed
and BURTON'S)
and
into every
chemically purified material hasuailbeyenmbaedfoerien it
Possessing, as
nsand and ornamental article us
it dreg, the characteristic purity and durabd.ity of silver) hce celled
into existence the deleterious compounds of ' Albata Plate," i. Berlin
SA-far," and other so called substitutes ; they are eat but bad
imitations of the genuine articles manufactured, and soldonly by him.
Fiddle Threaded King's
Pattern. Pattern Patte
Table Spoons and Forks, full size per
__ • rn,
•.. 12s. Od. 28s. ea. 30s. Od.
Dessert ditto and ditto ditto— •• • 105. Od-21s. ad 25
11 •.
"d.
Tea ditto and ditto, ditto ••• • • • as. Od- s• Od 12s. Od.
orit,,, ditto
............. . .
.. 3s. 04. Se. Od. 75. od.
• '
NICKEL ELECTRO-PLATBD. —The REAL NICKEL SILVER,
BURTON (late
introduced and made only by WILLIAM S.
R/PPON and BURTON'S), when plated by the patent process ot
Memos. Elkington and Co ,it beyond all comparison the very best
such either
article, next to sterling silvo• r, that can be employed as
nsefhlly or ornamentally. in the lengthened and increasing pope.
lathy of the material itself,
g and the high character of the method of plating, the public have a uarantee that the articles sold by W. Burton (and by him only) are, as it regards wear, immeasurably
superior to what can be supplied at any other house, while by no
Possible test can they be distinguished from real silver.
?" SPoons, Per dozen Forks Fiddle. Thread.
.... 12s • • 388'
465. • • 588.
.• • 30s . • King's.
Dessert Dessert Spoons 1.), . ***** '
..
Table Forks :: :: 1: 43t ..
525.
68s. .. 755. 625.
Table Spoons ::
Tea and coffee aets, Waiters, candlesticks, Sze.,72s at proportionate
Bentwith engravings,
Prices. All kinds of re-plating done by the patent process, Detailed
Bent (per post) free. as well as of every ironmongery article,
_WILLIAM 8. BURTON' (late RIPPON and BURTON'S) Stock
co rid,
Furnishing Ironmonge
wrry is itrally th a
e larest in the
. and as no language can be employed to give correct idea of
lts variety and extent, purchasers are invited to call and inspect it
32 Oxford-street (corner of Newman -street). Established in
Wells-street, 1820.