The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-18 00:00:00

PUBLICATIONS.

Just published, Third Edition, price 25., with an Appendix,
containing copious Extracts from the 'First Report from the
Preliminary Expedition,
INFORMATION RELATIVE TO NEW
ZEALAND.
By JOHN WARD, Esq.,
Secretary to the Now Zealand Company.
London : J. W. Parker, West Strand.

COLONEL TORRENS ON BANKING AND PAPER

CURRENCY.
In the press, and immediately will be published, price 3s.
A. LETTER, to THOMAS TOOKE, Esq.,
in reply to his objections to the Separation of the Busi-
ness of the Bank of England into a Department of Issue, and a
Department of Deposit and Discount.
By R. TORRENS, Esq., F. R. S.
Longman, Orme, Brown, and Green.

This day is published, in 2 vols. Bvo. with thirty Illustrations,
Price 28s. cloth lettered,
NARRATIVE of a VOYAGE to MA-
DEIRA, TENERIFFE, and along the SHORES of
the MEDITERRANEAN ; including a Visit to Algiers,
Egypt, Palestine, Tyre, Rhodes, Telmessus, Cyprus, and
Greece. With Observations on the Present State and Pros-
pects of the East : and an Appendix on Climate, Natural
History, Antiquities, &c,
By W. R. WILDE, M.R.LA.
Longman : Longman, 0, me, and Co. ; Dublin, Curry and Co.

M'CULLOCH'S GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY.
This day is published, price 5., with a large Map, Part I. of
A DICTIONARY, GEOGRAPHICAL,
STATISTICAL, and HISTORICAL, of the va-
rious COUNTRIES, PLACES, and principal NATURAL
OBJECTS in the WORLD.
By J. R. APCULLOCH, Esq.
London . Longman, Orme, and Co.
Of whom may be had, price 505.. a New Edition of
MR. M'CULLOCH'S COMAIERCIAL DICTIONARY.

LIFE AND LETTERS OF CICERO.
In One Volume, with Portrait and Vignette, price 245. cloth,
THE LIFE and LETTERS of MARCUS
TULLIUS CICERO.

CONTENTS.
1. The Life of Cicero, by Dr. Middleton.
2. Cicero's Letters to his Friends, Translated by W.
Melmoth.
3. Cicero's Letters to Atticus, Translated by Dr. Heberden.
The Life by Dr. Middleton may be had separately, price 9s.
cloth.
Edward Mexon, Dover-street.

Now ready, in 2 Vcls., post Bvo., with SO Wood-cuts and Maps,
price 16s.
MANNERS and CUSTOMS of the NEW
ZEALANDERS: With Notes corroborative of
tkeir Habits, Usages, &c., awl Remarks to Intending:Emi-
grants. By J. S. POLACK, Esq.,
Author of " Residence in New Zealand." 1831-7.
James Madden and Co., Successors to Parbury and Co., 8,
Leadenhall-street ; Hatchard and Seri, Piccadilly.

NEW SONGS and BALLADS.
By THOMAS MOORE, Esq.
The music by Thalberg, Bellini, Barnet, Balfe, and Moore.
Come, play me that simple:air again.
The Language of Flowers.
They met but once.
The Musical Box.
The dawn is breaking o'er us.
Oh, do not look so bright and blest.
When to sad music silent you listen.
Also RUBINI'S TWELVE LESSONS on the Modern
Style of Singing, for a soprano or tenor voice, price 122.
Cramer and Co., 201, Regent-street.

OST-OFFICE DIRECTORY, Price7s.6d.
This Work Corrected to the Present Month. Besides
the Post-office Arrangements for carrying into effect the Uni-
form Penny Postage, it contains a Copious DIRECTORY of
PARLIAMENT, giving the Town Address of each Peer and
Member during the Present Session. The more Important
Divisions of the Book, are the Alphabetical Commercial Direc-
tory, Law Directory, ConYeyanee Directory, Banking Direc-
tory, &c., &c.
An Edition including the CLASSIFICATION of TRADES
and City Directory, Half a Guinea.
The SUPPLEMENT containing the Past-office and Parlia-
mentary matter, of which Till Thousand Copies were disposed
of in a week, is now reprinted, and may be had of Simpkin,
Marshall, and Co., and of all Booksellers, Price One Shilling.

ABRIDGED EDITION, Price Sixpence,
fORISONIANA, or Family Adviser of the
British College of Health.
By JAMES MORISON, the ll3geist.
" Health and long life are within the reach of us all."
Tobe h'ad at the British College of Health, New-road; the
Medical Dissenter Office, 368, Strand, a few doors east of
Exeter Hall; and of all the authorised Agents for the sale of
➢orison's Medicines.

CHINA.—MAXWELL AND BASIL HALL'S ACCOUNT
OF THE LAST ATTACK ON CANTON.
In a neat pocket volume, with good sized print, price 25.,
bound in cloth,
ATOYAGE TO LOO-CHOO, and other
V places in the Eastern Seas, in the year 1816. Including
an Account of Captain Maxwell's attack on the Batteries at
Canton.
By Captain BASIL HALL, R.N.. F.R.S.,
Forming Vol. 1. of Constable's Miscellany.
Whittaker and Co., Ave I%laria-lane.

CASTLE COMMERCIAL
ELLS HOTEL, TUNBRIDGE-
W.

TA. COLLINS returns his grateful acknow-
• ledgments for the very extensive patronage he has
received since taking the above commodious Hotel, and begs to
assure Commercial Gentlemen they may depend on finding com-
fort and convenience, with civility and moderate charges.
The house is newly fitted up, the stabling superior, with good
lock .up coach-houses. Private apartments if required.

ARISH BONDS, ST. MARYLEBONE,
# 16th March, 1840.—Notice is hereby given that the
Vestry of this Parish will meet on SATURDAY, the Eighteenth
day of April instant, in the Vestry-noun], at the Court-house,
illarylebone-lane, at Eleven o'Clock in the forenoon, for the pur-
pose of Receiving and Considering TEND ERSat ( ) per cent.
Interest, for LENDING TIIE SUM OF TWENTY THOU-
SAND POUNDS, or any part thereof, on PARISH BONDS.
The borrowing of the money is fully authorised by the Local
Acts of Parliament, and the opinion of her Alajes.y's Attorney.
General to that effect may be inspected 'at the Court-house,
where further information may be had of the Vestry Clerk.
By Order,
C. FLOOD, Vestry Clerk.

pAciFic STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY.

Capital 250,0001., in 5,000 Shares of 501. each.
GEORGE BROWN, Esq., Chairman.
ALEXANDER GRANT, Esq., Deputy Chairman.

DIRECTORS.
Capt. Horatio T. Austin, R.N. Charles Rugge Price, Esq.
Capt. Henry A. Drummond Hon. Peter C. Scarlet
James Nugent Daniell, Esq. Joseph R. Templeman, Esq.
AUDITORS.
George F. Dickson, Esq. Jeremiah Todd Naylor, Esq.
BANKERS.
Sir Charles Price, Bart., and Co.
The Directors have the satisfaction to state that a Royal
Charter of Incorporation has now passed the Great Seal, in
virtue of which the liability of the Shareholders is li.nited to
the amount of their respective shares.
They also beg to acquaint the Shareholders that two vessels,
now building by Messrs. Curling and Young, will leave this
country for the Pacific in the month of May next.
Notice is hereby given, that the second instalment of M. per
share must be paid at the Bankers of the Company, Sir Charles
Price and Co., on or before the ISth daN of March inst. •
WILLIAM R. C. KENDA ,Secretary.
5, Barge-yard, Bucklersbury, March 5, 1840.

%,TATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE AS-
SURANCE AND DEFERRED ANNUITY SO-
CIETY, 26, CORNHILL, LONDON.
EASTERN ERANCH.-5, Castle-street, St. Mary Axe.
Capital, 500,0001.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
DIRECTORS.
T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman.
Col. Sir Barges Camac, K. C. S. I Robert Holland. Esq., M.P.
John Elliotson, M.D., F. R. S. George Lungley, Esq.
H. Gordon, Esq. I John Rawson, EA.
Joseph Thompson, Esq..
AUDITOD.S.
Dr. Olinthus Gregory, F. R. A.S.
Professor Wheatstone, F.R. S.
ACTUARY. •
W. S. B. Woolhoase, Esq., F. R. A. S.
By the new principles of Life Assurance and Deferred An-
nuities, founded by this Society, the moral obligation- of all
classes of making a provision for a family or for old age is
largely enhanced, by the immediate advantages secured to the
Assured themselves.
The detailsof the princi, les of the Society, its improvement
in the system of Assurance, its economical arrangements in
favour of the Assured, its extensive Tables, &c., will be found
in its Prospectus, which may be obtained at the Offices of the
Society, 26, Cornhill, London, or at any of its Branches
!hroughout the Country.
F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary.

INDEPENDENT WEST MIDDLESEX
ASSURANCE COMPANY,
Opposite the Bartar, Baker-Areet, Portman-square, London.
South St- David's-strect, Edinburgh;
Ingram-street, Glasgow;
Ana Saukvilte-street, Dublin.
empowered under the several Acts of Parliament of 14th Ceo.
111. c. 48; 9.:M Gen. ; 53d Geo. 111. c. 141 ;3d Geo.
IV. c. 92; and Ist WI. e. 10.
IMMEDIATE BEN7FITS OFFERED TO THE
PUBLIC.
LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE RATES
Reduced 30 per CI Cent. pee AnANNUITnum Y
Lower thESan any other Office.
FE
CALCULATED ON EQUITABLE PRINCIPLES! 1 !
FOR 7.1 A MPLE,

;.or every 1001. deposited, this Association will grant the An-
nuity placed opposite the Age of the Party depositing.
From 60t. and upwards, in proportion.

.00to VA° 45 to 50 to 55 to 60 to 854 to 70 to 75 to 80

7 ---
ZS 0.8.0r0 or, 101.0 10 (15 10 £2O 0 £2sli
rPer Pcr l'er Per Per Per Per Per Per
Cent. Cent. Cent. Cent.. Cent Cent. Cent. Cent. Cent.

LIFE ASSURANCE RATES.

oto •.?5 to. 30 to 35 to 38 to 40 to 45 to 50

s. (I.lf. d s s. d.
2. d.l.£ s.
'remium.l4 d'
11; 011 13 U 1,2 1: 012 11 01? 10 0142 15 013 5 (4

This Company mak° no einTges for intermediate ages under
50 years.

FIRE INSURANCE RATES.
Common insurance. s. d.
Private Houses and Shops (not hazardous)... 1 0 per Cent
Hazardous ... .... ...
Double Hazardous ..
. _

Farming Stunk ,•• •••• .• .•.... 1 6
G. R. WILLIAMS, Secretary.

LAW.—An ARTICLED CLERK, whose
Age does not exceed 16, would be received in an old
Established Office of general practice, less than 70 miles from
London ; and lie might, if required, be boarded in the house of
one of the Partners.
Apply by Letter postpaid, to Mr. Male, Law Stationer,
Gray's-inn-square, London.