The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-25 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEIVIBE.R 25, 1841.

WEST INDIAN MAILS
The DIRECTORS of thu, ROYAL MAIL STEAM
PACKET COMPANY have appointed their Steam Packet
TAY, Captain HAYDEN, to take out the Ist January Mail.
She will leave Southampton on the 31st instant, at Noon, and
Falmouth on the morning of the 3d of January, on the arrival
of the Mails.

On the Tay's arrival at Barba& es, the passengers for al
parts of the W est Indies, the Havartnah, New Orleans, Mexico
and Honduras, will be forwarded :by such Other of the Com.
pany's Steamers as may be appointed to distribute the Mails.
All the Company's rackets carry Surgeons approved by Go.
vernment, and each passenger has a separate cabin._

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Berths may be secured at the Company's Office,
3, Winchester Buildings, Dee. 22, WI.

EONDON AND BLACKWALL RAIL-
WAY.—Notice is hereby given that, on CHRISTMAS
DAY the trains will run as on Sun. ays, viz., from Half-
past Ei2,llt in the Morning till Quarter before Nine at Night
(except dining Divine Service, viz., from Half-past Ten till
One), starting from the MINORMS STATION, instead of
Fenchurch-street. .

ONDON AND BLACKWALL RAIL-
. WAY.—Those lIOLDERS of NEW SHARES who
have not paid the Second Instalment of 2/. per Share, which
became due on the 16th 'November' last, are reminded that by
the conditions on which the Shares were issued, they have
became subjout to absolute forfeiture. To avoid such forfeiture
being carried into effect the payment of the Call must be made
forthwith at the Company's Office, 60, Fenchurch-street.
By order of the Board,
J. WARMINGTON, Secretary.
Offices, 60, Fenchurch-street, Dee. 23, 1841.

N.B. the. Sealed Certificates of the New Shares registered
are now ready for delivery.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITU-
TION, REGENT-STREET.—MORNINGS and
EVENINGS except SA't URDAY EVENINGS.
A SERIES of entirely NEW DISSOLVING VIEWS, il-
lustrating CONSTANTIN, )PLE and the SCENERY of the
BOSPHORUS, by Wrench and Smith. ,Lhe FIRE of the
TOWER of LONDON, with the Military Signals continued.
BARWISE AND BAIN'S ELECTRO MAGNETIC
CLOCKS, on which principle one on a large scale will be set
at work in front of the Institution shortly. WRIGHT and
BAIN'S New Patent ELECTRO-MAGNETIC RAILWAY
TRAIN CONTROLLER. New and varied LECTURES,
adapted to tie taste of the Juvenile Visitors. will be delivered
during the CHRISTMAS HOLI-DAYS. The MICRO-
SCOPE, DIVING BELL and DIVER, ORRERY, 2,000
Works of eminent Art, Science, and Ingenuity, &c. &c. A
VIEW of CANTON, by a CHINESE ARTIST. The MO-
DEL of the UNDER CLIFF, of the Isle of Wight, and va-
rious COSMORAttIIC (PICTURES, :are added to the Even.
ing Exhibition.

Admission to the whole, One Shilling.

OVERNMENT LONG and TERMI-
.... 3r MINABLE ANNUITIES.—The attention of the
Holders of the above Annuities, which and in the Years 1859
and 1860. is directed to the elaborate and long-published Rates
of the PROMOTER LIFE ASSURANCE AND AN-
NUITY COMPANY, for DEFERRED SUM and DE-
FERRED ANNUITIES; by which, at a present moderate
sacrifice from their Incomes, they can secure, when the above
Funds shall terminate, either a certain Sum, or an Annuity
during the remainder of the Holder's Life.
1%
9, Chatham-place, Blackfriars,l London.. SAV NARD, Secretary.

MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE.
SCOTTISH WIDOWS' FUND SOCIETY.
INSTITUTED A.D. 1815.
Head Office—Edinburgh, 5, St. Andrew's.square.
The Oldest and most Extensive Life Office in Scotland.
Accumulated Fund exceeding
ONE MILLION AND FORTY THOUSAND POUNDS.

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Annual Revenue exceeds
ONE HUNDRED and EIGHTY THOUSAND POUNDS.
BONUS ADDITIONS, varying from 11 to 80 per cent.
on the sum assured, according to the date of a.surance.
THE WHOLE PROFITS butong to the Assured.
Assurances effected previous to`•;ftst 'December arc entitled
to participate in the Profits of the current Year.
JOHN MACKENZIE, Manager.
Edinbargh, Sept. 1841.
HUGH M'KEAN, 7, Pall-mall, Agent for London.

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