The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-05 00:00:00

THETIA HOUSE, OCT. 28. 1646.
E COURT f DIRECTORS of the EAST
INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice,
That the TRANSFER-BOOKS of the said COMPANY'S STOCK
Will be SHUT on THURSDAY, the 3d of December next, at Three
'clock, and OPENED AGAIN en THURSDAY, the 14th January,
1847.
That the WARRANTS for the DIVIDENDS of the said STOCK,
Payable ell WEDNESDAY, the 6th January, 1847, under the 11th sect.
of the Act 3 and 4 William IV., cap. 85, will be ready to be delivered
OA that day.

JAMES C. DIELVILL Secretary.

SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER
HALL.
On FRIDAY Evxxtue, January 8, 1847, will be performed
HANDEL'S ORATORIO, " MESSIAH."
PRINCIPAL VOCAL r m EareaEna.
Madame Caradori Allan, Miss M. B. Hawes, Mr. Mowers, and
Mr. Phlips.
The Band and Chorus will consiilst of above 500 Performers.
tTickets, 38. each; Reserved Seats, 55., may be obtained of the
rincipal Music Sellers ;of Mr. Bowley, 53, Charing-cross ; Mr.
4154, 102, Strand; or of Mr. Mitchell, 39, Charing.cross.
THOMAS BREWER, Hon. Sec.

WESTMINSTER BRIDGE.
A PUBLIC MEETING will be held at the Literary,
Relentirc, and Mechanics' Institute, Great Smith-street, West-
Minster, on 311oNns.r evening next, January 11th, at 7 o'clock pre-
cisely.
General SIR DE DE LACY EVANS, K.C.8., M.P., in the chair,
B_
rid To consider the proposed Bill for tile removal of Westminster
Be, and the erection of a bridge in lieu thereof at Charing-cross.
The attendance is earnestly requested of the inhabitants of West-
Minster, Pimlico, Lambeth, and of all those desirous of opposing a
r'*"urs so inconvenient and costly to the public, so destructive of
Portant existing Interests and so fatal to all improvement in the
uellsely peopled districts of Westminster. Any communication from
Ngentlemen disposed to aid in this opposition may, in the mean time,
addressed to the '< Westminster Bridge Committee," King's Arms,
evr Palace-yard .

AT a nume,rous and highly respectable meeting
of the LIQtNSED VICTUALLERS in Vfestminetak held at
G. Tennant's, the sign of the Westminster Arms, Market-street,
IV estrnhister, January 4, 1847,
It was resolved,Mr. ALLIIM in the Chair,
in consequence of the rise upon the price of Beer
by the Brewers, the following prices should be agreed to by all assem-
bled, and the Trade generally:--
Porter, 4d. per pot in your own jugs,
Ditto, 4 el. in the pewter.
Stout and Ales in proportion.

lIROTHERTON'S COMMERCIAL HOUSE,
2, WOOD-STREET, HANOVER-STREET, LIVERPOOL.
F
_riMeisa Brotherton begs leave most respectfully to acquaint her
meat
end' and the public that she is carrying on the
above Establish-
,so long conducted by her late parents, and in returning her
sincere thanks to these gentlemen
who so liberally patronised them,
hopes by unremitting care and attention to merit a continuance of
their support.
been
B. has the satisfaction to state that the house has recentlyn enlarged to the extent ,of Six Show Rooms and Twelve Bed
Rooms, which, with the acquisition of Hot and Cold Baths, &c., will,
ehe trusts, add materialy to its convenience and comfort.

GRAVESEND STAR and BLACKwA-1-1-
Boat and Rill included inPACKETS. One Payment, avoiding the danger
and delay of the Pool.
. From
~ the Brunswick Wharf, Blackwell, at 9%, 19%, 1,2.„ 4, and
t' Sundays, at 9%, 11, 131, 4, and 5. The Trains starting one quer-
er_eet. an hour before each of these times.
e
mr Terrace Pier, Gravesend, at 7%, 831, 93%, 1131, 1.3, and
Sund
N. aYs. at 833, 1131, 43, and 5.
other packets call at the prays or Greenhithe Piers.
Star Ott ce, Gravesend, Dec. 28, 1846.

CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETT,
No. 78, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury.
Instituted 1154.
FOURTII DIVISION OF TROTITS.
An extraordinary General Meeting of the Proprietors of this Society
Nvill be held at the Office, in Great Russell street, on TnuasDAY, the
7th day of January ensuing, at Twelve o'clock precisely, for the pur-
lose of declaring a BONUS out of the Profits which hum accrued
FoM the general business of the Society during the FivFyears end-
-2,1 June 30th, 1846, and at that Meeting the Persons Assured have
lu• light of being present.
The same Meeting will be made special, in order that the Pro-
lirletot's may take into consideration the expediency of amending
ZlB altering some of the existing laws, regulations, and provisions
the Society, pursuant to the Deed of Constitution.
GEORGE 11. PINCKARD, Secretary.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR
ANCE SOCIETY,
26 CORNHILL, LONDON.
Capital X. 500,000.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
srlds %Mallon embraces important and substantial advantages
tith respect to Assurantes and Deferred Annuities. The assured
". on all ionsocca, the power to borrow, without expense or for-
!enure of the Policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table) ;
'l5O the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in-
terests to meet other conveniences or necessity.
Assurances for terms of years are granted on the fewest possible
Ate:,

DISION PR.
The remarkable suclVcess and increasing FITS
prosperity of the Society
has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare
fourth bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid
each Policy effected on the Profit scale.