The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-30 00:00:00

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THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
London, 34.5, Strand, September 1, 1847.
Cl3-17,TERCIAL TELF.c:r..krii.
The works of the Lines for commercial communications between
the places enumerated below, embracing a system of Telegraphs for
commercial purposes only, and distinct from that reserved for the
special use of Rallwaye, being so tar advanced as to admit of their
Completion by the commencement of the coming year, the Directors
think that the time has now a• rived when it becomes their duty to
Make known the arrangements which they contemplate for the ac-
commodation of the public.
Stations will be opened in central situations in the principal Towns,
whence Messages and Dispatches will be forwarded to and received
rom all the other Stations of the Electric Telegraph Company.
In order to give to Merchants, Bankers, Manufacturers, and all
. connected with trade, the greatest possible amount of information, a
Room will be reserved in eae't of the Company's Stations fur Sub-
scribers, in which will be received, tabulated, and exhibited, all Intel-
' ligence of commercial or public interest; for instance—
Ship Lists from the various Ports.
Share Lists ftom the various Exchanges.
Prices Current.
Stock Exchange Lists. •
Corn Markets from the various Towns.
Prices of Live Stock, &c., Sec., &c.
In London. a Central Station, suited to the importance of the Me-
tropolis, is in course of erection in the immediate vicinity of the Bank
and Royal Exchange ; in this Station the whole Telegraphic News
of the country will be concentrated and forwarded in every direc-
tion; and here, a. in other Towns, a Room will be reserved for Sub-
Scribers.
The Subscription to these Rooms will be Two Guineas per annum,
. Paid in advance, which will entitle Subscribers to the righ: of en-
trance to all the Subscription Rooms of the Company, including the
Central Station at London.
The foregoing detes some of the advantages of the Commercial
Telegraph to Subscribers,—but the requirements of the Public In ge-
neral will be provided for by the Establishment of Offices, which will
at all times be open for the reception or transmission cf Messages
and Dispatches, while Messengers will be kept at the various Station.,
by whom dispatches may be sent out to any part of the Town where
the communication has been received by Telegraph at the Com-
pany's Station.
Subscribers' Names are received at the Commercial Telegraph Of-
fice, where any further Information may be obtained.
The following are the Towns to which the Commercial Telegraph
Will be first extended:—
London Barnsley Peterborough Chelmsford
Margate Wakefield Yarmouth Ipswich
Itanlsgate Leeds Huntingdon . York
Deal Halifax Hertford Darlington
Dover Rochdale Manchester Newcastle
Folkestone Hull Leicester Berwick
Canterbury Meidstone Derby Edinburgh
ITorthampton Tonbridge Nottingham Glasgow
Coventry Gosport Lincoln Bearbor,ugh
Birmingham Southampton Chesterfield Bridlington
Wolverhampton Winchester Sheffield Stamford
Stafford Dorchester Bradford Norwich
Chester Bristol IVisbeach ' St. Ives
Liverpool Gloucester Lowestoft Ware
Rotherham Cheltenham Cambridge Colchester
J. LEWIS RICARDO, Chairman. _

rUNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY.
8, WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL, London ; 97, George-
street, Edinburgh ; 12, St. Vin Cent-place, Glasgow; 4, College Green
Dublin.
(Established by Act of Parliament in 1834.)
In 1841 the Company added a bonus of 2 per cent. per annum on
" the sum ensured Policies of thif Pa ti6pating Class from the
time they were effected. P.irties wishing to secure- the benefit of
the next division of profits in 1848, should make hamecliate
When the insurance is for life, only one-half the annual premium
need be paid for the first five years.
Every Information will be afforded on application to the resident
Director, No. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London, where prospec-
tuses, &c., may be had.

pit OVIDENT LIFE OFFICE,
50, REGENT:STREET, LONDON,

Established (SOG.
INVESTED CAPI CAL, 1,200,0001.
Annual Income 140,0001. Bonuses declared 529,0001.
Claims paid since the Establishment of the Office, 1,520,0001.

PRESIDENT.
The Right Hononrable EARL GREY.
DIRECTORS.

The Earl of Macclesfield. Rev. James Sherman.
• The Hon. Arthur Kinnaird. I Henry B. Churchill. Esq.
Sir Richard D. King, Bart. William Judd, Esq.
Alexander Henderson, M.D. James Sedgwick, Esq.
Capt. w .John Williams. Alfred Beaumont, Esq.
John Deering, Esq., M.P. George Dacre, Esq.
William Henry Stone, Esq. Richard Sherwood, Esq.
I. The Premium are th by the princi Life
0111
-ces, the Rates
rateof without bonus isse adopted
lower than that of mostpal ether
offices.
2. The Bonuses are added to the Policies, or applied to the reduc-
tion of the Premiums, or may be received in cash as soon as de-
clared, at their then present value.
3. Loans are granted upon the Policies issued by this office, Sr the
Policies are purchased at their full value.
4. If a party neglect to pay for the renewal of his Policy, he may
repair the omission any time within twelve months, upon proof of
good health.
Bonuses paid upon Policies which have become Claims.

Life insured. Sum insured. Sum paid.
—...—,....
X. X a. d.
/ohn Wharton, Esq., Skelton Castle 5,000 7,706 6 0
21, John Saunders Sebright, Bart... 5,000 ' 7,652 13 3
,ilr William Wake, Bart. .. •••• • • • • 5,t01 7,500 5 9
arl Strathmlre ••• • • ••• • • • ••• • • 5,000 7,128 15 II
he
ltev
• 11. W. Champneys, Canterbury 3,000 4,509 1 1
-,,, Marquis of Wellesley • • •..• . • • 2,000 3,411 1 3
x-arl Cathcart .. • ................ 1,000 1,862 4 11

~ Pr
top tosectuses and full particulars may be obtain
i9ql he agents of the office in all the principal tol
"Worn ; and at the head office, No. 50, Regent-st
JOHN A. BEAUMONT, Mans

n6d upon applica-
wns of the United
treet.
aging Director.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE
ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
26, CORNHILL, LONDON.
Capital ..f.,.500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament.
Thts Institution embraces important and substantial advantages
44111 rcsPect to life assurances and deferred annuities. The assured
kw,
reit all occasions, tk power to borrow, without expense or for-
e of the policy, two•thirds of the premiums paid (see Table);
're the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in-
erests to meet other conveniencles or necessity.
Assurances for terms of years on the lowest possible rates.
DIVISION ii/F PROFITS.
The increasing prosperity of the Society, has enabled the Directors
It the annual meeting held on the 12th May, 1847, to declare a fifth
Policyn3 varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid on each
effected on the profit scale.
XAM PLES.

Perms- Sum the
A,. .e; Annual (Policy Bonus ini neat Re- Assured
q Pre- taken addition Bonus in duction of may nor-
= velum. lout in Assured. Cask. Annual row on
Premiums. Policy.
s. 4. A I! 4. s. d. s. d.
1837 243 9 31112 8 5 18 4 6 494 8 10
X
1000 2 s. d.
74 3 4 1838 218 4 81 99 81015 13 5 445 0 0
E 0 1839 192 1 10 86 9 3 13 4 9 395 11 1
1310 143 5 10 66 8 4 919 1 346 2 3
1341 138 14 21 61 17 G 9 9 2 296 13 4
1842 111 6 8) 49 10 0 710 4 247 4 5

The Annual !teflon, with tables of rates, &c.,
, ee, or any of its branches In the coluitry ; 6:
"•,,, forwarded post free.

may be had at the
on application. will

F. FERGUSON CA:

ROUX, Secretary.

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The Diamond Lamp is the best light in the world—is used in
511 the Palaces in Europe—is free from all the imp'rfections of ordi-
,;-117 oil lamps—so simple it cannot be mismanaged—no cleaning re-
luired for years. The Diamend Lamp is perfection in Light—the
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',lto the mansion of the nobleman.
To be had only, and all the New Lights are burning continually, at
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tstablishment of the Metropo itan Light Company, RICHARD
be ARK Resident 3lanager, 447, Strand, London, and of the Com-
v4nY'sl Agents in every Town in the Kingd-m.

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not
app ss. per gallon. The money returned for. every article
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Most varied and beautiful assortment of these elegant
NOVELTIES, which threaten entirely to supersede all
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4'0.4 ,now on SALE at WILLIAM S. BURTON'S (late RIP-
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konge7ed catalogues, with engravings, as well as of every iron-
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iof
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r
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" • 'en Irritation of the Bladder or Urethra,
a" other capacity, Weakness,
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. the 1.,
llosPitals and Dispensaries, and were extensively P
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to —3, M.D., Member of the Royal College of Physicians of
liv. on, Lecturer on the Principles and Practice of Ph 3 sic at the
toeobab-street School of Anatomy. and c onsulting Physician to the
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the Principles and Practice of Midwifery, and the Diseases of
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Persons residing in the remotest parts of the country can be
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All letters to be addressed to M. 0. WRAY, 453, New Oxford-
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Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel.
"X PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPA-
• CITY, SIN IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE.
dew Edition, enlarged to 1% pages. Just published, price 55. Cd., or
by post, direct from the Establbilment, 3s. in postage stamps
ed ical *Work stamps,
THE SILENT FRIEND, a ?,n
Lars:
the intrinities and decay of the generative system, from ex-
cessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of
ert
with remarks on Marriage, and the means of obviating
g London. and
palltications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured En
PERRY and C0.,19, Berners-stroet,
-i-ub • 21, Paternoster-row ;
treet,
bsaed by the Authors : sold by Strange,
tsnriaY, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Statc, 23, Titehborne7
reet, Haymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street.
P.t.tv I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive
ergailv, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings.
Pistnr 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive ludul:
Z''"uu, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing
1 bodily 'weakss, nervous ecitement, and gen
s illustrated by Three Explanxatory Engravingserative Incapac
meni
ty.
tat
I/yr 111. Treats of the diseases resuiting from infection, either in
the Primary or secondary form, aud contains explicit directions for
reiir treatment. The consequences of early neglect and of the aWe
.I.lereurY, are also clearly pointed out. This section is illustrated ,
eYenteen Coloured Engravings.
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the dangers of infection are obviated. It combines with the
',ulehemleally, and destroys its power on the system.
dull" 'r 'F. Is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its
the'eN The causes of unproductive union, are also considered, and
,„whole subject critically and philosophic illy inquired into.
triL'uu CORDIAL BALM OP STRIACOM is exclusively employed in treat-
botfrvons and sexual debility, impotence, &c., 1 is. and 335. per
The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic
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Depr6, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, 115. and 335. per bottle.
eertli'B Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. .341., 4s. 6d., and its. per box, a
tion-4,lemedy gonorrhma,gleet, strictures, and chronic inflamma-
obvias't: bladdcr. Perry's Preventative Lotion, an application to
by Lett
erthe danger of infection, 335. a bottle. Consultation fee, if
ouiv s 11. 5/. Packets with advice tobe had at the Establishment
efts the fee, 11., is saved. Attendance daily at 19, Der-
-1.,,-;:fnr et, from tlll Two, tuid FlVe to Eight ; on Sundays
v"4 41,vett to Out.