The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-30 00:00:00

ARMY CONTRACTS.
Notice (Nike of Ordnance. Pall-mall, April 12, 1847.
is hereby given to all Persons desirous 92 contracting to sup-
rrY MEAT, BREAD, OATS, and FORAGE, to her Majesty's Land
_some. (Bread and Meat for the Foot Guards and fur the Household
valry excepted), in Cantonments, Quarters, and Barracks, in the
Counties of England severally, in Wales, in North Britain, in the Isle
of Mao, and in the Channel Islands, for SIX MONTHS from the Ist
of Jane neat, inclusive.
of That ProPosaLs in Writing, addressed to the Secretary to the Board
..."aaoce. sealed up and marked on the outside, Tender for Army
ruPPlies, will be received at the Ordnance Office, Pall-mall, on or
amore •ty.
EDNraDAY, the Twelfth day of May next, and Tenders may
.et livered at any t,me during that day.
SuppliesorresPondence relating to the Contracts for Commissariat
cannot pass free from postage.
l'emons. who make Tenders, are de•ired not to use any Forms but
those which
may
be bad on application at-the 01/Ice of the Secretary
to the Beard of Ordnance, in Pall-mall.
By Order of the Board,
" BYHAM, Secretary.

117AEAST INDIA:HOUSE, Arm 28, 1847.
I COURT 'OF DIRECTORS of the EAST
INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice,
.Th.,..t!t the TRANSFER BOOKS of the • said Company's Stock will
be
on THWILSDAT, the 3d June, at Three o'clock, and OPENED
'Ng+dn on TetriltSDAT, the 15th Jut) • and
That the WARRANTS for the LIVIDENDS 'on the said Stock.
DaYable on the 6th July, 1840, under the 11th sec. of the Act 3d and
4th
Willian4 W., cap 85, will be ready to be delivered on that .' ay.
JA 'ES C. MELYILL, Secretary.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, Aram 28, 1847.
THE COURT OF DIRECTORS of the EAST
ThAt INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice, • •
I,lllt a QUARTERLY GENERAL COUKT of the said Company
234 ,t held at their house, in Leadenhall-street, on WiIDNatiDAY, the
gad Juue
next, at Eleven o'clock in Ahe forenoon.
JAMES C, MELYILL, Secretary.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY,
20, CORN'HILL, LONDON,
Capital £600,000.
This y Empowered by Act of I'allament.
With r .nstitsition embraces important and substantial advantages
esPect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured
ai:
reir.l nu ;,11occa.sions, the power to borrow, without expense or for-
rof the poll oY, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table);
teze the •Ptien of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in-
ateM meet ether conveniences or necessity.
ra—CeZur4nce, for terms of years are granted at the lowest possible

DIVISION OF PIIOFITS.
buTILS remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society
mlablea the Directors, at the last annual lavestlgation, to declare
• mural bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. the premiums paid
44 each Polley effected on the Profit scale.

EXAMPLES.
....
....
,'' ~..,( i
t-. 1 Premium. ' i'l ' - Banns in in G.l 4 Assured
•• . . . r., added. CaOh. gli g may x , Borrow.
. . ,
2 e.
....•
____________. .____ •
£ IB* d. 11117 421972 153
(11* 141:11 0111
4 41136 100 395 11 1
1900 • 3 4 1839 165 11 2 £445 0 0
60
10: 74 1 9 11 3 1 . 34 .2 3
4' 1840, 116 7 6 54 010
.1841; 111 6 8 49 10 0 718 10 296 13 4
710 4, 247 4 6
________

Premtmi'

The division of rofits is annual, and then
ex t will be made in
December of the ppresent year.
F. FERGUSON CA.3IROUX. Secretary.

ItRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY.
I, Princes-street, Back, London.
livapowered by special Act of Parliament, 4th Viet., cap. 9.
ADYANTAGES OF THIS INSTITUTION.
INITTIVAL AllfointANCZ EB,A.NCE.
w,lololpltte security afforded to the Assured by means of an ample
W,,O,ri_boect capital, and the large fund accumulated from the pre-
upwanis of ~,000 policies,
r`itlcr the amount Only of the annual premium required during the
n'e Years, the remaiuing half premiums being paid out of the
Pronts .
A _ which after nYe years, will be mutually divided among the
''"Yred.

ReaUranne
'The 1,3,,,, PROP RI ETARY BRANCH.
easing scale of premiums, peculiarly An i
cr est rates consistent with security to the Assured. _
adapted to cases when
1.,_,,. ell are effected for the purpose of securing loans or debts.
aan-`o7ni- credit rates of premium, whereby credit is given for half the
4nlittal Premiums r •
clear t " Premium for seven ;ears, to be then paid off, or remain a
" upon the policy, at the option of the holder,
EXTRACT FROM THE TABLES:
equired for aa _ estya
A nce of 1001. for the whole

1.---;-----------...____:_iterrn of Life.
rTtILLAsm. i "num,. TEOPRIZTANT BRANCH.
------
Ago. 11,1-f Pre- 'Whole Pre- Half Pre- I Whole Pre-
Munn, first I mitun, after Age. rnium, first I lIIIUM, aftet
............... *Ye Years. I nye years. seyen years. ! seven years.
29 £ 1,.• d. 1 £a. sl. £S. d. £a. d.
, u
26 ; 0 1 28 0 20 018 0 116 0
30 : 2 2 I 24 .4 25 - 019 T 119 2
41 A 411 29 10 30 1 1 9 23 6
40 1 g 6 217 0 35 1 411 29 14
45 ,1 il3 3,' 36 6 40 19 2 218 4
56 2
" . .;
,G ~ i 319 0 45 114 10 •3 9 3
- • I 415 6 •50
•••••---.......,_222L 11 ! 517 -3 55 22 6 .4 5 0
2 12 9 8 4 6

PETER MORRISON, Resident Director.

N ORTR BRITISH INSURANCE • COM•
eNVLothry,
4.1 f Bank- PANY.
in 1
and 1, East, Lo
IN Established 409, andbu Incorporatedo byPall-mall Royal Charterndon.
Itlibl,cr--HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF SUTHERLAND,
Chairman—Slß PETER LAURIE, Alderman.
-mity-Chairman—FßANClS WARDEN, Esq. (Director 11.E.1.C.)
Resident Directors—B. and M. BOYD, Esqs.
PbYaician --4101 IN WEBSTER, M.D.; F.R.S.
he benefits of Life Assurance are afforded by this Company to
"17,1:11urtiost extent, combined with perfect security in a fully sub•
ruh7d Capital of One Million, besides an accumulating Premium
orb,- exceeding 497,0001., and the Revenue from Life Premiums alone
th,. ere then 100,0001., which is annually increasing. Four-fifths of
tiZlsotite are septennially divided among the insurers on the peril-
th7"ell scale of Premiums. On insurances for the whole life, half
,7r I:m.ol,km,
may remain on credit for the first seven years.
totiZeli of increasing Rates have been formed upon a plan peculiar
eetnPany, from which the following is an extract
PREMIUM TO INSURE £lOO AT DEATH,

Ade. First'
a. d.
20 018 2
30 1 a 9
40 tll lo

Third
Year.

Fourth
Year..

Z d.
0 19 2
I 5 2
1 13 9

e aa.
1 o 3
1 b 8
1 15 10

£ d.
1 1 5
1 6 4
1 18 1

'Prospectuses, with Tables of Rates, and full particulars, may be
obtained of the Secretary, 4, New Bank.buildlngs, and of the Actuary,
John King, Esq., 10, Pall-mall East.
HENRY T. THOMSON, Secretary.

PORT OF LONDON SHIPOWNERS' LOAN
AND ASSURANCE COMPANY.

Offices, 20, ST. HELEN'S-PLACE, LONDON.

The Deed of Settlement of this Company having been approved by
the Registrar, and the number of Shares prescribed by the Act having
been subscribed for, the Directors will proceed upon the Ist of May
next, ensuing, to issue Sea Policies under their Common Seal.
For the effectual protection of both shareholders and the assured,
..the constitution of this Company is based on the principle of limit-
mit the amount entertained in and upo t individual vessels, or their
4rifees, in rateable proportion to the capital subscribed, and remain-
`nrl clear in hand according to a graduated scale, constructed with the
neatest care, thereby securing a wide and equalised distribution of
outstanding risks, to the entire exclusion of gambling profits, and
sous losses, from both sides of the account.
i,
nder,speelal clauses inserted in the Deed, no single Insurance,
":„,ute space of twelve months, from the date of issuing the first
ate exceed 5001. For the space of three years from the same
re the limit has been fired at 1,0001. ; and for the apace of seven
:: 1.5001., a method of proceeding obviously calculated to
read:: tateady and remunerative business, and avoid the disastrous
ii.reldental te an opposite system.
Mid ;0( the Board of Directors, of the officers of the Company,
~
Pr,,l•Lue Agents
which wil appointed e
p for the outports, will be given in the
*t. 7c "°g bublished after the complete registration
ua_",
lutny has been legally effected.

LICENSED VICTUALLERS' and
GENERAL FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
ADELAIDE-PLACE, LONDON-BRIDGE;
1•7„ ii, QUEEN-STREET, EDINBURGH;
• 40, OLDHAM-STREET, MANCHESTER ; and
The WASON'S-BUILDINGS, LIVERPOOL.
Ore A..._-"°011lany transact business in every department of Life and
---""'"ance in Annuities, Reversions, and Loans.
ACTUARY—J. T. Clement, Esq.
A stun LIFE DEPARTMENT.
hi the en,,4? More than equal to the.valne of the policies is invested
times ''ude securities, in the names oi the trustees, so as to be tit
available.
tfire pole lan quinquennial meeting there was added a bonus to the
ce equal to 25 per cent. on the sums paid, and a bonus of
the _ tent Was added to the Shares, in addition to the payment of
ro.nnual
.whoz.„t.h_Convenience of parties wishing to assure for a specific sum,
a prospective bonus, a sew table at lower rates has been
th;'ed, on which, as well as en the participating scale, one-half
th_ Premium may remain on interest at I per cent. for five years,
~„`,.4 enabling a person to insure his life for 1,0901. on the immediate
`-',lpi,ent of the premium for 5001. only.
re..Lp. following are the annual Premiums for the Assurance of 1001.
eLIIYae whole Life, one-half of which may remain for five years by
~,7'relY paying the interest annually at five per cent. ; and should
Ztt Policy become a claim in the interim, the amount due will then
ee
Air. ded.
•
ucted
*- *O, without profits.. AI 13 0 With profits ........Li IS 0
• 30..
40 •• •• • ..... ..... . 214 3 •,..• • ....... • - 3 1 3
53
POT short periods the Premiums are considerably lower, and for
„anY ages or contingencies not usually advertised information may be
.etainect ott application to the Actuary or Secretary.
FIRE DA.PARTMENT.
houses,furniture stock in trade, farming
• The
•CemPe" insure
fi.. 4"property, against loss or
..tock,•and every o. personal
damage by fire.
rummages. may be effected for anyseriod of time ; if for seven
years, the Premium and Duty will Only be charged forstx.
,JeetifiltliGG, Secretary.
THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL
BENEFIT ASSOCIATION FOR MUTUAL LIFE ASSU-
RANCE (enrolled under the Friendly Societies Acts), 42, Moorgate-
kreet, Londqn.

Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P.
Ahonlson ilankey, jun., Esq.

TRUSTEES.
• I W. G. Prescott, Esq.
Baron L. de Rothschild.

MEASURER OF TUE BENEVOLENT FUND.
John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P.
beEvery description of lAN Assurance ou the Mutual Principle may
effected daily.
The Sixth Annual Report is now ready.
By order of the Board.
THOS. MULLINDER;Secretary.

In WINDSOR GREAT PARK.—DESIRABLE and COMPACT
FREEHOLD RESIDENCE, for a moderate Establishment, with
a RICH LITTLE FARM adjoining, Ornamentally Timbered;
the whole in the most perfect order, with possession.
MESSRS. DANIEL, SMITH and SON will
submit to PUBLIC SALE, at the Auction Mart, on Tess-
DAY, June 8 (unless an acceptable offer shall be previously made
by Private Contract). The Lodge, at Wingfield, comprising a very
desirable Freehold Sporting I3ex. with very valuable grass pad-
docks, and every comfortable and useful appendage on a moderate
scale, desirably situated on the verge of the Royal Park, amidst all
its delightful and romantic scenery and drives, only about tour miles
trom Windsor and Maidenhead, two•from Ascot, yid fourteen from
pleasure grounds,' walled ,garden, conservatory,
..nd about fifty acres of rich meadow land: in a corn-
ice, but subdivided into conve lent paddocks, particu-
Sr any one fvocl,orauss ts, ficd:, forming al-
rat comfortable Residence, Particularly for a sportsman,'
Ascot, and in the centre of the Ito% al and other hunts.
• may take to the appropriate furniture, so as to have
naypossession. b
ieenhvel e, I,a
tan,,dhlevp aaArtteuirecluonlooa-irs p;
a:lhciaead:
taitct hlalen-md Librariesaau,ds. a
natt
Daniel Smith and son's odices Windsor.

II IGHWORT WlLTS.—Capital and remat kably compact Freehold
and lithe-free Estate, with very superior Homestead, surrounded
by nearly 800 acres of excellent Land, extending from the town on
both sides of the Farriintdon turnpike road nearly- to coleshill, the
flue seat of the Earl of Radnor, and partly bounded by the River
Cole ; offering a choice and valuable property for investment,
particularly for trust money.
ESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON are
commissioned by the Noble Proprietor to SELL by AUC-
TION, at the Mart, in JUNE NEXT (unless an acceptable offer shall
be previously made by Private Contract),

The above very valuable ESTATE, freehold and tithe-free, a most
capital investment, and equally desirable for occupation, being close
to the town of Highworth, and within a few miles of two or three
other market towns, in a rich and highly picturesque country. The
farms, together nearly 800 acres, embrace a considerable portion of
meadow land upon the river, some rich upland pasture, excellent
dry turnip, and barley land, and a breadth of deep wheat
and clover land in the vale, affording a variety of corn,
stock, and dairy produce to meet the changes of the markets.
The p.buildings are of a very superior character, nearly all
of stone, and slated, and parts of the estate, particularly round
the principal house, and finely undulated, and studded with
handsome timber, chiefly elm. There are several cottages,
and in the centre of the town of Ilighworth some valuable pre-
mises for business, with house, garden, &c., which will form a
separate lot. Mr. Sharps, the present highly respectable tenant,
and his family, have been on the estate for above half a century,
and would be willing to take a fresh lease, his present tenantcy ex-
piring at Michaelmas next.—The est to may be viewed, and par-
ticulars, with plans, may be had, when the day of sale is fixed, at
the inns at Ilighworth, Faringdon, Swindon, &c. ; at the Auction
Mart ; of Messrs. Jones, Bateman, and Bennett, solicitors, Lin-
coln's-inn; of Messrs. Brovenden and Trinder, surveyors, Ciren-
cester; and of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, Waterloo-place,
Fall-mail, of whom every information may be had.

WL 11' Reading, with
stabling, &c„ e
Fidh Remainder plete ring fence,
Year of Life.
.Isrlyjwlted for i
.
~.'.....,...:*. -..-....-..-+r : Voother a most
es. d. AS. d. being close to A
1 2 8 1 18 2 The purchaser i
110 0 210 b Immediate post
2 0 6 3 8 3 The Estate in
Reading and 31nnrlienlgra nn acr ha.