The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-04 00:00:00

CONTRACT FOR WHOL WHEATEN MEA.
Department of the ComptrolleE r for Victualing andL Transport
Services, Somerset-place, March 2. 1847.
THE COMIIISSIONERS for EXECUTING
the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED
XINGD
OM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, do hereby give
,ree, that on THLIZSDAY, the 11th instant, at One o'Clock, they
;!!!, be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to
„,r_ TRACT for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victu-
"'mg StOres at DEPTFORD, 2688 SACKS of WHOLE WHEATEN
ZAL. ,
Sample of the Meal, and the Conditions of the Contract, may
~,,!ean at the said °face. No Tender will be received alter One
k on the day of treaty, nor any noticed, unless the party at-
tends,or an agent for him duly authorized in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admir.alty, and pear in the heft hand corner the words "Tender for
and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied
nru letter signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become
lled with the person tendering, in the sum of 251. per cent. on the
, for the due performance of the Contract.

EMPLOYMENT.—Persons having a little time
in Lan,to sPare are apprised that AGENTS continue to be !mpointed
and country towns to the EAST INDIA TEA COM-
''. Church
,'`nif, for the SALE of their celebrated TEAS. Offices, 9, Great St
canisters from-yard, Bishopsgate-street. They are packed In feudal
rutted an ounce to a pound, with the price and weight
Pa!e °° each packet, and but little trouble is occasioned by the
WithOlnetlYorlicloesnss.e required is I Is. per , many during
Q Years have realised considerableannum co inmesand by the agency,
nut ls.
to be made, if by letter, post paid, as above.
STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE
COM?ANY.
(Constituted by Act of Parliament, 1825.)
/hi GOVERNOR.
Orate the Duke of IIITCCLEUCH and QUEENSBERRY.
DEPGOVERNOR.
Thee Right Hon. the Earl of TY-
ELGIN and KINCARDINE.
Sus?) NTY-F IRST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the
eoalpa',llD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY was held within the
ofq I°flice, 3, George-street, Edinburgh, on Monday, the 1,
Winch r), e°,,rnarY, 1847, in the terms of the Act of Parliament by
j;'° Company is constituted.
r A.XES lIONCRIEFF MELVILLE, Esq., in the Chair.
Past ,e_PQrl. on the progress of the Company's business during the
lialts•',:ar Was submitted by the Directors, iu which the following re-
The ''.l% communicated :-
19th oftlrWPolicies issued from the 15th of November, 1g45, to the
592 'ovember, 1846, the Company's business year, amount to
Period k_e nunlber of proposals made to the Company during the same
',1113 763.
The an,
Is :36 ount of new Assurances, covered by the 592 new Policies
amour '9l' 73. 10d. (an average of 6251. for each Policy) ; the
476,135 i
Th of •
•
Assurances applied for during the year being
Th• 1s 9d e r
e
venue of the Comoany is upwards of 120,9001. per annum.
CNod' claims have been moderate, both in number and amount, and
onLrablY less than shown by the mortality tables on which the
r,_'`'Y's calculations are founded. The results in other branches
littainess have been favourable.
„14,i'1118 siness of the Commercial Life Assurance Company of Scot-
r,car, helmbeentransferred tothe
in

The
aadition to tire 'nelv-inesS of the Year shoie reported..
as tranu:Pess 01 the York and London Assurance Company, which
ult etk-f-erred to the Standard Company in 1844, continues to
"torY results In its progressive development.
Imo, ',Port then alluded to the great extension of the Company's
Deqe," to Scotland generally, and to the rapid progress of the Com-
he? England, also in Ireland.
Pah, Innereasing SUCCQSS of the Branch Office opened by the Com-
Lcaaagow was subject of congratulation, and the establishment
The fon "rd
s in Aberdeen and Inverness were reported.
D g new Directors were elected :
avid g
Smith, Esq., W.S., Edinburgh.
Jlagl‘ Henderson, Esq., Merchant, Edinburgh.
s Condie, Esq., Perth.
Lindsay, Esq., Lawrence Pountney-lane, Loudon.
By order of the Directors,
The .12,,s
WILL lAM THOS. THOMSON, Manager.
the be Life _issurance Company is so constituted as to afford
that co_ellts of Life Assurance to all who may seek its protection n.
Whnt ,un Which is best suited to attain the particular objecL in vie ,
Innu, those who look to the advantage to be derived by way of
there itso their Policies from the favourable results of the businesa,
The an
'neyery inducement to connect themselves with the Company.
,fbted !t‘tntle m contributions demanded for Life Policies have b eedt
Lae ecg ost approved inforrreition as to the value of life, an
hill,,'.lPany have published an extensive set of Life Tables 08 in
Its setting forth its to
mrs tor all ordinary trausactkns, so that
iro;ciples are fully before the public.
siees.sn
is additions to Policies have been declared on three ocea-
n in 1840, and in 1845.
following are examples of the additions made :
Policy of 1825 for £l.OOO increased to ,g 1,600 0 8
bo. 1830 do. do. 1,412 10 0
Do. 1835 do. do. 1,225 0 0
A.,
:.n Do. 1840 do. do. 1,087 10 0
AtB7, vestigation of the Company's affairs, and a division of pro-
11;re Made every five years, the next being in 1850.
Rb the :rsYsternof the of nus being an advantaous one for lders,
ectorsStandard Company, igen fixing the niodePolicy-h of division
the have adopted, gave the subject much attention, and after
Rho bust Particular inquiry into the practice of otlisr.Com.panhs
foliew`lad divided profits, they adopted the survivorship principle
Iseile,V, by the Equitable Societe. of London, under which system a
-uns bee k tt death six or seven tim-s its
original
n nov,n realise a
a.friount. The Standard Company do not hold out the pro-
p °f &milli' results as regards the amount of additions to their
PtLcles
, for there are peculiarities in the arrangements of the Lon-
ferrnel°
v,(lllitable conferring' Class Benefits, and there were advantages
~,,t"`,n arose in its earlier years, which are not in the present day
any office But it is the principle of division which is re-
.o to as common to both Companies, and which has bees highly
"`Tuelve to the production of the great results alluded to.
° the terms and conditions of Assurance the Dors of the
urandard Company have directed their particular atteirectntion, satisfied
Life Assur
the more liberal these are made, the wider will the practice of
ance be extended,

PETER EWART, Resident Secretary,
82, King William-street.
gForms of proposal and every information may be obtained at the
°Tripany's Offlees, 3, George-street, Edinburgh ; 82, King William-
%tree
. London ; GG, Upper Sackvills-street, Dublin ; 35, St. Vincent-
,Jace, G'a.sgow ; or at any of the Agencies which are established in
the principal towns of Scotland, England, and Ireland.

LIFE ASSURANCE.-BRITISH MUTUAL LIFE A6SURANCE
SOCIETY, 17, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London.
DIRECTORS.
John Atkinson, Esq. Captain Twisleton Graves
henry Wm. Beauclerk, Esq. Thomas 'Umber, Esq.
141117 Charles Curtis, Esq. John Lodge, Esq.
0. Godwin, Esq., F.R.S., F.S.A. Lieutenant-Colonel Montresor
man. William Gore
rir George Alfred Walker, Esq.
HE BRITISH MUTUAL LIFE
t„ , ASSURANCE SOCIETY entertains proposals of any descrip-
"bn Involving the contingency of human life.
th:rusPectuses and every information may be had on application at
" °face, 17, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars.
CHARLES JAMES THICKE, Resident Secretary.
..............
NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY,
26 CORNIIILL, LONDON.
Capital £500,000.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
...THIS Institution embraces important and substantial advantages
~,th respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured
'4,, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense •r for-
titure of the Policy, two-thirds of the eremiurns paid (see Table) ;
'lso the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in-
trests to meet other conveniences or necessity.
kisurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible
lite:.

DIVISION OF PROFITS.
11.7 he remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the `Aeciety
46enabled the Directors, at the last annual isivestigation, to declare
Vtsu-th bonus, yarying from 35 te 85 per cent. on the premiums paid
4 itch Policy effected oil the Profit scale.
EXAMPLES.

t z 7 , i""
premi • e Bonus Bonus in g num. Assnreo
84 added. Cash. •-• 2
may
; Borrow.
t t,. 4. 1837 X 217 15 ILT 01 1411£1163
100 42 X 1
340455
110 01
(413° 3 4 1838:3 196.25 131 10 74 191 11 311 346 2 3
,1840 116 7 6: 54 110 718 101 296 13 4
'-'------___ 118411 111 6 8, 4910 01 710 41 247 4 5

+me' menNet„„ of profits is annual, and the next will be ins.de
`uutr of the present year.
F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary.

S:1) MMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SUB-
scpn.
tuolt IN FOR THE RELIEF OF THE DESTITUTE
A IRELAND AND SCOTLAND.
41;s.° e °ram ittee appointed to carry into effect the above laudable
zrzi._,.--perleAlipa,tat:ritwleularly request that Commercial Gentlemen and Inn-
homSubscription Lists have been sent, will return them
kEiteu,l,:,?gether with the amounts collected, to Mr. R. ALLEN,
. The „,`_ei OFFICE, NOTTINGHAM, the Honorary Secretary.
ned, ttl?‘ ription Lists being all numbered consecutively and
b! eat eat vr_requested that where they are not used, the numbers may
/,_nd returned by post.
Orders to be made payable to Richard Allen.

„C-AA.LEDONIAN RAILWAY.
„._--eAT.„"....the FOURTH ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY GE-
-7p...LETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of the CA.LEDO-
A"sellat; tkILWAT COMPANY, held in pursuance of public Adver-
ma .s, Gibb's Royal Hotel, Edinburgh, on Si:ruiner, the 27th
*lolll4L!bruary, 1847, at ens o'clock ; JOHN JAMES ROPE
%air, , Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Company, in the
the following Resolutions were proposed, seconded, and
der That the common seal of the Company be affixed to the re-
ia:7 Shareholders now produced.
statemh,at the reports of the Directors and Engineers, and the
adoptlitillas of receipts and expenditure now read, be received and
Meet r_and Pricted and circulated among the shareholders.
aleetihl-ualamax having intimated that the Extraordinary General
t'hati:7s WcUld take place at Two o'clock ; and, having left the
ar
13,, as resolved unanimously, that the cordial thanks of the Meet-
pile”: offered to the Chairman and Directors for the able manner in
CI3Q:Y have conducted the affairs of the Company, and to the
for his conduct In the chair. .
all,, at
an EXTRAOR GERAL of the
".EHOLDERS ofDINARY
the COMPANY held in M
IikeEETING manner, same
plaea and day, at Two o'clock—
It, JOHN' J HOPE JOHN-STONE, Esq., M.P. in the chair,
• . nanimouslY,—
w:tsolvej: t3,dreet
ng
Scottnd approve Railway,proposed
Len,e or Guarantee of theish Central and its
'rv. 411 C es---hy this Company, In conjunction with the London and
_arthh-Nv'estere and Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Companies, and
nhorisesthe Directors to apply to Parliament, and to do all other
'ate that may be necessary for carrying the same into efft.et.
,_2(l. That this Meeting sanctions and approves of the proposed
or Guarantee of the Wishaw and Coltness Railway by this
atwe
fr,"Triany, and authorises the Directors to apply to Parliament, and
s all other acts that may be necessary, for carrying the same into
et.
1.34, • That ts Meeting sauctiGns and approves of the proposed
3Zerackent fora lease of, or amalgamation of, the Glasgow, Kilmer-
aad-„'„'Lid Anlrossan Railway and its Branches with this Railway,
st3o.-"Llarilles the directors to apply to Parliament, and to do all
that may be necessary for carrying the same into effect.
Cal J. J. .1. H. JOHNSTONE, Chairman.
%Way Office, 122, Prince's-street,
Edinburgh, 17th February, 1847.

CALED-ONIAN RAILWAY.
Thee LOANS ON DEBENTURES.
or Lo_ aledonian Railway Company are prepared to receive Tenders
qi,uiV"kr; the interest' to be
Ate ," On Debentures in sh•ms of not less than 5001., for three or
...tiers te payable half-yearly, in Edinburgh,
T.,. London Liverpool ma,uchester, er Bristol.
be addressed tOthe 'Treasurer, Edinburgh.

BY order of the Directors.
Cal
D. RANKINE, Treasurer.
*lonian Railway Office, 122, rrinces-street,
_Edinburgh, 2Gth January. 1247.

THIE WELLINGTON SURTO UT.
Ely LIGHT REPELLENT OVER-COAT FOR THE
8•R li _
stered 6 and 7 Vbct., cap. 65•—PATRONISED by
f,-',j,i)4,I;,,ALP-wE ALBERT, the ROYAL FAMILY, his Grace the
-rPlThleib‘, of R -IN-CIIIEF, the PRINCIPAL NOBILITY, and
the G UARDS.
la it, logentielnanly garment, cut without the usual shoulder seams,
Nun., irnprave the figure, and which (owing to its elasticity) Ills
ell either as an over-coat er-coat or LIGHT SUMMER FROCK,
". a peculiar cloth manufactured in the west of England,
4,41 Y for this• coat, of 'double twist warp and weft, and. ffnest
aPpear "'+ is guaranteed to endure and maintain its primitive
the anee at 1 •
quality east twice the time of ordinary cloth, however good
velleuti as it does not wear white or rough, and althoughihd ;Re--
is Prfectly porous. The sleeves are lined with ar c
tou
its
tette._
_aio that the coat slips on and off easily, and, owing
ease Z ghtne,
Ss and elasticity, the wearer experiences perfect
WELLINGTON
when the coat is buttoned.
4qUieCef-LLUSGTON -URTOUT commends itself to all who desire
alt coleigant, gentlemanly appearance it is kept in every size and
till; 'let _call', ready for immediate wear, price Two Guineas and. a
-gee re3„.,,:ash on delivery. Every genuine coat has a stamp bearing
rciree,:u anti% with a number indicative of the size, and name and
'agent: tile Paten tee JA3LES FUGERE, 6, Cond-st
eet, and nkar theO Mansh.n-house, Lond uiton.reet,

RL CANDLE LAMP.-NO FICTION!!
. amps hitherto used have created vast inconvenience,
"13r01,4 2N .N time they were annihilated—thanks to the gigantic
Larffttio`ferits
•')f our age, the time is at hand. To offer a Lamp—
Zithant V,`
.13, Nry,‘ deem, rendering a public service ; for what are we
ehatgbt ? T.Ne Pearl is so simple, it cannot be mismanaged.
N..1'431131.1 regnire To sell the ordinary Candle Lamps IS now
741 b, -,Lthe • have long enough been pestered with such
Pubu."-aa Pearl c, Idle Lamp is the perfectloa of canele lights.
de g t 1 bay, n, me other. Designs to suit every taste.
et,,z,atin 1
zauy at V'4
v'AR'
, the Immense Lamp Depot, 447,
-zaadd3 ,en d)ors t. 'um the Lowther-arcs.le Please write
Dla ", Ptilleos Candle • ;pun, eau be altered to the peail