The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-05 00:00:00

NOTICE.
REDUCED FARES-LOWER THAN EVER.

-BLACK WALL RAIL-
WAY, and STAR and BLACKWALL PACKETS.

Second Class and Fore Cabin, SIXPENCE;
First Class and Saloon, EIGUTPENCE.
Railway and Boat included in one Payment.
Frem the Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall, at 9,9%, 10, 103 , 11, 12,
i 34, 2%, 334, 434, 5%. 6,7, and 73Q. Sundays, at 8%, 9, 93¢, 10,
.034, 11, 134, 2%, 3%, 5,6, 7, and 7%. The TRAINS starting one
waiter of an heur before each of these times.
The New Terrace Pier, Gravesend, at 7,7%, EN, 93{, 113{, 1,
3,4, 5,6, 634, 7, and 8. Sundays, at 7,7%, 8%, 113 , 12, 1,3, 4,
6,6%, 7, 734, and 8.
Star Office, Gravesend, June 29, 1847.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
TENDERS FOR LOANS.
The Directors of this Company are ready to receive TENDERS
'or LOANS on security of the Company's Debentures, in sums of
not less than 1,0001. each, at 51. per Cent. interest, payable half-
yearly, and for terms of Three, Five, or Seven years.
Applications to be made to the undersigned.
CHARLES A SAUNDERS, Secretary.
London Terminus, Paddington, August 20, 1847.

ALLIANCE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
The IIALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND on the STOCK of the
ALLIANCE BRITISH and FOREIGN LIFE and FIRE AS-
SURANCE COMPANY will be in COURSE of PAYMENT on
MONDAY. the 11th inst., and every following day (Saturdays ex-
cepted), between the hours of Eleven and Three o'clock.
A. HAMILTON, Secretary.
1, Bartholomew-lane, October 5, 1847.

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE COMPANY.
No. 11, LOMBARD-STREET, at the Entrance of the Old Post-

office, London.
DIRECTORS.
JOHN DIXON, Esq., Chairman.
JOHN MARTIN, Esq., M.P., Deputy• Chairman.
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq. I Lewis Loyd, jun., Eeq.
Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. George Lyell, Esq.

Sir Walter It. Farquhar, Bart.
Thomson Hankey,jun., Esq.
John Harvey, Esq.
John Gellibrand Hubbard, Esq.
George John tone, Esq.
John LahoucherliEss..
Jolla Loch, Elik.w

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iks, Esq.

X. W. Robarts, Esq
Samuel Jones Loyd, Esq.

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Henry IL Reynolds, jun., Esq.
Jolla Thornton, Esq..
James Tulloch, Es

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IlenrAyik Thornton, Esq.
'Henry Norman, Esq.

in ens LIFE Ti.Vg.raRTMENT, Assurances may he Atteetecl at
'ow Rates without participation in the i'rofits ; or at moderate states
with participation in one moiety of the Profits every seven years. At
each of the three Septennial divisions which this Company has made,
the Bonuses amounted to-about 1 per cent. per annum on the sum
assured, or about 27 per cent. on the amotintstof premium received ;
and the whole amount of Reversionary Bonus allotted by the Com-
pany exceeded 530,000/.
LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro-
vided such Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have
attained in each case a value not under 501.
In the FIRE DEPARTMENT, a Return of profit was declared
on the 2d of June, upon the premiums received on all Policies
which had been in force seven years at Christmas 1846, and the same
is now in course of payment daily (Friday and Saturday excepted),
between the hours of ten and three o'clock, at the Head Office ; and
also by the Agents in the Country Districts.
Notice is hereby given, that Assurances which expire at Mi-
chaelmas must be renewed within fifteen days at this Office, or with
Mr. Sams, No. 1, St. James's-street, corner of Pall-mall, or with
the Company's Agents throughout tile Kingdom, otherwise they be-
come void.

GEORGE KEYS, Secretary.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE
ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
26, CORNIIILL, LONDON.
Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament.
This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages
w;th respect to life assurances and deferred annuities. The assured
has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for-
feiture of the policy, two•thirds of the premiums paid (see Table);
a'so the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in-
terests to meet other convenlencies or necessity.
Assurances for terms
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of years on the lowest possible rates.
DIVION ®F PROFITS.
The increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors
at the annual meeting held on the 12th May, 1847, to declare a fifth
b mus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid on each
policy effected on the profit scale.
EXAMPLES.

. ! Perms- Sum the
..1 .0 , Annual 'Policy Bonus in nent Re- Assured
Ate.
al 0 taken addition Bonus in duction of may bor-
I
j 5; ' mium. lout in Assared. Cash. Annual row on
1 I
I £ s. CI £ a d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1838 218 4 8 99
l£
1837 243 9 3 112 8 5 18 4 6 494 8 10
ri 8 10 15 13 5 445 0 0
60 1000 isidil i 1839 102 1 10 86 9 3 13 4 9 395 11 1
[ 1840 143 5 10 66 8 4 919 1 346 2 3
I i 1841 138 14 26117 6 99 2 296 13 4
t 1842 111 6 8 49 10 Oi 7 10 4 247 4 5