The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-02 00:00:00

UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY,
No. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London.
Established by Act of Parliament in 1834.
DIVISION OF PROFITS AMONG THE ASSURED.
DIRECTORS.
JAMES STUART, Esq., Chairman
HANANEL DE CASTRO, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
Samuel Anderson, Esq. Charles Graham, Esq.
Hamilton B. Avarne, Esq. F. Charles Maitland, Esq.
Edward Boyd, Esq., Resident William Railton, Esq.
E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., Assistant- John Ritchie, Esq.
Resident F. H. Thomson, Esq.
Charles Downes, Esq.
Surgeon—F. Hale Thomson, Esq., 48, Berners-street.
This Company, established by Act of Parliament, affords the most
perfect security in a large paid•up Capital, and in the great success
which has attended It since its commencement in 1834, its annual
income being upwards of 82,c001.
In 1841 the Company added a bonus of 2/. per cent. per annum on
the sum assured to all policies of the participating class front the
time they were effected.
Tile bonus added to policies from March, 1834, to the 31st of De-
csmber, 1840, is as follows:
Sum Assured. Time Assured. Sum added to Policy.
£5,000 .••• • • • • 6 years 10 months .. • • X 683 6 8
5,000 .• • • .... 6 years ........ ••• • • • 600 0 0
5,000 •• • • 4 years ••• • • • 400 0 0

5,000 •• . • .... 2 years .. •.• • . .
The premiums, nevertheless, are on the most moderate scale, and
only one-half need be paid for the first five years, where the insu-
rance is for life.
Every information 'will be afforded on application to the Resident
Directors, Edward Boyd, Esq., and E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., of No. 8,
Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London.

T" UNIVERSAL GAS BURNER
30 to 50 per Cent. Saved!
The Patentees beg to call public attention to the following facts,
The advantages resulting from the invention are various and
striking. Independently of a saving of 30 to 50 per cent„ the com-
bustion is perfect, and the brilliancy produced superior to any light
hitherto discovered. It emits neither smell nor smoke, and burns
steadily for any period ; and such is its purity, that it neither affects
or soils the most delicate colour or the finest fabric. Objections have
made to the introduction of gas in dwelling-houses, to the expense of
fittings, to its destruction of furniture, draperies, gold moulding, &c. ;
these are entirely obviated by the "PATENT UNIVERSAL GAS
BURNER." As the cost of laying on gas is much lower than is com-
monly supposed, it is adapted for private dwellings, as well as for
club-houses, hotels, manufactories, and public buildings. One of the
small burners is amply sufficient to light a good-sized room, at a sum
immeasurably lower than spirit, oil, or candle, with the avoidance of
waste or trouble.

The merits of the " Burner," its brilliancy and economy surpassing
every other known light, are shown by the annexed authentic
opinions of the qualities of the UNIVERSAL GAS BURNER.
Extract from the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil EngineerS,
Tuesday, 2Gth May, 1846, Sir.Tomq BENNIE, President, in the Chair.
" A gas burner of a novel and ingenious construction was exhibited.
The principal novelty was the introduction of a stream of air to the
centre of the flame by a hollow button in the middle of the burner.
the air passing up through the hollow stein of the button, was
ilea* ed, and passed out by two series of fire-boles around the periphery,
and gi with force on the flame of the gas curved it outwards
in the shape of a tulip, while the oxygen of the air, mingling with
the carburetted hydrogen gas, produced a very perfect combustion,
The flame was quite white down the top of the burner, was very steady,
as was amply demonstrated by the excellent light of the Institution,
where these burners have been used. In comparing the consumption
of these burners with that of the concentric ring burners, and trying
the power of the two lights by the photometer, the new burner gave a
better light, with a saving of rather more than one-third."
CERTIFICATE.

POLYTECHNIC CHEMICAL SCHOOL.—" In testing Clark, Mend',
and Co,'s Universal Gas Burner with one of the best shawdowless
turners, it gave a more pure and brilliant light, with a saving of 20
to 25 per cent." GEORGE CRISP, Engineer,
ROUT. LONGBOTTOM, Secretary,
CERTIFICA TE.

" In a series of experiments made upon Clark, Mc Niel], and Co.'s
Patent Universal Gas Burner, its superiority was satisfactorily esta-
blished in economy and the quality ,of the light. Tested against
argand burners, Nos. 4 (12 holes), and 6 (15 holes), it afforded a
saving of at least 25 per cent., and against three fish-tail burners,
Nr,. 4, 40 per cent. The colour and brilliancy of the flame is supe-
rior to any other burner."
T. W. KEATES, Consulting Chemist,
J. D. PALMER, Mechanical Inspector.
The UNIVERSAL GAS BbeURNER is used fromed nightll ly atillt t
4, he
at Poly-
technic Institution, and may had andthe
Patentees, 60, St. Martin's-lane, Charing-cross ; and of all Gas Fitters
in London.