The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-28 00:00:00

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC InTITITTIOIC.
PERMISSION.—PROFESSOR
SCIRENBEIN'S GUN COTTON, Merit g from all other spe-
elknens recently belbre the public, is LECTURRD on, with other ex-
Plosive compounds, by Dr. R 7 AN, daily at Half past Three ; and on
be evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
..._The principle of the ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH DEMONSTRA-
TeD daily, by Professor BACHHOFFNER, especially with reference
0 the new patent of Messrs. N. ,tt and Gamble, By the °IT H TDRO-
2EN MICROSCOPE areexhibitedspecimeni of the DISEASED PO-
TATOE, showing the Leaves, Cuttings of the Tubers, &c., together
With the DES TRUCTIVE INSECT, supposed, by A. Smee, Esq.,
.„?.E.S., to be the cause of the disease. The PHYSIOSC(TE,
"LYING EXPERIME • TS, DISSOLVING VIEWS, by Smith, ke.
Admission is. Schools, half-price.
All entire NEW and BE.. UTIFUL SERIES of DISSOLVING
VIEWS will be introduced at CHRISTMAS, and the Institution will
be open on the evening of Saturday. the 26th.

NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF POLICIES IN THE EQUITABLE
ASSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON.
UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY,
No. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London.
The attention of Holders of Policies in the Equitable Assurance
Company of London, is particularly called to the Half-credit Scales
of Premium of this Company, by which table the bonus to be de-
clared at the next investigation of the Equitable Assurance Com-
pany's affairs, in January, 1850, may be secured at a present annual
payment of one-half the rates generally charged by other compa-
!tell. In the event of death the sum insured will be paid, after deduc-
uOn of the other half of the rates. Should the life insured survive the
declaration of the bonus, the policy may be allowed to lapse, and the
Company will renounce all claim for the half premiums which may
_oa due thereon ; or in the event of the party being at that time in
bad health, the policy can be kept up at the full premium of the age
all When first accepted. The above plan, originating with this Com-
pany, was found peculiarly advantageous at the last division of profits
'l4 the Equitable Assurance Company, in 1840, when it was largely
adopted, and many of the policies then effected are still in force,
and large bonuses have been added to them on the scale of the fol-
aoWlng table :
Sum Assured. Time Assured. Sum added to Policy.
£5,000 .••• .. • • 6 years 10 months •• • • £683 6 8
5,000 • . •..... 6 years •••• • • • • •• • • 600 0 0
5,000 .. • • .... 5 years .... ••• • • • 500 0 0
5,000 ........4 years ..............400 0 0
5,000 . ....... 4 years •••• • • • • ...... 400 0 0
5,000 •• • • 2 years •• ••• • • • ...... 200 0 0
5,000 .• • • 1 year ••••• • .• . 100 0 0
Prospectuses and every information may be obtained on application
the Resident Director, E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., at the Offices, No.
g. Waterloo-place, London.
Oat. 30, 1846.

THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' and
GENERAL FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY,
ADELAIDE-PLACE, LONDON-BRIDGE;
23, THISTLE-STREET, EDINBURGH;
GREAT BRIDGEWATER-STREBT, MANCHESTER;
WASON-BUILDINGS and MATHEW-STREET, LIVERPOOL.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
Company transact business in every department of Life and
aza Assurance, in Annuities, Reversions, and Loans.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.
ACTUARY—J. T. Clement, Esq.
...At the last quinquennial meeting there was added a bonus to the
sAfe Policies equal to 25 per cent. on the sums paid, and a bonus of
. ♦ 311Le:nt. to the shares, in addition to the payment of the annilai
con' veniene• of partipt Wishing, to snare fir a specille Au"'
.
*r. 't a prospectivo bonnea lOW' table at lower rates has been
tltaateQ,on which, as well as on the participating scale, one-half
Pretninm may remain on interest at 5 per cent. for five years,
08 enabling a person to insure his life for 1,0901. on the immediate
„Rent of the premium for 5001. only. a
following are the annual Premiums for the Assurance of 1001.
the whole Life, one-half of which may remain for five years by
•.•rely paying the interest annually at five per cont. ; and should
ibt Policy become a claim in the interim, the amount due will then
k_
deducted.
_
20. without profits.. 11 13 0 With profits •• • • 118 0
• .. 2 5 8
50 ......... ..... 43 4 .•••.••• • • . . • . • • . 49 6
...For short periods the Premiums are considerably lower, and for
~"(1Y ages or contingencies not usually advertised information may be
'Ywanted on application to the Actuary or Secretary.
FIRE DAPARTMENT.
• The Company insure houses, furniture, stock in trade, farming
',Zu.,!k, and every description of personal property, against loss or
''"un_ age by fire.
~_The Directors beg to remind their friends whose Premiums become
T_e at Christmas, that no extra charge is made at this Office for the
nrfer of Policies, and that they will be rated on terms peculiarly
arable t* parties insuring.
Ituturances may be effected for any period of time ; if for seven
•dears, the Premium and Duty will only be charged for six.
December, 1846. JOHN BIGG, Secretary.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY,
26 CORNHILL, LONDON.
Capital 1.400,000.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
Phis Institution embraces important and substantial advantages
IR respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured
La*
' oR all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for-
wre of the Policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table) ;
.
ilO the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in-
'Nits to meet other conveniences or necessity.
I.',4_4Bursuices Ibr terms of years are granted on the lowest possible
DIVISION OF PROFITS.
tie remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society
enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare
tosu.th bonus, varying from 35 to 35 per cent. on the premiums paid
each Policy effected oa the Profit scale.
EXAMPLES.

.tie
Premium. Berms Bemis in 13E4 Assured
added. Cash. c— may
• go R, Borrow.
s. d. 1837 £217 15 I,XIOO 011 £l6 0 4 £445 0 0
4 .1 1838 192 50,871413 10 2: 395 11 1
l°°o 3 4 1839 168 11 10, 74 1 9 11 31; 346 2 3
11840 116 7 6, 54 010 718 10' 296 13 4
1841 111 6 8, 49 10 0 710 4 247 4 5

t,,,..._11% division of profit!' is annual, and the next will be made in
Sher of the present year.
.. F. FBitGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary.

SOVEREIGN LIFE ASSURANCE COM-
PANY,
No. 5, St. dames's-street, London.
TRUST/ES.
Sir Augustus Brydges Henniker, Bart,
Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., M.P.
Henry rownall, Esq
Claude Edward Scott, Esq.
DIRECTORS.
CHAIRMAN —Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Arthur Lennox.
DRPUTY-CFLILIRMAN—T. C. Granger, Esq., M.P.
John Ashburner, Esq., M.D.
T. M. B. Batard, Esq.
Philip Patton Elytb, Esq.
Henry Broadwood, Esq.,
Charles Farebrother. Esq., Alderman.
Wm. Tulloch Fraser, Esq.
John Gardiner, Erq, •
Aaron Asher Goldsmld, Esq.
Lord Maeflonald.
Alexander Ogilvie, Esq.
Henry William Pownall, Esq.
Assurances and annuities granted on favourable terms.
The Rates of Premium, of which the following are specimens, are
a the lowest scale consistent with security.
ANNUAL PREMIUMS FOR ASSURING 1001.

Ate. I For
Ono Year.

For
Seven Years.

For
Whole Life,

NEWRY, ARMAGH, and LONDONDERRY
JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY,
Notice is hereby given, that a FIRST DIVIDEND of Ten Shil-
lings per Share will be PAYABLE to the Scripholders in this Com-
pany, on and after MONDAY, the 16th day of November instant, be-
tween the hours of Ten and Three o'clock, en application at
Messrs. Spooner, Atwood, and Co., Bankers, London.
The Bank of Scotland, • • .. Edinburgh.
The District Bank • • • • •• Liverpool, and at
The Provincial Bank of Ireland .. Dublin, as heretofore.
The Scrip must be endorsed by the party presenting it, and deli-
vered up to Bankers, and a receipt signed for the amount of the Di-
vidend ; the Banker in exchange will give a certificate of the Com-
pany entitling the holder to such further Dividend or Dividends as
the Directors may be enabled to make upon the final settlement of

the accounts.
' This Arrangement has been made at the request of Scripholders
residing in England and Scotland, to avoid the risk and expense of
forwarding Scrip to Ireland.

CHARLEMONT, Chairman.
Newry, No. 8, Trevor•hlll, Nov. 4, 1846.

DIRECT BOMBAY and MADRAS RAIL-
WAY.
Notice.—The FIRST HALF YEAR'S INTEREST, at 4 per cent.
per annum, will continue to be PAID till the 31st inst. Scripholders
aro requested to present their Scrip at the offices of the Company
between the hours of Twelve and Three, when it will be stamped and
the interest paid at the same time.
By order, JA liE5 WARD, Secretary.
Offices of the Company, 58, Fencharch-street.

BIRKENHEAD DOCK COMMISSIONERS.
LOANS OF MONEY.
The Birkenhead Dock Commissioners are ready to receive Loans
of Money for period: of live or seven years, under the authority of
their Acts of Parliament, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The
interest will be pail half-yearly, on the Ist of January and Ist 01
July, in London or elsewhere, as the parties lending may prefer.
Sealed tenders, stating the amount and term of years for which the
money is proposed to be lent, to be addressed to the Commissioners,
endorsed "Tender for Loans."—Birkenhead, Sept. 21, 1846.
By order, RICHARD HIND, Sec.

UNDER DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE.
THE HALL OF ROME, GREAT WIND-
MILL-STREET, HA.TMARKET.
This splendid Exhibition is now open with the Original TABLEUX
VIVANS and POSES PLASTIQUE. Due attention has been paid
to the warmth and comfort of the Visitors. In addition to the much-
admired company will be added male and female artistes, arrived ex-
pressly from Italy. Germany, France, &c. Au.ongst the new series of
Tableau will be. represented, the Four Seasons, the Mistletoe Bough,
or the Christmas Fete, and the Spirit of the Waters.
Performance to commence at Three o'clock in the Afternoon, and
Half-past Eight in the Evening. Stalls, 25.6 d.; Boxes, 25.; Pit, Is.;
Gallery, 6d

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
29, LOMBARD-s-rItEET.
Capital 2,000,0001., in 100,000 Shares of 201. each.
DIRECTORS IN LIVERPOOL.'
TRUSTEES.
John Shaw Leigh, Esq. I R. I'l. B. H. Blundell, Esq,