The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-19 00:00:00

CONTRACT FOR SOFT SOAP.
Department of the Storekeeper General of the Nan%
Somerset-Place, 17 th 1: arch, 1856.
THE Commissioners for Executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, DO HEREBY GIVE- NOTICE, that on TUESDAY,
the 25th instant, at Two o'clock, they will be ready to treat with
such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying her Majesty's
Dockyard at Woolwich with
200 cwt. of SOFT SOAP.
A sample of the soap and a form of the tender may be seen at the
said office.
No tender will be received after Two o'clock on the day of treaty.
nor will any be noticed unless the party attends, cr an agent for
him duly authorised in writing.
F.1.-ery tender must be addressedto the Secretary of the Admiralty.
and bear in the left-Imnd corner the words "Tender for Soft Soap,"
and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by a
letter signed by a responsible person, engaging to become bound with
the person tendering in the sam of 1001. for the due performance of
the contract.

LONDON and NORTH-WESTERN RAIL-
WAY.- EASTER HOLIDAYS. RETURN TICKETS
issaed on TBURSDAY, the 20th March, and following days, will be
Available up to and including MONDAY, the 24th.
On Good Friday the Trains will run as on Sundays, with the addi-
tion of tie 9.15 A.m. down Mall Train from London, which will run
1161 on week days, except over tue Chester and Holyhead Railway.
By order.
General Manager's Office, Euston Station, March, 1856.

LONDON and NORTH-WESTERN and MID-
LAND ItAILW.kYS. EASTEIt }4OI.IDATS. I.AY
TICKETICKETS, FIRST and SECOND CLASS, wilt be issued trom LONDON
TS, . _
Lincoln lowdliam 1 Norminton
Collingham N ottinqhara Oakenshary
Newark York. Doncaster ,
_ Niskerton I IltAdford
I Sheffield, and
Thurgarton Leeds Mashorough,
....
in' the ordinary trains on THURSDA.Y, March '2oth, and interme-
diate days, to MONDAY, March 24th, inclusive, and will he avail-
11ble for return by the ordinary trains on any day up to and includ-'
log Tuesday, March 25th.
Express day tickets will a'so be issued on the same day', avalable
to return by express train.
Day tickets will also be Issued from the above stations to London.

By order.
rliston Station, March, 1856.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.--
STEM BOLIDAYS.—RETURIC TICKET; I- sued on
THURSDAY, the 20th o' Mardi, and folio., ing• days will be ayallab7e
41) to and including Mond ly, the 24th. On the Bristol an I Exeter
and South Devon Railways Return Tickets are not available on
SURdays. On Good Friday the Trains will run as on Sundays, with
1114 addition of the 10 a.m. Down Day Mall from Paddington and the
i 0 a m. Up Day Mail from Bristol, which will• run as on week days,
tntoept the branch trains between Maidenhead and Wycombe, Read-
g and Basingstoke, between Chippenham, Frome, and Warminster,
Gloucester and Hereford, and over the South Wales line,

BEAT WESTERN RAILWAY.-
EASTER SUNDAY.—CH E EXCURSION to Oxford,
a.ubury, Leamington, Warttldk; and Birmingham. —A Train 10;1
leave Paddington on SUNDAY, March 23, at 7.30 a.m , returning the
"me evening from Birmingham at 7 o'clock; Warwick, 7.35 ;
I,eamington. 7.45 • Banbury, 8.15; and Oxford, 8.55. Fares —Ox-
°rd. 6s. 61 and is.; Banbury, Bs. and ss. ; Leamington and War-
Wick, 10s. 6d. and 68.; Birmingham, 12s. and 7s. No lug:age
allowed. Tickets not transferable, and only available for the trains
Enecitied.

,REAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—
EASTER HOLID 4.YS. An EXCURSION TRAIN will
leave Paddington on MONDAY, March 24, at 8 a.m., for Leaming-
ton, Warwick, Birmingham, West Bromwich, Wednesbury, Bilston,
Wolverhampton, Wellington, Shrewsbury, Chester, Birkenhead, and
Liverpool; returning from Liverpool (landing stage) at a a m., and
Intermediate stations as per hand-bills, on Friday, the Bth instant.
Pares—Leamington and Warwick, IBs. and Bs. ; Birmingham, 20s.
end 9s. 6d. ; West Bromwich. Wednesbury, and Bilsion, 215. 6d. awl
1,4-; Wolverhampton,- 225. 6d. and 105. 6d. ; Wellington and Shrews-
s.urY, 27a 6d. and 13s. ; Chester, 335. and 15s. ; Birkenhead and
Liverpool, 375. and 17s. Children under twelve half-price. 1 ickets
not transferable, and only available for the excursion trains.

THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.-
TRUSTEES.
I
'r Le Lard Viscount Ranelagh. Right Hon. R. Christopher N.
Ilan. Colonel Lowther, M.P. Hamilton, M.P.
J. C. Cobbold, Esq., M.P.
The FOURTEENTH QUARTERLY MEETING will be held at
XXeter Hall, on THURSDAY. March 27, at Three o'clock ;
Viscount RANELAGH in the chair ;
When 10) Rights of Choice will be drawn, and 50 added by seniority.
Shares taken up to the time of the drawing will b included in the
advaxtages thereof, and shares drawn may have the right of choice
on the following valuable estates, to be allotted on Thursday, April
l• 1856. viz.:-
1. Malden, South Essex
2. St. Catherine's-close, Lincoln, North Lincolnshire.
3. Round Hill Park hstate (third portion), Brighton, East Sussex.
4. lirockley 11111 Park Estate (reserved lots), Forest Hill, West
Bent. _ . .

Po; prospectuses, shares, plans of estates. &c. apply to
CHARLES LEWIS GUUNASEN, SecretarY,
33, NorfAk•street, Strand, Loudon.

THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
THE

PIPHIRTIETEI ANNUAL GENERAL MEET-
ING of THE STANDARD ASSURANCE
ouliPANy was he'd within the Company's Office, Edinburgh,
en Friday, the 15th of February--
tortos Mont, Esq., Advocate, Sheriff of Ross and Cromarty,
in the Chair.

TILE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS WERE SUBMITTED
TO THE MEETING :- •

REPORT by the DIRECTORS as to the Progress of the Busi-
ness.
ANNUAL BALANCE-SHEET as at 15th Nov., 1855, cer-
ailed by three Directors and the Auditor, in accordance with
the Company's Act of Parliament.
REPORT by the AUDITOR after examination of the Books
and Accounts.

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THE FOLLOWING ARE EXTRACTS FROM THE
REPORT:-
4_ The Board of Directors have more than ordinary satisfac-
' 'ibu in meeting their constitutents on this occasion, as they
have it in their power not only to report that the past year
has been the most successful since the Company commenced
business in 1825, but that the five years completed at 15th
November last exhibit a greater measure of success than any
previous quinquennial period.
The Results of the year, from 15th November 1854 to 15th
Xavember, 1855, are as follows :
Sum PROPOSED FOR. ASSURANCE £716,383 7 11
• 141.81 F ASSURLECES EFFECTED £609,323 7 11

CORRESPORDINE ANNUAL PREMIUMS on New

Assurances
uldats BY DEArn during the Year, exclusive
of, Bonus Additions

.. £75,640 8 0

I!orxuAL INcoms as at the date of Balance :
Prom Premiums L'135,559 16 5
From Interest on Invested Capital

Income • -U37,450 1 9

TOTAL AMOITET ASSURED, in force at 15th
November, IS55' ....... 5,556,106 17 4

IsitrxnEn OF PoLimns in farce

.9,244

~ When the Directors state that the sew busines, of the year
4855, is uudertood to exceed that of any other Life Office in
Great Britain during the same period, it is scarcely necessary
for them to make any further observation in evidence of the
Company's continued success, and its position in public esti-
; but as the progress of one year, which might bo tho
• result of a sudden effort, is less satisfactory than the result
• c't a continuous course of exertien .showing gradual and
steady improvement, the Directors beg attention to the de-
velopment of the business during the ten years from 1845 to
4855, that is, from the 20th to the 30th year of the Com.
Paby's existence.
THE FOLLOWING TABULATED STATEMENT SHOWS VIE