The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-04 00:00:00

CONTRACT FOR LIGNIIM Vi TIE.

Department of the Storekeeper General of the Navy,
Somerset-place, Ist Sept., 1856.
IrE Comnrimioners for executing the Office of
iknd ir Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
the rreland, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on TIT, SDAY,
9th Inst., at Two o'elock, they will be ready to treat with uch
"0118 as "ward"wardmay be witsmo uth ning
withco tocontract for supplying her Majesty's
at Por
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Tons.
70 of St. Domingo Lignum Vitm, of from 434 to 16 inches
diameter, and
8 of White Bahama Lignum Vitm, of from 3% to 4 inches
diameter.
1 form of the tender may be seen at the said office. No tender
'lit be received after Two o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will any
noticed unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly autho-
-,,edill writing.
,nferery tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
vir_bpar in the left-hand corner the words "Tender for Lignum
end must also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied
',LA letter signed by a responsible person, engaging. to become
isvfld with the person tendering in the sum of a Of. for the due per-
'flance of the contract.

RE LEVANT MINERAL COMPANY._
Limited.—Capital 250,0001 , in 25,000 shares of 10/. each
si4„,"l power to increase
Temporary office, ),
2, New 41. per
Broad -street share only to be called up at pre-
m`t—.
DIRECTORS.
Sir Baldwin W. Walker, Bart, K.C.B.
Layard, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Ottoman Bank.
Charles Bell, Esq , Director of the Ottoman Bank.
Anstruther, Esq , Director of the Bank of Egypt.
Captain James Atkinson, Junior;United Service Club.
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11. Carr, Esq ~Esq., Laurence Potmtney-place.
• W. Calvert. Esq , H.B.M Consul, Dardanelles.
1'• P. Giustiulani, Esq., St. Mary-sae.
BANKERS.
London—Messrs. Hankey, Fenchnrch-street.
kit, Constantinople and Smyrna—The Ottoman Bank.
Aors—Messrs. Bircham, Dalrymple, and Drake, 46, Parliament-
tro street.
k`rs —Messrs. Laurence. Son, and Pearce. Anc ion Matt ; Joshua
en— Hutchinson and Son, 39, Lothbary.
--Lauercial agent—James Davidson, Esq. (Davidson And Co.). 2,

• Waibrook.
Secretary—E. J. Cole, Esq.
tgv,„ O,ng the most important of the resources of Turkey and the
or„flt May be ranked their mineral productions. Extensive mines
~4t-0"4,...1. iron, chromate of iron, lead, copper, and other minerals are
got to exist, the working of which, it prudently conducted, can-
-41; Littl to promote the commercial relations between England and
44at of Europe, and to produce highly satisfactory results to
those investing their capital in the undertaking.
Llor the purpose of developing these resources it is proposed to
Qat, company under the Joint-Stock Company's Act, 1856, limit-
-11410 liab lity of the shareholders to the amount of their subserip-
iZtitas been considered desirable that the operations of the cont-
.7v shoeld be gradual, commencing with undertakings which pre-
Rith
„exPerience has demonstrated as offering a safe investment
remunerativh re:ults.
nii'LL al this view the promoters have made provisional agreenents
444. battles enjoying exclusive privileges, conceded by the Snit In
of it the Greek Government, for the supply of emery stone, an article
Mips importance and increasing consumption. Under the.Sul-
virman the Company will hive the privilege of working the
O" at Sealanova in Asia Minor, and, under contract with the
111-'t Government, those at Naxos, as well as in all other parts of
metre and Kingdom.
to e annual consumption of Emery stone in Europe was calculated
Oit„lears since at 3,000 tons. Recent investigations, by persons in-
ebo°.! a with the trade, have, however. Jed to the conclusion that the
tgrere is an under estimate ; and, looking to the increased manufac-
tor th4att use of plate glass, machin,•ry, steel, and other substances,
teas'ose Polishing of which Ethers stone is necessary, the demand may
IA 'ably be expected largely to increase.
ktv,order to simplify the operations of the proposed Company es
as Possible, the Promoters have made a further provisional ar-
thegoreent with competent parties to extract the E•n erg stone from
14.,_tolnesi and deliver, at fixed prices, such quantity as the Company
9esire at Smyrna, where it will be handed ever to the Company's
Lgsnt for shipment to Europe, or elsewhere. •
thWa Provisional Directors have had elaborate details submitted to
ttly:„consideration based upon the existing demand and supply of
titv,`Y• and having carefully investigated the subject, aided by gen-
theZeen Practically acquainted with the trade, they have satisfied
grt; elves of the soundness of the proposed undertaking, and the
IluZat Which it holds out of very profitable returns for the capital
titiQect• These details will be submitted, on application at the
udder; to any parties desiring to take a substantial interest in the
f,;alling and fully warrant the provisional directors in s ating
sa ,`Olll this source alone dividends at the rate of 10 per cent. may
Sive",`enlated upon, even for the first twelve months, with progres-
,,,o I"crease in future years.
111; increase of ca led-up capital, beyond the 41. per share payable
Iktrelaillotment, will be made, except with the concurrence of the
litleri,°lders at a general meeting convened for the purpose of coo-
, OiF whether the operations of the company shah be en,arged.
troTe'sl forms of aPplications for shares may be obtained from the
lito" rsfor the Secreary, at the offices of the proposed company,
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vod-sttreet.

'PIE BRITISH STEAM FISHERIES COll/-
10i. PANY (LIMITED.)-2a pitsl 100,0001., in 10,000 shares of
kg 740. Deposit 1/. per hare on allotment. Cana of not exceed-
hlpm to in, and
each at Intervals of not less th?n three months. (With
", crease the capital.

- DIRECTORS.
Eitrfl,..7ollN ARTHUR ROEBITCK, Egg., MP., Chairman.
'4AUDE CHPN. de CRESPIGNY, Bart., Wickham-place,

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Essex, Deputy-Chairman.
114)11°,13as Allan, Esq , Aelelphtterrace, Strand.
4.0,, 'n hert Buncome, Esq , Thornbill-square. London.
Wond, Cridland, Esq., Rochester-road, Bcgent's-park, and Well-
-I,4'Bouse, Ayrahire.
ty- Stewart Dykes, Esq., Grove-bill, East Dulwich, and Deptford.
Gregg, Esq., Westbourne-park-villas, Bayswater.
Boddington Webster, Esq., Upper Brook-str-et, Grosvenor-
-are, Blddleston-park, Backs.
Secretary—Duncan Mac'anchlan, Fsq.
kucitors-3f essrs. Amory, Tracers, and Smith, Throgmerton- street:
lingineer—T. B. Nirlnte•• E-q., 28, Moorgate-street.
trek Bankers—The City Bank, Threadneedle-street.
E London, Walter G. Taunton, Esq., 26, Blrchin-Ime ;In
dedi,4burgh, Messrs. Allan and Danlop,•4, St. Andrew's-square.
Poyd Morgan, Esq., Langboarn-chambers, h Fen-
rtict„, curch-street ; Henry Ayres, Esq.. 45, Cornhill.
for In London-31r. James E. Saunders, 105, Upper Thames-
.

street.
Offices—County-el ambers. 14, Cornblll, London.

u PROSPECTUS.
t obj,
%o; Aron and Improvement of the British fisheries are a na-
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b 5 'olect, in which sii classes of the commonly are interested.
415 •realth and ereraies of the United Kingdom are, in other chan-
1411:,,,taiddly developing our great irdustkial resource's:Taut our
Itto:.es remain in thetaame st.^tre in which they were twa Centuries
Our increasing population req3ires th.:t vet/ means that art
lieZelenee can devise should be adopted, in order to procure the
itt7saries of life as abundantly and- cheaply as possible but,
11114 g), it IS well known that Vie seas which sr,round the British
foeti Lern with abunoance of fish, yet the supply of that article of
ilttxultB always uncertain, and s price, generally high, is often ex-
seamt. tit' •
e British Fisheries, if conducted on a proper system, and on a
144°1 Sufficie
esnt magnitude, are capable of
nch yielding an abundant
dOtt? of wholome food. There is no bra of our national in-
-441;1 to which steam-power can be more advantageously and pro-
N11;1' applied. Fishing banks as yet untouched, because hey
irke not be- reached by the present sailing craft employed int the
~Crmay, by means of steam power, be made available for a vastly
flab lled and more regular supply offish.
(herto our fisheries have been prosecuted only by the coast
Dart an an in seniors vessels at parttcalar seasons; and the principal
1111,,' the fish caught has been cared for expert, or. sent to London,
g'seille demand may be said to be almost unlimited.
11116' 'he adoption of steam po frer, the regular and daily supply of
kit:4'llde of food, in the ffeshest state, would be extended to the
ra(lt pal ports in the United Kingdom, to be thence Conveyed by
It 0 the cities and towns of the interior.
that's admitted by the trade that the quantity of fish is not half of
tht,.lvbich might be sold, provided the supply were regular. It is,
att,ei proposed to, establist the British Steam Fisheries Com-
ovp for the purpose of combining capital with skill, and, by means
atte„elled steam-vessels, to develope in a manner that has never teen
Q,,.Q.Dted before the inexhanstiple resources of the sea, and to con-
bcstthe fish caught or purchased with speed and regularity to the
4-Itrk
l'aritne commercial enterprise this company presents undoubted ad-
and;while it will give constant employment -to a great
`ritie seamen and boys, in addition to those already engaged In the
0500 Is calculated that it will, after defraying every expense, se-
t4pl4,o the shareholders a return of from 20 to 25 per cent. on tileharl
;',41 End
exped.
blr,ctlrs piopose to commence with a capital of 100,000/., in
at the
of 101. each (with power to increase), and to place steamers
to the different ports on the coasts of England and Scotland, nearest
°hie fishing banks in the North Sea, and afterwards to extend the
ittiaeatlons of tke company to foreign fisheries, as the success of 'the
Ahrtaking may justify.
.44. Stiles of fish being for casts, a dividend can be paid quarterly.
to til'lleations fur shares to be made in the annexed form, addressed
4,:t thee, birectors of the British Steam Fisheries Company (limited),
broker offices, County-chambers, 1 4, Cornhill, London ; or. to the
44444'4 Of the company, Walter G. Taunton, Esq 26, Birchni-lane,
and Messrs. Alan and Dunlop, St. Andrew's-square,
Se deposit of 11. per share is to be paid to the bankers, or at the
of the company upon allotment, for which a voucher will be

To _ Form of Application for Shares.
birectorS of the British Steam Fisheries Company (limited).
eftefillielnen,— I request that yen will allot me shares of IC/.
sekie the above-named company, and I hereby agree to aecept the
less number that may be allotted to me, and to pay the
heirtiihereon at the appointed times, and to execute all necessary
eats When required to do so.
I am Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
Name • • • .
Profession o occupation....
Place of Residence ................
Place of Business, if any......., „...
Date .•••• . ..••••••••
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GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY,

No. 11, Lombard-street, London.

DIRECTORS.
FRANCIS HART DYKE, Esq., Chairman.
HENRY HULSE BERENS, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
John Dixon, Esq. etewart Marjoribanks, Esq.
Sir W. M. T. Farquhar, Bart. John Martin, Esq., M.P.
Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Brt., Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. James Morris, Esq.
John Harvey, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq.
J6hn G. Hubbard, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq.
George Johnstone, Esq. John Thornton, Esq.
John Labonchere, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq.
John Loch, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq.
AUDITORS.
A. W. Robarts, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
Lewis Lloyd, jun., Esq. John Henry Smith, Esq.
George Keys, Esq., Secretary.
Samuel Brown, Esq., Actuary.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.—Under the provisions of an Act of Par-
ils,ment, this Company now offers to future Insurers Four-fifths of
he Profits, with Quinquennial Division, or a Low Rate of Premium
without participation of Profits.

The next diiision of Profits will be declared in June, 1860, when
all participating Policies which shall have subsisted at least one year
tt Christmas, 1859, will be allowed to share in the Profits.
At the five divisions of Profits made by this Company, the total
reversionary Bonuses added to the Policies have exceeded 913,000'.
At Christmas, 1854, the Assurances in force amounted to upwards
of 4,240,0001. ; the Income from the Life Branch in 1854 was more
than 200,0001.; and the Lile Assurance Fund (independent of the
Guarantee Capital) exceeded 1,700,000/.

FOREIGN 41ISKS.—The Extra Premiums required for the East
and West Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the
United States of America, have been materially reduced.
INVALID LIVES.--Persons who are not in such sound health as
would enable them to insure their Lives at the Tabular Premiums,
may have their Lives insured at Extra Premiums.

LOANS granted on Lire Policies to the extent of their values, pro-
vided such Policies shall have been efiected a sufficient time to have
attained in each case a value not under 501.

• ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.--Written Notices of, received
and registered.

MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge will be
made for Policy Stamps.

FIRE DEPARTMENT,—lnsurances effected upon every descrip-
tion of property, at moderate rates.
Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this Company.

LOND 0 N and NORTH-WESTERN
RAILWAY.

TOITRISTS' TICKETS, ISSUED UNTIL THE 15TH OCTOBER.

NORTH WALES.

Tickets, available for THREE WEEtCit, enabling the holder to
stop at Rhyl, Conway, Bangor, Caernarvon, and Holyhead, either
going or returning, Are issued at the following fares by the through
trains. The First-class Tickets are available by any train, and the
Second by such trains as have second-class carriages attached.

Ist Class:

2d Claw:

London to Holyhead and back...... 43 10 0 .... -42 10 0

Oxford Ito ditto and tack 210 0 .... 115 0
Peterborough
Birmingham to ditto and back 2 0 0 1 10 0
Wolverhampton to ditto and back...• 115 0•• •• 1 7 0

Ta THE LAKES OF WESTMORELAND AND CUMBERLAND.
Tickets, available for TIIREE WEEKS, to the above Lakes, are
issued at the following Fares by the through Trains. The First-
cl Iss Tickets are available by any train, and the Second by such
trains as have second-class carriages attached
Ist Class. 2d Class.
London to Windermere and back £3 10 0 .... £2 10 0
POxford
eterboroxgh to ditto and back— 215 0 .. •
Birmingham to ditto and back 2 5 0 ...
Wolverhampton ...• •• •••• • •

2 0 0

115 0
1 12 0

To THE FAVOURITE LANCASHIRE WATERING PLACES,

LYTHAM, BLACKPOOL, FLEETWOOD, OR SOUTHPORT,

Tickets, available for THREE WEEKS, are issued by the ordinary
trains of the Company. The First-Class are available by any train,
and the Second by such as have second-class carriages attaehed.
Ist Class. 2d Class.
.
From London ...• .. ........... ..• Z 3 0 0 .. • • 42 5 0

•• Oxford
„ Peterborough ****** • • •• 2 5 0 •••• 115 0
„ Birmingham
„ Wolverhampton '• 15 0

1 8 0

From FTeetwood Eoyal Mall Steamer sails every evening (Sunday
excepted) for Belfast, and Weekly Excursion Tickets are issued at
the Steam Packet Office for Belfast, Armagh, the Giant's Causeway,
and back.