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Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of the Shoes.
Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when the Ten-
ders are opened, of contracting either for the whole, or for such part
thereof only as they may deem fit, or for a greater quantity, or of
not contracting for any.
ICo tender will he received unless made on the printed firm pro-
'tided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at
the said office, at the Victualling Yards at Gosport and Plymouth,
or to Commander Bevis. conducting the Packet Strvice at Liverpool,
or to the Collector of Customs at Bristol.

Tenders will be admitted for any port;cn of the above quantities
but separate tenders must be made for each place, and no attention
Will be paid to any offer not so made.
Patterns of the Shoes may be seen at said office, and also at the
Victualling Yards at Gosport and Plymouth.
The conditions of the revised contract, to which particular :Men-
tion is called, may be seen at the said office, at the Victualling Yards
at Gosport and Plymouth, and riso at Liverpool and Bristol.
No tender will he received after One o'clock on the day of treaty,
and it will not be icquire I that the party tenderin; or an agent 00
Ids behalf should attend at the office on the doy of contract, as the
result (tithe offer received from each person will be communicated
10 him and his proposed sureties in writing.
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
sod bear in the left-hand corner the worths, " Tender for Sham," and
Must also he delivered at Somerset (louse.

THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
THE

P-PHIRTIETFI ANNUAL GENERAL MEET-
ING of THE STANDARD ASSURANCE
COMPANY was held within the Company's Office, Edinburgh,
on Friday, the 15th of February--
Otonsz MOIR, Esq., Advocate, Sheriff of Ross and Cromarty,

in tboChair.

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS WERE SUBMITTED
TO THE MEETING :-

REPORT by the DIRECTORS as to the Progress of the Busi.
/legs.

ANNUAL BALANCE-SHEET. as at 15th Nov., 1855, ccr-
tifted by three Directors and the Auditor, in accordance with
the Company's Act of Parliament.
REPORT by the AUDITOR after examination of the Books
kid Accounts.
IsHE FOLLOWING ARE EXTRACTS FROM THE

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIF E
ASSURANCE COMPANY,
No. 11, Lombard-street, London.

DIRECTORS.

FRANCIS HART DYKE, Esq., Chairman.
HENRY HULSE BERENS, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
John Dixon, Esq. Stewart Madoribanl,s, Esq.
Sir W. M. T. Farquhar, Bart. John Martin, Esq., M.P.
Sir Walter R. Farquhar, ltrt. Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
Thomson Hauhey, Esq., M.l'. James Morris, Esq.
.Tohn Harvey, Esq. Henry Norman, Elq.
John G. Tinhhard, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq.
George. Johnstone, Esq. John Thornton, Esq.
John Labouchere, Esq. James Tulloch. Esq.
John Loch, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq.
AUDITOPS.
A. W. Robarts, Esq. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
Lewis Lloyd, jun., Esq. I John Henry Smith, Esq.
George Keys, Esq., Secretary.

Samuel Brown, actuary,

LIFE DEP &TIT M EN-T.—Under the provisions of an Act of Par-
liament, this Company now oilers to future insurers Four-fifths of
he Profits, with Quinquennial Division, or a Low late of Premium
without participation of Profits.
The neat division of Profits will be declared in June, IFGO, when
all participating Policies which shall have subsisted at least one year
at Christmas, 1459, will be allowed to share in the Profits.
. . _

At the five divisions of Profits made by this Company, the total
eversionary Bonuses added to the Policies have esceed,d 913,000 .
At Christmas last the Assuram'es in force amounted to upwards
of 4,240,0001.; the Income from the Life Branch in 1551 was more
than 200,0001. ; and the Life .I.ssurance Fund (independent of the
Guarantee Capital) exceeded 4,700,0001.
FDREIGN RISKS.—The Extra Premiums required for the East
and West Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the
.tate► 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 wt.:lilted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro•
vided such Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have
ttairied in each case a value not under 50/.

ASECINMENTS OF poLiClES.—Written Notices of, received
registered.nd

Medical fees paid by the Company, and no charge will be made for
Policy Stamps.

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