The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-14 00:00:00

TO the t ktY of LORDON..--Parnatt to a
Requisition addressed to me, I do hereby call a COMMON'
ItALL, TO-MORROW (Tuesdas ), a 12 o'clock, for the purpose of
eliciting the opinion of the Citizens of London Upon the Bill now in
Parliament, entitled, " A Bill tor the Metter Rizulation of the Corpo
ration of the City of London," and which strikes at the root ortheir
ancient and valued privileges

D. S ALO MONI 2, Mayer.
F"..S.—The LORD MAYOR will take the Chair at 1 o'clock precisely.

COMMON HALL.—The Lord Mayor having
Issued a Precept to the several LIVERY COMPANIES of the
CITY of LONDON, to meet at Guildhall, TO-MORRO ' the 15th
of April instant, to take into consideration the Bill brought into the
House of Commons by Sir George Grey, for the Reform of the Cor-
poration of the City of London, it is requested that the Livery will
attend to protect their rights and privileges.
April 14, 1856.

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COMMON HALL.—Liverymen of London,
Nov or Never! If the present atrocious Bill is carried you
are done for ever ! ! Attend at Guildhall on TUESDAY next, at 12
o'clock. A BROTHER LIVERTMAN.

'IMES ASSURANCE COMPANIES,
32, Ludgate-hill, London. •
Lire Assurance, Fire Assurance, Annuity, and Endowment Poli-
cies, issued by these Companies.
H. B. SHERIDAN, Managing Director.

VIE

PLATE - GLASS INSURANCE. Riotous
Breakage of Windows —The TIMES AScURANCE COM-
PANY, 32, Ludgate-hill, London. Every description of plate-glass
insured at this office.
Damage done by the riotous proceedings of mobs can be covered
by this Company's policies.
Forms of proposals sent by post.

QECURITY to EMPLOYERS.—To Secretaries
1.,-3 of Public Institutions, Clerks, Station Masters, Railway Clerks,
Travellers. Colle?tors, and others.—The, 'DIMES COMPANY, 32,
Ludgate.hM, affords a guarantee to persons requiring the same, at
the lowest possible rates.

NORWICH UNION LIFE INSURANCE
SOCIETY.
PRESIDENT. —Lieut.-Gen. Sir R. J. HARVEY, C.B.
SECRETAZY —Sir SAMUEL RIGNOLI), 11. P.
This Society in 47 years has issued 29,344 life Policies.
Paid in Claims upwards of 4,431,0441., and assigned 1,934,342/. in
Bonuses.
The accumulations now amount to nearly 2,200,000/.
Its Premiums are lower than those of most companies, and all the
Profits are divided among the assured.
For Prospectuses apply to Sarrey-street, Norwich, and 6, Crescent,
New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London.

SCOTTISH WIDOWS' FUND
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.

Founded ♦ D. 1815.
HEAD OFFICE—No. 5, St. Andrew-square, Edinburgh.-
The Assured or Members are tire only parties Interested in the
Funds of this Institution. which now amounts to upwards of
THREE MILLIONS STERLING.

The Society's claims to public confidence and support are grounded
Mainly on the sound and equitabie principles of its constitution. and
on the care and success with which its operations have been con-
ducted from their commencement up to the present time.
While the Premiums are not higher than those require) by many
Other Offices, the Society treies not pretend to compete with those
which hold out the attractffins of cheap rates, whether as being the
lowest which are compatible with safety, or as being based on what
is termed the '4 HALF-CREDIT SYSTEM."
There being no Proprietary, however, those of the Assured whe by
the terms of their policies are entitled to participate in the Proti,s of
the Society, are the only parties who derive benefit from the rates
being mere than what are found from time to time to be required to
meet the actual risks ; and the result of past allf4cations of Surplus
Profits has been such that in the case of all the earlier Policies,
which have become claims within the last few years, the amount.
paid to the representatives of deceased Members have been mom
THAN DOUBLE THE SUMS ORIGINALLY ASSURED.
. .

In cases where family provision is the sole object this result carnot
fail to be considerel as of the most sati-factory nature ; while in other
instances where the part es are desiroui of securing benefit from the
Surplus Payments Br attic THEIR OWN LIVES, Initead of allowing the
Bonus to remain an addition to the Assurance payable at death, the
alternatives practicable ander the laws of the office have been com-
mensurate In degree. In many cases, in consideration of an aban-
donment of the reversionary claims for Bonus Additions already de-
clared, such parties have either received large payments in PRESENT
CASH, or have been LONG AGO ENTIRELY RELIEVED FROM FURTHER
PAYMENT or PREMIUM, the Policies still remaining ent,tled to partici-
pate in future allocations of the profits.
Illustrations of the application of Bonus on either of the footings
above referred to are contained in the Society's Prospectu-es, which,
together with Forms of Proposal, &c., may be had on application at
the Head Office, or to any of the Agents in the three kingdoms.
JOHN MArKENZIE, Manager.
Edinburgh, March 1856. W ‘f. LINDESAY, Secretary.
LONDON HONORARY BOARD.
George Young, Esq., Mark-lane ---
Charles Edward Pollock, Esq., Barrister, Temple
David Hill, Esq., East India House
John Murray, Esq., publisher, Albemarle-street
Samuel Laing, Esq., M.P.
Sir John Thomas Briggs, Admiralty
Leonard Homer, Esq., Home-office
John Taylor, jun., Esq., C .E., Queen-street-place
LONDON AND THE SUBURBS.

CENTRAL AGENT.
Hugh WKean, 4, Royal Exchange-buildings, Cornhill.
DISTRICT AGENTS.
Captain R. S. Ridge, 49, Pall-mall, Agent for the West End District
Benton Seeley, 2, Hanover-street, Regent-street
James Harris, 38, St. George's-square, Beigrave-road, Pimlico.

ESTABLISHED 1837.

BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY.

1, Princes-street, Bank, London.

mpowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Vict., cap. 9.
DIRECTORS.

Major-General ALEXANDER, Blackheath Park, CHAIRMAN.
William Bardgett, Esq., 149, Fenchnrch-street.
George Bevington. Esq., Neckinger Mills, Bermondsey.
F. P. Cockerill, Esq., Shadwell and Twickenham.
George Cohen, Esq., Shacklewell.
Millis Coventry, Esq., White Hart-court, Lombard-street.
John Drewett, Esq., 50, Cornhill.
Erasmus Robert Foster. Esq., I, Princes-street, Bank.
T. S. Girdler, Esq , 7, Tokenh”use-yard.
H. L. Smale, Esq., Doctors' Commons.
STANDrNG Bellenden Ker, Esq., 8, Old-square,

Lincoln's Inn.
Eoucrrown—Messrs. M`Lecd and stenning, 16, London-street,

Fenchurch•street.

BANnu.—Messrs.Dimsdale, Drewett, Fowlers and Barnard,
50, Cornhill.
Increasing Rates of Premium for securing Loans of Debts.
Ralf Fremiums, only, required during first seven years.
Sum assured payable at Sixty or at death if occurring previously,
Provision, during minority, for Orphans.

BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION.
Empowered by her Majesty's Royal Letters Pa'eut.
Profits divided annually.
Premiums computed for every three months' difference of age.
Half-credit policies—the unpaid half premiums liquidated out o
the profits.
(PIOPATIBTAILY.) I (MUTUAL.)

—. .------.--
i
Half Whole 1 Half Quar•
• preraitun premium . Annual Yearly telly
i First for Re- age.
premium Pre- Pre-
Seven mainder 1 mium. mium.
Years. of Life.
_ i
--.
' -.... — ,---, ----
X s. d. £ s. d. Years. Months l' X s. d. £ s. d.I £ s. d.
20 1 1 . 2 3 6 30 0 1 2 7 3 1 4 20 12 3
40 1 9 2j 218 4 3 2 7 6 1 4 4, 012 4
50 2 2 6 4 5 0 6 2 710 1 4 60 12 5
60 3 6 8 613 4 9 , 2 8 2 1 4 8; 012 6

E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director.
ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary.

A.D. 1720.
ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE
CORPORATION,
(Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First),
For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES.
OFFICES—ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
BRANCH OFFICE-29, PALL-MALL.

Octavius Wigram,
George Pearkes Barela)
Sir John William Lubbock

Esq., Governor.
-, Esq., Sub-Governor.
, Bart.. Deputy-Governor.
TORS.

Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Charles John Manning, Esq.
Edmond S. P. Calvert, Esq. Hon. John T. Leslie Melville.
John Garrett Cattley, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq.
Alexander Colvin, Esq. Edward Howley Palmer, Esq.
Edward Maxwell Daniel, Esq. - Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart.
William Davidson, Esq. Alexander P. Prevost, Esq.
Alexander Drace, Esq. Abraham George Roberts, Esq.
Riversdale Wm. Grenfell, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq.
Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq. William Soltau, Esq.
William Tetlow Hibbert, Esq. Thomas Tooke, Esq.
James Stewart Hodgson, Esq. William Wallace, Esq.
lidacelet Holland, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq.
MEDICAL REFEREE—SamueI Solly, Esq., F.R.S.

Notice.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of Fire Pre
vniums falling due at Lady-day will expire on the 9th April.
FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Cor-
poration on advantageous terms.
In the Life Department, assurances are granted with participation
in profits, or, at lower Premiums, without such participation.
The following table shows the large BONUSES declared up to the
31st December, 1855, on British Participating Policies of fourteen
years' standing, for the sum of 1,0001. each.

Further Per Cent. Per Cent.
Age Addition Addition Total per annum on the
when made in in Addition on the sum Premium
Assured. 1848. 1855. Assured. paid.
--- -
..---- - .....•
JE £ £
39 102 112 214 1'53 59'3
35 106 115 221 I'sB 54'3,
40 113 121 234 167 50'5
45 121 128 249 118 46•2
50 135 140 275 1'96 430
55 149 154 303 2'16 39'9
60 166 174 349 243 37'2