The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-03 00:00:00

FRESCH GALLERY, 120, rail-malt.--The
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL EXIIII3ITION of
PICTURES, the contributions of artists of the French and
Flemish Schools, IS NOW OPEN AdMinioll, 18.;
Catalogue,

MUTUAL ASSURANCE without MUTUAL LBILITY.
NO'N-FORFEITURE POLICIES by a LIMITED NUMBER
,74 PAYMENTS. PROFITS may be APPLIED so as to make
P(ZICIES PAYABLE in LIFETI IE.
BRITISH EQUITABLE ASSURANCE
COMPANY.
4, Queen-street-place, Southwark Bridge, E.C.:
NEW POLICIES ISSUED.
New Policies
issund.

In Weeks.

1Q63
1869

St; -t14,250
108 - 1Q,481

Exces4 .. • • • •
In 52 weeks ending April 7th, 1869

22 £4,2 :1
3,105 -£539,442

ABOLITION OIFNSURANCES THE DUTY ON FIRE

THE Directors of the ROYAL INSURANCE
( 031 PAN Y. in antic'pation of the above, beg to intimate
that on all new I surances now effected there will only b
payable (provisionally) the proportion of Duty for the time
between the date of the Order and Midsummer Day next.

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

HEAD OFFICES:
Royal Insurance Buildings, Liverpool,
and
Lombard-street, London.
CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING.

Important Announcement.
Increased Share of Life Protitg.

ALL NEW INSURA'CF.S, with Participation. EFFECTED
AFTER IST JANUARY, 1868, will become entitled to an INCREASED
SHARE OF THE PROFITS, in accordance with the Resolution
passed at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
JOHN H. McLAREN, Manager.
JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London.

ONDON. TILBURY, AND SOUTHEND
ItAILWAY.—SOUTEIEND and BACK for 2s. 6d., from
Feuchurch-strf et and Stepney Stations. on Sundays, at 8.7 and
10.40 a.m.; on Mondays, at 7.40 and 10 52 a.m.
Fares-Ist Class, 3s. ed.; 2d Class. 2s. 6d. . .

The Tickets are available only on the day of issue, to return
from Southend, on Sundays, at 6.40, and on Mondays at 6.15 p.m.,
and not by any other Train.

J. LOUTH, Manager.
Fenchurch-street Station, April 28, 1869.

THE RAILWAYS (EXTraierlON OF TIILF.) AC: T

1868,

THE SWANSEA VALE AND NEATH AND
BRECON JUNG HON RAILWAY COMPANY.
1, Westminster Chambers, Victoria-street,
London, S.W., April 23, 1869.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, Tl.at in accordance
with the Railways (Extension of Time) Act, 1868, an
Extraordinary Meeting of the Shareholders of this Com-
pany will be held at their Offices, as above, on MONDAY,
the 10th day of May next, at Three o'Clock in the after-
noon, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit,
approving of an application being made to the Board of
Trade, pursuant to the said Act, for an extension of time
granted by the Swansea Vale and Neath and Brecon Junc-
tion Railway Act, 1864 (which expires on the 28th of
July next), for the completion of the Rai:way therein de-
cribed a 3 follows, viz. .

A Railway commencing in the parish of Cilyl)ebill, in
the County of Glamorgan, by a junction with the Swan-
sea Vale Railway, at the north end of the platform of the
Ynye-y-Geinon Station of that Railway, and terminating
in the hamlet of Colbren, in the parish of Ystrad;ynlais,
in the county of Brecon, by a junction with the authoriseA
line of the Neath and Brecon Rail way, at a point in the field
numbered 42, on the plan of the la t trontioned Railway;
and also for an Extension of the time granted by the
Swansea Vale and Neath and Brecon June:l4)n Railway
Act, 1865 (which expires on the sth of July, 1870), for the
completion of the Railway therein described, as follows,
viz:
A Railway, commencing in the parish of Ystradgynlais,
by a junction with the authorized line of the Swansea
Vale and Neath and Brecon Junction Railway, at a po'nt
in an enclosure, numbered 165 on the plan deposited in
respect of that Railway with the Clerk of the Peace for.
the County of Brecon in the month of N'ovember, 1863, and
terminating in the same pariah, at or near to the bridge
carrying the tramway or tramroad belonging to the
Aberciare Colliery and wolks over the river,.
'Tawn. -
D. LOWELL MORGAN, Secretary.

TIE EAST GLOUCESTERSHIRE RAIL-
WAY COMPANY.

Incorporated by 27th and 28;1) Vict., cap. 285, 29th
July, 1861.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that an EXTRA-
ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING or the Proprietors
will be held on FRIDAY, the 14th day of May next, at 12
o'clock at noon precisely, at No. 4, Old Palace-yard, West-
minster, pursuant to the "Railway (Extension of Time)
Act, 1868," for the purpose of obtaining their essant to, or
dissent from, an application to the Board of Trade for the
following purposes, that is to say:—
To extend the time for the purchase of land, and the
construction of works for the railways. authorised by
"Tll3 East Gloucestershire Railway Act, 186 I on-1 " The
East Gloucestershire Railway Act, 1866," except the whole
of railway No. 4, and that portion of railway No. 1, which
lies between a certain turnpike road is the parish of Fair-
ford, in Gloucestershire, leading from Fairford to Lech-
lade, and numbered 102 on tho deposited plans for the said
railway No. 1, and referred to by the Fast Glowq stershire
Railway Act, 1861, and the proposed junction of railway
No. 1, with the said railway No. 4 r:t its commencement,
in the parish of Lechlade, for two yea, s from the time
limited by " The East Glouceste,rshire Railway Act, 1867,"
for those purposes. _

By order,
GEO. BROONI, Jun.9 Secretary.
04*, "m rn, r5m,r,71,1 OWL,

London, 27th April, 1869.

A GENTS WANTED EVERYWIIERE
r% t•, introduce comroodi, fee valuable to every householder
high awl low. This offers a highly remunerative Commission '0
Trad ',mien, Travellers, Gentlemen's Sercants, &c. Apply with
two stam2s to R. MARRISON, Great Orford-street, Norwich.

_T 01IN GOSNRIA, and CO.'S CHERRY
I'OOTH PASTE is greatly Anporior to any tooth
Powder; gives tho teeth a rearl whiteness, protects the
enamel from flec.(y. awl imparts a pleasant fragrance to
the ;Tenth. Price Is. 641.—Rea Bull Wharf, 93, -Grp!"
btuns- street. London.