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

ARMY CONTRACTS.

CONTROL-OFFICE, ALDERSHOT, Ist May, 1869.
21/13ERS will be received at this Office until
Al- noon on 21st inst., from per4ons who may be willing to
Miler into CONTRACT for the SUPPLY of
Flour (ration) Fresh Meat
Flour (hospital) Meat for hospitals
Cones, Rice
In such quantities as may be required for six months from
the Ist June. 1869, for the use of her Majesty's forces sta-
tioned at Aldershot and within the command.
Separate teciers are requi.t.,<l for ea-tIl of the above
art icles. Forms of tender, conditions of conct, and any
other information nay be obtained on applicatio .t this
office between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily.
The tenders must be properly filled up, signed, and de-
livered at this ofti4;e(under closed envelope, marked on the
outside " Tender for Army upplies"), and no Tender will
be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office
and delivered by the hour appointed.

A GENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE
t) introcl.lee commodilies valuable to every householder
high and low. This offers a highly remunerative Commission'lo
Tradesmen, Traveller-t. Gentlemen's Servants, dc. Apply with
two stamps to If. DIARRISON, Great Orford-street, Norwich.

3IUTUAL ASSURANCE without MUTUAL LIABILITY.
NON-FORF ITURE POLICIES by a LIMITED NUMBER
of PAYMENTS. PROFITS may be APPLIED Boas to make
POLICIES PAYABLE in LIFETIME.
BRITISH EQUITABLE ASSURANCE
COMPANY.
4, Queen-street-place, Southwark Bridge, E.C.!
NEW POLICIES ISSUED.
New Policies
issued.

In Wtekg.
. 3 ,
. 3

88 -L14,250
108 - 15,481

Excess 22 £4,231
In 52 weeks ending April 7th, 1869 3,105 —£539,442

BRITANNIA FIRE ASSOCIATION
Head Offices, 429, Strand, London.
The distinguishing features of this Association are
Equitable Rates,
Undoubted Security.
Prompt settlement of claims.
JOHN MESSENT, Manager.

ABOLITION OF THE DUTY ON F.IRE
INSURANCES.

THE Directors of the ROYAL INSURANCE
OMPANY, in anticipation of the above, beg to intimate
that on all new I, surances now effected' there will only be
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 Profits.

ALL NEW INSITRANCT.S, with Participation, EFFECTED
AFTER IST JANUARY, 186 S, will become entitled to an INCREASED
SHARE OF THE PROFITS, in accordance with the Resolution
passed at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders,

JOHN H. McLARF.N, Manager.
JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London.

ONDON. TILBURY, AND SOUTHEND
_LA R A ILWAY—SOUTH END and BACK for 2s. 6d., from
Yewturch-strFet and Stepney Stations,-on Sundays,. at 8.7 and
10.40 a.m.; on Mondays. at 7.40 and.lo 52 a.m.
Faris-Ist Class, fls. 61.; 2d Class. 2s. 6,1.

The Tickets ara available only on the day of issue, to return
fr.in Southend. on Sundays, at 6.40, and on )I.,ndays at 6.15 p.m.,
and not by any other Train

J. LOUTH, Manager.

Fenchurelt-street Station, April 28, 1869.

THE RAILWAYS (EXTENSION OF TIME) ACT
1868.

?THE SWANSEA VALE AND NEATH AND
3. BRECON JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.
1, Westminster Chambers Vietoria-street,
London, S.W.. April 23, 1869.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, 'flat in accordance
with the Railways (Extension of Time) Act. 1868, en
Extraordinary %teeting 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 Railway therein de-
crihed as follows, viz.

A Railway coMmencing in the parish of Cilybebill, in
the County of Glamorgan, by a junction with the Swan-
sea Vale Railway. at the north end of the platform of the
Ynys-y-Geinon Station of that Railway, and terminating
in the hamlet of Colbren, in the parish of Ystrad,qnlais,
in the county of Brecon, by a junctron with the authorised
line of the Neath and Brecon Rail way, at a point in the 1141 d
numbered 42, ou the plan of the last• mentioned Railway ;
and also for an Extension of the time granted by the
Swansea Vale and Neath and Brecon Junction Railway
Act, 1865 (which expires on the sth of July, 1870), for the
completion of the Railway therein described, as follows,
_ .