The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-04 00:00:00

COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSAT-
LANTIQUE.
4, Rue de la aix, Paris.
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.
NEW YORK.
Leave every 14 days, from Havre and Brest, for New York.
RATES OF PASSAGE. .
From lIAvRE or BREST to NEW YORK.
First Mass 7OO fr.
Second Class 425 fr.
Third Class ..
From Paris to New York, via Havre or Brest, including
railway ticket, 725 fr. ; second class, 440 fr. ; third class
285 fr.

WEST INDIES AND MEXICO.
Leave St. Nazaire on the 16th of each month for St.
Thomas, Havana, Vera Cruz, Now Orleans, Porto Rico,
Haiti. Santiago de Cuba, Guadeloupe, Martinique.
JAPAN, NORTH AND SOUTH PACIFIC, AND

CENTRAL AMERICA (via Panama).
Leave St. Nazaire on the Bth of each month for Mar.
Unique, St. Martha (United States of Columbia), Colon,
Aspinwall (Isthmus of Panama), La Guayra, Porto Ca-
bello, Guadeloupe, Trinidad, Demerara, Paramaribo,
Cayenne, &c., Callao, Valparaiso, &c., San Jose, La Union,
San Francisco, China, and Japat..
Hand books, with full details of all the routes of this
company, can be had of

STRINGER, PEMBBROKE, and Co.,
Agents, 8, Austinfriars, London, E.C.

THE LOMBARD EXCHANGE and NEWS
ROOM is now Open for business.
Terms of Subscription, £3 3s. per Annum.
Manager—Mr. ;. H. YOUNGHUSBAND, late Treasurer and
Secretary of the Liverpool Exchange.
For 1 articulars apply at the premises, corner of Lombard-
street.

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
HEAD OFFICES:
Royal Insurance Buildings Lombard-street, London.
Royal Insurance Buildings North John-street, Liverpool.
CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING.
Total Annual Revenue exceeds £Boo,i. 00
Accumulated Funds in hand £1,500,000
LIFOIMPARTMENT.
Life and Annuity Funds....
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES—.
Exemption of Assured from Liability of Partnership.
BONUSES among the largest ever declared by any Company.
Profits divided every five years.
All new Life Insurances now effected will become entitled
to an Increased Share of the Profits.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Premiums in 1867 £461,553.
REDUCTION OF DUTY.—Since this first took place the increase
of business of the ROYAL, has exceeded that of any other Office,
as shown by Government Returns.
Prompt and liberal settlement of Losses.
JOHN H. MCLAREN, Manager.
JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London.

WF. THOMAS AND CO.S PATENT
. SEWING MACHINES.—The celebrated No. 2 Ma-
chine, unequalled for general work, £lO. The new Domestic
Machines, complete (Lock Stitch), .£5 55., £6 6e., and £B.
Catalogues free. -W. F. THOMAS and Co., 1 and 2, Cheapside,
and Regent-circus, Oxford-street, London.

WAITKENPHAST'S BOOTS,
10, PALL-MALL, EAST, LONDON, S.W.

Choose your fit, and have your number registered for future
supplies; and obtain all the advantages of special lasts, at far
lower cost.

MILNERS' STRONG HOLDFAST AND
FIRE RESISTING SAFES, Chests, Doom, and Strong
Booms, with the progressiye and recent improvements effected
after half a century's experience, effectually gnarl against Fire
and Burglars.—Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Hull,
and 47A, Moorgate-street, City, London.

_CARTRIDGE AND COOPER.
MANUFACTURING STNIONERS,
192, FLEET-STREET (CORNER OF VHA.NCERY-LANE), LONDON (E.C.

THE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES.

CARRIAGE PAID to the COUNTRY ON ORDEILS OVER 20s.
per ream. s. d.
Fine Cream Laid Note; a cheap paper
Superfine Cream Laid Note; much approved
Super fineThiek Cream Laid Note ; especially recotunended 5 6
Extra Superfine Double Thick Cream Laid Note 7 0
Straw Paper, " Patent ;" adapted for rapid writing 2 6
Large Commercial Note Papers `3s., 45., 55., and 6 0
Foolscap Papers, blue or cream........10s 6d., 12s. CI, and 14 6
Outsides Foolscap 6 6
Letter Paper for scribbling... plain, 45.; ruled ditto, 4 6
Tinted Lined Note five quires for is. Gd., or 5 6
Double Thick Cream Wove "Club House" ote, five quires for
2s. Gd.
F riperflne Cream or Blue Envelopes, 4s Gd, 5s 61 & is 63
Large Blue-Wove Commercial Envelopes, 4s Cd.. per 1,000
Cheap Buff Colour, for circulars, &c., 3s
COLOUR STAMPING (Relief) reduced to Is. per 100. Polished
steel dies sunk by the best artists in the trade at about half the
prices charged by the retail houses.
An ILLU 4TED CATALOGUE, containing full descrip-
tion, with prices of Account Books, Copying Presses, Inkstands,
Stationery, Cabinets, Postage *,tales, Despatch Bares, Travelling
Writing Cases, Desks, and Bags, &c , post free

INDIA • OFFICE. 15th October, 1868.
By order of the Secretary of State for India in
Council.

Notice is hereby given, that packages, stAted to contain
reserved articles from the estates of deceased Officers and
soldiers of the late East India Company's Service, and of
Her Majesty's Indian Military Forces, have from time to
time been received from the Governments of the respec-
tive Presidencies in India.
Packages containing articles reserved from the follow-
ing estates remain unclaimed, viz. :="
11. Babington, W. R., Assistant
,Surgeorr, Madras
Medical Department.
12. Briggs, F. W., Rev., Madras Establishment.
17A. Barclay, J. S., Captain, 39th Madras Native
Infantry.
20. Court, H. A. 0., Captain, 2d Madras Native Veteran
Battalion.
21. Carter, C., Captain, 38th Madras Nativelnfantry.
26. Chancy, A., Lieutenant, 39th Madras Native In-
fantry.
33. Donne, J. T., Assistant Burgeon, Madras Medical
Department.
42. Dillas, R., Lieutenant, 3d Madras European Regi-
ment.
48. Edmonston W., Sergeant-Major, 28th Madras
Native infantry.
52. Fenning, D. A., Colonel, Ist Madras Light Cavalry.
63. Grinelack, E., Private, 104th Foot.
65. Harris, J. D., Lieutenant, 28th Madras Native In-
Infantry.
69. • Hawes, J. C., Brevet-Maior, Ist Madras Fusiliers.
71. Halliday, J., Sergeant, Bengal Establishment.
79. Johnston, J. McM., Captain, 4th Madras Native In-
fantry.
83. Keighly, F., Lieutenant, 24th Madras Native In-
fantry.
85. Kensington, H. 8., Ensign, 32d Madras Native In-
fantry. •
117. Owen, M., Lieutenant, 98th Madras Native Infantry.
128. Redmond, J. J., Lieutenant, 7th Madras Native In-
fantry.
134 A. Ryan, P., Deputy Commissary, Madras Sappers and
Miners.
142. Shedden, Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical De-
partment.
1508. Stothert, R., Major, 4th Bengal Native Infantry.
154. Walker, A., Captain, Madras Establishment
165. Walker, T., Sergeant-Major, 7th Madras Native In-
fantry.
170. Wright:W., Sergeant, Madras Sappers and Miners.
Applications for such packages should be made by next
of kin of the deceased, ooby the legal representatives of
such next of kin, to the Military Secretary, at this Office.
In the event of any of the packages in question remain-
ing unclaimed for the further period of six months from
this date, they will be opened, the contents be disposed of
by sale, and the amount realized be credited to the estate
of the deceased.

T. T. PEARS, Major-General,
Military Secretary.

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