The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-05 00:00:00

_METROPOLITAN, COUNTIES, AND
GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
27, Regent-street, Waterloo-place, London, S.W.
Life Assurance, Annuities, N7ndowments and Loans.
F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager.

LAW LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
Fleet-street, London,

10th May, IP6O.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a SPECIAL
GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of this Society
will be held at the Office, Fleet-street, London, on FRIDAY,
the Bth day of June next, at twelve o'clock at noon, precisely,
for the purpose of declaring a Division of the SAmplus of the
Assurance Fund of the Society, in respect of the five years
ending on 31st December last. And Notic' is Dereby Fur-
ther Given, that a Second Special General Meeting will be
held, at the like hour and place, on the folle:tving FRIDAY,
the 15th day of June, for the purpose of corifirming the reso-
lution which shall have been agreed CO stt such first meeting,
in pursuance of the provisions contail,ed in the Deed of Set-
tlement. And Notice is Hereby ":0' lir th er Given, that any per-
son who shall have been assu' ed by the Society for two whole
years may, on the produoV.on of is Policy, and of the last
receipt for the premium t
Aereon, be present at such meeting.
At each of the said meef:tnv
s the Chair shall be taken at 12
o'clock precisely.

By order of the Directors,
WrILIAM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary.

GUARD LAN FIRE A:
COME
ITo. 11, Lombard-al

ND LIFE ASSURANCE
'ANY,
breet, Fondbn, E.C.

Establish
DIREC
HENRY HULSE BEB
HENRY VIGNE, Esq.
Charles m. is, Esq.
Vrancis Hart Dyke, Esq.
Sir W. M. T. Farquhar, Bart.,
M.P.
Sir Walter It. Farquhar Bart.
Thomson Hankey, Esq, ~ M.P.
Joh Harvey, Esq.
Johnn G. Hubbard, Esq., 31. P.,
John John Labouchere, Esq.
Loch, Esq.

led 18.21.
'TORS.
LENS, Esq., Chairman.
Deputy Chairman.
Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq.
John Martin, Esq.
Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
James Morris, Esq.
Henry Norman, Esq.
Henry R. Reynolds, Esq.
Sir Godfrey J. Thomas, Bart,
John Thornton, Esq.
James Tulloch, Esq.

AUDITORS.
Lewis Loyd, Esq. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
I
john Henry Smith, Esq. Cornelius Payne, Jun., Esq.
Thomas Tallemach, Esq., Secretary.—Samuel Brown, Esq.,
Actuary.

LIFE DEPARTMENT.—UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF AN
ACT OF PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers to future In-
surers EIGHTY PER CENT. of the Profits, with Quinquennial
Division, or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of
Profits.
The next division of Profits will be declared in June, 1860,
"When all Participating Policies which shall have subsisted at
least one year at Christmas, 1859, will be allowed to share in
the Profits.

At the Five Divisions of Profits made by this Company, the
total Reversionary Bonuses added to the Policies have
exrieeded £913,000.
At the last valuation, at Christmas, 1854, the Assurances In
force amounted to upwards of £4,240,000, the Income from the
Life Branch in 1854'was more than £200,000, and the Life As-
surance Fund after division of profits (independent of the Gua-
rantee Capital) exceeded £1,540,000.
LOCAL MILITIA and VOLUNTEER CORPS.—No
Extra Premium is required for service therein.
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 granted on Life Policies to the extent of their
values, provided such Policies shall have been effected a suffi-
dent time to have attained in each case a value not under £5O.
ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of re-
ceived and registered.
MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge
will be made for Policy Stamps.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.—Insurances are effected upon
every description of property at moderate rates.
Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this
Company.

THE INTERNATIONAL LIFE
ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
142, Strand, London.
Empowered by Act of Parliament, for LIFE ASSURANCE
SURVIVORSHIPS, ANNUITIES, ENDOWMENTS, &c.
DIRECTORS.
EDMOND SHEPPARD SYMES, M.D., Chairman.
John Elliotson,M.D.,Cantab., John Moss, Esq.
F.R.S. John Symes, Esq.
Henry J. Hodgson, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq.
SECRETARY TO THE BOARD.
Alexander Richardson, Esq.
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.
Augustus Blondel, Esq.
AUDITORS.
Professor Wheatstone, F.R.S., and Professor J. Radford.
Young.
MEDICAL REFEREE GENERAL.
J. Elliotson, M.D., Cantab., F.R.S., 37, Conduit-street:
ACTUARY.
W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F.R.A.S., F.S.S., &o.
ASSISTANT ACTUARY.
Barker Woolhouse, Esq.
BANKERS.
Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street.
SOLICITRS.
alessrs.'_Gregory, Gregory, SkirroOw, and Rowoliffe, Bedford-
row.
Thy

de next Quinquennial Division of Profits will be declared
in May, 1860

Examples of Bonus up to May, 1855

Policy Sum Bonus in Permanent
taken Age. Assured. addition Bonus in Reduction
out in to Sum Cash' of Annual
Assured. Premiums.
£ £a. d. £s. d. £a. d.
1838 55 3,000 867 17 7 428 1 4 56 3 8
1841 48 - 4,000 749 4 0 325 16 0 32 0 4
1845 - 59 2,000 232 18 0 156 15 0 16- 6 0
1848 5, 60 2,000 154 2 8 103 16 8 10 15 2
1851 55 2,800 120 17 0 72 14 6 67 7

The following are amongst the advantages offered by the
International Life Assurance Society:
The Society was established in 1838.
Two-thirds of the profits are divided amongst the assured
every five years.
For prospectuses and every other information, apply to the
Chairman, 142, Strand.

EDMOND S. SYMES, Chairman.
142, Strand, London, W.C.

REDUCTION OF TEN POUNDS PER TON
the p
THORLEY'SIn F Orice of
OD FOR CATTLE
Ra On and after the Ist of April, 1880.
rrela ctg 448 Feeds, wg nett 1121b5., with measure, 40s each
448 Feeds, 1121b5., in Packets, 45s each
Carriage paid to any railway station in the kingdom,
Nutritiyes value .. •• • • • 415
Condimental value .. .. 125

Total .. £l4O per ton.
Showing a profit of .£lOO per ton through the use of this in-
valuable compound, adapted for the seasoning of all kinds
of food for animals.
Agents required in every town where none are already
appointed.
JOSEPH THORLEY, the Inventor and sole Proprietor.
Offices, 77, Newgate-street, London.
A Pamphlet sent free IT post on application.

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SECTION I.—The Physiology of the Generative Organs.
SECTION IL—Puberty—Manhood --The Morale of Genera-
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SECTION VL—Treatment of Nervous and Generative De-
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various Hazardous Specifics—The Author's Principles of
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