The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENNG, FEBRUARY 12, 1869.

THE LOMBARD EXCIIANGE AND
NE WS- RO 0 AL
Lombard-street, London-
YfAicAomn—Mr J. H. YOUNGHUSBAND, late Treasurer
and Secretary of the Liverpool Exchange.
Subscription, £3 3s. per annum, or I.os. monthly, payable

in Advance.

Tho Room is supplied with Newspapers, both home
and foreign ; Reuter's Telegrams, giving commercial,
political, and general telegraphic information; Shipping
Lists; Directories; Time Tables, and other Books of Re-
ference.

There is also an excellent Refreshment-rolm attached,
as well as a !lading and Writing Room, comfortably fur-
nished.

The attention of country banker; solicitors, manufac-
turers, and others is invited to this Institution, which will
be found very convenient to genthrnett whose business
engag,,eznents oblige them frequently to visit the metro-
polis.
• For further particulars apply to the Manager of the
bloom, or to Mr. G. W. B3nwell, Secretary of the City
Offices Company. Paltuerston-buildings, London.
N.8.-1"or Advertisement Spaces apply to Messrs. Letts, Son
and Co., 8, Royal Exchange, E.C.; or at the Office in the Lom-
bard Exchange.

CO IPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSAT-
L ANTIQUE.
4, Rue de la Pala, Paris.
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.
NEW YORK.
Leave every 14 days, from Havre and Brest, for New York,
RATES OF PASSAGE.
Prom Ilavaz 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, 7251 r. ; second class, 440 fr. ; third class
285 fr.

WEST INDIES AND MEXICO.

Leave St. Nazaire on the 106.110- eaoh-month for SL
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-
tinique, St. Martha (United States of Columbia), Colon,
Aspmwall (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 Japas.
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.

.EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament.
For Life Assurance, Annuities, and Guarantee of Fidelity in
Situations of Trust.
Chairman— General Sir FREDERIC Swim, K.H., F.R.S.
Policies payable during Life—lndisputable—Not liable to
Forfeiture.
Annual Income exceeds Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Pounds.
The Annuity Tables, offering special advantages to Annuitants,
and full particulars of the popular Principles of this Society, will
be found in the New Prospectus, which will be forwarded to
applicants post free.

HENRY LAKE, General Manager.
316, Regent-street, and 17, Waterloo-place Pall mall, London

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
HELD OFFICES:
Royal Insurance Buildings Lombard-street, London.
Royal Insurance Buildings North John-street, Liverpool.
CAPITAL, WO MILLIONS STERLING.
Total Annual Revenue exceeds £800,600
Accumulated Funds in hand £1,500,000
LIFE DEPARTMENT.
Life and Annuity Funds..... .....£1,031,323
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 £46J,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.