The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-10 00:00:00

SUPPLY of FIRE FOOD to the GOVERN-
► F.N r OFFICES.
Offices of Works, &c., 12, Whit.hall place,
Loudon, S.W. 6th March, 1858.
The First Commissioner of her Maje•ty's Works and Public Build-
ings is prepared to receive tenders at this (Ace from -arsons wiling
to enter in o a Contract to gupply BRUSHWOOD FAGOT 4 to the
Government Offices in London between the 14 of April. 1858, and
and the 30th June, 1859, both ,nclus;ve. renders must be made
according to the printed form to be obtained at this °Mee, and en-
closed in sealed envelopes directed no the First Commissioner of her
Majesty's Works and Public Buildings, Office of Works, No. 12,
Whitehall-place, London, S.W., and marked out-ide with the wor is
" Tender f r the Supply of Firewood." the Tenders must be de-
livered at the Office of Works on Saturday, the 20t day of March
inst., before Twelve o'clock at noon. A list of the Government
Offices at which the Br•sliwood Fagots are to be delivered by the
Contractor, together with the Form of Contract which he will be re-
quired to enter into, may be seen at this office between the hours of
Ten and Four daily (except Sundays).
The First Commissioner will not be bound to accept the lowest
tender or any tender. but the person whose tender. may be accented
Will be required to enter into a contract in the farm above referred
to.—By order oi the Board, ALFREI) AUSTEN, Secretary.

METROPOLITAN COUNTIES LIFE
ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, Regent- treat. Waterloo-
Place, London. S.W. Life assurance, annuities, endowments, and
loans on advantageous terms.

F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager.
N.B. Policies in force, notwithstanding the Decease of the Life
Assured, provided the Fret:alums be paid within the thirty days
of grace.

ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY.
6, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars
London, Ist March. • 85g.
This is to Clive Notice, That the Annual GENE It L COURT will
be held at the akilety's [-louse, No. 6, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars,
On SATURDAY, the 13th day March, at Two o'Clock precisely, to re-
Ceive the Auditors's Report of the receipts and disbursements of the
Society, during the year 1857, and to elect \udi ors for the present
Year. By order of the roar l of Directors.
ALEXANDER NI a' DONA'. D, Secretary

ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
6, New Bridge-street, London.
Chairman—ElENßY FREDERICK STEPHENSON, Esq.
Deputy-Chairman —ROBERT BIDDELPH, ESQ.
ADVANTAGES—
Mutual Assurance.
The lowest rates of Premium on the Mutual System.
The whole of the Profits divided every Fifth Year.
An accumulated Capital of " £1,575,000
During its existence the society has naid in Claims.. 1,455,000
Reversionary Bonuses have been added to Policies to
the extent of ..
The la-t bonus, declared in 1854, averaged •671. per
cent. on the Premiums paid, and amounted to . •
Policies in force •• .. • • •• •• ••
The Annual Income exceeds • • ••
•• ' •
The next Division of Profits will be made in 1859.
Assurances effected prior to list December,lBs9, will participate
IA the Division of 1863.
Prospectuses and full particulars may be obtained on application
to ALEXANDER MA 11DONALD, Secretary.

890,000

397,00 r)

7,437
240,000

OFFICERS PROCEEDING TO INDIA,
also CILINNA, can effect AS•WRACES on their
the IaVES with the COLONIAL LIFE ASSURANC2N COMPANY on
CgrAt. TERM,, the Directors haying RESOLVED NOT TO INCREASE
1-88 IR Zara, at this time.
Premiums can be paid to the Company's Agents at Calcutta, &Ta-
was, or Bombay, or at any other of their Agencies in the East.
The Directors also advance Loans on good security for temporary
Periods.

Tho Colintal have Agencies in every British Colony, where Bre-
it(aim are received and claims settled.

WILL. TllO. TEIO %t SON, Actuary.
SAMUEL R. FERGUSSON, Resident Secretary

LDN'onN
..... ................. $l, Lomhara-street (E C )
EDINBURGH (Head-office) .... 5, George-street.
DUBLIN. ...
GLA5G0W.................... 58, St. Vineent-,treet.

FIFTH DIVISION OF PROFITS.
NORTH BRITISR INSURANCE
COMPANY.

Established 1909. Incorporated by Royal Charter.
PRESIDENT —His Grace the Duke of ROXBU4GHE, K.T.
Sir PETER LAURIE, Alderman, Chairman.
Solicitor, ALEX %NDER DOME, Esq., Lancaster-Place.

Capital of 020 Million—accumulating Prenfum Fund 64,000/.
Revenue from Life Premiums alone 116,010 i., annually increasing .
,141ne.tenths or Ninety per cent. of the profits are septennially
',Ylcied among the insurers on the participating scale of Premiums.
All Profit Policies • Meted duringthe current year will share in
r Profits of Seven Years, and will secure a larger BoNus at every
wture division of Profits.
„The Bonus accumulations last investigation ranged from 25 to
„O
Per cent. on the Premiums paid.
ROBERT STRACRAX, Seeretar
_ 4. Bank Buildings, Lothbury, London. E.C.

INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE
1,.., SOCIETY, 142, Strand, London, tV.C., Feb. 25, 1858 : estab-
Z.4edlB37.—Payment of Premium within Days of Grace,—It always
,'4 been and stil is the practice of this society to pay claims nu ter
;71 'cies of assurance notwithstandinz the death of the assured oc-
a„2l- nt within the 30 days of grace, and before payment of the
",ital premium, provided payment thereof be male, or notice of
.—.' death be tren to the office before the expiration of such days
w. Mee. g

For the Court of Directors,
E. S. STMES, Chairman.

THE INTERNATIONAL LIFE
ASSUR k SCE, SOCIETY,
142, Strand, London.
41P/Yrered by Act of Parliament. for LIFE ASSURANCE, SUR-
TIVORSHIPS, ANNUITIES, ENDOWMENTS, &c.
DIRECTORS.
EDMOND SHEPPARD SYMES, M.D.Chairman.
Renworthy Browne, Esq. Henry J. Hodgson, Esq
;.arauel Ring-Church, FAO. John Moss, Esq.
"nbn Elliotson, M.D., Cantab., John Sytnes, Esq.
F.R.S. Joseph Thompson, Esq
SECRETARY TO THE BOARD.
Alexander Richardson, Esq.
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.
Augustus Bloadel, Esq.
atTDITOILS.
I'rOfeSSOT Wheatstone, F. A.A., and Professor J. Radford V°, c

MEDICAL REFEREE GENERAL.
J. Elllotaon, M.D., Cantab , F.R 3., 37, Conduit-street
ACTUARY.
W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F.R.A.S., F.S.S., &C.
♦SSISTANT ACTUARY.
Barker Woolhouse, Esq.

BANKERS.
Messrs. Glyn, 3fills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street.
SOLICITORS.
Itessre. Gregory, Gregory, Skirrow, and Roweliffe, Bedford-row
Thr

next Quinquennial Division of Profits will be deelaed in
.ley, 1860.

Examples of Bonus up to May, 1855

polioßonus in Permanent
te. Stun addition Bonus in Reduction of
.. ken In
At in - • As,ured. to Su n Cash. Annual Pre-
‘............._ Assured.
mium.
1 .E £s. d. £s. d. ..£ s. d.
11138 55 3,000 867 17 7 42. 1 4 56 3 8
il!! 48 4,000 749 4 0 325 16 0 32 0 4
-" 59 2,000 232 18 0 156 15 0 16 6 0
iB4mk;a
60 2,000 ' 154 2 8 103 16 ‘ 10 Is 2
......;:!___ 55 ' 2,800 120 17 0172 14 6 67 7

,The following are a-nonest the advantages offered by the Inter-
matt
onal Life Assurance Society :
,;,.10 Society was established in 1535.
tt,,,4W0-thirds of the profits are divided arnonrst the assured ever:
Years.
Its subscribed capital is five hundred thousand pounds.
Its Investments, at the date of the last annual report, amounted
:51'4 hundred and seventy-one thousand pounds.
annual income is ninety thousand pounds.
44 number of policies now in force exce-d six thousand.
4khout ono thousand new policies are added every year.
„,Since its commencement the Society has paid in claims upward
"'three hundred ant twenty thousand pounds.
.._t'or prospectuses and every other information, apply to; the Chair-
`4•ll, 10, strand.
142
Landon, W.O

EDMOND S. SYMES, Cbairman.

PROFESSOR WILJALBA FR IKEL L,
LAST WEEK—ST. JAMES'S VIE ATRE.—Wednesday
and Saturday Afternoons at 3, and Every Evening (except Satur-
day) at 8. Stalls, 55.: rialcony SON, 45.; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 25.;
Gallery, Is ; Private Boxes, two guineas; one guinea and a-half,
and one guinea.—Places to be secured at 3fr. Mitchell's Royal
Library, 33, Old Bond-street.

ADELAIDE GALLERY, Lowther Arcade,
Strand. GRAND SALLE DF, DANE, from the
Argyll Rooms, with the original Band of Forty Performers. Con-
ductor, Mons. L 4MOTTE ; principal cornet-a piston, M. BouLcorar ;
Leader, CHARLES HALL. Great success o'the Spurgeon Quadrilles,
by NI-. Lamotte. The hand can be engaged for Private or
Public Balls, by applying to R. R. BIGNELL, Argyll Rooms, Great
Windmill-street. Doors open at half-past 8. Admission, Is.

DR. KAHN'S MUSEUM ANL GALLERY
OF SCIENCE, 3, Tichhorne street, Haymarket
Programme:—LECTUßES by Dr. K lINT, on the "Philosophy of
Marriage," at a quarter to three and a quarter to eight .m.; and by
Dr. SEXTON, on "The Chemistry of Respiration, at a quarter past
One ; on " Skin Diseases," at four ; on the " Hair ;nd Beard," at
five; and on "The Relations of Electricity," at nine. The Lec tires
Illustrated with Brilliant Experiments, Dissolving Views upon a rew
Principle, &c.—Open (for Gentlemen only) from 12 till 6 and ft,,n,
7 till O.—Admission, Is. illustrated Hand-hook, Sixpenoe
P•o-
-gramme Gratis. Dr. Kahn's Nine Lectures and a Programme
lent post free on the receipt of twelve stamps.