The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-17 00:00:00

SALE OF OLD STORES AT PORTSMOUTH.
Admiralty, Somerset-place, 13th Dec., 1858.
919111 E COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the
OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of theUNITED
KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO
HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on WEDNESDAY, the
29th,instant, at 12 o'Clock at noon, the Admiral Superin-
tendent will 'put up to Sale in her Majesty's Dockyard at
Portsmouth, several Lots of OLD STORES, consisting of
Canvass, Hammock, and Bunten Rags ; Old Rope (cablelaid,
and hawserlaid) ; Oakum ; Coal Bags ; Hemp Rakings and
Cuttings ; Lig,num Vibe ; Carpeting, Flooreloth, &c., &c.,
&c., all lyingin the said Yard.
PersOns wishing- to view the Lots must apply 'to the Super-
intendent for notes of admission for that purpose.
Catalognes and-conditions of sale may be had here and at
the Yard.
PROVIDENT CLEI
ASSURANCE ASSOCI

RKS' MUTUAL LIFE
[ATION. Established 1840.

TRUSTEES. •
Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. William George Prescott, Esq.
I
Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P.
Accumulated Fund upwards of 0105,000.
Mutual Life Assurance for all classes.
Persons assuring prior to the 31st December will secure an
additional year's bonus at the next division.
WM. THOS. LINFORD, Sec.
15, Moorgate-street,!E.C., London, Dec. 1, 1858.

NORWICH UNION 'LIFE- ASSURANCE
-SOCIETY. •

Instituted 1808.—Invested Capital exceeding £2,00V,000
This Society is one of the very few purely Mutual Insur-
ance Offices, the whole of the profits being divided among the
Policy-holders.
The rates are considerably below those usually charged.
Thus, at the age of 40, the sum of Z 32 19s. 2d., which at
ordinary premium will insure £l,OOO, with the

NORWICH UNION WILL INSURE ONE THOUSAND
AND NINETY-FIVE POUNDS FOUR SHILLINGS,

giving an immodiate Bonus in addition to subsequent accu-
mulations.
Annuities and Special Risks undertaken on favourable
terms. • •
For Forms of Proposal and Prospectuses apply at the
Society's Offices, 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars,
E.C., and Surrey-street, Norwich.

THE LIVERPOOL and LONDON FIRE and
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Offices—No. 1, Dale-street, Liverpool, and 20 and 21, Poultry,

Loudon.
Subscribed Capital, £2,000,000,
1857.

1857.

£222,ooo—Fire i'remiums
£289,000 .. Increase..£67,ooo
72,780.. Life
17,338.. Life Annuities
Funds accumulated 27,000 .. Increase.. • 9,600
820,000 1 1,088,000., Increase.. 268,000
and invested ...
The Income of the Company now exceeds £450,000 a-year.
The sums paid in settlement of losses exceed One Million
sterling.
FIRE INSURANCE, at home and abroad, at rates propor:
tioned to the risk.
LIFE INSURANCE.—Prospectuses may be had on appli-
cation, and attention is specially invited to the system of
Guaranteed Bonuses in the Life Department, by which is
secured :-1. Exemption from liability in partnership, under
any possible circumstances. 2. Bonuses, which are not con-
tingent on profits, but fixed and guaranteed by the whole re-
sources of the Company.
Fire Policies due Christmas day should be renewed on or
before the 9th January, 1859.
SWINTON BOULT, Secretary.

FIFTH DIVISION OF PROFITS.
NORTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY.
:Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter.
President—His Grace the Duke of ROXBURGHE, K.T.
Sir PETER LAURIE, Alderman, Chairman.
JOHN I. GLENNIE, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
William. Borradaile, Esq.
John Connell, Esq.
Archibald Cockburn, Esq.
P. Sorthall Laurie, Esq. -
R. P. Prichard, Esq.
Charles James Knowles, Esq., Q.C.
Solicitor—Alexander Dobie, Esq., Lancaster-place.
Capital of One ;billion—accumulating:Premium Fund £684,000.
Revenue from Life Premiums alone £llO,OOO, annually in-

creasing.
Nine-tenths or Ninety per cent. of tbeprofits are septennially
divided among the insurers on the participating scale of Pre-
miums.
All Profit Policies effected during the current year will share
in the Profits of Seven Years, and will secure a larger Bonus
at every future division of Profits.
The Bonus accumulations at last investigation ranged from
25 to 70 per cent. on the Premiums paid.
ROBERT STRACIIAN, Secretary.
4, Bank Buildings, Lothbury, London, E.C.