The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-20 00:00:00

DR. _KAHN'S MUSEUM AND GALLERY
OF SCIENCE, 3, Tichborne street, facing the Haymarket
Programme for the Christmas Holida, s :—Guenal's APPAREIL
ANOGR A.PFIIQUE constantly in motion; LIVING OBJECTS
in the large Oxy-Hydrogen Microscope ; Hundreds of new Ana-
tomical Models of a most interesting character. Lectures by Dr.
KANN, at 3 o'clock, on the Physiollgr ef Dize‘tion, and at R, on the
Physiology of Reproduction ; and by Dr. SEXTON, at past 1, on
" the Air we Breathe ;" at 4, on the Mysteries of the Human H IR
and BEARD ; and at 9, on the Wonders of Elect, icity : all the Lec-
tures illustrated by Brilliant Experiments, Dissolving Views of an
entirely new character, &c. Open (for Gentlemen only) from 12 till
5 and from 7 till In. Illustrated Hand-book, Sixpence. Programme
Gratis. Dr. Kahn's Nine Lectures and a Programme sent post
free on the receipt of twelve stamps.

THE GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE
ASSURANCE COMPANY.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That the THIRTY-NINTH
HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND, at the rate of six per cent., declared
en the 13th instant. is payable to the shareholders, at the office of
the Company, 62, Ring William-street, City. between the hours of
Ten and Four.
January 19,1658.

By order of the Board,
THOMAS PRICE, Secretary.

OFFICERS PROCEEDING TO INDIA,
also CIVILIANS, can effect ASSURANCES on their
LIVES with the COLONIAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY on
the DSDAL TERMS, the Directors having RESOLVED NOT TO INCREASE
Tam EMS at this time.
Premiums can be paid to the Company's Agents at Calcutta, Ma-
dras, or Bombay, or at any other of their Agencies in the East.
The Directors also advance Loans on good security for temporary
Periods.

The Colonial have Agencies in every British Colony, where Pre-
imi4in6 are received. and claims settled. _

WILL. TIIO. TAO M SON, Actuary.
SAMUEL R. FEEGUSSON, Resident Secretary

81, Lombard-street (E.C.)
EDINBURGH (Head-office) .... 5, George-street.
DUBLIN .. 65, Upper tackville-street.
GLASGOW... ...... • • .. • • 58, St. Vincent-street.

THE INTERNATIONAL LIFE
ASSUR iNCE SOCIETY,

142, Strand, London.
Empowered by Act of Parliament, for LIFE ASSURANCE, SUR-
VIYORSHIPS, ANNUITIES, ENDOWMENTS, &c.
DIRECTORS.
EDMOND SHEPPARD SYMES, M.D., Chairman.
Wm. Kenworthy Browne, Esq. Henry J. Hodgson, Esq.
Samuel King-Church, Esq. John Moss, Esq.
John Elliotson, M.D., Cantab., John Symes, Esq.
F.R.S. Joseph Thompson, Esq.
SECRETARY TO TUE BOARD.
Alexander Richardson, Esq.
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.
Augustus Blonde], Esq.
AUDITORS.
Professor Wheatstone, F. 11.5., and Professor J. Radford Yoang.

MEDICAL REFEREE GENERAL.
J. Elliotson, Cantab , F.R S., 37, Conduit-street.

ACTUARY.
W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F.R.A.S., F.S.S.,
ASSISTANT ACTUARY.
Barker Woolkouse, Esq.
BARIUM.
Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street.

Messrs. Gregory, Gregory, Skirrow, and Roweliffe, Bedford-row.

The next Qutnquennial:Division of Profits will be declared in
May, 1860.

Examples of Bonus up to May, 1855 :

Bonus in Permanent
Policy addition Bonus in Re, , net ion of
taken Age. Sum
out in Assured. to Sum Cash. Annual Pre-
Assured. mium.
.............. _
X £s. d. £s. d. ~£ s. d.
1838 55 3,000 867 17 7 424 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
128 60 2,000 154 2 8 103 16 6 lO 15 2
1 1 55 2,800 120 17 0 72 14 6 67 7
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The following are amongst the advantages Offered by the Inter-
national Life Assurance Society :
The Society was established in 1838.
Tw"hirga• of the profits are divided amongst the assured every
five years.
Its subscribed capital is five hundred thousand pounds.
Its Investments, at the date of the last annual report, amounted
to one hundred and seventy-one thousand pounds.
Its annual income is ninety thousand pounds.
The number of policies now in force exceed six thousand.
About one thobsarffl new policies are added every year.
Since its commencement the Society has paid in claims upwards
of three hundred and twenty thousand pounds.
For prospectuses and every other information, apply to the chair-
Man, 142, Strand.
142, Strand, London, W.C.

EDMOND S. SYMES, Chairman.