The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-08 00:00:00

ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
6, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Extraordinary
GENERAL MEETINGS of this Society will be held at Rad-
ley's Hotel, New Bridge-street, Blacktriars, on SATURDAY.
the 19th March, and SATURDAY, the 2d April, for the pur-
pose of declaring a Bonus, and on other business.
ALEXR. MACDONALD, Secretary.

FOR MUTUAL
METROPOLITAN
SOCIETY, No. 3, Fri
(Establisl

ASSURANCE.
LIFE' ASSURANCE
Imes-street, Bank, E.C.
Liked 1835.)

TORS.
James Lloyd, Esq., Birming-
ham.
Sir J. Paxton, M.P., Chats-
worth.
George Pearce, Esq.
Joseph Pease,
ton. Esq., Darling-
Henry Sturt, Esq.
I J. Ingram Travers. Esq..
Joseph Underwood, Esq.
George Vaughan, Esq.
Ex-DIRECTORS (by rotation).
Daniel Burges, jun., Esq., Bristol..
Janies Dawson, Esq.
PHYSICIAN—Dr. Fox, No. 30, New Broad-street.
BURGEON—John Hilton, Esq., F.R.S., No. 10, New Broad-
street.
BANKERS—Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co.,
SOLICITORS—Messrs. Amory, Travers, and Smith, No: 25,
Throgmorton-street.
ADVANTAGES 01' ASSURING WITH THIS SOCIETY.
Economical-Management, no paid agents teing-employed,
and no Commission allowed.
The application of the whole of the profits to the reduction
of the premiums of members of live years standing or up-
wards.
The Guarantee of an Accumulated Fund exceeding £840,000
A Gross Annual Income exceeding 140,000
During its existence the Society has paid in claims
without a single instance of dispute, nearly
And has returned to Members in reduction of their

DIREC'

Peter Cator, Esq.
Francis Fox, Esq.
Richard Fry, Esq„ Liverpool
Robert Grant, Esq.
Wm. Grant, Esq., Portsmouth
George Harker, Esq.
Sir Benjamin Hawes, K.C.B.
Frazer B. Renshaw, Esq.
John Laurence, Esq. •
William J. Lescher, Esq.

Annual Premiums • :390,000
The Sums Assured by existing Policies exceed 3,000,000
For the year ending the 4th of April, 1859, an abatement
has been declared at the rate of 51 per cent.
Persons desirous of becoming members of this society would
find it advantageous to lodge their proposals on or before the
sth of April next.
Prospectuses and full particulars may be obtained on ap-
plication to HENRY MARSHAL, Actuary.
March 1, 1850.

CONTRACT FOR PIG ntox.
Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy,
Somerset-place, 4th March, 1850.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
THE OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
UNITED' 'KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
LAND, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on TUES-
DAY, the 22d instant, at Two o'clock, they will be ready to
treat with such persons as may be willing to Contract for
PPlyinc, her Majesty's Dockyards with SOFT MELTING
I'm IRON.
A distribution of the iron, and a form of the tender
may be seen at the said office. No tender will be received
after Two o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will any be noticed
unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly authorised
in writing.
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words 1‘ Ten-
der for Pig Iron," and must be delivered at Somerset-place,
accompanied by a letter signed by two responsible persons,
engaging to becomebound with the person tendering, in the
awn of £7OO, for the due performance of the contract.

TENDERS FOR PAPER FOR POSTAGE ENVELOPES.
THE COMMISSIONERS of INLAND RE-
VENCE will be prepared, on or before the 31st March
Instant, to receive Tenders for the supply of
TWELVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY REAMS OF PAPER
FOR POSTAGE ENVELOPES.

ander the following conditions :
One.thousand reams to be of one size called V, and two
hundred and fifty of another size called W.
All the paper to be cream-laid or cream-wove, to be tub
sized and milled on one side, and in quality about equal to
that of the laid paper now used for postage envelopes—a
sample of which may be seen on application to Mr. 0. Hill,
at this office.
Each ream to consist of 480 perfect sheets.
The sheets to vary but little in thickness.
Each ream of size V to weigh 741b5., and each sheet to mea-
sure 67 inches by 17 inches.
Each ream of size W to weigh 791b5., and each sheet to
Measure 86 inches by 184 inches.
The paper will be required as follows 100 reams of
each'size within five weeks of the acceptance of the tender, and
atter, at the rate of about 100 reams of size V, and about 50
reams of size W per month. It is to be delivered at such
times and at such places in London as the Commissioners of
Inland Revenue may from time to time direct.
Payment will be made for each consignment within six
Weeks from the time it is delivered.
The tenders to be enclosed in a sealed envelope, and to be
accompanied by a separate parcel containing twelve sheets of
Paper of the precise substance and quality which the maker
Purposes to, supply, the dimensions of these sheets being im-
material.

Upon each sheet must be written the price of a ream of
similar paper of each of the required sizes, as above specified,
and a distinguishing mark must also be put upon each sheet,
and a similar mark upon the envelope enclosing the tender, so
as to connect the sheet with the tender.
The tenders to be addressed to the " Secretary of Inland
Revenue, Somerset-house," and to be marked outside " Ten-
ders for Paper for Envelopes."
Further particulars may be obtained by application to the
Superintendent of Postage Stamps, at this office.
The board do not bind themselves to accept any of the ten-
ders which may be received.
THOMAS KEOGH, Secretary.
Inland Revenue, Somerset-house, sth March, 1859.

THE NEW BREAD MANUFACTURE.-
PEEK, }MEAN, and Co. have pleasure in announcing
that the sale of the AERATED BREAD will be commenced
on Tuesday, the Bth March, at the undermentioned Esta-
blishments :
Messrs. BONTHRON,- 106, Regent-street, W.
Messrs. BRUCE, High-street, Clapham, S.
Messrs. CALLARD, 4, Blenheim-terrace, St. John's-wood,

N.W.
Messrs. CALLARD and BOWSER, 1, Queen's-terrace, St.
John's-wood, N.W.
Messrs. DOUGHTY, 25, High-road, Knightsbridge, S.W.
Messrs. PREEN, 23, High-street, Kensington, W.
Messrs. HALL, 522, New Oxford street, W.C.
Messrs. HODGSON, 13, Kennington-row, Kennington, S.
Messrs. SMITH, 4, Arabella-row, Pimlico, S.W..
Messrs. TURNER, 111, Borough, S.E.
Messrs. WATKINS, ma, High-street, Islington, N.

It has been determined to limit the number of establish-
ments at first, in order to prevent disappointment in the
supply, but as soon as further machinery is completed, others
will be added in the order in which their applications have
been received.
The Bread will consist of first quality, white, in the forms
of PAN, or TIN BREAD.
OVEN-BOTTOM BREAD.
PARIS BREAD.
And of first quality Brown Bread, made of whole Wheaten
Meal.
It is proposed as early as. possible to manufacture a food
household Bread at a lower price.
Peek, Frean and Co. will continue to receive applications
from parties wishing to undertake the sale of the new Bread.
Prospectuses and further particulars may be obtained at the
Works.
Aerated Bread and Biscuit Works, Dockhead, S.E.