The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-28 00:00:00

GREAT, . WESTERN RAILWAY.-CHEAP,.( EXCURSION TO THE WEST OF ENGLAND.
On SATURDAY. the 20th of March, an EXCURSION
TRAIN will leave the Paddington Station at 8 a.m., for
Weston-super-mare, Highbridge. Bridg,ewater, and Taunton
(Pares 20s. and 145.), Tiverton and Exeter (225. Gd. and, Ida.), I
Barnstaple and Bideford (30s. and 205.), Stareroqs, Dawlisb,
and Teignmouth (255. and 175.), Newton, Torquay, Paignton,
and Totness (275. and 18s.), Kingsbridge Road and Plymouth
(30s. and 205.); returning on FRIDAY, the sth April, from
a Plymouth at 6 .m., and intermediate Stations as per bills.

GOVEIINMENT OFFICIALS-7REDUCTION IN SCALE

ON' -PREMIUMS.
THE EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY
ISSUES POLICIES of GUARANTEE. at reduced
Yates, for Officials in or under the Treasury, Customs, Inland
Revenue, Board of Trade, Poor-law Board, Admiralty, and
other public deivrtments, and for bank and railway clerks
and persons in commercial employments.
Further reductions on the combination of life assurance
With'auarantee. Annuities granted on favourable terms.
Forms and Fvery information may be obtained at the Chief
Office, No. 2, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London.

THE LIVERPOOL and LONDON FIRE and
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Established 1836.
Empowered by Special Acts of Parliament

Offices, No. 1, Dale-street, Liverpool ; 20 and 21, Poultry,
London; Sheffield, Manchester, Glasgow; Sydney, Mel-
bourne, and New York.

ThiS Company has attained a very high position amongst
the Insurance Institutions of Great Britain. Its annual
revenue exceeds £500,000. Its invested funds amount to
41,260,000.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

The Premiums exceed £3lo,ooo:and place it in the first
class of Fire Offices ; its liberality and promptitude in set-
tling claims have been established in the adjustment of enor-
mous losses ; and its influence in determining rates of Pre-
mium has uniformly been given to proposals for improving
the character of risks that high Premiums may be unneces-
sary.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.

The Reserve in this Department has been increased by the
addition of upwards of £58,000 in the year 1860 alone. The
system of Bonuses is simple, mvolving no possible liability
of partnership ; liberal, guaranteeing a more than average
amount of benefit ; satisfying, because known at the date of
the Insurance, and therefore free from disappointment, un-
certainty, and doubt. The arrangements in other respects
are intended to render the Polices of TnE LIVERPOOL AND
LONDON perfect securities in the hands of third parties. The
Annual Premiums exceed £IAO,OOO ; the accumulated reserve
is £707,000.
ANNUITIES.
The payments by the Company exceed £19,000 per annum.
Every facility is afforded to persons purchasing Annuities to
enable their receipt at such times and places as may be con-
venient, and the terms aria rates will be fount satisfactory.
SWINTON BOULT, Secretary to the Company.
JOHN ATKINS, Resident Secretary, London.
FIRE POLICIFeS due on March 25 should be renewed by
The 9th day of April.

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY,
No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C.
Established 1821.
DIRECTORS.
HENRY VIGNE. Esq., Chairman.
Sir MINTO T. FARQUHAR, Bart., M.P., Deputy Chairman
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq., Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq.
Charles Wm. Curtis, Esq. John Martin, Esq.
Charles F. Devas, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. James Morris, Esq.
Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. Henry Norman, Esq.
Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq.
John Harvey, Esq. Sir Godfrey J. Thomas, Bart.
John G. Hubbard, Esq., M.P. John Thornton, Esq.
John Labouchere, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq.
AUDITORS.
Lewis Loyd, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
John Henry Smith, Esq. Cornelius Payne, jun., Esq.
Thomas Tallemach, Esq., Secretary.—Samuel Brown, Esq.,
Actuary.

LIFE DEPA RTMENT.—UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF AN
ACT OF PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers to new In-
surers EIGHTY PER CENT. of the Profits, at Quinquennial
Divisions, or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of
Profits.

Since the establishment of the Company in 1821, the
Amount of Profits allotted to the Assured has exceeded in
cash value £560,000, which represents equivalent Reversionary
Bonuses of £1,058,000.
After the Division of Profits at Christmas, 1859, the Life
Assurances in force, with existing Bonuses thereon,
amounted to upwards of £4,730,000, the 'lncome from the Life
Branch £207,000 per annum, and the Life Assurance Fund
exceeded £1,618,000.

LOCAL MILITIA and VOLUNTEER CORPS.—No
Extra Premium is required for service therein.
INVALID LIVES assured at corresponding Extra Pre-
miums.

LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their
values, if such value be not less than £5O.

•
ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.--Written Notices of, re-
ceived and registered.
MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge
for Policy Stamps.
Notice is hereby given, that FIRE Policies which expire
at Lady Day must be renewed within fifteen days at this
Office, or with Mr. SAMS, No. 1, St. James's-street, corner of
Pall-mall ; or with the Company's Agents throughout the
• Eingdom, otherwise they become void.
Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this
''Uompany.

WILLIAM GAMBIER, Esq., deceased.
Pursuant to the Act of Parliament 22 and 23 Viet.,
cap. 35, intituled "An Act to further amend the Law of
Property and to relieve Trustees," Notice Is Hereby Given,
that all Creditors and others having claims against the
Estate of William Gambier, formerly of Sacambe Park, in
the county of Hertford, afterwards of Dover, in the county
of Kent, and late of No. 46, Charlotte-square, Edinburgh, Ia
North Britain, Esq., deceased (who died on the fifth day of
December, 1860), are requited to send in particulars of such
Claims on or before the twenty-first day of May,lB6l, to Ama-
bel Frances Gambier. widow, William Stuart the younger,
Esquire, and Captain Robert Fitzgerald Gambier, the Exe-
cutors of the will of the said William Gambier, deceased, at
our Office, No. 8, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry, London. And
notice is hereby also given that after the said twenty-first
day of May, 1861, the said Amabel Frances Gambier, William
Stuart the younger, and Robert Fitzgerald Gambler, will
proceed to distribute the assets of the said testator amongst
the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of
'Which the said Amabel Frances Gambier, William Stuart
the younger, and Robert Fitzgerald Gambier then have
notice, And further, that the said Amabel Frances Gambier,
William Stuart the younger, and Robert Fitzgerald Gambler,
will not be liable for the said assets, or any part thereof, so
distributed, to any person of whose claim they shall not have
bad notice at the time of such distribution.
Dated the twenty-first day of March, 1861.
OLIVERSON, LAVIE, and PEACHEY,
Solicitors for the said Executors.
FI N E

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