The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-24 00:00:00

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Department of the Storekeeper Generil of the Navy,
Somerset Place, 22d 'Aug., 18a1.
PHE COMMISSIONERS for EXEcP TING the
-OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of lhe UNITED
KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO
HEREBY GIVE NOTICE. That on TUESDAY, the 24th
September next, at Two o'Clock, they will be ready to treat
with such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supply-
ing and delivering on board her Majesty's Steam Vessels in
Fayal Roads all such quantities of
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SOUTH WALES COILS,
fit for her Majesty's Steam Vessels, as shall frem lime to
time be demanded, under a contract for twelve months cer-
tain from the Ist December, I'6l, and afterwards until the
expiration of three months' warning.
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 "Ten-
der for Coals ;" and must also be delivered at Somerset-
place, accompanied by a letter signed by a responsible per-
son, engaging to become bound with the Person tendering,
in the sum of .000, for the due performance of the Contract.

D E BENT UR E S.-SCINDE RAILWAY
COMPANY.
The Directors are prepared to receive applications for DE-
BENTURES at par, bearing guaranteed interest at 5 per
rent. per annum, for the purposes of the Indus Steam Flo-
tilla.
The Debentures ar • for five years, and may be renewed for
five rears, at the same rate of interest.
The Debentures may be converted into Indus Steam Flo-
tilla Capital Stock at the option of the holder.
Full particulars may pe obtained at this office.
6. THOMAS. BURNELL, Sec.
Scinde Railway company, Gresham-house,
Old Broad-street, .Aug. 15, 1861.

THE • COMMERCIAL UNION FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
The Directors have the pleasure to inform the Subscribers
for Shares in this Company that a definite offer has been
made:to them by one of the most influential of the old estab-
lished Insurance Offices for an amalgamation upon terms
which would give the Shareholders in this Company an im-
mediate and highly remunerative dividend.
The proposal emanates from a Company who agree with
the Directors of the Commercial Union in the inexpediency
of the late serious changes of rates, and thp impossibility of
maintaining them. The Directors will not complete any ar-
rangements without the sanction of a meetinc, of the Sub
scribers to this Company.
HENRY W. PEEK, Chairman. •
HENRY TROWER, Deputy-Chairman.

_pROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE
ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION.
Established 1840.
The lamentable failume in. •the Life Assurance world, re-
wit t 1,9:. traucAggiVittamu_s, -(0044. ttb.+4 rqeently
broughtle n medium of the public press, ex-
hibit the necessity of careful selection in effecting an assur-
ance, especially on the part of the trading and industrial
community.
The Annuil Income of the Provident Clerks'
Association is • • • .C14,000
The Accumulated Fund is 160,0.0
wholly invested in Government and real securities in the
names of the following Trustees, viz. :
TRUSTEES.

Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. Wm. Gorge Prescott, Esq
I
Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. I Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P.
The balance-sheets are open to all, and may be obtained on
application at the Chief Office, 15, Moorgate-street, or of the
agents.

WM. THOS. LTNFORD, Secretary.
15, Moor ate-street, August 1, 1861.

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

HEAD OFFICES—Lombard-street, London ; and Royal
Insurance Buildings, Liverpool.
Branch Offices—Nlanchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds,
Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dublin.