The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-30 00:00:00

H. AND MRS. CHARLES MATHEWS
"A 11 HONIE,"
At. Her Majesty's Concert Room, Haymarket.
During the Christmas HolidayS there will be a perfo-
ance Every Evening in the Week—Monday, Tuesday, Wed rm-
nesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, at Eight, Wednes-
day and Saturday Mornings at Three.
Private boxes, stalls, and places may be secured at the Box-
office, which is open daily from Ten till Five, and at Mr.
3litchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. No extra
charge f u. booking,.
Carriages to be ordered at a quarter-past Ten.

ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION,
14, Regent-street, Waterloo-place.
MR. MARK LEMON ABOUT LONDON.
MONDAY MORNING, January 0, 1862, and every suc-
ceeding Monday, Wednesday. and Friday, at Three o'clock;
and every Saturday Evening at Eight.
January Monday, 6th ; Wednesday, Bth; Friday, 10th ;
Saturday, 11th.
PART I. OLD LONDON CI Y WITHIN THE WALLS.
Illustrations :-
1. Old London B idge. 6. Cheape and the Marching
2. Old Southwark. Watch.
3. G,stle Ilaynard. 7. The Fire of London.
4. Paul's Walk. 8. Old Guildhall and Water
5. ornhill on May Day. Pageant.
January, Monday, 13th ; Wednesday, 15th ; Pi iday, 17th
Saturday, V• 111,
PART IL—OLD LONDON CITY WITHOUT THE
WALLS.
Eight Illustrations.
January—MondV, 20th ; Wednesday, 22d ; Friday, 24th ;
Saturday, 25th,
PART lII.—LONDON TO WESTMINSTER.
Eight Ihustrations.
Stall Chairs, Is. ; Stalls, Ss. ; Unreserved Seats, 25., is.
St can be secured at Mr. Sams', St. dames-street, anMr.
llitehell's, Bond-street. Each Part cn.iplete in itself:
Mr. and Mrs. German Reed's entertainment as usual every
Evening (except saturday) at Eight ; Thursday and Satur-
day Afternoons, at Three.

A EGYLL rt )JMS.-GREAT SUCCESS !-
The Band and Musical arrangements under the direc-
tion of M. BOULCORT, Conductor and principal Cornet. In
vddition to the Laurent Valse, Strauss tuadrille, and novel-
ties of list week, A NEW POLKA, by M. Boulcourt, the
Solos performed by him and 21. Greebe. Admission is.—
Manager, M. P. Grenet.

EAST AND WEST INDIA DOCK
COMPANY.
The COURT of DIRECTOIIS of the East and West
India Dock Company HEREBY GIVE NO fICE, that a
Halt-yearly Court or General Meeting of the said Company
will be held, pursuant to the directions of the Act Ist and 2d
IVillam IV., cap. sh, at the Dock House, No. 8, Billiter-
square, on FRI DAY. the 10th clay of January, 1862, at which
meeting a Dividend will be declared on the Capital Stock of
the Company for the half-year ending the 31st instant.
By order of the Court.
GEORGE COLLIN, Secretary.
East and West India Dock House,
Billiter-square, 27th Dec., 1861.
N.B.—The chair will be taken at 2 o'clock precisely.

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY,
No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C.
Established 1821.
Subscribed Capital, Two Millions.—Paid up, One Million.

DIRECTORS.
HENRY VIGNE, Esq., Chairman.
Sir MINTO T. FARQUHAR, Bart., Mx., Deputy Chairman
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq., lohn Labouchere, 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 llarvey, Esq. Jam Tulloch, Esq.
John G. Hubbard, Esq., M.P.

AUDITORS.
Lewis Loyd, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
Cornelius Paine, 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-
timers 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 £600,000, which represents equivalent Reversionary
Bonuses of £1,058,000.
After the Division of Profits at Christmas, 1859, the Life
mmsuranceste in force, with existing. Bonuses thereon,
ount to upwards of £4,730,000, the Income from the Lite
Branch £207,000 per annum, and the Life Assurance Fund,
independent of the cadital, 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.
AS;-,:GNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, re-
oeived and registered.
MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge
for Policy Stamps.
Notice is hereby given, that FIRE Poli,ies which expire
et Christmas must be renewed within fifteen days at this
Office, or with Mr. Sams, No. 1, St. James's-street, corner of
Pali. mall ; or with the Company's Agents throughout the
Rin. dons, otherwise they become void.
Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this
Company.