The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-06 00:00:00

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GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
CHEAP EXCURSION on SATURDAY, August 10.—
An Excursion Train will leave raddi no-ton at 3.30 p.m., and
Reading at 4.35 p.m., for CIRENCESFER and STROUD
(12s. and os.), Gloucester and Cheltenham (14s. and 75.), Ross
and Hereford (16g. and Bs.), returning on Tuesday, Augir4t
13, from Hereford at 5.0 p.m., and intermediate stations as
per bills.

(.BEAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
CHEAP EXCURSIoN on SUNDAY, August 11.—An
I:xeusion Train will leave Paddington at 7.45 a.m., and Read-
Inz at 8.50 a.m., for OXFORD (6s. 63. and 45.), Worcester and
3ralvern (105. and 65.), Banbury (Bs. and 55.), Leamiogton and
Warwick (10s. 6d. and fis.), Stratford-on-Avon and Birming-
ham (12s. and 75.), West Bromwich, Wednesbury, and Bilston
(12s. 6d. and 7s. 6d.), and Wolverhampton (13s. and Bs.), re-
turning the same day as per bills,

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
CHEAP EXCURSION to the NORTH.—An EXCUR-
i3ION TRAIN at LOW FARES will leave Paddington at
9135 am , and Reading at 10.50 a.m., en MONDAY, August
9, returning on Wednesday, August 21 :—For Oxford (Fares
(Es, 6d, and 45.), Banbury o.s. and 55.), Leamington and War-
( (Its. ed. and 65.), Stratford-on-Avon and Birmingham
(12s. a d
75.), West Bromwich, Wednesbury, and Bilston
(.2a. 6d. and 7s. ed.), Wolverhampton (13s. and Bs.), Welling-
ton and Shrewsbury (17s. ani 10s.), Oswestry, Llangollen-
road,
Wrexham, and Chester (18s. 6d. and 11s.), Birkenhead,
Liverpool, Warrington, and Manchester (21s and 12s. 6d.)
,„-ek N EXCURSION TRAIN, ALLOWING A LONGER
.--ERIOD, will also leave Paddington at 9.45 a.m., and Reading
at a 10.50 m on MONDAY, August 19, returning on the
,7th or llth of' September :—For Oxford (11s. and ss. 6d.), lian-
unrYLeamington and Warwick (18s. and Bs.),
Stratford-on- Avon and Birmingham (20s. and 9s. 6d.), West
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Wednesbury, and Bilston (21s. 6d. an 10s.),
olverhampton (225. 6d. and 10s. 6d.), Wellington and Shrews -
'4,7 (275. 6d. and 135.), Oswestry, Wrexham, Llangollen-road,
and Chester (335. and 155.), Birkenhead, Liverpool, Warring-
ton, and Manchester ,375. and 175.) For full particulars see
bills.

LONDON & NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.
NoncE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That the next
ITAIX- YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the London
rd North-Western Railway Company will be held at the
uston Station, London, on FRIDAY, the 23d day of Aug.,
4861, at 12 o'clock at noon precisely, for the transaction of the
Feneral business of the Company ; and after such general
Vlsiness is concluded the Meeting will be made Special, for
the consideration of, and, if approved, sanctioning a subscrip-
tion by the London and North-Western Railway Company
of t 0,000 towards the construction of the Watford and Rick-
`un anaworth Railway, under the provisions of the Watford
40d Rickmansworth Railway Act, 1860.
RICHARD MOON, Chairman.
J. P. BROWN WESTHEAD, Deputy-Chairman.
CHAS. E. STEWART, Secretary.
Offices, Euston Station, London, August 1, 1861.

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

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

EXTRACTS PROM THE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1860.
The success of the Company, e, en in it!, earliest years,
received the marked atten ion, and elicited the surprised
comments, of writers best"acquainted with the history of In-
surance Companies.
"Eire Premiums for 1860 EQUAL the Total Fire Premiums
'or the SEVEN YEARS 1845 to 1851.
"Life Premiums for 1860 EXCP ED the Entire Life Pre-
Miums for the EIGHTY EARS ending 1852.
• ,"Purcha.e of Annuities in 1860 LARGELY EXCEEDS the
• similar receipts for the first TEN YEARS, 1845 to 1854.
"Thip progress, it is believed, is unsurpassed, emasidering
that t applies to each of the three branches of the business."