The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-05 00:00:00

By order of the Board,
JOHN" T. TIDD, Secretary,

Wellington-street North, Strand

January 1, 1850.

JOHN BIGG, Secretary.

SEA., FIRE, LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE.
Established by Act of Parliament,
31, CORN-HILL, LONDON.
Capital 100,0001., in Shares of 20s. each, to be paid in fall on allotment,
bearing a guaranteed interest ofs per cent. in perpetuity (irrespective
of further dividends) upon the paid-up capital.
ulla
Application for Shares to be addressed to tke Directors at the
ces of tke Society. Marine, Fire, and Life Assurances granted
ea the most liberal terms.
Mediate and Deferred Innnities granted on terms especially
advantageous for investment of capital.
By order,
AUG. COLLINGAIDGE, Managing Director.

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!II the Phi Firs' t•ef a Series of Illustrated Lectures, by Dr. Bachhoffner,
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"1-nent experiments, by Mr. Ashley.--Experimeuts with the Diver
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NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are confi
*h_ dently recommended as a simple but certain remedy to al
suffer from indigestion, sick headache, bilious and liver coin.
ra!nts, heartburn, and acidity or the stomach, depressed spirits, dis-
);%thed sleep, violent palpitations, spasms, general debility, costive-
Ice. They act as a powerful tonic and gentle aperient ; are
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A NN•UAL ADDR E S S.
The ,by this Ue, be aware the fa that E.
DOSES and SON, ,
at the concmlusionmust of each year,of ct
make a practice
of reviewing the progress which they may have made, and of ac-
aowledging the same in a plain business address to their supporters.
t*lf such, however, were not the general practice of the proprietors,
,r ra woul be every reason, on flw present occasion, to issue a "spe-
al,irculadr" as an acknowledgment for those obligations_ which`
have
7 so apparent in the year 1819.
ofofglance at the past twelve months is sufficient to convince the
_. Prietors that their Establishment is daily rising in the estimation su diseerrii
To no ng public.
eftra Period can E. MOSES and SON refer in which every en-
Each has not been afforded to them.
glf pualeiii the four sece,esive seasons of the rear has had its amount
been she
favour, and no declension tr. fluctuation has at any time
the ,„-,vPraent. Anion- the records of the past year must be named
the -Vl.llshrnent et Tvo Branch Houses (the one in She,ffleld,
.and
brarl," in Ilrade;rd), end the partial completion of a Metropolitan
~,
,rin House at the Nest End.
t 'l' 's scarcely n
o the, 0 ecessary to allude to the circumstances which led
vrlvith:rtehinn-OceseDengsbeing taken. The name of the proprietors being every--
and approved, a most exte,nsive country connexion
Presented te„esarY' consequence ; and as t‘so favourable opporunities •
saanae; and u,s9 ves, the proprietors availed. themselves, of the
~tc'se of th 'Willed, thereby, their own interests
distance
ly with
~.,--ee re,„ ell' auPPerters. The inconvenience of was a
~.,_O. st,,,...a'),N;ded,soastu,lzitldiere,asdvantarres accruing front a purchase of •
eectire'd to numbers who otherwise could
la9?,!.without sending to town. have realised the same.
tw-teae Bradford Branch house' has now been in operation for nearly
period Months; and so successful has it proved throughout this
htirn,,B that E. MOSES and SON find it difficult to express their
a knee% of satisfaction and gratitude under the encouraging circum-
Of the ' It was considered by many cersons who were witne'ses
tem
n‘uPening and subsequent scenes at this Bowie, that the suc-
sten ,`"tandant on the speculation was without precedent in the
„a'a of trade
eenV'at has 'been said concerning the Bradford Branch is, in every
nine', applicable to that at Sheffield, which has been established
14,,,enionths. To imagine that anything short of real merit could
Warren "used all this, would certainly be a cenclus on not at all
tit. _ ted by reason. The purchases made on the opening days. at
ei-fy 'trench Establishments would have soon caused a diminution
rea7neot, had not sound quality and general superiority been
11'.--se_n:rtha_oprtaurgehillyt. So satisfactory, however, were the goods obtained
were all promises fulfilled, as to quality end cheap-
-1.,.."
_that all classes in these imporant localities rallied round the
I.:_nrietors, and heartily backed the speculations with their coun-
-77; e and support.
\v.:,
._8 already been stated that the Metropolitan Branch, in the
I,4_,_::.nd, which will be opened in the Spring, is the result of an
5,,,,,7! Mg pteelic demand for the goods supplied by the Proprietors.
such M a correct statement. Nothing hut a positive assurance that
i-,.;
to
extension is really required
woeld have led E. MOSES and
1,1:',4 to have added thus to their London speculations, which, apart
',all at under consideration, had no equal in the world.
%Not to acknowledge obligations so essential would be tantamount
t - 4 forfeiture of all future favours.
bytesßt te. MCieES and SON are
numerous
to convince the public, both ord and action, that their
"atnerous favours are gratefully received.
Fite Proprietors hold out no false hopes to the public, when
lett'
4,,,,1ng. that the year 1850 will he distinguished for improvements
t:2" advantages on a scale more advantageous than has ever yet been
1 need. It is by this means alone that E. MOSES and SON
tt,et to secure future support from those who have so liberally aided
%."1. The Proprietors might particularise those arrangements for
.I,,!onriug seasons which are already in progress.
Vth,l,,!Y have in preparation a stock of Spring and Summer Dress,
1,;‘,yn... for cheapness, utility, and elagance, was never surpassed.
articlesl NO also impress upon the notice of the public those various
115 ,I:Mich are now on sale for the winter season. They have
t Isith l
wlin ia.asserting that such an assortment is not to be me t. `.:,
,nere in the trae.
their 'l'l usES and SON, in conclusion, would wish all classes of
the ,',UPPorters in every sense "a happy new year"—a year free
aensio'n`ra party international broils abroad, and those political dis •
Nein, "t home, which cannot fail to operate inimically with our
lhat t, cial trading and domestic well-being. The proprtors trust
411104°5e who aid them. together with those who are toot numbered
te.e,se their supporters, may have to declare, when the clock strikes
185,:jvh on the night of the 31st of December next, that the year
Ik, , art proved to 'hem a year of uninterrupted peace, prosperity,
uaPpin ' 4 ess.
lientl. containing an Almanac for the year 1850, wil be pre-
Lap customer.
ge Stock of Fur Coats, in every shape, from 609. to 201.
• Naval and Military Uniforms, Liveries, &c.
tkairrling to any extent at Five Minutes' notice.
The A Suit of Mourning complete for I/. 10s.
treett,neW book, entitled "The Minion of the Million," with full
ret.d..,,as far elf measurement, can be had on application, or for-
totT Post free, to any part of the kingdom.
"the ees-Tila Fur Department is new replete with every novelty
...04,848°u•
nouns-e----4ZY article purchased, either ready made, or made to
ot
aft• s aenroved of will be exchanged, or the money returned.
iej, IR, pn„arld SON, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters,
1:0". 15g, -",,,ers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, 154,
,_,orl; air: 157 Minories, and 82, 84. 85, and 86 Al4gate, City,
•--:olisik,i,Tettlautorlicating with each other, and forming one vast
si,‘Atttinn ...."
trust 1,7--• Moses and Son regret having to guard the public
b 44'0,:k1 P"ltion • but V i heard that the untradesmaniike
as t. .„ af iststno, ' 'av ug .
fey be---2.,.ituorteci--s. connected with them, or" It is the same concern,"
er e- -0 et to ..• in many instances, and fer obvious reasons,
ht- ottt of Lo that they have no connexion with any other house
pee' Shafriel4 .4tal. except their Braneh Establishments, 36, Far-
m . tllOBO 1e1t;77',1 19, Thernton's-buildings, Bradford, Yorkshire;
the
91,._"hel to 4LN...hire cheap Aid genuine clothing. &a., should call
--"Olch Establishments.
and gate, City. London ;or either of
.7.....------.....LZlalahlrientss. as above.

Olt tli„ nstrat ~ THIRTY-FIRST EDITION.
rittsin.l 037 26 Anatetnical Coloured Engravings on SteeL
lit c„.,,,,,- L DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPA •
lile tditt:''f, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE.
lion
,",41, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or
toldreet from the Establishment, 3s. 64. In postage etatups,
ii. SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on
ce.. .ee in
~--.lve , amities and decay of the generative system, from ex-
"4ll eni,„""l,_olgence, infection, and the inordinate use of nitrcur.Y.
'lll,l:th,,.fleiir„*4 on Marriage, and the moans of obviating certain do-
Viire,„rtittt,llB. ninstrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and
-si4e: and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Ox-
i! N,'" London. Published by the Authors : said by Strange,
.70,33.", ilter-row ; Ilanaar, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ;
—Fitreet. *l*one-street, Haymarket;
I.,and Gordon, 146, Leaden-
*if —.l
L tre 4114 . ats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive
b P4""ad la Illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings.
i,,`°".e43 ~",-,treats of the consequences resulting from excessiveindie-
Cc bOtfir 'heir lamentable effects on the system, producing mental
estr„ Y Weakness, nervous excitement, and generative ncapacity.
A 'Led by ms._
th„ 4,4 T ITT ~..ree Explanatory Engravings.
ti,' Driit' ',eats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in
,ir trea"trY Or seconai7 ferm, and csatains explicit directions ~r 'grari..._mxt. T-fifs tection is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured
, 1.A.,.
ei, —et v:
vi 4 tur,„ containS a Prescription for the Prevention of Dimease
_44—VIT imp chi by which the danger of infection is ob-
`our's "ule ituPortant part of the Work should no escs,e the
PA* nOtlce,
kitt 1 'f• is d
tie 48,
The toted to the consideration of
marrtage, and its
6 *begca of unproductive union are also red, and
hit 6 'ell/Jett A '"
1,„ o,s__
....c...y an. puuosophically inquired Into.
b't nwotar. BALm or Eirstacust is exclusi,tly employed in treat-
et/trltte. 1,44'
ecn,..d sexual debility, impotsnce, &c., Ils. and 335. per
t, sdy, , _ ,oncentrated Deterafte Essence, an anti-syphilitic
p 413, erti%Purifling the blood ir cases ofinfection, secondary symp-
'trtattry, pn,.,,_
.)1.19 and the abuse of me:cury, I ls; and 335. per bottle.
epi.:,...lii_7lng Specific r'lls, 2r. 9d., 4s. 6d., and I Is. per box, a
Weilln 71,1. 7 pergonorrhoea,
of fj,.°lllolA consultation fee, if by letter, 11. A minute
,Pl4k;i:, ease is required : age, habits, and position in society.
catOll
„iiirteweiitit advice, to be had at the Establiatunent on'y, by
b.„-itire tikt,_ , 11., le saved. Messrs. Ferry, Surgeons are in atten-
en 43, 41._ ,P germsstrt, fiord-strait. London, from Ele-
-.'
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LONDON and WESTMINSTER BA.NK.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING of this Comp my will be held at the Bank
In Lothbury, on WEDNE3D tha lf):11 day of January next, at One
o'clock precisely, to declare a Dividend, to appoint Three Directors
in the room of John Garratt Cattley, Esq , James Dennis de Vitro,
and George Manson, Esq., who retire by rotation (but being
eligible, offer themselves for re-election), and for other purposes.
By order of the Board,
J. W. GILBART, General Manager.

Lothbury, Nov. 22, 1849.
The transfer books of the company will be closed from Ist January
to 21st January next, to prepare for the Dividend.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSU-
RANCE SOCIETY,
26, CORNIIILL, LONDON.
Notice is hereby given, that the lIALF-YEARLY INTEREST on
the CAPITAL STOCK of this SOCIETY, at the rate of 5 per Cent.
Per Annum, due on the 31st ult., will become PAYABLE on the 10th
Instant, and Proprietors may receive the same on application at this
(Mice, on that or any subsequent slay, between the hours of Eleven
and Three o'clock.

By order of the Court of Directors,
W. S. E. WOOLHOUSE, Actuary,

TELE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' and
GENERAL FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
Adelaide-place, London-bridge.
(Empowered by Act of Parliament.)
TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS.
JOHN MUSGROVE, Esq. and Aid., Chairman.
J. K. HOOPER, Esq. and Ald., Deputy-Chairman.
Joha Addis, Esq. iJ. 0. Hammack, Esq.
J. S. Butler, Esq. William Knott, Esq.
. Dudin Brown, Esq. John Laurie, Esq.
George H. Child, Esq. Robert Main, Esq.
William Game, Esq. Francis Witham, Eel.
DIRECTORS ELECTED BY THE COMMITTEE.
Mr. Bryon. Mr. Stennett. Mr. Wallis.
ACTUARY.
J. T. Clement, Esq.
SECRETARY.
John Bigg, Esq.
Fire Insurances effected on all descriptions of property, at the low.
est rates of Premium commensurate with the nature of the risks,
Seven Years Policies charged only for Six. No Charge for New Po-
licies or for Stamps on Transfer. Claims settled forthwith.
Life Assurances effected to any amount up to 5,0001. on the lowest
Premiums consistent with the fair interests of the Policy-holders,
and en terms of accommodation highly advantageous to the Assured.
Policies issued payable during the life time of the Assured, at the
ages of 50, 55, and 60 years, or at his or her death, should it occur
at an earlier period.
Annuities and Reversions purchased.
Christmas Policies must be renewed by the 9th instant.
By order,