The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-30 00:00:00

WILLIAM MORLEY, Esq.,
Three of the Proprietors of this Company, have severally given me
notice in writing of their intention to stand for the office of a
Director, to supply the vacancy which has occurred in the Court of
Directors by the decease of William Allen, Esq., at the Election
which will take place at this office, on Fatuay, the 10th day of
January next. By order,
CHARLES BURLS, Secretary.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN INSTITUTE,
PATRON—His Royal Highness the PRINCE ALBERT.
PRESIDENT—Right Hon. the EARL of DEVON.
The SESSION of 1845 will COMMENCE in January and ex.
tend to the end of June, Including Fifty-two Evening Meetiugs,
Rad the Arst of each class will bear the following dates :
First House Dinner Thursday, Jan. 9.
First Cenversasione Friday, Jan. 3.
First Lecture
First Soiree Wednesday, Jan. 8.
First Discussion
Members may obtain their cards for the cession, and every re-
quisite information, at the Institute.
JAMES S. BUCKINGHAM, Resident Director.
16, Geerge.street, Hanover-square.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION,
Christmas Holidays. One of the brilliant novelties is Ctild's
CHROMATROPE, to which may b,: added, Subjects in Nature and
Art for the PROTEOSCOPE. The PHYSIOSCOPE. The first Ex-
hibition of a Series of beautiful DISSOLVING VIEWS. On the
rvenings of Tuesdays and Thursdays Mr. C. E. HORN lectures on
the MUSIC of-DIFFERENT NATIONS. Dr. RYAN'S and Pro-
fessor BACIIIiOFFNER'S varied LECTURES daly. Dr. RYAN
also Lectures on the Evenings of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
All these Lectures abound in interesting Experiments. SUBMA-
RINE EXPERIMENTS by insane of the DIVING-BELL and
DIVER. The HYDRO-ELECTRIC MACHINE.
Admission, Is.; Schools, Half-price.
A New Edition of the CATALOGUE, containing Three Hundred
additional Works of Art, &c., since the last revisal, is just pablished.
price Is.

GENERAL I:0M THUMB.
The AMERICAN MAN in MINIATURE has returned
to Loudon and is now holding his PUBLIC LEVEES at the 44,1
lery, ise Suffolk.street, Pall-mall. The General has been visiting toe
principal towns in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and has met
with unprecedented success. Whilst in Edinburgh the General
was presented with a beautiful Highland dress, of the Royal
Stuart Tartan, manufactured by Messrs. Meyers and Mortimer, in
which he will appear at each exhibition, in addition to his Citizen,
Napoleon, and Court dress. Hours of Exhibition from Eleven to
One, Three to Five, and from Seven to Nine. Doors open half
an hour previous. Admission (regardless of age), One Shilling.
The General's Miniature Equipage will be exhibited daily from
Four to Half-past Five, and from Eight to Half-past Nine, P.M.
at 121, Pall-mall, at the trifling charge of Threepence, merely to
defray the rent of the room,

ANGEL INN,
ANGEL.STREET, TWO DOORS FROM THIII POST.

OFFICE, SHEFFIELD.
FfILT ES, Professional, Commercial, and Agri-
cultural Gentlemen, are respectfully informed that this old-
established and celebrated Commercial Inn and Family Hotel will
shortly be RE-OPENED for general purposes, by Mr. WILLIAM
WALKER, of the King's Arms, in this town.
Mr. WALKER has for some time been engaged in furnishing
and fitting up the above In a superior manner ; and it is his de-
termination that on its opening, it shall equal in comfort, com-
bined with the most assiduous attention and economy, any cow.
mereial establishment in the kingdom.
Fires are kept in the rooms daily.

The house will be opened in a few weeks, of wialch notice wi:

be given.

King's Arms, Sheffield, Dec. 13, 1644.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY,
96, CORNHILL, LONDON.
Capital X 500,000.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
DIVISION OF PROFITS.
The steady sitcom ani increasing prosperity of the Society has
enabled the Directors, at the last aaaaal iaveatlgatJon declare a
second Bogus, averaging 60 per cent. oa the amounts inv en each
Policy effected on the Profit scale.
EXAMPLES.

Mob oi 5
• 1 4
tl 1.1 Beans Bonus la ?I 410 b,. 0.. c4l
1 Proration. I
4 added. Cash. Ean : pe l
i a 0
1 • 5.
• 1
1 £a. dIJ IX s. d. Xs.d.Xa. d. X a. ds
1837 170 9 3 77 5 1 12 3 9 346 2 3
1•01000 74 2 4 1838 144 2 2 64 5 6 9 16 4 293 13 4
I 1839 116 16 0 .1 511 711 9 247 4 5

The division of 'refits is annual,
eember of the present year.

the next will be made in De-

This institution offers many important ant substantial advan-
tages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities.
The assured has, on all occasions, the power to burr )W, without ex-
pense or forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid,
(see table) ; also the option of selecting benefits, and the cenversien
of kis interests to meet etker conveniences er necessity. Assurances
for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates.

F. FERGUAW CAMROUX, See.

THE DISSENTERS' and GENERAL LIFE
FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
lustitnted 1827.
Empowered by special Act of Parliament, 3d Vic. c. 20, 62, King
William.street, London-bridge, London ; 21, St, David-street,
Edinburgh ; 6, King-street, Queen-square, Bristol; and St. An-
orcw's Hall-plain, Norwich.
Capital, One Milliom.
TRUSTERS ♦ND DIRECTORS :
George Bousfield, Esq. Thomas Piper, Esq.
homas Challis, Esq., Ald. Thomas B. Simpson, Esq.
Peter Ellis, Esq. Edward Smith, Esq.
Joseph Fletcher, Esq. Hon. Charles P. Villiers, M.P.
Richard Hollier, E'q. John Wilks, Esq.
Charles Hindley, Esq M.P. Edward Wilson, Esq.
On the return of the Christmas Quarter, the Directors beg leave
to remind their Friends snd the Public that, in the Fire Depa, traent
they receive Risks of all descriptions, including Chapels, School-
toms, Mills, Goods, and Shipping in Dock, Fsrmi ng Stock, &c.,
at the same reduced rates as other respectable Companies, and make
no charge on policies transferred from other offices.
In the Life Department they continue to teansact all business
relating to Life Assurances, Annuities, and Family Endowments,
upon the most liberal terms consistent with sound principles and
public security.
Loans also are granted on equitable terms to life assurers on life
interests or satisfactory personsl securities. To all agents and solidi.
tor•, auctioneers and surveyors, liberal allowances will be made.
By order o f the Directors,
THOMAS PRICE. See.