The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-21 00:00:00

A.D. 1720.

EXCHANGE It 0 Y AL ASSURANCE
CORPORATION.
(Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First),
For SEA, FIRE, LIFE. and ANNUITIES.
Offices—ROYAL EXCHANGE, London.
Branch Office-29, Pall Mall, S.W.

OCTAVIIIS WIGRAM, Esq Governor.
JAMES STEWART IF)DGSON, Esq Sub-Governor.
CHARLES JOHN MANNING, Esq Deputy-Governor.
DIRECTORS
William Tetlow Hibbert,
Esq.
Wilmot Holland, Esq.
Egerton Hubbard, Esq.
Novile Lubbock, Esq.
George Forbes lialcolmson,
Es
Lord .q. Josceline Wm. Percy.
Cbarles Robinson, Esq.
Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq.
Eric Carrington Smith, Esq.
Joseph Somes, Esq.
William Wallace, Esq.
Charles Baring Young, Esq.
,uel Solly, Esq., F.R.S.

Robert Barclay, Esq.
John Garratt Cattley, Esq.
Mark Currie Close, Esq.
Edward James Daniell, Esq.
William Davidson, Esq.
Lancelot William Dent, Esq.
Alexander Druce, Esq.

Fredk. Joseph Ediman-n, Esq.
Charles Hermann Goschen,
Es
Riversq. dale Wm. Grenfell,
Es.
Francqis Alex. Hamilton, Esq.
Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq.
Medical Referee, Sam

NOTICE.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment
of FIRE PREMIUMS falling duo at Michaelmas will
expire on the 14th of October.
FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may bo effected on
advantageous terms.
The Duty on Fire Assurances has been reduced to the
uniform rate of ls. 6d. per cent. per annum.
No charge is made by this Corporation for Fire Policy
or Stamp, however small the Assurance may be.
FARMING STOCK.—No Extra Charge is made for the
use of Steam Thrashing Machines.
The Reversionary Bonus on British LIFE POLICIES
has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum
assured.

Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums
cvable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus.
f, . .

The Divisions of Profit take place every Five Years.
Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured ou one
iife.

This Corporation affords to the Assured
Liberal participation in Profits, with the guarantee
of a large invested Capital Stock, and exemption
under Royal Charter from the liabilities of part-
nership.
The advantages of modern practice, with the secu-
rity of an Office whose resources have been tested
by the experience of nearly a CENTURY AND A
HALF.

ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary.

ARMY CON ritA.Grs.—Tenders will be re-
ceived by the Commissariat Officers in charge of
the undermentioned Districts, until twelve o'clook noon on
the 27th day of October, 1868, for the supply of
R BEAD AND MEAT
_ . _ _

for the use of her Majosty7srl
1868, to 31st May, 1869.
NORTH B
Commissariat Office, 3, E
1. Aberdeen and Ballater.
2. Ayr.
3. Dumbarton, Fort Ma-
tilda, and Paisley.
4. Edinburgh, Leith, Fort,
and Piershill
5. Fort George.

Froc7p—s,--fiom Ist December,

RITIS rr.
fill-street, Edinburgh:
6. Glasgow.
7. Greenlaw.
8. Hamilton.
9. Inverness.
10. Perth, Dundee, 'and
Broughty Castle.
11. Stirling.
NORTHERN. .
Commissariat Office, Barrack-s-reet, Hulme, Man-
chester :-
1. Ashton-under-Lyne.
2. Birmingham.
3. Bradford.
4. Burnley.
5. Bury.
6. Carlisle.
7. Chester.
8. Coventry. A
9. Fleetwood.
10. Hartlepool new Batteries.
11. Isle of Man.
12. Leeds.
13. Liverpool, Liscard, and
Perch Rock.

A. Manchester and Salford.
15. Newcastle-on-Tyne.
16 Northampton.
17. Paull's Point on the
Humber.
18. Preston.
)9. Seaham.
49. Sheffield.
21. Stallingborough.
22. Sunderland.
23. Tynemouth.
24. Weedon.
25. Whitehaven.
26. York.
EASTERN.
Commissariat Office, Camp, Colchester :
1. Colchester. - 4. Ipswich.
2. Great Yarmouth. 5. Languard Fort.
3. Harwich. 6. Norwich.
SOUTH- ' ASTERN.
Commissariat Office, 4, Castle-street, Dover :
1. Blatchington Battery, and Martello Tower 74.
2. Brighton, with coast Forts from Newhaven to Shore-
ham.
3. Canterbury-Cavalry and Infantry Barracks.
4. Dover-Castle and Western Heights, including Castle
Hill Fort.
5. Dungeness and Batteries.
6. Eastbourne Redoubt, Langley Fort, and Martello
Towers, from 50 to 73.
7. Hastings Battery House, and Martello Towers, from
39 to 49.
8. Hythe, Forts Twiss, Sutherland, Moncrief, Dym-
church Redoubt, and Martello Towers, from 10 to
27.
9. Rye and Batteries, and Towers from 28 to 38.
10. Shorncliffe, Sandgate Castle, Folkestone Battery, and
Martello Towers from 1 to 9.
11. Tunbridge.
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12. Walmer and Deal.
WESTERN.

Commissariat Office, 20, East Emma-place, Stonehouse,
Plymouth.

1. Bristol and Horfield.
2. Exeter and Topsham.
3. Falmouth, Pendennis, and St. Mawes.
4. Plymouth, Devonport, and Outposts.
5. Staddon Heights, and Point.
6. Maker Barracks and Heights, Tregantle and Scraesdon
Forts, Picklecombe Point and Cawsand.
SOUTH-WESTERN.
Commissariat Office, St. Thomas-street, Portsmouth :
1. Chichester.
2. Dorchester.
3. Hurst Castle.
4. Littlehamr ton.
5. Parkhurst and East Cowes.
6. Portsmouth and Outposts, including Winchester, for
Meat only, deliverable at the Commissariat Store,
Portsmouth.
7. Puckpool.
8. Sandown Forts.
9. Southampton and Marchwood.
10. Weymouth and Portland.
11. Winchester (for Bread only).
12. Yarmouth, Fort Victoria, Cliff End, Wardenpoint,
Golden Hill, Freshwater, Needles Point, and Heather-
wood Battery.