The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-03 00:00:00

ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE ,T.FIREE PAPERS, Morning; Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE.

Just published, price One Shilling,
CURRENCY EXPLAINED, i►► REFUTA
TION of the LAST FALLACY of the TIMES."

Ry VERUS.
Samuel Clarke, 13, Pall-mall East ; and Cowie, Jolland
and Co., 31, Poultry.

ECONO MI C LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY.
34,13R1DGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON.

Established 1823.
Empowered by Act of Parliament, 3 William IV,
DIRECTORS.

The Right. Hon. THOS.FRANKLAND LEWIS, Chairman,
HENRY FRED. STEPHENSON, Esq., Deputy Chairman,
Lancelot Baugh Allen, Esq. Thomas Edgar, Esq.
Stephen Nicholas Barber, Esq. Sir Alex. DufTGor(lon, Bart.
Henry Barnett, Esq. Archibald Hastie, Esq., M.P.
Robert Iliddulph, Esq. John Mendharn, Esq.
Robert Davies, Esq. William Routh, Esq.

A UDITORS.
Faaneis Dumergue Esq. Charles Morris, Esq.
Capt.. Robert Gordon, R.N. John Gilliam Stillwell, Esq.
PHYSICIAN—J. Ayrton Paris, M.D., F.R.S., 27, Dover-street.
Su c EONT--Behj. Travers, Esq., F. R. S., 12, Bruton-street.
SOLICITOR—Henry Young, Esq., 12, Essex-street, Strand.
ACT UA R Y—James John Downes, Esq., F. R. A.S.
SECRETARY—CampbeII James Downer, Esq.

LOWER RATES of PREMIUM than those of any other
Office that entitle the Assured to participate in the Profits, as
follow

Age l5 1 20 1 25 I 30 (• 31 I 40 1 45 1 50

Annual: rd. r d.r s. ds.d. s. cliff s. si. d.
Premium •l 10 8 1.4 7 19 11£2 4 31£2 10 1112 19 93 11 914 8 0
per cent.

The Bonus declared in 1834 amounted upon an average to
eti; per cent. on the premiums then paid ; and in 1839 a se-
cond Bonus was declared,amounting on the average to £3l per
cent. on the premiums paid during the preceding five years.
Prospectuses, and other Particulars, may be obtained at the
Office between the hours of Ten and Four, or will be forwarded
to persons resident in the country on application.
By order of the Board of Directors.
CAMPBELL JAMES DOWNER, Secretary.

UKITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY, 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London.
(Established by Act of Parliament in 1834.)
DIVISION OF PROFITS AMONG THE ASSURED.

HONORARY PRESIDENTS.

Earl of Errol Earl of Stair
Earl of Courtown Earl Somers
Earl Leven and Melville Lord Viscount Falkland
Earl of Norbury Lord Elphinstone
Lord Belhaven and Stenton
DIRECTORS.
JAMES STUART, Esq., Chairman.
HANANEL DE CASTRO, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
Samuel Anderson, Esq. Charles Downes, Esq.
Hamilton Blair Avarne, Charles Graham, Esq.
Esq. F. C. Maitland,
Edw. Boyd, Esq., Resident William Railton, Esq.
E. Lennox Boyd, ,Esq., As- John Ritchie, Esq.
sistant Resident F. H. Thomson, Esq.
SEC RITA Ky.—Patrick Macintyre, Esq.
fhis Company, established by Act of Parliament, affords
the most perfect security in an ample paid-up Capital, and in
the great success which has attended it, since its commence-
ment in 1834.

In IE4I the Company declared an addition to the Share-
holders of one-half of their Stock, and also added 21. per
Cent, per Annum, from the date of the policies to those par-
! ies who had insured with Profits.
The Premiums nevertheless are on the most moderates tales,
and only a moiety need be paid for the first five years, wnere the
Insurance is for life.

The amount of bonus added to policies since the commence
ment of the Company in March 1834, to the 31st December
1840, is as follows :
Sum Assured. Time Assure-]. Sums added to Policy.
£1,000... 6 Years 10 Months £136 13 4
1,000 .....4 Years BO 0-0
1,000 3 Years 6O 0 0
1,000 1 Year ,.. 20 0 0
Every ' information will be afforded on application to the
Resident Directors, Edward Boyd, Esq., and E. Lennox Boyd,
Esq., of No. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London.
Frederick Hale Thomson, Esq., Surgeon, 48, Berners-street,
attends at the Office daily, about Half-Oast Two o'clock.

[TALI. OF COMME-RCE
AND GENERAL SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS,

LONDON.
BOARD OF SUPERINTENDENCE.
Sir GEORGE LARPENT. Bart., Chairman.
JOHN CATTLEY, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
William Burnie, Esq. James Pattison, Esq.
James Cook, Esq. Sir John Pirie, Bart.
Robert Cottesworth, Esq. John D. Powles, Esq.
Matthew Forster, Esq., M.P. Henry Jam :Prescott, Esq.
Abel Lewes Gower, Esq. Baron L. de Rothschild.
Samuel Gurney, Esq. David Salomons, Esq.
Thomson Hankey, jun., Esq. John James Sionlet, Esq.
Kirkman D. Hodgson, Esq. Martin Tucker Smith, Esq.
John Irving, Esq., M.P. Wm. Thompson, Esq., M.P.
Henry Kingscote, Esq. Thomas Weeding, Esq.
James Matheson, Esq., M.P. IGeo. Frederick Young, Esq.
The HALL of COMMERCE has been erected to provide
a central point of meeting in the Commercial World for the
Merchants, Bankers, Ship-owners, Manufacturers of the
Inited Kingdom, Captains of vessels, Foreigners engaged in
commercial or other pursuits, and the Public in general.
The READING-ROOM adjoining is provided with all the
_eliding Foreign and British newspapers, and general commer-
cial intelligence from all parts of the world, maps, charts, itine-
-arles, directories steam-boat and railroad information, list of
ships sailipg to all parts of the world, prices current, documents
and hooka of reference on commercial subjects.
There are also Rooms fur PRIVATE BUSINESS and
FIRE-PROOF VAULTS and SAFES for the deposit of
valuables.

In addition to the above conveniences, the Subscribers wil
have the use of an EXCELLENT LIBRARY on COMMER.
CI AL SUBJECTS.

The Establishment will be conducted by the Proprietor, an.
der the superintendence of a Board. of Subscribers.

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION PER ANNUM.
Persons residing in London, or within 12 miles 11. Ils. 6d,
pciwns residing at a greater distance l/. Is. Od,

London, September 1, 1843.
The BOARD of SUPERINTENDENCE of the .. HALL
of COMMERCE" talie to draw your attention to this
Institution.
It has been built and established at a very great cost, by a
single individual, for the convenience of the Commercial Com-
munity of the City of London, with a degree of public spirit
worthy the metropolis of the world.
The subscription is now planed on se moderate a scale as to
Le no object of consideration, in proportion to the conveniences
offered, which are set forth in the above Prospectus ; and the
Board are of opinion, that without interfering with any of the
existing establishments appropriated to specific branches of
trade, these conveniences may be found avhilable by a very large
Lody of persons in the City of London—by parties visiting
,endon occasionally on mercantile affairs—and by gentlemen
t on. the Continent and other foreign ports.
GEORGE LARPENT, Chairman.
JOHN CATTLEY, Deputy Chairman.
N.B. A Coffee-room is now open for the accommodation of
he Subscribers.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.—AT THE
LOYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION
an increase of POWERFUL and BRILLIANT
EFFECTS in ELECTRICITY are exhibited' by ARM-
STRONG'S HYDRO-ELECTRIC MACHINE. A new
field is' opened' for 'investigating,- on a magnified scale, a
variety of objects in ART, SCIENCE, and NATURAL
HISTORY, by means of LONGBOTTOM'S OPAQUE
MROSCOPE, showing also an extraordinary OPTICAL
ILLUSION.I New DISSOLVING VIEWS. A List of
the POPULAR LECTURES whieh will be delivered during
the Week is suspended in the Hall of Manufactures. Hollo-
way's -original CRAYON DRAWINGS tram RAPHAEL'S
CARTOONS, numerous MODELS-in MOTION, DIVER
and DIVING BELL. Conductor of the Band, T. Wallis,
plus. Doc.

Admission, One Shilling. Schools, nalf-price.

.1
A.ONDON and ST. KATHARINE DOCKS
a
opposite to the entrance-to St. Katharine Docks, on the line of
road leading from the Royal Mint to the London Docks.
The above Establishment is NOW OPEN. None other
than the very best articles to be obtained will be sold in any of
the departments, and at such low pricei as must secure from a'
discerning public extensive patronage. The decoratiOns are in'
the Parisian style, and the aeconunodation is of the first order,
being well adapted to' secure personal comfort to all who may,
honour this establishment with their support. Foreigners and
families arriving from abroad, gentlemen engaged in the Docks,
her Majesty'sllint, Royal Tower, Trinity-house, and all others
having business at the Docks, or at the Wharfs on the river
side, are most respectfully invited to inspect this Establishment,
which will be conducted in such a manner as to secure, by its
commanding position, civility,• proniptitude, and low rates of
prices, an extensive trade.
RATE. OF PRICES IN THE TWO DINING-ROOMS

Price Six Shillings.
Q 1 EARLE'S TREATISE on AFFECTIONS of
-the STOMACH and BRAIN ; showing that Indiges-
gestion, and Impairment of the Con.titution, arise from
Improper regimen ; and that nervousness, morbid excitation of
the brain, epilepsy, paralysis, apoplexy, and insanity, originate
in an impaired state of the brain, and' not in determination of
blood to the bead.

LANCASI'EIt anil CARLISLE RAILWAY.
As more SHARES have been applied for in this Com-
pany than can be allotted, no further applications can be re-
ceived. By order of the Dircetors,
Jan. 3, 1844. S. E. BOLDEN, Secretary.

To TRAVELLERS-ITT THE TEA TRADE.
A COMMISSION will be given to a Oentlenrian mho
has been accustomed to the Trade, and can (ffect consi-
derable Sales with Cash Buyers. None others need apply.
Applicants are requested to state their age. the ground they
have been accustomed to take, &c., to A. Z., Mr. Magnus,
127, Fenchurch-strect.

TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST INDIA STOCK.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
MT 'Till
IrBeLereandeethtoprinsy
taitiraess of the loth of e
yii:
the
East
In
India
Direction, I beg to intimate that, althou.th well supported by
numerous and influential Proprietors, it is not my intention to
come to the poll till I can do so with more assured prospects of
success. I trust that lam justified in my sanguine expecta-
tions of being, through your countenance, placed in such a po-
sition among the candidates now in the field as will warrant my
coming forward under your auspices at an early period.'
I have the honour to remain, -Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your faithful and obedient servant,
J. CAULFIELD.
60, Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square, Jan. 2, 1844.

man and W. Thomson, brewers, Lew-es— IL Walk,r and
,T. PoHit,. cotton- wasfe spinnors.
Gro-ot and .1. King, briekinakers, A ldhorough--.1. Seim-
fiehl awl J. Staaley, 'coal mima-s, Manchester—C. All
husen mad G. Fenning-ei, titerch:.tits, Neweastle-u p -
Tyne—J. W. Spencer, jun., and U. Spear( r, feather
merchants, Newton-street, High 11,aborti J. Wagstaff
and W. Ockey, saddlers, Woreester-L-L. and
A. G. Dallas, Liverpool—.T. Firth and ,11. Shaw, linen
drapers, Leeds—W. bait and H. Collingwood, engine
turners, Skinner-street, Clerkeu well--J. l'ilkingbm and
P. Richmond, engineers, Goole, Yorkshire -42. Hughes,
' W. Thomas, and S. Dawson, colliers. IVe.4 -Bromw•ich—
P. Walker, W. ill'Clure, and J. 13,mtb, silk. manufae-
. Curers, Manchester (so far as regards P. Walker)—R.l
Dearman, E. Appleton, and .1. Turner, merchants, Man-
chester—J. Walker and J. Culditi. jun., attorneys,
Preston—J. Mord, J. Moul, jun,, W. Mind, :rid IL Pd!)-,
tea brokers, Fenchureh-street—P. S. NE.Citrihv and .1.-
M. Burghes, Billiter-square, London—R. Raatia and J.
S. Eldridge, attorneys, Southampton—A. Wight and G.
M. Todd, surgeons, Mary-le-Strand-place, 0:d Kent-
road—W. Birkett, T. Birkett, and T. DOvcr, warehouse
keepers, Liverpool—S. N. Barber, S. N. Barber, jun.,
A. K. Barber, and C. Barber, stock brokers. Corr per's
court, Cornhill—Hill and Perkins, upludstr rers, I'ortsra—
H. F. Lockwood and T. Allem, architects, Hull—J.,
Burrup and G. Blight,- stationers, Lomita:al-street— S. J.
Wright and W.. Baker, silk dealers, Derby—W.
Gore and T. Gore, builders, Wavertree, Lancashire—J.,
Bold, J. J. Starkey, and 'l'. Bold, ship hrilt rs, Liver•
pool—G. Wright, T. Brown, and J. Wright, husk
makers, Sheffield, (so far as regards T. Brow u)--.7..lifek-
son, F. Jackson, J. Jackson, jon., and E. Jackson, hat
manufacturers; Oldham, Lancashire (SO !.ur ss rigaids .1.
Jackson, senior)—J. S. Ansel! and 11. An-ell, wheel-
wrights, Deal,-7G. Leadbitier and M. •M. d'Ar%
wine merchants,-Cecil-street, Strand—J. R. thalkeit,,,T‘
11. Rodgers, and E. Rodgers, weh inanutacwrcrs, Bir-
mingham—S. J. Nail and J. Lindop, fruit brokers.
Botolph-lane, Thames-street—W. Sle.trp, J. Sharp, and
J. Shat p, slate merchants, 'funky-street--ii. Best aid
J. Best, tailors, Rosoman-arect, Clerkenw ell-- P. Mason,
and 11. &Eason, surgeons, Sunderland—J. Eaton, W.
Salter, and W. Raybould, coal masters, West Bromwich,
Staffordshire—J. Marshall and IV. Marshall, iron
merchants, Wednesbury, Staffordshire—J. Furnival
and T. Furnival, jun., earthenware manufacturers,
Hanley, Staffordshire—J. Bickerton and R. J. Wilkin-
son, flannel manufacturers, New town, Mon tg omerysh ire
—W. 11. Dale and 11. J. l)ollman, factors, Birmingham
—J. Jackson and W. 11. Fairbairn, brewers, South
Shields--T. Challis, J. Ilarriss, and 11. Lee, meat sales-
men, Newgate-market.-ji Ilttrriss, 11. Lre, and C.
Baker,- meat salesmen, New-gate-market—C. S. Boulter,
and W. Harsant, surgeons, Reeplitun, Norfolk—T.
Briggs, and J. Smith, licensed victuallcr, Kingston-
upon-Hull.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS:
ROBERT EWING, joint r, Largs, Ayrshire, Jan. 8
and 29, at twelve', at the White Hart Inn, Latigs.
THOMAS FINLAYSON, ma!tster, 'fain, Jan. S and
Feb. 1, at twelve, at the Sheriff eltrk's 011 ice, Taih. •
WILLIAM PATERSON and CH AS. I)OWALL,
jun., bleachers, Arbroath, Jan. S at.d 26, at twelve, at
Seaton's Hotel, Arbroath. '

FRANCIS ROBERTSON, merehonf, Dundee, Jan.
8 and :31, at twelve, at the Briti,h llotd, I e. '
WILLIAM DYKES LAPRAIK, Glasgow,
Jan. 6 and 29, at twelve, at the chamber.; of Mr. Ross,
writer, Glasgow.

RORERf and DAVID FERGUSON, sail makers,
Dundee, Jan. 10 and 29, at twelve, at the
Dundee.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING,
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
Arrivals—Chelydra, Wishart, from New South Wales,
iii the Downs, sailed from Sydn,y, Aug. 27; Parhaul,
Gillespie, from Bengal, off .11,1-gate. sai4l July 27,
Mauritius Oct. 6; Cuthbert Young, 11, mlerson, from
Bengal, in the Downs, sailed Aug. 9, St. Ilebna, Nov.
10 ; William, Le Barr, from 11;:tavia, in the Downs,
sailed Aug. 25, Mauritius Sept. 29, St. Ilelena Nov.
10 ; Ladcßute, M'Kinley, from Bengal, in th'- Clyde,
sailed Aug. 22 ; Flora, Meltophietts, from Patavia, off
Torbay, sailed Sept. 23, Cape, Oct. 28, St. Helena
Nov. 13.

Arrivals at Sydney, New South Was—Heber, Swift,
Aug. 18, from Madagascar ; Artemk M.Donald, 19,b,
from London ; Rajah, Ferguson, 20th, from Hobart
Town; Harlequin, Morgan, from Launceston ;
zuma, Selkirk, from Cape-and I,:tum•eAon ; Sraniander,
Nixon, 24th, front Sydney and South St as ; William
Thorn, from Launceston ; A lexam!er.J,lnt,ton, 25th,
from Greenock; Emancipation, from Tahiti.
Departures from Sydney—Sx dohn Ang. 1;,
to Twofold Bay and fort ; to Tahiti ;Awl
Valparaiso ; Amiga, to Valparais., ; Nimrod, to South
Seas ; Weedily and Comet, 20th, to llobart
Marian Watson and Charlotte, 24th, to. Hobart Town ;
Skerne and Dawson, 20th, Thompon, 2:td, to Laurie( s-
tun ; British Isle, 20th, to (llmun ; Fama, llohnett, 21 t,
to London ; Shamrock, Dalby, 22d, to Auckland and
Bay of Islands.
• Arrivals at Launceston—Jane Geary, B:rnif., An;". 15,
fronalonton;lba
Vixen,i
Arrivals. l
at t
London ; Ocean Queen and Tina)°, from Mauritius ;
Louisa, Tucker,!ltli„ from 5y!1119.,