The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-18 00:00:00

TO COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.—Every
description of solid and other IF.ATHER CASES, for carrying
:''',[ll,los or stock, made to order. Solid Leather and other Portman-
'eau Carpet Lags, Hat Cases, ke. Sec., in great variety, always in
atoek.
Southgate and Son, manufacturers, 76, Wallin ..strect, London.

TO GAS INSPECTORS.
ANTED, by the Commercial Gas Light and
ait - Coke CoMpany, an active intelligent person, of good address,
an INSPECTOR of LIGHTS.
Further particulars may be had at the offices of the Company,
tegneY, and applications, accompanied by testimonials as to charac-
... ,na efficiency, must be made by letters pre-paid, addressed to the
ary of the Company, on or before MONDAY, the 22d inst.
By order of the Board,
11. AVERY, Secretary.

Stepney, December 17, 1845

NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF
ENGLAND.

112, Bishopsgate-street, London, Dec. 16, 1845.
11.74 Direc tors of the National Provh!cial Bank of England do
he give notice that a DIVIDEND, at the rate of FIVE PER
18„ T. PER ANNUM, for the half-year ending the 31st December,
OA,', Will be payable on the Company's stock, on and after the 16th
`lttitcuAtty next, when the Dividend Warrants will lie obtained
fe e ComPany's Offices, 112, Bishopsgate-street, or at the dif-
-411t• brand.,
2,Lue Transfer:Books will e closed on and after WEDNESDAY, the
fly 'La instant, until the Dividend becomes payable.
order of the Court of Directors
DAN. ROBERTSON, A'gent and Manager.

lIIRMIN GRAM and BOSTON DIRECT
c . RAILWAY.
e)„,_ ommtttee beg to announce that the Allotment has been
iteeted and the Letters posted.
ladg.A Plana, Sections, and Books of Reference have been duly
p,,ss. at the Board of Trade awl with the several Clerks of the
and the Committee fully an ticipate the successful issue of
APPlleation to Parliament in the ensuing session.
By order,
6ftl J. ELLIOTT, Secretary.
'ea, 26, 3foorgatc-street, Des. 17, 1845.

LEEDS and CARLISLE RAILWAY.
4,t,......ic0tice is hereby given, that an amalgamation, o!1 terms,
karlY advantageous, having been effected with the YORKSHIRE
tipet,„l",kSGOlV UNION RAILWAY COMPANY, by which an
14 ire Parliamentary opposition is obviated, the Shareholders in
Ibtetr-711, and Carlisle Railway Company are requested to forward
ute,thLlll) to the offices of this Company on or before the 31st of
1845, in order to have it stamped, agreeably to the ar-
, `s.ment entered into by the Directors.
By order of the Committee of Management,
qteto,„ CHARLES LOCOCK. WEBB, secretary.
'Azan-rooms, Basinghall-street, London.

OCK ANI) SHARE EXCHANGE OF
TR MANCHESTER,
~„.QTTIONS PASSED AT THE LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE.
lakrZat transactions on the fate of a publ'c prospectus, in shares
rio actual existence, are no more than provisional contracts,
"Ci'lecome absolute only in the event of a bona fide formation of
Ntany, and issue of shares in substantial conformity with the
Ntv, us on which the provisional dealings were founded ; and
4140:ere the projectors of the scheme contemplated by such pro-
Nbe...ovithout having constituted the proposed Company, entered
arrantements essentially varying either in constitution or
oeiidZoin the scheme originally published, and involving the vir-
th baandonment of such scheme in its original integrity, the deal-
"1,1„,"1 on the original prospectus become inoperative and void."
h."‘ in accordance with the foregoing resolution, all contracts in
1.411-ita,.,e of the Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bradford Union, are
void."
L9et't in accordance also with the foregoing resolution, all con-
wthpder the name of Manchester, Liverpool, and Great North
At-f, and, are null and void."
Lae Monthly meeting of the members of the Stock and Share
gu of Manchester, held on the 15th day ef December, 1845, a
lea re me above resolutions of the Leeds Stock Exchange having
It, ad to the, meeting,
Itat3,‘ unanimously resolved, that this Association denies the right
Ulztuta'took Exchange to declare any contracts void under such cir-
41* ii4es, and that the above resolutions cannot be viewed in any
Iluttgut than that of wholesale. repudiation.
plta t, his Association pledges itself not to transact any business
bore Lor any member of the Leeds Stock Exchange, until the
lath.resolutions are rescinded, and the members honourably fulfil
engagements. By order,
WILLIAM MARSHALL, Chairman.

NhaioNAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR-

ANCE SOCIETY,
26, CORNHILL, LONDON.
Capital /500,009.
_ Empowered by Act of Parliament.
institution (Mars important and substantial advan-
(
44s
d has, 437th respect both te Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities.
Nei, oriref on all occasions, the power to borr3w, without ea-
.., to! -4,rfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the preium paid,
also the option of selecting beneilts, and themconvers:on
interests to meet other conversances er necessity. Assurances
ttrm.
or years are granted on the lowest possible rates.

tell' ,le
DIVISION OF PROFITSi.
0 b,.. cess and Increasing prosperity of tke Society has enabled
4044.4ct0r5, at the last annual investigation, to declare a third
ill'll ioitrYing from 30 te 73 per cent. on the premiums pail on
eY effected on the Prelt scale.