The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-17 00:00:00

THE FIRE' INSURANCE COMPANIES.

From a parliamentary return, issued this morn-
ing, we find that. the /unwiring was the gross amount of
duty on insurances evilest fire collected in the year 1859
by the various insurance companies of England :
Losecion.-Alliance, 45,633/. 18s. 103. ; Atlas, 41,084/.;
Church of England, 4,5401. 2s. lid. ; County, 66,044/.
7s. MI.; Emperor, 5711. ss. &I.; Equitable, 2,3421. ss. 3d.;
General, 15,649/. 12s. &I. ; Globe, 30,5551. 18s. 7d. ;
Guardian, 33,0341.95. 9.1.; Hand-ia-Hand, 10,8991. 15s. 9d.;
55,3711. Oa. 6d.; Law, 33,9181. lac. 8c1.; Law
Union, 6,554/. 14s. ld.; London, 31,9061.10 x. 2(1.; London,
Bank of, Re., 511. 7s. sd. ; Phonic, 134,3484 6s. 10d. ;
Preserver, 321. 136.3 d. ; Royal Exchange, 80,5941. 12a. 31. ;
Royal Farmers, 12,097/. 16s. 9d. ; State, 4,7971. 17s. Id. ;
Sun, 263,4371. Os. &I. ; United Kingdom Provident,
1,158/. ls. Id. ; Union, 29,6101. Bs. sd. ; Unity, 15.334/.
14s. Id. ; Westminster, 32,4371. 19a. sd. Cuantry. -Bir-
mingham, 15,3511. 10s. 4(1. ; Birmingham District, 8,815/.
17.. 7d. ; Essex and Suffolk, 6,959/. 154. 4d. ; Rants, Sus-
sex, and Dorset, 2,335/. 6e. 4(1. ; Kent, 15,135/. 2e. 10d. ;
Kent Mutual, 1,410/. ele. ld. ; Lancashire, 22,605/. 21. sd. ;
Leeds and Yorkshire, 26,271/. 14s. &I. ; Liverpool and LOG.
dun, 55,937/. 19a. 7d. ; Manchester, 40,4271. ss. ld. ; Mid-
land Counties, 3,186/. 13s. 10d. ; Neweastle.upon-Tyne,
5,8891.65. 4d. ; Norwich Equitable, 3,041/. 3s. 61. ; Nor-
wich Union, 80,639/. 10s. 11d. ; Nottingham and Derby-
shire, 4,882 i. 14s. 161. ; Provincial, 5,7371. 9a. 10d. ;
Queen, 3,4661.65. 11d. ; Royal Liverpool, 47,4191. 10s. ld. ;
Salop, 4,1521. lb. Id. ; Sheffield, 3,429!. 12s. 9cl. ; Shrop-
shire and North Wales, 2,010/. ; West of England,
52,249/. 17s. ; Yorkshire, 22,139/. 2‘. sd.
The sums insured by each fire office in the year, on farm-
lag stoc► exempt from duty, 111111 u follows :-Londue. -
Alliance, 2,842,806/. ; Atlas, 1,297,234/. ; British Provident,
2,901%. ; Church of England, 19,180/. ; County, 7,906,081/. ;
Emperor, 5,0451. ; Equitable, 119,880/. ; General, 152,141/. ;
Globe, 1,172,74. ; Guardian, 368,1351. ; Hand-in-Hand,
37,1415/. ; Imperial, 1,032,732/. ; Law, VANN. ; Law
Union, 11A1,475/. ; London, 379,9301. ; Phoenix, 4,468,2771.;
Preserver, nil. ; Royal Exchange, 4,544,524!. ; Royal
Farmer', 4,531,632/. ; State, 181,Z301.; Sun, 8,794,9601.
Union, 309,676/. ; United Kingdom Provident, 8,412/. ;
Unity, 701,904/.; Westminster, 222,5131.-Total town,
39,492,2291. Conatro.-Binninghani, 792,528/. ; District,
299,970/. ; }'neex and Suffolk, 1,461,221/. ; Rants, Sussex,
and Dorset, 1f5i,2201. ; Kent, 1,091,666 t. ; Kent Mutual,
16,318.11. ; Lammehire, 307,0141. ; Leeds and Yorkshire,
701,3311. ; Liverpool and Loudon, 971,440/. ; Manchester,
1,043,5691. ; Midland f'ouuties, 1,206,744/. ; Newcastde-on-
Tyne, 487,323/. ; Norwich Equitable, 281,401/. ; Norwich
Union, 10,149,6361.; Nottingham and Derbyahire, 502,1471.;
Provincial, 1,778,471/. ; Queen, 10,760/. ; Royal, 6911,836/. ;
Salop, 561,605/. ; Sheffield, 76,3901. ; Shropshire and North
Wales, 356,r(7/. ; West of England, 1,434,103/. ; York-
shire, 3,460,4061.-Total country, 27,862,7541.

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION or 1882.—The Gua-
rantee Fund subscribed now amount. to 335,0001. It is
understood that the Royal Commissioners for the Exhibi-
tion of 1851 ate willing to grant the use of a part of their
retate at South Kensington for the ezbiliitioo, and that •
portion of the buildings to he enacted will be permanent,
available for future exhibitions of art and industry.
THE. YAcHTINO REGATTAB.—The Royal Yacht
vollllllCooll their annual meeting at Cowes w Toes.
day, the 31st hat, osi which day the l'nnce Consort's Cup
will be competed for by cutters balcagingtotheßoyal Yacht
Squadreu over CA tons ; time race, Acker's scale. Weds's.
day, August I, the Royal Yacht Squadron nannal dinner.
Thursday, August 2, her Majesty's Cup, for achomiers of the
1:03 al Yacht Saplil4ll,Hl above 100 toes ; time race, half a
minute per too. Friday, August 3, the Royal Yacht
Squadron minual lall. The Royal Yacht Squadron prize of
1001., open to yachts of any squadron, to be sailed for
on a ilay to b, named during the regatta. The
Royal Vittoria Yacht (lab eminence operations on
Tuesday, August 7, with • prize value 501., open to small
yachta beleagiug to any Royal Yacht Club, decked vessels
of any rig or clam, not over 80 feet in length on or below
the water line. Snood vessel 101. A graduated time nice,
about ore minute per foot. Wednesday, August 8, the
annual dinner. Thursday, August 9 • prize, value 50/.,
open to ell cutters belonging to the itetl Victoria Yacht
Club ; time raoe, half Acker's scale; 101. for the ascend
vessel. Same day, a prize of 501., open to all schooners
belonging to the Royal Victoria Yacht Club ; 101. for the
seomal vessel ; time race, half Acker's scale. Friday,
Auguat 10, the Royal Victoria Yacht Club annual ball.
Meseta or Parrwre, Solna Karourorori—
Number of visitors for the week ending July 14, 2,843;
total number siuos the opening of the museum free daily
(31a_y 12, 1858), 242,481.
METROPOLITAN FREE HOAPITAL, DEVONSHIR6
sQuass,Crm—The aggregate number of patients relieved
during the week @Mime July) 14 was—Medical, 1,118
surglial, 483 ; total, WAN; of which 482 were new mums.