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London, England, 1855-12-04 00:00:00

A.D. 1720.
OYAL EXCHANGE 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.
Octavius Wigram, Esq., Governor.
George Pearkes Barclay, Esq., inb-o.)vernor.
Sir John William Lubbock, Bart.. Deputy-Governor.
DIRECTORS.

Henry Bainbridge, Esq.
Edmond S. P. Calvert, Esq.
rohn Garrett Cattley, Esq.
klexander Colvin, Esq.
Edward Maxwell Daniel, Esq.
William Davidson, Esq.
Alexander Druce. Esq.
Riversdale Grenfell, Esq.
Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq.
William Tetlow llibbert, Esq.
James Stewart Hodgson, Esq.
Lancelot Holland, Esq.

Charles John Manning, Esq.
Hon. John T. Leslie Melville.
Henry Nelson, Esq.
Edward Howley Palmer, Esq.
Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart.
Alexander P. Prevost, Esq.
Abraham George Robarts, Esq.
Charles Robinson, Esq.
William Soltau, Esq.
Thomas Tooke, Esq.
William Wallace, Esq.
Charles Baring Young, Esq.

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MEDICAL REFEREE---Samuel Sally, Esq., F.R.S.
Notice.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of Fire Pre-
sniums falling due at Michaelmas will expire on the 14th October.
FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Cor-
poration on advantageous terms.
The Assured are exempt from the liabilities of partnership, and
payment of their claims is guaranteed by a large invested capital-
stock.
In the Life Department, assurances are granted with participation
in profits, or, at lower rremiums, without such participation.
The Reversionary HONES on Life Policies has averaged 2 per
Cent. perannum on the sum assured, or Viper cent. on the Premiums
paid.
Any sum not exceeling 10,000/. may be assured en one Life.
The Corporation bears the cost of Policy Stamps and. Medical Fees,
and requires no entrance-money. Tile Assured are subject to no
expense but the Premium. No extra charge is made for service in the
militia within the United Kingdom.
LOANS are granted on Life Poli';ies to their full values.

This Corporation affords all the advantages of modern practice,
with the stability of an (-ace safely constituted under Royal Charter
and Special Acts of Parliament, and tested by the experience of
nearly a century and a half. There is but one older life office in
existence.

Rorer, F.XCHANGF, LONDON.
JOIIN A. HIGIIAM, Actuary and Secrotary.

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY,
No. 11, Lombard-street, London.

DIRECTORS.
FRANCIS HART DYKE, Esq., Chairman.
HENRY lIIILSE BERENS, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
John Dixon, Esq. Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq.
Sir W. M. T. Farquhar, Bart. John Martin. Esq., M.P.
Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Brt. Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
T.Hankey, Esq., M.P. James Morris, Esq.
John Harvey, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq.
John G. Hubbard, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq. .
George .Tolinsfone, Esq. John Thornton, Esq.
John Labouchere, Esq. James Tulloch. Esq.
John Loch, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq.
AUDITORS.
A. W. Roberts, Eel. II Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
Lewis Lloyd, jun., Esq. / John Henry Smith, Esq.
George Keys, Esq., Secretary.
Samuel Brown, Esq., Actuary.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.—Under the provisions of an Act of Par-
liament, this Comdany now offers to future inserers Four-fifths of
'he Profits, with Quinquennial Division, or a Low Rate of Premium
without participation of Profits.
The next division of Profits will be declared in June, 1860, when
411 participating Policies which shall have subsisted at least one year
At Christmas, 1859, will be allowed to share in the Profits.
At the five divisions of Fronts made by this Company, the total
reversionary Bonuses added to the Policies have exceeded 913,000 -.
At Christmas last the Assurances in force amounted to upwards
of 4,240,0001.; the Income from the Life Brancti in 1854 was more
than 200,000/. ; and the Life Asswanee Fund (independent of the
;guarantee Capital) exceeded 1,700,0001.
FOREIGN RISKS.—The Extra Premiums required for the East
end West Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the
1-nited ,tates of America, have been materially reduced.
105 VALID LI VES.---persons who are not in such sound health as
could enable them to insure their Lives at the Tabular Premiums,
may bars their lives insured at Extra Premiums.
LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro-
vided such Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have
attained in each case a value not under 501.
ASSIGN'SIENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, received
And registered.
Medical fees paid by the Company, and no charge will be made for
Policy Stamps.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.---Insurances effected upon every descrip-
tion of property, at moderate rates.
Losses caused by ExAesion of Gas are admitted by this Company.