The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-03 00:00:00

nen IN DIRECTORS.
Robe Y Isaißbridge, Esq. Wm. Tetlow H ,
rt Barclay, Esq ibbert Esq.'
Wilmot
Ar)ann Crarratt Cattle_y., Esq. Geo. F. songMalcoEsq.
Edward rlc Currie Close, Esq. Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq.
•. James Daniell, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq.
Ale;ol.9',,lllam Davidson, Esq Hon. Josceline W. Percy.
rnas Dent, Esq. . Charles Robinson, Esq.
mss
n
Predk j —ruck, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq.
Ch„,., • _os. Edlnaann, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq.
11,11:eg IL Gosch en, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P.
.4_, sdale.W. Grenfell, Esq. William Wallace, Esq., uut• Arnadeus 'heath, Esq. Chas. Baring Young, Esq.
FlTMedical Referee, SAMUEL SOLLY, Esq., F.R.S.
ETIOE.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of
04 l4th Octob PREMIUMS falling due at Michaelmas will expire
er.
_l i lot
a, an d LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this
Cotyp r tion on advantageous terms.
hens"`FaARMING-STOCK.—
..1 Steam Thrashing* Mai. 1„,,,,11 It, naryeversio Bonus on British Life Policies has aye-
-,,..,,,,, )early ce per annum on the sum assured.
payable reductions have been made in the Premiums
The cby
Pergolas who preferred that form of Bonus.
divisions of Profit take place every Five
years.
Li?en.Y Burn not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one
This Corporation affords to the Assured—
%liberal Partici i Profits—with exemption from
e liabilities of paten r nhip.
?societies A rate of Bonus
equal to
Stock. Yrith of large invested Capital
sthe average returns of Mutual
the guarantee a
of Tanheoaffidveeatroesse
rns
have been tested by the ex-
uref
sinuordeee ce,wi the security
Perience of nearly a CENTURY AND A HALF.
ROYAL EXCIIANGE, LONDON.
.......__.______ ROBT. P. STEELE, Secretary.

THE ROYAL INSURANCE CO NIPANY,
29, Lombard-street, London ; and
Royal Insurance-buildings, Liverpool.

804.._t the
et Annual Meeting, on-the sth inst., the following. were
sharehold
.ne the
.leading results disclosed in the Report to the
ers

FIRE BRANCH.
Tho e Premiums of the year 1863 reached the sum
............
over
1862 .0f.............................. £311,663
"us
MP,' an advance; an amount of increase exceeding that
of any pre-
Year.
The Ilevenu from Fire Premiums has been en-
£113,353
haueed hi four years by the large sum of

Th.
ditto, 1863
Du
Ditto paid to Government in 1862 was
88,966

8110
Wing an Increase in one year of
itits.A.e:toiatglaethe incidents which have tended to the advance-
-Royal within the last tew months may be reckoned
sion action with respect to the losses sustained by the explo-
the of tli• Lofty Sleioli which although °try con -istent with
rtiat.gpieral tenor of 'th'e conduct of the Company, and ulti-
trier'q Proved to 152 no more than what had been done in for-
._ times by the o'dest and most proverbially honourable
favour titstemporaries, yet attracted attention and public
by unhesitating promptuess.
the largest total of Revenue and the largest ratio of
AP-ngression have b attained in the present year so it
Derls that the lamest Profit which it has ever fallen, to the
rectors to record has likewise on this occasion to be an-
to,need. The balance of net profit on theyear has amounted
t ""?'•515 ; of which sum 131, tee only has been appropriate,'
0 Dividend and Bonus and the large balance of X 49,441 been
carried to Reserve.

The LIFE BRANCH.
11,,.. Progress of the Life Branch, as shown by the New
tb-ness transacted in tke last year, is moat promising, and sz_e advances made, year by year, in the amount of New In-
e,sranees effected, sh ,w clearly the estimation in which the
A,43lPany is held. The following is a statement for the last
Ye Years :
islet Sum Assured on New Policies
atter deducting Guarantees. Net Premiums.
1859
1860
1861
1862
1863
24,069 12 8
This rapid growth, amounting to 73 per cent. on the Sum. .kasured, and upwards of 80 per cent. on the Premium re-
ceived in the course of five years, may justly be considered as
q,urger than any which could have been reasonably expectd.
V.e first half of the current year 1864, however, far outstilps
ile ratio of increase indicated by the figures ju-t quoted, as
-Ve Rum assured for that period of six months only actually
eda Half-a-Mil ion sterling.
iT..,_ , he rate of Mortality, likewise, still presents
tothghly favour-
e features, and augurs well for the result be shown by
the quinquennial investigation which is to take place when
-46 present year is conclud,d. '
PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary.
Au JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in Loudon.
gust, 1864.

NORWICH UNT ON FIRE OFFICE.
THE BONUS YEAR.
PeriTHREE-FIFTFIS of the Profits of the Company are
odically distributed as a Bonus to parties insuring, who
TOe thus from time to time received from the Society sums
A uLting in the aggregate to nearly £440,000.
PURTIT ER BONUS of X 52,027 has now been declared,
c Will be paid on the renewal of existing insurances at
41i haelas, 1861, and the three following Quarters.
EzAMPLIZS OP PREMIUMS REDUCED BY THIS BONUS.

No of Policy. Reduced Pre-
Sum Insured Annual Premium mium for 1861.
---------,..l.______
i 441
450,156 £32,540 £222 4 4 XL() 19 2
984,173 12,400 63 0 0 35 0 0
501975
, 6,800 35 14 0 io 16 8
Than . ..._ s'ooo 7 10 0 4 6 4

those RATES of PREMIUM are in no case
HIGHER than
charged by he other prineipal offices giving no Bonus
to their Insurers.
ICo charge is made for the Policy or Stamp when the In-
°t(rance .xceeds £3OO, or for Insurances tran.ferred from
Other Office's'
The Business of the Company exceeds Seventy Millions,
owing to the liberality withwhich its engagements have
been performed, is rapidly increasing. The duty paid to
Government for the year 1863 was £84,152 its. Od. ; the
amount insured on Farming Stock was £10,203,27+.
The
Ong a ret Norwiurn to its Insurers. ch Union Fire Office is the LARGEST Orrlcz
tn.
Pot. street, E.Cprospectuses
and Surrey-s applytreet, to the
Norwich. Society's Offices, 29, Fleet-
.

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the storms
xi, of the past year the boats of the National Lifeboat stitution say, d 417 persons from different wrecks on our ;(a)asts. The Instiiution also expended .E 13,819 3s. 2d. in
the same period on lifeboat establishments, in addition to
13351 Gs. d. as rewards for saving 714 shipwrecked
on„e s
The nby its lifeboats, and other means.
thr Committee of the Institution earnestly APPEAL to co_public for ASSISTANCE to enable them to meet the
"rarned heavy demands on tiv, Institution's 137 lifeboat
an iishrcents. Contributions are received by all the London
at 'llfntrY bmkers; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis,
Institution, 14 John-street, Adelphi.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail-
Way Terminus, King's-cross.
Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.
!Ice-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of WA LE 3,K.G
President—ll is Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCII, K.G.
Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq.
The numerous and urgent appeals of the sick poor for the
compel the Committee to entreat the bounty of the
affluent and humane, as the medical officers are daily obliged
Tta treat as out-patients many distressing oases which, with
ore adequate funds, they would gladly admit into
the wards.
he
beds premises of the Hospital are capable of containing 500
The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on
bVoluntary contributions and legacies, which are received by
e Treasurer, Edward Masten-flan, Esq., Nioholas-lane; also
(~,Y Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; 'terries and
; Ransom and Co.;Prescott, Grote, and Co. Smith,
'ttYne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co.;; Barclay
and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W ,Iliams, Deacon, and Co.;
Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Ca, Berners-street
the
Alasterrnan and Co. Co.;; I. Banned and Co., Liverpool ; and at
Liospita). from io till 5.

STANFORD S, SEITU Secretary.