The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-15 00:00:00

Births.

CECIL.—On the 11th inst., at 11, Duchess street, Ladl
Robert Cecil, of a son.
ITA.NCOCILS.—On the 13th inst., at Upper Weston, near
Ross, Herefordshire, the wile of Arthur Annesley
cocks, Eeq., of a am.
lIILL.—On the 13th inst., at Bruce Castle, Tottenham, the
wile of George B. Hill, of a daughter.
RICE.—On the 13th inst., at 17, Eaton-place, S., the Hoof
Mrs. Charles Spring Rice, of a son.

HE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
29, Lombard-street, London ; and

Royal Insurance-buildings, Liverpool.

At the Annual Meeting, on7the sth inst., the following were
me of the leading results disclosed in the Report to the
lareholders.

FIRE BRANCH.
The Premiums of the year 1863 reached the sum
of £341,668
Being an advance of 40,977
ver 1862; an amount of increase exceeding that of any pre-
[ous year.
The Revenua, from Fire Premiums has been en-
hanced in four years by the large sum of • £113,353

The Duty paid to Government in 1862 was. £75.993
Ditto ditto, 1883 88,966

Showing an Increase in one year of
Amon.' the incidents which have tended to the advance-
tent of i he Royal within the last few months may be reckoned
s a lion with respect to the losses sustained by the explo-
[on of the Lotty Sleigh, which although on y con .istent with
le general tenor of the conduct of the Company, and ulti-
Lately proved to be no more than what had been done in tor-
ter times by the o'dest and most proverbial:y honourable
mong• its contemporaries, yet attracted attention and public
Lvour by its unhesitating promptness.
As the largest tot.tl of' Revenue and the largest rat!, of
rogression have been attained in the present year, so it
appens that the largest Profit which it has ever fallen to the
lrectors to record has likewisF. on this occasion to be an-
ounced. The ba'ance of net profit on the year has amounted
.£83,515 • of which sum £3l, !CO only has been appropriatel
Dividend and Bonus, and the large ba,lan.e of £49,444 been
!tried to Reserve.

LIFE BRANCH.
The progress of the Life Branch, as shown by the New
usiness t-ansacted In the last year, is most promising, and
se advances made, year by year, in the amount of New In-
trances effected, sh ,w clearly the estimation in which the
orapany is held. The following is a statement for the last
ce years :
iet Sum Assured on New Policies
after deducting Guarantees. • Net Premiums.
1859
1860
1861
1863
1163 . 752,546 18 10
This rapid gTowth, amounting to 73 per cent. on the Sum
ssured, and upwards of 80 per cent. on the Premium re-
qved in the course of five years, may justly be considered as
Lrger than any which could have been reasonably expected.
he first half of the current year 186 i, however, far outstiips
to ratio of increase indicated by the figures just quoted, as
le sum assured for that period of six months only actually
eceeds Half-a- Mil ion sterling.
The rate of Mortality, likewise, still presents highly favour-
31e features, and augurs well for the result to be shown by
le quinquennial investigation, which is to take place when
le present year is conclud d.

PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary.
JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London.
August, 1861.

The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited).
CANTERBURY HALL,
Westminster-road, London.

GRAND OPTICAL ILLU:_4IONS.
PRINCE BLOSSOM;

ORS TUB FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE
FOREST OF SHADOWS 1
Prinoe Blossom, Miss Townley.
. _

Also, the New and successful Illusion, entitled THE
TERCENTENARY; or, a NIt.HIT WITH. SIIAKSPEIIE.
Operatic Selections, Glees, Azc., by the whole of the talented
Artistes. Comedy by Mr. W. Randall ; Mrs. W. Randall;
and those marvellous Gymnasts, '.rtes rs. TALLIOTT and
BURNELL' (from the Principal Cirque, Madrid).