The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-06 00:00:00

Births.

Bi:RRY.•—On the 4th inst., at Strewan House, Chelsea,
Mrs. George Berry, of a daughter.
BICKERSTEM—On the 3d inst., at Liverpool, the wife of
E. R. Bickersteth, Esq., of a daughter.
COLLINSON.—On the 4th inst., at 4, St. John's-grove?
Brixton, the wife of W. A. Collinson, Esq., of a son.

MO PERSONS SEEKING LANDIED
TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES,
FREEHOLD AND HOLD INVESTMENTS, AND
PROPER LIES GENERALLY—
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throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices,
No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's
"FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection
of landed and house properties now in the market, from
the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the
cottage with its few acres.

OWNERs of ETTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em-
brace the opportunity that the medium of this Register
affords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the
Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs.
Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers,
where the property is of an eligible chara,ter, thereby avoid-
ing the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon-
veniences.
THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur-
chaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency,
and then only the usual moderate commission.
Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London.

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CLERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR-
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. are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un-
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cale

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An Eight-roomed ditto
A Ten-roomed ditto ........ . •
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that the BANK
of HINDU-STAN, CHINA, and JAPAN (Limited),
has REMOVED from 16, Cornhill, to No. 1, BANK-
BUILDINGS, Lothbury.

By order,
R. SPIRE TOMLIN, Secretary.
1, Bank-buildings, August 24, 1864.

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

At the Annual Meeting, on:the sth inst., the following were
some of the leading results disclosed in the Report to the
shareholders.

FIRE BRACH.
The Premiums of the year 1863 reached the sum
of
Being an advance of £341,668
40,977 over 1862; an amount of increase exceeding that of any pre-
vious year.
The Revenue 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, 1863 88,966

Showing an Increase in one year of ...... £12,973
Among the incidents which have tended to the advance-
ment of the Royal within the last few months may be reckoned
its a'tion with respect to the losses sustained by the explo-
sion of the Lotty Sleigh, which although only oon,istent with
the general trior of the conduct of the Company, and ulti-
mately proved to be no more than what had been done in hor-
nier times by the oldest and most proverbially honourable
among its contemporaries, yet attracted attention and public
favour by its unhesitating promptness.
As the largest total of Revenue and the largest ratio of
progression have been attained in the present year, so it
happens that the largest Profit which it has ever fallen to the
Directors to record has likewise on this occasion to be an-
nounced. The balance of net profit on the year has amounted
to .f. 83,515 ; of which sum .£34,100 only has been appropriated
to Dividend and Bonus, and the large balance of £49,444 been
carried to Reserve.

LIFE BRANCH.
The progress of the Life Branch, as shown by the New
Business transacted in the last year, is most promising, and
the advances made, year by year, in the amount of New In-
surances effected, show clearly the estimation in which the
Company is held. The following is a statement for the last
live years :
Net Sum Assured on New Policies
after deducting Guarantees. Net Premiums.
1859
1860 ....... 449,241 16 2
1861 .........
•••-••••521,101 17 0
1862
1863 ........ 701,4 '7 15 3
..... 752,546 18 10
This rapid growth, amounting to 73 per cent. on the Sum
Assured, and upwards of 80 per cent. on the Premium re-
ceived in the course of five years, may justly be considered as
larger than any which could have been reasonably expected.
The first half of the current year 1864, however, far outstrips
the ratio of increase indicated by the figures just quoted, as
the sum assured for that period of six months only actually
exceeds Half-a-Mil ion sterling.
The rate of Mortality, likewise, still presents highly favour-
able features, and augurs well for the result to be shown by
favour-
tae quinquennial investigation, which is to take place when
the present year is concluded.
PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary.
JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London.
August, 1864.