The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-16 00:00:00

IVAR DOCTOR, what an you advise P I
tvA advise Alfred Mellon's Concerts, afterwards to
ono Covent,,arden, hear some charming singing, order
„of their ear,ital chops and magnificent potatoes, and that
" the best advice I can give you.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
OXFORD RACES, August 18th and 19th.
•qtETURN TICKETS to OXFORD issued at Paddington,
bAct°Ma. Battersea, Chelsea, and Kensington be available fon WEDNES-
tit''' August 17. and following days, wia or
urn 1,13 to SATURDAY, the 20th August inclusive.
eTRURSDAY, Augst 18, an EXCURSION TRAIN
ave Paddington for OXFORD at 9.35 a m., returning
—`e altme day at 7.30 p.m. Fares, there and back, 6s. 6d.
41418.
laut
On , 18, a SPECY,I TRAIN (First
d SecoTRURSDAY nd Class) wit August: leave Oxford at 6.10 pAL m. for DIDCOT
I._ connection with the Up-train due to leave Didcot fbr
^adou at 7.10 p.m.
99, FRIDAY, August 19, a FAST SPECIAL TRAIN
tojrz't and Second Class) will leave Oxford for Paddington at
P.m., callinbloug hg at Didcot, Wallingford-road, Reading,
WYford, and .
or fnrther particulars, as to trains, &c., see handbills.

J. GRIERSON, General Manager.

?ERSONS SEEKING LANDED
piI,,AATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RES.IDENCES,
-,EHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND
TOPER L'IES GENERALLY—
th.,° RE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls
N•vughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices,
4 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and 11. Lumley's
ot ItEE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection
anded and house properties now in the market, from
F..nobleman's mansion, with its l domain, to the
bra
'age with its few acres
R .
WIVERS OF PROPETIF:S wishing to Sell or Let can em-
ace the opportunity that the medium of this Register
et°III- by sending the particul_ars of their properties to the
ate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs.
vnaleY can in most cases introduce immediate customers,
hzre the property is of an eligible chara•ter, thereby avoid-
_ the disaayantages of delay and its attenuant incon-
veniences.
et;frIZRE Is NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur-
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itztd ser is introduced trough Nlessrs. Lumley's Agency,
then only the usualh moderate commission.
Auction and Land Offlces, 67, Chancery-lane, London.

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

Royal Insurance-buildings, Liverpool.

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

FIRE B RANCH.
The Premiums of the year 1863 reached the sum
eve 186
£341,668
tZeing an advance of 40,977
;„'vr 1862; an amount of increase exceeding that of any pre-
The Revenue from Fire Premiums has been en-
' 'lanced in four years by the large sum of £113,353
The Duty paid to Government in 1862 was . £75,993
Ditto ditto, 18i3 88,966

BhoWing an Increase in one year of ...... £12,973
274.11107 V the incidents which have tended to the advance-
1, cnt of the Royal within the last Jew months may be reckoned
iglvtion with respect to the losses sustained by the with
mate of the Lotty Sleigh, which although on ,y con •i
tent with
i,general tenor of the conduct of the Company, and ulti-
Zely proved to be no more than what had been done in I or-
a_r tunes by the o dest
yet most proverbially honourable
i;u°llF,, its contemporaries attracted attention and public
flavour by its unhesitating promptness.
13 48 the largest t0t...1 of Revenue and the largest ratio of
rogression have been attained in the present year, so it
ArVens that the largest Profit which it has ever 'alien to the
x_rectors to record has likewise on this occasion to be an-
to"nced. The balance of net profit on they ear has amounted
"%`".3515 • of which sum £,lOO onl has been appropriates
bividen'd and Bonus, and3l the large balsa .e of £49,444 been
riled to Reserve.

LIFE BRANCH.
b The progress of the Life Branch, as shown by. the New
'ilainess transacted in the last year, is most promising, and
,:. advances made, year by year, in the amount ot New In-
C„,..,a'icei
held 'effected eh w clearly the estimation in which the
g„—any is The following is a statement for the last
• e Years
Sam Assured on New Policies
alter deducting Guarantees. Net Premiums.
1859
1860
1861
1862
1863
's
rapid growth, amounting to 73 per cent. on the Sum
7'"Asured, and upwares of 80 per cent. on the Premium re-
eived in the course of five years, may justly be oonsidered as
The
than any which could have been reasonably expected.
ue first hall of the current year 1864, however, far outfit: ips
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, Tikewise, still presents highly favour-
able features, and augurs well for the result to be shown by
tie quinquennial investigation, which is to take place when
the present year is conclud-d.
PERCY M. DOVE. Manager and Actuary.
JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in Loudon.
August, 1864.

CONNECIING SHIP OWNERS
(Limited).
Intorporat d under the Joint-Stock Companies' Act, 1862,
Whereby the liability of each shareholder is limited to the
amount of his shares.
Capital .£1.600,000, in 50,r 00 shares of £2O each.
Deposit £1 per share on application, and £1 on allotment.
scrip P Certitica•es. which can be converted into Registered
zhares, at the option of tne holder, will he issued imme-
diately after allotment. These certificates will be capable
Of transfer, by delivering from hand to hand, without any
necessity for registration.

DIRECTORS.
Dear-Admiral Currie, Bletchingley, Surrey, Chairman.
Yd Bagshaw, Esq Bath.
• Britttn, E,q., Director of the Bank of Wales, Basing,hall-
etreet,and 31 London-wall.
%,11oNvard Fenwick,, Esq., C E., late Resident Engineer
n..Ladras Railway, Oatlaads Park, W.-ybridge.
Pi k' . Harris, Esq Merchant,icholas-lane.
Hon. Augu In's Jocelyn, late Chairmaa Dundalk Steam
t,neacket Co P nY.
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Nedham, Royal Horse Artillery. Ramsgate.
nrge Pearce Pocock, Esq., Director of the Crystal ralace
n'as Company.
-7,,c)rge Scaramell, Esq , Director of the Submarine Telegraph
•-,onipany.

BANKERS.
Union Bank of London, 2, Princes-street, and Branches.
Ed, CONSULTING ENGINEERS.
'dm. Clark, Esq., and J. C. Gunn, Esq., 24, Great George-
street, `Westminster.
SOLICITORS.
Me ors. Davies, Son, Campbell, and Reeves.
BROKERS.
Messrs. Castello Brothers, Throgmorton-street.
AUDITORS.
MeRSTS. Alison and Waddell, Public Acecuntants, 14,
Walbrook.
SECRETARY (PRO TEM.)
Horace Fenwick, Esq.
TEMPORARY OFFICES.
61, Cornhill—Entrance, 126, Bishopsgate-street.

ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS.
Steam Company is established to own and work Connecting
whPnnecting Steam Ships are designed on a new system,
toich consists in constriecting steamers in several distinct
i)t'"lpartments for carrying, large cargoes, wills great economy
jPOWer, the compartments being all of one gauge, admit of
~Vnediate oisconneciion from and re-connection to each
thZ"; and of the transfer of the compartment cont lining
inej,gine, officers, and crew from one set of cargo cempat
u!! to another, so that it can be kept in constant employ-
npt, 'while the inexpensive cargo compartments are detained
ab4' the ioading, unloading, or sale of their cargoes,
thill4 one engine and one crew to perform the work of
poZ 8, earners of the ordinary construction, and realise pro-
4011a1 profits.
i
Fite s intended to ccmmence business by running one
4,earner compartment and three sets oi Cargo Compart-
b y n,,8 to demonstrate'the enormous advantages to be gained
Avstem before proceeding to build the proposed fleet,
will consist of Eighteen Screw Steamer Compartments,
one hundred and ninety-eight Cargo Compartments, and
t„".1 deliver over one million of tons of coal to London, and
r three hundred thousand tons in Paris, annually.
Estimates of the cost of the proposed fleet, and detsils of
sbn 8,001151 expenditure and receipts have been prepared,
rriZing' the large profit of more than 29 per. cent., after
tit,ample provision for insurance, depreciation, and con-
hencies.
,itrk r.prospectus with plans and drawings of vessels con-
ben..ted on this system, detailed estimates showing the pro-
theh with forms of arplication tor shares,
. ,e obtained, or will be sent post free, on application, at
uflioes, 61, Cornhill, entrance Bishopsgate-street.

tainSbY-road, Limehouse.—Detached Freehold Residence
.1t- ANDREW HIND is instructed by the
. proprietor to SELL by AUCTION, at GARRA-
IZ AY'S, Change-alley, Cornhill, on MONDAY, August 29,
814, at One o'c ock, the very superior FREEHOLD HOUSE,
nown as Paradise Cottage, pleasantly situate in the Stains-
VY-road, near the East India-road, Limehouse, and contain-
ing large drawing, dining, and breakfast rooms, six bed-
booms, capital kitchen, and offices, three w.c.'s, &c. The
Principal rooms have staine-1 glass windows and French
casements, opening to ornamental verandahs, which extend
the entire length of the bub ding. In the rear iB a beautifully
laid-out flower garden, with greenhouse, summer house, large
and handsome foun'ain, &c. The whole enclosed by walls,
and thorou..:hly screened from observation by well-grown
evergreens and other tre, s. May be viewed by cards from the
auctioneer only, and particulars, with conditions of sale, had
at Garraway's ; of T. Price, Esq., solicitor, 24, Abchurch-
lane, E.C. ; and at the auctioneer's afices, corner of Little
Carter-lane, St. Paul's.

New Barnet.—Freehold Semi-detached 'Villas.
Al, R. ANDREW MIND will SELL by AUC-
'4; - TION. at GARRAWAY'S, Change-alley, Cornhill,
a TUDAY, August , 1864, at One o'clock, the conve-
ent FREEHOLD Seven3o-roomed HOUSES, Nos. 1 and 2,
tr'alleaster-road, New Barnneestv,
let t £44 per num, but posh
ria°,,Non of one may be had if desired. May be viewed and
at'Llculars, with conditions of sale, had at Garraway's ; and
I.' ui e auctioneer's offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St.
'4ll'
s.

Pinner.—Freehold Building Land.
ANDW. HIND will SELL by AUCTION
the shortly, 23 Acres of LAND, beautifully situa e near
village, and about a mile fr s
om the tation. The plots
fll4 contain from half an acre to two acres and upwards.
hrofstate is well wooded. and has a stream of water flowing
the "gh it. Residents on this property will be entitled to
he_Privileges of Harrow school, and the occupant of each
'7c of:the value cf £5O per annum will receive a free &st-
eer: railway ticket to London for thirteen years. Offices,
eerier of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's.

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and
4,8 rnost useful invention of the clay, A GUA AMARELL A.
inre,7s. JOHN GOSNELL and CO.. 3, King-court, Lombard-
t, s London, Periumors to her Majesty, respectfully offer
r(,,,t`r,le Public this truly marvellous flui f. which gradually
Wha-,reFi the human hair to its pristine hue--no matter at
dye,: age. The Agua Amarelta has none of the properties of
tPtte; ft, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and
keep ti?e. hair is once restored one application per month will
11,1‘1:1)t perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle. or in
ord'e ottles. lf s. 61 Testimonials from arl istes of the highest
be j, and from individuals of undoubted respectability, may
be,,i'en on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Co. have
of waPPointed Perfumers to her Royal Highness the Princess
ales.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
bit ROBERTS' POOR MAN'S FRIEND
is confidently recommended to the Public as an unfail-
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exr, 0.L.". ANTIBCKOPIEUL/E, confirmed by sixty years'
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,lent or that may be taken at all times without confine-
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and 225. eac
laripl Wholesaleh. by the proprietors, Beach and Barnicott,
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