The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-05 00:00:00

LEICESTER-SATURDAY.

A moderate show of wheat, which sold slowly at former
rates. Barley scarce, and prices firm. Beans rather dearer.
—Old white wheat, 46s to 49s ; red, 42s to 45e per 36
stone. New white, 44s to 48s per 36 stone. Malting barley,
new, 32s to 36s per qr.; grinding, 29s to 31s; old oats,
23s to 29s ; new oats, 20s to 24s per 24 stone. Beans,
old, 40s to 43s per 38 stone ; flour, 34s to 395, per 20 atone.

lIINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC
BRANDY.
This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest
FRENCH BRANDY,
It Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome.
Sold in Bottles, 3s. 84,, at the Retail houses in London ; by
the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale
at

8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W.
Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded
aKinahan's LL Whisky."

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the BANK
of HINDUSTAN, CIIINA, and JAPAN Inlnited%
has REMOVED from 18 Cornhill, to No. 1, BANK-
BUILDINGS, Lothhury.

By order,
• R. SWIRE 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 followinz were
tloine of the leading results disclosed in the Report to the
ehareholders. _

FIRE BRANCTI.
The Premiums of the year 1863 reached the SUM
Bof ..............of Z341,663
eing an advance ......................... 40,977
over 1862; an amount of increase exceeding. that. of any pre-
v,ous year.
The Revenue from Fire Premiums has been en-
hanced in four years by the large sum of .Z113,3.53

'The Duty paid to Government in 1862 was.
Ditto ditto, 1863 £75,993 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 action with respect to the losses sustained by the explo-
tsion of the Lotty Sleigh, which although °try consistent with
the general tenor of the conduct of the Company, and ulti-
mately proved to be no more than what had been done in tor-
suer times by the oldest and most proverbially honourable
among its contemporaries, yet attracted attention and public
favour by its unhesitating promptness.
As the largest tot.il of Revenue and the larest ratio f
progression have been attained in the present o year, so it
happens that the largest Profit which it has ever tallen 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 X 83,515 ; of which sum £3l, tOO only has been appropriated
to Dividend and Bonus, and the large balan_ e of .£49,441 been
carried to Reserve.

R BA..
The progress of theLIFE Life BrancNh, CHas 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, sh 'w clearly the estimation in which the
Company is held. The following is a statement for the last
five years,
Net Sum Assured on New Policies
after deducting Guarantees. Net Premiums.
1860
1859
..... £13,086 0 5
449,241 16 2 ........ 15,071 17 10
1861
1863 .
1862 ........ 701,4 715 3
....... 752,546 18 10
This rapid growth, amounting to 73 per cent. on the Sum Assured, and -pwards 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 outstlips
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 Siortality, likewise, still presents highly favour-
able features, and augurs well for the result to be .bown by
tne quinquennial investigation, which is to take place when
the present year is concluthd.
PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary.
JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London.
August, 1864.

ARMY CONTRACTS,
Commissariat OM e,
Aldershot, ist September, 1864.
TENDERS will be received at this Office until 12 o'clock
at noon on WEDNESDAY, the Vtil instant, from persons
who may be willing to enter into Contracts for the

PLY OF FO,
in such quantities Gas may be requirß edAGE for twelve months,
from the Ist November, 1864, to the 31st October, 1865, for the
use of her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp and
Within the command.
Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob-
tained on application at this office, by lett.r addressed to the
Senior Commissariat Officer, or in person, between the hours
of ten and four o'cicck.
Tne Tenders mnAt be properly filled up, signed, and deli-
vered at this office (under closed envelope marked on the out-
side " Tender for Forage "), and no Tender will be noticed
unless m ide on Forms obtained from this office, and delivered
before 12 o'clock noon, on Wednesday, the 28th September,
1864.
N.8.--The Contractor wl I not be required to pay the one
penny per ration hitherto deducted on account of Manure, as,
in future, the Manure will be taken by Government.

BUSINES SE S.-Mr. ANDREW HIND'S
SEPTEMBER LIST,
Containing 500 Businesses, Premiss, Partnerships, &c.,
Gratis.
Letters, enclose stamp.—Particulars entered free.
OFFICES—CORNER OF LITTLE CARTER-LANE, ST. PAUL'S.

THE WIZARD of the NORTH.—TO-NIGHT.
—First Appearance (1 Miss Anderson, the Second
Sighted Sybil. Secure your stalls and tickets at Mr Austin's
Ticket Office, 28, Piccadilly. Open e aily from Ten till Five.
" THE WORLD OF MAGIC."

ST. JAMES'S HALL.—Open every Evening at
Eight with the Wo-id of Magic. Grand Fashionable
Matnee every Satur ay at Three p .m. Reserved seats (dress
and numbered), 3s. ; balcony, 3s ; second seats, 2s. ; body of
the Had and upper and lower galleries,