The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-17 00:00:00

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 BRANCH.
The Premiums of the year 1863 reached the sum
of £341,668
Being an advance of 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 ....
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 °try con latent with
the general tenor of the conduct of the Company, and ulti-
mately proved to be no more than what had been done in for-
mer times by the o dest and most proverbially honourable
among its contemporaries, yet attracted attention and public
favour by its unhesitating prompt, ess.
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 theyear has amounted
to .f.. 83,515 ; of which sum £34, WO 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
five years :
Net Sum Assured on New Policies
-- - -

after deducting Guarantees.

Net Premiums.

1859
1860
1861
1862

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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
arger 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 orly 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
trte quinquennial investigation, which is to take place when
the present year is concluded.
PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary.
JOHN B. JOIINSTON, Secretary in London.
August, 1864.
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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

EGHAM RACES.

The old historic meadow of Runnymede never, perhaps,
looked gayer than it did yesterday. A. bright afternoon had
succeeded to a rather dull morning, and there was a goodly
show of carriages and a large attendance of foot people.
Egham is generally a great outing for Cockneydom, some
features of which to speak the truth could well be spared.
Card sharpers and pickpockets of every degree flourish here
seemingly unchecked, and one has generally to run the
gauntlet of a very questionable humanity in the struggles to
reach a railway carriage, from which the traveller is fortu-
nate it ho emerges scathless.

There have been some alterations and improvements since
the last meeting. Mr Marshall has succeeded Mr Vorrall
as Clerk of the Course, and a new steward's and weighing
stand, with increased accommodation for the press, jockeys
&c, has been erected. The sport was very lair, the fields
being larger than anticipated. Anti-Macassar reversed his
Bright on and Lewes running, and won the King John Stakes
with the greatest ease ; and old Caller Ou, of course, carried
off the Queen's Plate, with only Bally Edmond to mako the
semblance of a race, at all near her. The others were never
in it. Merry Maid had it all her own way for the Welter
Stakes, and the Betting Stand Plate was carried eff by
Balderdash, after a good race with Pelios and Etna.
There was a great want of punctuality in the arrange-
ments, and the way the course was kept was simply dis-
graceful. In the race for the Queen's Plate the crowd barely
cleared a narrow passage for the horses, and if the field had
been larger some accident must have happened. The police
were sadly inefficient for tho duties they were called upon
to perform.

Betting on future events was only remarkable for the
rapid fall of the favourite for the Great Ebor, as much as
100 to 3 being laid against East Lancashire during the
afternoon.

The Egham Stakes of 5 sous each, with 50 added.
Mr Barton's Vision, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b, (180) (J. Grimshaw) 1
Mr Beadman's Stainley, 3 yrs, sst 111 b (£100) (H.. Sharp) 2
Mr B. Land's Lord of the Manor, aged, 7st 111 b (£8O)
(J. Nightingall) 3
Mr Saltmarsh's Confusion, aged, Bst (£100).. (Edwards) 4
Betting-7 to 4 agst Stainley, sto 2 agst Vision, 3to 1
agst Lord of the Manor, and 5 to 1 agst Confusion.
Stainley made the running, with Vision in attendance,
to about a quarter of a mile from home, where the latter had
her horses all beaten, and went in an easy winner by three
lengths. Lord of the Manor a bad third. There was no
advance in the selling price of the winner.
The Runnymede Stakes (Handicap), of 10 sors each, 3 ft,
if declared by. Tuesday the oth of August, with 50 added.

For all ages. One mile. 28 subs.
Mr Alexander's Peon, 3 yrs, 7st (Morris) 1
Mr E. Bruyley's Rappel, 3 yrs, sst 71b ..(J, Grunshaw) 2
Mr Wodsou's Deerfoot, 4 yrs, Bst 81b (3lu extra) (Clay) 3
Mr Hodgman's The Monk, aged, Bst 101 b ..(Fordham) 4
Mr O. Fenwick's Batsman, 4 yte, 6st 131 b (41b extra)
(F. Adams) 5
Mr Samuel's Twilight, aged, Bst 121 b (J. Adams) 6
Betting-2 to 1 agst Rappel, sto 2 agst Peon, 6to 1 each
agst The Monk and Deerfoot, 7 to 1 agst Batsman, and 8
to 1 agst Twilight.
Rappel jumped off with the lead, followed by Tho Monk,
Peon lying well on the off side, with Deerfoot in the middle
and Batsman and Twilight bringing up the rear. Before
they had gone half the distance Peon went to the front,
and The Monk retiring from the contest, let the issue to the
two favourites, who singled themselves out at the distance
and raced home, Mr Alexander's horse having always the
best of it, and winning cleverly by half a length. Deerfoot
a bad third.

The King John. Stakes, of 10 soya each, sft, with 50 added ;
for 2-yr-olds; colts, Bst 101 b, and fillies, Bst 71b. T.Y.C,
31 subs.
Capt. W. H. Cooper's Anti-Macassar, Bst ]Olb (in 31b ex)
Anamb) 1
Duke of Cleveland's Lady Valentine Bst 21b (in 51b ex)
E. Martin
Mr J. Nightingall's Discretion, Bst 101 b (inc. ( 3113 extra)) 2
(Fordham) 3
The following also ran :—Advance, Victory, Basquine,
Provisor, Lemonade, Sympathy, and, Latitude.
Bettting-9 to 4 aget Anti-Macassar, 4 to 1 aget Lemo-
nade, 6 to 1 agst Advance, 6 to 1 agst Discretion, and 10
to 1 each agst Lady Valentine and Sympathy.
After some failures Basquine took up the running at the
fall of the flag, but soon resigned the lead to Lady Valen •
tine, who with Discretion, Lemonade, Victory, and Sym-
pathy, the favourite lying forward near the rails, came on
with it to the distance, where Anti-Macassar drew away,
followed by the Duke of Cleveland's filly, and, full of run-
ning, easily shook off his opponent within a few yards of
the chair, winning very easily by a length. Discretion was
a bad third, Victory fourth, Lemonade fifth, and Sympathy
sixth. Next came Advance and Provisor. Basquine was
last.
The Ankerwyke Stakes of 3 sous each, with 30 added;
selling allowances. Three-quarters of a mile. 4
Count La Grange's Medicis, 12 yrs (V 0), Ost 71b
Mr Golby's Change of Luck, 2 yrs () (£3O;, .sst bib
1
(El Clark) 2
Mr B. Land's Neilgherry, 4 yrs wo), Bat, 31b (Fordham) 3
Mr Nightingall's Princess Dagroar, 2 7irs (£2O), sst 7lb
(J. Grimehaw) 4
Capt. Willock's The Drone, aged (S2O), Bst 71b (Payne) 5
Mr Kelley's Mistletoe, 4 yrs (X2O), Bst 31b ..,(Parry) 6
Mr ilavieon's Maid of Athens, aged (120), 71b
(Arroweraith) 7
Betting-6 to 4on Medicis, sto 1 agst any other.
The favourite rushed to the front, with Change of Luck
lying next, immediately the flag was lowered, Neilgherry,
Princess Dagmar, and tb.e Drone coming on in the order
named. Medicis continued her lead, was never headed,
and won in a canter by a couple of lengths. Neilgherry
was a bad third. The lot was placed by the judge, and the
winner was sold to Mr G. Angell for 230 guineas.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas; 3-yr.olds, Bst 61b;
4-yr-olds, 9st 71b; five, six, and aged, 9st 121 b. Two
miles and a distance .
Mr I'Anson's Caller On, 6 yrs .. (Challoner) 1
Mr Thellusson's Bally Edmond, 6 yrs.. ... (Fordham) 2
The following also ran : —Donkey, Coroebus filly, Daniel
O'Rourke, and The Drone.

Betting-9 to 4 .on Caller Ou and sto 2 agst Bally Ed-
mond.

Donkey jumped (/,ff with the lead with, Bally Edmond,