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BANK of ENGLAND, EC., 3cl Sept., 18a
THE Court of Directors of the Governor and
Company of the Bank of England give Notice
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That a GENERAL COURT will be held at the Bank on
THURSDAY NEXT, the 10th inst., at Twelve o'clock pre-
cisely, to consider of a Dividend. This will als) be one of
the Quarterly General Courts appointed by the Charter.

HAMMOND Cliff 88, Assistant iecretary.

QEA.—VACANCIES for MIDSHIPMEN and
APPRENTICES in a first-class London shipping firm.
Premium moderate. Alto apprentices without premium.—
Apply to SIMMONDS and Co.. 38, St. Mary-at-hill, East-
cheap, E.C. Third Officers and Stewards wanted.

NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE
SOCIETY.

The business of the Company exceeds £70,000,000.
The duty paid to Government for the year 1862 was
£85,062, and the amount insured on farming stock,
£10,086,332.
A bonus of three-fifths of the profits periodically made to
parties insuring, who have thus. from time to time, received
sums amounting in the aggregate to £140,000 ; and the Society
now holds a large Reserve applicable to a future Bonus.
The rates of premium are in no case higher than those
charged by the other principal offices making no returns to
their insurers.
For prospectuses apply at the Society's Offices, Surrey-
street, Norwich ; and 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, Black-
friars, E.C.

THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
HEAD OFFICES,
29, Lombard-street. London, and Royal Inturance-
buildings, Liverpool.
Total Annual Revenue exceeds £soo,ono.
Accumulated Funds in hand over 1 030,000.

Chairman in Liverpool :
CHARLES TURNER, Esq., M.P.
Chairman in London :

WILLIA.3I WAINWRIGHT, Esq.

EXTRACTS FROM THE_ REPORT FOR THE YEAR

1862.

The Directors of the Royal Insurance Company are now
called upon to make their accustomed periodical Report at the
Meeting of its Shareholders.

FIRE BRANCH.
The Directors have, as pleasingly as unexpectedly, at the
close of the year, to announce, for the first time, that the Fire
Premiums have not only reached, but exceed £300,000.
The high comparative position held by the Royal in the
Government Returns of Duty is agiin fully maintained.
The profit of the business of the year exceeds considerably
the amount realised in the preceding year, and in fact sur-
passes that of any year, with but two exceptions, since the
commencement of till. Office, the balance to the credit on
account of British and Foreign Insurances being £45,107 10s.
5c1., and of the North American business, whichis kept sepa-
rately, £11,097 Us. 30d.

LIFE BRANCH.
The very gratifying duty now falls upon the Directors to
state the sum assured on new policies for fhe year 1662
exceeds even that of the year 18411 by £lBO,OOO, and has arrived
at the almost unexampled amount for a single year of
£701,427 on 1,498 new policies issued. Until within the last
few years it is believed that such a sum assured as that which
has just been announced as the result Of one year's business
Was all but unheard of.
This portion of the Company's business has been carefully
Watched, and cannot tail to give much satisfaction to the
shareholder, as well as no small encouragement for the
future to the participating life assurer.
Evidence of continued care in the selection of lives is amply
afforded by a statement of the number rejected. These have
amounted to 311 for the year, on which the aggregate sum
proposed for assurance amounts to .E 143,281. Various degrees
of ineligibility have led to these lives being declined.
No small number of the Assurance Companies of the day
record their accepted lives annually at a sum not much. if at
all, exceeding those which the Royal has declared as inadmis-
sible in a single year from deterioration of some kind or
another.
If, to complete their review, the Directors now advert
briefly to the United Kingdom, they have to announce that
in Eire Business its progress has been undoubtedly more
rani(' than that of any other Company established either in
London or elsewhere, except when amalgamations have taken
Place. The returns of duty have proved this. In Life, the
amount of New Policies already reported make all other
evidence needless.
The Directors conclude their present Report with the
expression of an opinion that the prospects of the Royal
Insurance Company were never brighter, and of a consequent
hope, founded on a grateful remembrance of the past, that
the future may unfold for it a sphere of still greater magni-
tude, combining distinguished commercial success to the
Office with a lengthened career of usefulness and protection
to the public.
PERCY M. DOVE. Manager and Actuary.
JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London.

PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE
ASSOCIATION.

Established 1840.
TRUSTEES.
Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. I Wm. Geo. Prescott, Esq.
Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. I Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P.
Mutual Lif. Assurance for all classes.
This Association has now in existence 6,000 policies, for a
total sum of £1,500,000.
The Annual Income is .. £61,000
The Accumulated Fund exceeds .. 2 o,f 00
It has paid in Claims .. .. 112,000

The whole of the profits are divided quinquennially among
the Members. Three divisions have already been made'
when the following sums have been added as bonuses to the
policies
Dec. 31, 1847
11 852
„ 1857 ..
„ 1862
makine; the total bonus additions, £96,600.
Bonuses may be received in wish or appliei to the reduc
tion of premiums at the option of the assured, in lieu of an
addition to the voltcy.
Attention is especially invited to the system of free or paid-
up policies introduced by this Association, by which the
sacrifice so often submitted to on the relinquishment of
po icy is wholly avoided.
The balance-sheets of the Association are open to all,
whether assurers or otherwise.

. .. X 5,400
.. .. 11,500
- - .. 23 200
.. 56,500

Active and influential agents will be appointed in unrepre-
sented districts.

w3r. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary.
Chief Office, 15, Moorgate-street, E.C., Aug 1,1863.

A.D. 1720.

ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE
CORPORATION
(Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First)
FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES.
Offices, Royal Exchange, London.
Branch Office, 29, Pall-mall.
OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq., Governor.
GEORGE PEARRES BARCLAY, Esq., Sub-Governor.
Sir JOHN HENRY PELLY, Bart., Deputy-Governor.
DIRECTORS.
Renry Bainbridge, Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq.
Robert Barclay, Esq. Earl of Leven and Melville.
John Garratt Cattlev, Esq. Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq.
3lark Currie Close, Psq. Henry Nelson, Esq.
William Davidson, Esq. The Hon. Josceline W. Percy.
Thomas Dent, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq.
Alexander Druce, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq.
Fredk. Jos. Edlmann, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq.
RiversdaleW. Grenfell, Esq. William Soltau, Esq.
Bobt. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P.
WM. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.' William Wallace, Esq.
Jas. Stewart Hod,rson, Esq. 1 Chas. Baring Young Esq
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Medical Referee, SAMUEL SOLLY, Esq., F.R.S.
FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this
Corporation on advantageous terms.
In the Life Department, assurances are granted with par-
ticipation in Profits, or, at lower Premiums, without such
participation.
The Reversionary Banns on British Policies has averaged
nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured.
Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums
payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus.
The divisions of Profit take place every Five years.
Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one
Life.
This Corporation affords to the Assured—'
Liberal participation in Profits—with exemption from
the liabilities of partnership.
A rate of Bonus equal to the averag•e returns of Mutual
Societies—with the guarantee of a large invested Capital
Stock.

The advantages of modern practice,—with the security
of an Office whose resources have been tested by the ex-
perience of Dearly A CENTURY AND A DALE
The Corporation have always allowed the Assured to serve
in the Militia, Yeomanry, or Volunteer Corps within the
United Kingdom, free of charge.

ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.

ROBT. P. STEELE, Secretary.

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.

Established 1809.
Incorporated by Koval Charter and Special Acta of
Parliament.

ACCUMULATED AND INVESTED FUNDS, £2,12?,828.
ANNUAL REVENUE, £122,401.
LONDON BOARD.
John White Cater, Esq., I P. du Pre Grenfell, Esq.
Chairman. A. Klockmann, Esq.
Charie Morrison, Esq., De- John Molle.t, Esq.
pnty hairman. .nius S. Morgan, Esq.
A. De Arrovave, Esq. G. Garden Nicol, Esq.
Edward Cohen, Esq. John R. Wm. Schroder, Esq.
James du Buisson, Esq. George Young, Esq.
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EX-DIRECTORS.
A. IL Campbell, Esq. I Robert Smith, Esq,
P. C. Cavan, Esq. Frederic Somes, Esq.
Ralli, Esq..

Manager of Fire Departnient—Georg,,. IT. Whyting.

Manager of Life Department—W. F. Birkmyre.

Superintendent of Foreign Department—a H. Burnett,
Secretary—F. W. Lance.
General Manager—David Smith.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

The Company rgints Insurances against Fire in the United
Kingdom, and all foreign countries.
Mercantile Risks in the Port of London accepted at re-
duced rates.
Losses promptly and liberally settled.
Foreign Risks.—The Director, having a practical know-
ledge of foreign countries, are prepared to issue Policies on
the Most tavouraAe terms. In all cases a discount will be
allowed to Merchants and others effecting such Insurances,
LIFE DEPARTMENT
_ The following Statement exhibits the improvement effected
nuring the las ••few years :

Issued.'
No. of Policies
Sums.
Z 12,565 18 8
IRSI ..... 455
0. _ 6
14, , 0 1
18-.9 ........ 6.1
.... 449,913 ...... 14,071 17 7
Premiums.
1851 18 0 ........ 745 t ... : .
1852 ........ 785 ......... 527,6 M ...... 3 611 0 0
........ 1,37
_,.,,,„
asTsuhreinigeatdhienelafr
Thus in five years the number of Policies issued was 3 0:46,
Ziet 1811g1; 0°
1. Entire Se,urty toft 4th2e928081.9c4e7. are:-
2. The large 'a Assurers. ' the
—"113 add already declared, and. prospect of a further tiOns
t the next investig'a-
tion Bonus a
8. The advan+
ages afforded by varied Tables of premiums
:unrestreted conditions ot Policies—and general
liberality in dealing with the A 'mitred.
Forms of "
foPoe 1 information will be furnished
°: aPPlicatiou at ' a and every
the ..LQAD
vITICES : .... LONDON. 58, Threadneedle-street
4, New Bank Buildings.
-,.. EDINBURGH... 64, Princes-street %
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°WIZ BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
WEST-END OFFICE :
8, WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL,
Secretary—ALEX. J. RUSSELL.

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