The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-24 00:00:00

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ItEMEMBER, WE SUP AT EVANS'
EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK after Alfred
blellon's Promenade Concerts.

SEA.—VACkNCIES for 111IDSHIPMEN end
APPRENTICES in a first-clasi London shipping firm.
Premium moderate. Al.o apprentices without premium.—
Apply urSIM)IONDS and Co.. 38, St. Mary-at-hill, East-
CheaP, E.C. Third Officers and Stewards wanted.

EDINBURGH (Reduced Fares), from Irongate-
wharf, Tower.—Saloon, 20s ; fore cabin, 15s; deck
(soldiers and sailors only),7s M; return tickets (available for
a month), 30s and 22s fd. The cheapest and quickest sea
route by the splendid new STEAMSHIPS of the LONDON
and EDINBURGH SHIPPING COMPANY, sailing every
Wedpesday and Saturday, at 10 morning. Apply at the
Spread Eagle, Regent-circus ; or at Irongate-wharf.

PASSENGERS AND TRAVELLERS
PROTECTION AND COMPENSATION OFFICES,

16, Craven-street, Strand, London, W.C.
Passengers by Rail, Road, or Water. and others suffering
from loss or injury to themselves or property. should apply
for redress and compel] sat,on at the above Offices established
to render prompt assistance to all classes upon the most ad-
Vantageous terms.

Advice on application gratis. Letters must be addressed
,
" The Manager," enclosing a stamp for reply.

NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE
SOCIETY.

- -
The business of the Company exceeds £70,000,000.
,6 Theo duty paid to Government for the year 1862 was
os 2d the amount insured on farming stock,
£10,C€6,33'?.A
bonus of three-fifths of the profits periodically made to
Parties insuring, who have thus. from time to time, received
Bums amounting in the aggregate to £140,000 ; and the Society
1-101 v holds a large Reserve applimbla to a future Bonus.
The rates of premium are in no case higher than those
ehargedbyte other principal offices making no returns to
their insurers.
For pro.papply at the Society's Offices, Surrey-
street Norwich ; and 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, Black-
/Mara, B.C.

PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE
A S.-30CIATION.
Established 1840.
TRUSTEES.

Thomas DUMP:, Esq., M.P. I Wm. Geo. Prescott, Esq.
Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. Baron L. de Rothschild, 31. P.
Mutual Life 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 £51,000
The Accumulated Fund exceeds .. 2 o,' 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 1857 • • • • .• • •
1862
making tlie total bonus additions, .£96,600,
Bonuses ma:, be received in ()Ash or applied to the reduc
tion of premiums at the option of the assured, in lieu of an
addition to the policy.
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 a
po icy is wholly avoided.
The balance-sheets of the Association arc open to all,
whether assurers or otherwise.
Active and influential agents will be appointed in unrepre-
sented districts.

XN,400

.. 11,500
.. 23 200
.. 50,500

WM. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary.
Chief Office, 15, ➢loorgate-street, E.C., Aug 1,1863.

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY,
No. 11, Lombard-street,'London, E.C.
Established 1821.
Subscribed Capital, Two Millions.
DIRECTORS.
Chairman—Sir MINTO FARQUHAR, Bart., M.P.
Deputy Chairman—CHAßLES WILLIAM CURTIS, Esq,
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq., G. J. Shaw Lefevre, Esq.
Henry Bonham Carter, Esq. John Martin, Esq.
Charles F. Devas, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq,
Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. James Morris, Esq.
Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. Henry Norman, Esq.
;lames Goodson, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq.
'Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P Abraham J. Robarts, Esq.
aohn G. Hubbard, Esq., M.P. Henry Vigne, Esq.
Fredk. H. Janson, Esq.

Atm:

ill 9.
',evil!! Loyd, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
Cornelius Paine, jun., Esq. Noel Whiting, Esq.
Thos.Tallemach, Esq., Secretary I Saml. Brown, Esq., Actuary

LIFE DEPARTMENT.—IINDER THE PROVISIONS OF AN
ACT OF PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers to new In-
tyrere EIGRTF PER CENT. of the Profits, at Quinquennial'
Divisions or a Low Rate of Premium withoutparticipation of
Profits.
Since the establishment of the Company in 1821, the
Arnount of Profits allotted to the Assured has exceeded in
cash
Glue £660,000, which represents equivalent Reversionary
of £1,058,000.
After the Division of Profits at Christmas, 1859, the Life
Assurances in force, with existing Bonuses thereon,
litpounted to upwards of £4,730,000, the Income from the Lite
i,.,rrich £207,000 per annum, and the Life Assurance d,
•" dependent of the capital, exceeded £1,618,000.
...LOC AL MILITIA and VOLUNTEER CORPS.—No
x.xtra Premium is required for service therein.
LO. NT
v.i„- granted on Life Policies to the extent of their
--nem, if such value be not less than £5O.
i.MSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, re-
"``Ved and registered.
ICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge
-.L.,- Pulley Stamps.
IRE DEPARTMENT.—lnsurances are effected upon
eery description of property at moderate rates.
‘,orapany
Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this

NORTH BRITISH ANT) MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.

Established 1809.
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of
Parliament.
Accumulated and Invested Funds
Annual Revenue 422,401
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
In sttranees zranted both at Home and in Foreign Countries
on the most liberal terms.

LIFE DEPARTMENT.
Every facility offered to Insurers.
Ninety per Cent, of the Profits divided among the Insurers
on the participating principle.
The new Life business transacted in 1862 as follows :
Policies. Amrunt Insured. Premiums.
1,037 £763,334 £23,611 0 0
Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished
on application at the
LONDON..

OFFICES :
............. 58, Threadneedle-street
" .............. •.. 4, New Bank Budding& Lothbury.
West-end Office.. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall.

TUE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
HEAD OFFICES
29, Lombard-street, London, and, Royal InauranCe-
buildings. Liverpool.
Total Annual Revenue exceeds £500,01%
Accunanlated Funds in hand over 1,000,000.

Chairman in Liverpool:
CHARLES TURNER, Naq., M.P.

Chairman in London :

WILLIAM WAINWRIGHT, Esq.

xTlLtkers FROM THE REPORT FOR THE YEAR
are now
aPon to make their accustomed
called upon
Directors of the
periodicalß
aenpyort at the
Itecting of its Shareholders.
FIRE BRANCH.
The Directors have, as pleasingly
clogs of the year, to announce for tbeallarialtnetixifie,ectthe,doooaltyt.'haetrtihree
.rr,rehrn_lujn.s.have not only reached, but exceed £3OO
C4":.___algO comparative potsittisoagn
shienldtubnyytmhetaoßtoaymaeldin. thebl
,„_;ntnent Returns of. Du y _
the a profit of the business of the year exceedsearan dcoinostiseleterasory. arnount realised in the preced.n,.., y
Passes that of any year, with but two exceptions, since the
Insurances being £45,107 1 s.
n..'"nlai Cement of this Office, the balance to the credit
oon
6-(1,30. nt of British and Foreign
,n;• lam of the North American business,
-"elY, Z 11,097 16s. 10d. whichis kept sepa-
The .i.
to
state teethe gratifying duty now falls upon the Directors
exceeds sum assured on new policies for fhe year 186?
, the s even that of the yesr 1861 by L-E,
for a' single year of
14 *Z.,,,,,,n,___aolnaost unexampled amount 1'.1,1'4a7r411 1,498 new policies issued. Unensturil
ewdiatl:itnhattliwehltaesht
Le__ it is believed that such a sum
watmt‘een announced as the zesult of one
libare -
44, out unheard of.
oldsion of
futnre to the watch.the Company's bnsines basybeeearn's
carefully business
er, as well as no small encourk,em
cannot fail to give much Bsat,isfacetniotniotro
the
Rviden,,,, Yarticipating, life assurer.
afforded •• ci continued care in the selection of lives is amply amooutehYta s_t_aternent ot the number rejetchteeds.,74,Trehgeseteehsauvrne
propo,,ed tog4llurf or the year,
oi,4lloigibility havarle sraounts toon£74l_,Tl
beim.. declined.
. Mali outnb eed to these lives ,.,
of the day
,o_ eeedin
record their er ot the Assurance Companies
I. Various degrees
si le in
all ex
zaectheopsteed lives ally at a sum not much. if est_
„_. ,
,c_ annually
brlefl' t
another. ainve
yeawrni
.h the Royal has declared as inadmi
from. deterioration of some kind or
coMplete their review, the Directors now advert
..... the United Kingdom, they have to announce that
111 11'C Business its progress has been undoubtedly more
VlT_,llhati. that of any other Company established either in
-.....vainaranocenu:tTohfee_lrseetwohrnesreotexce t h malg-amations have taken
ee:rtpdtzoieicioerw Policies already reported make all other
' duty have proved this. In Life, the
elite needle
ude their present Report with the
Insuraue:e°: an °Pinion that the prospects of the Royal
hope, tound.jaliany were never brizbter, and of a consequent
I3ll%the future ni4mili atcrateful remembrance of the past, that
vcilkbint°g4,llB(titeft! it a sphere of still greater mae-
a lent.% ,uised- commercial success to the
to the public. erted career of usefulness and protection
Ppiq el. v.
.1011 N IL ji/(YVt, Manager and Actuary.
11/slag,.
-,-PN, Secretary in London.

TEA.—MOOII,I] TIROTRERS res ectfttlly inti-
m mate that their Neve Prospectus i
They
—molly recommend Milt. troproved 14'8
duceest)
-d . souchone: reduced to 38. ild. ;arntxed Aasam, re-
to 3gd. -4to.:18. Bd. and the tMest A 55,„..,....
to 3s. lid. per lb.
reduced from 98. 4d.
now
rTeeand,yr e d uced
MOORE BROTHERS. BS. London-bridge, City, E.C.

CONTRACT FOR rzooyvalistith:inos;_ista.
I, Chelsea
THE RIGHT HoNouRA:Bt ,
and OTHERS, COMMIssiONFE the LoDTN.
PITAL, do hereby give NOTICE, That of this
receive TENDERS from and to treat witi;l:r knre r !IPS"
may be willing.. to Contract for victualling "arsons to
of the said llospital, from the Ist October, fsalensfn-na„,a,B
September, 1661, both days inclusive, with it;',,L° the 30th
a
articles of provisions, &c., viz. :—Beef and Mutt -°ll°lviutz
Cheese, Butter, Potatoes, Salt, Oatmeal, Barte 'au, Bread-
l'ePper, Flour, Suet, Cocoa, Black Tea, Suzar, ittrop;,lttce:
°r Leeks, Carrots, Celery, Thyme, Marjoram, Winte; 'Clung
a" Parsley, daily, at per head per them for the w-vh°JlYe
and
according to the established allowances of the ho
aorir tied in the form of Tender, which may be obtaineduaste the
0,,r,512,_f the Secretary any day between the hours of 10 and
at tit'', which 'render must be tilled up and delivered, sealed
Übaothtatiii tileonadredrirnogo,morobfv the said Hospital by the party o:
au agent appointed on his or their'
which' on Tuesday, the Ist of September, at 12 o'clock at
iLtO conln:Le
,thetilrlaLt ordsh:ips will be prepared to take the same
It is tgtration
cthonVacsteo., aeSYßetor;ed that the Contractors will ben required
and hour • the Crown tor d perform• eof the
to he
comdmona,ei,sni:tnotiToeanedch.:r will be received after the day
West Tender:. vners do not pledge themselves to accept the

A. J. MOORHEAD,
Secretary and Legistrar.