The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-03 00:00:00

AYLESB UR Y AND BUCKINGHAM
RAILWAY.
NOTICE CONVENING THE MEETING.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the next HALF-
YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the SHARE-
HOLDERS in this COMPANY will be held at the WHITE
HART HOTEL, in AYLESBURY, on FRIDAY. the 25tti
day of SE'PTEMBER instant, at One o'clock in the After-
noon, for the transaction of General Business.
BUCKINGHAM & CHANDOS, Chairman.
J. G. ROWE, Secretary.
Company's Offices,
5, Great Queen-street, Westminster,
3d Septen ber, 1863.

THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
HEAD OTFICES,
29, Lombard-street, London, and Royal lnkurance-
buildings, Liverpoel.
Total Annual Revenue exceeds £500,0,0.
Accumulated Funds in hand over 1 OOO,OOO.

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

Chairman in Lon don

WILLIAM 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 pieasingly 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 again 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 this Office, the balance to the credit ou
account of British and Foreign Insurances being £45,107 10s.
5d., and of the North American business, which is kept sepa-
rately, £11,097165. 10d.
LIFE BRANCH.

The very gratifying duty now falls upon the Directors to
state the sum assured on n,w policies for fhe year 1862
exceeds even that of the ye.r 1861 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 acsured as that which
has just be en announced as the iesult of one year's business
was all but unheard of.

This portion of the Company's business has been carefully
watched, and cannot fail to give much satisfaction to the
shareholder, as well as no small encouragement for the
future to the puhleipikting life *murex.
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 as suran ^e s mounts to £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-
stele 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 Fire Business its progress has been undoubtedly more
rapid 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 ➢l. DOVE, Manager and Actuary.
JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London.

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 profi's periodically made to
parties insuring, who have thus, from time to time, received
sums amounting in the aggregate to £440,000 ; 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 prozpectuses apply at the Society's Offices, Surrey-
street, Norwich ; and 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, Black-
friars, E.C.

PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE
ASSOCIATION.

Established 1840.
TRUSTEES.
Thomas Baring., Esq., M.P. Wm. Geo. Prescott, Esq.
I
Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. Baron L. de Rothschild, M.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 200,4'00
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
„ 1852
„ .1857
„ 1862
taakinz the total bonus additions, £91,600.
Bonuses ma-y- be received in wish or applied to the reduc -
tion of premiums at the option of the assured, in lieu of an
addition to the ol!cy.
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 relincitushment of
po icy is wholly avoided.
The balance-sheets of the Association are open to all,
'Whether assurers or otherwise.
Active and influential agents will be appointed in unrepre-
-Bented districts.

• 4:5,400
• 11,500
.• 23.200
.. 56,500

WM. 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.
Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Wiimot Holland, Esq.
Robert Barclay, Esq. Earl of Leven and Melville.
.lohn Garratt Cattley, Esq. Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq.
Mark Currie Close, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq.
William Davidson, Esq. The Hon. Josceline W. Percy.
Thomas Dent, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq.
Alexander Druce, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq
Predk. Jos. Edlmann, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq..
Riversdale W. Grenfell, Esq. William Soltau, Esq.
Robt. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P.
Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.' William Wallace, Esc,.
Jas. Stewart Hodgson, Esq. ' Chas. Baring Young, t sq.
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 Bonus 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 average 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 nearly a CENTURY AND A HALF.
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.
Incorpomted by Royal Charter and Special Acts of
Parliament.
ACCUMULATED AND INVESTED FUNDS, £2,122,828.
ANNUAL REVENUE, £122,401.
LONDON BOARD.
Jo
Chas White Cater, Esq., IP. du Pre Grenfell, Esq.
Charles A. Klockmann, Esq.
Ant:T.lB°n, Esq., De- John Mollett, Esq.
ATY ( hairman. Junius S. Morgan, Esq.
Xdw: Arroyave, Esq. G. Garden Nicol, Esq.
Jam.es r'do Cohe
in' Es John H. Wm. Schroder, Esq.
1 B `
u sson, sq. George Young, Esq.

EX-DIRECTORS.
A. Tr. c 1 Robert Smith, Esq.
p Campbell, Esq.
..„,. P. uavan, Esq. Frederic Somes, Esq.
...-• Rail!, Esq.
/Tanager of Fire Department —Georga H. Whytins.c.
Manager of Life Department—W. F. Birkmyre.
Superintendent of Foreign Department—G. H. Burnett.

Secretary--F. W. Lance.
General Manager—David Smith.
FIRE DE PARTMENT.
lii
The Company gr Ants Insurances against Fire in the United
ligdor, and all foreign countries.
, Mercantil Risks in the Port of London accepted at re-
Losses promptly and liberally settled.
Foreign Risks.—The Director, having a practical know-
ledge of foreignto issue Policies on
countries are prepared
the most favoura',le terms. In all cases a discount will be
allowed to Merchants and others effecting such Insurances.
The followin LIFE DEPARTMENT
during the las few g Statement exhibits the improvement effectedl
rs :---
yea
o. of Policies
Issued.
Premiums.
Sums.
154% ................ .45,1 ....... . £577,425
WO ....... 741 ........ 449,913
1861 ........ 785 ........ 4-5,649
1862 ........ I C 37 ......
.. 527,6'e6B
, ......
Thus in five
largers the 7-'
23,611 0 0
assuring the sum of -Zit; ofpolicies issued was 3,623,
Office are
The leading featnres ot th 917'
1. Entire Se urity to Asseui?
2. The large Bonus acid,tioenrs• prospect of a further alreadyßmonn;at ecnleaaretdinvaensdtigthae_
'ion. thde
3. The advantages afforded by part
—unrestricted conditions of varied Tables of premiums
liberality in dealing with the A sZilireetr —and general
Forms of l'ropo- al and every information will b
at the Q furnished
on app,ication .
READ OFFICES • LONDON. ....... 58, Thread
4, New BannZedle-etreet.
H EDINBURG•••64, Princes_ . ui
strgf. ldings.

NORTH BRITISH AND ANT
/
INSURANCE COMPANY. LE
WEST-END OFFICE :
5, WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL.
Secretary—ALEX. J. RUSSELL.

MONEY PROMPTLY ADVANCED 1---;-v7---7-1
Private Gentleman upon FURNITURE (without
removal'. Leasehold awl Freehold Property, or Reversions,
&a, in sums from £2O to £soo.—Mr. Howard, 18, Queen-
street, Cheapaide.

TO Persons in WANT of MONEY (in Town
or Country).—A GENTLEMAN is willing to MAKE
ADVANCES of' CAS it without delay, to respectable persons
(male or female), on their own security. The utmost secrecy
can be relied on.—Apply (it by letter enclose four stamps) to
W., st Mr. Robertson s, Accountant, 40, King William-street,
Londou'bridge, B.C.—Money advanced on Dock Warrants.