The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-27 00:00:00

LIFE BRANCIL

The very gratifying duty now falls upon the Directors to
state the sum assured on new policies for the year 1F62
exceeds even that of the year 1861 by £lBO,OOO, and has arrived
at the almost unexampled amount for a single year of
£70t,427 on 1,498 new policies Issued. Until within the last
few years it is believed that such a sum aesured as that sahich
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 fail 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 a 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-
stole 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 ifs progress has been undoubtedly more
ranid than that of any other Company established either in
London or elsewhere, except when amalgamations have taken
place. The returns of ditty 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 macni-
tude, combining distinguished commercial success to the
Office with a lengthened career of usefulness and protection
to the pubic.
PERCY M DOVE, Manager and Actuary.
JOHN B. JOHNSTO, becretary 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
£81,062, 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 Z 110,000; and the Society
now holds a large Reserve applimble 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.

PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE
ASSOCIATION.

Established 1810.
TRUSTEES.

Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. I Wm. Geo. Prescott, Esq.
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 .. 2. o,t 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 .. • • .. X%400
„ 1852 .• . .• • • •• 11,503
„ 1857 .. .• s. • • • • 23 200
„ 1862 .. • • • • .. 56,500
makinz the total bonus additions, £08,600.
Bonuses ma:, be received in cash or applied to the redue
Lion of premiums at the option of the assured, in lieu of an
addition to the pokey.
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
pa icy is wholly avoided.
The balance-sheets of the Association are open to all,
whether assurers or otherwise.
Active
sented district and influential agents will be appointed in unrepre-
.

'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 Jour HENRY PELLY, Bart., Deputy-Governor.
DIRECTORS.
Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq.
Robert Barclay, Esq. Earl of Leven and Melville.
John 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.
Fredk. Jos. Edlmann, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq.
Riversdale W. Grenfell, Esq. William Soltau, Esq.
i!obt. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P.
Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.: William Wallace, Esq.
Jas. Stewart Hodgson, Esq. Chas. Baring Young, Esq.
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.
L ife
Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one
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.

Tice 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
.the Yeomanry, or Volunteer Corps within the
United Kingdom, free of charge.

ROYAL EXCITANGE, LONDON.

ROBT. P. STEELE, Secretary.

CONTRACT FOR PROVISIONS.

Royal Hospital, Chelsea,
14th Aug., 163.
THE REMIT HONOURABLE the LORDS
and OTHERS, COMMISSIONERS of this 1105-
I'ITAI-s do hereby give NOTICE, That they are ready to
receive TENDERS from and to treat with such persons as
InottVr.walidlining to Contract for victualling the in-pensioners
'tit the followino•
ospital, from the Ist October. 1863, to the 30th ftrtlteeituP7, 861, both days inclusive, wi Chee,e 0.,, Provisions, k.c., viz. :—Beef and Mutton, Bread,
Pepper, Otter. Potatoes, Salt, Oatmeal, Barley or Rice,
awe' Gaily, Thyme,
•Milk, Onions
oanrdLPeeakrl'ielenr, Suet, Cocoa, Black Tea, Sugar,
specified in then
ration accordi 2. J, at per head per diem for w
Marjoram,
WintertheSavheorlye
to the established allowances of the bowie, as
office of the seer°,,tra, ofTender, which may be obtained at the
o'clock, which T4'drY., any day between the hours of 10 and 3
at the Board-rooni-r,rollot be filled up and delivered, sealed,
parties tendering, or by the said 'Hospital by the party cr
behalf, on Tuesday, the tan ,agent appointed on his or their
which time their Lordshi -8'
°I BePtember, at 12 o'clock, at
into consideration. dshiPß
Will be prepared to take the same
It is to be observed that th
to find Security to the cr,,,„,---„e Contractors will be required
will be received pert erat? after teheef
Contract, and that no Ten"cie'r for His
and hour above mentioned.
The Commissioners do not plech,...i.due day
lowest Tender.
0- enuelves to accept the

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the jon6lawards of
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is here avoided—a soft bandage bein-p,' dui in it— lri A.
body, while the requisite resisting power"1:""1 ''olsiried.eattbs,l
Itloc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting will'Polied by the.
and closeness that it cannot be detected, aua° inucti .p
during sleep. A descriptive circular /Day be ;148.Y be, amore
truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by Post and,„' tind the
cumference of the body, two inches below the iii" le cir.
sent to the manufacture', Pas being
Mr. WHITE, 225, Piccadilly.
and 31s. 6d. Post".
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White, Post-
A. /2,---ngle Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d.,
A„ ~nublo Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Posta", le, 18.
;grilles' Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, is. 10d. a ad-
°face, office Orders to be made payable to John
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