The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-06 00:00:00

THE PERTIJSOLA LEAD MINING AND
SMELTING COMPANY (Limited).
Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862, with Limited
Liability.
Capital £250,000, in 25,000 Shares of £lO each.
Deposit on application. £1 per share, and on allotment a
further payment of £2 per share. Calls not to exceed £2
per share, at intervals of three months.

DIRECTORS.
Charles Bell, Esq. (Messrs. J. Thomson, T. Bonar, and Co.)
James 11. Enthoven, Esq. (Messrs. H. J. Enthoven and Sons).
John P. Judd, Esq. (Messrs. Nathaniel Johnston and Sons).
John Orred, Esq., Ashwicke Hall, Gloucestershire.
Edmund A. Pontifex, Esq (Messrs. Pontifex and Wood).
John ► aylor, Esq. Messrs. John Taylor and Sons.
Richard Taylor, Esq.

BANKERS.
Messrs. Barnett, Hoares, and Co., London.'
Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool.
SOLICITORS—Messrs. John and William Gabworthy,l2, Old
Jewry-chambers.

BRoKEßS—Messrs. Joshua Hutchinson and Son, Angel-
court, Throgmorton stree'.
MANAGERP—Messre. John Taylor and Sons,
GENERAL SEPF:RINTENLENT IN ITALY—Mr. Geo. Henfiey,
SECRETARY—Mr. W. G. Williams.
rifaces-6, Queen-street-place, London.

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ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS.
Company has been duly registered with limited lia-
bility.
Its object is the purchase of a large interest in the cele-
brated lead mines of Monteponi, in the hand of Sardinia,
together with the extensive lead smelting establishment of
Pertusola and the Sarzanello Coal Mine in the Gult of Spezz.
The purchase-money for these prop. rties (including eleven-
twelfihs of the Monteponi Mine), plant, engines, &c
X 150,000, and it is estimated that £50,000 will be required as
floating capital, so that in fixing the nominal capi al at
,V 50,000, a margin of £lO.OOl is left to enable the Company to
take advantao:e of such opportunities as may present them-
selves of extending their interest in Italian mines.
This undertaking differs essentially in its nature from ordi-
nary mining enterprises. Its caTltal being invested in the
purchase of mines and works, which are in full operation, and
yielding very large returns.
Full prospectuses with forms of application for shares may
be had at the offices of the Comp =ny, No. 6, Queen-street-
place. London, or of the Brokers of the Company, Messrs.
Joshua Hutchinson and Son. No application will be con-
sidered unless a deposit of £1 for each share applied for shall
have been previously made with the Bankers of' the Com-
pany. This sum will be returned in full in the event of no
allotment being made.

THE PERTUSOLA LEAD MINING and
SMELTING COMPANY (Limited).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That NO APPLICATION
for SHARES in this Company will be received after SATUR-
DAY, the eth day of June next.

W. G. WILLIAMS, See.

WESTERN MANCHESTER and LONDON
LIFE ASSURANCE and ANNUITY SOCIETY.

Established 1842.
Chief Offices-3, Parliament-street, London, and
77, King-street, Manchester.

AcTuAßir—Arthur Sciatchley, Esq., M.A.

SPECIMENS OF BONUS ALLOTTED.—E. G. has paid
£lB3 Ils. 3d. in Premiums towards his Policy for £1,500;
£lO6 12s. id. Bonus has already (1860) been allotted to him.
R. S. has paid £7 Os. in Premiums towards his Policy for
£6O ; £6 2s. 11d. Bonus has ahead) (1860) been allotted to
him.

ANNUITIES AND ENDOWMENTS GRANTED.
Full Prospectuses, Proposals, and every information may
be obtained from the Actuary in London, the Local Secretary
in Manchester, or any of the Society's Agents.
AGENCY DEPARTMENT.
This Society, always desirous of extending its operations
and connections, offers to influential residents in the towns and
villages of the United Kingdom liberal allowances on business
which they may be able to introduce. The services of Soli-
citors, Medical Men, Surveyors, Auctioneers, or Tradesmen
of good local standing, are invited in the capacity of Pri-
ate or Public Agents. All applications to the Offices are
treated as confidential. Prospectuses Forms 01 Proposal,
Almanacks, &a, forwarded post free.

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
HEAD OFFICES,
29, Lombard-street, London, and Royal Inurance-
buildings, Liverpool.
Total Annual Revenue exceeds £soo,o^o.
Accumulated Funds in hand over 1 OOO,OOO.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The Receipt of FIRE PREMIUMS has been as follows :-
1854 £128,459 I 1858 £198,148
1856
While for 1862 they exceeded 1.300,100.
The Fire Revenue has been enhanced, in four years, by the
enormous sum of more than £lOO,OOO, and during the last six
years it has been doubled.
ai oreover, the latest Parliamentary Return of Insurance
Tax paid to the Inland Revenue Office (ordered to be pr nted
by the House of Commons, Bth July, 1862) exhibits the
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, as respects increase of
business, at the HEAD OF ALL the Insurance Offices.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.
Thera id progress and position of this branch will be best
shown byeed y tbe following statement of the New Life business
for the
Year. Sum Assured. New Premiums.
1855 £206,514 .. £5,90918 7
1857 329,380 10.270 8 6
1859 434,170 .• 13,086 8 5
1861 521,101 .. 16,627 18 0
While the sum assured by New Polices in the year 1862
amounts to more than Seven Hundred Thousand Pounds
Sterling.
Large Bonuses declared 1855 and 1860—X2 per Cent. per
annum. The greatest Bonus ever continuously declared by
any Company.

PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary.
JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London.