The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-29 00:00:00

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-man.
GEORGOCTAVIUS WIGRA3f, Esq.., Sub
E PEARHES BARCLAY, Esq., Sub-Governor.
Sir Jour/ HENRY PELLY, Bart, Deputy-Governor.
DIRECTORS.
Renr
rt y Bainbridge, Esq. Wilmot lland, Esq.
Melville.
Itobe Barclay, Esq. Earl of LevenHo and
.Tohn Garratt Cattley, Esq. Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq.
/Stark 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, Efl_q. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq.
Riversdale W. Grenfell, Esq. William lt Soften, Esq.
obt. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph S ernes , Esq., M.P.
Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.' William Wallace , Esq.
Jas. Stewart Hodgson, Esq. ' Chas. Baring Young, , 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 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.
Life.
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
SSocieties—with the guarantee of a large invested Capital
tock.
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 RALF.
The Corporation have always allowed the Assured to serve
hi the Militia, Yeomanry, or Volunteer Corps within the
ratted Kingdom, free of charge.

ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
ROBT. P. STEELE, Secretary.

CONTRACT FOR PROVISIONS.

Royal Hospital, Chelsea,
14th Aug., 1863.
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE the LORDS
and OTHERS, COMMISSIONERS of this HOS-
PITAL, do hereby give NOTICE, That they are ready to
receive TENDERS from and to treat with such persons as
may be willing to Contract for victualling the in-pensioners
of the said Hospital, from the Ist October, 1863, to the 30th
September, 1864, both days inclusive, with the following
articles of .provisions, &c., viz. :—Beef and Mutton, Bread,
Cheese, Butter, Potatoes, Salt, Oatmeal, Barley or Rice,
Pepper, Flour, Suet, Cocoa, Black Tea, Sugar, Milk, Onions
or Leeks, Carrots, Celery, Thyme, Marjoram, Winter Savory
and Parsley, daily, per head per diem for the whole
ration according* to the established allowances of the house, as
specified in the form of Tender, which may be obtained at the
office of the Secretary any day between the hours of 10 and 3
o'clock, which Tender must be filled up and delivered, sealed,
at the Board-room of the said Hospital by the party or
parties tendering, or by an agent appointed on his or
their
behalf. on Tuesday, the Ist of september, at 12 o'clock, at
which time their Lordships will be prepared to take the same
Into consideration.
It is to be observed that the Contractors will be required
to find Security to the Crown for the due performance of the
Contract, and that no Tender will be received after the day
and hour above mentioned.
The Commissioners do not pledge themselves to accept the
lowest Tender.

A. J. MOORHEAD,
Secretary and Registrar.

ROYAL N AINTSITOITNUTAIOLN LI F E-B OAT
(Incorporated by Royal Charter).
PATRONESS—Her Gracious Majesty the Queen.
Most
PREstoElvT —Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland,
K.G., F.R.S.
CuAißmAN—Thos. Baring, Esq., 01.-1-• Rms., V.P.
DEPUTY-CrIATIMAN—Thomas Chapman, —B,, F.R.S •, V.P.
APPEAL.
The Committee of Management have to state that, since the beginning of' the year 1860, the Royal. Nations. Institution has expended Z 32,000 on various Lifeboat Esta_b. lishments en the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland
The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the
,trid other means, since its formation, is 12,800;
Sloocr iweYich services 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver Medals, and
X 16,480 in cash have bdeen paid in rewards. The Institu-
Transporting-cari iag tion has also expende X 87,000 on Life-boats, Life-boat
The Committee desire es. and Boat-houses. the g,enerous support which they have received from the
their grateful sense of
British public during the past few years, a support which
has enabled them to establish their present magnificent fleet
of 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom.
Deeply sensible, however, of the gin
responsibility that
res's on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient
state, and its Crews practised in the rnanag,ement of their
boats, which cat, only be effected by a large and permanent
annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their
countrymen to aid them in upholding' and perpetuating so
countr
nationalgratefullyawoarckinowledge the following, con-
The Committee
great and truly
tributions:—

X s. d
:•.. ...... annual 5 0 0
annual 50 C 0
Rer Majesty the Queen G ::
annual .1
1 0
Campbell, the Hon. Mrs. G.
Clerk, Colonel, K.A. •• . -'
CurriCoutts and Co., Messrs., Bankers :: ::
4atnhnduoanlloo 00 00 Currie, Wm. Esq., • • • •
.. .. don. 10 10 0
e,
Lord C'hiet .Instice
Sir
•• K.C.B.
..
2d don. 25 0 0
Penwiek,
Panshawe, Vice-Admiral i
.A.. I% t;
250 0 0
~.Sportinz Carriage • • • • ..don.
G. J. Esq., cost of a Lifeboat
.a.nd T.r.an_
3 0 0
-narey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs.
• • kartin Sir Henry, Bart. 7th don. 10 0 0
•• •• .
lloore,'Rey. (3. B. .. ..
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„ 3
00. don. 15 15 0
• •
Smith' Hire. George, Greenwich • • ,ttirlinz Col. Sir Anthony, K.C.B.
,•• „ annual 20 0
..
hi""s W up
• Lady, eston-super-Mart, collected by. her
Nr4clYship 16
16 0
i,
Pglou;rhby d'E •• •• annual 5 0 oresby, Lord .. • • • • h kfully re-
riTivonations and Annual guhscrintions will betheas
ed by the Bankers of the Institution,
cetelval, and Co. 76, Lombard-street ; 16, St.
j 45, 59, Strand; !tifesers. Ilerries, Farquh3aire. ando _
usrs. Willis,
f Customs
Rrnes's=street, London ; by a l the Collectors
Secretary
and Bankers in the United Kingdom;
Ale ssrsCcoon,tts and
and by the . h i
, _hard Lewis. the
at the Office of the Institution, ,
001ln-street, Adelat London, ii-A•;• -