The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-24 00:00:00

By order of the Board,

rnT C. T. C. GRANT, Secretary.
i,mporaffices, 69, Lob,ard-street et, O
London, E.C.,
November 24, 1863.

IVERP 001, AND LONDON FIRE AND
At t LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
he ANNUAL MEETING of the Proprietors in this
Company, held on Thursday, 25th of Fetruary, 1863,
JAMES ASPINALL TOBIN, Esq., in the Chair,
the Ef,Jport of the Directors for the year 1862 was read ; it
showed:—
That the Fire Premiums of the year were £136,065 0 0
Against those in 1861, which were 360,131 0 0
Lljv;,ng an increase in 1862
That the new Life business comprised the £75,931 0 0
issue of 785 Policies, insuring.-- 467,331 0
U" U
at t which the annual premiums were 13,935 7 11
hhere was added to,the life reserve 79,277 11 4
That the balance of undivided profit was in-
creased
25,725 9 7
That the invested funds of the Company
amounted to 1,417,808 8 4
In reference to the very large increase of £76,000 in the
ire premiums of the year, it was remarked in the Report,
The premiums paid to a company are the measure of that
"Mpany's business of all kind ; the Directors, therefore
reier that test of progress tosany the duty collected may,
tl'ord, as ttiat applies to only a part of a company's business,
Wid„a Isrp e share of that part may be, and often is, re-insured
"1 other offices. In this view the yearly addition to the
be
- 're premiums of the Liverpool and London Company must
very gratifying to the proprietors."
SWINTON BOULT, Secretary to the Company.
JOHN ATKINS, Resident Secretary, London.
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TIORTHAND.-PITMAN'S PHONOGRA-
Pine TEACHER. 6d. ; free by post, 7d.

STIORTHAND.-7-PITMAN'S PHONOGRA-
PHIC MANUAL. Free by post, ls. 6d.

IT 0 R. T II A N D.—"PITMAN'S PHONO-
anq
th,,GRAI'IIY forms an exceedingly efficient —probably
Ito wi '' sT efficient—system of Shorthand that exists."—Sir
ondon : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C.

CAPTAIN WHITE'S ORIENTAL PICKLE,
(.4„,„_ CURRY or MULLIGATAWNY PASTE,
'LT Powder, and Curry Sauce, may be ob,ained from all
Sauce Vendors, and wholesale of
ItOSSE and tsLACKWELL, Purveyors to the Queen,
Soho-square, London,

oPROTACLES.—The Patent Newly-invented
4 Tinted Spectacles are patronised by the majority of the
aDbility, including Viscount Palmerston. They afford extra-
tary relief to weak, din, and detective vision.—S. and B
...'LOMONS, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly.

GREAT DRAWING OF PRIZES
WILL TAKE PLACE AT
ST.
JOSEP [I'S RE MEAT, HIGHGATE, LONDON, N.,
Iio°„trInJRSDAY, the 26th of NOVEMBER, 1863, to aid in
Oi.Zattiag, the Debt still remaining on the New Church and
; and to assist in establishing the English Mission of
Bolas in Paris, now under the charge of the Passionist
.it prizes of the first catalogue consist principally of
lior.jts of art and other precious articles, presented by His
,Tiess, several Cardinals, Princes, and other persons of
'anction in Rome.
TheKETS E SHILLING EACH.
axnout realised will be disposedamountdi of as follows :—That
from the sale of tickets in England will be applied to
-,,'choPh's, ,
in and
Paris. at from the sale of tickets in France to
las'
Tl`" DRAWING OF PRIZES WILL BE ON THE
PRINCIPL F. OF THE ART UNION.
Y One purchasing or aiding in ,
either selling 25 tickets will be
tled to a large Engraving of the Death ot St.
°"P11, or of Blessed Paul of the Cros., which will be
orwarded by post upon receipt of 4 postage' will
Catal
St. ogues as well as tickets may be had on application at
"oseph's Retreat, Highgate, and at 39, Rue de Berri, Paris.

pitIZE MEDAL —INTERNATIONAL
EXIIIBIT lON, 1862.
-,ANCIS TUCKER de CO., Wax Chandlers, &C.,
To the Queen and the Piince of Wales.
I,lle (Established 17?0.)
~n' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862,
4 rlfieti to he excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers'
anuf aoture.
A distilguished Dignitary, In a letter addressed to Francis
"Tucker and Co., on the subject of
WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS,

says :
" I have found them fully equal to the recommendation
which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my tun, recom-
mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar."
Finest quality, with Flatted. Wicks, patented.. 2s. 2d. per lb.
Ordinary quality • • • • • • .. 2.. Od. per lb.
VEGETA.BLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax.
nest quality ..•• ls. sd. per lb.
second quality • • • • • • • ls. 3d. per lb.
Third quality • • • • ls. ld. per lb.
Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value.
FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO,
8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory—
Kensington (Established 1730).
The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture
of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar.

BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.—Alabaster Powder,
and the Magnet
rabic Rock Dew Water from Sahara.
cassian Bloom, Aian Soaps, and Alabaster Liquid. These
costly and inimitable toilet preparations render the hair,
teeth, and complexion beautiful beyond comparison.—Can be
had only at Madame RACHEL'S, 47A, New Bond-street,
Where she can be consulted daily. all communications are
Strictly confidential.

ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library,
in d Dining-room, consisting of anew and eiegant assort-
'recut of VASE 8, Fi smreB, Groupe, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink-
Stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &0., in Italian,
Tlabam er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, Jut
Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine-
ralogist to her Ir.iesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London.
Mr. Tennant trranges elementary collections of SHELLS,
MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly
facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON-
CHOLOGY. d GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas
each.

P RACTEI AL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE.
RALOGY i given by Mr. TENNAN T. at 149. Strand, W.C.

TEE;TH,-Mr. EST( ELL'S INVENTION in
~ the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the
ml°"°'Ring, advantages :—A set or teeth, of excellentfitted with work-
an- 011 P and mechanism, can be made and the
e,,st perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without
Pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes
of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without
Trams, that tikey are
wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the
just these teeth to ra
of the wearer. Invalid e idents in the country can ad-
quit immoveable, except at the option
ns orh rnes
aid of a dentist. ir, Ychanges of the mouth without the
-ueYftarecnoat so liable to injury, are always
useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea-
tise explaining Mr. Eakell'a Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps.
Inspection of specimens and consultations tree.-B,Grosvenor-
street, Bond-street, Ny, ; and at 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir-
mingham.

L.AMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.-AN
.11_4 EFFECTUAL ItEMEDY, without confining the bowels
or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad-
Mitted to be the beat medicine for immediately relieving
eerif.)-,hs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con-
sUmption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty
pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which
provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption
its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or
even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief
,in a few minutes after taking it. Prepared °my and sold by
W. LAMBERT, Chemist. 8, Bing-William-street, Charing-
Cross, London, and by all druggtsts, in bottles, 13ad., and
three qua;ntities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular. and ask
for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and address is
engraved on the stamp.

ttUPTUItES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT.
WHITE'S lIOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS
(PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT
IRRIBITIONS OF 1851 AND 1862), allowed by upwards of
u!viro Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective
Lnventton in the curative treatment of 11 EHN I A.
;lie use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects,
;s here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the
)°dY, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the
..Toe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease
and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn
during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the
truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir-
rsunference of the body, two inches below the hips, being
sent to the manufacturer,
Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly.

A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, ls.
Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd.
Ao Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. bd. Postage, ls. 10d.

Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post
Moe, Piccadilly.

NEW PATENT

-ELASTIC STOCKINGS,
KNEE-CAPS, to., for Varicose Veins and all cases of
?'Veakness and Swelling of the Lege, Sprains, &o. They are
'•4orous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on
.'lk ean ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., to 16s.
"411. Postage (Id.
JOHN WHITE. Manufacturer. 22g. Piccadilly.

IZ EATING'S COUGH LOZ ENGFS. —Statistics
Pul-
monary showy
Disorders.that
rAmilliciliedrisnlnsannually consumption,fall vdlicsteinmsesstonipAle-
est, and the respiratory organs. Prevention is at 911 times
better than cure ; be, therefore, prepared during the wet and
wintry season with a supply of KEATING"S COUGH
LtiZENGES, which possess the virtue rf averting, as well as
of curing a cough or cold ; they are good alike for the young
or for the aged—they soothe bronchial irritation ; and for im-
Proving the voice, the preacher, statesman, singer, and actor
have long patronised them.
" St. Paul's Catbeilral, 30th November, 1849.
" have much Leasure in recommending y our lozenges
t
o those who may be distressed with hoarseness. They have
afforded me relief on several occasions when scarcely able to
sing from the effects of catarrh. I think they would be wry
useful to clergymen, barristers, and public orators.
"I am, Sir, yours faithtully,
" TnomAS FRA.riCIS, Vicar Choral.

"To Mr. Keating."
Prepared and sold in boxes, Is lid, and tins, 2s 9d, 4s 6d,
Vl2l Its 6d each, by Thomas Keating, chemist, &c., 79, St.
ul's Churchyard, London. Retail by all druggists and
Patent medicine vendors in the world.