The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-10 00:00:00

NORWICH TJNION FIRE INSURANCE
SOCIETY.
The business of, the Company exceeds £70,000,000.
The duty pa',ll to Government for the year 1862 was
£85,062, and the amount insured on farming stock,
£10,086,332.
A bonus (jf three-fifths of the profits periodically made to
parties insuring, who have thus, from time to time, received
sums amounting in the aggregate to X 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 pro,pectuses apply at the Society's Offices, Surrey-
street, Norwich ; and 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, Black-
friars, E.C.

DROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE
ASSOCIATION.
Established 1840.
TRUSTEES.
Thomas Baring Esq., M.P. Wm. Ger. Prescott, Esq.
I
Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P.
Mutual Lit, Assurance for all class,es•
This Association has now in existence 6,000 policies, for a
total sum of £1,500,000.
The Annual Income is • • .. .£5l ,000
The Accumulated Fund exceeds ..
It has paid in Claims .. .„ 112,000
The whole of the profits are divided quinquennially among
the Members. Three di'eisions have already been made'
when the following sums, have been added as bonuses to the
policies
Dec. 31, 1847 .. , • £5,400
„ 1852 • • •
.. 11,500
„ 1857 • • ~ • • .. 23 200
1862 • • • .. 56,500
making the total 'bonus additions, £06,600.
ISonuses ink; 'oe received in cish or applied to the reduc-
tion of prerniulas at the option of the assured, in lieu of an
addition to the t.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 relinquishment of a
pc 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-
sented districts.

WM. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary.
Chief Office, 15, Moorg,rate-street, E.C., Aug 1, 1863.

NORTH BRITISH
INSINSURANCECO AND MERCANTILE
MPANY.
Established 1809.
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of
Parliament
ACCUMULATED AND INVESTED FUNDS, £2,122,828.
ANNUAL REVENUE, £422,101.
LONDON BOARD.
John White Cater, Esq., 1 P. du Pre Grenfell, Esq.
Chairman, A. Kloekmann, Esq.
Charle. Morrison, Esq., De- John Mollett, Esq.
puty Chairman. Jun:lus S. Morgan, Esq.
A. De A rroyave, Esq. G. Garden Nicol, Esq.
Edward Cohen, Esq. John U. Wm. Schroder, Esq.
James du Buisson, Esq. George Young, Esq.
Ex-DiTtEcroas.
A. IL Campbell, Esq. Robert Smith, Esq.
P. C. Cavan, Esq.
Frederic Somes, Esq.
I'. P. Raid, Esq.
Manager of Fire Department—George IL Whyting.
Manager of Lifr.! Department—W. F. Birkmyre.
Superintendent of Foreign Department—G. 11. Burnett.
Secretary—F, W. Lance. •
General Manager—David Smith.
FIRE DE PARTMENT.
The Company grants Insurances against Fire in the United
Kingdom, and all foreign countries.
Mercantile Risks in the Port of London accepted at re-
duced rates.
Losses promptly and liberally settled.
Foreign Risks.—The DirectorQ, having a practical know-
ledge of foreign countries,,
are prepared to issue Policies on
the most favouratle terreAs. In all cases a discount will be
allowed to Merchants a•Ad others effecting such Insurances.
LIFE DEPARTMENT
The following StatQment exhibits the improvement effected
during the las, few
No. of Pe years :
..l
1.85 R ... years
045
Issu.ed. Sums. Premiums.
.....
£377 425
1859 ........ fyis ......... 449,913
18'0 ........ 741 ..... •••
4-5 619
1861 ........ 785 ............... 627,0!6
1862........ I,i 37 ........ 768,331
Thus in five years the number or Policie3 issued was 3,623,
assuring ihe large sum of L 2,928917.
The hiading features of the Office e •
1. llntire Sentrity to Assurers. are:—
he .-
2. The large Bonus additions already declared, and the
prospect of a further Bonus at the next investiga-
tion.
3. The advantages afiorded by varied Tables ofpremiums
—unrest eted condition of Policies—and
liberality in dealing thewithhs Ass cl. general
Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished
on application at th.e
BEAD OFFICES :.•LONDON 58, Threadneedle-street.
4, New Bank Buildings.
EDINBURGH 61, Princes-street.
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NORTR BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
WEST-END OFFICE:
8, WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL.
Secretary—ALEX. J. RUSSELL.

I_
MMEINATE CASH ADVANCES.—Persons
requiring.; Capital, repayable by instalments, to enable
L to increase or commence business, or for any other
purpose, ean readily obtain Advances on application at the
Offices ot the 81`.
cIAT lONS, 11R, Pall-mai, S lir.
GEORGE ADVANCE FUND ASSO-
Prospectus and forms sent free.

E. R• GILBART, Manager.
A NEVER pAiL -
Dr. scorrs BILIOUS' I\4
G REMED Y.—
pared without any mercurial inureand LIVER eILLS, pre-
irom the recipe of Dr.
Y,—
pare of Bromley, Kent, wilieidogt,
la. cl invaluable to all who
,suffer from bilious and .iver coin
spasms, giddiness, dizziness of &elenlg. indigestion, wind,
tostiveness, as a family aperient rnedrp &a For habitual
nf the blood, they are truly exuent ; .47;Itild as a purifier
whole neeappe,ite, pro-
and grateful to the stomach, they "4;1 in their opera-
tion
mote digestion, and strengthen the
Lambert, 6, King William-street, .ryous aystem.
Sold by W.
London, and by post druggists, in boxe , k-harir.r-cross.
the qaantity in one, 2s. 9d. 4.45. d., and three
genere to k •
Sl icTtets's. Bilious and Liver Pills. The " ler Dr.
with " William Lambero engraved square
on the
green package,
stamp.

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RUPTURES.—BY -ROYAL I.EITTEtts ---;---------
WHITE'S MOC-MAIN I,levEl ATkusTrr.
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(PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN ,i, titUss
Exit inmoNB OF IPSI AND l'62`, IN allowed by nj
Two Hundred Medical Gmticrien to he the toositvrig of
mvention in the curative treatment of 11 E Tr,ective
The uge of a tel goring*, so often hurtful in its '' I .
Is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn „uaeots,
body, while the requisite resisting power is supplirnedunbnyetthlT
Moe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so
,_;nd c'eseness that it cannot be detected, and may be wow
rring sleep. A descriptive circular may he had, and the
truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the Cir-
cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being
bent to the nianufncturer.
Mr. WIIITE, 2211, Piccadilly.
A SinGf Truce,
. n
urblB Truss, 31g. ed. ,
A Do ' - e ins., 21s. 255. tici., and 31s. lid. Postage, le.
'425., and 525. M. Postage, 1s Bd.
A rnbilical Truss 425. and 525. tid. Postage, is. WI
Post-office Ord '
9tNe, Piccadilly, era to be made payable to John White, Poet-