The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-29 00:00:00

TaE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY.
156, Leadenhall-street, London, E.C.
Queen Insurance-buildings, Liverpool.
Capital ONE MILLION STERLING.
At the Annual Meetine• of the Proprietors. held at Liver-
Pool, on the 21st October, 1863, BERNARD HALL, Esq..
Chairman of the Company, in the Chair, the D,recturs'
Report for the year stated—
That the Fire Premiums for the year amounted t 0.... £70,300
being lin increase over the precedirw year or 22
That the Life Premium Receipts for the first three '

Year,. were
. .
and for the past three years . 43 557
being an increase r the
28,308 latter triennial period ,
over the former o
'That the amount accumulated since last Meeting, as
Fire Reserve Fund, was .. .. .
a d amount added to Life Fund was ....... 13,743
That dtuhreing the past five years the Company had paid
for Claims
The Actuary reported that the Life Liabilities had been
, Net Premiums at 3
Valued on the soundest principles, viz.
per cent. interest. and that the Bonus to part'cipating Policy-
holders averaged as much as 46 per cent, per annum of the
Premiums paid, while in some instances it was as high as 65,
70, and even 75 per cent.
A dividend was declared to proprietor% at the rate of S per
cent. per annum.
J. MONCRIEPF WILSON, Manager and Actuary.
JOHN E. LEYLAND, Secretary.

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Established 1809.
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of
Parliament.
Annual
Accumulated and Invested Funds
Revenue
422,401
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Insurances granted both at Home and in Foreign Countries
on the most liberal terms.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.
Every facility offered to Insurers.
Ninety per Cent. of the Profits divided among the Insurers
on the participating principle.
The new Life business transacted in 1862 as follows :
Policies. Amount Insured. Premiums.
1,037 £763,334 £23,641 0 0
Forms of Proposal and every inforalation will be furnished
on application at the

OFFICES:
LONDON 58, Threadneedle-street.
4, New Bank Buildings. Lothbury.
„ West-end Office,. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall.

PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE
ASSOCIATION.
Established 1840.
TRUSTEES.
Thomas Latino:, Esq., M.P. Wm. Geo. Prescott, Esq.
Thomson Ilankey, I Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P.
Mutual Lit- 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 2'0,1 00
It has paid in Claims
.. • 00
0 • .. 112,
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 5,400
• .
„ 3852
.. • • .. 11,500
„ 18:1 • • • .. 23.200
biskinz,
„ 18fi2 . • • • . 56,500
the total bonus additions, £96,600.
Bonuses ma-i be received in cull or appliel to the reduc
lion of premiums at the option of the assured, in lieu of an
addition to the
Attention is especially invited to the system of free or paid-
tin policies introduced by this Association, by which the
sacrifice SO often submitted to on the relinquishment of
po icy is wholly avoided.
The balance-sheets of the Association are open to all,
Whether assurers or otherwise.
Active and influ antral agents will be appointed in unrepre-
sented districts.

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

SALE OP OLD STORES, AT THE ROYAL ARMY
CLO‘ lIING DEPARTMENT, PIMLICO.
WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL,
17th October, 1863.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the
SECREARY of STATE for WAR is re to
receive on or befTore SATURDAY, 31st inst., Tenders for the
purchase of Unserviceable Stores now lying at the Royal
Army Clothing Department at Pimlico, comprising
Military Clothing, Great Colts, Tin Ware,
"Waterproof Articles, Tools, &c., &c.
The Stores may be viewed at Pimlico from 9 to II and from
1 to 4 o'clock during the four days previous to the 31st inst.
Tenders must be raade upon the praner printed form,
may be obtair.ed on application at this office, or to the
Military btoreke ep er nt Pimlico.
The Secretary cif State for War reserves the right to reject
any or all of the. Tenders.

TllO3lAg HOWELL,
Director of Contracts.

ARMY CONTRACTS.
TENTARS will be received at this Office until
who Ina.
12 o'clock noon on the 3d of November, from persons
y be willing- to enter into Contracts to supply
BREAD AND MEAT
izj tw.ch quantities us may be required, for the use of Tier
esty's Land Forces stationed in the following places,
from +st December, 1863, to 31st May, 1861 :
I. Brompton House, Hyde-pa-k, and Kensington.
i. heg-ent's-park and St. John s-wood.
:3. New Barracks, Chelsea.
4. Wellington Barracks, Buckingham Pa'ace, and St.
George's Barracks.
5. The Tower.
6. Hounslow and Kneller Ila:L
7. Hampton Court.
8. Windsor.
9. Brighton, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shore-
ham.
10. Croydon.
11. Sandhurst.

Separate Tenders for Bread and for Meat must be made for
each of the above-mentioned Stations or Barracks as sepa-
rately grouped and numbered.
Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob-
tained on application at this office, by letter or in person,
between the hours of 10 and .1 o'clock.
'renders on the printed forms must be properly filled up
and si'zneet, and no Tender will be noticed unless del,vered
at the unJer-mentioned • Iffice, under closed envelope (marked
on the outside " Tender for Commissariat Supplies "), before
12 o'clock noon on the 3d November next.
W. T. POWER,
Dein it Commissary-General.
y Commissary-General's Office,
5. New-street, Sprine.-cardens,
London, S.W., 10th'Oct., 1863.

ARMY CONTRACTS.
•
TEND Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Oct. 9, 1863.
i 2 o' E gill be received at. this tce, until
clocßk S n qfi nUESDAY, the 3d November, 1863,
from persons who maybe
witting to enter into Contracts to
supply
FLOUR AND MEAT,
in such quantfties as may be required, from the Ist December,
1863, to sils' May, 186 i, for the of her Majesty's Forces
stationed at Aldershot Camp, andswit the command.
Separate Tenders are required for Flour and for Meat.
Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract inv. be ob-
tained on application at this office, by letter or in person,
between the hours of ten and four o'clock.
The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and
delivered at this office (und.er closed envelope, marked on the
outside " Tender for Arrny Supplies,") and no Tender will
be nofieed unless made on forms obtained from this office,
and delivered by the hour appointed.
______

AIIMY ( ONTRACTS.
?VENDComlnissatiat-office, Aldershot, Oct. 9, 1863.
ERS will be recolved at this Office. until
12 1863, from o'clock, noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November,
to supply persons who may be willing to enter into Contract
FLOUR FOR HOSPITAL BREAD,
in such quantities as may be required, from the Ist Decem-
ber, 1863, to 31st May, 1.64, for the use of Her Majesty's
Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the cora-
Man d.
Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob-
tained nn application at this office, by letter or in person, be-
tweer, the hours of ten and four o'clock.
Tba ,p,nders must be properly filled up and sizned. and
delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the
outside " Tender for Army Supplies"), and no tender will be
noticed un'ess made on forms obtained from this office, and
del.iv,?red by the hour appointed.