The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-18 00:00:00

LIFE DEPART M ENT

The following Statement exhibits the improvement effected
during the las few years :
No. of Policies
Issued. Sums. Premiums.
1858.
1859
1B'o 74t
1831
1862 l,( 37 ..... 768,334
Thus in five years the number of Policies issued was 3,623,
assuria2 the large sum of £2,928 947.
The leading features of the Office are:-
1. Entire Se urity to Assurers.
2. The large Bonus additions already declared, and the
prospect of a further Bonus at the next investiga-
tion.

3. The advantages afforded by varied Tables of premiums
—unrestr cted conditions of Policies—and general
liberality in dealing with the A seured.
Fotms of Proposal and every information will be furnished
on app)ication at the
HEAD OFFICES • LONDON. 58, Threadneedle-street.
4, Netv Bank Buildings.
EDINBURGH... 64, Princes-street.

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
WEST-END OFFICE :
8, WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL.
Secretary—ALEX. J. RUSSELL.

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY.
No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C.
Established 1821.
Subscribed Capital, Two Millions.
DIRECTORS.
Sir MINTO FARQUHAR, Bart., M.P., Chairman.
CHARLES WILLIAM CURTIS, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq., John Labouchere, Esq.
Henry Bonham Carter, Esq. G. Shaw Lefevre, Esq.
ilarles F. Devas. Esq. 'John Martin, Esq.
Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. ; Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. James Morris, Esq.
James Goodson, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq.
Thomson Hank Esq., M•P Henry R. Reynolds, Esq.
:Tohn Hubbard,Esq., M.P. 1 Abraham J. Robarts, Esq.
Fredk. H. Janson, Esq. Henry Vig,ne, Esq.

AUDITORS.
Lewis Loyd, Esq. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
Cornelius Paine, jun., Esq. I Noel Whiting, Esq.
Thos.Tallernach, Esq., Secretary I Sami. Brown, Esq., Actuary

LIFE DEPARTMENT.—UNDER THE PROVISIONS or AN
ACT OF PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers tb new In-
- urers EIGIITY PER CENT. of the Profits, at Quinquennial
Divisions, or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of
Profits.
Since the establishment of the Company in 1821, the
Amount of Profits allotted to the Assured has exceeded in
cash value £660,000, which represents equivalent Reversionary
!onuses of £1,058,000,

After the Division of Profits at Christmas, 1859, the Life
Assurances in force, with existing Bonuses thereon,
amounted to upwards of X 4,730,000, the Income from the Liie
branch £207,000 per annum, and the Life Assurance Fund,
ndependent of the capital, exceeded X 1,618,000.
LOCAL MILITIA and VOLUNTEER. CORPS.—No
Extra Premium is required for service therein.
LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their
values, if such value be not less than X6O.
ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, re-
ceived and registered.
MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge
or Policy Stamps.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.—lnsurances are effected upon
every descrip•ion of property at moderate rates.
Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this
Company.

ROY A L NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT'
INSTITUTION
• (Incorporated by Royal Charter).
PATRONESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen.
- PrtEsMENT —Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland,
K.G., F.R.S.
AtuAx.--Thos. Baring, Fsq., M.P., P.R.S., V.P.
DtpruTu ntv-CDAlnftlAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P.
APPEAL.
The Committee of Management have to state that, since
the beginning o expendedar 1860, the Royal National Lifeboat _ nsstitution has £32,000 on various Lifeboat Estab-
Li brnents n the Coasts of Eng and. Scotland, and Ireland.
.3.... The
ynumber of lives saved by the Life-boats of the
ociet services means, since its formation, is 12,800;
for which
4:16,480 i ncash 82 Gold 51.dals, 718 Silver Medals,
and
lion has also ex have been paid in rewards. The Institu-
Transportine_nrriended £67,, oo on Life-boats, Life-boat
The Committee and Boat-houses.
the generous ,0 desirepnort to express their grateful sense of
British public dul rin,* iich they have received from the
has enab'ed them to taleestalzatPast few years, a support which
of 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom
Deeply sensib e, however
rests on them to maintain their fie 71:eat responsibility that
i: a thoroughly
1)0 effected b
state, and ha Crews practiaed ineeth management of their
effict
boats, whi h cat, only
they earnestly Y a large and pe manent
holding and
appeal to all classes of their
annual income,
countrymen to aid them in '
perpetuating so
great and truly national a vvOil•rc
The Committee grateful*, acknowledge the following con-
tributions:—
H Majesty the Queen .. _
-_ - £ S. d

.. er ... . ..
Campbell, the Hon. Mrs. G. ..
.. • • annual 50 0 0
Clerk, Colonel, R.A. • • • • .. " annual 50 0
Coutts and Co. Messrs., Bankers ~ • • annual 11 0
Currie, Wm., f":s(1.• • • • • • • .... annual 10 0 0
Erie, Lord hiet ,litstice • • •• • 4th dou.lo 0
Fanshawe, Vice-Admiral sir A., K.C.B. .. don.
ii, 0
2d don, -- 10 0
Fenwick, G. J.,,Esq , cost of a Lifeboat and Tr'.l?- 25 0 0
sporting. Carriage • • • • • • ..
.. u'
Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs.
•.. • • don. 250 0 0
Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. • •
Moore, Rev. G. B. • • • • •• • • don. " 0 0
Smith, Mrs. Georg.,e, Greenwich • • • • .. 15 15 o
3 0
Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony, K.C.B. • • .. annual 20 -
..
.. .. • • • • annual 50 0
Thom, s, Lady, Weston-super-Mare, collected by her 0
Ladyship 16 16 0
Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord • • • • "
Donations and Annual -escriptions will be thankfully re_
eived by the Bankers of this institution, Messrs. Willis,
Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard—treet ; Messrs. Coutts and
Co., 59, Strand; Messrs. Berries, Farauhar, and Co" 16, St.
James's-street, London ; by a 1 the Collectors of Customs
and Bankers in the Unitedginad, om; and by the Secretary
Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Office .3t the 111stitUtiOn, p.
John-street, Adelphi. London. W.C.

MIMED' ATE CASH ADVANCES.—Persons
I .requiring Capital, repayable by instalments, to enable
them to increase or commence business, or for any other
purpose, can readily obtain Advances on application at the
Offices of. the ST. GEORGE ADVANCE FUND ASSO-
CIAT lONS, 11., Pall-ma 1, S W.
Prospectus and forms sent free.

E. H. GILBART, Manager.

PASSENGERS AND TRAVELLERS
PROTECTION AND COMPENSATION OFFICES,

16, Craven-street, Strand, London, W.C.
Passengers by Rail, Road, or Water, and others suffering
from loss or injury to themselves or pro ,erty, should apply
for redress and compensation at the above Offices ; established
to render prompt assistance to all classes upon the most ad-
vantageous terms.
Advice on application gratis. Letters must be addressed
to "The Manager," enclosing a stamp for reply.

CHEAPEST PASSAGES to all the Colonies.
k...) PASSAGES gusranteei at CHEAPEST RATES to
AMERICA, CANADA. BRITISH COLUMBIA, AUSTRA-
LIA, NEW ZEALAND i'ORT NATAL, the CAPE, dm,
&c., by Mail steam and Clipper Sailing- Ships weekly from
LONDON, LIVERPOOL, and other ports.
Steamers for AMERICA and AN \DA, every few days,
from £4 10s. to L 5 55., sailing packets £3.
Passengers met at all the Stations and conducted to the
Docks, thereby avoiding much imposition. trouble, and
annoyam e. Free Grants of Land obtained and Outfits pro-
vided. Through Tickets issued to all the chief Ports in Aus-
tralia and New Zealand, and the Towns and Cities of the
United States and Canada, also to Halifax and St. Johns.
Full particulars, free of charge, upon application to
PEARCE and CO., First Floor, 100, Leadenhall-street, City,
London, or 43, Union-street, Liverpool.
ear Parcels and packages collected, shipped, and invoiced.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail-
way Terminus, at Ring's-cross.
Patron—The QUEEN.
President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCTI, K.G.
Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq.
This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free
and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for-
mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti-
tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom-
panied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient
magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered
capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of
the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the
funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of
these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover,
it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more,
on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week.
The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an
EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support,
to enable them to admit and relieve the distressin,g cases that
daily present themselves.
Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward
Ma 4 erman, Esq. Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Contts and
Co. ; Drummond' and Co. Herries and Co. ; Hansom and
Cu.. Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn
and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison
'ad Co.; W lliams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and
Co.
; 'Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co Liverpool
and at the Hospital
STANFORD S. suns. &onion&