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

LIFE DEPARTMENT

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The following Statement exhibits the improvement effected
during the las few years :
.I‘o. of Policies
Issued. Sums. Premiums.
1154
1859 6's ..... ... 449,913
18 0 741
........ 45,649
184! 785 .... • 527,6 .6
1862
Thus in five years the number of Policies issued was 3,623,
assurinv the large sum of £2,928.947.
The lending 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 in•ured.
Forms of l'ropo,al and every information will be furnished
on app ication at the
HEAD OFFICES : LONDON. 58, Threadneedle-street.
4, New Bank ildiugs. Bu
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. it, Lombard-street, London, E.C.
Established 1821.
Subscribed Capital, Two Millions.
DIRECTORS.
Sir MINT() FARQUHAR, Bait, M.P., Chairman.
CHARLES WILLIAM CURTIS, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq., John Labouchere, Esq.
'Henry Bonham Carter, Esq. 'G. Shaw Lefevre, Esq.
Charles F. Devas, Esq. ,John Martin, Esq.
Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. I Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. I James Morris, Esq.
:Tames Goodson, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq.
Thomson Hankey, Esq., MX Henry R. Reynolds, Esq.
.ohn G. Hubbard, Esq., M.P. Abraham J. Robarts, Esq.
Fredk. H. Janson, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq.

AUDITORS.
Lewis Loyd, Esq. 1 Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
Cornelius Paine, jun., Esq. I Noel Whiting, Esq.
Thos.Taßenaach, Esq., Secretary I Saml. Brown, Esq., Actuary

LIFE DEPA RTMENT.—UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF AN
ACT or PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers to new In-
.urers EIGHTY 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
'Rsh value £660,000, which represents equivalent Reversionary
Vonuses 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 £4,730,000, the Income from the Life
Pranch £207,000 per annum, and the Life Assurance Fund,
ndependent of the capital. exceeded £1,618,000.
LOCAL MILITIA and VOLUNTEER CORPS.—No
Fxtra Premium is required for service therein.
LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their
volueg, if such value be not less than £5O.
AShIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, re-
sewed and registered.
MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge
or Policy Stamps.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.—Insuranles are effected upon
every descrirrion of property at moderate rates.
Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this
Company.

IRO iA L N AINTSITOITNUIAIOLN LIFE-BOAT
(Incorporated by Royal Charter).
PATnoxEss—ller Most Gracious Majesty the Queen.ri d,
f ic
ntsmivT—Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland,
K.G., F.R.S.
P
enAIIIMAN—Thos, Baring, FN., 31— " F.R .S
R" V.P.
DEPUTY-CnAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., MS., V.P.
APPEAL
ti,Tehbeegeiomniniittee of Management have to state that, since
Institution ng has
o fe
xt
ph e
ne yearded £183602
(,) theo
nßvoayr
la
01
L t National a LifeboatE ata b .
fishrnents n the Coasts of Eng and. Scotland. and Ireland.
soeiTheety.nunincibeorthoetr lives saved by the Lite-boats of the
means, for which services
82 Gold 61.dals 718 Silver
tion has also expended tfi7 On
since its formation, is 12,800;
£16,480 in cash have been paid itoin'reLiferds. Pheedlaniss'tiatilud-
Transporting-carliages, and '
Boat-houses.
The Committee desire to express their grateful sense of
-boats, Lite-boat
the generous supoort which they have received from the
British public during the Past few years, a surt which has
123 enahLifeb'ed them to
on esta
the blish their present magpnifi pocent fleet
o. oats shores of- the United Kingdom
sensih e. however, of
the great responsibility that
yesesly on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient
its Creownslypbreacetffiseeedtedinbtyhe
imanzetwement of their
state,
and
me earnestly aopealatoarr, and dope manent
all classes of their
aid them in upholding and Perpetuating so
countrymen
truly national a work,
annual inconmteo,
great and
The Cmiomttee g,rratefuh y acknowledge the following
con-
tributions:—

Her Majesty the Queen • • .. . s d
• annual
Campbell, the lion. Mrs. G • • .. ~ SO C. 0
Clerk, Colonel, R.A. .. .. ..
.. rnual 5 0 0
Bankers 111111a1
Coutts and Co., Messrs., ..
annual 10 0 °
Currie, Wm. Esq. • • ' • '• • • 4th don o
Erie, Lord tice • • • • .. don. •a 0 0 0
Fanshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A.. K.C.B. .. 2d don. i 0 10 0
Fenwick, G. J., Esq , cost of a Lifeboat and Tran-
sporting- Carria.Lre • • • 250 0 0
Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs. • • • • don. 3
Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. .. .. .. 7th don 10 00
0
Moore, Rev. G. 13. .. .. .. .. don. 15 15
Smith, Mrs. George, Greenwich 3• • • • 0 0
Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony, K.C.B. .•• • .. annual 20 0
Them,,s , Lady, Weston-super-Mare, oollectedby her
Ladyship , , • .. • • 16 16 0
'Willoughby d'Ereaby, Lord •• • • • • annual 50 0
Donations and Annual Suhscriptions will beis,tiheassnrkfs.u%vilriles:
r—eived by the Bankers of the InstitntiOn•
Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard--treet; itlessrs. Coutts and
CO
, 59, Strand; klesars. Berries, Farquhar. and C0.,16, St.
.arne4's-street, London • by a I 'he Collector theandUnited
oSry
'PI"' I ewis P 4., hi, (Iffiee n 1 111( institution, 11
• 'hato,t, Acielohl. 140adeu, W,C.

RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT.
WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS
(PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT
xrunrrfoNs or 1851 AND 1882), is allowed by upwards of
Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective
nvention in the curative treatment of HERNI A.
the use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its L.ffects,
s here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the
,ody, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the
Moe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease
nd closeness that it cannot, be detected, and may be worn
tiring sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the
-ruse, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir-
nmference of the body, two inches below the hips, being
.ent to the manufbcturer,