The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-24 00:00:00

EVI EMBER, WE SUP AT EVANS'
P,sx_ERY EVENING THIS WEER after Alfred
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NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE
SOCIETY.
The business of the Company exceeds £70,000,000.
.tarrehe duty d
paid to Governent for t year 1862 was
In the amount m
insured ohe n farming stock,
£10,086,332.
A bonus of three-fifths of the profits periodically made to
Parties insuring, who have thus, from time to time, received
amounting. in the aggregate to £410,000 ; and the Society
'ow holds a large Reserve applicable to a future Bonus.
The rates
_iaf premium are in no case higher than those
ed b thetheir
other principal offices making no returns to
inSllrerS.
ttrle'°r, P,ro-pectuses apply at the Society's Offices, litre-
e .
1, orwich ; •and 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, Jilac
-grs, E.C.

TRE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
HEAD OFFICES,
29, Lombard-street, London, and Royal Insurance-
buildings, Liverpoel.
Total Annual Rexertue exceeds ........ .£500.01°-
Accumulated Funds in hand over ......1,060,000.

Chairman In Liverpcol :
CHARLES TURNER, Esq., M.P.

Chairman in London :
WILLIAM WAINWRIGIIT, Esq.

Exq,„
--kers FROM THE REPORT FOR TIIE YEAR
1862.
calleo, up
Directors of the Royal Insurance Company are now
on to make accustomedthei periodical Report at the
"e'ang of its Shareholders.

FIRE BRANCH.
The Directors have, as pleasingly as unexpectndly, at the
'b'ese 0t the year, to announce, for the first time, that the Fire
'l;enilums have not only reached, but exceed Z 300,000.
rile high comparative position held by the Royal in the
wwernment Returns ot Duty is ag,in fully maintained.
I,,The profit of the business of the year exceeds considerably
"e amount realised in the preceding year, and in fact sur-
passes that of any year, with but two exceptions, sinci. the
Mnmencement of till, Office, the balance to the credit on
account of British and Foreign insurances being £15,107 108.
td., and of the North American business, whichis kept sepa-
rately, £11,097165. 10d.

LIFE BRANCII.
The very gratifying duty now falls upon the Directors to
state the sum assured on n,ly policies for the year 1P62
exceeds even that of the year 1861 by LlBO,OOO, and has arrived
at the almost unexampled amount for a single year of
£701,427 on 1,498 new policies issued. Until within the last
few years it is believed that such a sum assured as that which
has just been announced as the result of one year's business
Was all but unlaeatd_of.
This portio.hflib Company's business has been carefully
watched and and cannot fail to give much satisfaction to the
Shareholder as well as no small encouragement for the
futnre to the participating life assurer.
Evidence of continued care in the selection of lives is amply
afforded by a statement of the number rejected. These have
~,a.mounted to 311 for the year, on which the aggregate sam
tPiposed for assttran 'e ,mounts to £,43,251. Various degrees
ineligibility have led to these lives being declined.
'4O small number of the Assurance Companies of the day
"l',nrcl their accepted lives annually at a sum not much. if at
sil!,exceeding those which the Royal has declared as inadmis-
,4'o7blnr. a single year from deterioration of some kind or
b If, to l' complete thrir review, the Directors now advert
i„"'flY to the United Kingdom they have to announce that
'L Eire Business its progress' has been undoubtedly more
Ira;,id than that of any other Company established either in
;-,(3.111,1)a or elsewhere, except when amalgamations have taken
'%ace• The returns of duty have proved this. In Life, the
'mutchtte
needof New Policies already reported make all other
enless.
Directors conclude their present Report with the
al.
Pressin of an opinion that the prospects of the Roy
hosuranca Company were never bri-rhter, and of a consequen
i?Pe founded on a grateful remembrance of the past, that
14Piture may untold for it a sphere of still greater a'2llL
Om', combining distinguished commercial success o
_on
s '-uce with a lea gthened career of usefulness and protection
'0 the public.

PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary.
JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London.

lIOYAL E A.D. 1720
XCHANGE ASSURANCE
CORPORATION
(Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First)
FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES.
Offices, Royal Exchange, London.
Branch Office, 29, Pall-mall.
OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq., Governor.
GEORGE PEARKES BARCLAY, Esq., Sub-Governor.
Sir JOHN HENRY PELLY, Bart., Deputy-Governor.
irpt DIRECTORS.
110,1.711ainbridge, Esq. Wiimot Holland, Esq.
ert Barclay, Esq. Earl of Leven and Melville.
Ilia Garratt Cattley, Esq. Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq.
111 .5 Currie Close, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq.
Thnibarn Davidson, Esq. The Hon. Josceline W. Percy.
iki,';cnas Dent, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq.
1.12. f
,pider Druce, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq.
tiv'enk. Jos. Edlrnann. Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq.
rsd W. Grenfell, Esq. William Soltau, Esq.
vc."o• Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P.
Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.' William Wallace, Esq._
". Stewart Hodgs on , Esq. Chas. Baring Young:, Esq.
Medical Referee, SAMUEL Sewn', Esq., F.R.S.
No
prb TICE.— Me usual fifteen days allowed for payment of
E PREMIUMS falling due at Michaelmas will expire
0 l'
lith October.
t PIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this
°rPoration on advantageous terms.
The Reversionary BMW; on British Life Policies has aye-
I. afZed nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured.
Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums
cable by persona who preferred that form of Bonus.
The divisions of Profit take place every Five years.
k _ Anyie sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one
This Corporation affords to the Assured—
Liberal participation in Profits—with exemption from
the liabilities of partnership.
A rate of Bonus equal to the average returns of Mutual
Societies—with the guarantee of a large invested Capital
Stock.
The advantages of modern practice,—with the security,
of an Office whose resources have been tested by the ex-
perience of nearly a CENTURY AND A HALE.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
thf, 'A on the participating system, granted on or before
.ist December, 1/03, and in force at th. close of the year
"5, Will be entitled to share in the next division of profits
ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
ROBT. P. STEELE, Secretary.

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.

Established 1809.
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of
Parliament.
iit'i.,,,e, lirnulftted and Invested Funds £2,122,828
Revenue..
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
o„ißstiranres granted both at Home and in Foreign Countries
the most liberal terms.

• LIFE DEPARTMENT.
tvel7 facility offered to Insurers.
01:1,11._etY per Cent. of the Profits divided among the Insurers
""e Particip sting 'principle.
The new Life business transacted in 1862 as follows :
Policies. Amount In.nred. Premiums.
1,037 1763,334 £23,641 0 0
„YorViletionms of Propat
theo and every information will be furnished
ors