The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-10 00:00:00

TPERSONS SEEKING LANDED
ESTATES, TOWN AND CoUN TRY RESIDENCES,
i'REE HOLD AND LEAS E TIOL D INVESTMENTS, AND
PROPERTIES G KNERALL Y
To BE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls
throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices,
No. 67 Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and IL Lumley's
"FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection
of landed and house properties now in the market, from
the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the
cottage with its few acres.
OWNERS Or PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em-
brace the opportunity that the medium of this Register
Words, by sending the partial! ars of their properties to the
Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs.
Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers,
Where the property is of an eligible chara ter, thereby avoid-
ing the disadvantages of delay and its attenuant incon-
veniences.

THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur-
chaser is introduced throuoh Messrs. Lumley's Agency,
and then only the usual moderate commission.
Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London.

LIVERPOOL AND LONDON FIRE AND
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.

At the ANNUAL MEETING of the Proprietors in this
.:7ornpany, held on Thursday, 25th of ietruary, 1863,
JASIES ASPINALL TOBIN, Esq., in the Chair,
the Report of the Directors for the year 1862 was read ; it
6/towed :
That the Fire Premiums of the year were... £:35,065 0 0
Against those in 1861, which were . 360.131 0 0

Giving an increase in 1862 of £75,931 0 0
That the new Life business comprised the
issue of 785 Pollees,
On which the annual premiums were 13,925 7 11
That there was added to the life reserve 79,277 11 4
That the balance of undivided profit was in-
creased 2'i,725 9 7
That the invested funds of the Company
amounted to 1,417,808 8 4
In referenc3 to the very large increase of £76,000 in the
Fire premiums of the year, it was remarked in the Report,
" The premiums paid to a company are the measure of that
company's business of all kinds ; the Directors, therefore,
prefer that test of progress to any the duty collected may
afford, as that applies to only a part of a company's business,
and a large share of that part may be, and often is, re-insured
with other offices. In this view the yearly addition to the
Fire premiums of th't Liverpool and London Company must
be very gratifying to the proprietors."
SWINTON BOULT, Secretary to the Company.
JOHN ATKINS, Resident Secretary, London.

T" QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY.
156, Leadenhall-street, London, E.C.
Queen Insurance-buildings, Liverpool.
Capital ONE MILLION STERLING.
At the Annual Meeting of the Proprietors, held at Liver-
pool, on the 21st October, 1863, BERNARD HALL, Esq..
Chairman of the Company, in the Chair, the Threcturs'
Report for the year stated--
That the Fire Premiums for the year amounted to £70,300
being an increase over the precedin•= year of 22,380
That the Life Premium Receipts for the first three
years were
and for the past three years
being en increase in the latter triennial period
over the former of
That the amount accumulated since last Meeting, as
a Fire Reserve Fund, was 23,427
and the amount added to Life Fund was
That during the past five years the Company had paid
for Claims
The Actuary reported that the Life Liabilities had been
valued on the soundest principles, viz., Net Premiums at 3
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 73 per cent.
A dividend was declared to proprietors at the rate of 8 per
Cent. per annum.
J. MONCRIEFF 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.
ACCUMULATED AND INVESTED FUNDS, £2,127,828.
ANNUAL RE VENUE, £422,401.
LONDON BOARD.
JOHN WHITE CATER, Esq., Chairman.
CHARLES MORRISON Esq., Deputy Chairman.
A. De Arroyave, Esq. .Tohn Monett, Esq.
Edward Cohen, Esq. Junius S. Morgan, Esq.
James du Buisson, Esq. G. Garden Nicol, Esq.
P. du Pre Grenfell, Esq. John H. Wm. Schroder, Esq.
A. Klockmann, Esq. George Young, Esq.
RECTORS.
Robert Smith, Esq.
Frederic Somes, Esq.

Ex-D1:

A. IT. Campbell, Esq.
P. C. Cavan, Esq.
P. P. Ealli, Esq.

FIRE DE PARTMEN
Manager, G. H. Whyting.—Surveyor, Thos. Piper.
Kingdom,
Company grants Insurances against Fire in the United
Is-ingrclom, and all foreign countries.
Mercantile Risks in the Port of London accepted at re-
duced rates.
Losses promptly and liberally settled.
Foreign Department—Superintendent, G. H. Burnett.
The Directov, having a practical knowledge of Foreign
Countries, and being represented by Agents in all parts of
the World, are prepared to issue Policies on the most favour-
aMe terms. In all cases a discount will be allowed to Mer-
chants and others effecting such Insurances.

LIFE DEPARTMENT
Actuary—Andrew Baden, Jun.
Every facility offered to Insurers.

90 per Cent. of the Profits divided among the Insurers on
the Participating principle.
The following Statement exhibits the improvement in the
business during the last few years :-
-

No. of Policies
Year. Issued. Sums. Premiums.
1854
1859 6.5 .. .. 449,913
18 0
1861
1862 I,C 37
Thus in five years the number of Policie3 issued was 3,623,
assurine; the large sum of £2,928,917.
The leading features of the Office are:—
1. EntireSemrity 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
—unrestricted conditions of Policies—and general
liberality in dealing with the A ssured.
CHIEF OFFICES :
LONDON .
46 58, Threadneedle-street.
4, New Bank Buildings, Lo hbury.
EDINDIIIIGH... • . ....... .64, Princes-street.
"WEST END BRANDit...., 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall.
Branch Secretary—A, J. RUSSELL.
For further Explanation Tables of Rates, &c., see the
Company's Prospectus, which may be had at any of the
Offices or Agencies throughout the Kingdom.
DF.AWV.IDL
AS
NUJ
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Secretary. General
Manager.