The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-02 00:00:00

Fire Renew

LEAKE, Manufacturer of improved solid
1.1/. Leather Portmanteaus, Waterproof Railway Trunks,
Baskets, Light DieSs and Bonnet lßokes, 6, Connaught-
terrace, Edgware-road, Hyde-park.:_ Portinanteauo repaired
and taken in exchange.

WEST-END FUNERAL (30.111 P .ANY and
CEMETERY OFFICES, 32, Edgware-road, Hyde-
- .!
park, W. Funerals arranged and completed by this estab-
lishment in a perfect and unexceptionable manner at half
the usual cost. The Company are in correspondence with
all railway stations to receive or forward funerals to any
destination. Price books, &c., at the offices.

S. 'CRES SWELL, Manager.

THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL
LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION.

EstA.bliFiled 1840.

Trustees.---Thomas Baring, Esq., Tht,suson
Mulkey, Esq:, M.P., Wm. Gorge Preset). 'sq.. &ova
L. N. tie Rothsehild,
The whole of the pretit,; dividNl among e mernix!ra,.
Every detteription of life 06Sitraiwe and annuity busfiv,ss
transacted.
Annual ineOthe
Invested fund . -,24‘000
Claims have been pail exceeding ... -1.4,01)It
Bonuses have_bcen added amounting to' 100,00
Full information may be obtained at. the.ehief
Moorgato-stwet, . •
:Id Jan., 1863. W.M., THOS. T,T.NFORD. Sof%

CIIRISTMAS RENEWALB.-= —NORTH 131U-
TISH and MERCANTILE: INSURANCE COM-
PANY.
Incorporated by Royal Charter_and Acts of Parliament.
Accumulated and invested funds X2,233,927
Annual revenue 497,263
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

POLICIES should be RENEWED within. Fifteere
from the 25th ina. Receipts may be had .of tke various
Agencies and Branches, and at the Head 011ie t:"' -
London, GI; Threadneedle-street, E.C., ,

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CIIRISTMAS QIJARTERt 1844: ` -.7=••.-z...,...:,
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J'_OND ON and LANCASHIRE IN-SUR ANGO: -. '--., . : -
4, t ' COMPANIES. t • . t-
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London-73 and •74, Kinfr William-street, E.CI.
Liverpool—Bmwn's-buildings, Exchange.
Chairman—P. \V. RussELL, Esq.. ALP. (Chainnut of the i
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due On the 2ath instant i be paid prt, -
or before 9th January, 1865.
No expense in the transfer of Policies from other Offiegs. .
11'110 increase in Goyernment Duty for 1863 over 1862 ills
the largest of any London office--viz., £5,011.
-The Fire Premiums for 1863 amounted to more than
£65,000.
Life Policies. effected before 31st December, 1861, will
receive One Year's additional Bonus at the next division of
profits over those opened subsequently.
Rates for Home, Foreign, and Colonial Assurances on
application.

W. P. CLIREHUGII, General Manager.

BRITISH NATION LIFE ASSURANCE
ASSOCIATION.
Chief Offices, 316, Regent-street, London, W. I
Annual Revenue .£lBO,OOO.
Progress of the Company.—The public appreciation of
the principles of this Association may be seen by the-great
Progressive Increase of new business in each of the fol-
lowing _ _

Policies Issued. Assuring. New Income.
1860 1,096 ... £227,600 ... £6,828
1861 1,665 330,498 ... .11,800
. 1862 2,356 ... 483,743 ... 1T,364
1863. 2,585 ... 620,400 ... 21,697
1864 ... 3,959 ... 944,520 ... 31,143
Being nearly One Million Sterling assured in one year.
Agents will find that they can readily do business,
assisted by the peculiar advantages of this Institution.
Full particulars of its
.valuable and popular features will
be found in the Prospectus.

HENRY LAKE, Manager.

AGENTS REQUIRED.

TIDE ROYAL INSURKNCE COMPANY is
prepared to entertain applications for Agency Ap-
Lointments from gentlemen having command of Fire and
ife Business, either in London or the suburbs, of wher-
ever the Company is not fully represented.
The Royal has always been conspicuous for its liberality
and promptitude in the settlement of Claims.

Its innuai Income is now over £600,000
And-its Funds in hand exceed
In the year 1863 alone more than £156,000 was added
to the available funds.

The Royal now grants Insurances on Stock and Imple-
ments in Trade, &c., at half the former charge for duty.
Transfers of Policies from other Companies received
without charge for Policy, whatever the amount.
Address, JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secy.
Royal Insurance Company, 29, Lombard-street:

NORIVIOII UNION FIRE
- THE BONUS,YEAR.
THREE-FIFTIIS of the 'Proftts...pf the Company are
• periodically distributed as a Bonus `tarties insuring
who have thus from time to time received frnnrtite--3ciet .
sums amounting in the aggregate to nearly £440,00C
A FURTHER BONUS of 1-52,027 has been deelixsd i.
respect of Premiums paid prior to•Nlichaelmni4, 1863,
will be paid by deduction front the current premium on the .
renewal of existing, Insurances.
EXAMPLES OF PREMIUMS REDUCED BV THIS ROM'S.

No of Policy. Sum Insured. Annual Premiumimneluniu
duTdr

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1 5262 0
Qos4s 0
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.C2(32'7i
1104°1_
0404
PiNAIILXAM

I:019 2
?,5
9 '.ll
4 0 4

I*-I•Clic tO—their-Tn711:1114
i:tr c i Ma It?
1-:;007
office.
4:11e Busineasof the C.,
to tli lawn.
hate hot.il rfoemed.
paid to t 0:v111111e:it for the year 1863
the amount insured on Farming Stock wits
Tlfetliorwielt Union Fire Ofliee if, the I.ARGEFPC/rx-
tmking a return to its Insurers.
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For a)rospeetuses apply to the Soelety's
street;T.C.; and Surrey-street. Norwich.

OHO LOOKING-GL ASS MANUFACTORY,
26, Soho-square, W.. corner of Greek-street.--The
proprietor of this old-established factory guarantees all
goods supplied. The following list of prices includes
delivering in London, or packing►, with loan of case, for
the country:—
. Measure of
Size of Glass. Frames. Price. Price.
Wide. High. Wide. High. Best quality. 2d quality.
10 by 30 m. 51 by 39 in. £3 10 0 ... £3 3 0
.36 by 46 in. 48 by in. 5 0.0 ... 410 0
40 by 50 in. 52 by 60 in. ... 6 0 0 5 5 0
43. by 53 in. 55 by 66 in. 7 7 0 6 10 0
46 by 56 in. 59 by 69 in. 8 8 0 7 10. 0
48 ly 60 in. 62 by 74 in. 10 0 0 ... 9 0 0
50 by 70 in. 64 by. S 1 iu. ... 12 *0 0 10 10
Gilt. cornices, picture frames, mahogany dressing and
cheval glasses, at equally moderate prices.

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THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY:
LONDON OFFICES,
Queen Insurance Buildings, Grac,echurch-street, E.C.
AND
13, Regent-street, Waterloo-place, S.W.
LIVERPOOL OFFICES.
Queen Insurance-buildings, Dale-street.
CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING.
At the ANNUAL MEETING of the Proprietors, held at
Liverpool, on the 27th October, ,1864 Bernard Hall, Esq.,
Chairman of the Company, it the Chair, the Directors'
Report for the year stated :--
That the Fnt PREmlums for the year amounted
to .£101,085
. .
.she "- - 30,785

being an increase over th preceding year of
Or over 43 per cent. above the advance of the
previous year.
That 352 LIFE POLICIES were issued for ... 205,088
being an increase over the preceding year of - 37,508
That the new LIFE PREMIUMS were ... 6,371
being an increase over the preceding year of 2,421
Or over 61 per cent. above the premiums on the
new business of the preceding year.
That the LIFE INCOME was ,5,3/
And that upwards of GO- per cent. of the entire
Net Premiums had been added to the Lifo
Fund.
That the SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL-amounted to 1,876,720
That the PAID-yr CAPITAL Was 187,672
That after providing foi. all outstanding claims,
the FIRE RESERVE would stand at 114,312
Making the FUNDS in HAND, after providing for
the Dividend ... 343,413.
A DIVIDEND was declared of 2s. per Share, BEING 1U
PER CENT. on the pail-up Capital.
All losses settled with promptness and
J. MONCRIEFF WILSON, Manager.
JOHN E. LEYLAND, Secretary.

23,531.

New .toad important Feature in Life A BSUraTIC43.
BRITANNIA LIFE ASSUItANC}
COMPANY.
Established 1837.--7 Assurances payable during life.—lng
creasing (alternative) rates of premium.
Annual premiums required for an assurance of £lOO,
payable to•the assured himself upon his attaining the ago
of 60, or to his representatives at his death, if that event
should happen previously ; tho rate increasing in each case
at the end of five years, and again increasing at the end
of another five years, after which a fixed annual premium
will be payable until the sum assured falls due. With tho
-option, or alternative, however, of continuing the pay-
ments of either the first or second five years, and having
the payment of the sum assured deferred, in accordance
with subjoined conditions :
Annual Premiums Payable During
' First give, Second Five Remainder of
Age. Years. Years. Term.

25 xf 16 o
£2 6 1 £2 16 7
30 2 0 8 2 14 10 3 11 0
85 2 6 9 3 7 6 4 -11 2
40 2 15 1 4 6 10 6 17 1

Conditions relative to the Payment of the Sum Assured.
If the several premiums be duly paid as above stated,
the sum assured will become payable at BO or death. if
the premiums payable during the second five years be con,-
tinned, the sum assured will become payable at 6.5 or death.
If the premiums payable durin., the first five years be
continued, the sum assured will become payable at death
only. The rates for other ages may be obtained upon ap-
pliention.
Every description of life assurance business transacted
at the lowest rates of premium. consistent with security.
ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary.
1, Princes-street, Bank, London.

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NO SMOKE.—PORTABLE. STOVES, from.
ns. each, the only efficient Stove for Greenhouses
Conservatories, Rails, Shops, Churches, Rooms, Offices,
Ste. - Will burn without attention from 9 to 24 hours, with
one supply of fuel.—R. DAVISON, Maker, 120, Newgate •
street, E.C. (first floor).—l'atent Fuel, 2s. 3d. per bushel.

POCKLES ANTIBILIOUS PILLS, for Indt-
XJ ge,Aion, Bilious. Liver, and Stomach Complaiute.--•
n boxes at le. lid., 2e. 9d., 4s. 6d., and Ile.