The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-19 00:00:00

SURGEON—Benjamin Travers, Esrm'rtitS, No. b 4, Green•street

Grosvenor-square.
SOLICITOR—Henry Young, Esq,No. 12, Essex-street, Strand.

ACTUARY—James-..Tohr; Downes, Esq., F.R.A.S.

The advantages offered by this Society are :
ECONOMY iombined with Security, and Lower Rates of Premiums
than those of any other office, which entitle the assured to participate
in the profits, and considerably lower than those of any other Mutual
Assurance Society.
The WHOLE of the PROFITS are ,ivided every fifth year among
the Assured, and a Bonus is added, after the payment of the Fifth
Annual Premium to every Policy effected on the participating Scale,
if a claim accrue thereon prior to the next division of profits.
The sum of 397,000/. was added to Polic es at the last division,
ehich produced an average BONUS of 67/. per cent. oil the Premiums
paid.
Number of Policies in force 6,600.
The Assurance Fund amounts to 1,340,0001. Income upwards
Df 220,0001. per Annum.
No charge for Policy Stamps, nor for Service in the Yeomanry or
Militia Corps.
Th‘t subjoined Table skows the advantages offered by this Society,
resulting from low Premiums, and a division of the entire profits
among the Assured :

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20 2t 15 10 1260
30 26 13 5 1205
40 33 19 6 1140
50 45 6 9 1030

Z 1854.
116 £l2
125 12
130 11
141 10

1854.
£l3BB
1342
1281
1181

Assurances effected in the current 3 ear, 1854, will participate in
the Profits in 1859.
Prospectuses and 11i11
ALEX
maybe obtained on application to
ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Secretary.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE at HARPENDEN.
"Harpenden, June 16, 1854. .
" Gentlemen,—I have great pleasure in adding my testimony to
the value of your Fireproof Stt es.
ast Monday night my house, warehouse, and premises were
unfortunately burned down; the flre raged very
wfearfully for about
two hors, and, owing to the great scarcity of ater, the whole of
ray premises and stock w,re consumed.
" The safe I purchased of you had a most severe test, in conse-
quence of a ,arrel or brimstone standing close to it and melting with
the heat of the fire. the burning lava running all over and under the
sate, which great y added to the intensity of the heat; it remained
in that position ~bout our hours, and when with great difficulty it
was got out of the fire fatd opened, I found my books and papers all
uninj tired ,
" You are at liberty to make what use you please of this informa-
tion.

"I am, gentlemen, yours respectfully
" W M. WALKER.
" Messrs. Thos. Milner and Son, I7A, Moorgate-street, London."
" Agricultural Laboratory, Harpenden, July 6, 1854.
" Gentlemen,—l we present at the late fire which destroyed the
premises of Air. Walker, Harpenden, and was much surprised at the
great amount of heat your safe resisted, and still more surprised
(when it was made known to me that a barrel of sulphur stood near
it) that it was not enti, ely destroyed.
" Being anxious to see if it had been attracted by the sulphur, I
scraped some of the blistered iron from the inside and outside of the
sate, and, from analysis, find much sulphuret, so that it must have
been greatly acted upon by the sulphur, yet the books and papers
were perfectly uninjured.
" I must in justice say that your safes are inValaable, and very
necessary for every one who has books and accounts of any value.
" I am, Gentlemen, yours very faithfully,
W. SIMCGE.
" Messrs. Thos. Milner and Son, 47e, Moorgate-street."