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

SURGEON—Benjamin Travers, Esq., F.R.S., I. 54, Green-street

Grosvenor-square.
SOLICITOR—Henry Young, Esq., No. 12, Essex-street, Strand.
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AcruARY--JamesJohr; Downes, Esq., F.R.A.S.

The advantages offered by this Society are :
ECONOMY combined 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 divided 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 397,0001. was added to Policies at the last division,
which produced an average BONUS of 671. per cent. on the Premiums
paid.
Number of Policies in force G,GOO.
The Assurance Fund amounts to 1,340,0001. Income upwards
of 220,0001. per Annum.
No charge for Policy Stamps, nor for Service in the Yeomanry or
Militia Corps.
The subjoined Table shows the advantages offered by this Society,
resulting from low Premiums, and a division of the entire profits
among the Assured :

1-3. gog
Igil

46 •
.•9
„ON,
1-4

pro
v. 5 g
;' EP
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^a Cm
00 2.21
V 48.-5.)

la'
H Fr

s. d. £
21 15 10 1269
26 13 5 1205
33 19 6 1140
45 6 0 1030

X 1854. 1854.
116 £l2 £l3BB
125 12 1342
130 11 1281
141 10 1181

Assurances effected in the current 3 ear, 1854, will participate in
the Profits in 1859.
Prospectuses and full
Aparticulars may be obtained on application to
LEXANDER MACDONALD, Secretary.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE at HARPENDEN.
"Harpenden, June 16, 1854.
" Gentlemen,—l have great pleasure in adding my testimony to
the value of your Fireproof Saes.
Last Monday night my house, warehouse, and premises were
unfortunately burned down; the firs raged very fearfully for about
two hours, and, owing to the great scarcity of water, the whole of
nay premises and stock were consumed.
" The safe I purchased of you had a most severe test, in conse-
quence of a carrel of brimstone standing close to it and melting with
the heat of the fire, the burning lava running all over and under the
safe, which great'y added to the intensity of the heat; it remained
in that osition about four hours, and when with great difficulty it
was got p
out of the fire and opened, I found my books and papers all
uninjured.
" You are at liberty to make what use you please of this informa-
tion.

"I am, gentlemen, yours respectfully
" Wbf. WALKER.

"Messrs. Thos. Milner and Son, 47A, Moorgate-street, London."
"Agricultural Laboratory, Harpenden, July 6, 1854.
" Gentlemen,—l was present at the late fire which destroyed the
premises of Mr. Walker, Harpenden, and was much surprised at the
great amount of heat your sate resisted, and still more surprised
(when it was made known to me that a barrel of sulphur stood near
it) that it was not entirely 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
safe, 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 Invaluable, and very
necessary for every one who has books and accounts of any value.
" I am, Gentlemen, yours very faithfully,
"F. W. SIMCOE.
"Messrs. Thos. Milner and Son, 47A, Moorgate-street."