The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-23 00:00:00

ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE
OF HOUSES AND GOODS FROM FIRE,
No. 21, LOMBARD-STREET,
(Established by Royal Charter in the Reign of King George
the First),
For Assuring Houses, Buildings, Goods, Farming Stock, Sic.,
from Loss or Damage by Fire; and also for the Assurance of
and Granting Annuities on Lives.
Sir JOHN WM. LUBBOCK, Bart., Governor.
THOMAS TOOKE, Esq., Sub-Governor.
BARTHOLOMEW JEFFERY, Esq., Deputy-Governor.
DIRECTORS
Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Charles John Manning, F,sq.
George Pearkes Barclay, Esq." The Hon J. 1 L. Melville.
Wm. Brown, Esq. Henry Nelson, tsq.
Edmond S. P. Calvert, Esq. Edward Howley Palmer, Esq.
,John Deacon, Esq. Thomas Poynder, Esq.
John Ede, Esq. Abraham George Robarts, Esq.
James Gibson, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq.
itiversdale Wm. Grenfell, Esq. William Sampson, Esq.
William 'l'etlow Hibbert, Esq. Sir Samuel Scott, Bart.
Lancelot Holland, Egg. • William Soltau, Esq.
ss. G. de Hochepied Larpent, Esq. Robert Thorley, Eaq.
John Christopher Lochner, Esq. Octavius Wigram, Esq.
Persons whose Annual Premiums fall due on the 24th inst.
are hereby informed that Receipts are now ready to be delivered
at the Company's Offices, 21, Lombard-street, and in Pall-
Mall, as well as by their respective Agents in the several coun-
ties ; and the parties assured are requested to apply for the re-
newal of their policies on or before the 9th of (July next, as
the usual fifteen days allowed for payment, beyond the date of
each policy, will then expire.
SAMUEL PENNING, Secretary.
June, 1840.
In consequenee of the destruction of the ROYAL EX-
CHANGE by Fire, the business of the Company in all its
branches, is carried on at their Premises, No. 21, LOMBARD-
STREET, until the Company's Offices on the Royal Exchange
are rebuilt.

COUNTY FIRE OFFICE,
A NI)
PROVIDENT LIFE OFFICE,
50, REGENT-STREET, PICCADILLY.
Established 1806.
Capitals, A-MILLION ST
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TRUSTEES AN
His Grace the Duke of Rutland
The Most Noble the Marquis of
Northampton
The Right Hon Lord King
The Right Hon. Lord Northwick
S,r W. E Welby, Bart,
Sir John Osborn, Bart.

'ARDS.

lORT:CTORS.
Sir Frederick A. Roe, Bart.
Olynne Earle Wetly; Esq M.P.
George Pryme, Esq., M.P.
Sir Richard King, Bart.
J. E.Tonint, 1. sq.
Barber Beaumont, Esq., F. A.S.
F. G.S.

&c. &C. &c.
The County is the only Fire Office which has constantly
made Returns to its Members, and for a long series of years.
Th9se Returns have varied from 10 to 25 per cent. and have
amounted to upwards of 100,000/.
In the Life Office, nearly the whole of the profits are divided
among the parties insured. Their effect may be judged of
from a Policy taken out by his late Majesty on his own life
for 3,000/., which akitions increased to 3,963/.
Upwards of thirty Insurance Offices having been broken up
within a few years, and about fifty new ones having been pro-
jected within the last two or three years, it may be necessary
to observe, that all the substantial advantages promised by such
new Offices have been long realised under the plans and ma-
nagement of the Provident Life Office.
J. A. BEAUMONT, Secretary.

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE AS-
SURANCE COMPANY,
No. 11, Lombard-street, at the Entrance of the Old Post Office,
Loudon.

DIRECTORS.
ROWLAND MITCHELL, Esq., Chairman.
JOHN W. BUCKLE, Esq., Deputy Chairman
John Dixon, Esq. I George Lvall, Esq.
William D. Dowson, Esq. Stewart Marjoribanks' Esq.
Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. John Martin, Esq., M.Y.
Sir Walter R. Fa.-quhar, Bart. Robert Mitford, Esq.
Ralph Fenwick, Esq. James Morris. Esq.
Thomson Hankey, Jun., Esq. John Shore, Esq.
G. orge"Johnstone, Esq. John Thornton, Esq.
John Labouchere, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq.
John Loch, Esq.

AUDITORS.
A. W. Rebarts, Esq. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
Samuel Jones Loyd, Esq.
In the LIFE DEPARTMENT, a Bonus was declared in June,
1829, exceeding One per Cent. per Annum on the Sums in-
sured, en an average of the different Ages; and a second Bonus
of nearly similar amount was declared in June, 1836. At each
period the Bonuses allotted to the different Policies averaged
rather more than 28 per Cent. on the amounts of Premiums
paid thereon during the preceding seven years.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.—Notice is hereby given, that Assu-
rances which expire at Midsummer Day must be renewed with-
in fifteen days at this office, or with Mr. Sams, No. 1, St.
James's-street, corner of Pall-mall, or with the Company's
agents throughout the kingdom, otherwise they become void.
GEORGE KEYS, Secretary.

DISSENTERS AND GENERAL
LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
No. 62, KING WILLIAM-STREE
LONDON; T, LONDON-BRIDGE,
7, ELDER-STREET. EDINBURGH ; and 6, KING-
STREET, QUEEN-SQUARE, BRISTOL
Capital, One Million.
Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 3 Vict. c. 20.
TRUSTEES.-(WITH A SEAT AT THE BOARD.)
Thomas Challis, Esq. I Thomas Piper, Esq.
Thomas Wilson, Esq.

DIRECTORS.
William T. Beeby, Esq. Charles Hindley, Esq., M.P.
George Bousfield, Esq. John Firie, Esq., Ald.
JohjEasthope, Esq., M.P. Thomas B. Simpson, Esq.
Peter Ellis, E.sq. lion. C. P. Villiers, M.P.
Joseph Fletcher, Esq. John Wilks, Esq.
Richard [Jollier, Ecq. Edward Wilson, Esq.
As many Fire Policies are now renewable, the Directors beg
to remind their friends and the public, that they receive Fire
Risks of all descriptions, including Chapels, School Rooms,
Mills, Goods, and Shipping in Docks, Farming Stock, &c.,
at the same reduced rates as other respectable Companies.
No charge on the Transfer of Policies from other Offices.
Life Policies are. issued on the lowest terms deemed com-
patible with the security of all parties.
By order of the Board,
THOMAS PRICE, Secretary.

ANNUAL DIVISION OF PROFITS."
UNIVERSAL LIFE ASSURANCE SO-
CIETY, 1, King William-street, London.
Established 1834.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
One-fifth of the ascertained profits of the five preceding
years is divided between the pol.cy-holders and shareholders ;
three-fourths to the former, and one-fourth to the latter. The
remaining four-fifths are set apart to enter into the average of
the succeeding years, and thus to provide against unforeseen
contingencies.
The first division of Plats took place on the 13th of May,
1840, when a reduction of 60 per cent. vas declared on the
annual premiums of all those policies entitled to participation.
The following table w'll show the operation of the reduction
made by the Society

Annual

Age 1
when Date of
Pol;cy , Pulicy.
was
issued.

Sum:
Assured,

0:1010
Premium,

R:ductionl Premium
payable in
IS4O.

20 May 1835.
30
40 I ...

1,000
1,000
1,001
1,00,)

xi 9 1,
24 8 4
31 10 0
42 15 0
66 11 8

.EII 11, 01 £7 f 4 8
\1413 0 915 4
18 IS 0 12 12 0
25 13 I. 17 2 0
:i9 19 0 26 12 8

This system of reduction in the premiums affords immediate
benefit to the Assured, or enables them to secure a considerable
bonus by effecting a new policy.
Policies are granted in London and by resident Committees
at Calcutta', Madras. and Bombay, on Indian risks, at very ad-
vantageous rates, calculated from c tensive data and tables,
exclusively in the possession of this Society, to show the true
risk of life during residence in India, and after retirement
from
foreign service.
By Order of the Board,
DAVID JONES, Actuary.