The Sun.
London, England, 1870-02-10 00:00:00

A.D. 1720.

ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE
CORPORATION.
(Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First),
For SEA, FIRE, LITE, and ANNUITIES.
Offices—ROYAL EXCHANGE, London.
Branch Office-29, Pall Mall, S.W.

OOTAVIITS WIGRAM, Esq Governor.
JAMES STEWART HIDGEON, Esq Sub-Governor.
CHARLES JOILN MANNING, Esq Deputy-Governor.

DIRECTORS.
Tetlow Hibbert,
Esq.
Wilmot Holland, Esq.
Egerton Hubbard, Esq.
Nevile Lubbock, Esq.
George Forbes Malcolmson,
LorEd sq.
Josceline Wm. Percy.
Charles Robinson, Esq.
Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq.
Eric Carrington Smith, Esq.
Joseph Somes, Esq.
William Wallace, Esq.
Charles Baring Young, Esq.
RI Solly, Esq., F.R.S.

Robert Barclay, Esq.
John Garratt Cattley, Esq.
Mark Currie Close, Esq.
Edward James Daniell, Esq.
William Davidson, Esq

Lancelot William Dent, Esq.
Alexander Druce, Esq.
Fredk. Joseph Edl mann, Esq.
Charles Hermann Goschen,
Esq.
Riversdale Wm. Grenfoll,
Esq.
Fran cis Alex. Hamilton, Esq.
Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq.
Medical Referee, Sam

FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected on
advantageous terms.
FIRE DUTY. This Tax having been abolished, the
PREMIUM is NOW the only charge for Fire Insurances.
F.P fIIING STOCK.— No Extra Charge is made for the
use of Steam Thrashing Machine:;.
The Reverionary Bonus on British LIFE POLICIES
has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum
an,,ured.
Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums
payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus.
The Divisions of Profit take place every Five Years.
Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one
Life.

his Corporation affords to the Assured
Liberal participation in Profits, with the guarantee
of a largo invested Capital Stock, and exemption
under Royal Charter from the liabilities of part-
nership.
The advantages of modern practice, with the secu-
rity of an Office whose resources have been tested
by the experience of nearly a CENTUDY AND A
HALF.

ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
ROBERT P STEELE. Secretary

TRANSAT-

COMPAGNIE GEN E RALE
LANTIQUE.
4, Rue de la Paix, Paris.
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.
NEW YORK.
Leave every 14 days, from Havre and Brest, for New,York
RATES OF PASSAGE.
From HAvnE or BREST to NEW YORK.
First Class 7OO fr.
Second Class 425 fr.
Third Class
From Paris to New York, via Havre or Brest, includin
railway ticket, 725 fr. ; second class, 440 fr. ; third class
285 fr.
WEST INDIES AND MEXICO.
Leave St. Nazaire on the 16th of each month for St.
Thomas, Havana, Vera Cruz, Now Orleans, Porto Rico
Haiti, Santiaco de Cuba Guadeloupe, Martinique.
JAPAN, NORTH AND SOUTH PACIFIC, AND
CENTRAL AMERICA (via Panama).
Leave St. Nazaire ou the Bth of each month for Mar-
tinique, St. Martha (United States of Columbia), Colon,
Aspinwall (Isthmus of Panama), La Guayra, Porto Ca-
bello, Guadeloupe, Trinidad, Demerara, Paramaribo,
Cayenne, &c., Callao, Valparaiso, &c., San Jose, La Union,
San Francisco, China, and Japak.
Hand books, with full details of all the routes of this
company, can be had of
STRINGER, PEMBBROKE, and Co.,
Agents. 8, Austinfriars, London, E.O.

TNI)0 - EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH COM-
PANY (Limited).—New Telegraphic Route OVERLAND
TO INDIA, by Special Lines, in connection with the Govern-
ment of India Cables, through the Persian Gulf.
NoTICE.-1 he Tele raphic Lines of this Company, via the
above route, are NOW open for transmission of messages for the
public.
'1 he Charge for a message of TEN words from LONDON to
CALCUTTA, BOMBAY, MADRAS, and all places west of Chit-
tagong, is £1 17s. Od.
Messages for this Une, marked via Indo-European, will be re-
ceived at any of the Offices of the ELECTRIC and INTERNATIONAL
TELEGRAPH COMPANY throughout the Kingdom, and at the
Offices of this Company, 16, Telegraph-street, City.
B. WEAVER, Secretary