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London, England, 1856-09-24 00:00:00

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY,

No. 11, Lombard-street, London.
DIRECTORS.
FRANCIS HART DYKE, Esq., Chairman.
HENRY HULSE BERENS, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
John Dixon, Esq. Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq.
Sir W. M. T. Farquhar, Bar t. John Martin, Esq., M.P.
Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Brt. Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. James Morris, Esq.
John Harvey, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq.
Jchn G. Hubbard, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq.
George Johnstone, Esq. John Thornton, Esq.
John Labouchere, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq.
John Loch, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq.
AcrotTons.
A. W. Robarts, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
Lewis Lloyd, jun., Esq. John Henry Smith, Esq.
George Keys, Esq., Secretary.
Samuel Brown, Esq., Actuary.

LIFE DEPARTMENT.—Under the provisions of an Act of Par-

fitment, this Company now offers to future insurers Four:fiftlYOf
he Profits, with Quinquennial Division, or a Low hate of Premium
without participation of Profits.

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The next division of Profits will be declared in June, 1860, when
all participating Policies which shall have subsisted a'z least one year
it Christmas, 1859, will be allowed to share in the Profits.
At the five divisions of Profits made by this Company, the total
reversionary Bonuses added to the Policies have exceeded 913,000'.
At Christmas, 1854, the Assurances in force amounted to upwards
of 4,240,0001. ; the Income from the Life Branch in 1854 was more
ihan 200,0001.; and the Life Assurance Fund (independent of the
Guarantee Capital) exceeded 1,700,0001.
FOREIGN RISKS.—The Extra Premiums required for the East
and West Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the
United States of America, have been materially reduced.
INVALID LlVES.—Persons who are not in such sound health as
would enable them to insure their Lives at the Tabular Premiums,
may have their Lives insured at Extra Premiums.
LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro-
vided such Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have
attained in each case a value not under 507.

ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, received
and registered.

MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge will be
made for rolicy stamps.

Notice Is hereby given, That Fire Policies which expire at Michael-
mas must be renewed within fifteen days at this office, or with Mr.
Sams, No. 1, St. James's-street, comer of Pall-m ,11; or ss:th the
Company's agents throughout the kingdom, otherwise they become
void.

Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this Company.

A.D. 1720.
ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE
La CORPORATION,
(Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First),
For SEA, FIRE. LIFE, and ANNUITIES.
OFFICES—ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
BRANCH OFFICE-29, PALL-MALL.
Octavius Wigram, Esq., Governor.
George Pearkes Barclay, Esq., Sub-Governor.
Sir John William Lubbock, Bart., Deputy-Governor.
DIRECTORS.

Henry Bainbridge, Esq.
Edmond EL P. Calvert, Esq.
rohn Garrett Cattley, Esq.
Edward Maxwell Daniel, Esq.
William Davidson, Esq.
Alexander Druce, Esq.
Riversdale Wm. Grenfell, Esq.
Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq.
William Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.
lames Stewart Hodgson, Esq.
Lancelot Holland, Esq.
Charles John Manning, Esq.
MEDICAL REFEREE—SW:DUO Stilly, Esq., F.R.S.
NOTICE.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of Fire Pre-
miums falling due at Michaelmas will expire on the 1 Ith October.
FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Cor-
poration on advantageous terms.

lion. John T. Leslie Melville.
Henry Nelson, Esq.
Edward Howley Palmer, Esq.
Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart.
Alexander P. Prevost, Esq.
Abraham George Robarts, Esq.
Charles Robinson, Esq.
William Soltau, Esq.
Thomas Tooke, Esq.
William Wallace, Esq.
Charles Baring Young, Esq.

In the Life Department, assurances are granted with participation
.n profits, or, at lower Premiums, without such participation.
The following table shows the large BONUSES declared up to the
31st December, 1855, on British Participating Policies of fourteen
years' standing, for the sum of 1,0001. each.