The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-08 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN COUNTIES and
GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, Regent-
street, Waterico-place, London. Capital, 100,0001.

TILCSTETIS.
Rt.Tln.Spenur 11. Walpole,M.P. I Richard Spooner, Esq.,M P.
Henry Yeter Fuller, Esq. E. Vansittart Neale, Esq.
Life AsattrancQ business transacted in gill its branches.
N.B. The bonus declared at till last division of profits averaged
33 per cent, on all the premiums paid.
F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager.

S ITN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
LONDON.

Policies effected with this Society now will PARTICIPATE IN
FOUR-FPFTFIS, or 80 per cent., of the Net Profits of the Society,
recording' to the conditions contained in the Society's Prospectus.
The Premiums required by this Society for insuring Young Lives
are lower than in many other 014-established offices, and Insurers
are fully protected from all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in
addition to the accumulated funds derived from the investments of
Premiums.

Policy stamps paid by the Office.
Prospectuses may be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street,
London, or of any of the Agents of the Society.
CHARLES HENRY LIDDERDALE, Actuary.

lIARDIAN 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. trStewart Maijoribanks, Esq.
Sir W. M. T. Farquhar, Bart: ,'John Martin, Esq., M.P.
Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Brti Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
Thomson Hankey, Esq., M. James Morris, Esq.
John Harvey, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq.
John G. Hubbard, Esq. henry R. Reynolds, Esq.
George Johnstone, Esq. . John Thornton, Esq.
Joint Labouchere, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq,
John Loch, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq.
AUDITORS.
A. W. Ro'iarts, 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.
lament, this Company now offers to future insurers Four-fifths of
he Profits, with Quinquennial Division, or a Low Rate of Premium
without participation of Profits.
The next division of Profits will be declared in June, 18G3, when
all participating Policies which shall have subsisted at least one year
A 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 torte amounted to upwards
of 4,240,0001.; the Income from the Life Branch in 1854 was more
than 200,000/. ; and the Life Assurance Fund (independent of the
Cluarantee Capital) exceeded 1,700,000/.
FOREIGN RISKS.—The Extra Premiums required for the East
and West Indies, the Eritish 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,
'ray 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 501.
ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, received
and registered.
MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge will be
made. for Policy Stamps.
FIRE DEPARTMENT. Insurances are effected upon every
description of property, at moderate rates.
Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this Company .