The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-18 00:00:00

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY,
No. 11, Lombard-street, London.
DIRECTORS.
FRANCIS HART DYKE, Esq.;Chltirmsn,
HENRY HULSE 13ERENS, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
John Dixon, Esq. Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq.
Sir W. M. T. Farquhar, Dart. John Nfartln, Esq., M.P.
Sir Waiter R. Farquhar, lin. Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
Thomson Tlankey, Esq., M.P. James Morris, Em.
John Harvey, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq.
John 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.

ever.

A. W. Roberts, Esq. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
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Lewis Lloyd, jun., Esq. John Henry Smith, Esq.
George Keys, Esq., Secretary.
Samuel Brown, Esq., Actuary.
LIFE DEPAATMENT.—Under the provisions of an Act of Par-
lament, this Company now offers to future insurers Four-fifths of
the Profits, with Quinquennial Division, or a Low Rate of Premium
without participation of Profits.
The next division of Profits will be declared in June. 1860, when
all participating Policies which shall have subsisted at least one year
tit Christmas, 1859, will be allowed to share in the Profits.
At the five divisions of Profits made by this Company, the total
eversionary Bonuses added to the Policies have exceeded 913,000.
At Christmas last the Assurances in force amounted to upwards
of 4,210,0001.: the Income from the Life Branch in 1854 was more
than 200,0051. ; and the Life Assurance Fund (independent of the
Guarantee Capital) exceeded 1,700,0001.
FOREIGN RISKS.—The Extra Premiums required for the East
end West Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the
Unitel States of America, have been materially reduced.
INVALID LIVES.---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
.ittained 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 -DE PA RTMENT.--insurances effected upon every descrir-
tion of property. at moderate rates.
Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this Company.

A.D. 1720.
ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE
CORPORATION,
(Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First),
For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES.
OFFICES—ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
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Deputy-Governor.
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DIRECTO:
.n. John T. Leslie Melville.
Henry Bainbridge, Esq,
Henry Nelson, Esq.
Edmond S. P. Calvert, Esq.
John Garrett Oattley, Esq.
Alexander Colvin, Esq. Edward Howley Palmer, Esq.
Edward Maxwell Daniel, Esq. SirJohnlGleenorrgyePßeollbyar, Bart,
William
William Davidson, Esq. Alexander P. Prevost, Esq.
Alexander Druce. Esq. Abraham
Riversdale Wm. Grenfell, Esq. Charles Robinson. Esq.
Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq. William-Soltau, Esq.
William Tetlow Hibbert, Req. Thomas Tooke, Esq.
James Stewart Hodgson, Esq. William Wallace, Esq.
Lancelot Holland, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq.
el Solly, Esq., F.R.S.
Notie,e.allowed for payment of Fire Pre-
miums falling duo at Christmas will expire on the 9th January.
Notice.—The cll
usualltiFfiffEeelting—daSyastnu
FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Cor-
poration on advantageous terms.
The kesured are exempt from the liabilities of partnership, and
payment of their claims is guaranteed by a large invested capital-
stock.
In the Life Department, assurances are granted with participation
In profits, or, at lower Premiums, without such participation.
The Reversionary BONUS on Life Policies has averaged 2 per
Cent. per annum on the sum assured, or 46 per cent. on the Premiums
paid.

Any sum not exeee ling 10,0001. may be assured en one Life.
The Conporation boars the cost of Polley Stamps and Medical Fees,
and requires no entrance-money. The Assured are subject to no
expense but the Premium. No extra chugs is made for service in the
militia within the United Kingdom.
LOANS are granted on Life Policies to their full values.
This Corporation affords all the advantages of modern practice,
with the stability of an office safely constituted under Royal Charter
and Special Acts of Parliament, and tested by the experience of
nearly a century and a half. There is but one older life office in
existence.

ROYAL EXCEANGE, LONDON.
JOHN A. HIGLIA.X. Actuary and Secretary.

•
THE WRECK OF THE JOSEPHINE WILL IS.—THE OFFI-
CIAL Itieurriv.—On Saturday Mr. Yardley, assisted by
Captain Robertson, R.N., resumed this inquiry, at the
Court-house, High-street, Poplar. James Gentles,
chief engineer ; Peter Paterson, boatswain ; Patrick
Mahony, Channel pilot ; and several of the crew of the
Mangerton, were then examined at some length, but their
evidence was a mere repetition of that previously given.
At the conclusion of their evidence, Mr. O'Dowd said he
bad exhaused all the evidence he proposed to adduce in
suppert of the inquiry. Mr. Yardley said he thought it
desirable that some of the crew on board the Deal log-
ger should be examined, and therefore the inquiry had
better be adjourned. After some discussion, the inquiry
was adjourned to the Thames Police-court on Tuesday,
into
at five o'clock.
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cumstancesi
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THE RUGELEinYquriOrileSsONrefGorCe AthsEe
coroner Since
theattendant upon the death of the persons, for
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the murder of whom Mr. Wm. Palmer has been com-
mitted for trial on the coroner's inquisitions, much addi-
tional information, we are informed, has been obtained,
and which will, of course, be produced at the trial of
the prisoner. In order that he may have every cpper•
tunity of knowing the nature of this additional evidence,
it is intended that the examination of the prisoner shall
take place before the mngistrates, on a day yet to be
fixed, when the whole of the evidence will be gone into
and the cases completed, for presentation of bills to
the grand jury. The heariog will take place, we be-
lieve, in the County Prison. We observe that the bill
introduced into Parliament for the purpose of removing
such trials to the Central Criminal Court, London, pre-
pared with a special view to this case,
has passed several
of its stages in the House of Lords, without opposition.
aajordeiirc Advcreifer.