The Sun.
London, England, 1869-11-03 00:00:00

BRITON MEDIC AL AND GENERAL
LIFE ASSOCIATION.
Chief Offices-429, Strand, London.
TRUSTEES.
Lient.-General Sir J. E. R Partridge, Esq., F.R.S.
Dupuis, K.C.B. Francis Webb, Esq.
Sir James Duke, Bart. W. Tyler Smith, M.D.
Sir W. Forgusson, Bart., Millis Coventry, Eaq.
F.R.S.
CHAIRMAN OP THE Bo.inn—FRA.NOIS WEBB, Esq.
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN —W. TYLER SMITH, Esq.
EXTRACTS from the FIFTEENTH ANNUAL RE-
PORT, read at the Annual General Meeting held at the
Society's House on Thursday, 18th March, FRANCIS
WEBB, Esq., in the chair.

Tho directors have received 3,212 proposals for assur-
ing the sum of £972,80 18s. 9d. 2,472 policies were
issued, assuring £703,451 4s. and producing in annual
premiums the mini-of-X*42g Bcl. --- -
The following tabulated returns exhibit the now busi-
ness transactions during the three quinquennial periods :

-LONDON HOSPITAL, Whitechapel-road, E.
-1-4 The great East-end receptacle for Accidents and
Urgent Cases. 4,932 In-patients last year, of whom 4,059
were free cases.
CONTRIBUTIONS earnestly requested.
WM. J. NIXON, House Govornor and Secretary.

EAGLE INSURANCE COMPANY,
LONDON.
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS,
For the Year ending 30th June, 1869, read at the Annual
General Meeting of Proprietors, 13th August, 1869,
WILLIAM FREDERICK DE LA RUE, Ese., Deputy-
Chairman of the Company, in the Chair.
The Report which the directors have now to submit to
the proprietor differs in its tenor but little save in one or
two particular from that laid before them in 1868.
She income of the year, it will be seen, amounts to
£640,499 18s., and the total charge t. £445,077 10s. 9d.
The difference, £95,422 7s. 3d., added to the balance of
the surplus fund at the commencement of the financial
year, raised that item to £1,002,974 15s. 9d., its present
amount.
SURPLUS FUND ACCOUNT, JUNE 30, 1869.
INCOME OF THE YEAR.
DR. £ s. d. s. d
Balance of account, 30th
June, 1868 907,552 8 6
iremiums on new assur-
ances
on old ditto... 357,988 7 0

871,548 12 1
Interest from investments 120,959 12 10

492,508 4 11
Profit and loss, balance of
account

total income

£1,448,052 6 6
Examined and approved.
THOMAS ALLEN,} Auditors.
HENRY ROSE,
CHARGE OF THE YEAR.
CR. £ 8. d. £ 8. d.
Dividend to proprietors B,BBO 4 0
Claims on decease of lives
assured
Additions to those under

- .
participating policies 24,304 6 6
Policies surrendered
Re-assurances —new
Ditto old 51,009 4 1

405,561 12 1
nommission
Medical foes
Income tax 3,01715 8
Expenses of management 16,238 9 10
436,187 6 9

Total charge
Balance of account., June 30, 1869, as per
balance-sheet

£1,448,052 6 6

The total of premiums received is £371,548 12s. Id., of
which sum £13,560 ss. Id. is for new assurances effected
in the year.
The interest from investments is £120,959 12s. 10d., or
£4 2s. per cent. on the net amount of the company's
realised assets existing in June, 1868 ; and in connection
with this important feature of the company's affairs the
directors have the satisfaction of reporting that the profit
and loss account again exhibits a considerable profit,
amounting this year within a trifle to the sum of .£48,000.
It may be remembered that a profit of nearly equal amount
was announced in last year's report.
Turning to the items constituting the charge of the
year, it will be noticed that the sum payable in satisfac-
tion of claims on decease of lives assured is larger than
usual. This circumstance, however, is not very material;
as was observed o r a previous occasion, the proper (pin-
iuennial average is generally pretty sure to obtain, and
the fact that the average for the past two years barely ex-
ceeds £30`1,000 tends to con firm that statement.

The expenses of management aro greater by nearly
£BOll ti.n they were last year. They would have been
materially less but for the unavoidable cost of transferring
the cornt.a,n3's securities into the names of additional trus-
tees. Taken as they are, however, these expenses must
be regarded as very moderate. It will he observed that
they aro only three per cent. of the total income.
BALANCE-SHEET. JUNE 30. 1869.
Da. LIABILITIES.
interest due to proprietors £6,757 17 0
claims on decease of lives assured, and
Addditions thereto unpaid 108,940 6 7
Sundry accounts
Liabibs, ler sums assured, &c. (1867) 6,336,626 8 2
Proprietors fund
Surplus fund 1,002,974 15 9

£7,675,813 0 10
Examined and approved.
THOMAS ALLEN'} Auditors.
HENRY ROSE,
On ASSETS.
[mount invested in fixed mortgages £1,661,699 9 2
Ditto ditto decreasing ditto 162,770 15 2
Ditto ditto Reversions 278,557 16 6
Ditto ditto Funded securities 491,303 4 2
litto ditto Temporary secu-

rities 198,207 17 0
rren tin terest on the above investments 30,934 4 6
"Nish and bills _ 12,256 15 10

advanced on security of the compauy's
policiaa 165,387 1 8

Ag gists balances
5 nndry accounts
Value of promikans (1867) ..... 4,506,167 18 0
Value of ve-USUraDOOS 85,706 14 5

£7,675,813 0 10

Tho balance-sheet does not appear to call for any re-
)nark. The assets are, of course, increased by the sum of
£95,422 7s. lid. already mentioned, as is shown by the
augmentation to that extent in the balance of the surplus
fund.

The Direction of the Company is now constituted as
follows:

WILLIAM FREDERICK DE LA RUE, ESQ., Chairman.
ROBERT ALEXANDER GRAY, ESQ., Deputy-Chairman
Charles Bischoff, Esq. James Murray, Esq.
Thomas Boddington, Esq. Philip Rose, Esq.
Charles Chatfield, Esq. Georgo Russel], Esq.
Sir J. Buller East, Bt., D.C.L. Thomas Godfrey Sambrook°
Wm. A. Igustus Guy, M.D. Esq.
F.R.S. Admiral Tindal.
CoarlesThos.Holcombe,Esq. Right Hon. Sir John Young
Joshua Lockwood, Esq. Bart., K.C.B.

BRITISH HOSPITAL for SKIN DISEASES,
56, Great Marlborough-street, W.
Bankers, Messrs. Ransom.
SUPPORT is earnestly solicited.
ALEXANDER RIVINGTON, Hon. Sec.

'ZING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Portugal-
street, Lincoln's-inn.—The Committee earnestly
APPEAL for FUNDS to defray the heavy current ex-
penses. Assistance is urgently needed.
J. W. WALDRON, Secretary.

GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL,
Caledonian-road, Islington, N.
Supported by Voluntary Contributions.
This Hospital has relieved 481,954 patients since it was
established at King's-orosa in 1856. Patients are admitted
free.

Bankers—Messrs. Barnet, Lloyds, and 00., 60, Lombard-
street, Messrs. Ransom and Bonverie, 1, Pall-malL—Ron.
Sao., 1. Smith. Eso. GEo. Ram, Seo.

LITtliARY.—The two volumes of " Diplomatic
Correspondence for 1809," making 1,926 pages of closely-
printed matter, have just been received at the State Depart-
ment, Washington, from the Government Printing-office
Each year adds to tho size of the publication. The present
volumes contain such letters and documents in reference
to our foreign relations, as the State Department sees fit
to publish, and are very interesting. The correspon-
dence in reference to the Alalictina claims and the Fenian
troubles is Very extensive, embracing letters from Lord
Stanley, Edward Thornton, Earl Clarendon, Lord Monk,
Charles Francis Adams, Reverdy Johustrtl, Air. Seward,
and many others. The letters in reference to Spain, to
and from our Legation at Madrid, are voluminous ; as and
also letters relating to Mexico, Paraguay, China, and
Japan, The correspondence with Great Britain alone
eotitains about 500 pages.—The Speeches and correspon-
deuce of William H. Seward, ex-Secretary of
", State, are to
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in by subscription,
one octavo volume, with portrait and illustra:9ns,
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....kymond and the New York Press for Thirty
Years," by Augustus Maverick.—The Rev. Dr. S. H. Tyng
has addressed to the Committee on Revision of the
Prayer-Book a long letter, wherein ho shows that no
action can be taken with any hopes of success. Ho sums
up in those words—" All our present work is inopportune,
and without probable value or avail. We shall satisfy
none with partial amendments, We have no opportunity
pr opening to design and complete a now Tmstruc ion.
Our_ proposed Revision will be a failure aud without value.
With this conviction, I cannot feel at liberty to go farther
in the present line, and therefore ask permission to retire
completely, from our present consideration, under our
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