The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-19 00:00:00

Medical and General Life Association, held to-day,
• the following results were reported. The new pre-
miums, in respect of 2,472 policies issued during the
year, amounted to £25,277, and the renewal pre-
miums to £204,372. The claims paid, or which were
admitted, but had not matured at the date of the
balance-sheet, amounted to £127,886, and the assets
in hand, as certified by the four appointed auditors,
to £667,493. A dividend was declared at the rate
of 8 per cent. per annum on the share capital of the
association, as increased by the last bonus, being
equivalent to 16 per cent. on the original payment
per share. The successful establishment of the Bri-
tannia Fire Associaion, which was projected under
the auspices of the Briton Society, is specially re-
ferred to in the report, the directors auguring a new

source of prosperity from the arrangement whereby
the two companies, although perfectly distinct in
regard to constitution and funds, are being worked
in co-operation under the same roof, and to a cer-
tain extent by the same staff.
The return from the Bank of England for the
week ended the 17th of March gives the following
results when compared with the previous week :
Rest
PuLlic deposits
Other deposits 17,983,801 ... Decrease 436,586
On tb other side of the account :
Government securi-

ties £14,126,537 ... Increase ... £50,000
Other securities 19,349,362 ...Decrease ... 277,676
Notes unemployed— 9,262,230 ... Increase 509,720
The amount of notes in circulation is £22,720,935,
being a decrease of £483,980 ; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £18,119,122, showing
an increase of £57,188 when compared with the
preceding return.
Subjoined is a comparison of the present position
of the Bank of England and the prices of Consols
and French Relates with the corresponding week of
last year :

Same Week

At Present.
last Year.
Bullion
Reserve
Notes in circulation 22,720,935 ... 23,027,625
Rate of discount
Consols
French Renter

311TISI FUIiBI—TWO O'CLOCK
n GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
• to!or Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account,
t Per Cent. Reduced 914 1
...11sw 3 per Cent
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do. 5 per Con J 9.n. 1873
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
, Do (Red Sea Tele6raph), Aug., 1908 —
4zehoquar Bills, £l,OOO, 24 per Ct.
Do .c6OO
DO. £lOO & £2OO —
Bank of England Stock. 4 per Cent
Da. account
Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds —
Inter-Colonial Omnium
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIItb
Irt iia stock, 104 per Cent., April 1874...
Do. Opening, for Account --
Da. 5 pot Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates ' —
Do. Enfaced Pap. 4 per Cent
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 54 per Cent. May 1879 —
D.l 5 per Cent., Rnp. Deb. 1872
Do do 1877
Do. do. 1882 —
Du. Deb, 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO
Do. under .£l.000
I'OREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent 794 i i
Do., Scrip £45 paid ..
Aultnan Bonds 5 per cent

Do. 1859 —
Brazilian b per Cent —
03. 4} per Cent. 1852 —
Do. do. 1858... —
Do. de. 126.1 —
Do. do., 1863 —
Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 —
Oo Account 79} i
B .enos Ayres 6 per Cent.
DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) -
C ill )9., 6 per Cont.
O•tntan 6 per Cent --
"6. 4i per Cent...". ....... ..
Do. 3 per Cont., —
bo. 6 per ce -1. 1867 , 95
Do. 7 per Cent., 1866
C lo nbian, 6 per Cent.
Darusn 3 per Cent., 1825
Dan ‘biau Principalities, 7 ler Cent 76
Do 8 per Cent., 1867 .. --
.quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent
E Syrtian, 7 per Cent —
no Second Issue —
Do. £sot. Bonds
D0..C100 Bonds ..... 83}
Do. 1864
Do. Account

Do. £soo Bonds
Do. 4106 Bonds 9O
English Scrip, 1868 76} i
Do do. £45 pd — die
Government Railway DeLentures
Greek 5 per Cent.,1824 5, ex Coups —
Do. Account lt ttttt Imittmis.... -..