The Sun.
London, England, 1869-07-23 00:00:00

ABOLITION OF THE DUTY ON FIRE
INSURANCES.

IHE Directors of the ROYAL INSURANCE
COMPANY, in antic'pation of the above, beg to intimate
that on all new I. surances now effected there will only be
payable (provisionally) the proportion of Duty for the time
between the date of the Order and Midsummer Day next.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
HEAD OFFICES:
Royal Insurance Buildings, Liverp3ol,
and
Lombard-street, London.
CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING.

Important Announcement.
Increased Share of Life Profits.

ALL NEW INSURANCES, with Participation, EFFECTED
AFTER IST JANUARY, 1868, will become entitled to an INCREASED
SHARE OF TILE PROFITS, in accordance with the Resolution
passed at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

JOHN H. MoLAREN, Manager.
JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London.

rrHE ROYAL HOSPITAL for DISEASES of
the Cife:ST, City-road.—The wards for in-patients
are constantly full, those for ont-patients crowded daily.
FUNDS greatly needed.
CHARLES L. KEMP, Secretary.

KING'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.
F. ALFRED BEDWELL, Vice-Chairman.
JAMES BLYTH, Secretary.

OBERT MARTIN COLE, deceased.—Pur-
suant to an Act of Parliament, 22 and 23 Vic.
cap. 35, intituled "An Act to further Amend the Law
of Property and to relieve Trustees," NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN, That all Creditors of R. M. Cole,
late of No. 22, Sydney-street, Fulham-road, Brompton.
in the county of Middlesex, Commander in the Royal
'Navy (who died on tho Gth day of April, 1869),
and whose will, with a codicil annexed, was duly
proved on the 7th day of June, 1869, by Joseph Marsh,
one of the Executors therein named, and all other
persons having any claim or demand against the
Estate of the said Robert Martin Cole, are hereby required
to send particulars in writing of their claims and demands
and of the nature of the securities (if any) held by them to
me, the undersigned J. Chapple, of No. 25, Carter-lane, in
the city of London,Solicitor to the said Executor on or before
the 31st day of July next, after which time the said Execu-
tor will proceed to distribute the assets of the said Robert
Martin Cole, amongst the persona entitled thereto, having
regard only to the debts or claims of which the said
Executor shall then have had notice, and that the Exe-
cutor will not be liable for any debt or claim of which he
shall not then have had notice.
Dated this 2lth day of June, 1869.

J. CHAPPLE,",
Solicitor for the Executor.

DOG LICENSES.—CAUTION.
THE COMMISSIONERS of INLAND RE-
VENUE GIVE NOTICE that all DOG LICENSES
granted in the year 1868 expired on the 31st December
last, and every person keeping a dog in the current year is
required forthwith to take out a new License.

The duty payable for each dog kept is Five Shillings.
The penalty for keeping a dog without License is Five
Pounds.

A License is not transferable from one person to
another.

A License may be obtained by the owner giving his
name and address, and the name of .the place where the
dog is kept, on application at
The Office of the Collector of Inland
In the neigh-
Revenue, bourhood of the
The Office of the Distributorof Stamps t applicant's re-
Or sidence.
A Mobley Order Post Office. , J
Licenses will also be granted by the several Supervisors
of Inland Revenue.

Persons residing eta distance from any of the above
offices, by transmitting with their application Inland
Revenue (Receipt) or Postage Stamps for the proper
amount of duty, to the Collector of Inland Revenue for
the Dis lid, will receive a license in return by post.

WM. COBBET r,-Si.eretarv.

rIFEBOAT SERVICES.--lluring the Storms
4 of the past eighteen months the National Lifeboat
Institution contributed to the saving of 1,270 lives from
various shipwrecks and 32 vessels from destruction. The
Institution also expended £27,011 in the same period on
its Lifeboat Establishments; in addition to granting
£3,793 for rewards.
The Institution has now 207 Lifeboat Stations under
its management.
Contributioni will bo thankfully received by the London
and country bankers, and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, I
'PR, tiatligtitutio, 141 Mut-Omit Adolphi, Louden.