The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-04 00:00:00

RUPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT.

VITHITE'S MOC-XIAIN LEVER TRUSS
(Perfected and Exhibited in the Great Exhibitions
of 1851 and 1862) is allowed'by upwards of Five hundred
Medical men to be the most effective invention in
the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel
spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is hero avoided a
soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requi-
site resisting power is supplied by the Nfoc-Main Pad and
Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that
it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A
descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which can-
rot fail to fit, forw‘rdel by post, on the circumference of
the body, two incnes below the hips, being sent to the
manufacturer,
Mr. JOHN WHITE, 228, Piccadilly, London.
A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. Gd., and 31s. 64. Postage.
Is. A Double Truss, 31s. d., 425., and 525. 64. Postage,
ls. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 64. Postage,
Is. 104.
Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White,
Post-office, Piccadilly.

NEW PATENT
utLASTIC STOCKINGS,
IPJ KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases
of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They
are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are
drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., is. 6d.,
10s., and 16s. each. Postage, 6d.
JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly.

BENEVOLENT SOCIETY oFf sT. PATRICK
Under the Patronage o
lIFR MAJESTY AND H.R.H. TI114: PRINCE OF WALES.
The Committee have much pleasure in announcing that the
Earl of (' ,IIK has consented to preside at the SGth A NIVER-
SARY FESTIVAL of this z.ociety, which will be celebrated at
%MlAs's Rooms, on St. Patrick's Day, the 17th of March next.
Lists of Vice-Presidents and Stewards will shortly be published.
The Committee earnestly solicit co-operation and support.
THOMAS KIPPAX KING, JUN., Secretary.
Stamford-street, S.E.

LONDON FEVER HOSPITAL is the only
institution in the Metropolis for the treatment and
prevention of contagious fevers.
CONTRIBUTIONS will be gratefully received by
Messrs. Dimsdalo and Co., 50, Cornhill ; -Messrs. Drum-
mond, Charing-cross ; Messrs. Coutts, Strand ; Messrs.
Hoare, Fleet-street ; and by the Secretary, at the Hospital,
Liverpool-road, Islington, N.

I.4;STABLIS ET INTENT for GENTLEWOMEN
during TEMPORARY ILLNESS.
The relatives of Clergymen, Naval, Military, and Pro-
fessional Men, Governesses, and Artists may, for a small
weekly payment, receive the comforts of a HOME, com-
bined with the best medical and surgical treatment, at the
establishment, 90, Upper Barley-street.
This establishment, which was opened in 1850, is patro-
nised by her Majesty. The Bishop of London is Visitor,
and it is managed by the Marchioness of Ormonde, the
Lady Laura Palmer, Mrs. Edward Romilly, the Lady
Caroline Russell, Mrs. Cecil Russell, and other ladies.
All informa+ion respecting it may be obtained on writ-
ten or personal application to the Lady Superintendent.
Subscriptions received at the Institution, and by the
Treasurer, at Messrs. Coutts and Co.'s, 5-9, Strand.
W. C. SPRING RICE, Hon. Sec.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern
Railway Terminus, King's Cross.
Patron—tier Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUEEN.
Vice-Patron—
His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, _

President—His Grace the Duke of Buccimicn, K.G.
This Hospital, founded iu the year 1828, the first to
establish the principle of free admission to the sick poor,
without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is
wholly dependent for support on voluntary contributions
and legacies.
It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in
addition to this, the average number of attendance of the
destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged be-
tween 3,000 and 4,000 weekly.
The Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the
benevolent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of
containing several hundred more beds had the Committee
the requisite funds to maintain them.
Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs.
Brown, Hansom, and Co., Abchurch-lane ;also y Messrs.
Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co.; Glyn and Co.;
Herries and no.: Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and
Co.; Smith, Pap,,, and Co.; Barclay and Co.;
Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., Berners street' and at
the Hosnital from 10 till 5.

DOG LICENSES.—CAUTION.
TIIE 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
ourthhoeod neigh_oftheThe Office of the Collector of Inland)n
Revenue,
The Office of the Distributor of Stamps bI
Or applicant's re-
A Money Order Post Office. sidence.
Licenses will also be granted by the several Supervisors
of Inland Revenue.
.. . _

Persons residing at a 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 District, will receive a license in return by post.
Wit. COBBETT, Secretary.

SURPLUS FUND ACCOUNT, 30Th JUFE, 1868.
PR. INCOME OF TRE YEAR.
Balance of account, 30th
June, 1867, £981,514 13 9
Less amoundistributed•
as bonus 208,774 0 0
--- £772,740 13 9

Premiums en new assur-
ances
Ditto on old ditto 366,215 7 3

Interest from invest-
ments

£3-0,811 8 3

117,584 7 3

£498,395 15 11.
Profit and loss, balance
of account
544,466 9 2
Total income

£1,317,207 2 11
CR. CHARGE Or THE YEAR
Dividend to proprietors
Claims on decease of lives
assured £265,523 13 5
Additions to those under
participating policies 22,816 4 7
Policies surrendered 28,612 11 3
Re-assurances, new
Ditto, old 50,365 0 8

£370,618 5 3
Commission

Medical fees
Income tax 2,215 4 7
Expenses of manage-
ment 15,489 8 5

400,777 9 5

Total cbargA . £409,654 14 5
Balance of account, 30th June 1868 907,552 8 6

£1,317,207 2 11
Examined and approve
THOMAS ALLEN 1 Auditors.
HENRY ROSE,
The total income of the year, it will bo seen, is £514,466
9s. 2d., and the total outgo £109,651 14s. sd. ; the diffo-
rence, or the sum laid by- viz., £134,811 14s. 9d.—raises
the fund again to £907,552 Bs. 6d.

The interest received during the year is £117,584 7s.
3d., arising from the productive portion of the realised
assets of .4897,157, mentioned in the last year's report.
The whole assets, productive and unproductive, may there-
fore be considered as having improved at the rate of rather
more than 4 per cent. ; or, if the profit shown of £46,070
13s. 3d., derived from various extraneous sources, be in-
cluded, at upwards of £5 12s. per cent.
The premiums on new assurances are £14,596 ls. 9d.,
and of this sum £3,270 15s. 4d. has been expended in re-
assurances.
The claims on decease of lives assured aro nearly iden-
tical in amount with those of 1866. They are less than
re-assurance, those of last year by nearly £19,000.
A a
lne treduction,erterminated ce,
nraet-by death and other causes.
too, appears in the amount
of -
many of the risks
rThe expenses of management are less than those of last
year by upwards of £1,400. But they still include charges
incurred in the final closing of the two officeslast absorbed
by the company. The whole expenditure, however, in-
cludingincome tax, is at the rate of little more than 51
per cent. on the total income.
The balance-sheet is as follows :
DR. LIABILITIES
Interest duo to proprietors
Claims on decease of lives assured, and
additions thereto unpaid
Sundry accounts
ry
Liabi T 1 under sums assured, &c. (1867) 6,369,169 11 7
Proprietors' fund
Surplus fund as before 907,552 8 6

ASSETS.
17 10
341 i 729, :
49132342-6
12:3,0
11735
Total
On.
Amount invested in fixed mortgages
Ditto ditto decreasing ditto
Ditto ditto reversions
Ditto ditto funded securities
Ditto ditto temporary securities
Current interest on the above invest-
ments
Cash and bills
Advanced on security of the company's
policies 159,503 14 9
Agents' bah- LiCeS
Sundry accounts
Value of premiums (1867) ,..,.. 4,506,167 18 0
Value of re-assurances 86,860 13 9

86,243 7 6
22,604 2 9

Total £7,565,198 1 3
Examined and approved.
THOMAS ALLEN, Auditors.
HENRY ROSE,
The present disposition of the Company's funds is shown
by this account. On comparing it with that of 1867, it
will be observed that further investments have been made
on mortgage and in the Government funds, and that about
£ll,OOO more has been advanced on security of the com-
pany's policies. Exclusive of the sum indicating the value
of the future premiums, the assets amount to £3,059,030
3s. 3d.
The direction of the company is now constituted as
follows :
The Right Hon. Sir JOHN YOUNG, Bart., K.C.B. Chair-
man.
WILLIAM FREDERICK DE LA RUE Esq., Deputy-

Chairman.
Charles Bischoff, Esq.
Thomas Boddington, Esq.
Charles Chatfield, Esq.
Sir J. Buller East, Bart.,

Chas. Thos. Holcombe, Esq.
Joshua Lockwood, Esq.
James Murray, Esq.
Philip Rose, Esq.
George Russell, Esq.
Thos. Godfrey Sambrooko,
Esq.
Admiral Tindal.;

D.C.L.
Robert A. Gray: Esq.
Wm. Augustus Guy, M.D.,

'KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Por togal-
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 13LYTH, Secretary.

BRITISH HOME for INC! 'RABLES, Clap-
ham-rise. Instituted in 1861.
Patroness—H.R.H. the Princess of WALES.
This Institution provides a home for life, with good
nursing and skilled medical attendance, for persons over
20 years of age and above the pauper class, who are hope-
lessly afflicted with incurable disease.
Pensions of £2O per annum are also granted.
The Home was opened in September, 1863; 71 in-
patients and 106 annuitants have been elected. Elections
in May and November. Forms of application may be ob-
tained from the Secretary.
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS and DONATIONS are
earnestly solicited.
Bankers—Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., 54, Lombard-
street, E.C. ; Messrs. Drummond, Charing-cross, S.W.
EDWD. WEA YER, Sec.
Offices, 73, Cheapside, E.C.