The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-03 00:00:00

ABOLITION OF THE DUTY ON FIRE
INSURANCES.

THE Directors of the ROYAL INSURANCE
OMPA Y, in anticipation of t,h, 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 thy• date of the Order and Midsummer Pay next.

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
HEAD OFFICES:
Royal Insurance Buildings, Liverpool,
and
Lombard-street, London.
CAPITAL, TWO 'MILLIONS STERLING.

Important Announcement.
Increased Share of Life Profits.

ALL NEW INSITRAVCY,S, with Participation, EFFECTED
AFTER IST SANL'ARy, 1868, will become entitled to an INCREASED
SIIARE OF THE PROFITS, in accordance with the Resolution
passed at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

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

FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON
F E 151,11, IC PREVENTIVE and REFORMATORY IN
STITITTION.
President Rev. CANON DALE.
CONTRIBUTIONS for the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear-
nestly solicited, which may be sent to bankers, Messrs. Blon
quet, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard street, EC.; Francis Nicholls,
Esq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jowry Chambers, E.C.
E. W. THOMAS Sec., 200, Easton-road, N.W.

rVE METROPOLITAN CONVALESCENT
INSTITUTION.
President—His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON.
Treasurers—The Rig It
Won. Grant. Russell Gurney, M.P., and
Col..
DONATIONS and SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly
solicited, to enable the Board to meet the greatly increased
expenditure of this old Charity. 240 adults are received
at Walton ; 80 children at Mitcham and Hendon.
Bankers—London
CHARLES HOLMES, Secretary.
Office, 32, Sackville-street, Piccadilly.

THE LONDON SURGICAL HOME for
DISEASES and ACCIDENTS of WOMEN, for
the Reception of Gentlewomen and Females of Respect-
ability upon a weekly payment. Under the management
of Mr. Baker Brown.
The private medical attendants of the patients are
in vited to visit them, and to meet in consultation before
treatment.
Full particulars can be obtained on application to the
Lady-Superintendent, 18, Stanley-terrace, Notting-hill,
W. ; or to Mr. Baker Brown, 136, Harley-street, W.

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS
ere earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and
clothing for the
196 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship.
150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Groat Queen-street.
94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing

870 children.
£l5 will keep a boy or girl for one year.
Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank
214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbury, E.C.; and by
WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Secretary.
No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-WI-fields.

HOME for the HELPLESS.—ST. JAMES'S
DIOCESAN HOME for FEMALE PENITENTS
(Hammersmith), under tho immediate direction of the
Bishop of London. The work carried on by a Sisterhood,
"in faithful accordance with the principles of the Re-
formed Church of England." FUNDS greatly needed
COUNCIL.
The Bishop of LONDON.
Rev. J. W. Ayre
Rev. F. G. Bloomfield
lion. and Rev. F. Byng
Rev. R. G. Baker
Rev. S. Brooke
The Lord Clinton
Rev W. Cadman
E. Charrington, Esq.
Rev. E. L. Cutts, Chaplain
Rev, E. Capel Cure
ley. J. E. Oox
Octavius Coope, Esq.
Arthur Currie, Esq.
Rev. J. Connell •
Rev. C. W. Furse
Freake. Esq.
J. S. Gilliat, Esq.
Rev. Dr. F Hesvey
H G Heald, Esq.
R. Hook, Esq., Treasurer

Major-Gen. Rt. Hon. Percy
Herbert. M.P.
Rey. J. E. Kempe
Rev. W. F. Erskine Knollys
Rev. S. W. Lloyd
Rev. A. Martineau
Rev. W. D. Maclagan
Rev. Daniel Moore
Rev. j-.-Moorhouse
J. D. Morton, Esq.
Rev. Canun Nepean
Rev. E. Parry
'John Pearson, Esq., Q.C.
Rev. G. F. Prescott
Rev. F. Pigou
R. 'l'. Pigott, Esq.
a R. Pym, Esq.
Hugh H. Seymour, Esq.
R. Wade, Esq.
Loftus Wigram, Esq.
ived by any of the above ; by
and Co; and by the lon.
i, 14, Seymour-street, Port-
ia ications may be addressed.

Subscriptions will be rece,
Messrs. Harries, Farquhar.
Secretary, Rev. S. W. Lloyc
man-square, to whom eon=

BRITON MEDICAL AND_ GENERAL
LIFE ASSOCIATION.
Chief Officea-429, Strand, London.
TRUSTEES.
Lieut.-General Sir J. E. It Partridge, Esq., F.R.S.
Dupuis, Francis Wobb, Esq.
Sir James Duke, Bart, W. Tyler Smith, M.D.
Sir W. Fergussou, . Bart., Millis Coventry, E:4.
F.R.S.
Minim; OP TILE BoAnn —FR4Ic 01S 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.
The directors have received 3,212 proposals for assur-
ing the sum of X 972,866 18s. 9d. 2,472 policies were
issued, assuring X 703,451 4s. and producing in annual
premiums the sum of X 25,227 Bd.
The following tabulated returns exhibit the new busi-
ness transactions during the three quinquennial periods :

-INDIA OFFICE, 29th January, 1869.-
1 By order of the Secretary of State for India in
Council.
Notice is hereby given, that packages, stated to contain
reserved articles from the estates of deceased Officers and
soldiers of the late East India Company's Servic,., and of
Her Majesty's Indian Military Forces, hare from time to
time been received from the Governments of the respec-
tive Presidencias in India.
Packages containing articles reserved from the follow-
ing estates remain unclaimed, viz.:-
8. Bell, H., Lieutenant, 2d Madras Native Infantry.
10. Bouthflower, W. H., Surgeon, Madras Medical
Department.
13.
22. 13Chue°yhre, 01,SuAb'sesi°stancinut'tgrar' mgeOlt7°MaEsdliYasbllBMhniedeincalt
Department.
24. Cockburn, A. K., Lieutenant, 50th Madras Native
Infantry.
25. Carlow, W. A., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical
Department.
53. Fiend. E., Lieutenant, 32d Madras Native In-
fantry.
59. Grant, Lieutenant, sth Madras Light Cavalry.
60. Gunthorpe, W. M., Major, 6th Madras Native In-
fantry.
76. Jervis, S. W., Lieutenant, 3Gth Madras Native In-
fantry.
78. James, E., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical De-
partment.
94. Maingay, J. W., Lieutenant, 38th Madras Native
Infantry.
98. Marriott, B. W. F., Lieutenant, 13th Madras Na-
tive Infantry.
113. Neale, F., Cadet, Madras Establishment.
121. Perring, J. W. C., Lieutenant, 35th Madras Native
Infan try.
124. Pinchard, J., Lieutenant, Madras Horse Artillery.
126 e. Preston, Richard 8., Lieutenant, Madras Infantry.
133. Robertson, A., Ensign, Ist Madras Native Infantry.
140. Stewart, M., Lieutenant, Madras Artillery.
14c. Stoddart, J. A., Captain, sth Madras Native In-
fantry.
150 A. Stewart, G., Ensign, 36th Madras Native Infantry.
155. Watson, G. H., Lieutenant, 19th Madras Native
Infantry.
156. Ward, A., Captain, Ist Madras Fusiliers.
158. Wyuter, W., Lieutenant, 52d Madras Native In-
fantry.
163. Weymouth, Captain, 42d Madras Native Infantry.
Applications for such packages should be made by next
of kin of the deceased, or by the legal representatives of
such next of kin, to the Military Secretary, at this Office.
In the event of any of the packages in question remain-
ing unclaimed for the further period of six months from
this date, they will be opened, the contents be disposed of
of the
deceased.
daselthe amount realized be credited to the estato
T. T. PEARS, Major-General,
Military Secretary.

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introduced; restores to their normal condition all the secretions,
on the integrity of which perfect health depends. It is a specific
for debility of all kinds, and from its containing. among other
ingredients, pepsine and phosphate of soda, will p mrove highly
beneficial to the nervous and dyspeptic. Vide Dr. llassall's re-
port. Price Rs. per bottle, or four quantities in one for 225.
BAUMUARTEN & Co., 520, Oxford-street, W.C., London. Car-
riage free on receipt of remittance.

ONE HUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE
ORPHAN CHILDREN are being maintained in the
ROYAL ALBERT ORPH 4 N ASYLUM, at tho moderate rate
of £2.5 per annum each. Funds greatly needed.
CHARLES A. WALKER, Secretary,
Once, 54, Chelpside, Loalon, 11.0