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

FRANCE AND PRUSSIA.

The PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY pos-
sesses an income of £215M00 a year Its position is un•
questionable, and it obtains the largest amount of new
bucinr•ss of any office iu the Kingdom. SPECIAL
AGENTS WANTED.

11EN II Y ITA RB EN, Secretary-.

A.D. 1720.
ROl7 A L EXCHANGE
• CORPORATION.
(Established by Charter of his Majesty GAorgo the First),
' For'SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES.
Offices—ROYAL-EXCHANGE, London.
Branch Office-;-29,.Pa1l Mall, S.W.

OCTAVIITS VIGRA:
JAMES STEWART iIIDOSON,
CHARLES JOHN MANNING,
DIRE,

M, Esq Governor.
Esq Sub-• Governor.
Esq Deputy-Governor.
;TORS.
William Tetlow Hibbert,
Esq.
Wilmot Holland, Esq.
EgArton Ltubbara, hsq.
Novilo Lubbock, Esq.
George Forbes Malcolmson,
Esq.
Lord) osceline Wm. Percy.
x3barles Robinson, Esq.
Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq.
Eric Carrington Smith, Esq.
Joseph Somes, Esq.
William Wallace, Esq.
Charles Baring Young, Esq.
mei Solly, Esq., F.R.S.

Robert Barclay, Esq.
John Garrett Cattley, Esq.
.11ark Currio Close, Esq.
Edward James Daniell, Esq.
William Davidson, Esq
Lancelot William Dent, Esq.
Alexander Druce, Esq.
Fred k-. Joßeph Edlmann, Esq.
Charles lietmauu ,cttnsvaam

Riversdale Wm. Grenfell,

Esq.
Francis Alex. Hamilton, Esq.
Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq.
Medical Referee, Sam'

ANCES may be effected on

FIRE and LIFE ASSUR
advantageous terms.
The Duty on Fire Assurances has been reduced to the
uniform rate of is. 6d. per cent. per annum.
No charge is made by this Corporation for Fire Policy
or Stamp, however small the Assurance may be.
F 1 InfING STOCK.— No Extra Charge is made for the
use of Steam Thrashing Machines.
The Revemionary Bonus on British LIFE 'POLICIES
has averaged nearly 2 per cent:per:annum on
.the sum
assured.
Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one
Life.
Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums
payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus.
The Divisions of Profit take place every Five Years.
This Corporation affords to the Assured
Liberal participation in Profits, with the guarantee
of a large invested Capital Stock, and exemption
under Royal Charter from the liabilities of part-
nership.
The advantages of modern practice, with the secu-
rity of an Office whose resources have been tested
by the experience of nearly a CENTURY AND A
HALF.

ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
ROBERT P. STEELE. Secretary.

The Paris correspondent of the Evening Standard men-
tions a rumour of serious news having reached Berlin.
The signing of the military convention between Prussia,
Baden, and Hesse is viewed very unfavourably at Paris.
The same correspondent says that the five million francs
voted for the organisation of the National Mobile Guard
will pre-,. n.A...__n-early sufficient. It in probable that ten
millions more will be required.

LIBERAL IDEAS IS RUSSIA.

The liberal-minded sovereign who at present rules the
Russian empire has made another step in an onward
direction. A decree just published abolishes the privilege
enjoyed by the Russian nobles of exclusive admission to
the high military schoo'.s. For the future these will be
open to all classes. Military service in Russia will be
democratic. The Czar ought to be on the look out for a
visit from the ghost of Mensehikuff, the leader of the 011
party and the uncompromising opponent of reform. It
is well that the poor man has died just before this Tune.
ASSURANCE vation.

THE mint CHURCH BILL.

The Daily News gives a compact history of the
progress through the House of Commons of the
irish Church Bill. The following are the principal
dates :—lntroduced March 1; debate on the second
reading commenced March 18, concluded March 24,
Mr. Disraeli's amendment for its rejection negatived
by 368 to 250 ; went into committee, April 15 ;
Mr. Newdegate's adverse amendment rejected by
355 to 229. Ia committee. Mr. Disraeli's motion
for omission of second clause—the i6ineitb.
nii Vv vs. -us 1:-?U'i
Ilardy'smotionfor postponing the date of sepa-
ration till 1872 dissented from by 301 to 194 ; the
clause appointing special commissioners was approved
by 214 to 103 ; the bill ordered to be reported May
7; reported May 13 ; read a third time June
T. From first to last the measure has occupied
nineteen sittings of the House, viz., one on its intro-
duction, four on the second reading, one on the
motion for going into committee, twelve in com-
mittee, and one on the third reading. The number
of divisions has been twenty-two. The highest
majority on any subject dealt with by the bill-
148—was obtained on an amendment moved by Mr.
Fawcett, referring to the sale of tithes, on May 3.
The lowest—eighty-six—was on an amendment by
Mr. Disraeli, which proposed to alter the date fixed
by the bill for dealing with private endowments. The
average majority has been 112. The actual majority
on the third reading was the same as that with which
Mr. Gladstone returned from the country after the
general election, when there were 386 Liberals and
272 Conservatives.