The Sun.
London, England, 1869-07-09 00:00:00

ABOLITION OF THE DUTY ON FIRE
INSURANCES.

►rHE Directors of the ROYAL INSURANCE
COMPANY, in anticipation 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, Liverplol,
and
Lombard-street, London.
CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING.

Important Announcement.
Increased Share of Life Profits.

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

JOHN H. McLAREN, Manager.
JOHN 13. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London.

THE ROYAL HOSPITAL for DISEASES of
the CIUST, City-road.—The wards for in-patients
aro constantly full, those for out-patients crowded daily.
FUNDS greatly needed.
CHARLES L. KEMP, Secretary.

Ili
ING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Portugal-
street, Lincoln's-inn.—The Committee earnestly-
APPEA.L for FUNDS to defray the heavy current ex-
penses. Assistance is urgently noeded.
F. ALFRED BEDWELL, Vice-Chairman.
JAMES BLYTH, Secretary.

ROBER,T 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 the 6th 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, aro 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 Lon don,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 persons entitled thereto, having
regard only to the debts or claims of which the said
Executor shall then have had notice, and that the Exe-
cuter will not be liable for any debt or claim of which he
shall not then have had notice.
Dated this 21th day of June, 1869.

J. CHAPPLE,'
Solicitor for the Executor.

DOG LICENSES.—CAUTION.
r HE COMMISSIONERS of INLAND RE-
-1 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 now License.
The duty payable for each dog kept is Five Shillings.
The penalty for keeping a dog without License is Five
Pounds. . . _ _

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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 whore the
dog is kept, on application at
bourln the neigh-
Revenue, of the
The Office of the Collector of Inlandl
Revenue, I
The 0 ffice of the Distributor of S tamps -
applicant s re_
Or sidence.
A Money Order Post Office. J
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 Die net, will receive a license in return by post.

WM. COBBET T.Siff:rotary.

f IFE BOAT SERVICES.—During the Storms
.11-4 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 £27,641 in the same period on
its Lifeboat Establishments, in addition to granting
£3,793 for rewards.

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Tho Institution has now 207 Lifeboat Stations under
its management.

Contributions will be thankfully received by tho London
and country bankers, and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis,
Nocil at the Institution, 14, John-nitre 9t Adelphi, London,