The Sun.
London, England, 1869-09-24 00:00:00

THE 1311ITISH SOLDIEU.

An act of indignity offered to a wearer of her
Majesty's uniform is not uninstructive just at this time
when much is being written on the subject of obtain-
ing a better class of men in the ranks of the British
army. A. colour-sergeant and his wife desiring to
enter the "London Crystal Palace Bazaar' in
Oxford-street, were stopped on the threshold
by the beadle who intimated to the former that
he must seek to go no further (though his companion
might do so) " because ho was a soldier." The ser-
geant, who has served the Queen twelve years, and is
highly esteemed by his officers and comrades, felt the
humiliation deeply, and a member of the regiment to
which he belongs urges, in the Times, that the course
adopted in certain public places of refusing admission
to soldiers in uniform is likely to prevent respectable
young mon from entering the service, and is calcu-
lated to doter those who have already joined it from
persuading others to do so.

EAGLE INSURANCE COMPANY,
LONDON.
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS,
For the Year ending 30th June, 1869, read at the Annual
General Meeting of Proprietors, 13th August, 1869,

WILLIAM FREDERICK DE L.A RUE, ESQ., Deputy-
Chairman of the Company, in the Chair.

The Report which the directors have now to submit to
the proprietor differs in its tenor but little save in one or
two particular from that laid before them in 1868.
£he income of the year, it will le seen, amounts t
£540,499 18s., and the total charge to £445,077 10s. 9d
The d:fference, £95,422 7s. 3d., added to the balance of
the surplus fund at the commencement of the financial
year, raised that item to £1,002,974 15s. 9d., its present
amount.

SURPLUS FUND ACCOUNT, JUNE 30, 1869.

INCOME OF THE YEAR.
X s. d.

X s. d

Du.
Balance of account, 30th
June, 1868
Premiums on new assur-

ances
Ditto on old ditto 357,988 7 0

371,548 12 1
Interest from investments 120,959 12 10

Profit and loss, balance of
account

492,508 4 11

47,991 13 1

Total income

550,499 18 0

£1,448,052 6 6
Examined and approved.
THOMAS ALLEN,}
Auditors.
HENRY ROSE,

CHARGE OF THE EAR.
s. d.

Cr
Dividend to proprietors
Claims on decease of lives
assured
Additions to those under

s.
8,880 4 0

participating policies 24,304 6 6
Policies surrendered
Re-assurances—new
Ditto old 51,009 4 1

405,561 12 1
Commission
Medical fees ..
Income tax...... 3,01715 8
Expenses of management 16,238 910

436,187 6 9

Total charge
Balance of account, June 30, 1869,
1,002,974 15 9
as per
balance-sheet

£1,448,052 6 6
The total of premiums received is £371,548 12s. id., of
which sum £13,560 ss. ld. is for new assurances effected
in the year.
The interest from investments is £120,959 12s. 10d., or
£4 2s. per cent. on the net amount. of the company's
realised assets existing in June, 1868 ; and in connection
with this important feature of the company's affairs the
directors have the satisfaction of reporting that the profit
and loss account again exhibits a considerable profit,
amounting this year within a trifle to the sum of £48,000.
It may be remembered that a profit of nearly equal amount
was announced in last year's report.
Turning to the items constituting the charge of the
year, it will be noticed that the sum payable in satisfac-
tion of claims on decease of lives assured is larger than
usual. This circumstance, however, is not very material;
as was observed oa a previous occasion, the proper quin-
quennial average is generally pretty sure to obtain, and
the fact that the average for the past two years barely ex-
ceeds £309,000 tends to confirm that statement.
The expenses of management are greater by nearly
4800 than they were last year. They would have been
materially less but for the unavoidable cost of transferring
the company's securities into tho names of additional trus-
tees. Taken as they are, however, these expenses must
be regarded as very moderate. It will be observed that
they are only three per cent, of the total income.
BALANCE-SHEET, Jrxx 30, 1869.
Dn. LIABILITIES.
Interest due to proprietors £6,757 17 0
'l.llaints on decease of lives assured, and
Addditions thereto unpaid 108,940 6 7
Sundry accounts
Liability under sums assured, &c. (1867) 6,336,626 8 2
Proprietors' fund
Surplus fund 1,002,974 15 9

£7,675,813 0 10
Examined and approved.
THOMAS ALLEN,I Auditors.
HENRY ROSE, f
Cx ASSETS.
imount invested in fixed mortgages £1,661,699 9 2
Ditto ditto decreasing ditto 162,770 15 2
Ditto ditto Reversions 278,557 16 6
Ditto ditto Funded securities 491,303 4 2
Ditto ditto Temporary secu-
rities 198,207 17 0
;Urrent interest on the above investments 30,934 4 6
Cash and bills 12,256 15 10
Advanced on security of the company's
Anicies 165,387 1 8
ts' balances
Sundry accounts
Valne of premiums (1867)
Value of re-assurances 85,706 14 5

£7,675,813 0 10

The balance-sheet does not appear to call for any re-
mark. The assets are, of course, increased by the sum of
£95,422 7s. .Id. already mentioned, as is shown by the
augmentation to that extent in the balance of the surplus
fund.

The Direction of the Company is now constituted as
follows :

WILLIAM FREDERICK DE LA RUE, ESQ., Chairman.
ROBERT ALEXANDER GRAY, ESQ., Deputy-Chairman
Charles Bischoff, Esq. James Murray, Esq.
Thomas Boddington, Esq. Philip Rose, Esq.
Charles flint field, Esq. George Russell, Esq.
SirJ.BullerFast, Bt., D.C.T.. homas Godfrey Sambrook°
Win. Augustus Guy, M.D.Esq.
P.R.S. Admiral Tindal.

enarlesThos.llolcombe,Esq.l
Joshua. Lockwood, Esq.

Right Iron. Sir John Young
Bart., K. 0.8.

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