The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-04 00:00:00

GUARDIAN -ASSURANCE COMPANY,
FOR INSURANCE AGAINST FIRE,
AND

ON LIVES AND SURVIVORSHIPS,
No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C.
• Established December 1821,
And Empowered by Act of. Parliament in 1850.
DIRECTORS.
HENRY HULSE BERENS, Esq., Chairman.
JOHN-G. 'HUI3BARD, Esq:, Deputy-Chairman.
John Dixon, Esq. John Martin, Esq., M.P.
Francis Hart Dyke,, gsqr - Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
Sir W. M. T. Farquhar; Batt, James Morris, Esq.
31. P- - ' Henry. Norman, Esq.
Sir Walter R. 'Henry. R. Reynolds, Esq.
Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. Sir Godfrey J. Thomas, Bart.
John Hagrey, Esq. John-Thoruton, Esq.
John Labouchere, Esq.- James Tulloch, Esq.
John Loch, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq..
Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq.
Subscribed Capital £2,000,000 (of which £945,000 is paid up,
but it is stipulated in all Contracts that the Company shall
not be required to have or keep up a larger paid up Subscrip-
tion Capital than £500,000).
Life Department—The total Bonuses added at the five past
Divisions of Profit exceeded £913,000. At the last valuation,
at Christmas 1854 the Assurances in force exceeded £1,240,000,
the-Income from the Life Branch, ,£200,000 per annum, and
the Life Assurance Fund (after Division of Profits) £1,540,000.
Division of Profits at Christmas, 1859.—Life Assurance
Policies, effected on the Profit Stale, before Christmas, 1858,
will participate according to their respective interests, in
Four-fifths of the Profits for the Quinquennial period to
Christmas, 1859. Prospectuses and forms of Proposal may be
obtained froth the Head Office, or from any of the Agents.
Notice is Hereby Given, That Fire Policies which expire at
Michael Mas must be renewed within fifteen days at this
Office, Or with Mr. SAMS, No. 1, St. James's-street, corner of
Pall Mall ; or with the Company's Agents throughout the
Kingdom, otherwise they become void.
Losses caused by explosion of gas are admitted by this
Company.

THOS. TALLEMACH, Secretary.

NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION,
48, Gracechurch-street, London.
For MUTUAL ASSURANCE on LIVES, ANNUITIES, &c.
Established December, 1835.
DIRECTORS:
SAMUEL HAYHURST LUCAS, Esq., Chairman.
CHARLES LUSHINGTON, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
John Bradbury, Esq. Robt. Ingham, Esq., M.P.
Thomas Castle, Esq. Charles Reed, Esq.
John Feltham, Esq. Robert Sheppard, Esq.
Charles Gilpin, Esq., M.P. Jonathan Thorp, Esq.
Charles Good, Esq. Charles Thetham, Esq.

PHYSICIANS :
J. T. Conquest, 3LD., P.L.S. J
Thomas Hodgkin, M.D.
BANKERS.—Messrs. Brown, Janson, and Co., and Bank of
England.
SOLICITOR.—Septhnus Davidson, Esq.
CONSULTING ACTUARY.—CharIes Angell, Esq., F.R.S.
On the 20th of November last the total number of policies
issued was 20,626.
The annual income arising front premiums, after
deducting £33,348 17s. 2d. for abatement on
premiums, was £211,405 7 8
From interest on capital

Total income 4275,331 17 0
Amount of capital £1,500,367 17 11
Amount paid for claims arising from death, and
bonuses accrued thereon £700,324 17 11
The Directors, in their report to the annual meeting on the
22d December last, referred to the progress the Actuary had
made in the investigation of the assets and liabilities of the
institution up to the 20th November last; they have now the
pleasure of stating the amount of profit accrued, as under :
Computed value of assurances in Class IX. .. £1,100,000 16 6
Assets in this class £1,345,034 3 11