The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-01 00:00:00

DIRECTORS,

Henry Bainbridge, Esq.
John Garratt Cattley, Esq.
Ed wd. Maxwell Daniell, Esq,
William Davidson, Esq.
Thomas Dent, Esq.
Alexander Druce, Esq.
Fredk. Jos. Edlmann, Esq.
Charles Farquharson, Esq.
Riversdale W. Grenfell, Esq.
Robt. Amadeus Heath, Esq.
Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.
Jas. Stewart Hodgson, Esq.

Wilmot Holland, Esq.
Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq.
Hon. Jno. T. Leslie Melville
Sir Jno. Henry Pelly, Bart.
Hon. Jose. W. Percy, M.P.
Alexander P. Prevost, Esq.
Reguld. F. Remington, Esq.
Charles:Robinson, Esq.
William Soltau, Esq.
Joseph Somes, Esq.
William Wallace, Esq.
Chas. Baring Young, Esq.

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Medical Referee, SAMUEL SOLLY, Esq., F.R.S.
NOTICE.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of
FIRE PREMIUMS falling due at Michaelmas will expire
on 14th October.

FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this
Corporation on advantageous terms.
In the Lite Department, assurances are granted with par-
ticipation in Profits, or, at lower rremiums, without such
participation.
The Reversionary Bonus on British Policies has averaged
nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured, or 48 per
cent. upon the Premiums paid.
Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums
payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus.
The future divisions of Profit will take place every Five
years.

Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one
Life.
This Corporation affords to the Assured--
Liberal participation in Profits—with exemption from
the liabilities of partnership.
A rate of Bonus equal to the average returns of Mutual
Societies—with the guarantee of a large invested Capital
Stock. •
The advantages of modern practice,—with the security
of an Office whose resources have been tested by the ex
perience of nearly a CENTURY AND A HALF.
ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
JOIIN A. lIIGIIAM, Actuary and Secretary.
GUARDIAN FIRE A'
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I) LIFE ASSURANCE
'ANY,
treet, London, E.C.
;TORS.
LENS, Esq., Chairman.
L., Deputy Chairman.
Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq.
John Martin, Esq.
Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
James Morris, Esq.
Henry Norman, Esq.
Henry R. Reynolds, Esq.
Sir Godfrey J. Thomas, Bart.
John Thornton, Esq.
James Tulloch, Esq.
AUDITORS.

No. 11, Lombard-sI
DIREC•
HENRY HULSE BEI
HENRY VIGNE, Esq
Francis Hart Dyke, Esq.
Sir IV. M. T. Farquhar, Bart.,

3f.P.
Sir Walter It. Farquhar, Bart.
Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P.
John Harvey, Esq.
John G. Hubbard, Esq., M.P.
John Labouchere, Esq.
John Loch, Esq.

Lewis Loyd, Esq. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
I
John Henry Smith, Esq. Cornelius Payne, jun., Esq.
Thomas Tallemach, Esq., Secretary.—Samuel Brown, Esq.,
Actuary.

LIFE DEPARTMENT.—UNDER THE PROVISIONS or AN
ACT OF PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers to future In-
surers EIGHTY PER CENT. of the Profits, with Quinquennial
Division, or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of
Profits.
The next division of Profits will be declared in June, 1860,
when all Participating Policies which shall have subsisted at
least one year at Christmas, 1859, will be allowed to share in
the Profits.
At the Five Divisions of Profits made by this Company, the
total Reversionary Bonuses added to the Policies have
exceeded £913,000.
At the last valuation, at Christmas, 1854, the Assurances in
force amounted to upwards of £4,240,000, the Income from the
Life Branch in 1854 was more than £200,000, and the Life As-
surance Fund (independent of the Guarantee Capital) exceeded
£1,700,000.
FOREIGN RISKS.—The Extra,Premiums required for the
East and West Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern
parts of the United States of America, have been materially
reduced.
INVALID LlVES.—Persons who are not in such sound
health as would enable them to insure their Lives at the Tabular
Premiums, may have their Lives insured at Extra Premiums.
LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their
values, provided such Policies shall have been effected a suffi-
cient time to have attained in each case a value not under £5O.
ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of re-
ceived and registered.
MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge
will be made for Policy Stamps.
Notice is Hereby Given, That Fire Policies which expire at
Michaelmas 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 thrbughout the
Kingdom, otherwise they become void.
Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this
Company.