The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-14 00:00:00

PROSPECTUS.
The Committee of Merchants, Brokers, and others appoin-
lei at a Public Meeting, held at the Mansion House, on the
25th July, 1861, to consult with the combined Fire Insurance
Offices relative to the re-adjustment of their greatly increased
rates of insurance, have decided upon the establishment of an
independent Company.
P(?vrerful support has been already obtained from the vari-
ous interests represented at that Meeting, and a Provisional
Board has been formed from leading commercial houses, and
others, who, by their influence and extensive connections, at
once secure to thin Company a large amount of profitable
business.
The first principles of the Company will be the establish-
ment of an equitable classification of risks, as regards both
Merchandiseand Warehouses, and more liberal arrangements
than are now obtainable upon Floating and Short-time Poli-
cies. A Scale of Rates will be adopted which, while fully re-
munerative, shall be sufficiently moderate to encourage a
universal habit of insurance.
It is intended to reserve a Percentage of Profits for perio-
dical division amongst Insurers.
The Company will undertake the Insurance of Houses and
!heir contents at equitable rates, this class of business having
long proved a large source of profit to the existing offices.
The Company will be strictly independent in its operations,
,a,_nd, in pursuance of the comprehensive principle on which
Lae Board has been cmstituted, will address itself to every
class of Insurers.
The principle of Limited Liability will be extended to all
-nsurances effected with the Company, by the introduction of
the usual cause limiting the amount of each Shareholder's
resoonsibility.
Power will be taken in the Deed of Settlement (with the
consent of a Meeting of Shareholders) to extend the opera-
tions of the Company to Life and Marine business, should it
hereafter be thought desirable to do so.
It is intended to call up £5 per Share only, of which a de-
Posit of £1 will be paid on application; Zinn allotment, and
£1 at intervals of three, six, and nine months.
Prospectuses and Forms of Application for Shares may be
obtained of George E. Seymour, Esq., 38, Throgmorton-street,
the Broker of the Company ; or of the Solicitors ; or at the
Temporary Offices of the Company. A deposit of Li upon
eaeh Share applied for must be paid to the Company '3
Bankers previously to the Application being sent in. This
sum will be returned if no allotment is made to the applicant.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Provisional Directors of the Commercial
Union Fire Insurance Company.
Gentlemen,—Having paid to your bankers the sum of
X , I hereby request you to allot ma Shares of X. 50
each in the Commercial Union Fire Insurance Company, and
I herby agree to accept such Shares, or any smaller number,
that may be allotted to me ; and to pay the further sum of
X 1 per Share upon allotment, and to sign the Deed of settle-
ment of the Company when required.
I am, Gentlemen,
Name in full
Address in full .....
Date
Received the 1861, on account of the Provisional
Directors of the Commercial Union Fire Insurance Company,
from the sum of being the deposit made
in accordance with the terms of the Prospectus on an
application for an allotment of Shares in the under -
taking.

GOVERNMENT SECURITY LIFE POLICIES.
THE CONSOLS ASSOCIATION,
429, STRAND, LONDON.
1. Provides the Security of Consols for its Policies.
2. It lends, or returns to Insurers ON DEMAND at any time,
about one-half of all Premiums Paid.
Undoubted Security for Money with a liberal Rate of Inte-
rest. Ihe Association possesses a Large Capital. subscribed
by several Hundreds of Shareholders. Full information may
be obtained on ap dication to
THOMAS H. BAYLIS, Managing Director.

PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE
ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION.

Established 1840.
The lamentable failures in the Life Assurance world, re-
sulting from reckless management, which have recently been
broudit to light through the medium of the public press, ex-
hibit the necessity of careful selection in effecting an assur-
ance, especially on the part of the trading and industrial
community.
The Annuil Income of the Provident Clerks'
Association is D14,000
The Accumulated Fund is 160,000
wholly invested in Government and real securities in the
names of the following Trustees, viz.:—