The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-18 00:00:00

EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1860.

" The success of the Company, even in ite earliest years,
received the marker' atten,ion, and elicited the surprised
comments, of writers best acquainted with the history of In-
surance Companies.
" Fire Premiums for 1860 EQUAL the Total Fire Premiums
for the SEVEN YEARS 1845 to 1851.
"Life Premiums for 1660 EXCFED the Entire Life Pre-
miums for the EIGHT Y ARS ending: 1852.
"Purcha,e of Annuities in 1860 LARGELY EXCEEDS the
similar receipt, for the first TEN YEARS, 1845 to 1854.
"This progress, it is believed, is unsurpassed, considering
hat it applies to each of the three branches of the business."
FIRE BRANCH.

"The Fire Branch has certain y shown no exhaustion dur-
ing the year 1860 of that impetus which had previously
brought it to a position of the first magnitude among the
Insurance Companies of the United Kingdom. The Fire
Premiums in 1859 had advanced to Ihe sum of £228,314 7s. 3d.
In 1860 the amount of Fire Premiums has as rived at a sum of
£212,977 19s. lid., showing an increase of £3-1,663 12s. Bd., ex-
ceeding the large advance of the preceding year, so that in
two years the Fire Revenue of the Company has been en-
h weed by the enormous sum of £66,829 17s. sd.
" The Parliamentary Report ot Returns of Duty paid to
Government for the ye-r 1850 exhibits the alimentation of
the business in a more prominent way, as it affords the means
of comparison with other Companies. The Proprietors will
be gratified to learn that the increase of Duty paid by the
Royal in the last year is more than double that of any other
Co r pany, either London or Provincial, whilst only one of
those Companies even approaches to 50 per cent. of the ad-
vance of this Comp ny. Our increase actually equals 30 per
cent. of the entire increase of the who], of he Metropolitan
Offices combined, whilst of the Provincial Offices it forms up-
wards of 10 per cent. of the total advanceof the other 28 offices
established out of London.

The Fourth Edition, Just Published, Bvo, in cloth, price ss.
by post free, ss. 6d.

ON TRUE and FALSE SPERMATORRH(EA;
with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors
in relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from De-
bility of the Generative system, or Sexual Hypochrondriasis.

Translated from the German of Dr. PICkFORD.

" Dr. fickford is known to English readers by his frequent
practical contributions to German medical literature. This
is the first time, he informs us, that he has addressed himself
to the non-medical reader. We trust that this may not be the
last, if he shall detect any other equally flagrant evil which it
may be in his power to correct."—London Medical Gazette.

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" The editor has conferred a great boon on the sufferers
from this distressing malady by translating this little book,
and by laying bare the scandalous practices of unqualified
adventurers, who profess to cure a disease of which they
know nothing, with no other object than to fill their own
purses. The difference between true Spermatorrhcea and the
various forms of disease which resemble it are accurately de-
scribed, and thus a safe guide is offered for the treatment of
the malady."—Medical Circular.

" We have dilated so long upon the contents of the preli-
minary chapter, that we have scarcely left ourselves space for
any notice of the subject specially treated of by Dr. Pickford ;
but the moderate price at which the 'brochure' is sold, places
it within the reach of every one interested in the matter."—
Dublin Medical Press.