The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13, 1861,

ROYAL. INSURANCE COMPANY,
FOR FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNVITIES,
No. 29, Lombard-street, London, E.C. ; and Royal Ineurance
Buildings, Liverpool.

CAPITAL-TWO MILLIONS.

FIRE BRANCH.

Notwithstanding the large accessions of -business made
annually through a long series of rars,.which obviously in-
crease the difficulty of further advances, yet the Fire Pre-
miums of the year 1859 rise above those of the preceding
year—by a larger sum than has been obtained by the increase
of any single year since the- formation of the-Company, ex-
cepting the year 1853, disclosing•an advance of 50 PER CENT.
IN THREE TEARS.
The following figures exhibit the progress of the whole
Fire Branch, running- over the last Ten years.:

. . -
Total Premium Increaze of the year
received. above each preceding one.
1850 £44,02710 0 £9,55719 8
1852 76,925 4 2 24,251 18 3
1851 128,,P9 11 4 15.895 7 0
1856 151,733 9 6 21,673 17 7
1858 196,148 2:6 ' - 21;092.17"/0
1859 228,914 7 3 32,166 .4 9
Placing the Company among, the verylargist offices in the
Kingdom. Indeed, it is believed that there are now only
three offices in existence which equal it in Fire revenue.

LIFE BUSINESS.
The Directors desire to call the especial attention of the
Proprietors of THE LIFE BRANCH of the Establishment
The ACTUARY'S Report on this subject is aceo npanied
by an Appendix, illustrated by two‘ coloured Diagrams,
whichmake plain to the unprofessional eye the mortality ex-
perienced by the "Royal," 60.fidicated by .curbed lines,
which contrast most favourablylvi., th the former Averages of
mortality, also displayed on the Diagrams.
The Bonus apportioned to the. Assured, with participation,
amounts to £2 percent. per annunN.to,be added to the origi
pal sum assured of EVERY PARTICIPATING POLICY
effected previously to the Ist of Jiinvary, 1858, for each entire
year that it had been in existence since the last appropriation
ef' Bonus thereon, and. is ONE OF THE LARGEST
BONUSES EVER DECLARED.
The Paid-up and Invested Capital, including Life Funds,
amounts to upwards of £700,000 sterling.
PERCY M. DOVE 119,-inccer and Actuary.
JOHN B.; JOHNS Secretar) ti

COgSUMPTION and ASTHMA CURED.—
Dr. H. JAMES discovered, while in/the East Indies, a
certain CURE for CON SUMP ION", Asthma, Bronchitis,
Coughs, Colds, and General Debility. The remedy was dis-
covered by him when his only child, a daughter, was given up
to die. His child was cured, and is now alive and well.
Desirous of benefiting his fellow-creatures, he will send post
free, to those who wish it, the recipe, containing full directions
for making and successfully using this remedy, on receipt o
their' names with stamped envelope for return postage.—
Address 0. P. Brown, 14, Cecil-street, Strand.

o reased scale; the demand has however now subsided. The
following transactions are reported :—Congou, sales 40
chops, at 22 dols. to 27 dols.—stock, 70 chops; souchong,
stock, 10 chops ; scented capers, 9,000 packages, 14 dols.
to 231 dols. ; scented °rune ,pekoe, 4,500 packages, 191
dols. to 30 dols.; Canton *eked, none ; Powchong, 1,500
packages, 15 dols. to 16 ; congou, 3,500 .packages, 18
dols. to 24 dols. ; gunpowder and imperial, 8,000 palckages,
17 dols. to 19 dols. ; youlig:hyson, 1,700 packages, 17 dols.
to 18 dols. •

:Business in maiiiifaeturod goods appears at a dead stand
in this colony. There.-have been several arrivals from
England, and tinder ordinary circumstances, large sales ale
linnediatritykffeeted t‘ ex. ship ;" but at present holders are
firm ittSheir demand's, whilst buyers appear equally deter-
mined to'tesist any Advance, and press for reduced rates.
The only sales reported are in T-cloths, of which about
.2,oooliiecos have pasied at various quotations. 4+ to 5
catties, 1.45 dols. to 1.55 dols. ; 5 t 5151 catties, 1.65 dols.
to 1.70 &phi.; oto 64 catties, 2.20 dole. le 2.40 dole. Quo-
tations of Other goods are quite nominal..

14, and desired to be reported all well. Some
uneasiness was created among the people of Cape
Coast by the rumour of the death of his Majesty
the King of Ashantee. Trade on the Gold Coast
was slowly recovering.
H.M.S. Ranger was at Fernando Po on the 2d
Jan., and•was about proceeding to the rivers.
At Bonny trade was suspended in consequence of
the attempts
.which were being made to feduce the
bar. The river was healthY, and the exploring
steamer Sunbeam was there on the 6th Jan.