The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-17 00:00:00

PROSPECTUS.

-rile Committee of 31au;;1;;;;t4;,Wr:1;:ars, and others appoin-
ted at a Public sleeting, 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.
Powerful support has been already obtained from the vari-
ous interests represented at that Meeting, and a Provisional
Board has been formed front leading commercial h ,uses,
others, who, by their influence and extensive connections, at
business.once secure to this Company a large amount of profitable
The first principles of the Company will be the establish-
ment of an equitable classification of risks, as regards both
Merchandise and Warehouses, and more liberal arr sngemenis
than are now obtainable upon Floating and Short-time Poli-
cies. A Scale of Rates will be adooted which, while fully rd
munerative, shall be sufficiently mode Tate to encourage
universal habit of insurance. • -
It is intended to reserve a Per-centage of Profits for perio-
dical division amongst Insurers.
The Company will undertake the InSurance of Houses
their contents at equitable-rates, this class of business ha
long proved a large source of profit to the existing offices.
The Company will be ate ctlyindependent in its operation
and, in pursuance of the comprehynsive principle on which
the Board has been a Instituted, will address itself to every
class of insurers. -
The principle of Limited Liability will be extended- to all
Insurances effected with the Company, by the introduction of
the usual c'ause limiting the amount of each Shareholder's
responsibility.
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 do-
Posit of £1 will be paid on application, £1 on 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,
London ; and Horsifla 1 and Addison, - Liverpool; t
Brokers of the Company; -or of the- Solicitois ; or at the
Temporary Offices of the Company. A deposit of £1 upon
ach Share applied for must be paid. to .he Company's
Bankers previously to the Application• being sent in. This
sum will be returned if no allotment ikmade to the applicant.'

GOVERNMENT SECURITY LIFE POLICIES.
THE CONSOLS ASSOCIATION,
4289 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 The Association possesses a Large Capital, subscribed
by several Hundreds of Shareholders. Full information may
be obtained on ap dication to
THOMAS H. BAY LIS, Managing Director.

PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE
ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION.

Established 1840.

The lainentable failures in the Life Assurance world, re-
sulting from reckless managements which have recently been
brought 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 Annu .1 Income of the Provident Clerks'
Association is • £44,000
The Accumulated Fund i5....s 160.0e0
wholly invested in Government and real securities in the
names of the following Trus,ees, viz. :

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