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London, England, 1868-10-12 00:00:00

WEST INDIES AND MEXICO.

Leave St. Nazaire on the 16th of each month for St.
Thomas, Havana, Vera Cruz, Now Orleans, Porto Rico,
Haiti, Santiago de Cuba, Guadeloupe, Martinique. •
JAPAN, NORTH D SOU I`ll PACIFIC'', AND
CENTRAL AMERICA (via Panama).
Leave St. Nazairo on the Bth of each month for Mar-
tinique, St. Martha (United States of Columbia), Colon,
Aspinwall (Isthmus of Panama), La Guayra, Porto Ca-
bello, Guadeloupe, Trinidad, Demerara, Paramaribo,
Cayenne, &c., Callao, Valparaiso, &c., San Jose, La Union,
San Francisco, China, and Japau.
Hand books, with full details of all the routes of this
company, can be had of
STRINGER, PEMBBROKE, and Co.,
Agents, 8, Austinfriars, London, E.C.

EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament.
For Life Assurance, Annuities, and Gulr3.ntee of Fidelity in
Situations of Trust.
Chairman— General Sir FREDERIC Salmi, K.H.,
Policies payable during Life--Indisputable—Not liable to
Forfeiture.
Annual InCome exceeds Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Pounds.
The Annuity Tables, offering special advantages to Annuitants,
and full particulars of the popular Principles of this Society, will
be found in the New Prospectus, which will be forwarded to
applicants post free

HENRY LAKE, General Manager.
316, Regent-street, and 17, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London.

THE GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY.

Established 1821.
No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.O.
Subscribed Capital Two Millions.
Total Invested Funds upwards of £2,750,000.
Total Income upwards of £320,000.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that FIRE POLICIES
which expire at MICHAELMAS must be Renewed within
Fifteen Days at this Office, or with the Company's Agents
throughout the Kingdom, otherwise they become void.
All Insurances now have the benefit of the Reduced
Duty of ls. Gd. par cent.
For Prospectus and other information apply to the Com
pany's Agents, or to

T. TALLEMACII, Secret:Fp.

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
ROYAL INSURANCE BUILDINGS,
Lombard-street, London, and Liverpool.
EPITOME of ANNUAL REPORT for 1867:
Tho "ROYAL" has never had a larger body of Constituents
than now.
FIRE BRANCH.

PREMIUMS in 1867 £160,553
being a larger revenue than in any preceding
year.
LOSSES by Fire in 1867 £292,125
NET PROFITS, after paying all losses and ei-
penses
LIFE BRANCH.
Annual Average of new business in 1365-6-7 £Bol,ooo
Do. during previous Quinquennium £688.000
Amount added to Life Reserves in 1867 £128,583

£56,373

LITE PROPOSALS now effected will participate in the
increased share of Profits recently conceded to Policy-
holders. . .

PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary.
JOHN B. JOHNSTON,' Secretary in London.
August, 1868.

A.D. 1720.
ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE
CORPORATION.
(Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First),
For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES.
Offices—ROYAL EXCHANGE, London.
Branch Office-29, Pall Mall, S.W.

OOTAVIUS WIGRA.II, Esq Governor.
JAMES STEWART ECGDGSON, Esq Sub-•Goveruol
CHARLES JOHN MANNING, Esq Deputy-Governor.

DIRECTORS.
Totlow Hibbort,
Esq.
Wilmot Holland, Esq.
Egerton Hubbard, Esq.
Nevilo Lubbock, Esq.
George Forbes Malcolmson,
Esq.
Lord J osceline Wm. Percy.
Charles Robinson, Esq.
Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq.
Eric Carrington Smith, Esq.
Joseph Somes, Esq.
William Wallace, Esq.
Charles Baring Young, Esq.
mei Solly, Esq., F.R.S.

Robert Barclay, Esq.
John Garratt Co.ttley, Esq.
Mark Currie Close, isq._

}Award James 'Mille11; Esq.
William Davidson, Esq..:.

Lancelot William Dent, Esq.
Alexander Druce, Eqq.
F redk. Joseph Edlmann, Esq.
Charles Hermann Goschen,
Esq.
Riversdale Wm. Grenfell,
Esq.
Francis Alex. Hamilton, Esq.
Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq.
Medical Referee, Sam,

NOTICE.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment
of FIRE PREMIUMS falling due at Michaelmas will
expire on tho 14th of October.
FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may bo effected on
advantageous terms.
The Duty on Fire Assurances has been reduced to tho
uniform rate of is. 6d. per cent. per annum.
No charge is made by this Corpo:ation for Fire Policy
or Stamp, however small the Assurance may be.
FARMING STOCK.—No Extra Charge is made for the
use of Steam Thrashing Machines.
The Reversionary Bonus on British LIFE POLICIES
has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum
assured.
Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums
payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus.
The Divisions of Profit 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 the guarantee
of a large invested Capital Stock, and exemption
under Royal Charter from the liabilities of part-
nership.
The advantages of modern practice, with the secu-
rity of an Office whose resources have been tested
by the experience of nearly a CENTURY AND A
HALF.

ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
-ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary.