The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-14 00:00:00

ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE
OFFICE,
ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
25th November, 18GS.
The Court of Directors of the Corporation of the Royal Ex-
change Assurance do hereby give Notice, that their Transfer
Books will be shut from Tuesday, the 15th of December next,
to Thursday, the 7th of January following; that the Annual
General Court appointed by their Charter will be holden at
their Office on the Royal Exchange, on WEDNESDAY, the 23d
of December, at Twelve o'clock at Noon; and that a Dividend
will be considered of at the said Court.
ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary.

EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament.
For Life Assurance, Annuities, and Guarantee of Fidelity in
Situations of Trust.
Chairman— General Sir FREDERIC Swim, B.s, F.R.S.
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.

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

PREMIUMS in 1867
£460,558
boing a larger revenue than hi any preceding
year.
LOSSES by Fire in 1867 £292,125
NET PROFITS, after paying all losses and ex-

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penEleS £56,373
LIFE BRANCH.
Annual Average of new business in 1865-6-7 £BOl,OOO
Do. during previous Quinquennium £688.000
Amount added to Life Reserves in 1867 £128,583
LIFE 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.

aRITISH ORPHAN ASYLUM,
Mackenzie-pack, Slough (formerly at Clapham-rise).
Instituted 1827.
Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.
For the gratuitous board, clothing, and education of
destitute orphans from all parts of the British dominions,
and of all denominations, whose parents were once in
prosperous circumstances.
One hundred and seventy-five orphans now in the In-
stitution ; ample room for about 30 more.
Increased support indispensable, as this Charity is not
endowed, and is in the greatest need of further pecuniary
assistance.
Subscribers and the public are invited to inspect the
Institution, and judge as to the nature of the Charity and
its peculiar claims.
The last Report can be obtained on application to the
Secretary.

THOS. TILSON, Chairman.
CHAS. LEE, M.A.
AUBREY C. PRICE, 31.A.,* Hon. Secs.
ALFRED MAC KENZ E, Secretary.
Offices, 73, Cheapside, London, E.C.
Bankers—Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., Birchin-
lane and Messrs. Heywood, Brothers, Manchester. j

THE RESCUE SOCIETY'S HOMES
ire as follows :
For Fallen Women.
Ii 150, Now Kent-road.
28, Church-row,
stead. 48, Church-street, Stoke
13, Camden-street,Camden- Newington.
town. Maize-hill Cottage, Green-
-205, Great Portland• street. with.
For Young Girls in Danger.
27, Church-row, Hampstead.
St. John s-wood.
0, llonstridge-villas,
St. Mary's Lodge, Buckhurst-hill.
Country Home—St. James's-street, Dover.
Temporary Home-85, Queen-street, Cheapsido.
In addition to the above-named home; the Committee
have under their charge three homes for servants of good
character, in which aro admitted about 1,000 friendless
servants annually.
The home at Great Portland-street is for young fallen
girls from 10 to 16. The committee ate deeply anxious to
open another house for this pitiable class.
The Society admitted to its homes last year 687 young
women and girls. It was compelled to refuse 624 appli-
cants, whose histories are recorded in the applicant's book.
The Society's Report (of which a ccrtributor writes, "I
never read a report of any charitable institution which so
entirely commended itself to my mind and awoke my
sympathy") may be had on application.
The Society is under the presidency of the Earl of
Shaftesbury. Its banlwrs are Messrs. Barclay and Co.
The Committee very earnestly commend its work to the
benevolent. DA-U. CO PER, Sec.
85, 441 mm-street chespoide. ,