Chairman.—J. OLIVER HANSON, Esq. Dep. Chairman.—WM. GEO. PRESCOTT, Sir WILLIAM BAYNES, Bart. Esq. ARTHUR EDWARD CAMPBELL, Esq. JOHN GEORGE MACLEAN, Esq. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S. SAMUEL EUSTACE MAGAN, Esq. BENJAMIN BUCK GREENE, Esq. CAPT. ALEX L. MONTGOMERY, R.N. JOSEPH GROTE, Esq. JOSEPH PULLEY, Esq. ARTHUR AUGUSTUS RASCH, Esq. Auditors.—JOHN OLIVER HANSON, Jun. Esq., and PHILIP AINSLIE WALKER, Esq. Actuary.—CHARLES ANSELL, Esq. F.R.S. Solicitor.—THOMAS BROWNING, Esq. * * * * * LIFE DEPARTMENT. The Accumulated Premiums are over £1,600,000. And the Annual Income exceeds £184,000. Bonuses have been declared on Policies to an amount greater than the sum originally assured. Premiums have been extinguished, where the parties assured have applied the bonus in reduction to the Annual Premium. At the last valuation up to Christmas, 1854, there existed a Surplus of £268,691, which had accrued during the five years ending at that period—the whole of which Surplus belonging to the policy holders. The next valuation will be made up to Christmas, 1859. _Policies on the Participating Scale_, in England or Ireland _respectively_, which may be effected before that date, will, if the parties be then alive, participate in the surplus in proportion to the time they may have been in force. The sum of £3,130,975 has been paid during the existence of the Office for claims under Life Policies, of which amount a very considerable part was for Bonuses. Persons assuring in Great Britain have the option of Participating Rates of Premium, or of Non-Participating Rates. The Directors beg to announce that the rates of Premium have been recently revised and re-adjusted in accordance with a long experience, and that The New Scale will be found very advantageous to persons desiring to commence assuring early in life. The Non-participating Scale is particularly adapted to parties wishing to assure a fixed sum only, at a fixed rate of Premium, and on low terms. Premiums may be paid _Annually_, _Half-yearly_, or by a _limited number of Annual Payments_. The last-named mode of Assurance originated with this Office in 1816. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Renewals should be paid within fifteen days after the respective Quarter-days when they become due. The Company undertakes the assurance of Property in the Manufacturing, Agricultural and other districts, on favourable terms. Risks of extraordinary hazard on special agreement, upon survey. An Allowance for the Loss of Rent of Buildings rendered untenantable by Fire is one of the advantages offered by the Company. Tables of Rates, forms of proposal, and any information needful to effect Life or Fire Assurances, may be obtained on application to the Office, No. 92, Cheapside, London, or to any of the Company’s Agents.