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HER MAJESTY ' S ironclad Ramillies , flagship of the Mediterranean Squadron , with Admiral Sir John 0 . Hopkins on board , sailed on Monday from Malta for Villafranche . THE QUEEN ' S birthday will be celebrated , in London alone , on Saturday , May 21 st next , and " at all other stations , naval and military , on Tuesday , May 24 th next . BRO . ALDERMAN ALLISTON will preside at the fiist annual festival of the London Coffee and Eating House Keepers' Benevolent Association , on the nth prox ., at the Holborn Restaurant .
PRINCE CHRISTIAN , who will represent the Queen at the approaching Jubilee festivities at Dresden , has arranged to leave Victoria Station on Thursday , the 21 st inst ., attended by Colonel Eliot and Major-General Sir Charles du Plat . H . R . H . THE PRINCESS OF WALES , attended by Major-General Stanley Clarke and Miss Knollys left Copenhagen on Wednesday for Marlborough House , where she will arrive to-day ( Friday ) . Her Royal Highness returns to Sandringham the following day .
THE PENINSULAR and Oriental Company ' s steamship Carthage ( Captain Lendon ) with some of the passengers of the stranded steamer China , arrived at Plymouth at 5 . 10 p . m . on Monday . Among her passengers was the Lord Mayor of London ( Bro Col . Davies , M . P . ) , who joined at Briniisi . BRO . LORD STANLEY , M . P ., and Lady Alice Stanley left Cowarth Park , Sunningdale , on Wednesday , on a visit to Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire at Newmarket . Lord Stanley and Lady Alice Stanley will entertain a series of " week-end "
parties at Cowarth Park during May , June , and July . THE CORPORATION OF READING have inaugurated the arrangements in connection with the proposed visit of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales to that town on Saturday , June nth , when his Royal Highness will open the block of new buildings for the university extension college . The Mayor is taking the requisite steps for ascertaining whether it will be the pleasure of the Prince to receive an address from the Corporation on that occasion . A Committee of the whole Council has been appointed to make all the requisite arrangements .
THE LONDON HOSPITAL has received , in response to the special appeal now being made in aid of the Maintenance Fund , donations of £ 1000 from Lord lveagh ; £ 50 from the Duke of Bedford ; £ 105 from Maurice Marcus , Esq . ; £ 105 from Messrs . James Shoolbred and Co . ; £ 52 ios . from Messrs . Barclay , Perkins , and Co . ; £ 50 from David Cohen , Esq . ; £ 52 ios . from A . W . Gadesden , Esq . ( per the Lord Mayor ); and a special donation from F . D . Mocatta , of £ 50 . This hospital alone has 350 medical students .
THE DUCHESS OF FIFE will open the bazaar at the Empress Rooms on May 4 th in aid of the Homes for Waifs and Strays . The stall-holders will include Julia Marchioness of Tweeddale , the Countess of Chesterfield , the Countess of Annesley , the Countess of Bective , Lady Jeune , and Lady Samuelson . Col . A . A . Garstin and the officers of the 2 nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment have kindly lent their band . A feature of the bazaar , which will remain open four days , will be the entertainments , the arrangements of which have been placed in the hands of Captain the Hon . Southwell FilzGerald and Mr . Mercer Adam . This deserving Charity has now over 2300 children under its care .
ON TUESDAY , in the Manx Legislative Council , Bro . Lord Henniker handed over the picture of her Majesty the Queen , which she had been graciously pleased to present to the Government of the IslandT His Excellency said that all would be gratified by the gift , which was signed by her Majesty , and was the best portrait he had seen . It was Eainted by Von Angeli , and they were honoured by the gift , particularly as they had een celebrating the long rei gn of her Majesty over this country . His Excellency promised to thank her Majesty in suitable terms for her handsome present . The p . rtrait ,
in a massive frame , surmounted by a crown , was hung in the Council Chamber . __IN ACCORDANCE with the annual Easter custom , the scholars of Christ ' s Hospital visited the Mansion House to receive the Easter gifts which the Lord Mayor provides for thern at this season . The number of boys who attended was 512 , and they marched from Christ ' s Hospital through the streets , accompanied by their nurses , beadles , and wardens . The cere mony of distribution was conducted on behalf of the Lord Mayor , by Bro . Alderman Sir Walter Wilkin , there being also present the Lady Mayoress and
the Misses Davies , the Bishop of Manchester , Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Green , Bro . Aldeiman Vaughan-Morgan ( Treasurer of Christ ' s Hospital ) , Bro . Sir John Monckton ( the Town Clerk ) , and others . Each boy received a com or coins , fresh from the Mint , according to his rank in the school , 20 Grecians receiving one guinea each , 34 monitors half-a-crown , and 45 s of the rank and file a shilling each . Each also received two hot cross buns and a glass of wine or lemonade . After the ceremony the civic dignitaries and the boys , preceded by the City Trumpeters , marched to Christ Church , Newgatestreet , to hear the Spital Sermon , which was preached by the Bishop of Manchester .
THE Q UEEN went to Cannes on Saturday afternoon last , and was present at the confirmation of her Royal Highness Princess Alice of Albany at St . George ' s Memorial Church . Her Majesty travelled by special train from Nice , accompanied by Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein and Princess Henry of Battenberg , Countess Erbach , Countess Elisabeth Erbach , and Princess Victoria Eugenie and Prince Alexander of Battenberg . Her Majesty was attended by the Dowager Lady Southampton , the Hon . Harriet Phipps , Lieut .-Col . the Right Hon . Sir Fleetwood Edwards , and Lieut .-Col . the
Hon . W . Carington . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Albany received the Queen at the entrance to the church and accompanied her to her place . The church was beautifully decorated with ( lowers . Opposite the recumbent statue of the late Duke of Albany the Duchess stood with her daughter , Princess Alice of Albany , who wore a Simple white silk dress , with a tulle veil . The rite of confirmation was administered by the Bishop of Winchester , while the Bishop of Gibraltar and the Rev . James Aitken ( incumbent of St . George ' s , Cannes ) also took part in the service . At the conclusion of the ceremony her Majesty took tea at the house of the Bishop of Gibraltar , who , with
Mrs . Sandford , had the honour of being presented to the Oueen . The Duke and Duchess of Cumberland , with the Princesses Olga and Alexandra , the Archduke and Archduchess Rainer , Count and Countess of Caserta , and Prince Nicholas of Nassau attended at the service , and were received afterwards by her Majesty . Commander the Hon . Seymour Fortescue and Bro . Sir Robert Collins were in attendance upon then Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duchess of Albany . Monsieur Hibert , Mayor of Cannes , and Mr . John Taylor , British Vice-Consul , had the honour of being presented to the Queen at Cannes Railway Station . Her Majesty returned to Nice by special train at six o ' clock .
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THE DUKE OF ALBANY will enter Eton College at the Midsummer term . THE DUCHESS OF ST . ALBANS , who came to London for the christening of her grandson , has returned to the Isle of Wight . THE QUEEN received on Wednesday afternoon , at Cimiez , the President of the French Republic . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales afterwards visited M . Faure at his hotel on behalf of her Majesty . BRO . THE EARL AND C OUNTESS OF YARBDROUGH have returned to their house in Arlington-street , which has been rented by Lord Wolverton for the last two years .
PRINCESS CHRISTIAN , who will leave Ctmiez before the Queens departure , will arrive in England on the 19 th inst ., and go to Buckingham Palace for a few days before returning to Cumberland Lodge . A MARRIAGE has been arranged between Alexander Rowland , eldest son of Bro . Sir Francis Alston , K . C . M . G ., and Lady Alston , and Muriel Marion Beatrice , eldest daughter of Canon and Mrs . Blundell .
H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES has presented a silver cup to the Union des Yachtsmen de Cannes , to be called the Albert Edward Cup , and to be competed for there next year by French-built yachts of from two to 20 tons . THE DUKE OF SAXE-COBURG AND GOTHA is making steady progress towards recovery , and it is reported that he will be able to leave his bed in a few days . His
daughter , the Crown Princess of Roumania , is at present staying on board her Majesty ' s ship Surprise . BRO . LORD CHARLES BERESFORD , having met with a slight cycling accident , was prevented from attending a Conservative smoking concert at York , on Tuesday . He hopes , however , to be able to attend the entertainment , which was postponed in consequence .
H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES has not only given an infinity of time and interest to the Hospital Fund which bears his name , but he also subscribes annually 100 guineas . We trust the announcement that his second annual subscription has just been paid will serve as a stimulus to others of her Majesty's subjects . THE ANNUAL DINNER of the Earlswood Asylum for Idiots , Red Hill , Surrey , will be held on Friday , the 20 th prox ., at the Hotel , Cecil , Strand , Bro . the Duke of Leeds in the chair . Among the Stewards so far will be found Bro . Alderman Sir J . C . Dimsdale , P . G . T . ; Bro . H . B . Marshall , J . P ., M . A ., C . C . ; Bro . Sir John Monckton , P . G . W . ; and C . VV . C . Hutton , Esq ., J . P .
REVISION OF PARCELS RATES ON THE GREAT N ORTHERN RAILWAY . —The Great Northern Railway Company announce that commencing on ist May next they will bring into operation a reduced scale of charges for the conveyance of parcels by passenger train . A copy of the revised scale and full particulars may be obtained on application at any Great Northern Station or Town Office , or from the Superintendent of the line , King's Cross Station , London , N .
BRO . J AMES GLAISHER , F . R . S ., P . G . D ., entered on his 90 th year on the ist inst . So long is it since he made his famous balloon ascents that few of the present generation are familiar with his work as a meteorologist . For the last iS years Bro . _ Glaisher has been the chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund . It speaks well for the health of a man born in the same year as Prince Bismarck and Mr . Gladstone that he seldom fails to appear at the usual fortnightly meetings at the office of the Exploration Fund , where he keeps a sharp eye on every part of the day ' s business .
NEVER IN THE annals of Army football has so much interest and excitement been exhibited as at the final match between the and Gordon Highlanders and the Royal Artillery , Portsmouth , for the Army Association Cup at Aldershot on Monday , when it is estimated that 25 , 000 spectators attended . The Duke and Duchess of Connaught , with Princess Margaret , Princess Victoria Patricia , and Prince Arthur , the Right Hon . St . John Brodrick , M . P ., Major-General Kelly-Kenny , and Colonel the Hon . and Mrs .
Napier , were in the Royal enclosure . After a splendid contest the Gordon Highlanders won . The Duchess of Connaught presented the cup and silver imedals to the Highlanders , whilst the Artillery received from her Royal Highness bronze medals . The Duke of Connaught then congratulated the Gordon Highlanders on beating such a fine team as the Royal Artillery , and for bringing , for the first time on record , the Army Cup to Aldershot .
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY . The 74 th annual meeting of this company was held on the 5 th inst ., when there was a numerous attendance of shareholders . The Chairman ( Mr . T . Barnham Foster ) , in alluding to the acquisition of the American Fire Insurance Company of New York , stated that it was proving a most valuable and profitable feeder , as it brought very ciiirable cenrectiorsin iVe Eastern States of America which had previously not been so fully developed by lhe "Manchester" owing to the chief office in that country being
formerly at Chicago . Notwithstanding the addition of the " American ' s " business , the Company ' s premium income in the United States was still considerably below that of many of its neighbours , so that its connections were not unduly drawn from that field but were well distributed all over the world . Both the "Manchester" and the "American" had separate existences , and the premiums of each were practically unchanged . That being so , the fire account surplus of , CGi , 75-l was a true underwriting profit , subject only to a reserve upon the actual combined increase of premium ;
amounting to £ 3120 , An opportunity also occurred during the year of buying the business of the Commercial Assurance Company of Capetown , which had not only given the " Manchester " a high position in South Africa , but was running satisfactorily and yielding increased profits as a result of increased rates . A further purchase had been made during 1 S 9 S of the Queensland Mutual Insurance Company of Brisbane , which had a most select business that would be of material advantage to the " Manchester's" Australian connection . All the purchases had been
made on fair and satisfactory terms . The chairman moved the adoption of the report and accounts . This was seconded by the deputy-chairman ( Mi . C W . Fairbridge ) , and carried unanimously . Mr . Alfred Neild proposed , and Mr . G . R . Davies seconded , that there be paid to shareholders a dividend of 23 . and a bonus ot 2 s . per share , making a total distribution of 15 per cent , for the year . The retiring electors were then reelected on the motion of Mr . 1 . L . Birkett , seconded bv Mr . 1 . A . Hutton . Mr . A . M .
M'Culloch , in moving a vote of thanks to the directors , said that the policy of the company was one which had the fullest confidence of the shareholders . He felt confident that the time was approaching when the same success which had attended the reorganisation and development of other companies in years gone by might be looked for . Mf - Henry Plummer seconded the motion . The company's auditors , Messrs . Ashwortn , Mosley , and Co ., were re-elected , and the meeting closed with thanks to the chairman for presiding .
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HER MAJESTY ' S ironclad Ramillies , flagship of the Mediterranean Squadron , with Admiral Sir John 0 . Hopkins on board , sailed on Monday from Malta for Villafranche . THE QUEEN ' S birthday will be celebrated , in London alone , on Saturday , May 21 st next , and " at all other stations , naval and military , on Tuesday , May 24 th next . BRO . ALDERMAN ALLISTON will preside at the fiist annual festival of the London Coffee and Eating House Keepers' Benevolent Association , on the nth prox ., at the Holborn Restaurant .
PRINCE CHRISTIAN , who will represent the Queen at the approaching Jubilee festivities at Dresden , has arranged to leave Victoria Station on Thursday , the 21 st inst ., attended by Colonel Eliot and Major-General Sir Charles du Plat . H . R . H . THE PRINCESS OF WALES , attended by Major-General Stanley Clarke and Miss Knollys left Copenhagen on Wednesday for Marlborough House , where she will arrive to-day ( Friday ) . Her Royal Highness returns to Sandringham the following day .
THE PENINSULAR and Oriental Company ' s steamship Carthage ( Captain Lendon ) with some of the passengers of the stranded steamer China , arrived at Plymouth at 5 . 10 p . m . on Monday . Among her passengers was the Lord Mayor of London ( Bro Col . Davies , M . P . ) , who joined at Briniisi . BRO . LORD STANLEY , M . P ., and Lady Alice Stanley left Cowarth Park , Sunningdale , on Wednesday , on a visit to Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire at Newmarket . Lord Stanley and Lady Alice Stanley will entertain a series of " week-end "
parties at Cowarth Park during May , June , and July . THE CORPORATION OF READING have inaugurated the arrangements in connection with the proposed visit of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales to that town on Saturday , June nth , when his Royal Highness will open the block of new buildings for the university extension college . The Mayor is taking the requisite steps for ascertaining whether it will be the pleasure of the Prince to receive an address from the Corporation on that occasion . A Committee of the whole Council has been appointed to make all the requisite arrangements .
THE LONDON HOSPITAL has received , in response to the special appeal now being made in aid of the Maintenance Fund , donations of £ 1000 from Lord lveagh ; £ 50 from the Duke of Bedford ; £ 105 from Maurice Marcus , Esq . ; £ 105 from Messrs . James Shoolbred and Co . ; £ 52 ios . from Messrs . Barclay , Perkins , and Co . ; £ 50 from David Cohen , Esq . ; £ 52 ios . from A . W . Gadesden , Esq . ( per the Lord Mayor ); and a special donation from F . D . Mocatta , of £ 50 . This hospital alone has 350 medical students .
THE DUCHESS OF FIFE will open the bazaar at the Empress Rooms on May 4 th in aid of the Homes for Waifs and Strays . The stall-holders will include Julia Marchioness of Tweeddale , the Countess of Chesterfield , the Countess of Annesley , the Countess of Bective , Lady Jeune , and Lady Samuelson . Col . A . A . Garstin and the officers of the 2 nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment have kindly lent their band . A feature of the bazaar , which will remain open four days , will be the entertainments , the arrangements of which have been placed in the hands of Captain the Hon . Southwell FilzGerald and Mr . Mercer Adam . This deserving Charity has now over 2300 children under its care .
ON TUESDAY , in the Manx Legislative Council , Bro . Lord Henniker handed over the picture of her Majesty the Queen , which she had been graciously pleased to present to the Government of the IslandT His Excellency said that all would be gratified by the gift , which was signed by her Majesty , and was the best portrait he had seen . It was Eainted by Von Angeli , and they were honoured by the gift , particularly as they had een celebrating the long rei gn of her Majesty over this country . His Excellency promised to thank her Majesty in suitable terms for her handsome present . The p . rtrait ,
in a massive frame , surmounted by a crown , was hung in the Council Chamber . __IN ACCORDANCE with the annual Easter custom , the scholars of Christ ' s Hospital visited the Mansion House to receive the Easter gifts which the Lord Mayor provides for thern at this season . The number of boys who attended was 512 , and they marched from Christ ' s Hospital through the streets , accompanied by their nurses , beadles , and wardens . The cere mony of distribution was conducted on behalf of the Lord Mayor , by Bro . Alderman Sir Walter Wilkin , there being also present the Lady Mayoress and
the Misses Davies , the Bishop of Manchester , Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Green , Bro . Aldeiman Vaughan-Morgan ( Treasurer of Christ ' s Hospital ) , Bro . Sir John Monckton ( the Town Clerk ) , and others . Each boy received a com or coins , fresh from the Mint , according to his rank in the school , 20 Grecians receiving one guinea each , 34 monitors half-a-crown , and 45 s of the rank and file a shilling each . Each also received two hot cross buns and a glass of wine or lemonade . After the ceremony the civic dignitaries and the boys , preceded by the City Trumpeters , marched to Christ Church , Newgatestreet , to hear the Spital Sermon , which was preached by the Bishop of Manchester .
THE Q UEEN went to Cannes on Saturday afternoon last , and was present at the confirmation of her Royal Highness Princess Alice of Albany at St . George ' s Memorial Church . Her Majesty travelled by special train from Nice , accompanied by Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein and Princess Henry of Battenberg , Countess Erbach , Countess Elisabeth Erbach , and Princess Victoria Eugenie and Prince Alexander of Battenberg . Her Majesty was attended by the Dowager Lady Southampton , the Hon . Harriet Phipps , Lieut .-Col . the Right Hon . Sir Fleetwood Edwards , and Lieut .-Col . the
Hon . W . Carington . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Albany received the Queen at the entrance to the church and accompanied her to her place . The church was beautifully decorated with ( lowers . Opposite the recumbent statue of the late Duke of Albany the Duchess stood with her daughter , Princess Alice of Albany , who wore a Simple white silk dress , with a tulle veil . The rite of confirmation was administered by the Bishop of Winchester , while the Bishop of Gibraltar and the Rev . James Aitken ( incumbent of St . George ' s , Cannes ) also took part in the service . At the conclusion of the ceremony her Majesty took tea at the house of the Bishop of Gibraltar , who , with
Mrs . Sandford , had the honour of being presented to the Oueen . The Duke and Duchess of Cumberland , with the Princesses Olga and Alexandra , the Archduke and Archduchess Rainer , Count and Countess of Caserta , and Prince Nicholas of Nassau attended at the service , and were received afterwards by her Majesty . Commander the Hon . Seymour Fortescue and Bro . Sir Robert Collins were in attendance upon then Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duchess of Albany . Monsieur Hibert , Mayor of Cannes , and Mr . John Taylor , British Vice-Consul , had the honour of being presented to the Queen at Cannes Railway Station . Her Majesty returned to Nice by special train at six o ' clock .
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THE DUKE OF ALBANY will enter Eton College at the Midsummer term . THE DUCHESS OF ST . ALBANS , who came to London for the christening of her grandson , has returned to the Isle of Wight . THE QUEEN received on Wednesday afternoon , at Cimiez , the President of the French Republic . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales afterwards visited M . Faure at his hotel on behalf of her Majesty . BRO . THE EARL AND C OUNTESS OF YARBDROUGH have returned to their house in Arlington-street , which has been rented by Lord Wolverton for the last two years .
PRINCESS CHRISTIAN , who will leave Ctmiez before the Queens departure , will arrive in England on the 19 th inst ., and go to Buckingham Palace for a few days before returning to Cumberland Lodge . A MARRIAGE has been arranged between Alexander Rowland , eldest son of Bro . Sir Francis Alston , K . C . M . G ., and Lady Alston , and Muriel Marion Beatrice , eldest daughter of Canon and Mrs . Blundell .
H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES has presented a silver cup to the Union des Yachtsmen de Cannes , to be called the Albert Edward Cup , and to be competed for there next year by French-built yachts of from two to 20 tons . THE DUKE OF SAXE-COBURG AND GOTHA is making steady progress towards recovery , and it is reported that he will be able to leave his bed in a few days . His
daughter , the Crown Princess of Roumania , is at present staying on board her Majesty ' s ship Surprise . BRO . LORD CHARLES BERESFORD , having met with a slight cycling accident , was prevented from attending a Conservative smoking concert at York , on Tuesday . He hopes , however , to be able to attend the entertainment , which was postponed in consequence .
H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES has not only given an infinity of time and interest to the Hospital Fund which bears his name , but he also subscribes annually 100 guineas . We trust the announcement that his second annual subscription has just been paid will serve as a stimulus to others of her Majesty's subjects . THE ANNUAL DINNER of the Earlswood Asylum for Idiots , Red Hill , Surrey , will be held on Friday , the 20 th prox ., at the Hotel , Cecil , Strand , Bro . the Duke of Leeds in the chair . Among the Stewards so far will be found Bro . Alderman Sir J . C . Dimsdale , P . G . T . ; Bro . H . B . Marshall , J . P ., M . A ., C . C . ; Bro . Sir John Monckton , P . G . W . ; and C . VV . C . Hutton , Esq ., J . P .
REVISION OF PARCELS RATES ON THE GREAT N ORTHERN RAILWAY . —The Great Northern Railway Company announce that commencing on ist May next they will bring into operation a reduced scale of charges for the conveyance of parcels by passenger train . A copy of the revised scale and full particulars may be obtained on application at any Great Northern Station or Town Office , or from the Superintendent of the line , King's Cross Station , London , N .
BRO . J AMES GLAISHER , F . R . S ., P . G . D ., entered on his 90 th year on the ist inst . So long is it since he made his famous balloon ascents that few of the present generation are familiar with his work as a meteorologist . For the last iS years Bro . _ Glaisher has been the chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund . It speaks well for the health of a man born in the same year as Prince Bismarck and Mr . Gladstone that he seldom fails to appear at the usual fortnightly meetings at the office of the Exploration Fund , where he keeps a sharp eye on every part of the day ' s business .
NEVER IN THE annals of Army football has so much interest and excitement been exhibited as at the final match between the and Gordon Highlanders and the Royal Artillery , Portsmouth , for the Army Association Cup at Aldershot on Monday , when it is estimated that 25 , 000 spectators attended . The Duke and Duchess of Connaught , with Princess Margaret , Princess Victoria Patricia , and Prince Arthur , the Right Hon . St . John Brodrick , M . P ., Major-General Kelly-Kenny , and Colonel the Hon . and Mrs .
Napier , were in the Royal enclosure . After a splendid contest the Gordon Highlanders won . The Duchess of Connaught presented the cup and silver imedals to the Highlanders , whilst the Artillery received from her Royal Highness bronze medals . The Duke of Connaught then congratulated the Gordon Highlanders on beating such a fine team as the Royal Artillery , and for bringing , for the first time on record , the Army Cup to Aldershot .
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY . The 74 th annual meeting of this company was held on the 5 th inst ., when there was a numerous attendance of shareholders . The Chairman ( Mr . T . Barnham Foster ) , in alluding to the acquisition of the American Fire Insurance Company of New York , stated that it was proving a most valuable and profitable feeder , as it brought very ciiirable cenrectiorsin iVe Eastern States of America which had previously not been so fully developed by lhe "Manchester" owing to the chief office in that country being
formerly at Chicago . Notwithstanding the addition of the " American ' s " business , the Company ' s premium income in the United States was still considerably below that of many of its neighbours , so that its connections were not unduly drawn from that field but were well distributed all over the world . Both the "Manchester" and the "American" had separate existences , and the premiums of each were practically unchanged . That being so , the fire account surplus of , CGi , 75-l was a true underwriting profit , subject only to a reserve upon the actual combined increase of premium ;
amounting to £ 3120 , An opportunity also occurred during the year of buying the business of the Commercial Assurance Company of Capetown , which had not only given the " Manchester " a high position in South Africa , but was running satisfactorily and yielding increased profits as a result of increased rates . A further purchase had been made during 1 S 9 S of the Queensland Mutual Insurance Company of Brisbane , which had a most select business that would be of material advantage to the " Manchester's" Australian connection . All the purchases had been
made on fair and satisfactory terms . The chairman moved the adoption of the report and accounts . This was seconded by the deputy-chairman ( Mi . C W . Fairbridge ) , and carried unanimously . Mr . Alfred Neild proposed , and Mr . G . R . Davies seconded , that there be paid to shareholders a dividend of 23 . and a bonus ot 2 s . per share , making a total distribution of 15 per cent , for the year . The retiring electors were then reelected on the motion of Mr . 1 . L . Birkett , seconded bv Mr . 1 . A . Hutton . Mr . A . M .
M'Culloch , in moving a vote of thanks to the directors , said that the policy of the company was one which had the fullest confidence of the shareholders . He felt confident that the time was approaching when the same success which had attended the reorganisation and development of other companies in years gone by might be looked for . Mf - Henry Plummer seconded the motion . The company's auditors , Messrs . Ashwortn , Mosley , and Co ., were re-elected , and the meeting closed with thanks to the chairman for presiding .
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