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FEBRUARY 2, 1856. pROFESSIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, admitting on equal terms Persons of every Class and Degree to all its Privileges and Advantages. Offices, ,6, CIIEAPSIDE, Loudon. (Incorporated.) DIRECTORS. Chairman —Major HEN EY STONES, LL.D. Deputy-Chainium—JAMES ANDREW DURHAM, Esq. Wm. Wellington Cooper, Esq. j Rev. H. Hamilton, De Vesci• Andrew Durham, Esq., of Bath terr., Kingstown, near Dublin sod Belfast Captain E. Nash Noreott, R.N. Rey. J. Glemiall, M.A. Thos. George Williams, Esq. Jacob Montetiore, Esq. E. Gainaliel Winthrop, Esq. AUDITORS. George Bain, Esq., 18, Parfit; I Frederick Wollatt, Esq., Crown ment-street court E. W. G. Evans, Esq., 13, Basioghall-street. Manager—Ben. Massey, Esq. Physicians—Thomas Alfred Barker, M.D. 71, Lower Grosvenor stieet ; Wm. W. Gull, M.D., Guy's Hospital. Surgeon—W. White Cooper, Esq., F.ft.e.g., 19, Berkeley-square. Bankers—The Commercial Bank of London. Solicitor—Edward M. Elderton, Esq., 3, Lothbury. With a numerous and Influential Proprietary and Shareholders• There are two important clauses in the Deed of Settlement, by which the Directors have power to appropriate one-tenth of the entire profits of the Company : Nlst. For the relief of aged and distressed parties assured for Ike, who have paid live years' premiums, their widows and orphans. and. For the relief of aged and distressed original Proprietors, 'mitred or nut, their widows and orphans, together with live per cent. per annum on the capital originally invested by thew. No extra charge for going to or residing at (in time of peace) Australasia, Bermuda, Madeira, Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, and the British North American Colonies. Medical men in all cases remunerated for their report. ......... . . Assurances granted against paralysis, blindness, accidents, insanity, and every other affliction, bodily and mental, at mode late rate!. A liberal commission allowed to Agents. Annual Premium for assuring £lOO, namely:— Age. £ 8. d. Age. A s. d. 20 ll3 0 40 216 6 30 2 2 0 60 4 2 1 Prospectuses, with tables and fullest information, may be had at the Offices of the Company, or of any of their Agents. Applications for Agencies requested. LIEN. MASSEY, Manager. Offices, 76, Cheapside, London. SPECIAL NOTICE. The Books of the Society close on let March, and Proposals lodged at the Head 01lice, or at any of the Agencies, on or before that date, Will secure the advantage of the present year's entry, and of One Year's Additional Bonus over later Proposals. MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE. THE WHOLE PROFITS DIVIDED AMONGST THE ASSURED pHEE SCOT TISH EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. lostituted Incorporated by Special Act of Parliament The Fund accumulated from the Contributions of Members exceeds NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS. The Annual Revenue exceeds ONE HUNDRED and SIXTY. THREE THOUSAND POUNDS. The Amount of existing A LIONS and a QUARTER STERLING. The amount paid to the Representatives of Deceased Members is upwerds of SIX HUNDRED and FIFTY THOUSAND POI, N DS, of which SEVENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND POUNDS are Bonus additions. exceeds FOUR MIL- — The of PROFITS takes place on the Ist of March, 1650, and Policies effected before that data receive One Year's additional Bonus over those effected after that date. ROBERT CHRISTIE, Manager. WILLIAM FINLAY, Secretary•. Head Office-26, ST. ANDREW-SQUARE, EDINBURGH. London (Mice 126, BISHOPSGATE-STREET, corner of Cornhill. WILLIAM COOK, Agent. SPECIAL NOTICE. KENT MUTUAL ASSURANCE SOCIETIES. CHIEF OFFICES :-QUEEN-STRE ET PLACE, NEW CANNON STREET, LONDON. The UNITED ANNUAL INCOMES snooped 127,000, and ALL PaoriTa belong to the Assured. LIFE. The NEXT DIVISION OF PROFITS will include Parties assuring before 24th March next. The NEw BUSINESS of the last Eight Months exceeds £5,000 in Annual Premiums. FIRE. The GUARANTEE FUND is being increased to HALF•A•MIL LION The ANNUAL INCOME, since last Annual Meeting, bas in created beyond A 5,000. GEORGE CUMMING, Manager. N.B. Agents are still Wanted for some vacant Loca ENGINEERS' MASONIC and UNIVERSAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 349, STRAND, LONDON. EXAMPLES OF BONUS. r.5 . i12 1 Bever- Amount . o c. 9 g c c Amount sionary paid in case P z;.., a - - t Q. 4 al •'d Bonus. of death. 1 1000 36 7 203 0 78 12 s. 0 10 7 8 19 0 19 600 40 7 119 6 3 39 16 0 139 16 0 266 1000 32 d 159 10 0 65 4 0 1065 4 0 42d 300 41 6 61 16 0 21 8 0 321 8 0 891 3JOO 24 6 321 17 C 157 4 0 3157 4 0 063 200 41 5 35 3 4 12 4 0 212 4 0 1282 1000 26 4 90 3 4 42 16 0 1042 15 0 1440 30s S 2 3 84 17 6 22 A 0 629 8 0 Policies issued without delay or expense of stamp. Medical referees paid. Assignments of Policies registered without charge. Agents wanted fur town and country. The arrangements with the Agents can be ascertained by application at the Head Office. W. F. 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