The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-06-10 00:00:00

OKEFORD FITZPAINL

Taxnassca FlomAt.-0a Tuesday the Head of
Hope, the Temperance Society, sal the Whestehia
lodge LO.G.T., Sturnilaster Newton. Loki hers a
istamanfal tleasoastrson, tee, sad public' seetiag,

YETMINBTRIL
Wtrit.Taesday was a j typal day bare. "Th. Load
Club" held Lie tlird swannery, marched In promaion
to ohuroh, where the Rev. G. B. flouthwell preached,
and after wards presided at tie dinner. The club hae
BO 'members. and the funds are reported highly Nada-
&story. The Yetwineter lodge 1.0.G.T. itelebrated
the mem day their fro anniversary, med was hoaoured
with the peemetwa of Bro. the Rev. H. W. Parsons, of
Brightoa. D.D., G. W.C.T. for Season. Between 70md
$O ware at the tea, and after it there was a good
abestia&

REFORM IN LIFE ASSURANCE.

On Friday evening at the Belle V. reentry Soar,
• lecture was ere on thin ..beet as illustrated by
the practice of the British Imperial Insurer* Ca
.okion (Limited), br Mr. C. Idardwir, of Ureter
lii, P. 0.11., Zaire of the Odrile Mast..,
Mr. RAILDWICI Gement:red by obsersing thtt one of
the most important features of modern nyilisation was
in bisopiniou to be found in the prudentisl forethought
indiested by the existence, anuserst the tipper, middle,
and industrious motions of ths popurtios, of a.
numerous tortures for the proemial against pre-
mature dark and other ciasooltise *Ararat aro all
ads he the battle of social life This waa eqanly
illasiosted by the astir of the upper, sad middle
aloes !waren', ecimpeales, and by such provideetial
societies in the Marbester Unity of Odd/allows, whose
Annual gathering had taken rase this week in Wey-
mouth. No one new doubted the great value and
Impoct&aOs of these provider iristituticios in • moral,
, and political sense. Doors however bare often
been expressed as to the degree of eartainty attendant
upon the practiri intim of many of the commercial
comp., les, ..ad friendly organisations, pro=
to most the purr nequirements of thin
obsrmAgf, Friendly boner. had or runty
soustamdo emonnt of the imperfect neonatal
boom on ohne%
,Meroy were interlard. and the
most important imespgst them, the Manchester
Unity, was now nobly ;nipped in devising mere
to rears farther stabilitialtjout its rumor brushes.
The erection of the tare, Mrin now
baton wee w
heir directed by mesas a Royal Commirea) to the
oonditios, flosooial, and otherwir of these mat
Important sari institationa • err, ton, bee tecestly
ocoarred of the most mossorene oh:trader, in morn
Mon with the middle and upper ere Insurers Coin-
=tae& Galled forth eiriagent leglehrime area, with
ow to serve for the from, as herr possible, the
peril from the less and misery attendant iron Use
here of mush °Mesa as " The Albert," sad " torepro."
The park oGundenes in the reliability of inearear of
*very elm, had moistly bean severely shakes, and it
mes desirstfle that this mandator Arid be regained,
or the provider IDAdinell of the gees& onnmenity
might suffer, prestically, creiderable deterioralloo.
Mr. Hardwick than freer into a detailed eximainstioe
of the °seer whirs led to Ur insolvency of many
Friendly sorties, as well no upper also. Insurer*
oespenies, and eulogised the recant aot. of the Legis-
lators which had insisted apon mob • priodien
estuarial valuatioa of this sante of upper clam
Inearancie acepanue, se Veeld Onabli the purls
le satisfactorily judge of the tlnanelol soundness or
stlearree of *ay soarry, or direr solieltingpstroner.
B. earipated thin errs of leiyielatioa raid ahortly
do extesded, so ea to embrace every ors of Insearos
underrating pecuniary rant= against remota re
errors. Mr. Herded.* than reviewed In detail the
scheme proposed by Dr. Farr (of the RegistraGenerel's
department), which, he oontooded, U practically
carried out in its integrity, would net only restore
public cocidenoe in Lorwenpe generally, bet would
Mad largely to induce Inoreard provident habits
among the middle and upper errs. Mr. Hand wick
thin explained in detail the grenti 3M11420 of
Dr. TUT'S plan, whisk bad for hp °brat the
atioing to the policy holder the best posellele writ,
dor the due fulfilment of the cootreet, perfect equity
Ia thie annmeretal arrangements between himself an
aa lasurance Carper, the fullest publielty as to
its Starr snare, tbe most 'Drat real sopervlcion,
oad the maximum of isdividual oonviesienee, both all.
orrear, and withdrawal. Dr. Farr insisted on the
Investment of that patios of thermal premium of tha
policy holder sin &parties the ultimate htifilment of the
*outrun, is tise British Funds, NA furnishing the highest
dam of sommennal asemity extant. He lured
nkswiss upon the seders/meant of sash priey with Its
railer* surrender value, so as lob. avatirla to lb.
&um si any tier without east, or inconvereaw.
tanained the meet transparent era, and periodic*/
cif the sewer and liabilities, sad it. WA*
41012 to Ike Polleybolders, rid all others intereeted
Mr. Hardwick flosleoded that theie three eo.bi
nun eventually be adopted in sore for..
nil., by all reapers' which sought to ream
share of public patronege, Several oiler are
'mutually introdacing some redrew in this direction.
Rs, however, knew of no Individual company as yet,
sraWli thoroughly serried out prsotioniy the GOWN
&area of Dr. Farr. In its Lorgrity (thrall ethers
would so doubt proit by its example) 01060 AO MO
arrehilly founded for thu purpos., "Th. arrebfoia
Imperial," end which oleos had recur Dr. Paris
=I eerier al the auditor, and sorry.
re the pory rider the bet porter Nair,
that lb. prineipler propounded by that learned steels-
twin, would be horsily, Atari , and prestioelly
„mug out. Mr Hardwiek by ea eareset
la favor of Utopia pried* of royld..ot fere-
wlestier ameampt the nook, widdla,S. artists.
whisk be arteuried ky at tie root of 4:
of method demure, amd true, sad Oboes'''.
MOB sivairdea;

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