The Press.
London, England, 1854-12-23 00:00:00

DECEMBER 23, 1854.

PROVIDENT LIFE OFFICE,
No. bO, REGENT-STREET;
CITY BRANCH—No. 2, ROYAL EXCHANGE-BUILDINGS,
LONDON.
• ESTABLISHED IRO&
POLICY•HOLDERB' CAPITAL, £1,271,080.
ANNUAL INCOME, £159,540.
BONUSES DECLARED, £980,000.
Claims paid since the establishment of the Mee, £2,340,982.
our onto Dome-rots : John A. Beaumont, Lsq.
SZCRETABY: John Hoddinott, Esq.
No charge is made for Policy Stamps ur Medical Foes.
The Rates of Premium are those adopted by the principal Life
Ofiloes; the Rote without Bonus is lower than that of most other
Offices.
The Bonuses are added to the Policies, or applied to the re.
duotion of Premiume.
Policies issued by this Office are purchased at their full value;
or Loans may be obtained upon them after they have been in
existence live years.
If a party neglect to pay for the renewal of his policy he may
repair the omission any time within twelve mouths, upon proof
of good health.
The Profits (subject to a trifling deduction) are divided among
the Insured. The plan upon which they are divided gives to
each party insured a share proportionate to the amount of the
premiums he has contributed.
In addition to this advantage, an annual addition or bonus is
made to each policy iu anticipation of the Quinquennial Plvi-
ohm of Profits.

The following extract, from the List of Claims paid by the
Provident during the past year, is published with the sanction
of the parties interested in the Policies, some of whom have
accompanied their acknowledgement of the unexpected advan•
tegea with an earliest desire that the widest circulation may be
given to the publication.

No. Data
of of Ide Insured. Sum Sum Paid.
lnard.
Policy Policy
A A s. tl.
3696 1819 J— 11—, Esq., M.P., P—,
Wilts
2000 1815 Sir William Earle Welby, Bart
Denton-house, near Gran-
tham
2t:85 1818 Count Wratirlaw, Rugby
6876 1820 The Right Hun. Earl of Porta-
mouth lOOO 2001 13 11
5808 1820 T. Worthington, Esq., Dublin 1000 1827 4 7
6905 1829 H. U. Bevan, Esq., Limerick 1000 1777 3 8
6680 1826 Mr. W. Cock, Atedruth, Corn-
wall 5OO 853 9 9
3318 1820 Mr. C. Linton, Pishop Wear.
mouth, Durham
6383 1828 Mr. W. Rowe, Pad: tow, Corn-I
wall

MAO

COUNTY FIRE OFFICE,
Mi. REGENT-STREET, and 9, ROYAL EXCHANGE
BUILDINGS, LONDON. EBTABLISRID 1806.
It is respectfully notified to parties holding Policies in this
Office, the Renewals of which fall due at Christmas, that the
same should be paid on or before the ail of January. The Re-
ceipts ate lying at the Offices in London, and In the hands of the
several Agents. CHARLES STEVENS, Secretary.

DIVISION OF PROFITS.
All Persons assuring their Lives ((on the participating snide)
in the PROVIDE ST C LK MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE
ASSOCIATION, before the end of the present year, will be EN.
TITLED to SHARE In the next Quinquennial Division of
Profits to Dec. 31, 1e57.
Bonuses paid In Cash, or added to the Policy, or applied to
Reduce the Annual Premium. The steady Increase of business,
and the extremely favourable rate of mortality among the CM-
p auy's assurers, fully justify the Board in anticipating a still further
Improvement on the liberal amounts already declared by way
of bonus.
Residence abroad and foroign travel permitted on extremely
moderate terms. A liberal sum given for surrendered Policies.
For prospectuses showing the peculiar advantages of the
Association, and for all further information, apply to the local
Agents, or at the Chief OilleWeM..ls. Moorgate-LINFORD London.nc
THOS.retary.
15, Moorgate-street, December 4, 1854.

THE HOUSEHOLDERS' LIFE
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The HALF'•YEARLY INTEREST on DEPOSITS, at Five
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IL HODSON, Secretary.
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