The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-16 00:00:00

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The f 11owiss is the official statement of the exports
of the precious mAals for the week ending the 12th
inst., yrs. : Silver coin : To Rotterdam, 4,000 es. ; to
Dunk 's*, 5,000 oz. ; to Belgium, 120,000 oz. ; to
Hambarg, 665 or. Biller bars: to Rotterdam,
11,570 oz. ; to BAgium, 12,500 lox. Gold coin : To
Bou!ogne, 100 ex.; to Hamburg, 304 oz.
At the meeting of proprietors of the East and West
India Dock Company, which was held at the Dick
House In Banter-square, yelit6rday, it dividend the
nu of six per cent. was declared fur the hilt-year jut
ended, and the report represented the state end pnu-
peets of that company to be in as flourishing a elate
as it has ever been known.
Our attention has been directed to a prospectus
lately issued by "The Times Life Assurance and
Guarantee Company."
The principles and advantages of life soutane': are
an well understood and so generally disseminated, that
th shall not attempt to offer anything new in its
reeommecdation. 'the numerous Life Assurance
Companies already established, and many of them of
high repot dice and long standing, render it a matter
of difficulty to detect any hiatus in the wants of the
public in this respect The present company, how-
ever, profes•se to supply one grand desideratum,
which should operate u an encouragement to the
middle and working classes—the payment cf pre-
miums &leg arranged to snit their convenience by
the admission p:riodical small amounts in discharge
of the premium. The extra premiums, too, for
foreign risk.; are stet. d to be reduced. This, we
think, hasloog been called for, sew, consider the pre-
mium exacted fir this description of rick too high in
almost every cure, and a reonction from the u•nal
rates we think desirable and justifiable on rife
grounds.
The guarantee for fidelity of treat is another very
desinthle feature which is presented by this company,'
Mainly on the plan of mutual ILIPUTSUCIL The ordinary
rate of premium will he 25 per cent. below what has hitheroo
been chars il, sect four-alibi of the profits will he div tied
moue ttos7 whine is guaranteed, in the form of a
bonus added to their respective policies, if already wand,
or if not round, Caen to be applied to the creatiiia at new
poleies, of such a nature as the life Ems be deemed eligible
few by the directors, which peicies may be cimverted into a
def med annuity or into a payment in money, should the
inietncles of the individual require it; thus rendering the
pepsine. for the immediate elneet an instrument of future
good to themselves or their families: and as am h participa-
tion of will b • foitsited in the avant of • b-each of
Vast. an additional incitement to honourable conduct is pre-
sented ; and one which became, progressively stronger.
The tables, howeve-, do not strike us as offerirg
any material reduction in the premiums as compared
with otter life assurance companies.