Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-30 00:00:00

Cleo. 79.

DIRECTORS.
John Oliver Hansom; Req., Chairman.
'William Georgeyreseop, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
Sir William Baynes, Bart: , Samuel Eustace Magan, Esq.
;rthuf E. Campbell, Esq. Capt. A. L. Montgomery, R.N.
Thos. Chapman Esq., F.R.S. Joseph Pulley, Esq.
Benjamin-Buck Greene, lEsq. .1 Arthur Au*stus Rasch, Esq.
Joseph Grote Esq: I John George Maclean, Esq.
Auditors 4 John' Oliver Hansom, Jun., Esq., and: •
Philip Ainslie Walker, Esti'.
Secretary : Richard Ray, Esq.
-Actuary: Charier-Ansell,-Esq.rg.R.S. I ,
_Solicitor : Thomas Browning, Esq. ' . :
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In the•LIFE DEPARTMENT the ACcumulated Premiums
are over £1,600,006, and the Annual Income exceeds £131,000.
BONUSES have been declared on Policies to an 'amount
greater than the sum originally assured.
_

Premiums have been eAingiiished where the parties assured
have applied the bonus in reduction of the Annual Premium.
At the last valuation, up to Christmas, 1854, there existed a
surplus of £268,691t which had accrued dUring the five years
ending at that period—the whole of which belongs to the
Policy Holders.
The next valuation will be made np to Christmas, 1859.
Pplicies, an the Participating Scale; in Englar d or Ireland
respectively, which:May be. effected before that date, will, if
the parties be then alive, participate in the surplus in propor-
tion to ,the linfe they have-beerr in -force.
The .i3um Of £3,130,975 has- been paid during the existence
of the Office for claims under Life Policies, of which amount a
very considerable. part wps for Bonuses.
The following table shows the total adLitiens made to Life
Policies for £l,OOO, effected in London, or through an Agent in
Great Britain, which had been; in .force.for the Thirty-eight
Years ending at Christmas, 1854 :

BONUS.
• g E ' ,
Date of ~.,`" a Annual
remiuni'
." Equivalent to the lot-
Policy. ' Gross addi- lowing percentage on
‘6 tions th the
kts Chet emiums paid to
~:.' sum assurede Company.
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1816. £ s. d. £ ,-- £ s. d.—
Dec. 25 25 24 010 740 81 0 0
Ditto. 30 26 14 2 804 79 4 4
T;ife. Ii NI lit A R9R .75 1R 3.

£ s. d.
24. 0 10
26 14 2
29 18 4
33 19 2
38.19 2
45 6 3
53 3 4

£
s. d.
740 81 0 0
804 79 4 4
896 78 16 4
1055. 81 15 2
1284 -86 14 8
1721 99 'S 1
2224 110 1 7

Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.

Persons assuring in Great Britain have the option of
- ' Participating Rates of Premium, or.of•
Noh-participating Rateg. • •

The Directors beg to announce that the rates of Premium
have been recently revised and readjusted in accordance with
a long experience, and that
The New Scale will be found very advantageous to persons
desiring to commence assuring in earl.). life.
The Non-participating Scale is particularly adapted to
tarties wishing to assure a fixed sum only, at a fixed rate of
premium; and on low terms.
Premiums may be paid annually, half-yearly, .or by a
limited number of annual payments. The last-named mode
of Assurances originated kith this °like in 1816. •
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The C. rapany undertake the Assurance of Property in the
manufacturing,
ms. agricultural, and other districts on favourable
Risks of extraordinary hazard on special agreement,
upon survey.

An allowance for loss of rent of buildings rendered untenaxt-
able by Eire, is one of the advantages offered by the company.
!fables of rates, forms of proposal, and any information
needful to effect Life and Fire AssurancesrmaY-I"btaine4l-on
application atAlic Office, No. Cheapside, London, or to any
of the Company's Agents.

RICHARD ,RAY, Secretary

tvondon,"Sept. 24, 1851
' RENEWALS.—PoIieies due at lixenaxLmas QUARTER (29th
September}," 1859, should • be Renewed within Fifteen Days
thereafter, .

. The Aamsrs for. the Qumpany.at ttvauP
HOUNBY and MARSDEN; 1.1, DaNiitt7yLeaent.
J.T.'LEYLAND, 42, Exchange-alley
Messrs. MUSGROVE, VANCE & CO., Exeh
Mr. W. H. MACLEAN, Tower-buildings F
Mr. J. L. CROSS, 26, Caitle-street.
Mr. THOMAS LLOYD, Sweeting-stre

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"LANCASHTRE FREE PRESS,
AND CATHOLIC NEWS."

EDITED BY
STEPHEN 7. MEANT,

Late of the Liverpool Journal and Daily Post; -previously
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^Thytwt of,a Colic journal in Liverpool and the great
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