The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-03 00:00:00

INSURANCE NE WS.

ANGLO-A USTRALIAN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.—
This company, established in 1853, held its annual
meeting yesterday. There was a full attendance.
During the year 1856 there have been 641 pro-
posals, of which 445 have been accepted, assuring
72,4251, and producing premiums amounting to
2,4491. is Id. The report states that the total
number of policies completed since the com-
mencement of the society is 1,369 (from which
lapsed policies must, however, be deducted)
Assuring 220 8581., and representing an income
of 7,4131. Os 6.1. Only three deaths have occurred,
causing a loss of 437/. Three annuitants have
died after one year from purchasing their annuities;
and from other items the company gain 3501. On
looking at these figures we remark that the com-
pany evidently progresses, and may do well if all
parties continue their exertions. We 'should like
to have seen, however, some statement of expense.
All such information should be given in reports.
In saying this we are not aware that the expenses
are higher than is usual or proper. _

ASYLUM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.—This com-
pany held its meeting on Thursday. As usual in
this office, we were not admitted.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.—G. Schofield and E. Shaw,
Hyde, Chester, grocers. J. Mercer and J. Mercer, Cli-
theroe, Lancashire, cotton spinners. J. Cockshutt and D.
C. Wilkinson, Colne, Lancashire, cotton spinners. T. B.
Crompton and J. P. Fletcher, Pilkington, Lancashire,
cotton spinners. J. Watts and R. Woodward, Liverpool,
drapers.
MEMORIAL TO THE LATE EARL OF ELLEsMER E.—After the
funeral, which took place on Thursday last, some of the
Bridgewater agents, tenantry, carriers, and others con-
nected with his lordship, assembled at the Conrt House,
Worsley, when Mr. Fereday Smith, as chairman of the
meeting, announced that a wish had been expressed by
many that some enduring testimonial to the memory of
the late Earl of Ellesmere, should be erected. A subscrip-
tion was at once commenced, which, in a few minutes,
exceeded the sum of £5OO.

RADICAL AND CONSERVATIVE SECEDERS. The twenty.
two Liberals who voted with Mr. Disraeli oil the budget.
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with lord Palmerston into the lobby were some of the
true-hearted, as well as able and
practical men in the house, who showed their deep sense
of duty by deserting their party when they saw its mem-
bers committing themselves to a strange and dangerous
course.—Morning Post.
HOTEL KEEPERS LIABILITIES.—A very good law pre.
rails in France for the protection of travellers staying at
hotels, and a few days ago this law was put in force.
An Englishman, who, by the absurd style of renor
customary in French papers, is simply called L—, stopped
at the Hotel des Princes. One night his valise was broken
open, and money to the amount of I,2B7fstolen from It,
Mr. L— accordingly brought an action against the pro-
prietor of the hotel, for the recovery of this sum. The
proprietor in vain protested that he knew nothing of the
robbery or of the robbers. Nobody supposed he had this
knowledge. Bnt the civil code recognising the respong.
he amount he
hility of the proprietors of hotels for the property of their
guests, he was ordered to pay the traveller t
had lost. The tribunal declared it was . the duty of all
hotel keepers to watch over the effects of those whom
they received, and this more especially in the ease of
y
foreigners. L—'s visit to Paris, therefore, which he doubt..
less at one time began to imagine was al very unlucky
one, has turned out better than could haVe been expected.
[We believe it has been decided by one of our County
Court Judges, that hotel keepers in England are liable to
the same extent as in the above easel)