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Just published, In one vol. *to. with a Portrait, and unifirrn with
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TEE LI Fti and ItEIII.IiNS of EI)WAItD DANIEL
t1..111141:, LL.D. Pmfessor of Alineridury at Camlxidge,
Author of Travels in Europe. Asia, and Africa.
•.* This Volume anumtses an Abstract of Dr. C.'s Tour in
Scoland, Mr first Tour in Italy, his Correspondence with several
eminent Cotcmpoearies, and a most loteresting Account of his
Life, Studies, and Pursuits, by Friend and Executor the Rev.
Inn. Otter A M.
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EUROPEAN REVIEW, No. 11.
riIIIE SECOND NUMBER of the EUROPEAN
1. REVIEW was published au Tuesday, August 17th, by
E. D. Puuchk, No. 7, Brydger.strett, Covent.gardm.
This Number contains di,: tollowing Original Papers:-Ist. Pe-
' riodical Literature-2d. My Neigbbouthood, by M. Ik Jouy--1,1.
S •V4inti of Parliament for 1421-4 M. The !Whiff Brigands, by the
Cavalier De Angziis-sth. Cermao Political Literature, 17 Pro.
Halsor Schlosser-6th.Eagliglt Alonners-7th. Maritime ar.d Com.
mercial Establishments orylkeat Btitain, by M. Ch. Dupin-6th.
Common Sense and Philosophy, by Al. Joufroy--Mh. British
Public 31retinwa, by M. Cit. Dupin-10th. French Politics, by
—lldt. Greek (feels. by Mr. Howanl-12.h.
Italian Politics, by •• •••*•••.-1141. Frent.h 4.`culoture, by E.
Ihvid—l4tb. Principles of remised Uretidasu, by Foscolo-
15+11. Groat Britain and Praises, by 3L Comic.
It contain, Critical Analyses of the following Works t—lst. Red-
gauntlet, a Tale of the 111th Centary--2d. Memoirs of his Serene
Highness Antoine Philippe 41'0qm*, I)uc de 31ontponsie•-3d.
Naval Battles front 1714 to the Peace in 11111, by Rear-Admits!
Ekins--4:h. 31. Benjamin Constant's Work on Religion.
This Number is embellished with a Portrait of Goethe, as • Coo_
tribute to the Work, and two Outlines of Antique Gems. .

BE N E FIT SOCIETIES.
Just published, by Messrs. G. and W. B. Whittaker, Ave Maria.
lane, in one sheet Bvo. price Is., and may be had of all Book-
settees, the Second Edition of
CONSIDERATIONS on the Necessity of Appointing
• BOARD of COJIMISSIONERS for the PROTI:C-
Tios and ENCOURAGEMENT of FRIENDLY SO-
CIETIES. Ily AN ACTUARY.
EXTRACTS FROM THE PAMPHLET.
" Did banks for savings meet with neglect) were the depositors
left to themselves ? driven to public-houses f•r meeting., and to
landlords for treasurers? as were the members et Benefit Societies.
No, school rooms, chapels, and proper officn wen selected for their
business, honorary subscribers GAMIC korward to their support, house..
keepers and parish officers formed their committee', Members of
Parliament their trustees, and Noblemen their patrons; and then,
with all the disadvantages of Ignorance and neglect on the one
hand, and the benefit of extensive patronage and etrouragement on
the other, the two institutions were compared, to slaw the superio-
rity of the Banks over the Benefit Societies."

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" Will the advocates for savings banks be easily persuaded to
save their annual premiums instead of insuring their houses against
Ire? Certainly not. Vet they recommend the mechanic to place
his money in the bank to provide against sickness and old age,
whilst they know that sickness, like fire, though somewhat slower
in its operations. may, in a short time, exhaust the savings of fifty
years, and, like fire too, may come sud.lenly beforz the first year
expires." • • a
" The best friends of the working classes will Mears fattest
them to provide against the manifold wane of sickness and of old
age, by means of respectable and well-eowiticted benefit societies,
the payments to which ought to form a ?art of their current and
positive expenses. To those who have anything to spare after this
a savings bank may be useful ; the lICUNItICS of old age being first
secured by their club, the mechanic and labourer, through the me-
dium) of the bank, may be able to add comforts ; but no individual
either befriends his neighbour or his roomy, by enjoining a reli.
once upon individual savings as a security against casualty, which
may overtake a man in an hour, and in a few months sweep away
the savings of a whole life." • • •
" There are ad few actuaries who can or will pay attention to the
rules, that this important part is generally neglected, and the rules
and tables are submitted, with all the faalts of the former, to the
magistrates of the county in which the Mary is to be holden,
whose sanction sometimes renders, as It were, the most intolerable
contradictions, the most abominable nonsense, port of the law of
the land." • • •

I do not recommend that addition& yews be given to the Com.
mission ; the Magistrates are already enabled, by the authority of
an Act of Parliament, to publish instraetigas, to draw up Rules for
new Benefit Societies, to. infuse to 'Wen Amendments to the
Rules of those already formed, until der are conformable to the
law, to mem:rage improvement, and so on t but three. fourths uf
these duties in some counties, and the whole of them in Wien, are
left unperformed. It is shewn, I should hope, clearly, that this
neglect is highly injurious, nd it is only the transfer of these
powers to an efficient Board which I advocate, and which, I again
repeat, Is necessary to the prosperity of Friendly Societies.
In the press, and will be published la a few days, by the 11801111
Author,
INSTRUCTIONS for the ESTABLISHMENT and DI-
PROVEMENT of FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, with General
Observations, Notes, and original Tables.

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