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MRS. TROLLOPE'S NEW WORK.
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VIENNA AND THE AUSTRIANS.
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PRACTICAL and EXPERIMENTAL
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Translated from the First Portion of his Compendium.
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(From the Mowing Advertiser.)
In the Spectator of yesterday, there is an article upon the
progress of " Life Assurance" in En7land, which, in th©
main, is based upon sound principles, but I,l7bich appears to us
to make a comparison between two insurance offices which is
strangely unjust—wc mean the " National Loan Fund Life As-
surance," and the "Promoter Life Assurance." in writing of
the former, it says—
" The National Loan Fund Society offers many inducements to the
humbler class,:s to invest their savings in a policy. The prchjums
may be paid monthly, quarterly, cr half.yearly. By periodical ptiy-
meats,
.annuities may be secured, to commence at an age specified ; or
a fixed sum will be given, or a policy of assurance, the amcunt to be
forthcoming on the death of the party. Many persons are deterred
front effecting assurance by the fear of losing all previous payments, It:
consequence of inability to provide for the annually recurring premium:
and, no doubt, policies have not unfrequently teen forfeited in that
Way. To meet this difficulty, the National Loan Fund Society
will advance a sum equal to two-thirds of the payments made, on the
security of the p:licy. It/may happen that the party assuring
has an opportunity of profitably employ irg the capital he has expanded
on his policy, or needs a loan; and he will then be entitled to two-
thirds of the amount paid far premiums, in the shape of a cash credit
with the Society, and the full value of the bonuses which will be
added to his policy, if he bargains fora share of profits on eirecting
hiu
assurance. These are some of the points on which the projected Society'
differs from most of the Assurance Companies already in operation."
So far, all is fair and jest and true, but nevertheless very
considerably short of the truth. The objects mentioned form
a fair sample of the whole scheme ; but only a sample, as we
shall Ares: oily show.
•• • •

writino. respecting " the Promoter Life Assurance," the
Spectator observes

" In several particulars, however, the Netional Loan Fund gentlemen)
have been anticipated by a very respectable Company established EC,C,
cal years ago—the Promoter. That Society offers assurers the option
of making their payments quarterly, baftlyeady, annually, or at once
for the whole term of life; and two-thirds of the value of the policy may
be obtained on loan in one or more sums. Moreover, we have lying
before us a series of curious and valuable tables exhibiting the terms
on which tie Promoter offers to pay deferred sums, or annuities, certain
or contingent, and to secure endowments for widows and children. Fur
instance, a man of 50 with a wife of 40 may, by a quarterly payment of
1/. lis. 9d. secure an annuity of 101. a year, to commence at his death,
whenever it may occur, and to continue durin,; her life."
Now, we shall take it for granted, not doubting the autho-
rity of our hebdomadal contemporary, that the " Promoter"
originated a scheme of returning two-thirds of the amount of
money paid Lyon a pAicy of insurance ;_ but we have a right to
as: one or two questions with regard to this loan of two-
thirds, before we can be satisfied that its scheme is identical
with that of the " National Loan Fund." First, what is the
interest chargeable upon the loan of the two-thirds? Secondly,
is the policy vitiated, or is the policy still good, while the in-
tarest, if any, upon the loan, continues to be paid ? And,
fourthly, supposing neither interest or principal to be paid or
returned, what does the " Promoter" d 0 with the money which:
it has received from the unfortunate. party Who lies failed to
complete his payments?
Before receiving any answer to these questions, we will
venture to assert, that however respectable and liberal the
" Promoter" may be, the " National Loan Fund" is even
much more so in every respect. It does not simply propose
monthly or quarterly, or half-yearly, or yearly payments—it
will receive weekly payments of the amount of even sixpence.
or any other sum available to the parties insuring, and at such
periods as they may contract for ! Does the " Promoter" do
any thing of this kir,d ? Has it ever done any thing of this
kind ?—and, if it has, how comes it that its excellent scheme
has remained up to this moment utterly unknown ?
With regard to the remainder of the " Spectator's" article,
we shall treat of it to-morrow. It involves principles which
require more than a cursory notice.

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PRICE OF SEEDS,-June 2,
Per Cwt. . I Per Quarter
New Enrfisii Red, Clover:7o.. 70, SI, ISt. Foin 42s
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