The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-13 00:00:00

DEFERRED ANNUITIE

By the operation of the same princip'es, the Society is enabled to
afford to the public a plan of Deferred Annuities far more advanta-
geous than any hitherto offered, whereby an individual, by the con-
tribution of a very small annual, monthly, or weekly saving, may se-
cure either a comfortable provision for himself in advanced age, or,
at his option, a large sum of money, or a policy to his family at his
death ; while by giving to the purchaser, at any time, the power of
borrowing two-thirds of all previous payments, it removes all risk
of forfeiture from inability to continue premiums, besides affording
an ample resource during sickness and want of employment ; and
should the purchaser die before arriving at the stipulated period, two-
thirds of his payments will be returned to It's representatives.
The following Table is a specimen of the great and varied advan-
tages which the judicious application of a small saving can secure
through this Society.

I. BENEFITS

Secured on attaining the age of
65, by an Annual Premium of
21. 125.

11. PREMIUMS
To secure 1
on att,ln- F Annuity.Elo 10 0
ing the age Cash .. 82 10 0
of 65, the Policy.. 97 8 6
option of J

' i oi r 4 p : I ,
. g . • Payable Payable Payable
OV, Annuity. Cash Policy. ° 7 Amin-
in one ,for Dia-
CO it....• 0
-4 ..-z
;a -. ally. sum. parity.
<-7
£ a. d £ s. d £ a. d. £ 8. d. £ a. d.'£ s. d.
20 47 16 6 394 11 0 466 0 0 20 01011 10 010 0 0 0
30 26 15 1C 421 0 0 261'0 0 30 019 616 7 1 7 3 11
40 13 19 9 115 8 0 136 6 0 40 1 17 327 3 11.19 410

Immediate

.nnulties are also granted by the Society on liberal

terms, as will be seen by the following extracts from the Tables,
showing the annual amount of annuity upon every 1001. deposited :
Age 50, £7 Bs. I Age GO, £9 14s. 3d. I Age 70, £l4 2s. 2d.
The Annual Report, with Tables of Rates, &c.. may be had at the
Office, or any of its Branches In the Country ; or, on application, w.
be forwarded post free.

W. S. B. WOOLHOUSE, Actuary.

FOR MUTUAL ASSURANCE

AIETROPOLITAN LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY, PRINCES-STREET, BANS.

Established 1835.

The peculiar advantages of this Society are,—

That its business is conducted w:thont the employment of paid
agents, extensive advertising, or any other avoidable expense.*
That all Members participate equally in the results of this econo-
mical Management, as well as in all the profits/
The abatement for the current year (ending the sth April, 1849) to
Members of five year.' standing and upwards, is at the rate of Fifty
per cent., thus :
Annual Premium on I,COO/. on entering the Society
at 30—X24 17 6 reduced to £l2 8 9
40— 33 3 4 16 11 8
50— 46 0 0 f t 23 0 0
The abatement of Premium has progressed as follows :—for the
year commenced sth April,
1841 40 per cost
1842
1843142% „
1844

1845 42% per cent,
1846 45 9 ,
1847 47% ~
1848 50 ~

DIRECTORS.
John Allcard, Esq. Frazer B. Henshaw, Esq.
Richard Low Beck, Esq. John Laurence, Esq.
Peter Cator. Esq. William Joseph Leacher, Esq
James Dawson, Esq. Joseph Pease, Esq.
Thomas Fowler, Esq. Henry Sturt, Esq.
Francis Fos, Esq. John Taylor, Esq.
Robert Grant, Esq. John Ingram Travers, Esq.
Thomas Henry Hall, Esq. Joseph Underwood. Esq.
Benjamin Hawes, jun., Esq., M.P. George Vaughan, Esq.

EX-DIRECTORS (by rotation).
Sir William Clay, Bart., M.P. John Francis Maubert, Esq.
Premiums fading due on the sth ofJanuary next, must be paid on
or before the 4th of February.
RICHARD WEATHFIELD, Superintendent.
Princes-street, Bank, December 1. 1848.
* The following example will show how injurious the payment of
commission to Agents must be in some way or ether, to a party in-
suring his life through an Agent, or in Offices allowing Agency.
Suppose a person aged 30, to effect an assurance for such an amount
that the annual premium would be 1001.: the Commission, at five
pounds per annum improved at Four per cent. compound interest,
through the expectation of the life, would amount to upwards of 3401.

A R R I A G E.
3/11 One half the wend are desolately single, and the other
supposing them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a
sense if right determine the former, and miscalculatell hopes em-
bitter the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea
of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un-
coraprosiag harry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity,
and broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness
and social content. The dowry should net be the only marriage set-
tlement. Honour andjusticederaand that health should form au item
in the compact ; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or
neglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if
these surmises concern you, procure Dr. CIILVERWELL'S little
MEMOIRS "On Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols., Is.
each (by post, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively
refined, or prudish feeling ddter you, by their titles, nor be laisidered
oy misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining
them. They are not Intended certainly for mere idle cariosity, but
for the closet perusal of those mere deeply interested, to whom
they are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on
the above subiects, by unqualified authors, which alone or
together, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other
little publications claim your attention (same price Is. each,
by post Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and
Avoid," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely
pamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the
mere ephemeral scribbling. of the hour, but the study of the author's
life,who ewes his present existence, health, and position to this ob-
servance of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as he
would be done unto—te live atter nature's laws—and to keep always
on the " tunny side of the way." The above works may be had of
Sherwood, 23, Paterncster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet•street • Mann,
39, Cornhill ; Nelsen, 457, West Strand; or direct (by post or other-
wise) from the anther (who may be conferred with personally,
mornings and evenings), 10. Argyll-plaee Regent-street; sad all
Bookaeliers.

IO V E is the leading feeling of the human
breast. More exalted than mere passion, it soars high above
every other impulse of nature, and is not only stronger than avarice,
but more engrossing even than ambition. No man is exempt from
its influence, or can avoid Its sway; and business, pleasure, philo-
sophy, and divinity itself become neglected under the enthralling
power of LOVE, which, unlike• most things, increases in intensity
with time, until it receives the sacred consummation of marriage.
'When union does not take place, however, this passion, this
fervour, this golden tide of the manliest feelings becomes a deadly
poison in the heart, which now darkens, as it before bright-
ened, all things upon earth. How is it that men, of most un-
changeable habits, will change at the very altar, and after a life-
time spent in the fulfilment of every engagement, snap the very con-
tract asunder which should be most binding to an honourable mind?
It is the effect of conscience. The Lover, by enervation of early
habits, or the results of secret disease, knows himself to be
disqualified, and dares not enter a state which has been
instituted by Divine Law for the fulfilment of Important
ends. The wretched condition of such a being must subsequently be
beyond measure deplorable l Loving and beloved, he entails the
Most miserable disappointments on the object of his choice, and upon
himself a desolation the most horrible, when the simple possession of
natural attributes would change the scene, and yield to both a life of
*alloyed happiness. The subject is interesting, and deserves the
attention of all. Those desirous of investigating it will find the
Ittllest and most satisfactory information in the little work entitled

SELF-PRESERVATION.
illustrated by forty coloured engravings on the anatomy, physiology,
and diseases of the reproductive organs ; with practical observa-
tons en the secret infirmities of youth and maturity, resulting from
Solitary habits, excesses, or infection.
By SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D.,
Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of
Edinburgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Mall, London, Honorary
Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, &c.
This treatise is the result of a long course of study in a peculiar and
much neglected branch of medical practice, and the author having ob-
tained the highest medical honours, is a guarantee for his profes-
sional experience, which has reference almost solely to the treat-
ment of these diseases.