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ASSUAIOANCE AGAINST LOSS OF LIFE BY RAILWAY
TRAYELLING.
METROPOLITAN COUNTIES
and GENERAL LIFE AASUISANCE SOCIETY,
27, REGENT-STREET, WATERLOO-PLACE, LON LON.
INCORPORATED PURSUANT TO ACT OF PARLIAMENT.
At the pres-nt day, when Railway travelling has become almost
universal, protection against the pecuniary loss to which the families
of sufferers from the accidents incidental to it are exposed, is one of
the requirements of the age. To meet this general feeling, this Society
affords to all persms, of whatever class, travelling by Railway in
Great Britain and Ireland, the opportunity of insuring against loss of
life by accident whilst so travelling, at the moderate premium of
les, per cent., in one single payment, for the whole period of life,
thereby rendering unnecessary the payment of Annual Premiums, as
in ordinary Life Assurance.
EXAMPLE.—A person may by one single payment of 5/. assure to
his family or others the suns of 1,0001., to be paid in the event of his
dosing his life by railway travelling in Great Britain or Ireland.
F. FERGUSON CAMRI t:fi, Manager.
Prospectuses and Forms of Proposal, and all information may
be obtained personally, or on application by letter, addressed to the
Manager, at the Offices of the Society, No. 27, Regent-street, Water-
lee-place, London, or of any of the Local Agents.

ARGUS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY,
39, THROGMORTON-STREET, BANK;
And 14, PALL-MALL.
THOMAS FARNCOMBE, Esq., Alderman, Chairman.
WILLIAM LEAF, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
Richard E. Arden, Esq. John Humphery. Esq., Ald.,
William Banbury, Esq. kupert Ingleity, Esq.
Edward Bates, Esq. Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman.
Thomas Cam plin, Esq. Jeremiah Filcher, Esq.
James Clift, Esq. Lewis Pocock, Esq.
AUDlTORS—Professor Hall, M.A.; J. B. Shuttleworth, Esq.
PHYSICIAN—Dr. Jeatfreson, 2 Finsbury-square.
SURGEON—W. Coulson, Esq., 2, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry.
CONSULTING ACTUARY—Professor Hall, M.A.,of King's College.
STANDING COUNSEL—Sir John Romily, M.P., Solicitor-General.
SOLICITOR—WiIIiam Fisher, Esq., 19, Doughty-street.
ADVANTAGES Ole ASSURING WITH THIS COMPANY.
In addition to a large subscribed capital, Policy holders have the
security of an Assurance Fund of more than a Quarter of a
Million, and an Income of 65,0001., annually increasing, arising from
the issue of upwards of 6,000 Policies.
BONUS. OR PROFIT BRANCH.
Persons Assuring on the Bonus system will be annually entitled
to 80 per cent. of the profits on,this branch (after payment of five
yezlbigemiums) ; and the profit assigned to each Policy may be
d Witi Stith assured, 6- applied In retract* of tho Annual pre-
mium

NON-BONUS, OR LOW PREMIUM BRANCH.
The Tables on the non-participating principle afford peculiar ad-
Yantages to the assured, not offered by any other Orrice—far where
the object is the least possible outlay, the payment of a given sum
is secured to the Pelicy-holder, OH the death of the Assured, at a re-
duced rate of l'remium.
PREMIUMS TO ASSURE £IOO. WHOLE TERM.

- -- -- - .
Age. 0 e Year. seven I eal With Profits. Without Profits.
- -
20 £9 17 8 £0 19 1 £1 15 10 X 1 11 10
20 1 1 8 12 7 28 5 20 7
46 1 6 9 1 6 9 3 0 7 2 14 10
50 1 14 1 1 19 19 4 6 S 4 0 11
60 3 2 4 3 17 9 6 12 9
_6 9 10

One-half of the " Whole Term" Premium may remain en credit
for seven years, or ene-third of the Premium may remain for life as a
debt upon the policy at 5 par cent., or may be paid off at any time
without notice.
Claims paid in one month after proofS have been approved.
E. BATES, Resident Director._

NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION,
for Mutual Life Assurance, Annuities, &c.
43, Gracechurch-street, London.
Enrolled under the Acts of Parliament relating to Friendly Societies.
DIRECTORS.
Chairman—SAMUEL lIAYIIURST LUCAS, Esq.
Deputy-Chairman-11.10MA 4 CASTLE, Esq.
Milian Cash, Esq. Charles Lushington, Esq., M.P.
William Miller Christy, Esq. John Rt. Barbe, Esq.
Ed ward Crowley, Esq. Samuel Smith, Esq.
Joh• Felthana, Esq. William Tyler, Esq.
Robert M. llelborn, Esq. Samuel Wilson, Esq., Alder-
Robert Ingham, Esq.

PUTSICIANS.
J. T. Conquest, M.D., F.L.S. Thomas Hodgkin, ➢i.D.
TRUSTEES.

William Cash, Esq. Samuel H. Lucas, Esq.
John Feltham, Esq. 1 Chas. Lushington, Esq., M.P.
BANtEns—Messrs. Brown, Jansen, and Co.
Sommoas —Messrs. Hardwick and Davidson.
CONSULTING ACTUARY—CharIes Anseil, Esq., F.R.S.
SECRETARY—Joseph Marsh, Esq.
REPORT of the DIRECTOR 4 for 1848, presented to the THIR-
TEENTH ANNUAL MEETING of MEMBERS, held at the
London Tavern, Bishopsgate• street, Dec. 15, 1848.
SAMUEL HAYHURST LUCAS, Esq., in the Chair.
The Directors have much pleasure in laying before the Members,
in their Thirteenth Annual Report, the following statement of the
business of the Institution during the past year :
In that period 1,673 proposals for assurance have been submitted to
the Board ; of these, 1,423 have been accepted, and policies thereon
issued, the annual premiums on which amount to 24,4751. is. sd. ;
137 more have been accepted, but the rolties have not yet been
completed; the remaining 113 proposals the directors have deemed
it prudent to decline.
The annual income is increased to 126,232/. 7s. Gd., notwithstand-
ing the reduction on premiums, amounting to the sum of 10,7161. 3s.
Gd., allowed to those members who chose this mode of appropriating
the profits.
The total amount of bonuses assigned in 1847,'t0 policies on which
the original premiums continue to be paid, is 37,8341. 4s. In addition
to the sums assigned in 1842.
The accounts to the 20th November last have been duly audited;
the balance of receipts over disbursements for the year is 72,8551.
19s. 3d., making the capital stock of the institution at that date
440,0281. lbs. 3d.,:which is invested in real and Government
Securities.
The sums paid for claims on policies of deceased members from the
commencement of the institution, including the bonuses assigned
thereto, amount to 111,3391. lfls. Id.; of which 16,250/. 10s. has beim
paid within the last twelvemonths, and the sum of 7,7491. not yet
applied for, remains due on this account.
lie foregoing seminary, exhibiting such successful results in the
short space of thirteen years, attests both the prosperity and useful-
ness of the Institution, and the peculiar advantages afforded by the
entirely Mutual System of Assurance en which it is founded.
The. Directors who retire this year, according to the provision of
the Third Rule, are Thomas Castle, Esq., and Samuel Smith, Esq.
There are, therefore, two vacancies to be filled, for which a ballot
will be taken at one o'clock. The names and addresses of the can-
didates have been forwarded to the members.
The following Instances illustrate the Reduc
equivalent Bonuses on Policies in Class 9,

.5.;
.?,
:i
'am
aiw

V
5 -

2,000
1,009
1,000
700
500
2,000
5,000
2,000

300
2,000
1,000

500
1.000
3,000

'SOO
1,000
2,000
bOO

s. d..
773 7 0
166 9 0
213 4 0
91 6 0
104 9 0
222 2 0
826 0 0
160 2 0
48 4 0
137 10 0
119 0
26 12 0
65 10 0
111 0 0
23 2 0
25 19 0
46 10 0
6 101

X. s. d.
149 16 8
26 5 10
45 10 10
16 5- 6
30 8 9
52 18 4
329 II 6
46 10 II
24 12 6
50 3 4
I 71 14 2
11 18 4
52 7 6
160 7 6
29 5 6
124 9 21
11126 11 14
11 12 6

Signed on behalf of the Directors, -
S. H. LUCAS, Chairman.
JOSEPH MARSH, Secretary.

London, December 12, 1844.
At the above meeting a ballot was taken to supply the two vacan-
cies in the Board of Direetors, occasioned by the etirement of
Thomas Castle, Esq., and Samuel Smith, Esq. ; when the Chairman
announced the election to have fallen on Charles Gilpin, Esq., and
Robert Sheppard, Esq.

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IRISH SOCIETY of LONDON.
Instituted 25th March, 1822,
For Promoting the Education and Religious Instruction of the Native
Irish, through the medium of their own Language.
TICE. PATRON.

The Right Hon. and Most Rev. his Grace the Archbishop of
CANTERBURY.
PRESIDE XT.
The Right Hon. the Earl of GALLOWAY.
VICE- PRESIDENTS •
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Most Noble the Marquis of Cholmondeley.
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/tight Hen. the Earl of Roden.
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Right Hon. Sir G. H. Rose, Bart.
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Sir Thomas Blomefleld, Bart.
Sir Morgan G. Crofton, Bart.
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John Cator, Esq.
Evelyn J. Shirley, Psq.,
Henry Kemble, Esq., M.P.
lion. William Cowper, M.P
TaaAseaEa_Captain the lion. Treacle Maude, R.N.
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RANKERS—Mews. Drummond and Co., Charing-cross.
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cot lesun.
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would
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public to the beneficial results of the Society's labours in that
essrvbjeaclir 'to
thieeheffiotrtilails whinichvieawre; beingend mwadiree, Iwitt.°hethbeYr
sea; carryout tuhned
by legislation or by private enterprise, to improve the temporal
condition of Ireland, the Committee feel convinced, from much ex-
werience, that all the remedies proposed must prove unavailing, an-
less, at the same time, measures are taken to elevate the moral
character of the Irish peasantry by means of religious instruction.
Dm Irish Society labours in the native districts, where upwards of
3,01111,000 of the population speak the Irish language.
There are now 8O teachers connected with it, who instruct the
native Irish in reading the Word of God. Since the commencement
3011,000 individuals, chiefly adults, have thus been taught to read the
Scriptures, many of whom embraced the Protestant faith.
One hundred and eight Scripture readers are employed, who read
the Irish Bibles in the cabins, or to groups of the peasantry at work
in their fields, or by the road side.
Seven. Irish-speaking clergymen are in connexion with the Society
wleo read the Liturgy, and preach tile Gospel in the:native language.
Ten congregations of converts have been raised up, or are now
ministered to through the instrumentality of the Society. Two of
these are in the county of Galway, two in the county of Cork, and
six is Kerry.
Many Roman Catholics, net incladed in those distinct congrega.
Bens, have been brought, through the blessing of Almighty God
upon the Society's labours, to renounce the errors of Rome, and are
new incorporated with old Protestant congregations.
Some groups of converts who have been instructesl by the Society
are asking for Irish clergymen to be located amongst them.
In various 'places crowds of Roman Catholics attend Protestant
churches and school-houses, where an Irish-speaking clergyman has
been announced to preach. One clergyman states :
" In the Cathedral of I preached on Wednesday evening.
The church was filled, the Roman Catholics standing up to the
reading-desk, and outside the doors. At D--, on Sunday night,
there, had we a place large enough, we might have had many hun-
dreds of Romanists ; as it was, we had a goodly number, and those
who were obliged to stand outside the window occasionally requested
that I would speak up, so as they might hear."

Another writes :
" I had a most interesting tour through the C— Irish districts.
I preached IS sermons, in Irish, to over 2,080 in all. I may count
that 1,000 were converts, 500 Romanists, and 500 old Protestants.
One peer man, who was not hearing me, heard so much about the
sermon from ethers, that lie said he would ' come to hear the next
sermon, if the priest would roast him in the fire for it.' Many a
poor creature from the heart said, 'O, when will yon come again
sir ? Alas ! that we hav'nt an Irish ministry.'"
Such are some of the results of the Society's proceedings ; but the
committee would allede to one mere, of considerable importance at
the present time, and that is, that wherever the native Irish have
been instructed by the Society, they have become loyal subjects of
our Queen, and abstain from all connexion with the treasonable
practices and illegal associations which are so hostile to the peace
and prosperity of the kingdom.
The Committee have made diligent inquiries upon this sub.' set, and
the replies to their inquiries have been highly satisfactory. The
following are extracts from one letter out of upwards of twenty of
the same character received by the Committee:—
" I affirm it as a fact that could net be contradicted, that out of
the thousands in Ireland connected with the Irish Society, that none
of them are connected with illegal associations, sr with that dan-
gerous agitation now se formidable, and hostile to Ireland's
hest interests. Our teachers and pupils are almost entirely friendly
to British connexion ; they have felt Rome's spiritual tyranny, and
they believe, if the union with Great Britain were dissolved,
that both spiritual and political (tyranny would become intolerable."
Ind there are not a few instances of members of Ribbon or other
illegal associations having been converted through the instrumen-
tality of the Society, and now employed in teaching their country-
men to read the Word of Glad.
An indvidual who lately visited a congregation of converts in one
of the wildest districts of the west, remarks :
" When I entered the cabin, the whole congregation rose, seeing
a stranger with a Bible in hie hand, and gave me a hearty wel-
come, crying out' Cead Mille Failthe," Cead Mille Fallthe."fhey
were orderly in their conduct, and deeply attentive to the Word of
God. I was especially pleased with the demeanour of two indivi-
duals, and not a little gratified at afterwards hearing their story.
One had been a celebrated and lawless pugilist, the other the leader
of et Ribbon Lodge, both of thorn daring. characters in the neigh-
bourhood ; but through the mercy of God they net with the teachers
of the Irish Society, they were Instructed in the Scriptures, and
now, from their respectable appearance and general conduct, as
well from the change which has taken place, they might he described
in the language of inspiration, ' Sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed,
aid in their right mind' One of theta is the owner of the cabin
where the congregation was assembled—the other, the Scripture
Reader employed in the district."
To extend these benefits, under the blessing of God, amongst
the Irish-speaking part of the population the present appeal is made.
It is acknowledged by all parties that something mast be done for
Ireland ; and vrithmst limiting the measures which may be devised
by the henevelent, the Committee of the Irish Society of London
would respectfully suggest that religious instractien should have a
prominent place amongst them.
It has succeeded in the Protestant districts of the north of Ireland,
which are as free from crime, disloyalty, and pauperism as any parts
of England, and where industry and order flourish to a remarkable
degree. It has succeeded, under the blessing of the Most High, in
those native districts and localities where the inhabitants have been
instructed by the teachers of the Irish Society, in which crime, sedi-
tion, and animosity have given place to peace, to loyalty, and goodwill.
And why should it not succeed upon a greatly extended scale ? It
is a measure which the Committee believe God will honour—that
God will surely bless. There is a prom,se which they would desire
to remember, and in humble reliance upon which they carry on the
work committed to their charge—" My word.• ....shall not retnrn
unto me void; but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it
shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it."

_ .
That " word" when blessed by God the Spirit, will teach even the
most deluded of the Irish peasants to " submit to every ordinance of
man for the Lord's sake."

It will inculcate industrious habits—" if any would not work,
neither Phould he eat."

It will produce a respect for life and property, and thus give an
opportunity fer the introduction of capital, and the employment •f
the people at home, enabling them to support themselves, instead of
being a burden to others. _ _

It will be the Sure remedy for treason and rebellion•—" Fear God
—honour the king—and meddle not with them that are given to
change." • _ _

Subscriptions and donations Will be received by the bankers ; by
the Treasurers and by the Secretaries at the Society s ()Mee, 32,
Sackyille-street, Piccadilly; by Messrs. Ilatchard, Piccadilly; by
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Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, and Co., Lombard-street; and by Messrs.
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