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ENGINEERS' AND AGE ASSURANCE
SOCIETIES.—DAYS OF GRACE.—Every Policy issued by
these societies bears an endorsement that it wid not become void in
case the death of the person on whose life the it, snrance is effected may
have happened during the D iys of Grace, notwithstanding that the
Premium may not have been paid.
345, Strand, London, W.C.

W. F. DOBSON, Chairman.

ENGINEERS' AND AGE ASSURANCE
SOCIETIES.—TO AGENTS.—Aetive and intelligent men,
both in town and country, are required to act as Agents. The
Commission is most liberal, wi h an allowance, in addition, to the
widow of a deceased agent.—Applications by letter only to
W. F. DOBSON, Chairman.

345. Strand, London, W.C.

METROPOLITAN COUNTIES -LIFE
ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 27. Regent- *rect. Waterleo-
- London, S.W. Life assurance, annuities, endowments, and
loans on advantageous terms.
F. FERGUSON CANTROUX, Manager.

N.B. Policies in force, notwith,tanding the Deceaße of the Life
Assured, provided the Premiums be paid within the thirty days
of grace.

INTERNATIONAL LIFE A SSURANCE
SOCIETY. 142, Strand, London, W.C., Feb. 25, 1858: estab-
lishedlB37.—Paymeut of Premium within Days of (race,—lt always
has been and still is the practice of this society to pay claims under
policies of assurance notwithstandinct the death of the assured oc-
curring within the 20 days of grace, and before payment of thr
annual premium, provided payment thereof be made, or notice of
the death be given to the office before the expiration of such days
of grade.

For the Court of Directors,
E. S. SYMES, Chairman.

THE INTERNATIONAL LIFE
ASSUR NC E SOCIETY,

142, Strand, London.
Empowered by lot of Parliament, for LIFE ASSURANCE, SUR
VIVORSHIPS, ANNUITIES, ENDOWMENTS, &e.

EDMOND SHEPPARD SYMES, M.D., Chairman.
Wm. Kenworthy Browne, Esq. Henry J. Hodgson, Esq
Samuel King-Church, Esq. John Moss, Esq.
John Elliotson, M.D., Cantab., John Symes, Esq.
I.R.S. Joseph Thompson, Esq
'SECRETARY TO THE BOARD.
Alexander Richardson, Esq. '
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.
Augustus Blonde], Esq.
AUDITORS.

Prol%seor Wheatstone, F.R.S., and Professor J. Radford Yong

MEDICAL REFEREE GENERAL.
I. Elliotson, M.D., Cantab , F.R S., 37, Conduit-street.

ACTUARY.
W. 8. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F.R.A.S., F.S.S., Lc.
♦SSISTANT ACTUARY.
Barker Woolhouse, Esq.
RANKERS.
Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Gregory, Gregory, Skirrow, and Rowcliffe, Bedford-row.

The next Quinquennial Division of Profits will be declared in
May, 1860.

Examples of Bones up to May, 1855 :

Polley Bonus in Permanent
taken Ave Sum addition Bonus in Re •uction 01
out in - - Assured. to Sum Cash. Annual Pre-
Assured. mium.
----- ____
1838 55 3,000 867 17 7 424 s 1
4 56 38.
1841 48 4,000 749 4 0 325 16 0 32 0 4
1845 59 2,000 232 18 0 156 15 0 16 6 0
1848 60 2,000 154 2 8 103 16 8 10 15 2
1/451 55 2,800 120 17 0 72 14 6 6 7 7
____

The following are amongst the advantages offered by the Inter-
national Life Assurance Society :
The Society was established to 1835.
Two-thirds of the profits are divided amongst the assured every
Ave years.
Its subscribed capital is five hundred thousand pounds.
Its investments, at the date of the last annual report, amoanted
to one hundred and seventy-one thousand pounds.
Its annual income is ninety thousand pounds.
The number of policies now in iorce exceed six thousand.
About one thousand new policies are added every year.
Since its commencement the Society has paid in claims npwardi
•f three hundred and twenty thousand pounds.
For prospectuses and every other information, apply to the Chair-
Man, 142, Strand.
142, Strand, London, W.C.

EDMOND S. SYMES, Chairman.

A.D. 1720.

ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE
CORPORATION,
(Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First),
For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES.
OFFICES—ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
BRANCH OFFICE-29, PALL-MALL.
Octavins Wigram, Esq., Governor.
George Pearkes Barclay, Esq., S:ob-Governor.
Sir John William Lubbock, Bart.. Deputy-Governor.

DISECTOES.

rfenry Bainbridge, Esq.
Edmond S. P. Calvert, Esq.
John Garrett Cattley, Esq.
Edward Maxwell Daniel, Esq
William Davidson, Esq.
Alexander Bruce. Esq.
Charles Farquharson, Esq.
Rtveradale Wm. Grenfell, Esq.
Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq.
William Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.
James Stewart Hodgson, Esq.
Lancelot Holland, Esq.

Charles John Manning, Esq.
Hon. John T. Leslie Melville.
Edward Howley Palmer, Esq.
Sir John Henry Pelly, fart.
Alexander P. Prevost, Esq.
Abraham George Robarts, Esq
Charles Robinson, Esq.
William Soltan, Esq.
Joseph Some% Esq.
William Wallace, Esq.
Charles Baring Young, Esq.

MEDICAL REFEREE—SamueI folly, Esq., F.R.S.
NOTICE.—The mum] fifteen days allowed for payment of Fire Pre-
slums falling due at Lady Day will expire on 9th of April.
FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Cor-
poration OR advantageous terms.
In the Life Department, assurances are granted with participation
In profits, or, at lower Premiums, without such participation.
The Reversionary Bonus on British Policies has averaged nearly
S per cent. per annum on the sum assured, or 48 per cent upon the
Premiums paid.

h. quivalent reductiona have been made in the Premiums payable
by persons who preferred that form of Bonus.
The future division of Profit will take place every Five years.
Any sum not exceeding 15,0051. may be insured on one life.
This Corporation affords to the Assured
Literal Participation in Profits—with exemption from the
liabilities of partnership.
A rate of Bonus equal to the average returns of Mutual Socie-
ties—with the guarantee of a large inv, sted Capital Stock.
The advantages of modern practice —with the security of an
Office whose resources have been tested by the experience of
nearly a Century and a-ha' f.

IN CASE OF DRAT El occurring during the thirty days allowed
for Payment of a Life Premium, and before such payment has
been made, the Corporation hold themselves liable under the Policy,
Provided the premium be stthsequently paid on or before the thirtieth
day from that upon which it became due.
Royal Exchange, London.

JOHN A. lIIGHAM, Actuary and Secretary.

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY,
No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C.
DIRECTORS.
HENRY HITLSE RERENS, Esq., Chairman.
JOHN G. HUBBARD, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.

John Dixon, Esq.
Francis Hart Dyke, Esq.
Mr W. M. T. Farquhar, Brt.,M.P,
Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Brt.
Thomson Hankey, Esq., 141. P.
John Harvey, Esq.
John Labonchere, Esq.
John Loch, Esq.
Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq

John Martin, Esq., M.P.
Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
'James Morris, Esq.
Henry Norman, Esq.
Henry R. Reynolds, PAO.
Sir Godfrey J. Thomas, Bart.
John Thornton, Esq.
James Tulloch. Esq.
Henry Vigne, Esq.
[TORS.
Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
John Henry Smith, Esq.
I Samuel Brown, Esq., Actuary.
tr the provisions of an Act ot
Par-
Ts

A. W. Robarts, Esq.
Lewis Loyd, Jun., Esq.
Thos Tallemach, Esq., Secretary.

LIFE DEPARTMENT.—Und,
liament, this Company now offei
the Profits, with Quinquennial Di
without participation of Profits.
The next division of Profits will be declared in June, 1860, when
all participating Policies which shall have subsisted at least one year
.t Christmas, 1859, will be allowed to share in the Profits.
At the five divisions of Profits made by this Company, the total
reversionary Bonuses added to the Policies have exceeded 913,000 .
At the last 'valuation at Christmas, 1854, the Assurances in force
amounted to upwards ii 4,240,0001.; the Income from the Life
Branch in 1854 was more than 200,0007.; and the Life Assurance
Fund (independent of the guaranteed Capital) exceeded 1,700,0001.
FOREIGN RISES.—The Extra Premiums required for the East
and West Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the
United States of America, have been materially reduced.
INVALID LIVES.--Persons who are not in such sound health as
a ould enable them to insure their Lives at the Tabular Premiums
may have their Lives insured at Extra Premiums.
LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro-
vided such Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have
attained in each case a value not under 507.

to euture insurers Four-fifths of
[vision, or a Low Rate of Premium

ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, received
•nd registered.

MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge will be
made for volley Stamps.

Notice is hereby Given, That Fire Policies wh'elf expire at
Lady Day must be renewed within fifteen days at this Office, or with
Mr. S VMS, No, 1, St. James's-street, corner of Pall Mall, or with
the Company's Agents throughout the Kingdom, otherwise they be-
Some void.

Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this Company.

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