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VATHOLIC LAW AND GENERAL LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY,
8, NEW COVENTRY-STREET, LEICESTER-SQUARE, LONDON.
The FOURTH ANNUAL GENERAL ItiEETING of the Proprie-
tors of this Company took place on the 25th instant, at the Head
Office, at One o'clock precisely. The following is extracted from the
report, which is too lengthy for publication :
During the past year no claims have arisen from deaths in England,
and but two in Ireland—one for 5001. and the other for 2801.—making
together 7001., which have been paid. This is far below the expected
mortality, and is especially favourable, when it is remembered how
severely the life offices generally suffered from the epidemic of last
year.

The number of lives assured between the Ist of June, 1549, and
the 31st of May, 1850, was more than double the number issued in
the twelve months preceding.
Prop.sacs were made for 138 Policies, amounting to 52,963/. 2s. 6d.:
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cevlivel by of these 121, comrrisinmb 106 lives, were accepted for 45,1251. 65.
Policies
thela Companypsed,representing 6,0481., upon which 320/. 33.
was
in the shape of premiums.
Since the commencement of the Company to the Ist of June last,
assuran es were effected to the extent of 110,9721. Its 6d., pro-
ducing in annual premiums 3,732/. Ifs. Gd. Of these 54 lapsed,
amounting to 23,950 L 16s. 6d., of which the annual premiums were
7411. Is., leaving the yearly income on the Ist of June last equal to
2,9911. 15s. lid.
duce last meeting loans were applied for to the extent of 17,7001.,
but 1,1831. I Is. 10d. only was advanced.
The Directors were also highly gratified to report that within the
last four xn.inths they had considerably extended their busine,lion the Continent, having appointed, as Head Agent in France, Monsieur
de FEtang, a gentleman of high standingin Paris, distinguished for
his integrity and ability in financial and in all assurance matters,
who, under the sanction and patronage of the Archbishop of Paris, the Cardinal Archbish p of Lyons, and Monseigneur Parisis, Eveque
de Langres, has already within the last three months effected a con-
siderable amount of business, not only in Life Assurances, but in An-
nuities both Immediate and Deferred. ,
After various resolutions, approving of the Report, and returning
thanks to the Right Reverend Chairman, Bishop Morris, the Vice-
Chairman, Actuary, Secretary, and Medical Officers of the establish-
ment, the meeting separated, highly gratified at its present results
and future proscects.

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSTTR-
Ji COMPANY.
No. 11, LOMBARD-STREET, at the Entrance of the Old Post-
office, London.
DIRECTORS.
JOHN MARTIN, Esq., M.P., Chairman.
THOMSON HANKEY, jun., Esq., Deputy-Chairnsan.
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq. George Lyall, Esq.
John Dixon, Ess. Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq.
Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
~tr Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. James Morris. Esq.
John Harvey, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq.
John G. Hubbard, Esq. -Henry Irßeyno/ds, inn., Esq.
George Johnstone, Esq. John 'Thornton, Esq.
John Lahouchere, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq.
John Loch, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq.

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11. Church and Education in Wales.
111. Forms of Salutation.
IV. Muria and California.
♦. More on the Literature of Greece.
VI. Metropolitan Water Supply.
VII. Anecdotes of the Provisional Government.
VIII. Cochrane's Young Italy.
IX. Last Days of Louis Philippe.
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ACOURT of MAYOR and ALDERMEN,
held in the Inner Chamber of the Guildhall of the City of
London, on Tuesday, the 24th day of September, 1850, and in the
four eenth year of the reign of Victoria of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, B.c.—This Court doth order and
direct that for the future the Horse-market at Smithfield will be
held from Two o'clock till Five o'clock in the Afternoons, during the
zuGuths of February, March, April, May, June, Jnly, August, Sep-
tember, and October ; and from Two o'clock till ilalf-paq Four
o'clock in the Afternoons during the months of NoVembe-, December,
and January, on the several Fridays throughout the year.

31En g WETHER.

FAMILY COLONISATION LOAN
SOCIETY.

ORIGINATED BY MRS. CHISHOLU,

A FAREWELL GROUP MEETING of the EMIGRANTS of
this society, who are to sail on the :-.oth inst., from Gravesend, in
the Stains Castle, ill be he'd at the Royal British Institution, Ta-
bernacle-row, Old. s'reet, City-road, on FRIDAY EVENING, September
27th, at Eight o'eock.

COMIIITTEE.
The Lord Ashley, M.P. M. Monsell, Esq., M.P.
The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Jolm Tidd Pratt, Esq., M.P.
M.P. F. G. Nelson, Esq.
The RightHon.Vernon Smith,M.P.

TO MEHBERS OF PARLIAMENT AND TO MEDICAL MEN
CONVENTION OF POOR-LAW MEDICAL
OFFICERS.

At a Special Meeting of the Committee, held on Thursday, .the
Pith inst., to determine on further proceedings for obtaining from the
Legislature an Improved System of Poor-law Medical Relief, the
following Resolution was unanhnouslr adopted :
" That an advertisement be Inserted in the daily and weekly
papers, also in the medical journals, urging the 16,000 members of
the medical profession tegaly practising In England and Wales, but
snore especially the 3,000 who form the staff of Medical Officers act-
ing under the Poor-law Board, to consider the extreme importance
of their organizing end reserving their political influence in their
respective localities, for the purpose of employing the same in aid of
the election of such eandreates only as shall deserve their support,
by. their-promised advocacy- of the-cause of the Sick Poor, and of the
Poor -law Medical Offletrs."
By order of the Committee,
THOMAS:I/ODGKINN.D" Chairman.
CHAS. E. J. LORD, Hon. Sec.
4, Hann-vet-square,- Sept. MO; -

s',(y
rPOOR-LAW MEDICAL

The Committee desire to offer their hearty acknowledgments to
the London and Provincial Press, for the support it has Riven to the
'cans.; in which they are engaged; they also thank their numerous
and ab'e correspondents for the various and valuable communica-
tions with which they have beemfavoured. Through the encou-
ra -anent thus afforded, they derive fresh hope for the sick poor and
for their medical attendants, and they resolve to perseverejn seeking
to obtain, an improved systinn of Poor.lawMedical

By order of the Committee,
THOMAS HODGKIN, M.D., Chairman,
CHAS. F. J. LORD, lion. Sec.
4, Hanover square, Sept. 19, 135).