The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-11 00:00:00

DEFERRED ANNUITIES.

The best and most varied provision for after-life hitherto offered—
every 21. 12s. per annum, paid from the age of twenty, will, at sixty-
flve, give the policy-holder the choice of an annuity of 47/. 16s. 6d.,
or 3451. 1 ls. cash, or policy at death of 4661. Similar advantages at
City, fifty-five, and sixty, through an Increased annual papa:tent--
two-thirds payments lent at any time, and two-thirds returned to re-
presentatives In cases of premature death.
F. FERGUSON CAMIIOUX, Sec.

PROMOTER, LIFE ASSURANCE. and AN
NUTTY COMPANY,
9, CHATHAM-PLACE, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON.
Established in 1826,
This Society is supported by an ample subscribed Capital, and by a
considerable accumulated premium fund.
Assurances are effected at a low rate of premium, without profits,
or at an increased premium, with participation in the profits of the
Office.

A Bonus in ready money, at the rate of 15 per cent. on the pre-
miums received (equivalent to a reversionary bonus of about 30
per cent.) was declared in May, 1842, on all beneficial policies on
which three annual premiums had been paid in the previous De-
cember.
A division of the profits takes place every five years, and the hold-
ers •f beneficial policies can receive their bonuses in ready money, or
have them applied in augmentation of their policies, or in reduction
of their future premiums
Assurers may contract', o pay their Premiums either in one sum, in
a given number of payments, in annual, half-yearly, or quarterly pay-
ments, or on the ascending or descending scale.
Officers of the Army and Navy, on active service, Persons afflicted
with chronic and other diseases, and such as are going beyond the
limits of Europe, are also Assured at moderate rates.
Prospectuses and all necessary information may be obtained at the
Office. MICHAEL SAWARD, Secretary.

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE COMPANY.
No. 11, LOMBARD-STREET, at the Entrance of the Old Post-

office, London.
ran tiCTORS.
JAMES MORRIS, Esq., Chairman.
JOHN LABOUCHERE, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq. Lewis Loyd, jun., Esq.
John W. Buckle, Esq. George Lyall, Esq., M.P.
John Dixon, Esq. Stewart -Marjoribanks, Esq., M.P
Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. John Martin, Esq., M.P.
Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
Thomson Hankey, jun., Esq. Robert Milford, Esq.
John Harvey, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, jun., Esq.
George Johnstone, Esq. John Thornton, Esq.
John Loch, Esq. James Tullocli, Esq.
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ArDITORS.
A. W. Roberts, Esq I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
Samuel Jones Loyd, Esq. George Stone, Esq.
ACTUARY—Griffith Davies, Esq., F.R.S.
In the LIFE DEPARTMENT, a Bonus was declared in June
1829, exceeding one per cent. per annum on the sums insured, on an
average of the different Ages ; and two subsequent divisions of nearly
equal amounts were made up to Christmas 1835 and Christmas 1842.
On an average of the three divisions the Reversionary Bonuses added
to the several Policies at the end of every seven years amounted to
abouteete 2; 7
years,
per cent. on the total premiums paid thereon during those
n
and the whole amount of Bonuses allotted at the three
In divisions exceeded 530,0001.
sIdRE DEPARTMENT, a Return of Si per cent, was de-
clared on the 7th of Jnne, upon the premiums received-on Policies
which had been in force seven years and upwards at Christmas 1842,
and such return is now payable at this office daily (Friday and Sa-
turday excepted) between the hours of ten and three o'clock ; or by
the respective agents iu the country,

GEORGE KEYS, Secretary.

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