The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-01 00:00:00

FOR GRANTING

LIFE ASSURANCES, DEFERRED ANNUITIES, &e.
No. 26, CORNHILL.
Capital £500,000.
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament.
DIRECTORS.
T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman.
J. Elliotson, M. D., F. R. S. I John Rawson, Esq.
John Griffith Frith, Esq. I John ktiddle Stodart, Esq.
Hunter Gordon, Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq.
I
Gbtifge Lungley, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq.
AUDITORS.
Professor Wheatstone, F. R. S. I Professor Graves, A.M.F.R. S.
ACTUARY—W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F. R.A. S.
PicvsscsAn—J. Elliotson, F.R. S.
SURGEON—E. S. Symes, Esq.
SOLICITORS—Messrs. Sweet, Sutton, Ewens, and Ommannoy.
RANKERS—Messrs. Glyr., Halifax, Mills, and Co.
Theme most rational motives to Lefe Assurance are found in
the plan adopted by this Society ; viz. joined to a secure
provision at death for inheritors of the Assured, the Society
affords succour to the Assured himself (proportioned to pro.
vious payments) in the event of unforeseen reverses.
Annual Division of Profits.

F. FERGUSON CANIROUX, Secretary.

THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY.
EDINBURGH, 3, GEORO,E-STREET.
LONDON, 32, LONIBARD-STREET.
A SPECIAL NOTICE.
It being of importance to parties effecting Assurances, to be
aware of the benefits to be derived by making their proposals
at the most advantageous period, the Directors beg to intimate
that all Policies opened in the Participation Scheme,
BEFORE 15TH NOVEMBER NEXT,
will secure the ar,vantage of the year's entry in ranking for
their share of the profits, at the avproaching investigation in
1845, and at the future Quinquennial Divisions.
EXAMPLES OF BONUS ADDITION:—
1,0007., assured in 1825, increased, in 1840, to £1,337 10
1,0001., assured in 1826, increased, in 1840, to 1,312 10
1,0001., assured in 1827, increased, in 1840, to 1,287 10
(Other sums in proportion. )
Being the largest vested Bonus declared by any Scottish office,
upon such Policies. Later Policies have also large additions.
The mode of division is similar to that acted upon by the
Equitable Society of London, in the case of its privilege Policies.
PETER EWART, Resident Secretary,
32, Lombard street.

METROPOLITAN
SOCIETY, No. 3,
DIRE

LIFE ASSURANCE
Princes-street, Bank.
;TORS.
Joseph Hoare, Esq.
J hn Laur, nce, Esq.
William Josh. Leseher, l'sq.
John Fras. Maubert, Esq.
Joshua Seholeikld, Esq., M.P.
Henry Sturt, Esq.
John Taylor, Esq.
George Vaughan, Esq.

John Allcard, Esq.
Richard Low Beck, Esq
Edmund C. Buxton, Esq.
Sir Wm. t:lay, Bart., M.P.
James Dawson, Esq,
Thomas Fowles, Esq.
William Storrs Fry, Esq.
Robert Gant, Esq.
Benj. Hawes, Jun., Esq., Dr.P
The Directors hereby give notice to Members whose Pre
miums fall due on the sth of October next, that the same lams
be paid within thirty days from that date.
The Premiums are payable Yearly, Half-yearly, or Quarterly,
on the sth of January, sth of April, sth of July, and sth of
October, either of which several days constitutes the commence-
ment of the year to MEMBERS. Persons, therefore, desirous
of entering the Society, AS MEMBERS, on the sth of
October next, should appear at the Office on or before that day.
So various are the plans now before the public for effecting
Assurance on Life, it may, at first sight, seem difficult to
make choice between them. As, however, all prudent offices
make a considerably higher charge in the annual premium
than experience has hitherto shown to be necessary, but differ
in the mode of disposing of the surplus or profit, the following
classification may be made :-
Ist. Proprietary Offices, where all the surplus from pre-
miums and other profits is divided exclusively amongst the
Share or Stockholders.

2d. Offices where the same is divi:led in various proportions
between Share and Stockholders and the assured.
3d. Offices of a strictly mutual character, where the whole
of the profit is equally distributed amongst the assured only.
The Metropolitan, which is of the last class, was established
in 1835, and although no paid agents for town or country have
at any time been employed, nor any expensive system of adver-
tising resorted to, yet its advantages have been so well appre-
ciated by the public, that the annual premiums already exceed
39,500/.

In consequence of the prosperous state of the Society's af-
fairs, the Annual Premiums of Members of Five years' standing
have been reduced Forty-two and a Half per cent.
A plan of the Society, with tables of rates, may be obtained
ou application at the Office.
RICHARD lIEATHFIELD, Superintendent.
Princes-street, Bank, Sept. 14, 1842.