The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-11-11 00:00:00

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500 Bags Spanish Frontier ishon,
1000 Bags Egyptian, F ndian, Castelbranco, Oporto, and
other WO
1500 Brles WOOL
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MUTUAL ASSURANCE,

SCOTTISH WIDOWS' FUND AND LIFE
ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
CONSTITUTED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT.
Established A.D. 1815.

PRESIDENT.
The Right Hon. the Earl of ROSEBERY, K.T.
VICE-PRESIDENTS.
His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G.
The Most Hon the Marquess of TWEEDDALE, K.T. and C.B
Sir WILLIAM GIBSON CRAIG, Bart., of Riccarton, M.P.
The Rev. Dr. JAMES GRANT, Edinburgh.

HEAD OFFICE-EDINBUROH, 5, ST. ANDREW-SQUARE
LONDON, 4, ROYAL EXCHANGE-BUILDINGS.
MANCHESTER, 39, CROSS STREET, KING-STREET.
GLASGOW, 30, ROYAL EXCHANGE-SQUARE.

ACCUMULATED INVESTED FUND
UPWARDS OF
TWO MILLIONS THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND
POUNDS.

ANNUAL REVENUE
UPWARDS OF
EE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS,

FOREIGN RESIDENCE AND TRAVEL.
Greatly increased facilities have recently been given to As-
sured parties having occasion to go abroad; and in the cases of
many Foreign Countries (including considerable portions of
North America and Australia, New Zealand, The Cape of Good
Hope, &c.,) the only extra charge:now imposed by the Directors
is for risk of Sea Voyage.

All information may be obtained at the Head Office, or at
any of the Society's numerous Agencies in England, Ireland,
.ind Scotland.

JOHN MACKENZIE, Manager.
WILLIAM LINDESAY, Secretary.

Agents for Liverpool..... BELL, GOULDIE, and Co., Exchange-

street East.
Agent for Chester.. —.JAMES SMITH, Old Bank.
Agent for Manchester....Thomhs BOOTHMAN, 39, Cross-st.,

King-street

ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
6, NEW BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS.

ESTABLISHED 1823.
Empowered by Act of Parliament, 3 William IV.

DIRECTORS.

The Right lion. Sir T. Frankland Lewis, Bart., M.P., Chairman
Henry Frederick Stephenson, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
A. Kingsford Barber, Esq. Sir Alex. Duff Gordon, Bart.
Arthur Kett Barclay, Esq. Archibald Hastie, Esq., M.P.
Henry Barnett, Esq. John Mendham, Esq.
Robert Biddulph, Esq. • Charles Morris, Esq.
Thomas Edgar, Esq. William Routh, Esq.

AUDITORS.
Edward Charrinisq. Captain Robt. Gordon, R.N.
Francis Dinner, I Esq. John Gilliam Stillwell, Esq.
Physician.—John Ayrton Paris, M.D., Cantab., Hon. D.C.L.,
Oxon, F.R.S., 27, Dover-street, (President of the Royal
College of Physicians.)
Surgeon.—Benjamin Travers, Esq., F.R.S., No. 12, Bruton-

_ . , , ,
street.
Solicitor.—Henry Young. Esq., No. 12. Essex-street, Strand,
Actuary.—James John Downes, Esq., F.R.A.S.

T. 0. COOPER and SON,
AGENTS FOR LIVERPOOL.
FRED. WORTHINGTON, Esq.,
MEDICAL REFEREE.

The advantages offered by this Society are--EcoNomY com-
bined with SECURITY, and LOWER RATES of Premiums than
those of any other Office, which entitle the Assured to partici-
pate in the Profits, and considerably lower than those of any
other Mutual Assurance Society.

The WHOLE OF THE PROFITS are divided every fifth year
among the Assured, and a Bonus is added, after the payment
of the Fifth Annual Premium, to every Policy effected on the
Participating Scale, if a claim accrue thereon prior to the next
division of Profits.

The BONUS declared in 1849, (arising from the whole of the
Profits,) upon the Mutual Principle, averaged 62i- per cent. on
the Premiums received.

LOANS granted on such Policies as are purchasable by the
Society.
Number of Policies in force on the Ist January, 1851, 5748.
The Assurance Fund amounts to .41,017,600. Income,
£lBO,OOO per annum.
The subjoined Table shows the advantages offered by the
Society, resulting from Low Premiums, and a division of the
entire Profits among the Assured :

>!, The Annual Thus ! Economic Also aeon-
.`.l Premiums Assures giving Bonus on tingentllo- Totl sum
;,f; according to by the an im- Polic►es of nus on Po- payable
the North- Econo- medi- 7 years licies be- at death,
0 amptn Rates mic ate standing coming if occur-
to Assure Rates. Bonus in 1849 Claims in ring in
..g £lOOO of was
-- -- --
Je s. d. .' t.e
~ ~
20 20 15 10 1260 260 108 50 63 1418 1431
30 26 13 5 1205 205 110 48 60 1363 1375
40 33 19 6 1140 140 118 45 57 1303 1315
50 45 6 0 1030 30 129 '4l 51 1200 1210

1852 118531185211853

The next division of the Profits will be made in 1854.
Propectus and full particulars may be obtained on application
to ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Secretary,
or to either of the following Agents :
LIVERPOOL.... Messrs. T. 0. COOPER and SON, 7, Rumford-
street.
Manchester .... T. M. Baines, Esq., 3, Pool Fold Chambers.
Bolton.le•Moors. Henry Glover, Esq,
Chester Messrs. Edwards and Roberts, Old Bank.
Wigan Ralph Darlington, Esq,
ffirex4ao John Bury, Esq

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