Oct. 25. 1851.] 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



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►ROVIDENT LIFE OFFICE, 50. REGENT 



STREET. 

 CITY BRANCH : 2. K0Y.4L EXCHANGE BUILDINGS. 



Establisheri 18n6. 



Policy Holders' Capital, 1,192,818'. 



Annual Income. UO.Ono/. — Bonuses Declared, 7-ty,000?. 



Claims paid since the Establishment of the Office, 2,001,1501. 



The Eight Honourable EARL GREY. 



Directum, 



The Rev. .Tames Sherman, Chairman. 



Henry Blencowe Churchill, Esq., Depiitii-Chairmaru 



William Ostler, Esq. 

 Apsley Pellatt, Esq. 

 Geor:j:e Round, Esq. 

 Frederick S(iuire. Ksq. 

 "William Henry Stone. Fsq. 

 Capt. William John Williams. 

 J. A. Beaumont. Esq.. Mnnaqina Director. 

 Phj/sician—Joha Maclean. M.D. F.S.S., 29. Upper Montague Street, 

 Montague Square. 



Henry B. Alexander, Esq. 

 Georee Dacre. Esq. 

 "William Judd, Esq. 

 Sir Richard D. Kinsr, Bart. 

 The Hon. .\rthur Kinnaird 

 Thomas ^laugham, Esq. 



NINETEEN-TWENTIETHS OK THE PROFITS ARE 

 DIVIDED AMONG THE INSURED. 



Examples of the Extinction of Premiums by the Surrender of Bonuses. 



Date 



of 



Policy. 



1806 

 1811 

 lel8 



Sum 

 Insured. 



£2500 

 1000 

 1000 



Original Premium. 



jE79 10 10 Extinffuished 



33 19 2 Ditto 



34 16 10 Ditto I 



Bonuses added subse- 

 quently, to be fur- 

 ther increased an- 

 nually. 







jfl252 2 

 231 17 8 

 114 18 10 



Examples of Bonuses added to other Policies. 



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 the Agents of the Office, in all the principal Towns of the United King- 

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ESTERN LIFE ASSURANCE 



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3. PARLIAMENT STREET, LONDON. 



Founded A.D. 1812. 



AND 



Directors. 



H. Edgeworth Bicknell, Esq. 

 William Cabell, Esq. 

 T.Somers Cocks, Jim. Esq.M.P. 

 G. Henry Drew, Ksq. 

 \\ illiam Kvans, Esq. 

 "William Freeman, E^q. 

 F. Fuller, Esq, 



J. ITenrj' Goodhart, Esq. 



T. Grissell, Esq. 



James Hunt, Esq. 



J. Arseott I^elhbridge, Esq. 



E. Lucas, Esq. 



James Lys Seasrer. Esq. 



J. Basley White, Esq. 



Joseph Carter 'Wood, Esq. 



Trustees. 



"W. "Whateley, Esq., Q.C. I L. C. Humfrey, Esq., Q.C. 



George Drew, Esg. 



ConsuUing Counsel.— Sir William F. Wood, M.P., Solicitor-General. 



P/t;/5ician.— William Rich. Basham, M.D. 



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VALUABLE PRIVILEGE. 



POLICIES effected in this Office do not become void through tempo- 

 rary difficulty in ijavine a Premium, as permisbiim is eivcn upon iippli- 

 CBtion to suspend the payment at interest, uccordiiiy to the cundilious 

 detailed in the Prospectus. 



Specimens of Kates of Premium for A'=Rurinj; 100?., with a Sh«re in 

 three-fourths of the Profits : — 



17 



W 



£ t. (I. 



1 11 4 



\ IS « 

 5 



Hi - 

 37 - 



X $. 

 2 10 



2 1« 



3 8 



(AKTIIITR SCRATCIILEV, M.A., F.R.A.S., Actuary. 



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 Loud hocieticH, Huildini; Comcaniih. ac. Wilh u Miitht maliciil Ap[w n- 

 dlx on Compound liitcrent and Life Ahhurunce. By AUTlltK 

 SCRATCH LEY. M.A., Actnurv to the Wtntern Life Absurancu fco- 

 clety, 3. P&rliaincul tilreet, Luauon. 



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 the sale accounts in cash, are advanta-res that will not be unappreciated. 

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 Lots as to the owner of a large Collection. 



*** Libraries Catalo:zued. Arram^ed. and Valued for the Probate or 

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On Wednesday, Nov. 12, EFFECTS of the late STANESBY 

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 very important MSS. relating to Mint Affairs. Royal and other Auto- 

 graphs (30 of Sir Isaac Newton), the celebrated Hydrostatic Balance 

 made for the adjustment of the Standard in 1758, a most important 

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 Collection of Coins and Medals in gold and silver, in the finest condition, 

 many patterns and proofs, and a well-known and very important 

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 MANUSCRIPTS, CHaRTEUS. DEEDS, and o;her DOCUMENTS, 

 chiefly relating to English County and Family History. 



On Monday. Nov. 17, the LIBRARY of the late RICHARD JONES. 

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 including an excellent Collection of Dramatic and General Literature. 

 Four days' sale. 



A Selection of CTOTOUS BOOKS and MANUSCRIPTS of an emi- 

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A Collection of AUTOGRAPH LETTERS and Documents of consi- 

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Thp concluding portion of the Collection of AUTOGRAPH LET- 

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The MUSICAL COLLECTIONS of a Gentleman recently deceased, 

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The very important and extensive LIBRARY of the COUNT 

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TLLITSTRATIONS AND ENQUIRIES RE- 



1 EATING TO MESMERISM. Part I. By the Rev. S. R, 

 MAITLAND, D.D. I'.R.S. F.S.A. Sometime Librarian to the late 

 Aichbishop of Canterbury, and Keeper of the MSS. at Lambeth. 



" One of the most valuable and interesting pamphlets we ever read."— 

 Morning Herald. 



'* This publication, wlijch promises to be the commencement of a larger 

 work, will well repay serious perusal."— /r. EccLJouru. 



" A small pamphlet in which he throws a startling light on the prac- 

 tices of modern Mesmeiism."— A'(j(//jjf//iam JuuniaL 



"Dr. Mailland, we consider, has here brought Mesmerism to the 

 ' touchsiune ot truth.' to the test ol the standard of right or wrong. We 

 thank him for this first instalment of his inquiry, and hope that he will 

 not long dtlay the remaining portions." — London Medical Gazette. 



" The Enquiries arc extremely curious, we should indeed say impor- 

 tant. That rclatii.L' to the Witch of Kndor is one of the most success- 

 ful we ever read. We cannot enter into particulars in this brief notice ; 

 but we would strongly rtcommend the pamphlet even to those who care 

 noiJiing about Me^meri^m. or ahi/ri/ (for it has come to this at last) with 

 the subject."— i>»^/i>( Kwniui/ I'ost. 



"We recommend its general perusal as being really an endeavour, 

 by one whose iKJsition j;ivcs him the lu.st tacilitiee, to ascertain the 

 genuine clinrocter of Me»merit>m, which id so much diBpuled.*'— il'oul- 

 mer'n Ejcter G'azt:Hi\ 



" Dr. Maitland has bestowed a vast deal of attention on the subject 

 for many jear^ past, and the jirescnt pumplih't is in part the result of 

 liiB thoughts and inquiries. There is a good deal in it which wc should 

 imve been glad to quote .... but we content ourselves with lelcrrin;; 

 our rcudeib to the pumphlet itself."- Jirit. Mag. 



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