848 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE.. 
[ Dxc. 19. 
Eie LIFE INSURANCE OUT 
W BRIDGE- HD LON: 
Instituted in 1805.—. A. ^ Act of UR E 
d EET arising from a gn — totally inde- 
mens of the Premium Fun 
A or pA ee to Four-fifths, per Cent. of the 
4 ENTIRE PROFITS, arising from all " policies issued upon the 
Heg de riens Scales of Premium, 
- COLD WEATHER. — The extreme cold 
g the night. od be ascertained by a SELF-REGIS- 
TERING. THER METER, price 4s. 6d., made by HENRY 
BAKER, 90, Puce nr London. 
for Heat and Sold 5 10 
6 
o. for Heat eie E . m P 
Tartonieiete, for ascertaining the quality: ‘of f Milks, 
will 
among the Policy-holders on the 29th September, 1849, and 
thenceforward at the end of every three years, either 
ayment in 
By Augmentation of the Sum Insured; ; or, 
By Reduction S the Future Annual Premium. 
Low Premiums, without Profits, perneuans for limited 
terms of years. increasing, Decreasi ing, and other Rates of 
Premium. Claims paid in 30 days after pr ns of Death, Pro- 
spectuses, Proposals, &c., may be obtained at the Office, Par- 
ties reed in the country in ol d to appear person- 
ally in lon. N CHARLTON, Secretary. 
SCOTTISH UNION INSURANCE COMPANY.— 
THE ANNUAL GENERAL COURT of Proprietors of the 
Scottish Union Insurance Company was held in the Waterloo 
Hotel, Edinburgh, on Dinta ie 2d day of December, 1846 : 
JOHN JARDINE, Esq., Sheri f Ross- shire, in the chair. 
A report by the Directors, sane a detailed statement of the 
Company’s agire for the year ending 1st of August last, and 
embraeing the results of the investigation into the life depart- 
ment for the five pee hake iei that date, was submitted to 
the Ip pe ind unanimously approved of. 
s stated i m me topor that the business done in the life 
department duri; year considerably exceeded that 
done in the previous year, both in the number of policies issued, 
andi if ithe amount insured, 
A bonus was declared upon all policies entitled to participate, 
effected prior to Ist Annet, a averaging more than one an: 
three-quarters per ce 
era m on the original sums insured. 
The following table hin Sai uS Te polio not 
1,0007. each, which have been in existence 12 complete years, 
from 1st August, issie 
6- 
0 
Barometers from. 1 50 
.. 0 
Hydrometers for Sulphuric Ac id 50 
Rein 8 Gauges from 12s. 6d., which show the quantity Gallen in 
eiie per acre, and also in inches. 
THE MAN IN THE MOON. 
On the i e January, 1847, mi be ape biehed, price 6d., edited 
BERT SMITH and A) B. Reacu, No. I. of 
HE "MAN IN THE MOON, a wa a, Review 
and Bulletin V T es t New M 0) 
w Nonsense; being an Act for 
O; 
Gauge of e into the Grand mna asemeni Junctio on. 
London: i 
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NEW WORK ON EM CO OF mo. AND THE 
FA 
om MEC 
Just published. T pu . elo! 
EA AERIAL RESE PROH ES < on i the "OOD 
of ANIMALS and the FATTENING of CATTLE: with 
By ROBERT DUNDAS THOMSON, 
Remařks on the Food of Man. 
M.D., of the University of Glas 
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H: HE SCIENTIFIC PHENOMENA of DOMESTIC 
By Cn. oW 
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his instances from such common matters 
Age when|First Bonus for | | oat Bois, Loi hs d 
Assured | Seven years, |;fo Five years, “The object 
under | from 1834 to 1841. em 1841to grece) ese Pot Death. 
£ ed | £ sd Bas, a, 
30 133 7 6 72. 8 8 1200 11 2 
5 135 19 0 | 7B; «8T 1200 2 T 
40 138 15 6 7 9 7 12313 5 1 
n 142 » 0 ue 18. 9 1219 i 9 
1 6 1230 
48 
A Dividend was eaten payable to the arenie on 2d 
January, 1847, at the rate of 6} zer, Pa eee of income tax. 
ondon Offices, Cor 
SEN Gracethe Duke ot En MILT ‘ON and BRANDON. 
Dep.-Goy.—The Most Noble the Marquis of QUEENSBERRY. 
LONDON EE OF DIRECTION. 
President—Right Hon. the Earl of MANSFIELD. 
Vice- President—Right 1 Hon. the Earl of SEAFIELD. 
TING DIRECTOR; 
Charles Balfour, Esq. 
Robert Gillespie, Esq. 
ames Gooden, Esq. 
H. M. (CITÉ Ésq. 
John Bonet Esq. 
aria. Esq., Manager 
London Joint Stole Bank, Bankers 
Ww. , Esq., Sur; 
Messrs, oliverson, OEF, and io Solicitors, 
uel Beazley, Mena ., Surveyor. 
ord € “of the Boag, E. Ss SMITH, Secretary. 
eat Union Offiga,.37; bil, Lon 
ROVIDENT DA E OF Wo Lm Regent-street, 
London, Established 1806.—Inve: sted Cap M 1,200,0007. 
Annual Income 140,0001. Bonuses Behind 529.0 Claims 
paid "no. the establishment of the Office 1,521 
ent.— THE T Hoxounanre ieee cede: 
Robert Murray, Esq. 
n un Oliverson, Esq. 
J. obertson, Esq. 
Hugh F. Sandeman, 
Direc 
The Earl of Macclesfield, reterick Squire, Esq. 
Sir John Osborn, Bart. Rev. Sherman. 
John Deering, Esq. Alfred pe e Esq q. 
Alexander Henderson, M.D. | Richard Sherwood, Esq 
The Rates of Premium are those adopted by the et 
Life Offices, the rate without bonus is lower than that of most 
o . 
Bonuses are added to the Policies, or applied to the 
reduction of the Prem: eceived in cash as soon 
5 declared, at their then present v; 
Loans are granted upon the P. beim eat by this Office, 
or the Policies are purchased at their fu 
arty neglect to pay for the GI AME colder nma 
may repair the omission any time within 12 months, upon proof 
of good health. 
Bonuses paid upon Policies which have become Charms. 
Life insured, Sum insured, |Sum paid. 
£. uk 
John Wharton, Esq., Skelton Castle. 5000 7706 6 0 
Sir John Saunders Sebright, Bart. 5000 765213 3 
ir William Wake, Bart. E 5000 00 5 9 
Earl Strathmore 5000 7128 15 8 
Ve ampneys, Canterbury| 3000 4509 1 
The Marquis. of Wellesley 2000 3411 1 3 
Earl Cathea 1000 1862 411 
exl and fall particulars may be obtained upon ap- 
plication to the Agents of the Office in all the principal towns 
of the United Kingdom; and at the head Office, No. 50, Regent- 
street. Joun A. BEAUMONT, Managing Director. 
S cornu WIDOWS’ FUND AND LIFE AS- 
SURANCE SOCIETY.—Founded a. 2 dieque 
Constitdted by Act of Parliam: 
erage amount of Assurances during id yes 10 years, up- 
Nes of Half a Milion annually ; Capital E Sd and 
invested, upwards of One Million Seven Hundred Thousand 
Pounds; Annual TP upwards of Two. irae ani 
Sixty Thousand Pound: 
E FFICE.: C eHüinbusglt: 5, St. Andrew-square. 
N.B.—Participation Policies opened before 31st December, 
are entitled nae allthe benefits attaching to insurances of the 
current yea 
All Proposal n mur belodged at the Head Office before ae 
December, h the Society’s Agents) in time to be 
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‘WHE TREE ROSE.—Practical Instructions for its 
Formation and Culture, Illustrated by 24 Woodcuts, 
Reprinted from the Gardeners’ Chronicle, with additional 
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CONTENTS. 
Pruning for trans- 
plantation 
Annual pruning 
: 5 saw proper for 
time, principle of 
the purpose 
execution, &c. Pushing eye, spring 
Binding up | treatment of dwarf GRAFTING. 
Badd ne, | a m us | Aides, to Koop 
seat der timog of | = on che sarae piocis | eres growers, x 
plieu bois x cR P 
im. 
S: Dusting Grafting, advantage 
eye 
into ap-bud, Naneatrment 
et preparation of, Grafting, disadvan- 
tage of 
Operation in differ- 
months 
dis of trees 
Shoots and buds, 
choice o: 
Baas, failing Shoots for budding 
i ere se a upon, an heir 
ma dopmadt and 
ushin; 
Preliminary obser- 
vati 
arrangemen 
caterpillars slugs, | Shoots, ^ keeping Roce lef donor 
LS FA eth and big tion of a few sorts 
diaii Oe success | Shortening wild Pom Rone 
Dorman bugs P P B i cion, choice and 
theory of replan' Stocks, planting out devidigattent of 
ingwith PETS | for budding upon; | Stock ré atado 
Guards against the means of pro- | "E prep: 
Labelling {wind ped $ E 
o0sin Roane age, height; sorts 
Terabe! for "different pi APPENDIX, 
Mixture for stealing cies of Rose ; tak- | A selection of vari- 
ing up, trimming 
Planting out, ar-| roots, sending a | Comparison be- 
rangement of| distance, shorten- eves budding. 
trees, &c. ing heads, &e. ; and grafting 
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