Caledonian (mixed). Originally fire 1805 ” ” Extended to life 1833 Five-sixths of the profits allotted to the policies. Northern (mixed). Commenced under the title of the North of Scotland, and took its present name in 1848. Divides 90 per cent. of its profits among the policy-holders 1836 Scottish Provident (mutual) 1837 City of Glasgow (mixed). Annual investigations and yearly bonuses. At the end of five years a policy-holder may live out of the limits of Europe without extra premium 1838 Life Association of Scotland (mixed). Commenced as the Edinburgh and Glasgow, and took its present name about 1841 1839 English and Scottish Law Life (mixed) 1839 National (mixed). Commenced fire 1841 ” ” ” life 1843 Four-fifths of the profits allotted to the policies. _Offices that have transferred their Business._ Bon Accord, Life 1845 Transferred to _the Northern_ in 1849. Commercial, Life (Head Office in Glasgow) 1840 Transferred to _the Standard_ in 1846. East of Scotland, Life (Head Office in Dundee) 1844 Transferred to _the Colonial_ in 1852. Experience, Life 1843 Transferred to _the Standard_ in 1850. Friendly, Fire 1720 Transferred to _the Sun_ in 1847. Hercules, Fire and Life, Fire 1809 ” ” Life 1832 Transferred to _the Scot. Union_, life in 1835, and fire in 1849. Mercantile, Life 1844 Transferred to _the Life Association_ in 1850. Scottish Life and Guarantee, Life 1844 Transferred to _the Mercantile_ in 1848. Scot. Masonic (originally Freemason’s, Life) 1844 Transferred to _the Northern_ in 1848. Thus, in Scotland one office was established in 1815; five from 1816 to 1825; three from 1826 to 1838; six from 1836 to 1845. The united incomes of these are not far short of 1,400,000_l._; and the assurances now in force amount to about 33,000,000_l._ THE END. FOOTNOTE: [33] Night and Morning. * * * * * LONDON: SPOTTISWOODES and SHAW, New-street-Square. * * * * * Transcriber’s Notes: The original of this book contained a catalog, dated March 31, 1853, of new works in general and miscellaneous literature published by Messrs. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, Paternoster Row, London, that is available as the separate Project Gutenberg EBook #49620. Footnotes have been moved to the end of each chapter and relabeled consecutively through the document. Punctuation has been made consistent.