LA LUMIERE; French Photographic Journal. The only Journal which gives weekly all the principal Photographic News of England and the Continent; with Original Articles and Communications on the different Processes and Discoveries, Reports of the French Academy of Sciences, Articles on Art, Reviews, &c. Published every SATURDAY at PARIS, 9. Rue de la Perle. Terms, 16s. per annum in advance. All English Subscriptions and Communications to be addressed to the English Editor, 6. Henman Terrace, Camden Town, London. * * * * * PHOTOGRAPHIC PAPER.--Negative and Positive Papers of Whatman's, Turner's, Sanford's, and Canson Freres' make. Waxed-Paper for Le Gray's Process. Iodized and Sensitive Paper for every kind of Photography. Sold by JOHN SANFORD, Photographic Stationer, Aldine Chambers, 13, Paternoster Row, London. * * * * * UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY: established by Act of Parliament in 1834.--8. Waterloo Place, Pall Mall, London. HONORARY PRESIDENTS. Earl of Courtown Earl Leven and Melville Earl of Norbury Earl of Stair Viscount Falkland Lord Elphinstone Lord Belhaven and Stenton Wm. Campbell, Esq., of Tillichewan LONDON BOARD. _Chairman._--Charles Graham, Esq. _Deputy-Chairman._--Charles Downes, Esq. H. Blair Avarne, Esq. E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., F.S.A., _Resident_. C. Berwick Curtis, Esq. William Fairlie, Esq. D. Q. Henriques, Esq. J. G. Henriques, Esq. F. C. Maitland, Esq. William Railton, Esq. F. H. Thomson, Esq. Thomas Thorby, Esq. MEDICAL OFFICERS. _Physician._--Arthur H. Hassall, Esq., M.D., 8. Bennett Street, St. James's. _Surgeon._--F. H. Tomson, Esq., 48. Berners Street. The Bonus added to Policies from March, 1834, to December 31, 1847, is as follows:-- Sum | Time | Sum added to | Sum Assured. | Assured. | Policy | Payable | +--------------------+ at Death. | | In 1841. In 1848. | ---------+----------+---------+----------+---------- L | | L s.d.| L s.d.| L s.d. 5000 | 14 years | 683 6 8 | 787 10 0 | 6470 16 8 * 1000 | 7 years | - - | 157 10 0 | 1157 10 0 500 | 1 year | - - | 11 5 0 | 511 5 0 * EXAMPLE.--At the commencement of the year 1841, a person aged thirty took out a Policy for 1000l., the annual payment for which is 24l. 1s. 8d.; in 1847 he had paid in premiums 168l. 11s. 8d.; but the profits being 21/4 per cent. per annum on the sum insured (which is 22l. 10s. per annum for each 1000l.) he had 157l. 10s. added to the Policy, almost as much as the premiums paid. The Premiums, nevertheless, are on the most moderate scale, and only one-half need be paid for the first five years, when the Insurance is for Life. Every information will be afforded on application to the Resident Director. * * * * *