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NOliCES-
NORTHERN
ASSUft Art CE COMPANY.
FOR FIRE AND LIFE.
Subscribed Capital . . . l,'&9,760
Accumulated ids. upwards of (iOO.000
Annual Revenue over    .    .    '..OO.OUO
REPORT, lfitt.
EXTIlACrS   FItOM   Till*.   REPOltT   t)*F THE
DIRECTORS FOR 1MK Yi: lit LSU.
Submitted to the 2llh   General .M<ding  of Pro.
prictors and Polity-holders, held oi Aberdeen,
on the l'2lh day of June, lbC3.
FIUE DEPARTMENT
Rerenue and Expenditure ofthe Year.
Net Premiums received      ,      .       i.TJ7.9-IG   2   7
Louts l.y  Fhe (including  ol!   out. t idling  claim*)
commission to Agent*, and charges of niaiug-nient
applicable to this Hraneh        .        00.688    13   0
Surplus. £'.',2'2,-j1     0    1
"Your directors would call thc attention of the
Sharrholders to the ftcl lhat. i.niwitliMar.il a further
lose til Revenue,through the discontinuance ol ihe
An..-r|_3h business, amounting] to upwurds pf £10,-
OU0, the Premiums for lsc2 show a c6B»idorabIe in-
ert-i.se u|iun the pr'ueetli'i'. v.-.ir. 'IhrAi'l l'rt r:.iuni_i
for 1801 amounted to LT*.i.S.V_ if.*. 7d., «!.i!.-. n»
alniitlv shown, that amount is •'■xevvded in lhli'2 Ly
upwards oi 11J1.000.
» 11 mutt.* Inwever, he liorre in mihtl, ll.nt lhe pe.
rn tl < mhriic.d in the accounts Tor the ytnr 1>S(,J i-on-
aisled of 11 months mil., so iImi the ii,cte..»<- is i...l
ao Kieat a», otSist sight, it apptart'i but, under the
Cirrumaluiices above n-l'i-md to,,tl,e .Simr. led l.-rs
"will pro'-uLly cont-iilir it a \t iy taf.shictury  advance
"Evi r tliiCS the* vear IM2* trhtn thetJffWpnnj
took the important *U\, of rxt. ndii-g itsbuMi.es* Ik*.
.- vtmd the iinirowlimi'*, of.St..l-.iind and .-it;..:, i.i-
iricuiu li-lmiilVto which, jti.til then, it bud Iften
confined, it has hull lb- got d foiltii.e-ul .your d:.LC
tort to flnd llirmarlvea y.er afier j. tr, i B \---: ■■,:,
to report uii amount <rt progrctt m.ili „< verr/uw 11
the Fire Oflces of this cmntiy have iiCi.i.v.tl nt i.ev
period* of llnir'history, lit the year lS-1-L'. li.'.-
whole Revenue of the Curoyany from Fiie Pr.-jiiems
did not umiumt to £I0.1KMI. It :s now neatly LTo'V
OiK), or about thirteen times the amount nt which ii
__jtloouJen yeart ugo, and the .('onipsniy haa in tli.u period risen to orcupv the sermth n!ecC (in point of in-
, some) on ths list ofthe Fae Offices of the -Uuiteu
Kingdom. .   - * •
Nor Is  it only in respect nf the ms. nittide of the
Wk wilh Hiisfacliou on the Inl'ours of the past u-n
veart. While il is admitted on nil hur.ds that the
- ftu-itieSs of I'ire Insurance bus, during the greater
part of that period, been, on the wind.', iinpri.!'t..'>le
•to lhe Offices, the Northern Cointninv. notniiLstand-
ing occasional heavy losses, has nlu.'ijs hem :,'. le lo
show a coiifiderahlt- sum at the credit* of the Kis.ive
Fund. On the Ulnl January, HOT, this Fund stood
at £47,131 7s. lid., hut, in consequent ofthe seven-
lost which tin- Ci._iipuiiy mistniiitd by the Great Fire
v hich cccurrd in Loudon in Juno of lhal year, tl.:
I und Wos reduced to its close to JL'*i*-i.-*t'0 s». od.'<
After providing for all outstanding claims, the Fund
*ill now stand nt £35.784 '2s, 0 , a Ktgh er amount
than it hns reached al any time tince lhe establish-
- n.tnt of lhe Comjmny."
LIFE DEPARTMENT.
Rerenue und Expemiiluie if the \cr.
Premiums .Jess re-insurance    .    £:.'2,ei'lli    0    8
lnleretlou accumulations       .       11,Vs-' 17   0
NetBeSefeis MflM 18 1
Clafmt   hy death    (it.cli.., .. .    I,  nu-   ;...    ■:■;.s
Surplut (carried to Accd. Fund)   i:U,370
ANNUITIES.
Amount received on account of I* Ann
granted during the year        .        0.700 1
Intereat on accumulations       .  .    1,770
S.3.-J7   :i
Am ou*. paid in  respect of 182 curnnt Ann
ties       .       .       .       ...  1.H0   'A 10
Commission lo Agents, and propoiiion of gt-n-
eralcbargca        . ... 260   s    1
Ml,. 11 11
Surplus (rrrfied to Accd. Fund     4.1J1 II    8
Kumber of Life Polices tuiru.l on lhe 31st Dcctmber
1802—5404.
Aggregate ofthe Amounts thereby insured 2,2Ca,7ol
1 Owing chiefly to the great advantages aflfcriled
by the Companv to thote-jho join the -Paitui; al.t-g'
cists nf Policy-holders, in cons, qui .ice of « hii li. Otp-
sarativtly few transatlions Ibid their way to the'Nou-
raiticipaiing* brunch, the details of the progr^tt oi
thi» Department generally pntstsea less inr.-st.bt h.r
the Shaieholdert than the^- do for lhe Insured. I n-
Her these circumttor.'cs, it is'to*ihe latter that your
Directort have, in the firtt instance to offer their congratulations on ths results of the year..
NOTICE
" Hy comparit'i.- the foregoing srith form-r Reports
it will b^found ih.t in 18 .2 a larcrr numhei nf new
entrants joined lh-' P,irtici|w.ting liranch than in nny
previous year. The cla-ms l.v tUath were, nt the
tapir timo considerably lighter than the.Calcul i'.ion,S
of tl>» Offic* provir*wi for nn.tthc amount fldjpdtp-
the Argi,aiilatcd4s_«d4s wUfcU a^^Mrw»sK>,a»> "
" l.i lhe Non-participating Hrcuch, which ir.tereHs
the Proprietors n!,ine, although as before stated, il.e
amount ..f new btwim*s his been small, the rla n.s
by death hnve not been l^low what was to be ex-
j-rte'u i*i the Iw.'i ty-sc-ventii year «>f the ('•>iii;>i:v's
rxi-nenrc; and the sum carried ti the rreoit of lhe
Accumulte 1 Fund ii Eonfeapubding large.
; "Taking the Iwo llranehes together, it will hpseen
that, in^umh^r of New*Polici.-s i.s,.. ,!.'.i_gn-_ ,t.- ..r
Amounts insured, nnd Premiums arising therefrom,
fiie re«ulis of the year exceed those of uny of its pre
decessars."
DIVIDEND TO SHAREHOLDERS.
The lteport then goes on to state tlinl, having regard to the h-gltlv sati«factorvr. suits of'tfie i.ar,
and lo the S1..U- ofthe It.-veiole Fund, lhe Directors
had pl.aM.re it, r,comn,Ki.!i.,g the pa; ment of an in-
 . i.:..-.     ..--...     -      r£IO|i
Paid-up Cs
ral of l
ths
l.y 1 l.e M,
aids on uud alter the  23rd current,  free ol lncome-
Tux.
N JOHN CRUICKSIIANK, L L.I).. Secr-tary.
AUGUSTUS O. HAYWAUIJ. A. ■ ..• for
Nvuloiindland.
II. T. MOOllK, Sub-A-ient.
Pt. Jo!,..'*. A«g' o.
0-5LFLXD.
Dc. C. *t. TCilSSAINT
QITS. HXXSiexxt, «>.- -r.* sVlintsof Harl-orOraee and rlcin.
1P271CO or tlao
Azuerioan.
POETRY.
THK BIl'lTr.U LAND.
"1 h *•& V-rr upr-sl r.f t'irl. tt. r l»ml,
, lieu I UVt .i:t clrfMtva a hippy I.,,-!;
^tltr.oh.wl.rreUtVat radiant shore ?
, .5!.»ll we not se-k it ji 1 w.rp n*o.i, o-r?
h it » here the flower of fie oran^ blows,
Aud tlic fm-.fl:i5 . I nee t'irot ..I: tt • uynli boujlij'**
—" Nut tl.rrc, not tliere, my bhiiti I'*
-Is it wlm*the r.-atherv ptlm treet o>.
An-t t';. .!a> proirs rij-e nndersuriny «k'nsf
Or mite the . recti islands of RVttciinc seas,
AVfu re fragrant forests perfume the brertr.
And Mra: f-r.t.ri ;ht !>>:■;. o;t thrir .starry wings,
Ular Hi- rii.li hues ofa'l gloihu* thin. >:-
—'■' Not t!n rr, uot tliirr, my chili!'."
" I« it .<V.r away in some rr_*o.i cVI,
M lit.-e t'ic riven wand;r oVr SMuli ofgold !—
V ht re the burning rav * itih* t-.ixy shine,
'Ami diamond lights up llie sicret mine,
And thr.pcarl p'. tms fonh frojn thc coral strand -
I» it thr.- 5WCit rmther, ihat betm land ?"
- Not t ere, net there, my child |"
- Eye (alh net seen it, my prnlle boy I
Lar hath nit hcatd it* jlii-p ...mg ofj .y.j
llr.anis cunr.ct idctttrc a sorhl so Wr—
f.srrew r.n.1 dr^th m.iy not rntcr there;
Time i.e.], not brraihe on its fa.!,hs. bioom,
.Fur beyosA t!-.ctl,.u.!..»nl beyond .he tcinb,
• "    -Iti.f«r.,:ti.t'i.r.-.t. \ ihi:.:-
A'hyjthhen  immoii.i?   llccause her tun n
.   IVhat is worse than ruining  pitchfoikt?   Hailing
omnibuics.
Why is a pudding like a siege?    Pi cause _/?/•« and
baiter arc neressar- lor both.
A runaway thief hating  applied to a blarksmith
for work, the Liter showed lum eome-ltandt
desired to know if he msde -uch kind of <*ot«.
Why, yes, sir, taid the other, scra'.chirg Lis pate,
" guess Pve hsd a band ia 'tm."
sjenctfro,,
l o"crnf.
.•Be Att&n
that fc,v:„_ le,,
'****. A ♦.TT-T I-i*
hility. without .
I- lit  IT thn I,  j;i.
<d   lhe Council,
, tfn Wednesday,
fif H'soliitioiit
I.t. i.h-t.ir.- ..;
lud.-d  in
s Colony
i the Dot!
r of whom
a. Nuf,,,!
n h-fare |I^Le_
that this snl'ject never hnvins heen h
Mature, thej could »»t c -nniit that hpdt (tWofferlaf
Ji'.'weVer'. lhe ^Cflimriit rm*d. Wt^tiWi^tvi
••That in r-t.lr th-lion Dr. Topper, Prrvinrial
Secreiarv of Nova Scolia, infonned-1 im, in presenoa
of several other mrmbers of the l>xecuiive, that the
omission nl Neit f'.uudlar.d from the proposed>'on-
veniion, arota mainly from the heli. f that was generally entertained,—thst Newfoundland hud ho wish to
become n ptrty loit—thai he «tas of opinion thai lha
Rolll.l thus
•n with the
is at might
slaletl lhal
at- rniirii to Newfoundland, to decline it, hm h-fore
leaving he rid.lr.s .-d a note to lir. Turtper, r«|«e«_-
ing tint ns lu could not ottfiid the Cunxentiwn. tha
Oovernment of Newfoundland might U> fun i itttl
wi'h lhe fullest  oi.d i-arliett iiilormalioii of itt pio*
Government House, Sept. 13, IRC4.
Present:—His Honor lhe Admitiistrotor ofthe liov-
sroment,
lhe Hon. the Attorney (JeneraJ,
" Arting Colonial Sccrclary,
avail th.m.-it, , „|
tlie iiiiiiortiuiitv   ll
he afforded of forming a 1.-_    .live  i
..th-r M.rt m- l',.vnr t, :■;„>:. -  ', ,
b*eqtdul   -.    'lh it l.y,lifi,;,.r h „l  B
self, wouli be hapn
eral) attead   the I
but that be (Uie A
a strung desire to ii
'•-o:ner J».-ieg.i'.-s, -.
v to have him (th,.
ot:r.-ietre,   uiiidli'-i.
I'.ls   M-niK-t* upn
llorney General] Ul
v.ul Innisilf ol'this
foil.
The Attorn
e on Iho pi
ig T.I
Uppe,
•d Il.e Council that
ie had received the
.tlomey Oeneral of
.df..rthecon.idi-r-
ol the Council bef.
*st.;..h.,'..S,.,.t  12. 1SGL
(Ry Tetearaphsrr..m Iltlifat)
To the Hon. Mr. Iloil.-. )_iloj>«'y tn-n.-ml.
'lhe'iowinmiiil of N.-wioundiand wiil l.e invited
io tend Dd.gates to Quebec, lo unite wiih ti„- other
llnri.h North American Prone..-, iji considering
q.iettion of a Fetli-ral Union. Olli< id r..mmu:iica»ion
through the Governor General will be duly, but, a«
ihe tn eir.g is to take place on the Khh Odober, it it
particularly Wq<ts»t«d jour Governmeni will, tf ft.
lortthle, make ur'iittg:-:n.,i.ts to tend Delegates m
f ulliciul despatch.   Please answer to-
siid,
(Signed)
JOHN A. MACDONALD,
Attmnrij Oenerat of Upper Canada.
After malure diliheration theCouncil were of.'pinion ihat'.he imitation to the Coiivi-'ition ihotim bs
r.rce_ ted, but in such a mtnnerJjA not to bind the
Oovernment or the" Legis|ature_rfi any ulterior pro-
ceeding', nr.d ihe'Attoiney-WVn.ral .ras uir.-cti-.l lo
tend the following Teh __nttiiinteply to Mr. Mucllni-
ald:-
Srptembcr 13, 1SC1.
Hon. John A. MaeDonald,
Attorney General Upper Canada ('.Inlif^x )
The su j ct of n Union  of the  Provinces Federal
or Legislative, has i-i.-vcr been before our legislature,
we hate, ily-refon-,  r.o nu'.hority to commit them by
nny opii.ion upon it.    We shall be bappV, however,
from respect fovour Government, tns.-rid Delegates,
if possible, but having reference to formei c .tiunuiii-
catinnt between tha InperUI and   the Local Governments and i.i Ihe r.l,s. i.e.- ..{  such information us lhc
Governor General's Despatch may afford* without
authorising ili.-m in any way lo bifid either the Gov-
eruui.titorthel.eg..Uiuru.V
"1|5"el" H. W. 1IOYLES.
Attorney ilenernlfnr Seicf'i.wi'Uxnd.
The Council bring «!so of o*p.iiion that this ml,ject
shoal 1 not he treated ns a party question, ll was
■greed lhal the Leader of the Opposition in the As-
tfnibljr i|i ould he invited to lorm one ofthe Del gas
lion, and lliat.ihc .Speaker should be riquetlcd lo ac_^
as Ihs oilnr Dtlig.le upon this question.
Adjourned. _
Secrctniy's OJRcivJfffh Sept., 1SCI.
Sir,—.1 am direct.-.i'to ac-uifin« you, that a le-.. <1 .}•
>ince the Attorney (JenerWliflteivcd n Telegram Iron
the Attorney (i__ lernl of Upper Canada, itiiiiitig'thLs
JUVDrnW-tlttosend Delegutet to o Convention to lif
held at Quebec on the lOlh October m xt, for the
purvose of ditcutsing th.- pr. ject of a Prdenil Union
of lbe Provinces, l_  which  lhe Government replied,
lcthe
r,i,r
till Utiilel
»hidi i
, li
tllirdut
til I,-
Tt.
the  T.-Ie.; _________
thicbas well as of the one received ly im.'I enclose.
['he nteesv.rv exp-nses of the Delegation will, of
mirse, lie ndvanced bv the Gov.Tnmin*,by any claim
..r compensation for loss of lime, service rendered,
'\c, will be for lhe consideration of theLcgislature.
I have, 4a,
(Signed) R. CARTER,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Ambrose Shoo, E«quire,   .
Ace,   Hie,   ice.
Secretary.'a Office, Sept. 10th. 1864.
Sir.—I hare tin- honor to acknowledge the receipt
of t.n.r l.tl.r of l?il. instant, informing me tht.1 I
had heen nominated ciij >i:iily with the Hon. the
Speaker, lo pioreed to Canada to meet Dilegales
Irom th.yH. N. A. Frovmws, who ore lo confer ou
the suhjtct of it UnlOO of llie Colonies.
Fully appr.-rinting the view wliicir regards thit aa
a question which shouliLnnl he dealt  with on party
grounds, I readily ,-ccpt  the.houor*bla position at*
kigiud me by your aomuiunicaliou.
1 luve, &:.,
(Signed) A. SHEA.
Kecreto.C* Olliee. IDih 8ept., 1804.
Gentlemsn,—1 am directed to ocqtiainl you, that
Ihe Government, hating been invited by I.U Excel.
letlCJ the Governor Generul of Canada, lo take part
in sConvention utDil._aietfr.imths llriii.h Norib
Amerieaf. Provinc.s, lo be bolder* at Quebec on tbs
10;h of (Icloher loxtrfnr Ih^ purpose of di«cutting
the rui.je. i of a Federal Union of these Colimirt, and
having accepted this invitation, His H-mor the A.L-
ii.in.-trntcr of tl;,' Gcvcfnment, lint been pleated to
appoint you to rt pretent Newfoundland upon that oc-
In executing this duty you will bo careful to ob-
terve that you l.i.vr no authority, in anv way, to bind
or pledge either the Govtrnmiiii or the Legttlaturo
io the proposed Union, Lut nVe authorized merely to
discuss the sul'jjct in itt various bearings, with tbs
other 1). legal, s, reporting fully lo ihis Government
ns may be neccas_.r]r, bul reserving lo tho Newfound*
land Legislature the full.nl right ano power of as*
si-nting to, tletenting from, or, if adtitsbte, of pro.
posing modifications of any lermt that may be pro.
poted to you,
A. it is desirable that you should he pretent at ths
opening ni the Convention you will proceed on your
uiistUin by tho eorli.tt opportunity that may oiler.
I lir, e, iV. .
(Signed) R. CARTER,
Acting Colonial Secretary*
Frededck II. T. Corter, and
Ambroto Shea, Etquiret.
&c, &.c, &c.
St. John't, Sept. 20th, 1804.
(By Telegraph from Quebec, 22nd.)
To H. Wt lloyles,
Governor General tancUona the order in Council
f,r the f,-rm.-tl meeting of Dtlegttes at Quebec, on
Tenth October.   Official Despatches will go to-mor-
(Signed)
JOHN A. MACDONALD.
bt. John's, 28th Sept., 1804.
n Hulifax.)
(Ry Telegraph fro,
To Hon. II. W. lloyles,
Hope Ose Delegutet from  your Province will bs
hir« to go with us La Canadian Steamer from Pictou
to Quebec, on Wcdiietday, the 10-h Octoh-r.     "
(Signed) CHAULES 1 UPPER.
September 20th, 1804.
To Hon. Charles Topper,
Two-ihe Bpeaker and A. Shea-left on the 23rd,
direct fof l_ n.he., by Stesmer St. Oeorge, to be ihers
or. the I'i:...
 (gjfcnedj 11. W. IIOYI.ES.
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.
Tnritsn.v-y. V\xn 2.
The Home met *t h.lf pAtfZ o'clock.
'lhe Hon. the Solicitor General aud Messrs. Moors
-ti'! Korke took tluir seals.
,-- Thue being r.o preliminary bottneft, the Order of
the Day was mov.-.l, und the House-went into Com*
mitten of the Wholf »n the Address in reply to the
Governor'ssoe-cb—Mr. Knight in the chair.
1 hs Hout^was oo ii .i'd lis remuind-r of day and
Friday with nXd ■;.;.'.• on Confc leralion. in which
aevrntl m .mbeis took part, nnd very lei-gthytpeecbeh
hoti. ioro.i.r against tti- measure were Urlnered, the
length of Mine.i pruiti.ts uur laying them before our
'rs&Ui'fs. .
Monday, Feb. fl.
TheJIo'ite metathslf patt 3. , "
Mr. Wya't presented a petilion from George Bridle,
Conttable of Ureiiupood, fur an increase of salary.
v