Life Assurance to Irish Settlers Explored by London Writer
A 1851 letter from William Bridges of the Mitre Life Office discusses a life policy plan for Irish settlers. It outlines annual premiums tied to age, guaranteeing a £500 farm or £500 in cash upon death, with modifications for realisable terms. Bridges urges broad adoption among settlers and notes the mental security provided by life insurance.
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Provident
Ireland
William Bridges
Mitre Life Office
Pall Mall
London
Framing Reform Debates and Salaries in 19th Century Britain
The piece surveys salary cuts for English officials under the Chancery Act and proposals to extend the franchise via income tax. It notes Cabinet debates on ballot voting, Lord John Russell's stance, and a London meeting of attorneys seeking a metropolitan county court bar with a defined fee scale and cooperation with barristers.
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Isle of Man
Chancery
England
House of Lords
John Russell
Tun
Morning Advertiser
Freemason’s Tavern
London
Clark
Bedford-row
Lewis
Boswell Court
Law Institution
Metropolitan and
Provincial Law Association
Progress of He Movement in Freehold Land Society Meeting
A public meeting at the Wheatsheaf Tavern Holborn outlines aims of the Freehold Land Movement. J A Nicholay chairs as supporters recount rapid member growth and land purchases at Holloway amid calls for working class empowerment and parliamentary reform.
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Wheatsheaf
Holborn
J. A. Nicholay
James Beal
R. T. Scott
R. S. Ball
Prosser
Marylebone
Mr. Beal
Holloway
John Russell
Freehold Land Society
Elause of Commons
Beal
Brat
Finsbury Freehold Land Society
Admiralty
War Office
England
Midland
North
West
Senate
Peelites
Manchester Party
Pied Horse
Chiswell-street
Finsbury-square
Kerry
Fsq
Birmingham
Staffordshire
Anson and Newport
Savings Bank
Bea
Crevier
Severus
London
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Finsbury
House of Commons
Wellington
Newdegate
Tyndale
James Taylor
M.P
J. Taylor
Elpon
Kisson
Common Pleas
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