The Northampton Table has played such an important part in the life insurance transactions of this country, and is still used to such a considerable extent, that a short explanation of the method by which it was constructed, may not even at the present day be without interest to the actuarial profession. In many ways we are greatly indebted to Dr. Price, and in the writer's opinion anything emanating from him is well worthy of our consideration. It is to be hoped, therefore, that no further apology need be made for the following remarks on one of his most important works.