▁appointed ▁assistant ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁With am ▁building ▁society , ▁and , ▁having ▁in ▁early ▁life ▁acquired ▁a ▁knowledge ▁of ▁sh orth and , ▁he ▁acted ▁as ▁local ▁correspond ent ▁of ▁the ▁Es sex ▁Standard . ▁About ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁he ▁settled ▁at ▁With am ▁as ▁ins urance ▁inspect or ▁and ▁agent . ▁ ▁W alf ord ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁elected ▁an ▁associate , ▁and ▁on ▁a ▁later ▁date ▁a ▁fellow , ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Act u aries . ▁About ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Statist ical ▁Society , ▁and ▁was ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁on ▁its ▁council . ▁He ▁published ▁in ▁parts , ▁and ▁an onym ously , ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁his ▁' In sur ance ▁Guide ▁and ▁Hand book ,' ▁which ▁was ▁pir ated ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁large ▁sale ▁in ▁America ▁( 2 nd ▁edit . ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁with ▁his ▁name ▁on ▁the ▁title - page ). ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁he ▁was ▁admitted ▁a ▁student ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁Temple , ▁and ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁Michael mas ▁term ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁pract ise ▁at ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁bar , ▁and ▁he ▁joined ▁Mess rs . ▁Ch ad wick ▁and ▁Adam son ; ▁but ▁the ▁connection ▁was ▁soon ▁dissol ved , ▁though ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁give ▁legal ▁opinions ▁on ▁ins urance ▁questions . ▁ ▁About ▁this ▁time ▁W alf ord ▁became ▁connected ▁with