The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-23 00:00:00

Government Life Annuities,

The tables of the premiums to be charged under con-
tracts for the insurance of lives or the grant of Govern-
ment annuities were issued yesterday morning in the form
of an octavo pamphlet of 50 pages. They are printed by
Messrs. Eyre and Spottiswoode, and appear to have been
drawn up with much perspicuity, and to be presented in
such a form as to be easily understood. Among them are
tables showing what:single premium or consideration money
in one sum, and also what annual premiums must be paid
by the assured person in or from arty year of his or her age
from 10 years to 60, to assure the payment of sums of va-
rious amounts at death ; also the tables showing what sum
payable on death may be assured by the payment of an
annual premium of £l, or a monthly premium of 25., from
any year in the age of the assured person from 16 to 60 to
the close of his or her life ; also what annual premium must
be paid from 16 years to 50 up to the iime at which he or
she attains the age of 60, or to assure the payment of £lOO
on his or he'r death, and showing what sum payable on
death may be assured by the payment of a monthly pre-
mium of 2s. from any year of age from 16 to 50, up to the
age of 60. In the deferred life annuities (money not return-
able) a table is given showing what monthly allowance, to
commence on the first day of the month next following the
expiration of 10 or 15, or 20 or 25, or 30 or 35, or 40 or 45,
or 50 years from the day of purchase may be purchased
according to the sex of the person on whose life the annuity
is to depend, and according to his or her age at the time
of purchase, by a monthly payment of Bs. Another table
shows what annual payment and what single payment
must be made, according to the ago and sex of the person
on whose life the annuity is to depend, to purchase an
annuity of £l, payable half-yearly at from the expiration
of the second quarter next following the expiration
of terms of years ranging from a term of 10 years to a
term of 50 years from the date of purchase. The last
table shows the sum to be paid for an immediate life an-
nuity, according to the age and sex of the person on whose
life the annuity is to depend. It must be understood that
the tables now submitted are for the insurance of ordinary
lives only. Persons following dangerous or unhealthy occu-
pations, " amongst which occupations," says the rules,
" that of a miner, that of a butcher, and that of an inn-
keeper or beerseller, may be specified, will not, for the pre-
sent at least, be insured under the tables for ordinary lives.
The question of forming special tables for the insurance of
the lives of persons filling especially dangerous or unhealthy
occupations is still under consideration. If it shall be thought
right to frame such tables they will in due course be sub-
mitted to Parliament."

No one life can be insured for a less amount than £2O, or
a greater amount than £100; but persons may commence by
insuring their lives for £2O, and may increase their insur-
ance from time to time by smaller sums than £2O, until they
shall have effected an aggregate assurance of £lOO. Al
these tables have been framed on the condition that no part
of the purchase money shall in any event be returnable•
The tables for the grant of deferred annuities or monthly
allowances, on condition of the purchase money being re-
turnable, are still under consideration. The tables for fixing
the surrender value of or sum to be returned on a contract
or policy of insurance are also under consideration, but it
may be observed that by the Bth section of the act no policy
or contract of insurance will have a surrender value until
premiums shall have been paid under it for five years—
that is, not before the year 1870.

Serious Disturbance in Leeds.---The Mili-
tary Called Out.

Yesterday morning, between eight and nine o'clock, a
large multitude assembled near the borough gaol of Leeds,
for the purpose of making a demonstration of sympathy
towards a middle-aged woman named Eliza Strafford, who
had been imprisoned a month for having stolen a small
quantity of dripping, the property of Mr. Henry Chorley, a
surgeon and a magistrate, in whose service she had been
for a few months as cook. Since her committal to prison
the indignation of many of the working-classes, and espe-
cially of their wives and daughters, has been very plainly
manifested in various ways, and this feeling has been stimu-
lated by the publication occasionally of various doggerel
rhymes and occasional anonymous placards. The case has
been treated as one in which the prosecutor had acted as
magistrate also, but such really was not the case, and the
prosecution was not instituted at all until Mr. Chorley had
consulted with the mayor, and the last-named gentleman
and one of his colleagues on the bench unhesitatingly pro-
nounced the case to be one calling for a committal. How-
ever, there were thousands having the deepest possible con-
viction that gross injustice had been done. Mr. Chorley
has been subjected to every possible annoyance. " Chor-
ley's dripping" has been inscribed on the street walls in all
directions ; anonymous letters of the most :abusive kind
were sent to him in shoals, either throughethe post-office or
by clandestine insertion under the doors of his house ; and
to show that the feelings of the indignation party were not
of an ephemeral character a subscription was entered into,
and a sum little short of £lOO has been raised, which was
to have been presented to her this morning, but that the
designs of her sympathising friends have been frustrated
by her departure from the gaol an hour or more sooner than
the time when such liberations usually take place.
Last week it was announced by printed placard that Mrs.
Strafford would be liberated on Saturday afternoon, and
the public were invited to meet her at the gaol gates be-
tween four and five o'clock, assist in making a mass de-
monstration, and joining in a sort of triumphal procession
through the town, and
:especially past the front of Mr.
Chorley's house in Park-square. But this turned out a
ruse, and thousands of working-men and women were the
victims of it. Even that night there was some little dis-
turbance in front of Mr. Chorley's house, but nothing of a
serious character transpired.
It became generally known, however, that yesterday
morning the release frem gaol undoubtedly would take place,
and accordingly there was an immense gathering in the
immediate neighbourhood of the gaol, as we have before in-
timated. It appears that the woman for whom all the hon-
ours of martyrdom aro intended has a daughter in a situa-
tion at Scarborough ; and at the instigation of her daughter
she had expressed to Mr. Keene, the governor of the gaol,
a wish that she might leave the place of her confinement as
quietly as possible, and so early that she could catch the
first train to that " queen of watering-places," where the
object of her nearest and dearest affections would be anxi-
ously expecting her. Therefore about half-past 6 she left
,the prison by a private door, accompanied, at her request,
by a turnkey in private dress, and departed for the east
coast at 7 o'clock. The chief constable of Leeds (Mr. Bell)
used every possible means of disabusing the minds of the
multitude of the belief that though the time appointed had
pine by they would yet have the opportunity of seeing the
woman whom they wished to elevate to the dignity of a
heroine. For his pains Mr. Bell got derision and something
worse, for he was both snowballed and hit with other mis-
siles, such as small stones and broken sticks. Fortunately
he sustained no injury there, and, more fortunate still, he
left that locality without any severe molestation, although
there was not a single policenian close at hand. Some of
the more sensible of the crowd applauded Mr. Bell's good
temper, and attributed to him the best intentions in coming
single-handed among so large and excited a concourse.
He returned to the neighbourhood of the Town Hall
about half-past eleven, and in the neighbourhood of Mr.
Chorley's house he found a somewhat angry assembly. A
stone was thrown, which broke one of the windows in Mr.
Chorley's house, and handfuls of sludge, dirty orange 'peel,
and sticks were also hurled at a small party of police who
had mustered in that locality. The chief constable or-
dered the streets to be cleared, and in leading forward a
party of policemen for that purpose, he fell and fractured
one arm very severely. At the same time one of the re-
ceding crowd fell to the ground and was so trampled upon
that he was removed to the Infirmary, and there remains
in a really dangerous state. The excitement continued
very great, and the mayor (Mr. Luccock) thought it ad-
visable to send to Bradford for as many policemen as could
be spared. He also telegraphed to the Lord Mayor of
York, requesting that he would apply at the, barracks for
the immediate services of two troops of cavalry. A return
message was quickly received by his worship, stating that
the military had been despatched in a special train, and
they duly arrived in Leeds a little before five o'clock.
One of the means adopted for annoying Mr. Chorley was
the employment of two men to perambulate the street in
which he lives with a long pole, at the top of which was
suspended a physic bottle and a dripping pan. The police
have acted with great forbearance, and only made one pri-
soner, but it was feared that there would be a serious
row.

THE BANCROFT DIVORCE CASE.---The trial of the
suit " Bancroft v. Bancroft and Rumney" was brought to
a close in the Divorce Court yesterday. The jury, after an
absence of two hours, returned into court, when the fore-
man stated that they could not agree upon a verdict. They
were then discharged.

COMMITTAL FOR ATTEMPTING TO MURDER A
SWEETIIEART.—The Salford Town-hall was crowded
on Tuesday morning, when William Gray was again
brought up, on remand, charged with the attempted
murder of Jane Elliott, the daughter of a newsvendor,
living in Bury-street. The prosecutrix seemed conva-
lescent, but when the depositions were read (for which
purpose the remand had been virtually granted), she was
unable•to stand up in the witness-box. In reference to the
letters received from the prisoner, she said she had never
spoken to the prisoner about them. Two fresh wit-
nesses were brought forward, but their evidence did
not materially add to the facts already published,
being merely of a corroborative character. The depo-
sitions having been read, the prisoner was asked whether
he had anything to say in answer to the charge, and re-
plied, almost inaudibly, that he had not. Mr. Trafford—
It is exceedingly fortunate for you that your evident inten-
tion was not carried out. I cannot see anything whatever
that would have reduced this crime below murder had that
woman's death ensued, and I don't think anything would
have saved your life. The young woman acted in a very
sensible manner, declining to keep company with you, al-
leging as her reason that she was too young ; and because
she did not choose to go with you, you gave way to your
own brutal passion. It is my duty to send you for trial at
the assizes. The prisoner was accordingly committed, and
soon after was removed.---31anchester Examiner.

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CAME, Feb. 22.
The Queen, attended by the Marchioness of Ely,
took a carriage drive.
out
Her Royal Highness Princess Helena went
j
driving, attended by the Hon. Flora Macdonalu•
The Hon. Emily Cathcart has succeeded the Wu'
Harriet Phipps as Maid of Honour in Waiting.

The Prince and Princess of WaleS•
The Prince of Wales presided at a meeting of th
governors of the Wellington College, held yester
in the Fine Arts Commission Room, at the ,

Palace, Westminster.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Seal°llrilj
the Count and Countess (Princess Imperial of Braz's
d'Eu, and the Princess Marguerite of Orleail
visited the Prince and Princess of Wales at 31ar
borough House, and took luncheon. briclg°
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Canl--
also visited the Prince and Princess of Wales at
Marlborough House.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended Y
t b
to
the Hon. Mrs. Stonor and Major Teesdale, event
the Adelphi Theatre in the evening.

•
NEW THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL—Thei-i
Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, the "
Mrs. Stonor, Major Teesdale, and suite, honoured the
formances with their presence last evening. 011
The Duke of Cambridge received the 're; er,
Ambassador, tho Saxon Minister, the Italian 31h/tor('
Viscount Palmerston, Lord Dufferin, Lord LY°llt
Er
Bloomfield, the Right Hon. the Chancellor of tu,"000.
chequer, the Right Hon Edward Cardwell, the Right col.
the Speaker, Major-General the Hon. Cecil Forester's,
the Hon. James Macdonald, Lieutenant-General Ally
&c„ at dinner yesterday at Gloucester-house. ah'
The Earl Russell was unable to attend the Cool,
i
net Council yesterday, in consequence of a seler°
which confined him to the house.
The Lady Susan Vane Tempest has left Br°wu
Hotel for Clumber. ft telti.
The Hon. Mrs. Denison has left Brown's er
The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the EXCI, A
°
and Mrs. Gladstone leave town on Saturday t
few days with Lord and Lady Cheshani at Let'.
Bucks.
The Earl of Derby gave his third Parliaplen
dinner this season yesterday evening at 11'.'G ore
St. James's-square. There were present Ur°
in jjill
Gordon Lennox, Viscount Galway, Lord Ediviat Sit
Trevor, Right Hon. C. Adderley, Sir Chas. 310143',1,1.,
Percy Burrell, Sir Henry Stracey, Mr. Butler 3.°P,::
rjt
Colonel Napier Shut, Colonel Gray, Mr. C. Pt Cva-ilot6'
Edward Egerton, Mr. Cumming Bruce,y Mr. T.
fall, Mr. J. Collins, Mr. R. Longfield, Mr. fir* 33°.cgr•
Kenneth Macaulay, Mr. Vance, Mr. W. HeYgate'
Waterhouse, Mr. G. Peacocke, Mr. W. Rose.

The Late Lord Comberraere•
its
o-
°
The trade of war demands so much from its era an
h of
and exposes them to such rude trials that the deal:A ine
of them who has not only outlived all his early C—eof tb°
raries,
but who has seen more than two genernti°Bo tin's
men who heard the daily record of his services at doffs
of
their performance pass away like columns of sha'°icist °f
.r/31
a wall, fixes our attention for a moment in the ,is true
present speculations and the affairs of the hour.
that distinguished Generals sometimes do escar i'Lf;igns'
of the field and survive the effects of long c3l'l3' colt
Wellington, Soult, Radetzky, Von Wrangel,
Varll
at once. But how few they are with all their fe,„ ser
How many are now alive of those who entered t—ionl
vice with Stapleton Cotton 75 years ago ? 11°114,
le
of those whose names figured with his in desPatcal: d
the first time have lasted to our day ? 31enY'1,erdS of
the field. Most of them vanished with the
their non-combatant fellow men 30, 40, 50 Yearsoor
Gough has seen more recent service, and held nore,uol9ll
ous command. Blakeney was fighting a year after' awn
of Bhurtpore.. Woodford, Burgoyne, Ross, and °a% Vv.'
other soldiers of the last century, still are among ns,,evior
ing monuments of the glorious days of our arms, an" , to
derful examples of the strength which enabled tlic;.ci,
sustain such fatigues, and of the favours of fortune ;hero
shielded them through so many ordeals of fire. proio
survive, too, a race later by a few years—such as l 5
0. °
d t°
and Brown, Stovin, Hope, Brothorton, and, we are a
say, others still, whose services against the enerig ebel.-
menced with the beginning of the century. 13l't 1411 '4.
contemporary
was the eldest of all that noble army of veteren-iereci
of Napoleon's and of 'Wellington'sh° euto tb°
the
army so far back that his early exploits take us i°;.iest.
realms of a history which may almost be styled i113,-toteS
Lord Comb3rmero's father lived before the United
oPr to
were constituted, and when all England rejoiced wriiroite•
conquest of Canada and still wept over the tomb of . of
His son was a soldier before Ireland became a P°l4',°llch
the United Kingdom, and when Catholics were verii:oa of
in the same condition as Christian rPts are in
the
;04
the Moslem. Ho began his career when l'°uie Xireirrof tile
in France. He lay down to his rest While the.
heir
man against whose legions he struck such Weig t f ale
was the acknowledged and unquestioned occupant 00
throne. Lord Combermere accompanied his reginlen,,,,ets
allrel.ol
6th Dragoon Guards, then very different
from the Carabineers, who take their place in tb°
st of th''
List, to Flanders in 1793. From the 6.9.83, cnncille ,e 0 be'
Cape he proceeded to India, and it almost chalien: Lig°
lief to road that he was in command of the 205 tis AO!:
Dragoons in the year 1796, nearly 70 years age*
rens, led with the brilliant energy which distingwl,:cli t'
operations,io bore no small part in the great vrar at Ser
Lion of Mysore provoked ; and at 3lallavelly pee°f
good ingapatam he confirmed the opinion which 11f''tbo
°
formed of him in his previous service. Corning
honour—a colonel after ten years' service—h°
eldest daughter of the third Duke of Newcastle, ere
and after six years of comparative inaction joillead tllO
pedition against the French in the Peninsula, Dragonnn e°
head of his brigade of the 14th and 16th bight „D; .lit,
showed at Oporto and Talavera what British earl sPiribo
do when properly handled and led by a conge,—,J,
Indeed, so thoroughly was his talent apprecfny- 009
Duke and by the Government of the day that in 0,0017,
Stapleton Cotton was created locally a lieutenant.; 0-,
and placed at the head of the whole allied csiralre'le'braineti
historiiin of the whole campaigns which ensued e- •s!,
on many an occasion the vigilance, courage, ent,eo,ll.f)°i:
skill with which the task conferred on Sir Star,,';„°l;
was fulfilled. Whether covering a retreat or len"--;a:t4el",,-;
or
or
vance—on outpost duty, in guarding the rear
the flanks—whether in e charge, in the pursuit:
defensive, the British horse did their duty in srtY-ocl, cA.:O°
adverse criticism ; and, it may be safely lose:, iiecl bed
no disaster, compromised no movement, lindje,h
pursuit. In all the long series of actions Inor(11',,
the varying fortunes of those famous campaigns ore th
bermere did his duty, but he was something niae;ellf ;)1$
beau sahreur, for he was careful of horses nii:ois °!; •tr
taught himself to restrain the hot cenn,t I n.llsl
youthful bravery, and to turn them to Prac'„-ceArin" ito,el°'
Any one who turns to the despatches of the r..t Bil.4es,
see what he did in the retreat from Almeicl9l -9, OPojet
Fuentes d'Onor, Salamanca, El Bodon, the PYreeiees
and at the battle of Toulouse. For his °ell; tPocllll'°
Peninsula he was created a peer and received ill°, 0,
of Parliament. 1n 1814 he married Miss Gt...oe'rlaftelleo
became a widower for the second time 33 Yen, the,
3
But long after the great war was over he toes' to otrOveg
in India once more, and in 1825-6 dealt the ded'tioai
the great native confederacy which had for ..-4bire.
struggled to maintain its independence or to a woe,
power. When Bhurtpore fell a stain was *lt
arms,and the people of Central India were Wig II), all iv?
which it needed some years to teach the •Alfg qoollitafter
Sikh. That no climate and no sphere of actilotoijoeit
untried, Lord Combermere went to the Wetict d 1,11,
he had finished his Spanish career, and con"gebn"-Jefly
with prudence and ability as Governor of in the
at
1817
the end of the American war., and as Commander-in-Chief of the force°
i 010
raf
s sbeiiie.4
For more than 40 years his brilliant over. tohi o°-,iceP
but the nation did not prove careless of t'D° his Oro%
presence, nor the authorities indifferent to don to ato
It was the delight of the new-comer to 1-4°11,„ (10°6: fl'°
Rotten-row the upright figure of the old linws'e ofno"oier
perfection and mounted beyond his years, 'III an
so well known as that of the good sworclsre'io all
.1„,te11
Dalai
of half a century ago, and to mark )as
pageants and Court ceremonies bearing hWilco.'ini7iir as
gin
as any new belted knight fresh from his
ifer
Times.
8010
" THE WAY YOU ALWAYS STOrfrPtold 1011'brefofi
mont Record tells a good story of an innocen
spassen 0111"
never before had " rid on a railroad," whe Wfeo recettlasir
one of the Vermont railroads at the tiro° nertrain,°
sion, when a freight train ran, into a Pneeeng., old lettere
ing one of the cars, killing several
things generally. As soon as he could reca"nerole "
senses, the conductor went in search of the v? the cils „red
passenger'i, his ses4,oe,
A in e
whom he found sitting solitary and with ndii)v
other passengers having sought terra Pii'lli:withs° i,ll
placid expression upon her countenance, not
the Se caV
fsrhoen aand maherde
bandbox
leatned sbu
4. Are yu 1101'd 10. 0
rto
ously down the passage way.
the conductor. "Hurt ! Why " said the,..„o or tlareely
fond leer as
audi g eir qsre
have just been run into by a freight train "
therS sevehe `vd
sengers have been killed and severai (3. t
juted." '(La, me ! I didn't know but that
you always stopped."