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DISSENTERS' and GENERAL LIFE
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Notice is hereby given, that the HALF-YEARLY DIVI-
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the Shareholders on any day between Ten and Four, at the
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By order of the Board,
Jan. 13, 1840. THOMAS PRICE, Secretary.

METROPOLITAN LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY

_ _
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This Society APPROPRIATES the WHOLE of the PRO-
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business of the Society being conducted without incurring that
expense. The effect of the principle of Mutual Assurance, so
rA FLIED OUT, is shown by iheabatement ofFORTY per Cent.
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ye Years' standing, and which abatement has been computed
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equal rate of abatement, at least, throughout the remaining
term of life.

This abatement of FORTY per cent., the amount being laid
out in a new Assurance, is equivalent to a bonus of one-third
of the amount of the existing Policy.
A Reduced Table of Rates tor Assurances not claiming Profit.
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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, JAN. 20.
( Sittings in Banco.)
The Court was occupied the whole of the day with cases
in the special paper, the arguments in which were of a
purely technical nature.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,

By IV-STREET.
Mr. George Glennij, Managing Director of the Royal
F. ieadly Union Association, 5, Lancaster-place, Wel-
lingten-street, Strand, was yesterday summoned before
Mr. Twveoeo, to show cause why he refused to pay to
Edward Cheaper, of Aldersgate-street, the sum of 20/.,
being the amount of his claim as an annuitant.
Cross, the solicitor who appeared for the defendant,
said he was taken by surprise, as the summons had only
been served on Saturday last.
Mr. Patterson, a solicitor from Edinburgh, hoped that
he would be allowed to make complaints on the part of se-
veral claimants against the Association.
alr, Cross had nothing to do with any statement which
might be made, as he merely attended to answer the sub-
ject of the summons, which ,related, to a matter of such
magnitude, as to require more time than he had been al-
lowed to answer the complaint.
Mr. Patterson said he appeared as agent and solicitor
for a great number of poor people, on whose behalf he
begged to make a few preliminary observations. There
had been several 'large sums of. money vested, and the
establishment stopped Payment' about two months back,
and, although several inquiriee 'had, been made, there was
no person at present on the premises except a porter,
who could give r, o account of the intention of the trustees.
The Society was enrulle& in. 1830, under the 59th of
George 3, chap. 28 ; and it appeared that it was subse-
quently enrolled, and the rules confirmed, in 1835, since
which time it had transacted a considerable deal of busi-
ness as an insurance establishment; but there was also a
pension fixed to the amount of about 1,200/. a year,
which was supported by donations and subscriptions.
The third branch of the business, as appeared by
the prospectus, 'Was- that .4. a deposit bank, allowing
3 per (sent.; but he had not ascertained if it had
ever been enrolled. The original rules were drawn up by
the defendant, and, as he appeared to be the principal
projector of the business carried on in the institution, be
should have a prescriptive right to print and publish the
rules, for the purpose of circulating them among the sub.
scribers. He was also a life director, and had apartments
in the establishment, but no bond could be made out. By
the 10th Geo. IV., should any matter of dispute or re-
fusal to pay arise on the part of the directors, it was lawful
for the Justices to issue a summons, and, by the 25th
section of the rules, it clearly appeared that the Magis-
trates had jurisdiction to a certain extent ; and, by the 33d
:section of the Act referred to, a general statement of the
funds should be made at stated periods to the members.
Having applied at the office of the Society for such a
periodical statement, he tendered 6d. to the porter, but he
could get no satisfactory account of the proceedings.
Mr. TWYFORD was at a loss to knew what steps could
be taken should the directors neglect or refuse to comply
with the 33d section of the Act,
Mr. Patterson said that the accounts of each particular
department should be kept separate, in order to show that
what belonged to the annuity fund should not be applied
to the pension fund, as any officer doing so could be ex-
pelled, but he discovered that such had been the case in
many instances.
Mr. Cross said there was a suit in Chancery, in conse-
sequence of the whole of the assets being exhausted, by
giving people such enormous per centage as fifteen and
twenty per cent.
Constable 126 F, having proved that he served sum-
monses at Lancaster-place, and at Isleworth, the residence
of the defendant, on Saturday last,
Mr. TWYFORD considered that, allowing for the im-
portance of the subject, it was a very short notice.
Mr. Patterson handed in the certificate of Mr. Tidd
Pratt, dated January. 1834, and Dec. 22, 1835, together
with the schedule and rules of the Society, for annuities
with the list of the trustees' names. ,
Mr. Cross said that the affidavit of the defendant should
have been filed with them, and a return of the sick and
mortality should have been made by the Society. The
defendant could say no more if he was present, that the
funds were exhausted, and it would take six or eight months
to make out the accounts ; besides, the annuities would be
paid to the very last shilling if the suit in Chancery could
be once oisposcd of.
Mr. Paterson that the complainant had made applica-
tion for his half-yearly annuity, but it was refused, and he
knew thousands of poor people who would be ruined by
time proceedings of the Society. One person from Jersey
was present, who had lodged every farthing of his property
in the institution, and was consequently ruined, but as
there was to be a sale of the furniture in Lancaster-place
in a few days. it would be desirable to obtain a warrant to
eneble the annuitants to seize upon it.
Mr. Cross said that by time 22e1 section of the Act, the
treasurer or trustees were not liable for any deficiencies, as
they had given no bond, and thst it remained for the com-
plaining party to prose that the funds had been misapplied.
Mr. Patterson contended that the defendant had trans-
gressed the rules,'which provide that a certain sum be paid
for every deposit, and by the 28th sec. the Magistrate
could direct money to be paid by the treasurer as he repre.
sented the Society.
The complainant sail that a great devastation bad been
spread throughout the country by such proceedings, and in
1836 when he made his deposit he was informed at the
office that there was a number of annuities to the amount of
7001. and upwards,
Mr. Twvvoito could not understand why the defendant
did not appear and satisfy the claimants that he had no
funds in hands.
Mr. Cross said that if he was present he could say n o
more than that the funds were exhausted.
Mr. Patterson had been given to understand that he
had 2,000/. belonging to the Society.
Mr. Cross bad reason to suppose that the Chancellor
only could determine the case, and as to the money spoken
of it was paid in other annuities.
The complainant, in proving his case, said he was an
annuitant of the Royal Union Society, 5, Lancaster-place,
of which the defendant was the director. He became an
annuitant on the 13th of January, 1836, at 40/. per annum,
paying at the rate of 8 per cent., and he had paid 8001.
lie received his annuities regularly up to the 13th of
July, last year ; and on Monday last, having applied for
his annuity at the office, amounting to 20/., being a half
yearly payment, he was refused it. lie saw the porter, who
cold him that Mr. Glenny was not in town, and he
could not say when he could be seen. He did not receive
his money, nor had he up to the present time. Witness
had always the greatest confidence in the establishment,
and on his calling there he found that the books had been
removed, and the place appeared like a deserted village.
Mr. Cross said that every individual must have known
there could be no funds from the large per centage that had
been paid, and the assets had been placed in the Bank of
England, under two trustees, which must go to the
Court of Chancery.
Mr. Patterson produced a cheque nn the Bank for
235/, which had been dishonoured, and it remained for the
defendant to prove that the Society was without funds.
Mr. Cross said that the case had been laid before two
eminent barristers, whose opinion he could produce, and
they considered that the defendant was not liable, and if
the Magistrate considered the rules were properly enrolled,
he would be of the same opinion.
Mr. Tweeene considered that he ought to call upon the
defendant to pay the claimants out of the funds as far as
they would meet the demands.
Alr. Cross—lle has none, nor is there at this moment
101. in the Bank.
Mr. Patterson said that he had made inquiry at the
Bank, and he could get no information.
Mr. Cross—They have been directed at the Bank to
answer'no question upon the subject—(A iaugh)—as there
are, in fact, no assets.
Mr. Patterson drew the attention of the Bench to the
rulf, with' their to 17131612 was attached the
affidavit; which here no'date.7'
Mr. Cross submitted .i:that it must he fatal on that ac-
count, and lie hoped that the Magistrate would consider
before he directed a warrant to issue, as the affidavit should
lave been filed, ar.d in case an order was made for the
payment of the money, he should consider it necessary to
move the Queen's Bench, as the description of the per-
son's residence making the affidavit was not properly given.
Mr. Patterson contended that two transcripts should
eonncidoehiraseidtnr
at
noto:uutabnl trouble t upon
were the
have been laid before the barrister, one of whidlie should he
hey
lodged with him, while the other remained with the So-
fortify, himself
oe iuett ea,n v amidm etrhocioJustice
eouagffihdta.tvoitc..onfirtm the certificate with-
Mr. TWYFORD bad no objection make an order, only
matter, but in case
upon.
by the
the defendant to attend.
that :there was no
the
ee
in his case he would direct another summons to issue for
there
t should be granted were no funds to
case a warren
Mr. Cross said he should attend the next time, and in
said he applied for his annuity
knew several respectable persons whose
Society, and he complainant
ihtpoaaikta
sei
eht a e t
could
meet
r 1 n the
dem
Accountantand
names were attached to the Prospectus, Which
caused
that as he bad lost 400/. he
ruined. ndoerelearneydg
on Saturday, and the door being opened by a dirty-looking
many poor people to place confide
fellow, he could get nothing.
Mr. Glindy, of Norfolk,
wanted to bring the rascals to justice, as thousands had
Another Annuitant said,
been hanged for less crimes.
Mr. Cross said that a bill was filed in Chancery, and on
time decision of it would be seen how the funds stood.
Mr. Patterson—Produce the books for the inspection of
the claimants.
Mr. Cross—Why, Sir, they would fill several waggons,
for the whole of the nobility of England were subscribers,
and, in consequence of the manner in which the funds
were disposed of, they withdrew their names.
Mr. TWYFORD said it was too large a question for him
to issue a warrant, as, there being no fends, the defendant
could not answer the deraauds.
Mr. Cross said, that at the meeting which took place
Mr. Coibrook, of Newbery, and a solicitor, filed the Bill.,
Mr. TWITORD said he would direct another summons
for the case to be heard again on Thursday, as so short a
time had elapsed since the first had been served.
Mr. Cross said he should attend on the part of the de-.
fondant, and the crowd of claimants who waited all day
with the greatest anxiety to hear the termination of the
case, left the Court.

and doing away with the impression likely to be
created by the affair, that he should, if he found it
necessary—which he hoped he should not—move for
all .he papers.
The Duke of WELLINGTON much regretted
that the negotiation had terrhinated, as it had done, in
a manner which he considered to be fatal to the object
the Government had in view.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY made some
observations, which though lengthy, were equally inau-
dible, and from which we only collected that he dis-
approved of the Spanish Government.
Lord MELBOURNE hurnoueoualy observed tbat this
Was not wonderful, seeing that the Noble Marquis was
a Carlist ; hut the Government were of opinion that the
Queen's Government was legitimate. With respect to the
Portuguese question, as a matter of course, if it was the
desire of the House to enter into a discussion on the
subject, he (Lord Melbourne) could not exactly oppose
himself to it. He could not, however, agree with the
Noble Duke that such discussions would have a more
beneficial effeet, or that they were likely to lead to bet-
ter or more satisfactory or more amicable terms. He
thought quite the contrary would be the case. At the
sairai time, if the House were desirous of entering into
the discussion,•he should certainly, after consulting with
his Noble Friends, lay upon the table any papers that
might be necessary.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY called upon
the Noble Viscount to state upon what grounds he had
termed him (the Marquis of Londonderry) a decided
Carlist. •
Viscount MELBOURNE understood the Noble
Marquis to be one of those who conceived the title of
Don Carlos to he a good and a valid one, and he thought
that all persons holding such opinions were considered
Carlists. It be had been mistaken he begged the Noble
Marquis's pardon.
The .Marquis of LONDONDERRY admitted that
he had advrckited the legitimacy of Don Carlos's title
to •the • throne of Spain, but the Noble Viscount had
no right to class him among Carlists, Spaniards, and
other persons, who did not belong to that country ; he
begged, therefore, the Noble Viscount would be a little
more cautious before he again made such a charge.
Viscount MELBOURNE had already apologised
to the Noble Marquis.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH wished to know whether
the note, dated the 2d of May, addressed by Lord
Palmerston to Lord Howard de Walden, was the one
in which he recommended the Portuguese Ministry to
make suc'a a declaration as would be satisfactory to her
Majesty's Government, and if that declaration was to
be in the terms of the note marked private and confi-
dential, and addressed to Viscount Sa Bandeira.
Viscount MEL BO U RN E apprehended that no such
declaration as that promised by Sa Bandaira had ever
born made.

4 .e7°.
r"?/eElele,1,-Nkt 14 if
I •
he could not alter the rule ; and indeed be had, he
believed, done all be could to prevent the difficulty by
answering, (though not formally) on Friday night,
that the Address would be received at two to-
day.—(" No, no," from the Opposition, , an'el
I " Hear, hear," from the Ministerial benches,) He stais
undoubtedly pleased to hear, that but for this unfOrtn-
r ; nate roaaconception there would have been that`full
attendance froze, Gentlemen opposite, which was but -re-
' spectfol to her Majesty.—(Hear, from the Ministerial
benches.) He recollected but one instance in whielabis
practice had been departed from, in the ralign of kis-Pete
' Majesty, when the Sovereign was at Brigtien, If AMY,
alteration of the rule was thought requiiite,,he
that her Majesty would most cheerfully accedeat,o-41.1
and he would take care that her Majesty should kite it f
that it was otily an inadvertent error which had Create#
the apparent negligence of Gentlemen opposite on 114 I
, .
occasion.—(Hoar, hear.)
Sir C. BURRELL was not aware that either on
Friday or Saturday any intimation had been made to
the House that' the Address would be brought up
on that -day. 'He Was satisfied generally with t.
theomt
hade labneaetniousts.
unjustly
yt ' had been given, but he
havec at't
would- -repeat now, that after all the imputations
thought
thatht it
necessarya
side of t h
e
House, he should not to
mention the subject. If the intimation had been
made to that House solely, he had no reason
whatever to complain ; but if it should happen
that intimation had been given to certain Members, by
means of eirculars issued from a Government. office.—
(Opposition cheers)—then he thought he had some
right to complain. All he asked was, that when the
Government proposed to take up an address to
the Throne, that such intimation would be given
as would enable all the Members to be present:—
(Hear, hear, hear.) He hoped he had done no
more than would be done by any other Hon. Member
in the same circumstances.
Mr. WAKLEY could state, for one, that he was
not aware the address could be taken up that day, but
in the votes it was stated that the chair would
be taken at one o'clock,—(Hear, hear, hear,)--and
he must state that he had received •no intima-
utipon
tofrt7iten aQnuyeqenuatrhteart tdhaayt.theHaddress wv
believed the
thbee
Nobletaken
Lord had stated that which was strictly correct, that
the course followed on the present occasion was that
adopted on previous ones. He must cattfess that when
he 'saw in the Chambers of the' Palacta
more than
one hundred Members, and when he had it Pot in:lth
•
power with all the observation and scrub..s v 'hecould make use of to discover a single hi'
her belonging to the other side of the House
(Ministerial cheers)—it did strike him as being a most
extraordinary circumstance, and he thought at the time
that Hon. Members on the other side of the House
(considering what had transpired of late at public meet-
ings, and in a portion of the press,) would have felt a
most earnest desire to rescue themselves from the
imputation—( Cries of" Oh, oh," from the Opposition, fol-
lowed by Ministerial cheera)—to rescue themselves from
the imputation of sympathizing with persons who bad
attacked the present possessor of the Crown of that
country, in a manner wholly unprecedented in the
annals of that kingdom—(Ministerial cheers, in which
Mr. O'Connell's voice was loudly heard)—a manner
in his opinion, so disgraceful, that it reflected a stain
upon the character of that country, and left a
stain upon a portion of the press which; in his
opinion, could not be easily effaced. (Cheers.)
It was the party to which he belonged which bad for
a long period been accused of disloyalty. He called
upon the Hon. Gentlemen opposite if they had
aught to state on that subject, what had been said by
any Radical Reformer against the possessor of the
Crown. .If there were any disloyalty, it belonged not
to them, it belonged to that party.—(Cries of " Chair,"
" Order," and " Question.")
The SPEAKER said; -at present, there was no
question before the House:
'(Cheers.)
Mr. BRADSHAW (as we'-understood) hoped he
might be allowed to say a few • words.-4 Cries of
" Chair," " Order.")
Mr. BLACKSTONE rose, but was also met with
loud cries of " Order," " Chair."
The SPEAKER had already stated that at present
there was no question before the House.
Mr. BRADSHAW would move that the House
do now adjouria-;(ojaposition 'cheer's.)' He believed
he should now be perfectly in order in. saYing the very
few words he had to address' to the House on that
occasion, and as he had: not to "trouble the House
very frequently, he hoiied•• he • would have. been
allowed to do so "withnue,Putting the motion which hir
had just submitted. He was one of' only four Hon.
Members from that side of the House, who went up to
her Majesty with the Address that day. He had seen
that the House was to meet at one o'clock,
and not being at all aware that they were
gone up to her Majesty with the Address, ;
he was on his way down to the House shortly after
one o'clock, when he met the Speaker in his state car-
riage. He had then turned round, and had the honour
of accompanying him into her Majesty's presenca.
Mr. BLACKSTONE was precisely in the same,
position as his Hon. Friend. He had seen that the
Speaker was to take the chair at one o'clock, and had
come down to 'the House in consequence of seeing that
announcement, and on his way down be hild met the
Speaker going in procession to the Palace. Ho
had followed, and had had the satisfaction
of having been admittodinto the presence oliher Majesty.•
But he could not help 'saying that at a time when Hon.
Members on his-side-of the House `had been'aCetieed of
disloyalty to her Majesty, he was ashamed to.see Mem-
bers going into her' Majesty's presence at a time when
her Royal Aunt was lying dead, and a general
mourning had been ordered, in cut off:green coats 'with
brass buttons—(Cheers and latighter)L—acid'" he 'be-
lievcd he might add that one of the Members Wham he
had seen in that costume was the brother of a Cabinet
Minister.—( Hear, hear.)
An HON. MEMBER rose from the Opposition side, '
and begged to say that he was one of the fourteen
or fifteen Members of the Conservative side who had
gone up with the Address.
Mr. BRADSHAW then withdrew his motion.
Mr. BAINES presented a petition from Dewsbury,
for leave to bring in a Bill for the establishment of gas
works in that town.
CASE OF THOROGOOD.
Mr. BAINES presented a petition from some
place in Essex, praying the attention of the
House to the case of John Thorogood, who
had been incarcerated for twelve months for non-
payment of Church-rates ; and also that they would
take the Ecclesiastical law under which lie had been
confined into their consideration, with a view to its re-
peal ; and also that they would be pleased to take
measures for Thorogood's liberation.
STOCKDALE AND HANSARD.
Captain BOLDERO mid that the Noble Lord the
Secretary for the Colonies had stated, a day or two
ago, that if Mr. Stockdale had any wish to appear at.
the Bar of the House, to offer explanations as to the
course he had pursued, he (Mr. Stockdale) must apply
by petition. He (Captain Boldero) had accordingly re-
ceived a petition, which, as it was very respectful,
he thought it his duty to present. He therefore pre-
sented the petition of John Joseph Stockdale, declaring
that he was in the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, and
praying that he might be heard in favour of his release.
The petition was then ordered to lie on the table, and
Captain BOLDER() moved that it be printed with
the votes.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL presented a peti-
tion from certain inhabitants of Edinburgh, praying for
a Bill in favour of a Gas-light Company.—(A laugh.)
Mr. HUME gave notice that to-morrow he should
move bra copy of certain reports, inquiring into the
state of the British School of Design. The Henr.•Gentle-
man also moved for accounts relative to the present
establishment of the Royal Seamen's Hospital at Green-
wich.

Mr. KELLY moved for leave to bring in a
on the 3d of March for giving the Elective
Franchise to those who had the Municipal Franchise,
in pursuance of the Ap.t of the s'h and 6th Wm. IV.
BEER-HOUSES.
Mr. PAKINGTON wished to ask the Hon. Gel, .!
tleman, the Chancellor of the Exehequer,' whether he
contemplated any measure with regard. to the present
system of beer-shops ?
The CH ANC EL LOR ofthe EXC HEQUER begged
to state in answer, that if there ,was any possibility
of introducing a Bill on that subject likely
to pass into a law he would undoubtedly do so.
But at present lie must postpone any such measure.
Mr. PAKINGTON then gave notice that on Tues-
day, February the 4th, he should bring in a Bill for the
improvement of the present system of licensing houses
for the sale of beer.
Lord GRENVILLE SOMERSET said that the
disturbances in South Wales bad chiefly arisen
from the present system of licensing beer-houses.—
(Cries of " Order, order.")
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that he had
given it as his opinion last year thnt although the
law with regard to beer-shops had been much
improved, it was still a most essential thing with
regard to the preservation of order, that a con-
stabulary force should be established. —(Hear,
hear, hear, from the Ministerial side.)
Colonel SIBTHORP, in allusion to certain papers
relating to Canada, begged to know when they would
be printed.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that they were
now printed, but he could not say when they would
be presented.
Sir G. HE A.THCOTE begged to ask a'question of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as to whether the
Hon. Gentleman intended the corn trade to remain
upon the same footing in Ireland ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said that it would remain on the same footing as it
then existed.