The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-17 00:00:00

No. i7,3i0.] LONDON, FRIDAY E

THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE
JJLL COM PAN T.
ANNUAL REPORT, 1148.
The TWENTY - SECOND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
of this Compauy took place on Tuesday, the lath of February,
within the Company's Office, No 3, George-street Edinburgh.
GEORGE MOIR, Esq. Advocate, in the Chair.
The Report and Statements submitted by the Directors contained
a very satiel'acory account of the progress of the Institution during
they ear 1847 It was reported :
That the 'number of Policies for Life Assurance issued by the
Company from the 15th November, 18411, to 15th November,
1e47, was 621.
That the Sunis Assured during the same period, contained in
these Policies, amounted to 443,5781. 4s. 11d.
That the number of applications for Policies made to the Com-
pany, and teem which the above transactions were selected,
-vets sot, containing proposals for Aseuranoe to the extent of
h 91,663/.
That the Annual Revenue of the Company, as at 15th November,
1847, was 131,3161. Ins. 7d.
That the whole amount of assurance covered by the Company's
Policies, in force at 15th November, 1847, was 3,2a2,0914.
14s. Ind.
The Report then preceede4l as follows :
" The past year has been marked by the most extraordinary fea-
tures as regards commercial affairs and general credit ; but, while
all classes of society, especially the mercantile conunanity, and our
public institutions connected with the general affairs of commerce,
have felt the, pressure of the times, the Life Assurance Institutions
of the country have stood unaffected by the crisis. Nothing can tend
more to extend confidence In these histitutione than this result ; and
it is hoped they will always be found affording protection and dis-
pensing benefits to all connected with them, unaffected by those
periodical changes.
" Notwithstanding the unfortunate position of the ommtry during
the pest year, the amount of new business transacted by this Com-
pany has exceeded to a large amount the business of the previous
year. The claims during the year have been greater in proportion
than usual , but when the increased mortality throughout the king-
dom generally is remembered, the Directors consider they have
reason to be well satisfied with the results."
Atter lice Report and Statements were read, the Chairman con-
gratulated the meeting on the ;favourable position of the Company,
and its prospects generally, and again brought under notice the
inset prominent (mimes in the Report. lie drew attention to the
great increase of the business, the increase of the revenue, and the
rapid ac 'emulation of the Company's Funds, which it appeared
HAD BEEN MORE TITAN DOUBLED DURING TILE LAST
FIVE YEARS.
The following Abstract, showing the new business. transacted by
the Company annually since 1542, was referred to, as exhibiting, in
a marked degree, the growing estimation of the STANDARD in
public favour:—

Number of Corresponding Sum
New Policies Issued. Araured.
843, If v transactions .... 383 ••.. • 4348,138 17 1
[844, „ „ .... 862 .. ••• • .. 387,381 0 0

1845, „ (Bonus year) •• .. 698 .• • • .... 446,026 12 10
1846, „ Pt •. .. 592 .. • • .... 368,47 A 7 10
1847, ~ ~,, .... 621 .• ...... 443,578 4 11
The meeting expressed entire satisfaction with the report and
statements ; and, after the election of new directors in the room of
those retiring by rotation, in accordance with the Act of i'arliament,
the establishment of the Company for the ensuing year was declared
to be as follows :

GOVERNOR.
MS Grace the DUKE of rarc cf. EtiCII and QUEENSBERRY.
DEPUTY-GOVERNOR.
The Right Hon. the EARL of ELGIN and KINCARDINE.
EDINBURGH.
ORDINARY DIRBCTOItS.
Humphrey' Graham, Esq., W.S., 14, A tholl-crescent.
John Sligo, Esq., of Carmyle, IS, Drummond-place.
Alex. James Russell, Esq., C. 14., 10, Walker-street.
William Wood, Esq., Surgeon, U, Darnaway-street.
William Keith, Esq., Accountant, 50, Castle-street.
John Robert Tod, Esq., W.S., 30, Moray-place.
John S. Newbigging, Esq., Sherif-Clerk of Roxburghshire.
George Patton, Esq., Advocate, 33, Frederick-street.
Alex. Clapporton, Esq., Merchant, 12S, Prince's-street.
Charles lesrsos, Esq , Accountant, 128, George-street.
David Smith, Esq., W.S., 2, Ainslie-place.
Eagle menders )11, Esq., Merchant, 16, Coates-crescent.
James Condie, Esq., l'erth.
James Robertson, Esq., W.S., 28, Stafford-street.
James flay, Esq., Merchant, Leith.
LONDON.
citAntstAN OF TIIE BOARD.
The Right Hon. the Earl of ABERDEEN.
ORDINARY DIRECTORS.
Thomas Holdsworth Brooking, Esq., 2, Alderman's-walk.
David Laing liars, Req., 12, Kensington Palace-gardens.
Alex. Gillespie, Esq., 5, Gould-square.
John Lindsay, Esq., 26, Laurence Pountney-lane.
Alex. Macgregor, Esq., 31, Chester-street, Grorrenor-place.
John Scott, Esq., Moorgate-street Chambers.
3tANAoxa—William Thos. Thompson, Esq.
RESIDENT SECRETARIES.
London—Peter Ewart, Esq. Dublin—Samuel Salytte, Esq..
Glasgow—William Hunter, Esq.
82, King William-street, London, March 1, 1848.

NOTICE to ARTISTS and MANUFAC-
TURERS of the USEFUL and ORNAMENTAL ARTS,
and I. PATENTEES of NEW INVENTIONS, especially of
WORKING MODELS which can be put in motion.
ROYAL POLIPECEINIC INSTITUTION,
Incorporated by Royal Charter in 1838.
The Directors beg to acquaint the above parties that the Institution
during the present month of March will receive deposits of Works of
merit. By means of extensive well-lighted Additions to tke Premises,
Work of Art will be arranged and exhibited with greatly increased
advantage to the Depositors.
It IR determined (as far as may be practicable) that a separate
Table or Glass Case shall he appropriated to each Depositor who for-
wards illustrations of the process of his manufacture with hie finished
work.
Parties will he furnished with foil particulars at the Institution,
309, liegemt-street, if by personal application, frora Eleven to
One o'clock.
The Institution will he RE-OPENED to the Public early in April
Rex

R. I. LONGBOTTOM, Secretary.

GAS LIGHT—PURE as a BRILLIANT.
METROPOLITAN LIGHT COMPANY.
Gas Fittings and Golden Gas Burners—Thousands desire Gfts-
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but to burn Gas without injury to health is the grand object. Gas
burnin; from the fish-tail, Batswing, and Argand hunters Is ex-
tremely pernicion —Not one in ten thousand knows its ill effects—
Gad ',tuning from these burners generates an acid which positively
eats holes in steel —What then must it do to the constitution ?—The
Golden and f_lomet Gas-burners annihilate all difficulties —The Light
Is the gem of light—The obnoxious effluvia arising from Gas-light is
absorbed —Gas and Oxygen are property nnited, what more can he
done?—All who regard health will lay aside their present Gas-
burners. Those who require .;as-fittings can make their choice from
a vast variety of Chandeliers, liiiii-lantherns, Brackets, Pendants,
&c., &c., all ready for immediate tixin4 with the Golden or Comet
Burners—All Gas Fittings at wholesale charges, 40 per cent. under
the exorbitant charges usually made. Contracts entered into in any
part of the kingdons.
METROPOLITAN LIGHT COMPANY, RICHARD CLARK,
Resident Manager, 447, West Strand.
N.B. Any person hanging Oil l.amps can be altered to barn Gas.

GUANO, SUPERPHOSPHATE of LIME
and BONE MANURE, on SALE, at JOHN HUNT'S
Manure Works, High-street, Lambeth. Samples of the above may
be seen at Messrs. Keeling and Hunt's, No. 2, Monument-yard, Lon-
don, and at the Works. Agents for SuperpM sphate of Lime are
wanted for sonic, of the Market Towns in the Midland and Eastern
Counties.

YEBROWS, MOUSTACHIOS, and WHIS..
K ERA produced in a few weeks, and Baldness removed and
prevented by the use of GRIMSTONE'S AROMATIC REGIT.NE-
RAToit, an essential s?irit, drawn from aromatic herbs and flowers,
a few drops of which cure headache In a few minutes ; it Is also a
most delightful, fragrant toilet perfume. Sold only in triangular
bottles, protected by the Government stamp, at 4s. ; double the size,
is. ; and double this size, I Is. each ; enclosed in a Pamphlet, con-
ainlng testimonials of undoebted authority, entitled " Three Minutes'
Advice on the Growth and Preservation of the Human Hair, &c."
By post, is. 6d., is. Sll„ and 125., for money orders rll!.
Sold wholesale only at Grhnstone's Ilerbary, Highgate, near
London ; and by Messrs. Barclay and Son, Farringdon-street ; Sanger,
Oxford-street; Messrs. Butler and Co.,Cheapside Fisher and Toiler,
Conlnit-street ; Mr. Johnston, medicine warehouse, GS, Cornhill •
and by all chemists, Perfumers, and others For Edinburgh, J. and
Raimes, Leith-walk ; for Manchester, ereeche and Son, Adverz;
titer- office.

TO THE LADI6II.
This lady had the following letter Inserted In the "Times" news-
paper on Aug. 7, I add. Reader, remember, this letter was put into
the paper by the lady herself, as a testimony to me.
" Mrs. Weekley, of No. 3. divan-street, Borough, takes this oppor-
tunity of publicly thanking Mr. W. Grlmstoae, of the lierbary, High-
gate for the elilcacy of his Aromatic Regenerator, in having com-
pletely restored the hai r on her head, after using it about four months,
and the whole of her hair is much stronger and snore luxuriant than
lever was betsre the baldness appeared.
" Mrs. Weekley inserts this. testimony to7the virtues of Mr. G.'s
Regenator, reeling assured that many ladies would gladly purchase
an 115. bottle If tkcy were as certain of its virtues as she is, from ex-
perience, not only in the restoration and produotion of hair in abund-
ance, but as a cure of nervous headache; as a toilet perfume iti far
beyond any to her taste. She will feel a pleasure In answering any
ady of respectability to the above fact .-3, Swan-street, Borough." ,
In cases et the hair becoming thin, weal:, or turning grey, ate w
drops on the crown of the head occasionally. every week, will pre-
vent the hair from coming away with the cotab, mace it strong, and
prevent it turning grey, rendering the hair luxuriant aid curly. A
lew drops on your hairbrush before brushing the hair, will give the
hair brilliancy, causing it to curl.
The most delicate ladies may use this delightful product if the
mast aromatic herbs and flowers with confidence ; its refreshing
odour removes headache and makes it a most necessary companion
to the toilet. In cases of nevous headache, pour tea or twelve drops
on the crown of the head ; if very bad, repeat it every quarter of an
hour. In most caws relief is certain in ten minutes. It produces
hair ou children's heads in a few appplications. If used on infants'
heads, it has such a peculiar cooling influence on the brain as to pre-
vent convulsions, as well as promoting the growth of hair.--See
pamphlet of testimonials.
All letters addressed to William Grimstone, Iletbary, Moot,.

REMOVED TO 37, BEDFORD-SQUIRE.
DR. LA'MERT ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH
AND MATURITY.-WITH 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON

STEEL.
Just published, and may be had in French or English, in a Sealed
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Stamps,
SELF-PRESERVATION; a Medical Treatise
on the rhysiology of Marriage, Infelicitous and Unproductive
Unions, and the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and _Ma-
turity, usually acquired at an early period of life, which enervate
the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural
feelings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical
Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion,
whether arising from these causes, close study, or the intinence of
tropical climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis,
Stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from Indis-
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Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Orgsas,
explaining their structures, uses, and functions, and the Tarious
injuries that are produced In them by solitary habits, exesases, and
Infection. BY SAMUEL LAWEItT, M.D.,
37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON.
Doctor of Medicine. Matriculated Member of ths University of Edin-
burgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Member
of the London Hospital Medical Society, !cc.
marriage requires the fulfilment of several conditions, in order
that it may, be really the cause of mutual happiness. Could the
veil, which covers the origin of domestic wretchedness, be raised,
and Its true source in eery instance disclosed, in how many could
i the traced to physical disqualifications and their attendant thsap-
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used in moderation is fraught with advantage, becomes, when
abused, the erolific source of mischief and of greater or less injury
to the constitutional and vital powers. The particular excesses, on
.he nature and conseauence of which this Treatise professes to dilate,
are productive of greater severity of misery to the human frame,
than any ether to which it is sub)ect.
Tids wort contains as accurate and complete account of the
Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive Organs, and of
their relative conditions in health and disease. It deservedly
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frequently, but erroneously entertained that these complaints are
beyond the reach of art, alike restrict him and prevent his seeking
for assistance where alone it can be procured. In acting thus, he
forgets that accurate discrimination n ascertaining the causes of
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medical man who can show by his posse:taloa of the requisite legal
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certify, and the great extent of his practice for many years is a
guarantee for his professional experience, which has reference almost
solely to the treatment of these diseases.
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PUBLICATIONS.

ERMAN'S TRAVELS THROUGH SIBERIA.
Just publish?.d, in 2 vols. Bvo., with Map, price 31s, 6d. cloth,
TRAVELS in SIBERIA : including Excursions
northwards down the Obi to the Polar Circlo, and southwards
to the Chinese Frontier. By ADOLPH Elt Ni AN. Translated by
WILLIAM DESBORMIGH COOLEY, Esq., Author of the " His-
tory of Maritime and Inland Discovery,"&c. ; Editor and Translator
of Dr. Parrot's " Journey to Ararat."
Loudon : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—The Carysfort, 26, Cap-
tain George IL Seymour, arrived at Spithead this
afternoon from the Pacific. She sailed from Valpa-
raiso on the 2d of December in company with the
Collingivood, ti O, and the Constance, 50, and parted
company on the sth. She arrived at Bahia on the 25th
of January, and sailed thence on the 29th direct for
England. Affairs at Bahia at this date were very
flourishing. Rate of exchange 471 d. per milrei for
Government bills. At Bahia she met the Seagull packet
with the [lon. Mr. Gcre, the British Envoy, on board
from Rio. On Monday, January 25, the Carysfort
spoke the barque Duke in lat. 16 2, lon. 35 15 W., who
desired to be reported at Lloyd's. The Carysfort has
brought 2,127,681 dollars on merchants' account, which
Captain Sayer, wine merchant and freight agent, of
this port, has the conveyance of to London. She
brought no diamonds from Bahia ; her freight is 47 I
loose bars and 928 boxes of silver. She has brought
home Major
mr.
Delacombe,
Commander Parke (on promo-
tion),(Midshipman), and Mr. Quick ope
(car-
penter), all of the Constance, and eight invalids from
the squadron, together with mails from Valparaiso '
and Bahia, and dispatches from the British Consul for
the Home-office, and from Sir George Seymour for the
Admiralty. The Carysfort has been completely round :
the world since she left this port. She left England on
the 12th of March, 1846, with his Excellency Sir Charles
Fitzroy, the Governor of Australia, and family. She
touched on her passage out at Madeira, Cape of Good
Hope, landed Sir Charles Fitzroy at Sydney, New South
Wales; touched at New Zealand, then proceeded to her
station, Valparaiso; thence she sailed to Mexico, St.
Blas, Mazatlan, and Guyamss (California), returned to
Valparaiso, and home. She wants a year longer to corn-
plete
the usual term of sea-service, and most likely that
time, at least, will be got out of her present commsssion,
as she is just now in most perfect man-of-war trim and
order; her crew are thoroughly efficient, and well up to
their duties; the vessel, in short, is fit to be sent to any
part of the world. She will come into port to-morrow
to disembark her treasure, which will be dispatched to
London by the South Coast Railway, via Brighton.
She did not see the Asia, 84, Rea:-Admiral Phipps
Hornby, on her passage.
Orders have been received by electric telegraph to-
day from the Admiralty for the Commander-in-Chief,
Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., to prepare the Birkenhead and
Gorgon steam-frigates for sea immediately, to be
officered and manned by the Excellent gunnery ship,
Captain Chads, C.B. Commander Hewlett is to corn-
rutted the Birenhead, and Commander Sidney Grenfell
is to command the Gorgon. Their complements are to
be 139 men each. The Birkenhead is to be got ready
first.

The Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Lord A. W.
Besuelerk, sailed to-day for the westward with sealed
orders. _

The Lightning steamer., Petley, returned from Ply-
mouth this morning, and reported the approach of the
Carysfort.
The Fairy did not leave for Woolwich until this morn-
ing, owing to an accident to her funnel when being
uudocked.

Wind N.W.; moderate breezes and cloudy weather.

ROYAL MARINES.

The Admiralty have ordered additional detachments
of marines to be embarked in the Prince Regant, 92,
Captain Martin; and the Powerful, 84, Captain the
Hon. R. S. Dundas, fitting at this port, to serve in
lieu of seamen, who " don't come along handsomely."
An exchange of divisions has been sanctioned between
First Lieutenant Richards, of the Portsmouth, and First
Lieutenant M'Carty, of the Plymouth division.