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THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE
OMPANY.
ANNUAL REPORT, 1848.
The TWENTY - SECOND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
of tide Company took place on Tuesday, the 15th of February,
within'the Company's Office, No 3, Gclorgietstet Edinburgh.
GEORGE MOIR, Esq. Advocate, in the Chair.
The Report and Statements submitted by the Directers contained
a very satisfactot y account of the progress of the Institution
the year 1844. It was reported :
That the !number of Policies for Life Assaranee issued by the
Company froin the 15th November, 1846, to 15th November,
1847, was 621.
That the Sums Assured during the same period, contained in
these Policies, amounted to 443,5711. 4s. 11d.
That the number of applications for Policies made to the Com-
pany, and from which the above transactions were selected.
was 804, containing proposals for Assurance to the extent of
591,6631. Be.
That the Annual 'Revenue of the Company, as at 15th November,
1847, was 131,3161.-108,7 d.
That the whole amount of assurance covered by the Company's
Policies, in furce at 15th November, 1847, was 3,242,0901.
14s. 10d.
The Report then proceeded as follows :
" The past year has been marked by the most extraordinary fea-
tures as regards commercial affairs and general credit; but, while
all olasses of society, especially the mercantile community, and our
palate 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 institutions 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 country during
the past 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,
reasol to be well satisfied with the results."
After the 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
most prominent natures in the Report. He drew attention to the
great increase of the business, the increase of the revenue, and the
rapd aceumulation of the Company's Funds, which it appeared
HAD BEEN MORE THAN DOUBLED DURING THE LAST
FIVE YEARS.
The following Abstract, showing the new business transacted by
the Company annually since 1842, IVAI referred te, as exhibiting, in
a marked degree, the growing estimation of the STANDARD hi
public favour :

Number of Corresponding Sum
New Policies issued. Assured.
843, New transactions .... 383 .• £348,133 17 1
1844, „ .... 562
It
845, „ (Bonus year) •• •.. 698 .• • •
846, ++,l .... 592 .. • •
1847, „ 11, •• • • 621
The meeting expressed entire satisfaction with the report and
statements ; and, after the election of new directors in the room of
thse retiring by rotation, in accordance with the ofwasthe declared
to be as follows !

GOVERNOR.
is Grace the DUKE of BITCCLEUCH and QUEENSBERRY.
DEPUTY-GOVERNOR.
The Right Hon, the EARL of E
URGH. LGIN and KINCARDINE.
EDIN
ORDINARY DIRECTORS.
ITUlllphrey Graham, Esq., W.S., 14, Atholl-crescent.
John Sligo, Esq., of Carmyle, 15, Drummond-place.
Alex. James Russell, Esq., C.S., 10, Walker-street.
William Wood, Esq., Surgeon, 9, Darnaway-street.
William Keith, Esq., Accountant, 50, Castle-street.
John Robert Tod, Esq., W.S., 30, Moray-place.
John S. 7.,,Tewblgging, Esq., Sheriff-Clerk of Roxburghshire.
George Patton, Esq., Advocate, 38, Frederick-Street.
Alex. Clapperton, Esq., Merchant, 128, Prince's-street.
Charles Pearson, Esq , Accountant, 128, George-street.
David Smith, Esq., W.S., 2, Ainslie-place.
Eagle HeIIdeTSJII, Esq., Merckant, 16, Coates-Crescent.
James Condie, Esq., Perth.
James Robertson, Esq., W.S., 28, Stafford-street.
James Hay, Esq., Merchant, Leith.
LONDON.

CIIAIRNIAN OF TIIE BOARD.
The Right Hon. the Earl of ABERDEEN.
ORDINARY DIRECTORS.
Thomas Tioldsworth Brooking, Esq., 2, Alderman's-walk.
David Laing Burn, Esq., sgn Palace-gardens.
Alex. Gillespie, Esq., 5, Gould square.
John Lindsay, Esq., 26, LaureeCe l'ouutncy-lane.
Ales. Macgregor, Esq., 31, Chester-street, Grosvenor-Place.
John Scott, Esq., Moorgate-street Chambers.
MANAGER—WiIIiam Thos. Thompson, Esq.
RESIDENT SECRETARIES.
London—Peter E wart, Esq. I Dublin—Samuel Slaylle, Esq
Glasgow—William Hunter, Esq.
82, King William-street, London, March 1, 1843.

THE LIVERPOOL and LONDON
FIRE and LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Established in 1836. Empowered by Acts of Parliament.
TRUSTEES.
Sir Thomas Brancker,
Adam Hodgson, Esq.,
William Potter, Esq.
Offices in Liverpool—No. 8, Water-street.
DIRECTORS.

William Earle, Esq., Chairman.
William Dixon, Esq., William Nicol, Esq„ Deputy-Chairmen
Swinton Benit, Esq., Secretary.
Offices in London-3, Charlotte-row, Mansion-house, and 28, Be
gent-street, Waterloo-place.
DIAFCTORS.
William Ewart, Esq., M.P., Chairman.
George Frederick Teung, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
Benjamin Henderson, Esq., Resident Secretary.
Frederick Chinnock, Esq., Manager of West-end Office.
essrs
Offices in Edinburgh-29, Northumberland-street;
Agents, M.
Mackenzie and Todd.
Offices in Dublin-45, Dame-street ; Agents, Messrs. Stunts and
Du Bedats.
The amount of capital subscribed exceeds 1,500,00./. At the
commencement of 1848, the Reserved and Guaranteed Funds were
together 160,4871. 19s. 2d. The liability of the proprietors is un-
limited.
The Fire Business has steadily increased year by year. The duty
paid to Government in 1836 was 3,4141.; in 1846 it reached 12,362/.
The Premiums are moderate ; the settlement of claims liberal and
prompt. Insurances are effected in the British Colonies and in
foreign countries, as well as throughout the United Kingdom.
In the Life Department, simplicity, certainty, and large guaranteed
bonuses, involving no liability of partnership, with very reasonable
premiums, are characteristics of the Company. The amount of In-
surances effected in 1847 was 124,878/.
Capital Sums, payable on a fired future day, giving to Property
held under Lease for years certain, the same value as if it were
freehold, are insured by the Company. Policies of this description
are available for many other purposes as well.
Full prospectuses may be hail on application at the Offlees or
Agencies, and every facility and dispatch will be afforded to persons
desirous of negotiating business.
Applications for Agencies accompanied with unexceptionable
references may be addressed to the Offices of the Company in either
Liverpool or London. SWINTOSI BOULT,
22d March, 1848. Secretary to the Company.

LADIES' GOLD CHAINS, London made.—
Drawings of the various new patterns are kept far the pur-
pose of sending by post to any part of the country.—For facility of
reference the weight is given by comparison with sovereigns ; .the
quality of the gold is warranted equal to any that is worked into
articles of this description.
T. COX SAVORY and Co.. Goldsmiths, &C.,47, Corn= (seven
doors front Graceeliurch-street). Louden.

A A G E.
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Yh and Ma-
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RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
' LIVERPOOL, May.cit 23.
STOCK EXCHANGE—The following were the sales today,
—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction (late C.
and B), 13% Huddersfield Canal and Railway, 6% dis.—
Lancashire and Yorkslaire,Fifths (\Vest Riding Union). 314
dis.—London and North-Western, 126—Ditto, New Quar-
ters, 2% p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 214 dis.—Manchester,
Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 1,1 dis.—Ditto, Prefer-
ence, !A dis.—Midland, 99—Ditto, Halves, 5% dis.—North
Staffordshire, I,A dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 234
Ditto, No. 4,3% dis.—York, 'Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N.
E. Purchase), p.
MANCHESTER, MARCH 23.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca-
shire, and Cheshire Junction, 61% dis.—East Lancashire,
New, 7 dis.—Ditto, Quarters, I'3s dis.—Huddersfield and
Manchester Railway and Canal (241. paid), 63/i dis.—Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 114 dis.—Ditto (West Riding
Union), 3 5-16 dis.—London and North-Weatern, New, 2%
p.--Ditto (Manchester and Birmingham), Quarters (A and
1.1), 13. E p.—Ditto, ditto (C), 217,i p.—Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire, Eighths, 6 dis.—Ditto, Preference, 3-16
dis.—Ditto (Grimsby), 50/. Shares, 19% dis.—Ditto (Shef-
field and Lincolnshire), 7% dis.—North Staffordshire, 1 15-16
dis.—South-Eastern and Dover,93,ll—Ditto, No 4, 3-!A dis.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, MAitcat 23.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties,
1314—lIuddersfield and Manchester, Thirds, 2% dis.—North
14ritish, 195,4 Ditto, Halves, 8 %—Ditto,Thirds, 355. 6d.
—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (late N. and B. ), 271/2.
BIRMINGHAM, Manor 23.
STOCK EXCHANGE—The sales are—London and North-
Western, 126—Ditto, Quarters, 21 p.—North British, 19%
—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 2% dia.—Birming-
ham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, 3 dis.—North Staf-
fordshire, 11,i dia.—Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton,
19% dis.— Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 4 dis.—Ditto
(B), 56a. 3d. dis.—Shrewsbury and Hereford, bBs. 9d. dis.—
South Staffordshire, 58s. 9d. dis.
BRISTOL, MARCH 23.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market is still very inanimate,
and but little business doing, and the sales were—Great
Western, 171. Shares, 114 dis.

THE LATE FIRE IN DUKE- STREET.—The fire which
broke out on Tuesday morning in the Grapes Tavern,
Duke-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, was attended with
serious, although not fatal consequence, to every person
residing in the house. The person who was suspected
to have perished in the flames succeeded in fighting her
way through the flames, and was found lying in the
gutter plate, almost drowned with the water thrown frog:
the engines. She was carried down the machine be-
longing to the Royal Society for the Protection of Life
from Fire. The poor creature, in order to reach the
roof of the house, was obliged to crawl upon her hands
and knees with the flames playing over her back ; is so
doing she vt as burned so seriously that she was obliged
to be removed to King's College Hospital, where she at
present remains.
Don Isturitz, the Spanish Minister, arrived in
London on Tuesday from Madrid, to resume his di-
plomatic functions, after an absence of nearly six
j months.

IRELAND
PROSECUTION AGAINST MESSES. SMITH
O'BRIEN, M.P., T. F. MEAGHER, ANA) J.
MITCHELL,-IIEAD POLICE OFFICE.
Demmer, MARCH 22.—1 n consequence of the infor-
mations sworn last evening, before the magistrates of
'the head police•office, by Mr. Hodges, the Government
short-hand writer, Mr. Vernon, an officer of the Stamp-
office, and Mr. Kemmis, clerk of the Crown, an intima-
tion was made by Mr. Porter (one of the magistrates)
to the defendants, requiring their attendance, at twelve
o'clock to-day, at this police-office, for the purpose of
giving bail to appear and abide their jtrials in the Court
of Queen's Bench, on the first day of next term. When
the communication reached Mr. O'Brien, he was ini,the
act of packing up his portmanteau, to proceed to Paris,
for the purpose of presenting the address of the Con-
federates to the French people. The necessity of
issuing warrants was obviated by the assurance that
the parties would attend, and long before the ap-
pointed hour, au immense crowd of persons, between six
thousand and eight thousand, congregated in Dame-
street, Parliament-street, and Castle-hill, in the vicinity
of the police-office. Their demeanour was remarkably
quiet and orderly. They neither indulged in cheering
or groaning, until the defendants, accompanied by their
respective bailsmen. emerged from three covered cars,
and then the skies were rent with long and continuous
shouts of applause.
The presiding magistrates were Messrs. Porter,
Magee, and Wyse. Immediately near the bench were
Mr. Maurice O'Connell, M.P., Mr. J. O'Connell, M.P.,
Sir N. Fitzsimon (inspector of prisons, and recently a
magistrate at this office), Sir Arthur Clarke, M.D.,
T. M. Rey, Mr. J. Perring (son of Mr. Justice Perrin,
and nearly connected with the present Solicitor-General).
The room was crowded to suffocation. The defendants
having taken their places at the bar, a few minutes
before twelve o'clock, Mr. M. O'Connell, in a loud tone
of voice, said that if Mr. Meagher or either of the other
gentlemen required bail, he (Mr. O'Connell) and his
brother John would be very happy to tender them-
selves. The offer was politely declined by gesture, and
not verbally.
Mr. Porter then informed Mr. Mitchell that the in-
formation which bad been exhibited before the magis-
trates of that office, and on which he had been charged,
set forth that he, being the proprietor, printer, and pub-
lisher of the United Irishman newspaper, did on the 19th
of February, and on the 4:11 and 18th of March, 1848, in
said newspaper, unlawfully print and publish certain
seditious articles. The first headed " Striking Terror,"
the second " French Fashion," and the third (that
alleged to have been published on the 18th instant) a
letter addressed to the Earl of Clarendon, " Her Ma-
jest)'a Executioner-General and General Butcher of
Ireland."—(Loud laughter.) Tho worthy magistrate
here said he would have the room immediately cleared
if such indecent interruption was again indulged in.
He then proceeded to inform Mr. Mitchell that his own
recognizences in 2001., and two solvent sureties for 100/.
each would be accepted for his personal appearance in
the Court of Queen's Bench in Dublin, on Saturday, the
15th of April next (the first day of Easter term), to
answer such charges as should be preferred against him
by her Majesty's Attorney-General.
Mr. Mitchell expressed his readiness to execute the
proposed recognizance, and tendered Mr. Arthur
O'Hagan, 29, Lower Fitzwilliam-street, solicitor, and
Mr. James M`Donnell, of William street, papermaker,
as his sureties.
Mr. William Smith O'Brien, described as of Cayer-
moyle, in the county of Limerick, and Mr. Thomas
Francis Meagher, as of The Mall, Waterford, were then
informed that they had been respectively charged with
having, on the 15th of March instant, at the Music Hall
in the City of Dublin, spoken certain seditious speeches,
calculated to excite unlawful opposition to her Ma-
jesty's Representative, and the administration of the
laws in Ireland. The same amount of bail was required.
Mr. Francis Comyn, of Woodstock, in the county of
Galway, and Mr. Richard O'Gorman, of 23, Merchant's
Quay, merchant (the chairman of the meeting held a
the Northwall, on Monday) were tendered as Mr.t
O'Brien's sureties.
Mr. Richard Davis Ireland, a barrister, and Mr.
William O'llara, solicitor, of No. 13, Upper Merrion-
street, Dublin, were nominated as securities for Mr.
Meagher.
No objection was offered by Mr. Kemmis, the clerk of
the Crown.
The several gentlemen named verified as to their sol-
vency in the usual manner, they were accordingly
accepted,
Mr. S. O'Brien said he presumed there would be no
objection to his being furnished with copies of the infer-

mations.
Mr. Kemmis—They must be first lodged in the office
of the clerk of the Crown.
Mr. Porter—The informations do not set out the
speeches in full—merely extracts. However, the course
I mean to pursue is to return the informations forthwith
to the clerk of the Crown.
Mr. Kemmis—Then copies of them may be had.
The several recognizancos were then formally executed
and acknowledged, and the defendants were discharged.
Before retiring, they took an opportunity of thanking Mr.
Porter for the courtesy with which he had acted towards
each of them. During the proceeding, which did not
occupy half an hour, Mr. Meagher amused him-
self sketching a spear head and a pike, well
known implements of war in Ireland. The paper
upon which those sketches were made was gazed
at, with much apparent interest, by many who
were prevented by the crowded state of the board room
from approaching the bench, or seeing " with their own
eyes " what Mr. Meagher had been doing, although the
fact was very soon buzzed about and applauded. After
the departure of the parties, the sketches were deemed
(under the peculiar circumstances) to be too significant
to suffer them to escape notice. They were accordingly
handed to the magistrates, the reporters for the news-
papers, and others. It was suggested that a fac-simile
should be published in one of the illustrated newspapers;
however, if it be omitted, Mr. Meagher will, in all pro-
bability, otherwise take an early opportunity of evincing
his notions of the respect and deference due to the ad-
ministration lof the law in Ireland. The defendants
were lustily greeted and cheered upon leaving the police
office, as were likewise the Messrs. O'Connell, for their
offer to assist their brethren in distress. Die crowd
separated quietly, all was soon perfect tranquillity, and
the streets resumed their ordinary appearance before one
o'clock.
ALLEGED
Y COALITION OF THE OLD AND
OUNG IRELANDERS.
A large concourse of persons soon afterwards assem-
bled outside the office Of the Irish Confederation, in
D'Olier-street. There were about 5,000 present. They
were addressed by the leaders of the Confederate party.
Mr. °Tates was the first who came forward. He
said that the Government had at last honoured him with
a prosecution, and he was proud of it ; because he be-
lieved it would have the afect of making Irishmen, of
all creeds and politics, unite in putting down tyranny
and coercion.—(Cheers ) lie was happy to be able to
state that the Messrs. O'Connell had in the handsomest
manner come forward and offered themselves to go bail
for him, which showed the feeling of fraternisation
which the policy of the Government would engender ;
for his part, he would pledge himself to say and do more
than ever he did to procure for Ireland her native Par-
liament.—(glees, hear.)
Mr. MrnonEn then came forward. He had been held
to bail for writing articles to excite discontent and dis •
affection amongst her Majesty's subjects; and he had
come there to admit he wrote the articles referred to,
and that it was for the purpose of creating disaffection
and discontent amongst the Irish people he had done so.
--(Loud cheers.) He was candid enough to make that
admission for her Majesty's Attorney General, and to
inform him and the other law officers, that he would eon•
tinue to write, week after week, articles for the sa;
seditious purpose, and the moment he discontinued to
write them, and to swerve from the expressicn of the
same sentiments in public, at meetings, and elsewhere,
he hoped to be branded as a traitor.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. MEAGHER next came forward, and was received
with shouts of applause. He said as that was the last
opportunity he would have of addressing his fellow-
countrymen until after his return from France, he had
made it a point to be there to tell the " bloody Govern-
ment" that he was not afraid to meet their hirelings in
the Court of Queen's Bench, or in a wider field.—(Loud
cheers.) The speaker made use of other very strong
and exciting language, which was loudly cheered by the
mob ; but from the crowd, and other difficulties in
hearing him distinctly, we abstaia from publishing them,
not being able to give his words exactly.
The crowd thtu dispersed, and a large body of the
police who were in attendance, in ease any disturbance
should take place, were marched back to barracks.
dis.

OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Mr. Gustavus V. Brooke appeared last night at this
theatre in the character of Virginius, and, if the most
hearty and enthusiastic applause of an audience filled to
overflowing be the test of success, Mr. Brooke has most
decidedly achieved a great triumph. The part of the
Roman father has been always considered amongst the
finest of Mr. Macready's personations, and ho has almost
made the character his own. It was a bold attempt of
Mr. Brooke to represent the character of the Roman
Tribune, but he has no cause to repent having done so.
His conception is original—marked by great beauties of
elocution and delivery in the more subdued portions,
and by great passion and ;energy where the loving
father is roused to action and maddened to revenge.
His acting last night was uneven, but in the scene where
ho gives the hand of his daughter to Icilius, and also
where he meets her upon his return from the camp,
there was genuine pathos. The great scene of the
fourth act before the Tribune was admirably sustained,
and the entire of the last act was marked with a fine
conception of the glorious Tribune, robbed of his child,
driven to madness, and at last. sinking, under the weight
of intense anguish. The other parts were but ineffi-
ciently represented.

PrinscEss NrcnonAs EsTERna zy.—The Earl and
Countess of Jersey yesterday received letters from Vi-
enna which convey the intelligence of tho accouehe-
meat of th Princess Nicholas Lsterhazy. Her High-
ness was safely delivered of a daughter on the 16th
instant, and both the Princess and infant were doing
favourably.