The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-05 00:00:00

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No. 17,455.] LONDON, TUESDAY EvENI

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE
ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
26, CORNHILL, LONDON.
Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament.
Policies issued by this Society have a two-fold advantage :—Provi-
sion for the family of the Assured, and an augmenting pecuniary
available resource to himself, if needful, while living. The Assured
has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for-
feiture of the policy, two•thirds of the premiums paid.
Division of Profits Annual.
Assurances for terms of years on the lowest ➢ossible rates.
Increased facilities for travelling.
Examples of Bonuses already Declared, and Options.

Perna- Sent the
.4 Annual Policy Remus in next Re- Assered
Age. E Pre- takes additten Eines In ductien of may bor-
a g ininm, eat in to: Sum Cask. Anna,' revr ex
Assu-ed. Premium.; Polley.
- -
A a. IL X s £ m. d. 1z I. d.
1837 262 14 1 121 15 11 10 0 0 543 17 9
£ ALL 1838 237 15 61108 16 4 17 7 6 494 $lO
60 1000 74 3 4 1839 211 18 61 95 16 9 14 17 7 445 • •
1840 163 9 4 75 15 10 11 10 9 1395 11 1
1841 159 3 4 71 5 01 10 19 8 346 2 3
1842 132 2 6 53 17 61 8 19 10 2% 13 4
L 18.12 84 11 8 37 10 0 5 14 2 '247 4

pRICE OF
TO THE BENEVOLENT PUBLIC.
A CASE OF PECULIAR HARDSHIP.
A PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION for the Benefit of Mr. CHARLES
HUNT, the original projector and founder of the Commercial Gas-
light and Coke Company, in 1886.
Mr. Hunt having done a public good, and been the means of re-
ducing the price of Gas to consumers throughout the Metropolis from
9s. per thousand cubic feet to ev. per thousand cubic feet, therefore
doing away with the long-existing monopoly, and in removing other
grievances, from his exertions the Gas consumers are now enjoying
the benefits.
A meeting of the Gas consumers and others of the metropolis has
been held at Mr. Stebbing's, Blue Anchor Tavern, Stepney, for the
purpose of taking into consid -ration the strong claims of Mr. Charles
Hunt, the original projector cud founder of the Commercial Gas-
light and Coke Company in 1838, it was unanimously resolved :
That Mr. Hunt being the original projector of the Company, and
through his exertions the price of Gas has been greatly reduced, and
having established his claims by the production of manuscript and
printed documents, where)y Mr. Hunt and his infant family has been
reduced to a state of great poverty in consequence of his long and
severe illness, also his late accident, a Public Subscription for the
benefit of himself and family be immediately entered into. Through
his making the reduction in the price of Gas, he has been out of
employ for Six Yeats.
A Committee was formed to carry out the objects of the meeting,
and Mr. Robertson, of the Queen Catherine, Ratcliffe, and Mr. Steb-
bings, of the Blue Anchor Tavern, Stepney, were appointed Trea-
surers.
Mr. Hunt has strong claims on the gratitude of the Gas consumers
of the metropolis, who are now paying only one-halt the original price
of Gas.
Subscriptions received by the Treasurers, Mr. Robertson, Queen
Catherine, Ratcliffe, and Mr. Stebbings, Blue Anchor Tavern,
Stepney.
,Copy of a Letter to Mr. Chas. Hunt, from J. 11. Pollock, Esq.,
Solicitor to the Company when it was first formed.
(Published by Permission.)
4, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street, July 9, 1842.
Sitt,—l have received your letter of yesterday's date, and have no
he.-itation in answer, to state that you were the projector of the
Commercial Gas-light and Coke Comaany ; having consulted mo
some time previous to its formation, with a view to my seeing the
gentlemen, who afterwards became the orixinal directors ; and to
enable me to do this, you furnished me with a series of calcula-
tions, accompanied by plans of the district, and an estimate of the
outlay and rental, as the basis on which the Company should be es-
tablished. After my explanation to Messrs. Goldie, Lamont, Henry,
Heathorn, Wilton, and others, it was decided that you should pro-
cure a requision from the inhabitants, being Gas consumers In the
district, which you succeeded in doing, signed by a very large num-
ber, for about 11,0001. rental, before the project was entertained,
which document, I believe, is in existence ; and In contemplation of
an Act of Parliament, you posted all the usual notices, and rendered
an account from which the Committee deducted sums actually paid
by you. The prospectus first issued was prepared by you, subjected
to several alterations by different directet a, and I have pleasure in
bearing testimony to your zealous and indefatigable conduct in the
sale of shares, the subscriptions on which you duly accounted for to
me, and generally in promoting the objects of the Company ; your
accounts were audited by a Committee appointed by the directors,
some of the present directors being then iu office, viz. :—Mr. Butler,
14**. Lecesine, and also Mr. (oldie and Mr. Lamont ; they were ap-
proved by such Committee, subsequent to their deduction, which de-
ductio is I consider improper, because they were actual payments ;
independently of which, you posted all the original bills, advertising
the formation of the Company, and distributed prospectuses in the
district, to the extent of 8.000 at least, for doing which I know, per-
sonally, that you were at an expense which was not charged by you
to the Company.
I regret-that circumstances should have rendered it necessary for
you to apply to me, as although I may be the only person willing to
vouch to the above facts, nevertheless the directors above-mentioned,
I am sure, will not fail to bear testimony to all which I have stated.
I am, Sir, yours obediently,
(Signed) J. H. POLLOCK.
To Mr. Chas. Hunt, 18, Upper John-street Stepney,
ojector of the Commercial Gas-light and Coke Company.
P.S. I can feel no hesitation in personally coming forward to state
the above facts, should it be (which I trust it may not be) necessary.

G A a

THE UNITED STATES
AND MEXICO.

LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 4.
The British and North American Royal Mail
Steam-ship Acadia, Captain Stone, arrived in the
Mersey this afternoon at five, bringing advices from
Boston to the 23d, and Halifax to the 25th, one day
and eleven hours later than that received by the Her-
mann, arrived this morning at Southampton.
The Britannia, of the same line of vessels, had ar-
rived out before the Acadia left.
We have now to hand much that is important.
The Cambria's intelligence had but little effect
upon the markets. Indian corn was depressed,
however. The money market was firm, though
money was not abundant. Bills of exchange on
London dull. The grain harvest was over, and turns
out abundant. The meetings in connexion with
the Irish movement in America were going on with
more intensity than ever, and the most exaggerated
reports were in circulation respecting the success
of the rebels. As a proof of this, the correspondent
of the Tribune has it that at the affair at Slievena-
mon the people had a great victory—General Mac-
donald was killed, and six thousand of the British
troops were killed and wounded. Three miles of the
road were said to have been covered with dead. Kil-
kenny and Limerick were taken by the people. The
citizens of Dublin went in thousands to assist the
patriots; Dillon and Meagher were wounded, and
it was expected that Dublin would rise and attack
the gaols on Sunday (August 6). Not only this,
but the Tribune's correspondent gravely adds :
"The 3d Buffs turned and fought with the people.
All the people on the railroad were cautioned and
commanded not to tell the news ; arid the pence
drove away those who asked questions." It is no
cause of wonder that with such stirring intelligence
an additional impetus should have been given to the
agitation, and the coffers are said to have been very
largely replenished.

The intelligence received from Mexico advises us
that Congress had resumed its sittings in the capital.
From New Orleans we learn that the revolution had
been suppressed, the Indians disarmed, and all pri-
soners discharged upon pledging themselves to sup •
port the Government. Paredes was still concealed.
Some of his partisans had been captured. Another
revolution had taken place at Mazatlan. Most of
the Americans who remained in Mexico have gone to
Yucatan to aid in subduing the refractory Indians.
The United States and Canadian press are not
pulling very cordially together just now the sym-
pathy manifested by the former for the Irish insur-
gents having stirred the ire of the latter, who vent
their anger very unreservedly. It is but a few weeks
since they were "soaping" each other, in order to
promote a free- trade measure.
The commercial news is very scanty. Exchange
stood at 109 to 109 i. In cotton the market was quiet,
and nothing of importance was doing. In flour the
receipts were light, though the market was firm.
Corn was heavy, and wheat without change.