The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-18 00:00:00

Johnstone, and Mrs. Phipps, had been paid their
arrears, to the amount of £BO, by Mr Tucker, from
whom he had received the following letter :
" " 28, St. S within's •lane, June 16, 1860.
Dear Sir,—United Kingdom, &c. As my clients de-
cline authorising me to sign the memorandum drawn up
by you on Thursday, it is needless for me to attend before
you to day, and as an act of courtesy, I think it due to you
to state their decision, and to report that I am still willing
to communicale with Mr. Iliffe, or any other person, with
a view to an adjustment of the matter in a fair and honour-
able manner.—l am, sir, your obedient servant,
" JOHN TUCKER."
Addressed "H. S. Selfe, Esq., Thames Police-
court, Stepney."
Mrs. Beard, an annuitant of £lO, who was elected
by the subscribers to the fund, said the arrears due
to her amounted to £37 las., and she was in great
distress.
Mr. Selfe—You are the fifth person who has
applied to me this day on the same subject.
Mrs. Beard, in a tone of the greatest anxiety,
asked the magistrate if the matter would be satis-
factorily adjusted ?
Mr. Selfe—My good woman, I am net so sure of
it as I was last Tuesday. I have no satisfactory
assurance for the annuitants at present. I have a
pile of letters on the subject, and I will not flinch
from my duty. Take this letter to Mr. Tucker,
and if he pays you anything give a receipt simply
for the money, saying, I have received so much
money. Nothing more. Do not sign your rights
away.
Mr. A. Jrßaker, of No, 42, Holywell-street,
Millbank, Westminster, represented that his wife
was entitled to an annuity of £25, bought of the
United Kingdom Mutual Annuity Society in 1853.
It had not been paid for two years, and he and his
wife had been put to great pecuniary inconvenience.
His wife's sister was also entitled to an annuity
from the same society of the same amount, but her
non-payments were to a great extent in consequenee
of her living in Australia. She had only that at
present to depend upon, and a family of five children
to support. He had applied to the Rev. F. Pearce
Pocock, at Bow, times he could not number, and
was always put off with the most paltry excuses.
Mr. Selfe said it was a lamentable case, but there
was this difference as regarded the two annuieies
of £25 each and the others. The annuities of Mr.
Baker's wife and sister-in-law were purchased with
their own money, those of the other annuitants
with money subscribed by the benevolent. It would
not become him to interfere in Mr. Baker's case,
and he would advise him to consult a respectable
solicitor.

Mr. Baker thanked the magistrate and retired;
Mr. Selfe wished it to be distinctly understood
that the two bankrupt societies had no connection
with, and were never allied to, the United King-
dom Life Assurance Society, Waterloo-place, Pall-
Mall, which was a respectable and solid concern,
conducted by a gentleman of the highest integrity.
The prospectus of the United Kingdom Benevo-
lent Annuity Fund states that it was " founded to
give permanent relief by allowing annuities from
£lO to £3O to indigent persons of all classes, and
of either sex." The following are the names of
the committee :—The Rev: R. N. Buckmaster,
chairman ; Phillip Burrows, Esq., Thomas Fred.
Clay, Esq., Rev. F. P. Pocock, M.A., G. Pocock,
Esq., F. Drosier, Esq., John Savage, Esq., George
Sawyer, Esq., M.D., Rev. J. K. Tucker, 8.A.. J.
H. Tucker, Rev. E. Francis, E. Turnor, John Wer-
theimer, Esq., and T. T. Williams, Esq., M.D. ;
secretary, C. W. Coleman, Esq.
The directors of the United Kingdom Mutual
Annuity Society, registered under the Friendly So-
cieties Act, were the following :—Mr. Dawson, Mr
Drosier, Mr. J. P. Pocock, Rev. F. Pearce Pocoek,
J. R. Tucker, chairman, J. H. Tucker, Mr. Smythe,
Dr. Williams,' and Mr. Wertheimer. Six of the
nine directors were on the committee of the United
Kingdom Benevolent Fund.