The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-19 00:00:00

roLicF,' INTELLIGE'NC'E.—June 18.

THAMES.— -THE UNITED KINGDOM BENENOr
LENT ANNUITY- FUND.—A poor and aged man,
named noxvey, ,dated that his wife had been elected
an annuitant of #:10, in the year 1858, by the donors
and subscribers to The United Kingdom Benevolent

Annuity Funi,l, and that two years' pay was in
arrear, He wa's in great pecuniary distress, and
he most humbly ,-equested Mr. Selfe, who had been
n justice for the annuitants,
endeavouring to o,`itti.j,
and had taken so niuci:l trouble in the matter, to
intercede for him,

Mr. Selfe—You have no occasion to make any
apology for coming to me, I will serve you if I can.
What is the name of your wife ?
Applicant—Ann Millicent Harvey, sir. The
Rev. Mr. Robertson, of Spring-gardens, Charing-
cross, kindly paid £3O to the annuity fund to
secure my wife's election. It was all paid in cr e
sum; Others also contributed to secure the election
of my wife to an annuity of £lO. There was a
great deal of money paid, your worship, to get her
in.

Mr. Selfe said a very excellent report relating to
the United Kingdom Benevolent Annuity Fund
and the United Kingdom Mutual Benefit Annuity
Society, and the proceedings respecting the two
societies in that court, had appeared in the news-
papers, and he believed it would be productive of
much good. The report was under-stated and not
exaggerated. He asked the applicant what was
the age of his wife.
Harvey replied that she was 66, and that the
non-payment of the arrears was a heavy blow to
them. He had been referred to the magistrate by
Messrs. Nisbet, of No. 35, Lincoln's Inn-fields, and.
those gentlemen had, in answer to an application
made by them to the solicitors of the two societies,
received the following reply :
" 28, St. Swithin's-lane, 31st August, 1859.—
Messrs. Nisbet, 35, Lincoln's Inn-fields.—Gentle-
men,—Re United Kingdom Benevolent Fund,—
Yours of the 4th instant has been, with many other
similar applications, handed to us by the Rev.
Frederick Pearce Pocock, of Church House, Bow.
In reply thereto, we have to request ne proceed-
ings will be taken until the result of the suit pend-
ing has been ascertained, which will, we have no
doubt, be in favour of the above society ; and, if
so, there will be plenty to discharge all claims upon
the fund.—TUCKER, GREVILLE, and TUCKER."
Mr. Selfe said the statement in the solicitor's let-
ter was not quite correct. All that the Anglo-Aus-
tralian Company had received of the United King-
dom Benevolent Annuity Fund was £l,lOO, of which
£5OO was paid back, leaving a balance of £6OO due
to the United Kingdom. A sum of £3,000 at least
was required to pay the annuitants, and if the
United Kingdom was successful in the Chancery
suit, there would still be a deficiency of £2,400 or
more. It was not true to say there would be plenty
to discharge all claims if the suit was successful. He
believed Mrs. Harvey was one of the last annuitants
elected.
The applicant—Yes, sir; I think the last but one
or two.
Mr. Selfe—lt is rather singular that the last per-
son elected an annuitant died the day after the elec-
tion. All I can say to you is, that it is just possible
you may obtain the arrears by applying again to
Mr. Tucker. Several of the annuitants have been
paid their arrears since I interfered in the matter,
and if all are not paid it will be a most abominable
thing, and very discreditable to the parties who got
up this scheme to obtain funds from the benevolent.
Go to Messrs. Tucker, Greville, and Tucker to-mor-
row morning, and ask them if there are any funds
forthcoming. If not, do not come here again, but
write to me.
The applicant thanked the magistrate and retired.
The name of Wil.ns was inadvertently mentioned
instead of Phipps. The friends of Mrs. Phipps, an
aged woman, subscril,Td £llO for the purpose of
securing her election to an annuity of £lO, and
when she applied to Mr, Selfe last week two years'
arrears were due to her. Lady C. Proby paid £l5O
for an annuity of £lO to Johnstone, which
annuity might have been purchased elsewhere for
£9O. The United Kingdom was t vvo years in arrear
with Mrs. Johnstone.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

COLCHESTER-JUNE 16.

A fair supply of wheat; the weather being warmer and'
summer-like, caused the trade to rule slow, at about the
currency of last week. Very little spring corn at market,
and no change in value.

Wheat, white .60s to 66s Beans, Mazagan..37s to 40
I
red 56s to 60s Middle & small 40s to 44s
Barley 36g to 50s White peas 3Bs to 40,,
I Oats 2os to 28s Grey.. 3Bs to 40s

,D-JUNE 15.

It, but millers and merchants
ices higher than is above last
eats; inferior as before. A
kte rates.

Peas, Partridge 42s is 436
White 42a to 45*

Boiling 42s to 453
Dun 37s to 403
Beans, Tick . . 4ls to 463
Harrow Ticks 39s to 493
Mazagasn 37s to 42s