The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-07 00:00:00

INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY, 142, Strand, London, W.C., Feb. 25, 1858.—
Established 1837.—Payment of Premium within Days of
Grace.—lt always has been, and still is, the practice of this
Society to pay claims under policies of assurance, notwith-
standing the death of the assured occuring within the 30 days
of grace, and before payment of the annual premium, provided
payment thereof be made, or notice of the death be given to
the office before the expiration of such days of grace•
For the Court of Directors,
E. S. SYMES, Chairman.

THE INTERNATIONAL LIFE
ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
142, Strand, London.
Empowered by Act of Parliament, for LIF
EE ASSU
EWNTS RAN&c.CE,
SIMVIVORSHIPS, ANNUITIES,
DIRECTORS.
EDMOND SHEPPARD SYMES, M.D., Chairman.
W. Kenworthy Browne, Esq. Henry. J. Hodgson, Esq.
Samuel King,-Church, Esq. I Johd Moss, Esq.
John Elliotson, M.D.,Cantab., John Symes, Esq.
F.R.S. I Joseph Thompson, Esq.
SECRETARY TO THE BOARD.
Alexander Richardson, Esq.
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.
Augustus Blondel, Esq.
AUDITORS.
Professor Wheatstone, F.R.S., and Professor J. Radford
Young.
AEDICAL REFEREE GENERAL.
J. Elliotson, M.D., Cantab., FAS., 37, Conduit-street.
ACTUARY.
W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F.R.A.S., F.S.S., &c.
ASSISTANT ACTUARY.
Barker Woolhouse, Esq.
BANKERS.
Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street.

SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Gregory, Gregory, Skirrow, and Rowelifre, Bedford•

TOW.

The next Quinquennial Division of Profits will be declared
in May, 1860.
Examples of Bonus up to May, 1855 :

Bonus in Permanent
;Policy
Age. Assayed.S umaddition Bonus in Reduction
taken
to Sum Cash. of Annual
out in Assured. Premiums.
Efts ail
£ £s. d. £s. d. Xs. d.
1838 55 3,000 867 17 7 428 1 4 56 3 8
1841 48 4,000 749 4 0 325 16 0 32 0 4
1845 59 2,000 232 18 0 156 15 0 16 6 0
1848 60 2,000 154 2 8 103 16 8 10 15 2
1851 55 2,800 120 17 0 72 14 6 67 7

The following are amongst the advantages offered by the
International Life Assurance Society:—
The Society was established in 1838.
Two-thirds of the profits arc divided amongst the assured
every five years.
Its subscribed capital is five hundred thousand pounds.
Its investments, at the date of the last annual report,
amoanted to one hundred and seventy-one thousand pounds.
II annual income is ninety thousand pounds.
The number of policies now in force exceed six thousand.
About one thousand new policies are added every year.
Since its commencement the Society has paid in claims
upwards of three hundred and twenty thousand pounds.
For prospectuses and every other information, apply to the
Chairman, 142, Strand

EDMOND S. SYMES, Chairman
142, Strand, London, W.C. . .

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer.
TRIUMPHANT SUCCESS OF THE NEW COMEDY.
THIS EVENING, EXTREME ES toner,,
or, Men of,
the
Day.
Supported by Messrs. Emery, alc, Rogers, Barrett,
Mesdames Charles Young, Wes'on, and Miss Kate Saxon.
To conclude with the New Farce, KICKS AND HALF-
PENCE. Messrs. Emery, J. Rogers, and Barrett.
Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. Box-office
open from 11 to 5 daily.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING will be performed THE WAY TO
KEEP HIM. Messrs. Buckstone, Howe, and Farren ; Mrs.
C. Sinclair.
After wbich, THE DAUGHTER OF THE GUADAL-
QUIVER. I'erea Nena.
Followed by A WICKED WIFE. Miss Reynolds.
To conclude with A KISS IN THE DARK.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough.
THIS EVENING, THE LAST OF THE PIGTAILS, in
which Misa Swanborough, Miss Ternan, Mrs. Selby, Messrs.
C. Selby, J. Bland, and J. Clarke will make their appearance.
Followed by A ROUGH DIAMOND. Miss M. Oliver and
Mrs. Leigh Murray.
To conclude with FAMILY JARS. Miss E. Wilton.
Commence at 7 o'clock.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road
‘,..) .
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The following Company
of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections
from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES,
GLEES, DUETS, &c., viz.:—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badsey,
Miss Brunell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague,
Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ; Herr F. Jonghmans,
Mr. Henshaw, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio,
E. L. Hime, Mr. Badsey, Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens, Mr. Bell,
Mr. Barnard, and Mr. St. Albyn. Mr. John G. Forde and E.
W. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks—Harmonium,
Mr. Courtnay—Director, Herr F. Jon„olunans. Commence at
7 precisely. Suppers, &c., until 12 o'clock.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, SEPT. 6.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
66—highest since noon yesterday.
55—lowest this morning and during the night.
64—this day at noon.
BAROMETER-29•82.
WIND, Westerly; rather fresh, with dull weather, in.
clining to rain.
Two o'Clock—Slight rain.

THE SUN.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1858.

Although we have not yet received authentic
intelligence of the treaty said to have been con-

the scene.

eluded with China on the 28th of June, some
accounts have been received of the progress of
the negotiations, in which Lord ELGIN displayed
an amount of firmness and energy reflecting the
highest credit on himself, and proving that, for
once, England has got " the right man in the right
place" in matters of diplomacy. Thoroughly
acquainted with the deceitful character of the
inhabitants of the Flowery Land, he was prepared
on every point, and speedily satisfied the Celestial
Plenipotentiaries he could neither be cajoled nor
humbugged, and that if they desired the cessation
of the war they should act in a straightforward
and bona fide manner, and that any breach of good
faith would be attended with prompt and severe

punishment.
The first interview between Lord ELGIN and the
soi-disant Plenipotentiaries took place on the sth
of June. The Chinese, or rather a Chinaman and
a Tartar, had arrived at Tien-sin on the preceding
day. They immediately requested an interview,
stating that they were invested with full powers to
bring all matters to a satisfactory conclusion. It
had been arranged that Lord ELGIN should have
the earliest palaver, Baron Guos the second—then
the Russian Envoy, and last of all, the American.

Lord ELGIN was attended by his entire suite, and
accompanied by many naval officers, and a guard
of honour of 150 marines, a very necessary precau-
tion in dealing with the Celestials, who would be
guilty of any act of treachery which could
give even a temporary advantage. This
first act of .Lord ELGIN took the Chinese
commissioners completely by surprise. He an-
nounced his intention of having the credentials on
both sides publicly read before proceeding to busi-
ness. His powers, as may easily be imagined, were
ample and complete ; but very different were those
of the other side. They were merely authorising
the Chinese diplomatists to inquire into the cause of
the " strangers " of England and France (the " bar-
barian " were 'omitted), ascending the Peiho, and
f they (the Chinese) found them sincerely desirous
f putting an end to the war, they were to grant
he demands, provided such demands did not
infringe the customs of the Celestial Empire, the
dignity of the EMPEROR, or the will of the people."
There were too many loopholes for evasion in their
document to satisfy Lord ELGIN. He speedily
his displeasure, and merely announcing
manifested
that the powers were unsatisfactory, took his de-
parture, while the Commissioners, finding that they
had received " scholar's mate," remained in a ludi-
crous state of perplexity, vainly protesting that no
higher powers could possibly be granted°
new actor peared en
Three days afterwards a
alreadyap established
KEYING, who had
an unenviable notoriety for duplicity and
insincerity, arrived at Tien-sin. He had been de-
graded for his share in the treaty of Nankin, and
an opportunity was afforded him of retrieving his
position by utterly confounding the barbarians. He
pursued his old game in trying to persuade the
English -to move their ships "a little way down the

jiver," at the same time the inhabitants of lien-si
vere stimulated to show their ill-will to the ba:

ba lians. That game having been found successful
for a time, at Canton, was again to be played off at
Tien tn. But this time it would not do. The gates

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