The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, AI A 'ND AY EVENING, MARCH 25, 1867.

TA PANES E.—FLORM, lIALT), Covent-
e) garden.—'Tic, JAPANESE TROUPE will have the
honour to give their Gymnastic and other Performances
EVERY EVENING (incluihw SATURDAY) at Eight ;
and on WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY MORNINGS at
Three. Stalls, ss. Reserved Seats, 2s. 6,1. Admission, Is.
Tickets to he obtained at the Box-office froze► 10 tiil 5; also
at Mr. Mitchell's, Old Bond-street ; Austin's, St. James's
Hall; and Keith, Prowse, and (10., Cheapsido.
Skating on Moody, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday,
from Three till Five, and every evening after the Japanese
performances.

Tilt: NEW NANTYMWYN MINING EX-
TENSION COMPANY (LIMITED).

incorporated under "The Companies' Act., 1862," whereby
the liability of each Shareholder is limited to the amount
of his Shareo.

Capital, £50,000,
In 50,000 Shares of Li each.
ss. Deposit on application, and ss. per Share on Allotment.
No call will be made for six months, and it is probable,
from the prospects, with the assistance of the ore money,
that no further capital will be required.

GEOLOG y.—ELEMENTARY COLLEC-
TIONS, to illustrate the New Edition of "Lyell's
Elements of Geology" and facilltat, the important study of
Mineralogy and geology, can be had at 2,5, 10, •.:0, 50 to 509
guineas ; also single Specimens of Minerals, itolks, Fossils,
and Recent Shells, Geological Nlaps. Hammers. al the recent
Publications, &c., of J. TENNANT. Mineralogist to Her
Majesty, 119, Strand, London.
Private Instruction is given in Mineralogy and Geology by
Mr. TENNANT, F.G.S., 149, Strand, W.C.

ONE
HUNDRED and SIXTY-SEVEN
DESTITUTE. ORPHANS are being maintained in
the ALBERT ORPHAN ASYLUM. Collingwood Court,
Bagshot, Surrey. FUNDS greatly needed for their support.
CHARLES A. WALKER, See.
Offices, 96, Cheapside, E.C.

TIDE BOARD of MANAGEMENT of the
LONDON 11011(E IPATHIC nost.ITAL wish to
call the attention of their triunds t its pos.tion—during
past year the beds have been almoit constantly filled, and
the drain on the resources of the flosoital has consequently
been great. They trust, therefore, that alt the friends of
pathy, both in town and cottut•y, will rally round
them, and thus prevent the necessity of curt silinz the use-
lulne,s of the Hospital by the admi,-slon of fiver patients
SIT IISC ttl l'T AO NS earnestly needed. Lank ts--tlec,rs,
Prevott and Co., Threadneedle-street; and lynlon
Argyll-place, Regent-street.
J')IDT R. WARREN, Clerk.
No. 52, Great Ormond-street, W.C.

three year oils; the winner to be sold for 100 sous,
with engagements ; winners afier March 15 (at ten a.m.)
Sib extra. Half a mile.
Mr. It. Ten Broock's Claymore, by Drogheda—Queen of
Egypt, 3 yrs, Bst 21h (car Bst. 311) (Fordham) 1
Mr. E. Green's Adamanthen, 3 yrs, Bst ail (Parry) 2
Mr. W. G. Bonnett's Bliss, 2 yrs, 7st 41b (Mordao) 3
Mr. Saxon's leggy, 3 yrs, 7st 1211 Sharpe) 0
Mr. R. Tr!) l3ro -ck's Stockholm, 2 yrs Est 101 b (Evans) 0

Betting-7 to 4on 'Claymore, 4to 1 agst Adamanthca,
6to 1 agst Bliss, and 100 to 8 agst Peggy. ...A.damanthea
and Bliss, after one failure, got away in advance of the
favourite, the three taking close order when fairly in the
straight. Bliss gave Way at the half distance, and Clay-
more, after an exciting raco with Adamanthea, won by a
neck. Two lengths separated second and third ; Peggy
was fourth, and Stockholm last. The winner was sold to

Mr. Golby for 180 guineas.
The Debdale Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, for all

ages, 12st each, that have been regularly hunted; win-

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ners of 50 soya once 71b, twice 101 b, three times 141 b
extra; balf-brods allowed 71b. those that never started
51b; gentlemen riders, jockeys Sib extra. Two miles.

Lord Coventry's Tennyson, by Ethelbert—Maud, 5 yrs
(11 b), 12st 121 b (inc. 10Ib ox) (J. Adams) 1
Mr. Jos. Sander's Clatford, 1 yrs, 12st 51b (inc. 51b ex.)
(Payne) 2
Mr. Bennett's Forester, 5 yrs, 13st (incln. 141 b extra
(Colonel Knox 3
Mr. Jay's Cock-a-Doodle, aged (h b), 12st (Mr. Merton 4
Betting-6 to 4on Tennyson, sto 2 agst Forester, and

6to 1 agst any other. Clatford made play, followed by
Tennyson till half-way up the bill, when Cock-a-Doodle
took second place, and they ran thus for nearly a mile ;
Tennyson and Forester, in close company, then tan to the
front, Clatford lying third. Half a mile from home the
favourite quitted Foreseer, and won in a canter by 10
lengths from Clatford, who headed Mr. Bennett's horse in
the straight, and beat him a length for second place. Cock-
a-Doodle was beaten off. _ _ .

A Plate of 50 sous (Handicap); winners after March 13 I
ten a.m.) 51b extra; three quarters of a mile.
Capt. Machell's Volunteer, by Algrin —lona, aged, 9sl
(Custance'
Mr. A. Heathcoto's Her Ladyship, 4 yrs, Est 911
(Cameron'
Mr. T. Rickards's Havannah, 4 yrs, Est 9lb (car. Est 11113`
(Bench
Mr. T. Golby's Under the Cloud, 6 yrs, i;st 911
([I. Clark

Betting—Even on Volunteer, 7 to 4 agst Her Ladyship,
and sto 1 agst Under the Cloud. Three failures occurred
before they were started; Her Ladyship, after going a few
strides, showing in advance of Volunteer to the half dis-
tance, where the old horse came away and won in a canter
by two lengths. Under the Cloud pulled up opposite the
stand, and was passed by Havannah, who finished a bad
third. _ _

Tho Great Warwickshire Handicap of 20 sovs each, h ft,
and only 5 if declared, with 100 added; winner of any
handicap value 100 sovs after March 8 (at ton a.m.) 71b,
of two such handicaps 101 b extra ; the second to receive
20 sovs out of the stakes; one mile and a ; 42 subs,
16 of whom declared.
Sir C. Rushout's Cedric, by Ethelbert—Lady Barbara, 5
yrs, 7st ................................................ (G. Sopp) 1
Lord Wilton, nd Wandering Minstrel, 6 yrs, 7st 51b
(Kenyon) 2
Duke of Hamilton's Beadle, 6 yrs, 9st llb (inc 71b ox)
(Edwards) 3
Mr. A. Iloathcoto's Skirmish, 5 yrs. 7st 111 b (Elibberd) 0
Mr. W. Jones's Dr. Syntax, aged, 7st 101 b (car 7st 111 b)
(Morris) 0
Mr. W. Bennett's Buckfoot, 6 yrs, 7st 101 b (Mordan) 0
Mr. Payne's Pintail, 6 yrs, 7st 21b (Cameron) 0
Mr. Carew's Shakspoare, 6 yrs, 6st 101 b (Goodwin) 0
Mr. J. Saxon's Monitress, 4 yrs, Est 91b ( Vinell) 0
_ _ _

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Betting-3 to 1 agst Pintail, sto 1 each agst Dr. Syntax
and Skirmish, 6 to 1 agst Wandering Minstrel, 8 to 1 each
agst Buckfoot, Beadle, and Shakspeare, and 100 to 8 agst
Cedric. At the first attempt a good start was effected. Dr.
Syntax, after going 100 yards, showing slightly in advance
of Wandering Minitrel, Buckfoot, and Shakspeare, these
being clear of Cedrie, Skirmish, Pintail, and Beadle, Moni-
tress bringing up the rear. Shakspeare, at the crest of the
hill, showed in advance, but Wandering Minstrel disap-
peared from the front division as they descended, leaving
Buckfoot, Cedric, and Dr. Syntax in close attendance on the
" poet," and they ran thus to the three-quarters of a mile
post, where Beadle and Wandering Minstrel improved
their position. Cedric soon afterwards took up the run-
ning, and at the bottom turn nothing but Wandering Min-
strel and Beadle were in the race with Sir Charles Rush-
out's horse, who maintained the lead to tho end, and won
very easily by a length. Wandering Minstrel defeated the
duke's horse by a neck only for second place; Shakspeare
was fourth, Pintail fifth, and Skirmish sixth. Dr. Syntax
and Buckfoot, pulling up, trotted in next, and Monitress

last, many lengths in rear of everything.
The Walton Handicap
of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, with 25 added,
for all ages; winners after the weights are out 51b extra;
five furlongs.
Mr. R. Ten Brocck's Paris, by Mildew—Daisy, 6 yrs,
Bst 71b
Capt. Machell's Pocket Herculef, 2 yrs, sst 71b (carried
sst 111 b) ................................................ (Kenyon) 2
Mr. Saxon's Tho Abbott, 6 yrs, ist ........... (H. Clark 3
Mr. Bigg's Oracle, 2 yrs, Est (car. 6st 41b)......... (Evans 0
Betting-13 to Bon Paris, 4to 1 agst The Abbott, and
sto 1 agst Pocket Hercules. The favourite jumped off in
front, followed by Pocket Hercules and The Abbot, Oracle,
whipping round when the flag fell, being left at the post.
When fairly in the straight The Abbott was beaten, and
Pocket Hercules challenged tho favourite, but, stumbling
opposite the stand, Paris won cleverly by a length. Two
lengths separated second and third. There ,a as no bid for
the winner.
The Two Year Old Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added,
for two year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; winners
41b extra; straight run in (about throe furlongs); 31
subs.
Mr. Fulke's Red Comyn,
Bst lOst (T. French) 1
by Vongeance—Misserima,
Mr. Mullin; Maesderwen, 9st (inc. 41h ex.)...(Custance) '2
Mr. Stevens's Sub3tauce, Bst 1111) (inc. 41b ox.) (Payne) 3
Kimmer and Caradog also ran.
Betting - 5 to '2 agst liimmer, 3 to 1 agst Maosderwen, 4
to 1 each agst Rod Conlyn and Substance, and 6 to 1 agst
Caradog. lied Conlyn
jumped off with the lead immedi-
ately alter starting, and, never being headed, won in a
canter by a length. Two lengths separated second and
third. Kimmer was a bad fourth, and Caradog last.
I A Handicap Plate of 50 sovs. The winner to be sold for
£5O ; winners extra. Half a mile.

Mr. E. Groen's Adamantbea. by King of Trumps—Ade-
line, 3 yrs, 6st 411) ................................. (
r. A. lleatheote's 13essio' 5 yrs, 7st ............ (Cameron) 2
tin '- 8"'- - - If. Clark) 1
M
'K, -n) 3
'1)

Mr. Chaplin's St. Clair,
3 Yrs, sst 11W ...... Kenyoi
Mr. Saxon's Peggy, 3 yrs, sst 71b .................. (Vino 11) 4
Bettiug-6 to 4 agat St. Clair, 2 to 1 agst Bessie, and 3
to 1 agst Adamanthea. St. Clair nride play closely at-
tended by Adamanthea till fairly in the straight when tho
latter took up the running, Bessie, . who got badly off,
joining issue two distances from home. At the commence-
ment of the enclosure the favourite gave way, a determined
race ensuing between Bessie and Adamanthea, but the
squire's mare never being able to
get up was defeated by a
neck. St. Clair finished a length from the second, and
Peggy was a bad fourth. The winner was bought in for
105 guineas. Bessie was claimed by Mr. T. Cranston.:
The Union Cup of 50 sous, added to a Sweepstakes
of 3 sous each ; four year olds lOst 51b, five list 101 b,
Mx 12st 41b; aged 12st 71b; half-breds allowed 71b; gen-
tlemen riders, jockbys 51b extra. Two miles on the fiat.
14 subs.
Duke of Hamilton's Kinglake' by Wild Dayrell--Alma,
4 yrs, lOst 101 b (inc. 51b ex.)
Mr. E. Appleford us Killiecratukic, 4 yrs, lOst 10Ib (inc.
51b cx.)

Mr. Ly Wood's Queensland, 4 yrs (h b), lOst 31b
51b ex.) (Alder) 3
Mr. Evans's Bayshill, 4 yrs (h b), lOst 31b (inc. 51b ex.)
(Custance) 0
Mr. Falke's Pale Ale, 6 yrs (h b), list 1 llb (Owner) 0
Mr. G. Lloyd's Harry Hie Over, 4 yrs, lOst 101 b (inc.
................................ . . . ...(Mr. Winn) 0
Capt. Bayley's Ludlow, aged (lib), 12s.t. Mb (inc. 51b ex.)

- (Skinner) 0
Betting-5 to 4on (at first 2to I:agst) Killiecrankie, 4
4o 1 agst Kinglako, 6 to 1 agst Bayshill, and 8 to 1 each
agst Harry Hie Over and Pale Ale.
LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
CITY AND SVIIIIRBAN.
10 to 1 agst Defiance (taken in groat force)
20 to 1 aget Thalia (taken)
35 to 1 aget Conundrum (taken)l,
50 to 1 agst Wild Agnosoff3red—(take 1,000 to 10)
100 to 1 agst Aborgeldio (taken and offered)
100 to 1 agst Sea Mew (taken and offered)
GREAT METROPOLITAN.
30 to 1 aget Jezabel (taken freely)

LATEST SCRA.TCHINGS.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.— Sea Altnr,
PRINCE OF WALES STAKES.— Chilbolton.
Paris and Claymoro for all handicaps at Epsom.

EPSOM SPRING MEETING.

The weather having taken a faveurablo turn, there is
every prospect of a monster meeting on Epsom Downs on
'Tuesday and "Wednesday. Tho snow disappeared entirely
on Friday, and yesterday (Sunday) there wore upwards of
100 horses on the exercise grounds. The course is in capital
order, and, under the influence of a warm sun and a flue
south-easterly breeze, was fast drying up. it will be very
good going for the races. The programme has been revised,
and the added money to the various stakes will amount to
upwards of £1,500. There will be seven events for deci-
sion each day, the City and Suburban taking place on the
first, and the Great Metropolitan ou the second day.

Brick, Chibisa, and Feodor, the property of the Earl of
Stamford, left Warwick. yesterday morning for New-
market, where his lordship's horses will b 3 trained in
future. R. Peck will proceed there on Tuesday with the
remainder, consisting of about twenty animals. MO~ris
will contium to rich for Lord Stamford.

economic Lae Assurance Society,

The annual general court was held at the society's
house, 6, New Bridge• street, Illackfriars, on Satur-
day afternoon, Mr. 11. Barnett, M.P., in the chair,
to receive the auditors' report of receipts and dis-
bursements for the year 1866, and to elect auditors
fur the present year.

The Secretary.reid the following general account
for the year ending 31st Decmnb,r, 1866. Received
--Asz,urance premiums, £214,661 15s. (less connni-

sion, £7,17814 s. 5d.) -5:207,183 Os. 7d. ; interest on
investments,, £96,230 16s. sd. (Its.; income-tax,
£1,683 4s. 7d.-£94,517 11s. 101. ; together,
£301,730125. sd. Paid-Assurance claims, £253,160
ls.; annuity claims, £1,825 10s. ; policies purchased,
£7,270145. Gd. ; reassurance premiums, £324 1.6 s 4d.;
office expenses, £10,281 3s. lid. ; law charges,
£583 ls. 3d. ; medical fees, £279 6s. ; balance• car-
ried to investments, £28,002 19s. sd. ; total,
£301,730 12s. sd. Assurance fund.-Dr.: To
balance, Ist January, 1866, consisting of-funded
property, £452,106 Bs. 2d. ; loans on policies,
£110,776 10s. ; mortgages, £1,570,087 17s. ld. ;
life interests, £68,299 4s. 4d.; reversions, £117,259
14s. sd. ; Norwich Union Rev. I. Co., on account,
£20,00) ; cash on hand and on deposit, £31,502
ss. Bd. ; profit on reversions fallen in, &c., £5,745
16s. ; balance from general account, £28,002 19s.
sd. ; total, £2,403,708 15s. ld. Cr.: By termin-
able annuities, £924; balance, 31st December, 1866,
consisting of-funded property, £482,801 3s. 2d. ;
mortgage's, £1,583,990 3s. lld ; loans on policies,
£125,887 10s. ; reversions, £130,619 13s. 9d. ; life
interests, £67,700 Gs. Bd. ; cash on hand and on
deposit, £11,857175. 7d.; total, £2,403,780 15s. id.
STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR 1866.-Number of
proposals received, 553 ; policies issued, 447 ; pro-
posals declined, 57 ; not completed, 49 ; number of
policies remaining iu force at end of year, 9,308 ;
amounts assured thereon, £7,643,976 ; absolute
bonus, £752,528 ; total liabilities, £8,396,504 ;
sums assured by new policies, £378,570 ; amount of
new premiums, £11,872 ; total premium revenue,
£219,594 ; invested capital, £2,402,857.
0n
£208,390,216
policies assuring
go
171 F CliLvActsmisn
t..hkeccstutumEopf.
including bonus. Out of the 216 policies deter-
mined by death, 187, assuring £143,893, carried

£38,849 bonus.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, re-
marked that the figures it contained would enable
them to form a pretty accurate idea of the business

of the office during the past year, and to compare
the results with those of former years, particularly

of the last. On the whole, the directors were satis-
fied with the business of the year. It was always

observable that the state of commercial prosperity

or otherwise, and the condition of the money mar-
ket, affected life assurance, and the commercial de-
pression which took place early last spring had left
its mark on the business of that, as he believed it
had done on most other offices. They noticed it
in various ways—in the falling off of proposals for
large sums, in the number of policies purchased and
lapsed, and in the numerous applications for
loans on policies. In 1866 the number of pro-
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posals was precisely the same as in 1865, while the
number of policies actually issued was, in 1866,

447, as against 466 in the previous year : and, on
the other hand, those declined were 57 in 186'
against 45 in 1865. The amount assured by those
policies was £378,000 in 1866, against £479,000 in
1865, and the average amount of each £846, against
£1,028, or a decrease of about £lB2 on each policy.
The new premiums were £11,900 against £15,150 ;
but the total premiums received for the year were
£219,600, against £218,500, showing an increase of
about £l,OOO. The claims, on the other hand, were
216 in 1866, against 270 in 1865, and the amount
assured on those claims was £208,300, against
£275,000 in the previous year, which was satisfac-
tory, inasmuch as the total was only £6,000 above
the estimated amount, as calculated by their tables,
while the excess in 1865 was £Bl,OOO. lle stated
last year his confidence that that excess, which was
somewhat alarming, was exceptional, and that upon
an average of years the calculation on which their
business was based was borne out, and, although he
did not like to predict, he thought the reduced excess
in 1866 afforded reasonable grounds for believing
that in a year the usual average would be regained.
On 187 policies which carried bonus last year the
average was about 27 per cent.—the highest was
no less than 118 per cent., the amount paid
upon the one policy of £l,OOO being £2,357,
whereas in the previous year the highest
average was only 114 per cent. The experience
of that office of the average duration of life last
year was 571 years, while in 1865 it had been 58 years
The new polic'es of £5,000 and upwards last year
were 15 against 25 in the previous year, conse-
quent upon the general depression of commerce and
the state of the money market. Upon the whole,
however, the business of 1866 had been satisfactory
—it was steadily advancing, and although there
would befrom year to year circumstances that would
affect it ono way or the other, he was led to think
that they were going on as well as their neighbours,
and in a manner that ought to be satisfactory to
those who held policies in the office. Their total
assets were £2,402,000, against £2,370,000 in 1865.
The balance carried to this fund was less than in
1865; but they had discounted a large amount of
claims, and some of the claims that had arisen
in 1865 had been paid in 1866, thus reducing the
balance. But the payment of claims in that year
would show itself in the accounts of the present,
at the end of which they might consequently expect
a larger balance. The gross income was £320,000.
The directors had for some years past felt it their
duty to take advantage of the changes in the money
market, and when a general rise of interest took
place to make their investments on the best terms
consistent with perfect security and safety, and they
had been so far successful that since the last year's
general meeting they had added £9OO to the in-
come of the society from the increased rate of in-
terest obtained upon investments. (Hear, hear.)
The total liabilities were £7,644,000, and, with
the bonus added, £8,390,000. The total assets
were £2,400,000 in round numbers, or over one-
fourth of the liabilities, which in life assurance
business was regarded as a satisfactory proportion.
A. suggestion had been made at previous meetings
that they should advertise more extensively. That
suggestion had been so far acted upon that they
had sent out half a million prospectuses in periodical
publications at a cost of £6OO, and it had produced
some business, and if it was thought advisable by
the policy-holders the directors would not hesitate
in going farther in that direction, but as they were
all interested in the division of profits, he advised
them to use their individual exertions to bring new

assurances.
Mr. RICKARDS seconded the motion.
Mr. CURTEIS advocated a more extensive system
of advertising in the daily papers, believing it would
bring business to this as it did to other offices.
(Rear, hear.)
Mr. C. COOK doubted the policy of parading the
office before the public, but considered the publica-
tion of the proceedings at the annual meetings in
the daily newspapers would be advantageous, even
if they had to pay for their insertion.
In reply to a question from the last speaker,
The CHAIRMAN said the higher rate of interest be
had alluded to had been obtained on mortgages and
loans to public boards repayable during a number

of years.
The resolution was put and carried unanimously.
£l6O was awarded to the auditors during the
past year.
The auditors were re-elected.
• The CHAIRMAN, in concluding the meeting,
remarked that the question of advertising was very
much a question for the policy-holders themselves,
who would benefit by any new business it brought,
and have to pay for the cost. If the board thought
they could do so advautageouoly, they would adyer-