The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-27 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S—THURSDAY.
A very thin attendance, and only the following bets
laid :

CHESTER CUP. .
1000 to 10 ag€t St. Giles (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Dulcamara (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Wrestler (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Bashi Bazouk (taken)

THE SIAMESE AMBASSADORS.—WINDsou, Thursday.
—The Siamese Ambassadors and suite arrived at Wind-
sor at 25 miautes past 6 o'clock yesterday evening by
the Great Western Railway. Tee f the yal car-
riages being in waiting, the Rya
hr l
visitors an Rod
attend-
ants were conveyed to the Round Tower of Windsor
Castle, where a suite of magnificent apartments had been
prepared for them. The Ambassadors had the honour
of dining with the Queen, and slept in the tower, and
this morning, after taking leave of her Majesty and the
Prince Consort, left for town by the 11.20 train.
Cheriff Achmet, the Envoy from the Sultan of Mocha,
who arrived at Southampton on Monday, left that town
yesterday by the 11.30 a.m. train for London. He wa
to be met at the Waterloo-bridge station by a gentleman
deputed for that purpose by the Ottoman Ambassador.
Among the presents for her Majesty brougbt by the
Cherifl was a large and beautiful shell surmounted with
gold ornaments. He had a number of documents formed
of some curious material, which was covered with
about
apparentlythe
size AraAra bolfe Pia
mi t ianng.
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hand.T h d one uetn eintto4weeedr a each,
a thec ,
Dock Hotel during his sojourn at Southampton, but he
would not touch wines or spirits there. H. is ode of
salutation was graceful and princely, and in conversa-
tion his features were at play with true Arab mobility.
SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday.—The Spanish screw steam er.
Barcelona, Captain Argento, sailed to-day for Hamburg,
from which place she will rhturn in time to lease this
on the 17th proximo for the Spanish port. She took
out about 50 passengere, among whom are the officers
and crew of the paddlewheel steamer Germania, oa their
return to Bremen, the vessel having been sold to Mr
Marks, of Greenwich, for 4,5501., fur the purpose 01
being broken up.
SUDDEN DEATH IN THE CICY.-012 Wednesday after•
noon a reinarkahm instanoe of sudden death occurred in
the City. Mr. Leggett, printseller, of the firm of Leg-
gett, Hey ward, and Leggett, in Cornhill, suddenly
dropped down in the street, not far from his own door,
from an apoplectic seizure, and almost immediately ex
pired. He was carred by the bystanders into the shop
of Messrs. M'Cabe, but almost before medical attendance
could arrive, life was extinct. The deceased, who resided
at Brixton, and had left home that morning in the best
of health, was upwards of 60 years of age, and was well
known as one of the most respectable tradesmen in the
City of London. He has left a large family to lament
his loss.

MEDICAL INVALID AND GENERAL MPH
ASSURANCE SOCIETY.

The sixteenth annual general meeting of this society
was held yesterday, at the offices, 25, Pall-mall.
Benjamin Phillips, Esq., F.R.S. presided.
The following report from the directors was 'unani-
mously adopted :
.

"During the year now reported on (being the sixteenth
of the society's business) a larger number of proposals has
been received than in any previous similar period; 1,517
proposals for assurancesihave been made for sums amount-
ing to 770,2721., of which number 1,207 have been com-
pleted, and policies issued assuring 570,283/., producing in
addition to the annual income by now premiums of not to
than 23,0151. Cs. 2d.

"This statement will bear favourable comparison with,
the preceding five years, as will appear by the following
figures :

Sums assured. Ann. prams. -
1853... 922 policies for £402,178, yielding £16,934 7 3
1854...1,119 „ „ 534,183 „ 22,758 0 0
1855...1,129 ~ „ 538,084 ~ 22,606 9 6
1856...1,137 556,7b9 ~ 24,051 19 10
1857...1,207 „ „ 570,282 „ 23,015 0 2
"It is proper to state that the chief source of the in-
crease in new policies has been in the Home District ; the
business in India having received a check from the terrible
calamities which have visited that country. Had the
average amount of Indian Assurances been effected during
the two last months of the year, a much larger amount of
new business would have been realised than in any privi•
ous year.
"The result of the year's business, as compared with
that of previous years, will be seen by the following state,
ment, viz. :

1855. 1856. 1857.

Sums proposed for Asssur-
-691,512 ... 720,524 ... 770,272

Sums assured by New Poli-
cies
__ 538,084 ... 556,709 ... 570,282'