The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-26 00:00:00

BONUS ON LIFE POLICIES.

The following will slinv the relative amount of the recent sep-
tennial Bonus added to the sum insured, on Policies for 1,0007.,
effected in Great Britain, according to the ages of the lives when
assured :

Age when Amount of Premium Bonus for
Policy received for the
effected. the last Seven Years. same time.

{Being about 70 per
1051. ct.on such amount
of premium.
25 .. 168/. ss. 10d. • • 105/. Being 60 p ct. do.
30 • • 1861. 19s. 2,1. • • 1051. Being 55 p. ct. do.
35 .. 2091. Bs. 4d. .. 105/. Being 59 p. ct. do.
40 .. 237/. 14s. 2d. • • 105/. Being 45 p. ct. do.
This 13,0 NUS, including the previous additions, has been applied
either—

1521. 10s. 10d.

By having the Annual Premium reductd for the next Seven Years,
which in many cases extinguished the same for that period;
Or, by add.ng, the amount to the Sum Insured;
Or, the present value thereof was received immediately in money.
Further particulars may be obtained at the Offices, as above, or by
written application to the Secretary.
Policy Stamps and Medical Fees paid by this Company.
Advances are made on the sole security of Policies effected with'
this Of11:.e to the extent of their value

Two-thirds on'y of the Premium may be paid until death.
Decreasing and Inercasin Rates of Premium.

Persons whose Lives are Assured, and not being of sea-faring
occupation, are allowed during peace to pass by sea from one part
of Europe, direct to any other part thereof, in steamer or other
decked vessels.

WILLIAM B. LEWIS, Secretary.

THE VICTORIA CROSS,

The following is a complete list of the names and ex-
ploits of the officers, soldiers, and sailors nominated to
the Victoria Cross, forty-eight of whom received it
from her Majesty's hand this day :
ROYAL NAVY (INCLUDING THE NAVAL
BRIGADE EMPLOYED ON SHORE) AND
ROYAL MARINES.

CECIL WILLIAM BUCKLEY, Commander:—Lord Lyons
reports that —" Whilst serving as junior lieutenant of the
Mtranda, this officer lauded- Vb. prosenoo of a superior
force, and set fire to the Russian stores at Genitchi,"
and "he also peiformed a similar desperate service at
Taganrog." The first service referred to occurred after
the shelling of the town of Genitchi, on the 29th ofMay,
1855. After mentioning that the stores were io a;ver y
favourable position for supplying the. Russian 4rn y,
and that, therefore, their destruction was of the sitanost
importance, Captain Lyons writes :—"Lieutenant Cecil
W. Buckley, Lieutenant Hugh T. Burgoyne, and Mr.
John Roberts gunner, volunteered to land alone and fire
tho stores, which offer I accepted, kneeing the imminent
risk there would be in landing a party in presence of such
a superior force, and out of gunshot Of the ships. This
very dangerous service they most gallantly performed,
narrowly escaping the Cossacks, who }ll but cut them off
from their boat." (Despatch from Lord Lyons, 2d of June,
1855, No.. 419.) The second volun er service was per-
formed while the town of Taganrog wSs being bombarded
by the boats of the fleet, and is thus recorded by Captain
Lyons :—Lieut. Cecil Buckley, in a fotr-oared gig, accom-
panied by Mr. Henry Cooper, boatsvisinf and manned by
volunteers, repeatedly landed, and firer the different stores
and Government buildings. This dangerous, not to say
desperate service (carried out in a town containing up-
wards of 3,000 troops, constantly endeavouring to prevent
it, and 'only checked by, the fire rf the boats' guns) was
most effectually performed." )Despitch from Admiral
Lord Lyons, 6th June, 1855, No. 429.)
JOHN TALBOT BunGovere, Commander.—LordLyonswrites :—" As senior lieutenant of the Swallow, this
officer landed with Lieutenant Buckley. and Mr. J.
Roberts, gunner, in presence of a superior force, and
set fire to the stores at Genitchi, a service of imminent
risk." (Despatch from Admiral Lord Lyons, 2d June,
1855, No. 419.) N.B.—This service has been previously
described in the preceding notice of Lieutenant Buckley's
services.
JOHN ROBERTS, Gunner.—This warrant officer landed
wtth Lieutenants Buckley and Burgoyne at Genitchi, in
presence of a superior force, and set fire to the stores, a
service of imminent risk. (Despatch from Admiral Lord
Lyons, 2d June, 1855, No. 419.)
HENRY COOPER, Boatswain.—Performed the desperate
service of landing at Taganrog, in presence of a large force,
to set fire to the Government stores- See preceding me-
moir of Commander Buckley. (A.dmiral Lord Lyons' de-
spatch, 6th June, 1855, No. 429. )
JOSEPH TREWAVAS, seaman.—" Particularly mentioned
as having cut the hawsers of the floating bridge in the
Straits of Oenitchi, under a heavy fire of musketry, on
which occasion he was wounded." This service was per-
formed by the crews of the captain's gig, and one of the
paddle•box boats of the Beagle, under a heavy fire of mus
80 yards ; the beach beingkotry at about a distance of -
completely lined with troops and the adjacent houses filled
rc ith riflemen. Joseph Trewavas is especially mentioned
in the despatches as having been the person who cut the
hawser. (Despatch from Admiral Lord Lyons, of 10th
July, 1855, No. 546.)
JOSEPH KULLAWAY, Boatswain.—" Whilst boatswain
of the Wrangler, in the Sea of Azoff, was taken prisoner
after a stout resistance, whilst endeavouring to rescue Mr.
Odevaine, mate." This gallant service was performed on
shore near Marionpol. A detachment, consisting of Mr.
Odevaine, mate; Mr. Kellaway, boats waia; and three
seamen, had been despatched from the Wrangler, to en-
deavour to burn some boats, fishing stations, and hay-
stacks, on the opposite side of a small lake. They had
nearly reached the spot when they were fired upon by a
party of 50 Russian soldiers, who suddenly rushed from
their ambush, and endeavoured to cut off their retreat.
One man fell into the enemy's hands, but Mr. Kellaway
and the two other seamen had contrived to make good their
escape, when Mr. Ovdeaine accidentally fell. Kellaway,
apparently imagining
him to be wcunded, without a mo-
ment's hesitation returned to his rescue, risking his own
life to succour his commanding officer. Unfortunately,
while lifting up Mr. Ovdeaine, they were surrounded by
the enemy, and, notwithstanding a gallant but hopeless
resistance by Mr. Kellaway, they were both made pri-
sonars. Commander Burgoyne, who has furnished these
particulars, (observes, " I was myself an observer of the
zeal, gallantry, and self-devotion that characterised Mr.
Kell away's conduct."—(Despatches from Admiral Lyons,
No. 746 ; end of 22d September,
of Bth September, 1855,
1855, No. 796.)
GEORGE FIOTT DAY, Commander.—With great enter-
priie and gallantry, landed, and successfully carried out a
reconnaisance, within the enemy's lines at Genitchi. This
service was performed by Commander Day, with the
view of ascertaining the practicability of reaching the
enemy's gun-vessels, which lay within the Straits of Ge-
nitchi, close to the town. It wad performed by Commander
Day alone on a dark but fine Bright, with the assistance of
a pocket-compass. After traversing four or five miles of low
swampy ground, occasionally up to his knees in water, he
at length advanced to within about 200 yards of the vessels.
From the perfect silence on board them it was his convic-
tion that they were without crews, and when he returned
it was with the full impression that the expedition was a
feasible one. This opinion, however, he was induced to
change on the following day, in noesequence of the increas-
ing activity which was apparent in the direction of the ves-
sels, and therefore he determined on making a second visit
to the spot. On this occasion the night was a squally one,
and the journey longer and more difficult than before. On
reaching the spot, finding the vessels manned, and their
crews apparently on the alert, he decided that any attempt
to surprise them was out of the question. (Despatch from
Admiral Lord Lyons, October% 1856, No. 844). N.B. It
was while attempting a reconnaissance on the same ground
that Captain l'Allemand, of the French swamevessee mhh.
ette, lost his fife.
JOHN EDMUND COMMERELL, Commander.— When
commanding the Weser, in the Sea of Azoff, crossed the
Isthmus of Arabat, and destroyed large quantities of
forage on the Crimean shore of the Sivash." This enter-
prise was performed by Commander Commeroll at night,
accompanied by William Rickard, quartermaster, and
George Milestone, A.B. Having hauled their small boat
across the Spit of Arabist, they traversed the Sivash to
the Crimean shore of the Putrid Sea. The magazine of
corn, of which they were in' search, lay about two miles
and a half off, and to reach it they had to ford two rivers,
the Kara-su and the Salghir. The forage and corn,
amounting to 500 tons, were stacked on the banks of the
latter river, in the vicinity of a guard-house and close to
from twenty to thirty mounted Cossacks, who 'Were en.