The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-21 00:00:00

WM. E. LEWIX, Secretary.

ESTABLISHED .
MEDICAL, INVALID, 1441
AND GENERAL
LIFE OFFICE, 25, Pall-mall, London.
At tk Empowered by special Act of Parliament.
1856, it
Fifteenth Annual Meeting, held on 27th November,
was shown that on the 30th June last
The number rf POliCieS in force was
The amount insured was
.... 2,752,1971. 7s. 2d.
The annual Income was— •• • • 114,557/. Its. 24.
2 Two Bonuses have been declared (in 1848 and 1353), adding nearly
Pe„,r,,cent• Per annum on the average to sums assured, and by which
~261,,i7 of 1,0001. issued in 1842 ou a healthy life is now increased to
241fice the last Division of Profits in 1853 the accumulated funds
nave
;,: increased by more than 105,0001., offering considerable advan-
-t!sto Present assurers.
o tits divided every five years—next division in 1955.
'wmgri Society, since its establishment, has paid claims on 651 Policies,
ng 254,008/.
__o4Asesurances are effected at home or abroad on healthy lives, at as
44, rate rates as the mist recent data will allow.
v 441411 Assurances at very moderate rates, and great facilities
n to assurers.
Invalid lives assured on scientifically constructed tables.
Polleies issued free of Stamp duty, and every other charge but the
"refttuMs.
_Agenta wanted for vacant places.
may rospectuses Forms of Proposals, and every other information,
t7be obtained of the Secretary, at the Chief Moe, or on applica-
to 'llnY of the Society's Agents in the country.
C. DOUGLAS SINGER, Secretary.

CP:74III)IAN FIRE AND LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY,
No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C. •
DIRECTORS.
FRANCIS HART DYER, Esq., Chairman.
HENRY HULSE BERENS, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
John Dixon, Esq. John Martin, Esq., M.P.
Zir /V. M. T. Farquhar, Bart. Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
tr Walter R. Farquhar, Brt. James Morris, Esq.
Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. Henry Norman, Esq. •
John Harvey, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, ESQ.
4ebn G. Hubbard, Esq. Sir Godfrey J. Thomas, Bart.
John Labouchere, Esq. John Thornton, Esq.
John Loch, Esq. James Tulloch. Esq.
Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq Henry Vigne, Esq.
AUDITORS.
,A. R.Robarts, Esq. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
l'e'rrls Lloyd, jun., Esq. i John Henry Smith, Esq.
• Gessrge Ent& Esq.; EssraArY•
Ulm D • Samuel Hireiro, Esq., Actuary.
EPARTMENT.—Under the provisions of an Act of Par-
theurpt, this Company now offers to future insurers Four-fifths of
with,,4, ,a Participationts, With Quinquennial Division, or a Low Rate of Premium
.„n,7fits.
cr. e next division of Profits will be declared in June, 1860, when
ParticiPating Policies which shall have subsisted at least one year
at Christmas, 1859, will be allowed to share in the Profits.
Al the five divisions of Profits made by this Company, the totat
reversionary Bonuses added to the Policies have exceeded 913,000'.
.
the
last valuation at Christmas, 1854, the Assurances in force
!Mounted to upwards ef 4,240,0001.; the Income from the Life
,"uranch In 1854 was more than 200,0001. ; and the Life Assurance
'wad (independent of the nuarantee Capital) exceeded 1,700,0001.
FOREIGN RISES.—The Extra Premiums required for the East
trd Weft Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the
United States of America, have been materially reduced.
INVALID LlVES.—Persons who are not in such sound health as
Would enable them to insure their Lives at the Tabular PremiuMs
may have their 'Lives insured at Extra Premiums.
LOANS gro:nted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro-
ittltded such T.eolicies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have
Alined tn each case a value not under 501.
end rtGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, receive/
.registered.
~_°tEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge will be
.itide for Policy Stamps.
a _Notice Is hereby given, That Fire Policies which expire at Lady-
i`CF must be renewed within fifteen days at this office, or with Mr
enB, No. 1, St. James's-street, corner of Pall-m. 41; or with the
MPany's agents throughout the kingdom. otherwise they become
Wald.
Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this Company.

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TO THE WORTHY AND INDEPENDENT
v. LIVERY AND ELECTORS OF THE
OF LONDON.
GENTLEMEN,
ti:s Presenting myself for re-election as one of your represe
I entertain a confident hope that a consistent course e,
rile conduct for 20 years in Parliament, and constant at-i
eirion to all the local and commercial interests of this great
110):2 will secure for me your continued approbation and sup-
ii• My votes on all great questions are before you.
friend of humanity must deeply deplore the lament-
latleYoacrYeurrences at Canton. I could not, however, concur in
L.Pote which implied censure upon the Government, encourag-
if the arrogant Chinese to resist treaty obligations, weaken -
:!le the power and influence of this country to protect the
arves and property of our fellow-subjects abroad, and seriously
ellPpling our commercial intercourse with China. Bat in
rlVorting Lord Palmerston on this occasion, and in acknow-
edging the gratitude which the country owes thim for so
Soon terminating, with honour, a disastrous war, in which we
'were involved principally by the vacillating conduct of a
the sec-
tion of
_,party now opposed to him, I do not intend to aban-
don
on my advocacy of those measures of administrative reform
and social and political progress which the welfare of the
People so urgently demands.
I look back with satisfaction to the successful result of the
first Meeting (over which I presided) for the Repeal of the
War Income Tax. By economy and retrenchment the re-
Mainder of this iniquitous impost may be soon extinguished,
but, at all events, it should be placed upon a more equitable
foundation, as between property and income.
I felt myself bound to vote against the continuance of the
Increased rate of duty on tea, because it seemed to me unjust
to the trader, who had reason to rely upon its diminution, ac-
cording to the Act, confirmed by the declaration of official
authorities that the scale of reduction would take effect in
April next. Nothing can be more embarrassing to all com-
mercial transactions than frequent meddling with Customs
duties.
Early in the coming session th L
e care of the
fegislature must
be directed to legal reforms. The treatment o our criminals
NO a revision of our system of secondary punishments must
‘lBO come under consideration. These all-important questions
Shall command my best attention.
I will only add that I have spared no trouble to render my
hotuble services useful to all classes of my fellow-citizens, and
should you be pleased to confer upon me again the distill-
tbished honour of being one of your representatives, you may
l'elY upon a continuance of an independent course of conduct
IS Parliament, the same industry and attention to all your
:es' rights and commercial interests, an anxious desire to
4111,PPort every measure calculated to advance the prosperity
s,_the country, improve the condition of the industrial classes,
esnening
taxation, and to promote the cause of civil and
tue,Yi
glour liberty throughout the world.
I remain, Gentlemen, your faithful, humble servant,
JAMES DUKE.

43, Portland-place, March 16, 1857.

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF
WESTMINSTER.

• -
A OEXTLEMEN,
-Dissolution has been rather more hastily resolved on, in
the Midst of the Session and season, than in my humble opi-
ai" the real interests of the country required. As, however,
P~k no part whatever in its supposed cause, it is not, per-
, for me to offer opinions on the subject.
iv tut
, few brief expressions from one or two of the most
i-s_,nguished supportrs of Government may possibly be at-
onu;ed to, illustrative of the extraordinary diversities of
4.10 u on this most vexed question. The Right Honourable
s. Ward Ellice, addressing his constituents, says that he does
"t approve and sincerely laments" the extreme measures
esorted to in China. " That reprisals should in the first in-
alitance have been taken, aml the ulterior course reserved for the
~feterrination of the Government in England ; that the question
tc'h generrl hostilities should have been reserved for higher au-
,,,t3r- It would seem (he says) full time that this practice of
the country in wars in the East, except under the
'Bain
g necessities of self-defence, should be brought m ore
directly under the control of Parliament."
And who is Mr. Ellice, who gives these formidable reasons
Against his own vote ? Undoubtedly one of the ablest, most
b.,.sefni, and, I would almost add, most illustrious of the Whig
war V—an ex-Whig Minister.
But however I may admire him, you know very well that
uave not the honour of being considered a Whig, and that
am certainly neither an ex nor a future Minister.
Again, Sir William Clay, also on this occasion on the side
of Ministers, says to his immense constituency, which he so
ably represents :—" The question whence has arisen the sup-
Posed necessity for a dissolution, was one of the most diffi-
cult I have ever known submitted to the decision of the
Rouse of Commons—one on which it was impossible to give
"3' vote without anxiety and doubt."
But being myself impressed with a strong feeling on the
Matter, believing that a mistaken opinion had arisen upon it,
What must my doubts and perplexities have been—earnestly
urged, as I eventually was, by three sets of old and valued
friends, of vehemently different views—the one requesting
my approval, the other my disapproval, of these Chinese pro-
ceedings on so questionable an affair ? I had already resolved
on the latter course; thus at least avoiding a violation of my
own convictions, and I shall never regret having done so.
But two things must now inevitably be done—the lives and
Properties of British and foreign merchants mustb
e placed in
security—the prestige and ascendancy of British arms re-
stored or established. It is most satisfactory therefore to
hear that a superior Government authority and some six
thousand troops arc about to be despatched to the scene of
conflict. Had this been announced during the debates, or, bet-
ter still, two months ago, when the first intelligence of this
affair arrived, we might have been spared a premature dis-
solution, and an enormous quantity of oratory.
It is true that on my last return from the field my health
Was much shattered. I was enabled, nevertheless, in that
Ression, while the war still continued, repeatedly to take as
Vigorous and efficient a part as any other man in
.Parliament
(Perhaps more so)—in promoting the great national object of
that period, the reinforcement, by all possible means, of our
"AY before the enemy.
In the early part of the session of 1556 I energetically (some
t
bought too much so) called attention to the shortcomings
11,a(1 mistakes of our War Department--to the great value of
M'Neill-Tulloch" report—to the undeserved treatment
Y Government of those two meritorious public servants—an d
to the mischievous prevalence of military favouritism.
be!iii the latter part of last session I had the good fortune of
ig the successful mover of the appointment of a Royal
Commission for inquiry into the monster military corruption
and abuse—that of the system of sale and purchase of coin-
Inissions. This system is at the root of all our military failures.
t_u(aro a member of that commission. We have collected a great
13' of evidence. lam sanguine that the result will be the
'neotnplishment of the greatest measure of army reform that
can Possibly be effected.
h Gentlemen, I don't pretend to say to what it may be attri-
t ut4ble, but never have I seen the principles of Parliamen-
atYY Reform so completely ignored as by the present House
Commons. The less regret, then, should we feel on the
opPortunity now offered for a declaration of opinion through-
out the country of electors and non-electors.
I. came into Parliament, even before I had the honour of
being known to you, as a warm advocate of Reform. West
Minster, long before that period, was the historical head-
quarters of this great cause. I have been faithful to it, I
Itnvill never deviate from it. 'Whatever party may be disposed
s'.,lpromote it will have my adhesion, and, lam equally con-
'wait, will have your anxious and powerful support.
the respectfully tendering you my services, probably for
last time, for a renewal of your confidence,
I have the honour to be,
Your humble and obedient servant,
DE LACY EVANS.
Bryanstone-square, 11th March, 1557.