The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-08 00:00:00

94 ANAL I-CORN-LAW LEAGUE.
IINZCI
-at L of the LEAGUE, in compliwice with a re-
tiZe:k, •i" have consented to forego their usual Meeting
(6.Tve tiveleer to. afford an opportunity for holding the proposed
,11;vaaitig oupttr.,r, intended to be held in CoTent-garden Theatre,
20.,!!',.eilnesday, the 12th inst.
"' ey,.the'iti:N9r of the LEAGUE is, therefore, ro3tponed to
"qn inst,

s,AV, 1)1'1" SF X . COUNTY PAUPER
tgAxev, LUNATIC ASYLUM.
1,41,4-74,1,t '','-',, as oecurred in the office of HOUSE-SURGEON on
~4r'Z,:elinr,„,"'bE of the above INSTITUTION, situate. at Hau-
Nar,4o,"l,!ti desirous of offering, themselves as Candidates for
I,k;'e Ahte Inuit be Slumbers of the Royal College of Surgeons,
46, rage "thecaries C-ompa'ny ;married, *and between 30 and 50
Ofd 1,,,.• The . ,
, Alio 1,11,, 'alarY will be 1501. per annum, with an allowance
11, jyt,te; coals and candles at the Asylum.
4414.isiti are reflllested t ' 'Di their testimonials addressed to
Itrltin.l3.Jtistices of theolla.%'we'll Lunatic Asylum," on or before
VIM t—on
t, tinder cover tom'e, at the Sessions House, Clerken-
, ftstorV!cll the Irisitingstlecs, at that place, on Monday,
Jpn - A,'Y ncXt, at Twelve o'Clock precisely. .
`6,Ia44'ARLES WRIGHT, Clerk ta the Visiting Justices.

"titBV-A,ND HEALTHY LIVES
Ifitbie, ASSURED.
0 , IC
'IL,II\TV.ALID, and GENERAL LIFE
's EON
, 25, PALL-MALL, LOND.
Chkies TRUSTEES.
gir Hopkinson, Esq., Regent-street.
aayrerias Phillips, Temple.
Waddilove, D.C.L, Doctors' Commons.
tie Penh DIRECTORS.
e
.111. ledaYl Esq 249, C. Richardson, Esq., 19, Bru.
4.'
1„
4:se-streeta. ton-street, Berkeley-square.
kan strsetli. Ese, 127, Thomas Stevenson,Esq., F. S. A.,
aisse
37, Upper Grosvenor-street.
iSk s
11:idge).t F.R.S , 80, Robert Bentley Todd, M.D.,
Il,Phi,irace, Hyde:park. F.R.S., 26, Parliament.street.
Esq•, F • R••' Alfred Waddilove, D.C.L.,
lk,Q l e-street. Docters' Commons.
Pe„
14,1,4415 i
,11td, tub,
yoArktifero„Les.
Stirling- Taylor, Esq ,
Grob
.IlaaTern:rtit'sesePiark. H I 14, Upper Gloucester-place,
oirk7'dge.t "' Esq, 27, I Dorset-square.
&rayde- Martial L. Welch, Esq.. Wynd-
-8 °No c ham. place Eryanston.square,
'es, stake citiaista—John Shapter, Esq., Lincoln's Inn.
tallos, --Messrs. C.llopkinson and Co., Regent-street.
s4e,4s:lllessrs, Richardson and Smith, 2S, Golden-square.
OP MEDICAL STATISTICS—WiIIiaM Farr, Esq.,
General Register Office.
Iterlaany—F. G. P. Neison, Esq.
titich it tail: Provided with very accurately constructed tables,
kess& tab, assure unsound lives on equitable terms. .
kttstiliees'es enable the Society to grant increased annuities on
hers of the amount varying with the particular disease.
▪ o
''Yliyo.e"sarriptive farniiies assured at equitable rates.
- ere assured on lower terms than at most other
NH,
4 „dra asie
:try ienese4 sassurance Society commenced business in. 1705,
elle, Nits( es of life contingencies, understood at that time to
n..N extent only,have repeatedly undergone important
"40,4114:41Proseinents but till the establishment of this So-
s,.°2 attempt had ever been made to assure the lives of
eiseeseifer from disease.
statistics has only within a recent period been
141414,14.1)1es aoPuPitiked to the duration and mortality of disease, and
4,4 y: and Probability of these results could not have been
f.''Se`teiety iawould evidently have been unsafe. and hazardous
liNt„ lo'liicted have undertaken the risk of assuring the lives. of
". with a particular malady. he statistical m-
-41'144314 yer
ss, eat We
, nowny collected, and in posses The statistical in.
flOw collected, and in possession of this office,
%ee tto exteet as fully to warrant the extension of life
'4414 oe cases, and, in fact, to place the application of life
eekitali4lieeZaseti lives on a more' secure basis than even that
41ed
14th
0. eith etts While kept clearly in view that this Society, in
teeNt taht thaer offices, will assure the lives of healthy persons,
)ItertileaWOnlY one established to assure the lives of persona
1114ilis'Itted. disease; and to this latter feature particular Wien.
Witt Qest
pfice,a_ce", because it opens a larger field for business than
SaSelilsee:to have unitedly ; and in the
,he cause that branch of assurance must, from its
11 ‘,Ns t feet:" hazardous, and its principles rest on a more
ISL4toZi of important facts, and we shall enter into an
tsall ; -god ; arid first, as to the prevalence of disease.
a's,ieo ilk most important to an assurance office is that be.
asitbisq/toste,all of age, and in the following remarks we refer
t:ii;he IC's Period of life.
thaaelpterao. iaten,d, that the deaths in the metropolis for the two
Mtisi t°42 were, from all causes, 30,518 ; and from
st,deathe°,•e, 10,688 ; showing that more than one-third of
te' striem 4° that period of life takes place from tl-. e preva-
tfSrqs toes,dteease ; and if the same inquiry were instituted
tdp•iew'hgaa:t-Ter diseases, such as asthma, dropsy, diseases, f
4,440:Me y_,,;,"`°-, it would be found that more than one-half
kittiej„j into Nation would, on medical examination, be refused.
to an assurance office. If the inquiry be carried to
Vet,' 1.4,,`" in England, like facts are elicited—in Mr-
spsrPool and Manchester, the deaths from all causes,
1,4 th,toi, ehotit 5,023, while those from consumption are
2ieTit eat ektnisicierably more than one-third of the whole. The
440 Of ;Le, found to hold good in the large towns in Scot-
sii to 23 Inch the deaths in a given period, from all causes,
th, 4aport", those from consumption alone to 6,359, and
tottit,es „e ant diseases, 9,754; in the latter case forming more
ItAltlix4,l trot, of the deaths from all causes. On reference to
4; the de r. 120 city of Glasgow for 1836-1840 it will be
Ith -41 • "4, in that period, from all causes, were 14,107,
%•tii lit'Ms 4 oese
Per netit -• , and a list of five diseases, 6,423, being
'. of the deaths from all causes.
st,."Metr"ete alluded to are such as exist in general in a
litN Let settle,qUently for many years prior to death, but which,
tlaitgekes_sffeateesal exarnination, would effectually exclude the
tethisttLimars v." froan the benefits of life assurance ; and. since
kialu, "at a majority of the population is included in this
0 Soto Ise o'd importance of the new feature of this society
51,e04 •14,stlY appreciated.
Civets:l Nit P.0:14 to be explained is the fact that there is
Is4taski !ii assuring diseased lives. This is a feature of
442;1,4e canal importance to the interests of this society, and
eit' rise--.eftillY considered.
ta,tta ore ta „pclarred in all assurance transactions consists in
1460:°.°11ali'tleh an office is liable of experiencing a different
istktlat,lll sae (.oa/' from that expected by the tabjes on which its
otir and nd.cd. This difference is termed the fluctuation
4t th Will be found to be much less among diseased
`irri atlas f e general population, and among selected lives.
ssts Ily roe,
ik4 beitr
th consumption in the metropolis per annum are
,14t1,*t %Nies. to e annual number which takes place in Glasgow,
spettlet,:ges„.admit of a comparison, and by reducing the
task, tenir eat, .t is found that while the fluctuation per annum
'4,„settiest es, a* high as 45 per cent., in the former it is only
trel,Pee, l'ese,,,:" other words, the fluctuation of mortality in
13°'.113' one-fifth of the other ; and in Manchester,
Ne• Nt s-'bers :s4ningham even with the disadvantage of
'4 ant,' reieer',.ute fluctuation does not exceed 3 per cent.,
teplitts th. 'able uniformity in the law which determines the
tlNgSittsl4ol„4 Itihdtsics,s..a. and that it is more positive and absolute
Ntiloss" ',fiat which regulates the general population.
titic toxitoo,, nere been selected not because it was consi.
-arfisob.le_inn its results,
.I;uft
tsim 1 on account of the
it'tkitit; sit.
()fellation
the
ahme more
esatteisstaheasorjepopynroof of the question
applied to a great
ItistNe:ltileesur di'eases, and like results obtained. Among nine
etittetia etreao„
„ e us including asthma, dropsy, rheumatism,
14,,tttsa°Was Z, of the heart, of the nervous system, &c., the
sais,, the gas on]' 7,
• ether •Per ceid., and in five diseases in a different
,seei'at "'mil Was about 7 per cent., while among eleven
th:lotl.4teedll and even with small numbers, !sera, the fluctuation
Is_AN le 6.2
Per cent. ; and taking the principal towns Ita
t the Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Leeds,
,tlct' rt, 64 hf_ fluctuation over eleven of the more important
'4 it it tr,:atk.,,yr Cont.
'ir:t44-e lotion Uniformity in these results cannot fail to pro.
11;114 of Inde °f the Positive character of thq law of mortality
itihq tiet7l! there seems to be rg within the whole
itkitst`titit,:ii4eo of probabilities well defined as the mor-
sS,4l!„‘ll bte,,vss. The rneartality of the general population
mt:is,,Otreen •: referred. to by writers as an example of the eer-
y( Itletlsbeetes vents, but the preceding remarks must show With
get I, 4, certainty the mortality of diseased lives can be
tl.444kti:Nat,,
O tight to
I tl4,dives, (118,as. state, that, in applying the test of
ses hut VI it has not been confined to one place or
'rls Sad "'le% °es been extended to the principal towns in
st iecito tlaue. _ n e
iftskt, oh Thin
_x we.il as to many rural districts in. E. ng-f
hs"_ e Perience of one or two large societies o
that thhti 4-`4llty
ar°:.! afforded an opportunity of judging of the
terow ° its sanatory condition en the duration of
'taisisteltiatse
teable fact has thus been developed, viz.,
.° ek4kes that, life generally is much greater in the coun-
:itty,,rielertafe (use '1 large cities • but that of these persons
t'tet, is
..,Of this ese the value cities;
life Is nearly the same. As
Al_la 3,,;_h.e.exeeetation at the age of 30 in the country
t: Itql7 coN.
1)", in cities (viz., Glasgow) 27.6 yeare-salifre-
e,:it.:l(,;.
sueaa.rllty; but take th case of persons of that
It °lra% 'lrani e'nswatitiv
ion, and their expectation of life in the
101its'et°0411n, i'mal.t_os,,) 14., , and Norfolk, will be found to be 14'5,
111114.11 appeu difeerelas:nd in the metropolis, Manchester, Bir-
tt:teee: In there that t0.,!,_ 0f.17 per cent. (or 1.57 per cent.) It
Ob. (co„ forite "lie he difference between tottntry and
•th •ps -r ea _
earl easpt,oa)
t. is about 33 per cent., that in the latter
twee thee Unif ne difference •
.al ease. oem is almost nothing, and the
Zhieh havelbi Same tiling holds good with some
14.qt,OPetted °t gene eenintestieated in this manner. This
to '1 at by a rail tind e tle nee and a careful e.stood, is only what might have
!As.,,ed esita.osile au,. "aisideration of the conclusion formerly
11,1th:4tbey xs`.:l
vet cation of the law of mortality in disease
~,:1,41:n
seybaivs.irra narrow limit, and consequently little In.
4.. qllehl'Peat th cueastances
aped -- Teensat the
th than fluctuation in the mortality of diseased
erefore theati.on_g,select lives and the population gene.
°
tsenly ot (assuring diseased Dee must also be
yet
ti_statedB etineltleibh t
et_ "le as, Mat 0 the affairs of an assurance :Lee, is
le; II)(c"_;eet lives.7sBng the number -a; titles in a society,
tott,s tlffloiegefaihs per Buell h, number
'rile table of mortality would
titiil‘?ther fu-iids i."nt,ta• it would be necessary td have
br ex /or ~_ nand _ inteediate esa 1458 giore th. °tyke command to tneet 145 deaths;
an 109 uring
only diseased lives need not
et, gea° e.efttoileesed deaths per annum ; that is to say, the
the'lety and" Tills "e 5 is to that of average lives as 9to 45,
Iro Orin est
,* fa is
r time_ ablisees bhighly important to the interests of
oth2tthe": on whit, o.Yond doubt the safety and correctness
e 4
Pa4bl;ll4:htad::lndftatuil,tseirsceiffee:ruelenndceed'is made to tin prospectuses
et the-n's °I the Society, which may be ob.
's offices.

"Tst.
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F. G. P. NEISON, Actuary,

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p HILIIARMONIC SOCIETY.
BY COMMAND.

The SIXTH CONCERT will take place on MONDAY EVENING
NEXT, when will be performed Beethoven's Symphony hi C minor;
W. S. Bennett's Overture, " The Naiades the Overture and a
Selection from Dr. Mendelssolm Bartholily's " Midsummer Night's
Dream ;" Maurer's Concertante for Four ; and Schubert's
Overture to " Fierabras."

Vocalists—Madeline Castellon, Miss Ratnforth, Miss A. Williams,
and Signor Slav'.
Leader—Mr. T. Cooke ; Conductor--Dr. Mendelssolan Bartholdy.
Single Tickets, One Guinea each, to lie had of Messrs. Cramer and
Co., 201, Regent-street. _

The doors of the Conccrt-rocm will be opened at Half-past Seven,
and the performance begin at Half-past Eight o'clock.

LAST WEEK OF MR. HORN'S LECTURES
On the MUSIC of EIGHT different NATIONS at the

110Y1111 POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION,
Without Extra Charge to the Public.
The EIGHTH and LAST SUBJECT, consisting of the MUSIC of
CHINA and HINDOSTAN, commences on the 3d instant, and
will be continued during the week, on Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday Evenings, at Eight o'clock ; and on Tuesday, Thursday,
and Saturday, at Three o'clock, with VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL
ILLUSTRATIONS. All the other LECTURES and EXHIBITIONS
as usual. LONGBOTTOM'S PHYSIOSCOPE and OPAQUE MI-
CROSCOPE. NEW DISSOLVING VIEWS, ARMSTRONG'S
HYDRO-ELECT': IC MACHINE, &c.
Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
OPENING TO OXFORD.
This Line will be opened for Public Traffic on WEDNESDAY, the 12th
inst. The Exeter Trains Up, at 815 and 10 15 in the Morning, will
start 15 minutes later.
The Train from Swindon, at 7 30 in the Morning, will be discontinued
from that place, but will shut from Oxford at 7 50, and arrive at Pad-
dington, as now, at half-past 10 o'clock, A.M.
The Train Down, at 7 30 in the Evening, will go to Oxford instead
of to Swindon.
Other changes of Time will be made in consequence of the opening
:0 Oxford.
Train Bills can be had at all the Stations on Monday, the 10th inst.
By order of the Directors,
C. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary.

June 7, 1844.

GEORGE AND ANGEL COM.MERCIAL INN, STAMFOUD

L. LASEGUE has the honour:to thank the
Co Commercial Gentlemen who have so liberally patronised
his House, and begs to solicit a continuance of their favour, assuring
them that nothing shall be wanting to promote their comfort, &c.
Wines and Spirits direct from the Docks. Home-brewed Ales.
Loose Boxes.

GUANO.—A PUBLIC SALE of a Cargo of
about 450 'Tons, hi Lots to suit Piu-chasas, of this valuable
MANURE, just arrived front lehaboe, will take place at the Corn
Market, London, on MONDAY, the 10th June, 1844, at Two o'clock
precisely.

The analysis of this Guano by the most eminent Professors of
Agricultural Chemistry, prove it to possess Fertilizing properties in
the highest degree, from its strength of Ammonia and great pro-
portion of the Phosphates.
JOHN BOYD and CO., London-bridge, Borough, Importers.
DIT_IIMELOW and BONNER, brokers, 48, Fenchureh-street.
N.B. Owing to the recent rains the present is the most favourable
time for using it, especially for Turnips, and the second crop on
Grass lands, as it is very speedy in its effect.

THE LONDON GENUINE TEA COM-
PANY beg to inform ramilics Visiting the Provinces, that
they may procure GENUINE TEAS direct from the Company, of
their Agents, in nearly every town and village in the kingdom,
packed in Lead, and warranted Genuine by the Company.
Spurious and English made Tea being now commonly sold by
the shopireep:,rs in the country, the greatest caution is necessary.
Observe the Company's scat on each package.
Applications for Agencies for the sale of the above Genuine Teas,
by which a considerable income may be derived, to be made to the
Company at their Warehouses, 2, Lawrence Pountney.hill, London.

AFA.IPLOYMENT.—Persons having a little time
to spare are apprised that Agents continue to be appointed in
London, and country towns, by the East India Tea Company, for the
sale of their celebrated teas.

Offices, No. 9, Great St. Helen's-churchyard, Bishopsgate-street.
They are packed in showy leaden canisters, from one ounce to a
pound, witn the price and weight marked on each packet, and but
little trouble is occasioned by the sale. The license is only I Is. per
annum, and many during the last nineteen years have realised con-
siderable incomes by the agency without one shilling let or loss.
Application to be made (if by letter post paid) as above.

QARCHER'S ROYAL PATENT FLANNEL.
• S. A. begs respectfully to acquaint the Public that
his ROYAL PATENT FLANNEL is sold by all the principal
Hosiers and Drapers in Town and Country, and wholesale only in
London, at Messrs. J. and R. Morley's, Wood-street ; Messrs. Ward,
Sturt, and Co., Wood-street ; and Messrs. J. and B. W. Nevill and
Co., Maiden-lane.

CZELLING OFF, CARPETS, CHINTZES.,
1,7 SILK and WORSTED DAMASKS, TAROURETS, and CA-
BINET FURNITURE.

LUCK, KENT, and CU.MMING, of No. 4, Regent .street, opposite
Messrs. Howell and James's, beg respectfully to inform their Friends
and the Public, that in consequence of one of the Partners retiring,
they intend relinquishing their West-End Establishment, and are
Selling Off at less than Prime Cost. A splendid Aubusson Carpet,
18 by 15, at Half Price.
The Lease of the Premises to be Disposed Of.