The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-14 00:00:00

received and adopted ISy the meeting, and be printed
and circulated among the Proprietors. I
believe the report is so ample that it leaves but little
room for any observations, fur it has always been th-
study of the Directors to expoFe to the Proprietors in
their report the real position of the Society.-- (Hear.)
It may happen that in reading the accounts in the
rapid way in which they are necessarily read at the,e
meetings, some gentlemen may have been unable to
catch some of the items. These accounts, however,
will be found at the office, and they are open during

the whole course of the year to any Proprietor who will
take the trouble to call at the office and examine

hem. This book, containirw the auditors' report, is

always open to the Proprietors. It may, in
fact, be considered as their book. To those who
have been engaged, a; we have been, in
life assurance for seven or eight years, it. is very
satisfactory, as far as this office is concerned, to see
what great progress it has made. Such an impulse
has been given to life assurance since that time that
we have now from forty to fifty rivals

in the same field, but still the progress
of the National Loan Fund has been steady,

and its pace has been extremely satisfactory.
This is the third year of the distribution of profits,
and you will observe by the report that the policies
taken out in 1837 of 1,0001. are now entitled to a
bonus of 2001., although those who have policies are
not represented here yet, as the report will be made
public, it cannot but be very satisfactory, to them.
The Proprietors have every reason, also, to be satis-
fied, because, for three years past, they have
been paid 7i per cent. interest.—(Hear, hear.) It is
pleasing to see the progress which life assurance
is making, not only with us, but generally.
When we commenced it was but in its dawn.
It had not then taken full possession of
the public attention. Since that period you
have activity on the part of offices, and a great desire
on the part of the public, to avail themselves of
its advantages, and I trust that those who,
like ourselves, have commenced this system,
will receive a corresponding share of the public
favour ; because, though they may be our rivals, it
is good to see the public taking advan-
tage of the benefits of Institutions which
secures a provision after death.—(Hear.) I have
been making a calculation as to the state of life
assurance generally, and I find that there are
113 offices in England, and Scotland, and Ireland.
There are now in these offices 240,000 policies, and I
imagine that the public of England and Scotland
would be entitled now, as each death occurs, to
one hundred millions of money.—(Hear, hear.) Such
has been the result in an inconceivably short space of
time, and I think that those offices may expect to go on
accumulating in a very rapid ratio. Those who have
read the old books on life assurance will find that at
their early commencement most of the offices were
obliged to succumb, bit now they have been in
existence for a number of years, and the only one of the
offices that has not paid it liabilities, and this office
was conceived and carried on in fraud, was the West
Middlesex.—(Hear, hear.) It could not indeed be
said to have been based on any principle, ex-
cept the principle of roguery, and though
it may be mentioned as an example, yet
it did not fairly come into the category
of life assurance offices. We have felt a pressure,
from other countries, and it will be satisfactory
to the meeting to know that intelligent persons
who have come here from other countries, and
who have observed the value which life assur-
ance is to any country, have given the preference
to our system over any other.—(Hear, hear.)
I think this something to our credit.—(Hear, hear.)
Some have attaihed themselves to us, and we have
formed, and are about to form, connexions which will
be valuable to us in the course of years—(Hear)--
and those who have not joined us have formed them-
selves into societies on the principle of the National
Loan Fund. I might say more, but, as everything one
says here will go before the public, I think it
is better not to state where our connexions are, be-
cause it would only induce others to rival
us in a field which ought to be left to us for some
time to cultivate.—(Hear.) It is now my duty to
move that the report be adopted, printed, and circu-
lated amongst the Proprietors.
Carried unanimously.
It was then moved and seconded, and carried una-
nimously, that John Elliotson, Esq., M.D., F.R.S.,
Clement Tabor, Esq., and Joseph Thompson, Esq.,
be re-elected Directors.
Professor Wheatstone, F.R.S., and Professor
Graves, F.R.S., were then unanimously re-elected
as Auditors.

Mr. STUDLEY—I think we are in duty bound to
offer our best thanks to the Chairman and the Directors
for their services. For myself, I feel highly gratified
at the state of our affairs. We are going on in a
satisfactory way, and I have pleasure in proposing this
vote of thanks.—(Cheers.)
➢ir. AIURDO YOUNG—I have great pleasure in
seconding the motion. It is gratifying to find that
private prudence is keeping pace with national
enterprise. The National Loan Fund has given the
impulse to insurance societies, and I think we may
anticipate every prosperity for the proprietors and the
public generally.—(Hear, hear.) I most cordially
second the motion.—(Cheers.)
The motion was carried by acclamation.
The CHAIRMAN returned thanks for himself and his
colleagues. They were deeply interested in the pro-
gress of the Society, which was in that pcsi-
tion that it would be satisfactory to the public. He
thought they might anticipate even better results, if
possible, next year.
The meeting then separated.

SECONDARIES.-(THIS DAY
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)
SMITH AND ANOTHER V. HOPKINS.

The jury wore called at eleven o'clock, when no parties
being present, they were discharged till twelve o'clock, when
the above case was called on.
The facts were these :—The plaintiffs, who reside in Milk-
street, City, were compelled to bring an action against the
defendant, and issued execution at his request ; however, they
agreed to withdraw the execution, and take a bill fur the
amount of the debt and costs. The bill was given, but not
duly honoured, and the plaintiffs then had to bring another
action.
The jury immediately gave a verdict for the plaintiffs.
The case did not occupy five minutes, and the jury who had
thus been so unnecessarily detained from their business were
discharged with a fee of 4d. each for their loss of time.

BANKRUPTCY.--(THIS DAY
(Before Mr. Commissioner EVANS.)
EX PARTS --,

At the sitting of the Court a solicitor addressed the Learned
Commissioner, and said that he had to apply to the Court on
the subject of the costs of an application to the Court of
Review, an order having been made that the Commissioner
should decide whether or not costs should be allowed.
The Learned COMMISSIONER—HOW can I possibly decide
whether. costs should be allowed for an application to the
Court of Review? I know nothing of the case; it is per-
fectly absurd to ask me.
Applicant—l will briefly state the facts—
The CosonssioNEß—You will make an ex parte statement,
and then ask me at once to give you costs. I cannot do any
such thing.
Applicant—But, Sir, there is an order of Court, and the
Vice-Chancellor has been spoken to; he considers the Com-
missioner as the proper person to decide the question.
CostiiisstoNEß—Well, I most certainly will not obey the
order. :In fact, I have no knowledge of the matter, nor have
I jurisdiction.
Applicant—The Master will not tax the bill unless you
sanction it.
COMMISSIONER—I can't assist you. If the Court, hearing
the case cannot take upon itself to direct costs, I shall not
take upon myself to do it.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY
OLD COURT.

(Before Mr. Baron ALDEnsoN and Mr. Justice COLTMAN.)
THE LATE MURDER AT GREENWICIL—Martha Brixey,
the young woman who murdered the infant of Mr. Ffinch, of
Greenwich, was placed at the bar.
Mr. Bodkin, who with Mr. Ballantine, is retained for the
prosecution, applied to have her trial appointed for Friday.
Mr. Traill, the Magistrate, one of the principal witnesses in
the case, could not conveniently attend until that day.
Mr. CIARKSON, who is engaged to defend the prisoner, did
not object to the application.
Mr. Baron ALDERSON consequently fixed Friday fur her trial.
THE ST. GILES'S MURDER.—Jostph Connor, charged with
the wilful murder of Mary Brothers, will be tried to-morrow.
THE LATE EXPLOSION AT BLACKWALL.— George Lowe, a
respectably-dressed middle aged man, surrendered to take
his trial for having by wilful and felonious neglect of his
duty, in attending to the generation of steam in a certain
steam engine, which was being worked on the sth of March
last, in the manufactory of Messrs. Sanauda, the engineers,
at Blackwall, caused it to burst, thereby causing the death
of Thomas Wright, and others. He was also indicted on the
coroner's warrant with the manslaughter of Thomas Wright,
Richard Drive, Jonathan Smith, William Neal, and George
Chapman.
To these charges the prisoner pleaded " Not Guilty."
Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Ballantine appeared for the prosecu-
tion; Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Montague Chambers for the
prisoner.
Mr. BODKIN having briefly stated the case against the
prisoner, proceeded to call the following witnesses to sub-
stantiate it :
Mr. Frederick Braithwaite, the engineer, said he saw the
boiler on the day of the explosion. It was manufactured by
Fairbairn, of Millwall, and could Lear_ a prenure of

401bs. to the §iliPice inch without biirsting, but, the ort!ia..l
wurking pressu re oug I i i llot to excced2olbs. to the squ inch
One safety-valve, it yoperly worked, would allow suilicten.t
steam to escape to maintain the boiler at a pro s
P presure.
Cross-examined—Similar boilers were frequeetly used for
high and low pressure. He could not swear that tbe thick e
-.
ness of the boiler wasof an inch. It wowater.
bear
%
pressure of 2001bs. to the square inch with cold
ower
iron.
The
upper tubes of the boiler were of brass, th fThe power of brass was. double that of iron. Some of the
iron tubes had been blown away, while the brass tubes were
only blown away at one end. (A section model of the boile
was here produced.) The misconstruction of the pipe #.r
tached to the valve might cause the explosion.
work
By Mr. BALLANTINE—ShOUId say the boiler wasW-- .
at 1001b3. to the square inch. It might have burst from
but
generation of too great a quantity of steam in the pipe,
he could not say that that was the cause of the explosio.
,T
By Mr. Baron ALDERSON—The valve was imprePerg,
conitructed, the pipe being 12 or 14 square inches in bread 1
while the space made by the" opening of the valve was °ld
three square inches. A person working the engine
g is eh
not observe this defect. If the cylinder was moving slug
stes
it would denote that some impediment prevented the
from passing into it. Sal° de's
John Cockayne—Was employed at Messrs. bto
tithe
works at the time of the explosion. TLe boiler bad
there about a fortnight. Saw it about a quarter of eh
before the accident. Mr. Lowe and eight men were iutett
engine-room. Steam was blowing from the safety v "be
Had a conversation with Mr. Lowe in the mornin at.
(Lowe) said he did not know why the engine would ny,', bu
as there was plenty of steam ; that that there were 41.,„,
501bs. of steam and four or five men turning the wheel. 7:,,
was then going very easy. The engine had not geill?f, his
enough all the morning for them to work by. Ilear'',"
.1- ex"
workshop the steam blowing off up to the time of tee_
vane
bid
1 plosion, which would nut have been the case if the
been closed. wise*
John Guyder recollected the boiler coming on the Pre gr.
but could not say whether it was examined or
n°,itil;
Lowe was busy about the place. Worked the Pre-00
night in attaching some pipes to the boiler. There Weletio .
water in the pipes, but did not notice any ehLtre,, car
The night water
was frosty, and the water might have "'"..-40
bo
or
vetted into ice. The pipe containing the '„
50 feet long. Mr. Lowe had the same opportunities
-n., of
had of seeing the pipes. Did not see Mr. Lowe on
the
i:,.5 ,
the boiler. Did not observe the safety valve' Fs pre?'
piece of scaffold-pole against the boiler se ,h-ea q•
by Mr. Lowe's direction. The steam Ifse,,,a.- se
The prop made the valve entirely use' fat t'w
put a nail in the wood by direction of Mr. Lo ;t, wheth
purpose of fixing the string attached to the valve tl,l , ti
of course the valve would be open. Did not te 14'd doe
named Taylor, on leaving the inquest-room, that he. 7, gain,
for thd. Scotch b—, nor that he would do for 1,10400,1"
when he got into Newgate. Had never solielo
„Ides
to mention what he (witness) had said. .„,_" Si Ise'-'
h
Joseph ,Turner—Was employed at Mess aln'3
works. "lle'should say that 36 or 40 lbs. to the t 54 to feet
would be as touch as it could safely bear. Well 'filwood4lo—
a few minutes before the explosion. The piece 0 „lie ,
then against.the boiler. The handle of the eafetl ibis LI
placed on the nail. It could not go lower downer was
two or three minutes before the explosion. SP— gr. 1.- -,,f
slightly blowing off the safety.valve. Had set Dientla,
once pull the piston rod up and down. There W7)feen,L'
water and little fire. The boiler was tested on Ivo stir,but there was no gauge of the pressure kept- , hort.--__ait
hack of the boiler when it exploded. Wee 0;1;4 0f"5047.
Lowe was severely injured. Knew there was
for the gauge attached to it. r the grey tit
Thomas Whitcombe had the management 01 ..-- sad. ...4
the engine. The fires were lit between ae/en.b 7;
o'clock in the morning. The stick, he should 'A etsi_.
placed against the boiler to keep the valve cloe;07.
keep up the pressure of the steam. Could not sefecoilecin
the 1 ;
the condition of the valve. To the best of his r
OW
Mr. Lowe was at the side of the boiler when 0
blown some distance. there lie
..., . -
Cross-examined by Mr. CLanKsoff—Shotild 5e:,,,,,,w
_.
not a shovel-full of coals in each of the furnaces. pi; tbe;
just about to stop, as the engine would not go. bevelleo
was something wrong, and had not fed the g
oo's s°_,,
was evident that the engine would not work ,t to il IO:.
defect. On the Monday the boiler was expos't wits o'7
There
of 501bs. or 601bs. to the square inch. ,_, ifil
slight leakage in the boiler.
James Cole, foreman to Messrs. charlw.,
called. He said Mr. Lowe always bore the .daut e-- 01
cautious engineer, and on the morning of the acel duty ag
as cautions and as competent to discharge his
„agate'
other occasions. the frstriedr
Mr. Edward Bell, civil engineer, eaW ;05i00%-ht e'
of the boiler on the Monday following the tirbt it totS" efe
ing from the appearance of the boiler, be thoug 05..te,,,
worked with safety at a pressure of from 25 to
_:iod 0 rni
square inch. The accident might have WY:" oses;
valve had been opened to its utmost dimension. ise, vie7o.
Sarauda'a vlo....ll;rog_ala
think that an explosion like that which took 113. opereolito
have ensued if the valve had been in Prleeelbs• t oy;
Should think the pressure at the time was Aertske 0, tit.e
square inch ; how much more he could not ITruerred tbeco, oar
the boiler was a low pressure one. Ile toe Wes -
valve could not have been acting,
.as the Prw" rocs
derably above 100 lbs. • a diffe 0
~ uire tS resS
Cross-examined by Mr. Cwatitso`s---;“--gigh-P oor
between high and low-pressure boilers.
with then 00
boilers are generally made circular. The ift the OM hai
Oa isei 140040
nutely detailed his reasons for inferring
closed. Did not understand how the Wiitt have I°4l .
stated that the steam was blowing eff e°ll' ilee,
that opinion. ]see st the time
Peter Prior, who was on the preli __ but
called, but his evidence was not importeln,•her witeewroasi
Mr. BODKIN said there were several at bad beill lid'
he did not think after the evidence that 0
a t° 4r
that it would be necessary to call thelon• )fr. ciarks° •
Mr. Baron ALDERSON then called e eel ' ill
fend the prisoner. 'rentStsll
: a the ci e. 01)101_,.?
- Mr. CLARKSON said, considepne ~,,e of tu- dor
which Mr. Lowe was placed at the "
ay for 110.1° 4
did his Lordship think that it was noses to the Pi...lkea.
BtaorothnetDtaonaosayN
whether explained
theythe C$5 ooar. .. .
left itwould g 0
casei hoer not.
jury,
after conferring for a few moms— '.
ant* Toped ?
.11.
prisoner Not Guilty. 1 ler 1117,
Mr. Baron ALDERSON said he did not coast
4010
Lowe was to blame, and that the occurrence vi 7,12 eneriesS
of accident, and did not affect Ms character as —,,,e5e..",*
None could regret the lamentable consequences ''",
he did. is,
The jury concurred in this opinion. e. -
The prisoner was then arraigned on the Coro3l • -t
ion, and was also acquitted.
Mr. Lowe then left the dock.

,
RAILW AY C 0 NI WTI'
(THIS DAY.)

Group V. ~ ,vlos gr0f91,..
NOTTINGHAM AND LINCOLN x*l`—f els Nod
The Committee on this group, consisting ° bon rollr
Don (Chairman), Mr. J. A. S. Davis, sir DelLt tips
Sir John Rae Reid, and Mr. Hope Johnston, 51'. ~ cor
ing to consider the clauses in the above line. _,is that
Mr.
tam
srhoao
fd susehdolui
nl dg
;be b crossed sasfet
On the 16th clause being propose, which 11°' .to
asigss
level, , two Oro
after it t. °We?. of tb_.
Mr. GREGORY objected to the crossing 01 few rt,
00, ,
Mr. Macaulay for the promoters, withdrevi.ir„sesin_Use,g;
Mr. HILL then proceeded to object to Thet2'l,-Icon.—sst.
Flood and Queen's roads upon a level.
de
rOviviarads,
to the town of Nottingham would be
_iinca„o.lo. 1 ,-..4
mode of avoiding the evil could be intru.g"' ihow
c 10156
me
Thent Bill next session. 'dell that the
The Committee, however, decided
stand part of the Bill.

,01

---------
(Group F.) e'cloel‘Zair,,,p,
This Committee re-assembled at tivelve • tbe '4'ol'
•,,,,,,,in 1.,,tt .
room No. 11 ; the Right Hon. F. Slie•Sin"dtki
LONDON, IVORCESTEft, AND ''AA ' 'rs' is
i 'oclul '
SHIRE ItAILI;4- i)joarro- 1 ena
Gloucester line, was called and 016-
The Committee proceeded with the - ' oristol litr,
TAl‘l,..Bir.OTl,laarsdtiongt,
this case. on 03! ea Or the
helagtereatrtaffiinccomnsa.enna,gb_er:erexme.s:nced iri,lshri‘
/:)erre
coiefte,.
Ater
e, oc
transhipment of goods on the Gloaces' area
room'vim to
sae,
the narrow gauge and the want of w $1•,,..tevl bY fd of lister
The witness produced a letter lir; the 130a* 010:14
Laing, of the Railway Department ot # at the of Doi or
In his cross-examination, he stated t(si' oepabie 0 for (AD'
station there was formerly a small she '...intotletl° 00
six trucks, but at present there WAS acce.- the coin
of,
teen or fifteen, and he had pointed out to 39 t°
1.10 0 •
means of remedying the deficiencY• „gr..-,...-rt,
The witness was briefly examined u„.7.,ideyl"-- ' , )
tain parts of his evidence adth•lce(l°Elj;. .r., kl( ./
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MARKET NE VirS.--. il,
,kissl, Id,
CORN EXCHANGE.-- /7_,-'-',,,,s rst"A ti rt ;IE4.
-----40"--"<vv,W r lie' 10,
The supply of English Wheat on s'eye.ry o°s:retr°
yet the demand for that article was ht echdicultiorbOttreP
and Monday's quotations were with Foreg° J3stl''rts4l
We have scarcely any sales to reports in .001. oat
or in bond, yet the rates ruled about tett . The,
Malt were very dull, though not the nice as deft'' oir,
was dull, but Beans and l'eas were quit* ,
I 11"
ARRIVALS. 000' 7
Raley. ~290 I 7
1,160 qrs.
9,110.
.01
3,620 5,250 09rilefi
Malt, 2,130 gr 5....„ 00
W111TEG0112"34.,1 31e°6000' 451
There was only a moderate supPlY or quotleoNsito,
the demand was rather inactive lit °5 lOcii v!per
bd to 3s 6d ; Mutton,
from 2s '
York, 31 a
to 5s Sd ; Veal, 3s 6(I to 4s 8"1(1 , i 00,00
...--.-t Willeslo
-
FATAL COLLISION ON THD --- 55 - font P"
before two o'clock yesterday afterno°t?i'ree to toot eronjog
steamer, No. 5, was conveying front . ~ oe . ~, 0,0,4
passengers from London to Grenwi7Jorust!'ci o CO;
serious accident by a billyboy frorn 00Tosiner sudeclt' es
3s 4d to 4
her bowsprit across the bow of the lint on t!!eiliaris,.ecoei;
all the passengers within her sweep a of ANI4O, Potts
fortunately a gentleman of the inini, spitah' tioajrelto
manufacturer, residing in Wiek-streeL anionge erot yell
partied by his son and daughter,
bone sad on a 00 004:
sufferers. Mr. W. had his collar-1)017300, age, Os Writ'
and the other arm much injured; ho_,,,ed fonep..vAlh
was killed on the spot ; his daughtere atitenge
torule,•
co_lo
.;
injured about the head, and had 013, cleric A ert.r. 010,
Kent, of Seckford-street, Clerkeniw:t"r_ receivet"; greoeo.r
of Carey -street, Lincoln's Inn, aol.l e r'efusecloosteltionc,,
tusions ; and two gentlemen, Wu.? were forti. tile moo.
names, were knocked overboard,,,Ti_ eeptain to 64'01.:
by the crew of the Waterman. irsufferers the tnlon i°l-6.
immediately proceeded with the tit _toot ~lIJI ,
nought, Seaman's hospital-ship, and_. :;very.,!da gefi,'llie 0,
sufferers on board that vessel, w,h_esvod plecu:'-t tbs,nyboie,
instantly paid them by the hackie asterat 'IV byres
on board. The steamer was ° i
, he acc-deete le 60°13,4
the collision, in order to avow. t oferttn, up ti I Vl',
the it the -egse 1'
ported her helm, which led to . "(0 . _,# ~ . co
the vessel being under full sail an 30,1, ~t 3 oliao_ocidot
at the time. It is stated that h a_,.,t.,"„., Do.
_c.„e.
_.,„tt"
her straight course instead of port_ahnenliAiti.."..ing
have happened. The accident wa;3,;00,000 00.0'Po-co Ore
FIRE AT BARKING, NEAltbcolo out lipg ill 90°1°0
On Saturday evening last a fire _4.130034 e0r!5,,, t:%,
premises belonng to Mr. I.3rownLy:lo,o Wilfuodchni_b. go
Wiwi of Mr. Joseph Elliott. It 1.41';n,
,o '.l'epient'•.
fury for some time, consuming ? few 03? K,Ofbee•
__ace'',
stacks, part of a •clover stack, ann,7,044 /try_ the I`tor ot_
loss is covered by insurance in the Pi;
.....sinCetbe otinti' oborj
SPA-FIELDS BURIAL-GROVS ~..1.0,0159 „rage ;10 en
these 16 the 0 re ' re'
excitement on the subject of ,day, vie ...., p 4
interments has decreased every
eStoely chewy, orr.ion v.(
not exceeding three, whilst Pre %%ads, ;le ad tiff
°
often approached to 40. Th boO-rt fur ' the en trisillr,
viously open on Sunday aftern
, „d excePt.hon,, c 0
place
JO
visitors, are kept carefully cins- Z.ed to the play
burials. Much interest is attacL! ~_
the Court of Queen's Bench, wltlcia u
the present aittiugs after Orin. 7,01 -,••011'
..

English
Irish .. ••• • • •
Foreign • • • • • •

Wheat.
3,160 gm