The Sun. — 1844-04-27 (London, England)

NATRYNAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. The many novel and varied advantages bestowed by this Institution, both in its life assurance and deferred annuity departments, particularly the power to borrow two-thirds of premiums without expense or forfeiture—the great reduction of rates on short policies— the option of selecting benefits and converting policies so as beet to suit the interest or necessity of the policy-holder during life, as well as to afford the full benefit to his family at death, and annual division of profits, have already been so well appreciated by the public, that the Society's great success and growing prosperity enabled the Directors, at their General Meeting in May last, to add to each policy on the profit scale a bonus averaging lily-five per cent. on the amount already invested ; anal this bonus, according to an equitable scale, may either be paid in cash, or applied in reduction of future premiums  _3. On the Bth of. September, 1842, General Pollock gained a complete victory over the troops of Akbar Khan and the Ghilzie chiefs at Jugdulluck.  4. On the 13th of September, 1842, General Pollock again defeated Akbar at the head of 16,000 men in the pass of Te• zeen, and was thereby enabled to march unmolested through the Khoord Caubul pass, and to occupy Caubul on the 16th of September. 5. On the 14th and 15th of September, General Nott again chastised his former antagonists Shunshoodeen and Sultan Jan, who had, at the head of a large army, intercepted his march on Benee Badam and Mvdam. 6. On the 29th of September General M'Caskill totally defeated the numerous levies under the command of Ilassen Khan, the murderer of poor Burnes, and other Kohistan chiefs, and took and destroyed the strong town of Istalif. 7. On the 15th of March, 1843, Major Outram, with a handful of men, saved the British residency at Hyderabad against 8,000 Beloochees, accompanied with six pieces of cannon. . .  Bonus Added. std.\ 132 14 6 296 9 7  Cash Prem. Bonus. (Reduced.  A ca. 58 19 9 819 4 123 0 6 16 9 7  8. On the 20th of Marc] Sir Charles Napier, 'with only 2,800 men of all arms, and 12 pieces of artillery, on a most disadvantageous position, totally defeated at Meanee the Ameers of Sinde, with 22,000 Beloochees, supported by 15 cannon, and with woods, apparently not to be turned, on  :heir flank.  .... 9. On the 24th of March, reinforced by Stack's brigade, Sir Charles Napier, with 5,000 troops, again routed, after three hours' desperate resistance, nearly 20,000 Beloochees, under the Ameer of Meerpoor, four miles from Hyderabad. 10. On the 29th of December, 1843, General Sir Hugh Gough, commanding the "army of exercise," signally defeated, at Maharaj, 17,000 Mahratta insurgent troops, most advantageously posted, with the loss of 3,ooomen, 56 cannon, and the whole of their camp appointments. • 11. And on the same day General Grey, at the head of the Bundlekund army, attacked and routed at Punniar, other 12,000 Mahratta rebels, and also captured their equipments. Here, then, within a period of sixteen months, has our Anglo-Indian army, under Lord Ellenborough's administration, gained no fewer than ten pitched battles over the most warlike, best prepared, and determined soldiers of Asia. if military glory and renown can immortalise his governmentof India, it will descend to history recorded in the brightest pages of our Eastern annals. Nor are even these victories all : the superintendence of our war against China was also immediately consigned to Lerd Ellenborough ; and the efficiency and success of our armament in the Chinese seas were not a little owing to his adequate preparations for its victories. Let who will be Lord Ellenborough's successor, he will find future glory difficult of acquirement after these achievements. And it is because of these victories Lord Ellenborough is defamed, maligned, and aspersed. So, alas, were Clive, Hastings, And Wellesley, in their days. An Auckland, who brought shame and disgrace on our arms, is the model of perfection : an Ellenborough, who has vindicated the ancient and exalted the modern fame of our arms, is decried as an imbecile. Such is faction ! Let it not be thought that these victories have distracted Lord Ellenborough's attention from the duties of peace. Under his administration slavery has been practically abolished throughout British India ; the execution of those great public works which Lord Auckland was compelled to suspend has been recommenced ; a thorough investigation into the financial state of India has been undertaken ; and a notification has been issued that the last remaining restriction on commerce will be forthwith abolished.