14 MAY 1853, Page 12

THE SUPERANNUATION FUND.

London, 12th Ma, 1853.

SIR—Your correspondent "Justus" is, I believe, quite right in stating that the ancient clerks had prior to 1829 contributed 600,0001. towards their own superannuation ; which sum "the Government of the day appropriated for the benefit of the country," giving as an equivalent a superannuation free of further contribution : and this, as an arrangement between Govern- ment and the ancient clerks, was perfectly just and reasonable. But the real "aggravation" in the present case seems to be, that we poor modern clerks are made to pay the superannuation allowances of our an- cient brethren ; a practical injustice which could not have grown up had our contributions since 1829 been funded.