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MEETIX9 LLorErs.

The ailjeit'imCd Meeting of die finderwettem of Lloyd's Coffee-
houee wax held yemerthiy in the subscribers' room, foe the purpose
ot. taking unto ceneideration the report, of the Special Committee
aepoieted to watch and oppose the. progress of the Marine Insure
once Bill through both Houses of Par[Lament. The meeting was
Inumerously anti very Tema:table attended. mnng the subscribers
present were, Thomas Wilson, Esq 31. P „William Manning, EA.
M.P. Ale-einder Robertson, Esq. M.P. Mr. A Itlernian Thompson,
I ei.P. and John Whitmore, jun. Esti. At twelve o'clock, the
Cheientan, BENJAMIN SHAW, Esq. opened the prtKeeilings of the
day, by d.ree.ing the minutes of the previous meeieg to be read.
o.g the recommendation of the Committee, a gratuity of 1001. was
voted to T. W. Smith, one of the waiters of the house .
The f:frei a meet then enterer' upon the main bileilem for which
I the subscribers had been railed together--the neuideration of the
'report of the Special Committee. It was impossible that the Can.
tte could attempt to cm :vat from themselves or the aiihsailsers,
that the matter on which they had reported was trot such as had
answered their wishes. though it h..d answered every reasonable
lexpectation that could, under the eirounistanees, Wee been enter-
tained. When they recollected the apprehensions felt by almost
(every individual, and bore in mind the appalling nature of the
lenetest in which they MO been engaged, they could not, perbal...,
h tee anticipated a result different front what had taken place. If,
however, they had to regret, that the system of insurance which
had so long existed and been upheld, by the sanction it had re•
coved front Parlianient, was at last to be infringed upon, they had
the satisfaction of knowing, that they had not deserted their intr.
rests, or suffered them to be invaded without offering every kind of
resistance that their mesas would afford. The Committee had
made the greatest exertions in opposing the passage of the bills
through Perlientent, relative wit marine insurances. He would nut
travel beyond the limits of the report, and he believed it Mould
only he necessary for them to adopt some resolutions which the
Committee had agreed to reen•inneud. Among these, he had no
doubt, the house would feel it their duty to express their acknow-
ledgments to the Members of both Hodges of Parliament who had
opposed th- Marine Insurance Bill. or pigmented or supported pe-
titions against it. There was also another object to which the
Committee had directed their attention, namely, she propriety of
passing a bye-taw agiOnxt insuring in partnership. This measure
would leave individuals in the same state in which they were at
present, while it would give greater security to thcpublie. A prin.
cipal reason for the proposed bye-law was, abkn. that it would lessen
the numher of legal diffieultim, in ease, unfdrtunately, disputes
arose respecting the insurances- The Committee; therefore, were
strongly of opinion, that the practice of insuring in partnership, or
in firm, of mercantile concerns, instead of individual names, ought
to be discontinued, teg injurione to the interests of all parties, and to
the character of the house. Under all circumstances. he was antis.
lied that the subscribers to Lloyd's had no need to diepeir, if they
only continued to afford the same facilities to commerce which it
was acknowledged on all hart ."11 they had ever given. With deer.,
and the maintenance of their hitherto high charaeter, he had no
doubt they would ultimately triumph over all obstacles to theirgele.
cots. They might have to contend with new and powerful Weds,
but while they acted on the same principles by which they had
atolls been guided. and with the same degree of British spirit
with which they had proceeded. he was not apprehensive that the
new Companies would be ititenued with results more advantageous
than those which had (Cowen the exertions of the two existing
Companies, the Royal and the London Assurance, which had
never materially interfered with the business of I.loyd's. He was
not afraid, therefore, that they would weather the storm, and sgsih
anchor in that Kiven where they had su long enjoyed peace and
prosperity.
Me MITI:III:IA then moved a resolution, declaratory of the
approbation given by the Meeting to the Reeett of the Special
Committee.

Mr. lltuan seconded the motion, which was carried unani-
mously.
Mr. SHEIMEI. moved another resolution, approving the re-
comMendation of the Committee to pass a by-law fur the dis-
couragement of insurances by partnership.
Mr. W. Bunn Recorded the motion.

The CHAIIIN A tooilthntoppottunity of explaining, that If
the meeting agreed to the motion, the resolution would not be
binding upon them. In order to render it obligatory, it must be
brought forward specially in the shape of a by-law, and sanctioned
by the house by ballot. All that this resolution went to do was,
to approve the teconimendation of the Committee, that the fah-
jeer should be further considered.

I he motion welt carried.
'flit (*ft Alit /I AN then stead, the it !Warne his duty. as Presi-
dent of the Special Committee, to bring under the consideration of
'the meeting certain Resolutions to Which he had before alluded.
These Resolutions expressed the gratitude of the house fot the ser-
f vices they had received from those 3lcobers of the Legislature who
had opposed the 3larine Insurance BilL He would not detain them
by attemp!ing to enhance the value of their thanks by any nub,.
gmrn of lids. hey all felt bow deeply they were indebted to these
noble distinguished individuals. He then moved a vote of
thanks to the Esrl of Lauderdale and Lord Gifford, for their oppo-
sition in the House of Lords to the Marisa Insurance Bill.
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The motion was carried unanimously.
similar rote was then passed, after a few words from the Chair,
to Mr. Alderman Thompson, for the resistance he had given to
the Marine Insurance Bill, both in Parliament and as a Member of
the Select Committee.
Mr. Alderman THOMPSON said, that he had felt it his duty to
use all his power to promote the interests of the subscribers to
Lloyd's, from a conviction that the commerce of the country could
best be insured by them. and he pledged himself in future to iiegiecs
no means of rendering his services for their benefit.
A vote of thanks was then pissed to Mr. Thomas Wilson, for
his exertions in Parliament in defence of the underwriters of
Lloyd's.
Mr. WI asox acknowledged the great honour they had conferred
upon him. He assured them he hal never undertaken a duty with
more satisfaction than that of opposing the Marine Insurance Bill,
and though they had failed in preventing that measure from pan-
lag, he was not in the least apprehensive, that any considerable
injury would be done to Lloyd's For his part, he would recom-
mend every merchant on the Exchange to insure with them. He
had himself largely profited by the advantage of transacting his,
business With them, and as the same feeling must be general among
the mercantile body, he repeated, that he had no fear whatever
that Lloyd's house would suffer from the competition to which they
were to !re exposed. . . _

The OJAI tiMAN then proposed a similar vote of thanks to Mr.
Manning for the part he had taken in the House of Commons
against the Marine Insurance Rill. It was honourable, he observed,
to the candour of that liendcman, that having changed his opinion
respecting their body, he had not hesitated to avow the alteration
and state the reasons on which it was founded.

The motion was passed unanimously.
Mr. Al •w let No returned thanks. With reap-et to the change
in his opinion, to which the Chairman had alluded, he begged to
make one observation. In 1814, when he was Chairman of a Com-
mittee of merchants, associated to institute another corporation,
there was considerable difficulty in effecting insurances, which did
not exist at the present time. The object of that association, be-
, sides, was only to establish another Company, and not to throw
I open the trade. He sew no reason now for interfering with Lloyd's,
and he should continue steadily to support their interests.
A vote of thanks was then passed to Sir Charles Fortes, Bart.,
ISir Francis Ommaney. Mr. Alderman Wood. Mr. Robertson, Mr.
Plummer, and Mr. Pascoe Grenfell, for their conduct in Parlia-
ment, with reference to the Marine Insurance Bill.
Mr. ROBERTSON returned thanks.

The CHAT R AN nest proposed • vote of thanks to Mr. Fresh-
field, the solicitor, not mutt fur his professional services, but for
the great zeal and ability with which he had assisted the Committee
with his suggestions. The Chairman pronittmeed a very warm
eulogiunt on the talents of Mr. Freshtield, which were so highly
valued by the Committee, that they recommended a. an enduring
mark of their approbation and gratitude, that • free admission
to Lloyd's rooms should be given to him and his sun, tits T.W.
Freshheld.

Tice n otion was carried unanimously.
Mr. T. WILSON then, atter complimenting the Committee for
their laborious exertior.s in support of the interests of the house,
moved a vote of thanks to them for their service', which was ear.
tied unanimously.
Mr. CARR vT HERS returned thanks for the Committee, who, he
said, had only discharged an honourable duty which had devol►ed
upon them.
THE CIRAIIIM.tw bore testimony to the aenl which, indivi-
dually and collectively, had animated the Cemimittee, and expressed
his satisfaction at the reward they had experienced.
Mr. Ken ursorr moved, that the powers granted to the ('nm.
mittee be prolonged to the end of the next Sessitm of Parliament,
in order to guard againat other attempts that might be made on the
safety of the house.
Thy motion was carried unanimously.

Me. DEWEZ said be could not suffer the meeting to separate
without moving their thanks to the Worthy Chairman. to whom
they were all to lunch indebted. bo•h for the ability he had Actin
that day in the chair, and fur the services he had rentitred on the
Committee.

Ilr. J. IVHITMOKE, jun. secontl2tl the motion, which was car-
ried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN Did, all the merit ascribed to him belonged
in fact to his Honourable Friends. lie had acted from consorn-
' nous !naives, in defence of the mercantile interests of the country,
as well as their own private good.
The resolutions were then ordered to be advertised in the usual
papers, and the meeting was adjourned.

A duel was fought on the 25th May, on the hank of the
Mississippi, opposite the village of Helena. by Judges
S.lden and Scutt, of Arkansas territory. The first fire
provesl fatal to Judge Selden, his antoganist's ball passing
through his heart and coming rut at his right Ade. The
lady of the deceased was aware of the combat, and had fol-
lowed her husband to within a mile of the fatal spot, where
she scan received the heart-rending tidings qf her be-
reavement.

Colonel Gauchais, who was ree;ntly acquitted by the
Court of Assizes at Toulouse, of the charge of bearing
anns against France in the Spanish campaign, is to be con-
c.:led to Poictiers, in order to be tried as one of the accorn-
pliet s of the late General Berton.

We understand that no less than five miles of .pipes are
already laid down for lighting the parish of St. Mary-la-
bonne with gas. When the whole will be completed, sixty
miles of pipes will have been laid down.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.

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BERKSHIRE ASSIZES, Tursoar, JULY 21.

Before Justice PARE.
The Mai Prins csAcs haring been diapoaedof Mr. Justice
PA II FOCteadd to 114315 t Mr. Jus:ire latet.r.b.tat is trying die
pri.conaa.

Jtths Siviratems wal arraigned for merlins: Sara!) I hallia, his
farmer wifeSsrah Unice. S tone being still ;dire 4 arid hi. tint
sire, .st:rafi Genre Simmr frt. was aim arraigned itt the same tium,
for marrying William Wain. her former hu.bstal; the said John
Simmons,. being still alive. Both haring pleaded Nat Guilty.
The prisoner John Simmons was tint tried. Ii is appearance was
extremely respectable, and he was stated to be 4l yeas of age.
SiiropEnn stated the ease.
illinm lingers Pearpe called.--I am vestry cleric of Nee.
bury. I produce the copy of the marriage register of St. Ciente, t
Danes. in London I eramined the copy with the original. rat'
Wit1,C41144 to the marriage ate W. Rhodes and J. Harrison. I emill
not find them.

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(The copy of the register on rt-sd. It was a arrive on the
31,4 of August, 1100, between John Sinntions and Sarah (rAce
Styles.)

Sarah Broughton examined.-4 know the swimmer. I knew hire
in Mb I ant the sister of the first Cite. She resided in my home:.
in MK a, Cannot say whether she went to be married; but
August, lUM., she I.tft nay house for that purpme. The prissnee
John Simmons used to visit thee". When she irtettemt to 1• mar.
vial the inosner was not with her. but they came back together se
it an and wife the mine day, but they rent sr, ay to an apartment
that 11,i slid he had taken. They lived together as man tad wire.
Ely is a boot.maker. Never knew Rhodos or Berries'''.
Cross-examined be Ctrawoon.—Unea herb be • mime,
industrious, and virtue;, womt% I never knees that she lived with.
other men bcLre she married Mtrisoner. hhe went to !erasion,
and found, out 31r. Brain, and, liking him better, she lived with
him. Brain turned her off, sad she carne back again to the pri-
sm,'.
M'. Pearce recalled.--1 was present at the Magishile's.
Mr. Woodliam, the 31agistratee clerk at Nerebury, proved that
the confession *as not taken in writing. •
Cross-examined by Mr. CU•111000.—T knew it is my atity tv
take examinations in writing. I did not take this. •I am Shortie,
for the pruwattion.

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Mr. Pcarcessxaminstlon was restinmd.—When the pilellrEirtrt,
etamined, his wife* Sarah Orare Sisnmons, wr, present. She pro-
dueed two paper+, and the prisoner said—" She is my s ife I and.—
he added. • I diarried also Sally Chitlins, and I don't attempt to
deny it."
(An examined copy of the marriage mew: of fiewhu4) was
produced. It stated the mairiaie et the prisoner Pod Sarah Challis
in Dill)
Mr. Pearce ci-s.examined.—l hate knoirn the ptlsonet ttvelve
years. He bore mi good character.
John Pike examlned.--I lire at Newhnry. I knob'- 'he ptliMeet
and Strait Challis. I was at their earring, at Nelbiary chinch.
I did not know he waa.married before.
Mr. (..tr aw bon, for the prisoner, I;ontended, that the fifst
tinge tons not sufficiently proved fin though the rygistee provzil
time nmareiagi.: of some parties yet it Old not a those and the con-
fession was not suffiCient, for nothing, wax. more common dug for
men to acknowledge pyrsons as their wires who were not so.
Mr. Justice PARK Vas of opinion that there!raa evi.lence to gd
to the Jury, because the acknowledgmei. was w ien he wits charged
with the reirriage as an offence, and it was not a mere idle sine-
molt.

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The prisoner d-clined :layingany thing In his Jirenee.
Mr. Jll%liCe PA 111 IC summed up the evidence.
V en! i
Sarah Grace S;mmons, the first wife of the twiner pt Amer. wna
then put to the bar, churl with marryinft Brun, her for-
mer husband being alive.
The case being proved against her, she wt. also found tstilty,
and the Learned Judge sentenced them both 0 be Imprisoned for
one wear.

[ We believe that this is the 6ro time that a woman was ewer tr
for marrying two husbands the same day tbtit hey Ithslisme tid
tried for marrying two wives.'

Before Mr. Jxstir, LiTT LEDALE.

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John eh2pman and Wm. T.),lin were indicted for breaking into
the house of Mrs. Mary Bullock, at Newbury, and stealirit
therefrom a window-curtain and valane'e. •
Mr. SHEPHERD stated the cone. •
Mary Willis, the house-maid of Mrs. Bullock, yroved that the
house had been broken open and the footman of 31ra. Bullock
proved, that the night before he had *esti the ft:inner walking be-
fore Alfa Bullock's house.
Jemima Parit, • genteelly dressed yeing wotuan. was brought
up in custody as • King's evidence ; she 'toted as follows :—I Ere
at the Sean public-house. at Newbury ; j boueit tbe curtain of
Chapman for, 45., the other prisoner beidt in his company, and a
few dart after the too prisoners came toget!itf, Ind bated the for a
shilling Mote, which I gave them : and &tout a week after that I
went to the two prisoners. and told them, Wet eunsequence of eh,
robbery of another bottle, the house in Which I lived arm to be
searched I on which the prisoner Taplin said, " Have you take*
career the curtain yogi had of us ?" and I tented, "It is Ojos*
op atairs—that is of no consequence, is it ?" and Tayillet staid,
" You need not alarm yourself, there is no harm in it." And
some little time af,er I gale Chapman the curtain and valance to
pack up : I told him In direct it tom; husband, No. 5, &Seen*
court, Barbican. I afterwards got them fOit that place, sued lett
them at _

Examined by the JVIDGE for the pr'aonci.—l am net positive
that the curtain I got back from Steer's-court k the same sold to me
by the prisoners. I did not examine it particularly, and woaki
have given more money for it if it had been asked., • I never seat
Chapman money since he was in prison, either in a piece of soap or
otherwise. I never parted with any money under an idea that is
would reach him, and never sent money :n a cloth. 'Here the
prisoner produced a very dirty towel, which Mrs. Pavia looked at
very scornfully, and said, "My towels wall diaper."' I never
bought any eitreains of Taplin. I was in prison with another
prisoner, and was there twelve weeks. I was committed to pre
son on suspicion . f buying the things ; they were in prison grit. I
am admitted King's evidence. I fortnerly lived in London with
Mrs. Ref. I sip a married woman : my husband weeks at Easing..
ton, in Hertfordshire; I lived with him till I left London ; we lived
in London without business, and we parted with Jur things. The
next time I saw the curtain after I saw it in Steersmourt, was is
the possession of Holyland and Butt, at Newbury. I don't know
hat is the occupation of either of the prisoners.
Elizabeth Reif stated, that the last witness left the property with
II her. and it was fetched by Mr. Butt, of Newbwry.
Wm. Butt stated. I am s tailor, at Newbuty. I received the
goods from Mrs. Relf, and gave them to Francis Uelyland, a MI.
stable of Reeding.
Francis Holyland produced the curtain and valance, which were
identified by the different witnesses.
The bracket to which the curtain had been fixed was produced.
and it appeared, that in taking away the curtain, some of the tat-,
on it was torn—n part remaining on the bracket, and the rest being
taken sway with the curtain.
The prisoners both declined saying scything in their defence, and
called no witnesses.

M►..lYsure LITTLEDALE summed up the evidence. Vetdizs
—both Gasify.

Wenattanst, JVI.Y 31.
BefZirc Mr. Justice LITT LEDALE.I
John aayiey was indicted for forging an acceptance of •Jo"t
Alexander and John Purkis to a bill of exchange fot 111. Other
counts charged him with uttering it knowing it to be forged.
Mr. CA II RING. TO Stated the case to the Jury.
James Shelly, the prosecutor. stated—l sin a livery stable.
keeper at Reviling. Prisoner called on me in March last, and pro-
ducing me a letter, said the executors of his late wife's father stared
there was 171. due to him, giving the names of the executors to be.
John Alexander, of Ilrumshaw. llama; and John Pink* of
l)ownton, %Vats ; and that he might draw a hill on them for that
sum, and they would accept it. I saw the prisoner again on ti e
Monday, who bnitight me nothing then ; but on the lat of A Ord I
saw him again ; he brought me a bill or exchange, which bill was
then produced at that dune. 1 entered into a treaty to sell the prt.
toncr a horse for 15/. ; we agreed, end he gave me time bill in pay-
ment. anti I gave him the change. This wan at my Reuse, Ream--
ing, Webs. Tie prisoner told me be was going tt take a butcher'.
•hop at Wurkingham. I went to Workingham to make inquiries
1 did find him there, and caused hint to be apprehended. -
t.ron.examined by Mr. l'unwoon—l did not sell the prisoner
a blind hone and took a bad note in iniyment ; I don't know that
!he acceptors: r the ex( cuton of the prisoner's wife's father.
John Alexander examined by Mr. CAR RINGTON--cated, lam
a linen.draper at Briunahaw, Hants; I and Mr. Purkis a►e join;
executors of the will of the prisoner's wife's father. (The witness
looked at the till►—the noble John Purkis is not of his hand.strit..
ing. IVe, as executors, never sent the prisoner any letter.
Cross-examined by 31r. Cr a woon—The effects of prisoner'.
I late wife's father amounted to about 11101.; we gave him 3111. at
one time ; I took a rt;:ase from hint in gaol about four years ago
I prisoner claimed a great deal more money than was due to him.
Jolsn Purkis, of Irownton, Wilts, fanner, ►toad—t am execu-
tor with the last witness of the will of primmer 's wife'• father:
proved the name, John Alexander Dot to be of the hand-writing of
Mr. Alexander.

Cross-examined by 3/r. Comm:—We ;rot a tense from t •.-
ismer in prison ; hi. own solicitor prepared the release; what the
linlanee was, we paid ; but, as I cannot recollect the sum, I won't
Mr what it was. _ .

John IVotilfe—l live at Brook, in Hampshire. and am a dealer.
I am well acquainted with the handwriting of Mr. Alexander ant
Mr. Purkis, and am certain that neither of the signatures art of
their handwriting.
This was the case for the prosecutien.
The prisoner, in his defence, stated, thnt the executors owed h tr
' a great deal of money on amount of his wife.
Mr..ll.l%tiCe I•ITTI.FT•t.E summed up the evidence. Verti‘,l
Gni/to ; but the July recommended him to mere). beesmie tbr•
thought the executorship accounts hsd not been property dated. la,
this rerommenilarion the prosecutor (Shelly I joined.
His Los DAM► wished to know whether they foamd him guilty
of the forgery, or the tot ring.
The Jury said they found him guilty of the tittering only, and
were dissaualied with the conduct of the executor Purkis.

TnM SIIEITnw LANGAN.—VICS.^ heroes last
night agreed, at Jack Randall's, at the llole-in-thelWali.
Chancery-lane. to fight any day in Oetober for sotia a side_
Five sous. each were deposited, and :.`„if. to be ma.:( goad
tc-morrow night.

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