The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-10-12 00:00:00

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opinion has sir

" On full eons
on the part of tl
',any, we are of
tonal]) retponsit
by the Company
proportion to th
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of the Dirac on
ad' further intt
them to b^ ncec,
`• Dated 28th

It will he se
other case sub
rectors—but
further liahili
with the Shari
and over agair
unless, indect
of your own-
termination 01
respectable in
nected with
raver, are the
2gai::S: the pri
intrusted to
for, end not ag
individuals w
these respect,
iu those Con
that which
plc—Because
ere': with the:
to do. In
favour of the
call upon the
appear from I

" Notice is 1
Assurance tiff
partncrs tor a
a :d rclievive
ssii.e to be paid
And this
Directors art
LoursHe mei
lids call for t
are making v
Elnd pounds
sufficient for
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have the obi
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them : but
troubled wat,
and smooth
firm most p,
surance Con

The Span
afternoon, a
Affairs.

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from the foll
determined
purporting
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those persor
the Gentleui

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THE REVENUE.

lath of October, INA, showing the
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Veen ended 11
6191.
DM. I 16191. Inernsc.l Derrell
• I
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I re 4' 4 €
i C4LOW.. 14,3116.152 13,436,127 1.100,1161
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Sullv •
t• r. 4 ykee .. 1.501,400 i 1..499,000 .. 2,1
•......... ....... 4,974.163 , 4.71,;1.81+1 . 272,1
f'le.
3112.7411 .teni,gra vi 271.221N...., euu, ......
..
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63,;ett; 46.:07,676 1,401,196 4,6:07,1
9
Deduct Increase — 1,401,
1
l Decrenec on the Veer
1
i Inclose end Chine ea the Caseolitinted Fun
• {lean. ended Oct.
r A
r. ^ ...-
1 INCOME. 1825. PIO
• 4 4
i 07.Istlmt .
I Lose b, lb° +VI rwrin,;
. amp. .. . ..... .. ...... ........ ...
rut Wine • • • 379.(441 :140,1
I ,
Tss•s •
.
r .1.•ce,4..t.us
--
1 11,634,966 12,294,
;1 C I ::1•••••ght to this Account from the Wars
; Ile ...... to replace Ilse like sum Iki•teduut ••f
the v. s. :. •• produee of the Cemsollellftetl Food.
.. 1...1.1..1, 1.. r robtic Be
...... In the Quarter
! e::.1.:1 Zth July, 1626 ........... ..... .. .... . 232,040 12,
1 ,--.

1)e, Tease.

L 79.107
Loci.:74
2,001
272,615

4,617.314

1,401.111$

:424401,

I ' COA I FAN Y.

WI. ended 10tH ()et.
I reAt.
e
CnAtotne 7 • " 5.2.44'5 4.47.9.641. „
Earl=e
....... I I ,:,44.:11;3
....... 371.044,1 1160,000
47440:1 ara,tida 12.191
ibeelt3tworaa ....... 74.177 66,05 ..
---.--
111,11411112 12.2911,6!1 94,066
leduct Inereue.... ......
Decrease on the Quarter..

The last observations that were offered on the subject of
this Company noticed an adjournment that had taken
place of a Meeting of the Shareholders, in consequence of
the opinion of Counsel not having been obtained. The
opinion has since been given, and the result is as follows:
MINT PATRICK INSURANCE COMPANY.
OPINION (1"F COUNSEL
.40n full consideration of all the circumstances laid before us
sr, the part of the Directors of the St. Patrick Assurance Cam-
per. we are of opinion that the Directors cannot be made per-
smail) ryponsible to the other Proprietors for the losses sustiined
I. the Conipanv - but that they are only liable to such losses in
proportion u their respective shares in the Company in commcci
slit the other Proprietors—and we are of opinion that it is the duty
et the D:rectont to call upon the Proprietors for the paytnent of
each further instalment on their respective shares as shall appear to
clone to be necessary. " F. 111..toouraw.
" Dated 2810 Sept. 1826. " Room Bo hues."
It will he seen that this opinion (whether there was any
Air case submitted does not appear) exonerates the Di-
rectors—but upon their own showing, Hal ! —from any
Molter liability than that which they errii,y in common
with the Shareholdcra in vilal. It has ntrn sa'il, over
and over again, that Couture opinion goes for nothilv—
uoless, indeed, you submit your adversaries' case instead
of sitar own—it at least may he said not to be a final de-
termination of the question. The Directors, no doubt, are
respectable individuals, and it is to be hoped all parties con-
nected with this, and other institutions of a similar eba-
ravel., are the same. The war, if any there be, is waged
:,;ai:;st the principle of Marine Insurance ever being add),
intrusted to Compatties, as a principle ; that is contended
for, and not against, the many, very many highly respectable
indiritloais who heiong to them. It may be asked why
them respectable individuals have incorporated themselves
these Companies, if they ore not calculated to perform
Cat which they profess? The answer is plain and sim-
io—Because they would not he shut out from insuring,
with these Companies, if they should see proper so
to do. In consequence of the opinion of Counsel in
favour of the conduct of the Directors, they have made a
call upon the Shareholders of id. 10s. per share, as will
appear from the following announcement :
" Notice is hereby Given, that the Directors of the St. Patrick's
Awl:vanes OHice of Ireland have agreed that a call on the Co.
psrocrs for a further deposit of 21. 10.. per share, on their several
-.1 re. pm ire shares to the said Company, be forthwith made, the
Hi; e to be paid on or ',dine the 6th of November next."
_

Ard this call will realize fifty thousand pounds. The
Directors are, as acknorelcelgol in sincerity, highly ho-
ecurable men ; they have at once, as was their duty, made
call for the purpose of paying the known claims that
are making upon the Company, and the sum of fifty thou-
tied pounds, with the balance in hand, may possibly be
•iitheient for the purpose. lf, lowever, the call is not
the deficit must be supplied by those who may
hare the ability to contribute, whatever may be the condi-
n.ol of their will. It does not appear whether there are
any lt,..verentls in the Direction of this Company—a cir-
eim,tance which is so conspicuous in that of the South
Dann : thould there be, it would be very hard upon
them : but never mind, they had no business to fish in
teNibied waters, If they could " command the winds,
and smooth the ruffled deep," then, indeed, they would
forrn most potent and valuable auxiliaries to a Marine In-
torsnce Company." Z.

The Spanish Amhassador transacted business, yesterday
eirrnoon, at the Secretary of State's Office for Foreign
Weirs.

THE PATENT BRICK COMPANY.

NIAHEMIL VEITAIS V. THE BOOKRELLEEL—It appears,
from the following letter, that this celebrated actress has
d.terinined on prosecuting the publishers of a pamphlet
purporting to be a detail of her " Adventures. As we
understand that a variety of actions are commenced against
blow persona, it wilt afford considerable employment for
Gentlemen of the Long Rube.
" New bridge-street, Oct. 3, 1826.
' St n,—l nm imam...led by Madame Vogul,' to commence an
• !an against you, for selling an I publishing a certain pamphlet.
Private Adventures of Madame Vestris: in 5 Nos. t I

1..-:her inform you that for every Number sold by you a new action
cummetieed against yoa. I will thank you to give me the
tone of your Solicitor, to whom I may send the process for his on.
ent4ing to appear.
* I am, Sir, your obedient Servant,
" J. HAITLZY.
" To Mr. Edward King, Chancery-lane."

MIC Ile F. I. KEr.r.v.—We regret to announce the death ofj
this popular composer, which took place on Monday morn-
ing at Margate, where Mr. Kelly hail hen residing some
time en account of his health. He had been for years a I
martyr to the gout. which had reduced him to the state of
a cripple, and unable to move himself ; but, amid all his
hodily sufferings, the cheerfulness of his temper, and the
hilarity of his conversation, remained uninterrupted. In
Private life he was justly and universally esteemed as a
' kind friend, an agreeable companion, and a liberal host.
Dior men had seen more of the world, or had mingled in a
‘,.:,;(/ circle of public characters, from the Palace to the
I:te, n-room; and his stores of anecdote, thus accumulated,
e•ndered him a welcome guest in every society. In his
Penziniscences, published about a year ago, many of these
anecdotes were embodied ; but lie had still enough re-
maining to enliven the social board. As a musician, many
of his compositions acquired, and retain, well-merited
popularity. He was in his sixty-fourth year.
A paper prittied at Warren, Ohio, furnishes a recipe to
pay for, and take, some valuable newspaper. It is thus ex-
pressed:—" Let each family who are in the habit of drink-
ing spirituous liquors every day deny themselves only one
gill a day, and lay out the amount to purchase a news.
paper or some other useful publication, and the thing may
be accomplished with ease. This quantity, at 27 cents. per
gallon, will produce no less titan 3 dots. 8 cents. No one of 1
the family will be likely to be injured by small self denial ;
let probably every individual will be essentially benefitted I
by it. Parents and childrin will be often gratified by the
information they will reedve ; many precious hours will
thus be sand, which otherwise would have b en worse
. than lost. The younger members of the family will ac-
quire a habit of reading, which will probably be a benefit
to them as long as they live ;—more property will be saved,
land more earned. Please to try the experiment., and make
Tort of your stkrcess at the end of the year."

About of the Net Produce of the Bernet» of Great Britain, in the Yeart and Quaticr3 ended to the 10th of October, 1825, and t! e
loth of October, 1816, showing the IncYNARP or Docrease on ea It heM thereof.

IlTerreo I.

A
69t.,:115

238,966
19,0tY

....
17,335

974,106

0441.46

P 190.050

Income and Chine est the Ceseolidated Fund. In the Quarter* ended 10th Oct. 18.21 and 1826.
Quoin,. ended Oct.lo. I Quars. ended Oct. 10.
g-
----. ~....---...—....,
INCOME. ins. 1"26. CIIAEGE. 1823. 18_6.
x df 4' se
fiXo4.7f9r 4,377.640 .Rachman A nnnlties ...... ......... .......... 21.'43 21,293
kibo sbs 3,296,723 A* m, Seel Company...—. ................. ..... 90,100 5K.901,
........
...
...... 1,9?9,3 IS 1,341,060 :Bank on their Capital ... . .....
• • • . • • .•
• 379.009 9110,0911 Dividends ...
............. .... . .... .... 4,291.769 4,9'44399
474.49.3 443,624 'Natio'', Debt. 1,212,009 1,212,290
76.3711 39,042 Cu:glees foe the Payment of Navel sad MIRS•ri
------ --- Pensions
11,634,936 12,294,393 Civil List.... ....... ... ........ ... .......
;Pensions .. ogni9 94,000
this Account from the Ways Other Charges.. . 432,939 116,617
place the like sum igitted out of .--
nee of the Consolltirtel Fond. I 7.872;293 7,730.000
nblic Services, in the Quarter
1926 ........... ..... .. .... . 239,040 85.176 ,Sarells.. 4,001,703 4,690,248
-- --.—. ----1--
,11,973,906 12,360.2341 11,ni.i.94.1f, 12,3.99,'-'6B
lExeherttar Ellis issued for the Consolidated Pond,
at :iti. Jury, Int% and patd oil out of the grow-
, Ina produce of that Fund in the Quarter ended
. Oct. 10, 1h.31 6,632,5 i 2 ..
Surplus at 19th Ott. itlyg 4,XL.1,2c0,
Issued out of site Comoddated Pus& on account
of the Supplies granted for the service of the
Tear ISS 3,273,303
Total at 10th Oct. 18211, to be provided for by an
issue of Exchequer Hills charged on the gr Ac-
ing Produce of the Consolidated Fund In the
Quarter ending loth Jesuitry. 15C..... ...... .. 3,277,842

Yeaterday, a meeting of the Shareholders of the Patent Brick
Company was held at the King's Head Tavern in the Youbry, for
the purpose of receiving the Report of a Committee appointed at a
form r meeting, to Investigate the accounts of the Campiny. This
meeting wits not convened by pullic advertisement in the usual
way, but by private letters, and consequently was more private than
these meetings of public Companies usually are. A Reporter was,
however, sten in the room, whet eupon
Captain BADE It rose and declared, that the proceedings of
this public Company ought to lie private. lie did not see why
they should be public. Ile had a strung objection against it. He
did not wish to have his name blaaed about as having any concern
in it.

Mr. Rous said, that for his part he was not ashamrd of any
thing he had done, and he trul not care if his acts were made known
to all the world, being conscious that they would bear inspection.—
Nor did he see any just ground why they should seek to conceal
the acts of this Company. it would, he Wals sure, appeir much the
worse for any effort to keep them private.
Captain BADE NACII, who had lint objected to the presence of /I
Reporter, still declared that he saw no ?edam why they should be
" blazed about."

--
A SHAREHOLDER, who, we understand, is one of the Direc-
tors (for no one iti the meeting was communicative as to the names),
urged that as no Reporters had attended the former meetings of the
Shareholders, no one should attend this, which, Ike them, ought

to be private.
31r. II ASI MOND said there were a very considerable ntirober of
Shareholders who were not presect„ and they might wish to see
some account of the proceedings, which, indeed, it was prOper they
should. He saw no ground for preventing publicity.
Atter some further discussion (in which an apprehension that the
proceedings might gain publicity through the medium of some
Shareltoker, if the Reporters were excluded, had ccnsidertble
weight.)) the motion the their exclusion was withdrawn.
31r. V ERSET was then called to the choir.

The Report of the Committee appointed by the Shareholders to
examine the accounts of the Directors was then read. It appeared
that at the previous meeting, held • short time since, it was re-
solved that the Company should tie dissolved, in consequence of
the great loss they sustained the further they proceeded. This
Committee, which was appointed for the purpose of examining the
accounts of the Company, and winding up their ankle:4, now made
their Report. They had met the Directors, and received an possible
facilities front them. They had advertised for all accounts to be
sent in. They were of opinion that nu time should be lost in sell-
ing the two estates which they possessed, the one at Lee, and the
other at Woodbridge. They were of opinion that if the sale were
delayed until Spring. as hid been reposed. great loss would be-
sustained. An inventory of the property belonging to the Com-
pany had been given to them by a person, whose name was not
mentioned ; but for reasons of which the Report said the Share-
'holders present must be aware, they did not think it proper to set
forth that valuation in their Report; but they recommended that a
new valuation should be made by some other person. The Report
complained that the Directors had, by acting contrary to instruc.
tions of the Proprietors, brought them into debt to the amount of
3,0001. There was likewise an action pending against diem by the
owner of the Patent Engine. There was also a dispute they had
got into with the Thames Tunnel Company respecting a supply of
bricks, to which it would be requisite the SlisreholJers should pay
some attention. Sonic account► were appended to the Report, and
banded in.
Mr. Rous said there were some items in the Report to which it
was necessary to direct the pubiic attention of the Comnany. There
was one amazing item of upward.. of 16,0221. for making seven
millions and a ball of brick. They surely could not have coat so
much.
Mr.BRIDO le, the Chairman of the Committee, here said that they
had had no means of investigating the reasonableness of that item.
In the Directors' accounts was set down the sum of 13,0001., as the
expenses of Mr. Waigh, their Manager. This item was accom-
panied by vouchers, and its rejection would have looked like im.
peaching the accounts of the Directors. which the Committee were
not inclined to do. They passed the item as a matter of account,
hut it was proper to inform the Meeting that they had not investi-
gated the charges included in this item. They were not brick-
makers, and therefore were unable to go into them, even if they
had time. . . . .

Mr. Botts said, he hail, on a former occasion, complained of
what appeared to him to be an enormous expenditure of the Corn-
pany's money. Ile knew it was the practice of gentlemen to con-
tract with buck-makers fur the making of bricks on their estates.
On these occasion*, the gentlemen whom he knew found earth
and sand only ; and the brick-maker, who found every thing else,
furnished the complete brick at one guinea per thousand, including
every expense. The quantity of bricks, for expenses of making
which the Company were charged 113,022/., would, if they had been
contracted for at the rate he mentioned, have cost them about
7,6121. Thus, b► their management as a Company, they were
charged between 11,0fHlf. and PAM. more for the making of these
Wicks than a private individual, who went properly to work,
could have got them made for! lie was aware that they had
some fuel and other things on hand; but he contended that, making
a most liberal allowance, there was a large surplus unaccounted
for. It was scarcely possible that they could have so large a sum
as 6,400/. for wages. He strongly urged that persons who were
acquainted with the business should be got to investigate the ac-
counts. This was also requisite with respect to their law charges:
there was no less a sum than 1,71101. charged for law expenses, al-
though they had made no applica.ion to Parliament, and had only
the ordinary expenses of a Solicitor'a office to pay.
It was stated, that the expense had been chid!), incurred by their
deed of settlement, and by their deeds of conveyance. The Share-
holders, however, were by no means aati •tied with the charges.
The deeds cost at the rate of from 80/. to Ina each. Mr. Brodie
and Mr. Shadwell were the Counsel employed in the business.
A Suangitotaien asked the Chairman whether be had looked
at the bills.
The CHAIRMAN replied that lie had not, as he conceived it
formed no part of hi. duty to do so.
The SHAREHOLDER said, he conceived it was the duty of
the Chairman of a Company to inspect its accounts.
After some further discussion, a Resolution was carried. to the
effect that the Committee previously appointed should continue in
office, and that they should be empowered to call in the aid of
practical persons to examine the accounts ; and also. that they
should be empowered to sell the Cooly:toy.% property by auction.
One SHAREHOLDER urged that no time should be lost in
selling it ; for they should recollect that thieving and dilapida.
none were going on there every day.
After the Shureholdi re had condoled with each other on the sorry
appearance which their Alairs present d, thanks were voted to the
Committee, which had examined the Directors' accounts, for their
services. Thanks were also toted to the Chairman for his conduct
in the Chair that day, and the Meeting adjourned.

IN VERNESS FREI:1101,1A its.—The !Michaelmas Head
Court, held at Inverness on Tuesday last, excited a great
sensation, as the admissibility of certain claims of enrol-
ment, from gentlemen chiefly in the interest of Lord Mac-
donald, were to be decided on. The Right lion. Charles
Grant was in the chair. Mr. Buchanan, advocate, was
heard at great length against the claims, twenty in number.
Some warm discussion followed, which ended in the rejec-
' tion of the two additional claims preferred by Lord Mac-
donald himself, and of several of those who claimed enrol-
;ment on porlieles of bis estate. After a decision was
pronounced on these, Mr. Campbell, W. S. withdrew the
rest, intimating that their competency would be discussed
before a higher court. The vote stood 7to G.—Scotch