The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-10-07 00:00:00

EAGLE INS CH A NCR COMP. 4

Yesterday a Meeting of the Directors and Shareholders in the
above Company took r.:ace at the London Tavern, pursuant to ap-
•ertieetnenir W. Rae L INS in the their.
The I °HAIR :4 AN ‘Li:cd, that the Meeting was convened
mono to the deed of Fe artnent :- that the ohjcct of it war, to receive
a Report of the Company's affairs, and at elect four Directors
and nu Auditor. The Report went so fully into the affairs of the
Company, that he thaught any nitwit upon it would he sa-
prrE :MIL He begged of Mr. Beetham, the Manne'ng Director,
to reo•1 the Report.
Mr. BCEEII A3l then reed the Report, which stated that the me.
• a ions received for the last six months, compared with rose
received in the same months in the prreelMg years, had in.
(roomed eig•.ht times in the amount. The Report further stated,
them theiDirectars had caused tables to be calculated, showing the
t"stirn between male and female lives, the correctness of
which lid universally admitted ; being formed upon the tables of
tie fierernment Annuities, by which at is proved that the value of
.t.roule lite is always greater than that of a male; and it has
rem reserved to this Company to adopt a system upon it, which
o !..era alike an advantage to the public, and a fair source of prutit to
proprietorw. The premiums M the lite Dopartaint bad ex.
'erected the Maser., in the year ending Midsummer !set, by a
vary large amount. The accounts being n: mile up to Midsum.
ARM the Dirce.ors had declare! a dividend of five per cent. upon
ate cativol of the Company. Tne Report then referred to some
be-laws, by which the qualiteltion of a Director was increased to
sixty sheers, and that of the Auditors to forty ; and gave the
Nimes of the Directors and Anditors going out by rotation. It
wonehuled by the Directors pledging themselves to use every
yertion to promote the prosperity or the Company.
A I)turcTon congratulated the Proprietors upon the very satin.
'noes statement which woe read, an to the affairs of the Company
:enerally, and expressed a hope that from the my ;;udicious ma.
2.agetnent that was evinced in the concern, each succeeding Report
-maid be still more gratifying. (Cheers.)
A SHAREHOLDER moved a vote of thanks to the Directors
•• the se?l they had manifested in conducting the *fain of the
Company, which was carried ummitnously.
Air W. RAW LINS returned thanks.
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Thanks were thtn ',veil to the Chairman. The Proprietors re-
•:eAnl the farmer Dirtclors and Auditors; avid the sleedni then
drake up.

MANCHESTRR BAZAAR.

Tuesday last being the day fixed for opening a bazaar in
..Manchester, the proceeds of which are destined to provide
clothing for the use of the destitute poor, preparations were
:Dade for that purpose in the great room of the Town
which, though in an unfinished state, was furnished
and decorated in as handsome a manner as a due regard to
the interests of the charity would permit. A number of
flags were suspended from the lower part of its noble
dome, and the walls were ornamented in a similar wanner ,
with well-arranged drapery and festoons of artificial flowers.
the articles for sale having been arranged on Monday
rooming, in the afternoon the room was opened for view
only. Its appearance on this (occasion was extremely in-.
teresting, the tables being covered with an astonishing'
'witty of needle and pencil work, from the plainest article
of a baby's wardrobe, to the most elegant ornaments of a
teshionsble chimney-piece. Many of the latter exhibited a
correctness of taste, and a delicacy of exee.ution, that re-
flected greet credit upon the fair artists that produced
them. Indeed, the articles generally were highly honour- 1,
able to the female talent of Manchester ; and we were
often tempted, on looking at them, to wish that the author
t.," "Hints for the flolydays," in BlarL wood. who has
thottest to be so satirical on female artists, bad been present
no this occasion. We will venture to say be would either
have retracted his opinion, or have declared the ladies of
Manchester an exception to its general application.
Tuesday morning had an unpropitious appeorance, and
at one time threatened not only to diminish the pleasures of
the day, but, which was of more consequence, to diminish
the •proceeds of the bazaar. Towards the hour of *nem-
however, which was ten o'clock, the clouds cleared
La, and the z.mainaler of the day was almost as favourable
&resold be wished. From the time at which the 'boors
were opened for the admission of visitors until dusk, the
room was literally crowded, and at some periods to excess.
The company included nearly the whole respectability of
the town and neighbourhood, among whom we particularly
distinguished the Countess of Wilton, 'l'. J. Trafford, Esq.
and family, George Philifs, E:q. M.P. and family, T.
Ifouldsworth, Esq. M.P., W. Wilton, Esq., and Mr. and
,tfrs. Blackburn, of Eccles; and galantry compels us to
eeknovrledge that we never saw so brilliant a display oaf fe-
wale beauty on any former occasion in Manchester. The
tables. which consisted of forty stands, extended nearly the
whole length of the room, in a double row. Each stand
was attended by four or fire ladies, who discharged the
defies of their respective departments, in a manner highly
honourable to their zeal in the cause of the charity. To
give these ladies their full owed of praise, it ought to be
•reeorled that they bad to endure the fatigue of attending
their etands for upwards of nine hours in a belated and
crowdeli room. • _

So liberal hail been the amount of contributions, that it
wse fotold impossible to dispose of the whole of them on
Tuesday; the Bazaar was accordingly opened again yes-
tet,lay morning, and in the course of the day the remainder
of the articles was sold. The very great interest excited
ad ritii occasion is roved by the number of visitera at
tkc Town-hall, who, on Tuesday, amounted to 5,340 per-
wins ! Thin estimate is made from the sum received at the
floor at ls. each. We now come to the most pleasing
put of our duty, that of recording the result of these
oimritable labours. And we are sure that the admiration
of our readers will only he equalled by their satisfaction,
when they arc informed that the total proceeds amount to
1.740 f., of' which the sum of 2. to/. was taken at the doors;
the rcurainder is the produce of the sale. If such a r:sult
sarpass the expectations of the most sanguine rromoters of
1 ICS benevolent scheme, the mire justly are the amiable
saintrihntors to it entitled to our applause; but we know
not in what terms, short of what may be called adulation,
to do justice to the good taste, good feeling, and good
honour, with which the cause of charity was promoted
s,r: 'this occasion by the lathes of Manchester. But they
will receive for their labours s higher reward than our
praise eau confer ; and to the satisfaction derivable from
she refection that they have contributed w the perform-
a.ree of a goo►: work, will he added the blessings of those
who were ready to perish.''—Moncleester Herald of
Its z A t is intriored, in the mouth of December next,
to open a Bazaar in York, for the sale of fancy articles, made,
Ly ladies, the proceeds of which will be applied to the relief
of the distressed manufacturer►. This charitable project
ut,jitinated at Bishopthorpe, and is patronized by all the
iodic' of rank and fashion in the country. We heartily
hop it will be attended with all the success its benevolence
doter, elr. —Leeds hteliiiviscrr.