The National Register.
London, England, 1818-12-20 00:00:00

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taken their money of, and made their profit by, the
London m•ltt4rs, and then shook them off.
Mr. Millleto'h contended, that if the N,l?w:ch
rectors were to blanie,rit was in nothing mote than in
so long having tolerated Mr. Ili:49011i, grit.
Mr. Lockwood, who stated himself to be one of Vic.

certain individuals who were opposed to him, and who
had induced his own sons to act against him, flattering
them with the promises of being his successors hi ofTwe,!
was governed by a desire of gathering the grape front
another man's vine. (Mr. Bi.:nold was proceeding,
Ln t the opinion (if the Meeting being expressed in very
strong terms against him, he was obliged to sit down.)
Mr. Alderman Thorp spoke in favour of the report ;
though he said it was not altogether sush as couid be
'wished, yet it was such as the nature of the eireum.
stances under which it was drawn up would admit of.
The most hi:pertain part he conceived, and indeed the
only part hi which the Meating were principally in.
terested, was that which concerned the London insur-
ers ; and if the report had been confined to that, it might
have been sufficient. On the whole, he hoped it would
be reecived and agreed to.
Mr. Bignold, sen. said, that Mr. Thorp was n
rector of another insurance company.
Alderman Thorp said it was true he was ; and though
that company shared snore thousands, he could say that
he r.ever had brought a single insturer to it. In fact, he
was engaged too much in other atiiiirs, as was well
known: but the insinuation which was meant to be
conveyed by the mention of the circuuLaan;:e, he treat-
ed with contempt.
Mr. F. Ketnhle defended the conduct and motives
of the Committee, which he maintained were must ho-
nourable. The Committee had acted in the discharge of
an important trust which had been committed to theta ;
and in doing that they had looked thrwarti to the only
reward which they ut first anticipated—the conscious-
ness of having perfinmed their duty.
A ier a few words from Mr. Broughton, the question
was then put, and carried unanimously.
After this, the Chairman, to whom a written paper
had been handed from the centre of the room, called
the attention of tiie meeting to its content.:. They
were—What were those Isogon insurers to do (who
were now no longer looked upon as members of the
society) who had policies of insurance d or 6 years of
whirls were unexpired i•
Air. S. Bigeold, jun. answered that they .had to
apply to the directors as before ; that they were to he
considered as members of the society, so far as security
from loss and snare of profits were concerned, until their
but that, if ►rebmr:t that time

policies were ',spired: . is , .
they should think fit to wiluiraw them, they would
receive their whole premium, deducting, only the snot
tbr that part of their term which had expired.
was to be considered as applying to all pith:jet:, whether
their expired term was 3 months, 6 months, a year, fn.
years. [This answer, which was considtred tatisfie•
tory by tile greater part of the meeting, ilrew upon
ML. Bignohl a number of other questiens, some relating
to the state of :Its funds, and some to otl.cr matter's ;
but they came in such quick succession, and tile inisw, 1.4
to many of thetn, particularly those which related to 114
balances in the hands of agents, were of s.) general 4
nature, that we do oat visa to 111::4111 ally report
them. One answer alone ne eseept ; tiss, to 4
question whether the separation of the Lond.,n insure,
from those in Serwiolt applied to the life us welt as to
the tire department—the reply was, to t;.e lire depart.
meot only.
.1 motion was then proposed by Mr. Brook, " Th:tt
the present Chair 01111 be WitlcSted to CULL of
otbhin IIMU rem in toe N'trwico Union kite and
Insurance bo,icty, into other ho.,

to amsicer t.ld pr4q VI
Ultion Fire lAte
%Pt, the pri

mutual ititcremt ittul mute.il .4:14i t. I
at tit:: Ctty of Iwutuutt

the ::0111 he:taut."

Tnis tureied in tf,c affirmative. Thai
than to the .411. A tun 14.4.;%.

.Sooiety.'s agents at Bury St. Edmunds. defended
condact of the Norwieh:l)irectors, anti sniff that from,
itis own experiencc he Intow the conatrr nit,mbe4.B
"tete dissatisfied at the admirsion.of Luit.loa.imotigni.
l'fitnided 'his Cowie ct 'and motivea •
in the management of the Society's affairs, and insisted
that he had always acted with a view to the hest inter. •
ests of the society. He added, that the (-millet- of

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