The National Register.
London, England, 1818-12-21 00:00:00

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taken their money of, and made their 'profit by, the
.London instil ts„ and then shook them off.
Mr. Middleton contended, that Rule Norwich U:.
-teetors were toblame, it was in nothing wore than to
so long 'having tolerated Mr. Higneld, Sen.
- Mr. Lockwood, who Metal himself to be one of Cie
Society's agents at Bury St: Edmunds, defended the
conduct of the Norwich Directors, and said that front
his own experience he knew the condo., members
were dissatisfied at the admission of London insurers.
• Mr. Bignold, sen. defhnded his conduct and motives '
in the management of the Society's affairs, and insisted
that he lind always acted with a view to the best inter•
eats of the .society. He added, that tire conduct of
certain individuals who were opposed to him, and who
had induced his own sons to act against him, Battering
them with the promises of being his successors in office,
was governed by a desire of withering the grape Amin
another man's vine. (Mr. BiJtold was proceeding,
but the opinion of the Meeting being expressed in very ,
strong terms against him, he was obliged to sit down.)
Alderman Thorp spoke in favour of the repott ;
though he said it was not altogether such as could be
wished, yet it was such- as the nature of the circuits. , •
stances under which it was drawn up would admit at
The most important part he conceived, and indeed the '
wily part in which the Meeting were data
•
terested, was that which concerned the ,cat insure .
ers ; and if the report had been confined to that, it might
have been sofficient. On the vibule,he hoped it would •
be received and agreed to.. . •
Mr. Ilignold, sea. said, that Mr. Thorp Was a di+
rector of another insurance oompany.
Alderman Thorp said it wag true he lees ; &although
that company shared some thousands, he could say that
he never had brought a single insurer to it. In fact, he
was engaged too much in other affairs, M was well
known : but the insinuation which was meant to be.
conveyed by the mention of the circumstance, he treat-
ed with contempt.
Mr. F. Kemble defended the conduct and. 160tives
of the Committee, which he maintained were most ho-
nourable. The Committee had acted in the discharge sit
an important trust which.had hem cunt:nitwit to theta ;
and in doing that they had looted outward to the oakr
reward Which they at first anticipated—the conscious,
nem of having perf wined their duty.
After a few words front Sir. Bontghton, the question
was then put, And carried unanimously.
After this, the Chairman, to whom a written paper
hail been handed from the centre of the room, carat'
the attention of the meeting to its contents. They
were—What were those London insurers to 'lo
were now no longer looked upon as members of the
society) who had polities of insurance . or (1 years cf
which were unexpired ?
Mr. S. Bignold, jun. answered that they heti to
apply to the directors as befitre ; that they were to bit
considered as members of the society, so far as se;ear:ey
than loss and share of profits were oncerned, •inti! their
radicles were aspired: but that, if hetilre that time
they should think fit to withdraw them, they w:eed
receive their whole premium, deducting only the pen
fur that part of their term which had expired. '1.,. le
was to be considered as applying to all polieiea„whethee
their expired term was months, 6 months, a year, r
6 years. [This answer, which was coiridcred
tory by the greater part of the meeting, drew :iv a
Mr. Bignold a number of other questions, scale relx:eg
to the state of the funda, and seine to other ma!tcrs;
but they came in such quick succession, and the atee•ers
to trimly of them, particularly those which related to the
Balances in the hands of agents, iv.:re of so gr:terai
nature, that we do not wish to haraol any report
them.. We answer alone arc except ; that was, to a
iucstion whether the separation of t e Loudon s
Iron' thaw in Norwich applied to the life its well as ia
the lire department—the reply was, to the fire 11cp.,rz.
ment only.
A motion was then proposed 1w Nil-. Th. t
the. prem_att Chairman re:quested to call as meg:6ll4
Immlon i+eltrers iu tk: N.prwich Uttion Fire Jliti
limaraticc :•;taLty. and alter inhabitant housdlohlcr-,
to causitler the propriety of establi.shine. a Nation. 1
Ueion•Fire awl Life beu-rates:, on the principic
mutual-interest awl mutual risk, and that such tt4:cii. g
be 1,4111aa the City of London 'Levens, on Wednesde ,
du; JOla instead." •

fliir wits carried in the affirmative. roanks mcre
then vu d w ti Clidainrn, and the inceting ad-
jourutA

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