The Sun.
London, England, 1837-11-06 00:00:00

NORWICH UNION LIFE IAtEtVIIANCE

SOCIETY.

NORWICH, Nov. genecai tlideiiiio of this Society
was held this day, at the office in Surrey-street, Petweli,
pursuant to mlvertisement in the London Gazelle, for
making by-laws for the fegtt),:t3on and government of the
Society. .Shortly before 12 o'clock a larg cf nioA
respectable gentlemen, of course being inendicig of
Society, assembled in a tent erected for the particular pur-
pose in the grounds at the back of the office, and it is un-
derstood that the sum represented by those present
amounted to no less than 250,000/. The Chair was taken
by Colonel lIAttvEY, the President of the Society.
Where so important a measure as that of taking into
consideration and making by-laws, was the olject of the
meeting, it is needless to state that the very greatest in-
terest existed. Deputations from various places, particu-

larly from Edinburgh, were present. At first there np-
poured something like angry feeling. Sonic persons were
desirous of at once putting aside the object for which the
meeting was convened. Some highly respectable gentlemen
' expressed a desire to have a Committee appointed to inquire
into the accounts of the Society before the consideration of
any other business was entertained. This was met by the
Chairman stating, that the meeting had been called for a
specific purpose, and that it would not be legal to travel
beyond the limits of the advertisement ; but, at the same
time, he had to impress upon the meeting the fact that the
books had always been open to the members, and that the
accounts would very shortly be completed and laid before
the general body ; the Directors courted inquiry in every
way, but at this meeting a motion having for its object any-
thing other than the by-laws could not he entertained.
Mr. GREENING, the Barrister, stated that when applied
to for the purpose of preparing these by-laws, he had
declared most distinctly that he must look to it entirely
as a professional business, and must put aside every feel-
mg as regarded his being a member of the Society, and
that those who consulted him would have Ids advice

purely in his profc!ssional character. He had then pre-
pared by-laws which, at all events, the members should
become acquainted with before they proposed a kind of
vote of censure against the Directors. lie was sure that
when they calmly looked at these by-laws they would feel
that the Directors had only one desire in their hearts—
namely, the real interests of the Society. It was not in-
tended to pass the by-laws at this meeting, because it was
necessary that two other meetings should be held to con-
firm them, therefore members would have an ample op-
portunity of reading the by-laws, and of giving them every
consideration.

Sir E. LACON was desirous that a Committee to inves-
tigate the accounts should be at once appointed.
Mr. BIGNOLD said it had been stated that the members
were in profound ignorance as to the accounts. If they
were so, whose fault was it ? Those who resided in Nor-
wich or in the county had every opportunity during the
office hours to inspect every book belonging to the Society.
He had never kept back a single document—he was always
anxious to eve every information, but the Directors were
not to have cast upon them the imputation that they had
put the funds of the Society into their own pockets, and
that they were not to be trusted. He thought it was such
a reflection upon them, such a pandering to the scum and
refuse of society, that had been assailing him for the last
eighteen months, that he threw himself upon the calidour
of the members at large for the protection of himself and
his character. If the meeting had been called with a view
to the appointment of that Committee, he should have been
the first to invite it.

Considerable discussibn then arose as to the competency
of the meeting to entertain the- question, and ultimately
Sir E. Lacon withdrew his motion for the appointment of
a Committee of Inquiry, on the understanding that the
accounts would be laid before a meeting to be convened in
the month of December. Some conversation took place
relative to the declaration of a bonus, but that was also
postponed.
Mr. T. BRIGHTWELL, Mayor of Norwich, then proposed
the first resolution, to the effect that the by-laws should
be adopted.
Mr. W. BARTH, Mayor of Yarmouth, seconded the re-
solution.
It was then suggested that the by-laws should be rud,
which duty having been performed, the resolution was car-
ried unanimously.
Mr. BIGNOLD then said, he had to claim the attention
of the meeting for a few moments in a matter which con-
cerned himself personally. There was a clause in the ori-
ginal deed ►which regulated the compensation to the indivi-
dual filling the office he had the honour to hold ; he was
advised that be had a legal interest under that clause, but
he begged leave to state candidly and distinctly, that with
him the interest of the Society was paramount ►n his mind
to all other, and that he should place his emoluments in
the hands of the Board of Directors, not looking to any
other amount of remuneration than what was consistent
with their feelings of justice to himself, and due in fair-
ness and economy to the Society at large.—(This state-
ment was received with loud cheers.)
Sir 11. JARDINE, the chairman of the Society at Edin-
burgh, proposed the second resolution, awarding the
thanks of the meeting to tl►e Directors, who had executed
their trust with so much diligence, and such advantage to
the Society generally.
Mr. J. G. CROSSE seconded this resolution ; he must
express his delight in finding that these by-laws would be
the means of placing the Society in point of liberality, and
in every other way, equal to any ►n the kingdom, and supo-
rior to most.—(Loud cheers.)
The resolution having bee❑ put by the Ci►airman, was
carried without a dissentient voice.
The PRESIDENT acknowledged the compliment.
Whenever the Directors failed to do their duty, let the
members, with their good sense and proper spirit, turn

them out.
The thanks of the meeting were then voted to the
Chairman for his conduct in the chair., and the meeting
dispersed, evidently satisfied and put into good humour by
the proceedings of the day.

The Duke of' Cambridge is the younc,est, and was
the f tvourite son of George 111., who, when Prince Adol-
phus, used to say of him, that " Dol was the only one of
his sons who had never given bins a moment's. uneasiness."
This early trait of filial excellence has, it may be truly said,
accompanied the Duke through all the rotations of life.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, the Marquis
of Stafford, and the Ladies EliLabeth, Emmeline, and Ca-
roline Leveson Gower left Lillieshall, in Staffordshire,
,yes-

:erday afternoon. The Duke will accouivany his Lady to

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the Lord Mayor's dinner.
The Duke and Duchess of Bedford, since their re-
turn from Scotland, have seen a great tied of company,
consisting of the neighbouring Nobility and Gentry. To-
morrow they leave Woburn Abbey for . Belgrave-square,
and are expected to remain about a week crc tley go to
Nice. Lord henry, Lord Akxander, and Lady Georgian.:
Russell will come up to town with their Noble parents.
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The Marquis and Marchioness of Twuddale and
their numerous family will leave Scotland in a few days for
Belgrave-square.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Thomond and
the Lords and Ladies O'Brien will leave Brighton on Mon-
day next for town.
ft will be secu by our advertising columns that the
Res'. Frederick Eking, Rector of Morpcth, has not profited
by the hints we gave him in December last. He !Ain con-
tinues to hold the five hundred pounds, with interest thereon
for twenty-two years, from his parishioners, who subscribed.
the money for charitable purposes. Such conduct is worthy
of the severest condemnation. his by such flagrant acts
as these that the Established Church is brought into con-
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tempt by the people. If the Rev. Gentleman mad his
friends luive one spark of healthy holiest feeling about
them, they must be exceedingly mortified to see his con-
duct so severely exposed by his own people in his own pa-
rish church. The castigation will, we hope, have the de-
sired effect of making the R.•ctßr disgorge the public money,
'which he seems inclined to reply to his own private use.
THE GLASGOW MAIL.—Iii reply to the petition
addressed to the Post-office for an alteration in the route
of the Glasgow Mail to bring it through Leeds, we under-
stand a letter has been received by Lord Harewood from

Col. Moberly, stating that as the conveyance of letters to
this part of Yorkshire will be so soon supplied by means of
railway communication, no alteration will be made in the
present route of the mail coaches.—Leeds Mercury.
POLITICAL PREACHING.—A correspondent has
communicated to us the following choice extract from a
sermon delivered by a clergyman of the Church of England,
not a hundred miles from Liverpool, on the evening of
Sunday last. There is something so horribly blasphemous
and impious in the whole passage, that we doubt whether
any minister of religion could have given utterance to sen-
timents of such fearful impart. We print it however, as
we have et,ceived it—but asking no one to believe it with-
out full and thorough inquiry into the matter. If the state-
ment is true, it is, we should think, a subject demanding
the Bishop's interference. "I am going to preach a politi-
cal sermon, and, therefore, if any of you do not like to hear
it, I wou'd recommend you to leave the church before I
begin. I tell you that if any of these Liberal Councillors.
belonged to my congregation, I should feel it my duty to
refuse receiving them to the communion of the Lord's Sup-
per. And I tel you, farther, that if any man amongst you,
votes for a Liberal candidate, let him be anathema, himself
and his wife and children for ever." Our correspondent
adds--" I did not take down the words in the church, but
wrote them down from memory afterwards ; but I pledge
myself to their being in the very spirit, and, I verily believe,
in.
L the exact language of the preacher." And this a Chris-
an minister .Proh pudor Remarks are unnecessary.=
Liverpool Chronicle.