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London, England, 1865-02-02 00:00:00

few offices, indeed, could show such a result shat.
The resolution he had to move was; a vote of thanks
be awarded to the directors for their services during
the past year ; and that, as there were 12 of them,
instead of the usual sum of £l,OOO, £1,200 be
awarded them. (Cheers.) He hoped the assurer°
would heartily accept his slight alteration of the
resolution.
Mr. REYNOLDS had great happiness in seconclia
the proposition. He had had the pleasure of fre-
quently speaking of the great care the directors
took of their affairs, and also the extreme cantle°,
with which they filled up the vacancies that occurred°
at the board. He saw there present many of thht
original directors, who had grown up, he ini,g
say, with the society ; and he trusted they 114.4 ht
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be spared for many years to cheer the assurers
their presence. an
The resolution was then put to the meeting 3

carried unanimously.
Resolutions were also unanimously gra ccd
appointing Major W. H. Snell and Mr. G. thelL
Birt to fill the vacancies in the board caused hY
retirement of Mr. J. S. Leigh and Mr. Win'
Malings, both of whom found it difficult to del
the requisite amount of time to the discharge c:

their duties as directors.
In introducing Major Snell, the CHATROS
marked that he had to say that gentleman ha
already shown great zeal in the affairs of the aSS°t;
ciation. The appointment was highly gratifYin, gto
one of their trustees, Baron Rothschild, and 8-15°0
one of their oldest and best friends, Mr. John .1'1"-
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Smith.
Major SNELL said he could not allow the opP°1:1
tunity to pass without tendering his pellto
thanks to the directors for the appointment, an'.th
the assurers for confirming it. Connected lclas
Baron Rothschild; as his private secretary? he t
enabled to communicate to them a very pleas3l3o
fact. The secretary that morning had waitetil,oacl
the Baron with a copy of the balance-sheet that, e
been presented to the meeting that evening.
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Baron went. through every item in the account `—irat
returned it to Mr. Linford, with -the remark t't
nothing could be more satisfactory. In the ele:g
of the necessity ever arising of their requt,
advice and assistance on a particular °I a
ject, he should have no hesitation in Plaicine;
the matter before Baron Rothschild, in °fit
that the association might have the .
of his quick eye and keen mind. In conclusionkle
again thanked them for his election : he would (4010,
his best attention to the business of the a,ssoei3tl
and do all he could to extend and increase its Pr°
perity. (Cheers.) .d he
The CHAIRMAN; in introducing Mr. Birt, 531,- tile
was a large policy holder, and a gentleman °'

greatest ability. •the
Mr. BIRT said he was greatly indebted t°
meeting for the distinguished honour they had If;
ferred upon him. He had but further to say
in advocating the interests of the society hei,'o
but simply promoting his own. He thanked t"
for the confidence they had reposed in hit°. ~„oie,
Mr. James Richard Lloyd, Mr. Francis F.
and Mr. Charles Woolley were then re-elected 3"
tors for the ensuing year.
Mr. LLOYD, in returning thanks for being 1
°e;
elected auditor, testified to the satisfactory Ininee
in which the accounts of the association lead :the
kept, and referred to the gratifying fact th 3",
quarter of a century which the association :ter
existed had produced no less than cfacrro
of a million of money, which he thought 10.)
an exceedingly satisfactory result. (Chet
the
With respect to the lawsuit their loss was °11",
wing the
fortune of war, but he did not congratult jog
society that had won—(loud cheers)—in The
successfully disputed a policy on such grounds' Ito
securing the lease of their present premises was Tog
to be commended. The chairman, in his 011 hie
address, had alluded to the importance c).%.
assurance. He would endorse everything t113'1•001
been said, and further give a melancholy illustrsilei,
if'necessary. He would inform the meeting of 3.0,
cumstance that took place under his own observa.tlevt
As he was leaving the offices of the ProOl
d ie.
Society a man struggled into the doorway, alige
fore surgical aid- could be procured he died'
i
was a clerk, taking the money of his emplol7 so
the bank, and he was struck down like ally of t'iol()g.
present might be, without the slightest Warn
He did not know whether that man was ifs cut
or not, but if he was, what a blessed In°l-0
it must have been for him, if he done
consciousness, to know that he had If not
all he could to meet the temporal evil' ;ad
then, what misery and poverty would a05:511(1
the terrible account of his death to his

family.
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Mr. TOOLE, another of the re-elected ("„, DO
corroborated the good account given ',j ,ileot
colleague (Mr. Lloyd) as to the eis-bceo
manner in which the accounts haud with
kept. He (Mr. Toole) always felt inaPres°,,, hiJl/,,
the importance of the duty devolving uPt:feiv
when he signed the balance-sheet, and he 'I re'
the clerks in the office who were in the habit o
.Pote.,
paring it were gentlemen of unimpeachable 1
grity. etillg
Mr. WOOLLEY said he had to thank the n'eAitor.
for the fifteenth time in re-electing him an the
He had always endeavoured to do his best ""49-01e1,4
assurers, and as long as they were pleased to 6000
him as one of the examiners of their affairshelr
do his duty fearlessly. (Cheers.) 1116641
Mr. PILCHER said he had to move a reso 40
respecting the remuneration to be given hilt`o
auditors. He found it set down at £5O, mccl
there were three gentlemen, and it was acknowle;jj.
on all hands that they had done their duty ad, the
rably, he thought the assurers ought to increaP-10
amount to at least £6O, and he therefore sli°ol
move that that amount, instead of £5O, be Ares
to them. cliog
Mr. REYNOLDS had great pleasure in seejlibiilg
the proposition. The best way to ensure acni. the
being well done was to pay the proper value '-
services performed. tliP
The resolution, as amended, was then Pitt to
-°
meeting and carried unanimously. date°
The CHAIRMAN said there was one other ar
them to perform, and that was to thank the 6
tary and staff for their exertions during the de-
year. A great deal of the property of an ellicof
pended upon their ability. (Hear, bear.) their
were peculiarly fortunate—(hear, hear)---ilj vol
officers ; and it was exceedingly gratifying A
that good feeling existed from beginning t° ill-
Mr. PILCHER remarked that it gave bijo'l,
utmost gratification to second the proposier, 113
Mr. FRY said, though a little out of ercof til
hoped he might say a few words in supP°rt 0
If°
resolution which he had wished to second. .1 colo d
frequent occasion to attend at the office, all(0.0tA
warmly echo the praise bestowed on the etieliti°/1.
and staff for their invariable courtesy and an
teo
With reference to their secretary, he had °1 00
much surprised by the manner in which he egtair
Ano
out new paths and byways for the Gong
sion of their business. He did 11°t,„t 11A
himself to merely official duties, "- o'l
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always on the look out for some means of e- ootl,l
the business. Mr. Fry said he feared he ropeito
be irregular in adding to the motion a rive' ka
that some more tangible form should be
°f dt,,
the resolution, but he spoke the V7ish ("I ijrtiv
members that the secretary and all shoult 1
pate in the general benefit. v•• 01,
The resolution was carried unanimousl, "recelli •
Mr. LINFORD, who was very warns v. itad:ej
returned thanks. He said the vote had all
tional value to him and the staff, as being:eose
by the Board, simply because they must ftbe o.g
be the best judges of the work done. At ,ecei`l';o
a receiver*
time it certainly added to the pleasure ~,e,,c,Dete,
it to find it do warmly endorsed by the: 0, 0
It was a great satisfaction to find that tneh stioPo
who came to the office went away Wit t fill
that ,„se•
favourable impression, and he was surei, the 'Poo
the office did their best that such might "ire by 04
(Cheers.) He had been. much Wile.' his ''' 0
if this c 0
anecdote mentioned by Mr. Lloyd, and had °A ot
been a life assurance meeting, such as he boal.'et•
attended in company with some of ,tl'.e 0 03000
different places, in itead of au annual bus °1 0, .
ing, he could tell &ern scores of similarmelele Pre
could tell them too, how, in manyo6- '